Chapter 88:
Harry felt a weight lift from him - he had feared that Tom's damage would be too great.
"So if I gather all of his horcruxes then Tom will become whole? He'll be sane?" Harry asked.
"The more you gather, the more whole he will be," Death said.
Harry thought about this and an idea hit him. "So, let's say I kept one back, the one inside of me. Would Tom be sane?" he asked.
Death was silent for a moment before His rattling voice filled the room, "I abhor this magic, but for you Master, I will allow it as insurance. Your Tom will be sane with one horcrux inside of you."
Harry thought of the ritual and what it would require. He would have to give up a horcrux on each of the Pagan holidays, the ritual needing the walls between magic and the earth to be at the lowest. Depending on how many horcruxes a person made would depend on how long it took to restore them; only one horcrux could be used per ritual per holiday as the magic involved was Olde and set by Lady Magic herself.
Thinking about when the next date would fall, Harry realised he would now need to inform Sirius and Remus about - well, everything. His past, who he was, and what he was trying to do. He would be back at Hogwarts for the first two ritual nights and he needed them to be the ones who would perform the ritual.
Mabon, otherwise known as the Autumnal Equinox, fell on the 24th of September that year. Harry would be at Hogwarts and, although he didn't doubt he could perform the ritual, he didn't want to risk doing such a major piece of ritualist magic so close to Dumbledore. However, thinking about it, Harry considered starting the process on Samhain anyway, therefore he would be home for the final ritual. He thought it would be best if he was present when Tom was restored as he was his soulmate.
The Samhain ritual, otherwise known as Halloween, would also occur whilst he would be in Hogwarts. However, if the process started, then it would finish by the time Harry was home for the summer before third year. Luckily, he would be present for the Yule ritual as that was the students' Christmas break, but not Imbolc, most commonly known as Groundhog Day.