I want to thank you all for keeping with this fic..for keeping with all the times I had deleted and restarted. Keep adding fandoms and what not..but I finally did it..I have finally finished the first book to my Harry Potter Pokemon series. I want to thank you all for the comments and everything..and I hope you all come to the next book when I start posting it..so ladies, gentlemen, genders and nonbinary of all ages I present to you..the last chapter of Aria Potter and Xerneas' Gift
Groaning in pain, Aria turned her head when she felt something soft pat her face. It was strange to feel anything soft as the last thing she felt before she passed out was agonizing pain. But now she felt she was lying on an actual cloud.
She felt herself falling back into the darkness when she feels another pat to the face. Opening her eyes, she sees something yellow above but when she blinks she realize it was Nimbus.
"Hey.." she sputters when he slaps her face with his tail, "What was that for?"
"Pika! Pi, Pika chu!" Nimbus cries out waving his hands, his black eyes narrow in anger.
"Why do I think you're scolding me," she groans as she sits up. She was almost knocked over when Hedwig flew onto her shoulder from the headboard rail while Godzilla, who was laying on the edge of the bed, crawled into her lap.
Aria couldn't help but smile at her Pokemon but then she looks up when she hears a cough. A frown forms on her face as she stares at the smiling face of Professor Dumbledore.
"Good afternoon, Aria," said Dumbledore as he came over from the corner from where he was hiding, "It does me well to see that you have finally awakened.
"How long have I been out?" Aria asked while softly petting Nimbus and Godzilla who were eyeing the Headmaster.
"Three days..your friends have been so worried about you. Especially Mr. Shacklebolt and Miss. Granger.." Dumbledore shakes his head, "Miss Granger blames herself for getting caught by the Shade that Voldemort set on you…"
Aria blinks at this, "Voldemort? It wasn't him sir..it was Rakepick and the Demon Gods,"
She was expecting many things, denials, or a shocked look. But for the old man to laugh? No she wasn't expecting that.
"The Gods my dear..oh it seems like many before you Voldemort has made you think they are real," he wipes a tear from his eyes, "No my dear..that was a tactic Voldemort used to get many of his followers on his side. Saying that he was a Prophet, that his words were the words of the Demon Gods," Dumbledore shakes his head, "Brilliant boy he was when I was just a Professor here..he could make you believe a Marill was a Pikablu. Older and wiser Trainers than you have been hoodwinked by Voldemort and unfortunately I think you won't be the last,"
"But sir..isn't..Voldemort dead?"
"That is what some say, Aria." Dumbledore shakes his head, "But they never found his body..I'm not saying anything bad about your parents Aria..but Voldemort has powers that even I will never have..some people believe he's still out there biding his time.." Dumbledore sighs sitting on the edge of the bed, "And while I do believe that has some merit, many people who were on his side came back to ours, coming out of..trances he put them under to make them follow his ways..not even his tactic of calling himself the Prophet worked with them. I think, along with many others, that he is still out there Aria..but too weak to carry on because while Lily Potter didn't kill him..I think she wounded him enough to make him fear for his life. As his name actually means, Flight from Death..I think that is the reason why he was after the Cup of Life,"
Aria stared at him, before she remembered: Sir..what happened to the Cup?"
"Destroyed," Dumbledore sighs with a shake of his head, "It took forever for Nicolas to believe me but he soon decided it was for the best. The blast from the destruction of the Distortion Mirror was strong enough to destroyed it.." he chuckles, "I think Giratina wasn't so happy about that,"
"But..won't that mean he will die?"
"I think he was already on his way to the next great adventure since he was reunited with his Pokemon," he smiles "Yes, you and your friends did well, doing things properly, but they both have enough time to settle their affairs before they die," he smiles at her look of amazement, not knowing their was a suspension in her eyes, "To someone young as you, dying must be scary but for someone as old as Nicolas..it really is like going to bed after a very, very, long day.."
Aria eyes him while Hedwig nibbles on her ear, lost for words. She is confused on why he thinks it was Voldemort. There must be a reason why he is ignoring the fact that it wasn't Voldemort but Shendu. She shivers remembering his sweet words, echoing in her ears, promising her things..that she wanted but didn't exactly know what they are.
