Summary; sequel to AVLP, very much AU as it's a crossover. Hakkai, Sanzo, Goku and Gojyo, or Harry, Indigo, Neville and Ron are on their way to Hogwarts! Poor Hogwarts, you really weren't prepared for these boys, or their friends…
Flare, Yuki and Singing Hats
"You left me alone!"
The Hogwarts express had arrived, and its passengers had unloaded onto the platform. Indigo was glomped for the 3rd time that day, this time by a hansom boy with skin like milk chocolate and curly black hair.
Indigo responded with the classic knee-jerk reaction, and the boy let go whimpering.
"Flare, I have told you a thousand times, DON'T DO THAT!"
"You left me alone…" moaned Flare, "With Yuki and Tracy. It was terrible! They wanted to-to braid my hair!"
"So?" asked Indigo, seeming genuinely confused, "They do that whenever they're together. It's totally un-freak-worthy."
"But they normally do it to you! My hair is curly! Curly hair was never meant to be braided!"
"I think we did rather well, actually." said a tall girl with wavy chestnut hair and smoky eyes, "Don't you Yuki?"
"Indeed we did." said her companion, an equally tall girl with deep gold curls and icy blue eyes. "All things considered, Flare was a most difficult subject and refused to sit still."
"Hello Yuki, Tracy. Have a good trip?"
"Not bad…" muttered the ice eyed Yuki, drifting towards Hermione, "You seem to have gained an entourage…"
"Her name is Hermione Granger." supplied Indigo, "I'm sure you'll get along like a house on fire. And I will not help you track down the survivors, should there be any. Shall we go? The hairy gentleman is calling for first years."
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The group, which had somehow gone from 2 small groups to 1 large group, wandered over to Hagrid, down a rather nasty path and then separated into 2 new groups to get onto the boats.
Neville found himself on a boat with Ron, Harry, and the decidedly odd Flare. This confused him somewhat.
"What just happened?"
"Yuki and Tracy borrowed Indigo and your Hermione girl." replied Flare serenely, "They shall be returned with new and interesting hairstyles. I'm Blaise Zabini, or Flare. Please to meet you, little goldie, but not you Weasley boy, and it's just lovely to see you again Harry. Poisoned your muggles yet?"
"Several times," replied Harry pleasantly, "they seem to have immunity to hemlock."
"Damn- OH! It's pretty!"
Flare/Blaise had caught sight of Hogwarts, which was indeed pretty, and sparkly. They stopped talking to admire it, and then the boats landed.
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The 2 groups rejoined to walk up this new path, and Indigo and Hermione did have new hair styles, that were just a bit, unnerving. Hermione's bushy hair had been pulled back into a French braid, and Indigo's had been un-braided so that the left side of his face was hidden and while feathers held the right side of his hair back so it fell behind his shoulders, and prevented him from vanishing entirely behind the golden mane.
It was Ron's opinion that this made Indigo seem slightly feral, and Hermione's new look gave her something contract killer-ish.
According to Yuki, that was the point.
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Minerva McGonagall looked out at the 1st years that that huddled behind Hagrid, and frowned faintly as she led them into the anti-chamber.
They were all perfectly dry, and none seemed on the verge of panic, but there was a group that looked just a bit to calm.
8 children, boys and girls, all of which were quite pretty. The group seemed to be centered around a feral looking blond of uncertain gender, and a raven haired boy with the green eyes of Lily Potter.
They were calm, and examining their surroundings with interest.
It was, disconcerting.
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"So, does everyone know where they're going?" asked Flare, hugging Neville and beaming.
"Hufflepuff." said Neville briskly, "Stop huggin' me, I ain't a teddy."
"Slytherin." said Yuki and Indigo as one, and then smirked at each other.
"Ravenclaw, I expect." said Harry lightly, "What about you Hermione?"
"Ravenclaw or Gryffindor." She replied after a moments thought.
"Please be Gryffindor!" pleaded Ron, grabbing her left hand, "If there's no-one I know in Gryffindor I'll have to be a 'Puff with Neville, and the Twins would never let that go!"
"If you're in Ravenclaw with me I'll do your hair every morning." bartered Tracy, taking Hermione's other hand, "We could help each other with homework, and share books and by the time we leave will have a really good plan for taking over the world."
"If I help, can I have Japan?" asked Indigo, "I can supply financial backing, and some hard to get hold of potions ingredients."
"Do you often offer help in taking over the world?" asked Ron, vaguely amazed.
"Only when I think it could work." replied Indigo with a wicked smile, "So ladies, may I have Japan?"
"I don't see why not," said Hermione, smiling, "But couldn't we take over the world if I were a Gryffindor? I could recruit fighters while Harry and Tracy get all the brainy people we'd need."
