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HARRY'S POV
"Again, I am so sorry about this, all of this." I apologized for like the 100th time today.
"If things are as you say, then your apology is accepted." Sam said. He still didn't trust me and honestly I couldn't blame him. We'd really bungled the entire situation. Edward tried to shoulder some of the responsibility since he had been the one to inform the pack of our presence but I knew that it was nothing that he'd done. I had lost control of the situation from the get go. I am just so thankful that no one got really hurt.
The fight had ended when Luna cast a charm transforming all the wolves back into their human form. The problem being that they were all completely naked. Once they'd dressed and came inside to join us and the Cullens, I began the apologies and then told everyone our true reasoning for coming to forks. "We're here because our friend Ron has been bitten by a half-blooded vampire and he is in the process of slowly and painfully dying. We've used magic to keep him sedated but we are at a loss as to how to cure him. Our school's Head Master, Albus Dumbledore sent us to see if you, um the Cullen's, could help Ron." I said looking around the room.
"Who's Dumbledore?" Bella asked looking to her family for answers they all shrugged, not sure who he was.
"Harry, I speak on behalf of my family, when I say we'll do anything that we can to help, although to be truthful we're not exactly experts in the field of half-bloods. They're fairly new to our kind. In truth we know of only one in existence." Carlisle, the father figure of the Cullen's said. "And she would not have been able to bite your friend in the wizarding world because she's never been to England."
"We are desperate and we'll take any help we can get." Hermione blurted out. Her face was pale. She had been hoping that they'd say something like "Oh yea, just have him take two aspirin and he'll be fine in the morning." But that hadn't happened. With the Cullen's not having prior knowledge or knowing the cure for Ron, made his condition that much dire and terror of that realization could be read across Hermione's face like a book.
I reached over, grabbing her hand to comfort her. "Would you or any members of your family be able to accompany us back to Hogwarts and help?" I asked, looking around the room.
"Harry, as a doctor and a humanitarian, not only do I want to help but I feel it's my responsibility to." Carlisle said.
"And I'll go too, since it's my fault that this entire situation got blown out of proportion today." Edward added.
Before I could say that it wasn't Edward's fault, Bella jumped in, "Well if you're going, then I'm going to."
"And I will also be going." The tiny one named Alice said.
"Wow, thank you so much." I was overwhelmed at the response. I put on my bravest smile for Hermione even though I was secretly very worried for my friend.
"Can I go?" The youngest of the wolves asked with an eager look on his face.
"Seth, no." Sam, their leader said.
"Ah come on. How awesome would that be, to get to go to a magical castle?" Seth pleaded.
"You are much too young." Sam responded looking grim.
"Yea, chill out squirt." One of the other wolves said, I hadn't caught his name.
"I'll go with him." The girl wolf offered.
"Leah!" Sam scolded.
"I could look after them." Edward said, stepping forward "If that's okay with you of course?"
"Please?" Seth asked, crossing hands together like a child begging for candy.
"I . . ." Sam seemed to lose his words.
"Edward" Alice said under her breathe, giving him the 'please be quiet' eyes.
GOYLE'S POV
Alex Smith, you're going to get it! I thought. How dare he pull his wand on us and get us in trouble with Professor Snape. Stupid little pipsqueak.
We were all fuming, me, Crabbe and Draco, as we headed back to the Slytherin common room. "Today has been a total waste." Draco spat. "We still don't know what Potter and Granger are up to and now Snape caught us with that Gryffindor twerp pointing his wand at us. Who knows what Snape was really thinking?"
"I'm going to tear Smith's arms off!" I declared.
"NO! You're not." Draco yelled. "I trusted the two of to handle him the first time and you all couldn't even do that. No, I will deal with him personally."
"But Draco . . . " Crabbe pleaded, but Draco didn't even respond. Once he made his mind up to do something it was as good as done.
As swell of a guy as Draco is, it really bothered me sometimes that it was always his way or the highway. He acted all high and mighty because of his family and their ties to He-who-should-not-be-named. I came from a well-respected family too. I deserved the type of respect and attention that Draco got. Plus, I'm way bigger and stronger. Sure he's maybe technically a better wizard than me but I could pound him into the ground if it came down to it; although, no doubt I'd have to answer to his Daddy for sure.
"Hey Crabbe, I'm going to the dining hall to see if they have rolls or cookies left over. You coming?" I asked.
"That's a lot of steps. Can't you grab me a few?" He whined.
"Sure. Whatever." I said walking away. Draco looked at me with contempt and wrinkled his nose and frowned but he said nothing. Good boy Draco. Keep your mouth shut.
As I traversed the hallways of Hogwarts, they were all but deserted tonight. Everyone was so scared of this stupid vampire. It was ridiculous. Dumbledore even ordered that no one go anywhere alone and imposed a curfew on all the students restricting leaving your quarters or common rooms after nightfall. I knew walking around by myself this late that I was pushing my luck. If one of the teachers spotted me, I would be verbally scolded and may even lose some points for Slytherin but right now I didn't care. I'm hungry and agitated.
When I round the corner to the hall that leads to the dining hall, I'm startled by Filche's cat, who let out a horrible screech because I stepped on the dumb things tail. I give it a good kick, sending it scurrying away.
That's when I hear Filche's slow drawl, "Mrs. Norris is that you? Are there any of those bad students out of bed, breaking the curfew?" He asked in an evil anxious tone. Suddenly, I was no longer hungry.
Great! This is just what I needed. I scurried away, back down the hall that I had come from, needing to find a place to hide and quick. This hallway was long and desolate of hiding spaces. My only option was the Loo. I decided that Filche would be less likely to check the girl's laboratory so I ducked in there. I waited in silence as he passed by. I could hear him open the boy's bathroom door but he left the girls alone.
I waited a few moments, until I thought that it would be safe to leave. I would head straight back to our common room and forget about the cookies and rolls that had lured me into almost getting caught. As I stepped out of the last stall and turned to walk for the door, I was attacked from behind. I would have sworn that it was a panther or other large cat that had pounced on my back by the massive weight and the giant claws that were digging into my hips and shoulders, if not for the human hand reached up and covered my lips, keeping me from yelling for help. It felt like an explosion of fire erupted inside my neck as the creature sank it's fangs in me. I fumbled through my robes trying to pull out wand but never got my hand on it. As the vampire venom made its way into me my vision turned black and unconsciousness took me . . .
HERMIONE'S POV
The two hours it took for the shifters to go pack was excruciating. The vampires, to their credit, were completely packed and ready to go within just a few moments. Once the members of the pack arrived back at the Cullen's home, we were ready to leave.
Each of our soon to be guests at Hogwarts, said their goodbye's and when they were done we headed out front.
"So how do we get to a magical school in England anyway?" Bella asked.
"We Apparate." Fred responded.
"Apparate?" Leah asked cautiously.
"It's a magical spell that allows us to travel small distances instantly." I explained.
"To go that far we'll need this ancient rune item that Dumbledore let us borrow to come here. It'll take us back." Harry added.
"Do we get to cast a spell?" Seth asked eagerly.
"No. We will be doing the castin', yer just along for the ride." Hagrid said.
"Is everyone ready?" I ask, very anxious to get back to Ron.
"Yes I think so." Carlisle said looking around at everyone.
Returning to Hogwarts with us is Carlisle, Edward, Bella and Alice from the Cullens and Leah and Seth from the pack. A different student grabbed either a vampire or shifter and poof we were back Hogwarts.
"Oh thank goodness you've returned!" Professor McGonagall said running to meet us. "There's been another attack. Please come quick!"