It's been three weeks since we arrived in 1977. I like it here, this place is so… safe, all we do is go to classes and do homework. I'm learning tons of spells and Dumbledore even got us wands! Phillip was not very happy with a wand. He thinks we are 'wasting our ability by becoming dependant on something as useless as a piece of wood and animal left over', it wasn't until Cali told him to 'shut up and use the stupid stick' that he settled down. We couldn't blend in with the wizarding population if we didn't have one; Dumbledore said not many wizards can do wandless magic now days.

I usually spend my free time with Cali in the hospital wing, Madam Pomfrey says it will be still a few days before she can leave so we just sit there and read most of the time. I do my homework and she reads her family book. She said it was written after this time period, some twelve years after, the girl that wrote it hasn't even been born yet but there are some interesting spells written down. Unfortunately we won't be in the same house, she was sorted into Slytherin.

Lily and Remus are helping us catch up on the spells that we need to know. They're nice, except when James show up. Lily doesn't like him very much and she always ends up yelling at him and storming off. I think James is funny, especially when he goes on and on about flying on a broom.

As for my classes, they are quite fun. I only have classes with Phillip as we're both the same age and therefore third years. He seemed to have made friends quickly within his house but is always looking out for the rest of us. The houses don't get along very well, I don't understand why they would keep such tradition if all it does is cause division. Shouldn't they try to bring people together? Cali always said that unity was what made us strong. Anyways, people just laugh at me when I tell them that but I know I'm right. Unity kept us alive this far. If only they could understand that.

"Mr. Haruma" I looked up from my charm's book as Dumbledore walked over to my bed in the hospital wing. Madam Pomfrey had managed to turn my hair back to normal but it still looked like the snakes that had been moving not long ago. "Hello" I smiled, it still surprises me that someone can live to be that old. "I see you got hexed again" Dumbledore smiled and I shrugged. "It's alright, I'm not hurt or anything. They just turned my hair into snakes" I explained and Cali sniggered next to me. The potion I received would slowly change my hair back to normal. "No harm done, that's good" He watched my hair with curiosity. "You know what I found out? If I concentrate really hard I can actually control the snakes, isn't it cool?" I smiled, even Cali had been surprised when I made them sleep so they wouldn't bite Madam Pomfrey when she had to come close. "You're quite powerful; I can say I've ever heard of someone capable of doing that." Dumbledore told me.

"Why don't we head to your common room? You can tell me more about you're snake controlling abilities" I nodded and after hugging Cali goodbye we left. "It's not that hard. You just have to close your eyes and think of the snakes then you give a command in your mind and they do it" I told him as we began our walk.

Once we got to the third floor some teacher wanted to talk to Dumbledore so I continued on my way, counting the steps and jumping over the trick steps like Remus had showed me but I had to stop in the fourth floor. I heard James and Sirius' voices and decided to say hi but they were arguing with a student from Slytherin. I didn't know his name but Phillip had told me to stay away from him, so I did. They had their wands out and aimed at each other. I sighed. Another fight, why can't people just get along? It's the Muggles you should be fighting against.

They turned to me. The Slytherin was smirking, James was frowning and Sirius looked really angry. "What did you say?" He glared at me, his wand turning from the guy to me. Was he really going to attack me? "Er, that we should all get along" Why were they so angry? Sirius made to move but James held him back. "He meant the part where we should fight Muggles" The Slytherin spoke. "Looks like you're not doing a very good job of rallying the new students, Black"

"Tell me why should we fight Muggles?" He asked me and I really wanted to leave. "Go on" I moved a step back. "Leave him alone, Snape" James tells him standing between us. "He is not like you" Snape raised a brow at James' comment. Why are they fighting about Muggles? Dumbledore said they can't come here. "You heard him, I heard him, Black here, is ready to curse the kid." Snape glared at James.

