Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter and never will. It belongs to the brilliant mind of JKRowling, and I do not make any money off of this piece of work.

Title: Alyssum
Characters: Alison Harriet Potter (Harry Potter), Bill Weasley, Severus Snape, Rosalita Weasley, Vincent Weasley, Molly Weasley, Fred and George Weasley, Charlie Weasley, Percy Weasley, Arthur Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Hermione Granger, Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Remus Lupin, Draco Malfoy, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Sirius Black, and other various OCs.
Pairings: Ron/Hermione, Bill/Harry
Rating: M
Chapter: 25
Genre: Supernatural/Drama
Words for chapter: 749
Warnings: Female!Vampire!Harry, AU, OCs, het, language, vampires, manipulative!Dumbledore, violence, post-Hogwarts, post-Voldemort, and the standard whatever else this demented author thinks up.
Summary: Alison Harriet, Harry, Potter disappeared at the age of twenty-one. Years later, a vampire, though no one knows it, appears in London with a striking resemblance to the Girl-Who-Lived. Yet she didn't come alone, as a man arrived with her. Now the duo must survive a normal life filled with challenges and plots to ruin their happiness. Can they pull through, or will one little fact destroy them?
Notes: As with some ideas recently, a female!Harry with a creature element has attracted me. The plot bunny appeared and I actually wanted to write it. The title comes from a plant that appears in the story and relates to Alison. Also, Harry will be called Alison in text and either Alison or Harry by the characters.

Chapter 25: Meetings

Alison sighed as they were once again stuck attending a meeting of the Order. She didn't want to be there, but she knew that she had to be. It wasn't the greatest thought on the planet, though it was a fact that she had gotten used to. Sirius saw her the moment that she and her family had entered. He hugged her. She wrapped her arms around her godfather and smiled. It was nice to feel that someone was willing to do something like that. Remus also came over and hugged both of the kids. Rosalita hugged back with no problem. Vincent was a little unsure about it, but hugged back when he saw that it appeared to be okay.

Remus then looked at her. "I'll be watching the kids today. So, you guys go enjoy the meeting." Alison frowned, but nodded. She was glad that it wasn't Molly. She didn't want the woman anywhere near her children. There was something that really bothered her recently when it came to her mother-in-law.

Alison, Bill, and Sirius went to the kitchen where the meeting was being held. The three sat down in silence. Dumbledore smiled at them. They were the last to arrive, which wasn't something that was unexpected. Alison and Bill did have kids to look after. That meant that it would take them longer to arrive. Of course, that also meant that Remus and Sirius would wait for them before joining the meeting. Dumbledore cleared his throat. "Well, we need to speak about what happened yesterday. The fight in Spiritu Alley was a bit unusual. Kingsley has told me that the man was tested and found to be under a compulsion spell. It's the kind of compulsion spell that we know that some vampires are capable of." Alison's heart started to beat faster. She made sure to not show what she was feeling at all. That was something that she couldn't do.

Dumbledore looked at her. "I know that there's one person here that would know something about what happened. Mrs. Weasley, would you please share that with us?" He nodded to Alison. Molly had been ready to say something, but that was because she didn't like to acknowledge that Alison was a Weasley.

Alison cleared her throat. "Well, there's not much to say. I was alerted to the danger, sent the kids to safety, and went to check it out. The man was attacking defenceless people. He said that I wasn't defenceless and attacked me when I called him on it. I dodged and cast a stupefy at him. He wasn't fast enough and I caught him with it. However, a compulsion makes sense. Those spells seem to slow a person down. I had a feeling that he was faster than he was acting." That was all she was going to say. She didn't have much else to say anyways. There were so many things happening that she couldn't figure out anything else. She knew that Dumbledore would ask if there was anything else that he wanted to know.

He nodded. "Well, at least we have some idea of the other side's movements. I've been looking into more recent things. We haven't found any leads on who this supposed Day Walker could be. I have others looking in on it. We're not getting very far." The people nodded. Alison was glad that nobody had found anything out yet. She didn't want to have to tell anyone the truth. It wasn't a good idea for her. She knew what it would lead to if that did happen. Dumbledore then smiled. "Either way, congratulations on what you managed to do, Harry." The others followed suit. Of course, she didn't want to think about it at all. She didn't think that it was a good thing to be congratulated on doing the right thing. Of course, there wasn't much that she could do to fight it. Dumbledore would do what he wanted. She just nodded.

Dumbledore cleared his throat one more time. "Well, I believe that we don't have anything else to talk about. So, I shall call this meeting to an end." The group nodded. Alison and Bill quickly walked off. None of them wanted to stay too long. They were glad that the meeting was short. Collecting the kids and saying good-bye to Sirius and Remus, the group left. They were going to finish their day with a quiet night at home, which was exactly what they needed.

A/N: Well, there we go. I know that's short. However, it's another bridge to what happens next in this story. Later.