Sirius grabbed his wand and pointed it at Peter,
"Don't you dare move, Pettigrew, or I'll blast you into a million pieces." Sirius threatned, and he was serious. His faced was red, and his eyes on fire. Sirius gripped his wand tighter, and slowly walked to where Peter was.
Alex had gotten up, and was now standing by the wall, horrifed. Harry, was frozen. Still laying in bed, he stared terrified at the knife which was inches from his heart.
"Put the knife down, Peter. Alex, throw the powder that's in a small grey bag, by the fireplace. And throw it in, say Albus Dumbledore. Tell him to come here immediately" Sirius told Alex without taking his eyes off of Peter.
Alex nodded, and edged away from Peter, then hurried out of the room, without a backwards glance.
"I said Peter! Put the knife down, on the ground!" Sirius growled.
Peter was flickering his eyes between the knife and Sirius's wand, fighting to make up his mind.
What seemed like enternity, there was footsteps coming up the stairs. Alex and Dumbledore appeared at the landing, Dumbledore looked slightly exhausted.
"Ah Peter Pettigrew!" Dumbledore said slightly pleasently. "Acciou Knife" He mutter, and caught the knife that flew from Peter's firm grip.
"A-Albus." Peter stuttered he looked at Alex for a moment, then back at Dumbledore.
"I'm afriad there is some unfinished buisness to be taken care of, Peter" Dumbledore said gravely.
Rasining his wand, a pair of handcuffs appeared on Peters hands.
Peter truned deathly pale, and twitched several times.
"Now then, since that is taken care of, I hope everything is alright here? Oh yes, and Sirius make sure you move somewhere's else. Since they already know where you live .. I say there's someone very untrustworthy around here." And with that Dumbledore disspeared with a pop.
Alex stared at the spot that he vanished, he jumped when Sirius coughed.
"Did he get you Harry?" Sirius asked. Harry shook his head, he plopped his head down on the pillow.
"Good. I expect you two would be wanting some sleep, a long day ahead of us tommarow." Sirius said, he turned off the light and closed the door.
"Geez .. that was one of the most freaky things that ever happened to me before" Alex said stunned, then quickly recovered and slipped into bed.
"You get used to it after awhile .. " Harry said no trace of emotion in his voice, Alex looked at him. But he was already asleep.
8am The Next Day
"Hey there's Ron and Hermonie!" Harry said excitily, Alex rolled his eyes with a slight smile. "See ya Sirius!" Harry called, and ran over to where Ron was admring a new broomstick.
"Alex, tell Harry that you two are to met back here, at lets say 9 o'clock tonight ok?" Sirius told Alex. Alex nodded, and turned around. "Oh and Alex. Do keep an eye on him, and make sure to stay out of KnockTurn Alley!" Sirius yelled after him, Alex waved as he ran towards Harry, to show that he heard.
"Really Ron, you spent almost all day looking at a silly broomstick. Lets go to somewhere worthy to spend our time, like the bookstore" Hermonie said.
"The bookstore!" Ron and Harry exlaimed at the same time Alex arrived.
"For bloody sakes, Hermoine!" Ron said rolling his eyes.
"The 2002 falcon?" Alex asked. Looking at the shiny broomstick in the window, of
Ron rounded on Alex next.
"Didn't you ever hear of quittech before?" Alex shook his head. "The bludgers, quaffle, even the snitch?!"
"Er- no." Alex answered awkwardly.
"Leave him alone, Ron. He's a muggleborn. I think?" Harry said.
"You think?" Hermonie asked.
"Well we're trying to find his father, so far we have no results. But Dumbledore thinks he has something, with any luck it could be him." Harry explained.
"With luck? Yeah right!" Alex muttered, under his breath.
"Yes well now that we're sorta off topic about that Q word, how about we go get some ice cream?" Hermonie asked.
After presuing a very reluctant Ron, they finally left the quittech shop window, and headed for some icecream.
