I was frozen in place. I couldn't move, I couldn't speak, I couldn't breathe.

"Hello Alyssa," he purred, his face inches from mine. "Long time no see."

I finally looked him in the eye and saw that they were blood red. He sniffed deeply and licked his lips.
"Are you scared?" he asked, an evil grin forming on his lips.

"Yes," I whispered. Feeling came back into my hand and I was able to move my wand. I brought it up to face him but he laughed harshly.

"Try and kill me. I can assure you it will have no effect."
I quickly sent a stunner at him but it did nothing. His body just rippled and absorbed the red light. He shuddered slightly.

"Now you've made me mad." He bit down hard on my shoulder but was suddenly pulled away. I slumped to the floor as my vision faded slightly. It hurt a lot, but not nearly as much as before.

I sat up and saw Charles hovering over another figure: Fred. I stood up quickly and ran over to them, but Charles pushed me back. I went flying into the marquee, knocking over one of the supports. It broke in two and pierced my back.

I watched, unable to move as he hit Fred. He said something, grinning mockingly at the two of us, but I could not hear, my hearing had gone fuzzy.

What could I do? He would surely kill Fred and then me. I couldn't let Fred die for me, but how was I supposed to kill someone who was invincible.

I began to wish I had asked Sanguini how to kill a vampire last Christmas, but it was too late for what ifs now. I had to do something.

I pulled out the piece of wood digging into my back and stared at it in wonder. I could try and stake him. I highly doubted it would work, but it was worth a try. I stood up slowly and silently crept over to them.

"Don't even try and do anything Alyssa," Charles called without even turning around. "If you stay still and be a good little girl I will kill him quickly and painlessly."

Despite being in a lot of pain and having a broken nose, Fred snorted loudly.

A glint of silver not too far from where I was standing suddenly caught my eye. It was my necklace off Luna; I had lost it in the scuffle.

Her voice suddenly sounded in my head. "It has a charm on it. It repels Nargles, Vampires, Grindelows... Quite a lot of dark creatures."

I knew this was probably one of Luna's fantasies, but it was the only hope I had. I picked it up off the floor and threw it at Fred. He caught it and stared at me expectantly. Nothing happened.

Charles laughed bitterly. "Was that supposed to impress me."
"No, but this might. Engorgio Maxima," I cried. The flower expanded to the size of a house and made Charles stumble back slightly.

I took a chance and launched at him with the pole. I shoved right into his left shoulder and angled it down. Everything seemed to move in slow motion.

Charles turned around and looked at me with a look of amusement. "Well Done," he said simply. He collapsed onto his knees and pulled the pole out of his chest. His skin began to age and winkle before he slumped to the ground.

"Is he... Dead?" I asked aloud.
"I think so," Fred said, coming up beside me. His face was covered in blood but he seemed to be fine.

"We need to get you inside," he continued. "Your neck..."

"Is fine," I said, shrinking the necklace back to its usual side.
"It may look fine, but you were bit by a vampire. His venoms in your blood."

"Oh yeah," I smiled, feeling kind of stupid. Fred put his arm around me and led us back into the marquee.

In the entrance section, there was a waiter who had passed out holding a tray of chicken. I picked it up and offered it to Fred.

"You can't go in with that," he whispered.

"Why not. One: I'm hungry, and two: it will piss of the death eaters," I said simply. I took one of the strands and placed it in my mouth. It was good.

"You can't -"
The curtain was suddenly pulled back to reveal a blooded up Death Eater.
"Oi, we've got another two 'ere. A Weasley and Bellatrix's kid, I think," he called.

"I'm not her kid," I said, before casually strolling into the main room. All the guests were sitting on the floor. A few guests, and Death Eaters, were lying dead or injured on the floor.

I knew a few Death Eaters that were patrolling around and thankfully, there was no sign of Bellatrix, though Lucius Malfoy was unfortunately present.

"Now since you are being so uncooperative," he said to the crowd. "We will have to undergo individual evaluation. Now for the last time, where is Potter?"

"Tonks," I called in my annoying whiny voice. "I was bit by that vampire again and I need you to get the venom out please."

