A/N: So this is my first story that I've posted in a while and I have no idea how to format it so tabs are a thing. Please do not read if you can't stand the following ships: Kyoya and Tamaki, Haruhi and Renge, Draco and Harry, Hermione and Ron, Ginny and Luna, Sirius and Remus. In this alternate universe, the following characters are still alive: Sirius, Remus, Fred, and Hedwig (don't think I'll mention her but know she's alive).

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"Hello?"

"Mommy, where are you?!" Kyoya sighed and held the phone away from his ear, trying to resist the urge to hang up on the boisterous teen. When the shouting was brought down to a decent volume, Kyoya brought the phone closer and spoke into the receiver. Early morning calls like these were a regular occurrence for the youngest Ootori.

"We agreed to meet at King's Cross by ten." He said calmly. The only indication that showed his annoyance was a slight twitch of his eyebrows. "It's eight."

"But Mommy, I-"

"Don't call me Mommy." With that, Kyoya hung up the phone and went back to packing his open trunk on the bed. Surprisingly, Kyoya didn't bother getting upset with his best friend like he usually does. He was already up because Fuyumi (his older sister) woke him up.

Once his clothes and books were packed in a way the teen approved of, the trunk was shrunk down to size and placed in his pocket. Kyoya had already changed into a dark green button-down and pressed pants. A small part of him wished he could wear the Muggle clothes Tamaki was always going on about (he swore they were comfier than wizard robes), but he knew that no Ootori should even be caught dead in such attire.

His sister was going to apparate the two of them into an alleyway near King's Cross Station, where he would meet up with Tamaki and the rest. While Kyoya personally enjoyed going to Hogwarts, he hated September first. All the other students were hugged and kissed good-bye by their parents. His father only saw him off for his first year (just to remind him about the reputation the Ootori family had and how he better uphold them) and while Kyoya was fifteen and certainly did not want to be hugged or kissed, it still made for an awkward situation when he was simply standing there while his friends and their families exchanged good-byes. This year, however, Kyoya's sister managed to whine and plead just the right amount for the teen to cave in and let her see him off.

"Good morning Kyoya." Fuyumi greeted her younger brother as he came down the stairs. She was dressed in a formal light blue wizarding robe, one that resembled her old Beauxbatons uniform. Kyoya took one look at her and fought the urge to sigh.

"Fuyumi, the outside of King's Cross has mostly muggles around. You can't go in that." Fuyumi pretended to sulk in response but nodded her understanding. She told Kyoya about his breakfast on the table and headed back to her room to change into something that would blend in.

The teen sat at the large dining table and begun to eat. He still had about an hour and a half to meet Tamaki, but knowing the blonde he would already be there with his father and grandmother. At that thought, Kyoya suddenly began to eat more quickly.

"Is this alright, Kyoya?" Fuyumi came back downstairs in a long white skirt and matching blouse. Kyoya nodded his reply and got up to wash his plate as his sister looked at him with confusion. "You're finished quickly. Do you want to leave now?"

"Tamaki is already at the station," Kyoya mumbled his answer, keeping his tone even and focus on washing the plate. He couldn't see Fuyumi's knowing look before she grabbed a sun hat hanging on the coat rack near the front door.

Kyoya hasn't told anyone in particular, but somehow his sister managed to find out exactly how he felt for his best friend; Most people don't even believe that the two are friends. He's done a fairly good job of hiding and denying it, but after two years of constant contact with the blonde and questioning himself Kyoya couldn't really afford to keep living in denial unless he wanted to lose his sanity; He had a crush on his best friend.

Even just thinking of the word made Kyoya visibly cringe as he walked outside the house with his sister. It took a lot to convince his father of letting Fuyumi back into the house after she got married (to someone he arranged her with no less) and even then he only agreed because Kyoya became a Prefect for his Slytherin House this year. Just imagining how he would react if he found out about how Kyoya felt about Tamaki made the teen feel a little sick.

"Kyoya, your arm?"

He was brought out of his musings by his sister's question. They had already walked out of the wards of the Ootori estate and Fuyumi was waiting patiently to apparate the two of them, used to Kyoya's moments. He nodded and offered his arm, in the gentlemanly manner he was raised with, for his sister to latch onto. Kyoya prepared himself for the unpleasant sensation of disapparating as Fuyumi pulled her wand out of her satchel. He held his breath and they were off.

