Chapter 20
Death Becomes Her
"Would they let a vampire be an Auror?" I wrote. That would be so cool! I wonder if I'd look good in a brown trench coat? Brown doesn't really look good on me though, maybe I can be like Kingsley and not wear one…..
"What are you talking about?" Snape asked. "I don't know what you mean by a vampire being an Auror?"
"You said when classes start back that we will be having career day." I wrote. "So I was…wondering if they would let a vampire be….
"Miss Salvatore, you trailed off into thought again." He said.
"Sorry." I wrote, with a sigh.
Almost a week had passed since I had been kidnapped, and I was finally getting the hang of this whole situation, but I still had trouble with writing and thoughts. The babbling potion was still causing me to have random thoughts, and at times I thought I was going crazy. I found that when someone talked to me, I could concentrate better. Elijah was right when he said the potion effected everyone differently, so Remus and Sirius had pulled all my friends together and we had a mini classroom test, and they tried to teach us something. I found that class time would be no problem, because I had something to concentrate on. Salazar was busy working on a counter jinx that would hopefully clear this mess up, so that I wouldn't have to suffer with the babbling potion anymore. I hope he can find one soon.
Today was New Years, and tomorrow we would be heading back to school. The guys, Hermione, Lavender, and Ginny were all going to floo the house, so we could head back to the castle when the train came in. Professor Snape dropped by to see how I was doing, and we were now talking about career day. I knew that I was going to become a vampire by age 30, I did have the boys promise me that after all, so whatever I decided to do with my life, I had to make sure that it was vampire friendly. Not to mention, I'd want to do it for eternity.
I became interested in becoming an Auror, because Harry had told me all about Mad-Eye Moody, and Harry said that he wanted to become an Auror. I began to read everything that I could about them, and decided that an Auror sounded like the best way to proceed with my life. Not to mention, the situation with Greyback had prompted Dumbledore to ask for extra security at Hogwarts. The Minister for Magic said it was a good idea, and sent over several Aurors, including Kingsley Shacklebolt and Tonks, whom I have semi gotten to know. Moody had also come to help, because he was a personal friend of Dumbledore's. Moody, Tonks, and Kingsley had even accompanied Dumbledore to the house when The Headmaster came to see how I was doing. This had been an interesting day because Moody stayed silent the whole time, and watched the boys and Salazar like a hawk. He was a little more relaxed around Remus though, because he has known him for many, many years. Tonks was cool, and I liked her immediately. She could change her looks at will, and I vowed that I was going to have awesome pink and purple hair, if I figured out how to change it with the color changing spell. This was not going to go over well with Klaus though, but he will get over it.
"I think you'd make a great Auror Love." Klaus said. "But, I don't know if they'd let you stay an Auror if you become a vampire."
"Maybe I can ask Moody." I wrote. "He would know."
"He would." Snape said, with a nod. "Your potions grade is excellent, but I don't take N.E.W.T. students who don't receive an 'Outstanding' on their owls, so make sure you study hard to get that grade."
I nodded. "I will." I wrote.
"If an Auror is what you really want to be, I'll look up your file and get the information you'll need, and we will talk more when we get back to classes."
"Ok, thank you so much Professor Snape." I wrote.
"You're welcome. Now, I must be getting back. You all have a wonderful afternoon, and I'm glad you're doing well Miss Salvatore." He said with a slight smile.
I grinned at him. "Thank you sir. I'll see you tomorrow."
He nodded his head and flooed out.
"So an Auror huh." Damon commented with a smirk.
I turned to him and nodded. "It sounds like fun."
"Well I think you'd make a great Auror. You've had experience with dark magic and you can think like a dark wizard when it situation calls for it." Klaus said.
"I agree." Salazar said, with a nod. "But you need to learn how to use spells to their fullest potential. It also wouldn't hurt to practice wandless magic. The fact that you can cast Legilimency, wandless and non-verbally, tells me that you are very powerful, because that takes great skill."
"Damon taught it to me. He also taught me Occlumency." I wrote.
"Which also would be very handy as an Auror." Salazar nodded.
"Can we go to Diagon Alley to get some books at Flourish and Blotts?" I wrote, with a hopeful look on my face.
"Aren't we getting a little ahead of ourselves?" Stefan asked. "I mean, we don't even know if they will accept you if you become a vampire."
"Well, think of it this way Stefan," Elijah said. "Even if she can't become an Auror, it won't hurt to get new books on the subject. She can be learning something new, and it would help her concentrate."
