"You need to let me explain.
You need to hear me out, and let me think.
They'll never find out it was you.
That I swear."
Recovered Translated Correspondents between Death Eater Mattheo Riddle, to Order Member Alexandra Brooks, 2004.
The safe house, 2004.
Alexandra.
"Who the fuck was it?!"
It was me.
"Don't even look my way!"
I didn't mean to.
"I have been nothing but loyal to this Order!"
It was me.
"Call the higher ups, now, get Kingsley!"
I didn't mean this.
"Wasn't he dead?!"
No... he was supposed to help us. Help me.
"Harry! Its okay! Calm down please!"
I'm so fucking sorry Harry.
"He was alive!"
I can't fucking breath.
"Don't you ever point your finger at her!"
Oh, no. no. no. no. no.
"She is a loyal member!"
I'm not.
"Where the bloody hell is Luna?!"
Oh, Luna...
"ALEX!"
It was me.
"ALEX ANSWER ME!"
I'm so fucking sorry.
"ALEXANDRA BROOKS!"
"WHAT!" I finally snapped, forcing the words out of my mouth, forcing air into my lungs before I collapsed right here.
"This can't be happening," Ron said, shaking his head, "She would never!"
"I'm with Ron," Harry replied, his voice trembling with frustration. "Alex is one of us. She's been through hell and back with us, for us. She wouldn't betray the Order."
Harry, I am so sorry.
"How can you say that?" Ginny shot back, her voice high-pitched and frantic. "She's always disappearing, always avoiding questions. It's suspicious! Everyone else sees it! Why can't you?"
"Because I trust her!" Harry shouted, pushing back against the rising tide of doubt. "She's done everything I've asked of her! She's faced down Death Eaters, she's killed them! She's done for me than you! You think she'd turn her back on us?"
You shouldn't.
"People do crazy things under pressure," Ginny insisted, eyes flashing. "We can't just ignore the evidence."
She isn't wrong.
"Evidence? What evidence?" Ron spat. "You think because she got overwhelmed once means she's a traitor? You think you can pin this on her just because it's convenient?"
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Bound By Blood.
FanfictionAlexandra Brooks, Ravenclaw, best friend of the Golden Trio, and faithful order member. After the wizarding war, when Voldemort wins, Alex finds her self in the middle of both sides. Enemy to the Slytherin boys, targeted and hunted, she knows too...
