Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. Most of the characters are owned by JK Rowling. Then the other characters are probably are owned by CLAMP. I doubt I will actually make any original characters so the only thing that I really own is the original story I am writing. The events in the past for the characters from Tsubasa and the characters are owned by their respective authors.
Warning: I am writing this a seventh year story so there will be spoilers for all Harry Potter books. Also if you have not read Tsubasa you will be seeing spoilers for it. I am going to assume almost none of you have read Tsubasa so I will provide more of the canon back story for it than I will the Harry Potter books.
A Tarnished Memory
Chapter 5: Lessons, a Train Ride, and Visitors
Harry decided the next day that it would be a wonderful time to start teaching Ginny how to apparate. Ginny had no objections to this.
Around ten that morning, Harry and Ginny snuck out to the clearing near the Weasley's practice pitch.
"Ok, I'm not going to teach you like that bloke from the ministry did for us. I think I will be able to teach it a little more effectively." Harry stated.
Ginny nodded.
"So you know the feeling whenever I apparate us?" Harry paused till she nodded her head. "Good. First, you need to clearly picture in your mind where you are going, or if you have never been there you need to know the precise coordinates of where you are going. Then next you need to picture or think of you being there. Once it is clear in your mind all you need to do is take a step and imagine that feeling. If it works you will feel the same sensation as when I apparate you. So do you have all of that?" Harry asked.
Ginny thought for a moment and then nodded her head. Then she said, "Harry are you sure of this? I don't want to get into trouble or anything." Ginny asked worried.
"Like I said before, Gin, as long as you don't splinch yourself the Ministry will be none the wiser. They can only track what kind and where magic is cast. However they can't track who did it. So they won't be able to tell if it is your Mum, Dad, Ron or me. So just make sure you don't splinch your self, and to do that you need to make sure you have the picture clear in your mind." Harry reassured.
Ginny finally relaxed a bit. "So how do you want me to start?" Ginny asked, now eager to get started.
"First I think we need to start off small and we will work our way bigger. Oh and for beginners it helps to take a step and turn a bit when you are about to apparate. So for your first attempt why don't you stand right over there," Harry pointed to the edge of the clearing, "and try to go right there." Harry was now pointing at a spot about three feet away from the place he had pointed to earlier.
Ginny stood where he had told her.
"So do you remember the whole process I described to you?" Harry asked.
Ginny replied playfully, "Of course, silly! I'm not like you and my dolt of a brother. I actually listen when someone is trying to teach me something."
"Now you are starting to sound like Hermione." Harry said.
Ginny swatted him and said, "Watch it! I don't take insults and not fight back, Mr. Potter." She then put on a very stern face, but she couldn't hold it, as she had burst out in laughter shortly followed by Harry.
Once they had sobered, Ginny closed her eyes and started concentrating. After a few seconds she took a step forward twirling as she did, but nothing happened. She opened her eyes and noticed it hadn't of worked.
"Don't worry. Nobody gets it on the first try. Just move back and tried again." Harry said.
Ginny stepped back and closed her eyes again. She stepped forward and twirled and yet nothing happened. She tried again and again, and she still couldn't get it.
Harry stopped her when he could tell she was starting to get frustrated. "Here let me take you on a short trip so that you can get a fresh feel for the sensation." Ginny nodded as Harry took her arm and apparated them a few feet away.
Ginny took her place and closed her eyes. This time as she took a step there was a pop and she was about four feet away. Ginny however looked downcast.
"What's wrong? You actually did it." Harry said in congratulations.
"I missed where I was aiming to go." Ginny said.
"That's ok. All you have to do is concentrate harder, and plus you don't have to be all that accurate in order to get a license, as long as you can get in the general area you will be ok." Harry reassured her.
After a few more attempts she got it exactly on the mark.
"Ok let's try and see if you can get from one edge to the other fairly accurately." Harry said.
For the next hour Ginny practiced going to a different point and didn't move on till she could get it right.
