Harry Potter, the Half Blood Prince, and the Order of the Shadows
Summary: (HPxYGO) Based on the sixth book (Slight AU). Yugi, Ryou and Malik have been transferred to Hogwarts from Japan's Takazumiryu Magic School to be representatives of Japan in Hogwarts. As the members of the OotS they plan to find out more about Voldemort...
Disclaimer: I do not own any thing of YGO and HP in this fic (or food/drink merchandise or anything that are commonly known)...only part of the plot and OCs...parts of the text truly belong to J.K.Rowling from the book of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (I'll tell which parts)...
I'll put this note on every chapter:
Yamis mind link -((text))-
Hirkaris mind link -(text)-
Parts form the 6th book or any HP book -text-
Upcoming paragraph (s) to do with emails, articles or flashbacks Text
Status of Duel Monster: (No. Of Stars or Level /ATK/DEF)
Any Japanese will have a translation next to it or somewhere in the same chapter.
AU notes:
Hey there! Yay! I got this chapter done in two weeks! It's pretty rare of me doing this… especially I'm doing this chapter before the mid-semester exams…(smiles evilly) … I know… I should study… but I had this chapter in my mind… I couldn't help it…I just had to write SOMETHING…but anyways… after the mid-tests I'll be on my way for a holiday! (Only two weeks though) but… It'll give me time writing my next chapter!
Oh yeah, couple of OCs from the past chapters will make their appearances once again! Guess who? Well you'll have to find out for yourself! Enough of this author… Let go on with the Story!
Enjoy!
Chapter 7: 'The Magic COM Link'
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London, United Kingdom
Near The Leaky Cauldron
Evening (Local Time)
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Yami made his way towards the Leaky Cauldron (still in hologram disguise) in hopes that Agent #008 would actually inform something useful than some sort of 'warning' like Seto Kaiba did. With Death Eaters around and somebody going after the M items it was more than enough to have 'warnings' and one had to be alert in 'being careful' and 'don't be reckless' advices were making him bored. There just had to be something that could at least satisfy the darker half for a while. That's when Yami noticed one 'fellow' at the end of the street who seemed to be rather 'busy' boasting his status over some salesman who was selling amulets. Yami quickly flipped the cell phone, scanned the individual with the in-built camera and accessed through the Order's database and the person was identified as...
'Student: Draco Malfoy, a Slytherin from Hogwarts and whose father was currently a well-known Death Eater.'
But another person who had caught Yami's attention was a person with a dark magic signature or to be more precise a Death Eater signature of a person spying from a dark corner of the street. Malfoy himself seemed to have the Death Eater magic signature but it wasn't as strong as the other. Yami only observed from afar what Malfoy was doing. It was odd how carefully he was holding a parcel; it meant there was something inside that had a high value.
-(Yami? Do you think he had just become a Death Eater?)- Yugi asked.
Yami nodded slowly. –((Frankly yes, and I have a feeling he's on one of those 'prove to be a good and loyal member tasks' right now.))-
Yugi looked to his yami, -(By the way, you think you can get info on the Death Eater that's hiding? From the looks of it he's watching to make sure Malfoy succeeds…)-
Yami looked in the Orders database again and it read... 'Death Eater: Carl Wellington, assassin, takes out people if they are in the plan's way.'
-(I thought as much that he might have a reputation like that, more victims if anyone followed Draco.)- Yugi said truthfully.
-((Not unless we take care of him first. Or actually both him and that parcel.))- Yami stated as Malfoy went into the dark corner to talk to Carl.
Yami followed suit and hid behind the wall hearing their conversation.
"Do you have it?" the Death Eater asked.
"Everything's planned out alright. You don't have to be a grouch!" Malfoy snapped.
Carl growled, "I'm only making sure everything goes according to plan."
"I'm perfectly well by myself. And I don't need anyone else butting in." the younger Death Eater shot back.
Carl silently grumbled, he didn't want to stick with the kid, but orders from the dark lord were orders.
Sensing the conversation was over, Yami backed away slowly, however he stood near the lamppost just about five meters away from the other two.
-(Yami?)- the light looked at his darker half questioning.
Yami only looked at Yugi from the point of his eyes, -((Trust me, I know what I'm doing. And Carl's not alone...))-
-(He's not?)- Yugi gulped.
