Phaenomena
Chapter one- First Pokémon
Harry
It didn't take them long to get the platform, they made it on time despite having to wait an hour for Susan.
"Now, I want you to be careful on the train, No Hermione I don't think you have to fight a troll to get sorted and no Blaise I won't tell you, you'll just have to find out when you get to Hogwarts, Susan, you look fine." His mother kissed them each as they board the train. Harry was the last to get on. His earlier excitement was now nervousness.
"What's wrong, my brave boy."
"I'm not feeling too brave right now." he looked down at his feet. What if he wasn't good enough? What if he's a squib? What if he didn't get a Pokémon? He should just turn around and go back home, maybe Erika would tutor him.
His mother hugged him. "You'll do fine, you'll have Mione, Suz, Blasie, I'll be there after classes and so will your father, and you'll be great just like Lily and James, and they would be so proud of you."
He felt pride when his mother mentioned his birth parents. While he was still nervous he felt like he could make it on the train.
"Love you, Momma" he whispered blushing he didn't want to be tease because he stills calls his mother, momma.
"Love you too, my brave boy, now get on the train before it actually leaves you."
With that Harry stepped on the Hogwarts express with a bit more confidence.
It took him awhile to find a seat, it couldn't find his brother and sisters so he found the first seat he could find and he sat by himself.
Looking out the window he missed the sunny days in Celadon, study Pokémon with his momma, learning about magic with his father and making Pokémon healing herbs and medicine with Erika. He suddenly felt homesick, and it didn't help that he was sitting alone. The compartment door open and a boy popped his head in.
"Ummm can I sit here? Everywhere else is full."
Harry nodded, happy to have some company, the red haired boy sighed in relief. He sat down and immediately introduced himself.
"My name is Ron, how about you?"
"uhh…..my name is Harry." He said shyly. "My whole family gone to Hogwarts what about you, you have any family here?"
That question spark a thirty minute conversion, it was when Ron tried to do a spell that the door open revealing his sister Hermione with a shy looking boy who looked as if he was going to cry.
Hermione was wearing the Hogwarts uniform, but instead of a skirt she wore cargo shorts and sneakers.
"Hey Harry, have any of you seen a toad? My friend Neville lost one."
Harry and Ron both shook their heads and poor Neville started cry. Hermione patted his shoulder
"Hey don't cry we'll find it." Neville tears slowed up and Hermione let out a sigh of relief. She noticed Ron trying to show Harry a spell.
"oooh are you doing magic, well then see." Hermione eyes lit up with the thought of learning something new. Ron face flushed slightly pink as he tried not to disappoint his new friend's sister.
He waved his wand and uttered the spell that his brothers taught him and waited. His face went from pink to bright red when nothing happen. "Umm I don't think that's a real spell." Thankfully Hermione didn't laugh though it looked like she wanted too. "Well I better help Neville look for his toad, you should hurry and put your robes on we should be there shortly."
Hermione and Neville left the compartment continuing to search for his toad. Ron and Harry took Hermione advice and changed into their Hogwarts robes.
Between eating snacks from the trolley and Ron going on about Quidditch, they had finally reached Hogwarts.
When he had descended off the train, Hermione and her new friend Neville as well as Blaise and Susan had caught up with him.
"About time we were looking for you everywhere!"
Susan hugged her brother as if they had been separated for a long time. Blaise simply shook his head.
"Let him breathe Susan" Blaise sighed and pulled Susan off their youngest sibling. Hermione, Ron and Neville Laughed as Harry tried to catch his breath.
"Thanks Blaise"
"No more than four to a boat!"
The children turn at the familiar voice. "Dad!" Susan and Harry ran to the bearded Giant that was their father. The man lifted them in the air hugging them.
"Whoa, I happy to see you too, whose your friends?"
Hagrid pointed to Neville and Ron. "That's Neville and Ron, Dad can you keep a look out for a toad, Neville lost his." Hagrid at that put the children down and reached in his pocket and pulled out a slimy greenish brown toad.
"You mean this toad?"
"Trevor!"
Neville ran and grabbed his beloved toad and thanked Hagrid. Hagrid had motion for the children to get on the boat.
"let's get you all on the boats before they leave you, no more than four to a boat, see you all at Hogwarts."
Harry, Ron, Susan and Blaise had gotten on one boat, while Hermione, Neville, an Asian girl and dark skin boy got into another boat.
