I've always liked Harry Potter/CCS crossovers for some reason and now I finally have an idea for one. Kinda. I have no idea what to write after this first chapter. Maybe you can give me some ideas. And for the purposes of my story Harry and co. and the Cardcaptor group is 16. Except for Kero, Yue, Ruby, and Spinel whose ages don't really matter. Read on.

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            The Great Hall was alive with the sound of students talking and shouting to one another. The 1st years had just been sorted and the feast had begun. A certain boy with unruly black hair and a scar in the shape of a lightning bolt on his forehead was chatting with two of his friends, one of which was shoving a piece of pork in his mouth.

            "Who's the new Defense Against Dark Arts teacher this year? I don't see any new teachers. If anything, a few are missing," said Ron around his mouthful of food.

            "They must be helping Dumbledore, like Hagrid. And the new teachers are probably just late," replied Harry.

            "At least Snape isn't the DADA teacher," said Hermione, taking a drink from her cup.

            "How can you tell?" questioned Harry.

            "Look at him. He looks just as sour as any other year," pointed out Hermione. "If anything, more so."

            "So what positions are going to be filled?" asked Harry.

            "Besides DADA, there's Care of Magical Creatures and Muggle Studies," answered Ron.

            "I also heard there was going to be a club once a week. Karate, or something to help defend us without magic," interrupted Hermione. "I might try it. It'll be useful since we can't use magic outside of school yet."

            "Maybe I'll try that too," said Harry in interest. "You should come too, Ron."

            "Sure, I guess. But I don't see the point. I'd rather just use magic. Didn't you notice that there are more extra chairs than teaching positions to fill?"

            "Oh yeah," said Harry.

            They were interrupted from their conversation by a racket near the Weasley twins. They had snuck a Ton Tongue Toffee into a 6th year's, Ryan's, food.

            Things had just calmed down when a group of people appeared in the air near the ceiling and began to fall. At least, Harry assumed they were near the ceiling, since the illusion of the sky made it hard to tell. It was such a surprising and shocking sight that every person in the hall was silent, a thing that had never happened in Harry's time.

~*~

            Sakura, Tomoyo, Eriol, Syaoran, Yue, and Keroberos were surprised to find themselves teleported into the air above the Great Hall. Yue and Kero automatically opened their wings and halted their fall. Kero then grabbed the closest human which, much to his chagrin, was Syaoran. Syaoran wasn't too happy with the arrangement either.

            Eriol used his magic to float himself safely to the ground.

            Sakura called upon Fly, using minimal concentration to put the wings on the staff instead of herself. With a maneuver that had been much practiced, she dove right under Tomoyo and managed to catch her on the shaft of the staff behind her.

            "Daijoubu desu ka, Tomoyo-chan?" asked Sakura, turning to look at her friend.

            Tomoyo latched onto Sakura's waist while somehow recording the moment. "Sakura-chan! Abunai!"

            "HOOOOOEEEEEEE!!!!"

            Sakura turned back to face the front just in time to duck a floating candle. A show full of acrobatics ensued as Sakura dodged and ducked under every candle. She somehow landed in a heap on the floor at the foot of the teachers' table.

            "You can open your eyes now, Tomoyo-chan." Sakura's voice rang out in the silence of the Great Hall.

            "Who's the baka that put all of those candles in the air?" demanded Tomoyo.

            "What I would like to know is what we were doing in the air," said Syaoran, glaring at Eriol.

            "That's funny. I could have sworn the cliff that Hogwarts was on was higher," muttered Eriol.

            "Perhaps that's because you were shorter  then?!" fumed Syaoran.

            It was true that Eriol was now 6'1". Syaoran was close on his heels at 5'11 2/3".

            Eriol ignored him and turned to Professor Dumbledore. "Good evening Albus. I apologize for being late. We were...er...held up."

            "At gun point," chimed in Syaoran sourly.

            "Touya just didn't know we were leaving is all," protested Sakura. "Nobody told him until right before we left."

            They all winced at the memory. Touya in overprotective mode was bad, but Touya ignorant and then in overprotective mode was even worse. Especially when he found out that Syaoran was going along also.

            "He's can be a bit protective at times," added Sakura hesitantly.

            "A bit protective she says," said Eriol in a strange high voice. He had faced the brunt of the attack, the whole thing being his idea.

            "Hello Clow. Or it's Eriol now, isn't it?" greeted Dumbledore with a chuckle. "I hope you didn't hurt this...Touya."

            Eriol choked and sputtered, his usually cool composure gone. "Me? Hurt him? You should be glad I'm still in one piece."

            Ron leaned toward Harry, not taking his eyes off the new arrivals. "Don't you think they're a bit...er...strange?"

            Harry didn't bother answering and the Great Hall was quiet as they listened to this conversation. Never had a 16 year old talked in such a way to Professor Dumbledore and now this whole group was doing it as if it was no big deal.

            Syaoran smirked. "Oh come now Eriol. It wasn't that bad."

            Eriol whirled on Syaoran and forced a smile on his face. It looked quite painful.

            "Au contraire, my cute little descendant."

