Author's Note: Hello, this is Penguinbandit523, I would have written an author's note the last time as well, but it was like 2am and I was so tired... I was just like "screw it" and didn't bother to explain anything.
But a reviwer, my first reviewer actually, asked one of the things that I originally wanted to explain. So, I'll answer the reviews first, and add any additional info later. Sound good?
She Who Walks With Death - First, Thank U For Being The First Reviewer! :) 2nd: Yes, unfortunatly Izaya will always 'Love all of his humans equally' and that includes Harry - it would be against his philosophy to have more feelings for Harry, regardless of how Harry feels towards him. *The only exception (in my opinion) to this way of thinking is with Shizuo, since Izaya technically doesn't consider him human... this leave many possibilities open. ;)* Now, regarding Harry's love life, I am honestly still undecided about that, he is a little darker than he is in the original story, and I'm not sure who I could pair him with. I am willing to take suggestions or a poll though. If u have any ideas about that, let me know; until then, I'm not dwelling on his romantic interests much, aside from his feelings for Izaya.
Exaigon - Aw, I'm glad u like it. *Sort of spoilers ahead, don't want to know, read it after this chapter: I don't think, considering Shizou gets along well with Izaya's sisters and Shinra - who is friends with Izaya - that Shizuo will have too much of a problem with Harry. I mean, he'll totally think Harry is nuts for having feelings for Izaya, but other than that, I think they'll get along well. Harry is a nice person, and Shizuo can be too. (U know, when he's not throwing a vending machine at u, lol.)*
Kareso - =) lol, yup. Ah, but how else will I launch the Wizarding World into Chaos/Making them more open-minded to balancing dark and light? *Evil Laugh* ;)
Foxfada - Glad u think so. :)
Ok, (copying & pasting my previous answer b/c I'm lazy):
Regarding Harry's love life, I am honestly still undecided about that, he is a little darker than he is in the original story, and I'm not sure who I could pair him with. I am willing to take suggestions or a poll though:
So, who do u think Harry should be paired with (Aside from Izaya, already established that that is one-sided, as Izaya can never love Harry back equally)? Leave suggestions, or if u Don't want a pairing at all, let me know - hey, works for me, less to have to factor in.
*End of AN*
At first, I wasn't sure how I was going to survive living in Japan - the food was different, the people were different, and I couldn't speak Japanese, how was I going to understand anybody!
But, like they say, 'you get used to it', all of it... even the crazyness of Ikebukuro.
Sushi is quite tasty, and I've never been picky in the first place considering I'd have to take what I could get or not eat at all; and compared to what the Dursley's gave me, this stuff was amazing!
The people were usually decent once you got to know them, and they you. Kadota's cool, though his crew is pretty crazy - I consider them all my friends. Shinra scares me a bit, to be honest, but Celty is awesome and I've never met anyone nicer than her... even if she does lack a head.
Shizuo, surprisingly, doesn't have a problem with me despite the fact that I'm living, learning from, and loving (onesided, unfortunatly) his most hated enemy, Izaya Orihara. We get along pretty well actually, and I think he's a nice guy as long as you don't piss him off.
Finally, the language: theoretically, I could have gotten by just fine without really learning Japanese - I always managed to find someone who spoke English, however, Izaya was having none of it and over the course of a year taught me Japanese, both spoken and written. He would barely speak to me in English, unless it was dire, after teaching me all of the vocabulary and grammar. A pain, but I'm fluent in it now.
And now, it's been over two years since Izaya took me in. I'll be turning eleven this July, Izaya says that I'll be getting a big surprise this year becuase of it. I'm not sure what he means, but he promises to tell me soon. Sigh, always plotting.
I'm on my way over to Russia-Shushi to pick up dinner for Izaya and I. Erika and Walker are on line for a new manga that just came out, I wave, laughing as Erika waves her hand frantically at me and calling out 'Harry-Kun'. I once mentioned to her how I felt about Izaya - her being a self-proclaimed love expert and matchmaker, I had hoped that she could give me some advice - she's loved pairing me in a threesome with him and Shizuo ever since.
I'll admit, I know that Izaya will never feel the same way about me, as I do about him. Yet, if he ever did feel something for anyone at all, (aside from me) I'd be okay if it was for Shizuo. Why, I don't know. Maybe it's because I'd want him to be happy... (nah, because if it were another human I would have my vengence) or maybe because he doesn't consider Shizuo human, and wouldn't be breaking his own philosophy. Or maybe Erika has just gotten me into shizaya and yaoi like her - it can be very addictive in my defense. Who knows.
Russia-Sushi is in sight, I see Simon beckoning people to come inside.
"Hello Simon," I smile at him.
