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Chapter 1: Death and Arrival

Alexis wondered what it would be like to have a mother. She already knew what it was like to have a father, though she didn't actually have one. Tomas McPherson had raised her for as long as she could remember and to her he had already filled that void.

No, she wanted a mother. Someone to talk to about boys and school and makeup. Not that Alexis talked about any of those things, she lived in the middle of nowhere and had been home schooled by McPherson her whole life. And makeup was of no use to her seeing that she had flawless ivory skin that was complemented nicely by her long raven-black hair and emerald green eyes.

Although only ten she was a beauty; one that McPherson had to keep locked up in their cabin most of her days because of the wondering eyes she brought upon herself whenever they went into town. Not that McPherson noticed the eyes- he was too focused on the people in town's thoughts. He didn't trust Muggles- especially when it came to the men, though one could say he was a little too protective sometimes, Alexis being one of those people. She loved him all the same.

The two spent almost all their time together, not including sleeping, though most nights McPherson would wake up in a cold sweat and rush to her room to see if she was still there. There was nothing he feared more then Alexis being taken.

This particular day the two of them had spent most of their time in the woods surrounding their home until the rain came pouring down. Now the two of them sat on their couch; Alexis sitting between McPherson's legs reading a muggle storybook while McPherson brushed the rain out of her beautiful hair. That's when they came.

There was a light tapping at the door and McPherson stiffened. Alexis, sensing the change in McPherson's posture, turned to him.

"What's wrong Tom?" But McPherson didn't reply. He grabbed Alexis's hand and dragged her behind the couch before pulling out his wand. Alexis's eyes widened. McPherson never used his wand unless he had no choice. He didn't think it was fair to use it on poor Muggles.

McPherson pulled out a small cream letter with a red wax seal. "Take this and open it after they've gone, okay Alexis?"

Alexis's eyes widened even more now. McPherson never called her Alexis. He always called her Hex, a little nickname he gave when she had attempted to learn how to cast spells with a wand. Something was horribly wrong.

"Tom I'm-" Alexis started but Tom stopped her.

"Don't you dare say it Hex," Tom whispered. "You're not allowed to be afraid remember?"

He smiled at her faintly. He knew she knew what was about to happen. Her eyes met his one last time before he casted a silence spell on her and, knowing she would try to help him, casted a paralyzing spelled as well. Only Alexis's eyes could move and they followed McPherson as he went to the other side of the couch. All she could see was his shadow and then suddenly she could see three more shadows surround him.

"So you are alive Pherson."

Alexis heard the voice but she didn't know what shadow it belonged to.

"Where is the child you traitor?"

This time Alexis knew who the voice belonged to or at least what shadow. It was the only female shaped shadow and by the sound of the voice Alexis could tell they didn't like McPherson.

"What child?"

Alexis couldn't see him but she knew McPherson was grinning.

"Curcio!"

A scream would have escaped her lips if McPherson hadn't cursed her earlier. She watched in horror as he fell to the floor twitching in pain but he would not scream.

Once again the first voice spoke. "Where is the child Pherson? We know she is alive. The letter was sent here."

Alexis winced as McPherson laughed, "This letter?"

The silent shadow moved towards him and snatched the letter from his hand. They didn't open it; they just stared at it.

"A girl huh? Alexis?" The first voice grunted. "Aren't you cute? Now where is the girl, Pherson?"

McPherson remained silent he as he stood up.

"Where is she?" shouted the woman and a flash of light hit McPherson again.

McPherson fell back to the ground in pain but he didn't scream. Then another light hit him. And another. And another. Now he screamed. Alexis felt as if she might drown in all her tears.

Finally the pain stopped and McPherson failed to pull himself up.

"Last chance McPherson. Where. Is. The. Girl."

Alexis held her breath. She wanted to scream. She wanted to cry. More importantly she wanted to save McPherson. He had always protected her and now when he needed her most she was frozen not in fear but because he wanted her to stay safe even if it killed him.

'I'm sorry Hex.' His final thoughts filled her mind. She was trying to send him a message, tell him he shouldn't be sorry, that she was the sorry one, but he blocked her out.

"Goodbye Tom."

The shadow leader raised his wand. Alexis's eyes widened.

"Amo tu, Hex."

Alexis closed her eyes. She felt his spell hit her. She felt his invisible arms rap around her to comfort her, his chin gently placed on her head. She could almost feel his warmth but then, with just the flick of a wrist and a flash of green light, she felt alone once more.

And this time she thought she would always be alone.

The shadows had left long before Alexis was able to move again. In fact, they left the moment they had read McPherson's fake letter. It had told them he had given Alexis to a Muggle family once he had gotten to America and that he visited her time to time in order to block her magical abilities. It also told them he had created a spell that could trick owls into delivering letters to someone other then who they belonged to so that Alexis would never receive her letters. McPherson went as far as to tease them by saying he 'would be happy to teach you the spell if I live long enough for you to read this letter'. Neither the shadows nor Alexis found that last part at all funny.

When her paralyzing curse had finally worn off, Alexis found herself paralyzed by an even stronger spell. Failure. She had wanted to protect McPherson, keep him safe like he had always kept her, but she had failed. Now, as she held him in her fragile arms, Alexis thought she had cried the last tear she had over his motionless body.

"I'm sorry," she cried but it only came out as a whisper. The silencing curse not completely gone.

"I'm so sorry Tom, amo tu, amo tu..." She tried and tried their spell over and over again but it didn't work, it could never work. The target of the spell had to be alive.

She cried for hours until she remembered the letter.

'Open it after they're gone...' McPherson's voice trailed off in her head.

Alexis tore off the seal before she remembered to look at the front. In dark cursive print read Alexis McPherson.

"A letter for me?"

Alexis turned the letter back over and looked at the seal. Her heart both sank and filled with hope. It was the Hogwarts' seal, something she only knew about from listening to McPherson's dreams. He had gone to this school and became the wizard he was because of it. But Alexis also remembered his thoughts of the headmaster. Betrayal.

Suddenly Alexis threw the letter. She didn't want to be a witch anymore. She just wanted everything to be like it had been, before the unknown shadows attacked, before she had gotten the stupid letter, before McPherson died for her.

Alexis realized now that she was running. She was running out the door, running through the woods. Alexis was running away. She never wanted to see that cabin again. She couldn't bare it without McPherson.

"I'm alone now," whispered Alexis. She had fallen to her knees exhausted. It was raining even harder now but she was too numb to feel the cold.

A voice whispered in her ear. 'Go there Hex.'

"I don't want to Tom," Alexis answered aloud. She knew he wasn't there, she knew it was just her imagination, but she didn't care. She needed this or else she would be alone.

'Dumbledore will protect you Hex.'

"But he..."

'Have you been reading my mind again Hex?' She remembered his laughter. 'I promise you, you'll be safe. Go Hex, close your eyes and go.'

"But I'm..." Alexis stopped herself. McPherson's voice was gone but she knew what he would say. "I'm not allowed to be afraid."

Alexis closed her eyes and bit her lip trying to concentrate. She thought back to McPherson's dreams, his childhood memories. She saw the Forbidden Forest and she saw the hut of the haft giant. Behind the hut was the beautiful castle known as Hogwarts.

She closed her eyes and disappeared.