Chapter 2

"If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live."

- Martin Luther King Jr.

Two years later…

Harry James Potter lay on his bed staring the ceiling above his head, his thoughts lost in the clouds. That night in the Department of Mysteries changed his life for forever. He had lost the two people that meant the world to him: Sirius and Hermione. Bellatirx murdered Sirius and no one has an idea on how to get him out of the veil. And Hermione…he heard screaming after Voldemort vanished and saw Hermione's wand lying on the ground near a drops of blood. And there was no body.

Everyone's hearts were broken believing Hermione was murdered but Harry and Ron didn't want to believe it. Both boys searched for her all summer, in every magical place and muggle place, but nothing. Everyone else in Order gave up, including the Weasleys' but neither of the boys wanted to hear it. They didn't want to believe she is dead. In order to find the truth, they need to find her body. After all, seeing is believing.

Hermione's parents didn't give up either but since they didn't know anything about magic, they couldn't help Harry or Ron finding Hermione in the magical world. But they still searched for her in the Muggle World, hanging missing person posters around but no luck. But it did give Harry a little hope; Mr. and Mrs. Granger had faith in him and knew that Hermione was alive.

Now, it has been almost two years and their seventh year of Hogwarts was only a week away. It was harder for the boys and Ginny go to school without Hermione's bickering about exams and homework. Those were some of the things Ron missed about her. For Harry, he missed everything about her: her smile, her laughter, her eyes, her hair…she was his best friend and he missed her so much.

Someone knocked on the door and Ginny Weasley came in with her long red hair and beautiful brown eyes, she was a woman now. Harry realized that last year but he couldn't seem to confront his feelings for her just yet. In all honestly, he was worried about her brothers' reactions, especially Ron. Ginny leaned against the door and stared at Harry with understanding eyes, "Harry, the meeting is about to start."

"Thanks Ginny. I'll be there in a minute." Harry told her with a smile.

Harry got off his bed and walked pulled a shirt out of one of his drawers. He had been living in Sirius's place ever since his death and allowed the meetings to be here. It was more productive and responsible. But he wasn't living alone, Remus Lupin moved in with him to look after Harry but of course, he was gone when there is a full moon. Once he and Ron graduate, Ron will soon move in with him.

Harry stared at his reflection in the long mirror in front of him. He looked much older and muscular than any normal teenage boy. His hair turned to a darker brown and decided to leave it short, showing off his emerald eyes. The eyes of Lily Potter. Remus would give complements to Harry about his looks and how it reminds the last Marauder of his parents. It was annoying to hear but it was nice to hear about them.

After walking down the stairs and into the kitchen, he saw next to Ron and Harry wasn't the only who changed. Ron also looked muscular and older than two years ago. But it was all thanks to Quidditch. Girls would giggle and whisper about how handsome Ron got but as much as Ron loved the attention he was getting, Luna Lovegood was now his girlfriend of almost two years.

"What's going on?" Harry whispered to Ron.

"I don't know, mate. Something very important is happening and they obviously don't want us kids to know."

Everyone arrived a couple of minutes later and Severus Snape did his usual routine in the meeting. He was talking again about the Dark Lord and the attacks going to happen in the near future and who is dead now. Harry didn't like the fact that Snape was a double spy because how can they truly know who he is working for. But Dumbledore trusts him and if the headmaster trusts him, so did Harry.

"I have an announcement to make," Dumbledore began as he stood from his seat. "I hope you don't mind, Harry but I invited a guest to come to this meeting."

"Uh, who?"

"Her name is Kyra and I believe all of you will be interested with her." Dumbledore smiled. "Come in, my dear."

Footsteps approached the room and the door opened, everyone turned to see a young girl smiling at them. It was the kinds of smile that can make your cold heart melt. Harry stared at her and couldn't do anything else. All he could do was staring at her…at everything: her pale face, her sweet lips, her cheeks, her golden eyes, her neck, and the shape of her body. Her dark brown hair was long, shining down past her shoulders.

She was wearing tight jeans with a black tube top, revealing a flash of bare skin that made the boys turned to stone. Then, there was the lip-gloss, the eyeliner, the golden bracelets on her wrist, the black leather boots…she cocked her head and glanced at one side, then smiled.

"Hello," She said filling the ears of men with music.

"Come here, Kyra." Dumbledore said. The boys watched the sway of her hips, a quick smile over her shoulder –"Kyra, needs a place to stay for the week before attending Hogwarts."

"What year?" Ginny asked.

"The same year as Ron and Harry." He told her.

Kyra's eyes fell on the two teenagers as they felt their faces turn hot. "I'm going to guess that red-headed boy here is Ron and scar boy is Harry."

"Nice to meet you." Both boys managed to say.

Suddenly, Remus pushed Kyra to the wall, his hand gripping her neck and pulling her body up high, as her feet didn't touch the floor. Kyra didn't move a muscle as she stared at Remus's eyes. But everyone protest, yelling at the experienced werewolf to release his hold on her.

"She's not human!" Remus yelled, interrupting their cries. "She's a vampire."

"Took you long enough, mutt." Kyra smirked.

"Yes, I know that Remus." Dumbledore said, surprising everyone.

"You do?"

"How do you think I got here?" Kyra asked and then, suddenly she kicked Remus in the stomach and spun him around so she can pin him to the wall. "Doesn't seem fair, does it?"

"Let him go, Kyra." Dumbledore said to her.

Kyra didn't move her head but stared at Remus and felt a hint of familiarity enter in her mind. But how could she know a werewolf? Werewolves and vampires do not get along. She released her hold on Remus's neck and took several steps back, standing next to Dumbledore.

"Why is she here, Ablus?" Mr. Weasley asked.

"She's going to Hogwarts to protect the children."

"What?"

"Half of my kind despises this Dark Lord you call Voldemort." Kyra explained as she leaned against the wall. "I agreed to protect your children because I owe the headmaster. He saved my life once."

"You have a life?" Remus questioned and Kyra responded with a hiss, showing her teeth.

"Enough. Kyra and a few of her friends will be joining us but only a few could blend in as students. The rest will be on guard during the night." Dumbledore said to them. "I believe it is the perfect plan."

"Do other parents know about this?" Mrs. Weasley asked and the headmaster shook his head. "So they don't know that there are vampires on school grounds. What if one of them feeds?"

"We can control our thirst, Mrs. Weasley. I may have not been a vampire long but I haven't feed on a human."

"Then how do you survive?"

"Blood banks or a taste of…animal blood. I wouldn't mind werewolf blood." Kyra smirked at Remus and he returned it with an angry growl.

"Why should we trust her?" Snape asked.

"You shouldn't." Kyra said before Dumbledore could say anything. "You're right. I'm a blood, thirsty vampire. But unlike the others, Dumbledore managed to give me a soul."

"But you didn't need one, my dear." The headmaster added in.

"Nevertheless of me being a vampire, I will protect those students. For some reason, I feel…like I have to." Kyra admitted and the adults stared at the vampire with interest. "I'm not asking for your trust, I just want your permission."

Everyone stared at the woman in front of them and couldn't say anything after that little speech Kyra made. They all could see she was an intelligent and stubborn woman. But she wasn't like any other female…she's a vampire.