A/N: Sorry for the wait, but I'm sure you're dying to know how I've been, right?
Okay, dammit, she got grounded for a month because her mom found a rainbow bracelet in her room. But she promised that she'd make it up to me on the first day of school. She asked me if I was too chicken to make out in the hall, so I of course rose to the bait. So the first day of school was yesterday, and you're probably wondering how the kiss went, right?
Wow, nice reviews!
Daf.crazy.otaku: Sure, Timothy is as good a name as any. I love fight scenes, they're so fun to write! And giving Ginny super strength was really fun too. And yeah, Ron's a weasel, but Fleur had it coming. She is evil, after all. And as for Ginny/Hermione, you'll just have to see for yourself…
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hphglover: Yeah, I kill me too! And wow, at least someone thinks my life is as interesting as a vampire's. I'm definitely going to be sure before I tell my parents. I'll wait until I move out AND have a significant other so I'm sure and have something worth risking my family for. And yeah, Underworld is fantastic, so I'm glad you see some of it in my story. Thanks for the review.
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nomysteries: I'm kinda basing the vampire thing a little off Twilight. She has human blood still in her, which makes her super powerful compared to normal vamps. And I'll try to put a little Hermione action in there, just for you! Thanks for the review.
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Chapter 9
Ginny popped up at Porfirio's place seconds after Hermione and Ron, and their own dread had her scared before she even realized what they were seeing. When Hermione turned and buried her face in Ginny's neck, weeping, Ginny immediately saw what was wrong.
Porfirio's house was now completely destroyed. Ron sprinted towards the wreckage, but a few investigators restrained him.
One made enough sense out of the boy's magicked Italian rambling to say, "You mean the boy who was in the explosion? He's been taken to the hospital. Yes, he's…still alive."
Ginny heard the hesitation in his voice, but she didn't have time to comment before Ron pulled them both into a secluded area and disapparated. They followed immediately, appearing behind the hospital.
"Let's go!" Ron commanded gruffly before running off.
"Wait!" Ginny grabbed Hermione's arm before she could take after him, and the bookworm's body became rigid immediately. She pulled her arm free.
"What is it, Ginny?" Hermione asked stiffly.
The Weasley blinked in surprise at her friend's tone. "H-hey, are you going to be okay? She didn't hurt you, did she?"
Hermione looked into Ginny's corrupted eyes for several moments, as if trying to rid them of the vampiric red color just with force of will. Finally, she said, "We need to see Harry."
Ginny watched her depart, her eyes dark and hurt. With a deep sigh, she followed after her, making sure to keep a little behind her best friend.
"What do you mean we can't—look, that's his sister!" Ron exclaimed when Hermione and Ginny came in. Hermione stared at his finger in surprise. "And…she's my wife, and that's my sister. So we're all family. Can we go in now?"
The harassed receptionist sighed and motioned for them to go ahead. "Room 101."
They all sprinted at full speed—well, except for Ginny—to Harry's room and halted immediately upon entering. Harry was hooked up to so many tubes and machines that he was barely distinguishable, especially with the bad burns covering half his face and both arms.
Ron entered quietly and began working his magic on Harry. The two watched him in silence for several moments before they walked in and took seats at his bedside. He was unconscious and didn't look to be waking up for quite a while, even with Ron's help.
"I should've went and got him too," Ginny whispered, breaking the silence.
"If you had, Hermione would be one of them by now," Ron replied without looking up from his best friend.
Ginny didn't respond and stared hard at the ground instead.
Suddenly, the door opened, and a man entered, pushing up his glasses and staring at them in surprise. Ron quickly put away his wand and stared back.
"Ah, you must be his friends. I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you to leave. He'll still be here tomorrow," the man told them. When the three didn't budge an inch, he shifted uncomfortably. "Please leave before I have to—"
"Stupefy!" Hermione muttered. The man fell with a thud, and her friends looked at her like she was crazy. "Harry could get much better treatment at St. Mungo's. I think it's time to return home and do some more research."
That was such a Hermione thing to say that Ginny smiled, relieve; she had been afraid that Hermione was going to mope and act cold for a while. "All right, I'll cast Obliviate on him. You guys go ahead and take Harry home."
