Kiss From a Rose
Disclaimer: I do not own anything that contains any of J.K. Rowling's work, she by far is much more experienced in writing then I am at the current moment. This is her universe that I am using to produce works like Kiss from a Rose. I'm still looking for a beta reader, yes, any takers? Alright well if you feel up to it just send an aim or e-mail. Once again, edited poorly but what can I do but only try my best to do the editing.
Chapter 13 – First Date
Harry got up from his seat on the dusty stone floor and scuffled his feet towards the door. He walked through the door and looked down the narrow hall way that led to the narrow stair case. Harry walked slow, memorizing each step as if it was his last, his shoes tapped against the marble flooring, his refection appeared back to him, 'Argus must have finished cleaning these floors' Harry thought to himself while moving with the taps. His head remained down never having to look up all the way to the Great Hall.
He stopped before the doors, trying to hear inside, the noise was just erratic human voices that absolutely no sense to Harry. It was just too many voices at once, to much excitement and joy and it was starting to overwhelm Harry's sense. Maybe he would try to scan the room of thoughts, possible just one student's thoughts, yes; this is what Harry would do. He opened his mind, releasing all doubts of what he told Lily the day before about reading other people's thoughts. He could vision his consciousness self pass though the great hall doors, then he arrived next to the closes student to the door. A small first year a student whose thoughts were sealed from everyone but himself, Harry felt himself take a seat next to this student and then felt the thought pass from the student into his mind.
"I can't believe, I got a detention already… mom is going to kill me, I know it. What will happen…" the student thought in his head. Harry gave a small smile seeing that this boy had not read the paper yet. Harry got up and scanned the room, his eyes turned to the teachers, some talking to others, but he noticed that Dumbledore was looking straight at him with a welcoming smile. Did he know that he was in here, Harry asked himself. But how could he, he was standing outside of the doors and what was in there was just a projected image of himself that only he could see. He looked again at Dumbledore who was now talking to McGonagall. Curiosity burned within Harry, he wanted to hear what they were talking about. But at the very moment he moved closer to Dumbledore he felt a pull back through the wooden doors and into his body. It was then he felt a hand on his shoulder, cold a strong. Harry could smell the undead in the hand and the body that was behind him.
"I told you I would meet you here, now what's the matter something wrong why are you standing out here?" Lily asked making Harry turn around. In the corner of his eye he saw that the armor guards bowed to him. Was the nod a respectful nod, or was it just mocking him? Why did he care about such things, Harry felt the questions filling his head once more.
"I'm afraid of what is going to happen in there, read my thoughts and you'll know what I fear." Harry spoke, his voice was dripping with fear, Lily did need to read his thoughts to know that. But she didn't know why he feared so much and so she allowed herself to read Harry's thoughts. In a matter of seconds she found out everything that happened and was guessing on what was going to happen in that very room.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Lily said.
"Cause I thought I might try this alone, I'm going to have to deal with it myself right? it's my problem…" Harry defiantly knew that his words meant nothing to Lily.
"Harry, I would stand by your side and take that pain away." Lily said, Harry's brow rose to that statement. That was the same thing that Hermione said to him this morning. That's odd It almost sounded like if Hermione was talking instead of Lily. Just a odd thought Harry told himself, though suspicious did arouse for a bit. Then he felt that cold arms of Lily wrapped around his body pulling him closer to her. He could feel her chest (which was flat) beat against his chest, she was a bit smaller then him.
"Thank you for being here." Harry whispered. Lily smiled and looked up at Harry, moving up on her toes to move her lips closer to Harry. But she was denied Harry's kiss as he pulled back and kissed her on her forehead. Harry could see Lily's face contort into a sorrow almost heart broken individual vampire. He felt a twinge in the back of his mind that she wanted to be with him and that she was doing something hidden from him just to have that. But just like the earlier feeling when she had said the same things Hermione did, he put it away and never thought of it again.
"Your welcome Harry, now, let's go through at meet both of our destinies." Lily wiped the sorrow face off and put on a face that was more brave and confident that nothing was going to harm her or Harry. Harry opened the doors and immersed his eyes upon the crowd of students. All the students heads turned, there eyes already judging what they saw. Harry looked to the right of him and noticed that student who he had read the mind of was still looking at the table in disgust at himself not paying any attention to what was happening around him. Harry then looked over the turned heads of the students to the staff table that stood in the center. Dumbledore was there, sitting and chatting with McGonagall, he didn't even look at Harry. Why was this, Harry thought, was he not going to break the silence that gripped the hall? Lily then pulled him to the seat at the Gryffindor table. The students near by who were did not known Harry that well (mainly 7th years, and 3rd years and below) moved as far away as possible from the two. Hermione and Ron sat the closes on the other side. Ginny, Lavender, Neville, along with the rest of the 6th years did not move away nor did they move closer to Harry. It seem that they were not afraid of what Harry was but what he might do if they said something wrong about him. Hermione and Ron sat the closes even though they were on the other side. Hermione took no time in waiting for Harry to say something; she immediately moved and gave him the daily prophet and the quibble to read. Harry took it without saying a word to her.
