Bitten

[PhoenixBlack]

Hermione looked up at Harry and said, "Well Harry...I think you may be his mate...it all fits..."

Ron looked at Hermione like she had gone bad, and he looked a little green.

"I think I may throw up..." Ron mumbled.

Draco was almost tearing his hair out. His throat felt like it was on fire, burning him from the inside out. His eyes were black and dangerous. He suddenly caught Megan's scent and he let a feral growl pass his lips. He could sense her coming closer, so he ran toward her, blurring from his speed. He grabbed her and slammed her against the wall of the castle, growling at her.

"Where the hell have you been?" Draco hissed, his voice dripping with venom.

[Tigerthorn]

Harry looked at Ron with a similar face and took a gulp, turning back to Hermione, "So, i don't give him my blood he dies?" he asked trying to shake the shock off him, what were they to do with this information? They couldn't just let him die, but he couldn't exactly be asked to drain himself dry for the sake of the slytherin.

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Megan let out a strangled hiss her eyes black an her lip curled back, "You let go before you find out what i can really do." she growled as she gripped him non too delicately between the legs, as he let off her neck she rubbed it gently, her eyes scanning him, "I'm sorry i was so long. I didn't have time to give you a bottle, nor did i have tie now...so when you are finished and a little less agitated i'll explain." she tilted her neck to him and indicated he should drink. Most vampires who let others feed off one another let them via wrist or another artery, however she was tired and needed to talk to him quickly, the neck was the quickest and more richest source for him right now.

[PhoenixBlack]

"I say let the git die, he wouldn't give you his blood if things were opposite," Ron said, quite seriously.

Hermione rolled her eyes at Ron and turned to Harry.

"The choice is yours Harry, but look at it this way, he's made no move to tell you about it, he's not tried to lure you into a trap and forcefully take your blood, or guilt you into it..." Hermione said, thoughtfully.

Draco growled at her as she grabbed him, but he was too weak to fight her off. As she offered her neck to him, he almost moaned. Sinking his teeth into a neck, he drew blood from her quickly. Her blood was starting to taste more bitter everytime he drank it, and be supposed that it was from his lust for Harry's blood growing stronger. Once he was finished, he pulled away and wiped the excess blood from his mouth.

"I'm sorry for my manners before," Draco said, softly.

[Tigerthorn]

Harry leaned back into his chair slowly, rubbing his brow as he thought, "What the hell do i say to him?" he spoke to himself mainly, "Hi i know you're a vampire so suck me dry wont you?" he laughed dryly at this. No, it required more skill than that. "So we found out what he is, what he wants and how he can get it, the consequences of this and all that." he looked at Hermione, then Ron, "But what now?" he asked of the two.

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She rolled her head around and rubbed her neck slowly, "I'm sorry for leaving you for so long." she looked him up and down slowly, "I went to see the elders." she announced, but before she went any further she indicated to follow her.
After they had walked a fair distance from the Castle she sat down in the shadows of the trees and looked out at the scene before them. "At first i just needed to speak to the elder in Hogsmead...It's usually where i get my blood from..." she added the last to settle his curiosity, "But He wanted to know what had been going on in the school, said he had heard rumours of you. So i told him." she sighed and rubbed her shoulders, she tucked her knees up against her and rested her arms across them, "He took me to London to see the others, not the nicest of trips and not the last either, they insisted i tell the why another Malfoy had been turned, i couldn't tell them...So they kept me for a while..." she let her voice drift off as she watched the waters of the lake ripple slightly in the breeze

[PhoenixBlack]

Hermione sat in thought for a moment and said, "I don't know Harry, I think you should talk to him or maybe go to Dumbledore...it doesn't look like he's going to make the first move either."

Draco frowned as she told him what had happened and it angered him somewhat. They had become close friends and he wasn't happy that she had been treated badly on his account.

"Next time this elder has questions about about me, you can tell him to come to the source, I won't have him bothering you on my account," Draco growled, his voice full of emotion.

[Tigerthorn]

Harry sighed softly, he was at a loss for what to do, he couldn't speak to the boy again, at least not yet, he still had the feeling Malfoy was very angry with him as he should be.

