Started: April 9th, 2004 @ 5:21pm

The Shadow Wizards

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or Harry Potter, sadly enough. I do own Dominique, Justin and Cameron, however. Also anyone else floating around that you don't recognise.

Summary: Yugi Motou is a wizard. Yes, you read that right – a wizard. He attends a school in Japan called Lady Akira's School for Witches and Wizards.

Harry Potter is a famous wizard, but you already knew that. He ends up transferring to Lady Akira's School for Witches and Wizards after he completes his schooling at Hogwarts – would you believe it, he thought he wasn't yet strong enough to fight Voldemort!

The two meet on the train going to Akira, before Harry and Hermione are sorted. Missing someone? Yes, Ron. All will be explained. For now, all you need to know is he's not in the story yet.

Chapter One: Meet and Greet

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Yugi leaned his head against the window, closing his eyes. The soft jolting of the train as it huffed and chuffed towards it's destination – Lady Akira's School for Witches and Wizards, just outside Domino City – lulled him almost to sleep.

Yugi had been going to Akira for years, ever since he found out about his heritage. The school took students from their 14th birthdays, and then released them again on their 21st's. Yugi had only found out that he was a wizard on his 15th birthday, after his Grandpa, just before he died, gave him a letter from his parents.

At least, it had said it was from his parents. Yugi had never met them, so could not tell if it was sincere or not. Even if it wasn't, his powers were. In conjunction with his Shadow powers, he was almost the most powerful wizard in the magic world. Only Voldemort, Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter took places ahead of him. Not in that order, of course.

Yugi was now 18, and had been going to Akira three years now. He had two friends, named Dominique Crystian and Justin Smith. Neither were Japanese, like he was. Dominique was French, and Justin was English. He had gone to Hogwarts, a school in England, before transferring to Akira because he wanted further training. Many did that.

Dominique had also transferred, but she had come from a school called Beauxbatons, in France – they took students from the time they were 7, to their 18th birthdays. Dom had requested a transfer when she had turned 15, however – something about not liking the curriculum. She and Yugi had hit it off immediately, and were fast friends.

There had been another wizard he had hung out with, but he had left Akira for unknown reasons – the rumours said he had been expelled for attempted murder, but Yugi thought that had been bullshit, pardon his French. Akura wouldn't have had the guts to try and kill anybody!

Akura was Akura Akahashi, a fellow Japanese wizard. They had started in the same year, but had been in opposing houses. Strangely enough, they had bonded at the Japanese version of Diagon Alley, the famous English alley behind the pub called the Leaky Cauldron.

In Cherry Tree Alley, the two boys had been trying out wands, and laughing at each other when they 'accidentally' blew up part of the shop they were in. Akura had helped Yugi find the right wand, and in return, Yugi had chosen his porta-letterbox.

As Yugi had been rememberizing, (A/N: my word!) the door to his compartment slid open, and Dominique stepped in. Yugi greeted her warmly.

'Hey Dom – what have you been up to?' he asked.

'Not much,' she answered. 'Just looking for Justin. Have you seen him?' Dom and Justin were a couple, had been for about a year. They made Yugi feel a little left out at times, but they always made up for it later.

'No – wha-' Just before Yugi could finish his question, he was interrupted by Justin entering. The English boy turned, and pulled at someone's arm. Eventually, a strange girl stepped in after him. Dom jumped on Justin, giving him a 'hello!' kiss. Yugi and the new girl were left to stare at each other, until she made the first move.

'Uh, hi. I'm Hermione Granger,' she introduced herself, extending her hand. Yugi kissed it, on impulse, and Hermione blushed.

'Yugi Motou,' he smiled. Hermione wasn't very tall – about his own height (5'5), had brown eyes, wild brown hair and wore black robes. She sat down beside him, and they chatted idly for a few moments, waiting for Dom and Justin to again become two separate people.

After a while: 'Hermione, where're Harry and Ron?' came Justin's voice. Hermione closed her eyes at Ron's name.

'Ron? Wasn't he the one you were engaged to?' asked Dominique.

'Yes,' came her quiet reply. 'But we're not anymore.'

'Why not?'

'I don't want to talk about it.'

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'If the groom doesn't show up in five minutes, Mrs Weasley, we'll have to cancel the wedding.'

'Oh dear. Poor Hermione – she'll be devastated. How could Ron do this to her?'

'I don't know, Molly.'

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'Ah.' Dom and Justin exchanged knowing looks – that wasn't the normal type of 'I don't want to talk about it', there had to be some sort of really big problem. 'Well then, where's Harry?'

'He should be coming soon – he's up talking with the headmistress in the front carriage,' replied Hermione, reopening her eyes.

'Harry? Harry Potter, you mean?' asked Yugi. Dom and Justin laughed at his expression.

'The one and only. But don't let on your that impressed – he'll never speak to you if you do. The 'Boy Who Lived' is quite aware of his fame, and does not like it,' Justin explained. At that moment, the door slid open again. Yugi turned to it, expecting Harry, but was instead greeted with Cameron Franklin – an American fourth year.

Yugi and the rest were all fourth years too – and in different houses, aside from Hermione (who had yet to be sorted). Yugi was in Tamiriko House, Dom in Hokariu and Justin in Shinami. Cameron was in the fourth house, Makare.

He was officially known as the 'Prince of Pranks'. The 'King of Pranks' had been Akura, before he left (or was expelled). Cam had yet to pull off one more spectacular than the teacher-student body swap that had been Akura's crowning prank.

'Hey guys,' he greeted them in his American accent. Plopping down in one of the two unused seats, Cam grinned 'round at them all. His eyes came to a stop finally, on Hermione. 'Hey 'Mione.'

'Cameron! It's nice to see you again!' exclaimed Hermione. Turning to the others, she explained how she knew him. 'Cameron and I met when my family went on a trip to America. His family took us in, in New York, when we had no other place to go.' Looks of understanding went all around.

The door slid open for a third time, and this time, it really was Harry. 'Lady Akira's a really big talker, huh?' he commented absentmindedly. He had never really recovered to be the quick thinker he had been before he lost his godfather to Bellatrix Lestrange – everyone knew the story.

'Hey Harry,' Hermione smiled, and pulled him down into the seat next to her, filling up the compartment. 'May I introduce: Cameron Franklin, Dominique Crystian, Justin Smith and Yugi Motou?' As Hermione mentioned each name, the person made some sort of acknowledgement.

'Hi,' Harry murmured. He looked around again, and suddenly blinked. ''Mione, where's Ron?' he asked, genuinely confused. Hermione shook her head slightly, and sniffed. 'Oh, right.'

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'Wormtail.'

'Yes, master?'

'He's breaking. Get the boy.'

'You called, Lord?'

'Yes. Get back to that school of yours – regain trust, worm your way back to their confidence. Then I will contact you.'

'Yes, Lord.'

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Finished: April 9th, 2004 @ 11:59pm...

12:00am!

It's April 10th!

It's my birthday!

Woohoo!

Go me!

I'm a year older!... wait a minute, is that a good thing?