Well I was curious and read through some Harry Potter/ Pokemon crossovers (they exist! O_O) then I got an idea after playing the new games, Pokemon Black and White. Got me thinking of a new story and I just had to write it and share it with the world! ^^
FYI, this is my character and team from Pokemon White. Or my current team, anyway. Enjoy it!
Also, this chapter will probably be the only on in Lynn's POV.
Disclaimer: I got 7 Pokemon games and six Harry Potter movies and all Harry Potter books. But do I own them? No.
Mom said he left us when she was three months pregnant with me for our protection, but she never said from what. I sometimes wonder if she even knew. She said that he felt that she was in danger, and didn't want any harm to come to us, so he hid her away. I often saw her reading letters and seeing a Noctowl somewhere in the room, waiting for a response. I suspected they were still in touch.
I don't know his name. Mom never told me. She never even gave me his last name. Instead, I had hers. My name? Lynn White.
When I was eleven years old, Professor Juniper gave me and my two best friends, Cheren and Bianca, our starter Pokemon. Bianca chose Oshawott. Cheren chose Tepig. I chose Snivy and named her Viper.
I remember Mom once saying that where my dad was, Pokemon were rare. So rare, barely anyone has seen them. The only one my dad had was the Noctowl that delivered the letters. But she said that he would be proud of all my accomplishments.
I knew she most likely told him everything I went through. The Gym Leaders I defeated. Cheren and Bianca. The Elite Four. Alder. Team Plasma. Ghetsis. N. I told her everything as it happened, and she probably wrote to him.
Three months after I battled and defeated Alder, I turned twelve and the Noctowl that normally delivered letters to Mom held two letters. One for her, as usual, and one for me. It was a letter from him.
He wrote why he left, that he was young, and made foolish choices while his world was at war. He didn't want my mom and me to get hurt, so he sent us away. I was confused. His world? I wrote back, asking him so many questions, and gave my letter to the Noctowl and left, another challenger for the champion was supposed to be coming today.
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"Something's bothering you," Shauntal noted, her pen to her notebook.
I looked up from healing my Riolu, Jackal. I caught him in the Challenger's Cave, and he has yet to evolve. My recent challenger's Pokemon did quite a number on him, but Jackal still won. We were all currently in an area off limits to challengers where we would go to relax and heal our Pokemon.
"Maybe," I didn't confirm nor deny. Jackal looked up at me before jumping onto my shoulder.
"What's wrong?" Alder asked me, ever the wise man. He always was more observant than the others were.
I sighed as Jackal patted the top of my head. Viper, a fully evolved Serperior now, stared at me as well from her coiled position not too far away. "Well," I started. "I find out when I was a kid that my dad left my mom when she was pregnant with me-"
"How awful!" Shauntal gasped dramatically before Alder held his hand up at her.
"I'm sure there is more to the story than that," Alder said. "After all, Lynn did just say she's known this since she was a child. Please continue, Lynn."
I nodded in thanks to him. "Anyway, he left because there was a war going on where he lived and… he said he made stupid choices and was afraid my mom would be hurt. So he sent her here, to Unova, and keeps in contact with her through letters he delivers through a Noctowl."
"At least he stays in contact," Grimsley commented, lounging on the couch after he was done healing his Pokemon.
"Yeah, but I never got a letter from him, mom told him everything," I pointed out. "Until recently."
"He sent you a letter?" Caitlin asked, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"Uh-huh," I answered. "There will probably be another when I get back home. That Noctowl is fast."
"Riolu!" Jackal cried out in agreement.
"When do you plan on leaving?" Marshal asked, his Mienshao next to him.
"I'll let my Pokemon rest for another day then we'll head back," I said, taking Jackal off my shoulder and placing him on the ground before he ran to Ember, the Larvesta I hatched from an egg. She was the youngest and currently, not my strongest Pokemon. She was still in training, but I let her join battles every now and then so she could get used to the feeling. "I don't think Majest is up for a morning flight tomorrow."
"Braviary!" Majest screeched at me, like he was insulted.
"I'm playing, Majest," I consoled him. "I know you're the strongest bird in the sky!"
"Brav!" Majest cried out, opening his wings as wide as he could.
The Elite Four and Alder laughed with me as Majest acted smug and superior. Jackal and Ember rolled over laughing as well. Viper rolled her eyes and laid her head down. Reign, my Simipour, just shook his head and acted like he didn't know Majest.
