An hour later, they were sat in the common room talking about what they had done. They wanted to tell the other Gryffindors about it but it was supposed to stay a secret. The common room was full of people so it was important that they didn't speak aloud.
"I thought it would be much harder," Hermione said.
"Yeah, but Sirius managed to do it whilst he was at school. He was a few years below us when he did it properly," Harry said staring at his feet, wanted to change them.

After thirty minutes, it was time for them to go to bed. It had been a strange day but days stranger were yet to come.

***

The sun shone into the boy's dormitory as Ron was waking Harry up. Even though it was a Saturday, they still needed to wake up and practice their animagi skills.

Half an hour later, Ron managed to get Harry down into the great hall so they could have some breakfast. Just as Harry was about to take a bit out of a slice of toast, a snowy owl landed in front of him. Tied to its leg was a small note.

By The Lake, 10 Minutes.
Fide Orios.

At the staff table, the headmaster watched Harry read the letter. When he finished reading it, the head walked out of the door, presumably towards the lake.

Standing up, Harry showed Ron and Hermione the note and gave the toast to Hedwig. It nibbled the toast and then flew off in the direction of the owlery.

When they arrived at the lake, they saw the headmaster stood to the side. He looked at them and smiled and began walking towards them.
"Harry, Ron, Hermione, I have great news." He said. "We are certain that we have located the cup belonging to Helga Hufflepuff."
"How did you find it?" Harry asked.
"We have an informant within the high ranks of the death eaters. I trust him and believe that the cup is where he says it is."
"Who? You sent a spy in?" Harry asked.
"If I told you who then it would endanger his life and end the mission. All you need to know is that the cup is located somewhere you wouldn't expect it to be."
"Where?" Hermione said.
"You've heard of Godrics Hollow, haven't you?"
They all fell silent and looked at Harry. Godrics Hollow was the place where his parents were killed.
"How the heck did it get there?" Ron said.
"When the dark lord attempted to kill you, Harry, he was not alone. Someone was with him. Someone called Peter." He paused, waiting to see Harry's response. There was none. "Peter was given a task to hide something in Godrics Hollow, knowing that no one would ever expect something so dark to be hidden there."
"So the Hufflepuff cup is in Godrics Hollow?" Hermione said.
"Yes, it is. I wanted to ask you three something. Would you want to go to Godrics Hollow to retrieve the cup?"
"Yes," Harry said, regaining his ability to speak. "Do you think there is any danger going over there?"
"There might be a few death eaters hiding there, but it should be safe. I will accompany you with Remus and Sirius. Is there anyone else you would like to come?"
"No, thanks. Six people should be enough," Harry said. "We're going now, aren't we?"
"Yes, meet me in my office in ten minutes, we will go by fire.