Sloth: Hello one and all and welcome to the next chapter of Blurring Your Perspective! I'm so glad to know that people are still following this story. I was afraid the long hiatus would've killed some followers, but the massive amount of reviews I got the following morning after posting the last chapter made me so happy. I'm glad there are still fans.

Before we get on with this chapter, one review pointed out some inconsistencies in the story. Mostly they had to do with Nicholas. So to clear some things up with him, I put a Trivia one him since he's the only OC in the story. Just to let anyone know, to throw off confusion, Nicholas is Harry's OLDER, IDENTICAL twin. The only difference is that Harry has glasses and Nick doesn't. Either from contacts or magic, that's up to you.

Also, another review wondered why Bleach, Autumn, and Red would be scared of McGonagall. That was just being showing off my favorite character. I like McGongall and I just think that she doesn't shine that often in WBWL fics. Plus, I never do anything without a reason. So, I leave it to you to figure out my motives.

Finally, to clear some things up, since this is partially a Bleach crossover, with rare cameos from the Bleach series, there needs to be some clarrifications on things. The swords Raven and friends have are called Zanpaktou. That's the technical term for them and thus that is how the swords will be refered to when Zanpaktou is mentioned. Shikai is the technique in which the swords take on a different form. Shikai is refering to the the Technique and release of the swords. Nicholas will not be learning Shikai.

An Eventful Evening

"Do they really have to stare at us like that?" Bleach whispered to Red. The red headed boy shrugged. This was the first time in a long time since they were ever in front of a big crowd. Red remembered fondly the first time he and the others had stood in front of a big crowd. It had been the last day they were all in Japan about two years ago. That day had been the best day of their lives. Though they had left a lot of friends behind that day, they never lost the bonds they had created and forged. A small smile formed on each of their faces as they remembered that fateful day. And the smiles were wiped away once Dumbledore's words entered their ears.

"It is our honor to host, for this week, a group of young wizards not unlike our very own. They have traveled all over the world and have learned from different schools each. They've come to our prestige school to learn our way of magic. And, as I hope, they will be willing to share some of their knowledge with us during their stay."

'Like that'll happen', all four of them thought simultaneously.

Dumbledore then proceeded to bring out an old, ratty hat from his seat. This caused some whispering to erupt between the students and confusion to run through the minds of the Blurs. They each wondered what Dumbledore would be doing with such an old hat.

"Now, to truly share the experiences of Hogwarts, each house will be host to one of these four young wizards."

Raven glared at the old wizard out of the corner of his eyes.

'Is he serious? What exactly are you up to Dumbledore?' Out of the corner of his eyes he could also see James looking at him expectantly. Did the man think he was going to end up in his brother's house? Not if he could help it.

"If you would please step up to be sorted as Professor McGonagall call your names."

Tension filled the air as the four waited to hear McGonagall call their names. They weren't nervous about being sorted or anything. To be honest, they were more worried about their identities being exposed. They had worked hard to make sure no one in England knew who they truly were. Not to mention they were no longer the bratty kids they had once been. Those names died the day they became a new family. And if Dumbledore thought he could change things, he'd be sorry.

"Blur, Autumn."

If anyone was paying close enough attention, they could have seen all four of them exhale in relief. After they had sighed in relief, Autumn stepped forward, where Dumbledore gently placed the Sorting Hat on top of her head. Not a second after, the hat shouted, "RAVENCLAW!"

Applause rang out throughout the Grand Hall. It appeared as if the students were more excited than they appeared. The prospect of getting new housemates must really be exciting for these students. If that was the most exciting thing that happened here, the four feared they might die of boredom.

Autumn hesitantly darted off toward the table that was clapping the loudest. The students all wore blue ties, and blue napkins were scattered along the tables. She sat down next to a beautiful Asian girl with long, raven colored hair. She had a bright smile on her face as she greeted Autumn.

"Welcome to Ravenclaw. I'm Cho Chang. And this is Luna Lovegood," Cho said, introducing Autumn to the blond haired girl sitting next to her. Autumn recognized her as the young blond that was with Nicholas Potter from that last time they were in Hogsmeade.

"A pleasure."

Back at the staff table, McGonagall proceeded to the next name.

"Blur, B…" there was a pause and if one looked carefully they could see McGonagall roll her eyes, "Bleach."

The grinning blond practically jumped over to the ratted old hat. Autumn, being closer to the students now, could hear some of them mutter about Bleach.

