Hi guys… How swell, a loot of reviews. Thank you as always. So let me answer a couple to enlighten some thoughts for you:
ww1990ww – I don't know yet, but there MIGHT be mpreg. It's not something I've EVER considered, but it's been buzzing around in the back of my head. So maybe…Anything can happen… We'll see…
eveemars87 – Caleb is coming up. Somethings going to happen to him that will make Harry run to the rescue. I suspect he'll be in Forks soon, he'll be coming back and forth from England to Forks… Why? … Later…
I Love Cake – I'm so happy you feel that way. I'm flattered cause I know there's a lot of good Twi/HP crossover fanfiction on this site. So thanks.
Janieceal – Yes, Caleb is Harry's brother. Biological brother. His backstory will be revealed by Harry, so tune in.
mizzrazz72 – Paul has to work on his temper, it's a personal journey he has to work on, a lot of growing up to do. Especially now that he has an imprint soon coming, an imprint who wields VERY powerful magic and who is equally as hot tempered and short fused, probably even more than him. He might get in a little trouble, lol, but nothing SEVERELY serious. Lets say he'll KNOW to be careful in the future.
Candinaru25 - Yes, Edward is starting to pay for his deeds. Bella, she's jealous of Harry cause..lol..she's just a human. Someday she'll see why everyone loves him so much. Though Harry has moves on, in her head, he'll never stop considering him a threat to her happiness with Edward.
Ok...Here we go...Enjoy
Luna's emerald falcon, a distant cousin of the phoenix who had the rare power to become invisible to wondering eyes when spying or hunting prey. , flew in through the window of her office. She landed on the desk sparking green flame feathers everywhere. Luna knew she had serious news. She took the birds head in her hands, looking straight in it's eyes she performed a memory spell to see what the bird had to report. Looking straight into the birds bright yellow eyes she chanted "MEMORIA VERLORA" Opening her eyes it was as if she was the falcon, looking its eyes of the falcon.
**Falcon Memory**
She was flying through the air at night, invisible, chasing a group of Deatheaters flying like shadows of smoke in the sky. They were far from England. They arrived at a beautiful brown stone city on a hill. She recognized the city from her Muggle Studies in Hogwarts. It was Volterra, in Tuscany Italy.
The Deatheaters arrived and were escorted by two guards, seeing their red eyes and their skin shinning in the moonlight she recognized them to be vampires, who escorted them in. She managed to fly in before the door was closed. With ghost like footsteps she followed them down into the tunnels and into a great circular hall the tables wereadorned with luscious flower arrangements. Vampires were known for their love of beauty. There were three thrones, on a platform and she recognized the three men sitting on them from her DADA class: Marcus, Aro and Caius, the supreme leaders of the Volturi.
The Deatheaters removed their hoods and she recognized them to be Bellatrix Lestrange, Barty Crouch Jr. and two female Deatheaters that, though she'd never in person, she recognized them from the Auror files at the Ministry. One was Artemisia Goode, an extremely dangerous witch, known as an absolute killer, with a strong hard face, dark black eyes, long brown hair and a muscled warrior physique. The other witch Persia, labeled as a venomous creature with a gift for death, she had long black hair tied back in a high, tight ponytail, Avada Kedavra green eyes and long metallic green color talons, unlike Artemisia she had a elegant slender feminine figure, like a ballerina.
Bellatrix stepped forward. "I thank you for your services." she said, sounding like a demonic snake.
"I trust you were please with our disposal of the Malfoy family and Mr. Bill Weasley?" asked Aro. "They should no longer be a problem to you."
Luna gasped.
"Yes." said Bellatrix. "The Malfoys were filthy traitors, handing off our secrets therefore helping in the fall of our lord." She smiled. "Even my nephew…poor boy."
"I trust you have our payment then?" said Caius.
"Indeed…" said Bellatrix. "We reward our allies well…Barty…"
Luna looked as Barty waved his wand, in a cloud of black smoke she saw an unconscious blindfolded Caleb Cromwell, Harrys brother, unconscious on the floor. She cried, for his beauty was totally faded away, his hair was sliced off, no doubt by a worn sharp knife, due to the scars, his skin was scarred, probably burnt by fire hexes and his body was badly scarred no doubt by the cruciatus curse.
