It was a lovely morning in the ninth month of September, summer had just ended a few months ago and the air was starting to cool slightly and the end of September would soon make way for a beautiful fall, the normally bright green leaves on the trees slowing transitioning to a natural crisp red-orange autumn color.
Regular school had just started a month ago and kids of different ages were settling down and accustoming to their new schools and teachers, some met with their old friends and some had made a few new friends. Everything was perfect and normal, but on this particular unusual faithful day of the first of September, many other different students were preparing to set off to their new school that was farther than the grasp of the normal human world.
Aichi would soon be part of non-normal human world, or the wizarding world, because this was the day when he left for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He couldn't wait!
That was until Emi pointed out, "But Hogwarts is in London, right?"
Tamara laughed, "Don't worry," she said. "Lucky you have a fireplace. I can connect connected your fireplace to the Floo network, so we can all go to King's Cross station."
"King's Cross station?" asked Aichi as he put Wingal into a cage, much for the blueish-white cat displeasure. "Why there?"
"To go to Hogwarts, you have to ride the Hogwarts Express, which only stops at King's Cross station," Tamara explained. "The Ministry of Magic is actually trying to create a railway from Japan to Hogwarts, but it will take, like, twenty years from now."
Tamara grabbed some of Aichi's luggage and stepped into the Sendou residents' fireplace. "Well, come on."
Aichi nodded and grabbed in trunk, while Emi helped him by bringing Wingal's cage. Shizuka, Aichi, and Emi squeezed themself in the fireplace.
"Okay, this is fuller than I thought," Tamara muttered. She then slipped her hand into his coat's pocket and took out a handful of green powder, Aichi guessed that was the floo powder.
Tamara shouted, "King's Cross station!" And she threw it down. A green flame erupted and seemed to swallow the four of them.
King's Cross station was huge! Probably the biggest station Aichi had ever been to.
Pushing his metal cart filled with his school stuffs, Aichi and his family, along with Tamara walked around the station, trying to find the correct platform.
Aichi took out his ticket that Tamara gave him right after they got out from the teleportation portal. Unfortunately it said: LONDON TO HOGWARTS, for ONE WAY travel, Platform 9 3/4.
Does that even exist?
"Is this real, Miss Goldstein," asked Shizuka. "There must be a mistake. This says Platform 9 3/4. There's no such thing...Is there?"
Tamara shrugged, not giving any answer. Just then, Aichi heard a girl said.
"Shin! You didn't have to get those specific phials in Diagon Alley! Now I'm gonna be late!"
"Phials? Diagon Alley?" Aichi questioned and turned toward the voice owner. It was a girl with lilac hair that reached her waist and blue eyes. She wore a plain white buttoned shirt, dark pink vest, black skirt that reached her ankle, and black shoes. She pushed her cart in fast speed so that she stood a several feet away from the column of the platform that read the numbers nine and ten.
"Well, I wanted the best for you, Misaki," said the man who was together with the girl as he patted her shoulder. The man has green hair and black eyes. He wore light blue buttoned shirt, black trousers, and orange sneakers. "I am not to see you until Christmas, after all."
"Mom! Emi! Miss Tamara!" called Aichi. The two women and the girl turned toward Aichi as he pointed at the lilac haired girl with the green haired man. "They're probably going to Hogwarts too."
So, four of them walked toward the girl and the man. "Excuse me," Aichi said, rolling his trolley towards the man. "W-would you tell me h-how to get on the…"
"You want to know how to get on the platform?" the man asked with a small chuckle. "Ah, not to worry, boy. This is actually Misaki's second year."
The girl, Misaki looked at Aichi and gave him a light smile. Aichi returned the smile.
The man continued, "Now, all you've got to do is walk straight at the wall between platforms nine and ten. Best do it at a bit of a run if youre nervous."
"Thank you, Sir," Aichi said.
Misaki turned toward the man and the two of them shared a hug. "I'll see you in Christmas break, Shin," she said, letting go of the hug.
