Chapter 48
It's been two weeks since the departure of the Mahoutokoro students, and things were starting to get back to normal at Hogwarts. However, a few people were still having trouble. Fred and George Weasley were not in high-spirit as they've been experiencing nightmares and couldn't sit right. Whenever they would go to bed for the night, they would experience nightmares after nightmares. Madam Pomfrey tried to get them dreamless sleep potions, but it only served to worsen the nightmares. Thus, the Kings of pranks were unable to sleep properly for a time. Next came their sore bottoms as it was painful even to sit down. They could still feel the burns from the dragon wedgies and spankings they got. The ice and lotion worked only to a degree by numbing the pain and forget about playing quidditch. Finally, sitting on a broom proved difficult for them.
They couldn't understand what they could have done to deserve such treatment. What baffled them most was that Harry was the one to humiliate them. Sure they knew he and Ron didn't get along, but they didn't know what they did to provoke his ire. Then came the punishment they got from Professor Snape. The greasy-haired man gave them detention for three days with Filch and docked twenty points for talking in class. Worse of all, many of the other students, mostly the Slytherins, were openly mocking and laughing at them.
If they thought they had it bad, it was nothing compared to what Ron and Hermione had to endure. The redheaded git hated Harry Potter and his friend Kawada, while he hated Potter with a passion, the Japanese girl had utterly humiliated him during their duel. He would never have believed that a girl could hit that hard; she broke a few of his bones. When they switched, Potter had broken a few more of his bones and turned him into a weasel of all things. The students were relentless and made cracks about him left and right. Already he'd been called into McGonagall's office because he pulled his wand out and tried to hex some of the other students. The stern transfiguration teacher had docked points, given detentions, and warned him that he needed to do a better job controlling his temper. It didn't help that his mother came to the school and shouted at him for his behavior.
Next came Hermione, who faired the same. Many of the purebloods were openly laughing. Most came from Slytherins, who either didn't like her because of her blood status or how she acted. Snape didn't hesitate to voice his displeasure regarding her whenever she was in potions—often making snide comments whenever he walked around checking their potions. If that wasn't bad enough, the students commenting about how she looked like a beaver and asked how good she was at building dams and chewing through logs.
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At Mahoutokoro, Harry was sitting with Miwa and her friends, eating dinner. Since Monday started, they've been taking their placement exams and tested in both theory and practical. Both teens were exhausted as the exams heavily drained them, and the only thing they wanted to do was crawl into bed and sleep for an odd number of years. Spying his sister at a few tables to the right, he couldn't hold but smile at how happy she was to be reunited with her friends. In a way, he envied her as he had to deal with Miyuki Shiba. The girl hadn't stopped nagging him since he got back. She'd cornered him a couple of times while wearing clothes that made her look like a cheap hooker and tried to kiss him again. Each time Harry pushed her away and walked off. Although there were a few instances where she tried to get him to "check out her room," he just pretended not to hear her and disappeared when she wasn't looking.
Picking up his glass of pumpkin juice, he was about to lift it when he smelled something off about it, and the defenses around his necklace activated, warning him not to drink it. He put the glass back on the table in one motion and stood up in a defensive position. That got everyone's attention as they wondered what was going on.
Miwa noticed the expression on his face and knew something was wrong "what's wrong?"
"Love potion," he answered.
The others who were sitting at the table immediately scrambled to their feet and drew their wands. Harry called one of the house-elves, "I need a house-elf to come to the cafeteria immediately!"
A second later, an elf appeared before him "what can Miki do for Mr. Potter?"
Harry flickered his wand out and levitated the glass laced with amortentia to the elf "tell Headmaster Yoshi that someone attempted to drug me with a love potion."
The female elf's golf ball eyes opened wide, accepting the glass; she snapped her fingers and conjured a lid on the glass. "Miki will be taking this to old Headmaster." With that, she popped away.
"I'll be in my quarters if you need me" that he whirled around and left the cafeteria.
Emily attempted to follow behind, but he stopped her "you go eat and be with your friends."
"But I want," she tried to say.
He gave her a warm smile, "don't worry about me," putting her at ease. "You go eat and chat with your friends. I'll see you after dinner."
Emily wanted to protest but agreed. "I'll see you after dinner" she hugged him, which he returned, then went back to her friends.
Walking out of the cafeteria, he exited the building and went straight to the dorm building. As he was strolling through the grounds, he heard the bushes rustling and smiled as he knew why. The next moment Byakko and Suzaku emerged, thanks to his enhanced senses. Harry could smell the food from their mouths.
"What's the problem, Hadrian?"
"I'll tell you both in the room."
Suzaku flew to his shoulder, trilling softly. Byakko, on the other hand, trotted over and rubbed against his leg. The three made their way inside and up the stairs to Hadrian's room. Unlocking the door, they walked in, and after making sure that the room had no listening devices, he locked the door and explained what happened. Not long after, the same elf who delivered the potion to Professor Yoshi returned, saying that the Headmaster wanted to speak with him.
Harry thanked her, and she popped away. He then grabbed one of Suzaku's tail feathers and held on to Byakko. The Vermillion bird flamed them to the Headmaster's office, where Professor Yamamoto was also present. He sent a mental message to Emily, telling her where he was. Giving a respectful bow, Yoshi asked what happened in the cafeteria. Harry explained that he smelled something wrong with his drink and that it was laced with amortentia. A severe expression formed on the faces of the two Professors. The professors looked at each other for a moment before resuming.
Hayato asked who he thought were the ones trying to drug him. Harry gave a list of people who he thought were connected with it, emphasizing that they had to keep a better eye on Miyuki Shiba as she's been making advances on him. Yoshi then dismissed him, Suzaku flamed them back to their quarters. Finally, Yoshi summoned all the house elves and ordered Hayato to get all of the teachers to his office when they were gone.
Back in Harry's room, Suzaku deposited them on the bed. Then a knock was heard on the door, already knowing who it was, he let them in. Once they were in, he closed the door behind them and explained what happened. They continued talking for a while longer before the topic changed "can you guys do me a favor?"
"What's up?"
"When you guys go to the concert in Bulgaria, can you get me Sakura's autograph?"
Emily answered. "Of course, I can't wait to go. It's almost like a dream. I finally get to meet my idol," she said with glee.
Harry chuckled and patted her head "be patient, Shizuku."
"So new topic," Miwa said, "what was that black spell you used on the two redheads?"
A cruel smile appeared on Harry's face. "I didn't think you notice that spell." But, he began chuckling, "the spell essentially makes the person experience their worst nightmares."
Emily spoke, "how long does it last?"
"Eleven days" was his reply. "And here's the best part; if they try to take dreamless sleep potions, then the effects worsen."
