Hello everyone! I'm here with a new fanfic, the first one I've actually written for the Harry Potter fandom. Granted it's a crossover, but it is still a first to me. I actually came up with this idea a few months ago but I wasn't sure I would be able to work with it. After talking to my friends in a chat for a while and getting their help with some ideas, I was finally convinced I could make it work.
Now the name itself kind of has a special meaning to me. I bought a game called Persona 4 a few months ago and although I wasn't able to play it, due to not having a PlayStation 2, I could listen to the soundtrack, since it was a CD that came with the game. I have experience naming two of my stories after soundtracks in the game that have influenced them. They were named by a close friend of mine who had played Persona 3. So at first I looked at the list of names that could fit this story, sharing ideas with my chat friends. We went back and forth on a few until I saw a specific name. Traumerei was one of the names that stuck out most to me, and when I listened to the track, I knew it was perfect. The name fit the story, and the song itself captured the mood. I recommend you go give it a listen as it is a good soundtrack. You would have to look up Persona 4 Traumerei as there is another song by the same name and it was not influenced by that version.
That's pretty much all I have to say here, other than the disclaimer which is coming right up. That's it for now, see you at the bottom! Judaiandjohan does not own Harry Potter, Danny Phantom, Persona 4, or any of their characters. She owns only the plot and any OCs she may include in here.
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"Mommy, daddy!" A young boy shouted, running downstairs, his bright blue eyes shining with joy. When he got to the bottom of the stairs he looked around, trying to find his parents. He walked through the living room and into the kitchen, calling to his parents.
When he didn't get an answer, he walked over to the door that led to the basement. His parents were usually downstairs in the big room when they didn't answer him. He liked to go down there, his daddy always gave him fudge and he would sometimes let him play with their shiny toys.
Danny ran down the stairs and into his parents' lab. He saw them playing with some sort of hole in the wall. "Mommy, what are you doing?" Danny asked, causing both his parents to jump. His parents both turned and looked at him in surprise.
"Danny boy, what are you doing down here? We told you to stay upstairs with your sister." His dad said, walking over and picking the 4-year-old up.
"I got bored." The 4-year-old whined. "What are you doing?" He asked, curious about the big hole in the wall.
"We're building a portal to the Ghost Zone Danny. As soon as we break through, we're gonna give those spooks a run for their money." His father said, becoming very enthusiastic about the subject.
"What's a portal?" Danny asked, he had never heard the word before, and as such had no idea what it meant.
"A portal's kinda like a door, and this one's going to take us right into the ghosts' home." Danny giggled happily. He didn't understand what his parents were trying to do, but seeing his dad so excited made him excited as well.
"Jack, please put Danny down and come help me with this." Jack nodded, placing his son down and handing him a toy to distract the boy. He then walked over to his wife and helped her with said project.
Danny's attention was held by the object for only a few minutes before he grew tired of it. He dropped the toy and stood up, walking around the lab. He was surprised to find that his parents weren't in front of the portal.
He walked over to the giant hole in the wall, curious about what it did. He peaked through the hole, captivated by the glowing green lines on the inside. He decided to take a look inside, his parents wouldn't mind right?
The hole was definitely bigger than it looked, it had to be as big as his room! He heard something humming and the green lights on the wall brightened. "Danny!" Danny whirled when he heard his mother's panicked shout. He had barely caught a glimpse of the fear on his mother's face before he was blinded by a bright light and his body was engulfed in crippling pain.
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I bolted upright with a choked gasp, tears streaming down my face. I sobbed quietly cried for a few minutes before the sobs became little hiccups. Eventually those also stopped, but I was still shaking slightly.
God I both hated and missed that dream. It was the last pleasant memories I had with my parents, but the memory of the accident was one of the most painful ones. I was just thankful it wasn't the one about the day I was taken.
My body was covered in a clammy sweat and I shoved my blankets off. The blankets were ratty, dirty and thin, but they were the only thing I was given for warmth. I neatly folded them and tucked them in the corner of my little cell.
I stretched, before looking around, my room was nothing short of an actual dungeon. The floor, walls and ceiling were made out of stone, and in the corner of the room, closer to the ceiling than the floor was a window with bars, although the bars seemed unnecessary due to its size. A house cat would struggle to get through it.
