Dear Readers,

We're back! Back with the sequel to "The Prophecy Renewed", Part II of the Pegasus Patronus Series. We certainly hope you will love the second installment. I guarantee it'll be far darker, far more exciting, far more angsty than the 1st story. As always, enjoy!

Love,

Rae Carson & DJ Vivian

P.S. Don't forget to look for Part III

The Pegasus Patronus Series is as follows:

The Prophecy Renewed
A Forsaken Arising
Potter's Stolen Scion

CHAPTER ONE:

ONCE BITTEN

The rest of the summer went by much more quickly than Harry had anticipated. On one hand, he was genuinely glad to begin his final year of school. On the other hand, it did sadden him a bit at the thought of never returning to Hogwarts again. He was extremely relieved about one major thing; at least he didn't have to face Voldemort this year. He could finally have a real school year and focus on school work.

Harry awoke early to Ron's snorts; he groped blindly in the darkness for his glasses. Suddenly remembering he was now seventeen he grabbed his wand off the nightstand and muttered, "Accio glasses." He felt them drop into his right hand and then put them on.

He had spent the past month at the Burrow. After the incident with Voldemort, the Weasleys had practically insisted that Harry stay with them for the remainder of the summer.

Mrs. Weasley had also asked Madam Adonna if it was okay for Shantiel to stay the week before the teenagers had to go back to school. Adonna, of course, agreed to let her new adopted daughter stay over.

It pleased Harry to see how happy the blonde girl was with the healer. It was Madam Adonna's ultimate gift to Shantiel to make their small family official. To Harry, the two of them were so alike in many ways already and truly seemed like mother and daughter.

Harry wasn't at all surprised by how quickly the girl adjusted to her new surroundings. Shan was just as willing to leave the hellish home-life with the Biggs as he was to leave the Dursleys.

The better part of her summer was spent training her powers and doing her holiday schoolwork while still awaiting her results of her O.W.L.s. Harry was quite certain she would do as well if not almost as well as Hermione had. Shantiel arrived at the Weasleys early the previous evening.

Their relationship was still going strong despite the distance. Ron and Hermione were close too. This year would be the trio's last year at Hogwarts and with Voldemort finally destroyed, Harry could have fun as Quidditch captain.

Harry discovered that Dumbledore had made Neville Longbottom Head Boy as a birthday surprise, and Neville's grandmother was undoubtedly pleased. Harry secretly hoped the woman would be bragging up her grandson to anybody who would listen. It was high time Neville's grandmother bragged about him. Hermione was made Head Girl; Ron made the mistake by accidentally letting Hermione overhear him complaining about it.

"You know, with her being Head Girl, she's not going to let anyone have fun this year," Ron had said. Hermione just happened to walk by his slightly cracked door and heard this. She wound up telling him off for fifteen minutes.

Despite Ron's protests, everyone had awoken, got ready to go, and eaten their breakfast.

After stopping at Gringott's Bank, Mrs. Weasley and everybody else made the requisite stops along the way. It seemed as if nearly all the shops in Diagon Alley were stopped at, as at least one person in each group had to make a purchase. Since all the students in their group were in the upper classes at Hogwarts, it felt to Harry as if they bought out half of Flourish and Blott's book shop. The street was positively teeming with people and it was difficult for the group to stay together. Harry remembered he needed a new wand, since his old one was damaged in the fire. That required a walk clear to the end of Diagon Alley opposite from The Leaky Cauldron.

Mr. Ollivander's eyes lit up as he watched Harry walk into his shop. "Ah, back again, Mr. Potter? As I recall, you were a most tricky customer last time you were here. Very tricky, indeed—holly wand, Phoenix tail feather, 11 ½ inches."

Once again, Harry felt slightly creeped-out by the old man despite the faint smile on his lips. Picking out a wand didn't take nearly as long as it did the first time. While Harry was extremely grateful he didn't have to stand there and try out nearly every wand in the shop, Ollivander looked slightly crestfallen as he charged Harry for his new 12-inch redwood wand, with a unicorn stallion hair core.

Harry and everybody else left the shop in a hurry, as they wanted to back-track and spend some time in Weasley Wizard Wheezes. Harry wanted to put his new wand in his pocket, and as he began rummaging around in his bag, he started lagging behind the rest of the group.

Suddenly, as he was walking passed Knockturn Alley, Harry found himself shoved down to the ground. He dropped his belongings and began fighting for his life. The thing flew out of the shadows and bit him hard on the neck. Weirdly, Harry felt his strength waning extremely fast as if he had been tranquilized. He began calling out for help but it seemed that all the people in the crowd were frightened and instead of helping him, they backed further away.

"Sectumsempra!" called a distant voice.

A whimper escaped the creature that attacked Harry and it melted away into the shadows from where it came.

"Potter?" It was Severus Snape, who was now standing over Harry. "Potter, are you all right?" Harry's consciousness was ebbing quickly and he was unable to form much of a response. "Potter?" There was blood everywhere.

"Yeah, yeah…I'll…be…just…" his sentence faded off and he passed out.

The next thing Harry knew, he had woken up in a hospital bed at St. Mungo's. "It really seems as if I'm going to have to keep a room on reserve here," he quipped. Although he kept things light-hearted, he was still worried.

"There's no easy way to say this, Harry," said Madam Adonna, "but the thing that attacked you in Diagon Alley was a vampire."

It turns out that Snape had found Mrs. Weasley and the rest of Harry's friends upon exiting Knockturn Alley. Molly and company would never forgive themselves for leaving Harry behind, even though they'd deduced his separation from them was a complete accident. Harry didn't fault them one bit.

"You lost a large amount of blood which we were fortunately able to replace before it caused too much damage," Adonna continued. "Take it easy for a day or so. Vampirism is transferred via virus and it's not self-replicating in the first stages. That's why it generally takes three or four bites from vampires before a human is transformed. Luckily, there's not nearly enough in your system for you to become a full vampire. However, the virus is extremely difficult to kill. You might be a bit sensitive to sunlight but that's about it. Oh, and try to make sure you don't get bitten again, hmm?"

Harry sheepishly said, "Okay," and left the hospital with Shantiel, Molly, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione.