They spent the next few hours working in the lab trying to figure out what the venom was, and how the potion mixture made a living vampire. After several test and no results, Potter looked at Snape. "We have to go to dinner."
Snape cast Tempus. "Wonder what he will pull now?"
Potter just gives him a small grin. "You can handle whatever he pulls. We know he is working on separating us. Don't you find it interesting we haven't seen Hagrid or Slughorn?"
"You don't think he will try something with them do you?"
"He might, he is getting desperate. I don't think he will do it in the Great Hall, but he might try it in the halls or something. Give Hagrid a way to escape if he did it in a hall."
"You would kill them, if they tried that." Snape hoped Dumbledore wasn't going to do anything like use Hagrid.
"I know which is why we need to make sure it doesn't happen." Potter liked Hagrid but knew the man worshipped Dumbledore.
"Your cloak should do the trick. Since I am only slightly shorter than you, we should be fine with it." Snape, however, wasn't looking forward to the idea of using the cloak to move around Hogwarts.
"Or we could let them." Potter grinned, his fangs showing a bit.
"You have an idea?"
"Yes, we have some of our Ministry people outside and see if he tries anything while they hide. If anything happens, you can let them know." Potter knew it wasn't the best plan.
"How will I keep you from hurting one of them? You know you won't be exactly Mr. Calm and Charming." Snape knew if anyone actually got them separated, death and mayhem would follow Potter's path to him.
"He will most likely use Hagrid to grab me, while Slughorn tries to slip you a Dreamless Sleep Potion or something. How he thinks a Potion Master won't notice is beyond me?"
"That was done at breakfast. I saw Kreacher quickly replace it. I don't think anyone else saw him." Snape wondered about that aspect too. Dumbledore and Slughorn knew all Potion Masters were required to be able to identify potions in their food and drink. When they were apprentices, their masters would spike their food and drink to test them.
"I did, he has been doing that with all of our food and drink if something is in our food. Kreacher."
"Yes, Master Highness, like the new role. Master Smells."
"Kreacher, anything?"
"Senile is going crazy with ideas, he has been furious with all the ones that have been ruined by you. Great job on that, saved us a lot of work. Winky says he is going to push for the collar thing. He is working on trying to get it in front of Idiot, but no one will listen, including Idiot. Screeches is begging him to use the contract, so is Trashy. Trashy is whining to everyone how unfair it is. The moron twins are useless, neither have a clue. Crazy One and Can't Decide are telling others truth. Wolfie is also working on it."
"Thank you Kreacher, keep it up. Have Winky and Dobby watch them."
"Senile is also trying to get Quill Lover out."
"Really? Now, he wants to try that. Interesting. Keep an eye on that." Potter knew it was because Umbridge showed Dumbledore up in the Great Hall. Kreacher disappeared.
"Quill Lover?"
"Umbridge, she had a blood quill she was using on students. I switched it out. She only thinks it is working I left a charm in her office for that. So the students just write lines but she thinks the quill is working."
Snape looked at him, he felt his anger rising. "I know you told us the other night, why didn't you tell anyone sooner?"
"I did, I told McGonagall, and got told to keep my head down, when she said that, I decided to act and switch them out. Dumbledore knows, the wards told him and he didn't do a thing. He wasn't even talking to me or interested in me, until this started. So don't you even think of taking it out on me." The anger is clear in his voice, so was the hurt.
Snape just closed his eye, he knew Potter was right. He just didn't know how to protect his students anymore. It seemed like the only ones who he thought cared, allowed the Quill to keep being used. "Are you sure Minerva knows it is a Blood Quill?"
"I have no idea, she didn't get let me that far with her. You do remember my comments to you on Wednesday night when I said no one listens to me? She had cut me off thinking I was going to complain about all those detentions, I just gave up."
Snape remembered what Potter had told him earlier, and walked over to Potter, touched his face. "Tell me from now on." He watched Potter, watched Potter process what he said, he saw him eyeing Snape wondering if the offer was sincere or not. "Potter, as you protect me, I want to protect you and the students." Potter nodded his acceptance and Snape being daring, leaned forward and gave him a kiss, letting him know he did mean what he said.
