I was the first one in the Great Hall, Sunday morning, the Quidditch team needed sleep, for the upcoming game, so I didn't spend the night with Harry, I wanted to but I knew he needed to warm and well rested.
Fred covered my eyes with his hands; I growled quietly to myself, I hated it when someone cuts off my sight. "Fred, if you want those hands, I would remove them from my face."
"You wouldn't do that to me, you love me too much." Fred replied.
"Correction, I love Harry, but you are like an annoying little brother." I replied.
"I'm not removing my hands until we're finished." Fred stated.
"Finished with what?" I asked, and then I heard the whisper of paper being set in front of me, my sight returned to me, and glancing down at the huge birthday card.
"Today isn't something I want to think about." I moaned. This day was just a reminder of when I began this cursed life.
"Well we're throwing you a party whether you like it or not." Hermione stated as she came to sit by me with Ron behind her.
I glance at the card and back at my friends, "Hermione, have I ever told you that you sound remarkably like Alice?"
"I think your sister and I would be good friends when it comes to tormenting you." Mione replied with a smile.
"Yeah, and the twins would get along just fine with Emmett, the prankster of the Cullens." I stated.
Harry came up behind me and wrapped his arms around me, his scent washed over me, and I forgot my irritation with the Weasley twins.
"Happy Birthday," he stated and kissed my cheek, i wouldn't go any farther then that for right now.
"How Come Potter gets the beautiful one, I should have her." Draco complained, the gryffindors turned to look at him and busted out laughing at the sight of Malfoy with pink hair, yep, I'm glad, i helped with that prank. The other Slytherins had a different colored hair, every color of the rainbow,
"Awe, Does Draco have a crush on me? Careful I wouldn't want to make Pansy jealous." I asked seeing how bad her hair was, it was a bright green, with jealousy.
Draco's hair when from pink to bright red,
"Hey, Malfoy looks like a Weasley." shouted someone from the Ravenclaw table.
I blinked a few times, then started laughing with everyone else,
"I should get going, Need to me out in the pitch in ten minutes" Harry stated. I happened to look up at him then he was in his Gryffindor Quidditch robes, my jaw dropped, he looked breathtakingly handsome,
"First time, you have seen him in his robes?" Ron asks.
"You think?" i asked.
I was in the Gryffindor box, standing besides Hermione and Ron were excited but i knew something bad was going to happen, i didn't know what it was because i was no Alice. My eyes locked on to Harry as he came flying out of the tent area,
"Wow, Harry's is amazing." I stated, trying not let my unease show, the other team came out wearing dark green with a mixture of yellow and orange hair,
"Okay so what do those colors mean?" asks Neville who was standing to the left of me.
"Orange means Daring or stimulating, Yellow means imaginative, though those colors on the Slytherins means Gryffindors' in trouble." I answered, not paying attention to anything else; I was busy searching for danger.
This would be easier if i had Star flying in search over head, I looked up and seen her just then, she would be doing this on her own then.
"Is that Star?" asks Ron, he glanced at me.
"Yes, I guess she's searching for danger like I am." I replied.
"You think we're going to have problems?" asks Hermione, she looked pale just thinking about it.
"Not sure," I answered.
"Something wrong, i know there is." stated Mione. "You're trying to hide it."
"I don't know what's going too happened, I just have a feeling something might." I answered.
"Harry Potter has caught the Snitch, Gryffindor wins." came the voice over the P.A, if something bad were to happened now would be the time. I went down with Hermione and Ron, but then a fight broke out between Gryffindor and Slytherin students. I backed out of it, when a loud cry rang out breaking the fight up.
Star's danger warning cry rang out again, I knew it, she only cried like that, when another vampire was near.
"Everyone get back inside the Castle quick!" i screamed, but it was too late. There standing at the entrance was a male vampire wearing black leather pants, and a duster coat with no shirt. His eyes were blackish burgundy, he was thirsty and hunting.
"Look what i found, lovely young blood for me to feed upon." the male purred.
I had two choices, let him feed, and have a bunch of dead witches and wizards on my conscious for the rest of eternity or fight and hopefully destroy him. I knew, i couldn't let him feed upon anyone here, if magic didn't work on me perhaps it didn't work on other vampires as well. My decision was made, i couldn't let him feed on my friends or the Slytherins.
I leaped in front of the students, because right now in this moment, I wasn't a student, I was a vampire, protector of the boy who lived and Hogwarts. I crouched protectively in front of students, my teeth bared, a snarl ripping it way out of my throat.
