Haku: It's still quiet...
Seto: Oh shut up. We're here this week.
Y. Haku: Ouch...
Haku: Where exactly were you two last week?
Seto: Business meeting.
Y. Haku: Y.A. Meeting.
Haku: Y...
Seto: A...?
Y. Haku: Yami's anonymous.
Haku and Seto: -falls over-
REVIEW REPLIES:
Seto: Are you still in your 'let's play with bold' stage?
Haku: Does this answer your question?
Seto: -falls over-
tati1- Slytherin huh? -low whistle- Wow... I never even thought of putting him there... wait... if I did he'd... be... able... to...
Y. Haku: Be able to what?
Haku: INTERACT WITH MY PRECIOUS DRACO-KUN!!!!!!
Y. Haku and everyone else in the room: -falls over-
Mimiheart- There's one small problem with the Luna interaction thing... And that is she doesn't get to Hogwarts until Harry's SECOND year. She's in Ginny's year group, and had a herbology class with Ginny.
Seto: You're such a smart ass, did you know that?
Haku: Of course I did, and guess what, Mr. I-enjoy-wearing-fruity-trench-coats? I enjoy it. XP
Seto: Oh god, a smiley face.
Aura Black Chan- Actually, it's my belief that Seto Would win custody of his brother, because if you'll notice, he was worried about his brother. Same thing with Hagrid too, though if Tenshi had of been able to claw his foot for being a pig, she would have.
Tenshi: -chirrups, and looks coldly in Seto's direction-
Seto: -returns the glare.-
Haku: Oh dear...
Mokuba X- Wait, you mean there are other HP crosses with Mokuba in them? I'm not original, but only another member of a teething mass of people? I'm a clique? I'm not individualized? -dissolves into a quivering mass again-
Y. Haku: Oh crap.
Seto: Yes, her spirit has just dissolved... I noticed.
Y. Haku: Can you send us the links to some of these please?
Dagger5- ^_^ -is actually listening to the CD right now, so hopefully, the chapter will be better-
Y. Haku: O.o -sings along very poorly-
Seto: -completely oblivious to this- I'LL GET THAT BIRDIE YET!
Saiyan Jedi- -feels better, and snuggles the Plushie Tenshi-
Seto: OWW!
toxic^^- ^_^ I'm glad you like it! I'll try to keep up the standard.
POLL:
We all know the drill by now.
Gryffindor: 5 votes
Ravenclaw: 5 votes
Hufflepuff: 3 votes
Slytherin: 1 vote
NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE THE SORTING! GET YOUR VOTES IN NOW!
DISCLAIMER:
Experiment 28 (one of my muses): Haku doesn't own Harry Potter or Yu-Gi-Oh... because if she did, they wouldn't be very good.
RANDOM NOTE:
Haku: People have been saying that my Seto is incredibly in-character. That is because of two reasons. One, is that I can't stand it when people have characters OOC and I try to keep mine as IC as possible, the other is, contrary to the belief of many over the internet, he and I share the same personality in real life. So yeah...
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RANDOM OUTTAKE:
Haku: And.... ACTION!
Seto snorted, and what happened next, Mokuba didn't quite see, but there was a rustle of movement above him, and Seto's rough voice. "Ash! Mokuba, tell your pet to watch where it puts it's wings, it cuffed me." Tenshi jumped off Mokuba's head at this point, shot what had to be a nasty look in Seto's direction, and strutted forward, to where Hagrid was trying very hard not to chuckle. Mokuba couldn't help but smile, thinking that the birdlike creature just might have done it on purpose.
"Maybe I should have called you Yami, Tenshi. You both seem to share the same sentiment towards my brother..." Mokuba said to himself quietly, looking up to where Hagrid had stopped.
It was a reasonably quaint looking shop, with a very homely front, and a display that consisted of one of the shafts of wood that everyone seemed to have, seated on a velvet cushion. Peeled gold lettering above the display read, Olivanders: Makers of fine wands since 382 BC. Tenshi let out a low chirrup, and gently poked Mokuba with one talon to get picked up. He did so absentmindedly, as he followed Hagrid through the door. The wand in the window seemed to be brimming with some kind of Ethereal force, as did the store, when they stepped inside.
