Disclaimer: NOT MINE! NOTHING IS MINE EXCEPT FOR LOKI, THOR, VECTOR, LEO,
AKIRA, KAZUKI, AND RIN! AND OTHER OCS IN FUTURE CHAPTERS! THE HOUSE-ELVES
BELONGS TO ME TOO!
First time attempting to write a Harry Potter fic so be kind and R&R. And no one beta-ed this so don't mind my grammar mistakes.
Warning: This will be SLASH! Meaning 2 guys in THAT kind of relationship!
Spoilers: Books 1-4
Pairings: Main - Severus/Sirius Others - Reviewers choice! Voting ends July first!
Languages:
"blah blah blah" - English
'blah blah blah' - Japanese
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2. Loki's friends have a new idea?
(Posted 05/03/03 - Saturday)
(Revision #3 11/06/03 - Thursday)
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'I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING TO WHERE?' ranted a boy around Loki's age, who paced back and forth frantically. 'HOGWARTS? ISN'T THAT IN EUROPE? How can you be so impulsive? You're making a big mistake. Sakura is the best Wizarding School in the whole world! Hogwarts is so behind in technology, you'll die from boredom before getting murdered by that crazy old guy, Vogue something - '
'Leo~~~' Loki whined. 'Would you please sit your ass down. You're making me dizzy~~~'
Leo paused his movement and faced the complainer that was lying on his bed. Loki was sprawled comfortably with his feet propped up by pillows and his arms supporting his head. The other boy shook his head and readjusted his glasses that were sliding down his nose.
'What I'm trying to say is, Sakura is ten times better than Hogwarts," said Leo, glaring at his friend. 'Why on earth are you transferring?'
Loki rolled his eyes. 'I'm going to tell you and the others why I'm transferring once they get here. You called them last night and told them to get here by eleven o'clock, didn't you? It's already eleven-thirty.'
'Akira has a match this morning so he'll probably be here soon,' said Leo, sitting cross-legged at the foot of his bed. 'Kazuki has to take the train so maybe there was a delay. Trains are fewer when it's summer.'
At this moment, the doorbell rang.
'Well?" said Loki, receiving a raised eyebrow in return. 'Aren't you going to get that?'
'Nope,' Leo answered. 'My mom would. She's doing her work downstairs.'
'Your mom's job is awesome,' said Loki. 'Wish I could be a painter.'
'In your dreams,' Leo said, snorting. 'You draw people as stick figures. My mom is an expert at painting and restoring old ones but if it wasn't for her time-consuming job, my folks would still be together.'
'Your father and younger brother live two doors down,' said Loki. 'It's not the end of the world.'
The two friends heard the front door open and closed, and then footsteps coming up the stairs. Leo's door opened to reveal another boy. He had hair cut to his chin and a mature look to his face. He didn't wear clothing fit for his age, instead, wore a gray suit.
'Yo, Akira!' greeted Loki. 'You're late. Lost against your opponent?'
The newcomer gave him a Look as he sat on the chair that was next the bed.
'Ah!" Loki cried out in disapproval, slapping his leg. "Don't do that! You look exactly like Bro when you do that!'
'If you didn't say stupid things, I wouldn't have to,' Akira said smugly, his voice a deep, rich tenor. 'And of course I didn't lose. Today's player overslept and was late by a half hour so the game started at nine-thirty.'
Akira was a professional Go player; his career was playing an ancient, Asian board game with black and white stones. His father, who was well known in the Muggle world as a Go player, taught him. He passed the pro exam when he was twelve, two years after his acceptance letter to the Sakura School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He was a Muggle-born and had to miss class regularly to play in his professional matches but still managed to get high grades.
'At least you're not the latest,' said Leo, lifting his black laptop off the floor and pressing the power button. 'Kazuki hasn't arrived yet.'
'He's the most punctual out of all of us,' said Loki, rolling over to his side. 'I hope nothing bad happened to him on the way here.'
'He is more than capable to take care of himself,' said Akira. 'It's you we have to worry about. I couldn't believe what Leo told me last night. Are you really planning to transfer to a Wizarding School in Europe?'
