I'm going to forget asking for reviews and just update, whether people review or not. Still, I do want reviews for this. I intend for this story to have between 35-40 chapters, and be around 120,000 words.
Victoria: I hate to admit it, but your story isn't that bad. Candlemon, could you please throw fireballs at my brother.
Me: So much for admitting you care about me. Well, I've got to fight an idiot Digimon. I hope you enjoy the chapter. Giramon, you take care of Candlemon. I'll take on my sister.
After the fight at Diagon alley, the digidestined mostly recovered within a few days. All of them were back to learning defensive spells. Izzy, in particular, was doing very well. None of the other digidestined were able to beat him in a duel, although Tai did put up a good fight.
Dumbledore had decided to make an exception, and let all the digidestined attend Hogwarts at the same time. Voldemort's attacks continued, but the digidestined were not involved now, as they needed to train.
"Tai, how many times have we told you not to make loud noises at that portrait?" demanded Matt.
"You've woken the damn thing up twice as many times as I have!" said Tai. "Don't blame me for everything!"
Matt rose his wand, but before he could fire, Tai shouted "Locomotor Mortis!", knocking him on the ground. He returned with a stumbling spell, which gave him a chance to flip him over. Matt fired salt water towards Tai's eyes, blinding him for a few seconds, but he wasn't out for long.
Tai fired a spinning spell, which made him dizzy, and unable to fight. He finished him off with a body-bind, leaving him the winner.
He sighed and walked around the dull house. He had still not recovered completely from the torture that the aurors gave him. Harry was spending most of his time to himself, but it was none of his business, as much as he wanted to know what was going on. It was only a week until they went to Hogwarts, and all of them were looking forward to it.
"Wandering around the house?" asked Lupin, coming up behind him. "I advise you not to do so without telling us. There are very deadly objects in this house, some of which can kill you. After all, most of the family was dark.
"Shouldn't you guys be training us?" asked Tai. "Voldemort will likely come after us, and while I'm not smart, I know he's very deadly."
"You speak the truth." replied Lupin. "Still, Voldemort has been hurt and will not try another major attack for a decent amount of time. Still, do not let your guard down, for there are many ways he can transport you to a place where there's no help."
Lupin left, making Tai feel a little afraid. He went back to their room, ad sat by Agumon, who was snoring like a freight train. Their room was simple, just 8 beds to sleep in, as this was one of the few risk-free rooms. Izzy was reading a book on jinxes, and fired one at a desk. It blackened slightly, and he frowned. The real spell was obviously able to do something more. Tai had no doubt that Izzy would soon get it.
He wanted where Matt was, and whether or not the spell had worn off. At least he couldn't say anything, so the portraits would not wake up screaming.
"What are you doing back so soon?" asked Sora. "I wasn't expecting you for at least 20 minutes. You said you had to think about some things."
"Lupin said it was dangerous to wander the house, since there are objects that can kill." said Tai. "I'm not reckless enough to risk my own life."
"I'm still not having any luck with this spell." said Izzy. "It's supposed to turn people black and impair their vision. It can also be used as camouflage. Not many under third year can do it, but I intend to give it a shot. I'm also reading up on wandless magic theory. It'll be a useful weapon for the war."
"I don't want to hear a lecture, Izzy." said Tai. "I know enough spells to defend myself if the need arises. We've also got our Digimon, although it can't be used as a surprise attack."
"I'm just trying to help us, Tai. Not all of us are carefree, and live happy lives. This could mean the difference between life and death. This spell only works in dark areas, so we can't use it in sunlight. It's also a useful spell for the death eaters. It wears off after about 4 hours, and I don't know the counter-curse. I'll have to ask Hermione if she knows. Upper level spells are something that we'll need to know."
"You've said that about a dozen times. You may know more spells, but I can actually duel, since you're too slow to dodge anything."
"I still can't believe the death eaters can be so cruel." said Sora, cutting into their argument. "About 30 have been caught, and 500 citizens have been killed. To think, this is only the beginning. I just hope others will help us."
