A.N. I am sad to say that this story is winding down, I only have a few chapters left, maybe three and four is pushing it. So yeah, it gets really dark, just a warning and at the end… :evil grin: you are all going to want to come after me like mad axe men. After this story is up I'm going to be bouncing over the Kingdom Hearts for a while. Squffies are calling me :looks mesmerized:. So yeah, here you guys go.
Disclaimer: How many times must I do this? They aren't mine, haven't been mine and never will be mine.
'Hermione's POV'
My teeth ripped through the flesh of another vampire that had been foolish enough to try and get past Remus and I. We had been out here for a total of fifteen minutes, and be it for better or worse bodies littered the ground. Any vampire that had tried to get past us had met a rather sharp and bloody end.
I heard my counter part breathing heavily next to me. As I looked over, I noticed a shaking in his shoulders, there was something wrong. I howled out into the night, hoping someone in the castle would get the hint. Trust my luck, no one did.
Remus fell back on his haunches, with horror I realized he was changing back. It seems the potion only lasted a long time on me. I cursed myself for not having the forethought to test it on Remus. Anger fueled the adrenaline running through my system as I lunged to protect my fallen lover, praying I didn't injure him in the process.
I knew Remus was alright, he was lying on the ground wheezing, but still something was out of place. He should have been up by now. Fear mixed with anger and created a desperation I had never known before in my life. The vampires noticed Remus falling; they closed in on me thinking I was now an easy target. Unfortunately they were right, I couldn't leave Remus. He would be mince meat before I got more than two steps. I howled again, growling and slashing madly at those who persisted in coming near. Finally a flicker of hope as I saw Ron and Harry charging out on the field. They picked Remus up, Harry throwing Remus over Ron's shoulder. Harry gave me a pleading look, as if to say 'Be safe' before running back to the safety of the castle.
Remus' limp body haunted my heart as I mindlessly lashed out at anything that moved. But with my eyes concentrated on the large mass of bodies trying to force their way past me, I failed to notice the lone vampire slip closer and closer to the castle.
"What's wrong with him?" Harry asked as Ron did his best not to drop the body.
Dumbledore knelt down in front of Remus' pale body, everyone in the room focusing on anything but his rather naked body.
Dumbledore sighed, "Hermione's potion must have incorporated an adrenaline factor, Remus' body is older than her's. It's somewhat like overdosing. Ginny take him to the hospital wing and tell Madam Pomfrey what I told you." Ginny nodded taking her robe off and placing it over Remus' body before placing a featherweight charm and dashing up the stairs.
"Harry," Celine said, walking up to him. "It is time."
"Time for what," Ron asked incredulously.
"Stay here Ron, I'll be back! Make sure Hermione and Ginny stay safe!" Harry said, already turning his back to run.
He felt a severe pressure on his collar and turned around the see Ron holding onto his shirt, "Where the bloody Hell are you going?"
"I'm going to get Wormtail, stay here!"
"Are you daft, I'm not leaving you to go alone," Ron nearly yelled. He turned back, the vampires were beginning to push Hermione back, the werewolf was weakening.
"He won't be alone!" Celine hissed. "Let go you fool!"
"No Harry, and that's the end of that," Ron said pulling his wand. "I've been following you around for seven years and I see no reason to stop now."
Harry tried to be angry at his friend he really did, "If you get hurt…"
"We have to go, now!" Celine yelled as the vampires spilled into the Great Hall. The three figures took off in the dark, unaware of the separate vampire following them.
'Hermione's POV'
I lay on the ground bleeding heavily, and I thought that Ginny bit hard. The vampires had gotten past me, a few had kept me busy while the others rushed past. Although as I took a look around, it had taken quite a few to actually get past me. Twenty or thirty bodies littered the ground. My breath came in pants as I struggled to remain upright, as I scanned the forest I saw three figures running along the trees, trying to keep out of sight.
Celine, Harry, and Ron.
My heart leapt as I saw another figure, trailing not too far behind.
Harry did his best to try and move as swiftly as the vampire did, unfortunately he happened to be human. "Slow down," he said.
Celine paused for a moment.
It was like slow motion. Ron had seen the figure in the trees, but had just put it aside thinking it was his own wild imagination. It pounced on Celine digging his claws into her neck, spilling the blood that she so vitally needed. Celine cried out, more of an animal roar than that a person would make. The two figures rolled to the ground, a mess of growling and hissing limbs.
