AN: Ok..so.I saw Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix for a second timem which made me happy. I read Deathly Hallows in under 12 hours on the 21st. Best Book Ever! I was right about Harry being a horcrux ...The rest I probably was wrong. With that, I am not going by Deathly Hallows in this story since it is almost over. Makes me sad to think I started this story almost 3 and a half months ago. Now, It's almost done.-tears up- -sniffles and blows nose-. Here is chapter 41.
Chapter 41: Choices and Reassurance
"Harry?" Hermione called out. Dracula and Hermione were on the terrace. It was half past ten.
"Yeah?" Harry responded.
"Did you do like I told you?" she asked. "Did you talk about it with the Order?"
"I did..." Harry said cooly.
"And?..."
"They have their doubts, but they believe that it is crucial to finally defeating Voldemort..."
Hermione smiled. "I'm glad you told them Harry. It was the right thing to do, you know. "
"You're always right, Hermione..."
The vampire slightly blush, but it soon faded. "Is Ginny going to be turned as well?"
Harry nodded. "I think we're both about ready..."
Just after, Ginny entered. "Harry who are you talking to?" she said as she came in. She saw Count Vladislaus Dracula and his bride, Hermione.
"Hermione? Count?" Ginny gasped. She wasn't expecting their arrival. "It's so god t see you both again!"
"It is a pleasure to get reaqua
nted, Miss Weasley..." Dracula's Romanian accent stood out from the three British ones.
"So..." Ginny was trying to find the right words. "We're going now? To get turned?" Ginny turned to Harry when she asked this.
"Uh...I guess so..." Harry was hesitant with this answer.
The Count raised an eyebrow. "Not so sure now are we, Mr. Potter?"
"No..." Harry responded. "It's just we weren't expecting Hermione and yourself tonight..."
The count's eyebrow went down, and he had a stern expression on his face. "It is important that we turn you as soon as possible. Once you are turned, you are the living dead, and all seven horcruxes are gone. Then, we must teach you are ways..."
Ginny swallowed hard, and took Harry's hand in hers. She then looked at him. "You ready, Harry? It's up to you, really..."
Harry nodded. "I think it's about time we end Voldemort's reign. And this is just the first step."
Hermione smiled, and then it faded. "You know, we're gonna come back tomorrow."
"Wait! What?" Harry was confused.
"Honestly, Harry. I told you the other day." Hermione rolled her eyes and snorted. " We're gonna turn you first, and then Ginny, unless..." Hermione's gaze was then on Ginny. "Unless Ginny has other thoughts about this."
"What do you mean? Other..." she cut herself off, realizing what Hermione meant, and why Count Dracula was there. "Oh..." Ginny then turned to Harry. "You...ready, Harry?"
They both turned to the vampire couple. "You can turn us both now, if that's what your implying. I mean, you're both here...and..."
Hermione and Dracula turned towards each other. Dracula whispered something into Hermione's ear. Hermione then told Dracula something secretly. Harry and Ginny were slightly baffled by everything. After a few minutes of hushed talk, Hermione and Dracula's attention was on their mortal friends.
"We've decided that it is crucial that both of you are turned tonight." They approached them.
"Okay then..." Harry and Ginny said nervously.
Both vampires proceeded to sink their teeth into the mortal couple.
It wasn't long before they were unconscious.
Hermione and Dracula soared into the sky. Dracula carried Ginny, while Hermione held Harry in her arms. Once they had returned to Dracula's castle, they landed on the balcony. They put the bitten couple in their guest rooms.
Hermione looked into Dracula's enchanting blue eyes. "You think they were ready?"
"Of course, my love." Dracula was confident that they had made the right choice. "Mr. Potter will finally defeat that...that..."
"I know you have many things against him..."
"He tried to take you away from me! He hurt you!" Dracula held anger in his voice, and it was building. "I realize I was wrong to fight for him in the first place. He used my power and influence, and I got nothing in return!"
Hermione touched his pale and smooth cheek. "It's alright, Vladislaus. We'll make him pay. I just was asking because they have been my friends for many years...and I have my concerns..."
The Count began to calm down. "I'm sorry, my love. It's just..."
"Everything will be fine!" Hermione then kissed him passionately. He returned it with pleasure, and then let go. "You even said it yourself..."
Dracula chuckled and sighed. He embraced Hermione. "What would I do without you?" he purred.
"I...I don't know..." Hermione's pale cheeks briefly became crimson, and then returned to normal.
"It would be hard to imagine..." Dracula spoke softly. "And I don't want to begin to imagine life without you..."
AN: Please Read and Review. Chapter 42 will be up ASAP