Shin smiled at her. "Do your best, Misaki."
Misaki nodded. "I will." She turned around and grabbed her cart again. Then, she charged at platforms nine and ten. She was about to make contact when she disappeared. Aichi rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things.
"Better be quick, kiddo," said Tamara. Aichi turned toward her. She continued, "Or the Hogwarts Express will leave without you."
Aichi nodded. Tamara chuckled and put her hand on Aichi's head and started to mess his blue hair, much for Aichi's displeasure. "I'll see you in Hogwarts, kiddo," she said. "I have to take your family home first."
"Okay," he said. He then turned toward his family. Shizuka smiled then knelt down on one knee. She hugged her son/nephew. "We'll see you next year, dear," she whispered to his ear. "Stay out of trouble, okay."
"I will," said Aichi. When they let go, Shizuka gave Aichi a light kiss on his forehead, gaining a smile from the boy. Aichi turned toward Emi and hugged her too.
"I'll miss you," she whispered.
Aichi smiled. "I'll miss you too."
They let go and Aichi held his cart. He looked behind him once again and said, "Goodbye." Before pushing his trolley up to the barrier. He charged at the barrier and closed his eyes, ready for the crash.
But it never happened; instead he went straight through the barrier and appeared on a platform packed with people in wizard robes. He then saw a huge train with the words Hogwarts Express and over his head was a station sign with the words Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.
Aichi pressed through the crowd and tried to find an empty compartment. Unfortunately for him, every compartment was already full. Aichi sighed and tried to find at least a semi-empty compartment. As the train started to move toward his new magical school, Aichi peeked into the window of a compartment. Inside there was two girls.
The first one was the Misaki girl from earlier. The other girl has long blonde hair while half of her hair is tied with a black ribbon and green eyes. She wore a white, long-sleeve coat with a silver collar over a black, long-sleeve dress, a silver skirt with a white trim, black leggings, and black shoes.
Aichi looked to his left, then right. "Better with girls than nothing," he muttered. He opened the door as the two girls turned to him. "I-I'm sorry...can I be here? Everywhere else is full."
Misaki smiled at him. "No. Not at all," she said. The blond girl only look at him for a few second before back to reading her book again. Aichi gave Misaki a grateful smile and pushed his trunk in. Well, at least he tried.
Misaki let out a giggle and stood up. "Let me help you with that," she said. With her help, Aichi's trunk was at last tucked away in a corner of the compartment.
"Thanks," Aichi panted, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"What's that on your forehead?" Misaki asked suddenly, pointing at him.
Once again, the blond looked up from her book. Misaki's eyes widened. "Are you...Aichi Majesty?"
Aichi sighed. Is this going to be a habit? But he smiled. "Yes. Yes I am."
Before they could continue, however, a boy entered. Aichi recognized one of them from Cherry Blossom's Robes for All Occasions.
"I was passing by and I heard Aichi Majesty is here!" the boy demanded.
The boy looked at the occupants of the compartment, especially the only boy in there. The boy looked at him in amazement. "Holy cricket!" he said in excitement. "We've met before!"
Aichi smiled. "Yes, we did. In the robe store right?"
The boy laughed. "Yes!" He grabbed Aichi's hands and shook it. "I'm Shingo Komoi. I've read about you in some extra books I bought."
"I'm in a book?" asked Aichi. Nobody ever wrote about him before. Is he really THAT famous?
"Well, you are the boy who lived," said Misaki.
"You don't look very impressive to me," Kourin said to Aichi. The blunette only chuckled nervously.
"Are you kidding?!" Shingo exclaimed in surprise. "He's the one that destroyed the Dark Lord."
Kourin only rolled her eyes. Just then another boy stopped by the door. The boy has messy red hair and golden eyes. He wore a red hoodie, brown pants and dark orange shoes.
"Is there a room for one more?" the boy asked. "Everywhere else is full."
Before any of them can respond, Aichi said, "Sure you can."
"You know we sat here first," said Kourin.
"I don't mind surrounded by first years," said Misaki.