"There is another thing to talk about. When your mother died to save you..she used a very powerful spell..power by her own aura. Love was something that Voldemort cannot understand. He never realize that love as powerful as your mother's for you leaves a mark. Not a scar," he smiles when Aria goes to touch her scar, "no visible sign..to have been loved so deeply, even though the person who love us is gone, will give us a protection forever..her aura is in your very skin protecting you," his blue eyes twinkle behind his half-moon glasses, "That is why..I implore you to go back to the Dursleys,"
Aria stills, her blood feeling like it was frozen, "No..they are..they've been put into jail," she winces at herself for stuttering.
Dumbledore smiles, "I was able to talk to some friends, and they decided that your Aunt and Uncle have been punished enough. They know now not to harm you..when I place you there a powerful protection was place because while you can still call that place home where your mother's blood dwells, you can't be touched or harmed by Voldemort,"
"Well that's great but Voldemort is dead!"
"Your Aunt became your refuge as she shares your mother's blood. You need to return there only once a year, but as long as you still call it home, there he cannot hurt you. Your aunt knows this, I explained it in the letter I left with you on her doorstep. She may have taken you grudgingly, furiously, unwillingly, bitterly, yet still she took you, and in doing so sealed the protection that your mother's sacrifice made, creating the strongest shield given.
"Maybe from outside the house but not from the inside of it!" she glares at the old man, "I never counted that place as home,"
"I'm sure that is an exaggeration," Dumbledore chuckles dismissively, "They were just trying to teach you. I know they don't think well of those who go to Pokemon Academies instead of going on a journey, so in their minds they were teaching you of the harsh reality of the world. Deep down I know they love you as their own daughter,"
"No," Dumbledore blinks at her, shock shining in his eyes. Aria thinks to herself that this is probably the first time anyone told him no, "I'm not going back. I will never go back. You have no custody of me, Lyn and Sirius do. You are just my Headmaster,"
"My dear girl..it's for your protection," he tries to explain but Aria glares at him.
"I'm going to live with Lyn, Sirius, Marleen, Remus and Piers at Spikemuth," she states as she thought about how happy she was when Lyn told her she was never going back to the Dursleys. She didn't care that she had to stay under Dumbledore's radar..this is one thing she will fight on him about.
Dumbledore opens his mouth when he hears a cough. All five occupants turn to see Lyn and Nurse Joy standing at the door. Behind them was Ron, Raihan, Leon, Hermione, Piers and Neville. Aria feels guilt pool in her stomach, seeing her friends wrapped up in bandages. "It..it could have been worse...you almost sided with Shendu..they could have died if he got free.."
"That's enough Dumbledore," Nurse Joy glares, "You are making my patient upset," she comes over, ignoring Dumbledore as she went to check up on Aria.
"I think it's time for you to leave," Lyn states as the kids walked up to Aria.
"Lady Dragoon..have you thought about what I ask.."
"Yes I did!" Lyn growls out, "And I don't bloody care what protection you are talking about! Aria will never go back to the Dursleys no matter how much you bribed the Council in releasing them!" she takes a deep breath, "Now please leave before Nurse Joy kicks us both out,"
Dumbledore sighs, looking like the old man he truly was. He pats Aria on the shoulder that Hedwig wasn't on, ignoring the hiss the Noibat gave him and walks off.
Nurse Joy shakes her head, "Everything seems to be in order..but five minutes for all of you..Miss Potter needs rest,"
The kids groan at this but Lyn smiles and nods at Nurse Joy. Once she left, Aria grunts when Hermione wraps her arms around her, "Aria I am so sorry! I should had been keeping an eye out.."
"Hermione I'm fine,"
"Ari..you have a large cut on your back," Ron states but quiets when Aria glares at her as she pats Hermione's back. Hermione pulls away and Aria could see anger in her eyes, "That..that..ugh!" she stomps her foot, "As soon as you passed out Dumbledore appeared! He had his Pokeball out as if he was prepare for a battle…"
"What happened?" Neville asked clutching Gram in his hands while Trevor was by his feet, rumbling in anger, "He said something about..He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Name,"
"A load of Tauros crap is what!" Raihan growls while Leon nods, putting his arm around his best friend, "I know that voice who was using Quirrel as some sort of puppet.." he trembles, "He fucking said I must have been hearing things..I know the voice of the damn person who killed my sister.."
