Chapter Four: A Visit to Hogwarts....
Tenchi arrived finally.*Home!* he thought. *Finally, I'll be able to give Washu a piece of my mind!!*
He stepped out of the machine, and relized that he wasnt going to give Washu any lecture. Not yet at least.
This was because he wasnt home at all. He looked around and all he could see were coats of armor,in front of
stone walls. There was a cold draft, and it smelled of something foul. He couldnt quite place what the smell
was..it was almost like that squid Ayeka tried to fry once. It was quiet too. Very quiet. He just stood there
for a moment and then started to get angry. *This is rediculous! I wont take it any longer! I'm going to find
out where I am and how I can get home!!* And with that he started to stomp to his left. He looked very tough,
walking down that corridor with such bravery. But his ego soon changed when he slipped on a stick. He landed
with a thud on the cold stone ground, and his bravery slowly faded away. "That hurt....What did I fall on?"
He looked around, and found the "stick" that he had fallen on. It was nicely polished, and he didnt think it
looked like a normal stick. He thought it looked more like a child's play wand. Jokingly he got up, and
waved the wand around stupidly, saying "spells" as he did so. He started laughing at his foolishness, when
the "toy" wand emitted a large red blast, causing not only a great amount of sound , which the stone floor
and walls echoed, but also a great amount of damage. Tenchi, seeing that he was on the ground again and the
damage that he had done, started panicking. What was he going to do???? He was a complete stranger in this
place, and he had just caused major damage. He could only imagine the trouble he was going to get into. Then
his thoughts were interrupted by a cold voice far off down the dark corridor. He could hear the voice telling
someone or something to sit down( very rudely, Tenchi thought) and to stay put. Tenchi tried to get up, but it
seemed he couldn't. He could hear the footsteps getting closer and closer, until they were only a few feet
away.Tenchi looked up and saw a sour faced man standing in front of him.The first thing that Tenchi
noticed about him was his appearance.He had pale skin that was almost green in color.A large hooknose,
and dark, probing eyes. This man scared Tenchi, very much. And his voice even made it worse.With the
same cold voice this man had used for his instructions he frowned and said " Who, may I inquire,
are you? and what are you doing?"
"Well my name is Tenchi and...well...I caused..some damage...."
"Well that much is obvious."the man paused and shot another disgusted look at Tenchi, this time Tenchi
thought that the man was eying his bright shirt. But before he could utter another word, Tenchi interrupted.
"Where I am?"
"You mean....you dont know" The man narrowed his eyes suspiciously.
"N..no"
"Well then, you are in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in Britain.. and I.."
"IM IN BRITAIN????????" Tenchi interrupted again. "how did get to Britain??"
The man again narrowed his eyes suspiciously. He ignored Tenchi and continued his little speech with
great and obvious annoyment " And I am Professor Severus Snape.I have one question to ask you...How did you get
here?"
Tenchi pondered exactly how he DID get there. He didnt relize how long he had pondered until the professor
cleared his throat, signaling that he wanted an answer and he wanted it NOW. "Well..."Tenchi started "Its a long
story"
"Wonderful" Snape said sarcastically " I'm sure I'd love to hear it" Tenchi didnt relize until now that
the professor looked a lot taller and more intimidating than before. The Professor continued " But first.."He
paused for effect," How on earth did you cause this damage?" he pointed to the coats of armor. Tenchi saw that
some were missing arms, others heads, and even more were missing legs.
"Well....I found this on the ground...and well...ummm......" Tenchi stuttered as he lifted the wand
Snape snatched the wand from Tenchi's hand and examined it, ocassionally eyeing Tenchi making sure that he
wasnt going to run away. Tenchi then thought he heard Snape mutter the word "Longbottom" with great disgust.
Then his eyes focused again on Tenchi, making Tenchi quite uncomfortable. "Come with me" he ordered.
Just then, another man walked onto the scene. Tenchi liked the look of this man much better than this
Professor Snape. He had a long white beard, and very kind eyes. He also had a comical looking pointed hat on.
The new man looked at the damage and then to Tenchi. The man grinned and had a twinkle in his eye.
"Professor, will you introduce me to your new friend?"
Snape looked disgutedly at Tenchi with the mention of the word "friend". He straightened up and turned
to his headmaster. "This ,headmaster, is Tenchi. He is the one who has caused all of this damage." Snape
looked back at Tenchi with malice in his eyes.
The man walked over to Tenchi and bent down. He extended his hand to Tenchi and introduced himself. "Hello,
Tenchi.My name is Albus Dumbledore, and I am headmaster of this school. Nice to meet you." and with that he
smiled. Tenchi was very happy that someone actually thought of him as a good person. But then Tenchi glanced
back over at Snape. His eyes were narrow with what looked like anger. Tenchi really couldnt distinguish anger
from jealousy. After Dumbledore helped Tenchi off of the ground, Snape finally spoke his mind. "Headmaster,
you must consider that this..." he paused ,as if trying to classify what Tenchi was,"...boy has commited
a crime. How could you invite him into our grounds like this?"
Dumbledore looked at Tenchi,to assess him. He then smiled and turned back to Snape. " I don't think
he'll do much more harm." Then he chuckled and proceeded to show Tenchi the castle. Dumbledore then turned
back to Snape, who was pale with rage. "Give Mr.Longbottom his wand back and proceed back to class,
Professor.I'll take care of Tenchi." With that Dumbledore smiled and continued his brief tour of the
castle for Tenchi.This of course comforted Tenchi very much.He no longer had to worry about being killed,
he hoped. After the tour was over, Dumbledore escorted Tenchi back to his office.They both sat down and
Dumbledore asked Tenchi to explain how he had gotten to Hogwarts. For the first time,in a while,
Tenchi actually felt safe.
