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That's not actually what I wanted to inform you about though. The truth is that I don't know whether to make this a Draco/Harry fic or a Harry/Sev fic. So I am asking You!!!

On with the story

I got the Papers

Harry woke to the sounds of talking from the kitchen Christmas morning. He glanced around tiredly trying the figure out who else besides Severus was having breakfast with him. It took him a minute before he finally woke enough to remember that this was a yearly occasion. Any Slytherins that didn't go home for Christmas celebrated the day with Severus in his chambers. It was only about five students usually and that seemed to be the same this year. He would even get to join them this year and wouldn't be made to spend Christmas in the Gryffindor rooms because, well, he was a Slytherin. He got to his feet and walked into the kitchen.

Severus looked up from his coffee when the kitchen door opened. Harry was already drinking the last of his coffee as usual.

"Your making me some more." Severus told him and Harry nodded as he sat down at the empty chair with his legs drawn up to his chest. All the while sipping his coffee. The Slytherins that were there eventually stopped staring and went back to talking and ignoring him. Harry glanced around and noticed that this years bunch was different than usual. There was only one person younger than him this year, Draco, Pansy, Blaise, and two seventh years he didn't know. He had known that Draco and Blaise were staying as opposed to going home because Pansy had informed him that their parents were becoming more and more demanding about joining the ranks of Voldemort's followers. He stopped his thoughts as two boxes popped into existence and threw themselves at Harry and Pansy. Harry picked up the note that was tapped to the top of his present.

Time Spell. Hope you like!

Love You Lots

::Kisses::

-Hermione

Harry laughed at the note. A year ago he would have never expected something so informal from Hermione, but she had loosened up a good bit this year. He opened the package already assured that was some type or form of book; not everything had changes. There were two books inside, a small one and a larger one. The larger one was of magic origins with a note taped to it that said it would be useful but he'd have to let her read it so she could help him. 'Finding your inner animal'. It was a book on how to become an animagus. He was ready to dance with glee. Now he could spy on people if he was a little animal. He picked up the next book an quietly sat it back down on the table and staring at it. Snape watched and picked the book up to see what had cause the reaction. He read the title aloud.

"One Hundred Positions for the Frisky," Snape read normally before turning towards Harry, "You two active much?" He asked smirking. The little note that Hermione had attached said 'It just screamed you'.

"Oh no. I'm perfectly bent. Now gimme back my book. It gives me a perfectly good reason to have underaged sex." Harry grabbed his book and smiled sweetly and the people watching him. Hermione had gotten Pansy a book called, 'Fifty ways to use a dog collar" along with four dog collars. The dog collars were personalized for Draco, Blaise, Crabbe, and Goyle. It was an inside joke between them that the four were Pansy's guard dogs, or at least that's what they looked like sometimes. Pansy smiled happily and went about trying to attach the collars to Draco and Blaise.

Soon after breakfast everyone had moved into the living room to open presents. Harry's bed had been taken over and he had been pushed to the floor. Soon they were through all the presents from outside senders and it was time to exchange presents amongst themselves. Harry had gotten Pansy a silver necklace with a small emerald hanging from it. Hermiones' had been gold with a small ruby. He'd gotten Draco and Blaise a random book from the muggle magazine he and Hermione had found the books she had gotten him and Pansy. Draco's book was 'To Much Sexy?' and Blaise's was 'How to get Some once a Week'. Who ever said that Slytherins were the only ones with one tracked minds. He handed the present he had gotten for Severus to him smiling happily. It was in a draw string back so he didn't really have to open it. Severus gasped when he saw it's contents.

"How?" He asked Harry.

"I went down to the Chamber of Secrets. I thought you could experiment with them." He had gotten Severus several of the scales of the Basilisk and it's fangs. The snake had been magicial so it would probably take centuries to decay.

"Yes. I will. Here you go." He handed Harry a big yellow envelope as he inspected his present. Severus looked like a kid with new candies. Harry pulled the papers out and stared for a few moments while Severus stared at him waiting for a reaction. Suddenly Severus had a body wrapped around his in a gigantic hug that almost knocked him off his feet.

