Pool of Awakening
A Harry Potter/ Ranma ½ Crossover
Author notes: This takes place in Harry and Co.'s fifth year and after the final volume of Ranma ½. The failed wedding never happened but everything else did.
Basically each chapter will divide into two pieces until all the characters have met. This is my first piece of fanfiction involving Harry Potter so please be gentle.
Any and all comments and criticisms are appreciated. Flames are ok too if you feel you have to write one.
Only a couple of swears so far so it's PG-13. This might change in the future.
Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma and Co or Harry and Co. Please don't sue as this is for entertainment only.
Chapter 2
"I hope they have some sort of gym there, otherwise we'll have to find a place on our own to train," Ranma said to Akane as they hurried home from school. "We still have a lot to work on with your form."
Grrrrr.…wait we? Akane thought. "We?" she said echoing her thoughts.
"Err, yeah, we are going to train together at this school right?" Ranma asked absently, still thinking about the school facilities.
Akane smiled brilliantly. "Absolutely. Come on. Let's hurry home. I wanna find out what Nabiki's found."
"Tadaima! We're home," Akane announced.
"Everyone's in the living room," Kasumi answered. Walking now, Akane and Ranma sat quickly in their usual spots.
"So what have you found, Nabiki?" Akane asked her sister who sat in front of her laptop on the low table.
"Hello Akane, Ranma, not much. What little I have found goes along with the letter we got. Specifically, that Hogwarts is somewhere in England, the exact location is unknown to anyone. Two other places are mentioned with Hogwarts though, Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron. The Leaky Cauldron is the place we have to go to meet our guide, as you know from the letters. It's supposed to be a pub, as they call it, a restaurant/ bar for wizards. They have rooms where we can stay too. Diagon Alley is a major shopping area where students usually get their supplies. It's very frustrating. The wizards have gone through great lengths to hide this information from people. I swear the only reason I found this much was because I was expressly looking for it. Otherwise I'd have never found a thing on the internet."
"I also gave Uncle Ataru a call today. He said that Hogwarts was the top wizarding school in England and that he spent one year as an exchange student there. The headmaster is a man named Albus Dumbledore who is known to be a very powerful wizard. I've typed up a little fact sheet for each of you to look over. It goes over everything I found in more detail than I've just told you." Nabiki finished as she handed the sheets to her sisters, Ranma, and the two adults, Soun and Genma.
The others read the sheets quietly for a few moments before Nabiki interrupted them. "The school looks on the up and up so I took the liberty of securing us plane tickets for the day after your graduation, Akane, Ranma. That gives us one week to get our things together and keep this under wraps. I don't want this information getting out to your admirers, Ranma." Nabiki said dryly.
"Oh my, I have so much more to do before then, I have to clean the house, pack our things, cook some meals for father and Uncle Saotome, and…" Kasumi exclaimed as she hurried from the room in a flurry of activity. The others just shook their heads in amazement.
"I suggest you keep this between you two and don't talk about this trip at school, Akane, Ranma. We don't want everyone hounding us in England, or worse, preventing our departure." Nabiki said. "The same thing goes for you, Uncle."
"Of course, of course, we wouldn't want that. No, no, wouldn't do at all," Genma spluttered quickly. "Why don't we, umm, Soun, yes, let's play a game of shogi hmm?"
"Yes Genma, a very good idea. Leave the kids to packing, very good, yes," Soun nodded. Quietly they got up and withdrew to the porch to play their game.
Finally, it was time to go to the Weasley's. Harry had asked his Uncle Vernon yesterday for permission. He had merely grunted in acquiescence. The Dursleys had spent much of the summer ignoring Harry except for telling him to do his chores. At least Dudley wasn't on a diet anymore. He was still stocky but surprisingly, he had lost a lot of his blubber at Smeltings this past year. Currently, Harry was packing away the last of his things while waiting for Hermione and her parents.
When the doorbell rang, he grabbed his trunk and Hedwig's cage before going down the steps. When he got downstairs he found his Uncle stiffly shaking Mr. Granger's hand. Hermione was at her father's side.
