Aki Kaze was simply put, an ordinary girl. There was nothing spectacular about her, nothing out of the ordinary. She could play the piano pretty well. That was about as remarkable as she was. She was Asian, Japanese to be exact. Most thought she was anorexic, even though she wasn't. Just very thin. She was funny, sarcastic, relatively bright (although you wouldn't know it if you had a conversation with her), and had an intense fear of little children. No one knew why, she just did and that was good enough for them.
One day Aki received a letter. Not just any letter, however. It was a letter from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Was anyone in her family a wizard? Nope. Did anyone even know magic did, in fact, exist? Not a one. Did everyone think she was absolutely crazy when she said that she'd like to try out this magical ability she seemed to have? You betcha. So Aki, the ordinary girl, with one letter became extraordinary. Well, except in the Wizarding Community. Then she was just another witch. A pretty standard witch. No special powers or hidden talents. She was Aki. And that was just fine with her.
Aki had been trying out this magical ability for four years now. She was going into her fifth year at Hogwarts and was to be a prefect. She was put into Hufflepuff, being loyal, idealistic, and responsible. She usually understood and connected to people, making them feel good about themselves. It's a talent that may seem mundane but in truth is very hard to come upon in life. It's the Aki's of the world that keeps it running, the conflict resolvers and the peace keepers. Although not popular or fantastic, she had friends and even one or two boyfriends. Life was good.
She arrived at the school and at the feast later that night Professor Sprout, the Hufflepuff head, came to talk to her.
"Aki, my dear, I must speak to you about your job as prefect."
"Of course."
"It seems we've been having trouble with a certain group of students, the marauders. Last year, on the last day of school, they pulled a prank…"
"…with the giant squid? Yes, I remember it."
"Yes, yes, of course. To show we weren't joking when we said that the start of the next term would bring their punishment we would like to give them a detention of sorts."
"And what would this have to do with me?"
"Well this detention isn't a normal detention with teachers and unbelievably boring tasks. We want you, since you are probably one of the most responsible students here, to meet with them in a classroom once a week. When you say they're ready, they can end their sessions. Feel free to make it as boring as possible."
"…um…"
"Now of course you don't have to. We would just have to do it ourselves…" She trailed off and a troubled look found its way to her face.
"It's all right. I'll do it, I suppose."
"You will? Fantastic! You can start tomorrow night."
Aki nodded and returned to her conversation with her friends. She glanced at the marauders who were sitting at the Gryffindor table, laughing and generally enjoying themselves. This was going to be…interesting.
