Chapter # (Sorry, I forgot the number, and my Internet has been disconnected by my mom. Grrrrrrrr)

"Zelda, I noticed that your brother has normal feet." Harry said, "Why is that?"

"The canine feet-thing is a weak trait my brother and I inherited from our father." She replied, "My younger brother, who is four, also has canine feet."

"Oh you have a younger brother?" Hermione said. "I didn't know that."

"I have a picture of him in my dorm. Would you like to see?" Hermione smiled at the offer. "No thanks, I will wait until November." She said.

That evening…

The Gryffindor common room was filled with the sound of quills scratching on parchment and low whispers. The silence was suddenly broken by a loud roar. Everyone looked up to see Zelda riding a large creature with silver wings storming down the stairs bucking around. Hermione flew down the stairs after them. "Be careful!" she shouted over the horrible noise, as the creature continued to buck around, knocking over furniture. Zelda clung tightly unto its collar, as she sank her fangs into its shoulder. The creature suddenly stopped moving and flopped down into a laying position and yawned. With her "pet" finally subdued, Zelda slid off of its back, breathless.

"Um, Zelda what exactly is that thing?" Ginny asked.

"Truthfully, I don't know." Zelda replied, "My brother and I found him in the dungeons of our new home over the summer when we were exploring the house."

Flashback

"Leo, are you sure we should be down here?" Zelda asked.

"Sure, Mom and Dad said we could go anywhere in the house, as long as we didn't kill ourselves."

"What makes you so sure that these dungeons aren't booby-trapped for escaping prisoner?" she said matter-of-factly.

"What are you worrying about?" Leo said, "Dad and Sebastian don't have us train just for our health."

"Well you do have a point." She said following him down the stairs.

About forty-five minutes of exploring the huge dungeons that were half the size to the old castle itself, they came to a room that had a small, shivering shape chained to the corner of the room. "What is that thing?" Zelda said getting closer to have a better look. "Zelda! Stay away from that thing!" Leo said, "It could be dangerous!" Zelda looked over her shoulder at her brother. "Now look who's afraid." She said mockingly.

The small shape was a small creature with silver wings and jet black fur. Zelda picked it up and checked to see if it was alive. It looked up at her with big golden eyes and snuggled into her body for warmth. "Awww, look Leo, he's still alive." Leo walked over to his sister, irritated by her stubbornness. He looked at the black bundle in her arms.

"Skinny little thing isn't he?"

"I can nurse him back to health."

"Why go through all of that trouble and put him out of his misery?"

Zelda turned and gave him a look that could pierce through the strongest amour, and make Voldemort cower in fear.

"Or not." Leo whimpered. "So what are you going to name him?"

"Hmm. How about Roku?" she said, "But what is he?"

"He is probably an illegal crossbreeding experiment. The last person who was here left him here to get rid of him, so he wouldn't get in trouble with the Ministry." Sebastian said. The twins whipped around to see their elder brother. "When did you get here?" Leo said. Sebastian didn't answer. "Dinner will be ready in a few minutes. Go upstairs and wash up. You two are filthy."

"How do you know all of this?" Leo asked as they made their way up the stairs.

"A house elf told me."

"Oh."

Their mother met them at the entrance of the dungeons. "What is that?" she said. "I don't know." Zelda said, "We found him. Can I keep him?"

"As long as you take care of him."

End

"He was a beautiful creature when he was healthy again." Zelda said. "Leo was kind of jealous of him."

"I wonder why." Hermione said.

Roku, despite his somewhat fierce appearance, was very gentle and extremely protective. He was able to shrink down to the size of a kitten, and transform to the size of a cart horse. Ron, Harry, and the rest of the Gryffindor house quickly became friends with him. Harry and Ron helped Zelda and Hermione take care of him, but after much persuasion.

The Halloween dance and feast was coming up in the honor of the twins' father for his numerous accomplishments. Mr. Bloodfang was coming to the school for the event. Roku was scheduled for a bath so he would look his best for his owner's father's arrival. Zelda and Lo knew this would be an extremely hard task, so they held it off until after their visit to Hogsmeade.

The day finally came and all of the third years were jittery with excitement. Leo and Zelda handed McGonagall their permission slips and ran to catch up with their friends.

"I can't wait to show you Honeydukes." Ron said as the walked into the village. "They have all sorts of candy, and they invent more each year."

"What kinds?"

"Well there's-"

"Please don't get him started." Harry and Hermione said in unison.

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Several hours later, they all walked out of Hogsmeade laughing, and weighed down by their purchases from Honeydukes and Zonko's. Suddenly Malfoy and his cronies popped up out of no where.

"Well if I isn't the Golden Group." He said. Hermione and Zelda rolled their eyes and dragged Ron behind them as they walked around the Slytherins. "Don't you dare turn your back on me, with your dirty blood!" Malfoy cried.

"I may be a half demon, but half of my blood is "pure" like yours." Zelda said over her shoulder. "And so what if Hermione is a Muggleborn? How is it that a "Mudblood" gets better grades than a "pureblood?"

Malfoy turned a slight tinge of red. He marched up to her with his robes billowing. His 6'3 frame towered over her 5ft frame. Glowering down at her, he said: "Are you looking for a fight?" She smirked back at him. 'Hey, that's MY smirk!' He thought. "I don't know." Zelda said, "Do you think a pretty boy like yourself could beat someone who has demon blood in their veins, has years of training and discipline on her side, AND has the Stone of Elements that enable her to control the forces of nature?" she said tapping on the glowing stone around her neck with her claw on her index finger.

Malfoy stepped back as Roku, who was on her shoulder growled. "Oh, and a fire-breathing beast that is also equipped with fangs and razor-sharp claws?" Malfoy backed away from her. "Let's go." He snapped at Crabbe and Goyle, then turned on his heel and stalked away. "I didn't think so." Zelda said grinning at Malfoy's back.

She turned around to see Harry and Ron grinning from ear to ear.

"That was brilliant." Ron said.

"You should take a leaf from her book." Hermione said, "She handled Malfoy's comments without touching him."

"You should talk." Ron said, referring to their infamous incident in third year.

"That was different." Hermione said quickly, trying to defend herself.

"You must tell me about this incident." Zelda said giving Roku a hot jawbreaker with a cool center, which he happily took.

"We'll tell you on the way there." Harry said pulling out ice cream-filled chocolates for everyone.