Waking up to a bell alarm set right beside her bed she jumped and fell out of her bed hitting her head on her nightstand. Shaking off the sleep she looked around and saw that it was bright morning. It had to be at least eight am. She was a vampire she wasn't used to waking up this early damn it this was going to be hard on her. She saw that no one else was in the room but her and seeing how she shared it with five other girls she found it odd, but then realized that she was given the time to sleep in cause of her unique illness.
"Hurry up my dear or you'll be late for your first class." Jean-Claude's soft seductive voice sounded in her head. She knew he was telling the truth but she still hated the fact that he was doing what she told him not to do, "I know you don't approve but it is the only way my sweet for me to make sure you are alright. Do you feel hungry at all?"
"No not yet and if I do I'll warn you." Delerium stated out loud and telepathically bitter about herself.
"Don't worry you'll soon become used to the lying and all the deceit of yourself as the years pass and you don't age." Jean-Claude whispered his voice full of something she couldn't place; "I will convene with you later my dear."
After that he closed his mind off to her as though he wished for privacy. That was weird no Master vampire would do that unless they were hiding something from there fledging. For a fledging vampire to feel the presence of her or his Master soothes them and keeps the bloodlust from coming forth. She was a little sacred that he would do this to her on her first day. She just had to take it one step at a time and she would hopefully survive the day enough to get to tonight that way then she'd be in her own atmosphere of darkness. It would be more comfortable for her if it was night or at least overcast during the day.
First thing was to get dressed first class started at nine and it was bout twenty after eight she had to hurry. Grabbing her grey skirt she quickly lost her nightclothes and went to dressing for the day. Within a minute she was ready to go down stairs. She was staring at herself in the mirror with her long black hair taunting her as it trailed down her back. Everyone always said that it was her best feature but she hated the long hair. She carefully picked up a pair of scissors and concentrating on her task she began cutting it to shoulder length. She was watching herself carefully in the mirror taking calming breaths. Finally she turned around not wanting to see the damage, turning around she saw that her hair didn't grow back like it did before. She had used her magic to make it well not grow she thought. She'd used magic to do the impossible for her to have a little humanity even if it was just a fake belief. It did help her feel a little more like a normal teenager going to school.
She walked out of her room with her bag and her new hairdo and went downstairs she found that Harry, Ron, and Hermione were all waiting for her. Smiling she came up and gave a nod of her head.
"Oh my god your hair Delerium!" Ron exclaimed blown back by the surprise.
"Right my hair how do you like it? Its not to short is it?" Delerium asked playing innocent as though it was normal for her to do this every day.
"Delerium you should know that your hair won't last that long. It'll grow back soon." Hermione whispered looking around at the others, "And it'll look suspicious if you have short hair today and long hair tomorrow."
"No it won't I used magic to stop the growth." Delerium said proudly looking at her brother, "It does look alright doesn't it Harry?"
"Reminds me of mom a little. Sirius told me that she used to do spontaneous things a lot to piss dad off sometimes." Harry said smiling as his arm wrapped around her waist, "Come on we'll show you to your first class. What is it?"
"Uhhhh lets see…oh its Care of Magical Creatures with a Professor Hagrid." Delerium said smiling up at them, "That should be educational."
"Right with Hagrid you're likely to get hurt more then taught." Ron muttered under his breath.
"Ron!" Hermione snapped, "He's a fine professor better then you would or could ever be."
"We'll see bout that Hermione when Delerium comes to lunch." Ron said glaring at her from behind making faces when she wasn't looking, "Wait do you have to come to lunch?"
"Only if I'm feeling the bloodlust a come to the surface otherwise no I don't have to come at all but I'll still come to tell you bout my first day and all." Delerium stated excitedly, "Alright so where is my first class?"
With that ending their conversation they showed her where it was from the steps of the castle and bid her good luck. She was excited and nervous all at the same time. How was it possible to feel so much at once? She wondered if this was humanity or was it just the way she felt being surrounded by so many humans. Whatever it was she couldn't help but be wary of it.
