Alex placed him bag in the under carriage and climbed up the steps onto the coach. They were going home, and Alex was strangely sad. He had expected himself to be ecstatic or at least pleased to be leaving the beacon beacons. But he already missed the cheeky smile of Eagle as he cheated at poker, and the scowl of Fox as he always lost at gin rummy. Alex found a space and sat in it, he found himself next to Charlie. She reached out and squeezed his hand. He squeezed back comforted by the reassuring strength.

On the way back they put on a film and Alex, for some unknown reason, got to choose.

Mamma Mia, no way
Angus, Thongs and perfect snogging, you have to be kidding me
Skyfall, fine

"Skyfall please." Alex didn't really care, but Charlotte poked him.

"You picked a spy movie," She whispered, "Fits."

"Shut up you." He whispered back which started a mini fight which many found very interesting. That was until the film started, being a typical Bond film the class were very interested.

They all squirmed in the right places, giggled, yelled and altogether made a lot of noise. Alex just sat and watched the Hollywood style of his life, as Charlie put it, niceifyed. Alex at times wished he could have James Bond's life; at least James was an Adult. Unlike Alex.

Alex pondered being a spy when he was older, to be fair it would be a pretty good job for him. Just not when he was 14 and still at school.

"Rider! Rider! Are you like this? All fighting, kissing and cars." Harry yelled down the bus

"I wishes," muttered Alex.

"Who's the latest girl Alex?" Lavender squealed

"CHARLOTTE!" Sherrie giggled

"No," Peter scowled, "She is taken by somebody 'he is skilled, strong and clever. So don't 'target' him he has 4-5 people doing that already'." He recited, everybody sat in thought then Ruby spoke up,

"Well duh buster, but I ain't saying." She called through the bubblegum, "don't even ask."

"I think I know," Ginny pondered, she whispered to Hermione who whispered to Ruby, who nodded, "We ain't saying either." She and Hermione started talking and giggling.

"You would have thought," Alex murmured so nobody except Charlie could heard, "They would have got it by now."

"You would have, you are trained for spotting tiny things to give away the answer." She grinned

"Is he in school?" Prim asked

"Yes," Charlotte sighed

"Our year?"

"No he is in year 7." Charlotte said sarcasm dripping from her words

"Really." Lavender, Sherrie and Molly squealed

"No, he is in our year." Charlie said flatly they sighed with the lack of controversy.

"Zeke, Toby." Ginny yelled. Alex looked over, Ginny and Hermione were 'very good friends' with them. Alex didn't mind Ruby, Clancy, Hermione, Ginny, Zeke and Toby knowing. They were popular but sensible, so didn't gossip.

"Come on guys," Fred said

"We can't be bothered but please tell us when you find out." George finished

"Oh God, I know!" Greg wolf whistled

"Who, who, who, who." Molly, Sherrie and Lavender pestered

"Alex." Greg sounded so proud of himself. Alex hit himself on the head, Charlotte grinned.

"Oh yes." Lavender cooed

"No chance," Peter crowed

"It makes sense, he IS strong, he IS clever, he IS skilled and he HAS got 4-5 people after him. He is a spy." Greg crossed his arms proudly.

"Alex do you have anyone after you?"

"Yes, Scorpia, Snakehead, Russian Mafia, bunch of assassins and the group you lot met."

"Crud," Fred nodded behind Alex

"Seriously Crud," George agreed

"How are you not dead?"

"I kick them first."

"You kill them."

"Try not to."

"You have killed, how?"

"Do you want to know?"

"Yes." They all yelled

"Shot mainly, pushed off cliffs, stabbed accidently. But mainly I have known and been friends or a relative too."

"So Charlotte..."

"...will probably die, yes. So will Tom and most of you." They gasped.

"Is that why we came?"

"Yes, to try and stop you being killed."

"Earlier we singled out Charlotte, and you didn't say anything. Are you going out?" Alex cast a look at Charlie, she grinned and nodded. Then covered her ears.

"Yes." Alex said blankly, and then ignored the noise. He was better at ignoring people then Charlie, torture teaches you self discipline like this. Unless they were Herod Sayle, who was the most annoying person ever.

"Alleeeexxxx," It was Sherrie, "Is that why you were in Charlotte's room at the hospital?"

"No, I knew she was there because of me so I went to make sure she knew."

"Have you kissed Charlotte?"

"No," They both said.