Chapters 24, 25, 26 and 27 Summary

Chapter 24 - Harry and Susan jump out of the car and roll to safety, but immediately find themselves under attack from spells that Harry believes were cast by Nicodemus. They hurry into Harry's apartment, where Harry immediately casts a powerful spell of protection which repels those cast by Nicodemus. As Harry recovers from his exertions, Susan realizes that the vampiric power she's been tapping into in order to help their escape isn't dying down, and that she should leave. Harry tells her that the spells he cast to keep Nicodemus' magic out are also keeping her in, and that she won't be able to leave for another few hours at least. She tells him that it would help if he cleaned off his leg and got rid of the tempting smell of his blood. He goes into the bathroom and does...