Smoke 15

Nezu was trilling, he never trilled, the Staff were on edge as they piled into the marsupial's office. The staff trailed in keeping an eye on the Principal manning a customised kettle. "Good morning everyone!" He trilled, causing hairs to stand on end and the feeling of cold dread running down their spines.

"Principle…it's…5:30 am…on a school morning." Ishiyama Ken, Cementoss, replied as he stifled a yawn.

"The students are not in, due to the horrendous travesty at the USJ, I decided to close the school to get ahead of the 'bad' press and give our students time to study from home. All of them, I need your advice."

Aizawa snorted "I hardly see the need for us to give you advice, Nezu, you're already 198 paces in front of us, the only reason you're asking for our input is for your validation."

"Shouta! Yes, I am well aware of how far I can predict things as you put it, but, just for my 'validation' is mostly uncalled for. In this case it is specifically called for. I have just been contacted by Dumbledore-Sama, Headmaster of Hogwarts School for Heroics."

That got everyone at the table, including All Might to pause and look at the principle "You've got DUMBLEDORE, contacting you." All Might stated.

"How do you know Dumbledore, Toshinori?"

All Might sighed "I was approached during a crossover flight, from America back here, it had been deviated due to a villain attack…Anyway Dumbledore approached me and asked me to assist his vigilante group deal with an especially nasty group of villains called 'Death Eaters'. I met a striking young couple by the name of Lily and James Potter, their son…happens to know about me and knows about my situation, that is a different scenario all together. I wasn't around long enough to make an impact in their clandestine war, but, I did impact their lives. I came back, then eventually I lost contact with them. As for my own opinion on Dumbledore, he was a great hero, and still is…but, he's too much involved in staying relevant to Hero Society. What has he asked?"

"He has asked if UA were willing to host an additional two classes of heroes for a Semester, they would be arriving for the Sports Festival and then joining us for the Summer Term. There was a stipulation about Mr. Potter."

Eraserhead and Present Mic shared a look "We'll handle that, in fact, Nezu…Mic and I are willing to run point on this scenario." Mic stated.

"That's…" Vlad King began to blurt.

"Completely logical, Kan, you're not fluent in English, you don't know Potter and the way you act about law and order, all you'd be doing is throwing a red flag in front of a young man with a short temper, reflexes of a scalded cat and a penchant for having six gears of acceleration. You might be able to stop him, but, I would put good odds on him giving you a work over." Eraserhead stated "I fought with him, as has Kurose. Our only grievance is he's too damn young to be doing what we're doing. He's glossed over a lot of his past but rewatching his fight in the USJ whatever he's glossed over has given him bountiful experience and he's only improving."

"He was the only teen we had to force out on a stretcher, furthermore the only one not concerned about what had happened. So Kan, think this through."

Kan sighed "I do suggest…"

"He's with me already, he's making progress. Glacial progress, considering he's gone out on a limb and decided to open up to me…you'd give him more credit than its due." Hound Dog rumbled, he looked at the staff "We're lucky that he's not a Super Villain and not just a Villain. His early life has been brutal and that's putting it lightly. I'm not saying more, only thank kami he's still on our side."

Nezu nodded "Going back to the topic on hand, should we do it?"

"I have noticed that he does sound a little homesick, so bringing his peers over could be good for him and us. Western Heroes train for Western Problems it would be nice to get a change of opinion on a few topics." Midnight contributed. She was relieved that wasn't the only one that had evidently noticed the British Exchange Students defensiveness when it came to his origin story. "Shouta, Hizashi…is it wise to let him know that his old friends are arriving?"

"He doesn't like anything related to him being concealed from him, at least, not without just cause. Us saying 'Your peers are coming' ahead of time will allow him to be in a decent frame of mind for the sheer avalanche of stress that'll come crashing down on him. Furthermore, he's going to need to know because he's…a very hot commodity, he's not only very powerful and naturally gifted as a Hero but he's also rich; like Noble Family rich." Aizawa explained.

