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[alt_harry]

What does the Hogwarts Book look like?

I'm in Dolohov's office, so is Ron, we got -- look, just tell me, quickly, if you can. We have until four, I think, so if you can tell us how to find it we can copy out the names. I don't want to start just randomly pulling books off shelves, though.

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[alt_justin]

Harry,

It's large, leather-bound, and has the crest embossed on the front. The last time I was able to sneak a look it was on the third shelf under the west-facing windows. On that bookcase with the statuette of the falcon.

I say, are you doing what I think you're doing? The plate? Do you need any help? I should be coming up there after lessons myself, what.

-Justin

[alt_harry]

Yes. Don't come. Dolohov cast all his privacy spells, you know, even the portraits can't see what I'm up to, so I don't think you'd be able to get in. Ron's here, though.

He sort of told me he'll be back by four but I shouldn't expect him before then.

[alt_justin]

Jolly good!

If you do get in a fix, let me know and I can at least go to the staircase. I might be able to stall him if you need more time.

-Justin

[alt_harry]

We got it. We got the horcrux. Well, we got the diadem. I guess we don't know for sure what it is.so.

We still need to get her back in the plate. Ron's copying the names.

[alt_alice]

Well done.

[alt_justin]

Oh, well done, you! Good form.

-Justin

[alt_alice]

Yes -- please be careful, Harry. Look for counties rather than villages, and when in doubt, copy it down.

This goes without saying, but don't try to alter it in any way.

[alt_harry]

Done and getting out of here. We put the book back where we found it. We don't have to do anything else, right? The charms on it just hide it from Dolohov automatically?

[alt_alice]

Yes. That ought to be just fine.

[alt_luna]

Did you transform her back and speak to her?

Was she absolutely furious? But if you managed to convince her to give up the diadem and then you hexed her back into the plate...

Maybe she likes being a toad.

[alt_harry]

We didn't exactly have a conversation with her.

When you put someone in a plate, it's very quick, but getting them out again takes longer. So we took her out and turned her back into a person and searched her pockets while she sputtered and then we turned her back into a toad and put her back in the plate, so Dolohov could at least pretend he didn't know I'd done anything while I was in his office.

She managed to say my name, and Ron's, furiously, but mostly she seemed really confused.

[alt_harry]

If we'd had more time I might have asked her about that room Draco got trapped in, at her old house, but we were sort of focused on getting the horcrux, and getting a look at the Book, and then getting everything put back together before Dolohov returned to the office.

[alt_harry]

Okay.

We're out. We have it. When I hold it in my hand it feels sort of cold, and I keep having the urge to try it on.

I could send it through the colocation box for you lot to take care of, or I could take it down to the Chamber tonight and destroy it that way. I don't want to keep it in my trunk for any longer than I absolutely have to. Sending it through the colocation box makes me really nervous but I can't tell if it's the hocrux trying to make me afraid or if there's some reason that's making me nervous.

[alt_ginny]

DON'T put it on.

[alt_harry]

I'm not going to!

[alt_hermione]

Did you go down to the chamber?

Oh, and well done, Harry!