Title: The Lost Child
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Chapter 29: Damaged Potion
Araminta's POV
"Ginny, but why?" Araminta asked.
"Ginny Weasley doesn't exist anymore only Morgana LeFay is here," Morgana told her. "So how do you like being a freak?"
"Don't call me that," Araminta hissed.
Morgana grinned at her. "Oh did I touch a soft spot?" she asked. "Well soon everyone will find out and then you'll be kicked out. And I'll be there when that happens."
And she was gone.
Araminta at once told her father about what had happened. He left his seat in the Great Hall and went over to Dumbledore. He told Dumbledore what happened and he took left his seat.
"Come with me, Araminta," Dumbledore said and she followed them out of the Great Hall.
When they arrived in the Headmaster office Dumbledore took his seat behind his desk.
"Sir, what was the point in turning me into a vampire?" Araminta asked.
"To hand you over to Voldemort when he returns to power," Dumbledore asked and Araminta gasped. "If he can get Severus daughter to join the Death Eaters then he would be unstoppable."
"But you can prevent that from happening, can't you," Araminta asked him.
"It's your choice and yours alone to decide that," Dumbledore said. "But remember that he tried to kill your brother and he would be rid of you the moment he got the chance."
"Well I won't let that happen," Snape told him. "I'm not having my daughter joining him."
"I fully understand, Severus, I don't want her to join," Dumbledore said. "Now, Araminta, I want you to learn how to close your mind. I know that vampires can do that naturally, but I need you to learn while you're under the potions effects. There is an anti-dote to the potion that Snape can give you when you need to fight. That will release all of your power and then you can take the potion again to lock it back away."
"Will that help," Araminta asked.
"I believe it will," Dumbledore said.
When Araminta got back to Gryffindor tower she went right to bed. She didn't want to tell Harry about what had happened; she didn't want to hurt his feelings. Deep down she knew that Harry wanted to believe that Ginny hadn't turned evil and wasn't going to be a threat to him in the future. She didn't want to burst his bubble. On Saturday she was just too tired to go down and watch the practice so she slept in. On Monday she went down to get her potion.
When she walked in she saw that her father wasn't there but the goblet was there. A note told her to drink it and she did without a second thought. She then replaced the goblet and headed to class.
As she headed for class something told her that something wasn't right. She felt as though she hasn't taken the potion (not that she had any experience with this) and she felt dizzy.
"Araminta," yelled Billy.
Araminta turned to see Billy running towards her.
"Are you alright?" Billy asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Araminta told him and then to her horror she felt her fangs extend.
Oh no, the potion was suppose to prevent that, Araminta thought to herself.
"Professor Snape wants to see you," Billy told her.
"Okay," Araminta said, a slight lisp to what she had said (sorry I can't write words that have a lisp to it).
"Araminta, are you-."
He stopped as she sank her fangs into his neck, drinking from him. Suddenly someone screamed and Araminta saw that it was Lavender Brown.
"She's a freaking vampire," Lavender screamed and Araminta bolted.
Araminta didn't think it was possible to run as fast as she was but she made it to her fathers office, banging on his door. It opened and he gasped.
"The potion didn't work," Araminta told him.
"Get in," Snape said and slammed the door behind her.
"Why didn't it work?" Araminta asked him.
"Because someone tampered with it," Snape told her. "I've got the proper potion right here."
"Give it to me," Araminta demanded and seized it from him.
She drank it so fast that it didn't even look as though she had taken a breath. Her fangs disappeared and she gasped.
"I've already informed the Headmaster of this," Snape told her.
"Thanks," Araminta said. "But Lavender Brown saw me feeding. I think she's going to tell everyone."
"I'll let the Headmaster know about that as well," Snape said and then looked down at her. "It wasn't your fault. You thought what you were drinking was the true potion. Next time Ill have Professor Dumbledore give it to you."
"Thanks," Araminta said and then she left.
The rest of the day was horrible. Everyone seemed to know that Araminta was a vampire now and wouldn't even go near her. Araminta couldn't blame them but she did feel lonely for someone to talk to. As she headed for dinner someone grabbed her and slammed her against the wall.
"Finally, I've got a reason to get rid of you," said Pansy.
"Let me go," Araminta said.
"I don't think so, Vampire," she hissed.
"Hay, leave her alone," said the voice of Hermione Granger.
Pansy was hit with a spell that caused her to fall over. Araminta fell to the ground, gasping for air.
"Thanks," Araminta said.
"No problem," Hermione said and then helped her up. "Are you alright?"
Araminta nodded and Hermione took her to the Great Hall.
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Next up: Rita Skeeter makes an appearance, though only in article form, and so does another monster.
