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It was a new day. At the very least that was what he wanted to said. When to bed by 11 pm but awoke by 4:30 am had cause him feel antsy. While he couldn't fault the heavy meal last night, as it was made to be so for easily putting children to sleep, Shirou was awoke during the early hours of the day.
Gotten used to waking up early, he immediately find himself unable to find anything to do. So raising up from bed and took a change of clothes and taking the ring he gain, he immediately when down to the Common room to exercise and took a proper look at the ring. The exercise was a simple one. Some push up, sit up, jumping jacks, crunches and curl up to get started. After that he took some cool down stretches, as look he look at the ring. The ring was beautiful. A silver metal metal circular around itself as well as being decorated with singular lapis lazuli as it's main gemstone. It was unique and filled with power as he could tell but unable to see. Unlike goblin or dwarfed made items, the items, be it jewelry or weaponry, were borderline divine. Meaning no matter how hard Shirou tried, he couldn't get what was the secret of this ring.
His thought however was interrupted by the sound of a young woman. If the sound was correct in his ears, he could tell that his senior was here. He turn to greet them only to see it was two seniors were watching him.
"Well, well. Aren't you an early riser? What do you think Diggory?" said Tonks.
"Please called me Cedric, Tonks. We're friends here," said the second senior, Cedric, "and this is what I would said. ' I hope he would be in the team.', but seeing his a new student, I doubt professor Sprout would allow it. But seriously, I do hope he enter next year. Merlin knows we may need his early riser attitude to practice for Quidditch."
Snapping her finger and curse to her slow wittedness of that particular rule, she then saw Cedric walked up to Shirou as he finished stretching and looking a ring.
"By the way, sorry for the late introduction. Name Cedric Diggory. Third year. Nice ring by the way." said Cedric as he reach his hand out for a handshake. Shirou, polite as he is, took in the handshake as he introduced himself to Cedric, "Shirou Emiya. And thanks but its not mine exactly, I think. I check just now and all of its history gave just the name and said belong to me and one other."
Shirou wasn't lying. While the ring stated that it was his, it also belong to someone else too but who he doesn't know seeing that he wasn't able seek it out from the ring. Cedric who find the wording of Shirou's sentence found something very peculiar.
"You're a psychometry user? Are you registered tho?" asked Cedric. Tonks heard what Cedric talked about immediately walked towards them. "No way! We Puffs have another Natural?! All yeah! This took the cake from losing Potter."
Shirou being confuse, immediately asked, "Wait, Psychometry user? Natural? Registered? What are those and why should I be registered?"
"Oh right! You were muggle raise. Well, you see, psychometry is an ability that only a few have. Sure it can be taught but it would take time and we magical folks are just... lazy! So we expect natural born ones to be, well, born. Though they never lived long as many would killed them or worse took their ability away and placed them in a jar at the Department of Mysteries." stated Tonks while looking at Shirou expression. She did saw a slight glimpse of fear in his eyes but she ignores it as of now.
This time Cedric continues, "Meanwhile Natural mean, by definition, natural at their field of magic of sort by birth. For example, our lovely Tonks here is a Metamorphmagus, who have the ability to freely change their appearance anytime they want. Hell, she can turn to a whole other gender without the help of a potion. There are others like Animagus but anyone can be one, if they have the aptitude and patience for it. You, our new little friend are a Psychometry, which is rare by itself." he said as he ruffles slightly sweaty hair before he continues, "But if rumors were to believe this early of the school year from the firsties, then you too may have clairvoyance."
"Well... About that" Shirou slowly state as he look away from the two seniors students. Well they're not wrong about the clairvoyance thing as the Servant system would seen it as such, categorize it as C rank Clairvoyance for his alternate future self.
Tonks being Tonks turn her face into Shirou's immediately lounges at him while petting ferociously and stating on how that the Puffs, had a Natural who not only have one talent but two and as well stated that she will get the necessary document for registration of his abilities so he didn't get arrested in the future, with her being in a junior auror program while Cedric look at him with a surprised look before shaking his head.
"Well, anyways, I'm about to head down for a jog as breakfast wouldn't began for another hour or two. What about you two?" Cedric asked to Tonks, who change back to her original face but her hair still in Shirou's shade of red. Shirou shook his head and said he wanted to cook. As soon Cedric left, Tonks turn to Shirou and said,
"Didn't know you can cooked?"
"No one asked. And seeing you showed us where the kitchen is, I thought I would go there." Shirou stated. Tonks nodded her head.
"Bet you cooked real good."
"Come to the Leaky Cauldron last summer and you may."
