Shinji Matou and the Philosopher's Stone (HP/FSN CYOA)

[mangafreak7793]

Shinji: Familar
Harry: DADA

[BibliophileGoat]

Hm, point. Forgot about that. Uwah, with that in mind, that makes this choice much more difficult. I still want Runes for Touko, but like you said we'll be in deep trouble going into the next year half-baked... Eh, I guess I'll change my Shinji vote to [X] Ofuda, with a Touko-sponsored teacher. I'll have to hope we get some Touko-time during the next break, I guess.

[Cassius]

Shinji: [X] Ofuda - with a Touko-sponsored teacher
Harry: [X] DADA - with our surprisingly skilled Occlumency teacher

[You]

She can deploy them well, but isn't a combat user of them, unlike Bazett. Well, not a combat user anymore...

[B]

http://forums.nrvnqsr.com/showthread...=1#post1169501

Also she's as much as a combat user as Bazett. Bazett uses them to fight indirectly as well what if the enhancements and everything. Touko uses them as traps. Actually considering she wind blades and makes fires with them you could say Touko uses them more as in a direct combat sense.

[alfheimwanderer]

Also she's as much as a combat user as Bazett. Bazett uses them to fight indirectly as well what if the enhancements and everything. Touko uses them as traps. Actually considering she wind blades and makes fires with them you could say Touko uses them more as in a direct combat sense.

Fair enough. And while she's not that skilled perhaps, she's better than most wizards, who rely just on the wand. All it means is she knows enough to teach us and get us on our way.

[Vagrant]

Harry is going to be able to ace the Runes course at HoHogwarts next year, with tthis little head start.

[alfheimwanderer]

Harry is going to be able to ace the Runes course at HoHogwarts next year, with tthis little head start.

And as a plus, the Twins can help him along, since they have a bit of catchup work to do from when they were hospitalized.

[Kishou the Badger]

Yay, I can finally be a front runner voter for the next year! Okay then, looking over the options... I almost wanted to do runes, but since Shinji is locked on his progress with Ofuda, we might as well ask Touko-sensei for help. Harry, well, I'm not sure if he should get runes since, while it's different from Shinji's Ofuda (and he has some beginner skill in it already) isn't that what we want to learn from Touko, as it something she knows (albeit on the low scale level skill-set)?

Harry wants to be a hero that saves everyone (coughShiroucough) so if he's going to face dark wizards more commonly, I say give him a head start in the class that he needs most: DADA.

Shinji
[x] Ofuda, with a Touko-sponsored teacher

Harry
[x] DADA, with our surprisingly skilled Occlumency teacher

(on a sidenote, I find it funny that Draco has less respect to/for Shinji than Sakura, who is just square neutral at 0. But at least Rin, who would likely have been in the negative as well, has some respect for him.)

[Vagrant]

[☆] Ofuda
[♢] DADA

[Thedoctor]

Shinji
[x] Ofuda, with a Touko-sponsored teacher

Harry
[x] DADA, with our surprisingly skilled Occlumency teacher

Shinji needs to surpass his levelcap and DADA has always been Harry's "thing" would be interesting to see how he develops with some foreign help.

[dragonwarz50]

Shinji: [X] Ofuda - with a Touko-sponsored teacher.Harry: [X] DADA - with our surprisingly skilled Occlumency teacher.

[Lycodrake]

Shinji: [X] Ofuda, with a Touko-sponsored teacher - if by Touko-sponsored you mean someone able to help Shinji with the elemental part
Harry: [X] DADA - with our surprisingly skilled Occlumency teacher

[Nephirin]

By the way, couldn't we just ask Zouken for our first Worm Familiar? Seems like it shouldn't take that much time.

[Kelnish]

Zouken for both. Poor grandpa probably feels a little lonely with only the introverted kid at home.

[Renko]

[☆] Ofuda
[♢] DADA

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By the way, couldn't we just ask Zouken for our first Worm Familiar? Seems like it shouldn't take that much time.

Why not get a Servant as a Familiar instead?

[DarthNacho]

Well I hope you are happy, alfheimwanderer. Forcing me to come all this way because of an awesome story. Thus I cast my vote!
Shinji [X] Ofuda
Harry [X] Potions

I know, it's crazy, but guys hear me out. Canon, Harry is able to pick up DADA pretty easily, so it feels redundant to give him extra training when we get Moody next year. We, as Shinji will teach him anything we learn from Ofuda. So why potions? He is shown to be pretty good at it already, Snape has just always intimidated him too much. If Harry becomes an expert at potions, it'll win him some serious points with Snape (remember Lily was just as good at potions as Snape).

[ILurkNoMoar]

Shinji
[x] Ofuda, with a Touko-sponsored teacher

Harry
[x] DADA, with our surprisingly skilled Occlumency teacher

[Thedoctor]

Well I hope you are happy, alfheimwanderer. Forcing me to come all this way because of an awesome story. Thus I cast my vote!
Shinji [X] Ofuda
Harry [X] Potions

I know, it's crazy, but guys hear me out. Canon, Harry is able to pick up DADA pretty easily, so it feels redundant to give him extra training when we get Moody next year. We, as Shinji will teach him anything we learn from Ofuda. So why potions? He is shown to be pretty good at it already, Snape has just always intimidated him too much. If Harry becomes an expert at potions, it'll win him some serious points with Snape (remember Lily was just as good at potions as Snape).

You're forgetting the part where Snape is neutral to him now due to Harry being a Slytherin and thusly not a clone of his father.

[Kishou the Badger]

Harry has a lot of potential in many fields, and while it may seem redundant to give him more Defense Against the Dark Arts training, well... he kind of needs it as in canon, he mostly survives through luck in about half of his school years attending Hogwarts. He's serious about going against Voldemort and his prophecy, so I say give him all the fire power he needs as he no longer has his scar to hide behind.

More importantly, we don't know if this will be the real Moody or his imposter Death Eater like in Goblet of Fire.

[Renko]

Are there any opportunities for Shinji to still stumble upon his Mother's past and possibly (maybe....I wish) get back her wand too?

I still feel a bit down about it. That Hermione route and all those missed out opportunities.

I blame Purple-head #2. Damn Anarchy....