A New Beginning

By Silverwolves

Silverwolves: Hurray chapter 8! I got more reviews yeah! Gives cookies and soda to reviewers Hehehe! Thanks! Sorry for the wait here is chapter eight! (Hey that rhymed!)

Summary: Taking place several years after Harry and his friends leave Hogwarts, this story follows the adventures of a shy werewolf, Caleb Lupin, (Remus Lupin's son), a mysterious vampire named Karmithius Dellon, a energetic half cat demon named Ryoku Leonne, and Akmed Sevmetto a sarcastic descendent of an Egyptian god.

(This chapter might be excessively long, so bare with me)

Chapter 8

The Pink House

Christmas Break. Ah yes we all know the joyous moment when you realize that Friday is your last day of school, then you get two weeks off to do whatever you please. Everyone was doing something. Of course Christmas is about ten times better if celebrated with friends, so Ryoku was content on either having all her friends come to her house over Christmas break or having all her friends stay at Hogwarts over Christmas break. Either way she was going to spend Christmas with them.

On Friday afternoon Ryoku went to the owlery. She walked down from the Gryffindor tower and made her way into the large dark room filled with hundreds of owls of every shape, size and color. Ryoku scanned the owlery for Caleb's owl Soren, he had agreed on letting her use him to send a letter to her Aunt Jemina. She found the small tawny owl eating a rat on a branch. She smiled and stroked it.

"Soren... I need you to take this to my Aunt Jemina please..." She tied the parchment to the owl's talon and patted it on the head. It hooted loudly and took off.

"Hopefully Soren is a fast flyer." Ryoku said to herself as she exited the owlery. She was about to go back to the Gryffindor Common Room when she heard voices. She instead took a left down the corridor to see Snape's son Margulies and his drones Bart and Rory (pronounced Mar-goo-lees, Barth-ol-o-meyou and Roar-e) arguing with Kar.

Ryoku hid herself behind a statue of a one eyed witch and listened to them.

"I know what you are freak!" Margulies sneered at Kar.

"I don't know what you're talking about..." Kar calmly answered looking away.

"If people knew they would get you expelled." Rory laughed in his high pitched voice.

"Yeah! Expelled freak!" Bart jeered.

"Hnn..." Kar turned back towards Margulies. "You think your better than everyone else just because your Snape's son?" Well you're wrong. If I remember correctly you were quite frightened when I through you out of the compartment on the Hogwarts express, you're just a stupid kid who had a misspent childhood... My suggestion, if you're looking for a fight don't ask me unless you have a death wish..." Kar smiled slightly revealing his fangs.

Bart and Rory backed off while Margulies stayed put.

"Ha! You stupid freak! If I were to let it slip that you were a vampire then the whole school would be out to get you! I hold your secret in the palm of my hand!" Margulies opened his hand to demonstrate and snickered.

Ryoku was stunned, had she just heard correctly? Had they just said what she thought they said? Kar was a vampire?

Suddenly Kar caught a scent....he turned to see the annoying cat scented girl staring at him from behind a statue. He smelt fear on her and surprise.

Margulies turned to see Ryoku also.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here? A lost little first year? I do hope you heard our little conversation! See this guy here?" Margulies pointed his hand towards Kar. "He's a vampire! And if you turn your back on him he'll suck your blood!" Margulies laughed and turned towards Kar. "You see what will happen to you if you threaten me!" With that Margulies summoned Bart towards him Bart handed him something and Margulies smirked. He tossed the thing at Kar which hit him in the arm. Kar collapsed against the wall and hissed in pain as he ripped the thing off him.

Margulies and his drones turned and walked away while laughing.

Ryoku felt a twang a pity for Kar. She approached him and glanced at his arm.

"What did they throw at you?" she asked him softly.

"A cross... I think..." he looked towards it.

Ryoku went to pick it up. It was wrapped in a white cloth. A golden cross.

She set it down.

"Are you okay?" She asked him reaching towards his arm.

He jerked his arm away. "I'm fine..." he rolled up his sleeve. A cross shaped wound was on his arm and it was bleeding.

Kar stood up. Ryoku followed suit.

"Do you want me to take you to Madame Promphrey?" She asked

"No I'm sure she's had enough of me for the time being."

Ryoku wondered what he meant by that.

Then he looked at her, his pale blue eyes showed confusion.

"You're not afraid of me? I am a vampire you know..." he looked away.

"Ummm, well yes I guess, but um no... I mean I don't think you would bite anybody purposely and those guys are...well I mean...uh I'm sorry I'm babbling... I guess what I mean to say I'm not afraid really because... well I've had experience with people who are well...um different so I won't tell anybody if that's what you want to know..." She blushed.

