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Chapter 3- Meeting in Diagon Alley

It was very rare to for a Malfoy to go unnoticed in a crowd. Everyone recognized them instantly not only for their pale skin and bleach blond hair but their aristocratic nature, they always tended to display. So it was very surprising when Luna couldn't find Draco Malfoy amidst the crowd of diagon alley. She checked her watch, which was florescent in colour and had a head of a parrot in the centre that said the time. " 5:05," the parrot cooed when Luna asked. She shook her head and smiled at herself, it had only been five minutes.

Never the one to judge people, Luna headed over to a chair in the crowded coffee shop filled with witches and wizards, mostly of her age. She recognized quite a few of them and waved at them from her seat. A lot of them smiled in return while a few just chose to ignore her presence. They still thought of her as the looney Luna from school. It was only due to the support of Harry and his friends she had gained some respect within her peers. It wasn't that she wasn't recognized by the entire wizarding world for her contribution in the war but there were a few, who still remained hesitant about being seen with or being friends with her.

She tried remembering Draco Malfoy in her school days. She never liked him much then, though towards the end she had noticed his change in character. To what she could remember with her father's verdict of the Malfoys they followed the watch like Merlin's word itself. She ordered water for herself as she waited with patience.

Draco Malfoy watched as the blond entered the shop. He was hiding under the invisibility spell waiting for her to arrive. Her pale skin much like his own glowed as light shone on her face. ' In her own quirky way Luna Lovegood had turned out to be quite a ... he stopped his trail of thought of calling her a good looking witch, no Malfoys didn't do that. She was tolerable. Yes, that was much better.' Malfoy thought to himself. He watched as she saw the time in that unusual watch of her's and for some strange reason he felt angry at those who ignored her.

After making her wait for about seven minutes he walked over to the table, knocking one of the guy's drinks down on his way. He knew the guy was drunk enough not to notice anything different or purposeful about the incident. He smirked as he watched the guy's girlfriend move away from him. 'See how it feels to get a dose of your own medicine,' he thought to himself as he watched the guy run after her.

He could hear her humming softly to herself as he reached the table. " Sorry to keep you waiting," he whispered leaning down to her ears. He was grateful, she didn't shreak in surprise or it would have raised suspicion, but she did gasp when she heard him. " Don't say a word yet, let's go to somewhere more private," Malfoy continued, touching her hand in order to take permission to guide her.

She giggled softly and shook her head, and put her hand in his. He quirked his eyebrow, slightly to make her stop but that made her laugh harder. She was still laughing as she stood up. People glanced at her but with a look at Luna they went back to their usual conversation. It was alright for them if looney Luna was laughing at herself again.

Draco shook his head to himself, somehow he didn't find the situation funny at all. Either on her's or his behalf. He took her out of Diagon Alley into muggle London. They had walked quite a bit till they found a quiet neighbourhood. He was still muttering about the low life scumbags in the coffee shop when they reached a bench where Luna let go of his hand and chose to sit down. Draco looked around for signs of another human being but tracing none in the air he sat down next to her finally taking off the invisibility spell off him.

" You are strange Draco Malfoy," Luna said softly looking at him with a strange sort of amusement, her laughter had now subsided. He looked at her with a retort in his lips but lost it once he looked in her eyes. He studied her quietly to see how she would react to what he was about to tell her. Would she leave him ? Would she think he was too strange to mix with? He knew a lot of wizards still held strong prejudice to what he had become. Heck, his own father would have ordered his death if he knew.

Luna waited for Malfoy to speak. He looked paler than he had looked in the hospital. Something was off and he could sense a trace of tension in his features. He was kind of stiff in his posture as well, kind of unlike a Malfoy who always seemed so poise. His hands were in his pocket and his lips chapped. He was wearing a long black over coat, no surprise there until you saw the jeans he was wearing.

Draco watched her eyeing him, he finally cleared his throat to speak. " So Miss Lovegood I apologize again for this inconvenience but what I am about to tell is of utmost confidence," he started.

