Chapter 10
Morbid Warnings
SUPER IMPORTANT Note: Gah, I had a link in chapter 9 to a website with Shogo info/pics in it.......that's what killed the chapter. I think most of you re-read the chapter after it had been fixed........if the chapter seemed really short to you then I'd suggest going back and re-reading.
Disclaimer: On chapter 10, I'd think you'd know the drill by now........
Mojobubbles: I'M BACK! And I READ ORDER OF THE PHOENIX IN 3 DAYS! But more about that later. ^^
Kamilah: Boy, it was an interesting vacation.....
Mojobubbles: I GOT SUNBUUUUURNED! MY SHOULDERS ARE PEELING! And I don't think you really needed to know that....but I missed youuuuu all!!!! It was really good to come home. *sighs* And I got stung by a UFO!
Bakura: And by UFO you mean......?
Mojobubbles: Unidentified Floating Object! I was snorkeling, accidentally whacked a buoy, upset some random sea creature, and it stung me. *nods sagely* My dad freaked out. He was like, "Can you breathe? Are you numb?" I was like, "Dad, I'm fine. It just hurts......"
Kamilah: WE HAVE PART 4 OF THE ORIGINAL YGO!!!
Mojobubbles: YEAH! With Noa!!! Who is weird. He died in a car accident, so I kinda feel bad for him......but then he did that thing with the fake Kaiba that slapped Mokuba and told him to go away........T_T *hugs Mokuba* And then Noa kept fondling Mokuba and stroking his hair and I was like, "o.O Get OFF of him!!!!"
Kamilah: Now to the next order of business.......
Mojobubbles: .....*giggle* You said order, and it's 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'! (Which, obviously, I am not including any plot points of it in this story. If I did.....gah, I'd have to rewrite the whole thing........_)
WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
'Order of the Phoenix' spoilers ahead!
If you don't want a good portion of the book spoiled, SKIP THIS NEXT SECTION.
I'm giving you a fair warning, so I don't wanna get any flames.
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Mojobubbles: Gah..........'Order of the Phoenix'......what a dark book.....
Kamilah: Full of gothic humor, action, suspense, bitchy DADA teachers, Cho Chang's permanent PMS, hints at Ron/Hermione, and HARRY'S RAGING HORMONES!!!!!
Mojobubbles: The DADA teacher, Umbridge, may seem a bit like my own DADA teacher, Leorian, at first.......but Umbridge is a total bitch, believe me.
Kamilah: We'd like to take a minute and congratulate all fanfiction authors who write Lily-hates-James-or-vice-versa-and-then-they-eventually-fall-in- love because that is exactly what happens!!!!!
Mojobubbles: Mm-hm. Lily thinks James is a stuck-up arrogant pretty boy, and HE IS!
Kamilah: But those of you that think Voldemort wanted to kill Harry because Harry's the descendant of Godric Gryffindor, you're wrong.
Mojobubbles: Well, I suppose Harry could be Gryffindor's descendant......but that's not why Voldemort wanted to kill him. Voldemort actually wanted to kill Harry over a prophecy.
Kamilah: No, we're not going to type up the prophecy for you.........geez, you want us to spoil the whole thing!?
Mojobubbles: And now, to some sad news: the character that was killed off. V_V
Kamilah: Hagrid, Dobby, Colin Creevy, and the Weasleys are all still safe. It wasn't Ron or Hermione either, obviously........
Mojobubbles: It was, in fact.....and you can skip this part if ya wanna...........Sirius Black. V__________V
Kamilah: Kinda ironic that we introduce him a few days before we read the part in which he's killed, ne?
Mojobubbles: *sigh* Gah, Sirius was one of my favorite characters.......I especially loved the bit in 'Phoenix' where he runs around at Christmas singing Christmas carols.......Sirius, we hardly knew ye.........
Kamilah: Actually, we didn't. Didn't JK introduce him 2 books ago!?
Mojobubbles: It wasn't so much that JK killed of Sirius, but the way she killed him off. SIRIUS DESERVED TO GO OFF IN A BITCHIN' BLAZE OF GLORY!!!! And all that happened was he was hit by some random jet of red light, and *BOOM* he's dead. -_____________-
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Review responses:
Blue Mystic Moon Warrior: Actually you're not gonna read this, cuz you're in Ireland......BRING ME A SHEEP!!!
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(Gah, 6 pages later, I finally start the chappie.......)
The next few days until the next Hogsmeade would be hard to get through; the whole crew knew that.
And it didn't help that the Gryffindors had double Potions as their last class that Friday.
It also didn't help that the Gryffindors were already on thin ice with the Slytherins, because of the arrival of Rishid and the others (yes I put Rishid first......BECAUSE HE'S SO FREAKING UNDERRATED!!!!), and because Aneko fell in love with Kaiba.
And it really didn't help that Snape turns a blind eye to the antics of the Slytherins.
Yep, the stage was set for a whole mess of trouble with Snape. They all knew it'd be a miracle if they got out of there with all of Gryffindor's house points intact, and the other Gryffindors knew it too.
//Hey, Bakura?//
/Yes?/
//If they try anything, can I summon a Man-Eater Bug?//
/Nice try, Yami./
//Stupid hikari.......//
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"So......is it true Dumbledore's invited *more* sniveling Muggles?" Malfoy casually asked during potions while the class mixed their Memory Potions, a potion that would temporarily increase the mixer's memory. (I think that really was in 'Phoenix'.......if not, then.....wow, I feel creative!!)
