A/N: This is a Harry Potter/ Kingdom Hearts crossover. It takes place during Harry's 5th year and right after Kingdom Hearts II.
Disclaimer: I own nothing; Harry Potter belongs to Rowling and Kingdom Hearts belongs to Square Enix. Any and all text that looks familiar was taken from the fifth book; I quote it a few times throughout this story, but it's mostly told from Sora's perspective.
Warnings: Nothing really… this follows the fifth book so if you haven't read it don't read this. Slight hints of Sora/Kairi/Riku, can be taken as either a Ship or friendship. Think of it what you will. …I guess I should warn you that this is my first attempt at writing the Kingdom Hearts characters so sorry if they seem off…
Ch. 1: Arrival
Sora frowned down at his two companions before looking at the expansive field that lay before them, "So, we're stuck here?"
Sora, Donald, and Goofy were once again traveling the worlds to put a stop to the Heartless. Kairi and Riku were accompanying King Mickey on his own quest to help put an end to the Heartless.
They had been traveling in their gummi ship, as per usual, when something had attacked them from behind and forced them to crash land on the nearest world. A world which, apparently, they had never traveled to and had a lot of grass and no people.
"Unless you know how to fix a gummi ship," Donald said in a condescending tone.
"Well," the key bearer said tiredly, "I guess we should look for civilization then."
"Good idea!" Goofy agreed, "We need our ship fixed and to make sure there are no Heartless around."
Donald frowned, "Alright, which way do we go then?"
Silence followed that question and the three heroes slumped in defeat.
Harry Potter was having a bad day. Or, rather, he had, had a bad day considering it was nearing curfew now. The now fifteen-year-old boy was making his way back to the Gryffindor tower after another horrible detention with the Hogwarts High Inquisitor. To say he was unhappy was an understatement.
The raven-haired boy shook his aching hand in a pathetic attempt to make the pain stop. He paused as he passed a window, however, noticing movement down on the grounds. Narrowing his emerald eyes, he was just able to make out three silhouettes.
Harry hesitated, debating between going to tell Dumbledore and just trying to find the nearest teacher. Glancing around he discovered he wasn't far from McGonagall's office and decided to head there.
"Whoa," was all Sora managed to say as he stared up at the castle before him.
"Do ya think anyone's home?" Goofy asked as he stared up at the monstrosity.
"Only one way to find out," Sora said, heading toward the castle doors.
He reached out to knock, but before his hand could touch the wood the doors flew open and the three travelers came face to face with two people, pointing wands at them. Footsteps echoing in the halls told Sora that more of them were coming. Sora, Donald, and Goofy all raised their arms to show they meant no harm. Standing before the three were two people who looked like polar opposites.
The first was a boy who looked to be about Sora's age. Messy black hair made it look like the boy had just been awoken. The look on his face, however, showed the boy was very awake and alert. Next to the boy was a woman who looked older than Sora's mother. Her hair was pulled back into a tight bun and the look on her face screamed no-nonsense. She was staring at the three before her, just daring them to move.
"Er-" Sora started, but stopped upon seeing the man who came up behind the two.
Long white hair with a beard to match, a pointed hat upon his head, and blue robes made Sora think of Merlin. In fact, it took Sora a moment to remember that Merlin was back in Hallow Bastion. The man smiled kindly at the three and laid a hand upon the boy's shoulder.
The boy started and turned back to look at the man who ignored him and addressed Sora, Donald and Goofy, "Perhaps you boys could explain what brings you here?"
Sora suddenly felt ten again, sitting in the principal's office next to Riku and being told that rough housing wasn't allowed on school grounds. He swallowed harshly, wondering where all his courage had gone.
"Our ship crashed not to far from here," Goofy supplied for the group, "we were wondering if you could be of assiduity."
Confusion crossed the three in the doorway's faces and they all lowered their wands, looking at each other.
"Assistance!" Donald corrected, swiping his wing at Goofy's head.
"What he said!" Goofy said with a grin.
Sora covered his face with his hand and sighed quietly, "What they're trying to say is, we're stranded and lost and were wondering if you could help us."
