Glad you thought Severus' moment of embarrassment with the hickey was funny, I just had to throw that it lol.

SS: Shut up!

AV: Oh hush you know you liked it.

SB: (pinches SS cheek) He sure did.

SS: BLACK! (chases after him).

HP: Oh just wait, there's more to come.

AV: Right you are Harry, anyway this chapter shows more about the vampire they're dealing with from Mr. Montes's point, not POV, just his word.

I don't own Harry Potter.

Enjoy!

MoM, Kingsley's office:

Kingsley, Remus, Dumbledore, and Amelia Bones had all gathered into the Minister's office awaiting the arrival of Mr. Julian Montes, the vampire 'friend' of Kingsley's. They had been waiting for an hour, but Montes said he would be late trying to get away unnoticed.

"Dammit where is he?" Remus was getting impatient, which wasn't an issue on his part but with a friend in danger how impatient could you get?

"He should be here soon Remus." Dumbledore was calm, considering he knew how vampires tended to be late when it came to mortals. Just as Remus was about to retort a knock came at the door.

"Minister, a Mr. Montes is here to see you." Percy Weasley stepped in.

"Send him in." the redhead nodded letting a man pass through. He was tall, fit, had pale skin, dark eyes, long dirty-blonde hair tied back with a ribbon, and wearing a cloak-like suit with some expensive leather shoes.

"Julian." Kingsley greeted him with a hug which he returned.

"Kingsley, sorry I'm late I couldn't get away from my wife." He looked at the others. "You must be Albus Dumbledore, one of the greatest wizards of all time."

"Thank you Mr. Montes." The two men shook hands.

"I'm glad you could make it Julian, we're not getting much on Vladislaus other than what's already know about him."

"I'm afraid that may be all you'll know, but I'll help in every way I can. Now, who is it you said Victor was after?"

"My Potions master Severus Snape." Dumbledore answered and Julian's eyes widened.

"Oh my, he's well known in our society for his heroic efforts in your war, and his death eater status." He sighed. "This might be harder than I thought."

"Why's that?"

"Well for one thing Victor doesn't give up once he finds a mate. His last one he hunted for two years after they tried running from him, in due time though they eventually settled and mated with him."

"Let me guess, death in childbirth?" Remus.

"Oh no, not the last one, he was a man who loved to experiment and sadly on one of his outings he picked up a nasty virus in his lungs and it killed him before he was turned." Amelia looked confused.

"I thought vampires changed their mates after they mated?"

"Usually they do, but Victor had 'loved' this one so much he let him choose the time. He tried to save him, but the doctors warned him if he was bitten the blood would be contaminated and kill him too. He didn't mate for almost seven months, until he came here."

"During the first war, that had to be when he first saw Severus." Julian nodded.

"I don't know the full story, but from what his friends have told me he was out one night and came into a pub where he saw a young man, maybe 21 in the bar crying and drinking away his sorrows. He described him as thin, pale, with shiny black hair and a rather large nose."

"That's Severus." Kingsley let out a small laugh.

"Why didn't he take him then?"

"I'm not sure, but I think it had something to do with a death? He mentioned talking to the lad, but the lad didn't notice what he was. He was so drunk he poured out his heart's secrets saying something about losing a loved one and how he was a traitor and a failure…" Dumbledore looked down.

"That was after the Potters died; I remember he came to me one night drunk off his feet. He was grieving for Lily."

"Let me ask, does Mr. Snape have any distinguishing marks on his body? Not a scar exactly but like a tattoo of sorts?"

"He has the dark mark, but it's faded since Voldemort is dead."

"Any others?"

"Not that we know of why?"

"Because once our kind chooses a mate and meets them for the first time, they tend to put a mark on their mate to keep a spell on them if they were ever harmed against their will."

"We don't know, Severus never mentioned one."

"Maybe he didn't see it, don't vampires hide their marks in plain sight?" Julian nodded at Amelia.

"I'll have to see for myself, if he has that mark then there is a chance Victor will use it to track him down. I also have an idea of how you can protect Mr. Snape, but I feel we should discuss it with him as well." Everyone exchanged looks.

"I think we can trust him enough to let him see Severus, but let me call Sirius first."

"That's fine, Julian come with me for a minute, Amelia you stay behind to watch the place for a bit. Remus, Albus you two notify Sirius, we'll leave in ten minutes."

"On it." They went about their business, and all Dumbledore could hope for was that Julian would be able to help keep Severus safe until they detained Vladislaus.

Grimmauld Place:

"Sev!" Sirius looked around for Severus in the kitchen, in the den, and the library but didn't find him. "Sev!"

"Upstairs!" he heard him call. Sirius ran upstairs and saw his love coming out of the bathroom fully dressed and completely shower fresh.

"That was Albus on the floo, Kingsley's coming over with that vampire friend of his. He said he can help you with that other vampire." Severus looked at him and froze. "Oh…" he should've been more considerate. "It's ok Sev, this is someone who's in line with the ministry. Dumbledore's coming too and so is Moony." Severus relaxed and Sirius pulled him into his arms.

"When…?"

"In a few minutes, come on let's go downstairs." He took his love by the hand and led him downstairs into the living room. Severus sat on the couch and Sirius beside him as the floo went off and four men stepped through, one of whom made Severus shiver; the vampire.

"Sirius, Severus this is Julian Montes, a high member of the vampire council. Julian this one here is Sirius Black, and this…" Kingsley pointed at Severus. "Is Severus Snape, the victim." Julian stared at Severus, then gave a small smile.

"Well I can certainly see why Victor is attracted to you." Sirius about stood up but a gesture from Albus made him stop. "Oh don't worry Mr. Black, I'm happily married."

