Chapter 6: Unicorns and Fairies

Hermione, though she had expected something similar to the myth of nations, she never in her entire existence thought that Kirkland was actually a nation. "I am actually in fact, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Though, I am usually called England or Britain." Hermione blinked.

"If Harry lives with you, then does he know this?" she asked.

"Yes, he is sworn to secrecy, and you will be as well, now that you know. You won't be able to tell anyone about this, it would endanger the world even more if someone like Voldemort found out."

"Wow… How old are you?" Hermione asked.

"I will be about two-thousand-three-hundred-ninety-five years old this upcoming April."

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The members of the Order of the Phoenix gathered around the Black dining table once again. "Anything else about Arthur Kirkland?" Remus asked.

"There is," Dumbledore said, startling everyone. "Recently, I have received some very alarming information regarding him and his family members. Though there might be no need to be alarmed over it, he and his family could be on Voldemort's side."

"Just what is this information, Dumbledore? We already know he has custody over Harry…" Sirius trailed off.

"I received notice that he and his family are sorts of immortals, you could say." Most of the members stood up at this new information.

"Semi-immortal?! Then they must be some kind of vampires!" Kingsley exclaimed.

"Please have a seat, I am positive that they're not vampires, as Kirkland would have mentioned so in his resume, and not to mention, he has no taste for blood. Currently, I am aiming to find out what species of magical creature they are, but I go against confronting Kirkland for now."

Molly looked disgruntled. "Now that you mention it… It makes sense that Kirkland's vault number is one…"

"Wait, this Arthur Kirkland is that old?!" Mundungus exclaimed.

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On Hogsmeade Sunday, England headed out near the Forbidden Forest. It had been a long while since he had seen his magical friends, and he was sure they missed him as well. Ebony, his snake from the previous year had wandered off, not that England minded. It was better for a snake to run free than to have it in captivity.

As he sat down on the grass, looking out to the Lake, his unicorn and fairy friends joined him. "Hello everyone! I haven't seen everyone in a while, I know everyone must have been worried." Little did England know, a certain pink frog had been watching from afar.

"England! You scared us quite a bit!" one of the fairies, Pix, exclaimed. The other fairies squeaked in agreement. To Umbridge, this was just a flurry of buzzing noises, as she couldn't understand.

"I want to know if you've been doing well at Hogwarts! It would be fun if we could help you!" another fairy, Ly, said.

England smiled at the young fairy's suggestion. "Maybe, I'm not really sure how you can help with my history classes, there isn't much about fairies in history." Umbridge's eyes widened as she watched the nation talk to the fairies. Was he some kind of mutant half breed fairy? England continued, "I'm sure there will be other opportunities next time."

Umbridge added this to her list of "reasons to remove Arthur Kirkland".

Suddenly, England held his arm and stepped away from the cluster of fairies and unicorns. A white bird landed on his arm, holding out a letter to him. To this, he accepted it with a "Thank you" before the bird flew off.

"I bet it's from the Frog," he muttered as he opened the letter.

Dear Angleterre,

Canada and I have been discussing the disappearance of Ameriqué recently, and we think you need some help, no? Expect to see a nation when opportunity strikes!

-France

P.S. You're still the Black Sheep of Europe.

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"Arthur, I was hoping you could help me with a lesson…" Hagrid said to England. The two had been on friendly terms, and England had brought in some magical creatures for Hagrid before.

"Of course Hagrid. What kind of magical creature are you going to teach the kids about this time?"

"Well, I'm not sure if you actually know or even encountered one, but I was hoping to teach them about the Flying Mint Bunny since they're so rare nowadays. If not, I have a backup plan…"

England smiled. He knew Flying Mint bunny would enjoy having some time with the students. "No worries, I have it taken care of."

The next day, Umbridge headed down to inspect Hagrid's class. She never expected Arthur Kirkland there as well. "Good afternoon class!" Hagrid greeted. "Professor Kirkland, your history professor is helping us today."

"Today, I will be teaching you about the Flying Mint Bunny. Professor Kirkland, if you will, go ahead and bring her in." England who had started attracting fairies (he could spot them hiding in the trees), smiled.

"Now, you should be gentle with her," England glanced over to the Slytherins (Malfoy). "She is certainly one of the oldest and most energetic magical creatures you will meet." With that said, Flying Mint Bunny popped out of the Forbidden Forest.

"This, class, is Flying Mint bunny, though she prefers to be called Mint or Minty."

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So very sorry... I said I would update more, but I guess my mom had different plans. To American readers, Happy Thanksgiving! Hopefully, I'll find some more time.

-Mintyleaf727