A/N: Thank you for asking! In this fic, Clow Reed lived for at least 2 centuries, but remained looking like a normal 20 year-old guy. How and when the prologue happened will be revealed soon in this story (don't know when, but stick with me). He died at least 50 years before the current events of the fic, but was born for like centuries ago (He was the strongest sorcerer during his time,after all). I hope that answers your question :)

If there are more questions, or thoughts about the fic, don't hesitate to ask.

"Text spoken in English"

'Thoughts in English'

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'Thoughts in Japanese'

*Flashback*

It was the night before Sakura's flight to England. Touya sat in the couch in the living room, staring at the picture of his mom, Nadeshiko Fujitaka, that was sitting in a table across the room. He was drinking tea when his father came to the living room.

"You're still up, otou-san? It's already 10." He asked. Fujitaka sat beside him.

"I helped Sakura pack her things for tomorrow. Don't worry, she's asleep now." Fujitaka smiled while looking at Nadeshiko's picture.

"I'd never thought you'd agree to let her go, Touya."

"And I'd never thought you'd remember all of these things."

Fujitaka stood up and went to the kitchen. A few minutes later, he came back with a tray with a teapot, a cup, and some cookies.

"Here, you might be hungry, and if you want to refill your cup with tea." He smiled while he placed the tray on the table in front of Touya.

"Thank you, otou-san." Touya refilled his cup with tea then took a cookie. "Since when?"

Fujitaka looked at Touya with a raised eyebrow.

"Your memories."

"Ah. It started with the incident at Tokyo Tower, with Eriol-san." Fujitaka started. Touya listened eagerly as he munched a cookie.

"It was a slow process. I didn't remember all at once. It was until I saw your mother again that stream of memories flooded my mind."

The two went silent for a few minutes. Fujitaka looked at the photo frame, reminiscing.

"Have you seen everything, Touya? During that night?" He said, not looking at Touya.

"It was a nightmare I'd rather forget." Touya looked at his cup of tea, his eyes were brimming with tears.

"I'm sorry, Touya."

"It's not your fault, otou-san." Touya smiled at his father. "It's already 8 years since it happened. Look at where we are now, we are all happy and ..." Touya trailed off, remembering that Sakura was leaving tomorrow.

"Sakura-san will be fine, Touya, I'm telling you." Fujitaka looked at the time. It was already 11 in the evening. He stood up and started to pick up the cups when he stopped and looked at Touya.

"Why did you let her go, all of a sudden, anyway?" Touya stiffened.

"I want her to be occupied as much as possible."

"Why is that?"

"So that she won't have time thinking about the brat." He hissed the last word as if it was venom in his mouth. Fujitaka roared with laughter.

"You're the same as ever, Touya." Fujitaka then left the living room.

'And I can't really do anything about it. Sakura has to go to Hogwarts after all. She has to.'

Sakura woke up when sun rays beamed her face. Startled, she slowly opened her eyes and looked at her side. All of her baggages were at the side of her bed. When she rose, she saw Kero sitting up at her desk.

"Yerr really leaving now, mistress." Kero frowned. He was disappointed that he wasn't allowed to come with Sakura.

*FLASHBACK*

"No matter whut happens, I'll be watching 'ya!" Kero, in English, said to Sakura in a dignified manner.

"I'm afraid that wouldn't be happening, Keroberos" Minerva, suddenly standing behind Kero, said. "You are not allowed in the school premises."

"B-but …. why? I can't leave my mistress alone!" Kero said, pleadingly.

"I'm sorry, Keroberos, but you simply cannot." Minerva frowned as Keroberos sulked and went upstairs.

*END OF FLASHBACK*

"Enough with the 'mistress', Kero-chan," Sakura patted Kero then took him with her, "and it's ok, it's not that we won't be able to see each other again." Sakura's reassurance made Kero smile.

"Just promise you'll write to us, mistress." Yue, with Toya, stood at Sakura's door, making Sakura and Kero yelp.

"Of course, Yue." Sakura smiled at the two men at her door. "And please, just please, stop the mistress thing. It makes me feel like an old lady." Sakura laughed nervously.

"Yeah, the title mistress doesn't suit a kaijuu." Touya sneered at a steaming Sakura. Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck Touya's back. He yelped with pain.

"I'm not a monster." Sakura simply said. Yue smiled a little bit when Touya held onto his shoulder.

"It's sad though," Sakura then looked at Yue, "that neither of you can come with me." She then went and changed clothing when Touya closed the door.

