A/N.- Messers Ferchoumaru and Ibris are proud to present this Harry Potter/FullMetal Alchemist crossover, product of a joint effort. Also available in Spanish under the name "Harry Potter y el Alquimista de Acero 2" (About the 2...it's a long story), by Ferchoumaru
Technical Data:
Name: Harry Potter and the FullMetal Alchemist
Genre: General/Action/Adventure Harry Potter-FullMetal Alchemist crossover.
Requirements: Having seen the FullMetal Alchemist series or read the manga gives a great hand.
Canon: HP-Up to HBP
FMA-Before Al becomes the Philosopher's Stone
For further information on FullMetal Alchemist, visit www(dot)fullmetal-alchemist(dot)com
Disclaimer: Anything recognizable from the Harry Potter universe belongs to J.K. Rowling, as well as anything recognizable from the FullMetal Alchemist universe belongs to Hiromu Arakawa. This chapter was written by Ferchoumaru based in LovelyDeadGirl's "Harry Potter y el Alquimista de Acero"
Harry Potter and the FullMetal Alchemist
Chapter 1.- Bad Beginnings
East City was quiet after several days of activity; and even more at the Military HQ, since FullMetal had made an appearance once more…and everyone in the city knew what that meant…
-----Flashback-----
"STOP TELLING ME WHAT TO DO!" In that same moment, an earthquake shook the whole city.
A local woman smiled and addressed her puzzled son "Look son, Edward Elric is in town, and he just left colonel Mustang's office.
-----Flashback ends-----
A short blond boy walked through the street, side by side with a walking suit of armor and a blond girl that looked at a new screwdriver as if it were a bar of gold. People greeted them puzzled, and the armor replied kindly; nevertheless, the blond boy didn't seem to eager to interact with anyone, he looked very pissed off…and this wasn't a good signal; everyone knew that the FullMetal Alchemist was very irritable.
"You complain too much Ed, it's just a mission like any other" The blond girl said, coming out of her trance and giving the boy a reproachful look.
"It's a joke, I won't stoop myself low enough to go to some God forsaken town wannabe, just so they can easily come and go Winry" Ed replied.
"Nii-san, I think we should obey…" The suit of armor began
"Cut it off Al" the boy growled "That Mustang is an idiot if he thinks I'm doing it"
"You'll have your State Alchemist license revoked, shorty" Winry replied scornfully and as usual…
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SMALL THAT YOU CAN EASILY STEP ON HIM WITH ONE FOOT?!" The boy started shouting in the middle of the street, and Winry started running and laughing.
"Well, you, who else?"
"I'M NO SHORTY!"
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Edward walked down the stairs of the place where they stayed. Even though he was tired, he couldn't sleep, and thought about going to the kitchen to drink some water. He looked everywhere, in the hope of finding water, or juice but no…not that. "Please no" He thought as he looked directly at a box across the kitchen.
A carton of milk was staring at him (Well, it wasn't staring, but Ed is a bit paranoid about it)
"No way pal" He addressed the carton "Milk and I weren't made for each other"
"Ed" A voce came from behind him. Ed looked around to find Winry looking at him with a glass of milk in her hand.
"Hi Win, what are you doing awake so late?" He asked puzzled.
"I couldn't sleep…got a bad feeling"
"You got a what?" Ed asked, trying to mock her, but it was precisely the reason why he couldn't sleep either.
"Stop it, I told you I had it and still have"
"Hmmm…You better go get some sleep, it's too late Win"
"Yeah, I guess it's the best th…huh? What's that?" Winry pointed at some black spots outside the window.
Ed stood up quickly and opened the window, having previously transmutated his arm into the usual sword. Through the window came an owl…and another one…and another one! The three of them carrying identical letters, but one swept up the stairs, while the other ones landed in front of them, carrying a letter each on their beaks. Ed looked at the mysterious letter; it bore an old shield of arms: A lion, an eagle, a snake and a badger surrounding a huge H. He turned the letter around, looking for a return address, but the only thing written on the front of the letter was:
Mr. Edward Elric
Kitchen of "The Blue Lake" Inn.
East City
Amestris.
He gave Winry a puzzled look he saw reflected on her face. Ed looked again at the parchment envelope, and opened it carefully, trying not to break it. From the inside he extracted another parchment that read:
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Provisional Headmistress: Minerva McGonagall.
