Astrid’s words about people viewing her as undesirable due to her heritage hit hard. It was familiar to Leo, all too familiar: the whispers about him being a Metamorphmagus, his expulsion from Mahoutokoro because of the curse on his bloodline. But he could see her determination, a force more powerfu...

Leo nodded thoughtfully as Astrid revealed that she – like most people of her age – couldn’t see thestrals. The same couldn’t be said of the older students though, for the Second Wizarding War had left its mark on many of them, especially the Seventh Years. During his morning runs, Leo had noticed t...

Leo nodded thoughtfully as Colette lamented her situation. He could empathise with how she felt about suddenly having her life uprooted… but the people whom they had to make their sacrifice for were their fathers after all, and he felt that it was his duty as a son to support his father. Inwardly he...

“ Hai , I don’t think so,” Leo agreed; considering how much he stood out as one of the few East Asian students at Hogwarts, he reckoned she would have known him had they been properly introduced. “I’m Leo. Nice to meet you, Astrid-san.” The honorific wasn’t required, but Leo doubted anyone knew eno...

Belatedly Leo realised that he had been rambling on and on about food, and using Japanese terms that Colette probably didn’t understand. “I’m sorry, I got too carried away talking about food.” And he nodded as she revealed that her family had moved here because of her father’s job. “ So desu ka… We ...

Sensing that Professor Dextera’s eyes weren’t on him anymore, Leo stepped out from behind the student he was using as a shield. Still, there was no running away from the fact that he’d need to find a dance partner. Searching the room for a familiar face, his gaze soon fell on Ryan Lovet, who was loo...

Leo let out a relieved smile as Colette revealed that she found English to be less expressive than French. So it wasn’t just him then. When he first started learning English, he had found the need to spell out everything explicitly to be strange. Agreeing with Colette’s opinion that they would need ...

With the Forbidden Forest restored to its original condition following the massive fire in early November, Leo had gone back to using his usual route for his weekend morning runs. The long meandering circuit brought him to the edges of the school grounds, round the Great Lake and all the way to the ...

Colette blushed at Leo’s compliment, and replied that she was not one to advertise her many talents. “ Nou aru taka wa tsume o kakusu ,” the boy said, quoting a Japanese idiom. “The wise hawk hides its claws, or so the saying goes. You are as humble as you are talented.” He gave a tentative nod as s...

Despite having lived in the United Kingdom for around two years, Leo still felt terribly out of place here at Hogwarts. There was no denying that he was an outsider. His Japanese accent wasn’t that heavy, but it was enough to tip anyone off that he was a transfer student. Likewise, the way he carrie...

♪ “Erase and rewrite” ※ 「消して リライトして」 ♪ Plotting: Starting a new life, forging a new identity After being expelled from Mahoutokoro, Leo moved to the UK to start a new chapter of his life, hopefully free from the shackles of his cursed destiny. He’s struggling to forge his own identity after hiding ...

Leo Sakurai’s Threads In Progress Quidditch Boot Camp – with Aubrey Morris and Quidditch players The school is alive with the song of singing – with Colette Descoteaux Misfits Like Us – with Astrid Osborne I’ll Make a Dancer Out of You – with Nigel Dextera, Louis Harrigan and Hufflepuff students Co...

https://i.imgur.com/Hz9H0A4.png Basic Full Name: Sakurai Ryonosuke Age: 16-17 (as of 2005) Birthdate: 13th July 1988 Birthplace: Takaharu, Japan Hometown: Yokohama, Japan Residence: Sunderland, England Blood: Half-blood Pet: Jiji (black cat) Wand: Cherry with dragon heartstring core, 8½″, very flex...