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.
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Kemenran – Yep
TimGold – I know I know, but I couldn't have Ron have that. Even though I hate the character, he still is a vital role to this story.
SirDarlon – I'm glad that you liked it, I think I've read it, I'm not sure if I haven't reviews then I haven't read it. I've been so busy now days that I tend to lose track of my mind so sometimes I don't even know where I am.
Arizosa – Sorry to disappoint your appetite for death, blood, and gore. It will come, eventually, just not against Ron. I was hoping that it wasn't too short for a chapter and I'm glad that you approved of it.
Shadow Wolf – More action I'll have to get to that. Don't worry it's getting there.
The Vampire Story Hunter – Look around you, maybe you'll find something to inspire your mind.
No one – I'm Still working on romances. I'm not much of a romance person. Tips will help if you would like to write a few of them.
Celtic55 – I'm glad that you liked the chapter, sorry this one took forever to come out but it's out now. That alt. fic is out but it's still in the development staging, ideas would help the progress of the alt fic.
Robaatsu – I didn't know Fan fiction had awards, but thanks for the update. Thank you.
Duke-of-Argyle – Wow, I didn't expect that, I'm glad that you like Lily she has been one of my favorite characters. Putting a little of me in her worked I guess. Who knows maybe someone will come along and write Harry and Lily together it would be interesting to see how there lives play out. Will Lily always be alone? Possibly, but probably not, she's to good of a character to be left alone.
Alphabet-psycho – Sorry if I didn't explain it right in the beginning about why Harry is a vampire. I picked up on the Romulus and Remus bit, I'm not sure I'm going to keep up with ancient legend but it would make things a bit more interesting. I hope that you will enjoy the story even though you can't see Harry as a vampire.
SpinX() – Thank you for the comment, without you people, life would be most boring to live. The jumping off a bridge idea sounds fun, but maybe later in life.
Paul – No, I understand what you mean, Harry can't be immune to sunlight. But I don't follow Anne Rice's vampires to the exact detail. I like to have my vampires have a balance of the yin and yang, meaning that the more vampiric you become the less sunlight you can withstand. The more human you remain the more sunlight you can withstand. It's the opposite of Anne Rice's vampires. Remember Harry is a vampire and being a vampire comes with a sense that life is a mere game, at that moment Harry saw it as a game and that's why he didn't care.
Amy2k – No worries, I won't, computer problems I understand. This story is going to be completed! And thank you for your help.
Sweden's Pride – Sorry for taking so long, I'm glad that you like this vampire story. I've read some other vampire stories out there that have been pretty good (though I don't remember the names). You just have to keep looking for them cause they exist. Keep reading.
Shadow Wolf0987 -- It's updated ^^
pure-minstrel2345() – thank you for that comment, I'm trying to work on this concept of not getting this lazy writing mind set. Who knows, but I'm writing again ^^ so hopefully everything goes well.
Author's Note: I have no excuse for updating this story so late. I've had some troubles but it isn't anything that would have stopped me from writing. But now it's here, and hopefully is a good chapter to read. Currently I'm writing the next chapter and if I don't screw up again It should be out within two weeks tops maybe sooner. Thank you for waiting.
~ Kyu
Chapter 17 – Vacation –
Harry felt himself in toils of mortal and vampire sorrows. There in front of him was a vampire who loved him dearly even though he knew his heart belong to Hermione. Maybe it was time for him to help Lily find someone, she had helped him get Hermione, now would be the time for him to help her. But how, he asked himself, he shook his head as he got up from his seat and headed upstairs to his dorm. Upon getting there he quickly striped down and then put on his nightclothes before heading into his bed and drifted into his astral projection self. He looked around the room noticing how odd it felt to look at himself. Laying there on the bed, with his eyes closed, his white pale skin perfect to the cell, some of his silky black hair covering his eyes, and his finger nails clear and flawless. Harry shook his head before floating away and down to the commons room where there still was Lily with her book.
She pushed her long black hair out of her face while she read. Harry floated in front of her, could she sense him, Harry had wondered while he floated watching her eyes move across the lines. Lily looked up all of a sudden which made Harry jump a bit; her eyes intently stared right upon Harry's figure. Interesting was all Harry could produce in his thoughts as he moved closer. Lily moved her eyes around the room before turning them back to her book. Harry smiled a bit before taking his leave into the outside world, over the forbidden forest to see Arianne. Harry arrived in little time to Arianne's front door. There he physically materialized himself and knocked on the door. This would be a bit more formal, Harry told himself while he waited. He waited, and waited, still nothing, what is taking her so long, Harry asked himself. Finally the door opened and a large woman appeared, she looked like an exact copy of Arianne but older.