"Harry," she called as she spotted him. "Are you ready to go? Here let me help you put your things in the car," she said as she grabbed one end of the trunk. Mr. Granger looked over at them as they opened the front door.
"Hello Harry, good to see you again. All set to go?" Mr. Granger asked. Harry nodded. "Well then, lets get your things in the car." Quickly he grabbed the remainder of Harry's bags and followed the teens out the door. Uncle Vernon followed as well, mainly to see the kind of car they had. Astonished, he gazed stupidly at the brand new Mercedes Benz. Finally he spluttered at Mr. Granger prompting, " Goodbye boy." With that abrupt dismissal, he turned away and walked back into the house, slamming the door on the way in. Mr. Granger looked at Harry sadly then said, "Well, come along then. We have a long way to go yet."
Over the course of the ride, Harry and Hermione caught on each other's news. Eventually the conversation drifted what had been happening in the Ministry of Magic and the rest of the Wizarding world. Since Hermione got the Daily Prophet at home she was able to fill Harry in on what was happening somewhat.
"There haven't been any new attacks as of yet but rumors in the paper say that forces are gathering in several isolated spots around Europe. The press hasn't released where these areas are since they don't want people panicking." Hermione informed him. "Also, Fudge has been replaced. You'll never guess by whom though. It's Mr. Weasley. Seems the ministry was finally fed up with Fudge denying the return of You-Know-Who."
"That's fantastic, Ron must be so proud. I can't believe he didn't mention it in his letters." Harry answered.
"I guess he wanted to keep it a surprise." Hermione said quickly. "Don't let on that I told or he'll be disappointed." Harry agreed not to mention anything. After that the conversation drifted once again to various topics. But one thought was stuck in Harry's head. The entire wizard world was on alert and he'd better stay alert himself this year. Who knows what Voldemort was going to try next.
Finally, they arrived at the Burrow, which in Harry's opinion was the best house ever. The entire Weasley family rushed to greet them as they pulled into the entrance. While Mr. and Mrs. Wesley were greeting Hermione's parents the twins, Ron and Ginny rushed over to Harry and Hermione to say hello and bring their bags in. While Fred and George pulled out the trunks, Ron gave Harry and Hermione each a big hug and welcomed them back to the Burrow.
"It's good to see you again guys. It hasn't been the same without you here," Ron said in a happy voice. Harry and Hermione agreed with him and said as much. Ginny, more shyly, welcomed them too. Quickly, they pulled the rest of the bags out of the car and brought them into the house. After they were done bringing in their things, the trio and Ginny went to find the parents who had decided to have a cup of tea as they talked amongst themselves. They were quietly discussing the situation with Voldemort and whether Dumbledore had any extra plans to keep the students safe.
"I'm sure Albus is doing everything in his power to make the school safe," Molly assured the Grangers. Looking much relieved the Grangers smiled as the teens walked in and poured themselves some juice.
Once the parents were done with their tea, they said goodbye to their daughter and left to drive home. Arthur and Molly remained talking at the table a while more after they had left discussing other stuff. The teens, finished with their juice, hurried upstairs to talk amongst themselves.
"Hey Ron, what's that necklace you've got around your neck?" Harry asked. It was an obsidian stone hanging on a silver chain. It was quite large and was shaped like a teardrop.
"Oh this, well, it was my grandfather's. He left it to me in his will. I always admired it when I saw him wearing it. I guess that's why he left it to me huh?" Ron answered. "I think it's wicked." Harry and Hermione nodded, each agreeing with his statement.
"Do you know if there's any meaning behind the shape for stone?" Hermione asked curiously.
"None at all. Grandfather didn't leave any note about it and mum and dad don't know either. Anyway, enough of that. Tell me how your summers have been." Ron asked impatiently. Long into the night they talked and discussed and plain just hung out together. They had decided to go shopping 2 days before leaving for school. That way they wouldn't have to clutter up an already cluttered house with more books and supplies. So the week passed and the day came that they had to go to Diagon Alley to buy their school supplies.