"It wasn't Voldemort," Aria ignores their flinches, "There is no way that..demon," she shivers as red eyes without pupils flash in her mind, "I don't know why he is saying it's Voldemort but its not..and he was talking about the Cup of Life being destroyed.."
"Dumbledore..always had a hatred of the Gods.." Lyn says slowly looking around, "Before Minister Rose took over he was close enough to change the holidays celebrated at Hogwarts into Halloween and Longest Night..from what I know the school use to have an Old Religion Class but he took that down citing they needed more money and it was only formed because the Founders made it to help build up the Old Religion…"she closes her eyes before she pulls the Cup of Life out of her bag, showing it to the others, "Keep this out of your mind, I was able to hide it from Dumbledore..I'm planning on returning it to AZ this summer. I told Dumbledore that it got destroyed..I don't trust anyone but the creator with this. Hopefully he will be able to hide it better this time,"
The others nod at this, understanding "But we know the truth," Ron said, "And the portal closed when the mirror was destroyed..and even with the Cup... I mean..that means they can't come into our world,"
"No..Shendu escaped," everyone stills when Lyn said that, "his body may have been destroyed in the blast but now he is out there, somewhere..perhaps looking for a body to share. The Gods.." Lyn sighs running her hand through her silver hair, "They are not of this world..research shows that they are more like the Ultra Beast..coming from a different world altogether..when they emerge into our world, our ancestors thought them as Gods because of the powers that they possess. It transcended what they understood of the world..but research showed that they have some resemblance to Pokemon. In our Ancestors days, the Charizard line was a Dragon-Flying type until Shendu took one as his mate..his fire aura overpower the dragon aura..their son breed with another Charizard and soon they became the Fire-Flying Type they are known today. It's said that Charizards that can use Dragon Type moves are those that can reach past their flames to the dragon aura that is still hidden by the fire,"
Leon looks down at Charmeleon's Pokeball before he looks up when Piers asks, "If his body was destroyed by the blast..how is he out there.."
"There's a reason why the Deathly Hallows had to seal them, instead of killing them," Lyn explains, "While they can have a solid body they are creatures of Aura, pure aura..they can lose their physical form but they can not truly die. Now Shendu is out there, in his astral form, waiting to find someone who is stupid enough to to help him reform his body," she sighs, "For now we only delayed his and the other Demon Gods return, for there are many people who think it would be an honor to bring them back into our plane,"
"Then we got to prepare for the fight right?" Piers asked, rubbing his head and wincing in pain a bit, "That old man is off his rocker. He is getting prepared for war with Voldemort..not a Demon God. People will die if we are unprepared,"
"Let the adults worry about this," Lyn saids eyeing all seven of them, holding up her hand when they protested, "All of you are eleven/twelve year olds who should be worrying about how to train their Pokemon bit about a war. I should have never let any of you go down there and face Rakepick's Shade..I should had been an adult and even though I do understand we need to keep an eye out on Dumbledore doesn't mean you have to throw away your lives,"
Aria huffs with a sigh but nods her head at this, the others mumbling their agreement. At that moment Nurse Joy came in, screaming about how it had been 15 minutes. Aria waves to her friends while Lyn just smiles at Poppy who rolls her eyes.
"You know..we might have to do this again. Dumbledore is thinking of this as a chess game. I might have to act like a pawn just so I can check Dumbledore's king later," Aria whispers, scratching Nimbus behind the ear.
Lyn huffs, "I know, but we can't be rash about this. I should have known something would happen, the signs were there.."
"You mean..the reason why Shendu wanted me to be on his side," Aria asked which makes Lyn still.
"What did he say to you?" Lyn asked.
"Something about how humans treating me wrong. How they should be bowing to me..how they ordered Voldemort not to attack me..how I'm supposed to be their equal?" Aria's eyes narrow at Lyn's shuddering breath, "You know something about it..I know you do.."
