Demetri and Hermione were sitting on the couch talking. I was sitting on Caius' lap with my head against his neck.

"So, Ms. Granger, how do you like Hogwarts?" Caius asked.

"Please call me Hermione. I love it here. I was surprised when I got my letter. I am the only one in my family to ever come to Hogwarts."

"That's funny."

"You're from Italy."

"Yes. We have lived there our whole lives. All 3000 years of it." Aro said.

"3000 years?"

"Well, give or take a few hundred years."

"How is that possible?"

"We will tell you on one condition. You must not tell anyone at all."

"I promise."

"We are vampires. Caius, Marcus, and I are Volturi lords. All of the Cullens are vampires as well."

She looked over to me.

"Lucky you."

She then saw the Volturi for what they really were. Her eyes widened. Aro saw the look on her face and chuckled. I stood up and walked over to the window.

"Mi amore?"

"I'm fine. I'm just thinking."

Aro touched my shoulder.

"We will find a way. The headmaster will rue the day he ever hurt the queen of the Volturi."

I smiled. Aro sat down and pulled me onto his lap. Hermione and Demetri took a walk.

"How long have the four of them been together?"

"Five months. They saved her from one of our enemies and instantly mated."

"Mated?"

"They will be with no other. Just like you are my mate. I will choose no other."

"How romantic. Professor Snape looked worried the other day. What was happening?"

"All of our enemies were by the woods. Some of them hunt humans. I'll admit, we as the Volturi used to. But all that changed when Trixie came into our lives."

A girl Hermione recognized as Pansy Parkinson walked up.

"How can you stand to be with a Gryffindor; a mudblood at that?"

Demetri saw that Hermione looked upset.

"I suggest you leave before I hurt you."

"You wouldn't dare."

"Ms. Parkinson, you hurt his girlfriend. If you do it again, I will not stop him from hurting you. Now get to your dormitory." Uncle Sev said.

I was taking a walk with Marcus. He turned into a Clouded Leopard. As did I.

'Since when have you been able to turn into a Clouded Leopard?'

'Your Uncle has been teaching us. Aro can turn into a regular leopard and Caius can turn into a white stallion.'

'How long has this been going on?'

'They started the day after you were bitten.'

I smiled. We continued to walk down the hall. One of the Weasleys came around the corner.

"This place really is going to the animals."

Marcus growled. The boy stopped. He was scared. Marcus chuckled.

'Be nice, Marcus.'

He took one step toward the boy. The boy ran off. I giggled. I jumped onto his back. He chuckled. Uncle Sev came around the corner and smiled. But then Professor Dumbledore came around the corner.

"Just keep walking, Albus."

He looked at us and shook his head.

"Who let the animals in?"

"They are animagi. I am not going to tell you who they are. So just keep walking. They are seriously pissed at you right now. I wouldn't suggest upsetting them even more."

Albus just started walking down the hall.