A/N: Oh my goodness, I wasn't expecting to have this many readers and reviews on the first chapter. But really, thank you so much. Also after being pointed out there are grammar errors, keep in mind I have not been active for so long. So my writing skills are kind of rusty.
General Warnings: MOD!Fem!Harry (This will be explained), Slight bashing on the Dursley's (I mean, who likes them?), OOC!Fem!Harry (I shouldn't put this since it's technically an AU in HP but in case someone calls me out on it), Slightly dark themes in future chapters (Will be explained)
Additional Chapter Warning: Angst, Use of British insults (spoken in Japanese)
'Thoughts'
"Talk"
"Talking in English"
"Talking in Italian"
~CHAPTER 2: A New Friend~
Tsuna perked up when his HR teacher entered the classroom with Felicia who stood by the side, waiting for the teacher to introduce her.
"Today, we're having a transfer student joining in. She recently moved here from England so treat her nicely." The teacher said before turning to her, "Go introduce yourself."
"Good morning, my name is Felicia Potter. It is a pleasure to meet you." Felicia greeted with a soft smile. "While I am still learning the ropes around here, I hope we get along."
The boys silently whooped and cheered while the girls, sans Kyoko and her best friend Hana, looked on with jealous eyes.
"Settle down! Now there's an empty seat beside Sawada so you'll sit there." The teacher said. "Sawada! Raise your hand so she can see you!"
The timid boy did as told, albeit while knocking his hand on his desk and earning a few snickers. The new girl smiled as she made her way over to her seat. Once seated, she turned to him and gave a smile.
"It's nice to meet you again." She said with a gentle wave. "Kind of coincidental that We're in the same class together."
"U-Uh yeah." Tsuna stuttered, which earned him another giggle.
"Do you mind joining me for lunch? I kind of went overboard with the food." She asked as she got out her books.
The brunette's chest warmed at the invitation before nodding. He was rewarded with another smile that seems to warm his heart, no matter what. Actually, it seems warmer than Kyoko's smile.
"Excellent!" Felicia spoke, unknowingly slipped into English which confused the brunette.
Once lesson was over, Felicia was instantly surrounded by her new classmates who ask many questions that ranged from "Where did you come from?" to "Are you really from England?" to "Can you speak English?" to "Do you have a boyfriend?". Tsuna watched in awe as the girl answered every question she was asked, all with a smile. That is, until came the one dreaded question.
"What does your parents worked as?" One female classmate asked.
In just one second, the atmosphere surrounding the girl took a 180 degree turn as her eyes darkened. "...That is one question I'm not going to answer." She bitterly said. With that, the dark gloom disappeared just as quickly as it came. "Other than that, everything else is free game."
Tsuna wasn't sure if what he was seeing was a figment of his imagination as his classmates all nervously laugh as if waving off a joke before they headed back to their seats when the next teacher came in. Glancing at the girl from the corner of his eye, he was sure that what he saw was no trick.
The sudden flash of loneliness and despair that flickered onto her eyes for the split second.
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"Felicia, do you want to eat with us?" A group of girls surrounded her table once the lunch bell rang. Tsuna stayed at his seat, not wanting to interfere with anything even though he was invited by the British.
"No, I've already made plans." Felicia said as she stood up while holding a two tier bento box. The group parted as she made her way to Tsuna's seat. "Ready to go, Sawada-kun?"
He timidly nodded, flinching when he felt two types of glare stabbing his back as they walked out of the classroom and up to the roof. Along the way, he heard the many whispering on how two very different people can be so friendly with each other. Especially when they only just met. Technically, they met yesterday but not all of them know.
His heart clenched when he heard a group of girls whispered, "I bet she only invited him because Dame-Tsuna looks so pitiful." "Yeah, I mean, I won't be surprised if she just dump him when she finds out how no good he is."
He clenched his fist, wanting to say that it's not true. But deep down, he knows he's only kidding himself. That the British beside him is only being friendly like the baseball star, Yamamoto Takeshi or Sasagawa Kyoko. I mean, who would want to befriend a no-good, useless being like him?
"I do." Came the reply. Tsuna almost tripped a step before right himself up and turning to the girl who smiled in amusement. "You're thinking so loud, I could hear them."
