A/N: I figured that it's about time Harry gets some companions – he can't navigate a ship all by himself up the Reserve Mountain into the Grand Line right? In this not-quite-a-chapter, there will be a few OCs. I didn't want to take any obvious and important canon characters away from the original One Piece plot at such an early stage. So our green-eyed wizard's travelling companions will be mainly made up of OCs. Here's a brief bio of Harry's new crewmates…

Not Quite A Chapter: Harry's Companions to the Grand Line

Tom and Jerri Mayer

Tom or as his wife likes to call him, 'Tom-Tom', is a twenty-five year old curly blond-haired, black eyed, bounty hunter who accidently ate a Carnivorous Zoan Devil Fruit, the 'Neko-Neko-no-Mi, Model: Tiger', one of the loot he got off a wanted pirate he caught for bounty. He has the ability to transform into a tiger-human hybrid or into a large tiger at will, gaining strength when he does so. The Zoan Devil Fruit user is able to deal out powerful punches that can crush a boulder into dust when transformed. Combined with his background as a free-style boxer in his younger years, he can be a formidable opponent, especially when you happen to be the unfortunate male who dared to flirt with his beloved wife.

Jerri is a twenty-two year old short spikey blue hair and eyes. She is also a bounty hunter who met with a similar fate as her husband Tom, and consumed a Zoan Devil Fruit, the 'Nezumi-Nezumi-no-Mi, Model: White-footed Mouse'. Like Tom, she is able to transform into a hybrid or full animal form, though she seldom do so due to her vanity and fear of her husband in that form. Cats and mouse doesn't get along well afterall. Jerri's specialty is poisons and stealth; in either of her mouse form, she is able to transmit hanta viruses via bites and saliva. The virus causes hemorrhagic fever in its victims. Her choices of weapon are modified guns that are able to dispense poison bullets.

The couple is looking for a cure to get rid of what Jerri calls, 'Devil Fruit Curse', so that they can have a normal human husband-wife relationship. The two of them joined Harry on his voyage after the wizard saved Tom from Jerri's hanta virus using a combination of herbs and runic magic. She had bitten her husband in passion during their wedding night.

Dr. Jack Black

Dr. Jack Black (who likes to introduce himself as 'My name is Black, Jack Black') is a mysterious and kind hearted, money-crazy surgeon. He is also a widower; his wife was Dr. Rin who died in the Ohara incident. He was fortunate that at the time the island was destroyed, he was at his hometown, Las Camp, a location in West Blue. He regretted leaving his wife back in Ohara while he took a trip to Las Camp to conduct a secret-not-so-legal operation on a rich client. After meeting Harry at Loguetown and hearing his mission to search for Robin, the doctor decided to join the young wizard, hoping to uncover the truth about the Ohara incident, as he has had some suspicions about the Marine's justifications for the island's destruction.

Dr. Black is not a very strong fighter, but when his hits connect, it can be fatal for he knows which part of the human body to target for the most damage. The thirty-year old widower uses surgical scalpels as weapons, and is proficient in using them for both close combat and mid-range attacks. His specialty is interrogation using medical techniques on enemies, and of course, is able to cure the sick and injured effectively. Normally, when he doesn't smile, he looks stern with his shoulder length, center parted black hair and black eyes. (To picture him accurately, just imagine a non-greasy haired, younger looking Severus Snape)

Byron

Byron, a friend whom Harry made when he was in Toroa, joined the wizard's crew when he heard that they were heading into Grand Line. He has long blond hair and long and big eyebrows. Descended from a long line of musicians, he is able to play many instruments and also make very good wine. Byron's dream is to find new musical instruments and scores rumored to be in the Grand Line. He is pretty weak at fighting but has decent navigation skills. As long as you do not insult his music and wine, he can be a very friendly and laid back person.

(Byron is not exactly an OC, he appears in canon One Piece universe when he was captured and sent to the Human Auctioning House in Sabaody to be sold as a slave.)

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Next chapter: To the Grand Line!