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"Talking Japanese"

[Talking English]

'Thinking'

{Talking on the phone/fireplace/two-way-mirror}

{Text message}

–Parseltongue–

Thinking in 3rd person POV/Dream/Memory/Flashback/Others

Letter/Journal/Book/Newspaper

Time change/Date of time

Change of POV

Chapter XXIV

–Birthdate & New Sailor Senshis–

Monday, 31 July 1995

HJP's POV

Mr Tsukino had breakfast early and left to go pick Griphook, while Mrs Tsukino helped Harry to feed Tommy.

"Furuhata-kun spoke with me yesterday. Told me that you overused yourself for Tommy-kun's sake." Harry turned deep red as the woman fed the boy his breakfast. "I know that Japanese have trouble accepting foreigners, Harry-kun, but you are family. You need to learn to let us in."

"My relatives taught me to be self-sustainable." Harry argued shyly. "Sometimes I forget to let people in."

The woman nodded.

"Which is why you need to have this type of talk with me." She agreed soothingly.

A scream made Harry stand in a hurry and ran upstairs to find Usagi hiding behind a laughing his ass off Shingo, a small snake on floor. Harry rolled his eyes and approached, offering his hand.

–Hey, it's okay.– The snake looked back and climbed up Harry's arms, who then walked down the stairs. He entered the dining room and approached the ecstatic Tommy. Harry signalled at Mrs Tsukino, who stood and stepped back immediately. –Avoid the people or they might attack you because they are afraid of you.– Harry offered while letting Tommy hiss at the snake, which turned it's head towards the boy and let him pet her. –Except for my hatchling that is who loves snakes, I hope you don't mind.– He added.

Harry let the eager Tommy pet the snake, until eventually the snake started getting itchy. He took the snake outside and set it by the gardens.

–Thank you, Speaker.–

–Avoid the people and houses, because (unlike my hatchling) they tend to strike you in fear of you.–

The snake nodded back and crawled away.

"Potter-san." Harry looked up from the leaving snake to find Tutor Kamijō by the entry doors with a raised eyebrow. "Why are you outside shirtless?"

"There was a snake inside. I was letting it out because Usagi-chan got scared."

The Wizard huffed and helped Harry on his feet, before the two entered.

"Tsukino-okusan." The man complimented Mrs Tsukino, who nodded back from where she was wiping clean Tommy's hands after washing them. "Go put a shirt, Potter-san."

Harry nodded and climbed again, only for Usagi to immediately check Harry's arms for any snake-bite.

"It was more scared of you than you are of it." He argued and accepted the shirt from Shingo. "Thanks, Shatei. Kamijō-kateikyōshi is downstairs. Get dressed, both of you."

Usagi nodded and helped Harry put on the sleeves through his bandaged arm and then set the buttons in their houses, before she entered her bedroom to change. Harry descended again to find Tommy offering his books to Harry's Private Tutor, who was looking through each one.

"Potter-san."

Harry approached and sat on a couch as the older looked through the magical fairy-tale books.

[You Know Who] "shipped them for Tommy." Harry argued and the other tensed, looking up at Harry. [He found me when Tommy was sick because we went to the public hospital. He agreed on making an Unbreakable Oath on me not being hunted if I stayed out the Dark/Light War and in Japan.]

[Mrs Lestrange…?]

[Against His agreement.] Harry agreed. [She almost broke His Oath, which ended in Him killing her in retaliation. He didn't tell me that He did it, but it was implicit when He told me what she did to my friends.]

The man looked down at the books and then back at Harry, nodding.

[The Sailor Guardians know?] Harry nodded. [And the Head Auror?]

[How can I tell him that it was not You Know Who but a rogue Death Eater without telling him that the You Know Who has entered Japan twice under his nose? What if one time I actually need His help but He can't enter?]

Tutor Kamijō nodded.

"The books are good for beginners. Both in English and Japanese." He put in. "You can use it to practice your Hiragana's studies."

Harry hummed and nodded thankfully at Mrs Tsukino, when she set a tray on his lap for him to eat his breakfast.

