Alexandra studied her had sprung for a private one; the attendent who had checked them in had refused until Sirius slid a pile of cash under his nose, and that had been that.

"Hello, I am healer Carlos and I need to ask you a few questions. Did the food they gave you taste any different?"

Alexandra looked at Sirius. "I refused food the for awhile. By the time I accepted it, I was so hungry that I guess I didn't notice."

The healer nodded. "I ask because of there is evidence that you were fed A Weakening Potion."

"A what?"

"It is very complex potion to make. It weakens a person until they are so weak they will agree to anything. Most likely she was fed it so that she would eventually agree to anything."

Sirius moved closer. He enclosed his hand around hers. "Anything? If they had asked her to, per say, leave that area and never see anyone that she had known again?"

The healer nodded. "Anything. Even murder herself or another."

Sirius gave Alexandra a scared look. "Healer Carlos, how long?"

"A day or so. Mr. Lupin rescued right on time. "

Alexandra gasped, and Sirius looked at Healer Carlos. "Why did they give it to her? I haven't shown any signs of weakness."

Healer Carlos shrugged. "That would be a better question to ask an auror. Anyway, the use of Crucio probably drove her to the limit. And as I am sure you know, your new healer will rotate in in exactly..five seconds. "

Alexandra sat quiet for a few seconds, then tears started to flow down her face. "I could have killed you! Or anyone!"

Sirius tried to calm her down, and when that turned out useless, he glanced around rapidly. "HEALER!HEALER!"

Nothing could stop Alexandra's hysterics, and finally a witch hurried in. "Ma'am, is there a prob...Alexandra!"

The witch had short, pixie cut blonde hair.

The witch spun around and darted out the doorway halfway, and then yelled in a excited voice. "LIIIIILLLYYYYY!"
The red haired witch looked circles fell under her eyes and her eyes were glazed didn't even look at the inhabinents in the room. "What Tristen?"

"Lily Flower!" Sirius greeted, while Alexandra was still crying softly on his shoulder.

Lily swirled around, and the grievous look on her face washed completely."You're alive!"

"Of course we are. You can't get rid of us that easy. Where's Prongs anyway?He wasn't at the Ministry."

Lily nodded at Tristen, who walked away. She strode over to the side of the room, and she got a cup of water which she handed to Alexandra. "Searching. For you. In India today I believe. Today was the last day he had to search, Mad Eye told him he had to come back tomorrow. "

Alexandra started to calm down, and Lily walked over and started to read the clipboard Healer Carlos had left.

"Weakening Potion?" Lily raised her eyebrow. "Spill."

And Sirius told her the entire story, and at the end,Lily stood up and yawned. "I better find James. Remus was talking to Mad Eye, you say?"

Remus and Moody were talking, when Lily burst into Moody's office. "I need Remus."

Mad Eye chuckled. "If it isn't Miss Evans,have you happened to see Potter have you?"

"Obviously not. There is a reason I am here."

Remus turned in the chair. "Lily, I have no idea where James is."

Mad Eye nodded, and then he smirked at Remus. "See, Evans, we don't have Potter. Now can you leave us to discuss?"

Lily drew her wand, eyes flashing angrily. "I really am not in the mood. I just found out that my best friends, who I presumed dead, are not, and no one bothered to tell me. And I am just waiting to hex someone, so I strongly suggest if you like being able to sit down and hold you wand that you will release Remus so he and I can go find MY FIANCEE!"

Remus winced, and Mad Eye narrowed his eyes when the door swung open and James walked in, looking downcast.

"James!" Lily shrieked, throwing herself at him. "They're alive!"

James froze, then he looked at Remus. "Really?"

Remus nodded."They are at St. Mungos now."

James swung around and ran out the door, and Lily followed. Remus glanced at Mad Eye, and stood up. "I think I will be leaving now."

Sirius was still sitting right by Alexandra when Lily and James stepped in, followed by Remus.

They sat down, and Alexandra smiled softly. "Hey guys."

James and Lily sat down on her other side of her.

"You two are trying prematurely age me."James said in a stern voice.

Remus nodded."I have a few gray hairs now. I always knew Padfoot would give me my first gray hair."

Lily smiled. "Would you two stop complaining? What a joyous reunion."

A nurse ran into the room, her air flowing behind her. "You Know Who is dead! The death eaters are being rounded up as we speak!"

The five fell into stunned silence, and the nurse fled out of the room.

"The Dark Riders made their move." Alexandra choked.

Sirius kissed her on the forehead. "And they won't find 're moving. And we will keep moving."

Lily's mouth dropped. "Sirius..."

"There is no other thing we can do, Lily. And you guys can come with us or you can take your chances here, but they will not get Alexandra again."

Remus and James looked at each other, and Lily rubbed away a tear that was streaming down her cheek.

Alice and Frank walked in a few moments after, and there faces were grim.

"We have been fired. And Mad Eye is gone. No one can find him. After you left, Remus, he shut his door and when I walked in, he was gone. Wand on desk, but no Moody. A new guy, named Maxus Timberfus, took his place. And fired us." Frank said in a hollow voice.

Lily started to cry softly on James's shoulder. "We're leaving."

Okay, I think this is where I am going to end Should've listened. This is far longer than I anticipated this section of this series being, and this is the last chapeter of Should've listened.

Of course, you are most likely curious about what happens next! Well, the sequal will be called,

Running from Darkness

Sequal of Should've listened.

Sirius, Alexandra, Remus, Alice, Frank, and Lily and James left after the fall of the Dark Lord. Now, on the run from the infamous Dark Riders who are slowly taking over the Ministry, they will face many hardships and trials. Four years after that Fall, as the dealth of Voldemort is called, with James and Lily married, Sirius and Alexandra are married, and their families have grown. READ SHOULD'VE LISTENED FIRST! DARK RIDERS PLOT WILL BE CONFUSING IF YOU HAVE NOT READ SHOULD'VE LISTENED!