"Hey, you guys woke me up!" complained Agumon, who still looked sleepy.
"It's almost noon, Agumon." said Tai. "How can you sleep so long?"
The old door creaked, and their wands were raised, but it was only Mimi. She looked a little frightened, but they lowered their wands in relief. She now had dazzling silver hair, and the same color nails.
"I should have known you would look up beauty spells." said Sora.
"I want to look pretty for the sorting." said Mimi. "All of us should look our best."
"Mimi, it isn't going to be a beauty contest." said Tai. "As long as we dress decently, we should be fine. Now quite making a big deal out of it."
She sighed, her feelings hurt. Mimi was a very sensitive girl, and could have her feelings hurt very easily. Tai looked like he regretted it, but only for a moment.
"Tai, do you know where Matt is?" asked Sora in an effort to calm things down.
"He's in a full-body bind in the hallway." Tai replied. "He decided to hex me, so I left him there for a while. I'll perform the counter-curse... eventually."
"What do you think we should do with him?" asked Agumon.
"I was thinking of hanging him on a coat hanger, but it isn't strong enough to hold him." replied Tai. "Still, he'd be a useful battering ram for the DE fortresses."
"Why don't you two just leave him alone?" demanded Biyomon. "If Gabumon attacks you two, it's exactly what you deserve. You've got to learn not to play practical jokes on him."
"What practical jokes are you talking about?" asked Kari, coming into the room. "Can I see the results?"
"All you have to do is walk in the hallway with the portraits and see Matt's frozen body." replied Tai. "We're going to use him as a battering ram."
"I don't think that's a good idea. His head isn't as thick as yours, Tai, so I think it's a better idea to use you."
Everyone present laughed at that statement. Gatomon laughed the hardest, although Agumon nearly burst Tai's eardrums. They finally got control of themselves when Matt came into the room. He was angrier than anyone had ever seen him. His face was red, and he had a facial look that could convince people that he was a murderer. Gabumon was behind him, looking very concerned.
Matt started towards Tai, but Gabumon and Mimi held his arms, and while he struggled with all his strength, he couldn't get free of their grip. Sora and Agumon were ready to grab Tai in case he did the same thing. Izzy tried to negotiate peace between the two.
"Matt, you've got to calm down." said Izzy. Tentomon held his legs, so he was basically lifted up. "This is no reason to go on a rampage. You always say you've got a lot of self-control. Prove it and let this go. As for you, Tai, stop playing practical jokes. All of us are sick of them! You poured spiders down Mimi's shirt, you did this to Matt, you put itching powder on the beds, you put Sora's hand in warm water. Just stop your goddamn pranks!"
Everyone was shocked. None of them had ever heard Izzy yell like that, but he did have a point. Matt and Tai apologized to each other, and a conflict, at least for the moment, was avoided. Sora was shocked and pleased at the same time.
"I'm sorry about this." said Tentomon. "Izzy's been under a lot of stress, learning these spells. I told him not to push himself too hard, but did he listen to me?"
Both of them left, leaving the room in silence. Eventually, all of them walked to the table where they were eating lunch. Mrs. Weasley gave them a death glare, as she hadn't forgotten the food fight. They ate in silence, trying not to set her off. The Digimon were still eating like slobs, but nobody said anything about it.
Lunch was soon over, and the digidestined went into their room. Tai was still thinking about Izzy's outburst. Everyone agreed with him, even Kari. Perhaps he should stop playing pranks... on them. There were many more victims at the school.
What about their parents? Did they know where they were? Or did the wizards just take them without saying anything about them?
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Mrs. Kamiya believed the letter was a lie. Magic didn't exist, and their wasn't a school to learn it! She just hoped her two children were all right. It seemed that all their friends were in the same place. Mr. Kamiya felt the same way, and put a loaded pistol in his pocket.
All of them were going to get their children. Their disappearance caused a huge fuss at school. She could only imagine what they were going through. Well, they weren't going to have to suffer much longer. All of them were planning to go on a plane to Britain, which was where they were.
