Harry Potter and the Aliens
Part 4
Sure enough, Minerva came back after lunch and led Emiko off. When they reached her office, Minerva said, "Despite the fact you don't plan on staying, I would appreciate it if you would try to obey school rules- one of which is not using harmful magic on other students. And before you ask, yes, transfiguring someone into a kitten is considered harmful."
"Oh, fine," Emiko said sulkily. "Is turning his hair hot pink considered harmful?"
"Much as I hate to admit it, no," Minerva said. "But if you're asked to turn it back by a teacher, I expect you to do so, understand?"
"Sure Cat Lady," Emiko said. "What's my next class?"
"Potions with Professor Snape," Minerva said. "It's in the dungeons."
"Jeez, he really is a bat," Emiko commented. "Can you show me where that is?"
"Yes," Minerva said. "It's a double class with the Slytherins, just so you know."
"Okay," Emiko said. She followed Minerva to the dungeons, and the Potions room. Minerva took her inside, and Snape glared at them. "I have a class to teach, so I'll be leaving now," Minerva announced. She barely kept from snickering as Snape leveled a death glare at her and said, "Fine. Miss Ikisatashi, come find a seat."
Emiko went to a seat next to Emily, and Snape said, "As I was saying, your first lesson is to make a potion to cure boils. I will hand out the instructions, and I expect you to follow them exactly." He waited a minute, and then handed out parchments with the instructions. The ingredients were already set out, and the students set to work.
Emiko and Emily were doing well so far; they had managed to get the potion ready to take off the fire, and soon they were done. Emiko raised her hand, and Snape came over, then looked mildly startled. "Very well done," he said. "You both receive an A for the assignment. I was unaware you were capable of being serious, Miss Ikisatashi."
"I didn't want to get burned," Emiko said. "What do we do with the potion now?"
"I will give it to Madam Pomfrey for the infirmary," Snape replied. "Your homework is to find a potion to work on tomorrow, and read the first four chapters of your textbook."
"Do we have time to start that now?" Emily asked timidly.
"Yes, you have forty-five minutes," Snape replied, and swept off. Emiko and Emily started reading.
Snape, though he didn't show it, was fairly impressed. He had been watching the girls, and noticed that Emiko had done the bulk of the work, since Emily was nervous. It's unusual to come across a Muggleborn with that much talent in Potions; I wonder if she actually is Muggleborn. Her birth parents were human; maybe I should look into this. Even Malfoy didn't have this kind of talent.
Soon enough, the class ended, and the students packed up. Snape was disappointed that his Slytherins hadn't done as well as Emiko and Emily- though at least there were no melted cauldrons.
As his class left, Minerva came in and asked, "How did it go?"
"I was extremely impressed; Miss Ikisatashi is a natural at this," Snape admitted. "She did the bulk of the work, and kept Miss McKenzie from breaking down, and they were the only ones to create a perfect potion. It makes me wonder what her parents were; you mentioned she was adopted."
"You're thinking her birth parents were magical?" Minerva asked.
"It's a distinct possibility," Snape replied. "We know she's good at Transfiguration as well; the fact she managed to turn a fourth-year student into a kitten shows she's had training in that already. What class is she in now?"
"Herbology, but I was thinking of not making her take that unless she wants to," Minerva said. "I was hesitant to let her come to this class as well, but at least she followed the instructions."
"You're thinking she's going to use Herbology knowledge to take down Dumbledore, right?" Snape asked.
"Considering the amount of dangerous magical plants there are, I think it's better if she doesn't get any ideas," Minerva said. "You realize that once her family finds her, they won't let us within fifty feet of her again, right?"
"I know," Snape said. "It just seems a shame to let talent like that go to waste."
"I agree, but we should be prepared to do just that," Minerva said. "She's dangerous enough on her own; imagine what's going to happen when her family finds her."
"True," Snape said. "What will you do with her if she's not in Herbology?"