"How marvelous…" said Aro. He walked down from the platform and kneeled down in front of the wizard. "Such power…"
"Yes…" said Bellatrix. Not really caring about the child at all. "He should be dead, it's a miracle he survived our discipline."
Artemisia moved forward, she had the presence of a warrior. "Aro, I should warn you, this wizard is very powerful, do not underestimate him."
"Powerful enough to survive the bite?" asked Aro. "He will make for an extraordinary immortal."
"Indeed." said Caius.
"I assume so." said Bellatrix. "That is not my concern."
"Aro I wouldn't…" said Marcus. "I insist we examine him further. If he does survive we don't know the level of power he could possess. If this boy is as powerful as the witches say I'm afraid he could be a threat to…"
Before anyone Artemisia with lighting reflexes threw a sword, a elven sword it seemed, at the elder vampire, within moments Marcus head was rolling around dead on the floor. "I hate cowards…" she hissed.
"How dare you." said Caius.
Artemisia blurred around, at vampire speed, and had Caius head locked with a sharp blade to his throat. "If you want to be next, just blink." Caius grunted. "Or would you prefer a slower much more…venomous death?" Caius looked at Persia, the witch walked forward, slow like a panther, stretching out her arms in a slow serpentine dance. As she moves her hands over the flowers on the table he saw them faint, wither and die, as she passed a random Volturi guard who suddenly choked as his perfect marble skin rotted slowly drying up, falling to the ground and eventually disintegrating white ashes on the floor. "Don't think she can't kill you just because your dead…" Caius nodded in fear and settled down quietly in his chair.
"Maybe this boy…" said Bellatrix. "could take the vacant chair by your side."
Aro looked lost in thought. "Yes…"
"I just have one more request…" said Bellatrix.
Aro stood up and grinned at the witch, he noticed her unhinged psychotic eyes, it made her all the more fascinating in his eyes. "Name it Madame Lestrange."
"Use this boy to help me find Harry Potter." Said Bellatrix.
"His brother?" asked Aro.
"Yes." said Bellatrix. "The very same filthy half blood that killed Voldemort. I want him found, I want him dead, and this boy is the key. I warn you, given the strength of this child," she pointed to Caleb. "the transformation will take much longer than an average human or wizard. How long I do not know…"
"Agreed." said Aro. He shook hands with Bellatrix.
Bellatrix jumped up and down like a little girl. "May we watch?"
Aro nodded his head and turned to Caleb. He kneeled down on the floor and smiled. Leaning forward, his vampire fangs slid down from his gums and slowly but down on young wizards neck drinking up his blood and injecting the vampire venom in to his system.
Luna watched Bellatrix cackle wickedly as Caleb's body thrusted and shook into a fit of epileptic seizures before going limp. She felt the falcon looking around for a clean exit. Finding an open window, she felt the bird take to air, swooping up and out into the night sky at high speed.
**End of falcon memory**
Luna was back at her desk at the Ministry. The falcon nodded his head and flew out the window to the Ministry owlry. "Heaven help us…" she ran out into the hallway of the Ministry.
Luna raced across the main reception hall and into the Ministry Auror Department lobby. "May I help you?" the receptionist.
"Is George Weasley in?" panted. Luna.
"Yes." said the receptionist. "Let me see if…"
Luna ignored her as she races down the hall and up the stairs into George's office, he was with Minister Shacklebolt and now Auror Seamus Finnigan.
"Luna?" asked George. "What's going on? Are you…"
"George…" Luna interrupted. "It's Caleb." said Luna.
"Prince Cromwell? Harry's brother?" asked Shacklebolt.
"Yes." said Luna. "He's been kidnapped by the Deatheaters."
"What?!" asked Seamus. "Where?!"
"Volterra." said Luna. "Bellatrix took him to the Volturi as payment for their services."
"The Deatheaters are allied with the Volturi?" asked Shacklebolt.
"Yes." said Luna.
"What service?" asked George.
"They murdered the Malfoy family." said Luna. Shacklebolt and George's eyes widened. "…and they also killed your brother Bill." George fell to the floor, with tears in his eyes. Seamus kneeled down next to the Weasley to comfort him.