'Must be her mother' Harry thought while feeling the eyes of this woman bear down upon her.
"Can I help you?" She asked looking at Harry.
"I came to see Arianne." Harry asked politely hoping that this lady would let Harry see her. But in fact it was the worst outcome Harry had expected. The lady started to cry, swells of water formed in her eyes, and soon came down the falls. Harry looked at the lady, shaking his head, how could this be, he quickly asked himself.
"What happened!?" Harry erupted, if this was any of his enemies that brought this misery to this family he would bring swift revenge upon them, Harry felt a new rage inside of his astral body start to form.
"We don't know, one day she was here, the next she was gone." The lady said through the falls of her tears.
"Is there any reason for someone to take her?" 'Harry asked while looking around the ground for any sign of an attack of at least a break in to the house. Though it wasn't to hard to get into the house since it was a very simple house.
"I don't see any reason… she is a very special girl but no one around her is afraid of her talents… everyone here is very nice to her…" The mother's eyes where red with tears wanting to fall. Harry knew she was a special girl, she was the only one that could detect his presence when he first graces his eyes upon her.
Harry did not want to hurt this lady any more then he had to so he quickly left without asking for anything else. He walked around the corner and then dematerialized and floated into the air once more. Harry stopped in the middle of the forbidden forest, just to gaze down below at the flock of Centaurs who were sprinting through the thickness of the forest cover. Everything was going good, but then someone had to mess it up, Harry told himself. Harry floated slowly making the time pass by very quickly while he was in his thoughts. It made absolutely no sense, why would anyone want to take Arianne. She might be powerful but she did not know an ounce of magic. Or she did and just didn't know it, Harry asked himself.
'Did someone know I was there?' Harry questioned himself while the sun started to come up over the eastern horizon. 'Who could have done it, only Lily and Arianne knew about my projection' Harry floated down to the forest ground and started to walk along the darken paths which the centaurs made. Two centaurs quickly passed through him without taking a second look back, this made Harry jump in fright and soon found himself within the confines of his own physical body. Harry's eyes quickly shot open and looked up at panel boards of his bed, his breath was heavy and ragged, he never had moved so quickly into his body before. Odd was his own thought as he got up from his bed and took a shower, put on some clothes, before heading down stairs.
Even more disheartening events occurred as he reached the commons, there lying on the ground bloody and torn was his love, Hermione. Her cinnamon brown hair fell in a puddle of blood while two pick marks on the side of her neck dripped into a small blood puddle. Harry was horrified at the site, who could have done this Harry yelled throughout the commons. He was in raged, more then in raged some might say, in fact he was in a fury of anger. Quickly Harry appeared next to Hermione and picked her up quickly checking if she had any sign of life still left in her. Barely and soon fading Harry told himself, as he had to think about his next moves.
'Would I be able to make it down to the hospital wing before she dies on me? Should I give her the gift of the vampires? Who did this? I will search the ends of this world and the astral world to find this vampire, Could it be Lily, she's the only other vampire that I know of. But why would she do something like this?' Harry looked at Hermione, her delicate frame shattered in the bruises and cuts along her face. Though even through all the smeared dried blood, the cuts that horizontally ran across her face, the bruise marks that had no defined state, she was beautiful. Harry kissed her on the forehead as he picked her up, telling her that everything was going to be all right.
He moved like the wind through Hogwarts halls, each step perfect in stride, each leap down the stairs perfect in landing. He had to move quickly to save her, if it was possible. Yet there was a certain calmness in his mind, something about this was different. He felt like life was getting colder as he moved, the air chilled and his body harden while he arrived at the front doors of the wing. He kicked them open with Hermione still in his hands, the sound erupted the silence wing waking Pomfrey from her daze like state while she read a book. She took no time in summoning the right equipment for Hermione while Harry put her down on the beds. Pomfrey worked her wonders while Harry watched; she started to pump new blood into Hermione's veins for she had lost so much of it, Pomfrey said.
She flicked her wand and said a few words, healing up the cuts and bruise on her face. Some she could not help and they would have to heal naturally. Harry stood next to Hermione, holding her hand; he wasn't going to let go as long as she was in this state. He was going to be here to protect her he promised himself that everything came second now and all that what matter in life was Hermione.