The children looked in awe at the huge castle and all the nervousness that had dissipated came back with a vengeance. Harry turned slightly green when they came to the front of the castle.
A stern looking woman with slightly greying black hair and emerald green robes had led them from the boat and into the castle. She had stopped them when they came to two big double doors.
"Welcome to Hogwarts witchcraft and wizardry, I am Professor McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress and Transfiguration professor, you all will be sorted into one of four houses, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin, during the seven years that you are here, they will be not only your friends but your family and I expect you all to be respectful of staff and of one another, now please wait a moment while I finish preparations.
McGonagall turned and walked away briskly. Harry looked around at all the other children, talking among themselves.
"Don't worry so much you'll be fine, I promise."
Hermione puffed out her chest in a superhero pose making Harry burst out laughing, Hermione herself smiled receiving the desired effect.
"Look here a mudblood that doesn't know her place."
A blonde boy flanked by two heavy set boys sneered at Hermione and Harry. Before anyone could comment Blaise had grab the boy by the collar. The two boys tried to move towards him but Hermione tripped one of them. Susan simply stood in front of the other boy. Unlike his friends the other boy seemed hesitant in joining in.
"w..what are you doing?"
The blonde boy cringed at the look that Blaise was giving him. The bronzed skin boy tightened his grip on the cowering boy.
"Don't let me ever hear you call my sister that, or you spend the whole year in the hospital wing."
The blonde boy looked to say something, everyone was laughing at him he was red from embarrassment. Blaise had let him go roughly so the blonde boy fell hard onto the floor.
"I can handle myself Blaise, but thank you anyway." Hermione glared at the rude boy, the blonde boy brushed himself off and glared back at Hermione.
"No wonder why Harry Potter left the wizarding world, trash like you are infecting our culture."
Harry raised an eyebrow at the disrespectful youth. He looked forward seeing his face during the sorting.
Professor McGonagall came back into the hall and the blonde boy and his friend slinked back to where they came from.
"If you all will follow me, fall in line."
The big doors open and harry was amazed. The celling looked like the night sky and candles floated above them. The candles turn to him and smiled. He jumped a little bit as they floated around the students.
"Don't be scared those candle looking things are Pokémon called Litwick" Blaise told him. One of the Litwick floated towards him. He held out his hand for it to him but it floated in towards the teachers.
He looked to where the teachers were sitting and saw his mother sitting and the end talking to a man that looked as if he only had three fingers on one hand.
His mother looked at him and waved at him happily. He smiled and tugged at Blaise sleeve, who was still looking at the lickwits. Blaise looked up at his mother and smiled. McGonagall walked up and put a dusty old looking hat on the stool
"When your name is called, please come up."
Thus started the sorting, Blaise was the first of the sibling to be called up. The hat put him in Slytherin. Harry looked a bit dejected at the possibility of not being in the same house as his brother.
"Harry Potter-Hagrid."
The whole hall went silent; the blonde boy who tried and failed to taunt Hermione was now a pale pink hue. Harry walked slowly to the stool, he sat down and had the hat placed on his head. He gasped when the hat started to talk to him.
"A very good mind, ambitious but not overly sneaky, you are very, hardworking a perfect Hufflepuff if I never saw one, However the courage to do the right thing and to stay loyal to your friends and family is what makes you perfect for GRIFFINDOR!"
Applause broke out across the hall. Harry hopped the stool and went the Gryffindor table. A red haired boy who looked similar to his new friend Ron came up to him, a blue duck like Pokémon, eyes following him closely.
"Welcome to Gryffindor, My name is Percy Weasley; if you need any help with anything don't hesitate to come to me.
Harry nodded, as he sat next to another pair of red hairs. "So we see you've met our prat of a brother." The one on his left said. Harry recognized his Pokémon as a Smeargle. "If he causes you any problems come tell us we'll take care of him. The other twin was playing with what he thought to be a Kecleon. The lizard Pokémon winked at the younger boy. Grinning at the Pokémon he continued to watch the sorting as Hermione was sorted into Ravenclaw; she waved to him and sat at the Ravenclaw table. Susan was sorted into Hufflepuff, so was Hermione's friend Neville. He felt a sudden wave of relief as Ron was sorted into Gryffindor.
Soon all the excitement he felt was drain away leaving him tired. After the feast Percy led the younger years to their dorms. As soon as he found his bed, Harry fell into it, and though he was tired Harry couldn't wait until tomorrow….
