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With his legs unable to hold him up Harry dropped to the ground in a rush. He felt something being pushed against his lips. With what little strength he had left, he looked up into the face of death. Again he felt something being pressed to his lips, this time he heard a voice telling him to drink or he would die. Not waiting for the voice to say anything else he drank. As soon as he drank the liquid he felt everything changing.

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Harry Potter and the Year of Change

Chapter 4 Explanation's

" For right now let just keep an eye on Harry." professor Dumbledore said. " Do you think that's wise Albus?" Mrs. Figg asked. He was about to answer when he felt that something dreadful had happened. Not a seconded later Albus felt the wards around Privet Drive flicker for a mere moment than returned too normal. With speed and agility one would not think possible for the headmaster he was at the front door.

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He could feel the power that the boy held within him; he would have to teach the boy to control his new vampireic powers. Once he felt that he had given the boy enough blood to turn him into a vampire he with drew his arm from the boy's lips. Looking down at the boy he knew that he would have to move him to safety so that there would be no possibility for anyone to interfere with the boys' transformation. Gathering the still weak boy into his arms he took of towards the forest nearby. They had just reached the edge when he realized that no matter where he took the boy they would be hunted to no end. He was thinking of a place that he could hide the boy when he heard a faint sound coming from the raven-haired boy. Setting him down on the forest floor, placing a hand on the boy's chest he leaned over to hear what he was saying. The only thing that he managed to hear was the boy saying something about "Gryffindor castle".

Seeing that the boy was starting to change he stepped away into the shadows of the forest. He remembered how painful the change could be for some. He also knew that when a wizard went through the change, the pain was amplified five fold, due to the fact that the magic within the witch or wizard was fighting for control over the body.

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Harry felt his body being lifted off the hard ground and carried away to someplace. He could feel his blood pumping through his veins. He now knew in the back of his mind what had just happened to him. But at the moment he could only feel as if his body was being ripped in half as wave after wave swept through his body. Harry gave a blood curdling scream that echoed through the forest as he felt his body slowly change, Harry's internal organs stopped slowly one by one making Harry grip his body as spasms tore through him. Slowly Harry felt his heart slowly stopping… suddenly there were no more beats… the blood stop coursing through his veins supplying the lushes' nectar that the body desperately needed in order to survive. Harry's skin turned stone cold and brightly pale and blue. Another cry Harry made as he felt his mouth was on fire burning with sensation of something pushing its way through the gums. Inch long fangs protruded his top gums sending waves of pain through his body. Harry's pain was not over yet soon he felt like every bone in his body were being broken at once, it seemed like his whole body was being rebuilt starting with his head and moving down towards his feet. Harry's eyes flickered with different colors green, sliver, black, red… finally coming to a halt of flawless sliver. Harry's skin still pale and cold turned dead white, his bones began to grow making Harry's body stretch Harry turned from a 5'8" to a 6'4". Slowly the agonizing pain began to ebb away. Harry lie there for what seemed like hours before he began to move. Opening his eyes once more he began to see the sharp focus. Harry slowly yet soundly got to his feet. Looking around to see were he was at, Harry let his eyes glance at his newly reformed body. He could see that along with growing in height he had grown in sheer bulk as well, no longer was he the small scrawny boy that he had been. As he stood there a small doe passed by. Catching sight of the animal Harry begin to feel something course through him as he watched the animal walk by. Harry finally realized what he was feeling; it was the urge to feed. Without even thinking about what he was doing, Harry crossed the distance to the animal within the blink of an eye. With his new fangs protruding, he sank them into the animal's neck. Before he had completely finished sedating his thirst, Harry began to sense that someone was watching him. Peering over the fallen prey, Harry begin to search the near by shadows. Locking eyes with a figure standing within the shadows, standing up into a defensive position, he called out to the figure. " Who are you?"

