The poltergeist
Kokichi arrived in the great hall the first day at 6:00 in the morning.
Why, you might ask.
To hide a whoopee cushion under Dumbledore’s fancy chair of course!
Ok so in context, Kokichi was just minding his own business, hanging out in the Slytherin common room in the early morning. He had gotten into his robes that now had dark green accents on them and his tie was now stripped with the same green and silver.
He had decided to do some reading, specifically Hogwarts-a-history, (Shuichi’s suggestion) when a little translucent man with wickedly slanted orange eyes, and was dressed like a jester reject came flying into the common room and hid inside the armchair Kokichi was currently sitting on.
A Moment later later another ghost came floating into the common room. This one Kokichi actually knew.
The Bloody Baron.
The Slytherin Prefects introduced all the new students to their house ghosts after the feast, and well, Kokichi can’t really say he’s a fan of the guy so far. From what he’s seen the Baron is a crabby old ghost who has no sense of humor and all he does is float around and act all menacing.
“Boy, did you see which way that bloody poltergeist went.”
Kokichi was snapped from his thoughts by the Baron. Well, he looks more crabber than usual. Not that Kokichi’s seen much of the guy.
“Nope, can’t say I have.” Kokichi lied
The Baron gave him a suspicious look before flying off to who knows where, no further questions asked.
“Thanks a bunch kid!” The poltergeist says as he floats out from the chair. “I never prank the Baron, he’s just terrifying when he’s mad, but he flouted in on a set up for Filch, and well…, he can’t get wet but he was still mad that the water hit him.”
“No problem, we pranksters have to stick together.” Kokichi said with a mischievous grin.
“Oh, another prankster! And in Slytherin too. You snakes are usually too high strung for pranks.” The poltergeist says as a smile stretched across this translucent face.
“Well maybe that needs to change.” Kokichi says matter of factly.
“Well aren’t you a fun snake, say what’s your name kid?”
“Kokichi.”
“Call me Peeves, say how would you like to help me prank your Headmaster?”
Kokichi cocked his head to the side “You're not scared Dumbledore will like, call an exorcist on you or something?”
“Dumbledore may be scary at times, but he never does anything to trouble us spirits. If he asks something of me it probably means it's super important, so I do it, but that doesn’t save him from a prank from time to time.” Peeves says.
“Well if that’s the case, why not.” Kokichi says with a smile
“Great, so kid listen up. I’m gonna teach you how to cast a spell called Accio.”
*****
It didn’t take long for Kokichi to get the spell, even if Peeves isn't the best teacher. With whoopee cushion in hand, Kokichi walks up to the staff’s table and slips the cushion under the fancy seating of the chair right in the middle. Then he heads back to find a seat at the Slytherin table and waits.
It took about 20 minutes before people started showing up. A fewHufflepuffs here and a couple Gryffindors there, But the group of people who caught Kokichi’s attention was the trio of second year Slytherin making their way to the table.
“Good morning Draco! Morning Blaise! Hellooo Pansy!” Kokichi said in a sing-song voice.
“Well I see you're a morning person.” Blaise says with a laugh.
“Don’t encourage him Blaise, it’s far too early for his yelling and whining.” Pansy says with an eye roll.
“Well I see you’re not a morning person,” Kokichi says “but it’s okay Pansy, I’ll bring enough energy for both of us!”
“Please don’t.” Pansy deadpans as she, Blaise and Draco take a seat.
Draco just gives them an unimpressive look “Stop bickering you two.”
“But Dracoooooooo, antagonizing Pansy brings me so much joy and happiness.” Kokichi whines.
“What are you, a kitten?” Draco asks amused.
“More like a demon.” Pansy mumbles “ We haven’t even known him for 24 hours and I can already tell he’s going to be annoying.”
“You’ll learn to love me.” Kokichi says.
“I doubt it.” Pansy snaps back.
Draco just lets out a sigh “moving on, did you hear that Potter crashed a flying car into the whomping willow?”
“Of course he did, and let me guess, he was with either the mudblood or the blood trader.” Pansy says
“That’s what I heard.” Blaise chimes in.
“Who’s Potter?”
Draco, Pansy, and Blaise’s head’s snapped toward him in short.
“Why are you all looking at me like I have three heads?” Kokichi asked nervously.
“You don’t know who Potter is!” Pansy screech, still in shock.
