There was another gift also.A note was attached... it was from Wong Fei Hung! The note said '' i snatched this for you from the prisoners personal items box I got the wise woman to forge it with her powerful charms, the sword is yours and is invincible to all others, use it wisely''.Xiang opened the long package, It was The sword she took from the baron in their fight!''The Green Destiny'' It is called.It was very old but still sharp, the blade was gleaming silver with green dragons crawling up the steel.It was a beautiful peice of weaponry.
Xiang changed into her new kimono, put on her new makeup and tied her hair up with ornaments.She looked as fabulous as a kyoto geisha. She had her new sword tied to her obi and stuck her wand inside of her special fan which she tucked into her obi .Her and toshi arrived in the great hall but all the tables were moved up and only the staff one remained, she saw potter and weasley sitting at the table with the rest of the teachers and two nervous looking first years.''ah! How nice of you to join is miss Fu Jin, come and take a seat'' said the headmaster.Xiang did as instructed, there was an empty chair next to Harry and Ron across from Sensei Snape.Xiang really didnt want to sit there next to her enemys and the teacher she just gushed her angsty feelings too some hours ago.She was so mortified over that, he probly expected her to say something nasty about potter and his friends but instead she whined about her social troubles with the Malfoy boy.The meal began and Dumbledore initiated conversation.
Making small talking around the table.He then adressed Xiang ''that is a beautiful kimono you have on, your mother sent it to you?''''yes headmassa sank you verry muchuh'' Xiang replyed politely.''I think you might enjoy trying some of these'' Dumbledore said kindly pointing to the table.Along with the Traditional western food there was teriyaki chicken, sushii, rice balls, sake and green tea and lots more exotic things.Xiang blurted out rejoicements in japanese as she piled sushi and orange glaze chicken on her plate with a pair of chopsticks.
Ron made a grimace at the sushii ''raw fish blech'' he said adressing Harry.''You tryy Weasrey san ita verry gooduh'' Xiang retorted flinging some eel onto his plate.Him and harry looked at eachother as to say...'weird'''Try the chikun, ituh very niceuh, we asians cook good! We can makeuh chicken tastuh rike candy'' Xiang boasted jokingly to the table.
Some of the teachers laughed and tryed the chicken, Ron and Harry went for it also.Ron seemed to enjoy it but didnt say anything to Xiang.Things between Xiang and the gryffindor boys were on a slippery slope, but Xiang was so lonely that she just wanted to talk to people and was being civil with them anyways.She could tell they thought it was very odd.The first years were cataloging all the stuff they got and Xiang showed them her new sword.
Snape seemed to dislike Xiang being civil to Harry potter and the Weasly boy and acted out on that by saying ''keep youre muggle dueling objects away from the food''."MUGGRE DUERING?! No no no sensei! Samurai swords areuh not for muggre duering, muggres wrestre and boxuh, kung fu is for the powerfurr and is a form of magic in itserf!'' Xiang replyed in a most passionate manner.She then leaped onto the seat of her chair pulling out her sword and did a difficult looking combo while saying''kung-fu isuh the truest form of wandress magic! Arrowing you to benduh what muggres carr the rures of physicsuh!'' and with that she leapt out of the standing position she had taken in her chair and glided through the air as if on an invisible string soaring across the table onto the floor below on the other end.Then Xiang said in closing as she made footwork while spinning her sword and then soring up into the air again and standing light as a feather right on top of Potters head ''there are arso rures dattuh can be burroken!''Harry was amazed that this whole person standing gracefully on his head weighed next to nothing!Snape looked highly amused at the fact that Xiang was using Potter as a stepping stool at the dinner table and gave one of his miniscule crooked smiles as Xiang hopped back into her seat stowing away her Green Destiny and thanking harry for being such a good sport.
