Title: Immortal Weapon
Author: Azure the Dragonlady
Rating: T
Disclaimer: Don’t own Harry Potter or Twilight.
Summary: Harry Potter / Twilight Crossover. AU. Wizards begin to slaughter Vampires for their involvement in the war. The Volturi intervene and retaliate. In order to obtain peace between the two, the Wizards hand over their greatest weapon, Harry Potter.
Alternative Summary: He had hoped for some peace, now that the war was over and Voldemort was gone forever, but Harry now finds himself a pawn once more. His dream of finding a family where he truly belongs is lost to him now; all that is left is an unachievable desire. Will he ever escape, or will he always be used as a weapon for someone else?
Spoilers: All books of both series are fair game.
Author’s Note: This chapter is not beta’d. I will replace this chapter once it is.

Chapter Six: First Mission

“Hmmm,” Gianna murmured to herself. “I thought it was over here.”

Gianna, the secretary of the Volturi, had one of the most frustrated expression on her face that Harry had seen in awhile. Her green eyes scoured her desk searching for something that eluded her. She gave a small sigh and started leafing through some paperwork with a very tanned hand, which didn’t fit in with the skin tone of other occupants of the building.

From his position at the opposite end of the hall, Harry could clearly observe the human women. He wasn’t stalking her or anything, but instead tried to find some reason as to why any sane human would willing work for and be apart of anything to do with the Volturi. A human working for blood thirsty vampires sounded ludicrous, yet the proof was right in front of him and she did so in hopes that they decide that they would turn her due to her usefulness, instead of having her as a snack.

Crazy girl, Harry remarked to himself. He twitched in agitation as he heard Jane’s quiet approach.

“Thirsty?” She asked. Her tone was disgustingly sweet and didn’t suit her at all. She stood alongside him.

Harry glanced at her out of the corner of his eyes but he kept his head firmly in the direction of the desk. He saw that Jane, too, had followed his line of vision and was looking at Gianna.

He said nothing in response.

“Well, it is nice, tasty, delicious blood just pulsing away over there. It would not even take a second to cross the distance,” Jane riled him up. She had a huge smirk on her face and Harry had an almost uncontrollable urge to just wipe it off.

“It’s just waiting to be bitten,” she continued in a sing-song voice.

“And you would just like me to slip in control, wouldn’t you,” Harry stated, annoyed.

Before Jane could answer, he continued, “You will just like to see me fail. I think you’ll find that I am much stronger than that. I have the control now and I am not considered a newborn anymore. I know why you detest me so much,” he paused, peering down at her intently. He wanted to see what she would answer to that.

“Oh?” She sounded surprised. “What?” Her voice held a hint of anger in it.

“You’re afraid that I will throw you out of your much esteemed position as Aro’s favourite, what with my powers that I can bring to the Volturi and all.”

Harry couldn’t help but give her a huge smirk; knowing full to well that it would just infuriate her more. He must admit, though, it was relieving some of his anger and stress that had been contained for a long while.

“You’re also furious that I am able to withstand your own abilities. Your powers aren’t that spectator, not when it is compared to what magic is capable of.”

“So you think you’re a tough-shot now?” Jane snapped. A growl emitted low in Jane’s throat. It was loud enough that even Gianna’s head snapped up in surprise. But, Jane was unable to get any further as her brother approached the two of them. Perfect timing, Harry thought.

“Hello Jane,” Alec greeted his sister warmly. He kissed her on the cheek, before turning to Harry.

“And hello Harry, how are you today?” Alec asked cheerfully. He was most likely trying to defuse the noticeable tension between his sister and Harry.

“Good, thank-you,” he answered. “I’m fine and very controlled.” He aimed the last part mainly Jane, but either Alec didn’t catch on or he ignored it.

Harry found that between the two twins, he liked Alec better by far. He was definitely the more reserved and the better behaved.

“Excellent,” Alec said. “Master Aro has sent me to fetch the two of you. He also said that time is of the essence, so I suggest we hasten.”

“Okay,” Harry agreed.

The trio made their way to the Volturi’s main hall. Harry and Alec walked side by side, with Jane trailing slightly behind.