"He doesn't think Muggles are bad" James spat. "WHAT?" I know I should've kept my mouth shut but had he not seen what we went through; did he not see the bodies of all the wizards they had killed in that room, what they did to Cali and Phillip? "How can you say that?" I moved away from James as he turned to stare at me. "You saw the things they do and say they are not bad?" My eyes began to water and I wiped them away angrily. It hurt to hear him say that, it was like he didn't care that Cali almost died, that thousands of wizards died because of the Muggles. "Muggle are not people" I glared at him. James looked shocked and the next thing I knew I had been pushed against a wall and had a wand on my neck, Sirius' wand. "If this is what you think then we should've left you to die" He hissed at me and I tried to push him away but I couldn't move. "Sirius, let him go" James ordered. "He's just a kid" James tried to pull him away. "He's just like them, a bloody Death Eater" He spat. Snape watched everything, not bothering to intervene, like he was enjoying the show.

"Let me go" I told him. I don't want to be in this place anymore. They ignored me and continued to stare at each other. "I said LET. ME. GO" I hissed feeling the magic move through my body, Sirius turned back to me ready to yell some more but I was faster grabbing his wand with my right hand and pressing my left hand against his stomach as I let the magic flow through me. Suddenly I was back at the lab being tied to a bed, forced to drink their experiments, being beaten up by the guards, the shock treatments. Sirius hit the opposite wall and I threw his wand at his feet just as Dumbledore appeared at the end of the hall. "Don't ever threaten me" I stood there trying to control my anger before I blew up the place. "I know what Muggles are like" I stared him down as he struggled to get up. "I lived with them for eight bloody years and you know what they did when they found out I could do magic?" I moved closer and touched him again sending electricity to his body letting go after he yelled in pain. "Touya, let him go" Dumbledore was standing behind me. "That's what they did to me, every hour of every day for a year and a half. They took me to a clinic so that other Muggles could test their experiments on me." I was going to shock him again but stopped when Dumbledore grabbed me by the shoulders. I didn't know how to defend myself at the time, it wasn't until Cali and Victor had broken in and rescued me and some fifty other kids that I began learning how to use my powers.

"Touya!" Cali came running. "What are you doing?" She looked me over as she always did, making sure I was not hurt and I hugged her. "What's going on?" She looked around as James helped Sirius up and Snape was nowhere to be seen. "I, said I didn't like Muggles, he got angry, I panicked, he had his wand, I didn't mean, I lost it" I began to sob, I had never hurt a wizard before. "He was going to hurt me, I couldn't move" I could feel her tense. "Who was going to hurt you?" I could hear the anger in her voice. "You told me we were safe" She told Dumbledore. "It's all a misunderstanding, I'm sure we can talk this out" If he was worried Dumbledore didn't show it. "A misunderstanding? Getting hit by a stray curse is a misunderstanding, being attacked is NOT." She hissed. Cali didn't have to yell to get her point across, she was scary when angry. "What's going on?" I heard Seth's voice and turned to the left. Phoebe and Phillip were standing behind him looking worried.

"I'm sure there is an explanation for this incident" Dumbledore was staring at Sirius and James and no longer smiling. "Boys, my office " He told them and they walked away. "Seth, take Touya with you" Cali moved away but I held on. "No, let's just go" I begged. "They like Muggles, let's just go somewhere else, please" Seth pulled me away from Cali. "Come on Touya, we'll talk to Cali later" Seth began to direct me away. "Don't worry, you're safe with Seth" Cali smiled at me. "They are going to hurt her" I insisted and Phillip moved to follow Cali and Dumbledore.

(James' POV)

We walked in silence only stopping when we reached Dumbledore's office. How did things get so out of control? I rubbed my eyes before glancing sideways at Sirius, he was still hurting, I could tell by the way he winced while trying to find a comfortable position on his chair. "Shit, we're in so much trouble" Sirius was going to say something but stopped when the door opened Cali came in followed by Phillip and Dumbledore. "Take a seat" He motioned to the other two chairs that had appeared in front of his desk.

"What happened tonight?" Dumbledore looked at Sirius. "It was my fault, Professor" I jumped in before my best friend made things worse. "Explain" I could feel all eyes on me. "We were having an argument with Sniv-Snape when Touya showed up" Dumbledore nodded. "He was going on and on about how Muggles were worthless" Cali rolled her eyes but didn't say anything. "We had our wands out, we were going to hex him because he was saying stuff about Muggleborns and calling them Mudbloods, that's when Touya said that we should've been fighting Muggles and Snape kept making him talk about Muggles and Touya said they are worthless and we kind of snapped" Phillips snorted. "We were not going to hurt him, we just wanted to scare him, you know, so he wouldn't say things like that again" I tried to explain. Yes, Sirius had snapped but only because Snape had been involved.

