The following evening, Alexis sat at the Hufflepuff table, next to her was Cedric.
"Are you alright, Lexi?" asks Cedric, as he watched his girlfriend barely eat though her treacle tart,
"I'm not looking forward to detention," Lexi answered honestly, before dinner Kuari delivered a notice about detention, they were to meet Mr. Filch, the caretaker by the door of the castle. But that isn't all Lexi was depressed about, she was itching to play her guitar but she was grounded from it and she had her nose in the Book of Shadows in the library this afternoon, researching and double researching the vanishing potion for Balthazar.
"Well now you know not to leave the House, you're staying the night in." Cedric admonished.
After Dinner, Alexis met Draco, who she glared at for the most part, Hermione, Ron and Harry.
"Carmela said she wouldn't come if I called her this evening," Alexis whispered to Harry as she was slightly frighten of the caretaker,
"A pity they let the old punishments die, was a time detention found you hanging by your thumbs in the dungeons." Mr. Filch stated as he lead the detainees to Hagrid's hut. "God, I miss the screaming."
the five students had frighten expressions as they imagined that kind of detention,
Hagrid walked out of his hut with a lantern,
"You'll be serving detention with Hagrid tonight," Mr. Filch stated. "He's got a little job to do inside the dark forest,"
The stopped at noticed Hagrid was upset,
"A sorry lot, this. Hagrid," Mr. Filch greeted. "Good God, you're not still on about that bloody dragon, are you?"
Alexis felt like using some of her energy blast power to knock Draco down, but that was an add on rule that Carmela had enforced, and Leo orbed her sisters that very morning to do a temporary bond of Alexis' powers, that will end when detention was over, the only power they allowed her to have was a defensive power, the shield.
"Norbert's gone. Dumbledore sent his off to Romania to live in a colony," Hagrid explained, his voice cracking like he was about to cry.
Lexi took a step forward like she wanted to hug him, but didn't.
"That's good, isn't it? He's with his own kind," Hermione asked.
"What if he don't like Romania? What is the other dragons are mean to him, he's just a baby after all?" Hagrid asked.
"For God's sake, pull yourself together. You're going into the Forest, got to have your wits about you." Mr. Filch.
"The Forest? I thought that was a joke, We can't go in there." Draco stated. "Students aren't allowed. And there all.." a howl ripped somewhere in the Forest, "Werewolves,"
Alexis couldn't help but smile at Harry, and mouthed, "He's scared."
"There's more then werewolves in those trees, you can be sure of that," Mr. Filch stated as he looked at Draco, "Nighty-night," he turned and walked away.
"Right. Let's go," Hagrid stated.
They entered the dark forest, and for Lexi wrapped her arm around Harry's, feeling she needed to protect him from something sinister in the Forest. They walked for some time, until Hagrid stopped and knelt by a pool of sliver liquid,
Lexi gasped as she saw the liquid, Carmela was right,
"Hagrid, what is that?" Harry asked.
"Its unicorn's blood," Alexis replied, she lowered her eyes to the ground in a silent pray for the hurt creature.
Hagrid was taken back, "Ms. Halliwell is right, I found one dead a few weeks ago. Now, this one's been hurt bad by something, so its our job to go and find the poor beast. Ron, Hermione, come with me."
"Okay," Ron agreed weakly
"And Alexis, Harry, you go with Malfoy," Hagrid finished.
"Okay, Then I get Fang." Draco stated,
Alexis looked at the boarhound as he sat there,
"Fine. Just so you know, He's a bloody coward," Hagrid agreed.
The three plus the dog, were walking in the forest searching the injured unicorn.
"Wait till my father hears about this. This is servant's stuff," Draco complained.
Lexi and Harry glanced at each other,
"If I didn't know better, I'd say you were scared." Harry taunted.
"I'm not scared, Potter." Draco replied.
"What's the matter, my dear cousin? I thought you Slytherins weren't afraid of anything?" Lexi asked,
there was a sound coming from somewhere in the forest.
