"Remus!" Sirius exclaimed from the doorway of the Pokemon Center.

A man with light brown hair looked up from the front desk. He had been typing on the computer when they had arrived, but he looked happy at the sight of his friend. He ran from behind his desk and over to Sirius giving him a brief hug before turning to hug Harry.

"Hi, Uncle Remus," said Harry as he was crushed by his uncle. Remus let go and Harry looked at him. "Did you hear the news?"

"Yes," he answered. "Lily told me. I can't wait to see them."

"Me too," said Harry excitedly. He looked to Ash and Misty who had been watching the exchange. "These are my friends Ash and Misty. Ash is my partner."

"Hello," said Remus shaking Ash's hand and kissing the back of Misty's. "It's nice to meet you."

"Thank you," said Misty. "It's nice to meet you to. You have great manners. Unlike some boys." she said in a undertone.

"What was that!?" asked Ash.

Remus laughed then looked to the Pikachu on his shoulders. "Hello, Pikachu," he said rubbing the Pokemon under its' chin.

"Pika," said Pikachu happily.

"Do you want me to treat your Pokemon?"

"You could," said Sirius looking around. "Where's Nurse Joy? Did you fire her?"

"No," answered Remus taking Pikachu from Ash's shoulder. "She's in the ER taking care of a Rattata that was defeated in a gym battle against Lieutenant Surge."

"Lieutenant Surge?" asked Harry.

"He's the leader of the Vermilion City gym."

"I guess we'll have to show him," said Ash. "Right, Harry?"

"Of course, but not until my parents get here."

"You're not doing any battling anyway until I treat your Pokemon." said Remus.

Harry grabbed all six of his Pokeballsl; Eevee, Pidge, Sandshrew, Chikorita, Totodile, and Cyndaquil. He passed them over to Remus along with the other's Pokeballs.

"I'll take care of these," said Remus. "Why don't you go down to the cafeteria and get some breakfast?"

"That sounds perfect," said Ash. "I always do well in battles after a big meal."

Ash led the way to the Cafeteria where the food was free. He ordered two of everything and immediately began to devour food.

"Ash," said Misty disgusted. "Can't you eat with a bit more manners?"

"No time," said Ash with a mouthful of food. "Have to hurry."

"What are you talking about? You have plenty of time. Time won't matter when you're choking on a sausage."

Ash stopped stuffing his face to look up at Misty angrily. He then continued to eat at a slower pace.

Sirius looked up and dropped his fork onto his plate. "It's James and Lily!" he exclaimed jumping up from the table and running over to James.

He looked a lot like Harry except he had hazel eyes. Harry and Misty got up as well, but didn't run over. Sirius gave James a hug.

"Man," said James pushing Sirius off. "Get off me. I want to see my son." he looked over at Harry. "There's my, buddy." he said holding out his arms. Harry ran over into those welcoming arms and James embraced him tightly. "How have you been, kiddo?"

"I'm fine, dad." answered Harry as he pulled away from his father and turned to give his mother a hug.

"Why don't you come join us for breakfast?" asked Sirius.

They all walked back over to the table and sat down. James and Lily began to serve themselves.

"Remus said he'll be down here as soon as he treats your Pokemon," said Lily. "By the way, what happened to your forehead?"

Harry absentmindedly ran his hand across his forehead. He had forgotten about the cut Voldemort had created with his Mightyena.

"Oh, that," he said. "I had a little run in with this guy."

"Looks like more than a little run in," said James. "Who was the guy?"

"…he called himself Voldemort."

"Voldemort?" repeated James. "That guy's a psycho. Glad I didn't have the misfortune to meet him."

"Who's Voldemort?" asked Lily.

"Voldemort is supposed to be this all powerful trainer who trains only snake type Pokemon and dark type Pokemon. He's been traveling the world looking for his equal. He never found him."

"Until now," said Harry. "He marked me as his equal. Why? I never did anything to that man."

No one responded. Remus suddenly walked into the room and sat down at their table.

"You're Pokemon are fine," he said helping himself to a sausage. "You're obviously taking good care of them."

"Do you know which one you're going to use in the match?" asked Lily.

"I'm not sure," said Harry. "I think he specializes in electric Pokemon so I should be okay with Sandshrew."

