A/N: I'm so sorry! The reason for my very late update is because of writer's block and a hurricane. I live in South Florida and hurricane Katrina just passed by here. The eye passed right on top of my house!
Please forgive me for the lateness.
Summary: Hermione becomes that which all of the wizarding world has dreaded. They have not had to deal with her kind in over 300 years. On holiday with her family in France, she becomes a vampire. When back in Hogwarts, her friends notice her immediate change. But will they hate her for what she became? Or will they just accept what she is?
Disclaimer: I do not own anything of Harry Potter or anything even remotely related to it. I only own the plot.
Recap:
"Miss Granger, if you please." Said Lupin. Aleera passed Lidérc and he gave her a smile before she positioned herself. Lupin put the curse on her and was stunned once again. She did the same as Draco.
He let the class go and gave them no homework. Everybody started to point and stare at Hermione and Draco. The rest of the day was spent uneventful compared to the DADA class earlier that afternoon.
End Recap:
Chapter 7: Can we panic now?
It was kind of scary and weird to have everybody staring at you while you eat. This was how Aleera and Lidérc were feeling. They were sitting at their House tables in the Great Hall eating their "soup" and saw hat the entire Hall was looking at them.
A glare from Lidérc told them to stay out of the two vampires' business.
"Harry, why is everyone looking at me?" Aleera asked uncomfortably.
"Its not that." He told her, seeing her worried face. "Everyone just knows about what happened in DADA now."
Aleera sighed in relief. She nodded her head to Lidérc and Blaise and they both stood up and left to the ROR.
Pansy Parkinson saw this and decided to investigate. Draco was spending way too much time with traitors and she wanted to know why.
Aleera and Lidérc were sitting together as always and Blaise and Harry were playing Exploding Snap on the coffee table in front of them.
Pansy was just outside the door. She put a Disillusionment Charm on herself and went inside. The 4 looked up to the door opening, but saw no one.
They weren't stupid though. Once the door was closed, they locked it with several charms and silenced the room as well.
"Wonder what that was." Said Blaise.
"I don't know." Said Lidérc. "But I don't like it."
"Me neither." Said Aleera. "It could've been anyone."
"Let's forget about it for now and panic later." Said Harry. The others laughed at the comment. The two vampires played with Harry and Blaise.
Aleera got badly singed and Harry had to clear it up with water from his wand.
"Are you alright?" her lover asked her.
"Yes, I'm fine. I just forgot that we can't tough fire." Said Aleera.
"We can't?"
"Not directly." She told him.
"Vampires can't tough fire directly?" Harry asked her.
"No. they can go to church and touch the water. We're not demonic, but don't touch fire. That's one thing that can kill. You put it in your essays, remember?" she told the mortals.
"So, no fire. Got it." Said Lidérc, putting away the cards.
Pansy almost jumped from her hiding spot. Vampires! This she had to tell her father.
The group got out about an hour later to go to bed and Pansy stayed to write her letter. She sent it on an express owl for it to reach her father as soon as possible. She walked out of the room happy and almost skipping to the common room.
The two vampires bid goodbye and so did the two friends. They all woke up the next morning to receive the worst news possible.
The students filed into the Great Hall for breakfast. Some hundred or so owls came flying in a little bit later and one flew to Dumbledore.
He opened the letter with caution and read its contents. His eyes grew darker and graver as her read the letter. Everyone was looking at him.
"Albus?" asked the Transfiguration professor to the headmaster. He ignored her and stood to address the students.
"Students! After you are done with breakfast, please report straight to your common rooms immediately. We are conducting another search of the school. Do not be alarmed. It is just a precaution." He sat down again and the students continued to eat.
"You don't think it's another vampire search, do you?" asked Aleera to Harry.
"No. But whatever that letter said, is probably the cause for one." Said an observant Harry.
Instead of going to their common rooms as told, the four friends went to the ROR once they thought it was safe.
"I hope they find whatever they're looking for." Said Aleera.
"As long as its not vampires, that is." Said Lidérc.
An owl flew into the open window and landed on Lidérc's lap.
"Who's it from?" asked Aleera. Lidérc opened the letter and the owl flew back out the window. It was from his father.
Draco,
I heard some rather disturbing news from your fiancée. You are seeing another woman. Your mother and I are not pleased, Draco. Malfoys respects their women the same as they respect their magic. If I hear of your unfaithfulness again, especially with a mudblood, then you shall suffer the consequences.
It wasn't signed, but Lidérc was disgusted nonetheless. He threw the letter at Aleera and she read it out loud.