Dear Mr. Elric:
We are pleased to inform you that you've been accepted at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. We have to remark that we would be pleased to receive you at our school, being such a renowned alchemist. I must as well advice that we're expecting your reply by owl before July the 31st. The Hogwarts Key and Gamekeeper, Rubeus Hagrid, will find you to show you the way. We expect your assistance on September the 1st to board the Hogwarts Express at Platform 9¾ at King's Cross station in London. We suggest you buy all the materials listed in the attached parchment.
Cordially,
Minerva McGonagall
Provisional Headmistress
"What the…" Ed began, but another voice muffled his muttering.
"Nii-san! There's an owl in my room!" Al shouted, coming down the stairs quickly, staring at the small owl. "Huh…you received letters as well" He deducted, seeing the parchments currently in the hands of his older brother and best friend…Ed nodded.
"Here it says some Hagrid will find us…who do you think he…AAH!" Winry suddenly cried, at the same time the inn's back door fell to the ground noisily.
A man around 10ft. tall entered the room. He had messy black hair and a big matching beard, as well as deep black shining eyes, that didn't quite fit in the first impression the three teens received. The man looked carefully at Al.
"Hullo! Ye mus' be Edward Elric, righ' ya big fella?" He said, noticing the suit of armor was about his same size, slightly shorter. "Now I see why they call ye the FullMetal Alchemis'"
"Umm…you're talking to the wron boy, sir" Al corrected kindly, pointing at his yet again depressed brother.
"Tha' small fella is the…" He began, but couldn't finish since…
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SMALL THAT YOU CAN'T SEE HIM UNLESS YOU USE A MICROSCOPE?!" The blond boy started yelling.
"Nii-san, he said no such thing" Al said, grabbing him from behind as usual, but he didn't need to struggle for too long, since a wrench was flying towards Ed at top speed, hitting him square in the head, leaving him a huge bump.
"Stop saying nonsense Edward…" Winry said aggressively "Please continue sir" She smiled sweetly at Hagrid
"Umm, righ'…so, we'll be srothly takin' a Portkey ter Diagon Alley, I'll explain ev'rythin' later"
"Whoa, whoa, hold on a sec…YOU are trying to tell ME that there's this magic school?" Ed asked skeptically
"Yeah, and it used ter be headed by Albus Dumbledore but…"
"Dumbledore?" The small blond asked dumbstruck. He had read about him, but merely as a legend, a colleague of the legendary Nicholas Flamel, a person said to have created a complete Philosopher's Stone; but the rumors could never be confirmed, since Flamel had disappeared and never heard or seen again.
"So ye have heard o' Dumbledore eh?" The giant's eyes glistened sadly "He used ter be a great man, Dumbledore but…we better hurry now" He blew his nose on a handkerchief and held a nasty-smelling trash bag at an arm's length.
"That…that's gross" Winry said, covering her nose from the stench.
"It'll take a couple o' more minutes…" Hagrid said, consulting his pocketwatch "Meanwhile, is there summat y'want ter know?"
"Yeah, why do I have to go to some magic school when I have a job as a State Alchemist and I'm looking for a Philosopher's Stone?" Ed asked aggressively and impolitely, earning him a murderous look from his friend. Hagrid was dumbstruck by the question.
"W-w-well, I s'pose Mustang didn' tell ye anythin' righ'?" The other three shook their heads "Well…tha' fella always seem'd strange ter me. OK, ye three, yeah, the three o' ye" He added, looking at Winry's disbelieving face "Have magical abilities, but…well, where ter begin…there's many similar dimensions in the universe. In our planet's case, there be sev'ral alternate realities, and one o' them is the one o' Hogwarts. We're goin' through some trouble an' needed some help, so we decided ter ask Mustang fer some people from his departmen' and tha's how yer names appear'd. Tha' fella said you had the proper age ter attend school undercover an' when test were made we foun' tha' yer friend could also perform magic, and considerin' ye migh' need some maintenance, we decided ter give'er a place as well"
The two boys (or boy and armor) looked at Winry, who had the same puzzled look as them, addressing an inquisitive look at Hagrid. Ed, on the other hand, had thousands of questions in his mind.
"And tell me, why did that low-moral God wannabe Mustang didn't see it fit to tell us that we should drop everything we were doing to go to some supposedly magic school in who knows what dimension?" Ed asked angrily again.
"Well, I s'pose he didn' have the chance ter tell ya…"
"We were in his office this morning" Al said suddenly "And he gave my brother some everyday mission"
"I guess it's his idea of a joke" Ed added frowning.