Harry, Ron, and Hermione said nothing at all. They were all too used to this type of trick. Malfoy would provoke them, and then twist the truth to assure he would be free of all blame.
They knew better to react, but did their new friends? Especially Malik.....he wasn't exactly the most level-headed.....
"Is it true one of them has blue hair?" Malfoy pressed.
No reply.
But by now, the others at the back of the room, doing another packet, were listening.
"And one of them's this really wimpy girl, I heard......"
At this, Joey threw down his quill and jumped up.
Malfoy didn't turn around, but they were sure he was smirking, especially when Snape looked up from whatever he was grading.
"Problem, Mr. Wheeler?" he asked silkily. Joey just glared at the back of Malfoy's head, but he shook his own. Yugi and Tea both grabbed his arms and yanked him back into his seat.
"You know that getting mad is exactly what he *wants* you to do?" Yugi asked.
"Yeah, I know," Joey growled. "But still......."
"I can't blame you......" Kaya sighed. "I dunno how Ron, Hermione, and Harry can ignore it......"
"They've been stuck with him for 5 years, remember?" Tristan pointed out.
"You get used to that kind of thing after a while," Bakura added quietly. They simply blinked, wondering how he'd know about bullying like that, but decided to leave it alone.
"And you know what else?" Malfoy was saying. "I heard one of 'em absolutely obsesses over his brother. And his brother's that one who's always glued to his computer......" He took a moment to send a very pointed look in Aneko's direction, who decided not to grace his idiocy with a response.
The friends turned to Kaiba, wondering what he'd do. He had frozen, his quill in midair, and was apparently trying to burn a hole in the back of Malfoy's head with his eyes. As if he could sense Kaiba's piercing stare, Malfoy turned, and for a moment his emotionless grey eyes held Kaiba's frighteningly blue ones.
"If looks could kill......" Tea muttered under her breath.
They had noticed that Malik was being unusually quiet, but they decided not to comment. They were halfway through the class........and so far, they weren't in trouble.
Then they heard Malfoy's next comment. "What about that really tall stoic one?"
"I'm impressed, Malfoy," Hermione said out of the corner of her mouth. "Using big new words, are we?"
"Careful, Malfoy, don't wanna hurt yourself," Ron added.
"Thanks for your concern," Malfoy replied, his voice perfectly calm. "Anyway......the one I'm talking about is that one.....isn't he related to Ishtar? I heard he's a total freak......for one thing, he's got, like, no hair.....but then, that's not much of a surprise; I mean, they're all freaks."
"THAT'S *IT!*" Malik yelled, jumping out of his seat, shoving his hand into his pocket. Kaya grabbed his arm and yanked it back out again.
"Don't you *dare* Millennium-Rod him again!" she hissed.
"Problem, Mr. Ishtar?" Snape said coldly, standing up.
"Why don't you ask Malfoy?" Malik replied, his tone just as cold.
"Malik, you ever heard the phrase 'quit when you're ahead'?" Joey whispered, as Snape strode to the back of the room where they were sitting.
"You should talk," Malik snapped, turning to Snape.
"Malfoy?" Snape questioned icily, his lip curling. "Malfoy's been quietly brewing his potion this whole time."
"No, actually, he's been insulting our friends and family, who were almost *murdered* by *Voldemort* last night!" Malik spat.
Snape's smirk vanished and he leaned on the table, so that his face was only six or so inches from Malik's. "You may think you own this castle because you're one of Dumbledore's special guests, *Ishtar*, but you're no more special than any other student in this school." He leaned closer. "Got it?"
No one said anything. You could've heard a pin drop, as Snape and Malik continued their glaring contest. (I drew a fanart of that! More at the end of the chappie) Suddenly, the bell rang, and everyone hurriedly gathered up their books. Malik reached down and began gathering his books, hands shaking in anger, never lifting his gaze from Snape.
"Class dismissed," Snape said, finally breaking the glare.
The Gryffindors gave a collective sigh of relief. Amazingly, they hadn't lost any-
"And 20 points from Gryffindor, for your *friend's* impertinence."
-house points.
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As soon as they were out of the room, Malik let loose a string of curses that would've made a sailor blush. Well, if that sailor could speak Egyptian.
"Geez, Malik! You'd really do that to them?!" Kaya asked, giving him a look.
"Hell yeah," Malik scowled. Those that didn't speak Egyptian decided they'd rather not know what horrible fate Malik had in store for Snape and Malfoy.
//Hey, hikari!//
Malik stopped for a moment, blinked, then continued walking. If he ignored it, it'd go away.
//Would you quit freaking out already?!//
"Go to hell," Malik hissed from between clenched teeth.
//That's my phrase!//
(It is! Yami M tells everyone to go to hell in the original.)
His friends gave Malik odd looks, but decided he was fantasizing about Snape's painful death, and let it go.
//All I was gonna ask was whether or not I could kill them for you!//
"Leave my friends alone," Malik growled.
//NOT YOUR FRIENDS, IDIOT! Those....Slither-whatevers.//
Malik stopped and blinked.
"What is with you!?" Joey demanded.
"He just asked.......if he could help me......." Malik said, scratching his head.