Ron and Harry were in the lead, talking about how their summer was. Hermonie and Alex were behind them, not talking. Hermonie tried to make some conversation, but Alex would just grunt for an answer. She was liking him less and less, but she just ignored his rudeness. Guessing that he was thinking about his father, she walked on either adding her two pence on Harrys and Ron's conversation or looking at the bookshops they pass.
They entered the slighty small icecream shop, it wasn't as crowded as it usally was, but that just made them more happy. Harry went to go get the icecream, after getting Ron and Hermonie's orders, Alex followed to help out.
While Hermonie and Ron were in a deep conversation about how they didn't trust Alex, He was talking to Harry about them.
"I dunno, Harry. They just seem so-so."
"So what, Alex?" Harry asked, slightly irrratated.
"Nerdy" He finished.
"Nerdy? They are not nerdy, nor are they anything like that well. Hermonie could be completely bossy and obnoxious sometimes, but you have to get to know her better. She turned out to be a real nice person, and we're great friends. Ron on the other hand, has been an awesome bud, except for last year during the tri-wizard."
"Tri-Wizard?"
"Never mind, I'll explain it to you later. This is going to be a long day" Harry paid the guy at the counter for the icecream "Thanks" he added, as he to them.
"Ah how can you eat that, Ron?" Hermonie cried.
Harry had just passed them their icecream. Ron's was a dark green, and it had bits of red in it. It looked like their was something moving on it.
"Actually it's quite good" Ron said with his mouth full, spraying Alex with bits of it.
"Ugh!" Alex grabbed a couple knapkins and began cleaning off the mess.
Ron continue ignoring him,
"It tasts like mint with a bit of cherry to it!". Harry made a gagging noise, and holded his nose.
"What kind did you get Hermonie?" Harry asked trying to change the subject, without looking at Ron's icecream.
"Oh just a caramel gobbler" Hermonie said kinda stiffly, as if daring Harry to insult it.
Harry rolled his eyes, and starting eating his chocolate frog, his by far favorite icecream, Alex had gotten it also not wanting to take any risks.
"Hey isn't that Sirius and Remus over there, and who are the other men?" Ron asked, pointing at the other end of the resturant.
Harry glanced over, Sirius and Remus looked in a pretty hotted conversation, with a couple rough looking men.
"I dunno, rekon I should go say hi?" Harry asked.
"Probably not, he looks abit stressed" Hermonie stated.
Harry watched out of the corner of his eye, and noticed several times that Sirius usally pointed over towards their table and waved his hands in furious motins. Sometimes Sirius really scared him, when he was angry that is.
Harry was brought back to reality however, when Ron was talking.
"Yeh they said that due to some circumstances that they we'll have to take action on protection of the students or something like that. Though I don't know what their using or who." Ron blabbed, Alex rolled his eyes slightly.
Ron frowned at him.
"What?" Ron asked, annoyed by his behavoir.
"Oh Nothing" Alex said sarcastly. "Its just almost everything you have said so far didn't make one bit of cents."
"Oh shut up" Ron growled, Alex glowered at him.
"Hey you two cool down!" Harry warned.
"Harry's right, this Is no time to be fighting" Hermonie said, looking up from her book.
"Then is the time to fight then?" Ron asked.
Hermonie didn't answer, and just went right back to her book, ignoring them.
Just then Sirius walked over, his face was still a bit pink, but he seemed a lot more calmer then before. He smiled, and sat down next to Harry.
"Ready to leave soon? Got your stuff?" Sirius asked.
"Yeh to both of the quiestions, except that Alex needs to go get his wand still." Harry replyed, the two had stopped fighting when they noticed Sirius.
Ron was leaning against the wall, arms folded, and by the looks of it was starting one of his famous tempers.
Alex, on the other hand looked happy. They dragged all their school supplies over to Ollivanders. Sirius told them that he had something important to check, and would catch up with them.
"Ahh Mr. Avery, I have been expecting you. Sooner then I thought, yes. By the looks of it, your not a tricky customer as Mr. Potter, here." Ollivander said, appearing out of the shadows.
