*On the train to Hogwarts*


Sakura giggled. "These are so funny!" she exclaimed, waving a bag of Every Flavor Beans in the air.

"Uh-huh," Touya responded, not glancing up from his spellbook.

"I can't believe this," said Yukito for about the billionth time. "You're BOTH going to Hogwarts?"

"Yes, Yuki." Touya sighed.

"And Tomoyo, Eriol and Syaoran too?"

"YES, Yuki."

"And Nakuru and myself. That's GOT to be more than coincidence."

"Sakura, stop jumping around and do something useful! Practice spells or . . . SOMETHING!"

"But onii-chan! I already did!"

"Well, do it until you get it right then."

"But I did!" Sakura repeated. "I even did all the spells in your books!"

Touya blinked.

"Haha, Sakura, very funny. I'm SERIOUS!"

"But so am I, Touya-chan!"

"Prove it."

"Okay." Sakura said. "This one was in your Defense Book. Ano. . . ano . . .expecto patronum!"

A silver-white version of the Star Key escaped Sakura's wand.

Sweatdrop.

"Try the Summoning Spell."

"Accio!"

"Oowwwwwwww!"

"Oh, gomen na saiii!!"

"Ouch, Sakura-chan, what am I DOING here?"

"Sorry, Tomoyo-chan, just practicing Summoning Charms."

"Ohohohohoho!" Tomoyo laughed. "Alright. See you, Sakura." She went back to her compartment.

Touya was studying Sakura with an odd look on his face.

"Do a bit of Transfiguration."

"Hai!" Sakura said, and transfigured herself into a sakura tree and back.

"You're pretty good, Sakura!" Yukito commented.

"That's an understatement." Touya muttered. "Bet you could do the Unforgivables."

"Okay!"

"NOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

*Several Compartments Down*

"It was an incredibly weird dream," Ron continued. "There were people with all sorts of weird piercings and hair and clothes and they talked funny."

"How so?" Hermione asked. "Check."

"Dunno, it was some other language. It was scary. They had spiders on their shirts."

"This is a sign." Harry said in a mystical voice. "It means that you. . . that you should never eat corned beef before bed."

"It's a premonition." Hermione laughed.

"Checkmate!" said Ron triumphantly. "Ha!"

At that point, the door opened and a younger student who looked a lot like Harry entered.

"Hmm." he said, studying Ron's chessboard. "Move the queen in front of the king." he instructed Hermione.

She did, frowning slightly and then breaking into a grin. "That's checkmate, Weasley."

"Are you Harry's long-lost sibling?" Ron asked in amazement, staring.

"Afraid not." the boy grinned. "We DO look alike, don't we?"

"Is your name Eriol?!" Harry and Hermione chorused.

"Well, actually yes. Eriol Hiiragizawa. I suppose you've met Sakura and Syaoran then?"

"If you mean that girl with the short brown hair and green eyes, then yes." Hermione replied.

"Well, could you tell me which compartment she's in? We're. . .old acquaintances."

"No idea." Harry said. "We met her in Diagon Alley."

"Of course." said Eriol politely. "If you'll excuse me?"

He left, hiding a smirk and a half-intoxicated Suppichan under his coat.

"Oookay." Ron said. "Chess, Harry?"

"No way!" Harry denied.

********

"Firs' years with me!" shouted Hagrid. "Yeh three okay?"

"Good to see you, Hagrid," Hermione smiled as she, Ron and Harry passed.

"Sakura, how yeh doin'?"

"Fine, Hagrid-kun!" Sakura answered as she hopped in a boat. "See you at the castle, Touya!"

"Right, monster!" Touya smirked as he and Yukito turned away.

"Yer brother?" Hagrid asked as Tomoyo and Syaoran jumped in her boat too.

"Yes." Tomoyo confirmed as Sakura made faces at her brother's back.

"He makes me so mad!!!"

"Konichiwa, Sakura-chan." said an overly pleasant voice.

Eriol Hiiragizawa got into the boat.

"You!" Syaoran sneered.

Eriol managed to look pleased with himself.

"Yes, Syaoran, me."

********

A/N: Plotline becomes clearer next chapter.

Disclaimer: don't own nothing.