Disclaimer: I own neither Harry Potter or Baka and Test Summon the Beasts.

Okay, this is a cross-over with the anime series above, which is hilarious and I would highly recommend watching at least a few episodes. That being said, I'll be explained basically all necessary information in this story anyway, so it's not needed to get what's going on. Those who like Ron, Hermione, and Dumbledore, be warned. I won't bash them too much, but it's still there.

Enjoy!

Harry walked into the Great Hall slowly, eyes roaming over the students as they all sat down for the welcoming feast. He knew from experience (as did everyone else in the hall) that there was still a bit of time until the new first years arrived, so he was content to just watch everyone quietly.

Suddenly a thought struck him, and he glanced up at the head table to see if there was any change in the staffing arrangements, besides for DADA, of course. He wondered absently if the DA would again be needed, though personally he didn't think anyone could beat Umbridge in being that bad a teacher. And that was saying something, considering her predecessors included Quirell, Lockhart, and a polyjuiced Death Eater everyone else thought to be a mad retired Auror. Remus may be a werewolf, but general consensus among the students was that he was the best from the first three years Harry had attended. Some of the students even preferred him to 'Moody', even if they didn't know it was actually Crouch, an escaped convict, who had been teaching them all year.

Harry's musings were cut short as the doors opened and Professor McGonagall led the procession of little kids (and had Harry really been that small only a few years ago?) towards the Sorting Hat from its place on the rickety old stool. As the Hall quieted, Harry redirected his focus.

Listening to the Sorting Hat's performance, again preaching about unity of the houses, he wistfully wondered if that was even possible. A Death Eater could easily come from any of the four houses (he had learned that the hard way), not just Slytherin. Still, if the Slytherins weren't ostracized and treated as if they were already murderers, there would be less chance of them living up to those expectations.

He shook his head again, scolding himself for daydreaming as he noticed that the line had shortened a bit since he last looked. He clapped as each student was placed, earning looks from both Hermione and Ron as he didn't stop even for a Slytherin student. He wondered how they could still stereotype people based on a house that they were placed in at age eleven. After all, people changed as they got older, didn't they? Regardless of the evidence that not all Death Eaters were Slytherins (Pettigrew, a lion, and Crouch Jr., a badger), they still insisted on being narrow-minded about it. He had tried convincing them differently, but they had actually had the gall to look concerned that Voldemort, of all people, was possessing Harry. Like Riddle would actually try to encourage people not to drive Slytherins into his own particular brand of slavery.

Dumbledore said a few words before the food appeared, muttering nonsense like he had in Harry's first year. (Nitwit, Oddment, Blubber, Tweak!), as if there wasn't a war going on and everyone should just be carefree and happy with the world right now.

Harry shook his head, wondering why Dumbledore didn't seem to want everyone to learn what they could for the upcoming war (since now everyone knew it wasn't a figment of Harry's imagination). He wondered about that as he dished himself some food, especially protein and iron-rich foods that would help him recover from the 'border-line starvation' he suffered at the Dursleys.

He spoke quietly with Neville the entire time, debating whether or not the Defense professor (a rugged-looking man with red/pink hair who looked to be Japanese) would be competent or if they should still have DA meetings. Or even if he did know what he was doing, if they should still keep the DA going. You could never have too much practice, after all.

Before he knew it, he was munching on a treacle tart, and the food vanished. He distantly heard Ron groan, muttering to Hermione that his serving (six plates) hadn't been nearly enough. Harry wondered how someone even Ron's size could consume so much without exploding.

"Students! Welcome to Hogwarts for a great year of learning and fun. To the rest, welcome back." The Headmaster started. Harry groaned at the mention of fun. There was still a war coming, regardless of whether or not Dumbledore wanted to 'burden' them with it. Had he been avoiding telling Harry that damn prophecy because he didn't want to 'burden' him, he would probably be better off. Dumbledore continued with a smile and twinkle of his bright blue eyes.

"Another year, another chance to make friends." He 'mused' thoughtfully, before seeming to shake himself out of a stupor. "Mr. Filch has asked me to remind you all that any Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes products are forbidden and will be confiscated. If seen." He added with a wink. "No students will be allowed to venture into the forest, unless specifically allowed to do so. That brings me to the next order of business." He gave a grand gesture to the new Defense professor, who stood up. "Our new DADA professor, Mr. Yuuji Sakamoto. With him he has brought an entirely different-and unique to our world-learning system. The board of governors decided to go with it this year on a trial basis. Would you like to explain, Mr. Yuuji?" The man nodded and stepped forward as Harry translated the order of the man's name, which was introduced last-name first in Japan.

"I attended a muggle school when I was young, attending classes at the Tokyo Academy of Magic on the weekends and during breaks." The man started in a smooth but sturdy voice. "The muggle school had a system very unlike any that other schools use, muggle or wizarding."

"Students were given a placement test as they entered high school, which would be at about 14 or 15 years old. Depending on their scores, they would be placed in a class with other students in that score range. Class A would have the highest scores, all the way to Class F with the lowest. The higher the class you're in, the better the equipment you get to use and the more privileges you have." Harry wondered where the man was going with this, though it did sound interesting.

"The lower classes could start a…battle, or sorts, with the other classes, and there would be a penalty for the losing class-such as an equipment exchange." The man continued. "But here's where it gets interesting. They battle using something called avatars, little representations of themselves to battle for them so that they wouldn't get hurt physically." Harry thought he caught a glimpse of amusement in the man's eyes, and wondered what that was about.

"The avatar gets its strength from the scores on those placement tests I mentioned. If the avatar's score hits zero, the student has to take another test to replace it. The battles can be in any subject, from Defense and Transfiguration to Arithmancy and Ancient Runes." Yuuji explained. "Students can battle by subject or using their total score, which would need to be previously agreed upon before the duel begins." He was about to continue but Dumbledore actually cut him off. 'How rude.' Harry thought with a frown. But mentally he was practically jumping up and down at the idea of using these 'avatars' in battle to encourage him to study. That could be really interesting.

"Mr. Yuuji, I hate to interrupt, but the students do have classes early tomorrow." The Headmaster said, eyes twinkling. "Why don't you explain the rest in your classes?" It wasn't a question, and Yuuji stiffened as he nodded shortly.

A few minutes later, as they were led to the common room and he excused himself for the night (ignoring Ron and Hermione's attempts to talk), he wondered how the muggle 'avatar' system would translate into magical schooling. And the man had mentioned different classes based on academic ability, so what about the Houses? He found himself falling asleep as he wondered what kind of questions would be on the placement tests.

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