Chapter 20
One of the first things any child born into a dark family learns is of their own mortality.
Blaise himself had known he would die one day, even before the concepts of pride, pureblood and family honor had sunk in. And well before mother, father and love.
The last one, in particular, was still tricky and in sore need of hands-on experience.
He had expected to die, but never in his wildest dreams had he expected to do so before he even left Hogwarts. Before he even got to learn what life was all about.
That idea was now all too real.
He could see his own parents from where he was standing. Both were dressed in their finest Deatheater robes and were looking quiet smug.
Just this morning, and as he left for the station, his mother had given him a goodbye kiss and his father had given him the usual speech about making them proud.
Hours later, and they (along with their "friends") had tried to kill him.
The world had suddenly tilted on its axis and he had somehow landed on Perfect Potter's usual shoes.
Lets just say, loath as he was to admit it, that he was beginning to respect the Gryffindor.
The sudden opening of door distracted him from his thoughts, just in time to see the priceless expressions of his rather flabbergasted professors. He almost laughed, as he considered what their faces would have looked like, had they walked in on the battle that had just ended. Without a doubt, they would have been proud. Their students had put out one hell of a fight.
It hadn't been enough, though, and now many of them were laying unconscious under the care of their housemates.
Still, the professors were mightily shocked.
It was quiet obvious that not everyone could recognize a distraction when one popped up to bite them on the bum.
Voldemort stood up and began making a rather morbid welcoming speech (in other words: he gloated).
Frightened whimpers all around him distracted Blaise from the Dark Lord's rather boring words. After all, he had spent most of the last five years in the same dormitory as Draco Malfoy. He had heard enough gloating to last him a lifetime.
He looked around himself at the other boys, and found that more than half of them were about to (or already had) wet themselves in fear. From the rest (mostly Gryffindors and Slytherins, although there was the odd Ravenclaw and absolutely no Hufflepuffs), most were scared stiff.
Potter and some of those around him were oddly calm.
Across the hall, he could see that a similar phenomenon was occurring within the ranks of the girls, their calm center being Morag MacDougal and Potter's pet mudblood.
The sudden golden glow that enveloped the teachers took him by surprise.
As the light got to the point of being unbearable, he closed his eyes. By the time he managed to open them again, there was no trace of the teachers.
Correction.
Of most of the teachers.
Snape was standing there, as cool and smug as you please, looking for all the world as if Christmas had come early.
The Potions Master strode quickly towards his Lord, bowed deeply and kissed the hem of Voldemort's robes.
The Dark Lord seemed rather miffed by the teachers' escape, but managed a maniacal sort of smirk for the Deatheater that had opened Hogwarts' doors for him.
Snape stood, and took his place at Voldemort's left, Lucius Malfoy calmly sitting at the Dark Lord's right.
The Deatheaters cheered and Malfoy, of all things, fainted.
Noise stopped at this, as Nott (a certified mediwizard) hurried to the blonde's side.
The puddle of blood that was noticeably growing beneath Malfoy's chair was a dead giveaway as to why the man was unconscious.
From the corner of his eye, Blaise caught sight of Draco struggling against Potter and those around them in a vain attempt to reach his father. Whatever they told him seemed to calm the younger blonde, and he reluctantly stayed put.
The Deatheaters hurried Malfoy senior out of the hall, leaving behind an unamused Dark Lord.
The man's attention was once again directed to the students.
-"As it seems you all like sortings so much, I've decided to keep up this remarkable tradition."
At a small signal, a Deatheater appeared with the Sorting Hat and a stool.
-"There is, though, a small difference on this occasion. The Hat has only three options: die, slave and live. Each of you will be "sorted". Slaves will be handed over to the free live students, if claimed by them. Let us begin."
The Deatheater that had brought in the Hat now had a thick roll of parchment in his hands. The man' mouth opened to call the first name and, in perfect synchrony, the doors opened once more.
Only two Deatheaters, Crabbe and Goyle seniors, had now returned from the group that had left to take care of Malfoy. Between them, there was a slender, petit boy, with shoulder-length brown hair, pale skin and dark eyes.
A soft distressed sound coming from behind him drew Blaise's attention, and he turned to an oddly familiar scene: several boys holding back another. There were several differences though, as this boy was a long-haired brunet, with angry violet eyes and a Weasley-red face. Blaise couldn't keep back a chuckle as another boy stuffed the first one's braid into its owner's mouth.
When he turned back to look at the Deatheaters, he found both men kneeling before their Lord.
-"My Lord, we found him in the infirmary."
Voldemort nodded at them and motioned for them to leave the boy there.