Harry then started to explain how come it was easier when you could actually see the destination and when you can't actually see it when they heard Mrs. Weasley's magical magnified voice announcing lunch.
They made their way back to the house where they had a delicious plate of sandwiches and various other homemade dishes.
That afternoon, Hermione had them all trapped in Ron's room trying to get them to completely their summer school work.
Ron was complaining like usual, "Come on, Hermione. We still have the rest of the month to do homework. Let's just take a break and get it done later."
"You are always saying that Ron. If you don't get it done now, you'll just keep putting it off till you are stuck doing it after the feast so you have in time for classes." Hermione responded.
Ron hung his sign in defeat, not even bothering to put up a fight. Harry and Ginny seemed to notice this and smiled. Hermione on the other hand didn't give it a second thought. It was obvious that they both liked each other.
Two days after the wedding a letter from Hogwarts came for Hermione. When she opened it and read the first few lines she squealed.
"What is, Hermione?" Ron asked.
"They made me Head Girl!" She squealed as she gave her a bold hug. Ron just blushed, as Harry and Ginny looked on with knowing smiles.
The rest of the summer was uneventful. Harry spent time with Ginny whenever they could. They worked mostly on apparition to a point not in her line of sight. She couldn't quite get it though. The first time she had tried Harry had thought she had completely missed the mark when she came running from the direction of the house shouting she was fine. From there it got a little better but she still had a way to go in order to be able to escape effectively, which was what he wanted just in case. Harry also decided that he would start training her, Ron and Hermione also since they were just going to follow him wherever he went, no matter the danger.
Then all too soon for the group September 1st came and they were all running getting all of their stuff that they needed loaded into the Ministry provided cars Mr. Weasley had managed to get for them.
After the long car ride they pulled up at King's Cross at 10:30. Harry was thankful that he had shrunken his and Ginny's trunk and put them in his pocket, because they had to rush to the barrier. Once through Mrs. Weasley gave them each a hug and pushed them on to the train telling them to stay out of trouble.
Once they had settled into a compartment Harry resized their luggage and placed them in the luggage rack above their heads.
"Why didn't I think of that?" Ron said as he did. As he chuckled at his own forgetfulness.
The train ride was fairly uneventful due to the fact that Mafloy was absent. Harry was grateful for this as he wasn't sure what he would have done if the platinum blonde haired boy had shown up.
Neville, Luna, and some of Harry's friends had showed up to say hello. Some, like Neville, talked for awhile about why they thought Voldemort had been so quiet over the summer. Though nobody said it they knew without Dumbledore there that Voldemort had no more reason to hesitate in attacking the school.
Eventually the talk round on who they thought the new teacher would be. With Snape gone they were going to need a new defense teacher again. They really had no clue, but since Professor McGonagall was the Headmistress they knew it would probably be someone from the order.
Then as it got later they all changed into their robes and started getting ready to depart for the feast. Then the train started to brake and stopped at Hogsmeade station.
The entire student body filed off. It was obvious that everyone was worried about how this school year would turn out. Harry could even tell that there were a lot of students missing, whether a Slytherin that had withdrawn for dubious reasons or they were forced to stay behind by their parents it didn't matter.
Hagrid was there calling the first years over for their journey across the lake, as the rest of the students got into the carriages that were waiting for them. There was little noise as the carriage swayed on its way up to the front doors of the castle.
The older students piled out and made their way through the entrance hall and into the Great Hall. After everyone was seated Harry could really tell how many students were missing. Almost half of the school was missing from the hall. After a small wait the doors opened and in came Flitwick with the sorting hat and its stool.
A/N: I am not going to write a song for the sorting hat, but the general theme behind it is that all the houses need to unite or they are going to fall. Also it puts in a subtle bit about that shows its sorrow over the latest headmaster's death.
Nobody applauded at the solemn song the Sorting Hat sang. Flitwick in his squeak voices started calling names.
