Harry Potter and the Aliens

Part 12

Kisshu joined Emiko, Fred, George, and Lee as they walked to lunch, asking, "How was class?"

"Fun," Emiko said. "But Slytherins aren't very good at wandless magic. I've yet to see a single one use it."

"Care to repeat that, brat?" Malfoy asked. He appeared to be in a bad mood, and Emiko said, "Not my problem if you didn't hear what I said."

Malfoy snarled and pulled out his wand. To everyone's surprise, Kisshu stepped forward, and asked, "Wanna see my new trick?"

"What are YOU going to do to me without magic?" Malfoy asked snidely.

Kisshu snapped his fingers, and with a poof of smoke, Malfoy turned into a white ferret. "Damn, I was trying to make him a kitten," Kisshu said. "Emiko, what is that?"

"It's a ferret," Emiko said. "I guess we need to work on your knowledge of Earth animals."

"Oh well," Kisshu said. "Let's go eat lunch."

"Um…. you're not going to turn him back?" a second year girl asked timidly.

"Nope, he'll just cause more trouble," Kisshu said, and walked off, followed by Emiko, who was giggling. Fred, George, and Lee followed, snickering. "Kisshu, I didn't know you could do that," George said.

"Emiko taught me; she thought that since I can change my clothes by snapping my fingers, I could change other things into something else too," Kisshu replied. "As you can see, though, I still have a few bugs to work out."

They sat down at the Gryffindor Table, and started eating. As they were finishing, Snape came over and asked, "Does anyone here know why I found a white ferret running around the Great Hall?"

"Nope," Emiko said angelically. "Maybe it's someone's pet."

"Very well, but if I find out someone's missing, I will be back," Snape said, and swept off.

"I can't believe he bought that," Fred said quietly, snickering.

"When Emiko uses that tone of voice, the person she's using it on tends to believe her no matter what; it's a type of hypnosis," Kisshu said.

"What did you two do?" Yuki asked warily.

"Malfoy's a white ferret, courtesy of Kisshu," Emiko said happily.

Yuki sighed. "Don't you two think you've done that enough?" she asked wearily.

"Hey, he was about to attack Emiko; I was just protecting her," Kisshu said.

Snape came back then and said, "Malfoy's missing. Go take the spell off, Miss Ikisatashi."

"I can't," Emiko said. "Oniichan can though."

Kisshu drooped and followed Snape to the Head Table, where they found the other teachers, Karkaroff, and Madame Maxime examining the ferret as Minerva tried to turn him back. She looked up as Snape and Kisshu came over, and sighed. "I take it the reason I can't take the spell off is because it's not the same spell Emiko used?" she asked wearily.

"Yup," Kisshu said. "Are you sure we can't just leave him like that? He tried to attack Emiko, that's why I turned him into a ferret."

"It's the teachers' job to hand out punishments, so you have to turn him back," Minerva said.

Kisshu groaned and snapped his fingers, turning Malfoy back into a human. Malfoy glared evilly at Kisshu, who said, "Emiko claims you have two pet gorillas; why not ask them to protect you?"

"Where did she get that idea?" Minerva asked, puzzled.

"My guess is she thinks Mr. Crabbe and Mr. Goyle are gorillas," Snape said. "Mr. Malfoy, I would appreciate it if you did not engage in tormenting Miss Ikisatashi; you may be a fourth year, but it is clear to me that her abilities are much greater than your own. As you attacked a Gryffindor student, I will allow the Gryffindor Head of House to think up a suitable punishment for you. In future, remember what your father told you."

Sirius started cackling evilly, and Minerva said sharply, "NO, Sirius, you may NOT turn him into a pink bat for a month."

"Aw, come on, he attacked someone who can kick his ass with a snap of her fingers and her overprotective brother," Sirius said. "Doesn't that qualify as stupid?"

"It qualifies as not thinking before acting," Minerva said. "And what does that have to do with pink bats?"

"Never mind… I'll think up something worse," Sirius said grouchily. "Hey Moony, any ideas?"

"Hagrid mentioned earlier that the Blast-Ended Skrewts need exercise," Remus said.