Leo laughed. 'I asked him the same thing but he'll only give us the reason why when the four of us are assembled. It was his idea to meet today.'
'I wouldn't have picked today if it wasn't big news,' said Loki. 'Transferring to Hogwarts is really big news.'
'Certainly,' said Akira. 'You have never spoken of it before.'
'I was so shocked when he told me last night,' said Leo. 'My mom can be my witness to how shocked I was. She ruined her painting from my shriek.'
Loki snickered and Akira hid his smile behind his hand.
'Pardon my lateness.'
Their remaining friend had finally come. Kazuki was the prettiest boy anyone had ever seen, without the usage of magic or Muggle surgery. Compared to a normal boy he was considered petite, the top of his head barely reaching Loki's eyes. He wore khakis capris and a white, sleeveless shirt with a yellow windbreaker tied around his waist. His hair hung in loose waves, ending in the middle of his back.
'Kazuki!' Loki said in surprise. 'We didn't hear you come in!'
'His nickname isn't Kaze for nothing,' Leo said, grinning.
'Walking silently is an obvious characteristic for someone called Wind,' said Akira.
Loki shrugged. 'Anyway, what kept you?'
The boy, who can easily pass for a girl, smiled angelically and said in his soft alto voice, 'I was visited by a few local gangsters in my neighborhood and - '
Loki gasped dramatically and grabbed Kazuki's small hands.
'What did they do?' asked Loki, acting like an aggressive boyfriend. 'If they had hurt you, I'll kill them. If they had verbally assaulted you, I'll kill them. If they had flirted with you, I'll kill them.'
Kazuki blinked his large eyes in confusion.
'Ignore him,' Leo advised, flexing his fingers eagerly as his laptop finished loading. 'He's just being stupid again.'
'Hey, I'm not stupid,' said Loki. 'If those gangsters did any of those three things, I wouldn't hesitant to kill them.'
'They didn't so don't worry about it,' said Kazuki. 'They wanted to know if I could tutor them and their friends again, like I did last summer. That's how they got into secondary school.'
'I see I see,' said Loki. 'I completely understand. You and I are tied for first place academically after all. So they're what? Our age?'
'Have you forgotten that Muggle children in Japan go to secondary school when they're sixteen or turning sixteen?' asked Leo, pushing his glasses higher. 'Kazuki tutored them last year and they entered secondary school that fall, which makes them seventeen or turning seventeen now.'
'Ah! Our computer genius speaks!' said Loki.
'Sit,' Akira said to their smallest friend. 'Loki can tell us the reason why he's transferring to an overseas school after Leo gets his laptop running.'
Kazuki removed his shoes and copied Leo's sitting position, cross-legged. Loki moved to kneel behind Leo so he can look over his shoulder. Akira shed his outer jacket and joined them on the bed. Leo cracked his fingers a couple times, and like a blur, began typing in his multiple passwords and codes to go through his own-made security system.
'This never stops to amaze me, no matter how many times he does this,' Loki whispered. 'Having a pro hacker as a friend has its advantages.'
'I should report you to the authorities,' said Akira.
'But you haven't in the years we've discovered Leo's hobby,' Kazuki pointed out. 'And he doesn't do anything harmful.'
'You wouldn't dare report him,' Loki mock-threatened. 'I would hunt you down, chop you into chunks, and steam some meat buns.'
'You're gross,' Leo said, halting his fingers as his computer emitted one of the opening theme songs for a popular Japanese anime series called Hikaru no Go. 'Well, grosser than normal.'
'You've changed your signal for signing on safely again?' asked Loki.
'I'm a hacker,' Leo said as if that explained everything.
'Ok~~~' Loki said, looking at Kazuki.
'I think what he means is because he is a hacker, he knows what other hackers are capable of doing,' said Kazuki. 'Changing his signal periodically is a method to inform himself if someone had wormed his way into his laptop.'
