Chapter five

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Harry awoke with his body on fire the new blood coursing through his veins was burning him altering him. He didn't remember this happening when he was turned the first time he began to panic a little. His mind couldn't take much more of this he was just about ready to start screaming when Snape came into the room.

"Harry, it's alright calm down. I know why this is happening. Your first Sire and my Sire were the same but now that I have given you my blood it is changing your genetic makeup even more then the first time. I don't know why this happens but I have seen it before. Your out ward appearance will change a little as will your magic but you must calm down. Fighting the change only makes it more painful." Snape explained.

The rest of the morning was spent with Harry going through the change whenever he would start to panic and fight again Snape would sense it and begin to calm him down again.

Finally a little after lunch time the transformation was complete, Snape didn't say a word he just handed the young vampire a mirror. Harry looked into it and was shocked true Severus had warned him but Harry wasn't expecting this much of a change.

His hair had lengthened and deepened to jet black with dark auburn streaks his eyes had brightened a shade and his face had become more angular. He actually bore a slight resemblance to Snape but not so much that you couldn't tell this was Harry if you looked close enough. He noted he wasn't wearing his glasses and he might have actually grown some.

His emerald eyes were also ringed with red he was starting to get hungry again. His new sire sensed this and handed him a potion. "This will help untill I take you hunting. Now that you have feed on living blood I don't think your Bloodlust will be curbed by potions for as long as they used to. They will be enough to get you through the day but at least once a week come hunting with me." Snape explained. "Do you have any questions for me now?"

"Well what are we going to be hunting? What do I call you now?" Harry asked tentatively his history with the Dursleys made him hesitant to ask questions.

"We will be hunting in the forest we will take blood from any creature that crosses our path except for the unicorns, one may choose to give one of our kind blood but we cannot force ourselves onto them. As for what you call me Master or Father are common ones but neither seems appropriate call me Severus or Sire out of class, in class Professor or Sir." Severus answered after a moments thought.

"Alright, and um are Draco and Pansy alright I know they got hit with a few of the curses that were meant for me?" Harry asked.

"Both of them are fine they were released from the hospital wing this morning. You were incoherent by your turning so you didn't notice them asking to see you. I never thought I would see the day when a Gryffindor would single handedly have every Slytherin worried. You inspire loyalty from them for some reason and I can't figure it out." Severus answered he actually sounded a little frustrated on way he couldn't figure out why his house was acting the way it was.

Harry decided to give his Sire a break and tell him what he wanted to know. "They are acting the way they are because while you were up talking with the Headmaster they were grilling me for information. During our little discussion they found out we aren't all that different. I will tell you something they don't know the hat tried to put my in Slytherin I asked it not to and got placed in Gryffindor. It is times like now that I wish I had let it do what it wanted to."

"A Potter in Slytherin I never thought I would see the day. I have to admit other then physical looks you act very little like your father I think most of your personality came from your mother. I can't think of a better compliment though Lily Evans was bright and full of life she was a Ravenclaw and I don't think there was a single person who didn't like her." Severus mused the far away look in his eyes warning Harry he was dangerously close to drowning in the memories that were as sharp as the day they happened. Sometimes their vampiric memories were a gift then other times like this it was a curse.

Harry wanting to stave off any pain for his new found Sire tried to distract him. "So what did the Headmaster say about all this?"

"Well at first he didn't believe me. He couldn't bring himself to believe his precious Gryffindors were capable of cold blooded murder. I even used a device called a pensieve to show the Headmaster the memory of the event.

Once I had him convinced that the attack actually happened he tried to get me to understand that you were better off in that house. I couldn't believe what I had heard at first he was actually thinking about keeping you there even after this.

I need to warn you now be careful around Dumbledore he is dangerous for you. Don't get me wrong he is not evil he just sometimes over looks that we are not chess pieces.

Last time I talked to him which was right before you called me he was still adamant about sending you back to Gryffindor. I think after this fight though he cannot over look the Gryffindors' rage. I was going to see if we could get you a private room set up. You just gave me a better idea though. Would you agree to a resorting my house and I could protect you better if you are officially a member of our house?" Severus asked.

