Chapter Two

The room was a wide open space with three large golden thrones in the middle of the room. The walls and floor were made of white stone which went all the way to the ceiling where it rounded into a turret. Sitting upon the thrones was Aro in the middle with Marcus and Caius on his right and left, respectively. I felt a strange feeling coming from all three of them, a familial feeling which was strange because I wasn't related to any of them.

Aro stood with a bright white smile and clapped his hands, his pitch black hair seemed to not move one inch out of place. He looked like a kid in a candy store. His milky red eyes passed over each of us excitedly, though he seemed to linger a few more moments on me before he moved on.

Marcus sat on his throne looking slightly bored; his black hair seemed to fall softly over his shoulders while his red eyes now again seemed to find mine.

Caius looked just slightly less bored and a pinch more irritated that Marcus. His white blonde hair falling to his shoulders in a silkiness that would make Malfoy jealous, but it also made his red eye seem to pop more. They were all three wearing black dress robes that had the Volturi crest stitched into them.

"Welcome Minister Shacklebolt, I was pleased to get your owl. It has been years since I had the pleasure of your company." Aro's voice seemed to echo around us softly as he looked at Kingsley. His voice seems to remind me of how my father used to speak to me, strange.

Kingsley walked to him and shook his hand, "It has been a little over four years I believe. The ministry had us aurors running everywhere; I had no time to visit unfortunately. With Voldemorts return we had been busier than ever, thankfully Harry was able to defeat him so everything is starting to come back together. Harry now had a slight blush on his face and his was just staring straight ahead, not at anyone.

Once the war had ended and Harry had defeated Voldemort his celebrity status seemed to skyrocket. Unfortunately for Ron and me, the same thing happened to us. We were being called war heroes, and heroine, the Golden Trio. But none of us wanted the fame, not at the cost of how many lives we lost. When Aro continued it brought me out of my thoughts.

"Ah, we have Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, and Hermione Granger all together in our home. We are honored to meet you. We had heard of the war but by the time we could call our guard that was away it was too late and Voldemort was dead. What may I do to help the Golden Trio of the wizarding world?"

His words seemed to shock every vampire in the room besides Marcus and Caius, so some vampires were still unaware that there were witches and wizards out there, interesting.

"We are in need of assistance; Bellatrix Lestrange escaped during the aftermath of Voldemorts death and is now after Miss Granger. We need a place for her to stay until we can find a more suitable spot for her to reside until Bellatrix is apprehended, preferably in the states. I was hoping that she could stay here until we find something." Kingsley said straight forward.

Aro's face seemed to shine brighter, "Of course Miss Granger may stay here! Jane, Alec please escort Miss Granger to a guest bedroom that is suitable for her and the infant. I have some business to discuss with Kingsley."

"This way," Jane said as she and Alec turned and began walking, I quickly followed with Ron and Harry at my heels. We walked down one of the hallways and up a few staircases, after a few minutes we stopped in front of another oak door.

"This is where you will be staying for the duration of your stay, I hope it suits you." And with a small smile to me she walked away with her brother at her side.

Without further ado, I took a big breath and opened the door. What I found had my inner Gryffindor squealing in delight. There was a queen size mahogany bed with golden sheets and a scarlet comforter. Beside the bed was a small mahogany table with a gold and red lamp on it. And a few feet away from that was a golden bassinet for Teddy. Aro must have known we would be staying. Scarlet curtains were set against a large window that showed the city of Volterra. A large dresser was set against a wall beside a door that led to a personal bathroom for Teddy and me to use.

"It's not too bad," Ron said with a smile.

I kissed Teddy's head and then carefully laid him down in the bassinet, smiling as he yawned.

"Yes but its only temporary," I said as I turned and ran to give both Ron and Harry a hug. "Thank you, both of you. I know I've been quite out of it lately but both of you have been great friends, the best brothers lately. And I will miss you both so much."

Ron's face turned as red as his hair in embarrassment.

"You'll be home eventually 'Mione, this isn't forever you know." Harry said while lightly pushing on my shoulder.

I was about to respond when there was a knock on my door and Kingsley walked in. "I've talked to Aro and once I've done some research we may have a place you can lay low at."

Harry, Ron, and I all shared a look and spoke together, "Where?"

Kingsley smiled and said, "Forks, Washington."