Misty entered the bedroom she was sharing with Harry, Ash, and Sirius. She saw that all of Harry and Ash's Pokemon were enjoying dinner, but Umbreon and Pikachu were no where to be seen.

Sirius was sitting at the computer watching a video on Youtube.

"Sirius," said Misty sitting Togepi on the floor. Togepi went over to Bulbasaur, who offered the baby some of its food. "Where are Ash and Harry?"

Sirius laughed at some person making jokes on a stage. "Oh," he said. "They said something about not eating since breakfast and they dropped there Pokemon off and headed out."

"What?" said Misty. "It's just like Ash to think of his stomach instead of his Pokemon. They should have given their Pokemon to Nurse Joy."

"They thought about that too, but they were really hungry. They asked if you could do it."

"They got nerve." said Misty angrily. "You do it." she said simply. "I have to give those boys a piece of my mind."

She picked up Togepi and left the room slamming the door behind her. Sirius laughed before realizing what Misty had said.

"Hey," he said standing up. "They said….oh, forget it." He turned the computer off and grabbed a dozen of Pokeballs. "You guys are going for a check up." he said returning the Pokemon.

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Harry, Ash, Pikachu, and Umbreon walked through the crowded streets looking for a restaurant they had passed earlier that day. Harry was practically dragging his feet. He was so hungry that he could barely walk.

"Where could that restaurant be?" asked Ash as his stomach growled. "I'm so hungry I could eat a Ursaring."

"I'm not that hungry." said Harry looking around. "But I'd settle for a Farfetch'd. They go great with leeks."

"What's a leek?"

Harry was about to answer when he heard someone call they're names. They turned and saw an angry Misty rushing towards them.

"Harry Potter and Ash Ketchem." she said as she stopped in front of them. "I can't believe you would abandon your Pokemon for a bite to eat."

"We didn't abandon them." said Harry never wanting to hear that word coming out of anyone's mouth. He'd never abandon his Pokemon. "We left them with Sirius and had a message for you to take them for a check up."

"They're your responsibility!" she yelled. "Not mine. I have my own Pokemon to take care of."

"We were hungry." protested Ash. "We haven't had anything to eat all day."

"What if your Pokemon collapsed in tomorrow's round? How would you feel about that?"

"What if we collapsed from starvation? How would our Pokemon feel then?" retorted Ash.

"Okay, we're sorry." said Harry wanting to stop the argument. "Can we please go get something to eat?"

"Okay," said Misty. "But don't let it happen again." Her expression then softened. "Since the meal is free for the ones participating in the league dinner's on you."

Harry led the way down the streets as they continued to look for the restaurant. They finally found it in the same area as the park, where people were currently training. They entered the restaurant and saw tables filled with lots of delicious food.

"Would you like a plate?" asked a waitress.

"Sure." said Ash. "Three of them."

The waitress gave each of them a plate and they began to pile them with loads of food. They sat down with steaming plates. Harry grabbed a saucer and placed some of his food on it.

"Here you go, Umbreon." said Harry as he sat the saucer in front of Umbreon.

"Umbre." said Umbreon thanking him.

"Hey, guys." said Ron as he approached their table with his own plate. "Mind if I sit with you? My friend's running late."

"Not at all." said Misty moving over. "How was your match? You was on the water field, right?"

"Yup." said Ron sitting down as Harry started on his plate. "The match went well. We won it without losing a single Pokemon. How did you guys do?"

"We did great." answered Ash. "We only lost one Pokemon, but still managed to knock out our opponents Pokemon."

"Which Pokemon did you use?" asked Harry interested in Ron's Pokemon.

"We used Marshtomp, a Pikachu, and Treeco."

"Cool." said Ash. "You have a Pikachu?"

"I have a Pikachu." said a new voice.

They looked up and saw a boy their age. He had spiky hair and was wearing a hat. He looked kind of like Ash.

"This is my friend Ritchie." said Ron. "Ritchie, these are the guys I were talking about. This is Harry, Ash, and Misty."

"It's nice to meet you." said Ritchie sitting down next to Ron. He spotted Pikachu. "Oh, cool! A Pikachu!"

"Pika?"

"Pikachu is my all time favorite Pokemon. Although, I do like them all. I love Pokemon."

