DISCLAIMER: Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling. Pokemon belongs to Nintendo.

~ Harry's Journey Begins ~

At the age of ten, Harry Potter decided he'd had enough of the Dursleys and was going to run away. So he grabbed his empty backpack and rushed off into the wild unknown...

But he'd barely gone ten steps before a strange old man appeared behind him and said, "Wait, Harry! Pokemon jump out of the tall grass! You need your own Pokemon for your protection. Come with me!"

And Dumbledore dragged him to a house nearby where, for some odd reason, Dudley was waiting.

"Yo, gramps!" Dudley sneered. "What's going on? Why did you bring me here?"

"Harry, this is your cousin Dudley who has been your rival since you were both babies."

Harry wondered what was up with the unnecessary introduction, but did not say anything.

"There on the table are three Pokemon in their Pokeballs. Go on, choose the one you want!"

"Hey! What about me?" Dudley protested.

"Be patient, Dudley. You can have one too."

Unsure what to do, Harry picked up one of the Pokeballs from the table.

"So, you pick Charmander?"

"Uh... yes."

Dudley picked the Squirtle.

"Heh, mine looks a lot stronger than yours," Dudley said, glaring at Harry. "Hey, I know, let's have a Pokemon battle right now to test them out!"

Then he let Squirtle out of it's Pokeball and Harry had no choice but to send out Charmander and battle him - because once a Pokemon challenge is issued, there is no running away from the battle.

Charmander used Scratch.

Squirtle used Tackle.

Charmander used Scratch. A critical hit!

Squirtle used withdraw. Squirtle's defense was raised!

Charmander used Scratch.

Squirtle used Tackle.

Charmander used Scratch.

Squirtle fainted!

Harry won the Pokemon battle. Harry received 500 Pokedollars for winning.

"That was just a fluke!" Dudley snapped, and stormed out of Dumbledore's house.

"There are many places to go and Pokemon to meet on your journey. All kinds of wonderful things are waiting to be discovered!" Dumbledore rambled. "Now, Harry, take your young Pokemon and go out into the world!"

~ end ~

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