However, before they could do so, they disappeared with a CRACK! When their vision cleared, they had no idea where they were. Mr. Kamiya drew his pistol and began to look around.
"I'm sorry for not telling you sooner about your children." said a voice. "They are perfectly fine, although Taichi still has to recover from his ordeal."
"How do we know you're not lying?" demanded Jim, Joe's older brother.
"If you want more proof, I suggest you talk to them yourselves." the man replied. "I just wish I had notified you earlier."
Their children and Digimon ran up to them. The parents were relieved to see them safe, but also angry that they went here without telling anyone.
"Mom, I didn't have a choice." said Izzy. "Both worlds are in danger. I'm not talking about the digital world. This is a world of magic."
"It is quite true." said the old man. "I am Albus Dumbledore, headmaster if Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry."
The parents looked relieved, but still kept their guard. Mr. Kamiya still had his pistol drawn, and pointed it at them in case they were lying.
A greasy haired man arrived and fired a disarming spell, taking the pistol. They looked worried, but Tai only smiled.
"Nice to see you again, greasy." said Tai. "Still mad about Agumon torching your hair? It's more flammable than I thought."
"My name is Professor Snape." he replied coldly. "Be very grateful Dumbledore does not allow me to harm you, or all of you would be recovering in a mental ward. I don't care what your pets do to me."
"Do you really think that?" asked Gabumon. "I hope you like flaming hair!"
"Also, falling flat on your face." said Palmon. "I'm more than willing to do it."
"I don't think we need to do that." said Dumbledore. "School starts in 5 days, and they will be coming home in the summer. However, if they so choose, you will see them on the Christmas and Easter holidays."
They finally went home, though all of them wanted their children to came home for the holidays. It was quite obvious they were going to do so. The digimon said good-bye as well, for they thought highly of them, even though they could be ignorant at times.
Over the next week, time went past slowly. Izzy and Joe mainly looked up spells and told the others about it. In addition, Harry started to train them. Tai was learning dueling techniques and using them, beating almost everyone but Izzy. Tai and Matt called a truce and decided to try dueling. They were pretty evenly matched, although Tai usually won because of his athletic skills. Mimi just looked up more of her fashion spells, while Sora and T.K. laughed their heads off.
At last, it was time to go to Hogwarts. By a unanimous vote, they decided to take the train. They had 100 galleons each, and had to spend the money wisely, as they could not get more.
They walked into a compartment with their Digimon. It barely fit them, as they were not accustomed to holding 8 people and digimon. They saw Harry, Ron, Hermione and two others they didn't know in the next compartment.
"Well, we're going to be here a while." said Joe. "We may as well pass the time somehow. I'm going to try and find a spell that freezes the whole arm instead of just the wrist."
"Most of these spells have a Latin basis." said Izzy. "If we know the Latin words, we will have better luck with spells."
"Izzy, don't you ever stop?" asked Tentomon. "No offense intended, but you are sometimes too caught up in your work."
"I just hope we don't run into that loser in Diagon alley." said Tai. "I'd love to give him a hexing he'll never forget."
"I'll be doing the same thing." said Matt. "In the unlikely event he manages to beat you, he'll have me to deal with."
"You guys better not start a duel on the train." said Sora. "You two won't have much room to dodge."
"We'll be right by you, guys." said Agumon. "He'll never beat all four of us."
"We'll have to wait until we get to the school." said Tai. "I don't want to be kicked off before I even see what it's like."
"Mimi, could you move over?" asked Joe. "You're squeezing me between you and Izzy, and it gets really uncomfortable."
"Why don't you just put Mimi on your lap?" suggested T.K. "That way, you won't be cramped and you'll have room to sit."
A bout of laughter accompanied that remark. Tai was about to make another comment, but decided not to after Sora sent him a death glare. Izzy wasn't happy that the batteries ran out on his computer, so he snapped at anyone who tried to talk to him, even Tentomon, who seemed very offended.
