"Miss Greeny!" Daphne vaguely heard in her periphery as she regained consciousness. "Miss Greeny you need to wake up!"

She instantly sat up as she realized where she was and what she and Harry had just done. Her heart sank as she saw Harry slumped over in his chair, unconscious. "No, no, no" she pleaded desperately as she reached for his hand.

"Harry Potter is alive, Miss Greeny! He is alive but Dobby could not wake him. But Miss Greeny's spell worked!" he said in a shout as he thrust the diadem in her face.

She wanted to scream in relief at his words but she resisted the urge. The job was not finished and she and Dobby needed to keep going.

She grabbed the diadem and rejoiced as she realized the uneasiness that she had felt previously when close to Ravenclaw's treasure was gone. 'Keep moving, keep thinking,' she commanded herself.

She quickly cast a cleaning charm on Harry to erase the runes. As she examined his face to confirm all traces of her markings were gone she noticed that his scar was lighter and far less pronounced against his pale skin.

"You know what to do Dobby," she commanded.

"Dobby will take Harry Potter to the Hospital Wing and give Madam Pomfrey the letter," he said, clear eyed and focused. "Dobby will find Harry Potter's friends and tell them where he is. Dobby will not tell Hermione Granger what happened no matter how much she asks. Dobby will listen for Miss Greeny to call him if anything else is needed."

"Good," she said, quickly grabbing the elf in a hug. "I'll be there as soon as I can," she stated. She quickly kissed Harry's forehead before stepping back and watched as the pair popped out of sight.

She quickly placed the diadem in her bag and sprinted to the headmaster's office. "Mars Bars," she muttered, hoping the password had not changed since her previous visit. She cursed as the gargoyle failed to move.

She quickly began muttering every magical and muggle sweet she could think of with no success, her anger growing with each failure. She swore the gargoyle had started to smirk. It was time to try Harry's suggestion. She hoped she really was worthy.

"Fawkes!" she shouted. "I need to see the headmaster right away about Harry. It's urgent."

In an instant she felt the phoenix landing on her shoulder and consuming her in fire. As the flame faded she realized she was now standing in the headmaster's office in front of a rather surprised Dumbledore.

"I need you to listen," she said automatically. She had rehearsed this speech in her mind so many times over the last few days and she would not be deterred.

"We know that Harry was one of Voldemort's Horcruxes," she said quickly.

She watched as Dumbledore's eyebrows rose in surprise...his normal act of hiding his true emotions thoroughly forgotten. "You said he was a Horcrux," he said inquisitively.

"Yes," she replied. "I believe Harry and I have just removed it and have destroyed the other Horcruxes and Voldemort as well."

"Where is Harry? What have you done?" he asked urgently.

"Harry is in the hospital wing. He is alive but unconscious and what we've done doesn't matter right now. I need your help to make sure we've succeeded and finish what we have started."

She watched as he sprung up from his chair and quickly called Professor Snape through the fireplace. "Severus," he said with an intensity she had never heard before. "I need you to come through immediately. It is about Voldemort."

Within seconds Snape emerged from the fire. As he saw Daphne he spoke, a look of disgust on his face. "What has the foolish boy done now?"

"Severus, now is not the time," Dumbledore said placatingly.

"It was bad enough before but he is now involving one of my students in his nonsense."

She had no interest and most importantly she did not have the time to explain how off the mark her idiot head of house was. The direct approach was needed. She quickly pulled the diadem out of her bag and dropped it unceremoniously on the headmaster's desk.

"Miss Greengrass is that-"

"Ravenclaw's diadem," she interrupted, reveling in the look of unfettered shock on Snape's face. "That foolish boy figured out where Voldemort had hidden it in the castle on his own. Until ten minutes ago it contained one of Voldemort's Horcruxes."

She waited as the headmaster cast several spells on the diadem. "Remarkable," he said in wonder. "I sense traces of dark magic but they are just that...traces. Whatever was there is now gone. Severus...your arm," he commanded.

She watched as Snape became nervous, his gaze turning from the diadem to her. "Headmaster I'm not sure it is wise to be speaking about this-"

"Now, Severus," he commanded again, all remnants of his normal kindly nature gone. "It is clear Harry has shared everything with Miss Greengrass. She is right. If they have been successful it is imperative we take action now."

