A/N: I can't believe I felt the last three chapters were ready to see the light of day. They were so SHORT! I guess hindsight is twenty-twenty. Pity I didn't like what I saw…

No rewrites, though. I really can't think of anything that would make them longer…

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Card Captor Harry

by Shadow Crystal Mage

Card 13, The Shield: A Day In The Life Of Fei

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling does. I wish her well and covet her money. Card Captor Sakura belongs to CLAMP, not me. I covet their drawing skills. Both are used here without their owners' permission. I'm not doing this for money, so please don't sue me.

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Hi. I'm Lee Fei, or Fei Lee, whatever.

I'm thirteen years old, in Slytherin House, and on my first year in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I'm in third year.

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Fei's eyes snapped open even before the windup alarm clock next to her went off. Her hand reached out immediately and turned off the alarm even before it started ringing.

Yawning, she got up, stretching her arms as she got ready to greet a new day. Wiping her eyes of sleep gunk, she grabbed the towel she put out last night, along with her shampoo and soap, and headed for the showers…

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I'm one of the smartest girls in my class, right up there with that Granger girl. I know I'm the smartest girl in my House. Heck, considering the bunch of inbred, incestuous idiots I got saddled with, that's not very hard.

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Fei waited patiently for the hot water to start flowing before she went into the stream. Pouring some shampoo in her hand, she started to lather up…

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My likes? Well, I like math. And Arithmancy. And anime. Especially Revolutionary Girl Utena, Ranma ½, Sailor Moon, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (even though my cousin doesn't like it much because the male lead creeps him out, since they look so much alike), Groove Adventure Rave, Van Dread, GateKeepers, and of course, NARUTO!

Naruto and Hinata make a cute couple, don't you think?

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Fei put on her robe, then reached under her bed for her specially locked box. Waving her wand in a specific way, saying the unlocking word, tracing the exact spots on the three locking ofuda and tapping the box itself in the right spots, she opened it without being hit by some of the most dangerous combinations of spells she and her cousin could think of.

Debating her choices, she extracted a Yukigakure hitae-ate– a late addition to her collection her cousin had sent her yesterday– and tied it around her neck like Hinata and Temari did. She got the matching gloves as well. After a little more thought, she also took a Mangekyou Sharingan pendant and a Revolutionary Girl Utena ring. All were safely concealed underneath her clothes.

Nodding in satisfaction, she checked to make sure her three Clow Cards and her sword- compacted, of course- were on her person before she picked up her bag and headed for the Great Hall.

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What? I like the accessories! Don't tell me you've never passed by a window, saw something from an anime you liked, and didn't want to buy it!

Hah, thought so!

I like manga, too. Ken Akamatsu stuff, W.I.T.C.H., Rumiko Takahashi, Ragnarok, American comics likeThe Sandman, others. I have a mint condition Death: At Death's Door!

I also dig fanfiction. There's this writer with the penname Raijinkage the Writer-sama who I really like. I hope to meet him someday and maybe get his autograph and just wax poetic on how COOL he is…

WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT?

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Fei ignored the other Slytherins at the common room, at the halls and everywhere as she made her way upstairs for breakfast. The walls still showed signs for water damage from The Rain Card thing. They'd really had to redecorate after that fracas.

Face impassive, she looked around the crowd already in the Entrance Hall, looking for a silver flash…

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Other things that I like? Well…

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Fei tried hard to repress her grin when she caught sight of who she was looking for. Her target seemed to sense her presence, turning around and waving at her when she saw her.

"Hey, Lee!" the silver-haired girl said as she made her way towards the wine-eyed girl.

Fei nodded coolly, letting a small smile grace her mouth. "Moon…"

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–dreamy sigh– Her. Winter Moon.

I'm not gay. I'll say that right off the bat. Oh, no you don't! I saw you roll your eyes! Come back here so I can gouge them out!

Oh, you apologize, eh? Well, just this once, I'll let it pass.

