The Consequence Of Power

Horcruxes

She stood up from the sofa "Draco we need to figure out something, something to take down Voldemort" Draco looked at her puzzled and confused about where this came from
"Why now, things are just starting to become good again, why do we have to worry about him and can't you just use your powers to kill him?"
"Draco I don't have a choice, I need to stop him, I can feel a pit in my stomach and something keeps telling me something bad is going to happen, well like it hasn't already but I feel something far more worse. I can't just use my powers...unless I know more to take him down, I could learn more to advance my powers"
"Well, what is in that diary that is useful? there has to be something right?"
"There could be yeah, but I am kind of scared to read more about it, what if I find out things that will hurt me"
"Rhiannon, you are strong, you have to remember those are just words written on paper, they can't hurt you" Draco stood up, grabbing her hands "I understand that but I might find out things I shouldn't find out, but I need to read it, it talks about my mother"
"Then you read it and find out what you need to protect yourself"
"I will, I have to go to class now but I will stop by later okay" Draco placed his hand on her face, softly rubbing his thumb across her cheek "You did say you would make it up to me for wearing that god-awful cloak" He used his other hand to touch her hair "Yes I did say that and I will. Just stay put and I will see you after supper"
"Alright love, I'll wait, even though I'm desperately wanting to rip that skirt off you, it angers me that you are walking around like that, but I know that they don't get to touch you, I do" Draco put his hand on her thigh, trialing his fingers under it toward her hip "Draco, I have to go to class" She smiled as she grabbed his arm that was under her skirt "Hey who said we can't have some fun first, or are you turning into a Granger, please don't tell me you are too good for some before-class fun?"
"As much as I would like to, I really need to go to class, I haven't been doing well in class, its been hard lately" Draco removed his hand from under her skirt and grabbed her face with both hands "You are the smartest girl ever Rhiannon, I am sorry you doubt yourself like this, I wish I could show you how I see you through my eyes" He kissed her on the lips and she instantly melted when his lips touched hers. "Now get to class, okay, you come to see me whenever you want, no pressure my love"
"I will still come see you after supper, I will need your help with something" She walked to the door "What exactly do you need help with Rhiannon Black?" She turned to face him, grasping her book bag "You will see Draco Malfoy, now rest, we will be busy exploring tonight" She left the room, quickly making her way to potions. She second-guessed herself if her plans for tonight might not be a smart idea. She needed to get back in the restricted section of the library since the mind-reading book did work, but it failed at the same time. She needed to find something far more stronger. She started to overthink if bringing Draco along on this journey of stopping the man his family worshiped was a bad idea, what if they ran into his family and he was forced to choose, Rhainnon wouldn't be upset if he didn't choose her, it was his family after all. She did not care about his dark mark but she knew he was still a death eater, active or not, he was still one of them, which meant Voldemort had a tab on him if he really needed to find Draco he could. She found herself now worried if Draco was being followed or if they would find him and attack the castle again. She definitely needed help defeating Voldemort, she knew she had to bring along the trio, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, the golden trio they called themselves. She always found it corny but it did work. She finally made it to potions and walked into the classroom "Miss Black, you are very late missy," Professor Slughorn said as he walked down through the desks "Sorry sir, I had to grab my book bag, I will not be late again" She quickly sat down next to Hermione "So what did you and Draco talk about?" Hermione whispered, looking up from her study book "Oh, I asked him what he said to Goyle and I told him I needed his help tonight," She said, taking her books out of her book bag and placing them on the desk "And what do you need help with? can I join?"
"Yes, of course, I need to get inside the restricted section again, for more books, the strongest ones in fact"
"Rhiannon, you remember what happened last time, he completely took over you like you said, dark magic isn't safe, there is a reason it is restricted"
"Listen, Hermione, I understand the risks, but I really need your help with fighting this okay, I will do my best to protect you in the process, but I need to know if you are willing to help me with this, taking Voldemort down once and for all" Hermione took a second to think if she was really willing to risk her life to stop him, she was terrified of the thought of death "Will it just be me, you, and Draco?" Hermione asked
"Well, I was going to ask Harry and Ron if they would help, I need strong fighters and you are very smart and I need that"  Hermione looked down at her lap and bounced her leg with anxiety "Yes I will help, I am willing to fight if I know he finally will die, he has caused you so much pain, he needs to be stopped, so I am in"
"Brilliant, I will ask the others at supper, hopefully, they say yes, Ron, I'm not so sure about but I know Harry will". She grabbed the diary, looking around to make sure no one could see her with it, she knew if she was caught with this, it would be taken and she would be questioned. She started reading where she left off, getting into the parts about her mother"When I started to study Rhiannon's powers, it felt like I was young again, fighting with Ezra and Lucius against the death eaters, against the Dark Lord, I want Rhiannon to stay away from what we had to fight, but the Dark Lord is far too strong and far too smart to stay away form her. When we fought him, we tried to destroy the things keeping him alive, but we never got to finish the quest because Lucius became a traitor to us. I do believe Rhiannon could beat him. I wish to tell Rhiannon one day about her history and who her mother was, her mother was the best fighter I knew, she carried me and Lucius through hell"
"Hermione I just read that my mother, Lucius and Severus fought death eaters and Voldemort, and they were on a quest to destroy the things that kept him alive"
"Does it say what exactly keeps him alive?" Hermione peeped over her shoulder, she flipped the page and skimmed the pages, trying to find something useful "No, I don't see anything" Hermione grabbed the diary out of Rhiannon's hands "Hermione keep it down, don't let others see it" Hermione looked through the pages "I think I found something, it says here "The things Rhiannon needs to destroy are horcruxes, they are what is fueling the Dark Lord to survive all these years, destroy them and he dies" "
Maybe that is what we need to find" Rhiannon grabbed the diary back and looked at the page Hermione just read "What is a horcrux? Hermione do you know"
"I have no idea, I have never heard of that before" She tried to think what a horcrux was, she also never heard of such a thing and then it hit her. She remembered when she was in the restricted section with George and saw a book labelled "Horcruxes" that had to be it. "Hermione, I know where to look, the library, I saw a book labelled that in the restricted section, that has to be it"
"We will have to do this late at night to not get caught by Filch, plus Draco can't rome the halls with others awake"
"Alright, midnight we will go, we will have to wait it out in Draco's room"
"Yeah and watch you two snog, no thanks" Hermione laughed "Hermione we won't, not when you are in the room, I promise you but I can't promise he won't try anything" She started to put her books back into her bag.