Chapter 16-The new Alana Deerr

"Ioan!" Lynn exclaimed spotting her friend.

"I know it's been along time, I was hoping I ran into you not only at veric ambushes" Ioan said.

"Still practicing" Lynn asked.

"Of course, your professor knows my teacher" Ioan said.

"Which one" Lynn asked as she watched Alana leave Honeyduke's.

"Martin Little" Ioan said.

"No way" Lynn said.

"That's my teacher right now" Ioan said a tall longhaired blonde man. He looked older thank Little.

"Hello, I heard a lot about you two" the man said.

"Professor Grail, this is Lynn and Alana" Ioan said.

"Nice to meet you" Alana said shaking his hand.

"Where's Kara?" Grail asked.

"Who cares" Lynn said as Alana hit her shoulder. They noticed a crowd forming a few feet away from them.

"What's going on" Alana asked as they walked over.

"What an opportunity to see Carl Crespo in action" a man said.

"Carl Crespo the famous dueler" Alana said trying to get a better look.

Carl, medium height, smiled at the crowd. He had short black hair, he was wearing a black robe, attached was a red sash.

"Ok any volunteers" Carl said smiling. Seamus raised his hand.

"Oh lord" Alana said as Seamus stepped up. Seamus and Carl were a few feet a part, it reminded Alana like the muggle showdowns in the west that she read about in Salem.

"1,2,3" a spectator yelled.

"Experillamus!" Carl yelled as Seamus flew on the opposite direction. The crowd clapped.

"That was fast" Lynn whispered spotting Harry and Ron walking towards them.

"Come on" Alana said walking passed Harry.

"She doesn't have to do that" Harry said.

"What do you expect her to do" Ron joked.

"Acknowledge me" Harry said as Brian ran towards them. "Forget it, what did you have to tell me" he asked.

"I don't know if we should do it here" Ron said as Michael walked towards them.

"Harry I have some news" Brian said, Ron and Michael glared at the boy.

"That potion that hit Hermonine, I heard Faith mentioning it to Pansy just as the staircases were changing. It had to be her" Brian said, Harry looked at him going into a memory.

"I used the obsession potion, it was meant for Deerr, but Granger is the constellation prize, she's loosing her mind" Faith said gleefully.

"I'll hand it to you the rat bite was a good idea" Brian said.

"And telling me that Granger was in the hospital ward was brilliant, giving her another dose worked to my advantage" Faith said as they toasted.

"Harry" Brian said. Harry looked at him strongly.

"Yea, sorry" Harry said.

"Well I hope that helps you let me know if you need any help" Brian said walking away.

Harry watched Brian and chuckled, he looked at his friends.

"Harry we have something to tell you" Ron began to say.

"It's him, it's that little rat" Harry said. "Brian is Faith's silent partner" he said almost in triumphantly.

"He's not Brian Benson" Ron said.

"Then who is he" Harry said.

"Brian Pettigrew" Michael answered.

"Peter Pettigrew, had a son" Harry said.

"It all makes sense, why didn't I see it" Harry said.

"What are we going to do about them, they're close to Voldemont" Ron said.

"We're going to end it" Harry said.

"You hungry" Alana asked Lynn as they entered the Hog's Head.

"Let's eat at the three broomsticks" Lynn groaned.

"No!" Alana said quickly.

"Ok I know you and Harry have memories there but" Lynn began today. Carl Crespo entered the pub.

"Ok we'll stay" she finished. Alana noticed a wizard struggling to walk outside.

"It look like he has a rough night" Lynn said looking out the window. The girl left their bags and walked outside.

"Are you alright" Alana asked, she got a better look at the man, he had greasy hair, his clothes were dirty.

"I just seen something horrific" The wizard said.

"What did you see" Lynn asked.

"A family of six, five of them were slaughtered by verics, just a mile from here" the wizard said.

"You have a name" Lynn said sadly.

"Eric" the man said.

"Well Eric, it looks like you need a drink" Alana said looking over at Lynn suspiciously.