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He sat behind his desk, his hands stippled against his forehead. Lowering them he gazed at the people gathered together in his office. He had gathered them here shortly after learning of Harry's sudden disappearance. He had called an emergency meeting of the Order of Phoenix counsel members when he had returned to his office with Sirius and Arabella right behind him. The first to arrive were Professor McGonagell and Professor Snape. Snape barley managed to bite his tongue upon seeing Sirius Black in the headmaster's office. Mr. Weasley who had flooed straight to Hogwarts with his wife and family in tow was the next to arrive. After sending the children off to bed in Gryffindor tower, both he and his wife came into the meeting. After receiving word that several others would not be able to attend the meeting he began the meeting. After obtaining every one's attention he began. " The reason that I have called for this meeting is too inform the counsel members, Harry Potter has disappeared." Everyone with the exception of Sirius and Arabella, gasped in horror. " As of yet we do not know if he has disappeared on his own or he was taken against his will by Lord Voldemort and his followers. Now according to Severus, whom you all know has gone back to being a spy for us with in the Voldemort's follower's, there has been no plans to attack anything right now." Without letting anybody interrupt him, Albus pressed on. " Mr. Weasley I would like you to go to the Ministry and contact those there that are loyal to us and have them conduct a search surrounding the area of Privet Drive." " Of course… right away." Mr. Weasley managed to croak out, after finding his voice. Having said that he kissed his wife goodbye and was off. Turning to the potions master, " Severus I would like you to find out as much as possible from Voldemort's followers, but be careful, if they don't know Harry's missing than we might have the upper hand." Albus told him. Without saying a word he nodded his head and was off as well. " Mrs. Weasley you are more than welcome to stay here if you like until we find out what exactly is going on but I suggest that you get some rest-" she was about to protest but the look in the headmaster's eyes told her that it would be pointless to argue, so she just nodded. "-Very well than, Minerva would you please show her to her room." After they had left the room he turned his attention to last to people in his office. " I suggest the same thing for the two of you as well." he said. "How can I rest knowing that my godson is out there by himself or-" Sirius started to argue letting his temper flare, since running out of Arabella's house with Dumbledore. " It would do us any good to go flying off at the handle, when we do have all the facts." Dumbledore said beginning to let his frustration show through in his voice. Both knew that arguing wouldn't bring Harry back any faster so with a heavy sigh Sirius told him that he would try and get some rest. " Very well. I believe that you will be able to find your rooms on your own." Nodding their heads in unison, Albus bid them both goodnight.

After everyone had left the office, he returned to his desk and pulled out two letters' addressed to Harry. The first letter was from Harry's parents, they had entrusted the letter to him a few days before they were murdered. The second letter was from Godric Gryffindor himself; Albus didn't know what was contained in the letter as it had arrived by owl the day after the death of Harry's parent's. As he sat there looking at the letters in front of him he couldn't help but wondering if he had done the right thing by not telling Harry about his parent's and being the Heir to Gryffindor. Putting the letters back into his desk and locking the drawer, he got up and decided that it would be best if he were to follow his own advice and get some rest. Knowing that it would not do well to think about if he had made the right decision or not. He knew that if Harry had left on his own than they would not be able to find him unless he waned them to.

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" I am he who made you what you are now." the shadowy figure said as he glided out of the shadows towards Harry. " I am Count Dracula…" he said bowing at his waist to Harry, yet not taking his eyes off the boy in front of him. " but you may call me Dracula and I… am at your service." Harry was unable to say anything for a few moments. " Where am I?" he managed to ask taking a glance around him to see if he might be able to find something that would tell him. " Alas I am unable to answer that question." He could see that Harry was looking at him with anger and confusion in his eyes. " It's is not because I wouldn't tell you, quite the opposite. But it is because I don't know were we are and have never been to this forest before! I had carried you to the edge of a forest near your were you live but when you started to say something I set you down. I leaned over you and to try and hear what you were saying but when I stood up I noticed that we were in a different forest altogether. That is when your body started to change. So I stepped into the shadow's to watch and give you some room." Upon hearing what he had just been told, Harry started to look around again. When his eyes came across the fallen animal at his feet, he began to feel remorse for he had just done. He had taken the life of the creature. Seeing the fear and remorse in Harry's he spoke to him again, " Come it will be light soon and we must find shelter and rest ourselves." he said Turning his attention back to Dracula, Harry looked at him. Harry didn't know how he knew it but he knew that Dracula wouldn't let anymore harm come to him and so with a nod of his head he turned in the direction that Dracula had started walking. After a few minutes of walking through the forest they came to a clearing. Upon reaching the clearing they saw a castle looming over them. When Harry saw the castle a smile crept over his face and he new immediately were he was. They were still standing at the edge of the forest when the sun started to creep over the horizon. Harry was beginning to wonder if they would make it to Gryffindor castle in time. They started walking towards the castle, after about twenty minutes they reached the expansive wooden doors that lead into the entrance hall. Stepping into the entrance hall Harry notice that Dracula's mouth had dropped in awe.

" Welcome to Gryffindor castle." Harry said. " How do you know of this place?" Dracula asked him while still looking around in astonishment. Harry couldn't help but letting out a soft chuckle, " Because it belongs to me." At that very moment a flutter of wings caught their attention. It was Fairex'. ~ What's wrong Fairex'? ~ Harry asked. ~ I could not find you! I felt that something had happened to you and tried to find but I was unable to until, I felt somebody enter unto the castle. ~ Sensing that a conversation had just taken place between Harry and the rather large bird Dracula decided that it was best if he explained to Harry why he had just turned him into a vampire. " Harry… Perhaps it is best if I explain why I have done what it is that I have done to you tonight." " Yes I believe you do owe me an explanation!" Harry said flatly, affixing his gaze upon Count Dracula for the first time since his change. Dracula couldn't help but notice the raw power that was emanating from Harry. Dracula knew that if he wanted to survive the night that he would have to not leave any information out.