"Who?" Hermione said, looking around.
"M-my yami.........."
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(Have I mentioned that Yami M is going to be very OOC when he finally actually appears? I mean, he's still a bit of a potty mouth (sorry Daricio, I'm trying to keep him as IC as possible ^_~)......he's not all fluffy- bunnies-'I-love-you-hikari', tho.......But does help Malik and company in the ending climax-ish thing.....WHICH BEGINS NEXT CHAPTER!!!)
"Sirius........." Harry mumbled, petting the large black dog on the nose. "You shouldn't have come..........." But he was grinning.
Sirius wagged his tail and barked, then turned and lumbered off. The others looked to make sure no one was watching, but it was pointless. Ever since Rishid had showed up, the other students were giving them all ample space. (^_~ Can you blame them?)
Sirius was hiding out in the same cave as before, the same one fairly far from the rest of Hogsmeade. Malik and Rishid both found something familiar and unsettling about Sirius' dog form.
Finally, they reached the cave. Sirius, however, found it a lot easier to lumber up the rocky terrain than the others did, and they were quite out of breath.
"How long-is this-gonna take?" Malik huffed. "'Cause Adara's waiting for me...." Taking a deep breath, Malik didn't notice Rishid giving him an odd look. It was rather odd for Rishid, finding that *his* Malik-sama had a girlfriend.....(someone's a bit possessive there.....¬_¬)
Hermione nodded, turning to Sirius. "We had to leave some of the others back at Hogsmeade. For one, the whole lot of us would attract attention, and two we didn't know how wise that would be, when the wizarding world's on the lookout for you."
"You mean *you* thought the whole lot of us would attract attention, and *you* thought it wouldn't be wise," Ron corrected, grabbing her hand. "But then that's our Hermione!"
Sirius had been transforming to his normal form when Ron had been giving his little show of affection, and he laughed.
Kaya, Mokuba, Yugi, Joey, Tristan, Tea, Bakura, Malik, Isis, and Rishid gasped.
(Alright, I've got incense burnin' and Lifehouse on.......I think I'm good. ^_~)
Sirius' wasn't exactly the friendliest face. Feeling the need to be ready for something, Yami materialized next to Yugi, his arms folded, his face serious, and his hip stuck out. (I call that one cocky-pose.....^^ You overacting hottie, you! *glomps Yami*)
Sirius raised an eyebrow at Yami. "You're the King Of Games, aren't you?" he asked, smirking slightly.
"That depends on who's asking," Yami replied, smirking too.
"You have serious attitude issues," Sirius stated, the smirk turning to a grin. "How old are you? 16? 17? You don't look any older than 18?"
"I'm 18," Yami said. "Give or take 3000 years."
"Ohhhhh. You're one of those spirits. The pharaoh, right?" Sirius said, looking amused.
"I go by Yami."
Sirius smirked again. "You've got an attitude. You're technically dead. Your name means dark. Can you be trusted?"
"How did you know yami means dark?" Harry asked.
"I've done things for Dumbledore.....one of my 'missions', about half a year ago, led me to Japan......a quaint little place called Domino, it was....."
Everyone from Japan gave a collective gasp.
"Lemme guess," Harry said. "That's where you all live?"
"Well, when I was there.....not *everything* was peaceful," Sirius said, his gaze fixed on Malik, Isis, and Rishid. "But that wouldn't make sense unless I told you about when I went to Egypt. Before I went to Domino, I was in Egypt......that was quite a while ago, though; about 4 years or so."
Isis looked to Malik. She had a pretty good idea where this was going.....
(NO ONE ON YU-GI-OH! IS A TAURUS!!!!! ;_;)
"There was this really crowded market, and these two kids running around......actually, the boy was acting like a kid in a candy store......it was like he'd never seen the world before."
Malik just folded his arms and stared straight back at Sirius.
"I was just about ready to follow 'em, 'cause I wanted to make sure they got home okay......but suddenly some weird guy in a turban pops out of nowhere. Apparently he says something that really freaks them out, because the girl starts yanking her brother along......and that was all I saw of them."
Everyone was completely silent.
"Then, of course," Sirius continued. "You can imagine my surprise when I'm in Domino only about 6 months ago, and I see that same boy......he hasn't changed a bit, except he's taller.....and his aura's completely upside-down from what it was. He had a man with him......they were obviously close, even though the man was addressing the kid as 'master'......."
"Would you shut up already!?" Malik said through clenched teeth. "That was when I was young and stupid and knew nothing at all."
Sirius nodded. "Sorry. Shoulda known it wasn't exactly a conversation topic." Then he turned to Bakura. "So.......you're the one that ended up with that ring, huh?"
Bakura looked surprised. "How much do you know about my Millennium Ring?"
"Not much," Sirius shrugged. "Only that it had some pretty powerful magic in it, along with a pretty hostile spirit, and some guy bought it one day, saying it would be a great souvenir for his son. I was in dog form watching, of course. Being an escaped 'convict' gets pretty annoying; not being able to do anything in my normal form.......Actually, he bought it only a few weeks after that incident with the two kids."
Then he turned to Yugi. "Y'know, I think I saw you around when I was in Domino-"
"Alright, Sirius, we've already established that it's a small world after all; you don't have to keep going over it." Ron interrupted impatiently.
"What'd you want us to come out here for?" Harry asked.
