The first rays of sunlight stole its way into the room, lighting up the once dark room with its golden light as it danced into each dark crack and crevice. Outside, the hustle and bustle had already begun, and people could be seen rushing everywhere.

It was more than enough to awaken the occupant of this room, making her turn over in frustration before sitting up, rubbing the sleep out of her light, amber brown eyes. Stifling a yawn, she drew the curtains a little, peeking out at the din outside. So, it was morning already.

"Glad to see you're up, Nakuru," a voice spoke shortly, cutting her train of thoughts. She spun around, only to see a tiny, cat-like creature hovering in the air with a small smirk on its face. Landing on the rumpled sheets on the bed, it looked up at her as she grinned at it.

"Oh, and why wouldn't I be, Spinel?" she inquired mockingly, her eyes glinting as she reached into her bag for a set of clean clothes that she had packed earlier. "Were you expecting me to be late and miss the train? If you were, you're going to be deeply disappointed."

Spinel snorted, half floating out of the slightly ajar door. "I don't have the energy to argue with you at this time in the morning," the small guardian muttered, half to itself. "Anyway, the master's been awake for a long time already. Unlike you, that is..."

She raised an arm and threw a pillow, that was neatly dodged by the sleek guardian. It smirked at her, watching as the pillow hit the door. "Nice try, Nakuru. Better luck next time."

She raised an annoyed eyebrow at its retreating back, and stuck a tongue out. Sun guardians! How could anyone stand them?

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It was a very bumpy journey to King's Cross Station, as the Knight Bus seemed to go over some rather nasty bumps in the road, nearly throwing poor Sakura off her seat in fright. Trembling, she hung on to a pole for her dear life while keeping her green eyes tightly shut.

The other people didn't seem to notice this, though, as they were busy chattering away. Hogwarts students had crowded the bus itself, filling it until there was not even a seat left in the entire magical vehicle. They were huddled in many groups, discussing what they had done during their Easter holidays.

It was not long after that did the Knight Bus screech to a stop in front of the King's Cross Station. Students poured out, running in all directions, but Li noticed that they were headed to just one destination: the platform between Platform Nine and Platform Ten.

Eriol smiled, his eyes watching as he watched Sakura glance doubtfully at the crowd. Evidently, she didn't know if they were to follow them, for she didn't see the Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, as stated in their train tickets. Of course, he reflected with a slight twitch on his mouth as he suppressed a chuckle. They didn't know anything yet. They were new.

"Come on," he spoke briskly, his tone suddenly changing from his normal, patient tone to a slightly impatient one as he steered them towards the crowd. There wasn't much time to spare; the train was leaving in ten minutes and they hadn't even settled in yet. The small group followed obediently, trailing behind him until they arrived in front of a seemingly solid barrier.

Touya stared at it, before turning to gaze at Eriol. "We have to go through that? Are you crazy?"

The reincarnation of Clow Reed simply raised an amused eyebrow as he watched a family walk past them, listening to snatches of their conversation.

"...Muggles don't notice a thing..."

Li was still frowning at his reincarnated ancestor as he tapped a foot impatiently while he glared daggers at him. "Well?" he demanded, his amber eyes flashing as he waited for a response from Eriol.

"Just watch," he spoke, not taking his eyes off the family. They leaned onto the barrier, and Sakura half closed her eyes, quite certain that they would fall. Why were they even doing that, in the first place?

She looked up, and blinked, when she noticed that the family had somehow- disappeared. Glancing around, she couldn't see the family that had hurried past them in any direction. Where had they gone?

"Follow me," Eriol spoke, his voice strict, and just like the first time, they watched him mutely, as he leaned onto the barrier, and promptly vanished, as if he'd never been there before. There was a deafening silence as they stared, gazing at the spot where he had stood two seconds ago.

Nakuru was the first to break the silence as she danced in front with a wide grin. "Come on!" she spoke, winking at Sakura while she pulled Touya. "It doesn't hurt! All you have to do is to go through the barrier..."

