Hey everyone, Dragonwolf12 here.
Ever since reading Harry Potter and the Master's Ball by Mr. Chaos I've been wanting to write my own Pokéhogwarts story and now, I've finally done it.
At the moment, I have a basic outline written for the whole series but the characters are mostly going to write themselves.
Also, I've done something else. I've taken a whole bunch of Pokémon Characters, and replaced several major and minor Harry Potter Characters with them. So I don't give anything away, I'll write the list of replacements at the bottom of the chapter.
Also the intro that I wrote just below this was copied from the intro sequence of two or three of the Pokémon movies.
The only problem I've been having is how to replace Quidditch. If you have any idea's that you wouldn't mind me using, please PM me with the details, I appreciate it.
P.S. I've put a new poll on my Profile. I'm curious what everyone thinks of my long chapters so go and vote on the profile as soon as you've finished reading and reviewing!
And now, here it is Chapter 1
The world of Pokémon! A spinning globe of wonderment, home to an infinite array of creatures too varied to fully comprehend. Hundreds, perhaps thousands meticulously fashioned by the forces of nature in all its glory, as only nature can.
Each of these spectacular species has amazing powers and attributes that set them apart from one another in ways that are too numerous to list. But unique as they are individually, together they make up the incredible world of Pokémon.
And no matter what corner of the worlds you find yourself, rest assured you'll find Pokémon there as well. Soaring overhead, skimming the clouds; and riding the currents undersea; sharing the mountains majesty; and animating our lush green forests; happily making their home in field of grass; why even our sprawling cities are teeming with them.
People and Pokémon find common ground in sharing the goal of victory. By combining strength, courage, wisdom, and trust the partners hope to emerge victorious in what are known as Pokémon battles. Together, Pokémon and humans share the world in friendship, peace, and harmony.
Which brings us to a pair of young children who have dedicated their lives to the love of Pokémon and battling. Ash Ketchum and Harry Potter, two children chosen by fate to bring about balance to the Pokémon world.
"Harry, Ash, wake up! Professor Oak is here," a voice carried through the door.
Harry Potter groaned as he stumbled out of the bunk bed he shared with his brother.
Even though they were really cousins, Harry was practically Ash's twin. They were so much alike it was uncanny. They both had the same messy raven hair, they were the same height, they even had the same birthday, and they both had the same love and passion for Pokémon.
The only difference one could see when looking at them would be their eyes. They had each inherited their mother's eyes. Harry had his mother's emerald green eyes, while Ash had his mother's soft chocolate brown eyes. The only other difference between them was that Ash had two small lightning bolt shaped birthmarks on his face, just under his eyes whereas Harry has a lightning bolt shaped birthmark on his forehead.
"Wake up Ash," Harry said, slapping his brother's face lightly.
"What? I'm up," Ash said, struggling out from his covers.
"Mom called us," Harry said as he put his contact lenses on, "said Professor Oak's here."
"What? Really? Do you think it's time?" Ash asked as he put on a shirt.
"I hope so," Harry said.
They both put matching Pokémon League hats on their heads before hurrying down the stairs. Sitting in the living room they found their mother sitting with Professor Oak and another middle-aged black haired woman. She had her hair tied up in a tight bun and she was wearing a lab coat similar to Professor Oaks. There was a stern expression on her face and Harry instinctively knew not to cross her.
Harry shared a grin with his brother; it was time.
"Come sit down boys, these two need to talk to you," Delia Ketchum said. They sat down together on the smaller couch and looked to the adults.
"First off," Professor Oak began, "I'd like to introduce a colleague of mine, Professor McGonagall. She's the Deputy Headmistress at Hogwarts School in the Patronus Region."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Ash," he introduced.
"And I'm Harry, how can we help you?" Harry asked.
McGonagall stared at them for a minute before shaking her head and muttering, "Not another..."
"Hmm, yes," Oak said as he cleared his throat, "You're tenth birthday is in a few days and you'll be old enough to get a trainer's license. As you know, once you gain your license, Pokémon League rules state that you must attend a trainer's school before you are aloud to begin competing in leagues."
Both boys nodded. It was a relatively recent law, only coming into affect ten years beforehand. Its purpose was to ensure that all trainers were truly ready for the open road and the responsibility of training Pokémon. Failure to attend one of these schools or expulsion from the school meant an automatic revocation of their trainer license.
"Well Harry, you're birth parents put your name down to attend Hogwarts as soon as you were born," McGonagall said.
She pulled an envelope from her purse and handed it to Harry.
Ripping it open, he read the accompanying letter.
Dear Mr. Potter,
We are please to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts Pokémon Trainer Academy for the Gifted. Enclosed is a list of all necessary equipment required for school. Your required textbooks will be downloaded to your Pokédex at Hogwarts.
Term Begins on September 1st, we hope to see you there.
Yours Sincerely,
Professor M. McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Harry looked up, "But what about Ash? I don't want to go to a different school than he does."
Oak chuckled, "I suspected as much and ensured that Ash's name was also down for Hogwarts. I doubt the world would survive separating you two, then again I'm not sure Hogwarts can survive the both of you."
They laughed as McGonagall handed Ash an identical letter.
Once Ash had read his, Oak stood up and clapped his hands. "Now boys if you'll follow me, we can go down to the lab and get you're starter Pokémon."
"Actually Professor," McGonagall interrupted, "If you'll remember, Hogwarts students are required to purchase their starter at Ollivanders."
"Oh yes, how could I forget," Oak said. "Well, the ship leaving for the Patronus region leaves in two hours, we'll be waiting for you on the docks."
"We'll be there Professors," Ash said
"You can count on it," Harry said.
"The next seven years are going to very interesting," McGonagall said to Oak as they walked out.
"All right boys, go get packed," Delia said as she gave them both hugs.
They ran back up to their room and started shoving things into a set of backpacks. Twenty minutes later they were ready and ran back down the stairs to a large breakfast that Delia had made.
"Thanks mom," they said as they dug in.
"I have something for the pair of you," Delia said once they'd all finished eating. She gave each of them a box covered in wrapping paper. They ripped the paper off and opened the box to see an identical blue Pokédex in each.
"Ah thanks mom," Harry said as he pulled it out.
"This is awesome," Ash said excitedly.