"What an odd name."

"He must be foreign."

"Isn't bleach a muggle cleaner?"

"His parents must have been loony."

The last comment made the brunette smile. They had no idea just how loony Bleach's parents really were. If they knew Bleach was really Draco Malfoy, they would have crapped themselves.

Suddenly, the hat shouted, "Hufflepuff!"

The look on Bleach's face was hilarious.

"I go where!"

The outburst earned the blond several glares from the house he had been assigned to. McGonagall glared at him even more. He pointed toward the Hufflepuff table and Bleach grumbled his way over. He The minute he sat down, it was as if he parted the red sea. Every Hufflepuff scooted away from him, giving him a look. He glared back fiercely.

"Blur, Red."

Red sighed before he walked over to the hat. It was obvious he didn't care much for the little ceremony and only wish to get it over with. His impatience was only solidified when he took off his cap, giving everyone in the Great Hall a glimpse of his bright red hair. The whole place erupted into whispers and chatter.

"Look at his hair!"

"Do you think he's a Weasley?"

"That's not possible."

"Another Weasley? Should we be worried?"

Red's left brow twitched. He was getting really irritated with all the whispers about him and his air. Just because he had red hair they assumed he was a Weasley? Sure they were right, but did they have to jump to conclusions because of his hair? The place was full of idiots. It was only worse with the freaking hat talking to him.

I heard that. You really are a Weasley.

Shut the hell up you stupid ratted old hat and just put me somewhere.

Well, with that attitude, you're obviously a GRYFFINDOR!

Said table applauded very loudly, but Red didn't care about that. He slowly took the hat off his head and glared right at it.

"You know, I'm pretty sure you'd make great a fire."

Temper, temper.

Red left without a word, walking over toward the Gryffindor table. It was his misfortune that the only empty seat was right next to the last person he wanted to talk to. Begrudgingly, Red sat down next to Nicholas Potter. There was obvious tension between the two boys. Anyone could tell that having the two of them in the same vicinity wasn't going to turn out well. However, they decided to be civil and focused on the last member of the quartet that had yet to be sorted. For the students of Hogwarts, this wasn't something new or suspicious. However, to the three temporarily sorted visitors, this was suspicious.

'Raven should've gone before Red,' Autumn thought. 'Why would they put Red before him? Unless…' The girl briefly looked up at the Headmaster. Her keen eye sight caught the twinkle in his eyes and the smirk on his face. 'That old coot can't be serious can he? Is he seriously trying to expose Raven? Is the war that bad?'

"P-" There was a sudden pause in McGonagall's speech, as if her lips had been frozen with a jinx. She cleared her throat. "Pardon me. Blur, Raven."

Raven smirked proudly, uncrossing his fingers from behind his back. He walked over to the hat, ignoring the perplexed look on the Headmaster. McGonagall gave him a look before placing the hat on his head.

Well, well, you've sure got an interesting mind here child.

'Thanks'

Calculating like a Ravenclaw, yet loyal like a Hufflepuff.

'Please don't even. I'd rather be a lion than a freaking badger.'

What is it with everyone downsizing the Hufflepuffs? No matter. You wouldn't belong there anyways. Hmm…you're a lot more tamed than your brother. Not as reckless. I suppose you get it from your mother.

There was a sudden increase in pressure in the air. It was subtle, but it was noticeable to some of the more experienced wizards, while it made others uncomfortable.

Touchy. I suppose you don't belong there. No. No you're more intelligent than to let your courage get the better of you. You actually know how to think. You know how to work around the system. You know how to get to your goal, but you're more patient than others. Smart, patient, calculating. Yes, you're definitely a SLYTHERINE!

Raven had to hold back the laughter that bubbled in the back of his throat as he heard two simultaneous thuds. He was sure the Potters were surprised by his sorting. He was probably the first in that entire bloodline, not that he cared, to ever get into Slytherine. Still, he didn't care. Step one of his plan had gone off without a hitch. They now had one person in each of the houses, giving them all the ability to search Hogwarts more thoroughly. As he walked towards the table that inhabited the most snootiest children in existence, his brain was already formulating the next step. Hopefully by the end of the week, or even before then, they would have what they wanted and they could ditch the school without much thought. Then they could get back to the real war plan and get rid of all the Deatheaters that were trying to take over their home.

