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"Hello." – Normal talking
"Hello." – Ichigo's thoughts.
"Hello." – Zanpakutō speaking
"Hello." – Zanpakutō thoughts.
"₲: Hello Human. : ₲" – Goblin Language
"₣: Hello :₣" – French.
"$: Hello :$" – Parseltongue
"I believe that we should ask the previous owner on what we should do with this," Kaien said.
"Previous owner?" Artoria questioned.
"He may be referring to me." Someone said. They turned to see a ghost floating there.
"Hello, Gray Lady." Kaien greeted.
"Hello Kaien, Artoria." She replied. She looked to see the diadem in Kaien's hands. "I see you found my mother's diadem."
"Your mother?" Artoria asked.
"My name is Helena Ravenclaw, daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw." She introduced herself.
"I did and it has been purged of all the dark magic Tom Riddle placed on it," Kaien said.
"I see…" She said.
"What do you want me to do with this?" Kaien asked.
"In Ravenclaw's Common room, there lies a large statue of my mother. I wish for that diadem to be placed there with a few enchantments around it to prevent anyone from trying to take it." Helena requested.
"Sure," Kaien said.
"But, not right now. For the house of the Ravens doesn't deserve it yet."
"How come?" Kaien asked. Helena sighed.
"Please go to the West Wing… that's all I could say." She said as she floated away. Kaien and Artoria looked at the ghost as she fazed through a nearby wall.
"I guess to the West Wing we go," Kaien said. They walked down the corridor. Kaien placed the purified diadem in his bag. Artoria tapped into the wards. Artoria suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?' Kaien asked.
"Someone is badly injured in the West Wing," Artoria said as she began to run down the corridor. Kaien carefully ran behind her. They soon arrived in an empty classroom. Artoria grabbed the door and tried to open it. The door was spelled shut. "Open!" Artoria commanded. The spelled door shuttered as she forced the door open. They entered to see an unconscious girl on the floor. She has straggly, waist-length, dirty blonde hair. She was dressed in the standard Hogwarts Uniform, but she's missing her House tie, her socks, and shoes. Her uniform appears crumpled and torn. It appears as if she got into a fight and lost. Kaien pulled out his wand and cast various medical diagnostic spells.
"It appears that she has some bruising on her back," Kaien said. Artoria pointed her wand at the girl.
"Rennervate." She said. The young girl opened her eyes. They could see that her eyes appear in a dreamlike state; as if she wasn't there.
"Hello, Defier of Fate and the Tyrant of Knights." She said. Kaien and Artoria were shocked to hear someone addressed them by one of their titles.
"How do you know that?" Artoria glared.
"I know how," Mysteria said through their connection. "It appears that she has a pair of Mystic Eyes."
"But how?" Artoria asked. She was aware that Magus and Wizards/Witches don't interact with each other, Myrddin is one of the few exceptions.
"It doesn't matter," Kaien said. He turned to the girl.
"My name is Kaien and this is Artoria. Who are you?"
"Luna Lovegood." She replied.
"What happened?" Kaien asked.
"Oh, some Nargle decided to attack me and steal my clothes," Luna said. Artoria looked confused.
"What is a Nargle?" Artoria asked.
"Nargles are small magical creatures that are mischievous thieves," Luna said. "Don't worry, the Nargles are scared of both of you." Kaien narrowed his eyes.
"Based on what Helena said, I think a Nargle isn't a magical creature." Kaien theorized.
"But in fact, 'invisible' bullies in Ravenclaw." Artoria finished.
"Luna," Kaien said.
"Yes, Defier of Fate?"
"Are the Nargles located in Ravenclaw's Common Room?" Kaien asked. Luna's dreamy like stare loosen.
"You can't defeat the Nargles. The Nargles can prevent me from entering their home." She warned. "I tried to defy them, but they managed to escape and get their revenge on me," Luna admitted. Kaien's eyes hardened as he stood up.
"Are you going to them?" Artoria asked. Luna's eyes began to be filled with fear.
"Y-you can't." She said.
"Watch me," Kaien said as he walked out of the room. Artoria and Luna quickly followed after him.
They soon arrived at an eagle-shaped knocker.
"I wish to enter the Ravenclaw Common Room." The eagle-shaped knocker looked at each of them.
"To enter the Ravenclaw Common Room, a riddle will be told." The eagle-shaped knocker said. It then turned to Luna. "Unfortunately, she isn't allowed to enter." Kaien grabbed the knocker and forced it to look at him.
"Just tell us the riddle before I break you," Kaien growled as he tightened his grip. The knocker began to panic as it felt the tight pressure from Kaien's grip.
"Alright! Alright!" The eagle-shaped knocker said. "Just let go of me!" Kaien let go of the knocker. The knocker coughed a few times before it said the riddle. "It can't be seen, can't be felt, can't be heard and can't be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills and empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after, ends life and kills laughter. What is it?"
"The Darkness," Kaien said.
"Correct." The door opened up to reveal Ravenclaw's Common Room. It has graceful arched windows, and the walls are hung with blue and bronze silks. The domed ceiling is painted with stars, which are echoed in the midnight-blue carpet. Tables, chairs, and bookcases cover the expanse of the floor, and a white marble statue of Rowena Ravenclaw sits next to the door. The chairs were occupied by the various Ravenclaw students. One of the nearby students glanced over to see them.
"Kaien-senpai? What are you doing here?" The student asked. The other students turned to them.
"Hey, it Loony." Someone else said. Many Ravenclaws looked puzzled at her sudden appearance in the common room.
"What are you doing here Loony? We've banished you from the common room." A girl said. She was dressed in the standard Ravenclaw Uniform with a small golden P shaped pin on her dress shirt.
"Stop calling her that," Kaien said as he glared at the girl.
"That is her name. Loo-" Before she could finish Kaien appeared in front of her.
"I happen to dislike bullies," Kaien said as he glared at her. She flinched and turned away.
"Be as it may…" Someone said. Kaien turned to see a young man also dressed in a Ravenclaw Uniform with a small golden P shaped pin. "We did banish her for going against Ravenclaw." He said.
"And you are?" Kaien asked.
"I am Marcus Turner, a prefect." Marcus introduced.
"Anyway, how was this done?" Kaien questioned.
"Indeed. I wish to know as well." Someone else said. They all turned to see Professor Flitwick and the Gray Lady enter the common room.
"Professor," Marcus said.
"I said that I wish to know more about this." He said with a cold calculated glare. All the students quickly realized who was giving them the cold glare; gone was the happy Charms Professor and here's the Dueling Champion.
"By a majority vote, Loo-" He was interrupted by Kaien's cold glare. "Luna Lovegood was banished from the house for speaking about creatures that have no credible evidence of existing."
"When did this become a thing to be one in Ravenclaw?" Professor Flitwick questioned.
