CatLoverx33: I already responded to your review through PM but thank you for reviewing.
Magician Girl Mirani: Glad you liked my concept Yes, I agree that they will. Harry will get a deck that 'speaks' to him eventually (I haven't decided on which deck archetype he will use or if I'm just gonna use the new OC deck I just created) but, yes, he will get his own set of spirit monsters like Jaden eventually and yes, his deck archetype will change eventually. Thank you and I hope that you enjoy this chapter, even if it is short.
keroblade: Thank you. There won't be a duel in this chapter and I'm unsure when in Part II I will include a duel but since it is Yu-Gi-Oh! I won't be able to go long without including a duel so you'll just have to wait and see when it happens.
lilyflower101: (chuckles) I see your dislike of Dumbles is still as strong as ever. Well, I have no doubt I'll be receiving more reviews like that, considering how I decided to portray Dumbles (still no bashing).
jediknight42: heehee, I don't even know what the prophecy means XD, haha, just kidding, you'll understand in time. Here's the update you wanted.
Thank you to the five people above who reviewed the last chapter. You guys are great.
I decided that the fact that names in Japan put the last name first would be used in this story only for people who hold important offices like the Minister, for example, 'cause I'll probably forget to put it this way for other characters.
Also, I'm changing the timeline so that the Harry Potter series begins in 2001 and the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX series begins in 2005. Hope you don't mind the change but I had to tweak the timeline a bit to suit the purposes of this story.
Here is chapter 3 and I hope that you enjoy it; reviews, as always, are much appreciated.
Chapter 3
A Best Friend's Departure
Office of Minister Kimiko Tanaka
Japan's Ministry of Magic, Tokyo
Minister Tanaka Kimiko was not having a good day.
It started with the fact that she woke up with a blinding migraine and no amount of medicine would make it go away, it only lessened the pain and not by much. Then she came to work, after dropping her children off at school, only to find that the paperwork on her desk seemed to have tripled over the course of the night, including many letters from parents who were inquiring about whether it was safe to send their children to Japan's Academy of Magic after the Death Eater attack, though that was two years earlier. Then she was receiving complaints from the heads of the departments who were asking for this or demanding that, things that they have been arguing for, for quite a while.
And now she had to deal with the Chief Warlock of the British Wizengamot who wanted information she and the others who were in charge of this stuff were not at liberty to disclose.
"I will say this again, Professor Dumbledore, I am not at liberty to disclose the location of Kaito and Violet Yuki," she said for the third time, massaging her temples; Dumbledore's bright neon green and purple robes were not helping with her migraine.
"I simply wish to speak to Mrs. Violet Yuki about her nephew," Dumbledore said.
"You already said that but I cannot and neither can anyone else. It is for their protection, Professor. Lord Yuki Kaito holds the chair as one of Japan's representative in the International Confederation of Wizards and that leaves him and his family with quite a large target on their backs. Add in the fact that they are the guardians of what you British call the 'Boy-Who-Lived' and that target is much larger."
"I can assure you that I do not attend for anyone to find them. Am I correct in assuming that there are protections around Mr. Yuki's home?"
"Yes but I still cannot and will not disclose their location."
Dumbledore sighed. "I just wish to make sure Mr. Potter is all right, Minister Tanaka," he said.
"Kaito would never mistreat a child," Kimiko said angrily.
"That is not what I meant, Minister."
"Pray tell, what did you mean then?"
"I just wish to know whether he is protected, especially after that Death Eater attack two years ago."
"We have increased security around Mahō no sākuru since then so you have nothing to worry about."
"There must be some way for me to speak to the Yukis, Minister," Dumbledore said again.
Kimiko sighed, rubbing her head again. "I suppose you could speak to them as a Professor. You already know that Harry Potter-Yuki was born in England and so, by both of our laws, he can choose whether to attend the Academy or attend Hogwarts when he turns eleven, the same can be said for his cousin Jaden."
"Cousin?" Dumbledore raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, Violet's son. They're the same age, I believe, only a little less than two months apart," Kimiko replied. "So you could go to speak to them about that perhaps. At the very least, it will make Lord Yuki Kaito more willing to accept your proposal for a visit. I will contact them and set up an appropriate time."
"Can I not visit them now?"
"I will have to contact him and see if he is willing to accept your proposal for today."
