A Nexus Devil (Dxd x Multi Crossover)

The Moon and the Phoenix

Ch 8:

Jake was heading towards the Great Hall for some morning food when he ran into his new head of house, Professor McGonagall. "Morning, Professor. How's it going?" he asked casually.

McGonagall let out a depressed sigh. "You didn't happen to come from the lake, did you, Jake?"

Jake's instincts as a teenager immediately kicked in, sensing trouble brewing. He quickly lied, adapting a completely straight face. "No, sorry, Professor. I just came down from the common room to get some food."

McGonagall stared at him for a few seconds, as if examining him, before simply shrugging. "Well, apparently, some troublemaking students set off a massive explosion on the Great Lake, and now the mermaids living there are very upset."

Jake turned his head to the side to hide his guilt. "Oh, really?" he said somewhat quieter. "Well, I hope you find those darn hooligans."

McGonagall let out another tired sigh. "Yes, and the worst part is those... hooligans" she paused at the strange American word, "don't even know what they've done. We were originally planning to use the Black Lake for the second stage of the Triwizard Tournament, but now the mermaids are refusing to let us in unless we hand over the student or students responsible for the explosion. Apparently, the shockwave caused significant damage to their underwater buildings and enraged the grindylows, who started attacking everything in sight."

Jake had no idea what a grindylow was, but it sounded like he may have messed up quite a bit with his demonstration... Also, how was he supposed to know there were mermaids in the lake? And why were there mermaids in a lake? Mermaids were supposed to live in the ocean, everyone knew that! 'What kind of lame mermaids live in freshwater!?' He thought to himself.

"Well, I hope for the best for the tournament, obviously, considering I'm a champion," Jake said, switching topics. "But speaking of being a student, am I supposed to attend classes or something? Do I need a schedule? I'm pretty sure I'll be behind everyone my age in pretty much every subject."

McGonagall nodded along with what he was saying. "Normally, that would be true," she said. "But being a Triwizard Champion has its perks. It's a little-known fact that Triwizard Champions don't have to attend any classes at all. You're free to study on your own as much or as little as you want." She glared at him. "Although, considering how new you are to magic, you'd better be studying a lot more than usual to catch up. Just because you've only just become one of my lions doesn't mean I want to see you get hurt or even killed," McGonagall added with concern. She cared about all her students, after all, except for some (most) of the Slytherins because screw them...

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As Jake headed to the Great Hall for some food, he noticed students and teachers staring at him as he entered. Seeing the Gryffindor table almost empty at this time in the morning, Jake shook his head. "What a bunch of lazy kids."

Deciding to make some new friends and learn more about magic, he chose to hang out with the Ravenclaws, whom he affectionately referred to as "the nerds." Approaching their table, he received more curious stares from the early risers of various houses in the hall. Ignoring them, Jake sat down at the Ravenclaw table. "Oh, hey, aren't you the girl in love with that Cedric guy?" Jake said to the Asian girl sitting nearby.

The girl was midway through a spoonful of oatmeal when Jake made that comment, causing her to choke. "I'm not *cough* in love with Cedric!" She vehemently denied, though no one believed her.

"Sure you aren't," Jake replied with a smirk. "Anyway, as you and the whole school probably know by now, I'm Jake Gremory. Nice to meet you."

"Okay, whatever," she sighed. "My name is Cho Chang, and I'm a fifth-year witch. I like reading books and playing Quidditch." She returned to her oatmeal, seemingly disinterested.