I move over to the door and try to open it, locked. Looks like Master didn't want me out of my room today. I sighed and walked back to my pile of blankets and slumped onto the floor, leaning against the wall. I wondered if Master would let me eat today, I hadn't done anything wrong today, and yesterday had been quite uneventful.
After a few minutes of waiting I heard the lock in the door click and I jumped up. That was the sign that I was allowed to walk around the house and eat, unless Master himself said otherwise. Instead of opening the door I simply walked through wall and out into the hall. It was one of the powers that made my life so much easier.
Intangibility and invisibility were my most commonly used powers. Intangibility was probably the first power I developed. The first time I remembered using it, I was probably 4 or 5, and I had been wandering around Master's house, exploring. I hadn't been looking where I was going and walked right into a coffee table.
I hadn't walked into the edge of it. I had literally walked into the table and became tangible with my body stuck in the wood. That was definitely a painful experience and I was wailing in pain for several minutes before my Master came and was able to get me out. Unfortunately both the wailing and actually getting me out of the table had made my Master furious and he had punished me severely.
I had worked on that power as much as I could, not wanting a repeat of that incident. It took me a few days, but thankfully I never had that happen to me again. That power actually came subconsciously, if I would normally walk into something, like a door, a wall, or even a table, I would just pass right through it.
Invisibility quickly followed that incident. I had been wandering through a room in the mansion that my Master had forbidden me from entering. At the time I didn't know it was a forbidden room, but I quickly learned the rooms whenever I was caught in one. I had been playing with my intangibility, wandering throughout the house while phasing through the walls.
Eventually I ended up in the forbidden room and at the exact moment I realized where I was my Master walked in. I panicked, not wanting to be punished so soon after the intangibility incident. I felt my Master's eyes sweep the room and I shivered as they settled on me. I held my breath, ready for my punishment.
I was surprised when he looked away, paying me no attention as he walked past me. I regained my senses and bolted out of the room, not wanting to push my chances. When I was a safe distance from the room, I finally stopped.
I had ended up in a bathroom and walked up to the mirror. I gasped when I couldn't see myself, I gaped at the mirror, wondering where the heck my reflection was. I grabbed my face and pinched it, making sure I wasn't dreaming. I was shocked when I slowly started to reappear in the mirror, starting from the top of my head and ending at my feet.
Working on invisibility took a lot longer and was harder than intangibility. Mostly because my invisibility would trigger for no reason. Eventually I was able to control it for the most part, but whenever my emotions spiked, mostly in fear, I would lose control of them.
Over the past 6 years developed two more powers, flying and ectoblasts. I wasn't able to practice these two as much as the other two so they weren't as well honed. Flying was definitely my favorite power. It made me feel free of all chains my Master had wrapped around me, although that was probably why I wasn't allowed to do it.
When I felt myself phase through a wall I pulled myself out of my thoughts. I corrected my path and headed right to the kitchen. I was greeted by the family's house elf and he handed me my breakfast. I'd tried making my own meal for a while, but he usually insisted on doing it for me. Occasionally when he was busy I'd sneak down and make the two of us something before heading back to whatever I was doing.
I liked the house elf a lot. He was sort of like me, stuck in this house and forced into serving Master. He was in charge of pretty much doing all the cleaning and cooking in the mansion, and he was usually treated like dirt. He was only given a tea towel to wear, since if Master gave him any other clothes, it would liberate him from bonds. I wished it was as simple for me, but sadly, I was stuck. I thanked the house elf for breakfast, grabbed it, and walked out of the kitchen.
I started to make my way to the library. That's usually where I spent most of my time since most of the mansion was off limits and I developed a love for reading. I loved to read about the different kinds of magic and creatures out there.
Activating both my invisibility and intangibility, I started walking through the hallway. I munched on my breakfast as I phased through a wall into the dining hall. Several voices caught me off guard, nearly causing me to lose my invisibility.
My Master sat at the head of the table with his wife and his son. A few owls had landed on the and Master had taken the letters from it.
