Disclaimer: Yes, I own EVERYTHING!!! NOT!!! HAHAHA!!! If I did own Harry Potter and Cardcaptor Sakura, I wouldn't be here writing fanfics, now would I? _ Hmph. Well, enjoy chapter 17!

The Fourth Potter

By: Emerald May

Chapter 17

Sakura landed on the slightly damp ground, her face flushed from flying in the crisp fall wind. Right behind her was Draco Malfoy, who was breathing heavily, having been unable to keep up with the Clow Mistress.

"Geez! How do you fly so fast?" He muttered in between gasps as he turned to her and glared at her slightly. She simply smirked back at him with obvious satisfaction.

"I've been the Mistress of Clow since I was 10 and the Fly Card was my second card I had captured. Since I have caught the Fly, I have been flying ever since. The Fly Card has aided me in my captures."

Draco could only roll his silver eyes at her, for he still was confused about all this 'Clow Card Captoring'. "Whatever. We better get back to the Great Hall for dinner. I have heard that Professor Dumbledore has an announcement to make."

Sakura nodded. "Yeah. I think it has something to do with Quidditch. But I have to meet Harry afterwards for quidditch auditions. I have heard that Harry is to be the new team captain of Gryffindor." With that, she raced towards the massive castle looming in the distance, and Draco shook his head. "Where does she get her energy from?"

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Harry Potter sat at the Gryffindor Table with his two best friends, and they were conversing with Neville Longbottom, whose robes were slightly singed. "Honestly, I don't' understand why Snape has always gotten on me for being a 'klutz' it isn't my fault.."

Hermione nodded in agreement. "Yes, it is true. He never does give anyone a chance after all… except the Slytherins." She looked towards the Slytherin Table, looking at them in disgust. That is when she didn't see Malfoy. "Hey… where is Malfoy? And Sakura? I haven't seen them since she ran off this morning."

Harry narrowed his eyes. "I hope Malfoy is bugging Sakura…" He stood up to go in search for his new-found sister, when the heavy wooden doors of the Great Hall burst open and Sakura entered, followed by Draco, who turned and approached the Slytherin Table.

"Sakura!" Harry shouted, waving at her. "Over here!"

Sakura Kinomoto smiled, her Clow Pendant now safely around her neck as she waved back, approaching them, and took a seat by Ron. "Hi."

"Where were you, Sakura?" Ron asked, glancing at Dumbledore who was about to stand to announce the annoucement.

"Oh, I was flying. Beat Draco at it too. Sweet victory," Sakura said smirking.

Harry sat down, his mouth slightly open. "Since when did you call Malfoy 'Draco'?" Hermione nodded, speechless for words.

"Since I met him." Sakura's jade hues held a confused look, replying just as Albus Dumbledore stood.

"Ahem. I have announcement to make regarding Quidditch," Dumbledore said as he waited for the student's attention to be directed towards him. "This year, a Quidditch tournament shall be held against other fellow wizardry schools. And while I am at it, a similar tournament will be held next year called the Tri-wizard Tournament and the Quidditch World Cup, which will be even more exciting than the one that shall be held this year. This year's Quidditch Tournament will be against wizardry schools only. Hogwarts will have it's preliminary tournament against the houses to see who will represent Hogwarts in the Wizardry School Quidditch Tournament. The schools that you shall be competing against are Drumstrang, Beauxbatons, Salem Witch Institute, Suenllola, and Kotabori."

Sakura Kinomoto quirked an eyebrow at 'Kotabori'. "Hm.. that is Japanese…"

Harry glanced at her. "It is? Why? Is that a problem?" She shook her head no.

Sakura turned her attention back to Professor Dumbledore. "…and the tournament shall be held in Tomoeda, Japan on November 8th. That is all, and you may return to eating your dinner."

The Clow Mistress gasped in surprised. Hermione noticed this. "What's wrong, Sakura?"

"T-T-Tomoeda… That is where I lived!" She tore her eyes away from Hermione and towards Professor Dumbledore, who glanced at her, a small smile upon his face. Did he set this up…? Could he have arranged for the tournament to be held in Tomoeda? She looked back at her three friends. "Tomoeda is literally my hometown…despite the fact that I was born in London…" And then, she couldn't believe she could have forgotten that a friend of hers lived in London. "Oh, my!"

