wwwwwwwwwoooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww. i haven't written in this thing for a looooooooooooooooooooooong time. well, on the bright side, here's an update!! (joy. sheesh). sry if its unsatisfactory, but it was hard b/c i forced myself to drag it out to work on it!!!

dont 4get what just happened: voldy and ganon got approached by hagrid.

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"You shouldn't be here!" Hagrid growled. "This ain't called the Ferbidden Forest fer nothin'!"

"So I've learned," Gannondorf said in a deep, Hungarian accent, pulling his cloak over the bottom half of his face and raising one hand in the air. Slowly, he stepped towards Hagrid, wiggling his fingers and waving his hand.

"Who ARE you?" Hagrid asked in worry.

"I am. . .Dracula," Gannondorf answered. He removed his cloak from his face, then immediatley opened a portal. "Step inside, and I'll tend to you later." Gannondorf (a.k.a "Dracula") gave Hagrid a push, and he was sucked up into the portal.

"Where did that portal lead to?" Voldemort/Malon asked.

"Hyrule," Gannondorf answered. "I suppose that he'll be able to mix up a little confusion there, don't you think?"

Voldemort in Malon's body shrugged. "I reckon so. Just one more question."

"What?"

". . .Who's Dracula?"

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Later that night, Dumbledore was walking towards his office when he heard the clattering sound of footsteps ringing down a hallway. He turned swiftly, and one can only imagine his surprise when he saw Link and Zelda racing towards him.

"Well--"

"Headmaster, we MUST speak with you!" Zelda panted, clutching a stitch in her side. "It's a matter of extreme importance! The school is in danger again!"

"Voldemort?"

"And Gannondorf!" Link said. "We have reason to believe that they are here, now! We saw Ganon come to Hogwarts through one of his portals!"

Dumbledore stood there for a moment in deep thought, then looked up. "Go up into my office--the password is "Carmel Cockroaches"--and wait for me while I round up the other teachers."

"All right."

Zelda ran the few steps it took to reach the door to Dumbledore's office. "Chocolate Cockroaches!" she breathed.

Smirking, the gremlin-like statue hopped aside as the door slowly revolved until it was open.

As they mounted the twisting staircase, Zelda leaned into Link's shoulder, crying softly and shivering. Instinctively, he put an arm around her and tried to comfort her. "Don't worry, sweetheart. We'll be able to sort this out."

"Don't speak to me as if I'm a child!" Zelda said harshly, stepping away from him as they entered Dumbledore's large office. "We can't always be so optimistic about all of this, it's dangerous! Link--Link--!"

"Calm down, Zel," Link whispered, setting her down in a chair and taking the seat next to her. "I'm not trying to be overly positive. You know that I fully understand what all this means. I've gone through all of this before, and all we can do is hope for the best."

Still shivering, Zelda managed to put an end to her tears. "I know," she said quietly. "I didn't mean to raise my voice at you. . .it wasn't right of me. But you know what I do when things like this happen."

"I know," Link whispered, putting an arm protectively around her again and kissing her forehead gently. "I know."

Moments later, the door banged open, and Link and Zelda sprang apart as the Hogwarts staff filed into the room.

"Well, well, well," said Snape, drawing up a chair from nowhere with his wand. He sat down. "Look who decided to come back. I do hope you realize that you've been replaced. . ."

"Severus, I 'do hope you realize' that that is not the reason Link and Zelda have returned," Professor McGonagall said stiffly. "Dumbledore told us all that is was a matter of life and death."

"So it is," Dumbledore said, sitting behind his desk. "My dear friends. . .Lord Voledmort has returned. Along with his accomplice, Gannondorf."

"Who-nondorf?" Professor Trelawny asked.

"Gannondorf," Link repeated. "Only the most evil creature ever to step foot on the soil of Hyrule."

Trelawny blinked. "And. . .who are you?"

"Forgive me for not properly introducing you," Dumbledore said flatly. "Sibyl, this is Zelda Harkinian and Link Kokiri.../Koke."

"Uh-huh..."

"Please get back to the point, Albus," Professor Flitwick said, throwing Trelawny an annoyed glance.

"Not only has Voldemort returned," Dumbledore said. "But, according to Link and Zelda, we have reason to believe that he is on these very grounds. For all we know, he may have acquired some sort of power to possess..."

The teachers stared suspiciously at each other. There was a long silence. As usual, McGonagall was the one who broke it.

"What do you plan on doing, Albus?"

Dumbledore leaned back in his chair. "We wait."

"We WAIT?!" Snape reiterated, getting to his feet.

"There is nothing else left to do," Dumbledore said. "At this time, we are not sure of Voldemort's exact location." He stared heavily at Snape until he sat down. Then the headmaster's gaze shifted to Link and Zelda. "I have a feeling I'm going to have to hire you two again."

"Looks like you're out of a job, Snape," Trelawny said, indicating that he should be the one that should be replaced.

"Um. . .actually Sibyl," Dumbledore said. "I was suggesting that since Link took your place last year, he should this year too."

". . .WHAT!?!" Trelawny erupted.

Tonks got to her feet. "Tell me what you want me to do, Dumbledore, and I'll do it," she said obediently.

