Author's Note: I hope you're happy! I made this thing over 2,000 words long! It took forever but I am pretty proud of myself for writing something longer than 1, 500-ish words (not including my Author's Note).
Well, ON WITH THE STORY!
Disclaimer: I totally own Hetalia and Harry Potter... (I wish)
"Japan! Rise and shine! We have a lot to do today!" England yelled through the front door of his fellow nation's house. After a few minutes of no response, Arthur decided to go inside. "I hope you don't mind if I come in." He called out before entering the property.
"Hello? Are you here?" England questioned as he rounded a corner. "Japan, we need to get going if we want to get to Diagon All- Oomph!" He cried out as he bumped into something.
"I didn't run into something- I ran into someone." He thought as he looked up into the mask of- "Turkey? Why is he here?"
"What do you want with Nihon?" Sadık growled, "You aren't here to hurt Japan are you?"
"Oh, heavens no- I was just here to visit with Japan about… foreign affairs?" England lied. He was actually here to take Kiku to get his supplies for school, but he couldn't let Turkey know that.
"What type of foreign-"
"What are you two… doing in Nihon's house?" The lazy voice of Greece interrupted.
Turkey recovered from the shock of seeing Greece first and answered, "I'm here to hang out with my best friend! What are you doing here? Nihon likes me better!"
"No he likes me better… England why are you here?" Greece changed the subject, eyes narrowing on the thick-browed country.
"Oh… well, you see…" Arthur started, "I'm here to talk to Kiku about some foreign affairs."
"What type of foreign affairs?" Greece inquired, "And why… are you using Japan's human name?"
"Bollocks… Think Arthur, think!" He was about to respond when the men saw subject of their conversation walking towards them and greeted Arthur in the hall.
"Ah! Hello Arthur-kun. Are you ready to discuss the new trading plans?" He asked, completely ignoring the other two men. England saw his chance to get away from the others and held onto it for dear life.
"Y-yes… I am… Are you ready to go?" England responded.
"Hai." Japan answered before turning towards his unexpected company. "Why are you two here? I do not remember making plans to meet with either one of you." He said, a little tenser than when he was talking to Arthur.
Turkey seemed to notice this first. "Thanks a lot, Greece! You made Jappy mad at me!" He cried out, pointing an accusing finger towards Heracles.
"It's not my fault I saw you sneaking into Nihon's house." Greece retorted.
As they continued to fight, England noticed that Japan's eyes seemed to be glazed over and that his body was tense. "Kiku? Are you okay?" He whispered to the smaller man.
"… Hai. I apologize for their behavior Arthur-kun. I will take care of this." Kiku mumbled his request for forgiveness as he turned to the source of the bickering.
"Gentlemen," Kiku said louder than his usual tone of speaking, successfully gaining the duo's attention. "Watch this." Japan raised his right hand and grabbed his thumb with his left hand. After a few seconds of what appeared to be struggling, Kiku pulled his left hand away with a pop and showed the two men his "missing" thumb. The looks of horror on their faces almost made England bust out laughing- even he knew that trick.
"Let's go while they're still in shock, Arthur-kun." Kiku whispered to his friend as he ushered him out the door.
"What about your luggage? You're going to need it." England said as they walked down the sidewalk, away from Kiku's house.
"I know. I'll get it once they exit my house. They'll leave in a few minutes since I'm gone. We'll just go back and get it then." Japan told his companion.
After a few minutes of silence, Arthur couldn't take it anymore. "Say... Kiku… How did you know about the "foreign affairs" lie I told Turkey?"
"I was hiding and heard you talking. I decided to intervene before they suspected anything." He said, almost as if having random people in his house uninvited was the most normal thing in the world. "I believe we can head back to my place now. I think they're gone."
Arthur checked his watch. "I think so too, but can I use magic to get us there? We're really behind schedule."
Kiku looked at his friend with a hint of wonder shining in his usually dull eyes. "You can travel by magic?"
"Yes, there are several modes of magical transportation- remind me to teach you sometime." England chuckled as he reached for Japan's arm, "Now don't worry if you start feeling sick- it is your first time traveling by magic after all."
Before Kiku could respond, Arthur Apparated them to the entryway of Japan's house.
"How do you feel?" England asked his friend, "Do you feel nauseous?"
"I-I feel alright. Thank you for your concern… I'll go get my bags…" Kiku trailed off as he staggered down the hall and opened the door to his room. He walked out with one large suitcase and one small carry-on bag.
