A/N Sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry! It's been TWO MONTHS! I am really sorry for not updating, but my grandmother passed away and she was really close to me so I had a really hard time with her passing.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Doctor Who, just the plot to this story.


Chapter 18: The Blonde Admirer

I got the idea for part of this chapter by taking a taking a 'Your Hogwarts Life' quiz. So technically, this was not my idea.

~ AMY ~

"Harry just drop it, okay?" Hermione pleaded. They were on the train to Hogwarts and the four of them had found a compartment to themselves.

"No, Hermione. Who were all those people in Borgin and Burke's? What was Draco doing with the cabinet? You guys have to understand, it was some sort of ceremony; an initiation. He's one of them now."

"One of what?" Ron asked. He could always be a bit daft sometimes.

"Harry believes," Amy started, "that Draco Malfoy has now become a Death Eater."

"Harry, you're wrong. Voldemort wouldn't need Malfoy for anything," Hermione tried reasoning.

"We don't know that. His father was a Death Eater as well, what if… what if because Lucius Malfoy failed Voldemort in the Department of Mysteries, Voldemort is replacing him with his son?"

Harry looked around the compartment at the disbelieving faces of his friends and sighed. "I need air," he claimed as he got left the compartment. But he took his Invisibility Cloak with him.

"Amy?" Hermione looked frightened. "Don't you think you should…?"

"Hermione I don't have to follow him everywhere. If he wants to spend his time stalking Draco Malfoy, that's his decision." Hermione did not seem satisfied by that answer, so she spent the rest of the ride reading.

After many games of Exploding Snap with Ron, they had finally reached Hogwarts. The three waited outside of their compartment for Harry for a few minutes before deciding that they would meet him inside. They were greeted by Hagrid on the platform and made their way to where the Thestrals would be with their carriages.

"Oh my Merlin," Hermione gasped, as they rounded the corner and caught sight of the Thestrals. "You, Harry, and Luna really weren't insane last year, Amy." She began to pet the bony horse. Amy turned to Ron and saw that he was doing the same. "What are they?" he asked. "Thestrals. You can only see them now because you witnessed Sirius die."

"So… so that means..."

"Neville and Ginny can see them this year, too. Fred and George as well, if they still came here."

They got in the empty carriage and were on their way to Hogwarts. Amy thought about what reactions Ginny and Neville would have when they first saw the Thestrals.

After a short ride, they exited the carriage and walked into the Hogwarts Great Hall where they would wait for Harry. They found seats next to Ginny, Dean and Neville and after the Thestral conversation, Hermione was looking rather uneasy as she watched Ron scarf down his pudding. "He'll be here, don't worry," Ron assured, as he continued to eat.

"Will — you — stop — eating!" Hermione said every word with the swing of her book on Ron's arm. "Your best friend is missing!"

"Oi!" Turn around you crazed lunatic!"

Hermione, Ginny, and Amy turned their heads in the direction of the door. Right on cue, Harry walked into the Great Hall. Ginny spoke first.

"He's — he's covered in blood. Why is it that everytime I see him he's covered in blood?" she sighed as they all observed him.

"Harry! Where have you been? What happened to you? To your face?"

"Nothing, Hermione, it doesn't matter. I miss anything important?"

"Not much really," Ron continued to eat, "just that the Sorting Hat says that we should all stick together in times like these. Weird thing to say, though. It's a hat!"

Ginny began to dab the blood away from Harry's nose. Amy could tell that he was uncomfortable with that because he soon took the napkin from her to do it himself.

Dumbledore stood up to make his beginning of the year speech:

"Firstly, I would like to introduce the newest staff member to Hogwarts: Professor Horace Slughorn." Everyone applauded. "Professor Slughorn will also be resuming his original post as Potions professor. That being said, Professor Snape has kindly agreed to take on the position as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor." All of the Gryffindors looked around at each other in horror, while, the Slytherins began cheering and clapping exuberantly. Dumbledore continued with his speech. He spoke of how everyone was searched when they first arrived due to the new security measure that has been put on Hogwarts. "Dark forces tempt to penetrate these castles' walls," were his exact words.

Amy decided to head off to bed early that night and left after saying her goodbyes, telling Harry that he would have to tell her what happened tomorrow.

She stood up and walked quickly out of the Great Hall, wanting to get away from everything. She had finally come to the realization that this was actually happening. Voldemort was really back and there was going to be a war, sooner rather than later. Though she was a trained member of the Order of the Phoenix, she was still just a teenage girl trying to get through her life. She was only sixteen years old.