"True." He said with a smile. "Ok, if you want to go, we can go."
I grinned at him and jumped up to give him a hug. Thank you!
Not only did going to Diagon Alley lift my spirits a little, because I was finally able to get out the house, it also allowed me to find out what going back to school was going to be like. The shops were teaming with people running about, and it was just what I needed. Except for one small detail.
"What are you doing here blood traitor?"
Well there goes my happy mood.
"Hey, I'm talking to you." Pansy said, grabbing me by my sweater and spinning me around to face her.
Pansy, please go play with a very poisonous reptile. "Sorry I can't talk." I wrote. "I was kidnapped by little green Martian men, and was taken hostage in their muggle spaceship. I have a rare disease and it's contagious."
"Yeah right." She said rolling her eyes. "There is no such thing as a muggle spaceship, and why are you writing, instead of talking."
"Actually there is." I wrote, ignoring her obvious question. "Muggles have sent people to the moon. They have even walked on it."
"You're lying." She said. "Muggles are too stupid to be able to accomplish something like that."
"She's not lying." Salazar said, walking up behind me. "They really have walked on the moon."
Pansy narrowed her eyes at him. "Like I'm suppose to believe it, when it's coming from you. Imposter, why do you dare talk to me?"
"Children today have no respect for their elders Salazar." Elijah said, appearing behind her.
Pansy shrieked and spun around, then flattened herself against one of the bookshelves.
"Jumpy little thing aren't you?" Elijah asked, raising his eyebrow at her.
"Y-you stay away from me." She stuttered, pointing at Elijah. "My father is here, and he will kill you."
Elijah laughed. "He can try."
"Get away from my daughter." Mr. Parkinson growled, appearing from around the corner. "Or you will be sorry."
"Well at least we know where Pansy gets her bad manners from." Salazar said, then he turned to me. "Lynn, I want you to go find Damon, Niklaus, or Stefan, and stick to them."
I nodded, grabbed the books I was looking through, and headed off to find them. I found Klaus looking through some spell books, and tapped his shoulder.
"Having fun with little Miss Pansy?" He grinned, looking up from the book.
I glared at him. "I hope she falls off a bridge." I wrote, and I handed him my books on non-verbal and wandless magic. "I also want these if it's ok." I wrote, handing him seven more books. They were The Standard Book of Spells Grades 1-7.
"Why?" He asked looking at me curiously.
"Because everyone else already has grades 1-4 and I don't. Besides, Fred and George say that the others will be needed for the other years, so why not get a head start on them?" I wrote, making puppy dog eyes at him.
"You really aren't going to be bored this coming summer are you?" He asked, with a laugh.
"Nope." I wrote, giving him a large smile.
He grinned at me. "Alright then. We will get you these books."
"Just don't neglect your studies for your O.W.L.S." Stefan said, appearing at my shoulder.
"I won't. I promise." I wrote.
"Well that little situation has been dealt with." Salazar said, also appearing at my shoulder.
"What did you guys do, compel them?" I wrote.
"No, we just had a little chat about manners." Elijah said with a smile.
"Well, I think it's time we head home. Lets pay for your books Love." Klaus said.
Hopefully Pansy will leave me alone now.
A week had passed since returning to school, and I was managing it quiet well. Madam Pomfrey said she was glad I was handling the situation better than Regulus did, but she suspected it was the vampire blood running through my system that held me together mentally. She was beginning to worry though, because she was afraid I was handling it too well.
"If you keep fighting it the way you are, you may never get better." She said, as she handed me my morning dose of babbling potion.
"Well it's either fight or become an insane lunatic." I wrote, drinking down the potion.
"For the time being I'd rather you become an insane lunatic." She replied. "But we will see how this works out."
"Ok, thank you Madam Pomfrey." I wrote giving her a grin. "Oh by the way, the boys say hi."
"Oh goodness. Those boys of yours." She said with a chuckle. "Tell them hello back for me. Now, you run along to class before your late."
I nodded, and headed off to potions, but as I rounded the corner from the fourth floor, to take the main staircase to the dungeons, I ran into Tonks and Moody.
"Wotcher Lynn!" Tonks cried, when she saw me.
"Hey you guys!" I wrote, with a grin.
"I see you're still unable to talk." Moody growled.
"Yes sir, I still can't talk, but actually I have an odd question to ask you." I wrote.
