D&D 5E - vampire bites

Let's say a vampire has charmed someone. The rules say that the victim is willing to let the vampire bite them. However, it also says that if the vampire does anything harmful to it, the victim gets another saving throw. If the target is willing, does a vampire's bite still count as harmful for the

Hi all,

Let's say a vampire has charmed someone. The rules say that the victim is willing to let the vampire bite them. However, it also says that if the vampire does anything harmful to it, the victim gets another saving throw. If the target is willing, does a vampire's bite still count as harmful for the purpose of granting another save?

I'm thinking yes, but I want to make sure ... because otherwise it seems like, if a vampire charms someone and then gets them alone, it's game over. It can just suck them dry. If I was a player, and the DM did that to my character, I'd probably be annoyed. If, however, I got the chance for a new save every time the vampire bit me, then I'd be more OK with.

I'm asking because I am preparing to run my Curse of Strahd campaign on Friday, and I was thinking that I would have Strahd try to charm one of the PCs, get her to come away from the others with him, and then try to suck her dry so he can bury her and turn her into a vampire spawn ... but I don't want it to be like, "Oops, you failed your save against his charm, so now you're dead. Make a new PC."

So a vampire biting a charmed target counts as harming it for the purposes of granting a new save: yay or nay?

Cheers,
Jonathan

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