As soon as Raven sat down, the food on the table disappeared and was replaced with delectable delights. The students tucked into their desserts, enjoying the sweet delight after the interesting introduction to their guests. Some talked amongst themselves while they tried to figure out why four random international students would come to Hogwarts. Other, more social, students had engaged their guests in polite conversation. Well, mostly Cho and Luna talked to Autumn. The three girls seemed to be hitting it off real well. Bleach had pretty much insulted away any chance he had for a conversation among the Hufflepuffs. Raven was quietly eating while he listened to Blaise Zambini talked to him and ignored Pansy's attempt to flirt with him. As for Red…

"Quit staring. People with think you're a poof."

"Excuse me?" Nicholas demanded. Red gave a half-hearted glare at the raven haired boy.

"What? Can't believe your brother's a Slytherine?" He took a bite of his dessert. "We said we're nothing like you think we are."

Nicholas glared. Red almost laughed.

"Are you going to eat that?"

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After Dumbledore had dismissed everyone, the quartet had settled into their temporary dorms. There had been mixed reactions from each of them when they saw where they would be sleeping. Red had been upset that he had to share a room with Nicholas and his friends. He had at least gotten the bed next to the window. Which served him well when everyone had fallen asleep.

Red had been staring out the window when a flash of white passed by. He smiled at the sight of the snow white owl that sat on the window seal.

"Hey there Hedwig. Raven send you?"

The owl hooted softly. Looking around, Red made sure that the other boys in the room were asleep. Feeling satisfied, he quietly slid out of bed and jumped out the window. Normally, for any normal person, wizards included, jumping out a window was suicidal. However, Red had been trained to do dangerous stunts. Something like this was nothing for the young daredevil. As the air rushed past him, he pulled out his sword. The blade shimmered against the moon light as it grew to the right size.

"Bark! Cerberus!"

The blade burst into flames. The flames encircled the falling redhead. The magical essence of the flames created a sort of bubble around the teen and it started to slow his fall. The flaming ball gently floated down like a feather. It touched the ground softly and the flames dispersed. Red stood unharmed, his spear glowing a soft red.

"Could you be any louder?" Autumn's annoyed voice asked him. The girl walked towards him from the other side of the tower.

"I wasn't loud. I was perfectly quiet." He countered. The young witch rolled her eyes.

"Yeah right. No one could've been louder."

There was a loud crumpling sound as a hole appeared next to them. A silver, dragon headed chain slithered out of the hole briefly before it sunk back in. Seconds later Bleach jumped out of the hole, his Zanpaktou trailing behind him.

"Man it's great to be out of that stuffy dorm. Oh, Autumn, what's with the face?"

"Ugh, what is it with boys and loud entrances?" she asked herself. "Bleach, how on earth are you going to fix that hole?"

"Relax, it's not that bad." The blond said, waving the girl off as his weapon returned to its sword form. "Hey, where's Raven?"

"I'm not sure, but someone had to have sent Hedwig," Autumn answered. Said owl join the trio, landing on Autumn's out stretched arm. The girl stroked the owl's feathers. "He might have already gone ahead."

Bleach nodded.

"He could be searching the Slytherin house. I already did that with in Hufflepuff. Not much in there though."

"I did the same thing in Ravenclaw. Well, actually I didn't have to do much. The Ravenclaws love to gather and share information. I learned that their house founder had a diadem that could make anyone smart."

"You think it could be one of the items we're hunting?" Red asked.

"Not sure, but my instincts are telling me to find out more. What did you find out Red?"

"Simple. Nothing. Gryffindors got nothing in their house. Not even anything worth stealing. Sad really." The boy ran a hand through his flaming red hair as he looked around. "So, should we assume Raven went ahead of us and just start searching on our own?"

"It would be the smartest move," Autumn replied. Bleach smile, rolling his shoulder in excitement.

"Then let's go."

"Ok, Hedwig, find Raven and tell him to meet back here within the hour."

The snow white owl hooted and flapping her wings and taking flight into the night sky. Autumn turned to her two friends and started telling them what their next moves would be. Red would search the second floor, Bleach would look around the third, and she would take the fourth. After confirming this, the trio took off in separate directions.

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Meanwhile, just on the outskirts of Hogwarts, where a protective ward shielded the grand building from intruders, Malfoy stood in front of the ward. He frowned at the invisible barrier. He knew trying to walk through would be useless. It would seem that Dumbledore had taken some serious precautions. There was no way anyone with a Dark Mark could pass through the ward. Well, not without some serious consequences or at least not without alerting the Order.

