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I walked along the deserted beach. It was close to midnight and the stars shined above me. My light blue dress blew in the wind. I ran a hand through my orange hair. I heard a noise behind me. I turned to look and blinked my violet eyes. No one was there. I turned back around and two clean-cut men stood there. One of them held some rope and the other a cloth.

I tried to scream, but the piece of fabric was shoved into my mouth. I tried to fight, and unfortunately failed. They bound my hands behind my back and tied my feet together. The shorter on with black scraggly hair threw me over his shoulder so I was looking at his back. The taller one with light brown hair walked beside us.

I kicked and squirmed, but my escape attempts were futile. I thought of all the reasons they would want me. Gee, maybe it was because I'm the queen of mermaids.

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We had arrived at a run-down looking building. When we came inside, I kicked something and the sounds of curtains flew open. A woman started shrieking awful comments and the man carrying me had to wrench the curtains shut. This made a number of people rush into the room. Oh, cruel attention. Everyone followed us into a room with a couch, which I was dropped onto. I could see two boys about my age and a girl my age, too. A redheaded man and woman, twins, a pink-haired girl, a man with a fake eye, and the two men that carried me in all stared at me.

The brown-haired girl stepped forward and removed the gag from my lips.

"What in the name of Neptune is going on!" I screamed.

"Hush up and let me untie you," said the older woman with red hair. She came over and pulled the ropes off. I stood up and rubbed my wrists from where the rope scratched them.

"I can't believe you two! When we asked you to invite Alexandria Love we meant a simple letter!" She turned to yell at the two men.

"Who are you people?" I needed to know what the shark was going on.

"Well, my name is Nymphadora Tonks. You can call me Tonks," said the lady with pink hair, "This is Remus Lupin," she pointed to the taller of the men that kidnapped me.

"My name is Sirius Black," said the shorter man who carried me. I gasped. I've heard of him he was a murderer. Well, actually his case was cleared up.

"I'm Arthur Weasley and this is my wife Molly," the orange-hair man said as he introduced himself and the woman with the matching hair, "These are our sons Fred, George, and Ron," The twins were introduced as Fred and George and the boy my age was Ron.

"I'm Alastor Moody," said the man with the fake eye.

"My name is Hermione Granger," said the girl my age and she stuck out a hand for me to shake. I shook and turned to look at the last boy who had not yet spoken.

"Harry. Harry Potter," he said. I gasped and took a step back. This was the Harry Potter. The boy-who-lived! The most famous boy in the wizarding world was in the same room as me.

"My name is Alexandria Love. Queen Alex." I curtsied to the group.

"Exactly what are you the queen of?" Ron asked me. Hermione jabbed him with her elbow.

"Mermaids," Arthur answered for me. I verified this with a nod of my head. They all bowed low to me except Harry who was pulled down by Ron.

"I've seen mermaids, though, they aren't as pretty as you," Harry said.

I giggled, "You must have witnessed a Scottish Selkie. Ugly creatures, selkies. I am a siren, myself. I however rule over all the merfolk, merrows, selkies, and sirens. Oh, and don't fret about the legs. I have a scaly tail when I'm wet. Why am I here?" I changed the subject. We walked into another room, this one with a long table and many chairs. Three people were in a heated argument at one end.

"Children, upstairs, the lot of you!" Molly shooed Fred, George, Harry, Ron, and Hermione up a set of questionably safe stairs. The remainder of us sat around the table.

"I am Albus Dumbledore," said the man at the head of the table, "These are my colleagues, Severus Snape and Minerva McGonagall."

"I am Alex," I replied going with my casual name.

"I know," there was twinkle in his eye and he tugged at his long beard. We all sat down and I was placed between Sirius and Tonks.

"As you may or may not know your majesty, but soon there is to be a war in the wizarding world. We need all the help we can get if we are to defeat the Dark Lord," Minerva explained.

"Your species is very powerful and would make a great ally. The Dark Lord will surely go after you and threaten you with death if you do not help him. We know you are a smart child. Join us in defeating them." She continued.

"And if I refuse your offer?"

"Don't be stupid, child! It will surely mean death… or worse," Severus chimed in.

"Now, now, Severus! Don't scare her!" Molly cried.

"I am merely letting her know the truth," Severus defended himself.

"I need to let this sink in," I excused myself from the table and headed back into the room with the couch. On my way, I tripped on something pink and rubbery. It had an ear on one end and Fred was holding the other end. I looked at the twins quizzically and they bolted into a room. I shrugged my shoulders and continued.

I sat on the couch with a sigh. I was supposed join forces with these people I hardly know or it would mean death. Not a normal issue a teenage girl has to deal with. I thought of the Dark Lord and what he would do if he won the war. I shivered. There was no way I would join forces with him. I suppose it was decided than. For the safety of my people I was going to help these wizards. I was about to go back when a though popped into my mind. What's in it for the merfolk if we help them?

I suppose I would ask. As I opened the door they turned to look at me.

"What's in it for my people?" I asked immediately.

"How about not facing extinction," was the offer Severus threw onto the table. I smiled.

"Cute, but not quite what I had in mind."

"Well, what do you want?" Minerva asked.

"Peace. You humans are always bothering us mermaids. After the war, just leave us alone."

"We cannot guarantee this, but we can try our best," Albus promised.

"I suppose then, the wisest decision is to join you."

"Excellent!" Arthur exclaimed, "You enroll at Hogwarts tomorrow!"

"What in the name of Poseidon is Hogwarts?" I asked thoroughly confused. I promised the help of the merfolk and I feel I just got myself way more than I bargained for.

"Hogwarts is a school for young wizards and witches," Remus explained.

"Okay, but I'm not a witch!" I didn't want to go to school! School is for people who can't afford tutors. Okay, that sounded really snobby of me. Still, I don't want to go to school.

Together the group explained to me what was supposed to happen. My name no longer is Alexandria Love, but is now Alex Pierce. I am a sixth year exchange student from Ireland. My house is Gryffindor; I am the half-blood daughter of Brian Pierce. My mother died in childbirth. I am not the queen of mermaids.

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The ride to Hogwarts was very uneventful, except for Harry sneaking off to spy on some guy named Draco Malfoy. Whatever. I read my mer-teen magazine instead. All went well, until some Slytherin boy named Blaise came in and noted what I was reading. He questioned my ability to read the mermish writing. Harry, actually, told me later he reported this to Draco Malfoy. Oh, sharks. Sorry, please excuse my acid tongue. Hope they're not onto me.

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Author's Note: I know I have two other Harry stories out there, but I'm afraid I might have to put them on hiatus. MIGHT! Not yet. I'm really determined to finish this one and update it regularly. Stay tuned for the next chapter of the adventures of Alexandria the Great! Okay, fine, Queen Alex. Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed it. Oh, look at me I'm babbling. Huff! Okay, I think it'd be best for me to just post this and stop typing. For some reason my fingers won't stop moving! AHHHHHHHHH!

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