"Me too." said Harry.

"Me three." said Ash.

They all laughed.

"So, Ritchie," said Misty. "Which field do you and Ron battle on next?"

"We're on the ice field. What about you guys?" Ritchie asked Ash.

"Um…we have to go check." answered Ash. "We kind of left the Pokemon Center in a hurry."

"They left so fast that they didn't even take their Pokemon down for a treatment." said Misty slyly.

"Uh…we did leave them with Sirius." said Harry.

"Sirius?" repeated Ritchie. "Sirius Black? You know him?"

"Yeah. He's my godfather."

"Wow. You have Sirius Black as a godfather and James Potter as a father. You must know all about Pokemon."

"Well, not everything." admitted Harry. "I don't think a single person knows everything about Pokemon."

"Excuse me." said the waitress that had offer them a plate. "I have a message for Harry Potter from Sirius Black. He wants you to come back to the Pokemon Center. He's says its getting late."

"Okay, thank you." said Harry.

The waitress walked away and Harry, Ash, and Misty stood up.

"It was nice meeting you." Misty said to Ritchie. "And good to see you again, Ron."

"We'll see you later." said Ash. "Good luck in your next match."

"Thanks," said Ron. "You too."

They left the restaurant and headed back down the street to the Pokemon Center. Once they entered it, they saw Sirius standing in the front lobby talking to Nurse Joy. Nurse Joy and Sirius finally looked up when Harry and the others approached the counter.

"There you are." said Sirius. "Nurse Joy treated your Pokemon." he said handing Harry and Ash their Pokeballs back. "I'm going out now. I want you in bad at ten."

"Okay." said Harry disappointed at being treated like a child.

Sirius nodded and left heading out of the door.

"We have to find out about our next match." said Ash.

"Ash and Harry, is it?" asked Nurse Joy as she typed the information in the computer. "Your next match is on the grass field at one o' clock. Your opponent name is Blade Ofgrass."

"Thanks, Nurse Joy." said Ash. "Come on. Let's get to our room."

They went upstairs to their dark bedroom. Harry turned the lights on and went over to the computer to check out the Pokemon their opponent would be using. Ash joined him as well.

"Let's see." said Harry as he began typing. "Blade Ofgrass. He uses grass and fire Pokemon."

"Let's use fire Pokemon." said Ash. "We have three fire Pokemon between us."

"Don't forget that Charizard doesn't listen to you." said Misty.

"Yeah, but it listens to Harry."

"But what if Harry doesn't get to battle with Charizard? That could be a bad thing. A mistake like that could end this tournament for you."

"She's right." said Harry. "We better go with Bulbasaur."

"Fine." said Ash grumpily.

They turned the computer off and got into bed. Within minutes the room was filled with snores.

Harry woke up on his own the next morning. He looked over at the next bunk and saw that Misty and Ash was already gone. He looked in the corner of the room and saw that Pikachu and Umbreon was gone as well.

Harry placed his glasses on his face and climbed down his bunk. He looked at the lower bunk and saw that Sirius had not slept in his bed that night. Where was he?

Harry went to the bathroom to take a shower, brush his teeth, comb his hair, and get dressed. When he went down for breakfast, he saw Samantha sitting at a table by herself. She was reading a magazine.

"Hey, Sammy." said Harry walking over to her. "Can I sit here? I have no idea where my friends are.

"Sure." said Samantha. "I could use the company. My father went to watch a match on the rock field. He wanted me to go, but I don't feel like it."

Harry sat down in front of Samantha and started on his breakfast. Samantha watched him with a smile on her face. Harry looked up.

"What?" he asked.

"Oh, nothing." she said. "It's just that you have beautiful eyes."

Harry choked a little on his breakfast. He could feel himself blushing. Hopefully, no one noticed.

Samantha giggled. "So, how long have you been traveling with your Pokemon."

"A year." answered Harry. "We've been through ton of tough battles. Do you have your own Pokemon?"

"No." she answered. "I just enjoy watching other people battle."

"Are you going to watch my battle? It's on the grass field at one o' clock?"

"Sure." said Samantha. "My father will be watching a match on the water at one, but I'll come to yours. Since I'm coming to your match will you come to my dance?"

"A dance?"

"Sure. There's a dance after the preliminaries. I'd be grateful if you came with me."

