I GOT MY TATTOO!

Chapter 17

Last Time:

"Why did you guys call yourselves the Maunders?"

"Dunno. I never did figure that one out" Alex rolls her eyes, "you should get up to the school" Alex nods and sighs.

"I think there is a secret passage through that trap door" Alex points to the trap door in the floor. Sirus smirks and nods.

"There is. It leans to the Whomping Willow" Alex smiles and walks to it.

"Want to walk me to the tree. I don't know how to freeze it yet" Sirus nods, knowing how to do it. And that is how that friendship starts between the two of them.

Now:

Alex is walking back to the school. She sees Hagrid holding a lantern as he is walking around the now night time. Alex looks at her watch and uses Lumos to see the time. It reads… 11pm. Alex looks up to the stars in the sky as she walks to Hagrid.

"Hi" Alex whispers as Hagrid sighs.

"Thank god" Hagrid pulls Alex into a well needed hug, "we all were worried"

"I know. And I'm sorry" Alex looks at the ground as she feels the dry tear stains.

"Come on" Hagrid and Alex walks to the front door and Hagrid unlock it with his umbrella. Right in front of her and Hagrid are… Dumbledore, McGonagall, Lupin and Snape.

"Where were you?" Snape snaps at Alex.

"Tree house" Alex mumbles and looks down. Tears starts to fall from her eyes and sees Dumbledore open his arms up. Alex dives into his arms and cries freely.

"Let Alex be" Alex hears Dumbledore tell Snape. Dumbledore rubs Alex's back finally letting everything out. All her emotions, stress from classes and just everything in life.

~H&A~

Dumbledore is currently sitting on his chair as Alex is sitting on the couch next to him.

"Dad?" Alex whispers as Dumbledore is drawing on his paper that's on his clipboard that Alex gave him when she was 3.

"Yes?" Dumbledore answers as Alex fiddles with her hands.

"I ran into Sirus Black today" Alex looks at Dumbledore to see him smirk.

"How is he?"

"He's ok" Dumbledore nods and looks into Alex's brown eyes.

"That's ok. I see him too" Alex smiles, "he loves my visits. I bring his food a lot"

"Did you know Pettigrew is in the school?" Dumbledore looks confused for a moment.

"He is?"

"Ya. When Sirus and I were checking the map he was coming out of the Owlry"

"Why was he there?"

"I dunno. Is he an animagus?" Dumbledore nods.

"He is"

"What animal does he transform into?"

"A rat" Alex's nose scrunches up.

"I hate rats" Dumbledore laughs and looks at Alex.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Well, there are rats in the school…" Alex begins.

"Your thinking that he might be one of them right?" Alex nods.

"If I'm for sure of this and could catch him, could I take him to Sirus?"

"I really don't like people getting murdered but this is different. Yes" Alex smiles and nods.

"Ok. Also…" Dumbledore looks at Alex curiously, "when were you going to tell me that my DADA teacher is a werewolf?" Dumbledore snorts at Alex's pretend furious look. Alex stands up and laughs.

"In time" Alex rolls her eyes and bites her lip.

"Why do you still have the trace on me?"

"I can't be too careful Ally" Alex nods.

"Do you trust me?"

"Of course I trust you Ally. I just don't want to lose you" Alex nods and hugs Dumbledore, "I love you"

"I love you too dad" Alex and Dumbledore both pull away and Alex leaves with a smile on her face.

~H&A~

As Alex arrives to the tower she sees McGonagall pacing in front of the fading fire.

"I'd catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah)

Throw my hand on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah)

I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah)

You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah)

Oh, oh, I would go through all of this pain,

Take a bullet straight through my brain!

Yes, I would die for ya, baby,

But you won't do the same.

No, no, no

Black, black, black and blue, beat me 'til I'm numb,

Tell the devil I said "hey" when you get back to where you're from.

Mad woman, bad woman, that's just what you are,

Yeah, you'll smile in my face then rip the brakes out my car" McGonagall turns around to see Alex singing quietly to herself as she pretends to be Michael Jackson. Right then, McGonagall knows she is forgiven.

"I had a good talk with dad" Alex smiles and gives McGonagall a hug, "I'm sorry for being mean earlier" McGonagall nods as they pull away, both smiling.

"You're like a daughter to me Ally. I don't want to lose you" Alex nods and sighs.

"I better get to bed. It's late" McGonagall nods.

"I'll talk to you tomorrow Ally" Alex nods and hugs McGonagall once more as she says 'I love you', then head off to bed. McGonagall sighs and prays that this year will soon be over and Sirus would get off alive.

~H&A~

Over the next few weeks, Christmas arrives. Harry went with Ron to The Burrow for Christmas as Hermione went home. Alex decided to stay with her family at Hogwarts and to play games for do homework. Dumbledore even asked Sirus if he wanted to come to the castle for a nice Christmas dinner, stay warm and everything, which he agreed since it's only Alex, McGonagall, Lupin, Dumbledore, and Hagrid.

"I'm hyper!" Alex jumps up and down in front of the adults on a sugar rush.

"She seriously doesn't take to sugar does she?" Sirus asks Dumbledore laughing.

"You are Sirus" Alex mutters with a smirk on her face.

"She's even evil like you are" Sirus sticks out his tongue at Dumbledore and Alex rolls her eyes.

"You're even more childish then me!" Alex complains as she throws a handful of potatoes at him. Sirus laughs and throws some back at Alex but ends up hitting Hagrid. Hagrid throws some at Lupin, who throws some at McGonagall and McGonagall throws some at Dumbledore, which creates a food fight.

After the food fight, Dumbledore waves his wand making sleeping bags appear for everyone to sleep in. Alex quickly crawls into hers and goes straight to sleep.

"Do you think I will get off Albus?" Sirus asks sitting on an armchair that Dumbledore creates.

"I will make sure you do Sirus. If needed I will make sure Alex will go back in time to save you" Sirus nods and smiles.

"You have it all planned out don't you?" Dumbledore smiles innocently which Sirus sees right through.

"Now I see where your daughter gets it from" all the adults chuckles before going to sleep.

And that's where I'm going to end it. Please review.