The Zodiac Experience
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A/N: Well, since I haven't finished writing my last story yet, I bring you a new story. This would seem very familiar to an otaku like me. It's actually a cheap imitation of the famous Fruits Basket where the author, (me!), would try to overlap it with the Hogwarts cast. Hope you like it, guys!
Summary: Harry Potter, an orphan, trespassed and lived in the forbidden forest. Little did he know, that the land is owned by a family with generations of secrets...that a simple hug would turn them into animals, literally. What kind of animal? Hint: title. HPDM!
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and its characters are JK Rowling's possessions. Fruits Basket and anything that I borrowed from the story, I don't intend to own.
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Fated in the Forbidden Forest
Harry sucked in a big breath and clenched his fist. Now or never, he thought. The forbidden forest (which he feels is forbidden for good reasons) is a big expanse of land covered with hundreds of ancient trees. It is rumoured to house dangerous creatures, from poisonous snakes to raging boars. It was one thing to stay one night on that place but looking at the chance to live there for a good few months is another story. His relatives, the Dursleys, after his coming of age kicked him out of the house and Harry Potter, a high school student, is now homeless.
He looked around him, noting the different voices of nature and the long straight rays of sunshine peeking through the clustered leaves. No matter the aura this forest presents at first glance, it definitely feels peaceful to him. Sitting under a tree, he opened his rucksack and was dismayed at the contents. Inside it was a tent, a single person tent that would neither keep the cold out nor the animals. He found the food they gave him, a sandwich and a Mars bar. He didn't know how he could call them his relatives after this.
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"Honestly, I'm not seeing things! I really saw a tent down there with smoke and all. If they are one of those teenagers looking for a motel, I'm burning down the whole forest."
"Draco, you're such a drama queen. Even if you don't have animal friends livings here, I would not advice burning down the place. I remember you running and playing around here naked..."
"Damn it, Sirius! Don't go spouting your twisted memories of my childhood!"
"I have pictures to prove tha-. There really is a tent!"
The two approached the tent suspiciously and without further ado, Sirius went in. The blonde teenager shook his head at his cousin's antics and proceeded to investigate the surroundings. A few moments pass as each of them realized one thing.
"Hey Draco, is there somebody THAT poor?", Sirius asked with eyes full of pity.
"Looking at this place, sadly, there may be...", his companion couldn't help but agree.
"Um, you know, if he's not disturbing anyone, we could just let this pass"
"No! What if he sees one of us? Snape will throw a fit!"
"That primadonna? Pssh, I can handle him!"
With that kind of commentary, Draco just raised his eyebrow and pointed to his cousin's bandaged knee.
"I was in a disadvantage!"
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Running through the forest to escape the stormy clouds, Harry was relieved to see the view of his tent. As he jogged closer, he saw two figures, one coming out of his precious tent and the other pointing something inside. He stilled in his tracks and calculated a plan.
If those two are bandits, they surely have knives or guns with them. I might not be able rescue my things...but maybe if I could run fast enough..."
Still a plan, though.
He inched closer hiding his presence, surveyed the place and ran as fast as his feet could carry him.
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Draco, sensing someone coming at him from the back, whipped his head and saw a blur. The said blur went on his way and knocked Sirius. The figure then rummaged through his things, found a picture frame and tried to run again.
Sirius, bless his instinct, stupefied him or rather since we are all not wizards here, clamped a hand down on his shoulder and glared so that this person would be scared still.
For Harry, the glare didn't work but at the sight of a blond teenager, smirking at him, proved effective. There was nobody that pretty ever looked at him for that long. He blinked and saw flower petals raining down on said person and the sunlight (no matter what gray clouds are looming outside) softened to highlight his features. It was a momentous moment for one Harry Potter.
"Ahem...", Sirius scratched his head and looked at the intruder properly. The teen has a mop of jet black hair, a crooked glasses hanging precariously at his nose, about the same age as Draco's, wearing the same uniform as Draco, then it must be...
"Are you Draco's teacher?"
"Um, no", Harry was definitely confused. Here was a man, looking over at his thirties, wearing tight jeans and similarly tight shirt that states, "This Man Is Yours", sporting a silver, sparkling (read: expensive) watch, Harry couldn't fathom how he had labelled them as bandits.
"Hey kid, are you living here?" Sirius asked, curiosity getting the better of him.
Harry cleared his throat trying to answer as honestly as he could. He couldn't tell them he was planning on staying here for the rest of his high school years, he couldn't even tell them, he had no place to go if they reported him to the owners, and lastly, he couldn't even tell them he was taking his routine bath at a local restaurant.
Draco, sensing the problems written on the brunette's face, took pity and ventured out if he wanted to talk it over a cup of tea in their house. Harry accepted gratefully, and placed his family's picture inside the tent once again.
As Sirius emerged from the tent, Harry whispered to the tent in general "Hey, Mom, Dad, take care of our home while I'm away."
The two cousins waited patiently for Harry to arrive.
"Oh, how rude. I'm Draco Malfoy and this is my cousin, Sirius Black. We live on that house near the edge of the forest."
"Harry Potter. I, uhh..."
"It's alright, kid! I won't oust you from the forest!"
Harry smiled genuinely then, and as the author deemed fit, the breeze swayed his hair gently as he replied to the older man.
"Thanks."
Draco, taking notice, smiled.
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The rain poured, affording no shelter to the three males. The winds became vicious and the trees loomed. The animals started to run aimlessly to find their families. There was no choice but to run as fast to carry them to safety.
Without meaning to, honestly, Harry tripped on a big tree root and braced himself for the impact. Sirius, with his killer reflexes, grabbed Harry by the waist and righted him near the tree.
"Tsk, be carefu-"
A puff of smoke appeared, leaving a dog in Sirius' presence.
Draco gaped and attempted to cover up for his relative. In his haste, he tripped on the same tree root, bumped into Harry's arms in the process.
Another puff of smoke appeared, this time leaving a sea dragon drowning in mud puddle.
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A/N: Okay, this is supposed to be a cliff hanger, but I'm not good with making one. Review, please. Critique if you must. This is written almost just for my enjoyment. Anyway, try to guess who would be the cast here (Gryffindor and Slytherin alike).