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It had been a year since the Pharaoh had left and Yugi was still trying to get used to his absence. Bakura had also left and Yugi was happy for his friend as it meant that Ryou was now free from the evil sprits control. Though with the millennium item's gone, both boys now wore large pendants around there neck's where they used to be, just to keep the comforting weight around there neck that they were so used to.
Yugi often wondered what Yami, no, Atem, was doing and whether he was enjoying himself. He had grown steadily over the past year and was becoming more like the pharaoh every day. His voice had broken too, causing an amusing few weeks for his friends as his voice rocketed around all over the place. It had finally settled a few weeks back, making Tea ask if the pharaoh had returned because Yugi had sounded so much like the spirit.
Sighing, Yugi turned to look out of his bedroom window where he saw an owl, peaking at his window. He frowned. It was 2 in the afternoon. Why would an owl be out, not least knocking on his window? Warily, he walked over to the window and opened it wide. The small barn owl spread its wings and flew through it to land on the desk before dropping an envelope and leaving again.
Closing the window, Yugi walked back to his desk, eyeing the letter curiously. He picked it up and looked at the front. The address was written in emerald-green ink and it read:
Mr. Y. Moto
Smallest bedroom above the shop
Domino game shop
Domino city
Japan
The envelope was thick and heavy, made of yellowish parchment and had no stamp. Yugi's eyes narrowed in his increasing curiosity. He turned the envelope over and saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms that was a lion, a badger, an eagle and a snake all surrounding a large letter H.
Slowly, he slipped his finger under the edge of the seal and gently prized the envelope open. Inside was a roll of the same slightly yellowing parchment as the envelope. He pulled it out and found that it was several peaces of the parchment all wrapped up together. Unwrapping them, he found a letter addressed to him written in the same ink as the address.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, first class, Grand Sorc., Chef. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Mr. Moto,
We are pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's new International program. This program has been set up for older Witches and Wizards that where unable to get into there local school at the time of the first year (Age 11). Please find enclosed a list of necessary books and equipment.
Term begins September 1st.
Yours sincerely
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy headmistress
Yugi's eyes had widened considerably throughout the letter and he was now staring at the offending item with a look of shock bordering on disbelief. He began shifting through the other papers and sure enough, he found a list. It contained the uniform, the books needed and a few other Items.
As Yugi read the list he spotted another peace of parchment that had fallen out of His grasp and landed on his desk. It was another letter. He put the Item list down, picked the letter up and read.
Mr. Moto,
I hope that you will take an interest at the unique offer that you have been given. As you are likely to want it explaining fully I shall meet you at Domino Park at 2pm on the 20th of July to give you more information. Remember that you do not have to come, though I believe it will be of great benefit to you.
Yours sincerely
Professor Albus Dumbledore
Yugi pondered this. It was true he wanted information, but what if it was a trick? He weighed the chances. After a few minutes of mental debating, he decided to go. The whole thing looked way to official to be faked and it was, he had to admit, making him curious. The 20th of July was that Saturday and he hadn't really been planning anything.
Lying down on his bed, he smiled. It could be fun he thought to himself. He hadn't had a good adventure in a while and was suddenly excited at his chance to have one. It would be just like old times. Well, almost
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In another part of Domino City a grumpy looking Seto Kiba was having a glaring contest with a large eagle owl perched on his desk, a letter resting in its sharp talons. The owl screeched and took off, flying back through the open window it had come in. Kiba smirked slightly at winning the contest and promptly got up, walked over to the window and slammed it shut with so much force it made the glass rattle.
Growling, he turned back to his desk and spotted the yellowing envelope. The emerald ink on the front read:
Mr. S. Kiba
Largest office on the top floor
Kiba corp. building
Domino City
Japan
Curiosity getting the better of him, he opened the envelope to find a roll of parchment. It contained the same as Yugi's, an official looking letter, a list of equipment and a small note. He narrowed his eyes in mistrust. If someone was mocking him they would pay, and the only way of finding that out, however much it pained him, was to go on Saturday to meet this Albus Dumbledore.
Chucking the letter back on the desk, he turned back to his computer where he had been looking at possible strategies for defeating Yugi and some of the runts more annoying combos.
