The Arrival of the Chickens of Doom
AUTHOR'S NOTES: SORRY for a VERY long upload drought....^^;; I was having problems with our web server and I just can't frigging upload. ^^;; Anyway, here I am, about to write another chapter of Asato's so-called life before Hogwarts. Uh...DID I just SAY that....O.o;; OK, Asato meets the Chickens of Doom, Gushoushin, who are the High Priest's most trusted assistants, and who in turn would help Asato go through the last hell weeks before finally boarding the Hogwarts Express on September 1st. YAY! Asato would also go through all the many rituals of being Hogwarts first years...that is, taking a trip through Diagon Alley with some unexpected surprises. Heh heh heh, the first time he would meet MURAKI! OhmiGOD! Then it's all aboard the Hogwarts Experess with a somewhat neurotic mad scientist kid, a freak with some female "touch-me-not" problems, an eternally happy little girl, a kid who should've been made a banker, and a kid who hates company. Plus, the YnM gang gets SORTED~~~!!! And the entrance of a girl who seems to be giving Asato-chan some weird heart problems, the enigmatic Elene Falcrest. And some new, surprising twists, involving Harry, Hermione, Ron, and the rest of the old Hogwarts gang. R/R please! ^.^
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Yami No Matsuei and Harry Potter. They are owned by their original authors. The OC's portrayed herein are mine, though, so no suing! Thanks.
Asato was still yelling when one of the weird chicken-like creatures shushed him, a very panicked expression on its face.
"SSSSHHHH~~~~!!! Master Asato, not so LOUD~~~!!!" the chicken-like creature told him. "You'll wake up all the Muggles!"
"M-MUGGLES?!" Asato was still terrified. "Don't come NEAR ME~~~!!! I promise I won't eat CHICKEN EVER AGAIN~~~!!! PLEASE~~~!!! Just don't HURT ME~~~!!!"
"Chicken?" Its companion blinked. "Oh, I get it, you think we're CHICKENS. Don't worry, we're not the Chicken Gods of Doom, so go on and eat chicken all you like."
"W-w-well..." Asato gulped. "You ARE chickens, aren't you?"
"No, we're NOT chickens!" The first chicken-like creature who spoke to him gave an indignant ruffle of its feathers. "We're far beyond any fowl creature, chicken or otherwise!"
"T-t-then...w-what ARE you?!"
"Not what, WHO." The second chicken-like creature bowed slightly. "We're Gushoushin, 2nd Class Deities under Enma Daioh-sama, Keeper of the Books of Knowledge...well, that is, until Enma Daioh-sama assigned us to become High Priest Konoe's assistants in order to aid him in his quest regarding the Crimson Shrine of the Tsuzuki Clan, as it has been for the last 30 years. We know your father pretty well ahead of you, Master Asato, and I daresay you are so much like him. High Priest Konoe in turn sent us here to look over you against those meddlesome Muggles."
"???" SD Asato blinked. "Muggles? Crimson SHRINE?! Just who the heck am I really, anyway?! And...do Aunt Fuuko and Uncle Shu'un..."
"Well, those troublesome, meddlesome Muggles are well taken cared of, and we've already sent an owl to Hogwarts to say that you're safe in our care," the first Gushoushin replied. He nodded. "High Priest Konoe told us that we should send an owl straightaway when we've finally secured you, Master Asato."
"Secured me..." Asato waved his arms in the air frantically as he sat up. "WAIT A MINUTE~~~!!! You still haven't told me what MUGGLES ARE~~~!!! And who I really AM in PARTICULAR~~~!!!"
"Important things take quite some time. Do not worry, it would be revealed to you when you reach Hogwarts." The second Gushoushin raised up a piece of parchment and an eagle feather quill. "Does first class sound fine to you, Master Asato?"
Asato was wide-eyed as the Gushoushin had helped him in getting all his stuff in the hallway of his relatives' house 3 days after.
"Is it all, Ichi?"
"Yes it's ALL, Ni."
Asato looked over at his Aunt Fuuko and Uncle Shu'un, who were really quiet, which was quite a shock, since his aunt would probably screech herself hoarse by now, for leaving them like this. Not that she'd care, anyway. Today, her lips were pursed firmly into one very thin line, and it seemed as if she was chewing it thoughtfully, as if, there was something she wanted to say out loud but something was stopping her. It became evident when Asato looked real hard and saw a huge pair of crossed band-aids upon her throat, which had weird smiling mouths upon them. His Uncle Shu'un, meanwhile, was just standing there, but the aura about him was akin to something like a very enraged bull with most of its nose hairs plucked out (if they had any). A huge vein kept popping and throbbing on his forehead.
