Across the midnight skies...through the wisps of clouds...

The dragon craned its neck, and let out a low cry of discomfort.

"Stop it," hissed the dark figure riding a black hippogriff. "Do you want Albus Dumbledore to find out we are coming? He probably already knows, him being that clever. But I still don't want to risk it. Now will you be quiet?"

Yes.

"Good. The train will be here tomorrow and the students will come...I want to be settled in the Forbidden Forest. While we are there, we mind talk, understand? I don't want to waste our energy now...but Nor...be careful while we are there. We don't want anyone to know we are there unless it is an emergency. I doubt we are welcome. Darkness, can you tell the herd we are coming? Or do they already know?"

The can sense us Electra. They are afraid. They will not attack.

"Good. All we need to do is deal with the boy...and then we head to the plan."

Look! The castle!

"Yes...We are here. Good job Nor. Head into the trees Darkness. Moonshadow, you deal with the herd. Tell them we will not harm them, unless they let our presence known. Jupiter and Saturn...you prepared?"

Yes my lady.

We will keep our eyes on the school...

"And finally...Dmitri...you head to the Owlery. I want you to pose as an exotic school owl. You are to bring all parcels you are told to deliver to me. I will read them and then decide what to do with them. Now...Land!"

Two Hippogriffs, two cats, one owl, one dragon, and a figure of a person landed in a small clearing, deep within the Forbidden Forest. The figure turned into a wolf, and turned growling to the other creatures.

You have your orders. Now finish them! Return here when you are done. Dmitri, Jupiter, and Saturn; I expect daily reports. Now fly, my loves!

You have made many allies, Electra. The dragon nuzzled the wolf, who licked it in reply.

They trust me. I have created them. They would die for me, and I for them.

What about me?

Of course Nor. You were the first one, and shall always be by my side. I would be lost without you.

And I without you...

What do you think about our plans?

Fine. What will we do after everything?

Thinking about that so soon? I'm not really sure, but probably we will head to Romania. I know you miss Norbert and Dreamer.

But I would have missed you more.

If you weren't going, I would have stayed there and found some way to bring Harry Potter to Romania.

That's impossible.

I know.

The wolf and the dragon curled up side by side, and waited for the other's return.