"It's the latest model," Delia explained, "Touch expansion and I've already downloaded your class textbooks for Hogwarts. Also I downloaded a gift from your birthparents Harry, it's called the Marauder's map. I'll let you figure out how it works."
(AN, Touch expansion means that the Pokédex can grow bigger like the Pokéballs do. It shifts between the size of an iPhone and an iPad.)
Harry gave her a hug, "thanks a lot," he said.
She hugged him back then moved to give Ash a hug, "I'm going to miss you two," she said, "Be good and remember to change your underwear everyday."
"Mom!" both boys groaned.
She gave a small chuckle and hugged them both again, "Goodbye, I'll see you at Christmas."
"Bye mom," they shouted as they ran out the door.
Running through the streets of Pallet Town, the two boys shouted goodbyes to any neighbors they saw and raced to the Pallet Town Pier.
It wasn't a full-blown cruise ship that waited for them, but it was a big ship none-the-less. Standing at the bottom of the boarding ramp were the two professors and Professor Oak's grandson, Gary.
Gary was the only other kid in Pallet their age and so naturally they were best friends. When Gary was 6, his parents had been killed in a car crash and he started living with Professor Oak. He very quickly began getting a big head and a horribly cocky attitude and started treating Ash and Harry like they were below him. However, that was put to an end very quick when Ash and Harry started pranking him to Unova and back. They weren't known as the twin terrors all through Pallet for nothing.
Gary ran out to them the moment he saw them. "Hey guys, you're going to Hogwarts too?" he asked.
"Yep," Ash said, "the Professor made sure to sign me up so I could join you."
"And I've been down since I was born so I was going regardless," Harry explained, "Did Professor Oak want you to go there?"
"Yeah, he says it's the best trainer school in the whole world," Gary said.
"Excellent," Professor Oak said as he saw them run up. "Now here are your tickets boys, I expect you to be good for Professor McGonagall here. I will see you soon."
He handed them a pair of tickets and walked away, leaving them with Gary and the stern Professor.
"Now them," she said, "This ferry will take us directly to Dagon City, the commercial center of the Patronus Region."
They got on board and the ship took off shortly after. It was a two-day trip and the dark haired twins were bored out of their minds by the end of the first day. At Gary's suggestion, they started skimming through the textbook apps that their mother had gotten them. Many of them had been written by Professor Oak, he wasn't the worlds most celebrated researcher for nothing. Harry also spent time tinkering with the Marauder's Map App his mother had given him.
When they finally arrived, the three children were the first off the boat.
"This place is amazing," Ash said as he looked around.
"Reminds me of Celadon City," Gary said.
"Now then children, if you'll follow me," McGonagall said as she walked off into the city. They followed closely behind her as she explained about the city.
"This is the largest city in the entire Patronus Region, our first stop is going to be Ollivander's shop where you will get your Starter Pokémon."
"Are we supposed to chose between three Pokémon like in Kanto?" Gary asked.
"Yeah, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle," Ash said.
"No, we have a rather...unique way of choosing Starter Pokémon," McGonagall said mysteriously. "As I was saying, the Patronus Region us unique in that you can find every single type of Pokémon in the world within our borders. Hogwarts especially has a diverse environment filled with Pokémon that you will have the chance to capture. Here we are."
They had arrived at a tiny shop on the street. It had an old and peeling sign hanging above the door that said: Ollivanders, provider of Starter Pokémon since the dawn of time.
"He's kidding right?" Ash asked.
"Of course," McGonagall said, then under her breath, "I think."
They stepped into the dusty shop. It was covered with numerous shelves all over the place, all buried under a multitude of differently colored Pokéballs.
"Wow," Ash said.
"This place is," Harry continued.
"Cool!" they finished together.
"Why thank you," a voice suddenly said behind them.
The three boys jumped and spun around to see an ancient looking man standing right behind them.
"Harry Potter," the man said, staring Harry down with his misty grey eyes. "I'd wondered when I'd be seeing you. I remember when your mother and father were in here buying their starter Pokémon." He walked away and started flitting around the shelves, his voice carried up to them.
"Your father received an Elekid, a sparky little thing, prone to getting into mischief. Your mother on the other hand got a Fennekin, had quite the temper if I remember correctly," he reappeared right before them, "and I do."
"Now then, every starter Pokémon I sell is specially bred from the top breeders all over the world. And just as no two humans are the same, no two Pokémon that I provide are the same. Here your Pokémon must match you perfectly, walk around the shelves and feel for the right Pokéball, you'll know when you find it."
Harry raised his eyebrows at Ash, he shrugged. They split up and started wandering around the shelves that littered the shop.
As Harry walked, he looked at all of the different Pokéballs on display. Each one had a different design on it, and he could almost feel waves of energy emanating from the devices.
"I found it!" Gary suddenly shouted. Harry raced over to see Gary holding out a Pokéball with a brown and cream-colored design. "It just seemed to call out to me and I knew it was for me," he explained.
"Well done," Ollivander said, "now give it a toss, lets see what you got."
Gary tossed it into the air and it popped open in a flash of light. The Pokémon that formed on the ground was quite fluffy. It had brown fur on its body with a mane of creamy fur around its neck. The tip of its bushy tail was cream colored too and it had long ears and large brown eyes.
"Eevee!" it squealed before leaping into Gary's arms.
"An Eevee," Ollivander said unnecessarily, "quite excitable and always ready to battle, she'll serve you well."
Gary pulled out his Pokédex and scanned the Eevee.
Eevee, the evolution Pokémon. Eevee is a unique Pokémon that can adapt to its environment by changing its form and abilities when evolving. This Eevee is female and has the ability Adaptability.
Driven by Gary's success, Ash and Harry scoured the shelves again for their own Pokémon.
The inside of the building was much larger that the outside suggested. Harry and Ash both wandered aimlessly, trying to feel what Gary had described for nearly half an hour.
Both wondering how much longer it was going to take, they met each other far down one of the last isles.
"Any luck?" Harry asked his twin in all but blood.
Ash shook his head, "Nope, I…" he trailed off as a funny feeling washed over him. Harry felt it too; they both turned to the shelf nearest them and focused on two Pokéballs sitting there innocently.
The one on the left, nearest Ash was yellow with a couple of brown stripes on it. The other Pokéball was orange on the top half with black stripes, and the bottom half was a cream color. (AN: thirty points to Gryffindor for guessing what Pokémon are in these balls!)
