The Search for the One

Prologue

I glanced to my left, then to my right, before ducking into the girl's bathroom. My going into the girl's bathroom wouldn't normally be a problem, since I was a girl, but today I didn't want anyone following me. I shouldn't have worried - it was Moaning Myrtle's bathroom I was going into - but one can never really be too careful when one is planning to do something that would probably break a few school rules.

It was a book in the library's Restricted Section that had given me the idea in the first place. I was reading a general Transfiguration text when I found a spell that would supposedly conjure up an animal that was believed to be from another world. It didn't give a description of the animal, which piqued my curiosity. Thus, my probably-rule-breaking experiment.

I headed into the last stall, which was also the biggest one, put the toilet lid down and propped the Transfiguration book on the lid. I flipped to the page that the spell was on and read the description over again.

"'This spell, if performed correctly, will conjure a very strange animal, like none ever seen in this land. This spell is difficult. Enchanters should not expect to succeed in performing the spell on their first attempt.'" I blinked. "Well. That's pretty optimistic."

I pulled out my wand and fiddled with it while I read over the incantation a couple of more times to make sure I knew how to say it. My wand was a nice one - thirteen inches and made of maple and dragon heartstring - and supposedly good for Transfiguration, which I figured would be a helpful quality here.

I finally figured that I had the incantation memorized well enough, so I stopped twirling my wand and held it properly. I took a deep breath to calm myself, then waved my wand through the air and said, "Animacus Maganum!"

Nothing happened. I frowned and checked the spell again. "Animacus Maganum!"

Again, no result. I checked the book for anything helpful that I had missed, and realized I hadn't seen some pointers for wand movement.

"Oh... I had to flick it forward, not wave it... That makes sense. Animacus Maganum!"

There was a sudden beam of red light that came out of my wand. The light began to slowly form itself into a shape in midair. When the shape was about halfway formed - I guessed - I realized that the creature would crush me when it finally appeared if I didn't open the stall door. I tried to reach my hand through the light to open the latch on the door, but I couldn't get through the light. I reached around it and just managed to reach the latch and open it. The shape moved out the door and continued to form, becoming so long that it took up half of the room. With a final flash as the light finished forming, the light solidified into an actual creature.

The first word that came to mind when I saw the thing was huge. Besides being really, really long - long enough to wrap its tail around the base of the sinks twice - it was as thick as a tree trunk. Its skin was bright green and crisscrossed with yellow lines and symbols. Its eyes were bright yellow; its head looked like a dragon's. It also had a pair of short arms - with long claws - about a quarter of the way down its body. It opened its mouth and roared loudly, scaring me out of my wits. Then it roared again, but I could hear words rather than just a roar.

"WHO HAS SUMMONED ME HERE?" It thundered.

"I-I did," I stammered. "I brought you here."

The creature - who, oddly, seemed somewhat familiar - said, "One so young... How is it possible? The Otherworld Summoning spell is too advanced for a child like you."

"I did it, though. No one else could have done it, since no one is in here except us and Myrtle."

"I heard that!" Called a voice from one of the toilets.

"What are you?" I asked the creature, ignoring Myrtle.

"I am Rayquaza, leader of the Weather Trio and master of the Hoenn Region." He waited. When I reacted with a blank look, he said, "I can see this means very little to you."

"I vaguely remember that name from somewhere... I'll think of it. I can't believe the spell worked, though!"

"Why did you perform it?"

"I was curious. It just said that it would conjure a strange animal."

"He looked me straight in the eye. "There is another reason."

"Yes..." I sighed. "I had hoped that whatever appeared might be able to get me away from here."

"Why do you wish to leave?"

"The world... It hasn't been the same since Harry Potter disappeared, or died, depending on which version you believe. See, there was this war, and he was fighting in it. He was supposed to be able to kill the Dark wizard who started the war. He went to face him... and he never came back. Some people say he died. But since a body was never found, some people think he disappeared someplace else, and that he'll come back... I'm getting off topic, though.

"After Harry potter disappeared, the Dark Lord took over and his Death Eaters - his followers - make life miserable for everyone. That's why I want to leave. To get away from them."

Rayquaza sort of snorted. "You may have inadvertently summoned the right Pokémon, child. I can help you leave, if you so choose."

My mood brightened immediately. "Really? You can?" Then I realized what else he had said. "Wait, I remember who you are now. You're a Legendary... Pokémon..." My voice trailed off in awe. "And I somehow managed to summon you here... That's awesome!"

He huffed a bit, seeming to be impatient. "Yes, yes. There are a few limitations on my ability to transport you out of this world. I will only be able to take you, and you alone. You may take only six personal items, and something to store them in. And you might not ever return to this world."

"That's fine. I'll go get my... stuff." I realized then that I had a problem.

Since Voldemort took over, the only house at Hogwarts had been Slytherin, so all the years were split up among the dormitories. First and second years were in Griffyndor Tower, third and fourth years were in Ravenclaw Tower, fifth and sixth years were in the Hufflepuff dorms, and seventh years were in the Slytherin dungeons. Since I was a third year, I was living in Ravenclaw Tower, which was across the school from Myrtle's bathroom. The biggest problem was the Death Eaters that patrolled the halls of the school at all times.

I'd have to try to get back to my dorms if I wanted to go with Rayquaza, though, so I snuck through the halls, ducking behind tapestries and suits of armor when patrols passed, and taking as many secret passageways as I could remember to get to the tower.

I managed to get into the tower without drawing too much attention and slipped up to my dorm room. I took out my bag, which had had an Undetectable Extension charm put on it when I first got it, and packed. Into my bag went a jacket, a notebook, my sketchbook, my pack of drawing pencils, and my favourite bandanna. I didn't have much in the way of personal possessions besides my school stuff, since most of it was destroyed in the fire that killed my mom four years ago. I put my Muggle clothes on under my school robes, then snuck back to the bathroom in much the same way that I had gone to my dorm earlier.

When I got into the bathroom, I pulled off my robes, then took out a pencil and a piece of paper. I wrote a note that said "Voldemort can't do anything to me, because he's a loser" and placed it on top of my robes for whoever found them to read. With that done, I told Rayquaza I was ready to go.

"Oh, wait, forgot one thing." I pulled my wand out of my back pocket and put it in my bag, then put my bag on my back. "Okay, now I'm ready."

Rayquaza uncurled his tail from around the sink and coiled it around me and lifted me into the air. I immediately grabbed his tail hard, scared that I'd fall.

"So, we're going to the Pokémon world, right?" I asked him. He nodded, then roared. He waited a few seconds and roared again. As he roared for a third time, I heard something ringing underneath the sound of his cry, then I felt a sudden pull on my body. I saw a flash of light. Then, the next second, I saw nothing.

A/N: So here's my new Pokémon/HP crossover. I hope you like it so far. I'm trying to make this seem new, so I didn't use Harry as my main character, though he will be an important plot piece. I'm just excited to see how this goes over and if it works. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my OC, who doesn't even have a name yet, so she's kinda worthless as far as any money goes.