There was a knock on the door when the thirty minutes ended.
He quickly made everything look normal, using extreme speed he messed up the covers on the bed, ruffle his hair a bit, quickly using magic to change his clothes to normal Pj's, took off the silence spell, and unlocked the door all in under ten seconds. He opened it to see Mrs. Weasley. She looked at his eyes, no signs of being blood shoe in them, and Link saw her glance into the room. She gave him a knowing smile.
" Now I understand why Dumbledore wanted you. Hylian's barely need sleep don't they?" At his wide eyed blank expression, she smiled and added," Next time you put on a Silencing charm, make sure that you get the floor too dear if it is not solid ground."
She gave him a motherly pat on the cheek before leaving back downstairs as Link stared after her dumbfounded.
He groaned in irritation and slapped his palm on his forehead.
" Idiot." He muttered to himself, before stepping back and closing the door.
He quickly took a shower and changed into jeans once more and a normal muggle shirt similar from yesterday, before taking a bit of the blue potion to make sure he could keep his guard up.
He took out the rugged sack Dumbledore had him buy, which looked like a muggle campground hiking pack. He grabbed his undetectable, infinity pouch from Hyrule, and put everything he owned in it, trunk and all.
Once everything was packed, he went out, looking fresh as though from a good night sleep (Ironic) and went downstairs to find Mrs. Weasley cooking. It smelled like porridge. She gave Link a knowing smile, which he returned a little shyly as he sat down at the table. She laughed before pouring porridge into the bowl in front of him just as Harry, Ron, Fred and George came down the stairs, seeming sleep deprived.
Soon Mr. Weasley came down too who, in Link's opinion, looked a little ridiculous. He asked Harry about his muggle gear, and he told Mr. Weasley that it was good.
'Muggles dress ridiculously then', Link thought as he continued to eat his food.
" Wh-where are Bill, Charlie, and Pe-Percy?" George asked trying not to yawn, but failing.
" Bill and Charlie?" The Hylian asked. He knew of them, but he had to pretend as though he had never even heard their names. Luckily the two elder Weasley's caught on immediately.
" Oh they arrived after you went to sleep Link dear. They both live out of the house and are going to the Quidditch match as well, but since they passed their apperation tests, they can apperate there. The rest of you will have to walk." Mrs. Weasley answered.
" But since Link's a teacher can't he use magic?" Ron asked.
" I can, but apperating makes me feel like I just was punched in the gut close to a hundred times." Link answered, not looking up, saying it in a casual manner. The matter was dropped after that.
After the talk at breakfast they were finally off. Link easily took the lead from even Mr. Weasley, knowing the way by the feeling of magic from the portkey they would be taking. He kept tabs on what was going behind them to make sure no one was falling behind. He had each person's location pinpointed by his senses.
" How can he have this much energy? Can muggle stuff do that for you Harry?" Fred asked.
" No, I'm as curious as-yawn-you are." The lightning scarred boy replied. That was mainly the talk for the rest of it. They were almost there when there was a shout from behind.
" Wait!" a female, excuse me, two female voices called out. Link heard it immediately and stopped, turning around to see Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley huffing and puffing as they ran up to them. Everyone stopped and looked to them, waiting for the two girls to catch up. They stopped and leaned on their knees when they finally made it.
" Didn't-huff-get up on-puff-time." Ginny told them.
" It's okay ladies. Now let us continue up." Mr. Weasley said energetically.
They soon made it to where the portkey was and Mr. Weasley said," Okay, now the portkey will be something small, so keep your eyes opened." Link found it within seconds but two people were already at it.
" Over here Arthur! My son's got it!" the older of the two called.
" Amos!" Mr. Weasley called out with a wave. He shook hands with the older man, Amos, while the other younger one was behind him.
" Nice to see you again too Arthur. I-good lord boy, what happened to your ears?" Amos asked staring with wide, shocked eyes at Link when he saw him.
" A permanent spell and a grudge can do wonder's Mr. Amos. But I would like you to know that I do not like being addressed as 'boy' or anything of the sorts sir." Link said easily.
" Full of laughs this one. Son no one counts as anything but a boy in my book unless they are teaching the young people." Amos laughed. Link smiled.
