At 02:25 AM 12/26/2001 +0100, you wrote:

I just saw the movie, haven't read the books.  Kept meaning to get them, but
they're sold out right now.

     Draco smirked, and his hand slipped into the sleeve of his robe.
     What might have happened was left to speculation. A long twisted
staff of wood crashed down between the two glowering boys, shocking
them out of their focus.
     All eyes turned toward the figure holding the staff. She was a tall
shapely girl of about 16 years of age, standing behind her were three
children. A brown haired girl holding a pink tinged cat, a dark haired
girl of a somewhat stocky build, and a red-haired boy. They were all
about 11 years of age.
     The older girl was dressed in silk robes that were not familiar to
them, but the three children were dressed in Hogwarts robes. The boy
seemed very uncomfortable in his as if he were not quite sure how to
move in the flowing garment.

Ok, they're already dressed in their robes?  Are they already at station 9
3/4?

By my reading some students show up in their robes from the get go, and
the Ranma's casts normal clothes are strange enough to draw looks in England.
Still, It's something I likely should address.

body, a grim look on his face. He turned an angry face toward the brown
haired girl. "I told you we couldn't trust wizards!"

What does Ranma have against Wizards?

Just assuming that in a world where there are Wizards, his father would have
installed a healthy comempt for wand wigglers.

Besides, I don't want the Ranma cast to be all understanding and good.
Ranma and Cologne, and Shampoo will have strong biases against wizards.

     "Looked like self defense to me," the girl said in an amused voice.
Not that you were much of a threat."

Curiously enough, Ranma&Cast will fit in nicely as 11 yr olds.  I mean,
they're immature enough in most ways.

I've had this urge to do a Chibi story ever since the Mushroom story came out.

     "No way," the red-head protested.
     "Kasumi stays with us!" the stocky girl said, speaking for the first
time in a fierce voice.

Now, I've only seen the movie, but isn't the train ride in for new students
something of a tradition?  I mean, it wouldn't have been nothin for Hagrid
to take Harry with him to the school, but he had him take the train.

As said in another letter. They are all going on the train, it's just that
Cologne, Ranma, and Akane are going to talk to Dumbledore, and Kasumi
does not need to be there.
Kasumi is a perfectly normal witch.

     "I think we can trust Kasumi, and 'Shampoo' with such a famous
boy," Mistress Cologne said with a drawl. Ranma and Akane reluctantly
agreed to go off with Hagrid and her, but curiously, Harry somehow got
the feeling it was the 'Shampoo?' remark that made up their mind, not
his name.

Of course, why would Ranma & Akane care about any 'Harry Potter'?  I guess
they're just taking Colognes word on it.

Well, as I tried to point out. It was really the reminder that Shampoo was 
there to
keep a look out for her that convinced them.

     "Shampoo?" he asked in a questioning voice.
     "This is Shampoo," Kasumi said, holding up the cat with the long
pink tinged fur. The cat gave Harry a look of startling intelligence, and
that was not at all friendly.
     "Who is that Mistress Cologne?" Ron asked. Why does she have
students? She's too young."
     "Yes, besides, not even the teachers at Hogwarts have individual
students."
     "Grandmother Cologne wouldn't come to teach at Hogwarts unless
she was allowed to bring Ranma as his student. And Akane wouldn't let
Ranma come by himself."
     "Grandmother?" Ron asked incredulously. Her?"
     "Oh yes. Grandmother Cologne is nearly three hundred years old,"
Kasumi said with perfect sincerity.
     "What I want to know, is why that boy said what he did about not
trusting wizards. He's a wizard isn't he."
     "Oh no, Ranma's not a wizard. He's a hero."

Does that mean no Ranma playing Quidlich?  I wonder what position he'd be
in.  I'd think that Ranma, properly motivated (you want a cure, right?  Your
curse can only be cured by yourself.  So you're going to have to learn
magic.)

But Magic requires talent. And unless you are born with it, you don't have it.

T.H.

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