Chapter 3:

NEW THINGS, COOL THINGS, WEIRD THINGS

Lucy and Natsu were following the giant figure that walking few feet before them. Their eyes busy to look around, either in awe or in confused. That place...seemed creepy but cool at the same time. It looked creepy because the decoration as old as The haunted house and it looked cool because so many cool things happened.

Lucy couldn't help it but open her mouth in awe as they passed a big bell, so many hidden doors, the moving paintings, and the moving stairs. Each doors they passed had a picture of someone on it and she had no idea why but she kept finding out those were looking at them. In the other side, they all were moving!

As they passed some people who wore the same outfit –it was a black robe and each of them holding different kind of wands- they couldn't help but felt uneasy at their gazes. Especially Natsu. His pink hair took so much attention, some of them stared at his hair in awe, some others chuckled or pretend not to care.

"Luce, what did they say? I don't understand." Natsu ruffled his own hair till it looked messier.

Lucy made a hums, " I am not really sure.." she spoke in her mind. ' They were laughing at you, Natsu.'

Natsu groaned, " Oi giant man! Can you at least bring us to someone who can speak Japanese?" He glared to few people who were laughing at him, or he thought they were.

The giant man didn't seem understand what Natsu just saying, he kept walking forward. From room to room, from stairs to stairs. At the end they arrived at a place that looked like a library, a big library for more details.

He walked to a corner with a statue in the middle, he then looked at us and told us to come closer by his eyes movements. Lucy –the one who understand- nodded and pulled Natsu by his arm. Natsu just came along without thinking anything.

Natsu yelped as the floor moving up, so it was an elevator! What a great and unpredicted design! Lucy couldn't hide her feeling, she was shocked and amazed at the same time. She grabbed her keys tightly before they walked out to another hidden room. This one was really an eye-catching room. It's design was really great with a lot of books and bookcases around.

" wait here." The man said, Lucy nodded and Natsu blinked.

He walked up to somewhere, leaving Natsu and Lucy behind. Natsu kept wanting to touch the things around them but Lucy immediately grabbed him by his collar and told him not to. It wasn't that long until the giant guy came back. He looked at Natsu and seemed want to say something, but he realized Natsu couldn't speak English and turned to Lucy instead.

" someone's waiting you right there." He pointed out at a direction. " go to there, and please watch your attitude."

" us? " Lucy asked.

" yes, both of you."

Lucy nodded in understanding. Right after, the giant man smiled and patted her shoulder. He walked to the epic elevator back before it moved down to the Library.

" what did he say?" Natsu lifted his head in confuse. Lucy could understand Natsu must be really confused now, especially he didn't understand English at all.

" he told us to go upstairs."

" where?"

" There." She held his hand and pulled him to walk with her toward the direction the giant man was pointed before. " He said someone's waiting us there."

" who?"

Lucy shrugged, " have no idea."

Speak of the devil, someone was really waiting for them right there. It was an old man with a long hair that had been turned to white, which meant his ages weren't something to be joked at. Lucy bowed at him and pushed Natsu's head to join her. Natsu glared but decided not to say a thing.

The old man smiled, his smile somehow made him looked so friendly and wisely.

Lucy rubbed her neck slowly, "u- urm..."

" I am Dumbledore."

Natsu slammed his own head with a desk near him to realize this person also speaking in English. Lucy gave him a death glare before smacked him right on the head. " shut up Natsu."

Natsu grumbled, " Fine."

Her attention back to the old man in front of her, he was still smiling with a lot of charms. " urm, Mr. Dumbledore. Is it?" she said carefully.

The man nodded, " yes."

Lucy started to feel nervous and more awkward as she got his full attention. Her fingers played with her celestial keys, she nibbled her lip gently. " urm- well, the giant person before told us if you might able to help us out from here."

Natsu's attention moved to an odd-looking bird in the room. He walked away to tease the bird and laughed each time the bird turned its back to him. Lucy swore she would give him another smack later.

Dumbledore smiled, " I know."

Lucy's brows raised, " you knew?"

Dumbledore chuckled before he added, " I know. Not knew."

Lucy didn't seem understand but she continued her speech. She explained anything was happened before and after. Telling him they both were come from Maglonia, and their looks were so different. Everything. Without a skip.

