Dedicated to Winona Laura Horowitz
Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz
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Disclaimer: this is a non-profit fanfiction that does not attempt to infringe the rights of those who have legal ownership of the franchises: Beetlejuice, Harry Potter and Neon Genesis Evangelion.
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LYDIA DEETZ AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
Chapter 1: Nekoten, the fourth school
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Set in the heart of Tokyo but hidden from all the muggles by magic, is the school of magic and sorcery for Youkais and witches Nekoten. Unlike Hogwarts, the school looks like a former muggle school dating back to the 1970s. Victorian wooden structures join together in harmony with classic Japanese structures. By means of a spell, the cherry blossoms are in bloom all year round and other trees, thanks to magic, show their leaves with the colours that suit them best.
In a school setting, a list of students who will go to Hogwarts is listed. The principal of the school. Nekomata Byakusetsu (in her human form) is flanked by the strict vice-principal Rokuro kukubi.
“You can start Ayanami Sensei," says vice-director Rokuro Kukubi.
“Sei, Hikawa Juri, Kojika Yuuto, Takamizawa Ritsu, Kansuke, Roze Alba and Percy.”
“Matsuya Tsukiko, Sasahara Natsuki, Nanami, Aoba Koo, Shosoin Sasana, Shosoin Mayu, Kitty, Branham Sylvia, Blair, Eris, Melwin, Ballard Kit, Yuki, Maya, Kimy, Nao, Miyabi, Kyoukya Eaeriaea, Yayoi Shiraishi, Kurona, Himari, Jessica, Ichigo Momomiya, Kate, Jen and Deetz Lydia.”
Several of the students began to murmur among themselves.
“Silence!” the vice-director ordered.
“The reason why only one type of youkais has been selected is because Westerners may feel confused and intimidated by the vast number of youkais in Japan," said Principal Byakusetsu. “Remember that this trip is to study whether it is feasible to establish relationships with the magical world of the West. As for Miss Deetz and her companion, I would remind you that they are special cases.”
No one was displeased at the last thing the director said, and Lydia was thrilled that she would finally meet her friends again, not suspecting that at the time, one of them named Harry Potter, had a nightmare when a magician named Voldemort killed a Muggle in the presence of another nicknamed Wormtail.
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Lydia and her companions were camping in the afternoon after a long journey, when the girl received the Prophet Diary (a backward edition). She learned of the commotion at the stadium during the quidditch World Cup, and was concerned about the report of the multitude of corpses reported in the newspaper.
“Rita Skeeter lies” that's all Ayanami Sensei said to Lydia. The girl, although she could not get any more information from her teacher, had no reason to doubt her, since Sensei was always right with what she said, as if she possessed an omniscient mind.
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When the evening arrived at Hogwarts, Dumbledore told the students that the Three Wizards Tournament would be held there, and that an extra school would also participate in an exceptional way: the College of Magic and Sorcery for Youkais and Wizards: Nekoten. He also indicated that the age limit for participation in the tournament would not apply to members of the Japanese Magic College.
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After a couple of days Lydia and her friends were already desperate because they were still two weeks away from their destination.
“The magic those Westerners use is a joke," Alba Roze told Lydia.
“Some of their spells are not a joke," Lydia replied, thinking of the avada kedavra.
“If you mean the avada kedavra, in Japan we have developed its counter spell: the abracadabra," insisted Alba.
Even if Lydia didn't like Alba Roze, she had to admit that he was right, in fact the avada kedavra was a distorted derivation of the abracadabra. The original Abracadabra spell was originally a spell of protection against evil, but after centuries of fighting the western magicians forgot its use and created the avada kedavra. It was curious that in Japan, the original spell was rediscovered, which could very well serve to stop the avada.
“Stop bothering Roze," said Percy and Alba Roze raised his shoulders bored.
“Are you sure you're not fooling us, Lydia, do Western magicians really say their spells in Latin?” Miyabi asked incredulously.
“Yes, it's true, they say everything in Latin.”
“That's so stupid," Juri said insolently.
“Barbarians," added Yuuto.
“Uncivilized” that is what Kyoukya said arrogantly.
“Why not say it in their language...” Yayoi said.
“Enough," Himari commanded, "stop bothering... even though you are somewhat right, I see it as impractical.”
“The West is another magical world," Lydia explained, "they have another way of thinking, don't prejudge.”
“I'm not trying to prejudge, but I don't understand how they can use something as primitive as magic wands," Nao said.
“In fact, Nao, Western magicians and witches think the magic staffs are primitive, so they developed the wand," Lydia replied.
“How's that?" asked intrigued Kit Ballard.
“You see," said Lydia, "the staffs used by Westerners did not display much power, and so they created the wands that more powerfully amplified magic.”
