Chapter Three
The Meeting with Dumbledore.
Harry Potter stared at the foreign girl with auburn hair and glittering green eyes a shade so much like his, who uttered his name with a heavy accent. He saw another girl with long, slightly curly black hair and blue- violet eyes went to the auburn-haired girl.
"Sakura-chan, is he the one?" Tomoyo asked Sakura in a hushed tone.
Sakura nodded mutely. The others stared at Sakura and Tomoyo questioningly.
"You see, I had this dream. " she started to explain, but Eriol stopped her.
"We must wait first, Sakura-san, one of our visitors can't understand us." he told them. Then he turned to the old man with long, silver hair.
"Professor Dumbledore, if I may do the honor. " he asked.
Dumbledore nodded happily, his eyes twinkling.
Eriol lifted his right hand, where a small, golden key with one end shaped like a sun lies. Then he said, "RELEASE!"
The small key stretched into a long staff with one sun shaped end.
This action instigated several reactions. Sakura was astounded and Syaoran frowned due to Eriol's willingness to use his magic in front of visitors. Tomoyo, Meilin and Touya were surprised since this was their first time to see him do magic. Spinel and a startled Cerberus emerged from Sakura's backpack to look at Eriol, but Suppi wasn't concerned. Yukito's wings appeared, wrapped around him and he changed into Yue.
And through all these, Harry watched them with his mouth hanging open, especially when a yellow, flying stuff toy and a flying black cat appeared, and one of the visitors transformed into a man with floor length white hair and vacant, icy-blue eyes.
"Watch them, Harry. They will be your comrades from now on. They will help you in fighting Voldemort." Dumbledore told the boy beside him, smiling gently. "But I suspect they are more than that.."
"What are they?" Harry whispered.
Dumbledore laughed softly. "They're also human, wizards and witches. But they have capacities that even I can't comprehend."
They silently watched as Eriol waved his long, golden staff and sparkles of small golden lights surrounded all of them.
"Clow! " Yue said, incensed. "Why did you do that in front of others?!"
"Eriol, what did you do?" Sakura asked him.
"There, Harry. Now you can understand them." Dumbledore happily told him. "Thank you, Clow Reed. That was very nice."
"Hey, you called him Clow Reed. Ahh!! We can understand what you're are saying!!" Cerberus said, flying to the old man. Dumbledore smiled serenely.
Harry was stunned yet again. "The staff toy can talk." he murmured unbelieving. "What is that, a new breed of species? It's not a thestral, nor a banshee, nor a grindylow, nor a kappa."
Cerberus flew towards Harry. "I AM CERTAINLY NOT A KAPPA!!!" He put his round face directly in front of Harry. "I am the most handsome and the most powerful spirit guardian in the whole world, CERBERUS!!!"
Harry gaped at him. "Severus? You mean Snape?"
"Harry." Dumbledore warned him.
"Oh, alright, Professor, I meant Professor Snape." Harry ammended.
The flying stuff toy glared at him. "It is spelled C-E-R-B-E-R-U-S." he told him. "I am a spirit guardian of my mistress, Sakura." He gestured toward Sakura.
Eriol turned to Sakura's group. "Everyone, meet Professor Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and his student, Harry Potter." Then he turned to Dumbledore and Harry. He smiled. "Harry, let me introduce myself. I am Eriol Hiragizawa, a friend of Professor Dumbledore. You might imagine how I knew Dumbledore." He inclined his head sidewards. "Dumbledore and I were friends at Hogwarts, but I was killed decades ago, so I was reincarnated and became Eriol Hiragizawa. Back then, I was known as Clow Reed."
"Whoa. you mean to tell me you're the Clow Reed? The creator of the Clow Cards? " Harry murmured.
"You mean HE'S Albus Dumbledore!?" Cerberus asked in a shout, while pointing at Dumbledore. Yue frowned.
Dumbledore smiled and nodded, his eyes twinkling brightly.
"You know the Clow Cards?" Sakura asked Harry suddenly. Harry turned to the cute Japanese girl and nodded. "I got a bunch of his picture in the Chocolate Frog cards."