With that, she pulled Touya and ran towards the barrier, ignoring his desperate squirms to escape from her firm grip as they neared the seemingly solid barrier. Then, they vanished, just like Eriol.

Li, Sakura and Meilin were left, staring at the barrier doubtfully. Eriol, Touya and Nakuru had already gone through it; dare they go in too?

Finally, Li spoke up, his voice trembling slightly as he spoke. "I think we should give it a try. After all, your brother can't just disappear through a wall, Sakura-chan."

Sakura nodded, her leaf green eyes gazing carefully at the barrier as they took a few steps to the front, then breaking into a run. She closed her eyes as they reached the barrier, ready to feel the soaring pain would spread through her when she hit the wall.

They were nearing the barrier now, and there wasnothing.

She opened her eyes in shock, only to find herself below a sign that had the words "Hogwarts Express, eleven o'clock". A scarlet steam engine stood waiting next to the platform, which, evidently, was Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. Meanwhile, a crowd of people seemed to be fighting their way into the train.

Eriol, Nakuru and Touya were standing in a corner, away from the crowds, waiting for them. Eriol nodded, his blue eyes flashing as a ghost of a smile appeared on his lips.

"It's best we get on the train, he spoke, glancing briefly at his wrist watch that he was wearing on his right hand. "The train leaves in five minutes- doesn't leave us much time to find seats. Come on."

They made their way into the crowd, weaving in and out and between people. Mothers were saying goodbye to their children, some crying and some waving and calling out something. Students clambered into the carriages, searching desperately for empty seats.

Finally, they found an empty compartment, and the entire group clambered up, bringing their luggage with them. Sakura needed some help with her baggage, though, and Li and Eriol had to help her drag the bag onboard with a little help from Touya.

"Arigato," she spoke, her face turning slightly pink as she watched as they finally managed to lift the bag onto the train. Li simply grunted, turning away as his face coloured furiously, making Touya glare at him while trying to shake Nakuru off, and Eriol, as usual, shot a smile at her.

They had just settled down, a little cramped as Touya didn't want to sit too close to Li, when the whistle sounded, warning students that the train was about to depart. The last students scurried onto the train hurriedly, taking their seats while some ran around the corridors, searching for an empty space.

Sakura clapped her hands together excitedly, a smile lighting up her face as she gazed out of the window. They were already gaining speed as they rounded a corner, as houses flashed past. Sometimes, she caught a glimpse of some children playing as they flew past the fields, but they seemed to be oblivious of the fact that there was a train right in front of them.

Li, on the other hand, was watching her carefully from the corner of his eye. An odd feeling of déjà vu seemed to sweep through him as he bit his lip, trying to sort out the torrent of emotions that were inside him. He didn't understand these feelings, yet

It was then that he caught sight of the death glare that Touya had shot at him. Sakura's elder brother had evidently noticed him goggling at his sister- and he didn't like it.

"Stay away from my sister, KID," he growled, his eyes narrowing as he clenched his fists, ready for a fight. Li could feel himself stiffen as he glared back at the older boy and seemed to breathe fire as he gritted his teeth.

Meilin, who sensed that a vicious fight was slowly brewing, immediately nudged Sakura, who turned, half distracted as she had been enjoying the wonderful panorama of London. She didn't want then to be in trouble even before they had arrived at school!

Sakura's eyes widened as she caught sight of Touya and Li, both tense as they glared at each other, daring the other to make the slightest move. They couldn't fight now!

It was then that the door of the compartment slid open, distracting both boys from their fight. Their heads whipped around, as they turned to gaze at the door in unison.

"You!"

The boy took a step back in shock, his eyes wide as he held out his hands for defense. His green eyes stared back at them as they blinked. "It's only me, Harry. I heard some yelling in here, so I came to check it out. Am Iinterrupting something?"

His gaze rested on Li and Touya as their faces turned crimson, and they looked down, mumbling something under their breath.

