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Japanese Vacation
Chapter 16
Moving
The five of them looked much better than they had the day before, though none of them looked their best. Harry had had another vision the night before, at about two in the morning.
An hour later, Fred had decided to move him to the living room. Between Harry's room and the living room, he had quieted down, only for it to start when he'd been on the couch alone for five minutes.
It was then that Hermione had rushed from the room to grab blankets and pillows. When she returned, she told everyone that they were sleeping in the living room. Only Draco had protested, but it had subsided when Hermione pointed out that Harry seemed to be silent when someone was physically touching him, and that the more people that surrounded him, the less likely that he would be without it.
It had caused some interesting results the next morning, particularly when Harry woke. As it was, neither Harry nor Draco could look at each other without shifting uncomfortably.
Harry rubbed his scar lightly while finishing up some of the homework he hadn't done the night before. Both Hermione and Draco were reading.
Haruhi walked into the class room and smiled upon seeing everyone in better moods. As she walked past the others desks she waved and sat down next to Draco. "Good morning, Malfoy-kun."
"Good Morning, Fujioka-chan."
Haruhi smiled over at Draco and began to take out her own things before she dug into her bag, retrieving a small bun to munch on.
--
Moments later the twins came in, looking rather exhausted. When they sat down, Hikaru groaned while Kaoru wrapped his arms up under his chin and whined.
Harry looked up from his work, brow creased. "What's wrong?" he asked.
Kaoru looked over. "His majesty called us at two in the morning to tell us what happened with Kyouya."
"He talked for two hours, and then we had to get here…" Hikaru said before being interrupted by a yawn of his own as he stretched his arms high over his head.
Harry winced sympathetically. "Ouch. Sorry to hear that," he hesitated a moment. "I hope things are alright with you."
--
Draco raised an eyebrow. "Forget to eat this morning?"
Haruhi looked over to him, the bun in her mouth while she'd bent to get a few things out of her bag. After a moment she took the bun out of her mouth and nodded sheepishly.
"Oh yeah, I slept in late this morning, so I just grabbed a sweet bun on my way to school." She smiled before taking another bite.
Draco nodded, laughing slightly.
After a bit, Haruhi finished her food and went to looking over her notes from the day before.
--
Kaoru and Hikaru both smiled at Harry for a moment. "Eh, it happens when Otou-san and Oka-san get into fights. Apparently, Ohtori-sempai didn't stop throwing punches until Tamaki-sempai asked him what he would gain from alienating you guys."
"Oka-san doesn't usually do stuff without it giving him sort of merit. In your case, there was nothing to benefit from." Kaoru piped up.
Harry blinked. "I . . . see," though it was fairly obvious he didn't.
Kaoru looked at him. "Oh sorry, we call Tamaki-sempai 'Otou-san' and, Kyouya-sempai 'Oka-san'. It's kinda like nicknames. That, and Tamaki-sempai sees himself as the 'father' figure of the group." His laugh only changed to a yawn as he covered his mouth.
"Oh," Harry said, tilting his head to the side. It made sense, in an odd sort of way. He shook his head. "I'd offer to let you use my notes so that you could sleep, but I doubt you'd want to use them."
"Nah, it's ok. But thank you for offering." They both smiled as they got out their school supplies. Before too long, the bell rang and it was time to start classes.
Everything went alright, until, about halfway until lunch break, when the intercom cackled on.
"Due to circumstances beyond their control, the Hogwarts' students chaperone will be heading back to England by the end of today. Therefore, as they cannot stay by themselves, they will need a host family for the forseeable future. All those interested, please call the office."
Every Hogwarts student stared at the intercom in shock. Who had decided this? Draco and Hermione both turned to Harry, who looked just as surprised as both of them. He turned to them and shrugged.
--2-A--
"Is this an idea of Harry's?" George asked.
Fred shrugged. "I think he would have told us if he was planning something."
"Well, then who's idea was this?"
Fred just shrugged again, he really didn't have an idea.