"Hungry." Potter pulled Snape closer to him, leaning forward, he licked Snape's neck. Potter heard the moan of pleasure as he bit. He slowly withdrew licking and teasing Snape at the same time. He can feel Snape leaning almost boneless against him. He picked Snape up and moved them to the couch. He began to kiss Snape on his neck, letting his fangs drag a bit around where he has kissed.
"Potter, if you don't hurry it up, I will do something to you, very painfully." Snape threatened. "Stop teasing me." Snape felt the grin that he knew was on Potter's face, he was going to say more when the floo chimed. Potter growled. "Exactly." Snape extracted himself and moved to the floo. It better be important he thought.
Minerva didn't give Snape a greeting. She looked a bit panicked."Severus, he is going to try something in the Great Hall, I am not sure what, but he has Hagrid and some of the Order members in there and they are waiting for both of you."
"Which members?"
"Tonks, Mad-Eye, Bill, Charlie, the Twins are waiting for you. Hermione, Ron, and Ginny have some kind of spell they are going to try on him, while they hold him down."
Snape laughed. "Hold him down? Good luck on that, and if they think that is going to work, I have some land in London for sale, it has great views of the Highlands."
Minerva relaxed a bit. "I was hoping it wouldn't be that bad, we can meet after if he isn't to upset by what they are doing."
"I will think Albus is in for a surprise. We will see you soon." Snape closing the connection.
Potter looked at him. "I believe it's time to show that old fool, what exactly he is messing with."
"I agree, just please don't kill anyone." Snape hated paperwork.
"Get the Ministry here, have them watch?"
"No, if we do that, it might turn into a battle. We don't need that." Snape firmly believed most in the Ministry were fools.
"Growling?"
"Of course, and fangs, don't forget the fangs. Blood?"
"No." They headed to the Great Hall.
"Remember, no killing anyone if you can help it." Snape really hopes it wouldn't be a blood bath. Potter looked at him, raised an eyebrow. "I know you could have killed these idiots a while ago, but please remember you are in control, not your instincts." He was hoping anyway.
They entered the Great Hall and were met with silence. "You know I really need to take you out more, if we keep getting this response all the time." Potter gave him a light growl. "Not my fault you attract so much attention."
They began to walk toward their seats, when Ron and Ginny Weasley moved in front of Snape, he noticed that they don't move to close. "You really don't want to do this." Snape warned as Potter let out a growl. He saw Granger was standing up now. "If you fire a spell at him, you better be ready to defend yourselves from" He didn't even get to finish before Granger fired the spell off. Potter saw it coming and just looked at her; the spell hit him in the center of his chest. Potter roared. "I would say run, but you can't outrun him."
Potter flew at Granger tackling her to the floor. Tonks, Mad-Eye, Bill, Charlie, Fred, and George all move around Granger trying to figure out how to stop it. "Get away from her, unless you want to fight him." Snape was keeping one eye on the two trouble making Weasleys near him.
"He might hurt her." Tonks didn't want anyone hurt.
"He is going to hurt her, move out of the way or you will be joining her. He might even kill her if to many of you try to fight him." Snape saw that Potter now had Granger by her neck. Snape didn't see Hagrid until he grabbed him. Dumbledore must have put Hagrid under an invisibility spell. He was being carried toward the doors. "Hagrid don't do this, please you have no idea what is going on." He knew Potter liked Hagrid and he did too, but that won't stop Potter from hurting the half giant in order to protect him.
"I need to help Harry." Hagrid wanted to protect Potter.
"You are going to get others and yourself killed if you take me out that door." Snape warned, he pulled out his wand and Ginny Weasley snatched it from his hand as Hagrid held his arm. "I am warning you, don't." He saw he was almost to the door, Granger was on the ground again, not looking to good as the Order members are trying to get him off of Granger. "Potter!" Snape yelled.
Potter turned at the sound of Snape yelling and saw him being carried away. He roared as he tossed Granger towards Poppy, and just slammed the Order members aside as he stalked toward Hagrid. Snape saw him coming, yes; this is really going to make an impression on everyone. He did warn them. "Hagrid I am warning you, put me down. Look over your shoulder and see the truth."
