What if Ron was in Hufflepuff, part nine?

Hey, brother!

And after a brief hiatus, welcome back to Ron in Hufflepuff.

We didn't forget you guys.

We just got really busy and then exhausted, and then this is like a massive endeavor,

and we're really excited about doing it, but want to make sure we do it justice, so you know how it goes.

When we last left our heroes, though, things were getting tense.

Voldemort's return is severely hampered by the ministry accepting that he's back right away,

and thus his numbers are like way down from usual.

He has a total of four death eaters and like an angry Draco Malfoy?

Dumbledore has also had a head start on the Horkruxes and successfully tracked down the

ring, which he brought back to Harry and Ron to show the boys how to destroy it, but got

distracted when Ron pointed out the sign of the Deathly Hallows on it.

And in a moment of weakness, Dumbledore put the ring on, forcing the boys to act.

Harry destroyed the ring with the sword of Gryffindor, and Ron pulled Hufflepuff's

cup out of the sorting hat, which filled itself to the brim with Phoenix tears, purging the

horkrucks from the cup and healing Dumbledore's cursed hand. So this leaves us with the Voket,

diadem, Nogini, and Peace of Soul in Harry left to be destroyed.

Meanwhile, in addition to not having many remaining followers, Voldemort has no idea the others have been hunting quarkrxes and didn't use Harry's blood to return, so he still can't touch him.

Plus, thanks to the Phoenix Tears, Dumbledore is in his usual health. How old is Dumbledore

anyway? 150? It would appear that the Dark Lord is running thin on options while Harry

Ron and Dumbledore are only building momentum.

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