--1-A--
After Haruhi heard the announcement she stood and asked the teacher if she could go to the restroom. The teacher gave her the hall pass and she quickly took a step out and called her father.
"Otou-san? Huh? Oh no, I'm not in trouble. I have a question to ask you." She smiled as she talked.
I'm pretty much the only muggle Malfoy-kun trusts.
After talking to her dad for a few moments, she had him call the school and tell them that she would be taking in Draco. When she walked back in she sat down and smiled at him.
"Don't worry, Malfoy-kun. My dad is calling, and you'll be staying at my house." She smiled a bit "It's not much, but I thought you'd feel more comfortable there then with someone you don't even know." Her face flushed as she spoke.
Draco smiled back at Haruhi. "Thank you."
--
After seeing Haruhi leave, the twins both nodded and called their own parents, doing the same. They gave Harry a small smile.
Harry gave them a small smile back. For some reason, something just didn't feel right, and, if there was anything he'd learned in his years at Hogwarts, it was to trust his instincts.
--
Soon the bell was ringing to signal the start of lunch. Haruhi pulled out her bento box and did as she always did. Today though, she pulled out two sets of brand new chopsticks. She slid one pair to Draco. They were black, with beautifully painted green dragons on them. She had found the chopsticks at a store the night before after Draco had dropped her off. Getting out her own she began to eat the cooked meats and vegetables that were there in front of them.
Draco fingered the chopsticks chop sticks gently. "These are beautiful, Fujioka-chan," Draco breathed, smiling at her.
Haruhi blushed. "They weren't much. I just thought you might like a set of your own."
"Did you know," Draco said, "That my name means 'dragon'?"
Haruhi nodded. "I learned a bit of latin from here." Her cheeks were still a pinkish color as she continued to eat.
Soon a dark figure appeared in the door way, and in stepped Nekozawa. As he glided over to Haruhi's desk he waved to Harry and Hermione. Reaching Haruhi's seat he smiled, and Belzenev waved a small hand. Haruhi only smiled in return to the older boy.
"Oh, hello, Nekozawa-sempai. Why are you here?"
"I was wondering, Fujioka-kun, If you might be willing to help me with Kirimi. It seems she wants to come to see me, but our maid is on vacation and she doesn't trust anyone else to be there with her." Haruhi thought for a moment.
"I'm sorry, Nekozawa-sempai, but I have to get a room ready for Malfoy-kun. He's going to be staying with me."
"Oh, alright…well, thank you anyways, Fujioka-kun." He began to leave the class room.
--
The twins had just turned back to their meal when they got a text from Tamaki.
:Kyouya got permission to house Harry. Heard you guys were going to, sorry father wouldn't listen.:
The two gaped at the message then turned to Harry. They knew things were going to be hard for the black haired teen.
--
Harry and Hermione shared a look, and Harry nodded. Hermione nodded back and stood, making her way over to the darkly clad teen. "Nekozawa-san," she called. as she approached.
Nekozawa turned and smiled at Hermione. "Oh, hello, Granger-chan. Can I help you?"
Hermione nodded. "Yes, there is. Though, I wouldn't be surprised if you already knew it, what with what you've already seen. Would you mind talking somewhere else?"
Nekozawa nodded extending his arm out, letting her leave the class room first.
Hermione left, going over what she had planned to say. They both highly doubted that he'd go screaming it from the rooftops. It never hurt to have a plan though.
--
The twins leaned over to Harry and whispered. "We have a problem."
Harry blinked at them. "What now?"
The twins faces wore identical grimaces as Kaoru handed him his cell phone, the text still there. They just didn't have the heart to tell him themselves.
Harry read the text with a sinking feeling. The last time they'd had him do that, it had said that Kyouya knew about them. He read it once, and promptly dropped his head against the desk with a loud 'thunk.'
"Just once," he muttered. "I would like a normal, peaceful school year."
--
Nekozawa walked with Hermione, the entire time wondering what it was that she wanted. "So Granger-chan, what is it you needed to speak with me about?"
"Before I say anything else," Hermione said. "I would like you to know that this cannot be told to anyone else who has not already been told. Do I have you're word on that?"