"We trust your judgements, mistress, that is why I'm confident even when you are not with us." Yue said with his usual serious face when Sakura already changed clothing and started carrying her luggage out of her room. Yue assisted her.

'When will I have Yue call me with my name?' Sakura thought while looking at Yue.

The four of them went down to eat breakfast. Yue, now as Yukito, sat down beside Sakura, facing Touya. Fujitaka then laid five plates on the table before sitting down beside Touya, facing Sakura. Kero then sat down in a little makeshift chair that Sakura made for him. Fujitaka cooked pancakes, eggs and bacon, making Kero extra happy.

All of them ate quietly. The sound all of them can only hear was the sound of their chopsticks. Finally, Fujitaka decided to break the ice.

"So, Sakura-san," he turned his head to Sakura, "you are with Tomoyo in this flight, am I correct?"

"Hai! Tomoyo-chan will pick me up here since McGonagall-sensei told me that she would meet me up at the airport." Sakura beamed a smile at her father.

"That's great, Sakura-san," Fujitaka smile back. "One more thing, make sure not to call Minerva, McGonagall-sensei," Fujitaka then shifted to English, "but rather, address her and all of the teachers there as professor, okay?"

"Okay!" Sakura answered back in English. She was getting used to speak the language since after Tomoyo discovered that she can understand English, she always conversed to Sakura in complete English.

As soon as all of them finished their breakfast, the doorbell rang.

"Must be Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura opened the door to see Tomoyo at the door, her bodyguards at the gate, and a limousine parked in front of their house.

"Hoee? Tomoyo-chan, is that yours?" Sakura looked at the limousine, dumbfounded.

"Yes! Are you ready?" Tomoyo asked.

"Yes!" Sakura beamed a smile at Tomoyo.

After putting her luggages in the limousine and saying her final goodbyes to her family and guardians, Sakura and Tomoyo headed down to the airport.

"So your mom's already in England?" Sakura asked.

"Yup! I was supposed to be with her in her flight but then she told me to finish 5th grade first before leaving." Tomoyo started to have stars in her eyes. "And, I'm so happy that we are in the same plane! Did you know I changed seats just for me to sit with you?" Tomoyo giggled while Sakura sweatdropped

"Say, Sakura-chan," Tomoyo suddenly asked Sakura, "why did Kero-chan and Yue-san spoke formally in front of you again all of a sudden?" Sakura tilted her head a bit.

"Well …." Sakura started, smiling. "Kero-chan reacted when Mcg ... Professor McGonagall commented on how he disrespected me as a mistress." Sakura sweatdropped. "As for Yue-san, he always addressed me as mistress no matter how many times I told him not to." She sighed.

"Oh yeah, Yue-san always did." Tomoyo smiled. "But then, Kero-chan was hit by the remark? That's new." Tomoyo and Sakura laughed.

"Hmmm, but I wonder how Mr. Fujitaka is connected to all of this." Tomoyo thought aloud. "I always thought that he was non-magical of some sort before Hiiragiwaza-kun gave half of his magic to him."

"Yeah, I wonder too," Sakura looked at the window. "I guess I have to ask him someday, and maybe ask Eriol-kun too."

The rest of the trip was silent, with Sakura admiring all she saw outside and Tomoyo videotaping her. Before they knew it, they were already at the airport.

Sakura spotted Professor McGonagall just outside the airport grounds. She was only carrying a small bag. Sakura also noticed that the old lady was wearing a rather odd robe, though other people didn't notice it.

"Professor!" Sakura called out. She ran towards the professor while Tomoyo followed.

"Hello, Miss Kinomoto. I see you are with your muggle friend." Professor McGonagall smiled at Tomoyo.

"Muggle?" Sakura asked. Before Professor McGonagall could answer, Tomoyo greeted her back.

"Yes, professor. I believe we are in the same plane. I'm Daidouji Tomoyo and I am Sakura's friend." Tomoyo smiled. With all of their luggages out of the limousine, they then proceeded to the booths to check in.

"What's a muggle?" Sakura asked again.

"Sakura-chan, a muggle is someone who doesn't have magical powers, like me." Tomoyo answered Sakura as they went to check in their luggages.

"Where have you learned that, Miss Daidouji?" The professor asked.

"I did a little research. Ohohoho." Tomoyo answered.

"I haven't seen one muggle that is interested in magic and openly accepts it immediately, Miss Daidouji. Miss Kinomoto is rather lucky to have befriended you." Professor McGonagall commented.

