Kura: Well, another! :)

Berry: The last was rather short...

Kura: I know! Hopefully, this was longer and kinda makes up for the short one! :)

Berry: Disclaimer.

Disclaimer: HP belongs to J.K. Rowling; OP belongs to Odacchi! :)

Kura: Let's start!

1.3 Lost Student

Harry yawned, completely bored.

He never expected to actually be bored in school where he actually did like the classes. Science was interesting and challenging. English was a breeze and was rather funny when watching Dudley mess up. He just always had to make sure his cousin never noticed him chuckling softly in the corner of the class. Meanwhile, one his favorite class had to be History, the other, Math . It was very interesting, reading and studying and learning about the mistakes and success of others.

He realized as a child, that he could become like that too: a professor. A scholar. A scientist! And for a few short months, he believed he could.

School, he never did hate. Dudley just made the enjoyment drop down several notches.

But while school did have several boring times, a school full of magic should NEVER be full of disappointment and dreary moments.

Or so he thought...until he entered the class, History of Magic.

And to think it could've been exciting, being taught by a ghost of all things.

Only Luffy seemed happy at the beginning, the other being Hermione. But Hermione was a given. Luffy...not so much. Only the thought of being taught by a ghost excited him.

And that escalation immediately was thrown aside after the first five minutes where Luffy then decided oh fuck, as if he could give a damn, and then fell asleep for no apparent reason.

Harry wished he could do that. Professor Binns voice is close to making him sleep.

The man kept droning on...and on...and on..

And...on...

Oh god, when is this gonna st-

SLAM!

Everybody jumped, Professor Binns's eyes were suddenly wider. Besides him, Ron had jumped out of his seat and onto the floor, bewildered but still somewhat asleep...wait...! Lucky jerk! He was asleep!

Other students were merely snapped out of their dazed states while Luffy continued to snore. Hermione turned to the door, looking absolutely livid at the thought that some idiot decided to interrupt her precious learning time. He himself was rather curious as well.

What idiot just decides to slam a door open during a lesson?

It turns out that the idiot was an older student but that wasn't what made Harry stare.

It was the green hair...and the earrings the student wore. The green hair really made Harry just stare...and stare...and seriously, who the bloody hell has green hair!? It has to be fake! Like...like some hair dye! Or magic considering the school they all attend. And the earrings, what students has three golden earrings, just tinkling away?

The student looked around, frowning as though he were confused. But why?

A sigh made them all look back at the professor. "Roronoa, are you lost again?"

Everybody blinked. Then they looked at the green haired teen. He looked angry. Then they turned back to the professor who didn't do anything. Just looked a tad bit annoyed. Then back to the student who was suddenly blushing before he muttered, "Stupid classroom always moves...!"

"I can assure you Mr. Roronoa, none of the classrooms moves. It is simply because you are lost." Professor Binns stated while Roronoa blushed deeply.

"I am not lost!" Roronoa exclaimed before he straightened up and growled slightly, "Where the hell is...Potions again...?"

"...Have you looked at your schedule?"

"OF COURSE I DID! But all the damn paintings keep distracting me and giving me all the wrong directions!"

Somehow, Harry could actually believe this older students. But why on earth would it mean that he could be 30 minutes late. That was just too much...

A sigh escaped the Professor once again before he opened his mouth to speak. "Ask one of the ghosts to show you there." Roronoa grumbled as he started to walk out but then Professor Binns added, "I would expect you to have known already Mr. Roronoa. This is your third year after all."

And once again, Roronoa blushed before he glared darkly at Professor Binns, surprising everybody that a student would even glare at a teacher. Then Roronoa left the class in a huff. Everybody looked back to Professor Binns, expecting answers but instead, the teacher went back to his droning.

That went on...and on...

And on...

And on...

...Oh god not again.

~.~.~

"Nya, somebody with green hair walked in the class?" Luffy looked interested as Ron mentioned the boy Roronoa to the straw hat boy who still refused to take off his hat. McGonagall had tried, some of the older students tried, Hermione tried, heck, even Harry and Ron tried but the young boy simply wouldn't take it off.

So of course, Percy decided to confiscate it.

Which resulted to Luffy pounding the older boy into the floor, taking his hat back and then glaring at Percy, stating to never touch his treasure. Then he turned to his amused older brother to ask if there was a kitchen in the school.

In the end, everybody learned their lesson: NEVER touch Luffy's hat.

And back to the topic at hand, Ron nodded. "Yeah, he just walked it and didn't care if he was loud or not. He was late! 30 minutes late! Even we can't get that lost!" He exclaimed, disbelief still in his voice.

