(A/N): Hey Guys! So, it's the last day of school, I'm currently in maths, supposed to be doing online work, but last time I checked my account wasn't working, so I decided to write. I still don't have my Microsoft word back on my school laptop, so I have to write this in the document editor. Sorry for any mistakes.

Okay, wow, I only just finished this, its been almost two weeks now... *cringe* sorry guys!

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my numerous OC's and their backstories.

Leo

A week later, and it was time for our first trip to Hogsmeade village. The day before, Minnie had held me back after class to inform me of a meeting I was supposed to attend in Hogsmeade, to help me keep in control- some sort of teacher I was supposed to meet, like a life coach of sorts. A blood coach, I guess. I met everyone else in the entrance hall, and we set off towards Hogsmeade with the rest of the students from third year and up. We went to Honeyduke's together, but then I split off from the rest of the group to find the Hog's Head- and my mysterious companion.

Upon entering the Hog's Head, it was almost empty, and I immediately knew why- at the end of the bar, sat a vampire. When a vampire was around, most other people vacated the premises- it was just a smart thing to do. I, however, moved toward them, and boldly sat down on the stool next to them. "Are you the one I'm here to meet?" I asked quietly, one eyebrow poised as I stared them down, my expression otherwise blank and serious.

"Do you see any other vampires around?" The man asked snarkily.

Unwilling to be put off by this, I smiled, tilting my head slightly. "I don't know, my eyesight isn't that great. And God knows why anyone would breathe in, in this dump." The owner, who I knew was Dumbledore's brother by the smell of him, gave me a dark look, and I winked cheekily.

"Smells like goat crap." Was all the man spat, and I looked to the surface of the bar for a second before swiping the man's glass and downing the alcohol in one. Everyone else in the bar stared for a second before hastily averting their eyes, but the man merely huffed.

"You shouldn't have done that."

I smirked, shrugging. "Vampire, remember? Neither of us can get drunk anyway." The man glanced at me, finally, revealing deep green eyes.

"Not because of that."

Without warning, I felt the man's hand make contact with my chest and send me flying backward. In normal circumstances I would have crashed through the wall of the bar, but I flung my hands out, catching the thin, weak wooden beam that held up the roof, and hauled myself onto it. Before the vampire had time to look up I made sure I was behind him, and landed a heavy blow to his spine, sending him forward a foot or two. The man spun, growling, but I didn't back down. I could see that he'd entered Sensory Alert so I did the same, not wanting to lose to him- not now, not ever, even though I knew it was an inevitability that I would.

He threw out his arm, aiming for my face, and I let him hit me, landing a kick to his shoulder before spinning and landing another to his ribs. My face was stinging, my lip bleeding, but I swung out a hand aiming for his face, and while he was preoccupied with that, I kicked him in the knee as he tried to twist my arm, only to have me spin out of his grasp. "You're quick, I'll give you that," He said gruffly, with a slight grin. In a flash he grabbed my arm in one hand, his other arm grabbing me around the side, as he spun me and moved to pin me to the ground. I rolled to one side, striking out with my leg and hitting him in the stomach, but he put a knee across the back of my legs, one hand braced on the back of each of my shoulders. "I see we have quite some work to do, Leonides."

I slipped out of Sensory Alert, silently fuming. Not because I had lost- no, I had become used to that by now- but because this man, whose name I didn't even know, was assuming to take over all of my training. That was my father and Shari's job- and maybe Lisbet's- not this man's. "And who is we?" I asked, rubbing my cheek as he finally let me up.

"I'm Greygorry Chant." I screwed my face up- it was like someone with a thick french accent saying the name Gregory. Gregory shant. Shan't what? What shan't Gregory do?

"Leonides Joannis."

Greygorry smirked, even as he shook my hand. "Oh, I know who you are. Even if your teachers hadn't told me, the whole vampire population knows who you are, Leonides. What you are." He frowned. "And most of them don't like that." I rolled my eyes, even though I knew exactly how much they didn't like it.

"Yeah, well, they can shove it." He raised an eyebrow, shaking his head slightly.

"You're extremely cocky for someone who's only half vampire."

I glared at him. "If I'm not cocky, I'll be eaten alive." I paused for a second, head tilting to one side as I considered it. "Knowing the other vampires, that's probably somewhat literal." Greygorry didn't laugh. I did notice the corner of his lips twitch up briefly, though I didn't have time to determine whether it was out of amusement or contempt.

"You best be careful Leonides, you don't know who might be listening in." He kept his eyes on my face, but I could tell that he was keeping track of every single being in that bar- from the six foot man at a table in the back corner, to the termites that were steadily eating away at a section of the wall.

"Don't call me that," I told him quietly, all pretense gone, and with a short pause and moment of consideration, he nodded.

"Alright. Leo it is."

(A/N): So, new chapter! What did you think? Are my names getting too confusing or what?

This chapter has had edits made to it on 1/3/24 - Formatting, and reconfiguring sentences so they make sense. Also, Leo called Greygorry 'the man' constantly, so I changed it to the appropriate pronouns so it's a lot less awful to read. Also, Greygorry! One of my babies! I forgot how much of an asshole he is in these earlier chapters, lol.