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Chapter 3
Harry and Ginny loved being able to spend time together. They spent their time in Harry's living quarters; either reading together by the fire or snuggled up in Harry's armchair watching muggle movies, but mostly in Harry's bed. Sometimes they would go to Sophia and Caleb's and hang out, which ended up with Ginny hanging out with Sophia, while Harry went off somewhere with Caleb. When the two weeks of not going out were up, Harry hardly went out. He chose to stay with Ginny, or sometimes he would take Ginny with him. It was her idea, Harry didn't understand why she would want to see him like that. But mostly he would drink from Ginny's neck. The two little marks on her neck would never go away, like the ones Harry had on his neck where Sophia turned him. The only difference was Ginny's was on the left side and Harry's was on the right side. At one point Ginny got in her bag and showed Harry she still had the little glass orb, that was suppose to be the prophecy about Voldemort and Harry. Not really wanting to hear it yet, Harry hide it away in the bottom of his trunk.
Back sometime in July they both had gotten their owl results, they had gotten pretty good grades too. Harry got an O in Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Transfiguration, and Potions. He got an E in Care of Magical Creatures, and Herbology. And a D in History of magic and a T in Divinations. But he knew he wouldn't do good in them, since he had a seizure during his History of Magic exam, and had skipped the Divination exam all together. Sophia had been shocked about Harry's grades when he proudly showed his sister, her words were. "Damn, no wonder you're in Ravenclaw." Which made Harry smile real big.
Ginny had gotten an O In Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Arithmancy, History Of Magic, Care of Magical Creatures, and E in Transfiguration, Potions, and Herbology. Harry told her he was very proud of her.
Three days after Ginny got there, she was bored it was about three in the afternoon, and she was sitting in Harry's bed watching him sleep. But she wished she had something to do, so she decided to get up and take a shower. After her shower Ginny dressed, putting on a red and checkered short skirt, with black stockings, and a long sleeve red shirt that came off her shoulders, and tall black boots, with silver buckles on the sides. She then dried her hair and pulled it back in a ponytail. Ginny made sure she had her raven neckless around her neck. Before leaving the bathroom and going into the living area. She picked out a book to read and sat down to read it, but couldn't get into it and ended up tossing the book aside.
Ginny then turned on the T.V. and flipped through the channels, but couldn't find anything good to watch so she just turned it off and went back into Harry's room, to find him still asleep. She thought about waking him and making him get up, but changed her mind, he needed his sleep. She guessed: Did vampires really need to sleep? She didn't know, but he looked so peaceful that Ginny couldn't bring herself to wake him. She just stood and watched him a while, and reached out and ran her hand through his hair. She decided around Christmas would be when she brought up what she wanted Harry to do. She knew he would say no at first, so she'll have him think about. Then bring it up again at the end of the school year, and hopefully by the summer Ginny will be here living with Harry for good.
After she saw Harry wasn't going to wake anytime soon, Ginny went back into the living room and just looked around. She was so bored with being shut up in one room, yeah she went out with Harry sometimes, and watched him hunt, she forced herself to watch him feed on a creature, she needed to see how it was done if she was going to be doing that when next summer got here. But it was still boring to be in one room most the time.
Ginny sighed, and decided it wouldn't hurt anything to leave the room and look around the mansion. Most vampires should be asleep now, no one should see her. Then it hit her, she could visit the library Caleb showed her the last time they were here. Ginny walked over to the candlestick and after a moment's hesitation she reached up and pulled it, the wall slid open, and she stepped out. Ginny looked up and down the hall, and wondered which way to go. She chose right, and walked on.
Ginny hoped she wouldn't get lost, but in no time she was at the library: She couldn't believe how big it was, bigger than the one at Hogwarts. She figured she'd pick out a book and take it back to Harry's. Caleb told her once she could choose any book to read and Harry told her not too many days ago if she got tired of the books in his room he would bring her here. Well, he was asleep so she came by herself. Ginny headed to the row with the books on vampires, hoping to find one that might help her convince Harry to do what she wanted him to do. She was halfway down one shelf when she felt someone's eyes on her, she turned around, but didn't see anyone. So she went back to looking for a book and got that same creepy feeling. She put her hand on her wand and looked around.
"Is someone there?" Ginny called out. After a moment a woman appeared next to her, she was tall and slender, with long dark brown hair and sky blue eyes. She wore green witch robes, instead of the kind of outfits Ginny's seen on some of the vampires who lived here. But she was a vampire, being around some many she learned to tell. Besides as far as Ginny knew, she was the only mortal in the house.
