Hello peoples! I hope you're enjoying my story. I think its my favorite one out of the rest of mine. I have great things planned for this story. Bwahahaha... beware...

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Ana sat silently in shock, and then her shoulders slumped and her face fell in disappointment.

"A witch?" she asks, skeptically. Soren blinked owlishly, incredulity apparent in his furry face.

"You don't believe me?" he asked, amazed. Then, he jumped to his feet. "How on earth can you possibly not believe me! I'm a talking cat! Did you think talking cats existed before you met me?" he asked vehemently.

Ana numbly shook her head.

"Well then. What makes you think witches don't exist?" he demanded, insulted that she wouldn't believe him.

"Well, I….um…"

"Exactly! Just because you've never seen something, doesn't mean it isn't real." He says, matter-of-factly. He gave Ana a few moments to think things through. She sat stiffly, her eyes still wide with shock and disbelief. "I'm a witch…..? Impossible! I've never once been able to do magic." she exclaimed.

Soren smirked.

"Oh really? Are you sure about that?" he asked, grinning knowingly. Ana hated it when people acted like they know something she doesn't.

" Yes! I'm positive! I've never done anything the least bit magical! I'm not a witch!" she declares, strongly. This conversation was getting odder by the minute. Ana stood and walked over to one of the drinking fountains that her mother had had installed throughout the house. Pushing the button on the side so crimson liquid arced into the air, she took a sip and felt calmer. Whatever was in this had always had that effect on her. She noticed the cat's eyes were wide after she had taken a drink. It seemed to want to say something, then changed its mind and kept silent. She took her seat, and waited for it to continue.

"S-so... nothing strange has ever happened when you were upset? Nothing's ever broken? Or caught fire? You've never been able to control or speak to animals? Hmmm?" he asked, a bit smug. He knows she's a witch. It's just a matter of getting her to realize it, too.

Ana glared at the cheeky cat, while racking her brain for any such occurrences. 'There was that one time….but it couldn't be. It's natural for things to break when people are upset. They bump into things more. But I hadn't bumped into my parent's car. It just happened to blow up when I was extremely angry with them for having to leave on my birthday. But it must have just been a coincidence. I couldn't possibly make something blow up!' she thought to herself. 'Could I?' She looked up at the cat, which sat staring at her, waiting for her to see the truth that was so painfully obvious.

Soren knew all about the incident with the car. That was one of the reasons he had been sent to keep an eye on her so long ago. The Ministry of Magic had realized she was a witch, and had found him immediately, asking him to be her familiar and keep her out of trouble. So he also knew about all the other little "incidents" that had occurred because of Ana. Like her parent's mail floating up the staircase and scaring the daylights out of Ana's dad. And when Ana was 6 and had a temper tantrum, all the glass in the house had shattered.

"Well?" the cat finally said. Ana glared at the cat, who had suddenly made her life more complicated.

"I still don't believe you." She said, although she had a harder time trying to convince her self of it.

"Regardless of whether you believe or not, we have much to do. But first, we have a complication to deal with. By the way, my name is Soren. What's your full name again?" He asked. He didn't want to freak her out by showing that he already knew it. Ana glared at him for having to repeat her strange name aloud.

"Anariel Darkly." She said without emotion, waiting for him to chuckle. He nodded as if making note of it and leapt from the bed, walking out the door, his padded feet making no sound. Ana rose to follow him.

" I must ask you to stay in your room for a moment. I need to go have a chat with your mother."

"My mother? What for?" she asked, curious and puzzled.

"Well she must be told you're going off to school, of course! I don't do kidnappings…." He mumbled and disappeared around the corner. Ana frowned and sat on her bed to wait. 'School? I just got out of school….'

Never one to miss out on such an opportunity, Ana crept down the stairs after Soren, intent on listening to this conversation he intended to have with her mother. She stopped right outside the study, watching as the cat disappeared inside. She crept closer and leaned against the wall, to the left of the open door.

Soren had never spoken to Ana's mother before, and the little that he knew about her didn't make him eager to start. He found her sitting in an armchair in the study, a full glass of rum in her hand and a quarter empty bottle beside her on the coffee table. He walked in and sat at her feet, fidgeting nervously. He cleared his throat to get her attention.

"Excuse me, Mrs. Darkly. I've come to discuss your daughter." He said, putting on a brave front. Mrs. Darkly looked down at the cat and smiled warmly.

"Yes I know. I received a letter from Hogwarts about the situation." She put her glass down and gave him her full attention. " So it's true? They're finally letting her go to school?"

"Yes, they passed the bill just last week."

Mrs. Darkly seemed to think about this for a moment. "It's about time, is all I've got to say about it. You know, they never let me into the school. They said it was too risky. I wanted to go so badly when I was a child…." She looked away from Soren.

"You will permit her to go then?" he asked anxiously. She looked back at him and smiled sadly.

"She will have such a hard time, being what she is. Are you sure she should go?"

"Of course I'm sure!" Soren said, strongly. " She needs to receive an education. The right kind of education. And I have no doubt in my mind that she will do wonderfully." He smiled winningly. Mrs. Darkly did not return it.