"She wasn't alone." said Luna. "She was with Barty Crouch Jr, Persia and Artemisia. Artemisia killed Marcus by beheading."
"Merlins beard!" gasped Shacklebolt. "Wh..What do they plan to do with him?"
"They're going to turn him into a vampire." said Luna. "That way they can force him to help them find Harry."
"What?!" asked George. Luna nodded.
"How do you know this Luna?" asked Shacklebolt.
"My green falcon, Esmeralda." Said Luna. "She flew in a just now. She was adgitates and nervous and scared. I performed a memory spell on her to see what she had seen and…"
"Kingsley do you know what will happen if a wizard as powerful as Caleb becomes a guard of the Volturi." Said Seamus. "They could tip the balance of power to their side, all chaos will break loose."
"He's already been bitten, Aro did it himself." Said Luna. "But Bellatrix told him the transformation could take a long time, given his power and strength, how long I do know…There's more."
"What?" asked Seamus.
"What the Deatheaters and Volturi don't know is that Caleb is about get his creature inheritance. If the vampire venom spreads before the inheritance is fully complete, it will kill it and Caleb will die."
Shacklebolt turned to Seamus. "Summon the Aurors now!…Meet me in my office." Seamus helped George to his chair and ran out the doors.
"Minister." said Luna. "With all do respect…Harry has to know."
"Yes…" said Shacklebolt. "I thought we could've found Prince Cromwell without any delays and without having to worry or involve Harry, but…we have no choice."
George composed himself and walked over. "What do we do? The floo network has been shut off for security and owls are impossible…"
"The Ministry is being watched." said Shacklebolt. "We can do nothing from the inside. We can't risk the Deatheaters finding out we know."
"George go with Seamus and Kingsley." said Luna. "I'll go to Hogwarts, I'll need Ron, Hermione and maybe some of the teachers for help."
"Go Luna." said Shacklebolt. "Go now! Time is of the essence."
Luna bolted out the door back to her office. Soon she was on a thestral flying at top speed to Hogwarts.
Luna arrives at Hogwarts. She lands the thestril next to Hagrids hut. Hagrid had just finished a class and walked over. "Ha'lo Luna." He smiled. "Su a serprise seein you here." He noticed her anxious. "What's rong?"
"Hagrid." Said Luna. "Where are Ron and Hermione and all the teachers? It's important."
"They must be at the Gre Hall havin lunch." said Hagrid. "I'll go up with…"
"No, I'm sorry to be so rude." said Luna. " but there's no time!" she raced p the flagstone steps, up the hill to the castle.
Luna ran up to the castle pushing through the students and into the Great Hall. Ron noticed her immediately. "Luna?" The blond witch ran down the hall and up to the teachers table There sat Hermione, Ron, McGonagall, Snape. "Luna, what are you doing here?" he smiled. The teachers saw her distressed look.
"What's wrong?" asked Hermione.
"We have a serious problem." said Luna.
"What is it Miss. Lovegood?" asked Snape.
"Headmaster, could we speak in private." asked Luna. "It's a matter of life and death. Peace…and War."
"Certainly…" said Snape. "Follow me to my office.
Headmasters Office.
"Now Miss. Lovegood." said McGonagall. "Please, speak freely."
"It's about the Deatheaters." said Luna. "They have kidnapped Caleb…"
"Harry's brother?" asked Hermione.
"Yes." said Luna. "They have sold him to the Voltui of Italy and they plan to use him to find Harry."
"What?!" asked Ron. "How?"
"Why?" asked Snape.
"He was their payment for helping the Deatheaters kill the Malfoys…"
Snape fell to his seat. "Narcissa, Lucius and ….Draco…dead?" he gasped through tears.
Luna nodded. "yes and also for killing Bill Weasley."
Ron fell to the floor. "Bill is…dead?" Luna nodded and he broke out crying.
"They have two new recruits." Said Luna.
"Who?" asked Ron angrily.
"Two very evil witches, from what I know their names are Artemisia and Persia." said Luna.
"How…" sighed McGonagall. "How do they plan to use him to find Harry?"
"By turning him into a vampire and forcing him to cooperate." said Luna. "Aro, has already bitten him. Minister Shacklebolt has already started rounding up the Aurors, George and Seamus being among them." said Luna. "We need to get Harry. He must know this."
