Harry Potter and the Gathering of Worlds

By James the Fox

Rico, Shadow, Link, Harry: (Watching FF7: AC with glazed look.) "Duuuhhhh..."

Sora: (Bound and gagged to prevent spoilers)

"Finally! Peace and quiet!"

: "You would think that, wouldn't you?"

"Snap… not you again."

: "I'm back." (7 energy balls surround author)

"Guys, this… is a character… who will be appearing at times (like this chapter) in this story. Eventually… I'll be writing a back story for him."

: "Scared now that I'm around?"

(Author Shudders) "In the mean time, I have an incomplete bio on my profile."

: "Hm, hm, hm… you should be getting on with the story, creator."

(Whimpers) "This chapter is Sora-Focused. It's just a few flashbacks for an upcoming Fic. Enjoy…"

Kairi and Riku watched, amused, as students and teachers alike appeared in puff of smoke at the city entrance.

"I guess they aren't quite used to fighting with their hearts, Kairi." Riku stifled his laughter as Snape appeared and fell on his face, Sheru landing right on top of him a second later.

"They're going to learn." Kairi sighed, seeing Charmey, followed by Rico and Amy, collapse on Shadow's back.

"I hope so."

Kairi and Riku turned to see Sora rubbing his temples. "I can see him. He wants back. He wants revenge. And he has help." Instantly, the memories returned to them…

"So, you're the Key Bearer. I've been waiting for this day, because this is the beginning…"

"Shall I tell her friends what you let happen to her?"

"Together, we'll find a way out. We'll return to our friends."

"As long as you still remember…"

"Do you remember her?"

"We can't let Sora get to that Keyhole!"

"I'll give you a choice… choose who dies first."

"Sora's here?"

"The door to Oblivion. Just as your key seals the Door to the Light, It opens the Path to Darkness."

"Your journey meant nothing, Sora. Because I'm still here…"

"We can't let him leave! If he does, Sora will…"

"I'm still in your heart."

"I can't believe it, Ron. How did that thing get so bloody strong? My fire spell should have burned it to ashes!" Harry said, extremely ticked.

"Red Nocturne absorb fire and all fire magic. All you did by casting Protego and reflecting the spell back at it was make it even stronger." Sora said, walking up to the Golden Trio. It looked like he had a headache that made Harry's scar-aches look minor.

Hermione gasped. "I should have guessed by the red clothes it was wearing."

"All Heartless have weaknesses. Find them. Exploit them. And hope for the best." Sora explained to the students. (Anyone who hadn't been beaten by the Heartless had stayed in the 1st district.)

"The Heartless you saw were just as powerful as the real ones. I've significantly weakened them for obvious reasons. Class Dismissed." With that, Sora stepped through the door that supposedly led outside town. In reality, it led back to Hogwarts. Sora walked down the hall, towards Link's classroom.

As Link stepped back into Hogwarts, he felt some unease. 'Those Heartless… they were stronger than anything I've ever fought. And Sora said there are still some out there…' He was shaken out of his thoughts as Sora stepped up to him, a card in hand.

"It's ready." The card held a picture of the Island he had gotten from the extremely rich teacher on Windfall Island. He had been using the ex-summer lodge as his house ever since the "Majora Incident" 5 months ago.

"Does it work just like yours?"

"Yeah."

"… No Heartless, right?"

"It's your memories of the place. The Heartless will only be there if they were there in your memory."

"Good."

5 minutes later, the students and teachers (nobody but Snape, Umbridge and Dumbledore among the teachers) found themselves at Link's Oasis.

World: Great Sea
"Well, um… ah… This is one island that exists in my world, Great Sea. Until about a year ago, it belonged to a ridiculously rich teacher. After I helped her out, she gave me the deed. Now, that aside, this class won't be one of those classes where you cast spells all the time." A sigh could be heard from just about everyone in the area. "This class will be discussing some of the worlds history and, eventually, be crafting powerful enchanted items like… this!" Link pulled out and put on one of his many masks, this one being white, with what looked like an eye in the center.

"This is the Mask of Truth. Wearing it allows you not only to guard your mind from all intrusions, but also break through any barrier and see into anyone's deepest thoughts. Of course, nobody will be making these anytime soon, but it is a good example." Link looked from person to person, hearing their surface thoughts as if they were saying them out loud. But then, he did something he didn't mean to do… he made eye contact with Shadow.

"Maria… why? Why did you…" a small child of a hedgehog walked about a dark jungle. "I could have saved you… why'd you lie to me?"

"She saw a great destiny within you. She couldn't let you give it up." Shadow turned around to see a figure walking up to him. He was covered in blue robes and a hood. A single fox's tail protruded from under his robe.

"Destiny? I… I don't care!"

"Don't you?" The fox said, removing his hood. He looked much like Tails, a friend Shadow made many, many years later. One difference was that where there was innocence in Tails' sapphire eyes, this fox had ruby red eyes filled with many, many years of age, hidden anger, and loss. "You are afraid. Therefore, you care."

"Everybody I've ever known died up there! I have no one left!"

"Would you let her death be in vain? She sent you here to protect this world."

"Why me?"

"Your destiny and the destiny of this world are connected. Fall, and so will this world." The fox was face to face with Shadow almost instantly. "Do you fear death?" Shadow jumped back as the fox sent powerful red and violet blasts of energy at Shadow. "I guess you do. Very well. I shall bring you to the mainland. Only there can your path truly begin…"

Link blinked as he took off the mask and set everyone onthe assignments, which was to craft a "Wind Boomerang." Were those… Shadow's memories? And who was that fox? Or that Maria girl Shadow spoke of? Link had heard Shadow mention her somewhere before…

Harry tossed his new Wind Boomerang, surprised when, as Link had said, a small gust of wind appeared under it. Draco and the rest of the pureblood wizards, however, weren't surprised about that. Draco was too busy being surprised about how the boomerang came back to hit him in the face. "OW!" Other than that, the class was very peaceful compared to Sora's class. As the bell rang, the question in everyone's minds was what Shadow's class will be like.

"Well… sorry. I guess I was wrong about my summer being a massive update time… Oh, and I never said I hate Sonic. He just gets annoyingly overconfident..."

Sora: (Mumbles through gag, looking extremely ticked.)

Rico and co.: (Singing along to Sephiroth's theme song during final fight of FF7: AC)

: "You made up for it with MY appearance. Even in Shadow's memories, I am a sight to behold…"

" Well… Shadow's going to lay down the law next chapter. Until then…"

: "Taste your fate!"

(Makes high-pitched scream) "Help!"