Moody tilted his head to the side and stared at me. "What's your question."
"Well you know my story, about me being kidnapped and having to drink Salazar's blood bonding potion and all that, but I was wondering, do they let vampires become Aurors?"
Moody chuckled. "So you're planning on becoming a vampire eh?"
"Yes sir. Probably before I'm 30." I wrote, with a silent laugh. "I've been doing some reading about Aurors, and it seems like something I'd be very interested in doing."
Tonks studied me for a moment. "From what I hear, you'd make a good Auror. Killing that vampire with a high heel shoe was pretty genius if you ask me."
I stared at her open mouthed, and Moody chuckled again. "Dumbledore told us about it." He said, leaning against his walking stick.
I laughed silently. "Makes sense." I wrote.
"Well," Moody said, "there haven't been any vampire Aurors before, but that doesn't mean that The Ministry won't allow a vampire to become one. There aren't any rules against it. Most vampires don't really want to work, but from what I understand, you'll be able to walk in the daylight, and vampires have natural abilities that are well suited for Auror training. So yeah, I say give it a go if you want. There is nothing to object it."
My eyes lit up and a gave him a big smile. "That sounds awesome! Thank you sir!" I wrote.
"You're welcome, but I must warn you, it's hard to pass the training and the tests. Tonks here was one of the last to be accepted, but don't let that discourage you."
"I won't! That will only make me work harder when the time comes. Thank you so much. Oh, and Tonks I have something I want to show you." I wrote, then handed her my wand to hold.
They both looked at me curiously as I closed my eyes and concentrated. Suddenly Tonks started laughing loudly.
"It looks good on you Lynn!" She cried.
I grinned at her, because I had just turned my hair pink with bright purple strands. "Thanks!" I wrote, after she gave me back my wand. "Well I better get to Potions before I'm late. Mr. Moody, again, thank you so much for talking with me."
"You're welcome. Now, you better run along." He said. "Though I must say, handing your wand to someone isn't a good Auror thing to do."
I nodded, and gave him a knowing grin. I waved bye to them and headed off to Potions class. I knew I was going to be late, but I just hoped Professor Snape let me slide just this once. I did however, cause quite a stir when I got to class.
"Tonks what are you…Lynn!" Harry exclaimed, when I got into class.
Draco started laughing loudly. "What did you do to your hair?"
I ignored them for a moment and turned to Professor Snape. "Sorry I'm late sir." I wrote. "I ran into Moody and Tonks on my way from the hospital wing, and talked to them about the question I had."
"And what did they say?" He asked curiously.
"There is no rules against it. Moody says I might have a pretty good chance at it. Even if I'm…well…you know." I wrote.
He nodded. "Very well then. I'll look into the things I need to and gather the information for you. For now however, you need to take your seat."
I nodded and took my usual seat between Draco and Hermione.
"So what's up with your hair?" Draco whispered.
"It's Tonks inspired." I wrote with a grin.
"Klaus is going to kill you." Harry snickered, from across the table.
"Probably." I wrote. "He loves my black hair."
Professor Snape cleared his throat and gave us a glare, so we decided to pay attention to our potions. After all, I needed to work hard to make 'outstanding' on my O.W.L.S.
It wasn't until after D.A.D.A. that things got out of hand with little Miss Pansy. We just got out of class when her, Millicent, and the ever present, Daphne, stopped us in the corridor. You'd think that after Salazar and Elijah talked to her and her Father, that she'd finally get the hint, but no, not thick headed Pansy. She was trying like mad to figure out why I couldn't talk, but none of my friends were about to tell her. They were however, sticking to the space alien story.
"She was not kidnapped by space aliens Draco!" Pansy exclaimed.
Oh for crying out loud Pansy, just let it go!
"Sure she was. That's what she told you isn't it?" Draco said with a grin.
"She's lying, just like she always does!" Millicent cried.
Draco rolled his eyes. "Yeah, because she was lying about her family being vampires. Why do you all care anyway?"
"Because we want to know." Pansy said simply.
"Well if you spent more time worrying about your O.W.L.S. and less time about Lynn, you might actually learn something." Blaise said.
"Shut up Blaise!" Pansy cried. "You, Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle only hang out with her because you think she's pretty. You all have a crush on her, and are waiting for the day when her half-breed boyfriend breaks up with her!"
That'll never happen.
"That's not true!" Draco cried. "We hang out with her because she's not YOU! She's wicked funny and smart!"
