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"Parseltongue"

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Hari smiled as she stepped off the train and the first person she saw was Saeki who smiled and waved at her. Though, she tried to frown at him and crossed her arms over her chest as she gave him her best glare.

"You didn't trust me to find your house on my own?" she demanded.

He laughed freely and nudged her shoulder with his own as he fell into step beside her.

"Well, do you blame me?" he asked.

Hari tried to keep up her glare, but she failed and laughed as she shook her head. She knew that it wouldn't do any good telling him she would have found his house since he had been there before, not with the way they had met.

"So, Hari-chan, tell me," Saeki glanced at her, "how are you with the decision to quit the girl's team?"

"I'm fine," Hari assured him with a small smile. "It was the right choice for me."

"You wouldn't tell me what you do now, though," Saeki probed at her curiously. "Do you play on street courts now or?"

"Well, I do that too," Hari said purposely dragging it out before telling him. "But I joined the boy's team as well."

Saeki blinked surprised at her.

"Honto?" he asked.

"Why? You don't think I'm good enough?" Hari smirked at him and he laughed.

"Hm," he pretended to think making Hari show him lightly and he laughed again. "I think you are more than good enough."

Hari laughed as well and they talked more about her team and his as they made their way to the tennis court they had used last time she had been there.

...

"Daijobu," Saeki said when they had warmed up a little and she couldn't help but notice his smile as he looked at her. She pushed the observation away as she focused on the fact that he was going to teach her more about the motion vision like he had promised her. "I want you to start by tossing two balls against the wall over there. I want you to toss them one by one and then catch them at the same order knowing which ball is which."

Hari looked at the wall before looking back at Saeki who just smiled at her. She tilted her head slightly before looking back at the wall and shrugged.

"Ok," she agreed.

He tossed her the two balls and she noticed the large numbers one and two written on them.

"Call out which one you're catching," he told her and she nodded.

She tossed the balls, first number one and then number two right after.

"One."

"Two."

"One."

"Two."

And on it went. Before Saeki tossed another ball against the wall so that it bounced back to her.

"Three!"

"Two."

"One."

Hari followed it easily for several bounces, catching every ball even as Saeki tossed in number four and five, but she could feel that her focus was starting to slip as the time between the balls became less and less and she inevitably started to toss the balls faster and harder.

She almost cursed when one ball slipped past her but she continued until she lost another ball and Saeki called her off.

"That was very good, Hari-chan," he smiled impressed. "I didn't expect you to manage this far on your first try."

Hari felt a stab of satisfaction at his words and fought a blush as he smiled at her again. She again pushed it away as she tried to focus on what she was supposed to focus on.

"I guess you have a reason for this?" She asked.

"I wondered when you'd ask," he told her, "well, it will help you develop your skill of picking up on the details of what you observe."

Hari nodded in understanding, "I see."

"Ready for one more try?" he asked and she nodded.

...

"Enough!" he called and she stopped just as she tossed another ball at the wall and ducked as the next one came back at her. He laughed. She glared.

"I want to try something else now," he said before glancing at the clock. "Before we go and get something to eat because I'm getting hungry."

"Me too," Hari said. "But what is it you want me to do next?"

She felt curious as she hadn't really known what to expect coming back to Chiba to meet Saeki and learn more about motion vision.

"You're going to be staring straight ahead and I'll toss balls at your sides," Saeki explained, "you're not going to follow the balls with your eyes but catch them using your peripheral awareness. I will toss the balls close enough for you to catch them."

Hari blinked but nodded as she watched as he took his place and she readied herself. She felt tense, but not too much as she stared at Saeki. He tossed a ball and she had to work not to follow it with her eyes as she caught the motion with her side view and just missed it.

"Okay, try the next one," Saeki said.

She nodded and forced her eyes to remain to look forward as Saeki tossed the balls at her side, he alternated between her right and left sides making it hard for her to predict where he would toss the balls.

She gritted her teeth as she felt her eyes sting slightly at the effort it took to just use her peripheral vision but she did catch most of the balls but then he started to toss the balls faster and she felt the strain getting harder.

"Enough," Saeki called.

Hari blinked rapidly trying to get her eyes to relax. It stung. She leaned forward slightly as she rubbed her eyes wincing slightly as she did.

"Here," Saeki held out a bottle filled with water and Hari grabbed it and poured it over her head and felt a little refreshed and her eyes blinked in the water.