"It's you; I see you have taken immortality rather well." He smiled at me.
"You know me?" I growled,
"Of course, I was the one who created you on accident." He replied. "I am called Damien"
The students behind me were shocked, I could hear their pounding hearts and breaths, but I was on alert, I would think about this later.
"I don't care if you created me; all I know is that I will protect each and every one of these humans until I'm a pile of ashes." I snarled.
"Is he saying that Gryffindor is a vampire?" whispered a Slytherin,
"Oh they didn't you what you were, I'm ashamed," Damien stated feigning shock.
"Go hunt someplace else," I snapped.
"No, I don't think I will, you see there is delicious scent here that I must have." Damien explained.
I couldn't take it anymore, if he harmed Harry or anyone, I would have Leah or Sam kill me, I lunged at him,
We moved faster then any human could see, Damien grabbed me and threw me up against the wooden wall, and pinned me by my throat.
"You aren't strong enough to destroy me...wait Golden eyes...you joined those ' vegetarian' vampires that go against everything we stand for, humans are nothing but prey." Damien snarled; I grabbed him by the arm pulling his hand off my throat.
"You know nothing of my family; this is between you and me." I growled. Then using the strength that I had to with hold, I ripped off his arm and threw it across the field.
I heard the loud beating of a huge heart and running paws hitting the ground, but I had more important matters to take care of. Damien using his other arm threw me to the top of the Quidditch pole, bending it as I crashed into it and fell to the ground.
"Ashlee!" shouted someone, I didn't know who it was might have been Harry. Then screaming began. I opened my eyes then and saw standing between the students and Damien was a horse size sandy colored wolf, teeth bared and growling.
I leaped to my feet and darted over to stand at the wolf's shoulder, he glanced at me with one huge brown eye.
"Sorry, Damien but this school is only big enough for one vampire, Get him Seth." I stated.
"Will someone start a fire, before he pulls himself together?" I ordered. Before rushing to break apart the stands for a fire. I would rebuild it later.
Once i got a big enough pile of boards. Hermione was the only one that unfroze and pulled out her wand.
"Lacarnum Inflamarae!" shouted Hermione; blue flames came out of her want before lighting the boards on fire.
"Get back to the others." I shouted, and then raced to get the pieces that Seth's ripped apart with his teeth. I dropped in the fire, and then began again. That's when Seth started to pick pieces up and helped me.
The last piece that I held was Damien's head; I stared at it for a while,
"Because of you, I couldn't live as a mortal," I stated and chucked his head into the fire and walked back to Seth's side.
"Seth, you're going to explain why the hell you are here." I told him. He rolled his eyes at me; Wolves were the only animals I couldn't talk too.
I wrapped my arms around his neck and buried my face in his fur; I didn't care how much he stinks, "Oh how I have missed you."
I momentary forgot where I was, here I was hugging a giant wolf, that could use me as a chew toy, but I didn't care, until Dumbledore cleared his throat.
"Everyone to the Great Hall." He ordered. "Ms. Cullen will answer any questions you may have then."
Seth nudged my side, he looked at me then at his back leg; tied to his leg was a pair of sweat pants.
"Just cause I seen you naked before, doesn't mean I want all the other girls to drop dead," I told him, He barked a laugh, Seth then looked like he was having a discussion with either Jacob or Leah.
I watched as the others left to the Great Hall, Dumbledore glanced at me
"I'll be there in a minute," I told him.
Once everyone was gone, I turned back to Seth and untied the sweat pants from his leg, He then stood up on his hind legs which slowly phased back to human legs, then the rest of him phased.
I handed the sweat pants to him, He pulled them on quickly.
"To answer your question, it was going to be a surprise for your birthday and Christmas but Alice seen a vision of you really dieing, Nessie ordered Jacob to send someone to help you, and to keep an eye on you till everyone else gets here." Seth answered.
I crossed my arms over my chest, "You're my birthday gift and babysitter all rolled into one."
"Well you're the one having a temper tantrum." Seth retorted.
"Am not," I argued playfully
We continued arguing till we reached the Hall.
"Well it's a good thing, neither of us can die." Seth stated.
"Speak for yourself, you stop phasing and age then die; me, I have to be ripped to shreds and burned." I pointed out. Then we went into the hall, all eyes were all us.
"So the vampire's out of the coffin?" Seth asked. As we went up where two chairs were sitting in front of everyone.
"Shut up." i murmured. Knowing he could hear me.
I sat down on the chair, while Seth looked at it and shrugged then sat down on the floor beside me.
"Any questions?" I asked.