"So am I!" Pansy cried. "But ever since SHE came here, you all have been hovering around her. You practically drool all over her and you do whatever SHE wants to do." She said narrowing her eyes at me. "I hate you!"
I rolled my eyes. I don't care. Let's just go you guys. I tugged on Draco's sleeve, and tilted my head to the side.
"Your right Lynn, let's go." Draco said.
"I HATE YOU LYNN SALVATORE!" Pansy screamed, as we walked away.
We made our way to the stairs, but just as I stepped down onto the top step, Pansy shouted something that I didn't catch. It felt like something caught me around my ankles, and I fell forward head first toward the stairs. I heard Harry shout something, Crabbe tried to grab me, and Hermione screamed, but I was already falling down the stairs. I tumbled head over heels, and that's when I felt my neck snap.
Draco's Point of View
I stared at Lynn, unable to move or think, as she came to rest 30 feet below us on the stone steps. There was a very large gash in the back of her head, and there was blood everywhere. Her neck was twisted at an odd angle, and she stared up at us with cold dead eyes.
"Draco MOVE!" Harry shouted, shoving me aside, which pulled me out of my thoughts.
"REMUS! REMUS! HELP US! REMUS!" Ron screamed, making his way down to Lynn.
Other students were standing around open mouthed and in shock. Some were screaming, and some were crying.
"SALAZAR! SALAZAR! COME QUICK!" Blaise roared.
I saw Hermione cast a patronus and send it off, and I finally came to my senses. I ran down the stairs and knelt beside her. I was kneeling in a pool of blood that had formed around Lynn's head, but I didn't care. One of my best friends was dead, and blood on my pants was the least of my problems right now.
"What's happened?" Remus said in a panic, as he stuck his head over the railing 30 feet above us.
We all looked up at him with shock and terror on our faces. Harry moved out of the way, and he saw Lynn, and I watched as his face went pale. Then he jumped over the railing, and landed on his feet beside us.
"Oh no. My Lynn." He whispered, kneeling beside her. "What happened?" He asked looking around at us with tears in his eyes.
"P-P-Pansy c-cast a t-tripping jinx at her, and s-she f-f-fell down the s-s-stairs." Ron stuttered, wiping tears out of his eyes.
"LYNN!" Salazar yelled, appearing out of nowhere. "Oh no, please no!"
I backed away, and slid down the wall to the floor, as I started sobbing. Lavender came over to me and wrapped her arms around my shoulders. She was crying too.
"YOU KILLED HER!" Blaise screamed, pointing at a terrified Pansy, who was standing at the top of the stairs. "YOU HATEFUL LITTLE BITCH! YOU KILLED HER! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"
"No. Blaise stop." Sirius said, grabbing him by the shoulders. "Killing her is going to solve nothing."
Harry looked up into his God Father's frantic face. "Where did you come from?" He asked with a shaky voice.
"I sent him a patronus." Hermione sobbed.
"Has anyone let Klaus and the others know?" Snape asked quickly coming up the stairs, and looking around at the shocked faces of everyone.
"Yes, I have!" Dumbledore shouted. People were shoving their backs against the walls and stair railings, as he hastily made his way down to us.
"SHE'S A MURDER!" Blaise screamed, pointing at Pansy. "PANSY KILLED LYNN!"
"Yes Mr. Zabini, I know. We will deal with Miss Parkinson later." Dumbledore said in a shaky voice. "But right now we need…."
"MISTRESS!" Pinky shouted, appearing with a loud crack, and with Damon and the others with her. Everyone quickly moved out of the way to let them near Lynn.
"Princess! No! It's too soon!" Damon cried, flashing to her side.
Klaus knelt down beside her with tears in his eyes. "Love, it's going to be ok." He whispered, brushing her blood matted hair out of her face.
"We need to straighten her neck out." Elijah said, gently placing both hands on the side of her head.
We all cringed at the sound of crunching bones, as he slowly twisted Lynn's neck around.
"Elijah." Hermione sobbed. "Is she really dead?"
"Well My Dear, it depends on how you define the word dead." He said calmly, lowering Lynn's head to the floor.
I stared at them in amazement, and finally found my voice.
"H-how long until…" I started to ask, but I just couldn't get the words out.
"She wakes up?" Klaus asked, pulling Lynn into a sitting position, and wrapping his arms around her.
I nodded.
"Well that depends." Salazar answered. "It's different for everyone."