"Sorry, I did not mean to frighten you." The women said. "I just wanted to see if you needed help finding anything." Ginny's uneasy feeling vanished, she didn't think this women would harm her. "I'm the librarian you see. You may call me Eve."
"Oh," Ginny didn't think this woman looked like the type that would work in a library. "Well, um...I don't know-"
"Embarrassed about letting a stranger know, eh." Eve said. She looked Ginny over, then nodded. "I believe I know what you are looking for, follow me." She turned and began walking out of the row and Ginny followed. She had Ginny sit at one of the tables as she went to the index and began looking through the book names.
"I was once in love myself." Eve said, Ginny saw that Eve had a wedding ring on her finger. "But I lost my love."
"That's awful." Ginny said, the woman nodded.
"Yes, but that happens sometimes. Oh, here we go." She found what she was looking for. "Just wait right there." She walked off leaving Ginny sitting at the table by herself. After a moment the women came walking back. She was smiling and friendly, but Ginny saw sadness in her eyes, she had the look of someone who once had their whole world torn apart. "I believe you will find this book very useful." She sat crossed from Ginny and slid the book to her.
Ginny looked down, the book was very old-looking, with a hard cover that had gemstones embed all around the edge of the front cover. It was called: Vampires and their Lovers.
"In this book." Eve explained, opening the front and flipping through the pages. "There is a chapter on mortal lovers of vampires." She finally stopped toward the end of the book. "In this chapter there is a part about them turning their lovers so they can be together." Ginny smiled a little.
"We're not so different you and I. But yet are total opposites." Eve said "We both we're lucky enough to find the love of our lives, but I lost mine right after we were married. And if I had not lost my love five years before I was turned, then I would not be what I am today. And here you are hoping to become one so you can keep the love of your life." She nodded. "Yes, not at all that different."
Ginny felt bad for Eve, she still had nightmares about Harry lying in her arms dying, she was just glad he was able to be saved.
"May I have your name, please." Eve asked. She pulled out a piece of paper and a pen. "I like to keep track of who has what book."
"Um...Ginevra Weasley." Ginny said, the women paused a moment, but then wrote it down.
"Oh, yes, so your lover would be our newest member." She said. "Harry Potter." Ginny nodded. "Then am I right to guess you two were in love before his turn?"
"Yes," Ginny said.
"Then I hope you get what you wish." Eve said. She suddenly had a sad look on her face. "Believe me when you lose the ones that you care most about, it's worse than having a dagger drove through your heart." Ginny had a sudden feeling that Eve was talking about losing more than just her husband.
Not longer after that Ginny left the room and walked down the corridor, but since she was looking through the book she did not notice she turned the wrong way and Ginny was soon lost. She looked around with a frown. Great, now how was she going to get back to Harry's room.
Ginny walked down a corridor then turned and bumped right into Harry, he had woken and came looking for her. Ginny smiled at him, glad he was finally up and that he could show her what way to go.
"Where the hell have you been?" Harry demanded. Ginny's smile dropped, as she watched Harry pick up her book. "I have been looking everywhere for you?"
"I just went to the library." Ginny said.
"What the bloody hell were you thinking?" Harry demanded. "Do you know how dangerous it is to roam these halls by yourself? Why the hell would you just leave our room like that? And without telling me or leaving a note."
"I got bored and you were asleep. I had nothing to do." Ginny said.
"Do you know how freaked out I was?" Harry demanded. "I woke up to find you gone. I looked just about everywhere and you were nowhere to be found. Why would you just go running off like that?"
"Stop yelling at me." Ginny demanded. "I'm sorry okay, I thought all the other vampires would be asleep like you. So it would be okay."
"Not all sleep during the day." Harry said."What if something had happened to you?"
"Nothing did." Ginny said. "I can take care of myself, Harry."
"Not against vampires." Harry said, his voice raising.
"I'm not made of glass!" Ginny yelled back. "Stop acting like I might break."
"There is nothing wrong with me wanting to keep my girlfriend safe." Harry said.
Ginny growled and snatched the book out of Harry's hand and turned and walked away from him. He called to her, but Ginny ignored him, and just kept walking. She didn't know where she was going, but somehow ended up in front of the wall that lead into Sophia and Caleb's. She knocked and after a moment the wall slid open and Caleb stood there in a pair of pajama pants, his hair all messy, and down out of the ponytail. He yawned, his mouth opened so wide Ginny could see his fangs.
"Sorry." He said. "I just got up." He looked around Ginny with a frown. "Where's Harry?" Ginny shrugged.
"I don't care." She said. Caleb raised his eyebrow, then stepped back to allow Ginny to enter.
