I don't own KHR, HP, Sherlock, or Ranma 1/2!
Quick Note: Did anyone notice that there was a potential crossover possibility dropped in the last chapter? I also felt that there needed to be some backtracking done as to why Tsuna and Takashi were back at the hotel already. Can't remember if I made them leave or not, but we'll just say that I did. It was kind of fun going back in time, but a bit confusing. Right now, my stomach is a bit upset, so I'm chewing a candy cane, little by little, so I don't make it worse. Wish me luck!
FYI: I hated the names Hermione gave her parents when she wiped their memories, but I felt the need to keep the first letter, silly me.
Shinigami: Yes, we're on the same train of thought about the Slytherins. Augusta, well I can't give away too much as I'm sure it will be coming in this chapter or the next, same with Penelope. I always did find it suspicious that the mandrakes took forever to be ready. However, I blame Lucius, as he's on the School Board of Governors. So, that information kind of led me to believe that it was the case of him stalling.
D C JoKeR H S: To tell you the truth, I had seen Mary Poppins Returns not too long before, and kept getting "A Spoonful of Sugar" stuck in my head as I was writing Mycroft, and the next thing I know, he's saying "Spit spot!" like Mary Poppins. Funnily enough, my husband loves the Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and also keeps getting the lines of Yandu and Peter Quill stuck in my head:
Peter Quill - You look like Mary Poppins.
Yandu - Is he cool?
Peter Quill - Hell yeah, he's cool.
Yandu - I'm Mary Poppins y'all!
Gathering the Team: Part 5
Tsuyoshi knew that it would be bad form for him to leave his wife as she was, but he had an obligation to take Harry to the Longbottoms. Luckily, he had been able to wait a bit longer, as Andromeda knew how to apparate multiple parties at once, and had permission from the Ministry to create portkeys. So now that Lussuria had returned...
The entire hotel could hear Bel's maniacal laughter and Mousse being berated for taking so long by Cologne. It was then that he sought out a nervous Harry, with the rest of their smaller group, "Andromeda, I believe that we're ready."
"Wonderful. I'm sure Augusta has had enough time to read my letter by now. Though, I doubt she'll be pleased to see me," Andromeda sighed tiredly.
"Why would that be an issue?" Akane asked curiously.
"You do realize that it was my deranged sister that scrambled her son and daughter-in-law's brains?" Andromeda raised an imperious eyebrow.
"Romy, Bellatrix may be your deranged sister, but you are not her. We've talked about this. Tsuyoshi, make sure that she doesn't take it out on my wife, will you?" Theodore Tonks asked Tsuyoshi boldly, "I'll keep an eye on your wife. The situation seems to be improving, now that we have one of the healers back."
"Agreed. Thank you," Tsuyoshi nodded to Theodore Tonks.
"So, that means that Neville is kind-of an orphan too, right?" Harry was beginning to realize a bit more about his friend as it sunk in.
"He is," Andromeda replied coolly. "Keep in mind, Augusta is a law unto herself and if you give her an inch, she'll take a league."
"Carnivore?" Kyoya questioned Tsuyoshi.
"What does that mean?" Andromeda questioned Harry.
"From what Tsuna told me, he's asking if she's a strong fighter, physically," Harry replied with a shrug.
"Augusta isn't a physical fighter, but a mental and magical one. When our parents were in school together, no one bothered Augusta Greengrass," Andromeda informed the boys and Akane.
"Wait, Neville's Gran is a Greengrass?" Harry gaped in surprise.
"Not in the direct line, mind you. You go to school with her great nephew's daughter, Daphne," Andromeda revealed. "Now, before we get further into ancient history, shall we take hold of the portkey and leave?"
Harry just blinked for a few moments before moving forward to grab the doily that Andromeda had turned into a portkey, not knowing that as he was clutching a doily that was very much like the ones that had been hiding things in Nana's head.
Once everyone was touching the portkey, Andromeda whispered the password, "Vulture."
Then they were whisked away, pulled by a force behind their navels and they all landed on their feet, minus Harry and Akane, who had fallen into each other.
Andromeda grimaced as she saw the iron gates that led up to Longbottom Manor, "Let's get this over with."
"Mrs. Tonks, please allow Harry and myself to take the lead, after the introductions," Tsuyoshi offered her his arm.
She took it with a nod of acceptance, and they all slowly trod through the twelve foot iron rod gates, "Just don't expect me to take her guff."
"Understood," Tsuyoshi agreed.
Kyoya took Harry's shoulder and moved him back slightly behind himself. Harry looked up at him in confusion, "Kyoya?"
"Baby omnivore, stay behind the Carnivores," Kyoya informed him.
"I think he means that you and I should stay behind Tsuyoshi and him, as we're not the best at fighting, just yet," Akane translated. "And just what does that make me?"
"Omnivore-in-training, Mate of Chaos-Horse Carnivore," Kyoya smirked.