"No, not at all, Harry," Eriol spoke up, his blue eyes glittering as he watched Sakura give his descendant a curious look. "We were justdiscussing something. Why don't you sit down?"

"There's lots of space," Sakura added in quickly, knowing that if Harry were to stay, Touya and Li would probably behave themselves. "We won't mind, right, boys?"

"No, of course not" was the only thing that she managed to catch when the both of them mumbled something almost inaudible. Raising her eyes, she gazed at Harry pleadingly.

Harry laughed, his bright green eyes twinkling as he grinned at her. He didn't see any reason why not to stay- Hermione was up front studying her new books while Ron was with Fred and George anyway.

"Well, I guess that it won't hurt if I were to stay for a while, Sakura," he spoke, acknowledging her pleading look by promptly taking a seat beside her. "So, how was your night at the Leaky Cauldron?"

"Perfect," Nakuru replied with a wink as she loosened her grip on Touya, who immediately proceeded to squirm free. It was futile, however, as Nakuru tightened her grip again. "I don't think I've ever slept that soundly ever before."

It was at this moment that Spinel once again wriggled free from her bag, gasping for air. "Yeah," it spoke, narrowing its eyes at Nakuru. "You were sleeping so soundly that you wouldn't know if I threw something at you."

"Spinel!" she screeched, now letting go of Touya as she tried in vain to catch the small sun guardian. "You come back here! I'm going to get you for that!"

Sakura watched as the Nakuru tried her best to grab Spinel, who simply, every time, floated out of reach. She sighed, turning to Eriol as she sweatdropped.

"Can I change into my true form?" Nakuru asked at last, not taking her eyes off Spinel, who was hovering somewhere near the ceiling.

"No. Nakuru, stop that," the young sorcerer commanded with a hint of authority in his voice. "Spinel, come down from there. You can't hover near the roof throughout the entire journey. Nakuru, SIT DOWN."

His moon guardian pouted, as she returned to her seat. Spinel, on the other hand, was looking at her triumphantly as it floated down to land on the empty space beside Harry.

"Don't you mind her," it told Harry, who simply stared at it in surprise. "She's always like that. Can't keep quiet for less than a minute."

"Spinel! That's a lie!" Nakuru shot back, rising from her seat as she glared at Spinel. "Wait till I feed you sweet things! You'll see then!"

"Nakuru, sit down. Now." There was a note of annoyance in Eriol's voice as he gazed evenly at Nakuru who gazed pleadingly back at him.

"Demo"

"I said now, Nakuru," he spoke in his clear, crisp voice, keeping a sharp eye on Spinel. "As for you, Spinel, come over here. I don't want you irritating Nakuru. Understood?"

"Hai," Spinel spoke, frowning as it slowly hovered across the compartment, landing on Eriol's shoulder. "I'm sorry, master. I shouldn't have done that. I apologize."

Harry raised an eyebrow as he gazed at Eriol, who simply smiled back at him. "Wow. They're really obedient to you."

Sakura couldn't resist. "That's because he has control over them," she chimed in, shooting Li a smile. He turned red in the face, and turned away, drawing some snarls from Touya who sat, shooting death glares at him. "Right, Li-kun?"

"H...hai."

Eriol smiled, watching Li's face turn into a deeper shade of red as he realized that Harry was also watching him curiously. "Thank you, cute descendant. Unfortunately, these two CAN get out of hand sometimes"

Meilin, who had been quiet so far, spoke up. "By the way, Harry, tell us about Hogwarts. How's it like there?"

He smiled at her, his green eyes gazing deep into her fiery ruby red ones until she turned away in a mild blush.

"It's fun at Hogwarts," he replied, gazing off into space. "There're lots of things you can do there, and there are always feasts on Christmas and Halloween. The teachers are bearable, and I doubt you'll run into much trouble if you obey the rules. You'll enjoy it, Meilin."

The door to the compartment slid open once more, and the group turned once more. It wasn't Ron or Hermione; instead, it was a pale boy with a pointed face. Beside his were two boys, each as mean looking as the other.

