Summary: After the death of his wife, Harry Potter decided that he has had enough of Britain Magical Community. Armed with his not inconsiderable inheritance from his parents and godparent, Harry decided to settle in the Muggle World to raise his children with at least a shred of common sense that seems to flee the magical society as a whole. Now, over ten years after Ginny's death, he was asked for a favor from an old friend he met while he settled in France.
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Warning: AU! Implied character death, future violence, will incorporate dark theme to Ouran flowery and fluffy theme, OOC, confusing dialogue, Un-betaed. Manga-verse.
AN: Trying my hands on HPxOuran crossover but starring the second generation (James, Albus, Lily) as contemporary of Tamaki's instead of Harry. While Harry will be more of a background game master player like Yuzuru and Yoshio (Kyoya's father), I think. This story takes off of HP books and Ouran manga (because the manga is just so much more awesome than the anime).
Important!: The host club is founded when Tamaki is in 9th grade (1 year before canon's timeline). And I've finally sort through Hatori-sensei frankly not making any sense timeline. So the story starts in Haruhi's 9th grade as exchange student/scholarship and got roped into HC in the middle of Spring semester (between May and June). Unlike in Hogwarts where the educational years start in September (autumn semester) in Japan it start in April (Spring semester). Expect to see many 'jumping' chapters. Enjoy!
"And honestly, that was enough adventure for me to last a life time"
~Excerpted from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow.
"I'm sorry, Harry; but, I can't bear to raise Teddy alone without any of my family. He looks so much like his mother and Dora's death is too fresh for me. Will—will you raise him as your own?"
"It's a boy! We name him Ted, for Dora's father"
"Will you become his godfather?"
"I think he resembles Dora, but Dora said that he resembles me."
"I—of course Andy. I just hope I will make for a good godfather. "
"Oh you will Harry, do not fret."
"Right then, takes all the time you needed, you can always visit us at Grimmauld Place when you miss Teddy."
"Thank you for doing this for me, Harry."
"Mr. Potter, hero of the Wizarding World, robber of one of our vaults. What business do you have with Gringotts, thief?!" The goblin said waspishly.
"I wish to clear the misunderstanding between Gringotts and myself."
"Misunderstanding?! There was no misunderstanding, Mr. Potter" the mister Potter part was spat out with so much venom it's a wonder the goblin hadn't started to chop the wizard's neck with the battle axe hung on his wall.
"Sure there is. The item I—appropriated was taken from Bellatrix Lestrange nee Black's vault from the Black Family that I am the head of. I have every right to inspect the content of one of my family's daughter's vault considering that said daughter murdered the previous head of the Black Family she was part of." The black haired wizard replied.
"Then why didn't you ask for a goblin to show you the right manner to conduct such business."
"Are you kidding? Or was Gringotts memories so flawed? I remember perfectly that Gringotts who supposedly stayed neutral about Wizarding conflict and power struggle was catering to the Ministry and have the policy of capture on sight for many of the then declared undesirables. Isn't that breaking Covenant XXIX from the year 1537 about the function of Gringotts? 'Wizarding matters do not influence on how we conduct business, only those that impact our business itself does.'" So said Harry as he stood up from his chair and swept out of the room. "And here I am about to recompense the damage done to Gringotts and the lost of dragon as well as manage my assets. But I think this is the end of the Potter and Black family business with Gringotts. I will close my family's account and empty my vaults and no longer grace Gringotts hall with my presence if you find it so despicable to serve me with that attitude."
"What?! W-wait, human!"
"Master Harry, Sir. The perpetrator behind Miss Andromeda and Ginevra attack has been apprehended. It's the Death Eater remnant that was headed by Thorfin Rowle, Sir." The cultured voice of the head house elf of the Potter-Black Family reported to his master.
"Excellent work, Header, what of his sentence?"
"He managed to bribe his way out of trial, Master."