Dumbledore nodded and Kimiko got to her feet before walking over to the floo and tossing some floo-powder into it before intoning something in Japanese. The floo flared with green fire before the image of a living room appeared before her beyond the flames.
"Hi, Kimiko," the dual-toned haired form of Kaito and Violet's son, Jaden, said brightly.
Kimiko chuckled. "What have I told you about calling me that while I'm working, Jaden-san?" she asked.
"Not to," Jaden said. "Want me to get Dad?"
"Yes, please."
"Dad! Kimiko's floo-calling!" Jaden shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Did you have to yell? He's just in the next room!" Jaden's cousin, Harry, shouted back.
"Now who's yelling?" Jaden shouted back.
"You're both yelling now," a third voice pointed out.
"Yes you are and I taught you to behave better than that, Jaden, Harry," Kaito said sternly as he walked into the living room.
"Sorry Dad," Jaden said.
"Sorry Uncle," Harry said.
"Why don't you two and Jesse go to the garden? You two need to water the plants anyway," Kaito said. "Stay away from the Devil's Snare though."
"All right. Come on, Jess," Jaden said before he moved away from the floo and Kimiko heard the patter of feet on the floor as the three boys dashed away from the living room.
"What is the matter, Minister? You normally do not floo-call while you are at work," Kaito said.
"I know but my guest wishes to speak to you personally and he wants to talk to you as soon as possible, today if at all possible," Kimiko replied.
"And he went straight to you?"
"No one else was willing to help him because of your desire to remain beneath the radar, as in having as few people know where you live as possible. Quite a few people respect you so much that they take your wish very seriously. You really should consider running for Minister of Magic," Kimiko said.
"Thank you but no thanks. I want to have time to spend with my family. My work with the Confederation takes up quite a bit of time as it is," said Kaito. "But who wishes to speak to me?"
"Professor Albus Dumbledore of England," replied Kimiko.
Kaito raised an eyebrow. "Why does he wish to speak to me?"
"He wants to discuss your nephew Harry."
Kaito sighed. "All right, fine. He may come over later today if he wishes. I'll adjust the wards to allow him in," he said.
Kimiko nodded before wincing; nodding hurt.
"Are you okay, Minister?"
"Yes. I just have a bad migraine."
"Do you want something for it? I believe Violet still has a few Migraine-Relieving potions."
"Thank you but I will be fine. I am sorry for bothering you."
"It's okay, Minister."
"Uncle! Jaden got stuck in the Devil's Snare again!" A shout sounded in the background.
"What do you mean again?" That third voice that Kimiko didn't recognize but figured was Jesse shouted.
Kaito sighed. "Harry, tell him to keep still. I'll be right there," he called before shaking his head and adding to Kimiko, "I have no idea how Jaden keeps getting stuck in the Devil's Snare."
Kimiko chuckled before pulling her head away from the flames and standing up. She returned to her desk before sitting down and gazing at Dumbledore. "He'll see you later today," she said before she picked up a piece of parchment and wrote down the Yuki Manor address on it and handing it over to Dumbledore.
"Fidelis Charm?" Dumbledore asked.
Kimiko nodded and Dumbledore read the piece of parchment before handing it back to the Japanese Minister who took it and murmured, "incendio," which caused the parchment to burst into flames and then fall to her desk in a tiny pile of ashes.
. . .
Yuki Manor
Domino City, Japan
Dumbledore had to admit, the wards around Yuki Manor were impressive. For those not tuned into the wards, or arriving outside the wards, the house would look like a regular one-story house that suggested those living inside were not wealthy. And yet, once one got past the wards, that person would see that the family was indeed wealthy and that their home looked more English than Japanese and unique in its own right with two domed towers on either side of it.
But would these wards be enough to repel Death Eaters? He wondered silently as he made his way down the stone pathway to the door and knocked on it. There was a moment of silence before the door opened to revel a tall, brunette with brown eyes. "You must be Professor Dumbledore," the man said in slightly accented English.
"Yes, I am. And you are Kaito Yuki, or is it Yuki Kaito?" Dumbledore said, remembering what little he knew about Japanese culture that people referred to others most of the time by their last name first.
"Kaito is fine," Kaito said before he stepped aside. "Please, come in, Headmaster. My wife should be home from work soon so we may speak when she gets here."
Dumbledore nodded before making his way into the living room. There was a couch and two armchairs in the center of the room, surrounding a coffee table but the walls were adorned with paintings, some of which had kanji symbols written on them, though Dumbledore could not understand what they read.