Slowly, they grabbed the Pokéball that was nearest them. Ash picked the yellow one, and Harry the orange one.
The feeling was almost impossible to describe, the closest Harry could get would be a sense of rightness. This was the Pokémon for him.
"Can you feel that?" Ash asked. Harry nodded mutely, his eyes fixed on the ball in his hand.
"I see you have found yours," a voice suddenly said from right next to them.
Both boys jumped in fright, their reverie broken. Ollivander was standing right next to them, staring at them with his misty silver eyes. They nodded in response to his statement.
"Excellent, now why don't you open the Pokéballs and lets see what you have chosen," Ollivander instructed.
Harry glanced at Ash and gestured for him to go first.
Ash tossed his Pokéball into the air, saying, "Pokémon, go!" The Yellow Pokéball burst open in a flash of light, and a surge of blue energy erupted from within and formed a Pokémon on the floor.
It was a small yellow mouse like creature with a long lightning bolt shaped tail. It had long pointed ears with black fur at the tips, and on it's back were two brown stripes. On it's cheeks were two red spots that sparked with electricity.
"It's a Pikachu," Ash said happily. He crouched down to get a closer look at the Mouse Pokémon. It tilted it's head curiously as it studied Ash.
"Hi Pikachu, my name's Ash," he said, "Would you like to come with me and be my Pokémon?"
Pikachu considered him for a moment, before nodding its head, "Pikachu!" it said.
"Great!" Ash said happily. He pulled his Pokédex from his pocket and scanned the Pokémon.
Pikachu, the Mouse Pokémon. It can generate electrical attacks using the electrical pouches in its cheeks. This Pikachu is male with the ability Lightningrod.
Ash smiled, "That's great Pikachu! You and I are gonna be a great team," he said.
"Now it's my turn," Harry said, he tossed his Pokéball into the air, "Pokéball go!" It burst open in a flash of light and released the Pokémon that it held within.
It was an orange dog like Pokémon. It's tail, muzzle, the fur on its chest, and a crest of hair on its head was cream colored and it had several black stripes around its body.
"A Growlithe," Harry said happily.
The Growlithe pricked its ears at Harry's voice. It walked over to Harry and sniffed at his legs for a moment, before barking happily and leaping at Harry's chest.
"Whoa!" Harry yelped as he was bowled over by the happy Puppy Pokémon. Growlithe started licking Harry's face as Ash laughed.
Harry finally managed to get the excited dog off him and sit up. He looked at the Fire-type with a smile on his face, "So I guess you want to come with me then?" he asked.
"Growl!" it replied happily, giving Harry another lick.
Harry pulled out his Pokédex and scanned Growlithe as he soothed it by scratching behind its ears.
Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. While loyal to its master, the Growlithe will drive away enemies by barking and biting. This Growlithe is male with the ability Flash Fire.
"That's awesome, you and I are gonna be best buds Growlithe," Harry said happily.
With Pikachu on Ash's shoulder, and Growlithe at Harry's side, they made there way back to the front of the store. There, they found Gary playing with his new Eevee and McGonagall reading a magazine. As they approached, McGonagall looked up and gave a small smile at seeing their Pokémon.
"Excellent," she said, drawing Gary's attention, "Now that you've acquired your Starter Pokémon, its time to get the rest of your supplies."
They paid Ollivander for the Pokémon and left the store. Making their way up the street, they listened as the Professor explained about the different shops along the street.
Eventually, they came across a massive skyscraper.
"This is the Department Store," she explained, "Here, you can find just about anything a new trainer could need. You will find the school list has been forwarded to your Pokédex's, I shall meet you at the entrance in three hours."
Harry pulled out his Dex and expanded it to full size. Pulling up his email, he easily found the invitation and opened it.
Dear Mr. Potter,
We are please to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts Pokémon Trainer Academy for the Gifted. Enclosed is a list of all necessary equipment required for school. Your required textbooks will be downloaded to your Pokédex at Hogwarts.
Term Begins on September 1st, we hope to see you there.
Yours Sincerely,
Professor M. McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Harry scrolled down to the Supply list and read that.
Students are required:
One Ollivander's Starter Pokémon
A Standard set of ten Pokéballs
A Standard 6 Pokéball belt
One Pokétch, X-Transceiver, Pokégear, Holo Caster, or PokéNav
A Minimum of 10 Standard Trainer Outfits
One Standard Trainer Bag
Glancing over Ash's shoulder, Harry saw that his was identical. After McGonagall showed them how to access their trainer accounts, Harry and Ash broke off from the group and started their shopping.
In the clothing department, they got a brand new outfit that consisted of a simple black t-shirt with a dark blue hooded zip up jacket, dark blue cargo pants, black fingerless gloves, and a pair of black running shoes with retracting roller skates. In addition, they each bought a dark blue backpack, a silver Pokéball belt, and a brand new Pokétch. They clipped their starter's Pokéballs to their belts immediately.
Moving onto the Pokéball section, they bought the required Pokéballs. With the supply list finished, they decided to splurge a bit and bought a complete Pokémon Med kit, a set of Great Balls, a Berry blender, and a Pokéblock case.
After meeting back up with McGonagall, she showed them to the Pokémon Center.
"Here is where I leave you," she said, "The Hogwarts Express leaves from King's Cross Station at 11:00 on September 1st, I shall see you at Hogwarts."
"Thank you Professor," all three children said together. She nodded and left the center.
As soon as she was out of site, Ash quickly turned to Harry, "Hey, let's have a Pokémon battle!"
Harry was about to respond, but Gary beat him to it. "You're not aloud to battle yet," he said, "we're forbidden until we get to school. If they catch you they'll strip your license for a year as punishment. Grandpa told you this just last week!"
Ash rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, "Oh yeah, I forgot."
Harry clapped him on the back, "Don't worry, we'll have a battle once we get to Hogwarts."
The grin returned, "Yeah, and I'm gonna win for sure!"
Harry laughed, "Not if I win first."
Gary let out a sigh and walked away.
The rest of the month passed relatively fast. Ash and Harry distracted themselves by exploring the city or playing with their Pokédex. Harry constantly fiddled with the Marauder's Map app that Delia had put on it, but he had yet to figure out how to use it.
On September 1st, Harry was woken up in the usual way, Growlithe licking him until he got out of bed. Groaning and pushing Growlithe away, he sat up and went to take a shower. Twenty minutes later, he stepped out of the bathroom fully clothed and ready for the day.