He blushed in embarrassment as he stared at the ground again, "Sorry..."
"For what?" She asked as they reached the rooftop, dropping her smile for the first time. "For what those dunderheads are whispering about?" She groaned, not caring she slipped back to English at one point as they sat down on the ground. "Honestly, if that's what you called whispering, they might as well be talking next to my ear."
Tsuna just stared at her as she ranted more and more in English, looking slightly annoyed. To be honest, even though he doesn't know what she was saying, he felt captivated by how she spoke in her native tongue. Especially with her accent. It wasn't apparent when she spoke in fluent Japanese, which he guessed she had a lot of practice, now every word she uttered is laced with her British accent.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I got so caught up in my rant, I didn't realized I slipped back to English." Felicia apologized.
"Oh n-no! It's alright." Tsuna said. "It's kind of interesting to see you speak in fluent English. Especially in a British accent."
Felicia sat there with a semi-blank, semi-surprised expression. "...It kind of sounds like you're hitting on me or something." Tsuna jumped at that and tried to reinterpret his sentence when the British giggled again. "You're definitely an interesting fellow, huh?" She then untied the scarf that bound the bento box before giving one tier to him. "Come on now. Lunch break will be over soon."
Accepting the bento, they quickly ate in peace. Not knowing the hidden shadows.
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A week has passed since Felicia transferred to his school, and to be honest, it's making him miserable. Ever since the invite, his male classmates were hell-bent on making sure he stayed away from the Pretty British by dragging out of class before Felicia could invite him again, saying it's a guys out when in reality, they threatened him to stay away from her. And to make sure, Osamu gave him a hard knuckle-sandwich.
The girls weren't doing any better; instead of threatening him physically, they did it verbally by insulting everything he did, making sure Felicia could hear it. every mistake, every tiny detail they see wrong, they call out on him whenever said girl is in the same room.
So since then, he avoided the British like a plague. He didn't want to at first since the girl is like his first friend but he couldn't go against them. How could he? He's a nobody with no social standing so what can he do? There's also a chance that Felicia would be bullied for staying with him, and he didn't want that to happen to his friend.
"Sawada-kun!" Came the voice of said person he avoided for the past week. even though it was after school but he didn't want to take a chance of someone from school seeing them both together so he did the only thing he knows best. He ran, but only for a small while before the British seemingly appeared in front of him. "Well, if you didn't want to see me, you should have said something instead of running away." The girl pouted as she placed a hand on her hip.
"Then I don't want to see you!" Is what he wanted to say but he couldn't as his heart ached for thinking about saying a lie to someone who had been nothing but kind to him.
"Sawada-kun?" Felicia reached a hand to him, only for it to be slapped away, much to both their shock. Tsuna just stared blankly, as if trying to compute what he had just done.
After that, as if the stress and anger he had been bottling inside just came lose, he uncharacteristically shouted at her in anger, "Can't you just leave me alone?! I've already suffered enough as it is! I don't need you to make it any worse! Ever since you arrived, my life hasn't been any easier than before! It's ten times worse than before! So do me a favor and leave me alone!"
Tsuna panted after his outburst before his mind finally caught up to what his mouth had said, 'No, I didn't mean that! I just want a friend! I just want someone to understand me!'
Felicia, eyes wide in surprise, kept silent before sighing, "I see." 'No.' "So that's how it is." 'No, please no.' "That's too bad." 'Don't go.' "Well then..." 'I don't want to be alone.'
He closed his eyes, feeling droplets of tears forming before feeling a hand on his head. He looked up in surprise to see the British smiling serenely at him, gently rubbing his head like how a big sister to her little brother.
"You've worked hard, haven't you?" She said before pulling him into a hug. "But for now, you can let go. Just let it all out. I'll be here for you."
He didn't know what triggered it but he didn't care as his waterworks flooded his eyes as he bawled out the years and years of frustration, agony, humiliation and loneliness while Felicia just stayed there, rubbing his back in comfort. After what had been an hour, we find Tsuna and Felicia sitting on a nearby bench with the male blushing in embarrassment.
"You know, I can understand why a lot of them called you 'Crybaby-Tsuna'." She said, making the boy blushed even harder. "That kind of reminds me of myself when I was young. I used to get bullied a lot." She revealed. "All because of some weird reason they heard. And the adults weren't any better."