"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much! This is the best." Harry squealed as he let go of his professor and picked the papers back up making sure that they were real.

"So you don't mind that I went ahead without asking?" Severus asked a little unsure.

"Mind? No. I was about to start begging you anyways!" Harry did a little happy dance for a moment before staring at the papers again.

"Mind clueing us in Harry?" Pansy asked as she watched her friend dance around and stare at the papers he was holding.

"Sev got the documents signed by the Head Council. They're going to let him be my Sire."

Even when the other students returned from the Holidays, Harry was still overly giddy and playful with everybody. He even taken to bothering Draco with Miss. Slither comments the past few days. He was waiting in the Great Hall for Hermione to return. She hadn't returned his letter that was sent on Christmas and he couldn't help that he was slithly worried. Hermione always responded to letter unless the letter happened to be prank mail or a howler.

"Hey Pansy. Have you heard anything from Hermione?" Harry turned and looked at Pansy who just nodded her head no.

"Mr. Potter, you and Miss. Parkinson need to head into the Great Hall along with everyone else for dinner." Severus walked out and gathered his students when he noticed them missing.

"We are waiting on Hermione. She didn't come in with everyone else. You haven't heard anything have you?" Harry asked his professor.

"Perhaps you should go eat dinner and if afterwards Miss. Granger is not here then you two may go see the Headmaster." Professor. Snape said before he turned and headed back to dinner. Harry just shrugged and he and Pansy followed Snape. After dinner there was still no sign from Hermione and Harry dragged Pansy up to the Headmasters office.

"Ahhh. Mr. Potter. Miss. Parkinson. I've been expecting you. I presume you are here to ask about the whereabouts of Miss. Granger."

"Yes sir. Did something happen? Why didn't she show up with everyone else?" Harry was sitting on the edge of his seat. Hermione was like a sister to him and he really hoped nothing had happened to her. Dumbledore leaned back in his chair and sighed.

"I am truly sorry Mr. Potter, but there were several attacks on muggleborn students over the holidays. We were not prepared. The attacks came as a surprise to us and I am truly sorry for your loss." Harry sat in shock before quietly getting up and taking off at a run out of the Headmasters office. Pansy excused herself and followed him. A hour later and she gave up looking and went to Professor Snape.

Severus was grading the essays, well he was occasionally marking in red. Essays were sp repetitive. He was interrupted by someone excessively knocking on his office door. He got up and opene the door to reveal a frantic Miss. Parkinson.

"May I help you?" He asked in a bored tone.

"Sir, I've been looking for an hour and I can't find Harry. He ran out of the Headmaster's office after the Headmaster told us about Hermione and I can't find him!" Pansy was talking really, really fast. Severus sighed, got an extra cloak and headed out the door.

"Go to your dorms. I'll find him. He will be at class in the morning." Severus stalked down the hall. That boy was going to be in a hell of a mood for a while after that one. Did anybody ever give him a break. He had lost most of his friends to silly prejudices and now the one friend who had stood by him through everything was gone. Severus had practice with emotional teenagers but this was beginning to get out of his league. He only headed into the forest after Harry because Harry was like a child to him, and was going to become his Childe soon; he had to start acting and caring like a father and sire to Harry. Now it seemed like he was being forced into the position and he would have to deal.

He found Harry in a clearing about half a mile in. He was screaming out his frustrations and punching a tree. The tree blew up as Harry's magic was added to the punch. He strode forth and grabbed Harry before he could start in on another tree. There were already the remains of many trees strewn about. Harry thrashed in his arms but he held firm onto the boy. His vampire strength aiding him.

"Harry you have to stop." Severus had that tone of voice that commanded. Harry stopped moving after a moment of more futile struggling.

"You'll help me won't you. You'll help me find a way to torture and kill him just like he does to all his victims. Like he did to Hermione. Help me find away to kill him. All of them." Severus knew that Harry was talking about Voldemort and the Death eaters and only nodded his affirmation. He would complete Harry's change into a vampire and then they would train. Train and look for a way to defeat the bastard that had ruined their lives. It was time for the war to begin.