Harry Searches for Ron and Hermione, Struggles with Finding the Horcrux

PAGES: 612-613

Harry leaves the Great Hall and gets caught in the flow of evacuating students. He tries to focus on his task of finding the Horcrux but is overwhelmed by panic and the absence of Ron and Hermione. After pulling out the Marauder's Map and failing to locate them, Harry sits down in frustration. He realizes that Lord Voldemort believed Harry would seek something in Ravenclaw Tower, which brings him closer to understanding that the lost diadem is the Horcrux.