1. First day

I made my way down the train in silence, my snake weaving through my fingers. I stopped when i smelt it and looked into the compartment. A boy was holding his hand as he frowned at the cut. I closed my eyes for a second and continued my walk.

"Ooh, what do we have here? New meat?" A boy mocked. "Leave her alone Goyle. She'll get tormented enough if she meets Potter". I frowned at the blonde boy who sat with a scowl toward his friend. "Do you not have a voice or something?" Goyle snapped.

I stared into the compartment at them. "I don't speak to Brats"

"Who do you think you are? Talking to me like that?"

"I'm me"

"You're probably weak"

"I doubt i'm the one who's weak, Gregory"

"How do you know my name?"

"I know who all of you in here are"

"Go on then" The blonde nodded. I pushed Goyle back and looked at the girl, "Pansy Parkinson". Then to the other boy, "Vincent Crabbe" and then to the blonde.

"Draco Malfoy. I must say your hair is very bright, just like your fathers"

"How do you know my father?" He frowned. "I know everyone. Now any more questions or can i leave?"

"Why don't you join us?" He said, his frown growing deeper the longer i stood there. "I wouldn't want to intrude"

"It's fine, please sit down"

"Ok" I nodded with a smile and sat down next to him. "Oh my god what is that?" Crabbe said, scooting further away.

I looked at my hand with a frown at my serpent and smiled. "You've never seen a snake before?"

"Why have you got one?"

"They calm me down?"

"What type is it?"

"A saw-scaled viper. Thought to be the deadliest type of snake in the world. Don't worry, he only attacks if i tell him to, or if he thinks something's a threat to me"

"Has he got a name?"

"I'm not the imaginative type, so i just called him Viper"

"A viper called Viper. Nice choice" Draco scoffed.

I raised my eyebrow when the window started to freeze over and the train came to a halt. "I'd cover your face if i were you. It'll stop them from going for you" I smiled. "Them?" Draco frowned. "Just cover your face"

My eyes started to glow in the darkness and the smell of that boys blood was still in my nose. I shivered once as they covered their faces with their cloaks and looked at the door when it opened.

"He's not in here. Try a different compartment"

"Ssscaaar"

"I don't know which one he's in. Would you like help?"

It just floated staring at me. "Alright then" I nodded and stood up. "Viper, stay with the blonde. I expect my snake back later" I said as i put him down. The dementor moved out of the way and i walked past it and down the hall. He followed as i walked down and glared into each compartment, seemingly unseen. I turned around with a smile. "Just a few more down, don't hurt him too much" I smiled before opening the carriage door and climbing up onto the roof, relieving myself of the blood smell.

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I stood at the front listening to conversation by conversation before my attention was diverted to one in particular. "You fainted? You really fainted?" Draco grinned as he Tormented Harry Potter. "Shove off, Malfoy" Ron Weasley snarled before turning Harry around.

I then looked further up the red table to see the scowling twins, Fred and George Weasley. I smiled at them and turned my attention to the Headmaster. "Please welcome to the third year, Karayan Grief" (I pronounce it Kar-I-an)

The hall fell silent and looked at me, some knowing who my family is, some knowing the rumors and others completely clueless.

I sat on the stool and McGonagall lifted the hat. "No. There is no need"

She put the hat back down with a frown and i turned to the hat. "Your secrets safe with me child. SLYTHERIN!"

I frowned at it before making my way over to the table and sitting down at the end of it. "You're gonna go bad, Grief" One of them grinned. "I already am, Johnson"

"How did you-"

"I have my ways" I smiled.

Dumbledore finished his speech about the dementors and sent us to bed. Although i don't need sleep, i like it. I also like eating normal, genuine food other than animal blood, even though it does nothing.

"How did you get here so fast?" Draco frowned when he and his friends walked in with the rest of the group. "I walk quickly" I smiled. "Now give me back my snake"

"You still have it?" The others frowned.

He came closer and pulled on his collar, Viper slithering out from it and up my arm. "Why did you have it in you shirt?" Pansy sneered. "I don't know he went down there by himself" He shrugged, dropping his collar and turning to them. "He likes body heat" I smiled. "What and he doesn't like yours?" Goyle chuckled. "Something like that" I shrugged before going to sit down.

The others left, leaving only me and Draco. He came and sat next to me with a frown, Viper immediately going over to him for the warmth. "Let him, he doesn't get body heat often" I said when Draco tried to stop him from going in his shirt. He frowned and let him slide in. "What do you mean?"

"I'm not exactly warm"

"What?"

I held my arm out to the confused boy. He frowned slowly put a finger on my arm, making his confusion grow. "Ice cold?" I said, raising an eyebrow and looking at him. "Yeah. Why?"

"That's something i'm not ready to tell anyone"

"What's your deal?"

"Excuse me?"

"Why are you so creepy and, cold"

"Creepy?" I grinned, turning to him again. "Well you knew all of us, somehow you know my father, everyone went silent when they heard your last name and you're ice cold. What wouldn't you find creepy about that?"

"Everyone went silent at my last name because my family are one of the richest in both worlds, wizarding and muggle. There a rumors going around that my family are some kind of monster because we hide away, keep stuff to ourselves. I got tired of being around them and it ended up that they just hid my letter from me so i came here to get away from them, and to get away from the temptation"

"What temptation?"

"You wouldn't want to know" I smiled before watching Viper pop his head out for a second before going back in Draco's shirt.

"You didn't have any food?"

"I wasn't hungry"

"Do you turn into any animals?"

"No" I grinned at him, knowing what he was trying to figure out.

He turned to the fire, going into deep thought. I watched as his eyes followed the motions of the flames and as he repeated thoughts in his head. 'Keep thinking' I thought to myself as time went on.

"This is an odd question but, can i see your teeth?"

"Clever boy. It took you a while but you got there in the end" I grinned before opening my mouth to reveal the sharp fangs. "A vampire?"

"Yep"

"So, what do you eat then?"

"Normal food but that's only because of the taste" I got out a flask and passed it to him. He opened it with a frown and sniffed it. "Oh god that smells horrible"

"It smells like blood"

"Is it?"

"Yes" I nodded and turned to him. "But only animal blood. It took me three years to stop drinking human blood"

"Why?"

"The taste, the smell. My family, they aren't doing the same as me. They steal human blood from places because they don't have the guts to kill"

"And you do?"

"Yes. But then i'd have to live with it for the rest of my life, which is forever unless i get a stake to the heart" I giggled. "I shouldn't have said that" I frowned and looked at him. "It's hard for me to stop myself if i smell human blood. Because i haven't had it for so long. But if there's too much in one place then i'll loose my concentration and snap, i'll drink it and wont be able to stop"

"Are you parents really your parents?"

"Yes. They had me before someone changed them and then when i was eight they changed me and my older brother. He would've been thirteen then"

"So you're eight?"

"No i'm different. I can choose to age or get younger. So i'm thirteen like you"

"Can i have it back now? I'm hungry"

"Yeah" He nodded and held it back to me. I grabbed it and took a sip, wiping a drop off of my lip.

"Don't tell anyone"

"I wont"