Harry was tired, wreaked infact, he'd worked a long day at grunnings drill factory only to be driven away from his workplace by Aurors and a mysterious bunch of wizards. Luckly Harry had been saved from both groups by Mr. Smythe who, as it happened had a little surprise waiting for him.
"Harry I wanted to talk to you before we get back to the training area. You see I've also invited a fellow student from your year to train with us. So please don't be surprised when we get there, act like everything is normal." Mr Smythe said to Harry
Harry just nodded, internally pleased that there would be someone other then mr. smythe with them.
Harry and Mr. Smythe then arrived at the training area. It was a large clearing in some woods, with 3 pitched tents and a campfire in the middle. To most this would seem like a terrible place to train, with no creature comforts to help one through the day, but Harry, having spent years locked inside a cupboard, found the idea of living outside in a tent and alluring one.
"Sit down please Harry" Mr smythe guided him towards a log around the fire.
As soon as he was seated, Mr. Smythe called out "Draco, come out here please."
"Harry, Harry potter...I knew you would somehow squirm your way back into my life" Draco started, staring at Harry as if he had done something horrible.
Harry fought the urge to retort, since Mr. Smythe told him to act normal, and Harry was so tired he just couldn't work up the energy to.
Draco was angry, and mr.smythe could see that, so he decided to make Draco take his mind off the new recruit and onto something more productive.
"Draco sit down" Mr Smythe said "Listen, I've told you both already about the portals, which every Vampire Hunter has to guide. Well in the last few weeks there has been some developments, the creatures comming from the portal are increasing in number. Last night we had two...In one night!!"
"You know two isnt a Large number right?" Draco drawled.
"It is for these things, they are almost impossible to get rid of. Even with 8 of us working on it, rounding up one of them took at least 5 hours."
"Why didn't you just use the weapon?" Draco said, in a voice that sounded bored.
"Well, see thats the thing, there is a slight...umm...shall we say...problem with the weapon."
"Whats the problem with it?"
"Well see I can't tell you what the problem is, because I dont know myself. All I know is that the weapon, when fired at anything, will be destroyed. And I do mean ANYTHING, even ghost's would be wiped away. Anyway I'm off to start my shift, Draco you update Harry on what we will be doing here"
At this point mr. smythe got up and walk out of the clearing, at which point HArry didn't see where he went.
"So, Draco how long have you been here? And what do we do?" Harry asked hoping that somehow Draco would just be straight with him "And why would you give up magic?"
"Since the start of the holidays Ive been here, and here is where we train every day, physical excercise and learning...giving up my wand ...well it seemed better then the alternative, still its you I'm interested in Potter. I would have never guessed someone as spoilt as you would try and run from it all."
'He doesnt know about the summer i've had' Harry thouht to himself. The next thing on Harry's mind was 'should I tell him'
Harry decided that they should both have there own secrets, and asked about the training.
Draco spent the next hour going over the training he'd had so far and then explained to Harry what was going to happen over the next month.
"Over the next month, we'll be learning fighting and hand magics, after which point we'll be allowed out in the field to help out kal.
thats Mr. Smythe's first name. At anyrate after a month or two of field excercises, we'll pick out our own speciality." Draco said in a teacher like voice.
Harry thought about asking a basic question that seemed insulting to ask Mr. Smythe. and seeing as they where getting along at least for the moment Harry decided it was a good idea.
"Draco, how come if they spend the majority of there time trying to stop people going into and out of the portals, does 'Kal' call himself a Vampire hunter?"
"Well techniqually they do both, but for some reason, when Vampires get older, they always seem to crack a little inside. After this happens they seem to flock towards the portal. Kal spends most of his time trying to keep vampires away, which as you know, is a very hard thing to do, seeing as there are only 3 ways to hurt one."
"Actually what are the three ways, Kal never told me"
"Well wooden stake through the heart, which is the hardest way, since most vampires would just turn into there bat flock and fly out of danger. Then there's killing off the flock. When a vampire turns into his bat flock, if you kill every bat, then the vampire dies. The third way...well Kal wont ever say, he tells me its the most demeaning though."
"Most demeaning...I wouldnt have thought that would matter, either way its dieing." Harry said.
After this it seemed the conversation had run its course, and Harry yawned widely, still tired from the tough day's work.
"Thats your tent." Draco said, pointing to the one right in the middle "Watch out for the zip, it can get stuck."
Harry was almost Happy when he lay his head down, but then it occured to him, why the suddern change in Draco.
It was at that point that Harry felt he'd better find out.