As Draco made his way down the street, Yami as if clumsy, literally bumped into Malfoy...
"Watch it you old coot!" Malfoy snapped.
"Quite sorry. My apologies." Yami acted guilty.
Malfoy seemed to be debating with himself either he should go and deliver the parcel or maybe teach the coot a lesson. But in the end he only sent the pharaoh a death glare and left without fighting.
Yami inside his hologram only smiled. In his hand there was a screw.
-((No wonder the thief enjoyed stealing))- Yami said looking at the screw.
-(...)- Yugi blinked and couldn't say anything. Did his yami just steal something?
Swiftly Yami went towards another direction, away from the Leaky Cauldron. Yugi was slightly dazed on what was happening, though it was soon clear that about five Death Eaters were on their trail. The first thing that came to mind was why were they following Yami just for a single screw? For one thing, Yugi had a feeling they were going to get into a fight.
Yami of course lead them to an empty alley...
"We want that screw of yours. Don't play dumb, you look a lot more smarter than you look." Carl spoke up first.
"Really? How so?" Yami calmly questioned the Death Eater.
"You bastard! Don't interfere with our plans!" One hot headed Death Eater shot out a spell.
Now was time to test Elemental magic...Yami simply focused his mind and used a non-verbal spell to his advantage.
'Distortion!' (Light magic)
A net appeared in front of Yami and formed into an invisible bubble shield. The shield basically absorbed the spell...
"Don't tell me you're part of group who made a fraud in the ministry and behind the disappearance of other Death Eaters?" Carl exclaimed.
"That's right." Yami nodded.
"How dare you," the third Death Eater grumbled.
However Yami wasn't paying attention to his opponents. With a burst of flame, Shay came and perched on Yami's shoulder.
"Just at the right time Shay, now listen carefully..." Yami greeted the phoenix and started talking to it.
Another Death Eater started to lose his patience, "Hey! If you're really intending to fight us then face us!"
Yami now had a parchment floating in the air while a quill was writing by itself. "...St. Mungo's there been a fight at Alley no.5 please send...one (he pointed at one of the Death Eaters)...two... three... four... five healer units on the way." Yami smiled evilly as Shay disappeared with the note and pointed at Carl who was going to be his last victim.
Now your turn hot headed one!" Yami smirked aimed his hand to the Death Eater who had called him a bastard.
'Dark Matter!' (Dark magic)
The Death Eater was engulfed into a dark orb and when the orb was gone he was already unconscious.
The other three Death Eaters joined in the attack, but Carl seemed hesitant to follow.
The bubble shield of course yet again absorbed the spells... Yami had an idea to take out three at once...
'Thunder Flare!' (Thunder magic)
Under the three, a ring of electricity surrounded them and trapped them into an electric sphere. It took no longer than two seconds to make them faint since they were electrified. All was left was Carl...
Carl only glared at the stranger in front of him... No wonder the other Death Eaters had disappeared... their unknown enemy was far from weak like the normal wizarding society...
Carl prepared for his worst...he only had one thing to do…
"Ah... the killing spell...then I'll use the strongest spell I know..." Yami said.
Carl shot out the unforgivable spell in hopes to kill his enemy... but his hopes were gone when it was blasted by a spell...
'Agony Effect!' (Void magic)
This time a multicolored sphere went charging straight towards Carl and amazingly at the same time absorbed the killing spell that increased the sphere by size. The last Death Eater took the blow and crashed to the ground.
-((Well that's done.))- Yami sighed as he collected their wands and threw them in a nearby bin.
-(At least they're not dead and will be out for a few hours. I never knew the elemental spells were that strong)- Yugi admitted.
-((It's best we leave. The authorities can handle them. But first...))-
'Eraser!' (Dark magic)
-(They won't remember us right?)- Yugi asked.
-((Nope, but I managed to absorb the other memories from their minds as well.))- Yami said as a small looking USB drive appeared in his hand.
-(Who would of thought technology and magic actually click with one another? It's as though yesterday they were water and oil.)- The light stated.
The pharaoh looked to Yugi -((The upper hand is ours. I would rather know, than not know at all.))-
-(By the way...what was all that fuss about the screw?)- Yugi asked.
