"You can't be serious Albus!" The werewolf could not believe his ears as Dumbledore spoke.
"Who better to help teach about vampires then a vampire?" Dumbledore asked as though it was completely logical to have me stay on during the winter as a teacher. I couldn't believe it myself as he proposed the idea. Although I would love to set the record straight. Maybe then the hunting of my kind would stop. And if the humans stopped hunting us then the vampires would be less likely to join the Dark Lord to kill the humans. At least that was what I followed as Dumbledore explained my presence to his teachers. The other teachers shared Lupins objections but Dumbledore had put his authority in place. The students would not be told. It would cause to many problems with the parents although I did not see how they could keep secrets in this school. As I understood it the fact that Lupin was a werewolf was also suppose to be a secret. Would they not notice that I did not eat? That my time in daylight would have to be limited? I could usually blend in well with humans but living
in the same building as they even in a building as big as Hogwarts would be dangerous.
But I was allowed to stay. I would teach the young wizards about vampires in the Defense against Dark Arts class. Teaching humans, not exactly what I had in mind when I left my home. I was given a room near the dungeons. There were less windows and it would be easy for me to slip outside at night to hunt. I would still be living on animals. I would have to be careful too. Most animals that lived in the forest were magical and I was unsure what drinking their blood would do. Dumbledore said nothing against me visiting students in their dream but I would try to resist the temptation out of respect.
The next day I was introduced at breakfast as an expert on Vampires who would be teaching a class that any student was welcome to take. I wondered how many students would take an extra class in the middle of the semester. The class would be an hour after dinner and Dumbledore encouraged students who wanted the extra credit (or needed it) to attend. I had to avert my eyes from the morning sun but at least my skin did not feel the heat yet. The smell of the human children was strong and made me hungry but I knew I would have to wait until night to eat. The teachers passed food around the table and gave me strange looks as the food passed me by. They were still unsure of Dumbledore's decision. I returned to my room to rest after the breakfast was over. There were less then 400 students in the school yet as I walked the halls it seemed like so much more. A few gave me small smiles but many looked away and would whisper to their friends. New teachers in the school did not usually
go well.
Night came quickly and it was time for me to start a class. I was surprised on how many students showed up to the class. They ranged from all years. As everyone sat and waited for me to begin I counted 25 in all. I asked each for their names.
(See list below if you want to know who's in the class)
When I finished I took a pause to look around the room. "I am not a wizard." I confessed this right away and it sent murmurs through the classroom. "I am however someone who knows everything there is to know about Vampires and that is what I am here to teach you." I heard the word muggle several times and received some very hatful stares from the group from Sytherin house. Dumbledore had told me little of the houses in this school but I understood clans well enough. "You may call me Ms. Wiglaf." I looked directly at the group of Sytherins. "This is an elective class you may leave but if you stay today I will expect you here every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday night after dinner until Easter break." No one moved. My tone of voice had changed and I sounded like someone who was use to being obeyed. And I was. "Who would like to tell me what they know about Vampires?" I wanted to se how far off the mark the stories of my kind had led them. I had to be careful in speaking out
loud not to say my kind or anything of the sort.
A few hands were raised and I called on a Gryffindor girl, Hermione, who looked very eager to share information. "Vampires are night creatures who feed on blood of living creatures. They have been known to feed on anything from animals to humans. Vampires fear sunlight, crosses, garlic and holy water." She sounded like a textbook and it was what I expected.
"Is that what you have all been taught?" I asked the class. Toby Marsh raised his hand.
"I've also heard that they can hypnotize someone so they can feed off people." Other nodded.
"I see." I wasn't sure where to begin. They were as diluted as the muggles although some had come frightenly close with their fiction books.
"Vampires," I began, "are creatures of the night but if they have fed recently they can walk in the day. You wouldn't even know one was near you."
"That's crap." A voice in the back.
"Mr. Malfoy explain." Was all I would say.
"My father's taught me all about vampires."
"Then why are you here?"
"Easy grade."
"Tell me Mr. Malfoy, what you know about vampires."
"Well they don't look like normal people, my father's seen one before. They are bald and have longer earlobes, their teeth are sharp like razors and they are big."
He was describing one of the older clans. The first of our kind to be hunted and killed.
"And when did you're father see this vampire." I was curious I thought the clan was all gone over a hundred years ago.
"When he was about my age." The blond look smug.
"What your father saw, was indeed a vampire." A smirk spread on his face. "However just like with humans, vampires can look remarkably different from one another. There were those who looked like the night creature you described but there are other ones who have different traits."