"Can I offer you anything, Sensei?"

"There's no need, Tsukino-okusan. I ate before I left. Actually Nowaki asked me to come to pass along the news that both Snape-kōju, Bella-san and Donna-san are recovering well."

"That's great news." Mrs Tsukino agreed.

"Where are your fellow English friends, Potter-san?"

"At Hikawa Shrine." Harry offered before they heard a car parking outside. "That is too slow to be Sanjōin-san or Taitō-san, Tsukino-okusan. Must be your husband with Griphook-san."

The woman nodded and went to welcome the humanoid-Goblin inside.

"Griphook-san?"

"Account Manager." Harry explained. [Goblin.] He added quietly enough so only the Wizard heard him.

The Tsukinos entered with Griphook.

[Lord Potter.] Griphook agreed and approached to take a look into Harry's eyes and then his bandages, only to frown. [Magical?] He added quietly.

[I'm] "Kamijō Hiroki." [Lord Potter-san's Private Tutor.] Tutor Kamijō put in, making Griphook turn towards the bowing his head Wizard. [My boyfriend is Lord Potter-san's Healer. I introduced them after Heir Potter-kun's sickness.]

[Bella, Donna and Professor Snape are at the moment at Healer Kusama's private clinic.] Harry agreed, while staring at his Private Tutor surprised.

He hadn't known that the two were a couple…

Griphook bowed his head at Tutor Kamijō.

"I'll want to visit the clinic to see" [Professor Snape,] "although right now I have paperwork to deal with" [Mr] "Tsukino."

Griphook followed Mr Tsukino to the dining table, took out the folder from his bag and the two started to speak over it.

"Obāsan." Tommy called and Harry could tell that his son was getting really good at saying grandmother.

"What is it, Tommy-kun?" Mrs Tsukino wondered and Harry looked up from his breakfast to see Tommy patting at a calendar by the side while looking up at the blue-haired woman. "You want to know the date? It's Monday."

Tommy patted at the number.

"He wants the day of the month and not the day of the week – he has been asking it to me all month." Harry translated and Mrs Tsukino nodded back from where she was setting up food for her children and Griphook.

"It's 31, Tommy-kun."

Harry frowned as Tommy paddled away at all velocity. 31? Why was that day special? Wh…? Tommy grabbed something from his play corner, then hurried to Harry's couch and set a box on Harry's lap besides the tray.

"Papa."

Harry set his foodtray by his side on the couch and opened the gift wrapper one-handed, he opened the box to see a home-made Happy Father's Day set of gifts that Mrs Tsukino had obviously helped Tommy craft.

"31… July?" Harry asked.

"Yes, Potter-san." Tutor Kamijō agreed.

Harry hiccupped and set his box to the side, put it on the couch and fell on his knees to pull Tommy into a one-armed hug, who hugged back tightly around Harry's neck.

"Harry-kun, you can't…"

"Let him." Griphook interrupted. "It's his birthday and" [Heir] "Potter just gifted him a gift after a stressful weekend."

Harry heard Tommy start to cry into Harry's shoulders, who started massaging his back with his good hand.

"Harry-kun's… birthday?" He heard Usagi's voice. "Baka! Harry-kun, why didn't you tell us? I mean last month was mine. You could hav…"

"I never celebrate it. It's usually just letters at midnight." Harry argued over Tommy's shoulder. "Snape-sensei must have told Tommy to wait on the Father's Day gift."

Harry's mobile phone was heard ringing and they all saw Luna ran down the stairs with it on her mouth. Harry blushed that the cat had to keep bringing it to him.

"Griphook-san, when looking at the houses, look one that doesn't have mobile network problems." Usagi remembered, turning towards the two sitting in the dining room. "We always had to walk outside into the front yard to make phone calls. Not to mention that Taitō-san and Sanjōin-san always had to use a phone booth to make calls."

Griphook nodded. Harry let Usagi steal Tommy and accepted the mobile phone from Luna, while eyeing the two adult Muggles to be sure neither of the two saw anything wrong with the cat's over intelligence.

