"Who is this man?" Kid asked.
"Voldemort."
Emery stood in the Death Room, waiting for her friends to arrive for transport to this 'Hogwarts' school. She was staring off into space when she was startled by someone speaking. She turned to see Lord Death staring at her. "I'm sorry, Lord Death, I didn't hear you." She said.
"I need to tell you something. You know how you discovered that you have something kind of like witch magic. This is because you are originally from that world. But you were transported here when you were young, and when we contacted your parents they said they didn't want you back. I didn't tell you any of this because I didn't want you to be weighed down by it. But, since you're going back, I thought you had the right to know." Lord Death spoke.
Emery nodded. She wouldn't have wanted that burden. Especially when she was younger. But she was fourteen now, and had been traveling and defeating pre-Kishin for almost six years now. She could handle her original family not wanting her. She had Spirit and Maka now, and Lord Death and Kid, so she didn't need her original family. It still hurt a little, though.
Lord Death stood there in silence with her, and they stayed that way until Kid walked in with his duffel bag. He walked over to stand with Emery. "You nervous?" She asked. "No, not really. The only thing is that they have magic and we don't." Kid responded. "Some of us do," She replied. Kid nodded, before saying, "Yes but one person's untamed power is no good against a thousand people's with training." Emery nodded.
Maka and Soul showed up next. They were the youngest of the group. Maka was twelve and Soul was thirteen. Next up was Emery who was three months younger than Kid, and they were both fourteen. Next up was Black*Star, who was fifteen, and the oldest, Tsubaki, was sixteen. After a while, Black*Star and Tsubaki showed up, Black*Star going off about how a god should always be fashionably late. Lord Death herded them all into a group for transportation. He used his powers to zap them, transporting them all the way to Ireland.
~LINE BREAK~
Popping into existence on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry were a group of six teenagers. Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore knew this because he felt the slight tingling of the wards at their arrival. He contacted an old friend who owed him a favor asking for increased protection during the Triwizard Tournament. The friend had contacted him saying that he had invoked a favor from another, especially powerful, friend, who was sending some of his best recruits in. Apparently the highest level was a three star team, and he was sending in his only three star team and two of the best two star teams. So Albus felt protected.
Albus strolled down to the entry hall to meet them. Just as he reached the bottom of the stairs, the door was pushed open to reveal a group of teenagers. There was a boy with spiky, blue hair dressed in black and gray standing with a girl with long black hair also dressed in gray. Then there was a blond girl with a blouse, tie, skirt, combat boots, and a trench coat standing with a boy with spiky white hair dressed in a hoodie and jeans. The third pair was a black haired boy with a black and white suit standing with a dark haired girl with a hoodie, graphic tee, jeans, and high-tops. Not the most impressive looking group, but they would do.
Albus walked forward to greet them. Upon seeing him, the boy in the suit stepped forward and said, "You must be Albus Dumbledore." "Yes I am, my boy," Albus responded. "We are at your service, sir, but we'd rather not introduce ourselves until the feast tonight." The boy replied. "Very well, let me show you to your rooms."
Albus left them to get settled in, not knowing that they would start talking about him the moment he left.
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That night after the students had piled in, Albus stood to make an announcement. "As some of you may know, Hogwarts is hosting the Triwizard Tournament this year. Because two other magical schools will be here also, I have hired some extra security. They should be coming up here to introduce themselves."
As soon as he had finished speaking the doors opened, revealing the six teens. As they walked forward, people started snickering. 'This is the extra security?' they thought.
When they reached the front and turned to face the audience, it was clear that they had heard the laughter of the students. The dark-haired girl in the graphic tee stepped forward and began to speak. "You may laugh at us, thinking that we look small and unimpressive, but you should know. The evil man you call Voldemort, for the one time you have defeated him, we have defeated over a hundred men, just as powerful and just as dangerous. So don't make the mistake of thinking that we do not have the power to protect you." Her little speech effectively shut everyone up.
"Now then, we'll introduce ourselves." The girl said before stepping back. The blue-haired boy and the long black-haired girl stepped forward. " I AM BLACK*STAR!" The boy bellowed. "I'm Tsubaki," The girl said quietly. Then the two stepped back and the white-haired boy and the blonde girl stepped forward. "My name's Soul," The boy said. "And I'm Maka," The girl added. Then they retreated, and the last two stepped forward. "I am Death the Kid," The black-haired boy spoke. "Emerald," The girl with messy black hair stated simply.
Albus stood again. "They will be welcome at all the tables, and may be attending classes with you if they like. Treat them with the respect you treat one another with. And now, let the feast begin!"
~LINE BREAK~
Emerald separated from Kid, promising to meet up with him later to discuss their plans for the coming year. She then plopped herself down in an empty space at the table for 'Gryffindorks' or something along those lines. The girl looked more than surprised at having Emery sitting next to her, but that was to be expected. She didn't look like the most popular girl in the year, so she probably had thought that none of the new kids would be interested in her, but Emery had always been drawn to the outcasts.
"So, you already know my name's Emerald, but I go by Emery. What about you?" Emery asked. "Umm, I'm Hermione. I'm really not that important, you sure you don't want to sit with, like, Charlus Potter?" Hermione responded. "No, you seem cooler." Emery responded.
And that was the start of a wonderful friendship.