DarkPriestess66: Okay, I'm making a tiny change, in this story, in a chapter (can't remember which one.) I said Harry's getting lessons from Snape to protect his mind from the Dark Lord, well I changing that some He's been getting those lessons since fourth year. I don't know how since Ashlee wasn't there

I was in the tunnels under Hogwarts, sniffing stale the air, I was finding nothing like I thought I would find, I was hoping to find an abandon library or workroom with scrolls or texts, something to explain why I was magically singing,

"I don't understand, I wish too, but I don't where to look." I murmured in the dark around me, even with my sharp eyesight it was really dark, smelling of dampness, I don't suppose that the Room of Requirement would help me?

Why isn't there anything here? Wait...I sniffed, the motes in the air smelled of dust and paper, i darted to where i scented the smell. It was a solid wall.

I placed my hand along the smooth texture of the wall, this is weird it felt like fabric there shouldn't be anything like this here, it would have been found. I reached under the fabric, and felt the stone walls of the castle but it had the feel of a door, the moment I pressed against it using some of the vampire strength, it gave way.

"This is new," I whispered, I flitted inside, and froze.

There were bookcases everywhere, with a large stone table and benches in the middle of the room, there in the middle of the table was a dent, it looked like there was something there long ago, on the walls were four portraits sleeping,

I think I just found my abandon library and workroom. But who were in the portraits?

I walked over to a self and was about to grab a book.

"Don't touch that," ordered a voice coming from one of the portraits

"Which one of you said that?" I asked, I knew of the painting talking in this castle but I was never ordered by them, the ones in the hall were my friends.

"Enough, Salazar!" snapped another person. "Can't you see this is only a child that has found her way into our resting place."

"Salazar as in Salazar Slytherin, Founder of one of the four houses?" I asked

"You know of me, child?" asks Salazar, he didn't look like snake, just like an normal human,

"Yes, and I'm not a child." I replied

"Really, you don't look more then sixteen," stated a sweet voice, I glance at where the new voice came from, she was a round faced woman, I had seen her in the textbooks, Helga Hufflepuff,

"she's isn't a witch," stated Rowena Ravenclaw

"then what is she?" asks Godric, he had red hair and a beard to match,

"I would love to play guessing games, but I want to know what this place is," I stated,

"You are terribly rude, young lady." Godric scolded me,

"Forgive my rudeness, it has been a strange day for me, my name's Ashlee." I apologized.

"Ashlee, what house are you in, if you don't mind me asking," Helga asks.

"I was in Gryffindor, my lady." I replied.

"Was? You're not old enough to graduate, its been years since our time, but its still the same thing." Godric stated, I went about room lighting the candles that were still there,

"Oh, my." gasped Helga,

"I'm not a witch nor human." I stated coming back to sit on the bench closest to them.

"You're a vampire, are you not?" asks Salazar

"Yes, but do not fear, I don't drink the blood of humans." I answered.

"As to your question, this is our library and workroom, everything we didn't want anyone to find is kept here, under magical shields." Rowena answered

"not even a pure blood," muttered Salazar in parseltongue,

"I may not be a pure blood but I can still hear you," I replied in the same language

"For those of us, who cannot speak parseltongue, could you tell us what you just said." asked Godric.

"I said, I may not be a pure blood but I can still hear you, before you ask, I can speak to all animals." I replied.

"She's got you there, Salazar; I believe Ashlee will be the downfall to your pride." laughed Godric.

"Don't mind those two; it was a lot worse when they were fighting all the time." Helga stated.

"I don't mind, I find it refreshing compared to my family, I can never get away from them." I responded.

I stared at the paintings of the founders, they were the ones who built the school, I was wondering if they knew what was happening to me and why were they down here to begin with?

"You have a thoughtful look at your face, my dear." observed Rowena, "What can we do for you?"

"well I kinda did something to the school, I didn't know If it was about me or if I'm more of a freak then other vampires." I stated.

"What did you do to the School?" asks Godric, his eyes staring into mine.

"I cast a Web of Light, over the school."I replied.

Shocked gasps came from the founders,

"No one, in our time could have cast such a powerful spell," Helga stated.

"That was your singing that woke us up." Godric stated in shock.

Salazar almost dropped his jaw in shock.

"You don't have magic like a normal witch or wizard does, your power comes from singing." Rowena explains.

I felt depressed, so it was just me that could use magic by singing.

"Nothing to fret over, you're special is all." Rowena comforted me.

"I say we let Ashlee, use our workroom to practice her spellwork," Salazar stated.

"Besides we could use some company, it has just been us in here for years." Helga.

I brighten at the thought of getting my hands on those books, I would love to read something that wasn't tales, I brought with me or books from the school library.

"I agree, she can have use of our workroom seeing as we can't use it anymore." Godric agreed.

"Oh thank you, kind founders, I hope to earn your friendship." I thanked them.