"If it was, it was very bad" Hagrid added, imitating the boy's gesture "We need ye 'cause a war is buildin' in our world, an' ter look after somethin'…in exchage, ye'll have what ye're lookin' fer…we'll it's time, ye comin' or wha'?"
"What was that last bit about 'you'll have what you're looking for'?" The amber-eyed boy asked, staring at the giant now.
"Tha's what I was told, now, let's go" Hagrid growled and extended the bag again "Put yer finger here"
Ed and Al obeyed, even if disgusted by it, but Winry seemed out of herself. The other three looked at her with a hurried look, but she was in a shocked state; finally Ed caught her by the arm and pressed her finger to the bag. Instantly, the two boys felt as if something was pulling them by the navel. The girl, dizzy, closed her eyes, and at the next moment landed, somewhat hard, on the cold pavement of some unknown place. When she looked around, her jaw dropped. "Wow" She head Edward mutter beside her.
"This" The giant growled beside them "Is Diagon Alley"
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Harry looked at the man before him, who was looking at him with severe eyes and a serious face. Remus Lupin was now much stricter than before, after the happy moments of Bill and Fleur's wedding and their summer.
"You'll go back to school Harry, for your own good" He said, softening his expression lightly
The seventeen-year-old boy looked at the floor, giving up. There were few things that he could do against that untamable sweetness and strictness that only a father could have. It was true that Lupin was one of the few people he esteemed and he didn't want to fail him in that moment. He finally sighed in defeat.
"Fine…I'll go" The boy began "But I want you to keep me up to date on everything, EVERYTHING, that happens outside, OK?"
"I understand" The werewolf replied with a soft smile "Now, you better get in that train, or you'll miss it"
Behind them, the red steam engine of the Hogwarts Express was throwing smoke out of its chimney. Dozens of students who were late ran hurriedly towards the train's doors; Harry did the same, and as soon as he was on board, the doors closed. He waved good-bye to those that had escorted him to the station until they disappeared as the train left the platform; he assumed Ron and Hermione were already in the prefect's compartment.
"Harry!" A cheerful voice called and a couple of slender arms wrapped him from behind.
The boy turned around to find himself face to face with a pretty redhead, with blue eyes and a delicate smile in her lips. Ginny Weasley, even if bearing her well-deserved sixteen years, was as fresh as if she were eleven. The green-eyed boy beamed at her.
"Hey Gin, how's everything?" He asked without the smile fading.
"Exactly as before when we were heading towards the station and the same as the whole summer Potter" She said with an amused smile "Umm…Shall we find a compartment?" She suggested after noticing they still were in the train's hallway.
"Sure…let's see"
All of the compartments were full, so they decided to try and share the last one, but they froze at the door when they heard "I'M NO DWARF!" coming from the other side, followed by a metallic sound, as if the shouting person had hit his head.
Ginny looked at Harry completely puzzled "Shall we enter?" She asked insecure.
The raven-haired boy nodded unconcerned and opened the door, but what they found inside wasn't exactly what they expected.
A blond boy with amber eyes, pretty short and weird clothing with an even weirder symbol on the back of his coat was yelling at an also blonde girl, but with sapphire-blue eyes, who was wielding a wrench as if it were a sword. On the far end of the compartment, an armored person tried to calm down the arguing couple; but when they head the door opening, the three of them turned around to look at the newcomers, standing on the doorframe looking uncomfortably.
"Umm…do you mind?" Harry asked, with a forced smile.
There were several minutes of uncomfortable silence until the amber-eyed boy jumped from his seat. "OF COURSE NOT, GET OUT!" He bellowed, earning him, an instant later, a Rockbell trademark wrench blow that knocked him out.
The blond girl huffed. "Of course not, take a seat" She said, smiling. Ginny smiled back and sat right beside the unknown girl.
"What's your name?" The redhead asked curiously "I've never seen you before."
"Yeah, we're new here" The blond girl smiled "My name is Winry Rockbell, the one in the suit of armor is Alphonse and the other one is Edward. They're brothers, their surname is Elric"
"I see…tell me, why did you come to Hogwarts? I mean…Dumbledore's not here anymore…
Winry made to speak, but Edward, regaining his senses, stopped her with a murderous look, and the girl looked at the boy shyly. The boy looked at the two Gryffindors with a furious expression.
"We decided to come, that's all"
Ginny mimicked Edward's expression and caught him by his sleeve when he turned around, but he did so with such strength that the sleeve was ripped, revealing something metallic. At first the redhead didn't understand, but after several seconds comprehension dawned upon her: The boy had a metal arm.