"I just.......think it's suspicious," Sirius said. "I thought....Voldemort would've done something by now. You lot had best be on your guard....."
With that fairly morbid warning, the group turned to leave.
"Oh, and Malik?" Sirius called. "I'm sorry, really. Didn't mean to insult you, or your sister, or your brother. Sometimes.....it just pops out. I have a habit of being rather rash."
Malik turned and gave Sirius a lopsided grin. "Yeah.....I'm like that too."
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"It *is* weird, though," Hermione said suddenly.
The others looked up from their discussion on Duel Monsters.
It was a typical Monday morning in defense against the dark arts, waiting for Professor Leorian to come in with his usual timid smile, brisk manner, and.....unbelievably annoying habit of speaking in third person.
"What's weird, Hermione?" Adara cocked her head.
"Well, what-" Hermione looked around to make sure no one was listening. She lowered her voice. "What Snuffles told us the other day. It *is* weird that, well, *he* hasn't done anything yet."
"Yeah, from what we've heard, he'd have no chance with attacking over the summer," Kaya said.
"And, there's only about 4 weeks of school left," Yugi pointed out.
After that, everyone was silent. They'd all become so close in the last few months. How would they be able to say goodbye when the time came? Lindsey scooted closer to Yugi, and Adara slipped her hand into Malik's. Joey glanced over at Kaiba, who was pretending not to be listening. But it was obvious that the same thing had just occurred to the CEO.
The cheerless silence between them was broken as the door opened.
"Professor Leorian has a very interesting lesson planned for today....."
The group broke apart to their respective seats, smiling slightly. He had an 'interesting lesson' planned everyday.
And today's, for Harry, Hermione, and Ron, anyway, it was the complete opposite of interesting.
"Today's subject will be Stunning Spells," Professor Leorian said eagerly. "A spell that's proved useful to Professor Leorian on countless occasions....."
Harry sighed. He had learned this when preparing for the third task last year, where he-
No. No, he wasn't going to think about that. It was bad enough to have those nightmares on occasion, waking up drenched in sweat, his heart pounding, Yugi, Malik, Ron, and some of the lighter sleepers no doubt hearing, wondering.......
Looking around at Yugi, Kaiba, Malik, Kaya, Joey, Tristan, Tea, and Bakura, a group of exchange students from a quaint Japanese Muggle village called Domino, Harry realized he didn't want them to go either. Even Kaiba. They'd all taken quite a lot of abuse from the Slytherins and others.....he remembered, months ago, when that Slytherin attacked Isis and how concerned Malik had been........yeah, Malik was a strange one.....he was loyal to his friends and family, but not overly schmaltzy, like Yugi and his yami were sometimes. Yugi and his yami......Yami Yugi was in every way a pharaoh.......confident, loyal, protective, arrogant, confident, serious, confident, confident, and confident......Yugi was rather the opposite. Sure, he was confident, and loyal, but in quite a different way than Yami....it was hard to explain. Bakura's yami was a totally different story. Prone to laughing evilly at completely random moments for no apparent reason, addicted to raw steak.......but in ways he was like Yami. They were both confident and........other things. Tristan, and Joey were the loud, fairly obnoxious ones, and Tea seemed to be the one who would rein them in in the end, and...........
Harry felt the classroom sliding in and out of focus. Thoughts of his new friends drifted across his muggy mind......his eyelids drooped......tired......why though? Then suddenly.......
Eager, excited......evil......
Suddenly, with a jolt, Harry fell out of his chair, holding his head, his scar suddenly burning.
As heads turned in surprise, Harry felt a leaden ball of worry settle in his stomach.
That had just been too weird. Why had he suddenly felt as if......he was planning something.......something, evil......
Sirius *had* been right. They were going to have to be on their guard.
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Mojobubbles: Yeeeeeeessssssss!!!!!!! DOOOOOOONE!!!!!!!! I FINALLY FINISHED THE FREAKIN' CHAPTER!!!
Kamilah: Although, it really only took you about 3 weeks.......there were those 2 that you were on vacation......
Mojobubbles: WHO CARES!? I JUST WANNA POST IT!!!
Kamilah: Don't we have to hint to the readers that Voldemort's coming?
Bakari: I think they got that, Kamilah. -
Mojobubbles: YES NOW LET'S POOOOOST!!!! *runs off*
Kamilah: Well, guys, don't know when the next chapter will be up. For one, as soon as my aibou's new car comes in, we're all going to see her grandparents......plus, the next chapter will probably be the hardest thing we've ever had to write........*intimidated*
Bakari: Wow.......that must be pretty bad to intimidate her.....
Bakura: Why do you say that?
Bakari: Because she's able to keep tabs on *Mojobubbles* without flinching.
Bakura: O_O Oh dear........
Morbid Warnings
SUPER IMPORTANT Note: Gah, I had a link in chapter 9 to a website with Shogo info/pics in it.......that's what killed the chapter. I think most of you re-read the chapter after it had been fixed........if the chapter seemed really short to you then I'd suggest going back and re-reading.
Disclaimer: On chapter 10, I'd think you'd know the drill by now........
Mojobubbles: I'M BACK! And I READ ORDER OF THE PHOENIX IN 3 DAYS! But more about that later. ^^
Kamilah: Boy, it was an interesting vacation.....