"I-I'd be happy to."

"Great." said Samantha. She then turned her attention to outside the window. "Now what to do until one o' clock."

Harry wiped his mouth off with a napkin then pushed his empty plate away from him.

"I know." said Samantha turning back to face Harry. "You want to come to the park with me?"

"Sure. I haven't been to the park in years."

Harry and Samantha got up from the table and headed out of the cafeteria. They walked ten minutes to the park. Many trainers were training their Pokemon, but the playground, where Harry and Samantha were headed, was deserted.

"I love this place." said Samantha sitting down on a swing. "I used to come here with my father all the time."

"You guys don't come here anymore?" asked Harry as he moved behind her and began to push her on the swing..

"No. He's more into Pokemon."

"The last time I was in the park was with my mom when I was six."

"What about your dad?"

"My dad was always out traveling so I didn't spend time with him much."

Harry stopped pushing her when she was high enough. He went to go sit on the swing next to hers and started swinging himself. They swung for hours. They were both laughing at the feeling of flying.

Samantha stopped her swing and looked up at the cloudless sky.

"I wish that we could stay like this forever." she said softly.

Harry used his feet to stop his swing as well. He looked at her. He wish that they could stay like this forever too, but Ash was counting on him to show up for their match. He couldn't let his team down.

"I…I wish I could stay here with you too, but-"

"You have your match. I understand." she said. She looked at him. "You're an amazing trainer."

"Thank you."

Samantha got up from the swing and made her way to the sliding board. Harry followed her. She walked up the stairs with Harry behind her. They reached the top and looked up at the sky. It was a nice day today. Harry turned to face Samantha, turning his back on the sliding board.

Samantha smiled at Harry and gave him a small push. Harry toppled for a moment and fell backwards down the sliding board. He fell on his back. Samantha slid down neatly down the slid. She stood up when she reached the bottom.

Harry stood up and brushed his self off. He looked angrily at Samantha, but his expression soften when he saw her smiling at him.

She walked passed him and stood on the merry-go-round. She held on to one of the handle bars.

Harry gave a running start and jumped on the merry-go-round causing the ride to spin. They spun around staring at each other for five minutes.

"Miss Samantha!" called a voice. "Miss Samantha!"

Samantha looked around. She stared at a spot not too far away. Harry looked to where she was looking at. He saw a man wearing a black suit standing there. Samantha stopped the ride.

"Who's that?" asked Harry.

"That's my butler." answered Samantha. "I have to go." She looked at Harry. "Thank you for a nice time. It's been a while since I had fun."

Harry stared as Samantha reached her butler and walked off. He felt lonely all of a sudden. He looked at his watch and saw that it was almost time for his match. He headed for the Grass Field alone.


"There you are." said Ash when Harry reached him. "I thought you weren't going to show. Where were you?"

"Sorry." said Harry. "I was with Sammy."

"Oh." was all Ash said.

"Ladies and gentle." said the announcer. "Welcome to the grass field. I'm your announcer in charge Dirt Seedman. Now let's welcome the trainers. From the green corner and all the way from Cerulean City- BLADE OFGRASS!"

The audience cheered as Blade came onto the field.

"From the red corner and all the way from Pallet Town- ASH KETCHEM!"

Ash left Harry alone to head onto the field which was filled with screaming Pokemon fans. Harry wondered when Samantha was going to show up for the match. She would probably have to sneak off.

"Also from the red corner and all the way from Viridian City- HARRY POTTER!"

Harry took a deep breath and walked onto the field. He was greeted by the usual cheers and he waved to his friends. They waved back. Harry looked at Sirius and saw that he looked tired. He must have stayed up all night.

Harry walked over to stand next to Ash. Ash picked up the basket and placed Bulbasaur's Pokeball inside while Harry placed Quilava and Stallion's Pokeball inside. Ash placed the basket on the bench while Harry pulled out a coin.

He flipped it and it landed on heads. Ash grabbed a Pokeball from the basket and got into the trainer's box. Blade was already ready with his Pokeball in hand.

"Looks like the trainers are ready. Let's see which Pokemon they will choose."

"Tangela, I choose you!" said Blade throwing the Pokeball and releasing a Pokemon with blue vine whips that looked to be tangled around it. The only thing they could see on its face were its eyes.

