"Will someone tell me what just happened?" cut in a frustrated Arabella,
"What did he do to young Harry?"
Albus nodded at Poppy and she replied, "Arabella, Severus is a vampire."
Chapter One: Back to Hogwarts
"WHAT?!" she screeched a moment after the words had fully sunk in.
Albus sighed again, "Arabella, if he did not turn Harry, Harry would not have lived through the night, you heard what Poppy said."
"Albus, you have ruined Harry's life!" she protested.
"He'll adapt, I'm quite certain of it," he replied firmly. Arabella simply glared at him. Albus decided not to reply anymore and he turned to Poppy, "Poppy, can you please go check on them? I know the turning will have been very trying for Severus, and I know it wasn't easy on Harry."
Poppy nodded and hurried off to go check on the two vampires. Arabella simply continued to glare at Albus. Albus simply waited for Poppy to return.
After several minutes had passed, Poppy did indeed return to make her report to the Headmaster. "Severus is fine, he's simply exhausted. The act of turning is very draining for him because he does not drink human's blood regularly. Harry, on the other hand, has fallen into a coma. His body has been through a great deal in the past few days and being turned is already very traumatizing to begin with. When a healthy human is turned, normally they are unconscious for about a day; I fear our Harry will be unconscious for a good deal of time longer than that," she finished with a worried, but hopeful expression.
"Do you think he will wake up?" asked Arabella carefully.
Poppy nodded, "Oh yes," she said, "hopefully he will be awake in a week or so. Sooner if he has a strong constitution. I would like to bring him to Hogwarts though, where I can keep an eye on him. Severus will also have to feed him regularly until he awakes."
Albus nodded looking very relieved. "Thank you, Poppy. When Severus awakes, we'll bring him over," he replied.
Poppy nodded. "In that case, I will return to Hogwarts to prepare for Harry's arrival," she said.
"Good, good. Do what you need to do, Poppy," replied Albus.
Two hours later, Severus woke up. He looked around and immediately remembered where he was, but more importantly, he remembered why he was there. He looked over at his young charge. The boy who had probably just become the youngest vampire in history. He sighed and shook his head when he saw that Harry was unconscious... He'd told Albus it was a bad idea!
Just then, Albus walked into the bedroom. He smiled upon seeing that Severus was awake. "Ah, Severus! You're awake, good, good. Poppy is ready and waiting for us. She would like to keep our young Mr Potter in the Infirmary until he awakes," he said, too cheerfully in Severus' opinion.
Severus scowled at the headmaster, but he let it go for now. Later, after they had left Harry with Poppy, then he would speak to Albus, but for now it was better just to let it all go. He sighed and nodded, "All right then Albus, let's go." He stood up slowly and gently picked up Harry. Then he and Albus walked to the kitchen.
"Severus, apparate with the boy. I don't think it wise to take him through the Floo at the moment," said Albus.
"Yes, Albus." Albus left then through the Floo network, and Severus apparated to the edge of Hogwarts grounds. He then carried Harry carefully to the Infirmary where Poppy had a bed prepared for him.
"Thank you, Severus," she said as she got Harry settled down, "Now, until Harry wakes up, you will need to feed Harry at least once a day. I will be checking him to see just how often he needs to be fed. I'll let you know when you're needed here." She smiled gently at him then and shooed him out of the Infirmary.
Severus walked over to the Headmaster's office next. It was time to speak with Albus about what had just occurred and what needed to be done for Harry now.
A/N: Yes, I know the first two parts are short. Chapters should be getting longer from here on out, though. Thanks for the reviews! I've never written this sort of story before, so any helpful comments you have to add are appreciated!
Albus nodded at Poppy and she replied, "Arabella, Severus is a vampire."
Chapter One: Back to Hogwarts
"WHAT?!" she screeched a moment after the words had fully sunk in.
Albus sighed again, "Arabella, if he did not turn Harry, Harry would not have lived through the night, you heard what Poppy said."
"Albus, you have ruined Harry's life!" she protested.
"He'll adapt, I'm quite certain of it," he replied firmly. Arabella simply glared at him. Albus decided not to reply anymore and he turned to Poppy, "Poppy, can you please go check on them? I know the turning will have been very trying for Severus, and I know it wasn't easy on Harry."
Poppy nodded and hurried off to go check on the two vampires. Arabella simply continued to glare at Albus. Albus simply waited for Poppy to return.
After several minutes had passed, Poppy did indeed return to make her report to the Headmaster. "Severus is fine, he's simply exhausted. The act of turning is very draining for him because he does not drink human's blood regularly. Harry, on the other hand, has fallen into a coma. His body has been through a great deal in the past few days and being turned is already very traumatizing to begin with. When a healthy human is turned, normally they are unconscious for about a day; I fear our Harry will be unconscious for a good deal of time longer than that," she finished with a worried, but hopeful expression.
"Do you think he will wake up?" asked Arabella carefully.
Poppy nodded, "Oh yes," she said, "hopefully he will be awake in a week or so. Sooner if he has a strong constitution. I would like to bring him to Hogwarts though, where I can keep an eye on him. Severus will also have to feed him regularly until he awakes."
Albus nodded looking very relieved. "Thank you, Poppy. When Severus awakes, we'll bring him over," he replied.
Poppy nodded. "In that case, I will return to Hogwarts to prepare for Harry's arrival," she said.
"Good, good. Do what you need to do, Poppy," replied Albus.
Two hours later, Severus woke up. He looked around and immediately remembered where he was, but more importantly, he remembered why he was there. He looked over at his young charge. The boy who had probably just become the youngest vampire in history. He sighed and shook his head when he saw that Harry was unconscious... He'd told Albus it was a bad idea!
Just then, Albus walked into the bedroom. He smiled upon seeing that Severus was awake. "Ah, Severus! You're awake, good, good. Poppy is ready and waiting for us. She would like to keep our young Mr Potter in the Infirmary until he awakes," he said, too cheerfully in Severus' opinion.
Severus scowled at the headmaster, but he let it go for now. Later, after they had left Harry with Poppy, then he would speak to Albus, but for now it was better just to let it all go. He sighed and nodded, "All right then Albus, let's go." He stood up slowly and gently picked up Harry. Then he and Albus walked to the kitchen.
"Severus, apparate with the boy. I don't think it wise to take him through the Floo at the moment," said Albus.
"Yes, Albus." Albus left then through the Floo network, and Severus apparated to the edge of Hogwarts grounds. He then carried Harry carefully to the Infirmary where Poppy had a bed prepared for him.
"Thank you, Severus," she said as she got Harry settled down, "Now, until Harry wakes up, you will need to feed Harry at least once a day. I will be checking him to see just how often he needs to be fed. I'll let you know when you're needed here." She smiled gently at him then and shooed him out of the Infirmary.
Severus walked over to the Headmaster's office next. It was time to speak with Albus about what had just occurred and what needed to be done for Harry now.
A/N: Yes, I know the first two parts are short. Chapters should be getting longer from here on out, though. Thanks for the reviews! I've never written this sort of story before, so any helpful comments you have to add are appreciated!
