Chapter 9: The House Elf Returns
It had been 10 minutes since Luffy left. Haru stared up at the ceiling.
"How can you still find him charming?" yelled Hina's voice, "He vanished Haru's entire arm."
"He just left it boneless." Came Hermione's voice.
That was when the group that sat in the Straw Hat tower entered the Medical Wing.
"I take it Hermione's taking Lockhart's side." Said Haru as they approached his bed.
"So how's the arm?" asked Ron.
"It feels like 1,000s of tiny splitters are in my arm." Said Haru.
"But at least you beat Draco." Said Cho.
"I know." Said Haru, "Hopefully this won't happen when we play, right?"
Both Cho and Cedric nodded, they had learned during the Summer that Haru believed in friendly rivalry.
Malfoy was not a friend who cared.
That was when Haru noticed Luna's hat.
"Whoa! Awesome hat Luna!" half yelled Haru.
"So it's true he has a extremely short attention span." Thought Marietta.
"I am planning when I learn a correct spell to make it roar." Said Luna.
"Oh wow…" said Haru clearly impressed with the idea.
That was when Hina and Maya pushed Ginny forward, figuring helping out with her crush would get her away from that damn diary.
"I think Ginny wants to say something about the game." Said Hina.
Ginny began to blush.
"Isn't that right?" asked Maya.
"Okay…" said Tom, "Since when are you two Shippers?"
Hina unleashed her Walrus killing glare onto the young inventor.
Ginny blushed, "The way you caught the Snitch today was amazing." She managed to say.
"You really think so?" asked Haru with a slight blush.
Hina being his sister picked up Haru's blush right away.
"Oh it look like someone has a little crush." Said Hina whop poked his bad arm.
"Hina! Why did you do that!" yelled Haru.
"Come on, tell the truth." Said Hina poking the arm once again.
"I think it's best if we all leave right now!" said Maya, "Before a battle of wills erupt."
Everyone knew what that meant and left the Medical Wing, and they left a good time as a less than a minute later the two began to use Haki on each other.
After Hina was kicked out, Yosopp came back in with a picture of a stone Gilderoy. Doing what appeared to be the chicken dance.
"I don't think he'll ever get an immunity." Said Haru.
"No way." Said Yosopp.
However night soon fell and Haru was alone in the wing with only the petrified cat.
That was when a certain House Elf showed up.
"You again?" asked Haru, "What are you doing here?"
"Why aren't you gone?" asked Dobby.
"You're still trying to prevent me from staying?" asked Haru.
"Please leave Hogwarts." Said Dobby, "Dobby only did what he did to get Harry to leave."
"The only thing you did was anger my parents." Sighed Haru, "That's not a good thing."
"Dobby only did it to protect Harry." Said Dobby.
"You are aware they're out for blood? Right?" asked Haru.
Dobby froze… he had forgotten that his parents were "blood thirsty" pirates. They weren't really bloodthirsty but Dobby didn't know that.
"Dobby wants to know something." Said Dobby.
"Yeah, what about it?" asked Haru.
"How did Harry get to the train with out using the barrier?" asked Dobby.
"Barrier?" asked Haru clearly confused, "What are you talking about?"
Dobby remembered that Haru had those weird portal powers… and didn't bring it up again.
"Is this about the cat?" asked Haru, "And whoever is trying to petrify people."
"This has happened before!" said Dobby, "Harry Potter must leave!"
"You said it happened before!" said Haru, "It happened before tell me more information."
Dobby began beat himself up.
"Stop that or send you to that roof again." Said Haru.
Dobby stopped, remembered last time he came to warn him, Haru sent him to a roof top at Diagon Alley.
"What happened before?" asked Haru.
"Dobby can't tell you. Please leave Harry." Said Dobby.
That was when they heard some people come in, Dobby disappeared, causing Haru to sigh.
He listened in hear in it was Dumbledore and the other teachers.