"Please, have a seat," Kaito said, nodding to the couch before he glanced toward the stairs and called, "Jaden! Harry! Jesse! Come on down, we've got a guest," while Dumbledore made his way over to the couch.
There was a crash followed by "he did it!" coming from two different voices.
Kaito sighed as he looked at Dumbledore. "Excuse me for a moment, Professor," he said with a bow before he vanished with a crack that distilled the air.
Dumbledore waited patiently, examining the house as he did so. It was obvious the Yukis were very wealthy but, considering Kaito Yuki's profession and the fact that the Yukis were a pureblood family, Dumbledore wasn't that surprised. He didn't know whether it was a good idea that Harry Potter was being raised by a pureblood family, especially one whom lived outside of England whom Dumbledore didn't know the true loyalties of. He didn't know Violet Yuki either and, though she was the sister of Lily, Dumbledore didn't know enough about her to know whether Violet was like her sister or not.
He also hoped that the boy hadn't been spoiled and wondered if the boy knew about his fame.
Kaito walked down the stairs this time and he was followed by three nine-year-old boys. The taller of the three had messy teal-colored hair and emerald-green eyes, the second boy looked a lot like Kaito with the exception of the patch of orange on top of his head and the third boy had short but messy black hair and bright green eyes, eyes so much like Lily's that Dumbledore knew immediately who he was, if the lightning bolt shaped scar on his forehead hadn't given it away beforehand.
Kaito looked at Dumbledore. "I am sorry for that, Professor," he said.
"Oh don't worry about it. Boys will be boys," Dumbledore said with a dismissive wave of his hand.
"Yes but my boys should know better than to run around like hooligans, especially when we have company," Kaito said before looking at the brunette. "Jaden, will you go get the Professor some tea?"
"Sure. How do ya take it, Professor?" Jaden asked, glancing at Dumbledore.
"Two sugars is fine," Dumbledore said.
"Okay." Jaden ran off.
"Walk, Jaden!" Kaito called.
"Sorry, Dad," Jaden called back before he slowed down to a walk and disappeared into the kitchen.
Kaito shook his head with a fond smile before he walked over to one of the armchairs before sitting down. He looked at Jesse. "By the way, Jesse, your father called while you were up there. He won't be getting out of his meeting until late tonight so we decided it would be best if you spent the night," he said. "That is if you don't mind. He already sent ahead some things for you just in case you didn't mind."
"Nah, I don't mind. I like it here and who else is gonna keep Jaden outta the Devil's Snare?" Jesse said with a grin.
"It was one time!" Jaden protested as he walked into the kitchen, carrying a cup filled with steaming tea and resting on a small plate.
"I'm still trying to figure out how that managed to happen and you know it was more than once," Harry mused.
"I'm still wondering why we have Devil's Snare in the garden," Jaden muttered as he handed the cup to Dumbledore who inclined his head in thanks before sipping at the tea.
"So, who're you anyway?" Jaden asked curiously.
"Jaden, don't be rude," Kaito admonished his son.
"Sorry."
Dumbledore chuckled as he put his cup back on its plate and placed the plate on the coffee table. "Not to worry. He's just curious. Ah, I remember when I was that young and that curious," he said.
Jaden glanced to his side and snickered before quickly covering it with a cough when Kaito turned to look at him.
"As I said, I think it would be best if we wait for my wife. She should be home…" Kaito began.
The floo flared to life and, from the green flames, a tall, slim blonde woman with bright green eyes like Harry's stepped out of the fireplace.
"…right now," Kaito finished, walking over to join his wife before pulling her into a hug and kissing her. "You're home early, sweetheart."
Violet shrugged as she stepped free from her husband's arms. "Laura took over the last of my shift when I told her that I had a meeting I needed to attend so I would have to leave early," she explained before looking at Dumbledore. "So you're Professor Dumbledore. Lily spoke about you."
Dumbledore blinked. "She did?"
Violet nodded. "A few times," she admitted
"Let's sit down. Jaden, Harry, Jesse, you can go play now," Kaito said.
"Okay," Jaden said with a bright smile.
Harry chuckled. "Can I decide the game this time?"
"Why don't we let Jess decide? He hasn't chosen in a while," Jaden said.
"Okay."
"Monopoly?" Jesse suggested.
"Fine with me," Jaden said before he, Jesse and Harry dashed upstairs, only slowing down when Kaito reminded them to walk while inside.
