CHAPTER ELEVEN
"A Friend In Need"
After Sakora left the dungeons, she went to the Great Hall to get some lunch. All the other students were already there. She found a seat next to Rachel.
"Who's this?" Draco asked.
"That's Sakora." Michelle said. "She has to wear that so she can roam around during the day."
"Ah." Draco said. "Sorry. I don't remember much from the day we got attacked by the vampyres." He added.
Sakora barley spoke two words the whole time they were at lunch. After lunch, Sakora decided to use her free time she had to go to the Owlery. On her way there, Rachel caught up with her.
"Hey Sakora. Where are you heading?"
"To the owlery." Sakora said.
"Mind if I join ya?" Rachel asked.
"I don't care." Sakora said. The two girls arrived at the owlery. Sakora took some parchment and a quill and started writing.
"Who are you writing to?" Rachel asked.
"Professor Lupin." Sakora said.
"Why him?" Rachel asked.
"I'm hopping he can help me with my condition."
"But he's a werewolf. He's not in his wolf stage twenty-four seven, whereas you're a vampyre all the time."
"I know that, but he's my only hope in helping me."
Rachel frowned.
"What bout me, or Michelle, or Draco? What about Professor Snape for that matter?"
Sakora turned around to face Rachel and said,
"Nobody can help me in the way I need except Professor Lupin. I hope." Sakora went back to writing her letter. When she finished, she looked up at all the owls until she spotted Salem. She gave a whistle to the owl.
Rachel watched a large black owl swoop down toward them and land on Sakora's shoulder. Sakora folded up the letter and gave it to Salem.
"Take this to Grimwald Place and deliver this to Professor Remus Lupin" Sakora said. She lightly patted Salem's head and the owl took flight.
As they were leaving, Rachel asked,
"So do you have to wear that all the time?"
"The robe, gloves and mask?" Sakora said. Rachel nodded her head.
"Not all the time. Just during the day."
That night at dinner, Sakora's owl flew into the Great Hall. He landed on Sakora's some of her untouched meat from her plate. Salem took off again moments later.
"Who's the letter from?" Michelle asked.
"Professor Lupin." Sakora told her. Before Michelle could ask Sakora why she got a letter from Lupin, Rachel explained the conversation she and Sakora had had in the owlery.
"He wants me to meet him in the Shrieking Shack first thing tomorrow." Sakora said while tucking the letter in her robe pocket.
"I don't understand. Why won't you let us help you, Sakora?" Michelle said.
"It's just something I have to take care of on my own." Sakora said. She looked up at the staff table to see of Snape was watching her. In a more lower voice, almost a whisper, Sakora told them,
"Look, I want you guys to cover for me tomorrow."
"How?" Asked Rachel?
"If anyone asks why I'm not in class, just tell them I'm sick or something." Sakora looked back up at the staff table. There was an empty seat. It took a minute to figure out who's chair it was.
"Where's Snape?" Sakora asked looking up and down across the staff table. Just then she heard somebody behind her. She quickly turned around. Snape was standing behind her.
"What's going on over here?" Snape said.
"Nothing, professor. Everything is fine." Sakora lied. Snape looked at her with a raised eyebrow. He stared into her eyes for what seemed like forever. Sakora felt like Snape was trying to read her mind. Snape looked at Draco, then Michelle, and finally Rachel before leaving.
"Do you think Snape knows what I'm up to?" Sakora asked.
"No way." Michelle said. "Not unless he has supersonic hearing." After dinner was through, the students headed to their dorms.
The next morning, Sakora was the first person up in the Slytherin common room. She changed out of her PJS and into her special robes. She took out her wand, pointed it at herself and used the invisible spell she learned from Crystal. She took off toward the Whomping Willow. When she got there, she pulled out her wand and pointed it at the tree and said,
"Immobilous."
The tree stopped moving and Sakora used the secret passage under the tree to get to the Shrieking Shack. There wasn't much sunlight in the room, so she pulled off her mask and lowered her hood.
"Professor?" She called out. "Professor Lupin?"
Just then, she heard someone coming up the stairs. Wand in hand, she was ready to defend herself, but lowered it when it was Lupin that entered through the door.
"You're here. Good." Lupin said. "Now tell me. What is it you need my help with?" He asked.
"I want you to bite me." Sakora said.
"Excuse me?" Lupin said sounding confused and taken aback.
"I know this sounds insane, but you see, I'm a vampyre. If a werewolf drinks my blood then that person will take on new form known as a hybrid."
"So you want me to change into my werewolf form and bite you so you can transform into some creature known as a hybrid?" Lupin asked to see if he got it right.
"If you so this, then this enables me to roam around freely in the day so I don't have to were this outfit." Sakora said.
"I don't know." Lupin said. "This sounds dangerous. I could wind up killing you."
"I know." Sakora said lowering her head. "I've considered the options." Just then Sakora felt Lupin wrap his arms around her pulling her close to him. She looked up at him.
"I don't want to hurt you." Lupin said. "Besides, what would you gain out of this?"
"I'd be stronger and get revenge on the vampyre that did this to me." Sakora said softly.
Back at Hogwarts, Rachel, Michelle and Crystal had awakened. Michelle saw that Sakora's bed was empty.
"Looks like she's gone to the Shrieking Shack to meet with Lupin." Michelle said.
"You do realize Snape is going to find out about this eventually, don't you?" Rachel said. "H's not stupid.
"Rachel, while you guys were talking at the owlery, did she specify why she needed Lupin to help her and not us?"
"Not really." Rachel said. Just then it hit her. Michelle now knew why Sakora needed Lupin's help.
