A/N: Hey guys. I couldn't fix the PC anymore so I took it apart and sold each one. Mom gave me a laptop instead and it works way better than my PC did. So now I can upload faster. Besides I really need to wrap this story up. Just thinking of what ending might be great. I think I'll give it multiple endings to satisfy my own curiosity of how you're going to react… Anyways, thank you for the reviews and I hope that they keep on coming. Oh! And by the way, congratulations to me because in about three days from now, my gf and I are celebrating our 1 year and 1 month of being together! Yay! Here's the story…

P.S.: It doesn't matter what Harry's birthday is or under what zodiac he's born under as long as the fact in this fic remains that he IS the heir of Gryffindor. Okay, here it is now…

Chapter 21: The Vampire Miguel...

"I do hope they're alright" Helen said worried about Hermione. It seems like forever had past even if it's just 15 minutes. Everyone was quiet and waiting for the three of them to come out and reassure them that Hermione is going to be okay.

"I wouldn't worry about Hermione Helen. She's with Ron and Harry. She'll be alright." Mrs. Weasley said and smiled sincerely. She knew what have been going on with the three and she was certain that as long as Hermione is with them there is no reason to fear for her well-being. Besides she was more worried about Helen than Hermione. She just lost her husband and she wasn't even crying. She knew she was trying to be strong for Hermione if not for anything else but Mrs. Weasley knew she had to at least mourn.

Sirius was tending to Lizzy's needs. She was okay now but still on a little bit of a shock. Besides, when someone grabs your neck like that, you're bound to feel something.

"How about you Lizzy, are you alright" asked Ginny. Lizzy smiled.

"I'm okay. My neck aches a little but fine nonetheless." Lizzy said sincerely. She wasn't at all jealous of the attention Hermione was getting. It was bad enough learning the man you've known all your life is not your real father, having to lose him minutes afterwards and killing a human being, even if it is Voldemort, but to have Snape as a father? It was worst. If that's what it takes to get this crowd's attention, she's alright being the simple witch that she was. Besides, having the Boy-who-lived for your boyfriend isn't so bad. The gasp of people when you tell them you're dating Harry Potter, THE Harry Potter.

"Helen, did you know that Hermione has that much power in her" Sirius opened the discussion that obviously everyone wanted to ask but were afraid was a sensitive subject for those closest to her, namely, Sirius, Helen and Severus.

"No, I didn't know. Frankly, I was shocked when she got her letter from Hogwarts. I wasn't sure Snape could pass enough power to her to even go to Hogwarts but it proved me wrong." Helen said looking at Snape for a moment with gratitude for at least passing on one of the few good traits he saw in him 19 years ago. Everyone gave Severus a different look.

"As much as I want to take all the credit for Hermione's immense power, I can't. I do not enjoy taking the credit for something that I don't even think I caused happened because frankly if I had that much power to pass on, I would have enough power to drown Sirius, James, Peter and Remus here in the lake years ago." He said coldly. Even if he did threaten the Marauder's life once again, he still did humbly decline the credit of having that much power. Of course, it was obvious that he didn't but to admit that he wasn't even a tiny bit of excellent is a first from his lips as the twins leisurely memorized every word for future use. Aside form the two of course, nobody else noticed this.

"Sirius, Its late and I..." She bowed her head and couldn't continue. Her voice can't seem to come out. Tears flooded her eyes but she wouldn't let a single one drop. Not in front of everyone at least.

"Of course you can stay dear. Come on, I know where the guest room is, I'll show you." Mrs. Weasley immediately grabbed her hand and pulled her from the crowd. Sirius didn't mind Mrs. Weasley saying yes instead of him. He always said that they could treat the mansion like theirs and he would love it if they'd all stay there but Mrs. Weasley didn't agree. Before Sirius mind wanders off again it was interrupted by the closing of the door. She wanted to comfort Helen but frankly he was more worried about Hermione now. Mrs. Weasley would be the best person with whom she should be with at a particular time like this.

"Going back to the question, where did Hermione get all that power? If it didn't come form Snape here—"

"Professor Snape, Fred." Professor Dumbledore corrected.

"Yes, right. I mean if didn't come from him then an ancestor perhaps?" Completely disregarding Professor Dumbledore's correction regarding Snape.

"Then it must have been a really powerful one. Maybe she's anther heir of the four founders, I mean look at Harry." Ginny tried to explain her thoughts.

"No, but she couldn't be. I mean she would have at least been in another house and Harry never showed that much power as far as I know," Lizzy said thinking back if Harry did show at least a fraction of what Hermione did.

"Well, he survive a deadly curse when he was barely a year old from a full-grown powerful and evil wizard nonetheless, blew up his aunt once when he got mad without using his wand, he could perform the Patronus charm when he was in his third year at Hogwarts and faced Voldemort at least three times before graduating. Don't you think that was at least a fraction of what you said Hermione's power was?" George said as a matter of factly.