The black haired head of the Black Family could only sigh in resignation. "I think staying in the Wizarding Britain is detrimental to the continuation of both the Potter and Black Family." Harry mused quietly. Coming to a decision for the family, Harry then ordered his personal house elf, "Start preparing the Black Estate in France for the family's habitation. It will be our main house from now on. Do make the estate fit for entertaining any muggle I will associate with albeit a bit magical. Maybe it's high time I visit the de Grantaine."
"Long time no sees Harry, how did Japan treat you?" The aged headmaster of Ouran Private Academy asked his companion.
Even if the headmaster was only seven years older than his friend, the black haired man quietly sipping his tea on the other sides of the desk look so much younger than his thirty nine years of age indicated. Even after raising four rambunctious children and building his business from the scratch, not a sliver of silvery hair could be seen on his scalp. He looks much more like a mid-twenty years old businessman in the peak of his youth.
"It's—alright, I guess." Harry answered.
"What about the children?"
"Theodore is doing well in his college back in France, while James, Al and Lily are acclimatizing themselves with Japan's climate and culture. Last I heard they are planning on practicing their Japanese while terrorizing your second mansion's staff to get some blackmail materials about René." The thirty nine years old formerly known Harry Potter said while sipping his black tea while the middle aged Suōh only chortles quietly about the misfortunes about to befall his progeny.
"Moving on, thanks for making haste and dropping by amidst your heavy schedule to see dear old me." The Suōh patriarch said to his younger friend.
"It's nothing. It's all I can do for you and Anne-Sophie after her family had generously helped me raise my children back then." The black haired European said. "So? Is it finally finished?"
Pouring a refill for his cup and his companion's both he said. "Not completely. It will be done in two year, spring at the soonest."
"So? Why exactly did you call me here for?"
"I am—concerned that my mother will take rash action in regards to Tamaki when my plan is in a very delicate situation. I hope you will consent in taking a post at the school and your children enrolling here for the rest of their high school and be Tamaki's support while I concentrate to bring Anne-Sophie to the family."
"Me? Teaching? Whatever will I teach young lads and ladies this day?" The emerald eyed lord asked his older friend incredulously.
"Well, you could always teach them entrepreneurship ("Is that even a word?" Harry muttered) or taking the disciplinary and counselor office, or a supplementing ethical, manner and culture class, or even be the science teacher here. Ouran is not an academy for the materially gifted only, you know? We are also accepting students with very bright future with—unfortunately—not as financially secure as the regular students." Yuzuru ranted ignoring Harry's sarcastic quip. "I suggest for taking the counselor position. Being the heir/heiress of such an elite family always makes for a heavy burden for the young soul. The office will surely fill to the brim with troubled soul once you headed it!" He said passionately and dramatically.
"No, thanks, I have enough teenage angst to last me a lifetime dealing with my own children, I don't need dealing with a whole school of it." Harry answered, deadpanned. "Beside, don't you remember why you have no functioning counselor office in your decades old school in the first place? It sure was not because of the lack of applicant to the office." He asked rhetorically.
"Well, because of the ripe blackmail potential for their family business and reputation from any of the student's problem they do confess, not to mention the general distrust for the psychiatrist in charge of the office from the parents, they rejected it." Yuzuru complained, deflating a bit from his earlier passionate speech. "I know! You will head the office staffed by the personal psychiatrists of each of the family who have it and you can also do the counseling services for the more—not as fortunate in riches—family. Doing so will not be consuming as much of your time than being a full-time teacher then."
"...Why are you so set on having I as your head counselor anyway?" The Caucasian male asked the Japanese man with a heavy dose of suspicion.
"Hmmm? Whatever are you insinuating?" The middle aged Suōh asked, trying to paste a passable innocent visage to fool his old friend.
"You do know, my family have—ah dangerous opponent, do you not? What will you do if they found out that we decided to associate very closely with this school?" Harry asked tone deadly serious. "I will not endanger innocent school children and bystander by being here, Yuzuru."