Luffy suddenly looked thoughtful. "Was he wearing...uh...gold things on his ear?"

"Earrings?" Harry asked, shocked that Luffy didn't know what they were called.

Luffy brightened. "Yeah! Those mystery things!"

And the boy who lived had no idea why they would be a mystery.

"...Yeah...he had then..." Ron said uncertainly.

Luffy was grinning so widely that his face might have cracked. He looked so amused as though he knew something they don't. Then he started to chuckled with his trademark laugh.

"What's so funny?" Ron accused, a little baffled.

"Nothing!" Luffy said, his eyes looking away from them. He was whistling all innocently or so the boy hoped. Instead, it just made everything all the more obvious that he knew something.

And the two boys wanted to know.

But Luffy just would not say anything.

If anything, he was incredibly stubborn.

~.~.~

Charms was rather interesting. As much as Harry did like his professor a bit (He was so tiny! Harry must never mention it to him ever...) he didn't really like it much when the professor squeaked when Harry's name came up during the roll call. But it was rather amusing when the professor toppled out of sight from the books he was standing on.

Luffy watched with amusement as the professor fell to the floor. He laughed gleefully. Of course, that earned a point taken away from Gryffindor for that.

A few minutes after, Luffy was called away from an older student. A beautiful woman smiled after the door opened, declaring that Luffy was called by the headmaster.

Luffy brightened as he saw her and rushed before hugging her, calling out Robin in a loud voice. The woman, Robin, merely giggled as Luffy hugged her tightly, exclaiming in a loud voice that he missed her.

Then the two left.

And of course, twenty minutes later, the door slammed opened again to introduce the teen they had seen in the last class.

"Ah! Mr. Roronoa, are you lost again?" Professor Flitwick asked in his rather squeaky voice.

The teen, Roronoa blushed again as some of the first years giggled. "I-I WASN'T LOST!" He cried as Ron openly laughed.

Professor Flitwick merely smiled. "It's nothing to be ashamed about Mr. Roronoa. Don't worry. I believe you have History of Magic next, correct?"

Roronoa faltered. "...How...?"

"The teachers were required to memorize your class schedule."

At this, everybody couldn't help but stifle their laughs while Roronoa blushed deeply. "I-I...! T-That...!" Then he sighed and slumped forward. "Where's the class...?"

Professor Flitwick smiled. "Can any one of you accompany him to his class?" He asked.

One student, the only one who wasn't laughing besides Hermione, raised his hand and soon was taking Roronoa to his next class.

Then the professor looked at everybody with an amused smile. "Don't be so mean to Roronoa. He's a good boy, if not rash and a bit slow at things. He just tends to get lost very easily even if he was in his own dormitory, or so I heard from some of the Slytherins."

At that, everybody was silent. Many of the students who were born in wizard families were shell shocked, including Ron. Harry himself, after meeting the horrid boy known as Draco, was shocked as well.

"He's a Slytherin...!?" Ron cried out.

Professor Flitwick frowned. "Yes he is." Then he smiled. "But enough about that! Back to roll call!" He said, deliberately ignoring everybody's look of disbelief.

~.~.~

Luffy pouted as he sulked, his head resting on his desk while Harry and Ron tried to snap him out of his so called despair. Ron turned to Harry. "What's wrong with him anyway?" He whispered.

Harry sighed. "He's sad because he missed Roronoa again."

The straw hat boy jumped in the air. "I WANNA SEE HIM!" He screamed, scaring the entire class while Professor McGonagall frowned.

"And just who is it you want to see, Mr. Monkey?" The professor asked.

Luffy grinned. "Roronoa!"

"Roronoa? Why?"

"I just wanna!" Luffy said, pouting. "And besides-"

"LUFFY!" Everybody blinked and turned to see the older brother, Ace with a pale face while another boy with dirty curly blonde hair was looking around, a look of panic on his face. "GRAMPS IS HERE!" He cried.

Luffy nodded. "I know. I just escaped!"

Ace smacked his head while the other boy sighed. "We just saw him, Luffy...AND NOW HE'S CHASING US! He's really mad at you especially..."

At that, Luffy paled before he jumped off his chair and ran out of the room, his hand clutching his hat protectively while the other two joined him.

Silence ran through the classroom before Professor McGonagall sighed. "Their family is as crazy as I remembered..." She muttered before they returned to their class. However, only ten minutes passed when the door slammed again.

Roronoa was back.

Professor McGonagall raised a brow. "Mr. Roronoa, don't you have Charms at this time?"

