I am back with another chapter! I really hope you are enjoying this story! Perhaps you will find out more about Mr. Bakura, right? Thank you to the people who reviewed most recently: eternal-reaper-kid and Kim.
eternal-reaper-kid: terribly sorry about my mistake! I was so busy typing up the story that I failed to notice that fact! Thank you for telling me of my mistake and if you are still reading the story you can always pretend that Dumbledore simply left Hogwarts in order to leave. Once again, thank you for informing me!
Kim: I will try to be more detailed with the rest of this story! Thank you for the review!

Reminders:

/Ryou to Bakura/
/Bakura to Ryou/

'Thoughts or slight emphasis'

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or Harry Potter!

Ryou stared at his headmaster waiting to the answer to his unasked question, his father's head still on the man's desk. The boy's eyes were set in a glare as the paintings around him all watched in silence as the teen's suspicions started to rise. He was reminded of the first reading he had made while in Divination and a deep feeling in his gut told him that something was wrong. Dumbledore stood his ground; eyes twinkling in that way that made Ryou feel uneasy around the man. Those blue eyes and their constant shine, those eyes that could see through anything; that calm attitude that made Ryou want his Yami to gain control and stop them from…whoa! Wait a minute! Ryou slowed down his thoughts; he emptied his mind and calmed himself down. Standing straighter and taking a deep breath, Ryou looked the man straight in the eye. "Headmaster, would you please explain to me why my father had a memory charm cast on him?" He asked as polite as possible. Dumbledore smiled and motioned for Ryou to sit. When the boy did, he took his seat behind his desk.

"Ryou," he started calmly, "your father is not who he seems to be, and I simply removed a spell that I placed on him, myself, long ago." Ryou looked at his father and then back at the headmaster with confusion in his eyes.

"Why would you have placed a memory charm on him? Did he notice the wizarding world and you needed to erase his memories so he wouldn't remember what he saw?" asked Ryou thinking it was strange that the headmaster of Hogwarts would take up his time to simply erase a muggle's memories. What had his father seen, or done, that could have caused the Headmaster himself to come erase his memories?

"Ryou, I don't think you understand me completely," stated the headmaster, who received a confused look. "Your father is a wizard, a very powerful one, and I had to erase his memories because he saw something that changed his life forever. If I had not then you wouldn't be here." Ryou's eyes widened at hearing this news; His father, a wizard? That didn't make any sense to the white haired teen as he looked over at his father's sleeping form. What could he have seen to change his life, and make him think himself as a muggle? Ryou stood from his seat in front of Dumbledore's desk and looked at his headmaster.

"I think I am going to go now, if that is alright with you" he said, wanting to think over all that he heard, "I would like to think about what you have told me." He waited for Dumbledore's response to his request.

"Do you not want to discover more about your father?" he asked the boy who shook his head. "If you desire, you may come by later to learn about him." Ryou nodded and assured him that he would be back another day; he bowed to the headmaster and swiftly left the office, walking down the stairs and out the door.

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As Ryou walked through the many hallways and up the stairs of Hogwarts he thought of what he had seen and heard. Why was his father here? Was his vision going to come true, or was it just a possible future? Ryou was so lost in thought that he barely realized it when he arrived at the painting of the fat lady. He muttered the password to the painting that had asked him multiple times for it, apologizing many times, Ryou walked into the common room as the painting swung shut behind him. He walked to his dorm ignoring his friends' calls for him to come and sit with them by the fire. After reaching the dorm he went to his bed and drew the curtains, not wanting to be disturbed. Ryou lay down and hid his head in his pillow hoping no one would come up and bother him. Bakura appeared sitting next to his hikari. "Ryou, are you alright?" he asked the boy who just shook his head in response, still hiding in his fluffy pillow. "What happened with that guy?" Even if he didn't act it, Bakura cared for the boy and didn't like to see him upset.

"My father is here," he responded to his Yami's question. "P-professor Dumbledore said that he is not what I've kn-known him as for my whole life." It was at this moment that Bakura realized his hikari wasn't just hiding, but was sobbing into his pillow. Bakura didn't know what to do, his hikari was sad and he couldn't just leave him like this.

"Ryou, come here," he told the boy who looked up at his Yami and saw his rarely ever kind eyes. Ryou sat up and fell into the arms of Bakura who gave him a comforting hug. The last thing on Ryou's mind before he fell into a deep slumber was how on earth his Yami had been able to hug him if he was transparent. He made a note to ask him, after he had a good nights sleep.

