Recap: No one heard Harry's sigh of relief and. pleasure as he sank his
canines, much elongated, into the wizard's neck. And for some reason the
wizard never knew why he woke up propped against the wall. And Harry, poor
Harry, finally knew what his inheritance was.
Chapter four
Upon reaching his room Harry collapsed, shivering, on to the bed. He was shivering in horror at what he'd done.
And yet.. It had felt so good.
The wizard's blood had somehow loosened his veins. The aches in his canines had been sated. If he hadn't been shivering in horror he would have noticed that the cat-like grace had returned. He tried to lie there recovering his control but in the end he gave up.
He rolled off the bed and started going through his trunk. After digging through it for about ten minutes he finally found what he was looking for.
He flipped to the back section just before Veelas, and then he read. For an hour he lay there, on his stomach on his bed, and read. He learned about the vampire's powers of accelerated healing, telepathy, and super-human speed and grace. Apparently all vampire talents increase with age. They automatically have slightly sharper senses than regular humans do and it all sharpens unlike many human senses.
He learned about vampire physiology. Vampires can live quite well without ever killing anyone. They need to feed once every two or three days but an average vampire can go for almost a month without feeding and can recover although it is a very painful experience. There are records of older vampires able to go for years without feeding. The oldest on record at the ministry was about seven hundred but it's rumored that there are even older ones.
From several studies done with friendly vampires it was found that there is an automatic reaction when a vampire is feeding that causes them to wipe the experience from their prey's mind. In time and special circumstances this can be controlled.
And finally, families. Vampires are created in two ways. Someone who is not a vampire can be drained of blood and then fed blood from a willing vampire. Or, they can simply be the offspring of a vampire and a non- vampire. See, a vampire is technically dead. That's why they are called "the living dead" or "the undead". And so two vampires cannot reproduce unless they are both halfblood or less. The pairing has to be at least fifty percent non-dead. At least fifty percent non-vampire.
Here's the catch though, while a vampire who is "changed" receives the powers and such immediately, a vampire with vampiric ancestry will be a normal wizard (although trouble always seems to follow them) until it's sixteenth birthday when it goes through the normal power increase but also receives all of the vampiric traits, essentially dying, and becoming a vampire.
Like harry had.
After skimming the book for any other mention of vampires harry decided that he would have to go to Flourish and Blotts to find some other books on the subject. First though he would have to clean himself up a bit.
One long, hot, painful, shower, which opened up most of his cuts and gashes, later, Harry was toweling his hair dry. He pulled on a pair of jeans, and carefully pulled on a T-shirt. Realizing that the blood from his arm would show through he set about tearing another T-shirt into strips and bandaging hi arm the best he could. He also attempted to tame his hair in such a way that it would fall across his face and hide most of the cuts and such there.
Finally satisfied that he was as well dressed as he was going to get he grabbed the key to his vault and his empty moneybag and headed for the door. Just as he was reaching for the handle there was a loud tapping sound on his window. Turning he saw a barn owl perched on the windowsill. Tied to its leg was a letter bearing the Hogwarts seal. Great, he thought, now I can have a lecture on running away from the Dursleys or something similar.
He opened the window, removed the letter, and watched the owl fly away. Upon opening the envelope he found the customary school letter with a few changes.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore (Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. Of Wizards)
Dear Mr. Potter,
Knowing that you will be feeling a bit confused with the turn of events here's a few pointers. Restrain yourself to feeding in back alleys and such. It would be very bad if the ministry got wind of your change. Just like werewolves, vampires get very bad publicity even though they aren't all bad. Whatever you do, do not kill. Do not tell anyone except, maybe, your two friends. Ms. Granger will probably be helpful. Do not worry about blood when you get to school, all will be taken care of. All other questions will be answered by the headmaster upon your arrival. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September 1. Catch the Hogwarts express from King's Cross at platform nine and three-quarters.
Yours Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall,
Deputy Headmistress
Well, thought Harry, that certainly was unexpected. But not necessarily unwanted. At least Dumbledore and McGonagall were there to help. He pulled out his book list. As well as another defense against the dark arts book and transfiguration book he was also supposed to get one on occulmancy and the history of the greatest aurors. There were also three books on vampires suggested.
Well it was a start.
A/N: sorry it took me so long. I had this written but it is a real challenge to find the time to type it up. I know I didn't answer many questions but the next part I write should clarify things and it should be a little longer. I just figured I'd kept you waiting long enough. With luck I'll have the next bit up by the end of the week. No promises though.
