Sorry for the long wait. I was piled with schoolwork and other stuff, plus my computer time has been limited, I think. Not to mention my brain has been dead for last few weeks. Well, I'm back with another update of Sorcerers, Wizards, and Witches! Chapter 10 for all of you, and extra long replacing my apology!
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"You know that girl?"
"The new Hufflepuff girl?"
"Yeah, what about her?"
"She passed Snape's five hundred question game with her own!"
"She did?" Mutters were upon the Great Hall when Kokoro walked in. As she settled down in her house table, all eyes were on her, but she continued to ignore them. All the way at the Gryffindor table, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Sakura, and Syaoran were talking about what happened during Potions.
"What did she asked him?" Ron asked, taking a bite out of his sandwich.
"I wasn't paying attention," Syaoran muttered, "was trying to get the notes down before it erases."
"So was I," Sakura said, smiling brightly at them. (WHOA! My eyes, they burn!)
"I think it was something about the Hono no Shinzo Potion," Harry said as he gulped down his pumpkin juice. Syaoran and Sakura exchanged glances. "What does Hono no Shinzo mean anyways?"
"Heart's Flame," a voice from behind them whispered, making the five jumped. "May I sit here? I'm feeling lonely at the Hufflepuff table."
"Over here, Kokoro," Hermione said, moving over for Kokoro to sit down. "What were you arguing with Snape?"
"Heart's Flame Potion," she just said, resting her head on the table. "I'm so tired. I shouldn't have taken Arithmancy while taking Muggle Studies and Ancient Runes."
"Too much homework?" Harry asked, pushing a cup of pumpkin juice under her nose. She nodded as she took a sip of the juice. "What does Heart's Flame Potion do?"
"A lot of things if used correctly," Syaoran said. "From the version I read it, if it has the right ingredients, mixed for the right amount of time, and used correctly, it can be a love potion."
"That's one way," Sakura said, "it can also be a potion to self confidence." Kokoro just nodded. "I heard it can also be used as poison."
"That's the Magnolia Potion," she said, smiling. "Well, I'll see you after class." The others nodded as she left the Great Hall.
The rest of the day went by peacefully, except for the fact that Peeves kept on dropping green ooze in balloons on students who walked pass the dungeon. Malfoy kept on asking Tomoyo or Sakura out. Kokoro was in the library the rest of the day, working on her homework.
"You know," Kokoro suddenly spoke up, "spying on your friend isn't that nice." She looked behind the shelf and out came Harry, Ron, Hermione, Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo, and Eriol. "Eriol, can you help me with my History of Magic homework? I don't get it at all."
"The great Kokoro Hiiragizawa doesn't get her homework?" Eriol asked, faking surprised. "This must be the first!" Kokoro just rolled her eyes as she threw her papers at him.
"You're not like yourself, Kokoro," Harry said.
"Eh?" all eyes darted from Harry to Kokoro. She cleared her throat, gathered her stuff, and stood up.
"I think I should be going now," she said, walking out of the library. Harry was baffled by Kokoro's actions.
"What happened there?" Ron asked. ("The author forgot the characteristic of Kokoro, so go figure," answered Sakura. Yeah…I did…but I'll be covering it up!) Eriol just shrugged.
"I need to talk to Professor Tai," Eriol said, picking up the balled up paper and left.
"It's still light out," Sakura said, "want to go see Hagrid for a while?" The others nodded and they all went out to Hagrid's hut.
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INTERMISSION:
Okay, so the first part of the chapter sucks. But I'll make it better the rest of the chapter. My brain is just dead that's all! DAMN WRITER'S BLOCK! I'll just use some of my dreams in this fanfic. Or possibly all of it!
END OF INTERMISSION:
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On the way to Hagrid's hut, Touya stopped the group, talking to Sakura in Japanese. Hermione stared at the two, blinking, only catching the words 'gaki,' 'baka,' 'Syaoran,' and 'yakusoku.' Many nodding were passed between the siblings before the group continued their way to Hagrid's hut without Kokoro and Eriol.
Meanwhile, in front of the black door by the Great Hall, Kokoro, Eriol, and Satoshi stood there, staring at it. The door gave out an enormous mysterious aura, in which the two stuffed animals (Dark and Spinel) had to stay at least one hundred feet away from it.
"So this is the door that injured you?" Eriol asked, touching the black door. The cold and hot sensation ran through his veins, making him shiver and sweat at the same time. "What's behind this door…"
"Is up to us to find out," Satoshi said, staring at the door, quickly edging away from it. It was as if he saw something that the young sorcerers couldn't. It was as if the image he saw was terrifying to him. The door was warning the guardians to forget about entering that room and find out its mysteries. (Ohh…my style of writing has changed! I just realized that.)
"Sato?" Kokoro asked as she noticed the Ice Guardian backing away from the door rather hastily. "Are you okay? Both you and Dark had been avoiding this door since you saw it last night." The violet haired man shook his head, assuring his master that he's fine.
"I need go do the lesson plans right now," he muttered, quickly turning towards the door that leads to the outside grounds of Hogwarts. "Er…wrong way." He turned towards the grand staircase, skipping every two steps.
