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en　mountains　and　lakes；　coppery　in　the　sunset。　the　landscape　seemed　to　grow　larger　and　more　detailed　as　he　squinted　over　the　side　of　the　dragon；　and　he　wondered　whether　it　had　divined　the　presence　of　fresh　water　by　the　flashes　of　reflected　sunlight。　Lower　and　lower　the　dragon　flew；　in　great　spiraling　circles；　honing　in；　it　seemed；　upon　one　of　the　smaller　lakes。　〃I　say　we　jump　when　it　gets　low　enough！〃　Harry　called　back　to　the　others。　〃Straight　into　the　water　before　it　realizes　we're　here！〃
They　agreed；　Hermione　a　little　faintly；　and　now　Harry　could　see　the　dragon's　wide　yellow　underbelly　rippling　in　the　surface　of　the　water。　〃NOW！〃　He　slithered　over　the　side　of　the　dragon　and　plummeted　feetfirst　toward　the　surface　of　the　lake；　the　drop　was　greater　than　he　had　estimated　and　he　hit　the　water　hard；　plunging　like　a　stone　into　a　freezing；　green；　reed…filled　world。　He　kicked　toward　the　surface　and　emerged；　panting；　to　see　enormous　ripples　emanating　in　circles　from　the　places　where　Ron　and　Hermione　had　fallen。　The　dragon　did　not　seem　to　have　noticed　anything；　it　was　already　fifty　feet　away；　swooping　low　over　the　lake　to　scoop　up　water　in　its　scarred　snout。　As　Ron　and　Hermione　emerged；　spluttering　and　gasping；　from　the　depths　of　the　lake；　the　dragon　flew　on；　its　wings　beating　hard；　and　landed　at　last　on　a　distant　bank。　Harry；　Ron　and　Hermione　struck　out　for　the　opposite　shore。　The　lake　did　not　seem　to　be　deep。　Soon　it　was　more　a　question　of　fighting　their　way　through　reeds　and　mud　than　swimming；　and　at　last　they　flopped；　sodden；　panting；　and　exhausted；　onto　slippery　grass。　Hermione　collapsed；　coughing　and　shuddering。　Though　Harry　could　have　happily　lain　down　and　slept；　he　staggered　to　his　feet；　drew　out　his　wand；　and　started　casting　the　usual　protective　spells　around　them。　When　he　had　finished；　he　joined　the　others。　It　was　the　first　time　that　he　had　seen　them　properly　since　escaping　from　the　vault。　Both　had　angry　red　burns　all　over　their　faces　and　arms；　and　their　clothing　was　singed　away　in　places。　They　were　wincing　as　they　dabbed　essence　of　dittany　onto　their　many　injuries。　Hermione　handed　Harry　the　bottle；　then　pulled　out　three　bottles　of　pumpkin　juice　she　had　brought　from　Shell　Cottage　and　clean；　dry　robes　for　all　of　them。　They　changes　and　then　gulped　down　the　juice。　〃Well；　on　the　upside；〃　said　Ron　finally；　who　was　sitting　watching　the　skin　on　his　hands　regrow；　〃we　got　the　Horcrux。　On　the　downside…〃　〃a150a150　no　sword；〃　said　Harry　through　gritted　teeth；　as　he　dripped　dittany　through　the　singed　hole　in　his　jeans　onto　the　angry　burn　beneath。　〃No　sword；〃　repeated　Ron。　〃That　double…crossing　little　scab。。。〃　Harry　pulled　the　Horcrux　from　the　pocket　of　the　wet　jacket　he　had　just　taken　off　and　set　it　down　on　the　grass　in　front　of　them。　Glinting　in　the　sun；　it　drew　their　eyes　as　they　swigged　their　bottles　of　juice。　〃At　least　we　can't　wear　it　this　time；　that'd　look　a　bit　weird　hanging　around　our　necks；〃　said　Ron；　wiping　his　mouth　on　the　back　of　his　hand。　Hermione　looked　across　the　lake　to　the　far　bank　where　the　dragon　was　still　drinking。　〃What'll　happen　to　it；　do　you　think？〃　she　asked；　〃Will　it　be　alright？〃　〃You　sound　like　Hagrid；〃　said　Ron；　〃It's　a　dragon；　Hermione；　it　can　look　after　itself。　It's　us　we　need　to　worry　about。〃　〃What　do　you　mean？〃　〃Well　I　don't　know　how　to　break　this　to　you；〃　said　Ron；　〃but　I　think　they　might　have　noticed　we　broke　into　Gringotts。〃　All　three　of　them　started　to　laugh；　and　once　started；　it　was　difficult