"Had a fight, eh?" He asked, Ginny nodded and walked into the room, just as Sophia came walking out of her bedroom fully dressed and looking like she had been up for hours, she saw Ginny and frowned.
"What did you fight about?" Caleb asked. Ginny sat down on the couch.
"Him being an over protective git." Ginny spat. "Maybe I should just go home." Caleb shared a look with Sophia, she gave a nod.
"I'll just go see if I can find Harry." Caleb said. He walked out without even getting dressed. Sophia walked over and sat next to Ginny, she looked pretty with part of her short hair pulled back, she wore black pants and blouse with long ruffled sleeves.
"What happened?" Sophia asked. Ginny explained to Sophia about her going to the library and then bumping into Harry trying to find her way back to the room, and then the fight, and how Harry was acting like she couldn't even take care of herself. Sophia sighed.
"Ginevra, I'm not taking Harry's side, but he was right." Sophia said. Ginny glared and opened her mouth. But Sophia raised a hand. "Just hear me out okay?" Ginny nodded. "Gin, there is a reason the Ministry labels us Dark Creatures. Some of us earned that label and yes, there are some dangerous ones here. If you had run into one of them all by yourself, then it could have led to something bad. Harry just wants to look after you. Yes, he had no right to just start yelling, but he was worried. When Caleb first brought me here, and before I was turned he wouldn't let me leave his sight, it got on my nerves too. And once I went roaming on my own, but I wasn't as lucky as you, I bumped into a guy, who thought since I was human he could drink my blood, it was a good thing Caleb happened to come along at that time."
Sophia looked down at the book in Ginny's lap. "Harry is the same old Harry, but he's also different, he's a vampire, it's almost like he has a creature inside him, and he loves you so much, that creature senses that love and it's in its nature to do anything to keep you safe and happy." She reached out and touched one of the marks on Ginny's neck. "I don't think Harry knows this or realizes, but him feeding from you, he marked you, almost like claiming you. These marks show you are the lover of a vampire, that's why they're on the left side. If they were on the right it would mean you were turned into one." Sophia showed Ginny her two marks from when Caleb turned her. "When Caleb feed from me before he turned me. I had marks on my left side, but they disappeared when I was turned. Those marks show you're not a vampire, but have been claimed by one. You may not be one of us, but you're part of us."
"You make it sound as if Harry owns me." Ginny said. Sophia shook her head.
"That's not what I mean." Sophia said. "The Vampires don't see it as ownership, they see it as you being a mortal member of the clan, and will not bother or harm you. But there are a few who won't care, they would still attack you, because it's in their nature. Harry won't always be this protective, not once he learns to control the creature in him. You have to remember he's new to this and hasn't got complete control over his new lifestyle yet. If it was the other way around, and you were the vampire, you would be the one being overly protective, and drinking from you didn't help it any. It just makes him more protective."
"I guess I overreacted." Ginny said.
"You have every right to me angry." Sophia said. "But it can help if you do not put yourself in danger. Next time you want to roam, make sure you have Harry or one of us with you. Because every one of the vampires in this house can be unpredictable."
"I'm sorry." Ginny said. "I just got so bored and Harry was asleep."
"I'm not the one you should be explaining this to." Sophia said. Ginny nodded, and Sophia stood. "Lets' go see if Harry is back at his quarters yet." Sophia glanced at Ginny's book.
"You want to be turned." It was a statement not a question.
"It's the only way I can stay with Harry." Ginny said. "Once I start ageing it'll become a problem." Sophia smiled, something she rarely does.
"Can I tell you a secret, promise you wouldn't tell Caleb and give him an even bigger head than he already has." Sophia said. Ginny nodded. "That's the reason I wanted to be turned, because it was the only way I saw that I could stay with Caleb." Ginny smiled. "Now, lets' go find those two gits." Ginny laughed as Sophia led her out the room and down toward Harry's.
"Sophie, do you know the women in the library, Eve?" Ginny asked. Sophia nodded.
"What's her story?" Ginny asked.
"I don't know much about Eve." Sophia said. "I asked Caleb once, Eve mainly keeps to herself, unless helping someone find a book. Caleb told me she was turned in 1995. His father found her in a ditch, she had been attacked and tortured and was near death. Vaughn felt bad for her and turned her, and brought her back to the house. When she woke and found out what he had done, she threw a fit. She didn't want to be a vampire. And kept crying about her baby needing her. But after she calmed and was asked if she had a child, she froze up and acted as if she had no memory of before she was turned. Her name isn't even Eve, no one knows what it is."
