Before everyone even knew it, July, August, and September had passed by on a whim.

To Hadrian, it was a blink of an eye. Being immortal also allows time to fly by faster than normal.

Hadrian was at the top of his class with Hermione behind him. He had to admit that she certainly had a talent for knowledge. However socially, she could be seen as snobbish and wanting to push the rules onto everyone else.

This made a few of her peers look at her with distaste and the test with indifference. Hadrian did defend Hermione when he heard Malfoy and a few Slytherin sneer and call her a mudblood. Hadrian immediately called the entire House and placed his foot down at the aspect of blood purity.

Hadrian would punish anyone that uses the term or look down at anyone not pure blooded. It took a while but everyone bowed and complied with Hadrian's commands. Daphne and Malfoy were usually seen at his side, not as his servants, instead as... Friends. Hadrian admitted that he never had friends before. His three wives were more motherly to him but he knew that when he got older, they would become more intimate with him.

Regardless, Daphne and Malfoy were his equals. Malfoy in power as he was also behind Hadrian in terms of magic. Daphne was Hadrian's equal in terms of knowledge. Whether it be book knowledge or knowledge of the magical families. He could very well see turning them into vampires in the future.

As for Ronald Weasley? He's become a glutton during feasts and constantly but heads with Malfoy due to their family's rivalry. As for Hadrian? Ron looked at Hadrian with hostility as if he no longer sees him as the famed Boy Who Lived. Instead, he saw Hadrian as the next Dark Lord that never failed to amuse the Vampire King.

It was Halloween which was Hadrian's favorite holiday for obvious reasons. After a successful display of wordless magic at the amazement of Professor Flitwick, Hadrian was walking down the hallway towards the Great Hall with Venom by his side when his vampiric hearing picked up the soft sounds of crying.

Hadrian and Venom decided to walk towards the source of the crying only to find it coming from the girl's bathroom. He entered the bathroom and saw Hermione crying on the stone floor. Hadrian stepped forward to which Hermione looked up and gasped in a scandalous way about a boy being in the girl's bathroom.

Hadrian knelt down in front of her "What's wrong, Hermione? What brought you here to cry?"

Hermione wiped her tears away and shook her head "It's nothing. It's silly." Hadrian gently palmed her cheek, making her shiver and flinch slightly from how cold his hand was. Almost like death. He made her look at him "Tell me what happened?"

Hermione blinked and blushed slightly before answering "It was Weasley. I tried showing him how to conjure the Leviosa charm... But he called me a know-it-all with no friends behind my back. No one looks at me with respect... Everyone thinks I'm insufferable."

Venom crawled towards her and nuzzled her hand. Hermione looked at him with fear but Hadrian placed a hand on her shoulder "Do not fear, he wishes to show you comfort. Go ahead and pet him."

Hermione looked at Hadrian whom nodded so Hermione brought her shaking hand to the top of Venom's head before brushing her hand against his black and red scales. Venom's eyes closed in satisfaction. Hermione's fear etched away and she smiled as she continued petting the Vampiric Familiar.

This all came to a halt when thundering booms were heard coming towards them. They all looked towards the door to see a disgusting hulking creature with blue skin. His tree trunk-like feet thundered with each step. Behind the behemoth, it dragged a large wooden club.

Hermione began to back up in fear while looking with wide eyes "Wha-What is that!?" Hadrian stood up and put his hands behind his back and spoke calmly. "A Mountain Troll. Someone must have let it in."

Hermione backed up more in fear before Hadrian spoke again "Venom... Kill."

Venom flicked his tongue out before it slicked back in and sprinted towards the troll. It roared as swung its club down into the ground, thinking it hit the lizard.

Instead, Venom side stepped before lunging forward to bit its hand, making the troll roar in pain. Despite the troll's skin being almost impenetrable, especially against magic spells, a vampiric familiar's bites can break through most defenses and tough skin.