"Thanks" He half-smiled.

From that point on Ryoku looked at Kar from a different perspective.... he wasn't the freaky kid who didn't talk, or the guy that everyone was afraid of, he was almost...more human than before....

The next day at breakfast Ryoku received a letter from Aunt Jemina, it stated:

Dear Ryoku,

It is good to here from you! Vexin and Amme say hello! They really wanted to see you over Christmas! If you and your friends want to you can come to our house over the break, but you may also stay at Hogwarts if you want to. I'm very eager to meet the people you talk about so much! Please decide soon dearest! Send me your response with the fastest owl you can find. I really must be going now I've got a date with a game of Bingo! Hope to see you soon!

Many Hugs and Kisses,

Aunt Jemina

Ryoku smiled at her Aunts letter, she needed to ask her friends if they would rather stay at Hogwarts, go to her house or go home to their families. She turned to Alu who was sitting next to her. (Hey guys guess what Alu is going to become another main character so stay tuned!)

"Alu do you think you could stay at my house over Christmas break? I'm sure it would be lots of fun! I'm inviting a few other people too..."

"I probably can since my dad is going to be on a business trip in America and I was going to have to say here anyway." Alu grinned wiping a strand of black hair out of her face.

"Great! Lemme ask Caleb and Akmed too!" Ryoku tabbed Caleb on the shoulder who was sitting on the other side of her.

"Caleb so ya think you can come to my house over break? My Aunt says I could invite a few people!"

"I hope so; my parents don't do anything for Christmas and its bloody boring... I'll send them an owl today."

"Cool, I'm gonna ask Akmed."

Akmed turned to her; he was sitting across from her.

"What about me?" He smiled playfully.

"Do you want to come to my house over break?" She asked him

"You already asked me that remember and I asked my dad and he said 'Yes Akmed if you behave well and don't get into any trouble and use your manners' So yeah I can come"

"Brilliant! All my friends can come!" Ryoku caught a glimpse of Kar who was sitting at the end of the table, picking at his food.

Then a thought entered her head. 'Why was Kar here at breakfast? He was a vampire shouldn't vampire be drinking blood and stuff?' It was then she realized he wasn't eating he was just playing with his food looking bored. 'So this is what he goes through every day? Just sitting around during mealtimes? How incredibly dull that must be! I wonder what the other would think if I asked Kar to come with us? Ha! What a thought they'd probably be like; Are you insane Ryoku, asking HIM to come along! He looks at people like he's going to rip their throats out! I don't intend to have my stupid throat ripped out any time soon ya know!!! Actually that be more along the lines of something Akmed would say... Caleb would probably say something like; I guess you could bring him with but, doesn't he like threaten to kill people all the time? Wouldn't he kill us? Well whatever it's your decision, I just think being ripped to shreds would be really painful... Ryoku laughed at this. Alu on the other hand would probably be like; Kar? As in Karmithius Dellon? I mean he could come, he's cute in all but he's kinda creepy... Have you seen his ayes there like such a weird color! I personally get the shivers whenever I'm around him, and doesn't he like try to kill people sometimes? I don't know. It might me a rumor... Yes perhaps it would be suicide to ask Kar come with. But he always looked so lonely, yet she got the feeling that he liked it better that way. Then she was ripped from her train of thought as she her someone yelling in her ear....loudly.

"Hello?!?! Anyone home? Hello, this is Alu speaking!" Alu was gently knocking on Ryoku's head whilst laughing her head off.

"What??? I was thinking OKAY!" Ryoku snapped.

"Yeah I know one minute you were all like 'hey do ya wanna come to my house over break?' And the next you were all like 'duuuuuuhhh...' what's up?" Alu smiled, and tugged at Ryoku's sleeve.

"Nothing I was just thinking of an idea....but I'll ask you guys later." Ryoku went back to her bacon.

"Okay then..." Alu said sarcastically, and started to talk to a Gryffindor second year about the awesome Halloween party they threw.

Later that day in the dorm Ryoku gathered Caleb, Akmed and Alu together to ask them about inviting Kar.

They were all seated around the fire place. Caleb and Alu on the two-person couch and Akmed and Ryoku on two big armchairs.

"So, what I wanted to ask you guys is... um what would you guys say if I invited Kar to come to my house for Christmas with us?"

The initial reaction was...speechlessness. Akmed had his mouth wide open, Caleb shifted uncomfortably in his seat, and Alu's eyes were as big as saucers.

Ryoku giggles nervously. "Bad idea?" she asked hesitantly.