"Harry-kun, you come for sushi?"
"Yes, I'm getting dinner for Izaya and myself."
"Ah, you're a good kid. Here, coupon for 15% off."
He hands me the coupon and I beam up at him. He too is a really nice guy when you get to know him.
We talk for a few more minutes before I buy dinner and am on my way.
Huh, there's Shizuo, I guess he's on break.
"Shizuo-san!"
He looks over at me, I rush over to him.
"Hey," he greets as he lights up a cigarette.
"Those things will kill you," I say.
"Then they'll have done what no one's ever done before."
I laugh, this is just our thing; making fun of the fact that a bus couldn't stop him, but these little tabacco-filled pieces of paper could.
"I'm turning eleven soon, I hope I can see you on my birthday without you and Izaya fighting."
He snorts, "That will be the day the sky turns green, the grass turns pink, and Shinra stops crushing on Celty."
It's true. But I'd still like to see him that day without the chaos that ensures when those two meet.
"Speaking of the flea-" he interrupts my thoughts.
"Why hello there Shizu-chan, and Harry-kun."
I turn around and smile, "Hey Izaya".
Shizuo, however, is reaching for a stop sign. I should get out of here before I end up in the target zone.
He looks at the bag in my hands. "Ootoro?"
"Yes," I confirm. "I'll see you back at the appartment."
I know that he'll be home in about half an hour - enough time to annoy Shizuo, run through the city with Shizuo chasing him, escape through various alley-ways and make it home.
You know that your day isn't going to be normal when you're awakened at five in the morning via an owl tapping at your window. More specifically a very stubborn owl, that will not let itself be ignored, with a letter attatched to it.
I irratably opened the window and let it in, it flew over to my desk and stared at me.
I moved closer to take the letter off, watching the bird cautiously.
Now, not only was this letter delivered by owl (strange), but was also oddly specific, for it not only has my name and address, but also says Second bedroom on the 4th floor (Very strange).
Opening the letter, I can't tell if this is an elaborate prank, or real. Look what happened to Light Yagami, that Death Note sure as hell wasn't a prank.
Wait... didn't Izaya say something special would happen this year. Yes, but 'magic'? Then again, he knows about Celty, and she's pretty much in that field too.
"Izaya," I call as I head over to the kitchen.
He's at the table drinking tea and reading the paper.
"Yes Harry-kun?"
He's smiling slightly, so I know that he was expecting something like this.
"I got a letter by owl... inviting me to go to a magic school..." Wow, that sounds idiotic out in the open doesn't it?
He just looks up at me with his grin widening though, "About time it got here."
He knew about it, guess it's not a prank then.
"Remember how I used to encourage you to tell me about those times you had where something strange would happen?"
Around when we first met...
"Yeah. You're telling me that I was doing magic?"
He nods.
"And you've never thought to tell me that it was magic?" How could he not tell me?
He shrugged. "Your relatives hated magic, and after moving to Ikebukuro I wanted you to focus on settling in and learning the language, not to mention getting you a better education - the thought of being able to do magic would have been too distracting. Then, when I finally could have, I knew that you'd be getting a letter soon anyway, so I just let it go."
He feigned hurt, "Are you mad at me, Harry-kun?"
I wanted to be, but, whenever I look at him I feel so accepted and grateful, I just can't.
"No," I mutter. He knows that he has my gratefulness and loyalty and knows how to manipulate it. (I refuse to be as thick headed as the other one he has under his wing, Saki. I have feelings for the guy, not self-sacrificial tendencies; even I know that Izaya is no God.)
No use fretting over it now, what's done is done.
"So how do we get to this 'Diagon Alley'?"
"First we have to send an acceptance reply."
Diagon Alley looked like something out of a mid-eval story book. I am both mesmerized and annoyed by this fact. Though part of the awe could have been left over from the fact that Izaya has English wizard contacts who got us into Diagon Alley in the first place.
Don't get me wrong, the architecture is beautiful, but the downside is not only are they lacking in technologic advances, but 'muggle', as they call non-magical people, tech won't even work here.
I can't go on the chat anymore, and I suppose I'm going to have to cease my regular academics since Izaya home-schooled me via laptop.
Gasp! I just realized that I'm going to have to leave Izaya for ten months a year because of this stupid school. So far I'm only getting the disadvantages here.
But Izaya did say that it was important that I go. He's already explained to me about my fame in the Wizarding World; I still get the feeling that he knows something that I don't, but I'm going to find out what that is.
We've already gone to my vault - apparently I'm rich; take that Dursley's - bought school supplies, bought robes - another thing that I am not happy about - and are now on our way to buy a wand.
