Me: Sorry for the long wait people.

VampGirl: Miss lazy ass here had writers block.

CJ: Hey we do have lives you know…though they ain't too great.

Me: Yeah the only place besides my house I have been during vaca is the grocery store.

VampGirl: I went to Pennsylvania!

CJ: You suck.

Fred:Your will is not your own and your demons we shall find
Protruding from your soul is the sign of ill stagnation
We're here to push you out, hear our cries for all salvation

We have to stay and fight for our own contempt
You must not leave it all behind you again

(Revolution-Never Say Never)

Disclaimer: This is so pointless. We all know I don't own because this stuff would be in the books if I was J.K. Rowling, but I'm not so I write on this site.

Saying of the Day: If at first you don't succeed, call in replacements.

Harry scanned through the many books in the library. American history…He would learn that in class. World Wars I and II…he knew some details but they really didn't interest him. Magical Encyclopedia…interesting.

Harry removed the book and flipped open to the table of contents. Demons, dragons, fairies, griffons. He scanned the list until one name caught his attention and he turned to the correct page number. There in a pencil sketch, was a picture of a group of cloaked people with animal masks. Over the picture read Protectors.

A clan of shape-shifters, protectors are meant to drive back evil forces and maintain the balance between good and evil. Each protector has a guardian spirit that they take the form of. Whenever there is a repeat animal, that person is the reincarnated form of another protector.

Protectors usually travel in groups of three or four and in rare cases, five. The only time protectors gather in groups larger than ten is during festivals or celebrations for births or deaths.

A person could go through their entire life not knowing that they are a protector. Only when a group of protectors chooses and individual for their bloodline will they receive their powers. Then that person will be taught by their group until they have complete knowledge of their history.

Much mystery still shrouds these creatures. If they want to keep a balance, then why do they seek out and destroy dark creatures? Why not also go after good beasts also?

Protectors are so well kept from the world that many witches and wizards do not even know they exist, though they most likely have them living among them.

Harry stopped reading. His head was realing with what he had just read. So he had all these powers inside him his whole life and now that he had come here, he was wrapped up in a world he had never known existed. He had to tell the others. He quickly checked out the book (A/N: It really isn't a real encyclopedia though it wound up in that section so he can check it out so there.) and returned to his study hall.

When Harry returned home with Vicki, Maggie and CJ, he made an opportunity to show his new found friends the book. He did not get the response he had wanted. Vicki laughed. Maggie fell off the bed. CJ pounded his fist against his knee as his body shook in silent laughter.

"These people really have everything screwed up. Our kind really don't give a damn about the whole balance thing. And there aren't any other clans but ours right here. All the others were wiped out years ago when wizards found out about one of our meetings and took the chance to murder over half of our people." CJ explained. His eyes took on a sharp glint and his hands clenched.

"We weren't like them. We used magic but we didn't wave around sticks or make potions. We are creatures of the night who destroy creatures they could never dream of even coming within ten feet of. Our kind is not like them so they must be against us." Vicki continued.

"They came and never gave us a chance to fight back so they killed them. They didn't care who they attacked. Man, woman, child, we were all the same." Maggie snarled. The most violent of the group looked ready to tear apart something.

"You sound as if you were there." Harry comented. How could they be? From the way they described it, the murders had happened hundreds of years ago.

"We were. Protectors age slowly. We were the equivilant of three year old humans." CJ said. He seemed to have calmed down a great deal.

"So am I going to look this age for awhile?" Harry asked.

"I suppose. You are a protector but sometimes reincarnations stray from the clans. That is why some of us never know they have these powers." Vicki said before standing to put a CD in. Harry groaned. One thing about the girls were that they liked heavy metal and could be found head banging quite often. Sure enough, screaming vocals and guitars blasted through the CD player. Both Harry and CJ rolled their eyes.

"Whatever." Maggie laughed before standing beside her friend and beginning to headbang. Harry watched the two before getting a sympathy headache and he left to go to his room. CJ followed. The boy sat down on the bed and shook his head when he realized he could still hear the girl's music.

The door opened a crack and a brown and black tabby slipped into the room. Harry leaned over and scratched the cat behind his ear. Mufasa, as the cat was called, leapt up beside the boys before fixing his golden eyes to the door where a fluffy black cat appeared. The black cat's playful yellow eyes watched his Mufasa.

"Bear." Harry said to the black cat. The creature gave a soft meow before bolting into Vicki's room. Harry laughed and leaned back against the wall.

The robed man strode down the streets flanked by other cloaks men. The man searched for the trace of magic he knew was around here somewhere. His Death Eaters had told him Potter was around this area. Without the boy's stupid friends or Dumbledore, he would be easy prey.

Harry's lion form surged forward. His green eyes were blazing in anger. He sensed Voldemort and saying he was a little ticked would be the understatement of the year. Fury coursed through him as the others struggled to keep up with the lion but the pissed off cat was not going to sit around and wait for them to catch up.

'Calm down!' Maggie's raven form cawed. She flew alongside the lion, her wingtips brushing his shoulders.

'No! he is here and is going to kill people if we don't do something!'

'You have to stop running so fast if you want us to help.' CJ stated, panting as he fought to keep his pace. His dog form was not nearly as fast as Vicki's panther or Harry's lion but he was persistant that he was strong enough to keep his mad run.

'You'll just get hurt! I can handle this!'

Harry was stopped when a black streak pushed past him and Vicki stood snarling in front of him. Her golden eyes glinted in anger.

'Stop being so stupid! Get your head out of your ass and listen to us! We have been fighting things worse than humans for centuries. We can handle this guy.' the panther said. Her tail flicked and she turned, going back to the direction they were heading in.

Harry bowed his head. Now he felt like he was an inch tall. Mumbling an apology, he lead the way.

Me: That is chapter three and please review cause it is nice to know that people care enough to spend a minute to tell me what they think.