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Ryou Bakura had been sorting through his duel deck when the owl had run smack bang into his bedroom window. The bang had caused the boy to yell at the top of his voice and jump 10 feet into the air. For once it was lucky no-one was home. Putting his cards down quickly he rushed to the window, shoving it open and poking his head through to look down at the poor creature trying to pull itself to its feet again.
After managing to flip itself over, it took flight again, heading straight for the open window, causing Ryou to yelp and jump backwards to get out of the creatures way. The slightly shabby looking gray owl flew over to his bed and flumped down on the covers, exhausted.
Ryou grabbed his glass of water and gently offered to owl a drink which it gratefully accepted. Hooting weakly, the owl stuck out its leg, drawing the white haired boy's attention to the letter in its talons. Looking at the bird curiously, he reached out and took the slightly crumpled letter from the owl, focusing his gaze at the green writing on the front and noting the fact that there was no stamp. He read:
Mr. R. Bakura
Second biggest bedroom
106 stephensons way
Domino City
Japan
Very precise he thought to himself as he took in the yellowing parchment and purple wax seal. He let the owl rest as he opened the envelope and read the letter inside. Like Kiba and Yugi's, it contained a letter, a list and a note. Sitting down next to the owl, who had fallen asleep on his bed, Ryou thought of the possibility.
He couldn't say that a school of magic sounded particularly believable, but who was he to say? After all, he had spent several years being possessed by an evil spirit of a magic ring. He should know better than most that anything can happen.
xxx...xxx
When Atem woke, it was to find himself with his face pressed against the floor of a dirty and wet alleyway. Heaving himself up of the floor, He winced. He was aching all over. Looking around, he realized he was in an alley only a few streets away from Yugi's game shop.
It seemed fate wasn't done with him yet.
He groaned as he sat back on his knees, every muscle in his body screaming out in protest at the movement. Looking down he saw that he was still wearing his Pharaoh outfit. Frowning, he wondered why he was back. The puzzle was no longer around his neck so he must have his own body rather than being in Yugi's.
He was testing his fingers when the snowy owl landed on his legs and dropped a letter there before taking off again. Startled at the owl's behavior, Atem picked up the letter to look at the address. It read:
Mr. A. Moto
Behind the dumpster
Abandoned Ally 6
Domino City
Japan
'Hmmm...' He mused thoughtfully as he prized the seal open and took the papers out before reading them. So this is what fate has got planned for me this time hu? He thought to himself as he sat back against the wall. He sat there for a while pondering what he should do before he made his mind up.
Dragging himself up and onto his feet, he started staggering towards the opening of the ally turning right at the end and started walking slowly towards Domino Game shop.
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'Malik, why is there an owl in my living room?'
Isuzu had walked into the room to find a stunned looking Malik eyeing a small little owl that was sitting on the coffee table, hooting happily. To stunned for words, Malik just shook his head, still watching the brown bird. Seeing her brother wasn't going to answer her question any time soon, Isuzu sighed and whacked him around the head with the book she had in her hand.
'OUCH! What was that for?!' Malik demanded, glaring at his sister and rubbing the back of his head soothingly. Isuzu smirked.
'You were staring at that bird with a stupid look on your face. What was I to do?'
'Um, poke me?'
Isuzu shrugged and tried her question again. 'So, why is there an owl in my living room?' Malik shrugged and turned his gaze back to the owl who, when it saw it had the boy's attention again, promptly hooted, chucked a letter into his lap and took off again, soaring back out of the open window it had come in by.
Confused and curious, Malik took the letter and read the green ink on the front.
Mr. M. Ishtar
The living room sofa
15 Domino road
Domino city
Japan
As he opened the envelope and took out the letter, Isuzu came and sat next to him to read it over his shoulder. It, like all the others, contained the letter, the list and a note.
'Are you going to go?' She asked her brother. She thought it would be a good idea for him. He had liked having the millennium rod, it had completed him, so the chance to learn magic without it could be good for him.
'Maybe. I'll go to the meeting. See what it's all about before I make my final decision.'
Isuzu nodded and then smiled at her brother, handing him the packet of crisps she had gone to get him before the letter had arrived. Malik smiled back at his sister and opened the packet of crisps.