"Er- yeh." Alex muttered.
Ollivander grabbed one of the boxes of the shelf,
"Dragon Hide, Cedar, 10 inches! Well what are you waiting for? Give it a swish!"
Alex took the wand, and looked at Harry. Then swished the wand, nothing came out.
"Well guess not, lets try another one, shall we?" Ollivander said, taking the wand from him and putting it in a blue box.
Reaching high up on the shelf, he took down a long skinny black box.
"Snake skin, red oak, 15 inches." Ollivander said handing him a wand.
Alex gave it another swish, and green sparks came out of the end.
"Ah Perfect! Not to tricky of a customer now are you?" Ollivanders beamed, then under his breath on a less cheerful note. "We well find many twists and turns from your past"
"What was that?" Alex demanded, Ron and Hermonie left saying that they had to meet up with Mrs. Weasly.
"Nothing, my son. That well be 12 galleons" Ollivander said, not looking at Alex dark mencing eyes.
Alex smacked some galleons into his hand, and him and Harry left. Harry waved goodbye to him.He was confused at Alex and Ollivanders change of behavoir, but he shrugged it off.
"Alex! Harry! Come here!" Sirius yelled, he hurried over to them. He was waving some papers, and looked extremly pleased.
"What?" They both asked, irratated.
"I found you parents, Alex" Sirius said, giving him some papers. Alex grabbed the papers, and turned pale in the face. Harry tried to look at them, but Alex shoved them in his backpack.
"Thanks." He muttered sarcastly. Sirius didn't notice, he grabbed Harry's arm and Alex's.
"You'r dad's waiting to meet you, he has been worried after you ran away from him".
"Ran away?" Harry questioned, Alex didn't answer just gave him a look. Alex was getting really confusing, he used to be all cheerful and carefree in all a really great guy. But now he has his moods swings, like him and Ron they keep fighting, him and Ollivander and Alex sarcastic mood.
Sirius lead them into the leaky caldron, and directed Alex by a near by table.
"We'll leave you be, ok? For some father son talk, im sure you both have a lot to catch up on" Sirius smiled, Alex nodded.
He made his way slowly to a table in the corner, draped in a big shadow. Harry could only see someone smoking on a ciggerate, in the corner.
Harry and Sirius sat down, and waited until they were done. Out of the corner of his eye he noticed that while Alex talked to his dad, he still kept a stony face on.
After a few minutes, they both stood up. And Harry got his first clear view of Alex's father. He was a man that looked around the age of 30, he had a slight reddish brown beard the same couler as his hair. His face was lined with laughter, his eyes though remained as cold as ice. Both he and Alex didn't look to happy to see one another.
They made their way over to Harry's and Sirius's table, Alex's father put out his hand and smiled.
" Thank you so much, for all you done. I'm surprised though that he didn't runaway, but I guess it must have been your kind manner that kept him there" He said. Harry caught his name on a pin, that was on his deep brown cloack, Maxwell Avery.
Harry had the appreasion that he was well respected man, with loads of money by the looks of him.
Sirius shook his hand, and smiled back.
"It was a pleasure, im glad that Alex has a father like you. Maybe we could get together sometime?" Sirius asked.
"That's a good idea, though I think it would be wise for us to go get Alex's stuff and get on home." Mr. Avery said.
An Hour Later
"Alex" Harry said.
He didn't turn around from packing his stuff. Sirius and Maxwell were downstairs planning a date were all of them could get together.
"Alex, why in the world did you lie to me? I thought we were best buds" Harry said, hurt.
"We are, Harry. And nothing well come in between us." Alex said quietly.
"Then why did you say your dad abanded you?"
"I thought they did.."
"What do you mean?"
"Im sorry I lied to you .. I didn't want you to think I was a-a freak!" Alex said, turning around to face Harry. His eyes were slightly wet, but he didn't cry. Harry knew he wouldn't, he was strong.