Mojobubbles: I GOT SUNBUUUUURNED! MY SHOULDERS ARE PEELING! And I don't think you really needed to know that....but I missed youuuuu all!!!! It was really good to come home. *sighs* And I got stung by a UFO!
Bakura: And by UFO you mean......?
Mojobubbles: Unidentified Floating Object! I was snorkeling, accidentally whacked a buoy, upset some random sea creature, and it stung me. *nods sagely* My dad freaked out. He was like, "Can you breathe? Are you numb?" I was like, "Dad, I'm fine. It just hurts......"
Kamilah: WE HAVE PART 4 OF THE ORIGINAL YGO!!!
Mojobubbles: YEAH! With Noa!!! Who is weird. He died in a car accident, so I kinda feel bad for him......but then he did that thing with the fake Kaiba that slapped Mokuba and told him to go away........T_T *hugs Mokuba* And then Noa kept fondling Mokuba and stroking his hair and I was like, "o.O Get OFF of him!!!!"
Kamilah: Now to the next order of business.......
Mojobubbles: .....*giggle* You said order, and it's 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'! (Which, obviously, I am not including any plot points of it in this story. If I did.....gah, I'd have to rewrite the whole thing........_)
WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
'Order of the Phoenix' spoilers ahead!
If you don't want a good portion of the book spoiled, SKIP THIS NEXT SECTION.
I'm giving you a fair warning, so I don't wanna get any flames.
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Mojobubbles: Gah..........'Order of the Phoenix'......what a dark book.....
Kamilah: Full of gothic humor, action, suspense, bitchy DADA teachers, Cho Chang's permanent PMS, hints at Ron/Hermione, and HARRY'S RAGING HORMONES!!!!!
Mojobubbles: The DADA teacher, Umbridge, may seem a bit like my own DADA teacher, Leorian, at first.......but Umbridge is a total bitch, believe me.
Kamilah: We'd like to take a minute and congratulate all fanfiction authors who write Lily-hates-James-or-vice-versa-and-then-they-eventually-fall-in- love because that is exactly what happens!!!!!
Mojobubbles: Mm-hm. Lily thinks James is a stuck-up arrogant pretty boy, and HE IS!
Kamilah: But those of you that think Voldemort wanted to kill Harry because Harry's the descendant of Godric Gryffindor, you're wrong.
Mojobubbles: Well, I suppose Harry could be Gryffindor's descendant......but that's not why Voldemort wanted to kill him. Voldemort actually wanted to kill Harry over a prophecy.
Kamilah: No, we're not going to type up the prophecy for you.........geez, you want us to spoil the whole thing!?
Mojobubbles: And now, to some sad news: the character that was killed off. V_V
Kamilah: Hagrid, Dobby, Colin Creevy, and the Weasleys are all still safe. It wasn't Ron or Hermione either, obviously........
Mojobubbles: It was, in fact.....and you can skip this part if ya wanna...........Sirius Black. V__________V
Kamilah: Kinda ironic that we introduce him a few days before we read the part in which he's killed, ne?
Mojobubbles: *sigh* Gah, Sirius was one of my favorite characters.......I especially loved the bit in 'Phoenix' where he runs around at Christmas singing Christmas carols.......Sirius, we hardly knew ye.........
Kamilah: Actually, we didn't. Didn't JK introduce him 2 books ago!?
Mojobubbles: It wasn't so much that JK killed of Sirius, but the way she killed him off. SIRIUS DESERVED TO GO OFF IN A BITCHIN' BLAZE OF GLORY!!!! And all that happened was he was hit by some random jet of red light, and *BOOM* he's dead. -_____________-
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OK! YOU CAN LOOK NOW! THE SPOILERS ARE OVER!!!
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Review responses:
Blue Mystic Moon Warrior: Actually you're not gonna read this, cuz you're in Ireland......BRING ME A SHEEP!!!
DragonMaiden: Welcome new reviewer! I think out of all the characters, Kaiba changes clothes the most.......^^ I liked the 'down Malik, down!' thing too. ^^ There are a bunch of Yu-Gi-Oh!/HP crossovers out there, and I'm sincerely glad you took the time to read mine! PS: I think you read the garbled version of chapter 9. May wanna go back and check.
Solo_girl: 'Nother new reviewer! Hm....never thought of it that way.....yeah, I guess a lot of them do have them with magic powers......there are a lot of YGO/HP crossovers, and I'm glad you like mine so much!
Europa: Thanx! I will! I mean, I did!
Arian Starswing: I will! I mean, I am! (Gah, I did it again......)
Yeshiv@*@k@*m@liklover: Yes yes. That was confusing. Glad you're ok now. Yes, Rishid's not a sweatdropping-kinda guy.....which is why it's FUNNY!!!
Blue Eyed Canadian Authoress: At least someone missed me.....¬_¬ RIGHT, KIRSTIE!? Yaya for Snuffles being back! And.....I just made a new word! It's 'yaya'!
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(Gah, 6 pages later, I finally start the chappie.......)
The next few days until the next Hogsmeade would be hard to get through; the whole crew knew that.
And it didn't help that the Gryffindors had double Potions as their last class that Friday.
It also didn't help that the Gryffindors were already on thin ice with the Slytherins, because of the arrival of Rishid and the others (yes I put Rishid first......BECAUSE HE'S SO FREAKING UNDERRATED!!!!), and because Aneko fell in love with Kaiba.
