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Night 6: The Reason Why

Harry gasped, his eyes snapped open and he clung to his professor's body as the fangs pierced his neck. It hurt at first but a few minutes later he couldn't deny that he loved the feeling. Why? He didn't know, all he knew was that he never wanted it to end.
Severus was in complete bliss. Who knew that Potter's blood could taste so fulfilling? He held Harry close to him, he figured the closer he could get the boy, the faster the craving would go away. Harry arched a little into Severus and nuzzled his neck the best he could. The urge to drink from his professor was back again and it was getting harder to ignore with every second that went by. His lids fell closed over his eyes as he felt his breathing become ragged. Severus probed the wound with his tongue and relished with the blood that flowed in his mouth and the moan that escaped Harry's mouth.

"Sev..er.." was all the boy could get out before he went limp within his professors arms.

Severus slowly released the boy's neck and lapped at the wound until it stopped bleeding. He lent down, put one arm under Harry's knees, wrapped the other securely around the boys back, and lifted him up. The Potions Master cradled Harry's head on his shoulder, carried him to the bedroom, and placed him down on the bed. Doing all this subconsciously, he then layed down beside the bed and drifted off into a light sleep.
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"Sirius, would you stop pacing? You are making me dizzy."

Sirius looked over at Remus, comfortably sitting in his chair, with his legs hanging over one of the arms, reading the book he thought would have plenty of information.

"I can't." Sirius said walking over to the werewolf. "Aren't you at least a little worried?"

"Not really, considering that the only way to kill an Ani is...." He flipped back through the book. "is the sun or a cross through the heart."

Sirius growled. "The suns up Remus, Snape could...."

"No he can't." Remus said in an aggravated voice, laying the book aside and getting up to face Sirius. "If he values his own life he won't kill Harry because he will only wind up killing himself. It says so in the book."

"Oh. Then can't he drain his blood?" Sirius asked worriedly.

"You worry too much." Remus said shaking his head. "Of course not. The Ani's body has a way to replenish blood that they need when they sleep, actually, the body replenishes unneeded blood too. Does that help ease your worrying?"

"A little."

"I'm glad I could be of some service."

Sirius wrapped his arms around Remus's waist and pulled him close laying his chin on Remus's head. "Thanks Moony."

"Welcome Padfoot." the werewolf replied hugging Sirius before pulling away and sitting back down in the chair to continue reading the book.

He had just pick ed up the when.. "Ahhhhh Mooooonyyyyyyy." he heard Sirius whine. He looked up at the animagus. "What?"

"If you're going to read could you read something else."

"Why? It's a book on Ani's."

"I don't care what book it is read something else." Sirius practically demanded putting his hands on his hips. "Hint, hint."

Remus tilted his head to one side. "Hint. Hint?" he looked at Sirius who was nodding his head. "Oh." the werewolf said as realization dawned on him. "Alrighty then Padfoot." Remus said standing up and walking over to Sirius. "You owe me anyway." was all that was said before Remus had Sirius in a breath taking kiss and was pushing him back onto the couch.
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Severus woke to feel hair tickling his nose. He opened his eyes to see midnight black hair and remember who was with him. Slowly he separated himself from Harry's arms and walked out to the living room like space and sat down in one of the scarlet chairs, his favorite in fact. The sun hadn't set and wouldn't for about an hour so he just sat and thought to himself.

'Why in the hell did I do that for Potter? It's not like I care for the brat, cause I don't, it's like something had possessed me, made me do it. Although he did look kind of cute and peaceful when he was asleep. Damn. I hate the boy, I do not care for the brat.'

"Now don't say that. He's a smart boy.

"What?" Severus said out loud and jumped up and turned around to see someone sitting on his desk. "Who are you?"

"I'm Edge. Suppose you heard of me?"

"You bit Potter." Severus said simply.

"Maybe you do know."

"Yeah, now why in the hell are you here and make it quick."

"Now Severus." Edge said moving from the desk to the couch in a blink of an eye. "No need to be rude."

Severus blinked, stunned, at the desk.

"Down here."

Severus turned and looked at Edge who smirked up at him.

"How?"

"Simple gestures just with more speed." Edge said waving his hand impatiently.

"I knew that. I just...."

"Then why did you ask?" said Edge smirking at Severus who looked like he was about ready to kill the vampire.

"Tell me why you are here and make it quick, I haven't got all day." Severus sat down across from Edge and glared when Edge chuckled.

"Alright Mr. Let's-get-to-the-point. I'm here because of Harry." the vampire said looking up at Severus with pale skin that was even unusual for a vampire. "He's in danger and I can't help him."

"So you think I can?"

"Yes, I mean, you protect him don't you?"

"No. He's just down here so he's safe from the sun. What kind of danger is the brat in?"

"The kind of danger he wouldn't be in if I hadn't of believed Voldemort when he said that if I turned Harry that he would give me my own clan. You see, he had this plan to handicap Harry and he needed some one who could."

"You?"

Edge looked down at his lap. "Yeah. He promised that if I did this one thing for him I wouldn't be alone anymore, that he would get me a clan."

"And you believed him?"

"Yep." Edge barked a laugh. "Stupid me fell for the one thing that I swore never to fall for. Now he's got Harry handicapped and I can't anything to help the boy."

Severus looked at Edge confused. "Aren't you his sire?" When Edge nodded he continued. "Then why can't you do anything for Potter? If you're his sire you can take him away, put..."

"No. I made a promise and the one thing a vampire can not do is brake a promise on something like what was given to me." Edge looked up at Severus with a pleading look in his eyes. "Please, take Harry in, protect him, do everything you can to keep him safe."

Severus looked at Edge like he was crazy. Why should he take Potter in? What had Potter ever done for him besides make his life a living hell? Though try as he might Severus found that he couldn't say no to the vampire. Something was telling him to do as the vampire asked and not think anything of it like it was his duty. Hell, he'd figure it out later.

"Alright if you insist. Now go and leave me alone."

Edge smiled the first true happy smile in years. "Thank you and I have got to go now anyway. Harry is waking." And with that Edge turned into the snow white panther and ran out of the room.

Severus turned to the bedroom door when Harry walked out and did something that seemed like he was sniffing the air before walking over to his professor.

"Edge was here." He half mumbled and half growled.

Severus looked down at Harry as he picked up his wrist and suppress a moan as he licked over the veins. "How do you know?"

"Smell him." Was all Harry said before he bit down into Severus wrist.

The Head of Slytherin gasped in pain as Harry began to probe the skin to make to blood come flowing out. Harry didn't drink long before he let go of the man's wrist and healing it before moving up to lick the wound that he didn't heal on Severus's neck, and which he didn't plan to, and drank a little from there. Severus moaned when Harry let go of his neck.
When Severus had regained his composure and cleaned off his neck he went over to the fire and threw some powder into it before calling Dumbledore.

"What is it Severus?"

"Call everyone. We have a situation."

Harry watched as Dumbledore's face turned serious, nodded, than left with a small pop sound.

"What's going on?" Harry asked as he was pulled out of the rooms and up the corridor.

"You'll know once we get there." Severus replied and they continued to the Headmasters office.
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