His eyes merely needed to glance at the paper to know what it said, headline news, Harry Potter bitten by a vampire, Harry Potter now the creature of blood, Harry this Harry that. Lily could feel the anger growing throughout his body, his eyes were filled with anger as they moved over the paper. His fist clenched crumpling the paper, and then he snapped his head up to the students who moved back in shock. It even made Hermione and Ron move a little. Harry rolled the paper up quickly and then shot up from the seat and left in a blur. This ignited screams and terror for the students in the room, there untrained mortal eyes could not see Harry move out of the great hall with great speeds. Quickly he ran fast up the stairs and to the Gryffindor commons. There he sat in peace by the mantle, and then he started to read the paper. First the daily prophet,
Headline news – Harry Potter the mysterious vampire…
This was surprising news to us when the ministry came to us and gave us this story. Immediately some of us were quite surprise at the information some have speculation. But this is not an editorial mistake on our part, in fact that we have an interview recording (turn to page 5 to hear) telling us of the details of how he found out about Harry Potter being a vampire. Over the next few days we will be investigating ourselves about this, but from what we have been getting by letters is that this information is true.
For all the parents of the students at Hogwarts, Harry Potter has not been the one that was behind the attacking, but was there trying to stop them. This was from Dumbledore's own mouth; he also stated that Harry will not go into ministry's hands as long as he was headmaster at Hogwarts. Could this be another challenge to the power and authority of the ministry? Who knows, but believe in what our paper has to say, we will bring the vampire world into the front pages of the wizardry world for now they have claimed the boy that has lived. Is this a tragic day? Or is it finally the end of you-know-who?
Harry looked again and again, he shuffled through the papers, it was all about him… well almost, there was one section telling everyone about Lily. This angered him even more, he tore the paper to shreds, and the pieces fell to the floor like feathers. He was beyond anger, he felt his blood starting to boil beneath his skin. Immediately he turned to the wall and channeled all his force into his hand and delivered a powerful blow to the wall. It creaked and roared as if it had been alive and hurt. Soon after noticing the dent that he had put in the wall a agonizing pain ripped through his hand. Blood did not spill from his knuckles but he felt as if his bones had been crushed with the amount of strength he had used. But this was quickly put in the back of his mind when he again punched the wall with all his strength. Again the walls roared in anger and bent in frustration. It was then Harry turned his attention to the material objects of the room, upon his command (though he did not think of it at the time) they vibrated and then turned into flames and eventually into ash. First it was the coffee table which was near the fire place, then it was the chairs, then his eyes moved to the corners where the rest of the chairs and tables turned into ash. He felt himself go into a blindness rage, something in which he had never experienced before, though have been close. He felt himself out of control, nothing else was left in the room for him to destroy then he moved towards the entrance way and the only thought through his mind had been the students. But before he would even leave the commons Lily appeared through the door, Her soft eyes covered slightly by her midnight black hair. They scanned the room noticing the mess of ash that lay on the floor. She was amazed and scared while looking at Harry and seeing that his eyes had lost all human in them. She also was afraid of the power that he contained within him and how much of it he released upon this room.
Even at two years of age could she only image such power, this was a power of a god, she thought to herself that not even Romulus had this power. He snapped his head to her, she gave him a smile, but he only returned with rage. Harry walked to her and pushed her out of the way with ease but Lily did not take this lightly. She appeared in front of him and took hold of his throat and tossed him back into a pile of ash that was once the red couch in the center of the room.
"I'll kill you right now if you do not stop this non-sense!" Her voice dripped with venom. Harry saw that she was not kidding, and noticed how strong she actually was. In fact she was very strong for such a little woman.
"Let me out now" Harry sneered and stood up looking up at her, he had calm down to the point where the once instant inferno power was lost in time to him.
"Are you insane? This isn't how you should go about like this! This is the worst possible way to go about with this!" Lily yelled, her eyes stared at him, they bore into his soul making him shiver.
"How else can I go about this, look at this? My world is over! Look at it! People all around won't like to be around me; no they fear the immortal…" Harry's face soften a bit, he tried his hardest to keep his calm, but how is it possible to do such things. "I just, I…"
"I know Harry, I know… when people found out that I was a vampire it was the same thing. But destroying things do not make matters better. I know it hurts but this is the most important time for you. Come let's walk outside, maybe into the forest, so we can talk. Then we can come back and be ready to face this school." Lily held out her hand to Harry, Harry at first couldn't find the power to move himself. But something in Lily's eyes told him that it would be alright, he had lost all anger in that second and gave her a genuine smile of serenity within himself. They both vanished from the commons and appeared outside in the sun. Just as the first rays of the sun hit him it stung like never before. He felt as if the sun was burning him alive, Lily took notice and pushed him back into the shadows where the sun could not touch him.