Snape nodded his head angrily and pulled up his sleeve. His anger turned to shock once again as he looked at his pale forearm. "Headmaster," he said disbelievingly, "it is gone. There has always been a trace. Even after his first defeat a trace of the mark remained."

"Remarkable," Dumbledore repeated before waving his wand over the arm to confirm Snape's assessment. "The charm has vanished."

"My father has prepared pensieve memories and sworn statements documenting all of Voldemort's followers that have contacted him to join their ranks. Unless you take action immediately he will be providing this information as well as information on Voldemort's Horcruxes to the DMLE. That is not our preference as we'd like my family's involvement to remain a secret for our safety."

She paused and realized the headmaster was listening intently, considering her every word. She continued.

"But we will do it if needed to insure those who deserve it are caught and punished for their crimes."

She watched the Headmaster look to Snape, an unspoken question passing between the two.

"That will not be necessary Miss Greengrass," Snape said simply, all traces of his normal sneer gone. He turned back to Dumbledore.

"I will go to Director Thicknesse myself and inform him what has happened and offer my testimony as well before confirming Voldemort and his snake are truly gone. You and your parent's involvement will remain a secret if at all possible. If you wish for me to take a vow-"

"That's not important right now," she interrupted. "I would prefer for you to go as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Severus," Dumbledore offered, the appreciation clear in his voice. "I believe Miss Greengrass is correct that time is of the essence. Please inform Mister Thicknesse that I will be along shortly."

Snape quickly moved toward the fireplace before stopping and turning to look at Daphne. "Is Potter-"

"He is alive, Severus," Dumbledore supplied. "Unconscious but alive and being cared for by Madam Pomfrey."

A relieved expression briefly washed over Snape's face before he once again assumed his normal look of disinterest, nodding his head and disappearing in the flame.

Dumbledore turned back to her. "I assume Madame Pomfrey is aware of what has happened to Harry."

"Yes," she answered. "We prepared a letter that only she can read. The letter requires her not to disclose to anyone what has happened unless Harry or I allow it.

"What are the consequences if she were to reveal the contents of the letter?"

"There are no consequences for Madame Pomfrey but Harry will die. I tried to convince him otherwise but he insisted. He was worried about me and my family."

"And this was explained clearly in the letter so Madame Pomfrey is aware?"

"Yes sir," she replied.

"Harry is a remarkable young man. Reckless but remarkable," Dumbledore observed, a look of sincere affection on his face.

"Yes sir," she answered again quietly.

"I would suggest we go check on Harry now," he continued.

She wanted nothing more than to go to Harry but she had a final loose end to tie up. It was important to Harry so it was important to her.

"There is one more thing, Headmaster," she answered. "Draco Malfoy, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle's actions this year need to be investigated immediately. Harry and I know with certainty that they have at minimum been using Polyjuice Potion to pose as other students from Slytherin house. We also believe they may be responsible for the attacks on Katie Bell and Ron Weasley."

The shocked expression briefly returned to the headmaster before he quickly assumed his kindly demeanor once again. "Miss Greengrass, I am not sure what Harry has told you but I can assure you as I assured Harry that there is nothing to worry-"

"Once Harry is awake he can share in detail all of his observations. If you refuse to mount a proper investigation and act on what you find out Harry and I have provided pensieve memories as well as sworn statements to my father. Unless he hears back from me before midnight tonight he will be sharing the information with the DMLE. If, at minimum, they are not expelled and their wands snapped within the next week we will provide the information to the DMLE and speak to the Daily Prophet."

"You would risk exposing you and your family's involvement?" Dumbledore questioned.

"It's for Harry sir," Daphne answered simply. Nothing else needed to be said.

Dumbledore nodded in understanding. "You are right," he said in resignation. "No further investigation will be necessary as I and Professor Snape are aware of Mr. Malfoy's activities this year. I vow to you action will be taken immediately after we see to Harry and the other tasks we have discussed."

"Thank you sir," she said with her head down, her voice wavering. With her last task completed the weight of what had occurred the last thirty minutes hit her in full force. The determined facade she had maintained disappeared as she sagged into her chair, releasing the pent up anxiety she had been feeling for the last few months.

She felt more than heard Fawkes' comforting cry and smiled.

"Thank you, Fawkes," she said unconsciously, receiving a grateful chirp in reply.

"Let us see to Harry then," Dumbledore said kindly. "If you would Fawkes," and in a moment she was transported once again via Phoenix fire.