Kaede and Harry put her vectors to good use that holiday as they unleashed absolute chaos in the castle. The twins were giddy about it because they alone knew about how it was being done and since they stayed in sight of the teachers the entire time they couldn't be blamed.
Flitwick kept snickering at Minerva's rants about how she couldn't believe Harry had developed the Marauder gene in spite of those horrid muggles...though she was baffled how he had pulled some of the pranks off.
Then everything went weird shortly before the students were due to return.
Kaede found what was on the third floor that Dumbledore swore would result in a very painful death.
"IT'S SOOOOO CUTE!" she squealed.
Harry sweat dropped. Kaede loved dogs, the bigger the better. And most canines were smart enough not to get on the bad side of an alpha predator like Lucy, Kaede's more homicidal half.
Harry was just glad Lucy happened to like him enough not to turn her vectors on him when she was annoyed with something.
The dog sniffed Kaede and wagged it's massive tail when she scratched all six sets of ears, using her vectors to reach the two she couldn't get to.
"Why is there a Cerberus here?" asked Harry.
"Who cares?" said Kaede, crooning to the dog in a language Pochi loved. She giggled when it gave her a massive lick to the face.
"'Ere now, what 're you two doin' 'ere?" said Hagrid. He had come to feed Fluffy only to find two first year Ravenclaws instead. His confusion increased when he realized one was Harry.
"Is he yours?" asked Kaede, putting the dog, who leaned into her touch eagerly.
"Fluffy's mine. Lent him to Dumbledore ter guard... never you mind that! What are you two doin' here anyway?"
"Kaede was bored, and when we were passing this hall she heard barking. She loves dogs...and werewolves, according to Uncle Wolfe. Most of them are smart not to try biting her," said Harry dryly, who had hid a laugh when he heard the dog's name.
Seeing how well Kaede got along with Fluffy, who was a puddle of dog in her presence, Hagrid decided that anyone who could turn his half-wild Cerberus into a tame lap dog could handle some of the other creatures he dealt with.
Including one he had recently gotten.
Kaede was surprised to see a dragon's egg in Hagrid's hut, and the heat really didn't bother her that much.
Still, she knew this could be trouble if not handled correctly.
"Dragon's are a class-five restricted species aren't they?" she asked Harry.
"And a nontransferable good," he replied.
"Hagrid, where did you get this?"
"Won it off a man at the pub. Seemed glad to be rid of it."
"What did you talk about that he would trust you with a dragon's egg?" asked Kaede incredulous.
"Told him about some of the creatures...like Fluffy for example. Play a bit of music and he falls straight asleep... I shouldn't have told you that..." said Hagrid realizing his mistake.
"There's a Greek myth about Cerberus. Anyone who's read Greek mythos would have remembered that one. However if you've told someone who shouldn't know about Fluffy how to get past him..." said Harry.
"How long until it hatches?" asked Kaede.
"About three days," said Hagrid.
"So that's three days to convince Flitwick to let us keep the dragon on the grounds. Shouldn't be too difficult," said Kaede.
It would be an on-sight demonstration of her ability to calm even the fiercest animals without harm.
And it would open the doors for the others like her to come into Hogwarts. She knew next year would show an increase in pink-haired girls because of the fact several packs had been taking them off the Japanese Ministry's hands to protect them from the idiot muggles.
But Kaede was still the oldest one of the lot.
Flitwick agreed to switch Fluffy for the currently unnamed dragon hatchling so that the teachers could have a first-hand demonstration of Kaede's ability to handle dangerous animals.
He was unaware she was the reason why the Acromantula colony in the forest had taken a sudden dive in numbers.
Besides, it was something not many thieves would be able to get past, unlike a Cerberus.
It would be interesting to see Dumbledore's reaction to the switch.
Three days later, Harry and Kaede slipped out of Ravenclaw to go see the hatching, with a note from Flitwick.
Kaede watched with open awe as the dragon broke out of the egg.
"What kind is it?"
"I've looked it up. It's a Japanese Cloud Dancer," said Hagrid proudly.
Harry and Kaede shared a look.
"Where did an Englishman get a Japanese Cloud Dancer?" asked Harry.
"He wasn't English," said Hagrid. He noted that the dragon seemed to view Kaede as it's mother.
"Did he give you anything else?" asked Harry slowly.
Hagrid brought out what was clearly a muggle device. Harry destroyed it without hesitation.
"Another one? Just how the hell have they found this place? I thought it was spelled against muggles?" said Kaede tiredly. She had the dragonet chasing her vectors around, trying to bite them.
She made it look like she was doing a spell though.
Fang was happily drooling on her leg, as she absentmindedly petting his big head.
"Maybe it's a half blood or another first gen?" suggested Harry.
"That would explain a lot, but they should know magic fries electronics..." said Kaede.
With the knowledge that the dragonet would listen to Kaede (or at the very least would be scared into behaving via Lucy) the two went to sleep.
Draco was pissed when he returned to the school. The first thing he tried to do was hex Kaede for the state of his hair, which was now a garish green.
Clearly his parents had tried to remove the hex she had hit him with only to end up with something worse.
Kaede smirked.
"At least now your hair matches your house!" she called out to him. Draco snarled at her, a few choice expletives on his tongue, only to pause at the sight of Flitwick. He kept his tongue quiet as he headed inside, fuming.
The mudblood bitch had won this round, but he would have his revenge.
Flitwick looked at a smug Kaede.
"How did you pull this one off? And why Mr. Malfoy?"
"He called me a mudblood before the train left. The only thing people like him know is force. So I taught him a lesson that I don't give a damn what his name is," said Kaede bitterly.
It was jerks like him that had made her life hell back in that orphanage. The only thing they understood was pain, and the more of it the better.