Eriol nodded serenely. Then he gestured to Sakura. "This is my successor, Sakura Kinomoto. She is the new owner of the Clow Cards. Beside her is her best friend, Tomoyo Daidouji. Behind Sakura is my descendant, Syaoran Li. On Sakura's other side is Syaoran's cousin, Meilin Li. The dark-haired young man is Sakura's older brother, Touya Kinomoto and the other young man is another spirit guardian, Yue. His human alter ego is Yukito Tsukishiro." Eriol introduced non-stop, making Harry's head spin.
The whole group bowed.
"A sign of respect in Japan." Dumbledore told him. Then he turned to the group. "You might, in turn, ask what is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? The name says it all. It is a school for witches and wizards, to introduce them to their magical nature. You see, you might not notice, but there are secret places of witches and wizards all over the world. I would not like to divulge all the secrets of this secret world because, you see, I am inviting Sakura, Syaoran, Meilin and Tomoyo to go to Hogwarts. And of course, Eriol, too."
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A week had past since Sakura's group arrived in England. Dumbledore took his leave after dinner that first day so Harry was left all alone. But he was surprised at how everyone was so kind around him. Sakura and her friends were at first uneasy, but in the end, they became his friends.
Especially Sakura. It was so easy to get along Sakura because of her sunny disposition. And he found her cute. Her anti-thesis is Syaoran. Harry found him silent, wary and unsmiling, but he suspected the younger boy just don't want anyone noticing that in reality, he is not. His façade always fell whenever Sakura is around, though, because he's either blushing, smiling or staring at her. Eriol, on the other hand, is very mystical. No wonder he and Dumbledore are friends, both of them are powerful magicians. Harry found himself looking every now and then at Tomoyo because she's just so beautiful and so princess-like. But he don't fancy himself in-love with her. The feeling's just like that when he first saw the veelas. Syaoran's cousin, Meilin, was also friendly and very skilled in martial arts. She was so surprised to know that she is a witch. Both she and Tomoyo stared at each other when Dumbledore announced that he planned to invite them to Hogwarts. Sakura's eyes widened a bit, then she went to her brother. Syaoran went directly to Dumbledore and clasped his hands. "I suspect you're a very powerful magician. I can feel your aura." Eriol just smiled enigmatically. Dumbledore did the same, though not as enigmatically. Then he told them that he will inform their families right away.
The four spirit guardians are so different from each other. Cerberus, who told Harry to call him Kero, was just so noisy and naughty. He likes to compete with Spinel, or Suppi, who doesn't like to talk. Except for those times when Kero's around, by then, he's as loud as Kero. Yue is also quiet. He only appears when he wants to. His alter ego, Yukito, is very cheerful and friendly. And he's a glutton. Ruby Moon, on the other hand, was a handful and she is so fond of Touya, but Touya just tolerates her. The handsome Japanese just don't have feelings toward her.
Everyone spent their time getting to know each other. While Sakura and her friends discovered little by little the magical world of magicians, with the help of Harry's things, Harry was simply astonished at the power he had seen from the Clow cards during those brief times he had seen Sakura use it. One time, he saw her use it on Kero when he took a bath. She used Bubble, who conjured a lot of bubble that some of it spilled from the tub. She did the same thing Eriol did during their first day, held up a star- shaped key and transformed it to a stick much shorter than Eriol's. Then she took out a card and hit it with her stick.
He also caught a glimpse of Syaoran's magic. One time, they were having a barbecue outside. One leaf caught spark then suddenly, almost all parts of the tree were suffused with fire. Since the people closest to the tree were Harry and Syaoran, and since Harry couldn't think of a spell to use, Syaoran used his magic. He held up some sort of an oriental orb and it transformed to a gleaming sword. He then held up a piece of paper with Chinese writings and conjured water from it. Harry was truly impressed.
