At 12 Grimmald Place*

Everyone in the room turned to look at Snape in the doorway.

"She went to him? Well, that ruined my thoughts completely." Dumbledore said muttering to himself.
Remus stood up angrily. "So you're saying Voldemort knows where she is but we don't? She'll die!"

Tonks rubbed Remus' back and he sat down. Snape walked into the room and filled them in on what happened at the meeting.
"So she escaped! She's fine, that's my girl!" Remus said somewhat happier than he was a few seconds ago.

Snape looked down for a second. "Yes Russo has escaped but when she flashed away, Nagini, Voldemort's snake sprang at her and disappeared with Alex. I'm afraid, if Alex doesn't get the antidote within two days, she'll be dead."

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As Alex felt her feet touch the ground she knew it was over. Nagini was on her broken arm and she could feel the venom sinking through her veins. With her feet she kicked Nagini off her before flashing away without the snake. She hadn't recognised the place before but now she had left she realised that the house she was just in used to be her house.

As her feet touched the ground again, she'd grabbed onto the nearest street sign before her legs collapsed beneath her. The last thing she could remember was a silver fox racing towards her.

Alex could hear soft music filling her ears.

'Hey there Delilah
what's it like in New York City?
I'm a thousand miles away
But girl, tonight you look so pretty
Yes you do
Times Square can't shine as bright as you
I swear it's true

Hey there Delilah
Don't you worry about the distance
I'm right there if you get lonely
Give this song another listen
Close your eyes
Listen to my voice, it's my disguise
I'm by your side

Alex smiled as she recognised the song. She slowly opened her eyes and looked down to find herself lying on a soft red couch.

Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
What you do to me

Hey there Delilah
I know times are getting hard
But just believe me, girl
Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar
We'll have it good
We'll have the life we knew we would
My word is good

Hey there Delilah
I've got so much left to say
If every simple song I wrote to you
Would take your breath away
I'd write it all
Even more in love with me you'd fall
We'd have it all

She sat up too quickly and groaned and placed her hand to the head when it throbbed from the sudden movement.

Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me

A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they've got planes and trains and cars
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
Our friends would all make fun of us
and we'll just laugh along because we know
That none of them have felt this way
Delilah I can promise you
That by the time we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you're to blame

"Wow, there Alex! Slowly does it." Alex felt someone place a hand on her back and on her shoulder.

Hey there Delilah
You be good and don't you miss me
Two more years and you'll be done with school
And I'll be making history like I do
You'll know it's all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah here's to you
This one's for you

Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
What you do to me.

"Let me turn off that music for you, it can't be helping." The male voice walked over to what Alex must have guessed was a radio, considering it seemed like a muggle-born's house.

She spun around and looked at the person and grinned. "Seamus!" She jumped up from the couch and hugged him tightly. He laughed and spun her in a circle.

"You've had all your friends in a pickle you know! The whole Order has been searching for you." Alex nodded but sighed at the same time. She was about the answer him when she felt all her energy drain from her and she fell onto the couch as her legs gave way beneath her.

She remembered that Nagini had bitten her and she realized that the venom must be slowly killing her. Seamus dropped onto his knees beside the couch.
"What's wrong Alex?" Alex pointed to the snake bite in her arm as she had suddenly lost the ability to speak. Seamus instantly recognised it and he made a split second decision.

"Alex… You know what this means right? You're going to have to find him and get the antidote." Alex nodded and Seamus helped her stand up.

Seamus turned his back on Alex to pick up a bottle he had knocked over but when he turned back Alex was holding four wands, three American and One British.

"Goodbye Seamus, and thank you for the hospitality, tell the Order and the DA that I'm sorry…" And with that, Alex flashed away.

Alex landed with a thud on a cold floor. She groaned in pain and she heard laughter.

"Well, Miss Russo, You came back." Alex lifted her head and stood up staring into the red eyes all the time. She cradled her broken arm with the snake bite close to her chest.

"Ah, yes I see my darling Nagini bit you. It's a shame there is no antidote left… Jerry used the last of it on Max. There's two options now, join me…" Voldemort spoke gliding around Alex in a circle.

"I WILL NEVER JOIN YOU!" Alex yelled interrupting him.

"Well, that leaves me one choice. Lock her up and give her the antidote. Draco! You and I need a talk. I have another mission for you." Draco gulped but nodded trying not to make eye contact with Alex.

"Tomorrow, we shall show the Order, that all hope is lost. Justin, you have hacked into the Ministry's projection screen to show them live what will happen to Alex?" Justin nodded. Voldemort smiled evilly. "Hogwarts will also be projected to so that everyone can witness the rise of evil."

Draco grabbed Alex and dragged her into the room joined on to his room.
"Stay here." he muttered before leaving and closing the door behind him.

Alex groaned before sliding down the wall into a sitting position.