It was then he realized what day it actually was; a grin broke across his face. "We finally get to go to Hogwarts Growlithe!" he said happily.
The Puppy Pokémon barked and ran around the room, before pawing at the door. Harry quickly stuffed everything he owned in his backpack before walking over to let out the anxious Fire-Type.
In the next room over, Harry could hear Ash yelling in pain. He snickered slightly as he remembered the first time Ash as received a Pikachu wake up call, it was funny to say the least.
Walking down to the cafeteria, he found Gary already eating breakfast and reading one of his textbooks on his expanded Pokédex. Getting his own tray of food and a bowl of Pokémon food for Growlithe, he sat down next to the youngest Oak.
"Good morning Gary," he greeted.
"Morning Harry," he returned, "where's Ash?"
"At his shock therapy session," Harry replied grinning, "Pikachu's determined to get him up before noon."
Gary snorted, "That'll be the day." He took another bite of his omelet, "So are you ready for Hogwarts, we're leaving today."
"Yep, I've got everything packed," Harry said, "We found the train station about a week ago, it's a half an hour's walk from here so we should leave at ten."
Gary nodded thoughtfully.
Ash stumbled into the cafeteria just then. He still looked half asleep as he fell into the chair next to Harry and started inhaling the Oatmeal he'd gotten. Harry could smell something burning, and he noticed that Ash's eyebrow was smoking slightly.
"So what are we doing today?" Ash asked once he'd woken up slightly.
Harry raised his eyebrows, "Going to Hogwarts," he said.
"Oh, ok," Ash went back to eating.
Harry mentally began counting down. Five, four, three, two, one. Ash gasped and started choking on the juice he'd been drinking. Pikachu let out a long suffering sigh before bringing his tail around and slapping Ash hard on the back.
Ash started breathing again as his airway cleared. "Hogwarts!" He gasped, "It's the first isn't it? We're leaving today."
"Way to state the obvious Ashy-boy," Gary said.
Ash scowled at the nickname.
Harry intervened before it could dissolve into a fight, "Ash have you packed yet?"
"No, I've gotta go do that now," he said. He ran out if the cafeteria, then ran back in and inhaled the rest of his food. Thirty seconds and a huge belch later Ash ran off back to his room.
"Ash Ketchum everyone!" Harry said, "the human vacuum!"
Gary laughed.
"So where's the train station?" Gary asked.
"Just around the corner," Ash said.
They walked around the corner and came across a massive brick building with the words King's Cross Station written across the top. Next to the words was an image of an Aegislash hovering behind a Doublade.
Walking in, they were in awe of the massive interior of the station. It appeared to be the size of a football stadium, and there were dozens of trains all about the place.
"Now the only question is which one's the Hogwarts Express," Harry said as he looked around.
"Perhaps I could be of assistance?" A voice said. Turning, they saw a young adult looking at them. He wore a fancy getup of black pants and a white colored shirt with a black vest and a green bow tie that matched his hair.
"That'd be great," Ash said, "my names Ash and this is my Pikachu."
"I'm Harry, and this is Growlithe," Harry said.
"And I'm Gary, and this is Eevee," Gary said.
"A pleasure, I'm Cilan a Pokémon connoisseur," he said, "and I'm also a metro connoisseur. I heard you were looking for the Hogwarts Express?"
"That's right," Gary said, "do you know where it is?"
"Indeed I do, follow me," Cilan led them deeper into the station, chatting nonstop about all of the different trains there were in the station.
"And here we are, Platform 9 ¾," they were standing before a massive red steam engine.
"Since Hogwarts is such an important school in the Patronus region, as well as the location of the Patronus Elite four, the Hogwarts Express was commissioned it's own private platform," Cilan explained.
"Wow, that train is really cool!" Ash said in excitement.
"Thank you for your help Cilan, we would have been searching for hours if you hadn't found us," Harry said.
"My pleasure," Cilan said, "I'm actually a Hogwarts prefect so if you have any trouble don't hesitate to ask."
"Thank you, we will," Gary said.
The three first years went off in search of an empty compartment while Cilan went to get into the prefects compartment. Eventually, they settled in the last compartment on the train and started chatting excitedly about what they might learn.
Eventually, the clock struck 11:00 and the Hogwarts Express started chugging out of the station. Soon after, there was a knock on the compartment door and it slid open. Standing in the doorway was a girl with long bushy hair and large front teeth. Behind her was a large, slightly pudgy boy who looked extremely nervous.
"Excuse me," the girl said, "do you mind if we join you? I lost my compartment when I was helping Neville here find his Chikorita."
"No, how could you lose a Pokémon?" Gary said rudely, "Did it run away from you?"
"No, no," Neville said quickly, "She just likes playing hide and seek with me. She disappeared almost as soon as I got on the train and I wanted to find her before we get to school."
"Oh, sorry," Gary said, looking chastised.
"If you need some help next time come find me," Harry said, "My Growlithe could probably sniff her out for you."
"That would be great," Neville said.
"Oh, you have a Growlithe?" the girl said with excitement, "I've read that they have excellent sense of smell and they're really loyal to their masters."
"That's right, um," said Harry, unsure of her name.
"Oh I'm sorry, where are my manners," she said, "I'm Hermione Granger."
"Ash Ketchum."
"Gary Oak."
"Harry Potter."
When Harry said his name, Neville's eyes got really wide and Hermione gave a little gasp. "Are you really?" she breathed.
"Yeah," Harry said uncertainly, "Last time I checked I was. Have we met before?"
"Oh no no no," Hermione quickly said, "It's just that I've read all about you and your parents. They were really brave taking on Tom Riddle like that all by themselves."
"They what?" Harry asked, looking at Hermione in confusion, "Who's Tom Riddle? What are you talking about?"
"You mean you don't know?" Neville asked in surprise.
"Know what?" Harry asked in exasperation.
Hermione looked anxiously at Harry, "Do you mind if I just show you?" she asked him, "I've got a e-book that should explain everything."
"Um, sure," Harry said bewildered.
Hermione nodded and pulled out her Pokédex. Expanding it to full size, she tapped on it a couple of times before handing it to Harry.
It was a book called The Rise and Fall of Team Kedavra. Harry had this book on his Dex but he hadn't read that much into it. All he could remember about it was that Team Kedavra had attempted to take over the Patronus Region and the Leader, Tom Riddle, was a powerful Psychic similar to Champion Dumbledore.
