"Squirtle, go!"

"Harry, you know that's a transfigured sugar quill, right? It's not a PokeBall."

Harry paused for a second, considered replying to Hermione, but finally decided to just transfigure the Pokeball into something that looked like a Squirtle. "Aguamenti," he whispered, and gleefully watched as "Squirtle" blasted Hermione with a stream of water.

"I...you...argh! Ever since you watched this Pokemon thing, you've been unbearable! Harry, you're sixteen!"

Harry sighed and went to go find Ron.


"Hey Ron, over here!"

"What? Aughhhhh--" There was a gurgling sound.

"Yes!"

A beam of red light shone on Ron and he disappeared.


"Potter, what is that abomination you're carrying? Another toy created by the Muggles? Haha, I bet you think it works!"

"Ron Weasley, I choose you!"

An unconscious Ron suddenly appeared, sprawled on the floor.

"Oh wait, I forgot I haven't taken him to the PokeCenter yet. No matter! Squirtle, Water Gun!"

"What the....gahhhhhhhhhh!"


"Come in, Harry."

"Professor..."

"I bet you are wonder why I have asked you up here, Harry."

"Yes, sir."

"It has come to my attention that you have a powerful new weapon."

"Oh, this?" The Squirtle appeared. Dumbledore twitched backwards.

"Yes...that. I've been getting complaints that you are using it to attack fellow students. Harry...I fear you may be going over to the dark side."

"What?!"

"Yes, Harry. In fact, I'm afraid the only way I can let you stay at Hogwarts is if you somehow prove your affiliation to the light side."

"But I....you...wait...what?!"

"Goodbye, Harry."


Harry stood in a clearing in the Forbidden Forest and looked forlornly down at his only PokeBall, gleaming in the moonlight.

"It looks like it's just you and me, Squirtle..."

A single tear made its way down his face.


One week later, in Little Hangleton...

...A deranged and starved Harry Potter sneaked into the mansion on the edge of the town. He hadn't eaten a full meal since he'd been kicked out of Hogwarts. Dumbledore seemed to have forgotten to at least let Harry go back to his dorm and get some money. Harry had had to hitchhike all the way to Little Hangleton.

In the distance...

"Rise, my followers! Tonight shall be a great night! Tonight...we dine...in Hogwarts!" A cheer followed.

Sneaking up behind Voldemort, Harry quietly released Squirtle. "Squirtle...Hydro Pump!"

The ongoing cheer faltered slightly when some of the Death Eaters noticed Squirtle. One of them pointed uncertainly at it.

"What, you fool?"

"Master, behind you..."

Voldemort half-turned around and Squirtle chose that moment to attack.

In his delirious state, Harry saw a bar above Voldemort's head shrink considerably, change from green to red, and finally disappear. Voldemort fell down.

Harry stared at Squirtle in amazement. And then Squirtle evolved into Wartortle.

Pokemon - the power the Dark Lord knew not.


A/N - Pokemon came out in 1996 =)