to　stop。　Harry's　ribs　ached；　he　felt　lightheaded　with　hunger；　but　he　lay　back　on　the　grass　beneath　the　reddening　sky　and　laughed　until　his　throat　was　raw。　〃What　are　we　going　to　do；　though？〃　said　Hermione　finally；　hiccuping　herself　back　to　seriousness。　〃He'll　know；　won't　he？　You…Know…Who　will　know　we　know　about　his　Horcruxes！〃　〃Maybe　they'll　be　too　scared　to　tell　him！〃　said　Ron　hopefully；　〃Maybe　they'll　cover　up　a150a150〃　The　sky；　the　smell　of　the　lake　water；　the　sound　of　Ron's　voice　were　extinguished。　Pain　cleaved　Harry's　head　like　a　sword　stroke。　He　was　standing　in　a　dimly　lit　room；　and　a　semicircle　of　wizards　faced　him；　and　on　the　floor　at　his　feet　knelt　a　small；　quaking　figure。　〃What　did　you　say　to　me？〃　His　voice　was　high　and　cold；　but　fury　and　fear　burned　inside　him。　The　one　thing　that　he　had　dreaded　…　but　it　could　not　be　true；　he　could　not　see　how。。。　The　goblin　was　trembling；　unable　to　meet　the　red　eyes　high　above　his。　〃Say　it　again！〃　murmured　Voldemort。　〃Say　it　again！〃　〃M…my　Lord；〃　stammered　the　goblin；　its　black　eyes　wide　with　terror；　〃m…my　Lord。。。　we　t…tried　to　st…stop　them。。。　Im…impostors；　my　Lord。。。　broke　…　broke　into　the　…　into　the　Lestranges'　vault。。。〃　〃Impostors？　What　impostors？　I　thought　Gringotts　had　ways　of　revealing　impostors？　Who　were　they？　〃It　was。。。　it　was。。。　the　P…Potter　b…boy　and　the　t…two　accomplices。。。〃　〃And　they　took？〃　he　said；　his　voice　rising；　a　terrible　fear　gripping　him；　〃Tell　me！　What　did　they　take？〃　〃A。。。　a　s…small　golden　c…cup　m…my　Lord。。。〃　The　scream　of　rage；　of　denial　left　him　as　if　it　were　a　stranger's。　He　was　crazed；　frenzied；　it　could　not　be　true；　it　was　impossible；　nobody　had　known。　How　was　it　possible　that　the　boy　could　have　discovered　his　secret？　The　Elder　Wand　slashed　through　the　air　and　green　light　erupted　through　the　room；　the　kneeling　goblin　rolled　over　dead；　the　watching　wizards　scattered　before　him；　terrified。　Bellatrix　and　Lucius　Malfoy　threw　others　behind　them　in　their　race　for　the　door；　and　again　and　again　his　wand　fell；　and　those　who　were　left　were　slain；　all　of　them；　for　bringing　him　this　news；　for　hearing　about　the　golden　cup　…　Alone　amongst　the　dead　he　stomped　up　and　down；　and　they　passed　before　him　in　vision：　his　treasures；　his　safeguards；　his　anchors　to　immortality　…　the　diary　was　destroyed　and　the　cup　was　stolen。　What　if；　what　if；　the　boy　knew　about　the　others？　Could　he　know；　had　he　already　acted；　had　he　traced　more　of　them？　Was　Dumbledore　at　the　root　of　this？　Dumbledore；　who　had　always　suspected　him；　Dumbledore；　dead　on　his　orders；　Dumbledore；　whose　wand　was　his　now；　yet　who　reached　out　from　the　ignominy　of　death　through　the　boy；　the　boy　…　But　surely　if　the　boy　had　destroyed　any　of　his　Horcruxes；　he；　Lord　Voldemort；　would　have　known；　would　have　felt　it？　He；　the　greatest　wizard　of　them　all；　he；　the　most　powerful；　he；　the　killer　of　Dumbledore　and　of　how
many　other　worthless；　nameless　men。　How　could　Lord　Voldemort　not　have　known；　if　he；　himself；　most　important　and　precious；　had　been　attacked；　mutilated？　True；　he　had　not　felt　it　when　the　diary　had　been　destroyed；　but　he　had　thought　that　was　because　he　had　no　body　to　fell；　being　less　than　ghost。。。　No；　surely；　the　rest　were　safe。。。　The　other　Horcruxes　must　be　intact。。。　But　he　must　know；　he　must　be　sure。。。　He　paced　the　room；　kicking　aside　the　goblin's　corpse　as　he　passed；　and　the　pictures　blurred　and　burned　in　his　boiling　brain：　the　lake；　the　shack；　and　Hogwarts　…　A　modicum　of　calm　cooled　his　rage　now。　