"What's wrong?" Harry asked looking at his burning flesh.
"Your vampiric mind has taken over for the time being, Harry you must find your human side before you can move out into the sun." Lily said.
"What do you mean, I feel like I'm in the right state of mind." Harry responded. Lily just shook her head and pulled Harry out into the sun once more. This time the sun did not burn but felt warm and tingling through Harry's body.
"See" Lily said before walking out into the grass. Harry looked around to see that some students were at Hagrid's starting there classes. It took little to no time to get over to the glossy blue great lake. There Lily stated to speak,
"Two years ago I was turned by the same sire of course. It wasn't until a month after hiding it away from my family did they actually find out. Oh you should have seen there eyes, oh how I savored that moment. They took out there wands of course and aimed it at me, and then out of no where did Romulus appear angered at them. He took there wands and snapped them in two before looking at the both of them. We both could smell the fear, they were drenched in it, I was still young even in my mortal years I was young. All I wanted to do was drain them of there life, but Romulus denied me that as he let them live. There eyes told me that I was never allowed back, well for a while never allowed back. So I set off to the world, I learned a lot of stuff during that time, Romulus showed me some stuff but then he took off leaving me." Harry turned to look at Lily, who gazed at the lake. "Eventually they accepted me back, but my door was bolted as if there feeble attempt was going to hold me in. They along with so many others denied the fact that I - (Lily stopped for a moment watching the movements in the water) - that we could still feel emotions and all of that human stuff. But it was that very fact that made me push on to live, it did make me mad, and who wouldn't get mad. But it also showed me how much more I would have to show this world of us." Harry nodded and then took a seat at the foot of the water. Lily did the same right next to him, and moved her arm around his shoulder.
"I guess I was pretty foolish to think that people would just accept the fact."
"Very foolish Harry, very foolish, but understandable." Lily smiled and moved her head onto his shoulder.
"So what did they say after I had left?" Harry questioned, curiosity burned in him.
"Well, one Dumbledore gave a small talk about it. He said that we were just as normal as anyone else we just have 'special needs'" Lily gave a small laugh. "But there was some talking going on throughout all the tables. Some students wanted to end our lives, some even planned to study and then one day destroys us. Neville was shouting in his head cursing us for biting him. Of course I told him that it was neither of us, he didn't believe it. I would watch out for that one Harry, he might do something rash." Lily said, moving her arm down behind his back. Harry smiled, and moved his hands to the ground behind him keeping him steady.
"So how much did I frighten them when I moved with our immortal speed?"
"Oh, some girls fainted at the sight, but some actually fell in love with you." Lily giggled.
"Let me take a guess, the twins?" Harry smiled.
"How did you know?"
"Just a guess."
"You were reading my mind, weren't you?" Lily asked.
"Course not; I wouldn't dare do it... I don't even read the minds of Hermione and Ron or at least try not to."
"And why not?"
"Cause its wrong; you wouldn't like it if I read your mind." Harry said.
"No, you wouldn't be able to trust me." Lily laughed and pulled away from Harry only to fall back onto the grass.
"I could try, right what's going to stop me from trying?" Harry turned to face her, she herself fell onto the grass and was already looking at Harry. There eyes met each other, silver and silver, if anyone stood there and looked at these two they wouldn't see the vampire within them. They would only see two pinkish colored humans who looked terribly in love or at least made it look like that. The sun was at high noon now, there was no shade from it, but it did not affect the bodies of these immortals. In fact it was quite nice for them, quite nice indeed.
"I would stop you from trying, you know the older we get the more out powers are able to grow. And I'm two years older then you are mister." Lily smiled as part of her black hair fell into her eyes. Harry moved his hand over and gently pressed his finger against her smooth and perfect skin and slowly moved the hair out of her eyes. Lily took this chance to move a little closer to Harry, her mind seemed a little blank, but never the less she had never seen one like him. He cared, even if he was immortal, he loved even if he would out live all the love ones around him. He was different, so very different from the other immortals she had met. Most of them could never look beyond the fact that they were gods to this world, no most of them were like Romulus, arrogant, ruthless, and only thought about themselves.
"Was it painful for you? You know becoming a vampire?" Harry had broken her thoughts, but she wasn't mad, well how could she be? She was falling in love with this vampire. Though she wanted to fight it, it was impossible and she also knew that his heart belonged to someone else and that is what pained her the most. She had almost kissed him in the hall but he had stopped her, in the back of her mind she knew it wasn't possible but trying she would and failing she will.