Hagrid did look over his shoulder and he saw Potter stalking toward him. He knew the signs of being hunted. He looked down at Snape. "You have been lied to."
"They said the spell would work, that he was a vampire."
"He is a living vampire that-" Snape didn't even get the words out of his mouth before Potter had him pulled away from Hagrid and set him on the floor behind Potter. Hagrid started to fight to keep Potter off of him, after Potter made sure Snape was protected. Hagrid wasn't used to having to defend himself, nor was he used to using his strength to defend himself. Snape could see that Potter was ready to kill Hagrid. Snape stood up as Hagrid was tossed across the Great Hall and landed behind the head table. He knew that since they were almost at the entrance, the fact that Hagrid was a half giant and he just tossed him across the room; it was going to make an even bigger impression. Potter let out a roar that froze everyone. "Albus, do you see what you have done. He is a living vampire, accept it and stop this, you are going to get someone killed."
Potter was pacing in front of Snape, keeping him separated from everyone. Mad-Eye, Tonks and the Weasley, not Ron and Ginny, Snape noticed move closer to Potter, but not close enough to upset him. Snape accio his wand from Ginny. He shot her a glare as she tried to keep it.
"I am doing it for the greater good, he needs to be controlled." Dumbledore stated.
"He is fine if you leave him alone. He isn't something you can control, he is a living vampire, accept it or someone is going to get killed. I am surprised he hasn't yet. No one wants to be controlled either, you need to stop."
"Very impressive." Radu said as he stepped out of the shadows on the Slytherin side of the wall, with Vlad on the opposite side of the hall.
"How long have you two been here?" Snape wondered why they waited to so long to appear.
"Since the beginning, we really thought we were going to have to step in if he started killing." Radu shrugged. "It was truly amazing to see his control. Normally everyone in this room would have been dead with just that spell, but to have him have enough control not to take out that one who tried to steal his primarily that is impressive." He had been walking as he spoke. He stopped by Granger. "That spell, by the way, doesn't work on living vampires. If you tried it on a turned vampire it works, it won't work on ones that are born vampires. Do you not research a spell before you use it, Miss Granger?"
Snape noticed Granger was finally sitting up and Poppy handed her another potion. She glared at Radu. "I did research it. He is a turned vampire. There isn't anything called a living vampire."
"It is amazing, you are touted as being the smartest witch of this generation but I am seeing only a stupid little girl who believes she can't be wrong." Radu wondered how far behind the wizarding world of Britain was behind other countries.
Vlad moved closer to Snape and Potter. "Do they not teach our Peace Treaty?"
Snape glanced at Vlad, the man stayed far enough away that his presence didn't attract Potter's attention who was still pacing. Potter wanted to hurt Granger. "No, sadly the History of Magic Professor is a ghost and only teaches about the Goblin Wars."
Vlad nodded his head in understanding; Radu was leaning over Granger and seemed to be talking to her. Snape moved closer to Potter, when he did Potter snags him and drags him to a corner, wards go up.
"Potter, I am safe." Potter growled lowly at him. "Yes, I know, but you took care of it." Potter heard Hagrid moan and that was enough for Potter to start stalking toward Hagrid. "Get Hagrid out of here. Don't use a wand. Potter will think you are going to attack him." Snape had felt the wards go up around him. Potter knew Snape was protected; now he was going to have his prey.
Vlad realized what was going to happen and moved to head up to the Head Table to help move Hagrid, except Potter intercepted him and everyone watched as the two vampires fight. Snape wouldn't really call it a fight as much as it was more of Potter tearing into Vlad. Vlad was trying to keep Potter away from Hagrid. They moved faster than the eye could catch at times. The only real stop in action was when Vlad was tossed on the floor and Potter moved toward Hagrid. Vlad would get up and tackle Potter and they would repeat the cycle.
Snape watched Minerva and Poppy, with the aid of Filius, work on getting the half giant out of the Great Hall. "Tonks, Bill, Charlie, help them get Hagrid out of here, it's the only way we are going to keep Potter from killing him."
