Anime's Girl: This was an idea I got while reading the House of Night Series. I thought it'd be fun to combine the two. If you don't know the House of Night Series it will be fine because it will all be explained. I promise. Happy Reading
Disclaimer:I do not own the Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling nor do I own
the House of Night series by P.C Cast and Kristin Cast.
She was definitely the outcast standing there on platform 9 and ¾. The steam engine in front of her blowing the horn. She looked around to the other people and yawned. They were all dressed up in cloaks and kissing their children goodbye. If this was a way to keep her safe from the house of night then so be it. But honestly school during the day. It was ten fifty nine. The train would leave in a minute. Seeing no reason to wait anymore she entered the train and looked for a carpartment. She yawned again. At this hour she would've been sleeping. Her mentor was Professor Lenobia and in order to keep her safe sending her to Hogwarts seemed like the only option left. She was one of the few left of her kind. High Priestess Neferet had murdered her adoptive parents Zoey Redbird and Erik Night. Everything she knew was gone or so it felt like that. Her mentor Lenobia wanted to keep the future of vampyres alive and in order to do that she had to send her to Hogwarts to keep her safe. She finally found a carpartment and laid down falling asleep.
A couple of minutes later she heard the carpartment door open and people walk in.
"Who do you think she is?" asked a boy's voice. She could hear them sit down. She just listened.
"Bloody hell what are those markings on her face and arms?!" another boy exclaimed.
"Shh..you'll wake her up. They look like Tattoos." she heard a girls voice say.
"What are tattoos?" asked the boy who exclaimed.
"They are markings that people in the muggle world get. They think it makes them look
cool." the girl replied.
The sleeping girl's eyes fluttered open and then she sat up dusting herself off. She looked at the three people in the carpartment. One had untidy messy black hair and green eyes. He had a lightning shaped scar on his forehead. The other one had red hair and freckles on his face. He looked at her like he had just seen a ghost. The girl had brown hair kind of bushy like and was wearing a school uniform. Now that she looked at them they were all wearing school uniforms.
"Hi sorry to have woken you." the girl said.
"Not at all. I'm just not used to be up when the sun is up. I'm Annalisa Stratton." the girl said. She removed a strand of her long silvery blonde hair. Her skin was the color of caramel and her eyes were ice blue. Annalisa had a crescent mark in the middle of her forehead that was shaded in and almost glowing. She had blue tattoos that framed her face and trailed down her arms to her fingertips and it covered her back.
The tattoos swirled,knotted and whisked making sapphires,stars and feathers in her skin. She wore a long spaghetti strapped dress. She wore the 6th former emblem. A silver silhouette of the three fates and the children of the Nyx. The emblem had scissors symbolizing the end of their time at the House of Night.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Hermione Granger." Hermione said trying not to look at the tattoos and mark.
"I'm Harry Potter." Harry said. He was surprised when Annalisa didn't light up when he said his name. Everyone knew who he was.
"I'm Ron Weasley. Sorry to have yelled while you were sleeping." Ron said.
"It's alright. I understand that you don't sleep during the day. This time schedule is going to be hard to get used to." Annalisa replied.
"What do you mean?" Harry asked looking a bit puzzled.
"Your vampyre aren't you?" Hermione asked Annalisa looking at the mark more.
Ron just simply bursted out laughing. He looked at Hermione like she was completely insane. Annalisa on the other hand wasn't laughing. She just sat there with a blank expression on her face.
"I've read about vampyres. Ever since the turn of the century the wizarding world has believed that they no longer existed in the wizarding world. until well now that your here." Hermione said.
"So it's true...they do exist and I thought vampyres only existed in fairytales." Ron said embarrassed.
"Yes its true we do exist. Fairytales I'm afraid have made people believe false things about us." Annalisa said in a soft velvety voice.
"Would you mind sharing your story with us?" Harry asked. He was entranced by her. She was beautiful yes but so mysterious.
