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: 28
Genre: Supernatural/Drama
Words for chapter: 1,091
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 28: The Next Stage
Alison tossed and turned as a nightmare took hold of her. She couldn't fight it at first. She seemed to be trapped inside the dream. Yet, the dream reached a point where she was able to pull herself out of it. Her eyes snapped open as she was released from the dream. She was panting as she tried to regain control of her pounding heart. In fact, her heart was pounding so hard that she believed that it was going to beat its way out of her chest. She jumped as something touched her arm. Her head turned and she saw Bill. His hand was on her arm. Her movements had awoken him. He had been ready to wake her up when she had snapped herself out of the dream.
Alison reached over and touched his arm. He shifted and wrapped his arms around his wife. He could see that she needed to be comforted after her nightmare. She shifted and placed her head upon his chest. She listened to the beating of his heart. It was a soothing sound that didn't awaken her bloodlust. It also helped that his heart, which was beating at a more relaxed rate, was able to calm her heart down. He rubbed her back. He waited a moment. He knew that he needed to find out what was wrong, though he didn't want to force it out of her too quickly. He let out a slow breath. "Alison, are you okay?" He knew that was likely to be considered a stupid question. Yet, it happened to be the only question that he knew to ask.
Alison made a non-committal noise. She had her eyes half closed from trying to relax. "I was…I was having a nightmare." Her body gave a shudder. "It was about the day that I was turned into what I am." She didn't like admitting that out loud. She knew that it was something that she probably should have moved past by now. It turned out that it wasn't as easy as people would have liked to believe.
Bill closed his eyes. He could see how that would upset her. He could recall how he had felt at the time. He wasn't ever going to run, but it was still a time that was hard for him to think about. He continued to rub her back. "I can see how that would happen." He fell silent after that. He didn't know what else to say. He wanted to say something that would comfort her, but his mind came up with nothing. It was a moment where he felt like he was unable to control the situation.
Alison nodded after a bit. She didn't want to say anything else. She then sighed. She knew that she needed to say something. She knew that there were a lot of things that needed to be said. "We need to determine what's next." She didn't say anything else for a bit. She bit her lip. "It seems like things are getting worse, Bill. That man is getting worse." Bill nodded and didn't say anything as he set his chin on the top of her head. Alison scooted closer to Bill. "We need to learn more about him, Bill."
Bill sighed and let his arms tighten a slight bit. "Only a Day Walker can get close, Alison. I won't let you do that." He knew that her mind was likely to head in that direction. This meant that he had to say something before she thought of it.
Alison smiled at what Bill had said. "I'm glad that you care, Bill. However, I wasn't talking about that. I don't want to get close to that psychopath. I've had enough of Dark Lords to last me a lifetime." She sighed again. She thought that it was nice that he was attempting to convince her to not do such a thing. She wouldn't have done it anyways, but it didn't change that she loved that he would try to stop her. Bill shook his head as he watched her think. He was amused at the fact that she was agreeing with him. That was always a hard thing to accomplish.
Alison closed her eyes. "We'll figure out the next step later. We need to protect our family." Bill opened his mouth to respond, but he was interrupted by their floo going off. He sighed and got out of bed. Alison watched him leave before she got up. She didn't want to stay in the room alone. She put on a robe and walked out of the bedroom. She was curious as to who was calling them so late at night. She saw Arthur standing there. He was brushing the soot off of his clothes. Bill had allowed Arthur entrance. He knew that the man wouldn't try to harm Alison like Molly would.
Bill cleared his throat. "Dad, what's the matter? It's rather late to be out." He was looking at his father. Arthur looked at the two of them. Alison walked over and stood next to Bill. She took Bill's hand as she waited to see what was going to be said. She was just as worried as Bill was. After all, Arthur wasn't the kind of man to show up so late at night. That meant that something important had happened.
Arthur gave them a small smile. He didn't want to be there that late in the night. Yet, he knew that he had to be. He cleared his throat. "You're needed at headquarters." Alison and Bill frowned at that. They weren't sure what to make of the sudden order. It didn't make sense for the Order to hold a meeting in the middle of the night. It usually wasn't done anymore.
Bill squeezed Alison's hand. He then looked at Arthur. "Why?" He knew that they wouldn't go if they could get out of it.
Arthur sighed. "Someone has been injured by the people that we're fighting." That got the other two to sigh. It was obvious that they would be hounded until they came to the meeting. After all, they had agreed to work with the Order again.
Bill nodded. "We'll be there. We just need to get the kids and get dressed." Arthur nodded and left. The two looked at each other. Bill kissed Alison and let her go. She would get the kids up and he would start getting dressed. It would take a bit, but they would get it all done. They had to.
A/N: Well, here we go. Hope that you enjoyed the chapter. Later.