Joe and Kari went into the next compartment, along with their digimon. Harry and Ron greeted both of them with warm welcomes. A strange girl reading a magazine, and someone tending to a plant was also with them. They didn't want to make enemies at this school, so they decided to just sit down.
"Fred and George told me that up to 15 wizards die a day." said Ron. "At that rate, we'll be wiped out within a couple of years."
"There are about 80000 wizards in Britain, Ron." said Hermione. "Not all of them are going to die. Eventually, we will capture or kill the death eaters."
"We'll get some, but the government is incompetent." replied Harry. "Last time, 3/4 of the death eaters got off. If we don't have outside help, we're going to fall sooner or later."
Harry went back to reading his defense against the dark arts book. His friends knew it was useless to talk to him. Joe decided to join the conversation.
"Who are the other two?" he asked. "I've never seen them before."
"She's Luna Lovegood, and he's Neville Longbottom." said Hermione. "Neville's a 6th year, while Luna's in 5th. I'm sure I've explained all about the houses."
"My brother's going to be in Gryiffindor, no question about it." said Kari. "He's the bravest person I know, even if he does bug me sometimes."
"At least you don't have 6 siblings." said Ron. "Fred and George were the worst of them. They always played pranks on me. Percy's still not talking to our family."
"I'll bet he's one of the idiots in the ministry." said Joe. "The muggle world seems to have a much better government."
"America's the freest country in the world, but Britain's still fairly free." said Harry. "The wizarding world seems to have a very corrupt government for some reason."
"You should talk to Izzy about it." said Joe. "I'm sure he could come up with suggestions. If he was old enough, he should run for Minister."
"Well, well, if it isn't the mudbloods." drawled a voice. "Your filth doesn't belong at this school, so do our world a favor and get your asses back to the muggle world."
Joe was looking nervous, and didn't want to stand up to them. They were a lot bigger and knew a lot more magic then he did. Still, he decided to give it a shot.
"Get the hell out before I curse you." said Joe. Ron and Harry also rose their wands. The boy just sneered.
"You cannot order the great Draco Malfoy around, mudblood." said the boy. "The dark lord will wipe your kind out."
He punched Joe in the gut, and he keeled over. One of his bodyguards came towards him, but a voice cried out "Poison Ivy!", causing him to fall flat on his face. Before the other two could do anything, Gatomon creamed them both, and Ron rolled them back into their compartment.
"They just don't learn, do they?" snarled Ron. "I'll teach those bastards a lesson next time. I still can't believe his father got off."
"There's nothing we can really do about it, is there?" said Harry. "Money buys a lot of things, but one day, he will get what he deserves."
"I thought you guys needed some help." said Palmon. Mimi walked in front of her. She smiled at him, and even Ron had to admit she was pretty.
"Ron, she's too young for you." said Harry. "Get your eyes back in your head."
"It's none of your business what I do, Harry." replied Ron, ruder than he meant to.
"You don't have to snap at him." said Hermione.
"I think we should get out of here before this gets worse." said Gomamon.
"I'm in total agreement." said Joe. They went back into their compartment, as cramped as it was. It turned out the boy Tai spoke to was Dorian Malfoy, the elder's brother. He was spitting death threats at him for the 20th time.
"I think that's enough, guys." said Agumon. "You guys better change, since we'll be arriving soon. Of course, you have to use the same compartment."
The Digimon laughed at their reaction. All of them looked sickened, except Kari and T.K., who didn't understand. They argued and eventually agreed to do so, as long as they turned their backs to each other. After much complaining, they were finally dressed in their robes.
"I think I'm going to throw up." said Tai.
"It's not surprising, since you pigged out on junk food." said Izzy. "Just don't get vomit all over me, and try to hold it until we get there."
They finally got to Hogwarts and they were amazed. There was a huge lake with a moat they had to cross, as was traditional with the first years. The man guiding them was Hagrid, whom Harry had told them about. Izzy was explaining about his suspicions for him being a half-giant. Joe agreed, but Mimi didn't have a clue what he was talking about, so he shut up.