"Alex I would never think that!" Harry said softly. "And I thought you said your last name was Alvin!"
"I used my mothers madian name, so that my father couldn't track me down." Alex said.
"Why did you run away in the first place?"
"He-" Alex began, but was cut off.
"Alex are you ready yet? The clock's a tickin" Mr. Avery called from the downstairs kitchen.
"I can't tell you" Alex said quickly after that, he grabbed his backpack and headed to the door. Harry grabbed his trunk, and headed after him. He was so close to telling him to. Somehow I'll get it out of him, afterall couldn't be that bad.
.On the Way to Hogwarts. Harry made his way to the barrier, making sure no muggles were watching, he and Sirius causally leant against the barrier.
"Well I guess I'll be seeing you at Christmas" Harry said shifting awkwardly. "Oh come here" Sirius said, wrapping him in a tight hug. "Well you better get going , dont want to miss the train now do you?" Sirius said, sadly. He swallowed the lump in his throat. "No! I'll write, I promise!" Harry called, as he put his hand on Ron and his compartment door. "Every day! And keep me informed or else Remus well be after you!" He called to him, just as he dissapeared through the door. Remus? Before Harry could ask, the train started going. "Hey Ron, how are you?" Harry asked, not bothering Hermonie because she was reading. Ron grinned. "Great summer flew by, though Percy was more annoying then usal. Complaing about Fred and George, it seems mom and gave in, there working on their tricks again. I reckon this is going to be a fun year!" "Why's that?" Hermonie asked, looking up from her book. "It's there last year, and they'll make sureit's remebered." Ron replyed. "Where's Alex?" Ron asked. He crossed his fingers, and gave Harry a hopeful look. "I don't know. Should've been here by now!" Harry said, slightly worried. Ron's face quickly changed into a scowl. "This is going to be a long year" Hermonie noted, under her breath.
Ron shot her a dirty look.
"I don't completely understand what Sirius met, he said something about Remus." Harry said.
"What exactly?" Hermonie asked.
"He said if anything happens tell him, or Remus will be after me" Harry said, Ron looked excitited.
"You don't think." Ron asked, the compartment door opened.
"Hello kids" Proffesser Lupin said.
"Proffeser Lupin!" They said at the exact same time.
"I see I have been missed?" Lupin asked, smiling. His clothes weren't tattered as much as before and his breifcase either.
"Very much!" Ron exlaimed.
"I was afriad we were stuck with Lockhart!" Hermonie moaned.
"Hermonie! I thought you loved Lockhart!" Ron exclaimed, pretending to be horrified.
"Well I . I don't know what your talking about!!" Hermonie said blushing.
"I see" Lupin said.
"Are you the dada teachers now?" Hermonie asked.
"Yes I am, I'm afriad though if parents start complaining about me though, I would have to quit." Lupin answered.
"So that's what Sirius was talking about!" Harry exclaimed.
At that exact moment, the train lurched forwards speeding up. Then as soon as it begin, it slammed on its brakes, and titled sideways.
Hermonie screamed, as they titled towards the ground.
"What in the world!" Lupin asked.
"Get on the ground!" He yelled, he grabbed Harry by the sruff of his neck and pulled him toward the ground. Hermonie and Ron were already. They landed sideways, people screamed, Hermonie along with them. People and trunks went flying into their compartment, Neville was along with them. He landed ontop of Ron,
"Ahh Neville get of off me!" Ron cried, Neville suttered an apoligy.
"Stay calm everyone. Move towards the corner, in case if anything falls in" Lupin yelled. Neville, Hermonie and the other people moved towards the corners of the small compartment. Harry and Ron was moving to, but wasn't fast enough. A couple of large heavy trunks flew into the room.
"OH MY GOD!" Ron yelled. Harry looked up only in time to see it coming towards him. A trunk hit his head, and he fall flat on his stomach uncoiusess. Trunks piled up on him and Ron. Screams filled the compartment, as blood slipped underneath the trunks.