Ginny nodded and frowned. Eve had to remember her life before. After all she told Ginny about a husband she had. They walked on in silence. When they got there Harry and Caleb was already there. Harry looked up when they entered, and his eyes locked with Ginny's, and he jumped up and ran to her. They threw their arms around each other. Ginny dropped her book so she could hug Harry. Sophia bent down to pick it up and sat it on a table as she and Caleb quietly left without being noticed.
"I'm sorry." Harry said. Ginny smiled.
"I'm sorry too." Ginny said.
Harry sighed. "I guess it is partly my fault. I never told you you shouldn't roam by yourself. And I shouldn't have just yelled like that, I don't even know why I did." Harry pulled back. "The thought of losing you went through my mind and I couldn't stand it."
"I couldn't bare to lose you." Ginny said, Harry grinned, and leaned in and kissed her. Then without warning, he lifted her up, and Ginny wrapped her legs around his waist. They kissed as Harry carried her into his bedroom. Ginny laughed as Harry tossed her on the bed, then climbed on top of her. They kissed as they began to undress each other.
A week later around midnight Harry and Ginny found themselves walking deep into a forest. The large mansion was out in the country in the middle of no one, surrounded by nothing but forest, once you got outside the large silver gates that surrounded the large land the mansion sat on. To Ginny it looked more like a castle than a mansion. Harry held tightly to her hand as they got deeper and deeper into the forest.
"There is something I want to show you." Harry said. "I've been meaning to. But, well, we've kept ourselves busy lately."
"Harry." Ginny cried, her face going red, Harry just smiled a little then led her up to a big tree about fifty feet tall. He pointed up toward the top.
"I love sitting up there." Harry told her. "The scene looks so beautiful."
"You climb all the way to the top." Ginny asked. Harry nodded.
"I want to show you." Harry said. "I won't let you fall." Ginny grinned at Harry.
"I know you won't." She said. Harry bent a little so Ginny can climb up on his back, she held tightly to him as he stood. Harry jumped up and grabbed the nearest branch with one hand, while the other reached around him holding on tightly to Ginny. And he climbed all the way to the top like that, one hand holding tightly to Ginny and the other grabbing branches to pull him up. He took her all the way to the top, so they were like fifty feet in the air. On top of a large tree branch Harry helped Ginny to climb off his back, and she looked around.
"Harry, it's beautiful up here." Ginny said. She looked around. "It's so high up, it's almost like you can reach the stars."
"I've always liked the night better than the day." Harry said, he sat down where he had his back to the tree and one leg dangling over the edge of the branch, he reached up and took Ginny's hand a helped her sit down, she turned her back to Harry and leaned up against his chest as Harry wrapped his arms around her.
Ginny looked up at the nighttime sky. She could see why Harry would like the night better than the day. Now it was a cloudless summer night, stars shining brightly around a half-moon, there was a cool breeze as the wind blow through their hair and Ginny could hear crickets chirping somewhere. She leaned further into Harry, hoping she got her wish that she can be with him like this forever.
They sat in silence for a while then Harry reached up and moved her hair off her neck and started kissing down it. Ginny closed her eyes and leaned her head back so Harry could get to it better, when he came to the spot with his two bite marks, he brought out his teeth and sunk them down into her neck. Ginny leaned her head back further with a moan, her mouth open slightly. Harry smirked as he drank her blood. He did it for about five minutes, before he pulled out his teeth out, kissed the mark, then licked it to close up the wounds.
"I love you." Harry said, before he kissed her cheek.
"I love you too." Ginny said. Harry grinned he could never hear that enough. He reached in his pocket and pulled out a small vial of potion. Ginny frowned as he held it out to her.
"It's Blood Replenishment Potion." Harry said. "I can't keep taking your blood with you not getting any back." He kissed her temple as he handed it to her. "I made it."
"On no, maybe I shouldn't take it then." Ginny teased. Harry rolled his eyes.
"You know my secret." Harry said. "That I'm actually good with potions." Ginny grinned, uncorked the vial and drank down the potion. Harry has always been good with potions, when he was little he would make them with his Mum, but since Snape was his potion teacher, and would give Harry a bad grade no matter what. He just didn't try in that class.
"Nasty." Ginny made a face. Harry laughed.
"All potions are nasty." He said. Ginny handed him back the vial and he stuck it in his jacket pocket.
Harry and Ginny sat in the tree for a while just chatting and talking about nothing and everything. Until they both decided they should go on in, before they stayed out too late. Harry stood and helped Ginny to climb on his back.
"Darling, just hold on to my neck." Harry said. "And hold your breath. Don't be scared." The moment Ginny took a deep breath and held it as she wrapped her arms tightly around Harry's neck. He reached both arms around him and gripped her tightly, as he just took a step and walked right off the tree branch, he dropped about fifty feet to the ground and landed on his feet. Ginny still holding tightly to his back. He bent a little so she could get down, and she let out her breath.
