I'm doubling back here to when Rene told them she was a Vampire in their third year. I did arrange it originally so it went before I skipped to teh 6th year, but it just didn't read right or seem relevant, so it goes here, where I hope it reads well and where it is relevant.

My Most Precious Memory

I told them at the beginning of our third year, and I will never forget the way they reacted. I had suffered a similar conflict to what Lily was facing now, and I had been trying to pluck up the courage to tell them since the same time the year before. It just got worse and worse until I had to tell them, and after rehearsal after rehearsal I just thought that it was nice that I had had two great friends for two great years, but that all had to come to an end now. I had never come across anyone who had not reacted very badly to what I had told them , with the only exception being Dumbledore.

I remember their faces like it was yesterday. They just stared at me for a few seconds, and the Severus just said

"Really? Wow. Can we carry on with our Chess game from yesterday?"

Lily chuckled and said something like she always knew that there was something funny about me, and went back to reading her book. I sat down opposite Severus, who was now rearranging the Chessborad to how it had been when we left off the previous evening. I was dumbstruck, I just couldn't believe that there were people in the world who didn't care what I was, just who I was.

"You're both mad. Why don't you care?"

"'coz its not important to us, Ren. We know we can trust you, and who gives a damn if you're half vampire?" Lily looked at me as if it should be taken for granted that everyone would find it in their natures not to care.

"Everyone else!"

"Well, like she said, not us! Its not important! All that's important to me at the moment is I get myself out of this nasty mess with your queen and your rook!"

I can never look back and not laugh anymore. It is my most precious memory.