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A/N This might be my last update for a while, I've missed three dates to bring my computer in, but the length of time that would be required to fix it is daunting, so I'm getting this one last chapter out. I hope you guys like it.
Mia LaBerge and Lily Evans scowered the library in attempt to find some semblance of help. A pheonix's tear was near impossible to get. A bezoar, the easiest ingrediant on their list was found easily in the potions lab. The dew of a thousand stars was harder, but harder still was the blessing of a unicorn. A unicorn, so pure, though it's blood was near tainted, was hard to find. A unicorn came willingly to one who was pure in all aspects, and Mia doubted she herself was pure enough for any such thing. With knowledge came power and with power came corruption. It would always be a lingering temptation for her, and so she was far less then pure in that aspect, and Lily wasn't even an option.
"The dew of a thousand stars is only able to be found by one who blood is lifeless, and whose enemy be one of the moon," Lily quoted from a book.
Mia began banging her head against the table, but stopped soon after thinking of her lovely brain cells.
"The blessing is obviously last, but we still have no idea how to combine these ingrediants to help anyone!" Mia bit out, frustrated.
Suprisingly, it was Lily who threw the book at the wall.
Helpless. The feeling over took both girls as the panic welled in their chest's. Two hours. Two hours since fifty-one students ingested this poison. Only one hundred and sixty six hours left.
"Ugh! We have the bezoar, and the nearest pheonix i know of is Fawkes, but..." Lily trailed off, unsure.
"Blood is lifeless, life is blood."
"Huh?" Lily stared at Mia.
"How could I be so stupid!" Mia exploded, her chair falling over as she stood up.
"Mia?" Lily asked tentivly.
"Vampires! Bloody vampires! Dew of a thousand stars! Vampires!"
Lily's mouth formed a perfect O, before she herself began banging her head against the table.
"They HATE humans, how are we going to get a vampire to help us?"
It was a rhetorical question but Mia answered anyways.
"We trade."
It was simple.
Mia spared a glance at Lily. The headgirl was positivly shaking. Vampires.
"Look like were going to have to split up," Mia said wearily.
"Spilt up! But why?" Lily asked, trying to quell her quivering voice.
Mia raised an eyebrow.
"Because at the mere mention of vampires you're shaking, never mind the fact we are unaware on how to get a blessing from a unicorn and a pheonixs tear and mix it all together. The dew of a thousand stars is the hardest thing now."
Lily nodded.
"You need to find someone pure and get Fawkes to give you a tear. Recruit some Ravenclaws to search for the way to put it all together. Leave the Slytherins alone and don't let them know what were doing, under any circumstances."
"You're going alone?"
Mia's look was tired and resigned.
"What other choice do I have?"
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Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape sat quietly in the room of requirements.
"What did you tell her?" Lucius asked, slowly, unsure.
"You know what I told her, had she come to you... you would have said the same," Severus snapped.
Lucius looked away. Not yet initiated they had done nothing to betray any loyalties.
"Narcissa is uncertain," Lucius said finally.
The two Slytherin's and Ravenclaw had been raised together, each apart of the highest of pureblood houses.
"She has every right to be," Severus said.
Narcissa knew full well about the dark lord, all three having seen him before. But now his ideals seemed confusing. There were problems and contradictories in his speechs of superiority. Uncertainty welled in the trio. And it was all Mia's fault.
"She defies it all," Lucius said at last, it was something both had been thinking.
"I know," Severus snarled.
When he had asked his father about the dark lord it had been for power, power to hurt James Potter and his gang of miscreants. It was petty, but the dark lord was a leader, and an idealist. Mia often said the dark lord reminded her of Hitler. Taking a look into muggle history, Severus could see why. But Mia had said Hitler's name, like she said the dark lord's.
"You question it," Severus looked into Lucius's silver eyes.
Lucius looked back.
The blonde looekd down his nose at his friend, the picture of aristocatic perfection. Severus raised an eyebrow.
"What now?"
"I don't know."
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Unaware to all, four Gryffindor's sat in their common room, pondering the same thing.
"Remus, did you hear what Snivellus said to Mia?" Sirius asked, the name only pronounced when Mia was out of hearing range.
Remus nodded slowly.
"Well?" James demanded impatiently.
"Potions ingrediants."
"Potions ingrediants!" Peter squawked in disbelief.
"Potions ingrediants," Remus repeated.
Suddenly Frank Longbottom came around.
"Have any of you seen Lily and Mia?" he asked.
