I'm sorry again for not writing in ages guys but hopefully I'll be typing quicker now. Just wasn't in the mood for a few weeks on end and I have my As levels to pick up tomorrow, wish me luck ^^

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Draco sat in his room. He was still annoyed at Potter's attitude a week ago, but it was more of the annoyance of not knowing what was going on with Granger. She was supposed to be helping him with the chores and processes in Hogwarts, and were was she…laying on her back side in the hospital unit… I guess he was thankful she wasn't transported to St Mungo's Hospital… in a way. But why was he thankful for anything to do with her.

Radar barked at him, obliviously sensing his frustration. The man at the shop was right they don't stay a puppy for long. His Mooniff pup was only a week older from when he basically bought him and he was already the size of a young wolf. He reached over and stroked the Mooniff's fur as a gesture of reassurance.

He wasn't feeling right about himself at all, it seemed that over the week he was growing more irritated as the days ticked away. And his studies were a drag, he summed up that he had literally learnt nothing the whole time he was sitting in a room with a teacher. He had basically made himself scarce around his friends, so called friends like…

He stood up quickly, bored of sitting around wondering when he'll get an answer to some questions. Blood flowed downwards and reached his feet and the sudden movement made him light headed. Waiting for himself to adjust, he grabbed his robe and walked out to pay someone a special visit.

***

Hermione stared in a trance at the wall opposite. She couldn't believe it. How did it happen? Why her? Was it just the case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time? Or could she have prevented it from happening? She had only ever read about Vampires in the old mythological texts books for younger ones. Those little stories that scared little children on Halloween night. She hadn't a clue how this had come to be. So many questions she needed to ask Dumbledore, but with his persistence for her to get some rest and for her to maybe wait for a better time to be asking the questions she needed to know the answers to, she would have to wait for now.

Madame Promfrey opened the curtain slightly, "Dear there's someone here to see you."

"Great…." Hermione replied annoyed, "Just send them all in sure.."

"Ok," replied the nurse hesitantly. Hermione heard a faint whisper of, "Be careful not to get on the wrong side of her Mr Malfoy." Malfoy? Why Malfoy? I mean like her friends had all week to come see her, but none of them showed up. Maybe they were busy or just forgot or maybe they picked up on the vibes she was sending them, for them to give her some room to actually breathe for once. Ah well, whatever the reason, Malfoy had come, and she had to be grateful for some attention.

***

He stepped past the curtains draped around her bed and closed them as he entered. He kept his eyes on the ground, maybe just a little bit scared of what he would see. But as he looked up, he noticed her as usual as ever. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"So…I guess its nice to see a familiar face, maybe not the one I was expecting, but one all the same," stated Hermione, sitting up right and adjusting her pillows her a better comfortable position.

"it's a surprise to me and all, Granger," he replied quickly, "I just thought I'd come down here to see what the big deal is."

"Yeh it's a pretty big deal…"

"It couldn't be, your not throwing your rings up and your not exactly transforming into some hideous monster are you?! Your just sitting here acting sick and leaving all the crap of this shite castle for me to do!" Malfoy snapped, slamming himself onto a near by chair. Hermione sat blot upright, her hair a bushy mess and her eyes changing to a colour of deepest orange.

"How dare you Malfoy!" She shouted, "I am not faking this and there is something seriously wrong with me, I cannot tell you what because Professor Dumbledore told me not to relieve what it is until they are positive that it is, what it is!"

"Oh come on Granger, I knew you changed a bit, but I didn't know you could drop so low!"

"Malfoy belt up seriously, I haven't the patience for you today!" exclaimed Hermione as she jumped off the bed and made her way over to the exit, were she opened the curtain for him to leave, "Madame Promfrey, I'm finished with him, get him out of here please."

"Fine!" Shouted Draco standing up. He marched over to Hermione and stopped, reaching close enough to whisper harshly, "You better have a good reason to be in here Granger and leaving me with all that crap to do, if not, I'll make sure I'll give you something to keep you in here, permanently." And with that he was escorted to the doors of the Hospital Wing, were he heard Hermione call behind him.

"Malfoy, I'm a Lumina Vampiro…look it up maybe and you'll see, you bloody idiot!"

He rolled his eyes and left leaving her ranting behind closed doors.

***

Harry, Ron and Ginny walked along side the lake. They were just after visiting Hagrids and got lunch there also. Of course Ron had two sandwiches, still left to eat, which he stuffed in his hands just as they left from the visit.

"I can't believe how much you eat Ron…" stated Ginny disgusted as her older brother crammed one whole sandwich into his face.

"Hey, I'm hungry, can't a guy eat in peace?"

"Oh no, of course you can, its just you don't eat too peacefully do you?" asked Ginny laughing, " I mean everyone can hear what's going on in that mouth of yours." Her and Harry laughed and eventually Ron joined in, after seeing that they were only joking and were in fact not making fun of him.

