Taking Advantage

Because of his prize as Dorm King, Todoroki had a lot to think about that night.

A prize within everyone's power to give him.

Well, almost everyone, since Bakugo didn't participate.

Well, at least he knows what he can ask Harry. As far as he was concerned, only two people knew the shadow that loomed behind him. And they understood him.

He told them because he can tell they would.

Both have eyes like his.

Eyes that bore a lot of pain and grief unlike the eyes of their other classmates who never knew pain.

Moreover both were close to All Might.

Midoriya for being a son figure the man never had, and Harry the man's obvious doctor as in his situation, Recovery Girl is fatal for him.

So he snuck out of his room to go downstairs to where Midoriya's room was, as well as Harry's, and left them a note that he slid under their doors.

xxx

Next morning when Harry woke up early to cook breakfast...he found a note by the floor near his door.

"Hm?" he picked it up to read,

Potter,

I want to talk to you and Midoriya after school.
Preferably where it's private. I'll approach you
guys when classes are over.

-Todoroki

"Wonder what it's about?" Harry wondered as he washed his face and brushed his teeth, then put on his uniform.

Its now 6:00 am. Because school is now 5 minutes away, everyone can blatantly sleep in, and leave at 8:15.

Time to make breakfast for 21 people. And with magic as a cook, preparing everything, was too easy and no longer the time-consuming chore he knew. He only does things the ol' fashioned way if only to maintain his skills if he knew he had time like he had in Aizawa's apartment, but in a place where they have to avoid being late? Can't afford that...

He had prepared a lot of Chicken Stock last night mixed with healthy herbs...that he can make chicken arroz caldo with soft-boiled eggs on the side, with Rakkyo Pickles and an aromatic chai in the morning that matches the food. Well, he didn't have to do much, heh.

7:20 am...

Midoriya, Tokoyami, Ojiro, Mezo, Bakugo, Todoroki, Iida and Yaoyorozu came early. Apparently being able to sleep in, they're all perky but others are quite, the late sleepers!

'Smells good!' Ojiro commented as they smelled 'spicy chicken' in the air.

'What're we having old man?' Bakugo asked gruffly as they sat down.

'Herbal Chicken Arroz Caldo with soft-boiled eggs and rakkyo pickles on the side. The drinks are Indian Chai, mild black tea with some spices for a good wake-up kick. If I serve anything sweet for breakfast it'll cause more sluggishness in the morning unless you're Sato.'

'Haha, that's true!' Midoriya chuckled.

'So breakfast will always be wake-up spicy and nothing sweet unless its vegetables and fruit! Oh yes, when you're done wash your dishes and write on the board by the fridge on what's your favorite food for dinner...and on the calendar you'll see in our common room, you'll see a day when your favorite foods will be served while the remaining few days are for balanced eating.'

'Oh, and one more thing...don't you dare write any junk food as your favorite food because I certainly will not make it even if you beg on your knees and pull the waterworks.' he said with a menacing aura, a skill he learned from his guardian.

Cue sweatdrops.

'You're like a dorm mother Potter-kun.' said Iida sheepishly.

'While Aizawa's a good man, he sucks at taking care of himself health wise I became a nag when before I wasn't.' said Harry in a comically-tired manner. 'Really, those jelly-drink pouches and yogurt? That sea of trash he calls an apartment? I had to make him promise to clean once a week and never touch a pouch ever again before I agreed to come here!'

More sweatdrops.

'Wow...'

And the portions? Generously big!

7:40, everyone else came down, dressed and groomed for school.

'Yahoo! Sleeping in late for school is a dream come true!' Kaminari cheered. 'Normally at 7:30 I'm commuting to come here but here I wake up at 7:30!'

'Well good for you but you have the remaining time to finish all this, wash your own stuff and rest a bit before we walk to class.' said Harry, getting up his seat to serve food around.

'Wow! Can we finish all this?!' Uraraka gasped out at their food. Before, she hardly ate because of budget issues to avoid stressing her parents for money. And this bowl is...so large, like those Donburi Bowls!

