Watch Out World
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Summary: Spike and Angel at Hogwarts. How bad can it be? AU, possible slash
Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Harry Potter characters are not mine.
Author's Note: This story is dedicated to Kev, because I couldn't start posting this story without his help.
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Chapter Seven
"Are you up to visitors?" Harry looked up at his Sire and gave him a reassuring, if somewhat shaky smile. "If you aren't then they don't have to come down. We can wait until after the meeting."
"No, I want to see them. I believe you when you say they're okay but I need to see for myself." Angel nodded and ruffled Harry's hair.
"Okay, I won't stop you from seeing them. But I want you to feed before they get here in…fifteen minutes." Harry smiled and nodded as Angel offered him his wrist. "Stop when I say."
"Sure." Harry felt his face morph into that of the hideous vampire visage, something he would have to get used to, before he sank his fangs into Angel's thick wrist.
He sighed softly as his Sire's rich blood filled his mouth. He didn't even need to suck to draw out the thick blood. He swallowed it with only minor revulsion, and figured that he'd get used to the taste and thought as time passed.
"Enough." Angel said. Harry took another swallow before he pulled away and licked the wound. It closed quickly and Harry licked the blood away to keep it from dripping. "Good. I thought it would take you a while before you learned control. It took Spike years."
"Really?" Harry asked with a grin.
"Aye. I had to get Dru to help me pry him away at times. He just loved his blood…."
"Who's Drew?" Harry asked after a second. A look came across Angel's face, but left after a second.
"She was Spike's Sire." Harry gave Angel a look. "It's complicated. I Sired Drusilla, who Sired Spike. But then she died and I took over as his Sire." Harry nodded. "There's a lot for you to learn about us. Most of it isn't widely known, so you'll have a hard time proving that you aren't dangerous."
"I understand."
"But enough about that. Spike is on his way with your friends." Harry looked up and blinked.
"How..?"
"I can sense my Children." Angel said. "But that's a lesson I'll save until after the meeting."
"But.." Harry was interrupted by Spike's arrival with his friends. "Ron! Hermione!"
"Harry!"
"Harry!"
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"How could you let them ESCAPE?" The large group flinched in unison at Voldemort's angry tone. "I had them in my dungeon. MY DUNGEON! And yet they escape." He paused. "Can anyone tell me why? Weldon!"
"It was the vampires, My Lord." Weldon stammered.
"The vampires. I see. And who put them in with the vampires?" Weldon gulped and Voldemort raised his wand. "Crucio." He said, almost lazily. Weldon crashed to the floor and screamed as spasms raked through his body.
"My Lord!" Voldemort looked up and broke the curse. He glared at the man, who quickly dropped into a bow. "I'm sorry to interrupt.."
"You better be Snape." Severus Snape shivered. "Now what is it?"
"The Potter brat is awake." Voldemort cursed. "But he's being forced to meet with the Board. They might kick him out of the school." Voldemort rose out of his chair and began to pace.
"Good news and not so good news." He muttered angrily. "How can we work with it? Malfoy, get your brat to do some spying. I want to know what that boy does, says, and thinks."
"Yes my Lord."
"Snape. I want you to learn everything you can about those vampires. Find their weaknesses, their strengths, what they think about me. See if they can be swayed. Maybe with them on our side the boy will turn as well."
"Yes My Lord."
"Get out of my sight. All of you!" Voldemort watched as his followers scrambled out of the meeting room in a flurry of panic. He cursed a few of them as they went, lifting the troubling thoughts from his mind for just a second or two. "Why can't this ever be simple."
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Spike followed Harry around the school. He kept an eye on his watch, provided by Dumbledore, while the teen walked to Gryffindor tower and greeted his friends.
He stayed mainly in the shadows of the room, giving Harry room to explain his new status to his friends in Gryffindor. Surprisingly many of them accepted the new status of their friend and Spike was relieved that he hadn't had to step in.
"Harry. It's almost sunrise." The group turned to him and Spike grinned.
"Okay. I gotta go guys." Harry said to the Gryffindors. "You're sure I can't stay?" He asked Spike after standing up.
"Sorry. You need to be in complete darkness during the day." Spike argued. The students began to drift apart to their dorms, ready to catch another two hours of sleep.
"Okay. I'll see you guys later." Harry said to Hermione, Ron, and a few others that Spike had forgotten names of.
"Bye Harry." They waved him and Spike out, and Spike soon found himself in the company of a grumpy teenage vampire.
"Why can't I just drink that potion?"
"Because your skin is still to sensitive. Angel said you'll be ready for that in another week or so." Harry pouted and Spike threw his arm around his shoulders. "Don't think about it much. Besides, you'll be busy learning stuff from Angel."
"Not you?" Harry looked up as Spike snickered.
"I'm not smart enough. Chances are I'll be sitting in on some of your lessons."
"What'll I be learning?" Harry asked as they entered the corridor that led to their rooms.
"Mostly about vampires." Harry rolled his eyes. "Customs, abilities, and so forth. He'll probably start with abilities before he touches customs and stuff." Spike spoke the password and they entered the rooms.
"So how were your explorations?" Angel asked as soon as they were inside. Harry practically ran over to his Sire and slid onto the vampire's lap. Unnoticeable to him, but noticeable to the other two, he was purring.
"I got to talk to the Gryffindors." Harry said. He felt Angel nod and pulled his Sire's arms around him. "Most of them are okay with me being a vampire. Some are afraid of me…I think."
"You think?" Harry looked up.
"Their expressions….and I smelt something odd." Harry wrinkled up his nose and Angel laughed.
"Well I'll explain your abilities and the differences in your sense later. Right now you need to sleep." Harry nodded and yawned. "We have that meeting tonight."
"Right. Meeting." Harry closed his eyes and slept.
TBC
Night Eight