-"And what, may I ask, is your name boy?"
There was quiet a bit of scorn and amusement in the man's voice. The boy, though, simply looked back at Voldemort, obviously not knowing the danger he was in.
Voldemort was not happy with his silence. He raise his wand as if to curse the boy, when the other raised a hand in a "wait" motion.
The Dark Lord blinked and, surprisingly, lowered his arm.
The boy pointed at his own throat and shook his head.
Understanding dawned.
Several Deatheaters (particularly the Inner Circle) huffed as they realized there would be no cursing. After all, what's the point in doing so, when the victim can't even scream?
The students, though, sighed in relief.
And Voldemort's eyes turned towards Mister Braid-man and arched an eyebrow at him, the question obvious.
After a slight hesitation, the taller boy moved forward and stood beside the darker brunet.
-"My name is Duo Maxwell, and this here is Heero Yuy."
Hero?? What sort of parents had that kid got? Eccentrics, for sure.
An arched eyebrow in the direction of the Deatheater that had the list sent the man scurrying to find both names.
-"They. . . they are not here, my Lord. Must be some of those colonial children Snape was talking about."
Voldemort looked at the man in exasperation.
-"Then add them to the list and sort them, you fool."
The Dark Lord waited until the man nodded in comprehension before he let the curse fly.
Cruciatus was never pleasant, even when you were only a watcher.
He wondered if any of them would survive the month, let alone the school year, without feeling its effects.
Duo Maxwell had gone pale as he watched the Deatheater writhe under the effect of the pain, but Heero Yuy remained oddly calm. It was almost as if he didn't see what was happening right before his eyes.
By the time the curse was lifted, the Deatheater looked almost lifeless, barely twitching where he lay on the ground.
-"Let this be a warning for all those that dare displease me."
Most of the students were quacking on their shoes at the prospect of the detentions they were sure to get in the future and what might happen during them. That is, if they were even alive. . . or allowed to take classes, at that.
-"Now, let us begin with the sorting."
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This reviews are for all chapters up to the 19th. As per ff.net's new policy, I'm adding this at the bottom of this chapter (as I'm sure you can see). To make this easier, I will post my answers to your reviews every five chapters or so. They will remain in the same format as before.
16-12-03
An hour and 31 minutes late. Well, damn. Anyway, these are the answers to the new reviews.
rikasakuraduo-heerosyliaspike.- Wow, long name
you've got there. Hmm, you ask, you get. ^_^
Mikito.- Glad you liked it. You get to find a
little bit more!
Shinimegami-Rin.- Yeah, I did, didn't I? I'm awfully sorry
about that. Vacations have started now, though, so
hopefully I'll be able to write more.
Katie.- I'm glad you like. Working with so many different characters
is a little hard, specially as many of them have been left so in the
dark that they practically don't have a personality. I'm trying to
fix it, while keeping the characters that we do know IN character.
Comments like yours really help me when I'm trying to portray them.
Thanks! ^_^
CatC10.- Hopefully, the timeline should fix itself soon. New
chapter's up!
12-12-03
Kill me now. Damn it's been more than a month already!! OK, now that's out of the way, you'll be pleased to know that I already have 3 chapters ready for posting. This one now is the first. Unless something unexpected happens, the next one should be out Sunday, Monday at the latest. Now you get my answers to your reviews, and then you can verbally filet me, ok??
Shinimegami_Rin.- I'm glad you like it! You get to see Duo,
Quatre, Trowa and Wufei a bit on this chapter!! As for
their meeting with Heero. . . that will confuse people, I
can already promise you that!!
Lightning Rain.- Oh, I wasn't upset, please don't worry about
it. I found it curious, just that. I guess it's interesting,
what you learn about people by what they write. Anyway,
thanks for reviewing!!
ShideDaion Chrystal.- I've been writing!!! I just
haven't had the chance to actually post what I've
written!!!
Omi721.- Got me. The reason for this is simple (and quiet stupid,
on my part): most of the chapters for this fic have been written as
they go. It follows a plan, but it tends to change as new ideas
come to my mind. This, unfortunately, mean there are a lot of
changes from the original version of what I wanted to say, to
accommodate the new. I'm sorry to say that this sometimes causes
small mistakes, and though I usually manage to catch most, this was
one. There is a reason for the disappearance of the sword, it is
written and was going to be posted, but a small change on my part
left it out. It will still be there, but it appears during a
flashback in one of the coming chapters (specifically, Hermione's).
I apologize for it, and will try to avoid any other mistakes of
this sort. If you find any more, I'd be really thankful if you (or
anyone else) could tell me about so that I can see what I can do
about fixing it. Thanks!!!!