“You’re fitting in well,” Alec observed once they were nearly there. “You make a great vampire. Master has chosen well, as always.”

“He chose you?” Harry asked. Did Alec just imply what he thought that the vampire implied?

“Yes, he recognised that we would perhaps have useful powers once we were changed. He wanted to wait until we were older.”

“But he didn’t get the chance?”

“No, times were different back then. Jane and I were to be burned at the stake. Master Aro stepped in before we could die and turned us. He saved us and gave us this existence.”

Harry wasn’t sure how to respond, so he kept silent. As it turned out, he need not have bothered trying to formulate a response, as they soon reached their destination.

The doors opened to reveal Aro, Caius and Marcus seated at a large rectangular table, with Demetri already standing in front of the table, with his back to Harry. Once they had crossed the threshold, Aro gestured to where Demetri was standing. The door closed and Harry came up to the right of Demetri to stand next to him, while Jane and Alec stood on the other side.

“We have a mission for you,” Caius began.

That was unexpected. They were finally letting him on missions? The disbelief must have manifested on his face, because Aro looked at him directly and said, “You have proven yourself Harry. We believe you are now capable.” Aro paused and silence reigned in the room until he spoke again. “It is quite a joyous occasion, your first mission.”

Harry nodded, his eyes searching the faces of the Volturi in front of him. Aro looked like a proud parent, which made him slightly uneasy. Marcus looked indifferent, but Harry came to expect nothing less from him, while Caius had an unreadable look on his face.

“What’s the mission?” Harry finally asked. Caius didn’t bother to mask his contempt at him for his interruption, but Harry ignored it.

“There has been a minor dispute between two covens of vampires, which is looking more likely to be getting out of hand. Given that they are in a populated area and have a more chance of being seen, we thought some intervention would be needed a little earlier than we normally would,” Aro told the gathered vampires.

“Consider it done,” Alec said.

“It also provides the perfect opportunity to see what your worth,” Aro continued, speaking specifically to Harry.

“Your flight leaves in an hour,” Aro dismissed after Harry nodded in reply.

It was finally time for Harry to go on his first mission, as a vampire and part of the Volturi Guard. He knew that he wouldn’t be able to escape on this one. He would be too closely watched and guarded, with it being his first mission. But, it was a sign that they were beginning to trust him. He had made progress, which was good.

As Harry stepped out of the Volturi’s private jet and onto the stairs, he first glimpsed the scenery of Amiens, France. He could definitely see and appreciate the beauty of the city. He had never been outside of England and Volterra before and welcomed the chance to see pieces of the world, although the nature of his mission impacted on it a little.

The sky was all but cloudy except for a few streams of sunlight that had managed to escape from its cover. He pulled the hood over the top of his head from the Volturi issued cloak and followed Alec down the stairs and to the side of the private airstrip.

Jane and Demetri were already there, discussing the course of action they should take to find the misbehaving vampires.

“We should split up into two groups, at least for the time being. We will meet here in three hours. That should be more than enough time,” Jane explained, eyes focused only on the approach of her brother.

“Sounds good to me. I’ll go with Harry.” Demetri turned his head to Alec and Harry as they came up to him. “Are you alright with the plan?” he asked them

“Yes.” Both Harry and Alec said in unison, as the designated teams split off in opposite directions.

Jane and Alec was the first to find the troublesome covens’ and quickly convened back at the airstrip. It seemed both covens were located at a flat rooftop of an old warehouse in the outskirts of the city.

The covens were currently in a stand off situation, facing each other at either side of the rooftop. The Guard had leapt up onto the roof, right in the middle of the two in order to intercept them. They had no need to fear the nomadic vampires. No one went against the Volturi. It was a death sentence, although Harry was determined to bend that little fact.

Harry assessed the vampires that he was up against.

The coven to his left consisted of three members: two females and one male. The females were identical twins and they had long, flowing blonde hair. The male had light, shiny brown hair that was cropped short.

The coven to his right only had two members, a male and a female of an Asian descent and the male had cropped black hair, while the female had black flowing shoulder-length hair.

They all wore casual, light clothing which consisted of jeans and a jacket or coat.