“No,” Kokichi confirmed.
“You’ve never heard of someone named Harry Potter before.” Blaise questioned.
“No,” Kokichi said again.
“Bloody— you weren’t kidding when you said you knew nothing about wizarding society!” Draco was practically yelling at this point.
“I know I wasn’t,” Kokichi said with rising annoyance in his voice. “So is anyone gonna tell me who this Harry Potter guy is?
“He’s the annoying, self absorbed Gryffindor over there with the glasses and lightning shaped scar on his forehead.” Draco says as he points to the boy from the bookstore with messy black hair and glasses. From here Kokichi couldn’t see if he actually had a scar, but he’ll take Draco’s word for it.
“Why do you know he has a scar on his forehead Draco? You’d have to be pretty close to him to see that.” Kokichi says with a smile.
“Whatever you’re implying, stop, and almost everyone knows about the scar because You-know-who gave it to him.” Said Draco.
“No Draco, I don't know who.” Kokichi huffs “Care to explain.”
“You actually don’t know?!” Pansy exclaims.
“You-know-who was a very dark and powerful wizard who tried to kill all who opposed him.” Blaise says , cutting Pansy off “11 years ago he set his sights on the Potters, killing both parents. Yet, when he tried to kill Harry Potter something happened and he disappeared, leaving Potter with the lightning shaped scar. Or so the story goes.”
“That still doesn’t answer my question.” Kokichi pouts.
“Yeah. How so?” Pansy says.
“You never told me his name.” Kokichi deadpans.
The three Slytherin gave each other a worried look.
“Kokichi…” Blaise started slowly “There’s a reason no one says his name.”
“It’s fear, isn’t it.” Kokichi signed.
They nod
“Can one of you at least write it out so I know what it is.”
Draco reached into his bag at his side and pulled at some parchment, ink and a quill before quickly scribbling something in very neat handwriting.
‘Voldemort’
“What kind of name is Voldemo—!”
“Don’t say it you idiot!” Pansy whisper yells.
“Fine! I won’t say his ridiculous name.” Kokichi says.
“I can’t believe you.” Draco starts “ Disrespecting the dark lore—” Kokichi starts to zone out again. It’s not his fault it’s hard to pay attention to the people scolding him. Plus Dumbledore had just walked in with some of the other staff. So right now, they have Kokichi's full attention. About half the hall was full now, including Fred and George.
It’s time for the show to begin.
The Staff all started to take their seats. First Snape, then McGonagall, and then Dumbledore, the seat on the seat gracefully before
“FAAAAAAAAAART”
All eyes of snapped to Dumbledore, speechless. It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop and the looks on the professor’s faces was priceless. Most were shocked, others looked horrified, but Dumbledore himself just looked confused.
He stood up and lifted up the cushion of his chair before pulling out the whoopee cushion with a laugh. Upon hearing this a few laughed along with him, Dumbledore then took over to Gryffindor table, specifically at Fred and George, who both raised their hands up by their ears in a show of innocence.
Kokichi quickly turned back to his fellow Slytherins as Dumbledore scanned the room, Best not get caught on the first day.
“So Draco, what were you saying?” Kokichi asks innocently.
“I-l was— never mind. Kokichi, do you know how to get to your first class?” Draco asks.
“Nope.” Kokichi says with a shrug.
Just then breakfast appeared before them and the group started to serve themselves.
“Well make sure to show you the way.” Blaise says as he scoops some scrambled eggs onto his plate. “Wouldn’t want you getting lost with the first years.”
“Yeah, he’d blend right in, with how short he is.” Pansy jabs.
And to that, Kokichi bent his spoon back and flung some eggs right into her face.
“Looks like you’ll need to teach him some manners along with those wizard society lessons Draco.” Blaise whispered with a sly smile.
*****
True to their word, the group did help Kokichi get to all his classes. Transfiguration with the Gryffindors was fun, if you ignore all the glares, so was Herbology with the Hufflepuffs. History was boring, and the Professor was literally dead. Next, right before lunch, they all have charms with the Ravenclaws. The Slytherins walk into the well lit classroom and look around for seats.
Kokichi spotted a familiar head of Teal hair in one of the seats towards the middle.
“Guy, I’m going to go sit with Shuichi for this class. Bye!” Kokichi said and ran off before anyone could protest.
