By Aiko Hotaru

Don't own SM or HP, but I do own Hotaru's long name!

Hotaru and Harry and the rest of their little group watched numbly as the first years were called upon to receive their new houses. The entire room of First years seemed extravagantly nervous. Harry glanced to see Draco waving at him as the blonde snuck up trying to get closer to the two of them. "Don't look now…but there's a Malfoy on the loose." He told the girl who pulled out her pen and replied. "Do I get to draw on him now?" She watched her friends hide their giggles. Then it happened the long never ending name began. Professor McGonagall took a deep breath and began, "Hotaru Hoshiko Aiko Neko Umi Hikari Arika Tenshi…" She stopped to take another breath before going on, "Syria Shi Novena Yami Keiko Sarah Lee Dumbledore Tomoe." She finally ended. Harry, Hermione and Ron's eyes were as big as their wide mouths, so was Draco's too. Hotaru grimaced at the looks, as the rest of the room seemed to look about for her appearance. Taking a deep sigh, the tomato red raven headed girl climbed the steps toward the hat.

"Was it me or did I hear Dumbledore in that name?" Came one voice. "I thought I heard Keiko? As in Kiki the flyer?" Another commented. "What about Arika Tenshi? ISN'T that the famous Gryffindor Healer?" Yet again came a voice in the room. Hotaru sighed, remembering when Setsuna told her this long strange name.

***Flashback***

Hotaru glared at Setsuna. "You are joking right?" She muttered. Setsuna merely broke out laughing as she and Haruka and Michiru nodded their heads. "That's my ridiculous name? It's more like having 15 or is it 16 names! Oh who cares! It's ridiculous!" She cried out. "Well…You're named after Keiko Tomoe, You're mother, who was called Kiki at times. The best dang flyer about, next to her best friend, James Potter. Then there's Akira Tenshi, greatest healer, Hoshiko Aiko, The wonderful Japanese Witch who discovered teleportation, Syria Shi, the famous writer and novelist your mother adored, Yami Novena the first wizard who actually dived off of the grand cannon and Sarah Lee Dumbledore your great-great-great grandmother." Michiru gave a nod and Hotaru sweat dropped. "I'm named after 6 people?" She whispered harshly, then blushed. "Course you could go by Kiki like your mother did." Haruka grinned. Hotaru's eyes widened mad. "NOOOO!!! Not that!!!" She screamed angered.

**End Flashback**

Hotaru felt that hat lightly touch her head. She felt it go into her mind, probing for information on her. 'You're strong-willed…' she heard it mutter in her brain. When he tried to go into her past she gave him a dark signal that said NO! It sighed, 'hard one huh?' It commented. "You could say that…" She whispered so that not even the professor near her could hear her. 'Got the perfect place for you kid…same as the rest of your family, sides old prof would kill me if his grandkid wasn't in his daughters house' the hat told her in her head. "Gryffindor!" It cried to the students. Hotaru got up slowly and made her way to Hermione. The small girl was soon pounded with questions by the fuzzy headed one. "Are you really a Dumbledore?" "Why didn't you say it earlier?" "How come you don't look like the Professor?" "Who are you really?" Hotaru blushed and looked at Harry who was blinking at her looking just as much confused and nervous as she had been. He shrugged and so did she. It felt good knowing one person would feel the same when he went up.

"Harry Potter!" Came Harry's turn….and soon the young man was sitting next to her giving her a strange yet happy look…

TBC….