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: 36
Genre: Supernatural/Drama
Words for chapter: 731
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 36: Safety

Alison was holding onto the children's hands as they arrived at Grimmauld Place. She didn't want to let them go. Of course, the reason that they were at Grimmauld Place was for yet another Order meeting. Bill looked at his wife and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. He knew that she was nervous. He couldn't blame her. There were a lot of things that they didn't like about the situation. There was also the fact that she was still stressed from the attack that had happened near their home. She hadn't liked that Bill had gotten hurt. That was something that usually resided within her nightmares.

Sirius chose that moment to enter the receiving room. He saw the four and gave them a smile. Alison pulled away from Bill and let go of the children's hands. She took a step forward and was engulfed by Sirius in one of his bone crushing hugs. She returned the hug and laid her head against his shoulder. She felt some of her stress melt away at the feeling of her godfather's arms around her. Sirius pulled back after a little bit. "Are all of you all right? We all heard about what happened in Spiritu Alley. I was worried, but I knew that I could find out when you got here." Alison nodded in response. She didn't particularly want to say anything.

It was Bill that decided that it was time to speak up. "We're a little shaken up, but that's to be expected. We're doing all right otherwise." Sirius nodded with a slight smile on his face. He was glad that they were okay. It also helped that he understood why they would be upset. Bill then hugged Sirius as well. Alison went and took the children's hands yet again. She was still nervous about leaving them alone.

Sirius shook his head. "It's okay for all of you to stay here for a couple of days. I can understand not wanting to stay at your place." Bill and Alison nodded in response to that. They would likely take him up on that offer. In fact, they had already planned to ask if they could. Sirius smiled. "From what I can tell, the Order meeting is about what happened during the attack. I also heard that it was going to be about Hermione as well." That caused Alison to frown. She wasn't sure why they would be talking about Hermione. She had no idea what it was that they would talk about. Sirius sighed. "You know that they're bound to find out, Alison."

Alison shook her head. "It doesn't mean that I want them to." She shook a bit at the thought that entered her mind. She seriously didn't want to have to think about such a thing. That wasn't something that she was comfortable with.

Sirius shrugged and looked at the clock. "It's late." The others nodded. Alison picked Rosalita up. Bill went and took Vincent into his arms. The group then went up the stairs. They would put the kids to bed before they joined the Order meeting. Alison's mind was on what was likely to happen. She had a strong sense that something would happen that she didn't want. That was what scared her more than anything else. She didn't want to face what would likely happen. However, she knew that there was no way that she was getting out of it.

They put the kids in the beds that Sirius had provided and turned around. Alison walked out and stopped. This was the last thing that she wanted. She shook her head. "I don't want to go. I want to stay with the children." Bill took her hand and proceeded to lead her down the stairs. He knew that neither of them had a choice in whether or not they would go to the meeting.

Bill sighed as well. "Neither of us has a choice on this, Alison." She nodded. She knew that that they had no choice, but that didn't mean that she wanted to go. She wanted to get out of there and not go to the meeting. She didn't like the thought about what was likely to happen. It was downright scary to her. They continued their way down the stairs and towards the meeting. They had to get over with it. They just had to.

A/N: Well, here's the chapter. Hope that you all like it. Later.