Harry Potter and the Vampiric Inheritance

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Harry and Ron went up to the third floor early to make sure everything would be ok for the meeting. It took awhile for them to remember how but they managed to transfigure some of the statues into chair and such so everyone could sit down with out getting filthy.

“You know this whole vampire thing and host thing sounds pretty cool. I wish I could have hosted for you.” The red head flopped down onto one of the chair after they were done.

“Ron, You do know that your family used to host for a Vampiric family right?” Harry asked a little confused.

“Well, yeah. My dad mentioned it a couple of times but he always seemed a bit sour on the subject because none of the Vampiric community needed a host family and we were sort of forgotten about. He doesn’t hold it against any of them though.”

“Wait you knew? So did you know that Malfoy was a hosting family?” Harry was a little put out.

“No, my dad never mentioned any by name. He didn’t think we were going to go back to the Vampiric community so he didn’t train any of us. Well I think Bill might have had a few lessons with dad and Grandpa but after Grandpa died dad just sort of stopped them and Bill never asked about them.”

They talked about the subject and Harry told Ron of an idea of his while they waited for the first group of people to arrive.

Once everyone was accounted for Harry stood on a transfigured box.

“Ok so for those who are wondering what Slytherin are doing here I’ll get to that soon, but first just hear me out. Everyone from the DA knows what we have been doing for the past year but for those that are new…meaning the Slytherin I’ll explain.

Last year I- me, Ron and Hermione, started a group called Dumbledore’s Army – yeees, I know it sounds stupid but just drop it. Anyway we started learning the DADA stuff we should have been learning while Umbridge was here and learning other useful things to get her off our backs.

Now the reason we have Slytherin here is because-“

“Harry’s got himself a Slytherin boyfriend and doesn’t want him to feel lonely!” Seamus shouted from behind Neville. The group laughed quietly and nervously until Harry smirked over at him.

“Well a happy boyfriend is better than a sulking one.”

“Hey I do not sulk!” Came an indignant cry from Harry’s side.

“ANYWAY, before he decides to kick my ass. They’re here because we could use some of their skills and knowledge. Not to mention connections. So yeah…that’s why where here in the first place and why the Slytherin are here, any questions?”

“Yeah. When did you and Draco started dating and why wasn’t I told?” Ginny stepped forward. Harry just smirked evilly at her; time to get her back for Ron.

“Well, if you weren’t ogling Robert Spence, Ravenclaw Seeker. Then you might of heard me the first time I told you. But to be fair to you that was only this morning and to be fair to me, we only officially got together over the weekend.”

“Yeah, where were you and Malfoy over the weekend. Spending some quality time with the new bloke?” Robert Spence asked to get the questioning away from him.

Harry was surprised to see a lot of heads nod at the question; he hadn’t realised so many people would notice, granted it was mainly the old DA that nodded but still…

The next hour was filled with Harry telling them all about his new inheritance, his father, the hosting and the weekend. Leaving out stuff only vampires and host should know and answering any questions asked.

With Draco by his side it was easier to get the Slytherin to believe him but they still interrogated him in their own way. Draco had backed up some of his answers with other fact that seemed to ease their minds and eventually talking turned to what else was to be discussed tonight.

“Ok so…I’m thinking I should take over the Order from Dumbledore. I don’t mind him teaching but…This is my battle to fight and if these people are gonna help me I think I should be the one telling them how to do that…What do you guys think?”

There was a pause as people took a moment to realise what that would mean. Hermione looked concerned and frowned.

“Harry, that’s an awful lot of work and you wouldn’t be able to work on that and concentrate on your school work.”

“I know…but if the school was behind me we could work something out. Maybe as long as my homework and assignment were handed in on time or even at the end of the year, I could work around the Order rather than vice-versa. Lets face it if I lose this war then the qualifications I get won’t go very far.”

Draco frowned in concern; he didn’t want to think about what would happen if Harry lost the war. It was difficult enough thinking about having to go to war at such a young age.