The old man chuckled good naturedly, "Do come in. I daresay there's a storm rolling in. Minerva, would you show them to the guest quarters? We can work this out in the morning. And I think you best be off to bed Harry."
The boy nodded before turning and walking down the hall. Sora frowned as he noticed blood dripping from the boy's hand.
"But Albus," the woman, Minerva, said, looking worried, "What about…" she paused before lowering her voice, "Dolores? What are you going to tell her?"
The man, Albus, just winked and walked away, leaving a flustered Minerva and three strangers in the doorway. She huffed and straightened her robed before walking away and motioning for the three to follow her. They looked at each other and shrugged before following.
Harry awoke the next morning with the nagging feeling that there was a reason he wanted to get up. He stared at the ceiling of his four-post bed for a moment before sitting upright.
"The travelers!" he exclaimed quietly to himself before jumping out of bed.
Harry had been beyond curious about the three travelers who had appeared in the entrance hall the night before. Not only was one of them close to his own age, or appeared to be, but he brought a human like duck and dog with him.
And since he could see Hogwarts, he had magical abilities.
Harry was dressed in record time and left the Gryffindor tower without waking Ron or Hermione. He'd fill them in later. Right now, he was curious.
He wandered down the empty halls (as it was early on a Saturday) wondering where the guest rooms were. Hell, he hadn't known Hogwarts had guest quarters. His search was short as he rounded a corner and caught sight of the three conversing with Dumbledore. Harry went back around the corner but wasn't fast enough.
"Good morning Harry! Why don't you join us?" Dumbledore's voice echoed back to him.
Harry muttered under his breath before walking over to them. Dumbledore laid a hand on Harry's shoulder and gave him a knowing look.
"Harry, these are Sora, Donald, and Goofy," they each gave a wave as their name was said, "Boys, this is Harry Potter."
Harry cringed, waiting for the gawking and for their eyes to travel to his forehead. The three did neither, however. Sora grinned and held out his hand to the boy.
"Nice to meet you."
Harry stared in shock for a moment before grinning and taking his hand, "Likewise."
They released hands and Harry couldn't help but think how strong the boy was. He didn't look like anything special. Of course, Harry supposed he was one to talk.
Dumbledore smiled, "Now Harry, if you would be so kind as to show them to the Great Hall? I have things I have to attend to."
"Yes Professor," Harry answered automatically and led the way to the Great Hall.
"So… this is a magical boarding school where witches and wizards learn how to use magic and this world is under the threat of a deranged psychopath who everyone believes is still dead, but he's not and he's plotting a way to take over the world as we speak?"
"Basically, yeah."
Sora, Donald, and Goofy just stared at Harry as he calmly took a bite of his eggs, seeming unaware of the attention. Harry had decided to bring them up to speed and soon discovered that they knew nothing of the wizarding world at all (which explained the lack of gawking at his name). So he decided it would be best to warn them of what they were getting themselves into by staying here.
Sora let out a sigh, "Yeah, that sounds about right."
"About right?" Harry echoed.
"We're trouble magnets, everywhere we go and everyone we meet finds some way to wind up in some horrible danger which leads to this life or death battle," Sora said, almost tiredly.
Harry suddenly decided he and Sora were going to get along just fine.
"There you are!"
Harry looked up at the yell to see Hermione marching over to him in a flustered manner. Ron tagged along behind her, looking as though she had woken him and given him an earful already.
"We've been looking all over for you!" Hermione continued, clearly unaware of Sora, Donald, and Goofy watching her warily.
"Told you he went to breakfast," said a rather grumpy Ron as he took a seat on the side of Harry that was furthest from Hermione.
"Sorry 'Mione. I woke up early and didn't feel like staring at the ceiling," Harry said, which was only half true.
"It's alright," Hermione replied before noticing the three people who were across from Harry and blushing ever so slightly, "Er, hello…"
Sora grinned at her, "Hi!"
"These are Sora, Donald, and Goofy," Harry said pointing to each in turn, "Guys, these are my two best friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley."
Ron gave a half wave, unable to talk through the potatoes in his mouth. Hermione gave a small wave, looking a little shy (having just blown up at Harry without realizing they were there), and curious. Harry knew that look and wondered if he could find a way to tell the three to run while they still could.
