Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter but I do own Nicholas Cain. So there.
Lust Caution
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All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream --Edgar Allan Poe
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Chapter One: Vampires in Hogwarts
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"Albus," Minerva said worriedly. "Do you think it is wise to call them here, and to ask them to fight for our side?"
Dumbledore frowned, and sighed. "Minerva, we have no choice, they could be our ally and their help would immensely help lessen our burden, and we might even win this war with their help. It would be terrible should they become our enemy."
"Then why bring them here?" She asked still feeling dubious.
"Ah.. We have to earn their trust, and we have to make sure that they can control their instincts. What better place to test their limits but here, in Hogwarts, where there are young boys and girls to tempt them? Fresh blood that would surely cause their own to rage." Dumbledore said calmly.
Minerva looked horrified. "But what if our students get hurt!?" She all but shrieked. "Vampires are known to be.. ferocious Albus!"
"Not to worry Minerva, they would not, for I am sure, that he would not allow the others to do so. I have absolute trust in him, and I do hope that he would find the same trust in me." Dumbledore smiled, but Minerva detected a faint hint of worry in his eyes.
"I do hope you know what you're doing sir. To bring a group of vampires to Hogwarts… Oh, I do hope you're sure to place your trust in this person." Minerva said, and shook her head.
"I trust Nicholas Cain with my life." Dumbledore said simply, and Minerva was suddenly very eager to meet this man, no, this vampire, that Albus trusted so very much that he was willing to risk his position as headmaster to bring them to Hogwarts for a brief stay.
"I will inform the houses now of your plan sir. Excuse me." Minerva said, and briskly walked out, knowing that it would take a day or two, and maybe even a week for the commotion to subside.
The troublemaking group, the Marauders, were bound to give her another splitting migraine with their infinite questions, and she did not look forward to informing the students of the very soon arrival of their guests.
When Minerva finally closed the door, Dumbledore leaned back in his chair, suddenly feeling very exhausted. He wondered if he were making the right decision. Dumbledore sighed. The war would break out soon, and he had no choice. He needed the help of these vampires. And he couldn't afford to offend them. Inviting them to Hogwarts seemed like the best decision since he needed to be sure that Nicholas understood that he trusted him, and needed him to trust Albus too.
Dumbledore only hoped that things wouldn't spiral out of his control.
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"When are we going to reach Nicky?" whined Dora as she leaped from tree to tree, trying to keep up with the rest of her family.
"Soon Dora, soon." Nicky said pleasantly.
"But you said that an hour ago! And we haven't reached!" Dora wailed.
"Will you please keep quiet Dora?" snapped Draco, "You've asked the same question a multitude of times now! We would go faster and reach sooner if you would just shut up!"
"Draconis." Nicky said firmly, and Draco kept silent. He only used Draco's full name when he was angry, or trying to make a point. "Human traits are interesting, but I do not wish for you to also follow the trend of using words that imply rudeness."
"Forgive me." Draco mumbled, and Dora stuck out her tongue at him and he glared at her before he sped ahead, annoyed with Dora's antics and trying to get away from her.
"I'm getting tired as well Nicky," Harry commented as he slowed down and strode alongside Nicky and Dora.
Nicky smiled wryly, "Patience is something we vampires must have, and yet, it seems that you children lack it."
Harry frowned. "I'm only a few years younger than you Nicky. And I have patience. Thank you very much." Scoffed Harry.
Nicky only smiled.
"I see something Nicky! Is that the place?" Ron said from ahead, and Nicky could hear him only due to his heightened sense of sound.
"Come Dora, let's hurry." Nicky murmured, and Dora nodded happily. "Finally," she exclaimed happily. "I've always wanted to know what Hogwarts was like."
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The hall burst into commotion, whispers, giggles, yells were exchanged. "You know, I've heard that vampires were hot!" "What! Vampires, that's crap!" "I'm going to inform my father about this, he won't be pleased." "Coolness! Vampires mate!" Minerva frowned as even the professors themselves started talking loudly about the latest news.
"Settle down!" She shouted and the noise abated but was still loud enough to cause her to strain her ears for a few weeks after this.
"Professor! Vampires coming to stay here? It's a joke right?" Mark Jordan exclaimed.
