(A/N): Hey Guys! So, here's the next chapter, the answer to the cliffhanger - not so much- and other things!

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I stared at Dahrya, sceptical.

"I highly doubt that." She rolled her eyes, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Fine, don't believe me then. Either way, I'm telling the truth." I studied her before frowning.

"You have an unreasonable amount of sass for a first year." She glared at me.

"And you have an unreasonable amount of boring for a boring." I smirked slightly.

"Anger in the face of danger, nice touch." I told her, and her glare intensified.

"I'm not in any danger." I rolled my eyes at her.

"How do you think I got up here?" She frowned, hesitating. "I'm half-vampire too." She stared at me, obviously unconvinced.

"I've never met another half-vampire before..." She admitted, and I shrugged.

"Neither have I." I paused. "Do you ever have problems with other vampires?" She looked confused, so I took that as a no.

"Do you?" I nodded before shrugging again.

"My dad must have run the 'I just had sex' gong." She tried her hardest not to giggle, she really did.

"What do they do?" I winced, rubbing the back of my neck somewhat sheepishly, feeling like I was complaining to a teacher about the other kids bullying me on the playground.

"Mostly, they call me a half-breed. Sometimes... sometimes they attack me." Her eyes widened, and I backtracked. "But not all of them! And they don't even know you exist Dahrya, you're safe!" She looked only slightly reassured. "We should go to bed." I said, and she shook her head.

"I came out here for a reason, Leo, I need peace. Go to your friends, I'll be fine." I watched her for a second before nodding, and leaving her to make my way back to the Gryffindor common room.

"Don't do that." Elaine scolded, her voice deathly calm as I entered the room, and I rolled my eyes.

"Yes Shari." Remus chucked a chocolate bar at my head, but I caught it.

"Stop it." He said. "Where'd you go?" I shrugged, handing him the chocolate bar back as I took a seat on the couch next to him.

"Astronomy tower." I told them the truth. No point in lying, about that part anyway.

"Why?" Elaine questioned, and I shook my head.

"I don't know, it felt weird to be inside for a while." Remus nodded, looking at me from over his book.

"I get that sometimes. It just feels..." He trailed off.

"Dead." I finished for him, and he nodded.

"Yeah, dead. It feels dead." Elaine glanced between the both of us.

"And what?" You just sat there?" I shrugged, not telling them, but not lying either.

I laid down, my head in Remus's lap, Elaine cradling herself between my legs, her head on my chest, one hand in mind and one in Remus's. He continued to read his book, and I stroked Elaine's hair with my free hand, smiling down at her even though I knew she couldn't see it, grateful to just be able to relax with my two best friends for once.

(A/N): So what did you think?

Okay, one: Another half-vampire! Two: Leo finally referred to Elaine and Remus as his TWO BEST FRIENDS. As in, more so than Lily! YISSS

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