"Thanks." Hari smiled up at him.

"Well, I think you've earned some food," he said.

"Yatta!" Hari cheered making Saeki laugh.

...

They found a local burger place and Hari grinned when she got her food. She put the fries to the side because that was the best part and she wanted to save it to later, but let out a small groan of pleasure as she took a bit of the burger.

She willfully ignored the amused look from Saeki.

She did feel some butterflies in her stomach as she looked up and saw Saeki smile at her from the other side of the table, but she was not sure why because it wasn't like she hadn't eaten with him before.

She mentally shrugged it off as she listened to him tell her a story about his team and she laughed amused.

"I think I would find your Captain amusing," Hari told him when he stopped talking.

He nodded and watched as she took the final bite of the burger and then reached for the fries.

"You really enjoy the food," he commented.

She glanced up at him before looking back at the fries. She wasn't sure if he noticed that she stilled or her hand shaking before she managed to get it under control.

"Mm, I guess I do," she hummed as she put a fry in her mouth and chewed on it. She wasn't about to tell him that she enjoyed the food because she had grown up not knowing if she would be able to eat or if Uncle Vernon would take it from her.

Saeki frowned slightly as he regretted his comment. He hadn't meant anything by it, only finding it rather cute. Though it was clear that she was now thinking about something painful and it had something to do with his comment, but he had no idea what.

"Ah!" A loud voice suddenly sounded, "it's Saeki-san!"

Saeki felt a stab of relief at the interruption because he was not sure how to get Hari out of the mood he had unknowingly set.

"Aoi," Saeki greeted him. He also saw Shudo Satoshi, Kisarazu Ryo, Itsuki Marehiko, Amane Hikaru and finally Kurobane Harukaze all from his team standing behind Aoi. "Guys."

"ARE YOU ON A DATE?!" Aoi yelled.

Hari blinked at him while Saeki pulled a hand over his face and looked slightly embarrassed if Hari could read him correctly.

"Osu! I'm Aoi Kentaro!" Aoi loudly introduced himself skipping up right next to Hari who looked from him to Saeki looking for an explanation.

"He's the captain of my team," Saeki sighed.

"Oh," Hari said, "Right, you told me about him."

"You did?" Aoi beamed looking between the two. "So? Are you on a date?"

"No," Saeki said.

Hari wasn't sure why she felt slightly disappointed, but again she wasn't sure why as she had known it wasn't and hadn't really hoped that it was either. She couldn't understand the nagging feeling she felt when he denied it.

"Then why…" Aoi started but stopped when he was swatted (gently Hari noticed) at the head by a tall boy with wavy brown hair that seemed to go in an upward direction and Hari noticed the way he gave Aoi a look.

"Don't be rude," he said before smiling gently at Hari and she thought it was a little contrast to the rather rough look he had going for him. "Hello, I'm Kurobane Harukaze. Hajimemashite."

"Hajimemashite," Hari nodded at him. "Echizen Hari."

That had Saeki introduce the rest of them and they sat down by their table when Hari asked them two, because like she told them; "you're giving me a crick in the neck!"

Hari resisted the urge to shift in her seat as she observed the boys that were a part of Saeki's team, she blinked when she noticed the wide eyes of Aoi as he stared at her.

"Um," she looked from him to Saeki and back again waiting for him to say something.

"What have you been doing?" Aoi asked curiously.

"Jiro-kun has tried to kill me with tennis," Hari quipped and smiled wider as she saw the startled looks from his team.

"Jiro-kun?" Aoi repeated shocked.

Saeki tilted his head as he looked at Hari before he smiled amusedly.

"Mm-mm," Hari nodded. "You have a problem with that?"

Aoi shook his head in negative before looking at Saeki.

"Don't look at me," he said, "she's the one who decided to call me that."

"What? You're teaching her tennis, Saeki?" Kisarazu Ryo asked looking at Saeki and talking like Hari wasn't even there. He missed the annoyed look Hari gave him, but Saeki saw it and almost winced.

"I don't know if…"

"Because I mean, with all of Oji-sensei's practice and stuff I don't think you have the time to waste on teaching a pretty girl to play tennis," Kisarazu continued.

"What did I say," Kurobane snapped and glared at his teammate, "don't be rude."

Hari narrowed her eyes as she looked at the long-haired boy; he gave her a cold look and a snort of disinterest before looking away. He didn't apologize and an awkward silence stretched between them.