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A devoted Vampire he was, Lily watched Harry from the doorway. Listening to his thoughts, feeling the urge to just rip him away from Hermione and claim him as her own. She couldn't help but let a tear fall; she had told herself many times before that it was over for her. Harry would never have her even though they were of the same kind. She had to stay strong for both her and Harry cause what ever did this attack was certainly more powerful then anything she had seen. She moved some of her long hair out of her eyes while she walked with a bit of a sway in her hips over to Harry. Softly and comfortably she set her hand on his shoulder and turned her eyes soft and down upon Harry who looked up.
"Are you going to be ok?" Lily asked looking at Harry before moving her gaze over to Hermione. Harry didn't respond but nodded and turned his gaze back upon Hermione wondering if he should have turned her into a vampire instead of letting her go through all this pain.
"No, you did the right thing Harry." Lily responded to his thoughts. Harry turned around quickly and stood up in front of Lily. She could see that Harry was mad, what for she had to ask herself.
"STOP READING MY THOUGHTS! DO YOU HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR YOUR FRIENDS OR ARE YOU JUST LIKE ROMULUS WHO CARES NOTHING FOR LIFE IT SELF?" Harry yelled making Lily jump back. Pomfrey who had been in the back room getting together stuff to help Hermione heard and quickly walked out looking at the two vampires standing there face to face. Lily felt tears start to form in her eyes, she had never made Harry mad, she had never wanted to make him mad. Yet for helping him she had.
"I'm sorry Harry, it's just I was only trying to help and calm your mind…" Lily said choked through her tears. Why was she crying? She wasn't like a normal girl that would cry about these silly mortal things. Was it that Harry was truly her entire life; she wanted to devote all of her time to him. She moved back a few steps not wanting more of Harry's wrath set against her, she quickly ran out of the wing leaving Harry there to deal with what he had just done.
He felt his heart die just a bit more as he saw Lily run out of the hospital wing.
'What did I just do' Harry said through the rest of the emotions that troubled his mind. 'Everything was going good and now this' Harry again said to himself, life could not get any worst. Then he remembered what Voldemort said about how Harry would suffer if he did not show up on Christmas morning. Was this Voldemort's doing, if it was how did he get past Hogwarts spells and enchantments, how did he get past Dumbledore. Harry asked himself as he moved back over to Hermione's side and took hold of her hand. He laid his head against her chest listening to her breathing and slowly closed his eyes finally after sometime entered the dream world.
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"Daddy you worry too much, Mommy will be alright." A young girl's voice echoed throughout the long dark corridor in which Harry found himself standing in.
'Whose voice is that…I've never heard of it...' Harry asked himself while looking around. The corridor had fog rolling in circles on the ground; there was no light at the end only four doors on each side. Doors that were obsidian black with golden handles with white frames. Harry walked down to the first door on his right and slowly turned the handle wondering what was behind it. But he stopped suddenly as he heard that child's voice again.
"Don't go through that one Daddy, That's the bad one, your so silly Daddy…"the young girl's voice said once more.
'Why does she keep calling me Daddy,' Harry asked himself while he moved towards the voice, which he couldn't determine where it was coming from which greatly disturbed Harry.
"What are you doing Daddy, you know the right door, Mommy is there waiting for you. But hurry because she really misses you." The young girl's voice spoke once more. This time it irritated Harry. He didn't know what door to go through, all the doors looked the same. "Daddy is that you, you look pale compared to what you normally look like." The young girl said again before screaming, "YOUR NOT MY DADDY GET AWAY!!! DADDY HELP!!! PLEASE HURRY DADDY!"
Harry rushed through the last door to his left and entered only to find himself in more of a mysterious room. The laws of magic did not even seem to work here, things that shouldn't be, was, and things that were never appeared.
"Where are you!?" Harry yelled while running throughout the room. He soon tripped on something big that was on the ground. Harry fell hard onto the object and soon a groan emitted. It was alive what ever he tripped on Harry told himself slowly getting up rubbing his forehead which felt like he had just been hit with a bat. Harry looked down and saw that it was Hermione; in the same position he had found her when she had been attacked. Once more Harry felt his anger rise and his senses put on full alert. Twice now his love had been attacked and twice now he couldn't help her...
"Harry… Harry…" Another voice, this time the voice was of an old male who sounded like time was just now getting to it. "Harry wake up."
Harry woke up from his dream; he noticed that Hermione's clothes were stained with his blood. He could feel the dried tears upon his face, he had been crying. Harry then turned to look at the man behind the voice. It was Dumbledore gazing down, with his blue eyes, upon Harry who merely looked up and could not help but give a small smile.
"Are you ok?" Dumbledore asked with the utmost comfort in his voice.