-((It's part of a Vanishing Cabinet.))-
Yugi's eyes widened -(Vanishing Cabinet? You mean it's like one door that leads to another door that's in…)-
-((Hogwarts. Malfoy is trying to get some Death Eaters inside the school. But the screw will delay him at least for three months or so.))-
-(But what if he finds another screw?)-
-((At least we'll know and will be ready to go against the Death Eaters. Or just hope he'll bump into Bakura and Marik if he's lucky. Now we need to meet Agent #008, we're a bit behind schedule))- Yami said and quickly left the scene...
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London, United Kingdom
Gobly's Ale, Knockturn Alley
06: 49 PM (Local Time)
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Meanwhile... On the other side of town in a pub…
Behind a hologram of what it looked like two people talking in hushed voices… Two infamous thieves were having a time of their life…
"Bakura you crazy lump, you didn't have to go into all that trouble on stealing these", Ethan or the so-called Agent #025 smiled and pointed to what it looked like ten pouches of wizarding money.
The thief acted as though he were ashamed of himself, "Sorry, but I couldn't help myself. The new environment must've accelerated my stealing hormones…"
They both laughed again…
Yes, you could say that new places created new possibilities in stealing… And with Bakura's new ability of going through anything solid…well… Just say that pockets, where people put their money in Diagon Alley or in Knockturn were definitely not safe from the King of Thieves…
"And just say half of these are for you, for the new devices you're giving me tonight." Bakura added shoving five pouches of money to Ethan.
"Thanks a bunch."
"How's Prof. Ryu? Is he well?" Bakura asked.
"He's well, though the Order's been busy lately. More news recently had come up. It looks like the Death Eaters were interested in the Millennium items." Ethan said quietly.
Bakura only looked at Ethan and gestured him to go on.
"I guess it had to do with its dark properties. Seems Bazil, the holder of the Key, permanently erased the information they've been looking for. So basically they found a new target to fill in for a while… this is it…" Ethan slid a card towards Bakura.
Bakura looked at the picture. "Hogwarts, way to go. Man it's going to be a long year..." He sighed.
"That I won't doubt. Here's also something that we also found..." The other thief slid another card.
"An improved version of the Orichalcos Seal. I've heard from Yami, do you have any ideas what it does?" Bakura asked as he picked up the card and looked at it.
"Apparently no, however the magic being emitted by the seal can't be destroyed with normal wizarding magic. But it seems as though only Elemental, Soul and Shadow magic are the best bets to destroy the smaller seals we've found." Ethan explained.
Bakura shrugged. "I figured we'd fit somewhere in the prophecy."
"It's best you get this information to both Marik, Yami and the other hikaris. It'll be your task at Hogwarts. By the way where's your hikari?" Ethan asked.
Bakura only gave a devilish innocent look, "Err… somewhere…in my soul room."
"Right… I thought you'd say that. We should get going. This pub is full of jerks at seven-thirty." as Ethan got out of his seat and looked at his watch.
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London, United Kingdom
Towards the Exit of Knockturn Alley
07:18 PM (Local Time)
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Malfoy panicked as he walked. He couldn't believe he had just lost a stupid darn screw. The boy was like a pot of boiling water. Maybe he should have gone to 'that' place the next two weeks with his mother. No, what was he thinking? He wanted to get all of this done and over with. Malfoy figured, 'I've only done one tiny mistake. How's it going to get worse?"
That's what he thought…but with two thieves on the loose…things can happen…
Bakura and Ethan on the other hand, had stopped to identify the boy's status from ten meters away on the Order's database with a cell phone.
"The kid's got links." Bakura pointed out.
"And Death Eaters watching his back." Ethan added.
They both looked at each other.
"Malfoy is mine." Bakura claimed.
Ethan nodded in agreement. "Then I'll take those three hawks further down the alley."
Without a sound, Ethan turned into his soul form and made his way towards the Death Eaters unseen…
Now all was left was Malfoy and Bakura…
The Alley was full of strangers walking by at this time of night… Perfect situation… to go for the steal…
Bakura passed by Malfoy and continued making his way towards the end of the ally.
-((Foolish boy. He'll be crying and wetting his pants soon.))- Bakura chuckled as Bakura felt his pocket that was quite heavy.
When Bakura was at the end of the Alley, three unconscious bodies littered the ground. Ethan on the contrary looked rather disappointed how light their moneybags were, but either than that he was taking advantage by looking into their belongings.
