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Harry Leferts
Walking along the well trodden path, Percy looked down at the path that they were walking on and frowned. "Is this dirt or stone?"
Just blinking, Harry looked up at him. "What?"
Percy glanced at him and then down at the road before patting it with his shoe. "The path. Is it dirt or stone? I mean... it kind of looks like dirt, but..." Hearing a snicker, he looked up at Harry and was grinning. "... What's so funny?"
Slowly, Harry shook his head. "Well... I guess that it's kind of both." At seeing the confusion, he glanced to where Fred, George, and Ron were looking at him in confusion. Then he turned back to Percy. "Do you know how much ships can weigh?"
Blinking, Percy frowned. "What does that have to do with anything?"
In reply, Harry only sighed. "Because of the shipgirls who use this path."
Even as Ron's eyes widened in realization, Fred shrugged. "Okay, but what does the weight of ships have to do with that? I mean, ships weigh a lot, but..."
All that the black haired boy did though was sigh and roll his eyes. "Remember Hamakaze and what happened at the Quidditch match?" Their widening eyes told him that they realized what he meant. "Yeah, shipgirls can choose to weigh as much as a normal human or bring their weight up to what they were as a ship. And considering that most of them were hundreds of tons, all of which would be concentrated in a small area..."
Looking down, Percy gulped. "So... when they walked along here..."
Harry slowly nodded. "Yeah, at first there was not much here for a path. But then the shipgirls on base began to apply their full weight and that compacted the earth. Each time it got down to a certain depth, they added more dirt from construction sites until you got... well..." He tapped a foot against the hardened material. "This pretty much. It's not really rock, but... it's not something that weathers easily. They've done it in other places as well." Ignoring the expressions on their faces as they looked down, Harry suddenly smiled. "And we're here."
With a blink, the Weasleys brought their heads up and stared at the red torii that was the entrance to the shrine. For his part, Ron blinked. "Wow..." Then he frowned and glanced around as something seemed to tickle at him only to see a red fox watching him curiously. "Um... mate? There's foxes here?"
Turning his head, Harry looked at the fox and nodded. "Yeah, there's a couple here at the shrine, no one really bothers them for various reasons."
Confused, George looked over at him. "Why?"
Softly snorting, Harry bent down and let the fox sniff his hand before it gave a yip of happiness. "Because one of the kami, Inari, uses foxes as his messengers as well as kitsune. And he's one of them enshrined here, so..."
Just watching as the fox danced around Harry in happiness, Percy only nodded. "I... see. And you believe in that?"
Frowning, Harry looked at him with a shrug. "Why not? The shipgirls are kami as well, if only of the ships that they represent."
A shudder ran through Percy's body as he suddenly remembered one night back in the war against Voldemort. His father had come home late that night with a horrified expression on his face and his uncles faces were also ashen. Bill and Charlie had been at school at the time and he was the only one of the children that were home and awake. He didn't hear much from the conversation. But it was something about a Death Eater raid against an old sacred grove and that they were trying to get something. And the only other thing he had caught was that a Green Man was involved.
Percy had never asked, but now on thinking back, he couldn't help but glance behind him. "... Maybe that's not a bad way of looking at things."
That got him a look from Harry, but Percy didn't say anything more on the matter. Meanwhile, just before they passed the boundaries, Hoppou tapped Harry on the head and made him look up. "Something wrong, Hoppou?"
Blinking, Hoppou shook her head. "No, but Hoppou want off."
With a bemused expression, Harry crouched down as she clambered off, part of him noting that the fox had taken off. "You know that Haru has told you that it's okay for you to come onto the shrine grounds, Hoppou. Especially as you've turned against the others."
However, Hoppou only shook her head again and looked up at the Shrine. "Hoppou doesn't feel like she's wanted. So Hoppou will wait for Big Brother out here."
Only sighing, Harry shook his head and gave her a pat on the head. "Okay, we shouldn't be long." With that, they passed into the shrine and Harry gestured them over to a basin filled with water. "Anyways, since this is your first visit I should tell you how to handle yourselves here."
Several minutes later though after instructing them, Harry was looking around the shrine when Ron interrupted him. "Uh, mate? Your eyes are doing that glowing thing."
Turning toward him, Harry gave a soft snort. "Yeah... just looking at the shrine from a different perspective now that I got more experience with this sort of thing. I think that it's a bit stronger now." Before Ron could say anything though, a shout caused him to turn. "Natsumi-Chan!" When she came into view though, Harry blinked as he noticed something and his eyes widened before she tackle hugged him. 'Is she...'
When Haru came into view, his eyes widened still more. For her part though, Haru blinked for a moment and then winked with a slight nod. 'Well now... he has improved.'
His arms coming around her automatically in a hug, Harry suddenly had several things click into place and he sighed. Hearing that, Natsumi frowned and looked up at him. "Something wrong, Harry-Chan?"
Chuckling, Harry only shook his head with a small grin. "Nah, just realizing something that I should have a long time ago I think." Before she could ask though, he tightened the hug. 'Something that doesn't really make much of a difference... though I can't tell her I know. If the stories are true, then letting her know means...' Feeling the cold hand of fear on his heart, Harry then shook that train of thought off. "Anyways, I've got so much to tell you about Hogwarts!"
Natsumi just nodded as she held his arm in hers. "Really? I've been wondering." At the looks from the Weasleys, Natsumi shook her head. "My family knows about the magical world even if none of us are... directly involved in it anymore."
All of the Weasleys just nodded as the same thought went through their heads. 'Ah, Squibs.'