"Wait!? That was you?! Now I know I got the best batch to look after these year! Bet you can cook something for me? I'll get the ingredients seeing I'm being paid in the program."
"Sure." He said as he turn to the stairs to his room, "Just let me change first then I'll get started."
After a short while, he return and the pair left the Common room and head to the kitchen. Nothing could go wrong there.
Professor Sprout was having a headache. As the Head of House Hufflepuff, she is too in charge of the house elves in the kitchen seeing as they were the one that were brought by the founder Helga Hufflepuff. It wasn't long after she woke that three of the kitchen House elves came asking for her assistance over a large problem (for them at least) in the kitchen.
Immediately getting up and rushing to the kitchen to see what was the problem, only to be met with one of the oddest sight she ever saw. The head of the kitchen House elves whose name was uncommon to their species, Calvin was point his knife nearing his throat but only struggling because of her new badger cub name Shirou was holding away the knife itself from the house elves neck.
"By Merlin sake, it's just a simple goddamn sandwich!" shout Shirou as he struggle to keep the knife away from the house elf. Seriously! How is he so strong?!
"I don't care! I have dishonour my family! At least let Calvin commit seppuku upon Calvin self!" the house elf retort back.
"How in the world did you knew about seppuku!?"
Professor Sprout, having enough being ignored shouted, "Can someone tell me what is going on?!",
"Sorry professor but we just came here for Shirou to make his own sandwich. Seeing that the Head house elf wouldn't let him, Calvin challenge him to a duel seeing Shirou wouldn't take a no but then he somehow... lost. Now he tried to kill himself because he dishonour his family legacies that stretch upon five generation. But seriously man. How the hell did you made a good sandwich?" Tonks explained.
"How am I supposed to know Tonks? It just a simple egg sandwich. And Calvin, stop it!"
"Calvin refuse! Calvin dishonour Calvin family!" cried the house elf. Professor Sprout step forward and gave Calvin an order, "Calvin, stop trying to killing yourself. That's an order!", Calvin of course stop but sniffles away. As the house elf did, Professor Sprout turn to Shirou with a look of angry but disappointed mother. And for some reason , Shirou knew his luck had betrayed him.
"- And that my friends is how I'm not allowed to used the kitchen any more. On the first day school. Good news is though that we compromise by having my meal be japanese as long as I stayed at Hogwarts and show me where a room for me to cook in, to which they called the Requirement Room. So yeah. That about it." Said Shirou in the Great Hall, eating with Iris, Ron and Neville. Of course, Shirou's was japanese while the rest had classic British breakfast.
Iris, who sat beside him, turn to look at Shirou as if he was stupid to let himself got kicked out of the kitchen. Ron and Neville were just dumbfounded on what happened to him. By Merlin, how did this event even happen?! And by the first day no less!
Before either of the two could asked him, Hermione had came in with Susan and saw that the quartet eating they're breakfast. Of course the two look at Shirou eating at the Gryffindor table was odd in its own way.
As the two reach the table, Susan was she first to asked, "Aren't we supposed to eat at our house table?" to which Shirou replied, "It wasn't stated in the student handbook."
"Student handbook? We have one of those?" stated the four of them before Shirou brought it out from his robes pocket and hand it over to them. It wasn't old but it wasn't new either and it was small enough to fit into a student's robe pockets.Taking it and began reading through the handbook, Susan began to sit at the Gryffindor table seeing as her friends was there.
"So.. What were you all talking about?"
"About how Shirou lose privilege to the kitchen after winning a cooking contest." said Iris as she took a sip of pumpkin juice while looking at Shirou with a deadpan look. Susan blinked and blinked again before she took the time to take a piece of toast and some marmalade before spreading it and ate it.
"Huh... Well would you look at that. There is no rules about sharing a eating space between houses. Instead it was actually being encourage to eat together with the other houses." said Hermione but she continues, "But wait. If it was encouraged then why no one doing it?"
"Pride mostly. You should understand Hermione, magic folks have pride in them than some more prideful muggles. I mean look at the Slytherins!" said Susan as she took another toast and spread some marmalade on top of and eat it again. Seeing that her book friend was eating breakfast, she too began eating.
Iris who had finished her meal saw that the Head Houses were began to pass out their timetable.
"Shirou, Susan. Sorry to disturb but I think it is best you, uhh... return to your house table. I think Professor Sprout is handing out your house year timetable."
Nodding the two immediately finished their meal and took off.
Well this is certainly going to be a good start.
Shirou schedule wasn't as full as he hoped to see. While elective can be given to some students, their only start the by their third years and to asked to have you take them than they need a permission slip from their head of house and the headmaster.