"So? Was it painful for you?" Again Harry asked, Lily looked at him and noticed how close she was to him. She moved a little back and noticed that his face sadden a bit, but not enough to give her any feeling.
"No, well, sort of, I don't remember it all too clearly. I just remember being drained to the point of death and then waking up in the middle of the night to see my sire there. Looking down at me, his silver eyes, the paleness of his skin, his silky black hair. He picked me out of my bed, I didn't need a coffin like him I didn't understand it at that time, and I still don't understand why only some vampires can walk during the day and some can't. But he didn't give me a choice really, that's what I hated him the most for, for not asking me first." Lily's face gave a grave look of misery.
"He did the same to me, I didn't have much of a choice, and it was either death or a vampire." Harry said.
"You think the teachers are looking for us right now?" Lily said breaking away from the conversation.
"Probably, but I don't give a shit." Harry said as he saw her face smile which could only make him smile.
"Yes, every vampire goes through that point in time, where they think nothing matter. I've yet to think that way because I think everything matters. I've very surprised that you are experiencing this at such a young age." Lily got up from the ground and dusted off her robes. Then she held her hand out to help Harry. Harry took it and stood up and another question rose into his mind.
"Do we ever change?" This made Lily laugh with delight, still he was young and didn't understand things.
"Harry once we have crossed that line, we never change. Forever we will stay this way, yes, I'm as sad as you are because I will have to look at this body for who knows how long." Lily said and watched Harry's eyes move down. "But lets not think of times of the sad, lets think of the times ahead. Who knows it might be fun, very fun indeed scaring those little children." Lily laughed, making Harry laugh as they started to walk back to the castle.
"Thank you." Harry said.
"For what?" Lily questioned.
"For stopping my rampage." Harry opened the door for Lily, noticing that it had to be around lunch time because he could hear everyone was in the great hall.
"Well I can't have the only other vampire vanish and leave me to fight this crowd alone now." Lily pulled Harry towards the great hall doors and opened them. Like before everyone's head turned and dead silence came over the hall. Harry this time felt better about being in this room, he felt as if he was floating far about this place and that nothing could have touched him. Well expect the person who was pulling him to the Gryffindor table. They took there regular seats away from everyone else except Hermione and Ron. Hermione gave a cheery smile to Harry, which made Harry's heart beat even faster.
"I guess there isn't a need to hide my fangs any more is there?" Harry asked Lily, who chuckled with the slightest of hisses. Harry then gave a wide smile as his fangs started to grow back to there normal length, this scared even Hermione and Ron. Maybe it was something in the back of a humans mind that fangs meant the sign of danger.
"Did you guys miss me?" Harry asked while looking at the food that was on the table. He picked up a grape vine that was in a bowl near him and put it in a plate that was before him. How he wanted to taste that grape, it's savory sweet taste; it made him give an eerie smile. But that taste he found hard to gasp, why couldn't he picture the sweet taste of the grapes? He shook his head and noticed that kids were starting to leave. Harry and Lily guessed that they couldn't stand being near a vampire, feeling so helpless. He could sense the fear that came from Hermione and Ron, the fear that now resided in the room. How it made him feel, well like a dark god, this was something he felt pride and sorrow in. Harry gave a sad smile that mirrored the pain that was in him now, to watch Hermione and Ron, his friends, his closes friends now fearing there own mortality. But this wasn't what Hermione was like before, she in fact did not show any fear what so ever, what made her fear now. What sudden change in her emotions happened, something wasn't right, something had to be wrong. But Harry let those thoughts slip. Like time it slipped by him fast, soon the month was over and there were only a few weeks left in the year.
This in fact was the week before Christmas break, nothing much changed since then. Kids stay away as far as they could from Harry and Lily. It was easier for Harry since he had Hermione and Ron. For Lily it was far more difficult, many of the first years gathered in groups all away from her. Sometimes she could hear them plotting against her, of course most were fables and weak attempts to stake her while she was sleeping. This would probably be one of the worst mistakes that they could do, but she could see deep into there souls that they were as scared as small muggle born children during Halloween.
Sometime in the middle of November and December they all signed up for the dueling club (including Harry and Lily despite the protest by the other students), maybe this would ease some of the students over. Who knew, Harry sure didn't, for now he just kept his cool and remained content that he had friends still. Though every once in a while he felt their fear but it was not that he was a vampire, it was because of what other students were conspiring against him. His heart melted at the thought every time. The ministry and the daily prophet left Harry alone while he stayed at Hogwarts, probably by the request of Dumbledore. Harry could have cared less what did it matter if he told them important things?
