Ok here I come with my sad excuses for the late update and the best one that I could think of was...school started (aw, damn it!) go on, read!
"You can run but you can't hide!"
He was closing up on her and she knew it. Hermione ran as fast as she could from him, but he calmly walked after her, his eyes filled with hunger
Hermione continued running, not looking back and took a door on her left, closing it tightly behind her She looked around for a hiding place, and spotted a cupboard in the corner of the room
"Come out, come out, wherever you are!" he teased her, behind the door
Hermione got inside the dirty cupboard just in time, and the room's door opened, followed by the sound of slow loud footsteps.
She waked up, breathing heavily and sweating
Just a dream...
She rubbed her eyes and got up from her bed, remembering that Ginny was supposed to swim in the lake...naked...She smiled to herself and made her way to the bathroom.
Malfoy was already taking a bath in his bathroom and Hermione had a hunch that he also didn't want to miss Ginny swimming in the lake...
She took a quick shower and got dressed, her mind wandering back to the night before...
Five minutes later everyone (by that I mean Draco, Pansy, Ron, William, Hermione, Harry, Ginny and Anne ) was sitting on the ground, by the lake. They all eyed the blushing redheaded girl with some amusement and waited for her to give up...
"You're not doing it...I know you, Ginerva Weasley " Hermione teased.
Ginny chuckled and got up, taking a deep breath.
"I'm not going to loose over a Slytherin... "
"Proud Gryffindor, hey?" Anne looked up at her with a light grin.
"Always were, always will be" she replied, a bit playfully and made them all shut their eyes. The three girls covered the boys eyes with their hands and Harry was the only one free to watch. Ginny put her hands on her hips and gave him a menacing look that made him turn around, a bit disappointed... She started to remove her sweater... but stopped, noticing something strange...
"Guys... " she called out
"What? We aren't looking!"
"No! It´s not that... there's something strange going on at the castle! " she said, looking alarmed "Look!" She added, pointing at Hogwarts.
Everyone turned around to see what was happening, and got up immediately, sensing danger.
Screams could be heard coming from the castle and there was a large dark red cloud covering the highest tower... William was the only one with an angry look on his face and his hands tensed into strong fists.
"It's him..." he growled "Varney's here, and I bet he brought some friends of his..."
Hermione was stupefied.
What in hell is he doing here?
She looked up at William with both confusion and panic in her eyes.
"Let's go! We gotta get inside... The Head's common room is safe enough" He grabbed Hermione's arm protectively and darted for the castle, followed by the rest of them. They entered cautiously, trying not to call any unwanted attention...
Some scared students hurried past them, searching for a hiding place, but other than that there was no sign of danger. Still William's muscles were tense and he wasn't very convinced... After making sure the coast was clear he told them to follow.
With their wands ready for any unexpected surprises, they made it to them common room with no problems.
William decided to explain to the rest of the group who Varney really was, but didn't give any details about why and how he knew so much about him...
"I have to find him..." he said finally, determination beaming from his eyes. He turned around for the portrait-hole, expecting to leave alone, but Draco and Harry both got up, followed by Ron.
"You're not going alone" Draco told him.
"Don't be stupid... this really isn't the time for you to show some bravery..." William rolled his eyes.
"Isn't it that what friends are for?" Harry's voice stunned them. He had never imagined he would ever say such a thing to a Slytherin...
Anne got up, and so did the other girls...
"Hey, I want to have some fun, too!" she said, with her hands on her hips.
"Anne...please...stay here in case anything happens " he pleaded her.
Hermione gave three footsteps towards him...
"You can't leave us here! We want to help!"
William exhaled patiently and approached her.
"Hermione... " he whispered for only her to hear "...do you know why is Varney here? It's because of you...I'm not loosing you, even if that implies me risking my life... " and with that he took her face in his hands and his lips met hers in a passionate kiss, making them forget momentarily everything around them...
He took a last look in her brown eyes and left with Harry, Draco and Ron
Hermione still wanted to get out of there and kick Varney´s ass, but, obviously, Anne wouldn't by all means let her...She turned around and made her way to the sofa, landing noisily on it, while the other girls exchanged some uncomfortable glances…
This is all my fault...it's because of me there's a troop of vampires in here...and I'm the one who's going to fix this, she thought as an escape plan formed in her mind
Ten minutes had passed since the boys left and Hermione couldn't take it anymore...
"Hey, hum I'm going to the bathroom" she said casually, getting up.