And it really didn't help that Snape turns a blind eye to the antics of the Slytherins.
Yep, the stage was set for a whole mess of trouble with Snape. They all knew it'd be a miracle if they got out of there with all of Gryffindor's house points intact, and the other Gryffindors knew it too.
//Hey, Bakura?//
/Yes?/
//If they try anything, can I summon a Man-Eater Bug?//
/Nice try, Yami./
//Stupid hikari.......//
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"So......is it true Dumbledore's invited *more* sniveling Muggles?" Malfoy casually asked during potions while the class mixed their Memory Potions, a potion that would temporarily increase the mixer's memory. (I think that really was in 'Phoenix'.......if not, then.....wow, I feel creative!!)
Harry, Ron, and Hermione said nothing at all. They were all too used to this type of trick. Malfoy would provoke them, and then twist the truth to assure he would be free of all blame.
They knew better to react, but did their new friends? Especially Malik.....he wasn't exactly the most level-headed.....
"Is it true one of them has blue hair?" Malfoy pressed.
No reply.
But by now, the others at the back of the room, doing another packet, were listening.
"And one of them's this really wimpy girl, I heard......"
At this, Joey threw down his quill and jumped up.
Malfoy didn't turn around, but they were sure he was smirking, especially when Snape looked up from whatever he was grading.
"Problem, Mr. Wheeler?" he asked silkily. Joey just glared at the back of Malfoy's head, but he shook his own. Yugi and Tea both grabbed his arms and yanked him back into his seat.
"You know that getting mad is exactly what he *wants* you to do?" Yugi asked.
"Yeah, I know," Joey growled. "But still......."
"I can't blame you......" Kaya sighed. "I dunno how Ron, Hermione, and Harry can ignore it......"
"They've been stuck with him for 5 years, remember?" Tristan pointed out.
"You get used to that kind of thing after a while," Bakura added quietly. They simply blinked, wondering how he'd know about bullying like that, but decided to leave it alone.
"And you know what else?" Malfoy was saying. "I heard one of 'em absolutely obsesses over his brother. And his brother's that one who's always glued to his computer......" He took a moment to send a very pointed look in Aneko's direction, who decided not to grace his idiocy with a response.
The friends turned to Kaiba, wondering what he'd do. He had frozen, his quill in midair, and was apparently trying to burn a hole in the back of Malfoy's head with his eyes. As if he could sense Kaiba's piercing stare, Malfoy turned, and for a moment his emotionless grey eyes held Kaiba's frighteningly blue ones.
"If looks could kill......" Tea muttered under her breath.
They had noticed that Malik was being unusually quiet, but they decided not to comment. They were halfway through the class........and so far, they weren't in trouble.
Then they heard Malfoy's next comment. "What about that really tall stoic one?"
"I'm impressed, Malfoy," Hermione said out of the corner of her mouth. "Using big new words, are we?"
"Careful, Malfoy, don't wanna hurt yourself," Ron added.
"Thanks for your concern," Malfoy replied, his voice perfectly calm. "Anyway......the one I'm talking about is that one.....isn't he related to Ishtar? I heard he's a total freak......for one thing, he's got, like, no hair.....but then, that's not much of a surprise; I mean, they're all freaks."
"THAT'S *IT!*" Malik yelled, jumping out of his seat, shoving his hand into his pocket. Kaya grabbed his arm and yanked it back out again.
"Don't you *dare* Millennium-Rod him again!" she hissed.
"Problem, Mr. Ishtar?" Snape said coldly, standing up.
"Why don't you ask Malfoy?" Malik replied, his tone just as cold.
"Malik, you ever heard the phrase 'quit when you're ahead'?" Joey whispered, as Snape strode to the back of the room where they were sitting.
"You should talk," Malik snapped, turning to Snape.
"Malfoy?" Snape questioned icily, his lip curling. "Malfoy's been quietly brewing his potion this whole time."
"No, actually, he's been insulting our friends and family, who were almost *murdered* by *Voldemort* last night!" Malik spat.
Snape's smirk vanished and he leaned on the table, so that his face was only six or so inches from Malik's. "You may think you own this castle because you're one of Dumbledore's special guests, *Ishtar*, but you're no more special than any other student in this school." He leaned closer. "Got it?"
No one said anything. You could've heard a pin drop, as Snape and Malik continued their glaring contest. (I drew a fanart of that! More at the end of the chappie) Suddenly, the bell rang, and everyone hurriedly gathered up their books. Malik reached down and began gathering his books, hands shaking in anger, never lifting his gaze from Snape.
"Class dismissed," Snape said, finally breaking the glare.
The Gryffindors gave a collective sigh of relief. Amazingly, they hadn't lost any-
"And 20 points from Gryffindor, for your *friend's* impertinence."
-house points.
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As soon as they were out of the room, Malik let loose a string of curses that would've made a sailor blush. Well, if that sailor could speak Egyptian.
"Geez, Malik! You'd really do that to them?!" Kaya asked, giving him a look.
"Hell yeah," Malik scowled. Those that didn't speak Egyptian decided they'd rather not know what horrible fate Malik had in store for Snape and Malfoy.
//Hey, hikari!//
Malik stopped for a moment, blinked, then continued walking. If he ignored it, it'd go away.