"Don't you dare move, Pettigrew, or I'll blast you into a million pieces." Sirius threatned, and he was serious. His faced was red, and his eyes on fire. Sirius gripped his wand tighter, and slowly walked to where Peter was.
Alex had gotten up, and was now standing by the wall, horrifed. Harry, was frozen. Still laying in bed, he stared terrified at the knife which was inches from his heart.
"Put the knife down, Peter. Alex, throw the powder that's in a small grey bag, by the fireplace. And throw it in, say Albus Dumbledore. Tell him to come here immediately" Sirius told Alex without taking his eyes off of Peter.
Alex nodded, and edged away from Peter, then hurried out of the room, without a backwards glance.
"I said Peter! Put the knife down, on the ground!" Sirius growled.
Peter was flickering his eyes between the knife and Sirius's wand, fighting to make up his mind.
What seemed like enternity, there was footsteps coming up the stairs. Alex and Dumbledore appeared at the landing, Dumbledore looked slightly exhausted.
"Ah Peter Pettigrew!" Dumbledore said slightly pleasently. "Acciou Knife" He mutter, and caught the knife that flew from Peter's firm grip.
"A-Albus." Peter stuttered he looked at Alex for a moment, then back at Dumbledore.
"I'm afriad there is some unfinished buisness to be taken care of, Peter" Dumbledore said gravely.
Rasining his wand, a pair of handcuffs appeared on Peters hands.
Peter truned deathly pale, and twitched several times.
"Now then, since that is taken care of, I hope everything is alright here? Oh yes, and Sirius make sure you move somewhere's else. Since they already know where you live .. I say there's someone very untrustworthy around here." And with that Dumbledore disspeared with a pop.
Alex stared at the spot that he vanished, he jumped when Sirius coughed.
"Did he get you Harry?" Sirius asked. Harry shook his head, he plopped his head down on the pillow.
"Good. I expect you two would be wanting some sleep, a long day ahead of us tommarow." Sirius said, he turned off the light and closed the door.
"Geez .. that was one of the most freaky things that ever happened to me before" Alex said stunned, then quickly recovered and slipped into bed.
"You get used to it after awhile .. " Harry said no trace of emotion in his voice, Alex looked at him. But he was already asleep.
8am The Next Day
"Hey there's Ron and Hermonie!" Harry said excitily, Alex rolled his eyes with a slight smile. "See ya Sirius!" Harry called, and ran over to where Ron was admring a new broomstick.
"Alex, tell Harry that you two are to met back here, at lets say 9 o'clock tonight ok?" Sirius told Alex. Alex nodded, and turned around. "Oh and Alex. Do keep an eye on him, and make sure to stay out of KnockTurn Alley!" Sirius yelled after him, Alex waved as he ran towards Harry, to show that he heard.
"Really Ron, you spent almost all day looking at a silly broomstick. Lets go to somewhere worthy to spend our time, like the bookstore" Hermonie said.
"The bookstore!" Ron and Harry exlaimed at the same time Alex arrived.
"For bloody sakes, Hermoine!" Ron said rolling his eyes.
"The 2002 falcon?" Alex asked. Looking at the shiny broomstick in the window, of
Ron rounded on Alex next.
"Didn't you ever hear of quittech before?" Alex shook his head. "The bludgers, quaffle, even the snitch?!"
"Er- no." Alex answered awkwardly.
"Leave him alone, Ron. He's a muggleborn. I think?" Harry said.
"You think?" Hermonie asked.
"Well we're trying to find his father, so far we have no results. But Dumbledore thinks he has something, with any luck it could be him." Harry explained.
"With luck? Yeah right!" Alex muttered, under his breath.
"Yes well now that we're sorta off topic about that Q word, how about we go get some ice cream?" Hermonie asked.
After presuing a very reluctant Ron, they finally left the quittech shop window, and headed for some icecream.