"It would cut down on your plotting time," pointed out Harry, "And you would have to endure the famous Gryffindor insanity."
"Yes, we are notoriously bonkers," agreed Ron, nodding gravely.
"Won't the fact that you're gonna take over the world put you all in Slytherin?" asked Neville, who had escaped Flare's grasp and was hiding behind Indigo.
There was a long pause.
"Damn," muttered Tracy as McGonagall led them into the Great Hall, "He's right."
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"The hat sings," said Hermione in vague horror.
"That it does," agreed Flare.
"The wizarding world is weird," declared the muggle born.
"That we are."
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"Davis, Tracy."
Tracy put on her best rich pureblood face, swept up to the stool, sat down and waited for the Hat to speak. It didn't take long.
-Well aren't you interesting. Intelligence, ambition and such pride, but you'd give it all up…-
-It is the gift of my family. Place me in Ravenclaw, Hat.-
-Imperious little thing. As you wish it- "Ravenclaw!"
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"Granger, Hermione."
Hermione copied Tracy and Yuki, walking tall and calm. She would show no fear.
-Proud girl, brave girl. A brilliant mind but with your courage it has to be- "Gryffindor!"
Hermione stood, and glanced to Indigo, he was at the heart of their group, and if he objected…
He smiled, and she knew this was okay.
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"Greengrass, Daphne."
Yuki stood tall and walked to the hat with even steps.
-You're very like your friend Tracy aren't you, if a little more fierce…-
-Sort me and be done with it!-
-Proud little girl- "Slytherin!"
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"Longbottom, Neville."
Neville, who had been hiding from Flare, squeaked and clattered over to the hat.
-An old soul, but young as well, how odd. Blood on your hands but not on your heart… Courage to do any Gryff proud, but to follow your fearsome lord for so long it has to be- "Hufflepuff!"
Neville darted towards the Hufflepuff table, realized he was still wearing the Hat, returned it, and then took a place at the yellow table amid fond laughter.
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"Malfoy, Draco."
Indigo sauntered over and gave McGonagall a croaked smile.
She twitched.
-Another old one, but not as pure as the earth child. You would destroy me, were I to tell anyone of you and your friends, would you not?-
-You, and whoever you told, in a second.-
-Quite ruthless. Only one place for you, wildfire lordling, for you'd slaughter the Puffs even though you're loyal enough- "Slytherin!"
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"Potter, Harry."
The hall erupted in whispers. Harry did his best to ignore them.
-What did your wildfire lord do, strangest of monsters, to inspire such loyalty?-
-Proved that he was worth it. Ravenclaw, please.-
-Ravenclaw, is it? The best place for you I suppose, very well-"Ravenclaw!"
"WE DIDN'T GET POTTER!"
Harry smiled at the antics of the two redheads, and settled calmly at the blue table.
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"Weasley, Ron."
Ron straightened his shoulders and walked to the Hat. He was suddenly aware of how tatty he must look, he hadn't even thought about it before.
-Strange boy, such love and such fear. So loyal to your battered old family, and so loyal to your new one. Could you chose between them?-
Ron didn't reply verbally, just sent a blast of fury.
-Hothead- "Gryffindor!"
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"Zabini, Blaise."
Flare was the last to be sorted, and he walked up with a faintly mocking smile.
McGonagall twitched.
-Well aren't you the cleaver little manipulator? But loyal as well, too the snow girl, your mother and the wildfire lordling.-
-I take it that you mean Yuki and Indigo. But why all the chatter? We both know where I'm headed.-
-That we do, little spider, go weave your web's in- "Slytherin!"
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Albus Dumbledore looked out over the feasting children, eyes sparkling with warmth he didn't feel.
Harry Potter had reclaimed the money from his vaults, or more likely the goblins had done so on his behalf, and those compulsions were dead. Alice Longbottom knew that she was Harry's guardian, was furious to learn it so late, and would never let the boy return to the Dursleys. He was skint and the Dursleys would probably lose their house, repo goblins were vicious creatures. The Malfoy boy seemed to be on good terms with Harry, the Longbottom's, and a Weasley. Could the boy not just keep to his own social circles and stop disrupting his plans?
Dumbledore looked at the Malfoy, and after a few seconds the boy looked back.
It was too far to tell what colour those eyes were. It was not so far as to prevent Legilimency.
Dumbledore sent out a pulse, to find out what the boy was thinking. The Malfoy smiled, and the pulse revealed nothing. Then he returned fire with a legilimency push of his own.
Dumbledore broke eye contact, and someone at the Slytherin table laughed.
Next time: The First Day and Bad Vibes