Hermione took a seat next to Harry and stared at them for a moment, "Where did you come from?"
Harry would have found this to be an odd question had he not been wondering the same thing. They obviously weren't locals, they weren't aware of the magical world, nor did they seem very familiar with London (though Sora had excitedly asked if Harry knew Peter Pan). Not to mention their clothes were nothing that Harry had seen in either the magical or muggle world, which was saying something. Ron, however, stared at Hermione as if she were mental.
Sora seemed to take no offense though; he put his hands behind his head, "Destiny Island."
"And we're from Disney Castle," Goofy said, which caused Donald to shoot him a look.
The three Gryffindors stared at them as if they were insane, well, Ron was, Harry was confused, and Hermione looked thoughtful.
Hermione was the first to recover, "Destiny Island? Disney Castle? I've never heard of those places."
Ron muttered to Harry, "Well then they can't exist now can they?"
Harry grinned at Ron then quickly got rid of the grin upon noticing Hermione's glare which told him she had heard Ron. Harry laughed nervously, suddenly not liking sitting between the two.
Sora gave a small shrug, "Well, that's where we're from."
Hermione shook her head slightly and tuned back to Sora and the others, "So, what brings you to Hogwarts?"
"We sort of crash-landed not too far from here and we're kind of stranded until we fix our ship, hyuck," Goofy said.
"Ship?" Harry, Ron, and Hermione echoed.
"Yeah… it's a long story," Sora said, looking downward and rubbing the back of his head.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione all exchanged glances. Hermione looked as though she was about to ask something else, but she was cut off by the arrival of Ginny.
"Hi guys," Ginny said as she took a seat next to Hermione, who seemed to be biting her lip in order to keep from asking the question.
"Hey Ginny," Harry answered since Hermione was busy not asking questions and Ron had his mouth full.
Ginny looked up to the other three and looked as though she was about to ask who they were when the sound of a fork hitting a glass filled the hall. Most of the student body was now in the Great Hall so now was a good time to make an announcement. Everyone went quiet and turned to look at Dumbledore as he stood.
"Good morning students," he said with a smile, "Just a quick announcement and then you may go on with your day. Last night three exchange students who were unable to come earlier due to complications arrived on school grounds. I would like you to welcome them. If you three would come up here please."
Sora, Donald, and Goofy looked at one another nervously before standing and walking to the front of the Great Hall. Whispers followed them the whole way up, much to Donald's annoyance. The three stopped in front of the Headmaster who smiled at them. They all turned when McGonagall cleared her throat.
"When I call your name, step forward and put the hat upon your head," the stern woman said.
Sora's eyes drifted to the hat that was now sitting on a stool in front of them. When had that gotten there?
"Duck, Donald."
Donald muttered under his breath while Sora hid a smile behind his hand. The duck removed his normal hat to put on the other and all three jumped as the hat started talking.
"Smart enough for Ravenclaw, but too much of a temper for that," the hat paused as Sora and Goofy started laughing, which caused Donald to glare at them, "To Gryffindor with you!"
The table that Donald had just been sitting at broke into cheers and he went right back to his seat and his food, annoyed.
"Goof, Goofy," McGonagall said, her brow furrowing as she silently mouthed the name again.
Sora took his casual stance as Goofy walked over to the hat; hands behind his head and one leg crossed over the other. The goof put the hat on his head and the hat went silent for a moment.
"Brave, that's for sure. Honorable, strong, loyal, I believe you shall do best in Hufflepuff!"
The table next to the Gryffindor one burst into applause and Goofy made his way over there, grabbing his plate from next to Donald as he went.
"Hikari, Sora."
Sora frowned at his new last name but shrugged it off before heading over to the hat. He hadn't even put it on before it yelled Gryffindor. He grinned and walked back over to sit next to Donald.
Dumbledore stood clapping, "Now then, you may all proceed to enjoy your Saturday."
Some students laughed, other cheered. Harry, however, was not congratulating Sora and Donald like Ron and the others were. He was watching the teacher's table. More specifically, he was watching Umbridge. The woman was looking at Sora as though he was going to be her newest victim. Harry silently vowed to not let that happen.