It was a peaceful morning in the Tomoeda neighborhood. There was only the sweet, soft chirping of the birds that were flying through the air. The pink cherry blossoms were fully in bloom due to the beautiful spring morning, and almost all the branches of the trees were in full bloom with this magnificent show of nature.

The serenity of the morning was broken by the loud ringing of the alarm clock that came from the Kinomoto house, right up from Sakura's room. There in the bed, lay the brown haired girl fast asleep, most oblivious of the loud, annoying ring of the bell.

Slowly, a small, yellow head appeared as Kero drowsily poked his head out of his bedroom (that served as a drawer too). Rubbing his eyes sleepily, he flew to the alarm clock before shutting it off and plopping himself down on the table. Turning his head to look at the still sleeping form of his mistress, he inhaled, knowing that he might get a yelling just for this.

"Sakura-chan! Wake up!!!"

His voice seemed to echo around the entire house as he yelled those words. Sakura sat up, instantly alert as her green eyes roamed around. "Nanda? What is it? Where's the fire? Where's the earthquake?"

Kero sighed as he shook his head. She would never change although she had already become the new mistress of the Clow cards, did she? Half gliding and half flying, he made his way to her bed as she spun around, still in a matter of shock. He sighed, sitting down on the rumpled covers as she turned to look at him.

"Ohayo, Sakura-chan," he spoke, settling down onto the sheets before he began to snore again. She smiled down at him, wondering how it could all add up to this.

One year ago, she had been an average, normal, fourth grade girl before she had opened a mysterious book labeled "The Clow". Since then, she had embarked through many journeys to find the 'Clow cards' as they were called, and became the new mistress of the newly transformed 'Sakura cards'. She then had met Eriol, who had helped her convert the Clow cards into Sakura cards while she was under the care of her two guardians, Cerberus and Yue.

She sighed, looking down at her wand. This star tipped wand held the key to all the secrets to the deck of the mysterious Sakura cards, that could actually bring disaster to the world if unleashed. In fact, it was possible to say that she was holding the fate of the world in her hands because of this.

Suddenly, a white envelope floated down from nowhere, landing on her bed with the slightest swish. Intrigued, she picked it up, inspecting the stiff texture of the item before finally carefully tearing open the envelope.

It read:

HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)

Dear Miss Kinomoto,

You are to report to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as soon as possible. We have been waiting for your delayed arrival since the last year, and look forward to you joining us this year here in Hogwarts.

Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress.

Sakura blinked, rereading the letter. Her leaf green eyes reflected the confusion inside her as she set the letter down on to the table beside her. Where was this Hogwarts, and why had they been waiting for her?

Standing up, she rubbed her eyes, clearing it from any last traces of sleep before trudging to the bathroom. She had no idea what this Hogwarts was, but perhaps her father might know.

After all, he was one of the most unexpected people that she knew

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Li sat up in bed, yawning as he stretched sleepily. He hadn't counted on waking up so early since his return to Hong Kong , but he knew that his mother wouldn't want him up late for a new day of training.

Things weren't the same since he left Tomoeda, he reflected as he dragged himself to the bathroom before splashing the cold water from the sink onto himself. He had left what he cared most just for his position as the potential future heir of the Li clan: Sakura.

He froze, his eyes squeezed shut as he tried not to think about the girl that he missed ever so much. He didn't want to look back, to regret the decision that he had made a year earlier. That was all the past- he had to concentrate on the future now.

Besides, he had no idea if he would ever return to Japan. It was no use hoping over things that he knew he would never had, so it was best that he concentrate on fulfilling his duties as leader of the clan first.

LATER, MEANWHILE DURING BREAKFAST

Li Yelan peered over her newspaper, watching him as he took a dumpling from the plate. He was acting strange this morning, she could tell as she narrowed her eyes and frowned. It was just as well, as she had something to tell him.

Clearing her throat, she gazed over at him as he looked up. "Li-kun, there's something you should know," she began slowly, keeping a wary eye on him as she spoke. "After your first visit to Hong Kong during the holidays, I've received a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry confirming your slot in the school."