Kyoya stood there disgruntled as he allowed his older sister to hug him. They had gotten into the alleyway near King's Cross Station and then to the muggle side of the platform without any incidents. Fuyumi and her husband were planning to meet up with some head of another pureblood family (Kyoya wasn't told which one) so she had to part with him before he got through the barrier. The teen lightly patted his sister's back as she let go, a little awkward with the affection but a part of him was appreciative nonetheless. Fuyumi left through the crowd and Kyoya wheeled the trolley with his normal-sized trunk towards the wall at the ninth platform.

"Mommy! I knew you'd come!" Kyoya hadn't even made it five feet through the barrier when a slightly taller blur latched itself onto him. The teen sighed in annoyance and ignored the bothersome fluttering in his stomach.

"I don't suppose you were just standing there, staring at whoever passed through the barrier. Right?" Kyoya asked, detaching the blonde from his side. He fixed his glasses and continued to wheel his luggage towards the section of the train where all baggage belonged.

"No, of course not!" Tamaki denied, although his glance back towards the barrier gave away his lie. The Ravenclaw instead smiled brightly and kept the same brisk pace his friend had with ease. "I was so bored Kyoya, why didn't you come here faster?"

"The only reason I'm here now is because Fuyumi had a meeting."

Taking that as an acceptable answer, Tamaki went on to complain about how his father and grandmother had left less than thirty minutes ago and he was stuck wandering the platform until Kyoya showed up. Once Kyoya's belongings were put in with the rest, the pair walked back to the barrier. Most students were showing up already, so they kept an eye out for the others. The blonde was fully content with rambling on about whatever was on his mind while Kyoya listened and occasionally gave his input.

"Hey Tamaki, Kyoya!" Tamaki and Kyoya were brought out of their conversation about which House would get the most points this year when they heard the familiar combined voices of their younger friends, The Hitachiin Twins. The two were placed in Gryffindor their first year and quickly gained the reputation of 'The Second Weasleys' since the professors still remembered the chaos brought by the Weasley Twins when they attended.

Kyoya nodded his greeting and turned from the conversation to scan the now-busy platform. A quick glance at the clock hanging on the wall above showed they had about twenty minutes to board, and they were still missing four more people. The Slytherin was now wondering if he should've given them a call to make sure they were on time. He quickly relaxed when a bright tuft of blonde hair was seen high above the crowd.

"Look Takashi, everyone's here!" Hunny waved happily, perched atop his cousin who was making his way towards the others. His and Mori's younger brothers were walking alongside them, they were going to start their first year. Satoshi was chatting nonstop to his brother while Yasuchika looked ready to vomit on the platform.

Hunny climbed down from Mori's back and exchanged greetings with the rest, clutching the same pink bunny he had when he entered Hogwarts. After a brief conversation of why they were at the station later than usual ("Mitsukuni lost Usa-chan."), the group quickly boarded the Hogwarts Express and grabbed a compartment. Haruhi and Renge would be at Haruhi's home at Hogsmeade and walk up to the school. Not long after settling in, Kyoya and Mori had to leave for the mandatory prefect's meeting and the short patrol afterwards. As he walked alongside the Gryffindor in companionable silence, Kyoya let his mind wander.

He's still amazed by how everything has changed in the span of five years. Not just for himself but the wizarding community as well. Since Voldemort was still in power by the time Kyoya hit eleven, he was homeschooled for a year before The Battle of Hogwarts. His father didn't let the child out of his sight. After the reconstruction was finished, however, Kyoya's father felt it would be better to attend the school the Wizarding World's Savior did. So off he went, as a second-year student. He needn't have worried since there were other children who joined in late. Most were home-schooled, but some weren't so the first academic year was simplified. Kyoya was sorted into Slytherin and kept his mind on his studies. It was only during the first House Unity event that Hogwarts ever held near after Halloween (to promote what Albus Dumbledore believed in) that Kyoya met his first friend at the school, Tamaki Suoh.

Tamaki was another second year in Ravenclaw but wasn't home-schooled like Kyoya was. In fact, Kyoya was dumbfounded as to why the blonde was even in Ravenclaw in the first place with his constant idiotic tendencies. Once they met Haruhi Fujioka (a first year, muggleborn Hufflepuff at the time) through the same House Unity event, it became clear. The boy was obsessed with Muggles, and his curiosity and persistent desire to ask questions and know more about them showed exactly how he was placed in Ravenclaw. It was actually Tamaki himself who showed Kyoya to go after his own dream and not to fit the ideal structure his father had placed upon him. Essentially, he taught Kyoya to paint outside of the easel he was given.