“You are with the Volturi,” the male from the pair stated.

Harry has soon learned that most of the vampires knew about the Volturi, and those that didn’t most likely keep to themselves, not drawing the attention that alerted the rulers of the vampire world.

“I am Ken and this is Jenny,” the male continued

“They were hunting in our territory. We don’t share,” Jenny explained angrily. Ken snaked his arm around her waist, drawing her close protectively. They must be mates then, Harry concluded.

One of the twin females from the other coven protested hotly, “Matt, Julie and I were here first. This,” she emphasised pointing to the city around them, “is our territory. My name is Amy.”

“Like we’re going to believe that,” Jenny answered. “You thieves, stealing our meals! We won’t stand for it!”

This caused an angry outburst from the other coven. They traded insults back and forth, which allowed Harry to think for the moment.

Secretly, Harry thought that it seemed to him that both the covens purposefully angered the other just for the sake of it. It seemed, to him at least, that they were just bored and so sought out a way to amuse themselves by picking a fight with another coven and at the expense of innocent human lives.

Both covens were evenly matched and Harry didn’t think that they had any powerfully abilities, if any at all; else it most likely would have gotten even more out of hand.

Harry tuned back just in time to hear a rather vicious insult to the mated pair. He could see Matt flinch violently at Amy’s statement, as the argument went too far. Matt must have realised where this would lead to.

The mated pair roared loudly and within seconds, a fight had broken out. A glance out of the corner of his eyes confirmed that Jane was watching in amusement. The mated male collided with the other male; the sound that resulted was like a giant thunderstorm.

The Guard stood back and Harry had no choice but to wait with them.

Soon enough, though, Harry saw out of the corner of his eye that a few of the vampires were about to collide with Demetri and so he decided to stop the battle. It had gone on longer than necessary, and he didn’t know how the humans would not be able to hear it. They were bound to be drawing attention.

Harry lifted his arm in front of his body, with his palm facing out and gave his wrist a slight flick, releasing his magic. Julie and Amy instantly froze, as well as all the other members of the two covens.

Harry turned to Demetri, whose eyes were firmly cast upon the twin vampires less then a meter in front of him. They were both poised in mid air, arms stretched out to Demetri, mouth open and their sharp, white venom-dripping teeth ready to attack. Demetri glanced at Harry. Demetri nodded in acknowledgement, which Harry returned.

“Well, well,” Jane said. “What do we have here? You almost attacked a member of the Volturi Guard. What do you have to say for yourselves? Well?” she demanded. The frozen covens’ said nothing.

“Well?” Jane repeated harshly.

“I have to unfreeze them first, Jane,” Harry snickered.

Jane looked as if she was about to stomp in a tantrum. “Do it then!”

Harry did as she instructed. He made it so they would only be able to speak; the rest of their body still remained frozen on the spot.

“What do you have to say for yourselves?” Jane asked again.

“You must know what attacking a member of the Guard would mean,” Alec added, his voice as hard as his skin.

“We were dead anyway,” the twins said in unison.

“Not necessarily,” Demetri frowned.

“Actually,” Jane interjected gleefully. “They have a human witness. They have broken the rules. They will all be destroyed, as is our rules.”

“And when did you find this out?” Harry asked.

Jane looked smug. “When we were tracking this lot.” Her eyes flickered to the frozen covens’ in disgust. Her voice took on a more sinister tone. “Don’t worry though, Harry. I took care of it.”

Harry felt his stomach drop as she said that. There was yet another victim to vampires. While he knew it was important to ensure the secrecy of vampires, if he had found the witness himself, he could have just oblivated the memories of vampires. However, if he did do that he would have had to reveal a little more about the extent of his perhaps even enhanced magical abilities. And that was something he could risk revealing, not yet. At least that was what he told himself, but it didn’t ease the gnawing pit of guilt in his stomach.

“It’s time,” Alec interrupted Harry’s thoughts. He looked over at Alec first and then at Jane, who was grinning vindictively. It was obvious to him that this was the part of the missions she enjoyed the most.

“Harry, unfreeze them,” Demetri muttered, although all the vampires heard it regardless.