How　could　the　boy　know　that　he　had　hidden　the　ring　in　the　Gaunt　shack？　No　one　had　ever　known　him　to　be　related　to　the　Gaunts；　he　had　hidden　the　connection；　the　killings　had　never　been　traced　to　him。　The　ring；　surely；　was　safe。　And　how　could　the　boy；　or　anybody　else；　know　about　the　cave　or　penetrate　its　protection？　The　idea　of　the　locket　being　stolen　was　absurd。。。　As　for　the　school：　He　alone　knew　where　in　Hogwarts　he　had　stowed　the　Horcrux；　because　he　alone　had　plumed　the　deepest　secrets　of　that　place。。。　And　there　was　still　Nagini；　who　must　remain　close　now；　no　longer　sent　to　do　his　bidding；　under　his　protection。。。　But　to　be　sure；　to　be　utterly　sure；　he　must　return　to　each　of　his　hiding　places；　he　must　redouble　protection　around　each　of　his　Horcruxes。。。　A　job；　like　the　quest　for　the　Elder　Wand；　that　he　must　undertake　alone。。。　Which　should　he　visit　first；　which　was　in　most　danger？　An　old　unease　flickered　inside　him。　Dumbledore　had　known　his　middle　name。。。　Dumbledore　might　have　made　the　connection　with　the　Gaunts。。。　Their　abandoned　home　was；　perhaps；　the　least　secure　of　his　hiding　places；　it　was　there　that　he　would　go　first。。。　The　lake；　surely　impossible。。。　though　was　there　a　slight　possibility　that　Dumbledore　might　have　known　some　of　his　past　misdeeds；　through　the　orphanage。　And　Hogwarts。。。　but　he　knew　the　his　Horcrux　there　was　safe；　it　would　be　impossible　for　Potter　to　enter　Hogsmeade　without　detection；　let　alone　the　school。　Nevertheless；　it　would　be　prudent　to　alert　Snape　to　the　fact　that　the　boy　might　try　to　reenter　the　castle。　。。。　To　tell　Snape　why　the　boy　might　return　would　be　foolish；　of　course；　it　had　been　a　grave　mistake　to　trust　Bellatrix　and　Malfoy。　Didn't　their　stupidity　and　carelessness　prove　how　unwise　it　was　ever　to　trust？　He　would　visit　the　Gaunt　shack　first；　then；　and　take　Nagini　with　him。　He　would　not　be　parted　from　the　snake　anymore　。。。　and　he　strode　from　the　room；　through　the　hall；　and　out　into　the　dark　garden　where　the　fountain　played；　he　called　the　snake　in　Parseltongue　and　it　slithered　out　to　join　him　like　a　long　shadow。　。。。　Harry's　eyes　flew　open　as　he　wrenched　himself　back　to　the　present。　He　was　lying　on　the　bank　of　the　lake　in　the　setting　sun；　and　Ron　and　Hermione　were　looking　down　at　him。　Judging　by　their　worried　looks；　and　by　the　continued　pounding　of　his　scar；　his　sudden　excursion　into　Voldemort's　mind　had　not　passed　unnoticed。　He　struggled　up；　shivering；　vaguely　surprised　that
he　was　still　wet　to　his　skin；　and　saw　the　cup　lying　innocently　in　the　grass　before　him；　and　the　lake；　deep　blue　shot　with　gold　in　the　falling　sun。　〃He　knows。〃　His　own　voice　sounded　strange　and　low　after　Voldemort's　high　screams。　〃He　knows　and　he's　going　to　check　where　the　others　are；　and　the　last　one；〃　he　was　already　on　his　feet；〃　is　at　Hogwarts。　I　knew　it。　I　knew　it。〃　〃What？〃　Ron　was　gaping　at　him；　Hermione　sat　up；　looking　worried。　〃But　what　did　you　see？　How　do　you　know？〃　〃I　saw　him　find　out　about　the　cup；　I　…　I　was　in　his　head；　he's〃　…　Harry　remembered　the　killings　…　〃he's　seriously　angry；　and　scared　too；　he　can't　understand　how　we　knew；　and　now　he's　going　to　check　the　others　are　safe；　the　ring　first。　He　things　the　Hogwarts　one　is　safest；　because　Snape's　there；　because　it'll　be　so　hard　not　to　be　seen　getting　in。　I　think　he'll　check　that　one　last；　but　he　could　still　be　there　within　hours　…〃　〃Did　you　see　where　in　Hogwarts　it　i