"Yeah." Harry meekly responded. Dumbledore nodded before turning his gaze upon the sleeping Hermione. Her face looked like one in torment but also one of a fighter. Harry turned to Hermione and had noticed this; there was something wrong with her, something horribly wrong. Harry felt an anger sweep over him and so many words he wanted to get out but Dumbledore beat him to it and started to speak.
"She will get better Harry, it is only going to take time."
"What's happening to her?" Harry questioned moving his hand into hers.
"She is fighting the thing that has attacked her." Dumbledore responded swiftly not trying to test Harry's patience.
"There has to be something I can do to help her." Harry retorted feeling weak and powerless to help Hermione.
"The only way to help her Harry is to be strong for her." Dumbledore choose his words carefully and added a smile to them. Harry could only help to give a little smile back because he knew in the back of his mind that was the only thing that he could do. "The dueling club is starting the second week of school so maybe you and Lily should prepare for that. Also I would like to remind you that it is not Lily's fault for this accident, so do not take it out on her." Dumbledore smiled once more before nodding to Harry and taking his leave.
'I should say I'm sorry to her' Harry said to himself while looking down at Hermione. "I'll be back before the nights end." Harry kissed Hermione on the forehead before standing up and walking out of the hospital wing and up to the Gryffindor commons in search of Lily. Harry entered the commons to hear a sniffling Lily who was sitting in of the chairs in the corner with a book covering her face. Harry moved swiftly and silently through the commons and for the first time noticed that Lily did not know that Harry and entered the room. Certainly this was a surprise while he moved right next to Lily.
"I'm sorry for my actions earlier today." Harry said subtle almost too quiet for anyone to hear. Lily turned her head up towards Harry, her eyes were red from the blood tears, her face pale white from losing so much of her own blood. "It's just… I felt so helpless and then you had to show me that I was just a small piece of a puzzle in this world, that I did not matter as much as I wanted to…" Harry seemed to trail off distant in his own voice as he spoke, he didn't really know what to say to Lily, and in fact it seemed to only get harder to speak to Lily. Lily put a smile on her face, it was genuine and pristine which made Harry smile.
"It was partially my fault I shouldn't have done what I did." Lily spoke softly while her eyes danced upon Harry's face. Harry nodded before walking to the mantle place and getting his drink.
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Minutes turned into hours, hours turned into days, and days turned into weeks. All of which moved like molasses for Harry as he waited for some change in Hermione's condition. Everyday he would wake up and walk mindlessly through the halls over to the hospital wing. There he would wait right next to her, sometimes cleaning up her face, sometimes listening to her breath. All the time he would hold her hand and read a charms book for her. In the afternoon he would switch his reading to Transfiguration and during the night it would always be a muggle book. Harry knew how she liked her muggle books; if anything could bring her back it would be her books, which she loved so much. This was Harry's life, day in and day out slowly dragging him to his own grave, everything else around this was unimportant.
Lily unfortunately could not stand this; in fact it was killing her to see the one that she loved so dearly diminish. It was this undying, unconditional love that brought her to this one thought, to rescue Harry from his mortal troubles and show him what vampires must do to survive. It was three days before school was going to start again and it was today Lily was going to bring Harry back from his trip of depression, even though she knew that after he got out of it he would go straight back to Hermione and maybe thank her in the end. Then again when one is in love they are blinded to the hurt that they know that will come in the end.
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Harry woke up like all the other days after Hermione had fallen into this coma like state. He got up from his bed and then went into the shower. He took five minutes at the most before getting out and dressing into the same clothes he had worn several days before. By now they were almost grey from the dust that collected upon them. After dressing he walked down to the library to pick up books he would need for today. Then from the library he made his way to the hospital wing where Hermione laid in the white bed with her eyes closed and the sheets covering up to her chest. There Harry would take a seat by her side and open up a book and start reading. It was also here where Lily met Harry and watched him read to Hermione and wondering to herself if he would do the same thing if she had fallen into a coma like Hermione did.
Lily walked over and tapped Harry on the shoulder; at first Harry did not respond he merely just continued his reading. After another tap he turned around to see that it was Lily who there and wanted to talk to him.
"Harry, I think we need to talk…" Lily said which she had reviewed over and over in her mind but when it came out it seemed imperfect compare to Harry's words.
"What for?" Harry responded as he turned his attention back to Hermione and the book he was reading. "And With a flick of the wrist and the words, --"
"About your condition," Lily interrupted. Harry did not saying anything at first, like he did earlier he ignored Lily once more.
