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1st Gryffindor Note - [Text, then audio post]

[Have a really, REALLY shaky handwriting, as though whoever's writing this hurts quite a bit or is exceptionally scared... or hey, why not both. And there's an ink splotch on the top.]

.../looks like a diary. I can't tell.

[Another ink blot, but this one's apparently intentional.]

It's not like what Harry described Riddle's diary as being. I don't suppose it responds to voice commands. My hand hurts too much to write.

[Oh hey, it's swapped to voice here. Have a thumping sound and a soft 'oof.' She's fallen off the bed. And her voice next is really soft, as though she's not aware the thing is recording.]

My handbag. Bellatrix's wand. They're -

Gone.

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[She's hesitant, remembering Slughorn and Tom Riddle.]

Please answer my question.

[This is a touchy subject, Draco, and she's willing to plead about it.]

...whatever you're worrying about, don't. This has nothing to do with you and your timeline or whatever.

It's really, really Dark Magic. You can't blame me for being concerned.

Be concerned elsewhere; what I'm doing here has nothing to do with whatever it is you're doing at home.

[Aaaand throwing caution to the wind.]

This subject is directly related to what we were doing at home.

[...oh really. Raises an eyebrow and tries to decide what to ask first]

...it's way too warm out here. [And so he turns to head into the library, lingering to hold open the door a bit before allowing it to start closing. Come along, Hermione. Draco's not going to be openly civil, you just need to learn to read between the lines]

[...The heck...? She blinks and then quickly follows him, catching the door before it can close on her. She opts for silence for the moment, wondering if he's going to say anything else.]

[He walks until he reaches a table in the very corner of the library where they can't be overheard, and he still isn't directly looking at her as he leans against it]

You have answers, then. About what's happening there.

[Have another internal debate as she stands close to the table, not taking a seat. C'mon, she's not stupid.]

More than I'm supposed to say.

[Either he doesn't recognize that she's having a debate over this, or she doesn't care] You still haven't answered my question about the soul.

[She turns so that her arms are folded over her chest and her side is to him. She's not turning her back to him but she doesn't really want to look at him right now. Don't mind her; she's just gonna talk to herself a little as she tries to decide what or how to answer.]

Dumbledore told Harry not to tell anyone but me and Ron. I think it was to protect everyone. If You-Know-Who found out what we were after, no one else would be hurt, but with so few who knew, he couldn't possibly have found out.

[After a little bit of lip-chewing, she turns back around.]

I am going to believe that you aren't going to make a Horcrux or tell anyone else how.

[She's ignoring your question for the moment. This is just reeking of the Slughorn and Riddle encounter, or what Harry told her of it anyway.]

[Wow I totally meant he doesn't care, not she. Anyway, he continues staring but it's more from the corner of his eye versus straight on. He just shakes his head because seriously, they just went in a complete circle or something. Hadn't he just said this had nothing to do with whatever she was going through?]

I'm pretty sure I already clarified that, Granger. Start explaining.

[She takes a deep breath.]

In order to split your soul, you have to commit murder.

[...damn, that woman wasn't making things up.] So no matter what, if you commit murder even in defense, your soul is going to split.

I don't know if doing it in defence counts... [honestly, she doesn't think so, but wouldn't that depend on the circumstances?]

I suppose it depends on the situation. If you have no choice... if you're doing it to save your own life... or perhaps other lives around you...

All I know for certain is that if you have no remorse about the act, your soul will be split.

But if there's remorse, your soul will be saved. You won't lose part of it, defense or not.

I - [Breathe.] -I believe so, yes.

[Are you watching, Hermione? There's suddenly a look of absolute relief on his face then.] Right.

So you, Potter, and Weasley must be searching for the Dark Lord's Horcruxes then. [Honestly, after the way she's been speaking and now her knowledge combined with the knowledge from ANI and what he knows from home? Deductive reasoning, Draco Malfoy's good at it.]

[Have a blink... and then a little bit of worry that she's said too much since uh... he's guessed it completely.]

What would give you that idea?

[hahahaha let's just try to make it sound like a crazy idea, kay?]

[snort. Oh Hermione, really?]

Let's review, shall we? You're jumpy about the subject, you just admit that the subject is related to what you stupid Gryffindors are doing back at home, and it's been Potter's goal to stop the Dark Lord since he received that ugly scar.

Oh, and it doesn't hurt that you're a terrible liar. [Really, he's not actually positive that he's correct but the facts add up enough.]

[All right, she looks uncomfortable, too. But she's not yet admitting he's right. Oh and he gets a couple of glares for the insults.]

Do you have any other questions I might be able to answer?

...let's say you split your soul then. Is there any other way to save it besides a Horcrux?

If you mean save the piece that has been broken from the rest from further harm, then no. I haven't heard of any other use for such a thing.

I want to know how you know if the soul's been broken.

[dshjdfs She still doesn't like this topic and it's probably still showing.]

I'm not certain... I've never actually met anyone who's had their soul torn. [She's wracking her brain, though, to try to come up with something that might be plausible.]

It sounded like, when it was explained to me, that when someone's soul is torn, they become less human and the more their soul is torn, the further from humanity they become. I don't know exactly what this might entail physically, but I believe it would leave you emotionally incapable of caring about things you do. If You-Know-Who is any indication, you lose the ability to love and care for people. You'll only care for your own goals and self. Of course, You-Know-Who might have been like that before he made a Horcrux, but the general theory is the same.

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[Action] -have a little Hermione musing. You totally asked for this, Draco 8T