But it's true, I'm not gay. I think Sasuke is hot as much as the next girl. So why am I, if you'll pardon the pun, mooning over this girl? I have no idea. All I know is, every time I see her, I feel drawn to her. Every time I think of her, I get a weird feeling inside. And every time she touches me, I can't help feeling warm…

Okay, that's it, I'M GOUGING YOUR EYES OUT!

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"Are you alright?" Winter asked. "You were pretty tired last night."

Fei waved off her concern. "Nothing a little sleep can't fix, Moon."

"Oh my gosh, is the a Yukigakure hitae-ate?" Winter gushed. "And a Sharingan pendant? And an Ohtori ring?"

"Mangekyou Sharingan," Fei corrected.

"Wow!" Winter said. "Say, have you seen Harry?"

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Things I dislike, well…

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"Not yet," Fei said coolly as the two of them began to walk towards the Great Hall. "I'll let you know if I do."

"Okay," Winter said.

Fei deliberately ignored the boy at the top of the stairs, even though she could feel his gaze on the two of them.

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Harry Potter. Definitely Harry Potter. The frickin' Card Captor.

Even though I got a truce with him, I don't like the guy. I don't have to. We just have to work together to keep the Clow Cards from being discovered and possibly destroyed. The Ministry of Magic is not known for being open minded.

I don't want to have anything happen to Fight, or my other Cards.

Other things I dislike? Well, there's Draco Malfoy…

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"Well, gotta go, Lee," Winter said, giving the other girl a quick peck on the cheek. "Bye."

Fei managed to keep from freezing, even as she went completely red. Idly, she wondered where her body found all the blood to do that.

"Oy, LEE!" a voice said, and her blush and good mood immediately vanished.

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Speak of the devil…

I dislike Potter. He's an obstacle, an opponent, and a rival. Nevertheless, he's someone I could respect. Maybe.

But I absolutely HATE, DETEST AND LOATH DRACO MALFOY!

It's not so hard to understand. The idiot thinks he's a gift to women, all women, and that we'd fall over dead for the chance to talk to him. I wished he'd fall over dead!

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Fei tried not to give in to the temptation of pulling out her sword and stabbing Malfoy to death with it. Or cutting him to pieces. Or ripping him open and take out his organs one by one. Or using him as a punching bag to practice the moves she'd learned from Fight to pummel him within an inch of his life.

Malfoy wasn't making it easier, however, seeming to think she was hanging on to his every word as she left the Great Hall for her Arithmancy class. She prayed that something would happen to get rid of him.

Since the cosmos seemed to be feeling magnanimous, something did.

She heard someone snort behind her, a snort she immediately recognized and caused her to turn. "Lee, I know you have bad taste, but even you can do better than micro-snake-Malfart here," Potter said, pointing to Malfoy's crotch.

Malfoy reacted predictably. "Listen, Potter-" he began, only to be cut off by a chorus of "BACK OFF, BLONDIE!" from Potter and Fei both.

Fei grinned, although it looked like a snarl. Potter's face had the same look. She was going to enjoy this…

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That was awfully nice of Potter, bailing me out of the ferret like that. This morning's looking up!

Swearing at Potter is always fun, especially since he's such a challenge! He's creative (not as creative as me, of course) and knows how to go after low blows (although I can go lower).

Well, can you blame me for enjoying myself?

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After Arithmancy and Charms, it was off to lunch! Fei wasn't a pig, but she did enjoy her three squares a day like any normal person. And when she got to the Great Hall, who else would she meet but Potter?

She did a quick look around. No teachers, no Weasley Prefect, no Winter, scans all clear across the board!

After a refreshing swear-out, conveniently interrupted by a teacher midway through lunch so they could eat, it was off to Care Of Magical Creatures! She and Potter 'conversed' all the way, causing money to exchange hands and run the Hogwarts economy. Fei made a note to ask the Hufflepuffs for her cut.

Care of Magical Creatures was, as usual, a joke. Ever since that Hippogriff cut up Malfoy's arm (git deserved it), things have been pretty boring. Idly, Fei wished Malfoy had died instead.