Ummm, cheese and onion flavor, my favorite…
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'WTF!' Bakura yelled as he was dive-bombed by a small screech owl. First he had been plunged head first out of the shadow realm and now this! Not that coming out of the shadow realm was a bad thing, but smacking his face on the hard cold floor of the alleyway he was in certainly was. And it had hurt.
Desperately wishing he had the millennium ring again so he could send this stupid bird to the shadow realm, he glared at the creature that was now flying circles around his head. It screeched loudly before dropping a rather sturdy envelope on his head causing another bolt of pain to course through his head where he had hit it.
Cursing, he picked the letter up from off the floor where it had landed. The owl made one last circle around the thief's head before flying off. Bakura looked at the envelope and smirked when he saw the address on the front.
Mr. Bakura
Sitting in a puddle
Abandoned Ally 18
Domino City
Japan
Bakura looked down and scowled as he realized he was indeed sitting in a puddle. A rather muddy puddle too. Cursing again he pocketed the envelope for future use and got onto his feet, wobbling slightly. He had no choice but to go to Ryou's and hope that the boy would forgive him. Only some of what he had done to his hikari had been Zork. He would have to explain.
That was, if the boy would let him past the front door.
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Yugi was still pondering over the letter when there was a knock at the door. Grandpa was out shopping and he was the only one home, so he dragged himself off of his bed and walked down the stairs to open the door. When he did though, he was in for a shock.
'Pharaoh!?' The boy cried as he saw Atem in the doorway. Atem was breathing heavily and had one hand clutched to her doorframe in an effort to keep himself standing.
'Hello Yugi.' He said, giving his Hikari a smile before collapsing into his arms. Shocked and horrified, Yugi dragged him upstairs where he laid him on his bed. His eyes were wide as he watched the spirit, or what had been a spirit, sleep. He was confused. Why was he back? And more importantly, why did he have his own body? Slowly, he walked over to the phone and dialed a number. It rang twice before being answered.
'Hello? Yugi?' Came the voice at the other end of the phone.
'Hey, Joey. You have got to come and see this.'
xxx...xxx
Bakura staggered up to Ryou's front door and knocked. There was a muffled yell of 'coming!' and a slightly panicked looking Ryou opened the door. His eyes widened in shock and he slammed the door shut again. Bakura sighed.
'Ryou! Please! I just wana talk! Let me explain myself! You don't even have to let me in!' Ryou was slightly surprised to hear this and opened the door a crack, just enough to poke his head through. Bakura did a double take when he saw the glare on his little hikari's face. Ryou had never glared at him like that before.
'Thank you.' Bakura began and he registered the shock that had broken through Ryou's glare and the statement. 'Now, I'll admit that allot of the things I said and did to you were my own doing, but most were not.' he watched as the younger boy's eyes narrowed in mistrust. 'I was being controlled by Zork. He had taken over my mind through the millennium ring and used all the bad memories I had of the Pharaoh and his father to make me feel nothing but rage also causing the attacks on you and your friends that I did by my own will. You may choose not to believe me or trust me and I wouldn't blame you for it in the slightest, but please, think about what I'm saying. I am sorry.'
Through out this speech, Ryou's eyes had grown to exploding point and these last three words he understood. They may not have the millennium ring anymore, but there minds were still connected. He looked his Yami up and down, noting the fact he was soaked through and grudgingly opened the door. Just because he forgave him, didn't mean he would trust him.
Keeping the thief in sight at all times, Ryou led him up to his bedroom where the flop of feathers that was an owl was still sitting on his bed, asleep. Pulling some clean, dry cloths out of his wardrobe and chucking them at Bakura, he walked back downstairs and grabbed a towel and a blanket. When he got back up, Bakura was dressed in the black, slightly faded, flared jeans and white shirt that Ryou had give him and a large trench coat he had been wearing when he came. The outside of the latter was still wet.
Ryou shook his head. 'Take the trench coat off Bakura. It'll only make you colder.' He told the spirit, chucking the towel and blanket at him. 'Use them.'
'Thanks.' Bakura said, slightly surprised at Ryou's thoughtfulness and doing as he was told for the first time in a long while. He was also surprised at his sudden change in attitude since being kicked out of the shadow realm but found that he liked it.
Ryou was busy thinking the same thing as he absent mindedly picked up the ball of feathers from his bed. Bakura looked at it.
'Who's that?' he asked, motioning at the owl.