Sirius's face lit up, and he said, "How about this- Malfoy's punishment is getting chased around by those things every night for a month!"

"Can't we just see if they'll eat him?" Kisshu asked. "I noticed they like chewing on peoples' fingers; maybe they like human flesh?"

"NO, Kisshu," Minerva said wearily. "I will not let anyone feed a student to those creatures. And Sirius, can't you just give him a normal detention?"

"Oh come on, you let Snape force people to disembowel toads for detention; why can't I send Malfoy out to take Skrewts for walks?" Sirius asked.

"A valid point," Karkaroff said. He had been watching this exchange with interest.

"Very well," Minerva said. "As long as you don't do anything illegal, I suppose you can set Malfoy's punishment."

Malfoy looked nervous as Sirius said, "Okay Malfoy, you're going to report to Hagrid every night for three weeks, and take the Skrewts for walks for two hours. And if I hear of you skipping, I'll think of something far worse."

"If he skips, you should make him walk around with hot pink hair for a week," Kisshu commented.

"Good plan," Sirius said. "Got that Malfoy?"

"Yes sir," Malfoy grumbled. "Is anyone going to do anything about the fact that Kisshu turned me into a ferret?"

"Considering the fact he's not a student here, there's not much we can do besides ask Yuki to think up something," Minerva said. "Besides, as Yuki is his teacher, it's up to her anyways."

"Mmph," Malfoy said, and stormed off.

~XXXX~

The next two weeks were uneventful, aside from Malfoy giving all of Gryffindor a wide berth. Soon, however, the school was getting ready for the first task of the Triwizard Tournament. Minerva had informed Emiko, Kisshu, and Yuki of the tasks and what they entailed after Emiko's discovery of Barty Crouch Jr. so they would be prepared if anything happened.

Finally the day came, and the whole school and their guests turned out to see the show. Most of the students didn't know what was going to happen, so they were surprised to see four dragons guarding nests on the grounds.

Minerva had asked Emiko to keep an eye on Barty, so under the pretense of keeping Sirius calm, she was sitting in the teachers' box. Minerva, Madame Maxime, Karkaroff, Crouch Sr., and Ludo Bagman were all judges, and there was a special table set up for them. Ludo Bagman was the only one not there; it was his job to tell the champions what they had to do, which was to collect the golden eggs that were among the real dragon eggs. Each champion would be facing a different dragon, hence the reason there were four.

Finally Mr. Bagman came back, and settled down at the table before blowing a whistle. Cedric came out of the tent the champions were in, and went over to the nest of the Swedish Short-Snout. Emiko could tell he was trying to calm himself down, and then Sirius asked, "Emiko, which dragon is Harry facing?"

Emiko focused on Mr. Bagman's mind, and finally said, "The Hungarian Horntail, and he's going last."

Sirius sighed. "That's the most vicious one," he said gloomily. "I'm impressed with his plan, though."

"He told you what he's going to do?" Professor Sprout asked, intrigued. She was sitting close enough that she had heard their conversation.

"Yup, but it's a surprise for the rest of you," Sirius said.

They watched as the other champions did various things to get past the dragons, and they all managed to get their eggs. Finally it was Harry's turn, and he came out of the tent. As he got to the enclosure, he lifted his wand into the air and shouted, "Accio Firebolt!"

Several people looked around, and Sirius smirked as the broom he had given Harry whizzed through the air, stopping next to Harry. Harry got on it, and took off. The crowd gasped as he flew towards the dragon, and started flying around her.

Emiko was watching too, but she was a bit distracted, making sure that Barty didn't do anything. Fortunately, he just looked pleased. An idea occurred to her, but before she could think about it further, she heard the crowd groan, and looked back at Harry, noticing one of his shoulders was dripping blood. She felt Sirius tense up, just as Harry dived. Soon after, he had the egg, and Ludo Bagman was shouting, "Will you look at that! Our youngest champion is the quickest to get his egg! This should shorten the odds on Mr. Potter…."

Harry was coming down to land, and Sirius jumped out of the stands, followed by Barty, running over to Harry as he landed the broom and got off. Emiko watched as Hagrid joined them, all surrounding Harry and talking to him as they hustled him off to the infirmary tent.

