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Chapter 29: Going Up To Ohara

After seeing a local healer in Kyoto under the supervision of the family, Harry and Hermione were put on an amended régime of potions, along with some additional traditional healing methods such as acupuncture, massage and cupping. Melina and Hiroto cooked specific dishes as per the healer's recommendation and she visited them once a day to give them treatments.

After two weeks there was a considerable improvement in the two. Harry had appeared to go through a magical growth spurt and was now even taller than Hermione, much to her annoyance. It was a little disconcerting for Hermione when she realised one night at the local dojo that it was the healer against whom she was currently sparring, under the orders of the dojo Master. It was not until they had all removed their Men that Hermione realised that the little grandmother was the lightening fast opponent she had been paired up with for that session.

Between Grandfather, Hiroto and the local dojo Master, Hermione was quickly brought up to match fitness and Coach Kendal was kept appraised of her improved weight via Jeff Coe's email communication. Harry enjoyed taking a couple of short video clips that were attached electronically to the email reports so that the coach could see her in action.

Besides the improvement in both teenagers' health and the training at the dojo, they also got to see a number of sights around Kyoto with local residents Melina and Hiroto as their expert tour guides. The Kitaguchis' sons came home from University and took Harry-san and Hermione-chan out clubbing with them. Hermione's extended Hermione undertook a number of tourist activities with their hosts that catered for all age ranges. Harry was thoroughly enjoying himself just living from the day to day.

The new mobile phone setups were getting thoroughly tested by the two teenagers and the family. The calls between Japan back to the UK and the other holders of the phones in Europe ensured that the pilot testing of the devices were working very well. Jeff Coe found that being in the presence of a magical on a regular basis ensured that his phone remained charged.

The establishment of Padfoot Manor was going well and it looked like they were going to get their first residents in the near future. The Phoenix Leisure Enterprises had opened its Healthy Living Facility at 11 Grimmauld Place and it appeared that the Phoenix Dojo and Gym had a number of new membership applicants, that had all been thoroughly screened through the organisations and direction of Kingsley, Croaker and the Dame.

Harry had called Professor Snape and it appeared that he was having a lovely time visiting his family on Kalymnos. He sounded much happier to Harry. There were also chats with Harry's business partners and it appeared that they were starting to get inquiries about their phones from other entrepreneurs in Diagon Alley and magical Britain. Minerva and Poppy had really gotten into using their phones when staying with Professor Snape's extended family, finding them particularly useful on the shopping trips to help find each other in crowded areas and make quick shopping decisions.

Charlie and Victor had reported that they had found the device Andi for remaining easily in communication and could see potential development options that were applicable to their professions. The ideas of the couple had been shared with Charlie's brothers, the twins, and it appeared that it was not only one Weasley brother who had a potential development idea for this new device. Bill and Griphook had found that using the mobile at work in Gringotts had identified a number of opportunities where it was very useful to the Goblin Nation in improving the profit making options of the bank.

Part of the tourist activities that the Dynamic Duo and the Granger extended family enjoyed, included a visit to wizarding areas within Kyoto. From these visits and the association the Kitaguchis' sons, further electronic adaptation opportunities had been identified. The wizarding community in Japan appeared to be more closely integrated with the muggle community and when speaking to Hiroto about the reasons for this, he explained that while they had their own Statute of Secrecy, there was greater integration thanks to the historical links of culture and shared traditional practices. The wizarding community had also kept in-step with the muggle community, so there was not this split between the two cultures that could be observed in the UK with the wizarding community seeming to be stuck in the Victorian era.

The adapted mobile phone would not be a product that would be needed or be suitable in the Japanese market as the muggle mobile phone system had been accepted in the Japanese wizarding community in the 1980s, so the muggle network was the only communication band needed. Japan did not have the problem that there was in England where there were two separate communication networks and the need to provide links between both, plus the ability to receive and communicate across both network bands.

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Suddenly the 1st of July came round on the calendar and it was time to move up into the mountains to Ohara and the Ryokan that had been booked for them by the Japanese Kendo Federation. Gyozanen was a lovely traditional Ryokan and the Granger extended family party was met by Mr Kawasaki, who was most pleased to be greeting these friends of the Kendo Association. Jeff Coe was warmly welcomed, particularly when Mr Kawasaki found out that the muggle knew about magic and that the country house party at the Ryokan would have a mixture of magical and non-magicals, with no need to hide the fact that magic existed. Mr Kawasaki lived in Ohara and was advised that the door would always be open to him and his family during the house party, as the more the merrier.

Madam Sakura arrived in Ohara on the 1st and proceeded to become a Granger or D'Angers auntie. Melina and Hiroto just thought it was amazing how easily this formidable lady became part of the extended family. Harry found that she provided many helpful suggestions for the planning of his magical gap year. With her network of contacts throughout the world, the two young adults had plenty of people to meet and places to see on their list for their year long holiday.

It was with great excitement when two owls arrived at Gyozanen on the second morning of their stay, when everyone realised that these were the results of the educational assessment. Both teens had read their own letter quietly while they had an audience of anxious and curious well wishers. Looking up from his letter Harry observed the intense gaze of Hermione's parents and grandparents at their magical child and their desire to know the contents of the letter. He had never had that unconditional support. Madam Sakura came up behind him and rubbed him on the back offering him comfort, as she recognised his longing for that family support which he had missed out upon.

When Hermione had read the letter through she passed it to her father and gave him a kiss on his cheek. "Thank you, Daddy. I would never have achieved this without your and Mum's support, guidance and love," Hermione advised her father.

Upon reading the letter to the rest of the party, it appeared that Miss Hermione Granger had been awarded 15 Outstanding marks for the NEWTS as well as undergraduate recognition to the 2nd year of a tertiary degree in four subject areas.

