A Friend Missing
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Kilnorc:I am SO SO SOOOOOOOOsorry bout the long wait on this, but hey, here it is, so no worries!
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Harry and Yugi sat in a large, and very beautiful circular room. It dozens of shelves filled with all sorts of knick knacks, which filled the air with strange little noises. Harry noticed on a small shelf behind the desk, a ratty patched hat sat. He knew what it was, the school's Sorting Hat. He knew what had to be asked so he walked over and placed it on his head.
"Bee in your bonnet, Potter?" it asked cheerfully. "I need to know if you-," Harry started before the Hat interrupted him. "You wanted to know if I put you in the right House?" it asked snidely. Harry sighed, "Yes," he replied irritated. While Harry was having the conversation with the Sorting Hat, Yugi had heard a gagging noise and looked behind him to see a poor looking, red bird that looked as though it was half plucked.
Yugi frowned and felt very sorry for the poor thing, so he got up and walked over to it to see what he could to help it. "Harry! Come over here, look at this thing," he called over to his English friend. Harry finished his Hat conversation and joined Yugi with the poor creature, "What in the world?" he asked Yugi. All ofa sudden, the bird erupted into a ball of fire and made a tiny explosion.
Harry and Yugi reeled back from the sudden occurence, shocked to death. "Yugi, what did you do?" Harry asked him. Yugi shook his head, "I didn't do anything! I swear!" he squeaked. A sound behind them made them to whirl around to face Albus Dumbledore, who was looking very somber. "Professor! Your bird, it just...we couldn't do anything to save it!" Harry said quickly.
They both started to fear the worst, when Dumbledore smiled! He walked over to the cage where the bird once sat. "Well I was wondering when he'd go off and do that. It's about time," he muttered. The two young wizards glanced at each other, confused. "Sir?" Harry asked the old wizard.
Dumbledore looked at their expressions and chuckled, "That's right, you don't know. Fawkes is a Phoenix, Harry. Yugi, I trust you know what one is?" he asked hopefully. Yugi nodded, "Yeah I do, isn't that a bird that dies and is reborn from the ashes of its former self?". Dumbledore nodded, "Correct, Yugi, very good. You see, Fawkes here has been molting lately and has been going through his final stages again, and you two just happened to witness his death and soon rebirth,".
Right on cue, a small chirping sound was soon heard and the three of them leaned over to look into the cage to see a small naked baby bird poke its head out of the pile of ashes. "Is that Fawkes?" Yugi asked amazed. Dumbledore nodded, "Yes it is, Yugi. Here, you see Fawkes reborn," he explained waving at the little bird.
Suddenly the doors to Dumbledore's office burst open and Hagrid came running in, "Professor Dumbledore sir! Yugi and Harry didn't do it! I spoke ta them just before those students were discovered!" he started. "Hagrid," Dumbledore spoke up. "I know both of them really well, neither of them would hurt a fly," the large man continued. "HAGRID!" Dumbledore half yelled.
Hagrid stopped and looked at him. "I know that neither Harry or Yugi here had anything to do with those attacks," Dumbledore told him quietly. Hagrid looked to the sides, "Oh...well. In that case, if you'll excuse me, sir," he said before leaving the office. "Now that we're alone, I'd like to ask you two a question," Dumbledore said quietly, sitting down at his desk.
Yugi and Harry sat down across from him, "Is there anything you two would like to tell me or ask me about, right now?" Dumbledore asked them softly. Yugi and Harry glanced at each other, unsure if they should say anything of what they know at all. Finally after what seemed like hours, Harry spoke, "No sir...there's nothing at all," he whispered.
The quadruple attack on Ryou, Serenity, Nearly Headless Nick and Justin threw everyone into a worried frenzy. One puzzling thing that had everyone wondering was, how did that happen to Nick? What could possibly affect a ghost like that? Yugi and Harry didn't have easy times, because almost everyday when they walked through the corridors, they were greeted with stares from other students before they backed away from them.
Brian stayed by their side almost 24/7, making sure that things didn't get out of hand. Fred, George and Mokuba, on the other hand, had fun with this. "Make way! Make way for the heirs of Slytherin!" Fred called out, waving his arms at the crowd. "Yes, make way, pathetic mortals, very powerful and seriously evil wizards coming through!" Mokuba added.
Percy did not like this behavior one bit, so he walked up to them, "This is not acceptable!" he hissed at them. "Back off, Percy," Mokuba shot back at him. George nodded, "Yes, Harry and Yugi are going to join their fanged servant for a spot of tea and some sushi," he added.
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Christmas came, and the majority of the castle were off to their homes, in hopes of safety. Harry, Hermione, Ron, Yugi and the others stayed behind to try and figure out what to do to help their stiff friends. The holiday came, all white and very cold outside. Harry, Ron, Yugi, Joey, and Brian were enjoying peaceful, blissful slumber until they were woken up when someone tapped them awake.
"Wake up you guys!" Tea whispered. "Tea...come back in about...six hours will ya?" Brian asked, his voice muffled by his pillow as he tried to ignore his girlfriend and get more sleep. Tea deathglared at him and pummeled him with multiple pillows.
