Chapter 15

It was two days after the ball when they found up to realized she was gone.

Harry was beside himself with worry.

Elle, no matter how frightened, had never ran away so why had she this time?

As he paced in the common room, he tried to think. Would she have gone back to the Drive? He didn't know. He was going to follow her if he could.

But the thing holding him back was the fact his mum and dad were still to be told she was gone.

But why? That was what he just didn't get.

He had known of course she had been upset and not happy truly for a long time now.

He had come here to find himself so maybe she was going back too find herself

That was at least that was his theory.

What ever happened he k new she was a smart girl who could if the need be look after herself. She contrary to belief, was not an idiot.

Neville was destroyed through. He had always loved her and Harry knew it long before Elle knew. He had loved her since first they met last year. And now Neville was petrified for the girl he loved.

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It had been a long journey but for Elle it was over as she got out the taxi and used up what little muggle money she had on her.

"Thanks love," said the driver and went off on his next job.

Elle was alone.

Looking up at her destination that she had craved for so long she looked at the house where she had grown up.

Number four Privet Drive held so many memory's for her, the good and the bad.

As she walked up the too familiar drive to her own home she looked at the paving. Every crack was so indented in her mind.

As she knocked of the door with her gloved hand she felt anxiety and nerves. But no longer could she go on not knowing whey he had done it to her. Why he had even thought he had had a right to do it to her family.

A new frame of mind had taken her since she had left the castle. She hated him but then again she loved him. It was only then she realized what he was to her.

The ring.

She hated and loved him, as she hated and loved herself.

As the door opened she expected to see maybe a skinny longneck women or a beefy man with no neck at all but Elle saw to her dismay neither. She didn't even recognize the women as a family friend.

"Hello dear," said the women, "can I help you?"

"Where's my dad," stuttered Ellouise.

"I'm sorry dear but he isn't here," she almost laughed

"But this is our house," said Elle in protest;

"No my dear this is my house," said the women to Elle.

"But why - why didn't he tell me," she asked.

"I don't know dear, do you want to come in," said the women feeling pity for the young girl.

"No thank you." said Elle knowing she couldn't go in there with out the others.

"But where will you go?" she questioned. The poor child looked utterly alone.

"I've got family round here," she lied and ran to the park where she got upset.

Elle ran, she just didn't know what to do.

She was feeling faint by this point. She hadn't eaten in days (again) and now at the end of the day she felt no one was there for her.

Looking round her child home she felt just so empty.

There had been time when if she walked down these streets someone would see her crying and say, "Aww Elle what's wrong?" but that just seem to have gone.

As she got to the old park she tried to draw a few conclusions.

She was a fool was the first one

She had gone off from this place so long ago thinking that t the world would stop here.

That she would always come back home and her world here would be just the same.

But that was just so now she knew not true. With or with out her life went on.

Looking for a comfort she tried to convince her self her dad hade just simply forgotten to owl her, it probably just got lost in the post.

Just then there was a voice.

"Elle?"

"Oh my god," she choked out. "Piers."

As he looked on the face of his childhood friend he feared for her. Something was so very wrong that was only to clear.

Taking her from the swing he put her in his arms and let her cry, which she did for so long.

"Its hurts," she whispered in fear to him. "Don't turn me away." she begged him.

"Never," he said taking her bag and putting it on his own shoulder.

She looked like a ghosts of the Ellouise he k new.

"Come on Elle," he said to her. "Let me take you to mine," he whispered as softly as he could and steered her out of the park.

When they got there the rests of the Polkisses where hocked to see her there.

David who had been friends, the best of friends, with Vernon since they had gone to Smeltings together was scared for his best friends daughter as he knew her that this was so unlike her to get upset, or it had been. The girl might just be worried over the break up of her family at a guess..

They had no idea the past year had happened to the Dursleys.

Ella his wife went to Elle's side while Lauren just couldn't believed her best friend was as sick as she obviously was.

"Darling?" said David as he approached the girl. Just then Elle passed out.

"Oh my lord," said Ella.

"Go and ring Marge where Vernon is staying! Now!"

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It had been if nothing eels a quiet, restful holiday for Joyce and to be frank she was quite content.

Maybe she hadn't had her husband for a year but she still had her babies, didn't she? And as long as she lived for them she'd be fine.

Sitting in her daughter's sitting room she smiled.

"Thank you dear," she said as she saw her son enter the room with a tray of tea for himself, Joyce and his sister.

"Its fine mum, Marge," he said as he passed her own drink.

"Thanks," she said as her for once and actually for nearly a week sober brother.

Smiling as she watched him sit down they all stared in to the flame of the fire.