Minutes passed and the conversation dropped onto Hermione. Each of them had picked up on the unusual vibes and the changes in Hermione and how it seemed like she didn't want to be hanging around with them at all this year.

"Hey, do any of you think Malfoy could be in on it some how?" asked Harry confused.

"Malfoy? Why have you noticed something going on?" asked Ron anxious. Ginny just turned and looked deeply at him for an answer.

"Well no, but the situation in the classroom a week ago was a bit weird…"

Ginny laughed, as did Ron.

"What?!" exclaimed Harry confused.

"Well obliviously being a prefect involves making sure people look up to you and don't see you as being a bad guy and so he needs to make some sort of good impression on people. Have you noticed Malfoy's not really hanging around with his usual crew, is he? He's also kept busy with the amount of work load that comes along with being a prefect-you know he was probably just wondering what was wrong with his partner in that sense," replied Ginny.

Harry smiled, reassured as always from her. The worry left him, but he would need Hermione herself to explain to them just in case it was something they were doing wrong. If she needed time or space, of course they would give that to her. It was just the wait that annoyed him the most.

"But it doesn't mean I like the guy any more," stated Ron, munching on his last sandwich. Harry agreed.

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Lumina Vampiro? What the heck was that? Some sort of hell old sickness? Yeh sure. Not having much to do any way and being on a free time period, Draco decided that a little trip to the library couldn't hurt anyone.

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The three of them made themselves up to the castle and decided on visiting Hermione. They hadn't been told of what to expect or what was actually wrong with her, but yet they were all slightly fearful because they wondered whether she was actually awake yet or not and whether they would have a conscience face to talk to, at least.

It didn't take them long to reach the hospital wing and when they reached it, they had a different Hermione altogether.

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"What do you all want? Need me to copy from or something? Well if you hadn't noticed I've been sick-oh wait sure your only noticing now!!! Of course cause you would have been here before, but no," Snapped Hermione. They were shocked still, not even seated down yet and already torn apart by someone they didn't know.

"Hermione, we didn't know that you were awake, you have been asleep for a week, we thought we would have gotten some word back, but none came," answered Ginny fearfully. No word came from Hermione, she sat there still on the end of her bed.

"Just leave me please," asked Hermione quietly as a tear fell from her eye, "If you want to know what's wrong with me, go ask Dumbledore…"

"Ok, sorry to have bothered you Hermione," Harry answered sadly. Ron was too shocked to even say anything and Ginny also seemed confused at the whole situation. Harry steered the two out and left quietly himself.

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Draco had been running the whole time to the hospital wing, he couldn't believe it. He had no idea why he was running back so frantically, but he had just never heard of such a thing to happen to someone. He slowed down as he reached the corridor which brought him on to the hospital wing. He walked quickly but calmly as to not draw any attention to himself. A Lumina Vampiro…Vampire of the Light, was Granger making an idiot out of him by actually seeing if he would go to the library to even research such a thing? He bet there wasn't even anything wrong with her.

He had researched in Latin books for the meaning of the word and attempted to translate it a few times. At first he got such words as Day Strigori, he hadn't clue what to do with that and with the help of the librarian he translated it properly and received some childish books on the old legends regarding the light vampire.

He entered the hospital wing and bumped into unfortunate familiar faces.

***

"Malfoy?!" queried Ron. Harry and Ginny exchanged looks of concern and bewilderment.

"Whesley, will you move out of my way! Granger!" called Draco. The other three rushed after him.

"Malfoy, I suggest you come away, just leave her alone. We have just been in there, she's not in such a good mood," suggested Ginny anxiously. Malfoy laughed and turned on them.

"Well she would be at you, would she?" he snapped, "you never once came to visit her and you haven't even bothered to help her out."

Harry lunched at Malfoy. Ron flew a punch and it landed on the wrong target, hitting Harry on the side of the head. Draco shoved the two of them away of himself.

"Stop!" yelled Ginny, "This is stupid behaviour and no way to settle anything important!"

"Yeh she's right," stated Harry. Ron on the other hand was red in the face with anger and prepared himself for a second strike on Malfoy.

"Just go will you? Your obliviously not wanted here..-Hermione?" asked Malfoy startled at Hermione's presence at the entrance of her bed. The four of them looked at her.

"What do you want us to do Hermione, we'll go if you want us to go?" questioned Harry. Hermione nodded in agreement.

"Ok right everyone out," agreed Ginny sadly.

"No, Malfoy stays…" gasps met this statement. Draco felt a sense of triumph. The rest felt a sense of rejection. They nodded angry at the out come and left quickly from the scene.

An aura of confusion and betrayal was left in the hospital wing as they left. Each had there own questions which needed answering and each not feeling up to actually asking Hermione about those questions. They knew they would have to wait, but for now maybe Dumbledore did have some answers that they needed.