"Yes..we'd love to hear it." Hermione said with excitement in her voice.
"I don't mind sharing my story. But you must remember that what I say is true. All of it. I do not speak lies about myself if I did. The goddess Nyx will surely punish me." Annalisa said in a soft voice.
"Goddess Nyx?" Hermione asked puzzled.
"Yes..I worship a goddess called Nyx. She is the one who made my mark spread and gave me the affinity for all elements just as my adoptive mother Zoey had." Annalisa replied. She took a deep breath and began her story.
"I was put up for adoption at birth. My mother was just a teenager herself and wasn't ready for me. At any rate I was adopted by Zoey Redbird and Erik Night. They were also vampyres. When I started school I was marked right away. My parents and yes I do consider Zoey and Erik my parents were thrilled about it.I was taken to the House of Night soon after I was marked. That's where I met Neferet and Lenobia my mentor. My mentor was professor of Equestrian studies. The House of Night is where you learn to become a vampyre. School starts at eight p.m and ends at three a.m You learn and either you make through the change or you don't. I'm fortunate I'm a 6th year fledging. During my time at Hogwarts my transformation will be complete and I will truly be called a vampyre. Anyways...Neferet was High Priestess at The House of Night and her intentions weren't all that pure. I made it through the first year and second year perfectly. Until more fledglings were dying and becoming these creatures. They were horrible looking with red eyes. I became favored in the Goddess Nyx eyes and gave me the affinity for all five elements just like my mother. My mark expanded into what you see in front of you. I never thought anything bad about Neferet until..." Annalisa paused her eyes filling up with tears. She turned her face down.
"Until what?" Ron asked sweetly.
Annalisa gathered herself before continuing.
"I saw Neferet just a few months ago before my mentor Lenobia sent me here for my protection. Neferet murdered my parents. Zoey and Erik were killed in front of me and I couldn't do anything to stop it. My mother was a great vampyre,she was the first fledging to have an affinity for the five elements in centuries. I didn't see Neferet when I left the House of Night. But she's plotting something. I just know it." Annalisa said in a velvet voice.
'Wow...Harry you and Annalisa aren't that different. Do you realize that?" Hermione turned to Harry.
"Yeah. It's quite remarkable." Harry replied. He was surprised how alike they were.
"Do you know anything about the magic world Annalisa?" Ron asked.
"A little bit,But I'll be starting my 6th year at your school from what I heard. I'm afraid I don't know much else. " Annalisa replied.
"Well we should be arriving soon it'd be best if you changed into the uniform." Hermione said smiling.
"I'm afraid I can't do that. It'd be disrespectful to my goddess to cover her emblem with another's." Annalisa replied pointing the emblem on her dress. The emblem was on her right breast.
"What does it mean?" Harry asked.
"It means my ties with the House of Night are nearly over. The symbol also mean I'm a 6th former fledging the last stage in becoming a vampyre. There are third formers,fourth formers,fifth formers and sixth formers. Each represents a stage in the lives of the fledgings. You either make it through the change or you don't." Annalisa replied.
"What happens if you don't make it through the change?" Ron asked.
"You bleed to death, it means your body is rejecting the change. I've seen my own classmates die. Too many...so much blood and unhappiness." Annalisa said turning her down in thought.
"It's scary Harry..her past is too much like yours. It's like she's the female version of you." Ron said.
Annalisa felt the train come to a stop. She looked out the window to see a magnificent castle.
"Welcome to Hogwarts" Harry said smiling. Annalisa returned the smile.
The doors to the train were opened and Annalisa stepped out into the darkness.
"Goddess Nyx please protect me.." she whispered to herself.
The swarm of students just gasped and whispered to themselves about her. They pointed at her tattoos,her emblem and her mark. Harry placed his arm around her shoulder leading her out of the crowd. Hermione and Ron following right behind.
They eventually caught up with a very tall man. A giant perhaps.
"Ello Harry,Ron and Hermione." the man said.
