Chapter 6
The time passes quickly. Ash, Misty and Brock told many curious boys and girls about their Pokemon, Jotho and their journey. The Pokemon also seem to enjoy all the attention, even Psyduck looks like he is having a good time.
But most questions are about Pikachu. All students want to know more about the animal that seems so attracted to the less liked teacher at Hogwarts and the more explanation they get, the less they understand it.
"Pokemon are very intelligent creatures." Misty explains to a group of girls of her own age. "They can feel if someone is good or evil. When they choose their own trainer, there is something good about that person."
"Can a Pokemon make a mistake?" One of the girls asks. "Yes, that is possible." Misty has to admit. She thinks about Wobbuffet's loyalty to Jessie.
"Well, that must be it then." A girl with raven black hair says. "That Pikachu made a mistake, that really is the only explanation. Nothing and nobody would voluntarily choose Prof. Snape."
"Exsaktly," a blond girl replies. "Prof. Snape is a unpleasant, grumpy man, with greasy hair."
"And he hangs around those dungeons all the time." An other girl agrees.
"Right, or he is sneaking around the hallways to catch you doing something wrong so he can take points from your house total." Confirms the first girl.
"If I was a Pikachu , I would never pick Snape. If I could choose, I would pick him." The blond girl nods at Ash.
In amazement Misty is listening to the conversation of the girls around her. "Yes," the girl with the raven hair says. "that Ash is cute."
"Ash??? Cute???" Misty looks at the girl in disbelieve. "You can't be serious!"
At that moment Ash walks their way. The girls giggle and Misty just shakes her head. "Misty, it is time for lunch. Are you coming?" Ash asks, he isn't aware of the conversation he almost walked in on.
"Yes I am." She gets her PokeBalls and calls back her Pokemon. When she looks around she can see admiring faces, but nobody seems surprised.
Ash, Brock and Misty follow a big group of students back to the castle. Ash and Brock are talking to several boys and girls on the way, but Misty's thoughts are with Prof. Snape and his Pikachu.
"He can't be as unpleasant as they say." She thinks. "He grumbles about the Pikachu. And he clearly hates the word: Cute." She admits to herself. "But I haven't seen him treat his Pikachu badly once." She smiles at the thought. In her head the creature is already his Pikachu. "I wonder if that is the way he sees it too?"
"Misty!!!" Ash prods Misty's shoulder. "Can't you listen for a moment."
"Huhhh…. What? Who?" mutters Misty.
"Gheezz where are you with your thoughts?" Ash grumbles. "I just asked you if you are coming this afternoon to watch the Quidditch game?"
"Quidditch?" Misty looks surprised.
"Haven't you been listening at all?" Ash shakes his head. "Quidditch is a game they play here. They will be flying on broomsticks." Ash sounds excited. "Great, eh?!"
Misty nods in agreement. "Of course I will come too."
Then they enter a beautiful great hall. The hall is enormous. Long, set tables, filled with students of the school, fill up the hall. Above their heads is a grand ceiling. It seems like you can look trough it, at the sky. "The ceiling is enchanted." Hermoine explains. "That way you can always she what it is like outside. If it rains outside, it rains inhere, only you won't get wet." Ash, Misty and Brock are speechless.
Walking past the tables, they can hear bits and pieces of conversations. "Did you see that stone snake?" A boy at a table at the left says. "Brilliant!"
"Do you think that owl would be able to deliver post too?" a girl comments to someone next to her.
"I thought that that flying stone was really tough looking!"
"What a cutie, that yellow duck!"
All bits and pieces of conversations, yep, they and their Pokemon are the talk of the day.
"You can come site with us." Harry invites them. Brock makes sure that he is sitting next to Hermoine. When everybody is sitting Prof. McGonagall taps against her glass.
"You probably all know by now that we have guests." She starts. "Prof. Dumbledore and us want you to treat them kind and to give them the time to get used to us and to Hogwarts. So, don't keep bothering them with questions." She looks like somebody who is not going to be happy if she is not obeyed. "And now Prof. Dumbledore wants to say a few words." Prof. McGonagall nods friendly at the Headmaster and sits down. The old wizard stands, smiles friendly and says: "Time for lunch. Have a nice meal." He moves his hands and the tables are now filled with nice food.
"Wow!" Brock exclaims and get a sandwich. Ash' Pikachu jumps on the table and points at an apple. "Pika?" he asks. Ash gets the apple and gives it to his little friend. Pikachu starts gnawing at it.
While eating Misty looks at the table with the Hogwarts teachers. She sees several witches and wizards… and… a giant. She stares at him. Friendly the enormous man smiles back at her. She blushes, "oeps, got caught." She thinks.
"It isn't nice to stare at people, Misty." Ash says teasingly. Misty just growls at Ash. "Did you hear that, Brock. Misty growls." Ash laughs and Brock says: "Maybe she is a Pikachu to and is she also attracted to scary wizards wearing black. She is already copying his actions."
"Ohhh, you are such babies." Is all Misty says, while she takes an other annoyed bite from her food.
Again she watches the table with the professors. At the far side Prof. Snape is sitting, next to his plate sits the little Pikachu. She points at a cookie. Prof. Snape gets it and gives it to her.
"I knew it," Misty ponders. "They are all wrong, he is nice. It is really logical for Pikachu to be attracted to him, she feels save with him." She feels proud, because she can see something nobody else is seeing. Then she notices that the dark man is looking at her in a surprised way. She smiles sweetly back at him and notices that he just shakes his head tiredly. "He is very good at hiding it," Misty thinks. "But he isn't fooling me… and he isn't fooling that little Pikachu either."
