Zutara Week 2009: CROSSOVER
By: lollipopkid/night-faery

Couples: ZUTARA!!!!!!

Disclaimer: I don’t own Avatar, or Zutara would be canon. :)

Day One, August 10: Crossover

Summary: In this crossover, Katara and Zuko are in the Harry Potter world in the Marauder era! This is also a totally fan made situation, and I don’t own HP or ATLA. I’ve changed some of the characters a little bit; so don’t be surprised if Haru as Pettigrew isn’t shy or fat.  I’m sorry, since there’s no Toph. She’s supposed to be Nymphadora Tonks, so we get some awesome Tonks/Lupin and Taang here. But here’s a quick cast in case you’re confused:

James Potter – Zuko
Lily Evans – Katara
Sirius Black – Sokka
Remus Lupin – Aang
Peter Pettigrew – Haru
Molly Prewett - Yue
Narcissa Black – Mai
Bellatrix Black – Azula
Andromeda Black – Ty Lee
Severus Snape – Jet

“YOU CACTUS! OF COURSE I WON’T GO OUT WITH YOU!” Katara Evans screamed at Zuko Potter. For most, that might be a disarming insult. However it was a normal day at Hogwarts for the sixth years. Classes with their professors, a few meals, some drama, and the always-expected fight between the Gryffindor prefects, Zuko Potter and Katara Evans. It was common knowledge that Zuko was head over heels in love with her, but Katara absolutely hated him with every fibre of her being.

“But Evans! I’ve been asking you out since third year! You’re the only girl for me! Why the rejection?” he asked running his fingers through his always messy hair, then pausing on his scar.

“I’ve told you before.” She took a step closer to him poking him in the chest. “I’d rather date the giant bison that lives in the tower then date YOU.” With a final poke she stormed away, followed by her best friend, Yue Prewett, who gave an apologetic look at Zuko, then winked at his best friend and accomplice Sokka Black.

“Tough love mate.” Sokka winked back at Yue, and then smacked Zuko on the back.

“Prongs, everything’ll be all right!” Aang Lupin came up. By far, he was the most studious of the group. He was also a werewolf, which was his biggest secret, and only his friends knew. He had scars along his body, in the shape of arrows that he’d received when he transformed. Sokka was the ladies man, and he and Zuko relied daily on Aang’s brains to help them pass their classes.

“Give her a break. Try to possibly let her calm down?” Haru Pettigrew, the final member of the group stood beside Zuko, and offered his sagely advice.

“Look Padfoot. I’ve tried everything! Flowers, chocolate, love poems, and we even serenaded her last week! What do I do?” Zuko wailed and flopped down by the lake. Katara had been his primary prank target since they’d met in first year, but as they grew older, he’d developed feelings for her, but knew she didn’t return them.

“I think we should ask my cousin.” Sokka announced. The other three boys paled.

“AZULA?” they yelled, leaping up and backing away from the Black boy.

“No, not the psycho one. Did you know that she’s the one who gets to behead the house elves now? She inherited the job from her mom.” Sokka added thoughtfully.

“MAI?” the boys yelled again.

“No, she’s vain, and dating that Malfoy kid. I mean Ty Lee. She’s a romantic, not completely insane, and is the only one from my family who talks to me since I ran off.“ Sokka finished brandishing his arms, waiting for praise of his idea.

“It could work…” Haru spoke up; while Aang dug his nose deeper into the book he was reading ‘Herbology For The Madman’.

“Why are you reading that again?” Zuko sighed, poking the book while Sokka flicked Aang’s short hair.

“I told you. I’m rereading everything in the library. Why? Because I want to learn.” He finished, as they all stood to go find Ty Lee Black.

Meanwhile, in the Gryffindor sixth year girl’s dorms, Katara was pacing in front of Yue.