Hermione had turned it to the final chapter.
The fall of Team Kedavra seemed nowhere in sight as the Death Eaters (The name for the Team Kedavra Grunts) continued attacking homes and cities all over the Patronus region. People lived in fear that they would be the next to be attacked, their Pokémon stolen, the women raped and killed, children tortured, fathers murdered.
However, events finally came to a head when Tom Riddle, known as Lord Voldemort by his followers, attacked the home of James and Lily Potter.
James Potter, the gym leader for the Godric's Hollow Pokémon Gym and recognized as one of the strongest Gym Leaders in the entire region, put up a massive fight when Riddle attacked. Unfortunately, half of his team was still in the Pokémon center and James was killed trying to buy time for his wife and son to escape.
Lily Potter, using escaped out the back door with her one-year-old son at the first opportunity, however she ran right into an ambush. Five of Riddle's strongest Death Eaters stood waiting and attacked the moment they saw her. After a long and fearsome battle, Lily managed to defeat them. She only had a single Pokémon left alive on her team however, and by the time she had won, Riddle had caught up with them.
Using his Psychic power, Riddle killed her instantly before turning his attention to baby Harry Potter. Nobody knows exactly what happened, but two hours later authorities discovered a crying baby Harry in the middle of a massive crater and Tom Riddle had disappeared. Shortly hereafter, all of the death eaters vanished, melding back into society with no one sure of who they were.
Young Harry has been hailed as a hero, gaining the label of the Boy-Who-Lived. According to sources, he was sent to live with his relatives in the Kanto Region.
Harry was silent as he handed Hermione back her Pokédex.
"Harry? Are you alright bro?" Ash asked, eyeing his cousin with worry.
Harry nodded; he didn't trust himself to speak right now. Suddenly, Growlithe's Pokeball burst open and the Puppy Pokémon appeared in the compartment. He put his head in Harry's lap and looked at him with concern, whining lightly.
Harry put a hand on his starter's head and started petting him. Vaguely he could hear Hermione apologizing for upsetting him.
He shook his head, "It's alright," he croaked, "It's best that I learn it here then at Hogwarts." Petting Growlithe seemed to help soothe him.
"What did you show him?" Ash asked. Hermione handed him her Pokédex and Gary read it over his shoulder.
When they finished, they looked at Harry in shock.
"Why didn't mom tell you?" Ash asked, "I'm sure she knows."
"You're probably right," Harry said, "But the only time I ever asked mom about my birth parents she just broke down crying. I didn't want to do that to her again so I never brought it back up."
"So you were sent to live with Ash's family?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, Ash is my cousin on my father's side," Harry explained, "We were raised as brothers."
"And what about you?" Neville asked Gary.
"I live with my grandpa, Professor Samuel Oak," Gary said.
"You're Professor Oak's Grandson?" Hermione interrupted.
Gary nodded looking smug.
Ash groaned, "Please don't mention that around him," he pleaded.
"It takes both of us to keep his head at a manageable size on his own," Harry said, "We really don't need anyone to make our work harder."
Gary scowled at them, "Anyway," he said, "Grandpa was our tutor during elementary school so we been friends for a long time."
The door suddenly slid open with a bang. Everyone looked up to see three boys standing in the doorway. In the middle was a blonde boy with slicked back hair and a pale pointed face and just behind him stood two hulking brutes.
"They're saying that Harry Potter is in this compartment," he said snidely. He looked at Ash, "It's you isn't it?" he asked.
Ash blinked, "No, my name's Ash, this is my brother H..." he stopped, seeing the minute shake of Harry's head. Nodding slightly, he continued, "We're from Pallet Town, in Kanto."
The blond boy sneered, "I've heard of Kanto, seems like a rather backwater region to me."
"What did you say?" Gary demanded, jumping to his feet.
"You heard me," the boy said
Harry and Ash stood as well, flanking Gary.
"You really don't want to be insulting our home region," Harry said, his voice dripping with venom. Growlithe started growling as he felt his trainer's anger.
Hermione stood between them, "Calm down all of you, you shouldn't be fighting."
"No one asked you beaver," the pale boy said bitingly.
Hermione gasped as her hands jumped to her mouth.
Ash growled, "Leave now," he demanded. Neville was now standing, his face a cloud of anger. He gently gripped Hermione's shoulders and pulled her back behind them.
The boy finally seemed to realize that he was outnumbered. Huffing he turned and walked out.
Hermione sat down hard. She seemed to be struggling not to cry. Neville sat next to her and put an arm around her shoulder. Harry sat on her other side.
"Don't listen to that jerk," he said, "People like that just say things because it makes them feel better about themselves."
"And he's obviously compensating for a lot," Gary interjected. They all laughed.
A few hours later, the train started slowing and a voice came over the intercom. "We will be arriving in five minutes, please make sure that all belongings are properly stowed and all Pokémon are returned to their Pokéballs."
Harry recalled Growlithe to his Pokeball and hurriedly stuffed the rest of the snack's he'd bought into his backpack. Slinging it over his shoulder, he waited with his new and old friends for the train to come to a stop.
With one last lurch, the train stopped and they walked out into the throng of students and departed the train. Slipping slightly on the wet pavement, they looked around unsure of what to do, until a voice called out.
"Firs' years, firs' years over here, come on firs' years," it said. Walking out of the gloom was a very large man. At his side was a purple and red flower like Pokémon. The large petals on its head were glowing brightly, lighting up the platform.
They made there way over to him as Ash pulled his Pokédex and scanned the Pokémon.
Vileplume, the Flower Pokémon. Using the largest flower petals in the world, it spreads large clouds of pollen that cause allergic reactions.
They all followed the man as he led them down a worn path.
"Yeh'll get yer firs' sight o' Hogwarts in a sec," he called over his shoulder, "jus' round this bend here."
There was a loud "Oooooh!"
The narrow path had opened suddenly onto the edge of a great black lake. Perched atop a high mountain on the other side, its windows sparkling in the starry sky, was a vast castle with many turrets and towers.
Sitting on the lake was a pod of large blue Pokémon with grey spiky shells on their backs. They were Lapras, apply named the Transport Pokémon.
"No more than four students per Lapras," the man called out as he sat himself on the largest Lapras in the front, "Make sure you have a good grip on one of the spikes on their shells."
