" Are you sure that's hers? " Ron asked Hermione as she held up a strand of Bellatrix Lestrange's hair over Poljuice potion.

" Positive," Hermione breathed. Harry, Griphook, and Cortney waited for Hermione and Ron to change into Cortney's parents. Harry had the cloak of Invisibility with him. When they came out, they came to the spot Dobby was buried.

" Well, how do I look? " Hermione asked.

" Hideous," Ron answered. 

" We're counting on you Griphook if you get us in and past the guards and into the vault the sword is yours," Harry said. They put their hands in the middle and apparated to Knockturn alley, in a dark spot. 

" Madame Lestrange," a man said passing.

" Good morning," Hermione panicked.

" Good morning? Good morning...Your Bellatrix Lestrange not some duey eye school girl," Griphook growled.

" You are to be my mother, step it up," Cortney advised.

" Easy," Ron said.

" You could give us away. Might as well use the sword to slit our own throats. Understand? " Griphook asked.

" No, they're right. I was being stupid," Hermione admitted.

" Okay let's do this," Harry said. He crouched down for Griphook to get on his back and threw on the Invisibility Cloak. Cortney was the only one that didn't need to cover. Since there was nothing suspicious about her going to the bank with her ' parents'.   They walked into Gringotts, walking up to the Head Goblin. Hermione cleared her throat many times, the goblin did not lookup.

" I wish to enter my vault,' Hermione said in her best impression.

" Identification," the goblin said without looking up. 

" I hardly think that'll be necessary! " Cortney snapped. The Goblin looked up with a surprised look on his face.

" Madame Lestrange, Ms. Lestrange," He gasped.

" I don't like to be kept waiting," Hermione said in a shaking voice The goblin looked and talked to another goblin about Bellatrix being a fake, but Cortney was the real one. A different goblin came up with a fake smile.

" Madame Lestrange, would you mind presenting your wand ? " the goblin asked. At that moment guards slowly began to walk towards them.

" And why would I do that? " Hermione snapped trying to sound angry. Harry began to walk towards the goblin. 

" Its bank policy. I'm sure you understand given the current climate," the goblin explained.

" No. I most certainly do not understand! " She snapped.

" I'm afraid I must insist," the goblin persisted.

" Imperio, "Harry whispered.  The goblin went from serious to relaxed and happy. The goblin lead them to the back where the vaults were. Harry took off the cloak. The goblin had barely control of the cart. Up ahead they saw a waterfall.

" What is it Griphook? " Harry asked. Griphook hollered an answer that got lost in the wind. They went right through the waterfall, it stopped and gave away the floor. Everyone began falling. Hermione hollered a spell, making them stop right before they hit the ground. The cart rolled away making a beeping sound, with red flashing lights. The disguises wore off Hermione and Ron.

" Well done Hermione," Harry complimented as everyone stood up.

" Your disguises wore off," Cortney informed them.

" It washes away enchantments," Griphook explained. " It could be deadly".

" You don't say," Ron sassed. " Just out of interest, is there any other way out of here ?"

" No," Griphook answered. The goblin stood up angry and confused.

" What the devil are all you doing down here !? " The goblin demanded. " Thieves! "

" Imperio," Ron said. The goblin went back to happy and relaxed. In the distance, they heard a dragon roar. 

" That doesn't sound good," Ron said. Griphook began walking ahead, they followed. They walked till they saw a dragon waking up from a nap. It blew fire at them. Griphook drew out shaker things and threw one to Ron ordering him to take it. The two shook objects as the dragon began to cower n fear. Griphook laughed.

" That's barbaric! " Cortney snapped. Griphook snarled something at her before they passed the dragon. he took the other Goblin's hand and pressed it against the door. The vault opened, signaling it was Bellatrix's vault. The door revealed piles of treasure> Everyone went silent. 

" Is it here? Can you hear anything? " Cortney asked. Shortly after Harry heard hissing sounds. He raised his wand and began walking, to get closer to it. It was coming from a cup: The Cup of Hufflepuff, it was missing over 5o years.

" That's it. Up there," Harry said. Hermione accidentally knocked into a table, knocking an item over. The item immediately began to multiply with everything else.

"It's enchanted," Griphook warned. " Everything we touch will multiply! "

" Give me the sword! " Harry shouted. Hermione reached into her bag and threw the sword to him. The cup slid onto the sword, as everything was still doubling. Harry jumped as they tried to get closer to the door. The cup fell by Griphook's feet. He picked it up and sneered at them.

" We had a deal Griphook! " Harry snarled over the noise. 

" The cup for the sword! " Griphook bargained. Harry threw the sword to Griphook who caught it and tossed the cup carelessly to Harry. " I said I'd get you in. I didn't say anything about getting you out". Griphook left the taking the goblin with him. The four managed to get out to see Griphook rattling the shaker and leaving the goblin in front of the dragon. He got burned to crisps.

" Thieves! " Griphook shouted. " Thieves! " Guards appeared out of nowhere and began shooting spells. The four hid behind a wall.

" We have to get out of here! " Cortney shouted. 

" Have a plan? " Ron asked.

" I have an idea, but it's mad! " Hermione shouted. She shot a spell around the corner before jumping onto the dragon's back. The others did what she did.

" Reducto! " Cortney shouted freeing the dragon. It began to climb the walls making its way up. The dragon climbed its way through the glass where the goblins were counting coins. the dragon blew fire onto all of them. The dragon climbed out and sat on the roof. Taking in the sight of the world for the first time in a while. Everything was darker out.

" Reducto! " Hermione shouted, the spell hit the dragon. It roared, spread its wings, and took off.

" Hold on! " Harry advised everyone. The dragon struggled at first, then soon flew without any trouble.

" That was brilliant!  Absolutely brilliant! " Ron admired as they flew farther away from Gringotts. Soon they were flying over water and land, the dragon began flying lower and slower.

" We're dropping," Harry stated.

" I say we drop ! " Ron shouted.

" When? " Hermione asked.

" Now! " Cortney shouted, they let go and dropped into the water. Cortney resurfaced, the four swam to shore and began to change.

" He knows. You-Know-Whos knows. He knows we broke into Gringotts. He knows what we took. And he knows we're hunting Horcruxes," Harry explained in one breath.

" How do you know !? " Cortney demanded.

" I saw it! " Harry said rubbing his arms.

" You let him in !?  " Hermione demanded. " You know you can't do that! "

" Hermione, I can't always help it! " Harry snapped. " Maybe I can, I don't know". 

" Well never mind that. What happened ?' Ron asked.

" Well, he's angry and scared too. He knows if we find and destroy all Horcruxes, we'll be able to kill him," Harry explained. " I reckon he'll stop at nothing to make sure we don't find the rest. There's one more at Hogwarts".

" What ?! " Cortney asked. " You saw it? "

" Hogwarts, and Rowena Ravenclaw," Harry nodded. " It must have something to do with her and we have to get there now".

" We can't do that! " Hermione argued. " We have to plan. We have to figure it out! "

" Hermione, when have any of our plans actually worked? We get there, all hell breaks loose," Harry said.

" He's right," Ron agreed. " One problem, Snape's Headmaster now, we can't just walk in through the front door".

" We'll go through Hogsmeade. To Honeydukes. And take the passageway in the cellar," Cortney explained.

" He's different. It's like, I could always follow his thoughts. And now, everything feels disconnected," Harry said.

" Maybe it's these Horcruxes, maybe he's growing weak, maybe he's dying," Ron suggested. 

" No. No, it's more like he's wounded. If anything, he feels more dangerous," Harry said.