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List of POVs:

Bella – BPOV

Edward – EPOV

Renesmee – NPOV

Jacob – JPOV

Alice – APOV

Jasper – JasPOV

Emmet – EmPOV

Rosalie – RPOV

Harry – HPOV

Ron – RonPOV

Hermione – HerPOV

Thanks for all the great reviews!! I made up the plot for this chapter, which is more Twilight-based than Harry Potter, so tell me what you think!

19. Bites

BPOV

We trudged back down to Arthur's room silently, all horrified by the confrontation. We hoped very much that Mrs Weasley was in a better mood.

"There you all are!" said Mrs Weasley, "Where did you go?"

"Cup of tea," grunted Ron, collapsing on a spare bed. "What'd we miss?"

"Nothing of importance," said Arthur quickly, and I was sure there had been a lot of shouting before Carlisle and Esme calmed Mrs Weasley down.

"We were just about to leave, actually," Esme told us, "Once Fred and George get back…"

She was cut off by the doors to the ward swinging open with a loud crash, and two Healers rolled in a man on a stretcher. The man looked as though he was in his early twenties, and was screaming in pain.

"What bit you?" shouted one of the Healers over his screams, but he didn't seem able to answer.

"Fire!" he shrieked, thrashing about and clawing at his neck.

Carlisle and Edward exchanged a horrified glance and darted to the man's side.

"Let me see!" ordered Carlisle, pushing one of the Healers gently aside.

"He won't answer us," the Healer said, "He said he was bitten, but then he just started screaming about a fire."

Carlisle leaned over the man and I saw a bleeding, crescent shaped bit mark on his neck. "Get a bandage on that," he instructed the Healers, and they obeyed without question.

"Do you know what bit him?" asked the first Healer desperately, sweat on her forehead as she tried to hold down the man's thrashing limbs.

"Vampire," replied Carlisle, "I've seen this before."

Harry, Ron and Hermione gasped.

"You need to get him out of here," said Edward urgently, "In approximately three days time, he will wake up, and he'll be thirsty. He will be a danger to all your patients."

"What do you suggest we do with him, then?" demanded the second Healer, finishing with the bandage, "Shall we put him in a private ward?"

Carlisle shook his head, "That won't be enough. We'll take care of him. We have certain experience in this area."

The man shrieked again and the Healers gave up. "Take him then." They darted out of the ward, looking completely exhausted.

Emmett and Jasper went over to restrain the man from twitching about, holding down his arms and legs.

"How do we get him out of here?" asked Rosalie.

"Jasper, can you calm him enough to stop his screaming?" asked Edward.

"I can try," Jasper replied doubtfully.

"I'll take the others home," I said, motioning for the Weasleys plus Harry and Hermione to follow me. Alice also followed.

"What do we do with a newborn vampire?" I asked, hurrying everyone down the corridor, "We can't take care of him if we're going to be at Hogwarts."

Alice shook her head. "We can look after him at least until he wakes up. After that, if he chooses to join us, we can decide what to do."

The humans were looking frightened. "What's going on?" asked Ginny, her voice shaky.

"That man back there has been bitten by a vampire," explained Alice, "He's changing."

"Isn't there anything you can do?" demanded Harry.

Alice and I shook our heads as we rushed down the last set of stairs and back into the reception room. "The only thing to stop it is to kill him, and we aren't murderers. Either his heart will fail, or he will finish the transformation in a couple of days."

"A couple of days?" repeated Hermione, "But he looked like he was in such awful pain."

"Oh, he was," I told her darkly, "The change is the worst agony any vampire will ever go through. It's a hundred times worse than the Cruciatus Curse. It takes approximately three days, sometimes more, rarely less, and the whole time that man will be begging us to kill him."

Hermione went pale, and the others stared at me in shock.

"Where'd Alice go?" asked Ron finally.

"She's obtaining us a car," I replied, "The others will take her Lamborghini."