“He has a point. If Harry is the one that has to fight for the wizarding world, his schooling isn’t going to be much of a concern when the war starts. He needs to start building on what he has. He can’t afford to wait until the holidays to get things ready.” Blaise explained.

“Yeah and we could always help him out. Like copying our notes for him in class, doing the research part of the assignments for him so he doesn’t have to spend the time looking for it.” Kevin Thatch, another Slytherin, added.

“You would really help him? I mean, come on Harry, they would probably make sure you fail or something. I’m mean Draco, Blaise and Pansy is one thing but to invite the rest of the Slytherin? It’s almost suicide.” Ron said while standing up.

“Ron, you know as well as I do that Slytherin are pretty good at putting up fronts. Can’t you just accept that people can change?” Harry was getting pretty fed up with his best friends attitude.

Every since Draco had asked about being friend at the beginning of term he had been against it. He only shut up about it after awhile because Harry had sent him a few death glares worthy of Snape his way when he started to rant again. Lately though he had just began to enjoy the other Slytherin…especially Pansy.

He made a mental note to get those two together and then he laughed as he realised he was becoming a matchmaker, first Hermione and Blaise then himself and Draco and now Ron and Pansy.

## He’s right though Harry, a lot of them are here because we have taken their word that they want to be here to help. They could just as easily have lied to us. ## Draco said through his link to the other teen.

# Ok but for now, I’ll leave it up to you to decide who needs watching more carefully. Is that ok? #

“Sorry mate but…five years of getting on each others nerves and now you want us to all be…mates?” To Harry’s surprise he saw a few more heads nod in agreement, mainly boys from both sides.

“I guess, I never though of that.” Harry thought for a second before sighing.

“Ok, so how about out side of these meeting you guess can… we’ll call a truce; no more hexing the other side, as it were, or fighting, either get along or don’t speak to each other. But in these meeting we get along. We help each other and we protect each other. Sound fair?”

The heads nodded again although he could see some of them here going to miss sending hexes to the others.

“Ok, so what are we gonna be doing from now on then?” Asked Terry from the back.

“Well…we’re going to train and we’re going to recruit. We’ll train up in many different things from close combat with swords and such to open combat with wands. If any of you want to fight with me in the end start thinking about what you might be leaving behind and the dangers involved. Don’t make this a rash decision. We’ll start recruiting the year below us so that we can get support and defend Hogwarts. When the time comes I don’t want this place taken over by Death Eaters.

I’m going to see if there is anywhere safer than the Room of Requirements to train in. Dumbledore knows it’s where we will be going and we don’t want him interfering with our work the guy just doesn’t seem to think this is serious and that we can stay carefree kids and fight the war at the same time. If any of you know of a place we can go that is big enough for training in then please, tell me.”

Harry watched everyone as they took in what he had to say. Some looked excited at the idea of the new training, some looked uncomfortable with the other houses being in there and some looked a little confused, but he would have to admit…he saw some looking as though this was a big mistake.

“Well that’s pretty much it for today. We can’t stay here much longer because Filch will be making rounds. We’ll give you this week and next to decide. I have some things I need sorting before we meet again. You’ll all receive a letter next Friday with the rest of the mail. It will look like a normal letter but will have the words ‘Mea Akashanet’ written on the back, over where the fold is sealed; it means The Fraternity, which is what we are. We can’t depend on Dumbledore, we need to separate from the rest and work for this cause. This letter will contain new callers, they won’t be permanent but they’ll do until after Christmas, as well as a letter explaining anything I need you to know before you show up. So…See you all later.”

With that, people said their good-byes and Draco and Hermione drifted through the students making sure they all had disillusion charms on. Blaise and Harry turned the chairs back into statues and such while Ron and Pansy stood of to the corner talking quietly.

Suddenly Harry felt two arms around his waist and looked behind him to find Draco snuggling into his back. The brunette turned around and held the teen in his arms.

“Mmm…you’re comfy.” Draco stated sluggishly. Laughing softly Harry combed his fingers through the blond hair on his shoulder.

“And you seem pretty tired. What time did you get up to do your hair this morning?”

“Ha, ha. Think you’re all that…eh…Potter.” Draco could hardly keep his eyes open now.