He nodded, still not comprehending the true meaning of her words. It seemed that the full effect of the words hadn't hit him, or at least, not yet.

"Just this morning, I've received a letter from the school saying that you can join their second year despite missing one entire year of the school term. They want you to report there by this week."

He frowned, now beginning to understand what she meant. "Kaasanwhere is this Hogwarts?"

She inhaled sharply, knowing that she was going to drop a bombshell if she were to tell him the truth, but she had no choice.

"England."

Raising an eyebrow, he leaned forward with a serious frown on his face. "Kaasanyou don't really expect me to go, ne?"

She gazed at him seriously, making eye contact as she nodded slowly. "I never joke, Li-kun. You're my son. You should know me well enough. Can you start packing by today? The flight to England is tomorrow."

"Not well enough, I see," he grumbled as he nodded. There was no way he could go against his mother's wishes, so it was just as well that he followed what she wanted.

"Very well, kaasan."

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Nakuru skipped out to the garden, singing a soft melody as she opened the mailbox to check for mail. The mailman here didn't come much earlier than the one in Tomoeda she reflected as she retrieved an envelope. So why was there a letter here already?

She snorted, dismissing her suspicions as she closed the red door of the mailbox. After all, Spinel Sun had been in charge of taking in the mail yesterday. He could have missed this one by accident.

"Nakuru, whose letter is that?"

She jumped, spinning around in shock, only to see Eriol standing at the doorway, smiling his common smile at her. She sighed in relief, handing the letter to him. Arching a fine eyebrow, he took it from her and carefully opened the flap.

Reading the contents of the letter, his facial expressions seemed to shift. The guardian blinked, trying to peer at the letter. "What is it, Eriol-kun? What does the letter say?"

He sighed, handing the envelope to her. "I have to enroll in Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry again. The headmaster says that I might have to relearn their entire current syllabus."

"Nani?" came Spinel Sun's voice as he flew out of the house, hovering in the air beside Eriol. He frowned, reading the letter while perched on Nakuru's back. "Why do you have to go back, Eriol-kun? Isn't what you've learnt enough?"

"According to Albus Dumbledore, they need me to also assist them with Sakura-chan and Li-kun. They'll be attending Hogwarts this year. Besides, I need to brush up my knowledge again," he spoke, grinning at the sight of his two guardians.

They were evidently shocked, and their mouths could almost reach the ground. It was almost impossible to suppress a chuckle, but he forced a smile upon his face as he gazed at Nakuru and Spinel. "Besides, they said that the both of you are to enroll for their classes too."

"NANI?!"

Their eyes bulged in surprise as they sputtered, trying to protest. They, go to Hogwarts?

"No, Eriol-kun," Nakuru spoke as she shook her head in protest. "I will not go back there. Just the sight of Professor Snape will have shivers crawling up my spine. Don't make me go, Eriol-kun!"

He shrugged, gazing evenly at the both of them with the slightest hint of a smile on his lips. "All of us are expected to be in Hogwarts by the day after tomorrow. I take it that you're going to start packing your bags?"

Spinel tried to put on his most miserable and pathetic look, but it only bore a wide grin from his master. "No excuses, Spinel. We'll be taking the Knight Bus tomorrow morning to Diagon Alley. You have to be ready by then. Understood?"

The both of them sighed in defeat, knowing that they could never succeed in disobeying their master. He was, after all, the most powerful of them all. Besides, if he gave an order, it was expected to be carried out.

"Hai, Eriol-kun. Wakata."

"Oh, and Nakuru?" Eriol spoke up, his blue eyes glittering somewhat. She spun around, gazing at him. "Touya-kun will be there. You mightenjoy it. But don't antagonize him, ne?"

She grinned, nodding vigorously and began to sing a song that had something to do with Sakura's older brother. Eriol could only gaze after her with a slight smile on his face. Trust Nakuru to not think about glomping poor Touya Kinomoto

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THE NEXT MORNING, IN DIAGON ALLEY

A deep frown seemed to be embedded on Li's face as he folded his arms defiantly. He didn't want to go to England, to that Hogwarts school. He wanted to stay where he was, in Hong Kong, or better still, in Tomoeda.