"It is a policy only used for those Ravenclaws that speaks of things that don't have credible knowledge." He answered.
"How would you be able to hide this from me?" Professor Flitwick asked.
"Oh, that's easy. A curse is placed on those who are banished from the house; preventing them from revealing the existence of their banishment or any reason for it. We found that it would be hilarious to slightly change the curse. She wouldn't be able to say or write about us, instead, she would blame Nargles for doing it." Suddenly he realized what he just revealed.
"Why did I explain all of that?" Marcus thought.
"You're probably wondering why you revealed all of that," Kaien said as he pointed above his head. He looked up and noticed a golden rune above his head. "That is Ansuz. When used it can force someone, to tell the truth. When you weren't looking, I cast a babbling curse on you." Marcus's eyes widen with fear. Professor Flitwick turned to Kaien.
"Thank you for your help." He approached Luna and scanned her with his wand. He quickly founded the curse on her. With a few swipes with his wand, he broke the curse on her.
"Bully." She whispered. Her eyes widen, hearing the word come out of her mouth. "Bully." She repeated. She slowly realized this wasn't a dream. "Bully!" Her eyes began to water. "BULLY!" Tears full of joy and relief began to fall from her eyes.
"Kaien, please take her to Madam Pomphrey for her to get medically checked and remain there until I get there."
"Very well Filius," Kaien said. Artoria gently helped Luna walk out of Ravenclaw's common room.
"₲: May those without honor get what they deserve. :₲" Kaien said in the Goblin Language. Filius showed a vengeful grin, scaring the surrounding Ravenclaws.
"₲: May those without honor get what they deserve. :₲" He repeated. Kaien nodded his head and left the common room.
They all arrived at the Medical Wing. They told Madam Pomfrey what happened to Luna. She quickly ushered Luna behind a medical privacy screen and began her examination on her. As they sat there, Helena slipped in.
"Thank you for telling us what happened," Kaien said.
"It is something that I dislike doing, especially my own house but it needed to be done." She replied.
"So, when they are worthy, you want the diadem to be placed on the statue in the common room?" Kaien asked.
"Indeed." She said. The Medical Wing's door opened again as Professor Flitwick entered, behind him was a floating trunk.
"She's over there, getting medically examined," Kaien said. He nodded as he lowered the trunk. He turned around; ready to return to his office. "Filius," Kaien said.
"Yes, Kaien?"
"Please place this on the statue of Rowena Ravenclaw when you feel that the Ravens are worthy of this being in there," Kaien said as he took out the diadem. His eyes widened.
"Is that?"
"Yes. My mother's diadem." Helena said. He turned to Helena as he realized who the house ghost of Ravenclaw is.
"I see…" He said as he gently took the diadem. "I will guard this with my life and do as you requested." He hid the diadem in his robes as he walked away.
"With the diadem acquired, should we do the ring or the locket?" Kaien asked.
"Hm…" Artoria thought.
"I believe that the locket would be the next bet," Kyōka said. "According to Harry, he's currently a spirit. From what I could gather, there is a weak link between each soul fragment. Based on that weak link, I'm able to tell that he is somewhere in Britain, though I don't have an exact location. But, I am certain that he will be able to detect us trying to retrieve the ring compared to the locket."
"Ok then. We'll go get the locket at night." Kaien said. The medical curtains were pulled to the side. Luna walked towards them.
"How are you feeling?" Kaien asked.
"Good," Luna said. Her eyes appear to be out of focus. "My fate and many others fate have deviated from its original path. The new path is uncertain." Kaien nodded his head. He expected this. Madam Pomphrey approached them.
"So will Ms. Lovegood be staying in your quarters?" She asked.
"That is if she wants to," Kaien replied. Luna looked at him.
"I do." She said.
"Is she physically fine?" Kaien asked. Madam Pomphrey nodded her head.
"She suffered from minor bruises and cuts. Other than that, she's fine." Kaien nodded. He levitated Luna's suitcase and led her to his quarters. They both entered the quarters to see Harry and Hermione surrounded by parchment.
"Kaien-sensei." Hermione greeted.
"Kaien-sensei." Harry quickly said after her.
"Good afternoon both of you. How's the reply process."
"It's good, bad and horrible." Harry groaned.
"Oh? How so?"
"A lot of students at Hogwarts sent me letters or drew pictures for me when they were younger." Harry started. "When they found us, they begged me to burn them, embarrassed about what they drew or wrote." Kaien cracked a smile.
"I see… anything else?"
"There is. According to Gringotts, some people wrote to me in their will. They were grateful for what I was credited for doing. They gave me their remaining valuables since they died without an heir." Harry said.
"I see…" Kaien said understanding the sadness from this.
"So, what's with the girl behind you?" Harry asked.
"Ah. This is Luna." Kaien said. "She'll be staying with us for the time being," Kaien said. They accepted his answer.
"Hi Luna, I'm Hermione Granger."
"Hello, Hermione. I've heard about you." She said.
"Oh? Nothing horrible right?"
"Oh no. Many Ravenclaws are jealous of your intellect and would have bullied you if not for Heir Potter." She said.
"I see…" Hermione said with a frown.
"Come on Luna, let me show you your room."
"Coming Kaien-sama," Luna said as she followed me behind.
"You don't need to call me Kaien-sama. Just call me Kaien, Kaien-sensei if you need to be formal." He said.
"Very well Kaien-sensei." She said. Kaien showed Luna her room. Her room was next to Hermione's room. She placed her belongings down and took a few minutes to get situated with it. They returned down to see a giant stack of letters on the table
"I assume you're going to the owlery?" Kaien guessed.
"We are. We'll meet you at the Great Hall." Harry said. They grabbed the letters and left.
"I think we should go pick up the others," Kaien said. Luna nodded her head as they left to the library. They arrived to see all the champions in the Shiba Study room, tutoring the various students. Kaien could tell that the students were paying active attention to them; even Fred and George. Kaien also noticed that none of the Ravenclaws were there.
"Looks like all of you are doing well," Kaien said. Everyone turned to them.
"Kaien-sensei." They all greeted, including all the champions.
"It's almost dinnertime," Kaien said. All the students packed up their school stuff and left the library. They all arrived at the Great Hall and went to their respective table. Everyone was talking among themselves regarding the same thing. Where was the Ravenclaws? That question was quickly answered when the Great Hall doors opened. Professor Flitwick entered with a frown, a rare occurrence for the usually cheerful professor. Behind him were the missing Ravenclaws but something was different from them. None of them have their Ravenclaw tie or the Ravenclaw emblem. They all were emotionless and quietly sat down. Professor Flitwick pointed his wand at his throat before beginning to speak.
