Another September, another school year, another school. Tsukiyono Omi had been expecting to be sent to a normal Japanese school, so one could understand his surprise at finding he was being sent to Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year. He’d never even heard of it. That was to be expected, considering the school was located in England. He couldn’t believe it. Him, Tsukiyono Omi tayed with him on the plane and took him through a place called "Diagon alley" - a wizard’s market where, a wizard? He wouldn’t know anything, what to do, where to go. He needn’t have worried. Manx s he got some local currency, his new school uniform, books, supplies and even a broomstick. She only left him when he had found a place to spend the night.
"Your train leaves the station tomorrow morning from platform nine and three-quarters." She told him as she handed him his ticket and left him to his own devices.
He had no trouble finding the station, even with his own choppy English and heavy Japanese accent. The location of Platform nine and three-quarters remained a mystery. He stood in front of the space between platforms nine and ten for a full ten minutes before he heard someone mention the word "Hogwarts". It was an English boy with dark messy hair and glasses and an odd shaped scar on his forehead.
"Ano. . . ." He said nervously, walking up to the boy and his friends. "Sumimasen, but I overheard you talking about Hogwarts, and I’m new there this year, so . . . um. . . "
"You need to know how to get on the platform?" the boy asked.
"Hai."
"Come on with us then. I’m Harry, and this is Hermione and Ron." The boy introduced himself and his friends.
"I’m Omi. Tsukiyono Omi. I’m an exchange student from Japan, and just got here yesterday."
"Wow. That’s cool. I just know you’re going to like it. I wonder who the Defense against the Dark Arts teacher is this year?" Ron commented as they walked straight through the wall between platforms nine and ten. Omi dreaded that he wasn’t going to like the answer.
On the way to Hogwarts, Harry, Ron, and Hermione filled Omi in on all that he would need to know. The good shops in Hogsmeade; which teachers to watch out for; as well as which students to avoid; and some of the secret passages. At the mention of Nearly Headless Nick and the Bloody Baron, Omi knew with a sinking feeling that this year was going to be worse than the majority of his missions.
"If you're a Gryffindor, Snape will dislike you. He fully supports Slytherin so try to stay on his good side so that you dont lose points for your house. If you're Slytherin, which you don't seem like the type, you're in the clear except you may want to avoid Draco Malfoy at all costs."
"I think you're scaring him Hermione." Harry noted as Omi seemed to try to sink back into the recesses of his chair.
The door to their part of the train slid open.
"Omi-kun?"
Omi thought he heard an unsure voice say his name. He turned around and saw someone he thought he wouldn't see again - at least for a long time.
"KEN-SAN! Why are you here?" Ken swallowed down the nervous lump in his throat.
"Evidently I'm some kind of...wizard."
"You too?" Omi asked, eyes wide. Ken could almost FEEL the joy in his heart overflow.
"SO I'M NOT GOING INSANE!" Evidently he said that a little too loudly because everyone within hearing range turned to look at him, whispering something about "Mudbloods" and "Muggle-born."
"I wonder if Aya-kun or Yohji-kun are here too." Omi speculated. Before he even finished saying the sentence he saw a familiar lanky form behind Ken.
"It's Kudou-sensei to you two now." Ken choked and turned around quickly.
"Yohji-kun!"
"I'm the new Herbology teacher at Hogwarts." Oh the irony.
"Is, is Aya-kun here?" He asked, fearing the answer. Yohji smirked.
"Hai, Fujimiya-sensei is back there." He pointed his thumb in the general direction of behind him. "He's going to teach Muggle Studies."
Omi began wishing desperately that he had never heard of Hogwarts.
"Oh yes, and Takatori Suichi-sensei is the new Defense Against Dark Arts teacher."
"Ano... Omi-kun?" Ken kneeled over the now prone body of Omi laid sprawled on the floor of the train.
Meanwhile Hermione, Harry, and Ron began wondering what had happened over the summer that the school needed that many new teachers...and upon further contemplation of the scene, why it appeared to disturb Omi so much.
Their pondering was required to go on hold however at the clichéd arrival of Malfoy. Most fortunately for them, Yohji was a teacher and Malfoy wasn't ready to start off his sixth year at Hogwarts with dentention.
Having seen then body of the boy now in shock on the ground, it took all the self discipline Malfoy could find to not make any comments about Dementors and fainting. But the opportunity was just so perfect...
"Did he see a Dementor? Oh wait, that's YOUR department isn't it, Potter?" He didn't find enough discipline evidently. He may not have been READY for detention but when fortune knocks on the door who would be so foolish to not open it despite all possible consequences?
Hermione, Ron, and Harry looked at each other.
"Three years ago and yet he still brings up those memories..." Harry muttered.
"What happened Malfoy? Run out of snide comments and now you have to recycle the old ones?" Ron asked.
"Oh, and what did your folks do to afford tuition THIS year, Weasley? Rob a bank?" Malfoy retorted. Ron glared at him was about to snap back when Yohji cut in.
"Watch it Malfoy." he warned, and attempted to revive his downed friend.
Malfoy noted the accent. "Fine. I have profs in my OWN car to talk to... they actually speak ENGLISH." he commented. He KNEW it was stupid to say something like that in the presence of, never mind directed to, a teacher. By this point, however, he was on a roll and unable to stop himself. Besides, Prof. Kudou was young.. he didn't LOOK like a teacher.
"10 points from Slytherin for that, Malfoy-kun. And I'll see you in the greenhouse after classes tomorrow." Yohji said matter-of-factly. "Now get back to your seat."
Draco retreated just as Omi was waking up.
"Nani?" He groaned.
"Draco-kun made a crack on my accent, so I gave him detention. He mentioned new profs who speak good English." Yohji explained, helping Omi up. When Omi realized he had actually fainted, he turned bright red. One would think that being a member of Weiß, he would be used to finding out strange things like this. No such luck though.
"New profs who speak English? Who's that?" Ken asked.
"Crawford and Schuldig. Divination and Telepathy." Yohji replied casually. "Just keep your eyes open. And I'd get ready if I were you; we're almost there."
As the others put their robes on, Hermione inspected Yohji.
"I don't know what Malfoy was talking about. Your English is great." She pronounced. Yohji grinned that ladykilling smile of his back at her.
"Of course. What did you expect, after seven years at Hogwarts?"
END PART ONE