"I was going to take her to the DADA room and let her sit in on that class," Minerva said. "She seems to think something's off about Moody; I figured I'd let her get a better impression of the man. She doesn't have that class until Friday."
"You're going to let her go through his mind, right?" Snape asked.
"Yes; if my experience was any indication, he won't notice," Minerva said.
"She managed to find out Dumbledore's age by going through his mind; I'd say you're correct," Snape said.
"I'd better go get her," Minerva said.
"You don't need to," Emiko said, stepping in the room. "I told Emily I would catch up with her, so I could hear what you were saying. I had a feeling you'd be talking about me. So you want me to find out if I'm right about Professor Moody?"
"Yes, I think it's a good idea," Minerva said. "Let's go, he should be starting class soon."
Emiko nodded and followed Minerva to another room, this one on the second floor. Minerva knocked on the door, and they heard a gruff, gravelly voice say, "Come in, and make it snappy!"
Minerva opened the door, and said, "Moody, I brought you another student, Emiko Ikisatashi. I would like her to sit in on the class, rather than go to Herbology."
"You sure a first year can handle this stuff?" Moody asked.
"It can't be any worse than seeing my parents die in front of me and be taken away to become a lab experiment," Emiko said somewhat coldly.
Minerva noticed a glint of respect in Moody's normal eye, and then he said, "Find a seat, then."
Emiko went into the room, and sat in a seat near the front. Minerva nodded to Moody and left, headed to her office.
Moody waited till Emiko was settled before saying, "As I was saying, does anyone know what the three Unforgivable Curses are?"
Several hands went up, including Emiko's. Moody looked a bit startled, and called on her.
"The three Unforgivable Curses are the Imperious Curse, the Cruciatus Curse, and the Killing Curse," Emiko said.
"And do you know what they do?" Moody asked. The other students, all in sixth year, looked stunned as Emiko nodded.
"The Imperious Curse allows the caster to control another person completely," Emiko replied. "The Cruciatus Curse is used to cause extreme pain. And the Killing Curse is exactly what it sounds like- it kills you. The only way for these curses to be used properly is if the caster truly wants it to happen. If you use the Cruciatus Curse, for example, you have to truly want to cause someone extreme pain. However, these curses are listed as illegal, and therefore should never be used, unless it's in self-defense."
"Almost all correct, but they're not supposed to be used in self-defense either," Moody commented.
"Laws are different in Japan," Emiko said, shrugging.
"One last question, then," Moody said. "Can you yourself use any one of these curses?"
The sixth years looked at him like he was crazy, and Fred, who was in that class with George, opened his mouth, only to be cut off by Emiko, who replied, "When I was six years old, I took my mother's wand and cast a Cruciatus Curse so powerful it killed the man who murdered her." There was no emotion in her voice or face as she stared at Moody.
The classroom was dead silent. Even Moody looked shocked. Emiko sighed and said, "Since then, I have never used one of the Unforgivable Curses again. But in answer to your question, sir, yes. I can use the Cruciatus Curse if I have a wand."
There was absolute silence in the classroom, but to everyone's surprise, the silence wasn't broken by Moody; it was broken by George Weasley, who said, "Emiko, you're crying."
Emiko touched her cheek, and found that it was wet. Moody snapped out of silence at that and said, "Weasley, take her to McGonagall; I think she doesn't need this lesson. She basically covered everything I was going to say anyways."
George nodded, and scooped Emiko up, then left the classroom. Emiko didn't protest to being carried; she buried her face in George's shoulder instead as he walked to Minerva's office.
By the time they got there, Emiko had fallen asleep. George shifted her a bit in his arms, and knocked on the door. "Come in," he heard Minerva say. George opened the door, and went in, then kicked it closed behind him. Minerva noticed he was carrying Emiko, and asked worriedly, "What happened?"
"Moody asked if anyone knew what the Unforgivable Curses are, and Emiko put her hand up, so he called on her," George said. "She told him, and explained the usage of each, and then he asked her if she knew how to use them herself."