"You alright?" Harry asked, her. Ginny nodded with a smile.
"That was kind of exciting." She said. Harry laughed and hugged her to him. They kissed, then Harry led her toward the Mansion.
September First came too soon for Harry and Ginny, they were looking forward to being able to see their friends, but yet were not looking forward to not being able to spend so much time together. They'll have classes and school work and on top of that, no sharing a bed. Well, sometimes they can sneak into the Room of Requirement, but it wouldn't be the same.
It was sunny that day, so Harry, Sophia and Caleb had to wrap thick cloaks around them, and wear sunglasses to protect them from the sun, when they took Ginny and Harry to the train station. After getting there, they said bye and rushed home to get out of the sun, and Ginny quickly rushed Harry onto the train and into the compartment in the very back, where she closed the blinds in the window, and once Harry took off the thick cloak she hung it up over the window just to be more safe.
"I'm going to go back outside to wait for mum." Ginny told him, as he out his trunk away. "She's suppose to bring me my stuff. Think you'll be okay by yourself."
"I'll be fine, Love" Harry said. "You just be careful." Ginny kissed him then left the compartment, shutting the door behind her.
Harry kept his sunglasses on and lay down in the seat, and closed his eyes, he wasn't sleepy, nor was he going to fall asleep, he just didn't have anything else to do. He smiled as he thought about all the time he and Ginny got to spend together this summer, it shocked him that Mrs. Weasley allowed Ginny to come back with him. She must have thought they wouldn't be sharing a quarters together and thought Ginny would have her own room, if not she wouldn't have let Ginny come.
Soon the door opened and Harry opened his eyes just enough to she who it was, it was Rigel: He must have thought Harry was asleep, because he didn't say anything he just turned and put his trunk in the place across from Harry's seat, trying to not make much noise, then sat down without a word.
"Hello, Trouble." Harry said, Rigel jumped, then glared as Harry began to laugh.
"Don't do that!" he demanded, which only made Harry laugh more. "I saw Ginny outside waiting for her Mum."
"Yeah, she's suppose to bring Ginny her school things." Harry told him.
"She'll be waiting a while." Rigel said. "You know how they're always late." Harry nodded. "Remember fourth year, the train was starting to move before Ginny came running into the compartment."
"It's mostly Ron that's the hold up." Harry laughed. "You'd think after all this time and so many kids, Mrs. Weasley would make sure they have everything ready the night before."
"That many kids, I would make sure they were ready a week before." Rigel said. "It's a good thing they all weren't at Hogwarts at once."
"Could you imagine their house the morning of September first?" Harry asked.
They were silent a moment the Harry asked. "Have you seen Morph?"
"He was outside with Tonks, and Britney." Rigel said. "I figured he would have gotten on by now, maybe he's waiting with Ginny to keep her company."
"Probably." Harry said, frowning a moment, then he sat up and turned to face Rigel. "How is he doing about me being-" He pointed to one of his fangs. "I know Moony hates vampires, that's why I never showed up at their place to visit Teddy."
"Don't worry about it, Harry." Rigel said, which only made Harry frown, but before he could go further Ginny opened the compartment and came in, Harry jumped up to help put her trunk away. Ginny and Harry then sat down in the seat cross from Rigel. Mrs. Weasley hadn't been able to find Ginny's dog Chaser, so she was unable to bring him to Ginny. But assured her he had to be at the house someone hidden or something. Since she saw him earlier that morning.
"Why were you and Sirius fighting?" Ginny asked Rigel. "I saw you across the platform." Rigel scowled.
"Dumbledore made me go with him about a month ago, to talk some old Professor to coming back to school, he picks favorites, and makes like a little club out of them." Rigel explained. "He picks talented people who might make it somewhere big, like in the Ministry or something, or people with famous or well-known families for; some reason Dumbledore wants me to be in his club." Rigel scowled again. "And Uncle Siri said I had to do it." Harry frowned.
"That's odd." He said. Rigel nodded. Then the train started up, and begin to move..
"Didn't Teddy want to sit with us." Ginny asked. "I saw him outside, he waved to me when he got on the train."
"Maybe he couldn't find us." Harry said. "So he just sat in any compartment."
"It's not hard to look into a compartment and find someone." Rigel said. They fall silent as the train rolled on.
"It's because of me isn't it?" Harry asked. "I'm a-" Harry looked toward the door. "You know, so he doesn't want anything to do with me." Ginny reached over and slipped her hand in his.
"Babe, Teddy still wants to be your friend." Ginny said. "He's might just be nervous about how to act around you."
