So Harry and Hermione were going to strike first. And second, throw a little spanner into Tom Riddle’s best workings. For their plan was two-pronged. The first part involved this little jaunt to Oxford. Harry had set up a clandestine meeting with two of his insiders and he hoped they’d come through for him. There were no guarantees these days. The Death Eaters had clamped down hard in recent weeks.