“Yes, I remember that you explained that to me," said Blair, "but we did everything the other way around, we stopped using the branches of sacred trees and developed the staffs.”
“But our staffs are far more powerful than the old staffs of Westerners and their current wands," Eris said without offence.
“Even so, we must practice the abracadabra as Ayanami Sensei told us," Melwin said to all.
They all nodded, as did Lydia and Percy, who had no idea that their Griffindor friends were receiving Professor Moody's lessons about unforgivable curses at the time.
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After two weeks, Friday morning finally arrived and the cat people were approaching their destination.
“The Beauxbatons' and Durmstrang's arrived, and soon the students from Nekoten will be arriving," said Hermione.
“Look out there in the distance! In the hills," Parvati pointed out.
Harry who did not have a good view tried to focus the approaching object at a devilish speed, while the others gave exclamations of astonishment. Soon Harry's jaw dropped from the impression, too, the two previous schools and their arrivals paled in front of what the boy saw: a huge and strange creature resembling a multilegged cat with a smile like Alicia's Cheshire cat in Wonderland... it was a kind of bus... a cat-bus. Huge mice held lanterns that illuminated the way, although this was not necessary since the eyes of the cat-bus perfectly illuminated.2
The cat-bus was very flexible and fast, as well as light, because sometimes it jumped and ran on the tops of the trees, which barely leaned with the weight. Then taking a big jump, the cat-bus landed close to the students, in an extremely light, noiseless and dust-free way.
“Wow, what the hell is that," said Ron.
“What! He's looking at us and... he's smiling!” said a student of Slyterin.
The cat-bus "door" opened and then a cat boy came out.
“Hello guys! We wrote to you saying that we would meet again," shouted happily Percy, Lydia's friend, who was a catboy.
“Look is Percy," said aloud Philias Dispout, a student of Hufflepuff, so the house cheered on their friend.
“Percy, Lydia's coming with you!” cried Silvia Comtear, another student of Hufflepuff.
Percy was about to respond when asked his attention by his teacher.
“Sorry Ayanami Sensei," said Percy and helped her teacher get off the cat-bus.
“Ayanami Sensei, welcome to Hogwarts.”
“Sensei?” Ron asked Hermione.
“It means professor or teacher Ron.”
Hermione was surprised at Nekoten's teacher, she had snow-white skin and her hair was light blue (cerulean? she thought), but what struck her most was those crimson eyes. Professor Ayanami wore a beautiful blue kimono with figures of white rabbits on it; she moved gracefully, almost ethereally, her students followed her.
“That's her teacher? But she's our age!” Ron exclaimed.
“You know Ron that you shouldn't just look at appearances, she may be much older," Hermione replied.
“Those are the students? They seem to be from different courses," Ron said.
Several students, apparently all of them cat people like Percy, went in order after their teacher. Some looked younger than Harry and some seemed older. All of them wore Japanese school suits from past decades, the women dressed in the classic marine dress that was no longer worn in the Muggle world, although this one, it was black as the first ones that circulated, the men wore the classic black suit with many buttons in front of them.
“Hey, they're such hotties," said George, "I thought the Beauxbatons were finger-licking, but they really have nothing to do with these babes.”
“It is true brother," Fred said, "these gals are for soup bread.”
Hermione looked with reproach at the twins, but had to admit that several of them possessed a beauty that was simply on another level, more than creatures of flesh and blood, seemed to be the result of a polished design and drawing work, Hermione could not understand it.
The cat Girls who captured the attention of the boys were two: one who seemed older than the others, was very curvaceous, with generous proportions and looked all around with a naughty expression; the other of the same age as Hermione, but with the other sensual attributes that the previous Cat Girl, the only difference is that she had a serious expression and carried a Japanese sword.
“Well... the boys don't look too bad, better than Durmstrang's," Ginny said with her eyes open like plates.
“Yes, if you don't like muscular ones," said Parvati drooling.
Hermione had to agree with the girls. The Cat Boys seemed to have a delicate, would say androgynous beauty. Ron was staring at her with a frown.
“Don't even dare look at them," Ron said possessively.
“Eh... yes, soon we will enter to eat in the castle," said a distracted and blushing Hermione, without looking away from the Cat Boys.
Behind them all was a girl who walked confidently. Her hair as black as the surface of the lake on a starless night, her huge eyes so black and deep that they made you lose yourself in them, skin so white that she had nothing to envy the petals of the most snowy flowers, it was Lydia walking next to Percy... although there was something different about her... she had ears and a cat's tail!
TO BE CONTINUE...
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This fanfic was translated from Spanish into English using the DeepL program, and my knowledge of English. Forgive any grammatical and punctuation errors.
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Lydia Deetz and the goblet of fire
Original tittle: Un gato contra el cáliz de fuego
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