They didn't question, they just obeyed. Snape saw them dragged, half carry Hagrid out of the Hall via the professors' entrance. Vlad had been joined by Radu in fighting Potter. Potter looked like he hasn't a scratch on him, while the two vampires, well, they have seen better days. Granger was on the floor looking confused. Snape wondered what Radu has said to her. Granger moved started to slowly move to the professors' entrance. The group met her half-way and got out her of the Hall.
"Can you cut yourself and see if the blood will call him back to you?" Lupin was close to him but not close enough to cause a problem.
"No, if I tried that, he might think Hagrid hurt me and go after Hagrid. Vlad and Radu are trying to keep him from following Hagrid, as it is." Snape turned as Bill Weasley returned to the Hall. "Whose bright idea was this?"
Bill inhaled and slowly exhaled "Albus. We told him, but he didn't believe us, we were afraid to put up to much of stink for fear that he would use others instead of us."
"How bad are Granger and Hagrid hurt?"
"Hermione is going to be at least a week to recover, Hagrid I am not sure. Poppy doesn't have much experience with healing him. He really did some serious damage to Hagrid. I thought he was going to kill him."
"I think he is trying to go after Albus." Charlie pointed to Potter, who was almost to the Head Table.
"Minerva, get the fool out of here. Potter is trying to get to him. He knows it was him that caused all of this." Snape saw the students were mostly huddled under the tables. Vlad and Radu kept Potter on one side of the Hall.
"I can't believe she used that spell. I told the three of them the truth and they are refusing to believe me." Lupin had tried to get them to see the truth.
"I am hoping this little demo will work. We need-" Snape started to swear, causing several people to look at him in surprise. "Lupin, find an open floo. Get Lucius here. Tell him what is going on."
Lupin doesn't question him, he just left. Snape hoped this will work. "Get the students out of here. Radu and Vlad keep him busy." He ordered the Order members and staff that were in the Hall next to him.
"What do you think we are doing? Having fun in the sun?" Radu groaned as he landed on his back, again.
Slowly, all the students and remaining staff are removed, except Dumbledore who refuses to leave, despite the danger he was posing. "I need to make sure everything is taken care of."
At those words, Snape understood Dumbledore wasn't finished. "Bill, he is going to cast a spell, I am not sure which one." Giving them some warning to what will happen.
Bill and Charlie exchanged a look. "I bet it will be the Enslavement Spell, we found some books opened up on his desk before we came here." Bill didn't have all the details of the spell.
Snape almost laughed. "He thinks a spell is going to work. The man is crazy."
"I hope you aren't just finding that out." A new voice joined them. They all turned and saw a tall man, he looked to be in his 50's, he had a deep brown hair and emerald green eyes. "I see my great grandson has come into his inheritance."
"Can you stop him?" Snape hope this might work. He really didn't want Potter to kill Dumbledore or anyone.
"No. He may be new to being a living vampire, but he is the strongest of us all. He is also a wizard, you should be grateful he isn't casting spells at everyone, as you know he can do both at the same time. I am truly amazed at his control. He is also very determined."
"How do we stop this?" Snape knew the man spoke the truth. Potter could be doing more damage if he started casting spells.
"We don't, the old fool up there set this up for a reason. He needs to see the spell will fail." The man didn't move, but was watching each action, as only another vampire could see.
"How come you are here? If you can't do anything." Bill snapped.
"I can do plenty I am selecting not to. You see, Harry is more in control than any living vampire would be. All of us would have just killed everyone in the way. He could have killed the two vampires fighting him. They know it and I know it, but it's keeping that old fool alive."
"Are you sure the spell will fail?" Bill asked as Lucius entered into the Great Hall with Remus next to him. Lucius walked over to them.
"I am taking it Dumbledore decided to either kidnap you or use some spells on Harry." Lucius wondered why two vampires were fighting Potter.
"Both." Everyone responded back, and they all got the shock of their lives as Lucius lets out some creative curse words.
"Is that even possible?" Tonks joined them. "Hagrid will be fine, lots of broken bones and some internal damage but it can be healed. Hermione, same thing."
"Any ideas?" Mad-Eye moved next to Tonks and Lupin. "I don't want to be filling out paperwork for the next decade."
"No, Albus won't leave; we think he is going to do a spell. If he does, let's say Harry won't be happy with it."
