I glance around at my fellow gryffindors, Hermione just revealed out what I am, I don't know how to reply, and I really wish this wasn't harder then it is.
I ran up to the girls' dormitory, i heard the others following me, but i paid them no heed, i was in shock and needed to get away, so i can figure out how to explain myself.
I opened the widow and leaped out, i could hear the surprised gasps as i was sailing though the air, jumping from the tower would kill a human but me, it wouldn't.
"Why did she jump?" asks Fred, I landed on my feet gracefully as my kind did and raced off into the forbidden forest. Once in the dark forest, i slowed down into a walk, i leap into a tree; i didn't know if i wanted to go back, i could stay in this forest until the end of time.
Sitting there with my arms wrapped around my knees, I began thinking of what i could do, first i go could back to the tower, and be interrogated or I could just swim home and face my family as a failure. By now I think I'm giving Alice a headache with all my choices.
Oh, I don't know what to do, the sound of Hoof beats galloping to me distracted me from my thoughts. I watched as the black haired and black bodied centaur skidded to a stop right in front of the tree, I was in.
"Pleasant, evening to you, Bane," I greeted the centaur as he looked up at me.
"And, to you as well, my young vampire." Bane replied; I gave him a smile. When I first entered the Forest two days ago, he thought I was a human until I manage to tackle him to the ground with my teeth at his neck, after that he warmed up to me, Bane is the only centaur that will come close to me, he despises and distrusts humans, lucky for me, I'm not human.
"You should be at the school, as much as I hate to say it." Bane chastised me.
"I ran away, my fellow Gryffindor figured out that I'm a vampire, I don't know how to process." I explained.
Bane glazed at the stars, reading my future, "Child, you're future is very tied in with Harry Potter. You must go back or lose your chance at love."
Yes, I'll admit; I had fallen in love with my singer, but I won't risk his life. That decided me, I must go back and face the music sort of speak.
"Do the stars say if I'm going to kill him?" I asked unsure.
"That child, is what you have decide." he replied, I leaped out of the tree and landed a few yards from him.
"You are a good friend to me Bane." I stated, and then flitted back to the castle. I heard a whisper on the wind, "You are a good friend to me a well." I smiled I had won the trust of a centaur a high honor indeed.
Once I was back inside, I darted up to the tower and the painting let me in without the password. "They are arguing about you," was all the Fat Lady told me. I walked in and stay in the entrance way. Hermione was surrounded by every Gryffindor, with Harry and Ron to the side of her.
"Hermione, you really lost it this time, Ashlee can't be a vampire." Ron shouted.
"Look at the facts, Ronald; Pale skin, doesn't eat or drink." Hermione argued.
"Ron, she hasn't lost it, She's right." I interrupted, coming into the light from the fire, all eyes turned to me.
"What...I don't understand?" Harry questioned; I feel really bad that what i am is the only thing keeping me from who i love.
"I'm here, because the school needs a vampire on the inside, I don't know a thing about magic, but I have powers, besides the regular vampiric abilities" I replied.
"What kind of powers?" asked Fred, Ron's older brother.
"I can talk to animals, I can see ghosts and not just the Hogwarts house ghosts, I mean humans that have died and come back," I answered.
"This is crazy" Ron stated, since I was standing on the outside of the circle, I jumped over everyone and landed besides Mione.
"How did you do that?" asked someone in the crowd.
I rolled my eyes, "Well, I am a vampire, I thought it would be useful, then pushing my way though, don't think I want Professor McGonagall to give me detention for hurting one of you."
"Prove it, you could be skilled at floating charms," challenged a seventh year.
"Open a curtain, if you still don't believe me or Hermione." I replied,
"What does a curtain, have do with us not believing you?" asked Lee Jordon, I closed my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose in annoyance,
"Oh for the love of Merlin, let the sunlight in, you nitwits." I laughed, I've been here way to long, and I'm beginning to curse like the rest of them.
I took off my cloak, when Hermione moved the curtain that was near us, I was bored as the sunlight hit me, sending off the sparkles that my skin produces in the sun showing what I am. I stared at my fellow schoolmates, with their mouths dropped open in surprise.
"Believe us now?" I asked, I put my cloak back on, and sat down on the couch, I let out a breathe that sounded like a sigh. I gazed into the fire, when I felt the couch shift as someone sat down next to me, I didn't want to look to see who is was. I was terrified of being rejected, this the first time in my existence, I felt truly human again, and I had friends who weren't my kind, besides Leah.
The person rested their hand on mine, that when I glanced to the side and it was none of then Harry, he smiled at me. I grinned back.
