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Where am I? I was with Yusuke one minute and the next I am next to this huge castle full of wizards and I am in a forest. I think it has something to do with m fox and her collar because now I am stuck between my fox form and my human form. I think my fox used her collar's powers to bring me here because I have told my mother about my secret and she didn't take it very well. I think Leah had a friend here. I hope they find us. I have always wondered where she goes sometimes. It must be here where she goes. She has been gone almost a whole year before. I am so tired.
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"What is it Fang," said a half giant named Hagrid.
Fang was running into the forest with Hagrid right behind him. Hagrid hears a low growling sound as they get closer. Then he saw what was growling. "Oh hello Leah. You're just in time ya know. What is that behind you girl?" Leah transforms into a human. "He is a friend of mine and he needs a place to stay for a while. Could he stay here?"
"I don't know Leah. I think we need to speak with Albus abou' this one. Look at 'im hes got a tail and ears like fox. How are we going to hide them from the school?"
"The same way mine are hidden." Leah takes the magic off to reveal her white fox ears and tail. "I am the last white fox around and he is a dear friend of mine."
"Well let's get him to Dumbledore. He should let you know how this will turn ou'
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Leah carries Kurama up to Dumbledore's office. She says the password and it lets her in. Dumbledore was in his chair. "I was expecting you Leah," He said
"Yes sir I thought you would be. I need you help," she said as she sat down the figure.
"Why do you need my help? It looks as if he needs my help more than you."
"Yes sir he does. He is a good friend of mine from Japan. I think I have told you about him. Well he needs a home. As you can see he is much like I am. He told his mother about it and she freaked. I transported him here with me hoping he could stay. So can he. I know Professor Sprouts has been wanting an assistant and he is great with plants and he has some magic in him I have seen it before he just needs to learn I can help there and I can take the Defense Against the Dark Arts position."
"Leah, Leah. Calm down I will let him stay under those conditions now you may need to escort him to the Hospital Wing."
"Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. Oh and sir could you not tell him who I am yet? He might not take it to well."
"Certainly Leah. I will expect to see you and…"
"Oh sorry his name is Kurama, but we will call him Professor Kent."
"Yes that is for the best. I will see you at the start of term feast tonight, Then?"
"Yes, sir." With that Leah took Kurama to the Hospital Wing.
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"Well Leah he has no real problems besides extreme exhaustion. The poor boy, What did you do to him? You were never this exhausted when you used that collar." Said Madam Pomfrey.
"It confuses me to Madam. Maybe he is not used to the power yet, but I think there is something more to this than can be seen. I think another item has interfered with mine fore I am also too weary after that and I am used to it," said Leah.
"Do you think it was You Know Who?"
"Possibly but I think it was him and someone Kurama knows and has fought before, or knows him."
"I think that you are in complete safety with Dumbledore around."
"That is why I brought him here. Madam if he wakes up please tell him that he needs to meet someone in the great hall and please escort him there for me," said Leah.
"Of course Leah, anything for a friend."
"Thank you Madam. I must leave now the kids will be arriving soon and I need to be in the Great Hall. Oh and Madam don't forget to give him proper attire and a hat to cover up those ears of his."
"This was the first time I have seen such a person. He has a tail and ears."
"But Madam I also have those."
"What I meant was his are a different color and his hair, I have not seen it before. At least you have a solid hair color for the most part. He has the colors everywhere."
"Madam he is between transformation which is another reason I think another item has interfered with mine. I am surprised that I am not between my transformation as well. I think someone was targeting him."
"Well we need to let him get some rest. I will send him down when he wakes up. Oh and Leah put these on I don't think the kids have seen Japanese style clothing before."
Leah put on over her kimono a navy blue robe with silver stars on it. She tied her silver; navy blue streaked hair into a ponytail with the ribbon and put a wizard hat over her ears.
"You know Madam I will never get used to this hat. It crushes the heck out of my ears."
"You will have to wear it until Dumbledore put the spell back on you."
"Yes I know. Bye Madam."
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With that, Leah set off for the Great Hall for the feast. She ran into Peeves on the way. He dumped a bunch of chalk dust all over her.
"Nice to have you back with us Leah."
"Peeves you are going to pay one of these days." Leah shakes the chalk dust off and enters the Great Hall.
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"Ah Leah you are here at last. We were hoping to discuss something with you about the boy. The staff believes that Lord Voldemort has something to do with the boy being half way between formations," said Dumbledore.
"As do I sir. I also believe he has an accomplice that knows about him and the boy."
"My thoughts exactly. That is why you two are to stay here for awhile,"
"Professor Dumbledore I don't find it wise to have two fox demons of legend running around the school. They might kill someone." Leah glares at who said that.
"Now Severus, I think we can trust them,"
"For once I have to agree with him. In legend Fox Demons were known for being very devious and cunning we must look out for the children's safety."
"Professor Magonagall you of all people should trust me. I don't think they will be of any trouble. They are teachers here now."
"What those things are apart of the staff."
"Yes we are Severus and I think you owe us an apology. I have been coming here and leaving Kent alone in Japan ever since Harry started coming here on Dumbledore's wishes because he thought Harry would get into more trouble than he could handle. I have saved his life in secret for years now. Harry just thinks I am Dumbledore's dog. What makes you think Kent will be any different?" Leah yelled at the professor.
"Your kind are all alike. One of these days you will betray us to You Know Who."
"What makes you think that. I am apart of the order am I not?"
"She is right Severus. We can trust her and the boy and we will." Dumbledore said calmly as usual.
"Thank you Dumbledore," she said as she sat down, face very red from the fight.
"Ah the student are arriving," said Professor Sprout.
