Draco led Hermione back to their apartment. She was shaking. So was he...but he had to be there for Hermione. All she would say was her daughter's name. Over and over and over...Draco felt he was going mad.

He opened the door to their apartment and picked up Hermione. He carried her to their room and placed her on the bed. He collapsed on the chair by the bed and cried. He let out all his pent-up emotions. He cried, but not for his daughter's safety. He cried because he knew what his daughter had become. Hermione knew the text-book definition...but did she really know what it was like? Did she have any depth about what Cara was?

Suddenly, there was a bang. Draco whirled around, and there stood Cara. She looked awful. Her clothes were in rags, and she looked like she had been crying.

"Cara...." Draco started towards her, then stopped. Cara looked...different. Cara held up one hand.

"Dad...don't. I just came...to say goodbye. I don't know if I'll see you again. Don't tell mum, please? I don't think she'll understand. But....daddy?"

"Yes honey?"

"I...love you"

"I love you too Cara."

Cara turned. She hesitated. Draco caught her as she fell into his arms. How small she was! He forgot she was only 11. Was that old enough? Could she...fend for herself? Draco stroked her hair.

"Cara...will you survive?"

"...I don't know...I am going to find others...Others that will help me adapt and help me hunt and kill Lucius and Snape. After that...I don't know."

Draco held her tighter.

"Make me one of you Cara. I'll help you. We''l hunt...together."

Cara drew back with such fierceness that Draco gasped.

"NO! I shall never...EVER...create another vampire. That...I promise you dad."

Draco stepped back, and nodded.

"I understand honey. But...please remember...you can always come home. No matter what you do...or what you are...you can always come home."

"Yes dad."

And with that, she was gone.

Ta-Da! That's the end folks! I guess I'm gonna have to make a sequel now, huh? ok, I think I'll post a sequel...I'll see...

Katie