The other girls just nodded, not daring to meet her sad gaze.Hermione was halfway to her bathroom when she stopped walking, taking a deep breath. Her hand was grasping the wand in her pocket firmly and she slowly turned around, to see if they were distracted...
Petrificus Totalus!
The powerful non-verbal spell was able to petrify all three of them, leaving the girls popeyed...
"Sorry guys... I had to! "
She could see Anne's vampire resistance fighting against the petrifying spell, so she ran for the portrait-hole... Hermione closed the door tightly behind her and turned to the portrait.
"As Head Girl I order you NOT to let the girls inside the common room get out of there until the Head Boy, any teachers or I say so, get it?" she asked in one breath.
"Yes mam " the wizard replied, rolling his eyes.
She turned around and started running, not really knowing were was she supposed to go.
Wand at ready she made her way to the seventh floor, where her old dormitory was, just to make sure everything was alright. Slowly, looking for any unpleasant surprises, Hermione got nearer to the Gryffindor´s portrait-hole, finding out that there was no Fat Lady in sight. Not even in the other portraits...
The distracted and already frightened Hermione was surprised by a satisfied laugh coming behind her...She spun around, coming face-to-face with William's rival...
"Not to difficult to find, are you?"
She didn't say a thing, thinking of a way to escape his white glistening teeth... She could run, even if it wasn't for long...or she could hex him, that is, if he wasn't a vampire and hadn't some super-fast reflexes...
"What do you want?" she asked with a shaky voice, trying to gain some time.
He chuckled with a relaxed expression on his face, as if he chatting with someone else "You, of course..."
"Why in hell would you want me? Aren't there enough girls out there for you to terrify?" she asked casually, taking a little step back.
"Well... " he started, not noticing the steps she took "...I have never let my prey escape...and I'll never ever, EVER will!"
Hermione rolled her eyes "Bullshit," and started running...She turned left, trying to loose him, but he calmly walked after her...
"You can run, but you can't hide!"
These words brutally hit her head, making her widen her eyes as she ran.
No...it can't be!
Hermione continued running and spotted a door on her left...she stared at it, a bit frightened, but had no other choice than to get inside.
She searched the room for the cupboard that had hid her in her dream...and there it was... in the corner of the room, just like it had been...
This frightened her a lot...
Hermione looked around for another good hiding place besides the familiar cupboard, but there wasn't any...
"Come out, come out, wherever you are!"
She got inside as fast as she could and, like in her dream, just in time.
Slow, loud footsteps entered the room, bringing chills up her back
Wake up Hermione, WAKE UP!
"I'm not stupid... " he opened the cupboard's doors in a flash, surprising her. Hermione jumped back, making the shelves behind her tremble and items fall down. A big blue jar of who-knows-what came crashing down on her head, making pieces of glass fly everywhere... Hermione fell on the floor, blood oozing from her head. She almost blacked out, but she could still see his hungry mouth approaching her... Then she tried to fight...
Hermione took her wand out of her pocket when he least expected and made him fly away from her and land with a loud crash at the other side of the room...
Angrily, he got up, and, quick as lightening, he was in front of her again. Varney grabbed her wand and threw it away, before grabbing Hermione by her shoulders, pulling her up to her feet and tossing her against the shelves, bringing them down to the floor, over her...
Now she had big deep cuts not only on her head but also on her arms and ribs, bleeding horribly... no faith was left.
With an evil smile on his face, he slowly leaned down, wanting – very badly – to taste her blood...
Suddenly, the room's door opened, showing William's mad and horrified face.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER?"
William picked Varney up from Hermione and threw him violently against the nearest desk.
Hermione couldn't see or barely feel her body, but she could hear the crashing noises and growling from the two vampires
Somehow, William finished Varney up, leaving his bleeding and probably dead body on the floor. He approached Hermione and kneeled down beside her...his eyes starting to fill up with sadness...
"Hermione? Hermione, please...!" she could feel tears falling down on her "Wake up!"
She wanted to talk, she wanted to open her eyes but couldn't...somehow her pain was going away, and so was his beautiful voice...
No...Please don't go!
Another tear fell down on her bleeding arm...
"Hermione...please...forgive me, one day... "
He leaned down against her and all she could feel was his cold teeth penetrating her neck and burning her...She wanted to scream very badly...but slowly, the pain went away and she backed out.
Please review...chapter no. 9 is going to be the last one... sorry!...Hope you enjoy the end of my fanfic... next chapter is going to be out in a while – a BIG while thanks to school...
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