Disclaimer: Does anyone really read these things? Fine. I don't own Harry Potter or Ranma 1/2. Though Ranma would be fun to have around...
Chapter 5
Ranma was wandering the halls once more, trying to sort out her thoughts. Dumbledore had approached her earlier with a somewhat unusual offer.
Flashback
Ranma had been practicing on the Quidditch pitch for some time now. She sensed Dumbledore coming within range of her senses several minutes ago, so she decided to see what he wanted to talk to her about.
Dumbledore had been thinking of adding a new course to the curriculum, even though the beginning of the school year had been almost a month ago. He thought that it would be a good addition and gave young Ranma something to do.
Albus had asked Minerva where her young charge might be. She had told him to try the Quidditch pitch. At the time, he had wondered at the proud look in her eyes, but had not asked. Now he knew why she had seemed so proud. Ranma was practicing in some kind of Martial Art, and he found the performance breathtaking. Especially since she had been out here for some time and was barely breathing hard.
Ranma finally brought her kata to a halt and bowed slightly to her shadow opponent. Then she calmly turned and looked questioningly at Dumbledore.
Dumbledore shook himself slightly to get rid of the trance he seemed to have fallen in while he watched the girl practice. "Hello, Ranma. I was just wondering if you wanted to have something to do while you are here at Hogwarts."
Ranma tilted her head in question, her ears perking forward slightly in interest as she considered his words. "What do you mean?"
Dumbledore smiled slightly. "Would you be willing to teach a physical defense class?"
End Flashback
Ranma smiled to herself. She knew that the shocked look she had given him amused Dumbledore-san quite a bit. After thinking about it for a moment, she had told him that she would be willing to teach some of the basics, but she had no license to teach her family style. Once she had explained what she meant by 'the basics' he had been more than satisfied to let her stick with them.
Ranma shook her head softly. 'They take me in, teach me, and now ask if I would like to teach something I love. What could I say but 'yes'?'
As Ranma thought her idle thoughts, she heard muttering coming from a pissed off male. Not wanting to get involved in something that was none of her business, she calmly jumped up and clung to the ceiling. Below her, a blond head of hair passed by.
Draco Malfoy was not in a good mood. "Stupid bitch, couldn't she mind her own business? Probably would have let it slide if it was 'Perfect Potter' or one of the other Gryffindors, but no she had to give me a detention. Malfoy's don't get detention." He sneered angrily. "Stupid bitch of a Transfiguration teacher."
Above him, Ranma's eyes narrowed angrily. As soon as she realized that Malfoy was talking about a female Gryffindor teacher, she had been suspicious. Once she realized that Malfoy was talking about the person she had thought he was talking about, she had downgraded to royally pissed. With barely a thought, she was on the floor and had Malfoy pinned.
One minute Draco was walking along, quietly ranting about a certain teacher, and the next he found himself pinned flat on his back with a small redhead perched on top of him. He had time to note that she looked incredibly angry before she spoke.
"You really shouldn't have called Auntie Min a bitch. I might have let you go on just about any other count, but not that one." Ranma snarled angrily. "She is no dog, you idiot. She is a cat. Get it right."
Once he got over his surprise, Draco was thoroughly annoyed. Who did she think she was? "What makes you think I care? It's not like you can do anything to me." As soon as he said those words, he knew it was a bad idea. A look of almost unholy glee lit the redhead's face.
Ranma smiled a rather nasty smile. "I can't do anything? How about I humiliate you so bad, people will still talk about it after you graduate?" She enjoyed the horrified look on his face for a moment before he buried it. She lifted one hand and let him watch as she formed her chi claws that she had gained when she received full control of the Neko-ken.
Draco stared as he watched blue claws seem to form at the tips of the redhead's fingers. He was trying to figure out what spell she could have possibly used when she suddenly slashed at him. He couldn't completely suppress his flinch, but he realized a moment later that nothing seemed to have happened. "What was that? Some lighting affect?" he asked derisively
Ranma smirked down at him and calmly stood. Malfoy climbed to his feet as soon as she was off of him. "Don't worry, Malfoy. I'm sure you'll figure it out soon enough."
Draco was confused, though he tried not to show it. Then he realized that he felt a breeze. Eyes wide, he looked down at himself.
Ranma studied him for a long moment. "Hmm. Good thing you wear underwear. Some of the younger years could have been scarred for life." She turned and walked away without another word, grinning evilly.
Draco just continued to stare down at himself. There wasn't a mark on him, but his clothing was in shreds. As the girl had noted, she left him his underwear. Draco looked down at where the scraps of his clothing lay. "She didn't even leave me a big enough scrap to have some dignity!"
