Kotaro was up late, doing some paperwork for the girls' next gig, when he heard someone knocking at the door. Tensing up, he narrowed his eyes. "Now just who could that be?" Opening the door, he looked confused at an old man standing on the doorstep. He blinked a few times before finally saying. "Uh... hey? If you're one of those witness guys..." he trailed off.
"Oh no, nothing of the sort. However, you may have someone very important in your possession, and it is imperitive that I meet with him." Once again, Kotaro stared in confusion.
"Pretty sure you got the wrong place, gramps." He said, the confusion apparent in his tone.
"I'm looking for Harry Potter. I know I found him here. Please, I must know if he is all right." Kotaro's expression was unreadable as he stared at the old man. Mentally, he wasn't sure if he should punch the old man's lights out and question him later, slam the door and run, or try and figure out what exactly was happening.
"I'm sorry." He finally decided to answer. "Who the hell are you, and who's Harry... whatever the name was?"
"Harry Potter. He is a child I have done a...great disservice to... I put him with the wrong people, I misplaced my trust, and he paid the price..." Kotaro's eyes widened in shock, then that quickly turned to anger. Before he could stop himself, he grabbed the old and and slammed him into a wall.
"You're the bastard who caused him so much pain." He seethed.
Dumbledore nodded his head. "Indirectly so... But yes... I assure you, sir, that had I known how they would treat him, I never would have considered putting him beneath their roof."
"And that's supposed to make it better?!" Kotaro snapped. "Do you have ANY IDEA what hell that kid went through?!"
Dumbledore nodded his head. "I do... Mr. Dursley was...kind enough to explain it to me..." Kotaro snorted.
"So just what do you plan on doing about it then?"
"I'm here to try and make amends. I never intended for him to be harmed. All I wanted was for him to be safe." Dumbledore tried to explain himself, but he could tell Kotaro wasn't feeling any less agitated. Suddenly, Dumbledore noticed something peeking out from the doorway. Saki, Ai, Junko, Lily, Yugiri and Tae. All without their makeup on. The headmaster was taken aback, sure, he lived in a world with mystical creatures, magic, and demon spirits that would suck your souls out. But this was something he had never seen before. "Who are they?" He finally said.
Kotaro stiffened and he turned to look at the girls. "AAAAAAAAHHHH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO STAY OUT OF SIGHT!"
"We heard you yelling and..." Lily began but trailed off, feeling awkward.
"Who's he?" Saki asked, looking to Dumbledore. "I didn't think our fans were this old. Or creepy."
Dumbledore looked somewhat upset at that. "I'm not creepy... I am here to see Harry Potter."
"You're here to see a little kid? Yeah, you're creepy."
"Wait. Why does he want to see Harry?" Lily suddenly spoke up again.
"Apparently he's the asshole who left him with his old family." Kotaro growled, and the anger that was only contained to him seemed to immediately spread like wildfire. First off, Saki, with no hesitation, ran up and punched him in the gut. Then Lily kicked him in the shin. Kotaro paled. "IDOLS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE VIOLENT!"
"AFTER WHAT HE DID TO HARRY?!" Saki screamed back. Kotaro pauses.
"FAIR. BUT STILL."
Ai stood between the old man and the two enraged zombies. "Girls, look, I know you're mad, but let's give him the benefit of the doubt and hear what he has to say, all right?" The girls grumbled but eventually backed off.
Dumbledore looked at the black haired girl, taking note of her green skin. "Thank you, young lady." He said softly before taking a deep breath. "Now, I understand your anger, and I won't argue against the accusations you've lain towards me. But there is much more to this than I think you understand. I did what I did to try and protect Harry, I didn't realize what he was going to be put through."
Saki snorted. "Really now? What kinda lameass excuse have ya got for us then?"
Then Yugiri spoke. "By any chance would young Harry be a wizard?" Dumbledore was taken aback by the woman, er, zombie's blunt question. He thought for a moment about the laws concerning sharing this kind of information, then remembered that the women in the room with him were probably zombies, and therefore the rules were different.
He slowly nodded his head. "He certainly is... And a most powerful one at that. And he was put there because he is a target for the followers of a very dangerous man... One so deadly that most choose not to speak his name aloud, for the fear it brings with it to some can be unbearable."
"Pfft. It's just a name." Saki rolled her eyes in annoyance. "What's so bad about this guy?"
"The man has slaughtered his fellow wizards by the thousands with minimal effort. He had a vast pool of dark magic at his disposal, and he knew how to use it."
The room went silent, a mixture of shock and fear taking a grip over everyone present. "Holy crap..." Saki finally muttered.
"So what does this guy want with Harry?" Ai asked, concern clear in her tone.
"It is not him who wants Harry. After all, Harry is the one responsible for his death.", Dumbledore explained.
"WHAT!?" Was collectively exclaimed in varying levels of shock. To the girls, a lot of things that seemed crazy were very realistic, zombies, magic, even the idea of Harry being a wizard they could accept, but him having killed a force of pure evil? That just didn't sound right...
"How...How did he do that...?" Junko asked with a confused frown. Dumbledore smiled.
"Some way, somehow, he managed to deflect his spell."
"And so this guy... he's gone, right? He's not gonna threaten Harry anymore?" Ai asked.
Dumbledore nodded. "Yes, this man is gone. However, his followers still remain. And there is no doubt that they will seek revenge on his behalf." There was a tenseness following that statement, before Kotaro spoke up again.
"Well tough on them. They ain't gonna get the kid until they get through us."
Dumbledore nodded his head. "I had hoped you would say that." Then he looks upstairs. "Harry is here then..."
"He's sleeping with his mom right now." Saki said.
Dumbledore's eyes widened in surprise. "His... mother?" He finally said.
"Yeah. After she found him in an alleyway, Sakura's been taking care of the little guy.
Dumbledore smiled. "Good...Very good... Young Harry is in good hands then."
"So what happens now?" Saki asked.
Dumbledore lowered his head. "I wish to personally apologize to Harry for all he suffered due to my carelessness. Will you allow me to do this?"
"We'd have to talk with Lady Sakura. And she's asleep with young Harry currently." Yugiri remarked.
"That's right, old timer. I'm afraid you'll have to come back tomorrow." Kotaro agreed. Dumbledore nodded and rose to his feet.
"Very well. Thank you for your time." After he left, the idols all turned to one another, a new issue very clear.
"So now what?" Lily asked.
Kotaro shrugged. "We all go back to bed and explain the situation to Sakura and Harry first thing in the morning." He replied calmly. The girls hesitated.
"How can we sleep after all that?"
"I...I don't know." Kotaro shook his head, defeat noticeable in his voice.