Nekozawa nodded and raised the hand that did not have Belzenev on it. "Oh the honor of the Nekozawa family, you have my word." He smiled and tilted his head.
Hermione nodded, once accepting that. "Alright then. We are wizards. The school we have come from is designed specifically for us; to teach us how to control that which we were born with."
Nekozawa simply stood there, mulling things over before nodding. "I had a feeling, remember? But don't worry, your secret is more then safe with me."
Hermione nodded back. "We did not doubt that it would be," she said, then she sighed and murmured. "Though we cannot say the same for others."
--
Hikaru reached out to place a hand on Harry's shoulder but stopped, thinking that it might not have been the best idea.
Kaoru, on the other hand, did reach out and grip Harry's shoulder. "If you ever need to escape you can always come to us. We have more then enough room, and we promise to be good." He added the last part trying to lighten the mood a bit.
Harry sighed, sitting up. "Well, it's not like he'll try to kill me, right?"
The twins shared a look. "Well, no, but who knows what kind of hell you might be stuck going through?"
"We just want you to know that if you need us, we're here."
Harry blinked. "I'll keep that in mind, but, you've said it yourself. He doesn't do anything if it doesn't merit him. What would he gain by putting me through hell?" he tone was slightly hopeful, but also held a touch of doubt.
Nodding, the two seemed to agree. "But you never know. He might find something he'd gain from it."
"Right. Well, we can only hope that he doesn't."
The twins nodded and Kaoru took his phone back. Then, the two reached and grabbed their lunches, begining to eat once more.
--
Nekozawa nodded and looked at her. "Well, is there anything else you might need, Granger-chan?
Hermione shook her head. "No. Thank you, Nekozawa-san."
Nekozawa smiled. "Alright then. Oh, I'm sorry to hear about your sensei, if you or any others need a place to stay you are welcome. I have more then enough room."
Hermione nodded, thinking. "I'm not sure who all will be offering, but it would be better for us to be with someone who actually knew what we were. It would be so much easier to study," She paused again. "The Hitachiin's will probably ask for Harry." She bit her lip. "I don't know beyond that though."
"Well if you would like, I will call my parents and ask them to call and arrange for you and who ever else to stay at the Nekozawa house." He said as he began to walk her back to her class room.
Hermione nodded, smiling softly. "That would be great, Nekozawa-san."
"Alright, I'll make the arrangements then." He opened the classroom door. "Have a good day, Granger-chan."
"You too, Nekozawa-san," Hermione nodded goodbye as she entered the classroom, much more relaxed and happy than she had been when she had left.
Her relative good mood deflated, however, when she noticed that Harry and the twins looked fairly gloomy. With a small sigh, she stood in front of Harry's desk and crossed her arms. "What's wrong?" she asked.
Harry glanced up. "It seems that I'll be staying with Ohtori-san."
Hermione's arms dropped to her sides. "No," she breathed.
Harry nodded. "We were just told."
"Oh, Harry, I'm so sorry."
Harry blinked up at her and smiled ruefully. "Hey, it's not like he can kill me."
"Perhaps, but he . . ." Hermione trailed off, searching for a word.
The twins gave Harry a sympathetic look before turning and nodding to Hermione.
"Luckily, he gets no merits from slipping up and telling everyone your secret."
Hermione nodded. "Well, that's good. At least we won't have to worry about the Aurors finding out that people know." She gave Harry a small smile before she grabbed her own lunch and sat down to eat.
"'Mione, relax. He won't do anything."
Hermione doubted that. Yesterday's blow up had been too big, for both Kyouya and Harry, for nothing to happen.
--
When it was almost time for class to end a student came in with three slips of paper. The teacher handed them out to Harry, Hermione, and Draco. Each one stated who the person was staying with. Harry with the Ohtori Family, Hermione with the Nekozawa family, and finally Draco with the Fujioka family.
--2-A--
The twins booth received a paper stating that they would be staying with the Suoh family.
The twins stared at their slips of paper in horror. "What did we do this time?" Fred whined.