What did Shirou have first fir the day? Simple. Double charms with the Ravenclaws, Double Transfiguration with Slytherin. Double potions with Ravenclaws again, Herbology with the Gryffindor, lunch, Defense Against the Dark Arts and lastly Magical History with Slytherin. A single class last for one hour and a half and this is Monday. While there are Astrology and Flying lesson both are on different day like Astrology with Gryffindor at Wednesday midnight and every Tuesday with Ravenclaws for flying.
Once again, he had asked Professor Sprout on him taking some of the older and more complex lesson like arithmancy, the study of numbers in a magical sense. Of course, Professor Sprout didn't allowed him to take it yet but she is willing to gave it to him if he passed the mid term exam with flying colors. Of course Shirou being himself took the challenge. He was here to study, so why not do so.
What could possibly go wrong?
Well, there is some. During charms, while he had studied the theories and the like, his inability to use magecraft had came to bite him in the ass. Apparently, when trying to do and used a simple levitation spell (Wingardium leviosa) he arrived in the act of Seamus. Or in common tongue, explosion. Except from explosion, it was implosion. Professor Flitwick and himself have no idea how it happened. He tried again and while succeed it still turn to be difficult even with both of his wands. He really need to find a way to fix that.
Meanwhile, Transfiguration was the lesson that he somehow shined the most. When first enter, he already knew that Professor McGonagall was a strict type of teacher withe the whole no nonsense attitude during class session. She immediately explain on how complex and dangerous is Transfiguration is if one didn't know it properly as she demonstrate by changing the teacher's desk in front of the class into a pig before changing it back. Soon after she taught a bit on the theory before entering the practical.
It was a simple task, turn your match into a needle. A simple task but many struggle. While some were able to do it (not Malfoy) a lot more struggle. That was until Shirou looked at it and just used Alteration on the match with his Ash wand and it change into a needle while of course said the spell for it. Professor McGonagall was of course surprised seeing him able to do it on his first try but congratulated him on it and asked if he could do it again. And again he did.
Praises was rarely giving by McGonagall but when it was, it was well earn. As too the twenty point to Hufflepuff. Shirou of course took the praise with a grain of salt and just move on with the next lesson. And for some reason he was being glare at. By who he had no idea...
Next was potion and he shine once again. How you might asked? Simple. His skill as a chef was showing as he began to alter the recipe in ways that no one would thought of. Well, except one.
"Mr. Emiya. May I know why you decided to put in ginger roots and turning of the flame and powdered ginger while lowering the fire itself ?" asked Snape in his ever so glorious tone.
" The root has more consecrated substance within itself and wouldn't be easily dissolve within the potion like its powdered substitute although you have to fish the thing out. And by killing the fire would allow the potion to be less reactive. "
"Hmm.. And the adding of three porcupine quills except of two? Was it as well a guess by your part I presume?"
"No. Porcupine quills, while not potentially powerful have a bad reaction in the if it was used in a more reactive potion." said Shirou.
Snape looking at him before addressing the rest of the class, "As you can see, mister Emiya had display set of skills that all of you sorely, clearly lack. The adjustments that were being told are one of few adjustments I would have done. Know this that while the Ministry textbook gave the basic example, one must be... let say, truly knew and thought out of the box when it comes to these class." he said as he looked back at Shirou. "And surely the Sorting Hat had made a terrible job on placing you in the wrong house, mister Emiya. Surely, your skills will be more appreciated with you being in Slytherin."
And after that he dismissed the class immediately after his comment.
Afterwards it was Herbology and the class was relatively simple enough. The didn't have to handle any of the more dangerous plant as it was still to early for them to handle them. Being with the Gryffindors means that some of the student can pair up with each other from different Houses. Iris knowing this immediately pair up with Shirou the first chance she get. They aren't messing with any of the more dangerous plants and Professor Sprout was an excellent teacher too. Other than that, he learn more of the more exotic and magical plants that was grown in Hogwarts. This too can include with Neville taking high interest in it.
And now lunch have arrived and by non popular belief, he was hungry. Apart from the few classes today, the relative term on how much magic he spent on trying to made a feather float was high. It was a element-less spell. On how much spent his magic on it was ridiculous! But instead, he took his time to eat so he can rest and restore some of his magic while doing so. That of course came in with Iris came with him after Herbology and talked to him about some of her class with glee except for Potion, seeing she slightly scowled at the subject. Apparently, Professor Snape was not a good man seeing on how he disregard Iris lack of skill on it. Some, lunch had ended and everyone immediately when to their next lesson.