Dreamwaver.- The explanation for your doubts is in this new
chapter. Hopefully, it will clear all of them, but if it
doesn't, ask away!!
Kerwin Inuyasha.- Is this one long enough for your tastes??
^_^ You'll see Heero soon, don't worry!!
Anime Redneck.- Not ALL of them, there are just too many of
them. Hell, with the introduction of kids from the colonies,
it will make it even harder. I will use quiet a bit of them
(I'm up to 21 characters, and I already have a couple of new
one in mind --hopefully, they will not come out as some sort
of bizarre mary sue's, and they are definitely not self-
insertion-- and I still have a few more in mind, but that
will be just about it). I think they are more than enough,
don't you?
Mikito.- Sigh, I know it's slow. But some thing need to be
explained. I'm trying to get it to pick up a bit, but. . . I promise
I'll try, ok??
03-11-03
I haven't been able to answer reviews until now, so we have more than usual. Next chapter is almost finished, so expect it to be posted before Friday!!!
Airhead8324: I'm glad you like it. Changing point of views can
be a little confusing (even for me, and I'm the one that's
writing the story), which is the reason that instead of chapter
names, I set the name of the character whose point of view it
will be on. I don't mind sarcasm or dryness, I tend to speak
(and sometimes, write) that way.
Sarah: Don't worry. Hopefully, you won't wait long.
Shinimegami_Rin: I'll update soon, don't worry!
Sakiku: Well, I did stop at a rather inconvenient time, didn't I?
As I've said before, I love cliffhangers!! So you'll find them a
lot. If I answered your other questions, I'm afraid it would give
out to much of what is to come.
Sarah: I'm afraid not ASAP, but soon.
Dreamweaver: You've got the arrival order just right. The
happenings of the Great Hall will be explained soon, don't
worry. As for the building, well. . . the teachers only saw a
tiny part of it, didn't they? Hogwarts IS a magical building.
. . it might surprise us all.
Shinimegami_Rin: You'll see!
kerwin: More suspense to come, I can assure you that!!
Katie: As I said before, there'll be an update soon.
Queen of Vegetasei: If I might be honest, I'm just about
to go into shock at getting so many reviews. The most
I've gotten before has been 11 to a 12 chapter story, so.
. . Anyway, your questions about the G-boys will be
answered within the next few chapters. They did have a
reason, trust me on that.
Niira Yuy: ^_^ Thanks!!
Lightning Rain: I think yours is the first actual threat I've
gotten for this story. The next chapter is almost finished,
and I already have 3 more chapters in paper. I don't have a
beta, so I write them that way, and check them as I type them
up. It makes the process a little slower, but (thankfully)
helps keep the mistakes to a minimum.
AzalynAngel: Glad you liked it!!
19-10-03
I'm so sorry!!!! I'm not even gonna try to justify my lateness (it'd probably give someone a migraine or a nightmare) so I'm just going to go directly to the part where I beg: forgive me?! I know, it's been more than a month and I know that this chapter is tiny. . . Oh, god. . . I'm truly pathetical, am I not?
I solemnly swear not to take this long to post again.
On a happier note (and if you have forgiven me enough to read up to this point), most of the key players in this story have arrived at Hogwarts, which means (drum roll, please) that the story should pick up on the speed department. It will still lean towards the point-of-view style, but will have more people and more things happening.
Ok, that said. . . on to the reviews!
Honor: I'm, still updating, as you can see. It's just taken me a
LOOOOOONG time to do so.
kurokioku: Yep, it has been left just there. I've got a thing for
cliffhangers. Hmmm, as for the couples. . . well, you'll just have
to see, right? Some people are gonna hate me by the time this is
over, but please bear with me. I now what I'm doing (I think
o_O!):
kerwin: lets just say things are gonna be. . . sticky, comes to mind, shall we?
Airhead8324: Hmm, I guess it can be a little bit confusing,
that's why instead of chapter names I'm setting the character
whose point of view the chapter will be on. Please be patient,
future chapters should be easier to follow.
11-09-03
As you guys can see. . . Three chapters in three days!! That has gotta be a record for me. Today I got a phone call from school, telling me that classes are out until next notice. With the W.T.O. meetings going on around here and all that people protesting. . . Well, lets just say that they dimmed it unsafe. So I get more time to write, and thus. . . a new chapter!!
razielle: I'm glad you like it. As I said in my answer to Hikaru's
review, I do tend to get characters I like into lots of trouble. . .
and that means I usually write about them quiet a bit. I'm trying to
keep it fair to all the characters so I promise the story won't be
completely Heero-centric, although he will appear quiet a bit.