{Moshi moshi.}

{[Happy birthday!]} Harry had to take the mobile from his ear at the massive shout the twins and Lee drilled into his brain. Before he could even start to even react, the phone was passed along and the Malfoy Family repeated the wishing in a lot more respectable way. {[Potter, will you be coming to the shrine or will your party be at the blonde ponytails' house?]} Malfoy asked as the trio kept pestering the younger boy.

Harry turned deep red and Mrs Tsukino raised an eyebrow.

"My friends just wished me happy birthday and want to know if I'll go there or if they come here."

"Here." The woman argued immediately.

{[It's at the Tsukino Residence, Malfoy. Warn the others that nothing M word.]} Harry warned and Malfoy hummed affirmatively. {[Pass to Miss Hino Rei-chan.]}

The mobile phone was returned to Rei.

{Harry-kun.}

{Are you working today?} A negative hum. {Then can you bring them to the Tsukino Residence?}

Usagi offered her hand and Harry gave her the phone, Usagi stood and started talking fast with Rei, while walking out the living room and up the stairs. Shingo picked the already paddling in Harry's direction Tommy.

"Come, Tommy-kun, I believe I saw a real snake in the backyard." He put in while walking outside, what stopped Tommy's struggling – and made a sudden pale Mrs Tsukino warn her son to be careful.

Mrs Tsukino and Tutor Kamijō approached, helping Harry back on the couch. While Tutor Kamijō started to check Harry's bandaged arm, Mrs Tsukino moved into the kitchen. Finally, Mr Tsukino stood and approached Harry, wished him happy birthday and then left to work. Griphook nodded back and Tutor Kamijō took out his hidden wand, pointing it at Harry's arm. A diagnosis spell was done and the Wizard looked through the parchment.

[Do you have any potions?] The Japanese man asked and Harry shook his head. [I'll give this to Nowaki and let him choose which one to bring. If the Muggles accept potions (even if not knowing what they are) there isn't a reason to force you use to take Muggle pills instead.] The Wizard agreed and turned towards the Goblin. [If intensive classes on English to Japanese are needed for the newcomers, I had come to offer to tutor them as well. For a month I'm not at] "Mahōtokoro" [School nor tutoring Potter-san.]

Griphook nodded and the Wizard left.

[The third Knight…]

[Staying quiet. Nephrite went on a round to be sure.] Harry agreed. [It's been two months of silence since we defeated Nephrite, after all.]

[They're probably preparing something big.] Griphook agreed, keeping an eye on the kitchen and another in the backyard where they could hear Shingo copying Tommy's hissing. Looked like they had actually found a snake, most likely the one Harry had rescued earlier. [You actually never told anyone?]

Harry blushed.

[I was never taught how to celebrate it.] He argued. "You can finish it." He added towards Luna, who jumped on the couch and ate his breakfast. "What about Hedwig? Wasn't she at Harajuku?"

"Usagi-chan asked me to track the owl's smell – which, really, that girl! I'm a cat not a dog! –, but so far I could understand it had flown from town." Luna put in.

"If needed I can put a tracking spell on your familiar." Griphook offered.

"If in a week she hasn't shown up, I'll contact you." Harry agreed and Griphook didn't argue. After all, if Hedwig was doing long journey travel then she was going to take more than a couple days. "Maybe she went to Hagrid to fetch his gift? She usually did it to him and Hermione during my birthdates." He explained and the humanoid Goblin nodded.

–O&SM–

By night-time – and a whole day of celebration at the Tsukino Residence – Hedwig showed up by the bedroom's window. Harry opened it, glad to see her and Hedwig flew in with a package. He opened it to find a letter first from someone he had never seen the calligraphy before.

[Harry, your mother would've also faced Dumbledore. I got hear that it put your child in jeopardy. I hope you two are okay and I will do my best to locate the bodies of your fallen friends (because of what Dumbledore did) to let them rest in peace. I hope this gets to you on the 31st. If so then Happy Birthday. Your godfather, Sirius Orion Black]

Harry put the letter to the side and picked the miniature-version of a motorbike with a side-car. He looked again to the letter to find a PS on the back of the parchment.

