When They Meet

Chapter Five-Making Plans

Hermione's POV~

After Sherlock spoke, Kreacher's eyes widened and he looked prepared to panic. "No, it's okay. I just want to find it so we can finish what he started. Did someone steal it?" he asked.
"That man, Mundungus. He took it from me. He sold it."
"Thank you Kreacher. Your old master would be proud." Kreacher looked up at him in shock. "Now, we are going to find the locket and destroy it. Don't worry."
"Thank you. Never has one been so kind to me."
Sherlock smiled, "You're welcome. Can you please make dinner. I don't know how to cook and you're probably the most qualified." Kreacher nodded and bowed politely to him.
When he was gone Harry asked, "How did you get him to respect you like that?"
"I treated him with respect and asked him to do something for me. They're nature is to help so I let him know he was helping. Now, the cup. Does he have anyone he would possibly trust with it?"
"I'd say Malfoy but he gave them the book so it would have to be someone else. Bellatrix Lestrange is one of his most loyal servants. I'm pretty sure she's in love with him."
"Perfect!"
"Can you explain what you meant by seven horcruxes?" Harry asked.
Sherlock down at us sadly. "Are you sure you want to know?" We all nodded. "Okay so you said he heard part of the prophecy, yes? He also had an obsession with making the horcruxes. So odds are when he was planning to kill you he was going to make another horcrux also. So when he killed your parents and tried to kill you, his soul was already split. So when his material body was destroyed. Part of his soul would flee but the other part would try to latch onto the nearest living thing. This resulted in your scar. It would also explain the fact that you can talk to snakes and why he was yet to kill you. A wand will not kill its master and if it's master has part of their soul in another then, the master would find it rather difficult to kill that person. Which leads me to the conclusion that you, Harry, are a unsuspected horcrux. I doubt even he knows." We all stared at him in shock.
Harry was the first to recover, "How do we plan to find the horcruxes?"
"Well, first let me ask a question. How did you know that I could be trusted to help?"
"Hermione said that your brother was an important person to the magical community. I think I remember my dad saying that he was like the muggle ambassador to the magic community."
"Okay, so odds are, our friend Mundungus sold the locket. We find out who he sold it to, then figure out a plan to get it back. As for the cup, I know exactly how we are going to do this. First we must find this Mundungus so we can figure out who bought it. Do you know how we can find him?"
"Owls."
"Then let's do that."
We wrote a note out and sent it using the owl I transfigured. It wouldn't last long but it would work. Twenty minutes later there was a crash downstairs and screaming from the painting of Mrs. Black. There was quiet cursing then Mundungus appeared at the top of the stairs. He saw us sitting on the couch waiting for us and turned to leave but Sherlock had stepped up behind him. Sherlock tower about two feet over him. Mundungus gulped and turned back to us. "Who is he?"
"Our detective," Harry said.
"What do you want with me?"
"You sold something, something we need. A locket. It looks like this," Harry pulled the fake out of his pocket.
Mundungus glanced behind him, "That locket? I sold it to some old hag. She wore all pink looked slightly like a toad. I think she works in the Ministry."
We glanced at Sherlock, he nodded telling us he was telling the truth, "Thank you for telling us, but we want everything that you took back, understood? It does not belong to you and I want it back," Harry said, "You may go." Sherlock moved out of the way and Mundungus scrambled down the stairs. We looked at Sherlock.
"I'm guessing you know who he was talking about?"
"Umbridge."
"Well, I guess my brother has some uses."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, Im going to pull some strings and get into the Ministry to get that locket. I'm going to need a fake. I'm going to walk into the Ministry with my brother and we are going to talk to Umbridge. I'm going to ask about the locket she will most definitely be wearing. I'll ask if I can see it. Once it's in my hands I'll switch it with the fake. Therefore she will have the fake and I'll have the horcrux. Then we'll leave and you guys will be waiting outside for me, well one of you, then we will come back here to go take the next one."
"How do we do that?" I asked.
"That all depends on the power of magic."