Pure blood queen

17.

James' P.O.V

I couldn't breathe. She went so still. Remus burst in through the door, he studied the scene all the colour draining from his face. The loud pop sounded Dumbledore. I stood up letting her limp body lie still on the sofa, her arm overhanging just touching the carpet. George didn't let go of her hand. I backed away, everything was slowing down. I feared it would stop completely.
"Ja?" Fred took my arm. I buried my head into his chest and started to cry. He put his arms around me, slipping to the floor as I did.

George's P.O.V

She was cold. I didnt cry, not like Remus was now as he stood in the doorway. Or like James collasped on the floor in Fred's arms. I loved her. I knew that now. But she'd been in pain, and although now there was a huge hole on my chest that was making it hard to breathe, I knew she was happier asleep. A choked sob escaped my mouth. I lent closer to her face.
"I never told you, but you made my life complete. Thank you Allie. I love you more than anything. Maybe bar Fred." I smiled imagining her grin. Mom gently pulled me back as Remus fell to his knees beside her, Dumbledore gasped. I turned to look at him.
"The life isnt gone." He muttered, he walked to Remus and pressed his fingers against her neck. A deeper frown crossed his face. He took out his wand.

Alice's P.O.V

The room was dark. It looked like a dungeon of some sort, not what I pictured for the afterlife. "Dahlia?" Someone muttered. I spun round. Mom looked teird, she was dirty and bleeding. Her hand bound to the wall behind her. She smiled. "You look just like him." I nodded.
"Are we dead?" She shook her head.
"No, seems together we're enough." She said with a grimace.
"Together? What do you mean?" I asked crouching down in front of her. I reached out touching her face but my hand went through.
"When I was pregnant with you and Regulas Voldermort used a soul tieing spell to kill your dads brother. A bit of it bounced off." She said quietly tears in her eyes. "I noticed it when you were little but I thought...I thought it was impossible. We're tied darling, I feel what you feel and me you." I gulped. "I didnt die that night." She winced. "Because of you, the curse didnt kill me becasue your life force was enough to keep me alive. Pretty much what's happening to you now. Your body is dead but your mind isnt. It took a few hours but I managed to get my head back to my body so to speak. By then the death eaters had taken my body. When I woke I was to weak to fight. They chained me here, and have been torturing me for years."
"So all the pain I've felt is...you being tortured?" She nodded.
"I'm so sorry darling. So very sorry." I shook my head.
"No! It kept you alive. And now I know I can find you." She shrugged.
"Maybe Dumbledore could, but I don't even know where this is."
Alice
"Who was that?" I asked jumping.
"Remus." Mom said a ghost of a smile on her face. "Has he treated you well?" I smiled.
"Better than anything." She laughed.
"I knew he would. You have to wake up now darling. Dont worry, I'll be here." I nodded.
"I love you momma."
"Love you too sweetheart."

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The cough wracked my lungs so hard I threw up. Remus was covered but he didnt seem to care. I was pulled against him my head squashed into his neck. "My baby girl, my baby girl." He said as we rocked backwards and forward. A gentle shove pushed him out the way as James engulfed me instead.
"Dont you dare do that to me again." He snapped kissing my head.
"I wont." I croaked, my voice raw from screaming. He pulled back, he was still crying.
"You can talk." I nodded. I looked up at Dumbledore.
"Shes not dead." He grimaced.
"I gathered. The soul tieing curse?" I nodded again. Remus frowned.
"What's that?"
"Only two wizards have ever performed it, Grindelwald and Voldermort himself. It can tether one soul to another. Each of the party will feel everything the other feel, pain, emotions."
"Mom was pregnant with us when he used it to kill Regulas, dads brother." I added at James' face. "Because he's soul was split it killed him, but a little hit mom and well tethered us together I guess." The colour was slowly coming back to my face. I caught George's eye. Heat rushing to my cheeks. He was crying too. Molly looked on the verge of passing out.
"Can you un tie them?" Remus asked his hand in mine. Dumbledore nodded.
"You can't! Not yet." I protested. "The only reason she's survived all the torture from the left death eaters is because of me. If you take it away she'll die."
"But Alice..."
"No! I wont let her go now. When we find her then I'll do it. But for now I'm the only thing keeping her alive. Even a killing curse isnt enough. It can separate the mind from the body but not permanently." I said forceably.
"It is her choice Mr Lupin. I will try and find you mother as quickly as possible." I nodded, thanking him quietly. He smiled and turned on heel and with a pop was gone.