Saeki opened his mouth to say something, but Hari stopped him as she tilted her head staring at Kisarazu. He wasn't sure what to expect when Hari smiled at his idiotic teammate who had opened his mouth and spoken about something he knew nothing about. And now Hari was annoyed and he could only start to imagine what that would mean for his teammate.

"Well, if you don't think I'm worth teaching then why don't you play a game with me and we'll see," Hari suggested innocently. "I mean if you're not too scared to play against someone who's only had one real lesson with Jiro-kun. I'm only a 'pretty girl', right?"

"I'm not kind like Saeki," Kisarazu scoffed as he glared at her, "I won't play 'nice' with you just because you're new to the game."

"That's fine," Hari still smiled and tilted her head to the other side.

"I'd crush you," he warned her.

"Nothing new," Hari shrugged and leaned back as she still smiled at him but her eyes were calculating and almost mischievous reminding Saeki that she also liked her pranks.

"Fine," Kisarazu said.

...

They ended up at the courts that belonged to Rokkaku Middle School and Hari glanced around curiously as she took in the various playground equipment that was scattered around the court. It was no surprise that there were plenty of kids playing and their laughter was loud and cheerful.

"Oniisan's," the choir of kids called when they spotted the tennis team approaching.

Hari watched as Saeki and the others were surrounded by kids and they smiled and answered their questions with patience and kindness.

"Who are you?" A boy with blond hair asked or rather demanded.

"Echizen Hari," Hari said with a small smile.

"What are you doing here?"

"She's going to play Ryo-niisan," Aoi grinned.

"EH? But she's a girl," one of the boys said.

"Ryo-niisan will crush her," another one said.

"Let's just wait and see," Saeki sighed giving Hari an apologetic look but Hari just shrugged. They were kids and she didn't take offence by their words, besides she would show them just how good a girl could be.

They walked to the court and Hari got out her purple racket and gripped it a couple of times before she got ready on her side of the court. She hid her smirk as she stared at the arrogant looking boy on the other side of the court with the cheering kids behind the fence behind him.

Saeki and the rest of the team was gathered at the side of the court watching. Everyone but Saeki looked slightly worried.

"Ready?" Kisarazu asked. "There's still time to back out."

"Just start," Hari said.

"Fine," Kisarazu sighed.

...

He started with a serve that clearly was meant to be a hard ball to catch and Hari could tell that he didn't intend to go easy on her at all. She missed the ball, but it was all part of her plan.

15-0

He served another ball and she hit it back before he returned it making her miss it, but again she didn't show anything on her face as she watched him.

30-0

He smirked at her as he served once more making the ball spin in the air and change direction and she knew that this was a difficult ball to stop, but with her speed, she would be able to do so. Yet she allowed it to get past her just missing it.

40-0

The next one and he would win the game without her getting a point. Hari knew she looked to be as weak as he suggested. She knew and she planned for it. She saw the way his confident filled and he had a smug look on his face.

1-0

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"Maybe this wasn't a good idea at all," Aoi worried at the side as he stared at the beautiful girl on the court. She was not getting a point of Kisarazu and it looked like a difficult game. He looked at Saeki who was looking very calm as he watched the game.

"Saeki," Shudo said quietly, "are you sure this is a good idea?"

"Just wait and watch," Saeki told them. "She's playing…"

Aoi frowned and looked at the court where Kisarazu just took the last point meaning he won the first game. Yet, Hari didn't look worried or even annoyed. She was smiling slightly as she nodded at something before getting ready to serve.

Aoi blinked when he saw her form and the way she held the ball and the racket.

"Oi, oi," a voice to his right said and he turned to see their coach having joined them. "This girl is someone special…"

"Eh?" Aoi blinked and looked back at the court just in time to see Hari perform a perfect, or near perfect, Slice Serve. It took Kisarazu by surprise and he was unable to move as he stared at the place the ball had sped past him.

"Finally," Saeki commented.

"Eh?" Aoi said again but he wasn't the only one who was confused. The rest of the team was just as confused as they stared at the girl that had not gotten a point at the last game.

"It was just luck," Kisarazu called over at Hari, but Aoi wasn't sure.

"Hm? You think so?" Hari asked with a smile.

"Everyone can get a lucky shot once in a while," Kisarazu said.

"Well, want to bet?" Hari asked.

"Yeah!"

Aoi heard Saeki sigh next to him and glanced at him to see him shake his head slightly, but he didn't say anything.