"Besides our oath insures we stay friends." Rigel said.
In fourth year the friends got together and made a Magical Friend Oath, they cut their palms and dripped blood into a fire and vowed to no matter what stay friends as long as they lived. The matching griffin tattoos all four of them had on their backs, changed, when they got them, the griffin was tattooed on their shoulder blades, its wings went out to just under the back of their necks, and it's tail hung down to their side. After the friend oath, it changed to standing in fire and the griffin's wings were now flames, that's not the only thing, now when one of them were in danger the tattoos would itch and let the others know.
"Oh, and by the way, why did I feel my tattoo itch around the begin of August?" Rigel asked. Harry turned and looked out the window, even though if was covered and he could not see anything.
"Um...No reason." Harry said.
"Harry snuck in my room one night and we fall asleep and when the sun came up it started to burn him." Ginny answered. "I felt my tattoo too."
"I was too busy burning to feel anything else." Harry said. Ginny giggled. Harry glared at her.
They rode on just chatted about nothing really, at one point Ginny left to use the bathroom and came back carrying a scroll and said she had cursed Dean Thomas, on her way back from the bathroom, because he blocked her path and wouldn't let her by, and kept bugging her about what happened at the Ministry. The new professor saw and rushed out there and undo the curse, Ginny thought he was going to give her detention, but instead invited her to come to his compartment for lunch.
It was after the trolley came and went, when their compartment opened and in walked Teddy. He looked at Ginny with a frown, and at the same time they both asked.
"Where have you been?"
"Perfect compartment." Teddy said, putting his trunk up next to Rigel's and then sitting next to him. "Where you should have been." Both Teddy and Ginny had been made perfects last year. Ginny along with Anthony Goldstein was the Ravenclaw perfects and Teddy was one of the Gryffindor perfects.
"Bloody hell." Ginny cried."I forgot. I'm going to be busy this year." She smirked up at Harry and pulled out her Hogwarts letter. "I forgot to show you, Mum brought me my letter and I was-" She turned her envelope over and out fell a badge. "Made Quidditch captain."
"That's great." Harry grinned at her.
"I was made the Gryffindor captain." Rigel told her.
The compartment door opened again and in stepped a fourth year Hufflepuff girl. "I was told to give this to a Mr. Harry Potter and Mr. Rigel Black."
"That'll be us, sweetheart." Rigel winked at her, and her face turned even redder as she held out two scrolls and handed them to Harry and Rigel, she then turned and fled without another word, and Rigel snickered.
"She's too young for you." Harry told him, Rigel rolled his eyes.
"What the heck is this?" Harry unrolled his scroll and read:
Harry,
I would like be delighted if you would join me for a bite of lunch in compartment C.
Sincerely,
Professor H. E. F. Slughorn.
Rigel groaned. "Just great." He said rolling up the scroll,. "I guess I have to go."
"I'm not." Harry said, Rigel glared at him. "He'll have the blinds up, and the sun might shine through, I wouldn't be able to eat any of his food. And I doubt we're the only one's he's invited, and that close to so many people, someone might figure out what I am." Rigel nodded in understanding, and turned to Ginny.
"You're coming." he said, standing. "I'm not going to this thing alone. I might end up killing someone." He grabbed her arm and dragged Ginny out of the compartment. Harry noticed they didn't shut the door as they went, and when he turned to look at Teddy he saw he was sitting as close to the open door as he could, and was bouncing his feet nervously as he looked anywhere, but at Harry. He sighed and lay down. This was going to be a long ride.
After about thirty minutes Harry realized Teddy wasn't going to talk to him. He wished Ginny would hurry up and get back. Or he might just fall asleep lying here. Harry's eyes closed, and he was two seconds from drifting off to sleep when Teddy spoke.
"Why is it so dark in here?" He asked. Then stood. Harry opened his eyes and looked over, Teddy was standing in front of the window, his hands about to pull down Harry's cloak.
"TEDDY, NO!" Harry cried, he jumped up real fast to stop Teddy, who jumped back in fear and landed on the seat. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you, but I can't be in sunlight."
"Oh, crap." Teddy said. He hit his head with his hand. "I'm so stupid."
Harry grinned a little and turned on the lamp on the wall, since Teddy had wanted light in the room, it had been kind of dark in the compartment with the window covered. Harry just didn't realize it since his eyes were use to the dark now, he could see just as good as anyone in the daylight.
"Harry, I'm sorry." Teddy said. He looked even more nervous than before. "It slipped my mind."
