I'm seeing red
Don't think you'll have to see my face again
Don't have much time for sympathy
'Cause it never happened to me
You're feeling blue now
I think you bit off more than you could chew
And now it's time to make a choice
And all I wanna hear is your...

So follow the leader down
And swallow your pride and drown
When there's no place left to go
Maybe that's when you will know

Follow the leader down
And swallow your pride and drown
When there's no place left to go
Maybe that's when you will know

And foolish lies...
Oh, can't you see I tried to compromise?
'Cause what you say ain't always true
And I can see the tears in your eyes
And what you said now...
Can't stop the words from running through my head
And what I'd do to get through to you
But you'd only do it again

So follow the leader down
And swallow your pride and drown
When there's no place left to go
Maybe that's when you will know

Follow the leader down
And swallow your pride and drown
When there's no place left to go
Maybe that's when you will know

ohhh-oh yeah

I confess
I don't know what to make from all this mess
Don't have much time for sympathy
But it never happened to me
You're feeling down now
I don't know where I'll be when you come around
And now it's time to make a choice
And all I wanna hear is your voice...

(Seein' Red – Unwritten Law)

Chapter 11

Such a beautiful place. The wolves and vampires stood within the circle of a meadow. It was the only place for such a battle that was not close to the humans.

The ground was covered it a fresh snowfall from during the night, and the icicles were clinging to the trees around the meadow. As the sun began to rise, the meadow lit up like something from a fantasy, but that fantasy would be crushed very quickly.

Dumbledore was the first to arrive, soon followed by forty or more aurors.

Dumbledore looked at Harry with eyes twinkling.

"Harry my boy. Are you ready to come home? I'm afraid we'll have to send your friends to prison if you do not comply."

Harry's eyes widened and he moved closer to Dumbledore, ready to save his friends until a cold hand touched his shoulder.

"No Harry. It is time that you are protected for once."

Talon stepped in front of his 'nephew' and reached behind his back, grabbing the hilt of Excalibur. Ever so slowly, he pulled the sword from its bindings upon his back, causing the sword to sing a sad low melody.

Eyes around the meadow widened.

"That is…"

"Excalibur. Yes Dumbledore. It is. I heard that you recently attacked my aunt Morgan."

Talon smirked and held the sword out to his side before swinging it down and pointing it at Dumbledore.

"Attack!"

A howl filled the meadow as Jacob gave his mate's order, causing his pack to snarl and lung forward, ready to rip the wizards that threatened their home apart.

As the wolves attacked, so did the vampires. Emmett took down the biggest wizard as if he was a simple fly, though he left him alive. The order had been to disable, not kill.

Jacob's teeth tore into a man's arm, effectively causing the wizard to drop his wand which was quickly snapped in another wolf's jaws.

Dumbledore sighed as he saw his men falling. Slowly Dumbledore pulled out Gryfindor's sword, perhaps the only sword that would not be destroyed by Excalibur.

Talon smirked. He had over a thousand years of training with swords, he also had unlimited stamina. Dumbledore was an old man that could never have as much experience. Talon sighed softly and tossed Excalibur to his left hand and licked his lips.

He couldn't wait to spill this man's blood.

Jasper was truly in his element. It had been such a long time since the Civil War, and the Vampire Wars. He couldn't help but miss his time on the battle field, and suddenly it was all coming back. Jasper felt no remorse as he broke one man's arm, and another man's leg. These men and women were corrupt and wanted to harm his little brother. He would never allow his family to be harmed!

Rosalie gasped as a girl shot a spell at her, causing her to fall into a muddy area and stain her clothes. Rosalie's golden eyes turned black as she looked down at her ruined clothes and her newly broken high heels. She removed the broken shoes and stood. "Oh you are going to regret that bitch!" Rosalie slashed down with her long nails, cutting long gouges into the little red heads pretty face, delivering wounds that magic would not be able to keep from scaring.

Excalibur sang as it connected with Gryfindor's sword. Talon vowed to go easy on the sword, after all it rightfully belonged to Harry and he would enjoy teaching the boy how to use it. The sword true wielder of that sword would be a wonderful member of the Round Table.

Talon gave a fake yawn. "Really Dumbles, I could do this all week. How about you?"

Dumbledore growled and moved away before casting the killing curse using Gryfindor's sword as his wand. The spell hit Talon directly in the chest, sending him flying backwards.

Everything stopped as Dumbledore cast his spell. The wolves and the vampires were in shock, Harry was staring in horror as Talon seemed to fall in slow motion, and the aurors had faced filled with dark glee.

Jacob let out an anguished howl before his eyes widened.

Talon flipped as he was thrown backwards, landing on his feet. His hair fell in front of his eyes.

The vampire wrapped his arm around his stomach and burst out into laughter.

"There we go Dumblefuck. You gotta really mean it old man. But you must be going senile in your old age. I'm a fucking vampire. None of the spells in a wizard's arsenal can harm me. I highly doubt that you have a sorcerer or sorceress in your ranks."

Talon couldn't stop thinking about how much the spell had tickled.

As if someone had pressed play, the battle began again. Alice was dancing around a big red head and a brunette girl, causing them to accidently cast spells at one another. Those two had only taken her five minutes to confuse so completely that they knocked one another out.

Carlisle sighed. "I really hate to do this my friend, but you leave me no choice." Carlisle started touching the wizard with just enough pressure in the right areas to cause him to become momentarily paralyzed, giving his wife the chance to tie him up with the others that had already been disabled.

"Your companions are falling like flies Dumbledore."

Dumbledore let out a feeble growl before stepping away from the vampire and beginning an ancient spell.

Talon sighed when he recognized it. He was calling upon ancient magic.

Talon jumped to the other side of the clearing and shoved Excalibur into a stone before he spread his arms and let his magic surround him. His skin began to hum as several shadows took form around the field before solidifying into dragons just as Dumbledore was able to call about a single dementor.

"What a feeble attempt."

The dementor cowered at the sight of six dragons. They all aimed at the dementor and let lose their flaming breath at the same time. It connected at the dementor, turning the thing to pure ash. The ground became scorched in the paths of the dragon's fire.

Talon turned slowly, seeing that all of the aurors had been captured by his families.

Talon disappeared and reappeared right behind Dumbledore, pulling his arm behind his back and forcing him to his knees.

"Any last words?"