Ron glanced at her. "What?"

"A friend of mine in Tomoeda was a transfer student from London! I was supposed to visit him if I could. Do you think that Professor Dumbledore would allow me to?" Ron simply shrugged.

"He might let you, but none of the students have ever entered Muggle London while at Hogwarts, unless it was family business," Hermione said, and Harry nodded with agreement.

The Mistress of the Clow Cards glanced up at the wizened professor, suddenly unsure if she was able to visit Eriol Hiiragizawa. It was a known fact that he indeed had helped Sakura on her quest to transform the Clow Cards into the Sakura Cards, Sakura Cards because they were entitled to her. Besides that, Eriol was the half-reincarnation of Clow Reed himself, as was her father, which solved the mystery as to why they looked so much alike. Sakura stood up, her brother looked at her questioningly. "What are you doing?"

"I am going to go ask Headmaster Dumbledore if I can visit Hiiragizawa Eriol."

Ron was open-mouthed, and tried to pronounce the difficult Japanese name. "Hee-Rah-Gizmo-wa?"

Hermione nudged him in the ribs, rolling her eyes. "Honestly, it isn't that difficult to say."

By this time Sakura had already left the Gryffindor Table, and was approaching the Staff Table, and Ron glared at Hermione. "And I suppose you could do better?"

She simply nodded, replying, "Yes. Hiiragizawa Eriol."

Ron rolled his eyes as Harry laughed at his two best friends quarreling. "Oh, lay off you two. It is just a name."

"Quiet Harry!" The two both nearly shouted at him, but of course, in a playful manner.

The Boy Who Lived held up his hands, surrendering. "Okay, okay, I give up. Sheesh."

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Severus, Lily, and James watched as their student, and daughter, approached the table, but in the direction where Professor Dumbledore sat.

"Uhm, Professor Dumbledore? I have a question to ask you."

Albus nodded, his sapphire blue hues twinkling, as always when he was in a merry mood. "Yes, of course Miss Kinomoto. What is the question that needs to be answered?"

Lily and James glanced at each other for a split second as they heard him say 'Miss Kinomoto', instead of 'Miss Potter'. They listened intently on what their daughter had to say, while Severus glared at her slightly.

"Well, the thing is… I have a friend who was a transfer student at my school in Japan, and he resides here in London. Muggle London of course, and I was wondering if I could visit him this weekend." Sakura held her breath, awaiting the Headmaster's answer.

Albus rubbed his chin as he pondered. "Well, Hogwarts doesn't usually permit it's students to wander into Muggle London because there are no wizards there to protect you in case someone from the wizardry realm tried to attack a student. Least, most 'muggle-wizards' wouldn't reveal themselves." He saw the disappointment written on Sakura's facial figures and continued talking. "But, I think I can arrange something… that is if you have an escort." At that statement, his blue orbs shifted to where Lily and James were sitting, and where Severus was scowling. The sorceress glanced over at her 'new-found parents'.

"Lily, James?"

The two Defense Against the Dark Arts professor glanced up simutaneously. "Yes, Albus?"

"Would you mind escorting your daughter to a friend's house in Muggle London this weekend, when the Third Years are in Hogsmeade?"

They shook their heads, Lily's jade hues sparkling slightly. "We'd be delighted, Albus. What time would you like to go, Sakura?"

"You mean you will take me?" Excitement was within her voice, for it had been a summer since she had last seen her friend. "Well, uhm, I guess noon would be alright."

James nodded. "Alright then, noon it is."

Sakura smiled the cute smile that warmed the hearts around her. "Arigatou!"

Lily, James, Albus, and even Severus, who had been sneaking glances at the four talking, and they looked at her strangely. Sakura, slightly embarrased, said, "I mean, thank you." And with that, she started back to the Gryffindor Table, but stopped abruptly, turning around.

"Uhm, Professor Dumbledore?"

"Yes?"

"About the Quidditch Tournament… it is held in Tomoeda, right?"

He nodded, on the verge of smiling. "Yes, it is."

