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Hermione's POV
Me and Alice made our way downstairs to see that everyone was already gathered in the Cullen's living room. The two groups were intermingled with each other, not nearly as segregated as we were in the cafeteria earlier today.
"Oh, there they are now." Esme said to a tall, golden haired vampire I assumed was Carlisle.
"Hi, my name is Carlisle the head of our little family." He said holding out his hand. "You must be Mrs Hermione Granger." I nod my head taking his hand.
"Now, please I understand you have questions you'll like answers to." He said leaving the floor open to me.
I think things over in head. I had a lot of questions I wanted answers to.
"Why Forks? I was under the impression that no magic creatures would be here." I decide to start at the beginning.
He smiles a little, as if he was expecting me to ask this. "Same here." looking at the four wizards in his house. "Well its simple really. A small town like Forks usually don't attract much attention from our kind. And there is more than enough wildlife around to supply our unusual diet." Carlisle finishes waiting for me to ask another question.
"You said towns like Forks don't attract much attention from you kind, does that mean you are hiding from something?"
"You could say that. Most of the larger cities, have several different covens fighting each other. From our time in Seattle we've seen plenty of fighting. They saw us as the strongest coven, thanks the our numbers and the gift we have. Even though we told them many times, we would remain neutral in any conflict. We ran when the covens started to allies against us. We prefer the avoid conflict as much as possible." Again he finishes and just waits for me to ask him something else. It surprises me that all his answers so far have been about avoiding any conflict.
His answer leads the my next question.
"How many "Gifts" do u have?" I ask remembering the two times I felt something at school.
"Five of us." He said. "I'm told you had the unfortunate pleasure of experiencing Piper's gift first hand. She can be a little sadistic at times." Piper storms out the room. This brings a smirk to his face. "But I ensure you that she it wont happen again." He added with a tone that sent chills up my spine.
"Jasper, has the ability to control the emotions of individuals or whole groups. This become really helpful when trying to defuse a situation." I nod my head, remembering how it did just that a lunch today.
"Alice, here." He said nodding to the vampire by my side. "Has the power of Precognition. She is able to see flashes of the future. I can't count how many times, thanks to Alice, we were able to outsmart our enemies. Or to give us a heads up before four new strangers show up." he said smiling. Alice grabs my hand giving it a little squeeze.
"Edward has the power of mental invasion, otherwise known as mind reading." I stiffen as Carlisle mentions this. There are things in my mind that I want to forget and things I don't want anyone to ever experience. Certain things need to stay locked in my mind forever. I don't know if he is reading my mind now or not. There wasn't any pressure on my mind, like when Piper used her gift. There wasn't any warm feeling, like when Jasper calmed us down. I reinforce the walls on my mind however, just in case Edward's gift was undetectable.
"No need to worry Hermione, the walls you have on your mind is very hard for me to get past." Edward said.
"However, I can't say the same for the rest of you guys." He continued looking at Ron,George, and Neville. I can see them tense up as he tells them this. Just like me they have been though things that they would like to stay buried in their mind.
"I have no control over it. I hear people's thought as if they have said them out loud. I even relive their memories. Its more of a curse than a gift if you ask me." He added in a low tone. I can only imagine the things he as been hearing and seeing since we moved to Forks.
"And lastly." Carlisle pressed on changing the subject. "Nadia as the gift of intangibility." as if to make a point, Nadia ran her arm though the wall that was behind her.
I understand now why the covens in Seattle was so uneasy with the Cullens. A coven with this many vampires and there gifts would sway the tide of any conflict.
"Okay I only have on more question." I press on looking a Carlisle, having just thought of it. "How many wizards have you met?"
"I've only ever met two wizards in my entire existence." Carlisle said
"Both from England. One a Slytherin to his very core. The other a Gryffindor though and though."