After all, he didn't know anyone here in England, with the exception of Eriol, of course. Still, Eriol was not the person that he wanted to see at this very moment. Suddenly, his amber eyes widened as he spotted a familiar face.

Speaking of the devil himself

Eriol was standing at the entrance of Diagon Alley, smiling at him as the bus stopped in front of the shop. It was as if he had known that Li was going to come here this morning, and had came specially to meet him.

Li marched out of the bus with a black cloud thundering above him. Stomping to where Eriol was standing, he narrowed his eyes at the reincarnation of Clow Reed, as if challenging him to a staring competition. Sparks flew from his eyes as Eriol simply grinned at him.

The boys stood on the their spots, Li glaring while Eriol grinned back as other Hogwarts students whizzed by, ignoring their presence as they rushed to stock up on their school books. School was to start tomorrow; there was not one minute to be wasted!

A sudden slight hush fell over the crowd as a lanky boy with rather messy black hair that didn't cease to conceal a thin lightning scar that had somehow been etched on his forehead. Li and Eriol turned, distracted, only to be greeted by the loud silence of the normally rowdy Hogwarts students.

The boy stopped in his tracks, looking around, as if astonished too at the sudden silence. His clear, bright green eyes that flashed behind his glasses seemed to register surprise as he spun around. There was still a great deal of talking around Flourish and Blotts, but for some reason, this boy had managed to shut them up.

"Harry! HARRY! Over here!"

A boy pulled himself loose from the still quiet crowd, waving madly at the boy that was supposed to be named Harry. Behind him, two identical boys came trailing in his path. Each bore identical features, with the exception that the first one was a little taller than the others.

Li frowned, his amber eyes darkening subtlety as he gazed cautiously at Harry. Eriol, on the other hand, simply smiled secretively, flashing a brief glance at Li, whose attention had been now occupied with this boy.

"Li-kun? Eriol-kun? What are you doing here?" a voice came up behind them, causing Li to jump while the other boy spun around. Eriol wasn't fazed as a relaxed smile rested on his lips as he spoke.

"Ohayo, Sakura-chan," he greeted, bowing slightly in Japanese custom. Apparently, he hadn't lost any of the charm that had won her over, for she smiled ever so sweetly at him in return before fixing a curious gaze on the brown haired boy that was standing beside him.

Li had turned crimson, his normal reaction at the sight of Sakura, causing some people around him to stare at him in wonder. Sputtering, he only managed to blurt out a feeble "Ohayo" to her before turning away, trembling slightly.

Sakura blinked, her leaf green eyes narrowing in confusion as she gazed him. Her forehead creased as she tilted her head slightly, wondering why his face had gone all red all of a sudden.

Touya suddenly burst from the crowd, pushing his way through the steady stream of students that were pushing to enter the shop. He stopped dead in his tracks at the sight of Li, who had just turned around. A silence ensued between Eriol and Sakura as the both of them watched intently.

"I didn't know that you were going to be in Hogwarts, brat," Touya sneered, raising his eyebrows amusedly as Li growled, glowering. It took all his willpower not to take out his sword and set Touya's coat on fire once more, just like the time he had when he was still in Tomoeda.

The both of them didn't budge, glaring at each other until two shrill voices broke the tension between them. Those were familiar voices indeed, and much feared voice by both Li and Touya.

"TOUYA-KUN!"

"SYAORAN-KUN!"

Two girls came running up, one with long, brown hair and light amber eyes, while the other was slightly shorter with long black hair that had been tied up with a pair of fiery ruby red eyes. They raced towards both the boys, and came up at last, panting before they attached themselves to both boys.

Sakura watched, surprised as she recognized the two familiar girls. "Nakuru-san? Meilin-chan? What are you doing here in Diagon Alley?"

Li frowned, trying to shake off his cousin who simply refuse to let go. "Why are you even here, Meilin-chan?" he asked, prying her off as he gritted his teeth. "You don't have magical powers!"

The girl frowned, her red eyes narrowing and he took a step back, retreating. "The fact that I can't use magic is because I have too little," she contradicted with a huff. "According to the letter that I received, I can still enroll in Hogwarts, as I still have powers. Wakata?"