Leo nodded and Kazuki continued, 'Leo uses a special program that automatically changes the signal. Each interval song switch is different so hackers are unable to find out when a song is supposed to play on what day. If the wrong song is played, he would know that something is wrong and fix the problem.'
'It's yours, isn't it?' said Akira. 'The special program he installed.'
'How did you know?' Kazuki asked, sounding clueless. 'I designed the program as a present for his fifteenth birthday.'
'You know too much about it,' Akira stated.
'Okay, back to our previous subject,' Leo announced as he started replying his e-mails. 'Loki, tell us your reason for transferring.'
'Alright then,' said Loki, hugging a pillow. 'You remember my Uncle, the Potions Master, right?'
'Yea,' said Leo, eyes roaming the screen rapidly. 'He teaches at Hogwarts.'
His fingers stopped.
'You're transferring because he works there?' he asked, and then contradicted himself. 'No, that can't be the reason. He's been there since before you were born and you could have attended Hogwarts instead of Sakura if you choose to.'
'Don't try to guess,' said Akira. 'Listen to the whole story.'
Leo didn't say anything else and his fingers picked up where he left off.
'Uncle was a spy for the Headmaster of Hogwarts,' Loki said, grimacing. 'He pretended to be on Voldemort's side and gave the Light side information about attacks and stuff. The bad thing is, that crazy old wizard got a new body recently so a war is brewing in Europe's Wizarding world. I want to go over there and help.'
'How do you plan to help?' said Kazuki. 'You can't walk into that Voldemort's stronghold and kill him yourself. That's being thoughtless.'
'No no,' said Loki. 'There's this boy named Draco Malfoy, Malfoy being his surname by the way, and his father is the right-hand man of Voldemort. Uncle doesn't want to see this particular student following his old man's footsteps but he has to act snotty at school or someone from his house would write a letter to his father.'
'House?' asked Akira.
'Yea,' answered Loki. 'Like Sakura, only we call them groups.'
'Hogwarts has four separate houses,' Leo informed. 'They're Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw. The houses have their own mascots too. Lion for Gryffindor, badger for Hufflepuff, snake for Slytherin, and raven for Ravenclaw.'
'How original,' Akira said sarcastically.
'Different combination of colors too,' Leo said. 'But that's not important.'
'I prefer our school's groups,' said Kazuki. 'Red Phoenix, Blue Dragon, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise.'
'Ha! The turtle has to go! They're the dullest group,' said Loki. 'Okay, let's get back to my uncle's situation. He also has to protect this kid, Harry Potter, who always gets into trouble.'
'Sounds like someone I know,' Akira said, casting a glance at Loki.
Loki stuck his tongue at him. 'Harry Potter and his two friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, are in Gryffindor while Malfoy Jr. is in Slytherin. These two houses are seen as eternal rivals so it's impossible to forge relationships with each other, whether it's normal friendship or romantic.'
'I see where you're going,' Kazuki said, clapping his hands. 'How nice of you. You want Potter and Malfoy to become friends or allies, but is it necessary for you to go to Hogwarts?'
'My Uncle has too much on his mind already,' said Loki. 'I don't want him worrying about the future of his students. All the brats in Slytherin are blinded by their parents' words so if I was there, it'll be easier to help them realize that their parents aren't always right. The other houses have issues too.'
'You're going to play hero then,' said Akira. 'Should have known.'
'Not just that,' said Loki. 'I have this feeling - '
'Say no more,' said Leo. 'We know you and your gut feelings, and had saved us from being expelled uncountable times.'
'Your natural instincts are special,' said Kazuki. 'It's unique and you were born with it. Follow those feelings and nothing will go wrong.'
'When I saw Uncle yesterday, I got this very strong feeling,' Loki tried to describe. 'It was like a pull towards him. I thought about it and figured I had to go to Hogwarts. I told my family that I wanted to transfer and the pulling stopped.'
'Thor didn't argue?' Kazuki asked.
'No, he actually agreed that it would do the Light side a lot of good if I went to Hogwarts and that was after I told them about my tarot reading,' said Loki. 'Bro can be helpful sometimes.'
'You sure he didn't say that to get rid of you?' Leo joked.