Walking along the well trodden path, Percy looked down at the path that they were walking on and frowned. "Is this dirt or stone?"
Just blinking, Harry looked up at him. "What?"
Percy glanced at him and then down at the road before patting it with his shoe. "The path. Is it dirt or stone? I mean... it kind of looks like dirt, but..." Hearing a snicker, he looked up at Harry and was grinning. "... What's so funny?"
Slowly, Harry shook his head. "Well... I guess that it's kind of both." At seeing the confusion, he glanced to where Fred, George, and Ron were looking at him in confusion. Then he turned back to Percy. "Do you know how much ships can weigh?"
Blinking, Percy frowned. "What does that have to do with anything?"
In reply, Harry only sighed. "Because of the shipgirls who use this path."
Even as Ron's eyes widened in realization, Fred shrugged. "Okay, but what does the weight of ships have to do with that? I mean, ships weigh a lot, but..."
All that the black haired boy did though was sigh and roll his eyes. "Remember Hamakaze and what happened at the Quidditch match?" Their widening eyes told him that they realized what he meant. "Yeah, shipgirls can choose to weigh as much as a normal human or bring their weight up to what they were as a ship. And considering that most of them were hundreds of tons, all of which would be concentrated in a small area..."
Looking down, Percy gulped. "So... when they walked along here..."
Harry slowly nodded. "Yeah, at first there was not much here for a path. But then the shipgirls on base began to apply their full weight and that compacted the earth. Each time it got down to a certain depth, they added more dirt from construction sites until you got... well..." He tapped a foot against the hardened material. "This pretty much. It's not really rock, but... it's not something that weathers easily. They've done it in other places as well." Ignoring the expressions on their faces as they looked down, Harry suddenly smiled. "And we're here."
With a blink, the Weasleys brought their heads up and stared at the red torii that was the entrance to the shrine. For his part, Ron blinked. "Wow..." Then he frowned and glanced around as something seemed to tickle at him only to see a red fox watching him curiously. "Um... mate? There's foxes here?"
Turning his head, Harry looked at the fox and nodded. "Yeah, there's a couple here at the shrine, no one really bothers them for various reasons."
Confused, George looked over at him. "Why?"
Softly snorting, Harry bent down and let the fox sniff his hand before it gave a yip of happiness. "Because one of the kami, Inari, uses foxes as his messengers as well as kitsune. And he's one of them enshrined here, so..."
Just watching as the fox danced around Harry in happiness, Percy only nodded. "I... see. And you believe in that?"
Frowning, Harry looked at him with a shrug. "Why not? The shipgirls are kami as well, if only of the ships that they represent."
A shudder ran through Percy's body as he suddenly remembered one night back in the war against Voldemort. His father had come home late that night with a horrified expression on his face and his uncles faces were also ashen. Bill and Charlie had been at school at the time and he was the only one of the children that were home and awake. He didn't hear much from the conversation. But it was something about a Death Eater raid against an old sacred grove and that they were trying to get something. And the only other thing he had caught was that a Green Man was involved.
Percy had never asked, but now on thinking back, he couldn't help but glance behind him. "... Maybe that's not a bad way of looking at things."
That got him a look from Harry, but Percy didn't say anything more on the matter. Meanwhile, just before they passed the boundaries, Hoppou tapped Harry on the head and made him look up. "Something wrong, Hoppou?"
Blinking, Hoppou shook her head. "No, but Hoppou want off."
With a bemused expression, Harry crouched down as she clambered off, part of him noting that the fox had taken off. "You know that Haru has told you that it's okay for you to come onto the shrine grounds, Hoppou. Especially as you've turned against the others."
However, Hoppou only shook her head again and looked up at the Shrine. "Hoppou doesn't feel like she's wanted. So Hoppou will wait for Big Brother out here."
Only sighing, Harry shook his head and gave her a pat on the head. "Okay, we shouldn't be long." With that, they passed into the shrine and Harry gestured them over to a basin filled with water. "Anyways, since this is your first visit I should tell you how to handle yourselves here."
Several minutes later though after instructing them, Harry was looking around the shrine when Ron interrupted him. "Uh, mate? Your eyes are doing that glowing thing."
Turning toward him, Harry gave a soft snort. "Yeah... just looking at the shrine from a different perspective now that I got more experience with this sort of thing. I think that it's a bit stronger now." Before Ron could say anything though, a shout caused him to turn. "Natsumi-Chan!" When she came into view though, Harry blinked as he noticed something and his eyes widened before she tackle hugged him. 'Is she...'
When Haru came into view, his eyes widened still more. For her part though, Haru blinked for a moment and then winked with a slight nod. 'Well now... he has improved.'
His arms coming around her automatically in a hug, Harry suddenly had several things click into place and he sighed. Hearing that, Natsumi frowned and looked up at him. "Something wrong, Harry-Chan?"
Chuckling, Harry only shook his head with a small grin. "Nah, just realizing something that I should have a long time ago I think." Before she could ask though, he tightened the hug. 'Something that doesn't really make much of a difference... though I can't tell her I know. If the stories are true, then letting her know means...' Feeling the cold hand of fear on his heart, Harry then shook that train of thought off. "Anyways, I've got so much to tell you about Hogwarts!"
Natsumi just nodded as she held his arm in hers. "Really? I've been wondering." At the looks from the Weasleys, Natsumi shook her head. "My family knows about the magical world even if none of us are... directly involved in it anymore."
All of the Weasleys just nodded as the same thought went through their heads. 'Ah, Squibs.'