Miwa and Emily started laughing "you're an evil genius," the former clapped. "Anyway, it serves them right with the way they prank people who are younger and weaker than them."
"So, how's your recent project coming along?"
He let out a breath "it's proving to be a challenge as you know that metal is exceedingly rare and hard to come by. However, I managed to find some people in Magical Africa who specialize in manipulating it."
The crystals above his desk activated, cutting him off. The faces of Arcturus, Sirius, and Cassiopeia appeared on the viewing screen "Uncle. This is a surprise."
"Hello, Hadrian," he then greeted the others before turning back to his nephew. "I have something to discuss with you. It concerns your business in Ireland. The one that makes combat uniforms."
Harry noticed the expression on his uncle's face and had a feeling something was up.
Arcturus continued, "There's been a significant decrease in sales and many recall orders. A few contractors pulled out."
"How is that possible? Other than my facility, there are only a handful of other places that make battle uniforms," Harry began thinking as it wasn't adding. "Out of all the firms and business, the Potter's produced the best of the best."
"There's more," Cassiopeia said, causing him to groan. "A firm owned by Lord Parkinson is eating up the shares. They're annually growing by 10 percent like clockwork. His revenues may be off the books… may be illegal. You should also know that they started selling products that yours originally manufactured."
Harry narrowed his eyes "you think someone's been stealing secrets and other materials from me and passing it to Parkinson" it wasn't a question. "How is that possible?" He was now angry.
"Parkinson is a conniving weak-willed bastard," Arcturus roared. "There is no way he could pull something like this off by himself. I suspect that someone from inside your facility has been feeding him secrets."
Harry took a seat in his chair and began to think. There was no way his firm would dissolve like that, and if someone did sell classified intel, he wanted to know about it. Nobody steals from his family without paying the price. Then, raising his head to look at the adults, "all alright, listen up. I want you to look into the people who work at my facility, and if they're any leaks, I want to know about them. Tell Mrs. Schwarber to remain on standby as we might need her." He then got up "the day after I have to go back to Hogwarts is the day we pay a visit to see what is going on."
"Uncle, will you accompany me?"
Arcturus raised an eyebrow. "Why do you want me to be there?" Wondering what the boy was up to, though he had an idea.
"One: you are you, meaning you scare people to the point of pissing themselves. Two: we will interview each of them individually to see who admits or denies being involved. Three: if there is any evidence of Parkinson's meddling in our family affairs. Then I happen to know an old bastard who'd be happy to show his displeasure." Looking critically at his uncle, he could see a smile forming on his face.
Sirius started laughing "he speaks the truth, and you are one terrifying bastard" he continued laughing but quickly stopped after receiving a glare from him. Cassiopeia even looked amused at the way Harry described her brother.
"I'm in," Arcturus said a cruel smile appeared on his face. If anyone was selling secrets, then he will have a good time destroying their lives.
"You will be there to Sirius," he said, looking at his godfather, whose eyes went wide. "Why do I have to be there?"
"It will give you something to do," Harry replied, "besides, you look like you gained some weight." Sirius looked affronted as he was just called fat. First, his mother complimented him, and now he was being called fat by his godson. Now it was Arcturus's turn to be amused. Cassie started cackling, "and I will need you to become the new head of security."
"First of all, I am not fat," he said much to everyone's amusement as laughter could be heard from both ends. "I have the body of a Greek god."
"The god of gluten," Miwa said, causing the laughter in the room to rise.
"Merlin, save me," he groaned. "I'm going to need a Firewhiskey tonight."
"Would you just go, please!"
"Fine, I'll go," Sirius said. "But I'm not fat," pointing to them.
"Also, there's something else," Harry spoke in a business voice. "I've enlisted the help of Mr. Badu Oluwusi and his team. They'll be coming a week after I return and send word to King Ragnok. Tell him I have a new project for him" he gave a knowing look to Arcturus, who nodded. The crystals deactivated the video feed was cut off.
He then turned to the others, "how long do you think your project will take?" Folding his arms, "who knows, creating uniforms that are designed for combat is very difficult, not to mention potentially dangerous if certain measures aren't taken. If I had to take a guess, I say it takes more than eight months."
"You forgot expensive too," Miwa added.
"Right," he groaned, remembering that stitching dragon and hydra hides were already expensive. Adding basilisk skin with the other items will cost a lot more. "But I first like to get my hands on the people who are responsible for my companies decline in profits and materials." Then, he would make them pay for crossing him and his family. Harry was extremely protective of his family and everything they had built over the years. If people wanted to come after him, then they better be ready to go all the way.
Byakko roared a little "I suggest you three get some sleep. You three will need your energies." They knew what he was talking about as it was time for the dueling portions for their exams. They will have to be on their toes. This was especially true for Harry and Miwa as their classmates were envious of them and wanted to seize the popularity they've garnered.
Harry, however, was more curious about his sister and his other apprentice. In actuality, he only had one apprentice, while Sora was indeed his apprentice due to him being in Britain. So he and Miwa agreed to share the girl. Thinking of his oldest friend, he knew she had another apprentice, a boy named Shinichi Watanabe. From what Miwa said, the boy was indeed talented, and he remembered him from two years ago when he was in Class- B. This year he'd been promoted to Class- A. Though he was a minus in some areas, he'd showed great promise.
"Byakko makes a point," Emily said, getting up from her brother's bed. "I'll see you guys in the morning."
Then she walked out with Miwa behind. Harry got out of his clothes and put on some pajamas. He then conjured a perch for Suzaku on his desk, something the phoenix was happy about and happily flew over. Byakko maneuvered to the foot of the bed, allowing Harry to get under the covers, and with that, he fell asleep thinking about his family and friends in Britain.
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Days passed, and it was eventually time for Harry and Miwa year to duel. Both teens observed their pupils' performances during the duels and had to admit that they were impressed. The tactics, spells, and teamwork they used allowed them to deal with their opponents efficiently. Emily used both variations of his dart spells with great success. Her physical prowess, along with her silent casting, made her a formidable opponent; the transitioning between offensive and defensive tactics was brilliant. And her timing was on point. When the only people left were the group members, they decided they have a battle royale—following his teachings, combining both her skills in martial arts and magical prowess. She debilitated her opponents before finishing them off a correct amount of tactics and levels of magic.
The most challenging opponent she had was Sora. However, because Harry and Miwa trained her, the girl's skills were enough to match her. Both girls fought hard, trying to gain an advantage over each other, but Emily could prevail and defeat her.
