Hogwarts Part 2
… Vlad walked in the library and looked around. There were tons of books. He always loved to read, but his dad was always very against it so he never had the time to really sit down and just read. Vlad looked around the library and saw Hermione sitting at a table."Hello Hermione." he said walking over to Hermione
"Hello Vlad" she said moving some of her books to make room for him to sit down.
"What are you doing?" he said looking at the books and papers Hermione had spread in front of her
"Nothing,'' she said "Well I'm studying on house elves…" Hermione went on and on about rights for house elves. Vlad wasn't exactly sure what house elves were, but he pretended to listen for Hermione's sake.
Afternoon classes weren't much different than the others. Vlad went through the next few days without doing anything stupid. He still hadn't made any friends, but he did speak to Hermione a bit in the halls. The first dinner Moody turned Malfoy into a ferret, which Vlad got pleased about. Draco was still in a state of shock and looked completely traumatized when he got in bed.
Thursday wasn't much different than any other days. Vlad was excited for a defence against the dark arts. He had heard a lot about professor Moody and it seemed as though he was everyone's new favourite. Vlad walked in the class and saw Harry, Ron, and Hermione sitting there. Hermione waved to him and Ron and Harry kind of ignored him. Vlad sat down in the very far corner of the room. He pulled out his book and his wand then but away his bag under the seat. He noticed it was strangely quiet and knew everyone in the room (including the usually loud and annoying Draco) was waiting to see the new teacher.
All eyes turned towards the front of the room as the sound of Moody's wooden leg came clunking down the room. He told them all to put away their books which most everyone was happy about except maybe Hermione. Moody picked up the attendance and started to call off names. His vivid blue eye swiveling around looking at every person as he called off the names.
"Vladimir Dracula" he said his blue eye looking at Vlad pausing at the name. "Dracula," he said lightly. "Not related to the vampire are you?"
Everyone was looking at Vlad as though it never clicked in their minds about Dracula (it probably is not as common as a story for wizards), he felt his face light up red. "No," he said the professor looking at him suspiciously. "I'm from Romania, but -er- no not related."
"Alright," Moody said and continued to call of names, but his blue eye still was looking at Vlad between names. He didn't even pause on Harry's name. It then occurred to Vlad that he was a bad wizard catcher, an auror as he recalled. Maybe he also hunted vampires. He should probably try and write to his dad. Then again, maybe he should look it up in the library first before heading to such drastic measures.
Moody kept talking about how they were very behind on dealing with curses. Vlad had learned a bit with Ms. Boyd. She told him a little about the unforgivable curses. He can't remember much about them. They also talked about a few other legal curses. Moody said he would only be there one year. Ron asked him if he was staying. He said no, he was doing a favor to Dumbledore. Moody then went on about illegal curses. It sounded as though he was going to show them them! He caught a girl showing another girl something under her desk. Vlad recognized the other girl. He thought at first it was Padma, but then realised it was her twin in gryffindor.
"So," Moody said "Do any of you know the curses which are most heavily punished by wizarding law?" Several hands shot up. Ron responded saying something about the imperius curse. Moody took a jar and picked took out a spider. He pointed his wand at the spider and muttered "Imperio!" Moody made it do all sorts of tricks like cartwheels and back flips. Everyone was laughing, but Vlad did not. He found it strange controlling someone. He remembered when he hypnotised his dad back in Stokley and his dad completely changed to be a normal parent.
"Think that's funny do you?" Moody said to the class. "You's like it, would you, if I did it to you?" The whole class grew silent.
"Total control," he said. "I could make it jump out a window, drown itself or even throw it down one of your thoughts. He said years back a lot of wizards and witches were controlled by the curse. Vlad was pretty sure he was talking about when Voldemort was at power. He said he would be teaching them how to fight off the curse.
"Anyone else know one? Another illegal one?" Moody said. Hermione's hand shot up and so did Neville's. Neville even looked surprised. Vlad saw Draco snicker. Neville told Moody about the cruciatus curse. Moody enlarge the spider and said "Crucio!" The spider rolled around and around. Vlad heard a sharp high pitched screaming. He covered his ears because he couldn't bear the sound. No else seemed to hear it tough.
"Stop it!" Hermione yelled. Vlad took his hands off his ears and saw Neville. He was clenching his desk. In his eyes he looked horrified. Moody shrunk the spider. Moody was talking, but Vlad was not listening. He knew what was next. Death. Moody asked for the last curse and Hermione raised her hand. "Avada Kedavra." She said. Vlad looked at Harry. He remembered Harry was the only one to ever survive the killing curse, and that is how his mum and dad died. Moody roared the curse and the spider dropped dead.
Moody said how Harry was the only one to survive the curse. But, it seemed as though Harry wasn't there at all. They spent the rest of the class taking notes. Vlad was last out of the class. He was walking down the stairs and saw Moody walking up the stairs with Neville. His normal eye was looking at Neville his blue eye staring at Vlad. Vlad had completely forgot about Moody maybe knowing his secret. He decided to go to the library at dinner. Vlad saw Harry Ron and Hermione walking down the stairs. He ran up to catch them.