"Who is he? You cheating on Potter?" a first year Slytherin ask, i wanted to bit something.
"First answer, His name is Seth Clearwater," I answered then shot a look at him, silently asking if it was alright that i tell about his other form. He nodded. "He's also the wolf, you just saw."
"Second, answer, NO, I am not cheating on Harry, Seth came here to help me." I snapped.
Seth put his hand on my shoulder, I looked at him, and it felt like an open flame touching me.
"Calm down, Lita." Seth stated using Leah's nickname for me.
"Sorry, I should have known better to lose my temper at a young human." I replied.
"Why are you here?" asked a Ravenclaw, that wasn't in the DA.
"I'm here, to show you all that vampires aren't evil, since you known me have I did anything wrong?" I asked.
Most of the students shook their heads 'No'
"What you just seen was a human blood drinking vampire, my creator if you can call him that, but I'm different." I explained.
"How are you different?" asked Malfoy, I raised my eyebrow at him.
"My family drinks the blood of animals; we learned to control our thirst." I answered.
"My people, have known the Cullens for a long time, first we made a treaty with them, they weren't allowed to bite a human, if they did; we would reveal what they were to the white people" Seth spoke up explaining the parts that I didn't really know.
"But before you ask, I think that would be better explained when my whole family is here," I interrupted
"You're family is coming here?" asks Ron
"Yes, they're coming for Christmas and my birthday, Seth was sent early because of events that will help you in the long run to understand." I smiled flashing my prefect white teeth.
"So how old are you today, nine hundred?" asked Seth.
I smacked him on the arm.
"Ouch," he whined.
"I am not that old, I'm only hundred and three." I replied. "I was born in 1891, and changed in 1907, on my sixteenth birthday."
"But that would make you older then Edward?" Seth stated.
"Nope, I didn't start counting my age, until I was at 2 years old, you don't count the first year of being a newborn." I retorted.
"Hem Hem" coughed the annoying one,
"Yes, do you have a question, Professor," I asked sweetly making Seth shudder in fear, when i acted this sweet, it would lead to trouble for the other party involved
"The Ministry of Magic doesn't take to kindly to vampires being on school grounds." the annoying one stated.
"Well The Ministry isn't my problem, I'm not a witch, I don't answer to them, I came because of the friendship between Professor Dumbledore and my father Carlisle, so if you have a problem with me or my allies, take it up with Carlisle." I stated, then I got up from the stool and flitted around the table to stand right next to annoying one's face, bending over, I placed my lips next to her ear.
"If you ever harm another student, I will personally make you pay." I whispered before darting back to the stool.
"So where I am going to stay?" asked Seth, I shrugged, then glanced at Dumbledore
"Any House you would like, As a Hogwarts Guest." Dumbledore replied.
"Gryffindor," I told him.
"Whatever," replied Seth.
I rolled my eyes and grabbed Seth's arm and dragged him out of the Hall, turning to face the students again.
"I had enough questions for today." I stated then dragged Seth into the courtyard, sitting on a bench,
"I need gossip something, how is my family?" I begged, I wanted to know why Carlisle didn't answer my question about the Order,
"Everyone's fine, Nessie grew another two inches, mostly everything is normal, they miss you a ton, Esme can't wait to see your boyfriend," Seth answered, stretching out his legs,
"I don't know how the others can do this, I'm really close to my family, I miss them terribly, Hell, I even miss Jacob," I sobbed, my eyes pricked with unshed tears,
"Hey, don't cry," Seth smoothed me, by wrapping his flame hot arms around me, I buried my face in his chest, dry sobbing, I miss my family more then anything, more then the memories of my human life.
I heard a gasp, I glanced away from Seth to see Harry, standing there, and then he turned and ran away. A second later, I realized he must have thought there was something going on between Seth and I, Harry doesn't know about shape-shifter imprinting that Seth would never love me anymore then a sister.
"Harry," I moaned as I wrenched myself out of Seth's arms. "Come, on I got to talk to him."
Together, Seth and I went up to Gryffindor tower, I let him go in first since he was bigger then me, I giggled as he had to duck down.
"It's not funny," Seth growled. We saw Harry, sitting in between Ron and Mione on the couch, looking very upset or was it jealous?
"You don't know what it was about," Mione whispered
"Mione, She was in that guy's arms, I don't stand a chance." Harry stated depressed, I felt my dead heart ache.
"Harry, She just came in." Ron stated, glaring at me.
"I don't care, I don't want anything to do with her right now." Harry replied.