"Oh! I almost forgot! Before we go, drink this." England exclaimed as he pulled out a flask of an orange liquid and handed it to Kiku. "This is to make you look like an eleven-year-old. You're attending Hogwarts undercover as a first-year since you don't know a lot about magic."
"Umm… Okay?" Japan mumbled nervously before downing the flask in one go.
England stared in amazement; he'd never seen anyone chug a potion in one go without complaining or coughing afterwards. "Japan must have some really good discipline… either that or he has a stomach of steel."
Seconds after Kiku drank the potion, the man started to rapidly shrink. Long limbs became short, facial features became childlike; even Japan's hair seemed to thicken! Japan held onto his now extremely-loose clothing as he blushed. "A-ano, Arthur-kun, could you shrink my clothing so it fits me? N-not just what I'm wearing now, b-but also the clothing in my bags. I do not have any clothing that would f-fit me in my current s-state…"
"Of course I can. Just a moment please." Arthur answered as he pulled out his wand and waved it over the child that was now Kiku and the almost forgotten suitcases on the ground. The cloth shrunk slowly, adjusting itself to fit Kiku perfectly. "Are you ready now?" He asked.
"Hai." Kiku responded, craning his neck to look into England's face.
Arthur waved his wand over Kiku's luggage, transporting it to his manor in London. "Alright. Let's go to Diagon Alley." He said, grasping Japan's hand before he Apparated in front of Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions and dragged his friend inside.
"Are you the ones who called ahead about dress robes and Hogwarts attire?" A plump woman said from behind a counter.
"Yes, that would be us. I'm Arthur Kirkland and this is Kiku Honda." Arthur replied, gesturing as he introduced himself and his small friend.
"Nice to meet you both, I'm Madam Malkin. You do realize that Hogwarts has already started, right?" The witch questioned as she pulled out several cloaks and pulled Kiku towards the back.
"Oh yes, Kiku here is attending as a transfer student. He's from Japan so it took us a while to get him here."
"Oh- so he didn't know about magic before?" Madam Malkin continued the conversation as she draped a robe onto Kiku and let her magic measuring tapes do their thing.
"Erm… He knew about it- not much though- so he traveled here by plane instead of Apparation or floo powder." Arthur answered, watching as the skilled witch began to make the robes that Kiku'd wear at Hogwarts.
Malkin began to chuckle, "Oh my! He doesn't speak much, eh? One would think that he didn't know how to talk!" She paused to take the fabric off before smiling again and saying that she was done with the robes.
With a wave of her wand, the clothing wrapped itself and floated over to Arthur. Kiku could only watch as Arthur handed the shorter woman a few strange gold coins. Once they were about to leave the shop, Kiku turned around and faced the kind witch.
"Th-thank you very m-much for the cloaks, Malkin-sama." He stuttered before doing a hasty bow and rushing out of the store, leaving a very confused and stunned witch behind. She smirked as she watched him and Arthur get lost in the crowd.
"This is going to be one heck of a year at Hogwarts." She giggled to herself, walking to the back of her store. "I hope he likes it there."
Kiku blinked as he was once again dragged into another strange store. He just got his textbooks, all that was left was his wand- or that's what he thought. This particular shop smelt of animals and hand-sanitizer. "Ah… a pet shop… Wait, a pet shop? Why am I here?"
Arthur, somehow knowing exactly what Kiku was thinking, answered his unasked questions. "Alright, Kiku, this is Eeylops Owl Emporium. We'll be getting your owl here. Choose whichever one you want."
"Thank you, Arthur-kun… A-ano how can I repay you? You've already paid for my robes and books, and now with the owl…" Kiku murmured gratefully as he took a careful look at the many owls around him, eyes stopping on a small, black owl.
"Nonsense. You don't have to give me anything in return. In all honesty, I'm just glad to be able to spread the magic. It is sad how there aren't as many wizards as there used to be. Besides, your country already has quite a history of magic already." Arthur told his friend.
"It does?" Kiku looked at Arthur warily.
"Don't you remember? You had Yōkai, Mikos, Tengu, and Oni…" Arthur trailed off at the clueless look on Kiku's face. "You really don't remember, do you?" Arthur couldn't believe it. How could anyone forget about magic?
"No… I don't remember. Should I be concerned?" Kiku wondered.