A Harry Potter/ Ranma ½ Crossover
Author notes: This takes place in Harry and Co.'s fifth year and after the final volume of Ranma ½. The failed wedding never happened but everything else did.
Basically each chapter will divide into two pieces until all the characters have met. This is my first piece of fanfiction involving Harry Potter so please be gentle.
Any and all comments and criticisms are appreciated. Flames are ok too if you feel you have to write one.
Only a couple of swears so far so it's PG-13. This might change in the future.
Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma and Co or Harry and Co. Please don't sue as this is for entertainment only.
Chapter 2
"I hope they have some sort of gym there, otherwise we'll have to find a place on our own to train," Ranma said to Akane as they hurried home from school. "We still have a lot to work on with your form."
Grrrrr.…wait we? Akane thought. "We?" she said echoing her thoughts.
"Err, yeah, we are going to train together at this school right?" Ranma asked absently, still thinking about the school facilities.
Akane smiled brilliantly. "Absolutely. Come on. Let's hurry home. I wanna find out what Nabiki's found."
"Tadaima! We're home," Akane announced.
"Everyone's in the living room," Kasumi answered. Walking now, Akane and Ranma sat quickly in their usual spots.
"So what have you found, Nabiki?" Akane asked her sister who sat in front of her laptop on the low table.
"Hello Akane, Ranma, not much. What little I have found goes along with the letter we got. Specifically, that Hogwarts is somewhere in England, the exact location is unknown to anyone. Two other places are mentioned with Hogwarts though, Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron. The Leaky Cauldron is the place we have to go to meet our guide, as you know from the letters. It's supposed to be a pub, as they call it, a restaurant/ bar for wizards. They have rooms where we can stay too. Diagon Alley is a major shopping area where students usually get their supplies. It's very frustrating. The wizards have gone through great lengths to hide this information from people. I swear the only reason I found this much was because I was expressly looking for it. Otherwise I'd have never found a thing on the internet."
"I also gave Uncle Ataru a call today. He said that Hogwarts was the top wizarding school in England and that he spent one year as an exchange student there. The headmaster is a man named Albus Dumbledore who is known to be a very powerful wizard. I've typed up a little fact sheet for each of you to look over. It goes over everything I found in more detail than I've just told you." Nabiki finished as she handed the sheets to her sisters, Ranma, and the two adults, Soun and Genma.
The others read the sheets quietly for a few moments before Nabiki interrupted them. "The school looks on the up and up so I took the liberty of securing us plane tickets for the day after your graduation, Akane, Ranma. That gives us one week to get our things together and keep this under wraps. I don't want this information getting out to your admirers, Ranma." Nabiki said dryly.
"Oh my, I have so much more to do before then, I have to clean the house, pack our things, cook some meals for father and Uncle Saotome, and…" Kasumi exclaimed as she hurried from the room in a flurry of activity. The others just shook their heads in amazement.
"I suggest you keep this between you two and don't talk about this trip at school, Akane, Ranma. We don't want everyone hounding us in England, or worse, preventing our departure." Nabiki said. "The same thing goes for you, Uncle."
"Of course, of course, we wouldn't want that. No, no, wouldn't do at all," Genma spluttered quickly. "Why don't we, umm, Soun, yes, let's play a game of shogi hmm?"
"Yes Genma, a very good idea. Leave the kids to packing, very good, yes," Soun nodded. Quietly they got up and withdrew to the porch to play their game.
Finally, it was time to go to the Weasley's. Harry had asked his Uncle Vernon yesterday for permission. He had merely grunted in acquiescence. The Dursleys had spent much of the summer ignoring Harry except for telling him to do his chores. At least Dudley wasn't on a diet anymore. He was still stocky but surprisingly, he had lost a lot of his blubber at Smeltings this past year. Currently, Harry was packing away the last of his things while waiting for Hermione and her parents.
When the doorbell rang, he grabbed his trunk and Hedwig's cage before going down the steps. When he got downstairs he found his Uncle stiffly shaking Mr. Granger's hand. Hermione was at her father's side.