"No."
"Why?" James asked.
"Just a wondering. Lily said something about how to get a pheonix's tear since I'm good with care of magical creatures and all," Frank said modestly.
The marauders turned their attention to Remus, who nodded.
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Mia was unsure of what she would need. Wand, certaintly. It was currently residing in her hair. But what about everything else? What else would she need?
She bit her lip thoughtfully. Nothing much, in reality. She musn't stop. The only other thing she would need is money. But where would she get that?
The clothes at least had been the easy part. A simple pair of black yoga pants, a white tank top, with black robes over and a green cloak. All simple and easy to move in, giving her the mobility that could very well save her life.
Mia paced her room furiously.
Money was her only problem, and something to trade. What did Vampire's value? Blood was really the only thing they needed.
Wizarding blook was the answer. The one thing they were denied. Though vampires ignored most wizards and saw humans as food, magical folk they were careful of. A vampire having ingested wizarding blood taken unwillingly was easy to spot. The magic would work against the way that by having no blood life they remained immortal. Within a week, their body in conflict, they would perish. But a wizard giving his blood willingly was unheard of. After being bitten and not killed on turned into a vampire, but what happened should one be bit willingly? Especially one of wizarding blood. The only problem in this was Mia would be required to find a leader of Vampire's so as not to allow herself to be willingly bitten by criminal.
"Your blood sings with power." It was something Severus had told her, while sitting in the library late at night. It had reminded her so much of what her grandmother used to say, "Your eyes scream with defiance."
Her blood. A lot, but it may be enough. That was an idea. Would it be a worthy trade? Of that she was unsure, but she had nothing else to give. It had to be a great chance for vampires. She bity her lip, causing it to bleed.
How to find a vampire? Particulary one who could and would get her what she needed?
She felt the oncoming headache. Normally she would ask a Slytherin when it came to something dark, but not today. No.
Narcissa was her best bet.
Leaving her room she practiacally ran to the Ravenclaw common room, forgetting her headache and all else.
She came to a portait of a lady, sitting in a room brimming with books.
"Scientia est vox super illud cuius mens es pallens," she spoke the password, the latin words rolling over her tongue. The portrait opened. "Scienta est vox super totus." She always said that after. The lady always smiled.
The Ravenclaw common room was a bustling place of quiet activity. The tables in this common room were far more numerous then that of any other.
Narcissa was sitting in a corner. Just sitting and staring out the window.
"Hello," Mia said quietly, slipping into a seat beside the silent Ravenclaw.
Narcissa's gaze, so filled with pain and uncertainty changed. Blank. Nothing could be read in those eyes.
"Hello."
"Narcissa..."
"Yes?"
"You know what I want. I need to find the regina."
"I know of whom you speak, why do you think I would know, or even tell you?" Narcissa asked quietly.
"Because I've seen you look longingly at the first year that was hit. Wishing you could help her, but you can't, I can."
"Doesn't matter," Narcissa spat out.
"Yes it does!" Mia insisted. "You know where she is, or at least you aunt would. Meaning with a floo call you could save Nymphadora."
Narcissa's sharp eyes drove into Mia.
"She's a disgrace. Only a half-blood."
"And I'm only a mudblood, trying to make things right, and save the innocent Tonks, who's only your cousin. Will you judge all by something they cannot help? All I need is a location. That's all. You don't have to say you helped me, no one will ever know," Mia coaxed.
Narcissa looked at her with so much hatred Mia felt slapped. But Narcissa was almost looking through her, directing her anger at the closest source.
"The regina lies far from here. In a place where sunshine is scarce and food is plentiful. She's in Russia. In a Black palace. She'd be in Romania where the palace of Vlad the impaler is but they moved. In Russia you must find a place where no one dares go. Near Murmansk."
"How do you know this?" Mia asked, astounded. She had been hoping for a continent at best.
Narcissa smiled at her.
"She's a Black."
A/N: Here are the translations from latin to english.
Scientia est vox super illud cuius mens es pallens Knowledge is power over those whose minds are weak
Scienta est vox super totus Knowledge is power over all
Regina Queen
Anyways I really hoped you liked it. It might be my last chapter for a while. Meanwhile I'm giving you a hint. Next chapter Lily's paying a visit to professor Venus. I'm sorry dark eyed and mysterious has called in sick and won't be making his scheldueled appointement. Oh well. I really hope you like it... Well I have to go and bring this bloody computer in. Tell me what you think!