unique0987654321 thanks for telling me about the gen thing. It's a good thing for me to know. And the seals aren't being removed, their being created, just so you know.
Chapter 9 A Brawl During The Yule Ball
December 23rd, 1994
Running. That is what Alucard has been doing for the past two weeks. Ever since the Headmasters of the three schools and the Head of Houses announced that there was to be a Ball, something about it being a tradition of the Tournament, on Christmas Eve, every girl and a few guys have been chasing him all over the grounds, wanting to ask him out to the dance. Because of this, Alucard wasn't given time to even bother looking for the other seals. Since the announcement, Alucard hated his natural vampire attraction.
He couldn't hide in his room. He tried that at first, but they pounded at his door till the Prefects sent them to bed. So he would run and hide in the shadows until the coast was clear, He even went to the classes just so he could have some quiet. The droning of the teachers was far more favorable than the high pitched squeaks of the swarm of girls and boys. At least only Fourth Years and above were allowed to attend the dance, so he had less people to deal with.
Right now, there were only eight girls and four boys chasing Alucard. The boys Alucard really didn't care for and he could only remember the names of a few girls because they had been chasing him for the past two weeks. The Beauxbatons Champion Fleur Delacour, the Slytherin Pansy Parkinson, the Ravenclaws Cho Chang and Luna Lovegood, and a few of Fleur's friends. The sad thing was, most of them had dates already.
"Alucard!" yelled Cho. "I need to ask you something!"
"Hors de mon chemin!" cried out Fleur as she pushed past Cho. "Monsieur Alucard! I wish to ask vous something!"
"Get away from me!" screamed Alucard over his shoulder. This scared him more than anything he has ever faced before. And he really couldn't fight them. There'd be nothing left of them, and they would surely be missed.
Not looking where he was going, Alucard rammed into a wall and fell on his back. The girls (more like ravenous sharks at this point) helped him up. When he got to his feet, Alucard was backed up to the wall. The bombarded him with the same question over and over. Pansy Parkinson pushed her way past the other girls and got right in Alucard's face.
"Hot stuff, go to the dance with me!" she said.
"Will you go to the dance with me?" Cho Chang asked as she went around Pansy.
"Will you go to the dance with me?" Luna Lovegood asked.
"Will vous go to the dance with me?" Fleur asked.
"Irez-vous à la danse avec moi?" Fleur's friends asked at the same time, clawing at each other to get to Alucard.
Over and over. This was giving Alucard a migraine like no other. And he never gets sick! Alucard noticed that the boys were unable to get a word in edge wise. Finally, Alucard had enough.
"SHUT THE HELL UP!" screamed the vampire. "I AM SICK AND TIRED OF YOU ALL BOTHERING ME ABOUT THIS DAMN DANCE! MOST OF YOU ALREADY OF DATES! LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE! And Pansy, get in my face again and you'll lose yours. You understand me?"
The entire group was too afraid to move. Then Alucard slightly jumped at them and they scattered like cockroaches. The four guys remained. They were admittedly good looking, but Alucard did not swing that way. While they were still afraid, they walked up to Alucard and tried to ask him to the dance. But before they could get the first word out of their mouths, Alucard gave them a stare that would make the wolf goddess Lupa cower back in fear. As the boys ran away, Alucard walked for a bit.
"Annoying little parasites…" mumbled Alucard as he rubbed his temples. While walking, he turned a corner and bumped into Hermione Granger. "Ow! Watch where you're go- oh, it's just you."
"Sorry…" said Hermione. Her face was red.
"Oh great." thought Alucard. "Don't tell me she's going to ask me out now."
"So, um… Alucard…" stuttered Hermione.
"Yes?" asked Alucard, waiting for her to ask her question.
"Even though I'm going to the dance with Viktor," said Hermione, "would you dance with me before the night is over?" Alucard stood there with wide eyes.
"Ha ha ha ha!" laughed Alucard. "Well, that's the first time anyone has asked me that! Ha ha ha ha ha! This is the funniest thing I heard in years!"
"So… so is that a yes?" asked Hermione, becoming a bit irritated.
"Ha ha ha ha." Alucard kept on laughing. "Sorry, let me calm myself down a bit. Okay, I'm okay. Sorry about that. Now, for my answer. No. I will not dance with you. I don't do dances. Not anymore at least. Again, sorry."
Hearing his response, Hermione gathered up her books that fell to the ground and walked away around the corner. Satisfied that he should be left alone for at least a little bit, Alucard started walking away. However, he stopped dead in his tracks when he heard the sound of skin against skin and bone against stone. Using his superior hearing, Alucard heard what was going on.