"B-but why must you employ these. . .these ELVES?!" Trelawny asked.

"They are the only ones who can help us eliminated Gannondorf," Dumbledore answered simply. "Without their help, we are at the mercy of The Dark Lord. Link, Zelda --welcome back to Hogwarts. Tonks, Sibyl, I will see you two seperately and instruct you as to what you shall be doing from now on."

"Very well, sir," said Tonks.

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"Oh, joy," yawned Harry as he walked towards the Great Hall for breakfast the next morning. "Double Divination today."

"Perfect!" sighed Ron. "I'll bet we have something like double Potions tomorrow, too--oh well, at least we have Defense Against the Dark Arts to look forward to in the afternoon again."

"And Care of Magical Creatures after that," observed Hermione. "That's not too bad, is it?"

Ron shrugged. "As long as Hagrid doesn't make us deal with anything too lethal this year, it's okay." The three of them laughed as they took their seat at the Gryffindor table in the Hall.

Suddenly, Hermione stopped laughing. "Ron! Harry! LOOK!!!"

"What?" the two of them asked in unison.

"The--the staff table! Harkinian and Koke are back--Tonks and Trelawny are GONE! GONE!!!" (a/n: GONE with the wind!! ha ha!!!)

"What the--"

"YES!!" Ron shouted. "Harry, this is great! This means that Double Divination today WON'T be torture!!! Bloody hell, I can't believe they're back! It doesn't make any sense, but it's GREAT!!!!"

Harry was indeed glad about the whole thing, but staring at the staff table, he noticed that a certain someone was missing. "Guys, where's Hagrid?"

"Oh, he's probably off somewhere preparing the creatures for our first lesson," Ron said, staring fixedly at his Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

Zelda was wearing a long, slender black robe, with a cerulean dress underneath. Her hair was pulled back in an elegant fashion, and light golden chain was fastened around her neck.

Ron gulped.

"Link, I'm worried," Zelda whispered. "Last year it made perfect sense for us to be here as the new teachers, and they didn't know what we were really doing at Hogwarts. But now. . .how can we explain all this to them? What do we say about coming in a few days in the semester and taking over their classes?"

"Don't worry," Link said, taking her hand and allowing her to nuzzle her head against his. "Dumbledore said he's going to explain everything. Since it was his idea to have us replace the teachers who replaced us, he said he's going to tell the school about why we're here."

"That's good," Zelda sighed, moving her chair closer to Link's, but moving her head away from him at the same time.

"That's right," Link said, grinning and "slapping" her cheek lightly. "Don't you worry your pretty little head about anything."

Laughing, Zelda straightened in her seat. "I'm glad you're here, Link."

"I'm glad too."

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Meanwhile, Voldemort and Gannondorf were still residing in the Forbidden Forest. Ganon stared uncomfortably at Voldemort, watching Malon glare at him.

"So. . .who IS Dracula?"

Gannondorf shrugged. "I dunno. I kinda made him up on the spot."

"The name sounds somewhat familiar," Voldemort said. He shrugged it off. "But anyway, back to the important stuff. What do I need to know in order to convince these Link and Zelda people this. . .Malon person?"

"Well, like I told you, she owns a ranch back in Hyrule," Gannondorf said. "It's called the Lon Lon Ranch, and that's where the Hylian royals get their milk from. I think I remember hearing somewhere that Malon used to hold an obsession for Link and loved him beyond what was practical. . .and as of now, he's married to Zelda."

"Interesting," Malon/Voldemort said, rubbing her/his hands together. "But besides all that, Zelda will still trust me?"

"Like her own mother," Gannondorf chuckled. "I know she won't worry about you trying to put the moves on Link--and I hope I don't have to, either--so you're good. Ah yes: she is also fond of using a dagger (which she keeps stored in her boot), and she's good friends with Impa, Zelda's nursemaid. And I think that's about it."

"Good," said Voldemort. "But we should probably wait a while until I decide to just show up, you know?"

The Gerudo king shrugged. "Whatever you say."

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"Impa!" called out Richard, one of the knights. "What is it?"

"So much is happening so fast!" the nursemaid said worriedly, dismounting her horse. "And just after her highness had to leave!"

"What is it?" the knight repeated.

"It's Gannondorf!" Impa said. "I don't know what he plans on doing, but he's kidnapped Malon! The girl who works at Lon Lon Ranch! And not only that, but I took the shortcut through the woods and I saw a giant!"

"A giant??" the knight asked, puzzled.

"YES!"

"But I thought giants all stayed by Termina Bay," the knight said. "Whenever there's a --"

"Apparently, we were wrong!" Impa said. "I don't know what he's doing here or what he wants, but he appeared to be quite distressed about something! I would've done something on the spot, but I had no weapons. I've come to ask for reinforcemants!"

"Of course," the knight said. "I'll gather some of the knights, and we'll accompany you back to the forest."

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A/N:

well, there ya go. chapter 4. not much, but still a chapter. btw, do u think i should refer 2 voldemort as malon, or still just voldemort? i'm not sure.

also, if u have not read The Dark Lord and The Dark King, u should. . .cuz this is the sequel to that so. . .yeah.