Chapter four
Upon reaching his room Harry collapsed, shivering, on to the bed. He was shivering in horror at what he'd done.
And yet.. It had felt so good.
The wizard's blood had somehow loosened his veins. The aches in his canines had been sated. If he hadn't been shivering in horror he would have noticed that the cat-like grace had returned. He tried to lie there recovering his control but in the end he gave up.
He rolled off the bed and started going through his trunk. After digging through it for about ten minutes he finally found what he was looking for.
He flipped to the back section just before Veelas, and then he read. For an hour he lay there, on his stomach on his bed, and read. He learned about the vampire's powers of accelerated healing, telepathy, and super-human speed and grace. Apparently all vampire talents increase with age. They automatically have slightly sharper senses than regular humans do and it all sharpens unlike many human senses.
He learned about vampire physiology. Vampires can live quite well without ever killing anyone. They need to feed once every two or three days but an average vampire can go for almost a month without feeding and can recover although it is a very painful experience. There are records of older vampires able to go for years without feeding. The oldest on record at the ministry was about seven hundred but it's rumored that there are even older ones.
From several studies done with friendly vampires it was found that there is an automatic reaction when a vampire is feeding that causes them to wipe the experience from their prey's mind. In time and special circumstances this can be controlled.
And finally, families. Vampires are created in two ways. Someone who is not a vampire can be drained of blood and then fed blood from a willing vampire. Or, they can simply be the offspring of a vampire and a non- vampire. See, a vampire is technically dead. That's why they are called "the living dead" or "the undead". And so two vampires cannot reproduce unless they are both halfblood or less. The pairing has to be at least fifty percent non-dead. At least fifty percent non-vampire.
Here's the catch though, while a vampire who is "changed" receives the powers and such immediately, a vampire with vampiric ancestry will be a normal wizard (although trouble always seems to follow them) until it's sixteenth birthday when it goes through the normal power increase but also receives all of the vampiric traits, essentially dying, and becoming a vampire.
Like harry had.
After skimming the book for any other mention of vampires harry decided that he would have to go to Flourish and Blotts to find some other books on the subject. First though he would have to clean himself up a bit.
One long, hot, painful, shower, which opened up most of his cuts and gashes, later, Harry was toweling his hair dry. He pulled on a pair of jeans, and carefully pulled on a T-shirt. Realizing that the blood from his arm would show through he set about tearing another T-shirt into strips and bandaging hi arm the best he could. He also attempted to tame his hair in such a way that it would fall across his face and hide most of the cuts and such there.
Finally satisfied that he was as well dressed as he was going to get he grabbed the key to his vault and his empty moneybag and headed for the door. Just as he was reaching for the handle there was a loud tapping sound on his window. Turning he saw a barn owl perched on the windowsill. Tied to its leg was a letter bearing the Hogwarts seal. Great, he thought, now I can have a lecture on running away from the Dursleys or something similar.
He opened the window, removed the letter, and watched the owl fly away. Upon opening the envelope he found the customary school letter with a few changes.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore (Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. Of Wizards)
Dear Mr. Potter,
Knowing that you will be feeling a bit confused with the turn of events here's a few pointers. Restrain yourself to feeding in back alleys and such. It would be very bad if the ministry got wind of your change. Just like werewolves, vampires get very bad publicity even though they aren't all bad. Whatever you do, do not kill. Do not tell anyone except, maybe, your two friends. Ms. Granger will probably be helpful. Do not worry about blood when you get to school, all will be taken care of. All other questions will be answered by the headmaster upon your arrival. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September 1. Catch the Hogwarts express from King's Cross at platform nine and three-quarters.
Yours Sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall,
Deputy Headmistress
Well, thought Harry, that certainly was unexpected. But not necessarily unwanted. At least Dumbledore and McGonagall were there to help. He pulled out his book list. As well as another defense against the dark arts book and transfiguration book he was also supposed to get one on occulmancy and the history of the greatest aurors. There were also three books on vampires suggested.
Well it was a start.
A/N: sorry it took me so long. I had this written but it is a real challenge to find the time to type it up. I know I didn't answer many questions but the next part I write should clarify things and it should be a little longer. I just figured I'd kept you waiting long enough. With luck I'll have the next bit up by the end of the week. No promises though.