I found a bridge to stay under for the rest of the night and when the morning came the rain had decreased to a slight drizzle. I knew I had to get a move on. The group of wizards I previously mentioned had been keeping close tabs on me and if I wanted to get them off my tail I couldn't stay in one spot.
My stomach grumbled, but I ignored it. I didn't have any Muggle money, and I wasn't welcome in any restaurants in the wizarding world. So, I walked on.
London's countryside was where I ended up. I came here a lot because it was so peaceful, but it was also dangerous. Everything was so open and I was so easily recognizable. Even though I kept on the back roads, I wasn't safe.
I walked until it was about dusk, but then five figures of white smoke suddenly flew over me. Oh, God. They had found me! I whipped my wand out just in time because the second the men noticed me, they dive-bombed right in front of me.
"Protego!" I shouted.
I was able to block all of the incoming spells somehow, and I managed to make them rebound onto the men. But it didn't buy me much time. I thought of the forest near a field I often visited, and I apparated there.
I blew out a sigh of relief, but this relief was only temporary. They'd find me again, or if not them, then somebody else would. Suddenly, I heard the sound of someone apparating. So, like the coward that everyone accused me of being, I hid behind the nearest tree until I could figure out where that person was. Of course with my luck, when I snuck behind the tree, I came face to face with that person, but the man who was staring at me wasn't anyone I had expected.
He used to be a Death Eater. His name was Severus Snape. He held his wand at me, but then lowered it and eventually put it away.
"Hello, Severus," I said softly. "So, you're not going to kill me?"
"Not today," he replied.