"Electric Pokemon, huh?" said Ash. "I'm going with Pikachu."

"How good are you?" asked James. "How many badges have you won?"

"Just two." answered Harry.

"Just two?" repeated James with amusement in his voice.

"I know what you're thinking," said Ash. "We should have more. We just keep getting side track. We both have six Pokemon."

"Really?" asked James. "Only six?"

"Stop it, James," muttered Lily.

"I'm only teasing," said James. "That's pretty good for a beginner."

"Beginner!?" exclaimed Harry standing up. "I'll show you beginner. Come on, Ash. Let's go win that Thunder badge."

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They arrived at the gym just in time to see a boy emerging from it holding a small Pokemon in his arms. He looked up when he saw Harry, Ash, Sirius, Misty, Remus, James, and Lily approaching. His eyes were red and full of tears.

"What's wrong?" asked Ash.

"T-The g-gym l-leader," cried the boy. "H-He injured m-my N-Nidoran." He then ran off crying.

"Is this Surge guy really that tough?" Harry asked Remus.

"Yes," Remus answered. "He trains his Pokemon as if they were in the army.."

Harry stepped forward and opened the doors to the gym. It was so dim inside that Harry could barely see the battlefield. He looked around the room and saw that their were a lot of electrical objects and things that a war veteran would keep in his house.

"This guy must really be tough," said Ash. "To be a war veteran."

"Who goes there!?" asked a voice.

They all jumped and turned towards a door. A man was standing in the doorway wearing a green army uniform. He saluted them then said, "At ease, soldier."

"O-Okay…" said Harry not understanding what that meant.

"I'm Surge." said the man. "Lieutenant Surge and the leader of the Vermilion City gym. Who are you?"

"I'm Ash," said Ash. "of Pallet town. This is Harry." he said indicating Harry. "We're here to challenge your gym."

"Really?" asked Surge. "Is that pathetic little rodent your Pokemon?" he asked indicating the Pikachu on Ash's shoulder.

"Yep," said Ash proudly. "That's my buddy Pikachu."

"Pi-ka," said Pikachu nodding its' head.

Surge started to laugh. First it was a small chuckle, then it turned into hysterical laughter. Harry didn't see what was funny.

"What's so funny?" demanded Ash.

Surge controlled his laughter. "Do you really think that that Pikachu can be my Pokemon."

"Of course," answered Ash. "He's the best Pokemon there is."

"Really?" said Surge. He pulled out a Pokeball. "Then you haven't met the best electric Pokemon. Come on out, Raichu!" he said throwing the Pokeball.

"Rai," said the large mouse.

It was a larger version of a Pikachu except the tail was longer and it was orange. It looked powerful.

"We'll have a two-on-one match," said Surge. "I'll be using Raichu. Call out your Pokemon."

"Let's show him that size doesn't mean anything," said Ash. "Get in there, Pikachu."

"Pika," exclaimed Pikachu as it ran onto the battlefield.

Harry grabbed a Pokeball. "Let's go, Sandshrew!" he said throwing the Pokeball and releasing his Sandshrew.

"Sandshrew," said Sandshrew happily.

"That Sandshrew looks like it should be drinking from a bottle," said Surge.

"Sandshrew is a great Pokemon," said Harry defending his Pokemon. "You'll see when we beat your Raichu."

"Let's get started," said Surge. "Raichu, let's give them your attention with a thunderbolt!"

"Rai," said Raichu. "Rai-chuuuuuuuu!" it said as it sent a powerful thunderbolt attack at Pikachu and Sandshrew.

Before Harry and Ash could call a command, both Pokemon were hit directly. Even Sandshrew was affected. After the attack was finished, Pikachu and Sandshrew collapsed onto the ground.

"Pikachu!" called Ash while Harry called, "Sandshrew!"

Harry and Ash rushed over to their injured Pokemon, each picking up the respectable Pokemon.

"Are you okay?" Harry asked his Sandshrew.

"Sandshrew," it answered tiredly.

"Just as I thought," said Surge. "Your Pokemon are weak and pathetic. You'll never be able to defeat me with un-evolved Pokemon." Raichu walked over to Surge and he gave the Pokemon a pat on the head. "I evolved Raichu as soon as I got it. I didn't waste anytime raising a weak Pikachu."

