ALICE'S POV
I was frozen with fear. Not for myself but for my family. Bella lay on the ground unmoving, possibly killed. Jacob, the mutt, lay on the ground unconscious, maybe broken. Now Edward too is on the ground writhing in pain and agony. That wizard cast a spell on Edward; Crucio I believe is what he said, while Edward tried to reach Bella. The big hairy stinky guy laughed loudly. I could smell him from hear, even over Jacob's wet dog stench. I knew what he was the moment I entered the clearing: A werewolf…a real werewolf! Not the run of the mill shifter kind like our friends from La Push, no he was the straight out of the dark ages of Europe, baby-eater variety. Now I stand here still as a statue, unsure of what to do. I know I can't take on a werewolf by myself. Maybe if Jasper had been here, maybe the two of us could've taken him down. My only option was to attack the wizard. If I could take him out and get Edward back on his feet, maybe then we'd have a fighting chance.
"Hey there skinny thing," the big man called to me, "Why don't you come here and let Fenrir show you a good time?"
"Screw you dog-breath!" I retort.
"Ooo a feisty one! That's the way I like 'em. Ain't that right Laxely?" He said smacking the wizard on the arm. "Maybe we could come to some sort of agreement. Lord Voldermort most certainly could find a use for a creature of your abilities. What'cha say honey, are we going to do this the easy way or the hard way?"
I guess the hard it's going to be I thought to myself.
HERMIONE'S POV
I don't know what I felt guiltier about, the fact that I just sneaked away while Professor McGonagall lay injured on the stone floor after being bit by a vampire or that the reason I was sneaking away was to go meet him while Ron lay dying on a gurney from his own vampire bite.
This will be the last time I go meet him. I promised myself. This was the same promise that I'd made more than once but this time I meant it! I was not going to continue this affair. I was not going to be his women in waiting. Not anymore.
As I rounded the corner, I could see the secret entrance to the Room of Requirement. I can't believe how many times I made this trip. I don't like who I've become. I really let myself down. And for what? A few instance of hidden passion. Well no more.
When I entered the Room, there he stood, looking as smug as ever, casually leaning against the wall with his arms folded. "And you said you weren't going to come this time." Draco mocked as arrogant as ever.
"I came to tell you that this is the last time. We can't do this anymore. I-I won't do this."
"Why? Just because your klutz of a boyfriend got himself bit. Really?" Draco questioned putting a snide tone to the word 'boyfriend'.
"Don't you say that about him. You don't get to talk about him." I snapped back.
"Why? Who is he to me? Just another dumb low-class wizarding family reject. I can say whatever I like about him or any of the other twenty Weasleys."
"You know how I feel about him. You know I love him." I could feel my cheeks flush with anger.
"Really? Is that why you always sneak off to meet me and tell him that you're going to library to study. 'Love him', that's nice." Draco said walking dangerously close to me.
"I just came to say goodbye to you. No more of this Draco. Not ever again." I said stepping back.
"Whatever." Draco said leaning forward to kiss me.
I pushed him away with every ounce of strength I had causing him to trip on his robe and fall on his bottom. I could see the anger shoot across his face.
"If you leave now and he lives, I'll tell him!" threatened Draco.
"When he lives . . . I'll tell him." I promised, turning to exit the room.
"Fine go! You dumb, ugly Mudblood! I HOPE HE DIES!" raged Draco as I left.
I could hardly see as my eyes clouded over and tears streamed down my face.
CARLISLE'S POV
I'd never seen a giant cry before. I must be losing my bedside manner. I always valued honest and direct answers but I might have needed to sugar coat this. A grown giant sobbing truly is a heart breaking sight.
Hagrid had simply asked me how the boys were doing and I told him that the venom had progressed aggressively in Ron. I had told him that Ron now only had mere hours to live and that's when lost it. He fell to his knees with a massive thud and began crying.
