Chapter IV
The funny Asian
Hikage is a freshmen that came from Japan. He's half-half meaning having a muggle Japanese mother and a wizard English father. As he had already told Ginny, Neville and Luna, half of his life was spent in Japan, therefore giving his accent a mixed of sorts but can express himself considerably.
At the Great Hall, Luna bid her goodbyes to Neville and Ginny as they went to their respective Houses. Arranging her blue robes, she sat next to a skinny third year girl who was near the front view of the sorting.
Going back to our little hero, (in Luna's opinion at least) who was trembling from head to toe, was being comforted by his new found friends.
"Hey, loosen up a bit will you!" a girl with flowing red hair said as she pats his head.
"Eeeto~ Are~! I can't. I still remember those boys who pulled me from our compartment a while back." Hikage sniffed.
"Stop doing that. You're being such a baby." A boy with straw colored hair snapped.
"Hey! Calm down! You can't blame him. Besides, those boys who pulled him were all Slytherins. They get really scary you know." Another boy with short spiky black hair said.
"Hmph! Well, you may be right Jerik. I just wish I could be accepted in Gryffindor." The straw color haired boy said proudly.
"Oh! That would be wonderful Mikko! Well, I wish I could be in Ravenclaw!" the girl said blissfully.
"Are~ I want to be in the same House as oneesan." Hikage sighed.
"Pardon?" chorused all three.
"Oh, sorry! Old habits never die. Hehehe! I meant that big sister whom the Slytherin guys asked me to give the 'Threat Letter' to." Hikage shivered.
"Oh! You mean the girl who was reading a copy of the Quibbler?" The girl asked. "How did she take it? Was she scared?"
"I don't think so Vanessa," Hikage tried to remember. "From the looks of it, she seems to be moved by it."
"Well, that's weird." Vanessa dropped her voice to a whisper as a slender woman in red flowing robe came.
-Back at the Great Hall-
Ginny tried to catch Luna's eye the whole time they were in the Great Hall while trying to comprehend Luna's strange—er attitude lately. However, while failing miserably at it, Ginny diverted her attention toward the teacher's table.
It seems that half of the staff was replaced by some members of the Order. Considering that McGonagall is headmistress, the seat she usually sat on was empty.
"Who could be teaching Transfiguration this term?" Ginny asked Neville.
"Beats me." Neville shrugged.
The seat for the Potions professor which was supposedly empty, with Snape gone and on the loose, has Professor Moody sitting on it, who returned to hold the position even though he was quite against it. Lastly, the seat for the D.A.D.A. professor was occupied by none other than Professor Lupin once again.
Finally, the first years came flowing in tailed by Hagrid and …
"Oh my, Its Tonks! Tonks would be the Transfiguration Professor!" Ginny gasped while Neville gaped.
"Hey! I can see Hikage!" Ginny laughed.
"He sure looks nervous." Neville smiled.
"Oh, he's waving! Say "hi" too Neville!" Ginny nudged.
-in Hikage's POV-
"Oh, there they are! They're the Gryffindors whom I had a nice chat with!" Hikage whispered to the three beside him.
"Really? My, my! Is that her? Is she the one that the Slytherins want to give the letter to?" Vanessa squinted to get a better view.
"Ne? Iie! Not her! There, over there, where the blue clad oneesans and oniisans sit." Hikage pointed.
"What? Stop talking in Japanese would you?" Mikko irritably said.
"Gomene~ uh~ I mean, pardon me." Hikage apologized. "I'll catch her attention for you Ness-chan, if you like." Hikage looked at Vanessa.
"Oh… sure!" Vanessa blushed.
"…" Jerik just stared at them irritably.
-at the Ravenclaw's table-
"Oh, it seems that Tonks got the position for the Transfiguration professor." Luna gazed blankly. She was still flustered by the letter she got from her "admirer" that night that her emotions seems to be stirring in confusion.
"Hey! Loo—na." The girl beside her, who half way changed what she was about to call Luna, nudged her gently.
"Yes?" Luna dreamily asked.
