Part - Vampire at Hogwarts

Quidditch Tryouts

Riana's POV

It's been two weeks since the start of term. So far my lessons are going well. Including my wand lessons. Wolfe and Jonker are really impressed with my knowledge on wand-lore. Wolfe says I may be ready to try making my first wand after Christmas. Right now we are focusing on components and how to combine them into a functional wand. Also on how to find the best trees and how to obtain cores for a new wand.

Care of Magical creatures is going well. We have finished with griffins and have moved onto a revision of unicorns. Which is good as Wolfe wants to use a unicorn hair for the core of the first wand I make. Daphne and Tracey grumbled a little. But didn't make a huge deal of it as they love unicorns. Erica was interested to see Hagrid's approach as oppose to Grubbly-plank. Hagrid says we'll be moving on to Golden Snidgets next.

Sean and Raquelle are settling in well to school life so far. They are still friends with Alys and Grim. In fact they've made some other friends too. Though they don't know about them being part vampires yet. Sean and Raquelle are doing fine with the lessons so far. I help them study occasionally. But not today. I am with Hermione about to watch gryffindor quidditch try outs. Ron is trying out for keeper again and of course Harry is the captain of the team. So we are here to support both of them.

After tryouts, we're going to visit Hagrid. So that the others can apologize and become friends with him again. Hagrid was mad and disappointed at first. But I know he will understand once they explain. Then everything will go back to normal between them. "Think Ron will get in?" I ask Hermione as we take our seats.

"Possibly, if he can control his nerves" she states.

"Which will be hard with this crowd" I tell her and she nods her head in agreement. Harry decides to do the tryouts in three groups. First were the chasers. Katie stayed on the time, Ginny rejoined as a chaser and a girl called Demelza Robins joined the time. Next was the beater tryouts. Jimmy Peakes was the first to join the team as beater, he has to work on his aim. But he has a good strong swing. The other beater was Ritchie Coote has good aim, but needs to work on his power.

It's time for the keeper tryouts. I think Harry saved them for last, hoping the crowd would thin. But it didn't. All who failed to join the team, stayed to watch and we had some new specters join the stands. Though Ron managed to save every goal, even though he nearly missed one thrown by Ginny. He beat his runner up by one goal. Though only because Hermione confunded Cormac, I don't blame her the guy is a jerk. And he was a sore loser.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone" I assure Hermione and she gives me a wary smile.

"I don't know what you're talking about" she lies and I giggle. "We should go join the other two" she states getting up. I do the same and we head down to the pitch. "You did brilliantly, Ron!" she shouts as we make it to the pitch.

"Nice team you got Harry" I praise.

"Thanks Riana" he says. "Speaking of. Guys our first training session is Thursday after lessons" he tells the team. Who all nod. We then leave for Hagrid's hut. When we arrive, we see Buckbeak tethered out front. Harry bows and goes to greet him.

Just then Hagrid exists his hut with Fang on his heels. "Git away from him! He'll have yer fingers--oh. It's yeh lot" he says. Fang was jumping up at Hermione, Ron, and I. Attempting to lick our ears.

"Down boy" I laugh and he lands on all fours. I pat him behind the ear. Hagrid stood and looked at the other three for a split second, then turned and strode into his cabin, slamming the door behind him.

"Oh, dear" Hermione says.

"Don't worry about it" Harry assures her going over to the door. I leave him to it. After all, it's not me Hagrid is mad at. I continue to pat Fang as Harry knocks on the door. "Hagrid! Open up, we want to talk to you!" he shouts. "If you don't open the door, we'll blast it open!" he adds drawing his wand.

"Harry!" Hermione exclaims.

"Don't you think that's a bit much?" I ask him.

"Stand back" he says. But before he could say anything else, the door flew open again as Harry had known it would. There stood Hagrid, glowering down at him and looking, despite the flowery apron, positively alarming.

"I'm a teacher!" he roared at Harry. "A teacher, Potter! How dare yeh threaten ter break down my door!" he yells.

"I'm sorry, sir" Harry says curtly putting his wand away.

"Since when have yeh called me 'sir'?" Hagrid asks him confused.

"Since when have you called me 'Potter'?" Harry shots back.

"Oh, very clever," growled Hagrid. "Very amusin'. That's me outsmarted, innit? All righ', come in then, yeh ungrateful little" he says. The others go in, but Hermione pauses to look at me.

"I'll be right there, besides you lot need to talk first" I add. She nods and enters the house with Fang. Buckbeak nudges me and I smile patting his beak. "Sorry, I don't have a treat boy" I tell him and he nudges me again. "Next time I'll bring you something" I assure him. I give them five minutes before going in, hearing the others complain about Grubbly-plank. "I hate to interrupt, but we better go or we'll be late for dinner" I tell them.

"She's right, you lot go on ahead" Hagrid tells us. "Riana, let me know if you need any extra help for your future wand making" he tells me.

"I will do" I assure him. Before leaving with the other three. Harry was telling us he doesn't have much time for dinner because of his detention with Snape. "What'd you do this time?" I ask him.

"Tell you later" he tells me. I shrug and enter the great hall with Ron. I spot Sean and Raquelle.

"See you later" I tell Ron and head over to them. "Hey guys, have a nice day?" I ask.

"Yeah, it was good" Raquelle assures me.

"How were quidditch tryouts?" Sean asks.

"Good, Katie and Ron got back onto the team. As did Ginny, though this time she is a chaser and not a seeker" I tell them.

"Think they stand a chance this year?" he asks me.

"Possibly, depends on how well they work together as a team" I tell him.

"Ah Riana dear, how does supper in my rooms sound?" Slughorn asks.

"I would sir, but I'm afraid I have vamp duties to attend to" I tell him.

"Oh, will they can both come as well" he says looking at Sean and Raquelle.

"Thanks for the invite professor" Sean says.

"But we won't know anyone there and we feel more comfortable here" Raquelle adds.

"Very well, another time" he says before leaving.

"Thanks guys, his dinners are so boring" I tell them. "I'd rather watch grass grow" I state. "Though I will be attending hi Chritsmas dinner as my uncle will be there" I add.

"We could come too" Raquelle tells me.

"So you're not alone and it'd be nice to see another vamp" Sean says.

"I'll get you both invites" I assure them. We then enjoy our dinner. Before returning to our separate dorms and calling it a night.

A/N

Picture above of Hermione.