Vampire Half 3: A Snake's Pride
Author's Note: Vampire Half is back ALL RIGHT! Back here to continue with my trilogy (before HP 5 comes out) even though I never planned to make one. As you can remember, Voldemort was defeated in the last story, some Death Eaters still are alive and free, roaming the land. Here will be new characters, and there will be a surprise! Enjoy reading! (All characters belong to J.K. Rowling, except Selena, Septimus, Dr. Hunder and Mata Shani).
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings-nor lose the common touch..
....
If you can fill an unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that is in it,
And-which is more-you'll be a man, my son!
('If' by Rudyard Kipling)
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Severus realized how sharp, but how also equally soft his voice was. But it wasn't time to pay anymore attention to voices. He ran out of the room, Lupin and Black following up close behind him.
They ran out of the Hogwarts grounds, and gathered up in a circle. With a knowing nod, they all drew out their wands and apparated.
The three men, or women, found themselves right at the fork of the road, which led away from the safe Diagon Alley to the unexplored and dangerous Knockturn Alley. Severus went forward bravely.
They explored the Street they went down. It was dark, and even darker houses towered above them. There were some tramps, which shot them strange looks. Lupin and Black began feeling uncomfortable, and walked closer to Snape, who seemed to have a confident stride.
The trio kept walking down the dark alley in the middle of the night for a long time. Snape finally looked down at his watch.
'We have been walking for an hour!' he growled,' Where could they be?'
Severus suddenly spotted a rather drawn in, but still a bar. It was the only source of light in this place, aside from the 19th century lampposts, which gave off a dim light.
'That way?' asked Lupin, his voice having a nervous edge to it.
Snape nodded, and strode towards it. He read the sign:
'The Dark Deer'
Severus shot a look back at Black and Lupin. They had all transfigured their clothes when they apparated. Black wore a dark blue dress, which seemed to come up to the knees. Lupin had an amber yellowish brown matching skirt and blouse, which seemed very modest. Severus on the other hand, wore a long, elegant emerald green dress where the holders went down the shoulders gracefully.
'Fancy you Snape, dressed up in something else other than black!' smirked Sirius.
'Quiet Black! You don't want us to be recognized! Besides, they would immediately know it is me in disguise if I wore black,' Snarled Snape.
Snape put his hand on the gray doorknob. He twisted it open, and went inside, Black and Lupin behind him.
Inside it was extremely crowded, wizards and witches working on private tables secretly, shooting suspicious looks to passers by. Severus just stared straight ahead, and walked towards the bar. The bartender, a sleazy- looking character, looked up at them from cleaning his glasses, and shot them an oily grin.
'Good evening, ladies,' he spoke,' anything I can get for you?'
'Cabernet Sauvignon wine, for the three of us,' Coolly answered Snape.
Quickly their drinks were delivered. The trio sat down.
'So what do we do now?' asked Lupin.
'We wait. They are bound to be here somewhere,' whispered Snape.
'We only have half an hour left!' groaned Black.
But Snape's sharp teaching ears got something.
'Are you sure we could-' said voice at a nearby bar table.
'Don't fret, Crux, they deserve it, after they destroyed our master!' growled quietly another voice from the same table.
Severus turned towards Lupin and Black who were at the moment sipping their wines. Severus nodded,' I think we got our little birds!'
Black and Lupin stood up uncertainly.
'What do we do, Snape?' whispered hurriedly Black.
'Do what I do.' Curtly answered back Severus.
Severus strolled over to the table. Two middle aged wizards looked up at him, or her. Severus gave a small, playful smile.
'Do you need company?' he inquired seductively, while recoiling inside his mind.
The wizards gave small smirks. Severus took that as a yes. He sat down next to them, while Lupin and Black sat down too, uncertainly. Severus noticed that they were avoiding Black and moving onto himself and Lupin. So much for Black being the conqueror of girls' hearts in student years.
'What is such a pretty one like you, doing in such a place like this?' asked one of the men.
'Doing what I like.' Severus gave a thin, fake smile, resisting the urge to knock his teeth out.
The wizard turned back to his partner, resuming their talking, thinking that the girls didn't know what they were talking about.
'Are you sure it will work?' asked the one called Crux.
'Positive. You will have to come to the hideout for more information, like the others,' said the other one.