[Ps: I persuaded Hagrid to return me my old motorbike. It can fly and apparently an invisibility ward was added to it by Arthur Weasley. The side-car has protections from when you were a baby. Although you should check them before you dare to put your son on it.]

"Harry-kun?" Usagi asked and Harry smiled sadly back.

"My" [godfather] "shipped me his old motorbike which has protection wards for children from when I was Tommy's age." He offered, showing the shrank form of the motorbike. "I only will need to check the wards."

Usagi grinned back and approached to look at it.

"That is the 18+ only." She put in.

"Invisibility spell." Harry argued and the girl's eyes grew. "Don't worry. I won't fly until it is fully checked."

Usagi breathed relieved, only for her eyes to grow.

"Fly?"

–O&SM–

August 1995

Eventually the next Shitennō did show up. A blond with long hair tied back in a lower ponytail. Zoisite it looked to be his name.

Zoisite had attacked an arcade and turned a crane game whiz into a Yōma after stealing some kind of Crystal from his body. Only for Sailor V to finally make herself known, what had ended up being a massive disaster. Tuxedo Mask and the Shitennō had to literally stop Harry from arguing with the suddenly throwing orders around girl. The girl thought she could just suddenly become leader. That she could show up and say who to trust and who not to trust. She literally told Sailor Moon that Tuxedo Mask, Onmyōji and the Shitennō were dangerous and the enemy. All of this while looking directly at Harry. She was literally asking for him to open her anew.

Sailor Moon's reaction though had forced the stranger to quiet down, she'd shifted back and approached Harry. Sailor V got ready to stop her but Usagi touched Harry's locket necklace and his duelling attire returned inside it. Usagi turned back towards the new girl with a smile.

"This is my Otōto. I trust him with my life."

Harry looked for Tuxedo Mask but Jadeite shook his head to signal that the other had already left.

"Next time be certain that we are alone before shifting me, you Idiot Girl." Harry reprimanded her.

"Harry-kun…" Usagi whined.

"Tuxedo Mask was here not even half a minute ago." Harry reminded her.

"But Sailor V was insulting you and making your magic go out of control. I had to make her stop. She may be famous and all powerful, but you are the most important thing to me."

Sailor V obviously swallowed hard and Harry saw her open her mouth, but Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury immediately stopped her.

"Onmyōji-kun is what joined us. You are the stranger here." Sailor Mars reminded her and the new girl obviously held back her argument.

Harry turned away and left the girls arguing with the new girl, not caring enough about who she was. The two Knights shifting and joining him. They walked home and took Tommy from Mrs Tsukino who left to go shopping.

"He's looking for the seven Rainbow Crystals it's what I was starting doing when I was freed from the manipulation." Sanjōin supplied as a new action figure was added to Tommy's corner by the elder teen, which the boy was using as the bad guy. "When the seven are together we can track down the Silver Crystal." Sanjōin added and Harry nodded, understanding.

"So we need to catch the Crystals ourselves." He argued and the other two nodded. "I'll ask the Malfoys for a summoning spell to help me steal the one already in Zoisite's hold." The teen added as he did his best to calm himself down.

Sanjōin nodded and then smirked in Tommy's direction, who was staring at his new action figure confused.

"Pull onto Zoisite-kun's hair, Potter-kun."

Harry choked as Tommy grinned up at Sanjōin and then pulled at the action figure's hair, beheading the doll.

"Nephrite-san!" He argued as Sanjōin and Taitō laughed. "You of all people should know how bad he gets when a new Shitennō shows up!"

"Better he gets it out his system before Zoisite-kun is stopped." Taitō argued. "Zoisite-kun is really temperamental."

Harry groaned at their logic.

–O&SM–

Monday, 4 September 1995

Next semester finally started and on Monday Harry set his finished blanket on the teacher's table. The woman looked at it and smiled back.

"I'll look it up and return it back later." She agreed and stored it by the side. "Today we'll start with musical classes."