"Does this have something to do with her real parents?" Minerva asked softly.
George nodded and said, "She said, "When I was six years old, I took my mother's wand and cast a Cruciatus Curse so powerful it killed the man who murdered her."
"Oh dear…." Minerva said apprehensively. "What happened then?"
"I noticed she was crying, and pointed that out to her, and Moody said I should bring her to you," George said. "She fell asleep on the way."
"Thank you," Minerva said.
"Professor, what's going on around here?" George asked. "Emiko mentioned during the Welcoming Feast that Dumbledore had kidnapped her."
Minerva sighed. "Dumbledore is apparently plotting something that has to do with Emiko and Kisshu, her adoptive older brother," she said. "I don't know what it is, but I'm concerned. Her brother is about your age, and Emiko isn't even a teenager. What could Dumbledore possibly be planning that would require two children?"
"I can't answer that, Professor," George said. "But Fred and I will look out for Emiko. We can tell Ginny and Ron the same. Do you want me to write to Mum?"
"I'll call her," Minerva said. She took a tin off her desk, and threw a pinch of floo powder into the fire, saying, "The Burrow."
George watched as his father's face came up, and Mr. Weasley asked, "Minerva, what can I do for you?"
"I need to speak with Molly; can you let her know?" Minerva asked.
"Of course," Mr. Weasley said, and disappeared. A minute later, Mrs. Weasley's head popped into the fire, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I would like you to come to Hogwarts for a while; it's about Emiko," Minerva said.
"I'll come through then," Mrs. Weasley said, and a moment later stepped out of the fire. She looked startled to see George, and asked, "What happened?"
"Today's DADA class was on the Unforgivable Curses," George said. "Emiko, it sounds like, had a pretty rough childhood; when Professor Moody asked her, she knew the three Curses, their uses, and how to use them. He asked her if she could use any of them herself, and she said, "When I was six years old, I took my mother's wand and cast a Cruciatus Curse so powerful it killed the man who murdered her." Both her birth parents were apparently killed in front of her when she was six years old."
"So she's not Muggleborn?" Mrs. Weasley asked, sounding stunned.
"Apparently not; and she said the Unforgivables are allowed in self-defense in Japan," George said. "At least until we can get her back to her adoptive family, I think she should have someone besides the teachers to go to. If she was in third year, I would recommend having Ginny keep an eye on her, but as things are right now…."
He trailed off, and Mrs. Weasley nodded. "I don't mind staying for a bit," she said.
Meanwhile, with Kisshu, Yuki, and Pai: "Something's not right," Kisshu said.
"What happened?" Yuki asked.
"I'm not sure, but Emiko's emotions went from happy to the feeling I get when she mentions her parents," Kisshu said grimly. "In other words, she's really sad about something."
"See if you can find out why," Yuki said.
Kisshu concentrated, slipping his consciousness into Emiko's mind. "She told someone the truth about her parents, and now she's really sad," Kisshu said. "I think she's sleeping."
"Is there something you haven't told us about her parents?" Pai asked.
"Yes," Kisshu said. "They were both magical humans. Her magic came out early, and her parents started training her how to use it without a wand when she was four. By the time she was six, she was in control of her magic. Apparently someone somewhere found out about her, though, and that's how she ended up being turned into a Cyniclon. Since everyone involved in the project and her parents' murders is now dead, I guess we'll never know how they found out. She also mentioned that she killed the man who murdered her parents with a spell."
Yuki sighed. "This is as far as we can go by car," she said, parking the car in an abandoned lot. They were out in the middle of nowhere, as far as Kisshu and Pai could see, but when they got out of the car, Kisshu said, "I can sense the power from here."
"Which way are we headed?" Pai asked.
"Northwest, about half a mile from here," Kisshu said. "The school is hidden by magic, but if we can get through it, we should be good to go."
"Can we teleport?" Pai asked.
