Blood Ties

A/N:Short chapter this time. But I have to make the breaks where it seems the most appropriate. Thanks for reading and commenting. 

Chapter 29

"No," Dumbledore said gently. "You are the chosen one, chosen by Voldemort himself. The night he went to your house, the night that he killed your parents, he made the choice. A prophesy was made the year of your birth. It states that 'the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches…born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies…and the Dark Lord will mark him as an equal, but he will have a power that the Dark Lord knows not…and either must die by the hand of the other fore neither can live while the other survives.' He could have chosen differently. Both you and Neville Longbottom meet the criteria of the prophesy. It is interesting that he chose you over a pureblood. It shows just how twisted his ideals are."

Harry sat quietly for a minute. Hermione listened as he struggled internally with the information. She wanted to go and hug him, to hold him and try to comfort him. But she wasn't sure what he would do if she were to try such a thing. He may have accepted such a move before, but that was before he learned that she was a vampire.

"So, he chose me," Harry whispered. "But the other part, 'either must die by the hand of the other fore neither can live while the other survives', that means that one of us will die. There is no other solution. I will have to kill him. But I have to kill the piece inside of myself as well."

"Yes," Dumbledore agreed solemnly. "If you don't, we chance his return once more. He may even try to take over your body."

"I won't allow that to happen," Harry said fiercely. "I will kill myself before I let such a thing occur. Or one of you will have to do it if you see that he is taking over." He turned to her. "Promise me!" he demanded. "Promise me, Hermione. If you see that he is taking over. If you see that I'm not myself, promise me that you will kill me. I might not be able to do it if he takes control of me."

"Harry…" she trailed off as her eyes welled up with bloody tears. Could she do what he was asking? Could she kill her best friend?

"Promise me!" he shouted. "You must be strong enough if it comes down to it."

"There may be another way, Harry," she whispered. "Drink my blood. Drink before, Harry. Let Voldemort kill you. He won't take any unnecessary chances this time around. Not after what happened in the graveyard. Take my blood, and if you die form the curse, his soul will die as well. But my blood will bring you back."

"Back as what ?" he asked hesitantly.

"As a vampire," Draco answered.

End Note: Sorry about the lateness of this update. It was a rough night at work last night. So review, give me your thoughts. What do you think of Hermione's solution? What do you think will happen? Should I turn Harry into a vampire?