Title: I hope you know by now

Author: Keg369

Gear: crossover

Pairings: Remus and Tonks. Or is it? Not Hermione and Darren. Unless someone can talk me into it but I doubt it. Slash in up coming chapters. But I won't tell you who.

Warnings: blood, guts, general mayhem, and a wee bit of language

Author's Note: I don't own Harry Potter or Darren Shan. I took along time to update but I've had some family problems so no one has any right to be mad at me. Love you guys thanks for reading.


"I can't believe it that was just mad!" Hermione fought the urge to tell Ron that saying the same thing over and over was not helping the situation any at all. She really, really hated it when he got like this. She got the feeling Harry did to as he was currently drilling a hole in the back of Ron's head with his eyes.

She touched her cheek in remembrance the Prince's cool tongue moving over her flesh. She shivered for what seemed the millionth time that night… It was late she needed to sleep but how could she?

She blushed thinking of the intense black eyes that had stared down at her. For one brief moment she had been held by a boy and no one else had mattered he had focused solely on her and she on him. Then he had licked her making her almost moan right there in the Great Hall she who had never been kissed. It would have been almost a fairy tale if she were any other girl that is.

Her sharp eyes had seen the pain and loneliness she had blinked and it was gone but she was sure it had been there. Harry's eyes looked just like that in his unguarded moments.

But the question was who did she remind him of? She frowned contemplating was it really her business? She rubbed her arms that weren't healing. She tried to think of everything she'd read about Vampires which was surprisingly very little. Her frown deepened her eyebrows furrowed. What could this mean?

"Hermione are you alright?" she blinked away her thoughts looking into Harry's endless green eyes.

"I'm fine Harry just thinking." Harry obviously didn't believe her as he was now frowning himself. But at lest he said nothing letting her have her lie.

"Oh dear." Hermione's head snapped to Madame Pomfrey who was chewing on her lip like Fang did with his bone looking very worried. Hermione wondered if this was the first time the Medwitch had come across something she couldn't heal before.

"It's all right Madame Pomfrey the bruises don't really hurt that much. I'm sure they'll heal on their own." She gave the woman what she hoped was a comforting smile. And was rather happy when it was returned.

"And what reason do you base that conclusion on Miss Granger?" she took a breath and did not turn around as she couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't glare at him. It wouldn't be proper to glare at a Professor. Harry and Ron how ever had not such qualms. Both Glairing hatefully in the direction Professor Snape's voice had came from.

"Is there no change Poppy?" Hermione turned to stare at Professor Dumbledore. Why would she still be here if there was?

"None at all they are just bruises. But no matter what I do to them they will not…" Professor Dumbledore nodded studying Hermione for moment she hated when he did that it made her feel so self-conscious.

"Miss Granger if you would fallow me please. I believe I know of someone who will have an idea. Poppy please come as well."

"We are coming too." Harry was looking very angry his green eyes hard as granite what he had said was clearly a statement. Professor Dumbledore's eyes got a strange look and then he suddenly looked very tired.

"Very well." Professor Snape opened his mouth undoubtedly to protest but shut it soon after looking strangely chastised.

When they arrived in front of the DADA's room she got a strange tingling feeling in her stomach. Like before a big test she knew she would pass.

Three very different eyes stared at them as they entered the room. The first ones were Lupin's warm brown the second were a pair she'd never seen a strange color of pale blue that watched her with slight interest as one might a Television program when they had nothing else to do.

The last pair where the eyes she'd been thinking about for the last Half-hour. The Vampire Prince she hadn't believed Harry and Ron when they had told her at first but standing here looking at him it was as clear as day and she wondered how she could ever have doubted.

The only problem was he looked less than pleased to see her. In fact he was looking at her as if he had told her specifically to stay away from him and she had done so just to spite him. She became angry at the thought sure he was pretty but that didn't give him the right to be prissy. At last he turned his eyes away from her eyes locking on Professor Dumbledore.

" We settled this." Cold every thing about him was cold.

" Your highness Miss Granger's arms are still not healed and we thought you might have some idea as to what to do about…" She jumped as a low growl began to issue from the prince she briefly thought of Lupin's wolf form.

"My lord." The growling stopped abruptly the prince looking even more frustrated. He crossed his arms looking down his nose as them and she was very distinctly reminded of Malfoy.

He then sighed," Girl. Come here." Hermione watched carefully his face held no expression he wasn't even looking at her. She looked at Professor Dumbledore who nodded at her to go but she wasn't so sure she looked back at the prince who seemed to be studying Harry. But when she didn't come to him after a few more moments he looked at her and she could tell right away he wasn't use to being disobeyed.

She mustered up her dignity and bit out, "My name is Hermione Granger. Not girl." He looked surprised for a moment but then her heart sped up as a sensual smile made its way on to his face. She preferred the indifference at lest he didn't look like he was going to eat her.

"Well then Hermione. Would you please come over here. So I may inspected your body…I mean wounds."Hermione was beyond shocked she had never been spoken to like this he was… she tightened her lips. Trying not to blush as she walked forward.

"Hermione!" She barely heard Harry's voice as she blinked up at the Prince.

"Show me." Glad she was wearing an under shirt as she pulled her white shirt off her shoulders to show the black hand prints he had left on her white skin when she looked back up at him she almost stepped back. His eyes were full of pride and relish.

He was proud he had done this! She made a move to pull her shirt back up feeling very vulnerable. But quicker than she could see his hands were on hers. She looked back up at him fearfully.

"I can not heal this but do not worry it will heal. Be proud this kind of beauty only comes along every so often sometimes never." He had a wishful look on his face his eyes glazed.

"Beauty?" he smiled shaking his head

"You are injured but still beautiful that is best kind of beauty. So beautiful and fragile." His right hand came up brushing her hair away from her face. And her heart stopped beating "You will make some human very happy one day. The lucky bitch." He retracted his hands and the spell was broken.

Her heart started to beat and she could breath again. She sank weakly to her knees looking up into his endless black eyes.

Then finally she realized ,"Your mad. Aren't you."

He stared down at her happily a teasing smile on his lips, "Clever little witch." As he began to laugh she heard the howling of a wolf. But there were no wolves in the Forbidden Forest.


AN: Don't worry another chapter is coming soon. I've already started and believe me it's a lot longer.