Disclaimer: I'm using J.K. Rowling's characters in my story. All except
for Cain that is. Oh, and this is not a crossover fic.
Facing Fear
Chapter 7 Packages, Sleeping Drafts, and True Identites
"Miss Weasley!"
Ginny's head snapped up off her desk. She rubbed her eyes and stared questioningly at Snape.
"Would you please catch up on your sleep in someone else's class?" He asked harshly, never letting his gaze stray from her. "That'll be ten points from Gryffindor."
He turned back around and Ginny stared daggers at him. She hated not being able to beat a professor up...it would be so much fun.
As class was dismissed, Ginny slung her school bag full of books over her shoulder and stomped out angrily. She had been in a bad mood all day, and Snape only made it worse.
Earlier that morning she had spilt juice all down the front of her robes. In Professor McGonagall's class she accidentally turned Colin Creevy's hair purple, while trying to change her mouse into a purple spool of thread. And during lunch Malfoy had stopped by her table, demanding to see her after Potions.
So, here she was, standing outside of the training room, dreading going in, but for some reason doing it anyway.
She found that Draco wasn't there, and went to set her books down on the table.
After waiting for a few minutes and becoming bored, she decided to rummage through the books and things, looking for something to keep her occupied. She looked through several books with titles like, 'The World of Demons' and 'Vampires for Dummies'.
"Protect Yourself from Evil" Ginny muttered aloud, picking up the book and skimming through it. "Vampire's strongly dislike garlic, loud-pitched noises, and sunlight." Well, Ginny believed the sunlight issue but wasn't certain about the others. She would never be caught dead holding a strand of garlic. The smell would never wash away.
She turned to replace the book back onto the tall shelf as something caught her eye. A small vial was tucked away in the far back of the shelf, hidden from sight if the book was in front of it. She squeezed her hand through the books and brought the vial out into the light. She read the label.
"Sleeping Draft. Very potent. Use with caution. Two drops added to any liquid substance will knock you out for a maximum of three hours."
Ginny stared at the tiny bottle in her hand. Why would Draco have something like this hidden in a bookshelf? This kind of stuff wouldn't work on vampires.
Suddenly a sound outside the door brought Ginny back to her senses. She quickly replaced the sleeping potion and the book, before turning back to the table.
The door flung open and Draco walked in. He seemed tense about something, and Ginny put on her best innocent expression.
"Sorry." He muttered, obviously referring to being so late.
"It's ok." Ginny answered, avoiding his suspicious gaze.
"What are you doing?"
"Oh, I was just flipping through some of the books."
His suspicious expression remained, but he didn't mention anything more about it.
He pulled up a stool opposite from Ginny at the high, lab-like table that she was sitting at. Leaning over he placed his elbows on the table, his face only inches away from her own. Ginny pretended to be very interested in her hands, letting her hair fall over her eyes.
"You've been going out at night." It was a statement, not a question. Ginny could feel his breath.
He reached up and tucked her hair back, and gently lifted her chin to meet her eyes.
"Do you realize how dangerous that is?" His tone was firm but placid, as the light hit the unique gray of his eyes.
Ginny wondered how he had known about her going out.
"I thought it was what the Slayer is supposed to do." She answered, her voice wavering a bit. She hated the way he made her feel. Every time he even came close to her she wanted to melt away. "The Chosen One is selected to protect the people from the demons in the world. I couldn't very well do that without going out where the demons hunt."
"The Slayer is also supposed to report everything she does to her Watcher. I'm here for advice, counsel, instruction, and of course for my good looks."
Ginny tried hard not to smile at that but found herself doing so anyway. Draco smirked and leaned his chin in his hands.
"So, that means no more nightly excursions without asking me first." He said.
"Why are you so interested in my whereabouts?" Ginny wondered aloud.
He stared hard at her for a second, making her avoid his gaze.
"I just want to know. If something were to happen to you, the Council would blame me."
