Autor's note:
To ShadowOkamiYokai: "I hadn't realised that Blacky sounded like Ace Bunny from Loonatics Unleashed, that wasn't what I had intended. Blacky is actually older than the Loonatics Unleashed so he probably inspired the character of Ace Bunny, I guess we'll never know."
"There's been a ton of owls flying around lately." Harry had commented one day as he entered Merlin's house, Courage right at his heals. He had just got back from roaming the Disney District when he had encountered the flying avians on his way home.
Blacky looked up from his paper, brows raised. "Living owls? Not toon ones like Owl from Winne the Poo?" Harry shook his head as he set down his backpack and plopped down in a chair. A Krabby Patty was set before him and he threw SpongeBob a smile before looking at the other. "They all seemed to be circling the entrances to various Districts I had passed through." The toon rubbed his chin at that.
"Maybe they're messengers, you know like the Messenger Hawks from Avatar the last airbender in the Nick District." Harry shrugged. "They could be, but who are they trying to reach?" A sweat-drop appeared on Blacky's head. "They're looking for you brat." "Me?! I don't know anyone who would send me an owl message! Ichigo usually sends a Jigokucho and Danny would just give me a call."
"You know it's rare for that carrot-top to send you a Jigokucho, he just sends you a text on your Denreishinki." Blacky gave the pre-teen a look as he shoved the entire patty into his mouth. "Don't choke, least Ichigo has to send your soul to the afterlife." Harry waved off the toon's concern as he swallowed, breathing a sigh of relief. "By the way, have you seen Stitch anywhere? He asked me to bring back some snacks from my trip." Blacky shook his head.
"Maybe he's with Danny? I'm not to sure." Just then a loud curse echoed through the house followed by a crash. "Looks like we found him." He snickered softly as a smoking figure came tumbling down the stairs. "Did you startle Jake again Stitch? You know he doesn't like to be bothered." The short blue furred alien muttered under his breath as he shook the soot from his fur. "It actually was my fault this time, I was practicing my fire balls and Stitch got hit with one." A teen appeared right behind the alien, startling him. "Jake, what did Merlin tell you about using fire in the house?" "That I shouldn't practice inside?" Blacky deadpanned at the teen, causing Harry to chuckle.
"Teens these days, brat make sure you don't turn out like this lot here."
"Can I be like Ichigo then?"
"That's even worse, he's a delinquent have you seen that hair?" A hand came right down on the toon's head, forcing his face into the table. "I'm not a delinquent, haven't we gone through this before?" Ichigo Kurosaki gave the older toon a death glare as he stood behind him.
Harry meanwhile had turned away from the duo to greet the newcomer. "Hey Jake, Stitch." The New Yorker toon saluted him as he came to stand beside his chair. Stitch had snapped his teeth at Courage, who yelped and hid under the chair.
"Looks like those two are gonna be at it for a while, what say you and me ditch them for a bit? I'll take you out flying!" Harry's eyes lit up at the thought before he grabbed his bag and followed the older teen out of the house.
"I don't get paid enough for this crap." "You don't even get paid." "I should though." Blacky and Harry both stood side by side infront of the house, eyes blank. The entire building was filled to the brim with letters, several owls were perched on the windows and some were even settling on the steps.
"You think if I get a toon gun it will harm them?" "Nope, you tried it before with the cops remember?" "Don't remind me." Merlin took that chance to appear behind them. "Looks like they really wanted you to get your Hogwarts letter huh?" Both jumped at his voice. "When'd you get here?!" "Just now." "Bloody hell you remind me of those ninja from Naruto." Stars appeared in Harry's eyes as he heard that. "You aren't allowed to draw anymore anime until you're twelve." Blacky spotted the look and immediately shot it down.
The eleven year old pouted. "But why? I got to draw Ichigo." A sweat-drop appeared near his head. "He's enough, the brat could beat that ninja in a battle no sweat." "You're being biased again Blacky." Merlin commented as he waved his hand. The rabbit merely huffed as he crossed his arms. "I never got into the anime when it first came out, I've seen the movies but that's it and the sequel featuring his kid is weird. Plus the fan art is such a fanboy's wet dream paradise." "What's fan-art?" "Nothing you need to be concerned about until you're eighteen."
The letters in the house were vanished and the owls sent away, leaving the trio alone with a single letter. "Now let's see what all the fuss is all about." Harry picked up the thick envelope, frowning at the wax seal. "Sheesh, they guys must be stuck in the old times, the only time I've seen parchment was when I visited the Soul Society with Ichigo." He broke the seal and pulled out several pieces of parchment.
"Dear Harry Potter, we are pleased to inform you that you've been accepted into Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry..." Harry paused in his reading as the ink on the paper began to melt. "We wait your owl." He really couldn't read the rest of it as the words dripped off the paper. "Well, that's new. Must be your powers acting up." Blacky removed the letter from Harry's grasp and gave it a once over. "You don't suppose they'll come here to find him, do you?" "Well, the address is marked." Indeed, right on the paper was the address to Merlin's home in the toon world.
"This could be a problem."
