Disclaimer: I own nothing. Harry Potter and everything associated with it belongs to J.K. Rowling. All I own is Ally, the Galen's, and Ollie.

When Ally and Harry exchange letters, this is who each person is.

Ally Harry

Chapter Four: A Window Side Chat

Harry fell onto his bed in a heap of exhaustion. It was another day in which he had spent doing the many chores given to him by the Dursley's. It was stupid that he had to remain with them, but since he was not of age and Lupin and Moody had tracked him down and brought him back when Harry had tried to leave, Harry remained where he was for the small shred of protection that was given to him by the recently pasted Dumbledore.

Within minutes, darkness filled his room and the drone from the television downstairs gave him hope that Uncle Vernon wasn't going to make him go outside in the heat. Harry sat up and moved slowly to his desk by his window and pulled out a scrap piece of parchment. He busied himself with writing a letter to Hermione and asking why the Weasley's had suddenly changed their minds about letting him stay with them, but within seconds, Hedwig began to flutter around her cage like mad and Harry finally gave in, opened the window, and let her out of her cage.

'Well. I guess this letter won't be sent until tomorrow.' He thought.

Ally's POV

Ally pulled her long light brown hair back into a ponytail and rubbed her blue-gray eyes with a yawn. She had been running for about an hour and came back to another empty house. The Galen's, or Auntie Davila and Uncle Hugo as she was asked to call them, had gone to London for the evening in hopes of hearing news about the War going on and whether Voldemort would strike Muggles or Wizards next.

Ally sunk to her bed and rubbed her temples in pain. She had a massive headache and didn't know why. All she could hear in her head was the echoy voice of Clara begging her to help stop the curse from spreading, to stop the leech from killing again. Ally looked up at the picture of her and her friends back in the States and slowly stood up and walked to her desk in front of the window. It was time that she wrote the school she was to attend and ask question.

As Ally went to open her window to let in a cool breeze, she spotted an owl fly from the window in the house behind hers. There stood the boy from the day previous and Ally looked down at the pen and paper she had set out to write on and smiled. He had to be a wizard. No normal Muggle would own an owl.

Ally sat down and wrote quickly over the piece of paper and folded it.

"Ollie!" She said, whistling to him. A large black owl with silver feathers flew over and landed on her arm. Ally clicked her tongue and fed Ollie a treat. "Take this to the window across the yard." Ollie nibbled on her fingers and flew out the window to the open window.

Harry's POV

As soon as Hedwig flew out the window, another owl sped into his room and landed on his desk. The owl hooted at him and stuck out its leg with a letter in pride. The owl looked official and when Harry took the letter from it's leg the owl hopped around Harry's desk and examined every little thing on it. Harry opened the letter and looked at it in confusion.

Please tell me you're a wizard or I'll just die.

Harry reluctantly picked up a quill and replied it.

Who's asking?

It took five minutes for the owl to return with a reply and Harry became more and more nervous.

A fellow wizard, well, witch. So, are you?

Where are you?

Look out your window.

Harry looked out his window and looked around for a few minutes before spotting the girl from eariler. She smiled and waved at him.

"So! Are you!" She shouted across. Harry laughed and felt a wave of relief wash over him and he turned back to the piece of paper.

Yes. The name's Harry Potter, yours?

Alexandria Harper, call me Ally.

For two hours straight, Harry and Ally sent Ollie back and forth with notes to each other. Ollie was becoming tired and Harry could tell when Ollie swooped in, dropped the note on his head, and perched on top of Hedwig's cage and glared at him evilly.

Harry told Ally as much as he could about Hogwarts and Harry felt relieved that for once he had met someone who knew little or nothing about him and Harry was able to hide things without someone trying to stay away from him. As they're conversation came to a close, Ally waved to him one last time and turned off her light, disappearing into the dark.

Hogsmeade

It was dark and rainy around the small wizarding town of Hogsmeade and a sense of dread washed over the town. It was not from the idea of the War or of Voldemort, but of some unnamed evil that seemed to stalk each and every person who dared to venture outside in the rain. Everyone stayed inside except for one curious traveler who found themself walking quickly down the water soaken road. Mud splashed up at the person as they came to the intersection of two roads and looked down each direction. Someone was following them, and they knew it, but there was no safety until they reached their house which was in the forest, a mile outside of town.

The traveler walked quickly and when they walked halfway through the forest, they could see the lights from their house deep in the woods, and for once the traveler considered not listening to the advice of the people they were staying with, and was about to enter the growth of trees. The traveler shook their head and continued down the road, passing the Shrieking Shack and walking around a cove of trees.

The wind carried the sound of someone breathing heavily and the rain seemed to stop. The only thing that the traveler could hear, other then the breathing, was the light wind. The traveler looked behind them, and a huge gust of wind blew them down and their hood back. On the ground sat a young girl with blond hair and hazel eyes. She looked up and noticed a large black, cloaked figure making their way towards her. The figure stopped and the breathing seemed to grow louder. In a moment, the figure rushed towards the girl.

The girl stood up and ran down the road in panic. As she came around another cove, the girl looked behind her and noticed the figure gaining speed. The girl ran into the trees and began to run towards the lights deep in the forest. However, no matter how far she ran, the lights seemed to get further and further away. Finally when the girl felt that the figure had lost her, the girl dunked behind a tree and stood there listening. She could still hear the breathing and the girl leaned to peek behind the tree and noticed the figure looking around for her. When the figure disappeared behind another patch of trees, the girl smiled and began to walk silently forward.

As she neared the house, something reached out and covered her mouth. The girl was pushed to the ground and as she struggled to get away, the figure grabbed her foot and began to pull her through the forest and through a small opening in the roots of a large oak tree. Her screams echoed through the dark air, but was silenced by thunder and rain.

Ally's POV

Ally woke up in a cold sweat and began to struggle to breathe. She felt like she was being strangled and when she finally caught her breath, Ally climbed out of bed and stumbled into the bathroom down the hall from her room.

Ally fell before the toilet and began to throw up her dinner. She was in pain and when she sat back on her feet, Ally wiped the sweat off her forehead and flushed the toilet. She splashed water on her face and leaned over the sink in a moment of hesitation. She wasn't willing to look into the mirror yet and face the awful news Clara needed to tell her, but Clara seemed to win and Ally stared up into the mirror.

"Ally. Someone else died." Clara said.

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