"Don't forget, he also managed to make Lizzy over here her girlfriend. Now that was what I call powerful magic!" Fred said jokingly.

"Huh? Why do you say so?" Ginny asked.

"Well, if you should know, Lizzy here isn't actually the easy-to-get kind of girl. Jordan Lee's brother courted her for a whole year and all he got was a flat out no. And mind you he was sweet and sincere. We heard it happened to a lot of boys, more or less ten." Fred said recalling the things he heard from their joke shop. Lizzy turned bright red. It wasn't because he didn't think they were sweet, it was just that the moment he laid eyes on Harry, she fell in love already. Of course she was dating Cho Chang that time and she knew she had to wait. When she finally saw an opportunity for Harry to even look at her, she took that chance, even if it meant riding a broom and staying so high in the sky when she was afraid of heights.

"You call that power? I call that charm!" Harry said with an evil grin.

"Shut your face Harry!" Lizzy retorted in a so-what-if-its-true-I-wouldn't-admit-it-anyway-in-a-million-years tone. The three of them were back. Hermione looked better and she did feel better also, still a little shaken but alright.

"Where's mum?" She asked.

"She's in the guestroom with mum," Ginny answered almost automatically.

"Harry why don't you go and show Hermione where that is," Sirius said knowing that she needs to be with her mother at this time.

"No, it's alright. I want to stay. I can't go in there right now." Hermione said with her voice a little more than a whisper. She sat beside Sirius and hugs his arm.

"Are you alright?" Sirius asked as he placed his arm around Hermione. She just nodded. Harry went to Lizzy's side. He knelt down and kissed Lizzy's forehead.

"Are you okay? Would you like to rest already?" Harry asked. He was so worried about Lizzy right now. Harry wanted to be with Hermione because she just lost her father but he knew that she'd understand if he wouldn't right now. He did after all made her feel a lot better so he decided to take Lizzy to their room.

"Yes, I'd like that very much." Lizzy answered. She was exhausted from all the events that evening that she just wanted to sleep on it. Besides she wanted to lay in Harry's arms again, where not a soul can harm her. After being under an attack tonight, she just wanted to feel protected and safe with the man that she loved.

"Hey, I'm tucking Lizzy in. I hope you guys don't mind." Harry said to other people around.

"Okay. Goodnight Harry." Said Remus.

"Goodnight." Everyone in the room said after them.

They proceeded to Harry's room. Lizzy couldn't walk properly because she was still a bit shaken so Harry carried her to his room. As he placed Lizzy on the bed, Harry was so paranoid that he placed every protected spell he knew on the room, Lizzy thought that only Hermione could burst open the place.

"Baby, why are you so being paranoid? I don't think anything can hurt me now. Voldemort's dead." Lizzy asked Harry as he placed the last spell on the room.

"Did you know how scared I was when Voldemort held you a while ago?"

"Like you were five inches within reach of a Dementor, wandless?"

"NO! Like I was five inches away from a boggart in a locked room and I have no way of getting out with my wand." Harry was now on the bed and started tucking them both. Lizzy laid her head in Harry's arm.

"A boggart? I was held by Voldemort and you feared it like you were with a boggart with your wand? When have you ever been scared of a boggart?" Lizzy asked confused. Why would Harry be scared of a boggart when he can take care of a boggart faster with a wand than a Dementor without one? She was quite hurt hearing this. She thought she meant more to Harry than Cho Chang ever did but apparently she was mistaken, or so she thought because the answer she was about to hear from Harry's lips was something she'd never expect him to say.

"Since I fell in love with you and since then my biggest fear would be losing you and I can't even bear seeing you die or leave let alone thinking about it," Harry said this as he looked in her eyes. Lizzy felt so touched. Who wouldn't, she thought. Drowned in Harry's green eyes was the best feeling of all and along with what Harry just said she was in heaven.

Lizzy kissed Harry's soft lips and pulled him closer. Harry had no intention of declining this divine offer being made to him by the one he loves. Harry respected Lizzy very much and her being under 18 and all, they decided to take things slow. But tonight, their love for each other burned something in them that they cannot or wanted to ignore. Harry positioned himself on top of Lizzy. His hands slowly made its way to Lizzy's waist and pulled her shirt off…

"Hermione, I hope you don't mind us asking," Fred said being very careful not to upset Hermione in any way.

"And we certainly have no plan of getting in your nerves and turn us into rats or something as disgusting," George butted in and gave a quick glance over Snape as he said the last part of his sentence, fortunately being noticed only by Ginny who smirked a little.

"But where did you get that much power? Did you know that you had that power the whole time? Exactly what spell can recommend for me if I want to turn Ron into a parrot when he annoys me?" Fred asked, not really meaning the last question he asked because it was George who wanted to turn him into a parrot, he actually wants to shrink Ron to about five inches and play with him like a doll.