"So, you think you're worthy of asking Alucard out, you filthy mud-blood!" screamed Pansy. Her voice screamed jealousy and her friends were snickering. "You're nothing but garbage! The sow of the Wizarding people!" She smacked Hermione again, and that's where Alucard got mad.
"A sow?" wondered Alucard as he phased through the wall. "No wonder the House of Slytherin commands such respect. What strong lanquage."
"How did you do that?" screamed Pansy.
"So, four against one." said Alucard, ignoring Pansy. He looked Hermione over. "You'll live. Now, you rest there and let me take care of these cattle."
"Did you just call us cows?" asked Pansy.
"Did I stutter?" said Alucard, being a smart ass.
"How dare you!" screamed Pansy. Taking out her wand, she aimed at Alucard. "Confringo!"
An explosion came from the tip of her wand in a stream. It was point blank, but Alucard wasn't afraid. He didn't even move. He was mentally keeping the spell frozen, while Pansy's magic kept feeding the spell.
"Merlin's Beard!" screamed Pansy.
"Did you know, Pansy," started Alucard, "that if your magic is being used the way it is now, it starts draining from your very life force if the spell isn't stopped?"
"Do something you idiots!" screamed Pansy.
Her friends grabbed their wands, but Alucard was prepared for that. Without even muttering a spell, he shook the ground like an earthquake and made a tempest of wind come into the hallway. The powerful winds blew the Pansy's friends far down the hall. Smiling, Alucard noticed that Pansy was looking pale and frail. Deciding that allowing her to die would be potentially problematic; he stopped her little spell and smacked her to the ground. Bending down, he grabbed her face in his hand.
"Now," started Alucard, "you need to stop being jealous of Hermione. She is smarter than you and she can actually make friends without frightening them into being her friend. Also, because of your selfish and bratty behavior, no one will ever truly like you. You'll just end up like a filthy used rag, left behind after being used. So leave her alone, or I will let you die the next time you pull a stunt like this. Do you understand me?"
"Yes…" said Pansy quietly.
"Good." said Alucard. "Now get out."
Pansy stood up and ran as fast as she could to her friends. Before she turned around, Alucard saw tears in her eyes. Chuckling, Alucard turned around and helped Hermione up. Looking her over again, she had a cut lip and the back of her head was bleeding.
"Just a few scrapes, nothing to serious." said Alucard. "Here, let me." Waving his hand over her face, her cuts healed. The blood disappeared. All in all, she was completely healed.
"Thank you." said Hermione. "Why did you stand up to them for me?"
"I hate bullies." Alucard said. "Always picking fights because they hate aspects of themselves. It's pathetic. Let me walk you to the Grand Hall."
"That was nice of you." said Hermione after a few minutes of silence. "How were you able to do such powerful magic without a wand or saying a spell?"
"I never had to use a wand." said Alucard. "I have had ages to use spells that would make Dumbledore and Voldemort seethe with jealousy."
"You said You-Know-Who's name!" said Hermione.
"So?" said Alucard. "He's just an over-confident wizard with no real talent."
"You know, you're very brave." said Hermione.
"What makes you say that?" asked Alucard.
"You don't seem to be afraid of anything." Hermione explained. "You are obviously stronger than you let on, and you seem to know more than one normally would at our age."
"Is that so?" Alucard said. "Well, you really shouldn't concern yourself with me. I'm far too dangerous for anyone."
"Why is that?" asked Hermione.
"It's best if you didn't know." said Alucard. "Ah, here's your stop."
"Oh, thank you…" said Hermione. Alucard turned around and started to leave. "Hey, Alucard!"
Alucard stopped and turned around. He was then tackled by Hermione, who then kissed Alucard. It wasn't bad. The kiss lasted for quite a bit, or at least that is how it felt to Alucard. Hermione ended the kiss and pulled away, her face beet red.
"Thanks again." She said with a smile. She then walked into the Grand Hall.
"That was unexpected." said Alucard.
Taking in the realization that he was kissed (even though it was far from the first), Alucard walked out of the Great Hall and into the Entrance Hall. Descending down the stairs, he saw that the blond haired brat Malfoy was trying to make Pansy Parkinson feel better. As Alucard got to the last step, Malfoy looked at him and gave an angry look. Alucard really didn't care. Then Malfoy stood up and ran towards Alucard.
"Hey!" said Malfoy. Alucard ignored him. "Hold still you bastard!"
"What do you want?" asked Alucard as Malfoy grabbed his shoulder.
"How dare you treat Pansy in such a way?" demanded Malfoy.
"What do you mean?" Alucard wondered. "That I turned her down like I did every girl at Hogwarts? Did she even tell you that she has been hounding me to go to the Ball with her? I guess she just has to settle for a spoiled little boy with daddy issues and a power complex."
"What!" screamed Malfoy. He swung his arm back and punched Alucard in the face.
