A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! I ONLY OWN THIS PLOT! SORRY FOR SUCH A LONG WAIT GUYS! I HOPE THIS CHAPTER MAKES UP FOR IT! THANKS TO MY AMAZING AND WONDERFUL BETA ELENA RAIN!

The rest of them nodded and headed up the stairs. When they got to the top the stopped.

"Well, well, well, look who it is." Ginny said.

Alex flinched into Harry's arms. He tightened his hold on her to comfort her. It was the first encounter Alex and Ginny would have since she tortured her and almost killed her. Everyone was worried how things would go, especially because Alex was shaken up enough from the train station, now facing Ginny again could make everything a whole lot worse. Would Alex ever really find happiness again?

"We just want to get to our rooms and unpack. We don't want any trouble." Hermione said.

"Me cause trouble? Never!" Ginny laughed. "How is your hand Alex?"

Alex hid her hand in her pocket.

It was then Ginny noticed Harry had his arms wrapped around her. "That didn't take long."

"If you never attacked her I wouldn't have broken up with you. It's your own fault." Harry said.

"Of course it is, everything is my fault. Ron breaks something it's my fault. The twins do a spell wrong and cause trouble it's my fault. Alex hurts her hand by using the wrong pen it's my fault."

"You gave it to me." Alex answered.

"You weren't prepared enough to bring your own!" Ginny shot back.

"Stop, both of you. This isn't helping anyone. Ginny, just let us get through so we can unpack and settle in." Harry said.

"What's the password?" Ginny smirked.

"Ginny, this isn't funny let us through." Hermione said.

"You and Harry can pass by any time you want. It's the alien twins that need to say the password."

"We aren't aliens!" Alex cried out.

"You were born with magic not love." Ginny laughed. "At least my mom and dad loved each other."

"Molly wouldn't have trusted Robert if she didn't love him." Justin answered.

"They didn't love each other; she was in love 'my' father first. Then you're stupid father showed up and ruined everything."

"Don't you dare call him that!" Alex growled. "He wasn't stupid!"

"Awww look who's getting all protective." Ginny mocked. "You don't even know the guy."

"Actually I do, your attack on me gave me my memories back. I remember him as clear as day. I know he was very smart and loved to invent things! He wasn't stupid!"

"OH!" Ginny laughed. "That's why you're so protective of him. It's to make up for getting him killed."

"Shut up!" Justin growled.

Alex shut down instantly looking to the floor.

"How do you even know about that?" Justin asked.

"Mum told me everything before you two showed up here."

"So you'll know your mother asked our father to perform the spell!" Justin said.

"No." Ginny laughed. "They were friends and your stupid father asked 'my' mother if she'd be the tester. She had no problems getting pregnant!"

"Both Molly and Arthur agreed to let her try it. He didn't force her into anything." Justin said.

"Yeah, that was stupid on mum's part. The guy was crazy. He always ended up coming up with these crazy inventions that either got himself injured or killed! The guy was a brainless idiot. He had no friends and no family so he took over ours."

"We were his family." Justin told her.

"The second your sister was born it signed his death sentence! Even as a baby she was a murderer. I'm surprised she didn't end up a death eater or something. Oh better yet Voldamort's long lost daughter."

"STOP!" Harry yelled.

Alex pushed back Ginny and ran into Justin's bedroom. She reached under his pillow and grabbed Jerry's wand about to flash herself out of there.

"Alex, stop." Justin said quickly.

His parents were already gone on their way here and if she got there and didn't see them it would make matters worse.

"I HATE IT HERE! I WANT TO GO HOME!" Alex cried as tears fell down her cheeks. "I NEVER SHOULD HAVE LEFT!"

"What about me?" Harry asked walking over to her. "You never would have met me."

Alex just cried and shook her head. Harry was the only good thing to come of this entire situation.

"I want to go home." She cried.

Justin went over to her and took the wand. "Alex, this wand can't get you home. Do you really want to risk doing another spell you aren't ready for?"

Alex sniffed and let the wand go. "Fine, but I'm not staying here, I can't!"

She took off in a run, out of the room, down the stairs, and out the front door.

"Alex wait!"

"Alex stop!"

