Chapter 86: The Final Quidditch Showdown
"Yes. The only ones knowing about this are Healer Reggam and Cursebreaker Wundermoor and both took an oath of secrecy, and Amelia Bones. I had to inform Amelia to make her see why I didn't have any other choice but keeping the Philosopher's Stone here at Hogwarts. It was the best protection I could think of. I suspected that Voldemort was somewhere around when Hagrid told me about the killed unicorns, but I didn't know where he was. I never thought he was possessing Quirinius. The most I guessed was that Quirinius was somehow helping Voldemort, but then again, he was really careful and didn't give me proof to act upon." Dumbledore sighed.
"Do you have any idea what objects could have become the horcruxes and where they might be hidden?" Sirius asked.
"Not yet. I'm trying to find people who knew Voldemort in the past. With how instable his soul seems to have been when he tried to kill Harry as a baby, I fear we are talking about more than three horcruxes. If the people that knew him are cooperative, I may find out more about his ways and the places he went to. Thanks to Harry we have won a bit of time to look for them." Dumbledore said.
"Will Harry be okay?" Sirius asked concerned.
"Poppy assured me he would completely recover. He wasn't injured, he just got a shock from seeing somebody die in such a way in front of him and he was a bit magically exhausted after fending of the wraith of Voldemort. He will be out of here tomorrow." Dumbledore said.
"That will please him. He was really looking forward to that Quidditch match against Gryffindor. He wants to show off his skills to me and Remus." Sirius said smiling now.
Dumbledore chuckled.
"Ah yes, I dare say he is even better than James was. It's a joy seeing him fly. That's the only time I see him acting his age." Dumbledore said.
Sirius nodded.
"So I would appreciate anything you can find out from your library at the Black ancestral home or any other places. I don't know, do you have access to the vaults of the members of the house of Black as head of the family?" Dumbledore asked.
"I'm not completely sure, but I can ask at Gringotts. I assume you want to look through Bellatrix' vault." Sirius said.
"Yes, it was a thought. I don't know if Voldemort would trust his followers that much, but I don't want to overlook any possibility. My mistakes with Harry have made me realize how much harm a simple oversight can cause. If I had only acted earlier, I could have spared Harry a lot of pain. I have a lot to make up for." Dumbledore admitted.
Sirius just nodded. He didn't want to get into a rant about that again. Dumbledore deactivated the privacy charms.
"Interesting conversation?" Harry asked.
"Yes. Mostly about things you already know, so I ask you to excuse the need for secrecy. But at the moment I fear Madam Pomfrey would be very cross with me if I upset you with the things I needed to talk about with Sirius." Dumbledore said.
Harry nodded. He had his suspicions and if he was right, Dumbledore had every reason to be careful. That information just couldn't get into the wrong hands.
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Oliver Wood stood in front of his Quidditch team that didn't look very motivated.
"I know we are the outsiders. Ravenclaw is playing in their best formation. I had hoped Potter wouldn't be up again already after he was in the hospital wing for two days, but he is going to play. But we can keep up with them. We aren't worse than them. Angelina, Alicia and Katie, their new keeper is a rookie. With Oustabler not playing, you should have an easier time than what we saw in the previous matches against Hufflepuff and Slytherin. Make sure you remember the plays we trained. We can win this match. While we probably won't be able to win the cup, we can end the winning streak of Ravenclaw." He told them.
"Fred, George. Stop their chasers. They are good, their beaters are too, but you are the best beaters in school. I will take care of preventing them from scoring too much. Let's go out there and win." Wood said, getting a shout of confirmation from the team.
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And there are the teams. Ravenclaw in blue and Gryffindor in red. This is the last match of the season. Can the Gryffindor lions turn around the standings and snatch the cup from under the Ravens' noses? After their monumental defeat of Slytherin the Ravenclaw team is in lead for the Quidditch Cup.
For Gryffindor, captain and keeper Oliver Wood, beaters Fred and George Weasley, the beautiful chasers Angelina Johnson, Alicia Spinnet and Katie Bell, with seeker Malcolm Higgins. Ravenclaw slightly changed their starting seven. As keeper we have Releena Selwyn, beaters Tod Gellan and Steven Remmons, chasers Roger Davies, Quentana Pollianore and Harry Potter, with captain and seeker Daniel Barkaim." Lee introduced the teams, getting cheers from the spectators.
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