Once Flitwick had finished the scroll of names he rolled it up took the Sorting Hat and its stool out of the Great Hall. Then Professor McGonagall stood up for her opening speech.
"Welcome back to a new year at Hogwarts. There are a few announcements that I would like to make before you fill your stomachs and become too full to remember what I am about to say. I would first like to inform all the new students and remind some of our older students that the Dark Forest is strictly forbidden. Also all Hogsmeade weekends have been canceled for this year due to security reasons. And all students shall be strictly forbidden from leaving the school grounds under any circumstances. New wards have been erected that will not allow anyone to enter the grounds except during schedule times. So if you are to sneak off there will be no way to return without getting in trouble. I believe that is all there is to say before the meal. So tuck in!" And with those words the tables filled with food.
Everyone dug into the meal, but no one more so then Ron. Once everyone had had seconds, or in Ron's case fourths, McGonagall stood up to address them for the final time.
"Now that you are all feed, I will introduce our new teachers this year. First we have Professor Nymphadora Tonks, she will be acting as our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. She is currently on loan from the Ministry of Magic, Auror Division." Everyone applauded politely except for the ones that knew Tonks through the Order. They applauded with much more enthusiasm. Tonks just glared at McGonagall for using her first name. "Our other new teacher is not only taking up the place of Transfiguration Professor but also my former place as Head of Gryffindor, Professor Dedalus Diggle." Everyone game him an appropriate amount of appalause. "On a final, due to the recent departure of the former Head of Slytherin, Professor Slughorn will be taking up the position of this year. Now I suggest that all of you make your way up to the dormitory and get some rest. Classes will be starting on Wednesday so as to not get some classes ahead of others. So now it is time for this feast to end. Prefects please lead all first years to the dormitories and inform the older students of the new passwords. Good night!" McGonagall finished as everyone got up and started making their way out of the Great Hall.
Harry having heard the new password from Ron on the train approached the head table. "Excuse me, Headmistress." Harry said wanting to talk to McGonagall.
"Yes, Mr. Potter?" McGonagall asked.
"A note that I received with my birthday present said that Dumbledore had made certain arrangements for me." Harry said not certain how to word what he wanted to ask.
"Yes, I have seen these arrangements and all are in order. All you need to do is come by my office and I will make sure that everything is in order. The current password is Avian Inflamarai. Now I believe it is best you head off to your dormitory also." With that McGonagall gave him a curt nod. (A/N: That is a sorry attempt at Latin. I was too lazy to get my Latin dictionary. Means something like Bird on Fire or in other words a Phoenix.)
Harry hurried off all the other students had already gone.
Harry was in such a hurry, that he was startled when he saw a bright glowing liquid appear in front of him. He stopped and the liquid got bigger. A drop came down and expanded this it was the size to fit six or seven people comfortably. Then it exploded, but nothing got wet. All that was left was four people in odd clothes and a strange white bun looking creature.
Harry had drawn out his wand not knowing what to expect. After a bit Harry spoke up, "Who are you and what do you want?" Harry asked in a threatening tone.
"Woah, there little one, we aren't going to try and attack you." The tall blonde one said obviously seeing that Harry was not that trusting. "To answer one of your questions, this is Syaoran-kun." He said pointing at the boy that looked like he couldn't be older than Ginny at most. "I am Fye. This is Sakura-chan." He said pointing to the only girl in the group. "And finally this is Kuro-pipi." He said pointing to the tall black haired guy.
This guy didn't react well to that. "I thought I told you not to call me any of those stupid nicknames that you are always making up. My name is Kurogane. That is all you will call me, and don't ever try otherwise. And if you can't tell yet we aren't going to hurt you, so why don't you put that thing down." He said pointing at Harry's wand.
Harry reluctantly lowered his wand and looked on at this weird group.
Fye then picked up where he had left off, "Well as to your other question…" He didn't get to finish as the white bun looking creature interrupted him.