"Let me get this straight" Cali spoke after a minute or so. "First, the two of you gang up against one person" She began. "How very chivalrous of you" Phillip muttered. "Then, the two of you decided to threaten somebody four years younger than you" Cali ignored Phillip's comment. "No, I did that, James was trying to stop me" Sirius cut in. "He didn't do a very good job, did he?" We knew she was angry, who wouldn't be? The fact that she didn't show it, that neither her of Phillip showed any trace of emotion made it even worse. "So you have him immobilized and you wand against his neck to scare him, not curse him" The blonde continued. "We were not going to curse him" Sirius and I spoke at the same time. "At Hogwarts, we do not teach nor encourage the use of curses" Dumbledore spoke calmly. "That doesn't stop anyone from using them. How are we supposed to know that he won't kill us? More importantly, how is Touya supposed to know that when he had his wand out and ready?" This time she spoke directly to Dumbledore. "Touya said he couldn't move, he had every right to defend himself in any way he could." Phillip looked bored, like he didn't care about Touya and had been forced to come, his attitude was pissing me off.

"In no moment we said what he did was wrong, Cali" Dumbledore spoke and I realized she had never told us her full name, all we had was nickname. "No but if he will be having to defend himself from other wizards, how do you expect us to feel safe here?" She asked. "I won't keep them here if they are going to be hurt, Headmaster, no one in their right mind would" Dumbledore nodded. "I assure you that incidents like this are not common practice"

"And what if happens again?" Philip spoke up. "We have the right to defend yourselves" It wasn't a question. "I don't see why you shouldn't considering that you will be still following the rules and not using curses on other students" Phillip was not happy with Dumbledore's reply. "We will do what is necessary to protect ourselves, we won't try to kill someone unless our lives depend on it" Cali cut in. "We are not familiar with the differences between curses and other spells, you can't judge us by that"

"Very well, until you're familiar with them I won't hold you accountable" Dumbledore stood up and we all followed suit. "One more thing" Phillip spoke up. "If any of you point that stick of yours at one of us ever again, I'll make you regret the day you were born" He looked at Sirius while he spoke before walking out followed by Cali.

Sirius and I stood there waiting to hear our punishment with a feeling of dread. Phillip didn't seem like the person that made empty threats. "At least he showed some emotion" Sirius muttered next to me.

(Touya's POV)

I shook my head trying to get rid of the memories that kept flashing before my eyes as we waited for Cali at the hospital wing. We didn't know what was going to happen. We all had learned to use our magic to send distress signals, it was something Seth had thought us how years ago and what I had subconsciously done. That explained how they had arrived there so fast and looked ready to start blowing things up. We had our own secret codes and each was responsible for something in case of an emergency. Cali was always on the lead as she had the stronger protective spells, Phillip was always in the back, he was responsible for making sure no Muggles got closer, destroying things was his forte. Phoebe was with Cali directing the group and telling us what to do in case of an attack, she was the strategist, the planner while Cali was the improviser. They were great together and Strategy 44 was definitely my favorite even if the risk was high. Then we had Seth always a step ahead of Phillip, his job was to keep the group together, no one was allowed to wonder off without a back up. Then in the middle would be Victor, Karen and I, we were the 'snatchers', we were small and fast, we were responsible for collecting food and anything that might be useful. I've always had a good sense of smell and a good eye in the dark which made it easier for us, at least since the Barracks in France, I almost got myself killed and if Phillip had not showed up I'd be Werewolf snack.

Phillip was the first to arrive. "We stay" He shrugged and took a seat. Cali walked in shortly after followed by Dumbledore. "We should change houses" Seth spoke. "We should stick together" We all nodded but Dumbledore would have none of it.