Malfoy stared at me in shock. Haha, he thought I was dead but I am alive and back to my Death Eater defying self.

"You need to cast accio," she said from the crowd. She looked awful; I hoped the baby was ok.

I held my wand to my neck and summoned the venom. It was gloopy and thick and really gross. I flicked it from my hand in disgust. It flew through the air and hit Malfoy on the nape of his neck.

"Sorry," I said insincerely, sitting down with the others. He scraped it off with his hand and flung it on the floor.

"Tonks," he said harshly, pointing is wand at me. "Where is Potter?"
I shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe he went to the west end to watch a show or something." I grinned at my little joke. Malfoy looked at my furiously. Little did he know that Harry, Ron and Hermione were actually there.

"Crucio," he said, pointing his wand at me simply. I cringed up slightly but it barely hurt. He cast the familiar red light at me again, but all it did was give me a temporary migraine.

"Where is Charles," he growled.
I smiled at him sweetly. "We killed him."

"You," Fred muttered but I ignored him.
"Dolvho, Scaboir," Malfoy shouted. The two men popped up beside him.

"News on Potter?" he asked Scaboir.
"He was 'ere. Found 'is broomstick upstairs," Scaboir said. He pulled out the familiar Firebolt from behind his back.

"That's mine," George said quickly. Scaboir scoffed. "Like a Weasley could 'fford a broom like this."

"I own a shop remember. Weasley Wizarding Wheezes, for all your -"
"Enough!" Malfoy shouted, silencing George with his wand. "Dolvho where is Charles."

Dolvho looked down. "You see Malfoy, his b-body was found outside."

Lucius screamed in anger and pointed his wand at Dolvho. He scrunched up and cried out in pain. Better him than me.

"Find Potter!" he shouted to the remaining Death Eaters. "He's the only thing that's stopping us from all being killed. Go to London, The Order Headquarters, his house. I don't care where or what happens. Just bring him back here!"

Half of the Death Eaters disapparated away while the rest surrounded us. Malfoy and some guy I didn't know went around the marquee so we could all be questioned by ourselves. Thankfully I was one of the first to be called. I had the unknown Death Eater. He was ok but he did seem quite scared of me for some reason.

Once I was done, I went back inside the house to find Tonks, Charlie and George all conversing idly.

"Guys, What -"

Charlie put his finger to his lips and then tapped his ear. Of course, they were watching us. How absolutely annoying.

"It was a good wedding. But I would want something quieter," George said quietly, craning his neck to see what the Death Eaters were doing.

"A bit too ostentatious for me," I said. Tonks was silently trying to fix my neck. It wasn't as fractionally as bad as before but it was still bleeding a lot. Fred came into the room and began to scribble a message down to George, so I spoke louder.
"If I ever get married they'll be no faffing about. I want a wedding like in Pirates of the Caribbean."

"What?" Tonks asked. I looked at the piece of paper and saw that Fleur's dad was about to crack. When Charlie, Fred and George rose silently to investigate, I spoke louder.

"It's a story. The two characters fall in love and then in the big pirate ship battle they get married, spur of the moment. It's very romantic and -"

Mr Weasley came in and immediately spotted the paper. He picked up the quill and began to write:
cover me. I need to send word.

We nodded and restarted our mindless conversation as he crept upstairs. He came back down seconds later looking very satisfied with himself.

Over the next hour, everyone came in drips and drabs. Some people looked absolutely terrified, others calm and, in Sirius' case, very smug and amused.

"We're allowed to go now," he said with a grin. "But I wouldn't go far though. The bastards are following and listening to us," he said in a stage loud voice. I rolled my eyes. "I'm going home, you coming Ally?"

"No thank you," I said politely. Sirius shrugged but then apparated away with Remus in tow.

I sat by Tonks and smiled at her mischievously. She ignored me at first, but curiosity overcame her.

"What?" she asked, staring at me back.
"I hear you have a little secret?"

Her hair turned red in embarrassment. "I don't know what you're talking about," she said stiffly. She shook her head and changed it back to pink.

I snorted. "I saw you and Remus the other night. And you subconsciously keep touching your stomach; you're doing it now."