"Should he be concerned? Will the creatures of his past come back to haunt him? I wouldn't be surprised if they did…" Arthur shuddered, now he had to find a way to protect Japan against his own magical creatures- he highly doubted that Hogwarts had any protection against the Japanese demons. "Yes. I believe you should be concerned. I think you should be extra careful when you're at Hogwarts. Be sure to stay in shape… Now that I think about it, you should probably learn some protection wards and maybe touch up on your old magic as well."
Nihon's head was swimming. Now he was in even more danger? "Alright. I will try my best, Arthur-kun…"
"No problem, Kiku. Now then, have you decided which one you want?" Arthur changed the subject.
Kiku's eyes flashed up to the owl from earlier. "Ah, hai. I would like the black one there." He gestured to the petite owl to his left.
"That's fine. I'll go pay." Arthur said before walking over to an employee.
Kiku just stared at the owl, now it was in front of him. It was completely black; its eyes, feathers, and even its legs were all different shades of black. Its eyes were a deep charcoal while its legs were an eerie midnight black with gleaming talons protruding from the feet. The feathers were the darkest shade of onyx Kiku'd ever seen. He couldn't take his eyes away.
"… Noctis. I'll call you Noctis." He slowly mumbled to the owl.
With a happy hoot, Noctis flew to Kiku's shoulder and nuzzled his approval. Kiku and his new companion made their way to the front of the store, where England was waiting with a cage and some owl feed.
"Let's go get your wand." Arthur smiled, "Once we're done with that, we can get you to Hogwarts."
After that, the two nations and Noctis went out the door and walked until they reached a shop that had a run-down feel to it. On the door, in worn, peeling gold letters read Ollivanders: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C. In the window, there was a lone wand resting on a purple pillow covered in dust.
A bell went off as soon as Arthur opened the door, alerting the owner of their presence. There were stacks of boxes that reached all the way up to the ceiling. Kiku noticed the air felt different- as if they were in a whole new world.
"Hello, are you here for the wand?" A soft voice called out to them.
"Yes. I'm here for the Japanese-Style wand I ordered the other day." Arthur said.
"I'll be right with you." The same voice told them, "It'll be a few minutes."
After a few minutes of comfortable silence, Garrick Ollivander came out with a small package in his hands. "A very fine wand, if I do say so myself. It turned out even better than I thought it would. You must be a wand expert. I would love it if you could teach me more about the art of wand making." Garrick handed the package to Arthur, who handed it to Kiku.
"Kiku, you should try it out first- just to be safe." Arthur commanded.
"Hai." Kiku waved the wand around, feeling a slight warmth shoot up his arm as white and red sparks filled the air.
"Perfect. Amazing. Curious." Ollivander began, looking at Kiku with a new intensity. "I expect great things from you Kiku Honda." The he turned to Arthur, "You may go. You paid earlier."
They Apparated to Arthur's manor shortly after that. Kiku was shocked- "How did he know my name?" He contemplated this thought for a few moments. "Arthur-kun only mentioned my first name in the shop… but, he called me by my full name… How much does he know? Does he know about Arthur-kun and me? That we're nations?" Finally, the thought became too much for him and he consulted Arthur.
"… I guess this means Garrick Ollivander has the 'Sight'…" Arthur commented after Kiku told him the disturbing news.
"The 'Sight'? What's that?" Kiku inquired.
"The 'Sight' is a gift that is very rare in humans, but all the personifications have it- if we accept magic, that is; so basically Norway, Romania, me and, now, you… Anyways, the 'Sight' enables people to see magical creatures in their invisible forms. This means that they can see things most other people can't see, like Flying Mint Bunny. I suppose it could possibly allow the user to notice the differences between us nations and normal people…" Arthur tried his best to explain, but failed miserably. "There isn't much known about it…"
"Wait a second, so when America caught you talking to air that one time you were actually talking to a creature?" Kiku asked, wanting to know more about it.
"Oh! That was Mint Bunny alright, the little rascal." Arthur smiled at the memory, completely changing the mood. "He came to visit me not too long ago! I'll introduce you next time he visits!"
"… Alright, Arthur-kun." Kiku wasn't sure what to say to that. It wasn't every day someone got invited to meet an invisible creature.
"Oh! Look at the time!" Exclaimed Arthur, "We have to get you to Hogwarts! Go get your bags, Kiku."
"… Hai." Kiku left to get his luggage. "Here goes nothing, I guess."
Haha! FINALLY! Kiku's headed towards Hogwarts~ I wonder what house he'll be in... *Mischievous smile* Read and review to find out!