While the two Reeds were examining the door, Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo, Harry, Hermione, and Ron were in Hagrid's Hut, trying to avoid the fruitcake that he baked just for them. Fang kept on jumping on Syaoran, licking the poor Chinese sorcerer wet. The perky sorcerer was still furious that her camcorder doesn't work. She frowned as she stared at the cute scene before her: Syaoran petting Fang and smiling at the same time.
Throughout the Forbidden Forest, a small light illuminates the small area. The ball visible to its owner as he peers through it. A small laugh and a small growl combined caused a small burst of magic to be sent through the whole school, alerting all the guardians and sorcerers.
Syaoran stopped petting Fang, Sakura stood up from her spot, and Tomoyo placed a hand on her pendant. "Do you feel the magic going about?" Tomoyo asked, standing up as Sakura and Syaoran took hold of their pendant. The two nodded.
"We should wait for those two to come," Sakura accidentally spoke in English. She looked around and smiled nervously. "Er…" The door to the hut burst opened, and there stood the new professors and the other two transfers students.
"You three felt it also, right?" Eriol asked, stuffing his wand in his pockets. "No wonder why Kokoro was acting weird earlier today." The three looked confused along with Yuki and Touya.
"I can sense what is going to happen, magic wise," Kokoro said, stepping in fully. "I'm sorry to burst in like this, Professor Hagrid. But this is very crucial right now." Hagrid numbly nodded as the new people continued their conversation in fluent Japanese. Whatever they said at the end, caused all the professors, except for Touya, to leave with the three stuffed animals.
"I'll be in my office," Touya said, ready to step out of the hut. Sakura took a hold of her brother's hand and gripped it tightly. "Fine, I'll stay." Another conversation in Japanese started, as the British wizards and witch sat there and watched the conversation, confused. Surprisingly, the conversation caused the three young wizards and witch to eat Hagrid's fruitcake without even throwing up or spitting out the weird tea.
"Then it's decided," Sakura said, smiling. The others nodded. Touya bid the group farewell and walked out of the hut, claiming that he needs to do the lesson plan for the next day. "So, what are you two planning to do?"
"Talk to Xian Long," Kokoro whispered, narrowing her eyes. She glanced over the other four, making sure they didn't hear her last statement and the next. "He must know of this also." She bowed quickly and bolted out of the hut. Sakura laughed nervously as Ron, Harry, Hermione, and Hagrid stared at the group before them. The Golden Trio stood up and waved to Hagrid.
"It's time for us to go now," Harry said, picking up his cloak. The weather outside was getting rather cold for the beginning of October. Sakura and her friends quickly bid Hagrid farewell and stepped outside, cloaks in hand. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were wrapped up tight by their cloak, whilst the others' cloaks were hanging from their arm.
"Aren't you four cold?" Hermione asked, shivering slighty. The four sorcerers shook their head no, smiling, with the exception of Syaoran. He still hadn't forgotten about the incident where Ron and Harry had 'seen' his tattoo. "Oh yeah, Japan gets cold during the winter."
"What were you guys talking about in there?" Harry asked, pulling his hood over his head, blocking the cold wind from blowing at his ears. The four sorcerers quickly exchanged glances, blinking.
"Nothing," Eriol replied shortly afterwards. He took Tomoyo's small hand in his and lead her to the castle, leaving the others behind.
"Mou! Eriol, matte yo!" Sakura called out, pouting as Syaoran took her hand and pulled her along with him. "H-hoe? Syaoran-kun?" She quickly smiled and matches her pace to his.
"They've left us," Ron said, staring at the door to the castle. Hermione and Harry nodded. "This weather is odd for autumn…"
"Yeah," Harry muttered, walking quickly to the castle. "Might as well get in there before we freeze to death." The other two quickly followed the 16 year old wizard into the castle, where warmth spread throughout their body.
Once the Golden Trio was up in the Gryffindor Tower, Harry sat in front of the fire place, his mind glued on Kokoro. She can't possibly be working with Voldemort, right? He asked himself, frowning slightly. No, she can't. She claimed that she attended Kaze Institute. Wait…is Kaze Institute a school that teaches Dark Arts? He immediately stood up and strode over to Hermione.
She looked up from her paper, seeing a shadow blocking her light. "Yes?" she asked after Harry sat across from her.
"Is there any books on Kaze Institute?" Harry asked, placing his head on his arm. Ron looked and raised an eyebrow.
"Why are you interested in Kokoro's school?" Ron asked. His confused face suddenly turned into shocked. "You fancy her, don't you mate?"
"Do you, Harry?" Hermione asked, smiling. The black haired wizard grunted, glaring at the two. "Oh the book. Yes, there is. The book is titled Kaze Institute: The Wind Society. I think it's by Mizu Reed, the founder of the school." Harry nodded and stood up. "Are you going to the library right now, Harry?"
"Yes," he replied, pushing the portrait door opened. The brown haired witch immediately gathered her stuff and followed him.
"Wait up, mate, I'm coming also!" the red head stood up, knocking the chair over, running after his two friends. "I want to know more about that school!"
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Sorry for taking so long! I was supposed to finish this chapter two months ago…but I kind of forgot the plot and stuff. BUT! I'm back now! So, just enjoy this chapter and the next chapter is coming up right away!