Eriol watched as Li sighed, nodding at his cousin's words. He had a feeling that this year in Hogwarts would indeed be an enjoyable one, with such people here. Besides, it would be fairly amusing to watch the fights between Li and Touya

Touya, on the other hand, had different thoughts. Still trying to shake off Nakuru, he glared at Li. He wasn't going to let that brat get anywhere near his sister, or else!

"I think it's best that we get moving," Eriol beckoned Sakura, keeping an amused gaze on the scene in front of him. "We don't have much time to spend just standing around here. Oh, by the way, our wands won't work there. We'll have to buy new wands here."

Spinel Sun, who had been hovering near Eriol, raised an eyebrow. "A wand? How am I going to handle that?"

His master grinned, somehow unable to imagine Spinel trying to hold a wand. It would be truly comical to see the guardian wrestle with a wand, unlike Ruby Moon a.k.a. Nakuru who could handle it easily.

"I hope we get to be in the same house, Touya-kun!" Nakuru spoke, clinging to Sakura's brother even closer as he helplessly tried to pry her off. He shot a look of helplessness at Eriol, who simply smiled.

"Nakuru-chan, I believe I told you earlier that you were not to antagonize Touya-kun," her master directed, his blue eyes flashing with somewhat amusement at her erratic behaviour. "I presume you weren't listening, ne?"

She pouted, untangling herself from Touya who stepped to the side. "Hai, Eriol-kun. Demo"

"No buts."

His voice was clear as crystal, piercing the noise in the air as she looked down, pouting like a small child. Touya, who was standing at the side, exhaled in relief before shooting a look of contempt at Li who immediately glared back, engaging in a stare-down.

"Anoisn't it better if we get our shopping done first?" Sakura spoke up, a large sweatdrop appearing on the side of her head as she retreated to the back together with Meilin, who had a confused expression on her face. "I think it's better than just standing around"

Her voice trailed off as she gazed around nervously at the small crowd of curious onlookers that had gathered around them to watch the fight between Li and Touya. They were obviously wondering what the fuss and noise was about, she thought as she bit her lip.

Eriol seemed to notice her discomfort and smiled. "True, Sakura-chan. If we stand around here anymore, we might not be able to get our things. Come on, cute descendant."

His words managed to successfully divert Li's attention from his staring contest with Touya as he turned to glare ominously at Eriol, who simply shot him a dazzling smile.

"Very funny," the Chinese boy mumbled, frowning as he dragged himself alongside Sakura the Flourish and Blotts. His amber eyes had taken on a morose expression, and Sakura blinked.

"Hoe? Daijobu desu ka, Li-kun?" she spoke up, attracting Touya's attention, His brownish black eyes immediately narrowed, and shot daggers at the boy that was standing in front of him at that moment. The tension thickened as Li, in turn, acknowledged the glare and spun around to face him.

"Hey!"

Li slammed straight into a boy and toppled over, only to be caught by Eriol's ready hands. Opening his amber eyes, the brown haired boy looked up to see Sakura and Meilin hovering above him worriedly while Eriol gently released him, his blue eyes now fixed as he helped the other person up.

It was the brown haired boy that they had seen earlier outside the shop. His surprisingly bright green eyes behind the round rimmed glasses twinkled with gratitude as he uttered a polite "Thank you" to Eriol who simply smiled.

Touya had fallen silent now, and was staring intently at the boy which returned Eriol's smile. He could sense the boy's aura, and was taken aback by the amount of power that it radiated from the boy. It was as if he possessed some hidden power within him

The boy held out a hand to Li, smiling as the confused boy slowly and hesitatingly extracted a hand. His deep amber eyes reflected somewhat confusion as the boy grasped it warmly and shook it.

"I'm Harry Potter," the boy spoke up as he smiled at Li, who stood frozen on the spot. "And you are?"

Eriol stepped forward, noticing his descendant's frozen position on the ground, and offered a friendly smile to Harry. "I'm Eriol Hiiragizawa. They," he introduced as he waved a hand at the people beside him. "Are Li Syaoran, Sakura Kinomoto, Li Meilin, Touya Kinomoto and Nakuru Akizuki."