"I do..but..the truth is a beautiful and terrible thing..and should be treated with caution. And I wish I could do that..but it's the one thing I can not," she holds up her hand before Aria could yell at her, "What I can tell you is that there is a Prophecy..a Prophecy that was made when the Demon Gods were sealed. The Council has decided that it was never to be spoken of,"
"The Council? Who is this council that doesn't want this super-duper dangerous prophecy that's probably about me want known,"
"The Council of Arceus," Lyn sighs in frustration, "Palkia, Dialga, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, Kyurem, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, and Necrozma. You have to know Aria that the Gods and Demon Gods, like Ultra Beast are not of this world. They are..unnatural..the world they came from, which we call the Netherworld, an abyss that has become barren. They came to ours to take over it..which they did until Dechraul's Uprise and gave the world back to the humans and Pokemon. But the Council..they never forgave the Gods for what their kind did..even now they think that the Gods who peacefully went to hibernation to let the World grow again should be cast out..that it's their world not the Gods who should have stayed away, leaving it untainted,"
"But what does this have to do with the Prophecy?"
Aria then gasped when she thought she heard the rumble of thunder, but outside the sky was clear with stars. Lyn rolls her eyes, "I can't tell you..but what I can tell you..it will lead up to a choice..and what you decided.." she growls in frustration when a crash of lightning was heard, "Alright! Alright!" Lyn growls in anger, "You will be a great trainer Aria..and even a greater Witch. You have time to grow and learn and I will do my best to prepare you for it..even if the Council thinks knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.."
Aria blinks but then she yawns, Lyn smiles brushing a strand of her hair out of the way, "You just have to trust me Aria..don't let the Demon Gods words disrupt your life..or cloud your thoughts with fear and anger. Now rest..we will have plenty of time this summer to train you..which will be intensified.."
Aria groans at this but she lays down in the bed, Hedwig curling around her neck, Nimbus on her stomach and Godzilla on her legs. Aria eyes Lyn, "And my brother?"
Lyn winces, "So you realized,"
"There was something in his eyes Lyn..something familiar…"
"There should be Aria, he has the same purple eyes as your father had. You see after your mother defeated Voldemort, your Godfather had turned up to the house to find utter chaos. Your parents had both been killed and standing in front of your brother and your crib was Peter Pettigrew,"
"The true betrayer," Aria mumbles.
"You see..Voldemort made a mistake. With his death he pushed back Cipher greatly in their plans. While Cipher wants all the descendants of the Deathly Hallows dead they also need one, "
"What does that have to do?"
"Because Aria, the Potters are the descendants of the Younger brother, Ignotus Peverell. Ciper needs at least one of their blood to open the portal that serves as the Demon God's prison. And with Voldemort having just been killed,"
"Alister," Aria whispers.
"I'm afraid so,"
Aria's mind was moving and she wanted to sit back up but Lyn placed a hand gently on her shoulder, "But..if he's..if Alister is really my brother..why is he.." she winces feeling the cut on her back pulse in pain.
"Because Aria, after that night, Pettigrew took him to Rakepick..and raised him as her own. Even though the Demon Gods can never leave until the seal is broken, their followers can still talk to them by scrying. Alister was corrupted by their poisonous powers and words, twisted by their evil lore. Just like Voldemort before him..he has become their puppet,"
"I'm..I'm not going to give up on 's..he's my brother...I can't..leave him..with them,"
"I know.." Lyn speaks softly, "And we will do whatever is in our power to save Alister.." Aria looks up at her, wanting to ask more questions but she knew by the expression on her mentor's face told me there will be no more discussions tonight, "Now rest up dear..
Aria felt her eyes begin to close, "Did..what Dumbledore said..that..my aunt and uncle.."
Lyn sighs, running her hand through Aria's hair, "It seems that Dumbledore did go to the League..but I stand on what I said to you Aria..you will never go back to them," Aria couldn't help but smile at that.
After a good night sleep under the watchful eye of Nurse Joy, life returned to normal. Though whispers and stares follow her more than ever..at least the Gryffindors (except McLaggen) had stopped saying that she betrayed her parents.
"I won't be surprised that they'll forget this in a week," Ron mutters as Billy the Sewaddle munches a leaf while riding on his head, "For people who are brave at heart..they don't do well with things that are different,
The rumors that were flying around were ridiculous but Aria didn't take mind of them. Not only did Nimbus keep them away, the Pikachu having decided to never go in his Pokeball again and has taken to riding on her shoulder, sparking at anyone who tried to crowd her, besides her friends of course. The results of the Exams came quickly. To Aria's great surprise she even beat Hermione as the top of their year.