Hermione woke up Ron and Harry, "You guys, the Potion is almost ready!" she said excitedly. "Really? That's great, we use that, and get the dirt from either Malfoy or his sister, Lilka, then BAM! We solved the mystery and everyone's happy again," Ron explained. Brian rolled over in an attempt to dodge Tea's pillow assault, "Guys, Lilka's not really Malfoy's sister,".
The others just stared at him, "How the bloody hell do you know THAT?" Ron asked him. Brian dodged another pillow and sat up, cracking his neck, "I overheard her and Malfoy talking. She IS a relative of his, but not his sister," he explained to them. Mokuba came running in, his face lit up with happiness, "WHAT'S TAKING YOU SO LONG! PRESENTS!" he yelled.
Joey groaned and rubbed his eyes, "Might as well go and make the little twerp happy," he spat. Brian looked at his blonde friend, "Sorry bout Serenity, Joey. We'll get her back to normal...promise," he swore. Joey growled and left the room in a rush. Yugi sighed, "He's gonna be like this for a looooooong while," he told Harry and Ron.
The others made their way downstairs to see Lucien sniffing around the gifts. "Lucien...c'mere boy," Brian called out to his Worg. The large dog like creature made his way to his master and licked his hand. They all sorted out their gifts and opened them to see what they had. Yugi, Harry and Ron each got new card packs, treacle fudge from Hagrid (which they left by the fire to soften), and sweaters from Mrs. Weasley. Yugi's sweater had a Millenium Puzzle pattern made into it.
Brian and Tea got duster jackets from each other, along with books and more cards. Hermione recieved more books from different topics ranging from Ancient Egypt to modern days, and Mokuba recieved more pranking supplies from Fred and George.
That evening, after the gift giving, everyone went down to the Great Hall for Christmas Dinner. The Great Hall was magnificently decorated with dozens of trees and other beautiful decorations. They looked around to see that not only Joey, but Bakura wasn't in the room with them. "You guys go ahead and get started...I'm gonna go find them," Brian offered. He left the Great Hall and made his way to the Hospital Wing.
He quietly entered the room and saw that Serenity and Ryou were placed together, next to Colin and Rebecca. Brian adjusted his hat, the brim covering his eyes from view, as he walked over to the frozen forms. He ran his fingers along their arms, hoping there was some trace of life in them. "What in Ra's name happened to the both of you?" he whispered. He looked at Serenity's form again and noticed something odd.
He slighly pulled away part of her robes and saw a faint outline of a mark on her collarbone. "What in the world?" he leaned in for a closer look. He had seen this before...in a past life in Egypt. On someone he had trained to become a great warrior. "No way...it can't be her!" he gasped, moving away quickly.
He ran out of the infirmary to tell the Pharaoh what he had discovered, and on the way, he ran into Joey and Bakura who were beating each other senseless. "HEY!" he yelled, running to them. He pushed them away from each other and glared at them both, "What the hell is your guys' problem!" he asked harshly.
"Ask the damn thief over there! He was supposed to be watching out for my sista!" Joey yelled, pointing to Bakura. "SO WERE YOU! YOU'RE HER BROTHER DAMMIT!" Bakura screamed back. Brian growled and grabbed them both and shoved them against the wall, "Now you listen to me..BOTH OF YOU. What has happened to our friends is nobody's fault but the one that did it to them. Now...you can either keep fighting like little children, or you can clear your heads so we can figure this out!" he screamed.
-Meanwhile-
The others were gathered in Myrtle's bathroom, gathered around the pot of the Polyjuice Potion. Harry, Ron and Hermione had taken what they needed and were currently in their respective stalls. Tea looked over at Kaiba, who was holding the Rod in his hand, "I don't get it, Kaiba. Why not just use the Rod on them?" she asked him. The brunette scoffed, "Malfoy has a Millenium Item...so it wouldn't work on him. I thought the holder of the Millenium Necklace would know about that," he said gruffly.
Tea glared at him, and rubbed the Necklace lightly, "Bite me," she huffed. The doors opened up and Harry and Ron stepped out, only they looked exactly like Crabbe and Goyle. "Whoa," Yugi said. "Hermione, come out and let us see you," Tea called to her friend. "Um...no. Harry, Ron, you guys go on ahead...I'll be in here," Hermione replied. Everyone looked at each other and Kaiba ripped open the stall door...then started to chuckle.
"SETO!" Hermione cried. The CEO made his way to the sink and started to laugh so hard, he had tears. Tea walked over and put a hand over her mouth, giggles coming from behind. Hermione slowly came out for everyone to see. She had cat fur, cat ears, eyes, nose and even a tail poking out from behind her robes. "Guys, you go on ahead and try to get the info we need...I'll take Hermione up to the infirmary," Tea offered Harry and Ron.
Soon after they left, the others made their way to their own dorms, waiting the covert mission out. Tea and Yugi were about halfway there when they saw something strange on the floor ahead of them. They walked over to it and saw that it was a large puddle of blood, splotches surrounding it. "Oh Ra...what happened?" Tea said softly. Yugi saw a small object and picked it up. Tea gasped and covered her mouth, "Is that what I think it is?" she asked Yugi. He nodded and looked at the silvery orb in the palm of his hand, "It's Brian's eye,". Tea looked around and saw a small trail of blood, but it stopped nearby...and there was no sign of Brian anywhere.
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Kilnorc: that's the update...sorry it took so long, the next one will be up MUCH MUCH sooner...promise! LATERZ!