"May I have your attention please." He said. Everyone quieted down and looked at Professor Flitwick. "Thank you. Many of you are probably wondering what happened to these Ravenclaws." He started. "I've recently discovered something horrible. The entire house of Ravenclaw participated in bullying one of their own for the last three years. I apologize to that student for failing the position of Head of House of Ravenclaws." He said. Everyone was stunned by his actions. "And so…for the rest of the year, the entire Ravenclaw house lost their rights to their colors. Their uniform will show only the Hogwarts crest and a black tie. They all have lost their rights to Hogsmeade and lost all their House points and will not gain any until the next school year." He said. He walked to the Professor's Table and sat down. The food quickly appeared. Everyone except the Ravenclaws began to talk among themselves. Kaien and the other students were eating when he noticed Professor McGonagall walked towards them. Kaien stopped eating and looked at her.
"Anything I can do for you?"
"I do. It's about a message to the other champions." She said.
"Ok, go ahead." She turned to face the champions. Everyone paused and paid attention to her.
"On the 13th, we need the champions to meet us in the empty classroom on the second floor." She said.
"How come?" Harry asked.
"We will be conducting The Wand Weighing Ceremony."
"What's that?" Harry asked.
"It's a short process to make sure all the champions' wands are in working condition." She answered.
"I see…"
"I also need to speak to Mr. Shiba privately." She requested.
"Let's do it here," Kaien said as he wrapped them in a privacy bubble.
"What is this?" She asked.
"This is a privacy bubble. It prevents noise from leaving the bubble. The bubble also obscures the images; just enough to see the general outline of people but not enough for them to read our lips." Kaien explained.
"Interesting spell." She commented.
"Anyways, what do you need from me?"
"It's about George Weasley. He didn't show up to any of his classes today. Some students saw him with you today."
"He was with Fred to get ready for the tournament."
"I see…" Kaien could see Professor McGonagall was conflicted about this. "Would it be possible for his teachers to owl him the assignments he needs to do and he turn it in at a later date?"
"Why?"
"From what I've heard, the twins like to do 'pranks' right?"
"They do."
"And if both are focused on the Tournament…" Her eyes widened.
"Then they will not bother doing pranks."
"Correct. Though they may do some when each task is completed; as a way to celebrate their accomplishment."
"Hm…very well. If Fred and George don't commit any pranks except for the two days after the tasks, then George will not have to attend class if he is with Fred."
"Agreed." They shook their hands and Kaien lowered the privacy bubble. They returned to their respective seats.
"Um…what happened here?" Fred asked. Kaien cast the privacy bubble around the entire table and told them what Professor McGonagall told him and their agreements.
"I guess Kaien-senpai was right. We would focus all of our energy on the tournament instead of pranking the schools." Fred said.
"And due to Kaien-senpai's action, I don't need to worry about Mum's complaint letters about my grade," George added. Kaien lowered the privacy bubble and they soon finished eating. They stood up and left the Great Hall.
Fred and George walked to the Gryffindor common room while everyone else walked to Kaien's quarters. Fleur and Victor headed to their room. Luna and Hermione were working on homework. While Harry was reading a book that begins explaining the importance of a Lord.
"I think it's time we leave to get the Locket." Kaien thought.
"I agree," Kyōka replied.
"Artoria, I will be gone for a few hours." Artoria sighed.
"Very well. I will try my best to cover for you." She replied.
"Thank you," Kaien said as he walked up to his room. He entered his spirit form and quickly left Hogwarts.
He shunpō'ed towards the coastline. With Tom's old memories Kaien soon founded the cave. Kaien could sense all the wards and enchantments he placed on the cave. Kaien walked towards the 'entrance' of the cave. He soon arrived at a dead end. Kyōka appeared.
"According to the memories, you need to smear some blood on the 'entrance' to reveal the true entrance,"Kyōka instructed. Kaien summoned Kokugatsu and cut his palm. He smeared his blood on the 'dead-end' of the cave. The cave shuttered as the wall moved down, revealing the true entrance to the cave. Kaien quickly healed the wound and entered the cave. Kaien immediately could sense all the dark magic, the cries of agony from the trapped souls and the smell of the decaying bodies. Kaien continued down the path. Kaien could sense everything much more than before. Kaien soon arrived at a lake. Kaien shunpō'ed to the island. He spotted the basin.
"According to the memories, the basin is cursed to prevent anyone from touching, vanishing, transfiguring, or charming the potion. He intended the potion to be drunk, which induces fear, delirium, and extreme thirst."
"Did he charm the basin to prevent the potion from being dumped?" Kaien asked.
"Um…not that I could tell." Kaien used Kokugatsu and chopped the basin down. The potion spilled out of the basin. Kaien picked up the locket. Kaien couldn't sense the soul fragment from the locket.
"It's fake." He said as he handed the locket to Kyōka.
"I see…" Kyōka said as she returned to the mindscape. Kaien summoned Longinus. He walked to the edge of the lake. Kaien dipped the spear into the lake, releasing a ripple. Kaien could sense the dark magic reacting to the disturbing lake; forcing the inferi to swim up to the island. Kaien jumped above the island. He covered the spear in the Holy Fire. The inferi rose out of the lake and began to invade the island.
"Holy Fire's Judgement!" Kaien yelled as he threw Longinus onto the island. Longinus slammed into the island, releasing waves of Holy Fire at the inferi. They all screamed in pain as the Holy Fire incinerated their decayed bodies. The Holy Fire dove into the corrupted lake water, burning it and the remaining inferi hidden below. Kaien stood there as he watched. Slowly souls began to rise. Many of them were crying of relief; finally, being free of their prison. They all turned to their savior. Zangetsu, Kyōka, Shirayuki, Suzumebachi, Katen, and Kyōkotsu appeared with their blades in their hands.
"It's time for all of you to finally rest and move on," Kaien said as he summoned Kokugatsu to his hand. They all began to perform Konsō on the various spirits. Soon enough one spirit remained.
"Before you send my spirit away, I must ask you a favor." The spirit said.
"What is this favor?" Kaien asked.
"It's regarding the fate of the true locket." The spirit said.
"You mean this locket? Regulus Arcturus Black." Kyōka said as she held the open locket in her hand.
"It seems that I've been revealed." He said.
"Tom would've never expected you to betray him," Kyōka said.
"Tom?" Regulus questioned.
"Voldemort's real name is Tom Marvolo Riddle, the son of a Gaunt Squib and a Muggle," Kaien revealed. Regulus was shocked before he began to chuckle before laughing.
"So, the Dark Lord, who spits the Pureblood mantra is, in fact, the very thing that hated."
"Indeed," Kaien said.
"Getting back on track…" Kyōka said. "Where should the locket be?"
"Before my death, I ordered Kreacher to return home and destroy the locket," Regulus said.
"Is it possible for you to call for Kreacher?" Kaien asked.
"Hm… I'm not sure, but I can try." Regulus said as he took a deep breath. "I, Regulus Arcturus Black, command Kreacher, the house-elf of the Ancient and Noble House of Black to appear before me!" Regulus commanded. A few seconds later something appeared before them. It appeared to be a house-elf but much older and dressed in a dirty pillowcase.