Same as the years before, the eight years were told to enter and given ten minutes to devise their strategies. Carefully eyeing the people they would be facing; the duo knew that they would have to be careful as things were going to get heated. Their peers wanted to do everything they could to get them out of the picture. Figuring out the right tactics to use, they agreed, taking their positions, and started laying some traps of their own. A second later, a green spark shot in the air signaling everyone to begin.
Harry and Miwa stealthily moved through the trees to find their opponents.
They soon found their first opponents. Four groups of Class- E and three groups from Class- D. Miwa gave him a signal that told him to begin. Flicking his wand, he created black smoke and had it envelop the groups. They then started attacking them from all sides; using the trees for cover could lead them to where the traps were. Though a few were scared, and some had injuries.
Nevertheless, they managed to push them to the area where they wanted. Harry gave her a nod, telling her it was time. He pointed his wand at the darts that were circling above them, deactivating the runic array around them and allowing them to fall. At the same time, Miwa removed the black smoke just as the darts hit the ground and released purple gas. Some could cover their mouths with the bubblehead charm; the others weren't so lucky as they were passed out on the ground.
Harry and Miwa then descended on them, firing spells that were meant to subdue opponents. However, only two were left when they were done, and they were rocked from their combined attacks. They desperately tried to attack them, but Harry and Miwa unbalanced them enough to deliver the finishing blows taking them out.
"They're through," Harry said, contemplating about their opponents. "Though, I'm a bit embarrassed and quite bored. Even though they're from Classes D and E, I would have expected more of a challenge."
He and Miwa began walking away to find their next set of opponents "no need to criticize," she gently chastised. "This is still the early part of our duels. That said, I would have to agree with you. I've measured the magic levels and skills from the other, and from what I've seen, their only a handful of people from Class- A that could probably give us trouble."
The teens soon ran into the rest of the students from Classes D and E. They may have been outnumbered, but the two's solid teamwork and superior combat abilities enabled them to fight "so, we should only use as much energy that is required and nothing beyond" rationalizing while deflecting several spells back.
"Indeed," she fired a series of combination spells at their attackers, "we need not use all of our energy on them. That is until our battle," blocking the fire tornado with the aqua version of protego impetum. After that, the water whips took care of the fiery tornado and attacked her opponents, making them jump out of the way to avoid being hit.
"Seems reasonable" Harry dashed forward and started using his skills in muggle combat against the opponents who were busy avoiding her attacks. Taking out the last one with a vicious combination of attacks to the ribs and delivering a spinning back kick, knocking him out cold. That caused the last two, stare in bewilderment at what he did. Miwa took advantage of the distraction and used her whips to wrap around their waist, slam them together before throwing them against the trees.
Seeing their opponents knocked out, they left to handle the others. Deciding to take turns fighting in which one would duel and the other sits back. The only reason for them to work together would be to take down a group if they were in trouble.
They cleared out Class- C with no issues. From what they could sense, their opponents were not that tough. Miwa took care of the first half using a combination of battle charms and transfigurations. Harry chose to use more battle transfiguration than charm and often employ different muggle combat styles (i.e., Krav Maga and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu). Unfortunately, they weren't expecting him to use a combination of magical and muggle fighting styles against them, and it proved to be their undoing.
The same was done to Class- B, and like the others, they were looking to whoop upon them to garner some credit. Surprisingly, though the class was slightly more skilled at magic and considerably better with muggle combat, that brought a smile to Harry's face as he thought maybe he could finally have a reason to try harder. Utilizing the more advanced moves of the muggle fighting styles, Harry could defeat his opponents and do a significant amount of damage to them. Miwa conjured a katana and used it in combination with her magic. Her natural skills with a blade and wide arsenal of debilitating curses allowed her to defeat them. Unfortunately, though, they now had various cuts, gashes, marks, and broken bones on their bodies.
Finally, when darkness fell, they began facing the members from Class- A. Deciding it would be best to take out the ones that would have proved to be a problem first, then to worry about the rest. Combining their combat skills and utilizing strategies Alpha and Beta, they were able to defeat them, albeit with some difficulty. As the two were about to relax, the wards Harry erected alerted him that they were about to have company. Soon they were gone revealing seven members from their year standing in front of them. Judging by the looks on their faces, they were eager to fight.
Harry eyed Miwa from the corner of his right eye. Then, seeing that she was about to attack, he held out his hand "they're mine."
Miwa looked from him to the others. Then, lowering her wand, she went to lean next to a tree. "Enjoy, Harry!"
He and the others all got into dueling stances. Among them were the three girls who opened their mouths at Hogwarts. All three of them gave him flirtatious smiles and put out their lips. The one on the right batted her eyelashes. Harry was unfazed, holding his stoic facial expression. Soon they started circling each other, waiting to either attack or defend. After waiting for a few minutes, the older students decided to kick things off by firing a large ball of fire. Intercepting, Harry fired a spell to make the fire combust and retaliated with two powerful streams of intertwined fire shot from his wand. This was more of an advanced and powerful version than the miniature flamethrower spell. Four of them shielded the incoming attack with a significant amount of dignity, while the others attacked. Harry saw that they were using advanced and powerful spells against him, though he loathed admitting it the spells were powerful. Their tactics and coordination of their attacks were formidable, but he found their weakness.
Timing his attack right, he conjured a pressurized stream of wide fire. Then, waving his wand a few times, he transfigured them into a variety of different creatures: lions, tigers, alligators, horses, and eagles. Now he had to wait for them to take the bait.
The eighth-year students saw the fiery creatures coming. Some transfigured them into rocks, while the others shielded themselves by either shielding charms or firing the hydro blast. They managed to get rid of the beasts and were about to resume their attacks when they saw the boy shoot a blue and white medium-sized ball of magic in the air. Thinking it was going to explode with blinding light, they covered their eyes. The ball may have exploded, but it didn't release any light. Instead, it exploded into a few dozen amounts of miniature balls suspended in the air and began firing compressed bullets of air at them. Harry wasn't done as they were shielding and dodging. Instead, he aimed his wand at the ground and fired a dark brown spell to make the ground shake under them.
The seven-eighth years were immensely difficult to keep their balance and dodge the compressed air bullets. A few of them managed to blast the balls of white out of the way while barely being able to get their bearings. Seeing his plan working, Harry went in for the kill and used nervoculum to conjure a dozen black darts and fired them. Unfortunately, the teens were so busy with the earthquaking and getting rid of the balls of light that they didn't see the darts coming and impaling them. The next thing they knew, they all fell to the ground, unable to move.
Harry waved his wand, getting rid of the remaining three balls, blue and white, and stopped the ground from quaking. Seeing them, subdued Miwa started moving away from the tree and began applauding his work.
"That was quite the show!"
Smiling at her, "what do you think of my new spells?" referring to the darts and the blue-white ball.