"Happy Valentine's Day Harry!" said Kaede. It had taken her an hour to find the kitchens and another two before she was satisfied with the result.
Harry happily accepted the chocolate and was glad he had found the perfect White Day present for her in the area where the Marauders stored their old pranks. It was a weird room that kept changing, but it helped him to find the perfect present.
"Where's your chocolate Harry?" asked Hermione. It baffled her that he hadn't bothered to get any.
"I don't return the favor until next month. Lucy introduced me to a holiday in Japan called White Day, which is where the boy reciprocates or at least matches the gift given on Valentine's Day. If it's of equal worth, that means that they want to stay friends. If it's more, then that usually means they like the girl as more than friends," explained Harry.
It meant less hassle during the Valentine's Day rush, that was for sure.
Hermione watched as a month later, Harry presented Kaede with something that had her clapping her hands in delight.
It was a novelty hat that had a pair of white puppy ears on it, and it covered her horns perfectly.
Hermione still had no idea about the horns, and Kaede intended to keep it that way for as long as possible.
Granger was tolerable to a point, but when told about house elves she became a nightmare. Kaede dreaded letting her in on the whole Diclonius secret.
At least Harry managed to get her to tone down what he jokingly called her 'house elf revolution' by directing her to Flitwick to calmly explain why house elves weren't paid wages.
Hermione might ignore a fellow student, but she had a bad habit of taking a teacher's word and what she read in books as gospel. At this point they were just glad that she wasn't religious or she really would be a nightmare.
"UGH... I hate exams..." said Kaede. She liked reading as much as any Ravenclaw, but the schedule Hermione made had her wanting to throw her books as far away as possible.
"Tell me about it," said Harry groaning. He was glad Kaede double checked his work with her vectors. It was hard to get caught cheating if you got a slight twinge in your head from one of them.
They hadn't bothered to do that with Flitwick because it had been a practical exam.
Hermione however, was worried about something she overheard from the teachers.
She knew that Snape was after something, but she had no idea what. Kaede had a good idea, and there was no way they were going after it.
Kaede looked up to find Hermione heading out. Normally she wouldn't care what the girl did, but after hearing her talk about something on the third floor she knew she had to do something.
So she tossed a harmless sleeping potion at the girl who was knocked out cold. Levitating her to her bed, Kaede made sure she would stay there with a sticking charm that wouldn't wear off till morning. Then she went to Flitwick's office which was just outside the Ravenclaw dorm and informed him of the fact someone was heading to the third floor.
Job done, she went right back to sleep and let the teacher handle it.
"Students, I am very sorry to inform you that Professor Quirrel died last night due to an unfortunate potions accident. Rest assured we will find a new teacher for next year. That is all."
Dumbledore turned to the other teachers later in the lounge.
"So...anyone want to explain why there is a dragon on the third floor instead of Hagrid's dog?" asked Dumbledore.
Flitwick snorted.
"We had permission from the Japanese Ministry for Hagrid to raise that dragon, provided Ms. Wolfe assist him in doing so. I have it on good authority that several others like her will be showing up next year as a sort of trial run. Hagrid has already framed the paperwork needed for him to raise Cloud, as he has named that dragonet since Lucy put in a good word for him. As for the Cerberus, we had it moved to a more open location... apparently Hagrid let it slip how to get past the dog by mistake when he got the egg," said the Charms teacher.
With that paperwork, Hagrid could legally keep his pet.
What Dumbledore was pissed about was the fact no one had informed him of the switch.
"And what does that mean?" said McGonagall.
"Mr. Wolfe apparently stumbled upon a growing trend in first generation children who have the power to calm dangerous animals like werewolves without harm. The Japanese Ministry has their hands full keeping the girls from the muggles because they openly fear them and seek to eradicate them. Now does that sound familiar to you?" said Flitwick.
Everyone nodded. Witch hunts were the primary reason behind why the Statute of Secrecy had been erected.
"What are the dangers?"
"These girls seem to be rather stable, provided that you do not give the reason to go after you. I've heard the muggles are openly turning them into experiments and seek to kill them off. Which is why several werewolf clans have adopted quite a few of them and are bringing them to Europe to keep them safe. At most we would only have to deal with emotionally traumatized children," explained Flitwick, omitting the part about the fact they could kill without leaving any evidence behind.
He had a feeling they would answer to Kaede for some reason...the girl was a natural leader and it was no wonder the werewolf packs looked to her as the Prime Alpha.
"Now, onto other matters...could anyone explain why I found a garnet instead of stone that dog was supposed to be guarding?"
Everyone seemed baffled by that, though Flitwick had a feeling Kaede was going to return it to it's proper owner.
Remus was waiting at the train station with the bags already at the hotel with Sirius. Because the English believed him to be dead, they hadn't bothered to put out a warrant for his arrest.
He could go anywhere but the English magical communities and no one would care.
Kaede took one look at her father and squealed, before she tackled him into a hug. She knew his disguise anywhere, as she had helped him to create it. Harry hugged him as well.
"Uncle Wolfe!"
"Dad!"
"Hey kids. Ready to head off on vacation? Harry, I got your passport yesterday and a written note from your aunt so you can come."
"Yippee!"
Remus shrunk their bags and put Pochi and Hedwig into a special trunk that would let them sleep off the port key to France.
And with a crack, they vanished to the international area where they could port key to France. It was a safety precaution in case they were followed...with so many port keys being used, it would be impossible to track them.
"Welcome to the Potter family chateau! Harry, I believe you need to bond to these guys first," said Sirius.
Harry saw a medium-sized group of house elves looking at him eagerly.
It took him an hour to bond with the house elves, and the change was immediate. They went to work cleaning the house while Remus took everyone out to see the magical attractions.