The other chosen one
Chapter 6
HPOV
I was at lunch with Ron and Hermione when Lexi ran into the room, Jarvis at her heels. "You guys have to come with me. Now." She gasped, grabbing my hand and dragging me out of the great hall, Ron and Hermione following. The 4 of us ran to Hagrid's hut, slowing to a walk as we got close.
"What is that noise?" Ron asked as Lexi picked Jarvis up. There was a strange wailing noise coming from behind the door as we climbed the steps.
"Just be nice." Lexi ordered, opening the door and walking in, going straight up to the fireplace. "Look who's here Hagrid." She said, placing Jarvis on the floor so he could play with Fang.
"'Arry!" A voice said. I looked up just before I was pulled into a bone crushing hug by the half giant. "I'm so glad yeh 'ere!"
"Hagrid, let him go before you crush him." Lexi ordered. Once he let go of me, she handed him a cup that he gratefully accepted. "Go and sit down."
"What's going on?" Ron asked as he and Hermione slowly walked into the small hut.
"Buckbeak's being put on trial." Lexi said, looking over at Hagrid as he wailed. "Malfoy's made a complaint. Hagrid doesn't think he can do anything. He doesn't think he can win."
We spent the next few hours comforting Hagrid and promising to help him with the trial. By the time we left, it was nearly dark and we had to run to avoid being caught.
"Mr Potter! Miss Black! What on Earth are you doing out at this time? It's almost dark!" Professor McGonagall exclaimed as we got back to the castle. So much for not getting caught.
"We were with Hagrid." I said. She gave me a look that made me want to disappear into the wall before looking at Lexi.
"Miss Black, Professor Lupin would like to talk to you about a letter?" She said, looking slightly confused.
"It's about bloody time!" She huffed before walking away, Jarvis trailing behind her.
"As for you 3, I don't want to see you out of Gryffindor tower for the rest of the night!" She ordered before walking away, leaving us frozen in the foyer.
We walked up the stairs in silence, trying to avoid Peeves, who was circling above the tapestry on the 4th floor, waiting for a victim to scare. When we got into the tower, we walked into the deserted common room and sat in the chairs in front of the fireplace. "Where is everyone?" I asked.
"It's the holiday. Everyone's gone home, even Fred and George." Ron said. I pulled out the Marauder's map and looked around, looking for one person in particular.
"Where is she?" Hermione asked, making me look up in shock. "Lexi. I know you're looking for her."
"In Lupin's office. What is going on with them? I know that she knows him, but how?" I asked. I saw Hermione's face and narrowed my eyes. "What? What do you know?"
"Nothing. Well…. It's just a theory, but I think he's her uncle." She said. Ron and I looked at her with blank faces, wondering how she came to that conclusion. "Think about it. She obviously knows him quite well, he's always asking to see her and you saw the look on her face when Snape was teaching his lesson."
Ron and I shared a look. "It makes sense." I said after a moment.
"But they look nothing alike!" Ron protested.
"She told me that he was a good friend of her Dad's and not her real uncle, it's just what she calls him." I said,
"I guess it's possible." Ron sighed.
"What has she said about her Dad?" Hermione asked. I could tell that she knew something, but I didn't want to ask what it was.
"Just that she hasn't seen him since the night my parents and her mum died." I said, watching her face fall at the lack of information.
APOV
"Hey Uncle Remmy!" I said as I walked into his office, Jarvis running ahead of me. I looked at his face and smacked my forehead for forgetting. "Tonight's a full moon, isn't it?"
"Yeah. So, this needs to be quick. I have something for you." He pulled a small box out of his draw and passed it to me. "Merry Christmas." I opened the box to see a necklace sat in the tissue paper that lined the box.
"You fixed it!" I exclaimed, pulling the necklace out. It had a red and gold butterfly that shimmered in the light dangling from the long chain, with 4 sparkling beads dangling from the butterfly. I pulled it over my head, relishing the feeling of it resting against my torso, the beads ending just above my belly button.
"Yeah. It didn't take long. Just don't wear it when you're playing Quidditch again." He chuckled. "Your mother would come back to haunt you." The necklace was my mothers, a gift from my father on their wedding day.