"Who dares calls for Kreacher."
"It's been a long-time old friend," Regulus said. Kreacher looked up to see Regulus.
"M-M-aster Regulus. Is that you?"
"Indeed," Regulus answered. Kreacher fell on his knee and slammed his forehead onto the ground.
"Kreacher is sorry! He can't finish Master Regulus's order!" He screamed as he continued to slam his forehead to the ground.
"Kreacher stop it!" Regulus quickly ordered. Kreacher stopped midway. "Look at me." Kreacher raised his head, looking at the ghost. "Kreacher, do you still have the locket."
"Kreacher does!"
"Please bring it here so we can finish what we started," Regulus said.
"Yes, Master Regulus!" Kreacher said as he disappeared. He reappeared with a similar locket.
"Hand the locket to them. They will be able to destroy it." Regulus said. Kreacher nodded his head as he handed the locket to Kaien. He put on his black gloves and pulled the soul fragment out of the Locket. Regulus and Kreacher were shocked to see what Kaien did. Before the Soul Fragment could respond, Kyōka bounded the Soul Fragment in kidō and sent it to Kaien's mindscape.
"What was that?" Regulus asked.
"That was one of Tom's soul fragments," Kaien responded. Regulus's eyes widen in shock.
"He's insane…wait you said one of…" Regulus said. "He made more of them…didn't he."
"Don't worry about it. We're working on taking care of the rest of them." Kaien reassured me.
"Wouldn't it be easier to destroy the locket?" Regulus asked.
"Normally yes but this locket is very important to Hogwarts. Regulus looked closer at the pendent and noticed a snake in the shape of an S.
"Wait… is that the missing Locket of Slytherin?" Regulus asked.
"Indeed. Tom decided to use the lost artifacts of the founders as his Horcruxes."
"I see…" Regulus said. He couldn't comprehend the insane things that the Dark Lord has done. He gently placed the locket on the ground. Kaien summoned Longinus back to his hand and gently tapped the locket with Longinus. Longinus began to glow golden, releasing holy energy. "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin and then concentrate your holy energy into purifying them." Kaien said. The holy energy engulfed the locket; purging the remaining dark magic from the locket. Kaien picked up the real and fake locket and took a knee in front of Kreacher.
"Kreacher, I believe you deserve a reward for protecting the locket. You could pick the real locket or the fake one that Regulus placed in the basin." Kaien said. Kreacher looked at Regulus for guidance.
"The choice is yours," Regulus said. Kreacher pointed at the fake locket. Kaien handed the fake locket to Kreacher. Kreacher carefully took the locket from Kaien and hugged it as if it's his most precious item.
"I think it's time," Regulus said. Kreacher turned to Regulus.
"Time for what Master?" Kreacher asked.
"Time for me to leave. To finally rest." Regulus said. Tears began to form around Kreacher's eyes. Regulus turned to Kaien.
"Are you sure Regulus," Kaien said. Regulus nodded his head. Kaien gently tapped the hilt of Kokugatsu on Regulus's forehead, sending his soul to the afterlife. Kreacher cried again, to morn for his fallen master and relief of finishing his master's last wishes. Kreacher turned to Kaien.
"Kreacher ask for Master's savior's name."
"Kaien Shiba," Kaien said. Kreacher nodded his head.
"Kreacher will remember Kaien Shiba, the man who was Master's savior." Kreacher said as he disappeared from the cave.
"I guess we should return to Hogwarts," Kaien said. The Zanpakutō spirits nodded their head and returned to Kaien's mind. Kaien shunpō'ed out of the cave to Hogwarts.
Kaien easily sneaked back into Hogwarts and back to their quarters to see Artoria sitting in her pajamas; waiting for him.
"I guess the mission was a success?" She asked.
"It was," Kaien said.
"Good. Another piece of that mongrel down." She said.
"You're channeling your inner Gil." Kaien joked. Artoria glared at him and whacked him on the shoulder. "Come on, we got morning exercise tomorrow," Kaien said as he went to the bathroom and changed to his pajamas. He entered his head. Artoria quickly followed. With a snap, they were surrounded in darkness.
Scene Change: Headmaster's Office.
Albus Dumbledore was sitting in his office, late at night, lost in thought. On his table were a few letters. Two of them were from Gringotts. The first two letters were from Gringotts, informing him that his personal vault and the Order of the Phoenix vault has been seized because it connected with fraud and theft. The other letter was from Molly Weasley. In her letter, she wrote that the goblins have seized her private vault, the one under her maiden name because it was connected to fraud and theft. She asked if he could do anything about it.
"So, it appears that Mr. Potter had his vault audited." Dumbledore thought. "That would explain what he did at Gringotts yesterday and why those spells I placed on him were removed." Dumbledore glanced at the various broken trinkets on his wall. Those trinkets were magical artifacts designed to monitor Harry's life, location, and magic. All of which they all failed yesterday. "It's that Japanese wizard. He's interfering too much." Dumbledore thought. "But how can I disrupt his influence on him?" His thoughts were interrupted when someone walked up the stairs to his office. According to his spells, it was Professor Karkaroff and Madame Maxime. "What do they want?" They knocked on his door.
"Come in." He said. Professor Karkaroff and Madame Maxime opened the door. "Ah, Professor Karkaroff and Madame Maxime. What can I do for you this evening?"
"We need to stop that Japanese wizard. He's currently training our champions." Professor Karkaroff said.
"If the media finds out that he's been helping them the entire tournament then that'll look bad at all of us." Madame Maxime said.
"So, what would you suggest?" Professor Dumbledore asked.
"We should duel him. Show our champion that we're much better wizards than him."
"Ahem."
"I mean wizards and witch." Dumbledore sat there, thinking about Professor Karkaroff's idea.
"From what I've heard during the Teacher Meetings, many of the younger students respect him, consider him one of their own professors. By doing so we show them that we're much better than him…if we do last damage on him, I might be able to get Harry back under control."
"While the idea shows some promise, how would we convince him to accept our challenge."
"You could threaten to kick him and his students out of the castle." Madam Maxime said. "After all, our schools aren't living in the castle."
"I wish it was that simple." Professor Dumbledore thought. For a while now, Dumbledore could sense the castle itself and all its inhabitants were hesitant to follow his orders whenever it was connected to him or his sister.
"What if they decided to not show up?" Professor Karkaroff asked.
"We could use that to our advantage, saying that a challenged opponent is not honorable and forfeits the challenge." Madam Maxime said.
"We could do that. We could also try and say it's for educational purposes." Professor Dumbledore suggested.
"Greet…so who will duel him?" Professor Karkaroff asked. All three knew that a three on one would be unfair.
