Chapter 10: The Swordsman Petrified

Everyone was silent, Perona was the one that got the teachers as this was a magical matter and she was the one who could there the fastest by using astral projection.

"I can't believe this happened…" said Luffy quietly, "Whatever did this to him was extremely powerful."

That was when the teachers arrived with Perona who returned to her body.

"So it appears the great swords man of the crew was taken down." Sneered Snape.

"You know very little about Zoro so shut up!" shouted Luffy.

"What are you going to make me?" asked Snape.

Luffy gritted his teeth.

"That's enough!" shouted Dumbledore, "Believe we should carefully remove his swords before taking him to the Medical Wing."

After very carefully, which was hard as the petrified swordsman that a firm grip of his swords, they headed to the medical wing.

"You should go back to you house." Said Pro. McGonagall.

"You should follow them kids." Said Luffy.

"Come on Ginny… let's go, it's going to be fine." Said Maya.

"Okay…" whispered Ginny who in shock after seeing it happen to Zoro.

The kids went up to Gryffindor as the teachers brought Zoro to the Medical Wing. When they placed Zoro into the bed, the teachers left the crew alone to talk.

"I thought it was going to be okay." Said Luffy, "I thought whatever happened would get, I was wrong."

"Zoro's lucky." Said Perona, "As he is always…"

"What do you mean?" asked Luffy.

"You know I'm good friends with Myrtle." Said Perona.

"Oh yeah, the toilet ghost." Said Luffy.

"Don't call her that." Said Perona.

"What about her?" asked Nami.

"I found out when she was in school, the same thing happened. Muggle-borns were getting Petrified… however not everyone was Petrified… she was attacked too… but…" said Perona.

"She died." Said Marguerite.

"That's right." Said Perona.

"So Zoro lived, what else is new." Said Sanji.

"What concerns me more is that there was no blood." Said Hancock, "None what so ever."

"So wait you think it was a sneak attack?" asked Luffy.

"It was, but Zoro being well…" said Hancock.

"Zoro." Said Luffy.

"He knew there was someone or something behind him." Said Hancock.

"Well whatever that is we have to stop it." Said Luffy.

The other crew members nodded.

That was when Dumbledore entered the room.

"There is something I'm afraid we have to talk about." Said Dumbledore.

Meanwhile in the Gryffindor common room, Ginny ran to her dorm.

"I guess right now it only makes sense that she wants to write in her diary." Said Maya.

Hina nodded…

"I can't believe Zoro was petrified." Said Haru.

"He's the third stronger person in the crew." Said Hina.

"Who's the two strongest members?" asked Hermione.

"Do you really need to ask?" asked Haru.

Hermione realized Haru meant his parents.

"This changes things." Said Tom.

"Looks like we're going to have to carry our weapons around with us." Said Maya.

"I should up my training with dad." Said Nojiko.

"Me too." Said Tom.

"Maya, I'm going to need your help." Said Hina, "I need to find a way make Malfoy talk!"

"Maybe there are some books about it." Said Hermione, "I'm sure something like this has happened before somewhere."

"It has happened before here." Said Haru, "Many years ago."

That was when Hermione, Hina and Nojiko all hit him in the head (well Nojiko kicked him).

"You only mentioned this now?" the three of them asked.

"I thought I told you." Said Haru.

"You didn't mate." Said Ron.

"So how did you find out?" asked Hina.

"It was that House Elf Dobby, he showed up again." Said Haru.

"He did?" asked Ron.

"House Elf?" asked everyone else.

"Oh right, I forgot to mention him." Sighed Haru.

Haru began to explained about Dobby, about how he suddenly showed up at the Wesley's and then he was the one that effected the Bludger and the night he was in the Medical Wing Dobby told that it happened before.

"So that's why dad said he dealt wit h it." Said Hina knowing that Hancock would react badly to a mistreated House Elf was the one that it to Haru.

"That's right." Said Haru.

"So what should we do?" asked Hermione.

"We should try to find who or what is doing this." Said Haru.

"Wouldn't our parents handle it?" asked Nojiko.

"We could always do our own investigation while they're handling theirs." said Haru.

In the Medical Wing…

"What do you mean we should let Haru handle it!" yelled Luffy.

"Haru needs experience dealing with magic." Said Dumbledore, "All of you know about the Prophecy."

"That doesn't mean we should let Haru find out what this is by himself!" yelled Luffy.

"I need to build him so he can face Voldemort." Explained Dumbledore.

"Build him?" asked Luffy.

"I didn't mean it like that." Said Dumbledore, "I mean is that Haru is the only one that can do it."

"If it's just dealing with magic it would be fine, but whatever it is was strong to effect Zoro! He's the world's strongest sword's man!" yelled Luffy, "Haru maybe strong, but I don't know if he can handle it!"

Luffy sighed, even if everything was strange. The room became silent.

"If another of my crew is attacked we're going to take over, no matter what you say." Said Luffy.

"I understand." Said Dumbledore.

"You better know what you are doing." Muttered Luffy.

Dumbledore nodded and left…

"Are you sure that's really a good idea?" asked Nami.

