Hey, I'm back! Don't expect updates to be this quick, I just want to get something up, and I'm progressing with chapter three!

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Shadow Moss: Yes, Clockwork does rock! The whole "master of time" thing is just so mysterious.

Who wants to konw?: Thanks for the imput, and I just can't think of any other reaction for Vlad to have to learning those things. And if you think about it, Vlad's been a ghost for about twenty years. He's had to have run into Clockwork one time or another. Also, if he knows about the Infi-Map, he has to know about Clockwork.

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This chapter is basically an intro to everything, so don't expect too much action.


Chapter 1


Harry Potter sat on the edge of his bed. Ron and Hermione sat on the other beds in the room. They were at Grimmauld Place; Harry's inherited home.

They were all discussing what to do about finding the remaining Horucuxes. The Golden Trio was almost positive Hogwarts would be closed, so they knew they would not be attending seventh year.

"Where do you think we ought to look first?" asked Ron. "I mean, they're not just gonna pop out at us."

"I don't know, I guess it will just pop out at us?" offered Harry sarcastically.

"Honestly," sighed Hermione, "you two need more common sense. We could try Godric's Hollows or the Riddle House!"

"You're a genius 'Mione," said Ron.

Harry and Hermione rolled their eyes.

"And I also think we should learn some things in the seventh year curriculum on our own," said Hermione.

"How 'bout we discuss this after dinner?" suggested Harry.

"Why not," shrugged Ron.

The three got up from the beds and walked out of the bedroom door into the hallway. They started walking down the stairs and were followed by Fred, George, and Ginny.

"How's your summer been so far Harry?" asked Fred.

"Okay, I guess," said Harry.

They walked to the kitchen. Just outside the door, they began to hear voices. They grinned at each other and held back to listen.

"What's the update about the school?" asked Molly Weasley.

"It's remaining open," said Professor McGonagall.

The Golden Trio exchanged glances; they hadn't been expecting this. It wasn't according to the plan!

"Shouldn't you take a bit longer to decide?" asked Lupin. "And what about the empty Defense post?"

"I got my cousin from the states to take it," said McGonagall. "Do you remember Vladimir Masters?"

"You got Masters?" exclaimed Lupin. "That rich bloke that was in Slytherin?"

"The very same," said McGonagall. "As for why, I got a package from a 'CW' telling me to keep it open for the sake of the future."

"'CW?' Who could that be?" asked Mrs. Weasley.

"My cousin mentioned a ghost named Clockwork that was the master of time," said McGonagall. "But there was something strange in the package."

"Strange…as in?" said Lupin.

"Strange, as in files for six new students from the states and not a single one entering first year!" said McGonagall.

"I guess we have to retrieve them then," sighed Lupin. "I'll go get Alastor; he'll want a part in this."

"How old are they anyway?" asked Molly.

"One is seventeen, one is thirteen, and the other four are fifteen."

Apparently Moody had entered, for he then asked, "Should Potter and his friends come?"

"It might be better if they did. I have a feeling that this 'CW' can't be trusted," said McGonagall.

"I'll go get the trio now," said Lupin.

All six teens rushed halfway up the stairs and started back down. Lupin exited the kitchen and walked over to them.

"Harry, Ron, Hermione, how do you feel about accompanying us to get some new students?" he asked.

"Sure, but why'd they be coming here?" asked Hermione.

"Because, not a single one is entering first year, so you'll have to help them catch up."

"When do we leave?" asked Ron.

"Tomorrow," said Lupin.

"Got it," said Harry. The trio returned to the room Harry and Ron were staying in.

"There has got to be something important about these students to be entering late!" said Harry.

"Well, normally Hogwarts only accepts students that are entering first year or are really powerful," pondered Hermione.

"Well, who is this Clockwork? Maybe he has something to do with it?" suggested Ron.

"Of course!" exclaimed Hermione. "I've heard about him in some books. He's supposedly the master of time, but no one's ever seen him. According to legend, his staff controls time, but his medallions make someone out of its control."

"Bloody Hell!" exclaimed Ron. "With Voldemort's hands on that, he's be undefeatable!"

"This is exactly why we need to keep a close eye on these new students! They must be important to be joining Hogwarts at such a late age. I wonder where they're from?" said Hermione.

"Illinois," said Fred, poking his head in. "I asked Lupin, and he said Amity Park."

Harry and Hermione exchanged wide-eyed looks, and the Weasley's stared at them.

"I've heard of that place!" exclaimed Harry. "Isn't that the town that is haunted by Muggle ghosts?"