"Blade has chosen Tangela." said the announcer. "Tangela is 3'3 and weighs 77.2 pounds."

"Pokeball, go!" said Ash throwing the Pokeball.

"Quilava!" said Quilava coming out of the Pokeball. "Quilava. Quilava. Quilava. Quilava." said Quilava as it danced the hula.

"A nice choice for Ash, who has chosen a Quilava. Quilava is 2' 11 and weighs 41.9 pounds. Begin!"

"Quilava, flamethrower!" called Ash.

"Lavaaaaaaaaaa!" said Quilava as it sent a spiraling flamethrower that spelled its name.

"Dodge it and use vine whip." said Blade.

Tangela jumped to the left avoiding the flamethrower. It then used its vine whip to tie up both Quilava hind and front legs.

"Quilava?" said Quilava in confusion.

"Use your stun spore." said Blade.

"Tangela." said Tangela as it sent a red powder towards Quilava.

"Quick, Quilava. You have to get out of there."

Quilava looked at the ground and used its flamethrower attack. The attack caused Quilava to lift into the air and taking Tangela with it. The stun spore passed by, but Quilava was slammed to the ground by Tangela's vine whip.

"Quilava managed to avoid the stun spore, but got hurt in the process." said Dirt.

"Tangela, use your leech seed."

Quilava stood up as the leech seed fell on it. The seed sprouted and Quilava was covered in vines. The vines suddenly started shocking Quilava as it drained its energy.

"Solar beam!"

Tangela began to charge for its solar beam. Ash knew that it would take a while for the attack to launch, so he focused on trying to get Quilava away from the leech seed attack.

"Try to shake it off Quilava."

"Quil…ava." said Quilava through gritted teeth as it tried to fight off the attack.

The attack broke off and Quilava shook itself to rid itself of the vines. Quilava looked up in time to see a flash of light in front of it. Tangela had launched its solar beam attack.

Quilava was hit with full force and it flew backwards and hit the ground. Quilava remained motionless.

"Quilava is unable to battle." said Dirt. "The battle goes to Tangela and that amazing leech seed-solar beam combination. Having the right type match up won't help Harry and Ash win. This battle is all about skills."

Ash walked onto the field and knelt down besides Quilava. He lifted the Pokemon's head and the Pokemon weakly opened its eyes.

"I'm sorry, Quilava." he said. "Are you okay?"

"Quilava." said the Pokemon weakly.

"You take a rest." said Ash returning the Pokemon to the Pokeball. "You did great."

"That leaves Harry and Ash with two Pokemon left." said Dirt. "Which Pokemon will they use next?"

Ash walked over to Harry and returned Quilava's Pokeball to him. Harry placed it around its waist.

"That's okay." said Harry. "We still have two Pokemon left. We still have a chance."

"You're right." said Ash. "As long as we have Pokemon left we're not giving up."

"Umbreon." said Umbreon agreeing.

"Pika." said Pikachu nodding in agreement.

Harry flipped the coin and it landed on tails. He grabbed a Pokeball from the basket and went to stand in the trainer's box. Like always, the opponent was ready.

"Typlosion, I choose you." said Blade throwing the Pokeball and releasing a Pokemon that resembled Quilava.

"It's a Typlosion the evolved form of Quilava." said Dirt. "Typlosion is 5'7 and weighs 175.3 pounds."

"Pokeball, go!" said Harry throwing the Pokeball.

"Bulbasaur!" said Bulbasaur as it was released.

Harry's heart sank.

"Too bad for Harry. His Pokemon is a Bulbasaur. Bulbasaur is 2'4 and weighs 15.2 pounds. Grass Pokemon don't do well against fire Pokemon."

"Keep cool, Harry." called James. "Just because the type match up is against you doesn't mean you can't win."

Harry knew his father was right. Tangela did just win a battle against Quilava. He just needed to have faith in Ash's Pokemon.

"Bulbasaur, use your razor leaf and then use vine whip."

"Bulbasaur." said Bulbasaur as it released a series of leaves.

"Typlosion, burn those leaves."

Typlosion used its flamethrower to burn the leaves. That was the distraction Bulbasaur needed to extend its vine whip and trip the tall Pokemon. Typlosion fell to the ground causing a tremor and blades of grass to rise into the air.

