Chapter 14

Lilly's PVO

Transfiguration, I'm really good at it!

"Right! Today we will be doing a hedgehog to pin cushion! In pairs." I loved it when we did pairing work.

"Psst! Lilly! Over here!" Scorpius hissed.

"Before you ask yes."

"Oh good." I rolled my eyes and continued to think about my favourite song, What to do - by Demi Lavato:

Tell me what to do, oh, about you
I already know I can see in your eyes
When you're selling the truth
'Cause it's been a long time coming
So where you running to?
Tell me what to do, oh, about you,

You got your way of speaking

That was only the first verse but I kinda agreed with her. I got a tap on the shoulder and turned to see Milly looking at me.

"You where humming!" I flashed red slightly.

"What it's a good song!" I protested.

"It's about boyfriends! Either you've just broken up or a guy you like doesn't notice you."

"Well of course he notices me! We're best friends! But it's just we decided it's too weird so we're seeing other people. I just can't get him out of my mind!"

"One way or another, butterfly fly away!" (1D and Miley Cyrus!)

"Ok now you're naming song titles!"

"Ok so what?! Anyway go."

"What?"

"Partner time." I mentally kicked myself and walked over to Scorpius.

"Hey short-stack." He said. I smiled.

"Now listen up! Please come and gently collect a hedgehog. I will not tolerate cruelty towards these animals. You will take them back to your desk and if I see anyone tormenting the animal they will be in detention for the rest of the week! The wand movement is an upward flick and a clockwise circle. The incantation is 'ericius mutatio'. Then and ONLY then, Mr. Longbottom, will you try performing the spell AFTER my demonstration!" Frank Longbottom Neville's son was in my class. He was funny always doing the opposite of what he was told and trying to get away with it! My back straightened and I got up and moved towards the hedgehog picking one up carefully and placing it on my desk.

"Observe," She leant over the basket and gently lifted out a hedgehog. She placed it on her desk and demonstrated the spell. "Ericius mutatio!" The hedgehog turned into a tan-coloured pincushion with silver pins stuck all over it. "Finite incantatem!" The hedgehog reappeared looking rather surprised.

"Wow! Awesome!" Scorpius grinned.

"Poor hedgehog!" I said in worry.

"Oh get over it she didn't hurt it!"

"Look at its face it looks bewildered!"

"What do you expect it just got turned into a bloody pin cushion?" I scowled at him for being right and picked up my wand.

Doing the wrist movement and reciting the spell the hedgehog turned into a spick pin cushion with a snout. Scorpius snickered and he tried getting the same results. The rest of the lesson was spent insulting each others attempts!

"Hey GUYS!" I heard the familiar voice of Hugo shout at us.

"What's up Hugo?" I asked.

"James …" he panted, "And Flint!" my eyes widened. I followed Hugo.

"Don't you DARE insult my sister you-,"
"James!" I fumed, "You're in your fifth year at Hogwarts! Grow up!" flint started sniggering.

"And you! You better leave my family alone or I will personally make your life miserable!" he stopped and looked astounded at my out burst, my ears and tail were out but I didn't care!

"Why can't you just be a normal person? Cat girl!" he said. My eyes blazed. I launched at him, knocking him to the ground. I clawed at him kicking every inch. I felt something around my waist pulling me off.

"Lilly, let go of him!" Scorpius shouted in my ear. I gasped, looking down, Flint had blood pooling in his mouth. I pushed Scorpius away from me and tried to run. I fell, a sharp screaming pain shot through my ankle. I held back the tears and stood up, ignoring the pain ran as fast as I could to the room of requirement. Then I heard it ….

He's watching you…..

Scorpius's PVO

She pushed me way from her and collapsed, she got up and flew off.

"Is he ok?" I asked, looking at Flint.

"I'b bine!" he said blood making him sound funny.

"Good." I ran after her following her foot falls, and then they stopped. I got the wall thought:

I need to find Lilly, I need to find Lilly, I need to find Lilly.

The door appeared and I raced into it.

"Lilly! What happened-," I was cut off I saw her staring lifelessly, eyes clouded with sliver mist, face completely ashen, her lips pale. She slowly stood up. Then I heard it; a low raspy hissing noise.

"Scorpius get out of here!" she shouted, he voice filled with dismay. I looked up at her face,

Horror engraved it.

"Lilly tell me what's wrong!" her body stiffened, it looked like she was trying to fight something.

"He's coming for me!" she said finally. "Your brother." Then the wall of glass in front of us exploded, showering us with sharp shards, she cried out, I saw a slice of glass sail past her cheek, the skin parted, blood dripped from it. A dark figure emerged. His face covered, but the parts of his body I could see where pure white. Through the eye slits in the mask I saw red flames of ice, piercing then locking on the blood on Lilly's check. I blinked and he was standing next to her. He caught the blood and licked his finger.

"Umm…" my brother's voice echoed. "You do know my secret don't you?"

"You're a v-vampire. The smell of my blood attracts you; it's like your own brand of heroin. When you taste it you go into a blood-frenzy, unless you can control It." she whispered.

"Yes, a bit too twilight-ish for me. A fan I'm guessing?" (I'm kinda a fan!) She whimpered and nodded.

"Step away from her!" I said as bravely as I could muster.

"I don't think so. Oh I wouldn't try standing up to me. I could snap your neck like a pencil."

"It's not my neck I care about." I whispered.

"You may think your standing up for you girlfriend but don't mess with me." I was to scared to blush.

