Author's Note: Hey everyone. I know it's been awhile, but I'm juggling school, work, and a ton of other things. The good news is that I've managed to get about four chapters ahead, so if enough people review, I'll post another chapter soon. So, for the time being, here's chapter 14. Read, review, and enjoy!!!


The sun was barely rising and Jason was already awake. Sitting on the back porch, Jason began to think over what had happened to him during the course of the summer, both good and bad. Bringing Draco to America to help with his band. Returning to England and to Hermione. The fight at the Dursleys. The Spiritusectum curse. The struggle with the other side of himself. Joseph Dunham's escape from Azkaban. Dunham. The very thought of his name made Jason's blood boil. To think that such an animal had been at Hogwarts all this time. That's when it hit Jason suddenly. In image of Joseph Dunham, bloodied up and begging for his life. No sounds per say, but a low growl could be heard. And just as quickly as the image had appeared, it vanished. Jason wracked his brain for an answer.

"Was that...a memory?" he said to himself. Jason shook his head of the cobwebs. "No, it couldn't be," he said.

"Oh but that's where you're wrong," a voice echoed inside his head. Jason's eyes widened in shock. It was the same voice he'd heard for weeks on end. The voice of his dark side.

"I don't believe you," Jason thought.

"It matters not whether you believe the truth or no," the vile voice echoed, "Simple fact is Joseph Dunham is dead and YOU killed him!"

"Jason?" a voice behind him asked. Jason leapt to his feet and turned around, wand at the ready, only to stare into the eyes of his twin sister.

"Jason, what's wrong?" Alice asked.

"Nothing," Jason said, putting his wand away.

"You're not a very good liar," Alice said, "Now tell me the truth or let me see for myself."

"No," Jason said, "I don't want you looking around in my head."

"What's gotten into you, Jason?" Alice asked.

"The Spiritusectum Curse," Jason responded, "That's what."

"Jason, we're trying to help you," Alice said, "But there's nothing we can do if you won't let us help you."

"Just leave me alone," Jason said.

Jason turned to walk away when Alice held up her hands and closed her eyes. Concentrating hard, Alice mentally froze Jason in place and forcefully entered his mind. She quickly scanned through his thoughts, finally settling on an image of Joseph Dunham, bleeding from several cuts and bleeding badly. He seemed to be begging for his life. Alice watched in horror as Joseph shrieked as his throat was ripped wide open. Alice herself shrieked and withdrew from Jason's mind. Feeling sick, Alice doubled over and vomited. Jason gripped the sides of his head and grunted. As Alice stood back up, she saw Jason standing still, his back to her.

"Jason?" Alice asked.

Jason turned around and glared at Alice, his eyes pitch black and his face twisted into a snarl that revealed his teeth sharpened to fangs. Alice froze, fear gripping.

"I warned you not to go snooping around in my head," Jason hissed.

Alice quickly reached for her wand, but it was too late. Jason opened his hand and telekinetically lifted Alice into the air.

"Jason," Alice gasped, "Don't do this."

"Sorry, my dear," Jason hissed, "But Jason cannot hear you anymore. And you need to be taught a lesson for your repeated intrusions."

Jason began to squeeze, telekinetically strangling Alice. Alice's eyes began to roll into the back of her head. Suddenly, Jason loosened his grip. Alice quickly caught her breath to see Jason's eyes rolled into the back of his head. He was shifting between psychies. Alice used this opportunity to seize her wand and aim it at Jason.

"Cerebrus Immobulus!" Alice shouted.

A white bolt shot out of Alice's wand and struck Jason in the forehead, causing him to drop to the ground. Alice landed on her feet and rushed to Jason's side. She looked into Jason's face and watched as his pitch black eyes turned back to steel blue and his fangs turning back to normal. Alice watched Jason dart his eyes back and forth.

"Alice," Jason said, wheezing with each breath, "I can't feel...anything."

"I had to shut off your telekinesis," Alice said, "You lost control and we're trying to kill me."

"So...you mean my body is paralyzed?" Jason asked, "Again?"

"Only for a moment," Alice said, "It'll wear off soon and you'll have your telekinesis back. Then you can take control of your body again."

"Jason?" a voice called, "Where are you?"

"Hermione," Jason wheezed, "She can't know yet."

"I'll try to stall her," Alice said, taking off back into the house as Jason closed his eyes and began to concentrate.

Hermione walked through the kitchen when Alice suddenly jumped in her way. "Good morning, Hermione," Alice said.

"Morning, Alice," Hermione said, "Is Jason out there?"

