I do not own harry potter. all I own are any OC that I may create.

Ch 1.

It was almost dark when Alecto peered from the second floor window. the smell of food permeated the air. she could hear the sound of doors opening and closing within the house. As she watched the last few moments of sunlight sneak past the horizon, the door swung open.

"dinner is ready why don't you come join us dear."

Narcissa quietly entered the room as Alecto turned to her. Tears were streaming from her eyes now red and puffy. She looked miserable. her hair was matted and wild.

"Narcissa how do you manage to stay so calm when you have no clue where someone you care about is? I have been waiting days and nothing. We've never been apart this long. Not since..."

Her sentence trailed off as she buried her face in her hands. Narcissa knew what she was going through. She remember the fear and worry she faced when her husband would be gone for longer than promised. It was unnerving being left in the dark. For Alecto, being left alone was much different. Her brother had always protected her, and she him. The thought of not being there for him was maddening. Seeing the distress in her eyes, Narcissa placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"I wasn't always this calm at first. There were many sleepless nights until I realized worrying solved nothing. It won't get them here sooner nor will it ease your mind. Your brother chose this path and at times it will pull both of you in different directions and you have to accept the risks. Remember my husband is out there with him."

She walked out of the room but quickly poked her head back in.

"By the way, I was coming to let you know they got back not long before I came in here to get you."

It took Alecto a moment to process before running down the steps, knocking Narcissa aside, to greet her brother. She entered the dining room and looked around feverishly. Looking around, she grabbed Lucius by the arm.

"Amycus? Where is he!?"

Before he could answer another voice cut in.

"The pig is already working on his third plate of food. He's quite the glutton how do you put up with him?"

She looked past the crowd towards the end of the long oak table. Amycus sat there stuffing his face with food. Before she could approach him, she felt a tapping on her back.

"Sweetheart you can't pull off the insane madwoman look. You're face is to gentle for it."

Pettigrew stood behind her with a sheepish smile on his face. Alecto pulled him into the corridor.

"Peter you have no idea what I've been going through. Worried sick about my brother and begging some higher power to keep him safe. I was scared and alone. Then I find him here shoveling food into his big mouth and... and..."

She let out a frustrated growl and wrapped herself around him. She felt at peace with Peter close to her. They were a lot more alike than most realized. Both were followers never leaders. They were easy to manipulate and compared to the other deatheaters; kinder and more soft spoken than most.

"Don't worry Alecto, relax and let go for a moment. Amycus can take care of himself."

She blushed as he gently ran his fingers through her hair. A soft sigh escaping from her lips. The pair looked back in at the table. There sat Amycus with a few more deatheaters still devouring food.

"I will never understand how he can do that," Alecto questioned. "Honestly where does he put it all? If I ate like that I'd be as big as a house. He's been like that since we started school."

"Some people are just like that." Peter mused.

"Like what a plague of locusts? Show my brother food and he can be just as savage as Fenrir."

The two chuckled and made for the table. Amycus looked up at his sister and smiled.

"Hello Alecto, Peter did you just get here?"

He was now working on dessert as the two stared at him with an uneasy expression. After a few moments watching her brother rapidly consuming his food, Alecto reached across the table and grabbed his hand.

"Dammit Am slow down before you choke. Its not a race."

A few of the remining deatheaters at the table quieted and glanced over at the siblings. Amycus had stopped to look up at his sister. his face was bruised, his right eye swollen and stained with blood.

"Relax sis I'll be fine. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Besides, who cares if I get my fill of food. Not like I need to impress anyone here."

she was starting to get mad. she was only trying to look out for him not nag him. By now the room had cleared. There was a commotion outside. Screeching of some sort could be heard as the three rose and followed the sound.

Bellatrix was on the doorway steps, pounding the ground with her now bloody hands. It was quiet as everyone listened to her cries.

"He's dead!" she shrieked. "Lord Voldemort has fallen! The ministry is on their way here!"

Before anyone could react, shouts came from the woods. Aurours were everywhere they could get to. spells flew from every direction as some deatheaters fought back. Alecto turned to see Narcissa and Lucius making a quick escape. Peter looked at her before hearing the angry roars of Sirius Black.

"Where is that rat!" He shouted "Show yourself Pettigrew! They trusted you!"

Alecto pulled out her wand and aimed it at Black.

"Stupify!" she shrieked.

Sirius fell to the ground not far from her and Peter.

"Get out of here now Peter. Go where Black can't find you."

She gave him a quick peck on the cheek before running off into the woods. By now it was too chaotic to tell who as friend or foe. from the darkness, A hand grabbed her and pulled her back behind a tree. Alecto tried to let out a scream but was muffled by a second hand. It was Amycus.

"Shhhhhh do you want to go to Azkaban tonight?"

He removed his hand as she quietly obeyed. there was now silence around them. no screaming, no sounds at all. As Alecto clung to her brother in the darkness, she began to feel a damp spot on her dress and hands. She could smell the salty aroma of fresh blood. Amycus slid down against the tree.

"shit," Amycus muttered. "Of all the times to get caught in the crosshairs. Out in the woods with no way out. Didn't expect to go out like this."

Alecto could feel his body going cold. His breath was labored and slowing.

"Shut up Amycus. I am not letting you go that easy. I already lost Peter I am not losing you tonight too."

She reached for her wand and aimed it at her brothers wound He reached his hand out and pushed her wand away.

"If you use your wand they'll find us. Just get out of here."

He moaned and slid further down against the tree. His vision began to blurr as he heard his sister weeping in pain. Alecto ripped the bottom of her dress and wrapped it around her brother. as she tried to appy pressure to him, she felt her hand sink deep into his stomach. a gasp escaped her brother as blood now dripped from his mouth. The sun was rising now, bringing light into the darkness of the forest. Alecto saw a glint a silver in a pile of leaves not far from her. It was a small knife dropped during the escape. She could hear voices again entering the forest with the morning sun. she grabbed the knife and held out her brothers arm."

"Sorry Am I'm only doing this to save you life."

She dug the knife deep into his skin around his mark. He weakly yelped as she carved through flesh and muscle. the last thing they both heard was the shouting of people before everything went dark.

AN: so this is my first crack at an hp fan fic. long story short this is what happens when you go on vacation to Harry potter world and get bored at 3am. read review and like please :)