"I can remove him, but he will just try it again, we need to let him see it will fail." The new vampire knew Dumbledore wouldn't stop.
"Since I can't call you Grandpa, how about a name?" Snape was watching the fight, he knew the two vampires weren't going to last much longer.
"Yes, I am sorry, my name is Herman Rosely, and technically you can call me Grandpa." He leaned toward Snape. "You are mated to my grandson."
Snape glared at the man. He looked at Lucius. "Do you think if you cut yourself, he might respond?"
"He won't. He is determined to get to Albus, he is making headway too, while the vampires are good at slowing him down, it's not going to last much longer." Lucius paused, "Umbridge has the Ministry on the way."
Snape let out a groan. They didn't need the Ministry here.
"They are already here, they were questioning students and some of the staff. They are waiting for reinforcements before coming in here." Mad-Eye stated. "It's not looking good for Albus; it seems Fudge isn't happy with him endangering the Treaty."
"That is why I am here, to prevent that from happening." Rosely gave them a slight smile.
"We have to stop this." Minerva joined them by the left hand corner of the room.
"Until he sees the spell fail, we can't do a thing. He will keep endangering the students and staff here until he does." Rosely had seen this type of person before, they were on power highs.
"I could kill Albus." Minerva stated and many agreed with the statement.
The Minister entered followed by Shacklebolt and Dawlish. He saw Lucius and the crowd gathered in the corner all watching the three fighting vampires. "What is going on here?" Fudge joined the group.
"Chaos." Snape summed up the situation in one word.
"The Headmaster wanted to test Mr. Potter and got some people hurt again. The two vampires are trying to keep Mr. Potter away from the Headmaster. It seems the Headmaster tried to have Snape kidnapped by one of his loyal employees, who didn't understand what was truly happening. Miss Granger and the two youngest Weasleys, with the Headmaster, have created this lovely little scene. He is now refusing to leave, so it is making it worse." Mad-Eye informed him.
"How do we stop this?" Fudge asked.
"Either we get Albus out of here, let him cast the spell or we let Harry have his fun." Mad-Eye stated. "Albus is never going to learn until he does cast that spell."
"What spell?" Shacklebolt asked.
"The Enslavement Spell." Bill answered.
"That is illegal." Fudge stammered out.
"I don't think he cares considering what the man has done already." Tonks informed them. Dumbledore seemed to regard breaking the law as something he was exempt from.
"We need to prevent him from doing it. If he casts that spell it would work on everyone in this room that is why it was made illegal." Shacklebolt informed them.
"Vlad, Radu, we need Albus out of here. He wants to cast an enslavement spell that will affect everyone but us." Rosely's voice filled the room. It was clear he was using some vampire skill.
Vlad and Radu stopped fighting; instead with speed and tag teaming, they got to Dumbledore and removed his wand. Vlad was tackled by Potter as he blocked Potter from getting to Dumbledore. Vlad was swearing in Romanian causing Rosely to smirk. "I do believe I have never heard Vlad swear before."
"It's a new thing it seems. People are swearing because of the idiot of a Headmaster seems determined to have a living vampire out for his blood." Snape wondered if Dumbledore's lemon drops rotted the man's brains.
Finally, Dumbledore was forcibly dragged out of the Hall by Vlad after another switch, Radu was still fighting with Potter. "Who else feeds him? If he smells Mr. Snape's blood he will go looking for the one who tried to take Mr. Snape." Rosely asked.
"I do." Lucius knew this confession caught people by surprise, judging by the looks he was getting.
"You need to slowly approach them, when you get close enough for my Grandson to see you, cut yourself, kneel and hope it will work because I don't think Radu can hold out much longer."
Lucius stepped away from the group and walked slowly and carefully toward where the Potter looked like he was ready to kill Radu. He knew when Potter saw him has Potter just tossed Radu over the table. He heard, "Radu stay still." from Rosely.
"I wasn't planning on getting up." Radu hope he could kill the old man now. The man was a first rate idiot.
"Do pain potions work on vampires?" Tonks asked.
"Yes, just takes more of them, our bodies process them to fast." Rosely explained. They all turned to watch as Potter tilted his head has Lucius is slowly walking toward him. "Kneel now."
