One week in and already Harry felt at home, but at the same he was worried. Malfoy had already messed up Care of Magical Creatures class for Hagrid. And he had a sinking feeling that would end badly.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione filed into the DADA class. There were no self-portraits (thank god.) but a glass cabinet filled with an odd assortment of items. And hanging behind the desk was a sword and shield. Harry sighed, praying this class would be nothing like Trelawney's or god forbid the disaster of Potions that morning.

Professor Link came into class as the bell rang. He sat down at his desk deposited the book he was carrying, and looked at the class. Everyone was silent, no one knew anything about him, and his classes were unsailed waters. "Good morning," he said calmly. "My name is Link Hylian Ordona, call me Professor Link, I ask nothing of you towards me but respect..." everyone looked around, they had never had a teacher like this. "I also ask you to put Books away. Any questions?"

Dean raised his hand nervously.

"Yes?"

"Umm... why are your ears pointed?"

Link raised an eyebrow before chuckling lightly, breaking the tension. "That was the mishap of an unbreakable curse. I don't mind it, but the downside is that people sometimes mistake me for an elf."

He walked around the front of the desk leaning up against it, he scanned the class.

"First off," he rolled up his sleeve exposing is forearm. The class gasped, on his tanned forearm, a long white scar was etched into the skin. "You aren't invincible." He said looking around as he shook his sleeve over his forearm. "I got that scar because I thought I was once upon a time. Scars are not pretty or cool, they are the work of evil, or stupidity in my personal experience. Even small scars can be powerful, for example," he pointed at Harry's forehead. "That boy got that scar from one of the most powerful and dangerous curses out there... and it's no bigger than my thumb."

The class listened with wrapped attention.

"Now, it is my job to teach you how to protect you from things that will harm you. So, can everyone please take your wands and follow me."

Link, lead the class of now very curious third years to the staff room. After an exchange of insults with both Peeves and Snape. He turned to the class. "In this wardrobe," he said gesturing at the wardrobe. "There is a bogart. Nothing to worry about," Harry glanced around noticing the expressions of his classmates he begged to differ. "For this class, I will be teaching you how to deal with a boggart, why might this be other than the skill I will be showing you?"

Hermione raised her hand, "Yes Miss...?"

"Granger sir, Hermione Granger. Because we will be facing fear."

Harry glanced at her confused.

"Correct five points to Gryffindor."

"Now can anyone tell me what a boggart is? Yes, Miss Granger?"

"A shape-shifter, it takes the shape of whatever thinks will frighten us most."

"Excellent, another five points," Link said with a smile. "So the boggart is sitting in the darkness within has not yet assumed a form. It does not yet know what will frighten a person on the other side of the door, no one knows what bogart looks like when they are alone because of this. But once I let him out he will take the form of what frightens us most. Now, who can tell me why we have the upper hand do to this?"

Harry decided to take a chance raised his hand. To his surprise, Link picked him instead of Hermione who had been practically jumping up and down.

"Er- because there are so many of us, it won't know what shape to take?"

"Exactly," Professor Link said surveying the room. "This gives us the upper hand because it won't know what form to take. So Neville, I meant what I said before, I want you to help me with this. Now, what scares you most?"

Harry couldn't wait to try the boggart, but was also stiff with terror what would his worst fear be? He stepped forward and the boggart became a Dementor. Its cloak clung to its head but drifted in tattered rags, from its arms. A dead rotting hand extended outwards towards him. Harry felt the chill reach him but then... Link stepped in front of him, the boggart shifted. The class gave a collective gasp, it was like looking in a mirror, the boggart looked like a dark version of Link. Black hair, pale skin, red eyes and black clothes were the only difference, that and it's expression. "Miss me, hero?" The boggart sneered, his voice dripping with malice and sarcasm.

"Shut up." Link said calmly, before raising his wand, Riddikulus!" The boggart-Link-Shadow turned into a wolf who caused his tail, "Now Neville finish him off!" Link said. Neville ran forward, to face Boggart-Snape again, only to regift him once more with a dress, handbag and a vulture-topped hat.

Link looked around the class, "five points to everyone who faced the boggart and ten points to Neville who faced it twice and five for Harry because he answered my question right. And for homework, read the chapter on boggarts and write a short summary on it, to be handed in on Monday, that will be all."

Talking excitedly the class left the staff room. Harry, however, wasn't feeling lighthearted what so ever. Professor Link had deliberately stopped him from facing the Boggart. Why? He couldn't have heard the story about the Dementor from the train and misinterpreted it... could he? Had he thought Harry would fail and pass out?

But no one noticed his glum mood not even Ron and Hermione.

"Did you see me take that banshee?" Shouted Seamus

"And the hand!" said Dean saving his own in the air.

"And Snape in that hat!"

"And my mummy!"

"I wonder you that man was who faced Professor Link... and why he called him hero..."Lavender wondered aloud.

"That was the best Defence Against the Dark Arts Class we've ever had!" Ron exclaimed.

"I wished I got a chance at the boggart," Hermione sighed, she and Ron quickly then dissolved into an argument. But Harry wasn't listening, he was thinking of what Lavender had said, That man. Whoever he was, looked almost identical to Link... who was he and- and why did he call Link... Hero?

A/N chapter two is up! What do ya think of professor Link? I think that was a good class! Sorry if there are mistakes I had to write this on my phone, but I will put a revised chapter up at the end of the next chapter might take a bit because I need some inspiration on how to write out the meeting between a blue-eyed beast and our favourite Grimm! Yes, I said Grimm! While adding in Lupin! (Ahhh crossovers are confusing!) the long weekend is coming up so look forward to a new chapter! Please Like, Review, and follow! thanks, guys

-Lady Mala