At the end of the class, they 'converse' all the way back to the school, until that Weasley Prefect pops up. After that, Potter heads for the library. Fei couldn't care less.

Walking into the Great Hall, Fei's only reaction to what she sees is a raised eyebrow.

It seems someone has decided to run the House Tables into chocolate. The utensils, upon further inspection, were foil-covered chocolate.

As everyone exclaimed over the chocolate and asked whose idea it was, Fei drew back, extending her senses. After a while, she managed to identify the 'feel' of the Clow Card behind the background of other people. It had to be a Clow Card: no one else in Hogwarts except a teacher would be able to pull this off, and they wouldn't.

The trail was starting to fade a bit, so Fei started to follow it, trying to ignore the temptation of breaking off pieces of the tables and devouring them…

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DAMN! Why, of all times for a Clow Card to appear, would it be when there are four tables of chocolate to eat? This Card had better be worth what I'm missing out!

Is that caramel filling…?

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Discretely wiping the drool dripping out of her mouth, Fei drew her wand as she approached the unsuspecting sprite in front of her. It was pretty small, about as tall as her forearm and probably able to stand in the palm of her hand. It had candy-cane-striped leggings, and was wearing a dress that looked suspiciously like cotton candy, with little gumdrops dotting it randomly and a fuzzy wand that looked like it was also topped with cotton candy.

Fei took a nano-second to squash the guilt that threatened to prick her, before pointing her wand at the sprite. "Flipendo," she whispered.

The blue bolt of magic struck the sprite dead-on. It gave a small cry and tumbled out of the air, unconscious.

The Great Hall was suddenly besieged with cries, groans and complains as the tables turned back into wood. This was pretty unfortunate for the greedy ones who weren't satisfied with tearing out large chunks and had to bite straight from the tables. A lot of the cries were from those, as they seemed to have splinters in their mouths.

Picking up the knocked-out Clow Card, Fei wrapped an ofuda around her, and activated it. It was a spare locking ofuda she had, this one designed to shock the person who tried to undo it properly. She figured it would to hold the micro sprite.

Tucking the Clow Card into her robe pocket, Fei set off to find Potter…

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I love the library. Growing up with my sister and female cousins has taught me the value and pleasure of silence. Sometimes, my future-brother-in-law and I would sneak away to hide in my aunt's study, where no one was allowed to go. That was the only spot in the whole house we could be assured peace and quiet….

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"Potter!" Fei hissed from behind the bookcase.

Potter turned around, eyes narrowing at the sight of her, but she raised her finger to her lips in the universal gesture for silence. Jerking her thumb towards the door, she indicated he follow him. Not waiting for an answer, she went on ahead herself.

She waited within sight of the library doors, and when he finally emerged a few minutes later, she discretely waved at him to follow her, and immediately turned and started walking. He headed for where she could feel there were no crowds. Her magic sense was a strange thing: it got drowned out by all the magic users in Hogwarts, so unless the Clow Card was almost literally blazing with power, it could hide among the population. Yet, if she concentrated, she could 'feel' a single specific signature as long as it was within range. Usually, she didn't bother 'listening' like that unless she and Potter were within swearing distance of each other, so that was probably why he didn't 'feel' her in the library.

Entering what she knew was an abandoned classroom, since even ghosts and Peeves had a signature, she waited for Potter to catch up.

"What's this about?" he said as soon as he'd closed the door.

"I'm here to cash in on our deal," Fei said as she pulled the now conscious sprite out of her pocket. "Seal this one for me."

Potter blinked and stared in the most satisfying fashion. "Where did you find her?"

"The Great Hall," Fei said smugly. "It turned a lot of it into chocolate."

Potter whistled, then shot a look at her. It was like he was reminding himself she was the one he was talking to. "You got lucky."

"Sometimes luck is all it takes," Fei gloated.

