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Chapter 2 A Night Flying Over London

"P-Professor Lupin?" Alex asked, still shaky from her dream. However, she managed a smile (or was it a grimace?) and said, "Professor, what are you doing here? It's so...well, it's nice to see you again." She remembered the last time she spoke with her old professor and lowered her gaze to her hands. He wrote her a letter telling her to pretty much back off because he didn't have time to talk to her.

"Elian, Tonks, could I have a moment alone with Alex?" Lupin asked. The others nodded and left quickly. Uncle Monty stopped in the doorway and gave his adopted niece a supportive smile before leaving. Alex turned to Professor Lupin and raised an eyebrow at him.

"Hello sir," she said coolly, "What brings you all the way out here? I figured you were busy with your job and all."

"Yes, I was pretty busy trying to settle down at my new job," said Lupin awkwardly, "I ended up working in the bookstore, like I mentioned in my letter."

She nodded, managing to keep her cool. Alex could still feel the burning anger in the pit of her stomach at the mention of the letter, but it was a lot less than it was before. She knew that Lupin meant well when he told her to be a good girl but she didn't appreciate being shoved to the side because he was busy. Alex knew that if someone was as concerned for her well-being as she was for Lupin's, she would have made it a point to at least write once in a blue moon.

"Alex," he said with a sigh, "I realize that my letter to you came across as...rude and distant, and I want to apologize for that. It was never my intention to push you away. I was just trying to get you to see the danger you were in as well as protect you, and not just from Voldemort."

"What do you mean?" asked Alex with a frown.

"I'm a werewolf, Alex," Professor Lupin said heavily, "No matter what some people say, others believe that those associated with people like me are just as bad if not worse."

"Stop!" said Alex, holding up her hand and causing her previous professor to become silenced, "Professor Lupin, I don't care that you have that furry little problem or that time of the month. It means nothing to me. And if people think badly of me because I wrote letters with my mother and aunt's school friend, then they aren't worth my time."

"But think of the future! There are people who will be in positions to offer you jobs and-"

"And if that's the case, I wouldn't want to work for some prejudiced bastard anyway," she cut in, eyes ablaze, "Sir, I don't want to discuss this anymore. If you are busy, I understand not hearing from you. But if the only thing holding you back is fear that associating with you will somehow taint my reputation, then tell those feelings to shove it and pick up a quill to write to me."

Professor Lupin looked shocked for a moment and Alex turned to look out the window. It was still dark out and she glanced at her bedside clock. It was well after ten. She then remembered seeing the woman with her guardian as well. Why were they here at this hour? Sighing, she rubbed her eyes with one hand and covered her yawning mouth with another.

"Are you all right?" Professor Lupin asked gently, "You were thrashing around in your sleep and shouting."

"I'm fine Professor," she said, "Just a nightmare, that's all."

"Alex, your uncle told me you've had these dreams before," he said seriously, "How long have these dreams been happening?"

There was a pause as she considered what to tell Lupin. Finally, she settled on the truth. "Since I got back from school," said Alex quietly, "It used to be the graveyard scene but now my father is there."

She found herself telling her old professor everything in the dream. When she finished, she turned her head to hide her shinning eyes and tear-stained cheeks.

"Does Sirius know about these dreams?"

"No," said Alex quickly, "Professor, you can't tell him! He'll worry about me and blame himself for the dreams, but it's not his fault. I can't give him something else to worry about, please promise you won't say anything!"

"I…Oh fine," he said after seeing Alex's pleading look, "But he'll know something is wrong when he sees you. You look extremely worn out."

"I could say the same to you, sir," said Alex with a smile. Professor Lupin looked as shabby as ever. His jacket had more patches than when he was at Hogwarts two years ago, his face was thinner and paler, and he had dark circles under his eyes.

"Yes," he said with a dark sigh, "It's hard to find paying work after people look at your resume and see that you were well liked at the best Wizarding school in England, yet you only lasted a year. Questions form and, well, the truth always comes out eventually."

"I'm sorry, sir," Alex said sincerely, "But why are you here? Has my uncle gotten a job for you?"

