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: 26
Genre: Supernatural/Drama
Words for chapter: 1,023
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 26: Another Problem

Alison groaned as she turned over in her bed. She didn't want to wake up at all. She looked around as she tried to figure out what it was that had pulled her out of a sound sleep. A tapping noise on her window caused her to look at it. There was an owl outside of the window. She shifted right as Bill put an arm around her waist. She looked over her shoulder and saw that he had his eyes open. She hadn't realized that he had been awoken by the tapping noise as well. She leaned over and kissed him. Pulling out of his arms, she got out of bed and made her way over to the window.

She opened the window and watched the owl fly in and land on the nightstand. She yawned and walked over to the creature that was holding its leg out to her. She took the letter and saw the very familiar handwriting that she knew to be Hermione's. She frowned as she tried to figure out why Hermione was sending her a letter so early in the morning. She opened the envelope and pulled the parchment out. She sat on the bed and began to read the letter that Hermione had sent.

Alison,

Well, it finally happened. We talked about me leaving Ronald after he had told me that he had cheated on me. He still has no idea that I was cheating on him as well. He left last night. He said that he couldn't put up with me anymore. Apparently he couldn't even try to continue on with our 'marriage'. So, he left and went to the woman that he's with now. It appears that he's no longer sleeping with Lavender.

Alison, I don't know whether I should be happy or upset at that. I mean, I know that there's no love loss between the two of us. I just can't figure out how I'm supposed to react. I know that many women would be upset about this, but we already know that I don't feel that way for Ronald. I hate to ask this, but do you know what I should do? I don't like asking, but I feel that you might have a better idea. I'll probably have figured it out by the time you've received this letter, yet I still needed to ask anyways.

Love,

Hermione

Alison tilted her head to the side and frowned at what her friend had written. She was more confused at being asked what Hermione should do. She knew that she had no idea what to say. She could only know how she would feel. She would be devastated if Bill had cheated on her. However, she wasn't in the same position that Hermione was. That made it a bit more confusing. Plus, there was the fact that she was thinking good riddance in regards to Ronald Weasley. She had wanted Hermione to leave him.

Bill watched his wife's back after Alison had finished the letter. He could see from the way that she was sitting with her shoulders rolled forward and the rest of her back slumped that she was deep in thought. The girl was good at doing those things when she was thinking. He reached over and touched her back. Alison jumped and looked over her shoulder. Bill frowned at the reaction. "What's the matter?"

Alison watched her husband for a moment. She had thoughts of how she would be if Bill were to leave her for someone else. She knew that it wasn't likely to happen, but Hermione's letter didn't stop the thoughts from coming to her mind. She let out a slow breath and pushed those thoughts out of her mind. "Ron left Hermione last night. Apparently he couldn't take being with her and left for some other girl. It's no longer Lavender anymore." She waited to see what it was that her husband would say. She knew that he liked to believe in his little brother, but Ron was doing quite well at destroying that belief.

Bill finally sighed after several moments of thought. He didn't want to say anything bad about Ron. He knew that Ron had been one of Alison's earliest friends. It made any comments that he could make hard. He looked at her once he was sure of what he could say. "Ron's always been someone that wants things a certain way. I know that much. However, I don't think that he's ever been mature enough for marriage. There are parts to marriage that his laziness make it almost impossible for him to have a successful relationship." That was the best thing that he could say.

Alison nodded in response to that. She completely agreed. She didn't know why Hermione had married him so quickly. Alison had always thought that Ron wasn't someone that should get married. After all, it seemed as it he was never going to mature. Alison looked at the letter one more time and set it on the nightstand. The owl that Hermione had used had flown off. That caused Alison to believe that the girl wasn't expecting a quick reply. She slid under the covers next to her husband. Alison sighed and Bill pressed a kiss to her forehead. "It's going to be okay, love." Alison nodded.

Their bedroom door opened. Alison looked to see who had walked in. Rosalita stood in the doorway, her little hands rubbing her eyes. She then walked forward and climbed into the bed. Alison smiled and shifted over. Rosalita climbed in between her two parents. Rosalita then yawned. "I'm sorry. Vincent snores." Alison chuckled at that. She thought that it was cute that her daughter was trying to escape her brother's snores.

Alison smoothed Rosalita's hair down. "Well, a lot of people snore." Rosalita made a noise and cuddled into the blankets. Alison shook her head. "Yes, I get it. Let's go back to sleep." Bill and Rosalita nodded. Alison shifted her position so that she could lie down again. The group closed their eyes. Getting extra sleep was a very good idea.

A/N: Well, here's chapter 26. I hope that you like it. Ron finally left Hermione. Hermione's finally free. Thank you. Later.