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Rene might have been a very young and small vampire but he was by no means without a healthy dose of self-preservation, even now. Indeed not only was it a Slytherin trait, it was also an inborn trait of all Vampire. Thus while most had only the options of Fight or Flight in a conflict Rene had other choices offered to him in the gift of cunning. The best course of action, especially when it truly was not your fault as was the case, was to avert negative attention for as long as possible while searching out an keeping in mind escape routes. Prior to this moment he would have said the Slytherin Prince was far too in control of his emotions to explode in violence. That was before he saw him strangling Harry who, to Rene's knowledge, Draco was somewhat fond of. The Gryffindor's fearless pursuit of the older boy did nothing to assuage Rene's fears or instill hope that the boy might take on the role of the calmer, saner of the two and prevent Draco from lashing out should he find it necessary. He'd probably join him. Indeed the thought of the two of them working together top punish them for not only neglecting to announce their presence but also wreck some potion they were working on, for it was definitively some sort of potion in that dish from the sight of the potions workstations around the room, was a very disturbing thought.
Without a flicker of remorse the little vampire stood up straight, raised his chin and with all of the dignity one of his station possessed he pointed at the two red-headed menaces and declared, "They did it." Ignoring the exclamations of betrayal and outrage coming from behind him Rene had eyes only for the owners of silver and green. They parted from each other and stood, never speaking. Rene found that more unnerving than if they'd begun yelling at him. Or cursing him. He didn't think he'd ever heard them yell at anyone but each other. Harry crossed his arms and grinned at him. A flash of him leaping from desk to desk tossing painful hexes with a delighted gleam to his green eyes waltzed in his mind's eye. Rene felt venom pool in his mouth.
"You should have a sweet." Said Harry, randomly.
Rene blinked, his gaze flickering to Draco who only smiled innocently. Rene swallowed, ordering himself to pay attention. "I beg your pardon?" He really hoped they weren't poisoned sweets.
The Gryffindor pointed at the overturned dish lying not far beyond one of the red headed twins. Clear liquid was slowly spilling from it, intermingled in it were tiny colorful candies in the shape of bears. "I was working on a recipe. You should try one each, all of you, so I can see if it's effective. You'll do that for me won't you?"
The twins no doubt pleased to be let off the hook, shrugged, rescued the dish and drew out a candy each. Rene kept his eyes on the two older years before him a moment longer. It seemed very unlikely they would be allowed to get away with having seen the two of them in such a...compromising moment. It was with a high amount of unease Rene joined the twins in eating sweets. The thought his father would avenge his 'death' soothed him. His body would regenerate and he'd be back to normal in a day or so but it would still be painful...and undignified. Vampires did not get themselves poisoned. Burned, yes. Staked, definitely. Getting poisoned was just embarrassing.
"There." Harry clapped his hands together. "Now that that's done, Fred where did you and George set up your next prank?"
"Fifth floor corridor, second suit of armor on the right. Tomorrow from breakfast to the beginning of dinner."
The second twin stared at the first in bewilderment. "Fred!"
Said twin glance up at his brother with a frown, "What?" He popped another candy in his mouth.
"Why did you tell him that?" Demanded not-Fred. Rene wasn't sure if the other twin was George or if George was someone else altogether.
"Because he asked," said Fred. He paused and cocked his head as if wondering why that was a good enough reason to give an answer to what was an incriminating question. They both seemed to ponder it.
Rene, apparently catching on much quicker than his two accomplices had begun edging toward the door hoping to escape to his dorm until the truth spell wore off. He may have made it out the door if luck wasn't so thoroughly against him today. His red boots squeaked on the wet floor drawing the others' attention to him in time to see him slip and fall rather spectacularly with a shriek. It was rather unlikely they'd just ignore him and leave him there. Sitting up and rubbing his elbow Rene had to give them a mental round of applause. That was quick thinking on their part. Getting them to eat the unknown candies, conveniently doused with some sort of truth serum, and thus getting them to reveal secrets. It was excellent blackmail potential for them to ensure neither Rene nor the twins ever told anyone anything about what they'd seen. Still...if Rene could just make it out the door perhaps he could...
Harry knelt beside him, a line between his brows just visibly through his dark fringe. Rene gazed into his emerald eyes in a daze quite forgetting his previous train of thought. It wasn't his fault. Harry was charming, good looking and dangerous as well. Honestly he wasn't sure if he wanted to tackle him to the floor and ravage him or tackle him to the floor and drain him of his blood. Or both.
"Are you alright Rene?"