"Got anything?" Bakura asked.
"Not much. But the invisibility cloak looks good, a silver antique clock that can be auctioned, this pendant can be worth of something, couple of stuff from the Weasly shop… plus their memories too. Not much money though." Ethan answered.
Bakura's turn, "I stole this and gladly taken this." The thief boasted a carved wood fragment and large pouch of wizarding money.
"Is that…?"
"Yeah, part of a Vanishing Cabinet. The kid was up to something. It'll at least halt him for a year seeing this part takes ages to make. Ooooh… You better look what's inside the pouch!" Bakura pointed.
"I have to admit, not only does he have got links, but he's loaded as well." Ethan looked at the pouch that was full of Galleons and with the absence of Knuts and Sickles.
"What are you going to do with the these three?" Bakura asked.
"Don't worry, I've sent a letter to the cracked hospital nearby. The ministry will deal with them later seeing that they all have the Death Mark."
Bakura split the money into two, "This is your share and I have mine."
Ethan gladly received the share, "Thanks, looks like we won't see much of each other this year eh?"
"I know. I would have gladly want you to be my partner in crime if you were allowed to come though." Bakura added.
"That I won't doubt at all." Ethan chuckled. "Give my regards to your friends. I'll take these memory USBs to the Order."
Bakura nodded. They both shook their hands and departed their own ways…
For now, Malfoy only had got his wallet stolen. But in school…what will Bakura do…who knows…
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London, United Kingdom
Little Post Alley
07: 23 PM (Local Time)
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At the end of an alley at Little Post three figures were talking in the darkness…
"What of security here?" Marik asked Agent #069.
"A bit tight. But, not tight enough." Justin answered.
Agent #089 looked rather annoyed, "Word of correction there pops, the security sucks big time! They can't even differentiate who's a Death Eater or not!"
"It's an Auror's way of saying something in a 'good manner'. You don't have to be hotheaded Steven." Marik sighed.
The Element master only raised an eyebrow, "Good manners…right… the ministry are chickens who actually have lost their heads more or so…"
"That's got to do with you seven nutty people who robbed the ministry remember?" Marik reminded as he rolled his eyes.
"The same thing is happening in Hogwarts as well." Justin informed.
"Really? How are security measures in Hogwarts?" Marik asked.
"The shifts of security guards are so rare, that most of them tend to be at their worst states from the lack of sleep. The Death Eaters don't realize it now, but later on… It could be used to an advantage," Steven concluded.
Justin continued, "However, the ministry is stubborn as always. As much protection they claimed to put on the School, they're still underestimating the Death Eaters. The shifts have a pattern. You learn it, and it's that simple getting in or out. And besides, only a quarter of the Aurors are guarding Hogwarts and the rest are actually volunteers, which makes it easier to infiltrate by our members but professionally it's like having cat guarding for the postman. Our beloved Prime Minister thinks as though it's the best security he can do." The Auror ended sarcastically.
"We won't have to worry about the school being attacked in the first few months, but in the last months… don't even think about blinking. And even if they do plan to attack Hogwarts, I have a feeling they'll have help from the inside. More specifically on who would be the suspects will be Slytherin students. About over half of their families are Death Eaters." Marik said.
"Who in particular would do the Dark lord's order?" Justin wondered.
"That kid would." Steven pointed out.
The kid who was passing by was none other than Draco Malfoy.
Marik looked at the other two, "Is it me, or is it just a coincidence?"
"I doubt his mother will let him out all alone at this time of night." Justin commented.
Steven's face paled, "Not if he had Death Eaters with him. There's about three watching him right now."
"You're right. There are three dark magic signatures. Malfoy seems rather frustrated, I wonder if he bumped into the Pharaoh and the Thief or maybe both?" Marik said.
"I think it's your signal to get out of here Justin, because if he did bump into either or both the Pharaoh and thief most likely there would be bodies Death Eaters somewhere on the streets. If the ministry found out you were here, they'll be suspecting you." Steven warned.
"I'll take that advice. I'd rather not get involved with this matter; Scrimgeour has caused me enough trouble for the past few days. Even if they don't suspect me, I'll be running this case. I'll stay out of this one. You two be careful, I'll send you more security info via email," Justin said and apparated.
'Crack!'
"Now what?" Marik looked to Steven.