Dumbledore appauded Xiang on her skillful demonstration and the whole table seemd to be amused along with with him.Professor trelawny as usual started on about potters upcoming death and macgonnagal kept debunking her theories to Xiangs amusement.Dinner went well and Xiang left with Potter and weasley.She Was walking with them in scilence down the hall where she would soon turn to walk down to the Slytherin common room when Harry and Ron spoke up in unison.''WERE SORRY!'' they both said.Xiang stopped shocked in her tracks.This wasnt the first apology she had gotten this holiday but somehow this one seemed more real.''We misjudged you, youre not like your friends, weve wanted to speak to you ever scince the day malfoy got injured in class but youre well...kind of hard to talk too''Xiang was so touched by this, and invited them back to the Slytherin common room to catch up and talk.''i puromise noone isuh inside exept me, you wont get into troubre'' she said reasurringly
The two boys relucantly accepted and followed her to the Slytherin common room with Toshi scampering behind.Xiang, Ron and Harry bonded about alot, they were easy to talk too about certain things that were difficult to bring up around Draco when he was among other friends which was most of the time.These boys didnt seem to put up a front that you had to slither your way around and break down everyday like Draco did.She told them about Draco and the hippogriff trial and how she had shunned him and his friends for weeks on end up to now.They talked about sirius black, the Dark Lord, the baron, blood status quarrels and things like that.The boys told Xiang about Nevilles bogart and Xiang told them about her embarassing Snape encounter she had that morning.
''why are you so close to Draco and them in the first place? I mean they ARE jerks, you come off badass and black magic when you hang out with them too but youre still different. Hermione said you werent like the rest because you didnt grow up over here, youre eyes are unclouded by western predjudice, supposedly the Dark Lords wrath didnt really effect people over in asia'' Said Harry''I cant herp it, i am so takenuh by him! We used to haveuh a strong bond to eachother beforeuh the fight, Hesuh very entertaining, He make fun jokes ...at othsa peopurr expense which isuh wrong...FUNNY butuh wrongggg, and he doesent rook down onuh me. He accepted me right away, i did notuh have to prove myserf to him'' Xiang explained.''he jussa mean to you because he hateuh you boys, he rike me wissuh first impression arso he very racist rike most inuh dissuh house but i never care, its not my history. I rive here now but i have no care for your quarrels so granga chan is correctuh'' added Xiang.The three of them laughed and talked, they told her many things about Britain and she told them about Japan.They thought Xiangs english was good and told her she had a large vocabulary for someone who been speaking it for as little time as she has.She was pleased to hear this, her hard work was paying off.
Xiang was happy that she made new friends from Gryffindor but worried about how this would affect her life with the rest of the Slytherins.The holidays passed and the next term started as usual.Xiang made her way to the breakfast table with the Slytherins and waved hello to Harry and his friends.Draco quickly snapped ''what are you doing? Dont tell me youre friends with that sorry lot now!''Xiang didnt awnser she was not speaking to Malfoy after that ridiculous excuse for an appology over christmas break.Pansy had replaced Xiang in the slytherin gang which broke her heart but she still kept her distance.School was dismal for the past few weeks and Xiang missed Draco sorely.Theyd always lock eyes and then look away, It was obvious Draco missed his friend but he was too arrogant to make amends.Things got worse when Xiang started mingling more with other houses.
Once people found out she had befriended potters gang people saw her differently and she made a large group of friends.She was starting to loose her status in Slytherin house but she was happy to be spending time with a group of nice Hufflepuffs which included a boy named Cedric Diggory.She also became well aquainted with a Ravenclaw second year named Luna Lovegood.Everyone thought she was a nutter but Xiang thought she was interesting.She had not the slightest idea what Nargles or Crumple Horned Snorkacks were but tryed to keep away from them nonetheless.Sometimes you could catch Xiang waving her hands around in the air to prevent some sort of nonexistent creature from possessing her mind.Pansy parkinson became insufferable along with many of the other slytherin clan and Xiang had become very good dueling them into tears.She aways had a vast knowledge of tricky curses and was not hesitant to use them on anyone that came into her way.Xiang had spoken a little with Hermione but didnt seem to like her personality, she got the impression that she gave off a scense of superiority when it came to her academic ability.