This statement made Harry angry. One of the best part of raising Pokemon was training the Pokemon from the very beginning, not taking short cuts and forcing a Pokemon to evolve.

"Sandshrew is a great Pokemon," said Harry standing up. "I don't need a Sandslash to beat your Raichu."

Surge laughed. "With a statement like that you'll never win against me." he turned to go. "Come back when your Pokemon evolve."

Harry, shaking with anger, watched as Surge left the battlefield with his Raichu.

"Harry," said Misty walking over to them. "You should take your Pokemon to the Pokemon Center."

"Right," said Harry grabbing a Pokeball and returning his Sandshrew.

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When they returned to the Pokemon Center, Remus gave Pikachu and Sandshrew an immediate treatment. They were all in the ER watching Pikachu and Sandshrew taking a nap.

"How are we going to beat Surge?" Ash asked Harry. "His Raichu is way too powerful. He even knocked out your Sandshrew and that's a ground type."

"Surge is something, isn't he?" said James. "I remember when Sirius and I first challenged him it took us a week to win."

"That was before we became the great trainers we are today," added Sirius.

"So, how did you defeat him?" asked Ash.

"We're not telling you," said Sirius. "You have to chose your own technique. What worked for us might not work for you."

"What does that mean?"

"It means that you're going to have to work a little harder," responded Misty. "Brock and I only gave you those badges because we went easy on you. Not every gym leader is as nice as we are."

"So, I'm not a great trainer?" mumbled Harry.

"Of course you are," said Lily. "You come from a long line of great Pokemon trainers."

"She's right," said Remus. "On both sides of the family."

"Then why can't we win against Surge?"

"…I remember something Surge had said," said Remus who apparently was in deep thought. "He said he evolved Raichu as soon as he got it."

"So?" said James in a bored voice. "So, what if he's a fan of evolved Pokemon. I know some people who don't evolve their Pokemon at all."

"You could always evolve your Pokemon," said Misty.

"I am not evolving Sandshrew just for this match," Harry said angrily. "I want Sandshrew to evolve from experience."

"That wasn't my idea," said Remus. "Raichu was rushed through its' evolution meaning that it never learned some of the attacks it learns at a Pikachu stage."

"That's right," said James. "It never learned attacks like Quick Attack. It's fast, but not as fast as a Pikachu's agility."

"Ash, I have an idea," said Harry. "Why don't we train so Pikachu can learn agility."

"Alright," said Ash brightly. "I'm game."

After a nice dinner, Ash and Harry went outside to train Pikachu and Sandshrew while everyone else stayed inside to enjoy a nice cup of hot chocolate.

"Let's play tag," said Harry. "Everyone put their foot in." Harry moved his foot forward along with Ash, Pikachu, and Sandshrew. Harry kneeled down. "Bubblegum Bubblegum in a dish," he said pointing to each foot with every syllable he said. "How many Bubblegum do you wish?" he asked pointing to Pikachu's foot.

"Pika," said Pikachu.

"Three," repeated Harry. "One, two, three. So out you go with a double-double dish on his right or left stinky toe." he finger landed on Ash's foot. "Okay, you're out." Ash removed his foot.

Harry repeated the process until only his foot and Pikachu's remained. "-on his right or left stinky toe." he finished as he pointed to his own foot. "I'm out. You're it, Pikachu. You have to give us a fifteen second headstart. Okay?"

"Pika,"

Harry, Ash, and Sandshrew all ran in different directions and continued to put distance between themselves and Pikachu.

"It's been fifteen seconds," called Ash. "Come and catch us."

Pikachu ran forward in the direction he saw Harry running to. He stopped and looked around, there was no sign of him.

"Pika," said Pikachu as its' ears quivered as if trying to hear where Harry was hiding.

It suddenly heard slight movement. It turned its' head to the right and ran in the direction, hoping to find one of the people it were looking for.

"Hey, Pikachu," said Ash, who was standing not too far from Pikachu. "Come and catch me." he said starting to run. Pikachu chased after him. Ash laughed. "You're going to have to run faster than that if you're going to catch me."

"Pika,"

"You can't catch me," teased Ash.

"Pika,"

"Not quick enough, Pikachu,"

"Pika!" said Pikachu as it put on a burst of speed. It ran quickly towards Ash and caught up with him in a matter of seconds. It tackled Ash to the ground. "Pika!"

