17 year old Shadow Black leaned back into his seat as he read his book. It was diffently better than what he was expected to get.
Shadow Nyte Black used to be known as Harry James Potter, but after being abandoned in America by his parents, he had changed his name. Shade was a unique person. He was a wizard but he also was a half vampire. He had been bitten by one at age five and he had bitten the vampire, ending up with him swallowing some of the vampire's blood. Something had happened and now he was a half vampire. He could walk in the sun, didn't die from eating garlic and didn't burn from Holy Water or crosses. He could also get into a place without needing a invite and he still had his soul. He didn't even need to drink blood which he was thankful for. Shade had most skills that vampire's normally get like speed, heightened senses and he also got a nifty healing ability that many turned didn't get.
Shade attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was a 7th year Ravenclaw. He was top of the year, ahead of Gryffindor, Hermione Granger, though she didn't know it and invisible to most. He got along with his Head of House, Charms Professor Filius Flitwick and was going out with 6th year Ravenclaw, Luna Lovegood. Luna was the only one in the whole school who knew about him being half a vampire and she kept it secret. He also had one other friend, 6th year Gryffindor, Ginny Weasley. She was also his twin brother's, Matthew Potter's, girlfriend.
The book he was reading at the moment was his Defence Against the Dark Arts book. Shade preferred to get his books from America as they provided more information than the ones in England. He even brought Luna her set of school books from America as a birthday gift as well as a star pendant necklace.
His reading was interupted when the door to his compartment on the Hogwarts Express opened with a bang to admit three people. They were Gryffindor's Hermione Granger, her boyfriend, Ronald Weasley and The-Boy-Who-Lived, Matthew Potter. They entered the compartment without noticing Shade and sat down. This was when Hermione noticed him there. "Oh, sorry. We didn't see you in here. I hope you don't mind sharing" She said. Shade just shook his head in negative and continued on with his book.
The three Gryffindors started a conversation about what they did for the holidays which soon turned to one on Quidditch. After Quidditch, They started discussing the D.A or The Defense Association and whether they were going to run it again this year. The D.A was started in their 5th year as they had a teacher who wouldn't teach them how to do any spells. Luna and Ginny had attended but had told Shade that Hermione was the one to teach them and was really bossy about it, so Shade had started to teach them.
Suddenly, the train jolted to a stop.
At the end of their fourth year, an evil wizard named Lord Voldemort had returned. In their sixth year, a war had started again with Voldemort. Voldemort killed muggles (non-magical) and wizards alike, sending fear into many again.
Shade put his book down and got up to look out the door. Other students down the train were doing the same, confusion a massive in the air. He shut the door and looked out the window. Outside, he could see about a hundred Death Eaters, Voldemort's minions. Turning, he looked at the three confused Gryffindors. "Granger, tell the students to stay in their compartments and to get the best at fighting to prepare to defend their friends. Send D.A members to help defend first through third year students." He said before sending his thestral shaped patronus away with a message to the school. He then walked out the compartment and down the train corridor as Hermione's voice carried through the train and many got ready to defend. He found an opening onto the train roof and quickly blasted it away so he could jump up onto the roof.
Then the Death Eaters converged onto the train and the fight began.