Just then the phone rang.

"I'll get it," said the only male in the room and went to thee phone.

"Hello?" he asked.

"Vernon!" said a women's voice in emergency and the slightest tad of fear.

"Ella? Ella what's wrong?"

"Petunias had the kids hasn't she?"

"Yes," he lied to her.

"Well we've had your Ellouise turn up."

"Your joking," he breathed in. This was his chance he had been waiting for to get hid baby back by his side where she belonged. "My baby? Is she ok?"

"Not really, no," said the women. "She's ill. She fainted earlier but she's woken up and to be honest is almost hysterical. She needs you."

"Tell her its ok, daddy's coming." he said and slammed the phone down.

"Vernon?" asked Joyce "Where are you going?"

"To get my baby back!"

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"Where is she though you must have idea," said the stressed mother.

"Albus please she my daughter, I have to know she's ok," said James as he tried to support his wife.

"We don't know yet" said Albus. "We are doing all we can."

"Albus it's been nearly twenty four hours," begged Lily.

Mel, Sirius and Remus were also there and trying hard to keep there cool.

"I bet she's at Dursleys," said Sirius.

"No," said Remus. "She's happy here, she wouldn't go to him." Remus refused to believe it.

"Then why has she gone on the run."

"I don't know."

"We will keep you informed. Just hold on tight." said the headmaster.

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Hermione was battling with her conscience. If she told the adults she betrayed her sister but while she was out there Elle was in danger. Anything could happen.

She sat pensively next to Emily who was petrified, why hadn't Elle told her if she was upset here.

They were best friends.

Whatever was going on only one thing was clear tot everyone.

Something had got to Elle and upset her really basely. She wasn't the type to cause a fuss if she could avoid it.

Looking in to the fire Fred felt ill. What had he said to her had trigged her behave so. He hadn't meant to scare her or anything. He had just lost control of his heart.

Beth who had been reunited with her house mates an hour ago sat by Emily also scared for her friend, she had been so mad but it seemed so irrelevant now.

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"Ok sweetheart its ok," said David as he lead his sleepy niece to the sofa.

Ella had bathed Elle and had changed her in to some of Lauren's pajamas and now Dave was going to settle her on the sofa as best he could and then just wait for her father to arrive.

She was not a well girl at all.

She had been sick that night twice already and was paler than ever before.

Ella was beginning to think she needed to go to hospital to find out what was up. She had never had Lauren or piers ill like this before.

Upstairs the two children were going mad. They weren't allowed to go near Ellouise and were angry about it.

Just then as sat in her room Lauren heard a knock at the door and looked out to see her uncle at the door looking distressed. He had obviously been fretting since the phone call. Neither his mother nor sister was with him. He had seemed to think he had needed as much speed ass he could gain.

As the door opened Ella answered it to her old friend who was frantic.

Taking his coat she nodded to him. "Be quiet she's in the living room, but be careful she really isn't her self."

As he got in there he saw just what she had meant.

His best friend was on his knees by her side holding her hand and shhing her trying to keep her calm which looked quiet a job.

She looked half way in between an awful dream and reality.

David saw him and moved letting Vernon take over.

Seeing her looking so desperate for help but so unable to get it, was awful for him. He knew he wasn't the girls biological father any more and in fact had never been. He had been beginning to accept the fact. Then he had got the phone call and everything, all the love, the maternal feelings as a father came rushing back in to his blood every fibre of his body and he knew that he had to get to his baby girl he had just had to .

Kissing her hand and then holding on to it tightly he other he also by stroking, tenderly the hair that was sweaty out her face.

"Its ok now princess," he said softly to her. "Daddy's here."

Elle hearing him tried to focus but her eyes were blurry and that made her fear so much more intense. She felt freezing cold but in fact her skin was red hot and this was more cause for concern.

She hadn't eaten in so long and her stomach ached like never before and her head thudded.

"Daddy!" she begged beginning to sob on to his hand that she was holding. "It hurts, make it stop, please just make it stop." she begged him.

Putting a blanket round her Ella and David left them, knowing they hadn't been together in so long and both were deeply upset by that nights events.

"Princess, I want to but I can't, just hold on for daddy," he begged her.

Nodding she put her arms out and she felt her self be scooped up in his arms and slowly he sat down with her on his lap.

Sniggering up he wrapped her up tight so she was warm and safe he held her.

"I've got you now baby your safe ok." he soothed her reassuringly.

Nodding she fell in to a restless sleep but felt better for the knowledge he was by her side no matter what. They were back together and that was that mattered.

a/n: oh my god? There I said it for you!

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