'Grr~~~' Loki snarled.
'But you don't know which house you would get into though,' said Akira. 'You're going to have a hard time becoming friends to both Potter and Malfoy.'
'I know,' Loki said, hugging the pillow closer. 'Jr. is harder because his father warded his manor and Potter lives with his Muggle aunt and uncle. Plus I won't have you guys to help me out.'
'Maybe there's something else we can do,' comforted Kazuki. 'The three of us can't transfer with you because Leo and I need to use our computers, and Akira has his matches but I'm sure we can help.'
'If a loophole exists and electronics can work somehow in Hogwarts, I would go,' Leo said, putting down his laptop. 'Can you ask your uncle?'
'Sure,' said Loki. 'I'm seeing him tonight and he's bringing some guests home.'
'I might have an idea to help except I won't be able to,' Akira said suddenly. 'Leo, Kazuki, do you have anything planned this summer?'
'No,' they answered.
'Nothing solid anyway,' said Kazuki.
'Here's what I think,' Akira began. 'What better way to became Potter's friend than right now, during summer vacation, when his friends and enemies aren't around.'
'That's an excellent idea,' Kazuki said happily. 'I've never been to England before.'
'But we don't have money~~~' Leo said and then his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. 'You're not thinking what I'm thinking, are you?'
Akira nodded. 'With your skills as a hacker and Kazuki's as a programmer, it shouldn't be a challenge to rent a house in the same neighborhood as Potter. Then you three can move in and befriend him.'
'Oh~~~,' Loki said, clearly impressed. 'You're evil.'
'You'll only need a house in England for this summer,' Akira said, looking insulted. 'It's not like you're buying the whole street.'
'You know Potter's home address, don't you?' asked Leo.
'No, I don't,' said Loki. 'But I know the street name. Is that good enough?'
'Should be,' said Leo. 'But I might need a last name to go with that street name. It's not under his name, right?'
'Potter's relatives should be named Dursley,' said Loki. 'They live on Privet Drive and I remembered their street number as a single digit. So you guys are really going for it?'
'Yes,' said Kazuki. 'I'm in.'
'Me too,' said Leo, his glasses gleaming wickedly. 'This would be fun.'
'Leo, where's my laptop?' asked Kazuki. 'You were hiding it for me.'
'Under the bed,' said Leo.
Kazuki reached into the cluttered area and dragged out a dusty, gray backpack. He unzipped the bag and took out his beloved laptop. It was thinner than Leo's and in a light shade of gray. Wires and cables were dumped onto the floor.
'You guys free tonight?' asked Loki, watching Kazuki plug-in his laptop and turning it on.
'What is it?' Akira said cautiously. 'Last time you needed us it was to exorcise a vengeful ghost that was haunting a theme park.'
'The guests Uncle are bringing home works under Headmaster Dumbledore also,' said Loki. 'We should tell them what we're doing.'
'Fine by me,' said Leo, as he ran a few of the programs he needed. 'We can let them know what we're doing, but they can stop us.'
'I don't have to be there because I'm not doing anything,' said Akira.
'You have to,' Kazuki said, his laptop flashing a pattern of lights as his safety signal. 'It was your idea and we could make this into a slumber party. It's been awhile since we've did that.'
'I guess I can go,' said Akira. 'I don't have any study sessions tonight.'
'Go Go Go,' Loki chanted. 'All you think about is Go.'
'It's my passion,' said Akira. 'Leave me alone. I've never teased you about your love of chocolate.'
'That's different,' said Loki. 'Chocolate is my life!'
'There's no difference,' said Kazuki.
'Kazuki!' yelled Loki.
'He's right,' said Leo. 'There isn't any difference between his love of Go and your love of chocolate.'
'Leo!'
'Kazuki, you ready?' asked the hacker, disregarding the boy who continuously smacked his back with his pillow.
'Yes,' Kazuki replied, resting his fingers on top of the keys. 'Shall we begin?'
At Leo's grunt of agreement, the sound of hitting keys filled the room.