"We're not going to be able to get away with anything."
As one, they let their heads fall to their desks.
Not long after that the end of the day bell rang.
--1-A--
Everyone packed up, and, though he tried to hide it, Harry looked like he was walking to his own execution.
"Who did you get, Hermione?" Harry asked.
"Hmm? Oh, Nekozawa-san."
--
Draco stood from his seat. "So, is someone coming to pick us up, or are we moving the stuff by ourselves?"
Haruhi thought for a moment before the twins chimed in hearing his question. "We could always help you guys move you stuff."
Draco nodded. "That would probably be best. It takes a while to pack and shrink everything, and then I'd have to find a way to unshrink everything after we got there."
The door to the class room was already open from other students leaving, and soon, in stepped Nekozawa with his own school bag. "Hello, Potter-kun, Malfoy-kun." He waved to them, Belzenev doing the same. "Whenever you are ready, Granger-chan. My limo is here early to take us to retrieve your things."
--2-A--
Tamaki walked over to the Weasley twins and smiled. "Well? Father said you two are going to be staying with us. Would you like to stop by the other's classroom to talk to them before we go?"
Kyouya walked past the three and made his way to class 1-A.
Fred and George blinked. "We're staying with you?" they asked physically relaxing. "Thank Merlin, we thought we were staying with the Dean!"
"Oh, but you will be staying at the Dean's house. The Dean is my father.(1)" Tamaki smiled.
"We're not going to get away with anything?" George whined, repeating their earlier statement.
"You know who got Harry?" Fred asked, ignoring his brother.
Tamaki laughed, then stopped as his expression changed to a more somber one.
"Well...Kyouya-kun is having him stay there, but the Hitachiin twins wanted him to stay with them. Unfortunately the Ohtori family has too much of an influence. Our parents used to go to school here together." Tamaki sighed as he walked to the door waiting for the other two to follow.
Fred and George followed Tamaki silently, both wondering just what had caused Kyouya to decide he wanted Harry to stay with him. They were also thinking of revenge tactics should the other teen hurt Harry. After all, Weasleys were nothing, if not protective of their own.
--1-A--
When Kyouya got there he only stood at the door, his expression like a stone statue. He then looked at the Hitachiin's. "Would you two please take his things and him to my house? I have a few things to talk to my father about as far as the host club's activities." With that, he turned and left, not giving anyone time to respond.
Hermione nodded. "I can go now. See you there, Harry." She stopped long enough to hear Kyouya say that he wouldn't be taking Harry to get his things before leaving the classroom.
Nekozawa lead Hermione out to the limo, his hood pulled up to hide himself from the sun. Soon they were off to the house that the Hogwarts students used to share.
--
Harry visibly relaxed when Kyouya left. He had a little while longer before he had to deal with the older teen. He knew that he'd need that time to completely get himself ready to handle the situation.
The twins looked at each other then nodded, leading the way out the door. "Well, let's get going."
Harry nodded and picked up his bag, following the twins out the door, Draco following him. "Who got stuck with you, Potter?" Draco asked.
"Ohtori."
Draco stopped. "You're bloody kidding me!" he snarled. "He's gonna tear you apart!"
"He won't do anything."
Though, to Draco, it sounded as if he was trying to convince himself.
Haruhi walked beside Draco while looking at the two as they talked. "I'm sure after Tamaki-sempai speaks with him more things will get much better."
The twins nodded. "Oka-san gives up on stuff after a while."
"After a while is not now!" The blonde exclaimed.
Harry smirked. "I didn't know you cared, Malfoy," he said, in an attempt to get everyone's attention away from the fact that he was staying with Kyouya. It was going to be difficult, sure, but it couldn't be as bad as staying with the Dursley's. He doubted they'd starve him.
Draco sneered. "Care, Potter. As if I would do such a thing."
"Then you might want to be more careful, because that's what it sounds like."
Draco sniffed, sounding very disgust at the very idea.
Haruhi laughed a bit hearing the two bicker.