Mokuba looked about in some sense of awe as he walked past long rows stocking different types of games. Looking up, Mokuba saw Yugi sitting at the counter of the shop that he suddenly recognised to be the Kame game shop. At this point, a tired Haku ran forward, screaming, "Okay, who's been messing around with the sets?" And looking absolutely livid.
Haku: CUT!
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On the Scarlet stream engine
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Mokuba looked about curiously, as he stared at the platform. It seemed absolutely amazing, for there were owls screeching, what looked like at least 1000 students, ranging between the ages of 10 and 17, and he stared in awe, as a large, green, slightly warty toad hopped past, being chased by a small, and plump boy. Cats, of all shapes, sizes and colours milled about underfoot, while people slowly shuffled onto the train. Mokuba followed their example, dragging his trunk along the ground, silently cursing about the fact that the Watch wizard made him abandon his trolley.
"Could you use some help there?" He looked up, to meet the face of a very pretty girl, with silky brown hair that hung don her back in a silky ponytail. She looked to be about 15, and Mokuba nodded glumly. The girl smiled. "I'll help you if you help me afterwards, alright?" He nodded. She giggled at him. "What's wrong? Cat got your tongue? I know one's trying to bite your ankles, but other than that..."
Mokuba grinned. "Sorry, I'm just not used to talking to people I've just met." He said smiling, as she picked up the other end of his trunk. "My name's Mokuba Kaiba." He placed Tenshi's cat-carrier on top of the trunk, and together, he and the girl managed to find a near empty compartment, one which only had one boy in it. After politely asking if they could place the trunk in the room and receiving a nod from the bespectacled boy, they walked out of the train to get her trunk.
"My name's Penelope Clearwater." She said, in her cheerful voice. "We won't have to go so far for my Trunk, because I'm a prefect, and I'm in their carriage." Mokuba smiled happily at the girl, and helped her with her trunk, before wishing her a cheery good-bye. She smiled at him, and commented, "I'm guessing you're a first year? Well, if you ever need any help, just ask me, okay Mokuba?"
He smiled. "Sure. But I like to make my own way, if you know what I mean." he grinned, and she gave a cheery smile and wave back.
~~~
Mokuba then proceeded to make his way down to the compartment where he had put his luggage. He slid open the door, and noticed that the boy he had asked earlier had been joined by someone. A red headed, long nosed, and tall someone.
"Oh! Hi there Mokuba!" Ron Weasley said, from his spot across from the other, looking away from the window. Mokuba nearly snickered at the black mark on the boy's nose. He wondered if he had noticed it.
Mokuba nodded towards him, and then looked to the other boy. his eyes travelled over the short and wiry frame, lingering on his messy black hair, ('look who's talking' he scolded himself) round glasses, and just under his fringe, a strange, lightning bolt scar, that for some reason, reminded Mokuba of Yugi. The boy had bottle green eyes, and a rather pale complexion, and carried a slightly worn look about him. The whole image screamed to Mokuba, "Bully Magnet" and if he had known how close he was to the truth, he would have laughed. "Thanks for letting me share the compartment." The boy nodded, his eyes never leaving their study of Mokuba's face. Mokuba smiled, and turned to Ron. "It's nice to see you again. Are you going to introduce us?" He enquired of the lanky boy, but at that moment, the train door opened, and the two identical brothers of Ron looked in on the scene.
"Hey Ron!" They said, sounding overly cheerful. Mokuba instantly thought 'Jounouchi' but didn't mention it. "Listen, we're going down the middle of the train. Lee Jordan's got a tarantula down there." George commented, absolutely bubbling with glee.
"Do you want to come?" Fred asked his brother in a slightly baiting voice, and Ron seemed to seize up, shaking his head once, with a look on his face that said he would have rather drunk the rancid milk of 300 cows. Fred shrugged. "Your loss."