The time passes quickly. Ash, Misty and Brock told many curious boys and girls about their Pokemon, Jotho and their journey. The Pokemon also seem to enjoy all the attention, even Psyduck looks like he is having a good time.
But most questions are about Pikachu. All students want to know more about the animal that seems so attracted to the less liked teacher at Hogwarts and the more explanation they get, the less they understand it.
"Pokemon are very intelligent creatures." Misty explains to a group of girls of her own age. "They can feel if someone is good or evil. When they choose their own trainer, there is something good about that person."
"Can a Pokemon make a mistake?" One of the girls asks. "Yes, that is possible." Misty has to admit. She thinks about Wobbuffet's loyalty to Jessie.
"Well, that must be it then." A girl with raven black hair says. "That Pikachu made a mistake, that really is the only explanation. Nothing and nobody would voluntarily choose Prof. Snape."
"Exsaktly," a blond girl replies. "Prof. Snape is a unpleasant, grumpy man, with greasy hair."
"And he hangs around those dungeons all the time." An other girl agrees.
"Right, or he is sneaking around the hallways to catch you doing something wrong so he can take points from your house total." Confirms the first girl.
"If I was a Pikachu , I would never pick Snape. If I could choose, I would pick him." The blond girl nods at Ash.
In amazement Misty is listening to the conversation of the girls around her. "Yes," the girl with the raven hair says. "that Ash is cute."
"Ash??? Cute???" Misty looks at the girl in disbelieve. "You can't be serious!"
At that moment Ash walks their way. The girls giggle and Misty just shakes her head. "Misty, it is time for lunch. Are you coming?" Ash asks, he isn't aware of the conversation he almost walked in on.
"Yes I am." She gets her PokeBalls and calls back her Pokemon. When she looks around she can see admiring faces, but nobody seems surprised.
Ash, Brock and Misty follow a big group of students back to the castle. Ash and Brock are talking to several boys and girls on the way, but Misty's thoughts are with Prof. Snape and his Pikachu.
"He can't be as unpleasant as they say." She thinks. "He grumbles about the Pikachu. And he clearly hates the word: Cute." She admits to herself. "But I haven't seen him treat his Pikachu badly once." She smiles at the thought. In her head the creature is already his Pikachu. "I wonder if that is the way he sees it too?"
"Misty!!!" Ash prods Misty's shoulder. "Can't you listen for a moment."
"Huhhh…. What? Who?" mutters Misty.
"Gheezz where are you with your thoughts?" Ash grumbles. "I just asked you if you are coming this afternoon to watch the Quidditch game?"
"Quidditch?" Misty looks surprised.
"Haven't you been listening at all?" Ash shakes his head. "Quidditch is a game they play here. They will be flying on broomsticks." Ash sounds excited. "Great, eh?!"
Misty nods in agreement. "Of course I will come too."
Then they enter a beautiful great hall. The hall is enormous. Long, set tables, filled with students of the school, fill up the hall. Above their heads is a grand ceiling. It seems like you can look trough it, at the sky. "The ceiling is enchanted." Hermoine explains. "That way you can always she what it is like outside. If it rains outside, it rains inhere, only you won't get wet." Ash, Misty and Brock are speechless.
Walking past the tables, they can hear bits and pieces of conversations. "Did you see that stone snake?" A boy at a table at the left says. "Brilliant!"
"Do you think that owl would be able to deliver post too?" a girl comments to someone next to her.
"I thought that that flying stone was really tough looking!"
"What a cutie, that yellow duck!"
All bits and pieces of conversations, yep, they and their Pokemon are the talk of the day.
"You can come site with us." Harry invites them. Brock makes sure that he is sitting next to Hermoine. When everybody is sitting Prof. McGonagall taps against her glass.
"You probably all know by now that we have guests." She starts. "Prof. Dumbledore and us want you to treat them kind and to give them the time to get used to us and to Hogwarts. So, don't keep bothering them with questions." She looks like somebody who is not going to be happy if she is not obeyed. "And now Prof. Dumbledore wants to say a few words." Prof. McGonagall nods friendly at the Headmaster and sits down. The old wizard stands, smiles friendly and says: "Time for lunch. Have a nice meal." He moves his hands and the tables are now filled with nice food.
"Wow!" Brock exclaims and get a sandwich. Ash' Pikachu jumps on the table and points at an apple. "Pika?" he asks. Ash gets the apple and gives it to his little friend. Pikachu starts gnawing at it.
While eating Misty looks at the table with the Hogwarts teachers. She sees several witches and wizards… and… a giant. She stares at him. Friendly the enormous man smiles back at her. She blushes, "oeps, got caught." She thinks.
"It isn't nice to stare at people, Misty." Ash says teasingly. Misty just growls at Ash. "Did you hear that, Brock. Misty growls." Ash laughs and Brock says: "Maybe she is a Pikachu to and is she also attracted to scary wizards wearing black. She is already copying his actions."
"Ohhh, you are such babies." Is all Misty says, while she takes an other annoyed bite from her food.
Again she watches the table with the professors. At the far side Prof. Snape is sitting, next to his plate sits the little Pikachu. She points at a cookie. Prof. Snape gets it and gives it to her.
"I knew it," Misty ponders. "They are all wrong, he is nice. It is really logical for Pikachu to be attracted to him, she feels save with him." She feels proud, because she can see something nobody else is seeing. Then she notices that the dark man is looking at her in a surprised way. She smiles sweetly back at him and notices that he just shakes his head tiredly. "He is very good at hiding it," Misty thinks. "But he isn't fooling me… and he isn't fooling that little Pikachu either."