Hermione rolls her eyes as she ties up her bushy hair in a ponytail, "Aria you're smart and besides Leon, you are best at battling. I'm still having problems figuring out which battle style I need to use..,"
Aria smiles as Leon bumps her shoulder with a grin, both of them tying for the best marks in Battling 101. Ron also did well, his marks in Potions surprising his fellow Gryffindors. Piers nods his head in satisfaction while Raihan grumbles about how he has to try a bit harder next year..but he still passed. Neville sighs knowing that his family was going to complain about his mark in Battling 101 even though he had the best grades in Items and their Uses.
As they packed up their trucks, emptying out their wardrobes in preparation for getting on the Express tomorrow, Aria listened to the chattering of her fellow Slytherins. She got patted on the back many times, it seems if one thing the rumours were doing well was giving Slytherin a bit of good fame. No longer were they looked with hatred or distrust. They were able to walk around without fear of getting gang up on, even though the buddy system was still on.
"You sure do know how to shake things up huh?" Greengrass said as she and Tracey came over. Her Eevee besides her, keeping an eye on her Swinub, before she runs over to catch the rolling Spheal. Tracey laughs, her Gothita almost falling off her shoulder.
"To the people here, I'm just something for them to stare at..like an animal in a zoo," Aria shrugs her shoulders before she closes her trunk. She blinks when she sees Draco sulking in the corner while Golye and Crabbe stare dumly, "What's up with them?" Aria asked. Ever since Piers threatened Malfoy with writing to his mum, Draco has been quiet.
"Slytherin is in last place in the House Cup because of him," Tracey smirks, a cold smile on her face. Besides Aria, Tracey was Draco's favorite target because of who her mother married, "Turns out he saw you and Piers leave and had Goyle and Crabbe follow him, they got caught by Professor McGonagall and lost 50 points each!"
Even though Aria didn't care for the point system, even she had to wince. A 150 points lost, in one night. No wonder Slytherin was giving the three the cold shoulder, having lost their chance to win the House Cup seven years in a row.
"The points are all in and Hufflepuff won, we couldn't win the play the last match because of..you know," Tracey shrugs her shoulders, "And Ravenclaw got steamrolled by Hufflepuff,"
It was the best evening of Aria's life, the Great Hall was decked out in Hufflepuff colors of bright yellow and black to celebrate Hufflepuff's victory. A huge banner showing Raikou covers the wall behind the Staff table. Professor Snape was shaking Professor Sprout's hand, his black eyes catching Aria's before he quickly turned away.
Her Head of House confuses her; from the emails that she has gotten from Sirius, Remus and Marleen, Snape used to be her mother's best friend but was bullied terribly by her father, Remus and Sirius. It became so bad that Snape broke up his friendship with his mother in pure anger when she stood up for him. She shrugs her shoulders, not caring about what an adult thinks of her as she sat down next to Piers and Daphne, waving to Raihan and Neville in congratulations.
If you were standing outside the Great Hall, you might think some sort of explosion was going on. All three Houses, besides Slytherin of course, were cheering. Aria rolls her eyes but smiles as she looks at the pale face of Draco, looking horrified as the other Slytherins glare at him. "Looks like someone isn't going to have a good time next year,"
"Potter!" Aria looks up when she sees Flint, "You better be training this summer! Next year is going to be our year.." he clenches his fists as he glares at Wood at the Gryffindor table, who smirks. Aria, Daphne and Tracey have to hold back their giggles when Flint blushes, "I'm want to push Wood's face in the fucking mud for all the teasing he did because of the match we had to forfeit! He's going to regret it!"
Aria and Nimbus salute to him, "Aye Aye Captain Flint,"
Flint rolls his eyes but pats Aria's shoulder before he marches up to Wood. Aria turns to Tracey and Daphne and they all giggle while Piers rolls his eyes, "Girls," he then yelps when Aria slaps him on the back of the head.