Walking towards her first class she saw that the students were all congregated outside a little hut that had a garden next to it and the Forbidden Forest all around it. If someone actually lived in the hut they had to be brave the forest. Harry and the others had told her stories from there past experiences with the forest and she was not looking forward to ever going in there. She stood far from the others too timid and shy to go nearer to them. Keeping calm she tried not to fidget like she did when she was nervous. The worse that could happen is that she could draw attention to herself. Would that really be all that bad?
"Alright come in and let's get settled down now!" a booming voice that sounded excited and friendly all at once.
Looking over at the man who had shouted she saw that he had to be at least eight of seven feet tall. You could definitely never lose him in a crowd. He wore what looked like clothes that he had made himself with a long jacket that brushed the ground a little. He had a beard that was unruly and pretty much everywhere just like his long hair. She came closer and he smiled at them all and she felt safe looking at that smile on his face. She somehow knew that he would never let any harm come to any of his students. On purpose that is.
"Now all of you know me as Hagrid from the previous years all but one of you." He said smiling at them all, "Now would Delerium Potter please identify herself."
"I'm right here." Delerium whispered softly.
"Oh there you are oh my dear you have your mothers eyes but I can tell there's some of your father in you." He said coming to stand in front of her, "Alright now tell us who you are and where you're from."
"I'm Delerium Potter Harry's younger sister. I live in the United States in St Louis in New Orleans." She replied softly looking down at the ground to shy to look at anyone.
"Aren't you afraid to live there?" a confident voice shouted out from a group in the back near her. The voice sounded familiar and she looked to see that it was James from last night, "Well come on cat got your tongue. Tell us."
"I do not have to tell you anything if I do not wish it sir." Delerium said locking eyes with him.
"Its an innocent question go on Delerium there is no problem with you answering the question." Hagrid stated urging her to open up.
"Why would I be afraid to live in the United States?" Delerium asked knowing full well where this conversation was headed.
"Vampires and lycanthropes are legal there. If I were you I'd be damn afraid." James replied grinning wickedly at her. He knew what she was damn him.
"No I'm not a sissy about that kind of stuff." Delerium said quite matter of fact, "I guess that's the difference between men and women."
"Hey!" James shouted, "I am not afraid of those monsters at all!"
"Well this is a Care of Magical Creatures class maybe you'll learn something about how sacred you really are you poor little boy." Delerium stated mocking him with a grin now, "Now I believe we should go on with the class Professor."
In that one moment where James had exclaimed protesting what she had done, she had felt his mind in that moment where he was afraid and sacred of her. But why? Was it cause of what she was? It didn't make sense to her. When she realized that these were things from his mind she broke the eye contact. She realized too late that she had been trying to bespell him. Why would she do that now? Maybe she should've had some blood before going to class. But she hadn't felt anything at all. Were her powers growing again without her realization? If it happened anymore she'd be as strong as Jean-Claude.
"Well I think that we should continue along now, come on everyone I have a special treat for you that ties with your Defence Against the Dark Arts class." Hagrid said going to the front of the class and walking towards the shaded part where it looked like he had built shelter in case of rain for his class.
She came around the edge and saw that it wasn't for shelter it was for the sleeping creature in the cage. Gasping her eyes wide with fear she saw that it was one of her friends lying in the cage immobile fast asleep cause of what she was. A vampire lay in the cage unawares of the students crowding around it. She couldn't believe her eyes at all. How could this be?
"Alright everyone gather round but not to close she might awaken at any moment." It was Lupin who was speaking out loud, "Now make sure not to look her in the eyes if she does happen to awaken we've taken the liberty of removing her voice box before this. So no fear of any incantations but she's stills a dangerous creature to not be trifled with. So don't be trying to be brave and stare her down she's can bespell you with those lovely eyes."
