Chapter 9: Boggarts, Parseltongues, and Owls! Oh my!
HARRY POTTER/SETO KAIBA
"Alright class, the fourth year students are here to watch your progress in my class and to give adivce and their assistance in class today." Moody said as he adressed the first years.
They all nodded and Moody pulled out the old wardrobe that Professor Lupin had last year.
He asked, "Now who here knows what a Boggart is? And I'm talking to the first years... So put your hand down Granger."
Ari raised her hand and said, "It's a shape shiftier, that turns into your worst fear..."
Moody nodded and said, "Now we're going to show you how to defend against one, using the spell, 'Riddikulus'. Mr. Wheeler please approach the wardrobe."
Wheeler nodded and said, "Yes Professor."
Wheeler walked in front of the wardrobe and pulled out his wand.
Moody looked at him and said, "What do you fear, my boy?"
Wheeler gulped and said, "I fear..."
Moody said, "I didn't catch that. Now what do you fear?"
Wheeler then said, "I fear..."
Moody yelled, "SPIT IT OUT WHEELER!"
Wheeler said, "Blood... I fear seeing blood outside of my body..."
Wheeler is afraid of losing his blood.
Well everyone has their own worst nightmare, his involves severe trauma.
Moody nodded and said, "It's a healthy fear, to make sure blood stays in your body. Now what is the strangest liquid you can think of?"
Wheeler looked up and said, "That weird potion that looks like blue jelly that Snape made."
Moody grabbed the wardrobe door and said, "Good, now keep that image in your mind..."
He opened the door and large pool of blood came rolling out.
Wheeler looked a bit scared but then he said, "Riddikulus!"
The blood turned blue and began to bounce around like Jello.
Everyone started laughing and the blue blob returned to the wardrobe.
Moody smirked and said, "In order to subdue a Boggart, you have to use laughter. Now, we let some of our fourth years show you how it's done, as well as our guest, then you each have a turn against the creature."
Moody looked to us and said, "You, Beauxbaton! What your name girl?"
Serenity mumbled out, "Serenity Wheeler Sir..."
Moody looked at her and said, "Joesph's sister?"
She nodded and he said, "Take your place in front of the wardrobe."
Serenity did as he asked and he once again open the wardrobe.
The Boggart was now looked just like Serenity, but it was missing it's eyes.
She was afraid of losing her sight, since the fact she almost went blind once.
Serenity took a deep breath, pointed her wand at it and said, "Riddikulus!"
The blind Serenity was now a bright purple with green hair and pink clothes with orange spots.
The class burst out laughing forcing the Boggart to retreat once more.
It continued like this, with Tea and Ron facing off against spiders and making them fall to the ground, Mai going against a really big dog that lost all it's fur, Tristen and Duke going against skeletons that fell apart, Bakura going against a large bear who turned into a teddy bear, and Yugi who against a skull masked figure pointing a wand at his face.
Yugi feared the Death Eaters and the Cruciatus Curse... But when he made their mask into a flowers and feathers and their wand into a lollipop, he put on a smile and burst out laughing.
Then it was the first years, turn.
First up was Siri, and I already knew what he feared.
The wardrobe opened and a ghostly figure of myself came out.
He feared for my life...
He begged me to be careful for he wouldn't know what to do if I died.
Siri pulled out his wand and said, "Riddikulus!"
The ghostly figure melted into a puddle and rolled back into the wardrobe.
Some more first years went, their fears were mostly ghouls, monsters, and animals, although a few feared Professor Snape...
It was hilarious to see Snape in a woman's dress again...
Moody looked at the first years and said, "Malfoy. You're next."
Ari nodded and approached the place everyone had been standing.
The wardrobe opened and a huge snake came crawling out of the wardrobe.
Ariana's eyes widen at the snake and she fell back in fear.
It was too much for her...
The snake got into position to strike, and Ari was paralyzed with fear.
"STOP! LEAVE HER BE!" I heard Sirius yelled.
But he didn't yell in English.
No he yelled in Parseltongue, the language of snakes.
The snake backed away and said, "I shall not harm her boy..."
Siri yelled, "Riddikulus!"
Now the snakes skin, was made of Every Flavor Beans and it's eyes Chocolate Frogs.
The class burst out in laughter, even Ariana was giving a small laugh, though she was still terrified of the snake.
The Boggart went back in the wardrobe and Moody said, "10 point to Gryffindor, for helping a down classmate. For those who face their fears today will receive 5 points for their houses. Now off with the lot of you."
The classroom began to empty.
Malfoy ran up to Ari and said, "Ariana, are you alright?"
She nodded and said, "Thanks to Siri here."
Malfoy looked at him and said, "I may not like you, but... I want to thank you for saving my sister... I am in your debt... Potter."
He helped Ari up and walked her out of the room.
We all stood their completely dumbstruck.
