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whatI’ddoneifI’dbeenpossessed，wouldI?Ginnytoldmethereweretimeswhenshecouldn’trememberanything."

"Hmm，"saidHermione，lookingdownattheheavylocket."Well，maybeweoughtnottowearit.Wecanjustkeepitinthetent."

"WearenotleavingthatHorcruxlyingaround，"Harrystatedfirmly."Ifweloseit，ifitgetsstolen—"

"Oh，allright，allright，"saidHermione，ａｎｄsheplaceditaroundherownneckａｎｄtuckeditoutofsightdownthefrontofhershirt."Butwe’lltaketurnswearingit，sonobodykeepsitontoolong."

"Great，"saidRonirritably，"ａｎｄnowwe’vesortedthatout，canwepleasegetsomefood?"

"Fine，butwe’llgosomewhereelsetofindit，"saidHermionewithhalfaglanceatHarry."There’snopointstayingwhereweknowdementorsareswoopingaround."

Intheendtheysettleddownforthenightinafarflungfieldbelongingtoalonelyfarm，fromwhichtheyhadmanagedtoobtaineggsａｎｄbread.

"It’snotstealing，isit?"askedHermioneinatroubledvoice，astheydevouredscrambledeggsontoast."NotifIleftsomemoneyunderthechickencoo?"

Ronrolledhiseyesａｎｄsaid，withhischeeksbulging，"Er-my-nee，’ooworry’oomuch.’Elax!"

And，indeed，itwasmucheasiertorelaxwhentheywerecomfortablywellfed.Theargumentaboutthedementorswasforgotteninlaughterthatnight，ａｎｄHarryfeltcheerful，evenhopeful，ashetookthefirstofthethreenightwatches.

Thiswastheirfirstencounterwiththefactthatafullstomachmeantgoodspirits，anemptyone，bickeringａｎｄgloom.Harrywasleastsurprisedbythis，becausebehadsufferedperiodsofnearstarvationattheDursleys’.Hermioneboreupreasonablywellonthosenightswhentheymanagedtoscavengenothingbutberriesorstalebiscuits，hertemperperhapsalittleshorterthanusualａｎｄhersilencesdour.Ron，however，hadalwaysbeenusedtothreedeliciousmealsaday，courtesyofhismotheroroftheHogwartshouse-elves，ａｎｄhungermadehimbothunreasonableａｎｄirascible.WheneverlackoffoodcoincidedwithRon’sturntoweartheHorcrux，hebecamedownrightunpleasant.

"Sowherenext?"washisconstantrefrain.Hedidnotseemtohaveanyideashimself，butexpectedHarryａｎｄHermionetocomeupwithplanswhilehesatａｎｄbroodedoverthelowfoodsupplies.AccordinglyHarryａｎｄHermionespentfruitlesshourstryingtodecidewheretheymightfindtheotherHorcruxes，ａｎｄhowtodestroytheonetheyalreadygot，theirconversationsbecomingincreasinglyrepetitiveastheygotnonewinformation.

AsDumbledorehadtoldHarrythatbebelievedVoldemorthadhiddentheHorcruxesinplacesimportanttohim，theykeptreciting，inasortofdrearylitany，thoselocationstheyknewthatVoldemorthadlivedorvisited.Theorphanagewherehehadbeenbornａｎｄraised:Hogwarts，wherehehadbeeneducated;BorginａｎｄBurks，wherehehadworkedaftercompletingschool;thenAlbania，wherehehadspenthisyearsofexile:Theseformedthebasisoftheirspeculations.

"Yeah，let’sgotoAlbania.Shouldn’ttakemorethananafternoontosearchanentirecountry，"saidRonsarcastically.

"Therecan’tbeanythingthere.He’dalreadymadefiveofhisHorcruxesbeforehewentintoexile，ａｎｄDumbledorewascertainthesnakeisthesixth，"saidHermione."Weknowthesnake’snotinAlbania，it’susuallywithVol—"

"Didn’tIaskyoutostopsaythat?"

"Fine!ThesnakeisusuallywithYou-Know-Who—happy?"

"Notparticularly."

"Ican’tseehimhidinganythingatBorginａｎｄBurkes."saidHarry，whohadmadethispointmanytimesbefore，butsaiditagainsimplytobreakthenastysilence."BorginａｎｄBurkewereexpertsatDarkobjects，theywould’verecognizedaHorcruxstraightaway."

Ronyawnedpointedly.Repressingastrongurgetothrowsomethingathim，Harryplowedon，"IstillreckonhemighthavehiddensomethingatHogwarts."

Hermionesighed.

"ButDumbledorewouldhavefoundit，Harry!"

Harryrepeatedtheargumenthekeptbringingoutinfavorofthistheory.

"DumbledoresaidinfrontofmethatheneverassumedheknewallofHogwart’ssecrets.I’mtellingyou，iftherewasoneplaceVol—"

"Oi!"

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