The two were ahead and as they got to the limo outside they opened the door and climbed in, waiting for the others.
Draco and Harry slipped into the limo, though Draco was pointedly ignoring Harry. Harry just laughed and leaned back against the seat.
Haruhi slid in next to Draco, closing the door behind her. After a while she looked at Draco. "Oh, I'm sorry in advance, but I'm sure my home is no where near anything you're used to. I mean, it's really small, comparatively."
Draco blinked at her. "I'm sure I'll manage. I'm used to sharing a room with several others at Hogwarts, so I'm sure it can't be worse than that."
Harry rolled his eyes.
Haruhi smiled. "Ok."
Hikaru and Kaoru looked at each other then to Harry. "Share a room?" They then turned to Haruhi and narrowed their eyes. "He sleeps in the living room."
Haruhi blinked at the twins for a moment. "W...well of course..." She almost looked flushed.
Harry was silent a moment before he snorted, then fell back against the seat laughing, eyes closed. Draco blinked at the twin, then at Harry, feeling very confused. "What?"
"Sharing a room . . . is not the same thing . . . as sharing . . . a bed," Harry gasped between laughs.
Haruhi tilted her head down to hide her growing blush. "Kaoru, Hikaru."
"Nani?"
"You're both dead as soon as I get a chance."
The two started to laugh along with Harry.
--
Tamaki looked over his shoulder and slowed down till he was walking next to the twins. "Don't worry, I'm sure everything will be alright."
The twins looked at him, faces as serious as they'd ever been. "It had better," they said, "because Ohtori won't like the consequences. We have three older brothers, two of which would hate to hear that anything happened to Harry."
Tamaki looked at the twins surprised at their seriousness.
Then, the twins blinked and they were their normal joking selves again. "Well, we should get going. Have to get our stuff and all that."
Tamaki nodded and lead the way to his limo.
When the group got to the limo outside Tamaki opened the door to let the two get in ahead of him.
After a moment, Tamaki shifted as the limo drove down the street. For once, he didn't know what to say.
Fred cleared his throat, shifting. George turned to look out a window.
--
Nekozawa fixed his wig as it began to slip off when they pulled up to the house. "If you wish, I can wait in here for you." He smiled at Hermione.
Hermione blinked at Nekozawa, confused for a moment, before she remembered. "Oh, well, actually, we tend to study in there, so our blinds are usually closed. And, it looks like we're going to get there before them, so you have time to get in."
She really didn't feel right leaving him waiting in the car, particularly because she didn't know how long she'd be. And, added to that the fact that Harry's 'fear' was completely fake.
Nekozawa nodded, "Alright then." He slipped out of the limo after her, again pulling up his hood since he had pulled it down to fix his black wig.
Hermione quietly pulled out her key, unlocking the door before stepping inside the house. Her hand immediately reached for the light switch, but stopped about halfway up, remembering who her companion was.
"Well, the living room is right through there," she moved the hand that was already up to point out a doorway. "Would you like anything to drink while you wait? Or something to eat?"
Nekozawa looked around and only smiled. "No it's alright."
"Alright then," Hermione said. "I'm going to go pack then. I'll be back as soon as I can."
Nekozawa walked into the living room and sat down in a chair.
--
Draco was the first one out of the limo when they reached the house, and he all but flew to the door, still rather red from the twins' comment, and Harry's addition to it.
Hermione paused in her packing when she heard footsteps pounding up the stairs. Frowning, she went to the door, only to see Draco storming down the hall. "Malfoy?" she asked. "What's wrong?"
"Potter is dead."
Hermione blinked. "Okay," she said as he continued down the hall.
--
Harry finally got his laughter under control and stepped out of the limo, though chuckles still escaped his lips occasionally. He noticed the other limo already parked outside, so didn't turn on the light when they entered. Thankfully, Draco had been in too much of a hurry to turn it on.
"All right," he said as they entered. "Living room's through there," he pointed it out. "You're welcome to wait there while we go pack. It would be done already, but we weren't expecting to be shoved off on someone." He shrugged. "Would you like anything to eat, or drink?" he asked, remembering the multiple times his aunt and uncle had had someone over.