"I say that I'll successfully use the Slice Serve for the remainder of this game," Hari said, "and you will have to add some colour to your hair by my choosing."

Kisarazu looked momentarily doubtful and Aoi could understand him, but he nodded in agreement.

"Fine," he said, "if you fail, and I think you will, then you'll cut your hair as short as I feel fit."

"Deal," Hari agreed right away.

"Oh boy," Aoi said wide-eyed. "She's brave."

"He's an idiot," Saeki shook his head.

"You think she'll make the next three serves?" Amane Hikaru asked.

Saeki didn't answer and they turned their attention back to the court where Hari was prepared to take the next serve. She held the racket in the continental grip, Aoi noticed that now, and tossed the ball up and hit the ball cleanly at the right side and the ball spun and curved to Kisarazu's left and out of his reach.

Hari lined up again and did the same thing and once more the ball spun too fast and curved to sharply for Kisarazu to catch up to it. He was frowning now.

Hari took her stance and gripped her racket as she watched him, she could tell he was not as confident as before but he tried to appear as if he was. She smirked. She tossed the ball up in the air and hit it remembering what Tezuka had told her and felt her racket hit the ball with the right amount of force and cleanly.

He missed the ball and scowled at her.

Hari smirked as she looked at him. They were now even and he had lost the bet.

1-1

...

The rest of the match was close, but Hari pulled away at the end and won 6-3.

"SHE WON!" Aoi yelled excitedly and slightly shocked.

"She did," Kurobane nodded.

"She did great," Itsuki added before blowing air through his nose, sounding like a train or something.

Saeki smiled as he walked over to Hari and threw an arm around her shoulder as he grinned at her.

"You did it," he said.

She smiled back at him and wondered why his arm felt so warm, but again she pushed the thought away as she looked at the team who was staring at her. Aoi looked like he would bounce around the court if not for Kurobane holding him in place with a hand placed on his shoulders.

Kisarazu looked stunned as he stood rooted on the other side of the court and hadn't moved since the match ended.

"You're not a newcomer to tennis," Shudo commented seriously as he stared at her.

Hari tilted her head and smiled at him, "I never said I was."

"But…" Kisarazu who had stormed over to them stared at her. "You let me believe…"

"It was your words," Hari told him, "your assumptions and I never said I never played tennis before."

They stared at her surprised and then looked at Saeki who held up his hands.

"Don't look at me," he said, "you should know that you shouldn't judge someone by gender or looks. Hari-chan is a great tennis player."

"Yes, she is," Oji interrupted and walked up to them. "You have a special talent, young girl."

Hari blinked at him and looked to Saeki who smiled.

"This is our coach, Oji," he introduced. "Oji, this is Echizen Hari."

"Are you a student here at Rokkaku, Echizen-san?" Oji asked leaning on his cane as he looked at her.

"No, I'm not," Hari said.

"Too bad," he hummed, "perhaps you would like to transfer over?"

The others looked surprised but Saeki looked less so than the others while Hari blinked.

"Oh, I'm not really looking for a new school at the moment," Hari said, "and I'm happy at my own school."

Oji sighed but nodded.

"Have you played tennis for a long time, Echizen-san?" Aoi asked. "You're very good."

Hari made a thinking noise as she thought on how to answer.

"I've played on and off since I was 8 years old," Hari said, "but it's only now that I'm actually on a team and focusing on playing tennis."

"But didn't you say that Saeki was teaching you tennis?"

Saeki shook his head amused as Hari just smiled.

"I'm only teaching her how to develop her talent for the motion vision," Saeki finally explained. "She's got the basic of it down, but she wanted to learn more so I agreed to teach her."

Hari pouted at him, "why did you say that, Jiro-kun? It would have been more fun to have them guess."

"I know you think that," Saeki rolled his eyes, "but I like the sanity of my team and if I let you lose then they will lose it."

"I'm not that bad," Hari huffed. "I haven't even started on which colour Kisarazu have to highlight his hair…"

Kisarazu paled while Saeki grimaced slightly as he glanced at his teammate.

"I…"

"You want to back out?" Hari tilted her head as she looked at him. "Hm… then I'll find something worse for you to do… You lost your bet and now you will have to live with it."

He sighed, "fine."

"Awesome," Hari grinned at him and before anyone could say anything else she skipped over to her bag and grabbed it. "I'll be back in a little bit. Wait here!"