"What's wrong?" Harry asked, besides resisting the urge to kill you nothing.
"This is the first time in my existence that I truly felt happy, I don't want that to end, now that you know what I am." I replied.
"Ashlee, if you don't mind, how you became a vampire?" asks Mione, coming to sit down in front of me on the floor everyone else followed her. Wanting to know more about me.
"I was born in 1891, I grew up just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio; my human sixteenth birthday, in 1907, was the last birthday, i would ever have as a human. my mother and I were shopping for my birthday supper, when I got lost, then I don't remember what happened after that, I woke up three days later, and I was like this. " I started, and then gestured at my immortal body.
Ron was staring at me like a lovestuck fool, when Hermione slapped upside the head.
"Why can't you remember?" asks Harry,
"Human memories fade after a while; all I can remember is the burning." I answered
"Burning?" Ginny asked; I knew she had some feelings for Harry a long time ago but she moved on.
"The venom, which a vampire injects into a human. I never heard of it burning, I thought it was quick." Hermione answered.
"I wasn't meant to be a vampire, I just meant as meal, but they got distracted by something and left me while my heart was still beating, it takes three days for the transformation to finish, so my vampire birthday is November 19th, at first I was nomadic wondering was place to place, feeding when thirsty, but I ran into a different kind of vampire." I continued.
"A different kind, I thought they all drank human blood?" piped up Harry.
"It's the way, we want everyone to think." I answered
"Who did you run into?" asks Hermione, she was drinking in everything I said like she was reading a book.
"I ran into my future adoptive father, Carlisle Cullen, he told me about a different way of existing, I thought about for a while and I decided two years ago to find him again and covert to his lifestyle choice." I answered.
"Does that mean He doesn't drink human blood?" asked Neville
"We're vegetarians; we live off the blood of animals." I smirked. "That's why my eyes are golden,"
"Nice way to call yourselves." Harry laughed.
"Enough about me, who in the bloody hell is Voldemort?" I questioned.
I noticed that everyone but Harry shuddered in fear, Harry looked melancholy.
"He's a dark wizard beat on ruling the wizarding world, he's murdered countless people like Cedric Diggory, and my parents." Harry answered since the others to frighten enough to speak.
"He doesn't sound half as bad as the Volturi." I stated.
"Volturi?" asks Hermione "We never heard of the Volturi."
"They're the ones in charge of punishment if the secret of vampires comes out to humans. Which isn't the case here since Wizards and Witches have to stay hidden too." I answered. I glanced at Harry, which didn't go unnoticed.
"Ashlee, why are you staring at Harry like he was something to eat?" asked Ron, George slapped him upside the head.
"I read all about vampires, it's said that some of them have a singer the books never really explained much about that." Hermione stated then looked thoughtful for a few minutes, I wish Edward was here to read Mione's mind then she added "Is Harry, your singer?"
I knew I would have to explain that to everyone, I'm glad that wizards and witches have to keep quite about being who they are or else I would be in so much trouble.
"La Tua Cantante" I breathed.
"You speak Italian?" asks Hermione, I smiled.
"Yes, La Tua Cantante means 'your singer' in English." I replied.
"What is the singer stuff about?" asks Ron, I have the feeling that he doesn't read books a whole lot.
"It means a human or in this case wizard, whose blood particularly appeals to a certain vampire in an extreme sense." I explained
"Does that mean that you want to kill me?" asks Harry, he moved away from me. I couldn't blame him.
"Your scent is more powerful then any human's scent, I have ever breathe in, But My family would shred me to pieces if I ever harm a human again." I answered, or maybe Leah would send me crashing though a window or something.
"Now that I think about it, having you kill me, has got to be better then Voldemort." Harry stated. I raised my eyebrow at him.
"I'm not going to end your life." I growled.
"Why?" Harry asks again. Is he trying to get me to kill him?
Should I tell Harry, that I fallen in love with him, in the past few days, Yep, I really know how my brother felt.
"Haven't you figured it out, She's in love with you?" Fred and George explained in unison. I was embarrassed, I would have blushed if I could, I glanced quickly at Harry and his face was as scarlet then turned away.
"Why isn't Ashlee blushing?" asks someone in the back I have no idea who it was.
"Since she is a vampire, she doesn't have blood to blush," Hermione answered.
"Where is your coffin?" asks Ron, I turned to look at him, he has to be joking right?
"Myth, I don't sleep." I answered.
"But I woke you up this morning!" he exclaimed.