"Father, has my letter from Hogwarts arrived yet?" Master's son asked.
"Not yet Draco, however I believe it should be coming- ah, here it is." Master pulled a thick letter and handed it to his son. However, he looked surprised when he pulled a similar looking letter out of the pile.
"Another letter, who's it for Father?" His son asked, looking up from his opened letter.
Master's eyes scanned the front of the letter, his brow furrowed. After a few seconds he put the letter down and looked back at his son. "It's nothing of your concern Draco. Narcissa, as soon as we are finished eating, follow me to the study. We have something to discuss." His wife nodded and they went back to eating.
I walked out of the dining room, not wanting to be in there longer than I needed. I finished my breakfast just as I reached the library and I phased in. I grabbed the book I had been reading yesterday and slumped into the nearest seat.
The book was one of my favorites, it had all kinds of information about space, the stars and the planets. It taught me everything I knew about the different constellations and the planets. After I read it the first time, I spent hours outside trying to find the constellations the book showed.
There were also explanations about how alignments of planets could cause certain things to happen. I had read through those as well, but I didn't pay as much attention to them as the actual planets themselves.
When I first grabbed it years ago it looked like it hadn't been touched in ages. Perhaps it was something my Master and his family had no interest in.
I curled up on the chair, the book tucked comfortably in my lap. I flipped through the pages, heading right to the stars. I loved to spend my time in here reading the different book my Master had available. I learned about a potion that that makes the drinker successful at everything he attempts for a short period of time, people with the ability to change into an animal, and a spell that could make a huge building the size of a penny.
I was completely absorbed into the books for a few hours. I was pulled out of them by a small pop a few feet away. I looked up and saw the house elf standing there. "Hi Dobby." I greeted him with a smile.
He smiled nervously at me before saying "Master Malfoy wishes to see you in his study immediately."
I cocked my head to the side slightly, why would he want to see me? I hadn't done anything wrong today so hopefully it wasn't for punishment.
"Thanks Dobby, I'll be right up." I told him nervously.
As soon as he left, I closed my book and tucked it back on its shelf. I walked out of the library, phasing through the walls as I made my way to Master's study. Usually it was one of the rooms I wasn't allowed in, but when he called me in there, he expected me to come.
I came to a stop as I got to the door. I took a deep breath to calm down my nerves before knocking on the door. I waited patiently for permission to enter, another lesson I had quickly learned after the first time I made the mistake. When I finally got a response, I walked in and kept my eyes glued to the floor. I kneeled down on the floor keeping my head bowed. I wasn't allowed to look at my Master unless I was given permission.
"Well well ghost child, it appears you have more power than we thought. Do you know what this is?" I looked up to see the letter he had gotten at the dining room table. I shook my head before looking back at the ground.
"It is a letter to the most prestigious magical school in Europe, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And somehow you have received an invitation." My eyebrows furrowed in confusion, what did that mean.
"Now, I had no intention of letting you leave this manor until the Dark Lord returned. However, my wife has made it apparent that the Ministry might find it suspicious that there is an underage wizard not attending school. They would come investigate, as an under aged wizard could blow the Statue of Secrecy, and we can't have that now can we?" I kept silent, there were times he wanted me to respond, but this wasn't one of them.
"So we have no choice but to send you to Hogwarts. However, I want you to remember that I am still more powerful than you, and I am your master, do you understand?"
"Yes Master." I quickly responded, not wanting to be punished.
"Good boy. Now, Draco will be attending with you, and while you're at the school, you will answer to him, if you misbehave he has permission to punish you as he sees fit, understood?" I nodded. "Tomorrow we will go out to the get the supplies you'll both be needing for school and you will accompany us. We will be leaving at 8:30, do not be late, you may leave now." I bowed before walking out of the room.
I headed back to the kitchen as I thought of everything Master told me. I hadn't left the mansion since they had first brought me here. Now I was going to be attending some sort of magic school with Master's son for I don't know how long. I would have to go through the books in the library to see if there was anything on this Hogwarts.
When I got to the kitchen and saw that Dobby wasn't in, I decided to make myself two sandwiches. After I finished making them, I headed back up to the library, ready to start on my research.