They nodded and, in seconds, had disapparated. Ginny drew her wand and bent over the young doctor, spell ready.
His hand suddenly shot up and caught her throat with crushing force. She choked and dropped her wand in a desperate attempt to pull his hand off but to no avail. He stood and lifted her into the air, not even seeming to notice the way she thrashed around and scratched at his arm. Eventually, she stopped struggling and went limp, her red-brown eyes sliding shut. He threw her aside, and picked up her wand. Suddenly, a Ginny-look-alike was standing there in the doctor's coat, looking down at her new body with satisfaction.
"It won't do to go after them looking like this," she told the real Ginny, smiling when the incapacitated Auror didn't respond. "I'll have to borrow your clothes. I'm sure you won't mind."
Hermione
The bookworm waited impatiently outside St. Mungo's for Ginny to show up, trying not to look too suspicious standing in front of an "abandoned department store".
"Oh, honestly, it shouldn't have taken this long," she told herself huffily.
Finally, Ginny appeared around the corner and made her way over, looking disheveled and a little twitchy.
"What happened?" Hermione asked when she was close enough.
Ginny smiled hesitantly. "A nurse appeared and—"
"Let me guess, you made out with her. Just to make sure her mouth didn't have fangs in it or something," Hermione stated, looking cross.
Ginny laughed, and something struck Hermione as strange; usually, when Ginny laughed, she went all out, loud and cheerful, but this laugh was quite, unsure. What she said next blew that out of her mind, however. "Why would I go after some nurse when I have someone beautiful like you nearby?" She smiled charmingly, and Hermione's heart fluttered. "No, the nurse attacked me because she thought I'd killed the doctor so I had to Obliviate them both. Sorry for the wait."
"Oh. Well, I—I suppose that makes sense."
"Of course it does," Ginny told her. "Now come on, let's see how our friend is doing."
"Actually, Ron said he could handle this. We'd probably get in the way anyways. So we should really head towards the Ministry and report in. They might have some new information for us."
"Good plan. Let's go." Ginny started off, and Hermione watched her with a bewildered expression on her face before following. Something weird was going on here…
Ministry
"Good," Hermione sighed when she exited the room. Ginny stood and made her way over. "They've agreed to let us take a few days off for Harry's recovery."
"Do they have more information?" Ginny asked.
"No, but…to tell you the truth, I think that Fleur is the Head Vampire anyways, so all we have to do is wait for her to pop up again."
"Fleur is a new vampire, though. There's no way she's the Head Vampire. And besides, I don't want to wait around for you to get kidnapped again." She looked at Hermione seriously. "I want to keep you safe."
"W-well then, what do you propose we do?" Hermione blushed as Ginny's face came closer.
She smiled. "Why don't we find some place to be alone so I can…protect you without any distractions."
Hermione realized she had been backing up when her back bumped into the wall. Ginny's hands shot up and pressed into the wall either side of her, trapping her. "Well, I…um…"
"This is unlike you, Hermione. You always have something to say."
"I—I…this is really inappropriate."
"Hm, then why don't we find somewhere more appropriate? Just me and you?" Ginny's eyes bore into Hermione's, frazzling the bookworm's thought process.
"I…um…" Her brows furrowed. "Yes…yes, of course."
The brunette Auror turned and headed in the direction of their flat, her face burning red. "Ginny" followed, smirking. "This will be fun…"
A/N: The truth of the matter is, I made out with this guy Thursday before last cause he loves me, apparently, and is leaving, so I felt bad. It was all ew and stuff. But then later, I tried to eat off his plate at a Chinese place, and he said something about mono. Yeah. He had mono a month ago, which still makes it contagious. So I've got a sore throat, and I'm hoping it's just me being sick and not having mono. Because of the mono possibility, I didn't make out with the girl, and I'm seriously pissed at that guy. He could've told me!
Anyway, speaking of telling people things, I told my real dad about my sexuality, the dad who doesn't live with me, and he was totally cool with it! I had to deal with lesbian jokes, but it's all good.
Okay, anyway, sorry for the short update. I just really wanted to get something out there for you guys.