Akane twitched a bit, "I take it that Chaos-Horse Carnivore is Ranma?"
"Hn."
"I know that one! It's Kyoya speak for yes," Harry grinned proudly. "Tsuna's been teaching me!"
"Did he explain what an omnivore is?" Akane raised an annoyed eyebrow.
"An animal that pretends they are a weakling herbivore, but they can fight back, almost as well as a carnivore, sometimes better, but it's rare. Omnivores are pretty rare," Harry parroted Tsuna's explanation back to her.
"Hn," Kyoya preened proudly at Harry.
"Thank you, Kyoya," Harry smiled as he got the drift.
"How are you understanding him?" Akane side whispered.
"It's kind of similar to how I have to decipher what Ron's saying when he's eating food, or Hermione when she's so into a book that she doesn't realize she's answering my questions," Harry shrugged.
"Should we just ring the bell?" Tsuyoshi asked Andromeda.
"Just get it over with," Andromeda grumbled, and grabbed the bell's pull cord, the sound reminding Akane vaguely of some old TV series called the Adams Family.
"What do you want?" a cranky old man snarled at them from the door, "YOU! We don't want your kind round here! Get lost!"
"Algie, who's at the door?" an old woman's voice echoed through the hallways of the house before *Algie* could shut the door.
"Please inform Augusta that Harry Potter and his Guardian, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, are here to see his God-brother, along with two guest. I'm just here for the introduction," Andromeda rolled her eyes at Algie.
"Harry Potter?" Algie eyed Kyoya, "He don't look like no Potter I ever seen-"
"I'm Harry, sir. This is my friend, Kyoya Hibari, and our friend Akane Tendo," Harry introduced the other two teens. "Now, will you please let us in to see Mrs. Longbottom and Neville?"
"I got half a mind not t-" Algie began, before August whacked him good on the head with her purse.
"Let them in Algie. I heard everything. Welcome, young Potter. You and your guests," Augusta paused with slight disgust as she noted Andromeda, "May wait in the parlor while I fetch Neville."
"Excuse me, Mrs. Longbottom, but that wouldn't happen to be the Algie that kept trying to kill Neville, would it?" Harry asked with a frown.
"Kill?" Augusta blinked in surprise.
"Neville said he tried to drown him, drop him out of a tall tower window, pushed him down a flight of stairs-" Harry began.
"I ain't done nothin!" Algie glowered at the young Potter boy, until Augusta whacked him with her purse, again.
"Algie, did you try to harm Neville?" Augusta bellowed furiously.
"Just trying to make sure we wasn't getting a Squib as a lord," Algie snarled. "You was happy when he bounced."
"I'll deal with you later Algie," Augusta growled angrily. "Now, please wait in the parlor. Mopsy will get you tea and biscuits if you're interested."
Harry blinked as he saw the older woman storm off and another elf appear, "Tea? Biscuits?"
"Yes please," Harry replied.
"Biscuits?" Akane wrinkled her nose at the odd term.
"Please," Kyoya stated before turning to Akane, "Cookies."
"Oh!" Akane nodded in understanding, "Please and thank you, Mopsy."
"Little missy and masters welcomed," Mopsy curtsied and popped away, reappearing with a tea tray and the biscuits moments before Neville and his Gran appeared.
"Now, what can we do for you, Mr. Potter?" Augusta Longbottom asked curiously.
"Hi Nev."
"Hey Harry, so, what's going on?" Neville asked Harry curiously.
"May I, Harry?" Tsuyoshi asked as he placed a hand on Harry's shoulder.
"Of course. Neville, Mrs. Longbottom, this is one of my new Guardian's, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto. His wife, Nana, is my mum's cousin," Harry introduced them.
"Mr. Yamamoto," Neville greeted him, as did Augusta.
"We're here because once we gained custody of Harry, we found out that he'd had his memories modified multiple times. His previous guardians abused him. The Weasley's were also tested and found that their minds had also been altered. We're not completely certain, but we suspect that most of Harry's close friends and even acquaintances may have had the same done to them," Tsuyoshi stated.
"Ridiculous! No one can put one over on a Longbottom!" Augusta snorted arrogantly.
"Mrs. Longbottom, please. We are worried that someone may have tampered with Neville while-" Tsuyoshi began, but he was interrupted.
"Nonsense! My Neville is just as he was! Nothing has changed!" Augusta crossed her arms.
"It may have happened at school!" Harry interjected before Augusta could say anything more, "Please, I'm just worried about my God-brother and I just found out that he is my God-brother! Can't you just take him to Gringotts and have them test him?! Nana's already paid the fee!"
"Gringotts?! Why on earth would we go to those-"
"The goblins don't have potential Death Eaters on their payroll," Andromeda stated calmly, shocking Augusta a bit at her coolness.