"Well, that's just about it." A young man with a small horn on his forehead and was wearing a sleek red uniform that had an embroidered kanji meaning "nine" nodded as he looked up from his clipboard and smiled easily. "This would be taken to the Leaky Cauldron right away. Are you sure these are all there is to it?"
"Yes, Number Nine. That is all."
"Alright then." Number Nine produced a small leather bag which he opened as he knelt down and started putting ALL of Asato's things in it, including the many huge crates and boxes and trunks the High Priest had sent him for his birthday. Even how much Asato tried to understand what he was seeing, it was still very shocking nonetheless, and both his aunt and uncle were staring at the "clearing operations" with both of their mouths hanging open. "Nothing like a good Put-All Charm to keep things in order. And yes, it has enough room to put a dragon in it to spare!"
"Very handy. You could fit an entire Muggle football team in there, and nobody would notice." Gushoushin Ichi (the one with the red cap) nodded. "Well, we'll see you in Diagon Alley, Number Nine. And oh, could you tell Tom to put out his best tea when you get there? I've a rather fond liking for English tea and those biscuits he serves with them. Thanks!"
"Yes, I'll tell him," Number Nine nodded, smiling. With a faint "pop", Number Nine disappears in a blink of an eye, leaving his aunt and uncle with their eyes very wide and their mouths hanging open.
"So. I guess this is farewell." Gushoushin Ni nodded. "We'll be waiting right outside, Master Asato."
"What...where did he..."
"He must be halfway across the Pacific by now, he still has to deliver some rather gruesome Head Shrinking Potions for the case against the Dark Wizards Society, New Orleans Chapter. Shrivels and pops out without any fuss. I tell you, the potions those mad hags are cooking up, nowadays." Gushoushin Ichi nodded again. "Number Nine's quite the intercontinental Apparator."
"H-huh?"
"We'll be right outside."
The 2 Gushoushin left. Asato blinked then turned to look at his aunt and uncle.
"Errh...I guess this is goodbye. See you around..." Asato said in a small voice.
Aunt Fuuko sniffed. Uncle Shu'un just glared at him.
"I'll...try writing postcards for you. Um...oh, is Kou'un fine?"
"Don't mention his name, you devil whelp," Uncle Shu'un hissed at him. "Thanks to YOU, he'll have those Oni Busters for all frigging ETERNITY."
"I...I didn't know~~~"
"Bashing him with invisible squeaky hammers all DAY~~~!!!" Aunt Fuuko wailed. "Only, it would SEEM invisible because Kou'un is the only one who could SEE them hitting HIM, and he'll be CRAZY the time he gets to SCHOOL~~~"
The enchanted band-aids about her throat constricted, and Aunt Fuuko made a gagging noise. Uncle Shu'un clenched his fists. "Leave before I send off the Rottweilers at YOU~~~!!!"
"R-right~~~!!!" SD Asato ran out of the house, seeing that his uncle was very serious in letting off the rabid Rottweilers at him.
"Well, let's go," Gushoushin Ni said, smiling. Asato blinked.
"How could we get to where Hogwarts is without any plane, boat, or TRAIN tickets?!"
"Here, just grab onto this," Gushoushin Ichi told him, holding up a battered skateboard. SD Asato sweatdropped. "So...we're supposed to do some fancy handstands to get to Hogwarts...?"
"Just hold it, Master Asato."
Asato reached out and held the edge of the battered skateboard.
"3...2...1..."
Asato felt as if there was a hook behind his navel that jerked him forward and a very strong wind that rushed about his ears. He closed his eyes and soon he was spiraled off into nothingness.
Asato was having a very beautiful dream involving a 30-feet tall chocolate Ultraman that was wreaking havoc in a city with bonbon vehicles and edible praline skyscrapers when somebody reached out and shook him gently awake.
"Eh, Mr. Asato, sir? It's 7 in the morning."
"...huh?" Asato opened his eyes slowly and saw the wizened face of Tom, the old bartender of the Leaky Cauldron, peering down and smiling at him with that enormous gap between his teeth.
"Can't I just sleep a little while longer, Mr. Tom? I'm still dizzy..."
"Well, that would be fine, Mr. Asato sir, but then you'll get in the back-to-school rush," Tom replied. "I tell you, it's every Hogwarts first year's nightmare."
