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Chapter 4

My heart drops to my stomach. I have to stand up, but my legs aren't moving. The Dementor is getting closer. My eyes widen. It get's close enough to touch. I feel it suck my happiness away. I scream and the worst memory comes to me. The things that happened in Azkaban.

*Memory*

I know a Dementor is passing by. I flinch as the cold comes towards my cell. I see the black cloak and I get scared. The Dementor goes to the cell in front of me. I watch and hear as the person screams. I flinch. The Dementor comes out and it faces me. I go all the way to the back of my cell. I hear people yelling nonsense because of the Dementors.

"Please... No." I whisper to myself.

The Dementor gets closer. I feel colder by the second. I see the Dementor's mouth. It's even worse than I imagined it to be. I start shaking. The Dementor leaves and I let out a shakey sigh. What made the Dementor leave?

*Memory Ends*

I snap back to reality. I see the Dementor getting close to me again. I stand up and rush away. I see someone run next to me. It's Sirius, except he's in his dog form. I nod at him. I run a little faster to have a chance to switch to my cat form.

After awhile, I hide behind a tree and turn into a cat. I will not get attacked by another Dementor. At least, not if I can help it. I follow Sirius away from the Dementor. I wonder what is on Sirius' mind...

I don't feel annything cold anymore. I feel a little better. I notice Sirius turns back and so do I. I look at him. Sirius seems angry or upset.

"Sirius, what's wrong?" I ask.

"I let the Dementor get to you." He says.

"It doesn't matter. I was to scared to get up before it came." I say.

"I went to save myself from it and you say it's your fault?" Sirius asks.

"Yes! I'm not your burden you don't always have to protect me!" I say.

Sirius looks at me.

"You think you're a burden to me?"

"Yes. You've been protecting me ever since we left."

I look away from Sirius. I feel him put his hands on my shoulder.

"You are not a burden to me. If anything, you're the daughter I've always wanted."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

I smile a bit and hug Sirius. He hugs me back. I always saw Sirius as a father figure, but I never knew he thought of me as his daughter. I feel a lot better.

We walk and Sirius tells me about the different families that are or were Death Eaters. A lot of them I bet were scared to death of my father. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the families just wanted to have more power.

I don't understand my father's views. I think that a lot of Muggle Born's are very talented if they get to be part of the wizarding world. I'm glad that I was raised around Muggles. It gives me an understanding of how they act and think.

"You must have a lot on your mind." Sirius says.

"What?" I ask.

"You seem... Distant." He says.

"I just... I don't know why my father would do what he did." I say, sighing.

"Niether can I. Maybe someone else can answer that."

"Maybe.. Do you know someone who could?"

"Albus Dumbledore."

I look at him.

"Albus Dumbledore?"

"Yes, maybe he can tell you. He is the Headmaster of Hogwarts."

"Do you really think he would talk to me?"

"Yes, he doesn't judge someone by their family."

I smile a bit. I'm glad there is someone else who will judge me for me. I know Sirius sees that I'm a good person and I appreciate it, but what if Dumbledore sees me as a horrible person... I sigh.

Sirius and I keep walking. I smile, the silence right now isn't awkward. It's peaceful. I hear the birds chirping. It's been awhile since I've heard the birds sing. I whistle a long with the birds. I have to say, what I missed the most about being free is the beauty of nature. I skip a bit.

I look around at the trees. Some look like Pine and others look like evergreens. I smile. Is it weird that I love nature so much? I don't think so. After all, I always was eager to help my mother with her gardens. Something about the smell and colour of flowers always has calmed me.

We happen to walk by a clearing. It has a little pond too. I smile and skip right over to the water. I look at it closely. Just making sure the water isn't contaminated or something worse happened to it. It doesn't look it so I cup my hands and fill it with water. I put my hands to my lips. I smile. The water is fresh and cold. It feels damn good going down my throat.

Sirius comes next to me and does the same. I wonder if the water feels as good down his throat as good as it feels down mine.. He looks up and smiles at me. I swear he can sometimes read my mind.

"This water is extremely refreshing." Sirius says.

"I agree. I wish we had some container to bring some with us." I say, sighing.

Sirius nods. We're going to need to rest for a little while. If only there was a little container we could walk for awhile longer without having to stop to find somewhere to drink. I ignore the thoughts though.

My mind wanders off to Hogwarts and how it would feel to be able to live there. I smile. I feel like there is something wrong. Just a feeling. Maybe it's nothing.. I shrug it off and keep thinking about Hogwarts. I knew that my father was dead. He's my father, but he's horrible.

I sit down on the grass. I smile and start to close my eyes. When I hear an explosion near us. My eyes open widely.

"Sirius.." I say.

He looks at me, confused. I hear it again and I scream. It sounds closer now. I stand up quickly.

"What the hell is going on!?" I scream.

"Come on!" He yells.

We start running away from the noise. I see a light flash past my arm. I hold my breath, it was extremely close. I run a little faster. I hope Sirius and I don't get hurt right now. A tree falls down blocking my path. Sirius looks back at me. He's on the other side.

"Keep going, I'll catch up!" I say.

"But-" Sirius starts.

"Go! They want you more than me!" I say,

Sirius sighs and keeps running. I start running around the tree. I look back and see a handful of wizards behind me. I stick my tongue out at them and I keep running. I hope I can lose them. I head in a different direction then Sirius was going. I'm not letting them get him.

I run in between a lot of trees. I change into a cat and climb the closest tree to me. I see the wizards looking for me.

"Where did she go?" One of them asks.

"I don't know." A second one says.

"Let's keep looking for her. We have to find her." A third one says.

I watch them look for me. They'll never find me though. I'm all the way up a tree and I highly doubt they know I can change into a cat. I need to keep moving. I shiver at the thought of falling down. I start heading toward a different branch. I take a jump to the next branch. I set my paws on it. I smile. Perfect. I wonder how I look like when I smile in my cat form..

"She's not here." The first wizard says.

"We lost her.. Let's go." The second one says.

I hear three pops and they're gone. I start climbing down the tree I'm in. I change back into my regular form and I start looking for Sirius now. I wonder where he is now.. I keep walking. I feel someone grab me. I scream.

"Sh! It's just me." Sirius says.

I calm down a bit.

"Don't scare the hell out of me! You could have just called my name.." I say.

"I wasn't sure if those wizards were still after us." He says.

"They aren't. I led them away from where you were going." I say.

"Then how did you get away?"

"I transformed when I knew they couldn't see me and I climbed a tree. I waited until they left to go and find you."

"That's good. Now let's keep going. I wanna get to Hogwarts before a full moon."

"Why is that?"

"That, for now, is a secret."