The girls returned to the pub and sat near the bar with Eric.

"Scotch" Eric said. "Give the ladies a shot as well" he added as the bartender poured the shots.

Alana took a deep breath and drank it. "Why didn't you go out for help, or help yourself" she asked.

"Excuse me" Eric said angrily.

"You said a family of six, but five were slaughtered. So someone is still out there and you left them" Alana said.

"Hey wait just a minute" Eric yelled standing up causing the pub take notice.

"You're trying to say that a family has been killed and someone can still be alive!" Lynn yelled so customers can hear it.

"What's this about a slaughter" Ioan said walking over.

"I'm not going back there!" Eric yelled, Carl was standing behind him.

"Show us the place" Carl said sternly. "Whoever wants to ride out to help, we'll follow this man" he said looking at Alana.

"I'll go" Seamus said as Neville nodded.

Lynn took out her wand and pointed it at Carl. "Move it" she said.

"That took some guts, where are you from" Carl said as they followed Eric.

"Salem, Mass" Alana said. "You" she asked.

"California" Carl said as they continued to walk.

Two hours later

"They went where!" Lupin said as Sirius walked towards him.

"They went to look for any survivors" Ginny said.

"Carl Crespo leads Hogwarts students on including my daughter to the site of a verici attack" Lupin said.

"What's going on" Harry asked his godfather.

"Have you seen Alana" Sirius asked.

"No, she walked right passed me" Harry answered.

"Carl Crespo is a loose cannon, he has this wild west lifestyle" Lupin said.

"Girls find it charming" Ginny said as Harry felt a rush of jealously in him.

"Carl is 45 years old" Sirius said amused at his godson's reaction.

"There" Eric said as it started to get dark.

"Lumos" Alana said walking forward, she saw a woman's left harm. Alana turned away and saw the rest of her body.

"What went on here" Seamus said as they looked at the site, there was blood everywhere.

Lynn spotted a kitten under a few ripped sheets, the kitten ran towards her. An arm moved under the sheets.

"Wait" Lynn said walking toward it, ripped up the sheets and spotted a little boy. She turned around to Alana. The rescue party looked shocked as they looked at the cuts on the toddler's arm.

Lynn picked her up and walked a few feet away from the site.

An hour later

"I'm getting worried" Michael said.

"We looked everywhere for them" Ginny said as she saw a group walking out of the forest.

"Thank Goodness" Lupin said as he noticed what Lynn was holding.

"I'll take him, Pomfrey said running towards her. Lynn carefully handed Pomfrey the boy.

"What a site" Neville said shaking his head.

"I'm going to be sick" Seamus said running inside the Hog's head.

"Poor child" Carl said and Alana and him walked toward Sirius.

Alana looked over at Eric who didn't seem as shook up as the rest of them. She noticed that he was also moving away from the group, and on to his broom.

Harry noticed the look on Alana's face. It was cold as ice. He watched Alana walk away.

"I'm glad that boy survived" Eric said.

"Stick around see if he lives" Alana said unbuttoning her jacket, she pointed to her wand.

"What's that now" Eric said.

"Get off your broom" Alana said coldly.

"I had nothing to do with that!" Eric yelled as Carl walked over to Alana's left.

"There was too much ransacking, verici don't look around they just kill, someone wanted to think it was them" Alana said.

"You haven't looked anyone in the eye, I got like that after I killed somebody" Carl said.

"Now get off your broom and face the consequences" Alana said.

Carl prepared to get off as he reached for his wand. Alana and Carl fired back causing Eric to fall off his broom.

"Whoa" Neville said as the town watched. Harry looked surprised at the duo as well.

"Who was that" Carl asked.

"You" Alana said putting her wand in her pocket.

Chapter 17

"Ms.Deerr can you tell me what happened" Rita Skeeter asked as Alana walked into Madam Pomfrey's office.

"No" Alana said walking passed her.

"Hello Alana" Pomfrey said happily.

"How is that little boy" Alana asked.

"He's going to be just fine, Rosmerta is taking care of him" Pomfrey said happily.