Then they walked in and the room fell silent, I tried not to look scared but it they reached for their wands I would probably throw myself under one of the beds. "I believe Mr. Potter and Mr. Black have something to say" Dumbledore motioned for them to move forward. They looked nervous but that is normal considering everyone is glaring at them. "Go on" Dumbledore smiled, that guys is so strange. Do all wizards act like him once they get old? Professor McGonagall is nothing like him but she's younger than him. Maybe it's just him. "I'm sorry for threatening you" Sirius spoke. "and paralyzing you" He added and James nodded. "and calling you a Death Eater" He continued. "We're sorry for the whole thing" James cut Sirius off before he continued listing all the things they did to me. I nodded and saw Phoebe raise her hand. "What is a Death Eater?" She asked and James looked surprised but we had no clue.

"A Death Eater is a wizard or witch that had sworn allegiance to Voldemort" Dumbledore explained and both Gryffindors winced. We nodded in understanding. "What's a Voldemort?" Phoebe asked making the two boys wince again. Is there something wrong with them? Dumbledore smiled. "Lord Voldemort, as he calls himself is a Dark Wizard-" Seth covered Phoebe's mouth as she was about to ask another question, probably what was a Dark Wizard. "Go on" He smiled at Dumbledore. "A Dark wizard is a wizard that uses dark magic" We waited for him to explain what dark magic was but it seemed that he had finished talking. I felt the need to ask considering Seth was still covering Phoebe's mouth. "I didn't know magic was rated in colors" Sirius started laughing and James looked shocked. "You don't know what dark magic is?" He asked looking at us with disbelief. "Magic is magic" Phillip shrugged.

"Dark magic is a style of magic that focus on hurting others and highly frowned upon" Dumbledore explained while I glared at Sirius for laughing at me. "Like the Unforgivables" James added and we stared some more. "Alright, assume we know nothing which is probably the case" Seth spoke letting his hand drop from Phoebe's mouth. "There are three curses that will get you thrown in Azkaban for the rest of your life if you ever use it." James spoke. "That's a wizarding prision" Sirius cut in. "That's why they are called Unforgivables. There is the killing curse, the Cruciatus curse and the Imperious curse" James pulled up a chair and sat down facing us. "I don't suppose they teach this here" Phillip spoke and James frowned. "That kid worries me" I heard Sirius whisper to James and chuckled. "No, It's illegal. So You-know-who decided that he wants to take over the world-" He stopped. "Who?" Phoebe asked and glared at Seth. "Lord Voldemort" Dumbledore answered. "His name is feared by most wizards now days so people tend to say things such You-Know-Who or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named"

"Right" Phoebe rolled her eyes. "You've got to be kidding me" Cali muttered to herself. Seth and Phillip started laughing. "This is ridiculous" It's a name, Dumbledore said it three time and he's still alive. "Anyways, You-know-who thinks that Muggleborns are not worthy of being part of the wizard society and wants to kill them all" James rushed the next sentence was we all laughed. "Say it, James" Phillip smirked. "Say his name" James glared at him. "Fear of the name only increases the fear of the thing itself" Dumbledore spoke. "Say it, say it, say it!" We're mature, we know. James blushed slightly. "How about you Sirius?" Seth laughed. "Voldemort" Sirius glared as he spoke. "Ladies and Gentlemen, he is still alive and unharmed" We all cheered and Dumbledore chuckled. "Come on Potter, we're waiting on you" Cali spoke and we all waited. "What's the point of saying his name?" He asked ruffling his hair. "What's the point of not saying his name?" I countered. "Fine. Voldemort" He huffed and we cheered again.

"Now, what's that about Muggleborn?" Seth asked. "He wants to kill Muggleborns and enslave Muggles, they treat anyone who's not pureblood like shi- badly" James chuckled as Dumbledore raised a brow. "The Death Eaters are his followers" Sirius added. "And why have they not been sent to this wizard prison you talked about?" I asked. It only made sense to arrest them. "The Aurors are still trying to catch them, You-Kno-Voldemort is really strong and keeps escaping" He corrected himself and we grinned. I assumed Aurors were some sort of police for wizards, something that no longer existed in my time. This conversation continued for hours as they told us about the people that went missing and the killings that were reported on a wizard newspaper. Cali remained quiet for the rest of the conversation.