Wow! Chapter four! -fans self- Anyways I don't own Harry Potter. I love all of you who review and if you have any questions or concerns send me a review. I will answer it at the beginning of a chapter or I will reply straight away. And since it has been brought to my attention; yes Snape's kids were named by their fathers. And you will find out why later.

Chapter Four

Draco smiled and nuzzled Harry's cheek as they lay under their favorite tree at the bank of the lake. Harry smiled and smacked his shoulder lightly when Draco nibbled his ear and started laughing when Draco started tickling him. This ended up in a tickling war between the two and a lot of laughing and rolling.

"Come now. We have to get to Care of magical creatures." Harry said straddling Draco's middle. Draco groaned but stood up with the help of Harry. It had been a week since the return of Orion who was dragging a beaten up Peter Pettigrew and school life had returned to normal. Harry smiled and pecked Draco's lips softly before running towards the class site.

The full moon had passed the night before and everyone could see that Keighley Lupin looked worse than before. She was sitting on a log; leaning heavily on the oak cane and breathing deeply as if asleep. Orion was sitting next to her in his dog form panting and looking happy. He had healed fast under the care of Madam Pomfrey and his mother's potions.

Umbridge was sitting in on the class and she was taking notes even before the class started. When all the kids had taken a seat Keighley opened one eye looking to make sure all the students were there before opening both eyes. Orion used his nose to help her stand up and she smiled kindly at all the students.

"I am really tired students. So today we are doing an easy lesson. Unicorns again." She motioned with a tired arm to a pin where four unicorns stood around grazing, two were white and two were black.

"The black unicorns are known as dominate unicorns. It means that they are extremely powerful in defense and can find the best lands to graze in." Keighley continued with the lesson until a large thumping noise made all the heads turn towards the forest. Orion stood up and growled his fur bristling at the base of his neck. Umbridge stood up scared and stared towards the forest.

An angry troll thundered out of the forest and after looking around spotted the students with the teachers. The students stood up screaming and ran for the castle. Keighley and Orion got in front of the students as an attempt to shield them. Orion snarled and stood in front of Keighley protectively.

Harry stopped and looked back at the frail woman and the white dog man trying to defend her. Harry looked back at the running students and Umbridge before running back down and taking out his wand pointing it at the troll.

"Harry what are you doing? Get out of here" Keighley said. Orion growled low and launched himself at the troll scratching and biting at the trolls face. The troll let out a monstrous yell of pain before gripping the dog tight and threw him down. The dog bounced twice before falling in a heap in the grass. He gave out a yelp before laying there motionless.

Keighley screamed and tackled Harry to the ground before the troll could kill him with its massive club. Keighley and Harry looked up at the troll scared neither able to stand up in time before it lifted its club to bring it down on them again. Draco launched himself onto the arm of the troll and using his wand as a blunt knife stabbed the troll in the arm.

It let out another pain filled scream before struggling to grab Draco and throw him down as well. Draco used his Quidditch training to climb just out of the reach of the trolls gripping hands and stood on his shoulders.

He saw his wand sticking out of the trolls arm and dove for it pulling it from its arm and rolling gracefully away. Keighley had crawled over to Orion and was holding him close watching the fighting. Draco helped Harry up fast and they both pointed their wands at the troll who was blazing mad. He roared at them and ran at them but suddenly a long haired blonde woman was in his way.

Hailey stared up at the huge troll a look of pure anger on her face. The troll roared at her and lifted his club ready to crush it over her head. Hailey caught it easily with one hand and held it, not moving an inch. The troll looked confused its brain not able to comprehend why the club would move no closer to the small woman. Hailey kept looking at the troll with a look of pure anger before she ripped the huge club from the troll's hand.

Harry gasped and held onto Draco's arms when he saw the color of Hailey's eyes. The whites of her eyes had turned blood red while the middle of her eyes had turned a stunning gold. Hailey gripped the club with both hands that now sported sharp claws and let out an ear piercing scream before swinging the club hard smacking the troll in the face. The troll's head let out a sickening crack before turning around twice.

Hailey watched the troll fall down none too gracefully before throwing its club down next to it. She turned to Harry and Draco her eyes back to normal before running over to where Orion lay unmoving. After a few well-placed healing spells Orion turned back human and groaned sitting up.

Harry looked up as Dumbledore, Snape, Duke, Umbridge, and a bunch of other teachers ran down the hill towards them. Snape and Duke ran down right to Keighley and Orion helping them up with the help of Hailey. Dumbledore ran over to Harry and grabbed him before looking at the troll.

"What happened?" Dumbledore asked, out of breath.

"It just came out of nowhere… It looked so angry and was roaring a lot. I was going to run to get you but Keighley looked so weak and Orion got hurt…" Harry sniffed and turned hugging Draco tight, Draco gladly hugged back tight burying his face in Harry's neck. For two minutes they forgot that they were supposed to be enemies and held each other.

Few minutes later

Dumbledore lead everyone up to his office and motioned them all to take a seat. Severus, Duke, Keighley, Orion, Draco, Hailey, and Harry took a seat opposite of the headmaster feeling a little cramped. Dumbledore offered them all tea which they kindly refused. Umbridge was standing next to the headmaster's desk looking extremely upset.