" Well sir I would like you to know that I will be teaching most of the Defense Against The Dark Art's class along with another professor in Hogwarts this year which, if I am not mistaken, includes your son." Link answered. They looked at Link stunned.
" You're a teacher? You look like you belong with the students." The boy asked.
" Everyone holds their secret's young man, but if you have a problem with it, please take it up with Dumbledore." Link answered. There was a silence, a stunned one. He felt the others behind him, possibly or possibly not including Mr. Weasley, trying to hide giggles or smiles. They didn't really succeed.
" If we could start over Mr. Amos, my name is Link and it is a pleasure to meet you and someone else who will be in my class. But I suggest we hurry before the portkey disappears on us." Link said. They snapped out of it.
" Right, here Arthur." Amos said putting on a smile as he and the elder Weasley walked.
" Cedric Diggory professor." The boy told Link, smiling to him.
" Link for now Mr. Diggory thank you." Link answered, not looking at the elder boy as they made it to the old shoe Portkey.
" Okay, all on three. One, two, three!" Mr. Weasley spoke as they all grabbed for the shoe. A hook was felt behind their noses as they were pulled. As quick as the feeling came, they arrived.
Using his quick reflexes, Link quickly turned around and landed sure footed on the ground along with Cedric, Amos, and the elder Weasley. The rest had fallen on the floor.
" Seven past five from Stoatshead hill." A voice said.
" Morning Basil." Mr. Weasley spoke.
" Hello Arthur." Basil said wearily. He gave them the campsite and they walked to a stone cottage next to a fence. A muggle was there. Mr. Weasley had Harry help with the muggle money.
Soon though, the man started talking about the strange Wizards he saw when a man apperated out of thin air and cast the memory eraser charm on him. The man grew a dreamy expression on his face and handed back the right amount of money as the man explained about the muggle and why he had to do that. He disappearated after they got their maps and they continued on. Link ignored the conversation, only subconsciously listening, as they spoke something about Ludo Bagman.
Then the Diggory's and Weasley's split ways until they came to a cleared ground. Then sadly, they had to find out the muggle way to set up their own tents. Dumbledore explained about the fact that all wizarding tents are rather big inside, undetectable extension charm Link believed, so there would be plenty of space and furniture inside. None of them knew how to set up a muggle tent, but luckily Link, due to his journey that had him spending many nights outdoors on rainy days, was a professional at it. It would be a snap to set up one of the tents by himself, which will make the second one just as easy. I mean, what type of protector of Harry was he if he didn't learn these survival skills?
" If I may." Link said smoothly, stepping into the seriously confused Hermione and Harry. They were a little surprise but allowed Link to try. In a little less then six minutes, both tents were put up to the others amazement.
" Your brilliant Link!" Mr. Weasley said excitedly.
" I've just had practice with it before Mr. Weasley." Link said vaguely. They split up to get water and firewood. Water would be easy, so Link helped out with the firewood. The two areas weren't that far apart, and since Nirus had found them, he secretly ordered the discolored owl to watch over Harry, and warn the Hylian of any possible danger to him.
The owl flew off, looking like he knew exactly what he was doing. Another reason Link picked the bird. Eventually the firewood was gathered and they headed back to the tent. Link had to start the fire as the three best friends eventually came back with the water, for Mr. Weasley had almost dropped a lit match onto the dry grass. With experienced hands, a fire was quickly set up and burning warmly.
Then Ludo Bagman came. In the end, the two Weasley twins ended up putting all of their life savings into a bet with him, which Mr. Weasley strongly disapproved of. Link listened in, mostly subconsciously, about someone from the Ministry of Magic named Bertha Jorkin's who had been missing for a while now. They brushed it off, but Link was sure that even a witch could not be lost for that long.
Then Barty Crouch came into the picture. Link made sure to hide his ears from him, as naturally and long as possible. Fred then said something about Weatherby to shut up, when the two high people in the Ministry of Magic noticed Link.
" And who might you be?" Bagman asked.
" Link Mr. Bagman." He answered.
" You're that person that Dumbledore hired? Why you're merely a boy!" Mr. Crouch scolded.
" I've had dealings with defending myself against Dark Arts so much that Professor Dumbledore looked over my age. I am sixteen however, if it will satisfy you Mr. Crouch. This year I shall be turning seventeen which, unless I am mistaken, is the age of maturity as far as the Ministry of Magic is concerned." Link answered shortly. He was quiet tired of people calling him a boy.