Roronoa frowned and nodded. "Sorry Professor..." He muttered, clearly intimidated by the woman as the rest of the first years are. He looked down and turned his eyes away. "...Is there any way you could direct me to Professor Flitwick's class?" He asked.

McGonagall smiled a bit. "Of course." Then she frowned. "However, I will be confiscating your swords."

"W-WHAT!?"

"WHAT!?" Everybody stared as the professor flicked her wand and suddenly, three tiny things flew out of Roronoa's pocket before growing and returning to their apparent size. And to their horror, especially the muggleborns, they were actual swords that cut.

Roronoa looked livid at the thought of his swords getting taken away when McGonagall added, "You may get them back after dinner Mr. Roronoa. I hope that I do not have to remind you again that you must not carry around your swords, despite your preference to practice." She said before floating the swords to her desk and sat it there.

Roronoa looked a bit angry before he deflated. "Fine..."

~.~.~

Luffy looked angry as he sat down. Harry and Ron looked at each other, wondering what was going on when the door slammed open and then closed. For a short second, everybody believed that they would see Roronoa but they were disappointed when instead they saw a man with black eyes and hair.

His eyes were immensely cold.

The three boy instantly sat straight up. The man had the same feel as Professor McGonagall and the same gift for keeping a class silent and attentive. In other words, according to Luffy, he was scary.

As the professor did roll call, he sneered when he got to Harry's name. "Ah, yes...Harry Potter...our new...celebrity."

The three boys frowned while Harry heard the Slytherins sniggering behind their hands.

Luffy looked ready to retort when Hermione shushed the boy. Luffy looked angry but said nothing.

When he finally finished, Snape looked over the class, trailing over Luffy and Harry the longest. "You are here to learn the subtle science and exact art of potion making." He spoke as though he were whispering. However, everybody managed to listen, all somewhat fearful and in awe (in the Slytherins cases...) of the potion master. "As there is little foolish wand waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly shimmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses...I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory even stopper death...if you aren't as big a bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach."

Everybody was silent. Harry and Ron exchanged looks while Hermione was on the edge of her seat, desperate to prove that she wasn't a dunderhead.

Luffy was just like Hermione. Except he was no where desperate to prove who he was. Instead, he was staring at Snape with challenging eyes. At that, Snape sneered at the boy before he returned to looking over the students.

"Potter!" Harry jumped slightly. "What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?"

Powdered root of what to an infusion of what!? Harry blinked before glancing at Ron who shrugged, looking just as stumped as he was. Besides Luffy, Hermione hand had shot into the air.

Luffy was surprising. He was still staring at Snape while everybody but Hermione was staring at Harry.

"...I don't know, sir..." Harry said softly.

Snape sneered. "Tut, tut, fame clearly isn't everything." He ignored Hermione's hand.

"Let's try again. Potter, where would you look if I told you to find me a bezoar?"

Luffy's eyes slowly formed a glare as Harry once again stated he didn't know. Hermione looked extremely desperate as her hand stretched high as it could go. The Slytherins were shaking with laughter. Ron looked stumped and angered at the Slytherins. The rest of the Gryffindors were looking rather angered as well.

"Thought you wouldn't open a book before coming, eh, Potter?"

Harry never felt as angered and humiliated in so long. Except for the times Dudley always put him through but he never felt so humiliated by somebody else! And he did look through his books! But did Snape expect him to memorize everything!?

"What is the difference, Potter between monkshood and wolfsbane?"

At this, Hermione was standing, her eyes wide.

"...I don't know..." Harry said softly. "I-"

"Asphodel and wormwood makes the Draught of Living Death, a sleeping potion. A bezoar is a stone taken from the stomach of a goat. It saves you from most poisons. Monkshood and wolfsbane are the same plant and also goes by the name of aconite."

Everybody turned to the door to once again see the Slytherin older student, looking rather annoyed, surprisingly, at Snape. The door was open behind him and it seemed like this time he opened the door softly rather than slamming it open like before. Snape's eyes glinted with anger. "Are you lost again, Mr. Roronoa?" He said softly, his voice dripping with menace.

Roronoa's eyes flickered to Harry and his friends before returning to Snape. "If he doesn't know, it's better to switch to another student. That girl looks like she knew." He said, motioning to Hermione who blushed. "And stop favoring your house. It's stupid and unfair. A professor isn't supposed to be unfair." He said, ignoring Snape's question.

Snape narrowed his eyes darkly. Everybody was merely shocked.

Why is a Slytherin backing up Gryffindors?