He snapped out of his daydream, swallowing the venom pooling in his mouth. "Y-yes Harry."
"Excellent." The worried concern on his face morphed into a wicked smile and dark promises that made Rene shudder. A flick of the Gryffindor's wand and the door behind Rene slammed shut ominously.
"How much did you see?"
"Enough to know you two have no qualms permanently injuring the other."
Harry looked amused at that. "And how did you get in here?"
Rene lifted his arm and pointed. "Them." It was technically the truth, he wouldn't be in here if he hadn't followed them when they motioned for him to follow them. He'd thought they had permission and it was obvious they did not. Whatever truth spell was in the candies accepted his answer to Rene's relief.
Harry, thankfully, turned to the twins. "And how did you get in?"
"We followed you." Said one twin, looking down at the candy in his hand with a glare. They'd finally figured it out.
"You didn't make it hard." Said the other.
"And you left the door open." They said together.
The vampire felt his mouth fall open. "How do they do that?"
"Good question." Said Draco approvingly. "Answer the nice vampire boys."
The twins looked at one another, obviously trying to decide how to answer. It was in vain however as their mouths opened over their own accord shortly after. "Mental link." That twin put his hand over his mouth, eyes wide.
The second spouted, "We were born with a dual soul. One soul, partially but not fully split and two bodies."
"Our parents don't even know that." Said the first through his hand. He lifted it from his face and glared at it as if it were his hand's fault he had to tell the truth.
"We obliviated Madame Pomphrey after she told us." They stiffened and looked at one another is shock.
"How could you tell him that?" Demanded one.
"How could you! I didn't say anything about the obliviate!" The argument turned into a scuffle.
Harry pulled Rene to his feet. They stood there, The Slytherin Prince, The Gryffindor Golden Boy and the Half-Vampire watching the twins try to murder one another in a mix of slap fighting and ridiculous insults. They didn't seem all that concerned about the delicate information they'd unwillingly delivered to two Slytherins one deliciously devious boy savior. "Gryffindors."Rene muttered. "No offense Harry."
The raven haired boy raised a brow. "None taken."
Draco threw an arm around the shorter boy, half choking him. "He's more Ravenclaw than Gryffindor anyway. And more Slytherin than Ravenclaw."
Harry scowled and ducked from under his arm though Rene noticed he didn't correct Draco.
"Take that fiend!"
Rene tilted his head to let a candy fly by. He turned and looked at it then faced forward, fingering his wand and considering the merits of trying to summon one of the tables to protect him from the projectile candies. When did this evolve into a sweet-fight? One twin gathered a handful of sweets and pelted them at the other who took to dashing between workstations for cover. The first twin scooped the lot into the abandoned dish and held it up threateningly. The second twin cursed, turned and ducked behind Harry who could only watch the bowl of candy headed toward his face. Or it would have been if Draco had not darted in front of him and put up a shield spell. The dished clattered against it with a metallic ring then fell to the floor with a clunk, sweets plopping around them on the floor.
Behind the Slytherin Harry beamed. "Did you just save me from a sweet bowl?"
No one said anything.
"That was...Valiant." Except Harry who obviously did not fear death.
Rene and the twins exchanged nervous glances. Even Percy Weasley watched though he appeared amused rather than concerned. The older boy didn't seem phased by their attempted murder of one another earlier though so his judgment was suspect. Rene thought he might be a sadist or voyeur or something.
Draco had yet to move, refusing to look at the other boy. "Please stop talking."
"I'll never fear assault by sweet as long as I live." Harry continued, a smile on his face.
Draco turned with a growl. "Do shut up-" Harry threw his arms around the taller boy's middle. Draco froze, arms stiff at his sides, silver eyes staring at the Gryffindor hugging him in strange expression of horror and delight and panic.
"Er," said one of the twins a few minutes later, "Malfoy's not breathing."
It was true.
In a testament to his self-control Rene turned away from the odd turn of events, swallowing venom, at the sound of a knock. Cracking the door revealed the sixth year Cassius and just behind him the ever quiet Garnett. Cassius gave Rene a small nod. "Is Malfoy within?"
Rene opened his mouth, then shut it. Almost immediately the truthserum forced him to give an answer.
"Ah. He is preoccupied at the moment. I'm sure it'll be sorted quickly enough though."
Cassius raised a brow, flicking his hair over a shoulder and crossing his arms. A damning amount of curiosity dancing on his face. "Preoccupied with what?"
Rene glanced over his shoulder.
"...Dying of embarrassment."
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