News of Sorts

Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or Harry Potter.

Kilnorc: Been awhile eh lads and lassies? Don't worry...I'm BACK BABY! WOOOO! The reasons i've been gone from this are simple: new fics, hangin' wit friends, and playing me new X-Box games! MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! enjoy.

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As the gang stepped off the train, they all heard the voice of their very large and hairy friend, Hagrid over the voices of the others, calling out to the first year students. Mokuba helped his brother walk around a little bit while Noa just stared in amazement at the huge man. "Is...please tell me he works for the school...," he whimpered.

Mokuba grinned and put his hand on his step-brother's shoulder, "Yeah, he's ok. Just don't touch his beard. One kid's owl flew at it 'cuz it saw something...hasn't been seen since," he warned. Noa's face paled and he slowly made his way to the huge man while Kaiba watched on with an amused look on his face.

"Mokuba...of all people I never expected you to say something like that to Noa,"

The raven-haired pre-teen shrugged, "Eh...he's not just a relative, Seto. He's fresh meat for pranks and jokes!" he giggled. Kaiba shook his head, but he silently agreed with his little brother. The group of returning students walked out of the station to come to a large line of carriages.

"Dang man...nice wheels," Joey whistled as he ran his hand along the doorways. Yami, Bakura, Brian, Serenity and Neville stared at the carriages, eyes wide. "Um...you guys ok?" Tea asked, waving her hand in front of Yami's face.

They shook their heads, each muttering something in their native tongues. "C'mon guys, before all the good ones are taken!" Joey shouted, ushering them to the nearest carriages. As they managed to squeeze into one carriage, Yugi looked at Yami, "He does know that we could've taken separate ones right? There were dozens to spare!" he asked in a hushed voice.

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After a somewhat, rough carriage ride up the road to the magnificent Hogwarts Castle. The ancient castle has been there for who knows how long. It was tradition for all first year students, no matter the age, to cross the lake in small boats led by Hagrid. As for the others, well their obvious transport were the carriages, which had been used from second year and up. Except for Mokuba, Yugi, Brian, Harry and Ron.

Last year, they flew to Hogwarts in Ron's father's enchanted Ford Angelina, and ended up crashing into the Whomping Willow, a tree that tends to hit back...and hard. As they finally arrived at the castle, the carriages opened up and the gang stepped out into the pour of rain. Brian quickly put on his hat to keep himself dry, while the others had to scramble for cover.

As they did, Harry and Yugi were met with a familiar, drawling voice. "Potter! Longbottom just told me you fainted on the train! Is that true?" the platinum blonde asked in disbelief. Both Yugi and Harry exchanged glances. See, last year, Malfoy had told them he did research on the Millenium Items, most likely because he was in possession of the Millenium Key, and he had sworn his allegiance to the Pharaoh.

But he didn't want the other Slytherins to find out, so he kept up a rather nicely performed act of cruelty and insulted Harry and Yugi whenever he was in the company of a fellow Slytherin. "Shove off, Malfoy," Ron muttered. The blonde Item holder glared at him, "Why don't you make me, Weasley?" he challenged the red head.

"Is there a problem, here?" a mild, yet firm voice asked.

Everyone turned to see Professor Lupin just stepping out of a nearby carriage. Malfoy looked at Crabbe and Goyle, who were flanking him, then back at Lupin, "No problem here, Professor," he said quickly. Lupin looked at the large group, then nodded, "Alright then. Off you go,". Yugi and the gang entered the large castle to see that nothing hadn't changed a bit. Some of the school ghosts were passing through walls, greeting everyone as they did so. Nearby paintings moved around and waved at them.

"Anyone seen Set, Marik or Malik?" Ryou asked, looking around at the sea of students. Mokuba hopped up and down to try and see, "Damn, I can't see!". Bakura grinned, "That's 'cause you're a midget like Motou," he said, nudging the short duelist. "Shut it, Tomb Robber," Yami warned with a glare.

Tea came between them, "Guys...let's not start the new year here with a Shadow Game ok?" she pleaded. Yami's face softened, "Ok Tea...but we will do this later, Tomb Robber,". Bakura grinned and patted his pant's pocket, where his deck was kept, "Lookin' foward to, Pharaoh," he chuckled.

