Notes: After a lot of thought (or not quite so much…), I have decided to make Professor Umbridge the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, but that will be the only reference to the fifth book. Professor Umbridge will certainly make things more…-_-;; interesting…

~*~Thanks to FireSenshi2, DM, DarknesswithinonesHeart, Yami's-Girl, MillenniumDreamer, a fake flamer, Lyn/Lin, Sarah, Enasni Reverof, onlyHAUNTED, RBMIfan, DHASN, Dragona 2007 and Someone for reviewing!!~*~

Responses:

MillenniumDreamer- Yeah, there will be Seto ^_^ I just can't imagine Hogwarts without the ever-imposing Seto Kaiba…

DarknesswithinonesHeart- Thanks! ^_^

A fake flamer- Lol! Funny…

RBMIfan- Yeah, there will be Ryou and Malik. They're in this chapter.

Enasni Reverof- Really? Wow! I feel honored! ^_^

Lyn/Lin- Sorry, it's not yaoi. There may be a little bit of romance, though, but probably not. It depends on where I want to take this story. And Bakura gets here in this chapter with everyone else.

Disclaimer: Don't own anything.

/text/ = Yugi to Yami mentally

//text// = Yami to Yugi mentally

~text~ = Ryou to Bakura mentally

~~text~~ = Bakura to Ryou mentally

That's about all for now. Enjoy!

Chapter 2

The next day, Harry awoke to a large, brown barn owl hooting at the foot of his bed. He scrambled up to take the letter from the owl, then ripped open the sealing to read it.

Dear Harry,

Ron's mother says that they'll be picking you up sometime next week, whether the Muggles like it or not, so you can either tell them, or just wait around for Ron to come get you.

Have you gotten your Hogwarts letter yet? Me and Ron both have- I'm a prefect. Of course, I was so pleased when I saw the badge, but Ron keeps saying that I should have expected it all along. I don't see any use in being overconfident, though- it usually just makes things worse if you don't get what you expected.

Oh, and by the way, Mr. Weasley says that there will be a couple of new transfers to Hogwarts this year from Japan. Five, to be exact. Apparently, three of them are really famous around there. Apparently, they earned their reputations from a game named Duel Monsters, which has quite an interesting history and is actually linked to Ancient Egypt. I asked Bill about it, but he said he'd never heard of it. It's a game that only a few people know the past about, but there are some of the most ridiculous rumors about it. You should hear some of them. Anyways, two of the transfers are rumored to be staying around where you are right now, Harry. I suppose we'll see them when term starts, but Mrs. Weasley keeps hinting that we'll see all five at least a week before that.

Hoping you're well,

Hermione

It was just like Hermione to always be on top of things, and the news of his removal from Privet Drive by the Weasleys certainly cheered Harry up a great deal. Harry had also gotten his Hogwarts letter, and he too was a prefect. However, he couldn't help but wonder if the two transfers, rumored to be staying around Number 4, Privet Drive, were Yugi Motou and Joey Wheeler.

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The Weasleys came and picked him up on Tuesday, a week before term started. Harry was forced to avoid ornaments and trinkets that Uncle Vernon was hurling at him by ducking and jumping aside, all while trying to lug an extremely heavy trunk behind him, for not telling them beforehand. Harry highly doubted that their reaction would be anything different even if he had told them.

When all of the Weasleys had gotten through the fireplace by Floo Powder, Harry asked, "Do you know the names of the transfer students that are going to Hogwarts this year?"

Mrs. Weasley smiled. "Hermione told you about them already? Well, we don't know much about them except that there are five of them and they all come from Domino City, Japan. Three of them are famous from the game Duel Monsters, which apparently hasn't been introduced here yet. And Dumbledore warned us not to anger them. We don't know the reason why yet, but I suppose they have some short tempers…"

"I'll keep that in mind," Harry said.

As he spoke, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny bounded down the stairs. "HARRY!" they all exclaimed at once. This was followed by two loud cracks as Fred and George Apparated in front of them.

"Hey, Harry," Fred beamed.

"How're you doing?" George asked.

"I'm fine," Harry grinned. "So, what's up? You passed your Apparation test, I guess."

"Yeah," George grinned. "With flying colors."

"Oh, and we've been trying to find out more about those supposed transfer students," Fred said, his tone turning suspicious.