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Harry was deep in thought, 'I keep having these strange dreams about Lord Voldemort, but this time there are three things in it as well. They have dog ears and a tail to each of them. Does this have something to do with Voldemort or the strange animal things? In the dream two of the animal things are fighting Voldemort while the other is standing off to the side doing nothing. I think the two fighting Voldemort are on our side, but what about the other one?'
"Hey Harry you there?" said a flaming red haired boy.
"Yeah Ron I was just thinking."
"About what?"
"Oh nothing important."
"Whatever. We were just talking about who the DADA teacher is this year. It would be really bad if Umbridge came back again." Harry looks around the car. All his friends are with him in the cub. There was a girl with brown wavy hair sitting next to him named Hermione. There was a girl with flaming red hair that was Ron's sister named Ginny and a semi large guy named Neville.
"Yeah it would be bad wouldn't it,"
"Harry did you hear that Professor Sprout asked for new assistant. I hope they are good if she got one," said Neville. He had always been into plants.
"No I hadn't heard. But I agree I hope they are good too." Harry remembered the time back in second year that Hermione had been petrified and that Professor Sprout was the one to bring her back with the Mandrakes.
The train was coming to a stop and all of them got off. Harry heard the familiar yells of Hagrid calling for the first years. He remembered that time too. He had just met Hagrid in the first year. Harry gets into one of the carriages and they ride of to the school.
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The sorting ceremony had already finished and Dumbledore stood up. "Student we are pleased to announce that we have a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Please welcome Professor Karns." Everyone clapped especially the boys when a pretty young woman stood up. She had on a navy blue robe with silver stars on it that matched her hair. "Yes welcome, welcome. Also he is not here right now but I am pleased to announce that Professor Sprout has a new assistant and I must say he is pretty good with plants myself. His name is Professor Kent." Just then the doors open to reveal Kurama…pardon me Kent at the doorway. All the girls stared at the man with red silver streaked hair that had on a matching emerald outfit and wizard hat. "Ah so you made it Professor Kent. Professor Karns could you be so kind as to escort him to his seat?"
"Yes sir," Leah… pardon me again Karns ran over to Kent and started to walk him to his seat. He sat down next to her.
"Where am I?" said Kent.
"I will answer that later," she whispered to him. "Until then enjoy yourself and eat."
"Now let the feast begin," Dumbledore said the rest of the announcements while they were whispering.
Kent was shocked to see the food appear out of know where.
"You should really try to eat something. When I found you it looked like you hadn't eaten for days." The fact was neither him or his fox had eaten anything since his mother kicked him out.
'I am so sorry mother for dragging you into my good for nothing life' he thought to himself.
"Professor Karns, when you found me did you happen to see a fox by chance?"
"Yes as a matter of fact she is with me in my office I will bring you to her after the feast. I am sure Madam Pomfrey would like you to stay in the Hospital Wing for another night."
"Yes she does and thank you."
"No problem," said Karns.
'Good he hasn't seen my collar yet. I will show him my true form tonight. Oh my ears ache.'
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Harry couldn't stop starring at Professor Karns. 'She looks exactly like one of the animal things from my dream and so does Professor Kent.'
"Earth to Harry. I know she is good looking but come on," said Ron. "You are starting to look like Hermione over there." Hermione too had not been paying much attention to the food either along with several other girls. They were all staring at Professor Kent.
"He is so dreamy," Harry heard one of the girls from Ravenclaw say. It turned out to be one of Cho's friends.
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The feast ended and everyone went to his or her dorms. Ron and Hermione were the prefects so he didn't get a chance to talk to the guys about the two new professors that looked like people in his dream.
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Kent walked back to the Hospital Wing and laid on one of the beds waiting for Professor Karns to arrive with Leah. He took off his hat and let his ears out of the prison they had been in. That hat had crushed his ears all night.
"Do your ears hurt," said Karns as she walked in.
"Yes very much."
"Let me help," Karns walked over to the bed and went behind him and started to rub his ears. Karns felt Kent relax at her touch.
"Where is my fox?" said Kent.
"I am your fox."
Kent realized that Karns had stopped rubbing and his ears started to hurt again. "You are Leah." Kent said shocked.
Leah came to face him on the bed. "Yes I am your beloved Leah, and if you want proof I still have my collar. See?" Leah revealed the collar she had hidden from him the whole night.
"Leah I knew it was you some how, oh and could you please rub my ears again they are hurting like heck."
"Sure," she walked behind him and sat down and again started to rub his ears.
"How did I get here?"
"My collar brought both of us here. This is were I have been going for the past five years. I brought you here because of your mom kicking us out and we didn't have a place to stay. Dumbledore the Head Master said we could as long as we worked. You are to help Professor Sprout while I am the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher." Leah heard Kurama let out a groan of relief and she continued to rub.
"So why am I so dang weak and between my demon and human form?"
"That is were it gets a little more complicated. I think Lord Voldemort has something to do with it."
"Who is that?"
"He is the worst dark wizard around. He has come back from near death caused by a boy I have been protecting all this time named Harry Potter, but I also think some else who holds a grudge or something on you helped him retrieve an item that almost beat mine in strength. I think it has the power to change you to Youko and mess with mine. Luckily it didn't work correctly or we wouldn't be here and you would be Youko fully.
"You know what I think you think to much," said Kurama teasingly
"I think you are right. Anyway you need your rest for tomorrow so I will go now. When you get out of here tomorrow you will share an office with me."
"Could you at least stay here until I fall asleep because I never would if you stop rubbing my ears. They start to hurt when you stop," said Kurama.
"Okay fine but only until you fall asleep," Leah leaned back on the headboard so Kurama could lay back.
They both wound up sleeping there and Madam Pomfrey didn't bother to wake them up when she came to check on the new professor. She walked out and closed the doors behind her leaving them to sleep.
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So what do you think? Please R&R. Until next time. Ja ne