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I freshened up after breakfast and gave Lucifer a lot of pets and ruffled him between his ears. I told him I was going away soon and he couldn't come with me. I was scared that some random wizard would see him on the street and would notice that he was a wampus cat.

I know that the magic around his legs are quite strong but if I stumbled into a powerful wizard then they might be able to see him for what he is. Something that I definitely didn't want. I didn't want to get taken to the ministry and questioned why I had a wampus cat as a pet. They would also notice my red eyes which is a dead ringer for being a vampire.

I went to find my parents to tell them goodbye but I couldn't find them. I looked for them everywhere and after a while I finally found them. There were in Lycan's study talking about something. I knew it was rude but I heard my name so my curiosity got the best of me so I eavesdropped on them.

I could vaguely hear what they were saying. My mum seemed annoyed for some reason ''Isn't dangerous to let Anthony roam around with Alaric? We know how reckless Alaric can be and Anthony had grown up a lot but I don't want him to be influenced by him.''

My step-dad aka Richard agreed ''He's still young and Alaric is the same way mentally, who knows where they'll go?'' Lycan shut them both up ''Alaric has promised to me that he'll make sure that the boy doesn't get in any trouble, after all I made an Unbreakable Vow and I'll die if the boy dies.''

Suddenly Celeste spoke up, I didn't even notice she was in the room. ''Besides, he needs to learn our culture. I asked Alaric to show him our culture and how we're being oppressed. The boy needs to know what kind of situation we're in. We can barely feed on muggles without being killed by Aurors.''

My mum seemed stunned by her last remark. ''So what are you going to do? Show him the feeding houses? That are next to a fucking strip club?! What will he think when he sees that?''

My step-dad wanted to voice his agreement but he was shut up by Lycan. ''I agree that it might be a tad too early to show him that. But remember that there are multiple feeding houses, he doesn't necessarily have to visit that one. Nonetheless, the boy needs to make his first kill, he won't be a proper vampire until he does that.''

Celeste agreed ''He only has a fraction of his strength due to him not having fed before. He's merely the shell of his true potential as a vampire. This is why he can barely use his eyes yet. It's just how we are, a vampire needs humans to survive.''

My mum yelled in protest ''Well he doesn't! He never had to and he never will! I don't want him to kill some random innocent muggle-'' Lycan interrupted her ''Who says they need to be innocent?''

My mum became quiet and seemed to be in deep thought. ''Well that would certainly be better… But I still feel conflicted. Having him kill could change his entire persona. There are enough vampires that changed entirely after their first kill.''

I tried to watch what was going on since I couldn't see properly. When I turned around I suddenly saw Alaric behind me. I had never been so scared in my entire life. I managed to stifle the urge to scream but it was close, too close.

''What are you doing lil bro? Eavesdropping on the grown-ups huh? Naughty naughty.'' He gave me a big smile and put his hand on my shoulder. ''You're becoming cunning lil bro, first the pranking and now the eavesdropping. Maybe you'll become a Slytherin when you get to Hogwarts.'' He gave me his trademark devilish grin.

I shuddered, Slytherin was definitely a place I didn't want to end up in. It's not that I thought it was a bad house or something like that. It's just that there aren't any meaningful connections to be made there. Most of them are bigoted and are bloodpurist. The only way that it would be meaningful is to expose Voldemort's past.

And frankly that's the only reason I was hesitating to not tell the hat to put me in Slytherin. If I could expose Voldemort there the pureblood families would be outraged. They'd leave his circle immediately.

They would be ashamed that they had let their family members die under his command. So Slytherin has its positives and negatives. I'm indifferent about Ravenclaw. I would like to learn but I'm not really the type to sit still. I like to learn in a critical situation. Besides, theory is good and all, but it's useless if you don't know how to implement it in practice. And there was another thing I had to admit, I hadn't been that smart in my new life, I had been reckless. Which I had got under control now but doesn't the sorting hat also look into your past?

But I had changed now so I couldn't really anticipate what the sorting hat would pick. I should also consider the fact that each house stands for a certain element. But I'm not sure which element corresponds with which. Something I should look out for in the future. Maybe having Raiden contracted to me would also influence which house I would be sorted in.

I wouldn't mind Gryffindor too, I mean they're walking plot devices. I would immediately be granted luck for everything I did. I had daring and nerve. But chivalry not so much. I had punched a woman after all.

Hufflepuff was also interesting. I definitely was hard working and dedicated. I was loyal to my family and would do anything to protect them. But fair play is where I fall off… I would do anything to protect my family.

So I wasn't really sure where I would fit in. Sure they're all great but they have vast different circles. They could literally change your life for better or worse. But I was motivated to make a difference, no matter which house I would land in.

Finally I answered Alaric. ''So what if I become a Slytherin? Then I would learn even more pranks to harass you with.'' I didn't know that a vampire could turn even paler than they already were but after these words Alaric turned into a ghost.

''Haha! Good one'' He coughed anxiously. Suddenly the door slammed open and me and Alaric both jumped back. Before my training session with Alaric I would've definitely been slammed by the door but my perception had been heightened.

Lycan looked at us suspiciously, he definitely knew we were eavesdropping. ''Alaric, you may proceed with the plan. Show the boy around wherever you see fit.'' Alaric nodded and dragged me along.

Wherever Alaric saw fit? Were they crazy? We walked down the stairs and I got my coat and my sneakers. But before I went out I looked at my fit. I was wearing a brown coat made out of cashmere, the coat reached to my knees and looked pretty stylish. It has 6 buttons, 3 on either side and felt very comfortable, but most of all it was warm.