On the way down to breakfast, Michelle explained the whole thing to Draco, Rachel and Crystal.
"Wait, let me see if I get this strait." Draco said."Sakora is a vampyre and she wants to be stronger so that she can get revenge on the vampyre that bit her, but in order to do that, she needs a werewolf to bite her so that she'll transform into this thing called a hybrid which is a cross between a vampyre and a werewolf?"
"Exactly." Michelle said. "And that's where Lupin comes into play."
"Snapes not going to be happy about this." Rachel said.
After breakfast, the four of them headed to Potions. When they got there, they took their seats. Snape looked over the classroom. His eyes swept over each and every student before turning to the chalkboard.
"Do you think he noticed Sakora isn't here?" Rachel whispered to Michelle.
"Quiet." Snape said in his soft, silky voice. When he turned to face the students again, he told them,
"You will copy these notes down and proceed to make your Shrinking Potion and we'll be testing your potions next class."
As the class began taking notes and setting up their cauldrons, Snape added,
"And yes I did notice that Ms. Sparrow is absent from class." Rachel and Michelle both looked at Snape. An hour and a half past. A few more minutes before the bell rang. Students were now carefully pouring their potions into beakers and corking them up. The bell rang. Students were gathering their belongings. Rachel and Michelle were heading out the door when Snape stopped them.
"Ms. Moon, Roe. What's your hurry?" They stopped in the doorway and faced Snape.
"Would you care to explain Ms. Sparrow's whereabouts?" Rachel opened her mouth to make up an excuse, but Snape cut her off.
"And don't tell me she's sick." Rachel looked at Michelle and Michelle just shrugged.
"We have to tell him." Rachel said to Michelle.
"Professor. Sakora is at the Shrieking Shack right now with Professor Lupin."
"Now why would she be there with him?" Snape asked looking from Rachel to Michelle.
"She went there so Lupin can transform her into a stronger being known as a hybrid which is a cross between a vampyre and a werewolf." Michelle said. Snape gritted his teeth and he stormed out of his office muttering,
"We'll see about that." Rachel and Michelle took off after Snape trying to keep up with him. They ran so fast, it didn't take them long to reach the Whomping Willow.
"Immobilous." Snape said pointing his wand at the tree. It became motionless. Michelle and Rachel followed Snape in the underground tunnel.
"Are you sure you want to do this, Sakora?" Lupin said still holding her in his arms.
"Stop right there." Sakora heard a voice call from behind Lupin. Lupin turned his head and Sakora peered around Lupin's body.
"Snape." Sakora said. She quickly broke free from Lupin's arms. A second later, Michelle and Rachel appeared behind Snape out of breath.
"Why are you doing this, Sakora?" Snape said moving closer still in Sakora's direction.
"Because I don't want to be a vampyre. I want strength to get revenge." Sakora said.
"But you have me." Snape said. "I told you already. You don't have to do this alone."
"You don't understand, Severus." Sakora said trying to hold back her tears. "I didn't ask for this to happen. I have to do what I feel is right for me."
"If something happened to you, I don't know what I'd do." Snape said.
Michelle rolled her eyes.
"Think of it this way, sir." Sakora told Snape. "If I allow Lupin to do this, I'll be normal again, kind of. The only difference is that when I transform, I'll just be a stronger being. That's all. But it's not like I'll be in that form all the time. When I'm in my human form, I'll look just like everyone else and I won't have to hide from the sun." Sakora smiled faintly at Snape, walked over to him and took him by the hand.
"But I can't risk him killing you, sakora." Snape said more aggressively.
"I trust Professor Lupin." Sakora told him. Snape looked at lupin. He lowered his voice and said to him,
"So help me, if you kill her, I'll feed you to the dementors." Lupin took a nervous gulp.
By this time, it was about noon.
"Well seeing as I can't transform until the next full moon," Lupin said.
"Which is tonight." Sakora interrupted.
"We'll all meet back here at midnight then." Lupin said. There was a silence. Lupin looked at everyone before leaving the room and down the creaky old stairs. Michelle and Rachel were next to follow, followed by Snape and Sakora. Sakora followed behind Snape. She hadn't said a word the whole trip back to the castle. Once they reached the castle, Snape, Sakora, Michelle and Rachel entered through the double doors, which lead into the main Entrance Hall.
"We'll see you in the common room." Rachel told Sakora. She and Michelle headed down the dungeon stairs. Snape waited for them to get a head start before heading into the dungeons himself. Sakora followed behind silently. They got into the dungeons when Snape said,
"I want a word with you in my chambers." When they were in, Snape shut the door behind Sakora.
"Severus, please don't be upset. I'm only trying to do what is right." Sakora said finally. Snape turned to face Sakora. He walked over to her and put his arms around her and kissed her passionately. Sakora's heart raced. She pulled him closer and ran her hand through his soft, silky, black hair as they made. Out.
"Severus." Sakora moaned softly. Sakora could feel her knees go weak. Snape picked Sakora up and carried her over to the bed. He carefully laid her on the bed. They continued making out. Sakora moaned. Snape took her and they made love for an hour. Sakora was wrapped in Snape's bare arms. He whispered to her,
"I love you"
sakora smiled and said,
"I love you too, Severus." Sakora's body shook a little out of exhaustion. "I better get going." Sakora said. "Otherwise Michelle and Rachel are going to be wondering what's taking me so long."
"They can wait." Snape said, giving Sakora a small kiss on the lips.
"I've never seen this side of you before, Severus." Sakora said. "It's like you're a different person." She curled up in Snape's arms and rested her head on his chest, closing her eyes and the two of them spent the rest of the day relaxing in bed.