"Mr. Potter looks well," Dumbledore commented.
"It's Potter-Yuki," Violet corrected. "We legally adopted him and changed his name when we did so."
"I see. I am curious as to how Mr. Potter…Yuki came to you though," Dumbledore admitted.
Violet folded her arms across her chest as she sat in the other armchair in the room. "I don't see why you would be. Lily's Will clearly stated that Kaito and I were to be Harry's guardian," she said.
"Lily's Will was never read after her deaths," Dumbledore said gently.
"Her magical will, yes, but not the one she filed through the mundane court systems," Violet said. "Maybe she was paranoid but she filed her will through mundane channels and that was why we were awarded guardianship."
I hadn't thought Lily would do that, Dumbledore thought. "I am sure Petunia would have taken care of Harry just as well and there would have been no need to bring him all the way here," he said.
Violet raised an eyebrow. "Tuney hated magic, Professor, and she always resented Lily and me for having magic," she said. "Besides, it doesn't matter now."
Know that she was right, Dumbledore decided to change the subject to another reason why he was there. "I know but I also came to check up on him and see whether he is safe here," he said. "I heard about the Death Eater attack in Tokyo two years ago."
"There were no survivors," Violet said while Kaito looked away, sadness crawling in his eyes.
"Yes but the Death Eaters knew Harry Potter was here so it is possible that there may be more."
"The wards around Yuki Manor will be enough to keep them out," Kaito said. "They were put into place when my family's ancestors first came to Japan and they are updated with stronger wards every few years and whenever we remodel."
"Yes, I felt them and they are strong. However, I am unsure whether they are strong enough to repel the Death Eaters," Dumbledore said.
"My house is protected, Professor. Harry'll be safe here," Kaito assured the Headmaster.
Dumbledore was silent for a long moment. The boy did look like he was being taken care of and he looked happy; Dumbledore decided that he would let it go for now, though he was still unclear of where the Yukis' loyalties lied and he knew that asking them outright may not end well. So he decided to move on to another matter.
"As you well know, the laws of both the British Ministry and the Japanese Ministry state that if a child is born in one country but raised in another then he or she has a choice of which school to attend,"' Dumbledore began.
"And you want Harry to go to Hogwarts," Violet finished for him.
"Yes, it is the best magic school in the world," Dumbledore pointed out.
"That's debatable. Nevertheless, we've already decided that we will let Harry and Jaden decide for themselves."
Dumbledore nodded. He had expected that, though he was curious about the boy Jaden. "Your son Jaden was also born in England?" he asked curiously.
"Yes, a little less than two months before Harry actually," Violet said.
Dumbledore remembered the Minister telling him that and his thoughts went to the prophecy. 'The one of Darkness, born as the sixth month dawns.'
One of Darkness? I don't understand. Could this mean that this boy will be a Dark Wizard? But if that's so, why did the prophecy say that he will have to 'unite' with the one of Light? Dumbledore thought; the prophecy was confusing, it didn't make any sense. In a way, from what Dumbledore managed to interpret, someone representing Darkness and someone representing Light would have to work together and yet why would someone who was Light work with a Dark Wizard? It didn't make any sense.
"Mom!" Jaden called as he dashed down the stairs, into the living room.
Dumbledore found himself observing the boy, the boy he had no doubt was the 'one of Darkness' mentioned in Trelawney's newest prophecy. He caught the boy's eyes and frowned for he was positive there was a ring of gold in his eyes.
The boy tilted his head to the side. "Why're you looking at me?" he asked confused.
Dumbledore, realizing how it must look, quickly blinked and looked away. "I am sorry, my boy," he said with a gentle smile. "Your eyes just took me by surprise. I've never seen two-colored eyes before."
Jaden froze while his parents exchanged glances.
"Two-colored eyes? What are you talking about, Professor?" Violet said with a frown.
Dumbledore glanced at them. "Perhaps it was a trick of the light but I just looked at Jaden and I thought I saw gold in his eyes," he admitted.
"It must have been a trick of the light," Kaito said.
"Yes, Jaden's eyes are only one color," Violet said.
Jaden shifted uncomfortably, averting his eyes to the ground, which caused Dumbledore to frown again.
"What did you need, Jaden?" Violet asked.
Jaden looked up, confused before he remembered. "Oh, right, Harry's wondering when dinner's gonna be ready," he said. "Oh and what we're having? Is it fried shrimp?"