//Would you quit freaking out already?!//
"Go to hell," Malik hissed from between clenched teeth.
//That's my phrase!//
(It is! Yami M tells everyone to go to hell in the original.)
His friends gave Malik odd looks, but decided he was fantasizing about Snape's painful death, and let it go.
//All I was gonna ask was whether or not I could kill them for you!//
"Leave my friends alone," Malik growled.
//NOT YOUR FRIENDS, IDIOT! Those....Slither-whatevers.//
Malik stopped and blinked.
"What is with you!?" Joey demanded.
"He just asked.......if he could help me......." Malik said, scratching his head.
"Who?" Hermione said, looking around.
"M-my yami.........."
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(Have I mentioned that Yami M is going to be very OOC when he finally actually appears? I mean, he's still a bit of a potty mouth (sorry Daricio, I'm trying to keep him as IC as possible ^_~)......he's not all fluffy- bunnies-'I-love-you-hikari', tho.......But does help Malik and company in the ending climax-ish thing.....WHICH BEGINS NEXT CHAPTER!!!)
"Sirius........." Harry mumbled, petting the large black dog on the nose. "You shouldn't have come..........." But he was grinning.
Sirius wagged his tail and barked, then turned and lumbered off. The others looked to make sure no one was watching, but it was pointless. Ever since Rishid had showed up, the other students were giving them all ample space. (^_~ Can you blame them?)
Sirius was hiding out in the same cave as before, the same one fairly far from the rest of Hogsmeade. Malik and Rishid both found something familiar and unsettling about Sirius' dog form.
Finally, they reached the cave. Sirius, however, found it a lot easier to lumber up the rocky terrain than the others did, and they were quite out of breath.
"How long-is this-gonna take?" Malik huffed. "'Cause Adara's waiting for me...." Taking a deep breath, Malik didn't notice Rishid giving him an odd look. It was rather odd for Rishid, finding that *his* Malik-sama had a girlfriend.....(someone's a bit possessive there.....¬_¬)
Hermione nodded, turning to Sirius. "We had to leave some of the others back at Hogsmeade. For one, the whole lot of us would attract attention, and two we didn't know how wise that would be, when the wizarding world's on the lookout for you."
"You mean *you* thought the whole lot of us would attract attention, and *you* thought it wouldn't be wise," Ron corrected, grabbing her hand. "But then that's our Hermione!"
Sirius had been transforming to his normal form when Ron had been giving his little show of affection, and he laughed.
Kaya, Mokuba, Yugi, Joey, Tristan, Tea, Bakura, Malik, Isis, and Rishid gasped.
(Alright, I've got incense burnin' and Lifehouse on.......I think I'm good. ^_~)
Sirius' wasn't exactly the friendliest face. Feeling the need to be ready for something, Yami materialized next to Yugi, his arms folded, his face serious, and his hip stuck out. (I call that one cocky-pose.....^^ You overacting hottie, you! *glomps Yami*)
Sirius raised an eyebrow at Yami. "You're the King Of Games, aren't you?" he asked, smirking slightly.
"That depends on who's asking," Yami replied, smirking too.
"You have serious attitude issues," Sirius stated, the smirk turning to a grin. "How old are you? 16? 17? You don't look any older than 18?"
"I'm 18," Yami said. "Give or take 3000 years."
"Ohhhhh. You're one of those spirits. The pharaoh, right?" Sirius said, looking amused.
"I go by Yami."
Sirius smirked again. "You've got an attitude. You're technically dead. Your name means dark. Can you be trusted?"
"How did you know yami means dark?" Harry asked.
"I've done things for Dumbledore.....one of my 'missions', about half a year ago, led me to Japan......a quaint little place called Domino, it was....."
Everyone from Japan gave a collective gasp.
"Lemme guess," Harry said. "That's where you all live?"
"Well, when I was there.....not *everything* was peaceful," Sirius said, his gaze fixed on Malik, Isis, and Rishid. "But that wouldn't make sense unless I told you about when I went to Egypt. Before I went to Domino, I was in Egypt......that was quite a while ago, though; about 4 years or so."
Isis looked to Malik. She had a pretty good idea where this was going.....
(NO ONE ON YU-GI-OH! IS A TAURUS!!!!! ;_;)
"There was this really crowded market, and these two kids running around......actually, the boy was acting like a kid in a candy store......it was like he'd never seen the world before."
Malik just folded his arms and stared straight back at Sirius.
"I was just about ready to follow 'em, 'cause I wanted to make sure they got home okay......but suddenly some weird guy in a turban pops out of nowhere. Apparently he says something that really freaks them out, because the girl starts yanking her brother along......and that was all I saw of them."
Everyone was completely silent.
"Then, of course," Sirius continued. "You can imagine my surprise when I'm in Domino only about 6 months ago, and I see that same boy......he hasn't changed a bit, except he's taller.....and his aura's completely upside-down from what it was. He had a man with him......they were obviously close, even though the man was addressing the kid as 'master'......."
"Would you shut up already!?" Malik said through clenched teeth. "That was when I was young and stupid and knew nothing at all."
Sirius nodded. "Sorry. Shoulda known it wasn't exactly a conversation topic." Then he turned to Bakura. "So.......you're the one that ended up with that ring, huh?"
Bakura looked surprised. "How much do you know about my Millennium Ring?"