"Zoro! Finally!" Everybody turned to Luffy who jumped out of his seat and bounced his way over to the green haired Slytherin who gave a small nod.

"I was wondering why I never saw you with the First years." The older boy said casually. Everybody stared. Were they friends.

Luffy pouted. "I kept missing you! And I was in History of Magic or whatever. I was sleeping though."

"Idiot!" Zoro said as he hit the boy's head teasingly. "Then again, I can't complain. That teacher is so boring...Oh, I heard that Robin might replace that old ghost soon."

"Really!?" Luffy cheered. "She's so interesting! She'll be awesome!"

"Robin does like history...but her morbid humor might scare everybody..."

"Really?" Luffy asked, tilting his head. "It's scary?"

"OF COURSE THEY ARE! ANY NORMAL PERSON WOULD THINK SO! JUST BECAUSE YOU AIN'T NORMAL DOESN'T MEAN EVERYBODY ELSE ISN'T!" Zoro yelled.

Luffy laughed.

Everybody still stared, shocked.

Then a voice stopped the two from saying anymore. The two turned to an annoyed Snape. "I suggest you return to your seat Mr. Monkey." The man said in a final tone. The boy frowned but did as requested. Zoro raised a brow at that but then Snape turned to him. "Mr. Malfoy, help Mr. Roronoa to his Transfiguration at once."

Malfoy nodded, a little pale at Snape's tone and left the room quickly. Zoro stayed for a short moment with a small glare at Professor Snape. Harry stared. The glare said one thing and one thing only.

Don't you dare hurt Luffy.

Harry was bewildered. What relation did the two have?

~.~.~

"Me and Zoro? He's one of my best friends!"

"B-But...he's a Slytherin!"

Luffy blinked. "So?" Ron looked horrified at the thought of being friends with Slytherins. Luffy merely smiled. "Two of my best friends are in Slytherin. But they're both awesome. Zoro looks mean and scary but he's a really nice and funny guy! A bit stupid too." Harry and Ron stared.

Luffy was calling somebody stupid?

"My other friend, Nami, is mean on the outside too but she's super nice. She's a muggleborn...too. And her family's been through alot financially so don't take it to heart if she tries to steal. She has a habit of stealing as a kid because their family's super poor. But her mom's super nice too! And her sister who's in Ravenclaw." Luffy added. He grinned again. "Those two were my first friends but then I had to move away. I was so happy when I heard they went to Hogwarts!" He said excitedly.

Harry and Ron stared, wondering. Maybe...Slytherins aren't so bad...?

"YOU STUPID WITCH!" Everybody turned heads to the Slytherin table where a girl with short orange hair and Zoro were arguing. Their voices were very audible, despite the girl speaking normally.

The girl huffed before she smirked evilly. "Thank you for the wonderful compliment as I am a witch. However, call me stupid again and I'll raise your debt to twice the amount." She said evilly.

Zoro looked angry and at a lost if he should just risk it all and just insult her.

"YOU STUPID MARIMO! HOW DARE YOU INSULT THE BEAUTIFUL NAMI!" Everybody's jaw dropped when a boy from the Gryffindor table leaped from his seat and literally flew from his table all the way to the green hair Slytherin. Instantly, the two began fighting, Zoro with his arms, the Gryffindor with his legs.

Luffy laughed while Harry and Ron stared, at a complete loss.

Near them, Hermione was shaking her head, her eyes containing disbelief. "There shouldn't be any fighting during dinner!" She whispered frantically as Prefects appeared from each table to separate the two.

Luffy looked at Hermione before giggling while besides him, Ace sighed. He looked at Hermione. "Always expect a fight between those two."

Hermione, Harry, and Ron blinked. "Why?" Most of the first years asked.

Luffy grinned. "Cause they don't like each other. They're friends, but they don't like each other." Then he returned to his food with Ace following his brother.

And they said no more as behind them, Zoro and the blonde Gryffindor continued to fight, looking as though they were enemies rather than friends.

~OWARI~

Kura: Holy shoot! This is super long! O-o

Berry: Honestly, we didn't think this would take ten pages...

Kura: Really! We didn't! O-o But I kinda like it! :) I can imagine Zoro always getting lost, especially in a maze known as Hogwarts! :D

Berry: We hope the rest of you enjoyed it as well :) Sorry for any grammatical error we may have.

Kura: Oh, and I forgot to mention but if anybody has any suggestions, we're all for it! :D In fact, my brother is giving me some ideas too! We often make a few together! I just never wrote the yet...but I will! :D

Berry: Please review :)

Kura: And...BYES! XD