"I would say Dumbledore should duel him." Madam Maxime said. The other two looked at her; waiting for her explanation. "It's rather simple really. Everyone is aware of Karkaroff's and my opinion on him. But you didn't public show it. So, more people would believe that this was an educational duel, not one out of spite."
"Hm… so the challenge needs to be done privately but the duel publicly." Professor Dumbledore said.
"Correct."
"Very well then." Professor Dumbledore said as he pulled out a quill and began to write the challenge letter." Soon the challenge letter was written. "Fawkes, if you please," Dumbledore asked. Fawkes let a cry as continued to groom itself. "Well, Fawkes is currently grooming itself and will deliver the letter after he is done," Dumbledore said.
"Very well," Karkaroff said.
"With that done, I believe I have a duel to prepare for tomorrow." Professor Karkaroff and Madame Maxime nodded their heads. With a polite goodbye, they left his office. Dumbledore cracked a small smile as he left his office, getting ready for bed. Fawkes shook its head as it grabbed the letter on the desk and something else and teleported away in a ball of fire.
Scene Change: Early morning.
It was early in the morning at Hogwarts when Kaien and Artoria woke up.
"I see both of you share a room." Someone said. They turned to see Gideon, the sorting hat, was in their room. Artoria summoned Excalibur and had it pointed at Gideon.
"Hello, Gideon. While it's nice to see you, I think you should tell Artoria why you're here before she obliterates you." Kaien said.
"Hello to you too," Gideon said; ignoring the black blade in front of him. "I wanted to tell both of you something interesting I heard while in Dumbledore's office.
"Go on," Artoria said as she continued to point her blade at him. "Karkaroff and Maxime met with Dumbledore last night. They wanted to find a way to discredit you, show the students that they are better than you and they should seek them for guidance, not some stranger from a distant land." Gideon said.
"So how are these mongrels planning to do that?" Artoria growled. She was angry that someone thinks that they could even consider trying to discredit Kaien. She has seen how powerful Kaien is and he could easily slaughter them all without her help.
"Artoria, it's fine," Kaien said, trying to calm her down. He turned to Gideon. "So how are they planning to do that?"
"This letter here is a formal challenge to a duel. It will be a public duel, but the students will be informed that this is an educational display on how to properly duel." Gideon said.
"What would happen if I refused to show up or decline the challenge."
"Then you will be public ridicule for not being honorable and Dumbledore would try to kick you out of the castle; not that it would work or anything," Gideon said. Kaien stood up and walked to the table to see an unopened letter. Kaien opened and read the letter. He chuckled before handing it to Artoria. She sneered at the letter.
"I think it would be a little fun," Kaien said. "They never considered their plan backfiring on them," Kaien said. As he summoned a quill and wrote his reply to the letter. The letter briefly glowed. "With us already up…let's get our morning exercises started." Kaien said. Artoria chuckled as she got out of bed and went to change.
Time Skip
After three hours of morning exercise with his fellow students, they were all eating breakfast in the Great Hall. The news that Professor Dumbledore and Kaien-sensei would be doing a quick class on how to perform a proper duel quickly passed around. The students and many of the staff were discussing who do they think would win. Many believed that Dumbledore would easily win this. A few wanted to see Kaien defeated, as revenge for what happened at the Quidditch World Cup Finals. While other students considered Kaien had a fighting chance against Dumbledore because no one knew what to expect from Kaien. Kaien ignored the chatter as he finished his breakfast.
"See you guys soon," Kaien said as he left the Great Hall. Soon breakfast finished. Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick transformed the four wooden table into a large elevated Dueling Platform.
Suddenly Professor Dumbledore appeared in a ball of fire. He was dressed in a royal blue robe with white stars around the robe as if he was wearing the night sky on his robes, which contracted very well with the red and yellow fire.
"Good morning everyone." Professor Dumbledore said. "Now then, for this demonstration, I will need an assistant." Some of the students raised their hands. He chuckled and motioned them to lower their hands. "I've already selected my assistant. Let me introduce my assistant, Mr. Shiba." He said. The Great Hall door opened as Kaien walked in. He was dressed in an untucked white dress shirt, but the sleeves were rolled up to above his elbows and his neck button was undone. He had black dress pants and black dress shoes on. To many muggleborn or muggle-raised half-bloods, they would say that Kaien looked like a male runway model. The student wasn't sure if they should move or not. Kaien decided for them as he started to walk on the air; as if it was a set of stairs and platform. The students were amazed at this feat. Soon Kaien arrived in the middle of the stage. Professor Flitwick appeared.
"I will be the judge for this event." He said as he began to cast a dueling barrier around them; preventing the nearby students from getting harmed from their spells. They gave each other a swift bow before they walked 10 meters (32. 8 ft) away from each other. They both turned around, with their wands drawn.
Kaien had Mysteria, in its wand form, in his right hand. When Dumbledore raised his wand Kaien's eyes widen upon seeing the wand.
"Looks like Dumbledore has one of the artifacts as well…" Kaien cracked a small smile. "Looks like this will be more fun than I thought."
"Duelists, the duel will not use any spells the ICW labeled as Dark Magic. The duel ends when the wizard is unconscious or admits defeat. Nod your heads if you understand these rules." Kaien and Professor Dumbledore nodded their heads. "Duelists, the duel will begin at the count of three." He said. "One…Two." They tighten their grip on their respective wands. "Three!" They pointed their wands at each other.
"Sepulcrum Petram [Rock Tomb]." Kaien cast. Large boulders began to form above Professor Dumbledore and began to fall.
"Nice presents. Allow me to send them back." Dumbledore pointed his wand at the large falling boulders. "Saxa animalibus [Rocks to Animals]." The large boulders transformed into giant stone lions. They roared and charged towards Kaien.
"This seems oddly familiar." Kaien thought as he pointed his wand in front of him, aiming at the stone lions.
"Ventus Terebro [Wind Drill]," Kaien said a large pressurized blast of wind shot through the first stone lions.
"So, he has access to elemental spells as well." Dumbledore thought as he used the stone lions' destruction to his advantage; disappearing from the scene. Kaien continued to use Ventus Terebro, quickly pierced through the stone lions. Kaien noticed Dumbledore wasn't there.
"Once again this seems oddly familiar." Kaien thought as he closed his eyes finding his reiatsu. Kaien quickly founded Dumbledore. He was wrapped in a powerful Disillusionment Charm. "Gotcha." Kaien pointed his wand at what appears to be an empty space.
"Globus Igneus [Fireball]!" Large red fireballs shot out of his wand towards that empty space.
"He caught on fast." Dumbledore thought as he quickly dropped the Disillusionment Charm and cast his own fireballs at Kaien. The two attacks crashed and exploded, kicking up dust around them.
"Ventus Forum [Wind Strike]!" Dumbledore cast. A large blast of wind shot out of the dust towards Kaien.