I laughed loudly as she withdrew her hand. She shushed me. "Please don't tell anyone. Not yet. With so much going on I -"

"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone. Though Fred may have guessed. And Ginny. I saw Mrs Weasley give you a funny look the other day. And I overheard Fleur and Bill talking about it."

Tonks groaned again. "Maybe it's time just to come clean. I suppose we should tell Sirius first. Does he know?"

I shook my head. "You could be nine months, have a huge stomach and Sirius still wouldn't notice."

"Speak of the devil," she laughed as Sirius and Remus reappeared in the yard. They looked distressed.
"Something's wrong," Ginny commented, running to the door. She managed to get it open just as they stormed in.

"The house, it's gone!" Sirius said. He sat down at the table and held his head in his hands. He had a large gash on his cheek, but I was too confused to bring it up.

"What do you mean gone. Has it disappeared? Have the Death Eaters -"
"They've burnt it down," Remus cut in. "Used Firenze Fire, searching for Harry I think. Everything's gone."

I sank down in my seat. The amazing house that we had spent some much time in had gone. As had all of our possessions. My photos, my broom, most of my clothes. I did have a lot of things packed in my trunk here, but everything else had just disappeared. I know it sounds kind of stupid to get upset over a house, but it was the first real home I ever had.

I sat down in the kitchen for hours. Most people had gone to bed, but I could not sleep. I had changed into my pyjama shorts and top but there was no way I would be getting any sleep.

When it started to get light, Mr Weasley suggested that I go up to Ginny's room and try to get some sleep. It would be a wasted effort, but they all obviously wanted to talk about something secretive.

When I passed the bathroom, I heard groaning. It was a man's groan and whoever it was, they were in a lot of pain.

"Are you ok?" I asked, knocking the door and going inside. Fred was sitting on the floor, trying to put ointment on. His back had four finger scratches going straight across it. They were deep and were bleeding quite a bit.

"What Happened?" I ran over to his side and took the cloth off him.
"That Vampire scratched me. It's ok, it doesn't hurt that - Ow!" he hissed as I dabbed the ointment on.

"What were you saying?" I smiled. He rolled his eyes.

The ointment was rubbish and wasn't really doing much. I wanted him to get proper help of Mrs Weasley but he wouldn't have any of it. In the end I just bandaged him up. The bleeding had subsided slightly and it would hopefully hold out until morning.

"All done," I said, handing him his t shirt back. Fred took it off me but didn't put it back on; he just stared at me intently.

I embarrassedly averted my gaze down, but my eyes fell on his toned abs that I had successfully avoiding for the last half hour. Until now.

I knew what was about to happen. I should have pulled away and left, but I didn't. I don't know why, I knew it was wrong, but there was something that pulled me to him every time.

He cupped my head in his hand and drew me closer to him. I parted my lips and closed my eyes. He finally closed the gap and kissed me. It wasn't like the other time. This was soft and loving. He wanted show that this was not just a passionate whim; he really did care about me.

I kissed him back and put my hands on his thighs. I leaned in closer and almost fell on to him but he steadied me with his arms and kept secure on my waist.

I sat up and pulled him closer, knotting my fingers into his hair. He kissed me back with the same enthusiasm and put his hands on the hem of my tank top. I pulled back quickly.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that," I said, standing up to leave. He put his shirt back on and blocked the door.

"I kissed you," he said simply.
"And I kissed you back." I tried to get around him, but he was leaning against it. "Listen, I meant what I said before. I don't want to be your seco -"

"I know but -"
"Please let me finish," I said, silencing him. "You hurt me last time, a lot. I was in pieces. I just can't let that happen again."

"I promise I will never hurt you," he said strongly. I shrugged and pushed him out the way. He finally budged.

"That's a big promise to make. It's also impossible to keep."

I gave him a weak smile before going upstairs to Ginny's room.

:-:

It had begun again. Friends, moment, fall out. Fred ignored me for the rest of our holidays. Things were really, really awful.

There were ten of us cramped into The Burrow. Fred and George were issued with some kind of warrant so they were not allowed to open the shop. Charlie was also accused of having a faulty visa so could not work abroad in Romania.

