Dark Inheritance

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Chapter 3: Perfectly Inhuman

Harry came to, to the sound of an argument. He was laying on a bed that way more comfortable than he had at the Durleys, or even at Hogwarts.

"...Just more time."

"But Salazar, it's been almost two days, how much more time does the kid need?" Two days? Salazar chuckled.

"Don't complain, Caleb, just because it only lasted 6 hours for you means nothing." Salazar said and Kaleb snorted. "The Cleansing is different for us all."

"Whatever you say Sal." Caleb said. "But I don't see how it takes so long to get rid of some pesky emotions anyway." Harry's eyes shot open at that statement. He looked over at the two vampires, but neither of them noticed that he was awake.

"What are you talking about?" He demanded. They looked over at him in surprise.

"You're awake!" Salazar said, Harry resisted the urge to roll his eyes at that. as he move to sit on the edge of the bed.

"Is it that obvious?" Harry drawled, he startled at that. Why did he say that? Caleb grinned.

"Love the new attitude, little bro, maybe we'll get along after all."

Something was wrong, very wrong. Harry could remembered that he'd kill Vernom, but he just couldn't care less about it. Normally he was thinking about Sirius all the time and full of guilt at that. But know when he'd just thought of his godfather now, he felt nothing, like he was a stranger. The same was true for his friends and Dumbledore. This would have scared him, but it turned he wasn't capable of that anymore either. Harry frowned

"What's wrong with me?" He demanded and glared at Caleb when he laughed.

"There's nothing wrong with you!" He said.

"It was the Cleansing." Salazar said. Harry looked at him.

"The what?"

"The Cleansing happens after the first feeding, it's when the mind is..." Salazar paused as if trying to find the right words.

"Cleansed of unnecessary impulses." Caleb supplied as he rolled his eyes at Salazar.

"Caleb!" Salazar said. "Just because you didn't have emotions before the Cleansing, doesn't mean you need to be so insensitive."

"I so to had emotions, I just ignored them!" Caleb said with a pout.

"Urm, is that why I don't care about killing Uncle Vernom?" He asked. Salazar looked at him. Was that sadness in his eyes? I had disappeared so fast Harry couldn't be sure.

"That's part of it, yes." He said.

"What else?" Harry prodded.

"Well, any attachments to anything other than your own kind has been removed and you will never be able to relate to them on an emotional level." Salazar said. So that's why I don't care about my friends anymore.

"And no more guilt, fear, or envy." Caleb said and grinned a toothy grin while his eyes flashed red. "Makes us better killers." Harry blinked, he knew that he should be annoyed at losing as important as emotions, but it felt so normal, so right, for it to be this way. Salazar turned towards the door.

"Come on Harry, we can't have you sitting in your room all day. We should go somewhere more comfortable." He walked out without looking back to see if Harry was following. Caleb smirked.

"Come on kid." He said, and chuckled as Harry sneered at him for calling him 'kid'. But Harry followed Salazar out, with the still chuckling Caleb following him.

Harry quickly got lost, where ever he was it was bigger than any house he'd ever been in. He would have been surprised if someone said it was as big as Hogwarts, although he doubted that really. After some time they entered a room that was double the size of the Griffindor common room. It appeared to be half sitting room half library. There was a massive fire place to the side with several armchairs and sofas in front of it, and the other side of the room the walls were covered with books. Hermione would be in heaven here. Salazar went and took one of the armchairs, Caleb sat and somehow managed to take up the entire sofa, but that could have just been his wings which he unfolded from his back as he sat down. Salazar gave him a look that spoke of disapproval at his actions. Harry took another armchair, and looked around the room. It was decorated with mostly deep golds and reds, but there was some deep greens and blue scattered around. Harry then focused on Salazar who seemed to be just waiting for him to speak.

"Where am I?" He asked. Immediately Caleb jumped to his feet and spread his arms and wings wide.

"This is Slytherin Manor!" He said, and Harry couldn't help smiling at the theatrics. He was starting to like Caleb.

"Ah, so you can smile, I was starting to worry." Salazar said, as Caleb sprawled out on the sofa again. Harry simply shrugged. "I think it's getting a bit cold." He said and pointed at the fireplace and a fire instantly erupted in the grate. Harry gasped.

"I thought you said we couldn't do magic." He said. Salazar sighed.

"No, I said we can't use wands, but that's just because our magic is easier to access so we don't need one." Salazar said. "Try it." He said see Harry confusion. Harry took a breath, it was worth a try. He raised a hand palm upwards.

"Lumos." He whispered and a ball of light appeared above his hand. "Nox." It disappeared. Harry grinned. "Wicked." He was wandless!

"And that's not all we can do, little bro." Caleb said.

"Why'd you call me that?" Harry asked him.

"What? Little bro?" Caleb grinned when Harry nodded. "Because you are."

"Huh?"

"It's a long story, Harry." Salazar said. Harry raised an eye brow.

"I've got time." He said. Salazar chuckled.

"Yes, I suppose you do. Very well. We are all of the Slytherin line of High-blood vampire, and yes Slytherin is a vampire name, not a wizard one. That is why there are no wizards with the name.

Vampires can't have children, only the First Ones could, and they are all dead now. Vampire blood is in all Pureblood lines, and is only activated when someone is powerful enough and kills before they hit sixteen."

"Like you." Caleb supplied. Harry nodded, he was still at the part that said he couldn't have children. It wasn't as if he'd be planning it, but well he always thought it would just happen, especially after he'd killed Voldemort.

"Thank you, Caleb." Salazar said. "You see the vampire that Blooded the Potter line was called Slytherin. So in a way both Caleb and I are your brothers, and as such you are now Harry James Slytherin." Harry stared at Salazar for a long time.

"So I really am your heir then?" Harry asked. Salazar sighed.

"Aren't you listening!" He said. "I can't have children! I became a Slytherin the same way you have." He took a breath, and calmed down visibly. "No, you are a decedent of my brother."

"I never heard of you having a brother." Harry said. Salazar smirked.

"Oh, you know him, he's just as famous as I am." He said.

"Maybe you should tell him your name before Slytherin." Caleb said sounding very bored. Harry looked at Salazar curiously.

"What was your name before?" He asked. Salazar smirked again.

"Gryffindor." He said. Harry almost choked on air.

"You're... You're a Gryffindor!"

"Yes! I was a Gryffindor, but that changed when I killed a muggle while defending Godric." Salazar said eyes flashing red briefly, then he put a hand to his temple and closed his eyes. He then muttered under his breath. "And they wonder why I hate like muggles."

"Urm." Was all Harry could say to that, while Caleb was grinning again. Salazar waved him off.

"Oh, go explore the manor." He said dismissively.

"Er, Okay." Harry said sensing that he'd touched a nerve in Salazar. He quickly left.

"Sal?" Caleb said.

"Hmm?"

"You alright?"

"I'm fine." Salazar growled and Caleb rolled his eyes at the obvious lie.

"Should we tell him about the Revenge-taking?"

"No, let him be for the time being." Salalzar said staring at the door. "He's not ready for it yet." Caleb gave a feral grin.

"I'm guessing he's going to have more than one." He said.

"Three." Salazar said. "It would have been six, but three are already dead."

"It's going to be very interesting. Can't wait to see what he'll do to them." Caleb said.

"It'll be a bloodbath no doubt about." Salazar agreed. "There's a lot of anger in that boy." Caleb nodded.

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