Potter snorted in annoyance, but took the Key from around his neck. "Key of power, show me your true form. I, the one to whom you are bound, command it! RELEASE!"

Fei watched with well-concealed envy as the seemingly innocuous Key elongated and grew into a red wand.

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That Key was supposed to be mine! My aunt sent me to England for the purpose of gathering the Clow Cards and becoming their Mistress. I don't know how she learned that they had been unleashed. Or why she didn't tell me Potter was already gathering them. Or perhaps she didn't know?

No matter. I have been trained for this, to gain Clow Reed's legacy and bring them to our family!

Potter can keep the Sealing Wand for now. It will still be mine when I become Mistress of the Cards!

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"Which Card is this?" Potter said, hefting the Wand in both hands as he peered at the sprite closely.

Fei rolled her eyes. "Does it matter?" she said sarcastically.

Potter shot her a look. "Yes. Maybe. I've only Sealed Clow Cards I've known the names of. I'm not sure I can Seal them if I don't know who they are. You seem to know a lot about the Cards. Are you telling me you don't know who this one is?"

Fei frowned. The information her family had on the Cards was incomplete at best. She'd known only Loop's description, for one, so she had to ask Fight for it's name.

Potter shook his head. "Never mind! You might burn out the few brain-cells you have. Let's try it my way."

Fei blinked when he knelt in front of her, until she realized he was actually kneeling to be more-or-less level with the sprite.

"Hey," he said in a surprisingly gentle voice. "What's your name?"

The sprite shook slightly in her hands. She craned her head to get a better view of it's face, but Potter's hand on her arm stopped her.

"It's alright," he said, his tone clashing with his iron grip. "I won't hurt you. I just need your name."

The sprite seemed to swallow, before saying, in a surprisingly clear and soft voice, "Sweet.".

Potter smiled, and Fei was suddenly reminded of the Headmaster. "Hey there, Sweet. I'm the Card Captor. I'm afraid I'm going to have to Seal you now. But don't worry. I promise it'll be over quick, and then you'll be fine."

The smile not leaving his face as he slowly stood up and backed away, he kept his eyes on the Sweet's as he raised his Wand above his head. "I am the Card Captor, and I order you to return to your true form. Sweet Card!"

Potter brought his Wand down, and the weight in Fei's hands slowly became lighter as The Sweet Card began to dissolve. Within moments, there was only an empty ofuda in her hands.

The Clow Card under Potter's Wand drifted towards her, and she reflexively grabbed it out of the air.

Potter gave her another look. "I wasn't going to take her from you."

"Better safe than sorry," Fei said dryly as she tucked the Clow Card into her pocket. "Thank you for your help. Now if you'll excuse me…"

But Potter barred her way to the door. "Not yet. We have to talk."

"Clow Card's gone," Fei said. "We have nothing to talk about."

"Yes, we do," Potter said. "I don't like the way you treat your Clow Cards."

"And what would you know ofhow I treat my Cards?" Fei challenged.

"I saw how you treated Fight. You acted like she were your House Elf, or your slave."

"So what?"

Potter glared at her. "I don't like it. If that's how you're going to treat them if you become the Mistress of the Cards, then I have half a mind to take back our truce now."

Fei bristled. "Why don't you?"

"The only reason I'm not is because Fight seemed to want to stay with you, and I have no right interfering with her wishes."

Fei sniffed, brushing past him towards the door. "Then get out of my way, because her wish is to serve me when I become Mistress of the Cards!"

"We'll see!" Potter declared, before the door cut him off.

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Oh, I forgot to tell you about my dreams! My dream is to become the Mistress of the Cards, and to see my favorite cousin happily wed to the one he loves.

What? You don't believe me? YOU WANT TO LOOSE SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES YOUR EYES?

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Fei ignored the Slytherins nursing jaws and cut tongues as she returned to the dormitories after dinner. A lot of people had had difficulty eating because of the abrupt return of the tables to their normal state. The Weasley twins were trying to find the perpetrator of this particular incident, going so far as to helping the prefects. Their reasons are far from altruistic, however. Apparently, they want to get the knowledge of how it was done for use in a scheme for making fake-chocolate pranks.