"Do something about Malfoy, the Death Eaters are toast." Steven said and went straight for the Death Eaters.
"My pleasure." Marik smirked.
Marik slowly walked and followed behind Malfoy, curios why would such a kid be walking in a place like this and what's with that parcel? It's as though he was holding it like a terrorist that wanted to detonate a bomb. To Marik's eyes what Malfoy was doing was basically attracting the attention of others.
Marik rolled his eyes, 'Some way of being a Death Eater huh? So much of trying to be stealthy.' He thought.
-((Talking about stealth…))- Marik last said, turned into a shadow and quickly jumped on to Malfoy's shoulders.
While in 'shadow form' Marik didn't have weight, so spying in dark places were the perfect places to get the best results, especially form people's shoulders. But this time, he was trying to find out what was inside the parcel. Marik's form ever changing because the changes in light, he quickly felt the inside of the parcel. So, it was a Vanishing Cabinet…a broken one, however two parts have been taken rather forcefully and very recently…but what made the darker tomb keeper realized the parts were taken off recently was there were traces of tiny drops of Shadow magic. And the traces had two different signatures, which could only mean both Yami and Bakura broke it deliberately for a reason.
Without a sound, Marik added in his spell. With a tiny magic blast, he made a crack on the Vanishing Cabinet.
-((It's all I can do for now…))- Marik sighed. In a flash, he left Draco's shoulder and headed back to where Steven was to make sure he was all right.
But Steven didn't have to break a sweat. He was pretty much smiling and waving with two fingers in the air ('Peace sign!') like a maniac as three bodies were on the ground.
-((So much for worrying about him.))- Marik had a sweat drop on his head.
Just about nine blocks away…
Malfoy who now noticed the crack and the missing piece was on the Vanishing Cabinet only looked at it dumb folded. Soon the boy was furious when his moneybag was not in his pocket. That old coot stole his moneybag! But what made Draco worried was that the Cabinet attracted too much attention. Maybe he should have gone here with his mother, he shouldn't have gone too early. Some night he was having. Without much thinking, Draco decided to give up for the night and made his way to the nearest place there was a fireplace. At least someone didn't stole his Floo Powder…
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London, United Kingdom
The Leaky Cauldron
An Occupied Bedroom
8:04 PM (Local Time)
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Yami looked to the screen of his laptop. "The spells were useful. What information you wanted to tell us Agent #008?"
"You might as well know you've received a new computer chip from the Order. The illusionists have added a new feature to it." Sieg replied.
Yami smiled to the Head of the Element Masters, "I presume it'll be beneficial to our spying?"
"Indeed. It'll store solid objects into your laptop as data. You won't have to worry about curious people going into your belongings since it's in the computer."
"The Magic COM Link is far from what the wizards will expect." Yami stated.
Sieg nodded, "I know. It's simply like satellite waves, however they only react to those of the Order from Cell phones, to laptops and even to watches. Ah yes, I think you'll find this information useful."
The computer then said, "You've got mail."
Yami scanned the contents.
"These are more advanced Elemental Spells and if you can learn them, you can take down more Death Eaters." Sieg said.
"Hmm… they might take time in learning, but what about the space? I don't think I'll be able to practice spells like these freely in Hogwarts." Yami asked.
"As you know there is a room of Requirement in Hogwarts from the past meetings. But for safety, you can make your own one. To do this you need to do Space magic, which is a combination of Light, Void, Darkness and Thunder magic. The info I sent you will have the instructions."
"Seems the Order is fully prepared." Yami commented.
"Makes the consequences of our actions less damaging. It's all the info I can give you tonight, in the chip there's a manual from Prof. Ryu if you want to know more on what happening in the Order. Take care Yami and give my regards to Yugi. " Sieg finished as the screen logged off.
Yami sighed. "More work to do. But it usually pays off."
-(Don't forget to have fun Atemu.)- Yugi appeared beside his darker half.
-((Yugi?))- The Pharaoh looked to his light. The only time Yugi called Yami by his real name when it meant things were serious.
Yugi only smiled. -(…I couldn't thank you enough for doing this. Even after that last duel… I'm glad you stayed. But as hard working as we are, I think Grandpa would also want us to enjoy the time we have now. Thanks for always going out for me.)-
The Pharaoh ruffled Yugi's hair in a brotherly fashion, -((Hey, enough of being sad alright? I'm sure we'll save grandpa, but it'll take time.))-
-(Why do you want save Grandpa Atemu?)- Yugi asked suddenly.