One, Sirius is a Parseltongue just like me.
Two he took on the Boggart again for Ariana.
And three, Malfoy just thanked him and said, he was in debt to him...
Although the only one that seemed to hit Sirius was the fact Malfoy thanked him.
Wheeler looked at Siri and said, "Dude that was the weirdest thing I have ever seen."
Yugi looked at him and said, "Wh-which one? The hissing at sn-snake or Malfoy th-thanking him?"
Wheeler replied, "Malfoy thanking him. Malfoy owes him one, he could get him to anything! But seriously what was with the hissing thing?"
Tea said, "Siri... He must be a Parseltongue..."
Sirius cocked his head and said, "And that is..."
Ron said, "You can talk to snakes, like Harry... It a really rare abiltiy... Like one in a million wizards..."
I smirked and said in Parseltongue, "You see, when we talk like this... It sounds like hissing to them, but we actually talking in the snake laungage."
"But I can understand it..."
I turned to Ryou and said, "You can understand this?"
He nodded and said, "I don't hear any hissing, just you talking."
Duke smirked and said, "Another Parseltongue... This is just getting bizarre..."
Yugi said, "Three Pa-Parseltongues in one room?! What are the odds of th-that happening?"
Hermoine sighed and said, "The same odd of finding a giant snake that can petrify people in a secret room beneath the girls bathroom..."
Mai looked at her and said, "Quite a scenario you've got there..."
I shook my head and said, "It's not a scenario. It happened during our second year. Giant Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets controlled by Tom Marvolo Riddle."
Duke raised an eyebrow and said, "And who is that?"
Ron said, "It was his name before... He became, He Who Shall Not Be Named."
Tea looked at me and said, "Riddle? But that a Muggle name..."
I nodded and said, "Believe it or not... The Dark Lord is in fact, a Half Blood."
Sirius looked at me and said, "Um, Harry? Aren't we suppose to be in the Great Hall?"
Wheeler yelled, "Bloody Hell, we're late for lunch!"
And with that we all made a mad dash for the Great Hall.
"Well Hogwarts is quite different than the Beauxbaton Academy, it's a bit more free flowing." Serenity said as we ate our lunch at the Hufflepuff table.
Ryou nodded and said, "Same goes for Durmstrang, it a lot less strict here and a bit more fun..."
I looked at the four outsiders and said, "So how did you guys get into those academies?"
Serenity smiled and said, "Well I'm Muggle Born, but I turned eleven when I started living with my Mom in France. Thus they sent me my letter and I began attending the academy. That the first time I met Mai, she was a whole three years older than me and she showed me the ropes. Mai is a Half Blood and is on her 5th year at the academy."
Duke nodded and said, "Well, I'm a pure blood, never acted like it though. As soon as I turned eleven, they shipped me off to Durmstrang. As for Ryou, he's a Half Blood, Dad's a wizard and his mother a muggle. His father took him to Durmstrang, because the Japanese Minsity wouldn't teach him. Between the constant drills on order, we became fast friends and like Mai and Serenity. We had to fake our first meeting around you guys."
I smirked and said, "Well, it good to know we don't have to keep..."
Ron said, "Mail's here!"
Owl's flew in from the ceiling bringing in letters and packages from above.
Koto dropped a large box into Wheeler's lap and he opened it up. He smirked and said, "Hey Yug, check it out!"
Wheeler held up a small statue of Red Eyes Black Dragon and Dark Magician.
He smirked and said, "They have a wizards version of duel monsters, and I ordered some."
Ron asked, "What's Duel Monsters?"
Yugi held up the Dark Magician and said, "Here, we'll sh-show you."
Yugi pulled out his wand and said, "Specialis Revelio."
The Dark Magician statue twirled it's staff and aimed it at Red Eyes.
Wheeler cast the same spell and Red Eyes got in the position for battle.
The Dark Magician took out Red Eyes easily and became immobile once more.
Ron smiled and said, "Wicked! It's just like Wizard's Chess."
Then Shahii flew in carrying a single letter.
Yugi opened it up and said, "I wondered wh-when Grandpa was going to write me back. He re-really is interested about Ho-Hogwarts, considering he's a Sqiub-b."
Yugi began reading it and his joyful smile faded away.
I looked at him and said, "What happened?"
He didn't reply, he only handed me the letter. It read;
Dear Mr. Motou,
It is with the greatest regret we are to inform you that your Grandfather, Squib Solomon J. Motou is missing, along with the Muggles, Maximilian Pegasus, Rebecca Hopkins, Arthur Hopkins, Weevil Underwood, and Rex Raptor.
We believe that the Death Eaters have associated these people with you and the Potters and taken them in hopes of gaining leverage.
We are doing in our power to find these people as soon as possible and make sure your love ones are safe. U
ntil they are found, you will fall under the protection of the Weasely Family and will remain at Hogwarts.
