Once again: I do not own Harry Potter or Vampire Knight or any of the characters within the two series.

A/N: The second chapter is here! I think it might be a tad dialogue heavy... But hopefully you still like it.

Please read and review, Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 2: The blondes.

Harry, Ron and Hermione had only just found an empty compartment on the train when Ginny and two of her other female friends approached them. All three girls were openly blushing and giggling.

"In the prefect car there's someone looking for you three. He said his name was Ichijou." Ginny said.

"And he's so handsome!" They could hear one of the other girls whisper to her friend behind Ginny. This person seemed to be the cause of the girls' swooning.

"Who's Ichijou?" Ron asked.

"I don't know. But he said he wanted to talk to you and that we'd be doing him a huge favour if we found you for him." Ginny said still blushing.

The trio couldn't think of any particular excuse not to go meet him. Besides, if he was in the prefect area he probably was an important person.

...

They trudged over to the prefect area where Ginny had specified to see a compartment with a few girls crowding around outside, looking in at the occupant. That must be him. The three of them thought, remembering the affects this man had had on Ron's sister and her friends. A Hufflepuff prefect then came by and asked the girls to move along and remove themselves from the prefect carriage.

"This is the third time this has happened in half an hour, you sure you don't want me to just stand guard out here?" The prefect asked the occupant.

"I'm sure I'll be fine. Please return to your seat, I would hate to waste your time on me. I'm sorry that my presence is causing such a commotion." a kind voice replied.

It was then the prefect looked up at the oncoming trio.

"Potter, you and your friends aren't supposed to be in the prefect carriage either." The prefect was about to move them along till the voice came out of the compartment again.

"Oh, I have a meeting with them if that's okay."

"Okay then, good luck." The prefect waved before returning to his compartment.

...

They were invited inside the compartment and took their seats across from the stranger. He was indeed quite handsome. Even sitting down he was clearly rather tall. His soft blonde hair was nearly shoulder length and gently framed his face which held a pair of enchanting green eyes. The man's skin was also flawless, not a freckle or symptom of dreaded teenage acne in sight. He smiled gently at the three new-comers.

"Sorry to call you out like this. I was asked to fill you in on the train by Kaname-sama and Kurosu-san."

They noted his accent as well as the mention of this Cross person that visited the Order with Dumbledore.

"I'm Takuma Ichijou, Feel free to just call me Ichijou, most people do. Or Takuma is fine too. I still have to get used to the way everyone is almost immediately called by first name here in England. Where I come from that usually only happens after you know each other a bit more. But I'm fine with whatever. More importantly, would you like some tea?"

It seems that Mr. Handsome wasn't just handsome. He was organised too. Laid out in front of him on the table between them in the compartment was a tea set already set up with tea in the teapot. Ichijou grabbed a cup and poured for himself as well as for each of them after they had politely agreed to his offer. It appeared to be a rather sweet blend of rose tea.

"So who exactly are you and why do you want to talk to us?" Ron asked.

"A very good question Ronald. I'm a night class student from Kurosu Gakuen, Cross Academy in English terms. Kaien Kurosu is the chairman and headmaster there and Kaname Kuran is our dorm-leader, the leader of the night class. I am the vice-leader and pretty much Kaname's right hand. It has been decided that myself as well as nine others from the Night class shall be studying at Hogwarts this year due to a number of circumstances."

Takuma was then cut off by an observation of Hermione's.

"How can you attend Hogwarts if you don't have a wand? You're clearly not a wizard. Can I ask, what are you Ichijou?" She had clearly picked up on something the other boys had not.

"It seems you are as smart as Dumledore indicated Miss Granger. Indeed I do not have a wand and I am not a wizard. Just don't freak out when I tell you what I am. Know that I will not hurt you."

"I doubt you could be worse than some of the things we've seen before Ichijou. I mean, we've seen a man with two faces, a ghost of sorts that can control a giant snake and make it try to kill people. We've also had a werewolf for a teacher. Then, to top it off, Voldemort has now returned. Unless you're worse than any of those you have nothing to worry about." Harry encouraged him.

"I must say that does make me feel better about myself Harry, thank you. I guess I can tell you, I am a vampire. Vampires can perform magic without wands."

The trio had slightly shocked faces initially but soon regained their composure.

"Everyone in the night class is a vampire. But, we don't drink human blood. Instead we live off blood tablets." Takuma took some tablets out of his pocket to show them.

"Even if we did take human blood the only one of us that would really be dangerous is Kaname anyway."

"What do you mean he would be the only dangerous one? If you get bitten by a vampire you turn into one. I would call that bloody dangerous" Ron said.

Takuma ignored Ron's slightly amusing use of the word 'bloody' before continuing.

"That is due to a lack of information on your side. The only vampires who can transform a human are the purebloods. Kaname is a pureblood, so if he bit you then indeed you would become a level D vampire. But if the rest of us bit you, you would just get a bit dizzy or maybe faint depending on how much we take. Technically in the worst case scenario we could kill you by blood loss but only if we were REALLY thirsty. I think I would get a tummy ache if I tried…"

"Level D?" Hermione enquired, thirsty for knowledge.

