New Horizons

[Victoria Rossmund]

Victoria was happy to have a little time around classes to come talk to the Headmistress. When she had returned to the school she had mostly stayed a recluse, only spending time with Tess.

She hoped that the Headmistress would have some advise for her in handling other students and maneuvering around the castle.

As she knocked on the door she felt her fangs scrapping against her lips. She had been so worried about attending classes that she hadn't even thought about feeding. Oh, Merlin...

[Briony Romain]

Briony heard a knock on the door and she bid the person to enter, opening the dor for them with a flick of her wand, she did not however expect to see Victoria Rossmund, she was a quiet student who did not get into much trouble so she wondered why she would be here.

Perhaps she suffered some sort of trouble? Giving her small smile Briony waved her inside and placed Raven back into her crib, which was just beside her desk, luckily she had just managed to drop off to sleep.

"Hello Victoria, what is it that I can do for you?"

[Victoria Rossmund]

"Thank you, Headmistress," Victoria said when she was offered a seat.

She had never really seen a baby up close and the Headmistress' daughter was beautiful. Victoria was even more worried now about not having fed recently. She put her hands in her lap and linked them tightly.

"As you probably noticed, I wasn't here last lesson. It's because I was...attacked." She took a nervous swallow and continued. "From what I was told, I was hurt really bad and was found by a vampire. She...she had to turn me, because I'd lost so much blood."

Victoria had always been nervous around the Headmistress. She really respected her as a witch and admired her position as the head of an entire school. So coming to her with this was slightly strange for her.

"My sire was very helpful in explaining some things I needed to know. But she suggested maybe asking if you had a map of some places in the castle I could use to get around easier, with less sunlight. And I was hoping you may have a suggestion for how I could...find nourishment." Especially with the baby in the room, she didn't want to make the Headmistress fear that she would turn into a monster at any moment.

[Briony Romain]

Briony knew that Victoria might need some sort of encouragement to tell her what was wrong, she did not want to be as cold as she usually was, she respected people who came to her and asked for help, because she would always give it whoever asked for it, as long as it wasn't something totally stupid.

Nodding her head when she listened to what Victoria said, she knew that there was some reason she had missed school, and had hoped she was not the girl that the Prophet had described getting mixed up in the attacks, however it was evident it was.

Blinking a little, and not really expecting the fact she was now a vampire, Briony made a small humming noise in the back of her throat, and when Victoria had finished speaking she waited a few heartbeats before opening a drawer in her desk.

"Well thank you for coming to see me about this, it is something that I have no problem with, in the past, and in the present we have had werewolves in our school, so why not a vampire?" she smirked lightly "Now, in terms of getting around the school, I believe I have something that will help you."

Rooting around in the drawer, she pulled out a ragged piece of paper, the Marauders Map.

"This, is the Marauders Map, I presume you have heard of it? It should help you get around the castle via the secret passages listed, but you must not use it for mischief, you promise?" she said pointedly before continuing "In terms of blood, I am sure I can have some brought in for you, Healer Henley has some transfusion spells used to make blood I can learn if you wish to keep this...low key."

[Victoria Rossmund]

Victoria was relieved that the Headmistress was actually quite kind in person. She'd never thought her cruel, just a strict teacher.

Taking the map, she quietly said "Thank you," knowing how much she was trusting her by giving it to her. She'd read about it in a book in the library about the Golden Trio last year. Tucking it into her bag she kept her attention on the Headmistress.

At the mention of the blood she perked up. "We've learned a blood replenishing potions this lesson in class. Maybe that could be helpful in creating blood?" Her throat had started itching from her lack of feeding. Hopefully whatever they decided as a solution would be soon, the potions class had been very hard.

"I'd be happy to learn any potion necessary, or to come to you if you need it delivered." Lifting her chin, she said, "I won't let this take away my human life. Not if it can be helped." Tess was being extremely helpful as emotional support, and she was beginning to believe that she might actually be able to have a normalish life, if she wanted it bad enough.

[Briony Romain]

Briony nodded her head and she watched as she placed the map in her bag, if she knew of someone snooping around the castle, she would know exactly where to come and it would not be a very pleasant scene, but she trusted Victoria.

At the mention of the blood replenishing potion, Briony hummed lightly, she thought that this would perhaps work, but did not know if she needed to drink actual blood to replenish herself not simply a potion.

"I don't think that will be enough to help you, perhaps you should ask your sire? However, at the moment if you are thirsty I shall get one of the muggle transfusion packs from the hospital wing."

Nodding her head again, Briony thought that this girl was very brave to face such a curse and still want to keep things the same as she was before;

"As you should, and if you require any Professors kicked into shape if they take points from your house for lateness or you being up out of hours, let me know."

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