"Not without some knowledge of what we're looking for, and you said this place is teleport-proof," Kisshu said.
"We should start walking, then," Yuki said. Pai and Kisshu nodded, and Kisshu led the way.
Back with Emiko: Emiko woke up to find that she was curled up in George's lap, and Minerva and Mrs. Weasley were sitting nearby, drinking tea. George noticed she was awake, and asked, "Feeling any better?"
"I don't like talking about my parents…." Emiko said sadly. "Next time I think I'll pretend I don't know anything."
"Well, I don't think there will be a next time, since I decided to have Mrs. Weasley teach you instead of going from class to class," Minerva said. "We're still working out the details of your classes, but we'll come up with something more one-on-one for you. We also decided that you and Mrs. Weasley will be staying in the guest quarters here until your family comes to get you."
"Thanks," Emiko said, perking up a bit.
"Emiko, I have a question," George said. "What does 'Koumori-san' mean?"
Emiko smiled and said, "It means 'Mr. Bat'. Doesn't Professor Snape look like a bat to you?"
George started laughing. "Yes he does," he said. "I wonder why he's so nice to you; he hates Gryffindors."
"I'm just too cute and lovable for him," Emiko said cheerfully.
Minerva snickered as Mrs. Weasley laughed too. "It's almost dinnertime," Minerva said when they calmed down a bit. "Molly, would you like to sit with your boys?"
"Of course," Mrs. Weasley said. "I'll take these two down to the Great Hall."
"I'll come too," Minerva said. "George, I will inform your teachers of what happened today, and I'm sure Fred can give you the homework."
"Thanks Professor," George said. He got up and took Emiko's hand, then headed out, followed by Minerva and Mrs. Weasley.
When they reached the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall, several people looked up, Ron, Harry, and Hermione included. "MUM?" Ron asked incredulously.
"Yes, Ronald, that is who I am," Mrs. Weasley said as they sat down and Fred and George snickered. "Professor McGonagall has requested that I teach Emiko, instead of having her go to classes, as her magic is different from ours and Minerva simply doesn't have the time to do that kind of instruction."
"Snape seemed pleased today; did you do something, Emiko?" Hermione asked.
"Emily and I got the potion he assigned us perfect, and he seemed to like that," Emiko said as she piled her plate with food and began eating.
"Minerva told me he was disappointed Emiko wasn't staying; apparently she's a natural at Potions," Mrs. Weasley said.
"Wow," Harry said. "I think that's the first nice thing I've heard of him saying about a Gryffindor student."
"Odd," Emiko said. "Oh great, here comes Draco again."
Sure enough, Malfoy came over to their table, and Emiko asked, "Ready for more?"
"You'd better watch your back," Malfoy snarled.
Emiko smiled and snapped her fingers. Malfoy's hair turned hot pink, and Emiko said, "That'll wear off in five days or so, Dragon-boy."
"Dragon-boy?" Fred asked.
"Draco means Dragon in Latin," Emiko said. "Of course, it doesn't really suit him except for his temper. And besides, dragons aren't pink."
"You are so d-" Malfoy was cut off by George saying, "Touch her and we'll hex you six ways from next Sunday."
Emiko suddenly got a very evil smirk on her face, and Fred added, "Or we'll just sit back and watch you get your butt kicked by a first year."
Emiko snapped her fingers, and there was suddenly a pink bat fluttering around the Great Hall. Malfoy the bat glared in their general direction as the table burst out laughing, and flew off to the Head Table. Due to the fact that bats can't see very well, and Malfoy was unused to being a bat, he landed in front of Moody, who was sitting next to Hagrid. Moody ignored the pink bat, but Hagrid looked intrigued. "Y' don't see that ev'ry day," he commented.
The other teachers looked over, and Snape glared at Minerva as the others looked confused. "Minerva, didn't you tell Miss Ikisatashi that Transfiguring other students was against school rules?" he asked pointedly.