"Thanks Uncle Remmy." I said, giving him a hug. "About my letter-"
"It'll have to wait. You should go before things get a little… hairy." He said, a small laugh escaping him. I went back to the common room to see no one there, so I carried Jarvis straight up the stairs and into the dorm I shared with Hermione to see her already asleep. I curled up on the bed and fell asleep with a smile on my face as I dreamt of my parents and the family we could have been.
Xxx
Christmas was an entertaining day. The 4 of us that stayed from Gryffindor sat around the tree in the common room to open our presents. We all got the usual jumpers and sweets from Molly Weasley, with Jarvis getting a new bone and a knitted coat. I got Hermione a new muggle book she'd been wanting to read, Ron a Quidditch book and Harry a new watch that showed the date and flashed to remind him of occasions like birthdays and any other information that was programmed into it.
I got a new anklet from Hermione with small crystal hearts, a miniature Nimbus 2000 from Ron that flew around the room, collecting things I asked it for. I opened Harry's present to find a charm bracelet full of charms. There was a silver broom, a wooden wand that looked like a miniature version of mine, a gold lion, a silver 'A' full of diamonds, a small butterfly that matched my necklace, a small dog, a ruby in the shape of a heart and a silver music note.
"Oh… My… God." I whispered. I looked at Harry to see him biting his lip. Hermione looked at the bracelet over my shoulder and gasped as she saw how beautiful it was. "How much did this cost?" I asked, knowing it wouldn't be cheap.
"Enough." He replied. "Do you like it?"
"I love it!" I exclaimed, making him smile. "No one's ever given me something like this. You shouldn't have spent so much. It must have been expensive."
"I wanted to." He said, taking the bracelet from the box and put it on my right wrist for me. The bracelet itself had small diamonds spaced out on the chain, making it sparkle when it caught the light.
"Thank you." I whispered as I hugged him.
"Hey Lexi! You have another present." Ron said, holding out a small rectangle covered in brown paper. I opened it to see a book with a plain black cover. I opened it to the first page and saw the elegant writing with the title of the book. 'The Marauder tales.' I felt my eyes tear up as I read the message at the bottom of the page.
'For my little Girl.
I know this can't make up for everything, but it's a start.
Padfoot.'
I smiled. Uncle Remmy told me about the nicknames that they gave each other in school and knew Padfoot was my dad's.
"What is it?" Ron asked.
"Some stories from my childhood." I replied, not looking up from the writing.
"Who's it from?" Hermione asked as I closed the cover and hugged the book to my chest.
"Someone I haven't seen in a long time."
Xxx
Christmas dinner was an odd occasion. There was only one table down the middle of the great hall for us all to sit on since there were very few student's still in the castle. Dumbledore was like an excited child, making us all wear Christmas hats and using magic to stick one to Snape's head. Harry and I sat next to each other and whenever our hands touched, I blushed before pulling away, something that Dumbledore, who was sat opposite us, noticed.
"Alexis, where did you get that bracelet?" He asked, drawing everyone's attention to it.
"It was a gift." I said, running my finger over a couple of the charms.
"It must have cost a lot." Professor McGonagall gasped as she looked at it.
"Yeah, it must have." I said, glancing at Harry, making me turn away as our eyes met. I looked at Dumbledore and saw his hand dart under the table, where I could feel Jarvis sat on my foot. "Professor, will you stop feeding my dog!" I exclaimed, making everyone laugh.
2 hours later, after a lot of laughter and a lot of blushing on my part, Harry Ron and I got up to leave, looking around for Hermione, only to realise that she had left without us knowing. Ron ran ahead, yelling something about needing to pee, leaving Harry and I to walk in an awkward silence. I really liked Harry, but I don't think that he feels the same way. We entered the common room and stood at the bottom of the stairs.
"Thanks again for the bracelet." I said, playing with the hem of my shirt. Jarvis looked at me for a second before jumping onto the sofa and curing up, looking ready for a nap.
"No problem. I thought you'd like it." He said with a smile. We stood there for a few minutes in silence, neither of us knowing what to say.
"Umm… I've got some work to do." He said, making my face fall slightly.
"Yeah, uh, me too." I said, turning towards the stairs so he couldn't see the look on my face.
"Lexi!" He suddenly said, making me turn back to face him.
"Yeah?"
"If, um… You know, if you liked someone… or… If a guy liked you and you didn't know, what would you want him to do?" He stuttered.
"Well… I'd want him to be honest and tell me. Not wait for something to happen." Before I could say anything else, Harry pressed his lips to mine. He pulled away and I stood there in shock.