Ginny frowned. Was the Council all that he was worried about...was being blamed for her death more important to him that she was? And what about the Sleeping Draft that was tucked securely away behind 'Protect Yourself from Evil'? There were so many unanswered questions.
She cleared her throat and stood. "If that's all you needed, I've got to go."
He nodded, his eyes following her all the way to the door.
"Don't do it anymore Ginny."
"Okay okay," She huffed. "Don't get your knickers in a twist."
She looked up and met his eyes one last time before leaving.
~*~*~*~*~
Draco waited a few minutes, then grabbed his cloak and headed towards Hogsmeade. The sun was quickly sinking, and he expected to be there by sunset. Turning down the alley behind Magical Remedies he waited behind a pile of old crates for Cain.
Cain appeared the same way he did each time. Seemingly out of nowhere. Fashionably late.
"I'm getting tired of waiting so long for you every time we meet." Draco said crossly.
"Ah, my dear Watcher, I'm getting very very hungry. When do we act?" Cain replied, ignoring Draco's accusation at his tardiness.
"Don't call me that." Draco complained again.
"What?"
"Watcher."
"Are you ashamed of what you are Draco?"
"Are you?"
Cain narrowed his eyes at Draco. "If I had a soul maybe I would be."
Draco's expression went void, and he reminded himself of what he was getting into.
"So, when do I get the package?" Cain said, sensing Draco's uneasiness and changing the subject to business. "There's no deal unless I get that first."
"Soon." Draco answered.
"When?"
"This Friday." It was an uncertain answer. To tell the truth, Draco really hadn't thought of when he was going to go through with it.
"Fine. Meet me here with it."
They still were not referring to what the package really was. Draco always felt a pang of obnoxious guilt flow through him when they discussed it. But this is what he needed. Standing here next to a real vampire almost made him collapse with fear. The effort of staying cool was very strenuous. He could tell that Cain was trying to make him feel as comfortable as possible, understanding the immense amount of fear that he caused Draco. But he only did that for himself...he only wanted what Draco could give him. But then again Draco only wanted what Cain could give him.
"Did you talk to the Slayer about coming out to slay at night?" Cain asked. "The other vampires are getting very tired with me. They want to get out and hunt, we can only last so long without food."
"I know." Draco responded. "But I can't have them out while Ginny's out. One of your friends might see her as a nice meal."
"We are vampires."
"I know that! But it would ruin the whole plan if they were to kill her. Then we wouldn't have a deal."
"That's right." Cain said. "You're one lucky boy. This is a delicate business that we vampires put much precision into. We don't choose lightly."
Draco nodded.
"I could have taken her the other night you know." Cain continued. "It would have been so easy...but I respect your efforts, and decided to stick with the plan. It will be more fun this way anyway."
Draco nodded again.
"Quite a doll she is." Cain's eyes got that strange longing in them again.
Suddenly another vampire ran up. He was out of breath and seemed very upset about something.
He didn't give Draco a second glance as he spoke to Cain.
"Some of the others.."
He clutched his stomach and breathed in and out, trying to catch his breath. Draco noticed how annoyed Cain was looking.
"Some of the others went up to that school. They said they were tired of waiting, and wanted to have some fun and eat."
"Bloody prat! I told you to make sure nothing like that happened!"
Draco looked back and forth from the two of them. "Are you telling me that there are vampires headed to Hogwarts right now?"
Draco didn't even wait for an answer. Instead, he just turned and ran.
If they got to Ginny before he did...
~*~*~*~*~
Ginny was going to go out tonight. She really didn't care what Draco told her to do. It was what she did, and she enjoyed the time alone, wondering through the cemetery, hunting for the vampires that refused to show themselves. As she was making her way through the dark halls of Hogwarts, she heard a sound, and turned the corner to find her brother, Harry, and Hermione. She hid herself in the shadows and watched as they passed by. It looked like they were headed to the kitchen for a late-night snack.