I backed up until I hit the wall, then I fell to my knees, in utter despair, Harry didn't want me anymore. Even if my still heart wasn't beating, I felt it breaking into a million pieces.
Seth came over and tried to get me to move, "Ashlee?"
I didn't respond, I heard Seth's footfalls move away from me,
"What in the bloody hell do you want?" asks Ron,
"which one of you is Harry?" asks Seth
"I'm going to see if Ashlee's alright." Mione stated, I heard the crunching of fabric, I guess She grabbed Ron too,
"Let me Go, Mione" complained Ron,
I felt Mione touch my shoulder, but I didn't move, I was to busy thinking of ways I could die. I didn't want to be alone anymore, if Harry didn't want me anymore my existence was pointless.
"Are you insane! Ashlee and I are close as family, We aren't together." Seth growled.
"Ashlee? What's wrong." asks Mione
"Doesn't want me, doesn't want me." I repeated over again and again.
"Look at her!" roared Seth "If she decides to get herself killed, My whole pack and the Cullens would be after you."
"Why would she do that?" asks Harry
"Because she thinks you don't want her, she is miserable, her heart is breaking," Seth replied "I read her letters, you are her singer. Hasn't She told you the other part to that?"
"The other part?" asks Harry confused.
"You're her soul mate, you complete her," Seth answered, I heard him smacking himself on the forehead.
"Thank you ever so much for telling him, Seth" I stated, but not looking up at anything.
"Wow, she thaws enough to speak." teased Seth
"Why didn't they send Leah or someone else?" I asked myself "Right, Leah would throw me out the window,"
"Lita, she wouldn't throw you out the window, she just might punch you a few times." Seth replied.
"Thanks that makes me fill so much better" I commented.
I heard Seth's stomach growling. I lifted my head, "You're hungry."
"and you're thirsty." Seth replied.
"How can you tell?" asks Mione.
"Her eyes are dark gold almost black," answered Seth, like he was reciting a report for school,
"You guys, go, I want to talk to Ashlee." Harry stated.
"Lita?" asks Seth.
"I'll be fine, and he will be too," I answered
I listened as their heart beats left, and the only one I could hear was Harry's beating heart, mine ached even more, I know its all in my mind but I feel like I want to go provoke the Volturi,
"Are you alright?" asks Harry, I glanced up at the wizard I had fallen for.
"Not really, I feel like my heart is breaking as we speak," I replied. "You don't know what it's like being away from the only family you have, I just miss them a lot, Seth is a link to that family, I'm sorry if you thought anything was between us then mere friendship."
"I understand, I feel that way over the summer missing my friends and Hogwarts." Harry replied. "I'm sorry too, that I didn't let you explain."
"So are we still together or are you ordering me away?" I asked, I gritted my teeth, I needed to hunt or go down to the Hall.
"Yes, we're still together." Harry replied, I moved to wrapped my arms around his neck being careful not to harm him, He wrapped his arms around my waist, I quickly kiss him on the lips, the scent was overpowering to me, since I was thirsty.
"We should go down to the Hall for lunch." I suggested.
We walked into the Hall, holding hands, I noticed Seth standing there staring straight at the Ravenclaw table,
"Ash, thank Merlin that you shown up, I think something is wrong with Seth," Mione stated sounding worried. I let go of Harry's hand, and flitted to Seth's side, and got a good look at his face, he looked like a blind man seeing for the first time.
A sharp intake of breathe, I knew this look, I seen it in Nessie's thoughts when she shown me that Jake was hers. Seth had imprinted,
Thinking fast of a way to get him back to the land of the living, I smirked.
"Seth, your sister is right behind you!" I shouted in his ear.
"Ouch, that hurt," Seth growled, looking around for his sister that wasn't here. "Ashlee, that was a dirty trick."
"Yeah, but I could have left you standing there all day and night looking like a fool, But I wonder what your sister will say when I tell her, you just imprinted," I replied crossing my arms over my chest.
"Are you sure, you're a Cullen?" asked Seth, I looked over to the Ravenclaw table and looked a where he was straight at all I seen was Cho, who just lost her boyfriend Cedric to Voldemort.
"Sure as I'm standing here, if I wasn't I wouldn't be here." I answered.
Cho was still mourning the loss of Cedric, I knew I had to warn Seth, he needed to take his time with her.
"Seth, outside now." I ordered.
Seth didn't move an inch, he glanced at me then back at Cho. I snarled low and grabbed him by the arm and dragged his furry butt outside.