"I am aware of your family situation, Harry. But wasn't it why you decided to nearly completely changing yours and your children's name?" The middle aged chairman said his tone no longer joyful like previously. "Besides, I do not believe that you don't have many security measures and agents from your private security army whenever your children decided to go out from your 'fortress'." He said while trying to communicate how seriously this favor was going to mean for him with his eyes.
Staring at the pleading eyes of his closest friend in the recent history, Harry finally said. "Draw the contract, if it's acceptable I'll head your counselor office for the duration of René's high school, but you'll be the one to propose the idea to the parents." Harry in the end relented.
"Thank you Harry, you won't regret it! I promise!" The older man gushed, which somehow summon a deluge of sparkles and glitters around them, all the while clutching Harry's hand in a death grip.
'Somehow, I already felt I'll regret this decision for more years to come' Harry thought, a lead weight settled uncomfortably in the pit of his stomach.
Ouran Private Academy is an elite educating facility in Japan. Having a high pedigree, riches and the sharpest mind are all characteristics of students of Ouran Private Academy. Founded by the Suōh Group, We offer the future heirs and heiresses of established and important business in economy and society world the best education money can afford. Our students are encouraged to build their societal network of contacts to prepare for their future in the relatively harmless environment before they are expected to do the same in the world. Boasting a Western architectural design, our school can be divided into seven parts; the south, and north building, the east and west wing, the east and west gym building, and the central hall building. Our students are also encouraged to join any of existing extracurricular club or founding a new club. We are accepting student's admission from kindergarten until university. For the less financially gifted, we offer many scholarship slots with various level of dispensation and full academic expenses paid for the top male and female students for each grade. We await your admissions come April. For further information on the scholarship and other academic program, please contact our public relation in Ouran Private Academy building complex, XXXX-XXXXXX.
(Excerpt from Ouran Private Academy brochure, 2007)
The North corridor, Second Floor, South Building, Ouran Private Academy.
"Did the direction Uncle Yuzuru gave you really point us into this corridor, Al?" A black haired, hazel eyed teenager asked his slightly younger companion.
"He said to walk on the second floor north corridor of the south building until we hit a dead end, on the left is the third music room door, open it and we'll find him, the problem is we have walked quite a bit and no dead end in sight, I think we may have even crossed into the east wing." The slightly younger black haired green eyed boy said irritably. "It's not my fault the direction he gave me is worth less than Hippogriff's dung and the map he scribbled is worth even less than the price of the paper it's written on." He added while waving the aforementioned map with what looked like children treasure hunting map to deliver the point across.
"If I'm not mistaken the Japanese counts its ground floor as first floor right? Do you think the headmaster spoke the second floor on Japan's term, or ours?" Their even younger female companion mused aloud. She was a pretty little thing; with hair as red as a flame braided and twisted in an elaborate bun with many hairpins, and clear amber eyes that often sparkled in mischief.
Pausing abruptly on their track, the older siblings stared at their younger sister incredulously, "If you knew that we make a mistake, why haven't you said anything, Lily?!" the oldest of the three of them berated their only sister in frustration.
"Hey! How should I know which floor Uncle Yuzuru pointed us at? It could easily be in our term or Japanese term!" The only female in their group huffed in protest. "Besides watching you two bicker obliviously is so much more entertaining." Lily added evilly, all the while projecting an angelic visage.
"Erk, you suck Lils. We are now on the second storey above the ground, the third floor in Japan's term, while it seems that the headmaster was considerate enough to speak in European term. That means we need to go up one storey more. From the blue print I manage to get from dad, we are nearly at the east wing. That means, we should backtrack to the central stairs of the south building to ascend to the second—third—floor—whatever and from there we walk until we found the third music room." Albus the green eyed, calmer middle brother proposed.
"Eeeh?! Backtrack? Can't we just, I don't know, apparate right at the floor above?" James, the oldest of the sibling whined. "I can't believe I'm saying it, but I've been getting rather tired of all the attention the ladies of this school gave me." So he said, he still smiled and waved invitingly to any attractive female he passed, be it students or staffs.