Ron rolled his eyes. "Fred thinks they're all spies for You-Know-Who," he explained. "He won't give the topic a rest."

"Well, we've got to be careful anyway," Hermione said anxiously. "Especially with, well, you know…You-Know-Who back and all."

Just then, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley flew past the group talking in the kitchen. "The transfers are about to arrive," Mrs. Weasley said breathlessly. "Come on, get in here…"

All of them watched as a golden beam of light shot into the room. Then five people, all barely touching the Portkey (which was an old soda can) as if doubting that it would work, appeared in the center of the room.

Harry recognized two of them.

"Yugi? Joey?"

Yugi and Joey raised their heads from the Portkey. "Harry! Nice to see you!" Joey exclaimed.

"What are you doing here?" Yugi asked, smiling.

"As much as I hate to break this touching reunion, some of us have business to attend to," a blue-eyed teen with brown hair said, brushing past them. "I'll see you all later."

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Fred, and George stared after him. "Whoa, what's with him?" George asked.

"Ha! He must be a spy for You-Know-Who!" Fred said triumphantly. "What did I tell you?"

"Oh, that's just standard Kaiba operation mode," Yugi shrugged. "Don't worry about that."

"Ha," George pointed at Fred.

"Well, for all we know, he still could be one," Fred protested.

"Anyways," Yugi interrupted their argument. "Mrs. Weasley, could you, um, show us to our rooms?"

"Right, dear…first introductions, though."

"Hey Kaiba! Get back here! We're on vacation, you don't have to work all day!" Joey shouted.

An extremely annoyed-looking Kaiba entered the room again. "What makes you think I'll listen to you, Wheeler?"

A white-haired, brown-eyed teen whispered to Yugi, "At least he didn't call Joey a dog."

"He'll get around to it soon enough," the last member of the group said. He had light blond hair and lavender eyes.

A loud commotion had broken out between Joey and Kaiba.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A DOG, KAIBA?" Joey roared.

"You," Kaiba said indifferently. "Who else?"

"See?" Ryou said.

"I'LL GET YOU FOR THAT KAIBA!" Joey screamed, and jumped onto Kaiba. Kaiba then did a neat martial arts trick and kicked Joey off of him. He landed on the floor with a thud.

"Kaiba!" Yugi reprimanded.

"I'd be more worried if a dust bunny came over to me and said it'd give me allergies," Kaiba smirked. "Now why did you want me here?"

"…introductions," Mrs. Weasley said faintly. Harry didn't blame her. They seemed like a pretty rough crowd.

"Okay, I'll start," Yugi said, beaming at everyone. "My name's Yugi Motou, I'm the number one duelist in the world."

"My name's Seto Kaiba. And Yugi, I swear I'll knock you off that perch before long. Oh and one more thing. Don't mess with me, or I'll make you regret it." Then he swept away into the other room. They heard some clacking of computer keys as he apparently got back to business.

//We'll see about that, Kaiba…//

/He'll never quit, Yami. You know that. At least not until he beats us./

//I know. And he'll never beat us. He should give up already.//

"…should we take that threat seriously?" Hermione squeaked.

"Nah, he's just a balloon full of hot air," Joey said, but Yugi contradicted him.

"It's true he won't hurt you or anything, but he can get quite annoyed, and you don't want to see what happens when that does happen. Especially not in such an…er…small place."

"Anyways, my name's Joey Wheeler, and I placed second in the Duelist Kingdom. And when it comes to food, no one can beat me in an eating competition, 'cept maybe Tristan. And he's not here right now." He gave a lopsided grin and sat on the couch. (A/N: I've only seen the dubbed American version, up to the episode "Let The Finals Begin" and so I don't know what Joey placed in Battle City. So I'll just leave that out.)

"Ryou Bakura," the white-haired youth said shyly. "I don't duel much, but I can hold my own in a duel, I guess…"

~~Mainly because of me.~~

Ryou giggled mentally before motioning to Malik to introduce himself.

"Malik Ishtar," the other blond said. "You shouldn't mess with me either. I can carry out the threat in many more ways than Kaiba."

"You shouldn't scare them like that," Yugi said, watching terrified looks cross their faces.

Malik shrugged. "Who cares?"

