Harry Potters Birthday – Earth Stuff

Characters: Keith, and the other crew members.

Summary: Next is Harry Potter.
Pairings: None

Theories: Keith and Shiro are siblings.
Warnings: Sequel to Pokemon and Digimon from chapter eight. For those who don't know, Akira Kurosawa was the director of the Seven Samurai, and the two main actors were Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura, nor are these the only movie all three worked on. The last three Anime mentioned are also rated R, as are some of Gundam and Macross series.
Note: I'm aware there's a rumor going around that the ages were confirmed at comic-con 2016, but having seen the video which supposedly gives the ages of the characters, the word "safety zone" does not equate a yes answer.

The three were talking about another thing he didn't know about.

Keith yet again felt left out, and Shiro had come in with a look on his face that indicated pity. That though was Shiro's job. One might argue it was also his job to expose his younger brother to what was in pop culture wise, but that, in reality, had been a struggle with how little they saw of each other. The red paladin's mouth opened, the conversation actually sounding interesting, and yet painful due to the fact a few spoilers had been dropped.

"Guys."

The three stopped talking and looked at Shiro.

"You guys are leaving Keith out again."

"Um, what was your favorite book."

The red paladin nearly found himself choking at Lance's question.

"What? Please don't tell me this is another series you hate? Like Pokemon."

"I don't hate Pokemon. I just prefer Digimon."

"Well, it did sound a lot cooler than Pokemon, in some ways." Lance rubbed the back of his neck. "How hard is it to answer your favorite book, or do you just hate everything about Harry Potter?"

Keith swallowed. "That question is hard to answer when I've never read the series."

"You've never..." Lance gave him a rather blank stare.

Pidge's eyes never widened. "How come you never got into the series."

"I never heard of it." Keith watched as the other three looked at each other.

Lance leaned forward, his lips pushing together. "I thought the reason you didn't know the stuff we've been talking about was because you weren't interested, and couldn't be bothered checking it out."

"I..." The red paladin looked at the ground.

"You've really not heard about a lot of the shows and stuff we've been talking about?"

"No."

"Wow." Pidge popped up to sit by Keith. "Your parents..."

"I don't have any."

A silence fell over the room. One of Lance's eyebrows went up. "Wait, you don't have a legal guardian?"

"I thought you guys knew Shiro's my legal guardian. Well, technically. I got stuck with Iverson after..." Keith didn't feel like finishing the sentence.

Hunk raised his hand. "Shiro, when we get back to Earth, if we ever do, you need to get Keith a copy of the Harry Potter series. Or better yet, you can come to one of our houses and binges watch some of the stuff we've got on DVD."

"Actually, I can let you borrow my books. I got an electronic set that I can put onto the computer in our room for you." Pidge piped up.

"Still..." Lance leaned forward. "How come Shiro didn't let you do fun stuff? I mean, he's like your father, isn't he?"

Keith took a deep breath. "Sort of. He's the closest thing I've had to one. Since you guys didn't know he was my legal guardian, I guess you guys also didn't know he's my older brother either."

"I honestly only got custody of Keith recently. That said, he's not completely ignorant of pop culture."

"Oh, other than Pokemon, what?" Lance folded his arms across his chest.

Keith began to list off various items. "Macross, Gundam, Sailor Moon..."

The blue paladin burst out laughing. "Sailor Moon? That's a girl show."

"Yeah, well, I never liked it."

"It's as popular as Dragon Ball Z. Gintama, Shounen Jump, Seven Samurai, lots of old samurai classics for that matter - anything with Toshiro Mifune..."

"Who?" Lance's eye went up.

"He's a famous actor from Japan. There's also Takashi Shimura, Akira Kurosawa... actually, I think that's where are parents got our names from."

"Wait!" Lance's eyes widened. "Are you telling me your name's actually not Keith, but Akira?"

Keith's eyes blinked a couple of times. "Don't call me that."

Shiro took a deep breath. "Don't ask. Please don't."

"Oh, I've also seen the movie Akira."

"What?" Shiro's eyebrow twitched.

"Higurashi..."

"Keith..." The black paladin's tone of voice sharpened, and the other three paladin's facial features twisted up indicating something was scaring them.

"Paprika..."

"What the hell are you doing watching that stuff without adult supervision!"

Keith felt the color drain from his face, his mouth hanging open knowing full well he'd managed to get in trouble. "Some of the Gundam series is rated R, as is some of the Macross stuff."

"Keith!"