"You shouldn't blind apparate—moreover inside a building, Moron. Do you want to be stuck with a piece of furniture lodged with your innards?" Albus commented in an irritated voice. "And do be more careful how you conduct yourself, James. We are in the muggle world now; it's unlike Dad's School where we can do as we like as long as we're not breaking the rules. Surveillance here is much tighter than in the Magical World. And the wider world's press is much more unforgiving to our family than there." Albus, the more scholarly minded of the two brothers reminded his older brother in a low tone.
"Yes, you wouldn't want to be Father's first disciplinary case on your first day of school, would you?" The red haired Lily said teasingly. "I wonder what clubs this school has to offer."
"You can ask Uncle Yuzuru or René later on, Lily. We are here, I think." Albus said while staring at the double doors of the third music room that stood in front of them in a forbidding aura.
"Well, no use standing around, let's just enter and see whether René is here or not." James said confidently while striding to open the door separating them and (hopefully) their long absent friend.
"Wait James! At least have a bit of manner and knock on the door before you enter!" Albus reprimanded futilely, for James had already grabbed the doorknobs and flung both doors wide open—
"Welcome to Ouran High School Host Club, Princess~"
—And were blinded by the deluge of red rose petal and glitters that fluttered when the doors opened to reveal six—admittedly very handsome and rich young men.
"Eh? There are two guys?" The Hitachiin brothers said in stereo.
"Waaaai, foreigner gueeeests~~"
"—Welcome"
"Would you three like to become our newest regular customers? Regular customers got a three percent cut for our entire out of school activities than passing members."
"Al, James, Lily? What are you doing here?" The host club King finally managed to reboot his brain after the shock of seeing the three siblings in Ouran wearing the school's uniform, no less.
"What does it looks like? We are enrolling in Ouran for the rest of our school years, René." James said in annoyance. While Lily is kissing Tamaki in both cheeks, leaving faint smears of pinkish lip gloss on his cheeks.
"Here René; you can wipe your cheeks with my handkerchief." Albus offered to Tamaki.
"What about Brother Teddy? And Uncle Harry?" He asked while he tried to wipe the smears off of his cheeks to no avail, making Albus glance in disapproval at their sister for her prank.
"Brother is pursuing his mastery degree in France while Father is somewhere in the school, organizing the disciplinary and counseling office." James answered the younger boy in a bored tone.
"Hey, Milord. Who are they?" The twins asked after being ignored by their guest.
"And who are they addressing as René?" One of the twins said.
"I've never seen them at the school before." The bespectacled vice president said.
"Nee~ nee~, Introduce us Tama-chan!"
"Oh right, everyone, this is the Peverell family from the Peverell Group. René is how my friends called me while I was still in France. And now for the starter is the second oldest brother, James Peverell." Tamaki introduces the tallest guy with unruly jet-black chopped short shaggy hair and hazel-brown eyes. "The third son is Albus Peverell" And the slightly shorter male with similar hairstyle and a pair of greenest eyes the hosts has ever seen waves out to them. "And last but not least—Princess Lilliane Peverell—the youngest of the siblings and prettiest of them all." He ended the induction with a flourish bow while presenting a magically conjured red rose to Lily.
"My, René if I didn't know I would have thought that you are proposing me." The sole female in the room teased in a bashful tone, taking the red rose. While Tamaki tumbled forward to the ground as the accusation registered in his fluffy brain.
"It's not like that, Lily. You are like my little sister!" Tamaki denied with a face as red as a fire truck. "And my name is now Suōh Tamaki you know?"
"We knew that, you silly prince." James said while chopping Tamaki's head playfully. "Now introduce us to your friends."
"Eh, right. I am the president of this host club and now in the ninth (1) grade. I am the princely type of the host club." He said while making a silly pose.