"I think that would be the best plan I know if I go back to Gryffindor they will kill me they came to close and I was on full alert I hate to think what they could have done if they had caught me sleeping. I think I would actually enjoy being in your house." Harry said after he thought about it for a few minutes.

"I will set it up with the Headmaster somehow I will make him see reason. I don't think I should mention exactly which house you will probably be in as if he doesn't want you out of Gryffindor then he definitely wont like you in Slytherin. I will go now as I think my godson is waiting very impatiently to see if you're ok. Everything should be ready either tonight at dinner or tomorrow at breakfast." With that Severus helped Harry to his feet then led the tired Fledgling out of his private quarters and into the Slytherin common room.

Harry mentally counted down in his head 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and right on schedule Draco looked up and saw Harry and Severus standing there. "Harry your alright you had us worried. I know you have a thing with near death experiences but could you have a little less of them please." Harry was amazed at how fast Draco's Slytherin mask fell when he was away from the other houses and worried.

Harry just barely kept himself from rolling his eyes, but even he couldn't suppress his shock when the blonde actually hugged him. He just gave his Sire a look and sent at him telepathically.

"You could have warned me that he got clingy when someone scares him." He said snippily.

"What and miss seeing your reaction. I think you will find that underneath our everyday masks there is a totally different person. Although I am going to warn you to cast a mild silencing charm sometime in the next few seconds Miss. Parkinson has a penetrating voice when she is nervous." And with that Severus left his Childe to his own devices alone with his hopefully new house.

Harry after hearing his Sire's response had to stifle a groan he just knew he was in for one very long eternity. Although he was very thankful that he at least spared his eardrums. As soon as he caught sight of Pansy he cast a muffling charm and sure enough her voice still pierced it high enough and loud enough for it to hurt a little.

Harry looked over the two very concerned Slytherins and said. "I'm fine really I am it just took awhile to recover this time." Harry explained.

"Why did it take longer and why do you look different? You were a vampire before but you didn't change your looks." Pansy asked.

Harry turned to Draco silently asking if she knew. Draco answered, "Yes she knows Severus tells all of us the night we come here as newly sorted first years."

"Alright then I can tell you everything. First things first it took longer this time because I was drained to the point if I had been mortal I would have died, and if I had fed off a mortal I wouldn't have been able to stop myself before I killed them. Severus feed me and because I had lost so much blood he essentially became my new Sire I just went through a second turning. I look different because Severus and I shared blood in the first place we had the same Sire he doesn't know what causes the reaction, but when an exchange like that occurs the childe takes on new characteristics." Harry explained carefully so he was sure they understood.

"So Severus is your sire now? That's going to be interesting. What is going to happen with the Gryffindors? Where are you going to be staying?" Draco asked.

"Yes Severus is my Sire now. As for what is happening to the Gryffindors I don't know Severus already took all their points I don't know what the Headmaster is planning. For where I am staying Severus is fighting with the Headmaster to get me resorted and between us I know I will probably end up here." Harry answered Draco's questions.

"How can you be so sure you'll end up here? From what I know of you the hat might place you in any of the others." Pansy asked.

"I know because this is where the Sorting Hat originally wanted me to go I fought it and ended up in Gryffindor." Harry explained.

"Why did you fight the hat?" Draco asked very curious about that.

"Well all I had been told about that house was bad things and I had already made friends with Ron who knew he was going to be in Gryffindor. I had never had friends before and I didn't want to give that up." Harry replied.

"When did Severus say the resorting was going to be?" Draco asked.

"He wasn't sure how long it would take to wear the Headmaster down either dinner tonight or breakfast tomorrow. I don't know which is stronger Severus's anger or the Headmaster's stubbornness." Harry replied.

"Then we aren't taking any chances if the Sorting will happen tomorrow you are staying with us untill then. We can call a house elf for food and you can sleep in Draco's dorm." Pansy said.

One of the older Slytherin's had heard and Harry recognized him as one of the beaters from the Quidditch team this would be his final year. "Harry I know you are skeptical now but once you become a member of this house you will be even better protected then you are now. We do not turn our backs on our own."