"How is Caleb now?" asked Hermione.
"When I saw the vision." said Luna. "He was already unrecognizable, clearly he has been tortured by curses and hexes but…"
"But what?' asked Ron.
"Caleb has yet to receive his creature inheritance. This being bitten by a vampire is severely dangerous, if the vampire venom spreads before the inheritance is complete, it will kill it and he will die." All the teachers gasped. Luna turned to Snape. "Severus, this is a code red emergency rescue operation, if Caleb does indeed survive the transformation the vampires can use him to tip the balance of power in their favor which will lead to war between them and us…And the Deatheaters will find Harry and kill him. We need your help."
Snape nodded. "Of course." He stood up, collecting himself. "Alright. Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Weasley will go with you." Hermione and Ron nodded at his words. "so will Professor McGongall and I."
"How do we get to Harry?" asked Ron.
"Harry is in Forks Washington, in America." Said McGonagall. "Sybil has been watching over him all this time."
"How do you know?"asked Snape.
"She tells me everything she tells the Minister." Said McGonagall. "She knows how I care for that boy. I am his godmother."
"What?" asked Luna, Ron and Hermione.
"Dumbledore had many secrets." said McGongall. "This was one of them."
"Does Harry know you're his…?" asked Hermione.
"Yes." nodded McGonagall. "Yes he does."
"So how do we get to this Forks?" asked Ron.
"I think we should fly to over to Maine, in thestrals…Luna you'll have to arrange that." Said Snape. Luna immediately sent a patronus to the Department of Magical Creatures. "Then we'll ride some Pegasus across the American continent, they travel great lengths at rapid speed…Once in Washington state, we'll ride brooms to Forks."
"Very well." said McGonagall.
Snape sent two of his doe patronus. Minutes later a fish patronus flew in whispered something to snape and vanished. "Professor Slughorn will take over as temporary Headmaster." Then a tabby cat patronus ran in whispered something to Snape and vanished. "…and Professor Sprout will handle the substitute teacher arrangements with the other teachers."
Then another patronus flew in through the window. Shacklebolts lynx patronus. it whispered something to Luna and vanished into thin air. "Minister Shacklebolt wants to see us immediately."
Ministry of Magic. Minister Shacklebolts office. Half an hour later. Hermione, Luna, Ron, Snape and McGonagall walked in.
"You wanted to see us Minister?" asked Luna.
"Yes...The Aurors are meeting you in Italy in two three days." said Shacklebolt. He handed them each two files containing the information on the two new female Deatheaters. They all read it using a speed read charm. Hermione tucked her two files in her bag to show Harry later. "You are clear and free to head over to the Department of Magical Creatures. Your thestrals are ready. But before you leave, I took the liberty of adding one more thestral for another companion I've added to our quest."
"Who?" asked Hermione.
"Our new High Level Cleaner." said Shacklebolt.
"What's a cleaner?" asked Ron
"It's a new department here at the Ministry, the Emergency Cleaning Department. As you all know Aurors are dark wizard catchers, Cleaners are specifically hired to kill any confirmed direct threats to our world." Shacklebolt explained. "A High Level Cleaner is the best we have for these extreme rescue situations. They won't doubt to kill for your protection."
"Who is it then?" asked Ron.
"This is someone who is marvelously skilled at dueling and lethal at extinguishing unwanted enemies."
"Who?" asked Hermione.
Shacklebolt smiled, he sent out a patronus to signal the person to come in, they all heard and recognized the chipper and sweet wicked chuckle that always made their skins crawl. Turning around, they gasped as the doors opened and in walked the last person they expected to see..the pink spider herself. "Dolores Umbridge."
***Hi guys. I'm sooo excited, I tweeked McGonagall's character and made her Harrys godmother, she was the best one for the part...I myself was surprised with that last guest who joined the quest… Umbrige is so horribly good at making peoples lives miserable I figured, who better to unleash on the the Volturi…lol… I've tweeked her character a bit, as you'll see soon, but I also I felt this could be her chance to fully redeem herself. She will be a very powerful ally. I wanna know what you think so, please leave me comments and reviews. TTYL***