"Okay guys, it's getting a little crowded in here," I told my Pokemon. "Rest up a bit and I'll let you all back out later." I held up five pokeballs, two in my left hand and three in my right. "Return!" Red beams shot from the pokeballs to my Pokemon before all five were enveloped in a red light and disappeared. "When should we expect another challenger?" I asked.
"Not for some time," Caitlin replied, getting to her feet. "I'm going back to bed."
"Night," everyone called to her. She waved over her shoulder.
"Bed sounds like a good idea," I said, standing up before stretching my arms. "Good night, everyone!"
I left the room and went to my own, letting Ember out once I closed the door to my room. She went straight onto my bed and laid on one of the pillows. Caitlin made sure everyone had enough pillows.
"Lar?" she said, tilting her head to the side.
With a sigh, I sat on the bed and crossed my legs. "I'm confused, Ember," I told her.
"Vesta larve lar."
"Why does he contact me now?" I couldn't help but ask.
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"Braviary!" Majest cried out once we were over my hometown, Nuvema.
"Almost home, Majest," I told him, petting down his neck feathers. "Go ahead and start heading down."
"Ry!" Majest acknowledged before we started losing aptitude. He landed right down the road from my house before allowing me to jump off his back. I breathed in the fresh air and sighed happily. No matter how long I'm gone, being home just felt so amazing.
"Lynn!" Bianca called, running out of Professor Juniper's lab while waving her hand around wildly. Her Simisear was right behind her.
"Bianca!" I called back before she jumped on me, hugging me tightly. "When did you get back? Is Professor Juniper back, also?"
"Yeah, we just got back last night," she answered. "I went to visit your house, but your mom said you had to deal with a challenger. How'd that go?"
"He said he'll be back and beat me next time," I said, rolling my eyes.
"They always say that, don't they?" she giggled behind her hand.
"Sear simisear!" the fire monkey cried out, tugging on Bianca's orange blouse.
"Alright," she laughed, removing her Pokemon's hand. "Guess what!"
"I give up," I sighed dramatically, arms crossed over my chest.
"Some guy is over at your house," she whispered lowly to me, pointing to my house with one hand. Her Simisear copied her. "Tall, dark, and scary. But your mom seemed pretty friendly with him."
I wonder… "You know, I would find out about this when I get inside, right?" I pointed out.
"Just letting you know so you aren't caught by surprise because of some stranger in the house," she chirped. "So have you heard from Cheren lately?"
I shook my head.
"That's too bad," she sighed. "I worry about him sometimes."
"You and me both, Bianca," I told her. "But he has pretty strong Pokemon with him. He'll be fine. When he's ready, he'll come home. But until then, we'll just give him his space and wait for him. And when he does finally come home, we'll give him a welcome he'll never forget!"
"Yeah!" Bianca cheered.
"Simi!" her fire-type cheered with her.
I laughed before looking towards my house. "I better head home and let my mom know I'm okay," I told Bianca, who nodded in understanding before grabbing Simisear's hand and running back to the lab. With a sigh, I looked to Majest before returning him to his pokeball. Putting that one away, I pulled out two more before releasing them.
"Riolu!"
"Larvesta!"
"Come on, you two," I said, picking Ember up while Jackal jumped onto my shoulder. "Let's go say 'hi' to mom!" They chorused happily as we headed inside. As soon as the door was opened, I cried out, "Mom! I'm home!"
"In the kitchen, dear!" Mom called back before I heard faint whispering.
Jackal's ears twitched slightly before he jumped off my shoulder and ran into the kitchen, me two feet behind him. "Jackal, you know you're not supposed to run in the house," I gently scolded him before I noticed the man sitting at the table with a cup of tea in his hands.
Bianca was right. Tall. Dark. Scary. He wore black clothing and his hair looked so greasy. His eyes were dark and made me feel like he was looking straight into my soul. The most noticeable thing about him was his hooked nose.
"Hi," I greeted.
He nodded to me. Jackal stared at him for a moment before ignoring him in favor of jumping into Mom's lap.
"Lynn, this is Severus Snape," my Mom introduced him. "He's here to offer you a proposition." The look in her eyes made me think she was hiding something, and regretted not saying it. The look in his eyes said that he was hiding things as well, though he did not regret not saying them.
"What kind of proposition?" I asked, sitting in the chair next to Mom before placing Ember on my lap.
"To teach at the school I currently work for," he stated.