"The bespectacled guy here is Ōtori Kyōya same grade as I, our vice president and the dark and mysterious type of host. The twin devils there are Hitachiin Hikaru and Kaoru, our brotherly love type. They are in the second years of the middle school." The mentioned twins waves distractedly from where they had been wandering off after having their interest satisfied about the newcomer.
"These are Haninozuka Mitsukuni, tenth grade student and our sweet lolita type. And Morinozuka Takashi—also in tenth grade—our silent and wild type." Tamaki finished proudly.
"We would like to observe the host club in activity for the moment. We are—encouraged by the principal to join an extracurricular club and will begin inspecting the host club for this afternoon. Is that acceptable?" Albus asked the bespectacled vice president of the host club in charge of administration.
"If you would only observe the activities of the club and partake on our refreshment, I think a fifty percent fee of passing customer's rate would be acceptable?" The vice president proposed.
Narrowing his eyes in thought, Albus haggled. "Makes that twenty five percent. We are only observing without bothering any of the host, and we'll only be here for two hours top."
"Forty five percent."
"Thirty."
"Forty one percent."
"Thirty five"
"Thirty seven percent."
"Alright, it's acceptable. Please bill the invoice to the Peverell account."
"It's a pleasure doing business with you, Peverell-san."
"Nah, just call me Albus. We'll be in the same class I think, and having four Peverell around will make for a confusing name if you call us by our surname."
"As you wish then, Albus-san." Kyōya agreed with a business smile pasted on his face. "Tamaki, we need to prepare for our guests; it's nearing four o'clock." He said to the host club king who was teased mercilessly by James, Lily, and the twins. "You are rather fortunate that you chose the first day of the spring term to evaluate the host club, Albus-san. We will be doing an orientation for potential new regular members so we'll do all of our aims and vision today. Please make yourselves comfortable at the back table while we welcome the regular and potential into the host club. Enjoy your time."
"Ouran Private Academy is an elite school that primarily admitted those of the highest pedigree and financially secure. Rich people have a lot of free time. Thus, this host club was created by six beautiful high school students with lots of free time to serve those female students with lots of free time. It is a luxuriant recreation for the equally super elite school" Kyōya explained to the transformed commoner host. "Now the host club is consisted of seven handsomely rich young men—and you." He added, a bit unsure how to classify Haruhi as their host.
A tad annoyed with the vice president hesitance, Haruhi asked. "Seven rich boys? Where's the last one?" She asked while watching the other five hosts and their customer mingling.
"Aah, that would be James Peverell, from class 2A, our bad boy, rebellious type." Kyōya said while pushing his glasses, making it glint under the lamp light. "It seems like he's running late, again."
Just then, the double doors banged open and two gorgeous student of European descent strode in. "You are late by ten minutes, James-senpai. Hello, Princess Lilliane." He said pleasantly to the red haired girl who just strode in with the one the vice president refers to as James-senpai.
"Nah, I got waylaid by Father so I have to take a detour. Who is this?" James asked the Shadow King.
"This here is Fujioka Haruhi, full scholarship student of class 3A of middle school section. He's here because he broke our rune vase which we originally would enter into the school auction. So he gets to works here until the eight million yen debt is gone." He summarizes the earlier events succinctly.
"Do you mean she's forced to works here?" James asked his kōhai (2) sharply.
Kyōya meanwhile scrutinized the newest host with more detail and realized that yes; the newest host is indeed a she. "It's not forced as in she's determined to pay back what she's owed. She got a lot of pride and is very independent in nature." He added while James was concocting some scheme or others in his brain.
Lily meanwhile only scrutinizes Haruhi with an intense stare. She takes a few steps forward so she was directly in front of Haruhi and grabs both side of her head and stares unblinking into her eyes.
"—Err, what are you doing Lils?" James asked the strange behavior of his sister.