"So, Harry Potter," the boy sniggered, turning his nose slightly at the boy. "Mixing with the first years? Doesn't seem much like you. Perhaps you've decided that we're too MATURE for you?"

Harry's mouth immediately tightened as he glared back at the boy. His green eyes flashed dangerously as he stood up to face the boy who simply smirked.

"If I were you, Malfoy, I'd get out of here. Now."

Malfoy raised an eyebrow, gazing at Harry evenly as he smirked. "Oh, and why should I? Was I disturbing your baby talk with these first years?"

"Perhaps not," Eriol spoke up, and Malfoy suddenly found himself hovering in the air. Turning in horror, it was then that he noticed that Eriol was using the Clow wand on him. "Now, I think it's best if you leave us alone."

The two boys that were with Malfoy earlier retreated some way, staring at Malfoy who was hovering as he swung his fists at a smiling Eriol.

"Let me down! McGonagall will hear about this, Potter! You'll get detention for a month!"

Harry turned to Eriol and winked, and Malfoy was slowly let down until he levitated himself and his feet touched the ground. He was still trembling with rage and fear as he motioned for the two boys to follow him.

"Crabbe, Goyle, let's go. I'm not sticking around with any more babies."

Harry watched amusedly as they fled down the corridor before turning to Eriol, who already was sitting down. "Thanks, Eriol. How'd you learn such magic like that?"

The young reincarnation of Clow Reed simply smiled, his dark blue eyes brewing some dark secret. "I told you, I have my ways. Let's not discuss that anymore, shall we? It's almost lunch."

True to his word, there was a loud clattering of a cart from outside the corridor. A smiling woman slid open their door once more, and gazed at them. "Anything off the cart, dears?"

Harry and Li leapt to their feet and scurried out into the corridor. Sakura, on the other hand, had brought her own lunch and was offering everyone some just as the boys came back, holding piles of candy in their hands.

"Harry, can you give me one of those Chocolate Frogs?" Nakuru spoke slyly, her eyes narrowing as she glared at Spinel. "I think Spinel would enjoy one, wouldn't you, Spinel?"

"Nakuru." Eriol's tone was a warning and she sat down, pouting.

"Just one, Harry? Please? I haven't eaten even one candy the entire morning."

The boy laughed, handing her a Chocolate Frog from his pile as he grinned at her. "It's okay, Eriol. I've got plenty, anyway, so it wouldn't hurt to share. By the way, Sakura, what are those?"

He was staring at the sushi that she had neatly packed into neat boxes and was handing some to Li. Beside the sushi were a pile of sandwiches, all neatly made up.

"These?" she asked, looking down as her eyes clouded with mild confusion. "Oh these! These are sushi, a type of food that we eat in Japan. It's made of fish, if you want to know."

"By the way, Sakura-chan," Li spoke up, as he swallowed the last of the salmon sushi in his mouth. "How did you manage to keep these sushi so fresh?"

She smiled sweetly at him, her leaf green eyes crinkling up as she offered him another. "Oh, otousan cast a spell over it so that it'll stay fresh," she replied, watching as Eriol nodded approvingly as he tried one. "II made it myself. Here, have one, Harry."

The boy took one curiously and carefully nibbled a little off the end. His eyes cleared as he smiled, before popping the rest of it into his mouth.

"It's delicious, Sakura. You really do have a knack for cooking," he praised, shooting her a warm smile. Sakura turned red in embarrassment and looked away. Li, on the other hand, was beginning to glare at Harry, a slight suspicion forming in his mind.

"I've got Merlin!" Nakuru suddenly sang out as she waved a card around for everyone to see, half dancing in the compartment. Spinel immediately darted away, casting a wary eye at her direction.

"Relax, Spinel," Eriol spoke as a small smile touched the ends of his lips as Nakuru sat down, munching on her chocolate. "Nakuru won't hurt anyone as long as she's busy."

