Chapter four: Runaway

Halina jumped off the "T" at Coolidge Corner after flying around with Kero for what seemed like hours. They had stopped near the old Circle Cinema and from there Halina had jumped on the "T" for home. She ran down Harvard St. Wishing that she remembered to active "The Dash." Her plan was simple; grab as much cloth as she could from her house and run straight over to Mycroft's where she should be safe. She also needed to finish her training but that only barely crossed her mind. Right now all she was worried about was making sure if any Deatheaters had fallowed her, she would be able to avoid them.

"Mom I'm home." Halina called from the fount door. Silent greeted her. "Mom?" the house had an empty, eerie feeling about it. "MOM!?" Fear began to build in Halina.

"Halina, hurry up and grab your stuff." Kero hissed. He sounded spooked.

"Kay." Halina ran into her a started grabbing everything; the little money she had in a piggy bank, shirts, skirts, and pants, all gothloli style, changes of underwear, and a few books.

BOOM! Halina jumped covering her mouth to muffle the cry. Scrambling to her bag she grabbed all sorts of odds and ends.

"I know you're in here, child." I woman's icy voice cooed.

Halina ignored it. "Kero outside." She hissed. Kero nodded and flow out the open window. Halina fallowed right behind him, grabbing the photo of her and family as she left. Her plan was now to find Mycroft and stay with him.

Back at Halina's home Belatrix Lastronge held the note Halina's mother wrote to her daughter. "Fool" she whisper. If the foolish woman had been expecting this then she stopped her girl. Belatrix crumple the note and left it on the table. "They won't be back, we can leave." She turned to others that had come with and disaperated.

Halina stood in front of the dark empty house at the corner of Washington and Evans, the house that Mycroft lived in with his family. There was no sign of life. "Kero what should we do?" Halina shook violently.

"I don't know Halina." Kero said poking his head out of Halina's overstuffed bag.

Halina pulled her cell phone from her pocket and tried calling Mycroft again. "Well no reason not to try him again."

"So she got away." Voldimort whispered.

"There was no sign that she was ever there." Belatrix said quickly

"Either way she was not at the house." Voldimort walked over to his servant and stared her right in the eye.

"Yes, my Lord." Belatrix said dejectedly.

The Dark Lord walked past her. Belatrix fallowed him with her eyes. He walked over to the mantle and picked up a small photo. She had seen that photo for years but she did not know who that young woman was in that muggle photo. Voldimort seemed to soften for a moment, but it did not last long, he turned back to and hissed. "Find the girl, I don't care if you kill a few people to find her, just find her and bring her back to me alive."

"Yes, my Lord." Belatrix disaperated.

Voldimort placed the photo back on mantle and returned to his seat.

"I'm sorry but the number you are trying to reach is not in servou…" Halina hung up the phone after her 5th failed attempt to reach Mycroft. She turned to Kero, fear plastered on her face.

"Kero I don't know what to do anymore." She buried her face her hand and wept quietly. Kero remained motionless in her lap. He wanted to comport her but since they were in middle of the Boston Common that would be impossible, too many would see that he was not a stuffed animal.

Halina looked and saw the pain in Kero's eyes. "Oh Kero." She whimpered picking him and holding close to her face.

"We should probly start moving again." Kero whispered into Halina's ear.

"ya, how does the Boston Public Library sound" Halina said softly.

"Sounds good to me." Kero smiled.

And with that they were back on the "T" heading back to Copley and the Library.

Fifteen minutes after Halina had left the Commons, Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy walked through the giant park looking for the girl.

"You know Potter; she may not be here anymore." Draco said coldly.

"She must be here." Harry snapped "Nagini saw her sitting at this bench."

"I know Potter, but that over 20 minutes ago, plenty of time for her to go. There is a train right here. She knows Boston better then us; there is no reason for her to stay at one location for long."

Harry turned and glared at Draco, "alright smarty, where is she now."

Draco shrugged. "Well if I was one the run I go to someplace privet and collect my wits. Then continue on my journey."