Signed,
Cornelius Fudge
Minister Of Magic
I looked at him and said, "Yugi..."
He stood up and said, "I'm go-going to the commons... I need to th-think..."
He walked out of the Main Hall taking the letter with him and tears brimming his eyes.
Tristen looked at me and said, "What was that about?"
I replied, "I think Yugi should tell you. It's not my place."
Then Yami appeared behind us walking from the walls and said, "Good Afternoon my friends... Strange, where's Yugi? Professor McGonagall wanted to speak to him and I was sent to fetch him."
Ron replied, "He went to the Ravenclaw commons, he got a letter and it really upset him. Don't know why though..."
Yami sighed and said, "I tell McGonagall where he is and then I'll talked to him about this letter."
Yami looked at Ryou and said, "Oh and Ryou. Professor Dumbledore wishes to see you before third period."
Ryou nodded and said, "I head there straight away."
He stood up and made his way to the hallway.
Yami turned around and walked through the wall once more. Then Hedwig flew in carrying two boxes.
One was addressed to me and the other to Siri.
I opened the note on the top and it read;
Dear boys,
It seems that you two don't have your permission slips to go to Hogsmeade, so I took the liberty of signing them for you and sent along a gift for the both of you.
Enjoy your fun!
-Sirius
I opened the small box and in the bottom was the Marauder's Map.
Ron smiled and said, "I thought we never see that again!"
I nodded and said, "We'll have to keep this on hand the next time we sneak out."
Hermoine then said, "If we sneak out..."
Ron laughed and said, "You know better 'Moine... We always end up sneaking out."
Wheeler looked at the piece of paper and said, "What is that?"
I smirked and said, "It's called the Marauder's Map. When we get out of the sight I'll show you what it does."
Siri opened his box and pulled out a Wizards Chess Set.
Ron smirked and said, "So you like chess Siri?"
He nodded and said, "I'm pretty good. Wanna play?"
Ron nodded and said, "Be warned. No one beaten me yet."
Siri smirked and said, "We'll see about that..."
5 MINUTES LATER
"Checkmate." Siri said to Ron.
Ron sat the bewildered and wondering how heck a first year beat him.
Hermoine patted Siri on the back and said, "I think we have a new champion..."
I looked toward the Goblet and said, "Speaking of which..."
Students left and right were putting in their names trying to get chosen.
Then the Weasley twins came in holding potions.
Marik sighed and said, "Aging potions?"
I nodded and said, "Most likely..."
The boys smirked and Fred said, "We worked all day, but it we finally got it!"
Kissara looked at them and said, "It's not going to work."
Fred then said, "Oh yeah?"
Then George said, "Why's that, Lovegood?"
She sighed and said, "You see this?"
She gestures to a glowing circle on the floor and said, "This is an age line. Dumbledore drew it himself."
Fred cocked his head and said, "So?"
Kissara groaned and said, "So a genius like Dumbledore couldn't possibly be fooled by a dodge as pathetically dim witted as an ageing potion."
Fred then said, "Ah, but that's why it's so brilliant!"
George nodded and said, "Because it's so pathetically dim witted."
Kissara sighed and said, "I warned you..."
George looked at his brother and asked, "Ready Fred?"
Fred nodded and said, "Ready George!"
Then they both said, "Bottoms up!"
They both drink the ageing potion together and jump over the age line.
They placed their names in the fire and it sent them flying back, growing long white beards...
Kissira laughed and said, "I told you so..."
Kissara stood up and walked out of the room with her long white hair flowing behind her.
Duke looked at her and said, "Who is that?"
Ron said, "That's Kissara Lovegood, she's a Ravenclaw, and cousin to Loony Luna..."
Hermoine shoved him and said, "She is not loony, she is unique and is quite brilliant at times."
Ron nodded and said, "I heard Kissara is near the top in Transfiguration and Charms... She's more of a know it all that Her..."
Hermoine shoved him out of his seat and said, "Oops! I didn't see you there..."
We all gave a good laugh after that.
I looked around and saw all the teachers were gone.
I pulled out my wand and said, "You wanted to know right?"
They all nodded and looked at the paper.
I waved my wand and then said, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
The map revealed itself and showed all the footsteps traveling the halls.
Wheeler said, "Whoa... Where did you..."
I smirked and said, "Let's just say an old dog brought it to me..."
I watched as Snape's name came closer to the room.
I quickly said, "Mischief Managed..."
The map vanished. Snape came in and said, "Potter."
Siri and I both looked at him.
He then said, "Sirius Potter. Professor Flitwick needs you."
Siri nodded and said, "Thank you Professor, I'll head straight there..."
Snape nodded and left in a huff.
Siri jumped up and said, "See you guys later!"
He ran off in a mad dash. I sighed and said, "Well today was...eventful..."
Tea nodded and said, "Just wait till, the tournament starts..."