"But she will be so far behind! How will she ever catch up? They graduate from that school when they turn 17, correct?"

"Well… yes. But one of the teachers has agreed to help her catch up. In fact, he's staying at Hogwarts over the summer just to teach her everything she has missed. So the sooner she leaves, the better."

"What about her… problem? How exactly does the school intend on handling that?" she asked, her eyes showing concern and a little fear.

"Dumbledore himself will be discussing that with her, and how she can control it." He reassured her. She sighed, and closed her eyes.

"She doesn't know about it yet…." She told him quietly. Outside the door, Ana listened closely. Soren blinked in surprise.

"What do you mean she doesn't know? How can she not know!" he questioned.

"I've never told her. David and I agreed not to. Instead, we installed the fountains throughout the house. Nothing has ever went wrong and she has never found out."

"How can you just lie to her like that!" Soren exclaimed, angry. "Did you plan on keeping it from her forever!"

Mrs. Darkly sighed. "We were waiting for the right time to tell her, and the right time was not when she was a child."

Soren groaned in dismay. "Oh…this is not good. So you want me to tell her, am I right?"

"Dumbledore could tell her. I think she would become angry if I told her. And I don't want her hating me right as she goes off to school."

"I hope she can handle all of this." Soren said, thinking of all the things Ana must become accustomed to.

" I don't see why she couldn't."

"Oh you don't, do you?" Soren asked, a bit testily. " Tell me, how did you handle finding out you were a vampire?"

Ana gasped aloud, quickly covering her mouth with her hand. Her mind was racing around that one word. Vampire. Could it be true? If witches existed, why couldn't vampires? 'Is that what I'm drinking from those fountains? Blood?' Her heart beat loudly. 'It's not possible. I'm alive, vampires are living corpses. Aren't they? Isn't that what all the movies and books say about them?' she listened intently to what Soren and her mother were saying, dread filling her mind at what she might hear next.

"I was bitten, though. So it was different for me than for her. When I was bitten, I knew what was happening. And the one who turned me was very patient in teaching me everything I needed to know. Ana, on the other hand, has been born into it."

" Then who will teach Ana?"

"Perhaps the teacher you spoke of? I'm sure he knows of such things. What does he teach, again?"

"Defense Against the Dark Arts. Yes, I'm sure he would know what to teach her." Soren said, thinking of how Ana would handle all of this.

"So when does she have to leave?" asked Mrs. Darkly, breaking him out of his thoughts.

"Tonight, if we can manage it. Well have to take the bus to Diagon Alley to get her things first. And then we'll be taking the Hogwarts Express, along with a few other students who are staying over the summer to advance they're education. Harry Potter will be there, I believe. Along with some other students. He's made arrangements with Dumbledore to stay for the summer."

"Ah yes. The famous Harry Potter. How is he? I've always wanted to meet him, you know. The only one to face You-Know-Who and live to speak of it. I've heard he's face him again, in these past few years, but I was convinced it was merely a rumor." She said, her eyebrow raising questioningly.

"Yes he has fought You-Know-Who again. Dumbledore himself told me. Harry is a nice boy, I've met him at school. If anyone could kill You-Know-Who, it would be him. Ana will be able to meet him and I wouldn't doubt if they become friends." Soren said.

Mrs. Darkly gave a sort of surprised laugh.

"My dear cat….I'm not sure if you've noticed, but Ana isn't really the type to want or need friends."

"Yes, but I'm sure that will change. Now she knows what she is and how she's different. She won't feel so alien anymore."

"Do you really think she's going to be accepted at Hogwarts? The first vampire to attend the school? The children there will reject her just like they do here. I hate knowing what she will go through and not being able to help…." She trailed off, taking a sip of her rum. Soren heard a muffled sneeze from outside the room. 'oh my…that's not good.' He thought.

"Are you going to say good-bye or should we just leave?" asked Soren.

"Of course I'm going to say good-bye! She's my daughter!" she exclaimed, hurt.

"Well then. Ana you can come in now." He called towards the door. Mrs. Darkly's eyes widened.

"She's been listening this whole time!" she hissed.

"I didn't hear her till just a second ago!" he told her.

Ana felt her heart drop into her stomach. 'Stupid sneeze….' She thought angrily. She leaned against the wall for support, but knew she would have to move sometime. Putting one foot in front of the other, she shakily walked into the study to face her mother and that crazy cat.

She stopped and sat in a chair across from her mother, but still with enough breathing space between them.

The silence stretched on, as neither mother, daughter, nor cat could think of anything to say. But then her mother cleared her throat.

"I assume you heard everything." She said stiffly. Ana stared at her mother. Her palee face testifyed to the fact that her mother had taken her make up off for the day. Grey shadows around her eyes told Ana what she feared.

Her mother is a vampire.

Seems like I meant to make this longer...oh well. I was really rushed at the end of the story. I uploaded it at school so I had to hurry. I hope you all like it! R&R!

-AngelsTears15