From there, the circle of friends only grew. Haruhi somehow broke the once-rigid and icy exterior of a fellow first-year, Renge Houshakuji. She was just as strict as Kyoya's father currently is with their pureblood ideals but Haruhi turned her around and she slowly became the bubbly and spoiled princess of Slytherin that they know today.

Hikaru and Kaoru were a different story. While the Weasley twins played a few harmless pranks during their years at Hogwarts, the Hitachiin twins didn't particularly care if they hurt anyone's feelings with their antics. Their mistake, however, was pulling a prank on Renge. She ran off crying to the bathrooms because of it and while the twins laughed at her, Haruhi put them in their place. It seemed her words (and few hexes) got through to the boys because the following day they came up and apologised. It still took some time for them to become more considerate of others, but they're definitely better now.

Hunny actually came up to Kyoya and asked (begged) for some help in their classes even though he was two years ahead. It seemed that while Mori (the really tall and quiet Gryffindor who would stand outside the Slytherin common rooms every morning) did well when they were home-schooled, Hunny did not. Kyoya agreed after Tamaki talked him into it and tried his best; by the end of the year Hunny was still sleeping in his classes, but that didn't stop the two from hanging around the others.

It was certainly a weird rag-tag group of friends, but Kyoya would be lying if he said he wasn't content (which is what he would say if you asked him).

"Mommy! You were gone for so long!" As soon as the door to the compartment slid open and Kyoya stepped in, Tamaki once again latching himself onto his best friend. The Slytherin simply sighed as Tamaki went on to complain about how long he was gone. Kyoya detached Tamaki from him and sat on the side unoccupied by the twins who were laying down and seemed to be napping. Mori situated himself comfortably on the floor next to his chatting younger brother and Hunny had no qualms about moving from the disgruntled Yasuchika's lap to the Gryffindor's lap, bringing with him a cookbook filled with different cakes and desserts. Tamaki plopped himself down next to Kyoya and began whining about how mean Kyoya was being to his "absolutely best friend in the universe." Kyoya let himself simply smile in amusement, letting Tamaki go off into another string of complaints.

"You better wake up on time! I don't wanna wait forever for Mommy to pretty himself and-"

"Don't forget to brush your teeth."

Kyoya sighed yet again as Hunny cheerfully reassured Mori that he would and went inside for the night. Tamaki always walked with Kyoya down to his common room just like Mori walked Hunny down every time. The only difference is the blonde would stay outside with Kyoya talking on for another twenty minutes before he went to his own common room. It made no sense seeing as the Ravenclaw tower is further away from the dungeons than the Gryffindor tower is, but figuring out how Tamaki's mind worked would take forever. And if anyone knew that Kyoya actually couldn't refuse anything the blonde wanted, it was him.

The welcoming feast came and went as it usually did although Kyoya made sure to pay extra attention to the sorting (especially since Hunny was practically vibrating in the seat next to him). Yasuchika and Satoshi both ended up in Hufflepuff, much to Yasuchika's dismay. He didn't start crying (he tries to deny it but Hunny's younger brother cries fairly easily), which was a relief, yet allowed an overly-concerned Satoshi baby him by filling his plate for him.

"-and make sure you brush your teeth too! Anyways, I'll see you tomorrow morning, Kyoya. Remember we're all meeting up earlier to discuss the announcement. Goodnight!" With one last hug (that was responded with an awkward pat on the back from Kyoya), Tamaki waved and headed towards a long stair-climbing session to get to his own bed.

As he spoke the password and entered the common room, Kyoya thought back to the welcoming feast. Right before the food appeared, Professor McGonagall stood up to make her usual speech but made a surprising announcement. The information still boggled the Slytherin's mind as he changed into his pyjamas and said a passive goodnight to his dorm mates. Kyoya slipped into bed and his stomach began turning at the mere thought of what Tamaki could be planning after McGonagall spoke to the students of Hogwarts. Eventually, the thoughts in his mind allowed him to drift off to a restless sleep. After all, how can one sleep well knowing that the Triwizard Tournament that resulted in so many deaths was back?

A/N: Reviews are appreciated.