Neville, Hermione, and Gary climbed onto a Lapras with a red headed girl with a ponytail sticking out the side. Harry and Ash joined two other kids on a different Lapras.
"Hi, I'm Harry," Harry introduced himself.
"And I'm Ash, who're you?" Ash asked.
"I'm May, and this is my twin brother Max," the girl said.
"Are you twins too?" the boy, Max, asked, "cause you look a lot alike."
Ash and Harry looked at each other and shrugged simultaneously, "Mine as well be," they said together.
May and Max grinned, "Cool!" they said in unison.
"If everyone in? Lets go!" all of the Lapras took off across the lake. It was a very calming ride, as the Lapras glided smoothly across the crystal clear waters. They were let off on the other side of the lake, at the bottom of a hill. At the top of the hill were the huge main doors of Castle Hogwarts.
As they trekked up to the castle, Gary brought Hermione, Neville, and the girl they'd sat with up to two sets of twins.
"Hey guys, this is Misty," Gary said, "She's from Kanto too."
"Nice to meet you," Misty said.
"And you," Harry said, "My names Harry, and this is my brother Ash. And these are May and Max."
"Hi there," May greeted.
"How'ya doing?" Max asked.
"So where are you from?" Neville asked May and Max.
"We're from the Hoenn Region," May said.
"Our dad is the Gym Leader for the Petalburg Gym," Max explained.
"That's amazing," Hermione said, "I'm from the Sinnoh region myself. What about you Neville? I don't think you ever said."
"Born and raised here in Patronus," Neville said proudly, "My family has been here for generations."
As the large man lead them towards it, the doors opened to reveal a tall woman wearing a white lab coat. Her black hair was wound up in a bun and she wore a stern expression on her face.
"Firs' years, Professor McGonagall," he said.
"Thank you Hagrid, I will take them from here," she replied.
Hagrid nodded and walked past into the building, leaving the students behind.
"Welcome to Hogwarts," she said, "The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you are here, your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free time in your house common room.
"The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding Pokémon trainers. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rulebreaking will lose house points. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honor. I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours.
"Any house rivalries are to be kept out of the classes and confined to the many battlefields around the school.
"If you will follow me, the Sorting Ceremony will now begin," with that, she turned around and led all of the students into the entrance hall.
An automated system pulled the doors shut behind the students and the doors to a massive banquet hall opened in front of them.
Within the Great Hall stood four massive tables, each lined up next to each other. Hanging from the ceiling above each table were four massive banners. Above the far left table was a red banner with golden lining that had a depiction of Pyroar on it. Above the next table over was a yellow banner with black lining and a Linoone in the center. Above the third table was blue and bronze lined banner with a Braviary. And hanging above the final table was a green banner with silver lining and a Serperior depicted in the center of it.
Each of the tables was filled with students, each wearing a jacket and hat the same color of their house. Harry assumed it was some sort of uniform. Surrounding the tables and students were all a huge variety of Pokémon.
At the back of the hall was another large table sitting perpendicular to the house tables. All around it sat the professors and staff. In the center sat Headmaster Dumbledore, otherwise known as Champion Albus, the Patronus region Champion and Elite four Master.
Perched on the back of Dumbledore's chair, was a green and white bird like Pokémon. It gazed across the hall with a far away look, as if it wasn't seeing anything at all and yet everything at once.
The First years all congregated at the head of the hall, right in front of the staff table. Professor McGonagall appeared holding a large bird perch. She set it down in front of the staff table and the Xatu flew down and landed on it.
"When I call you name, you will come forth and Xatu will sort you into your houses," McGonagall instructed, she pulled her own Dex from her pocket and expanded it to full size.
"Berlitz, Dawn!" she called.
A Blue haired girl slowly walked up to the podium. Xatu focused it's gaze on her for a moment, before flaring it's wings and declaring, "Xatu!"
There was a moment of silence as the first years looked on in confusion. Suddenly, Xatu's eyes flashed brightly and Dawn vanished and reappeared sitting at the Gryffindor table. The Gryffindor house exploded in cheers for their new housemate.
"Bones, Susan," went to Hufflepuff.
"They say that Xatu can see into the future," Max whispered, "I wonder if that's how we're sorted."
"Brocklehurst, Mandy," went to Ravenclaw.
"But time is constantly affected by choice," Hermione said back, "And Xatu's currently the one with the choice."
"Bulstrode, Millicent," was the first Slytherin.
Harry tried to tune out their debate as McGonagall continued to call out names.
"Connors, Serena," a girl with long honey coloured hair also went to Slytherin.
"Cornfoot, Stephen," was a Hufflepuff.
"Crabbe, Vincent," one of the boys who'd insulted them on the train went to Slytherin.
"Davis, Paul," a boy with purple hair and a condescending expression on his face went to Slytherin.
"Douglas, Trip," a kid with Dirty blond hair and a digital camera in his hand went to Slytherin.
"Entwhistle, Kevin," became a Ravenclaw.
"Finch-Fletchley, Justin," was a Hufflepuff.
"Goldstein, Anthony," also went to Hufflepuff.
"Granger, Hermione!"
Hermione practically ran up to the Mystic Pokémon in her excitement. She stood quivering in front of it as it stared at her. For a full minute, nothing happened except for Hermione's body started to relax and her expression went blank. Finally, Xatu flared its wings and declared, "Xatu!" Hermione was teleported to the Gryffindor table amidst cheers.
"Greengrass, Daphne," became a Slytherin.
"Hopkins, Wayne," was put in Hufflepuff.
"Ketchum, Ash!"
Ash ran up just like Hermione and stood in front of Xatu. Barely a moment later, he was sent to Gryffindor.
"Li, Sue," became a Ravenclaw
"Longbottom, Neville," nervously walked up to Xatu, nearly tripping on the stairs. Xatu stared at him for a long time, before teleporting him to Gryffindor.
"MacDougal, Morag," was sent to Ravenclaw.
"Macmillan, Ernie," became a Hufflepuff.
"Malfoy, Draco," was the pale blond kid who's barged into their compartment on the train. He swaggered up to Xatu and was sent to Slytherin before he even reached the top step.
"Maple, Max!"
Max confidently walked up to Xatu and stared at it intently. Moments later, he was teleported to the Ravenclaw table.
"Maple, May!"