"That kid in line for the sorting is waving at you." She said
"Really?" Luna's eyes widened slightly just to show interest while following the direction that her neighbor indicated her to look.
"Oh… why, its Hikage!" Luna waved slowly back.
"Hika-what?" the girl asked.
"Oh never would you mind!" Luna snapped gently.
-back to Hikage-
"Were you able to see her Ness-chan?" Hikage asked excitedly.
"Yes! I did see her! I think you're right Hika-kun. She still looks as if she is in a trance or something." Vanessa giggled.
"Hmm… there you go Hikage! Speak a lot more like that so that we won't need to run to a translator whenever you talk." Mikko pats Hikage on the back.
"Yeah." Jerik agreed but was frowning at Vanessa.
"What? I kind of picked it up from him." Vanessa answered the inquiring look on Jerik's face.
"Okay. I'll try" Hikage said embarrassed.
"Hey! Mikko! Professor Tonks is calling you!" Jerik kicked Mikko gently.
"What? It's my turn already?" whispered Mikko nervously.
"Hurry! Before Professor Tonks gets mad at you." Vanessa pushed Mikko a little.
After a few minutes, the sorting hat shouted "Gryffindor!".
"Well good for him." sighed Jerik. "At least he got to go to the House he wanted."
"Yeah." Hikage agreed.
After what seems to be an eternity, Vanessa was called upon for the sorting. It took a tad bit longer than Mikko for Vanessa to be sorted but after a few sigh's from her, the sorting hat called out:
"Ravenclaw!"
Vanessa gently placed the hat back to the three-legged chair and sat between the skinny third year and Luna.
"Lucky!" whined Hikage.
Jerik looked at him for a moment then patted his back a little hard. "Don't worry, you always have a choice you know."
"Really?" Hikage looked up cheerfully.
"Yeah. That's what I heard."
-at the Ravenclaw's table—
Vanessa faced Luna slowly and asked, "Uhm, Hi! Are you the one that Hikage handed over the 'Threat Letter' while in the train?"
"Threat Letter?" Luna stared at her blankly.
"Yeah! The letter that those scary Slytherins told us to give it to you as soon as possible." Vanessa urged.
"What? A "Threat Letter"? Did you already threw it Loo-na? Were you hexed?" the skinny girl rounded on them.
"Shut it Priss! You're really getting to my nerves you know!" Luna sternly said.
"Waaaah! Scary! " Vanessa thought.
"Im sorry… I was thinking about certain things right now. Though, I did get the letter that you mentioned. I will deal with it as soon as possible." Luna smiled dreamily at Vanessa.
"What's you're name by the way?"
"Vanessa Quinhart"
"Nice name." Luna nodded.
"Oh! It's Hikage's turn already!" Vanessa gasped in excitement.
"Indeed." Luna agreed.
"Ravenclaw!" the sorting hat shouted. Hikage removed the hat and skipped towards the Ravenclaw table and collapsed between Luna and Vanessa.
"Amazing! I get to be in the same House as oneesan!" Hikage sighed.
"Good for you!" smiled Luna.
"Nee~! Nee~! It's Jerik's turn already!" Hikage turned to watch.
"Ravenclaw" the sorting hat chuckled out loud. Jerik placed the sorting hat back to the three-legged stool while stomping towards the Ravenclaw table.
"Ooh! You're in Ravenclaw too! This is great!" Vanessa fussed.
"…" Jerik frowned and sat between Hikage and Vanessa.
After the ceremony, the Welcoming Feast started. Mikko came over to the Ravenclaw table and frowned at the three.
"You three! You left me behind!" Mikko crossed his arms in disapproval.
"It was a choice you made not ours." Jerik rebutted.
"Don't worry, we still have classes and Lunch breaks that we could spend with." Vanessa added.
"Yeah! Don't worry too much" Hikage whispered.
"Really?" Mikko smiled.
"Simpleton" Jerik whispered. "Of course, you idiot!"
-A/N: okay, i lost there... what does OOC mean? . really its been a while since i wrote stories for this site! hahahaha! anyway, Draco's attitude might be all out AU for this fic but it'll even out eventually. thanks for the reviews though! love it all-