"Yes," Alice said, "But you should know..."

"I need to get him in here for breakfast," Hermione said, "We leave for Hogwarts today and we can't dilly-dally."

"Well," Alice began, "Maybe he can get it to go or something."

Hermione raised an eyebrow, puzzled. "Alice," shee began, "Is everything alright?"

Alice couldn't think of an answer and she knew they weren't ready for the truth yet. "Yes," she finally answered, "Everything is wonderful."

"Good, I'm glad," Hermione remarked, "Now go get some breakfast while I go get Jason."

Hermione walked past Alice and to the back porch. Alice quickly scrambled after her. Hermione opened the door and stepped outside, her eyes resting on Jason, sprawled out on the ground like he had been.

"Jason?" Hermione asked, "Are you alright?"

"Never better, babe," Jason replied.

"Well come inside," Hermione said, "Get some breakfast."

Jason hesitated a moment, then let out a deep breath as he sat up. Pulling himself to his feet, Jason dusted himself off and walked inside, following Hermione and Alice to the breakfast table.

"We'll talk later," Jason whispered to Alice.


After breakfast had finished, everyone went to their rooms to finish packing. Harry and Cho were busy packing. Harry was ready to pop the question.

"I love you, Cho," Harry said.

Cho was caught by surprise. She didn't know how to answer. She did love him, but she also still loved...Cedric. "I..." she began, "I love you, too."

"Everything alright?" Harry asked.

"Oh, yes," Cho said, "Everything is fine."

"Good," Harry replied, "Because there was something I wanted to ask you and...well I'm not very good at these sorts of things."

Cho's heart skipped a beat, but not completely because of love, but because of fear. She knew what Harry was going to ask. She has to think of something.

"Oh bloody hell," Cho said, glancing at the clock, "We have to get a move on or we'll be late."

Cho quickly grabbed her bags and raced out of the room. Harry, puzzled, grabbed his suitcase and walked out of the room, pondering what, if anything, was wrong with Cho.


Ron and Alice were packing their suitcases. "Alice," Ron began, "What were you and Jason going on about this morning?"

"What?" Alice asked.

"Well I heard you and Jason talking about Jason laying down on the grass this morning," Ron replied, "Jason sounded a bit upset."

"Oh," Alice began, "You weren't supposed to hear that conversation. It's a part of our lives that Jason feels you aren't ready to know."

"What do you mean?" Ron asked, "I thought we were done with the secrets."

"It's an aspect of Jason's life that he's ashamed of," Alice remarked, "The only ones who know are Jason, me, Bobby, and our grandparents. When Jason's ready, he'll tell you all, but in the meantime please don't bug Jason for an explanation and please don't say anything to Hermione."

Ron nodded and kissed Alice. As they both turned to leave the room, Alice grabbed Ron by the arm. "And don't go reading my thoughts for the answer," she said with a smirk. Ron smiled and kissed Alice as they walked out.


Draco and Ginny were packing, each time eyeing each other. The tension between them had been growing and was reaching its peak.

"Ginny," Draco began, "Is everything alright?" Ginny said nothing. Draco sighed and continued to pack.

"Why haven't we had sex?" Ginny asked, facing Draco and crossing her arms.

"Is that what you're upset about?" Draco asked.

"We've been together for a year," Ginny said, "We're engaged to be married, yet we haven't had sex once."

"Ginny, is that really a reason to be angry with me?" Draco asked.

"I just wanted to know why," Ginny said, "Is it me? Is it something I've said or done?"

"No, Ginny," Draco said, "It's hard to explain."

"Then tell me," Ginny said.

"We don't have time now for me to explain it," Draco said, "But as soon as we have enough time, I promise you I will tell you everything."

Ginny sighed and pushed past Draco, leaving the cottage. Draco smacked himself on the forehead and left as well.


Jason and Hermione were both packing their suitcases. "Jason, can I ask you something," Hermione asked.

"Babe, you ask me anything," Jason replied.

"Why were you laying on the grass this morning? And why was Alice so upset about it?"

Jason grew silent, searching for something to say. "Well," he began, "It was chilly outside and Alice always gets overprotective."

"Jason," Hermione said, "You really need to learn to lie better."

"Hermione," Jason began, "You know there isn't much I wouldn't do for you. However, until I feel I'm ready, you will have to accept that I have to keep what's wrong with me a secret."

"I thought we agreed no more secrets between us," Hermione said.

"We did," Jason said, "And by the time we're married, there will be no secrets. And all I have left is this one last secret. And it's one I've guarded all my life."

"If I agree to let this go," Hermione began, "You must promise me something."