"Who are you engaged to?" she asked in a whisper.
"Pansy Parkinson." He said. "My father arranged the marriage with her father when we were kids so our lines would be forever bonded." He explained.
"When were you going to tell me this?" she asked him.
"I thought that if my father found out about me being a vampire, he'd be so disgraced that he would disown me and I wouldn't have to marry her." Lidérc said with his head down.
"You don't." she reassured her lover.
"How?" he asked desperately.
"When you became a vampire, I named you my lover. By doing that, I broke all bonds or promises that you held before that."
"Meaning what exactly?" he asked. "I want to make sure there aren't any loopholes."
"There isn't any. When I bit you and made you my lover, your engagement to pansy broke in that second. Vampires cannot marry or be with mortals unless they wish to turn them immortal so they can be together." Aleera explained.
"So basically only if I wanted to bite her, can I be with her."
"Exactly. And you don't, so that isn't a problem." Aleera said smiling.
"Guys!" yelled Blaise. He was at the window.
"What's going on?" asked Harry. He reached the window first and saw that about 3 dozen Death Eaters were making their way towards Hogwarts.
"We need to go to Dumbledore." Said Aleera at once.
"No. Let's go. Wake up the rest of the DA and tell them to get ready to fight. No teachers." Harry warned.
The rest nodded their understanding and left. Aleera went for the Gryffindors and she told Ginny to contact Ravenclaw. She went in search of Hufflepuff herself.
Once all of the DA was together, they ran to the doors in front of the Great Hall and waited.
The Death Eaters did not expect for anyone to notice them, so obviously, they were surprised to find almost 50 students waiting for them inside the castle.
The members fought vigorously. Teachers were woken up because of the screaming and soon the entire castle was a battle ground.
Hogwarts had lost no students or teachers, but some were so bad, they needed to get to St. Mungos fast. Harry was among them. The battle had ended when Harry had put all his power behind his wand and did the Patronus Charm to make the Death Eaters run.
"Harry!" the scream was from Hermione as she ran to her friend's side.
"He needs the hospital wing." Said Blaise as he lifted Harry onto his back and carried him there.
A week had passed since the attack and Harry was still in the same condition. He was weak magically and physically. Madame Pomphery did all she could and some Healers came and tried all they could, but Harry was no better.
Verona saw him one night when Aleera had asked her as a favor to look at him and see if there was anything the vampiress could do.
"There is a way." Verona said finally. "But you won't like it."
"What is it? I'll try anything." Said Aleera.
"You have to bite him." Said the eldest vampire.
"Turn him? Is that the only way?" Aleera asked desperately.
"I'm afraid it is. He is weak magically and vampire power can sustain him long enough to live. As for physically, he wont need to use glasses for one thing." Said Verona to cheer her childe up.
"Who will do it?" asked Aleera, clutching to her lover.
"I'm the only one with enough power." Said Verona.
"Then do what you must." Said Aleera sadly. She saw Verona expose her fangs and wrap her arms around Harry's back and neck. Aleera looked away and Lidérc hugged her to calm her down.
Verona bit into The-Boy-Who-Lived and Harry screamed in agony. No one heard the scream because Blaise was smart enough to put a Silencing Spell because Verona was there.
Harry felt even weaker. Verona bit into her own wrist and let him drink. He was obedient in when she said to let go, he did so.
The-Boy-Who-Lived was now The-Boy-Who-Died. Harry's emerald green eyes looked around the room. His eyes fell on the two vampire lovers, who immediately rushed to his side.
"How are you feeling, Harry?" asked Aleera carefully.
"Better then ever." He answered. His voice was now huskier. His dark hair had grown only a bit and his nails as well. His skin was as pale as Hermione and Draco's and his muscles grew. He was now about an inch short of Draco and his fangs were shining in the moonlight.
In short, Harry made one very gorgeous vampire.
"My childe, Enkil." Said Verona, choosing a name for Harry.
"Thank you." Enkil said to Verona. He turned to Aleera and Lidérc and thought that he had never seen more beautiful creatures.
He took Aleera's hand and kissed it. He did the same to Lidérc.
"He needs his rest." Said Verona. Aleera changed the bed into a coffin and disguised it. She would be back an hour before the sun to give Enkil his potion.
A/N: whew! I hope you don't kill me for doing that! Please tell me what you think of it! And if there are any mistakes, vampiric or otherwise, please let me know.
Thank you to all my great and faithful reviewers!