            This of course set Syaoran off in such a way that it looked like he would explode. He was ready to kill when Tomoyo walked over to him and whispered something in his ear.

            "If you don't behave I'll have Sakura kiss you. And I can do it too."

            Syaoran face became a fire engine red and he muttered something unintelligible.

            Tomoyo giggled and returned to her position next to her best friend.

            "What did you say to him?" questioned Sakura in an undertone.

            "Oh, just a threat," answered Tomoyo vaguely.

            Meanwhile everyone in the Great Hall was somewhat slackjawed at this exchange. Excluding only Dumbledore of course.

            "Ah. And this must be Keroberos and Yue," said Dumbledore examining the two who hadn't said a word yet.

            Yue inclined his head slightly and Keroberos glanced longingly at the food.

            "Yes," replied Sakura. "Yue is ruled by the moon and Kero by the sun. I can have Kero turn back into his false form if you would like, to make more room. But Yue is abot the same size either way and I think he prefers his true form."

            "Oh, you don't have to change Keroberos," began the Headmaster, but Kero had already begun the change.

            The students watched in awe, as they had never seen anything like it.

            They were much less impressed by the flying stuffed animal.

            "Is it time to eat yet, Sakura?" whined Kero.

            "Kero!" she scolded.

            Dumbledore chuckled. "Yes, you may eat after I have introduced you to the students and staff."

            Eriol glanced at the other teachers. They were frozen in shock. He leaned closer to the Headmaster and murmured in an undertone, "You didn't tell the professors much about us, did you?"

            "Nope," replied Dumbledore, his expression never changing.

            Eriol grinned wickedly. "All the more fun for us," he muttered.

            "Students and staff," began Dumbledore, magically amplifying his voice. "I present to you your new teachers. Sakura Kinomoto and Syaoran Li will be teaching Care of Magical Creatures. Eriol Hiiragizawa will teach Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Tomoyo Daidouji will be teaching Muggle Studies. Keroberos and Yue will be helping in whichever of the previous classes require them."

            "Ruby Moon and Spinel Sun will be along shortly. They had to make a stop in Hong Kong," reminded Eriol.

            "Oh yes. We will be having three more arrivals, one of which will be helping Tomoyo in Muggle Studies. Also, Syaoran and one of the arrivals will be teaching a martial arts class one night each week for those who are interested. And Astronomy lessons will be postponed until your new teachers arrive. You may spend that time in your House Commons. Please treat these teachers with respect and be patient. They are learning as you are learning. That is all."

            "They're teachers? They're our own age. How can they be teachers?" asked Hermione.

            Ron smirked. "Jealous Hermione?"

            "Of course not," she snapped. "I'm just curious as to why Dumbledore gave positions to 16 year olds. They must have some talent."

            Harry examined the group as they sat at the end of the teachers' table. He noticed that the little stuffed animal - Keroberos was it? - was eating at least three times his weight in food while Yue was eating nothing. They had done nothing special except for using a staff with wings and making a winged lion into a stuffed animal. If anything, they seemed really - well - weird. And Eriol talked to Dumbledore as if he were an equal, which made sense since he was a professor, but none of the teachers talked with him so...so casually.

            "Harry? Earth to Harry. Hello!"

            Harry suddenly became aware of Ron waving a hand in front of his face.

            "What're ya doing?" he asked.

            "I'm trying to figure out what's so special about them," replied Harry absently. "They just seem weird."

            "Of course it's because they have power," explained Hermione superiorly.

            "Why do you say that?" growled Ron.

            "How many times do I have to tell you?! You can't apparate into Hogwarts! It either took a lot of power or they did something other than apparate which shouldn't really be possible. At least, not to my knowledge." Hermione frowned. "And have you seen their wands?"

            Ron and Harry shook their heads.

            "That's because they don't have them or don't use them. They've already done a few spells with no wands, and those aren't any spells I've ever seen."

            "Please Hermione. It's too early in the year for mysteries," interrupted Ron.

            "And it's getting late," added Harry. "Let's think about this tomorrow. They might explain it during class, anyway."

            At that moment everyone stood and filed into their Houses. School would soon begin again.

~*~

            "Sakura. WAKE UP!"

            "Hoooeee! I'm going to be late!"

            "I knew setting her clock back would help," muttered Kero.

            And on that cheerful note the first day of school began.

            Sakura walked out of Dumbledore's office and joined Syaoran as they walked down the hall and outside. They bypased Eriol on the way out.

            "Good luck," he said with a wave.

            "Oh Eriol," said Sakura. "Professor Dumbledore told me to tell you to go easy on your class."

            Eriol grinned benignly. "Of course," he reassured her.

            Eriol walked into the classroom with his usual smile. "Class will begin now," he said calmly in a voice that carried.

            The 5th year Ravenclaws and Slytherins sat at attention. Well, the Slytherins actually weren't paying much attention.

            Malfoy was speaking in an undertone to his cronies, Crabbe and Goyle.

            "Do you have something to share?" questioned Eriol mildly.

            Malfoy smirked. "I was wondering what you could teach us. You're the same age as us. Dumbledore must be more off the hook than I thought."

