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Heero quickly grabbed Duo's braid to prevent him from glomping the elderly wizard in front of them. Strangely, though, Duo looked like he rather disliked the wizard. Maybe it was the dangerous gleam in his eyes, or the fact that he looked so similar to the doctors at home.
The wizard, Dumbledore apparently, smiled benignly.
"It's seems you've brought more excitement to the castle young Harry."
Harry scowled.
"They claim they're from the future. I couldn't think of anything better to do so I brought them here."
"Is that so?" Dumbledore frowned slightly before stepping forward and uttering the password (Ice Mice). The gargoyles sprang apart and the stairs began to move. Heero and the others were not very surprised, they were quickly becoming used to moving objects since their encounters with some pictures and suits of armor.
They were, however, shocked when Dumbledore conjured up several armchairs out of nowhere. Duo bounded over to one with silver trim. Heero, mistrusting the suddenly appearing objects, stood firmly behind him, ready at a seconds notice. The others ranged themselves around the room.
Dumbledore looked up from where he had settled himself behind his desk.
"So," he said, "Care to share your tale?"
Duo eagerly leaned forward, introduced them and told the familiar history of their time. Heero noticed that although he told of the war he did not speak of their involvement and passed them off as close school friends.
"...then there was a burst of green light and we found ourselves in front of the Shrieking Shack," Duo finished and sat back. Dumbledore stroked his long beard.
"Interesting," he mumbled. He pondered for a moment and then said, "I am not sure of how you came to arrive here. Until we learn of how to send you home you are invited to stay at the castle as guests."
Duo nodded in acceptance. He turned to his companions.
"Trowa, Quatre, Heero, Wuffers? Why don't you retire while I discuss our situation with the Headmaster?"
The others nodded in agreement. Dumbledore smiled.
"Excellent. There is a suite of rooms for visiting dignitaries on the fourth floor. It's behind the portrait of Ariana Reveir. The password is 'Excellent word.' Harry? Will you show them there?"
Harry nodded in silent acquiescence. He left followed by his friends and the pilots. When they were alone, Duo turned back to the Headmaster.
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When Duo entered the suite the pilots had been given he found Wufei sitting on a couch reading a book he had found on a book shelf. A large table with several chairs sat next to a curved bay window. A few armchairs sat in front of a large stone fireplace. Five doors, two were closed, led out of the room. Glancing into one that was open Duo saw a large bed and another door that presumably led to an in-suite bath.
"Heero is asleep. He crashed as soon as we arrived," Wufei said. Duo grimaced.
"With all the excitement I'd forgotten he'd just got back from a mission. Let's leave him alone until he wakes on his own. Where are Quatre and Trowa?"
Wufei's eyes flicked over to the other closed door.
"They're together," he said delicately. Duo smirked. The others had long known about Quatre and Trowa's relationship. Duo was fine with it since he harbored similar types of feelings, Heero ignored it as long as it didn't interfere with any missions and Wufei was still dealing. Duo yawned.
"I'm beat," he said, "Why don't we take a nap before lunch."
"One of us should stand watch," Wufei replied, "We are in unfamiliar territory after all."
Duo shrugged.
"Nothings gonna attack us here. I think we're fine."
Wufei shrugged in response and entered the room next to Duo's. He knew that although Duo was an idiot he was fiercely loyal. He would not let harm come to his friends if he had any way of stopping it. If he figured they were safe, they probably were.
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The main room was silent for several moments. Then a dark figure slipped out of one of the bedrooms and left. Twenty minutes later it returned and reentered the bedroom. The room was silent once more.
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Duo roused his friends for dinner. They left Heero asleep since he needed the rest. They met Dumbledore in the hall and he invited them to sit with him at the Head Table.
When they entered, the only other occupants of the Great Hall were a small handful of students that had obviously been studying. The group settled themselves at the Head Table. While they waited Duo regaled the others with a highly amusing history of Hogwarts and the magical world.
Gradually students began to filter into the hall. The presence of the boys at the Head Table sparked interest, but most students figured that the Headmaster would introduce them soon enough.
When it looked like everyone who would be attending was there, Dumbledore rose to his feet.
"Students and staff of Hogwarts," he said grandly, "I would like like to introduce some guests."
He gestured to the boys who rose briefly and nodded to the assembly.
"They are," Dumbledore continued, "students from abroad who have come to visit our wonderful school. They will be sitting in on some of your classes so please show them due respect. Now," he beamed, "tuck in."
With that he sat down and food appeared on the tables. Duo happily dug into steak, mashed potatoes, and string beans. The other pilots eyed the food suspiciously, they were still not accustomed to objects randomly appearing, but seeing Duo's enjoyment they began to eat as well.