Something along the far corner of the opposite wall drew Ginny's attention away from her brother and his friends. She realized with horror and dread that one of the living dead was hungrily watching her friends. Ginny strained her eyes to see into the shadows, and smelled the air.
Joy. It wasn't just one vampire. It was three.
She looked from Ron, Harry, and Hermione, to the three demons that were moving steadily out of their hiding places and stealthily following them.
She silently cursed.
This was it. She was going to have to save her own brother, and show them what she really is.
She pointed her wand at the torches hanging on the wall and muttered the lighting spell. The hall suddenly lit up, and she jumped out, a stake hidden behind her back.
"Wouldn't you rather pick on someone with a little more strength?"
Hermione screamed as she turned to see the three hideous creatures behind her. Ron stood stricken, and Harry pulled out his wand.
"Run Ginny!" He yelled at her.
She smiled back at him. "A wand won't do any good on these beasts." Then she turned her attention back to the vampires that seemed confused.
"My brother's a wimp. He won't be fun to kill." She mocked, enticing the demons away from the others. "Now, I on the other hand, will be much more of an exciting challenge for you."
Ginny stepped forward, and the tallest vampire finally realized who she was.
"Well look who we have here boys. It's the Slayer." He said with a cold smile.
Ginny heard Hermione gasp. "Ginny!" She shrieked as the smaller two vampires charged at her.
Ginny allowed her senses and instinct to take over. She wouldn't be able to remember later how she killed them. It just happened..naturally. Soon she had staked one of them, and was about to dust the other one when her attention was diverted at Hermione's scream.
The tall vampire had grabbed Ron, and both Harry and Hermione were trying to pull him away, unsuccessfully.
The vampire next to her took opportunity at her lack in attention, and kicked her feet out from under her. She landed hard on her stomach. Acting like she was knocked out, she lay very still as the vampire prepared to kick her, testing to see if she was conscious. As his foot swung toward her, she grabbed it, jumped up, causing him to fall to the floor and then stabbed him swiftly in the heart. His foot turned to dust in her hand.
She ran over to the others. Harry was knocked unconscious on the floor and Hermione was sobbing, and pointing her wand at the vampire that still had Ron by his hair.
"I'm guessing that this is your brother, seeing as how you both resemble each other. Especially with that bright, delicious red hair."
Ginny glared at the vampire. "Let him go or I swear that you will end up just like your mates."
The vampire chuckled. It was a sickening laugh.
"Ginny..." Ron said feebly, his eyes almost popping out of his head, and his voice all crackly. "This is probably a bad time to ask this, but WHAT THE BLOODY HELL ARE YOU!?"
Ginny smiled genuinely for the first time in a long while. It would feel good to not to have to lie to her brother anymore about her indentity.
"Why I'm your own private Slayer, Ron."
"Not for long." The vampire broke in.
Ginny suddenly remembered back to the night she had tried to save the boy and failed. She remembered the way that vampire had unmercifully broken the poor child's neck. She couldn't let that happen to Ron.
Ginny locked eyes with Ron, pleading silently with him to listen to her directions. He nodded to show that he understood.
Moving forward she kept talking to the vampire, using a mocking tone in her voice and keeping his attention away from her brother.
"Did Cain send you here? Did he tell you where to find some small innocent children to suck the blood out of? Wouldn't you rather bring the Slayer back to Cain?"
This caught his attention. His smirk broadened, and he moved his face closer to Ron's neck.
"I'll take you back to Cain as soon as I have this nice little snack."
Ginny rested her hands on her hips.
"Tell you what." She said, once again drawing the vampire's attention away from Ron. "If you let go of him, unharmed, I'll set down my stake and come quietly with you."
She threw her stake towards Hermione, and showed the vampire her empty hands. "Deal?" She asked.