"Fulgur Percutiens! [Lightning Strike]!" Kaien shouted. A lightning bolt shot out of Kaien's wand. The lightning bolt shot through Ventus Forum and towards Dumbledore.
"Murum Petram [Rock Wall]!" A stone wall appeared around Dumbledore, an attempt to block Kaien's attacks. The lightning bolt strikes the stone wall, causing an explosion, sending burnt rock and dust everywhere. Dumbledore stood there fine, but his navy-blue robes were covered in dirt, dust, and ashes.
"I had enough of these games!" Dumbledore thought. Last night, Dumbledore read Kaien's file.
He expected an easy win against him. But nothing prepared him for this. He began to wave his wand around his forehead. The burnt rock and dust began to flow around him. The burnt rock combusted, creating a sea of flames. "Stagnum ignis [Sea of Fire]!" He cast. The sea of flames flowed around him and crashed into the dueling barrier. "That should have done it. He shouldn't have been able to dodge that." Dumbledore thought. In his arrogance, he didn't expect anyone to dodge his attack. Kaien stood behind Dumbledore and pointed his wand at him.
"Expelliarmus," Kaien said. Dumbledore turned around as the attack hit him.
"NO!" Dumbledore shouted as the wand flew out of his hand. He tried to summon it back to his hand, but he was too late. The Elder Wand landed in Kaien's outreached hand.
"Stop!" Professor Flitwick shouted. "The duel is over. I repeat. The duel is over." The dueling barrier lowered itself as Professor Flitwick, floating on a pedestal, arrived next to Kaien. "The winner of this duel is Kaien Shiba." He said as he tries to lift Kaien's arm. Kaien recognized what Professor Flitwick was trying to do. He slowly raised his hand. Everyone stood there…shocked at what they witness. Artoria rolled her eyes as she began to clap. Harry, Hermione, and Luna quickly followed. After that everyone began to clap. Kaien quickly and subtly sent the real wand to his mindscape and created a fake one. Dumbledore stood there, shocked to see what happened.
"I must get it back. He has no idea what he has done." Dumbledore thought as walked over to Kaien. He used his occlumency to calm himself down.
"Congratulations." He said as he extended his hand.
"Thank you," Kaien said as he accepted the handshake.
"My wand please."
"Sure," Kaien said as he handed the wand back to him; the handle pointing at Dumbledore. He casually grabbed it, expecting the rush of emotion he felt when he won it from Gellert Grindelwald. However, he didn't get that feeling…or any feeling at all. He looked at Kaien only to see him already walking away. Dumbledore's mind raised to figure out the problem.
"Maybe the wand will not acknowledge me as it masters because I didn't win the wand's allegiance. Kaien properly won the wand's allegiance by disarming me." Dumbledore thought as he slipped the wand into his dust-covered robes. "I need to ask Ollivander about this when he shows up for the Weighting of the Wands." Dumbledore thought as he joined in the celebration.
"I guess he didn't realize the switch." Kaien thought as he walked out of the Great Hall, followed by his students.
They didn't speak until they arrived back in their quarters.
"Everyone sit down in the living room," Kaien said as he went to his bedroom to change out of his clothes. One of the house-elves brought snacks and drinks for everyone. Kaien soon returned dressed in casual clothes. "I want each of you to tell me your opinion of the duel. Starting from the oldest/most experience duelist," Kaien glanced at Victor, "to the youngest/inexperience duelist." Kaien glanced at Harry and Hermione.
"I guess I'll go first," Victor said. "Both you and Professor Dumbledore performed similarly to my practice duel with you." Fleur nodded her head.
"Indeed," Kaien said. "In a duel or combat, being aware of your enemy's capability is essential but, you must also be aware that the enemy is aware of this fact," Kaien said. Victor sat down as Fleur stood up next.
"Both of you used a variety of spells, conjuring, transfiguration, and elemental spells."
"Indeed. Before he became Headmaster, he was the Transfiguration Teacher, implying he has mastery over the Transfiguration Branch. What is not known is his elemental spells." Kaien said. "Based on the effects during the Halloween Feast, he can control fire." The students thought about what Kaien said about Dumbledore. During the feast, he raised his hands, and immediately extinguished the candles and reigniting them with a flick of his wrist. "There are also old newspaper articles about his duel between Grindelwald and Voldemort." Fred, George, and Hermione flinched upon hearing the name. Kaien rolled his eyes as he continued. "During those duels, Dumbledore used a lot of Transfiguration, but he also used his knowledge of Defense Against the Dark Arts and his fire elemental spells." Fleur sat down as Fred stood up.
"What I noticed, besides what Fleur and Victor mentioned was you managed to used Professor Dumbledore's arrogant to your advantage." All the students stared at Fred in shock. Kaien clapped his hands.
"Good job Fred." Kaien complimented. "Keep in mind, the key to winning a duel or surviving a fight is to outsmart your opponent. "Look back at the duel, did you notice any signs of Dumbledore's arrogant?" Hermione quickly raised her hand. Kaien waved at her.
"When he transfigured your boulder," Hermione answered.
"Correct," Kaien said. "Explain how."
"When you conjure something, you are using your own magic to transfigure the air around you into the object in question. For Professor Dumbledore to do what he did, he needed to overpower the magic you used to conjure it and then use more of his magic to transfigure it to whatever he wanted."
"Once again correct," Kaien said. He turned to Victor. "In our practice duel, what was your response to the boulders I summoned?"
"I destroyed them," Victor answered.
"You did," Kaien said. "Now then, Dumbledore could have easily done what Victor did, but he didn't. Why didn't he?" Fleur raised her hand. Kaien nodded to her.
"Intimidation." She said. Kaien motioned for him to continue. "Professor Dumbledore did that to scare you. Show you that he is much more powerful then you are."
"Correct," Kaien said. "In a normal case, this would be an effective action to intimidate your opponent. But there is a way where this also becomes your downfall."
"If you purposely underpower it," George said with sudden realization.
"Correct. I purposely underpower that spell, making Professor Dumbledore believe I wasn't that strong." Kaien said.
"What about when Professor Dumbledore used that fire wave spell?" Harry asked.
"Also, a good point," Kaien said. "The Stagnum ignis spell is dangerous as it can harm everyone in the nearby area. He was aware that the dueling field would protect the students from the attack. In a normal duel, this wouldn't be an effective spell because of how much magical energy it consumes and would give the opponent at least second-degree burns. When he used the spell, he expected me to lose against it."
"But you didn't." Hermione pointed out.
"Exactly. Because Dumbledore believed that I was magically weaker than him. He believed that the spell would be too powerful for me to handle. This arrogance caused him to believe he won, resulting in him calming down."
"And you used that opening as a chance to take him down," George said.
"Correct," Kaien said. Everyone sat there and understood the reasoning for Kaien's action. "Now then, are all of you ready to try out your strategies to get past a dragon?" Victor, Fleur, and Harry nodded their heads. Fred shook his head. Kaien turned to Fred.