"Did you hear that?" Draco asked,
Lexi rolled her eyes but kept her hand clutched on Harry's,
"I thought you were dating Cedric?" Draco asked as he saw Lexi's grip on Harry's hand.
"I am, but I'm doing this just in case I need to throw my shield over Harry, who knows what's in this forest." Lexi replied.
They walked on, until they came into a clearing where Fang started to growl
"What is it, Fang?" Harry asked,
Lexi pointed at a cloaked figured bent over the unicorn, She winced from her connection with Harry, she glanced over to see him touch his scar.
The creature lifted its head and Draco screamed and ran in terror along with Fang.
Harry and Alexis backed away as creature came slowly over to them, til they tripped on a root and fell backward.
Alexis' self-preservation kicked in and she felt her shield cover both of them as something came over head and scared off the creature.
"Harry Potter, Alexis Halliwell, you must leave. You both are known to many creatures here, The forest is not safe at this time. Especially for you two." a Centaur stated.
"What was that thing you saved us from?" Harry asked
"A monstrous creature, it is a terrible crime to slay a unicorn, drinking its blood will keep you alive even if you are an inch from death," the Centaur explained. "But at a terrible price For you have slain a something so pure that the moment the blood touches your lips, you will have a half-life. A Cursed life."
"Who would choose such a life?" Lexi asked as she walked over to the fallen unicorn, she petted the dead creature's neck; praying as she did so, she couldn't say a spell but she could pray for the creature's spirit. She stood back up as a tear fell and landed on the unicorn's hide.
"Can you think of no one?" the Centaur asked.
"Do you mean to say that thing that killed the unicorn...that was drinking it's blood, that was Voldemort?" Harry asked.
"Do you know what is hidden in the school at this very moment?" the centaur asked again
"The Sorcerer's Stone." Alexis and Harry whispered
Fang's barking alerted them, that Hagrid was on his way.
"Harry, Lexi!" exclaimed Hermione.
"Hello there, Firenze, See you met our young Mr. Potter and Ms. Halliwell." Hagrid greeted. "You all right there, Harry, Alexis?"
They both nodded.
"Harry Potter, Alexis Halliwell, this is where I leave you both. You're safe now. Good Luck." Firenze bid them goodbye and left.
They went back to the castle after there detention was over, and went straight to Alexis' dormitory, where there was a fire already going and Carmela waiting with a mugs of hot chocolate,
Alexis and Harry explained everything that happened, Carmela was shocked.
"I'm sorry that I was that angry enough to have your sisters bind your powers, Lexi." She apologized
"You mean, You-Know-Who is out there right now in the forest?" Hermione asked
"but he's weak. He's living off the unicorns, Don't you see we had it all wrong. Snape doesn't want to stone for himself. He wants it for Voldemort." Harry explained.
"With the Elixir of Life, Voldemort will be strong again, He'll come back." Alexis added.
"But if he comes back, you don't think He'll try to kill you, do you?" Ron asked.
"Both of us," Lexi corrected.
"If he'd had the chance, He might have tried tonight," Harry replied, he then looked at Lexi, "That shield of yours,"
"Was the second time I used it on you, Harry." Lexi explained.
"And to think I've been worried about my Potions final," Ron stated.
"Hang on a minute, We're forgetting something," Hermione interrupted, "Who's the one wizard, Voldemort always feared?"
Carmela knelt down in front of both Alexis and Harry, "Dumbledore, As long as Dumbledore is around, You two are safe, As long as Dumbledore is around you can't two can't be touched."
Alexis nodded then turned to Harry, "Carmela and Hermione are right, I'm with you Harry, with every power my adoption has blessed me with, I will fight by your side."
With that said, They each went to seek out their beds.
Carmela watched them go from her spot in the Common room, "You have found what you're meant to do in this world, Alexis. I just hope you are ready for what is to come."
DarkPriestess66: Review Please, Yes I used most of the dialog from the movie subtitles which isn't at all what the Characters say.