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Rude Awakenings

"Hey boss, how was your meeting last night with those weirdos?" Asked my first mate who was a bit pissed that I'd left him behind while I went to the meeting last night.

"Same as usual Ralix. It was like dealing with marines. Tried to have a civil conversation and they pissed me off. Stuck one girl to the wall using Reverse Grapple and everyone despite my warning knocked themselves out trying to free her. I said I'd get her down in the morning but I never specified which. They're probably still waiting for me. I'll get her down today, maybe. If not there's always tomorrow."

That caused the whole crew to break out in laughter as they knew I was being serious, my reputation precedes me even among my crew. As we were laughing the proximity alarms went off and I sensed someone bouncing off the barrier. Swiftly followed by three others.

"Saw that coming a mile away. The wonders of an awakened fruit. I can control the air around the island so that they can neither see in or get in through any means without my allowance. Come on men let's go greet our guests. They should've fallen in the brig by now." That caused more laughter as they knew that the automatic brig was still active as they'd made sure of it the night hi as they expected something like this to occur.

We went outside to see some of the men using rope to pull the cage on top of the porch of the building that serves as our base. It's crafted as a large pagoda. "Hello idiots. I see you've met our security measures. This base is surrounded by what is more known as an air barrier. Works similar to the prank I used last night. How's the blonde?" I peer down into the cage and see the heads from the night before and a strange creature that looked like something made by the predecessor of my fruit.

"Captain what is that thing? It looks like a miniature version of Big Mom." We all cringe at that, though she'd been dethroned from her status as an Emperor for quite some time the mental image of her still lingers on most pirates minds. No matter how many things we've seen and subsequently fought she is still the most ugliest and creepiest of them all. It felt so good to take her down and take her place which landed me the title as the youngest Emperor in years.

"Mr. Potter could you be so kind as to let us out of this cage. We only came here to talk, and speaking of can you give us our brooms back."

A confused look went across the faces of my men and I looked towards the guards as they held up broken pieces of wood which upon further inspection were brooms. Looks like they used the biggest stereotype of their kind and used flying brooms to get here. "You can have your brooms back, not that it'll do you much good as the barrier tore them to shreds but I'm curious, why are you asking for help from someone who's not here? That's not my name so I'd appreciate it if you don't call me that. That might've been my birth name but I have a new family. Let them out, but keep them outside."

Raigo my helmsman tore open the bars to the cage and let them out. The disgruntled bunch was not happy at being treated in such a disrespectful manner. "Don't give me that look, on this ship your station and rank doesn't matter. On a pirate ship the captain's word is law. Now then why don't you tell us why you've intruded on my base. I was trying to be nice last night when your student pissed me off." I say addressing the last part to the woman who looked like she could be Akainu's grandmother. She certainly has the height and scowl to look the part.

"We came because you still haven't released my student from the wall after your childish stunt last night. You are to remove her at once and then prepare to face disciplinary action for this stunt and hope that we don't decide to take action for acting like such in a neutral zone. This tournament was meant to be a way to promote peace between countries." For ticking me off again, I shut her into the cage and put the door back on the cage and made sure it'd stay shut tight proven when she tried to break herself out.

"Don't even try that cage is made of a metal so strong that even giants aren't able to destroy/break it. Using intense training I've been able to manipulate it through much difficulty. That metal nullifies Devil Fruit powers. Our only weakness is the sea and that metal gives off the same energy as the sea."

"Mr. Monkey you will release her at once and apologize for disrespecting a headmistress." I laughed dead in the face of the old lady as though it was obvious that she has a position of command in the school, but as I stated earlier only I have power within the crew.

Having had enough I picked her up and levitated her over the edge of the island. "Better talk fast old man. I don't think captain has enough patience left for any more nonsense. First answer this question, what is that thing."

Looking down at the strange creature that appeared with them which I'd forgotten in all the chaos I noticed that it was for some reason bowing at us. "Sorrys for not introducing meself earlier. Pirate masters. My name is Dobby a house elf in service of Professor Whiskers and Kitty. There are many like me who do all the work and maintenance around the school. Professor Giant askeded me to come alongs and use my magic as intimidation." Decided to be funny and give the house elves terrible speech patterns so I'll be misspelling things on purpose sometimes.

"Oh I see. They're like the human slaves of the Celestial Dragons, who are the nobles of our world."