"Not much," Sirius shrugged. "Only that it had some pretty powerful magic in it, along with a pretty hostile spirit, and some guy bought it one day, saying it would be a great souvenir for his son. I was in dog form watching, of course. Being an escaped 'convict' gets pretty annoying; not being able to do anything in my normal form.......Actually, he bought it only a few weeks after that incident with the two kids."
Then he turned to Yugi. "Y'know, I think I saw you around when I was in Domino-"
"Alright, Sirius, we've already established that it's a small world after all; you don't have to keep going over it." Ron interrupted impatiently.
"What'd you want us to come out here for?" Harry asked.
"I just.......think it's suspicious," Sirius said. "I thought....Voldemort would've done something by now. You lot had best be on your guard....."
With that fairly morbid warning, the group turned to leave.
"Oh, and Malik?" Sirius called. "I'm sorry, really. Didn't mean to insult you, or your sister, or your brother. Sometimes.....it just pops out. I have a habit of being rather rash."
Malik turned and gave Sirius a lopsided grin. "Yeah.....I'm like that too."
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"It *is* weird, though," Hermione said suddenly.
The others looked up from their discussion on Duel Monsters.
It was a typical Monday morning in defense against the dark arts, waiting for Professor Leorian to come in with his usual timid smile, brisk manner, and.....unbelievably annoying habit of speaking in third person.
"What's weird, Hermione?" Adara cocked her head.
"Well, what-" Hermione looked around to make sure no one was listening. She lowered her voice. "What Snuffles told us the other day. It *is* weird that, well, *he* hasn't done anything yet."
"Yeah, from what we've heard, he'd have no chance with attacking over the summer," Kaya said.
"And, there's only about 4 weeks of school left," Yugi pointed out.
After that, everyone was silent. They'd all become so close in the last few months. How would they be able to say goodbye when the time came? Lindsey scooted closer to Yugi, and Adara slipped her hand into Malik's. Joey glanced over at Kaiba, who was pretending not to be listening. But it was obvious that the same thing had just occurred to the CEO.
The cheerless silence between them was broken as the door opened.
"Professor Leorian has a very interesting lesson planned for today....."
The group broke apart to their respective seats, smiling slightly. He had an 'interesting lesson' planned everyday.
And today's, for Harry, Hermione, and Ron, anyway, it was the complete opposite of interesting.
"Today's subject will be Stunning Spells," Professor Leorian said eagerly. "A spell that's proved useful to Professor Leorian on countless occasions....."
Harry sighed. He had learned this when preparing for the third task last year, where he-
No. No, he wasn't going to think about that. It was bad enough to have those nightmares on occasion, waking up drenched in sweat, his heart pounding, Yugi, Malik, Ron, and some of the lighter sleepers no doubt hearing, wondering.......
Looking around at Yugi, Kaiba, Malik, Kaya, Joey, Tristan, Tea, and Bakura, a group of exchange students from a quaint Japanese Muggle village called Domino, Harry realized he didn't want them to go either. Even Kaiba. They'd all taken quite a lot of abuse from the Slytherins and others.....he remembered, months ago, when that Slytherin attacked Isis and how concerned Malik had been........yeah, Malik was a strange one.....he was loyal to his friends and family, but not overly schmaltzy, like Yugi and his yami were sometimes. Yugi and his yami......Yami Yugi was in every way a pharaoh.......confident, loyal, protective, arrogant, confident, serious, confident, confident, and confident......Yugi was rather the opposite. Sure, he was confident, and loyal, but in quite a different way than Yami....it was hard to explain. Bakura's yami was a totally different story. Prone to laughing evilly at completely random moments for no apparent reason, addicted to raw steak.......but in ways he was like Yami. They were both confident and........other things. Tristan, and Joey were the loud, fairly obnoxious ones, and Tea seemed to be the one who would rein them in in the end, and...........
Harry felt the classroom sliding in and out of focus. Thoughts of his new friends drifted across his muggy mind......his eyelids drooped......tired......why though? Then suddenly.......
Eager, excited......evil......
Suddenly, with a jolt, Harry fell out of his chair, holding his head, his scar suddenly burning.
As heads turned in surprise, Harry felt a leaden ball of worry settle in his stomach.
That had just been too weird. Why had he suddenly felt as if......he was planning something.......something, evil......
Sirius *had* been right. They were going to have to be on their guard.
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Mojobubbles: Yeeeeeeessssssss!!!!!!! DOOOOOOONE!!!!!!!! I FINALLY FINISHED THE FREAKIN' CHAPTER!!!
Kamilah: Although, it really only took you about 3 weeks.......there were those 2 that you were on vacation......
Mojobubbles: WHO CARES!? I JUST WANNA POST IT!!!
Kamilah: Don't we have to hint to the readers that Voldemort's coming?
Bakari: I think they got that, Kamilah. -
Mojobubbles: YES NOW LET'S POOOOOST!!!! *runs off*
Kamilah: Well, guys, don't know when the next chapter will be up. For one, as soon as my aibou's new car comes in, we're all going to see her grandparents......plus, the next chapter will probably be the hardest thing we've ever had to write........*intimidated*
Bakari: Wow.......that must be pretty bad to intimidate her.....
Bakura: Why do you say that?
Bakari: Because she's able to keep tabs on *Mojobubbles* without flinching.
Bakura: O_O Oh dear........