Venom bit down on its hand before swinging his head from side to side, somehow this took the whole troll with it, smashing it against the walls.

After a while, Venom managed to separate its hand from his arm with the use of its sharp teeth and movement. The troll roared even more, almost deafening Hermione as blood squirted from his stump. It slipped on the puddle of blood it left and Venom went in for the kill.

Venom sprinted towards its face and bit down, ripping its skin and chunks of flesh off.

Hadrian smirked before fishing a cigarette out and placed it between his lips before scraping his fingernails together, creating sparks that lit the tobacco filled paper up. He took a drag before looking back at Hermione who watched with wide eyes "Are you alright, Hermione?" She looked at him still fearful before nodding her head slightly.

Soon enough, Professors Snape, McGonagall, Flitwick, and Quirrel arrives only to watch as Venom ate the troll. McGonagall stepped aside the familiar and continued towards the girl's bathroom and saw Hadrian comforting Hermione while smoking a cigarette. "What is the meaning of this? Why weren't you in the Great Hall!? And for that matter, why weren't you with your Prefects!?"

Hadrian answered after taking the cigarette out "You see, Professor, I was on my way to the Great Hall for dinner when I heard crying. I investigated to see young Hermione here crying because of some hurtful words Weasley said to Hermione. I sought to comfort her and bring her to the Great Hall when the troll attacked us. Of course it is dead, courtesy of Venom."

The teachers looked back to see it start digging into its stomach. McGonagall looked back towards Hadrian "Well... It's good to see you two are safe. Severus, please escort Mr. Tepes to his dormitory. I'll take Ms. Granger."

Professor Flitwick asked "What of the Troll? Are we to leave it here for Mr. Tepes' pet to eat at the entrance?" Hadrian whistled to which Venom responded by dragging the troll by its left arm in his mouth out of the hall and out of the castle.

Hadrian smirked "No longer a problem, Professor." Snape couldn't help but smirk as he said "I believe it is time for us to be away." Hermione hugged Hadrian before leaving with Professor McGonagall. Hadrian walked beside Snape who was silent the whole trip before they arrived at the entrance of the Slytherin Common Room. Before Hadrian entered, Snape placed a hand on his shoulder and Hadrian looked at him with an eyebrow cocked.

Snape simply smirked and said "50 points to Slytherin." Hadrian smirked and bowed his head to his Head. Hadrian took a drag of his cigarette before entering the common room to see the worried faces of Malfoy and Daphne. They looked up and Relief washed over their worry. They ran forward towards Hadrian and Daphne even gave him a hug which certainly surprised Hadrian.

Hadrian hugged back before Daphne stepped back and asked "Where were you? We were worried about you!"

Hadrian simply smirked "I was comforting Granger in the bathroom. Seems Weasley is too much of a coward to speak in front of her. When we were ready, the toll was in front of us. However, Venom took care of it and is currently feasting on its corpse."

Everyone who listened had a shocked expression. "How could he do that? I thought he was a normal lizard." A first year asked so Hadrian took a drag and released a smoky breath before asking "Are any of you knowledgeable about Familiars?"

Several of the students shook their heads. Malfoy said "They're exceedingly rare. To find an animal that is connected to you."

Hadrian nodded "Venom is no mere Familiar. He is a Vampiric Familiar." The students that knew of Familiars were shocked.

A second year asked "Does that mean he drinks blood as well?"

Hadrian shook his head "Not just that. But a Vampiric Familiar is tailored to a vampire's soul. They are incredibly strong. Just a strong as the vampire in question. They have their own bit of magic that they can conjure."

Everyone had an awed expression on their face. Hadrian finished his cigarette by pressing the smoking tip against the heel of his boot. He spoke "Now, if you all don't mind, I'd like to get some sleep."

Everyone bowed their waist as Hadrian walked to the boy's bedroom.

Little did everyone know that Quirrel was seething in rage at the failure to acquire something.