Haru got up to see what's going on.
"What's going on?" asked Haru.
"Shouldn't be asleep?" asked Snape.
"I can't sleep. My arm's in too much pain." Said Haru.
That's when he noticed Colin was prettified.
"Looks likes what ever is going on it moving up in prey." Said Haru.
"What would make you say that?" asked Snape.
Haru shrugged, "Made for a good analogy."
"Haru, can you go back to bed while we investigate?" asked Dumbledore.
"Sure." Said Haru.
He went back to his best as Dumbledore began to investigate a camera that was on the boy. He opened where the film should be and found it was melted.
Haru saw on the other of the curtain.
"What that is really powerful." Thought Haru.
The next day, Haru met up with Luffy, he knew he had to tell him about the House Elf.
"So let me get this strait, there's a house elf that's causing problems?" asked Luffy.
"Yeah he was the one that sent the Bludger at me." Said Haru, "He's trying to protect me, he said the Prettification has happened before."
"Don't worry about it." Said Luffy with a big grin, "We're pirates, I'm sure what ever is causing is no match for us."
"You're right." Said Haru with a big grin as well.
There was a small silence.
"Let's not tell your mom about the House Elf." Said Luffy.
"I was going to suggest that too." sighed Haru.
Word had also spread though out the school about Colin's attack. Many people wonder who the Heir of Slytherin was, most blamed students from Slytherin others claimed it was the least likely suspect like a random Hufflepuff first year.
Some even thought it was Hina, these people would not listen to reason that Hina was born in another Dimension,
By this point it had been a week…
It was during dinnertime and Ginny was silently staring into space. She knew something was wrong, but she didn't know what…
"Ginny." Said Maya.
"What?" asked Ginny.
"What's wrong?" asked Maya.
"Nothing really… I'm fine." Said Ginny.
"No you're not. You're not even noticing Hina's eating you're food." Said Maya.
Ginny looked at her plate and saw Hina was eating from it.
"Hehe… Hey Ginny… was wondering when you would notice." Said Hina laughing nervously.
Ginny stared at the vine user and laughed a little, she couldn't help it.
She really hadn't gotten along with any of her roommates… but those two had made up for it.
"Should I tell them about Tom… no maybe I shouldn't." thought Ginny, who was not thinking about the Tom those two grew up with… (this is going to be hard to write).
At the staff table, Perona grumpily ate. Zoro was lost, big time. Granted Zoro got lost, a lot… every day… usually more than once. Usually he made it to the meals but this time was different. So it was Perona's job to find him as her ghosts were the best for scouting.
"We should put a leash on the idiot." Muttered Perona.
"Maybe he needs a baby sitter." Said Sanji, "He knows this place is a maze. Yet he continues to get lost."
"Count me out. I baby-sat him once. I'm never doing that again." Muttered Perona.
That was when Perona got a message from one of ghosts, she dropped her utensils.
"Perona, what is it?" asked Marguerite.
"It can't be." She whispered.
She ran out of the great hall. The other Straw Hats looked each other and followed her.
The 7 Straw Hat kids followed right away, along with Ron, Hermione and Ginny. Got To the 4th floor when they saw Zoro… However something clearly happened to him. No one could hide their shock.
"It can't be…" whispered Luffy.
"He's been prettified…" said Hancock.
Indeed, the main swordsman of the Straw Hats was prettified… all three of his sword were out, preparing for some kind of fight…
It looks like even the great Straw Hat pirates were no match for whatever was going around.
Next Time: The crew deals with the fact that Zoro was attacked. They know he will be healed soon, but still can't believe it. Meanwhile the school starts up a Dueling Club, while Hina figures out how she could interrogate Draco! What will happen? Find out next time!
A/N: Yes, I petrified Zoro... In my option he's the best one to have petrified when it came to the Straw Hats. If you can't figure out why I think that I will eventually explain. I hope you were all surprised.