"Shut up. You scream, you die."

Aly growled inwardly (seeing as how her waist and mouth were constricted) at that familiar voice, articulate and deadly.

"You're coming with me. You're going to confess to the authorities that yes, it was you that had affiliations with me and Adam. Then you're going to Azkaban, and unlike me, you're not getting out."

Aly felt herself get dragged away from the castle and her eyes raged with anger. She slowly reached for her front pocket and took out her wand. She pointed it behind her.

Impedimenta!

John was suddenly blasted backwards and he landed on the ground with a thump. Aly turned around, breathing with satisfaction. She smirked.

"Have I ever let you go that easy? Stupefy!"

John lurched into the air once more and fell on the ground with a groan.

Aly walked over to his body and kicked him once. "That's for breaking my wrist fourth year."

She looked around the empty area and then smiled. She let out a bloodcurdling scream and John looked around anxiously.

After that, she looked around and then heard the sound of footsteps. Briefly, she saw a green pointed hat stumbling between the trees. She smirked at John once more, and then disappeared behind a bushel of bushes and watched.

Professor McGonagall gasped audibly when she saw John's pathetic form. He was clutching his side and had grown a beard, and covered in dirt.

"Oh my," she gasped, clutching her heart, and looked around anxiously.

Aly smirked with satisfaction and then looked around and slowly crawled away from the scene and started running up to the castle.

"Hey," Aly said, out of breath as she ran into Char's room. "Sorry. I..."

Her voice faltered when she saw Char's lips tightened and his eyes were hard. "Who'd you meet this time?"

He stood up from his bed and walked over to her.

"Um..."

"Tell me." His brown eyes suddenly melted and Aly felt her lips moving without thinking first.

"John."

"Crap!"

Aly shrunk as Char stormed around the room.

"What'd he do now?!" Char exclaimed.

"Well, we didn't actually meet; he attempted to kidnap me..."

"What!"

"But I think McGonagall's got it under control."

"Excuse me?"

Char stopped pacing and turned to stare at her.

"Those non-verbal spells come in handy."

Char blinked at her and then grinned. "Aly, you're a genius!"

"I've heard that before," she shrugged as Char went to hug her tightly. "But what'd I do?"

"McGonagall found him, didn't he?"

"Yes."

"Well, he's going back to Azkaban somehow, but if I know the teachers at this school, they'll want to keep it hush hush, you know? They don't want the parents to be even more freaked than they are now!"

"Oh!" Aly said, catching on. "Well, I guess that is a good thing."

"Yeah. I'm glad you handled it that way. That was pretty smart. How'd you get McGonagall over there?"

"Screamed."

"Aha," Char said, pursing his lips. "I bet the teachers are going to be looking for disembodied girl lying around here now."

"Shut up," Aly laughed, slapping his chest. "I didn't scream that loud. Just enough for some attention. It'll probably be in the daily prophet by tomorrow. I bet Adam'll be happy."

"Adam didn't like John?" Char asked, his smile straining slightly.

"Hello?" Aly said, waving her hands. "He blackmailed Adam, remember? Of course he hates John. I bet he'll be happy."

Char smiled at Aly and then led her to his bed, motioning to the plates of food and books.

"Time to get a head start on Ancient Runes."

Aly groaned.