But Luna interrupted him, " It's not a problem, but do call me Luna. Miss Lovegood kind of makes me feel old." she said chuckling slightly at herself.

He shrugged in response and continued, " well Luna in the hospital you said you noticed something different about me. Do you know what it was?"

" I ...I don't exactly know but what I felt I mean I still feel it right now it's well I feel it when I am around magical creatures. They are not exactly human," Luna said, watching him carefully.

Draco flinched inside at her last statement but tried not to show it on the surface. Instead he smirked the infamous Malfoy smirk and said, " And all these years we thought you were making it up. It's ironic isn't it how you seem to be the only person who will understand my condition," he said softly.

" I .." Luna stuttered, " I still don't understand you," she finished finally looking at Draco questioningly.

" You will once I tell you, and I will be quite honest when I say that I won't take offense if you choose to leave after. It has happened and I have come to accept it. I would however request you not to interrupt until I am done," he said.

Luna nodded solemnly and gestured him to continue.

" It all started right after my father escaped from Azkaban before the final battle. He was disappointed in me for..." he stopped to look at her then continued, " well I guess you know about the whole incident of not killing Dumbledore by now. I am sure Potter told you guys," he said, looking at Luna who nodded in acknowledgment .

" Well my father wanted me to prove myself again in order to gain back his respect. He asked me to help him with the recruitments of vampires. I... At the time it was very hard for me to refuse my father, even when after seeing Snape's actions I secretly supported Potter in my heart. I...I was a coward," Malfoy continued his voice cracking slightly at the word , " I went to the pub in knockturn alley, which was their general hang out according to my father. There were about twenty of them. They respected my father, so at first they were quite decent with me. But the thing about vampires is that much like werewolves they can sense fear," Malfoy stopped, remembering the whole incident like it was yesterday.

He could recall the smokey smell present in the shop. The vampires all had pale skin, much paler than his own. Although, he knew many thought his family was distantly linked with vampires. They had surrounded in the table, smiling slyly from time to time with every finch he had displayed. In the end when he foolishly thought he had convinced them to join their side, the vampires had started laughing. " They really keep you in the dark, don't they Malfoy?" the head vampire said his canine sticking out as he smiled. " Do you really think the dark lord hasn't approached us yet? You are fool Malfoy if you really thought he would trust you with this task. No he sent you to us as your punishment for your failure. Don't worry if you cooperate it wouldn't hurt at all," he said tracing Draco's neck with his icy fingers.

Draco had gulped silently trying to find a way to escape from the situation. He knew it was an useless attempt but he had to try. He had changed his demeanor immediately as if he was aware of this situation the entire time. " You think my father really didn't tell me of the dark lord's plan," he started but stopped short when the vampires started howling with laughter.

" Lucius warned us you might use that trick," the head vampire said still laughing slightly, though now he was looking at him like a roasted turkey. He licked his lips. "Your own father sold you out boy, now what do you think about that?" he asked his finger back at Malfoy's neck.

Malfoy made a quick attempt to grab his wand from his pocket but it fell short to the fast senses of the vampire. " You are really making this difficult boy," said one of the other vampires, " we say we get it done with quickly, Go on then boy turn your neck this way," he continued jerking Draco's neck into position, " Don't worry you should be happy you will be one of us soon." He said before Malfoy's world had gone black.

He had woken up to find his mother lying next to him bruised beyond recognition. His sense of relief left him with one glance into his mother's eyes. She was muttering something. "Mother" he had said before running over to her side.

" I tried Draco. I am sorry but listen to me you aren't a vampire but you are no longer a human. You have become a creature of the night Draco. You have regained the power that was lost in the Malfoy family. You have become a 'Vemon'. But I know you Draco Malfoy don't you dare let that forget who you truely are as a person. I couldn't save your father, but I hope I saved you where it counts," she said before her eyes closed to eternity.

Draco blinked rapidly as he finished telling the tale to Luna. He gasped in surprise as she took his hands and held them tightly without saying a word. He looked at her in surprise but didn't pull back. He waited for her to speak.

" Vemon I can deal with, but I am sorry to hear about your mother," she said softly.

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