Magical Rackets

Summary: "Not all wizards use wands, some use their magic through other mediums. Swords, brushes, pencils….and in your case, tennis rackets." HPXover

Author's Note

Ah, it feels good to have inspiration.

Disclaimer: Tennis no Oujisama isn't mine, neither is Harry Potter.

No Medium

"Nya, I won!" Eiji exclaimed after a match with a second year, whose name escaped his memory. However, it was a close match since in the middle of the game his knee started hurting.

His thoughts kept returning to this 'episkey' but he didn't go into a daze like both Fuji and Echizen. Kikumaru hardly ever kept secrets from Fuji and it was hard not to go up to his best friend and blab it all out. Eiji felt extremely guilty for keeping secrets from Oishi, since the other never kept anything from the red-head unless the other knew Eiji didn't want to know it. Oishi would want to know what is going on, and how come Ochibi was being scouted…scouted!

"Oishi! Tezuka!" the acrobatic player yelled on the top of his lungs running into the building and toward the empty class room where Tezuka and Oishi were supposed to be at. However, the classroom was empty with only the desks and chairs as the only occupants. "I swore that they went back into the classroom in the middle of my game, I saw them at the window!"

Where could they be…Eiji asked himself, true that Ryoma being scouted wasn't a life threatening thing, but it was almost as serious. The aerobatic player was desperately thinking where they could be, when he heard the faint talking of people he turned toward the door hopefully. That was when he heard Echizen's voice, Eiji made a quick dash to the desks by the windows.

It was a tight fit, but Eiji found himself able to hide behind the wooden desks. He prayed to whatever inhuman being that was watching or stalking him that ochibi and whoever was with him wouldn't notice him.

"Echizen, what is it that you wanted to talk about?" Tezuka's voice rang clear through the silent classroom as the plastic sliding door opened with a small click the closed with the same sound.

"Buchou," Ryoma started as Tezuka sat down into a chair, but he hesitated. "Do you believe in magic?"

Could it be that…Eiji pondered to himself, his thoughts immediately trailed to the incident that happened less than an hour ago. With that in mind, Kikumaru slightly shifted so that he could watch for anything unusual that might happen. He leaned backward slightly to see between the gap of the chair's back and the next desk.

"Why?" Tezuka asked looking slightly puzzled. "I believe that there is some reason behind your question."

"Never mind," Echizen said turning to leave. From Eiji's point of view, Tezuka was mildly surprised. To what, Kikumaru could only guess. The sliding door closed with a soft click, and blue eyes followed the shadow of the youngest regular until he disappeared from the windows.

Tezuka took something out of his pocket, it was slightly yellowish and in the shape of a folded envelope. It looked old and wrinkled as if the captain had it for a long time, Eiji strained his eyes to see a small seal that was supposedly made of wax as Tezuka looked at the side with the address. On the purple seal bore a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake around a large letter H, whatever that stood for.

Turning around the envelope, the address spoke for itself that the letter was definitely for Tezuka. Kikumaru leaned even further back to see their captain was just about to break the seal when suddenly the desk scraped against the tiled floor. It was almost inaudible but in the silent classroom it rang out like a crystal bell.

"Who's there?" Tezuka asked sternly, with the shuffling of papers, Eiji knew that Tezuka had put the envelope away. Kikumaru wasn't the aerobatic player for nothing, in an instant he maneuvered his way down through rows of desks. Eiji thought in wonder why he wasn't all nervous, instead the red-head currently possessed an unusual calmness that allowed him to move through the classroom and escape Tezuka's notice.

Once, twice, and then the third time, Kikumaru evaded Tezuka's notice narrowly and after checking the classroom again, Tezuka made his way for the door. Eiji almost sighed when he heard the door slide open, it was when Tezuka said as if reminding himself that the aerobatic player almost hit his head against the topside of the desk he was hiding underneath.

"I should go see how Oishi's doing, that scrap on his knee looked really bad." Without another word the door slid shut.

Scrap on his knee? Eiji thought a little fearful. He waited until Tezuka's footsteps disappeared before fleeing to the infirmary. How could Oishi scrap his knee while in the classroom, unless something fell on him, or maybe he fell off the stairs, or… Endless possibilities ran through his head, however none of them seemed too real. He slowed down to a jog when the infirmary came into sight, opening the door he went in.

The red-head was too caught up in concern for his partner to notice his captain following him ready to give him laps. Tezuka had a feeling it was the aerobatic player, but wasn't that sure until he purposely made that comment while exiting. It was a long wait, but as he suspected once he stopped walking Eiji raced out the classroom toward the infirmary. Usually Tezuka wasn't someone to care who was eavesdropping, but what just happened in the classroom…this matter was something extremely different.

It wouldn't be right for the most talkative and exclamatory member to go talk about it everywhere are raise suspicions that Tezuka knew that Inui held against him. If anything were to leak while Kikumaru was talking to Oishi, Tezuka had to make sure that he was there to stop any more information from coming out. Leaning against the wall next to the opened door of the infirmary, he listened to their exchange of words.