The next morning, Harry found himself up extra early. He got dress and set out to explore Hogwarts. He found out about the moving staircase the hard way and instead of exploring he got lost. That was until he randomly ran into his mother, who was coming out of a room he suspected to be her office.
"Harry, what are you doing up? Breakfast isn't for another hour." He asked him as they walked down the stairs.
"Was too excited to sleep, hey momma when do you think we'll get our Pokémon?" He knew his mother was the Pokémon Professor for Hogwarts and she taught the class Care of Foreign Magical Creatures.
"I can't tell you, you'll have to wait until class."
"aww, why not? It's not like I'm going to tell anyone."
"It's supposed to be a surprise little one."
Harry promptly gave up and talked about his first night at Hogwarts. By the time he had finish talking they had reached the great hall. Hermione was already sitting at the Ravenclaw table. The bushy hair brunette was talking to the Asian girl that she shared the boat ride with. Since Ron hadn't shown up yet, Harry sat with Hermione and her new friend.
"Hey, Harry, couldn't sleep anymore huh? Anyway this is Su Li." The dark haired girl extended her hand. "Hello Harry, it's nice to meet you." Harry grasped the polite girl's hand in a handshake.
"So what class are you looking forward to the most, besides Care of Foreign Magical Creature?" Hermione asked.
"Well, I think potions and defense what about you, Su Li."
"My family are masters in Charms so I look forward to follow in their footsteps." Su Li answered.
"Defense and Transfiguration are what I look forward to the most; I even started reading some of the text." Hermione said excitedly. Harry noticed that the great hall started to fill up. Saying goodbye to Hermione and Su, Harry went to his table and found Ron stuffing his face. He hurried up and ate and walked with Ron to their first class which just happened to be Care of foreign magical creature (CFMC for short).
CFMC was a class that all first years attended together. For this class they were told to meet outside on the lawn opposite of the forbidden forest.
His mother stood waiting for all the children to show up. Beside her was a huge bag lined with what looked to be pokeballs. When the last child showed up, his mother pulled out her wand and waved it at the empty space behind her.
The space wasn't empty anymore instead it was a large forest area. The trees in the forest was almost normal, the dark green almost black leaves made it look sort of eerie.
"Welcome to Care of Foreign Magical Creature, I am Professor Yamamoto-Hagrid, your instructor for this course."
"In this course you will learn about magical creatures called Pocket Monsters or Pokémon for short."
"Almost sixty years ago an event shook western countries to its core. That event was named the East to West Exodus, a large amount of Pokémon, suddenly migrated from their magical habits in parts of Japan to magical western regions. We do not know why the decided to move, however because of the number of Pokémon which had migrated each western magical school from Asia all the way to North America had to develop a course for it."
"Pokémon are mysterious creatures that thrive on human contact, they bond with a person called a trainer, threw battling, breeding, grooming, friendship and the likes, the bond between a trainer grows stronger, to learn that and to learn more about Pokémon, each of you will be given a dozen pokeball and bait, you all will catch your very own Pokémon."
Some were excited, while other was scared, Harry was in between emotions, he felt excitement, nervous and a fear he had never known. Kagami turned to the forest behind her.
"This forest called the Ebony forest, for its leaves was created with the seedling from the great white forest in Unova region of japan, it's known as a great place to catch Pokémon.
His mother walked around passing out a small simple black bag filled with pokeballs, and a treats he assumed was bait.
"Now before I send you on your way, if you should come across danger don't panic." From her haori she pulled out two pokeballs, she threw one in the air, the red beam that was released transformed into a shiny metal bird, the bird started to circle around the forest. Her other Pokémon was a black dog like creature with horns; it ran, disappearing into the dark forest. Harry soon recognized the Pokémon as he had played with them of several occasions at home.
"My Skarmory Horus, will be watching from the air, while my Houndoom, Sigmund will be in the forest, if a situation should occur, they will handle it or I will, now is there any questions?"
No one raised their hands, they were all too anxious, to ask any questions, they wanted to catch their first Pokémon.
Kagami stepped aside from in front of the forest. "Good luck, everyone!"
Harry was one of the first into the forest, as he was trying to avoid being push and shoved by the pack of students entering the forest.
Compared to the outside, the inside wasn't eerie; in fact it was quite beautiful. The trees on the inside were their normal shade. He had somehow wondered off and was now along in the forest.
