A River Of Magic

1. The Beginning Of a New Journey

It had been two years since I last saw Chihiro, which meant two years since I made that promise. I had missed her too much after she left and it got to the point that it hurt to be in the Bath-house. When the first year ended I left that place, saying goodbye to everyone. I flew aimlessly for three weeks trying to find Chihiro, but I never could. She had not come back to the Spirit world. Eventually I flew to Zeniba's farmhouse, where I was taken in. She got me to work carrying haystacks and working on wards for the property.

I had changed a bit since then, putting it lightly. The changed were mostly physical, such as my hair being long enough that I had to tie it back. Zeniba and I had helped No-Face learn to speak properly, without consuming people. The life we had was simple yet not complete without Chihiro. I had also regained more of my memories from before I was a spirit. I remembered being an abused little boy who was treated like an outsider. My family ended up taking me to Japan and dumping me into the Kohaku river, leading to me becoming the spirit of the river. 

We had finally got some time to leave the farm for a bit, so we went to the entrance to the Human world. I caught myself thinking "For Chihiro it was a trip across a river to enter, for me it's an ocean to cross to see her again." When we got to the tunnel, Zeniba put a glamour on her and No-Face, turning them into a little old lady and and adult. I pointed out to the blue house up the hill and said "That should be the one where Chihiro is." I lead them to the house and knocked on the door.

The door opened to a man with blonde hair who asked "Hello, can I help you?" "We were looking for an old friend of mine, her name is Chihiro Ogino. Last we heard, she lived here" was my reply. The man had a look of pity as he said "Sorry kiddo, the last owner of this house moved away to England two years ago." Zeniba then stepped forward and said "Thank you kind sir, we will be on our way." The man nodded and closed the door, as I was lost in thought.

"Haku" said Zeniba, "You will see her again someday, it might be soon." Suddenly there was multiple popping sounds and around us appeared an old man with a long silver beard, an old woman with a stern face, and a greasy haired man who was scowling. I then noticed they were all holding some kind of stick and realized "You're English wizards! What are you doing here in Japan?" The old man tapped his stick to his throat and stepped forward with a twinkle in his eye as he said "I could say the same for you Mr Potter."

"Sorry what?" I asked, confused. Zeniba suddenly gasped. I turned to her and asked "Zeniba, do you know this old man?" She replied somewhat hesitantly "I know of him. This is Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Scotland." The old man then gestured to his associates "Yes and these are Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape, we are here to take young Mr Potter back to Engla-" "Hold on, hold on, you have something wrong." I said, cutting him off. "What is that, my boy?" he asked, to which I replied "Well now you have two. The first is that i'm not your anything you creepy old man, and second is that my name isn't Harry Potter."

"But of course it is" said McGonagall after she repeated Dumbledore's. "No it isn't" I replied. "My name is Nigihayami Kohaku Nushi." Snape smirked whilst Dumbledore looked affronted. "I have a way we can find out for sure" he said waving his wand. I pushed my hand forward and his wand went flying. "I would rather trust Yubaba then you old man" I said coldly. Dumbledore looked surprised as he fetched his wand. Snape then said in perfect Japanese "Perhaps, it would be best to let this Yubaba check." All a sudden as if she heard, Yubaba appeared and asked "What do you want Haku, I'm busy." "I know, but this old man here seems to be under the impression that I am this Harry Potter."

She brought out a knife and bowl and gave it to me saying "You know the drill, get it over with." I cut my index finger with the knife and let three drops of blood fall into the bowl before healing my finger. A scroll appeared, reading:

Name: Harry James Potter, Nigihayami Kohaku Nushi, Haku

Parents: James Charles Potter, Lily Rose Potter nee Evans

Species: River Spirit, Mage, River Dragon

Abilities: Transformation, Flower Petal Manipulation, Spell Casting, Telekinesis, Flight, Memory Alteration

Dumbledore looked way too happy and angry at the same time. He asked "Now that that is cleared up, why aren't you with your relatives?" I deadpanned and questioned "You mean the bastards who drowned me? I haven't seen them since I became a River Spirit." "Come now, you need to stay with them for your protection. Surely you're over exaggerating." said the old man. I looked him dead in the eyes and asked "How am I safe with the people who killed Harry Potter? I have been hidden all these years and not one of you wizards could find me, what makes you think I need protection? And why are you here?"

"While I can not answer the first two, I can answer your third question" said McGonagall. Yubaba looked interested "Oh? Please do tell us." McGonagall took a deep breath and said "Our school is playing host to a tradition called the Triwizard Tournament this year. When the champions were selected, Mr Potter's name came out of the Goblet of Fire." "What protections did you have around this Goblet?" Asked No-Face, to which Dumbledore replied in a cheery voice "I myself placed an age-line around the Goblet." Zeniba looked miffed "That's all? Well you are either stupid or way to arogant because an age line can be easily passed!"

"Well I didn't think of that" said Dumbledore. "But young Mr Potter still needs to compete." "My name is Kohaku! Now how long till the first task?" I asked. Dumbledore smiled "It starts in a few weeks." I thought for a moment and said "I will be there in a week, no later." With a pop the two wizards and one witch vanished into the air. "Well" I said "This is going to be an interesting year." "Yes" said Yubaba "The staff of the Bath-house will be watching so don't screw up." She then disappeared. Zeniba and No-Face turned to each other, then to me and No-Face said "We will be there supporting you Haku." I smiled "I'll be counting on it."