"Aren't you forgetting someone." It said puffing up its entire body.
"Ahh, yes and this would be Mokona. He is our little buddy that never leaves Kuro-pipi's side." Kurogane didn't even react this time evidently use to ignore him. "And as I was saying, as to your other question we are here looking for something. But why are we all standing here talking? It is obvious that you are only a student. So let's go talk to one of your teachers." Fye said.
Harry nodded his head and motioned for them to follow him. Harry, his old destination forgotten, led them towards the Headmistress' office. They walked in complete silence.
When they reached the stone gargoyle, Harry said the password and it moved aside leaving the revolving stairway. They all stepped on. All the visitors except for Fye were a little surprised at this but still didn't say a word. When they reached the door, Harry knocked.
They heard McGonagall tell them to come in so Harry opened the door and ushered them in. McGonagall looked up from the papers on here desk and sees Harry, "Mr. Potter, I thought I had told you to go up to your dormitory for the night…" McGonagall then noticed the four people who had followed him in. "And who would these people be and where did they come from."
Harry started, "I'm not sure where they came from Professor. I was on my way to Gryffindor tower when this weird liquid formed in from of me. Then they appeared when the liquid appeared." Harry then proceeded to introduce them each.
"Well obviously they couldn't have apparated and as I have had the wards all active the moment every student was on the grounds there is no way they could have gotten into the school. So I would like you four," she said pointing at the strangers, "to explain exactly where you came from and how you got into this school. These are dark times and if you got into the school it is possible that anyone could get in." McGonagall said sternly looking at the visitors.
"I don't think you need to worry about the safety of your school madam. We came from another world. We are travelers that travel from world to looking for the memories that this young lady has lost." Fye paused for a minute. "As for our mode of transportation, that is all Mokona here. Once we find what we are looking for in the world we are in, Mokona here transports us to the next world in our journey. Kuro-pipi over there is trying to get back to his own world, as those two are looking to collect all of Sakura-chan's feathers, or memories. I am just looking to travel and no more as long as I never return to my own world."
After a bit the silence was broken not by McGonagall but a portrait that was placed right behind McGonagall's desk. Harry had not noticed the portrait until it had spoken. "You wouldn't happen to know Yuuko, the Space-Time Witch would you?" It was Dumbledore's portrait. Harry was taken aback. He had forgotten that all headmasters and headmistresses had a portrait made to help and serve all the future headmasters and mistresses.
"Why, yes we would. Mokona there was a kind gift from Yuuko." Fye answered
"Kind my ass, she took my sword for that damn thing and it has been a total pain in the ass the entire time. And by the way why are we wasting our breath? We don't even know if one her feathers is even in this world." Kurgoane said. Then he said in obvious annoyance. "So is there one or not you over stuffed bun?"
Mokona went into a deep look of concentration. Then it made the weirdest face. Its eyes grew huge and they started to glow. Then it spoke, "It's definitely here, but there is something wrong with it. Mokona can't really tell, but me thinks that it has been damaged or corrupted in some way. And I think there is another one too, but I can't feel it nearly as much since the other one over powers it." Mokona looked downcast.
"It's ok. We will find it and see what is wrong then." Fye said trying to comfort the weird creature. "Well what are we going to do now? Since one of Sakura's feathers is in this world we need to find it."
"Maybe we could help you. We may be in the middle of a war, but if there is anything we can do to help, we will try our best." McGonagall said. "But why don't you tell us exactly what the these feathers are and what they can do."
For the first time the boy named Syaoran spoke up, "They are Sakura-hime's memories and there also pieces of here soul. We have to recover them all or …" he trailed off for a moment. "She will die." Syaoran after his emotional statement stopped giving no more signs of speaking up.
"As to the other part of your question, they can do many things. We have seen them do many things. The most common though is it always the person who possesses it to wield immense power or even drastically increase their own power already." Fye said.
"Voldemort." Harry said for the first time since he introduced the new group.