Fairex' lead them to a room the size of Harry's dorm room at Hogwarts. Along the wall was a large fireplace with a fire already blazing inside of it. Harry crossed over to plush sofa facing the fire and sat down. Dracula glided over to the armchair that sat caddy corner to the sofa and sat down as well. Looking around the rest of the room he noticed an impressive display of tapestries along the far end of the room. Letting his gaze rest upon Harry. " Harry as you know the vampire nation is not held in high esteem by your kind. We have always been the outcasts of the magical society as it were. When Voldemort first rose to power he came to the vampire nation and asked that we join him and by doing so we would be given the right to live and hunt as we saw fit. Seeing no other option we aided his side. Yet when his reign came to an abrupt end at your hands, we were forced into camps. The ministry figured that if they were able to keep us under control they would not have to worry about us anymore. Because of this we have never been able to fully recover the number of vampire's that were killed during the war. When I had heard that Lord Voldemort had been returned to his body, I knew that he would again ask our kind to join him in his fight. I also knew that if the vampire nation were to aid Lord Voldemort again our kind would never survive to see the end. I have heard stories and tales of how kind hearted you are, even towards your enemy's. That is why I came to find you. I knew that if I could find away for you to see our side than you might take mercy upon us. But as I followed you I begin to fear that the only why for you to see our side and render mercy to us, was to turn you into a vampire."

For the next hour Dracula explained about the vampire nation before and after the First Rising, as Dracula had come to call it. Through out the entire that Dracula was explaining his reasoning for his actions Harry sat there on the sofa unmoving, his face remained devoid of expression.

When Dracula had finished he sat there waiting for the young wizard to say something. He couldn't tell what was going through Harry's mind as all he could see was a black empty void, were he thought Harry's thoughts should be. He had never encountered a mind so capable of hiding it's thoughts from him, even Lord Voldemort hadn't been able to hide all of his thoughts from him. Being unable to read Harry's thoughts unnerved him. Over the years he had come to rely on his ability to read a person's thoughts when he needed to but the feeling of being completely in the dark about young wizard's thoughts, scared him to no end ~ Not that he'd ever say so. ~

" Never say what?" Harry asked. He had known what the answer that he would get, but he also knew the truth. He had been reading the Dracula's thoughts after he had finished with his explanation.

" Nothing that is of concern to you, my dear boy!" Dracula said as he forced his mind to hide his thoughts. " Well I can't really say that I approve of you methods, Count Dracula!" he could fear the coldness in Harry's voice. " But I can also see why you would choose to act in such a manner. You must also realize, that while I will help the vampire nation, you have also made it very difficult for me to attend Hogwarts." " That is why you should attend a school for vampire's as well as let me train you, so that you will be able to fully use and control your vampiric ability's." " NO… While I agree that you should help me to train the new powers that you have given me, I will how ever attend Hogwarts. I will not leave my family and friends when they have been by my side through everything."

Dracula knew that there would be no arguing with the young wizard about his attending the wizard school.

" So when should we start?" Harry asked letting some warmth back into his voice again. " As soon as possible, but first I would like to take you to see the vampire nation tomorrow." Dracula told Harry. " Very well, goodnight than." Harry said rising to his feet. "Fairex' would you show Count Dracula to his room?" Harry asked. Fairex' only bowed her head and took off into the air. After Dracula had left the room Harry sat down again on the sofa. Harry debated on wither or not he should owl Dumbledore and let him know that he was all right. Deciding to wait until he returned from seeing the vampire nation. Knowing that he should get some rest as well even though he hadn't felt tired since his change, Harry went to his privet chambers. He knew that he would have no problem finding it since; Godric had transferred all of his knowledge to him. Walking into his bedroom for the first time was a shock to say the least for Harry. The room (his room) was huge. The ceiling was charmed like the ceiling in the great hall, it showed the sky outside. The wall opposite the entrance was practically one huge window, though it was divided in several sections. Every other section could be opened. His trunk stood at the end of the bed. All the wood in the room was a nice, light color, probably alder or something like that. There was a bedside table, on which Harry's wand lay, and a table with two chairs. On the wall under the windows there was a desk with several quills, rolls of parchment and bottles of ink. On the right wall there were a few bookshelves and a wardrobe. The four-poster bed was the largest that Harry had ever seen before. Just than Fairex' flew in threw the open window and landed on her perch. Walking over to her Harry affectedly rubbed her neck. ~ Did you bring all my things here? ~ He asked.

~ Yes. ~ Looking around his room again he spotted Hedwig's cage, seeing that it was empty he turned back to Fairex' he asked were Hedwig was. ~ She is off hunting right now. ~ She told him. Knowing that Hedwig would return by morning Harry went and changed into pajamas and climbed into bed. Out habit he set his glasses on the bedside table, even though he no longer needed them. Resting his head on the fluffy pillows he drifted off into a dreamless sleep