The vampire looked her over, as though pondering her intentions. Finally he pushed Ron away. Ron tumbled to the floor, and looked up at Ginny with horror and wonder.
"Good boy." Ginny said, she was only about 5 feet away from the vampire now.
"It's too bad for you that I always keep a spare."
Ginny grabbed another stake from her robes and threw it with more force than Ron or Hermione had ever seen, directly at the vampire's heart.
The last thing he saw was Ginny's triumphant smile.
A/N: I really hope that this chapter wasn't too confusing. You will find out more about why Draco is making a deal with the vampire that killed his mother (Cain) and what or who the "package" is in the next chapter.
Thanks to:
The Dragon's Angel: Aw! Thank you!
Luna Writer: Sorry To confuse you! The plot is becoming even more complicated!
Guardian Storm Demon: I wonder that sometimes too :o) Thanks for the sweet review!
Jean B: I'm glad it's refreshing! Thanks!
Yin: Thanks for all the advice. I am trying to get this story done quickly b/c I want it done before the 5th books comes out. So, that's why it probably seems rushed. I've tried to focus more on their emotions, but I don't know how well that's going. Back up info on Cain will be in the next chapter or after that. Thanks for the review! It was very helpful!
Dramagurl: :o) Thank you!
Bumble puppy: I think Ginny makes a good slayer too! Thanks for the encouragement!
Doublekiss: Draco is a sexy whatcher! Lol. Thanks!
Goodgirlsbadboys: Thanks for the review.yeah it is like buffy isn't it? ;o)
Imp: Aw, thank you so much! I am trying so hard to keep it from sounding like a crossover, although many of my ideas are reflected off buffy. (No, I have not stole anything from buffy.) I want to keep it as Harry Potterish as possible.
Melanie Pointe: Glad to hear you love it! Thanks!
Aditya: Your review was so sweet and very encouraging. Thank you lots!
Sayo: ooooooohhhh thannnkkks!
And thanks so much to anyone I left off! No review was left unread, and all the reviews were taken to heart! Thank you!
Advice and corrections are welcome! Reviews are always wanted!
Facing Fear
Chapter 7 Packages, Sleeping Drafts, and True Identites
"Miss Weasley!"
Ginny's head snapped up off her desk. She rubbed her eyes and stared questioningly at Snape.
"Would you please catch up on your sleep in someone else's class?" He asked harshly, never letting his gaze stray from her. "That'll be ten points from Gryffindor."
He turned back around and Ginny stared daggers at him. She hated not being able to beat a professor up...it would be so much fun.
As class was dismissed, Ginny slung her school bag full of books over her shoulder and stomped out angrily. She had been in a bad mood all day, and Snape only made it worse.
Earlier that morning she had spilt juice all down the front of her robes. In Professor McGonagall's class she accidentally turned Colin Creevy's hair purple, while trying to change her mouse into a purple spool of thread. And during lunch Malfoy had stopped by her table, demanding to see her after Potions.
So, here she was, standing outside of the training room, dreading going in, but for some reason doing it anyway.
She found that Draco wasn't there, and went to set her books down on the table.
After waiting for a few minutes and becoming bored, she decided to rummage through the books and things, looking for something to keep her occupied. She looked through several books with titles like, 'The World of Demons' and 'Vampires for Dummies'.
"Protect Yourself from Evil" Ginny muttered aloud, picking up the book and skimming through it. "Vampire's strongly dislike garlic, loud-pitched noises, and sunlight." Well, Ginny believed the sunlight issue but wasn't certain about the others. She would never be caught dead holding a strand of garlic. The smell would never wash away.
She turned to replace the book back onto the tall shelf as something caught her eye. A small vial was tucked away in the far back of the shelf, hidden from sight if the book was in front of it. She squeezed her hand through the books and brought the vial out into the light. She read the label.
"Sleeping Draft. Very potent. Use with caution. Two drops added to any liquid substance will knock you out for a maximum of three hours."
