A/N: Well now, another chapter! So far so good. I'm having a lot of fun writing. This chapter will be Ginny-view, like last chapter was pretty Hermione-viewed. By the way, thanks to the following people! I love you!

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Chapter 2

After an hour of begging, Ginny finally convinced Hermione to join her and Lovebug at a pub, "Because we won't be partying with Lav."

"Firewhiskey all around!" Ginny told the man as they found a table.

"Ginny, I'm not drinking," Hermione told her firmly.

"See, this is why I told you to loosen up!"

"Ginny!"

The redhead sighed and told the man, "Butterbeer for her, then."

"I rather like butterbeer," Luna told Ginny, though the comment was ignored.

"So Luna," Hermione said into the awkward silence, "how's the Quibbler going?"

Ginny snorted into her sleeve as Luna responded softly, "Oh, we've hit a rough patch. Gunderberries infest the new workers Father hired, and—"

"That's nice," Hermione interrupted, trying to refrain from smacking her forehead.

The door to the pub opened, and from the darkness came a heavily cloaked figure. He settled into the booth near them, though none of the girls noticed.

"Think we can visit Ron later?" Ginny asked, grinning. "That dunderhead would probably appreciate some Chocolate Frogs right about now."

"Maybe," Hermione replied. "Did Harry tell you how he broke his arm?" Ginny shook her head, and Hermione smirked. "He didn't get it during the fight with the giant. He got it after they beat him. Ron didn't move fast enough, and the giant fell on him."

Ginny chortled. "Seriously? Should've known it was something like that. Anyway, 'Mione, you excited about our new mission?" Luna opened her mouth to speak, and Ginny quickly distracted her by playing with her hands. "We've never been on anything this big!"

"It'll be dangerous," Hermione told her. "We'll have to be extremely careful. No getting distracted. Understand?"

Ginny pouted. "Yeah, yeah. You act like I'm a disaster waiting to happen. I can handle myself, you know? Even against the Head Vampire!"

Her exclamation drew the attention of every last person in the pub, and the cloaked man jerked to his feet so fast that it couldn't possibly have been natural. Upon seeing him, Hermione groaned. If they had just been paying attention, this threat would've been all too obvious. As it was, the man snatched Luna up into the air by her throat and shook her at the two Aurors, as if threatening to beat them with her.

"You won't leave here alive!" he growled. The statement caused many people to scream and leave the pub.

"That's original," Hermione mumbled while Ginny screeched, "You put down my Lovebug right now or I'll shove this wand so far up your nose you'll be…seeing it!"

The man roared with laughter and threw Luna across the room. Acting quickly, Ginny shouted, "Wingardium Leviosa!" (1) The girl floated slowly to the ground, safe. "Better make a run for it, Lovebug! We've got it handled." The blond nodded and retreated, knowing better than to get in the way of Aurors.

"Who are you?" Hermione demanded, a spell on the tip of her tongue.

The man tore the hood of his cloak right off, revealing the snow-white skin and red eyes that characterized his species. Vampire.

"I guessed," Ginny muttered to Hermione.

"It was rather obvious. But now we have a vampire to take back to the Ministry."

The vampire lunged at them so suddenly that he had hold of Hermione before either could react. Hermione used his own momentum to throw him over her as she fell backwards, and Ginny blasted him with, "Stupefy!" He released Hermione's arm and flew through the air, breaking a table upon landing.

Ginny quickly moved towards Hermione, helping her to her feet. The girl had deep gouges in her arm from where its claws had twisted against her flesh, but she ignored it, merely switching her wand to her other hand.

"Remember, Ginny: caution," Hermione warned in a whisper as they slowly approached the vampire, their wands pointing. It twitched suddenly, and both yelled, "Stupefy!" at the same time, blasting the table apart but completely missing the vampire as it launched up into the air and perched on the ceiling, glaring at them and hissing.

"That's just immature," Ginny yelled at it. "Don't hiss at me!"