"You are so teaching me those spells later" they left the immobile teens. They found the rest of their opponents moving through the clearing with great stealth, but they erected powerful wards around for protection. "So, how long will they be unable to move?"
"Ten to twelve minutes," he mouthed. "Though, that shouldn't matter as the darts were designed to shut down their motor skills. Anyway, they're out of commission."
"Sweet," she mouthed at him. Then, she expanded her senses to find the ward triggers. She eventually located two of them and smiled.
Harry knew what the expression on her face meant and winked at her. "Have fun" was all he said before climbing up the tree to get a view of the show that was going to happen.
Miwa fired two white beams of bombarda maxima at the triggers and watched as the wards come down. Knowing that they've been found, the remaining seven students took their positions and started firing spells as she approached. Harry just enjoyed the show as she either deflected or attacked. So, far two fell backward from a collection of bludgeoning, bone-breaking, and banishing charms. However, what happened next surprised him as she fired a green-yellowish ball of lightning in the air, and the next minute, it expanded across the landscape, leaving them unharmed. He didn't know what she was up to but was intrigued to see what happened next.
The rest of the eighth-years didn't know what she was doing and didn't want to know. So, they began bombarding her with high-powered spells. Instead of shielding against the incoming spells, Miwa dodged them with great speed and retaliated with lightning-based attacks. Up in the tree, Harry stared with surprise at how powerful attacks were. Then, he noticed that she was only using lightning-based spells against them. Having studied the spells himself, he knew how powerful they were supposed to be, but hers were significantly more powerful than usual. Jumping off the branch, he landed on the ground, just as she dealt with the last of her opponents.
Harry looked from them to her with amazement in his eyes. She quickly performed the counter-spell that turned the landscape back to normal.
"What was that?" he was half amazed, and half shocked at what he witnessed.
"You like," she laughed, turning around. "I told you my surprise would be electric. And that was only one of the two spells I created." The look on his face was comical as his eyes widened, and he was bewildered.
Getting her laughter under control, "what I cast was a terrain spell," she explained. "I designed it to make spells based on lightning more powerful."
"Nice!" he praised. That would indeed be a useful spell to know, he thought. He was mentally wondering what other variations there were.
She gave an appreciative bow "why thank you!" Then, giving him a knowing smile that told him what she was thinking, "now with them out of the way. We can have our duel without any interruptions."
"But before that, let's get a quick recharge," conjuring some clouds above them. She waved her wand a few times, turning them dark until they shot bolts of lightning at them. Then, regenerating their powers, "let's prove which of us is the strongest by fighting with all we have."
Some of the professors came and levitated the injured students out of the way.
The two bowed when they saw that their year-mates were out of harm's way—narrowing their eyes and taking their unique stances. They were determined to prove who would reign supreme as it could only be one. Both teens stayed where they were, not taking their eyes off each other; meanwhile, the students on the outside were watching with anticipation as they squared off. To them, Harry and Miwa looked like two dragons getting ready to brawl over dominance.
After waiting a few minutes, they moved simultaneously, both firing a powerful blasting curse. The two spells met and exploded upon contact. Then they started going at it, utilizing powerful types of magic. This was something they enjoyed doing with one another, attacking with powerful spells trying to each other. However, this was just the start as they wanted to savor the battle and enjoy it to the fullest. At the moment, they were just going through a warmup. There was a reason why they were considered the best, and it was because they put more time and passion into refining their skills in the art.
As the two combatants continued trading spells, their attacks became all the more lethal. Members from the other communities would consider what they were doing to be extreme and even dark. But not at Mahoutokoro. The two were using battle transfiguration, charms, and dark magic. Spells in which they knew a lot about, not wanting to kill one another in the process accidentally, they made sure to temper their attacks.
While exchanging powerful and lethal spells, they began pushing more power into their strikes. Then, firing their last spells, they stopped for a moment.
"I think that's enough of a warmup," Miwa said, smiling at him. "Let's take this to the next level."
Harry met her expression with a grin "my thoughts exactly." He then fired a large ball of fire and enhanced it with the earth element. Miwa dodged and retaliated with a blood-boiling curse amplifying its power with lightning. Quickly batting it away, they dashed toward each other and began round two by amplifying their attacks with the elements. Unbeknownst to them, they were destroying the area around them with their spells. Every time they used the elements to enhance their spells, the area around them would be reduced to rubble.
Miwa raised her wand at the clouds, waving her wand in a new intricate form, making the clouds violent with every motion. The usual spell for casting a lightning arc paled in comparison to the more powerful version. Three powerful arcs met, combining their powers into a more destructive version, she pointed her wand at Harry, and the usual lightning was much bigger and more powerful. Harry pointed his wand at the ground and raised a large wall of rock to protect himself as he heard the lightning coming and knowing that the wall wouldn't be enough to stop it. Harry pointed his wand up and mentally said ascendio, forcing himself into the air, effectively avoiding the lightning which broke through his wall.
A shocked Miwa was completely baffled at the way he shot himself straight into the air like a bullet. She was barely able to avoid the two pressurized fire comets. Placing both feet on the ground, they began anew by blasting each other's surroundings, creating sizeable craters in the process. All the while inflicting injuries on one another. Harry pointed his wand at the clouds, rotating it around his head a couple of times, creating a powerful twister connected to the ground. The force of the wind was violent, to say the least, as it destroyed the trees and landscape around them. On the other hand, Harry controlled it with ease, forcing Miwa to back away and shield as the wind intensified.
The powerful slashes of wind caused a few cuts to appear on her legs and torso. Finally, having had enough, she slashed her wand, canceling the twister out. When the wind stopped, and they saw each other. The two began laughing "that's more like it, Harry. Give me everything you got" she then made an X with her arms and began powering up.
Not wanting to be outdone, he too began powering up. As they continued building power, the island area around them started to shake, and the water began to roil. Rushing forward, they put their wands away and started fighting with their fist. The two were infusing their attacks with magic. This, in turn, made their strikes all the more powerful as they were now utilizing their skills in martial arts. With every attack, their power increased. Harry was the first to deliver a decisive hit as he ducked under her punch and nailed her in the stomach with a couple of rapid jabs. Then delivered a powerful kick that sent her flying into a tree.
However, Miwa was far from done with him as she bounced back. The fire in her eyes showed that she was determined to see things through. A smile appeared on her face as she dashed forward and began attacking again. While trading blows, Harry attempted to punch her in the face, but she fell back on her hands. Propelling herself up, she delivered a two-legged kick to his chin, making him back away a bit. Next, she raced forward and delivered two successful punches to his face. He then retaliated by striking her in the face as well with more force.