George smiled brightly at this point and turned to the raven-haired boy. "Harry. Did we introduce ourselves earlier? Fred and George Weasley."
"And this is our brother, Ron." The other twin supplied, then after a moment's hesitation, gestured towards Mokuba with a, "And Mokuba Kaiba."
The boy, Harry, nodded at this, then did the slightest of double takes, and fixed his attention back onto our poor little Mokey, his eyes widening slightly. Mokuba felt the slightest of blushes coming to his cheeks, as he realised Harry had recognised his last name, and linked him to his brother. Fred and George seemed oblivious to this, and said, "See you then."
"Bye." The three eleven year olds chorused, Mokuba now slightly uncomfortable under Harry's gaze.
The door of the compartment closed, and Harry asked, "Are you related to Seto Kaiba?" at the same time Ron blurted out, "Are you really Harry Potter?"
All three blinked, then fell about in laughter. Once they had recovered, Harry asked again, "Are you related to Seto Kaiba?"
Mokuba nodded, and Harry let out a gasp. Ron looked bewildered. "Who's Seto Kaiba?"
Harry and Mokuba blinked, then Harry had to cover a giggle, as Mokuba looked politely puzzled. It was Harry who spoke. "He's famous in the Muggle world. He's 15, a CEO, a billionaire, and..."
"A world champion Duellist in a card game called Duel Monsters." Mokuba finished proudly.
"No wonder I didn't know who he was." Ron said. He had been looking at his hands ever since Harry had said the words, "a billionaire." Now Mokuba turned his gaze to Harry.
"So, why are you so famous?" He asked, a slightly puzzled look on his face, for he had gathered that the boy must have been famous from Ron's statement.
Harry laughed dryly. "Because I brought about the downfall of one of the most powerful wizards of the age when I was one."
Mokuba stared for a moment, then, "Pull the other one?"
Ron smiled, and Mokuba had the distinct impression that he was biting back laughter. "It's true mate." He said, then turned to Harry. "So do you really have..." He pointed at Harry's forehead rather openly, and Mokuba was a little taken aback. Harry seemed unfazed though, as he pulled back his fringe, and Mokuba got a closer look at the scar under his hairline.
"So that's where You-know-who..."
"Yeah, though I can't remember it."
Mokuba looked from one to the other, with a clueless expression on his face. "Err... am I missing something here?"
Harry smiled at him. "Well, I kinda didn't do it on purpose... He turned his wand on me, and the curse he fired rebounded on him. He got blasted away."
"I thought you said you didn't remember anything?" Ron asked curiously.
"I don't. All I remember was a whole lot of green light, and that's only when I really strain hard." Mokuba nodded, and he realized why the scar reminded him of Yugi. It was in the exact same spot that the Eye of Horus appeared in when Yami got mad.
Mokuba turned to Ron, who seemed to be finding the scenery out of the window interesting again. "Are all your family Wizards?" He asked, feeling Harry's attention perk next to him. Ron broke his gaze away from the window, and for a moment seemed uncomfortable being the centre of attention. The look quickly passed as he answered, "Err, Yes, I think so. I think Mum's got a second cousin who's an accountant, but we never talk about him."
"So you must know lots of magic already." Harry said, his face downcast. Mokuba realised that he must have been having the same thoughts that he had. About how he felt he'd be behind anyone because he didn't know any magic.
It was at that moment, there was a slight distraction, as an ear-splitting shriek rang out through the carriage. All three boys jumped, then Mokuba gasped. "Tenshi!!" He had forgotten about his pet! Hastily getting her out of her cat-carrier, he muttered apologies to her as she was clearly very angry that he had forgotten her. She clicked her beak at him, and settled herself on the seat across from him, clearly in a bad mood. "I said I was sorry Tenshi, Oh come on... Forgive me?" The griffin clicked her beak in annoyance and turned her head away.
Ron was clearly in a state of shock, when he saw the griffin. "Wow..." He said, clearly in awe of the creature. "I've heard they're really expensive."