For a while Atemu was silent, -((He looks so much like Shimon, well… that's because he's the reincarnation. But, I wouldn't want to lose anyone else just because they're going after the Items.))-
-(……)-
-((Come to think of it… Off to bed with you abiou (partner)! What you need is some sleep.))- Yami grinned in a devilish manner as he lifted his partner and made his way into his partner's soul room dragging his light with him.
-(Hey! Stop it! I'm old enough to stay up! You don't have to drag me! Atemu!)- Yugi groaned.
-((Not old enough in my eyes…))- Atemu mocked and smirked at his light since he was well… 5000 years older…
Atemu then puts Yugi on the bed and lifts up the sheets.
-(Does it feel odd when you have two names? When your real name is rarely called, do you feel comfortable?)- Yugi looked slightly guilty.
That had actually got the Pharaoh thinking, -((I don't know really. I don't mind, as long as those who call me by my real name are my friends. For without you and your friends Yugi, I don't think I'd found my real name.))- Atemu smiled and took out something behind his shirt.
-(That's…!)-
Hooked to a fine small-chained necklace was Cartouche, with the ancient Egyptian Hieroglyph encrypted.
-((The cartouche Tea gave me. I've always worn it ever since. Well… with a hologram on top of it.))-
-(You never told me you still had it!)-
-((Well you never asked. Oh yeah, here, it's yours.))- Atemu made something from Shadow magic and wore it over Yugi's neck.
Yugi looked at the necklace around his neck. It was a cartouche as well, but his name was encrypted in ancient Egyptian instead.
-(Thanks! But…)-
Atemu waved his hand over Yugi's mouth, -((No buts. My gift. And you need some sleep.))- And with an instant a sleeping spell worked it's way.
-(Good night, Atemu…)- Yugi sleepily said.
-((Good night Yugi.))-
Atemu watched his light slept peacefully. It was always his fault why Yugi had to suffer from the Duelist Kingdom, Battle City, fighting the Orichalcos, and even to the final duel. But what had hurt Atemu the most when he was parted with his other half because he lost a duel in fighting the Orichalcos. He didn't want to go through it again and didn't want anyone else felt the suffering that he did.
The Pharaoh walked silently out of Yugi's soul room and into his own soul room. His real soul room had changed after he got his memories back. It was now full of ancient Egyptian artifacts, full of books and figures of what it looked like a strategy game. A somewhat odd combination since it was a mixture of the past and present was more like it. Atemu thought about his own destiny, his memories were back and Zork had been defeated forever. But he dismissed the fact his task in this world was over. For the first time in his life, he decided his own destiny and that one is to protect Yugi until the end…
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Somewhere in the United Kingdom
The Burrow
Date: 'Harry Potter's Birthday10:00 AM (Local Time)
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It would've been a happy, peaceful holiday had it not been for the stories of disappearances, old accidents and even of deaths now appearing almost daily on the Prophet.
-Chapter 4, Draco's Detour, Pg.103 Paragraph Two British Hard Cover, HP & the H-B P-
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Harry read the Daily Prophet that afternoon. Even if it was his birthday, things in the wizarding world didn't make Harry felt it was time to celebrate. The news that made Harry, Hermione and Ron worried was the missing of Harry's Prophecy and an Unknown group that was attacking the Death Eaters.
"You reckon they might be on our side?" Ron asked.
"But what would they want with Harry's Prophecy? Wouldn't it mean they wanted something to do with you Harry?" Hermione made a point.
"I don't know. But they managed to take out 13 Death Eaters in one night. That's a lot better than the ministry of magic all together." Said Harry, who was flipping the Daily Prophet to the next page.
"Harry, you don't get it do you! They also managed to rob the ministry in broad daylight and took out more Death Eaters than any Auror can! And if they stole your prophecy it clearly says they know how to fix it! And if-"
"Hermione, give us a break alright? Maybe they're just thieves that want a reputation. I mean all of the Death Eaters' belongings were mostly stolen right? And if you link it to the missing moneybags people who are reporting about it might make more sense." Ron explained.
"Ron's got a point. But what's bothering me is why they're targeting Death Eaters. I don't think these people are doing it just because of stealing." Harry admitted.