"I don't mean to be rude or offensive or anything, but… was that arranged? Because…Tomoeda is… like my hometown. I have lived there for as long as I could remember…"

James waited for Dumbledore's reply

Dumbedore only continued to smile. "Alas. That I cannot tell you, Young One. But in time… I think you will figure it out…"

Sakura, slightly taken back, and a bit confused. "Oh, uhm, okay..." She turned and walked back to her table, muttering softly under her breath. "Well… As Kero-chan had always said… expect the unexpected…"

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That evening, Harry, Sakura, Ron, and Hermione gathered around the fire in the Gryffindor Common Room, laughing and talking amongst themselves about Hogwarts, and Sakura's day.

"And did you see how Snape's face had gotten really red when Neville had melted another cauldron?" Ron asked, laughing at the memory. "Looked like he was going to explode!"

Harry and Hermione nodded, laughter written upon their face "Yeah, but we did have to write an two foot essay because we laughed," Hermione pointed out. Harry shrugged.

"Oh well, I can live."

Sakura, not really sure what was going on, simply sat there listening on, smiling every so once in awhile.

Harry spoke up. "Hey… I just realized that the ghosts of Hogwarts haven't been around… in fact… I haven't seen them since yesterday morning…"

At this, Sakura's head shot up, and fear was in her voice. "There… there are ghosts here??"

Hermione nodded. "Yeah… Why? What's wrong?"

Sakura blushed a fiery crimson. "Oh, nothing… it is just that… I have a fear of ghosts…"

Ron quirked an eyebrow. "Really?"

She simply nodded, and Ron turned to face Harry and Hermione. "See? I'm not the only one that is afraid of something silly as that."

Curiously, Sakura asked Ron, "What are you afraid of, Ron?"

He shuddered as he said the 'horrifying' word. "Spiders. They scare the bloody hell out of me…"

Harry rolled his eyes. "Yeah, anyway, I wonder where the house ghosts are at…" As if a light bulb had lit in Harry's head, a mischievous glint shimmered in his emerald green orbs. "Say… how about we go ask Dumbledore? And if he doesn't know where they are at… we could look for them ourselves! I mean, tomorrow is Saturday and we have tonight free, without anything else to do."

Hermione rolled her eyes. "I agree with you about asking Professor Dumbledore where they are at, but searching for them ourselves? I think not."

Sakura, ready for any adventure, having grown prone to them since she had begun capturing cards, nodded. "Oh come on, Hermione, it'll be fun! And besides, I didn't get a chance to look around the school yet."

Ron nodded. "She is right you know. Let's go!" He grabbed Hermione's hand, pulling her up as Sakura and Harry rose. "And you are coming with us. Friends stick with friends after all."

Hermione shook her head. "Oh alright. But I am only doing this to keep you guys out of trouble."

The three of them grinned at Hermione, and the four began to walk towards the door of the Gryffindor Common Room, and out into the corridor, the air hinted with slight draft from the evening's rainstorm. Linking arm in arm, laughing and giggling, the four, Sakura and Harry next to each other, and in the middle, walked down the cemented corridor, lit with torches, and towards Dumbledore's office.

I am actually having fun here at Hogwarts… But… will they still be my friend if my secret is revealed? At this thought, Sakura lost her grin for a split second, saddened at the thought. Oh I do hope so… And with that, the four friends turned around a corner, and disappeared down the dark hall.

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Authors Notes: WAHOO!! I finished chapter 17! Go me, go me. *sees spectators* o.o;; Gomen…Hee hee. So, how'd ya all like that chappy? Good, bad, excellent, horrible? It's longer than most of my chapters actually.. Tee hee. Hm… wonder what happened to the ghosts…mysterious, ne? You'll just have to wait till the next chapter to find out! Muahahaha! Hm.. I dun like to be so mean… ;_; Yay! I got 151 reviews! Thank you everyone!! I love ya all! (Kero: No, she loves the reviews)(Me: *whaps Kero-chan on the side of the head and stuffs him in a closet* Hush, you.)(Kero: Lemme out!)(Me: *ignores*) Hope I get more reviews!! Like say… *cough*30 more*cough* Eh heh. ^__^;;; Well, as always, if you want me to add you to the "mailing list" for updates on new chapters, just simply add your address to your review! ^_^ If possible, please include it within the review, whether or not you review with your signed in penname… Makes life so much easier to add e-mail addresses to address book. :-X ^__^ Well, don't forget to review and stay tuned for chapter 18 of "The Fourth Potter." Ja`ne!!

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