"Thank you" Alana said happily leaving she spotted Lynn.

"That boy is going to be ok" Alana said as Lynn frowned.

"I heard, Alana your dad just came up to me, asking me to influence you not to associate with Crespo" Lynn said.

"I didn't associate with him, I met him a week ago" Alana said. "Why didn't he go up to me himself, I hate when people do that" she said walking passed her cousin.

"Class turn to page 200" Lupin said as Harry spotted Alana walking up the stairs.

"Alana looks pissed" Seamus said as Alana stormed in.

"Yes" Lupin said.

"Can I talk to you outside professor" Alana said clenching her teeth.

"I'm in a middle of a class" Lupin began to say.

"It's about my influences" Alana said.

"Professor Little" Lupin said.

"Let's continue" Little said as Lupin closed he door.

"Next time you have an opinion about who I talk to, include me into the conversation" Alana said angrily.

"You're lucky you didn't get arrested Alannis, Crespo influenced you and you don't realize it" Lupin said.

"If he did so what, he actually treated me like I am strong and equal and the men in this school never do that. But I am an equal and demand to be treated like one by everyone" Alana said loudly turning her heel and walking away.

The defense class inside looked stunned.

"Girl power" Pavarti said as a few girls laughed.

"Alana is different that's for sure" Seamus said as he noticed Harry's face.

"Hey Alana, have you talked to Harry" Brian said as Alana bumped into him.

"We broke up Brian remember, why do you need to talk to Harry" Alana said sarcastically.

"I was just asking Alana" Brian said defensively.

"Ron is right you're too good to be true, I don't trust you one bit, now get out of the way" Alana said pushing him away coldly.

"What was he saying to Alana" Harry said watching them in the hallway.

"I'm threw with this school" Alana said to Lynn and Kara as they stood outside.

"It's cold" Kara said

"Would you rather be in there" Lynn said.

"Ok you made a point" Kara said as Lynn laughed.

"I have an idea" Alana said.

"Ok" Kara said.

"Let's go to the Hog's Head" Alana said.

"Wait there's a dueling meeting" Kara said.

"Yea and we're better than those guys in there, come on Kara" Lynn said.

"Ok, let's go" Kara said.

"I need a drink, Michael and I had a fight" Lynn said taking out her portkey, the trio vanished.

In the Dueling Room

"Martin do you want to do that demonstration with Alana today" Lupin asked.

"If I can find her" Little said.

"Where is she I'm excited to see what see what she can do" Sirius said.

"Your only a spectator, she has to be around here somewhere" Lupin said.

"She's still mad at you. Harry told me she pulled you out of class" Sirius said amused.

"I asked Lynn to suggest that Carl wasn't the best person to be around" Lupin said.

"Remus! That's why she's mad" Sirius said.

"I'll have a beer" Alana said to the bartender she watched Carl play cards a few feet away.

"Me too" Lynn said.

"Me too" said Kara trying to sit up.

"Why is the end of the first term so hard, everything is getting to me" Alana said as the bartender came back with the beers.

"I know, I really needed this, thanks cuz" Lynn said as Carl and a short male companion walked in.

"Salem" Carl said smiling sitting next to Alana, "Hello Ladies" he said nodding to them.

"You play exploding shap, Salem?" Carl asked.

"I'm no good at it" Alana said.

"You let that slow you down [Alana smiled]" Carl said as he looked at two men on Alana's right.

"That wizard on the corner, mean's me harm" Carl whispered as Alana scratched her head and looked over.

"when he makes his move, I want you to watch his friend" Carl said seriously. "You see what I mean" he said as Alana nodded.

"Yes I do" Alana said looking straight.

"Just watch him" Carl said.

"You bet" Alana said continuing to look straight.

"Thanks Salem" Carl said walking back to the card table.

"Stand away from me Lynn" Alana said looking at her cousin. Lynn looked puzzled and nudges Kara to walk to an empty table.

Alana looked over at Carl, who appeared to be calm.

