Vampire Half 3: A Snake's Pride
Author's Note: Vampire Half is back ALL RIGHT! (Put Backstreet's back music from Backstreet Boys) 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).
Goblin, why do you love them so?
They are better than stars or water,
Better than voices of winds that sing,
Better than any man's fair daughter,
Your green glass beads on a silver ring.
('Overheard on a Saltmarsh' by Harold Monro)
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'Tea?' asked Dumbeldore.
Severus and Sibyl shook their heads. Dumbledore rummaged through his drawers.
'Lemon Drop?' offered Dumbledore, and when they again refused, he helped himself to one.
'Now, as I know, Severus, you have been taking the pills ever since you were young, but over the time you stopped taking them.' Said Dumbledore.
Severus nodded.
'But what do you need those pills for?' blurted out Sibyl.
Severus took a breath, ' As you know, I have been born with some of the vampire powers which I have inherited from my grandmother, who was a vampire.
'My parents noticed this, so they took me to our family doctor, Dr. Hunder. I was only six years old at that time, but I took everything seriously. He gave me these pills, which kept my vampiric skills in check, so that nothing could go wrong. I also had a slight thirst for blood, and those pills controlled this.
'Over the years I took this medication, but ever since my mother died, it seemed that all the uncontrollable urge to kill had dissapeared with her too. I took less and less pills over the years, until finally in my fifth year I wholly got rid of them. They were no use for me.'
Dumbledore thought about that in silence.
'Those pills which stand on your shelf in the dungeons,' spoke Dumbledore softly,' you made them yourself?'
'Yes,' nodded Severus,' I made them a long time ago.'
'Is it possible that they could have expired?' inquired Dumbeldore.
'No, Albus, they were especially made so that they could not expire,' answered Severus firmly.
'Did you check them up?' tried the Headmaster again.
Severus hesitated, ' I was too busy checking around for White Orinus if it had attacked the Slytherins. Before that, I didn't have time. I trust that I have made my medicines correctly.'
Dumbledore took out of the pocket of his robes the jar of pills. He looked at them.
'Did you have any roblems when you took these pills?' asked quietly Dumbledore, 'Some pains that you didn't have while you took them in your earlier life?'
Severus thought carefully about this, and something snapped in his mind.
'Come to think of it, yes...the stomach pains are much worse than the ones when I was younger,' comprehension dawned in Severus.
He snatched the jar of pills from the Headmaster's open hand. He uncorked the bottle and took one pill out, resting it on the palm of his hand. Severus took out a small knife from his robes, and cut open he pill. Inside there was a hard, gray substance. Severus grew pale.
'It can't be,' he whispered in horror.
His head snapped up,' Do you have a microscope Headmaster?'
Dumbledore nodded, and took out a microscope from his drawers. Severus put the pill under the microscope and hoped that this was not what he thought it was. But it was.
Severus pulled up, obviously shaken. Sibyl and Dumbledore were worried.
'What is it?' asked Sibyl.
'The pill,' spoke Severus slowly,' is made out of pure mercury!'
Sibyl gasped and Dumbledore blanched.
'There is someone in Hogwarts who tampered with my pills,' continued Severus, in the same monotone,' and wishes me dead!'
*******
The Defense Against Dark Arts teacher, Fleur Delacour, was rummaging through her bookshelf in her private office. She need to get prepared for her next lessons tomorrow.
Finally, she seemed to come to the correct book, and drew it out. Fleur flicked across the pages.
Rustle.
Fleur immediately shut her book in a snap. There was a rustling of robes in her room...behind her... And just when she was about to turn around, a spell stopped her.
'Stupefy!' the person hissed the curse behind her, and Fleur fell down, her eyes covered in darkness, not knowing anymore.
******
Severus, Dumbledore and Sibyl were still in the office. Severus then remembered something else.
'Every time I drink from a goblet of water, I get my uncontrolled vampire powers again,' said Severus,' there must be something in that water which triggers the effect for it to happen.'
In a few minutes, they were down in the kitchens, among the House Elves.
'Did you slip something in Professor Snape's water, Winky?' Dumbledore asked the female House Elf who always delivered drinks to Severus.
She seemed as if she didn't want to say anything.
'Winky didn't mean anything bad to happen, sir,' piped up Winky,' this robed person came to me saying that I had to put it into Professor Snape's drink, for it was his medication.'
'Can you show me that thing, Winky?' asked Severus.
Winky nodded, and handed him a bag, filled with transparent, pale powder. Severus immediately knew what it was.
'Crushed manticore tooth,' claimed Severus,' it's main ingredient of sulfur triggers up Vampire effects. The sulfur annoys any parts of Vampires, and humans sometimes used sulfur to see if someone was a vampire, along with garlic.'
'Isn't sulfur yellow?' asked Sibyl.
'Yes, but Manticore powder has other ingredients in it, which made it look pale and transparent,' explained Severus.
Suddenly, Ruby burst into the kitchen.
'Uncle Severus!' she gasped from running,' Professor Fleur Delacour has been kidnapped!'
Author's Note: My, my how confusing! I have read that in Elizabethan times, people made lipstick out of mercury, and taking a bit of it in your stomach slowly poisons you. Plus, Severus is a wizard and part vampire, so her didn't immediately get poisoned. Please review!
