McGonagall looked at the acceptance letters, and found an odd request in one from what she assumed was a muggleborn. The last name, however, told her otherwise.

"Kaede Wolfe? Surely not..."

The girl had a pet dog, one that wasn't magical, that she wanted to bring with her. The only animals allowed were cats, owls and toads. However children could bring other pets out if there was a familiar bond...or in the case of Percy Weasly their mother had a very strident voice that she wished to avoid.

She sent a reply to that effect. If the girl had a familiar bond, then it was allowed. If not, it had to stay home.

There was a reply the next morning from a snow owl.

"Dear Professor McGonagall,

My father wishes to send his apologies now for the headaches you're likely about to experience before we reach Hogwarts as he does not wish to get another detention from you when you find out who's responsible for them.

My dog, Pochi, has a very strong familiar bond with me according to the goblins when we had him checked. My father has had his collar enchanted so that any messes he makes will be cleaned up promptly and Pochi is very well trained not to be a nuisance.

Sincerely, Kaede 'Lucy' Wolfe."

A few hours later she got her first glimpse of Kaede Lupin. The girl had long pink hair that went down to her waist held back with multiple ribbons. Her eyes were a reddish brown and quite sharp. She wouldn't be surprised if the girl made Ravenclaw with those books in her hand. Beside her was a boy with neck-length black hair reading what appeared to be a new copy of Hogwarts: A History while chatting amicably with the girl.

It wasn't until she saw the green eyes that she realized it was young Harry.

So he already had a girlfriend? How cute.

She gave them the usual speech for new students, before leading them in.

"Potter, Harry!"

The hat sat on his head for less than a minute before it shouted "Ravenclaw!"

Soon after she reached the end of the scroll, and said "Wolfe, Lucy!"

The hat wasn't on her head for more than a few seconds before it yelled "Ravenclaw!"

She was only slightly disappointed, but seeing her immediately go to Harry's side spoke volumes. Clearly they knew each other already.

Kaede looked irritated as she blocked yet another attempt at legilmency, which was what Sirius mistook her vector's information drain for.

"So how did you get the hat to put you in the same house as me?"

"Easy. I sent him a picture of what you did to that last werewolf who tried to bite you. I think Remus still can't believe what you did to that gray werewolf," said Harry.

Remus had, as an experiment, taken Kaede with him to the yearly meetings with the Packs of Avalon.

She had literally dominated every pack's Alpha she had come across...barring Fenrir Greyback who was too feral to realize the danger she presented.

Werewolves could sense her vectors, and that she had a secondary personality which wouldn't hesitate to kill them if they challenged her dominance.

Fenrir had challenged her claim as the Alpha of the Marauders pack. The nickname Remus had given his friends one year during another meeting back in school. Because it had more than one member and he clearly followed Sirius' lead, it had been accepted as a genuine pack. A small one, but still a pack.

Because Moony was submissive to Kaede without hesitation, acting as her Beta, Fenrir could and did challenge Remus' daughter.

Kaede slaughtered him with her vectors within three seconds of the challenge being accepted and the fight's beginning.

After that, the other Alphas acknowledged her as the superior predator. Kaede had great fun running with the werewolves who never once tried to bite her.

Harry was hoping for a wolf form as his animagus side, if only so he could join the 'pack' properly. Or at least something canine.

"So how do you two know each other?" asked Cho Chang.

"Lucy and I go to the same primary school. Her dad heard about the little accidents I had and knew that I had magic. He's a muggleborn from Salem who came to England and ended up staying," said Harry.

"So what's this about a werewolf?"

"This feral wolf, Greyback I think dad said his name was, tried to bite and turn me. My accidental magic sent him flying into an oncoming train...it was messy," said Kaede.

"Holy cow! You weren't bit were you?" asked another girl who's mother was in the Ministry.

"No. Dad fought him off, but when Fenrir tried to fly at me I just...reacted. We left before the aurors got a statement, since Dad didn't want any trouble with the Ministry. He barely avoided being bit himself."

"Wow..." said one of the pure bloods. That a muggleborn had managed to fight off and actually kill a known menace like Greyback was impressive.

The fact that the Prophet had also said that Greyback was killed recently only cemented the story, though they didn't say where he was found or how he had died.

"So how long have you two been together?"

"Why is your hair pink?"

Kaede sighed.

"Harry and I have been best friends for three years next spring. My hair is naturally pink, and my dad taught me how to put these ears (she twitched the tiger ears on her head) before we came here. I'm originally from Japan, but my dad adopted me. In Japan there is a popular thing among people our age called cosplay, which is short for costume play...it's basically Halloween all year round. And before anyone asks, I did the ribbons in my hair and his," said Kaede, nodding towards Harry.

"Seriously?" asked Roger, the male prefect.

"It's either go along with Kaede or deal with teary eyes. I hate seeing her cry," shrugged Harry. He was used to being called girly from his cousin. He liked his ribbons.

"Cool hair color," said Padma.

Harry grinned.

"They painted the whole exterior of their house this shade of pink because they couldn't stand the neighborhood. You should have seen the look of horror on my aunt's face when she first saw it. Especially after I came home with pink paint on me."

"Seriously?" said Padma.

"Surrey is boring. I couldn't stand such hypocrites acting like everything around them was normal. So dad said that the minute we bought the house we were painting it pink. Man was the neighborhood watch mad at us!"