"Yes, the town with the professional ghost hunters, the Fentons, that have a portal to the Ghost Zone!" said Hermione.

"What is the bloody Hell are you two talking about?" asked Ron.

"Sorry mate, but that town is quite famous in the Muggle world. It's actually the most haunted town. Seeing ghosts is considered a tourist attraction," explained Harry.

"Of course, you don't hear mention of the town without hearing about Inviso-Bill," said Hermione.

"…Inviso-Bill..?" said Ginny.

"Well, it's a ridiculous name, of course, but that's how he's known in general. There have been countless debates on whether hi is the hero that protects the town from ghost attacks, or the evil mastermind behind those attacks himself," said Hermione. She paused. "But in my opinion, he tries to protect the town, but damages the property in the process."

"It'd be so cool if we could actually meet him when we're getting those new students!" exclaimed Ron.

"It's pretty likely actually," pondered Harry. "He gets seen on a daily basis all throughout the town."

"Well just have to wait and see, I s'pose," said Hermione. "But if we do, we shouldn't do magic in front of him. He's still a Muggle."

"Well duh, they're not total idiots," said George with a roll of his eyes. The twins and Ginny left the room.

"Do you really think his is though, 'Mione?" asked Harry suddenly.

"Is what?" asked Hermione.

"You know, really a Muggle," said Harry.

"Of course he is!" said Hermione. "How else would he have those powers?"

"I dunno, lab accident, maybe?" suggested Harry.

"Okay, what in the bloody Hell are you two talking about?" asked Ron, starting to get mad.

"Ron, Inviso-Bill is a Muggle ghost, meaning he appeared when a Muggle died. He has all sorts of powers and is tangible unless he so chooses. Spells have a real hard time affecting these ghosts because of their powers," said Hermione. "He had to have been a Muggle because only Muggle ghosts turn out that way."

"Fine, I'll just drop the subject," grumbled Harry. "But when he isn't a Muggle, don't come crying to me that you were wrong."

"Sorry mate, but I've got to agree with 'Mione on this. She's never wrong," said Ron.

"'Mione, where would we get information on Inviso-Bill, anyway?" sighed Harry.

"We'd have to see if we could go to the Fentons," admitted Hermione. "I know the aurors would be really mad, but they're the people to go to for information."


Now, the story leaves Europe for a while and changes to a small town in the states. It is a seemingly normal Muggle town, except for one thing. There are ghost attacks on a daily basis.

Now you may be thinking, "Why isn't the town destroyed by now?" The only reason is four of it's citizens are it's protectors…Well, three are anyway.

Only two of these protectors are seen all the time by the public (and when I say two, I mean one). The ghost hunting couple Maddie and Jack Fenton is the most well known protectors (I mean Maddie). Their inventions have saved the town on numerous occasions. They lived in a red brick house with a metal room on the roof they called the Operations Center.

The couple was known to wear bright colored jumpsuits at all hours of the day. They were constantly embarrassing their two teenaged children with their obsession.

The eldest of the two was a female with long red hair and turquoise colored eyes. She often wears a black long-sleeved shirt, turquoise pants, a turquoise headband, and black flats.

That girls name was Jasmine, though called Jazz by her friends. It was not uncommon to see her nose in some book or another. She was quite smart and into psychology. In fact, many considered this seventeen-year-old the most normal person in the family.

The younger Fenton child was a boy of fifteen years. He has messy black hair and electric blue eyes. He normally wears a white t-shirt with red trim and a red oval in the center, blue jeans, and red and white sneakers. His name was Daniel, preferably Danny, Fenton.

He was by far the strangest in the family, though not many realized it. Most recognized him as the clumsy, normal troublemaker. This mostly had to do with him always being at the wrong place at the wrong time. He was considered a geek at school and constantly bullied, but he really didn't care. He never fought back, but only his sister and his two best friends knew the reasons why.

Danny's best friend since kindergarten was a fifteen-year-old African American known as Tucker Foley. He usually wore a yellow long-sleeved shirt, green cargo pants, brown combat boots, a red beret, and thick-rimmed glasses. Numerous pieces of electronic gadgetry were always somewhere on him, giving him the obvious label of "Techno Geek." He was a full on carnivore and took any possible chance to flirt.

Danny's other friend was one he and Tucker had met in the middle of kindergarten when she moved to town. Her name was Samantha Manson, but you called her Sam if you knew what was good for you. She was a Goth and an Ultro-Recylo-Vegetarian. Her main reason behind that was to express her individuality, but she had another reason as well. Her parents were preppy people still living in the eighty's. Sam had short raven-black hair that was half up, and violet colored eyes. She wore a black tank top with a violet oval in the center, a black mini-skirt with vertical and horizontal green stripes, violet tights, a black choker, and black combat boots. She was the last person who knew everything about Danny.