This continued as both were not willing to admit defeat and continued trading blows while at the same time breaking several bones in the process. Harry had to spit out some blood and a tooth. Miwa had a broken jaw, a broken nose, and blood running down her face. Plus a few broken bones. Both teens were injured, and their bodies ached, but their spirits remained high. So they didn't stop.
After fighting for two hours, which resulted in many bones being broken and destroying several trees in the process, they jumped apart, panting heavily.
"So… you... ready to finish this," panting while his body showed a multitude of injuries.
Miwa looked far worse than he did, outmatched she may have been but remained determined. Smiling at him, "this… has truly… been fun. Let's finish this."
The two charged whatever power they had left into one final attack and rushed toward each other. Their fist connected with all the power they had left. The two were locked in a battle of wills as their magics battled for dominance. Finally, too tired and already at her peak, she was sent backward and landed hard on the ground. Harry fell to one knee gasping for air, with his vision blurry. Struggling to his feet, he raised his blood-soaked right hand into the air and made a fist. The professors and other students came in and announced him the winner. As the people applauded, Emily rushed forward and enveloped him in a hug, making him cringe in pain. Then, noticing the pain he was in, she put his arm over her shoulder and helped him toward Miwa.
Watanabe and Sora were helping a wounded Miwa to her feet as they approached. The two met and burst out laughing.
"That was fun," she cringed as her body hurt all over.
"Yep," making a popping sound. "Now, let's get some medical attention and some food. I'm strangely hungry."
"I'm with you, brother," she agreed as they were being escorted to the petrels. Arriving at the edge of the island, a professor called two house-elves and told them to deliver Kawada and Potter to the medical wing.
The state of the two teens said it all, grabbing their arms. They popped away with them to the hospital wing, where the matrons were waiting for them. Not wasting a minute, they ushered them to the different sides of the room. Then, pulling the curtain for cover, they were told to shed their clothes and step into the healing chambers.
A half-hour later, they were completely healed and given pajamas. All the while having to endure constant shouting from the healers for fighting the way they were. When the healers were done, they ordered them to stay in the wing for the night.
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Days later, Harry, Miwa, and Emily finished the last of their exams. The latter returned to Hogwarts while her brother and friend went to the citadel. Before they left, though, Headmaster Yoshi had the elves and professors look into the students who attempted to use a love potion on Hadrian—even giving an announcement in the cafeteria, explaining if anyone who failed to come forward and admit their transgression. Would be met with severe discipline. After scanning the students' belongings, the staff found nothing, which enraged him and the other professors. Attempting to drug someone with amortentia was of zero tolerance and punishable by expulsion and under house arrest.
The day before their departure, Yoshi called them to his office and explained how he assigned a few elves to keep an eye on Miyuki Shiba. Much to their annoyances, they found nothing incriminating about her. Though, they said they keep a close eye on her. Harry explained that he felt uneasy around her father and sensed a dark aura around him the last time they were together. That briefly surprised him somewhat, though he did hold some reservations about the man. He even admitted that he felt uneasy around the Minister and vowed to keep an eye on him and Ichika and Hayato.
Pretty soon, the two teens were escorted to the citadel and taken to the barracks by Hayato himself. Their instructor explained that their first assignment would occur in a few days, then left. Miwa and Harry went to their rooms to change into their magus uniforms. Later that night, after dinner, Harry told Miwa to come to his room as he had something for her.
"You know we have lessons in the morning," she stated as he reached into his closet and pulled out a silver briefcase.
"Trust me, I know," approaching her with the case. "However, this is something that you'll need," tossing the case to her.
Swiftly catching the case, she opened it and was amazed to see what was inside. It was a combat uniform, "but I already have a uniform." Pulling the black thing out while looking it over.
"Ooh, no," chuckling, "trust me, this one makes the one you got look obsolete" he explained how it was the predecessor to the ones he had—elaborating about the materials built in the suit. Then, showing her the mask inside and explained the features that came with them.
She was completely baffled by her new uniform and rushed into the bathroom to go put it on. Ten minutes later, she emerged wearing the suit with a metal mask in her arms "wow! You look like a real warrior," looking her up and down.
Miwa had to admit that the uniform felt better than the ones back home. "This is amazing! The uniform not only feels like it's a part of me but it also more flexible. How were you able to get this made?"
Harry smirked at her. "Before the issue with my company occurred, I had Lord Black give the workers orders to make new and improved gears."
"Aren't you worried that someone would steal the designs?"
"We're one step ahead of you, Storm," jovially smiling, "we had them take a magical vow not to reveal anything."
"Impressive!"
He gave her a mock bow "uh, thank you. I have one too, and pretty soon Parkinson will be forced to yield to my demands. And the people who helped him steal will be dealt with" a cruel smile appeared on his face. As much as he wanted to destroy the conniving bastard, he couldn't as the man had the Fudge's ear like Malfoy. So while he couldn't harm him directly, his aunt and uncle discovered other ways. However, there was another problem. The meat bag had a twin brother.
Jack warned him that Norman was a double-dealing slimeball like his brother. But was more evil. His dad also explained that they were death eaters during the first war who escaped justice by pleading that they were under the imperius curse. Harry and the others didn't believe that for one minute. They thought they were untouchable, but soon they will know the vengeance of the Houses of Potter and Black.
Harry would like nothing more than to fillet them alive and that neither his uncle nor aunt would be as kind to them or merciful.
"Hey, I just thought of something," she said, bringing him out of his thought "if we are going to go out on missions, we're going to need codenames." What she said made a lot of sense to him as it was a valid point. "I mean, we could use the nicknames we've been using since our days at Mahoutokoro. But there a chance that some of our classmates will sell us out."
"True," he admitted as he thought of a new alias for himself. Then, after several minutes of thinking, he suddenly came to his answer. "From now on, call me: Shadow."
That made her laugh. "Alright, then call me: Hakugarai."
"I like it. Catchy, dangerous, and unassuming!" They started laughing, began discussing what they thought their first mission would entail.
Seven days later, they were in the briefing room with Hayato wearing their new combat uniforms. Their mentor dimmed the lights, activated the recording crystals, and began debriefing them. Hayato explained that they were going to infiltrate and shut down a crime syndicate called: Leviathan. They were a notorious criminal organization that managed to evade prosecution for years. For weeks, the I.C.W. sent spies to gather information about them and disrupt their operations. However, they've been mostly unsuccessful in stopping them from expanding and eventually turned to the Magi's for help.
Recently, they got word about a secret meeting that was going to occur. "Alright, this is what's going to happen. Our target is this building" showing them a tall business building "we've received intelligence that a secret meeting was going to happen tonight. Our mission is to capture one or two of their branch leaders and obtain any information from them after getting all the information we need. After that, we will either capture or execute them. Keep in mind this is not practiced, and they will not hesitate to kill you. Any questions?"