"Don't worry about it." Harry said. "I did that myself, I forgot and nearly burned myself up." Harry gave him a grin, and Teddy gave him a small one back. "You know you don't have to fear me, right?" Harry sat back down. "I'm still the same ole' Harry, your friend since we could talk. Becoming, you know, didn't change who I am." Teddy looked at Harry a moment, then grinned.
"Only you would almost burn yourself up." Teddy teased. Harry glared then they both started laughing and talking. Not long after that Ginny and Rigel came back and sat down in their seats. They chatted the rest of the way to Hogwarts. .
It's a good thing it was always night when they arrived, so Harry didn't have to worry about covering up with a big thick cloak, as he got off the train and headed to find a carriage with his friends, the four got one to themselves. Ginny and Harry sitting next to each other and Rigel and Teddy across from them.
When they got to the castle they found out the security had been tightened, there was even Aurors that had been stationed at Hogemeade as extra protection. Harry would have to be more careful than he first thought when out hunting at night. He slipped on his sunglasses when he got off the carriage in case the Great Hall was bright. Bright lights hurt his eyes now. And he grabbed Ginny's hand and led her into the castle.
Harry and Ginny separated from Rigel and Teddy as they headed into the Great Hall, and walked over to the Ravenclaw table, they sat down across from Luna Lovegood, she smiled up at them.
"Hello." She greeted. "How was your summer?"
"Hey, Lulu." Harry said. "Our summer was fine, what about yours?"
"Quite enjoyable." Luna smiled. "But not as enjoyable as the summer you two had." Ginny's face turned red and Harry looked anywhere but at Luna. But thankfully the sorting started then and they didn't have to talk anymore. After all the kids were sorted, they got to eat. Well, Harry didn't eat, and when someone asked why he wasn't eating, he replied. "Had too many Chocolate frogs on the train." After the meal Dumbledore stood to make his announcement.
"The very best of evenings to you." Dumbledore said, smiling broadly, his arms opened wide as though to embrace the room. Ginny gasped and grabbed Harry's arm.
"What happened to his hand?" She whispered, Harry shrugged. Dumbledore's hand was blackened and dead-looking. Harry had no idea what could have done that to it.
"Nothing to worry about." Dumbledore said. As whispers broke out. "Now...to our new students, welcome, to our old students, welcome back! Another year full of Magical education awaits you and Mr. Filch, our caretaker, has asked me to say that there is a ban on any joke items bought at the shop called Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes...
Ginny started snickering. "They'll love that, the more something is banned the more the students want it. They'll be making even more galleons than they are now." Harry nodded in agreement.
"Do they know about me?" Harry asked. Ginny nodded.
"Ron told them." Ginny said. "They think it's cool." Harry smiled a little.
"Is their shop doing well?" Harry asked. Ginny noded.
"The galleons that prat Adam stole were the ones Fred and George paid me back." Ginny explained. In fourth-year, she loaned Fred and George the money to start a joke shop out of the money she got when they sued the wizard paper.
"Those wishing to play for their House Quidditch team should give their names to their Head of House as usual. We are also looking for new Quidditch commentators, who should likewise." Dumbledore paused to take a breath. "We are pleased to welcome a new member of staff this year. Professor Slughorn is a former colleague of mine who has agreed to resume his old post of Potion Master."
"Potion?" Harry demanded, looking at Ginny. "But I thought Rigel said he was the new Defense teacher?" Ginny shook her head.
"Rigel never said what he would be teaching." Ginny said. "Just that he was a new teacher. I thought Defense too, but if he's teaching potions, then what about Snape-"
Harry frowned and glanced over at Sanpe, who was watching Harry with narrowed eyes. "Oh, Merlin." Harry whispered. "Please, let Dumbledore just say he's Filch's new helper or something." Ginny giggled and padded Harry and the leg.
"Professor Snape, meanwhile." Dumbledore went on. "Will be taking over the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"Dumbledore has been bewitched." Harry cried, so loud that most people in the Great Hall turned and looked at him, he had to stop himself from hissing and showing his fangs. He never liked being stared at and becoming a vampire made him hate it that much more.
Dumbledore just chuckled. "I assure you Mr. Potter, that Professor Snape nor anyone else has bewitched me. But thank for your concern." Snape was glaring at Harry now, and when everyone's heads turned, and no one noticed Harry and Snape's little stare down, Harry opened his mouth with a soft hiss, showing Snape his fangs. Snape snarled at him and turned his head. Harry smiled at winning that little stare down. What he wouldn't give to be able to rip Snape apart. He turned to Ginny.
"Well, that's one good thing." He whispered, savagely. "Snape will be gone after this year."
"Why do you say that?" Ginny whispered.
"That jobs jinx, no ones lasted more than a year." Harry said. "Quirrel actually died doing it...Personally, I'm going keep my fingers crossed for another death."