"No, I am here to take you with me," said Lupin, rising to his feet, "We need to take you and Harry to Headquarters. Don't ask questions now," he said as Alex opened her mouth, "It's not safe here. Even the walls have ears these days. I'll get Tonks to help you pack your things. Knock on the door when you're dressed." As he reached the door, he turned to look at her with a sad smile and said, "You are your mother's daughter and your aunt's niece. They never allowed me to wallow in self-pity either."

He chuckled and Alex smiled, shaking her head as he left. She quickly threw on jeans and a T-shirt that she grabbed from her closet and drawers. As she hopped on one foot while putting her shoe on the other, she knocked on her door to let Tonks know she could come in.

Alex hadn't gotten a good look at the unfamiliar woman at first. Now, however, Alex saw she was tall, Alex's height actually, with dark purple hair that was spiked. She was wearing deep blue robes and was grinning broadly at Alex while the girl laced up her sneakers.

"Wotcher!" she said cheerfully, "I'm Tonks and you must be Alex! Remus has told me all about you. Your room is nice!"

Alex looked around. It was a bit of a mess with pieces of parchment littering the floor and her owl cage that needed cleaning.

"Thanks," said Alex politely, "Let me just get my robes together, everything else is still in the trunk from last year."

"Oh, I'll help you!" said Tonks excitedly. Alex smiled and they began folding. At first, Tonks tried to fold with magic, but they never turned out very neat. "My mum was great with house-cleaning spells," said Tonks as she manually folded the clothes, "I just never caught on with them. Oh well, are we finished here?"

"Not yet, I have some other things to add," said Alex and went over to her bedside table.

She opened a drawer and took out her mother's old photo albums. She put them in her trunk along with in a bag and reached into the back of her drawer. She pushed down and a secret compartment opened, revealing her wand. She smiled as she felt the smooth mahogany. It was twelve inches with a dragon heartstring core, and her most prized possession she had received since she found she could do magic.

"What about this little guy?" Tonks asked, holding up a ragged stuffed animal. Alex grinned and put it on top, she couldn't leave without Norwena. She was the stuffed dragon Hagrid had given her when she was dropped on her grandparents' doorstep. Alex never went to Hogwarts without it.

"That's it," said Alex with a smile as she gently picked up Monty's cage.

"Okay then, let's go!" said Tonks happily and she caused the trunk to hover beside her. They had walked by a full-length mirror in Alex's room and Tonks stopped to take in her appearance.

"Hmm…do you think purple makes my face look too pale?" Tonks asked, lowering the trunk and running her fingers through her hair.

"Oh, um…I don't know," said Alex awkwardly, "I think it seems fine."

Tonks tilted her head, screwed up her eyes in concentration, and her hair turned bright red. Alex felt her mouth drop open and Tonks saw this, chuckling.

"Sorry, I always forget that it's really creepy for those who've never met me before. I'm a Metamorphmagus."

"A Meta-what?"

"Metamorphmagus. That means I can change my appearance at will," said Tonks, "It helps with me being an Auror and all."

"Wow, you're an Auror?" said Alex with wide eyes, "That's really cool!"

"Thanks, I'm glad you think so," said Tonks as she raised the trunk once more and they went down the stairs. Alex jumped, causing Monty to wake up and groan, when she reached the foyer. At least fifteen people were all standing in her house, looking at her eagerly.

"Um…hi," she said, waving her hand nervously.

"Hello!" they all said together. In the front of the crowd were Professor Lupin and Uncle Monty.

"Everything's ready," said Tonks as she set the trunk on the floor with a small bang.

"Good, very good," said Lupin, looking at his watch, "We're ahead of schedule. Oh, where are my manners? Alex, this is Nymphadora Tonks."

"But if you call me Nymphadora," the witch said with a warning look at Lupin, "I might just have to jinx you're head off." Alex laughed nervously but realized it wasn't a joke. She stopped laughing immediately.

"Now Alex," Uncle Monty said, putting a hand on her shoulder and looking at her intently, "I want you to write to me if those dreams don't stop. Look after yourself and keep in touch."

"Don't worry, Uncle Monty," said Alex, giving her guardian a tight hug, "I'll keep you posted. Let Erin know I didn't mean to leave and to send Henry with details. Don't let her think she got away from me on that!"