They entered the great hall and took their seats at their respective House Tables. Tea looked around, "Hey, where's Kaiba, Harry and Hermione?" she asked curiously. Brian cracked his knuckles, "McGonagall took them to her office...," he said quietly. "How do you know that?" Yugi asked him. "I was right next to them, so I saw it," Brian explained.

After everyone took their seats, the Sorting began. The Sorting was a traditional ritual that Hogwarts did for every first year. It was done by putting an old, ratty, talking hat on someone's head, and depending on the qualities it could see within a person, they would be sorted accordingly. They all watched as a long line of younger kids enter the Great Hall and walk up to the faculty table.

Mokuba crossed his fingers as the Sorting began, "Please let Noa be in Gryffindor, please let Noa be in Gryffindor," he chanted quietly. Noa's eyes were still very wide as he approached the stool and sat down. "I think he's still taking in all the magic stuff," Joey commented as the green-haired boy sat for a bit.

"SLYTHERIN!"

Mokuba's jaw dropped to the table, "What the-! Oh c'mon!" he whined. "Figures...," Brian muttered under his breath. "Why do you say that?" Mokuba asked him. Brian raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean, why do I say that? It's very simple. Even though he can have the qualities as Gryffindor, Noa's got a lot of Slytherin qualities as well. I mean, he did kidnap all of us and trap us in the Virtual World," he reminded the raven-haired billionaire.

Yugi nodded, "True, but he did sacrifice himself to save me and Kaiba from Gozaburo," he added. Brian shrugged, "Whatever, I'm just saying," he said quietly. Mokuba watched as his step-brother was guided over to the Slytherin table and took a seat across from Malfoy, and next to Kyra who patted him on the back, welcoming him to the group. "Ya know...if ya had another relative, and it went ta Hufflepuff...ya'd have a Kaiba in each House," Joey said thoughtfully. Mokuba just kicked him underneath the table.

"Hey! HARRY! HERMIONE! OVER HERE!" Yami yelled, waving. The others turned to see their friends had entered the Great Hall at last. Harry and Hermione made their way over while Kaiba walked to the Ravenclaw table. "What she want?" Mokuba asked, referring to McGonagall. Harry moaned and put his head in his hands and Hermione shook her head.

"She found out about Harry and Seto fainting on the train and had the school nurse check them out," she explained in a hushed voice. "Oh...," Mokuba leaned over to see Harry better, "You ok?" he asked. Harry sighed and propped his head up, "Yes...I'm perfectly fine! I keep trying to tell everyone that but they won't listen!" he said angrily. Mokuba held up his hands defensively, "Take it easy, I was just asking!".

A loud clinking noise made the entire Great Hall as Albus Dumbledore tapped his goblet. Yugi, Harry and everyone in their group had a lot of respect for the old wizard. Ever since they had started coming here, and everytime they needed help with something, in one way or another, he was there. Joey rubbed his leg, "Dammit, Mokuba, what da hell?" he asked. Mokuba kicked him again, "Be quiet! Dumbledore's gonna say something!" he hissed.

The old wizard peered at everyone through his half moon glasses as he set his goblet down. "Welcome! Welcome to another year at Hogwarts! I have some items to discuss with you...one of which is very important! As you are all aware of since their search on the Hogwarts Express, the Prison of Azkaban has sent a number of dementors to stand guard around the school,".

Brian shook his head and muttered something in Egyptian that earned him a hard glare from Yami. Over at the Ravenclaw table, Kaiba held the Millenium Rod underneath the table, running his fingers along the cold side of it. So they're going to be here at all times? Why? he asked in silent thought.

/Most likely because of that criminal they're searching for/

Kaiba jerked and looked up and down the Ravenclaw table to see Set staring at him from a distance.

/You know I hate it when you do that/ Kaiba scolded

Set smiled slightly /True, but you know that you should keep your thoughts to yourself and not put it in our mind-link/ he reminded.

/I thought I had/ Kaiba shot back.