Harry kissed the top of his head and stood the blond up properly. Blaise came over and pushed the blond towards the door gently.

“Come on Draco you and lover-boy can see each other tomorrow. Right now though, he has a detention with daddy.” Blaise chuckled as he dodged out of the way of Harry’s hex.

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Harry tried not to let the feelings of hurt and anger rise to the surface as he waited for his father to arrive. Over the weekend he had seemed a different Snape…well not entirely, but one that didn’t put him down. One that encouraged him to try the spells his great, great uncle had wanted to show him, one that was funny and seemed capable of love.

Harry sighed knowing there was probably a logical explanation for his actions. That probably meant that he couldn’t be angry with him either. NOW who was he supposed to get angry at; Draco was his boyfriend and Snape his father…he could always blame Lucius for something, the man did still have a lot to make up for…or Blaise…Harry smiled, Dumbledore will be my new target and I will name him coot.

Harry was still giggling when Severus arrived to let him in. The professor gave him an odd look then opened the door, letting the teen pass through before shutting it.

“Now this isn’t really a detention so you can stop sulking. I have a few things I wish to discuss.” Severus walked to the front of the classroom and took his place leaning on the side of his raised desk.

Harry walked casually over to the front desk and sat down trying not to imagine Dumbledore as a little jellyfish…on Snape’s potions lab table…with lots of knives, Harry frowned slightly, ok that was a little mean.

“Are you listening to me Harry?” The use of his first name in Snape’s voice brought him back to the classroom. He coughed nervously and smiled apologetically at his father.

“I wanted to explain my account with Dumbledore this morning and what happened before my class earlier.”

“Forget about it, I talked to Alucard and he explained your point, I get it. But do tell me about Dumbledore, he nearly had me in his office this morning too but I ditched him in some corridor. The guy is far too confident for his own good.” Harry said waving off his father.

“Well this morning I was asked to see him before my second potions class. He asked me if I had given you a detention over the weekend because he hadn’t seen you around the school. He also asked if I had seen any unusual activities between any of the Slytherin or heard of any of them heading off the path to Hogsmeade.

I’d told him that you were not in detention and would waste my time giving one over my own free weekend. I then told him I had head Draco had been spooked by something on the trail back from Hogsmeade and had over heard him bragging about loosing the ‘vile beast’ in the woods. There where more questions directed at this weekend and I was given the impression he believes me to be involved.

I brought you here to suggest you tell who you want to know now before rumours start spreading and you need to sort out what your going to do about the Order…And what were you doing on the third floor earlier?” Harry smirked at his father and sat up straighter.

“Well actually, I had a meeting with the old DA group, plus some extra Slytherin and I told them everything I could about what I was, you and where I went over the weekend. Then we got to business and we decided together that I was going to take over the Order and begin to run it with the DA’s helping me keep up with my studies as much as possible.” He then frowned and shot is father a suspicious glare. “How do you know I was on the third floor?”

“Harry you are MY son. The one with the strongest connection to you is me, if I think hard enough I can feel where you are.” Snape smiled smugly. Harry pouted and rested his chin on his folded arms. The teen then sighed and shook his head, the beginnings of sleep clawing at his consciousness.

“Ok so here is the thing. We need a meeting place; somewhere we can train and plan things out without professors or Filch catching us, somewhere safer than the third floor. Now I’m thinking the Chamber of Secrets would be great for that. It still freaks me out a bit but its perfect, there’s loads of room, its so far from anything else that no one could over hear us and it gives us a chance to explore for potential exits and entrances.

So, here’s my problem…It needs sorting out. We need a new entrance to it, I think I’ve found that though, but it does need cleaning out. The Basilisk needs to go and we need lighting down there.

If I get some money from Gringotts and give it to you, you could pass it onto Lucius and get him to sort the place out for us. He has more flexible time than either of you me or him and he has access to undetectable house elves that can do it. That way we can at least be safe down there.” Severus gave a small smile that stopped his son from continuing.

“What?”