Percy was horrified by Links behavior to the his boss, while the others were surprised that Link would even talk in such a manner to the man. Mr. Crouch was speechless for a few moments.
" If you will excuse me for a moment I believe I left my sock's at the Burrow and I must check." Link said standing up and walking into the tent. The afternoon wore on and soon Bagman and Crouch left not too long after Link did. The mood was much happier now, but Percy still acted grumpy to Link.
Hermione, Ron and Harry ended up buying a set of Omniocular's, not that Link wanted or needed any. When they walked back with a few more bought products, it was time for the game. As they walked up, there was so much noise that it was beginning to hurt Link's ears. The higher the pitch, the sharper the pain became, but luckily the pitch remained low overall.
They were to the 'prime boxes' as the man had called them or rather the top box. They sat in their seats where they could see a large board that kept making gold writing on it that was exactly eye level for them.
" Dobby?" Link heard Harry say suddenly. He glanced over his shoulder to see, what Dumbledore explained as, a House elf sitting there in a tea drape towel with it's hands covering it's face.
" Did sir just call me Dobby?" the distinctively female House Elf asked. She was surely not Dobby then.
" Sorry, I just thought you were someone I knew." Harry apologized.
" But I know Dobby too sir!" she squeaked.
" My name is Winky, sir-and you, sir- You is surely Harry Potter!" she said.
" Yeah, I am." Harry told her.
" But Dobby talks of you all the time sir!" she said.
" How is he? How's freedom suiting him?" Harry asked.
" Ah, sir, ah, sir, meaning no disrespect, sir, but I is not sure you did Dobby a favor, sir, when you is setting him free."
" Why? What's wrong with him?" Harry asked.
" Freedom is going to Dobby's head sir, ideas above his station, sir, can't get another position, sir." Winky explained sadly.
" Why not?" Harry asked, clearly worried for his old friend.
" He is wanting pay for his work, sir." She whispered.
Internally Link shook his head in disgust. He knew all about the House Elf operation from Dumbledore, but it still made him sick to hear that. Winky then began telling them about her master forcing her to save him a seat up here and he was tempted to ask the House Elf who her master was if only so he could have a good long talk with him. Soon after Fudge came to the top box and began talking with Harry and such. And then Link heard a name.
Lucius.
He knew about him from Dumbledore. All about him. So much that he wouldn't trust the white haired wizard with a Knut. Link turned around to see not just the one Malfoy, but all of them. Mrs. Malfoy and their son. As Fudge introduced Mr. Weasley, Link could feel the tension in the air.
Then he heard Lucius insult Mr. Weasley. Fudge said something positive about the slimy snake and Mr. Weasley was forced to say something nice.
" Good lord what happened to your ears?" the Draco boy sneered to Link. He could almost sense the Weasley's and others, and perhaps even Percy, get excited about what he would say.
" I do have enemies and they do love practical jokes and they know just about all permanent spells associated with those jokes, Mr. Draco. I do hope that you are attending Hogwarts this year to learn that there are such a thing as permanent spells or have you not been in the proper year you should be in?" Link asked.
Draco looked mad but containing it and Lucius said," I believe you owe my boy an apology for that comment."
" I'm sorry sir but I do not apologize for what I say unless you are of great importance to me." Link answered smoothly.
" Well you should know-" Fudge started nervously. It was as if he had already sensed Link's power and was afraid of what would happen.
" Well,boy, you should understand that you should put me at a great importance or when you're at Hogwarts the teachers might be a little less lenient with you." Lucius said.
He is very good about hiding anger and emotions, like me, Link thought for neither of their faces betrayed hated or similar emotions of any kind.
" I'm afraid that's impossible Mr. Malfoy." Link said calmly.
" And why would that be?" Lucius asked.
" Because sir I am the main Hogwarts Professor for Defense Against the Dark Arts, and I am quiet certain that only Dumbledore himself, or from what he told me when he hired me, is the only one who can dismiss me from Hogwarts grounds. I was also informed that they do not monitor the grades there either. Which I am sure you and your son Draco, if attending Hogwarts, will find to be a fascinating tidbit for you." Link answered. Draco and his mother were actually surprised. Lucius just arched an eyebrow.