"Harry!" Ginny cried shocked.
Harry leaned in further and whispered lower. "Maybe I'll get to do it."
"Harry, please don't say things like that." Ginny whispered. Harry grinned and put his arm around her shoulder.
"Now, as everybody in this Hall knows, Lord Voldemort. and his followers are once more at large and gaining strength." Dumbeldore when on, Harry turned him he knew all this already. He turned back to Ginny.
"Sorry, love." He said. "I didn't really mean it. It's just I hate Snape so much, and Sophia told me some stuff this summer that really ticked me off. I'll explain later." Ginny nodded and took Harry's hand in her's and smiled at him. He smiled back. Not long after that Dumbledore stopped talking and dismissed them all to bed. As Harry was leaving the Hall arm wrapped tightly around Ginny, Flitwick stopped him.
"Mr. Potter, may I have a quick word?" He asked. Harry nodded. Flitwick turned to Ginny who had stopped too. "Ms. Weasley, Anthony Goldstein did not return to school this year, so it's up to you to show our little first years where to go." Flitwick pointed to a group of Ravenclaw first years, who were standing outside the Great Hall, with no idea where to go.
"Oh, crap." Ginny cried. "Sorry, Professor I didn't know. I'll go show them." She pulled her Perfect badge from her pocket and pinned it to her robes, next to her Qudditch badge, gave Harry a peck on the cheek and ran off to go help the first years. Flitwick turned to Harry.
"Now, Mr. Potter, I'm sure you realized why you did not get the Quidditced badge this year." He said. Harry nodded. As a vampire Harry would no longer be able to play Quidditch.
"Ginny was the second best player on the team last year, so I gave the badge to her." Flitwick went on. "But if you would like, I have another badge I would like to give you. As you heard me tell Ginny, we need a new male Perfect, and I thought since you get such good grades, and..." He looked around to make sure no one was listening, then leaned in and said very quietly. "You'll probably be up most the night anyway. I thought maybe you'd like to be the other Perfect."
"Um.." Harry frowned, thinking about it for a moment. Then smiled and nodded, it would be a good chance to spend time with Ginny, walking the Halls just him and her, at night and a teacher couldn't tell them they had no business, and if he ever got caught on his way back or to a hunt, then it would give him a good excuse for being out at night.
"Okay, I'll be the new Perfect." Harry said. Flitwick grinned.
"Excellent!" He cried, he handed Harry the perfect badge. "Now, run along to bed...oh, and I almost forgot." He handed Harry a piece of parchment paper. "Password to Dumbledore's office, he wished for you to come visit him first thing in the morning before classes start." Harry frowned.
"What for?" He asked.
"He didn't say." Flitwick patted Harry's arm. "But do not worry, I'm sure it's nothing bad." Harry nodded, said good night to the charms professor and turned and made his way up the stairs and to Ravenclaw Tower, everyone had disappeared off to the dorms, all but Ginny who had waited up for him, with a vial of Blood potion sitting next to her on the end table. She smiled when Harry came in.
"What did he want?" She asked. Harry smiled and held up the badge.
"Guess who the new perfect is?" He asked. Ginny grinned.
"Harry, that's wonderful!" Ginny called. Harry stuck the badge in his pocket and walked over to Ginny, and sat next to her. Ginny moved over closer to him. Harry reached under her chin and made her look up at him.
"I love you." He said.
"I love you too." Ginny said. Harry grinned and leaned in and kissed her. Ginny kissed him back. Harry then pulled back and started kissing Ginny's jaw, as he reached up and moved her hair from her neck, then made his way to her neck. Like always when he got to the two marks on her neck, Harry brought out his fangs and stuck them down in it. Ginny closed her eyes with a soft moan, as Harry drank her blood. After five minutes Harry pulled out and kissed, then licked the marks, before trying to pick up the potion.
As Ginny uncorked it to take a drink. Harry reached a finger up and wiped the blood that got on her neck off, then stuck his finger in his mouth. They heard a small gasped and turned to the stairs, and there standing at the top, her eyes wide, and mouth open, with a look of fright on her face was thirteen year old Britney Lupin. Teddy's little sister. Harry slowly stood.
"Britney, look what you saw-" She shrunk back from Harry in fear, before turning and running up the dorm steps.
A.N. I'm leaving the chapter there, hope this one was good. I was going to make it where Teddy was a little scared of Harry, but decided to change it to Britney, since it makes a little more sense, because she's the werewolf. Teddy was a little nervous at first because of all the bad stuff he's heard about Vampires, but once he saw Harry was still just Harry, he's alright.