"The items haven't settled yet. They need more time." Fred answered.
"I see…" Kaien said as he remembered their Plan A to get past the dragon. "What about your other plans in case the first one failed.
"We do have two other plans but we're not sure it will work."
"Good," Kaien said. "Let's head to the training corridor." They all nodded as they walked upstairs.
They soon arrived at the training quarter to see they're were back in Kaien's quarters. "Relax here. Allow me to explain what's going to happen now." Kaien said. They all sat down around him. They noticed a door in front of them. "One by one, each of you will enter the door behind me and you must get past the dragon by using your strategy," Kaien said. They all nodded their heads. Kaien pulled out a small bag and shook it. They all heard keys rattling from the bag. "Each of you will reach inside the bag and pull out a key with a number on it; depicting the order. They all nodded their heads. Fleur reached in the bag and pulled out a key with the number three. Fred was next and he pulled out a key with the number four. Victor reached in the bag and pulled out the number two. Harry sighed as he reached in the bag and pulled out the key with the number one on it.
"With the order decided, I believe we can get this exercise started," Kaien said. Harry nodded his head as he stood back up. Hermione ran to Harry's side and gave him a quick hug. Kaien opened the door for Harry to enter. The door closed behind him.
Harry walked in and immediately noticed a large dragon with white scales and blue eyes.
"What type of dragon is that?" Harry thought.
"$ When will I get out of this confined room. $" The dragon roared in rage. Harry used his arm to block the blast of wind from the dragon's roar. Harry lowered his arm when the roar subsided.
"$ Um… Hello Dragon. $" Harry said in Parseltongue. The dragon glared down at Harry.
"$ Hm…a two-legger that speaks the tongue of the land slithers." The dragon said. "What do you want?"
"$ Hi. I was wondering if I could walk past you. $" Harry asked. The dragon glared at Harry.
"$ WHY! Are you planning to steal from my nest! $" The dragon roared.
"$ No! $" Harry shouted. " $I just need to walk behind you. I promise I'm not going to steal or touch your nest." The dragon glared at Harry. Harry stood there, trying to act confident.
"$ Fine. $" The dragon growled as it moved to the side, allowing Harry passage. Harry quickly ran straight, making sure to avoid the dragon's nest. Soon enough Harry reached the end.
"Good job," Kaien said as Harry pushed a door open. Harry entered the room to be greeted by a hug. Harry looked to see Hermione was hugging him. He was alone with Kaien and Hermione. "Now then, how did you think you did in the challenge?" Kaien asked.
"I believe I did well," Harry said. Kaien nodded his head. "Indeed. Your plan to use Parseltongue to talk with the dragon is probably the smartest and simplest way to get past the dragon." Kaien said. "Now then, the door beside me will take you back to your fellow champions. But be warned, you are under a temporary tongue-tied curse, preventing you from telling your fellow competitors what they are about to face." Kaien explained.
"Oh," Harry said. They soon walked out of the room to see their fellow competitors sitting there, waiting for their turn.
"Victor, I believe that it's your turn to enter," Kaien said. Victor stood up. He walked to the closed door and inserted his key into the door. The door opened up and they entered.
Victor walked in and immediately noticed a large dragon with white scales and blue eyes.
"What kind of dragon is this? I've never read about a dragon with this kind of description." Victor thought as the dragon let out a mighty roared at Victor. Victor blocked the wind with his arm. As soon as it subsided, he pointed his wand at the dragon.
"Rosea oculus [Pink-eye]!" He cast. The dragon waved its arms, blocking the curse. The dragon blasted a stream of white flames at Victor. Victor quickly rolled to the side and moved behind a stone pillar. Victor pointed his wand at the dragon.
"Rosea oculus [Pink-eye]." He cast again. The dragon either moved its head the side or block the attacks with its arm. Victor began to get annoyed with the dragon. The dragon swung its tail at the pillar Victor was hiding behind. Victor quickly jumped to the side as the dragon's tail easily destroyed the stone pillar.
"I need to get away." Victor thought as he ran away. He pointed his wand at the dragon and continued to cast the Conjunctivitis Curse on the dragon. The dragon fired a stream of white fire towards Victor.
"Depulso!" Victor yelled as he pointed his wand behind him. The blast of magic shot Victor abruptly forward, dodging the white fire. Victor crashed onto the floor. He looked up to see a door. The dragon let out another roar as it charged towards Victor. Victor stood up and quickly ran towards the door. Victor grabbed the door handle and quickly exited the room. He slammed the door behind him. He slid down to see Kaien standing there.
"What…what was that dragon?" Victor asked.
"I'll explain about her in a little bit," Kaien replied. "Anyways, how did you think you did?"
"It was horrible. I didn't hit the dragon with the curse at all."
"What did you expect, the dragon allowing you to hit her?" Kaien said. Victor shook his head. "Anyways, good job for improvising when your Plan A failed." Kaien extended his hand out for Victor. Victor grabbed the extended hand. Kaien pulled Victor up. "Now then, the door beside me will take you back to your fellow champions. But be warned, you are under a temporary tongue-tied curse, preventing you from telling your fellow competitors what they are about to face." Kaien explained. Victor nodded his head as they returned to the other champions.
"Fleur looks like it's your turn," Kaien said as he stood up.
"It's my turn to show Kaien what I can do." Fleur thought as she stood up.
"Good luck," Victor said.
"Thank." She replied as she followed Kaien. She inserted her key into the door and opened it.
She entered and noticed a large dragon with white scales and blue eyes. The dragon let out a mighty roar, sending blasts of wind towards her. She quickly jumped behind a stone pillar.
"That's not a normal dragon." Fleur thought as she never remembered reading about a dragon with that description. She pointed her wand at herself.
"Corium Inaderet [Hide in plain sight], Tollere Oder [Remove smell], Silencio." Fleur cast. She turned invisible, removed her natural smell and silenced her footsteps. She quickly and quietly began to run, staying on the edge of the room. The dragon continued to roar and stomp around, trying to find its hiding pray. The dragon used its tail to destroy some of the stone pillars. Fleur pointed her wand at the destroyed rubble. "Saxa animalibus." The stone rubble transformed into bulls.
"Charge towards the dragon," Fleur ordered. The bulls obeyed their creator's will. The bulls charged towards the dragon. Fleur used the distraction to her advantage.
"Sommeil Profond [Deep Sleep]." She began to repeatedly cast. The dragon glanced at the charging bull. It fired a blast of white fire at the transfigured bulls. The bulls stood no chance against the dragon's fire. They all burned away.