It also happened that over this time after that scene out by the great lake Harry saw Lily in a new light. A light in which he thought he could never see her in, there was something burning in his chest; he thought it might be just bad blood that he had drunk the other day. But no, every time he had seen Lily the burning came back. Lily felt the same way, the burning in her was not the lack of or too much blood. She couldn't quite explain it but then again in the back of her mind she knew that she could not go any further then just being friends with Harry for that his mind was set with Hermione's heart. Though the thought of being with him forever did fuel a desire of evil in her mind.
After what happen that night in the forbidden forest Harry had not seen or heard from his sire for quite a while. He was starting to think that like Lily he had left Harry, though Lily said it was for the best. Harry felt like something was missing from his life, like when he lost Sirius. Help from Lily did stop him thinking about Romulus but he couldn't help but to worry about him. Harry had been the good vampire by serving his detentions with McGonagall which was surprisingly easy for one of his strength and speed. It was basically just cleaning out the toilets (which he severely hated but what is there to fear it wasn't like he was going to get sick and die from it?), and cleaning the Owl tower. This gave him some time to talk to Hedwig who he hadn't talked to in a long time.
The trio was now in the commons finishing up there homework which they all despised, but then again what student muggle or magical actually liked homework, well there are some exceptions (Hermione for example, but she's very different from the others, as Harry put it). Most of the other students that were not in the trio did not even get near Harry, they sat at the corners and at the walls. Harry could hear in there little conversations (which were whispers that only immortals ears would have picked up on) that he was diseased in the mind and would suck there blood for the mere fun of it. This gave a little idea to Harry, it was something he longed to do, of course he knew it could get him in trouble, but did he care? Not really it was more about the fun now and to show these students that he was no mere different then them. Harry scanned the room looking for some helpless soul out there, maybe a first year, or someone from his year. Yes that would do (Harry thought to himself), Harry looked and saw Neville (who was already scared of Harry for he blamed Harry for almost killing him) and Seamus studying in the corner with Neville who was talking about how he would like to get Harry back. Seamus though agreed just to make sure Neville did not get mad at him did not like what Neville was planning. Seamus casually looked at Harry and saw what he had always seen in Harry, the leader of the D.A. fearless and caring. Harry then looked to Hermione and Ron, Hermione was in her book but peered over to see that Harry was planning something in his mind, of course she was going to protest but that wasn't going to get anywhere not as long there was Ron there to encourage him.
"Ron." Harry whispered breaking Ron from his work, Harry looked down at the paper and noticed that Ron hadn't done anything. Harry gave a giddy laugh as he looked at Ron, this sparked everyone's attention for they had never heard Harry laugh like that before.
"I was dreaming of someone special." Ron flushed red with color, Hermione smiled at Ron, Harry laughed again and then his face became very plain as he had an image run through his head.
"Something wrong Harry?" Hermione asked seeing that Harry's eyes were contently staring at Ron and his face plain and emotionless. Ron felt a chill run up and down his spine; he didn't like this at all something was wrong.
"No, nothing, nothing at all. Just, yeh nothing. Anyways, (Harry had to fake a laughter to make them relieved enough to not get worried any more) I was thinking, I've been hearing a lot of talk about how they were going to stop me because of what I was. Of course this would only bring people's doom but heck it's a challenge worth taking. But I'm a very nice person the same Harry that has existed throughout time." Harry stated.
"I would challenge you on that one mate." Ron interrupted Harry, who just looked dumbfounded at Ron.
"What you mean by that." Asked Harry.
"Well, after our little fight which I'm entirely sorry about starting, which I doubt I could have hurt you physically. You've seem a bit more careless, no not careless, a bit more arrogant of things happening around you. You seem to full of yourself lately, like you own the world." Harry could tell in Ron's voice that he was scared of what he was saying to him.
"It's true Harry, I've seen you, you look different, I mean last week when you laughed at the very fact that Neville had screwed up on his potion again and had burned himself, most of us students were stunned by your actions. I've never seen you do something like that. And the week before that you watched Draco hurt a Gryffindor, and you know what you said, that he deserved that!" Hermione said. Harry blinked absently, was he truly like that, no not him, but it was funny wasn't it, Harry chuckled.
"I'm just going through some trouble you know, I have to live like this forever so why can't I have fun and enjoy life?" Harry asked looking at them both.
"Well, there are other ways to enjoy life Harry. But you seem to enjoy other people's misery which is very unlike you, your not controlled by you-know-who are you?" Ron questioned. This made Harry laugh hard and loud which spooked some of the students around him. Harry rolled into his seat and laughed, he couldn't stop laughing, being controlled by Voldemort, what a silly question indeed. All the students in the room looked at him, curiosity burned in there minds of what he was laughing about. It took about another five minutes of uncontrollable laughter before Harry finally stopped but couldn't help little laughs from coming out of him.