Severus made a mental note that they have a hideout. Where is it?
'You seem to be very sure in this, Lepus,' answered Crux.
Lepus smirked.
'We will soon get rid of all those who were traitors to the Dark Lord,' announced Lepus,' and destroy the Mudbloods too.'
Sirius was about to jump and throttle Lepus, when Severus gave him a warning stare. The wizards seemed to notice this and frowned.
'Is anything the matter?' asked Crux, pretending to be concerned.
'Nothing,' quickly answered Lupin,' our friend here just seems to have a bad headache today.'
Lepus shot Lupin a suspicious look, but continued talking.
'So we make an attack?' asked Crux.
'Something even better,' smiled evilly Lepus,' an epidemic.'
Severus choked on his wine. Lupin and Black looked in worry at each other.
Suddenly, Severus noticed something. Lupin's hair was becoming shorter! His muscles started to form at his arms, and he seemed to grow taller. Lupin looked back at Snape in horror. Snape noticed that his nose was lengthening and getting hooked. Snape stood up so quickly, that the wineglass tipped over, and spilled on Crux's robes. Crux shot Severus a dangerous look.
'Sorry, we just have a meeting...with someone else,' apologized Snape, grabbing Lupin and Black by their arms and hauling them our of the bar. Snape noticed that his voice was becoming deeper and rougher.
The two hours had passed and the potion was quickly wearing off. The trio apparated outside Hogwarts grounds, and ran towards the castle.
They arrived back to the dungeons just in time before they got their usual form. They transfigured their dresses back to their wizard's robes.
'Well, the only thing we've got is that they have a hideout, and that they are going to try to spread an epidemic throughout school,' panted Lupin,' not much.'
Snape nodded breathlessly. He had to report this to the Headmaster.
Black was in the bathroom. He came out, looking pale.
'Thank God I turned back to myself!' he sighed,' I was beginning to have my period!'
Author's Notes: The ending of this chapter is a bit sick, but I tried to add a bit more light to this. The names Crux (the cross) and Lepus (the rabbit) I have taken from the names of the stars. The name Mata Shani, in Indian is supposed to mean something like 'Pretty Flower'. Anywayz, please review!
Author's Note: Vampire Half is back ALL RIGHT! Back here to continue with my trilogy (before HP 5 comes out) even though I never planned to make one. As you can remember, Voldemort was defeated in the last story, some Death Eaters still are alive and free, roaming the land. Here will be new characters, and there will be a surprise! Enjoy reading! (All characters belong to J.K. Rowling, except Selena, Septimus, Dr. Hunder and Mata Shani).
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings-nor lose the common touch..
....
If you can fill an unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that is in it,
And-which is more-you'll be a man, my son!
('If' by Rudyard Kipling)
/////////////////
Severus realized how sharp, but how also equally soft his voice was. But it wasn't time to pay anymore attention to voices. He ran out of the room, Lupin and Black following up close behind him.
They ran out of the Hogwarts grounds, and gathered up in a circle. With a knowing nod, they all drew out their wands and apparated.
The three men, or women, found themselves right at the fork of the road, which led away from the safe Diagon Alley to the unexplored and dangerous Knockturn Alley. Severus went forward bravely.
They explored the Street they went down. It was dark, and even darker houses towered above them. There were some tramps, which shot them strange looks. Lupin and Black began feeling uncomfortable, and walked closer to Snape, who seemed to have a confident stride.
The trio kept walking down the dark alley in the middle of the night for a long time. Snape finally looked down at his watch.
'We have been walking for an hour!' he growled,' Where could they be?'
Severus suddenly spotted a rather drawn in, but still a bar. It was the only source of light in this place, aside from the 19th century lampposts, which gave off a dim light.
'That way?' asked Lupin, his voice having a nervous edge to it.
Snape nodded, and strode towards it. He read the sign:
'The Dark Deer'
Severus shot a look back at Black and Lupin. They had all transfigured their clothes when they apparated. Black wore a dark blue dress, which seemed to come up to the knees. Lupin had an amber yellowish brown matching skirt and blouse, which seemed very modest. Severus on the other hand, wore a long, elegant emerald green dress where the holders went down the shoulders gracefully.
'Fancy you Snape, dressed up in something else other than black!' smirked Sirius.