Even on his knees he was still a few feet taller than I. I hugged him best I could, trying to console him. Ensuring him that we were doing the best we could to save Ron and that I expected Edward, Bella and Alice to return any moment with the vampire in custody. But nothing I said seemed to calm Hagrid. So finally I resolved to hold him until the weeping ended. That was until Dumbledore and maybe the smallest student I had yet seen at Hogwarts burst in.
"There has been another attack," Dumbledore declared. "Professor McGonagall has been bitten. Professor Snape and Harry are chasing the monster through the east wing of the castle. . . "
Without letting him finish, I slipped out of Hagrid's hug and ran out of the room to assist in the pursuit of this halfblooded vampire.
HARRY'S POV
She took us completely by surprise. Coming at from the vaulted corridor's ceiling, she plunged down us, knocking both Snape and myself to the floor. As we scrambled to get to our feet I saw that she was cluthing a student in her arms. With his ghost white hair, sniveling and pathetic crying, it was no mistaking that she held none other than Draco Malfoy. He appeared to be unharmed. She was using him as a shield.
"Help me! Help me!" he cried trying to wiggle his way free but she did not relinquish her grip.
"Let him go." Snape demanded pointing his wand directly at the two of them.
"Leave me alone!" She screeched in an American accent. She appeared to be a young teenager with long brown hair, dressed in the latest fashion; nothing out of the norm aside from the protruding fangs and blood dripping from her mouth and chin.
"Why are you doing this? Are you hungry?" I asked in a calm voice stepping forward.
"One more step and he dies!" She warned. It was soooo tempting to take that last step but even a sniveling little snake like Malfoy didn't deserve to die.
"P-Potter, what are you doing?" Draco asked in disbelief.
"Shut up Malfoy." Snape and I said in unison. Snape gave me a sideways glance but I didn't know what was meant by it.
"You cannot escape. You've back yourself into a corner. What do you possibly hope to accomplish now?" Snape said arrogantly.
"You have to let me go. You have to!" She said. I could see the desperation in her blood red eyes. I knew that she didn't want to be doing this. Something or someone was forcing her to, driving her to attack the humans at Hogwarts.
"What's the matter? How can we help you?" I asked.
"You can't help me. Just- just leave me alone and LET ME GO!" She screamed.
"I promise, I don't want to hurt you. I, we-we can help if you just let us." I told her.
That's when I noticed Malfoy's hand slide into his robes. From the corner of my eyes, I saw Snape shake his head from side to side, ever so slightly, indicating "no" to whatever Malfoy was thinking but Malfoy, as stupid as ever, wasn't picking up on Snape's queue. Yanking his wand out of his pocket he fumbled ever so briefly. Then when Draco cast "Stupefy" over his shoulder, trying to hit the vampire in her face, she simply pushed Draco's head in the way of his own spell. As the burst of red light hit him in his face, he fell unconscious in her arms and dropped his wand.
The red flash disenchanted mine and Snape's eyes from the Visio Totallus spell causing us to both be temporarily blinded. That's when she struck . . .
BLOATMAN'S CORNER: Thank you for reading! Please leave a review. Well what did you think? Kind of a funky chapter huh?
Okay so the 2 Deatheater's in the woods with Jacob are none other than Laxely and Fenrir Greyback. I got big plans for this in the next chapter.
I never understood the whole Draco and Hermione thing to tell the truth (if there was going to be an affair I always saw Harry and Hermione). But I have had sooooo many requests to add that to this story that I tried to work it in here. I think it adds just another layer the story and maybe more important at a later date. Draco was caught leaving the Room of Requirement by the vampire too, so I thought that addition did nice job to tie it together.
The story is winding down. Just a few more chapters left and it will be complete. I have the ending already worked out but am now taking requests or any last minute suggestions about a sequel that I could work in here before A Bat In The Belfry ends, to set up a precursor for its sequel. So if there's something you'd like to read in a sequel or if there something that was started in this story that you'd like to see continued please let me know.
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