"What exactly are you doing?"

The two boys started when they heard Sloxeer's cold voice. Ron wanted to hide the notebook, but Sloxeer was quicker. With a menacing look she opened it, and read it trough. Her eyebrow lifted automatically. She didn't know if the boys finally had created a very good idea, or just a very stupid one. To win some time and not give the boys any hope, she took in the notebook, and told them to stay after class. The boys looked terrified. The more she thought about it, the more she convinced herself. Why not?

She dismissed the class, and walked to the two scared boys. To frighten them a bit more she threw the notebook with a hard slap on their table.

"Professor, really, we weren't-"

"Silent Weasley." She looked from the one to the other. "This isn't your own work, is it? You got it from your brothers."

Ron nodded, and stared at the table. Probably feeling guilty. Hm, she disliked to wipe that away, but she had no choice.

"Perfect. Just perfect."

The boys looked up.

"Don't stare at me like I told you something strange. I want you to do it. And you'd better do it, or I'll make you feel damn sorry. I want to know every day what the progresses are. Now start immediately. Dismissed."

Ron's mouth fell open, Sloxeer noticed in disgust. "Shut your mouth!" she snapped. This made them come back to reality again, and within a few seconds they leaved the classroom. Yes, she thought. Finally a revenge where she would keep her hands clean. She made a little jump when she heard somebody come in. To her surprise it was Professor Flitwick. She quickly hid the notebook, and asked what she could do for him.

"Well, I've got a minor problem in my classroom, and I wanted to ask for help."

"What's the problem then?" she asked annoyed for him being so unclear.

"Somebody let in a vampire, and now a student is bitten."

Sloxeer sighed slightly. "I may be the DADA teacher, but I'm no nurse. Madame Pomfrey is, in case you didn't know."

"I know, Professor Snape, I know!" the little professor exclaimed like he was a house-elf and it was his entire fault. "But Madame Pomfrey is on holiday!"

"Holiday?" Sloxeer's mouth fell open of astonishment. "She's part of Hogwarts. She shouldn't be on holiday during the school year."

"I know! But Dumbledore says that you and your brother-"

"DON'T call him my brother." Sloxeer interrupted.

"-are having knowledge enough for replacing Madame Pomfrey for some weeks." Flitwick continued.

Dumbledore. Again. She doubted the man's intelligence.

"If that's so, why don't you ask Severus to help?" she asked.

"Because he's the one who's been bitten!"

On one side that was a good thing. On the other side now SHE was the one to go and play nurse.

"What was Severus doing in your classroom?"

"To tell about the meeting, next week in the library."

"Meeting? Oh, fun."

Because she had no choice she followed Flitwick to his classroom. It was empty, except for Severus sitting on a chair, with his eyes closed.

"Has it already been started?" Sloxeer asked. Flitwick shrugged. Sloxeer walked to her brother, and examined him carefully. "Hm, bitten by an adult vampire." she muttered. "Lot of blood has been taken. Transformation will probably be finished within the hour."

"Transformation?" Professor Flitwick started. "Will he be a vampire too?"

"Of course he will. Not that he doesn't already look like a vamp. He's much paler than most of the vampires will ever be. Anyway, gathering blood is not the only reason why vampires bite humans. I need to make an antidote, but I haven't spoiled my time to herbs, so.."

"I don't know anything about potions!" Flitwick exclaimed when Sloxeer looked at him. "But I bet Miss Granger does."

"Miss Granger," Sloxeer spit out the name. "I'm not going to ask help from a student."

She looked at Severus again, and lifted up his eyelids. His eyes were starting to become red already. She sighed.

"Where can I find the wiseacre?"

"Probably in the library!"

"Well then, get her here!" Sloxeer ordered, and the teacher quickly ran off. When he was gone, Sloxeer stepped a little closer to Severus and bowed next to his left ear.

"I know you can hear me," she whispered. "And I'll make sure you won't become a vamp, 'cause if you do you will be able to fly and then it's easier for you to spy on me."

When she straightened her back again she could see him smiling lightly. Two small eyeteeth became visible. Hermione Granger then stepped into the room.

"Y-yes Professor?"

"Go to the dungeons and make the antidote against vampire bites. And hurry it! I want it to be ready in 15 minutes!"

Granger swallowed, nodded and then ran to the dungeons. Sloxeer grinned. She'll never be able to do that. The potion has to boil for 10 minutes, and she has to add ingredients also. And then not even counting the time it'll take to cover the distance between the classroom and the dungeons. Of course Sloxeer could have given her more time, but now she has a reason to deduct points. She walked to the window and looked down to the Forbidden Forest. Yes, there they had been playing when they were little. It wasn't that dangerous then. Beautiful trees, where sunlight could always reach the ground. Sloxeer could always spy on her brother when he was collecting herbs. Potions; they were his life then, and now they still are. Ironical he now has to be saved by his own herbs. Sloxeer started when Hermione burst into the room. Her face was red, but to Sloxeer's surprise it hadn't taken her 15 minutes. "Bravo, Miss Granger. You've finally done something good." Sloxeer said while taking over the potion. "At least, that's what I hope for you."

She walked to Severus whose nails were much longer now, and opened his mouth. The liquid noiselessly fell in his mouth, and the only thing that could be heard was the gasping of Hermione. But when she held her breath to see if her potion worked everything fell silence. Sloxeer's heart was pounding too, because if this wasn't going to work, there would be no time left to think of something else. For some minutes they just stared, and then everything started to return to normal again. His teeth shrank to their normal size, and the red in his eyes disappeared. The surplus of nail fell of, and then Severus opened his eyes again. The annoying look on his face was back, and he rubbed his neck.

"What are you doing here? And what is Miss Granger standing there?" he asked.

"Don't pretend like you haven't heard anything, Severus. I've just saved your life. Again."

Severus stood up. "You're incorrect. Without the potion I wouldn't have died, only became a vampire. Nothing more, nothing less." He walked out. "Ten points from Gryffindor for using my ingredients and bottles without my permission, Granger." he yelled.

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Have you got any idea how hard it was for me to write this chapter? I really didn't know if I would ever get a good idea to work out. I was afraid I would never get it finished, so I started to post the chapters (then I had to come up with a good idea, and it had to come quick, otherwise my readers would become angry ^_^). And it worked! Gone was my writersblock. Sev as a vamp…. Ever thought about that? Oh, I'm just odd. Please review!