"And what do we do with that guy when we get back?" asked Ginny, "Vampires are dangerous."

"Newborns especially," I agreed, "We haven't figured that out yet. He may want to go his own way, although I find that rather unlikely. We obviously can't take care of him, as that will put you guys in danger. But there are others who might take him into their coven. Perhaps Tanya…" I mused to myself.

A dark red car pulled up in front of us then, and Alice rolled down the passenger window. "Get in."

We piled into the car after Mrs Weasley put an extension charm on it, and as soon as the last door was shut, we were speeding off.

"Who do you think did that to him?" I wondered aloud from the front passenger seat.

"That is a good question," replied Alice, "If they were feeding on him, how did they stop, and if they were intending to change him, where are they now?"

"We were just asking Bella what we're going to do with him," said Hermione from the back seat, "What do you think?"

"Hmm," said Alice, "Well, he is our responsibility now. If he wishes to follow our lifestyle…"

"Wait wait wait," interrupted Fred.

"What do you mean our lifestyle?" demanded George.

I gritted my teeth together. "Way to go, Alice," I told her sarcastically.

"They were bound to find out sooner or later," she countered, "trust me."

"You mean you guys…" whispered Ginny, turning an odd shade of green.

"Yep," I replied grimly, shooting a disapproving glare at my sister, "But your mother can tell you we're not a threat to humans."

"It's true," said Harry.

"Anyhoo, as I was saying," continued Alice, "If the newborn wishes to follow vegetarianism, I don't know what we'll do with him."

"Maybe the Denalis will take him?" I suggested. Surely our cousins of sorts would be willing to teach him our lifestyle and the rules, at least until we had finished our time at Hogwarts.

"Perhaps," agreed Alice, "We'll get Carlisle to give Tanya a call."

"But if you guys are…vampires, what are you doing at Hogwarts?" asked Ginny nervously.

"Protecting it, of course," replied Alice, "Professor Dumbledore asked us."

"We aren't the bad guys," I told her and the twins quietly.

"And what are you going to do if the new vampire doesn't want to be a…vegetarian?" asked Harry.

Alice shrugged. "We'll let him go, obviously. We won't force our lifestyle upon him."

"What, you'll just let him go off and kill people?" demanded Ron indignantly.

I met his eye seriously. "Our family is of a rare kind. We know of only one other that sustains themselves on animal blood. It is…difficult to gain the self-control needed. Everyone else lives by a more traditional, natural diet. This newborn will have his free-will. We won't make him reform."

"I still don't think you should let him kill people," grumbled Ron.

I smiled kindly at him. "You're human; I wouldn't expect you to understand."

Alice pulled up outside Grimmauld Place just then, and we saw the Lamborghini already parked at the side of the road. When we entered the house, the man's screaming reached our ears. We made our way to the kitchen, where everyone save Carlisle was gathered around the table.

"Poor man," I murmured sympathetically, taking a seat beside Rosalie.

"He doesn't deserve this," agreed Esme, "And on Christmas, too!"

Edward looked up at Alice sharply when the Weasleys sat down with us. "You told them?"

"They deserve to know, Edward!"

"We may as well shout it out to the entire city," sniffed Rose, "You're already telling every single human you take a liking to. We've got enough to start a club! Maybe we should hand out membership cards."

Jacob snickered until her glare cut him off, and Emmett threw an arm casually around her shoulders. "Come on, babe, you know that's not fair.

"Where's Carlisle?" I intervened before Rose could snap a response.

"He's upstairs, explaining to the newbie what's happening to him," answered Emmett, "Or trying to, anyway. I doubt he's listening much."

I shuddered as another scream echoed down to the basement. "Can you hear him?" I asked Edward.

He nodded, knowing I wasn't talking about the physical noise. "His name's Peter Stokes. He is twenty-one and takes photographs for the Daily Prophet."

"So he is a wizard, then," said Jasper, "I wonder how that will turn out."