She suddenly started to smile mysteriously while still having Haruhi's head captive. "I think—I would like to become a regular customers now, Ōtori-senpai. This club's activities will become even more exciting with this new addition." She said completely ignoring her brother finally releasing Haruhi when she was called to host.
"Exciting, as in?" James asked suddenly serious while watching the vice president walks away to attend to his guests after confirming the details of Lily's membership. "Should we tell Father?"
"Oh don't worry too much. There will be many interesting but not too serious events centering around this club, René and that girl in particular in the near future. It will be far better than the drama from a world class theater." Lily said excitedly. "And I have a hunch that Father already has inkling about some of the future dramas waiting to unfold. And it is one of the reasons of our move to Ouran." She added while smiling gleefully.
"Well, if Father already knew some of it, I guess we'll just enjoy the show then." He said while munching on a cookie.
"Yes, I think there will be many enjoyable dramas just waiting to unfold." She mumbled and chuckling a bit sinisterly.
'And I think you've spend too much time with Nekozawa and the Black Magic Club, Lils' James thought to himself while sweat dropping because of his sister rather strange behavior.
He was running away from Dudley and his gang. The fastest of his cronies, a mean faced boy named Piers Polkiss nearly caught hold of him when they skidded around the corner of the school's building. He has to get away! He didn't want to get beaten up by Dudley and his gang. Spotting a large trash bin behind the school building, he planned on hopping behind it and prayed to be ignored by his bullies. He jumped up and wished desperately to get away—
"Excuse me, Vice Principal?" A woman in her mid thirty knocked upon his office door, effectively scattering his reminiscent of the past that dredged up because of the disciplinary case he had studied beforehand.
"Hmmm? What is it, Kasai-san(3)?" Harry asked his secretary after allowing her entry of the room.
"I think you need to see this, Sir." She said while offering a thin manila folder. "Our surveillance system managed to record a proof of a student's misdemeanor."
"A new case?!" He asked a bit incredulously. "I wonder how this school could operate so smoothly before with this many cases that needed disciplinary action. Who is it this time?" He asked his secretary while studying the file in his hand, scrutinizing the photos of evidence seriously.
"She's the only daughter of the noble Seika Family, Seika Ayanokoji of class 2A. It's been recorded in the system that she's been seen throwing a student's belonging into the pond located in the yard behind the North Building." The secretary replied after consulting her own copies of the files. "We also have proofs that she's been filling the same student's school bag with pieces of cutter blades, putting pins into her uniform, and destroying this same student's books."
"Who's the victim?"
"All of it was done to our full scholarship student, a Fujioka Haruhi of 3A from the middle school section."
"What motives do you think Ms. Seika has for harming another student?" He asked thunderously, he hated any form of bullying, especially when it hurts other physically.
"It seems to be a form of aggressive jealousy on Ms. Seika's part because of the closeness between Ms. Fujioka and Young Mr. Suōh."
"It's a case involving the host club?"
"Yes Sir. It seems Young Mr. Suōh has taken Ms. Fujioka under his wings to teach about hosting guest in his club and Miss Seika takes exception to not being the center of Young Mr. Suōh attention anymore because of his new found protégée."
"Alright, please summon Ms. Seika after the last period today, and then let's hear if she had something to say about her deplorable behavior." He said rattling of instruction to his secretary. "Don't forget to notify the Seika's counselor to be on-hand after her audience with me."
"At once, Sir." She then bowed to her boss and exited the room to carry out his instruction.
'The only daughter of a noble family, huh? So troublesome' Harry thought to himself.
It was the day after Princess Ayanokoji's expulsion from the host club, the multiplying of Haruhi's debt and Tamaki's realization at Haruhi's true gender (at last!). The sole female host of the host club was minding her own business and trying to entertain her customers.
"Have you heard about Princess Ayanokoji's punishment, Haruhi-kun?" One of Haruhi's customers for the day asked her.
"Eh? No? What is it she's been punished for?" Haruhi asked her client, feeling a bit unsettled remembering the snobbish rich girl that had been bullying her.