            Eriol smiled indulgently, while inwardly seething. "It was no mistake that we were made professors. Tomoyo, Syaoran, and I have more powers each, than this whole classroom put together. And Sakura has more power than this whole school put together with some left over. She could turn into a - say - ferret, without a thought."

            Malfoy turned red and white alternately. "How did you...How did...," he spluttered incoherently.

            "Let's just say it's a gift of mine," Eriol said with an evil smile.

            He continued on with the lesson. "Today I will be talking about how crystals can be used to store extra energy, so that you can be aware should you be dealing with a person who actually has more stored up their sleeves than you bargained for. For this exercise I will need to use Keroberos."

            "You mean that big golden lion with wings?" called out a Ravenclaw.

            "Yes," answered Eriol. "Watch carefully and you might learn something."

            He summoned his staff and moved it in an oval equal to his height.

            The class gasped as a picture appeared and sound with it.

            "Sakura?" he called out and was amused at the scene that met his eyes.

~*~

            Sakura's first class of the day was the 5th year Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors. She was relieved since they were the same age. It would have been awkward if she had started with an older class.

            "You're teacher Hagrid left us with chimaeras to begin with," she said and led them to a wooden pen.

            The class looked dubiously at the creature that was part goat, lion, and snake.

            Sakura jumped gracefully over the fence and Syaoran sat on it, while Yue and Keroberos watched from a distance.

            "Before anyone gets near the chimaera wait for me to equip you with a spell against fire, in case he becomes frightened, hurt, or angry."

            Just then she noticed a bee hovering around one of the chimaera's heads. He extended its tail to bat it away. This angered the bee and he returned to sting his nose. The chimaera roared and charged the nearest person, which happened to be Sakura.

            Sakura held her ground and knocked him aside with her staff. The chimaera shook its head and then charged again, bathing her in fire. The class gasped in fright not quite believing that the fire-proof spell would hold. Luckily, it did.

            Meanwhile Syaoran was doubled over in laughter on the fence, in danger of falling off.

            Hermione leaned toward Harry.

            "Shouldn't he be helping his partner?" she whispered.

            Syaoran heard her. "Oh, she can take care of herself," he said easily. His sharp eyes noted that Harry was gripping his wand tightly. "Don't even think of going in there," he warned. "We don't want to have to protect you, too."

            Harry reddened in embarassment.

            "I thought it was supposed to be friendly," called out a terrified Hufflepuff.

            "It was stung. It's nose is extra sensitive and when hurt it impares its judgment," replied Sakura while fending it off.

            Just then an oval shaped picture appeared in the air of Eriol and a stone background with a murmur of voices in the background.

            "Sakura?" he called.

            "Who's that? What's that?" The murmuring was growing louder.

            "Nani?!" snapped Sakura, accidentally slipping into Japanese.

            "I was going to ask you something, but if you're busy..."

            "I can't think with you talking to me, the class asking questions at the most inopportune time, and this chimaera with impared judgement!" cried out Sakura, irritated.

            She turned to the chimaera once more. "Will you shut up! I've faced worse than you on a good day of cardcaptoring! The last thing I need for my first day of teaching is you with an attitude!!!"

            The chimaera calmed down, mollified, and then returned to eating the grass.

            "You know," said Eriol conversationally, "you could have frozen it with your magic."

            She spun on the portal. "I said I couldn't think with your incessant yapping!" Sakura took a deep breath. "So what did you want?" she asked in a friendly voice.

            "Um," began Eriol disconcerted. "Can I borrow Kero?"

            "Sure, if Kero wants to go." Sakura turned to where Kero was standing. "Eriol wants your help."

            Kero smirked. "Of course." He wandered over to the portal and leaped through, landing gracefully next to Eriol.

            The portal disappeared.

            Li shook tears of mirth from his eyes and then said, "Who wants to meet the chimaera first?"

            The class looked at him silently, not moving an inch.

            Finally Harry stepped forward. "I'll try," he said timidly, remembering how Li had rebuked him. He would whow them that he was no coward. After all, he had defeated Voldemort 5 times.

            Sakura smiled at him. "What's your name?"

            "Harry Potter."

            "Just hold still while I cast the spell," she told him.

            Harry felt a pleasant coolness descend over him and shivered slightly.

            "There," said Sakura. She frowned and pushed back his bangs. "How'd you get that scar? Do you want me to heal it?"

            Harry stared at her. Was it possible that she had never heard of him? He had thought every witch and wizard knew his name.

            Ron asked the question for him.

            "How could you not know the famous Harry Potter?" he demanded.

            Sakura and Li looked at him blankly. "He's famous?" asked Li.

            "Wait. Isn't he one of the reasons Dumbledore hired us? To protect..." Sakura stopped when she realized she had been speaking out loud. Luckily Harry was the only one close enough to hear.

            "Oops," she muttered weakly.

            "Okay," began Li. "Come over here and stand in front of him. Let him catch your scent and intentions."

            "Hey," called out a Gryffindor, "why did the chimaera try to kill Bellerophon and the villagers in that myth?"

            "Well, wouldn't you retaliate if everyone was trying to kill you?" demanded Li.