'Smells nice though!' said Kirishima, sniffing the bowl before eating the eggs first.

'The eggs are so creamy and sweet! Yum!' Sato drooled as he took a whole egg. 'They're soft-boiled!'

'Plus Ultra.' was all Harry said. 'Finish that all up to hold you till lunch break.'

After breakfast, washing their own dishes and writing on the Kitchen Board...they left for school.

xxx

Homeroom...

Aizawa always comes in at 8:29, so they all took their time, toilet first before walking to class.

'As you know,' he said as he looked at his students. 'Our primary goal now is to get you your Provisional Licenses.' he told them. 'Hero Licenses are inextricably tied to the saving of lives, so one must be properly qualified for such a heavy responsibility. Naturally the test is extremely difficult. Even for Provisional Licenses, we only ever see a 50% success rate and that's the highest.' he snorted.

'Even the Provisional one's that's hard to get?' Mineta croaked out in dismay.

'I dread the actual getting of our real licenses.' Harry deadpanned.

'And that's why,' Aizawa continued, 'Starting today, each of you needs to come up with two...'

Their door slammed open and in came Ishiyama-sensei, Ectoplasm and Kayama-sensei.

'ULTIMATE MOVES!' the hollered excitedly,

'This is kinda like a school thing but hero-like at the same time!' everyone cheered.

'Ultimate Moves! These are your Finisher Techniques!' Ectoplasm lectured,

'Internalize these moves until they become your own, and unparalleled!' Ishiyama piped up. 'Combat is all about making use of your strengths!'

'Your moves symbolize who you are!' Kayama stated boldly, 'Heroes with no Ultimate Moves are a dying breed!'

'Let's move forward with a more detailed explanation and practical demonstration.' said Aizawa. 'Change into your costumes and meet us at Gym Gamma.'

Problem?

'THEY WON'T FIT!'

'Harry-kun help us out!'

xxx

'You're late!' Aizawa scolded.

'Our costumes won't fit anymore!' Ashido whined unhappily.

'I had to help out with re-sizing Aizawa but as a compromise, the material of all our costumes thinned out, we need a replacement soon or they'll tear apart easily, no good for our upcoming exams.' said Harry helplessly. 'We all...grew...' he croaked out as his classmates looked either awkward or smug.

The teachers paused at that before looking 'back in time' at their first semester, to now. Indeed, the kids changed physically by a bit.

'Ohoho! A puberty growth spurt! I like that!' Kayama giggled girlishly.

'Noted, we'll have you guys resized and outfitted before the License Exams.' Aizawa nodded as Harry can't lie his way out due to his past unless its to hide his own pain. 'So tonight, submit your forms with your new sizes to me until 9 pm in the Faculty Room.'

'Training Kitchen Lab! TKL for short!' Ishiyama-sensei told the class.

"So lame!"

'This facility was my idea.' he continued. 'Here, I create the perfect terrain and objects to suit each student's needs.' he said as he molded a concrete block to make his point.

'Heee...'

'May I please ask a question?' Iida was excitable as ever, raising his hand. 'Why must we create ultimate moves in order to acquire our Provisional Licenses? Please explain the intention behind such a requirement.'

'Iida-san, even in my era that was basic common sense in video games, comic books and even anime.' Harry pointed out. 'Video Game Characters often have four or five at most, and ultimate moves are the purest, strongest form of a character's powers...multiplied by 5 or ten, be it offense, defense or support.' he said. 'But let's be realistic here as some Quirks can only afford less than 5 or worse, only 1. This is why we gotta get creative. You can even create an Impromptu-Finisher by even exploiting your enemy's stupidity on the fly by doing Ad Lib.'

'Heee...'

'And having ultimate moves not only helps us in our jobs where normal-powered applications can't help us out while inspiring confidence in people we help, but its also to please those thrice-be-damned social media because they want to see us at our coolest, treating us as if we're effing Hollywood Stuntmen or something even though lives are in our hands...its also a part of promotional marketing that makes us famous much like celebrity idols.'

