Kassandra Bauer and the Order of the Phoenix. (Book 5)

Chapter 30: Darkness of the Mountain.

Well... it was nice to not be so alone in the Mountains anymore. Now that I was with some of the people from the Japanese School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Professor Hyodo. And 7 students. 1 of them being Takumi.  As night fell, I explained the full story of what I was doing in the Japanese Wizarding World. How I got here, what was going on in Britain, and how I was going to stop the Yama Uba and save those children from the village that rescued me. 

Professor Hyodo sat while stroking his chin. "We have heard rumors of what is going on in Great Britain. The Dark Lord has returned. And yet its government refuses to do anything about it. And now, it appears it sounds just as bad as we have feared." He said. 

"It's worse than that." I added. "Umbitch, has replaced Dumbledore as Head of Hogwarts. And she's imposing cruel treatments on all of her students." 

Aiya snarled.

"She is a disgrace." Takumi commented. 

"Do you know this Umbitch woman, Shimamoto-san?" Hyodo asked.

"Very little. But I have heard rumors from our Ambassadors" Takumi answered. "She is a cruel woman, corrupt, vile, and with no honor. And now she is the Headmistress of Hogwarts. And from what I am told. She is very revolting." He shook his head. "Perhaps it's good that I am blind that I can't see how revolting she is." 

"She's pretty nasty. Both in looks and personality." I admitted. "And what's worse... is that she attacked the Magi Emissary in the name of peace, and the Magi have now declared war." 

Hyodo nodded. "Yes. We have heard of the Declaration of War, too. To think that it has come to that." 

"I don't know, Master Hyodo." A Wizard called. "Perhaps the High Sage can manage the rise of Voldemort far better than the British can." 

"Thank you for your opinion, Tanihara." Hyodo replied. 

 "And now... I'm just trying to get home. But I can't abandon those children to the cruel fate of the Yama Uba." I added. 

"No doubt, you wish to get back to your brothers. They will miss you. This I know." Takumi assumed.

And he assumed correctly. "Yes. I'd like to get back to them... Do you think... you might be able to help me do that? Once I've rescued the children at the very least?" I asked. 

Hyodo stood up. "You have a noble heart. When this is done, we can certainly return you home, Kassandra-san." He answered. 

That was great news. I could return home. Once this was all done at any rate. "Oh and... I didn't come here alone. A friend of mine, Mira Snowhawk. She came with me, but we were separated. Can you help me find her?" I asked.

"That we can do as well." Hyodo assured.

"Well... I told you how I got here. But what are you all doing here on this mountain?" I asked.

Hyodo motioned me to sit in front of him. "You have only just arrived. So you may not be up to date on current events here in Japan." He started. 

"I mean. I am sort of aware. There's that Yama Uba that's attacking." I admitted. 

Hyodo began to tell me: "Much has happened. Professor Dumbledore had informed the entire world of the return of Voldemort. We prepared to answer the call of the Ministry of Magic to help fight. To end this war before it could truly start. We had been through one war with Trotsky. And we had no desire to see one again. But the British Ministry of Magic... they had said the opposite. That Voldemort had not returned and all was well. And that Dumbledore was out of his bonkers. A Far Cry from his usual responses, with cooperation. Something was amiss. Unfortunately. We had not time to send a reply. As it turns out. Voldemort was not the only dark entity to return. Sometime after it was revealed that Voldemort had returned. Our lands fell under attack. An Old foe. The Yama Uba. She has brought darkness and war on Japan. Calling on all the Dark Yokai to rise against our home. She steals our young with her armies. And she has cut us off with the rest of the world. In the mainland, our brave Aurors and Samurai fight to protect the citizens in both Wizard and Muggle Worlds. Master Akira Shimamoto leads the Defense."