"Great job," said Harry as he and Sandshrew caught up. "You learned agility."

"Pika?"

"Let's try it again." said Harry. "Try and catch me."

It took several hours before Pikachu learned how to use agility whenever it wanted. Sandshrew had even caught on. Harry looked at his watch and saw that it was after ten o' clock.

"I think we should go to bed so we can get up early," he said to Ash. "If we want to get on the St. Anne we should be at the gym as early as possible."

"Okay," said Ash. "Time for bed, Pikachu."

"Pikachu."

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They arrived at the gym at seven o' clock. When they entered it, Surge was sitting in his chair with a plate of bacon and eggs and a cup of coffee. He was in the middle of breakfast.

Harry and Ash had left before the others had awaken. They wanted to hurry and win a badge so that they will be able to board the St. Anne with the others.

Surge placed the plate on the table beside the chair and stood up. "So," he said walking towards them. "You decided to return. You know my gym isn't open until nine o' clock."

"I know that," said Harry. "But we have to finish this battle before eight. We really want to board the St. Anne."

"I suppose I could be considerate and battle you this early. Lucky for you, Raichu went to bed at six o' clock and was up bright and early."

"Then we can battle?" asked Ash with hope.

"Yes," answered Surge walking away. "Follow me to the battlefield."

It took only ten minutes for Surge to get ready for the battle. He had Raichu on the field while Ash and Harry had Pikachu and Sandshrew ready for battle.

"The same two Pokemon?" asked Surge. "You kids never learn." he looked down at his Raichu. "Let's hurry this up and get back to breakfast. Raichu, thunderbolt!"

"Rai-chuuuuuuuuuu!" said Raichu as it charged an electric attack at Sandshrew.

"Dodge it!" called Harry.

"Counter with your thunderbolt," Ash told Pikachu.

Sandshrew quickly dodged the thunderbolt attack while Pikachu launched its' own thunderbolt attack. After launching an attack at Sandshrew, Raichu didn't have time to move out of the way of Pikachu's thunderbolt. The attack had a direct hit on Raichu.

Once the attack ended, Raichu didn't fall down, but just stumbled back.

"You okay, Raichu?" asked Surge.

"Rai," said Raichu in a tough voice.

"Good. Let's finish this off with a thunder attack."

"Quick Attack!" said Harry and Ash in a unison.

"Rai…..chuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" said Raichu launching a powerful thunder attack.

The thunder attack headed straight toward Pikachu and Sandshrew, who both got on four feet and quickly ran out of the way. The attack hit the ground.

"Great job," said Harry. "Let's confuse it. Agility!"

"Pika!" said Pikachu as it ran in a circle going clockwise.

"Sand!" said Sandshrew as it ran in a circle going counter clockwise.

Raichu tried to concentrate on Pikachu, but couldn't figure out which Pokemon was which. It got dizzy.

"Good," said Ash. "Pikachu, thunderbolt!"

"Sandshrew, tackle!"

"Pika-chuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" said Pikachu as it issued an electric attack.

Raichu stumbled once again, but Sandshrew was already rushing towards it. Sandshrew gave Raichu a powerful tackle and knocked it to the ground. It didn't get back up.

"We did it!" exclaimed Ash.

"I'll be damned," said Surge clapping. "You decided to use speed against my Raichu and confuse it. That deserves the Thunder badge." he went into his pocket and pulled out a badge. "It's yours." he said tossing it to Harry.

Harry caught it and showed it to Ash. "We've got…a Thunder badge!" they said in a unison as Harry held up the badge.

"Pi-Pikachu."

"Sandshrew Sand."

"That's great," said Surge. "But it's ten minutes to eight. If you're going on the St. Anne then you better hurry."

"Let's go!" said Ash.

They left the gym, waving at Surge as they exited. They ran as fast as they could to the docks, hoping that they'd make it on time.

When they arrived, many people were already boarding the ship. They looked around and spotted Remus. He was holding what look like to strips of paper and looking around. They walked over to him.

"There you are?" said Remus. "I take it that you won a badge."

"Yup," said Harry showing Remus the Thunder badge.

