The vampire looked afraid and he had every right to do so. He just made the biggest mistake of his life, he told the humans about us. He broke the secret and he had to pay for this. I sent Demetri and Felix to track him down and bring him to the castle.
"Sanguini, normally I do not give the chance to explain but I'm in good mood today so talk!" I said sweetly.
"My Lord, I did not break our secret; the people who know about me, knew about us before they met me and they also need to hide their own life's style from the regular humans," Sanguini said scared
"Why would they hide?" Marcus asked
"They not hide, they only hide their condition; they are wizards and witches and they would never tell about us. I have a contact, a potion master who pay for my venom. He uses it to make potions and sell it to other potioners." Sanguini answered.
"Magical ones and they do not try to kill you?" Caius asked.
"No, but now they have a civil world in Britain and a dark wizard try to control the magical and non-magical world. He also wants to extend his power over Europe." Sanguini said, "It could be dangerous for us. He wants the vampires to submit to his power."
"Is he mental? We will never submit to him. Are these wizards strong enough to win this war?" I asked, "Can you introduce me to this world?"
"The potioner is organizing a party for next week. He will invite some of the students and the staff of his school. You may talk with some of the wizards planning the battle against this dark one." Sanguini said, "I think his name is Tom Riddle but he uses Lord Voldemort as his alias."
"We will go next week to this school and you will introduce me to the potioner; I will see how to act after this. Now, you have a little more time before we'll pass judgment so enjoy as it last." I told him, "Brothers, we need to talk in my study."
We moved to my study and we tried to search for all the information we could find about the magical world. We found a wizarding community in Italy and Caius said that he would try to contact them. It was not enough but gave me an idea of how to handle it and how to prevent to be killed at once. I told them I would go alone and they were not happy about this. I had to remember them that I was powerful enough to take care of a nomad if I'd find one or to handle a magical if he gets aggressive.
"Now let's talk about what we gathered about these wizards. The leader is called Albus Dumbledore; he is old and powerful; he already fought a dark wizard before, an ancient lover, and he is in charge of the Order of the Phoenix. This group is the one fighting the dark lord. He could be somebody to talk with if we'd have the chance." Caius said
"The second of importance is a boy called Harry Potter, he was targeted because of a prophesy when he was a baby and he is the reason for the first dismissal of this madman. He is actually at school, he has a girlfriend and two best mates. His girlfriend and her brother are loyal to him but not strong enough to help him to a battle. They will be there but not a real help. His best friend, Hermione Granger, will be the most important witch in this conflict. She is the brightest of the age and has everything she needs to help him. We don't know a lot about her but it could be a good idea to get to know her." Marcus said
"Anybody else?" I asked
"Yes, there is a wizard who is not exactly white or dark. He was spying for the order pretending to be a dark follower for the last twenty years. He took a dark mark when he was young and he made a vow with Dumbledore so he is helping the order but nobody is sure if he is actually loyal or not. He was the potion master until this year when he took the defense against the dark arts class, a position he wanted from the beginning. His name is Severus Snape and he could be a great asset if we could have his support. He is a very powerful mage but he pretends to be just enough for his post." Caius said. "He is more than Dumbledore and an equal to Hermione Granger, maybe a little more powerful."
"So I need to be careful around those. Any other thing I need to know?" I asked
"You will find some of these dark lord followers on the castle. There is a family although that even when is known to be dark, they are waiting for a way out of this. The Malfoy needs to have a public face but my contact told me they do not support the ideology anymore but they do not know how to get out and they do not know that Snape could help them as they believe him to be a loyal follower. Maybe they could be the perfect entrance to this." Marcus said.
"We need to hear them all before deciding what to do," I said and my brothers nodded. "Now, I could be interesting to have certain control of the magical world. We need to plan this carefully."
I spent the next days preparing for our move. I wanted to find mages who were able to help me finish this war. If this maniac could win, he could destroy our life as we knew it. Sanguini told me the potioner was ecstatic about having another vampire over his party. He invited the most important wizards and he wanted to meet me. Sanguini told him that I was important but he did not tell him who I was. Could be interesting to see if somebody could recognize me.
I decided to take the jet and travel to the school. It was far in the north of Scotland. It was the beginning of October so it was nice and I took my time walking around the lake before going inside. Sanguini was waiting for me, not daring to speak.
"So, this is the school the magical will go to after they are eleven years old?" I asked
"They will send a letter to each student inviting them to study here. The non-magical families will have a visit from one of the teachers explaining the magic and the need for secrecy." Sanguini said, "I asked this from the potioners during the week as I thought it could help you understand the rules better."
"It was a good idea and is helping your case. How are we going to enter the school?" I asked.
"The potioner gave me a key that will allow us to enter and I know how to go to the party as this is not the first time I'm here." Sanguini said, "We should go as we are already late, My Lord."
"Yes, please lead the way in," I said and I waved him to start moving.
We moved through the castle that was similar to our own, dark and cold. I followed Sanguini until we arrived at the dungeons. He opened the door and we entered.
"Sanguini, my friend, I was thinking that you were not coming." An old man said greeting us.
"Horace, I want to introduce you to Aro; he is from Italy and wanted to visit your school," Sanguini said.
"A pleasure; if you'd come with me, I can introduce you to the best of this year." The potioner said. "Come this way please."
It was interesting, as Sanguini said. They did not know a lot about us. He led us to a big room where everybody was talking in small groups. After an hour of silly speeches, I was bored and I decided to walk around. I saw this beautiful girl reading a book and sipping a wine glass. She was perfect and I felt a pull leading me to her.
"I will advise you to let her alone," Somebody said behind me. How this wizard got close to me without me even hearing him? It was a first.
"Care to give me a reason?" I asked hissing.
"You will not talk with her as she will be mine." He said snarling," It's not a leech who will steal what belongs to me"
"Do you know who I am, stupid mortal?" I growled.
"Aro Volturi, I saw you when you were talking with Sanguini by the lake. Do not dare to approach her!" he said coolly.
"You have not right to tell me what to do Mr.… ?" I asked
"Severus Snape, the DADA teacher of this school," he said glaring at me, "She is my soul mate and I will not let you touch her".
"Severus Snape, we have a problem as she is also my mate. How do you think we can deal with this?" I asked uncomfortably.
"Maybe we need to talk, I know about vampires and mates and probably you know about wizards and soul mates. Let's go to my office to talk about this," he said.
This was getting interesting, I found my mate and she was bound to a very powerful wizard, maybe our plan will be easier this way. I needed to talk to my brothers quick.