She nervously stood in front of Xatu, and was sent to Gryffindor.
"Oak, Gary!"
Gary swaggered up just like Malfoy did, causing Ash and Harry to roll their eyes in unison. Xatu stared at him for as long as it did with Hermione, before finally sending him to Ravenclaw.
"Parkinson, Pansy," was sent to Slytherin.
"Potter, Harry!"
The Great Hall went silent. Harry stepped forwards as whispers broke out behind him.
"Did she say Potter?"
"The Harry Potter?"
Harry stood in front of Xatu as it looked into his eyes. It seemed to peer into his soul, judging him. As Harry's face went blank, his nervousness and worry seemed to melt away.
After what seemed like an eternity, Harry suddenly felt an unusual sensation envelope his body and he suddenly found himself sitting next to Hermione and across from Ash at the Gryffindor table.
All of the Gryffindors burst into thunderous applause. Down the table, two red headed twins started chanting, "We've got Potter!" over and over.
As the cheering settled, McGonagall called the next name.
"Reed, Anabel," was a girl with short lilac coloured hair. Harry could have mistaken her for a guy if not for her first name. She was sent to the Hufflepuff table.
"Richards, Drew," was a boy with green hair. He arrogantly flicked his bangs as he walked up to Xatu. After a moment, he was sent to Ravenclaw.
"Smith, Zacharias," became a Hufflepuff.
"Stark, Ritchie," also was teleported to Ash's side in Gryffindor.
"Stein, Barry," a hyper kid with bright blonde hair practically ran up to Xatu and was sent to Gryffindor.
"Stevens, Bianca," a girl with brown hair that had two branches sticking straight up was sent to Hufflepuff.
"Turpin, Lisa," was sent to Ravenclaw.
"Waterflower, Misty," joined them at Gryffindor.
"Winters, Iris," a girl with a lot of purple hair was sent to Hufflepuff.
Once all of the first years had been sorted, Headmaster Dumbledore stood to make a speech.
"Welcome one and all, to a new year at Hogwarts! I have a few start of term notices to give out before the banquet. Firstly, I would like to all first years to know that the surrounding grounds and Pokémon habitats are strictly off limits to all students below third year without a teacher escort. I feel that some of our other students should be reminded of this as well." He was looking directly at the twins as he said this.
"All Pokémon battles are restricted to the multiple battlefields around the school. There is no battling in the halls.
"Any who wish to sign up for our inter house battle teams are welcome to speak with Madam Hooch at any time.
"And finally, I must tell you that this year, the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death."
The students started muttering about this.
"Now, let the feast begin!" There was a brilliant flash of light along the tables and a brilliant feast appeared. After marveling at the mass teleportation, the first years quickly dug into the food like their older counterparts.
After prodding from the older years, all of the new students started releasing their Pokémon. Harry went first, releasing his Growlithe. It looked around the great hall and started running around, sniffing at different things. Occasionally, one of the students would try and pet him but he always either growled (Malfoy) or shied away.
Misty had a Psyduck that just stared at the food blankly as it held its head. Misty face palmed at her Pokémon.
May let out a little Torchic. It started chirping it's name and running around the table eating berries and just about anything else in its range.
"Oh, Arceus its so cute," Dawn said with a squeal.
"I know," May said, hugging Torchic, "What Pokémon did you get?"
"Oh, I got a Buneary," Dawn said, releasing the rabbit Pokémon.
"Bun, Buneary!" it said, bouncing onto Dawn's lap.
"Oh my gosh, it's so fluffy," May squealed.
"What about you Hermione?" Misty asked.
"Oh, I got a Ralts," Hermione said. She tossed her Pokeball into the air and released the Emotion Pokémon. It looked around shyly before snuggling against Hermione.
"Hey that's just like Max's," May said, "Except his is male. By the way Harry, why did you say you and Ash were twins? You have different last names."
"Technically we're cousins," Harry said.
"But we were raised as together as Brothers," Ash said.
"I was sent to live with him after my parents were killed," Harry said.
"Plus we're so much alike that," Ash said.
"We can get away with acting like twins," Harry finished.
"Hey, quite copying us!" the red headed twins yelled unison from down the table.
"Try and stop us, we outnumber you!" Ash, Harry, May, and surprisingly Max from the Ravenclaw yelled back.
"That is really creepy," Barry said.
"You'll get used to it!" Gary yelled.
"How did he here me?" Barry demanded.
"He didn't have to," Harry said.
"Someone always says that when we twin speak," Ash finished.
"Hey Harry, why did the whole hall start whispering when you were sorted?" Ritchie asked.
Harry sighed, "At least someone doesn't know," he muttered. Louder he said, "I really don't like talking about it. If you read The Rise and Fall of Team Kedavra you'll understand."
Ritchie blinked in surprise before slowly nodding.
Ash was quick to redirect the conversation, "So Ritchie, which Pokémon did you get?"
"Oh, I got a Pikachu," Ritchie said, pulling a Pokéball and releasing said Pokémon, "Come on out Sparky!" It looked like every other Pikachu, except for a small tuft of hair on its head.
"Hey, me too," Ash said excitedly. He released his own Pikachu. The two Mouse Pokémon immediately started playing with each other.
"Hey check my Pokémon out!" Barry said with extreme excitement, "Come on out Piplup!" he tossed his Pokéball into the air and released a small blue Penguin Pokémon. It puffed its chest out proudly, trying and failing to look down on the Pikachu's who were now watching it curiously.
"That's a Water Type right?" Misty asked, interested.
"That's right," Barry said proudly like his Piplup, "only found in Sinnoh, like me."
"Oh you're from Sinnoh?" Hermione asked, "So am I!"
"Hey me too," Dawn said, "What town are you two from?"
"I'm from Sunnyshore City," Hermione said quickly.
"And I'm from Twinleaf Town," Barry said.
"No way!" Dawn said, "So am I."
There was another flash throughout the hall, and the banquet was replaced by a veritable mountain of desserts.
"I'm from Vermillion City, in Kanto," Ritchie said.
"Hey, we're from Kanto too," Ash said, gesturing to himself and Harry.
"Pallet Town and proud," Harry said.
"I'm from Cerulean City," Misty said.
"Yeah, another Kanto!" Ash said, holding his hand up. Misty gave him a high five.
"What about you May?" Dawn asked.
"Petalburg City in Hoenn," May said.