"Hi Hagrid. This Annalisa Stratton, She's transferring from the House of the Night." Harry said releasing Annalisa. Annalisa just looked up at the man called Hagrid. He had bushy hair and very tall. She was slightly intimidated by him.
"Oh yeah, Professor Dumbledore told me about yer. Nice to meet yer." Hagrid said offering a sincere smile that Annalise couldn't help but return.
"Nice to meet you.." Annalisa replied. Her face turning back the blank look.
"Professor Dumbledore told me to escort yer to the great hall. But it seems like yer already got yer escorts." Hagrid said.
"I believe I do." Annalisa replied smiling at Harry. Her voice was like velvet. It was so silky and smooth. When she spoke it was like being put under a magic spell.
They led Annalisa up some stairs where the first years were waiting to be sorted. They pointed and stared at the newcomer to Hogwarts.
"Ignore them Annalisa..we will see you after you get sorted. " Ron said giving her a wink before entering the great hall with Harry and Hermione. The first years had the guts to even poke her back and touch her like she was part of a muesem. They stared at her wide eyed and open mouthed. It was annoying and she knew that they had never seen a vampyre before but still. Give a girl some room to breathe.
She ignored them but it was kind of irritating. A woman finally appeared before them.
She was in her later years, a stern look on her face. She had on glasses and wore a green cloak and a tall witches hat.
"Welcome to Hogwarts. I'm Professor McGonagall" She said looking at the new batch of students and then stopping when she looked at Annalisa.
"In a moment you will pass through these doors and join your classmates but before you can do that. You must be sorted into your houses. They are Gryffindor,Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw and Slytherin." Professor McGonagall said.
The witch led them through double doors in the Great Hall. Annalis walked behind the first years and everyone stared and pointed again. The hall had lights to look like the night sky which she was thankful for.
"Goddess do not abandon me now.." Annalisa whispered to herself. She walked down the great hall. Her heart pounding in her chest. She felt as if this new world was wrong. She shouldn't be here. She should be with her mentor Lenobia and the House of Night. But that wasn't an option.
She walked forward to join the first years. She looked around her at the tables and it seemed like every table had its own colors. Annalisa eventually focused her attention to the head table. Seated was an older man, he looked grandfatherly. The man just gave her a smile and nodded. The teachers just stared at her. Tilting their head at the sight of her. They tried to figure out who she was or what she was.
"I would like to welcome Miss Annalisa Stratton to Hogwarts. She is a fledging vampyre coming to us from the House of Night. During her time here her transformation will be complete. For years the wizarding world believed that vampyres no longer existed in the wizarding world. This is a remarkable day for us here at Hogwarts. This is the first time in Hogwarts history that we have had a vampyre fledging here. Annalisa Stratton step forward to be sorted." Professor McGonagall said motioning for Annalisa to come up the front of the line.
The first years parted to give her room to walk up to Professor McGonagall. Annalisa looked at Professor McGonagall before sitting down on the stool to be sorted. She scanned the room at the tables. A boy with blonde gray hair was staring directly in to her eyes. He smirked at her and then said something to his friend. The sorting hat was then placed on her head.
"A vampyre fledging I see!" The sorting hat exclaimed. Annalisa let out a small gasp of surprise and looked out to the crowd and it seemed like everyone was on the edge of their seats to see what house she'd be sorted in.
"Difficult...very difficult...anyone of these house would benefit from you. You are strong,cunning,loyal and intelligent. Now where to put you. " The sorting hat said.
Annalisa bit her lip as she sat there waiting for the sorting hat to say what house she was in. This all seemed very odd. She looked to the table where Harry,Hermione and Ron were sitting they seemed excited. She hoped to be sorted into whatever house they were in. But who knows what the sorting hat was going to say.
"I know...better be..." the sorting hat began.
Anime's Girl: I'm sorry to leave such a cliffhanger. I'm so happy this first chapter is finally done. I worked for two days on it until three am. I'm going to start to work on the second chapter.