"Mr. Monkey I implore you to let them go. I understand they've offended you in some way or another but I ask of you to give them a second chance."

Begrudgingly I decided to agree with him. "Fine I'll give them another chance. Tomorrow. Now then you've wasted my time with your ridiculous antics so I'm only gonna say this once. Get off of my base immediately. I know the three of you used brooms to get here but this little guy used a different method. If he can get himself up here I'm sure he can get you out."

I turned away to go back to breakfast and meet up with dad and the others and try to figure out a way to get back home when the professor called me out again. "Wait Mr. Monkey, I have something for you. It's a letter inviting you to this school. If you'd please take it."

"YO HO HO HO."

"What the hell is that?" said the giant in the cage staring as Brook jumped onto the spot of land in front of us."

"Greetings everyone. Harry your parents sent me to come get you." Staring at the fact that there was a skeleton with an afro in front of them they were in the same state as they were last night with the letter halfway towards me. I was about to grab it when Brook held me back.

"What's wrong Brook?"

"I sense it that letter is cursed." Brook cut it up using his sword but the minute he did it disappeared.

"Liars." Seeing what the old man tried to do their captain everyone grabbed their weapons seemingly out of nowhere and pointed it at the old man with Reila growling at him showing her protective side.

"Wait Mr. Monkey I'm telling you, we only had the most cordial intent, it was meant as a last resort in case you were unwilling to free Ms. Delacour."

"You've overstayed your welcome. Get out. Due to your misdeeds you've now prolonged her punishment." The elf can stay but you must leave immediately. I released the effect of my powers on the old bat and opened the door but seeing as they won't stop pissing me off I slammed them both into the cage and lifted it up and dumped them out making sure they landed on the bleachers hard.

"If they try to come back blast them out of the sky. I have a feeling that they'll try again. Let's go Brook." I turned to see the skeleton had ditched when things started getting intense. "Cowardly skeleton."

It was around lunchtime and I was leaving the Sunny to go explore the grounds with Reila when suddenly I was surrounded by angry as I recently learned French people pointing sticks at me. "Can I help you ladies. Just so you know I don't take well to people pointing weapons at me." I say bristling at the fact that everyone in this school has threatened me in various ways ever since I set foot here. I tug on my cloak as I was wearing the same thing I was last night. I like to wear suits and the color red.

"Release our champion or face our wands."

"Never gonna happen. Besides why are you so adamant on that? From what I observed last night none of you were particularly happy about her being picked instead of you. School pride and everything. Reila."

She went on sentry mode which worked on scaring them well enough to clear a path which let us walk through. "Let's go to the school and see that elf we met earlier. Duck." We hit the ground as a spell washed over us. I felt something wash over us that felt like it was trying to pull us in. Something similar to Conqueror Haki but different.

"You pissed off the wrong pirate. I took down the strongest woman in my world and took her place just little over a year ago." I used Conqueror Haki and knocked them all out.

"To the kitchen. I was able to get my hands on a map earlier." By get I meant steal from some cranky old man with a cat. It shows everyone where they are at all times in the castle.

We followed the map only to find ourselves in front of a painting of a weird looking pear. Instead of just standing around looking like idiots or waiting for someone to walk by I decided to summon that nice elf form before. "Dobby can you help us out." As soon as I was done he appeared with a quiet pop.

"Hows can I help mister pirate and talking kitty?" I snickered at that and filed it away for later. As a pirate I loved collecting blackmail as it only made it easier to steal from targets. A skill I picked up from Nami.

"We were looking for a place to eat without having to go into that room we were in last night."

"Oh I can helps yous with that. Your sister and monkey dad are here as well." That doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Knowing her she'd already tracked down its location the second we set foot in this strange place.

The door opened and inside was a massive kitchen, even bigger than mine which was really saying something, which had an army of house elves diligently working hard to cook and prepares hundreds of meals for the greedy wizards upstairs. I spotted my family over in a corner. I had to stifle a laugh as I noticed both my father and sister were sleep eating, if I wasn't so used to it I would've stood their gawking. Me and Reila walked over and pulled up a chair and started digging in to the massive pile.

Like bloodhounds, the second we started stealing from their pile they woke up and started gorging themselves. I may not have picked up their extremely insane eating habits but I did get a large appetite so I can eat almost as much as them but I don't act like a starving dog despite what my crew says.