"Harry," Neville ventured timidly, "you know that you were born here in Patronus? In Godric's Hollow like me."
Harry blinked, "I was?" he asked nonplussed.
Neville nodded.
Harry shrugged, "You learn something new everyday," he said, "I still consider Pallet Town my home."
There was a third flash of light, and the tables were cleared. Growlithe came trotting up and sat right next to Ash as Dumbledore stood again.
"An excellent feast," he said to the hall, "Now, I'm sure your all tired so off to bed you go."
With a flurry of movement, all of the students stood up from the tables and began making their way out of the great hall. Flash's of red light could be seen all over the room as Pokémon were returned.
"Gryffindor first years, this way," a familiar voice said. Harry turned to see Cilan wearing a gryffindor jacket and gesturing to the little group of first years. On his chest was a pin with the leter P on it with the Gryffindor crest for a backround.
The first year Gryffindors followed Cilan up flights of stairs and down long hallways until they finally reached a small patch of wall at the end of a particular corridor. Engraved on the wall was a depiction of a Zekrom.
"This is the entrance to our Common Room," Cilan explained, "In order to open it, you must touch the tip of the dragon's tail to reveal a scanning port."
He did so and small opening appeared in the wall.
"Simply pass your Pokédex through the scanner and the door will open. Let me first inform you that students from other houses are forbidden from entering one another's common room. There is a scanner in the doorway that will inform us if anyone from another house tries to enter."
He passed his Dex through the scanner and a previously hidden doorway opened in the wall.
He walked through, followed by the gaggle of ten year olds.
"Welcome to the Gryffindor House Common Room," Cilan said gesturing grandly, "The dormitories can be reached by stepping on one of the warp tiles along the walls. Boys are on the left, Girls on the right. The first year's Dormitory is the first tile; second years go to the second tile and so on.
"Breakfast is between 6:00 and 8:00 with classes starting at 9:00.
"You are required to wear your uniform during classes and any feasts. Outside of class, you can wear whatever you wish, but are still encouraged to wear your uniform. You will find your jacket and hat inside of your wardrobe.
"There is a charging station for your Pokédex's next to all of your beds. When you plug them in for the first time, your schedule and a map of the grounds will download to the Dex.
"Unless there are any questions, I bid you goodnight."
Harry followed along with the other boys after wishing the girls a good night. One by one they stepped on the warp tile and were teleported to a large circular room.
Along the wall were five large four-poster beds with a desk and wardrobe on either side of each. Scattered about the room were large foam pads that Harry guessed were for Pokémon. He took Growlithe's Pokéball from his belt and released the Pokémon.
Growlithe bounded in and immediately claimed the bed on the far right, curling up at the foot of the mattress.
"I guess that one's mine," Harry commented as he moved over to the bed.
Ash grabbed the bed right next to Harry's and Neville chose the one on the other side. Barry jumped on the bed on the far left leaving the last one for Ritchie.
Harry moved to the wardrobe and opened it to find five jackets of different thickness hanging within. Each was colored red with gold lining and had the Gryffindor crest stitched on the back as well as the chest.
Unloading his outfit into the wardrobe, Harry moved to the desk and plugged his Pokédex into the charger. There was also a PC terminal so Harry could change his team around once he'd caught more than six Pokémon.
Exchanging goodnights with all the boys, Harry slipped under the covers and fell asleep almost instantly.
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Here's the list of character replacements.
HP Pokémon
Ron Weasley - Ash Ketchum (I know some of you like Ron, but his character would have just been wasted because Ash already has his place as Harry's best friend, Also Ash has all of the best of Ron without the worst…cough jealous streak a mile wide cough…)
Fay Dunbar - Misty Waterflower (This girl was actually sorted into Gryffindor the same year as Harry. There is a list of all of the class of 1998 Hogwarts students on the Harry Potter Wichita)
Seamus Finnigan - Barry Stein (Yes, this is the psychotic Barry from Sinnoh)
Parvati Patil - May Maple
Padma Patil - Max Maple (I did make May and Max twins and figured that this would work, Max takes the smart twin's place in Ravenclaw while May takes the airhead one's place in Gryffindor)
Lavender Brown - Dawn Berlitz (This was just too perfect, best friends Lavender and Parvati just perfectly match May and Dawn)
Dean Thomas - Ritchie Stark (If you don't know who Ritchie is you don't deserve to watch Pokémon.)
Hannah Abbot - Anabel Reed (Yes, this is Salon Maiden Anabel. In this world no one is aloud to hold positions like frontier brain or gym leader until they finish schooling)
Megan Jones - Iris Winters (Random Hufflepuff girl that no one nows. Also, I didn't realize the whole Ice Type/Winters correlation until it was too late and now the name has stuck)
Oliver Rivers - Bianca Stevens (This is the Bianca from Alto Mare in the Pokémon Heroes Movie)
Micheal Corner - Drew Richards (Grass head Drew from Hoenn; I considered having him replace another Slytherin, but decided that I needed another Rival in a different house)
Terry Boot - Gary Oak (I know I changed Gary's personality alot, but I thinks it makes sense for Harry and Ash together being able to keep a lid on his ego. Also, he just rubbed me the wrong way all through Kanto and I don't think I could ever deal with writing him like that after seeing the good side of Gary in Sinnoh)
Blaise Zabini - Trip Douglas (eh, couldn't think of a different last name for him. This is the Trip from Unova)
Theodore Nott - Paul Davis (If you don't know Paul, you don't deserve to watch Pokémon)
Tracy Davis - Serena Conners (This is the Serena from Kalos. I know Slytherin probably doesn't suit her but I wanted at least one good guy in the snake house and Serena's flippant attitude with her mother made her prime candidate. We'll see what happens.)
Percy Weasley - Cilan Jones (The Weasley's are pretty much a non entity in Hogwarts. Don't worry, the twins are still there if you didn't notice them chanting when Harry was sorted, but Ron and Percy don't exhist. I'm not sure it Bill or Charlie will ever make an appearance.)
And that's it for this year. I will introduce some younger character's next year and maybe some older characters like Brock will make an appearance. When they do, I'll let you know who they've replaced.
My reasoning behind replacing the Weasley's is that their presence in Harry's life from Canon had been completely replaced by Ash's Family so there is little point leaving them in when I can replace them with better characters.
Again, please vote in my Poll, and thanks for reading!