"Well..." began Caleb. "I mean we don't really know him that well, and well, I mean..." Caleb thought uneasy about the fact that Kar was a vampire, little did he know that he wasn't the only one who knew Kar's secret.

"I guess you could invite him, but he sends a pretty bad vibe if you know what I mean, and I thought he like hated to talk to people." Alu shrugged her shoulders and glanced at the boy's dorms to make sure no one was eaves dropping.

"The only reason I want to invite him is because I had a conversation with him yesterday, and I don't know he seemed so lonely all the time. I just feel bad for him, and I actually think he enjoyed talking to him, and if you remember he did save our buts on the train to Hogwarts ya know, I mean he can't be all that bad.... right?" Ryoku lowered her gaze and sighed. "If you don't feel comfortable with him coming then that's fine with me..."

"Invite him if you want... I feel bad for him too sometimes..." Akmed spoke up. "I don't care.... it's not like he's going to kill us."

Ryoku was stunned, Akmed hadn't flipped out, cursed, scoffed or laughed at her.

"Um okay, how about we take a vote all in favor say aye....?" Ryoku glanced at her friends.

"Aye..."

"Aye... I guess"

"Okay whatever Aye..."

"Aye, so we all agree I can ask him?"

"Yep, if that's what you really want!" Alu smiled and stood up. "Now I gotta go owl my dad about staying with you!"

"Yeah I should probably owl my parents too." Caleb stood up and left with Alu.

"Thanks for agreeing with me, if you hadn't I'm sure Caleb and Alu wouldn't have...." Ryoku patted Akmed on the shoulder and beamed.

"No problem, I thought I'd humor you..." Akmed stood up also. "I'm going to go find Zach, we were going to have a wizard's chess tournament with Terrance and Lucas... "See ya later..." he walked up the stairs to the boy's dorms.

"Yeah..." Ryoku said to herself "I have to find Kar."

Ryoku wandered down to the library, she had a hunch that he would be in the library, since know one in their right mind would think about studying over break.

She was right, she found him in the corner sitting at a small table reading a book. She smiled; he wasn't even reading he was really staring out the window.

Kar scented her and he turned, his eyes narrowed slightly then he went back to staring at the window.

"Hi Kar, can I uh sit?" Ryoku asked him while placing her hand on the other chair.

"Suit yourself..." he closed his book and looked at her. "Did you want something?"

"Yeah, I wanted to ask you if you wanted to um, stay at my house over break.... Um I'm inviting some other people, so uh...yeah." She flushed and shrugged her shoulders; and she felt a purr rising in her throat.

Kar raised his eyebrow in surprise. Out of all the things he expected from Hogwarts, he had never expected someone to ask him to their house, ever......

"You would actually invite me to your house? Are you serious?" He didn't know if he wanted to come or not, a part of him actually wanted to go, and a part of him thought it was a stupid idea.

"Yes I really seriously want you to come! I asked my friends and they all agreed! I mean I thought it might be fun..... I don't know you just look so lonely all the time, and to be honest when I first met you I really wanted to get to know you better, but you were just so reclusive all the time..."

Kar smiled faintly. "I guess you get to become that way when you're constantly worrying about people finding out if you're a vampire..." he sighed.

"So is that a yes... or a no?" She smiled hopefully at him.

"I suppose it's a yes..."

"Oh! Yes! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!" Ryoku grinned and pulled Kar into a hug. Kar jerked back a little, but then gave in; there really was no fighting a girl as ambitious as Ryoku...

She backed off and smiled. "Sorry, I got a little carried away their...."

"No problem, I just have to owl my Mum." He got up and put his book back and started towards the dorm with Ryoku at his heals.

They arrived to find Caleb and Alu talking quietly about something, Akmed and Lucas having a heated match of wizard's chess and a bunch of sixth years showing off their brooms to third years.

Alu looked up and smiled apprehensively. "So are you coming to Ryoku's house over break?"

"I guess I am..." he tried to manage a smile but it looked more like a grimace.

Ryoku giggled.

"Whose up for a snowball fight?!?!?!" a tall skinny sixth year asked in a loud voice.

Many yeses and cheers were heard throughout the room.

INTERMITION

(Please take this time to get a beverage and/or use the restroom)

(Okay back to the story)

The snowball fight started with the first years and sixth years against the third years and fifth years, even Kar joined in on the fun. By the end of it everyone was panting heavily and sinking to their knees on the ground, Kar's black hair was covered in white, Caleb practically blended in with the snow, Akmed had a huge grin plastered on his face, this was the first time he had ever seen snow and Alu was making a snow angel whilst laughing her head off. Ryoku smiled at her friends, although Kar looked slightly grumpy because he was covered in snow and Caleb looked like he was about to collapse, she could sense a general feeling of happiness, she purred, and quickly clamped her hands over her mouth.