"I'm sure it's happened before," stated Alice, "I mean, wizards aren't exactly oblivious to us, are they?"

He nodded thoughtfully. "True."

Carlisle appeared at the door then, leaning against the doorframe with a sigh.

"How is he?" asked Esme at once.

"It's going to be a very long three days," he sighed.

The vampires in my family all nodded. We all knew exactly how Peter Stokes felt.

Almost three days had passed.

Carlisle had taken his phone (which didn't work around magic) outside to phone Tanya, and had explained the situation to her. She agreed to come to England via Floo Powder to offer Peter a place with her coven, if he was willing. Edward was to Floo to Alaska the next day and bring her back, something which I wasn't entirely comfortable with. I knew Tanya had a soft spot for my husband, and I didn't particularly like the idea of them being in the same place without me. Of course I trusted them both with my life, but I couldn't quite shake the feeling of jealousy.

I was ashamed to confide my emotions to Edward, but he could tell something was up, and convinced me to tell him.

"Ah, Bella," he chuckled when I revealed my embarrassing concerns. He shook his head, laughing, and kissed me.

Alice darted into the room just then. "He's waking up!" she told us, and rushed off to find the others.

We made the humans, plus Renesmee and Jacob, stay downstairs in the basement, as far away from the newborn as was possible. Esme and Rosalie guarded them by the kitchen door, just in case.

Alice, Carlisle and I stood behind Edward, Jasper and Emmett while Peter was in the final stage of the transformation, although we were ready to defend ourselves if he attacked.

The man's heart took off, beating far too fast. Peter shrieked and screamed, writhing around on the bed we had left him on, and then was still.

I had never witnessed a newborn vampire changing, since my own transformation, over a decade ago, and I wasn't entirely sure what to expect. Peter's crimson eyes flickered open, and his pupils darted around wildly. He took a deep breath, and leaped up off the bed when he sensed us in the room. He crouched down low and a growl built up deep in his chest.

Edward, Emmett and Jasper tensed in response, but made no move to approach him. Carlisle stepped in front of them calmly.

"Peter," he said, "My name is Carlisle Cullen. How do you feel?"

Peter straightened up and his hand flew to his throat. "It burns," he said, and Carlisle nodded.

"Peter, do you remember anything that I told you before?"

Peter nodded slowly. "You said that I was bitten by a vampire; that I was changing…" His eyes widened in shock. "I'm a…a vampire?" he breathed.

Carlisle nodded. "I'm afraid so. The ache in the back of your throat? That's the thirst. You need to hunt."

Peter looked horrified. "I don't want to hurt anyone," he said quietly.

Carlisle smiled in approval. "You don't have to," he explained, "Some of us," he gestured to the rest of us behind him, "have learned to survive without killing humans. We live on the blood of animals. If it is your wish, you may do so too."

"You mean I can stay with you?" Peter asked slowly.

"I'm afraid we have business that makes it impossible for you to join us," said Carlisle apologetically, "However, there are others – friends of ours – who will be happy to take you in."

Peter looked thoughtful, and then his expression changed and he crouched down again. "Wait! Who did this to me?" he demanded in a snarl, "Who bit me?"

Edward pulled Carlisle back behind him, to stand with me and Alice, and Peter launched himself forward. He snapped at Carlisle's face, but Emmett and Jasper grabbed hold of him and held him back. Alice and I tensed also, leaning forward and growling warningly.

"Calm yourself, Peter!" ordered Edward, "None of our family is responsible for changing you! We don't know who did this!'

Peter relaxed slowly. "None of you did this to me?" he asked, looking at Edward through narrowed red eyes.

"We give you our word," said Edward solemnly, "It does you no good to attack us."

"Sorry," he mumbled.

"Don't apologise," said Carlisle, "Your reaction was perfectly understandable. However, I'm sure your thirst must be extremely uncomfortable. Shall Jasper and Emmett take you hunting?" He pointed to my two brothers to show who they were.