"What ever a vampire looks like I'm afraid you have been misinformed about their weaknesses and strengths. We will talk about those next time. Since all of you stayed and it is Thursday, I will see you on Monday." And with that as if trained from birth they all stood up and filed out the door. Hermione Granger looked angry that her answer was wrong and the red haired boy, Ron was telling her she couldn't be right all the time, which didn't seem to help. I watched the red head with interest. Many of those I brought across had red hair and I wondered if this boy would be too much of a temptation for me. The blond Malfoy was saying wait until his father found out a muggle was teaching at the school. A muggle, humm, how would your father act if he knew it was a vampire young wizard. I let them all leave.
Dumbledore came by the classroom a short time later to ask how things went.
"They have some very interesting ideas on what a vampire is. That boy Malfoy said something about telling his father a muggle was teaching here?"
"Oh yes, well I wouldn't worry about that." Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eye.
And some how I didn't.
I wandered the castle at night after feeding in the wood. I heard a noise down the corridor and slipped into the shadows. The black haired boy, the one from Dumbledore's office and now in my class, Harry was walking under an invisibility cloak with the red haired boy. "You knew Hagrid was going to yell at us for going down there so late." Ron whispered. "SHHH. Yeah but I thought he might know something about the new teacher." Harry whispered back.
So they were trying to find out about me. I guess it's only natural they be curious and I knew the half giant would tell they nothing. I watched the red head intently. I could see right through the cloak, that magic could not hide them from me. I wondered what his blood taste like. I quickly shook that thought from my head and as they past made my way back to my own room. I wondered if I made the right choice in staying or if I should go bury myself in the earth.
Thanks to FrogHopper for reading and I decided to put the list of students at the end so if anyone wants to know:
Harry Potter- Gryffindor
Katie Bell- Gryffindor
Hermione Granger- Gryffindor
Ron Weasley- Gryffindor
Amanda Lucas- Gryffindor
Neville Longbottom- Gryffindor
Jennifer Olsen- Gryffindor
Alex Makula- Gryffindor
Mandy Brocklehurst- Ravenclaw
Kevin Entwhistle- RavenClaw
Stewart Ackerely- RavenClaw
Lance Tolk- RavenClaw
Greyson Miller- RavenClaw
Toby Marsh- RavenClaw
Ernie McMillian Hufflepuff
Wayne Hopkins- Hufflepuff
Kevin Whitley- Hufflepuff
Rachel Summers- Hufflepuff
Patrick Crown- Hufflepuff
Draco Malfoy- Sytherin
Tracey Davis- Sytherin
Gregory Goyle- Sytherin
Vincent Crabbe- Sytherin
Lea Greengrass- Sytherin
Graham Pitchard- Sytherin
"Who better to help teach about vampires then a vampire?" Dumbledore asked as though it was completely logical to have me stay on during the winter as a teacher. I couldn't believe it myself as he proposed the idea. Although I would love to set the record straight. Maybe then the hunting of my kind would stop. And if the humans stopped hunting us then the vampires would be less likely to join the Dark Lord to kill the humans. At least that was what I followed as Dumbledore explained my presence to his teachers. The other teachers shared Lupins objections but Dumbledore had put his authority in place. The students would not be told. It would cause to many problems with the parents although I did not see how they could keep secrets in this school. As I understood it the fact that Lupin was a werewolf was also suppose to be a secret. Would they not notice that I did not eat? That my time in daylight would have to be limited? I could usually blend in well with humans but living
in the same building as they even in a building as big as Hogwarts would be dangerous.
But I was allowed to stay. I would teach the young wizards about vampires in the Defense against Dark Arts class. Teaching humans, not exactly what I had in mind when I left my home. I was given a room near the dungeons. There were less windows and it would be easy for me to slip outside at night to hunt. I would still be living on animals. I would have to be careful too. Most animals that lived in the forest were magical and I was unsure what drinking their blood would do. Dumbledore said nothing against me visiting students in their dream but I would try to resist the temptation out of respect.
The next day I was introduced at breakfast as an expert on Vampires who would be teaching a class that any student was welcome to take. I wondered how many students would take an extra class in the middle of the semester. The class would be an hour after dinner and Dumbledore encouraged students who wanted the extra credit (or needed it) to attend. I had to avert my eyes from the morning sun but at least my skin did not feel the heat yet. The smell of the human children was strong and made me hungry but I knew I would have to wait until night to eat. The teachers passed food around the table and gave me strange looks as the food passed me by. They were still unsure of Dumbledore's decision. I returned to my room to rest after the breakfast was over. There were less then 400 students in the school yet as I walked the halls it seemed like so much more. A few gave me small smiles but many looked away and would whisper to their friends. New teachers in the school did not usually
go well.
Night came quickly and it was time for me to start a class. I was surprised on how many students showed up to the class. They ranged from all years. As everyone sat and waited for me to begin I counted 25 in all. I asked each for their names.