Ron and Harry were in the lead, talking about how their summer was. Hermonie and Alex were behind them, not talking. Hermonie tried to make some conversation, but Alex would just grunt for an answer. She was liking him less and less, but she just ignored his rudeness. Guessing that he was thinking about his father, she walked on either adding her two pence on Harrys and Ron's conversation or looking at the bookshops they pass.
They entered the slighty small icecream shop, it wasn't as crowded as it usally was, but that just made them more happy. Harry went to go get the icecream, after getting Ron and Hermonie's orders, Alex followed to help out.
While Hermonie and Ron were in a deep conversation about how they didn't trust Alex, He was talking to Harry about them.
"I dunno, Harry. They just seem so-so."
"So what, Alex?" Harry asked, slightly irrratated.
"Nerdy" He finished.
"Nerdy? They are not nerdy, nor are they anything like that well. Hermonie could be completely bossy and obnoxious sometimes, but you have to get to know her better. She turned out to be a real nice person, and we're great friends. Ron on the other hand, has been an awesome bud, except for last year during the tri-wizard."
"Tri-Wizard?"
"Never mind, I'll explain it to you later. This is going to be a long day" Harry paid the guy at the counter for the icecream "Thanks" he added, as he to them.
"Ah how can you eat that, Ron?" Hermonie cried.
Harry had just passed them their icecream. Ron's was a dark green, and it had bits of red in it. It looked like their was something moving on it.
"Actually it's quite good" Ron said with his mouth full, spraying Alex with bits of it.
"Ugh!" Alex grabbed a couple knapkins and began cleaning off the mess.
Ron continue ignoring him,
"It tasts like mint with a bit of cherry to it!". Harry made a gagging noise, and holded his nose.
"What kind did you get Hermonie?" Harry asked trying to change the subject, without looking at Ron's icecream.
"Oh just a caramel gobbler" Hermonie said kinda stiffly, as if daring Harry to insult it.
Harry rolled his eyes, and starting eating his chocolate frog, his by far favorite icecream, Alex had gotten it also not wanting to take any risks.
"Hey isn't that Sirius and Remus over there, and who are the other men?" Ron asked, pointing at the other end of the resturant.
Harry glanced over, Sirius and Remus looked in a pretty hotted conversation, with a couple rough looking men.
"I dunno, rekon I should go say hi?" Harry asked.
"Probably not, he looks abit stressed" Hermonie stated.
Harry watched out of the corner of his eye, and noticed several times that Sirius usally pointed over towards their table and waved his hands in furious motins. Sometimes Sirius really scared him, when he was angry that is.
Harry was brought back to reality however, when Ron was talking.
"Yeh they said that due to some circumstances that they we'll have to take action on protection of the students or something like that. Though I don't know what their using or who." Ron blabbed, Alex rolled his eyes slightly.
Ron frowned at him.
"What?" Ron asked, annoyed by his behavoir.
"Oh Nothing" Alex said sarcastly. "Its just almost everything you have said so far didn't make one bit of cents."
"Oh shut up" Ron growled, Alex glowered at him.
"Hey you two cool down!" Harry warned.
"Harry's right, this Is no time to be fighting" Hermonie said, looking up from her book.
"Then is the time to fight then?" Ron asked.
Hermonie didn't answer, and just went right back to her book, ignoring them.
Just then Sirius walked over, his face was still a bit pink, but he seemed a lot more calmer then before. He smiled, and sat down next to Harry.
"Ready to leave soon? Got your stuff?" Sirius asked.
"Yeh to both of the quiestions, except that Alex needs to go get his wand still." Harry replyed, the two had stopped fighting when they noticed Sirius.
Ron was leaning against the wall, arms folded, and by the looks of it was starting one of his famous tempers.
Alex, on the other hand looked happy. They dragged all their school supplies over to Ollivanders. Sirius told them that he had something important to check, and would catch up with them.
"Ahh Mr. Avery, I have been expecting you. Sooner then I thought, yes. By the looks of it, your not a tricky customer as Mr. Potter, here." Ollivander said, appearing out of the shadows.
