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I shook my head, trying to rid the thoughts out my head. I didn't have the time to think about the past anymore... We were never returning to Grimmauld Place again- now that Yaxley could get in. And I was probably never going to see Ron again either, due to the fact that he had argued with Harry and Jamie a couple of nights ago and left.
It was my turn on watch duty, so I was sitting in the mouth of the tent, staring up at the clear night sky. There was a single star in the sky, nothing of great importance there, then...
"Alicia?" I started at my name. I was under the impression that Harry and Jamie were asleep. I could still hear Hermione sobbing into her pillow. I turned round to find his face peering out at me. Hermione sniffed quietly.
"What's the matter?" I whispered, watching him climb out of bed and stumble towards me. I summoned his blanket and wrapped it round us as he dropped to the floor beside me.
"Nothing... You're all right, aren't you?" He asked and I frowned up at the moon.
"What do you mean?" I asked, glancing at him. I tugged at the chain of the Horcrux to give my hands something to do.
"I mean, you're all right with all of this? Not being able to contact anyone? Not knowing if they're okay or not?" He said, his voice barely audible.
"I'm fine... I'll know if something bad happens to them or not- I see the future, remember" I said, smiling slightly.
"I know that- but lets say you see something bad, you know we can't do anything to stop it, don't you?" I sighed and put my head in my hands. He seemed to regret saying that.
"Don't be sorry for upsetting me- it's not your fault... If anything, I get angry with myself these days" I said into my palm. "I know that I can keep watch over Ginny and Fred and Rosalie and the others but I can't see them, can't hug them or talk to them face to face..."
"I know... You get some sleep... I'll take over if you want" He said and I leaned against him.
I wasn't planning on falling asleep but three nights of no sleep is bound to catch up to you soon. So, when I woke, we were someplace new. I just glanced out the doorway, not bothering to ask where we were.
It didn't seem relevant to me anymore. It was just the same, near silent routine these days without Ron: get up, pack up, relocate, discuss the Horcruxes, eat, sleep, get up, pack up, relocate, discuss the Horcruxes, eat, sleep...
"I've been thinking..." I looked up from the book I was reading to watch as Harry spoke to Hermione. Jamie was out trying to find some food. "I want to go to Godric's Hollow"
"Yes, I've been wondering about that too... I really think we'll have to" Hermione said, hunched over the story book again. I ran my hand through my hair as I looked over at her.
"What are you going on about?" I asked, frowning at her. Harry seemed just as confused as me.
"I can't think of anywhere else it could be... It'll be dangerous, but the more I think about it, the more likely it seems it's there" Hermione said, still not looking up.
"Think about what?" I said, totally lost, as Harry said "Er- what's there?"
Hermione finally looked up, bewildered. There was movement behind me and Jamie appeared.
"What's happened?" He said quickly, looking down at me.
"OH!" I said suddenly, catching on. "Gryffindor's sword! I get it! We're leaving in a couple days" I added, getting a shocked look from Hermione and a confused look from Jamie.
"Leaving to go where?" He asked, staring at me again.
"I can't believe we're doing this..." Jamie whispered as we crept down an alleyway.
"Look, you need disguises... So you need hairs" I retorted, staring out into the bustling crowd. "We can't be recognised- what if a Death Eater saw you and decided to go after your parents?" Jamie cringed at my words. "Exactly..."
"What if the sword isn't there?" Jamie whispered after another couple of minutes. I rolled my eyes. "I'm serious, Alicia"
"I know you are... Look, I know that you care about me but I can take care of myself when I have to, Jamie" I said, my eyes following a teenage boy with him mother. "Accio hair" He jumped as the hair was pulled out of his head.
"That's not what I meant" Jamie muttered, snatching the hair out the air and dropping it into the glass vial.
"Let's think about this when we're there, okay?" I said, gripping his hand tightly. He sighed and I reached up to kiss him. He turned on the spot, Apparating right outside our temporary home. Yippee...
"Here..." Jamie said, passing Hermione the hair. She crossed something off a sheaf off parchment.
"Right... That's all the hairs sorted... Alicia's going as herself" Jamie frowned at that but I ignored it. "All we need now is a day"
"Tomorrow" Harry said, walking into the tent with a small bag. "I found some berries out side" He explained.
"Tomorrow?" Hermione and Jamie said together, sounding shocked.
"Yeah... We should go tomorrow" Harry said and I shrugged. I wasn't really bothered about when we went to Godric's Hollow- I knew Harry's reasoning on wanting to go anyway.
I dropped onto the floor at the mouth of the tent, huffing angrily.
"Alicia, look-" Jamie said as he walked up to me, vanishing the footsteps in the snow behind him.
"I don't want to talk about it- get in the damn tent and leave me alone" I said through gritted teeth. He stood there for another second before stepping past me, sighing. I glared at a patch of snow as he bustled round behind me, making annoying tinkling noises. I heard the sound of Harry and Hermione Apparating and huffed again. Jamie paused for a moment before the irritating noise started again.
I'm perfectly able to look after myself like any other person- maybe even better because I get a warning first... So why am I staying behind with Mr Kill-Joy while the other two go to Godric's Hollow? I pulled out my compact mirror that Dumbledore had left and turned it round in my finger. I closed my eyes and raised it to my lips, flicking it open.
"I want to see Ginny" I whispered, so low Jamie didn't hear me. I lowered it again and watched as my reflection became fuzzy and an image replaced it. I saw Ginny laying across her bed, staring at a photograph on her bedside table.
"Here..." I snapped the mirror shut as Jamie's voice sounded above me. He was holding out a cup of tea. I turned away from him, not taking it. "Alicia- why are you mad at me?" He said, setting the cup down by my knee.