“I’m just glad you have started to think about preparing for the war, you have a lot of responsibility to deal with and I’m proud you are taking this maturely.” Harry smiled and nodded his head.

They were quiet for a moment just sharing the moment of father and son before Harry shook his head smirking and continued.

“I also need a writing set, you know with envelopes and paper. But it’s got to look normal, like an everyday letter. Do you think Lucius could get one to you by Wednesday? I need to send letters to the Fraternity on Friday explaining what’s happening.” Severus raised an eyebrow at his son and folded his arms.

“The Fraternity hmm?”

“Well yeah…I mean Dumbledore’s Army seems like we’re blind sheep just following, so me and Draco though Fraternity sounded better plus we have plans for it but we’ll see after the war.” Again Harry waved his hand in a sense of unimportance. “So can you get me the writing set?…and there was something else I wanted to ask…I know it goes against your whole I-hate-everything-that’s-not-me-or-potions reputation but I could use yours and Lucius’ help next Saturday.” Harry tried not to look at his father; he would be too tempted to try the puppy-eyes Ginny had said he was very capable of pulling off and he knew his father wouldn’t appreciate it as much.

“I will have the set for you by Wednesday, but why do you need Lucius and I on Saturday?”

“Well, were meeting again, to sort some small stuff out. It needs to be a group decision what we learn and who teaches. So I was thinking if we can meet on Saturday at the shrieking shack then we can apparate the other students to the Chamber. I’ll teach them on Saturday how to apparate so you don’t have to keep doing it but then we know we can’t be tracked.

If you can set wards up on the shack so only the names I give you can get in then we can go through, then the Aurors can’t track us past the shack either. They’ll know something is going on but wont know where were really going.

Dumbledore only seems to know everything because he has all the portraits tell him where people are, maybe it’s even a mirror so he can see through each painting when ever he wants but, if the portraits can’t see us round the castle, Dumbledore won’t know where we are because the wards don’t tell him where we are, just that we’re in the castle.”

“He could find you in the castle if he really wanted to, you know?”

“Yeah but by the time he figures that out each member will have found a ward to copy and then put it up around the Chamber; find us or not he wont be able to get through.”

Severus took a seat in his chair and frowned. When Harry saw the look on his face, he sat up properly again.

“What? You don’t think it will work?” Severus shook his head and sighed.

“No, no…It will work. I’ll even give you a book I have on Vampiric wards, wizards and the like can do them, it just that their complicated and written in Vampiric…but you should be able to speak, write, and understand it perfectly with the bloodlink open now. I just never really saw you as the planning type…but here you are with a fraternity of students, a plan to take over the order and an optimistic view on the wars out come…mainly that there will be an out come in your favour.”

“Well…it has to end that way. If I can’t have a childhood I will bloody well have an adulthood. Don’t worry I’ll make sure Draco is up for the idea of kids when the time comes so you can be a grandpa.” He smiled audaciously at his father.

“Yes well Harry, about Draco…”

“Look I have it sorted. I know how to get round the lore thingy and have a great plan. I just need to do some damage control and then you can help keeping everything smoothed over.”

“I…you……What?”

For the next half hour Harry told Severus his plans for getting what he wanted and helping a friend. After that his father shook his head and kicked him out saying he truly was born from a Slytherin and Gryffindor; the slyness to think of the plan and the boldness to pull it off. So long, long standing traditions, hello Harry’s twist on things.


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The rest of that week had been pretty good people were buzzing about the snow and the Christmas holidays coming up. He’d spent more time in the library and common room with Hermione and Ron as they got all the callers ready and working.

It had been a success but Harry still had a small scare on his wrist from the first try and Ron’s wrist had been changing colours for three days now. But now they worked and where all sealed in the envelopes his father had got him.

He’d gone to Hogsmeade with Draco for the first time and they’d spent most of the day wandering round shops and deciding what sweets to buy. On several occasions Harry had offered to buy Draco the shop since he couldn’t make up his mind. Apparently he had a very sweet tooth yet didn’t want to buy too many as it might affect his figure…He still left with a bag of squeaking Sugar mice, four cauldron Cakes, ten liquorice wands, five sugar quills and a bag of Chocoballs that he promised to share.