"You can count on me," said Uncle Monty, saluting to his adopted niece, "I'll be joining you later on in the summer."

Alex nodded and then saw a bright red spark in the sky.

"That's the first signal, come on everyone," said Professor Lupin.

Everyone went out onto the lawn and pulled out their broomsticks. Alex was about to ask what she should do when Lupin handed her one.

"Did you think someone was going drag you along on the end of their broom?" he asked with a smile.

Green sparks filled the sky and everyone kicked off hard. Alex felt the cool summer air in her face and gave a contented sigh. They went up into the sky and flew just underneath the clouds. Lupin was in front of her while Tonks was behind. The rest of the people were circling around the three. Alex wondered why there was so much security when they began to go downward. Alex saw a development come into view; she recognized those identical homes! They were picking up Harry now!

They landed in front of number four and Tonks went up to the door. In seconds, the door was open and they all came in, trying not to make a lot of noise. Suddenly, there were a series of crashes and everyone looked around. Tonks had tripped over the welcome mat and fell into a table.

Alex froze, waiting to see lights come on and Mr. Dursley's fat figure come down, bleary eyed. However, there was nothing and Alex frowned.

"Professor," she whispered quietly, "Are you sure there's anyone home?"

"We know Harry is," the professor replied just as quietly, "We…er…managed to get his extended family out of the house for the night."

Alex was about to ask how when she heard someone walking along the landing upstairs. Everyone fell silent, even Tonks as she rubbed her knees. Soon, a slight figure appeared at the top of the stairs. He was wearing clothes that were way too large on him and Alex knew it was Harry.

"Harry!" Alex cried and ran up to him, embracing him tightly, "It's so good to see you!"

"Alex?" gasped Harry as Alex crushed his lungs, "What's going on?"

"It's all right, Harry," said Lupin, "We're here to take you away."

"Professor Lupin?" said Harry, Alex letting go so he could breathe normally, "I think I'm still dreaming…"

"No you aren't, laddie!"

"Ah Moody, glad you found the place all right," said Lupin as a man with a limp appeared in the front doorway.

Alex jumped and saw Professor Moody hobbling into the hallway. The last time she had seen Moody, he had been at the bottom of a trunk without his rotating eye or wooden leg. That was because an impostor had kidnapped him and used the Polyjuice Potion to impersonate him to get to Harry and Alex.

"Don't look so scared there, lass," said Moody, his scarred face pulling into the tiniest smile, "It's really me this time, I promise. Now come down here so I can get a good look at you both, I'd hate to bring Death Eaters in disguise to our Headquarters."

Alex and Harry went down the stairs and were observed closely by Moody with both eyes. Moody frowned.

"Lupin, you know them well, ask them questions only the real Black and Potter would know."

"A good idea, Moody," said Lupin, thinking for a moment, "Harry, what form does your patronus take?"

"A stag," said Harry quickly.

"Good, now Alex…what did your father send to you for Christmas your third year?"

"My mother's diary," said Alex with a smile, "It was wrapped in a newspaper article that said my aunt and Harry's mum were both valedictorians. I also got a ring that belonged to my mother."

"There you go, Moody," said Professor Lupin with a grin, "They are definitely the real Alex and Harry. Now we should get moving, the first signal should be going off any minute. Harry, do you have your stuff together?"

"Almost sir," said Harry, "I'll be right back!"

He ran up the stairs and came back a few minutes later dragging his trunk, owl cage, and broom. Tonks flicked her wand and the trunk rose in the air and settled down on the ground, a man having to move his foot away quickly so as not to have it crushed.

"Now Harry, I have a letter for your aunt and uncle telling them you are all right-"

"That'll just make them cry," said Harry.

"-and that you'll be back next summer."

"Do I have to?" asked Harry sadly, "Can't I spend it with Alex or something?"

"You should talk to Dumbledore about that," said Lupin, but he was smiling, "There's the first signal. Harry, get on your broom once we're outside."

Alex found it very strange that more than fifteen magical people were standing on the front lawn of a normal house in a normal development. It was comical to see one woman on her broom next to a hydrangea plant and another man holding his wand loosely by his side next to a parked car. Finally, the black sky was broken by a green spark and everyone took off.