He placed a hand on where he believed the ward was and watched as the tips of his fingers sparkled with orange electricity.

"Clever old coot. I do wonder where he got the spell for this. No matter. I've always something up my sleeve."

There was a loud pop from behind the aristocrat. The blond haired man turned to see a short, rat like man cowering in between Bellatrix Lestrange and Fenrir Greyback. Behind the three of them was a large silver cage. A strange, haunting wail came from the cage, yet to the naked eye, there was nothing inside.

"Ah, you've arrived. And I see my colleague's 'pet' with you," Malfoy beamed. Fenrir growled.

"Next time go get it yourself. The damn thing nearly took my head off if it wasn't for Bellatrix."

Malfoy chuckled.

"That just shows you're not in tune to the spiritual plane like Bella and I. I'm not surprised. Only truly great wizards can see them."

Greyback ignored the snide remarked and just moved away from the cage.

"And what exactly is it? It feels like a Dementor."

The invisible creature wailed, as if responding to the werewolf's comment. The blond haired wizard strolled over toward the cage. Peter Pettigrew, A.K.A Wormtail, wimpered as Bellatrix practically manhandled him away from the cage door.

"You're very close Greyback," Malfoy began, "This is similar to a Dementor. Think of it as a close relative. They both exude a very negative feeling into the air around them. However these magnificent creatures come in all different shapes and sizes."

As he explained this, Malfoy examined the creature that only he and Bella could see. It was a grotesque creature indeed. It had muscular frog-like legs and long, beefy arms. Its upper body and torso looked like it belonged to a muscle man its neck was as thick as an oak tree. In the middle of its chest was a large hole. Its skin was dark green, with bony bumps along the side of its arms and torso. Its face was covered with a mask made completely of bone, forming the shape of a lion's skull. The creature wailed again, it's haunting voice bellowing into the night.

"In Japan they are called Hallows, mostly because of the holes in their chests."

"And they have their own Dementor's Kiss!" Bellatrix joyfully laughed. "Only they don't kiss. It's more of a bite really. They feed on human souls. That's why we brought Wormtail with us."

"No! Please you can't!" the rat like man begged. "I'm still of some use!"

"Quite right you are," Malfoy agreed. He took out his wand and unlocked the cage with a simple wave. Slowly, the door slide open, the Hallow gently easing itself out of it. Greyback drew back, his senses telling him to run. The feeling of fear and danger magnifying as the door opened.

"What exactly are you doing?" he demanded.

"An experiment. With Dumbledore's new ward up, there's no way we can attack Hogwarts. However, if we were to send something quite dangerous, we might be able to force his hand."

"Can you even control whatever that thing is?"

"Of course. With the right spell. However, we the best can only be cast…" There was a loud scream as Wormtail was picked up by the creature. His body twisted and turned as it was thrown into the air. With an amazing speed the wizard's body was then thrust into the ground with a loud crack. The Death Eaters could see a pale white mist suddenly escape from the dying man's mouth. "When the Hallow feeds."

With a quick motion, Malfoy cast his spell. The Hallow wailed once more. It took a step towards Malfoy, crushing Wormtail's body and soul in the process.

"Quite a mess he made." Bellatrix joked. "Now let's get to business Lucius. If this works, we'll be able to invade the school by the end of the week."

"You're absolutely right my dear Bella. Now, my new pet, here's what I want you to do…"

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Back inside the castle, Raven was walking through the corridors of the first floor. He had already received Autumn's message and after sending Hedwig off with a snack, he resumed his search. In truth, they didn't have much to go on. The list he had gotten from his former sensei wasn't very helpful. It only named some possible items and a spell that would help test for any dark magic. It was already hard enough trying to search for the items when he didn't know where to begin. Plus, the castle apparently liked to move staircases and walls.

"Maybe there's a secret passageway or something."

He suddenly stopped, his green eyes darting from right to left. His breathing steadied.

"You know, you might want to get your nose checked. It makes a loud whistling sound whenever you breathe."

There was a quick, airy sound that closely resembled the sound of someone catching their breath. Raven turned quickly in the direction of the sound. In front of him was nothing but thin air, but his senses were telling him otherwise. His hand slowly reached for his shrunken sword at his hip.