Harry now has enough time to study and write letters to Ron and Hermione. Unlike the Dursleys who didn't want him to flaunt his being a wizard to the world, here he had the freedom to compose his essays and do his homeworks anywhere. He wrote long letters to Ron and Hermione about his newly found friends and Dumbledore's plan. He also told them about Clow Reed. "Really, Harry? You've met Clow Reed?" asked Hermione on one of her letters. "Blimey, Harry, you've seen the Clow Cards?" asked Ron on one of his letters. He knew that they were worried about him because he had not answered any of their letters this past month and they had only received 'Thank You' notes for their presents, so he suspect they were relieved to hear from him.
There had also been frequent letters from the members of the Order. Especially from Lupin. They already know about Dumbledore's plan, so they didn't need the exact details. Sometimes, they're just asking how was he. Harry almost told them that he's not a baby anymore, but decided against it. He knows that they're just concerned about him.
Every now and then, he still thought about Sirius' death. Every night, he still dreamed about it. It still hurt to remember, but Harry was surprised to find it bearable. He found himself turning back to his former self. Not the Harry who, in the past month, had lived like someone had killed him and placed a cold automaton in his place.
Thank God for all of his friends, for they helped him forget his grief.
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Two weeks before September 1, Sakura, Tomoyo, Touya, Yukito and Cerberus went back to Japan while Syaoran and Meilin went back to Hongkong.
At first, Fujitaka was anxious for Sakura to enter a school of Wizardry. He already knew that his children had extraordinary powers, but Touya convinced him to do it. How, Sakura didn't know.
Tomoyo's mother was so surprised, even more surprised than her daughter, but either Tomoyo convinced her or Dumbledore's letter convinced her.. either way, she's still coming.
Syaoran's mother agreed instantly. He told her by phone immediately that first day when they met professor Dumbledore. Meilin's parents agreed, too.
One week later, they were on their way back to London.
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Minna-san! I think I'm going to stop here for a while 'cause the truth is, I haven't made up my mind 'bout how this story would continue. I have thought of something, but I have to ponder over it, think about it for a while... but don't worry, I'll continue this!!! As soon as I have enough time.
~~~~The Glass Angel.
The Meeting with Dumbledore.
Harry Potter stared at the foreign girl with auburn hair and glittering green eyes a shade so much like his, who uttered his name with a heavy accent. He saw another girl with long, slightly curly black hair and blue- violet eyes went to the auburn-haired girl.
"Sakura-chan, is he the one?" Tomoyo asked Sakura in a hushed tone.
Sakura nodded mutely. The others stared at Sakura and Tomoyo questioningly.
"You see, I had this dream. " she started to explain, but Eriol stopped her.
"We must wait first, Sakura-san, one of our visitors can't understand us." he told them. Then he turned to the old man with long, silver hair.
"Professor Dumbledore, if I may do the honor. " he asked.
Dumbledore nodded happily, his eyes twinkling.
Eriol lifted his right hand, where a small, golden key with one end shaped like a sun lies. Then he said, "RELEASE!"
The small key stretched into a long staff with one sun shaped end.
This action instigated several reactions. Sakura was astounded and Syaoran frowned due to Eriol's willingness to use his magic in front of visitors. Tomoyo, Meilin and Touya were surprised since this was their first time to see him do magic. Spinel and a startled Cerberus emerged from Sakura's backpack to look at Eriol, but Suppi wasn't concerned. Yukito's wings appeared, wrapped around him and he changed into Yue.
And through all these, Harry watched them with his mouth hanging open, especially when a yellow, flying stuff toy and a flying black cat appeared, and one of the visitors transformed into a man with floor length white hair and vacant, icy-blue eyes.
"Watch them, Harry. They will be your comrades from now on. They will help you in fighting Voldemort." Dumbledore told the boy beside him, smiling gently. "But I suspect they are more than that.."
"What are they?" Harry whispered.
Dumbledore laughed softly. "They're also human, wizards and witches. But they have capacities that even I can't comprehend."
They silently watched as Eriol waved his long, golden staff and sparkles of small golden lights surrounded all of them.
"Clow! " Yue said, incensed. "Why did you do that in front of others?!"