Mokuba shrugged, he was still trying to get Tenshi to forgive him. "Come on Tenshi! You know I didn't mean it... Please don't be angry... I'll just have to tell Seto that he's my favourite if you are." Surprisingly, this worked, as the griffin jumped, and then did her best impression of 'sucking up' to Mokuba, and finally curling up in his lap.
Harry and Ron exchanged a glance, then all three let out a giggle, Mokuba absentmindedly scratching behind his pet's ears.
It was Harry who picked up the conversation where it left off. "It must be really cool having three Wizard brothers."
Ron snorted. "Five." He corrected Harry, and Mokuba watched with interest. Ron looked a little crest-fallen. "I'm the sixth, and I have a lot to live up to. Bill, the oldest, was Head Boy, and Charlie was the Quidditch Captain. They've already left. Now Perce's a prefect, and Fred and George, well, even if they mess around, they still get really good marks, and everyone thinks they're great. I think everyone thinks I'll do as well as the others, but if I do, it's no big deal, because they did it first." Mokuba nodded, he knew how that felt. After all, he had to live in the shadow of a world famous duellist, prodigy, CEO, inventor... He blinked and brought himself back to the present. "You don't get anything new either. I've got Bill's old robes, Charlie's old wand, and Percy's old rat." Tenshi's ears perked up at the mention of the word 'rat,' but Mokuba shot her a look that said, 'you touch it, you die birdie.' So, she didn't make any attempts to get lunch as Ron drew the creature out of his pocket. "His name's Scabbers, and I got him seeing as Mum bought Percy an owl for becoming a prefect. She couldn't aff... I mean, I got Scabbers instead."
Mokuba felt insanely guilty. Ron seemed really nice, and he had virtually no money for 9 people. Mokuba and Seto had so much it wasn't funny, and there were only two of them. It was Harry who commented. "Not being able to afford anything's not a big deal, and neither is having a lot. Hell, I didn't have any money until about a month ago, and that's only because the Dursleys are prats and wouldn't give me any."
Harry smiled at Ron. "In fact, I only got some money when I found out about me being a wizard, and about Voldemort."
Ron gasped, and looked at Harry in awe. "You said you-know-who's name!"
Harry sighed. "See? It's like that too. I don't know it's a bad thing to say the name, and I haven't learnt it yet. I bet, I'm the worst in the class."
Mokuba sighed and shook his head. "No, I'll be worst."
Ron laughed at them. "You two are so stupid! Neither of you will be the worst. There's plenty of muggle-borns who come to the school. They all learn quick enough."
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(Haku: Okay, this is getting rather long, so I'm going to skip ahead to the part with Hermione.)
It was some time later in the day that the compartment door slid open, and a bushy haired girl poked her head through the door. "Hello there, has anyone seen a toad? Neville's lost one."
Mokuba, Ron and Harry shook their heads. "last time I saw it was when he was chasing it at the platform." Mokuba voiced, and the other two boys had to cover snickers. The girl wasn't paying attention to him though, she was watching Ron, who had his wand out.
"Oh, Are you doing magic? Let's see then!"
Ron looked slightly taken aback by the girl, but said very quietly, whilst pointing his wand (Haku: Why do I want to keep calling their wands rods? Is it just my dirty mind?) At Scabbers. he cleared his throat, and proceeded to recite,
"Sunshine, Daisies Butter mellow,
Turn this stupid fat rat yellow."
There was a three second pause, in which nothing happened. The bushy haired girl's face fell. "Are you sure that's a real spell? It didn't actually do.."
Tenshi sneezed, and a suddenly very yellow Scabbers squeaked protest before flicking back to his original colour. The girl just stared.
"Oh." At this point, she seemed to notice Harry, and Mokuba. "Oh Hello there! You're Harry Potter and Mokuba Kaiba, aren't you?" Mokuba had an urge to say 'well DUH!' but kept his mouth shut. "I'm Hermione Granger. I've heard all about you of course, what with how famous you both are. I was ever so excited when I got my letter saying I could come to Hogwarts. Before I got it I didn't even know magic existed." She looked at Mokuba and went a light pink colour.