But he didn't fret instead he took this opportunity to look for his partner Pokémon. He had passed some weedles and a rattata but alas he didn't see the Pokémon for him. Hours and hours went by and he had yet to find a Pokémon he wanted and he was now starting to get worried as the sun was going down.
He wondered had his sisters and brother found their Pokémon yet. He sighed as he found a tree log to sit on while he got his thoughts together, that's when he heard a soft cry. Harry ran to the source of the cry, he ran into another part of the forest, there were little ponds in this section of the forest.
He found a little serpentine creature that looked to be hurt really badly. Harry rushed to its side and examined it.
'it's been burned, what Pokémon would have done this?" he rubbed the little Pokémon gently. It looked at him wincing from the pain of its burn.
"Don't worry I'll take care you."
He, as gently as he could pick the injured Pokémon up and walked the way he came. Rumbling shook him, he didn't even turn around he just started running. He looked out the corner of his eye and saw a huge purple Pokémon. That was all he needed to see, he knew that Pokémon.
"oh no… why is a Nidoking here?"
He ran and ran until he tripped over a branch. The poor blue Pokémon flew from his hands and hit the ground a few feet from him.
The Nidoking was descending upon them harry got up and ran towards the hurt Pokémon. The Nidoking was too close to run away from it. Harry wrapped his arms around the Pokémon to protect it and braced for impact. He shut his eyes and heard a crash. Harry waited for the pain instead he heard.
"Goliath use Stone Edge!"
He felt the impact of the attack hit the other Pokémon he open his eyes and saw his mother with her Tyranitar attacking the enraged Nidoking.
The Nidoking was no match for the attacks of his mother lead pokemon, and it fainted crashing down the floor.
"Harry, are you alright?"
He nodded his arms still wrapped around the hurt Pokémon. "I'm f..fine but she needs your help."
Kagami nodded and helped her son and the injured Pokémon out of the forest. She made him stay with her while she gave the pokemon to the nurses. They were now headed for Kagami's office.
"You were the last person out of the forest; dinner was served already so you'll eat with me okay."
He sighed, he missed dinner but that was alright with him, right now he was worried about the little Pokémon.
"Do you know what Pokémon that is, Harry?" Harry shook his head he had seen many Pokémon but he had never seen a Pokémon like that.
"That is a Dratini, very rare, very; I'm surprised that one was in the Ebony Forest."
A Dratini huh, it was a pretty Pokémon. It sucked now that he was able to think about it, he wasn't able to get his Pokémon. Realizing that, Harry started to tear up. No matter how hard he tried the tears kept rolling down his face.
"Oh Harry it's okay, I'll go with you tomorrow and get you a Pokémon." Kagami reassured her youngest son. Just then a Pokémon nurse that the school employed found them walking to Kagami's class room
"Professor Hagrid, Harry, I thought that you would like to know that the Dratini you found is awake would you to see her?"
Harry nodded and took off in a hurry behind the Nurse. Hogwarts had two types of medic wings, one for humans where Hogwart's head nurse was station, and then there was the Pokémon Center headed by a Nurse Joy.
When he entered the center it made him feel like he was back home in saw the Dratini with another nurse who was petting it.
"Oh good you're here, She's a friendly girl, I think she wanted to thank you for trying to save her.
The Dratini looked at Harry, and nuzzled his hand with her head. "Oh she likes you, how about being her trainer?" Kagami pointed out. The look of affection was apparent on the Dratini, as well as the look on harry face at the thought of being her trainer. This was the Pokémon he was waiting for.
"Yes I would love to be her trainer!" Harry cried joyfully. Dratini wrapped herself around Harry as a sign of endearment.
"Well you do have to catch it." His mother handed him a pokeball, Dratini got off of Harry and was now opposite of him ready to be caught.
He threw the pokeball at Dratini. A simple bop on the head and she was engulfed in a stream of red light. The pokeball fell to the floor and shook only once before a clicking sound was heard.
He had found his partner… His first Pokemon, Dratini.
Dear readers
Thank you all who favorite, follows and reviewed this story it makes me really really happy.
Anyway this chapter is longer than expected and would have been on earlier but Sandy messed up my rotation. That and I wanted Harry to get Dratini in this chapter, I felt like I rushed this chapter, I just wanted to get through the whole coming to Hogwarts thing.
Hopefully I conveyed Harry like I wanted too. I wanted to show him as the baby of the family, spoiled but not too spoiled I have a plan for him that goes off the normal path of fanfic.
Once again thank you for reading.
Love ReiaJade.