"There is something I'd like to buy in Knockturn Alley, so I'll leave you to get your wand on your own, and a pet if you wish. I'll meet up with you at The Leaky Cauldron around two."
I nodded at him and we went our seperate ways.
Garrick Ollivander seemed like an odd man, but with all of the strange people I've met and befriended over the past two years, who am I to judge.
We ended up going through many wands until I eventually found myself with a wand eleven inches long, made of holly, with a Phoneix feather core. It was, morbidly ironic, that this wand happened to be the brother wand of the wizard that killed my parents... I'm getting really tired of all of this, really fast.
I'm now on my way to Eeylops Owl Emporium; seems like the best way to get an owl. Owls would be much more useful than any other pet, being able to fly back and forth between the school and Japan, making comunicating with Izaya much easier.
"'Arry?"
That's not Izaya.
I turn around and see a very large man addressing me.
"Um, yes. Who are you?"
"Rubeus Hagrid. I've known you since you were a babe. Carried ya' outa teh rubble, I did."
"It's nice to meet you Hagrid." I bowed at first but then remember that people tipically shook hands in England instead.
"Sorry," I murmer sheepishly "I've been in Japan a while and got used to their culture."
"It's alrigh'" he smiled.
I'm glad that he's friendly.
"So where are you headin'?"
"I'm going to go buy an owl. What about you?"
"Just finished pickin' something up from Gringotts, figured I'd walk around a bit. Do you know what type of owl yer lookin' for? I'd be happy to accompany you if yeh wish; know a thing or two about animals, being the Care of Magical Creatures teacher an' all."
"Sure, I'd like that."
We walked to the store talking about random things, and he started to tell me stories about my parents. To be honest I didn't care too much about my parents. I'd never known them, and after meeting Izaya I didn't need to think about how they might have cared about me because the Dursley's didn't. Still, the stories were at least interesting to hear.
I ended up choosing a snowy white owl that Hagrid recomended. I'd normally call her something like 'Yuki' for the snow that she resembles, but it would seem a bit out of place in wizarding Britain, so I settle on 'Hedwig' as we leave the shop. I better start heading back to izaya now, Hagrid walks with me.
We eventually got to the subject about how I ended up staying in Japan in the first place. I told him about how the Dursley's abused and neglected me, about how I was the outcast of an entire town, and that day that Izaya saved me.
"He really isn't as bad as they say," Okay, a little white lie, but a necessary one.
"He's brilliant really, and with him I just feel accepted and happy."
Hagrid looked like he didn't know what to say, but then cleared his throat.
"Normally, I'd have teh report something like this teh Dumbledore, and honestly, he'd bring ya back to them Dursley's but... I don' think I have the heart teh. You seem safe enough, and ye've lasted this long, I think ye'l be just fine."
I'm glad he understood. Izaya said they'd have some idotic reason involving blood wards being the reason I had to stay there, and that they'd try to send me back, but Hagrid can now plead in my defense if it comes down to that. He cares for me, I can tell; that's why I had to tell him, he cares enough about my well-being to be on our side.
Living with Izaya, you pick up on how to read and manipulate people... not that I'm as evil as he is with it.
As soon as we enter the Leaky Cauldron I see Izaya and immediatly head over to him.
"Izaya, this is Rubeus Hagrid." I showed him the half-giant behind me.
Izaya stands up and extends a hand, putting on a pleasant face. It's that same 'cute' face, in my opinion, that I first saw him wear in that alley... before he went into sociopath mode to humiliate my bullies.
Hagrid seemed to buy into his friendly atmosphere, and I knew that we definitely had an ally.
"So remember that 'something' I had to pick up in Knockturn alley?" Izaya mentioned as we stayed in our room at the Leaky Cauldron. We were heading back to Japan tomorrow after window shopping a bit.
"Yeah, so what did you buy?"
He smirked.
"Something to help aid us as a loophole against those annoying blood wards."
I was going to ask him to continue but he suddenly yawned and patted the bed that he sat on.
"I'll tell you about it tomorrow, for now let's head to bed. I requested only one bed..."
His eyes screamed mischief, he knew about my feelings for him.
"I knew you wouldn't mind." He laid down under the covers, threw the blanket up on my side, and waited for me so he could turn off the light - an enchanted lamp that was usually given to muggle-borns and their families.
Jerk
I obeyed though, and climbed into bed to sleep.
There was no lemon at the end... Harry is like 11 (almost), and Izaya is 20 - and doesn't (I think) do that with many humans (if any at all). *Admits to liking virgin!Izaya fics*
And, leaving it at a cliff-hanger. (Sort of).
A Big Thank You To Anyone Who Reviews, and if you have any questions, I'll answer them in an author's note in the next chapter. :)