The two silently stood where they were without uttering a word, knowing full well what was to be expected of them.
"All alright," a stoic no-nonsense expression was present on Hayato's face "let's move out," he said as they left the room. Harry and Miwa put their mask on and followed behind as they exited the citadel. Making it to the apparition point, they apparated away only to appear on the roof of the building. Spotting an air duct a few feet away, he ushered them to follow as he removed the air vent. Going in first, Hayato slid down the chute, soon followed by Shadow and Hakugarai. After a few minutes of falling, they could finally plant their feet and were now crawling inside the ventilation system.
Hayato had them study the schematics of the building, so they know it inside and out. They continued crawling and eventually made a left at the junction. The three would have continued but were stopped by Hayato some powerful wards nearby. Quickly, taking his wand out, he deactivated them and proceeded forward, soon arriving at the end with the only way to go was down.
Gesturing for Shadow to go first, crawling in front, he shimmied down until he came to his stop. He would have started crawling again but heard and sensed some people talking a few feet down. As Hakugarai came down, he quickly gestured for her to be quiet and that there was a meeting going on. Heading his warning, she let go from holding her place and allowed herself to fall. He caught her before she could touch down. Hayato gave him a nod in understanding. Then, taking his wand, he gently lowered his teacher down.
After quietly lowering the man down, they proceeded forward with Shadow on point. Several minutes of crawling later, they happened upon an intersection. One way leading to the right, the other to the left. Holding his hand up and expanding his senses, for a moment, he leads them to the right as he was picking up traces of magical auras in the direction. Then, having to drop deeper down, he gently lowered himself first, then the others. The other two soon began to hear people talking as well, and they continued to the source. They eventually reached an air vent, and they saw a total of eight people sitting down in the company of fourteen bodyguards. The ones sitting were talking amongst themselves.
Hakugarai recognized two of them who were leaders and mentioned them in the briefing. Some of their bodyguards were international terrorists with extradition warrants in more than five magical communities. The one sitting down with his back facing the door was the Japanese Minister himself, taking out a recording crystal to use as evidence. They quietly listened as they continued speaking amongst themselves. Fifteen or so minutes later, the topic changed to something about a "secret cargo" and that their "buyers" were in place.
Shadow and Hakugarai felt a rush of anger, not liking their talking. Their cruel and malicious smiles sent a chill down their spines, but they held their positions until the meeting came to a close.
Shiba and two of his cohorts, followed by six guards, all left to go to the lab. Pretty soon, the others started filing out of the room. Hayato retrieved the crystal and led them down the hall to find a way down.
After twenty minutes of crawling through the vents, they finally arrived at the lab, and it was a horrible sight to behold. The sick bastards were experimenting on kids and teenagers. The room itself reeked of blood. Luckily, Hakugarai pulled out another crystal and had it record everything that was going on. Most of their subjects were orphans or runaways; they attempted to take and weaponize their magical cores. The ones that were squibs were being dragged away kicking and screaming.
Having seen enough, Hayato ended the recording and placed the crystal in his watch. He sensed the anger of his pupils and knew they wanted to end things. Granting their wish, he took out some smoke bombs while they put silencing wards around the lab and added a powerful locking charm to the exits to make sure no one escaped. When they were done, he finally dropped the bombs, which exploded, filling the room with smoke. Kicking the vent open, they jumped down and began firing spells at them. They made sure not to hit any of the kids as much as they wanted to kill the bastards. They couldn't as they were here for information. They subdued their opponent's last and ensured that none of them had any portkeys on their persons.
When the smoke cleared, their enemies received injuries and were on the ground-bound in chains and unable to move. The three hit them with silencing spells so they couldn't speak, but their mission was far from over. Shadow and Hakugarai moved cautiously to the door where some of the kids were taken while Yamamoto freed the kids strapped to the chairs.
Shadow made hand gestures telling his partner to be ready to move on his signal. When he got to one, he applied a disillusionment charm and silenced his feet. She followed suit, carefully opening the door, they proceeded downstairs. There they found three more guards who were busy torturing their captives with the cruciatus curse. With a wave of her wand, the torches went out, and they blasted them to the wall and bound them in chains. Not taking any chances, they searched them for portkeys and made sure to remove their wands. Their job was done. Removing the shackles from the kids, and led them upstairs. Hakugarai levitated their captors. Arriving back upstairs, Hayato was shocked to see the deplorable state the children were in. He watched as his apprentice levitated the three captives to where their colleagues were in the corner.
"Take the children to St. Mungo in Japan," he spoke in a deep disguised voice. "I'll send these animals to the dungeons. Then, when you're done, head back to base."
Not needing to be told twice, the two created several different portkeys and transported them to the hospital for treatment. After making sure the kids were safe with the healers, they left and apparated back to base.
Arriving at the Citadel entrance, they walked in, made their way to the elevator, and pressed the floor where the briefing rooms were. Riding the elevator to the desired floor, they took their masks off and faced each other.
"That was all kinds of wrong!"
"We were lucky to get them out of there when we did," she added, though her voice was laced with disgust. "I didn't want to believe it, but they're people out there who do something as inhumane as that."
"I know what you mean," he replied, stepping out of the elevator and going to one of the conference rooms. "That was twisted!"
They didn't have to wait long as Hayato stepped out of the elevator and walked towards them. Opening the door, they all walked in, where his two students took their seats at the table.
"You two did very well tonight," he began, "despite what you saw. You proved able to keep it together and not fall apart. Because of our success tonight, we might be able to cripple the Leviathans finally."
Miwa took the recording crystal out of her watch and gave it to him.
After accepting it, he flashed her an approving smile "the prisoners will be interrogated tomorrow after your lessons. So now, you two are dismissed."
They rose from their chairs, giving him a respectful bow, then left for the barracks. Soon after arriving, they went up to their rooms to change out of their uniforms. Hours later, when everyone was asleep, Harry couldn't sleep for some reason and go downstairs. After making a cup of coffee, he saw Miwa sitting on the couch; it didn't take a genius to know that she was a bit shook up. Moving forward, he sat on the couch and put a comforting arm around her as she sobbed.
"Let it, old friend. Let it out" he continued to soothe her.
They sat like that for about ten minutes before she calmed down.
"How is it that you are so strong? Aren't you cut up about what you saw?"
He looked at her "believe me, I am. And what we saw was horrifying."
"Then why aren't you seething" she could only see a passive expressionless mask on him. "What happened was—"
"I know," he said in a calm voice. "No, one deserved that, and believe me when I say those monsters will be brought to justice soon."
