Author Announcement.
Wow 8,000 Readers, over nearly 200 Followers/favourites, I am total amazing at this, for a first time writer, I am truly amazed at the traction this is getting, thank you to everyone for reading and especially those who review, and for the constructive critics.
Just wanted to address some of the reviewers and people messaging: Those who think he forgave the Potter too soon, Hadrian is over 1,000 Years old, he has had a lot of time to get over what has happened and move past it, time does heal all wounds.
For the pace of this story, yes this was a little faster than normal, but I never really wanted the Wizarding world to have a large part, but knew it had to be included, we will see more of Hadrian's past as the story progresses, but I tried to write the story, as though he was speaking to the Potters, so it was a very good overview of how he became an Original, but not a lot of detail in what happened in between, but like I said this will be further explored in the story.
Once again thank you to everyone reading and reviewing, I truly appreciate this.
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After the events of the last few days Elena was glad to finally be back to normal, if one could consider having a 170 Year old vampire boyfriend and a 500 year old doppelganger hell bent on killing you normal. Shortly after getting home after being Kidnapped all she wanted to do was put it behind her, but that morning she received a call from Stefan, asking her to some to the Salvatore boarding house, he sounded weird, If she didn't know better she may have even said scared, as she was pulling into the driveway she couldn't help but admire the place, it was HUGE, with enough rooms to fill a several of the homes in mystic falls. Quickly getting our of her car she ran the bell, when who would answer but Damon, great was all Elena could think, "Hello Elena", he almost sounded sincere as he opened the door.
"Is Stefan here, he called said it was urgent" she quickly said, the least amount of time in Damon's company the better.
As he opened wide the door she walked into the parlour, a massive room adorning books stretching's across all of the walls, with a roaring fireplace in the centre. As she walked in Stefan finally arrived "what is this about" As Stefan turned to the side, the last person she expected to see again walked into shot. Rose, the 500+ year vampire, who had kidnapped her, before she could speak Stefan said "Just hear here out", she was about to lay into them for risking her life, but the look in Stefan told her just how Serious this was.
"You have to understand, what I know is just what I have picked up over the years, it's the problem with all this Supernatural shit, after a few years, you don't know what's true and what's not true. But Klaus I know is real" Rose said as she paced in front of the small leather sofa Elena was sat In, with Stefan and Damon on chairs either side of her.
"Who is he" It was all Elena could ask, confused as to why she was being told this, she was starting to really hate all this Vampire crap. Surprising Damon answered, but when he did it was serious, without any hint of the cocky playboy nature she had come to expect from him. "He's one of the Originals, guys a legend",
"One of the first generation of Vampires" Stefan finished for him.
After saying this, all Elena could think of was Elijah, the intimidating man in the suit, "Like Elijah"
After saying this Rose laughed, not a kind happy laugh but a laugh full of pity, "No, Elijah is the Easter bunny when compared to Klaus, he's a foot soldier , Klaus is the real deal" All Elena could think that if Elijah, the man who had killed Trevor before she could blink, and commanded a presence she had never witnesses before, was a mere foot soldier, than how terrifying would Klaus be. Before she could scare herself more Stefan added "Klaus is known to be the oldest". This was all getting to much, she couldn't help but blurt out "So let me see if I have this right" As she looked over all three of them saying "The oldest Vampire in the history of creation is coming after me", this garnered a chorus of No's from Stefan and Damon, but a very serious Yes from Rose. Before anyone could speak again Damon interrupted, moving over to sit next to her as he did "What they're saying is, if what she's saying is actually true" "Which it is" Rose forcefully added, "Then were looking at a solid Maybe" as she started to freak out Stefan was quickly there holding her hand to comfort her "Hey" as he said this Elena searched and found his dark brown eyes, "Elijah is dead, so no one else even knows of your existence, besides no one I've even met has even laid eyes on him" holding her hand, as he looked in her eyes he added "We don't even know if he's real, he could just be some stupid bedtime story" Finishing with a smile.
