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Chapter 14: Changes

The days wore on and Ebony found herself as happy as ever. She and Draco had been together for two weeks, and the happy-bubble that surrounded them had not been touched. They were still involved with each other completely and loved to show it. By this time, everyone knew that they were dating.

Everyday Ebony would get up, shower, get dressed, then go and find Draco. They would go to breakfast together. Usually Ebony found her appetite for food to be suppressed and overpowered by her lust for blood. She couldn't tell Draco that she was a vampire. No, she thought, he wouldn't understand.

As a result of this, she wouldn't get to feed until nightfall. She did this every night with the excuse that she needed to walk by herself. These walks, however, were postponed by Snape who felt that learning while hungry was the best way to learn, and while Ebony disliked it, she had to agree. She now knew how to keep other's from her mind, read other's minds, withstand a substantial amount of fire, and change her appearance to look like another human. It wasn't a whole lot, but to her it was everything.

Now they were working on turning into a bat. While she wasn't a registered anamagus, she was a vampire and therefore could legally transform into a bat. She hoped there were other things that she could turn into as well, but Snape hadn't mentioned them to her, and she was content to learn this one skill.

"You have to think like a bat." Snape told her as he successfully transformed.

How the hell do you think like a bat? she asked herself. She knew almost everything about bats, but she couldn't tell what they thought.

"What do bats think about?" she asked Snape when he had changed back into human form.

"Oh, normal bat stuff, nothing special," he told her, purposely being vague.

Shit! she mused, So he's not going to tell me. Well, what do they do? They eat bugs and fruit, suck blood. They like to fly…That's it!

As Ebony began to imagine the art of flying, she began to get more and more excited.

Wait, her mind halted, flying is a normal experience for a bat…What else?…The night! A bat is nocturnal!

Ebony then thought about the night sky. The beauty of the starts, the wind. Flying through it, feeling it, hunting in it.

Slowly, she could feel her whole body changing. She grew shorter, her body more compact. Her arms spread into two, thin wings. Her head shrunk and ears grew. Her sight dimmed and other senses enhanced. She felt as light as air.

Excitement grew as she walked around on the floor. She couldn't feel anything but white hotness all around her. Gasping for air, she took a step, then collapsed. Her body suddenly changed back into human form.

In her eyes, bright light was shining.

"What happened?" she asked as she rose.

"You couldn't stay in that form because you are not strong enough yet. Your bat form cannot stand light." Snape informed her, obviously pleased she had been able to change in the first place.

"Can I try it again, this time in the dark?" she asked, enthusiasm growing.

"Yes, but do not try and fly yet. You will exhaust yourself and immediately transform back. Anytime your bat form cannot handle the pressure or stress, you will change back into a human." and with that he waved his wand and the candles immediately blew out. Smoke clouded Ebony's vision, but she didn't mind. The room soon became pitch black and Ebony searched her mind.

Slowly, she transformed and felt the same sensations. This time, however, she felt stronger. She felt more definite in her transformation and was thus able top walk around. She quickly became scared, however, that she would bump into something, but was reassured when she found that her other senses could tell when something was near her. It was like she could see without using her eyes.

She could hear more, she noted. She could pick-up conversations around the castle. Wonderful for ease-dropping she mused.

Just as she became comfortable with this new creature, she began to feel that same weak feeling and her senses began to meld as she transformed back into her normal self.

"How long was I?" she asked, for it only felt like minutes to her bat-self, but her human self felt weak and drained of energy.

"Oh, about an hour. Pretty good for your second time." Snape commented,

"Do not try this on your own. If you overt-exert yourself you could end up in a coma." he warned her.

"Oh," was her response.

"Can I go now?" she asked, noting how tired she was. She still hadn't fed, but knew that she couldn't last any longer.

"Yes, you may, but I advise you to eat, you will be weaker tomorrow if you don't."

Ebony nodded, then headed to the Forbidden Forest. by the time she had finished, the clock read 2 AM.

By the end of the week, Ebony could successfully change into a bat for a couple hours with ease. She could even fly a bit, but was told that she was far from flying all by herself. She felt free. Her powers were helping her to relax after all the stress of school.

There was one thing she noticed, however. Draco, who had previously been at her side every day, was now leaving her without any explanation. She assumed it was for homework, but had begun questioning herself.

On Friday, the last day of her detention with Snape, she made her way towards the Forbidden Forest. It was lunch, but the November air was frosty. Draco had left her, again, and she had finally gotten the nerve to go and find him,. She had looked everywhere, but to no avails She hoped that he would be near the Forbidden Forest, for there was nowhere she else he could be.

She soon saw a group of guys in the distance. She immediately spotted Draco, even though his back was turned towards her. She walked up and said hello. She recognized many of the members as Slytherins.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"Nothing. don't worry about it." Draco told her, trying to lead her away.

"No! What are you doing? I want to know!' she pleaded. It was then that she understood. As they stood there she caught a big whiff of smoke.

"Smoke! You are smoking!" she cried, turning towards the group.

"Yes, if you really must know."

"Why? That's stupid!" Ebony told him. She knew that Draco was a rebel, but she didn't think he would do this.

"Because I can. Now go!" he told her. Ebony felt the pain of rejection. Her eyes welled up, but she held back the tears.

"Fine. If that's what you really want." she told him as she turned to go.

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