Chapter 9: Bonding

Gryffindor Common Room

Harry sat with Ron and Hermione in the Gryffindor Common Room. "I think this will be a rather interesting class."

Ron leaned further into the couch. "Speak for yourself."

"Why are you so glum?" The trio turned around to find Ginny, Fred, and George walk up behind them. The twins each had their Plusle and Minun on their shoulders and Ginny was carrying her Torchic.

"Because," Ron mumbled, "the Slytherins got their Pokémon first. Their Pokémon are probably stronger than ours."

"I don't think so," Hermione stated, "the professors wouldn't do that. They seem fair enough."

"Why don't you three bring out your Pokémon," George asked.

"Everyone else has theirs out," Fred finished.

Sure enough, as Ron, Harry, and Hermione looked around to find that the other Gryffindors in the Care and Handling of Pokémon class spending time with their Pokémon. Dean and Seamus were sitting in chairs talking, Seamus's Vulpix sitting on his lap and Dean's Smeargle sitting on the arm of Dean's chair. Neville was working on Herbology homework with his Bulbasaur sitting on the desk next to him. Parvati and Lavender sat next to each other cooing over how cute Parvati's Petilil was.

Hermione took out her Pokéball, not thrilled at the idea of letting her Pokémon out, but released her Beldum anyway. Beldum blinked and floated around Hermione's head. "What's wrong," Ginny asked.

"It's nothing," Hermione said, sighing.

Ron and Harry started talking to the twins about their Pokémon, arguing over who's was the better Pokémon. Ginny sat down next to Hermione, Ginny's Torchic jumping out of her arms and settling between Ginny and Hermione. "Is it about your Pokémon," Ginny inquired.

"Sort of," Hermione responded.

"Is something wrong with yours?"

"I just don't know why the professors gave me this one."

"So you don't like it," Ginny concluded. Looking up at Beldum, Ginny smiled. "Have you worked on the assignment we have for that class?"

Hermione shook her head. Ginny smiled, "then we can do it together."

Hermione retrieved two pieces of parchment and two quills and gave Ginny a smile. Whatever the professors have planned for her, she would have to find out tomorrow.

Hufflepuff Common Room

The Hufflepuff students from the Care and Handling of Pokémon class sat in a circle, observing each other's Pokémon. While the other Pokémon were playing on the floor, Justin's Chatot continuously tried to investigate everything in the common room, including areas he shouldn't be going into.

"Why won't my Chatot behave," Justin groaned.

"You need to learn to calm him down," Ernie commented, "or else Chatot'll influence our Pokémon."

The others laughed as Justin's cheeks turned a light shade of crimson. All was well in the House of Hufflepuff.

Ravenclaw Common Room

While the other Ravenclaw students were studying their Pokémon together, Luna sat alone with her Lunatone next to a window. While Luna's fellow House members preferred to work together to observe their Pokémon, Luna preferred the time alone with her Lunatone. "My mum would have loved you," she told her Lunatone. "She was an amazing witch. I wish you could have met her."

"Lune," Lunatone responded curiously.

"She died when I was nine," Luna replied, "she would experiment with spells and one went horribly wrong."

Lunatone moved closer to Luna, and the fourth year Ravenclaw patted the moon-shaped Pokémon on the head. "I think that you and I will get along just fine."

Slytherin Common Room

Draco lounged on one of the couches in the Slytherin Common Room staring at his Snivy. "So what are you supposed to do," Draco asked.

Snivy stuck his nose in the air and turned away from Draco. Draco sneered at his Snivy, "you know I can just give you back to Professor Bellamy, I bet she'd give me something else." While Snivy kept his indifferent appearance, the comment had hurt the small Pokémon's feelings.

"Draco," Pansy said, "don't say that."

"Why not," Draco mocked, "your Pokémon actually likes you." It wasn't a lie. Pansy and her Misdreavus had been getting along quite nicely all day. Pansy sighed, "you must be worthy, or else the Professors wouldn't have given Snivy to you."

"She's right," Blaise said, petting his Ekans. "The Professors must have a reason for everything." Crabbe and Goyle and their Geodude and Mankey nodded to Draco.

"This is stupid," Draco said haughtily, standing from the couch, "I'm going to bed."

As Draco stormed off to his room, Snivy watched him leave. "Don't worry," Pansy said, "he'll come around." Snivy walked over to the wall, looking at everything in the water that passed the window. "At least, I hope he will," Pansy whispered before heading off to her room, her Misdreavus following closely behind.