"I like you Lexi. I know you don't feel the same way about me, but I needed you to know." He turned to go up the stairs, but I grabbed his hand and pulled him back.
"I like you too." I said, pressing my lips to his.
"Bloody hell." We jumped apart and saw Ron standing in front of us, eyes wide.
"Well… See you later." I said, before running up the stairs. I stopped in front of my dorm and smiled, happy that Harry finally knew how I felt, and that he felt the same way. I opened the door and froze when I saw Hermione sat on my bed, looking through the book from my Dad. "What are you doing?" I asked, making her jump up.
"Who's Padfoot?" She asked. "And why did he call you his little girl?"
"What are you doing going through my stuff?" When she didn't answer, I stormed forward and grabbed the book from where she dropped it, putting it in my trunk and slamming the lid. "What is wrong with you? You haven't looked at me properly in months! You avoid being alone with me and you barely talk to me!"
"I know!" She snapped.
"Know what?" I asked, throwing my arms in the air.
"Who your dad is!" My breath caught in my throat and my eyes widened. "I haven't told anyone. Not even Harry."
"How?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.
"Your name. We were talking about him and Snape called you Miss Black. Plus the fact that your natural look is almost identical to his." She said, looking at the floor. "I'm sorry I've been off with you, but I thought…"
"You thought that I was just like him. That I would try and hurt Harry." She slowly nodded, making turn away from her. "Unbelievable." I whispered as I walked towards the door, slamming it into the wall.
"Lexi!" She shouted as I walked into the corridor.
"No! You just assumed that because I'm related to him that I would turn out like him!" I yelled, not caring if Harry and Ron heard.
"Lexi!" She started as she followed me down the stairs.
"We have been friends for 3 years! Does that mean nothing to you?"
"Lexi-"
"My mum died that night too you know! Harry's not the only one that he's after! I survived that night too!" I stopped in the common room and turned to face her. I saw Harry and Ron appear at the bottom of the boy's staircase, Jarvis poking his head out from behind Harry's leg.
"Alexis-"
"Just stay away from me!" I snapped, running out of the common room. I ran through the corridors until I found an empty classroom, locking the door and curling into a ball in the corner of the room, crying into my knees until I fell asleep.
HPOV
I can't believe I actually kissed Lexi! And she kissed me back! "Ron, you have the worst timing." I said as I walked to the stairs, I turned my head to see Jarvis still on the sofa. "Come on Jarvis." I said, deciding he could stay in our room until Lexi came looking for him. He bounded up the stairs behind me and jumped straight onto my bed, curling up next to the pillows.
"Sorry mate. But it's about time you two got together! You've had a crush on her since first year." He replied, sitting on the end of my bed as I sat next to Jarvis, scratching his ear.
"Yeah, well I didn't know she felt the same." I replied.
"Mate! You two flirt all the time! And you always give each other stupidly expensive gifts."
"Was it that obvious?" I asked, leaning my head against the headboard.
"Even Nevil noticed." He laughed. Before I could say anything else we heard a loud bang, making us look up in shock.
"No!" I heard Lexi yell, followed by more shouting that I couldn't understand.
"What the-" I said as we ran out of the room and down the stairs, stopping on the bottom step to see Lexi and Mione facing each other, Lexi's hair red with anger. I felt something against my leg and looked down to see Jarvis watching what was going on.
"My mum died that night too! Harry isn't the only one he's after! I survived that night too!" Lexi shouted, making Ron and I frown.
"Alexis-" Mione pleaded, obviously trying to calm her down.
"Just stay away from me." She snapped, running out of the room.
"What was that about?" I asked. Hermione looked at me with tears in her eyes.
"I made a huge mistake! I accused her of not telling us something and implied that she was going to turn out like Sirius Black!" She cried, making me freeze.
"Why would you say that?" I asked, trying to keep my voice level.
"I don't know! I wanted to know who the book was from and went over the top!"
"You think?" Ron said as I ran upstairs and grabbed the map. I found her in a classroom on the other side of the castle, not moving. I went back down to the common room and walked towards the door.
"Look after Jarvis." I snapped before leaving the tower. I quickly got to the room she was in and could hear her crying. I tried the door but found it locked, so I sat down with my back against the door, deciding to wait until she was ready to talk.