Saeki's eyes widened as he watched Hari run off and grimaced. Uh-oh, he thought. That would end up in a disaster. Well, the shop (he guessed she was looking for that) was just around the corner so she should find it alright. He decided to have faith in her and wait and see.

"Soo… just who is she, Saeki?" Kurobane asked.

"Yeah! What Bane-chan said, who is she?!" Aoi bounced up and down, "she's really pretty. Does she have a boyfriend?"

"What school does she go to?" Amane asked.

Saeki sighed as he rubbed his neck.

"She's a friend," he said, "I met her a few weeks ago. And, I don't know if she has a boyfriend. She hasn't said anything and I haven't asked. And last, she attends Seigaku Middle School in Tokyo."

Oji arched a grey brow at that as he hummed. "Interesting."

"So she's on the girls' team there?"

"No," Saeki shook his head. "She's on the boy's team. Not a regular yet, but she will be soon. I'm sure of it."

...

Saeki glanced at the clock and frowned. He looked toward the gate of the school and sighed.

"She's using a long time…" Aoi commented.

"Yeah," Saeki sighed. "She's probably…"

What she probably was they didn't hear because Hari came through the gates with a small bag in one hand and waving with the other one.

"You got lost again, didn't you?" Saeki asked when she was close enough.

"No!" Hari shook her head. "You didn't tell me the store was so difficult to find!"

"It's just around the corner," Saeki arched a brow at her.

"It moved," Hari pouted.

"Sure it did," Saeki snorted.

"Hey," Hari scowled at him. "I don't get lost."

"Then how did we meet, Hari-chan?" Saeki smirked.

Hari huffed, "details."

"Proof," he said with a laugh.

"How did you meet?" Aoi interrupted them.

Hari sighed and shook her head while Saeki chuckled.

"She got lost and ended up in Chiba," he told them making the rest of the team laugh and Hari pouted.

"Cute," Aoi stated and Hari rolled her eyes but didn't respond to his wide eyes as he stared at her.

"Anyway," Hari turned toward Kisarazu who looked resigned. "This one."

She pulled out a tube of blue hair dye and then a white one.

"Two colours?" he frowned.

"Mhm," Hari nodded. "Blue and white, the colours of my team."

He sighed and nodded.

...

A while later they all waited for Kisarazu to step out and show them the result. Hari was smiling and looking relaxed on her seat next to Saeki.

"Come on," Hari called out. "I have to leave soon. I want to see the result before I go."

"You're evil," Kisarazu said as he stepped out.

His long hair was now blue and white in between the black making it clear that her inspiration had been Seigaku's colours and Hari grinned.

"Sugoi," she laughed. "Very cool."

"I look stupid," he muttered.

His teammates laughed and nudged his shoulder.

"Well, you do look pretty," Amane snorted.

Kurobane swatted him annoyed but he smiled a little right after as he looked at Kisarazu.

"It's not that bad," he said.

Kisarazu scowled but he shrugged and looked at Hari. He stepped up and gave her a bow.

"Hontou ni gomen nasai," he said sincerely. "I shouldn't have talked to or about you like that, Echizen-san."

Hari looked at him for a moment before she nodded.

"Thank you," she accepted his apology.

...

Hari was still in a good mood when she got to school two days later. She had talked with Saeki on texts the day before while working on her homework for her Charm lessons, and gotten reassurances that Kisarazu was alright and not to upset by the bet and the consequences.

She walked to the classroom when she spotted the first years again gathered in the hallway whispering. She tilted her head as she observed them for a moment while getting closer to them.

"…he was out there again today…"

"…what do you think he was doing?"

"…I don't think we should be spying on him…"

Was among the things they were whispering and Hari was very curious about who they were talking about. They were clearly spying on someone and the curiosity in her was awakened. It wasn't exactly like it was back in Hogwarts, but Ron and Hermione would be the first to say that Hari was a very curious person. Only this time Hari doubted that the answer would bring her any danger.

"You know…if you're talking about spying on someone you shouldn't do that in the hallway where anyone could hear you," Hari spoke up making the three boys jump high in the air and spun around to look at her.

"Ah…E-Echizen-san," Kachiro stuttered.

"How long have you been there?" Mizuno asked eyes flickering around the hallway.

"You shouldn't spy on us!" Horio yelled.

Hari arched a brow at him. "Isn't that like a pot calling a kettle black?"

"Huh?" they looked at her confused.

