"Cast? Yes," Sirius confirmed. "Control it? Well, it's complicated. It's a last resort
kind of option. If it needs to happen, I can do it. But we're talking about Apparating to a
deserted island, placing the Horcruxes on that island, casting the fire, and then getting the
hell out before it consumes us with it. Might even want to learn a spell that can sink an
island."
"Last resort, got it. I'm going to go and tell Ron that we'll be able to move today."
Harry smiled at Hermione. "It's good to see you looking yourself again."
October 17th, 1997"I thought you knew what you were doing!" Ron shouted at Harry as Sirius entered
the tent. "I thought Dumbledore had told you what to do. I thought you had a real plan!"
Sirius turned a dour gaze on the teen for daring to raise his voice to his godson, but
he was not one—these days—to jump into a fight without proper provocation. He looked
to Harry and Hermione for an explanation. "Did I miss something important?"
"We think we found a way to destroy the Horcruxes," Hermione enthused. "Harry
used the Sword of Gryffindor to kill the basilisk our second year, and the sword is goblin-
made and therefore―"
"Only takes in that which strengthens it," Sirius finished her sentence. "Bloody hell,
that's... inspired." He laughed and scratched his chin in thought. "So what now?"
"Nothing now." Ron glared daggers at the rest of them. "Because the bloody thing's
been stolen from Hogwarts, so even if we were able to sneak back into the castle—which
we can't because it's being run by bloody Death Eaters—it's not even there for us to take!"
Sirius growled at him, not liking his attitude one bit, nor the way he was staring at
Harry and Hermione. "Watch the tone there, boy."
"It's because of the locket," Hermione said, frowning. "Ron, take it off. You
wouldn't be talking like this if you hadn't been wearing it all day."
Harry glowered at Ron. "Yeah, he would. He's been doing nothing but complaining
this whole time! He's starving. As if the rest of us aren't. You complain more than any of us,
and Hermione got splinched and almost died!"