"That's true," Touya agreed as he massaged his neck where Nakuru had hung on for close to an hour. "You're right about that one, Eriol. Why don't you just feed her candy all year long?"

"Touya!" Nakuru protested as she threw her arms around his neck once more, making him groan again. "Don't say that! Even if I were to eat that much candy, I'd still hold on to you!"

Eriol chuckled, his dark blue eyes twinkling as he gazed at Nakuru. "Maybe I shall. I think Nakuru should enjoy that. Wouldn't you, Nakuru?"

"Hai! Of course!" Nakuru answered, looking up from the Chocolate Frog that was already half eaten as she tightened her grip on Touya's neck. "Can I have one of those sushi, Sakura? They look delicious!"

Harry laughed good-naturedly as he bit into a pumpkin pasty. He had to admit that they were an amusing lot, although he had just met them a day ago. They were definitely going to have some fun in Hogwarts!

The door slid open again, this time to reveal Hermione and Ron who grinned at the sight of the small group.

"Harry! We've been looking all over for you!"

He looked up with slight confusion clouding his bright green eyes. "I thought I told you that I was going to look for them, Hermione," he replied, motioning them to sit down beside him. "Must tell you, though, Sakura's a great cook."

The brown haired girl blushed crimson as she shook her head violently. "I'm not that good a cook," she protested as the both of them gazed at her curiously. "I learnt it all from my father. That's all."

"All the same, I do agree with him, Sakura-chan," Eriol spoke approvingly as he accepted a cake from Harry. "Your cooking has always been as good. Don't you agree, cute descendant?"

Li looked up, meeting Eriol's twinkling dark blue eyes, before looking down again. His amber eyes darted to Sakura, who was watching him curiously, and his face turned dark red.

"OOf course," he mumbled, ignoring the wondrous look Meilin was shooting at him that moment. It was bad enough that Sakura was keeping her eyes on him, now Meilin had to follow suit too! He groaned inwardly.

Harry grinned as he held up a pack of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. "Anyone want to try?" he inquired, glancing around the room questioningly. "Must warn you, though, these things come in various flavours. And I mean VARIOUS flavours."

"I'll have one," Ron volunteered as he carefully selected a dark green bean. Cautiously biting the end off the bean, he made a face as he swallowed it.

"Broccoli," he managed to wheeze out in the middle of a coughing fit. Li looked mildly interested, and volunteered to try one of the beans in the pack. He, in turn, carefully picked out a chocolate coloured bean from the bag and popped it into his mouth, only to grimace at the taste of it.

"What is it, Li?" Sakura asked, alarmed at the sight of the expression he had on his face.

"Mud," he choked out, immediately taking a bite of his now opened Chocolate Frog. He hadn't thought that Harry had been serious when he said that they came in 'various flavours', but evidently, it was true.

"See? I told you," Harry spoke, as if reading his mind as he peered into the pack. "There are some decent flavours, like strawberry and peppermint, but you'll have to be careful of the others."

Eriol chuckled as he extracted a pink one from the bag and took a bite out of it. "Vanilla," he announced with a smile, and Li scowled at him angrily.

"You already knew which one you wanted to take," he accused, his dark amber eyes flashing furiously. "Of course you wouldn't end up with one like mine!"

Eriol, in turn, simply smiled. Sakura immediately came to his defense, her eyes gazing straight at Li. "Li-kun, don't say that to Eriol-kun! He was simply trying to be nice!"

The boy simply muttered something under his breath about reincarnations.

The panorama had become tidier, now that they were out of London. Wide, green fields seemed to fly past as the train sped over the grounds. There were a few cows here and there and a rare house, but otherwise, it was mostly the countryside.

Hermione looked out of the window in the midst of all the chattering. Now, the green fields had given way to thick, dark forests with winding streams. Sunlight only filtered through the leaves, leaving the train much in the shadows.

