Chapter 2

Cherry Magic

"Everyone, welcome your new teachers!"

Harry stared at Dumbledore and 'their new teachers' with huge surprise. He looked around the whole hall and saw almost everyone, minus Dumbledore and the new arrivals, staring in awe and in surprise. Heck, even the teachers are looking at Dumbledore and the new arrivals with huge surprise.

"Maybe Malfoy IS right, Dumbledore IS turning into a weirdo." He heard Ron mutter from beside him. But, it seems as though Dumbledore is turning into a weirdo! I mean just look, their 'new teachers' are exactly their age! How can they possible teach them?

From the front hall, the girl in pink smiled at the surprised looks of all the students and teachers from the hall. She got to admit! Dumbledore knows how to spice things around in here!

"I will now let your new teachers introduce themselves." Dumbledore announced stepping away from the platform and going back to his seat. He was immediately flooded with questions from his fellow staff. He raised his hand signaling that he will not say anything. "Just wait and listen." Was all he said.

The girl in purple stepped up with the boy in blue cloak, her hand still held firmly in his palm. She smiled mischievously matching the grin that her partner was showing.

"Hello everyone. I am Tomoyo Daidouji. I came from Japan and have been teaching Potions since I've graduated. I will be Professor Snape's new Potions assistant. You can call me anything you want, I prefer Tomoyo though." She spoke in a calm and collective voice. Her little speech was ended with gasps running throughout the hall. How could this seemingly nice lady be an assistant to the likes of Professor Snape none the less? Tomoyo smiled and giggled at the shock faces of the hall. "I know I know, it doesn't seem possible ne? But, I think I can handle it." She said with a huge smile then winked at Harry causing him to blush entirely.

The boy beside here chuckled then stepped forward. "Hello everyone! My name is Eriol Hiirigazawa. I originated here in England, but came to Japan. In there I met my oh so beautiful hime Tomoyo." He started getting a blush from Tomoyo. "I am your new DADA teacher this year. I would want it that you call me Eriol." He continued earning collective gasps throughout the hall. This is their new DADA teacher?

"Bloody hell he is our new DADA teacher!" Ron asked surprised from the Gryffindor house table. "Ha! I doubt he could teach us anything! I mean really, he looked like our age!" He cried.

"Hm, there's something odd about this all. I mean just look, first we have new teachers, our age none the less! Then somehow, someone is replacing Trelawney in Divinations, where has she been to right now?" Hermione asked earning a stare from her two friends.

"Oh please Hermione! We don't need another mystery right now!" Harry cried. Hermione just shrugged and lookup up back to the front stage where the other couple was beginning to introduce themselves.

"Hello everyone. My name is Ken Kumara from Hong Kong. I am your new Muggle Studies teacher. I'll prefer it if you call me Ken." The one in orange said with a smile. He motioned for his partner to introduce herself next.

"Hi everyone! I am Meiling Li, from Hong Kong! I am your new Muggle Studies teacher along with Ken. And," She started then suddenly grabbed Ken by the waist making him sweat drop, "if I ever caught any of you girls drooling or staring at Ken, let's just say you'll have nothing to stare to again for I'll gauge your eyes out!" Meiling shouted earning a sweat drop from all around.

"Whoa, now she's certainly is one weird woman." Ron muttered. "You know what; you can be sometimes like that Hermione, but with Harry maybe." Ron muttered earning a punch and a blush from Hermione and a very red Harry.

"Meiling stop it, you're being overprotective again." The boy clad in green cloak said with a hint of annoyance.

"Was she like that with you when you and her were still engaged? I kind of forgot…" The one cloaked in pink asked with a small smile. Her partner partly pouted showing the first sign of emotion.

"Mou Sakura, don't remind me." He said gloomily. "She can be one heck of an angry and jealous fiancé if she wants herself to be." He muttered.

"Hey! I heard that!" Meiling shouted with a slight glare. "But I am over you now Syaoron! I have my Ken and I'm just as happy, maybe more!"

"Okay, sorry to interrupt but can we continue on with the introductions please?" Eriol asked with mischief in his eyes.

The one called Syaoron glared and stepped forward. "I am Syaoron Li from Hong Kong. I'm your new Asian Dueling teacher and you can call me Li, and only Li." He said as he looked around the whole hall meeting everyone's eyes. "And if you're in my class this year, you all have to be early; I am not accepting one lazy and late pig in my class!" Syaoron snapped as he glared at all of the students, making them sweat, even all of the Slytherins.

"Just great! We have another Snape in the school!" Ron muttered earning a glare from Hermione.

"I don't think he's that bad! At least he does have a good side, unlike Snape!" Hermione shouted.

The girl beside Syaoron Li smiled. "Don't be too hard on them Syao. This is their first day back from school you know." She said as she lightly kissed Syaoron on the cheek, earning a slight blush from him. Then, she turned her attention back at the hall. "Hello everyone! I am Sakura Kinomoto; you can call me Sakura if you want! I am your new Divinations teacher this year! I am also going to be teaching Asian Dueling and helping out on Muggle Studies!" Sakura chirped already awing the crowd, not only with her great beauty but also with her happy heart. "I really hope to get to know everyone of you!"

"See that Ron? Professor Li actually blushed when Professor Sakura kissed him on the cheek!Now do you think Snape will be like that?" Harry asked. Ron quickly shook his head.

"It gives me the shivers imagining someone actually kissing Snape!" Ron cried out terrified earning two shivers from Harry and Hermione.

Dumbledore stood up and smiled at the hall. "Tuck in everyone!" He said as the prefects began to usher the students out of the hall. As soon as everyone was out, he looked at new arrivals.

"Teaching is not the only reason you have for making us stay here at Hogwarts, is it?" Sakura ask straightforward. Dumbledore smiled at her.

"You sure are a smart one Miss Kinomoto. And yes, it isn't. I've asked you all to come here to protect this school. Why? Because the Dark Lord has this school as his next target."