Hermione spoke up, "Have you read the details? There's no evidence what so ever. No clues, no witnesses and even the Death Eaters don't remember what had happened."
"As far as I know from mum, the members of the Order of the Phoenix are trying to find out about who's behind the recent happenings. But so far those people who are behind it are slick and agile at making their escape without a trace. I bet Professor Dumbledore has got a lot on his hands this year." Said Ron.
"Speaking about Prof. Dumbledore, I just remembered we're having transfer students from Japan. He said they were excelled students so make sure they feel welcomed." Said Harry, explaining to the other two.
"Being transferred at a time like this? They must be nuts!" exclaimed Ron.
"It's not really a good time with all the Death Eaters around. I feel a bit sympathetic to them." Said Hermione.
Harry scratched his head; "I wonder why they want to go to Hogwarts from all the way from Japan."
"Well forget it for now. Come on Harry, open my birthday present!" Said Ron, giving his present to Harry.
Harry opened the somewhat small package and found his present were a pack of cards… monster cards…
"This looks a lot like Duel Monsters in the Muggle world." Said Harry, who was inspecting the cards.
"Well it is, Fred and George have made them into a wizarding game. The monsters come to life by magic with a Duel Mat." The red hair teen nodded to Harry.
Hermione also joined in, "It's quite a fast and hard game since you have to think about strategy and you have to be willing to take the risks. But I find it really exciting."
Harry looked to Hermione oddly, as far as he knew Hermione wasn't very interested in playing games. She always turned out to only watch like in Quidditch, but now there was something that made her hooked towards the game. Without even asking both of his two long friends, they started to explain how to play Duel Monsters on the Duel Mats. Harry was awed how real the monsters looked and the thrill and surprise of playing what made Harry liked this game.
"Actually Fred and George had made a special section for Duel Monsters in their stores since they're selling like hot cakes! I can't wait to go and see it." Ron said excitedly.
"Keep focused on the Duel Ron, or my Curse of Dragon (5/2000/2000) will defeat your Baron the Fiend Sword (4/1550/800)! Curse of Dragon, Attack!" Hermione ordered.
"Oh no you don't, Open trap card, Waboku! You'll have to wait until the next turn to kill me."
Harry looked at Ron and Hermione dueling each other. It was quite a laugh looking at the two bickering about who was going to win. For Harry, the holidays had seemed so short compared to the others. Soon he would back at Hogwarts, but as much he liked the castle, this year just seemed different. Games like Duel Monsters maybe what the wizarding community needed to get their minds off the killing that was happening everyday. Who ever created the game must've been someone who had a great imagination…
Or at least that was what Harry thought of… But behind all of that… He didn't realized that they were apart of the Shadow Games… Games that had changed fates and destinies of many… And above all… that Shadow Magic existed very much in the present…
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London, United Kingdom
The Leaky Cauldron
Evening (Local Time)
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Yugi, Malik and Ryou had gotten all the things ready to go to Hogwarts.
To Ryou's dismay, the chip he received from the order was loaded with moneybags that Bakura had stolen during the two weeks they had stayed in The Leaky Cauldron. But he wasn't so sure about returning to the owners, fearing that Bakura might even take over his body the whole day and create more havoc. His dark owl, Apophis twittered excitedly, jumping here and there about going to a new place. The owl and the yami seemed to have a somewhat odd same personality. At least Ryou could start anew at Hogwarts, in Japan things just didn't work out for the thief…
Malik wasn't frustrated with his yami like Ryou was. On occasions the yami would get crazy doing weird things at times… but Malik tolerated what his yami was doing. The tomb keeper guessed it was how his yami was. Mont seemed to act the way Malik was which he was glad for… the tomb keeper couldn't really imagine a falcon acting like Marik… After being in Prof. Ryu's wizarding school, he liked how magic was connected with everything, even in arithmancy. He clearly enjoyed the subject and always got full marks. He wondered what Rishid, Isis and Bazil were doing back in Egypt…
Yugi on the other hand had finished packing half a day earlier thanks to Yami. Yami frequently used Yugi's body while he was sleeping to read books. He was now reading a thick textbook on his lap. If anyone thought Yami was reading a book about magic they would be pretty darn wrong…what Yami was now reading was a book called 'Quantum Physics'. Bakura laughed at first when he found out, but then thought of something else to do after being whacked by a six-inch dictionary-like science book about physics. Yami also seemed to have had a habit of listening to music on a mp3 player while he studied.