But it had been a nice day out and they had taken dinner at the three broomsticks and talk about many things. Harry had filled Draco in on what really happened over the last five years and Draco told Harry what he had been doing during that time. The teen hero-to-be had felt a little bad that Draco had seemed to honestly like him throughout the five years but Harry had only noticed Draco this year.

The blonde had placated him; saying that Harry had never seen Draco properly until this year were as Harry had never hid who he was and had always acted the way he thought. But sadly that was to be all the time they spent together for the two weeks; if it wasn’t Harry helping Lucius and the house elves in the chamber, it was Draco trying to get to know his fellow Slytherin better.

The rest of the week flew by in a flurry of classes, research, avoiding Dumbledore and testing of new spells for the golden trio, with barely any time spent with their Slytherin counterparts. But finally Friday came and the trio made their way to breakfast.

“I still don’t know about this Harry. I mean if that is what caused the bad blood between them in the first place, do you really think they’ll go for it?” Ron asked while loosening his tie; school uniforms? meh!

“They’ll have to. Dad said he’d do as much damage control as possible. And if he can stand the idea after having to teach all you Weasley, I’m sure he can to.”

“But Harry, you’re doing all this but, do you even know if it’s worth it?” Hermione asked her concern clearly evident in her voice.

Draco was waiting for them as they came down the stairs and Harry welcomed the blond into his arms with a soft loving kiss. Draco immediately relaxed into his arms and moan softly, loving his morning kiss. Harry pulled away just enough to see his friends.

“Oh, it’s worth it alright.” He smirked as they shook their head and laughed lightly, catching up with the two in front of Harry and Draco. The six of them talked for a few minutes before going to their house tables.

All three Gryffindor watched as the mail came with the owls. They had spent all week getting this ready.

Draco waited with anticipation at what Harry was up to. He knew it had something to do with a letter because he had been listening at the meeting, but he hadn’t had chance to talk to Harry much since then.

He was brought out of his musing by a small breeze. He looked at his owl and saw the letters attached to its foot. The blonde frowned though; he couldn’t tell what was what.

He saw the letter from his mother and father; they always used decorative envelopes. He also saw the parchment from their Apparation Professor; all Hogwarts professors had parchment with the logo on and they needed to know where the lessons would be held. He could even tell the letter from his sister; it had a, badly drawn, unicorn on the front. He knew he had several others from his cousins and such but he wanted to open Harry’s now!

After getting through his four cousin’s letter he finally got to the last non-descript letter and opened it. Like Harry said there would be there was a letter, and a piece of purple string. He frowned at the sting and looked at the letter for answers…

Dear fellow members of the Hogwarts Fraternity,

We have enclosed a piece of string as you can see. Now this is to be tied around your wrist and kept there at all times. This will tighten slightly and turn purple the day before a meeting is to be held and tighten more then turn red if an urgent meeting is called immediately. This is only temporary and as soon as more options open to us will be changed. It will not snap but do not force it to; there is a mild version of the Crucio on it and who ever forces it, will be attacked.

Now on to other matters, will be meeting in the shrieking shack where we will then apparate a place under the school. To say more would be pointless, you will see soon enough. We ask that you start arriving between ten and eleven, after half eleven no one will be there to apparate you to the next location. We would suggest taking a walk into the woodland and then using a disillusion charm. Travel in groups!! There are Auror about as well as you will have left the safety of the road. When you arrive there will be myself and Draco already there as well as Snape and Lucius.

Please try to remember this is my family and I trust and respect them greatly. You must put pass knowledge behind you and remember that we will all do things we are not proud of to protect others in this war.

Harry Prince, Ron Weasley & Hermione Granger.

Draco looked between the string and the letter a few times before looking over the others he knew were in the fraternity and saw them all tying the purple string around their wrists. Shrugging, he did the same.

“Pretty cool idea actually, know ones gonna notice it and it’s not like we can loose it, and professors aren’t going to confiscate it, to them it’s just a piece of string.” Blaise said as he got pansy to tie his. Draco smiled and nodded in agreement, tying his own around his wrist and grabbing his things.