Now that she wasn't making sure Barty wasn't doing anything and Sirius wasn't going to run off, Emiko had time to think over the idea she had earlier. Barty had looked pleased, almost proud, when Harry got on the broom; Emiko wondered if he had suggested that. Which led to another conclusion; he was trying to help Harry win this so he could get delivered to Voldemort. Deciding to talk to Minerva later, she watched as Harry came back, and the judges put up their marks. Madame Maxime went first, and put up an eight. Minerva and Crouch both put up nines, and Ludo Bagman put up a ten. Karkaroff was obviously a biased jerk, considering the fact he had given Harry a four, but otherwise Harry had good marks.

Later that evening: Emiko stopped Minerva on the way out of the Great Hall, and said softly, "Let's talk about today."

"Alright, let's go to my office," Minerva said. She led the way, and warded the room once they were inside. "What's up?" she asked.

"I think Barty is the one who suggested flying to Harry," Emiko said. "And judging by how effective it was, I think Barty is going to do his level best to get Harry through this in one piece until he can be sent to Voldemort."

"What do you think we should do?" Minerva asked.

"Let Barty get Harry through to the third task, and then make sure he doesn't get anywhere near the Triwizard Cup," Emiko said. "I have no doubt that he'll find some way to help Harry with the second task, which I think is fine; I know it's technically cheating, but Karkaroff and Madame Maxime told their champions about the dragons; Harry cheating is not going to be a big deal. The trick is the third task. If we can keep Barty away from the Cup, then we'll be good. If we can't, we'll have to think of something else."

"We have to have someone put the Cup in the maze; who do you think would be good for that?" Minerva asked.

Emiko considered, then said, "Koumori-san; he's wary enough that he should be able to sense Barty if Barty comes in after him, and powerful enough to take Barty down if he attacks. There is another option, however."

"I get the sense I'm not going to like this," Minerva commented.

"Let Barty turn the Cup into a Portkey, and create a replacement Cup," Emiko said. "I can easily get to the Cup unnoticed; I'll take the Portkey to Little Hangleton, drop it off, and come back. Harry- or whoever gets there first- can take the replacement Cup back to the judges, and that will protect them from getting sent to Voldemort. It will also ensure that Barty thinks everything is going according to plan, and when Harry's still alive, there's a good possibility he'll make a mistake that will cost him his cover."

"That's very risky; what if you get attacked?" Minerva asked. "There's bound to be at least one Death Eater with Voldemort; they aren't exactly easy targets."

"That's why it's better that I go; I know several spells that aren't exactly Light in nature," Emiko said. "And whoever is there is not going to be expecting an eleven-year-old girl to know the amount of curses I do. Most people would expect me to try to Disarm them at most. The majority of people who look at me will see a first year girl, and adjust their minds accordingly. With Pettigrew out of the picture, no one is going to know about me. Can you imagine Voldemort telling his followers that his evil pet snake was destroyed by a little girl? They'd laugh themselves sick. I also have less chance of getting hit by the Killing Curse, since I can teleport."

Minerva sighed. "I admit that is a good plan, but we have to discuss this with Yuki," she said. "As she is your guardian, and responsible for you while you're here just as much as I am, we need to consult her."

~XXXX~

Fifteen minutes later: "NO! Absolutely not!" Yuki shouted.

"I'm just going to drop off the Portkey and teleport back," Emiko protested.

"That's all you THINK you're going to do, but what if something goes wrong?" Yuki asked. "There is not a chance in HELL of me letting you go through with this insane plan."

"I guess we'll stick to the first plan, then," Minerva said. "If something goes wrong, can I count on your help, though?"

"Of course, we'll do everything we can in the event that something goes wrong," Yuki said.

"Thank you," Minerva said, and left.

"Bedtime, kids," Yuki said. "I'm going to go make sure Sirius isn't staying up all night again, and I'd better find you two in bed when I get back."

"Yes, Aunt Yuki," Kisshu and Emiko chorused, and headed off to get ready for bed.

I know this was probably a bit boring, but I hope to have more action soon. Sorry for the wait, and I'll try to get more out soon. Any suggestions? Review please!