Each of them shook their heads and headed for the living room.
The twins grinned when they saw Nekozawa, only to be elbowed by Haruhi.
"Hello, Nekozawa-sempai." Haruhi smiled and sat on the couch.
The twins rubbed their ribs and sat down as well, looking around the dark room. "I can't see, it's too dark..."
"Deal with it." They could feel Haruhi giving them a dark look. Nekozawa only looked down.
"Gomen, Hitachiin-kuns."
--
Harry hurried upstairs, only to be stopped by Hermione.
"What did you do, Harry?" she asked.
Harry blinked at her. "What?"
"Malfoy just came storming by here saying that you were dead. What did you do?"
"I just said that sleeping in the same room is not the same thing as sleeping in the same bed."
Hermione gapped. "And how did that come up?"
"The twins said that Malfoy was sleeping in the living room."
Hermione frowned.
"I've got to pack, 'Mione."
Hermione just nodded, confused.
--
Tamaki looked over at the twins. "So are there any clubs at Hogwarts?" He tried to make small talk as they continued to drive.
Both twins turned to look at him. George made to speak, but Fred interrupted him.
"What?" he asked, looking confused.
Tamaki raised an eyebrow. "Huh?"
George smacked Fred on the back of the head and pointed to his throat.
Fred blinked. "Oh, right." He cleared his throat twice. "Sorry," he said. "Translation spell," he explained.
Tamaki eyebrow was still raised, but not as much. "Translation Spell? So that's how you know Japanese so well...I was wondering about that." Tamaki mused, revealing that he was not as stupid as everyone thought he was. He only acted like it.
Fred nodded. "Yeah, but, as you can see, it's not error proof." He shrugged.
--
Harry, not having completely unpacked to begin with, didn't have as much to put back into his trunk. Mostly, it was just a few outfits that he had pulled out for the days they were out of school, and his school books (both for Ouran and Hogwarts).
Harry quickly finished packing and pulled out his wand. After a quick levitation spell, he directed it out of his room, down to the first floor, and into the living room.
Everyone looked up and the twins smiled. "Wow Harry-neko, that was quick. And that's cool!" They pointed at his luggage.
Nekozawa looked at Harry for a moment and then saw the levitating object.
"Wow!" He stood up quickly and quickly stepped over to Harry's luggage. "That's amazing!"
Harry sighed slightly at the nickname, but said nothing about it. Instead he just smiled as he lowered the trunk to the ground. "Yeah, it is pretty cool. It never stops really. I mean, I suppose Malfoy isn't as amazed by it as I am, but then, he grew up with it."
Haruhi sighed almost feeling bad for the boy while watching the things float, slightly stunned.
Nekozawa smiled back at Harry before backing up. "I doubt I'd ever be able to get used to that."
The twins continued to sit as they waited for Draco, after all they were their ride to Haruhi's house.
Harry grinned back. "I thought the exact same thing when I first started learning . . . And, actually," he laughed a bit. "I still haven't gotten completely used to it."
Nekozawa walked back to his seat and sat down, waiting for Hermione.
The twins simply sat where they were, thinking about what Kyouya might do. They didn't like the idea of Harry staying with him at the moment.
--
"Well, not many things are error proof." Tamaki smiled. Looking out the window, he noticed that the limo had stopped. "I believe we're here."
The twins quickly climbed out. "I think everyone's here," George said, seeing the several limos parked outside.
"Well, come on," Fred said, motioning both Tamaki and his brother toward the house.
Tamaki waited for George to get out and calmly followed the two into the house.
--
Harry turned at the sound of the door opening. "Fred, George," Harry said.
Both twins nodded. "Take care of him, will you, Harry?" Fred asked, him and George already heading upstairs.
"Sure," Harry called back needlessly. "Guess that means I get to play host." With a half smile, Harry turned to Tamaki. "Would you like something to eat or drink while you wait? Knowing those two, you could be here for a while."
Haruhi laughed a bit as did the others.