“The stupid idiot thinks he can just waltz in on everything I do, and try to make me fall in love with him? The nerve of him! He’s sent me a dozen roses, Belgian chocolates; some handwritten love poems and even serenaded me last week while sitting on his broom, with those friends of his! Stupid Potter, I don’t like him!” Katara stormed about, while Yue lazed on her bed, eating one of said Belgian chocolates.

“Katara, why don’t you give the guy a break? Just spend some time with him and get to know him better!” she advised, popping another chocolate into her mouth, and re-braiding her white-blond hair.

“You just want me to go out with him so you can have your shot at Black.” Katara accused. Yue shrugged.

“I also want you to be happy. You two fight so much, which makes you similar. He pranked you when he met you, which means feelings were developing even when we were eleven. And he even tortured your best friend, Jet Snape if I remember properly.” Yue knew she had hit a nerve when Katara rounded on her, blue eyes flashing.

“I haven’t talked to Jet since he called me, that, that name in fifth year. The dirty scumbag hangs out with the Black sisters, and that disgusting Malfoy prick. I can’t believe Sokka’s related to Azula and her cronies.” Katara shook her head, and flopped on her own bed, and motioned for the chocolates. Popping one in her mouth, she mulled over her acquaintanceship with Zuko Potter.

Haru had been running all over the school on Sokka’s orders looking for Ty Lee. However, Zuko had taken the Marauder’s Map, so he had no idea where he was supposed to be looking for her. He’d tried Professor Piandao’s classroom, Professor Hama’s, even Headmaster Iroh’s office! And still no sign of Ty Lee. Pulling out the bit of enchanted mirror, he hid in a corner, then whispered Aang’s name into it.

“Found her?” the studious, scarred face of Aang revealed itself in Haru’s mirror.

“No sign. Heard from Padfoot or Prongs?”

“Nope. But I did see their friend Jet Snape, and he said to try, believe it or not, the library. So I’m on my way there now.”

“Meet you there. Wait, you TALKED to greasy boy Snape?” but Aang had already pocketed his mirror, and had contacted Zuko and Sokka, and all four Marauders met outside the library.

“You do know that I’m about to enter this place for the first time in my Hogwarts career, right?” Sokka mentioned, as Aang rolled his eyes and opened the doors. The musty smell of books hit them, and they immediately saw Ty Lee in her Slytherin robes, accented by her pink accessories.

“Um, hi Ty Lee.” Sokka started nervously, as she coolly eyed him, then smiled brightly.

“How can I help my cousin? And your…charming friends?” she added hastily, after noticing the rest of the Marauders.

“I need your help…” Zuko started, and they began to concoct a plan…

A few days later, Katara was getting worried. Not once in the last week had Zuko tried to ask her out, speak to her, and was being perfectly cordial to her in all their prefect dealings. His Marauders were leaving her alone, and even the Black Slytherin sisters who usually taunted her left her alone.

“Yue, something’s going on.” She mentioned one day at breakfast, while spreading jam onto her toast.

“Yeah, the big end of year ball is coming up! And guess what! I’m chairing it! Alongside that horrible Mai Black. You’d think her sister would do it, but apparently she’s too busy with something.” Yue squealed, and Katara just stared.

“No, not that. It’s just, Zuko hasn’t been talking to me, and I don’t know if something’s wrong with him, or his friends, or…” she stopped talking when Yue gave her a strange look.

“Do you…miss it? The taunting, the teasing, Zuko?” she asked quietly. Katara’s blue eyes widened.

“NO! I just, it’s a bit disconcerting. Like, life’s been thrown out of balance.” She continued, glancing at the Quidditch chaser laughing with his friends down the left end of the table. Yue smiled.

“You like him.”

“WHAT?” Katara yelled and stood up, brandishing her butter knife in one hand, and attracting the attention of every student in the Great Hall.

“Sorry, sorry.” She apologized and sat down and proceeded to hiss at Yue.
“I do not like that dirty toe-rag cactus! He’s been nothing but horrible to me since first year, except for this past week! He’s been cordial, and kind, and boring.” She finished thoughtfully.