That had been a shock, after Harry and Jiro had been driven home, Aizawa had then met with Black Sirius the so-called infamous mass murderer and murderer of Harry's parents. Underneath the exceptionally polished japanese, quirky nature and laid back nature was a very dangerous, competant and capable former hero, Sirius had grilled Aizawa effortlessly on everything his Godson had informed him. "Aizawa-san, I failed my Godson when he was but a babe in the crib. I had the choice of taking him and fulfilling my duties as Godfather and Dogfather I chucked that aside for vengeance and I got twelve years in prison for it. I broke out to see justice done, I got my justice but at the cost of nearly losing my Godson again. Then my Godson got expelled from his school…I dropped everything and came here with him to help him feel like he had someone he could turn to. For all my failures, regrets and fuckups I will HAPPILY kill anyone and everyone who dares to harm my Godson. I have a Marquis and Earldom to my name with the funds and means to access them, my Godson is a Duke and a Viscount with similar funds. Funds that I am dutifully managing and growing exponentially. This is not a threat, it is not a warning it is merely the statement of good hard solid truths."

"Angering, Potters, Godfather is not a wise move. When he and I were talking over coffee and snacks along with a few other concerned hero students parents it is prudent to let them know about our next steps. If only too give them time to acquire property to house them in."

Nezu chortled "I had already thought of that, I was going to propose we open up a dormitory style housing arrangement. Think of it as a prolonged teambuilding exercise, they'll live on the grounds and UA will provide them with the means to purchase food for everyone; personalised items will come from the students own pockets."

"Allowing the students to create their own 'black market'." Everyone thought. They'd been well aware due to their own experiences of students getting 'contraband' onto the school grounds. It was always inventive to see how they'd do it.

Nezu grinned "Are we all in agreement?"

"For what's it worth, yes. What's happening about the Teachers?"

"I believe Dumbledore will be sorting that out."

(Harry's apartment)

Sona was the first one awake, she pattered into the kitchen and began the morning ritual of preparing breakfast. She chuckled to herself as the radio began to blare and the smell of eggs frying and bacon crackling in the pan roused the other two members of the house. "Morning, you two."

"Morning." Harry rumbled "How's school?"

"Still shit, being one of the 20%, but…bearable, now that I'm out of the shithole called my former home. Plus, with Black-san all but becoming my guardian I might actually get into the school I want to go to." She replied, before grabbing her tablet and loading up her modules. The only problem with Harry's vigilante beat down on her parents it meant, she wasn't able to go to Middle School, however, quirkless or quirked the Japanese Educational Decrees allowed her to participate in remote learning so she was able to learn from home. She was required to by law spend six to eight hours of the day studying, although it never said when it had to be done.

Sona split her time equally doing four hours in the morning starting at 8 am until 12, then spent from 2 pm to 6 pm studying. "Aren't you meant to be in school?"

"Got attacked…"

Sona nearly dropped the spatula "You what!"

Jiro chuckled as she'd moved unnoticed from behind Harry to the fridge and then to the kitchen table "We got attacked, rent-a-thugs and some serious hitters attacked us at the USJ."

"What does Universal Studio Japan…what's so funny?" She snapped eyeing her housemates as they dissolved into snorts of laughter.

"We made the same reference. It's the Unforeseen Simulation Joint, we were meant to be practising environmental rescue manoeuvres only…it turned into a fight. So…they've given us a week off physical in-person learning, we've got a boatload of assignments though."

Sona's eyebrows raised "Study day?"

"Seems so…" With that the trio got their books out along with their laptops and began to grind their way through the small mountain of assignments.

The trio slowly turned into a sextet of people studying. Izuku had joined them dragging Fumikage and Todoroki with him "We heard you from next door, and, you've said to let myself in…" Izuku stated.

Harry nodded "Right, everyone get in. Make yourselves comfortable and sort out what we want for lunch. I'm in the mood for takeaway."

Kyoka's eyes widened "Takeaway! You normally never get that whenever I'm here…you're always adamant about cooking! Not that I'm complaining, I like the fact you can cook."

"Generally because the last thing I want to do is go back out after I've got in after studying. I just want to have some beer, do my homework and then play videogames or sleep through a series."