Airhead8324: I believe I made a little omission, in the note at
the beginning of the story: you see, since I'm paying for
school, I really don't have that much spare money and thus I
wasn't able to buy OotP until recently. When I began writing
this story, I knew nothing of what was going to happen on the
cannon story, (I guess this makes this story an AU of OotP,
doesn't it?) and thus made up my own fifth year. Which means
Sirius isn't death, at least not here. As of now, I'm
considering whether or not to write the story of what happened
in my fifth year, or to include it as a flashback of some sort
within this story. I hope either way not to disappoint anyone.
Usa-chan Yuy: I'm a freshman myself. And although it hasn't
been too hard a year, teachers do tend to get exited while
giving out homework assignments, don't they? Anyway, as I said
above I'm getting a little time off, which means more sand,
more water and more writing time, so (hopefully) I'll be able
to get a few more chapters up.
RemRene: As you can see, I've updated again. Although I usually
write in a more conventional way (one or two characters as the
focus of the story), I felt that that style would limit what I
wanted to do with this story (trust me, I tried writing it that
way, and I failed miserably). I like it this way, and I really am
glad that people do like it as well.
10-09-03
This one is a special treat, since I was somewhat inspired, but (as I've said before) it will usually take me longer to update. I know it seems to backtrack a bit, but this chapter IS needed, in order for you guys to understand a few things that have happened and that will happen in the future (like why Lucius seemed to put such little effort in forcing Draco to take the mark. . . well, now you know).
Dreamweaver: I agree with you on the fact that magic can't fix
everything, no matter how much we want it to. It takes courage,
strength, skill, resourcefulness and a quick mind to get out of
a sticky situation. Magic, in any form, is an enhancement and a
bonus. . . and yet it makes for such interesting possibilities.
. .
Usa-chan Yuy: Don't worry about the rambling (! I find it quiet
funny!
Hikaru: Wish granted. I did leave Heero in quiet the sticky
situation, didn't I? Hmm, I do seem to do that to characters I like.
. .
09-09-03
Again, I apologize for the long wait. College has been taking most of my time, though, so it gets a little hard to update regularly. Please, bear with me. Better late that never, right? Anyway, as you can see, I have moved this story from the Harry Potter section to the Gundam Wing one. My sister and her baseball bat can be mightily convincing. I'll try to post at least another chapter this week, but remember: patience is a virtue!
kerwin inuyasha: Don't worry! I swear I'm not giving up on
it, not by a long shot. I even have it planned out all the
way to a sequel. . . now I just have to get around to
writing it all down. This new chapter is my longest (in this
story). Hopefully it will make up a little for the long
wait.
16-08-03
Hi! I'm back. Sorry for the wait, school just came in, so I'm probably going to be posting a little slower, but I'll try not to. Please, bear with me! On to the reviews:
Kolinshar Jackie-chan Benito: Yeah, I do realize
there are very few GW/HP crossover fanfics, but
if you really like them, there are two that I
particularly like: Stormy1x2's "Parallel" and
"Hogwarts" (I do believe it's written by Tenshi-
chan, but I might be mistaken). And don't worry,
I'll post as soon as I can.
Usa-chan Yuy: Don't worry, Duo and Heero will eventually get
together. . . there's just a few bumps in the road that they
have to sort.
kerwin inuyasha: Hmmm. . . I guess you might be right, but.
. . Well, don't get me wrong, I LOVE reviews but this story
is more like my pet project. I will keep on posting it,
whether I get just one review or a hundred. I really want to
finish it, that's why I kept on posting even when there were
no reviews.
starsong: Yes, Heero does retain his memories. . . even if he
probably would be happier if he could forget.
Ari: It is sad that it happens, isn't it? You'll get an explanation of
WHY it happened soon, perhaps then it will make more sense to all who
are reading the story.
Herald-Mage Brianna: Don't worry, I will continue!!
21-07-03
Stormy2x1: I guess it is a little bit hard to see it happening,
especially to someone as strong as Heero is portrayed to be like
during the series. But (at least from my point of view) it always
seemed to be more like a façade he kept in order to complete his
mission. I mean, think about it: if he were really that ruthless,
would Duo and Relena still be alive? Would Quatre? I guess, what
I'm trying to say is that not all what we saw was necessarily
truth. I'm just trying to see if I can portray all of the pilots
the way they would be if they had time to leave the effects of the
war behind, even if some did it more dramatically than the others.
Just give me a chance, ok?