Rose quickly interjected, "He's Real, and when he finds out about you, he will come, they all will" Before anyone could say anything else, Rose turned their back on them, staring out into the fireplace, "Its not even Klaus you truly have to be scared of" she said quietly, her voice starting to become shaken. As she said this, Elena Damon and Stefan all looked at each other in confusion, before looking back to Rose as she turned back to them and was suddenly looked more afraid than she was before, and in a voice, shaking even more fiercely said "Its Hadrian you really have to fear".
Damon asked the question they were all thinking "Who's Hadrian".
Before Rose would speak, she looked at Elena "Do you have anyone who would stand with you, help you to fight Klaus, those that you would trust to know this" At this Elena saw the images of Bonnie, Caroline, Jeremy, Alaric. Looking back at Rose, "Yes I do". Rose looked at all three of them seriously, "Get them here, if they are going to help keep you safe, they need to know what they're up against".
It didn't take long for the others to gather at the Salvatore boarding house, Alaric was there, looking stoic as even, Jeremy was sitting next to Elena to try and give his sister some comfort, after getting the Gilbert ring from John, he was feeling more confident in his dealings with this type of thing, Bonnie was also sat next to Elena, being a Bennett Witch she knew she could keep Elena safe, after all the bennet's were notoriously powerful witches, finally was Caroline, the new turned Vampire, who in a matter of months already had a better self control than most other Vampires. They were all quickly brought up to speed about what was happening, most felt fear, except for Bonnie, mostly due her over inflated sense of power. As they all gathered round Rose.
Stefan started "Rose" At this Rose stopped looking at the glass of bourbon she had been nursling, as she looked at Stefan "You mentioned something about a Hadrian" At his name Rose's hand begun to slightly shake, this was not missed by anyone in the room. Quickly drinking down the bourbon she looked at the group "Hadrian is an Original" At this Caroline spoke "You mean like Elijah, and Klaus", Rose slowly nodded, as she nodded Bonnie spoke "So why is this Hadrian so dangerous". Rose quickly stood and began to pace, "Not only is Hadrian an Original, but he is the most powerful being alive"
"What makes him so different to Klaus" Jeremy piped up. As Rose looked at the room she spoke something that none of them expected to hear "Because even as a Vampire, Hadrian possesses the gift of Magic". This stunned the room, not before Bonnie loudly scoffed, and with a slight, condescending tone said "That's not possible, my grams said that you cant be both a Vampire and a Witch, Nature won't allow it" Before she could begin again Rose interrupted "That's because Hadrian isn't a Wiccan".
This stilled even Bonnie, "What do you mean he isn't a wiccan, you said he could wield magic". Angrily looking back to Bonnie Rose began "There is more than one type of magic in the world, In your grimoires did you ever see anything written on Sorcerers, or core wielders" At this bonnie eye lit up "Yes, they wielded a different type of magic, not connected to the earth or nature, my ancestors said that they were nothing special". At hearing this Rose couldn't help but laugh, quieting down she looked down at Bonnie "Sorcerers, are the true wielders of magic, instead of getting magic from the earth as Wiccans do they have the ability to generate it themselves, their spells are more powerful, more versatile and cannot be compared to Wiccan magic"
Bonnie was quiet, listening to this, she could believe this, that a Wiccan was to weak to wield true magic, she was starting to get Angry, before she could began to speak, Caroline was there to calm her down. Looking at Rose, Caroline asked "What makes them so different, why can Sorcerers do all this when Wiccans cant".
"Power, Wiccans do not have the magical capacity to hold magic themselves, so they must use the earth, celestial events. For a sorcerer, they use their own power, adding to that for anything you can think of, a sorcerer would have created a spell to do so, with one move they can bring down death and destruction, with another they can create things out of thin air".
