Chapter 43...

Luna sat at the Ravenclaw table as Ginny entered the hall.

"Hey Luna!" She said merrily as she sat down, all thoughts of last night gone from her mind.

"Oh, Hi Ginny..." Luna said as she played with the piece of bacon laying on her plate.

"You okay Luna?" Ginny said as her head tilted to the right and her eyebrows contracted slightly.

"Just a bad night thats all... Charlotte was awake when I walked in and then it was a bad dream..." Luna broke off as she yawned.

"Another one with a bad dream..." Harry sat down next to Ginny and lent against the table. "First Alicia, then Ginny, now Luna... I think we should meet tonight in the Hospital Room..." He said as he filled his plate with bacon and egg.

"Well... How come we aint getting no bad dreams?" Jamie said as he ran his hand through his hair, making it stand up more than usual.

"Well... Maybe 'coz we aint getting them... What makes you think we know that?" Harry said sarcastically.

"Where is Alicia and Hermione? I didn't see them when I walked down this morning..." Ron said suddenly as he swallowed a mouthful of toast.

As Jamie shrugged, Harry grabbed Ginny's arm.

"Get... Me... Out..." He breathed. Each word he said was full of pain.

Jamie and Ron scrambled out of their seats and gripped the tops of Harry's arms. Luna ran ahead of them to find Hermione and Alicia while Ginny headed towards the teachers table.

"Professor... Dumbledore... Har-" Ginny started but Dumbledore waved a hand at her.

"I know. Take him to the Hospital Room you have... Now!" He said as he stood and walked away with professor McGonagall.

Ginny rushed off to tell the others where to take Harry, who was now being dragged along the corridor by Jamie and Ron.

"Harry! It's okay! It's just Ron and Jamie! Harry!" Ginny said as Harry tried to free himself from their grip.

"It's not worth it Ginny... He can't hear you- OW!" Ron said as Harry grabbed his leg and sent him flying forwards.

"You okay?" Jamie asked as he pulled Ron up and tightened his grip round Harry's shoulder. "Harry, calm down!"

"Get off! Let go!" Harry yelled before shouting out in pain.

"Where's Alicia, Hermione and Luna?" Ginny asked nervously as she looked round. "What are you staring at?" She snapped suddenly to Charlotte as she stared at the group making their way down the corridor.

"Geez Ginny... Calm down! We can fix this!" Alicia's voice broke the silence surrounding them. Jamie's head whipped round to look at her.

"Ali! Where have you been?" He said as he and Ron returned to dragging Harry.

"Library... What happened?" She said as she walked beside them, watching Harry intently as they rounded a corner.

"We were sitting in the Great Hall talking when Harry grabbed Ginny's arm and said to get him out..." Jamie said, wincing with pain as Harry made contact with his ankle.

"Luna came to find you and Hermione while Ginny went towards Dumbledore..." Ron said as he doubled his grip on Harry.

"He said that we should take Harry to the Room of Requirement... In different words though..." Ginny said as Alicia turned to her. "The door's already there..." She added as she pointed towards the carved wooden door in front of them.

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Chapter 44...

"Luna and Hermione are in there... Makes it easier to enter the Room..." Alicia explained as she opened the door.

At once Hermione rushed over and started asking questions.

"Hermione!" Ron said loudly as Harry's fist made contact with Alicia's side. "Can we please just let Harry go before we start talking?"

She nodded quickly and lead them to the Hospital Room. Jamie and Ron pulled Harry onto one of the beds as Alicia walked out the room.

Ginny, curious about Alicia's behaviour, followed her. Reaching the doorway, she saw a head of black hair disappear into the Divination/ Tearoom.

About to follow her, Ginny felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Leave it to me... I understand her more" Jamie said quietly as he stepped past her. "You go to Harry... You might be able to help there...You are his protector..." He added with a smile before turning and heading towards the closed door on the other side.

"Ali? You okay?" He said as he stuck his head round the door. A faint murmur echoed round the room and Jamie stepped fully into the room.

"If that was a Yes, stop lying to me... Your hairs blue... Its never blue... Whats up?" He said as he sat down opposite her.

