After what felt like an eternity of shouting, accusations, andseveral near-attempts at homicide, the storm in the Headmaster's office finally settled down.

Madam Bones, stillradiating pure menace, suddenlygrabbed Raja by the collarand lifted himoff the ground like a sack of potatoes.

"Horcruxes. Now."

Raja, for thefirst time in a long time,felt true terror. He flailed his arms dramatically.

"Dobby, shift us to the chambers before I die of old age in Madam Bones' iron grip!"

Before anyone could process what was happening,Dobby snapped his fingers, and the entire group wasblippedinto theChamber of Secrets—which now lookedless like a snake-infested dungeonandmore like a high-tech magical research lab.

The Lab of Chaos

Dumbledore, ever the curious old man, walked over to a corner wheresix cylindrical glass tubes stood, each connected to alarge, ominous-looking furnace. Four tubes were filled withdark, swirling energy, while two remained empty.

Everyonemarveledat the genius of the setup—except Snape, who was probably plotting murder.

Dumbledoreadjusted his half-moon spectaclesand inquired,"Where is the fifth Horcrux?"

Rajagrinned mischievously."I've narrowed it down, but someone still needs to retrieve it."

He turned toLupin, Sirius, and Moody.

"Gentlemen, congratulations! You've been selected for the most thrilling treasure hunt of your lives! Dobby will take you to the ruins of the Gaunt mansion to retrieve Marvolo Gaunt's ring. Enjoy your trip, and please try not to die."

Moody:"TRY NOT TO DIE?!"

Dobbysaluted."Yes, Lord. I will keep them safe."

Meanwhile, in Voldemort's Lair...

Far away, in thedarkest, most sinister cave imaginable, Bellatrix LestrangehesitantlyapproachedVoldemort, who was readingThe Daily Prophetwith anunusual look of delighton his snake-like face.

"Ah, Bella! Excellent work! Your Death Eaters are magnificent! The heist was truly inspired—'ALL HAIL THE DARK LORD!' What a statement! I must meet these geniuses myself."

Bellatrixfroze.

"My Lord... I... didn't organize the heist."

Voldemortlowered the newspaper.His red eyes burned into her soul.

"...What?"

Bellatrixswallowed hard, her usual bravado completely shattered.

"I-I checked with all the Death Eaters. No one arranged it. They... stole from your most loyal followers. And... they took the Hufflepuff Cup, my Lord."

Silence.

Then,Voldemort exploded in rage.

"YOU LET THEM STEAL MY HORCRUX?! BELLATRIX, YOU FOOL OF A WOMAN!"

CRUCIO!

Bellatrixscreamed in agony, writhing on the floor as Voldemort'stemper tantrumreachedhurricane levels.

Somewhere in the distance,a Death Eater decided today was a good day to quit.

Meanwhile,Dobby teleported the trio—Moody, Sirius, and Lupin—to thecrumbling ruins of the Gaunt mansion.

Lupin and Siriustransformed into their Animagus formstodig through the rubblewhile Moody kept watch.After much sniffing and digging, Lupinunearthed a boxthat containedthe infamous Marvolo Gaunt's ring.

Before they couldcelebrate, Dobbysuddenly yelled:

"INCOMING!"

SixDeath Eatersapparated into the ruins and immediatelyattacked.

Awild duel broke out, with hexes and cursesflying everywhere. Moody tookthree Death Eatershead-on,Sirius blasted another into a tree, and Lupinclawed one in the face.

However, just when thingsgot messy,Dobby blinked inandcasually killed two Death Eaters in the blink of an eye.

The last remaining Death Eaterran for his life.

Dobby let him escape."Lord Raja's orders."

Back at Hogwarts: The Final Revelation

The injured trio wasrushed to the infirmary, while Raja inspected the recoveredring.

Hiseyes narrowedwhen he saw theblack stone embedded in the ring.

"Ah... so it's one of the Deathly Hallows."

Maya's voice echoed in his mind:

"You're not ready to mess with Death, idiot. Wait a few years."

Dumbledore, recognizing theResurrection Stone,rushed forward.

"Raja, that thing—"

Raja cut him off.

"I KNOW what it is. I'm not an idiot who plays God with things I don't understand."

Dumbledorestepped back, looking... impressed.

Later that night, Rajagathered the entire war councilin a quiet garden surrounded byunicorns, hippogriffs, Fawkes, and a sentient flying car.

Everyone wasenjoying tea, blissfully unaware of thechaos about to be dropped on them.

Rajacleared his throat.

"Alright, let's get to the facts. First, there aren't just six Horcruxes. There are seven."

Everyonegasped dramatically.

Dumbledore,visibly distressed, demanded,"What are the seven Horcruxes?"

Rajalisted them off like a grocery list:

Tom Riddle's Diary(Destroyed)

Marvolo Gaunt's Ring(Just retrieved)

Salazar Slytherin's Locket(Stolen by 'Supreme Wizard King')

Helga Hufflepuff's Cup(Snatched from Bellatrix)

Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem(Hogi Found it)

Nagini the Snake(Creepy Voldy Pet)

Harry Potter

The last nameshattered reality.

Sirius:"WHAT?!"

Lupin:"EXPLAIN. NOW."

Rajasighed dramatically.

"When Voldemort's killing curse backfired, his soul was so weak that the last fragment latched onto Harry's scar. That's why Voldemort can see into his mind. That's also why I haven't discussed anything important with him in the last year."

Dumbledorelooked like someone had just told him Santa wasn't real.

Dumbledore, barely holding himself together, asked,"When did you figure this out?"

Raja took aslow sip of tea.

Raja replied, "Well, in my first year, I stumbled upon theRoom of Requirement. After that, I spent every night until midnight reading and researching. During one of our Forbidden Forest trips, I saw Quirrell drinkingunicorn blood, which piqued my curiosity. I began to look into the uses of the blood, and slowly, I uncovered the truth aboutHorcruxes." He continued, "As for Harry being a Horcrux, in the second year, when I heard Harry speakParseltongueand learned how he had killed Voldemort as a child,I put everything together."

Everyonelost their minds.

Dumbledore, troubled, said,"You should have informed me of this important information, Mr. Raja."

Raja retorted, "What would you have done?Locked Harryup andexperimented on him? Do you know how to remove a Horcrux from a person withoutkilling them?" Dumbledore was left speechless.

Lupin asked, "What should we do now?We'll do whatever it takes to save Harry."

Raja answered, "I already know how to remove the Horcrux from Harry. I've known for two years; I've just been waiting for the right moment."

The others shouted in disbelief,"What? You could have done it? He's your friend! He's not an experiment! Why didn't you do it sooner?"

Raja snapped,"Shut up! Do you really know what I'm doing? I don't like to do one task at a time. I'll finish them all at once and successfully. I don't leave loose ends, so no one will suffer from my incompetence later. Unlike someone." Raja glanced at Dumbledore, who hung his head in shame.

Raja added,"The most important task that will determine the future of the magical world rests on the shoulders of one person." Raja turned to Snape and smiled.

Snapefelt a chill down his spine.

"Oh, Merlin's beard... WHAT IS THE DEVIL PLANNING NOW?"

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