Author's Note: Vampire Half is back ALL RIGHT! (Put Backstreet's back music from Backstreet Boys) 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).
Goblin, why do you love them so?
They are better than stars or water,
Better than voices of winds that sing,
Better than any man's fair daughter,
Your green glass beads on a silver ring.
('Overheard on a Saltmarsh' by Harold Monro)
/////////////////
'Tea?' asked Dumbeldore.
Severus and Sibyl shook their heads. Dumbledore rummaged through his drawers.
'Lemon Drop?' offered Dumbledore, and when they again refused, he helped himself to one.
'Now, as I know, Severus, you have been taking the pills ever since you were young, but over the time you stopped taking them.' Said Dumbledore.
Severus nodded.
'But what do you need those pills for?' blurted out Sibyl.
Severus took a breath, ' As you know, I have been born with some of the vampire powers which I have inherited from my grandmother, who was a vampire.
'My parents noticed this, so they took me to our family doctor, Dr. Hunder. I was only six years old at that time, but I took everything seriously. He gave me these pills, which kept my vampiric skills in check, so that nothing could go wrong. I also had a slight thirst for blood, and those pills controlled this.
'Over the years I took this medication, but ever since my mother died, it seemed that all the uncontrollable urge to kill had dissapeared with her too. I took less and less pills over the years, until finally in my fifth year I wholly got rid of them. They were no use for me.'
Dumbledore thought about that in silence.
'Those pills which stand on your shelf in the dungeons,' spoke Dumbledore softly,' you made them yourself?'
'Yes,' nodded Severus,' I made them a long time ago.'
'Is it possible that they could have expired?' inquired Dumbeldore.
'No, Albus, they were especially made so that they could not expire,' answered Severus firmly.
'Did you check them up?' tried the Headmaster again.
Severus hesitated, ' I was too busy checking around for White Orinus if it had attacked the Slytherins. Before that, I didn't have time. I trust that I have made my medicines correctly.'
Dumbledore took out of the pocket of his robes the jar of pills. He looked at them.
'Did you have any roblems when you took these pills?' asked quietly Dumbledore, 'Some pains that you didn't have while you took them in your earlier life?'
Severus thought carefully about this, and something snapped in his mind.
'Come to think of it, yes...the stomach pains are much worse than the ones when I was younger,' comprehension dawned in Severus.
He snatched the jar of pills from the Headmaster's open hand. He uncorked the bottle and took one pill out, resting it on the palm of his hand. Severus took out a small knife from his robes, and cut open he pill. Inside there was a hard, gray substance. Severus grew pale.
'It can't be,' he whispered in horror.
His head snapped up,' Do you have a microscope Headmaster?'
Dumbledore nodded, and took out a microscope from his drawers. Severus put the pill under the microscope and hoped that this was not what he thought it was. But it was.
Severus pulled up, obviously shaken. Sibyl and Dumbledore were worried.
'What is it?' asked Sibyl.
'The pill,' spoke Severus slowly,' is made out of pure mercury!'
Sibyl gasped and Dumbledore blanched.
'There is someone in Hogwarts who tampered with my pills,' continued Severus, in the same monotone,' and wishes me dead!'
*******
The Defense Against Dark Arts teacher, Fleur Delacour, was rummaging through her bookshelf in her private office. She need to get prepared for her next lessons tomorrow.
Finally, she seemed to come to the correct book, and drew it out. Fleur flicked across the pages.
Rustle.
Fleur immediately shut her book in a snap. There was a rustling of robes in her room...behind her... And just when she was about to turn around, a spell stopped her.
'Stupefy!' the person hissed the curse behind her, and Fleur fell down, her eyes covered in darkness, not knowing anymore.
******
Severus, Dumbledore and Sibyl were still in the office. Severus then remembered something else.
'Every time I drink from a goblet of water, I get my uncontrolled vampire powers again,' said Severus,' there must be something in that water which triggers the effect for it to happen.'
In a few minutes, they were down in the kitchens, among the House Elves.
'Did you slip something in Professor Snape's water, Winky?' Dumbledore asked the female House Elf who always delivered drinks to Severus.
She seemed as if she didn't want to say anything.
'Winky didn't mean anything bad to happen, sir,' piped up Winky,' this robed person came to me saying that I had to put it into Professor Snape's drink, for it was his medication.'
'Can you show me that thing, Winky?' asked Severus.
Winky nodded, and handed him a bag, filled with transparent, pale powder. Severus immediately knew what it was.
'Crushed manticore tooth,' claimed Severus,' it's main ingredient of sulfur triggers up Vampire effects. The sulfur annoys any parts of Vampires, and humans sometimes used sulfur to see if someone was a vampire, along with garlic.'
'Isn't sulfur yellow?' asked Sibyl.
'Yes, but Manticore powder has other ingredients in it, which made it look pale and transparent,' explained Severus.
Suddenly, Ruby burst into the kitchen.
'Uncle Severus!' she gasped from running,' Professor Fleur Delacour has been kidnapped!'
Author's Note: My, my how confusing! I have read that in Elizabethan times, people made lipstick out of mercury, and taking a bit of it in your stomach slowly poisons you. Plus, Severus is a wizard and part vampire, so her didn't immediately get poisoned. Please review!