“Fine.” He held out his hand and gave his wrist another quick flick. Immediately the two covens unfroze. The twins fell, landing with a thud. They were sprawled out onto the ground.

The rest of the members of both covens stood stunned at the display of powers. Harry gave them a knowing glance. The first time he’d seen such a demonstration was one of his most vivid memories of a human. He remembered he had been flabbergasted, too.

“Now,” Jane said, rubbing her hands together eagerly.

Harry felt Demetri move closer to him. “Let’s step back a little, Harry,” he said so quietly that even Harry had to strain to hear him.

“Why?” Harry asked as he complied. He and Demetri now stood at the edge of the roof behind Alec and Jane.

“Jane and Alec will handle this. This is the part Jane anticipates the most,” he explained as quietly as before.

“I’ve noticed,” Harry remarked turning back to observe Jane.

“Yes, well, it’s best to just leave them to do the work.”

The vampires to be executed alternated between snarling and growling to roaring loudly in anger. They had turned, trying to escape when Jane giggled. Instead of freedom, they found themselves screaming and dropping to their knees in pain as her power took hold.

Alec pulled a silver lighter out of his pocket and walked towards the nearest vampire. Harry and Demetri watched on as Alec and Jane ripped apart the five vampires before them and set them on fire.

Harry sat on the steps of the reception area. It had been two days after his first mission. His thoughts automatically turned to the events that took place during it. He reflected and analysed every little detail, going over what he could have done better. He knew he may have been able to just erase the innocent witness’ memory, instead Jane found her first and she wound up dead. He was beating himself up, thoroughly too. But, he couldn’t help it.

Aro, meanwhile, was quite pleased with him. This meant that there would be even greater chance that he would be going of some future missions, especially since his control was coming along nicely. He was able to push past the pain in the back of his throat and focus on the task at hand. Things were going good.

His reflection was disrupted as the doors to the elevators were opened forcibly and someone stormed in. When the scent of an unknown vampire reached him, Harry immediately stood up from where he sat.

The vampire had a lanky build with startling bronze hair was untidy which reminded Harry of his own messy hair. He had pitch black eyes, indicative that he was extremely thirsty.

The black eyes turned to Harry, who just about flinched from the intensity and desperation that he could see in them. It was both unnerving and overwhelming to gaze in those black pools.

“Where can I find Aro?” the visitor growled. Harry was slightly taken back of the ferocity of the voice.

He shrugged and the black-eyed vampire growled again.

“I don’t know – ask Gianna at the reception desk.” Harry pointed to the desk on the other side of the room. The vampire took off before he had even finished speaking.

“Rude much,” Harry couldn’t help but mutter to himself. The vampire either didn’t hear (which was unlikely) or didn’t care about his comment. Harry listened to the visitor speak quietly in harsh tone, requesting an audience with Aro. It took several minutes but the request was granted and he was escorted to the hall of the Volturi by Jane.

Harry frowned. What just happened? Nobody he’d met so far got an audience with the Volturi so quickly. Whoever it was must have been important or well liked by them. Would Demetri know? He decided to go track down Demetri to find out what was going on and who that visitor was.

Harry had just found Demetri when he had been sent into the city with Jane and Felix on a small task. It seemed the visitor had been causing a lot of trouble and concern.

Harry’s own concern, however, was the feeding that would be taking place soon. He had just feed coming back from the mission, so he felt that he didn’t really need to feed again for a few more days. He knew they may still consider him a risk and force him to feed again, as he was a few years old, but he knew this was as good a chance as any to build up some resistance to the thirst.

He walked around aimlessly, just collecting his thoughts when he came across Demetri escorting the black-eyed vampire from before, along with two new female arrivals - one vampire and one human. Well, that’s interesting, Harry thought.

The female vampire was petite and had short, spiky deep black hair. She moved extremely gracefully, even for a vampire.

The human was taller then the female vampire and had a pale complexion (for a human), along with dark brown hair. What really caught Harry’s attention, though, was the notable crescent-shaped bite mark of a vampire on her hand. It was paler then the rest of her skin and stood out to his enhanced sight.