The Bellamy-Mercier Office

My friends and I sat in a circle, laughing and preparing for May and Brendan's departure the following morning. My sons floated around the five of us as we watched. Before we knew it, there was a knock on our door.

Rolling my eyes and mumbling something complaining who would be visiting at this hour, I yanked the door open to reveal the ugly, pink hag on the other side.

"What the hell are you doing here at this hour," I asked, leaning against the doorframe.

"I don't appreciate that tone," Umbridge snapped.

"And I don't appreciate your being here so what do you want?"

"Did you tell your students that they could have those filthy animals out of their cages during the day?"

"Okay, 1) they're Pokémon, not filthy animals, 2) the correct term would be a Pokéball, which is completely different from a cage, and yes I did tell them that they could have their Pokémon out IF their teachers allowed it."

"You should not tell the students that they can have animals out during school."

"That's why I clearly said if their other teachers allowed the Pokémon to be out. If you don't want the Pokémon out during your class, that's your choice. And if there's ever a problem, please inform Calem or myself immediately, since you probably wouldn't have the slightest idea what to do."

Umbridge scowled at me, "I will not allow those animals to prowl the school. They could endanger the other students."

"At this point, the only thing that a student would get is a bruise. Bruises are actually pretty common."

Umbridge turned quickly and left. Sighing, I shut the door and turned to the others. "And with that," I began, "I think it's time for all of us to go to bed." The Lake Trio made sounds of protest. I smiled at my sons before opening my door, "that means the three of you have to go to bed too." They hung their heads and floated into my room in defeat. I turned to the others and smiled. "Night everyone." A chorus of "Goodnight"s followed before I turned and shut the door behind me.

I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! I know it's not too different than the original, but I figured I would post it anyway. As always, thank you to everyone who's reviewed, favorited, followed, etc. this story! Keep it up! :) And if you have any requests that you would like to see a character have or if you want to see a character from the Pokémon games or from Harry Potter, comment and let me know :)

Characters & their Pokémon planned so far:

Serena: Delphox - Female (Kitsune), Ty - Male (Tyrantrum), Meowstic - Female (Mojave), Uxie, Azelf, Mesprit

Calem: Greninja - Male, Aurorus - Female

Brendan: Swampert - Male, Tropius - Male, Ludicolo - Male, Magcargo - Male

May: Blaziken - Female, Tropius - Female, Ludicolo - Male, Pelipper - Female

Harry Potter: Charmander - Male, Kangaskhan - Female, Zorua - Female, Poochyena - Male, Deerling - Male

Hermione Granger: Beldum - Genderless, Psyduck - Female, Fletchling - Female, Abra - Male, Venipede - Male

Ron Weasley: Shinx - Male, Litleo - Female(?)

Ginny Weasley: Torchic - Female

Fred Weasley: Plusle - Female

George Weasley: Minun - Male

Dean Thomas: Smeargle - Female

Seamus Finnigan: Vulpix - Male

Parvati Patil: Petilil - Female

Lavender Brown: Skitty - Female, Spritzee - Female

Neville Longbottom: Bulbasaur - Female

Luna Lovegood: Lunatone - Genderless, Munna - Female

Cho Chang: Ducklett - Female, Wurmple - Female, Eevee - Female

Padma Patil: Natu - Male

Terry Boot: Murkrow - Male

Michael Corner - Spearow - Male

Anthony Goldstein - Hoothoot - Female

Ernie Macmillan: Aipom - Male

Hannah Abbott: Sentret - Female

Justin Finch-Fletchley: Chatot - Female

Susan Bones: Zigzagoon - Male

Zacharias Smith: Whismer - Male

Draco Malfoy: Snivy - Male

Vincent Crabbe: Geodude - Male

Gregory Goyle: Mankey - Male

Pansy Parkinson: Misdreavus - Female

Blaise Zabini: Ekans - Male

Madame Hooch (Flying Types): Pidgeotto - Male, Unfezant - Female

Hagrid (Dragon Types)

Professor Trelawney (Psychic Types)

Professor Sprout (Grass Types)

Professor Flitwick (Electric Types?)

Professor Snape (Poison Types)

Professor McGonagall (Normal Types): Ditto - Genderless, Eevee - Female

Professor Dumbledore (Miscellaneous Types?)