Hari rolled her eyes. "You were just talking about spying on someone and then accusing me of spying on you…"

"Oh," they said.

"Well?" Hari tilted her head. "This is the second time I find you like this… It's very curious."

"It's none of your business," Horio tried to say bravely while the other two looked worried.

"Hm, maybe not," Hari shrugged, "but I want to know anyway. Who are you spying on?"

They refused to say anything and Hari sighed. "More job on me. I'll find out."

They hurried away and she hummed as she stared after them.

"Yes, I will," she told herself. "A new little mystery."

...

She found out right before practice when she saw the three boys trying to hide very poorly around a corner while staring at Inui. She arched a brow surprised. Were they spying on Inui? Why?

She shifted her focus over at Inui who was pulling out a bottle of something she couldn't tell what was. She tilted her head as she saw the scary smile on Inui's face and she wondered if she needed to be worried.

She shrugged it off and went to warm up together with Ryoma who smiled at her and instantly the contest between the two was on. They raced around the court and ignored the cheering from Kikumaru as they raced.

"I won!" Hari cheered when they got to what they had deemed the finish line.

"Only because you cheated," Ryoma scoffed.

"I did not cheat," Hari frowned at him but a smile threatened to take over because she knew she had been a little harsh in the last turn.

Ryoma rolled his eyes but he didn't say anything because they both knew that they didn't really have any rules when they ran like this. It was fun and exciting.

"I'll beat you next time," Ryoma said.

"You can try," Hari stuck her tongue out at him.

"Gather around!" Tezuka called out and effectively ending the bickering between Hari and Ryoma much to the others amusement.

...

Hari jogged over to the other boys who wasn't a part of the regulars and joined them in their training. She saw the looks she got but she ignored it and grabbed her racket.

"Hey," Hari looked to her side and saw a very tall and lanky boy with short spiky dark hair and dark eyes looking at her.

"Hey," Hari answered a little unsure, but not unfriendly.

"I'm Nagayama Michio," he said shyly. "I, um, just thought I would say hey."

Hari smiled warmer at him. "Well, hey."

He chuckled. "Want to pair up?"

Hari nodded, "sure. That would be great."

She felt a little surprised by him approaching her but felt grateful since she had been a little worried about being on her own with the other boys. She knew that until she worked to prove herself they would be…difficult, she guessed she could say. But unlike with how it had been over at the girls' team, she had Ryoma and the other regulars who was becoming her friends and that would make it easier to deal with those who disapproved of her being there.

So, she was pleasantly surprised when Nagayama approached her and seemed friendly. They worked together in silence for the most part, but much to Hari's relief it wasn't stifling or tense. She smiled a little as she returned a ball from him and saw him having to reach for it but he made it.

They heard the noise coming from the regulars and Hari glanced over at the court and saw Inui smirking (in what she only could call an evil way) at Oishi who suddenly screamed and ran a couple of steps before collapsing.

"Oishi!" Kikumaru's voice was the loudest of the worried calls to their Vice-Captain.

"Inui-san must be out with his juice again," Nagayama commented.

"Eh?" Hari asked confused.

"You haven't heard of it yet?" he asked her and she shook her head. "Well, he makes something that has been dubbed 'Inui-juice' because…well, they're unique. And…you just saw the result from drinking it."

"They normally collapse when drinking it?" Hari arch a brow surprised.

"Eventually," Nagayama grimaced. "Though, normally they manage to get a little farther…"

Hari looked at Inui who was frowning slightly before writing in his book, probably getting new data. The others looked worried and determined. She hummed as she turned her attention back to Nagayama and their practice. While most had stopped to watch the regulars, Hari wanted to get her practice down because she wanted to improve. Obviously.

...

"Ah! Back then!" Hari heard Kachiro yell and looked over to the first years that looked at each other and clearly had worked something out.

"That was what he was doing!" Horio declared. "Finding ingredients for his new Inui-juice!"

"I never want to drink that," Mizuno shuddered.

Hari snorted. Looks like her mystery was solved. How…boring. She snorted quietly at herself. Was she disappointed that the mystery was that easy and normal? This was what she wanted. A life with no life and death mysteries. So, it was good.

Perhaps she had gotten a little too used to the mysteries at Hogwarts and kind of missed the thrill? She frowned. Did she miss that? No, but she had gotten so used to being drawn into trouble that when a mystery turned out to have a normal and boring explanation she was unused to that.