"S-she's not my girlfriend." I managed to croak.

"Look I don't care! I have a job to do." He roughly grabbed Lilly's arm.

"D-don't touch me!" (What Bella says to the guys in the ally!)

"Oh don't like that? Well tough luck kitty!" I realized what he was doing. Taking her to Santiago Cadaver! I leapt forward his arm flew out, clutching my neck.

"One squeeze, all it takes bro!" I clawed at his hands, they tightened, and with all my strength I kicked him in the gut. It hardly fazed him but he still let go. I fell and grabbed my wand. More drama than I expected but oh well.

"Stupefy!" I yelled, it was the first spell that came to mind. He flew across the room slamming into a shard of glass. Nothing happened. I turned my attention to Lilly.

"Are you ok?"

"Fine." I said.

"You don't look fine."

"It's because he's worried about loosing you." My brother sneered. He stood up with a jerk and I watched in terror as his wound healed its self.

"Nice try, news flash I'm immortal!" I was searching my mind for other spells…

"Common! We need to get to McGonagall!" I whispered in her ear. She nodded and I took her arm, picking her up bridal style. I legged it.

"I'll make this fun!" he said in an evil voice. "I'll run like a normal person!"

People where staring at the picture as I hurtled through the crowded hallways to the head mistresses' study.

"Lilly, try to stupefy him! Just keep firing!" I ordered her. She swiveled awkwardly and shot aimlessly behind us. Oh no! The stair case! I mentally kicked myself as we appeared before it. Couldn't turn back. Couldn't avoid it!

"Urgh! I can't believe the hazards in this bloody school!" I shouted. I took a deep breath and launched down the death warrants. Well more like stumbling. I felt something fly by my ear.

"He's using Parseltongue! He's communicating with someone else! I can hear what he's saying." She gasped. I rearranged her in my arms so she might be next to comfortable. The set of stairs I was going up decided to change I bounded up the last few steps and leapt off the ledge, landing and slipping forward. I fell on her. Why the hell?! This is not the time lord!

My nose was touching hers, her eyes green orbs staring into mine. I lent forward. Why I lent forward I don't know. "I don't think this is the time." I breathed. She nodded and I stood helping her up. "Do you mind a piggy back instead?" I asked.

"No, I mean yeah. Go ahead." I bent down and she hopped on my back. I ran, she screamed.

"He said he's getting angry with you!"
"That's not good!" I said, tearing down the hall, swinging round the corner and hopping behind the gargoyle.

"What's the password?"
"Um… what did she say the other day? M- m- ….. Moony?" Lilly suggested as the gargoyle hopped to live and pointed us to the stairwell in front of us.

"Ted's dad?" she said unbelievingly as I sprang up the steps two at a time.

"Who's Ted?"

"Remus and Tonks Lupins son." She informed me although I had no idea who they where.

"People that were murdered in the war our parents were in, well I think were in it now." I tried the door. Locked!

"Alohomora!" she shouted behind me and the door flew open.

"My word! What is going on here?!" Slughorn and McGonagall were either side of her desk as we gushed into the room.

"Sorry …. Professor … it's just-," I was surged forward, crushing into the ground. Lilly was on top of me, she slid off obviously unconscious. I stood up and scooped her up taking her to the back of the room.

"That's what's going on here Professor!" I breathed. She and Slughorn stood up sheathed their wands and attacked the vampire.

"Well at least it's not a Zom! God I've been reading too many muggle books like Undead!" I said to the unconscious soul below me (Basically Lilly)!

"Get out!" I heard McGonagall shout.

"Oh I will for now! Say good bye to kitty for me! See you soon!" then he JUMPED OUT THE WINDOW!

"WHAT ON EARTH!?" Professor McGonagall shouted in my direction.

"My brother is a vampire?" I shrugged, more of a question. "Is that a good excuse?"

"What do you think?" she glared at me.

"Not my fault! Blame that Santiago guy!" I whined.

"This is no joking matter Mr. Malfoy!"

"I'm not joking! He's a vampire! He's the guy in Lilly's dream! He was here to 'collect' her!" I explained. Then she whimpered. I turned my attention to her.

"Dose the room of requirement repair it's self?"

"Yes."
"Good! Then all that's wrecked, supposedly, is the door." I looked up at the headmistress; she drew her hand to her temple.

"Take her to the hospital wing!" she ordered, waving me off. I took the limp body and carefully found my way in the corridors. My leg screeched with tenderness and my arms throbbed. My head was splitting from when I hit it on the stone floor.

"Lilly!" I looked up and there stood James. "What happened?"
"My brother happened!" I growled. "I can't tell you here! I have to get her to the hospital wing."

"I'll take her, Scorpius, you need to rest!"

"No. I'm fine, just let me make sure she's safe." I asked him.

"Ok, but I'm going with you! Just don't … don't pass out!" I nodded. A white owl flew in landing on James's shoulder, he took the note from his beak and read aloud.

"Lilly, I would like to have a chat with you and Scorpius at the weekend! Come down when you want. She has a quill for you to answer."

"Um write on the back: we will but we're in the hospital wing at the moment, will inform you if we can't make it!" James scribbled and gave it to the bird. As we approached the wing madam Pomfrey came out of her office.

"Oh my word! Um put her over here!" she gasped when she saw us, as I put her down my vision went blurry I grabbed onto the edge of the bed.

"Are you ok Scorpius?" James asked.

"No." I croaked, "Come on mate over here," he led me backwards as I stumbled to the bed behind me and blacked out….