He raised an eyebrow. What the hell had happened to this human? Why did she bear a bite mark and yet is still obviously human? Is that even possible?

“Demetri,” he called, unnecessarily loud. Demetri and the visitors stopped and turned to him. Harry had come up behind them. “Heidi will be back soon and you need to feed…” he trailed off hoping to get the point across without scaring the human.

“Ah… yes. Thanks Harry. You don’t need to?”

Harry grimaced. “No, no. I can wait. I just feed on the way back anyway.”

The unfamiliar vampires and human peered over at him, confusion etched on their faces. The human looked frightened and overwhelmed. Harry knew it couldn’t be easy to face up against some of the most powerful vampires in existence and live to tell about it.

Harry smiled at her in what he hoped was a friendly gesture. The male vampire seemed agitated and in a hurry though and clearly did not appreciate the disruption. He growled at Harry quietly in warning. Harry’s smile faded and he mouthed a small ‘sorry’ to him. Harry didn’t mean anything by it.

“Master Aro wants them to stay in reception until nightfall,” Demetri explained quietly to him. Harry nodded. He could hear Heidi and the next lot of victims arriving now.

“I’ll take them,” he said, inclining his head towards the guests.

The male vampire grabbed the human and pulled her to his chest protectively. Once there was a break in the victims that was strolling in, he raced her towards the door and into the hallway. The vampire clearly wanted to protect the fragile human from what they all knew was about to happen to the tourists, no matter how much Harry despised it. Harry and Demetri followed the smaller, female vampire who walked after them.

“Welcome home, Heidi,” Demetri greeted. Heidi smiled in return.

Heidi brought in tourists from outside Volterra, enough so that each member can have their fill. She was beautiful, having long legs and long, lustrous mahogany hair. Her most unique feature, however, was that to a casual observer she had violet eyes. Today, she wore a revealing outfit, as she always did while hunting.

“Demetri,” she acknowledged before looking at Harry beside the tracker. “Harry.”

“Heidi.” Harry nodded to her.

“Nice fishing,” Demetri complimented her.

Harry glanced over at the human girl, concerned about how she was taking all of this. As recognition flashed across her face, it quickly turned to shock.

The male vampire cast a dark, warning look at him.

“Okay,” Harry said to get things moving faster. “Heidi, Demetri, you can both go. I’ll take care of the visitors.” His eyes shifted once more to the human. “You can follow me.”

The visitors nodded and they all took off quickly towards the reception area.

“Thank-you Harry,” Demetri said before disappearing with Heidi to the feeding room.

Harry closed his eyes briefly as the terrified and hysterical screaming started. Opening them again, he walked over to the ornate reception door, closing it behind him softly.

“You heard what Demetri said? Don’t leave until dark, please,” he said.

The male vampire nodded before focusing solely on the human tucked closely to him.

Satisfied that they would do what he said, Harry ignored them as the vampire started murmuring words of comfort to the human. He turned to Gianna and by the look on the receptionist’s face; he knew she was also wondering why these vampires had a human with them.

Harry tuned back into the vampires just as the female said, “… you should slap her.” He laughed quietly at the thought of a vampire trying to gently slap a human without breaking them.

The male’s head snapped up sharply at him, face set in a dark glare. Harry expression cleared instantly and he tried to convey sincere apologies.

“Should I ask if she needs anything?” Gianna asked Harry softly as she watched them. He shrugged. The male vampire didn’t seem like he wanted anything further to do with the Volturi, for good reason. He doubted he would accept anything from her.

“No,” the black-eyed vampire said sharply and with an undertone of disgust. It seemed Harry’s assumption was correct.

He found it amusing that Gianna didn’t flinch from the intensity of the glare that was aimed at her. No wonder why she could be brave enough to work for the elite of vampires.

The visitor’s conversations went on for sometime until it gradually dwindled, leaving a quiet and tense atmosphere.

“Hello Harry,” a silvery bell-like voice greeted unexpectedly after awhile and with a sense of familiarity. He nearly jumped and she laughed.

“Hello?” he said uncertainly, turning to the female vampire who addressed him by name. Why was she suddenly talking to him?

“How are you?” she asked warmly.