"Oh, alright." Asato sat up on his huge puffy bed, yawned, and blinked sleepily as he struggled to put the room into focus. "Where's Number Nine?"
"He's waiting downstairs, Mr. Asato, he's just come in."
"OK." Asato nodded, then put on his fluffy blue slippers. "Tell him I'll be down in a minute."
"Right away, Mr. Asato sir."
The bartender leaves, then Asato stood up and stretched his arms way above his head. He looks out of the curtained window of his room, where he saw Muggle London going on without noticing a magical tavern towering right above it.
He took a quick shower, then got dressed in a soft warm blue sweater, a pair of pants, and rubber shoes, all the while combing his hair, before making his bed and hightailing off downstairs where Number Nine was standing by the counter.
"Your breakfast is on the table, Mr. Asato sir," Tom told him with his almost toothless grin on his face.
"Thanks, Mr. Tom." Asato nodded at Number Nine. "Hey! Number Nine! Do you care to join me?"
"I am just fine, Master Asato, don't worry about me. Do go on and eat your breakfast."
"OK, if you say so." Asato sat down to a breakfast consisting of some sausages, Chinese fried rice, eggs, a banana, and a tall glass of cold pumpkin juice that he was beginning to quite like in this strange new world he was now living in. Asato smiled happily then dug into his still hot breakfast, can't believing he's finally eaten a REAL breakfast at long last.
"Here, your letter arrived just as you hit the sack yesterday," Number Nine told him, as he handed Asato an envelope with a wax seal upon it. Asato blinked, took the envelope, and flipped it over. His address was written in beautiful, cursive handwriting in emerald green ink.
Mr. Asato Tsuzuki
The Room Over The Chimney,
The Leaky Cauldron Pub
"Nothing like a good Translate-A-Scribe Spell to make things easier," Number Nine said, nodding. "High Priest Konoe made sure it was infused into that letter before sending Oru with it yesterday. He's been meeting with the Ministry of Magic over talks of securing you with a pair of Translate-A-Scribe Glasses, or a Translate-A-Scribe Glass Orb. But the risks involved in it are too dangerous, because Translate-A-Scribe products could translate EVERYTHING in the wizarding world, including very advanced Dark magic kept in the Library of Secrecies. And you're still quite young, to boot."
"Is that so?" Asato was puzzled. "Why would I even do that?"
"Let's just say you're very 'special'." Number Nine nodded again. "Inside that envelope is everything you'll ever need in order to survive the first of your whole seven years studying in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
Asato lightly tugged the envelope open with the blunt edge of his eating (^^;;) knife. He then pulled out some old parchment, on which everything was written down again in the same emerald green ink. He noticed that the letters had some sort of crest on top: that of a griffin, a serpent, a badger, and an eagle joined together to form a letter H.
He then proceeded to reading the letter.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmaster: ALBUS DUMBLEDORE
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock,
Supreme Mugwump, International Confederation of Wizards)
Dear Mr. Tsuzuki,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall,
Deputy Headmistress
Asato looked at the second parchment.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
UNIFORM
First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. One winter cloak (black, silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags AND Crest Tags
COURSE BOOKS
All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells, Revised and Abridged (Grade I) by Meredith Goshawk
A History of Magic, Revised and Abridged by Bettina Bagshot
Magical Theory, Revised and Abridged by Adolphus Waffling
Transfiguration (Grade I) by Ederich Switch
The Magical Flora of the World by Neville Longbottom
Magical Drafts, Potions, and All-Cures by Phyllisa Jigger
Mystical Menagerie by Charles Weasley
The Dark Forces: A Guide to the Unknown by Elridge Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard Weasley size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad.
PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS.
Still another.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL
of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Dear Mr. Tsuzuki,
I am pleased to inform you that you have been accepted into the Arcane. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
I await your owl by no later than July 31.
Yours sincerely,
Grein Silverbough,
Head Fayre
COURSE BOOKS
Summoning: Of Eidolons and Other Spirit Fayres by Celestina Etherby
The Light and the Darkness: White and Dark Magic by Emerssonn Eversleigh
Aetheria by Madelyn Mysteria
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 staff
1 divining rod
1 set of rune stones
1 star chart
1 omni globe
1 set o-fuda
Asato blinked. "I can find ALL of them here in Diagon Alley?"
"If you know where to look." Number Nine nodded. "Come on."