Peter nodded. "Please."

They led him downstairs to the back door, holding onto his shoulders firmly in case he caught the humans' scents. We watched the three of them head towards the forest, and then returned to the kitchen.

"What happened?" asked Harry immediately, "Is everything okay?"

"Everything's fine," replied Edward, "He lost his temper at one stage, but Jasper managed to calm him before he could hurt anyone. He and Emmett are taking him hunting now."

"Hunting what?" asked Esme uncertainly.

"Animals," Carlisle told her, sounding pleased, "He doesn't want to kill people."

Esme beamed. "That's wonderful!"

"Edward!" said Alice suddenly, "You should be getting to Tanya's! You told her you'd be there at 3."

Edward glanced at the clock and nodded. He kissed me quickly but roughly - reminding me not to worry, I'm sure – and went over to the fireplace. He took a bag of Floo Powder, from which he grabbed a handful before pocketing it for the return trip, and stepped into the fire.

"Denali house!" he shouted, and then vanished.

He returned half an hour after Peter, Jasper and Emmett, with Tanya, Kate and Garrett in tow. After the hugs and kisses on cheeks, Kate looked curiously at the humans.

"So these are the wizards, huh?" she asked, smiling at them, "Pleasure to meet you. I'm Kate, and these are Garret and Tanya."

Garrett winked at them, his once scarlet eyes now a light amber colour. I was happy to see the Denalis' diet was still going well for him. There had been a bit of doubt in the start.

"Ah, Nessie!" Kate exclaimed, beaming, "It has been so long! How are you, my child?"

Garrett nudged her in the ribs. "It's only been five years. She hasn't changed too much since then, eh Katie?"

"I'm fully matured now," said Renesmee proudly, "I stopped aging a few years ago."

"So you have, child!" grinned Tanya, "I remember when you were this tall." She lowered her hand to about half a metre off the ground.

"Now," said Kate, "where is the newborn you were telling us about?"

"He is upstairs," replied Carlisle, "Away from the humans."

"It isn't a good idea for you all to go up there," advised Jasper, "You may alarm him."

"I will go, then," said Tanya, "Who will show me the way?"

Edward and I volunteered, and led her up to the spare room where Peter was waiting patiently.

"Peter?" asked Edward, tapping on the door gently, "We have someone here to see you."

Peter opened the door to let us in, and watched Tanya with cautious eyes.

"This is Tanya," said Edward, "She is happy for you to stay with her family, if you wish."

"Hello, Peter," greeted Tanya softly, "Would you like to join my family? There are four others; Carmen, Eleazar, Kate, and Garrett. They would all welcome you into our home, and will be happy to teach you our ways." She held out her hand, offering.

"I would like that very much," replied Peter, taking her hand hesitantly. She caught her breath at the contact. He met her eyes and smiled shyly, and I watched as Tanya beamed back.

The Denalis didn't stay for long afterwards, and we bid them cheerful farewells before they stepped into the fireplace and left.

"That's a shame," commented Alice after they'd gone, "I liked him. He would've been a nice addition to our family. Maybe he could join us after all this Hogwarts stuff is over."

"I don't think that will happen," said Edward, a strange tone to his voice. I looked up and saw a stunned smile on his face.

"What do you mean?" asked Emmett, frowning.

Edward shook his head with a grin. "From the tone of his thoughts, Peter liked Tanya very much, and vice versa."

Esme gasped. "You mean..?"

Edward grinned. "It's too soon to tell, but I think Tanya may have found a potential mate."

"No way!" exclaimed Rosalie, looking as shocked as I felt.

"That's brilliant!" cried Alice.

"I'm very happy for her," said Carlisle, "She has been alone for a few centuries now. It's about time she found someone."

"Centuries?" repeated Hermione, "That's a long time to be alone."

"One century is enough," agreed Edward, wrapping his arms around my waist. "Believe me, I know."