'Ah naruhodo, but Potter-kun...' Iida choked out as he soon joined his classmates in saying:

'You really hate the media don't you?' his classmates sweatdropped. The teachers looked amused.

'Looks like your foster son's going underground with you, Eraser.' said Ectoplasm weakly and Aizawa shook his head. There HAS to be a story behind THAT, other than his parents being Martyrs and renowned respected policemen at work...kid must have been harassed a lot, they thought.

'Fat chance of that happening, he's popular among ladies.' Kayama giggled.

'Well, both right on both accounts.' Aizawa snorted. 'However, in additional to that, as I told you before, Heroes deal with accidents and disasters, both natural and man-made.' he reminded them. 'In the exams for Provisional License test, your abilities in those situations will be observed.' he said. 'Intelligence-Gathering. Mobility. Decision-Making. Combat-Prowess. As well as Charisma, Leadership Traits, Communication...the tests vary every year but they always test those traits.'

'Among the Criteria, you can be sure that Combat Prowess will be heavily-prioritized for Potential Heroes.' Kayama continued. 'Be prepared and you've got nothing to fear. These moves could have a big impact whether you pass or not.'

'If you can keep a cool head and act with decisive stable moves, that means you have a high level of combat prowess.' said Ishiyama.

'Nobody said anything that your Finisher has to be an Attack as Potter said earlier...for example, Iida's Reciproburst...that sort of extreme speed boost is intimidating enough to be called a Finisher.' said Ectoplasm that got Iida overwhelmed with sheer confidence and flattery in himself.

'I-its that worthy enough to be such a Finisher?!'

'I get it...its so to have a big advantage in battle?' Sato mused thoughtfully.

'Exactly.' said Kayama. 'Remember the other day with Arbor Woods? His Lacquered Chain Prison is a cookie-cutter move, simple and easy to understand.' she elaborated.

'Your Summer Camp was cut a bit short, but the training we began there was part of creating your Finishing Moves.' said Aizawa. 'In other words, until the start of Second Semester, you'll be using your remaining few vacation days...' he said as Cementoss built over 20 large concrete pillars, '-to enhance your Quirks and put together your ultimate moves.' Ectoplasm multiplied himself enough for everybody. 'You'll be doing some extreme intensive training! In addition, think on how you can modify your costumes to accommodate your growth in strength and Finishing Moves.' he said before he grinned. 'Use that Plus Ultra Mentality to go beyond your limits. Are you ready?'

'YES!'

And so...

'So you call your Quirk Transfiguration when further analysis suggests its Molecular Manipulation.' Ectoplasm commented. 'Its a highly versatile Quirk that you really crack open a lot of books.'

'Yeah...everything is made of molecules, atoms and incase of living beings, cells.' said Harry. 'Its why I can deconstruct anything and reconstruct them into how I want them. But its as you say, I have to do a lot of studying in all fields of science it was a pain in the ass. I wanted to try controlling Viruses next to stop a Breakout but I haven't much luck since Recovery Girl is a bit iffy about it with good reason...'

'Indeed so, so for now make do with what you can get.' said Ectoplasm. 'Let's focus on your ideas for now. You showed a high-level usage of your Quirk despite holding back.' he said. 'So now...Plus Ultra.' he chuckled. 'Out of all of you, you can have more than five Finishers.'

'Hai!'

xxx

Later that day...

'Man, they squeezed us dry!' said Sato as they all collapsed in the Common Room.

'It can't be helped, its gonna be License Exams soon.' said Ojiro. 'And no thanks to what happened, our time is cut very short so they're really squeezing us dry.'

'No kidding, I'm just glad Lunch Rush is bringing us packed lunches.' said Kaminari. 'We're too dead to even walk.'

'I wonder what's for dinner, I'm starving...' Mineta complained.

'Date today is 20st of August. Its a Favorite Food day by our Seat Number so today's Mineta's Favorite Food.' said Sero. 'Wonder what that is...'

'Huh? I wrote on the board as long as its Pork it's OK.' Mineta blinked.

'Hope it's good...' said Bakugo. 'If its the ol' geezer it ain't cheap.'

