Right so anyone who has read my newest update has probably guessed that Harry is going to be turned by Mulo, the resident vampire outcast. If not, then hey i've ruined any and all suspense that my chapter created for you.

I've had Harry as a vampire plotted out for a while, mainly vague outlines of him receiving vampire training and leaving Hogwarts for a while etc, but whilst thinking of the next chapter I realised that I don't actually have Harry as a vampire planned properly, like what will change about him etc.

So the question I put to you is, what traits should appear straight away, which should come only with training and the receiving of his focus, and which are cliched and should be ignored altogether? I've already decided that he's going to have to be able to stand some exposure to sunlight, but do I need to come up with an explanation for that?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Sharpening of senses should happen immediately--later, extra mental powers (i.e. legilmency) should be developed, albeit slowly. slight increase in physical strength right away, and you can gradually increase that as it goes on. Any more powerful aspects of being a vampire you want to include, should really be held off for a little while at least, until he's gone through rigorously difficult training.

~DarkSov~

 

well, the human emotions should be dimmed somewhat. Meaning, less feeling guilty, and less feeling like whatever happens is your fault.

 

I would prefer it like this:

1. He can be a little pale, but not overly so.
2. He can drink animal blood, but human and wizards blood will be better.
3. He doesn't transform into an animal and go on homicidal rampage if he doesn't drink enough blood.
4. He can still do magic.
5. He don't have allergies to garlic, Holy water, etc.
6. Vampires and not Bat animagi!!!

He must have improved physical capabilities and senses, however they can be insignificient in the beginning, but improving with age/amount of powerful blood consumed (His mentor is old and must have powerful blood). Vampires rumored have affinities with Mind Arts, so he can learn Occlumency, Legilimency and voiceless spellcasting easer. I think it would be enough for the young vampire, it would be not good to give all fancy powers in one go.

Some weakness, or unpleasant factor, like the ability of creator to control freshly turned vampire if he so desires would be welcome addition, so it would be clear why vampires are rare, and why there are not many willing wizards to become a vampire.

 

Instead of him going psycho, have him get near mental breakdowns, like shivering, etc.

I hate the whole idea of bloodlust.

 

I would suggest that he be nearly powerless for a small amount of time, as his body and magic adjust to being dead, so to speak. Perhaps the quicker a vampire gets past this stage, the more powerful they are later down the line.

When he gets past that stage I would say that his physical prowess should have increased as much as it is going to. Magically, I would say that his abilities should be (to use the old cliche) like a muscle, the more he uses the more they develop. It doesn't have to be a fast development, in fact, preferably not, and there should be maximum level of development for it, which is the peak of power, but that should take decades or even centuries of work to attain, so he shouldn't become massively powerful anytime in the near future.

 

I'd like to see him weak in the beginning. Then he has to work for the advantages and get over some moral dilemmas by himself. That would make it interesting and you can change his temperament and his morals. He would have to work on leaving his moral high ground. Let him crave the blood of magical virgins, then he has to show some cunning and a bit of cruelty to get it. He doesnt have to kill the people he drinks from.

Another ability would be some compulsion via eye contact or smell or words, however you like it, so Harry has to be careful how strongly he uses it and at the same time see that he would be stupid to deny the gift.

 

Some different form of magic , not vimpire magic as he was sired by an outcast , mybe blood magic like in flairgold's fics ... i actually like the flairgold vampire's , they are maybe a bit overpowered but duh... they rock ;]