Suddenly the night was over, they had all ignored Dumbledore's speech, too tired out desert and hot chocolate. With everything packed, Neville had to quickly grab Trevor who had hidden himself in one of the bathrooms. Aria waved to Hagrid as he took the seventh year down to the fleet of boats that sailed across the lake, climbing into one of the Corviknight to get across Ygraine Lake and soon found herself boarding the Express. She laughs and talks to her friends, eating Bertie Bott's Every Flavor (gagging on a ghost pepper flavor) as they passed Slumbering Weld, Postwick, Ealdor and the White Mountains, Motostoke, Hullbury, Cokework until finally they reached Hammerlocke, pulling into the underground platform.
"You all have to come to Ealdor!" Ron gushed as they waited for their turn to get on the elevator, "Now that the season is over my dad won't be too busy with Gym stuff..I can show you all around,"
"Thanks," Aria smiles, "I'll ask Lyn and the others..most of my summer will be training my aura and my team. So something fun is nice to look forward to,"
People jostled them as they move forward, Aria rolls her eyes as they called to her as if she was their friend.
"Bye, Aria!"
"See you, Potter!"
"Wooloo..a whole bunch of Wooloo," Aria mutters much to her friends' amusement.
Finally it was their turn, Aria blinked at the large squeal that met them when they got on the platform. She turns, hearing Ron's groan,"I should have known she would have come when she heard that I was your friend.
"Aria Potter!" the young girl with the same red hair as Ron but with blood red eyes squeals out, pointing to Aria much to her annoyance, "Look, Mum! I can see-"
"That's enough Ginny," the woman scolds but doesn't really stop her daughter, she turns to Aria with a smile, "Busy year?"
Aria smiles, but it didn't fully form after what she heard from Ron and the twins, "Very..thanks for the fudge and sweater, Mrs. Weasley," but that didn't mean she had to be rude.
Aria then turns when she hears Piers gasp. Turning she sees Lyn standing with three other three of them would have left Uncle Vernon purple-faced and furious about being in a station of hard working people. One was a tall man with many scars on his face, brown hair tied up in a ponytail that was flecked with gray. He was wearing regular clothes but there were two things out of place, the shabbu brown jacket and a mask of a blue wolf that hung from his trainer belt.
Another was a woman with bright blue eyes, the same as Piers and white hair. She smiles brightly at the two of them which confuses Aria very much. She was wearing a lab coat over a blue blouse and brown shorts, which shows off the automail prosthetic leg. Aria couldn't help but feel awe as the woman ignores the stares, only smiling at her and Piers.
But it was the middle man that caught Aria's full attention. Tall, well built with fair skin and the same lustrous black hair as Piers,just without the stripes of white in it and being slightly matted. His gray eyes stare at both of them. Even though he has been getting treatment for his stay in Azkaban he looked way older than a man in his thirties, his face gaunt and his teeth a bit yellow. His legs were slightly shaky but the woman and man standing beside him had their hands on his arms, to keep him steady.
"Look at the both of you.." the man whispers, "The..the last time I saw you both...Piers you were barely up to my knee and clinging to my leg..while Aria..all you care about..was pulling my hair..begging for rides from Padfoot..ten years..I miss ten years of your lives.."
"Da!" Piers cries out with such emotion it shocked the others, he rams toward the man, tears streaming down his face. Sirius Black kneels down, capturing Piers in his arms, giving the boy a tight hug.
Aria flas a flash of what the man said..of pulling the man's hair tightly, screaming out Padfoot. She smiles brightly, for some reason..she knew she could trust these people, and even if her instincts were wrong, she had Lyn there.
"Hope you have a good holiday," Hermione smiles before she heads over to her parents, Ron waves goodbye, eyeing his mother and sister. Ginny was still staring at Aria in awe while his mum had her nose scrunched up. Him and the twins rolled their eyes when they heard her muttering about how Sirius wasn't a good person to be around children.
She waves goodbye to Leon, Raihan and Neville before heading towards the group. She scratches Nimbus behind the ear while keeping a close hand to Hedwig and Godzilla's Pokeballs. No matter where she is..no matter where she goes, or who she was with..at least she had her team..her family with her.
Dumbledore dumbledore not giving straigh answers will get people killed! Anyway I hope you all enjoy this book! I know I did! I'm hoping to get book 2 started as soon as I can..I..just need to figure out a title name for it..anyway leave a comment! and I will see you all in book 2!