Around the corner, pressed against the wall, Ranma was trying hard to control her laughter. Soon after she had arrived, she had noted that Hogwarts was alive in some sense. She had also noted that Hogwarts had a rather wicked sense of humor, and she was more than happy to help Ranma. Draco would have no choice but to head towards more populated parts of the castle if he wanted to get to his dorms and a new set of clothing.
Ranma waited until she was sure Malfoy was gone before she spoke. "That was perrrfect. I can't wait to work with you again." Ranma felt a vague sense of pleasure coming from the castle itself.
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Harry was walking down the halls, lost in thought, when he accidentally bumped into someone. "Oh, sorry," he muttered, not looking up.
"Watch it, Potter!" Draco snapped angrily.
Harry's head snapped up in surprise as he realized that his rival was the one he bumped into. It took a moment for him to realize what was strange about the blond, but he soon realized that Malfoy was blushing slightly as he stalked past. Harry turned to look and stared as he realized that Malfoy was wearing nothing but a pair of black silk boxers with silver dragons.
Ron and Hermione came up behind Harry and were startled to realize that he didn't seem to notice them. Harry always seemed to notice when somebody got near him. Ron looked at Hermione in confusion. Hermione could only shrug.
Ron shrugged and came around to wave a hand in front of Harry's face. "Harry? You there, mate?"
Harry finally seemed to realize that they were there and he jerked back to life, grinning. "I don't know who did it or why, but Malfoy just walked past in his boxers."
Ron stared. "Malfoy was in his boxers! Why? Who should I congratulate for a prank like that?"
Hermione was obviously trying to keep her laughter under control and not doing a very good job of it. "My q-question, is why he was h-h-here?" At that point, she lost control and simply laughed, not trying to speak.
A new voice came up from the direction Malfoy had come. "Oh, Hogwarts has a rather strange sense of humor." Ranma smirked in satisfaction. "But this is better than I hoped."
Ron stared at the cat-girl. "You mean you did that?" He grinned widely. "How many people have seen him so far? Was one of them Colin Creevey? The boy who always carries a camera?" That was too much for Harry, and he joined Hermione on the floor, laughing too hard to speak.
Ranma considered. " Camera-boy? Maybe. I haven't seen him, but Malfoy has been out of my sight for some minutes." She sighed. "You know, I almost decided to drag him out and hang him in the Great Hall, but it would have been a little strange to drag Malfoy there when he didn't have any clothes. Not to mention, he is bigger than I am."
Hermione and Harry finally started to wind down in their laughter, but all three in the trio were still incredibly amused. Finally, Hermione asked. "Why did you do that anyway? You don't seem the type to do something like that without reason."
Ranma snarled softly. "Little bastard called Auntie Min a bitch." She smiled a rather evil smile. "I made sure he knew better than to do it again."
The trio were all surprised as they looked at the still angry cat-girl. They all made a mental note not to insult those Ranma cared about. They were sure they wouldn't like the consequences.
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AN: I know some people were asking for Malfoy humiliation. bows slightly I hope that was good enough? Someone was wondering about Ranma cursing Malfoy with Jusenkyo water, but that would give away more than I'm willing to right at the moment. Especially to the staff at Hogwarts. Besides, there would probably be a good chance people either wouldn't recognize him--defeating the point of the prank--or not be able to tell the difference. Which would be worst? I have to wonder.
And now, review responses.
Goku90504: I have no idea if Ryouga is cursed to be a pig anymore, or not. We may or may not find out in the future, but as far as this story goes, I honestly haven't got a clue. Ryouga just kind of wandered into this story the way he always seems to wander. As for him looking for the Tendo Dojo, for all I know he is friends with the girls. Like I said, I haven't got a clue. I think I mostly put it in there because it is almost a trademark phrase for him.
Bobboky: (sarcastically) You always seem to give me these nice long reviews! They are such an ego boost!
borg rabbit: Thanks. As for the prophetic abilities, I'm guessing you're talking about when Ranma first met Harry. To be honest, I haven't got a clue. That was just something I thought Harry needed to hear. To be honest, it is also what started a good portion of this story off. Once it was kicked off, it just kind of kept going.
Dragon Man 180: As you can tell, Malfoy humiliation delivered. And in front of his rival no less! Hogwarts has a wicked sense of humor. Mostly because Hogwarts has my sense of humor, but oh well. Harry is not the only one who will be Ranma's friend. The trio will also be included in her (his) circle of friends. I don't know who else will be.
Poly: As far as what year? I don't know. It's after third year though, so I think I'll call it an AU fifth year. I like Sirius and refused to read the fifth book when I found out JKR killed him off. Silly I know, but oh well. -shrug- I tend to keep my grudges.