'Quiet Black! You don't want us to be recognized! Besides, they would immediately know it is me in disguise if I wore black,' Snarled Snape.
Snape put his hand on the gray doorknob. He twisted it open, and went inside, Black and Lupin behind him.
Inside it was extremely crowded, wizards and witches working on private tables secretly, shooting suspicious looks to passers by. Severus just stared straight ahead, and walked towards the bar. The bartender, a sleazy- looking character, looked up at them from cleaning his glasses, and shot them an oily grin.
'Good evening, ladies,' he spoke,' anything I can get for you?'
'Cabernet Sauvignon wine, for the three of us,' Coolly answered Snape.
Quickly their drinks were delivered. The trio sat down.
'So what do we do now?' asked Lupin.
'We wait. They are bound to be here somewhere,' whispered Snape.
'We only have half an hour left!' groaned Black.
But Snape's sharp teaching ears got something.
'Are you sure we could-' said voice at a nearby bar table.
'Don't fret, Crux, they deserve it, after they destroyed our master!' growled quietly another voice from the same table.
Severus turned towards Lupin and Black who were at the moment sipping their wines. Severus nodded,' I think we got our little birds!'
Black and Lupin stood up uncertainly.
'What do we do, Snape?' whispered hurriedly Black.
'Do what I do.' Curtly answered back Severus.
Severus strolled over to the table. Two middle aged wizards looked up at him, or her. Severus gave a small, playful smile.
'Do you need company?' he inquired seductively, while recoiling inside his mind.
The wizards gave small smirks. Severus took that as a yes. He sat down next to them, while Lupin and Black sat down too, uncertainly. Severus noticed that they were avoiding Black and moving onto himself and Lupin. So much for Black being the conqueror of girls' hearts in student years.
'What is such a pretty one like you, doing in such a place like this?' asked one of the men.
'Doing what I like.' Severus gave a thin, fake smile, resisting the urge to knock his teeth out.
The wizard turned back to his partner, resuming their talking, thinking that the girls didn't know what they were talking about.
'Are you sure it will work?' asked the one called Crux.
'Positive. You will have to come to the hideout for more information, like the others,' said the other one.
Severus made a mental note that they have a hideout. Where is it?
'You seem to be very sure in this, Lepus,' answered Crux.
Lepus smirked.
'We will soon get rid of all those who were traitors to the Dark Lord,' announced Lepus,' and destroy the Mudbloods too.'
Sirius was about to jump and throttle Lepus, when Severus gave him a warning stare. The wizards seemed to notice this and frowned.
'Is anything the matter?' asked Crux, pretending to be concerned.
'Nothing,' quickly answered Lupin,' our friend here just seems to have a bad headache today.'
Lepus shot Lupin a suspicious look, but continued talking.
'So we make an attack?' asked Crux.
'Something even better,' smiled evilly Lepus,' an epidemic.'
Severus choked on his wine. Lupin and Black looked in worry at each other.
Suddenly, Severus noticed something. Lupin's hair was becoming shorter! His muscles started to form at his arms, and he seemed to grow taller. Lupin looked back at Snape in horror. Snape noticed that his nose was lengthening and getting hooked. Snape stood up so quickly, that the wineglass tipped over, and spilled on Crux's robes. Crux shot Severus a dangerous look.
'Sorry, we just have a meeting...with someone else,' apologized Snape, grabbing Lupin and Black by their arms and hauling them our of the bar. Snape noticed that his voice was becoming deeper and rougher.
The two hours had passed and the potion was quickly wearing off. The trio apparated outside Hogwarts grounds, and ran towards the castle.
They arrived back to the dungeons just in time before they got their usual form. They transfigured their dresses back to their wizard's robes.
'Well, the only thing we've got is that they have a hideout, and that they are going to try to spread an epidemic throughout school,' panted Lupin,' not much.'
Snape nodded breathlessly. He had to report this to the Headmaster.
Black was in the bathroom. He came out, looking pale.
'Thank God I turned back to myself!' he sighed,' I was beginning to have my period!'
Author's Notes: The ending of this chapter is a bit sick, but I tried to add a bit more light to this. The names Crux (the cross) and Lepus (the rabbit) I have taken from the names of the stars. The name Mata Shani, in Indian is supposed to mean something like 'Pretty Flower'. Anywayz, please review!