Horah! Next chapter is here, give a cheer! Chapter nine and feeling fine! ... ok enough of the random rhyming... well here's the newest chapter! Umbridge time! To those of you who reviewed... here's a cookie... and to all those who just came by and read the story without leaving a review... well evil death glare go! Yea the back to school hub-ub is well...eating my time... and also when school gets back into full swing don't expect quick updates ... now then here's the next chapter!

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And as always! A HUGE big thank you to Lupanari for looking over and editing this chapter!

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Link walked into the classroom and took a seat near the back, looking over the layout of the class skeptically. There wasn't much to the room and there wasn't a happy or even mildly content look on anyone's face. Even the more energetic people who Link had been with throughout the day seemed to deflate as they took their seats. It was as if the combined negativity caused time to slow as more and more people grudgingly sat down.

"Hem hem..." the teacher at the front of the classroom 'cleared her throat' making several students cringe. "Today we shall be learning about dark magic and the counterspells for them." The toad-like woman sent her gaze out to the students, as if daring them to question her. When no one spoke or even moved for that matter, she continued. "Please turn to page 105 in your books and answer the twenty questions on the board. Keep in mind, whatever you don't finish now, will be homework. I expect these on my desk by tomorrow. Begin," she chided sticking her nose up in the air.

As soon as she went to 'patrol' the rows of students, Hermione brought out Link's potions notes, bringing the DADA textbook up in front of her, hoping it would hide the fact that she wasn't immediately doing her class work. Racking her brain as she looked over the lettering, she tried to remember when she had looked over a book with many different languages, muggle and wizard alike.

Hermione copied down the first few lines of symbols as best she could before she noticed Umbridge making her way down her row. Quickly she covered the notes with a blank piece of parchment and copied down the first question. She sighed in relief as Umbridge passed her without even a second glance. Once the teacher had passed she craned her neck to see Link, who had his book down and was running his finger along the book as he read.

Link looked up from his reading to stare at the board for a moment before flipping to the next page in the book. Link looked to the girl beside him. She blushed as soon as she noticed him looking towards her. "Um, could you by chance tell me what the questions are? I can't read them..." Link said somewhat sheepishly.

The girl beside him opened her mouth to speak but was cut short by Umbridge, who 'Hemed' loudly, making the two teens to look at her. "There will be no talking in my class, is that clear? Anything you need to say to her you can say to me." Umbridge spoke with finality although a few students near them rolled her eyes.

"Alright, could you tell me what the questions are?" Link asked trying his best to force a smile.

The woman huffed "Do you need your eyes checked?" She asked snidely.

"Um, no" Link said confused "I just can't read them... I haven't figured out how to do long-ranged translations," he said honesty. "And I don't think I could copy the symbols well enough myself."

"Ah yes, the exchange student," Umbridge said as if she were talking to a small child. "Well, I don't know what schools are like where you come from, but here we have a dress code!" she glared down at the teen giving Link a bad feeling. "And that hat is not regulation!" Quickly Link tugged his collar allowing Navi to slip into his robe unnoticed by anyone almost sensing what was going to come next.

Umbridge extended her hand attempting to grab Link's hat off his head, but he easily dodged making the woman go red with anger. Link simply held up the note Dumbledore had given him for such an occasion, to which she snatched up like a hungry man would a loaf of bread. She read it quickly and scoffed. "Well, regardless of what Dumbledore has said to you, you are not permitted to wear that, thing, in my class!" she brought out her wand and summoned the hat to her hand, causing Link to blink in surprise. Unable to dodge the hat flew into her hand, although it instantly fell to the floor when she saw Links ears.

Lin, now infinitely grateful for hiding Navi in his coat, had to fight back a glare as the woman stood shocked. A few students gasped while others chuckled, but Umbridge probably would have had steam rising off her if she turned any redder. "Remove that at once!" she almost screeched.

"Remove what?" Link asked genuinely confused, causing more students to laugh thinking Link was pulling a prank on Umbridge.

"I will not be made a fool of! Remove that spell at once!"

"I'm not sure I understand..." Link raised a brow.

"Your ears! If you don't return them to normal, you will have a detention after class!" this time she did screech.

Link couldn't help but think the woman was quick to lose her temper... that and she seemed to have a bit of some kind of complex. When Link did nothing to reply, Umbridge chanted something under her breath and flicked her wand in his direction. "If you refuse to do it, I will!" But when she let the spell fly Link furrowed his brows an expression simply saying 'that's it?'

The class erupted into a fit of laughter as nothing seemed to happen. Link could barely sense the magic she had used due to the fact it was so weak. This of course, infuriated the woman. Trying once more, infusing more magic into the spell with again the same effect caused everyone in the class to at least crack a smile. "ENOUGH!" she roared over the noise the students were making, "you will get this back after class! And there will be detentions!" some of the students were still snickering, but this time over how enraged something so simple had made her.