Lucius did, and cut his neck. "Harry, Harry, come on, he is gone. Severus is safe." Lucius was suddenly picked up and found himself in the warded area with Snape as Potter san his fangs into his neck. "Severus, touch him."
Snape took Potter's hand, he received a quick squeeze of his hand. "Potter."
"Is there any charges we can press against the Headmaster?" Fudge asked.
"A few, but making them stick is going to be a problem. He will use the fear of the He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named to get off, and claim he was trying to protect his students." Dawlish was trying to keep his contempt of the Dumbledore out of his voice.
"Arrest him, even if we can't make them stick, we can't let this go, attempting kidnapping, inciting a riot, endangering children, and anything else we can charge him with." Fudge ordered. "I will speak to Madam Bones about any other charges we might be able to use."
"Minister, while I do appreciate what you are doing to keep our Treaty intact, I do believe it would be best if everyone left my grandson with Mr. Snape and Lord Malfoy. They can get him calm and we can talk with him after that." Rosely smiled at Minerva. "Now, my Lady, I do believe we have some things to talk about."
Minerva looks at him confused. "We do?"
"Yes, aren't you the Deputy of this school?" Rosely asked.
Snape realized he does the same thing Potter does, he knows things he shouldn't know. Snape looked at Rosely and to Potter. "He gets it from you."
"Yes, he does, his grandmother had the ability too. We can talk later about it. Now, my fine Lady may I escort you to someplace where we can chat with Madam Pomfrey and Professor Flitwick."
Minerva looks at Snape. "Go with him, he will bring you to us when we are ready, Minerva."
Rosely guided Minerva and the rest of them from Great Hall, leaving it empty except for the three of them. "Lucius, we need to get him to our quarters."
"What exactly happened here? To see Lupin in my floo was a surprise."
Snape filled him in as they slowly make their way to Snape's quarters, at the end of it. Lucius looked over to Potter who has been lowly growling as they use their blood to lead him. "You do realize how easy it would have been for him to kill everyone." Lucius saw Skeeter following them around the corner, he and Snape had been speaking loud enough for her to hear.
"I know that, and so does everyone else, it's Albus and his stupid tricks that keeps endangering everyone. He is using the staff and students to get it done. I don't think they knew what he was asking him to do." They got him home and Snape closed the door. "Potter wards. That should feed Skeeter and hopefully give people a bad taste for Dumbledore."
The wards burst around them. "I will call the Dark Lord, he is worried." Lucius tried to go to the floo but Potter growled. Lucius looked at Snape.
"He doesn't like the floo, to many people making an appearance in it lately."
Lucius pulled out his mirror and soon the Dark Lord was there. Potter was in his lap feeding. They informed him of what happened. "We will need to talk to Herman, he will know more about this. Marion wasn't a living vampire."
All of them were sitting on an extended couch. Potter wasn't allowing any of them to be too far from him. "Tired." Potter finally muttered.
"Sleep, Harry." The Dark Lord was rubbing Potter's back, but Potter moved into Snape lap, pulled Lucius to him and went to sleep with his hand holding the Dark Lord's while Lucius and Snape sharing the weight of him.
"Well, this is interesting. I wasn't expecting him to allow us to all be touching so soon." Lucius wondered what it meant.
"Rosely said something strange, he called me his mate."
"He did, when did that happen?" Lucius asked.
Before he could answer there was a chime letting Snape know someone was at the door. "It's Poppy, Minerva, Filius and Rosely."
"Let them in." The Dark Lord wondered what Rosely was up to.
"Potter needs to do that. I can't let them in."
"Harry, let your grandfather and the others in." The Dark Lord touched his son's face. They felt the wards shimmer and the door opened and the group walked in.
Each group looks at the other, until finally Rosely said "we are all here for the same reason. Harry. Now Minerva, Poppy and Filius you have learned some of the truth, they can give you the rest. Please sit down."
The three Professors follow the advice and sit down. "Minnie." The Dark Lord started, "I know you are wondering what is going on."
"Papers." Potter muttered.
Everyone looked to Snape to translate. "He says show her the information from Gringotts and his journals." Rosely gave him a small knowing smile.
