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Spiders!
Oh. My. God. I couldn't believe what I actually saw. I tried rubbing my eyes, just to make sure it wasn't my imagination or anything, but no matter how hard I rubbed, it was still there.
What lay at the end of the tunnel was, a spider. A GIANT one. It was about twice – maybe three times taller than me. It had four shiny green eyes on its huge head, its legs as thick as tree trucks, and they were covered in hair. Never seen one like this before. I stood still, unable to take my eyes off the creature.
"So, it's you again, the meal that escaped from us last time…" A deep voice rang out from nowhere. Ron cried out and fainted. I caught him with one arm, supporting him. Why does he always black out for no reason?
"Humans are such a weak species…" the voice rang out again. I looked around, trying to find signs of any humans but there wasn't any. Just spiders.
"You don't have to look. It is me who is talking." I realized the voice came from the spider. Yes. The spider. I tried pinching my cheek to see if I was dreaming or not, but it hurt.
"You…talk?" I dropped Ron on the ground because of my shock. He moaned but didn't wake up.
"Indeed I do."
"What do you want from us?" I asked warily.
"Now that's a good question." Its voice gave me the shivers. I had a bad feeling of this. "Just like humans, we have to eat in order to survive as well. Delicious young boys like you… can be such a delightful meal for us…" My eyes widened, and cold sweat was trickling down my skin. "But…" he leaned forward staring at me with his big shiny eyes. They seemed to flicker with green light. "I could tell, in a way, that you are not exactly a human. What are you?"
Should I tell him? Guess I have no point hiding it... "A vampire…" I said, trying my best to keep my voice calm.
"A vampire?" It asked curiously.
"Only half..." I added.
"I have never seen one before… so, why have you come here?" Looks like he has an interest in me. An idea popped up in my head. May be, I can talk the spider into letting us go.
"I am here to help the creatures living in this forest, like you." I lied.
"Why? What do we need help for?"
"You see, there is another type of vampires called vampaneze. They are the enemies of our kind. They have planned to attack Hogwarts, and also this forest. "
"You mean, they are going to attack us as well? Why would they want to do that?"
"They want to have this place for a base to them, they are selfish creatures so they want to kill every living thing that's not their species." I said, looking at him with the most innocent look I could manage. "Believe me. I'm here to help."
"Help? What can a small thing like you do?" He moved back a little, sounding surprised.
I frowned. Thing? "I might look like a child, but in fact I am much more. I am a prince of the vampires, I came here to keep check on the vampaneze. I saw one of them running into the forest and I followed him here." I took a breath, calmed my voice and let it out confidently. "Can you let me get on with that?"
It mused. Then it began after a few seconds. "Because of that reason, and for my own benefit, I will let you go." Wow, that works! He actually believes me! I tittered, but tried my best to hide it. "But, you have to leave the other boy with me."
My heart froze. I am not leaving Ron here with the spider. He will probably scream or cry to death before the spider laid its hairy legs on him. I gave a definite answer without hesitating. "NO."
"You are a vampire but he is not. He is only a human. Why do you have to help him?"
"Well…" my mind was racing, trying to think of an answer. "Er… you see, the vampaneze are new to magic so I need him here, just to assist me hunting them down. He is excellent in magic." This will be quite a good answer, although I doubt that Ron is good at magic. "Look, if you let us go, we kill the vampaneze and you can have them for a meal instead. Two skinny children for a meal and end up getting killed by the vamoaneze, or have you can have some fat, juicy vampaneze for a meal instead? The choice is quite simple." I swallowed hard. I had no idea how many vampaneze were in the forest and I might end up being killed instead of killing them, but at least I could escape for now. I should have found Dumbledore or Mr. Crepsley first before I came here.
It mused again and said, "Well, I guess I should let you two go… but if I find out that you lied to me, I will find you, no matter where you hide."
"You have my word." I found that my palms were full of sweat. I must have had my fist's clenched for quite a long time. The spiders that surrounded us cleared a path in the tunnel for us to leave. I looked at Ron, who was still unconscious. I kneeled down and padded him lightly on his cheek, trying to wake him up. He opened his eyes slowly.
