"The Masked Slytherin"
By the time Sakora, Michelle and Rachel got to the Slytherin common room, it was one o' clock in the morning.
"I'm going to bed." Rachel said. "G'night."
"G'night." Sakora and Michelle said simultaneously. They watched Rachel head to the girl's dorm. After she disappeared from sight, Michelle turned her attention back to Sakora.
"You need to control that temper of yours. If you don't, you'll be in a lot of trouble or worse. You'll get expelled". Michelle told her in a firm tone of voice. Sakora narrowed her eyes at Michelle.
"I'm only trying to help you because you're my friend." Michelle said in a more casual tone.
"I'm sorry." Sakora said. "I don't know what got into me."
"It's that vampyre attitude." Michelle said. "Now come on. Let's get to bed. It's late." As they were heading to the girl's dorm, Michelle took a hold of Sakora's arm.
"There's something important you need to know." Michelle said with concern.
"Here it comes." Sakora sighed.
"The drawback of being a vampyre is that you can't be outside during the day time. You'll burn to death."
"Well how am I supposed to go to my classes?" Sakora said sounding annoyed.
"Potions shouldn't be a problem for you." Michelle said.
"Oh great. What am I supposed to do, hang out in the dungeons during the day?" Sakora asked.
"Why not? Snape does." Michelle said jokingly. "We'll figure something out." Michelle pulled Sakora into a hug.
"It'll be okay. I promise." Michelle added. After that, they went to their own beds and went to sleep.
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Later that morning around nine o' clock, Sakora went into the main room of the Slytherin common room. Michelle just came from the Great Hall.
"I brought you some breakfast." Michelle told Sakora."
"Thanks." Sakora said.
"I talked to Snape this morning, He said for you to go to his office for detention after you're done with breakfast." Michelle said.
"Damn. I almost forgot about that." Sakora said. Michelle was holding something behind her back. Sakora looked at Michelle, swallowed her food and asked,
"What's that you have behind your back?"
"Blood" Michelle said.
"Blood?" Sakora asked. "What's it for?"
"It's for you. You'll need to drink it so you don't go feeding on the other students, or the teachers for that matter." Sakora took the packet of blood. She took a small drink.
"Yuck." She said. "That's gross."
"Better drink it if you want to live." Michelle said. Sakora drank the rest of the blood as fast as she could. She didn't want time to taste the blood. After she was done, she licked the remainder of the blood that was on her lips.
"I do feel a little better." Sakora said after a couple seconds. "Well I guess I better get going." She added. She handed the empty bag to Michelle and left the common room.
Sakora walked down the hall a little ways until she got to Snape's office. She knocked on the door.
"Come in." Snape said. Sakora pushed the door open.
"Professor?" She called as she entered Snape's office.
"Ms. Sparrow." Snape said softly.
"Look, Severus, I can explain what happened last night in the hospital wing I—"
Snape stopped her in mid sentence. He always seemed to have a bad habit of doing that.
"Ms. Moon explained everything. Now, please take a seat. For your detention, you'll be doing an essay for me. And what better subject to do it on than vampires? I want three rolls of parchment on the subject. Who knows, maybe you'll learn something." Snape added. As Sakora started her essay, she asked,
"Professor how am I to get around to my classes?" I can't roam around in the day light."
"I'll talk to the headmaster and schedule your classes to be in the evening, except potion classes."
By ten thirty, Sakora had finished her essay. She took it to Snape's desk
"You're excused" Snape told Sakora. Sakora left Snape's office without another word. She went to the common room and up to the girl's dorm. She went through her trunk and pulled out a long black cloth that she began making a different kind of robe for herself, one that was different from her school robe, it was a black hooded robe with green along the hem. The robe covered her from head to toe. When she was done putting the robe on. She waved her wand and a silvery mask appeared in her free hand. She slipped the silver mask over her face, pulled on some gloves, and headed to the upper floors.
When she reached the entrance hall, she was stopped by Michelle. Michelle wasn't sure who the masked person was. All she knew was that it had to be a Slytherin student judging by the Slytherin crest on the robe. She drew her wand and started walking toward Sakora. Other students noticed Sakora as well.
"Who are you?" Michelle asked, wand still drawn. Sakora turned around to face Michelle.
"It's me, Michelle." Sakora said.
"Sakora?" Michelle said unsure of the answer. Sakora nodded her head. Michelle tucked her wand back in her robe.
"What's with the outfit?" Michelle asked.
"It's to prevent me from getting burned from the sun. I've bewitched this outfit to help guard me." Sakora said.
"Well if you're all set, let's head to Charms then." Michelle said. They climbed the moving staircase and went to Charms. Once they got there, they found their seats and sat down.
"Snape said he'd talk to Dumbledore to have my classes at night, but now, that won't be necessary." Sakora told Michelle.
Some of the students were staring at Sakora as if she were a specimen floating in a jar in Snape's classroom.
"Got a staring problem, do you?" Michelle hissed at the other students. The few Slytherins that were in class thought Sakora's outfit was cool looking.
After class let out, Sakora said to Michelle,
"I'm guessing not everyone heard about my incident over break."
"Apparently not." Michelle said. Sakora started heading toward the lower floors.
"Where are you going?" Michelle asked.
"To talk to Snape." Sakora said. She took off down the moving staircases. Students watched Sakora with interest. When Sakora got to the entrance Hall, she saw Snape coming up from the dungeons.
Professor." Sakora yelled as she ran to head him off. Snape stopped in his tracks. He was looking at Sakora in a weird, confused way.
"It's me, professor." Sakora said.
"Ah." Snape said. "For a moment there, I thought we were being attacked by midget death eaters." Sakora rolled her eyes. She told Snape about her robe and that he didn't have to talk to Dumbledore about having night classes.
"Well that's all I have to say. I better get going." Sakora said, and started walking away, but felt Snape's hand grip around her arm. He was leading her into the dungeons. Sakora removed her mask once they were in the darkness.
"I want you to know I'm here for you. If I can do anything to, you know, help." Snape said. He saw Sakora clench her hand into a fist.
"I'll get revenge on those damned vampires if it's the last thing I do." Sakora said. Snape took Sakora's hand. He pulled her close to him and kissed her passionately. He then whispered,
"You won't be alone." They looked into each other's eyes for what seemed to be an eternity.
"I gotta get going." Sakora said at last. She smiled at Snape and started heading down the dungeon hallway leaving Snape watching after her.