Harry furrowed his brow in thought. "But he is now in Azkaban, but given his family was reasonably rich, and includes Sirius. If he opposed Voldemort and shared the information they would have let him out. But he has not spoken to anyone as far as the records indicate. So I want to know why he is still in Azkaban."
Draco frowned a little bit and refrained from asking an obvious question and then his eyes widened. "Oh bloody hell. You're going to break into Azkaban aren't you?" His voice dropped to a low hiss.
Harry nodded slowly coming to a firm decision even as Draco spoke. "Probably. Yes."
Draco ran a hand through his still damp hair as he looked at Harry. "You're serious."
Harry refrained from making a comment about that being Regulus' brother. He just nodded in response. "At the very least I need information from him. I also don't like the idea of someone sitting in Azkaban who shouldn't be."
Draco sighed a little bit, but rather than question Harry's decision merely asked "When?"
Harry tilted his head thoughtfully. "I don't think I have anything pressing happening this evening."
Draco looked startled at that, realizing just how serious Harry looked. After several long seconds he shook his head. "You know. I'm not sure whether my estimate of Granger and Weasley just went up or went down."
Harry stiffened slightly, and narrowed his eyes as Draco. "What do you mean?"
Draco shrugged slightly, "Well, either they were way braver than I thought, for following you on these little adventures of yours… or crazier. I'm not sure which." "They were the best." Harry said, with a ring of finality in his voice making it clear that the topic was closed.
Draco picked up on Harry's mood and nodded, instead choosing to change the topic. "Even if you manage to break in, and Regulus did betray the Dark Lord on this world, and you manage to get him out. None of which is certain. Where is he going to hide?" Draco demanded.
Harry frowned thoughtfully. "I don't know. I probably could shove him in my trunk if I move some stuff around. Though I suppose making him sleep on a pile of your gold would be a little bit uncomfortable."
Draco blinked and a confused look crossed his face. "What do you mean sleep on my gold?"
Harry sounded nonchalant, but he couldn't keep a bit of amusement off of his face. "Yeah… in our own world. We hid out in the goblin tunnels for a while after they were sealed. One of us knew a secret and warded way into the tunnels. So when I was getting a crash course on curse breaking and wards by possibly the last living goblin trained cursebreaker, we made a point to visit the vaults of alot of death eaters and take their gold. We were still foolishly idealistic that when the war was over we could rebuild."
Draco looked completely scandalized. "You broke into our vault? And you still have that gold?"
Harry shrugged. "Bill wanted me to get hands on practice. Said he never found someone who took to runes and warding as fast as I have. That I was a natural. So yeah, we broke into most of the vaults. There were no goblins left alive to protest. I have a lot of gold in my trunk. Along with other odds and ends."
Draco held up a hand and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Okay, we'll come back to that. As much money as you have. That doesn't say where you would hide a fugitive like Regulus, and hiding him in your trunk is not an option.
Harry nodded, focusing on the matter at hand. "I'm not sure where it might be a good idea to hide him. It's obvious we can't trust any of our respective relatives. And we need somewhere that is completely secure."
Draco nodded in firm agreement. "Not to mention a secret from anyone else. Since the Ministry is bound to go all out in a search. They got a major black eye last year when my aunt escaped Azkaban. Having someone else escape is going to have the public in an uproar. So we need someplace secret, safe and secure. I'm not sure either of us know of anything that fits that bill."
Harry frowned and stiffened, rubbing his fingers over the parchment slowly as he considered his thoughts. "I… may know someplace."
Draco tilted his head curiously at Harry's expression. "Where?"
Harry spoke slowly, though his words gained steam. "It's protected by some of the best wards on the planet. People know of it, but very few people knows where it's located, and only two… three people have access. And I bet I can make some adjustments so that only I have access."
Draco was looking completely confused. "Where is that?"
Harry turned his attention to look in Draco's eyes. "The Chamber of Secrets." Draco opened his mouth to say something and then stopped. "You really went down there second year didn't you?"
Harry nodded, and tilted his head curiously, making the invitation for Draco to speak his thoughts.
Draco frowned slowly nodded, "The only problem would be sneaking him in the castle. Otherwise… that might actually work."
Harry nodded in agreement and then chuckled. "Well, I'll need to swing by there sometime today to make sure it's in the same place and check to see if Dumbledore put any sort of wards or warning on the entrance to the Chamber. There are several passageways in and out of the castle. I'm sure we'll be able to get him in one of them." Draco nodded slowly and then blinked as he realized the enormity of what they were discussing. "You're really going to do it aren't you? Break into Azkaban and break someone out?"
Harry nodded, "I already said that I would. It just adds one more thing to an already busy week."
"What else do you have planned? Should I be concerned as to whether or not the castle will remain standing after you're finished?" Draco asked, only half sarcastically, the other half with real curiosity and concern.
"Well, I have another item of Voldemort's that I have to pick up, though that hopefully shouldn't take long at all. Since it's hidden in the castle. Then, like I said, I have to take out fake Moody and free Moody. Then I have to begin trying to figure out Voldemort's next moves." Harry stated blandly.
"Okay, two things. What are so important about these items of Voldemort's? And what do you mean when you say fake Moody and real Moody?" Draco asked curiously.
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