Harry Potter and the Staff of Slytherin Chapter 19: In Debt, a harry potter fanfic

Harry Potter and the Staff of Slytherin

Chapter Nineteen – In Debt

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How I wish, how I wish you were here

We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year

Running over the same old ground

What have you found? The same old fears

Wish you were here

~ Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here

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"So, it seems I owe you my life."

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Harry looked at the vampire suspiciously; did he not want to continue the fight?

"No, I don't want to continue the fight. You have proved you are worthy enough for me to let you live. Besides, I owe you a Vampire's Life Debt."

Harry wondered if he had talked out loud by mistake. He also wondered what a Vampire's Life Debt was.

"No, you didn't talk out loud." Harry's jaw dropped. "I can read minds."

"Can all vampires do that?"

"No, only ones trained in the art, although it is picked up easier by 'Dark Creatures' such as myself." He said the term 'Dark Creatures' with disgust.

"What is a Vampire's Life Debt?"

"When somebody saves the life of a Vampire," the Vampire spoke in a snarling voice not unlike Snape or Salazar, "the Vampire must do all he can to repay the debt. If he can do something but doesn't, his powers will be stripped. Basically, I have to follow you about until I save your life in some way." The Vampire looked very unenthusiastic about this prospect, but knew that he could not break Vampire Ancient Laws.

'Great, that's all I need.' Harry frowned but then turned red as he remembered that the Vampire could read his mind. The Vampire, however, either had stopped reading his mind or ignored his mental remark, as he did not comment on it.

"Why did you enter this forest?" Asked the Vampire, his eyebrows raised.

"I'm looking for the centaurs of these parts to ask them to join us in our war against Mordrin."

"Mordrin?" The Vampire had heard this name but nothing more of this person. He tended to stay out of human's wars unless he had nothing to gain, which he usually didn't. Humans were very prejudiced against Dark Creatures such as himself.

Harry sighed before telling the Vampire all he knew about Mordrin and the war in general.

"And you think that centaurs will care about this?"

"If Mordrin wins, this forest will be overrun with Dark Creatures."

"Don't use that term," the Vampire snarled.

"Why not? They are dark after all."

"As am I, I would not harm centaurs in any way."

"What do you call evil creatures then?"

"I call them evil creatures. You can have 'Dark Creatures' that are not evil."

"Name one!" Harry shouted, the Vampire was questioning all that he had learned.

"ME!" The Vampire shouted louder, his nostrils flared. A nearby tree rustled as birds flew from the loud voices, startling both Harry and the Vampire.

"Then why did you attack me?"

"I didn't, I followed you. Then you pointed a wand at my head so I challenged you to a duel to save myself from getting murdered. Any human would have acted the same. Are humans dark creatures?"

"Some," Harry muttered, his mind on Voldemort. He had to admit it, the Vampire was right. He was dark but not evil.

"So who is this Voldemort you thought of? Do they work for Mordrin?" The Vampire asked after a brief pause from both of them.

Harry was unsure of whether or not to trust this person. Although he seemed to owe him some sort of debt, the Vampire was very far away from trustworthy in Harry's eyes.

"I can hear you, you know," the Vampire scowled with traces of amusement in his eyes. "And you could always write a magically binding contract. I presume you know how to."

Harry mentally slapped himself for not instantly thinking of that before. This contract would see the Vampire would lose his powers if he broke its terms. "Yes, OK I'll do that."

Harry conjured a quill and a parchment, trying to think of what to write.

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'This contract sees that' Harry paused.

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"What is your name?" Asked Harry.

The Vampire told him before spelling it out for Harry, so he could write it down.

The Vampire signed the finished contract minutes later before duplicating it and slipping the original into his pocket, passing the copy to Harry. Harry did not know this, but the contract was unnecessary. Due to the Vampire's Life Debt that the Vampire owed Harry, he was unable to lie to Harry or reveal any of his secrets. Had Harry asked if there was no alternative than the contract, the Vampire would have found the words tumbling out of his mouth before he knew it, as if he were on a truth serum that only worked for the one person. Luckily, Harry had not asked him anything and the Vampire would be able to examine the contract for magical traces so he would know more about this human.

"So tell me about this Voldemort then."

Harry decided on telling the Vampire everything about Voldemort, including Harry's time travel. The Vampire could not reveal any of his secrets anyway, so there was no danger of anybody else finding out. Also, the Vampire was very powerful and had been around for centuries, so maybe he knew how to help Harry back to his own time.

As Harry sat on a log to explain, the Vampire cast a physical shield so that nobody could hear what they were saying or distract them.

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A/N: ShoopShoopDuck, stop flaming. You've made yourself heard, now piss off. If you don't like the story, stop reading it.

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ShoopShoopDuck: "wow. this chapter woz even worst thn the last, if datz posible. ur righting sucks and the story is terrible. i will not be readin anymore of this crap, it is poiysoning my eyes." Yeah then stop reading it I won't miss you. You've made your point go away.

Thanks to the OTHER reviewers:

Jess16: Did you not read the rest of the story?

TuxedoMac: Thanks for the review, though I disagree with your Why-Voldie-Turned-Bad theory. In the second book, they said that he was treated badly by muggles in his orphanage. Also, his muggle Father abandoned him and left him to be brought up by people who hated him. That may explain his hatred towards muggles. He was probably also treated badly in Slytherin House, as he was a half-blood and lived with muggles. And his Headmaster would not let him stay over the summer at Hogwarts, these two things might make him hate some Wizards. Also, Dumbledore saw through him and was the only person who did not trust him, which would make him hate Dumbledore. Although you never know with a series like HP, JKR could make it go any way she wants.

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