"Oh yes, I do believe we've forgotten to fill you in on Peeves," Ron spoke up, his face darkening at the mention of the name. "He's an irritating poltergeist- only listens to the Bloody Baron, Slytherin's resident ghost. You should keep an eye out for him- he's always up to tricks."

"There are ghosts in Hogwarts?" Sakura asked, trembling slightly. Her green eyes held only one emotion now- fear, and Harry patted her hand, feeling slightly sympathetic for her.

"Don't worry," he spoke, winking at her. "Not all ghosts are bad. Our resident ghost isn't that bad- he's Sir Nicholas de Mimsy, or rather known as Nearly Headless Nick."

Sakura looked as if she was about to faint.

"Don't you worry, Sakura-chan," Eriol added in quickly, seeing how pale her face was. "The ghosts are harmless- except Peeves of course. You'll just have to keep an eye out for those jokes of his."

"I think we'd better change into our robes," Hermione spoke up, tearing her eyes away from the window. "We're almost there- should be arriving at Hogwarts soon."

Harry nodded, acknowledging this fact as he beckoned the boys to follow him. "Come on," he spoke, sliding the door to the compartment open. "We'd better go change in another compartment. We'll let the girls have some peace here."

Quietly, they filed out, including Spinel. Touya shut the door after him, thus blocking Nakuru from following them out. The girls exchanged nods, and pulled their sweaters off. Reaching for their black robes, each of them was engulfed in their own task of changing.

Ten minutes after that, there was a timid knock on the door. Hermione took one look around, glancing silently at each girl and nodding before calling out "Come in.".

One by one, the boys entered silently, each dressed in their plain black robes. Li fidgeted with his, feeling slightly uncomfortable with his clothes, only to draw a knowing smile from Eriol.

It was getting dark outside. The sun had set in the far horizon, leaving the forest and the faraway mountains to be cast into dark, mysterious shadows. The train was indeed, slowing down- a signal that they were nearing the school.

A voice suddenly echoed through the train, making Sakura jump slightly.

"We will be reaching Hogwarts in five minutes' time. Please leave your luggage on the train, it will be taken to the school separately."

They nodded silently, Sakura giving out a soft whimper as they slowly filed out of the compartment, to join the jostling crowd in the corridor. The train itself finally slowed down, and came to a stop.

The doors swished open, and immediately, the pushing began. People were thronging their way to the tiny platform, which at once, seemed to overflow with people. Meilin shivered as the cold air hit her skin, only to get a reassuring pat on the shoulders by a smiling Harry. Suddenly, a lamp came bobbing over the heads of the students, and a gruff voice called out.

"Firs' years! Firs' years over here!"

Eriol smiled, beckoning a doubtful Li and Sakura to follow him. "It's okay," he managed to shout over the din. "It's just Hagrid. Come on, we'll join Harry and the others later!"

They pushed through the crowd, joining the jostling line of first years. Hagrid's face appeared over the sea of heads, smiling as he called out. "C'mon, follow me! Are all the firs' years here? Mind yer step now!"

Sakura managed to look back, only to see Harry's face amid the many students. "Don't worry!" he called out, his voice almost drowned out by the monstrous racket that the students were making. "Just follow Hagrid and BE CAREFUL!"

Author's note:-

Well, well, the second part's finished *grins * \^o^/. What do you think? Had to refer in the Harry Potter books for quite many things, I'm not really familiar about things ^_^;;. Sorry if some of the characters are a little out of character; I told you I was new at this sort of thing! Anyway, do review and tell me what you think! The next chapter will be about the Sorting, so all of you can look forward to the Sorting Hat. What houses will they be in? Ahyou'll just have to wait and see ^_~ ! Until then, ja ne until the next chapter! Domo Arigato!

Japanese words:-

Arigato - The informal version of "Arigato Gozaimashta" or "Arigato Gozaimasu" which nevertheless, means 'thank you'.

Hai - Yes

Demo - But

Otousan - Father

Ja ne - Goodbye, or "Sayonara".

Domo Arigato - This phrase also means "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.