"How did you do Harry?" inquired Phillip. To which Harry handed his letter over to this honorary dad saying, "I couldn't have done it without your Hermione so therefore I couldn't have done it without your and Hélène's support of your wonderful daughter." It turned out that Mr Harry Potter had received 10 Outstanding Marks for his NEWTS as well as undergraduate recognition to the 2nd year in Defence against the Dark Arts. There was a celebration dinner on that night for the new graduates as the house party celebrated the results.

The guests for the country house party started to arrive during the next couple of days. Viktor Krum's parents arrived from Bulgaria and were warmly welcomed by the older generation as they knew they were soon going to be outnumbered by the younger adults.

Charlie and Viktor arrived a couple of days after the Krum Seniors and then more Weasleys arrived. Fred, George, Bill and Fleur joined the party the next day, along with Griphook and Filius.

By the end of the first week of July, Poppy, Minerva and Severus had arrived from Kalymnos, along with the Longbottoms and Luna who had been in Sweden. Remus and Tonks arrived a couple of hours after the Longbottoms and immediately began to create chaos with their light hearted humour.

Hélène and Mémé were in their element as they had a house load of guests to boss about in conjunction with the owner of the Ryokan, Madam Mikako. Melina enjoyed the comradeship as it reminded her of the maternal community on Kalymnos with her aunts and grandmother. Her linguistic skills were needed frequently as Madam Mikako had very limited English. Madam Uchi Sakura became part of the organization coven that was meeting regularly, giving assistance through her experience of running large scale events.

During that first week the organization process for each day was hashed out to the satisfaction of the five ladies. Hermione wanted to be part of the organizing committee but she was out voted and out gunned in the maternal stakes department. Grandpère and Hiroto were ordered to get her into a dojo and let her concentrate on her training, which they did with the assistance with Mr Kawasaki.

Harry kept to the label he gave himself a couple of weeks ago in Scotland. Dogsbody, the gopher, who did this and that to help the house party keep ticking smoothly along. It was his interaction with Phillip and Hiroto that provided him with much growth of his own personal development. The two paternal figures helped in his understanding of what a father was supposed to be and since his arrival in Japan, Harry had become quite close in particular to Phillip, with his quiet strength and solid determination.

Between training sessions, the houseguests were organised in a number activities to suit their personality. There were cultural sight tours, places of interest, garden viewing and afternoon tea parties. The tone of the activities was varied from noisy groups to quiet and intimate moments. The coven of five organisers was highly proficient at making their guests relax and have an enjoyable time.

The Ryokan's thermal bathing pools were a place of same sex comradeship each evening before dinner. The various parties would report to each other about their day and in the ladies' bathing pool, the organisers would receive congratulations on their planning. Minerva and Poppy seemed to have become younger with the stress of the recent years lifting off both women in Greece and now here in Japan. The long war had been extremely wearing on them both.

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Tonks, Croaker and Harry, along with Grandpère and Hiroto, took Hermione to the Team GB training sessions in the third week of July, where Coach Kendal was surprised at the fitness and vitality of Hermione. Even though he had seen the reports from Jeff Coe he was shocked at how well the young champion was looking and how high her match fitness was. Mr Kawasaki from the Japanese Kendo Federation dropped by one of the training session to see Jeff Coe, and the Hermione-corner of the dojo warmly welcomed him.

Talking to Coe later after the training session, he confirmed that Mr Kawasaki was a friend of Hermione's grandfather so they were in frequent contact. Michael Kendal could do his maths like anyone else and put the dots together. One fact plus another fact equalled two in his book, and as such he could read the back-story, namely that Coe, with the assistance of the French Grand Master had helped to remove the previous coach for failing to perform.

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Kreacher and Dobby arrived from London during the third week of July and they were fussed over by Madam Mikako, who went out of her way to care for such honoured guests. It was not long after the arrival of the house elves that the international press pack arrived in Japan, aiming to track down the famous war heroine who was part of Team GB for the World Championships.

When it was realised that Harry Potter was in Japan with Hermione Granger a certain part of the press core extrapolated that they must be having an affair. Thanks to the coverage in the Daily Prophet, Molly Weasley sent one of her infamous howlers to the two former friends of Ron. It arrived during a communal breakfast and several looks of anger were observed when it was seen that Hermione was hurt to tears by the spiteful words from the red haired hag.

Hélène was beyond furious and the language between her and her mother in French about the Weasley matriarch was worse than that which would be found in a barracks . When Hermione had gone to the Team GB training session for the morning, a group of ladies gathered round to help Hélène construct a howler of her own. There were quite a few things that this mother wanted to say to the Weasley mother.

In addition to the witches in the house party, there were also several willing wizards who wanted in on this plotting, including four sons of the woman concerned for upsetting their friend. Harry suggested that they create two howlers: one where Hélène could say her piece as Hermione's mother and one where he could express his anger at the woman himself.

With the technical advice of so many specialists, the super strength howlers were created and Griphook offered to have them delivered by the Goblin Nation to ensure that not only would they arrive quickly and there would also be a witness as to the effect their delivery had on the termagant matriarch.

When Griphook was not at dinner Hermione enquired where he was and was told by Bill that he was on a job for the Goblin nation and would be back later that night. Tonks had been clued in to the scheming so when Griphook returned that evening she had organised with Madam Mikako popcorn and the use of the dining room as a theatre.

Griphook brought his memories of the delivery of the two super howlers to the matriarch at the Weasley dinner table and look of shock and embarrassment provided much satisfaction for all who viewed the memory projection. There were some who enjoyed the chaos and effects of the super charms produced on the woman and those closest to her, namely Ron and Ginny. Maybe in the future the matriarch would think before letting loose with her ire.