"Another beer" Alana said to the bartender.

"I saw Alana, Lynn, and Kara leave touching a portkey" Brian said to Lupin.

"Snitch" Seamus said as the Gryffindor's glared at Brian.

"I hope this plan works Harry, I just want to pound him" Ron said.

"It's taking every ounce of self control for me not to do it already" Harry said.

"Where did they go? Alana does do stuff like this" Harry said.

"Well Alana has changed since you broke up with her" Hermonine said.

"I did that to save her" Harry said.

"We know that but you can tell her who to talk to just like Lupin can't either" Hermonine said.

At the Hog's Head

"I'll put seven in" Carl said putting a bag of galleons on the table.

Lynn looked at Alana, who appeared to be calm.

One of the wizard's sitting on the corner table stood up he walked passed Alana. Alana took a deep breath and turned to watch his friend.

"What do you have Carl" one of the players asked.

The wizard prepared to take out his wand.

"Stupefy" Carl yelled stunning the wizard. Everyone stopped and looked at Carl.

"His wand didn't leave his pocket Mr. Crespo" the bartender said.

Alana turned around and said "He was going for his wand, I saw it"

"A revenge seeker" the bartender said stunned.

"You send my brother to Azkaban, you git" the wizard said in pain.

"And now you'll join him" Carl said looking at Alana he nodded.

Alana nodded back at him and looked at Lynn and Kara who were equally as surprised as the pub.

An hour later

"That the owner of the Hog's head just informed me of an accident" Sirius said to Lupin.

"A revenge seeker was coming towards Carl Crespo, Carl stunned him. Someone had his back" Sirius said.

"Who?" Lupin asked.

"Your daughter" Sirius said.

"What!" Lupin said as Filch entered his office with Alana, Lynn, and Kara.

"Don't touch me, I don't want to catch what you have" Lynn said as the three sat down.

"You're in enough trouble as it is" Filch said.

"I know I Have to take a shower" Lynn said as Alana laughed. Sirius and Lupin shot her a look.

"Who's idea was it to go to Hogmade" Lupin said knowing the answer.

"It was mines, I'll take the blame" Alana began to say.

"You will, what if the wizard attacking Crespo attacked you all as well" Lupin said.

"Then we would of dealt with it, isn't that why we're in school. Or just have the wizards dominate us weak defenseless witches." Alana said as Sirius took a deep breath.

Harry, Ron, Hermonine and Seamus were eavesdropping outside.

"Ouch" Seamus whispered.

"Watch it Alannis, I am not Stuart, or Ivy, they'll will be consequences. Two months detention" Lupin said.

"Carl's life was threatened all I did was watch his back. I would want someone to do it for me" Alana said as Lupin's temper started to boil.

"You think that do you" Lupin said.

"Yes, you don't know everything about me you just met me" Alana said angrily walking away.

"Oh sorry" Alana said opening the door hitting the group.

"You're not going to attack me right" Seamus said as Alana laughed.

"Of course not, I am just so sick of being expected to agree with everything that Hogwarts does" Alana said as they walked.

"You're a rebel" Seamus said as Ron and Hermonine looked at Harry. He noticed Alana wasn't speaking to him.

"It felt good helping Carl tonight, it was a rush" Alana said.

"Well tell me tomorrow I'm heading for bed" Seamus said tiredly as they entered the common room

"Alana can I talk to you" Harry said. Alana took a deep breath and turned around.

"Sure why not" Alana said.

"What's going on with you" Harry asked.

"What?" Alana asked.

"I understand you want to be different but you did think before you acted. Lupin was only trying to help you" Harry said.

"That's between me and my dad Harry. And yea I am different and I like it I feel stronger" Alana said.

"You don't acknowledge my presence" Harry said.

"What am I supposed to do Harry" Alana said angrily. "You said we can't be together, so when I do see you around, I don't know weather to say hi, kiss, you or hit you. So I don't say anything" she said wiping a tear away.

"Alana I" Harry began to say.

"Leave me alone" she said running upstairs.