“Yue, are we going to the Quidditch game today?”

Zuko was full of energy. Not only was Ty Lee’s plan going great, but he also had Quidditch to look forward to. Sokka readied his Beater’s bat, while Zuko straightened his robes as they stepped out onto the pitch, with the Slytherin team across from them. Zuko stepped to the middle of the field to shake hands with the Slytherin Captain, Azula Black.

“Good luck Black.” He shook her hand, crushing it with all his might. She barely winced and stared back at him with little emotion in her eyes.

“Take it back Potter. You’ll need it.” And with that she turned around and with the grace of a cobra intending to strike, walked back to her team.

“Let’s do this!” Sokka shouted, and with that, the match began.

With only a few minutes left in the game, the Gryffindor Seeker, Teo Longbottom had yet to find the Snitch, and neither had the Slytherin Seeker, Jun Yaxely. Zuko threw the Quaffle at his fellow Chaser Suki Meadowes, as they made their way to Slytherin’s goalposts where the Keeper, the Captain Azula waited. Before catching the Quaffle that Suki had thrown back, Zuko barely had time to dodge a Bludger sent at him by Ty Lee. She smiled and winked, and he pulled back, pulling into a formation beside Suki and the other Chaser Meng Fortescue. Passing the Quaffle to Meng he turned his head to see a Bludger being hit towards him, and pelting him square in the chest, just as Teo caught the Snitch. And everything went black, just as he heard Katara scream…

Katara watched as Zuko was hit with the Bludger. She rushed down through the stands, as Madam Yugoda levitated him to the Hospital Wing.

“Madam Yugoda! Let me help heal him, I’ve been learning healing with you, and you say I’m very good, and I want to help, so,” she blabbered as Headmaster Iroh laid a hand on her shoulder.

“If you really want to help, go to the Hospital Wing. It shouldn’t be too bad.” He offered his advice, and she ran alongside the school’s Healer.

Zuko awoke a few hours later, first noting that he felt much refreshed, and slightly angry with Ty Lee for thwacking the Bludger so damn hard. The second thing he noticed was a hand on his own, and a head of chocolate brown hair resting on the side of his bed. Lifting his hand, he gently stroked the girl’s hair, hoping it was Katara, and not a random fangirl. She stirred, and he withdrew his hand, and feigned sleep.

“Zuko, I’m so sorry for everything I’ve said. I guess that I was too fixated on the past, and I wasn’t looking in the present. You’ve been kind, and cordial to me, just like I’ve wished you to be, but truth is, I’ve missed your little outbursts, and your personality. I’m so sorry.” She whispered. Inwardly, Zuko was smiling and dancing about in circles yelling ‘SCORE!’ but he still feigned sleep for a few moments.

“Katara?” he opened his eyes groggily to see her shining blue eyes open and she smiled at him, then her face creased into a frown.

“You idiot! Why did you make me worry like that?”

“I didn’t think you cared. After all I’m just a cactus.” He muttered, not letting onto the fact he’d heard her confession thing.

“I’m sorry Zuko. I came here to apologize for how I’ve been acting.” He just stared at her, while his mind was screaming ‘TY LEE’S PLAN WORKED. YEEEEES!’

“It’s all right, I’ve been a jerk to you, and so I’ll just leave you alone.”

“NO! I’ve missed you, I mean, your outbursts, and our fights, and I feel bad, and,” Zuko put a hand over her mouth, and her eyes widened.

“Shut up Evans. I’ll go back to being me, if you’ll go to Hogsmeade with me.” He withdrew his hand and smirked, while she sort of scowled, but smiled at him.

“Zuko, I’d like that.” From that moment on, Katara Evans and Zuko Potter were inseparable. Forever in love, even in death, their son Harry grew up to avenge their deaths by defeating the Dark Lord Ozai…