"Ohoho, it's Sakura-chan after all. Too bad I won't be able to see the school itself." Tomoyo frowned a bit. "But at least I'm on the same plane with you!" Professor McGonagall can only look at the starry-eyed girl with wonder. Sakura sweatdropped.

The three of them checked in and boarded the plane with ease. During the first few hours of the trip, Sakura and Tomoyo talked about how excited they are to step in England for the first time. During the travel, Tomoyo fell asleep while Sakura turned her attention to the professor beside her.

"A-ano," Sakura broke the ice. "I didn't have the chance to ask you, but, what exactly is Hogwarts?" The professor looked amused.

"I knew you were going to ask." The professor smiled. "Hogwarts is a school for aspiring witches and wizards. They train and study magic there." Sakura looked rather confused.

"Then, you must be mistaken! I'm not a witch!" Sakura covered her mouth, afraid that others might hear her.

"Don't worry about the people. I've put an eavesdropping spell so they won't be able to hear." Sakura relaxed.

"I-I'm no witch." Sakura frowned. "I'm a-a s-..." Sakura trailed off. She didn't want to be called a sorcerer in the first place.

"It's fine, Miss Kinomoto, we know." Sakura lifted her head. "That's even one of the reasons why we invited you over."

"But, why?"

The professor frowned. "We were afraid that you might lose your life if not taken of and watched over." Sakura flinched.

"B-but, I'm p-perfectly fine, see? I can take care of myself." Sakura laughed nervously; she knew and Kero kept telling her the dangers of being a sorceress. The lady from Hong Kong was one good example.

Minerva glared at her for a few seconds then laughed. Sakura became confused with her.

"You are such a terrible liar, like your dear mother." Minerva smiled and looked up as if reminiscing.

"You knew my mother?"

"Of course I do! She was one of my favorite students after all." Minerva touched the tip of Sakura's nose with her index finger.

"She was a student at Hogwarts?! Hoeee ..." She slumped back to her seat, feeling sleepy.

"Didn't you ask your father about this?"

"No. I was too excited for this trip, I forgot to ask him some things." Sakura yawned while the professor chuckled.

"I'm sure you'd be able to ask your father about this one of these days, but first you have to rest. Now go to sleep. We won't be arriving soon."

Before Sakura knew it, she fell asleep.

Their landing went smooth as they expected. Even their check out went smoothly. After claiming their baggages, they went to see Tomoyo off as she was picked by their family limousine up.

"Always write to me, Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo hugged Sakura for the last time before entering the limousine. Sakura waved at the departing limousine while holding a piece of paper containing Tomoyo's address.

"Let's go, Miss Kinomoto. Somebody is waiting for you as well." Sakura unknowingly released a small "hoee...", which the professor found amusing.

"Uhh, professor? Why did we take a normal plane?" Sakura can't help but ask. She was expecting more than the normal travel, like teleporting and the like.

"Well, we are avoiding unwanted attention, aren't we?" The professor answered. Sakura, although not understanding what she meant, nodded.

"Wait, but your clothes sure attract attention..." When she realized what he said, Sakura covered her mouth, her face flushed red. "I'm sorry." Her voice was barely audible.

"It's alright." Minerva laughed at the sight of Sakura being embarassed. "Magic can do an awful lot of things. Come with me now." They walked away from the airport.

Sakura noticed a limousine parked near the airport. But she failed to notice that they were headed that way.

"We are going to picked up by this?" Sakura's jaw dropped when she realized. 'This trip just gets better and better.'

"Isn't it neat, Sakura-san?" Sakura yelped at the familiar voice. She turned to see a boy with dark hair and glasses.

"Eriol-kun!" Sakura hugged Eriol tight. Eriol smiled, looking amused. Sakura then broke from the hug.

"Wait ... you know each other?" Sakura was surprised to know that Eriol and Professor McGonagall actually know each other.

"Well, we've known each other for quite a while." Eriol dismissively said while taking Sakura's luggage into the limousine.

"Well then," the professor cleared her throat, "I would see you in a month and a half, and I expect Eriol to take care of you while you prepare for the term. I better get going." Suddenly, she turned into a cat then disappeared.

"Hoeee ..." Sakura was still surprised that the professor turns into a cat. "Eriol-kun, how did you know each other?" Sakura switched to Japanese.

"Hmmm ... It's a long story." Eriol smiled while assisting Sakura into the limousine. The limousine then took them to Eriol's manor, where she rested with Eriol, Nakuru, Spinel Sun and Kaho.