Oh... looky what you all got, a bonus chapter update! –D.C.
Dumbledore was sitting in his office reading when he was interrupted by Hagrid's distinctive knock.
"Come in Hagrid" Dumbledore called out and Hagrid trumped in with Fang in tow.
"Oh! Hello and who is this, Hagrid?" Dumbledore said sitting up surprised,
"Well you see sir, did you get my letter sir?" Hagrid said nervously scratching the back of his neck as Fang stood silently near the door.
"Ah! Yes Hagrid I did, so I would presume this is Nickolas Fang your new assistant then? Hello do you mind my calling you Nick" Dumbledore said shaking Fang hand.
"Uh... I proffer Fang please... sir" Fang whispered politely.
"Okay Fang then, well please call my Dumbledore" Dumbledore smiled "Lemon drop?" he said handing the small open tin out to the two, Hagrid and Fang both took one and thanked Dumbledore.
"So Hagrid tells me there is something different about you Fang, but that I should ask you about it" he said turning to Fang and nodded in thanks that Hagrid had not told this man to much about him.
"I'm an Avian-Hybrid, I have wings" that surprised him,
"Dear boy, say again?" Dumbledore said forward, resting elbows on the desk.
Fang sighed before standing and removing the coat he'd worn in preparation, as they say people well only believe what they see with their own eyes.
Rolling his shoulders, he only half opened his wings, but even then they touched the walls on either end of the tower room.
"My word" Dumbledore breathed awed, Fang mentally flinched recalling the grey lady at the Leaky Caldron saying the same thing but with a different tone.
"A Boread, one of the least known, most reclusive and because of that misunderstood magical beings, of the people you could hire as an assistant none could have dreamed of surprising me more" Dumbledore said swallowing his own lemon drop.
"Uh... people keep calling me that, but what is it" Fang asked,
"Hum... Well they were what you are, winged beings and very intelligent, but unknown to wizard-kind and there in remains the problem, they as intelligent as humans and possibly more so and because of that there were those that feared and hated not just Boreads, but all half-humans; whether they be Mer, Centaur etc. Though not the entire wizarding world, but enough that I'm surprised there are any Boreads left" Dumbledore sighed.
Fang sat blinking, he'd been worried he'd have to explain that he was born in a lab, but it seems that they'd come to their own assumptions, Good he wasn't going to dissuade them of it.
"Thankyou" Fang nodded.
"You're welcome; Hagrid tells me you haven't lived among wizards long?" Fang shook his head.
"Okay, then the school library is forever open to you if you wish to use it" Dumbledore smiled.
"Uh... what of the students I not comfortable revealing myself to then all" Fang said quietly,
"Let me handle that, I have to tell them you're there, but I'll be as ambiguous and vague as I can be" Dumbledore said and Fang nodded as he and Hagrid left.
This is only short and its meant to be short, ;P –D.C.