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A.N. - I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT COMPUTERS!!! Everything relating to computers in this story is fictional. Thank you for reading! Remember to review! And I promise Sirius will appear in Chapter 3.
First time attempting to write a Harry Potter fic so be kind and R&R. And no one beta-ed this so don't mind my grammar mistakes.
Warning: This will be SLASH! Meaning 2 guys in THAT kind of relationship!
Spoilers: Books 1-4
Pairings: Main - Severus/Sirius Others - Reviewers choice! Voting ends July first!
Languages:
"blah blah blah" - English
'blah blah blah' - Japanese
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2. Loki's friends have a new idea?
(Posted 05/03/03 - Saturday)
(Revision #3 11/06/03 - Thursday)
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'I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING TO WHERE?' ranted a boy around Loki's age, who paced back and forth frantically. 'HOGWARTS? ISN'T THAT IN EUROPE? How can you be so impulsive? You're making a big mistake. Sakura is the best Wizarding School in the whole world! Hogwarts is so behind in technology, you'll die from boredom before getting murdered by that crazy old guy, Vogue something - '
'Leo~~~' Loki whined. 'Would you please sit your ass down. You're making me dizzy~~~'
Leo paused his movement and faced the complainer that was lying on his bed. Loki was sprawled comfortably with his feet propped up by pillows and his arms supporting his head. The other boy shook his head and readjusted his glasses that were sliding down his nose.
'What I'm trying to say is, Sakura is ten times better than Hogwarts," said Leo, glaring at his friend. 'Why on earth are you transferring?'
Loki rolled his eyes. 'I'm going to tell you and the others why I'm transferring once they get here. You called them last night and told them to get here by eleven o'clock, didn't you? It's already eleven-thirty.'
'Akira has a match this morning so he'll probably be here soon,' said Leo, sitting cross-legged at the foot of his bed. 'Kazuki has to take the train so maybe there was a delay. Trains are fewer when it's summer.'
At this moment, the doorbell rang.
'Well?" said Loki, receiving a raised eyebrow in return. 'Aren't you going to get that?'
'Nope,' Leo answered. 'My mom would. She's doing her work downstairs.'
'Your mom's job is awesome,' said Loki. 'Wish I could be a painter.'
'In your dreams,' Leo said, snorting. 'You draw people as stick figures. My mom is an expert at painting and restoring old ones but if it wasn't for her time-consuming job, my folks would still be together.'
'Your father and younger brother live two doors down,' said Loki. 'It's not the end of the world.'
The two friends heard the front door open and closed, and then footsteps coming up the stairs. Leo's door opened to reveal another boy. He had hair cut to his chin and a mature look to his face. He didn't wear clothing fit for his age, instead, wore a gray suit.
'Yo, Akira!' greeted Loki. 'You're late. Lost against your opponent?'
The newcomer gave him a Look as he sat on the chair that was next the bed.
'Ah!" Loki cried out in disapproval, slapping his leg. "Don't do that! You look exactly like Bro when you do that!'
'If you didn't say stupid things, I wouldn't have to,' Akira said smugly, his voice a deep, rich tenor. 'And of course I didn't lose. Today's player overslept and was late by a half hour so the game started at nine-thirty.'
Akira was a professional Go player; his career was playing an ancient, Asian board game with black and white stones. His father, who was well known in the Muggle world as a Go player, taught him. He passed the pro exam when he was twelve, two years after his acceptance letter to the Sakura School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He was a Muggle-born and had to miss class regularly to play in his professional matches but still managed to get high grades.
'At least you're not the latest,' said Leo, lifting his black laptop off the floor and pressing the power button. 'Kazuki hasn't arrived yet.'
'He's the most punctual out of all of us,' said Loki, rolling over to his side. 'I hope nothing bad happened to him on the way here.'
'He is more than capable to take care of himself,' said Akira. 'It's you we have to worry about. I couldn't believe what Leo told me last night. Are you really planning to transfer to a Wizarding School in Europe?'
Leo laughed. 'I asked him the same thing but he'll only give us the reason why when the four of us are assembled. It was his idea to meet today.'