"Why did you do that." ask Seth, I could see the longing in his eyes to be back in there with Cho,
"Her name is Cho Chang, She's in mourning." I whispered
"What!? Why?" asks Seth, I didn't need to be Jasper to know his emotion range he was concerned.
"She had a boyfriend last year, his name was Cedric, he was murdered by a dark wizard," I explained "you need to be her friend first, don't go jumping into a relationship, because she doesn't need that right now."
"You know how imprinting works, I would never hurt her," Seth replied in a whisper.
"Friend, and protector first, as your friend and sister, I just warning you." I stated. "Now I'll introduce you two so you don't make an ass of yourself."
I walked in ahead of him, and flitted over to Cho,
"Hello, Cho" I greeted.
"Hello, Ash." Cho replied.
"I would like you to meet my friend from my home town." I explained turning to see Seth still standing by the door, "Get your furry butt over here."
Seth rolled his eyes at me, but did as I asked.
"Cho, this is Seth, Seth, Cho." I pointed to each other, "Cho, Seth is a really good listener, he lost his father two almost three years ago, so he knows what it's like."
I flitted back to my table to sit with Harry,
"Is he okay?" asks Mione,
"Yeah, he's perfectly fine, I would explain but I can't, all I can say is He will never harm her or let anyone else." I replied.
The thoughts of how many wolves of Jake's and Sam's had found their imprints were running though my mind, Sam, Paul, Quil, Jared, Jacob, and now Seth, they were the most confusing breed in the supernatural world.
I could see Seth and Cho quietly talking, I wouldn't listen in because it was a private conversation,
"What are they talking about?" asks Ron.
"Jealous?" I replied "If you are, I'm sure I can get Seth back over here to talk to you."
"Talking about me, Leech?" teased Seth
"No, mutt, I wasn't." I replied "I was talking about you behind your back."
I took a long drink from my goblet, which had blood in it.
"You are spoiled here." Seth stated.
"So, what's your point, I like it, I can spend time with my friends and get my work done with having to hunt, but I do still hunt." I laughed.
"Speaking of work, look." Mione pointed out. Starfire came flying in.
She dropped the missing piece to our Get-Harry-away-from-the-Dursleys project.
"Yes!" I exclaimed. Ripping open the envelope, I read it and and jumped fifty feet in the air in joy. My sister Bella was related to Harry though marriage but it will still work.
"Be right back." I stated then darting out of the room back to the Gryffindor Tower, then to my trunk where I put the papers. I gathered everything into a neat pile, and raced back to the Hall.
I stopped running when I was directly in front of Dumbledore's chair and slammed the papers down.
"Fourteen years ago, you didn't do a good job of finding relatives now did you?" I asked.
Dumbledore blinked at me, then looked at the reports, "How did you get these?"
"My sister can see the future, and got me all the paperwork I need." I replied.
I turned my head and stared at Seth. "How many are coming?"
"Jake, Leah, and I were the only ones, Quil can't because of Claire, Embry can't because of his mom." Seth answered.
"Which who's still phased the last time when you were running?" I asked then.
"Jake still is, Oh crap, he wanted a report." Seth stated then got up.
"Good, because I was going to ask you to phase and tell him to have Carlisle and Bella to get here as fast as they can." I stated.
"On it, you're going to explain this to me." Seth stated then ran out of the Hall.
The I rounded back on Dumbledore and the Fake.
"Get whoever is in charge, We're going to be closeted for a few hours." I ordered,
"You can't tell me what to do." Fake stated
"She can, Dolores. She's not a student, well not anymore." Dumbledore replied.
That caught me off guard. If I wasn't a student then what the hell am I? "Explain that please?"
"You are now a Professor at Hogwarts, Ashlee, I want you to teach about Vampires, good and bad. Since you have knowledge of both sides." Dumbledore explained.
"Can I still stay in Gryffindor?" I asked not believing that this was happening
"Of course, you have to do as Carlisle says." Dumbledore replied.
Carlisle said to protect Harry and the students and I couldn't do that if I wasn't in the tower.
"Good, Now I want my new class to be called Vampire Mythology, I will start my lesson plans now." I stated then went back to Harry.
"When is this class going to take place?" asks Mione out loud. Eager to start a new class.
"On Fridays, everyone must attend to questions." I stated then glared at the Slytherins "I mean everyone."
Seth came back in "Everyone's going to be here tomorrow at noon, Jake said something about running at the speed of light."
"Great, Hey Seth mind helping me out for my new class?" I asked.
"How did he find you anyway?" asked Harry
"Followed her scent, she stinks." Seth replied.