"Oh morning Darren… is it the time for school? It's still dark…" I rolled my eyes. He has been unconscious for the whole time when I am trying my best to get us out of here. I should have left him here with the spider. "Come on, let's get going, unless you'd rather get eaten alive by the spiders."
"Di-did you just say spiders?" He said as he looked around. He saw the pack of spiders and started to faint again. I slapped him across his face, trying to keep him awake.
"There is no time to faint! Come on!" I jerked him up onto his feet, and dragged him towards the tunnel's entrance.
"Wait." The giant spider said suddenly. Shit. Has he changed his mind?
"Yes?" I said, turning back to face it again. I thought of running away, but we won't stand a chance against the pack of spiders.
"May I ask what your name is?"
I sighed. Good. He hasn't changed his mind. "Darren." I replied. "Yours?" I don't know if it has a name or not but it seemed polite to ask.
"Aragog." Wow, what a cool name. "Farewell, boy, and don't forget what you promised me."
"No I won't forget. Nice to meet you." And I hope I will never see you again. I said as I headed towards the tunnel's entrance again with Ron. As we walked through the tunnel, Ron started the usual 'Question Time'.
"What did you done? Aragog treats everyone as food except Hagrid! Is that one of your vampire powers again? Or did you control him or something? What have you promised him?"
Will he ever shut his mouth? I was getting annoyed with him. "I told you I have a way with spiders."
"But how–"
"I will tell you later." I cut him off. "What we need to do now is find Harry and Hermione."
We kept walking in the forest and suddenly a scream rang out. We followed the scream. It came from behind a pack of high bushes. I ran through them and I saw Harry. He was sitting on the ground, and a vampaneze was about to stab him with a dagger.
"NOOOO!" I roared, sprinting towards the vampaneze.
[Harry's POV]
I am going to die.
The horrible, horrible purple monster was standing in front of me, and was about to bring his dagger down to me. I was unarmed, sitting helpless on the ground. I shut my eyes, waiting for the moment to come. Then someone shouted.
I opened my eyes slowly again, finding that the monster had disappeared in front of me. Where did it go? I looked around, and found him rolling around on the ground with another person. Darren. They were fighting, trying to get on top of one another. After a few twists and turns, Darren was sitting on top of the monster again, with the monster's dagger in his hand. I couldn't believe what I saw next. Without any hesitation, he held up the dagger, and drove it down into the monster's heart. The monster stopped struggling a few seconds after, and died. Blood was spurting out from the wound and Darren was covered in it. I looked at him. He was so calm... and his eyes were blank. But, deep inside, I could see sadness... and guilt.
[Darren's POV]
I looked at the vampaneze under me. Blood was all over me. My face, my shirt, my hands. The vampaneze had left a long deep cut on my left arm, but I ignored the pain. I felt Harry's glare but I didn't dare to look at him. I wished the ground could open up and sallow me.
"Watch out!" a voice cried out and immediately after the shout, something went in contact of my side before I could react. I went flying across the ground, slamming my back on one of the tree trucks. Wind was forced out from my lungs. Dizziness filled up my head. I lay still on the ground, coughing violently. Before I could retrieve, a strong hand grabbed me by my throat and lifted me off the ground. It was a vampaneze. Damn. I should have notice before. He slammed me against the tree truck. I let out a scream of pain. I kicked out, hoping to connect with a vulnerable part of him, but there didn't seem to be one. I was suspended several feet above the ground and finding it hard to breath. I struggled to stay conscious, but black clouded my vision. Was this the end of me?
Suddenly, the vampaneze loosened his grip and dropped me. I hit the ground harshly, coughing violently again. I looked up at the vampaneze. He was standing still, arms hanging freely at his side. A sword was sticking out from his stomach. Someone had stabbed him from behind. His eyes were staring down at the sword with disbelief. Blood was gushing out from his mouth and the wound. The sword was pulled out from the vampaneze. He fell down heavily in front of me. I could now see who was holding the sword.
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