The ride was not as fun with Mad-Eye in charge. He made them go up into the clouds, occasionally diving here and there to throw any followers off. Finally, after turning around for the sixth time, Tonks had enough.

"Mad-Eye, are you really mad?" she shouted over the wind, "We're all freezing our bums off on our brooms! I think anyone who tried to follow us gave up because they were too cold to stay on their brooms!"

Mad-Eye grumbled but after that, they headed straight to their destination…wherever that was. Alex looked down when they weren't in the clouds and saw the glittering London city below. As Big Ben rang eleven times, the flying group began their descent. Alex looked over and saw Harry's arms covered in Goosebumps. He didn't have a jacket on like Alex. Once they landed in an open street, Alex handed him her jacket, which he took willingly.

Alex turned to get a better look of her surroundings. The street was off a main paved road. In front of them was a row of townhouses, all bright white. Each home had steps leading up to the door with a number above it.

"Harry, Alex, look at this and read it aloud. Quietly though, we don't want unwanted ears to hear this," said Moody, shoving a piece of parchment into Alex's hands.

The two teenagers looked at each other and then the paper. It was only one line written in long, curvy letters.

"The Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix can be found at Number Twelve, Grimuld Place," they read aloud together in hushed voices.

Alex looked at the numbers on the door. It went from eleven to thirteen, but there was no twelve. She was about to ask what was going on when she gasped. The left wall of number eleven and the right wall of number thirteen were moving apart, revealing another home with a number twelve in shining silver letters written above the door frame.

"Wow," whispered Harry, staring at the new appearance with awe, "That was really cool."

Moody ripped the paper out of Alex's hands and pointed his wand at it. It instantly burst into flames and he dropped it to the pavement, watching it burn. Once all that remained were ashes, he even spread them around so that they blended in with the pavement. Lupin led the way to the door and used the knocker, a silver snake with emerald green eyes. The metal snake raised its head.

"SSSSSSState your name and businesssssssss," the snake hissed.

"Remus John Lupin along with Alastor Moody and his companions are here to take Harry Potter and Alexandria Black to Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix," Lupin stated, as though he had memorized it.

The snake nodded and curled up, becoming a knocker again. The door clicked open and Lupin entered the building first. Alex and Harry came in next, followed by the others. All the adults were taking off their cloaks, muttering quietly amongst themselves. Just then, a portly lady with flaming red hair wearing an apron came into the hall.

Author's Note: Wow, the amount of reviews I received truly blew me away. And from people I've never had the pleasure of hearing from! Thank you all so much for reviewing the last two chapters! I really appreciate it!

Now for the bad news: I'm going away this weekend and won't be back until Monday. Therefore, I will update before I leave on Friday. I'm sorry guys, I feel bad but I'm just trying to get in some vacation time before I have to move in to my college. Hopefully you all can forgive me. :(

I have good news though! I say Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 again! I got my boyfriend to see it with me (which is rather frightening because not many people can handle seeing a Harry Potter movie with me) and he really enjoyed it. Don't worry, he likes Harry Potter so all is well. ;) Anyway, it was just as good (if not better) than the first time I saw it. I didn't cry though, but I did squeeze the life out of my boyfriend's hand. I think he's still recovering...haha!

Are you calling me crazy: Haha, I had to have them meet up. I love writing the two of them together too much. :) There's a lot of scenes with them together in this book so hopefully you'll enjoy that. Oh, and I read your story! Alex was in it! Haha, I can't even begin to describe how excited I was when I saw that you mentioned her in your A/N. It was so cool reading about her! Don't worry, Levina will be in my story as well but I'm going to wait until they are at Hogwarts. It's still a couple chapters away so please be patient! I do have the scene all planned out and written up though. :D Thank you so much for reviewing!

Now before I go, I do have one request. Has anyone seen the YouTube video "Harry Potter in 99 Seconds"? If you haven't, I really do suggest checking it out. I found it while I was lost in the black-hole of YouTube and am in love with it. If you have heard of it, I'd love to hear you opinions on it. Okay, that's it so now you know what to do. REVIEW PLEASE! :D