She clapped her hands to her mouth and looked at the boy, who had become motionless, looking at her almost with terror and then…
"You idiot!" He yelled and darted out of the compartment.
"Nii-san!" The suit of armor exclaimed, after being silent the whole conversation.
"ED!" Winry turned to look at Ginny, with an annoyed expression "Why did you do that?" She asked concerned and then left to follow the small blond.
Harry and Ginny were now observing Alphonse, who didn't seem too eager to speak.
"My brother is a bit susceptible about his arm" He finally said, after several minutes of uncomfortable silence "And he's pretty impulsive" He added.
Harry frowned…New boys with metal limbs and suits of armor that won't say why they're there? That's something you don't see every day. He kept looking at the silent armor; he seemed to be looking for an excuse to get out of there. Several minutes later, the door was opened again to reveal Winry and Edward, the first with a shy smile and the latter with an unexpressive look, but furious gesture.
"Nii-san!" Alphonse said in a happy voice and his brother smiled back.
"Sorry for the inconvenience, we're here to fetch Al" Winry said smiling.
The armor rose from its place, waved good-bye at the two that were watching him and left with his brother and friend. After several minutes, Harry spoke again
"Something here's not normal"
"This school ceased to be normal a long time ago" Ginny replied.
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Edward was walking at a fast pace, leaving his brother and female friend behind. All of the first-year munchkins were gathered around a tall figure, now familiar to them. When the giant saw the boy, he smiled, but he smiled wider yet when the other two joined him.
"I see ye three made it" He said in his characteristic voice "But I have a hard time tryin' to see ya munchkin" He added, looking at Ed with superiority.
"WHAT WAS THAT YOU MASTODON?" The amber-eyed boy started yelling and scaring several first years.
Immediately the other three started laughing, partially calming Edward.
"Well, where are we going now, big fella?" He asked later looking at the boats waiting at the shore of the lake.
"Hogwarts" Hagrid replied smiling widely.
Harry quickly jumped out of the train, with Ron, Hermione and Ginny behind him. After a while of small talk, the prefects started ranting about three new kids that wouldn't listen to reasons. This interested the other two greatly, since they had previously met three individuals that matched the description a couple of hours ago. Hermione was altered by that information.
"Do you think they're Death Eaters?" She asked the moment they set foot on Hogsmeade station.
"Umm…I dunno…they just looked weird, but I doubt they're Death Eaters" Ron replied with a thoughtful expression.
"Maybe you're right Ron…" Hermione commented, but in that same moment, the Thestral-drawn carriages arrived. "Let's take one" She added.
They all obeyed the chestnut-haired girl, and inside they continued their conversation, until they took their seats at the Gryffindor table on the Great Hall.
Then professor Flitwick entered, Sorting Hat in one hand, his wand in the other and the three-legged stool floating behind him. When they were set, the first-years were being sorted.
"Harry, look" Ginny whispered, pointing at the end of the line.
There they were, the ones from the train, looking very shy. They were going to be sorted. "The moment of truth" Harry thought. If they were sorted into Slytherin, better start watching out for them. All of the first years passed, giving Gryffindor several additions, as well as for the other three houses. The three mysterious newcomers were the last.
"Rockbell, Winry" Flitwick called and the blond girl sat on the stool and placed the hat on her head.
"Oh…a brilliant mind…a lot of courage…she's got to be…GRYFFINDOR!" The hat announced, creating a wave of applause from the red and gold table.
The girl was discarded, no Gryffindor was a traitor.
"Elric, Alphonse!" Flitwick called again. This time the armor came forth, receiving curious looks, pointing and whispering from the student tables. He sat on the stool and placed the hat over his head.
"Hmm…I see kindness in you…you love animals…I think…HUFFLEPUFF!" The hat concluded and the badgers started applauding.
"Elric, Edward" The head of the house of the eagles called again. The blond boy, the most suspicious one according to Harry, sat on the stool.
The Hat was quiet for a minute, as if meditating.
"Magnificent…hmmm…intelligence I haven't seen in years…ambition, yesss, ambition…a lot of mercy as well…and courage also…hmm…you're complicated…hmmm…"
More of that long, uncomfortable silence, yet, the boy looked calm, no, not calm, unexpressive.
The hat finally sighed "I know what I will do with you boy…even if you're not a boy anymore…oh, whatever" The hat drew air, or seemed to do so "GRYFFINDOR!"
A/N.-There. That's the first chapter of this crazy crossover. Chapter 2 is written by me, so expect it sometime soon. Ibris out.
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