"Wait. If Kaname can change people then why is he coming to Hogwarts? Isn't it dangerous?" Ron also asked.

"We probably need to speed along the conversation to get everything in before we reach Hogwarts, but I'll quickly answer your questions." Ichijou said after quickly checking his watch, an expensive Rolex.

"Basically within the vampire world we have a hierarchy depending on blood status. Purebloods are level A, so to speak, then Nobles like myself would be level B. Level C's are your common level vampires. Below that are level D's which are ex-humans, vampires that were not intended to be vampires. As you go down the heirachy the thirst for blood gets worse. Also, the strength of our magic depends on our level. But to answer your question about Kaname being dangerous, Kaname at level A feels less thirsty than the rest of us and can be easily maintained with blood tablets. Because of that he is the least likely to bite you. He also has a mate already. Once a vampire has chosen a mate they are usually only interested in the blood of that mate. In other words, even if the blood tablets weren't enough he still wouldn't be interested in biting you. Most of the other night class students are Nobles. We can also be easily maintained with blood tablets, though a few students do try to get a living snack occasionally. But as I said, they won't do you much damage at all. Only two of us aren't Nobles that will be staying at Hogwarts, they're the twins, Zero and Ichiru Kiryuu. They are ex-human though not Level D."

"I thought that being ex-human meant they were level D." Hermione pointed out the contradicting information.

"That is usually the case but the twins are an exception to the rule. Normally what happens with Level D vampires is that they deteriorate. They can't control their bloodlust, their bodies reject the blood tablet and end up in a state which is called Level E. Once an ex-human vampire reaches level E there is no turning back. Their thirst is insatiable and they can carry out mass-murder unless they are disposed of. We have a Hunter Association that kills Level E's and keeps them under control. The Kiryuu twins belonged to a hunting family. They were turned by a rogue pureblood who attacked their family for revenge. Their parents died in the incident and they were adopted by the chairman who was a friend of the family. The only way for a Level D to escape their fate is to ingest the blood of a pureblood which is extremely powerful. Kaname met the twins and saw merit in them. He offered them his blood to stabilise their condition. As such, they are now the equivalent of a Level C and not dangerous as long as they take blood tablets."

"As fascinating as this whole heirachy thing is, I think we've established that you're not dangerous. Can we get back to why you're actually here?" Harry chimed in.

"Of course Harry. You all would know the story of Voldemort and how you, Harry, survived while he was almost killed. He then came back, yes?"

They all nodded.

"Well, a similar thing happened in Japan within the Kuran Pureblood family that Kaname belongs to. Their family in the vampire world is considered the royal family. They are the most powerful vampires currently in existence. Rido, Kaname's uncle was the eldest son of his generation and was going to inherit the title of King. But it was a title he wasn't suited for. To put it simply he was mad with power and did some awful things. He murdered several innocents just because he could and also forced a famous singer he liked the look of to carry his child, Senri Shiki. Rido's father knew that if Rido inherited and became head of the family it would be awful and a shame upon the family's name. As a result the decision was made to banish Rido from the family, marking one eye blue to show he was no longer accepted. Haruka Kuran, Kaname's father, inherited the title when the last head of family passed away. But, waiting for his passing Rido had formed an army. Kaname was about five at the time when Rido attacked. He murdered Kaname's parents and younger sister. But when he went to attack Kaname, he failed and was killed, or so we thought. One of his supporters, my grandfather actually, took his corpse and preserved it so it didn't turn to ash. And now, just like Voldemort, he has returned."

He gave the trio a moment to process it all.

"So he's like a second version of the boy who lived?" Harry asked.

"Exactly."

"So you think the occurrences related somehow?" Hermione questioned.

"Related, I'm not sure. But Rido is still gaining his power after being revived. It seems to us that he has heard of Voldemort's return and is going to try team up with him. At least until he get's his revenge on Kaname and those who were against him. Then he'll probably go against Voldemort for world power. Don't ask me, I'm not a power-hungry psycho. All we know is that he has started moving towards England. This is why we have come to meet you. If the two evil dudes are teaming up then so should the good guys!" Ichijou cheerfully ended.

"I thought you said that it was your grandfather that hid the body?" Ron asked.

"Yep. It's been in the basement of the Ichijou family household since the guy was killed. I can assure you that I reject my grandfather's ideals. I strongly suspect he was the one that murdered my parents when they were preparing to go against Rido. It's the same thing with Shiki, just so you know, since he'll also be attending Hogwarts this year. Rido may be his father but he doesn't take his side. Both of us whole-heartedly support Kaname and shall not betray him." Ichijou said seriously.

"Anyway, want some more tea?" He offered.

...

After that lengthy explanation from Ichijou the train finally arrived at the station. As they left the train Ichijou bid the trio goodbye for now as he went to join another, more embarrassing blonde known as Kaien Kurosu. The rest of the Cross academy students were behind him as he jumped up and down on the platform waving his hands and yelling "Taku-chan~" to get the vampire's attention. Takuma sighed as he walked over as fast as he could to get the chairman to shut up as soon as possible for his sake as well as all those around him.