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Note: Last chapter for now. I thought it was creative/crazy. What do you guys think?

The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth

The night of the seventh we quickly said goodbye to Professor Barrass who looked seconds from jumping out of his chair and following us. I was almost certain he was still in his day clothes, I really wouldn't have doubted if he did come straight away. Though, whatever he, Matt and Dumbledore had talked about hours before it seemed to get Barrass was close to settling.

We took one broom, the whole way I knew I was thinking something, but as we neared the cave I couldn't remember what I was thinking. When we finally landed I noticed the big mountain of the cave, a long narrow unstable bridge connecting it, the mouth of the cave looked dark and cold and unwelcoming. I couldn't see much below, mostly because it was too dark, but I didn't hear any splashing water. "Ready?" Matt asked as we both took weary looks at the cave but then slowly made our way toward the entrance, slowly approaching the entrance, which looked seconds from collapsing in. One good shove and they'd all come down. "Come on," Matt whispered as he nudged me to follow him.

We shuffled through the cave, using our wands for light, but remained silent. At the end, was a big opening. A clearing. "Wow" I said with clear disappointment as I lowered my wand a little.

"Sometimes a cave is just a cave" he said as I frowned.

"I know, I just, didn't expect to be a cave" I said knowing he knew what I meant but then shrugged. I didn't have time to think about this, we were almost done and I was worrying about the interior of a cave. We searched the place a few times, making sure we were alone, putting little signs to know which way was out in case we got confused or something. We set up the placement, the bowl, and the candles. "Now we wait for your dad" I said, my voice a little uncertain, suddenly the reality of potentially losing Matt hitting me. Being left with all my sad messed grief for Fred. "Matt, I'm sorry" I told him as he shook his head.

"Don't apologize" he said, a strained light smile on his face. "Thank you" he said after a second, though I wouldn't let myself think why he was saying it, it still implied he thought he might not survive.

"Don't be thankful" I joked back. And then we stood there in silent. "What was that?" I said, thinking I heard a stone, or something, something small. It could've been the others, light footsteps, going off to their hiding spot.

"It's okay" Matt said, probably code for 'it was the others.' I nodded and wrapped my arms around myself. I had to be ready for this. I had to be prepared. I couldn't start freaking out now. I wouldn't.

Just then, the light in the room flickered, a little part of myself getting excited. Getting this step done meant coming closer to the next step.

"They're here" I hissed, hearing my own voice echoing around the room.

"Yes we are." I froze, feeling the hairs on the back of neck stand up. I felt Matt freeze beside me. We knew that voice, everyone knew that voice. I held my breath, praying no one could hear the wheezing of panic as Burnner she walked out from the shadows, Mr. Knacks behind him.

"Dad…" Matt said slowly, looking from Burnner to his dad. "What are you doing?" he asked as I still felt rooted to the spot. "Please tell me she didn't force visions on you" he said as he looked at Burnner, a sort of anger flickering in his eyes. At least he still cared about his father.

"Of course not!" Burnner said in complete surprise, like she'd never do that to anyone.

"So you just came to watch?" I asked, my voice coming from nowhere.

"Not exactly" she said as I shook my head and looked at Matt but he looked just as confused as I felt.

"Matthew, I ask Burnner for 'vice, she say she vill come help" Mr. Knacks replied as I thought of all the potential visions she could've forced on him. All the visions she would no doubt force on us. Again, why didn't we think of this option? Maybe because Matt's family didn't care we didn't consider them turning to Burnner. But it made since. Matt killed his sister because of me. He was 'slipping off the deep end,' Burnner was the expert to help with guidance, I thought as I glared at Mr. Knacks but he seemed to not have noticed me.

"She's the one doing this, she's a vengeful manipulative bitch who can't seem to stay dead" Matt snapped as Burnner replied with a smile.

"Matt" I hissed realizing something else. Realizing someone was missing but the only possibly hitting me like a brick.

"Don't talk that way, you're supposed to have respect for the adults" Mr. Knacks said as I felt the wind leaving my body, the realization again whacking me.