"Er- yeh." Alex muttered.
Ollivander grabbed one of the boxes of the shelf,
"Dragon Hide, Cedar, 10 inches! Well what are you waiting for? Give it a swish!"
Alex took the wand, and looked at Harry. Then swished the wand, nothing came out.
"Well guess not, lets try another one, shall we?" Ollivander said, taking the wand from him and putting it in a blue box.
Reaching high up on the shelf, he took down a long skinny black box.
"Snake skin, red oak, 15 inches." Ollivander said handing him a wand.
Alex gave it another swish, and green sparks came out of the end.
"Ah Perfect! Not to tricky of a customer now are you?" Ollivanders beamed, then under his breath on a less cheerful note. "We well find many twists and turns from your past"
"What was that?" Alex demanded, Ron and Hermonie left saying that they had to meet up with Mrs. Weasly.
"Nothing, my son. That well be 12 galleons" Ollivander said, not looking at Alex dark mencing eyes.
Alex smacked some galleons into his hand, and him and Harry left. Harry waved goodbye to him.He was confused at Alex and Ollivanders change of behavoir, but he shrugged it off.
"Alex! Harry! Come here!" Sirius yelled, he hurried over to them. He was waving some papers, and looked extremly pleased.
"What?" They both asked, irratated.
"I found you parents, Alex" Sirius said, giving him some papers. Alex grabbed the papers, and turned pale in the face. Harry tried to look at them, but Alex shoved them in his backpack.
"Thanks." He muttered sarcastly. Sirius didn't notice, he grabbed Harry's arm and Alex's.
"You'r dad's waiting to meet you, he has been worried after you ran away from him".
"Ran away?" Harry questioned, Alex didn't answer just gave him a look. Alex was getting really confusing, he used to be all cheerful and carefree in all a really great guy. But now he has his moods swings, like him and Ron they keep fighting, him and Ollivander and Alex sarcastic mood.
Sirius lead them into the leaky caldron, and directed Alex by a near by table.
"We'll leave you be, ok? For some father son talk, im sure you both have a lot to catch up on" Sirius smiled, Alex nodded.
He made his way slowly to a table in the corner, draped in a big shadow. Harry could only see someone smoking on a ciggerate, in the corner.
Harry and Sirius sat down, and waited until they were done. Out of the corner of his eye he noticed that while Alex talked to his dad, he still kept a stony face on.
After a few minutes, they both stood up. And Harry got his first clear view of Alex's father. He was a man that looked around the age of 30, he had a slight reddish brown beard the same couler as his hair. His face was lined with laughter, his eyes though remained as cold as ice. Both he and Alex didn't look to happy to see one another.
They made their way over to Harry's and Sirius's table, Alex's father put out his hand and smiled.
" Thank you so much, for all you done. I'm surprised though that he didn't runaway, but I guess it must have been your kind manner that kept him there" He said. Harry caught his name on a pin, that was on his deep brown cloack, Maxwell Avery.
Harry had the appreasion that he was well respected man, with loads of money by the looks of him.
Sirius shook his hand, and smiled back.
"It was a pleasure, im glad that Alex has a father like you. Maybe we could get together sometime?" Sirius asked.
"That's a good idea, though I think it would be wise for us to go get Alex's stuff and get on home." Mr. Avery said.
An Hour Later
"Alex" Harry said.
He didn't turn around from packing his stuff. Sirius and Maxwell were downstairs planning a date were all of them could get together.
"Alex, why in the world did you lie to me? I thought we were best buds" Harry said, hurt.
"We are, Harry. And nothing well come in between us." Alex said quietly.
"Then why did you say your dad abanded you?"
"I thought they did.."
"What do you mean?"
"Im sorry I lied to you .. I didn't want you to think I was a-a freak!" Alex said, turning around to face Harry. His eyes were slightly wet, but he didn't cry. Harry knew he wouldn't, he was strong.