'I wouldn't have picked today if it wasn't big news,' said Loki. 'Transferring to Hogwarts is really big news.'
'Certainly,' said Akira. 'You have never spoken of it before.'
'I was so shocked when he told me last night,' said Leo. 'My mom can be my witness to how shocked I was. She ruined her painting from my shriek.'
Loki snickered and Akira hid his smile behind his hand.
'Pardon my lateness.'
Their remaining friend had finally come. Kazuki was the prettiest boy anyone had ever seen, without the usage of magic or Muggle surgery. Compared to a normal boy he was considered petite, the top of his head barely reaching Loki's eyes. He wore khakis capris and a white, sleeveless shirt with a yellow windbreaker tied around his waist. His hair hung in loose waves, ending in the middle of his back.
'Kazuki!' Loki said in surprise. 'We didn't hear you come in!'
'His nickname isn't Kaze for nothing,' Leo said, grinning.
'Walking silently is an obvious characteristic for someone called Wind,' said Akira.
Loki shrugged. 'Anyway, what kept you?'
The boy, who can easily pass for a girl, smiled angelically and said in his soft alto voice, 'I was visited by a few local gangsters in my neighborhood and - '
Loki gasped dramatically and grabbed Kazuki's small hands.
'What did they do?' asked Loki, acting like an aggressive boyfriend. 'If they had hurt you, I'll kill them. If they had verbally assaulted you, I'll kill them. If they had flirted with you, I'll kill them.'
Kazuki blinked his large eyes in confusion.
'Ignore him,' Leo advised, flexing his fingers eagerly as his laptop finished loading. 'He's just being stupid again.'
'Hey, I'm not stupid,' said Loki. 'If those gangsters did any of those three things, I wouldn't hesitant to kill them.'
'They didn't so don't worry about it,' said Kazuki. 'They wanted to know if I could tutor them and their friends again, like I did last summer. That's how they got into secondary school.'
'I see I see,' said Loki. 'I completely understand. You and I are tied for first place academically after all. So they're what? Our age?'
'Have you forgotten that Muggle children in Japan go to secondary school when they're sixteen or turning sixteen?' asked Leo, pushing his glasses higher. 'Kazuki tutored them last year and they entered secondary school that fall, which makes them seventeen or turning seventeen now.'
'Ah! Our computer genius speaks!' said Loki.
'Sit,' Akira said to their smallest friend. 'Loki can tell us the reason why he's transferring to an overseas school after Leo gets his laptop running.'
Kazuki removed his shoes and copied Leo's sitting position, cross-legged. Loki moved to kneel behind Leo so he can look over his shoulder. Akira shed his outer jacket and joined them on the bed. Leo cracked his fingers a couple times, and like a blur, began typing in his multiple passwords and codes to go through his own-made security system.
'This never stops to amaze me, no matter how many times he does this,' Loki whispered. 'Having a pro hacker as a friend has its advantages.'
'I should report you to the authorities,' said Akira.
'But you haven't in the years we've discovered Leo's hobby,' Kazuki pointed out. 'And he doesn't do anything harmful.'
'You wouldn't dare report him,' Loki mock-threatened. 'I would hunt you down, chop you into chunks, and steam some meat buns.'
'You're gross,' Leo said, halting his fingers as his computer emitted one of the opening theme songs for a popular Japanese anime series called Hikaru no Go. 'Well, grosser than normal.'
'You've changed your signal for signing on safely again?' asked Loki.
'I'm a hacker,' Leo said as if that explained everything.
'Ok~~~' Loki said, looking at Kazuki.
'I think what he means is because he is a hacker, he knows what other hackers are capable of doing,' said Kazuki. 'Changing his signal periodically is a method to inform himself if someone had wormed his way into his laptop.'
Leo nodded and Kazuki continued, 'Leo uses a special program that automatically changes the signal. Each interval song switch is different so hackers are unable to find out when a song is supposed to play on what day. If the wrong song is played, he would know that something is wrong and fix the problem.'