"I'm coming in, okay," said the red haired, pushing his trunk in and sat beside the blond haired girl. "I'm Naoki Ishida, by the way."
Aichi sat beside Misaki, while Shingo sat beside Aichi.
"Misaki Tokura."
"Shingo Komoi."
Aichi about to say his name. But then sonmething confused himself. Is his surname will be Majesty or still Sendou? Well, he was raised by Sendou, and his mother maiden surname is Sendou, so technically he's a Sendou, but everybody know him as Majesty. Aichi felt his brain boiling up.
Lucky for him, Shingo introduced him. "And this is Aichi Majesty."
The redhead's golden eyes widened. "Are you really?!" he said, a little too loudly. "I mean, do you really have the...the..."
"The what?" Aichi asked.
Naoki looked at the compartment's closed door then leaned forward, and whispered, "Scar...?"
Aichi nodded, pulling back some of his hair to reveal the lightning bolt scar.
"Wicked," both Naoki and Shingo said in amazement. Naoki then looked at the blond girl. "And you are?"
The blond girl put down her book and look at the kids in the compartment. "Kourin Tatsunagi."
Just then, a lady with a rolling cart came by the compartment. Shingo, being the closest with the door, opened it. The children eyes widened. The cart was full of many delectable-looking sweets wrapped in colorful plastic wrappers or small cardboard boxes, small bottles of Butter Beer were displayed at the bottom, probably meant for the older students. Large lollipops surrounded the sweet-filled cart. Aichi felt his mouth begin to drool.
"Anything off the trolley, dears?" the lady asked kindly.
"I'll take two of those Chocolate Frogs!" Naoki exclaimed, pointing to a small load of blue and gold packages. The lady handed him the small boxes. "Thank you," Naoki grinned and handed her the amount of galleons.
Shingo jumped out of his seat and hopped over to the lady with the treat-filled trolley, "I'd like four Pumpkin Pasties, please!" he said. handing the galleons to the trolley lady. She handed Shingo four orange packets and Shingo thanked the woman.
Misaki and Kourin stood up and walked over to the trolley lady calmly. "I'll have three Cauldron Cakes, please," Misaki said. She handed her the total amount of galleons and the lady handed him three boxes. Misaki took the boxes into her arms and sat down carefully.
"I guess I'll take two Liquorice Wands,"said Kourin, handing the amount of galleons. The lady gave her two wand shaped candies.
The trolley lady then turned to Aichi, "Would you like anything off the trolley, dear?" she asked kindly.
"U-um, sure. I guess I'll have one box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans...please." The lady smiled and handed him a small red-and-white stripped box, and Aichi handed her the price quantity of galleons.
"Have a nice day," said the lady as she pushed the trolley towards the rest of the train. The five pronounced their thank you's.
"I'd be careful with those if I were you," Kourin advised Aichi as he opened a bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans.
"Why's that?" Aichi asked, about to pop a light green in his mouth.
"They mean every flavour," Kourin said, bitting her liquorice wand. "There's chocolate and peppermint, and there's also spinach, liver and tripe."
The moment that Aichi bit on the bean, he spat it out.
"What flavor was it?" Naoki asked.
"It tastes like vomit," Aichi rasped, his eyes watering.
Kourin made a funny noise in the back of her throat. It was either a light cough, or a giggle; Aichi couldn't be sure.
"So, what house do you think you'll be in?" asked Misaki after finishing her first cauldron cake.
"House?" asked Aichi as he picked up another green bean. He ate it, and lucky for him, it was avocado flavored. "Oh yeah, this is you second year, right?"
Misaki nodded. "The first thing you will experience in Hogwarts is the Sorting Ceremony, where all the first year will be sort into four houses."
Shingo slammed his right fist into his left palm. "Oh, I read about this," he said excitedly. "The four houses are Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin."
"What house are you in, Misaki?" asked Aichi.
"Ravenclaw," Misaki answered with a smile, like she was very proud to be in Ravenclaw.