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Megan smiled genuinely touched that he cared for her. She looked over at him, "They've reduced my blood doses, i can still give you some though it will be considerably less..." she looked back to the waters edge, "The Elder in Hogsmead...he's a nice man by heart, he hadn't intended for the other to be there when i came in. It was my own fault." She sat back against the tree, letting her long legs stretch out before her, "So, what have i missed here?" she asked of him, looking over to Draco casually, she was tired, for the first time in a very long time she felt tired, the toll of the trip and the unsatisfactory doses she had been given were beginning to show.

[PhoenixBlack]

Hermione bit her lip and said, "We will figure this out Harry and no matter what you choose we will be there for you, won't we Ron?"

Ron looked faintly sick and said, "As long as you don't start bedding him..."

Draco nodded and said, "You're not going alone next time." He felt bad that he was taking her blood, but the other option just wasn't feesiable, he couldn't take Harry's blood. He bit his lip and sat down next to her.

"Well, you missed quite a bit...quidditch was a disaster, Potter was knocked off of his broom and me being the twat I am decided it would be a good idea to throw myself off of my own broom and stop him from hitting the floor first...in front of the entire school...I managed to explain it away by convincing them that I had done it in order to stop Pucey, our beater, being thrown in azkaban for killing boy wonder..." He paused for a moment, knowing she would not be happy that the book had been stole , "Then...the book was stolen...by Potter and his sidekicks..."

[PhoenixBlack]

Hermione bit her lip and said, "We will figure this out Harry and no matter what you choose we will be there for you, won't we Ron?"

Ron looked faintly sick and said, "As long as you don't start bedding him..."

Draco nodded and said, "You're not going alone next time." He felt bad that he was taking her blood, but the other option just wasn't feesiable, he couldn't take Harry's blood. He bit his lip and sat down next to her.

"Well, you missed quite a bit...quidditch was a disaster, Potter was knocked off of his broom and me being the twat I am decided it would be a good idea to throw myself off of my own broom and stop him from hitting the floor first...in front of the entire school...I managed to explain it away by convincing them that I had done it in order to stop Pucey, our beater, being thrown in azkaban for killing boy wonder..." He paused for a moment, knowing she would not be happy that the book had been stole , "Then...the book was stolen...by Potter and his sidekicks..."

[Tigerthorn]

Her face turned cold, distant and somewhat disturbed however with an intake of the cool night air she shut her eyes and relaxed, "It doesn't matter." she whispered, "There are worse things ahead than a few humans knowing about us." she opened her eyes once more, "Hunters are coming, Draco. Brutus left quite a mess on a recent visit to the UK, He's annoyed a few people in high places." she looked over at Draco once more, "We might even need Potters help with this one, he seems to have the luck of Merlins beard. I'm not sure if they will come to the castle but they certainly are interested in seeing you, which means we need to keep you at your best and most discreet." s she spoke she felt the tiredness sweep over her, she couldn't help but close her eyes once more to rest for a moment, "The Elders aren't going to help us." she didn't mention that they had offered to transfer her to another school, send her out of harms way and avoid the whole affair altogether. She had grown somewhat fond of the Slytherin and did not like the idea of him being alone to face whatever was coming his way.

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Harry looked at Hermione and smirked at Ron, "Come on, lets head to bed, we'll sort something out tomorrow, got that ball in a few days too, that should be...interesting..." he mused. He wondered what on earth he could do to help Draco, he was not about to let him die, Harry owed him his life.

[PhoenixBlack]

Draco sat in thought for a moment and nodded.

"It doesn't surprise me that Brutus has angered a few people, he lives up to his name alright." Draco smirked, "I suppose they want to check that I'm not like my Uncle," Draco made a disgusted face at the thought, "Honestly, don't they know that most Malfoy's have class...I'm not sure about involving Potter, he will no doubt want to, his hero complex is quite strong, but I don't want to owe him anything..."

Hermione bid them goodnight.

Ron got into bed and said, "We really will be there for to Harry...no matter what. Night..."