"Are you okay Harry?" Vlad asked
"Yes," Harry said strongly and almost annoyed. "Why wouldn't I be?"
"It's just," Vlad said trying not to make Harry mad. "the curses." Vlad walked down the stairs faster and into the great hall. He sat down, sadly next to Draco.
"Well isn't Count Dracula." Draco said. Vlad jumped, what did he mean? Is he joking?
"What are you on about Malfoy?" He tried to say calmly.
"Professor Moody actually thought you were a vampire! Watch out for the all vicious Vladimir Dracula" Draco said Dracula like Ingrid always would.
"Shut up Malfoy."
"What are you going to do?" He mocked "Bite me!" Vlad was extremely mad and stormed off to the library not even touching his food. He stopped at the bathroom and looked in the mirror. His… eyes. They were black and not just the iris. Vlad closed his eyes trying to make them turn back to the grey blue. He opened his eyes and they were still black. Suddenly he heard a toilet flush. Vlad jumped and looked back in the mirror. His eyes were back to normal maybe all he needed was a good scare.
Vlad ran out of the bathroom to the library. He looked around for any books about aurors or vampires. Also, he was looking at his reflection every time he could to see what colour his eyes were. He ended finding several books A History of Vampires, The first Aurors, Jobs at the Ministry and More, and one book that made him a bit uncomfortable The Guide to Hunting and Killing Vampires.
"Hello Vlad!" Hermione popped up next to him.
"Hello Hermione." he said "Are you still working for the freedom of house elves?"
"Yes," she said "What are doing here?"
"I dunno, just wanted some time alone I guess." He hid the books behind his back.
"Do you want to sit down?"
"Sure" They sat down at a table at the back of the library so they could talk a bit if they wanted to without madam Pince interrupting them. Vlad started to flip through A Guide to Hunting and Killing Vampire. The only thing that he could find mentioned in there about killers was the slayers guild, nothing about wizards. He was going to stop looking through that book when he got to a page How to Identify Vampires and a sub-chapter called Eyes. Vlad looked under there.
One of the many ways to identify a vampire is their eyes. One of the colors they turn is black. This is typically seen when a vampire is having a massive craving for blood. Most vampires go out of control when this happens and can't be stopped. This is also the sign of vampire who has not had blood for a long period of time. This is almost only seen in vampires over the age of 16. When a vampire turns 16 they receive fangs and craving for blood. This can also be a sign seen at the end of the 15th year right before receiving fangs. This way you know that when they turn 16 they will have a massive craving and should be stopped before then.
Vlad closed the book and thought. Why did his eyes turn? He wasn't even 15 yet! Did this mean he was going to change soon? Is it because he is the chosen one? Vlad stood up to go .
"Where are you going?" Hermione asked
"Bed," He said "I don't feel very well."
Vlad walked out of the library not paying attention to where he was going, but letting his feet guide him. He found himself walking outside towards the forbidden forest. He walked into the forest and stopped in a clearing and sat against a tree. Soon he started to drift off.
Vlad woke up sore against the tree. He looked up and noticed that the sun was rising. He rubbed his head trying to recall what happened the night before. He slightly remembered his eyes and the book. Vlad stood up and his head spun. He looked around. He must have fallen asleep outside! Vlad walked up to the castle looking for a clock anywhere. He finally found one and saw that it was 6:30, 30 minutes 'til breakfast. He walked up to the owlery to send a message to his dad. He had ran through all of the options through his head and could see that was the only way to get answers. Maybe even straighten the whole taking blood out of the freezer thing.
"Are you alright Harry?" Vlad asked as he saw Harry leaving the owlery looking kind of distraught.
"Huh?" Harry asked "Oh yeah I'm fine. Why are you covered in mud?" Vlad looked down at his clothes. He hadn't noticed he slept in a pile of mud.
"Long story." He said simply trying to wipe it off.
"Okay. See you later then?"
"Yeah." Vlad said. Harry walked off probably to go to the great hall. Vlad walked into the owlery and grabbed some parchment and a pen from his bag. They were supposed to use a quill, but Vlad much preferred a pen.
Dear Dad,
Thanks for the book. About the blood you mentioned I have no idea what you are talking about. Someone might have stolen it, but it wasn't me. Have you ever have had a run in with a wizard named Mad eye Moody? I'm just curious. Nothing much. Also there was a bit of a problem. I got kind of mad and my eyes turned black. I looked it up and it said it was a blood craving thing. Since I'm not a full vampire yet is it a "Chosen One" thing? Have you been in contact with Ingrid lately?
Your son,
Vlad
Vlad finished the letter looking it over to make sure he did not come off as worried. His dad would probably tell him to go back to train, but he couldn't force Vlad. Vlad found Alin and gave him the letter.
"Make sure to get it to him fast." Vlad watched Alin fly off to where he knew was Garside Gange. It suddenly hit Vlad that if he never got the letter he would be in school. Probably right now waiting for the wiped memory Reinfield to get him the same breakfast. Vlad shook his head trying to shake away the thoughts and walked off to the great hall for breakfast.
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