Ginny stared at the tiny bottle in her hand. Why would Draco have something like this hidden in a bookshelf? This kind of stuff wouldn't work on vampires.
Suddenly a sound outside the door brought Ginny back to her senses. She quickly replaced the sleeping potion and the book, before turning back to the table.
The door flung open and Draco walked in. He seemed tense about something, and Ginny put on her best innocent expression.
"Sorry." He muttered, obviously referring to being so late.
"It's ok." Ginny answered, avoiding his suspicious gaze.
"What are you doing?"
"Oh, I was just flipping through some of the books."
His suspicious expression remained, but he didn't mention anything more about it.
He pulled up a stool opposite from Ginny at the high, lab-like table that she was sitting at. Leaning over he placed his elbows on the table, his face only inches away from her own. Ginny pretended to be very interested in her hands, letting her hair fall over her eyes.
"You've been going out at night." It was a statement, not a question. Ginny could feel his breath.
He reached up and tucked her hair back, and gently lifted her chin to meet her eyes.
"Do you realize how dangerous that is?" His tone was firm but placid, as the light hit the unique gray of his eyes.
Ginny wondered how he had known about her going out.
"I thought it was what the Slayer is supposed to do." She answered, her voice wavering a bit. She hated the way he made her feel. Every time he even came close to her she wanted to melt away. "The Chosen One is selected to protect the people from the demons in the world. I couldn't very well do that without going out where the demons hunt."
"The Slayer is also supposed to report everything she does to her Watcher. I'm here for advice, counsel, instruction, and of course for my good looks."
Ginny tried hard not to smile at that but found herself doing so anyway. Draco smirked and leaned his chin in his hands.
"So, that means no more nightly excursions without asking me first." He said.
"Why are you so interested in my whereabouts?" Ginny wondered aloud.
He stared hard at her for a second, making her avoid his gaze.
"I just want to know. If something were to happen to you, the Council would blame me."
Ginny frowned. Was the Council all that he was worried about...was being blamed for her death more important to him that she was? And what about the Sleeping Draft that was tucked securely away behind 'Protect Yourself from Evil'? There were so many unanswered questions.
She cleared her throat and stood. "If that's all you needed, I've got to go."
He nodded, his eyes following her all the way to the door.
"Don't do it anymore Ginny."
"Okay okay," She huffed. "Don't get your knickers in a twist."
She looked up and met his eyes one last time before leaving.
~*~*~*~*~
Draco waited a few minutes, then grabbed his cloak and headed towards Hogsmeade. The sun was quickly sinking, and he expected to be there by sunset. Turning down the alley behind Magical Remedies he waited behind a pile of old crates for Cain.
Cain appeared the same way he did each time. Seemingly out of nowhere. Fashionably late.
"I'm getting tired of waiting so long for you every time we meet." Draco said crossly.
"Ah, my dear Watcher, I'm getting very very hungry. When do we act?" Cain replied, ignoring Draco's accusation at his tardiness.
"Don't call me that." Draco complained again.
"What?"
"Watcher."
"Are you ashamed of what you are Draco?"
"Are you?"
Cain narrowed his eyes at Draco. "If I had a soul maybe I would be."
Draco's expression went void, and he reminded himself of what he was getting into.
"So, when do I get the package?" Cain said, sensing Draco's uneasiness and changing the subject to business. "There's no deal unless I get that first."
"Soon." Draco answered.
"When?"
"This Friday." It was an uncertain answer. To tell the truth, Draco really hadn't thought of when he was going to go through with it.
"Fine. Meet me here with it."
They still were not referring to what the package really was. Draco always felt a pang of obnoxious guilt flow through him when they discussed it. But this is what he needed. Standing here next to a real vampire almost made him collapse with fear. The effort of staying cool was very strenuous. He could tell that Cain was trying to make him feel as comfortable as possible, understanding the immense amount of fear that he caused Draco. But he only did that for himself...he only wanted what Draco could give him. But then again Draco only wanted what Cain could give him.