"That said, I've learned to endure and accept what happened," he explained. "I focus on the people I love and what is most important in this world."
They spent the rest of the night downstairs on the couch, while Harry explained that he went through the same thing after his duel with Morrison and how his sister and dad helped him through the pain.
The last three days came and went. Miwa had recovered, the kids who were trapped at the lab received treatment. Some were sent back to their families; others were sent to orphanages in their native lands. Hayato and his apprentices thoroughly interrogated the prisoners. When they didn't feel like answering questions, Miwa sent bolts of lightning, and Harry made them experience their worst nightmare till they were ready to talk. The most stubborn came from Shiba and his two cohorts as they refused to talk. Harry then used legilimency on them and learned about them and all the atrocities they committed. After hours of probing through their minds, he was livid with what he'd witnessed. He was more disgusted with Shiba as the man not only committed treason against his people and broke international law. He even killed his father!
On the final day, news broke out about a horrible explosion in Magical Britain. Harry wasted no time in calling his dad to enquire how the others were doing. Severus explained that none of them were harmed and that the explosion happened at one of Parkinson's armor factories. Four survived, though heavily damaged. However, six didn't make it. With that out of the way, he cut off communications and prepared that night for the raid.
The raid itself consisted of sixteen Magi's that included Harry and Miwa. They divided into four different groups and had to bring the entire syndicate to its knees. Within an hour and forty-five minutes, they were able to accomplish their task without sustaining any injuries. Their opponents put up a good fight but were ultimately defeated. Some of the bastards had perished in the assault; others were captured, heavily wounded, and missing a few body parts. The leaders of the Leviathan's and their buyers were apprehended, only to reveal things of great interest.
As they were an international crime syndicate, the I.C.W. would be the ones to decide their fates.
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Harry was now back at Hogwarts with his fellow students. Many of them looked at him with awe and fear. But, mainly because they remembered what he did during the duel, the ones that faced him did their best to steer clear away from him, wanting to avoid a similar incident. The professors, on the other hand, were a different story. Filius Flitwick, Septima Vector, Burbage Babbling, Rubeus Hagrid, Minerva McGonagall, and Severus Snape. McGonagall because she had grown to respect him, not just his abilities and magical prowess. But because she saw him in a different light. Severus had to maintain his appearance to make Albus think he was still on his side. Deep down, he was happy that his son was safe and back. The remaining professors were either neutral or looked at him completely different.
Professor Lupin was having a hard time believing that the baby he held all those years ago had grown into this. Harry may resemble his parents in some ways, but he was mostly different. He was very powerful, highly intelligent, cold, antisocial, and dangerous to those he loathed and viewed as dangerous.
He still remembered what Harry did to the Weasley twins. The way he humiliated and took them down during their duel was cruel. Looking back, the duel eerily reminded him of some of the things his friends use to do to others (mainly the Slytherins.) Remus heard much about how they acted, and he didn't take it well as it was a harsh reminder of what he and his friends use to get up into. However, the more he looked back on it, the more he saw how wrong they were and realized the consequences of their actions. Even though he didn't participate in some of the pranks back then, he never stopped his friends from doing most of their pranks. The only thing he did was act like he didn't see anything; it was mostly because of him being afraid they would leave him.
His friends have constantly told him to make a life for himself. Each time he would often make excuses as to why he couldn't because of his furry problem. Finally, the raven-haired boy called him a coward when they met at Grimmauld and implied it ever since. As much as he hated to admit to it, the child was right to call him out on it. For years he had let his fear rule him, and it cost him everything.
After a strenuous day of classes, Blaise and the others went to the great hall for dinner. It still shocked them that he was able to get Eleanor to go out with him. They all took their seats at the Ravenclaw table and began filling their plates with food. Nicole, and the others taking their O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s, were feeling the strain as their exams were fast approaching. The students thought their teachers were the devils from all the essays, revisions, and exams they had to do as the students continued talking and attempting to block out the stress from their classes. Finally, Emily sensed three people approaching from the end of the Gryffindor table.
Looking over her shoulder, the Gryffindor chasers were making a beeline towards them. They currently had unreadable facial expressions but were looking at Hadrian. From what she knew, Angelina and Alicia were dating the Weasley twins and had a feeling they didn't like what Harry did to them.
Her brother just kept eating his food, ignoring them as they approached. "Harry, can we talk to you" the voice Alicia was enough to make him put his fork down. The rest of the group saw them coming, except for Harry, who took another bite of his mashed potatoes.
After swallowing his food, he turned around "is there something you three want" grabbing his goblet to drink some water.
Alicia spoke, "we were wondering if we can talk to you privately" he heard a brief edge in her voice.
"Why" he raised an eyebrow at her. "If you three have something to say to me, you can say it right here."
Angelina stepped in "we don't want to fight," she said, putting her hands up, showing she meant no harm. "All we want to do is talk privately with you."
Not taking his eyes off them, he replied, "no offense to you and Alicia. But how do I know for one minute that neither of you will try to attack me? While I like you guys, you two are dating Fred and George."
"Also, the fact remains that you three are chasers who possess strong arms," he stated as a matter of fact.
The three girls were a bit taken back. Part of them reveled in the fact that they possessed strong arms. This was mostly because Oliver Wood had their training in all sorts of arm work. However, they understood why he was cautious as it was true that they were dating the Weasley twins, and they wanted to know why he humiliated them the way he did.
"Look, I know—" she didn't get to finish as Katie stepped forward and took over.
"We just want to talk about why you did what you did to them," she said. "Look, we swear we have no intentions in attacking you. And neither Fred nor George will be present."
Harry sat there contemplating his decision until Aaron spoke up, "go with the" everyone turned to him with mixed expressions.
"Why?"
Aaron took a breath. "I may not know Johnson and Spinnet, well. But Katie is not one to deceive people." She gave him a soft smile.
"Alright, fine," Harry sighed. "Meet me in the abandoned charm's classroom on the sixth floor. Come alone, no Weasley twins, and no tricks."
The girls agreed and turned around to leave. Katie quickly turned around "thanks, Aaron," then she left.
Taking a hearty swig out of his goblet, he left too.
Nicole rounded on her brother "that was nice of you," she commented. "However, I'm curious as to why you stood up for Bell," giving him a piercing look.
He rolled his eyes at her. "Katie and I are friends," taking a bite of his dessert.
"When did that happen" leaning forward. This was certainly news to her as she didn't know he was associated with her.
"Easy, Nicole," he said, placating her. "She's in my year, and we play quidditch together."
"He forgot to mention that they often study together in the library," Adrian added while trying to stifle his amusement at his friend, who was giving him a scathing look. "What? You two do work a lot together and were in the wreck room."