"Alex I would never think that!" Harry said softly. "And I thought you said your last name was Alvin!"
"I used my mothers madian name, so that my father couldn't track me down." Alex said.
"Why did you run away in the first place?"
"He-" Alex began, but was cut off.
"Alex are you ready yet? The clock's a tickin" Mr. Avery called from the downstairs kitchen.
"I can't tell you" Alex said quickly after that, he grabbed his backpack and headed to the door. Harry grabbed his trunk, and headed after him. He was so close to telling him to. Somehow I'll get it out of him, afterall couldn't be that bad.
.On the Way to Hogwarts. Harry made his way to the barrier, making sure no muggles were watching, he and Sirius causally leant against the barrier.
"Well I guess I'll be seeing you at Christmas" Harry said shifting awkwardly. "Oh come here" Sirius said, wrapping him in a tight hug. "Well you better get going , dont want to miss the train now do you?" Sirius said, sadly. He swallowed the lump in his throat. "No! I'll write, I promise!" Harry called, as he put his hand on Ron and his compartment door. "Every day! And keep me informed or else Remus well be after you!" He called to him, just as he dissapeared through the door. Remus? Before Harry could ask, the train started going. "Hey Ron, how are you?" Harry asked, not bothering Hermonie because she was reading. Ron grinned. "Great summer flew by, though Percy was more annoying then usal. Complaing about Fred and George, it seems mom and gave in, there working on their tricks again. I reckon this is going to be a fun year!" "Why's that?" Hermonie asked, looking up from her book. "It's there last year, and they'll make sureit's remebered." Ron replyed. "Where's Alex?" Ron asked. He crossed his fingers, and gave Harry a hopeful look. "I don't know. Should've been here by now!" Harry said, slightly worried. Ron's face quickly changed into a scowl. "This is going to be a long year" Hermonie noted, under her breath.
Ron shot her a dirty look.
"I don't completely understand what Sirius met, he said something about Remus." Harry said.
"What exactly?" Hermonie asked.
"He said if anything happens tell him, or Remus will be after me" Harry said, Ron looked excitited.
"You don't think." Ron asked, the compartment door opened.
"Hello kids" Proffesser Lupin said.
"Proffeser Lupin!" They said at the exact same time.
"I see I have been missed?" Lupin asked, smiling. His clothes weren't tattered as much as before and his breifcase either.
"Very much!" Ron exlaimed.
"I was afriad we were stuck with Lockhart!" Hermonie moaned.
"Hermonie! I thought you loved Lockhart!" Ron exclaimed, pretending to be horrified.
"Well I . I don't know what your talking about!!" Hermonie said blushing.
"I see" Lupin said.
"Are you the dada teachers now?" Hermonie asked.
"Yes I am, I'm afriad though if parents start complaining about me though, I would have to quit." Lupin answered.
"So that's what Sirius was talking about!" Harry exclaimed.
At that exact moment, the train lurched forwards speeding up. Then as soon as it begin, it slammed on its brakes, and titled sideways.
Hermonie screamed, as they titled towards the ground.
"What in the world!" Lupin asked.
"Get on the ground!" He yelled, he grabbed Harry by the sruff of his neck and pulled him toward the ground. Hermonie and Ron were already. They landed sideways, people screamed, Hermonie along with them. People and trunks went flying into their compartment, Neville was along with them. He landed ontop of Ron,
"Ahh Neville get of off me!" Ron cried, Neville suttered an apoligy.
"Stay calm everyone. Move towards the corner, in case if anything falls in" Lupin yelled. Neville, Hermonie and the other people moved towards the corners of the small compartment. Harry and Ron was moving to, but wasn't fast enough. A couple of large heavy trunks flew into the room.
"OH MY GOD!" Ron yelled. Harry looked up only in time to see it coming towards him. A trunk hit his head, and he fall flat on his stomach uncoiusess. Trunks piled up on him and Ron. Screams filled the compartment, as blood slipped underneath the trunks.