A/N- Thanks for all the reviews on the last chapter. I did do sort of a double post. I posted one day and then the very next. Anyhow, I'm glad everyone likes this fic! I can't tell you how happy I am to have such nice reviews! Thanks again! And here's the next chapter!


Chapter 11- Trouble in Paradise

"Okay, Potter, focus," Snape said.

June stood with her eyes closed and her arms held straight out on each side of her.

"Focus on what?" she asked.

"You Potters have real issues with focusing, don't you?" he replied, though not harshly. In fact, it sounded almost like a joke--if June didn't know better.

"Well, what am I focusing on? I need something to focus on before I can't actually focus."

"I don't know. Anything. Find your happy place or something…just focus!"

June gave a small snort of laughter. "Okay, fine. Once I've focused, then what? I mean, why am I focusing?"

Snape leaned back against the bare stone wall. They had returned to Hogwarts a half a week later after June's magical mishap, but Dumbledore had sent out letters to all the students that had gone home to stay there. School was starting later than normal. This decision was arrived at from suggestions coming from a combined force of June, Angel, Willow, and even Spike.

"You're focusing because you need to learn to be calm to control your emotions. Now, are you focused?" Snape asked exasperatedly.

"Yeah, I guess so. Now what?" June sighed.

"You are a dull-witted idiot, Potter."

"Hey!" June said, her eyes flying open. "Why did you say that?"

"Does it make you angry?"

"Of course it does. It kind of hurts too."

"Good. Focus that anger. Don't let it take advantage of you. Instead, take advantage of it. Of course, you are a Potter, so this simple procedure may be beneath you, Mudblood."

June felt the smallest stabs of pain in her chest. Giving a small cry of pain, she threw her right hand, palm facing Snape, out in front of her. A small ball of black, magical energy flew out and pinned the professor up against the wall. It disappeared after a moment, in which Snape cried out in an instant of pain, then he slid to the floor.

"Oh, God!" June said, rushing forward.

She knelt beside him. He coughed a bit, then glanced up at her.

"Did you mean to hit me with that?" he asked.

"Of course not!"

"That's not good. I was hoping that you had meant it," he said, standing.

"What?" June said, standing also.

"You need to control where your magic goes. Not just when. By the way, I didn't mean the Mudblood comment," he said, rubbing the back of his head.

"Glad to hear it..."

The door to the classroom opened, and Harry and Spike stuck their heads in.

"We heard a crashing noise," Harry said.

"We came to see if the professor was alright," Spike put in.

"I'm fine," Snape snapped.

June giggled. He was like this more and more often. When he was with her, and her alone, he was quiet and thoughtful and almost enjoyable. But as soon as Harry or anyone else stepped in the room, Snape was back to being his old bastard self. He turned on his heel, robes swirling about him, and said, "We'll continue this later, Potter. I'm going to my office."

"Not just yet, Mate. Will needs to see us," Spike said.

"That's actually the main reason we were coming in this direction," Harry said, rather coldly, toward Snape.

Without another word, the group headed in the direction of the staff room. When they arrived, they found that everyone--or at least everyone who had come back to Hogwarts--was there. Snape, June, Harry, and Spike were seated, and Willow stood.

"I just got some bad news," she said. "Giles found something rather disturbing about the ubervamps."

"Well, don't keep us in suspense, Willow. What's up?" Angel asked.

"Okay. Um, well, you see, there was a reason that these particular group of vampires was chosen to be servants of the ubervamps. In fact, it was probably the reason they were turned into vampires in the first place. They were Dark Wizards."

Nobody said anything. Then, Ron decided to add his opinion.

"So?" he said. "Why's that so shocking?"

"I'm inclined to agree," Illyria said.

Willow sighed. "Well, the thing is, it appears that they weren't turned the same way normal vampires are turned. There was some big ceremonial thing to it. Well, long story short, they can still do Wand Magic."

Now that got some mutterings. Anybody who knew anything about vampires and the Wizarding World knew that the undead were unable to use their wands after being turned so.

"But, why haven't they been using their wands?" June asked.

"Good question. When I asked Giles that, he said that it was a common belief among the ubervamps that you don't use an extraordinary gifts to finish a job they could do with their vampiric powers."

"So that's why they didn't use their wands that night they attacked us by the lake," Hermione said.

"Or at dinner," Harry put in.

"We were insignificant then," Draco said.

"What do you mean, 'then'?" Karkaroff asked.

"Well, the way I see it--oh, how is it that the Muggles say it?" Draco said, looking around for support.

"Fool me once, same on you," Spike said.

"Fool me twice, same on me," Dumbledore finished.

"That's the way Giles has got this figured," Willow nodded.

"So, now they're sure to use their wands?" Snape asked.

"Yes. And Magic from that age was different. Stronger. We have much to fear," Illyria said.

"But, doesn't that mean that they're susceptible to Wand Magic as well?" June asked.

"I don't know. I asked Giles to look into that," Willow said.

"Well, this is great. We seem to have all the bloody luck in the world, don't we?" Ron scoffed.

"That's an understatement, lad," came a voice from the doorway.

All turned to see Mad-Eye Moody standing there.

"Rumor has it that Voldemort's planning an attack…and soon," he said.


End Notes: Oooo, wicked, evil cliffhanger! Well, did you all enjoy this chapter as well? By the way, Greenleaf, if you haven't read my fics To Meet History and its sequel To Live History (which isn't complete yet but will have a sequel as well), I'd like to take a moment to recommend them. I think you'd like them. Okay, anyhow, I know the revelation about the ubervamps wasn't that huge, but there will be a revelation soon--a couple more, actually--that are pretty huge in my opinion. This fic, I think, is coming to an end, but there are still a few more chapters to come. Please R R! Thanks!