Tamaki stepped in and looked around. The place was obviously larger then Haruhi's two bedroom apartment, but still small to his standards.
Tamaki looked at Harry and smiled. "Perhaps some water."
Harry grinned. "Water it is. The living room is right here, you're welcome to sit down." Harry then moved out of the walkway and headed to the kitchen. He opened the fridge, but paused when there was no more water bottles. After a moments thought, he went back to the living room.
"Uh, the only water we've got left is tap. But, we do have some pumpkin juice, if you want to try that."
Tamaki tilted his head. "Hmm... that sounds good." He smiled then sat down and was startled when he saw Nekozawa. "AH! Nekozawa-sempai!!"
Nekozawa smiled. "Oh, hello, Suoh-kun."
Harry laughed slightly as he left the room once more to grab a bottle of Pumpkin juice. He was back quickly enough, and handed the bottle to Tamaki. "There you go."
He went to sit down, and was about halfway there, when he surged to his feet again.
"The lessons!" he exclaimed as he rushed from the room yet again.
Tamaki took the bottle and opened it and took a drink. His eyes widened. "This is amazing!"
The others looked from him to Harry's retreating form.
--
Harry hurried into the room that Snape had used as an office. Quickly, he dug through the top drawer of his desk and pulled out the two binders that held their lessons and tests. There was one for the twins, and one for the Harry, Draco, and Hermione.
He bit his lip a moment; maybe Hermione would know how to copy them, 'cause he didn't. And they definitely couldn't share one if they were going to be at separate houses. With a heavy sigh, Harry left the office and made his way back to the living room, both folders held securely in his arms.
Hermione and Draco came downstairs at the same time, both floating their trunks in front of them. Draco glanced around the room, his eyes pausing on Tamaki.
"What did you give him, Potter?"
"Pumpkin juice."
Draco blinked. "Pumpkin juice?"
Harry nodded.
"You gave a hyper teen something that will make him more hyper?"
Harry shrugged. "So?"
"You're insane!"
Another shrug. "He said he wanted to try it."
Draco just rolled his eyes and went to sit by Haruhi, who had to be the only sane person of the bunch.
"Oh, Hermione, do you know a copy spell?"
Hermione blinked at Harry, frowning. "One, why?"
Harry held out the binder that held their lessons and test. "We can't all use the same copy if we're in different houses."
Hermione nodded, taking the binder from him and placed it on the table in the middle of the room. Clearing her throat once, she said. "effingo tres dia. (2)" and tapped the binder twice. On either side of the binder, another, identical one formed. As soon as they were solid looking, Hermione let out a long breath. "I am not doing that again for awhile, so make sure nothing happens to them," she said as she handed both boys their copies.
Nekozawa looked on in awe as she preformed the spell. "That's amazing, Granger-chan."
Haruhi smiled at Draco and then nodded after Nekozawa's words.
The twins smiled and nodded. "That was cool." Then looking around they rose. "Well, you two ready then?"
Nekozawa also rose. "Yes, Granger-chan, are you ready as well?"
Tamaki simply sat drinking the juice and watching the others, then. "Wait. Haruhi-chan, who is staying with you?"
"Malfoy-kun."
"WHAT!?" Tamaki stood quickly and pointed at Draco. "You better behave like a true gentleman! If I hear a single hint that you are taking advantage of poor Haruhi-chan you will have to deal with Otou-san!"
Haruhi sighed and shook her head. Then looking to Draco she said. "Please tell me you're ready…"
Draco ignored Haruhi's question, narrowing his eyes at Tamaki. "I have never once in my life acted anything less than a gentleman to those who have deserved it." He turned to Haruhi. "I am."
Nekozawa looked from Tamaki to Draco then shook his head laughing, a bit of his blond hair sticking out from his black wig.
Tamaki shrunk back and almost began to pout with his puppy eyes until he saw Haruhi smile and then simply nodded and sat back down.
"Right," Harry said. "I'll be back down in just a second."
He hurried up to Fred and George's room. He knocked, got the ok, and entered. "Hey, guys, we're heading out now."