“Hey Shuichi! How’s my favorite raven doing?” Kokichi cheered as he slid into the seat next to Shuichi.
“Oh! Hi Kokichi” Shuichi greets “How are you?”
“I’m doing great! Hey did you see what happened in the great hall this morning?” Kokichi said
“Yeah, someone put a whoopee cushion under the Headmaster’s chair. I’m not sure who would….” Shuichi trailed off as he looked over to see Kokichi wearing a sly smile on his face. “You didn’t… It wasn’t…”
“Keep your voice down.” Kokichi whispers “It’d be a shame if I got caught.”
“How did you even get that?” Shuichi questions “Did you bring a whoopee cushion to the school just to prank someone?”
“Have you heard of the spell Accio?” Kokichi asked.
“Kokichi! You summoned it!” Shuichi gasped
“What did I say about keeping your voice down.” Kokichi scolds.
“Sorry.” Shuichi says.
“It’s fin—”
“Boys” Professor Flitwick calls from the front of the class. “I'm glad to see you getting along, but I need you to quiet down for the start of class.”
Both Kokichi and Shuichi blush from embarrassment as the Professor then turns back to the rest of the class and starts to explain the lesson.
“Your attention please class, today we will be reviewing the charm Wingardium Leviosa and Lumos from your first year. Well, go on.”
With Flitwick's permission the class set to work practicing the easy spells. Most getting it on their first try.
Kokichi pulls out this wand, points it at one of Shuichi’s books and says
“Wingardium Leviosa.”
The Book flouted about three feet in the air, bobbing up and down slightly.
“Wow Kokichi, good job.” Shuichi cheered on
“Thanks, here let me bring it down so you can try.”
Kokichi willed his wand to bring the book back down but it didn’t float down like he wanted. Instead it fell. Right on Shuichi’s head with a thump.
“OW!”
“Oops….” Kokichi says slowly.
“Just Oops! Really!” Shuichi cried, with a flick of his wrist he pulled out his wand.
“Wingardium Leviosa.”
Shuichi pointed his wand at the book and quickly maneuvered the book over Kokichi's head and let it fall.
“Hey!” Kokichi pouted “ why would you do that!?”
“Eye for an eye Kokichi.” Shuichi huffed before a small smile slid onto his face.
“Oh, who taught you that saying?” Kokichi laughed, he’s heard the saying before but there’s not really a direct translation in Japanese.
“My Uncle.” Shuichi replied “He learned it from some English speakers during a case abroad.”
“Case?” Kokichi questioned.
“Yeah, my uncle’s a detective. He’s been teaching me all his tricks” Shuichi says proudly.
“Do you not want to go into acting like your parents?” Kokichi asked.
“Oh. You know about that.” Shuichi says bashfully.
“I had my suspicions.” Kokichi said with a soft smile “but I didn’t know they had a kid.”
“That would be because of my uncle.” Shuichi started “My parents were always too busy for me, so my uncle said he’d take me, but my parents couldn’t tell the media about the situation. He wanted me to have a childhood where I wasn’t just the famous Saihara couple's son.”
“That’s— ok not gonna lie, that’s really sad Shuichi.” Kokichi sympathizes.
“You, not lie? Kokichi, every other word out of your mouth is a lie.” Shuichi deadpans.
“Stop trying to change the subject.” Kokichi yelped.
“I’m not.” Shuichi says.
“Who’s lying now.” Kokichi shot back.
“Boys.”
They both look over to see Professor Flitwick standing next to their desk.
“Since you're so chatty I assume you both can cast Wingardium Leviosa and Lumos.” The Professor says while giving them a kind but stern look.
Kokichi and Shuichi share a glance before both wave their wands and say
“Lumos!”
The ends of both their wands flicker alight in front of them for their professor to see. Appeased, Flitwick nods and walks off to check on other students.
After that the class soon draws to a close and the students start to file out. Kokichi and Shuichi are the last to leave, the classroom almost completely empty, aside for Flitwick at the exit.
“Kokichi, you won’t tell anyone about my parents, right?” Shuichi asks quietly.
“Wasn’t planning on it.” Kokichi replies as they make their way down the hallway.
“Thanks.” Shuichi sighs in relief.
“No problem Mr.Detective in training.” Kokichi says in a sing-song voice.