"I said leave me alone" I muttered and he sat beside me. I rolled my eyes and glared at the snow again.
"Is it because you have to stay here?" He said and I half-glanced at him, giving myself away. "I'd rather you stayed with the tent, Alicia... It makes it easier for the others-"
"Who are on their own, and probably walking into a trap! But they wouldn't know because I'm here! How does that make life easier? We shouldn't split up anymore!" I snapped and I saw Jamie's eyes tighten. That usually happened whenever the conversation steered towards Ron.
"Even without my cousin we can split, Alicia, there's four of us" He said sharply and I looked at him, laughing slightly.
"Oh, so you think that because there's four of us it's okay to split up?" I said, glaring. He nodded once and I stood up, knocking the cup over so that it stained and melted the white snow. "Right then, I'm going to get some food then. I don't know how long I'm going to be- don't wait up" I said as I grabbed my long, black button-up coat from the chair and stormed off through the thick snow- he didn't try to stop me.
I Apparated in an alley beside the supermarket. "Idiot..." I snarled, kicking a bin in frustration. I pulled a large rucksack from thin air and pulled out the mirror again. I kept the chocolate brown wavy hair and changed my black eyes to blue. Putting the mirror away again, I stepped out into the street. I was taking a big risk, coming to this supermarket- my family done their shopping here because it was always open. I walked through the sliding doors and strolled towards the canned foods, grabbing a basket on the way.
I got lost in my own little world as I walked up and down the aisle, picking up things like baked beans and meat balls. As I reached for a can of spaghetti letters, so did someone else.
"Oh- sorry!" I said quickly, pulling my hand back. I looked up and then straight back down again.
"Don't worry- I don't know why I went to get them... My sister loves them..." Emmett said, his eyes still on me.
"I do, too" I mumbled to his knees, worried that he would recognise me. "I like to write messages in them"
"That's exactly what she does" Emmett laughed, dropping a can into his basket. "I don't know why though- it's just one of those things that make her Alicia, I guess" From that statement, I could hear the pain in his voice.
"It sounds like you miss her a lot" I said without thinking. His eyes darted to my face immediately.
"Do I know you?" He asked quietly, staring into my face. I could read the hope forming in his head. I couldn't look away from his frowning face. "You look real familiar..."
"Erm, no- I don't think so" I said in a nervous voice. He was suddenly grinning at me.
"I know who you are" He said, hugging me tightly. I dropped my shopping and hugged him back.
"How did you know?" I whispered, refusing to let him go. He laughed quietly in my ear.
"I'd know you anywhere- if you're eyes were to change to green all the time" I laughed with him.
"I missed you so much" I whispered as we walked round together. He had tipped both baskets into a trolley by now.
"We missed you too, Al" He said as we passed a shelf crammed with chocolate. He threw a couple of selection boxes into the mess of tins. "They're yours by the way"
"Em, I haven't got that much money and I need to get stuff that will last" I said as he added a large chocolate cake too.
"Alicia, it's Christmas Eve- you five deserve a treat!" he said, adding fruit and bread.
"Christmas Eve? Really?" I said, amazed as I stared up at him. He nodded and laughed.
"Have you been living under a rock or something?" He joked and I pulled a face.
"Nearly... We're in the middle of Snow-ville No-where right now, freezing our ar-"
"What do you mean, right now?" He asked, throwing a couple of cards into the trolley. I shrugged.
"We move around a lot... So we're not caught, you know" I said, blowing it off with a wave of my hand. "We should go pay for that lot now... Jamie will probably be going spare" I said, nodding towards the till.
"I'll get this for you... As a present to the others" He said, his face vacant from the smile for the first time. We both knew it was time to say goodbye.
"Okay, can I have that in writing for future reference please?" I said, trying to lighten the mood. It worked- he laughed loudly and tousled my hair, which was longer than I had started with. I bagged the shopping and he handed over the money. I walked to the car with him, where we split the shopping. I pulled out a few cards from my inside pocket, making him frown. "You get used to it if that's the only way you can survive..." I muttered, grabbing the pen out of the glove box.
"What are you doing?" He said, peering over my shoulder.
"All the owls are being searched, Em... Can you take these to the Burrow for me? There's one for Ginny, Fred and George and Mr and Mrs Weasley- oh, and Jamie's parents... This one is for you lot at home" I said, sealing them all. "Tell them that I miss them and I love them" I whispered, duplicating my bag and packing the food away quickly.
"Will you come round?" He asked, hugging me tightly. My head was filled with his pain.
"I can't Em- the house is probably being watched..." I said, tears pooling in my eyes. I stepped back and smiled at him. "Love you" I turned on the spot- Emmett's face being the last thing I saw. At first, I thought I was still with Emmett- it was so dark but then I heard Jamie's voice.
"You've been gone ages... Alicia, I'm sorry for shouting at you" He said, taking one of the bags off me. "From now on, no more splitting up... Where have you been?" I frowned slightly as I told him what had happened. He didn't seem angry- he was happy to know that I was happy after seeing my brother. I put my hand into my bag and pulled out another Christmas card.
"Here- Emmett wrote it..." I said as he opened it. We started to unpack the bags, sorting it into two piles- Emmett's last gift in the middle of the table. We left the fruit and bread out on the table and packed everything else away- apart from my chocolates, which we shared as we sat on the couch, staring out into the darkness.
I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I knew I was in my bunk. Someone swore loudly and I sat bolt upright, cracking my head on the higher bunk, making me swear too.
"What's going on?" I said, blinking at the shapes round me. Jamie was standing by my head.
"The others are back... Hermione's sorting Harry out" His voice was scared, making me frown.