"Which year are you going to be in?" Hermione questioned.

"Fifth," Yugi responded. "I believe that's the same year that you're in."

Harry and Ron nodded.

"Which school did you learn magic in before, then?" Hermione asked eagerly.

"Will you stop with the questions?" Malik started to ask, before Joey cut him off.

"Uh, we sorta didn't learn any magic before," Joey said sheepishly. "We just got put in fifth year. The reason is beyond me."

Kaiba's voice rang from the other room. "Well of course it would be beyond you. The last time I checked, your IQ level was the level of a monkey's."

"KAIBAAAAAA!" The shout rang through the whole house. Percy poked his head down the stairs.

"Ah, the transfers have arrived. I'm Percy Weasley. Could you please keep it down in here?" he said.

"I'm sorry," Yugi said. "We'll try to keep quiet."

Percy 'hmph-ed' and went back up the stairs. They all heard a door slam.

"Touchy," Joey muttered.

"Mrs. Weasley, could you show us to our rooms now?" Ryou asked.

"Right," Mrs. Weasley said distractedly. "I hope some of you don't mind sharing a room together. We have two beds in each room, but we've only got three rooms left."

"I'll bunk with Yug'," Joey said.

"Would it be okay if I shared a room with you, Malik?" Ryou asked.

"Fine," Malik said.

"Sheesh, no one wants to bunk with Kaiba. That's what you get for being so anti-social, Kaiba!" Joey called.

"At least I'm not a dog."

Joey's face turned red. "WHEN WE GET BACK TO JAPAN, I'M GONNA KILL YOU, SETO KAIBA!"

"Joey, shhhh!" Yugi said, pointing at Percy's closed door.

"Whoops!" Joey said, clapping his hands over his mouth.

"Anyways, your rooms are up here," Mrs. Weasley said, leading them up a creaking, spiraling staircase to the upper floor. "You can choose your rooms. I'll call you for dinner."

After they put all of their things in their rooms, they all went into Yugi's room to talk. For some reason, Kaiba was feeling a bit less annoyed and even graced the room with his presence.

"What exactly are we supposed to be doing at this Hogwarts place?" Joey asked.

"Did you all get your letters with Dumbledore's note?" Yugi asked.

"Yes," everyone chorused.

"Then it should be obvious, Joey," Kaiba smirked. "Unless you don't know how to read as well."

"Grr…" Joey growled.

"Well, Joey, Dumbledore has reason to believe that Voldemort is sending out spies to infiltrate Hogwarts this year and uncover the secrets behind their security. And he has reason to believe that it might be one of our former enemies, or someone from the Shadow Realm. So he wants us to try and get rid of these spies as soon as possible so they won't have time to report to Voldemort at the end of the year. I think he said that we could use any means possible to subdue the spies," Ryou explained.

"Former enemy? Ya mean like Pegasus?" Joey exclaimed.

"Possibly," Ryou shrugged. "Although I highly doubt that. He vanished off the face of the earth after Yugi defeated him at Duelist Kingdom, remember?"

"Good. That guy was a creep," Joey growled.

"Dumbledore knows about our Millennium Items and the Shadow Realm?" Yugi asked in shock. Malik looked reasonably surprised as well, but wasn't nearly as shocked as Yugi.

"Well, the guy is smart," Kaiba shrugged. "He's probably keeping tabs on us this very moment."

"Does he know about Yami and Bakura and…well…" Yugi nodded towards Malik.

"That I don't think so," Ryou said. "They're spirits. Only we can see them."

"Oh…right…" Yugi said.

"What about this Harry Potter?" Kaiba asked. "Does he have anything to do with this?"

"Maybe. We'll just have to keep an eye on him and his friends," Yugi said. "Speaking of which…where did they go?"

"Oh no," everyone said at once. If no one knew where they were, then there was only one logical explanation for where they could be.

They had been eavesdropping.

Sorry for the delay in updating, I was originally not going to update this at all until I made some fair progress for HPDM, but I got inspiration. This chapter isn't all that great…hopefully I didn't confuse anyone with the spies in Hogwarts thing, but that's the whole point of an infiltration. Anyways, school has started (EVIL!) and so I can't promise frequent updates anymore. Not like I really updated this frequently anyway…-_- R+R, no flames!

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