'It's yours, isn't it?' said Akira. 'The special program he installed.'
'How did you know?' Kazuki asked, sounding clueless. 'I designed the program as a present for his fifteenth birthday.'
'You know too much about it,' Akira stated.
'Okay, back to our previous subject,' Leo announced as he started replying his e-mails. 'Loki, tell us your reason for transferring.'
'Alright then,' said Loki, hugging a pillow. 'You remember my Uncle, the Potions Master, right?'
'Yea,' said Leo, eyes roaming the screen rapidly. 'He teaches at Hogwarts.'
His fingers stopped.
'You're transferring because he works there?' he asked, and then contradicted himself. 'No, that can't be the reason. He's been there since before you were born and you could have attended Hogwarts instead of Sakura if you choose to.'
'Don't try to guess,' said Akira. 'Listen to the whole story.'
Leo didn't say anything else and his fingers picked up where he left off.
'Uncle was a spy for the Headmaster of Hogwarts,' Loki said, grimacing. 'He pretended to be on Voldemort's side and gave the Light side information about attacks and stuff. The bad thing is, that crazy old wizard got a new body recently so a war is brewing in Europe's Wizarding world. I want to go over there and help.'
'How do you plan to help?' said Kazuki. 'You can't walk into that Voldemort's stronghold and kill him yourself. That's being thoughtless.'
'No no,' said Loki. 'There's this boy named Draco Malfoy, Malfoy being his surname by the way, and his father is the right-hand man of Voldemort. Uncle doesn't want to see this particular student following his old man's footsteps but he has to act snotty at school or someone from his house would write a letter to his father.'
'House?' asked Akira.
'Yea,' answered Loki. 'Like Sakura, only we call them groups.'
'Hogwarts has four separate houses,' Leo informed. 'They're Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw. The houses have their own mascots too. Lion for Gryffindor, badger for Hufflepuff, snake for Slytherin, and raven for Ravenclaw.'
'How original,' Akira said sarcastically.
'Different combination of colors too,' Leo said. 'But that's not important.'
'I prefer our school's groups,' said Kazuki. 'Red Phoenix, Blue Dragon, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise.'
'Ha! The turtle has to go! They're the dullest group,' said Loki. 'Okay, let's get back to my uncle's situation. He also has to protect this kid, Harry Potter, who always gets into trouble.'
'Sounds like someone I know,' Akira said, casting a glance at Loki.
Loki stuck his tongue at him. 'Harry Potter and his two friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, are in Gryffindor while Malfoy Jr. is in Slytherin. These two houses are seen as eternal rivals so it's impossible to forge relationships with each other, whether it's normal friendship or romantic.'
'I see where you're going,' Kazuki said, clapping his hands. 'How nice of you. You want Potter and Malfoy to become friends or allies, but is it necessary for you to go to Hogwarts?'
'My Uncle has too much on his mind already,' said Loki. 'I don't want him worrying about the future of his students. All the brats in Slytherin are blinded by their parents' words so if I was there, it'll be easier to help them realize that their parents aren't always right. The other houses have issues too.'
'You're going to play hero then,' said Akira. 'Should have known.'
'Not just that,' said Loki. 'I have this feeling - '
'Say no more,' said Leo. 'We know you and your gut feelings, and had saved us from being expelled uncountable times.'
'Your natural instincts are special,' said Kazuki. 'It's unique and you were born with it. Follow those feelings and nothing will go wrong.'
'When I saw Uncle yesterday, I got this very strong feeling,' Loki tried to describe. 'It was like a pull towards him. I thought about it and figured I had to go to Hogwarts. I told my family that I wanted to transfer and the pulling stopped.'
'Thor didn't argue?' Kazuki asked.
'No, he actually agreed that it would do the Light side a lot of good if I went to Hogwarts and that was after I told them about my tarot reading,' said Loki. 'Bro can be helpful sometimes.'
'You sure he didn't say that to get rid of you?' Leo joked.
'Grr~~~' Loki snarled.
'But you don't know which house you would get into though,' said Akira. 'You're going to have a hard time becoming friends to both Potter and Malfoy.'