" so, you can control a celestial keys and the guy over there can control fire without a wand?" Dumbledore asked, glancing at the stupid Natsu who was busy with the bird.

" yes." She nodded. "but somewhat, both of us couldn't control it here. Even my spirit turned into a real one." A sigh escaped from her lips. " I am sorry but, can you help us?"

Dumbledore thinking for some minutes before he nodded his head slightly. " we will try. This matter caught my attention. But it may be take some times. And for some reasons, we need to put you both into the students list to make sure the Ministry will not interfere into this matter."

"student? " Lucy blinked.

" yes. Hogwarts is a school for the wizards. You will know more if you join the classes." Dumbledore walked to sit on his desk, Lucy almost screamed when she found out the photos on his desk were moving. Some of them even greeted her! So creepy. " heard from your story, you can't control your power here. Maybe because we need to use a wand in this world."

" umh, there is a big possibility if we do. But-" she glanced at Natsu. " that someone doesn't understand english at all. Even just a bit of it." She sighed deeply.

Natsu was too busy to check every corner of the room until he heard Lucy called his name. "Natsu!" He turned my head, pushing his scarf to the side so it wouldn't fall down. " What Luce?"

She asked him to come by waving her hand. He nodded and walked closer.

" #%$#%^ #% ? " Lucy asked something to the old guy.

Natsu blinked, what the hell she was talking about. The old guy chuckled with a nod, he then looked at Natsu. He never stop smiling. " #%$#%^$%^ $# ? "

Ha?

Natsu put a 'I really don't understand your words at all' expression. He turned to Lucy for some help. " He asked you if you understand his words or not. " Lucy laughed. "and I don't think you are."

" hush. " Natsu pouted. " I lived in Japan, not english. So don't blame me."

Lucy let out another laugh before saying something to the old man. Natsu didn't understand a thing at all. For the first time he admit himself as a stupid guy, at least here.

Lucy looked at him, " he said he's going to help you."

"how?"

She shrugged. The next seconds the guy took out something from his back. A wand. He tapped the tip of the wand to both of Natsu's ears and lips while mumbling something he didn't understand. He was even sure it wasn't an english language.

" What about now?" Dumbledore smiled.

" about now wha-" Natsu gasped. " what did you say?"

The old man chuckled, he patted Natsu's pink hair with his wise smile. " I said what about now? Do you understand what I'm saying?" he asked.

"Amazing." Natsu blinked. " I really do! Luce, I understand what he is saying!" he turned at Lucy in awe, Lucy seemed shocked as well. She clapped her hands, "cool!"

Someone walked into the room, it was a tall boy with curly hair. His nose in a perfect place as his face proved that he was a nice guy. He walked with long-steps before standing near them. " excuse me. Do you call me sir?" he said with his baritone voice.

Dumbledore nodded, " Can you show them around Hogwarts?" he said. "And prepare a room for each of them. Just tell Hermione to prepare a room for Lucy."

"Lucy?"

Dumbledore glanced at Lucy and The boy nodded. He then turned to greet Natsu and Lucy with his gorgeous smile. He held out his hand at Natsu. "Percy Weasley." Natsu held his hand back with a grin, feeling proud of himself for understanding what they were saying. " Natsu."

" Japanese?"

Natsu nodded, "yeah."

He turned to hold out his hand at Lucy for this time. Lucy happily gave him a friendly handshake. "Lucy Heartfilia."

" American?"

Lucy shook her head, "Nope. Also Japanese."

" I see." Percy nodded slowly and said. " I'll show you around. Please follow me." He bowed his head at Dumbledore and turned around to walk out the room, the epic elevator. " Please follow me." He repeated. Knowing Lucy and Natsu were still standing on their place.

" ah- ok!" Lucy nodded, turning her head to bow deeply at Dumbledore and didn't forget to force Natsu along.

"Lucee.. what were you talking about with him before?" Natsu asked as both of them were walking to the epic elevator. (I don't know what it's called, really.)

Lucy nudged his elbow lightly, "Later, Natsu."

Percy Weasley smiled at them. "should we start?"

" OK."

To be continued ...