Harry raised an eyebrow. "So where would that be?"

"Probably a church or a place like a church. It would be quite and she would be able to talk to herself without looking to suspicious."

"Fine then, let's go church hunting." Harry growled

And with that Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy left to commons.

Halina did not know how long she had stayed at the library but by the time she left she had gone though many comics and mangas and a few short stories books. She smiled as she left the Boston Public Library.

The sky had started to turn pink when she finally made back outside, "That was the best afternoon I have had in a long time."

It was a warm night. While still looking up at the sky she sat down on the steps facing the Copley Square, between the library and St. James Church. After a moment she pulled her bag from her back and gently pulled Kero from the bag.

"Man took you long enough." Kero grumbled

"Sorry, Kero-chan." Halina said sheepishly, "You fell asleep in there and I didn't want ot wake you."

"Right," Kero said scratching his ear, "So where are we off to?"

"Ho..." Halina stopped mid-word. The memories of what had happened that day flooded back into, she had made herself forget while finally at peace in the library. There was no way they could go home. "I don't know." She had to admit. She looked down at her watch to check the time. 9:15. If was starting to get dark. She and Kero would need to find a place to stay soon. She closed up her bag and started down the stairs.

Across the street Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy walked out of St. James Church. "This is the final straw." Harry snapped "We have been to five different Churches, one of which was a museum of an Old Church…"

"Look I'm sorry mate; I really thought she would at this one." Draco continued to apologies.

"I never should have…" Harry stopped dead.

"You never should have what?" Draco asked, but as he fallowed Harry's gaze he understood. Walking down the steps of the Library was a girl matching Halina Robinson's description so perfectly that it needed to be her.

"She must have been there the whole time." Harry muttered under his breath. He turned to Draco and saw that the other wizard was white as a ghost. Harry shook his head, the Dark Lord would hear about this later. "Come on Malfoy." Harry snapped as he ran off, Draco right on his heels.

Sitting on a bench was a black man looking over his newspaper watching the two wizards. Standing next to him a lanky boy with a mass of curly hair was watching Halina.

Halina stopped dead, her heart racing as she watched with horror as two people in long ropes run towards her. Without thinking she started running up the street in the direction of Back Bay Station. In her heart she now she would never make it.

"Where do you think your going?" Harry whispered.

Halina yelped. "Let go." She cried. She tried to pull away but she was not strong enough to pull out of his grasp. She panicked, completely forgetting that could burn people that touched her.

"Harry your hurting her; loosen up a bit will you." Draco groaned

"I would let her go if I where you." All three turned.

Standing before them was the man from the bench only now he was wielding a wand. Next to him was the young man too… "Mycroft!" Halina cried.

Kero had fallen from Halina's hand when Harry had grabbed her. He was now sitting on Mycroft's feet ready to attack. Mycroft looked livid "Let her go." He growled

"Make me." Harry snapped. "AHHH!" Harry cried suddenly as his hand felt like it had touched by a hot iron or straight into a fire.

Halina pulled free, finally regaining some of her common sense, and ran to Mycroft's side. She wanted to ask "where have you been?" But her voice failed her

Mycroft seem to understand what she was thinking. "I am here now." He whispered holding her tightly. Kero flow up into Halina's arm. "Ready to go Halina?" Halina nodded. "Ready Kingsley." And with a faint pop Halina, Mycroft, Kero, and the man known as Kingsley where gone.

Harry and Draco staired at the spot for a long time, confusion mounting. Now what do we tell the master. Harry thought bitterly.

End Chapter 4

Wow that took way to long to write. Sorry about that. Hope you all liked it. The next Chapter will hopefully get up sooner.

Harry got burned by Halina… in my mind I feel rather ironic… but don't ask why cause there will be spoolers if you find out. So now you know that magic a conscious thing. Who'd a thunk it?

See you next time. Reveiws and stuff are always welcome but please no flaming unless it totally sucked.