The High Priest shook his head /No. You still need some practice in that area. Now, be quiet in both mind and voice and pay attention/

Kaiba opened his mouth to yell at his dark half but stopped as he noticed Dumbledore clear his throat. The old wizard continued on, "The dementors will be placed at all the entrances to the grounds and the castle entrances. They do not know the meaning of pleads, begging, or excuses. Because of this, I advise you all not to give them a reason to harm you. Also, no disguise of any sort can fool them. Not spells, not charms, and certainly not Invisibility Cloaks," he said, his eyes turning to Harry, Ron and the others.

A loud groan, which sounded alot like Bakura, echoed off the Great Hall's walls. Yami smiled at the groan. "Finally, I am very pleased to say that we have two new teachers with us this year at Hogwarts!" Dumbledore went on, "First off, we have Professor Lupin. He has happily obliged to fill the empty position of the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher!" he said with a large smile as the man from the train stood up from his place at the faculty table and waved at everyone.

"Look at Snape!" Ron whispered to his friends, pointing to a man with a large nose and black hair. Severus Snape, as everyone knew, wanted that position for years, and everytime, he's been shot down.

"HA HA HA HA! LOSER!" a familiar voice yelled out from the Hufflepuff table.

Snape glared at the table, but quickly regained his composure. "And to our second position, our dear friend, Professor Kettleburn has decided to resign as the Care for Magical Creatures teacher in order to enjoy the limbs that haven't been lost. The one who is filling his shoes, is our own, Rubeus Hagrid!".

Most of the hall erupted into a loud roar as Hagrid stood up and took a bow. "Figures, who else would've sent us books that bite!" Ron yelled over the shouting. Harry smiled and nodded in agreement as everyone at the Gryffindor Table clapped for their large friend. "With that final note, let the feast begin!" Dumbledore announced as the roar died down.

Murmurs throughout the great hall were heard as the golden plates and goblets were filled with various food and drink. Joey and Harry immediately dug in while everyone else took various foods and piled them on their plates. Mokuba even started to pig out, surprising everyone nearby. "Kid needs food...," Joey explained, his mouth full. Tea winced as pieces of meat sprayed out of his mouth, "Joey, use a napkin!" she gagged.

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"C'mon who's next?" Fred Weasley asked. All the third year Gryffindor boys were gathered at one of the windows in their pajamas, taking turns at eating small pieces of candy. "Ron, you take one!" George said as he handed a piece to his younger brother. Ron popped the candy into his mouth and swallowed.

A few seconds later, he opened his mouth a let out a lion's roar that made the windows vibrate. "Here you go, Pharaoh," Fred offered handing Yami a red piece of candy. Yami ate the candy, then let out a screech that made everyone cover their ears. "What the bloody hell was that? George, what flavor was that?" Fred asked, looking at his twin.

Goerge shrugged, "Phoenix Force Flavor...why?" he asked. Yugi, Mokuba, Joey, and Yami nodded, knowing full well about Phoenixes. "Nice one!" Joey said as he reached for a golden candy. He swallowed the candy, while Yugi, Yami, and Mokuba waited to see what animal call would come out.

"ARF! ARF! ARF! ARF! ARF!" Joey yelped.

Mokuba fell over onto the floor, holding his sides laughing his head off while Yugi and Yami tried their best to surpress their laughter. Joey growled, "DAMMIT! Mokuba...I swear, if you tell Kaiba about dis...," he threatened. Mokuba shook his red-colored face, still laughing at Joey's dog imitation.

"Oy! Brian, get over here and eat some candy!" George called out. Brian was standing at another window, watching the rain pour, his back to the others, "No thanks," he said quietly. Joey walked over and grabbed his arm, "C'mon buddy, lighten up!". Brian glared at him and grabbed his wrist. Joey winced as Brian slowly turned his wrist the other way, "I. Said. No,". Joey nodded, "Ok ok ok ok!". Brian released him and Joey walked back over to the others as Yugi popped some candy into his mouth.

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Kilnorc: hope that chappy was good! been awhile, I know. So if I've lost a bit of my touch, my apologies, it'll come back, I promise!