"The spell didn't work?" Fleur thought as the dragon let out a victorious roar. Fleur glanced back to see the charred remains of her transfigured bulls. "This isn't going to work." Fleur thought. "Plan B then." She thought as she quickly ran towards the door. The dragon pointed its head in the air. Before letting out an even louder roar; shaking the room. Fleur tried to stay standing, but she quickly lost her balance and fell on the ground. Fleur stood up as the dragon charged towards her. Fleur's eyes widen in shock as realized that her spells' effects ended. She began to run away. She tried to shake the dragon off, but it locked onto her. Fleur ran behind stone pillars, but the dragon recklessly charged through them. Fleur soon spotted the end of the room. She sprinted towards the door. She grabbed the door handle, yank the door open and ran inside. She closed the door behind her, leaning on the closed door. She was magically exhausted and physically tired.
"What…what is that dragon? I've never read anything about a dragon-like that." She said as she tried to regain her strength.
"I will explain later," Kaien said. Fleur was too tired to argue. "Anyways, why did you think your plan A failed?" Kaien asked.
"Was it because of the bulls?" Fleur guessed.
"What about the bulls," Kaien replied.
"I ordered the bulls to charge towards the dragon causing the dragon to be on guard." Fleur realized.
"Exactly, with the dragon on guard, it would be much harder for you to put it to sleep," Kaien said. "How could I forget a simple thing like that?" Fleur thought. She remembered reading a few paragraphs about a dragon's behavior.
"Are you ready to return with the rest of the champions?" She nodded her head as Kaien extended his hand out to her. She grabbed it as he led her back to the first room. Kaien helped her sit down on the couch. He turned to Fred.
"You're the last one. Are you ready?"
"Would it help if I said no?" Fred replied as he stood up. Kaien didn't reply as walked Fred to the door. Fred inserted his key into the door and opened it.
He walked in and immediately noticed a large dragon with white scales and blue eyes.
"What type of dragon is that?" Fred thought as the dragon greeted Fred with a loud roar. Fred quickly jumped behind a nearby stone pillar. Fred quickly cast a lot of charms on himself.
"Invisibility spell, Smell removal spell, and Quiet spell." Fred cast. The dragon swung its tail and destroyed a nearby row of stone pillars.
"According to Charlie, many dragons like to eat sheep or cows," Fred remembered as he pointed his wand at the nearby rubble. "Saxa animalibus." Fred cast the nearby stones turned into sheep and cows. The dragon turned to the animals and began to eat them. Fred used this distraction to run to the other side of the room. Fred made sure to transfigure more sheep and cows to continue distracting the dragon. Soon the dragon had enough food. The dragon let out a loud burp, firing a blast of flames. Fred, who managed to avoid the dragon's detection, was suddenly hit by the surprise fire attack.
"GAH!" He screamed in pain. Fred pointed his wand at himself. "Episkey." Fred cast. The burns wounds closed back up. Fred glance backed see the dragon glared at Fred.
"Shit!" Fred thought as he stood up and began to run. The dragon let out a mighty roar and began to chase after Fred. Fred ran towards the door; adrenaline pumping thought his body as he reached the door. He opened it and entered it before the dragon could reach him.
George ran to his brother.
"Fred, are you ok?" George asked.
"George, allow me to see him," Kaien said. George stood up and moved to the side. Kaien pointed his wand at George and began to heal the burns.
"Thank you," Fred said as he sat down on the couch. George quickly followed behind him. Kaien turned to them.
"I assume that this was your Plan B?" Kaien asked as he recalled their Plan A.
"It was," Fred said. "When Charlie was home, he would tell us stories of his interactions with the dragons at the Romanian Dragon Reserves."
"One of those stories was when they need to perform a medical evaluation on a dragon with a history of being violent. To perform the medical evaluation, they would use a combination of drugged food and gorging over the food to make the dragon go asleep, allowing them to perform their medical evaluation without the risk of the dragon attacking them." George said.
"But…what did you learn now?" Kaien asked.
"That the dragon could act upon instinct or reflex," Fred said.
"Indeed," Kaien said. "I believe both of you heard from Professor Moody about constant vigilance," Kaien said. Fred and George nodded their heads. They remembered their classes with Professor Moody."
"Anyways… are you ready to meet with the other champions?" Kaien asked. Fred and George nodded their head. They walked out of the chamber to see the other champions sitting there. Fred and George quickly sat back down on the couch. Kaien snapped his fingers.
"Alright then. The tongue curse has been removed." Kaien said.
"What was that dragon?" The champions asked. Kaien smiled.
"I'll let each of you guess the dragon," Kaien said.
"Is it an illusion?" Harry guessed.
"Nope," Kaien said.
"Is it something you transfigured?" Victor guessed.
"No," Kaien said as he looked at Fleur.
"Is it Artoria's animagus form?" She guessed. The other champions looked and noticed that Artoria wasn't there.
"Close but nope," Kaien said he glanced at Fred.
"Is it a real dragon?" Fred asked.
"Correct," Kaien said.
"WHAT!" They all yelled.
"Kisara, if you please," Kaien said. Suddenly entire wall behind them was destroyed as Kisara, in her dragon form, charged in. Everyone pointed their wands at the dragon. Kaien glanced at Kisara. "Was that necessary?"
"No, but it was fun." She replied. Everyone was shocked to hear the dragon speak English.
"Could you turn into your human form," Kaien said.
"Fine," Kisara said as she began to glow white before beginning to shrink into her human form. Kaien turned to his shocked students.
"This is Kisara, my dragon familiar, who also can turn into something similar to a human."
"Hello everyone." She said. Everyone stood there, shocked to see this abnormal being.
"Um…Kisara." Fred started.
"Were you a dragon first or a human first?" George finished.
"I was a dragon first but due to a unique situation with the familiar bond, I gained this form." She explained.
"I see…"
"This would explain the need for Occlumency and the oaths," Hermione said, upon realization.
"Indeed," Kaien said. "None of your books ever mention a dragon that can turn into a human. If words get out about Kisara's existence, then everyone would try and capture her to see how it is possible." Kaien said.
"Not that they would be able to." Kaien thought. The high amount of respect his student had for him rose further as they realized how big of a secret was presented to them.
"Anyways…" Kaien said, getting their attention again.
"Many of you may not have realized it but I was already aware of your plan A." She admitted.
"What!?" The champions shouted.
"Now then, why did I have you go against Kisara then?" Kaien questioned.
"Because you forced us to improvise in case our original plan failed," Fred answered.
"Indeed," Kisara said.
"Dragons, like any other animals, are truly unpredictable," Kaien said. "It is best to have multiple plans in case the first one fails." They all nodded their heads. "Anyways, for the rest of the time, till dinner, I want you to focus on creating different plans in case your initial plan failed," Kaien said.
"I will be available for you to ask questions about possible ideas for new plans or comments about old plans," Kisara said.
"I will ward a small portion of the room for each person to have peace and privacy to create your other plans. If you need Kisara's help, you need to leave your bubble and wait for her to come with you." Kaien instructed. They nodded their head and quickly began to devise new plans for the first task.