"Of course not Ron, of course not, I'm just realizing how much more life is right now. It is a game, it always has been and now I'm finally realizing how much fun it can be if you play it right." Harry said. Both Hermione and Ron looked at Harry they did not want to understand what Harry had meant by that. But in the back of there minds they knew that he was slowly losing his human side and now was the time to try to get that back for they couldn't bear losing Harry in the wizardry world's darkest hours. Hermione was just about to speak before Harry started again, "Well before I was interrupted, I was going to say that I'm going to have a little fun with Neville and Seamus over there, they look like they need a good laugh." Harry whispered so that no one could hear him again.
"Harry… please do not do what I think you're going to do." Hermione said, her voice was true and meaningful which Harry liked.
"Well I heard them, well no I heard Neville talking about how he would like to get me back for what I did to him, of course I did not do anything to him. So I decided to play some game with him, like I've wanted to do but could never pull myself to do it before until now." Harry said while looking at Ron and Hermione. Hermione pleaded not with her voice but with her eyes telling Harry not to do something foolish and rash. Ron had a very different look on his face, he wanted to see what was going to happen and was very excited to see there faces.
"Well here goes nothing." Harry smirked and winked at Hermione before vanishing making both Hermione and Ron jump. The door then suddenly opened and closed with no one going in and out of it which frightened more of the students. Then there was a thud and Harry appeared on the floor very confused on what had just happened. Everyone looked at him, some wide eye, some laughed which made Harry creep a smile on his face. And then started to laugh again, Hermione couldn't help but to smile and Ron he was laughing to hard. At least the dead silence of the room had been broken.
"What the hell (Ron couldn't speak he was laughing too hard) just (Ron laughed once more) happened?" Ron finally finished but remained laughing at Harry who stood up in confusing and in laugher.
"I don't know…" Harry said rubbing his head, he felt like he had hit a brick wall moving so quick over to Neville and Seamus who chuckled under there breaths while keeping there eyes upon there work. At least he got Neville to laugh a bit. Lily then came down from the doors and looked at Harry with a wide grin on her face. It was then Harry knew what happen, he had hit Lily while moving towards Neville and Seamus, she intentionally got in his way making him fall. Harry walked back over and took his seat across from Hermione and Ron; Lily sat next to Harry and looked at him.
"Well you know that was funny." Harry turned to Lily who still had that grin on her face. "Wipe that grin off your face." Harry tried to keep a straight face but that was pointless because a smiled crept up.
"Well you know better not to scare the mortals." Lily said and put her head on Harry's shoulder turning her gaze back to Hermione and Ron. Ron looked at the both of them, "So… you two are going out?" Lily immediately snapped her head up and blushed a little (well with what ever blood had been in her body at that time). Harry looked at Ron, and then laughed once more, he was full of laughter tonight it seemed. Hermione though seemed to take the question very serious, her lips became thing and her eyes very narrow.
"Of course not Ron." Harry said. Lily stopped her blushing and her eyes narrowed but quickly they became normal as she looked towards Hermione. Harry looked to Hermione who had glossy eyes and then turned to Ron and kissed him fully on the lips. This certainly surprised Ron and Harry, who felt his heart, shatter with all hope that he would be with her. Ron kissed back and moved his arms around Hermione's waist. Finally Hermione stopped and turned to Harry with a look of what in the world did she just do. Something was wrong, something had to be wrong, this wasn't Hermione and it was starting to scare Harry. He got up and looked at Hermione again and then at Lily who had her eyes upon Hermione, he laughed once more before heading out the door without saying anything.
He looked down the hall that led to the stairs. What was going on, it was at this point Harry felt like things weren't the same. Things which had been in such control no longer had control. Why did Hermione look at way, why was Lily staring at her, was she jealous that Hermione was with Ron? Was he really acting different since the fight, he just didn't know any more. After sometime of walking and thinking he found himself at the doors of the library. From the doors he could see that Luna was sitting there reading something. He wanted to read from her eyes what she was reading and he knew he had the power to do it. But what was stopping him? that was something he could not define in a matter of words. Harry argued with himself before walking over to the table where Luna was sitting. There he looked over and notice that she had not heard him take a seat next to her. His eyes then moved to the book and it was on vampires, he could feel the heat rise in his body. Was she planning to destroy him to! He was ready to ask but then Luna looked up and gave him a soft and warming smile that eased away his anger.
"I was just reading up on vampires, they are very interesting, yes, very interesting…" Luna said before turning back into the book forgetting that Harry was even there. She had talked to him, students no longer talked to Harry no that was something he longed for but did not know that until now. "Can I ask you something?" Luna looked up again.
"Are you going to ask me to turn you into one to? Cause I swear that if you do I'm going to –"
"Why would I do such a thing like that?" Luna said calming, Harry could smell and sense that she felt no fear towards him. In fact she was very comfortable around him. "I could never ask something like that, I don't have the mentality to put up with knowing that I would never die." Luna closed the book and continued to stare at Harry as if he was a work of art.