"That's great. You better get on the ship. It'll be leaving in a few minutes." he gave Harry and Ash their tickets. "You have a great time."

"You're not coming?" asked Ash. "It was thanks to you that we won our badge."

"Sorry, I can't come," said Remus. "I have to get back to the Pokemon Center. That's my job…besides I don't really like the water."

"Okay." said Harry. "Let's get on. Come on, Sandshrew."

They climbed on board the ship. They saw many people shuffling around trying to get to the bar, eating food, and having Pokemon battles. Pikachu was resting on Ash's shoulder and Sandshrew was on Harry's.

"I wonder where the others are." said Ash as they looked around.

"Ash…Harry…" came Misty's voice. They looked ahead and saw that she and Lily both had plates in their hands and was eating a meal. "There you are. We was worried that you wouldn't board on time."

"Did you win your match?" asked Lily.

"We sure did." said Harry.

"With that said," said Ash. "Let's eat."

Ash rushed forward towards the buffet and began to pile his plate high with food. Harry turned to Lily. "Where's dad?" he asked.

"He went off with Sirius to find someone to battle with." she answered. "It's been a while since they teamed up."

Harry walked away looking for his father. He wanted to see how his father did in a battle. He was a great trainer, he just wanted to know how great. He was just on his way towards his cabin to put his backpack up when he felt a pain in his forehead. It was similar to the pain he had felt at Mt. Moon.

Harry looked around. So Voldemort was here? He put off going to his cabin and decided to find Voldemort. He found him sitting alone eating a sandwich.

"Hey, Voldemort," said Harry walking over to him without getting close. He didn't know why, but the man hurt his head. "What are you doing here?"

Voldemort looked up. "You must be the dumbest kid I know."

"Huh?"

"Don't you know it's wise to stay away from your enemies. You keep seeking me out when you know I'm around. That's not smart. I could kill you."

"Kill me!?"

"Sandshrew!?"

Voldemort took a bite out of his sandwich as he studied Harry. "You seem different."

"Could it be 'cause I'm taller?"

"That's not it. Won any badges?"

"Um…yes. I have three."

"But did you win them? Or did they simply give them to you out of pity?"

"I won them," said Harry angrily. "I'm a great trainer. I'll prove it to you by beating you."

Voldemort popped the rest of his sandwich into his mouth. He put the plate down and stood up. "You're in no condition to battle against me."

"What are you talking about? I'm in perfect health."

"Are you?" asked Voldemort as he walked closer to Harry.

The pain in Harry's head increased the closer Voldemort stepped. Voldemort reached his hand towards Harry's face…

"You touch my son and that'll be the last thing you do," came James' voice.

Harry and Voldemort both looked up and saw James and Sirius standing a few feet away.

"Really?" sneered Voldemort. "You want to challenge Lord Voldemort? The greatest Pokemon trainer in the world."

"We'll see about that," said Sirius. "Let's battle."

Voldemort lowered his hand and turned away from them. "I don't think so." he said. He walked away leaving Harry staring at him.

"Are you alright?" James asked him.

Harry opened his mouth to say something, but he heard a familiar voice. It sounded like someone was having a Pokemon battle. Harry moved between people as he reached the battlefield. Ash was having a battle with a man he had never seen before. It was Butterfree versus Raticate.

"Butterfree," said Ash. "Give it your stun spore."

"Free," said Butterfree as it sprinkled a red powder onto Raticate.

"Raticate," said the rat as it found itself unable to move.

"Butterfree, finish it off with a tackle!"

Before Butterfree could attack. The man walked over to his Raticate and picked it up. "Let's just call this battle a draw." he said.

"But I was winning." muttered Ash.

"You raised your Butterfree perfectly," said the man. "I'd be more than happy to trade you my Raticate for your Butterfree."

"Trade?"

"That's what Pokemon trainers do when they like each others Pokemon. You do like my Raticate, don't you?"

"Um…yes. It's amazing. But trade my Butterfree? What do you think, Sirius?"

"Hmm. Well it depends on how you feel. Do you want to raise a new Pokemon, or do you want to raise the Pokemon you worked so hard on?"

"Don't listen to him," said the man. "He knows nothing about trading."

"I guess I could trade." said Ash. "Okay. Let's do it."