One of the first things any child born into a dark family learns is of their own mortality.
Blaise himself had known he would die one day, even before the concepts of pride, pureblood and family honor had sunk in. And well before mother, father and love.
The last one, in particular, was still tricky and in sore need of hands-on experience.
He had expected to die, but never in his wildest dreams had he expected to do so before he even left Hogwarts. Before he even got to learn what life was all about.
That idea was now all too real.
He could see his own parents from where he was standing. Both were dressed in their finest Deatheater robes and were looking quiet smug.
Just this morning, and as he left for the station, his mother had given him a goodbye kiss and his father had given him the usual speech about making them proud.
Hours later, and they (along with their "friends") had tried to kill him.
The world had suddenly tilted on its axis and he had somehow landed on Perfect Potter's usual shoes.
Lets just say, loath as he was to admit it, that he was beginning to respect the Gryffindor.
The sudden opening of door distracted him from his thoughts, just in time to see the priceless expressions of his rather flabbergasted professors. He almost laughed, as he considered what their faces would have looked like, had they walked in on the battle that had just ended. Without a doubt, they would have been proud. Their students had put out one hell of a fight.
It hadn't been enough, though, and now many of them were laying unconscious under the care of their housemates.
Still, the professors were mightily shocked.
It was quiet obvious that not everyone could recognize a distraction when one popped up to bite them on the bum.
Voldemort stood up and began making a rather morbid welcoming speech (in other words: he gloated).
Frightened whimpers all around him distracted Blaise from the Dark Lord's rather boring words. After all, he had spent most of the last five years in the same dormitory as Draco Malfoy. He had heard enough gloating to last him a lifetime.
He looked around himself at the other boys, and found that more than half of them were about to (or already had) wet themselves in fear. From the rest (mostly Gryffindors and Slytherins, although there was the odd Ravenclaw and absolutely no Hufflepuffs), most were scared stiff.
Potter and some of those around him were oddly calm.
Across the hall, he could see that a similar phenomenon was occurring within the ranks of the girls, their calm center being Morag MacDougal and Potter's pet mudblood.
The sudden golden glow that enveloped the teachers took him by surprise.
As the light got to the point of being unbearable, he closed his eyes. By the time he managed to open them again, there was no trace of the teachers.
Correction.
Of most of the teachers.
Snape was standing there, as cool and smug as you please, looking for all the world as if Christmas had come early.
The Potions Master strode quickly towards his Lord, bowed deeply and kissed the hem of Voldemort's robes.
The Dark Lord seemed rather miffed by the teachers' escape, but managed a maniacal sort of smirk for the Deatheater that had opened Hogwarts' doors for him.
Snape stood, and took his place at Voldemort's left, Lucius Malfoy calmly sitting at the Dark Lord's right.
The Deatheaters cheered and Malfoy, of all things, fainted.
Noise stopped at this, as Nott (a certified mediwizard) hurried to the blonde's side.
The puddle of blood that was noticeably growing beneath Malfoy's chair was a dead giveaway as to why the man was unconscious.
From the corner of his eye, Blaise caught sight of Draco struggling against Potter and those around them in a vain attempt to reach his father. Whatever they told him seemed to calm the younger blonde, and he reluctantly stayed put.
The Deatheaters hurried Malfoy senior out of the hall, leaving behind an unamused Dark Lord.
The man's attention was once again directed to the students.
-"As it seems you all like sortings so much, I've decided to keep up this remarkable tradition."
At a small signal, a Deatheater appeared with the Sorting Hat and a stool.
-"There is, though, a small difference on this occasion. The Hat has only three options: die, slave and live. Each of you will be "sorted". Slaves will be handed over to the free live students, if claimed by them. Let us begin."
The Deatheater that had brought in the Hat now had a thick roll of parchment in his hands. The man' mouth opened to call the first name and, in perfect synchrony, the doors opened once more.
Only two Deatheaters, Crabbe and Goyle seniors, had now returned from the group that had left to take care of Malfoy. Between them, there was a slender, petit boy, with shoulder-length brown hair, pale skin and dark eyes.
A soft distressed sound coming from behind him drew Blaise's attention, and he turned to an oddly familiar scene: several boys holding back another. There were several differences though, as this boy was a long-haired brunet, with angry violet eyes and a Weasley-red face. Blaise couldn't keep back a chuckle as another boy stuffed the first one's braid into its owner's mouth.
When he turned back to look at the Deatheaters, he found both men kneeling before their Lord.
-"My Lord, we found him in the infirmary."
Voldemort nodded at them and motioned for them to leave the boy there.