"Dumbledore please enlighten me on why you have a day walker VAMPIRE teaching at school!" She shouted. Dumbledore sipped his tea before looking at her.

"I needed a charms teacher while Professor Flickwick was away for the year and she seemed perfect." He answered calmly. "And she has never been accused of harming or biting anyone so I thought it would be alright."

"Well it is not alright! You can plan on me calling Fudge in on this!" She shouted. Dumbledore only smiled kindly at her.

"Minister Fudge already knows about my Hailey working at Hogwarts and he is perfectly alright with it." The silky voice of Lucius Malfoy said as he stood at the door. Hailey smiled big and launched herself into his arms hugging him tight.

"Hello my princess." He said kissing the top of her head and pet her hair softly with one gloved hand.

"Hello daddy" she said and nuzzled to him. Draco and Harry had quickly dropped their hands when Lucius had started talking, but Lucius had seen the two boys holding hands. Severus turned to Dumbledore ignoring the quizzical look from Lucius.

"Why in the world would a troll come down from the mountains and attack a class of students?" Severus said. Dumbledore put his hands together and sighed looking old.

"It seems something pushed it out of its home. Maybe the dark magic cloud from Voldemort rising upset it and it came down from the mountain looking to escape it." Umbridge looked annoyed.

"When will you give up this story of you-know-who's return?" Umbridge shouted at Dumbledore before turning and leaving when the headmaster gave her a scorching look. Dumbledore turned to Harry and Draco smiling, his twinkle almost on full blast.

"I must ask that you keep Hailey's vampirism… a secret. It wouldn't do to have the rumor of Severus being a vampire come up again." Dumbledore chuckled. Harry looked at Hailey.

"Sir how did she become a vampire?" He asked. Dumbledore looked at Severus and then Lucius before looking back at Harry.

"When Hailey was born she was very ill. A healer by the name of Hail Lee was passing through Hogsmead. She's an extremely old vampire healer rumored to be from the time of Merlin. She heard of Severus giving birth to four live babies and came to see for herself." Hailey stood up and looked out the window. Everyone looked at her as she stared out the window looking sad.

"So she offered her old blood if I took her name. Father didn't like the name Hail Lee Snape, so father offered a muggle name. Hailey. Hail accepted and so she gave me three drops of her blood. I became a half vampire. A day walker. Hated by vampires and wizards alike, I had to be careful all my life not to harm my brothers. Not to drink their blood whenever they got a cut or a nose bleed…" She looked at Harry, sadness in her eyes.

"Do you know what it's like to want to rip your mother's throat out when he's sleeping next to you? Or maybe to want to sink your teeth into your brothers leg just because he cut himself jumping over a piece of branch?" Severus stood up and took his daughter into a tight hug. Harry stared, never seeing this (dare he say it?) motherly side of Snape. Hailey looked up at her mother before smiling.

"That is enough talk of what happened over 25 years ago. You are alive now and my wonderful daughter. I wouldn't trade you for anything." Severus said and put some hair behind her ear. Orion grinned and jumped up.

"Yeah! And if you wouldn't have been a half vampire right now then that troll would have made me, Keighley, Draco, and Harry into pancakes." Hailey just rolled her eyes and smiled.

"Yeah I guess so." She said waving him off. Dumbledore clapped his hands and smiled.

"Well now. Shall we get back to classes? Half my teachers are here and not in the class rooms."

Few hours later

Duke hummed lightly as he slowly waved his wand around the room cleaning it while his partner in teaching terrorized the school with new and ridicules rules. He didn't mind as long as she wasn't hurting his eyes with her awful pink outfits. Duke motioned a chair to pull out and he plopped himself down closing his eyes. He leaned back enjoying the wonderful silence. Across his eyes trees ran past him while the grass silenced his hooves as he chased his love across the forest…

Duke snapped up shaking his head and looked at the door after a soft knocking was heard. He let out a soft groan before opening the door showing a shy Slytherin girl. He knew her from the fifth years and he tilted his head slightly. She was the only over weight girl in Slytherin and she was teased mercilessly for it.

"Yes Miss Grace?" he asked. She looked away sliding her feet back and forth before looking back up at him.

"Professor Potter… I hear there is going to be a Yule Ball…" He just nodded. It had been a nice idea by the Hogwarts staff to have a nice Yule Ball to make the students forget about Voldemort and the coming war.

"Well I was just wondering…" Her eyes suddenly became watery before she looked up at him. "Please go with me!" Duke blinked and reached up scratching the back of his head slowly before putting his hand down again.

"Well… Miss Grace… What brought this on?" She rubbed her tears back crying lightly.

"Pansy said I was so fat I couldn't even get a nice guy like you to go with me. So please go with me?" Duke rubbed his chin looking down at her before he smiled lightly.

"Miss Grace while it is against the rules for me to go with you I will help you. Me and my siblings will help you get healthy but" at her brightening face he tapped her nose "One I don't think you need to lose a pound. You're a beautiful and kind young lady and any young man would be lucky to have you. And two you will not be losing the weight by magic." Her face fell.

"Then how am I going to lose the weight by the Yule Ball!" Grace cried. Duke grinned making Grace very scared.

"The muggle way." He said simply.