"Excuse me, Mr. Potter. What does he have to do with this feather they are looking for?" McGonagall said confused.
"That thing said it felt like the feather was damaged, and then Fye here said that the feather could increase the power that one already wielded. It only makes since. Plus no other wizard has ever been able to create more than one horcrux and survive the process. I don't see any other way he could have done." Harry said.
"Mr. Potter, how do you know about such a thing? All books concerning the making and use of horcrux are considered highly illeagal." McGonagall said in stern tone.
"I'm afraid that is my doing Minerva. While I was educating young Harry here on Tom's past, he came to the same conclusion that I did. Tom had made not only made one horcrux but six." Dumbledore said. (In other words split his soul into seven parts the 6 horcruxes and then himself.)
"But, Albus, that can't be possible. There no way to make more than one and survive. After that the soul would be so damaged there is no way to survive the process again." McGonagall said in astonishment.
"I'm afraid it is true, Minerva. I think young Harry is on to something. If Tom had indeed came into possession of one of these feathers or, god help us if so, two, it would explain how he was able to accomplish such a feat." Dumbledore's portrait said solemnly.
"Wait before you go on. I have a few questions. If that is ok, Headmistress?" Syaoran asked.
"Yes, that is fine." McGonagall said.
"First who is this Voldemort guy you are talking about? Is this Tom the same person? And, what is a horcrux?" Syaoran asked.
"Voldemort is a dark wizard. He killed my mother, my father and many others. Almost sixteen years ago he tried to kill me, but when he did the spell backfired and instead destroyed him or so we thought. He had made several horcruxes. And I will tell you what a horcrux is also, since Professor McGonagall here won't likely tell you. A horcrux is a part of a person's soul that has been placed into an object. As long as a horcrux made by a person exist that person can not be killed. Instead they are reduced to nothing better than a spirit. Voldemort managed to find a way to regain his body. Now he is back and is out to take over the entire wizarding community and then the world." Harry said before McGonagall could answer.
"And this Tom guy?" Syaoran asked.
"Yes. Voldemort's name before he decided to rename him self was Tom Marvolo Riddle." Harry said.
"So I guess this Voldemort guy is strong." Fye said in thought.
"Yes very strong. But, someday I will defeat the evil bastard and the world will be able to have peace." Harry said determinedly.
"Mr. Potter, watch your language in my office." McGonagall scolded.
"Well then I guess it will be us assisting you then. It seems that is the only way of recovering Sakura's feather." Fye said.
"You don't know what you are getting yourself into. Voldemort is extremely powerful. Many good witches and wizards have faced him and very few have ever survived. Are you sure you want to do this?" McGonagall said.
"We are sure. As long as you are willing to let us help, otherwise we will have to try to get Sakura-hime's feather ourselves." Syaoran said forcibly.
McGonagall was about to answer when Dumbledore's portrait interrupted her, "I believe that decision is up to Harry? Don't argue Minerva, Harry knows why I say this."
Harry thought about it for a moment. "If you really want to, you can. But, it will be dangerous and you don't have a way to protect yourselves."
"That might not be true, Harry. Traveling through worlds can be a trick thing. A lot of the time when you enter a new world you gain some of the natural abilities that the people of that world have. I believe there is a possibility that these people might have the potential to be wizards. And, I am sure under your tutelage, they will more than adept at protecting themselves." Dumbledore said with a smile.
"Is there a way to know for sure, Professor Dumbledore?" Harry asked.
"Yes, of course there is Mr. Potter." McGonagall said and took down a scroll that was next to the sorting hat. She unfurled it and looked at the bottom. "Well it seems that Albus was right. I see Fye, Syaoran, and Sakura at the bottom of the list, but it seems that your friend there is not a wizard." McGonagall said.
"That figures. Kuro-pipi doesn't trust magic much, though if you give him a sword he is more deadly than any spell." Fye said.
McGonagall didn't like the sound of this, but didn't say a word.