Now the boy started blushing "so what? There's no crime in working together," he stated. "Besides, we happen to enjoy each other's company."
"Mmhm, sure," he said, smirking at him.
The others started laughing as well. Nicole, however, started asking questions about what they were doing.
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The girls arrived at the abandoned room. They walked in and felt something tickle them. After they closed the door, they sat at one of the tables waiting for Hadrian to arrive. Little did they know he was already there under a disillusionment charm, flicking his wand out, he silently added, locking, privacy, and silencing wards to the room. This way, no one could listen in on their conversation.
"I'm glad you three could make it."
That made the girls jump as they scanned around the classroom looking for him. Then, with another wave of his wand, the charm melted off, revealing him to be leaning on the teacher's desk.
"How did you" Katie spluttered while her fellow chasers were shocked to see that he was already here.
A small grin appeared on his face. "I was here before you three arrived," he explained.
"But how did you get here before us?" Alicia asked, still bewildered.
"Simple," shrugging his shoulders, "I walked," he said loosely.
They stayed silent for a few minutes before he broke it "you said you three wanted to talk to me about your boyfriends. Why?"
Shaking her head back to reality, she looked at her friends, wondering how to begin. Then, silently debating amongst themselves, she turned back to him "we wanted to know you humiliated them the way you did."
Harry just looked at them with a blank expression on his face. Then, when it appeared that he wasn't going to respond, she continued. "I mean don't you think you were a little hard on them?"
"Oh my god," rolling his eyes at her, "that's what this is about me giving them a taste of their own medicine," he said incredulously.
This time Angelina spoke "look, I know they can be a handful," she defended. "But you were pretty mean. The way you humiliated and embarrassed them was going too far."
He raised an eyebrow "let me see if I got this straight. You three are mad at me for doing to them what they do to other people."
Suddenly their mouths went dry at what he said. "What do you mean? I mean, yes, they joke and pull pranks a lot, but I don't-"
"And that's the problem" Harry cut Katie off. Angelina and Alicia were confused as to what he was talking about. "What do you mean," the latter asked.
Turning to her, "think about it. Like what Katie said, those two like to prank a lot," they were still confused. "Let me ask you three this: have you wondered how their victims feel? Do you think they're having fun?" Not getting an answer, he continued, "what's wrong too tough of questions? Perhaps you three need some help. The victims of Fred and George's pranks don't see it as funny. They see it as a form of bullying. In their eyes, they see them as a pair of bullies who have nothing better to do than harass others."
"That can't be true. Fred and George would never bully someone," Angelina protested. "While I understand the majority of their pranks are humiliating, they never go so far as to hurt people."
"Never," he repeated. "Remember what they did to Boot? All he did was say they were childish and immature and that they never amount to anything. And yet, they made him appear naked in front of everybody. Boot was so traumatized that he refused to leave his common room for a week. Even when he did attend classes, people still laughed and made fun of him. Now tell me, do you think he deserved that?"
They fervently shook their heads.
"Then there was an incident where they made a group of first years cry." They were shocked at what he said "oh, they didn't tell you about that, did they" gaining a satisfied look. "Well, not only did your boyfriends make them cry, but they also ruined their books and destroyed the essays they worked on."
"After that came the mess in the great hall. Those two gits dumped garlic powder on the Hufflepuffs and subjected the other Houses to their pranks" the edge in his voice was present. "By the way, the ones who got garlic powder in their eyes had to get them flushed. Because they were burning." He went onto explain some of the other pranks the twins pulled and how they affected the victims. After spending forty minutes elaborating about the pranks they pulled, he paused to take a breath "as long as they find it funny, they will prank whoever and not consider the consequences. What pisses me off is that most of their pranks are mostly aimed at younger students. They may not see their actions as bullying, but others do."
"B-But," Alicia tried to speak, but he wasn't through, "not only that, but they also never bother asking their victims how they feel. The students could have allergic reactions they never knew about instead of humiliating them for all they know. They might accidentally kill someone all for a little prank." He paused to let that sink in, then continued, "if anything, those two would have been expelled by now."
"What!" they all said together.
"Yeah," nodding his head. "The only reason why they're still here is that Dumbledore keeps pulling strings."
"But why?" Katie asked, barely audible.
"Think about it, Katie. The Weasleys are some of his most vocal supporters, giving the fact that he's known their parents for a long time. So it's no surprise why he's more lenient with them," he coolly answered.
The girls were utterly speechless. While they knew how Fred and George were, they never expected things to be this bad.
"Even, you two," gesturing to Angelina and Alicia, "have to know they often go too far."
"When we scold them, they listen and promise to behave," Alicia stated, but it was mostly weak. Harry narrowed his eyes at her.
"Do they" his voice was laced with sarcasm. "Do they listen to the both of you?"
"Of course they do," she said in defense.
"Are you sure" he wanted to sneer at their naivety but didn't. "How many times have you scolded them for their actions?"
Angelina answered, "a coup-" she didn't get to finish. Then, narrowing her eyes at her, "the truth!" he calmly demanded.
"A lot," she mumbled. Harry pretended not to hear her. "I'm sorry one more time," leaning in slightly.
"A lot!" she said louder.
"And have they learned?"
They shook their heads. Clicking his tongue, "then it sounds like they're only telling you what you want to hear."
"But they—"
He rubbed his fingers through his hair and gave a deep sigh "would you two stop being so naïve. They may say that, but they still prank and harass others. To that effect, I want you to ask yourself this question: Why do you keep making excuses for them, especially when you know what they're doing wrong? Because it sounds like you three are more content with making excuses for them, while at the same time disregard the feelings of others."
"Here's something else to think about. Right is right and wrong is wrong. Ask yourselves is what they do right?
The girls were so speechless that they couldn't even form words to protest. They saw the expression on his face, and it felt like they had taken a pair of bludgers to the stomach. Finally, Harry stood up from the desk with his wand in his hand and began removing the wards on the door. "I suggest you three do what they fail to do. Talk to the victims of their pranks and ask how they feel, without making excuses for them."
He then walked out, leaving the chasers to look down in shame.
A/N: Fred and George were getting a taste of their own medicine. Revenge is a dish best served cold MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Now they know what Terry and the others feels after being humiliated in front of everyone. The nightmares they've been having was an added bonus. Harry and Miwa had their duel at Mahoutokoro and Harry learned that someone was stealing secrets and materials from him
They were accompanied on their first mission by Hayato and were shocked to discover what they found. FYI even I feel sick at what Shiba and his cohorts have been doing to others. Believe me when I say justice will catch up with them.
Next Chapter: Heads are going to roll and some are going to lose a lot more than what they bargained for.