"I gave you a place at my side Celine, and you chose this over me?" the shadow said, rolling atop Celine and wrapping his rather large hands around her neck, squeezing the wound in her neck.
Celine hissed, but to no avail. She scratched and bit, kicked and punched, but Deris was not going to let go. What Deris was not counting on was a rather large stick to come down on his head. The vampire groaned in pain as the world began to swim. He turned to see a wide-eyed Ron, with a tree branch in his hands staring right back. "Foolish child," Deris hissed. "Once she is bled dry, where are you going to run?"
Within moments, Deris was still resting atop Celine but he was madly trying to ignore the sting of the spells the two teens sent his way. Spells had very little effect on vampires, but still they left a mark.
Harry brought his hand down in a slicing motion as Deris felt a sting beneath his chin. Lucky for him, Harry had missed. Rather than risk his life he took to the initiative to leap off Celine's chest and disappear into the shadows hissing.
Harry and Ron turned to another sound, the sound of paws trampling towards them. They saw a silver wolf, rather large to be a normal one. "Hermione," Ron breathed out.
Hermione keened at them and then turned to Celine.
The wound on her neck was healing, but still the vampire was pale. She stood up, waving a little on her feet. "I won't make it," she hissed angrily. "Take the fastest route to Hogsmeade. Wormtail is there Harry, I promise it."
Celine refused to look into any other their eyes, human or not. She then turned to Hermione. "Protect them; I will take care of Deris."
Hermione nodded her head, howling into the sky. Celine turned to look at the woods. "Be careful, he is heavily guarded, use severing spells like I told you too that other night. Hermione do you have your wand?"
Hermione shook her head no; she had had no plans of ever leaving the castle grounds. She wouldn't have needed it.
"Harry keep this for her and this," Celine said handing Harry a wand and her coat. "She will need them both if she has to transform back. I must go."
With that the vampire took off into the shadows as glowing eyes left the children, following her prone form. The trio for now was safe. Harry leaned down next to Hermione, "Should we go through the Whomping Willow?"
Hermione nodded her approval and took off towards the temperamental tree.
"And we thought it was hard keeping up with a vampire, now we have to keep up with a werewolf," Ron groaned following after the silver figure streaking off into the darkness.
Remus felt his heart lurch as he raised himself up off the hospital bed, "Where's Hermione?"
Madam Pomfrey bustled over as Remus tried to get up, "Sit down man, you just nearly had a heart attack!"
"I don't care, where is she?" he growled.
"Assumably still on the front, " Sirius said taking one of Remus' arms and forcing him back down.
Remus was surprised at the strength that Sirius displayed since he had been rolling around in bed for the better part of three days. "Let me up!"
Remus wrenched his arm free of Sirius' grip and stood up, "I have to go back! I can't ask her to face all those vampires alone!"
Sirius' grip wavered on his arm, "You stay. I'll go."
"Are you daft!" Remus said, re-doubling his efforts to get out of the bed.
Ginny stood off to the side watching the scene with wide eyes. She hadn't even been out of the room before Remus' outburst.
Before Remus could protest anymore, Pomfrey slipped a needle into his arm.
"I'll keep her safe Moony," Sirius whispered before grabbing a cloak and his wand. He swept past Ginny, not noticing the tears in the girls' eyes.
Ginny shook her head, "Everything's going so wrong." Tears spilled over her eyes as she watched Remus try and stumble out of bed, knowing the man would never make it. She winced, her face contorting as Remus' jaw hit the floor with a resounding crack.
She walked over to him and lifted his form back onto the hospital bed. She couldn't find it in her heart to leave him there and Madam Pomfrey had left.
"Ginny please," Remus said, almost silently. Her ears almost missed it. She turned to look at the man pleading in her arms, her own brown eyes awash with tears. "I can stay awake, just do something for me."
Ginny nodded, unable to refuse him at that moment.
"In the Great Hall, my robes are there. Find the vial of potion and bring it back. It will counter what Poppy just gave me, immediately," Remus said.
"But you could die," Ginny whispered.
"I would die for her any day," Remus said, fighting to stay conscious.
A single tear breached Ginny's eye. She put Remus back in his bed and sped off to the Great Hall, looking for a cloak with a potion in the pocket.
A.N. So yeah :evil grin: review please! Oh yeah, and if the formats messed up, my computer and document manager seem to have a contest going on on how many commas we can make disappear on seifersfire :groans: so if there are any gramatical errors, i beg your forgiveness.