The Hogwarts Experiment

Note: Hello~ I'm new to this and I will be writing with an original character set around... now-ish. Please try not to kill me if I don't have your favourites in here. I'm really just writing this because of something I found on facebook. So... enjoy! Or don't, I don't really care.

Oh, and WARNING possible trans* and sexually variant themes (as in not everyone is straight or cisgender, surprise surprise)

Chapter 1: The Unfortunate Case of Taniru Kurosa

Stepping into the Great Hall he tried not to shudder or cover his eyes in discomfort. It was too bright for him especially after all that time in the shadows of his home.

First years like him murmured in awe or snickered or cheered but not this young boy whose hair was dyed in blood with mismatched eyes that squinted horribly in the overwhelming environment.

"I wish we could hurry up and get this over with..." breathed a young brunet beside him who looked just as uncomfortable as he.

"Not one for loud occasions?" the blood haired boy asked as he looked over his companion who'd sat quietly with him on the express.

The young brunet shook his head smirking until the headmaster, an old woman who held herself primly began to address the school then started calling students out for the sorting hat.

"Cameron-" she called, the last name being drowned in the sound of wind rushing through the blood haired boy's ears. His companion nodded politely towards him but his eyes weren't able to focus on the movement as the shadows pushed at the backs of his eyes trying to smother him.

His companion had sat on the stool in front of the rest of the student body, squirming uncomfortably as the sorting hat was placed on his tousled brown hair, probably remembering the conversation they'd both had on the train.

"Slytherin!" rang the voice throughout the hall causing Cameron to flinch to the blood haired boy's amusement and sympathy as the rushing push of the shadows retreated under the strain. He didn't want to sit on the stool and be sorted by a silly enchatment that could be evil and eventually rise up against the world.

Though the thought of the possible chaos was slightly amusing.

"Taniru Kurosa!"

The boy made his way through the crowd to the stool and gritted his teeth against all the eyes on him and seeing him as an oddity.

So what if he had a Japanese name in an English school? It's not that weird to have moved overseas from your home country...

"Hmm, bright you are, but what darkness lies here... Such contradiction in your mind lone... Ah, I would like to see you in all but I suppose your selfish and mischeivous nature would be best for... hmm what's this?" the voice whispered bringing a cringe to Taniru as well. He was glad when the voice stopped but it wasn't for long.

"Slytherin!" the Sorting Hat croaked in its odd voice making Taniru jump.

Finalling rid of the annoying hat; he rushed over to Cameron, the shadows threatening to take him over, lured by the ancient magic in the hat.

However, as he sat the shadows coated his eyes again,

I like thisssss, All it isssss.

Sitting up suddenly I tried to escape the shadows choking me only to hit my head on the bottom of Cameron's bed.

Some days it sucked to be on the bottom bunk.

"That dream again, Taniru?" called a sleepladen voice from above me.

"Cam... were you eavesdropping?" I chuckled, getting a pillow to my face.

He had the ability to dreamwalk, his nifty little quirk that could get him the secrets of whoever he wanted... if he could control it that is. It was a touchy subject some days.

"Not on you, idiot!" he whispered loudly, glaring at me from his bed, his hair flopping down as he head popped over the edge of his bed.

Touching his nose I grinned at him, letting him know I was fine.

"Will you guys shut up? It's an ungodly hour in the morning to be awake," growled our good friend.

"What? Haven't you gotten enough beauty slip yet Scorpius? Come on, isn't six hours enough?" I joked knowing well enough that all of my roommates hated mornings more than anything. "Bloody vampires."

"Bloody right," Keiran groaned throwing a book from his stack at me.

Catching it I whistled at the title. "This isn't appropriate for a boarding school..."

Bolting out of the room cackling to myself I heard the thump of another book being thrown and the whimper of Cam who'd tried to catch it to keep from having to explain to the Houseboy why there was another dent by our door.

"Hey! Don't forget the exchange is today!" Cam called after me.

I tried to ignore him, I really did.

I hated the exchange with a passion. For years I had managed to be lucky enough not to be drawn for the position and if things went my way then this year would be the same. I'd managed to remove my name from the running each year but last week a teacher had caught me making it impossible to ensure I wouldn't be called up for the exchange. This year, I just had to hope Lady Luck was one my side.

Stepping into the Great Hall I tried not to shudder, I'd gotten used to the loud bright mess I couldn't suppress the disgusted shiver that ran along my spine everytime I saw this many students.

His roommates walked alongside him but for one who walked with his girlfriend Rose.

Skipping up to them, I wrapped an arm around Albus, who was walking next to Scorpius and pouted mockingly. "And there our main man was betraying the bro code by ditching us for a girl," I simpered.

"A girl who could incendio you for speaking rudely," Rosa snaped, a grin on her face and Scorpius pulled her closer to his side and glared at me.

Pretending to flinch at her words and placed a hand across my heart and looked to Albus with wide wounded eyes.

He simply laughed and petted my shoulder.

Minerva McGonogal stood by the teacher's table ready to pull some unlucky sods from the sixth year to participate in the exchange program, which sadly was my current year though I was confident with my odds that I wouldn't be one of them.

Cam put his hand on my shoulder comfortingly, giving me a nervous look.

Returning a confident look of my own I waited through the whole speech, blah blah, until the names were being called.

Each year since I started going here, Hogwarts has been doing an exhange program between the houses where eight unfortunate students, four male and four female, from each grade would be selected and then placed in one of the three other house for one week each to "experience new things and better understand your fellow students". And this month it was the sixth years turn.

"From Gryffindor, Candy Miser and Xander Alistair."

Cam's hand tightened on my shoulder, Candy was part of the group he attended Tuesday afternoons and she was one of four others who stuck around with us afterwards to chat or study.

I brushed it off as a coincidence. It didn't mean anything.

"From Hufflepuff, Emma Lauren and Els Meenae."

His breath hitched as he watched Els stand up and move over to Candy who petted his head awkwardly when he turned big green eyes her way. I felt my breath stutter in my own chest at that.

It was still a coincidence. You couldn't tell me otherwise. It's only two out of four!

"From Ravenclaw, Suzura Hiruma and Crow Quillon."

Growling low in my throat, I turned away from the Headmistress and watched Cam's panicked eyes meet mine. They were gold and green today, almost mocking me with the uncertainty and panic that lay within them, telling me I could be the next up there.

Four out of four of those who stayed behind with Cam and me; it was bloody unbelievable.

The only problem now was... will it be me, or Cam who has to go?