-"And what, may I ask, is your name boy?"
There was quiet a bit of scorn and amusement in the man's voice. The boy, though, simply looked back at Voldemort, obviously not knowing the danger he was in.
Voldemort was not happy with his silence. He raise his wand as if to curse the boy, when the other raised a hand in a "wait" motion.
The Dark Lord blinked and, surprisingly, lowered his arm.
The boy pointed at his own throat and shook his head.
Understanding dawned.
Several Deatheaters (particularly the Inner Circle) huffed as they realized there would be no cursing. After all, what's the point in doing so, when the victim can't even scream?
The students, though, sighed in relief.
And Voldemort's eyes turned towards Mister Braid-man and arched an eyebrow at him, the question obvious.
After a slight hesitation, the taller boy moved forward and stood beside the darker brunet.
-"My name is Duo Maxwell, and this here is Heero Yuy."
Hero?? What sort of parents had that kid got? Eccentrics, for sure.
An arched eyebrow in the direction of the Deatheater that had the list sent the man scurrying to find both names.
-"They. . . they are not here, my Lord. Must be some of those colonial children Snape was talking about."
Voldemort looked at the man in exasperation.
-"Then add them to the list and sort them, you fool."
The Dark Lord waited until the man nodded in comprehension before he let the curse fly.
Cruciatus was never pleasant, even when you were only a watcher.
He wondered if any of them would survive the month, let alone the school year, without feeling its effects.
Duo Maxwell had gone pale as he watched the Deatheater writhe under the effect of the pain, but Heero Yuy remained oddly calm. It was almost as if he didn't see what was happening right before his eyes.
By the time the curse was lifted, the Deatheater looked almost lifeless, barely twitching where he lay on the ground.
-"Let this be a warning for all those that dare displease me."
Most of the students were quacking on their shoes at the prospect of the detentions they were sure to get in the future and what might happen during them. That is, if they were even alive. . . or allowed to take classes, at that.
-"Now, let us begin with the sorting."
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This reviews are for all chapters up to the 19th. As per ff.net's new policy, I'm adding this at the bottom of this chapter (as I'm sure you can see). To make this easier, I will post my answers to your reviews every five chapters or so. They will remain in the same format as before.
16-12-03
An hour and 31 minutes late. Well, damn. Anyway, these are the answers to the new reviews.
rikasakuraduo-heerosyliaspike.- Wow, long name
you've got there. Hmm, you ask, you get. ^_^
Mikito.- Glad you liked it. You get to find a
little bit more!
Shinimegami-Rin.- Yeah, I did, didn't I? I'm awfully sorry
about that. Vacations have started now, though, so
hopefully I'll be able to write more.
Katie.- I'm glad you like. Working with so many different characters
is a little hard, specially as many of them have been left so in the
dark that they practically don't have a personality. I'm trying to
fix it, while keeping the characters that we do know IN character.
Comments like yours really help me when I'm trying to portray them.
Thanks! ^_^
CatC10.- Hopefully, the timeline should fix itself soon. New
chapter's up!
12-12-03
Kill me now. Damn it's been more than a month already!! OK, now that's out of the way, you'll be pleased to know that I already have 3 chapters ready for posting. This one now is the first. Unless something unexpected happens, the next one should be out Sunday, Monday at the latest. Now you get my answers to your reviews, and then you can verbally filet me, ok??
Shinimegami_Rin.- I'm glad you like it! You get to see Duo,
Quatre, Trowa and Wufei a bit on this chapter!! As for
their meeting with Heero. . . that will confuse people, I
can already promise you that!!
Lightning Rain.- Oh, I wasn't upset, please don't worry about
it. I found it curious, just that. I guess it's interesting,
what you learn about people by what they write. Anyway,
thanks for reviewing!!
ShideDaion Chrystal.- I've been writing!!! I just
haven't had the chance to actually post what I've
written!!!
Omi721.- Got me. The reason for this is simple (and quiet stupid,
on my part): most of the chapters for this fic have been written as
they go. It follows a plan, but it tends to change as new ideas
come to my mind. This, unfortunately, mean there are a lot of
changes from the original version of what I wanted to say, to
accommodate the new. I'm sorry to say that this sometimes causes
small mistakes, and though I usually manage to catch most, this was
one. There is a reason for the disappearance of the sword, it is
written and was going to be posted, but a small change on my part
left it out. It will still be there, but it appears during a
flashback in one of the coming chapters (specifically, Hermione's).
I apologize for it, and will try to avoid any other mistakes of
this sort. If you find any more, I'd be really thankful if you (or
anyone else) could tell me about so that I can see what I can do
about fixing it. Thanks!!!!