"What's that?" Jason asked.

Hermione wrapped her arms around Jason's waist and looked into his eyes. "To trust me as much as you love me," she said, "And never keep any other secrets from me."

Jason put his arms around Hermione and pulled her close. "I promise," he said, "Until my dying day."

Hermione smiled and the two shared a long kiss. "We should get a move on," Jason said, "Or we'll miss the train." Hermione nodded and the two grabbed their suitcases and left the room.


Later that day, they all arrived at King's Cross station. They bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley as they passed through the barrier to platform 9 3/4.

"Oh, Harry, I'm almost forgot" Cho said, "I won't be on the train. Hogwarts has arranged for me to take different transportation so that I can arrive earlier than the train will."

"But why?" Harry asked.

"I have to meet with the faculty and Headmistress McGonagall. She is supposed to finalize our lesson plans."

Harry sighed and nodded. As they continued to walk towards the train, Harry cracked a smile and chuckled. "I still can't believe I'll be dating my professor," he joked.

"Well, that's something I wanted to talk to you about," Cho said, "Because of the fact that I am one of your professors, we can't be romantically involved while I'm on duty."

"So, we can't even have lunch?" Harry asked.

"Not until the weekends," Cho said, "That was one of the regulations in my itinerary. We can't afford to go against it, Harry. It could mean my job and your reputation."

Harry sighed heavily and continued walking towards the train, letting go of Cho's hand. Cho felt guilty. Not everything she had said was the truth. Her rules of conduct did state that there could be no fraternization while Harry was in her class. Cho was using that as an excuse to spend as little time with Harry as possible, hoping that he would forget about asking her to marry him.


With all of them aboard the train, it was time for the prefects meeting. Harry and Hermione quickly made their way to the compartment where the prefects would be meeting.

"Harry," Hermione began, "I wanted to talk to you about the other day."

"Hermione it was a mistake on both our parts," Harry said, "I thought we agreed on that and agreed not to discuss it again."

"If it was a mistake, Harry, then why did we do it?" Hermione asked.

"Now is not the time to talk about this," Harry said as they reach the compartment.

They entered and sat down, waiting for the prefects to arrive. Not too long after, Jason, Alice, and Ginny arrived, along with the other prefects.

"Glad you all could make it," Hermione said, "Harry and I have divided the duties evenly amongst us all. Harry, if you please."

Harry nodded and began passing out parchments to each of the prefects. "Everything you need is on these parchments," he said, "Patrol routes and shifts, rules of conduct, and anything else you might need."

"If there is anything else that you may need," Hermione began, "Or if you need to discuss something related to your duties, then find either Harry or myself."

After Harry had passed out the parchments, it was time to introduce one another. After brief introductions were over, most of the prefects left. Only Jason, Alice, and Ginny remained.

"Where's Ron at?" Harry asked.

"He and Draco went to find the other quidditch captains to go over practice schedules," Alice said.

Jason sat near the window, casting his eyes out on the landscape. He felt guilty for choosing not to tell Hermione the secret of his past.

"Jason," Ginny began, "is everything okay?"

Jason sighed and shook his head. "There's something I need to get off my chest," he said.

Alice's eyes widened in shock. She grabbed Jason's hand, attempting to speak to him through her thoughts. "Jason," she thought, "You swore never to..."

"Never to reveal the family secret outside the family," Jason's voice echoed in Alice's head, cutting her off, "But they are our family now as well, so they deserve to know."

Jason cleared his throat and began to speak again when the train suddenly came to a stop.

"We stopped," Ron said, "We can't be there already."

The hair on the back of Harry's neck stood on end. "Something's wrong," he said. The sky began to grow dark outside. "Did it just get colder?" Ginny asked. Harry began to panic. Something terrible was coming towards the train.

Harry quickly stood up. "We have to find the others," he said as he exited the compartment.

He immediately ran into Ron and Draco. "The sky turned black, so Draco and I thought we'd come find you," Ron said.

"We have a bad feeling something's about to attack," Draco said.

"Harry!" Hermione shrieked as she rushed out of the compartment.

"What is it?" Ron asked.

Ginny was next out of the compartment. "Just outside the train," she said.

Harry, Ron, and Draco rushed into the compartment where they saw Jason staring out the window. "What are those things?" he asked.

Harry's blood ran cold as he looked out the window. "Those are Dementors," he said, "and they're here for us."


A/N: So that's Chapter 14. Hope you liked it. Now go on an review!! If I get at least 5 or 6 reviews by Monday, I'll put up another chapter.