"No, Mr. Jordan. It is not." She said sternly and he turned white. With reason, Minerva thought.
Vampires were feared among the Wizarding Community. Nothing was known about them, as they were an elusive race and was more of a danger than werewolves. With that thought, Minerva glanced at Remus Lupin, the one werewolf in the school and wondered what would become of him when the vampires came. She did not know if the vampires would think of him as a foe, or a friend. Minerva would have to keep an extra watch over Remus then, and his pale face made her even more determined to protect him should the need arise.
"Settle down students!" She bellowed once again, and thought, oh, what had she done to be punished like this.
And Albus was sure to be enjoying a cup of tea in his room while she dealt with this ruckus. Minerva would be sure to pay him a little visit later, and maybe demand a raise, she thought absently.
She grinned then. It would be fun to banter with the Headmaster whom she respected so much. It made her feel like an equal.
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"Vampires! At Hogwarts!" James shouted out. "No way!"
"Way, Potter." Lily muttered dryly. "Professor McGonagall wouldn't lie about things like this." Lily said as she threw him a glare before resuming the conversation with her friend, Alice and Molly.
"But they're dark creatures!" James shouted out and froze. He immediately regretted saying that aloud when Remus stiffened beside him.
Sirius who hadn't noticed the fumble that James made started to speak. "They might not be that bad James, I mean, I know your dad's an Auror and all, but we have a werewolf here too, and he's not dark! Right Re–" Sirius was cut short by Remus's glare.
"Shut up!" hissed Remus as he quickly looked around to see if anyone had heard Sirius.
"Sorry." Sirius said, not sounding sorry at all.
"I didn't mean what I said Remus." James whispered as he leaned closer and the four boys huddled together close to avoid any prying ears.
"It's alright James." Remus said quietly and James smiled in relief. He didn't want Remus to avoid them again, what with the incident recently, when Sirius tried to get Snape killed.
Remus had forgiven them, but things were still tense among the boys, and James would hate himself if the rift between them and Remus got further just because of his stupidity.
"Are vampires and werewolves enemies Remus?" Peter squeaked at the thought of Remus fighting with a group of vampires.
James and Sirius immediately sat up a little straighter and waited with bated breath for Remus's reply. Remus bit his lower lip, and stared at his plate, not knowing what to answer.
"I don't know," he said finally, and the three other Marauders glanced at each other. Peter was trembling, and James noticed this.
He clasped the smaller boy's shoulder and said in what he hoped was a confident tone and said, "We'll be alright. Dumbledore won't allow any vampire to hurt any of his students. He wouldn't allow them to come if he knew they were going to hurt Remus."
"The Professor's barking mad. You don't know how he thinks, he couldn't have thought of the trouble those vampires would bring." Sirius mumbled.
"Do you know much about them Sirius?" asked Peter curiously, and James blinked owlishly at him.
Sirius still had that frown on his face. His eyes darkened, and he said bitterly. "Oh, my family thinks highly of them. Strange isn't it? They claim werewolves are despicable creatures, but vampires.. Vampires are pure creatures, creatures to be respected by all pure-blooded families. I don't know why, but apparently, they're like god."
"If the pure-bloods respect them.. If your family thinks so highly of them.. They must be evil right?" James said, confused. Remus frowned, continuing to bite his lower lip that was turning raw.
"They must be." Sirius muttered. "Vampires could be joining that Voldermort in the war."
Peter shook and let out another squeak as Sirius said Voldermort's name out loud. The papers have been filled with news of the man's exploits, and though things seemed to be lying low for now, Sirius happened to know that his family were in awe with that man, and were gearing up to join him and be known as Death Eaters.
James's dad was also heavily involved in tracking down Voldermort and from him, the boys knew that the Wizarding World was about to be involved in a war. They were only in their seventh year, but James and Sirius were adamant to try and help and they were failing.
"You don't know for sure Sirius. For all you know, these vampires could be different." Remus proclaimed.
"How different?" Sirius sneered. "These vampires must still drink blood; they can't survive without it, and who knows? They might kill a few students here to get what they want!"
"Quiet!" James hissed this time, as Sirius's voice rose in volume.
"Well, they're still coming here anyway." Peter mumbled. "We should avoid them at all cost!"