Yawning, Fei closed the curtains of her four-poster before she got undressing. She had a sneaking suspicion some of the girls she was rooming with swung that way, and she was about to encourage them by giving them a free show.

Drawing out the Clow Cards, she made to place them in the small, flat box her aunt had sent her for the purpose, then paused. Sighing, she took out her latest Card, and, holding it between in her right hand, she concentrated. She didn't do this because it took too much concentration to pull off. Using her sword was infinitely easier.

A few minutes later, the miniscule Sweet Card faced Fei. She looked calmer than she had before, and even seemed to courtesy.

Fei got right to the chase. "I'll make a deal you. Serve me. Serve me to the best of your abilities. Serve me faithfully and loyally, doing as I ask of you without question. Serve me and I will serve you. I will swear to be a fair and just Mistress, and never ask for more than you can give. I will swear not to abuse your powers, nor to put you in harm's way. Swear this and I will protect you and your brethren under my charge. Refuse, and I will never trouble you again."

The little sprite listened patiently as Fei made her spiel, the same one she'd given Fight after she'd realized she needed assurance, the same one she'd given to Loop and Maze.

After all, Fei came from a noble family, and she'd always been taught that with her position came responsibilities. If there were none, it only meant she did not know them.

When she had been taught magic, one thing that had been drilled into her was that magic always had some kind of price. Usually, it was the tiredness that came from casting spells. However, the greater the magic, the greater the price.

This would be her price, and her responsibility.

Finally, The Sweet nodded. "As you say, Mistress. I swear."

Fei sighed. "I swear."

Fei felt as if she had taken part in a contract when she said those words. Who's to say that she had not? After all, there were ancient magics at work in all things, and for all she knew, it had worked here.

Waving the hand The Sweet Card wasn't standing on, Fei said, "You may go."

Nodding, The Sweet rose up and, to Fei's surprised, and planted a- literally- small kiss on her cheek, before dissolving back to her Card state.

Raising a hand to the spot, Fei smiled slightly as she returned Sweet's form back into the box. Laying down on her bed, she closed her eyes, and waited for the release dreams would bring…

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My name is Lee Fei, or Fei Lee, whatever.

I'm thirteen years old and a member of Slytherin House, on my first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

I'm one of the smartest girls in my class, and the smartest person in my whole House!

I like math, Arithmancy, anime, Naruto and Hinata as a couple, accessories from animes, the works of Ken Akamatsu, Rumiko Takahashi, W.I.T.C.H., Ragnarok, The Sandman, the author Raijinkage the Write-sama, chocolate in all it's form except white,the library, and Winter Moon!

I dislike people who insinuate that I'm gay, the Card Captor, Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, and the wait between the time you put in the hot water in instant noodles and the time you can finally eat it.

My dreams are to become the Mistress of the Cards and to see my favorite cousin happily married to the one he loves. Those, and to have the heart of someone special…

My name is Fei, and this is who I am…

Do you know who you are?

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- To be continued...

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A/N: What? I like Fei. Even though she's Slytherin, she's my OC. My little snaky girl…

She now has The Fight, Loop, Maze and Sweet. Harry has Windy, Mirror, Dash, Shadow, Jump, Earthy, Flowery, Wood, Shot, Time, Light, Dark, Thunder, Sword and Rain. Things are getting closer!

I seem to remember Syaoran doing the same thing with The Dash Card once, so there's canon precedent.

Special thanks to: Ran Hoshino, damon blade, Darklight, dark672, Jenrai, Tombadgerlock, Korrd, and AzureSky123. Sorry, I'm a little busy, so I can't reply. Check out 'Uzumaki Harry' to find out why. Maybe next time. Definitely next time…

Please review, C&C welcome. Heck, even flames are welcome. That means at least it's being read, if not liked.

Until next time, this is Shadow, signing off.