Albus Dumbledore entered St Thomas' children's home with the hope that his work of the past decade had paid off and that Olivia Potter was indeed safe and well.
"How can I help you?" Asked the friendly looking receptionist
"I was looking to speak to Miss Potter in regards to a letter I hope she received last week." Dumbledore explained
"If you follow me I will take you too Ada Spragg, Olivia's social worker, who is with her now, although I must admit she is very quiet I have never her heard her talk however her Ms. Spragg claims to have heard Olivia talk."
"Thank you for the warning." Replied the Hogwarts headmaster as he followed the receptionist to Olivia's room
10 minutes earlier
"Hello Olivia." Ada smiled
Olivia had always thought Ada was a little odd from the ruby red robes and cloaks she wore to the way she treated Olivia; like she was some kind of hero.
"How's your throat at the moment?" Asked Ada, who was concerned for the child as her body had matured quicker than expected and consequently she now needed blood that was brought to her once a week as the amount she was getting from the red meat was not satisfactory to control her thirst anymore. Ada was worried about the reaction the girl would have to finding out she drank blood and was a vampire. Olivia reached her up Ada's cheek and placed her palm gently upon it so that she could use her 'gift' she had been born with that she had discovered when she was just a baby to reply "it's burning because I ran out of blood." Olivia replied as a look of shock invaded Ada's face. That is when Olivia realised she probably wasn't supposed to know about her heritage as it was slightly uncomfortable to know.
"Hhhow do you know?" Stuttered Ada
"I read my file, I know about how Mum and Dad were both part vampire part wizard/witch and I figured that I was, hence the fact that I hardly ever need to sleep or eat, i can't remember the last time I was ill and I'm also quite strong, I think, although I've no clue how strong an 11yr old should be." Answered Olivia, Ada was shocked to hear that Olivia knew what she was just about to tell her.
"Well seeing as you have already figured out what I was going to tell you do you remember the letter that I gave you last week about Hogwarts School?" Olivia nodded "Well the head teacher, Professor Dumbledore is coming to visit you today, is that okay? Will you talk to him?" Asked Ada as she knew that Olivia would rather not speak aloud to anyone other than her.
Olivia reached her hand out to touch Ada's arm and told her. "Can I speak to him like this? Does he know about me?" It was an unusual experience having Olivia talk to you because whilst you would remember afterwards what happened you would never be able to explain it to another person.
"Yes Olivia Professor Dumbledore does know about your gift that is what he going to speak to you about, what to do if you need any help at school." Smiled Ada as they were interrupted by a knock on the door.
Both turned to look at the door as Professor Dumbledore walked in wearing emerald green robes and a pointy black hat the elderly man had silver hair which merged in with his wispy beard until you couldn't see the difference his half-moon glasses fitted his appearance perfectly and his eyes twinkled like stars were dancing in them. He greeted Olivia with a friendly wave and Ada with a light kiss on the cheek she then asked if Olivia could use gift to which Dumbledore happily agreed as he was curious to find out how it worked.
Olivia cautiously walked over to Professor Dumbledore and laid her hand in his upturned palm and introduced herself to him. The look on Dumbledore's face as the messages were spoken to him was magical and his already twinkling eyes twinkled even brighter if that were even possible. At first Dumbledore told Olivia how to cope with being a vampire at school.
"As long as you have had a good amount of blood then you should be okay around the rest of the staff and students." Dumbledore spoke but Olivia interrupted him by placing a hand on his arm
"How will I get the blood sir, I don't want you to have to kill anyone but at the sentiment I don't know how to hunt animals." Dumbledore smiled at the curious girl before answering "Our gamekeeper Hagrid will show you how to hunt and where you can hunt however should you find yourself unable to cope then you must leave the room immediately and go to your head of house, my office, the hospital wing or your brother Harry, though only Harry as a last resort."
Olivia looked shocked at what she had just heard could it be true?
"I have a brother?"
"Yes he was sent to a different home to you and he is around two years older than you." Dumbledore continued "He was sent to live with the Weasly's as you would have been but we discovered that you had more vampire in you than him.
"So why is Harry the last resort?"
"Well he isn't the last resort to you but to the rest of the world he is because he is the boy that lived, you see when you were born a dark wizard was going around killing people, he killed your mother but not your father as you have a different father to Harry, however Harry's father was killed. The thing is that nobody lived once Voldemort decided to kill them except you and Harry, you saved him with your gift Olivia."
"How does showing people your thoughts save someone's life?"
"Well it appears that you have more than one power, you are able to manipulate other vampires gifts, give humans gifts, and even invent gifts, you Olibvia have the power over Gifts that night, even if it was by accident you used a gif that influenced and felt others emotions, you saved Hary, you defeated the dark lord by showering him with all the happy thoughts from your life so far with the rebounding curse and so much love hitting him, Voldemort was weakened to a spirit who I believe will one day return, the rest of the wizarding world apart from the ministry, your father, staff at Hogwarts, the Weasly's, Voldemort, his followers and Harry don't know that you exist or that you saved Harry's life not his mother which is what everyone else believes."
"Who is my father?"
" your father is Severus Snape, the potions Professor at Hogwarts."
"Can I meet him?"
"Yes about that you will be meeting him in Diagon Alley this afternoon and then stay at the Leakey cauldron with him so that you can spend the rest of the holidays with Harry and the Weasly's before heading to school.
"My father and brother both want to meet me?" Olivia asked excitedly in Dumbledore's mind
"Yes I will take you to meet Severus and he will take you to meet the Weasly's they also have a daughter starting at Hogwarts this year and then you will stay with the Weasly's until you go to Hogwarts."
"I don't want anyone to know who doesn't need to know that I'm a vampire" pleaded Olivia in Dumbledore's head
"We won't tell anyone but whilst you are around people who don't know about you don't communicate how we have been because it will lead to them becoming suspicious of you." The wise old wizard comforted Olivia
"So you understand everything then." Asked Dumbledore after he had explained how Hogwarts worked and everything else Olivia nodded her head "I have one last question for you Olivia, how much do you remember about your parents death?"
Olivia this time put her hand on Dumbledore's cheek and showed him a green flash a scream and then reaching her hand out to a boy who sat there blinking at a black ghost Olivia's memory then changed to reading a file in a quiet office about her parent's death. Dumbledore became quiet, the image, although only a memory seemed very real he could feel every feeling, every thought and every sense it was truly magical, I'll never get used to that thought Dumbledore to himself.
"Come on then let's pack your things and meet you father" Professor Dumbledore said and winked at Olivia, who giggled quietly as the man swished a grey stick and all of her belongings flew into a suitcase.
Olivia turned to Ada and placed a hand on her arm said "Are you a Witch is that how you knew how to make my thirst better and teach me to do things at human pace."
"Yes it is." Replied Ada simply as she smiled at Olivia as her and Dumbledore Apperated to the Leaky Cauldron.