"Good punch, however I don't have the time deal with such a lowly creature." said Alucard, rubbing his jaw.
"Lowly crea-" said Malfoy. "How dare you say you're better than me?"
"Simple," Alucard said, "because I am better than you. In every aspect."
"Prove it!" demanded Malfoy.
"Name the time and the place, little man." said Alucard.
"Fine." said Malfoy. "A duel in the classroom 1A on the First Floor, during the Yule Ball at 10:00. Just the two of us!"
"Very well." said Alucard.
December 24, 1994
The Yule Ball was going on. All the decorations were spread out around the entire school, but the closer to the Grand Hall one gets, the more decorations one encounters. Alucard had never seen such festive spirit. Girls had crowded the bathrooms, trying to get as beautiful as they could. The boys had locked themselves in their common rooms trying to get as clean as possible. However, right now they were all dancing at the Yule Ball.
Alucard was currently waiting inside of the classroom that Draco had said to meet at, having already spelled the room with a silence charm. He had been counting the minutes because he was so bored. When he counted to 10:10, Alucard became so bored that he pulled up a chair, put his feet on a desk and leaned back. Taking out a bottle of red wine from his duster and took a long drink. Alucard hummed to the music he was able to hear. Finally, at 12:30, Malfoy had shown up. He even brought along his two goons.
"So that freak never showed up." said Malfoy, unable to see Alucard in the darkness. "What a coward."
"Don't take my patience as cowardice you fool." said Alucard, lighting torches on the wall with magic. "You're the coward. You're the one who is over two hours late and the one who has brought his two lackeys to help him lose a fight."
"Lose this fight?" asked Malfoy. His lackeys laughed. "It's three against one."
"I fought a thousand to one before." said Alucard. "And they were Muggles. And they were able to actually hit me with their bullets."
"Bullet?" asked the fat, gorilla armed boy to Malfoy's right.
"A Muggle weapon you idiot." said Alucard. "Honestly Draco, why do you have idiot as friends? Is it because they are easy to twist around your finger?"
"Colloshoo!" yelled the muscleman to Malfoy's left. From his wand came a sticky ectoplasm that shot at Alucard's feet. At the last second, Alucard jumped out of the way.
"Deprimo!" screamed the right thug. As Alucard landed, he felt an immense pressure push him down. It caused him to get on one knee. Before Alucard could do anything else, Malfoy attacked.
"Crucio!" said Malfoy. Nothing happened. Alucard didn't feel different, and only felt an itch.
"What was that supposed to do?" asked Alucard. "Nothing? Okay, my turn. Ynni Tonnau!"
Black energy circled around Alucard, forming a ring. This ring then expanded out, too fast for the three bullies to react, and it blasted them to the ground. Then Alucard snapped his fingers, causing vines to appear and wrap around Malfoy and his thugs. However, only Malfoy was able to jump out of the way. As the right thug was being wrapped up in a cocoon of vines, the left thug used a spell to cut the vines enough to escape their grasp. As Malfoy forced his goon up, Alucard kicked him in the stomach and grabbed the head of the goon. When Malfoy stood back up, Alucard made sure that he watched him freeze the body of the goon.
"Goyle!" yelled Malfoy, apparently talking about the one that had just been frozen. He then looked at the plant cocoon. "Crabbe!"
"So that's their names." said Alucard, not truly caring. "Well, have you learned your lesson?"
"Lesson?" said Malfoy. "Lesson? What lesson?"
"That you're not as tough as you think you are." said Alucard. "To prove to you that you are an insignificant worm compared to me."
"GAAAAAHHHH!" screamed Malfoy. He dropped his wand and punched at Alucard. Alucard expected this and grabbed Malfoy's fist. He then twisted Malfoy's arm so it was behind his back and pinned the blond haired brat to the floor. The more Malfoy struggled, the more Alucard twisted his arm. Malfoy screamed in pain.
"Now, from your screams of pain, I can tell you learned your lesson." said Alucard. Malfoy kept struggling. "You're lucky I'm in a festive mood, or I would kill you and your thugs. And I have a Christmas gift for you: I'll erase you and your friend's memories of what happened in here, but leave the emotions of what you experienced. But try this again, and I will drain you of every last drop of blood you have."
Alucard punched Malfoy, affectively knocking him out. As he unwrapped Crabbe and unfroze Goyle, he started the simple memory erasing spell.
"Atgofion begone, teimladau yn aros am byth." said Alucard, as a bright, white flash of light emanated from his hands. After the three bullies had their memories erased, Alucard thought it would be funny to change their dress robes into actual dresses and put them in the Great Hall for everyone to see in the morning.
Ynni Tonnau- Energy Wave
Antgofion begone, teimladau yn aros am byth- Memories begone, feelings remain forever