Oh dear. Mokuba thought. Looks like she has a crush on me. She suddenly squealed excitedly. "Is that a griffin? They're meant to be really rare. And incredibly powerful of course. He's beautiful. What's his name?" Through the whole time she was talking, She didn't take a breath.
Mokuba fought back the urge to laugh nervously as he replied, "Her name's Tenshi. It's Japanese for Angel."
This, of course sent the girl into coos of delight, and it was awhile before they could calm her down. "Do you guys know what house you're going into? I want to go into Gryffindor, but I suppose Ravenclaw doesn't sound too bad. Well, Neville and I better get a move on if we want to find his toad, and you three better change. We'll be there soon." With that she exited the carriage, but not before a backwards glance at Mokuba.
"Save me." He groaned, looking from one to the other.
Harry and Ron burst into peals of laughter. It was a full five minutes before either one had calmed down enough to talk.
"So do you guys know what house you're going in?" Harry asked, and Mokuba groaned.
"One, What are houses, and two, whichever one I'm in, she better not be in it."
Ron laughed at the distressed expression on Mokuba's face. "The four school hoses are what the students get sorted into. They're Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. All my family was in Gryffindor, and I don't know what they'd do if I'm not. I just hope I don't go into Slytherin."
"Why not?" It was Harry who produced the answer.
"Hagrid told me that There wasn't ever a witch or Wizard that went bad that wasn't in Slytherin. Vol... I mean... You-know-who was one."
Mokuba let out a low whistle.
(Haku: Skipping a bit more.... -innocent whistling-)
It was at that moment, the door opened, and a slender-framed boy stepped into the room. He had slick blonde hair, that was plastered to his hair by some gel or another. He had narrowed eyes and a slightly mistrustful air about him. He was also flanked by two burly boys, built along the lines of Pro-wrestlers. "They're saying up the train that Harry Potter's in this carriage, and some muggle Hero, Mokuba Kaiba. That'll be you two right?"
Mokuba and Harry nodded. The boy's face split into an evil smirk, as he extended a hand towards Harry. "My name's Malfoy, Draco Malfoy." He said, with an air of I'm-bigger-than-the-world-and-I-know-it. Mokuba was suddenly very forcefully reminded of his brother around his employees.
Ron snorted with suppressed laughter.
"Think my name's funny do you? No need to ask who you are. All Weasleys have red hair, freckles and more children than they can afford." Mokuba felt his fists clench. even his brother wouldn't strike a blow that low. Tenshi seemed to agree, her eyes narrowed into a look of mistrust and distaste. "You really don't want to go making friends with Riff-raff like them. I can help you there." He extended a hand to Harry, but he didn't take it.
"I think I can tell who the right sort are by myself thanks. Now, get out."
Draco's lip twitched into a sneer. "But we don't want to. You see, we've eaten all our snacks, and you seem to have some left. Crabbe, Goyle.."
The two wrestlers moved forward, the one that Mokuba suspected was Goyle leaned in to take a chocolate frog, but something lunged at him from within the sweet packets, and sunk tiny fangs into his knuckles. Goyle howled with pain, and threw the rat off. But by this time, Tenshi had had enough. With another ear splitting shriek, the three boys were blasted out of the room, and the door slammed forcefully shut behind them. Mokuba sent her a questioning look, and she seemingly shrugged, her face plainly reading, 'I don't like them one little bit. Hell, they're worse than your brother.'
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The rest of the trip passed without incident, as they got changed into their black, billowing school robes, and the train came to a halt outside the station. They disembarked, as a familiar voice called, 'Firs' Years! Firs' Years over here!"
This was it, Mokuba was finally going to find out what Hogwarts was like.
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Haku: -is dead-
Y. Haku: -pokes-
Seto: Wow, she wrote so much that chapter... I'm not surprised she's dead.
Y. Haku: -takes her to the shadow realm, and uses Monster reborn to bring her back to life-
Haku: That... was hard. Read and Review?