“Alright.”

“How did you get here?” She gestured around her.

Harry laughed, face hard and features dark. “A long story actually. The Volturi -” he rolled his eyes. “- saw a potential in me that they considered useful. So here I am.”

Harry looked past her to the male vampire and the human. The vampire had a thoughtful look on his face, which didn’t seem to hold the same hostility that was reserved for other members of the Volturi and its Guard. Harry frowned in confusion.

Harry focused back on the vampire in front of him. “So, you seem to have me at a disadvantage, then. You know my name, but I don’t know yours.”

“Alice,” she answered brightly, despite the seemed to be a very bright, bubbly vampire. “And, this is my brother Edward. Don’t mind him, though.”

“Nice to meet you.”

“Oh, I know.”

“Is the human girl – Bella, was it? – is she Edward’s mate?” Harry blurted out. They did act like they were, to him at least. He wondered how that was even possible. A vampire and a human? He didn’t think that it was possible.

Alice glanced at Edward, who sighed and gave a slight nod. She turned back to him. “Yes.”

“They love each other very much,” Harry observed. Edward and Bella seemed to be curled up into each other from where they sat. Edward’s arms were snaked protectively around Bella, as she was snuggled into his side. Every now and then Edward kissed Bella’s hair and forehead tenderly.

“They are the best thing that has happened to each other.”

“I can tell,” Harry agreed, as the phone rang and Gianna answered it. Love just radiated between the two.

“Excuse me… its time,” Gianna said as she placed the phone back on the receiver.

Harry checked his watch. It would be dark now. He looked over from Gianna to Alice, Edward and Bella.

“You’re free to leave. I’d advise you to not linger long in the city,” Harry cautioned. He glanced over at Gianna briefly before adding under his breath in volumes no human could hear, “I don’t know why the Volturi let a human live, but you must know that this is not a good thing.”

It looked like Edward was about to interrupt, so he continued hurriedly, “Don’t draw attention to yourselves. Your coven is obviously one of the better ones around.” He gave a passing look at Bella. After all, why would they keep a human around and why would a human fall in love with a vampire and the vampire with her? He looked back at Edward, his expression serious and sombre. “Trust me, you don’t want to fall into a trap – whether it is obvious or subtle – that the Volturi can and will set up at any opportunity. Aro is obviously intrigued by Bella. This is not a good thing, though it did save your lives today.”

There was a slight pause, before Edward answered, “I know. I won’t and… thank-you.”

“No problem, mate,” Harry grinned.

“You don’t call them Master,” Alice noted.

“He is not my master,” he replied darkly.

“Why don’t you leave then?” Alice asked curiously.

“You believe Aro would just let me leave? My… abilities are very valuable to them. Don’t worry. Just go and don’t look back.”

Alice nodded. “But, when you do… go on a vacation… why don’t you come to the U.S.?”

Harry looked at her sharply. Did she imply that she knew his escape plans? How did she know he was planning to leave? No, she can’t have. Could she? “What do you mean?” he asked.

“Nothing… nothing. It will work out, though, you’ll see,” she said dismissively.

“Right… well… you better go,” Harry warned. “The others will be out soon. Follow the right hallway around the corner. There is a set of elevators. The lobby is two floors down and exists to the street.”

Edward nodded and Alice wave goodbye.

“Goodbye now,” Gianna called, seeing them leave.

Both Edward and Alice turned to her with a dark look etched upon their faces. Harry supposed it had something to do with the way Gianna was alright with the Volturi and how they went about doing things – and that she was hoping to be apart of it. He wondered why Alice seemed to be so friendly to him and why she looked over knowingly. What made them believe he was different from the Volturi? At least, different enough so they treated him better. It was… confusing.

Harry watched as before the three disappeared from view, Alice looked behind at him with a knowing expression.

Somehow, he felt that they would end up seeing each other again. Alice had seemed so adamant about that, when he looked between the lines of what she said.

And what’s more was that Alice and her coven… they seemed to evoke feelings deep within him that he couldn’t quite identify.

“Hmmm,” he muttered to no one in particular. Maybe they will see each other again.

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-Azure the Dragonlady-