At last, they reached Hogwarts school. The castle was huge, with a lake surrounding it. They rowed boats towards the school, while the older students used carriages pulled by an invisible force. However, T.K saw them, although he didn't know why.
The transfiguration professor, Professor Mcgongall(sorry if I spelled this wrong) talked to them about the houses, but none of the Digidestined paid attention. Tai muttered a spell that turned her hair green, although she didn't realize it. The students chuckled, and she saw that her hair was green. Immediately, she started yelling, but nobody would admit anything, even ones who saw Tai did it.
Once she had given up, they walked into the great hall, which had about 2500 students. Izzy was explaining about the population at the school, not that anyone paid attention.
"Each year, on average, about 400 students come." said Izzy. "The train is enchanted to be three times more spacious than it normally is."
When he saw that no one cared, he shut up, feeling ridiculous. Some students joked that he was talking to himself. However, Tentomon threatened to shock the hell out of him, and eventually he shut up. Tai and Matt were grinning to each other, and saw a greasy-haired kid among them.
"Probably some relation to Snivellus." Muttered Tai. "We don't know anybody else who has greasy hair."
Kari and T.K. were scared, so they held hands to keep from getting lost. They walked up to what looked like an old hat. The professor summoned the first student, and after a few seconds, it shouted "RAVENCLAW!" The girl sat down at the Ravenclaw table, being applauded.
Eventually, it was Matt's turn. He walked up to the hat, and immediately heard a voice in his head. "You've got ambition. Pehraps Slytherin? Ravenclaw would not suit you, neither would Hufflepuff. You are brave, but not reckless, like Taichi. Which shall it be? I know. "GRYFFINDOR!"
Matt sat down at the Gryffindor table, and after a couple of minutes it was Kari's turn. She was also sorted in Gryffindor. With Tai, the hat barely touched his head when it shouted "GRYFFINDOR!"
"Well, that isn't any surprise." said Joe, as Tai and Agumon walked to the table. Gabumon found Matt and sat down.
Next was Izzy, and it had a difficult time deciding. Finally, it shouted "RAVENCLAW!" He joined the table, where he talked to people, mainly first years, about the classes they took. Joe was next, and he was also sorted into Ravenclaw. Sora and T.K. were sorted into Gryffindor. The hat took a long time to decide with Mimi, and it finally shouted "HUFFLEPUFF!"
The sorting was finally over, and the feast begun. The digimon, as usual, pigged out on food, and Tai wasn't far behind, when he wasn't bragging about the adventures he was in. Most were hanging onto his every word, and Kari was also telling her version of it.
Well, I can tell Tai's going to be popular, like he always is. Thought Sora. I just hope he doesn't forget about us, although it isn't likely. I just want him to say that we helped him.
Matt was thinking along the same lines, although he was more worried about Tai deserting them. Still, he was going to follow him, not that he had much choice. He was Matt's friend, despite all the fights they had. Also, he was going to look after T.K., although he was going to be discreet, as T.K. once lost his temper at him because of it.
At the Ravenclaw table, Joe was feeling very lonely. Most were listening to Izzy, and were every bit as studious as he was. He saw the older students holding their boyfriend/girlfriends. He had no desire to watch them make out, so he just stared at his feet. Was he going to make any friends? If he didn't, it was going to be a very long 7 years.
Afterwards, they went to bad, singing the Hogwarts song. (I can't remember the words, I don't know where the first book is in my house) Afterwards, they went into their Dormitories. Matt and Tai were looking forward to the next day, where they could learn magic. They shared a dorm with T.K. and a boy they didn't know. His name was Michael Thomas.
They went to sleep, but for Joe, sleep would not come easy...
Well, that's the next chapter. The 5th one will be longer, around 5000 words. There won't be a real fight with Voldemort for a while, or even a part where he is mentioned. Hope you enjoy the story, and I'll get the next chapter out sooner, now that I've got more reviews.
Giramon: Well, Candlemon was a tough opponent.
Me: My sister sure wasn't. What the hell is her master teaching her? I think Mom and Dad should have a long talk with him.