Chapter 4 Diagon Alley
Thankfully for Amanda and the rest of the Order the remainder of he night was peaceful. At eleven in the morning Mrs. Weasley came to wake the sixteen-year-old up for breakfast. "Good morning, Amanda. Did you sleep well?" "After the nightmare I slept pretty well, thanks." Amanda replied with a smile. Mrs. Weasley smiled back and left to go wake everyone else up. Amanda quickly got a shower and dressed in a pair of simple jeans and a black T-shirt. After applying a little make-up she put her long, smooth hair into a high ponytail. She was about to open her door to leave she heard something...a screech...a bat's screech.
"Oh, no. She must know were we are. Ahhh! Jake, Jake!" Amanda was in a blind panic as she flew down the stairs and to the breakfast table. "What? What's wrong?" Jacob asked standing up. Everyone else looked at the siblings in concern. "skjnxdlknvlxnx.(That's Transylvanian for "I think they found us!" )" Amanda said shakily. Jacob looked grave. "Are you sure?" Jacob asked. The question on everyone else's mind was- what the heck did she say? "What else would her right hand woman be doing in my room?" Amanda looked pale and frightened. "Which one of her major people was there." Jacob asked. "What's going on?" Fred finally spoke up.
"Angel knows we're here. Jacob, cdclnjkmljmlkjhlkmn." Amanda said. Once again everyone, but Jacob understood. "No" Jacob replied sternly. "We must. I don't want them getting hurt. It is our problem, not theirs. They don't deserve being hurt by these monsters." Amanda said. Jacob couldn't argue with that logic, but he was not deserting his new friends. "No, Ama. We are not going to flee. That is cowardly. Now, were is the bat." Jacob asked. "I bet it's still up- oh, no. I can hear her. She's coming down stairs." Jacob heard it too and soon so could everyone else. "Oh, Dear, sweet Amanda. What is the point in running? I will just kill you anyway. Just come peacefully and I will kill you painlessly wit the Avada Kadavera. If not I will torture you to death. I did it to our father. What makes you think I can't do it to you?" a young looking vampire slowly made her way down the stairs.
"You monster!" Amanda lunged at the vampire, who simply steppe aside. The mysterious woman took this opportunity to take both of Amanda's arms and held them behind so Amanda couldn't struggle. "gfhghjhjkjkuytyrfghuhtythgf. Vbjjiuujhhjhhjhzdfxnm.vdsk!("I will not kill you now, but I can promise you this. By the end of this year you and your whole family will be wiped off the Earth. Your father was and still is a fool for marrying that witch mother of yours. Farewell Fool!"). The vampire turned back into a bat and flew out an open kitchen window.
Jacob walked over to his sister who was on her knees at the foot of the stairs. "Ama, are you alright? What did she say to you?" Jacob knew the woman spoke Transylvanian, but he was out of earshot of what was said. " I'm fine. Father, he's still alive!" Amanda had jus finished processing what the vampire had said. "How do you know?" asked Hermione curiously. "The vampire said father was and still is a fool. That can only mean they have him trapped somewhere." Amanda said. Amanda was so happy to finally know something about her missing father. Wait...how much longer can he manage to live? He's probably being starved or tortured or any combination of the two. If he's survived this long he probably hold out until we can find him. Amanda got the widest smile Jacob had ever seen on her face while she mulled all that news over. "Alright everyone if we're going to get to Diagon Alley before it gets to late we need to get going." Remus said as he stood up from his empty plate. Jacob and Amanda quickly ate in silence and raced up to their rooms and finished getting ready, then everyone left the House of Black and Floo to Diagon Alley.
The large group came out of the gigantic fireplace in Flourish and Blott's bookshop. "Come on this crowd can separate us if we aren't careful." Harry said to Amanda as he gently held on to her arm. Amanda saw Harry was absolutely right Flourish and Blott's was packed full of witched and wizards young and old. As Harry predicted she got separated from him and all the others. Great, Just fabulous. You'd think I'd spot Harry of one of the Weasleys by now! Maybe that guy can help me. Amanda noticed a boy her age thumbing through a book in a corner of the crammed shop. She made her way through the sea of wizards to him. I wonder if he knows any of my friends. Oh, I love his slicked back blonde hair and those eyes are entrancing. "Excuse me." Amanda asked politely to the young wizard. He looked up from his book. "Yes?" he answered back. "I'm looking for someone. I can't anything in this place. Can you help?" she asked shyly. "Sure." He said as he shut his book and put it back on a towering stack of books. The pair looked around. " Who are you looking for?" the guy asked. "See any bright red heads? The Weasleys or do you see Harry?" Amanda asked as she stood on tiptoe to see. " I think I see Potter." He said as he looked with a look of loathing to his right. "You know Harry?" Amanda asked as she also spotted the boy-who-lived. From the looks of it he was looking for her then he spotted her. "Oh, Ama, there you are and... MALFOY!" Harry frowned at Draco. At that moment Ron also found Harry, who got separated from him five minutes after Harry lost Amanda. "Malfoy, what are you doing here?" Ron asked with a glare. "I can't imagine why, but this beautiful young lady asked for my assistance to find you. Why don't you dump these losers and come with me for a drink." Draco put on one of his lady melting smiles. "No thanks. I'm here getting my new supplies for my first transfer year to Hogwarts. Sorry." Amanda answered politely with a smile. "Potter. Weasley. Your telling lies about me. You've poisoned her mind." Malfoy pointed his finger accusingly at the pair. "We told her all about what you do. Now, if you don't mind let us get back to getting our school books." Harry was nudging Amanda the opposite way from Malfoy. "Hang on a second, I'll be right back. Stay here." Amanda walked off. She turned around to see if they were watching her, they had their backs turned...good. She made her way back to Malfoy, who was trying with all is might, to get to the exit to this wizard zoo. "Hey, Malfoy. Wait a minute, I want to ask you something." "What?" Draco answered. "How about you and I get butterbeers later. I'll try to sneak away." Amanda was hoping for a chance to get to see past his tough act. "Oh, alright. Let's meet at Jared's in two hours." Malfoy replied. I barely know her. Why is she asking to go somewhere with me after what Potty and Weasel have undoutingly told her. I can give it a shot. With a smile Malfoy left to finish getting his supplies, he went home and got ready to get the girl. Maybe this can help Potter and Wesley see I have a better side to myself. I have no wish to die for the madman, Voldemort. Too bad father won't like this.