"Well, you want to come out or do I have to force you?"

There was a growl before a fluid ripple filled the air. Nicholas appeared in front of Raven, a silvery fabric coming off his body. Raven eyed the cloak, his eyes twinkling with interest.

"Nice cloak. Bet its worth a lot."

"It's a family heirloom," the other boy quickly snapped. "What are you doing down here anyways?"

"I could ask you the same thing," Raven bit back. He smirked. "I never thought you'd be one for sneaking out after curfew. Normally you'd be passed out by this time."

Nicholas frowned. He knew he wasn't exactly a night time person, but that didn't mean he liked having that piece of information rubbed in his face.

"Why don't you head on back to your little dorm room Nikkie?" Raven suggested as he moved away from his brother.

"Hey wait a minute. You still didn't answer my question."

"Since when and why would I have to answer your questions?" Raven asked, not even looking back at Nicholas. He heard the other boy sigh in frustration, but continued on. He heard footsteps following behind him.

"You know, your friend Red isn't as quiet as he thinks. I could hear him jumping out of the tower. I know you guys are up to something."

"And what exactly do you think we're up to?" Raven asked. He didn't stop moving. He kept walking through the corridors. By now, Nicholas was already by his side. To Raven, it didn't matter. It was ten minutes to midnight and he knew Nicholas wouldn't be able to stay awake past that.

"I don't know. But I was thinking-"

"If you're going to go all chick-flick on me and assume I'm going to tell you because we're long-lost brothers, then you got a better chance of losing your virginity to a woman than that. Honestly, are you Potters that delusional or have you been hit in the head more times than you can count?"

Raven watch Nicholas' wide eyes narrow into a glare. Absentmindedly, the boy wondered if it was healthy to enjoy pushing his brother's buttons. He knew Nicholas had a temper problem and if it got his brother to leave him be than he'd exploit it as much as he wants.

"Aw, did baby brother piss you off? I wonder how the press would react if they knew that the savior was so easily pissed."

"You know what!"

"AAAARGH!"

The sudden scream ripped through the corridor, catching both boys off guard. They looked up, they're eyes staring down the corridor, where the scream came from.

"What was that?" Nicholas asked.

Raven stared down the darkened hall. He sent out tendrils of his magic down the hall to see if he could sense what was down there. It had been a trick he had learned from Severus not long after he had done Shikai for the first time. It was a technique used to help him check for enemies whenever he couldn't see them. Not soon after he had stretched out his magic had he sensed the creature hidden in the dark. His eyes widened in shock.

'T-that's not possible. There's no way in hell this could right. They're not suppose to be native in Europe.'

Raven was pulled out of his thoughts when Nicholas bolted down the corridor. The younger twin stared at his brother's retreating back. When his mind registered that Nicholas ran right into danger, he cursed before following him. He didn't like his brother, but that didn't mean he was going to let the idiot die because of his own stupidity. The two brothers ran down the hall and were greeted by a disturbing sight. Pinned to the floor was a transparent clown looking man. His face was twisted in pain and his ghostly body was being eaten by a green skinned, bone faced monster.

"What the bloody hell is that!" Nicholas exclaimed as Peeves the Poltergeist was devoured before them. Raven turned to the other boy in surprise.

'He can see the Hallow?'

The Hallow looked up from its meal to see the two boys. It could smell the magic exuding from them. It licked the air, tasting their magical essence. It wailed, liking the taste. Before either of the boys could react, the Hallow jumped forward, rushing towards the both of them at blind speed, its mouth gaping open.

to be contniued...

Character Trivia: Nicholas Potter

Nicholas is the oldest son of James and Lily Potter and teh older twin brother of Harry Potter (aka Raven Blur). He is physically identical to Raven, with raven black hair and emerald green eyes. The only difference between them is that Nicholas does not have glasses and the scar on his forhead. Nicholas is the chosen one from the Prophecy that Trellwany gave years ago. when he was younger, he was dawned on by his parents and bullied Harry. He picked on his younger brother, but he still cared about his younger brother, not that he'd ever tell him that. When Harry ran away, Nicholas was indded saddened by this. His rash behavior and short temper can be contributed to the fact he never got to apologyzed to Harry and his constant hate for his mistake.

Nicholas is identical to Raven, but his personality is the opposite of his younger brother. He also, for some reason yet to be explained, gets instantly tired at the stroke of midnight. He will not be learning Shikai.