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Minister Rufus Scrimgeour addresses
the wizarding media stating that the Ministry of Magic will remain strong
as Lord Voldemort gains power throughout the Wizarding and Muggle worlds.
Severus Snape arrives at Malfoy Manor to inform Lord Voldemort and his
Death Eaters of Harry's departure from No. 4 Privet Drive. Voldemort
relieves Lucius Malfoy of his wand, as his own cannot be used to kill
Harry.
Meanwhile, the Order of the Phoenix arrive at Privet Drive and escort
Harry to safety using Polyjuice Potion to create six decoy Harrys. During
their flight to the Burrow they are ambushed by Death Eaters, resulting in
the deaths of Mad-Eye Moody and Hedwig. Voldemort attempts to kill Harry
with Malfoy's wand, but fails. At the Burrow, Harry has a vision in which
he sees Mr. Ollivander being tormented by Voldemort, who claims that the
wand-maker had lied to him by informing him of the only way to kill Harry:
obtaining another's wand.
Scrimgeour arrives at the Burrow and distributes items from Albus
Dumbledore's will to Ron, Hermione and Harry. Ron receives Dumbledore's
Deluminator; Hermione, a copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard; and Harry
is given the Golden Snitch. It's revealed that Harry was also willed to
receive the Sword of Godric Gryffindor, however Scrimgeour states that the
sword is an important historical artifact and is not eligible to be given
away.
Later, the wedding of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour is disrupted by
Death Eaters, who have infiltrated the Ministry and are using its
authority to persecute Muggle-born witches and wizards. The trio
disapparate to London and find sanctuary at No. 12 Grimmauld Place. There
they discover that the "R.A.B." from the false Horcrux locket is Regulus
Arcturus Black, the younger brother of Sirius Black. From Kreacher, the
Black's house-elf, they learn that Mundungus Fletcher has stolen the real
locket. Kreacher and Dobby apprehend Fletcher, who reveals that the locket
is in the possession of Dolores Umbridge. Under the disguise of Polyjuice
Potion, the trio infiltrate the Ministry and successfully retrieve the
locket, escaping into the wilderness.
Unable to destroy the Horcrux, they take turns wearing it in order to
dilute its negative psychological effects. Harry sees a vision of
Voldemort interrogating Gregorovitch, a renowned wand-maker who claims
that a teenage boy had once stolen the legendary Elder Wand from his shop.
Voldemort then begins to search for the thief. While Ron wears the locket,
he is overcome with the suspicion that Harry and Hermione are forming a
relationship. As a result, he abandons them. Harry and Hermione then visit
Godric's Hollow where they seek Bathilda Bagshot, the historian who may
have the Sword of Gryffindor which they believe will destroy Horcruxes.
However, they are cornered by Voldemort's snake, Nagini, and they barely
escape. Hermione identifies the mysterious thief seen in Harry's vision as
Gellert Grindelwald.
When evening falls, Harry sees a doe Patronus and follows it to a frozen
pond where he finds Gryffindor's sword beneath the ice. Harry, with the
locket around his neck, dips into the water to reach the sword. The locket
attempts to drown him but Ron returns just in time to rescue Harry. Ron
struggles to destroy the locket, and eventually overcomes its power,
smashing it with the sword.
The trio then visit Xenophilius Lovegood to learn about a symbol seen
several times on their journey. They learn that the symbol represents the
Deathly Hallows: the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone and the Cloak of
Invisibility. Lovegood then betrays them to the Death Eaters in an effort
to have his kidnapped daughter returned. Among the chaos, Harry envisions
Grindelwald telling Voldemort that the Elder Wand lies with Dumbledore.
The trio are captured and taken to Malfoy Manor where Bellatrix Lestrange
imprisons Harry and Ron in a wine cellar in which they discover Luna,
Ollivander, and Griphook the goblin. Bellatrix tortures Hermione for
information on how they found the sword, which was supposedly in
Bellatrix's vault at Gringotts. After Dobby apparates to save them, Harry
duels with Draco and defeats him. After the short battle, Dobby is killed
by Bellatrix in the process of escaping. Finally, Voldemort breaks into
Dumbledore's tomb and steals the Elder Wand. |