"Thank you, but I know what your saying is true I have been around enough Slytherins to realize what you see isn't necessarily what is all there." Harry answered earning himself a little more respect from anyone listening.

"All we have to do now is wait, is there anything you want to know about me before I become an official member of the house?" Harry asked.

"Do you mind if I ask what it is like being a vampire?" A small third year girl asked.

"It is kind of hard to explain to someone who is not. My senses are stronger then when I was a mortal as well as my magic and I have some telepathic powers strongest within my kind. I am stronger and more flexible I have a reflection but fire, sun, excessive bleeding, and lack of feeding can kill me. I don't sleep in a coffin although I have heard that some of us do. Garlic does not affect me although since my sense of smell is heightened it will make me sneeze like pepper does to you. I have only drunk mortal blood once and that was willingly given by Draco, thanks by the way. I used to be able to survive on potions but now that Severus is my Sire I will be hunting in the forest with him at least once a week. Other then that I don't think I am that different." He explained for all of their benefit.

"What exactly happened to you during potions and yesterday during the fight with the Gryffindors?" Millicent Bulstrode asked.

"In short I went into a Bloodrage. I had warned Draco before hand that one of the Gryffindors had stolen my potion. He was able to help me when I couldn't hold on any longer. During the fight I had lost so much blood no potion could help and I would have killed any mortal I fed off of so Severus fed me and became my second Sire." Harry answered.

Their discussion was interrupted by Severus contacting him. "I finally got through to him. You will be resorted tonight before dinner, get their early avoid the Gryffindors. Oh and to get this I kind of let slip that you thought you might go to Ravenclaw he has no idea you will most likely end up in my house."

"Thank you Sire. We will be there." He promised.

"Draco, Severus just contacted me the resorting will happen tonight before dinner he wants us there early to avoid the Gryffindors. There is only twenty minutes left I think we should head up now." Harry informed them.

"Alright, you heard him let's get going." Draco said to the rest off the room.

This time the Slytherins didn't take any chances they all gathered around him and went up to the great hall together. They made sure Harry was safely surrounded by the bigger students before scanning the hall looking for trouble.

The thing that caught Harry's eye was the sorting hat sitting on the three legged stool at the front of the Hall.

They waited for the rest of the school to show up. Harry caught most of the student's expressions as they saw the sorting hat plus him sitting at the Slytherin table. They were quickly putting two and two together. Harry was also glad to see the Gryffindors slunk in without their usual flare he still didn't know their full punishment he wasn't even sure he wanted to know. With Dumbledore and his Sire involved their punishment could not have been pleasant.

Finally a little less than half an hour after the Slytherins had entered the hall the last of the stragglers made it to the Hall. Dumbledore stood to address the students.

"Students as I am sure you have noted the presence of the Sorting Hat you are about to witness Hogwarts history. Mr. Harry Potter wishes to be the first student in history to be resorted. Harry will you please come up here?" Dumbledore said to the crowd.

As Harry walked up to the stool he noticed the faces of the people. The Hufflepuff were generally frightened but not hostile, the Ravenclaws looked him over like he was some bizarre science project, and the Gryffindors had revenge written across their faces, and the Slytherins were the only ones in the hall that looked like they normally do.

That was the last thing he saw as the hat slipped onto his head and over his eyes. "Ah Mr. Potter I was wondering if I would be seeing you again. Now will you let me correct a past mistake?"

"Yes I am ready place me where you think best."

"What no fight? Thank you for the vote of confidence but yes better be, Slytherin!" Harry could tell the hat had shouted the last word out to the rest of the Hall.

Harry walked back into dead silence. He glanced back to see a satisfied look on his Sire's face and varying degrees of disbelief on the teachers face, the picture was completed by the look on Dumbledore's face. It was the same look you would get if you tell a child Christmas was cancelled.

He made it to his new house and slipped into a seat next to Draco. "Good job Harry." Was all he said then all the Slytherins started to pull food onto their plates. That made the dead silence in the hall fall to the excited buzz of juicy gossip flying around. Harry couldn't help but think one thing as he looked at his new housemates. "I'm Home."

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