Harry didn't want to watch Ash give away his Butterfree so he went to go find something else to do. He was just on his way back to the cabin when he felt a familiar pain in his head. He started to look around for Voldemort. He found him leaning on the railing and looking out at the ocean.

"I told you to stop following me," he said. "You just don't know how close to death you are."

"Huh? I don't understand you. Are you a good guy, or a bad guy?"

Voldemort studied him. "You are the strangest child I ever met."

"You seem like a bad guy because you attacked me…but then you could be a good guy because you saved me on Mt. Moon."

"…I'm just a guy. I'm not good or bad."

Harry frowned. Why couldn't this man make sense? Harry walked over to him, ignoring the pain in his head, and looked out at the ocean. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining down on the water making it sparkle. Sandshrew jumped onto the rail for a closer look.

"What are you doing on this ship anyway?" asked Harry.

"I was invited by the man with the Raticate. He saw me having a battle with some man and thought I was a good trainer."

"Are you?"

"You've battled me before. On Mt. Moon."

"Yeah, but that was unexpected. I'm a whole lot better now. I've won three badges after all."

"You shouldn't boast. You won badges from weak gym leaders."

Harry opened his mouth and a scream could be heard from the front of the ship. Harry turned in the direction of the scream. "What was that?"

"Sounds like trouble." Voldemort responded cooly. "You'd better go help them out."

"Come on, Sandshrew." said Harry as he left Voldemort's presence, Sandshrew following behind him.

He reach the front of the ship and saw a group of people wearing black holding what looked like vacuums and was sucking up Pokemon and Pokeballs. He rushed over to his friends.

"What's going on?" he asked Ash.

"Team Rocket's stealing all of the Pokemon," he answered.

"So we're just going to sit here and let them?" asked Harry. "If they're going to take our Pokemon we might as well fight."

"Right," said Ash. "Go, Pikachu!"

"Pika!"

A group of Pikachu gathered in a pyramid with Ash's Pikachu on top. "Pika-chuuuuuuuu!" said the Pikachu in a unison shocking Team Rocket.

Harry grabbed a Pokeball from around his waist. "Go, Eevee!" he said throwing the Pokeball. All of the Eevee gathered around Harry's Eevee. "Group swift!"

"Vwee," said all of the Eevee as they opened their mouth and sent stars flying at Team Rocket.

"Let's go, Growlithe!" said Sirius throwing his Pokeball. Other Growlithe gathered around Sirius' Growlithe. "Flamethrower!"

"Growl," said the Growlithe. They then opened their mouth and let out several large flamethrowers.

"It's our turn, Staryu!" said Misty throwing a Pokeball. "Water gun!" The Staryu gathered together and sent a jet of water towards Team Rocket.

"It's my turn." said James grabbing a Pokeball. "Go, Zapdos!" he said throwing a Pokeball and unleashing a giant yellow bird that had electricity running through its' body.

"Whoa," said Ash. "That's a strong Pokemon."

"Thanks," said James. "Zapdos, thunder attack!"

Zapdos gave an angry roar. It then released a thunder attack so powerful that it sent Team Rocket flying out of the side of the ship, creating a hole. The ship began to rock dangerously.

Everyone began to go into panic as the ship continued to rock back and forth. They gathered at the front getting ready to evacuate.

"Everyone calm down," said the captain from the front of the boat. "The ship is not going to sink. Everyone stay calm." he lowered an emergency boat. "I'm just testing out the emergency boats."

The crowd started shouting and rushing towards the boats and piling inside.

"Come on," said Lily when they were the last on the ship. "We have to go."

"Wait," said Misty looking around. "Where's Ash?"

"He said he was going to ask for his Butterfree back." answered Sirius.

"I'll go get him." said Misty rushing off.

"I don't see Voldemort," said Harry looking around. The ship gave a harsh shake knocking everyone to the floor. Harry returned all of his Pokemon to their Pokeballs.

"We've got to leave now!" said Sirius.

"We're ready," said Ash as he and Misty came running forward. "I got Butterfree--"

The ship shook again and they all stumbled backwards through a door. They all crashed into the wall and slumped, unconsciously to the ground. The ship slowly sunk to the bottom of the ocean with Harry and the others on it.

Author's note: Sorry, but the chapter hasn't been proofread, but here's something. Please review.