"I was pretending; I haven't slept in over a hundred years." I stated and laughed at Ron's dumbstruck look.
"What do you do all night?" asks George, wriggling his eyebrows in a suggestive manner.
"I don't have to be my brother Edward, to know what you're thinking George and No, I don't know that. I stay up and read or go hunting." I answered.
"Wait...Are you saying that Edward can read minds?" Harry asked.
"Yes, My other brother Jasper can control emotion climates, My sister Alice can see the future, and Bella is a shield, She can block out mental attacks, My niece Nessie flipped both Edward's and Bella's gifts, She can project her thoughts in images. Really cool." I stated.
"What about the rest of your family?" asks Hermione, I could tell she would write a book about my family life if I would let her.
"Carlisle, brought his compassion for human life over, Esme can love anyone that she comes in contact with, Emmett has his strength, Rosalie, is the most beautiful vampire in the world so I guess she brought her vanity in this life." I laughed at my own joke which no one else had gotten.
"That is a large family, almost a big as the Weasley family." Lee Jordon commented.
"Yeah, then we have our cousins, I don't know much about them." I replied. "Alright you kids, I think you all need to get to sleep."
"You're younger then us." George and Fred exclaimed.
"physically, yes, But I am hundred and two years old, so I am older then you are, so get to bed." I retorted. I watched every one go off to their beds, I stretched out on the couch and stared at the ceiling for a while then I went to get my homework, I finished within ten seconds.
I went to get one of my many books from my trunk, one that I haven't read; I like to read slowly so I can waste time. I was reading when I heard someone coming down the stairs, I sat up to look because I was didn't know who it was because they were downwind from me...Harry stepped on the last step, wide awake.
"Harry, what are you doing awake?" I asked, not that I wasn't happy to see him.
"I couldn't sleep, I thought I'd come down here to keep you company until I get tired." He answered. He went over and sat down next to the fire that was still burning away. I wondered how it did that.
I sat by him, "why couldn't you sleep?"
"I was thinking about what happen earlier." he replied.
I raised an eyebrow in question and he blushed scarlet.
"I've been thinking of you since the first day on the train to be honest, I realize now that I love you too." Harry answered my unspoken question.
I moved closer to him, and he reached out to take my hand, he brought to his lips and kissed it.
"Your family sounds really nice; I wish I had that kind of family that loves me." Harry commented.
"Harry, you have me, until you order me away, I will never leave you." I vowed,
"I would never order you away, besides I want to see the look on my aunt, uncle, and cousin's faces when they see I have a gorgeous girlfriend." Harry replied.
I felt my dead heart swell, even that were possible then I replayed that again, did he just call me his girlfriend?
"Did you call me your girlfriend?" I asked wanting to make sure I wasn't hearing things, wishful thinking.
"Only if you want to be?" Harry replied; his green eyes stare into my golden ones.
"You have no idea, what you're getting yourself into," I replied then laid my head against his shoulder. He kissed my hair and breathes in my scent.
"You do smell good," Harry murmured, I breathed in his scent,
"So do you." I replied.
Harry yawned, I sat up straight,
"You're tired, you should go to sleep." I stated.
Harry shook his head, "I don't want to leave,"
"Don't make me carry you up to your bed." I threatened
"Stay with me?" he asked getting up, I followed,
"You don't have to ask, I would sneak in anyway." I replied and he smiled as he went upstairs with me behind him. Once he was under the covers of his bed, I pulled the curtains closed; he wrapped his arms around me and fell asleep. I watched him sleep;
All though the night I guarded my beloved Harry, I wonder how this will effect my family, I thought about how alone I was until coming here, I envied Carlisle and Esme, Rose and Emmett, Alice and Jasper, Bella and Edward, even Nessie because she had her Jacob, I didn't have anyone to love me. I would stare at the stars at night, up in a tree, wishing I would find someone anyone vampire or not, to fall in love in with me,
I brushed Harry's hair aside, to see a lighting bolt scar; I wonder how he got that? He slept like he was having a nightmare; suddenly he woke up nearly screaming.
"Harry, what's wrong?" I asked in a whisper.
"Nightmare, I was dreaming of Voldemort." he replied, i wrapped my arms around him,
"I don't know what this Voldemort guy wants, but as long as i exist, he won't harm you." i vowed.
"I think I slept enough, I don't want to go back to sleep." Harry stated.
We just stayed in his bed, Harry still under the covers so he wouldn't freeze from my touch, I was lying on top of the covers, and I was listening to Harry's heart beat. I found it relaxing. I knew from that moment on I never wanted to be apart from him.
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