"I-I-" Augusta stared at Andromeda, Harry, and Tsuyoshi in shock and confusion.
"What do you think, Nev? I found that my mind and memories were twisted. There was also something I didn't tell anyone, but we were going to get into the boat with you, before someone hit us with something that made us go sit with Hagrid," Harry informed his friend.
"Gran?" Neville looked at her worriedly. It almost appeared that she was having a seizure or something, "Gran, I think we should go, just in case. It couldn't hurt anything, right?"
That was all it took for Augusta to snap out of it, "It's the principal of the matter, Neville. No. We will not go."
It was her move that made Harry tug on Tsuyoshi's shirt, "I don't think this is working."
Kyoya stood up and walked in front of Augusta, "Mama-Nana told me to tell you that we have a different type of healer. They'd look over your son and daughter-in-law, for free. They are from Italy."
"Nothing can heal my Frank!" Augusta screeched angrily.
"Mama-Nana told me that she was 98% sure that they would be able to aid them," Kyoya raised an eyebrow.
"No! Get out of my house!" Augusta roared angrily, tears coming to her eyes.
"AUGUSTA! ENOUGH!" Andromeda yelled angrily as she let off a big spark from her wand in annoyance, "I understand that this topic makes you emotional, it is for me as well, because Alice and Lily were my friends! I wish a thousand times a day that Bella had never been born, but neither of us should take that out on these people. The Death Eaters attacked a muggle home. They tried to kill another baby. They escaped, Augusta. They all escaped..."
Augusta took a deep breath that was more of a sob, "Get out."
"We'll leave, for now," Andromeda agreed. "Yamamoto. Children."
"Neville, you've got to convince her-" Harry began.
"I can't. When she's like this, I can't. But-" Neville stopped himself, then he looked to his Gran, "I'll escort them out, Gran."
"Nev!" Harry protested again.
"Look, it's going to take something big to change her mind. Here!" Neville shoved a piece of paper into Harry's hands, "This may be the only way. I'll try to get to Gringotts when I can, but it may take a while."
With that, Neville shoved Harry out the door, closing it behind the small group. Andromeda snorted, "Well that went well."
It took Harry a second to remember the paper in his hand, but when he un-crumpled it, it was a permission form, "Better than we may have thought. Neville just gave us a permission form to visit his parent's in St. Mungos with his Gran's signature on it."
Tsuyoshi peered over at the paper, before Harry handed it to Andromeda, "Lussuria, Shamal, and Tyler would be ideal."
"Maybe Dr. Tofu and Kasumi, too," Akane interjected.
"Hn, good job, baby-omnivore," Kyoya rubbed Harry's head.
Meanwhile, at the Clearwater's, Percy nervously knocked on the door. Only to have it opened by Penelope's mother, "Yes? Can I help you?"
"Hullo, Mrs. Clearwater, I'm Percy Weasley and we-" Percy's voice cracked, causing him to blush in embarrassment.
"Oh! You're Penny's Percy," Mrs. Clearwater nodded in understanding. "We've been wanting to talk to you about your intentions with our daughter. Please, do come in."
"Said the spider to the fly," Xanxus snorted under his breath. He recognized Mrs. Clearwater as what she was, an overprotective mother.
"Darling, did you find my new ink set?" Mr. Clearwater came to the door and looked at them with surprise, "Arthur, it's a pleasure to see you again. How've you been?"
"Quite well, Lance. I see you and Gwen appear to be doing well," Arthur smiled worriedly.
"Yes, and Penny seems to be having a decent time with it, too. Come on in. What brings you out here? Here to discuss pending nuptials or contracts?"
Percy nearly choked on his own spit, Ranma and Nadoka's eyebrows flew up into their hairlines, while Xanxus, Tonks, and Rosie nearly burst out laughing. Arthur pinched the bridge of his nose, "I understand that they are dating, Lancelot, but that doesn't mean that we need to create a contract. If he does anything out of line, feel free to consign him into marriage with your daughter, if she'll have him."
"DAD!" Percy gaped at Arthur in horror.
"We might just do that," Gwen Clearwater smirked triumphantly.
"Seriously, are you still sore that we were the arse of every stupid Guinevere, Lancelot, and Arthur joke when we were kids? Gwen, seriously, you're not my type and I'm happily married to my Molly-wobbles," Arthur sighed tiredly. "Please let it die."
"But we never got to have a round table and you named your kid Percival! We just need: a Gawain, a Lionell, a Bors, a Kay, a Tristan, a Gareth, a Bedivere, a Bleoberis, a Lucan, a Palomedes, a Lamorak, a Safer, a Pelleas, a Ector, a Dagonet, a Degore, a Brunor, a Alymere, and a Mordred," Gwen chimed in as she smiled an evil mischievous smile.
"Ugh," Arthur groaned as he held his head in his hands. "This is why we don't visit you, Lance."