"Fine, you know what? I'm still doing this, you can be here all you want, but I'm lifting the Seal and then I'm staying human. Where's the council member?" Matt asked as I felt my eyes sting as I glanced over at Matt who looked too piss to even be thinking of the possibility.

"She is the council member…" I whispered as I watched Burnner smile.

"What?" Matt asked, still not quite catching on, but I could tell somewhere in his voice, in the back of his mind he got it.

"You're a vampire" I said as Burnner's little smile turned into a full smile, a little laugh of excitement behind it.

"Smart girl you are" she said as I watched Matt's face pale—more than usual as I tried to remain calm and not mentally freak out.

"Explains why you didn't stay dead third year" I said as I felt my breathing quicken, all sorts of new thoughts popping up. "You weren't forcing visions onto those vampires, you were compelling them" I said but she shook her head.

"I was—am—their leader Tammie, they obey the council, I'm sort of like the council president" she said as I tried so hard not to let the tears fall.

"You burned down the shop?" I asked as she shrugged.

"Not me particularly, but, I did give some helpful advice to some kids who were playing with some messy potions, though, to be completely honest, I'm surprised it happened, I thought the twins would have this secret plan, but, your reaction was priceless, I mean, genuine." She said as I shook my head.

"So, you were a vampire this whole time? From third year to now?" I asked as she laughed, Matt still remaining looking stony.

"No, third year you had the pleasure of meeting my sister, Margret" she said as I felt my mind close to explosion. "She was also a Seer, basic though, we were separated later in life, she thought I died, she had this really complex spell to find me, a location spell of sorts, she needed Barrass's help for that. I only appeared in visions, which was why only saw me" she paused to nod at me. "She was also a half, which was why The Fates could sort of see her future."

"Your Eleanor…" Matt said, his voice distant, full of shock and a sense of being terrified. Eleanor? Wasn't that the name of the first turned half? I tilted my head as I looked at her, though her appearance did nothing.

"Again, so smart" she said, her sarcasm obvious as both Matt and I stood dumbfounded. Either Mr. Knacks assumed we already knew or he didn't care, but either way, he did nothing. "See, a long time ago there was this man, a handsome charming man" she started. "Who happened to be Melinda's grandfather" she said as all sorts of light bulbs starting clicking in the back of my mind. "Paul. And he loved me, and I loved him, and we were amazing together" she said as she grinned a little, recalling memory. "My sister warned me, she told me to stay away, he was going on with some someone named Virginia" she paused to snort. "But I knew it wasn't serious. I thought it wasn't" she corrected. "Of course the Virginia brat was friends with some of the Weasleys, they even rooted for Virginia and Paul, saw the good in them. Sort of like Draco and Melinda" Burnner said with another snort. "Lucius's father was appalled at Paul, but then something happened, the four of them became friends. Sneaking about, making jokes, whispering behind my back" she said in slight rage.

"I take it you were upset about getting kicked out of the club" Matt said sarcastically but she ignored him.

"They replaced my sister and I with the stupid Weasleys and that stupid Virginia Felton. Nobodies!" she hissed. She paused, catching Matt try and reach for his wand but simply waved her wand and he looked like his arms were stuck to his side. She looked at me as if daring me to do something but my thoughts were solely focused on her not finding out Melinda was around here. "As I was saying, I was a half, and eventually I told Paul the truth, what I was, he was terrified, a coward really, at least at first. But I took that as normal, I told him he was always mine, he'd always be mine. I promised myself to him," she said. "Eventually he came around, he thought it was 'cool.' He liked my fangs. I was much like Courtney" she paused to give Mr. Knacks a mournful look. "And then Virginia did her own research on halves; all she had to do was stay out of our business" Burnner said angrily. "She told the headmaster, the headmaster warned us to behave, and we did. We took his word. We stayed out of trouble. But that stupid girl, she told Paul all our dirty little secrets and suddenly he stopped talking to me, he barely looked at me."

