Alas I still do not own anything related to Harry Potter.

Ch 2.

When Alecto woke up it was dimly lit. The room around her was plain and empty. She could hear voices again but they were unfamiliar. After a while, a door opened and in stepped a young man.

"Good to see you're awake. we found you out in the woods yesterday morning. My boss may have hit you with a few spells. She says in this day and age wizards can't always trust wizards."

he sat down on the edge of the bed and crossed his hands. Seeing her reluctance to speak, he smiled held both his hands up in the air.

"I understand your concern. I know you and your friend are aligned with the dark lord you were trying to hack away at those marks pretty fast. don't worry we aren't turning you in. Just About everyone here has a record and we have plenty of death eaters hanging here so I guess in a way, you are among friends."

Amycus. She forgot about her brother for a moment. was he okay? where was he? Before she could sit up, Alecto was eased back down by the man.

"My brother!? Where is my brother? I want to see Amycus!"

"Put a sock in it Carrow!"

She turned to see Severus standing in the doorway. He swooped in and stood at the foot of the bed. He nodded to her guest as he snuck out of the room.

"That was risky Alecto. Do you know how close you were to cutting your brothers arm too deep? Lucky for you he gets to keep his arm."

She looked around in confusion. What if the ministry did find them? where exactly was she?

"Severus," she began. "The dark lord is he really..."

There was silence. It was true. What was supposed to happen now? Severus filled her in on what had happened and where she was. After being brought up to speed, she looked towards the door.

"But what about..."

"Amycus is across the hall. He hasn't woken up yet but I'm sure he will wake up soon. You can go visit him but don't try to wake him up, he needs rest in order to heal. He lost alot of blood by the looks of it. Now if you excuse me I have to be elsewhere so I will leave you here."

Like that, he was gone. She was left alone. She leaned back onto the bed and closed her eyes. She heard Peter's voice in the back of her head. "Let go for a bit. He can take care of himself." Alecto sighed and gently fell asleep.

Across the hall, Amycus groaned in pain. He was beginning to wake up as he squinted through the darkness. Wherever he was, he was in a bed. No restraints or guards on watch. Before long, his eyes adjusted as he looked himself over. His arm was bandaged almost completely and on the other, an Iv full of blood dripped quietly. He tried to speak but could only manage one audible word.

"Fuuuck," he loudly moaned.

Within minutes, the door opened and a young lady stepped in.

"Keep It down people are sleeping. They don't need to be woken up by your swearing. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?"

Whoever she was, Amycus was already not fond of her. She lit two small lights in the room and pulled a chair over to the top of the bed. In the dim light Amycus could see her auburn hair partially pulled back from her face. Her blue eyes glimmered in the partial dark as she quietly checked his Iv and jotted down notes in a small book.

"Where the hell am I?," Amycus finally questioned. "Who in the hell are you and where is Alecto?"

The woman looked over at him with a stone faced glare. She seemed displeased.

"You are in my home which I make a safe place for people wanted by the law that need help. Your sister is across the hall asleep. If you're going to be rude and crabby while you're here, perhaps I should send you to the ministry of magic and let them deal with you."

Amycus growled in frustration listening to her. She was bossy and reminded him of Bellatrix. Hopefully, she wasn't as crazy as her.

"So Amy do you remember what happened before you blacked out? Need to make sure the handfull of brain cells you have left aren't damaged."

This woman was really getting on his last nerve.

"My name is Amycus not Amy. And I am not stupid. Say one more snarky remark and I'll smack that attitude out of you."

A smirk danced on her lips as her eyes flashes with a devilish gleam.

"I want to see you try," she hissed. "Just for threatening me, I am going to keep calling you Amy. Earn my respect and maybe I will stop calling you that. Got it?"

He rolled his eyes and crossed his arms in a childish manner.

"Good boy. Now tell me what happened before you passed out. Take your time I'm not pressuring you."

Her tone was starting to soften after a while. Perhaps she wasn't as bad as he first thought.

"I remember being at the house...I was getting some food... Bellatrix showed up screaming. Next thing I know spells are flying everywhere and someone pushed me in the way of one of the blasts... I think it was pettigrew trying to get away but I hit the ground and felt like my stomach burst or something. But I got to Alecto and...that's all I remember till I woke up here."

His stomach was rumbling under the blankets and bandages. The sound filled the room for a moment before he foolishly tried to smack it into silence.

"Knock it off we'll oooowww shit that was stupid. Shit shit shit shit!"

The woman couldn't help but chuckle as he doubled over in pain swearing. She felt a little bad at first but the more she thought of it, the funnier she found it.

"Need some help there Amy? I could get you some ice. Or would you like to put your hand in timeout for hurting your poor tummy."

She cackled harder as Amycus glared angrily at her. Without warning, she tumbled off the chair, cackling even louder as she stood up.

"My name is Amycus Carrow! Stop calling me Amy! I am not a woman!".

He roared in anger as she stood there silent.

" Amycus, " came a voice behind him. "Are you okay?"

Alecto snuck into to room, attempting to quell his rage.

"You!" He turned to face her. "If your coward boyfriend hadn't pushed me in front of that damn spell, I wouldn't be here and because of you, I almost lost my arm!"

Alecto blankly stared at her brother. She had never seen him this angry.

"Amycus please calm down.."

"Get out of here! Both of you! I want both of you to leave me alone!"

The two women left the room. All was still and quiet. Amycus sat there fuming in the darkness. He was furious at everyone, everything and he wasn't even sure why.

"Fan-fucking-tastic," he muttered. "Just fantastic."