"Sometimes it takes a few minutes, but for some it can take an entire day." Stefan said, still looking down at Lynn in shock.
"We need to get her to the hospital wing." Dumbledore said. Then he turned to the other students who had gathered around. "Classes for the rest of the day have been canceled. All of you are to return to your houses immediately."
Klaus picked Lynn up, and we all followed Dumbledore and the others to the hospital wing. Madam Pomfrey nearly burst into hysterics at the sight of her laying limp in Klaus's arms.
"Headmaster, what happened?" She asked, pointing to the closest empty bed.
"She was killed Poppy." He said, sorrowfully.
"Murdered is more like it." Blaise spat.
"Murdered!" The Mediwitch cried.
"Where is she? Where is she?" Fred, George, and Ginny cried, as they burst into the hospital wing. They stopped in their tracks as they came to a halt at the foot of the bed. "Oh no!" They cried together.
Sirius had to restrain them as they fought to get closer to Lynn. "Stop! Just let her lay still."
"SHE'S DEAD!" Blaise shouted. "HOW CAN YOU ALL BE SO CALM?!"
"She will wake up Blaise." I said, looking at Lynn laying there, as Blaise sank into the bed next to hers, and started to cry.
Professor Snape produced a calming drought from his pocket. "Mr. Zabini, you need to drink this."
"No, I don't need it." He said, shaking his head.
"Yes, you do." Madam Pomfrey said, taking it from Snape. She tilted Blaise's head back and poured it down his throat. He tried to fight her, but Snape and Sirius held him down. "Now, you need to rest." She said, as Blaise laid there glaring at everyone.
"We need to clean Lynn up." Stefan said. "It looks like the gash on her head has already healed, but there is blood everywhere."
"I agree." Madam Pomfrey said, and began shooing us out the way.
She drew a thick curtain around the bed, but Hermione, Lavender, and Ginny stayed to help her clean Lynn up.
"Will Lynn still be allowed to come to school?" I asked, looking at Professor Dumbledore.
He nodded his head. "Yes, that is, if you all will still allow her to attend here." He said looking at Elijah and the others. "And given everything that has happened to Miss Salvatore since she started here, I wouldn't blame you if you decided to keep her home."
"Magic can control many things Albus, but jealousy isn't one of them. Pansy killing her was beyond your control. We will let her stay." Elijah said with a nod. "It's not Hogwarts's fault this happened."
"I should have been able to catch her." Crabbe said shaking his head. "But I wasn't quick enough. I'm so sorry!" He cried, as he started to sob. "I'm so sorry."
Salazar placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. "We can all sit here and say what we could have done better." He said. "But that's not going to change anything. Vincent, you did everything you could."
"We heard what happened!" Tonks cried, as her and Moody burst through the hospital wing doors. "Is she alright?"
Professor Dumbledore shook his head. "No, I'm afraid she has been killed."
"Murdered!" Blaise shouted, correcting the Headmaster again.
"Murdered?" Moody asked, looking at Dumbledore in shock.
"Pansy killed her!" Blaise cried.
Harry went to sit beside Blaise. "She will be ok. We have to remember that she will wake up."
"But what if she is different?" Blaise asked, sitting up in the bed. "What if she isn't the same Lynn anymore?"
"Blaise, did I change when I was turned into a hybrid?" Remus asked, sitting down beside him, and Blaise shook his head. "Lynn will still be the same Lynn we all know and love. The only difference about her, will be that she will be a vampire."
"Will she try to eat us?" He asked.
Stefan laughed. "No, not if we keep her filled with enough blood."
"Speaking of which, we need to find someone who is willing to let her feed from them to complete the transition." Damon said.
"I'll do it!" I cried, jumping up from the bed on the other side of Lynn's.
"Absolutely not!" Sirius shouted. "You are too young. She can feed from me."
"He's right Draco." Elijah said, smiling at me. "You are too young. I know you are a strong young man, but Sirius is older."
"But I can handle it." I said.
"I'm sure you could." He said. "But your parents may not like it very much. You're not an adult yet."
I nodded in defeat. "Ok fine. I get it."
"Sirius, are you sure you don't mind doing this?" Stefan asked.
He smiled at them. "Of course I don't mind. Just have a blood replenishing potion handy, just in case." He said with a chuckle.
"Pinky, would you mind if I asked you to do something?" Hermione asked, sticking her head out of the curtain.
"Of course not Miss Hermione." She said with a smile, letting go of Klaus's hand.
