Everything was completely black. The trees had them covered completely in darkness. Harry reached out to make sure Lupin and Sirius were still there. He shuddered. "Maybe we should stop walking," he whispered. "What are we gonna do?" Sirius said, and Harry could here his footsteps get faster, as if he were panicking. "We'll be alright." Lupin said from Harry's right. They stopped and Harry could here Lupin sitting down to rest. He did the same. Harry suddenly heard rustling foot steps coming from his left. "Sirius, why don't you sit down?" "I am sitting down," Sirius said slowly. The footsteps stopped. "Who's there?" Lupin asked, his voice wavering only a little bit. Something was crawling on Harry's neck. Harry shot his hand up. Nothing there. Was he imagining it, or was something breathing on his neck? He panicked and reached out towards Lupin. "Ouch!" Lupin yelled as Harry's hand collided with his face. They both fell backwards. Sirius let out a yell. There was a burst of red light that made the whole forest light up as if it were day again. Harry had enough time to see who was behind them. A tall, thin woman with long, black hair stood there with her hands out stretched. Her eyes were hollow sockets, and her long, spider like hands were the origin of the red light. Her mouth was open, and Harry could see a row of fangs. "A vampire," Lupin said, suddenly understanding. Harry had never felt so terrified. The light went out, and the three wizards ran blindly through he woods. Harry bumped arms with someone, but kept running. He could see light up ahead. "Keep going," he told himself, "You're almost there. Keep going." He sprinted full out, and finally reached the clearing. The moon rays came down on him, and he felt a temporary rush of relief. Lupin soon burst out of the forest, closely followed by Sirius. They didn't stop running. "Come on Harry, we gotta find our way out of this place!" Sirius called. Harry ran after him.

They ran back into the forest, blinded once more. "Grab each other's arm, so we don't get separated," Lupin suggested. They kept running, and amazingly did not stumble over anything. Finally, they reached another opening. Harry could see light coming from houses below. "Knockturn Alley," Sirius said, "We're on the other side of Diagon Alley." Harry nodded. "Tough part of town," Lupin muttered, "I'd rather not stay here…but still, it's better than being in the dark with a vampire." "And it's ten times better then being with Anya," Sirius muttered darkly.