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Chapter 31 – Jupiter Heero
I wandered up the stairs when Ji opened the den to people as she ushered a blanket-swathed vampire into the room and went for the second load of characters from Nichi's house. By the time she'd returned, I was wondering vaguely if one of the Saiya-jins was going to end up blowing up the house before the next day and a half was over.
Sitting in a somewhat sullen line in the dimly lit den were the two vampires Ji had fetched from Nichi's and Snape. "So, you're a vampire, and you're a vampire, and people think you're a vampire," I said, pointing to each in turn.
Snape looked faintly surprised. "I have no idea what lead to that delusion."
"Well, it could be all the dark clothes, dim lights, and, well, evil stares."
Snape gave a reply that would be a grunt coming from anyone else and settled in to ignore me.
"Not to mention that people think you lurk around the corridor outside the Gryffindor common room just so you can get them in trouble." No reaction. I turned to the vampires. "What do you think of Snape?"
Blond Vamp snorted. "He bloody well isn't a vampire—not even as much as Poof is."
"Poof." I very nearly laughed out loud at that. "All right. Why would you say that?"
"Peaches may have a soul, but he still drinks blood. Snapey here doesn't."
Snape glared at the vampire, but wisely held his tongue. "Well, he probably acts more like a vampire than . . . Peaches."