HARRY'S POV

Professor Snape ran down the hall at a speed much greater than I would've ever thought he could. He was running but I was not sure why. If the half-vampire was truly invisible like Alex had said then we could have easily rushed past it and could now be just chasing air. I called to him as we ran. "Professor, Professor! We can't find something that we cannot see! I think we should go back to help Professor McGonagall."

"Mr. Potter I brought you along for your skill with a wand, not for you use of intellect." Snape spat as he ran.

"But sir," I said more forcefully as I stopped running, "we cannot find it. I'm going back to help Professor McGonagall."

Professor Snape stopped and spun on his heel and rushed back to meet me. His face was as stern as ever but it was his eyes that frightened me the most, they were different. His eyes were as black as oil, like an alien. As quick as a snake he snatched the glasses off my face, pushed his wand in my face and said, "VISIO TOTALUS" all before I could even react. A pain erupted and I grabbed at my eyes. It felt like someone had thrown sand at my face. In just a few seconds the pain subsided leaving just a minor discomfort. When I opened my eyes, Snape was still standing in front of me, but he looked very different; everything looked different. It was like I was looking at a chalk board with thin moving white and green lines that outlined everything I saw. I blinked several times trying to get my eyes to readjust but they did not.

Very slowly Snape said, "Put your glasses away Potter" as he handed my glasses back to me. I quickly stuffed them into my pocket. "Even though this thing is invisible, there are still ways to see it. If the monster is only invisible by natural abilities, this spell will allow us to see him just as you can see me now, but if the monster is invisible by other means, say a cloak of invisibility, then we'll at least be able to track it's footsteps." Snape pointed at the ground and I could see outlines of blue shoe prints that almost glowed and pulsed.

"They do not last long." Snape said flatly pointing at his eyes as he turned and took off in pursuit again. I followed as best as I could.

EDWARD'S POV

I was torn. I had a strong instinct to naturally protect my wife and sister and another to save my son in law but I think most of all I had primal urge to destroy the two men before me who threatened my family. I knew I could do it too. I could move so fast that they'd never see me coming as I ripped out their jugulars and feast on their blood. It was this animalist instinct, this vampiric instinct, that I needed to suppress.

"Let him go." I commanded as I bared my fangs.

"Huh, ain't you cute." The big hairy one mocked me. "What are you gonna do with those things? Nibble on your mommy's teet?" Both gave a chuckle as Jacob continued to scream in agony.

"If you value your pathetic lives, you will release him!" I threatened.

"Now why would we do that?" The big one questioned.

"Yea if we let this pup go, then how are we going to get her to do our bidding?"

"Oh no." Bella gasped in horror putting one hand over mouth and another over her stomach. Her thoughts raced to Renesmee.

"Oh yes!" the wizard said with a sadistic smile.

"You're lying!" Alice roared.

"I'll admit, we had a little trouble getting her to do our bidding but once she got a taste for the blood she was all in!" The big one said.

Before I had time to react, Bella charged the two. There was just enough distance between us and them for the man with the wand to drop Jacob to the ground and cast a spell. "AVADA KEDAVRA!" The spell hit Bella in the stomach and she slumped to the ground.

"BELLA!" I screamed, racing toward her.

I could hear the big man whisper "One dead, three to go."

LUNA'S POV

Poor Little Alex. He was whiter than any of the ghosts at Hogwarts. Dumbledore must've noticed too because he gently laid Professor McGonagall on the ground and stood up.

"Alex, you did well son. But now I need your help. Please come with me to get the nurse and a stretcher for Professor McGonagall." Dumbledore said placing one hand on Alex's shoulder spinning him away from Professor McGonagall.

"Hermione?" Alex asked looking around the hallway for her but she was no longer there. I hadn't noticed that she'd left.

"Luna, I need you to stand guard with your wand at the ready. We will be back soon." Dumbledore said as they walked away.

I pulled my wand out of my robes but after Dumbledore and Alex had rounded the corner and left the hallway, I put it away. Kneeling by Professor McGonagall, I looked her in her frozen lifeless eyes, "I know that you can hear this and I know that you're in there. I'm sure you're in a great deal of pain and I'm really sorry. Everybody knows that when you're bitten by a vampire, half-blood or not, that you remain conscious but you become paralyzed by it's venom. Although everyone around here seems to have forgotten that lately."

I grabbed and held her hand as I switched from a kneeling position to a sitting position. "I'm sure Professor Snape will be able to save you. He is really brilliant when it comes to potions and such. And if not, Dr Cullen seems more capable as well." I said stroking her hair. "Say Professor, did I ever tell you about the first time I met a vampire. It was a very exciting and frightening night. I was only six when . . . "

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