"I heard from the rumor grapevine that she's been caught red handed bullying, even harming another student!" She said in a low tone.
"Yes, I also heard that she's been brought to the Vice Principal of the Students Division and Head Counselor's office! How shameful!" Another of her clients said.
Feeling decidedly more uncomfortable now because she was the student Ayanokoji had been bullying Haruhi asked further, "Do you know what her punishment is?"
"We don't know the details exactly, Haruhi-kun; but from the rumors floating about she's been sentenced to a suspension from school for two days and detention for two weeks and she's obligated to report for counseling to improve her behavior."
"That seems—a bit harsh for punishment for an act of bullying." Haruhi said.
"Well, this is not the harshest punishment the disciplinary and counseling office had handed in the one year of its functioning."
"Wait a minute, do you mean that the disciplinary and counseling office was only established last Spring?" The commoner host asked incredulously. 'How had this school not descending into chaos before now?'
"Don't you know, Haruhi? That the disciplinary and counseling office or DaCO only got established because the Principal managed to convince the parents about its usefulness just before last spring term by mentioning who'll be heading them?" Kaoru answered Haruhi's question about the DaCO after the club activities was over.
"I'm not interested in the school's news, so no. Why would the person heading the office have such an impact?" She asked the twins while enjoying the last tea for today.
"Because he's the Lord Peverell! Geez, girl had you never read any global news?" Hikaru asked their apathetic natural host tactlessly.
"Not really, I'm only focusing on my school's studies and taking care of my father, so I've got no time to always listening to news." She confessed blandly.
"Alright, alright, we know you have no care about things outside your studies, but this is ridiculous." Kaoru said to her. "Lord Peverell is originated from Britain, Wales to be exact. He's minor nobility in Britain about twenty five years ago. He was only a man with a noble blood and minor land holding in Wales then. But then he expanded his assets and the business ventures he decided to invest on, all have become a big and global name."
"He then built several schools for the gifted all across the Isle even the continent; and all alumnus of the schools he founded are all also becoming a famous name in all walk of live from scientists, engineers, doctors, artists, and the entire alumnus are always in high demand in the global workforce. It's a guaranteed success if you managed to get invitation to attend the school and graduate from them." Hikaru added seriously.
"Because in the short history of the school, they had never hesitate to expel a student if they were misbehaving or just not make the cut in the talent department no matter the student's pedigree and riches. There's an unconfirmed rumors that they had even expelled an influential Count's son just because he was bullying other students to do his homework and projects for him." Kaoru shared that tidbit of information with her.
"So, with reputation of a fair and just educator like the Lord Peverell has, it was quite easy to convince the parents of Ouran Academy the needs for a DaCO so the heirs and heiresses of their family could benefits from his guidance to become a suitable scions for the family—"
"—and have the name Peverell attached as their head counselor are also considered as a golden ticket for elite soft and hard skill in the world."
"Wait—I think I've heard the name Peverell somewhere in the club before." She said to the astonishment of the twins regarding her ignorance.
"Haruhi."
"We understand that you're not the type to seek information that didn't pertain to your academic studies."
"But this level of willful ignorance is unacceptable!"
"One of our hosts is James Peverell-senpai you know? The son of our head counselor and the one you just got introduced not three days ago!" Both the twins said in exasperation.
Just then James and Lily walked into the tail end of their conversation. "I think I heard our name uttered many time from you lads—and lady here. What is it you're talking about?" He asked the youngest hosts while partaking in the tea and snacks.
While the twins sputtered and tried to deflect the question, Haruhi didn't answer and only stared at James with serious contemplation.
"What is it Haruhi? You are looking at me strangely. Do you have indigestion?"
"I was trying to make a connection between the bad boy and rebellious host that James-senpai portrayed and the son of our head counselor. Somehow, it didn't fit." She said in a confused tone.
Now, smiling amusedly at his kōhai; James asked for further clarification, "What of my personality that didn't fit?"