Instead, it jumped off the ceiling and fell straight towards them. They leapt out of the way and it slammed into the ground with inhuman force. "Sit still!" it hissed, drawing a sword out of its sheath.

"Expelliarmus!" Hermione immediately cried. The spell missed the monster, and it shot towards her, a white blur. Ginny suddenly got in the way and tackled him, sending them both sprawling across the ground. The redhead's wand went flying, and she held her hand to her chest, trying to staunch the flow of blood. No doubt caused by the sword.

"Stupefy!" Hermione yelled again as the vampire lunged at Ginny. The spell missed but threw the vampire off track. It spun away from Ginny and hissed at Hermione.

"Bloody hell, this guy is like a cockroach!" Ginny exclaimed, inching between Hermione and her wand.

"Accio wand!" Hermione shouted. The wand went flying towards her, and Ginny caught it halfway. The two immediately shouted, "Stupefy!" Both blasts hit the vampire dead on, and he went flying into a wall, finally rendered unconscious.

"Wow, that took up a great deal of time," Ginny grumbled, putting her wand away. "A little fun, though."

"I don't know why you enjoy this so much," Hermione replied, levitating the vampire and guiding him out of the pub with her wand.

"What can I say, I enjoy my job!"

Hospital

"Bloody hell, we have to go to Switzerland?" Ron sat up in bed, completely healed and red in the face. "There's nothing IN Switzerland!"

"Well, yes there is, apparently," Harry responded. "The Head Vampire."

Ron huffed. "Fine, well, are Ginny and 'Mione better yet? Might as well get this over with."

"I think they're eating the Chocolate Frogs they brought you," Harry replied, grinning.

"What?" Ron exclaimed, shooting out of bed. He'd been healed for several hours but had milked it, as everyone had known he would. He practically assaulted a healer on his way into the room and demanded to know where the two girls were. When he had his information, he rushed off to find them.

They had their own room and were surprisingly enough playing Wizard's Chess instead of eating his untouched Chocolate Frogs.

"Oh, hey, Ron," Ginny said, looking up from Hermione's impending doom. "I see you're finally better!"

"Can I have my frogs now?" he demanded.

"I said you could have it when you decided to stop being such a baby," Hermione stated, not tearing her gaze from the disaster she was trying to rectify. "And since you're finally on your feet, that means yes."

Rolling his eyes, he dug in, watching the game. "Hey, 'Mione," he mumbled through a mouthful of chocolate, "you should—"

"I don't need your help, Ronald," she snapped just as her knight got smashed to bits by Ginny's pawn.

"Maybe you do," Ginny snickered, triumphant. "Checkmate!"

Hermione's eyes bugged out. "Where?"

Ginny pointed and the brunette sighed, pushing away the board. "Wizard's Chess is such a barbaric game."

"You only say that because you lost," Ginny taunted, sitting up when a pretty healer entered the room. Hermione snorted in mock disgust, and Ginny poked her in the ribs. "You can't say you don't think she's the least bit cute."

The healer rattled off some stats on the girls while Ginny listened attentively, ignoring Hermione's glares about her latest statement. Finally, she got to the point they cared about.

"You two are free to go! You too, Mr. Weasley."

The boy let out a muffled whoop of joy and immediately headed for the exit, followed by the healer. Hermione stood to follow, but Ginny's elbow in her ribs stopped her. "Was I right?" she demanded.

Hermione huffed. "Just because you like girls doesn't mean everyone does." And she stormed out, leaving Ginny pouting.

"You don't fool me, Hermione Granger."

(1) Can that levitate people? Eh, oh well, my fic. Does now.

A/N: Okay, that's yet another chapter! Thanks again to those who reviewed and set this story on their alerts! I'll try to get another chapter in soon; I have two back-to-back summer camps coming, starting the fifth and ending the fourteenth, so no updates throughout that period. Anywho, please review for me!!