We began talking of things in the past, they told me of how they came to build the school, and I in return told them everything that has been happening since I came here and before of what I learned.

"Why did you change your mind about drinking human blood?" asks Salazar, he and Godric had over a thousand years since their mortal death to talk out their choices of students,

this was the toughest part of our conversation, I felt like I could trust them because of how they liked.

"I don't want to be a monster, I tried to keep my hunting of humans to the most vile acts of human nature thinking that if these creatures weren't alive that the world would be a better place, but I soon tired of staying away from humans, I was losing touch of who I once was." I answered honestly.

"We're sorry if this brings bad memories for you, my friend." Helga apologized.

"No, I don't see the past that way, if I did I would have seen to it that I burned a long time ago." I replied.

Three of them smiled at me, Salazar, who I think didn't know how to smile, just grinned.

"I think, I should go and see if the others have decided that I ran away, not that I would, I starting to think of the place a being home," I stated getting up in a fluid movement.

"We'll see you, later. You gave just us much to think about." Godric stated.

I darted out of the Founders' workroom as I began to think of it that way, I made it back outside into the fresh air of the hallways. When I scented Minerva and Harry on the light breeze that was going though,

I glanced at outside, it was still night, I would say around two or three in the morning, I ran at where theirs scents were, I seen Minerva leading Harry to in the direction of Dumbledore's office, I seemed to be spending a lot of time in his office.

"What is going on?" I asked once I was hearing range of the humans.

"I had a nightmare," Harry answered, I glanced my boyfriend up and down, he was pale and frightened, I followed them.

We were in Dumbledore's office, all the Weasley kids and Mione. Harry wasdescribing his nightmare. My only concern was for Harry's physical well being, this nightmare really scared him, sure I'm worried about Ron's father, but since when does a person have nightmares and involve people he knows...wait this is Harry Potter, I'm thinking about. With him all things are possible.

Dumbledore with his back towards Harry, and began to ask questions,

"In the dream were you standing next to the victim, or looking down at the scene?" Dumbledore asks. This is the most i ever heard him talking to Harry.

"Neither, I--It was like I--Professor, will you please just tell me what's happening?" Harry asks, but the Headmaster didn't answer.

"Everard! Arthur is on guard duty tonight. Make sure he's found by the right people." Dumbledore orders

"Sir..." Harry states as before Dumbledore didn't pay attention to him which was making me angry,

"Phineas! You must go to your portrait at Grimmauld Place. Tell them that Arthur Weasley is gravely injured and his children will be arriving there soon, by Portkey." Dumbledore explians,

"They got him, Albus. It was close but they think he'll make it. Once more the Dark Lord failed to acquire it." Everard replies returning to his portrait

"Oh, thank goodness! Next we need to--" Dumbledore begins but is intrupted by my enraged boyfriend, wow this is the first time I've ever seen him lose his temper, Which wasn't helping me control mine, i wasn't a student, so i could scream and snarl threats all i want.

"Look at me!" Shouts Harry, DumbledorefinallyfacesHarry "What's happening to me?"

That is what i want to know, how many nights have i stay and watched him in his sleep, only to have him wake up nearly screaming in fear.

Snape enters Dumbledore's office "You wished to see me, Headmaster?"

I'm going to have a fit, Snape is the last human, I wanted to see in here.

"Oh Severus. I'm afraid we can't wait. Not even till the morning. Otherwise we'll all be vulnerable." Dumbledore answers, "Harry needs more lessons from you."

"No!" I snarled, losing what remained of my control, all eyes turn towards me.

"Cullen, you are out of line," Snape stated.

"Shut up, Serverus! There will be no Lessons tonight; Carlisle will look after him to make sure Harry isn't going into Shock," I stated, staring down everyone in the room. "You have to be blind to not see that these nightmares are frightening Harry,"

I noticed i wasn't alone; my arms were pinioned behind my back by Edward,

"Calm down, Ashlee," Edward stated, too bad he didn't have Jasper's gift.

"I will not calm down; I have had enough of them bullying my Harry around." I hissed.

Edward was only here because he was faster then the rest of us. But I was outraged,

"Ashlee, listen to reason Harry, needs those lessons from Severus, its the only way for the Dark lord not to read his mind." Dumbledore stated.

Read his mind?

"Ashlee, what if I help with those lessons?" asks Edward "if he can block me, then maybe he can block Voldemort?"

"Only Edward, he's the better mind reader, I will not have Snape anywhere near Harry without my presence" I stated slowly to get my point across.

"No sense arguing with Ashlee; once she sets her mind on something." Edward responded to an unheard question. "Besides, right now; all I'm reading from her mind, is that song she sang."

Trouble with a mind reader for a brother, you always have come up with new ways to hide secrets.

"Out of all things, you could have learned from Alice." murmured Edward.