"Sorry, I've just been having some troubles dealing with things lately. What were you going to ask again?" Harry spoke softly.
"How can you deal with the fact that you are never to die, and will live to see what will happen to everything and everyone?" Luna asked with the most sincere of voice. This certainly stunned Harry, he never had asked himself this question. Though he understood that he would live forever, but to really ask himself this question was very different.
"I – I – I really don't know… How I am to deal with it… Really… lately I've begun to think that everything is just a game and I'm finally playing it right. But then again I see my friends leaving me because the way I act." Harry said. Luna looked at him, and from what he could see was that she understood what he was saying completely.
"Don't worry Harry, you are like me in ways that even you might not know. You'll change, yes... You'll change. You might think it's a bad thing but after some time you'll know it is a good thing. You'll become a dark angel, yes…" Luna said out of the blue it seemed to Harry. How in the world, what did she mean by that Harry was confused but the mere concept of become a dark angel sounded fun. I mean wasn't that his first intention was to keep Hermione safe and healthy so that she wouldn't have to worry a single day in her life time.
"What do you mean by that Luna?" Harry asked.
"Mean by what?"
"What you just said" Harry said.
"What did I just say?" Luna had this confused look over her face like she never said those words. Harry was confused, didn't he just hear the words come from her mouth nor was he already mad.
"You just said that I would change and become this dark angel." Harry looked at Luna who had a very surprised face.
"Oooh, wouldn't that be fun! To be a dark angel! That would be most fun!" Luna said cheerfully. This was getting no where Harry thought to himself as he soon got up and looked at Luna again. She opened the book back up and started reading once more like Harry had not ever been there.
"Can I ask you something now Luna?" Harry said, Luna then looked up with a smile on her face and nodded. "Why aren't you afraid like the other students they see me and all I can hear from them is how they are terrified with me."
"Cause it's pointless to be scared, we get no where being scared. That's what how I see it, and if you are going to kill me then I guess it was meant to happen so there isn't much I can do about it." Luna nodded repeating some of the last words before going back to reading once more. Harry looked again at her, before turning around and leaving her in the library wondering what had just happened.
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The last week had been a boring week for Harry and most of the other students at Hogwarts. Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Lily all decided to stay at Hogwarts and they were the only students to stay at Hogwarts. This came to no big surprise since most weren't going to stay along with two vampires at Hogwarts. Their parents probably told them to come home; Harry didn't mind in fact he liked the fact that Hogwarts was his. It was Saturday and amazingly the first day of snow, yes it was quite a year since snow came late which was unlikely during other years. Today was also the day when Hermione and Ron decided to have there first date. Harry couldn't help but to be happy for them, yet it still hurt him to see Hermione with Ron. Hermione with the help of Lily was getting ready in the girl's dorm while Ron and Harry were in the boys dorm. Ron was horribly nervous and didn't know how to tie a tie. Harry of course did not know either so Ron trying to improvise and did his best (It came out so that the under tie was on top of the over tie, from what Harry could see at least).
"What do I say Harry, I mean this is the first time I've ever done this. You had one date with Cho, what did you do during that? Were you nervous?" Ron rallied the questions at a very fast pace. "What if I say something? What if I do something wrong!"
"Will you shut up Ron!" Harry exclaimed, he couldn't take this much longer. "Just calm down and relax be yourself why are you worried so much afraid that you might say something that shouldn't be said?"
"NO" Ron became very defensives at that moment this certainly surprised Harry. "No, I don't, it's just I don't want to lose her, it almost happened once and it made me think about it twice." Ron said. Harry nodded and then gathered a small bag full of galleons and stuffed it in to Ron's pocket on his gown robes. Ron finally came out of the bathroom smelling like he had to much cologne, his hair spiked with golden tips, and his tan pants and white undershirt iron to perfection. Harry had watched Ron clean his face at least twelve times before brushing his teeth at least twelve times. Was he this nervous with his disastrous date with Cho? He didn't want to think about to that time, to painful for him plus it seemed that the memory was fading from him. Ron then came over and picked up his robe and noticed how much more heavy it had been. He checked the pockets of it and found a small jingling bag, Ron opened it up and noticed that it as full of galleons, more then he had seen since his brothers had showed them there's.
"Ron, remember this, a woman never pays for the date, so I decided to help you out a little." Harry said, Ron looked up at Harry and just nodded. Harry then pushed him out the door and down to the commons where they waited for Hermione. The clock had struck 7:00 pm as then they both heard the door opening and footsteps coming down the stairs, and soon both there eyes laid upon Hermione. To Harry she was a goddess and probably to Ron, he couldn't tell. But to Harry it was like looking upon something which no man had the right to set eyes upon. Harry stood up immediately and lowered his eyes. Ron on the other hand just merely opened his mouth releasing a little drool.
