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Elijah stepped out of the Hogwarts express, carrying his trunk in one hand, carefully avoiding all the children and holding his breath. He walked straight for the carriages and found an empty one. He climbed in and sat, thinking.
Will he cope with so many students?
He didn't have a choice.
What if he needs to hunt?
Hagrid or Dumbledore will solve that.
What if I need a human?
Only a death eater.
Someone sat across from him. He quickly glanced up, looking at the round glasses. He saw bushy hair. And red hair. He nodded to each before looking away again. The carriage set off.
"I wonder what we'll learn this year? I know we're learning that stone charm, whats it called again?" the female chattered.
The red head sighed. "Don't know, Hermione."
"Duro"
Hermione and the two boys looked at Elijah.
"That's…..right…" Hermione stammered at his beauty.
The red head went red in the face and crossed his arms. The boy with black seemed not to care.
They reached the castle and Elijah walked in eagerly. He was almost salivating at the sight of the inside. He lead the whole school into the great hall. He had instructions to go and stand with the Headmaster. So he did. The first years walked in and got sorted, and it was Elijahs turn.
"Cullen, Elijah"
He walked forward, sat on the stool and waited. The hat was put on his head.
"Ohhh yes. I heard Dumbledore talking about you. So much going through your mind. I wonder….Definently not Slytherin, no…Hufflepuff..No, that will not do. So, bravery, or smartness? I'd say bravery…Better be GRYFFINDOR!"
The hat shouted the last word, and Elijah joined the clapping table. Once the clapping died down, Dumbledore walked towards Elijah. He bent down and put his mouth close to Elijahs ear. Elijah moved away slightly, and held his breath.
"Should I tell them about your…special case?"
"It would be advisable"
Dumbledore nodded and yet back to his seat as the food appeared. Elijah crossed his arms and stared at the wood of the table. He was remembering his last night with Alice, thankful that no one around could read minds like Edward.
After everyone had finished, Dumbledore stood up and the hall silenced instantly.
"We have a special guest this year. He has already been sorted into Gryffindor. He attended Hogwarts almost 60 years ago. But a tragic accident caused him to go to St Mungo's. He was almost dead. The nurses were thinking of casting the killing curse on him. But then a special man ran in, and shouted "Elijah, where are you? Alice said you'd be here!" The nurses looked stunned, but pointed him out. The man bent down to Elijah. Elijah screamed in pain, then they were both gone, the doors swinging closed. Then, 6 months later, Elijah went back and told them his story. Elijah told me everything about his new world. He needed to control his thirst for blood before he could attend again. Elijah is, of course, a Vampire. Voldemorts forces are interfering with even his small world now, and he needs to prevent that. Please, I ask of you, do not shun him because he is different. He will not attack anyone, I promise you. He is tame" Dumbledore added the last line with a chuckle, before dismissing everyone to go to bed.
Elijah sighed, wishing Alice was with him. A sudden thought struck him. He wound his way through the crowd to Dumbledore.
"Professor, is there any way I can leave the school grounds?"
Dumbledore looked taken aback "I'm sorry, but no"
"Oh. Thanks anyway" Elijah turned and was away from Dumbledore before the old man could react.
He headed to his dormitory, but someone grabbed his arm and spun him around.
"Your disgusting family injured my Father 6 months ago. I want revenge for that!"
A blond haired man shouted at Elijah.
"…Excuse me?" Elijah said, intrigued.
The blond whipped out his wand, and a circle formed.
"Stupefy!" A burst of red shot from the blonds wand.
"Malfoy!" Someone shouted from the crowd as Elijah stepped around the spell.
"Duro!" Elijah said, flicking out his wand before he could finish the spell. It hit the Malfoy boy in the chest, and he turned to stone instantly.
Someone screamed, while others clapped at Elijah's quick spell work. He turned and sped through the crowd. This was not a good start. He already had an enemy. Will this mean more people will want to hurt him? Will he heave to deal with this every day?