Let's go back to the town's protectors. The last remaining completely human one was a fifteen-year-old African American girl. Her real name was Valerie Gray, often called Val. No one knew this, of course, for she had a secret identity. Her ghost hunting suit was black and red jumpsuit complete with matching mask. She could summon her suit and any of her weapons at will. Without her suit on, she was a reject from the A-list. She normally wore a yellow tank top, orange skirt, orange headband, and white sneakers. At one time, she had dated Danny Fenton, but she broke it off in belief it was "too dangerous." As a ghost hunter, she was called the Red Huntress.

The identity of the final ghost hunter had many people baffled. This brings us back to Danny Fenton. A year ago, he had gotten into a lab accident that did something to his DNA. Ectoplasm covered his DNA, causing it to mutate. He was then able to change forms to that of a ghost, for that is what ectoplasm is from. He was the most skilled of the ghost hunters—and he was a ghost himself. Whenever he willed it, Danny could become the half ghost superhero Danny Phantom.

In his ghost form, Danny had messy snow white hair and glowing green eyes. His eyes were capable of turning to a fluorescent blue when he used his ice powers. Instead of his casual clothing, Danny wore a black jumpsuit with white gloves, collar, belt, boots, and a symbol designed by Sam. He had many powers and used his parents' inventions in many fights.

We join our three heroes today at the local fast food joint known as the Nasty Burger. Tucker, Sam, and Danny have just ordered and are waiting for their food.

"This summer has been pretty eventful," said Tucker, trying to make conversation.

"You're telling me," said Sam with a roll of her eyes.

"It's only a week into summer, only a week since Freakshow, and already I feel like something's going to happen," said Danny.

"Well it's not a ghost thing, because the amount of ghost attacks is the same as normal," said Tucker.

"Maybe it's something completely different," suggested Sam.

Danny chuckled. "Different? What else is there other than ghosts?"

"Who knows, but that's why I'm saying it," said Sam. "I just know that in some way it'll involve you."

"She's right you know. Evil masterminded plots always have something to do with you," said Tucker.

"Yeah, but—" started Danny.

"So, do you guys wanna go see Dead Teacher VII today?" asked Sam rather loudly.

Tucker and Danny looked at her strangely.

"It's not that good," said a voice. "Hey guys."

The trio looked up to see Valerie with their orders.

"Hey Val," said Danny. "And no Sam, we saw it last month at your place."

"So, Danny, when are your parents giving their next speech?" asked Valerie.

"Not till next week. They had to postpone this week's because someone broke into the lab," shrugged Danny.

"See you then," said Valerie, clearly disappointed.

"I still don't think you should trust her," grumbled Sam.

"Cool it, Sam, Valerie's a nice person, she's just misinformed," argued Danny.

"What do you mean by someone broke into the lab?" interrupted Tucker, not wanting his friends to start fighting.

"Oh, someone broke in and stole the blueprints for all of my parents' inventions," said Danny.

"Did you find out who it was?" asked Sam, starting on her salad.

"Yeah, it's kind of obvious after he left a note," said Danny. He lowered his voice. "I took the note after finding it. The culprit is none other that Plasmius."

"Why am I not surprised?" asked Tucker, taking a bite of his burger. Sam wrinkled her nose in disgust.

Danny shrugged at the question and started on his own burger.

"Do you mind if I join you?" asked a voice. The trio looked her way and their eyes widened.

Standing in front of them is a thirteen-year-old girl with short black hair held in a ponytail and electric blue eyes. She wore an old red hat, a white t-shirt, blue shorts, worn red and white sneakers, and an old red jacket.

"Where'd you come from?" demanded Sam.

"Well I promised I'd be back," said the girl with a roll of her eyes. "I've been staying with Clockwork for the past few months."

"I think it's great that you're back Dani," said Danny. "So, what's it like now that you're stabilized?"

"It's awesome," said Dani. "Clockwork has been giving me a potion that keeps up my strength. Without it, I'm still in danger if I use too much power because he says that I'm ninety-nine percent stabilized, so there's still a one percent chance that I might melt."

"Did you hear anything at Clockworks," asked Tucker, "preferably something involving an old dented thermos."

"Oh, Clockwork told me about that," said Dani. "The thermos wasn't strong enough. Just yesterday, it kinda…burst."

"No way," said Danny, shock still. He then noticed the bad condition Dani's clothing was in. "Do you even have any other clothes?"

