"Ah, another Malfoy," the hat sounded amused. "You are not what you seem, or what your family and peers see, are you? Your heart is double. A Malfoy in name, but your true lineage is hazy, which makes you quite tricky to place. You would do well in...
Sixth year wasn't any better and with the death of Dumbledore, and discovering Snape was the Half Blood Prince, things were becoming more dire.
The trio and Melody were in the Astronomy Tower talking.
"Do you think he would have done it? Draco?" Hermione asked.
"Of course not, he was lowering his wand. He couldn't do something like that," Melody said.
"In the end, it was Snape. It was always Snape. And I did nothing," Harry handed over the locket. "It was fake. Open it."
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Inside there was a piece of parchment which Hermione opened to read it aloud.
"To the Dark Lord,
I know that I will be dead long before you read this, but I want you to know that it was I who discovered your secret.
I have stolen the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I can. I face death in the hope that when you meet your match, you will be mortal once more.
R.A.B."
"R.A.B?" Hermione asked.
"Don't know. But whoever they are, they have the real Horcrux. It means it was all a waste," Harry explained turning to look at Ron. "All of it."
"Ron's okay with it, you know. You and Ginny." Hermione said turning back to look out of the Astronomy Tower. "If I were you when he's around, I'd keep the snogging to a minimum."
Harry laughed a bit. "I'm not coming back, Hermione," he then said. "I've got to finish whatever Dumbledore started. And I don't know where that'll lead me, but I'll let you two and Ron know where I am...when I can."
"I've always admired your courage...and stubbornness, Harry. But sometimes, you can be really thick." Melody said, looking at him. He met her gaze. "You don't really think you're going to be able to find all those Horcrux's by yourself, do you? You need us, Harry. Now more than ever!"
We turned back to the view of the tower and released our hands.
"I never realized how beautiful this place was," Harry said.
They all turned out to look across at the castle grounds. He was right. It was beautiful. And it once had been so vibrant.