"Where are they? I do not think he is going to let you up any time soon." The Dark Lord stood up.
"They are usually in his robes." Snape began to search Potter's robe. He found the trunk and tossed it to the floor. "The passwords and protections are done in parsle."
The Dark Lord unshrinks the trunk with a parsle spell and begins to open it, as he did they could hear various parsle spells being used and a small yelp and the Dark Lord pulled back his hand. "Harry, where did you learn that spell, that hurt." He grouched. He returned to the trunk and searched again "Oh, I want to read this book" he put the book to the side. He finally found what he is looking for. "I am glad it was me that went searching anyone else would be severely hurt or dead that was a nasty curse he had on his birth certificate."
Snape summoned some Blood-Replenishing Potion for Lucius and himself, no one spoke as the newest group read through everything. Poppy let out a gasp as she read through the healer's parchment. "He has this fixed right?"
"Yes, the transformation fixed all that."
Minerva looked sick. "I told him they were the worst sort of muggles, but to see this."
"Can you please explain how he is a Potter?" Poppy asked. Soon they heard everything and the Dark Lord knew he just got three more people to help out.
Snape told them about the unicorns and centaurs. "The unicorns gave him hair and blood?" Filius was shocked.
"They will. Living vampires are not dark creatures. We are the opposite of a vampire. It's one reason why we are hard to kill. Originally our job was to hunt and control the vampires, but has man evolved, we had to retreat, so now we work together to keep our world hidden, like you do."
"Why are you here?" Minerva asked.
"Number of reasons, but the main one is to see my great-grandson. I didn't know I had one until I felt the pull of family. It happens when one reaches their magical inheritance."
"He didn't reach it, it was a potion accident." Snape hoped they would learn more information about living vampires.
Rosely gave a bit of a sad smile. "That is how it happens. You see for a living vampire to get his inheritance, there must be certain things that must happen or if, you wish, requirements to be met. Harry had to have met them to be one."
"What requirements?"
"He finds his two mates, has at least one parent in his life who is willing to feed him or her until they come of age, but the biggest is, he must prove he is worthy of it. Harry has done that numerous times, so it only took him recognizing his mates."
"Potter and I hated each other before this."
"There is a thin line between love and hate." Rosely sounded like Dumbledore with that line.
Potter growled lowly. "So go back to sleep." Snape's tone didn't match his words.
Potter opened his eyes and Snape saw the mischief in them. "No, Potter." Potter rose up and pulled Snape to him, he took Lucius' hand and pulling Lucius with him as he almost carried Snape to the bedroom. "Potter, you will put me down." Snape was going to continue but a growl stopped him for a second. "Fine." He looked over his shoulder and around Potter, "my Lord, you are welcome to remain, however, the rest of you have about a minute before the wards will force you out. We will talk to you tomorrow."
The bedroom door closed, wards went up around the room. Lucius looked at Snape as they were put down on the bed. Potter disappeared into the bathroom. The shower started.
"I usually on the right, how do you feel about the left."
"I am confused."
"Confused about being on the left? Really?" When he saw Lucius wasn't enjoying his joke. "Turns out we are mated. Rosely told me, I think you are too."
"I didn't think that would happen."
"What do you mean?" Snape was going to be borrowing Lucius books.
"Living vampires usually take their mates as their food source, but since he didn't get a choice in this, and you submitted, it didn't meet the requirements for mate status."
"Lucius, haven't you learned by now, if it's going to happen and is weird, it will happen to Potter."
"I better warn you now, we are the ones will be submitting in this relationship, and I know how you feel about that."
"I am aware of that." Snape knew that as soon as he obeyed Potter about his release. Potter stepped out of the bathroom and walked to the bed, he let out a small growl. "Yes, bed is good idea." They got ready for bed, with Lucius borrowing some of Snape's sleepwear.
Potter climbed into bed and pulled Snape to his right side and looked at Lucius who moved to the left. Lucius felt himself pulled closer to Potter and gave in. He lifted his head and saw Snape had his head on Potter's chest with Potter's arm around him. He joined Snape and felt the left arm go around him. Potter started to purr.