"Kind of like me."
She then turned to him. "So it seems, but we have some similarities." He turned to her in shock. "Back then, I used to be called 'Worthless Brat'. I was called that so much that I ended up believing that's my name."
He gaped at her, "What kind of family are they? They shouldn't do that to a child."
"They're one of a kind, I'll tell you that much. A lot of the teachers would call them up to ask why but they'll end up leaving it blank anyways while I get punish for it. That is, until my guardian came along and took me away from the house that I finally know my real name." She looked up to the sky with a warm smile. "Felicia Potter, the name my parents gave me and I intend to live up to that name." She then turned to him. "What about you, Sawada-kun? Are you going to live up to your name?"
Her reply was silence as the boy pondered about it.
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Felicia Potter is the epitome of calm and grace. She doesn't let minor feelings like anger or jealousy get in her way. That was what she was taught; anger and jealousy clouds the mind, making you irrational and reckless.
...Well, let's just say she's about to toss that philosophy out of the window.
"Felicia, I heard Dame-Tsuna cried in front of you. Isn't that just pathetic?" One girl, she didn't bother remembering their names, said. "Why did you even bother befriending that loser?"
"I bet he must have begged you to be his friend in tears." Another laughed. "He's such a crybaby."
"I know, right? I heard he's such a momma's boy as well. Always crying for his mommy dearest every time he has a boo-boo." Another mocked.
Felicia tried to tune out their chattering as she packed her bag for it was after school. She wanted to walk home with Tsuna when this group of banshees came surrounding her table in an instant. It didn't helped that Tsuna's desk is just behind the wall of shrieking harpies and he's currently being cornered by a group of guys as well. She wasn't ignorant to know that her classmates had been threatening and humiliating the poor boy for the past week she had been here. All because they thought he was no good for her.
She felt her anger slowly bubbling as she watched the boys glaring and whispering, no doubt threats, to him while he cowered in fear. The last straw was snapped when a guy punched him in the face while at the same time, a harpy said "He's not good for you to befriend so you should just ditch him and hang out with us."
What happened next would be remembered for those present.
Felicia abruptly stood up with her bag and forcefully pushed past the girls before grabbing Tsuna and dragging him away from his group as well. One guy decided to stupidly stop the seething girl but ended up getting a bag slapped across his face and being slightly embed into the wall. She then face the two groups, eyes shadowed as she gently pulled Tsuna behind her, as if to protect him from them.
"Let me ask you something." She said, voice soft and quiet as she turned to the girls' group. "Are you my mother? My sister? My aunt? My grandmother?" The girls shook their heads as she rapid-fired questions at them. She then turned to the boys. "What about you? Are you my father? My brother? My uncle? My grandfather?" When they shook their heads, she turned to both of them. "Then are any of you related to me at some way?" Again, they shook their heads. "Well then..."
She raised her head so her eyes weren't shadowed to revealed glowing acid-green eyes. "You are the kind of people I hate the most. What gave you the rights to dictate who I should or shouldn't befriend? Who in the bloody blazing hell do you think you are? Telling me what to do as if you know me, but in actual fact, you don't. What makes you think he's completely useless? Do you try to talk to him? Or were you too busy insulting him and making fun of his mistakes to even try? Have you even try to put yourself in his shoes? To feel his pain? Or do you feel so superior over him that you don't even give a flying shite about it!"
The students flinched at that, "I bet you can't even endure even a fourth of the pain he's suffered over the years. If anything, he's a much better person than the whole lot of you! So if you ever try to harm him or I hear a single bad word utter to him in my presence, not even god would help you." She said while menacingly cracking her knuckles.
With that, she dragged the stunned boy out of the classroom and out of the school building.
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Tsuna is still shell-shocked at what transpired minutes ago as they walked together in silence. Felicia had long let go of his arm and walked a foot in front of him to cool her head off. Even though what she said are true, she couldn't help but wince at the harshness of her words; that's what she gets when she gets angry, her dark side rear its ugly head again.
She stopped in her tracks when she felt a tug on her sleeve. She turned to Tsuna who had his head down.
"...Thank you." He whispered.