"Would you be kind, and grab a pair of Lynn's comfortable pajamas?"
"Pinky would be glad too." She answered, and disappeared with a crack.
She reappeared a few minutes later with a silver tank top and green pajama shorts. "Here, these are Mistress's favorite."
"Thank you Pinky." She said, and disappeared behind the curtain again.
"Master Klaus, are you ok?" Pinky asked taking his hand again.
"Yes, I do believe I'll be ok. I'm just still in shock over the whole thing." He answered. "I'll be a lot better when she wakes up."
"Salazar, what can we expect from the blood bonding potion when Lynn does wake up?" Elijah asked. "Will it be broken?"
Salazar shook his head. "No, if anything it will be stronger, because she will be a vampire."
Damon groaned. "And here I was just starting to get use to it."
"Do we still have to watch you closely?" Remus laughed.
"Probably." Damon said with a grin.
Klaus glared at him. "No shagging." He said with a warning.
"What are you all talking about?" I asked confused.
Stefan laughed and shook his head. "Don't worry about it Draco."
Damon grinned at me though. "The sire bond brought out certain feelings I have for Lynn. Since I'm in love with her, it has affected me in the same way it does Klaus, if you get my meaning."
I burst out laughing, but the curtain surrounding Lynn's bed was thrown back.
"What!?" Hermione shrieked. "Are you serious?"
"No, I'm Sirius." Sirius snorted, and Hermione rolled her eyes at him.
Lavender giggled. "Oh this is too much."
"We are finished now." Madam Pomfrey said, with a slight chuckle, and we all crowded around Lynn's bed again.
We stayed with her for the rest of the day and waited for her to wake up.
End of Draco's Point of View
I don't remember much about my fall except my head getting bashed into the stone steps and my neck snapping, but the next thing I do remember was waking up several hours later in the hospital wing. Even though I died a month before my 17th birthday, there was some good that came out of all this mess!
I sucked in a large deep breath and sat up in the bed. I was instantly surrounded by everyone, but Madam Pomfrey shooed them back.
"Let me examine her first, before you all do anything!" She yelled.
"I'm ok Madam Pomfrey." I said, trying to sit up straight. Then my head snapped up and I looked around at everyone. "Yay! I can talk!" I cried, and laughed loudly.
Blaise stared at me. "You died, and all you can say right now is 'Yay I can talk'?"
I smiled at him. "Well yeah, I don't need to write everything out now. That makes me happy."
"This can't be right." Madam Pomfrey muttered, waving her wand at me again.
"Love, Sirius has volunteered to let you feed from him to complete the transition."
Madam Pomfrey backed up and stared at me. "S-she d-doesn't n-need it." She stammered.
"What?" Elijah asked. "What do you mean?"
"She is an immortal, but she's fully human. Here look at her read out." She said handing him a piece of paper that had spit out of the end of her wand.
"Fully human?" Klaus asked. "What are you saying?"
"She's right. Lynn is immortal, but she's fully human. Look here." Elijah repeated in shock, handing him the paper.
"A human immortal? That doesn't make any sense." Stefan commented. "Only vampires can be immortal."
"Salazar?" Damon asked, turning to him. "What do you know about this?"
Salazar stared at me. "I-I don't know."
I looked around at my friends and family. "Why do I feel like I'm on display here? Will someone please tell me what's going on?"
"You're not a vampire, but you are an immortal now." Salazar said, pointing his wand at me.
I swallowed the lump in my throat and fought the urge to run. His face was full of concentration, and after a few minutes, he smiled.
"Ah ha!" He cried. "That's it!"
Dumbledore, who had followed Salazar's lead also smiled in triumph. "I do believe we both agree then?"
"Yes, I think we do!" Salazar said with a laugh.
"What?" I asked.
Salazar looked at me and smiled. "Well it seems that the blood running through your veins won't allow you to become a vampire. The hybrid and vampire blood not only brought you back to life, but also healed you of your injuries. Neither type of blood will allow you to become a vampire or hybrid." He explained.
"So will I grow old and die again?" I asked.
"No, because you have already died. If you die again, you will come back just as you did a few minutes ago. Now, if this had happened 100 years from now, you'd look 100 years old forever, but you will look 17 for eternity."
"But how is it possible?" Elijah asked. "I don't understand how this could happen."
"I honestly don't know Elijah." He said turning to him. "Like all of you, I was expecting Lynn to become a vampire, but as I just said, neither type of blood will allow that to happen."