Harry grinned.

"Welcome to Ravenclaw first years! I am professor Flitwick the Charms teacher and head of Ravenclaw house! Now as I like to get to know each of my students I will be conducting interviews for the next week. Your name will be listed with a time and date! Now off to bed!"

Kaede practically pounced on the bed, Pochi sleeping on it already in his usual spot. She curled up against her familiar and went straight to sleep, her vectors around them like a cocoon of protection.

Remus had tested extensively with minor prank spells. Kaede's "Vectors" could block practically anything barring healing spells. So every night she had them out encasing her in a ball of protection. Pochi learned to live with the odd things, mostly because he knew she would never harm him with those hands.

The next morning she found her name first on the sheet, right before Harry's.

It wasn't until after classes that she found herself in Flitwick's office...with the headmaster?

"Um sir? I was under the impression this would be one-on-one," said Kaede.

"I'm afraid the Headmaster insisted he join in."

"Hello Ms. Wolfe. I understand you live with young Harry in his neighborhood?"

Kaede's vectors deflected several subtle spells her way. She noticed him frown slightly.

"Sir, I don't feel comfortable discussing my home life with the headmaster present. Could we reschedule?" she asked.

Dumbledore's eyes twinkled, and she easily deflected his legilmens attack. She outright glared at him for that.

"Use of legilmens on a minor without a guardian present or prior consent is illegal. Furthermore it is considered very bad form to invade someone's mind without their permission," she said reciting a law Remus looked up when he realized that her vectors could be misconstrued as legilmency.

Flitwick suddenly turned to glare at the headmaster himself.

"How exactly have I displayed any signs of legilmency?" he asked.

"I'm a natural legilmens, and dad had a friend teach me how to use it properly as well as Occulmency. He said that I'm not to use it unless absolutely necessary, but that I have to learn England's laws about it anyway to avoid offending the pure bloods. It might have been subtle, but I still noticed it because I am simply not comfortable around someone like you," she said flatly.

She wasn't going to tell them about her vectors, or that she was a part of a new emerging breed of magicals. If he wasn't going to do the research, then she wasn't going to enlighten him about what she could do.

"Ms. Wolfe, I apologize for this mess. I can reschedule this later in the week or we can do it anytime during the day."

"I'll bring Harry with me so we can knock both of them out in one go. We're best friends after all."

Dumbledore frowned. He had hoped to learn more about Harry's home life directly. He hadn't anticipated his friend blocking him.

The next morning Kaede brought Harry to Flitwick's office before the breakfast rush even started.

"Ah good. I am terribly sorry about that mess yesterday. Don't know what Albus was thinking. Hello Mr. Potter."

"Hello sir. Uncle Wolfie spoke highly of your classes, as did Uncle Orion."

"Oh? I was under the impression that your father was a muggleborn from Salem?"

"Hang on..." said Kaede...and several charms in the office were removed. The portrait was placed under a heavy silencer and turned around.

"There. Area secured," said Harry.

Flitwick would have questioned the stringent measures, but after Albus' visit he could let it slide.

"So how shall we begin? Perhaps with your father?"

"Romulus Wolfe isn't my father's real name. It's Remus Lupin," said Kaede flatly.

Flitwick was surprised, but once he considered it, the false name made more sense.

"I should have seen that one coming. Are you a werewolf as well?"

"Have you been keeping up with current events in Japan sir?"

"I'm afraid not."

"Remus adopted me in Japan, and we learned by accident that I have a special power that can make werewolves submissive in my presence. Moony considers me his Alpha to the point where Harry has even stayed over during full moons and curled up against him without Moony even reacting beyond snuggling. And that was without the potion," said Kaede.

"This...this is extraordinary! If it's possible to calm werewolves down to the point where people can actually touch them without worry of being bitten..."

"In Japan there is a race of creatures call Diclonius. I, according to several blood tests, am one of them. Remus has suggested that if this trait is not unique to me that we could possibly act as peacekeepers between dangerous species like dragons or nundu and the regular people."

"Amazing! The research papers we could create alone with such close up and personal information..."

"Which was why Harry and I went into Ravenclaw not Gryffindor like Dad and Uncle Orion."

"Orion... Sirius Black?" said Flitwick.

"How..."

"I am not head of Ravenclaw for nothing...Orion is Sirius' middle name after all, and I always thought his death suspicious. Ravenclaw thrives on facts and research. Any fool who watched the Marauders would have known Sirius Black could not have betrayed his best friend like that. The fact he never received a trial is also suspicious. Rest assured I will not speak of this to the others. Now, onto more pleasant matters, which is what these interviews are really about..."

Kaede was firmly in love with the dragon-tamer job, though she wasn't a fan of killing them for ingredients. And it was clear Harry would follow Kaede anywhere.

Ron Weasly was not a smart boy. In fact one might call him an idiot. A jealous idiot with more gluttony than sense.

So when Harry Potter went to the house of the bookworms than the house of the brave and good, well he was more than a bit confused and irritated. Just like his sister had dreams of being Mrs. Potter, Ron had always thought he would befriend Harry and share the spotlight.

Instead it was the weird foreign girl with pink (and he had trouble getting over this) hair.

Lucy Wolfe was a very strange girl, and she seemed to have infected his future best friend with that weirdness. He wore ribbons in his hair, for Merlin's sake!

And Harry...his eyes were entirely on Lucy. It was baffling!