Harry Potter and the Kanto Adventure

Chapter 4

I promised another chapter would be posted at the same time as Chapter 3 due to its abrupt ending. Hope you like which Pokémon I've paired with each trainer. Just like before, remember Ron and Draco have the rivalry. Harry and Draco respect each other as cousins. From Harry Potter canon, I've noticed Ron has the bigger problem with Draco than Harry seems to, so I'm just playing off that. I'm thinking Harry and Hermione will have a slight rivalry as they travel together.

"Speech"

'Thought'

"Pokédex spoken entry"

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Hermione stepped forward to choose her Pokémon. She examined the labels on the four. They were listed as Charmander, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Eevee. She knew that this decision would affect the rest of her Pokémon career. She took a deep breath and picked up one of the Poke balls.

Turning to the other two boys she smiled and opened her mouth to speak. "Go ahead, Harry."

Draco and Harry both looked at her like she had lost her mind although Draco was the first to voice what both cousins were thinking.

"You really can't expect us to not be curious about which Pokémon you chose. Right, Granger?"

Hermione smiled smugly and threw her Pokémon as she called out, "I chose you, Bulbasaur!"

As she threw the Poke ball, it split open at the seam and a red flash of light came out of it. The light hit the ground and materialized as a small, green Pokémon.

The three youth gasped at the small Pokémon. Draco whipped out his Pokédex. It made a chime sound as a little blue light lit up. A metallic, female voice came out of the speaker: "Bulbasaur. It bears the seed of a plant on its back from birth. The seed slowly develops. Researchers are unsure whether to classify Bulbasaur as a plant or animal. Bulbasaur are extremely calm and very difficult to capture in the wild."

Professor Dumbledore smiled at the preteens and said, "Excellent choice, my dear. Will you be giving your Bulbasaur a nickname? Some trainers do."

Hermione smiled and nodded her head. "I read in Kanto, A History that the original Elite Four were named Godric, Rowena, Helga, and Salazar and that the first ever Pokémon Champion was a man named Merlin. I'm think I'll name my Pokémon in their honor". Looking at the plant Pokémon she asked, "What do you think? How does Helgon sound? A more masculine form of Helga the Grass-Type Trainer."

The Bulbasaur seemed to contemplating the name before nodding. He answered, "Saur!" with what passed as a smile.

Hermione beamed happily as she hugged Bulbasaur. He didn't seem to like that too much, but both Harry and Draco could tell, as they snickered at his fate, that the Pokémon seemed to be willing to bear it for his trainer.

Dumbledore nodded, happy to see his granddaughter was bonding so well to her first Pokémon companion.

Even Draco looked impressed at how well Granger had bonded with her Pokémon. Until he quickly schooled his features hoping no one saw his momentary lapse of control. He then quickly stepped up and said, "Great, great. Now it's my turn."

He compared the Pokémon before grabbing one. He tossed the ball and said, "Go Squirtle!" Once again upon release, the Poke ball split and a red light came out. In its place was a small, blue Pokémon. This time Hermione pulled out her Pokédex first. With a similar chime and blue light, the voice began to speak: "Squirtle. This Tiny Turtle Pokémon draws its long neck into its shell to launch incredible water attacks with amazing range and accuracy. The blasts can be quite powerful."

Draco looked on proudly before saying to Harry, "Alright Cousin. Your turn."

Harry nodded and walked up to the last two Poke balls. While both were good choices, he knew immediately which of the two he wanted. He grabbed that Poke ball.

Turning to his friend and cousin, he threw the Poke ball and called out, "Let's do this, Charmander!" With a similar flash of light, Charmander was released. Hermione aimed her Pokédex and it said: "Charmander. A flame burns on the tip of its tail from birth. It is said that a Charmander dies if its flame ever goes out."

Draco smirked and said, "Knew it." Hermione just smiled at her best friend and ran up to give him a hug. The two started jumping around happily. Draco even patted Harry's shoulder as they took shook hands. Draco only nodded to Hermione, but she understood and nodded back with a small smile.

Professor Dumbledore observed all of this and smiling said, "Excellent! Most excellent you three. Your Pokémon seem to like you. That is always a good thing. Do everything you can to continue growing your relationship with your Pokémon."

Harry looked at the last Pokémon. "Is that for Ron, Professor?"

Dumbledore nodded and picked up the last Poke ball and tossed it. After the red light hit the ground, it formed into a small, brown Pokémon. Hermione opened her Pokédex again and the voice said: "Eevee, the Evolution Pokémon. It has the potential to evolve into any one of three different Pokémon."

Upon returning the Pokémon to its Poke ball, the Professor set it back on the table. Turning to the three, he smiled and said, "I believe you will all go far. May I ask you all your next intentions?"

Harry and Hermione quickly looked at each other questioningly and seemed to come to some sort of agreement. With a nod from Harry, Hermione answered her grandfather. "Harry and I are going home for a bit. Say goodbye to our parents. We'll then meet up at the edge of the woods and start out journey. Together!"

Harry nodded and added, "We've talked about this before. Hermione's main goal is to try and catch every single Pokémon in the Kanto Region. My goal is to one day become a Gym Leader like my dad. That means I'll have to train hard and be able to best every member of the Gym Leader League. Maybe I'll even go on to face the Elite Four one day."

Hermione agreed saying, "While the idea of Gym battles intrigues me, I'd rather study Pokémon like you, grandpa. Catching them all will help me do so."

The three looked at Draco who answered the unasked question. "I plan on making a strong team of respectable Pokémon. If I fight Gym Leaders along the way, so be it. I won't be like my father, you can count on that!"

The others nodded encouragingly understanding that Draco's father was a rough subject for the preteen. His father had run off soon after he was born. They didn't know where he was and the only time any of them had seen him was in a picture in the Malfoy house. It was of Narcissa, Lucius, and a two-month-old Draco. It was taken only three days before the man left.

Professor Dumbledore realized everyone needed to be cheered up on this happy day, so he clapped his hands and said, "Excellent goals, all of you. I would think your parents would like to see you one last time before you leave. Good luck all of you!"

With scattered goodbyes, the three left for their own homes. Professor Dumbledore smiled and then turned to the empty table. Frowning he thought, 'Strange. I thought I'd left something on it moments ago. Oh well, probably my imagination.'

A shadowy figure was watching the three from the bushes. A new Poke ball was strapped to the figure's belt.

And that's a wrap for Chapter four. What do you think of the Pokémon choices for each preteen? I gave Draco Squirtle like Gary has in Anime. Harry got Charmander just like his father (expect Snape to sneer and comment about being just like his father in the future). Hermione I wasn't sure which would have been best for her in general, but felt that Bulbasaur was a good choice anyways.

Eevee was stolen! Who stole it? Honestly, I don't know yet. Hermione and Harry will run into him/her again. I'm trying to find someone least expected, but they won't find out the person's identity for a while yet. And don't forget about poor Ron. He'll make his first appearance early in the next chapter.

Edit: A poll is up about the identity of the mystery thief. Please vote!

Hope you enjoyed! Please review! Thank you!