'You still call him 'ol' geezer'...' Midoriya sweatdropped.

'Well he's ancient isn't he?'

'Yeah, kid from year 1994...yeah...' said Mineta. 'Wonder if ancient girls are also cute...'

'We'll have to ask that.' said Sero with a grin.

'You're unbelievable!' Iida sighed in exasperation.

'Dinner's ready~!' Harry called out.

'Ooh, dinner!' they all rushed to see what dinner was...

It's a mouthwatering slab of pork belly with vegetables in a bowl, but it's clearly a donburi. With Kimchi on the side as well as a rich-looking pork suimono with shiitake mushroom slices and diced scallions.

'Here you go!'

'Uwaaaa! What is this so mom can make it at home?!' Mineta moaned at how sensual the pork looked and the smell was so good...

'Well, its a tough thing if you lack budget though.' said Harry, transforming the part of table near Mineta into a recipe and the costs. 'UA's money makes this possible y'know.'

'UWEEEEEE!' his eyes bulged after he frothed at the mouth in horror.

'Holy shit, this costs that much?!' Bakugo's eyes bulged in shock as they all gaped at the price.

'...it's about 4500? Ouch...I could buy cheaper food with that money...' Uraraka whimpered, pale-faced before Harry turned the table to normal.

'Yup. Well, UA's money comes from both tuition and from the HPSC to raise powerful future Heroes, so we can afford this.' said Harry. 'Sooo you can only enjoy that here.'

'Awww...' Mineta wilted in his seat.

'Too bad Mineta-kun, but we have three years here for classy Pork Dishes, so why not make the most of it?' Midoriya suggested.

'That's true...'

xxx

That night after they ate their supplements...

...three people did not.

So in Harry's Room...

'So what did you want to talk about, Todoroki-kun?' Midoriya asked Todoroki.

'...its about my mom.' said Todoroki.

'Your mom?' Midoriya asked him. From what he knew from Todoroki himself, she was in an asylum since he was a child.

'She's doing well lately but...she's a ghost of her former self.' said Todoroki. 'I was hoping Potter's treatments can help her at least, physically.'

'A ghost of her former self?'

The bi-colored boy nodded.

'Years of being away did her well but a prison is still a prison I guess...neechan's been visiting her but I don't know about niisan.' said Todoroki. 'And it's only lately...that I got the resolve to visit her myself. But...she still flinches when she sees my face.'

Well, she herself scarred him when she broke into a meltdown.

'Well, I can get rid of that scar if you like.' Harry offered.

'Ah iya, don't.' Todoroki shook his head. 'I want her to become strong to overcome this. She won't get stronger if I get rid of it...for now, please focus on her for me.'

'Alright.' Harry nodded. 'I'll start after our License Exams so until then, I'll prepare the needed goods.'

'So anything you want to ask of me Todoroki-kun?' Midoriya asked the bi-colored boy.

'It's...'

When he was done talking, both his friends' eyes widened.

xxx

Days passed by in training, and they managed to get re-outfitted once more.

And what should be the first day of back-to-school at September 1st...

It's License Exams for Aspiring Heroes.

A Provisional Hero License is a typical ID card containing the holder's profile picture and hero name, allowing the them to act without the instruction of a hero. The Provisional Hero License is a temporary Hero License issued to students aspiring to become professional heroes.

Unlike National or International Hero Licenses, Provisional Hero Licenses have sooner expiration dates. Students can choose to renew their provisional licenses, and upon doing so, are granted a significant amount of more time with it than previously. Also unlike the latter, students are not granted the same benefits and protection as professionals. Finally, all work done with a Provisional Hero License must be supervised by a hero with a Nation or International license through internship or other methods of teaching. The Provisional Hero License is suppose to be a stepping for students to acquire experience prior to become pros. In order to acquire the Provisional Hero License, the student must take the provisional hero exams.

And that's why they're here now, at National Takoba Arena. Where the Official Exams are held.

'Everyone out, we're here.' said Aizawa as Class 1-A got off their bus.

This, is it.

That was their thoughts with a nervous gulp.