The other Gryffindors had already went inside but Caleb, Akmed, Ryoku, Kar and Alu stayed out side and decided to go for a walk.

Akmed stood up and shook the snow off him like a dog, and Caleb laughed. The five kids slowly made their way to the lake, it was frozen solid. Ryoku smiled and dared Alu to take a step onto the ice-covered lake.

Alu bravely took a step to find that it was perfectly solid, her friends followed.

"I can't wait for tomorrow!" Ryoku laughed. "We all get to go to my house! It's going to be tons of fun!"

She laughed as she watched Caleb and Akmed slip on the ice for the twelfth time.

She and Kar had amazing balance, partly because she was half-cat demon, and Kar was a vampire.

Alu had only fallen twice and now she was pulling Caleb up.

Caleb made a sound that sounded like a bark and everyone laughed.

Kar even laughed a little too, it was the first time he had laughed at Hogwarts.

Ryoku felt unusually cat-like today.

She didn't even know that Akmed felt unusually dog-like, or that Caleb felt unusually wolf-like. None of them realized that by spending so much time with each other their animal senses were on high. Even Alu could sense something strange in the air.

Kar of course knew that there was something strange about all of them. Ryoku smelt like a cat, Akmed smelt like a dog, and he already knew Caleb was a werewolf, and their was also something weird about Alu too, but he just couldn't put his finger on it.

Alu and Ryoku laughed as Akmed fell on the ice once again.

"Shut-up" he growled "It's not my fault I have no balance..."

"Ooo someone's got a temper..." Alu taunted.

The five continued to play on the ice until Caleb started shivering madly and they had to practically drag Akmed of the ice because he couldn't even stand.

They all took hot showers and shivered together by the fire place.

"What a day..." Ryoku sighed.

"It was fun though." Caleb shivered.

Kar nodded.

Akmed started to fall asleep and his head fell on Alu's shoulders.

"You little!!!" She snarled.

"Ah just let him sleep ickle Akmed is very tired!" Ryoku cooed in a baby voice.

"That reminds me I need to owl my mom!" Kar stood up and grabbed a piece of parchment off the desk and he quickly scribbled a note.

"Be right back..." he mumbled.

"I'm glad you invited him Ryoku...." Alu nudged her friend after Kar had left.

"Me too, I mean he can actually be quite nice!' Ryoku glanced at the clock and frowned. "It's getting late…" She said sighed. "Time for bed"

"What are we going to do with him?" Caleb pointed to Akmed still sleeping with his head on Alu's shoulder.

Alu grinned maniacally and then shouted in Akmed's ear "AKMED HURRY WAKE UP! THE SCHOOL IS ON FIRE! OH GOD WE'RE ALL GOING TO BURN!!"

"Ahhhhh!!! What the school is on fire?!?!? Where?? Quick put it out!!!" Akmed jumped up and spun around looking for an imaginary fire.

Caleb, Ryoku and Alu began to laugh hysterically.

"What is so funny?!?!" Akmed demand

"The schools not on fire dufus!" Alu laughed wiping tears out of her eyes. "You were sleeping on my shoulder so I had to wake you up.

"Oh ha ha what a hoot! I think I'll go die now." Akmed grumbled sarcastically as he walked away.

The next day Kar received a letter from his mother. She was clearly upset about him wanting to stay with humans over Christmas break.

Dear Karmithius,

I cannot say that I approve of you staying with the human girl you speak of. Yet I do not wish to disappoint you; I thought you would heed my warnings but oh no! You disobeyed me. Yet somehow I feel that getting to know these people will help you. It's just a feeling so don't get any ideas of bringing them to our house! That would be foolish of you, but I know that you have a good head on your shoulders. I trust you to be on your best behavior there Karmithius. So yes, you may go.

But I better see you,

Over summer break!

Ursula

Kar stuffed the letter in his pocket and whispered to Ryoku that he could go.

"Awesome! You got your stuff packed right?" She beamed.

"Uh, yeah, lemme go get it."

The students going home waitedpatientlyoutside for the Hogwarts express, it was freezing cold, below 10 degrees. Akmed with only his tattered old robe was being hugged by Alu and Ryoku who had big winter robes.

Kar and Caleb shivered while waiting for the Express.

Finally it arrived, the students boarded as fast as possible and scrambled into compartments.