"It's just... I know that whatever is wrong with Harry has something to do with Voldemort but it's not a possession... I can't tell them what's wrong! I'm supposed to know! I came here to try and figure it out but nothing... I'm such a muppet!" She shrugged as she nodded towards the discarded cards scattered on the floor.

Glancing at the mess, Jamie lent forwards. "Alicia, your not a muppet. Just because you don't know whats wrong doesn't mean we can't figure it out... maybe you get a vision or something from Harry, yo-"

"Jamie! That's it! I can get into Harry's head and find out whats wrong!" Alicia said as she stood up. Jamie followed suit and watched her carefully.

"But-" He started but Alicia cut across him.

"It's the only way I can help him... And I'll need your help Jamie... No- one can know what I'm doing. It's dark magic..." She said as she stared at the floor.

"Alicia, how do you know dark magic?" Jamie said as he linked hands with her.

"I don't know... I've always been able to do it i guess" She said as they walked towards the Hospital Room.

"Right... Hey guys, come out here for a minute..." Jamie said as they opened the door. Ginny, Hermione, Luna and Ron walked out as Alicia walked in.

Shutting the door behind her, Alicia heard whispering from her friends as she walked towards Harry.

'They had to use the end bed...' She thought as she made her way up the long walkway.

"Harry? It's Alicia..." She said softly as she stood at the end of the bed. Harry continued to fight with the straps holding his wrists as he twisted and struggled. Raised voices reached Alicia's ears and she moved back towards the door.

Outside, Jamie was trying not to tell the others what was going on.

"I promised!" He repeated as Ginny demanded to know why they wasn't allowed in.

"I don't care!" She argued as she slammed her fists into the wall. "Jamie, tell me or I'll..." She threatened as she drew her wand and pointed at him.

"Ginny! I've told you! She's trying to help him!" He said quickly as he raised his hands and retreated backwards.

"I mean it Jamie! Te-" She said as the door opened.

"You really want to know?" Alicia said as she glared at Ginny, who nodded once and glared back.

Ron, Hermione and Luna looked at one another with confused looks plastered on their faces.

"Ali... You don-" Jamie said quietly from behind her.

"Oh, I do. If she's that worried about Harry that she' going to threaten you... I'm going to swap with Harry" She said, her hair turning black and her eyes not moving from Ginny as they turned red.

"Alicia?" Hermione asked timidly as she edged her way forwards. "Are you okay?"

"Over the moon Hermione" She said as she turned to look at her. Luna glanced at her and gasped.

"Her eyes are red... Her hairs black... She's really mad isn't she?" She asked as she looked up at Jamie, who just nodded and turned to look at Harry in the other room.

"Ali... You have something to do in there... Come on" He said cautiously as he extended a hand towards her.

Ignoring his hand, Alicia turned and marched into the Hospital Room again. Heading straight for Harry's side, Alicia didn't look back as the others followed her. Ginny still glaring at her.

Pulling a chair towards her, Alicia sat down and grabbed Harry's hand, causing him to struggle even more.

Ginny went to say something but Jamie held his hand up to her and shook his head.

'Don't' He mouthed as Alicia closed her eyes and mumbled words under her breath.

Luna placed her hand on Ginny's shoulder as Hermione held tightly onto Ron's hand.

As Jamie lowered his arm, Alicia jumped as she had just been electrocuted but her eyes still didn't open and she continued to utter words. Harry stopped fighting with his restraints and lay still.

"What happened?" Hermione whispered to Ron as she tightened her grip even more. Ron shrugged as he bit his lip with the pain.

Alicia dropped Harry's hand and fell back into the chair. At once, Jamie rushed over to her.

"Ali? You okay?" He said as he gently shook her shoulders. Slowly, her eyelids opened to reveal two sparkling emerald eyes.

"Harry?" Ron said as stepped backwards from the chair he had just approached.

"Al- Alicia..." He said looking at the bed. His voice was still Alicia's. Slowly, everyone looked towards the bed.

"Ali? Can you hear me? God this feels weird..." Jamie said as he looked up from shaking Harry's shoulders.