Harry, Justin, and Hermione all ran after her. They stopped at the corn field. Harry groaned. He could remember chasing the death eaters through here and Ginny too.

"Any ideas, Hermione?" Harry asked.

"None." Hermione.

"I got one." Justin said. He lifted his wand from his pocket. "Locator app. It will help us locate Alex's wand."

A light lit up on the top of his wand and started to flash slowly and a small beep was heard. "The faster and louder the light and beeping flash the closer we are to her, let's go." Justin took off running through the field letting his wand guide him.

Finally they found her. She was curled up into a ball crying into her knees. She knew they were there but didn't look up. "Justin, why can't we just go home?" she cried. "I know there is a simple spell, it wouldn't cost us anything. I just want to go home. This isn't home!"

Justin knelt down in front of her. "Hey, listen, I know it doesn't seem like it right now, but things are going to get better. Things are going to get much, much, better."

"I'm scared of her, Justin. I've never been scared of another human being before I'm scared of her, I'm scared of Ginny."

"You don't have to be, I'll protect you from her. So will Harry and Hermione."

Alex just shook her head. "I want to go home. It's all I'm asking for this year."

"It might be just for this year, Alex. Next year we can have Christmas back home. But this year we're staying here. I promise it will be worth it. We'll have lots of fun and everything is going to be ok."

"How do you know that?" she asked in a whimper.

"Because," he answered with a small smile. "It's you and I, how can it not be?"

Alex sniffed softly and finally looked up at him. "I don't feel safe in that house anymore."

"So just cling to me, I'll keep you safe. If I can't, then Harry will. We aren't going to let Ginny hurt you anymore than she already has. Trust me, Alex. I'm your big brother, I love you and I would never let anyone hurt you."

"Can I…would I seem like a baby if…"

"If you just cling to me?"

Alex nodded her head.

"Not at all, everyone will understand. If that will make you feel safe you can do it as long as you need."

Alex nodded softly and lifted her arms to her brother. He lifted her up and she snuggled into his chest hiding her face into her neck. Justin turned to the other.

"You guys will help me protect her from, Ginny right?"

"Of course." Harry nodded.

"Try and stop us." Hermione smiled.

Justin smiled and they all headed back to the house.

They got inside and went up to Justin's room and he sat down on his bed with Harry and Hermione gathered around him. He set his sister down next to him. "Now, why don't we start on some fun?"

"Sounds good to me, does this fun including teaming up against Alex and tickling her?" Justin teased.

"No." Alex squealed with a smile.

Everyone laughed.

"Nope, it does however include us teaming up and getting back at you boys for tickling us." Hermione said with a smirk.

"Justin isn't ticklish." Alex muttered.

"Yeah, and you know I'm not ticklish, Hermione." Harry laughed.

Both girls pouted. The guys laughed. They spent the rest of the night laughing, talking, and teasing.

The next morning Alex woke up to the sound of laughter downstairs. She groaned and put the pillow over her head to try and block out the sound. She was NOT a morning person and she hated when morning people weren't quiet.

The pillow didn't do much and the laughing only got louder. She sighed and sat up. "Fine, I'm awake!"

She climbed out of bed and headed downstairs. Her mouth touched the floor when she saw Max, Jerry, and Theresa standing over the table the Wesley's. Harry and Hermione weren't there. She guessed they were still sleeping.

"Mom, Dad, what are you doing here?"

Her parents turned around and her mom looked surprised. "Hmmm, I didn't know I'd see you here." Her mother said.

"What do you mean, isn't that why you came?"

"No, I came for my son, Justin. It's been a while since I've seen you."

"Yeah…it has been…"

"I didn't know you lived here. Molly, when did you get her?" Theresa asked.

"Hmmm, I don't know where he came from. She just showed up from somewhere." Molly answered.

"Strange." Jerry said.

"Daddy, don't you know who I am?"

"Daddy? I'm not your father."

"Of course you are!" Alex cried out shocked. "Justin, help me, tell them!"

Justin looked to Alex like she was an alien. "Why would I help you?"

"Because you're my brother." Alex said fearfully. Why was this starting to sound so familiar?

"I'm your brother?" Justin asked.

"Justin, no, not again, please don't joke like that. It's not funny. It's too familiar."

"Who is joking? I've never seen you before in my life."