This froze the room, not able to comprehend this, Caroline was the one to speak first, "So that's what makes Hadrian so dangerous, he can do all that". As they all looked to Rose she shook her head again, "He can do all that and more, he has had over a thousand years to practice magic, his power is unparalleled, he could destroy us all before we could blink"
"How do you know all of this, and why don't we know more about sorcerers, surely over the years people would have met or heard about them" Alaric asked, as he said this Rose began to shake her head "After the witch burnings they went into seclusion, and if anyone does learn of them, they will have their memories wiped, some of you may have met or seen one but your memories would have been removed to keep the secret", before anyone could swallow this new truth Rose carried on, "I only know all of this from centuries ago, the same way I knew Elijah centuries earlier, from when Katherina escaped. Hadrian rage was terrifying, Lightning ran down from the Heavens, entire Villages were ripped apart with a single look, men who had helped Katherina escape were decimated, some were turned to stone, only to be smashed, some were ripped apart and one man was slowly frozen where he stood, screaming as his body began to freeze, but before his death, Hadrian looked at the man and his lower body exploded in a scattering of ice". None spoke, too traumatized at what they had heard, "That's not even the worse part" They all look at Rose in shock, Elena was the one to ask "What could be worse that all of that", Rose slowly sat back down on the Chair, "The one thing Hadrian cares for is who he sees as Family, and when he learned you killed Elijah, you wont be killed, you will be tortured, without mercy for centuries, until you simply beg for death"
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Elijah was annoyed at himself, he had found the Petrova doppelganger, had her in his grasp, only to be killed by two different Vampires, they would pay for that. After ripping the wooden coat rack Elijah was quick to call his family, over the years they had remained close, mainly due to Hadrian stopping Klaus from daggering one of them in a fit of paranoia, or rage.
Before he could think more on this he came upon a house he knew well, Finn has built a house of his own, with Sage, and were living in relative peace for centuries, he almost felt bad for breaking it, steeling himself he flashed down the path way and ran the bell. It was quickly opened at a speed Elijah believed the hinges would fall off, but there stood Kol, smiling at him, and with Open arms the brothers hugged, and laughed as they did do, "Kol, look at you, you haven't aged a Day", Kol couldn't help but laugh, always the same joke with Elijah. With his arm around Elijah's shoulder he responded, "Look at you brother, who would believe your older than dirt itself" he said chuckling as they walked into the lounge, where he saw his Family.
Finn and Sage, both sat on a small sofa, their hands intertwined, Rebekah looking over the many pieces of art that adorned the rom, her luscious blond hair bellowing from behind her, before anyone would speak they heard a voice from the door way, "Isn't this a pleasant sight"
There he was, Niklaus, their little brother, they were all quickly swarming each other with laughs and quick hugs, although Rebekah would ensure hers lasted longer. As they broke they all noticed someone was missing, before anyone could speak a load crack was heard, as Hadrian appeared before them, before he could get his bearings he was being swamped by his siblings, as they all laughed they separated, smiling at each other, "Elijah, not that I don't love to hear from you, why did you all call us here" Kol questioned after they had all sat.
Steeling himself "Because dear brother, not only do I know the location of Katherina Petrova" at the very mention of that Name Rage flashed in Klaus's eyes, at the thought of the woman who had ensured he would be unable to break his curse. Before he could find the location in order to destroy Katherina. Elijah continued, "And I found her Doppelganger", as he said this everyone was frozen, "Elijah her line ended, she was the Last Petrova, there cannot be another Doppelganger",
"I saw her brother, and she's Human". They all froze at this, before the realisation that they could finally free Niklaus from his curse. "Where are they brother" Kol asked, with an unusual lever of seriousness from himself, Looking to his Siblings, "Mystic Falls"
"The Story continues as is in the TVD, Damon kills Mason, Tyler has activated his curse and Learns of Vampires from Caroline, on this night we see Damon Salvatore attempting to get Jules in Ingest Wolfsbane"
"You Just made the list" was all Jules said as she left the bar. As she walked away Damon suddenly realized what night it was, quickly looking back to Alaric they made their way to the street outside of the grill, only to see Jules gone. Alaric was the first to speak, "We just pissed off a werewolf on a full moon", Damon slowly looked to his right and as he looked at his friend "yeeeaaaaaah, maybe best to lock the doors tonight" As he said this they both made their way to their cars, to the safety of home. What neither of them noticed, what none of the small gang of friends noticed, was the bright glowing Emerald eyes watching their every move.