"I have no idea, no, and Fred, shrinking your brother would be a bad idea since I am his best friend and doing so would be causing yourself trouble. And George, I will not tell you how to turn your brother into a parrot." Hermione said making the twins dropped their jaw from the realization that she was reading their minds and the fact that she could even do that.

"I'd say you shouldn't go wandering around their brain too much Mione, might give you the chills," Ron said.

"Guys, wait someone's coming." Hermione said. Everyone armed themselves with their wand. Ten seconds of silence passed.

POP! Everyone was startled.

"Hello Everyone! I am apologizing for being so late!" Fleur said after Apparating in front of them. She can now speak English fluently, well, a few grammar errors here and there but quite understandable. She threw a hug to Ron and kissed his lips.

"Why don't I prepare you something to eat? Ginny, you better go home and sleep, Mum's going to be furious when she hears you slept really late." Ron said as he opened the painting door and attended to Fleur.

"Goodnight everyone," Fleur said following Ron.

"Well, its best that we see Ginny home before Mum gets furious with us too. Goodnight Sirius, Mione. Everyone." Fred said. The Weasleys went home even if Ginny wanted so much to stay and find out where Hermione got all those energy and to ask her what tricks lies for her in the future in the minds of his twin brothers.

"Since everyone has said goodnight, I think its best that we also retire for the evening as I take it everyone's exhausted from the event this evening." Professor Dumbledore said and the rest of them agreed.

"Everyone will stay here tonight I presume." Sirius invited.

"Very well Sirius. It would be nice not to Apparate here and there in the middle of the night." Professor Dumbledore said and Sirius showed him another guestroom as Amanda and Remus did so on their own. Professor Snape however went straight at the door wanting to leave immediately and contemplate about what he just learned. Just when he was about to grab the huge Mahogany door, a hand grabbed his arm. He turned around.

"Sirius' invitation also included you," Hermione managed to utter despite the fact that she was very nervous talking to her real father.

"I doubt that. Besides, I would never dream of staying under his roof for a whole night. Going to this party was bad enough, if it hadn't been for Dumbledore I wouldn't have even came." He said folding his arms in font of him.

"Well, um, would you stay for the night? At least until breakfast. I'm also part owner of this house so, um, would you?" Hermione said half-nervous and half-wanting her father to say yes. Severus wanted to say no but it was the first request his daughter ever made to him, well, at least now that she is his daughter.

"Very well. It would be impossible to catch a train to anywhere at this time of night." Severus said to much of Hermione's surprise.

As they made their way to the huge staircase, Hermione stopped. Severus noticed this and he also stopped.

"What's wrong?" It was the most sincere thing he ever said to her in her whole life. She was touched but there was something really bothering her. Someone was there. Apart from her and her father. Someone else was watching. She looked around. She couldn't see anything. It wasn't Sirius because she told him to wait for her in their room because she wants to take a trip to her mum's bedroom first. She stayed still. She spun around and looked at the bottom of the stairs.

"Forgive me for not announcing my presence, your holiness. It was stupid of me not to think that you'd feel my presence." A full grown man was kneeling at the bottom of the stairs and apparently calling her, holy.

"Who are you?" Asked Hermione. Something about him was so familiar. It was like a song she heard only once and was never played again, until now.

"May I stand up and speak freely, your highness?" The mysterious man said.

"Yes," Hermione said. By this time though Severus went down a few steps and placed himself in front of Hermione as if protecting her.

"State your business." Severus said as he pointed his wand towards the man.

"There is no need for that sir. I am but harmless to your daughter or to the people she loves therefore I am harmless to you, well, almost." He said this as he stood up and showed his face. The moment he showed his face, both father and daughter were surprised to see what's in front of them. He was a vampire. Telling if someone was a vampire was easy in the Wizarding world. Their eyes give them away and the slight protrusion of their white fangs. The skin however was pale white but hardly recognizable since they do not show themselves to humans, Muggles or otherwise. Their victims do not see them until they are sucking their blood from their veins. He had black, thick locks, and waist-length hair. His eyes were silvery blue and glows when touch by the slightest light. Everything else about him was perfect. His built, his height, and especially his manners.

"As I said, state your business." Severus said not at all impress with what he's witnessing.

"My name is Miguel and as you know by now I am a vampire." He said with his undoubtedly charming voice. "I am the guardian and servant of the Goddess Hermione as appointed by her ancestor, Goddess Athena." Miguel said confidently and slightly grinned as he saw the shock in both their faces.

A/N: Yay! I finished this chapter. I know, you hate me because this is another cliffie. What can I say, I love them. The next chapter is coming up soon though since I want to make it up to the readers for not uploading for the longest time. Please review. Thanx! The more reviews I get the faster the upload. TC everyone…