"Get out of sight and build up your solar beam."

Bulbasaur hid in the tallest of grass, camouflaging itself. Its bulb began to turn glow white as it built up its solar beam. Typlosion stood up and looked around. The Pokemon was no where in sight.

"It's over in the taller grass!" said Blade. "Tackle attack."

Typlosion began to run in the direction of the tall grass.

"Launch it." said Harry.

A powerful solar beam came from beyond the grass. Typlosion saw the attack and tried to turn around and run. But it was too late. Typlosion was hit with a full impact. It crashed into the wall and collapsed onto the ground.

"Another great combination. Using the grass as defense while waiting for a powerful solar beam offense. Brilliant!"

"Great job, Bulbasaur." said Harry running onto the field and hugging the Pokemon.

"Saur." said Bulbasaur.

Harry returned the Pokemon to its Pokeball and walked over to Ash, who gave Harry a high five.

"Each trainer have two Pokemon left. It's anyone's match." said Dirt.

Harry pulled out a coin and flipped it. The winner would get to use Stallion. It landed on tails. Harry picked up the final Pokeball in the basket and returned to the trainer's box. Blade was already ready.

"Rapidash, I choose you!" said Blade throwing the Pokeball and releasing a larger version of Stallion.

"It's a Rapidash!" said Dirt. "Rapidash is the evolve form of Ponyta. Rapidash is 5'7 and weighs 209.4 pounds. What Pokemon will Harry use?"

"Stallion, come on out!" said Harry throwing the Pokeball and releasing the fire-horse Pokemon.

Stallion neighed happily. Oohs and aahs could be heard from the crowd.

"It's the pre-evolved form of Rapidash. Look at that yellow flame. This shiny Pokemon is stunning."

"It's more than shiny." said Harry. "Wait until they see your ability."

"Ponyta are 3'3 and weighs 66.1 pounds. Let's see who will be the victor of this battle."

"Rapidash, show that puny thing your fire spin."

Rapidash let out a spinning fire attack. It engulfed Stallion, but when the attack finished, Stallion was standing their unharmed.

"The fire spin had no affect on Ponyta!" said Dirt.

"Stallion, use your flamethrower." said Harry.

"Counter with your flamethrower." said Blade.

Stallion let out a yellow, spiraling flamethrower that spelled Harry's name. Rapidash shot out its flamethrower. Stallion's flamethrower went through Rapidash's flamethrower like it was grass. The attack hit Rapidash knocking it back.

"Flame wheel." said Harry.

Stallion went charging at Rapidash and hit with exact precision. Rapidash fell to the ground and remained motionless.

"Amazing." said Dirt. "Ponyta clobbered Rapidash leaving Blade with only one Pokemon to choose from."

"Great job, Stallion." said Harry holding the Pokeball. "Return." he said as a red light issued from the tip of the ball and returning the Pokemon.

Harry walked back over to Ash.

"The score is now two-to-one with Tangela as his final Pokemon. Will the red team use Ponyta again, or will they switch back to Bulbasaur."

Harry flipped the coin and it landed on heads. "Which Pokemon are you going to use?" he asked Ash.

"If you don't mind, I'd like to use Bulbasaur." said Ash.

"Sure." said Harry passing over Bulbasaur's Pokeball. "Win this for us."

"No problem." said Ash taking the Pokeball.

"Ash Ketchem is back to see if he could finish the match." said Dirt as Ash walked into the trainer's box. "Which Pokemon will Ash use against Blade's Tangela?"

"Tangela, go!" said Blade throwing the Pokeball.

"Bulbasaur, I choose you!" said Ash throwing the Pokeball.

"Bulbasaur is out for a second time. Will it win against Tangela, or is Ponyta a better choice to go with?"

"We're not going to get pushed around by another grass Pokemon." muttered Ash. "Bulbasaur and I can win this."

"Tangela, vine whip!" said Blade.

"Bulbasaur, counter with your vine whip." said Ash.

The vine whips entangled with each other and Tangela tried to pull Bulbasaur toward it. Bulbasaur pulled back. It was like tug-of-war.

"Don't let that Bulbasaur beat you." said Blade.

"You can do it." encouraged Ash.