The next morning, being Saturday, Ryou slept late. No one had gone to see if he was alright last night which was, for Ryou and Bakura, probably a really good thing. The spirit had stayed up as his hikari slept peacefully so that if Ryou woke he could be there for him. Bakura was so exhausted that morning that even after Ryou woke up that morning, the spirit retreated to the ring and slept all day.

Ryou slept all through breakfast and got up just in time to get dressed and get down to the common room for lunch. His friends were about to leave when they saw the sleepy teen walk down the stairs. He looked like he had had a rough night and no one wanted to bring it up since he seemed to be in a much better mood as he smiled at the group. They left the common room and walked down to the great hall a bit before most of the school's population got there since it was a weekend. They sat at their usual place at the table and began to fill their plates full of food. Ryou was starved; having skipped breakfast the slender boy couldn't help but eat as much as Joey did. The others didn't mention anything from the previous night, for this Ryou was grateful. He didn't feel ready to talk about what he had experienced in the headmaster's office, even to Joey.

They talked about things like how evil Snape was, the quidditch team (which Ryou and Joey had decided was an exciting sport after seeing many games), and between the two Japanese boys, Duel Monsters. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were really interested in the card game and asked the two to teach them the game at some point. Joey nodded and said he would and excitedly started to explain the rules to them. They all decided that they would learn the game next week since they had a lot of essays due, one exceptionally long one for potions. Ryou listened to them talk enthusiastically about other things, his mind drifting to that night. He wasn't sure when, but Ryou knew that he would go back to Dumbledore's office and learn all about what his father was like, really like. Even if he was a bit uncertain and depressed that he hadn't known, Ryou was really quite interested in his father's secret life.

Lunch ended and the group of five went back to the common room to relax. Ryou sat and read his book on transfiguration since he didn't have time to read it that night and the others listened to Joey talk about his dueling experiences. Ryou enjoyed transfiguration; he liked the idea of turning objects into other things. In their class they were learning techniques on changing bigger objects and he couldn't wait to try it out. The others had to literally pull the book from him in order to get the boy to dinner; he blushed embarrassedly and followed the group down. At dinner his friends finally asked him what they had been wondering all day long. What had happened in Dumbledore's office? ((You know how wrong this sounds…))

"Well, he just needed to talk to me," said Ryou to the other four as they waited. Even though Ryou tried to lie, neither of them took that as a valid answer. Ryou sighed knowing they wouldn't give up until they heard the truth. "My father is here." He told them and then, yes then, started the onslaught of questions, as always starting with Hermione.

"What's so wrong with your father being here?" she asked Ryou who in turn informed her that he thought he was a muggle, but wasn't. "If he is a wizard, did you manage to find out exactly why he didn't tell you?"

"He had a memory charm cast on him," replied Ryou, "When I walked into the office Dumbledore had removed the charm and my father was left sleeping." He looked down slightly saddened again. Hermione nodded, but was not satisfied. Before she could ask another question Harry spoke up.

"Why was there a memory charm on your father?" he asked as Ryou shook his head.

"I didn't stay long enough to find out, but will probably speak to Dumbledore later this week about it. Once I can clear my head." He smiled slightly at them which ended their conversation on his visit to the headmaster's office.

When dinner ended the students went back to their dorms to either continue their relaxing weekend or start on homework. Ryou retired to the dorm early again an as he sat changed into his pajamas his Yami appeared on his bed. Ryou buttoned the last button and smiled at the transparent Bakura who nodded at the boy. "Thank you," said Ryou smiling at his look alike.

"No problem," responded Bakura. None of the two noticed the door open, and thankfully it was Joey. He shut the door behind him quietly, not at all fazed by seeing double.

"So is this why you randomly leave," he asked Ryou who turned around surprised but smiled at the blonde. "It's been a while Bakura." He greeted the spirit sitting on Ryou's bed. Bakura nodded in agreement.

"Yes, it has been a long time Joey," he smirked at the boy who smiled. The three of them talked for a long time until they could hear the others climbing the stairs. At this time Bakura quickly disappeared and Joey started to change into his pajamas and Ryou pulled out a book to make it seem he was reading before bed. The other boys who shared their dormitory came in and muttered their greetings as they too got ready for a nice sleep.

So, what did you think? Please tell me in a review if you liked the story or not! I have no band this week! YAY! But sadly enough I have Band camp next week, so I won't be able to update since I will be computerless for a week! But after that I will TRY to update as soon as I can, especially if I don't get around to getting you all another chapter by then. Tell me your thoughts!
-Maki-sama-

Ps: any predictions? The title's meaning will be coming in to play when we find out more about Mr. Bakura's past.