'I know,' Loki said, hugging the pillow closer. 'Jr. is harder because his father warded his manor and Potter lives with his Muggle aunt and uncle. Plus I won't have you guys to help me out.'
'Maybe there's something else we can do,' comforted Kazuki. 'The three of us can't transfer with you because Leo and I need to use our computers, and Akira has his matches but I'm sure we can help.'
'If a loophole exists and electronics can work somehow in Hogwarts, I would go,' Leo said, putting down his laptop. 'Can you ask your uncle?'
'Sure,' said Loki. 'I'm seeing him tonight and he's bringing some guests home.'
'I might have an idea to help except I won't be able to,' Akira said suddenly. 'Leo, Kazuki, do you have anything planned this summer?'
'No,' they answered.
'Nothing solid anyway,' said Kazuki.
'Here's what I think,' Akira began. 'What better way to became Potter's friend than right now, during summer vacation, when his friends and enemies aren't around.'
'That's an excellent idea,' Kazuki said happily. 'I've never been to England before.'
'But we don't have money~~~' Leo said and then his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. 'You're not thinking what I'm thinking, are you?'
Akira nodded. 'With your skills as a hacker and Kazuki's as a programmer, it shouldn't be a challenge to rent a house in the same neighborhood as Potter. Then you three can move in and befriend him.'
'Oh~~~,' Loki said, clearly impressed. 'You're evil.'
'You'll only need a house in England for this summer,' Akira said, looking insulted. 'It's not like you're buying the whole street.'
'You know Potter's home address, don't you?' asked Leo.
'No, I don't,' said Loki. 'But I know the street name. Is that good enough?'
'Should be,' said Leo. 'But I might need a last name to go with that street name. It's not under his name, right?'
'Potter's relatives should be named Dursley,' said Loki. 'They live on Privet Drive and I remembered their street number as a single digit. So you guys are really going for it?'
'Yes,' said Kazuki. 'I'm in.'
'Me too,' said Leo, his glasses gleaming wickedly. 'This would be fun.'
'Leo, where's my laptop?' asked Kazuki. 'You were hiding it for me.'
'Under the bed,' said Leo.
Kazuki reached into the cluttered area and dragged out a dusty, gray backpack. He unzipped the bag and took out his beloved laptop. It was thinner than Leo's and in a light shade of gray. Wires and cables were dumped onto the floor.
'You guys free tonight?' asked Loki, watching Kazuki plug-in his laptop and turning it on.
'What is it?' Akira said cautiously. 'Last time you needed us it was to exorcise a vengeful ghost that was haunting a theme park.'
'The guests Uncle are bringing home works under Headmaster Dumbledore also,' said Loki. 'We should tell them what we're doing.'
'Fine by me,' said Leo, as he ran a few of the programs he needed. 'We can let them know what we're doing, but they can stop us.'
'I don't have to be there because I'm not doing anything,' said Akira.
'You have to,' Kazuki said, his laptop flashing a pattern of lights as his safety signal. 'It was your idea and we could make this into a slumber party. It's been awhile since we've did that.'
'I guess I can go,' said Akira. 'I don't have any study sessions tonight.'
'Go Go Go,' Loki chanted. 'All you think about is Go.'
'It's my passion,' said Akira. 'Leave me alone. I've never teased you about your love of chocolate.'
'That's different,' said Loki. 'Chocolate is my life!'
'There's no difference,' said Kazuki.
'Kazuki!' yelled Loki.
'He's right,' said Leo. 'There isn't any difference between his love of Go and your love of chocolate.'
'Leo!'
'Kazuki, you ready?' asked the hacker, disregarding the boy who continuously smacked his back with his pillow.
'Yes,' Kazuki replied, resting his fingers on top of the keys. 'Shall we begin?'
At Leo's grunt of agreement, the sound of hitting keys filled the room.
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A.N. - I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT COMPUTERS!!! Everything relating to computers in this story is fictional. Thank you for reading! Remember to review! And I promise Sirius will appear in Chapter 3.