"Oishi, I heard that you were hurt!" Eiji exclaimed totally forgetting the opened door and raced to his partner's side. Even thought Tezuka couldn't see his expression, it was a good guess that it was one of concern.

"Eiji, it's just a small scrap on the knee," Oishi said stuttering like he was flustered. Tezuka's second guess that that Eiji either threw himself on Oishi or did some similar. "I just came to get it disinfected."

"My knee was also hurting during practice," Kikumaru said in a not so soft voice. That made Tezuka listen more intently, Oishi got a scrap on his knee and Kikumaru's knee started hurting? Even that is too much for coincidence.

"Eh?" Oishi made a questioning sound and the mother hen inside of him starting firing away. "Did you not stretch before? Or did you hurt yourself yesterday? I knew I should have asked you about when you fell."

"I bet I can make it all better again!" Eiji said in excitement. Tezuka had the strangest urge to peek in, but he wasn't here to see Kikumaru's comforting methods for his doubles partner. Kunitsumi knew that usually his first hunch was correct so he looked in as something started to glow. "Episkey!"

"…Eiji, what did you just do?" Oishi asked bewildered. The bloody scrap was gone, replaced with smooth skin. It was as if he never hurt himself. Tezuka sighed with a satisfied quirk of the lips, he just walked toward the direction of the tennis courts. He wasn't needed here, so why stay?

This is a first, no medium at all, just hands, Tezuka thought as he listened to Kikumaru's exclamations, Oishi's not-so-quite questions, and his own footsteps. Eiji was so preoccupied with how the spell worked, that he didn't notice his pocket got heavier. However, once he noticed, Eiji Kikumaru would find an exact same envelope with the wax seal: the coat of arms bearing; a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake surrounding a large letter H. This time addressed to him.

Kawamura Takashi wasn't a loud person or an extremely quiet one either, due to his dual personality. He certainly wasn't a superstitious one that's for sure. It may have just been coincidence, but as his father liked to say, "There is no coincidence, it was just meant to happen." If it was meant for him to see that phenomenon, or illusion, then for what reason?

It was just ten minutes ago, so the incident was fresh in his memory. He was asked by a teacher to drop off something at the infirmary, being the nice person he was, he agreed and was on his way. When Kikumaru raced past him without any recognition, Takashi was puzzled as he left without noticing, however Tezuka, who was following the red-head, didn't notice him either. It was almost like he was invisible.

Kawamura just continued his walk to the infirmary trying to ignore the unrealistic events that were happening. That was when he heard Eiji's loud fussing over Oishi, from what he heard. As he turned the corner, their silent buchou was leaning against the wall next to the opened door. Takashi walked through the doorway and lightly placed the boxes on the floor. When Eiji or Oishi didn't noticed him, Takashi just decided that it was due to the bloody scrap that was on Oishi's knee.

"Episkey!" Kawamura turned just in time to see the scrap disappear as if it were never there in the first place. It reminded him of magic, the sudden flash of light and the impossible happening. He walked back into the hall just as Tezuka quirked his lips in a self-satisfied smile and turned away apparently in deep thought.

Now, he walked toward the tennis courts with his usual smile. Was it magic? Or was it some illusion? For know he didn't want to ask question, Takashi gripped on his tennis racket. What matters more than BURNING?

That's weird, Kawamura thought to himself as he began is practice match with Momoshiro. In the summer there is usually no mist…

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"Why has Voldemort chosen that island country?"

"It's said that he even sent dementors!"

"Do they even have ways to protect themselves?"

"Oh dear…"

A/N: This chapter was really hard for me to write! It's probably since school is starting tomorrow and I'm stressed about stuff right now. I needed someone to know everything that's going on and who better than Tezuka, our favorite buchou? (After Atobe of course, damn I'm obsessed over Hyotei.) If any of you have read the third and/or fifth book of Harry Potter, you'd know what the section at the end implied at. If you don't get it, you'll just find out in the next chapter right? And yes, I do intent to get other schools involved in this. (HYOTEI, HYOTEI, HYOTEI)

This might become a really long or really short multi-chapter story. After school starts, I will not be able to post regularly as I've done over the winter break. However, I'll try to get a chapter done every three months. (I'm busy at school okay, I have many things to worry about, and since my father is home for the next few months I will have no free time what so ever.)

I will try my best to finish this story since most of the ideas are in my head. However, if you have a suggestion please make it. I may not reply for a while but I will try to check my e-mail at least once every week. I'm probably not finishing any of my Naruto stories since nothing has sparked my inspiration, and what doesn't help is that I'm addicted to Prince of Tennis at the moment.

This is probably the last chapter for this month. I'm sorry people's I have a life, and I intent to live it to the fullest. (While writing fanfiction.)