Harry bowed his head and walked to his table as the rest of the class gave their scarves.

–O&SM–

After Japanese ended and they sat together with their bentōs, Harry noticed Umino and the girls talking together about some new girl in school. As he completely ignored the new blonde girl sitting on Usagi's other side and always glaring at him, he stepped in into the conversation.

"Who are you badmouthing off this time?" He asked and the two girls and one boy stuttered.

"Kino-san has just moved in." Umino put in, while signalling at a tall teen in a different attire. "I heard she was expelled from her last school and… Potter-kun…"

Harry ignored the trio, set his bentō besides Ami for safe-keeping from Usagi and went to the new girl.

"Pleasure. I'm Potter Harry." He introduced himself and the brunette with rose-like earrings bowed her head back. "I hate to see someone by herself. Do you want to join us?"

The girl stared back wide-eyed and Harry took hold of her bag, walking back to the group. Ami smiled back at the new girl.

"Mizuno Ami. Don't get alarmed: Harry-kun did the same to me."

The girl straightened and bowed her head.

"Kino Makoto, pleasure to meet you all."

Harry sat down and retrieved his bentō, while offering Kino her bag back. Usagi patted the grass between her and the blonde girl that Harry refused to even remember the name.

"Sit down, Mako-chan. I'm Tsukino Usagi."

Kino sat down shyly and opened her bentō.

"So, Usagi-chan, Ami-chan, Naru-chan, Yumiko-chan, Kuri-chan and Umino-kun." Harry introduced and Kino bowed her head to them.

"And I'm Aino Minako." The blonde girl offered, which left the rest of the group surprised at Harry's obvious neglect of her.

"Those look so good, Mako-chan." Usagi pointed out, pointedly ignoring the obvious elephant in the room.

"You're saying that as if the ones I cook for you aren't?" Harry asked back outraged and Usagi stuttered.

"No, Harry-kun. They are great. They taste great. They look great. Please don't stop making me bentōs!"

The group laughed at the usual banter. Harry looked up to see Kino shyly look away. Shit! Don't tell him…

[I think I shouldn't have helped her with her bag.] He leaned towards Ami to whisper.

[Why?]

[I think she won a crush.]

Ami looked at the newest girl and then nodded back.

[I'll talk with her to see how serious.]

Harry sat straighter as Usagi moaned at what Kino had let her eat. Immediately Usagi broke it in two and offered half to Harry – as if to placate him, what made the rest of the group to snort.

"Try it, Harry-kun. Mako-chan is such as a great Cook as you are." Harry nodded and accepted for her to feed him – completely ignoring the outraged look from the other blonde girl at him being hand-fed. "So…?"

Harry nodded at Kino, who smiled shyly back.

–O&SM–

"Otōto!"

Harry frowned as he left school with his friends to find the twins and Lee waiting for him outside the gates. Harry turned deep red as the others run to him and hugged him sandwich-style between the three.

[Guys… can't… breathe…]

Harry was released by the laughing trio as he gasped for breath.

"Apologies, but they demanded to come." Sanjōin put in amused.

"I have Shrink right now." Harry argued.

Sanjōin raised an eyebrow as Naru immediately stanced herself beside him.

"And I have orders from Gotōda-keishi to watch over you. Principally after what happened last time, Potter-sama."

Harry groaned.

"I'll pick Tommy-kun and will meet you at the shrine." Usagi offered and Harry nodded thankfully.

With a huff, Harry walked with his three friends, Sanjōin and Naru to the private clinic. Before he entered Harry signalled at the twins and Lee.

[If something happens protect Naru-chan. Sanjouin-san can't worry over his girlfriend while in a battle.] The trio saluted and Harry turned towards Naru. "They have 'it' like me. If 'something' happens they can protect you without your boyfriend needing to worry over you, understood? Go to them, not Sanjōin-san."

Naru bowed her head, then approached the trio and told them in English to take good care of her for some reason, while Sanjōin nodded his head thankfully. Harry nodded back and entered alone.

(TBC)

Next chapter: Rogue Horcrux

~Isys