Under the coat I was wearing a simple white blouse with a blue sweater on top of it. My pants were navy blue and were made out of cotton. Overall, a very comfortable fit. My white hair was gelled backwards just like Draco Malfoy and it really made my red eyes stand out.

But of course I didn't want my eyes to stand out so I grabbed some sunglasses to make sure nobody would see. Alaric did the same, he was clothed similarly with an identical coat but his trousers were black.

We headed to the backyard but in the opposite direction of the forest. We headed towards a small structure with a statue inside it. ''This is the statue of Vlad Drakul. But that's not really important, if you look on the backside there's a rune on it. It works like a portkey and is connected to another statue in London.''

We walked to the back of the statue and I could indeed see a rune. Alaric and I both touched the rune and were immediately sucked into the statue. Suddenly we were in Hyde Park, I landed right on my face but Alaric landed properly. He pulled me to my feet and we headed to the nearest shop to buy some CD's.

When we got inside I was overwhelmed with memories. There were all kinds of records and CD's to pick from. There was a whole section dedicated to rock music and I couldn't be happier. I picked up some CD's from Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and the likes. I also got some ABBA because why not.

I spotted Michael Jackon's Thriller and also put that in my shopping cart. In the end I had gathered loads of CD's and couldn't be happier. Alaric said he needed to go for a quick errand and handed me some money and left me alone for a bit. I saw him hurrying to get a cab but I shrugged, I could handle myself for a minute.

At this point I wasn't even getting more CDs. I was just admiring what they had in stock. But then I spotted the holy grail. They had Queen! I hurried and put them in my shopping cart. Never would I be bored anymore.

I wasn't really paying attention when I bumped into some chubby kid. I mumbled ''I'm sorry'' and was just about to get on with my day when the kid put his hand on my shoulder. I looked at his hand with disgust.

''Could you please remove your hand?'' I asked politely. The boy just laughed. ''Hey boys come look at this posh git.'' Suddenly there was a crowd of around 4 boys around me. They all had this shit-eating grin on their face. They looked like bullies alright.

''Come on fellas we can settle this with our words.'''Apparently they thought my words to be amusing because they all started laughing. ''You think you can just get away with a simple sorry do you?'' The chubby kid said.

''Yes.'' I answered coolly, I wasn't really sure what these kids were thinking but if they wanted to get beat up then they were on the right track. Suddenly one of the other kids tried to shove me. I noticed his movements, which looked like he was moving in slow-motion. He was much slower than the metal statues. And I just stepped sideways and dodged his attempt to shove me.

He clearly didn't like me retaliating and cracked his knuckles. ''How about we settle this outside?'' he said with a menacing tone. The boy was taller than me, his voice cracked in the middle of his sentence so he should be around 12 to 13.

So he was two to three years older than me. ''Yeah how about no.'' I answered, there was no need to fight these bullies. And if I just stayed inside they wouldn't be able to do anything because of the store clerk.

It was already pretty suspicious that he hadn't done anything yet? Is he blind or something? I turned around to see where the store clerk was. He must've gone into the back or something.

The boys were clearly not happy that I wasn't fazed by them and started insulting me. ''You posh git, I bet your mother sucks a lawyer's dick just so she can get some cash.'' The chubby boy said, all the other boys started laughing.

Okay so normally I don't get mad easily at weak insults but I guess Raiden must be influencing me because I was seething in rage. I put my shopping cart down and gave the chubby boy a look full of hate ''Alright then, let's settle this outside.''

The boys laughed and dragged me out of the store and led me into the alleyway next to the store. I took my coat off which the boys just found hilarious. They cornered me to the wall but I wasn't scared. I would show them that their actions had consequences.

I was just about to hit the chubby boy when Raiden spoke in my head 'Let's get these sons of bitches' I chuckled inwardly 'Let us' I responded. And I punched the chubby boy in his nose, the other boys could barely see me punching him, he only saw the chubby boy fall to the floor with a broken nose.

The remaining boys quickly backed off. ''Who wants some?'' I said with a devilish grin. One of the boys who tried to shove me ran at me. ''Brave but foolish'' I bitchslapped the boy and he flew 2 meters before crashing against the wall.

The other two boys had a frightened look in their eye. They clearly hadn't fought anyone stronger than them and only fought four against one. But I'll teach them not to pick on innocent people.

I rushed at the boy to the left of me and said ''Boo!'' He fell to the ground and in shock and fear. There was a wet spot forming around his genitals. I might've gone overboard there but who cares. They deserve it.

The other boy ran away but bumped into a figure at the end of the alleyway. It was Alaric, he had McDonalds in his hands. ''I see you've made some friends, lil bro.'' I chuckled at his words ''Yeah we're best mates, aren't we boys?''

The boys weakly nodded but when I threatened to move towards them they decided they had enough and ran. Ah sweet revenge. Truly a wonderful feeling. I quickly headed to buy the CDs I had left in the shop and we both went back to the park to eat.

I finished eating and we were enjoying the sun. But I was curious, how could Alaric walk outside without any charms. So I asked him and he showed me a bracelet. It was a simple bracelet but it was decorated with some gems and runes.

He told me it was another family heirloom just like the one Lycan had. He also told me Celeste had one that was similar to his. I finished my drink at the same time as Alaric and we threw our garbage away.

''You wanna head to Diagon Alley?'' Alaric inquired. And to be honest I really wanted to head to Diagon Alley. I wonder if I had any letters from Hisoka. I commanded him to write any intel after all. I hope he wasn't dead, I wouldn't feel bad of course because he was a criminal and tried to attack me but that means I wasted a useful pawn.

But I guess that I'll see when I get there. I nodded ''Yeah let's go'' and we were on our way to Diagon Alley…