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Harry was tired already and it was only second period that Friday; his free period, which he had to spend, trying to get Dumbledore to release control of the Order. He was sat in Dumbledore’s office where he had requested to meet the headmaster. Right now, they were both sat in silence staring at each other.

Dumbledore didn’t seem to see the threat coming as he just sat there sucking on his Sherbet Lemon. He had those kind eyes that said he understood everything and they were putting Harry on edge.

He had to remind himself that what ever Dumbledore thinks he knows is only rumours and the old coot knows he can’t rely solely on rumours. That he may have the ‘grandpa loves you’ look, but he secretly…disliked the race Harry was now apart of, and only used these looks to control Harry.

With that in mind and a feeling of freedom willing to burst any second he took a deep breath and began to explain…quite bluntly.

“I want control of the Order.” There was no true movement or reaction that suggested that the man was shocked but Harry had opened all his senses and could feel the emotions; defence, confusion, sadness and annoyance.

Harry’s lips twitched as he thought about the headmaster being annoyed at anyone; it just didn’t suit him.

“I’m the one their fighting for so it should be me heading them.”

Albus swallowed his Sherbet Lemon and sat up a little straighter, trying to gain some ground. He then remembered the rumours he’d head the children speaking of and his deep concern of how these rumours came about.

“Harry, are you aware of the rumours that have spread like wild fire around the school?” The brunette didn’t move a muscle and kept anything from showing on his face that he had even heard the man speak. The old coot could really be concerned over his feelings towards the rumours or he could be trying to make Harry angry over the obvious ignorance of his last statement.

“Yes, I am aware of what is being said and from reports I have, most of it is true or…a slight exaggeration. You know how first years are though.”

This time Dumbledore did show signs of a reaction he frowned and leaned forward on his chair so that he could rest his arms of the desk.

“Harry, these are not just stories of you past adventures. These are vicious rumours that the wizarding world will not take lightly to. These rumours are insisting that you are a Vampire, that Severus Snape is your biological father and that you are…dating Mr Malfoy.”

“Well actually we’re not allowed to call it dating because in the Vampiric community one can’t mate with their host due to host numbers dropping…or something like that. Anyway, but I have got things sorted so…you know…over Christmas maybe. I’ll be staying at my fathers so I should be able to see him once or twice before Christmas break is over.”

Although Albus was shocked to here Harry confirm the rumours, he needed to make the boy see that the ministry would not stand to see Vampires in its school.

“Harry the Ministry will not look kindly to this. It is forbidden for a Vampire to get its education at a ministry-minding school and you will be thrown out. If that happens then there will be no were for you to go.”

“I doubt the Ministry will do anything because either way without me the wizarding world has no one to fight for them, no trump card. Dumbledore please don’t think I didn’t come here with out a plan. But for that plan to go smoothly I need control of the Order.” Harry watched as the old man obviously figured something out.

“Harry there is nothing we can do until Voldemort gives us a clue as to where he is. You don’t need to bother yourself with Order business right now. You do realise my dear boy, that Severus will not be pleased with you condoning these obvious lies, you know you are convicting him as a vampire too, as well as you poor mother.”

At the allegation about his mother Harry stood and leaned over the headmaster’s desk, only inches from his face and growling within a blink of an eye. The only think stopping him was the hand grabbing the teen’s wrist as it had been raised to hit the old man.

“Now, now Harry. You know he doesn’t know the full story. Let us enlighten him and then we can see about aggressiveness.” Severus Snape let go of Harry’s wrist when the teen pulled up and went to sit back down.

“Severus my boy, I didn’t hear you coming in.” Both vampires could feel the nervousness coming from the older man yet only one of them felt compelled to ease the man.

“No, you wouldn’t.” Harry said, although his tone was vicious he sounded somewhat smug about the fact.

“Harry, behave.” Snape stated sternly without taking his eyes of Albus.

“I believe I have forgotten what you are here for Severus?”