"We don't have much a choice." Said Luffy, "As long as that prophecy stand, we don't have much of a choice."

They all knew that Luffy would not allow innocent people suffer under Voldemort if he did return, in fact none of them wanted that to happen, so they for the time grudgingly deiced to let Haru handle it.

In the coming days things changed, it was subtle in most cases, but one could tell that Luffy, Sanji and Perona were all taking it hard.

Luffy ate a lot more than usual and bothered Snape a lot more than usual. Poking the bitter Potions Professor saying "bother, bother, bother" over and over again helped him quite a bit.

Perona much like Luffy took out her frustrations on Snape. Watching the poor sap get depressed a lot was fun.

Sanji on the other hand had no one to take out his frustration on, as Zoro was the one he usually beat up when he was upset with something. Sanji found three ways taking it out, cooking, teaching his daughter moves she have yet to learn and disappearing for long periods of time. Nami knew Sanji found a secret room in the castle and decided to keep it a secret.

The other crewmembers didn't take it as hard the other three, but one could tell they under stress, even if Zoro would get better in a few months.

The day started out as a normal day.

"So let me get this strait?" asked Ron, "You've been testing out your new moves on Malfoy."

"That's right." Said Nojiko.

Hina took a seat next to Ron, who flinched at the site of the yellow and white snake around Hina's shoulders.

"Stop flinching whenever you see Marie." Said Hina.

Marie was Hina's snake that was her pet, partner and weapon. Marie only recently had grew into the size needed to be used as a bow, but the two still needed some training, but with the petrifactions she had decided the time had come to start taking her where she went.

"Sorry bit I'm still used to the notion that snakes are the pets of Dark Wizards." Said Ron.

Hina used her Walrus killing glare on him.

"You're very lucky that mom and Marguerite weren't within ear shot." Said Hina.

Ginny came down to eat.

"Hey Gin, you okay?" asked Maya.

"I'm fine." Said Ginny who was still very pale.

"You want to help me find a way to girl Malfoy?" asked Hina.

"No I'm fine." Said Ginny.

That was when Haru showed up, "I heard that there's going to be a dueling club, do you guys want to join with me?" asked Haru.

"I'm guessing that a lot of students are scared about what ever is going around." Said Hina, "A way to make them feel better."

"Your just sore that you can't join yet." Said Haru.

"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Hina.

"She's sore." Thought Ron, Maya and Nojiko.

"Oh come Hina, we at least watch." Said Maya.

"I don't know… I mean for all we know is that the club is being held by Lockhart and Snape." Said Hina.

The day of the first club meeting.

"Damn it! I can't believe it's being held by Lockhart and Snape!" yelled Haru.

"Well it could be worse." Said Hina as she and the other Straw Hat kids came to watch.

"How can it be worse?" asked Haru.

"Well… um… hm… Well…" said Hina, "I got nothing! Anyone have any other ideas?"

No one in their group which consisted of Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville, Luna and the other Straw Hats Kids stayed silent until Yosopp said something out loud.

"What about monkeys?" asked Yosopp, "Having monkeys teach the club."

"I would have preferred monkeys to them, even if everyone ended up covered in crap… at least we would have learned something." Said Haru.

That was when the two teachers began to teach the Disarming Charm. Of course Snape was the one that got to use the spell. Gilderoy claimed that he was being a good sport by getting hit.

"Sure he was." Said Hina.

"I'm sure Lockhart was doing to make Sane feeling better about himself after being the target of Luffy and Perona's frustrations." Said Hermione.

"Hermione… you're the smartest student in the class… why do you fawn over him?" asked Ron.

"He's a brilliant man, you're just unable to see that." Said Hermione.

"Just give up Hina, you can't win." Said Tom.

"I'm begging to agree with you." Said Hina pinching her nose.

Two students were chosen to show off the spell they learned, and only that spell.

Those two were Haru and Draco…

Yeah… they were going to use the spell... And they were going to become the best of friends and live happily ever after…

By the way, that was sarcasm.

Draco first used a spell to knock Haru away, then Haru used the tickling spell on him… it wasn't until Draco used a spell to conjure a cobra. Causing a lot of students in scream in terror, after all it was an extremely poisonous snake.

"The hell man!" yelled Haru, "I can handle these things but the rest of the school can't!"

That was when Gilderoy tried to vanish, but he only launched into the air landing in front of Justin… angry, ready to bite.

That was when Haru stepped in, he quickly stepped on the snakes neck, grabbed it by the tail and flung it into the wall, causing a lot of cheers to erupt.

"Oh great, he just made himself more popular." Sighed Hina.

"That's not good." said Ron.

Luffy watched from the door of the great hall then left with a sigh, hoping that Haru would really solve the mystery and stop what ever was going on… After all these things tend to get worse before they get better.

Next Time: A couple more victims are found petrified, this time a student and one of the ghosts! Still going on the belief it's Draco, Hina and Maya interrogate him! And one of them isn't happy! In fact you can say she's bad... ... ... yeah... it's going to be one of those...