Over the meal the four boys discussed their plans. Deciding there was nothing else to do they figured they might as well enjoy themselves in the new and exciting world they were stuck in. Or, as Duo put it,
"Our world is so fucked, there's no rush to return." 1
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The next morning Harry, Hermione and Ron found Duo and Heero chatting in front of the fireplace in their common room. Well, Duo was talking at Heero who responded with the occasional 'hn'.
"Where are your friends?","How'd you get in here?" Hermione and Ron asked at the same time. Duo glanced over at them and grinned.
"I know the password," he said, "Wufei's doing his katas and Quatre and Trowa are spending the day in Hogsmeade. Enough chitchat. I'm starving."
With that Duo bounded out of the room. Harry glanced at Heero.
"Is he always this hyper?" he asked
"Hn."
Wow, Harry though, He's as talkative as Crabbe or Goyle. With a feeling of trepidation he followed the others out of the room.
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They met Wufei at the entrance to the Great Hall. Upon entering they seated themselves at the Gryffindor table. Duo leaned forward,
"You have first hour free, right?" he asked. He was met with nods. "Excellent," he turned to Hermione, "You're going to the library, correct?" he plowed on without waiting for a response, "Take Wuffers with you. I'm sure he'd have fun."
Wufei growled at the nickname, but his eyes lit up at the mention of books. He may have been a warrior but he had a scholar's heart. Duo turned to Ron and Harry. They leaned back slightly at the intensity of his gaze.
"And I suspect you're going flying. Take Heero with you. He might actually enjoy it." He looked sideways at Heero. "Right Hee-chan?" he asked playfully. Heero snorted and cuffed him. Although he did nod.
"Wonderful." Duo clapped his hands and turned to his breakfast.
"What about you?" Hermione asked.
"What about me?" Duo asked through a mouthful of waffle.
"What are you going to do?"
Duo waved his hand absently.
"Stuff," he replied. Hermione looked like she was going to ask more but she was interrupted by a flurry of wings as the mail arrived.
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Draco looked up as a barn owl landed in front of him. Reaching over he removed the letter tied to its leg. The owl hooted and took a beakful of his juice before flying off. Draco scowled at it and opened the letter addressed to him.
Meet me in the Astronomy Tower after breakfast.
-D
Blaise looked over his shoulder and snorted.
"Writing to yourself Draco?" he asked.
"No," Draco absently replied as he pondered the strange note. He frowned.
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Draco was held up at breakfast when Pansy wanted his opinion on something trivial. He was eager to meet the strange summoner, but he was a Malfoy and Malfoys were always fashionably late.
He opened the door to the tower and froze. The strange boy that had been with Potter was leaning against the parapet. Before he could speak, however, the other did.
"Good of you to join me, Draco," he drawled.
Draco was floored. Only his closest friends and family called him by his first name.
"Who are you?" he asked. He decided to stick to simple conversation until he could figure the enigma before him out. The boy took a deep breath and turned around.
"My name is Duo Maxwell. I don't like to beat around the bush, so I'll tell you flat out. If you continue to follow to Dark Lord you will be killed soon. And not by a force of 'good.'"
Draco's arrogance returned with a vengeance.
"I'm surprised," he smirked, "I would have thought a spy of Dumbledore's to be sneakier."
Duo shook his head.
"I don't follow Dumbledore," he said, "Quite frankly I think he's nuts. He may have been a great wizard in his time, but you tend to lose something with age and with Dumbledore's age. Well, you've lost a lot."
Draco frowned.
"What do you want?" he asked. Duo leaned back against the parapet.
"I'll tell you the truth. I'm not from this day and age, but I know a lot about you and the goings on at Hogwarts, and what will happen. I always wanted it to turn out differently, so I figure here's my chance to make it happen. Some might worry about changing the future as well, but I figure the future could do with a little bit more that a lot of change."
"So what do you want from me?" Draco broke in, annoyed by the other's ramblings.
"I plan to bring the Dark Lord, and possibly Dumbledore, down. I want you to help."
"Why not ask Potter? He is the 'Golden Boy' after all," Draco's tone was scathing.
Duo leaning in close.
"He's a bit of a git you know. Besides I think working with you would be much more...interesting." Duo put a slight emphasis on the last word as he whispered in Draco's ear. His warm breath ghosted across the blond boy's skin, making him shiver.
All of the self assured confidence Draco had ran like rabbits to the far corners of the castle. He stood there stunned as the other boy pulled back and looked deep into his eyes.
"Think about it," Duo said, "I'm easy to find when you have your answer." He turned and left, leaving a very shocked and very turned-on Draco Malfoy.
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A/N: 1. I don't think the real Duo would be so deserting but I need a reason for him to want to stay.
Hmmm. Draco and Duo. Don't worry Harry and Heero just need a wake up call. Oh and Draco gets his revenge.
Go ahead and go for it word by word. The more feedback I get, the better the stories become. Seeing as I'm as annoying as Duo myself, I'm difficult to annoy.