Umbridge began walking back to the front of the class, causing a few of the students near by Link to congratulate him, or to give a quick 'nice one.' "SILENCE!" the class quieted instantly at the vexed teachers shout. "Get back to work!" she screeched at an ear piercing level to which many cringed.

The class proceeded slowly after that, the girl beside Link had offered him her copied questions allowing him to write them down. It wasn't all that hard to find the answers in the book, although it was dull reading about it. Link decided then and there to take fifth year DADA knowing that sixth year would be probably be harder, and probably have more book work as the text book was larger.

Link heaved a heavy sigh as he finished his last sentence closing and resting his eyes. He had never had to look at such tiny print for such a long time.... 'actually, I don't think I've had to read so much ever...' he sighed again. The signs he'd come across on his adventure were quick and to the point, as it wasn't uncommon for someone to not be able to read. While all were taught, most of the villagers and peasants really only knew enough of the basics to understand what they wanted to buy, or where they wanted to go as well as names. He was lucky to have been taught at a young age by the Great Deku Tree, and Saria.

As his mind began to drift back to the forest the bell rang calling him back from his daydream. He rose, gathered his things and made his way up to the front of the class to get his hat back and no doubt get chewed out by the prickly teacher. He stood there a moment idly waiting, while the miserable woman sized him up waiting until every last student had left before she cleared her throat. "I honestly didn't do anything, I was born like this," Link said before the woman could speak not wanting to listen to the woman's voice. When she huffed, he shrugged. "It's a genetic trait?" he offered unsure of what else to say.

Umbridge scowled and looked to him as if he were an evil insect, but said nothing at first, simply pursing her lips together in a rage. "So they are... real?" Umbridge asked finally with a sweetness that was so laced with a bitterness a like-like would have puckered at. Not liking her tone he nodded slowly and braced himself for anything. "If it were up to me you wouldn't be returning to this class," she spat out. Link couldn't help but think that to be a good idea.

"If it were up to me none of 'your kind' would be in this school at all!" she snarled spiting out the words as if they're very presence on her tongue gave her a horrible taste, tossing his hat to him like she did not want to be any closer to the teen. "You may leave my class at once!" she snarled as if his being there would bring her an ill omen.

Link turned to leave taking a few steps, but stopped turning slightly pondering her words. "My kind?" he asked raising a brow unsure of what she meant. He doubted there were any other Hylians around.

She snorted in disgust. "Filthy half-breeds..." she mumbled under her breath.

"Half-breeds?" Link asked turning to fully face the woman groping for an explanation. Umbridge said nothing instead she stood and exited the class through a back door Link had not noticed before.

"I'm not sure, but I think I was insulted," Link said confused causing Navi to sigh.

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After the encounter with Umbridge, Link exited the school and decided to wander around the grounds. Navi searched for the weak energy of the great fairies but so far she was having no luck. The sky was bathed in an orange glow and Link was contemplating weather or not he should turn back, knowing that dinner would be served soon, when Navi suddenly felt a weak pulse of energy.

"Are you sure?" Link asked turning his head upwards as if he could see the small fairy through his hat atop his head.

"Positive, it's a ways off but it's definitely there." Navi said firmly. "That way," she said fluttering under Links hat in the direction she wanted. Link took of sprinting in the directions indicated.

"So any guesses on where the next one is?" Link asked as he ran.

"Not a clue, but where ever the next great fairy is... there's another energy there, almost like its guarding it..." Navi said focusing on the mysterious energies she felt.

Link smiled. It was time to brush up on his fighting skills. Any dark energy guarding a light one usually meant blood thirsty monsters, and they were always good to practice on. Looking up at the now night sky he exhaled sharply. He had definitely missed the dinner, not that it mattered too much. The Triforce would ebb his hunger, and help keep his strength enough so that he could go days without food. Of course that only lasted for about a week before he started feeling the backlash of these effects, almost as if someone had cut the numbness so the pain could hit full force.

One could only get so far on mystic powers, he mused. The same thing helped keep him awake and he could last about two weeks with out sleep. "I have a feeling it's going to be a long night..." he said aloud with a sigh. Navi grunted in agreement. From what she could sense there was a lot of evil in the area they were headed, and that could only mean one of two things... neither of which were good.

One; the evil protecting the light energy was put there many a year ago and is still hanging around, also meaning whatever is there would be infinitely stronger then it was when it was first there.

And two; Gannon knew Link was back and so he sent the evil there recently. It this was the case it was either a test to see how strong Link was or whether he had lost any of his strength in the time he was sealed, or to just plain try to eliminate him.

Either way, after they destroyed whatever monster is there, Gannon will know for sure Link was back. Both of them knew that once they returned things would get a lot harder, and the school that they were staying at may be in danger.

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well there you have it! Chapter 9. I'm not sure when the next chapter will get out but I'm hoping to be able to update at least once a month with school and work eating up my time. Ah well anyway hope you enjoyed it! Anyone got any guesses as to where Link will end up next? If you guess right you'll get a cookie! Anyway please R&R reviews are always appreciated....

Until next time!

Burning Clutch out!