Harry grinned, his green eyes twinkling from beneath his glasses. "Nice to meet all of you. Are all of you first years in Hogwarts this year?"

This time, Sakura spoke up. "Wellnot really," she confessed with a sheepish smile. "You see, for some reason, we're supposed to join the fifth year classes, instead of starting from the first year ones"

He raised an amazed eyebrow as he gazed around at the small group. "Well then, I guess that I'll be seeing more of you then. Have you bought your things yet?"

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Sakura let out a sigh of relief as she placed the many bags beside her as she wiped off the beads of sweat that were trickling down her face. They had managed to buy what was needed for their very first year in Hogwarts, with much help from Harry and his friends which he introduced to them, Ron, Fred and George Weasley and Hermione Granger.

Now, they were in the ice cream parlour, ordering something possibly to cool them down after an entire morning of shopping in the shops in the Diagon Alley. It had, after all, been a quite tiring morning to began with.

Harry smiled from across the table at Eriol, who was sitting beside a glaring Li. "If I'm not wrong, you have at least one more store to go to before you've got everything," he spoke, taking a look at the list that Eriol had handed him earlier. "You'll have to stop at Ollivanders. Unless you've already got your wands?"

Li's mouth dropped open as he gaped at the boy across the table. "Wands? What wands?"

Eriol smiled patiently, his blue eyes flashing from behind his glasses as he clearly explained. "In Hogwarts, you are expected to have your own wands. And no, cute descendant, you're not allowed to use your sword as a wand."

Sakura spoke up, her leaf green eyes gazing carefully at the reincarnated form of Clow Reed. "Am I allowed to use my wand, Eriol-kun? What about you? Are you using your wand?"

He shook his head, his blue eyes gazing back at her wisely. "Iie, Sakura-chan. Since you're not allowed to use your own wands, you'll just have to buy one from Ollivanders. As for me, I already have one since I've attended Hogwarts earlier."

Ron's eyes widened as he gazed at Eriol, listening in amazement to the boy's words. "You've been to Hogwarts, Eriol? When? I don't seem to have seen you around before"

A small smile touched the young sorcerer's lips as he gazed out of the window, at the many people that were rushing on the streets of Diagon Alley. "I have my ways," he replied mysteriously, his blue eyes glittering.

Touya, on the other hand, was trying his best to avoid Nakuru who had somehow, managed to squeeze in beside him and was happily hugging him. "Get off me, Nakuru," he muttered, trying futilely to loosen the guardian's iron-like grip on him.

"Demo, Touya-kun, it's been such a long time since I've seen you!" Nakuru spoke, clinging on even harder to poor Touya, who could only sigh in defeat. How did he get caught with this girl?

Spinel, who at that moment, popped his head out of the bag that Nakuru had been carrying, inhaling the fresh air. Apparently, being stuck in Nakuru's bag wasn't very comfortable, as she usually liked to squeeze in beside Touya.

Hermione gazed at the small guardian, her eyes widening as she pointed at Spinel. "Nakuru, what is that?"

Eriol raised an amused eyebrow, trying not to laugh as he watched Nakuru look over at Spinel and stuff him into the bag that very instant. "Spinel! I thought I told you to stay in there!" she scolded, her brown eyes frowning at the small sun guardian that immediately clawed its way to the top.

"I have no thoughts about staying in your bag any longer," Spinel spoke, pulling itself out of the stuffy bag before hovering to rest on Eriol's right shoulder. "Besides, I would have died of suffocation if I hadn't gotten out!"

Harry gazed with surprise at the small cat-like creature that was now sitting on an amused Eriol's shoulder. "Truly, Eriol. What is that?"

Eriol grinned, his blue eyes flashing with controlled laughter as he chuckled slightly. "This is Spinel Sun, my sun guardian. Where as Nakuru," he gazed at Nakuru who had gone back to glomping poor Touya, "Is my moon guardian. It's a rather difficult and long process to explain actually. Anyway, Spinel's attending Hogwarts with us."