"Fine then each of you will be integrated into the school. Ms. Sakura, Mr. Syaoran, and Mr. Fye will be integrated into the school as transfer students. You Mr. Kurogane will help out our gameskeeper. He can always use a extra hand." McGonagall said.
"What about their wands, Professor?" Harry asked.
"Do you have any money or any thing of value that you could trade for money in order to by your basic supplies?" McGonagall asked them.
"No ma'am. We only have the clothes on our backs." Syaoran said.
"Then this could be a problem." McGonagall said leaning back thinking of what to do.
"I'll take care of it. I have so much in my vault that I don't think I will miss that much." Harry said.
"That's nice of you Mr. Potter. I will set up a guard that will escort you and these guests to Diagon Ally tomorrow so they can get their supplies. You can have them get whatever books you think they will need to catch up. And now there is one last thing that we need to take care of tonight." With that she pulled down the Sorting Hat and handed it to Fye. "All you need to do is put on your head and it will announce which house you shall be placed in."
Fye place the hat on his head and waited. He chuckled every now and then at what the Sorting Hat was telling him. Then the hat yelled, "GRYFFINDOR!"
Fye took the hat off and handed it to Syaoran on his left. Syaoran put it on his head just like Fye, but as soon as he did the hat screamed louder then normal, "GRYFFINDOR!"
After that Syaoran handed it to Sakura. The hat after a minute or two yelled, "GRYFFINDOR!"
"Well since you will be joining the staff, Mr. Kurogane, there is no need to have you sorted." McGonagall said pausing. "Now why don't you show these three to Gryffindor Tower while I take Mr. Kurogane to a room in the staff wing. And I would like you all to meet me here at ten tomorrow morning so you can leave for Diagon Ally."
With that they all left Harry showing the three new students the way to the dormitories, and Professor McGonagall took Kurogane off in the opposite direction.
Harry led them through the twisting passages back to Gryffindor.
"Ok this is the entrance to Gryffindor. All you need to do is give the password to the portrait here. The current password is Legillmens. They tend to change it about once a month or so. They usually post the password on the bulletin board a day in advanced." Harry said.
The portrait had popped open when he had said the password. Harry went in first.
When Harry entered the common room Hermione, Ron and Ginny were there with worried looks on their faces.
"Where have you been, Harry? It has been almost an hour…" Hermione stopped when she saw the people that came in behind him. "Who are they, Harry?"
"This is the reason why I was late. I was on my way back when these three and another of their friends appeared. I took them to Professor McGonagall's office. That is why I was late." After a bit Harry introduced his friends to the new visitors. Then he introduced the visitors to his friends.
After some nudging from Hermione, Harry explained in detail what had happened in the hall way and in McGonagall's office.
After that they all talked about nothing in particular. Fye and Hermione had gone off talking about school work. It turned out that Fye had been a wizard in the world where he had come from. Ron just glared at the tall blonde.
Harry and Ginny talked with Syaoran and Sakura about nothing in particular. They explained a lot of things about the wizarding world and Hogwarts itself. Syaoran explained that his dad had been an archeologist and that he often helped him at sites. He was very good at remember things. Sakura stayed silent except for when Harry would say something that amazed her.
When the clock had struck one they decided it was time for bed. Hermione and Ginny guided Sakura up the girl's staircase, and Harry and Ron guided Fye and Syaoran up the boy's. It turned out that two new beds had been added to the seventh year's dormitory.
With a quick good night they all settled into bed for the night.
A/N: Well what do you think? I finally got the Tsubasa characters in. You will learn more about them latter. I'm going to give you a warning. I'm not exactly sure what I want to do with the next few chapters so I don't know how long they will take me to get out. You got lucky with this chapter because I knew exactly what I wanted to do in this chapter. On another note I was thinking about creating a website that I would post my stories on. It would also be a fan site for Harry Potter, Tsubasa, and several other things I am interested in. Well I think that about raps it up. R&R!