"Bulba-saur!" said Bulbasaur pulling Tangela towards it.

Bulbasaur tackled Tangela as it reeled forward, knocking it back. Tangela shook itself mentally and got back on its feet.

"That's the way, Tangella. Now use your leech seed."

"Use your leech seed."

The seeds crossed paths and both of them hit their target. Bulbasaur and Tangela were both zapped and was having their strength drained from them.

"Hang in there, Tangella." said Blade.

"Shake it off, Bulbasaur." said Ash.

"Tan-gle" said Tangela as it tried to fight off the power of the leech seed.

"Bulba-saur." said Bulbasaur as it struggled to stand up.

The attacks let up and the vines fell away. Both Pokemon looked exhausted and ready to collapse at any moment.

"Solar beam!" Blade and Ash said in a unison.

Tangela and Bulbasaur began to charge their solar beam. The arena was so quiet that if a pin dropped it would be heard.

"This is it folks." said Dirt. "It's all about timing. Which Pokemon will launch it's solar beam first? If it's Tangela, Bulbasaur is out. If it's Bulbasaur, Tangela is out and the match goes to Ash."

Harry could hear his heart beat as he watched as the bulb on Bulbasaur's back glowed brighter. He noticed that Tangela glowed brighter as well.

The Pokemon stopped glowing. The attack was ready.

"Release!" said Ash and Blade.

Both Pokemon released their solar beam. They had incredible power. The attacks collided in the middle and exploded. Bulbasaur and Tangela went sailing in the opposite directions.

They both landed on the ground and struggled to their feet. No more attack power was left in them. The only energy they had left was to stare.

"Bulba Bulbasaur." said Bulbasaur.

"Tangela. Tangela Tangela." responded Tangela.

Harry stared at the Pokemon. Both looked as if they were about to collapse. He hoped that it wouldn't be Bulbasaur.

It felt like slow motion. Bulbasaur suddenly swayed and fell to the ground in pain. Harry heard the audience groan.

"That's it for Bulbasaur." said Dirt. "It can no longer--what's this?"

Tangela suddenly fell to the ground and remained motionless.

"Err…Tangela is also unable to battle. Because they still have one Pokemon left, the victory goes to Ash and Harry."

The audience cheered as Blade returned his Pokemon and made his way over to Ash and Harry.

"You guys are good." he said extending his hand.

"Thanks." said Ash shaking Blade's hand. "For a minute I thought you were going to win."

"That was a surprise ending." said Harry shaking Blade's hand while Ash returned Bulbasaur.

"I wouldn't be surprised if you won this league." said Blade.

"Great job, Harry." said a voice. Harry turned and saw Samantha standing close by. "You guys were both amazing."

"Thanks," said Ash. "But it wasn't just us. Our Pokemon had something to do with it too. Huh?" said Ash when he noticed their friends standing by the entrance. "I'm going to rub this in Misty's face." said Ash and he hurried off.

"Well, I better take my Pokemon to the Pokemon Center." said Blade. "See ya, Harry. Good luck in your next match." He walked off.

"Harry," said Samantha. "I told my father all about you and he'd be grateful if you had dinner with us."

"S-Sure." said Harry. "I'd be happy to."

"Great." said Samantha. She went in her pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. "Here's the directions to our house. Bring your godfather and father. He wants to meet them too."

"Okay. We'll be there."

"Thanks." she said beaming at him. "You're the sweetest."

Harry watched as Samantha left the arena then headed over to his friends.

"That was amazing." said Lily hugging her son. "I'm so proud of you."

"Thanks." said Harry. "We've only got two more fields until we're out of the preliminaries. By the way," said Harry turning to his father. "Princess Samantha's father wants you, me, and Sirius to join him for dinner. I said we'd turn up."

"Okay with me." said Sirius.

"Me too." said James. "I always wanted to meet that man."

"Then you guys should get cleaned up. Dinner's in a few hours." said Oak.

They all began to leave the stadium talking about the match Harry and Ash had just won.

Author's Note:

Second match won. Way to go Ash and Harry! I just want to point out that Harry, Ash, Misty, and Sirius's initials spell out the word Hams. Not that it matters. What else? Oh, yeah. Dirt Seedman and Blade Ofgrass, lmao. What was I thinking? Don't forget to review.