The next lesson was Defense Against the Dark Arts and it was... okay. Professor Quirell was a teacher. No seriously, Shirou had a difficult time trying to understand some of his lesson seeing that he continuesly stuttering as well as avoid some easy question on answering. Like the one time a student asked about his turbin and while answer it with that he gain it from a African prince when he took care of the undead situation as one would said only to be asked about on how he did it only with avoiding said question.
And lastly, Magical History. It was bad. The first time Shirou came to class, he first impression on the lesson would fulfilling and whatnots. Telling of how the history for magic came to be, what British magic is like and so much more only to find out it was a dull, tasteless lesson whose professor, Professor Binns, while interesting seeing as he was a ghost that one day decided to stand up one day to teach only to never find out he had became a ghost nor for the fact he is dead in the teachers lounge, only to teach the one section of magical history which is about Goblins.
He have no problem with learning about the human magical and the magical being that related to the far in a few ways but those he have to made the lesson so boring to the point even Shirou would took a nap here!
He was glad this was the last a subject of the day.
Within a blink of the eye, a week have passed and the relationship between Shirou and Iris continue to grew even more so. It wasn't strange to see two friends walked around together within the hall of Hogwarts. No. Of course not. But that didn't stop rumors to pop up once in awhile. It didn't stop them but it is what it is. Like the rumor on how Shirou while flying on his broom during his first flying lesson, he was able to do some amazing air tricks and the like. That and the one about Iris being the youngest of students for being able to made into a quidditch team.
Now the rumor were true... for the most part. Shirou did not do any amazing air tricks. No, what he did was that he had little control over his broom for it not only force him not to fall off it but to handle it like some cowboy taming a wild horse. Not impossible but difficult. He was lucky too seeing after that display made his broom obedient. Of course, no amount of bull riding, horse taming like act would not shake the question in his mind, 'why brooms?'.
This rumor of course spread like wild fire in school but it was able to be placed back with the rumor on Iris being the youngest Seeker in centuries. Whatever that means.
But the rumor was called true when Iris told Shirou about it. Of course Shirou asked Iris, but she herself had no idea about what quidditch is. Ron and Susan on the other hand, had some understanding on what quidditch is. While it sound exciting for both of the one explaining term, Shirou and Iris was a little afraid. Of course they stated that there many safety measures in places if anything happen.
The rumor ran for a while and was confirm true when Hedwig came with a package and gifted it to Iris. It was a broom for her and well, the rumors were true.
This however of course didn't bother the friendship between the two. But as time passed so as change began to move. Another week passed and the time that the two stayed together grew fewer with Iris and Shirou do their own things. While they still meet during breakfast and lunch once or twice the two are busy with their respective houses or activities. Many time were known about it with Iris spending with some of her Housemates in Gryffindor as she new friends. Don't get her wrong she still a shy and awkward girl but once she learn some bit about everyone, she open herself a bit to them too.
With this, Shirou made some of his own friend and while he tried to make some with those he in his years and dorm, he couldn't click with them well enough like he does the third years and up. Like Cedric, Tonks and Penelope Clearwater. How he knew her, that was a story for another time. But to much free time is bad to seeing he always complete his homework earlier. Good thing there is extracurricular clubs about.
Seeing that he came here to studied magical theories, he join the Magical Theory club. The club premise was simple, they studied with each other on making any magical theories and place into a testing of practical experiment of it. Not to difficult and easier to understand. Sadly only a there are only twenty members that's also include Shirou. But they didn't mind with their small numbers anyway.
Of course, the club advise that students to pair with a partner during the reminder of the time they will be attending the school. Unfortunately, some of the older students were able to make a pair with people they recognized or already are one in the beginning. Fortunately he was able to gain a partner with a first year Slytherin. He knew of who she is, but who is she as they were both parts away from each other in Transfiguration. Her name was Daphne Greengrass and she is what you may called a Ice queen, or at least that most if the first year says. He remember that also being known as a school idol as well. How she get her nickname he have no idea but seeing that she put a small glared before introducing herself was telling enough of what type of person she is.
"The name Daphne Greengrass, Shirou Emiya. Now I don't care on how good you may be in Transfiguration but I expect that you put your weight into our project. Got it?" she said while doing a pose he oh so recognized.
'Yup. This is Rin alright.' he thought to himself as he continue looking at her with a face she couldn't understand.
And because of their little partnership, the two will meet now and again.
Truly his school life had just began to be exciting and dangerous at the same time. Beside, what could possibly go wrong?!
Ahahahahaha!! It is complete! Took me long enough! Damn class can even let write and stupid assignment too! Anyway enjoy and the likes. Be aware of any update because i havenonidea when the next will come.
