Chapter one - Blackbird
Dumped
Vernon Dursley was an ordinary, almost extraordinarily ordinary, man, and he was not going to put up with any freakishness living in his house. No, he would not! So when that little freak was dumped on his doorstep, well, of course he just had to get rid of it immediately. Taking advantage of an already planned business trip to Japan, Vernon took the baby with him and dumped him on some temple's steps in the dead of the night – in the hopes that a temple would be the best place to get rid of any freakishness.
Fortunately for Harry, soon to be Hibari Kyouya, that particular shrine had a Japanese Magical Ministry trained miko – who would become young Harry's mother – working there. Fortunately for Vernon, he never learned this little fact.
Tonfa
Hibari was six the first time he picked up a pair of tonfa. They were almost taller than him, as they were a ceremonial pair made for the six foot tall head priest. But Hibari never noticed that when he picked them up and swung them with ease to fend off the thieves who were harassing his mother. The group of five men ignored the little kid with too big weapons – until he gave two of them a concussion and broke several bones.
One week later, his mother presented him with his very own pair of tonfa. That was the day Hibari joined the Disciplinary Committee of Namimori Elementary – dedicated to keeping the public order by any means necessary.
Spirits and Sprites
For all that Hibari is violent and bloodthirsty, he is a surprisingly calm Shinto priest. He specializes in purification rituals and working with magical creatures. His skills in these two areas gain him a substantial amount of fame within the Japanese Magical community, as both his rituals and negotiations almost never fail. Even the creature communities have a special place in their legends for the Magical Skylark, as they call him. In fact, Hibird was a gift from a tengu clan Hibari worked with. They had needed to expand their territory because of human encroachment, and he managed a compromise that didn't start a war or leave either side feeling cheated.
Hibari's mother – Hanami – sometimes wonders if his abilities with the supernatural stem from the dark soul fragment that she discovered (and destroyed) not long after adopting him.
Magic
Hibari has always known of his legendary status in the European wizarding world, as his mother never hid her certificate of adoption for one Hibari Kyouya, nee Harry James Potter. He also knows that he will never go to any country where he has such rabid fans. Because even if he's not planning on going anywhere as Harry Potter, he already knows that he doesn't need any more fans added to his already annoying collection in Japan.
Oddly enough, Hibari never receives a Hogwarts letter. It shouldn't be a surprise, seeing as he has already completed the Japanese version of the OWLs, but since Hogwarts usually cares little for other educational systems, he expected at least one letter.
What Hibari didn't know was that he had vanished from its books that cold November night all those years ago.
Weak
Contrary to the popular opinion of the students of Namimori, Hibari does not hate the weak. What he hates is any disruption of the rules. Unfortunately, his method of beating all miscreants into the ground leaves much to be desired. Because while he thinks it encourages people to follow the rules – which it does, sort of – it really encourages everyone to avoid him at all costs.
Not that he particularly minds. Being avoided gives him more time for two things – filling out the ever-increasing paperwork for the Disciplinary Committee and watching clouds from the rooftop.
AN: So! Due to popular demand, this is now its own story! For everyone reading this for the first time, I hope you like it!
Don't forget to review!
~Sayanora!
PS: the title comes from the Beatles song of the same name.
Oct 11, 2012 - Now new and improved with an edit by my awesome Beta skyflyte12!