The Vortex
Or: How Fon came across a seven year old Hermione and ended up training her in the martial arts and flames. How bad could it be? (Hint: A serene Fon walks through the wake of Hermione's ire with a small smile, making sure to keep enough distance to not get caught up in the vortex that he calls his student.)
Hem Hem:
{Fully aware that I'm a hypocrite, I still feel the need to ask of you to read the following author's note. Thank you very much.}
This idea originated of this image: After WW2 a very pissed off Hermione storms into Mafia Land to apprehend a pair of Voldemort sympathizers who are part of an uprising against the new Ministry of Magic. The mafia make the sensible decision and stay away from the vortex that she is.
Hermione's flames will be following:
Mist (because she is a witch)
Cloud (she is very protective/possessive of friends [mostly seen with Harry] and books [mainly books]
Lightning (references to Hermione's hair, and she is a Gryffindor)
Storm (for the story to work it's necessary, more importantly, while I can't find a good way to explain, I just have a feeling that they fit her the best).
Hermione's main flames will be Storm and Lightning.
I'm still thinking if I should give her a little bit of Sky flames (as an explanation for why the Slytherins and the others have to bully her and risk injury, instead of just staying away – example: Malfoy find her blood is dirty and that the air around her is practically poison but he feels the Sky-Attraction, which gives him a complex as he can't stay away from her [it would earliest come up after third year - probably].
Rain would be used to take the edge off of the more volatile flames (Storm and Lighting mostly)
Sun would be focused on her own body, constantly healing it a little bit, maybe even get used like the ´Strength of a Hundred´ Seal in Naruto, storing the flames (with a bit of magic) so that she at some point could release them (once more, even if I will give her Sun flames, they probably won't come up before forth year).
I should mention that if Rain and Sun get added, Hermione won't be aware of what they are doing until later, it will all be done subconsciously as a way to take off the strain from her body. Because so much power wouldn't come without repercussions, especially while growing up and during the teen years. Flames or magic alone would be okay, but together I suspect they might be harmful until a person has a good grip on them.
Now, to the last bit:
1) English is my SECOND language, furthermore: my dad is Canadian, in school we used British English, and a good part of the books I've read are in American English.
2) I don't have a Beta currently, however if you'd like to take the job on or want to recommend someone, I'll be all eyes.
3) I don't mind criticism, I'd probably enjoy constructive criticism. However, if you don't like the story, don't read it. Nobody forces you to keep on reading. If I notice that someone is bashing my story or me repeatedly, I'll announce them as a tsundere – what else is somebody supposed to be if they keep on complaining but don't stop reading the story?
4) Pairings are as of right now still open – if you have an idea, I'd love to hear them – especially with an explanation. I'm also open to multiple partners.
5) If you'd like something to happen or have an idea for a situation, just post it or write to me and I'll take a look. I can't promise that it'll show up, but if it does I'll give credit where it's due.
6) The Vortex will include the khr plot, even if I don't know how far along it will be when Hermione shows up.
7) Finally, neither ´Harry Potter´ or ´Katekyō Hitman Reborn!´ are owned by me. They belong respectively to J. K. Rowling and Akira Amano. I claim only possible Oc's, anything that does not happen in the stories, and the idea of The Vortex.
There might be changes to the points or new ones added with time, but I'll make sure to announce when it happens (or at least try to.)
A short Opening
In later years Fon would never be quite sure why he thought claiming Hermione as his disciple was a good idea (he'd blame Reborn but that idiot would jump at the chance to claim the credit for that one). What he did know however was, that she must have been the gods' greatest prank and existed purely out of their boredom. At least he was part of her hoard and therefore protected from her ire. A sign and blessing from the goddess Guanyin* surely.
It did not matter anyway, what happened could not be changed. All that mattered was, that one surprisingly nice October day in a town called Watford, he came across a specific scene.
A group of about six girls – about seven years old - (unpleasant to look at, he later claimed in a protective voice, and no, Reborn, I'm not just saying it because it was Hermione that they bullied) stood in front of a seventh one (same age, smaller than the others – almost looking frail – with dark eyes and the bushiest hair he'd ever seen), seemingly blocking the last ones way out, and calling her names. That in itself, was not as unusual as he'd like it to be.
Bullying, Fon thought with a well-masked sneer as he eyed the people who religiously ignored the scene, and everybody treats it like some sort of ritual to grow up. He had no love for those that went after the weaker out of spot. Power bears responsibilities, were his grandmother's favorite words.
However, that wasn't what caught his eyes. No, a normal bystander would only see a group of young girls' name-calling and pushing around another girl, he though saw more. Saw how their victim had a perfectly (for her age) blank face – it must have been a regular occurrence, saw how she positioned herself in a way that would give her an escape route. And he saw her eyes. Eyes that seemed to burn in anger, wilful, powerful and untameable. A storm.
Fon must have spent far too much time with Reborn, because he felt giddy, and had this indescribable need to light this little girl's fire. He longed to unleash this vortex and smile at the chaos she would create.
* Chinese Goddess of Mercy
I am in no way an expert of Chinese culture, beliefs, myths, customs, etc. If I ever get something wrong, please point it out to me. Moreover, if you know a good internet site that has the information or are knowledgeable on this subject, feel free to pm me or write in the Reviews.
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