Violet chuckled. "You'll just have to wait and see. Why don't you take up some of onigiri to snack on?"
"Okay!" Jaden dashed into the kitchen, returning a few minutes with a container before headed back upstairs.
"Don't eat them all," Violet called up.
Kaito chuckled. "With how Jaden eats?" he said.
Violet snorted. "He got it from you," she said.
While they spoke, Dumbledore was leaning back on the couch, sipping at his tea while thinking about the prophecy and about that ring of gold in Jaden's eyes. He was positive that what he saw hadn't been a trick of the light, despite what he said, and the way Jaden reacted when his parents assured Dumbledore that it was a trick of the light suggested that he knew something his parents didn't. At least, that was how Dumbledore interpreted Jaden's reaction.
I'll talk with Severus. When those boys come to school, I'll have him keep an eye on both of them. There is something…different about Jaden, he thought.
. . .
Jesse was going to miss Jaden and Harry.
It was now the third week of June and Jesse and his father were getting ready to leave to catch their flight back to Norway. In the last few weeks since they met at the Circle of Magic, Jesse had become very close friends with Jaden. Making friends usually came easily to Jesse and yet never has he become friends with someone as quickly as he did with Jaden. Harry still liked to joke that they were twins separated at birth.
"Do you really have to go?" Jaden asked curiously.
Jesse smiled. "Yeah, I've got school and stuff back home," he said. "I had fun though and it was great hanging out with ya."
Jaden smiled brightly. "Yeah, it was. Wonder if we'll ever see each other again," he mused aloud.
Jesse shrugged. "Who knows? We could," he said.
"Oh, before ya go, take this," Jaden said, pulling out a card before holding it out.
Jesse, curious, took the card before looking at it; it was a Kuriboh card. "Wait, don't you only have one of these?" he said surprised.
"Yeah, I kinda just found it in a random booster pack but I want you to have it," Jaden said.
Jesse smiled. "Thanks, Jay," he said.
"Here, take this too," Harry said, holding out a card. "Might come in handy."
Jesse took the card, noticing it was a Mirror Force Trap Card. "Thanks, Harry. I dunno if I have this or not but if I do, it's a backup in case I lose the first one," he said.
"Jesse, we're going now," Nathan called.
Jesse sighed but nodded. "Okay. I guess this is goodbye," he said sadly. He hated saying goodbye to friends, like he had to do a few times back in Norway whenever his friends moved away.
Jaden hugged Jesse. "You're my best friend, Jess. I'll miss ya," he said softly and he was. Jaden saw Jesse has his best friend for a few reasons; one of them was that Jesse wasn't terrified of him like everyone else Jaden had tried to become friends with since the incidents with Yubel and the attack on the Circle and another was that they just got along so well together and had lots in common.
Jesse patted his back. "You too, Jay, and I'll miss ya too," he said with a smile before he released the smaller boy and glanced at Harry. "And you too, of course, Harry."
Harry nodded.
Jesse walked over to join his father and waved one final time at Harry and Jaden before he left the manor behind his father.
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End of Part I
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A/n what do you think?
Blaze: well, that wasn't that great of an ending to this part
Darth: eh, it was okay
Blaze: well, the next part will cover The Philosopher's Stone with a few twists and turns, well, based on the rough outline I've got anyway
Darth: I thought you didn't do outlines
Blaze: I don't, that's why it's rough. It's basically an outline of all the events of The Philosopher's Stone so that I can remember them and go at least somewhat in order
Darth: oh
Jaden: so what's going to happen in the next chapter?
Blaze: letters, Diagon Alley, Ferretface—I mean Draco
Draco: (scowls)
Blaze: it's basically going to cover the entire trip through Diagon Alley, the chapter after the next chapter will be the one in which the other two magical GX characters are brought into the story
Darth: cool
Blaze: well, off to go figure out what Jaden's wands going to be (goes off to search through Internet)
Darth: Jaden, you finish this (walks off to Starbucks)
Jaden: Blaze doesn't own Starbucks by the way. Anyway, she hopes that you enjoyed this chapter, despite how short it was, and the next chapter is definitely going to be longer because of what it's cover. Also, she took out the question she posted in this chapter for some reason (see I think the next chapter). And she also hopes that you enjoyed this chapter and she's sorry for the long author's note. So please review and she will post the next chapter as soon as she possibly can.
