Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Harry Potter and the Five Transfer Students ❯ Prologue ( Chapter 1 )

Title: Harry Potter and the Five Transfer Students (have any other ideas?)

Author: Alexis - mezzomonkey@earthlink.net

Pairings: Ron+Hermione, 1+2, 3+4, 5+Meilan, perhaps others

Rating: let's just say R to play things safe, yes?

Warnings: hmm…crossover, AU, shounen ai/yaoi, het, potential bad language, some degree of violence, fangirly Japanese, corny jokes, sap, angst of the romantic nature, magic

Archive: At FFN and MediaMiner under LexaRose, and if anyone else wants me, just ask!

Disclaimer: Don't own the GWing boys, don't own Harry Potter…I'm just playing for fun!

Notes: This story is AU for the Gundam Wing boys (sorry, no time travel or mechas here, unfortunately!)

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Early mornings were nothing new to Heero Yuy. He had been up since the rising of the sun, first jogging, and then practicing his martial arts. He had just gotten out of the bath and dressed when an owl flew into the room, dropping off a letter.

Mr. Heero Yuy

Dressing Room

ArashiSento

Kyoto, Japan

Curious about who would be sending him a letter, he carefully broke the wax seal and read the enclosed letter.

Dear Mr. Yuy,

I am pleased to announce that you have been accepted as a transfer student to HogwartsSchoolof Witchcraft and Wizardry. In an effort to promote magical cooperation, you, along with four other students, have been selected for our new transfer program. We will expect your answer by owl no later than July 31st. The school train leaves from Kings Cross Station on September 1st. Your books and supplies list has been enclosed.

Sincerely,

Professor Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

Refolding the letter, a smile on his normally stoic face, Heero hurried home to relate the good news to his parents.

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On the other side of the world, Duo Maxwell was taking advantage of the light of the full moon to sketch a nighttime scene of the Burying Point on Charter Street, the oldest cemetery in Salem. Duo was often found outside at night, sketching the different historical landmarks of his hometown. The fact that he was in fact a wizard only added to the morbidity of his artwork.

While adding some extra shading to the headstone of Justice John Hathorne, an owl dropped a letter right onto his sketchpad. With a glare at the retreating bird, he snatched up the letter, reading the front of the envelope.

Mr. Duo Maxwell

Against the Fence

CharterStreetCemetery

Salem, Massachusetts

USA

With a shrug and a quirk of the lips, he tore open the envelope, eager to see what was inside.

Dear Mr. Maxwell,

I am pleased to announce that you have been accepted as a transfer student to HogwartsSchoolof Witchcraft and Wizardry. In an effort to promote magical cooperation, you, along with four other students, have been selected for our new transfer program. We will expect your answer by owl no later than July 31st. The school train leaves from Kings Cross Station on September 1st. Your books and supplies list has been enclosed.

Sincerely,

Professor Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

"YES! I'm in, I'm in!" Duo then jumped up, no longer thinking of finishing his drawing, and ran home to send back his response right away.

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Trowa Barton was out in the forest behind his house, playing with the family of kneazles [1] he found there the prior summer. An unfamiliar owl then swooped down and passed him a letter, before taking a perch at his shoulder. After giving the owl a quick stroke of the feathers in thanks, he turned to his letter.

Mr. Trowa Barton

KneazleDen Grounds

Fôretde la Nuit

Nice, France

Turning the letter over, his one visible green eye widened at the sight of the crest on the seal, the other having been obscured by his long cinnamon bangs. Carefully opening the letter, so as not to break the wax seal, he withdrew the two sheets of parchment nestled inside.

Dear Mr. Barton,

I am pleased to announce that you have been accepted as a transfer student to HogwartsSchoolof Witchcraft and Wizardry. In an effort to promote magical cooperation, you, along with four other students, have been selected for our new transfer program. We will expect your answer by owl no later than July 31st. The school train leaves from Kings Cross Station on September 1st. Your books and supplies list has been enclosed.

Sincerely,

Professor Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

After thanking the owl for her timely delivery, and saying goodbye to his animal friends, Trowa made the trek back through the woods back home to share the news with his sister.

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Standing at the window of his office, Quatre Winner looked down at the blazing hot sands of the desert and let loose with a melancholy sigh. Ever since his father died the previous year, he had been officially in charge of his father's business ventures, although thanks to his twenty-nine sisters, there really wasn't much for him to do besides sign papers and attend board meetings when he wasn't in school. To put it bluntly, he was bored; bored with the repetition of his life, bored with being the head of a multi-billion dollar company yet not doing any of the work, bored with the heat and the sand that got everywhere, just bored with everything!

A loud squawk brought Quatre out of his introspection to see a large owl perched on his desk holding an envelope. Crossing the room, he took the envelope from the bird, filled with curiosity.

Mr. Quatre Raberba Winner

Largest Office, 50th Floor

Winner Enterprises, Inc. Building

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

With one blonde eyebrow raised, he neatly opened the envelope, careful not to wrinkle the parchment inside, and began to read.

Dear Mr. Winner,

I am pleased to announce that you have been accepted as a transfer student to HogwartsSchoolof Witchcraft and Wizardry. In an effort to promote magical cooperation, you, along with four other students, have been selected for our new transfer program. We will expect your answer by owl no later than July 31st. The school train leaves from Kings Cross Station on September 1st. Your books and supplies list has been enclosed.

Sincerely,

Professor Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

A sunny smile lighting his face for the first time that day, happy about this new turn of events that would hopefully alleviate the boredom and repetition his life had fallen into. "Rashid! Come quickly, I have wonderful news!"

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It was quiet at the Chang family ancestral shrine, which is why Wufei could be found there early in the mornings in meditation after offering up prayers to his ancestors. This morning was no different from the others, except for the fact that his meditation was interrupted by the light tapping of a beak on his knee. Opening his eyes, he took in the sight of a tawny owl holding a letter, waiting patiently for his attention. Inclining his head politely, he took the letter from the bird and scanned the envelope.

Mr. Chang Wufei

The Floor

Chang Family Shrine

Chaozhou, GuangdongProvince

China

Rising to his feet, he left the shrine, so as not to disturb his ancestors with his possible reactions to the letter's contents.

Dear Mr. Chang,

I am pleased to announce that you have been accepted as a transfer student to HogwartsSchoolof Witchcraft and Wizardry. In an effort to promote magical cooperation, you, along with four other students, have been selected for our new transfer program. We will expect your answer by owl no later than July 31st. The school train leaves from Kings Cross Station on September 1st. Your books and supplies list has been enclosed.

Sincerely,

Professor Minerva McGonagall

Deputy Headmistress

Upon receiving this happy news, Wufei immediately rushed to inform the clan elders of the honor bestowed upon the Chang family by this rare acceptance to the transfer program.

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[1] A kneazle is defined by the Harry Potter Lexicon as "a very intelligent cat-like creature can detect unsavory or suspicious persons very well and will react badly to them. However, if a kneazle takes a liking to a witch or wizard, it makes an excellent pet. The kneazle has spotted fur, large ears, and a lion-like tail". Since in a canon GW story, Trowa has his lions at the circus, I figured he would get along rather well with kneazles.