She smiled before petting his head, "No problem. We're friends, aren't we?" The next thing she knows, she has a boy latching onto her in a hug while she patted his back when she heard soft sobs. "You really are a crybaby."
Tsuna inwardly smiled, knowing that jape has no real bite to it.
{Ten Years Later}
A man in his mid-twenties sighed in frustration at the mountain of paperwork he has to do. This could be why he didn't want to be a mafia boss; he'll end up working with the most horrible work of all: desk work.
Pinching the bridge of his nose, he groaned as a mild migraine started forming before catching a whiff of chamomile and opening his eyes to find a cup of tea previously not on his desk. He smiled as he turned when he heard a giggle.
"I thought you'll need a break, boss." She said as she tugged a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Don't call me that." He groaned as he reached for the cup. "And yes, I would like a break. Reborn has been brutal today."
"Well, with the fact that a new famiglia had been formed just recently. I say he has the rights to be paranoid."
"Yeah, you're right. So how are the others?"
"The usual. The jokers finally opened up a shop in Diagon Alley, though Aunt Molly is still worried sick about having to hear a freak accident caused by their inventions. Uncle and my two godfathers decided to settle down in Namimori as well. I suggested living at my old house since it has plenty of space but..."
He scoffed, "Knowing those two, they'll rather be chased by the mafia than stay in the same space for a second."
She giggled, "You're right."
Man and woman stayed silent as he finished his tea, "You know, I'm actually glad I met you that day."
"Oh? Where did that come from?"
"I'm serious. I wouldn't be where I am if you didn't stay by my side."
"And you'll be bald from all the stress you've been enduring. I don't even think I have that saintly patience of yours to endure that kind of suffering, I would hex the whole lot of them."
"Well, you are the only one who understand me the most."
"Well, have you been taking lessons from Reborn? You're awfully smooth today."
He chuckled, "Maybe. And if it isn't asking too much... Would you stay by my side always?"
"...You didn't have to ask."
*Gasp* What's this?! A TYL segment?!
Ok, in all honesty, I actually like writing about the TYL selves since it shows how much they have grown in the span of ten years and how close they got.
And it won't be that every chapter will have it. The reason why it's here is because the two of them had become friends. Now I'm more of a realist so I don't write 'And they instantly became friends despite only meeting', I know there are friendships that formed instantly but this one need one week and Felicia defending Tsuna because...
Let's face it, Tsuna has so low of a self-esteem, it's... pretty pathetic. I know in the anime, it didn't show much but in reality, if you were in the same shoes as Tsuna, would you held your head high like that?
Unless you're a saint, have a lot of optimism, or so oblivious. If it were me, I would have committed suicide, or change school, or move out of the country.
And besides, it has to be said. I mean, seriously, after reading many sad fanfics about him, I feel so much pity for him.
Okay, getting off topic. The segment will be after Felicia interacted and becomes friends with the others.
So does this mean there will be TYL Kyoko? TYL Haru? TYL Fuuta?!
Well, we'll see.
Also, I want to thank all of you for the wonderful reviews. After many of you wanted Felicia to have a Flame, I considered she should as well but it won't be until the Varia Arc.
Now there were a few interesting suggestions like Rain with Sky Flames, Mist Flames, or her having a mix of both Sky and Earth Flames.
I was thinking of her having have the Flame of Night. I know it's the unique Flame to Bermuda and Daemon, and it's born from the bitterness and hatred of the user. But if you think about it, wouldn't Felicia have it as well? I mean, if Harry wasn't as pure-hearted as in the books or movies, wouldn't you think he could have been the next Dark Lord after Voldermort? That anger and suffering he felt with the Dursley's, the utter bitterness with Severus, the hatred and vengeance he had towards the murderer of his parents?
The only thing keeping him stable is his friends. So what if he didn't have them? He would have been a second 'You-Know-Who'.
There's also the fact that the Flame looks so inky and dark, and the fact that Felicia is the Master of Death.
But it's only my suggestion, I want to hear yours and why.
There is another Flame I'm considering but I'll leave it for the next chapter.
The next thing I want to talk about is Felicia's Patronus. What should hers be?
And if you can do a Patronus spell, what would it be?
Until next time~