Todoroki spoke "How about we get pizza? Copious amounts of pizza. On me?"

Harry nodded "Done. I'll cook 'em next time. Guarantee you they'll be better than the takeaway."

"Harry's an amazing cook." Sona chimed in.

"Harry, I didn't…" Began Tokyami.

"Harry saved my life, his Godfather has become my guardian. I stay with Harry because Harry doesn't mind what happens as long as I help with the cleaning and I knock before entering his room and let him know if I've done anything like ordered takeaway. He's become the brother I never thought I wanted."

Harry snorted at that as he opened the fridge and pulled out a few beers, only for the door to open and Sirius to enter. His face blank, his eyes hard and hands shaking, not enough to stop him from snagging a freshly produced drink; it happened to be highly caffeinated but it didn't stop the shape-shifter from downing it. "Harry, I've got something to tell you."

Harry nodded "Go on."

"Your previous school has contacted Nezu and well they're coming here for the Sports Festival."

Izuku was, promptly, covered in an extremely sugary and faintly apple-scented energy drink. "Son of a bitch…" Harry replied as he headed to a small cabinet on the kitchen drawer and withdrew a cigarette, which he lit and handed to his godfather after taking a drag. "When did you find out?"

"Just now. Aizawa contacted me. He did say he wanted to tell you about it immediately but allowed me to tell you, he's going to tell you when you return." Sirius exhaled through his nose and made a pretty good set of concentric rings of smoke.

Harry nodded "Good to know. Do we know how many and who is coming?"

"No more than forty, and mainly your year."

Harry sighed and took the joint back and inhaled deeply "Of course. Why can't it be fucking simple."

Jiro got up and plucked the joint from her boyfriends limp hand "Well, at least I'll get to meet your class and the Problem Squad you've alluded to. Oh and rude! You and your Godfather having a joint and not sharing with the rest of us."

Sirius looked at the six of them "Weren't you meant to be studying?"

"The fact that one of our own has to jump to the planes of Nirvana, looking out for him is more important. Besides, we have a week to complete this work." Tokoyami commented, taking the blunt from Jiro was coughing slightly from her own inhalation.

Sirius snorted "Right…you stoners have fun…I'll order you food and Izuku…" The greenette looked at his Mothers…partner? Lover? Curiously.

"Yeah?"

"Take it easy, ride with it, and what happens here is our thing."

Izuku turned bright red "You, you…"

Sirius chuckled "You're smart enough to know that your mother and I are seeing each other. You're a good kid, I'm not saying I want to take the place of your…" He paused "I want you an I to build a friendship, for your mothers sake and my own."

Izuku nodded, fighting back the tears "Just treat mom right. She's…all I've ever known."

Sirius chuckled at that, I get where you're coming from.

(Hogwarts)

"Albus…" simmered Umbridge in that terrible saccharine tone.

"Delores, this is a decision that I have made as an executive decision, as my right as Headmaster to make." Dumbledore replied calmly, inside he was seething. He really wanted to demonstrate that despite being 114 Years Old he was pretty sure he could take nearly any number of Ministry Officials currently crowding his office.

"The Minister is concerned…"

"The Minister does not need to be concerned, this is purely an educational exercise that would provide a great level of experience for the class intended. The fact he is showing such curiosity into this makes me wonder if there is another problem."

Umbridge scowled at the Headmaster "You are proposing to send the Year Group of Students that just so happen to be the one that Harry Potter was expelled from."

"Delores, Officials, you have made that unmistakably clear since the day you started here. This was not intentional, Delores Umbridge, no matter how it may seem; it is simply an unanticipated coincidence that my fellow Headmaster is agreeable to host your idea group of students also happened to accept their expelled peer…Whom, may I reiterate for the thirteenth time, only accepted going there on my recommendation but denied any assistance for getting into their hero programme."

Umbridge paled as the response finally sunk in, she scowled "The Minister will want to know."

"Of course. By all means. I will address the populace tomorrow on what will be happening." Dumbledore announced calmly.