Tenchi arrived finally.*Home!* he thought. *Finally, I'll be able to give Washu a piece of my mind!!*
He stepped out of the machine, and relized that he wasnt going to give Washu any lecture. Not yet at least.
This was because he wasnt home at all. He looked around and all he could see were coats of armor,in front of
stone walls. There was a cold draft, and it smelled of something foul. He couldnt quite place what the smell
was..it was almost like that squid Ayeka tried to fry once. It was quiet too. Very quiet. He just stood there
for a moment and then started to get angry. *This is rediculous! I wont take it any longer! I'm going to find
out where I am and how I can get home!!* And with that he started to stomp to his left. He looked very tough,
walking down that corridor with such bravery. But his ego soon changed when he slipped on a stick. He landed
with a thud on the cold stone ground, and his bravery slowly faded away. "That hurt....What did I fall on?"
He looked around, and found the "stick" that he had fallen on. It was nicely polished, and he didnt think it
looked like a normal stick. He thought it looked more like a child's play wand. Jokingly he got up, and
waved the wand around stupidly, saying "spells" as he did so. He started laughing at his foolishness, when
the "toy" wand emitted a large red blast, causing not only a great amount of sound , which the stone floor
and walls echoed, but also a great amount of damage. Tenchi, seeing that he was on the ground again and the
damage that he had done, started panicking. What was he going to do???? He was a complete stranger in this
place, and he had just caused major damage. He could only imagine the trouble he was going to get into. Then
his thoughts were interrupted by a cold voice far off down the dark corridor. He could hear the voice telling
someone or something to sit down( very rudely, Tenchi thought) and to stay put. Tenchi tried to get up, but it
seemed he couldn't. He could hear the footsteps getting closer and closer, until they were only a few feet
away.Tenchi looked up and saw a sour faced man standing in front of him.The first thing that Tenchi
noticed about him was his appearance.He had pale skin that was almost green in color.A large hooknose,
and dark, probing eyes. This man scared Tenchi, very much. And his voice even made it worse.With the
same cold voice this man had used for his instructions he frowned and said " Who, may I inquire,
are you? and what are you doing?"
"Well my name is Tenchi and...well...I caused..some damage...."
"Well that much is obvious."the man paused and shot another disgusted look at Tenchi, this time Tenchi
thought that the man was eying his bright shirt. But before he could utter another word, Tenchi interrupted.
"Where I am?"
"You mean....you dont know" The man narrowed his eyes suspiciously.
"N..no"
"Well then, you are in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in Britain.. and I.."
"IM IN BRITAIN????????" Tenchi interrupted again. "how did get to Britain??"
The man again narrowed his eyes suspiciously. He ignored Tenchi and continued his little speech with
great and obvious annoyment " And I am Professor Severus Snape.I have one question to ask you...How did you get
here?"
Tenchi pondered exactly how he DID get there. He didnt relize how long he had pondered until the professor
cleared his throat, signaling that he wanted an answer and he wanted it NOW. "Well..."Tenchi started "Its a long
story"
"Wonderful" Snape said sarcastically " I'm sure I'd love to hear it" Tenchi didnt relize until now that
the professor looked a lot taller and more intimidating than before. The Professor continued " But first.."He
paused for effect," How on earth did you cause this damage?" he pointed to the coats of armor. Tenchi saw that
some were missing arms, others heads, and even more were missing legs.
"Well....I found this on the ground...and well...ummm......" Tenchi stuttered as he lifted the wand
Snape snatched the wand from Tenchi's hand and examined it, ocassionally eyeing Tenchi making sure that he
wasnt going to run away. Tenchi then thought he heard Snape mutter the word "Longbottom" with great disgust.
Then his eyes focused again on Tenchi, making Tenchi quite uncomfortable. "Come with me" he ordered.
Just then, another man walked onto the scene. Tenchi liked the look of this man much better than this
Professor Snape. He had a long white beard, and very kind eyes. He also had a comical looking pointed hat on.
The new man looked at the damage and then to Tenchi. The man grinned and had a twinkle in his eye.
"Professor, will you introduce me to your new friend?"
Snape looked disgutedly at Tenchi with the mention of the word "friend". He straightened up and turned
to his headmaster. "This ,headmaster, is Tenchi. He is the one who has caused all of this damage." Snape
looked back at Tenchi with malice in his eyes.
The man walked over to Tenchi and bent down. He extended his hand to Tenchi and introduced himself. "Hello,
Tenchi.My name is Albus Dumbledore, and I am headmaster of this school. Nice to meet you." and with that he
smiled. Tenchi was very happy that someone actually thought of him as a good person. But then Tenchi glanced
back over at Snape. His eyes were narrow with what looked like anger. Tenchi really couldnt distinguish anger
from jealousy. After Dumbledore helped Tenchi off of the ground, Snape finally spoke his mind. "Headmaster,
you must consider that this..." he paused ,as if trying to classify what Tenchi was,"...boy has commited
a crime. How could you invite him into our grounds like this?"
Dumbledore looked at Tenchi,to assess him. He then smiled and turned back to Snape. " I don't think
he'll do much more harm." Then he chuckled and proceeded to show Tenchi the castle. Dumbledore then turned
back to Snape, who was pale with rage. "Give Mr.Longbottom his wand back and proceed back to class,
Professor.I'll take care of Tenchi." With that Dumbledore smiled and continued his brief tour of the
castle for Tenchi.This of course comforted Tenchi very much.He no longer had to worry about being killed,
he hoped. After the tour was over, Dumbledore escorted Tenchi back to his office.They both sat down and
Dumbledore asked Tenchi to explain how he had gotten to Hogwarts. For the first time,in a while,
Tenchi actually felt safe.