Dreamwaver.- The explanation for your doubts is in this new
chapter. Hopefully, it will clear all of them, but if it
doesn't, ask away!!
Kerwin Inuyasha.- Is this one long enough for your tastes??
^_^ You'll see Heero soon, don't worry!!
Anime Redneck.- Not ALL of them, there are just too many of
them. Hell, with the introduction of kids from the colonies,
it will make it even harder. I will use quiet a bit of them
(I'm up to 21 characters, and I already have a couple of new
one in mind --hopefully, they will not come out as some sort
of bizarre mary sue's, and they are definitely not self-
insertion-- and I still have a few more in mind, but that
will be just about it). I think they are more than enough,
don't you?
Mikito.- Sigh, I know it's slow. But some thing need to be
explained. I'm trying to get it to pick up a bit, but. . . I promise
I'll try, ok??
03-11-03
I haven't been able to answer reviews until now, so we have more than usual. Next chapter is almost finished, so expect it to be posted before Friday!!!
Airhead8324: I'm glad you like it. Changing point of views can
be a little confusing (even for me, and I'm the one that's
writing the story), which is the reason that instead of chapter
names, I set the name of the character whose point of view it
will be on. I don't mind sarcasm or dryness, I tend to speak
(and sometimes, write) that way.
Sarah: Don't worry. Hopefully, you won't wait long.
Shinimegami_Rin: I'll update soon, don't worry!
Sakiku: Well, I did stop at a rather inconvenient time, didn't I?
As I've said before, I love cliffhangers!! So you'll find them a
lot. If I answered your other questions, I'm afraid it would give
out to much of what is to come.
Sarah: I'm afraid not ASAP, but soon.
Dreamweaver: You've got the arrival order just right. The
happenings of the Great Hall will be explained soon, don't
worry. As for the building, well. . . the teachers only saw a
tiny part of it, didn't they? Hogwarts IS a magical building.
. . it might surprise us all.
Shinimegami_Rin: You'll see!
kerwin: More suspense to come, I can assure you that!!
Katie: As I said before, there'll be an update soon.
Queen of Vegetasei: If I might be honest, I'm just about
to go into shock at getting so many reviews. The most
I've gotten before has been 11 to a 12 chapter story, so.
. . Anyway, your questions about the G-boys will be
answered within the next few chapters. They did have a
reason, trust me on that.
Niira Yuy: ^_^ Thanks!!
Lightning Rain: I think yours is the first actual threat I've
gotten for this story. The next chapter is almost finished,
and I already have 3 more chapters in paper. I don't have a
beta, so I write them that way, and check them as I type them
up. It makes the process a little slower, but (thankfully)
helps keep the mistakes to a minimum.
AzalynAngel: Glad you liked it!!
19-10-03
I'm so sorry!!!! I'm not even gonna try to justify my lateness (it'd probably give someone a migraine or a nightmare) so I'm just going to go directly to the part where I beg: forgive me?! I know, it's been more than a month and I know that this chapter is tiny. . . Oh, god. . . I'm truly pathetical, am I not?
I solemnly swear not to take this long to post again.
On a happier note (and if you have forgiven me enough to read up to this point), most of the key players in this story have arrived at Hogwarts, which means (drum roll, please) that the story should pick up on the speed department. It will still lean towards the point-of-view style, but will have more people and more things happening.
Ok, that said. . . on to the reviews!
Honor: I'm, still updating, as you can see. It's just taken me a
LOOOOOONG time to do so.
kurokioku: Yep, it has been left just there. I've got a thing for
cliffhangers. Hmmm, as for the couples. . . well, you'll just have
to see, right? Some people are gonna hate me by the time this is
over, but please bear with me. I now what I'm doing (I think
o_O!):
kerwin: lets just say things are gonna be. . . sticky, comes to mind, shall we?
Airhead8324: Hmm, I guess it can be a little bit confusing,
that's why instead of chapter names I'm setting the character
whose point of view the chapter will be on. Please be patient,
future chapters should be easier to follow.
11-09-03
As you guys can see. . . Three chapters in three days!! That has gotta be a record for me. Today I got a phone call from school, telling me that classes are out until next notice. With the W.T.O. meetings going on around here and all that people protesting. . . Well, lets just say that they dimmed it unsafe. So I get more time to write, and thus. . . a new chapter!!
razielle: I'm glad you like it. As I said in my answer to Hikaru's
review, I do tend to get characters I like into lots of trouble. . .
and that means I usually write about them quiet a bit. I'm trying to
keep it fair to all the characters so I promise the story won't be
completely Heero-centric, although he will appear quiet a bit.