"Kinda like Alexander Corvinus!" I cried, snapping my fingers at the boys.
"Who?" Everyone chorused together, but Damon burst out laughing.
"So that's how you're going to make sense of all this. By using Alexander Corvinus as an example?" Damon asked.
"Do you have a better explanation?" I asked, glaring at him.
"Actually no, not really." He answered.
Stefan rolled his eyes. "Yeah, but Alexander Corvinus died."
"Who is Alexander Corvinus?" Salazar asked, in confusion.
Klaus laughed. "He is a character in a muggle movie called Underworld. He was an immortal human, and lived for 1600 years. Alexander Corvinus had some kind of weird virus strain running through his system, and that let him live for a very long time. He passed that weird virus strain onto his sons, Marcus and William. Marcus was bitten by a bat, turning him into a vampire, and William was bitten by a wolf, which turned him into a werewolf. Alexander himself was human though. It's a good movie series really."
"It's not exact, but it's the only way I can make sense of my situation." I said with a shrug.
"Oh I know those movies. I've seen them." Hermione said with a laugh. "Doesn't Marcus, who became a hybrid, kill him?"
"No, he only wounds Alexander. Old Alex killed himself when he blew up the boat." Damon answered.
"Oh yeah, that is right." She said with a nod.
"I see." Salazar said still slightly confused. "Well since we have a small, albeit abstract, grasp of the situation, from a muggle movie of all things, I think we should let Lynn rest."
"But I don't want to rest." I said with a grin. "I want to talk. By the way, how did I end up like this anyway? All I remember is falling down the stairs. Please don't tell me I tripped over my shoelace or something."
"No, you were murdered by Pansy." Blaise said with a scowl on his face.
"She used a tripping jinx on you." Draco added.
I rolled my eyes, but then burst out laughing. "Well at least she cured me from the silencing hex. I'll have to thank her next time I see her."
"Speaking of Pansy Parkinson, what is to be done with her?" Moody asked.
"Well I think the first thing that needs to be established, is whether or not she intended to kill Lynn." Elijah said. "If Pansy's intentions were to kill her, then I think she should be arrested. If it was an accident, well we can go from there."
"We can compel her to tell the truth." Stefan said. "With her parents present of course."
Moody nodded. "Sounds good to me, and cool headed in my opinion."
"We take death lightly in my family." I snorted. "I'm just glad I had that blood in my system, or else this could have turned out a lot worse."
Klaus nodded. "Yes, I agree."
"I'll send an owl to Mr. and Mrs. Parkinson, and have them come first thing tomorrow morning." Dumbledore said. "In the mean time, I think we should keep an eye on Miss Parkinson."
"Already ahead of you sir." Dobby said, appearing in the hospital wing. "Dobby has been watching Pansy for months. There just hasn't been anything to report, but she is hiding in her dorm room, and has been there all day crying."
"Has she said anything about the situation Dobby?" He asked.
"Oh yes sir, lots. Dobby overheard her say she didn't mean to kill Mr. Harry Potter's friend, and Pinky's Mistress. She is very distressed and shaken up. Everyone in the Slytherin common room is calling her a murder and thinks she will go to Azkaban."
Dumbledore nodded. "Very well, thank you Dobby. Will you keep watch over her, and make sure she doesn't try to run away?"
"Of course sir." Dobby said nodding his head, and disappeared with a crack.
"We will get Miss Parkinson's side of the story tomorrow, but for now, I think we all need some rest." Dumbledore said, looking around at my friends. "I want all of you to go back to your houses, but do not, I repeat, do not, say anything about Miss Salvatore being alive. Just tell everyone who asks that you have been forbidden to talk about it. Don't even talk about it among yourselves. Is that clear?"
"Yes sir." They all said with confused looks, as they stood up to leave.
"Just remember, I'm alright." I said smiling at my friends. "I love you all, you know that."
"We know." Fred and George said, pulling me into a hug.
"We love you too." Harry said.
I hugged everyone else and told them bye. Madam Pomfrey looked aghast when Professor Dumbledore conjured up seven oversized chairs, and even more alarmed when Klaus, Stefan, Damon, Elijah, Remus, Sirius, and even Snape settled down into them around my bed. Dumbledore asked Tonks and Moody to accompany him to his office, and they left with him. I held Klaus's hand as I settled down to get some sleep. Dying and coming back to life is very exhausting.
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