(See list below if you want to know who's in the class)
When I finished I took a pause to look around the room. "I am not a wizard." I confessed this right away and it sent murmurs through the classroom. "I am however someone who knows everything there is to know about Vampires and that is what I am here to teach you." I heard the word muggle several times and received some very hatful stares from the group from Sytherin house. Dumbledore had told me little of the houses in this school but I understood clans well enough. "You may call me Ms. Wiglaf." I looked directly at the group of Sytherins. "This is an elective class you may leave but if you stay today I will expect you here every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday night after dinner until Easter break." No one moved. My tone of voice had changed and I sounded like someone who was use to being obeyed. And I was. "Who would like to tell me what they know about Vampires?" I wanted to se how far off the mark the stories of my kind had led them. I had to be careful in speaking out
loud not to say my kind or anything of the sort.
A few hands were raised and I called on a Gryffindor girl, Hermione, who looked very eager to share information. "Vampires are night creatures who feed on blood of living creatures. They have been known to feed on anything from animals to humans. Vampires fear sunlight, crosses, garlic and holy water." She sounded like a textbook and it was what I expected.
"Is that what you have all been taught?" I asked the class. Toby Marsh raised his hand.
"I've also heard that they can hypnotize someone so they can feed off people." Other nodded.
"I see." I wasn't sure where to begin. They were as diluted as the muggles although some had come frightenly close with their fiction books.
"Vampires," I began, "are creatures of the night but if they have fed recently they can walk in the day. You wouldn't even know one was near you."
"That's crap." A voice in the back.
"Mr. Malfoy explain." Was all I would say.
"My father's taught me all about vampires."
"Then why are you here?"
"Easy grade."
"Tell me Mr. Malfoy, what you know about vampires."
"Well they don't look like normal people, my father's seen one before. They are bald and have longer earlobes, their teeth are sharp like razors and they are big."
He was describing one of the older clans. The first of our kind to be hunted and killed.
"And when did you're father see this vampire." I was curious I thought the clan was all gone over a hundred years ago.
"When he was about my age." The blond look smug.
"What your father saw, was indeed a vampire." A smirk spread on his face. "However just like with humans, vampires can look remarkably different from one another. There were those who looked like the night creature you described but there are other ones who have different traits."
"What ever a vampire looks like I'm afraid you have been misinformed about their weaknesses and strengths. We will talk about those next time. Since all of you stayed and it is Thursday, I will see you on Monday." And with that as if trained from birth they all stood up and filed out the door. Hermione Granger looked angry that her answer was wrong and the red haired boy, Ron was telling her she couldn't be right all the time, which didn't seem to help. I watched the red head with interest. Many of those I brought across had red hair and I wondered if this boy would be too much of a temptation for me. The blond Malfoy was saying wait until his father found out a muggle was teaching at the school. A muggle, humm, how would your father act if he knew it was a vampire young wizard. I let them all leave.
Dumbledore came by the classroom a short time later to ask how things went.
"They have some very interesting ideas on what a vampire is. That boy Malfoy said something about telling his father a muggle was teaching here?"
"Oh yes, well I wouldn't worry about that." Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eye.
And some how I didn't.
I wandered the castle at night after feeding in the wood. I heard a noise down the corridor and slipped into the shadows. The black haired boy, the one from Dumbledore's office and now in my class, Harry was walking under an invisibility cloak with the red haired boy. "You knew Hagrid was going to yell at us for going down there so late." Ron whispered. "SHHH. Yeah but I thought he might know something about the new teacher." Harry whispered back.
So they were trying to find out about me. I guess it's only natural they be curious and I knew the half giant would tell they nothing. I watched the red head intently. I could see right through the cloak, that magic could not hide them from me. I wondered what his blood taste like. I quickly shook that thought from my head and as they past made my way back to my own room. I wondered if I made the right choice in staying or if I should go bury myself in the earth.
Thanks to FrogHopper for reading and I decided to put the list of students at the end so if anyone wants to know:
Harry Potter- Gryffindor
Katie Bell- Gryffindor
Hermione Granger- Gryffindor
Ron Weasley- Gryffindor
Amanda Lucas- Gryffindor
Neville Longbottom- Gryffindor
Jennifer Olsen- Gryffindor
Alex Makula- Gryffindor
Mandy Brocklehurst- Ravenclaw
Kevin Entwhistle- RavenClaw
Stewart Ackerely- RavenClaw
Lance Tolk- RavenClaw
Greyson Miller- RavenClaw
Toby Marsh- RavenClaw
Ernie McMillian Hufflepuff
Wayne Hopkins- Hufflepuff
Kevin Whitley- Hufflepuff
Rachel Summers- Hufflepuff
Patrick Crown- Hufflepuff
Draco Malfoy- Sytherin
Tracey Davis- Sytherin
Gregory Goyle- Sytherin
Vincent Crabbe- Sytherin
Lea Greengrass- Sytherin
Graham Pitchard- Sytherin