"Easy Sirius, despite how good an Auror you are you wouldn't stand a chance against this man."

"Precisely, now Mr. Snape other than the mark you bear on your forearm do you have any others that have appeared recently?" Severus had a small blush on his cheeks, and Sirius saw Julian crane his head to see the fading hickey on Sev's neck. "Oh…you do."

"Why?" Severus covered it with his hand.

"Did Victor give you that mark?" Severus shook his head. "Who gave it to you then?" he didn't answer, just bowed his head. Sirius touched his arm and he leaned into the touch.

"You'd best answer him Severus; he's just trying to help." Albus reassured them both and Sirius just nodded at Severus.

"I gave it to him." He answered and everyone's eyes widened.

"Sirius? You…?"

"As hard as it is Moony yes, I gave him that mark. We're together…" he held his hand.

"Well…that's completely unexpected, but I see this is a good thing on Mr. Snape's part." Julian smiled.

"How so?"

"Well, a vampire cannot take a mate if that mate is happy in whatever relationship they have. From what I recall Mr. Snape hasn't had much luck with love in the past is that correct?" Severus hesitantly nodded. "That's one reason he's stuck on you, to him you're pure and untouched, the easiest target for a vampire." Severus shivered and shrank into Sirius' arms.

"What can we do to make sure he won't take him?" Julian's smile faded.

"I cannot be certain if he'll ever stop, Victor doesn't give up very easily but he won't go against the council. To disobey the vampire council is punishable by death or imprisonment, but there are lesser fates depending on the crimes."

"So what can we do?" Sirius held onto Severus.

"Well…I can see that he has no desire to go with Victor, but that won't matter as long as he's single."

"He's in a relationship with me."

"That won't stop him."

"Then what will? I've already asked you three times!"

"I was getting to that, now…from what I can see, the only option I can think of is for Mr. Snape to get married." Both men's eyes widened.

"Married?" Remus repeated.

"Yes married, if Mr. Snape is in a happy marriage with Mr. Black here or anyone else he might love then Victor will have no choice but to leave him alone."

"Uh…one problem Mr. Montes…" Severus looked up. "How can I marry Sirius, we don't know each other that well yet?"

"You could spend a few days doing that, from what I'm seeing now you too are in love. Now I know that Victor is looking for you Mr. Snape, but he won't get to you as long as you're inside this barrier."

"Mr. Montes are you sure there's no other way?" Remus and Dumbledore looked at the vampire.

"Well, the marriage is the second option, but more important in most cases. Another would be for Mr. Black to prove his love to Mr. Snape."

"How would I do that?"

"Other than what you've done already, sexual intercourse." Severus' eyes widened and he ran out of the room straight upstairs. Sirius went after him and stopped at the door glaring at Julian.

"Nice going bat!" he ran upstairs after hearing a door slam. He carefully walked to Sev's room, and slowly opened the door. "Sev?" he looked and saw Severus curled up in the corner with his knees to his chest. "Sev…it's Sirius…" he slowly approached him and knelt down to touch his arm.

"No…no…"

"Shhh, Sev it's ok." He carefully pulled the shaking man into his arms. "It's ok, it's ok." He started rubbing his back.

"I can't do it Sirius, I just can't…" he started crying.

"Severus please don't cry, we don't have to do anything."

"But…he said if we aren't married or if you can't prove your love then…then he'll come for me."

"He won't get you as long as you're here, I'll protect you. I'll talk to Montes, you just need to stay calm and trust me. I won't let anything happen to you, I promise." Severus looked up.

"You promise, you honestly mean it?"

"Yes." Sirius kissed him gently on the lips, and helped him stand. "Lay down for a bit, you've had a rough day. I'll go see to the others real quick, I won't be long." He led Severus to the bed, and let him lie down after pulling off his long cloak. He kissed his forehead and patted his arm before leaving back downstairs.

"Mr. Black I'm sorry, I didn't know…"

"You got some nerve saying that bat, Severus is petrified because of Vladislaus!"

"He knows that now Sirius, he didn't to upset Severus."

"No sir, Mr. Black I apologize for what I said. Now I understand this is all happening fast, I just want to let you know that the council cannot stop Victor unless Mr. Snape is married or happy with you. From what I know you two weren't the best of friends in your youth, so if Victor did take Mr. Snape and you appeared before the council they would use that against you." Sirius walked up to Julian and stared straight into his eyes.

"No one is going to take Severus from me, he may be that bastard's target but I won't let anything happen to him. Mark my words Julian council or no council Severus Tobias Snape is my love and I won't stand by and watch that 'friend' of yours make him miserable." He growled the last word.

"I understand." Julian smiled. "You do love him, well as long as he's cared for by the right people and stays here I guarantee Victor won't know anything." He turned back to Albus and Kingsley. "I will consult with the council, but I can't make any promises at this point."

"We'll have to take your word on this Julian." Kingsley.

"I will do everything I can to help you. And Mr. Black…" he turned back to Sirius. "Please tell Mr. Snape I'm sorry for frightening him, it wasn't my intention." Sirius nodded.

"See you later Sirius, tell me how Severus is doing." Dumbledore, Kingsley, and Julian left through the floo while Remus stayed behind.

"What Moony?" Remus just smiled and hugged him quickly.

"You really love him don't you?"

"More than anything, that's a promise." Remus smiled and turned to the floo.

"Take care of him Sirius, he needs you."

"I know." Remus nodded and left through the floo. "He needs me." Sirius quickly ran back upstairs to nap with his beloved.

Well what'd you think? Like Sirius getting all protective? Like Julian?

Next one will bring out the other Malfoys, and probably Ron though I'm not sure yet. Lucius and Narcissa will have a few words with Sirius on the relationship.

R&R

Later!