"And then one day I caught them, Paul and Virginia, they couldn't deny it, holding hands, looking all flustered and happy" she paused to swallow hard. "I warned him of what I could really do, all he had to do was stay away from Virginia. I thought he'd listen, but he didn't" she said, a flash of sadness on her face. "My sister, Margret saw how much pain I was in, saw what it had done to me. Love. Such a useless thing" she said as I retrained from rolling my eyes. "I swore to the Malfoys, to the Weasleys, to Paul that they would all be cursed, I would destroy them, little by little, I would bring this back to them and create destruction" she explained.

"'Burnner, maybe 'is story should 'ate" Mr. Knacks said, speaking up for the first time since arriving.

"We went to the older vampire council, explained humans, explained everything, we were on several committees, we destroyed lives, we expanded. We made rules and punished those who broke them. All in secret of course. We never crossed with humans. Everything was going perfect. And then I heard it, the wedding announcement. Paul and Virginia. You don't know how such crushed me" she said, her tone catching if only for a moment. "My sister, much wiser than myself, decided heartbreak wasn't necessary for us. So she convinced me to turn. And I was better. All those pesky human emotions. And then I thought—how can I make it so no one else suffers?" she paused as if pretending to think.

"You made the age restriction" I whispered as she smiled at me.

"I didn't want anyone else to have as much control or power as I did. Though, I myself didn't turn at that time; I wanted it to be special, I wanted to time it correctly, nor did Margret, she actually never turned, she died a half, so sad. Fire and all" she said waving her hand at me.

"Sorry" I said, though I didn't apologetic. Burnner merely snorted.

"Because of my devotion," she continued, ignoring me. "My actions, my ideas I remained in power, I was the most powerful half—and now vampire in our community after all. No one else deserves that power. No one else has suffered like I have." I wanted to tell her she was wrong but I knew I would be wasting my breath so instead I said nothing. "I didn't know what to do about the Gerbers—that was Paul's last name, I wanted to kill them when I realized they had their last child, a daughter, Jennifer, but Fate came to me one night, said not to, showed me the plan. Around the same time, the Malfoys were having kids as were the Weasleys" she said with a snort. "I let it go, ignored it. Had others report occasionally but overall dropped it. And then the most amazing thing happened. Someone told me Jennifer was due to have a baby. I thought, perfect, this was the perfect time to kill, to take away everything that family had worked for. But again, Fate intervened; this time they showed me the others, Draco, the Weasley bunch, Tammie" she shook her head as she snorted. "They were all just being born like Melinda. So young."

And then I realized something" she said with a crazy smile. "Fate was doing what Fate did best. Tying things together, bringing back history. I was almost too glad I didn't turn quite yet" she explained.

"A Felton turned Gerber, a Malfoy, and a Weasley" Matt said connecting the pieces as ever warning and sign filled my head.

"I don't know why but Fate likes full circles" Burnner said with a laugh. "Anyway, I thought, Fate can repeat history, why can't I?" she asked as she took a step closer, placing her hands on the makeshift stone table in front of us. "I knew I was taking a risk, but I also knew Fate wouldn't be able tell if I turned right after…" she said, her voice too excited, so excited I could feel the knots twisting in my stomach. "First, I found your father" she paused to look at Mr. Knacks. I felt my stomach drop a little. I wasn't quite sure where she was going with her story but either way I didn't think I'd like it. "He was a half. He knew of your mum, but they weren't going quick enough down that road to…well…reproduction" she said as I raised an eyebrow, surprised Burnner was censoring herself now, but then realizing something even more troubling. "So," she as we all looked at Mr. Knacks, a weird mixture of being ashamed sort of crossing his face.

"I did not think you vould tell 'em 'is story" he said, his voice meant to be lowered but wasn't.

"It's important to know his history, where you came from, all those fun facts" she said as I continued feeling like someone was seconds from punching me in the stomach but unable to move—not even able to cover my ears. "So, like I said, I didn't have time for them to 'plan things out.' It just so happened that your father had a thing for me" she said giving Mr. Knacks a seductive grin and nudge. "I must say, I would've thought our son would've turned out much differently, Carl" she said nodding over at Matt.