"Eriol, what did you do?" Sakura asked him.
"There, Harry. Now you can understand them." Dumbledore happily told him. "Thank you, Clow Reed. That was very nice."
"Hey, you called him Clow Reed. Ahh!! We can understand what you're are saying!!" Cerberus said, flying to the old man. Dumbledore smiled serenely.
Harry was stunned yet again. "The staff toy can talk." he murmured unbelieving. "What is that, a new breed of species? It's not a thestral, nor a banshee, nor a grindylow, nor a kappa."
Cerberus flew towards Harry. "I AM CERTAINLY NOT A KAPPA!!!" He put his round face directly in front of Harry. "I am the most handsome and the most powerful spirit guardian in the whole world, CERBERUS!!!"
Harry gaped at him. "Severus? You mean Snape?"
"Harry." Dumbledore warned him.
"Oh, alright, Professor, I meant Professor Snape." Harry ammended.
The flying stuff toy glared at him. "It is spelled C-E-R-B-E-R-U-S." he told him. "I am a spirit guardian of my mistress, Sakura." He gestured toward Sakura.
Eriol turned to Sakura's group. "Everyone, meet Professor Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and his student, Harry Potter." Then he turned to Dumbledore and Harry. He smiled. "Harry, let me introduce myself. I am Eriol Hiragizawa, a friend of Professor Dumbledore. You might imagine how I knew Dumbledore." He inclined his head sidewards. "Dumbledore and I were friends at Hogwarts, but I was killed decades ago, so I was reincarnated and became Eriol Hiragizawa. Back then, I was known as Clow Reed."
"Whoa. you mean to tell me you're the Clow Reed? The creator of the Clow Cards? " Harry murmured.
"You mean HE'S Albus Dumbledore!?" Cerberus asked in a shout, while pointing at Dumbledore. Yue frowned.
Dumbledore smiled and nodded, his eyes twinkling brightly.
"You know the Clow Cards?" Sakura asked Harry suddenly. Harry turned to the cute Japanese girl and nodded. "I got a bunch of his picture in the Chocolate Frog cards."
Eriol nodded serenely. Then he gestured to Sakura. "This is my successor, Sakura Kinomoto. She is the new owner of the Clow Cards. Beside her is her best friend, Tomoyo Daidouji. Behind Sakura is my descendant, Syaoran Li. On Sakura's other side is Syaoran's cousin, Meilin Li. The dark-haired young man is Sakura's older brother, Touya Kinomoto and the other young man is another spirit guardian, Yue. His human alter ego is Yukito Tsukishiro." Eriol introduced non-stop, making Harry's head spin.
The whole group bowed.
"A sign of respect in Japan." Dumbledore told him. Then he turned to the group. "You might, in turn, ask what is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? The name says it all. It is a school for witches and wizards, to introduce them to their magical nature. You see, you might not notice, but there are secret places of witches and wizards all over the world. I would not like to divulge all the secrets of this secret world because, you see, I am inviting Sakura, Syaoran, Meilin and Tomoyo to go to Hogwarts. And of course, Eriol, too."
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A week had past since Sakura's group arrived in England. Dumbledore took his leave after dinner that first day so Harry was left all alone. But he was surprised at how everyone was so kind around him. Sakura and her friends were at first uneasy, but in the end, they became his friends.
Especially Sakura. It was so easy to get along Sakura because of her sunny disposition. And he found her cute. Her anti-thesis is Syaoran. Harry found him silent, wary and unsmiling, but he suspected the younger boy just don't want anyone noticing that in reality, he is not. His façade always fell whenever Sakura is around, though, because he's either blushing, smiling or staring at her. Eriol, on the other hand, is very mystical. No wonder he and Dumbledore are friends, both of them are powerful magicians. Harry found himself looking every now and then at Tomoyo because she's just so beautiful and so princess-like. But he don't fancy himself in-love with her. The feeling's just like that when he first saw the veelas. Syaoran's cousin, Meilin, was also friendly and very skilled in martial arts. She was so surprised to know that she is a witch. Both she and Tomoyo stared at each other when Dumbledore announced that he planned to invite them to Hogwarts. Sakura's eyes widened a bit, then she went to her brother. Syaoran went directly to Dumbledore and clasped his hands. "I suspect you're a very powerful magician. I can feel your aura." Eriol just smiled enigmatically. Dumbledore did the same, though not as enigmatically. Then he told them that he will inform their families right away.