Hermione wore a spectacular baby blue strapless dress that stretched from the top of her breasts (showing a bit of cleavage) down to her knees, part of her hair bun up, the rest release down to about her shoulders. She worn no jewelry, no Harry did not see the need for it already her eyes were jewelry. Harry at that moment wanted to bow and kiss her feet but knew it would be impractical. She was his goddess, not just for looks but for her personality, smart, funny, though a bit bossy it made her all the better. Then he turned to Ron, who still had his mouth open this angered Harry. How could some one just look at facial value and not what she was. Harry felt his fist clench up and his anger rising, but he had to remain calm, yes, calm would be the best thing for him right now. Though the mere fact that Ron did not see what he had seen in Hermione puzzled him. Hermione walked down with Lily right behind her, both of them gave smiles. Harry couldn't tell if they were either to him or to Ron, who knew he was just at awe with Hermione.
"Ready to go Ron?" Hermione spoke with the softest of feminine voices. Ron stood up and nodded taking Hermione's arm and started to lead to the door. Harry just watched and looked at the manners in which Ron was treated Hermione. He opened the door for her and then they both walked out to the stairs disappearing from his sight.
Harry felt a pair of hands come on his shoulder but he still remained looking out the door he had lost something there. Lily moved her head on to his back and moved her arms down and around his waist. Harry still did nothing but watch them go and felt a tear fall from his face, this was his destiny wasn't it, to remain alone for all time, Harry told himself not even noticing Lily there. She on the other hand felt the sorrow from Harry, all this time she wanted him for herself, and she knew it and she wouldn't deny it. She even controlled a bit of Hermione's actions to make Harry not love her any more. But how do you break up the purest form of love, wasn't the saying that love conquers all?
"Do you want to follow them so that Hermione isn't hurt in some way?" Lily pulled away finally telling herself that it was over, his heart was never with her, not even how hard she had tried.
"I do, do you know where they went?" Harry asked.
"They went to a restaurant that had just opened, Italian I think, some where in Hogsmeade I couldn't tell you because you have to be at least in the third year to go." Lily dissipatedly said. Harry then turned around to look at Lily,
"Thank you, I know what you've done to Hermione, I forgive you for that. Yes I did read your mind right now, you were so open that it wasn't hard to do such a thing. I know that you wanted to be with me all this time. Thank you for being a good friend to me and putting your emotions away. And if it doesn't work out, I'll be here for you. I swear." Harry hugged her before quickly making his way to Hogsmeade. Lily stood there, feeling the blood tears on her hand, this was too much, she made her way up to her dorm where she closed and locked it making sure no one was to get in.
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Review Responses –
Arizosa – Lol I love your reviews, so animated, so cheerful. It makes me want to write so much when I get reviews like that. (then again I write because I just like to express what goes on in my head) Anyways, Dueling club, yes I'm getting to that, soon, well after the Christmas break finishes will the dueling club begin. Yes Romulus, I have big plans for him for now, but no doubt he will not show up in the sequel (yes I'm planning a sequel).
Ryusuken – I know, I know, but he has to be there for now. Don't worry this is a H/Hr, and they will soon be together, I promise within the next two chapters they will be together. J
Celtic55 – Thank you very much for that review. Well I'm just writing and if I get out a chapter within a day then I'm happy but that isn't always the case (like so it took about a week to get this one out).
The Annoying One – I know I introduced that blood thing a little late in this story, but when I started to write this story it didn't occur to me on why they needed blood. Then I did a bit more research and understood why they needed it. Thank you for reading, please continue to read this story.
Robaatsu – I know I know, I'm getting there 3 chapters and they will be together (ok maybe 2 chapters). Just be patient and things will happen.
TheNormalMan – thank you for taking another look at my story, but what you said made me think that I needed to work even harder to make this story good. Thank you lots for your honest opinion.
Napoleon Jones – Thank you for that information, I will try to make it less formal.
Taka ichijouj – Yes, I thought it might seem odd that Harry's friends would want to be vampires. Draco of course was an easy one, but for Ron, he's always wanting (in my mind) to top or become equal to Harry. Sorry that I didn't explain it then. For Hermione well you'll learn later in the story.
TheUnknown() – well if I'm producing a chapter every five to ten days I try to make it long so that it's more enjoyable then just reading a few short paragraphs.
Rama_The_Vampire – Harry's powers, yes, next chapter you will see a bit more of Harry's powers. Harry turning evil, well that's still being consider, I mean it would make plenty of sense for him to turn evil and then be brought back by Hermione (hence the title of the story). But I don't want it to be that way.
~ Pono-Kyunin – "Spiritual Noble"