Harry sat up straighter and took a deep breath to calm him down, while Alucard had a go at him for loosing his cool in a delicate situation.

# tch…When don’t I? #

“I was asked here by Harry. I apologise for my lateness but an important owl arrived with very good news and I needed the right people to sign the documents before I sent them back. Harry, if you could look over what it states, and sign the bottom of the pages.” Snape handed Harry the rolls of parchment.

Harry looked them over and found it to be the official documents that stated their name change within the eyes of the Ministry. Of course that would mean within the next few days Harry would be sent a letter warning him he could not carry on his education and Severus would get one stating he was no longer fit to teacher.

They’d planned for this though. If they had to leave they would, it would mean more time training for one thing, but they needed Dumbledore on their side if they wanted to pull it off without too many obstacles.

“It’s the letters confirming my name change. I’m now officially Harry Prince, of the Vampiric clan of Prince. It also states Severus Snape as Severus Prince. Meaning that within the eyes of the Ministry we are both seen and noted as Vampires, I assume anyway, since the Prince is a long standing and well known Vampiric family.”

Dumbledore sighed; he had a lot to think about. His family was always against giving vampires the right to an education…well a right to anything in the wizarding world. But he had grown attached to Harry.

He could see the boy didn’t appreciate his way of working anymore. Most of the elder children didn’t; as you grow older the magic sort of goes out of magic and becomes an everyday thing.

“If you put this in the pensive it should active immediately, it will show you everything I have been keeping form you and the Dark Lord. I am sorry it had to be this way Albus…But I was doing what was best for my family.” Severus said while he stood and pulled out a black jagged rock and set it down on Dumbledore’s desk.

“Albus…I do hope this doesn’t change things. We have always followed your rules. But war is upon us and those rules have to be changed. If Harry is to do this he needs to be in control, efforts must be made which you can not do.

The school needs you and the more you have to think about the war the more children you are putting in danger. Just look at last year. We will leave you now. Please inform us when you come to a decision.” Severus put a guiding hand on his son’s shoulder and turned them towards the door. This was a very delicate situation and they needed Dumbledore to think he had control over them. Harry stopped for a second and turned to his headmaster.

“I just wanted you to know…I do realise how much you have done for me. I just need to do this and get it over with. I can’t wait forever on this war.” With that they both left.

Dumbledore stared at the back rock for a moment. He didn’t really want to understand. If he didn’t look he wouldn’t understand and then he could be angry at both of them and let the Ministry do its job…But this was Harry; who had already given up so much already for this world…and Severus; who just kept fighting, protecting those around him.

With a sigh that made him sound as old as he was he stood and took the black rock to the pensive. With a shake of the head he dropped it into the swirling memories.

As Severus said instantly a black took over the swirling pool of memories and froze them. The blackness seemed to be leaking from the rock because as the blackness left the small thing it revealed itself to be a memory crystal that was obviously protected by some sort of Vampiric curse; the blackness that was now edging his pensive.

He caught sigh of the first memory he saw in the crystal and was pulled into it. Letting himself see the memory and feel what was happening, Dumbledore left the safety of his own mind.

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It was in Care of Magical creatures before lunch that Harry got a chance to talk with Draco. He watched as the blond actually asked Hagrid questions and he wrote down the answers. Harry saw Hagrid turn to bring out the creature they were going to look at today and crawled over to Draco.

“You really have taken to this class you know that?” Harry said right next to the blonde’s ear. Said blond jumped and turned to glare icicles at who ever dare scare him. When he saw who it was he just pushed back at Harry in a backwards shove and smiled.

“Yeah well last summer my father was saying how it can get boring living of family money and stocks so he had taken to breeding Crups. I have four at home, Jessica and two. Well anyway…I started going with my father to help him and he said than, even though he hates to admit it, Care of Magical Creature would help a lot more if I wanted to start breeding a creature.” When Harry moved to sit more comfortably behind Draco, said boy moved backwards; resting his elbows on Harry’s crossed legs and leaning his head on the boy’s shoulder.

“Hmm…you want to breed creatures? Do you know what kind?” Harry asked nuzzling the soft blond hair next to his cheek.