"So son Brook tells me that you had a confrontation with the heads earlier. Are they still alive?" He asked with all seriousness as he knows what type of temper I have.

"Yes dad they're still alive just heavily bruised as I dumped them into the bleachers."

"You mean on." Said my brat of a sister always trying to correct me.

"Nope. The bleachers are made of wood. They crashed and destroyed a large portion of it. I recorded it with a transponder snail. I just don't get why they are so insistent on working my nerves. It seems that they're insistent on making me do things their way."

"Make sure you keep him sane Reila. You know how he can get. Ooh bigger meat." He stretches his arm when he sees a large piece of goat heading our way and devours it almost whole. After he finishing it he turns to me and asks, "So what're you gonna do about this tournament? I know the only reason you're doing it is because you don't want to lose your clutch but are you really gonna take part in it?"

That's a good question. Part of me says I should but the other part is fighting against that seeing as we're only here because a mystery cup said that I had to. "I don't know. I mean it might be interesting but I'd much rather be in the New World fighting Sea Kings. I have a reputation to uphold as the Lord of the Sky. Which my base being so large and with my vast resources and wealth I'm on my way to making it truly mine. I'm glad that it all came with us but still. At least that stealth tech we were working on is working. Imagine the reactions to seeing the whole thing. They looked ready to piss themselves at the sight of the home island."

We all laughed at this. In the fashion of my predecessor I've created a massive base for me and my crew free of the nuisance of the marines. And after scaring the hell out of some Cipher Pol agents it is officially recognized as an independent nation.

"My boy I really hope we may be able to have a civil conversation this time. I promise this time absolutely no tricks. I just wanna talk." I didn't need to turn around to know who it was. The growling at my feet was even more of a dead giveaway.

"Fine. But be forewarned just because I'm surrounded by meat and my baby sister doesn't mean that I won't react."

"Look the reason that I tried to use that charmed letter on you earlier which sent away Mr. Skeleton's sword which I had returned to him. Look the letter was real. It was an invitation to join this school. Students names are put down at birth, and you're name is on the list which is why I knew you weren't dead. I want you to join this school as a fourth year. You're crew is allowed to join you at mealtime but other than that not really much else. If you join we can sort you tonight and you can be part of one of the houses and sleep in their dormitory."

"Stop, hold it right there. I've been meaning to talk to you about this for a while now. I'll join your school and take part in classes but I won't be in part of the school completely. My crew comes before anything, I'll continue to sleep on my ship, which no one is allowed access to whatsoever unless I invite them myself. Can you please leave so I can get back to my meal, I'll be down for dinner."

With that I went back to my meal as I noticed that most of it had been stolen by my not listening family.

Smiling slightly he left without another word.

Me and my crew were waiting outside the entrance to the Great Hall to be called in as we'd been instructed by the old lady who I learned earlier was called Mcgonagall. "What is taking them so long boss? I want to eat something. We've been here for ages."

"Just be patient men, eventually they'll call us in. But I'm with you on that you'd think with all the begging they had to do to get us here they'd be a little more speedy. Especially since once it's over I agreed to let the french off the wall.

I'm broken out of my reverie as I hear my name being called.

"Now then please hold your stomachs as tonight we are to have the sorting of one Harry D. Monkey."

Me and my crew walk in to boos from the french and stares and whispers from the Hogwarts students. I spot my family at the table in the far back which had clearly been extended to allow the 11 of them which includes my sister.

"Mr. Monkey if you would please step up and place this hat on your head, we can get this sorting under way."

I walked up to the stool and sat as Mcgonagall placed a patched, old hat on my head. I felt something enter my mind and something speak to me. 'Welcomr young Monkey. No need to wprry I'm the sorting hat. Let's take a peak inside your head. Oh my there isba lot of potentiak here. I seebintelligence, courage, loyalty, and cunning. Young man you are one of the few who've shown potential for all four houses. But oh my, I can see it now. Your most redeeming trait is your loyalty. Loyal to your family and crew, you'd die for both. I see it'd better be:

"Hufflepuff."

At that people were shocked. Looks like once again people were expected something completely different of me. I walked over to the yellow and black banner where I noticed someone waving me over.

'Seems like things will be heating up again very soon.' I think to myself as my crew cheers for me in the silent hall.

If only people would stop expecting me to be what they think life would be so much easier.