"Harry," she called as she spotted him. "Are you ready to go? Here let me help you put your things in the car," she said as she grabbed one end of the trunk. Mr. Granger looked over at them as they opened the front door.
"Hello Harry, good to see you again. All set to go?" Mr. Granger asked. Harry nodded. "Well then, lets get your things in the car." Quickly he grabbed the remainder of Harry's bags and followed the teens out the door. Uncle Vernon followed as well, mainly to see the kind of car they had. Astonished, he gazed stupidly at the brand new Mercedes Benz. Finally he spluttered at Mr. Granger prompting, " Goodbye boy." With that abrupt dismissal, he turned away and walked back into the house, slamming the door on the way in. Mr. Granger looked at Harry sadly then said, "Well, come along then. We have a long way to go yet."
Over the course of the ride, Harry and Hermione caught on each other's news. Eventually the conversation drifted what had been happening in the Ministry of Magic and the rest of the Wizarding world. Since Hermione got the Daily Prophet at home she was able to fill Harry in on what was happening somewhat.
"There haven't been any new attacks as of yet but rumors in the paper say that forces are gathering in several isolated spots around Europe. The press hasn't released where these areas are since they don't want people panicking." Hermione informed him. "Also, Fudge has been replaced. You'll never guess by whom though. It's Mr. Weasley. Seems the ministry was finally fed up with Fudge denying the return of You-Know-Who."
"That's fantastic, Ron must be so proud. I can't believe he didn't mention it in his letters." Harry answered.
"I guess he wanted to keep it a surprise." Hermione said quickly. "Don't let on that I told or he'll be disappointed." Harry agreed not to mention anything. After that the conversation drifted once again to various topics. But one thought was stuck in Harry's head. The entire wizard world was on alert and he'd better stay alert himself this year. Who knows what Voldemort was going to try next.
Finally, they arrived at the Burrow, which in Harry's opinion was the best house ever. The entire Weasley family rushed to greet them as they pulled into the entrance. While Mr. and Mrs. Wesley were greeting Hermione's parents the twins, Ron and Ginny rushed over to Harry and Hermione to say hello and bring their bags in. While Fred and George pulled out the trunks, Ron gave Harry and Hermione each a big hug and welcomed them back to the Burrow.
"It's good to see you again guys. It hasn't been the same without you here," Ron said in a happy voice. Harry and Hermione agreed with him and said as much. Ginny, more shyly, welcomed them too. Quickly, they pulled the rest of the bags out of the car and brought them into the house. After they were done bringing in their things, the trio and Ginny went to find the parents who had decided to have a cup of tea as they talked amongst themselves. They were quietly discussing the situation with Voldemort and whether Dumbledore had any extra plans to keep the students safe.
"I'm sure Albus is doing everything in his power to make the school safe," Molly assured the Grangers. Looking much relieved the Grangers smiled as the teens walked in and poured themselves some juice.
Once the parents were done with their tea, they said goodbye to their daughter and left to drive home. Arthur and Molly remained talking at the table a while more after they had left discussing other stuff. The teens, finished with their juice, hurried upstairs to talk amongst themselves.
"Hey Ron, what's that necklace you've got around your neck?" Harry asked. It was an obsidian stone hanging on a silver chain. It was quite large and was shaped like a teardrop.
"Oh this, well, it was my grandfather's. He left it to me in his will. I always admired it when I saw him wearing it. I guess that's why he left it to me huh?" Ron answered. "I think it's wicked." Harry and Hermione nodded, each agreeing with his statement.
"Do you know if there's any meaning behind the shape for stone?" Hermione asked curiously.
"None at all. Grandfather didn't leave any note about it and mum and dad don't know either. Anyway, enough of that. Tell me how your summers have been." Ron asked impatiently. Long into the night they talked and discussed and plain just hung out together. They had decided to go shopping 2 days before leaving for school. That way they wouldn't have to clutter up an already cluttered house with more books and supplies. So the week passed and the day came that they had to go to Diagon Alley to buy their school supplies.