“Yeah, maybe Aethenons, or what I really want is to breed some sort of really rare dragon, but…there all so big. I’d have to get people to do it for me and then where’s the fun in that?”

“Mmmm, You know it’s times like these that I really can’t imagine there is a war going on. How did Hagrid get the area around the hut to stay untouched by the snow and the temperature warm as summer?” Harry asked lazily his meeting with Dumbledore last period had worn him out.

“Well the Demiguise is native to places in the far east, where it’s considerably warmer most of the time. It wouldn’t do to bring it out into the snow. Didn’t Hagrid say something about only having it for the week because its winter and has to go back anyway?”

“Probably. So are you ready for tomorrow? It’s going to be a big day of teaching and planning. Plus your dad might have to stay for a while. I might need to talk to him.”

“I’m not really all that bothered. I mean, if it was my mum then that’s a different story. But I’m more worried about you apparating people. You haven’t even tried it with just you.” Hagrid came out with the ape-like creature and began telling the class all about its natural habitat and that being why the area looked different.

“Don’t worry. Hermione has had me studying it all week, even last week. That plus the fact all my ancestors had leant to apparate means that I should get it right.” The rest of the lesson passed by without much in the way of talking as they all had assignment to carry out.

Back in the headmaster’s office, the Phoenix gave a ruffle of his feathers as Dumbledore came back from the memories once they had shown him all he needed too. He gave a deep sigh and sat back in his chair.

He had seen everything; from Severus starting school and hiding his Vampiric nature with Lucius Malfoy to Lily’s pea to Harry coming back from his meeting with the first and his protective nature over Draco.

There where also memories such as talks between himself and Severus; talks the bordered on arguments, Severus telling him he had to stop thinking that when the children hit their fifth year they would want to give up their life for his cause.

It seemed that he had become tired all of a sudden. It was true. As soon as the children stopped thinking magic was mystical he began to think they would work well for the Order.

He frowned and weaved his fingers in front of him, resting his chin of them. It didn’t mean he wanted to give up the Order. He agreed he was getting too old for this and perhaps he should turn over the responsibility. But he was still concerned that this was too much for Harry.

Suddenly the small globe on his desk began to glow and plus blue. With a wave of his hand the glowing stopped and the fireplace roared to life with green fire, then three people stepped out and now stood in front of him.

Remus Lupin, Alastor Moody and Nymphadora Tonks.

“I assume there was a reason for you to contact me so?” Dumbledore was referring to the use of the globe which could have been seen by anyone, but he supposed it was easily explained as an old wizard playing with his toys.

“Albus, the photographs Tonks took that Saturday are clear. Lucius Malfoy was in Hogsmeade for some reason and with the accounts Tonks made about Draco looking off and acting suspicious…They must be planning something. And if those rumours of Harry and Draco starting a relationship are to be believed…They must be trying to get to him. We must warn Harry.” Moody said with gruffness to his voice that never seemed to fade.

“If that Slimy Malfoy lays a hand on Harry wrong we’re gonna see heads roll. I saw the conniving look Lucius had and the glare his son always has plastered on his face. They were up to something. Harry needs to be given the heads up if Draco has started helping his father with getting Harry to the Dark Lord.” Tonks was actually in two minds about the Malfoy but she wasn’t about to let Harry get hurt just because she couldn’t make her mind up.

Dumbledore turned to Remus; the man had turned up once or twice in the memories Severus gave him. Lupin knew all about Harry and was going to stand here and let this happen?

“I…Don’t think we should really tell Harry that his first real romance after Miss Chang is a fraud. What if Draco is…a pawn in Voldemort’s game. He…may…not know of this.” Remus frowned, he could have made that a little more convincing but he didn’t know if Harry had told the headmaster the truth yet…humph! He hated not knowing things, that’s why he did so well in school.

Remus suddenly got a bad feeling. Looking up at Dumbledore he saw that damned twinkle…I’m so screwed.

“Remus, why don’t you tell us your views and opinions on Harry being a Vampire?”


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