"Dumbledore, I simply must protest! How dare you not tell us! What if someone found out?!" Snape snarled, pacing.
"Severus Snape!" Dumbledore replied harshly, "If you would kindly sit," He demanded and reluctantly Snape sat with all the other teachers gathered around the large table. He crossed his arms and glared at the table top.
"Thank you," Dumbledore said, more quietly, "I can understand you're discomfort with the idea of Sirius Black's daughter joining this school but, I have been observing her actions for a while now and I'm positive that there is no harm to come of this,"
"Are you not remembering the prophecy?!"Snape demanded, "The girl's safety is at risk just by being aware of the wizarding world and if anyone finds out who she is who knows what might happen!"
"Well, I suggest that we all keep our mouths shut," Dumbledore said, his eyes glinting.
"I recognised her straight away; surely our word is not enough to ensure her safety,"
"No one else knows of her existence, she may have a remarkable resemblance to Sirius Black but, no one would suspect more than that,"
"No one but, perhaps Voldemort," Snape said, quieter sharing a look with Dumbledore. The rest of the staff who had been quiet watching the exchange, gasped.
"He is no longer," Minerva chastised, "Do not speak of such things," Dumbledore said nothing but, glanced at Snape thoughtfully.
"She is safe," He insisted, "But she must not know of her heritage,"
"That goes without saying," Minerva spoke.
"I still say we erase her memories and send her home," Snape said.
"It's too late for that now and it would be wrong to deny her of blood. As for the prophecy, there is no way to escape the inevitable," Dumbledore said, sadly.
"Why now?" Professor Flitwick asked, "Why introduce her to magic now?"
Dumbledore looked slightly uncomfortable "She has been…involved with a coven of" He took a deep breath, "Vampires," There was a collective gasp that resounded around the room.
"Vampires?" Professor Pomona Sprout said in disbelief under her breath.
"What if they follow her here?! I repeat, she must leave," Snape was outraged.
"I agree," Minerva said, reluctantly, "You know as well as I do that vampires do not mingle with wizards. They cannot appear in our prophecies, we do not know what might happen if they came here,"
Dumbledore shook his head, "Why is that thought so terrible? As far as I see it, none of our students are under any threat with her being here and her presence can only be positive,"
Several teachers went to complain but, Dumbledore cut them off, "My word is final and I say she stays!"