Carly sighed as she lay on her bed, Ginny was downstairs laughing with Harry, they'd finally got their act together and gotten together, and Ron and Hermione were making out in Ron's bedroom, and Carly felt so alone.

She was starting to realise some truths, one's that she was too scared to admit to anyone, even Sirius, she was scared because it meant thing's that would probably only hurt in the end, and not just herself, but the people she loved.

Draco had not been returned, and that scared Carly, because she knew what happened when you were caught 'betraying' the Dark lord, and she knew that ultimately He had to die, and soon, or he'd do anything to kill her, inside out.

She sat up on the bed, she waited for what felt like hours, she waited for the silence that fell only during the dead of night, and she pulled on a pair of jeans, and a jumper, then grabbed her wand, and silently opening the door. She'd made it down the stairs without falling and to the door.

She wanted to go back, to say goodbye to her dad, her real dad, the man who loved her unconditionally, because she was his and for no other reason, she wanted to hug her sister, even if just once, she wanted to see her best friend, and the people who would eventually do the right thing, because they had to, because they wanted to, because they were the only one's with enough bravery.

She wanted a lot of things, but time was ticking by, and she was scared that too soon it will be too late.

She was out in the street, London was vast, but she did not care, she closed her eyes, and was about to disappear when something stopped her.

"Don't!" She recognised the voice, but not the tone.

Carly opened her eyes to see Tonks staring at her, reaching out to her, her eyes searching.

"Don't leave them." Tonks voice was so different form the usual heated, angry hiss that she was used to, it was like bubblegum, much like her hair. "Nothing will come of it if you leave."

"You're wrong; because he won't need to make it hurt if he's got me. He won't need the revenge." Carly replied. "No one knows him better then I do, and I know exactly what will come from this, and if by some strange turn of events I don't die tonight, I'll find Draco, and I'll save him, because I can't let him stay there."

"He's dead." Tonks said straight away.

"You're lying." Carly was sure of it, but did not know why.

"It was worth it. Sirius… What about him, it'll destroy him if you go and get yourself killed." Tonks said, a tint of desperation in her voice.

"Maybe, but if I go now, then if Voldemort does get him, it won't be the same… it'll be quick, painless." Carly replied.

"Is there anything I can do to stop you?" Tonks asked.

"No, and I don't know why you care anyway." Carly replied, not in a mean way, but just honest.

"B-because my mum left my dad and me to save us, like you're leaving your dad to save him." Tonks told Carly, the pain evident in her voice. "I'll wake them all the moment you're gone, I'll get them all, and we'll stop you."

"Maybe. But I think that in the long run, this was will work better."