Instead of heading to the Gryffindor Common Room, she took a different route and decided to go to the Owlery and write to Remus. She had not spoke to him in a while. It would be nice to let her frustrations out to him.

Amy began to walk slower and slower towards the Owlery, taking her time. She heard footsteps behind her and assumed that the students were let out of the Great Hall. But she soon realized that they were the footsteps of only one person, rather than a large group. Someone probably just wanted to get away from everything, as well, thought Amy. But with every turn she made, the footsteps followed.

She quickened her pace and took many different turns — the footsteps still followed, just as quick as hers. Drawing her wand, Amy was about to hex the you-know-what's off of whoever this person was — whether it be a student or someone else. It had only been four days since the last full moon and Amy was still feeling a bit off.

She whipped around and, before seeing who the person was, shouted "Stupefy!" She ran up to the person she had just Stunned and, with a gasp, said the counter-curse. "Rennervate!" Amy dropped down to the body of her victim.

"Tonks! I'm so sorry! I didn't think it was you! What are you doing here?" Amy asked as she helped Tonks stand. "Dumbledore asked for my assistance at Hogwarts. He has Aurors and Order members at every entrance to the castle. I figured it only makes sense for me to be be here with all that's been going on. So here I am." Amy observed her guardian. Tonks looked even more depressed than ever. Her hair was a short brown, her eyes a dark green, and she was wearing her darkest robes. Amy figured it was best not to say anything about it.

"So why were you following me?" Amy asked as they began walking towards the Great Hall. "I wanted to make sure you were alright. When you came out of the Great Hall I expected you to be with Harry or Ginny or Hermione or Ron, but you were alone. You looked troubled and hurt, as if something happened. Did something happened between you and your friends or —"

"No! Everything's fine between us. I just wanted to go for a walk alone. I was on my way to the Common Room but then I decided to head to the Owlery and write to Remus." Tonks' expression darkened, but Amy ignored her and continued, "This last full moon was tough for me and so I wanted to make sure Remus was alright. Snape has already agreed to make me my Wolfsbane potion every full moon, but I have to hide out in his office during it."

"Well, that's nice of you, thinking of Remus." They stopped in front of the Great Hall. "This is where I leave you, Amelia. I have to go back to my post. If you ever need to talk to me, I'm stationed in front of the greenhouses. Goodnight, Amelia." Amy noticed that Tonks had actually smiled when she said that last bit; even though it was just for a second, she still smiled, and that made Amy smile. "Goodnight, Tonks."

Tonks walked in the direction of which the just came and Amy went the opposite way, this time towards the Common Room.

Not even around the first corner, Amy was pulled, by her arm, behind a suit of armor.

"I guess the rumors are true," spoke a cool voice. Amy could not see who was with her. "Back for another year at Hogwarts, are you, Pond? I would've thought you being here was only a one-time thing. But I won't lie to myself: I'm actually quite glad that you decided to come back for another year." After hearing just five seconds of this person's voice, Amy knew exactly who it was.

"Malfoy," she stifled, unable to move from his tight grasp. "What the hell do you want?"

"Isn't it obvious, Pond?" he whispered into her neck. "I want you."

He proceeded to tighten his already tight grip around her waist and pull her closer.

"Malfoy, get the hell off of me!"

"Why, Pond? You know you like this."

"Amy!" a voice called out from the other side of the corridor. "Amy, are you there?" It was Harry.

"So," Malfoy chuckled, "still hanging out with Potter and his blood traitor and mudblood? I thought you would've bettered your expectations."

"Harry!" she screamed. "I'm back here—"

Malfoy covered her mouth. She didn't know if Harry had heard her or not when a spell was cast that sent Malfoy flying out from behind the suit of armor.

"Amy! What happened?!"

"I'll tell you later. Right now let's just get back to the Common Room; I need to get some sleep." The two walked down the corridors and up the stairs to the Common Room, said the password (Abstinence), and walked in to see Hermione, Ginny, and Ron sitting on a couch in the middle of the room.

"Amy, where've you been? You said you were coming straight to the Common a room after dinner…" Ginny was worried.

"I know — I'm sorry — I was on my way here when I decided to go to the Owlery and message Remus. I guess I just got a bit…" she looked at Harry, "sidetracked."

"As long as you're okay?"

"Okay? Of course I'm okay — I'm the queen of okay… Wait that's a terrible name, don't call me that!"

After saying their goodnights to each other and to the other Gryffindors in the room, the five went to their dormitories and fell asleep.


A/N The end of the school year is about a month away and I will be able to update more! Yay! Again, you have no idea how sorry I am for not updating sooner. Please follow and review 3!