"And with a flick of the wrist and the words—"
"Why are you doing this to me and yourself?" Lily interrupted once more and this time got a more direct answer from him. Harry quickly stood up and in front of Lily looked at her, his eyes bore a pain unknown to Lily and a pain which no human or vampire could bear for long.
"Because it's my fault that she's hurt, it's my fault that she is not in my arms hugging me, it's my entire fault that this has happened." Harry said. Lily looked at Harry holding back his tears; the blood was filling the bottom of his eyes and was soon to boil over. The door opened and broke the conversation as Dumbledore walked through the door with a green garden snake in his hands. His face remained serious while his eyes twinkled blue like always. Both Lily and Harry turned around to see Dumbledore walking towards them. Harry's eyes immediately shot upon the green garden snake and waited, he knew that the snake seemed to be where trouble was and this wasn't the place to bring trouble to.
"It seems that your little friend here Harry knows of some events that have occurred in the past few weeks that will help Hermione recover." Dumbledore said with the softest of his voice with a lot of care in it. Dumbledore handed the snake to Harry who looked down on it and started to speak.
"What is it now?" Harry asked troubling.
"I know of what attacked that woman over there." The snake flicked its tongue over to Hermione. "Along with who stole the woman in the village that you often go to at night," The snake hissed while trying to find the heat within Harry's body. Harry couldn't believe his ears, finally something that he could exact revenge upon.
"So what or who was it?" Harry asked.
"It was another vampire that can pass through objects of solids and into the minds of the mortal." The snake hissed again. This certainly confused Harry, that certainly didn't help, all vampires can do that so what good use is this information.
"That's not information, I can do that snake." Harry said with a bit of a temper in his voice.
"This vampire as you call it, we of the animal world call it a spirit this spirits name is Amato. He is the eldest spirit we reptiles know of." The snake hissed. Harry looked at the snake and then wondered, is this the very first vampire. The one that created them all, it was a question that quickly was put dismay as the snake started to speak again. "Amato is a very troubled spirit he lives only to find a body to inhabit be it female or male. He's always had a love for humans never the animal world."
"Is Amato trying to take over Hermione's body?" Harry asked with curiosity in his voice. The snake hissed and flicked its tongue over Harry's skin, which Harry didn't show that he felt anything.
"Yes…" the snake said. Harry couldn't fear anything more than an invisible vampire one that has no body. Was there anything that he could do to stop this thing or did Hermione have to face it alone.
"Do you know how to fight this thing?" Harry said with a bit of a quiver in his voice.
Lily stood there right by Dumbledore listening to the hissing conversation between Harry and the snake. It was certainly interesting to Lily as her eyes moved back and forth between the snake and Harry. She could see Harry's eyes deeply involved in the conversation; she really wanted to know what was going on so maybe she could help in some way. She tried reading Harry's mind but a wall of brick blocked it off and she couldn't find a way past it.
"You have to find that woman who was in the village… she's the only one that can fight Amato on his level of conscience." The snake hissed to Harry.
"Where can I find her?" Harry questioned.
"At the moment I do not know. But once I do find out I will tell you." Again the snaked hissed.
"Thank you snake." Harry responded as he set the snake down on the ground. The snake soon took off out through the doors of the hospital wing and gone from sight and the senses of Harry. Harry put his hand to his chin as he started to think about how he could help Hermione or help at least find Arianne. Harry soon turned to Dumbledore who was standing next to Lily with his eyes intently upon Harry.
"Is there any way we can get a location upon a person even though we don't have anything of theirs?" Harry asked. Dumbledore seemed to be prepared for the question as he brought out map of England and a vile of blue powder.
"There is a way Harry but I must remind you that let the adults take care of this along with the ministry." Quickly Harry started to jump into a response but Dumbledore held up his hand to Harry. "I believe Lily and you have something to do tonight." Dumbledore said while opening the map and flicking his hand making it float in mid air. He popped open the container with the blue powder in it and poured it into his free hand before throwing it upon the map. Harry walked over to the other side of the map to watch what was happening.
The blue powder moved around in a spiral as it started to form a circle within circles created a bull's-eye symbol. It swirled and swirled before finally the sand fell off into nothing and all that was left was a small blotch of blue sand around the town of London.
'London' Harry reminded himself.
"Ah good, the search will begin tomorrow. Have a fun time tonight you two and Harry don't worry about Miss Granger, she will be in good hands." Dumbledore said before starting to push out Harry and Lily. Harry stopped dead in his tracks but soon found that he couldn't resist Dumbledore's push since there was no ground underneath him. Dumbledore smiled at Harry before closing the door of the infirmary leaving Harry and Lily outside staring off down the hallway.