Fred nodded. "Okay, Harry."
"You guys will lock up?"
"Yes, Harry," George said.
"And don't forget the binder that has your lessons and things. It's on the table in the living room."
Both twins looked up at him. "What, are you turning into our mother now?"
Harry blinked. "No. Dumbledore put me in charge, for some insane reason. I'm just trying to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible."
The twins looked at each other.
"We'll remember, Harry," Fred said.
"As long as you remember that, if anything happens, to come to us right away," George finished.
Harry blinked. "That's the second time I've heard that today, and it's not reassuring me any."
"Brothers aren't supposed to reassure you, Harry," Fred said.
Harry rolled his eyes, but left the room without saying anything.
"All right, Fred and George are going to lock up when they leave."
"See you at school tomorrow Haruhi-chan," Tamaki said.
Haruhi waved to Tamaki as she and the twins lead the way out back to the limo; before they left the room though, the twins turned.
"Need any help with your things Harry, considering you can't really just float them out to the car?"
Haruhi turned. "Do you want help, Malfoy-kun?"
Harry blinked. "Actually, I wouldn't mind some. These things can get heavy."
Draco hesitated. "Do you think you can pick up part of it?"
Hermione just smiled and cast a feather light charm on her trunk.
Draco and Harry turned to her.
"You are wizards," she told them, smirking.
Both of them blinked several times before shaking their heads and casting a feather light on their own trunks.
"Guess help won't be needed," Harry laughed.
Hikaru laughed a bit. "Well, okay then." The two twins passed by Haruhi who still stood next to Draco and went out to open the trunk of the limo.
"Here, one of you can put your stuff in here. We're closest to Haruhi's place, so we'll go there first."
Haruhi walked next to Draco and nodded at the twins' words. "That sounds about right."
Harry and Draco nodded.
"Sounds good," Harry said.
Haruhi slid into the limo and waited to help who ever was putting something in with them. While Hikaru and Kaoru waited to help put what ever in the trunk.
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Nekozawa stood next to Hermione. "Are you sure you don't want me to carry that?" He motioned towards the trunk.
Hermione went to turn it down, but then remembered that the limo's had drivers, and that it would look strange for a girl to carry what looked like a heavy trunk.
"Actually, that would probably keep anyone from getting suspicious," she said with a small smile.
Nekozawa smiled and took her trunk, surprised at just how light it was. "Wow, that's amazing." He shook his head, "Please, Granger-chan, go ahead and head to the limo."
Hermione laughed lightly, and headed outside.
"Might want to get in the car, Harry," she said when she noticed that he was waiting to put his trunk in the trunk.
Harry blinked. "Why?"
"Nekozawa-san has to put his hood up to come out."
Harry blinked again. "Damn!" with a heavy sigh, he climbed into the limo and grumbled.
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Nekozawa maneuvered the trunk around so that he could place the hood up over his head and then began to walk out and put said trunk in the limo closer to the front before stepping in and sliding in himself.
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Haruhi helped Draco place his trunk in the interior with a soft smile.
The twins placed Harry's stuff in the trunk of the limo and then got in, trying not to get too close to Harry, and crawled over to their seat.
Harry raised an eyebrow at the twins, vaguely amused at how careful they were being.
Draco finished situating the trunk and then climbed in himself, returning Haruhi's smile.
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(1) Yes I know he's actually the superintendent but it works for the story XP plus AU!!
(2) Effingo - Make/Duplicate
Tres dia - Three
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Alla: Alright, so, here's the next chapter, after the longer than expected wait.
Aku: (poke)
Alla: There is no way that my copmputer can be fixed, but thankfully, we have an amazing beta who hadn't deleted it yet.
(Alla and Aku grovel once more)
Alla: On a lighter note, Aku and I have moved in together so we're writing like mad . . . of course, all of it is not this specific one . . . There will be a part two to this story . . . and expect to see other things from us in the near -ish future.
Aku: Alright everyone, I think that's everything. Ready? Set. REVIEW!!