Dani blushed. "Not really," she muttered.

Sam, Tucker, and Danny all stood and led her out of the restaurant.

"What d'you think we should do Sam?" asked Danny.

"About Dan, or Dani's clothing issue?"

"The clothing issue," said Danny.

"Go to the mall," said Sam. "How about I help her shop for clothes while you guys… I dunno, do something."

"Like..?" asked Tucker.

They had begun walking to the mall already. Suddenly Danny's ghost sense went off, and he stopped.

"Like help me catch this ghost," said Danny. "Sam, we'll meet you at the food court in an hour."

"Deal," said Sam.

Sam and Dani continued walking to the mall, while Tucker and Danny remained on the sidewalk.

Danny handed Tucker a metal thermos and dove into the bushes behind them. If anyone had been watching, they would have seen a bright flash of light, followed by Danny Phantom flying out of a bush; the very same Danny Fenton had just jumped into.

He sounded the area. All of a sudden, screams were heard from over by the movie theater. Danny signaled for Tucker to follow him, and then flew toward where the scream sounded.

He arrived just in time to see Desiree say, "So you have wished it; so shall it be!"

"Hey Desiree! What wish have you granted now?" called Danny, flying in front of the female ghost.

"You'll see," said Desiree with a sly grin before disappearing in a green mist.

Danny groaned and flew down to the crowd. "Did anyone by any chance wish for anything?"

The people pointed at a man who was shaking.

"Sir, what did you wish for?" Danny asked, flying over to him.

"To be unique," he whispered.

Danny thought for a minute before his ghost sense gave him the answer. "Oh no," he groaned.

The man had started glowing and rose off the ground. The crowd screamed and ran.

"Look, sir, if you would stand still, I could help you out," Danny said carefully.

"You can do no help!" growled an echoed version of the man's voice. "You are an evil ghost!"

The man shot an ecto-beam at Danny's head and he narrowly dodged. Then the man lunged at him.

Thinking quickly, Danny teleported behind him, and reappeared. "Looks like I'm going to have to do this the hard way," he sighed.

Danny formed an ecto-blast in his hand and shot it at the man. The blast knocked out a drooling ghost that had some likeness to him.

As soon as the ghost left his body, the man began to fall. Danny teleported himself to underneath, and caught him before he could hit the ground. Danny swiftly lowered the man to the sidewalk.

Tucker, who had arrived just moments before, opened the thermos and pushed the activation button. The ghost was sucked into the vortex-like contraption, and Tucker capped the lid.

Danny landed and transformed inside a bush. He walked over to Tucker, who handed him the thermos.

"Was that the only ghost?" Tucker asked.

"Unfortunately not," sighed Danny. "Desiree got away."

"You'll get her soon," said Tucker. He looked at his watch. "We have ten minutes to reach the mall's food court."

"It's close enough so let's walk," suggested Danny.

The two took the five minutes to walk to the mall and then entered the food court. They grabbed a table and started looking for the two girls.

Minutes later, Sam, along with all-too-familiar thirteen-year-old clone, walked up. It was really hard for the two boys to recognize Dani.

For one thing, the hat had had been disregarded, and replaced with a sleek baby blue headband. Her hair was down and reached to just below her shoulder blades. She wore a white tank-top with a blue oval on it and red kapris. She also wore new red and blue sneakers. The two girls were holding many shopping bags.

"Nice look Dani," commented Tucker. "But where are you going to stay?"

"I was thinking she stays at Danny's house, or mine," said Sam.

"And what's wrong with my house?" demanded Tucker.

"Do you remember the last time we had an inter-dimensional fugitive stay at your house?" glared Sam.

"Fine," groaned Tucker. "But we should try Danny's place first. After all, your parents don't like anything to do with the Fentons."

"Tuck's right," said Danny. He got up. "And on that note, let's head to my place."

They started the short walk to the Fenton house. "Oh, and Danielle, Danny's parents don't know about the ghost thing. Jazz does, but I don't think she knows about Danny having a clone," said Sam.

"She doesn't," clarified Danny.

They soon arrived on the street and then Danny's ghost sense went off.


TBC


A/N: So, that's the first chapter. Not very exciting, but it does have some action in it. And I know you're all very disapointed that Danny and Harry didn't meet yet, but they will soon, I promise! Don't expect the next chapter to be this fast, because I still have to finish typing it. (This is handwritten, remember?) I'm about one fourth of the way done with chapter three, and with luck, I'll have it done in a few days. So give me your imput on this! What's kinda sad is I got about 130 hits, but only six reviews. Try better this time! Thanks for reading!