Airhead8324: I believe I made a little omission, in the note at
the beginning of the story: you see, since I'm paying for
school, I really don't have that much spare money and thus I
wasn't able to buy OotP until recently. When I began writing
this story, I knew nothing of what was going to happen on the
cannon story, (I guess this makes this story an AU of OotP,
doesn't it?) and thus made up my own fifth year. Which means
Sirius isn't death, at least not here. As of now, I'm
considering whether or not to write the story of what happened
in my fifth year, or to include it as a flashback of some sort
within this story. I hope either way not to disappoint anyone.
Usa-chan Yuy: I'm a freshman myself. And although it hasn't
been too hard a year, teachers do tend to get exited while
giving out homework assignments, don't they? Anyway, as I said
above I'm getting a little time off, which means more sand,
more water and more writing time, so (hopefully) I'll be able
to get a few more chapters up.
RemRene: As you can see, I've updated again. Although I usually
write in a more conventional way (one or two characters as the
focus of the story), I felt that that style would limit what I
wanted to do with this story (trust me, I tried writing it that
way, and I failed miserably). I like it this way, and I really am
glad that people do like it as well.
10-09-03
This one is a special treat, since I was somewhat inspired, but (as I've said before) it will usually take me longer to update. I know it seems to backtrack a bit, but this chapter IS needed, in order for you guys to understand a few things that have happened and that will happen in the future (like why Lucius seemed to put such little effort in forcing Draco to take the mark. . . well, now you know).
Dreamweaver: I agree with you on the fact that magic can't fix
everything, no matter how much we want it to. It takes courage,
strength, skill, resourcefulness and a quick mind to get out of
a sticky situation. Magic, in any form, is an enhancement and a
bonus. . . and yet it makes for such interesting possibilities.
. .
Usa-chan Yuy: Don't worry about the rambling (! I find it quiet
funny!
Hikaru: Wish granted. I did leave Heero in quiet the sticky
situation, didn't I? Hmm, I do seem to do that to characters I like.
. .
09-09-03
Again, I apologize for the long wait. College has been taking most of my time, though, so it gets a little hard to update regularly. Please, bear with me. Better late that never, right? Anyway, as you can see, I have moved this story from the Harry Potter section to the Gundam Wing one. My sister and her baseball bat can be mightily convincing. I'll try to post at least another chapter this week, but remember: patience is a virtue!
kerwin inuyasha: Don't worry! I swear I'm not giving up on
it, not by a long shot. I even have it planned out all the
way to a sequel. . . now I just have to get around to
writing it all down. This new chapter is my longest (in this
story). Hopefully it will make up a little for the long
wait.
16-08-03
Hi! I'm back. Sorry for the wait, school just came in, so I'm probably going to be posting a little slower, but I'll try not to. Please, bear with me! On to the reviews:
Kolinshar Jackie-chan Benito: Yeah, I do realize
there are very few GW/HP crossover fanfics, but
if you really like them, there are two that I
particularly like: Stormy1x2's "Parallel" and
"Hogwarts" (I do believe it's written by Tenshi-
chan, but I might be mistaken). And don't worry,
I'll post as soon as I can.
Usa-chan Yuy: Don't worry, Duo and Heero will eventually get
together. . . there's just a few bumps in the road that they
have to sort.
kerwin inuyasha: Hmmm. . . I guess you might be right, but.
. . Well, don't get me wrong, I LOVE reviews but this story
is more like my pet project. I will keep on posting it,
whether I get just one review or a hundred. I really want to
finish it, that's why I kept on posting even when there were
no reviews.
starsong: Yes, Heero does retain his memories. . . even if he
probably would be happier if he could forget.
Ari: It is sad that it happens, isn't it? You'll get an explanation of
WHY it happened soon, perhaps then it will make more sense to all who
are reading the story.
Herald-Mage Brianna: Don't worry, I will continue!!
21-07-03
Stormy2x1: I guess it is a little bit hard to see it happening,
especially to someone as strong as Heero is portrayed to be like
during the series. But (at least from my point of view) it always
seemed to be more like a façade he kept in order to complete his
mission. I mean, think about it: if he were really that ruthless,
would Duo and Relena still be alive? Would Quatre? I guess, what
I'm trying to say is that not all what we saw was necessarily
truth. I'm just trying to see if I can portray all of the pilots
the way they would be if they had time to leave the effects of the
war behind, even if some did it more dramatically than the others.
Just give me a chance, ok?