"No way!" exclaimed both Sirius and James, looking at Peter strangely. Why would they miss the chance of encountering a vampire? They could take this opportunity to know more about them, and should the need arise; find a way to kill them.
"We'll just have to wait until they come then." Remus sighed, as the boys moved away from each other, each contemplating their own thoughts, and wondering about the elusive vampires.
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"As Professor McGonagall has announced yesterday, we will indeed, have a group of vampires as our guests for the next few months and perhaps till the end of the term." Dumbledore said pleasantly. "And I believe, that they have arrived."
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"What if they don't like us?" Ginny said worriedly as she fidgeted with her skirt. "And look! We're wearing these lame outfits that were cool a few hundred years ago!"
"Ginny, they'll be wearing uniforms, and I happened to think that this is the most comfortable outfit ever." Nicky said amused.
"Yeah Gin, you're always about the latest clothes and fashion aren't you? One to be with the times eh? Even your words.. Honestly, the phrase cool and lame is quite.. atrocious." Ron smirked.
"What do you know of cool?" huffed Ginny before exclaiming, "We can't go in looking like fools!"
"I don't think it matters Ginny," Hermione said, as she frowned and listened attentively to the conversation beyond the doors. "It appears that the majority of them hate us already."
"But they don't even know us!" Dora cried out, and seemed to be on the verge of tears.
Harry patted her head and she gripped a fist of his shirt. "There, there Dora, don't cry. We're vampires; they're bound to fear us."
"But it's not fair." She whispered out.
"Life's not fair Dora. It never is." Draco said resignedly.
The group of vampires was silent for a while. "Do we still want to go in?" asked Nicky to the others. "We can live, if we all agree on it. We do not have to put up with these humans should we feel uneasy in their presence. After all, we are here only because they want our trust, and because we seem to have a common enemy. But they too, can be our enemy." Nicky continued somberly. "We can still leave, and think nothing of them."
"No, let's just go. It's been a while since we had the company of humans." Hermione said firmly.
"Yeah, I want to know more about the fashions and quirks of this time." Ginny said next.
Draco, Ron and Harry nodded and they glanced at Dora who still held fast to Harry. "Dora, what do you think?" Nicky said gently.
"Okay. Let's go." Dora mumbled out. Nicky smiled and stepped forward, prying Dora's fingers from Harry and carried her like a father would to a baby.
"You sure?" Nicky asked again.
"Yes. I'm sure. Now let me down! I'm not a child anymore Nicky! I'm a few hundred years old!" Dora cried.
Nicky laughed and placed her down. "Then, gather your wits, your strengths, your fears, and let us go in, and face the people, the humans we once were."
With that, Nicholas pushed the doors that led to the hall.
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Not for younger readers as it will contain scenes later on, so the rating might go up after the next few chapters and I'll advise you not to read on if you know nuts about you-know-what-i'm-talking-about, as I want to try something different this time, and it'll be very graphic. At least, I think so. Not too sure. Still a noob in this.
Anyway, it's an AU story as indicated by the summary, and yeah, I kinda got the inspiration from a dream, and I couldn't not thinking about it until I wrote it down, and now, darn, I have to be committed to another story that might take a while to finish.
The end is in sight, but somehow, I'm sure I'll twist the plot until it runs away in fright. Damn.
Righto, yeah, in this story, well, duh, it's about vampires, and their lustiness, and angst, and fights.. I don't know, I haven't really thought out the whole story yet, so I can't tell for sure if it's going to a serious fic, or just one with randomness.
So tell me what you think. And yeah, the pairings in this story are, SiriusOC, RemusDora, JamesLily, PeterNoOne, SnapeDraco [it was requested by a friend though I haven't read one of those two before.. Might change later on, HarryGInny, RonHermione, MollyArthur, FrankAlice.
The characters might appear OOC, but this is my story and I'll do whatever the heck I like with it. So flames are welcomed only if you have a solid argument on anything that I write.
Reviews are more than welcome.
Comments please! I seem to have lost the knack of writing after stopping for some time, so this chapter is a little odd, I'd like to know what you think please, and if there are any characters that I shouldn't miss. Thanks!
P/S: In the middle of an examination, and one to come in less than a month that would probably determine my life's path, but here I am writing another HP fanfic. Darn. Updates might be rare. But plentiful after the month of November.
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8 October 2007 10.16pm