"Did you talk to the Slayer about coming out to slay at night?" Cain asked. "The other vampires are getting very tired with me. They want to get out and hunt, we can only last so long without food."
"I know." Draco responded. "But I can't have them out while Ginny's out. One of your friends might see her as a nice meal."
"We are vampires."
"I know that! But it would ruin the whole plan if they were to kill her. Then we wouldn't have a deal."
"That's right." Cain said. "You're one lucky boy. This is a delicate business that we vampires put much precision into. We don't choose lightly."
Draco nodded.
"I could have taken her the other night you know." Cain continued. "It would have been so easy...but I respect your efforts, and decided to stick with the plan. It will be more fun this way anyway."
Draco nodded again.
"Quite a doll she is." Cain's eyes got that strange longing in them again.
Suddenly another vampire ran up. He was out of breath and seemed very upset about something.
He didn't give Draco a second glance as he spoke to Cain.
"Some of the others.."
He clutched his stomach and breathed in and out, trying to catch his breath. Draco noticed how annoyed Cain was looking.
"Some of the others went up to that school. They said they were tired of waiting, and wanted to have some fun and eat."
"Bloody prat! I told you to make sure nothing like that happened!"
Draco looked back and forth from the two of them. "Are you telling me that there are vampires headed to Hogwarts right now?"
Draco didn't even wait for an answer. Instead, he just turned and ran.
If they got to Ginny before he did...
~*~*~*~*~
Ginny was going to go out tonight. She really didn't care what Draco told her to do. It was what she did, and she enjoyed the time alone, wondering through the cemetery, hunting for the vampires that refused to show themselves. As she was making her way through the dark halls of Hogwarts, she heard a sound, and turned the corner to find her brother, Harry, and Hermione. She hid herself in the shadows and watched as they passed by. It looked like they were headed to the kitchen for a late-night snack.
Something along the far corner of the opposite wall drew Ginny's attention away from her brother and his friends. She realized with horror and dread that one of the living dead was hungrily watching her friends. Ginny strained her eyes to see into the shadows, and smelled the air.
Joy. It wasn't just one vampire. It was three.
She looked from Ron, Harry, and Hermione, to the three demons that were moving steadily out of their hiding places and stealthily following them.
She silently cursed.
This was it. She was going to have to save her own brother, and show them what she really is.
She pointed her wand at the torches hanging on the wall and muttered the lighting spell. The hall suddenly lit up, and she jumped out, a stake hidden behind her back.
"Wouldn't you rather pick on someone with a little more strength?"
Hermione screamed as she turned to see the three hideous creatures behind her. Ron stood stricken, and Harry pulled out his wand.
"Run Ginny!" He yelled at her.
She smiled back at him. "A wand won't do any good on these beasts." Then she turned her attention back to the vampires that seemed confused.
"My brother's a wimp. He won't be fun to kill." She mocked, enticing the demons away from the others. "Now, I on the other hand, will be much more of an exciting challenge for you."
Ginny stepped forward, and the tallest vampire finally realized who she was.
"Well look who we have here boys. It's the Slayer." He said with a cold smile.
Ginny heard Hermione gasp. "Ginny!" She shrieked as the smaller two vampires charged at her.
Ginny allowed her senses and instinct to take over. She wouldn't be able to remember later how she killed them. It just happened..naturally. Soon she had staked one of them, and was about to dust the other one when her attention was diverted at Hermione's scream.
The tall vampire had grabbed Ron, and both Harry and Hermione were trying to pull him away, unsuccessfully.
The vampire next to her took opportunity at her lack in attention, and kicked her feet out from under her. She landed hard on her stomach. Acting like she was knocked out, she lay very still as the vampire prepared to kick her, testing to see if she was conscious. As his foot swung toward her, she grabbed it, jumped up, causing him to fall to the floor and then stabbed him swiftly in the heart. His foot turned to dust in her hand.
