Alicia Snape (Book 8)

Chapter 9

~Maria's POV~

I was having my morning cup of tea when an owl sounded at my window. 

I struggled getting up when Greg came through.

"Bed rest means you relax Maria. It doesn't mean  you move around."

"Oh Greg. It's just to the window."

"Maria. You are pregnant. You aren't allowed to worry stress or anything. Doctors orders."

I crossed my arms over my chest and sighed.

He opened the window and the owl flew right to me.

I grabbed the letter and opened it seeing it was from Alicia.

With each word my heart sunk and I became worried.

"What? What is it? Who is it from?"

"Alicia. It's about my brother."

He said something and I looked up.

"You know something."

"I didn't want to worry you."

"Gregory Goyle!" I said glaring at him.

"Maria I-"

"Don't give me the I am pregnant speech. I am clearly aware of that I'm as big as a house, I do nothing all day and you remind me everytime I try to get up and do something. I'm not handicapped. I'm pregnant."

"With twins. There's much danger with that."

"Even so. My brother has escaped and if he finds out about these two, their lives are fucked up all over."

"So do you have any idea where they would be hiding?"

"No I don't. I haven't spoken to him since the war. And if he's anything like my father he wouldn't go roaming around places he's been before."

A thought crossed my mind and I said "but he will go to someone's place that he killed that means something to him."

"What?"

"In our fourth year my father, brother ,and I all were in a house he killed a whole family in it many years ago which just do happens to be my grandfather's house. Some gardner or whatever he was came snooping and my father killed him."

"I'm confused. Your father killed your grandfather why?"

"He was a muggle that his mother fell in love with and she used a love potion to make him fall in love with her. She got pregnant with my father and she felt guilty about it so because she was pregnant, she thought it would be enough leverage to stay with her and help her. But she was wrong. She gave birth, died and my father was left in an orphanage."

"So he was put for revenge."

"Exactly."

"So where is your brother hiding?"

"Our old place in Brownsville, Oregon." I looked away in shame.

"What is it?"

"I-I can't say it."

"It's ok. Your fine."

I sighed and said "we killed them because we got a letter from my father. We set course on our journey and never looked back."

"You think he's there then."

"Wouldn't surprise me."

He got up grabbed a quill and ink and set it in front of me and said "write her."

"Forget that. Your apparating me to her."

"But-"

"Stop handicapping me and get me to my sister." I said glaring at him.

He gulped and helped me up and did as I said.

We took the flew network to her office and she looked up shocked. 

"I thought you would send me an owl."

"I felt as if this was better said."

"Good point. Please sit."

I sat down and looked up at my sister.

"I'm not sure where my brother is but I have a theory. My father was staying in a house from when he killed someone that meant something to him. Well the people we were staying at in Oregon was ours. We killed them before setting course to here when we got my father's letter."

"Do you remember where it is?"

"Of course I do. But how can I tell you if I can't go with you."

She glanced at my stomach and looked away.

"There's something else isn't it." I said.

"Yes there is. Mother didn't die."

I froze in my seat in fear.

Greg must've noticed because he said "this was a mistake on bringing you here. You-"

"Gregory Goyle if you don't shut your face right now I'm going to make you. My sister is only helping me."

"This is stressing you out."

"No its going to help us because my mother will come looking for us and when she finds out that I'm pregnant then we are in trouble."

"Fine."

"How did you find out Alicia?"

"Lillith."

"Oh my gosh is she ok?"

"She's fine just frightened."

"Poor thing."

"Can you describe where you lived?"

I thought for a moment and said "Well I imagine that it looks abandoned right now. But it's in a wide open space with trees and fields. The house was white with black shutters. 2 story. Next to it was a barn."

"Perfect. That's perfect."

"Alicia. Don't go looking without a plan."

"Maria. Go home. Hide."

I sighed and grabbed Greg's hand.

I looked to her and said "be careful."

She smiled and said "Always."

I smiled and disapparated.