The four spirit guardians are so different from each other. Cerberus, who told Harry to call him Kero, was just so noisy and naughty. He likes to compete with Spinel, or Suppi, who doesn't like to talk. Except for those times when Kero's around, by then, he's as loud as Kero. Yue is also quiet. He only appears when he wants to. His alter ego, Yukito, is very cheerful and friendly. And he's a glutton. Ruby Moon, on the other hand, was a handful and she is so fond of Touya, but Touya just tolerates her. The handsome Japanese just don't have feelings toward her.
Everyone spent their time getting to know each other. While Sakura and her friends discovered little by little the magical world of magicians, with the help of Harry's things, Harry was simply astonished at the power he had seen from the Clow cards during those brief times he had seen Sakura use it. One time, he saw her use it on Kero when he took a bath. She used Bubble, who conjured a lot of bubble that some of it spilled from the tub. She did the same thing Eriol did during their first day, held up a star- shaped key and transformed it to a stick much shorter than Eriol's. Then she took out a card and hit it with her stick.
He also caught a glimpse of Syaoran's magic. One time, they were having a barbecue outside. One leaf caught spark then suddenly, almost all parts of the tree were suffused with fire. Since the people closest to the tree were Harry and Syaoran, and since Harry couldn't think of a spell to use, Syaoran used his magic. He held up some sort of an oriental orb and it transformed to a gleaming sword. He then held up a piece of paper with Chinese writings and conjured water from it. Harry was truly impressed.
Harry now has enough time to study and write letters to Ron and Hermione. Unlike the Dursleys who didn't want him to flaunt his being a wizard to the world, here he had the freedom to compose his essays and do his homeworks anywhere. He wrote long letters to Ron and Hermione about his newly found friends and Dumbledore's plan. He also told them about Clow Reed. "Really, Harry? You've met Clow Reed?" asked Hermione on one of her letters. "Blimey, Harry, you've seen the Clow Cards?" asked Ron on one of his letters. He knew that they were worried about him because he had not answered any of their letters this past month and they had only received 'Thank You' notes for their presents, so he suspect they were relieved to hear from him.
There had also been frequent letters from the members of the Order. Especially from Lupin. They already know about Dumbledore's plan, so they didn't need the exact details. Sometimes, they're just asking how was he. Harry almost told them that he's not a baby anymore, but decided against it. He knows that they're just concerned about him.
Every now and then, he still thought about Sirius' death. Every night, he still dreamed about it. It still hurt to remember, but Harry was surprised to find it bearable. He found himself turning back to his former self. Not the Harry who, in the past month, had lived like someone had killed him and placed a cold automaton in his place.
Thank God for all of his friends, for they helped him forget his grief.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Two weeks before September 1, Sakura, Tomoyo, Touya, Yukito and Cerberus went back to Japan while Syaoran and Meilin went back to Hongkong.
At first, Fujitaka was anxious for Sakura to enter a school of Wizardry. He already knew that his children had extraordinary powers, but Touya convinced him to do it. How, Sakura didn't know.
Tomoyo's mother was so surprised, even more surprised than her daughter, but either Tomoyo convinced her or Dumbledore's letter convinced her.. either way, she's still coming.
Syaoran's mother agreed instantly. He told her by phone immediately that first day when they met professor Dumbledore. Meilin's parents agreed, too.
One week later, they were on their way back to London.
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Minna-san! I think I'm going to stop here for a while 'cause the truth is, I haven't made up my mind 'bout how this story would continue. I have thought of something, but I have to ponder over it, think about it for a while... but don't worry, I'll continue this!!! As soon as I have enough time.
~~~~The Glass Angel.