"No this can't be happening." Delerium muttered shaking her head, "Why?"
"Better believe it vampire!" James hissed in her ear.
"Get away from me or I'll tear your throat out and break my oath you bastard!" she snapped at him as her green eyes came to stare him in his blue eyes, "Don't think I won't get you back for what you did back there."
"And don't forget I won't forget the presence of you in my mind you creature of darkness and evil!" he retaliated back sharply grabbing her arm forcefully bringing her closer to him, "I can still sense your evil presence in my mind you monster."
"The only monster in this world is that of what man creates." Delerium snapped, "Let me go now!"
He released her arm abruptly and walked back to his friends. She was shaking from having him so close to her. Why did this have to happen to her now? Her friend was in trouble and yet she couldn't forget the passion that burned in those blue eyes of his. They were so very pretty but she knew that given the chance he would kill her. That's the way things were when you're a vampire she thought bitterly.
"Now this young woman comatose in the cage is a vampire." Lupin stated out loud beginning his lecture, "They are extremely dangerous and to be one man's predator with an intelligence equal that of man even more in some cases of the ancient ones."
She watched as her vampire friend Kim awoke hearing the noise of all the students around her. Delerium walked closer to the cage and wrapped her had around the bar. She heard the others screaming for her to get away from the cage but Delerium couldn't do it. Tears ran down her cheeks as Kim's hand wrapped around hers. She couldn't believe this how could Dumbledore allow this injustice to happen? Vampires were normal every creature on this planet needed a predator to really fear. For humans that was the vampire just as vampires fear humans for their hatred of their kind.
"Delerium get away quickly!" Lupin was shouting.
She turned around and he saw her blood tears and knew then and there why she as crying he knew then that Delerium knew this vampire.
"I won't let you kill her." Delerium stated wiping away her tears, "And she will not be something for you to study! She is not an experiment!"
"She's evil you idiot!" James shouted at her.
"Just as evil as say any human of hundreds of years have come and gone!" Delerium shouted back, "Hitler was just as evil but he killed way more then this one vampire woman."
"She came here illegally." Lupin whispered trying to reason with the emotional vampire.
"I don't care that doesn't give you the right to use her as an example or as I said an experiment." Delerium stated shaking her head, "Let her go she can go and find somewhere to hide in the woods."
"We can't its against the law for vampires here who aren't registered." Hagrid whispered shaking his own head, "I'm sorry Delerium it's the law."
"I don't care about the law!" Delerium shouted taking her wand she pointed it at the bars and muttering an incantation the bars melted away.
Kim stood up uncertain and looking into Delerium's eyes told her telepathically, "Thank you so much Delly. I thought you had forgotten me."
"Run and hide I'll talk to you later just don't forget me Kimmy!" Delerium shouted into her head.
Kim ran for the woods and with people trying to follow her couldn't keep up. Delerium put her wand away and happily sat down on the ground smiling. She had no idea what she was going to do but she got to her feet and turning to face them noticed that they were all frozen in time.
"Delerium I thought I told you not to get into any trouble." Jean-Claude whispered coming from the shadows of the trees to the right, "Now what will I do with you helping an illegal vampire?"
"You know she was my friend." Delerium stated glaring at him.
"I know and that is why I've taken the liberty of erasing their minds of what has happened. Now lay down on the ground and pretend that she burst out of the cage herself and hit you." Jean-Claude stated.
"Thank you." She whispered lying down on the ground.
"Your welcome Delly." Jean-Claude whispered vanishing and with that the spell was broken from the others.
"Delerium!" Lupin shouted, "Are you alright?"
Pretending to wake up sluggishly she nodded. And looking to the woods prayed for Kim's safety. Jean-Claude had worked his magic over there minds erasing the last few minutes of there lives and replacing them with a way that Kim was to powerful to be held and had to be let loose for fear that she might retaliate on them all for the injustice done to her.