Alu, Akmed, Ryoku, Caleb and Kar found a compartment in the back; they were soon joined by Zach, Terence and Irene. (As you know those compartments are meant for like for people so they were very much squished) Kar sat by the window with Ryoku next to him Alu next to Ryoku and Caleb up against the wall next to Alu. On the other side Irene was against the window, she was seated next to Zach who was seated next to Akmed, and against that wall was Terrence. (Confused?  So am I...) All the kids felt extremely uncomfortable, especially Kar who was squished against Irene's knees and Ryoku's side.

They talked throughout the whole train ride. First about Quiddich, them about the teachers, then about what they were doing over vacations and finally it moved to Quiddich again.

Caleb was bored out of his skull. Quiddich didn't interest him, but Zach, Akmed, Alu and Irene babbled excitedly for the rest of the ride.

After about two hours the trains stopped. Students slowly got off and back onto platform 9 and ¾.

Ryoku and friends exited the platform to find themselves once again surrounded by muggles. Ryoku scanned the crowd for Aunt Jemina and her little siblings. She yelped happily when she spotted them.

"This way!" she screeched.

The followed her to find a large woman with gray hair and huge Hazel eyes, and two smaller children one with shiny blonde hair and Ryoku's mocha tinted eyes and one with light brown hair and golden eyes.

The robust woman squeezed Ryoku then Ryoku's siblings each hugged her.

"Guys....this is my Aunt Jemina, and these are my siblings, Vexin and Amme..."

"It's very nice to meet you!" Jemina laughed.

Ryoku pointed to each of her friends as she introduced them.

"This is Alu, this is Akmed, this is Kar and this is Caleb."

As Ryoku introduced her friends, Jemina hugged each of them lifting them into the air and then setting them down.

Kar wanted to tell her not to touch him but he didn't want to be rude.

(Silverwolves: Wow this is page number 12!)

"Oh Dear! We really must be going now! I nearly forgot about dinner!" Jemina huffed.

They followed Jemina to the street where she hailed a taxi.

"It's going to be a tight fit I'm afraid children, if you don't mind." Jemina got into the front seat.

"Oh don't worry Jemina, were quite used o tight fits!" Ryoku giggled as she winked at Alu.

The seven kids piled into the taxi (including Amme and Vexin) the Taxi was meant for five people so everyone had to go two to a seat.

The taxi ride was bumpy, Ryoku talked eagerly about her house and Amme and Vexin talked about their muggle schools.

As soon as they arrived, they saw that Ryoku lived in the country. Her house was a large Southern style house with a gigantic deck. The only unusual thing about it was that it was painted a striking shade of hot pink. (Hell yes!)

"Nice house..." commented Akmed. No one was really sure if he was being sarcastic or not.

"Isn't it pretty?" Me and Jemmy painted it with Vexy and Ryaroo." Amme smiled.

"Uh who's Vexy?" Asked Alu

"And Ryaroo?" Asked Caleb

Kar smiled a little.

"Oh, Amme has a tendency to give people nicknames, I'm Ryaroo, Vexin is Vexy and Jemina is Jemmy."

"Are you kids gonna stand there jabbering all day or are you gonna come in?" Jemina called from the porch.

"Coming!" The kids called.

(Silverwolves: That is the end! Wow! I feel so proud and stuff! Some parts were a little rough, but I wanted to get this in by Christmas! It's weird that I'm writing this story around the same time things are happening to the kids (I.e.: CHRISTMAS) duh... Anywho, I hope you review! Ugh there I go rhyming again. I do hope you're listening. Remember the pack of wolves I told ya about? Yeah, their still around so BEWARE!)

PLEASE READ DIALOGBELOW!

Wolf 1: Prepare to get eaten!

Wolf 2: Foolish humans!

Wolf 1: Shut up Carl.

Wolf 2: My names not Carl!

Wolf 1: I DON'T GIVE A DAMN!

Wolf 3: Aren't ya gonna introduce me?

Wolf 4: Yeah whatta about muh?

Wolf 1: You guys are dull and uninteresting.

Wolf 2: My name is Koji.

Wolf 3: Duh Asshole.

Wolf 1: My name is Soto.

Wolf 3: You asses.

Wolf 4: I'm Wicca, the cranky one is Aiden.

Aiden: God damnit why'd ya tell em who I was?

Wicca: Cuz you're an annoying bastard.

Koji: Keep the peace Wolf brethren!

Soto: Kills Koji

Wicca: Yikes, it's getting kinda violent; any way unless you want to get mauled I suggest you leave.

Aiden: WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING TO?

Wicca: Our public! Say goodbye to the public!

Wolves wave goodbye

(Silverwolves: For more adventurous with Ryoku, Akmed, Kar, Caleb and Alu stay tuned, and also for more adventurous with Wicca, Aiden, Koji and Soto. )