The next day was the big day… the day of full infiltration into Hogwarts and if necessary, into the Order of the Phoenix as well…
TO BE CONTINUED…
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Bakura seems to be literally stealing any moneybag he comes into contact with… I think his stealing hormones is starting to work overload…huahaha…
Yugi gets his own cartouche from Yami! I kind feel sorry for Yami how he feels about Yugi though…Yami learns a set of new spells…
Marik doesn't seem to be impressed with Element Master Steven…
Malfoy seems rather shocked not only did he get his lesson once… but three times! … By all the yamis!
Harry Potter and co. makes their appearance folks!
Phew! Another chapter done! I thought I'll never finish this chapter, but in the end this chapter was finished earlier than expected. This is chapter number 7! My favourte lucky number (and heck Voldemort's too) so I'm trying to aim at least 37 reviews. Why? It's got a number seven (grins)… I'm not quite sure I'll get there, but it'll be up to the reviewers. If any of your friends like HPxYGO crossovers please tell them about this fic! I'll be really thankful! So please don't hesitate to drop a review, short or long I'll always give feedback to anyone!
Now for Review Feedback!
To kurama and hieis girl:
Here's another chapter! It kind of felt drowsy at first when I was writing this, but I finally got over it… well… For the next chapter I think I'll aim to have it posted somewhere at the end of October or the beginning of November… at least when my mid-semester exams are over and done with. Anyways… thanks for review and I hope you keep reading and reviewing this fic!
To Destiny's Dragon:
Hey there! Thank you very much! I didn't think the story was captivating or even brilliant at first, but thanks to my sister who always gave me support I was able to write this fic. I owe a lot to her. And I also owe a lot to my reviewer too! That's why I'm still going to continue to make this story as original as possible! If you got any ideas or opinions about the story, just tell me. Hope you keep reviewing!
To Crazy Hyper Lady:
Hmm… Info on Yugi and co. leaks out about being the best duelists… I'll take a note on that one… that's a good idea… I'll have to figure out who's going to spread the news though… but don't worry, I think I got a plan for it! Thank you for contributing! It might come up in a few chapters later though. So please bear with me! We'll eventually get there! Thank you again for Reviewing!
To Naru-Kit
Here's the new update! Hoped you like it! My intention on writing Yugi and Co. in a different way was so I could give a new color to YGOxHP fan fiction. It's kind of hard trying something new, but I'm glad it worked. Thank you for reviewing this fic!
To Yamiace1321:
No problem at all. Malfoy gets a lesson by all three yamis! The Darker side is affecting Yami… And he even stole something… huahaha… looks like he knows what it feels like to be Bakura. In this chapter I wrote the softer side of Yami… You think it was good? I don't know how to think of it… Maybe I'm a bit emotional on Yami's feelings… or did it go well? Confusing I know… You just got in School? I've been going since September…man, the holiday calendar sucks in my school… well thank for reviewing again!
To Cute lil Yami
Thank you very much! I haven't heard anyone said they were addicted to this fic, but wow... It takes a lot of work making this story an original one, that's why I wanted to represent Yami and Bakura in a different way... Yami getting to know his darker side while our King of Thieves gets to know his human side... I know, the OotS rockz! Don't worry about updating, I'm definitely not planning going anywhere about abandoning this fic. Thanks for reviewing!
To Tira's Host:
The Forbidden Forest? I think the two nuttos like Bakura and Marik would find it welcoming to go for the forest... Got another note down! About Yami, don't worry I'll make sure his dark side still has a sane side... since he is the Pharaoh after all... As you read in this chapter, our yamis have taken 13 Death Eaters in one night... why number thirteen? I guess it's a bad luck sign for the Death Eaters that they'll have to watch out for the OotS! Thanks for reviewing again!
Next on HP, HBP, and the OotS…
What's it like to go on Hogwarts Express?
Finally... THE SORTING!
Plans for Hogwarts...
What will happen when Hermione finds out our YGO characters have an 'Exceptionally Outstanding (O-Star)' on their OWLs Results?
The next chapter:
Chapter 8: 'The School of the Four Houses'
