Send us a textBack at Hogwarts after the Hogsmeade disaster, Harry is still furious that Draco used the Imperius Curse and walked away with nothing more than detentions and wand restrictions, while he himself got punished for fighting. Over dinner he publicly shuts down Cho and the Ravenclaws for bullying Luna and moves her to sit safely between himself and Neville, making it very clear that anyone who touches her will answer to both of them. A casual comment from Luna about a strange tiara in a hidden Room of Requirement sends the trio racing to the castle’s junk room, where Harry feels the same sick pull he sensed from the diary and realises they have just found Ravenclaw’s lost diadem. After binding Neville and Luna with a magical Vow, he finally tells them about Horcruxes, Voldemort’s real name, and Dumbledore’s habit of using him as bait. Then it is down to the dungeons where Severus and a basilisk fang destroy the diadem once and for all before launching into another brutal duel that leaves Harry exhausted and with a healed broken arm. The chapter ends on a cliffhanger when McGonagall walks in on a shirtless, battered Harry and a wand in Severus’s hand and jumps to all the wrong conclusions.Support the show

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