"I'm barely past twelve," I pointed out. "How do you expect me to teach?"
"If you show the right qualities, you could also be a student, but there has been something happening at the school and so far, you are the only one qualified," he answered.
"What 'right qualities' and what 'happenings'?" I continued to press.
He sighed gently, looking to my mother before looking back at me. "Do you believe in magic?" he asked me.
I stared at him blankly. Magic? Do I look five? "What kind, pull a Buneary out of my hat or wave a stick around and yell mumbo-jumbo?"
"Lynn!" Mom scolded me.
"Waving sticks around," he answered. "Only they're called 'wands'. And it isn't mumbo-jumbo, the words are needed for the proper spells."
"Prove it," I challenged.
He raised an eyebrow before pulling a long, thin stick from his robes. He gave it a wave before the dishes in the sink Mom probably got pulled away from when he showed up were suddenly in the air, being scrubbed with brushes before wiped dry with a towel, then put away neatly. I watched with wide eyes while Jackal and Ember tried to get the flying plates.
"As I said, if you show signs of being magical," he continued, ignoring my Pokemon. "You will be a student, but you will also be a teacher whenever you can fit it into your own schedule. But your mother says you show no signs of magic, so I do not believe that would be anything to worry about."
"Okay then, what kind of school do you teach at and why do you need me?" I asked, still watching the plates and my Pokemon.
"The school I teach at is for young witches and wizards, ages eleven to seventeen, to teach them how to control their powers as well as other things. Such as taking care of magical creatures or brewing potions that could save lives, make others fall in love, or bring pure luck. The Headmaster-"
"Wait a minute right there," I cut him off. "You're not the Headmaster?"
He raised an eyebrow again. "No, I am the Potions Professor and head of Slytherin House," he told me.
I ignored the last part, I would probably get an explanation about that later. "Well if you're here to give me a proposition, shouldn't your boss be here instead of you?" I asked.
"I was the only one that was available to come," he stated. "Now as I was saying, the Headmaster chose you to teach our students about the creatures called Pokemon."
"Why?" I asked.
"Where I am from, Pokemon are not native," he explained. "But for the past two to three years, they have been gradually coming into our country. The headmaster, as well as my colleagues, believes that they are mostly harmless to our students and it would be wise to allow them to capture the creatures. Yet we have no knowledge of them, other than what we already know. Compared to what everyone in this region knows about the creatures, we know very little. The students will know nothing. They need a professor to teach them everything they need to know before we allow them to attempt capture."
"Why not get a Pokemon Professor like Professor Juniper? Or Rowan in Sinnoh? Or even Oak in Kanto? Why me?"
"I spoke with Professor Juniper and she strongly suggested you would be a well-enough teacher considering most students listen to those closer to their age than to us adults."
I was silent for a moment. Ember came back to my lap and Jackal sat on the table, apparently giving up on the dishes. "I will be allowed to bring my own Pokemon?" I asked.
"Naturally."
"I will have free reign to punish any students that mistreat their Pokemon as I see fit?"
"We have limitations. You will have to speak with the headmaster about that."
I looked at Jackal, who nodded, before at Ember, who was bouncing up and down in excitement. "Alright then," I answered. "I'll do it. I just need to make arrangements here, first."
"Understandable," he said. "You will be sent a Portkey one week before term starts, two weeks from now, to prepare your classroom and lesson plans."
"Sounds good," I said with a shrug, picking Ember up as I got to me feet. "Excuse me. I need to make those arrangements. Better sooner than later. Especially before Alder decides to run around Unova again and no one can get a hold of him." Not waiting for a response, I left the room and headed upstairs. I could hear Jackal following me closely.
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"Alder? You there?"
"I'm here, Lynn. Something wrong?"
"I'm gonna to be going out of the country for a while, probably close to a year."
"I see. Where are you going?"
"To a place to teach students about Pokemon. Think you can handle everything at the Pokemon League?"
"Of course I can. When do you leave?"
"In a couple of weeks."
"You may want to say good-bye to everyone before you leave."
"Don't worry. I will."
I think I got a little lazy at the end, but I didn't feel like writing much there. That's just the picture in my head. Blank with only a couple voices talking on the phone. I see nothing. So I wrote nothing! ^^
Everyone can take a guess as to whom my character's father is, but I won't confirm nor deny. What I may do, though, is make a list of people saying who it is and how many say it. Just because I think it would be fun.So please review and tell me what you think of the story! ^^