"What? No, Justin, please, please you can't leave me here, please, please remember."

"It's no use, Alex." Ginny said smirking at her. "I spelled all of them. None of them know who you are."

"What!"

"Yep, they no longer know who you are and they never will."

"No, Justin, Mommy, Daddy, someone tell me you know who I am!" Alex cried with tears streaming down her cheeks.

"I know who you are." Theresa said with a smile."

Alex sniffed. "You do?"

"You worked at that resort my Husband and I met at."

"NO!" Alex screamed in tears.

"NO! MOMMY!" Alex shot up in bed gasping hard as tears streamed down cheeks. "MOMMY!" She looked around and honestly didn't know if she was dreaming or not. "JUSTIN!" she screamed on top of her lungs. She jumped off her bed and ran out her door and was about to run into Justin's room when she saw Ginny blocking her path.

"What's the matter wittle baby, did you have a bad dream."

"Ginny, please not now! I just want to get to my brother." Alex cried. "Please, just let me see him."

"Why? Did you have a nightmare?"

"Yes! Is that what you want? Yes, I had a nightmare! It was awful now let me please get to my brothers room!"

Ginny laughed. "No, why would I do that. Your brother is sleeping so peacefully why wake him up?"

"JUSTIN!" Alex shrieked loudly.

"Shhhhh you're going to wake the entire house." Ginny hissed.

"JUSTIN!"

"Baby!" Ginny laughed.

"Ginny, let her through." Harry said walking over to Alex.

Alex spun around to face him. "Do you know who I am!" she asked frantically.

"Of course I do." Harry asked surprised by her question.

Alex cried harder and threw her arms around his neck crying.

"Alex, Love, what is it?" Harry asked gently rubbing her back.

"They didn't know who I was! Ginny erased their memories!" Alex cried.

"I didn't do anything!" Ginny cried. "She's trying to get me in more trouble!"

"What on earth are you doing to my sister?"

Everyone turned to see Justin.

"JUSTIN!" Alex shrieked! She ran to her brother crying harder. "Justin, please, please remember. I'm Alex, I'm your little sister, I taunt you and I tease you but you love me anyway!"

"What? Alex, I remember you just fine. I know who you are." Justin said pulling her right into his arms knowing she had that famous nightmare again. "It's ok, Alex. It's ok, I know who you are, I know who you are. It's over. We're safe." Justin soothed.

"It was the same but it was different!" Alex cried. "Mom and Dad were here but they didn't know who I was! Molly didn't even know who I was! Ginny had erased their memories!"

"No I didn't! She's a liar!" Ginny yelled.

"Not in real life you idiot! In her nightmare!" Justin growled. "Let's go back into my room and we can talk." Justin said gently to his little sister.

"I want Harry to come." Alex cried.

"Of course." Harry said walking over to them.

The three of them went into Justin's room and closed the door locking Ginny out. Harry even put a silence spell on the room so nobody could hear her them.

"So tell us what happen, Love." Harry said gently to Alex.

Alex sniffed and wiped her eyes on her arm. "It was morning, I woke up to laughing and I was annoyed because I wanted to sleep, but it didn't stop so I got up went downstairs and I saw Mom and Dad. I was so excited to see them, but then Mom acted like I was still that young girl working at the resort we vacationed at. Molly said I just showed up out of the blue and never left. I tried to get you to help me but you didn't know me either." Alex cried.

"Where was I?" Harry asked.

"Not there." Alex shrugged softly. "Then Ginny come over to me and told me she had erased everyone's memories and they had no idea who I was. Then they kicked me out of the house and I was left all alone. No friends or anything! It was so awful! I woke up and I didn't know if it was real or not!"

Justin pulled Alex into a hug. "It wasn't real it was a bad dream."

"You said things were going to get better but they are only getting worse. Why can't we please just go home." Alex cried.

Justin looked to Harry who shook his head. Justin sighed and hugged his sister. "It will, I promise, just give it time and it will get better. I promise."

Justin looked to Harry in worry, could he keep his promise. Would their surprise for Alex make things better, or worse?

A/N next chapter is Christmas, will it be the most wonderful time of the year or will it be a complete and total disaster? Leave me your thoughts in a review.

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