"Actually, I do know about sun and moon guardians," Hermione spoke up as she gazed intently at Spinel. "According to what I've read, sun guardians have the powers that are under the elements of earth and fire while moon guardians are under"

"Do any of you play Quidditch?" Ron cut in, ignoring Hermione's long explanation of how sun and moon guardians came to be. "Harry's a great Seeker for Gryffindor! He won us the cup last year!"

Li turned to gaze confusedly at Sakura for a spilt second, not understanding what Ron was talking about. "Quidditch? What's that?"

Patting Spinel, Eriol could only smile at his descendant as he spoke. "Quidditch is the sport that they play at Hogwarts. Instead of having sports such as football and hockey, they play Quidditch, which is actually a mixture of both sports. The only difference of it is that it is played in the air instead of on the ground, cute descendant."

Sakura blinked, her leaf green eyes blinking as she scraped the bottom of her sundae. "In the air? And how do we do that?"

Harry smiled, understanding how she felt as he had too, once been in the same situation as she had been when he was new. "We use broomsticks," he explained patiently, shooting a smile at her.

"Hoe? Broomsticks?"

Nakuru grinned at Sakura as she threw her arms around her brother. "You'll have to buy one, Sakura-chan. It functions something like the Clow wand when you use The Fly card. You can easily order it through owl post."

The girl sweatdropped, gazing helplessly at everyone around her as she shrugged. "I'm afraid that you'll have to explain everything to me," she confessed, blushing slightly. "After all, I'm new at these things."

Hermione smiled, standing up. "I don't see why we wouldn't help you with things, Sakura," she spoke. "All finished with your ice creams? Let's head over to Ollivanders, shall we?"

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Li fell onto the soft bed, closing his eyes as he let his exhaustion wash over him. He had never felt ever so tired in one day before; not even when he had been training back in Hong Kong.

They had bought their wands from Ollivanders, each of them receiving an equally strange one. He himself had received one made of dragon whisker and birch wood while Sakura had one that was made out of unicorn hair and oak. Meilin however, he reflected with a frown, had received a most extraordinary wand, made of phoenix feather and willow bark.

Opening his eyes, he gazed around at the room, taking in all its features. It had been difficult to obtain a room in the Leaky Cauldron at first, as it seemed to be full, but they had managed to get a room each at last. Sleeping seemed almost unnecessary as he leaned back, staring at the ceiling.

How had things managed to end up like this? It seemed all like a dream now, from when his mother had told him that he had to go to Tomoeda to capture the released Clow cards until now, when he was lying in a bed in the Leaky Cauldron. Things had, indeed certainly changed.

He couldn't sleep, he decided stoutly, as he tried to fight the tiredness that flowed within him. He wanted to see how it was in the morning when they could finally depart to Hogwarts via train from what Harry had said as 'Platform Nine and Three Quarters'.

Yet, as the night grew further, his lids began to close onto his dark amber eyes, bringing him to a world of dreams

Author's note:-

Well, my first Cardcaptor Sakura and Harry Potter crossover ^_^. What do you think? If you don't like it, I can always stop writing this fanfic ^_~. Anyway, I haven't quite decided the story line for this fanfic yet, so I'll drag it along a little. Gomen ne! Anyway, please review and tell me what you think and whether I should continue this story. Domo Arigato!

Japanese words:-

Nanda- What is it?

Ohayo- The informal version of 'Ohayo Gozaimasu' which nevertheless, means good morning.

Kaasan- Mother

Ne- Has two meanings. One is like 'Hey' as in "Ne, Li-kun!". The other is to ask if the person's opinion as in "You don't really expect me to go, ne?"

Nani- What?

Hai- Yes

Wakata- I understand

Ano- A Japanese version for the words 'um' and 'uh'

Daijobu desu ka- Are you all right?

Iie- No

Demo- But

Gomen ne- Another informal expression from the phrase 'Gomen nasai' which means 'sorry'.

Domo arigato- Thank you!

-chan - Honorific for someone of status lower to yourself, and term of endearment for family and friends. Used mostly for females and is very informal. Is to be add at the end of the name

-kun - Mr (junior), master, boy. Similar to chan, but mostly applied to males. Is to be add at the end of the name.