"Well, you do look like a genius," said Shingo.
"Wait, what does being Rowencaw have to do with geniuses?" asked Naoki, gripping his second chocolate frog which tried to go away.
"It's Ravenclaw," Misaki corrected. "Every house has their own strong points. The Sorting Ceremony will determine which house really suit to your personality. Like me. I'm in Ravenclaw because of my incredible memorizing skill. But, being a Ravenclaw doesn't mean you have to be a super genius, Ravenclaw strong point is their thirst for knowledge. To think outside the box and overpowering will to learn. That's Ravenclaw."
"I think I don't mind being in Ravenclaw," said Shingo. "As long as they didn't sort me in Slytherin."
"Why is that?" asked Aichi.
"Slytherin House is bursting with purebloods," said Shingo.
"What's a pureblood?" asked Aichi again.
Before Shingo could answer, Kourin cut him. "Basically in wizarding world there are three blood type: pureblood, means both of your parents are magic-folk, half-blood, means one of your parents is a magic-folk while the other just a ordinary human, and Muggle-born, means both of your parents aren't magic-folk but you are. A Muggle-born is rare, and usually looked down upon, but they often turn out to be some of the most powerful magic folk."
"Why would a Muggle-born be looked down upon?" asked Aichi.
Kourin shrugged. "I don't know how it started, but some arrogant purebloods think their blood is better that half-blood and Muggle-born. Racism, if you ask me."
"The founder of Slytherin didn't take a liking to half-bloods or Muggle-born," Shingo continued. "You'll have a hard time finding a half-blood, much less a Muggle-born, in that house."
"Slytherin would be an honorable house, if it weren't for racist purebloods," Misaki cut in. "I don't want to be hating on a house with a mixed history. Its good members outnumber its bad. They're simply less heard of. Slytherin is a house of cunning leaders. They are very practical, and know how to protect what they love, and fight threatening forces and enemies. As enemies, they can brutal, but as allies, they're great to have on your side. But I guess it's character more than blood to be put in that house. They're very tactful."
"What about the other two houses?" asked Naoki.
"Hufflepuff and Gryffindor," said Misaki. "If you want someone to back you in a fight, a Hufflepuff would be your best bet, though they're often overlooked. A Hufflepuff is loyal and determined, and have an inclination to do what is right no matter what. They're caring and understanding, and they don't pick a fight unless necessary.
The Gryffindor is practically the 'house of heroes'. There are courageous as well as bravery, nerve, and chivalry. Thus its members are generally regarded as brave, though sometimes to the point of recklessness. They can also be short-tempered."
For the rest of the train ride, Misaki explained Quidditch, class options, spells, notorious wizards, information about Hogwarts Castle, and much more.
And Aichi, who had been eating various flavored beans while listening to Misaki's wonderful explanations, just couldn't wait any longer to arrive at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft And Wizardry!
Okay, I'm not very sure that you can use the floo network to go to King's Cross station, but for the sake of this fan fiction, they can. Since most of the characters are Japanese, they need the network to go back to Japan. Another thing for the sake of this fan fiction, Hogwarts accepts student from Japan too.
Yay! We have the Miyagi Card Fight club all together!
Also just a fun-facts, the characters casual clothes beside Hogwarts uniform:
- Year 1: child outfit
- Year 2: casual outfit season 1
- Year 3: summer outfit season 1
- Year 4: season 2 outfit
- Year 5: casual outfit season 3/ mortified school unifom
- Year 6: season 4 outfit
- Year 7: movie outfit
IF I decided to continue until year 7. Also because of neither Kourin nor Shingo doesn't have 'child' outfit, I gave Kourin Homura Akemi's magical girl outfit while Shingo gets Misuru Hachuka's outfit. Naoki has a 'child' outfit from his flashback in episode 106, but for his season 1 and 2 outfit I'll think about it IF I continue.
Next episode: The Sorting Ceremony! My favorite part! Yay!
I don't own Cardfight Vanguard or Harry Potter. Everything belongs to the respective owner.
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