Before Minerva could respond, Professor Sprout said, "I'm impressed, Minerva. Your student is very talented if she can do human Transfiguration at age eleven."
"As fascinating as that may be, don't you think that you should turn whoever that is back into a human?" Dumbledore asked mildly.
Minerva sighed and cast a counter-spell on Malfoy- but it didn't work. Looking puzzled, she tried again, and then again. "I… can't," she said. "The spell won't come off."
"Judging by the maniacal laughter at the Gryffindor Table, I'd say that was planned," Moody commented.
Dumbledore sighed and took out the Elder Wand, then tried to get Emiko's spell off as well. You can imagine everyone's shock when that didn't work either. "What IS that girl, anyways?" Snape asked.
Suddenly the Hufflepuff Table burst into laughter, followed closely by the Ravenclaws. Even some of the older Slytherins were snickering. Apparently Emiko's exploits were making the rounds.
"I can't help wondering why Mrs. Weasley didn't stop her," Minerva said.
"Malfoy probably attacked Emiko again," Snape sighed.
Moody was about to suggest that they just ask Emiko to take the spell off when the doors to the Great Hall banged open. Minerva was somewhat surprised to see that it wasn't Emiko's family; it was Lucius Malfoy, and he looked PISSED. He stormed up to the Head Table, and snarled, "What is the meaning of the letter I received, Dumbledore? One of your first years is apparently capable of human Transfiguration and is picking on my son?"
"Lucius, I assure you, the situation is under control," Dumbledore said calmly- only to have Minerva say, "Like HELL it's under control! We can't turn him back!"
Lucius raised an eyebrow at Minerva, who gave a very out-of-character shrug and said, "It's true. Even the Elder Wand didn't turn him back. Of course, that could be because Dumbledore's gone senile….."
"Minerva!" Dumbledore snapped.
"I'm not the one who kidnapped Emiko in front of her Muggle friend and then Apparated away in front of said Muggle friend," Minerva said succinctly.
"I would like to know what you're going to do about the fact that my son is apparently a kitten!" Lucius snarled.
"Actually, now he's a hot pink bat," Moody said noncommittally.
"WHAT!?" Lucius shouted.
Moody pointed, and Lucius's jaw clenched. Then he drew his wand and attempted to turn Draco back into a human. It didn't work, and Lucius snarled. He only got angrier when a voice behind him said, "You're going about it the wrong way."
"Emiko, what does that mean?" Minerva asked.
"The first thing you need to do is take off the color-changing spell, and then the spell that turned him into a bat," Emiko said calmly. She snapped her fingers twice, and Malfoy returned to being human, with his normal hair color. He didn't lunge at Emiko this time; clearly, from the look on his face, he had decided she was too much for him to handle.
Lucius whirled on Dumbledore, and snarled, "You're letting that girl stay in this school, with power the Dark Lord himself would be envious of?"
"Dumbledore kidnapped me," Emiko said. "I didn't ask to come to this school, nor did I ask for your son to start harassing me on the way to lunch. I was perfectly content training my powers at home; I had almost full control anyways, so Hogwarts wasn't really necessary for me. Since I started training my magic at age four, I've never really needed a wand. And things just became easier when I was turned into a Cyniclon. With two types of power, and my emotional issues a thing of the past, I don't think you want to mess with me. I may be a Cyniclon, but I am also a pureblooded witch."
Lucius looked at Malfoy. "You said she was Muggleborn," he commented.
"That's what Professor Snape told me," Malfoy replied. "He also mentioned she's Japanese."
"Good, because you know what our laws are like here," Lucius said. "I must inform the Ministry of Dumbledore's actions, however. Stay away from her, Draco."
"I understand," Malfoy said. He went back to Slytherin Table, and Lucius said to Dumbledore, "The Ministry will hear of this, mark my words." Then he turned on his heel and stalked out.
Things are heating up…. I thought I'd give Emiko a bit of background, so I hope you liked it! R&R please!