Chapter 3

By the Fountain

Tomorrow at three finally came for Seto Kaiba. He had gotten Shizuka's message and invited the others so they could plan how to get "there" two weeks early. Seto walked down the steps to the first floor, out the door and into his limo.

"Where to, Mr. Kaiba?" the driver asked.

"The park," Seto answered.

As they drove off he started thinking hard, really hard. He didn't notice that they had gotten to the park.

"We're here, Mr. Kaiba"

"Oh," he said. He got out and saw Shizuka already sitting there, talking with Malik and Isis. When she noticed him, she ran over to him and told him about her conversation with the Ishtars on the phone.

"Did you invite everybody?" she asked.

"Yes, I thought we could talk about a plan. To get where ever this place is two weeks early." he explained as Yugi and Ryou arrived.

"Well I guess that's okay." Shizuka smiled.

"Shizuka!" Isis called, "I just realized, thoose letters could have something to do with the Millennium Items!"

"Shiz, she's right, now we all posses one!" Malik added

Kaiba thought, "Let's see Isis has the necklace, Yugi has the puzzle, Ryou has the ring and the eye, Malik has the rod, I have the key and now you have the bracelet," he said to Shizuka.

"Yeah...I guess you're right" Shizuka admitted.

"Hi, Kaiba, Shizuka," Ryou greeted.

"Hello Ryou." Shizuka said.

"Yugi, did Yami tell you anything?" Kaiba asked.

"No, I forgot to ask, why don't you ask him," Yugi said and let Yami out.

"What is it Kaiba?" Yami asked.

"Do you have any knowledge about 'Hogwarts'?"

"Yes, I do. It was founded about the time I locked the ancient magic into the Millennium Items. It's a school for common magic. I don't know why they're sending us letters because we can already handle our magic." Yami informed everyone.

At that moment there was a loud "POP!" like a gunshot. Seto and Malik immediately ran to cover Shizuka. Yugi and Ryou were scared into their soul rooms and their yamis came out. Yami grabbed Isis while Yami Bakura got his deck ready for a Shadow duel.

But instead of an insane man with a gun, from behind a tree came an old man in purple robe and half moon glasses. He had a long silvery beard with hair to match. Everybody was silent.

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In an old shack on a hill...

"My Lord I've looked in every book on dark magic and haven't found anything." a frightened voice stammered.

"Keep looking Wormtail!" said a second shrill voice.

"But My Lord there are no more books on English dark magic," the first voice was even more frightened.

"Wormtail, you fool! Look in books on Ancient Magic of other cultures!" the shrill voiced mans snakelike eyes glared at the man called Wormtail.

"Oh, why didn't I think of that My Lord-," Wormtail begged for forgiveness.

"Silence!"

"Yes, My Lord," Wormtail picked up a book on Ancient Egyptian Magic and started looking. "My Lord, I've found something!"

"What did you find?" his eyes narrowed.

"Is says there's an ancient Egyptian legend, that about the time Hogwarts was founded a brave pharaoh named Yami, trapped all the 'Shadow Magic' into seven or eight totems. If they exist, they are now in the possession of the reincarnated forms of their original holders," Wormtail looked very proud.

"Tell me more," said the shrill voice.

"One item holds the soul of the pharaoh himself. Another holds the soul of a strategic tomb robber. A third can control minds. A fourth gives one access to another's mind. One can see into the past and future. One can read minds. The last one we have information on manipulates thoughts and contains the soul of the pharaoh's daughter."

"I have a feeling they do exist and most are in one spot at the same time. We will find them Wormtail. These Millennium Items could be a great asset. And you will be heavily rewarded."

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"Who are you?" Yami Bakura demanded.

"Do not worry Ryou," Yami Bakura went away and Ryou came out, "I am Albus Dumbledore."

Seto and Malik let Shizuka free. "You were mentioned in our letters," she said.

"Yes, Shizuka,"

"Well what do you want?" Seto demanded.

"I've come to take you to my school. I overheard you saying you don't know where it is, Seto." the old man continued, "Do any of you have a fire place?"

"I do," Yugi offered, "Why?"

Dumbledore smiled, "That's how we're getting to my school."

Everyone just stared.

"Well, let's go to Yugi's house!"