She ran over to the others. Harry was knocked unconscious on the floor and Hermione was sobbing, and pointing her wand at the vampire that still had Ron by his hair.
"I'm guessing that this is your brother, seeing as how you both resemble each other. Especially with that bright, delicious red hair."
Ginny glared at the vampire. "Let him go or I swear that you will end up just like your mates."
The vampire chuckled. It was a sickening laugh.
"Ginny..." Ron said feebly, his eyes almost popping out of his head, and his voice all crackly. "This is probably a bad time to ask this, but WHAT THE BLOODY HELL ARE YOU!?"
Ginny smiled genuinely for the first time in a long while. It would feel good to not to have to lie to her brother anymore about her indentity.
"Why I'm your own private Slayer, Ron."
"Not for long." The vampire broke in.
Ginny suddenly remembered back to the night she had tried to save the boy and failed. She remembered the way that vampire had unmercifully broken the poor child's neck. She couldn't let that happen to Ron.
Ginny locked eyes with Ron, pleading silently with him to listen to her directions. He nodded to show that he understood.
Moving forward she kept talking to the vampire, using a mocking tone in her voice and keeping his attention away from her brother.
"Did Cain send you here? Did he tell you where to find some small innocent children to suck the blood out of? Wouldn't you rather bring the Slayer back to Cain?"
This caught his attention. His smirk broadened, and he moved his face closer to Ron's neck.
"I'll take you back to Cain as soon as I have this nice little snack."
Ginny rested her hands on her hips.
"Tell you what." She said, once again drawing the vampire's attention away from Ron. "If you let go of him, unharmed, I'll set down my stake and come quietly with you."
She threw her stake towards Hermione, and showed the vampire her empty hands. "Deal?" She asked.
The vampire looked her over, as though pondering her intentions. Finally he pushed Ron away. Ron tumbled to the floor, and looked up at Ginny with horror and wonder.
"Good boy." Ginny said, she was only about 5 feet away from the vampire now.
"It's too bad for you that I always keep a spare."
Ginny grabbed another stake from her robes and threw it with more force than Ron or Hermione had ever seen, directly at the vampire's heart.
The last thing he saw was Ginny's triumphant smile.
A/N: I really hope that this chapter wasn't too confusing. You will find out more about why Draco is making a deal with the vampire that killed his mother (Cain) and what or who the "package" is in the next chapter.
Thanks to:
The Dragon's Angel: Aw! Thank you!
Luna Writer: Sorry To confuse you! The plot is becoming even more complicated!
Guardian Storm Demon: I wonder that sometimes too :o) Thanks for the sweet review!
Jean B: I'm glad it's refreshing! Thanks!
Yin: Thanks for all the advice. I am trying to get this story done quickly b/c I want it done before the 5th books comes out. So, that's why it probably seems rushed. I've tried to focus more on their emotions, but I don't know how well that's going. Back up info on Cain will be in the next chapter or after that. Thanks for the review! It was very helpful!
Dramagurl: :o) Thank you!
Bumble puppy: I think Ginny makes a good slayer too! Thanks for the encouragement!
Doublekiss: Draco is a sexy whatcher! Lol. Thanks!
Goodgirlsbadboys: Thanks for the review.yeah it is like buffy isn't it? ;o)
Imp: Aw, thank you so much! I am trying so hard to keep it from sounding like a crossover, although many of my ideas are reflected off buffy. (No, I have not stole anything from buffy.) I want to keep it as Harry Potterish as possible.
Melanie Pointe: Glad to hear you love it! Thanks!
Aditya: Your review was so sweet and very encouraging. Thank you lots!
Sayo: ooooooohhhh thannnkkks!
And thanks so much to anyone I left off! No review was left unread, and all the reviews were taken to heart! Thank you!
Advice and corrections are welcome! Reviews are always wanted!