“Mr.Detective.” Shuichi questions
“I think it’s quite fitting, don’t you think?” Kokichi says
“Sure.” Shuichi giggles “ but praising my detective in training status won’t save you from getting hit with a book again.
“What! But Shuichi.” Kokichi pouts as Shuichi bursts out laughing as they enter the great hall, and Kokichi couldn’t help but laugh along with him in the end.
*****
The next class of note was the Slytherins double potions with Gryffindor on Wednesday. Whoever thought that that combination was a good idea is an idiot.
The class started off ok. Kokichi was sitting behind Draco and Blaise, and got paired up with Maki who looked like she wanted to kill him just for simply existing.
But other than that it was fine. The class itself wasn’t too hard, it was like chemistry. Not Kokichi’s best subject but he could manage. Unlike the kid sitting off to his right at the next desk.
The boy had short brown hair, a round face, and was slightly clumsy from what Kokichi had seen. His potions partner, Ms.Granger, as Snape called her, looked away from their potion for ten seconds and the thing exploded.
Snape walked up to them looking like this was a common occurrence, sighs and then says “10 points from Gryffindor Mr.Longbottom, for destroying yet another cauldron.” Before he waves his wand to clean up the mess.
At least Maki was good at potions… ok more like making poison, but the cauldron hadn’t blown up yet so she must be doing something right.
“Hey Maki, are you sure that this is right?” Kokichi says gesturing to the cauldron that now contains some purple bubbling substance.
“Yes.” Maki said as she chopped up some part of a squid and tossed it into the cauldron.
“You sure?” Kokichi says as he stirred the insides of the cauldron. “because I’m pretty sure this potion’s supposed to be green.”
“Do you want to die.” Maki said as she levels him with a glare.
“Wha— no.” Kokichi said.
“Then just keep stirring and stop asking questions.”
Ok well that’s suspicious. What exactly are they making?
With another pop of the bubbles in the cauldron Maki pulled out a vial and filled it before tucking it away and bumping a bunch of random stuff into the cauldron and turning up that heat.
Kokichi just let out a sigh and turned his attention to Draco, who was currently making paper airplanes and throwing them at Harry’s head.
Harry in turn would set them on fire via the cauldrons fire before glaring at Draco who would glare back.
Again, who’s idea was it to pair the Slytherins and Gryffindors together for more than an hour, because Kokichi may just hunt them down and strangle them.
Kokichi looked back over to the cauldron to see that their potion was now a sickly green. Well that’s better than purple.
Snape checked everyone’s potions (minus Grangers and Longbottoms) before freeing them for the day. Kokichi and Maki somehow got an E for their potion, even though Kokichi fairly certain Maki made poison and not the instructed potion.
Before Kokichi could ask what she did to fix it she was speed walking down the wall to who knows where.
Well, isn’t she just peachy.
Kokichi made his way over to Draco and his goons, Blaise, and Pansy who were now in a verbal fight with Harry and friends. Well mostly just Draco and Pansy, Blaise doesn’t really pick fights and thing one and two are to stupid to partake in a verbal confrontation.
“Hey Draco! What are you doing?” Kokichi said in a teasing tone as he strolled up to the group.
“Great another snake.” Ron groaned.
“Ron! I’m offended that you would be so upset about seeing me.” Kokichi teased, “I’ll have you know that your brothers love having me around.”
“That’s concerning.” Ron deadpans
“Hey, you're that boy from the bookstore, Kokichi right?” Granger asks
“Yep, and what’s your name?” Kokichi says.
“Hermione.” She responds.
“More like mudblood.” Pansy spat.
Both Hermione and Ron looked furious at what Pansy had said. Kokichi’s not really sure what mudblood means but he’s pretty sure it’s some kind of slur.
“You take that back!” Ron cried
“Make me.” Pansy says as she grabs Draco’s arm and pulls him down the hall.
“You litt—!” Ron starts before Draco frees his arm from Pansy and yells,
“Blaise, Kokichi, come, we’re leaving.”
Now Kokichi does like taking orders, but he has a feeling staying with an angry Ron and Hermione is not a good idea.
As he and Blaise made their way down the hall he heard Harry ask:
“What does mudblood mean?”
And Kokichi was wondering the same thing. Later that day Kokichi went to the library and looked up what the word means.
Mudblood: a highly derogatory term for a Muggle, Muggle-born or half-blood wizard or witch.
Ok, definitely a slur then.