'I dunno. He came with a letter and flew straight into the window. Poor bird.' Ryou Explained to a curious looking Bakura. 'How are you here anyway? I thought you where in the shadow realm?' The hikari asked frowning.
'I was. It kicked me out. No idea why, but it hurt.' Bakura told the confused Ryou. 'I landed in a puddle' he explained and the confused look broke into a look of understanding and mirth 'Anyway, you said that owl brought you a letter?' Ryou nodded. 'Does it look a bit like this?' he asked, pulling a slightly soggy envelope out of his trench coat pocket and showing it to his hikari.
The younger boy nodded slowly, his gaze transfixed on the letter. 'Have you opened it yet?'
Bakura shook his head and began to open it. 'I was saving it for a time when I wasn't wet.' he explained as he pulled out the roll of parchment that contained the exact same as everyone else's letters. A letter, a list and a note.
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When Atem woke the second time it was to find himself on a soft bed with the sound of familiar voices all around him. He groaned, and the voices stopped for a moment before becoming closer and more agitated. He groaned again. His body still ached like hell, but it wasn't as bad as before. With a large amount of effort, he managed to open his eyes but he had to blink a few times before they came into focus.
Yugi and Joey where standing over him, relief evident on there faces. Yugi was the first to speak. 'Do you prefer Pharaoh or Atem?' He asked. Atem smiled at his hikari. The hikari he had missed so much for the past year.
'Atem. Now you know my name you may as well use it.'
Yugi smiled back at him, but it was a drawn smile. Atem pulled himself up so he was in a sitting position and was able to talk to them easier.
'But how?' Joey asked. 'How come you back?' Atem shook his head.
'I don't know Joey. I just woke up and found myself on an ally floor. My muscles ach like hell though.' The spirit replied and hissed through his teeth as he moved to suddenly. Yugi looked at him, a worried look in his eyes. Atem smiled again. 'Don't worry about me Yugi, I'm fine.' He assured the younger boy.
'I missed you.' The hikari said quietly.
'And I missed you. Both of you.' Atem looked at Joey and smiled. 'You seem to have grown Yugi, and your voice is almost the same as mine!' he said, looking back to Yugi again, who blushed. Still the same old Yugi The spirit thought joyfully.
'I know.' Yugi replied, embarrassed.
Atem smiled, then frowned slightly. Pulling out his letter he looked at Yugi whose eyes widened. 'You got one to?' The younger boy asked in amazement.
'Yes.' The Yami replied.
'Are you going?'
'I don't know. Are you?'
'I'm going to the meeting but I'm not sure about actually going to the school itself.'
After several minutes of being Quiet, Joey couldn't take it anymore. 'What school? You only told me about the meeting!' Two spiky haired heads turned to his direction.
'I know Joey. I was about to explain when Atem came round.' The smaller one replied. The bigger one instantly looked guilty.
'So what is it?' The blonde cried, annoyed he had been left out of the loop. Yugi cringed and explained. 'A Magic school? But not the millennium Items magic, Right?'
'No, not the millennium items magic Joey.'
xxx…xxx
Far away from Hogwarts, a tall, snake like man stood on the edge of a cliff, staring at the remains of an ancient pyramid. He was no expert but he did know that a pyramid wasn't supposed to be in India, but he had been given a tip off by a strange looking man that there was an ancient force buried with this particular pyramid. 'Shall we investigate my lord?' Came a voice as a hooded figure apperated behind him.
'Yes, and make sure you find what I want or there shall be consequences.' The man hissed menacingly, turning his blood red eyes on the man, who nodded and dissaperated. The dark lord turned back to study the pyramid, a cold smile sliding onto his face. The power to rule the world would soon be his and he would make potter and his stupid friends get it for him. But for that he needed an insider at Hogwarts and he knew the best person for the job.
Smile widening evilly, he turned from the pyramid and dissaperated. He was going to have to find his old friend Lucius Malfoy.
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(A/N) Animeloveramy - Ok, I don't know if Bakura was controlled by Zork or not but it's a fan fiction so I'm allowed to stretch the rules slightly. Right? Anyway, I'm not sure where this is going but if it's half as good as some of the other Yu Ge Oh /Harry potter crossovers I've read, I'll be happy! ^_^ enjoy!