Toxic Love~ D.M

~chapter 31~

We did it. Harry and I finally got the memory and i have never been happier to return to Dumbledore with it. We are one step closer to ending this whole thing.

Me and Harry headed to Dumbledores office, and when we got there he showed us both the memory. 

Inside this memory was a young Tom Riddle and Slughorn. Tom began to ask Slughorn about a rare piece of magic after he had been reading in the restricted section. Tom revealed that magic to be a horcrux. Slughorn then begins to tell Tom what they do. 

"A Horcrux is an object in which a person has concealed part of their soul." 

"But i don't understand how that works" Tom says. 

"One splits ones soul and hides part of it in an object. By doing so you are protected if you be attacked and your body destroyed."

"Protected."

"Part of your soul that is hidden lives on. In other words you cannot die." Slughorn states

"How does one split their soul, sir." Tom asks.

"I think you already know the answer to that Tom"

"Murder" Tom reveals.

"Yes, killing rips the soul apart. It's a violation against nature." Slughorn says looking concerned. 

"Can you only split the soul once, for instance 6 or 7." Tom asks.

"7? Merlins beard Tom, isn't it bad enough to consider killing one person. To rip the soul into 7 pieces. This is all hypothetical isn't it Tom all academic."

"Of course sir, it will be our little secret" Tom says with a smirk on his face.

Once we exited the memory everyone was in shock. Dumbledore had to sit down, he was in shock. "This is beyond anything I ever imagined." he says. 

"You mean to say he's exceeded sir, in making a horcrux" Harry asks.

Dumbledore then tells us that he has exceeded, more than once. 

"What are they exactly?" i ask.

Dumbledore tells us that they could be anything, a ring for example. he says showing us a ring. Or a book, showing us a book. 

"Tom Riddles diary." Harry says. I knew about Harry's adventure in saving Ginny Weasley from the chamber, but we both had no idea that the book was a different type of magic. It was one of Voldemorts horcruxes. Even Dumbledore when he received the diary had no idea what magic it was. 

"And the ring" i ask pointing to the ring. 

Dumbledore reveals that it was from Voldemorts mother, and it is very difficult to destroy, as he holds up his hand that was been injured. 

"But if you could find them all, if you did destroy each horcrux." Harry asks.

"One destroys Voldemort." Dumbledore reveals.

I then ask how we find them. You don't just come across horcruxes everyday.

As Dumbledore explains to Harry about how to find then i go to reach for the ring when all of a sudden it starts spinning and i get pulled into different visions. Then the ring stops, i assumed it was just me who go the visions, but Harry reveals he got them too. 

Dumbledore states that every dark magic leaves traces coming up to the both of us. He explains that he has found another, but he cannot destroy it alone. Hinting that he needed the both of us to assist him in destroying it. 

I was in complete shock. Helping Draco was going to be harder than i thought. Never did i imagine that we had to find each and every horcrux that Tom created. 

Before we leave to help Dumbledore i decided i was going to head to my room to get changed. When in arrived Pansy was in there laying down on her bed. 

"Hey Draco stopped by today trying to talk to you. What happened between you two?" She asks as i walk over to my wardrobe.

"Pansy i wish i could tell you i really do but it's more complicated than it looks. Im sorry" I say as i pull out a shirt and some pants. 

"It's okay, just tell me when you are ready, i hope you guys fix things." she says with a smile. "Where are you even going. You've been m.i.a and the groups been wondering where you have been."

"I just have some business to take care of, hopefully i will be back soon." 

"You're starting to get secretive just like Draco is, you have to tell me whats going on." she says with a concerned face.

"Pansy i promise you it's nothing close to how secretive Draco has been. I really have to go, i will see you later." I say walking out the door. 

As if it couldn't have gotten anymore complicated i was stopped by Draco in my tracks. 

"Where have you been" He says gripping my wrist.

"Draco let go of me" i say yanking my wrist away.

"Paris, we are together i'm sure i have a right to know where you have been."

"Are we together? Because i'm pretty sure your loyalties lie with you know who." i whisper to him.

"If you would just let me explain-"

"I don't have time for this Draco i have to go, why don't you go do some more dirty work."

He let me go and i finally go back to heading to Dumbledores office, this time with no distractions. 

When I got there i spotted Dumbledore talking to harry about how he needs to shave. I laughed in my head and walked up to them. He walked us over to the balcony explaining that this is going to be very dangerous and that we need to obey every command he gives us without question. He gives us examples, one being if he tells us to abandon him and save ourself we must do it. 

This made me nervous. What happened if we got back and people start questioning where Dumbledore was. Would we get the blame for leaving him behind? I'm sure he hasn't told anyone what we were doing and where we were going. The guilt would take over and me and Harry would have to live with that forever. 

Me and Harry gave Dumbledore our word and he told us to grab his arm. 

"Sir i thought you couldn't apparate within Hogwarts?" Harry asks. 

"Well, being me has it's privileges." Dumbledore says.

Me and Harry then take his arm. 

That's when our adventure began. Who knows what was ahead of us....

Hey guys, so i have no excuse as to why i haven't updated in forever and for that i am so truly sorry, but i am beginning to start updating regularly again so look forward to the notifications :) Love you guys