Chapter 2: interpreting the dream

"Hey, wake up, wake up," she heard someone saying in the distance.

After a while she managed to open her eyes, and she saw a familiar face, Jack, looking worriedly at her. "Hey are you okay," he asked, "You were screaming like hell."

"Oh yes, it was just a bad dream." She said weakly.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked.

"Not right now, maybe later," She answered.

"Okay then, I brought you dinner, I hope you like it. I'll come back in a while if you need something just call me okay."

Then he walked away, leaving her alone with her dinner and her thoughts. Was that what happened to me? No, it can't be, it was just a dream. My mum and dad couldn't be death eaters, or are they? It makes sense. They said they saw an explosion when they found me. Could it be? No, my parents wouldn't hurt me. Maybe they were kidnapped by the death eaters. But why were they wearing their clothes then? But even if they were death eaters they wouldn't try to kill me or hurt me. They wouldn't just hurt me and leave me there to die.

But they did. If it wasn't for these guys I would be dead right now. With that realisation she started crying. Her parents were death eaters, she didn't have anyone to go to. Who would ever want to take in a girl with death eaters as parents? She didn't have any money, she, a 16 year old girl, was all alone in the world. Crying bitter tears she fell asleep.

In another room of the house Aeolus and Jason were eating their dinner when Jack came in.

"When I went to her to bring her dinner, she was screaming and shaking in her sleep. I think

she went threw terrible things." He said.

"I don't care, she's leaving tomorrow morning, said Aeolus angrily, she has been here for far too long."

She woke up, feeling very hungry; she hadn't eaten in two days. Ah yes Jack brought me some dinner. Damn, it's cold, wait, where's my wand? I could warm it up with a warming spell. She searched in every pocket of her robe but she couldn't find it. Shit, what should I do, I'm really hungry, should I call Jack, he said I could, okay I'll call him. Jack, she shouted again and again, but no one came. Should I go up and find him? It's a good opportunity to get a look at the house. But it's very rude to wander around without their permission, they did save me. Her curiosity won from her common sense and she got out of her bed and started walking towards the door. She opened the door and came in a hallway, there were some pictures hanging on the wall of the three boys but also some from a woman. I wonder who she is, she thought. At the end of the hallway she saw the stairs, when she looked down she saw some light and voices coming from a room downstairs on the left. They must be down there talking, that's why they didn't hear me. She walked down the stairs and just when she wanted to open the door. She heard Aeolus shouting:

"Don't you get it, we can't keep her here, it's too dangerous. It's full moon tomorrow, what if she sees you when you're a werewolf? What if she's a spy, she could get us all killed. He already knows what we are. Mum got killed for what we are! She's not staying here, Jack and that's final!"

With that he stormed out in the direction of the door. Alexandra was shocked; Jack a werewolf, what are they talking about? She didn't realize that he was coming towards the door she was leaning on. Suddenly he pulled the door open causing her to fall on top of him.

When Aeolus realised what had happened he stood up, grabbed her and begun pulling her towards the hall, down the stairs and into something what appeared to be the basement.

He threw her on the floor, grabbed his wand and muttered a spell, suddenly she was tied up.

Now would you please care to explain, who you are and what you're doing here, and I'm not in the mood for bullshit so spill it! He shouted, he looked like he was about to commit a murder. His grey eyes looked like they were on fire and his skin was glowing.

At that moment Jack and Jason came in, looking surprised and worried.

"Aeolus calm down, you know what it does to you when you're angry," Jack said quietly.

"Calm down, calm down! How dare you say that I have to calm down! You were the one who wanted to bring her here and look in what situation you brought me, now I have to handle it!" He looked even more furious, and she didn't think that was possible. Suddenly a small fireball appeared in his hand. He tossed it at Jack and he could barely avoid it.

Now Jason stepped in: "Aeolus, are you going to show her some more tricks or are you going to calm down?" This appeared to calm him down a little and with a sigh he sat down on the floor.

"Okay, I'm calm. Now what are we going to do with her?" He asked like she wasn't even in the room.

"We should find out what she knows. Aeolus do you still have some veritaserum?" Jason asked.

"No, I don't have any and it takes too long to make it myself, I need to go to Diagon alley to get some," he answered.

"Why don't we hear her out first and if you still don't believe it you can still go and get it. We shouldn't go there unless it's necessary." Jack answered.

"I think that's a good idea," Jason said. "What do you think about it Aeolus?"

"Okay, he sighed, but if I don't believe her I'm getting the potion right away."

Are we going to do it right now, it's already one o'clock and I'm getting tired, Jack asked.

I suppose we could do it in the morning, she's not going anywhere. Aeolus answered. You guys go and have some sleep, I'll stay here and make sure she doesn't escape.

Okay, good night, they both answered and they walked out of the room leaving her alone with Aeolus. He summoned a chair to the room and sat on it without ever loosing her out of his sight. At the moment she was absolutely terrified and confused. Who did they think she was? A spy? They couldn't think that. And what the hell are they, one of them apparently is a werewolf, the other one can throw fireballs. And what was it that Jason said about his other tricks? Would they really use veritaserum on her if they didn't believe her? They can't do that they are still under age. After hours of thinking she finally fell asleep, worried and still tied.