" A student pretending to be a teacher, how exciting." He said in a monotone voice.
" Believe what you wish to believe for I have no control over that, but whatever is the truth will always remain the truth no matter how many times you wrap it in ribbon, Mr. Malfoy." Link said as if he were talking casually.
" I see that you are much more to the human, or to the pure-blood, eye, Professor." He said calmly.
Link's eyes narrowed at the remark.
" Well direct me to a human or pure-blood, Mr. Malfoy, for all I see in the mirror is a sixteen year old who has more surprises then even Voldermort himself cannot comprehend, Mr. Malfoy." Link said taking a dangerous step.
There were gasps by all but Harry, himself, Draco and Lucius. Lucius now regarded him with a cold tint in his eyes that meant nothing but danger.
" Be careful of comparing yourself to the Dark Lord, Professor. Unless you have met him yourself and can confirm the fact I highly doubt that you can say something like that." he said quietly.
" I don't say things that aren't the truth Mr. Malfoy. There are secrets that I am even keeping from my own mother. And I know for a fact that I am keeping a lot more from everyone else then her." Link said cleverly.
" Alright! Alright! Let us sit and start the games shall we?" Fudge and Ludo tried to cut in with a nervous chuckled. With one last hated eye connection with each other, Link turned around and Lucius sat down.
The others sat down too, and soon Fudge raised his voice with his wand. Then the team's mascots, Veela came out. Already immune to most magical charms, such as the Veela's, Link just sat comfortably. He saw Harry and Ron transfixed on the Veela and they were moving to the edges. Link watched with an arched eyebrow as they leaned over the edge, entranced by the mascots beauty. Then it stopped as Hermione said something to them. They blinked and looked at where they were and then looked back. They saw Link's expression and were embarrassed as angry yells filled the stadium, not wanting the charming Veela to leave yet.
Next it was Ireland who had a nice display of Leprechauns. They made gold gallons, which Link assumed were fake while others pilled them into their bags frantically. Magical or not, he doubted they would actually through out real galleon's just for a mascot display.
The Bulgarians came out after and when Krum's name was called the crowd on their side went wild. When the others came out they cheered wildly for Lynch. Link barely paid attention to any of it, if he were being honest. This time the boys put their fingers in their ears and weren't affected by the Veela when they had come back out later during the game. Later, Lynch fell and Harry and Ron were deeply upset by the turn of events, but Link could care less
Ireland got two penalties from it and the game continued. In the end Krum caught the snitch, but Ireland still won by ten points. As the team passed around the crowd, Link couldn't help but flinch slightly for Krum. He was a bloody (literally bloody) mess.
Finally the group went back to the tents and turned in for bed. Well, Link never did. He and Mr. Weasley both stayed up.
" Will you be staying up tonight?" Mr. Weasley asked.
" You know my job Mr. Weasley. There's a reason why Dumbledore chose me. I barely need sleep, so it would be easier to protect Harry. Just go to bed, and if you awake earlier then the others-" Link said with a devious smile on his face,"- let's just say that I have a little potion from my home country that gives you enough energy to never need sleep if you take it everyday. Who knows? You could need it to keep those twin's in check." Link winked.
Mr. Weasley let out a warm chuckle and said," I'll hold you up to that." Link just grinned as Mr. Weasley went to bed.
It was silent for a while, Link saying spells in his head, practicing them quietly. It was close to midnight when he heard the first scream.
It was dull, and he thought he heard more and then smelled fire. No not thought, he did hear the screams and smell the fire. He ran out and looked in the distance. He could hear and see the people and fires more clearly.
And if he squinted his eyes, he saw the green light of the Avada Kedavra spell, and the death eater's casting the curse's in their black cloak's and strange skull like masks.
Hi! I know it's been a day since I've updated and it might be longer until the next one. Mid-terms you know. Anyways in my last update for The Battle for Middle Earth, or, BFME as I nick named it, I explained that I needed all reviews, Flames or not, to help improve my writing. And anything you want to add about the story. If you have any questions too feel free to leave a comment of the question or Message me and I'll answer. Especially if you have an idea for a story you would like to tell me about which I will try my best to create. THANK YOU SO MUCH! :) {SMILEY FACE!}