She wasn't even making sense of this in her head.

"You okay?" Nagayama asked.

"I'm fine," Hari smiled at him. "Thanks."

...

"You had to drink it, huh?" Hari asked as she stared at Ryoma who was leaned over the water station while Oishi and Kaido were lying on the ground moaning.

"Sh-shut up," Ryoma moaned.

Hari shook her head, "is it really that bad?"

"Worse," Oishi groaned.

Hari wondered if it was worse than potions, but she wasn't sure if she ever wanted to find out. If a look at them was any indication, she would say that she never wanted to.

"It's not that bad," Fuji said as he joined them.

"Sou ka?" Hari looked at him.

He smiled at her with his eyes closed (like normal) and she had a feeling he was trying to trick her. She snorted.

"Somehow, I'm not sure I believe you," Hari said and he pretended to look hurt but she laughed and he smiled.

"Ka-chan," Hari looked at Kaido, "are you okay?"

"I'm going to die," he hissed.

"I'm sure it's not that bad," Hari told him automatically making Fuji give her a curious look.

Kaido just hissed something again but Hari didn't catch it this time.

...

Atobe stood in the shadow and watched her. She was talking with the others of her team, and wasn't that a surprise? She was a part of the boys' team. He had not expected that. He was also more than convinced that she was the right Harriett Lily Potter that his parents had been looking for. It was a thrilling and confusing thought for him because he felt a thrill of having found her, but confused about where she had been all this time.

He had watched the entire practice and he must admit that she was good. She had talent and would be even better with a little more practice. Something he would help her with is she wanted to. He wondered if his parents would have her move in with them. That would be great, and then he might not be so lonely. He quickly got rid of the thought. He never liked to dwell on that. But there was the question about where she was living now, so maybe she wouldn't want to move in with them despite her parents being connected to his.

When they all had changed and Hari had joined the rest of the regulars. Atobe knew some of them, like Tezuka and Fuji. The others he had met briefly but didn't really know. It was clear that while Hari wasn't a regular, she was seen as one of them and that would have been great if Atobe wasn't planning on getting her to transfer over to Hyotei.

He inhaled before stepping forward and making his presence known for the Seigaku tennis team who all stopped walking as he did.

"Ah! It's you!" Momoshiro exclaimed pointing at him wildly.

Atobe arched a perfect brow at him before his onyx eyes found Hari who looked back at him with an unimpressed look. What was with that? He mentally asked. She really didn't seem to be impressed by him and he wasn't sure he liked that.

"What are you doing here?" Hari asked bored.

"You know him, Hari-chan?" Fuji asked curiously but Atobe caught the calculating look he quickly hid behind his mask of closed eyes and kind smile as he looked at Hari. Atobe hid a shiver, he really didn't want to piss off Fuji if he could help it.

"Well, not really," Hari shrugged.

"He's the one who asked her out;" Momoshiro said.

"Atobe asked you out," Kikumaru asked surprised. "Momo! You didn't say it was him!"

Atobe sighed as he was suddenly glared at by the team, especially the youngest one there with eyes that reminded him of a cat.

"Honestly," Hari sighed, "it's no big deal. Atobe-san, what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to talk to you," Atobe said confidently. "Privately."

Hari arched a brow as she stared at him.

"And why should I talk with you privately? I don't know you," Hari said.

Atobe sighed. Why was she so stubborn?

"I have something to tell you that would be best to talk about in private," he told her meeting her eyes.

Hari stared at him. She wasn't sure she should go and talk to him on her own because she didn't know him and he had been trying to get her out on a date. She hid a grimace. Was this another attempt to get her on a date?

...

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AN: What do you think? :) I didn't really plan on having her spend so much time with the Rokkaku team, but they wouldn't let go so Hari ended up spending more time with them. Hope you liked it. XD

Sorry about the very late update! I honestly meant for this to be ready earlier, but a little writing block in addition to a crazy week with a job interview at the start of the week helped to make the update delayed. So, I apologize for the delay. Thank you for your patience!

Thanks for your support! Thank you to all of you who have left a review, favourited and/or followed the story! I really appreciate it! It really does help me with keeping motivated for the story! XD

Japanese words used:

Honto - Really
Daijobu - All right
Yatta - Yey
Osu - Hey
Hajimemashite - Nice to meet you
Sugoi - Amazing
Hontou ni gomen nasai - I'm really sorry
Sou ka? - Is that so?