"While Lily-san is a bit weird; she has many behaviors that seem in line with being a child of a disciplinary teacher. Somehow, I think being a son of a counselor of a school would make James-senpai more like Kyōya-senpai; the obedient, fulfilling expectation kind of son." She said in her usual blunt and insensitive way of talking.
Giggling softly as her brother tried to reign in his raucous laughter, Lily answered, "Well, Father didn't really care about the harmless teenage rebellion kind of misdemeanors."
"Of course there are many ways to interpret that classification but the most important rules that you'd better never broke are the one concerning harming people and taking credits of others hard work. Father once said that he wouldn't mind if I become a host in a real host club, just not to play people's hearts and to always use contraceptives if I would 'service all the way'" He said laughing in remembrance and making Haruhi go red in the face because of the insinuation.
"Hmmm. You really love your father, aren't you James-senpai?" She asked after toning down her blush, with her usual brand of honest deduction.
A bit startled over being read by someone two years his juniors so easily he only smiled softly. "Yes. Because Father is the only parent we have left." He acknowledged the only female host in the club's observation at last, smiling a bit wistfully at some past memories.
"Well, enough of this talking about Father. If you really want to meet him, you can come to our house after school tomorrow and have sleepover with Lily over the weekend, how about it?" James invited the scholarship student.
"I would have to ask permission from my father first, but thank you for the invitation."
"Waaaaaiiiittt a minuuuuuteeee!" The host club King butting into the middle of their conversation. "How come you invite Haruhi not three days after you met her but you haven't ever invite me to your house?!" He demanded dramatically.
"Because, whether we invite you or not you'll barge into our house whenever it suits into your whims." James answered the drama queen (king?) demand in a deadpanned tone making Tamaki sulks in a corner of the room.
"James, it's nearly six-thirty. We should get Albus and go home" Lily said while looking into her wristwatch and ignoring Tamaki's dramatic antic altogether.
"Ah, it's that late already? Sorry guys, we had to pack up now if we intend to arrive home before curfew. See you tomorrow!"
"Bye James-chan, Lily-chan~~"
"—have a safe trip."
"It's better if you take this opportunity, Haruhi. Not only Lord Peverell is a world class educator, he is also an influential man over many field in the world. It would do you good to learn a thing or two from him." Kyōya said giving very logical advantages to be had over the invitation. "Beside with you being invited directly by a member of the house in the club room in front the others club members; it would also automatically extend into any members of the host club. I would appreciate it if we could also spend the weekend with you and the Peverell." Kyōya said in a mild smile that nevertheless conveys the meaning that Haruhi is expected to accept the invitation and bring the other host club members along.
Shivering in dread at the promised retribution if she said no she answered, "I will—try to convince my father about this."
"Great! I appreciate your effort Haruhi." Kyōya said with a sunny smile. "Now, let's close for today, tomorrow we'll be busy."
'Shadow King, the Shadow King strikes' Tamaki, Haruhi and the twins thought to themselves about Kyōya's brand of passive-aggressive persuasion skill.
(1) In this story, Tamaki was brought to Japan in about May in his fourteen when he was in second grade of middle school or eighth grade. He was convincing the potential hosts of host club (the twins, Kyōya, Mori, and Hani) to join him in founding the club for the next year when he was ninth grader. Now, James, Al and Lily are enrolling when Tamaki is in ninth grade. Haruhi broke the vase about a month into the Spring term in May of Tamaki's tenth grade or a year after the Peverell enrolled there. So here, the host club still founded a year before Haruhi joined it, but Haruhi herself join Ouran in ninth grade or a year earlier than in canon.
(2) Kōhai is underclassmen/a junior below your grade in school or someone with less experience than you in training facilities (like dōjo) or working place. The opposite of senpai which is what you call someone with more experience than you/senior.
(3) Kasai means secretary. It's a title for secretarial job like sensei for educator or doctor.
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