The only good news was my OWL results. I achieved two outstanding's, three acceptables and the rest were exceeds expectations. Mrs Weasley held a mini party for Ginny and I to raise morale. It didn't work.

On the First of September, I got up bright and early for my apparation test. They would probably fail me, regardless of my apparating skills, but it was worth a try.

Tonks and I arrived at the ministry at 8am. I had been given strict rules beforehand.

"Don't speak unless your spoken too and only then answer necessarily. Give them no sass, I know what you're like and sometimes it's best just to keep quiet. Stay cool and calm, even if you fail and do not even mention Remus. They know we're married but if they found out I was pregnant we would both be killed."

"Is it safe to be here?" I whispered as we walked through the entrance. It was filled with Death Eaters and snatchers. They were arresting workers and then ticking their names off a list. Posters of Harry lined the Walls and the statue of the wizard and the elf had now been replaced with Magic is Might.

Tonks nodded slightly and led me to the elevators. We went up to floors before we came to the Department of Magical Transportation.

"I have to leave you here," Tonks muttered. "Good luck." She gave me a discrete pat on the back before going back down.

The room was disgusting. It was filled with dodgy Death Eaters and Slytherins. I was the only girl in there. Well, I think I was the only girl in there. If there were any women they were bloody masculine.

"Alright, Alright," a small wheezy man said, coming through the crowd. He was at least a foot shorter than my tiny self. "There are five different groups. We tell you a place, you apparate there; simple. When you fail, you can retake on the first of each month."

I scoffed. When you fail, how supportive of them.

I was in the third group. We were taken to a room where we were supposed to apparate to a chamber next door.
Snatchers were investigating some guy in my group. And, because the fates hated me, Scaboir was one of them.

He grinned and came over to me. "Alright Tonks. Fancy seeing you here."

"Yes, fancy that," I said, edging away from him. He smelt like a brewery and it was making me feel slightly sick.

"Any word off Potter?" he asked.

"No," I answered stiffly. I don't know what these people were expecting. Did he actually think I was going to tell him, even if I did know?

He stared at me thoughtfully. I tried to ignore him, but after a few minutes, it became unnerving.

"What?" I asked, spinning around to face him. He smirked but said nothing. There was a long silent pause. "How was Azkaban?" I sneered.

He smiled. It was very unsettling . "Very nice thanks. Wasn't there too long though -"
"Because you broke out," I cut in.

"When life gives you pumpkins..." he trailed off.

Thankfully, I was called over to the chamber to take my test. The little wheezy man was in there. I was told to apparate to the main hall and then back and then to the main hall again. It seemed very pointless to me, but I did it perfectly.

The man came out of the chamber to give me my results.
"Excellently executed," he read from his list. "No splinching, correct destination, however you were too slow. I'm sorry you've fail." He didn't sound sorry at all. In fact, he sounded rather gleeful. I, however, was fuming.

"Failed me because my timing was slow. You've past some people today that could barely apparate. That slytherin kid left two fingers behind! You've only failed me because of who I am. You were told to fail me. This is so -"

"Pass her," Scaboir's voiced chimed in.

The examiner looked flustered. "But - I - I was told to..."
"Well, I'm telling you now," Scaboir said strongly. "Pass her."

The man sighed in defeat. "Very well. Congratulations Miss Tonks." He handed me a small diploma before huffing away. I stared at Scaboir in shock.

"No need to thank me," he grinned.
"I wasn't going to," I quipped. He laughed loudly. "Why did you do it?"

He shrugged. "Thought you should be, its only fair. You can now come and visit me."
It was my turn to laugh. "Sorry, I have school in..." I looked at my watch. "Twenty minutes."

"Well, if you change your mind, I spent a lot of my free time in the Giants Beanstalk."

"Won't see you there," I said quickly. I gave him a small nod before apparating to the station.

I am so sorry I've been so long. I have the chapters written, I just cant get onto a computer to upload them; my mom has banned me because my sister threw a party and for some reason, that's my fault. I do have the next two chapters written so hopefully, if I can pull another MI move, I will be able to update soon.
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