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Minerva McGonagall was puzzled by the enigma that was Haruyuki Kurosaki, aka Harry Potter.

First off, Haru had disappeared from England at the age of three and then reappeared in Japan.

He was a calm and quiet child and yet while riled or caught off guard he quickly went on the defense. Something Ronald Weasely found out the hard way when he tried to wake Haru on the first morning only to be kicked upside the head. Haru's cat had apparently hissed a warning to the redhead, but it went unnoticed.

Another mystery, on the train the boy had found a supposedly dead man hiding in the form of a rat by seeing his soul. A skill he claimed belonged in the Kurosaki family. At least amongst his siblings.

Another thing that stumped her, and also worried her. One of her Lions, Hermione Granger, mentioned when they had to cross the lake in the boats he was petrified in fear at the sight of the water. In fact he refused to open his eyes until they had crossed the lake. He also disliked taking the open passage way that overlooked the lake. Why had he been so terrified of the water? She had asked him but he refused to comment.

With a sigh she took out a sheet of parchment and wrote a letter to a person she hoped could give her an answer.

Dear Isshin Kurosaki,

My name is Minerva McGonagall, I am the Head of House that your son Haruyuki resides in. Forgive me if I am being too nosy, but I would like to ask if you knew why he had froze at the sight of the lake he had to cross at the beginning of the term. He also seems to pale at the sight of the lake every time he walks down the corridor adjacent to it.

Sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall.

Hogwarts Deputy Headmistress

She sent off the letter and two days letter received a reply while in the staff room. The answer was not was she expected. She broke down crying after she read the letter. Severus took the letter and choked as he read it aloud while Pomona tried to sooth Minerva.

"Dear Minerva,

Thank you for bringing the concern to my attention. Haru had not mentioned this to me about 'crossing a lake' in his letters. I'm afraid the fear stems from a traumatic experience before he came into our family.

On July 31, 1984 my late wife Masaki came running into our clinic during a downpour holding Haru in her arms, begging me to save his life. Both of them were completely drenched, Haru was barely conscious.

According to Maskai, he had been tied to the bottom of a bridge near the riverbank by someone in the morning before the storm had started and left there to die. The river had overflowed in the heavy rain and had nearly drowned him. Masaki had managed to untie Haru but the current dragged them quarter of a mile down stream before she managed to swim them to shore and climbed out of the water.

Were it not for the assistance of some colleagues of mine, Haru would have died that night. Regrettably due to this he had a fear of water. Until two years ago he would have panic attacks every time it rained hard. He should be okay as long as he works on his fear.

I apologize for not letting you know this sooner. Please tell me if there is anything else you need to know.

Sincerely,

Isshin"