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:

Here we go… another chapter done! As much as I want to get this chapter over and done with… I can't do things in a hurry… I swear I wrote the wrong next chapter (as you might notice)…it's supposed to be chapter 9… I'll fix it anyway… sorry about that… mind the mistake coz this author is pretty much human…

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR GETTING ME OVER THE 50 REVIEW POINT!

Got to watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire last Thursday! I know there like a LOT of stuff being mucked up but over all, at least it's not as worst as the third movie… If you haven't watch it… do or don't… if you're really a die hard book-fan I suggest don't expect too much out of it… I didn't really expect much but at least it was enjoyable…the only thing was Dumbledore SUCKED… his acting was totally icky… I totally ignore the coot… no offence but it I'm saying it truthfully…

Enough of me… I bet you all want to know what happens next!

Well on to the story!

Enjoy!

Chapter 9: 'The Fun, the Boring and the Revolting Side of Hogwarts'

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts Castle, On the Way to The Gryffindor Common Room

2nd of September

In between the 2nd and 3rd Period (Local Time)

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Harry yawned as he walked through one of the halls of the castle with Ron to get his books. So far, his first day of NEWTs subjects hadn't really started. He had plenty of empty slots on his timetable. However, he wasn't really looking forward to Snape's first DADA lesson, which had been his most favourite subject…

Speaking of subjects…

Harry looked towards sixth year students who had just came out of their lessons also on their way to classes or their common rooms… Two of them in particular look quite shocked…

Ron instantly asked, "What's wrong? You both seem you've been stunned by electric eels!"

It was Seamus and Dean looking very pale…

"Looks like Professor Dumbledore wasn't kidding when he said they were accelerated students." Dean stated.

Ron looked confused. "How were your lessons?"

"Wow. I guess that's one word to describe it in Ancient Runes." Seamus said.

"What actually happened?" Harry asked nervously, wondering how Hermione was.

Seamus looked like he was trying to search for some words but he then, "We had this vocabulary quiz, it's verbal so all you have to do is say the answer before anyone else does."

"How's Hermione?" Ron quickly blurted.

"Pretty much beaten if you ask me. The vocabulary in the quiz was mostly from our seventh year so I guess she didn't know a few of them. Her answers were close but… if you looked at Malik… He knew every single one." Seamus gulped.

"You're not joking are you?" Harry looked at Seamus in the eyes.

"Not at all. You might've noticed Hermione's not here; I bet she had stayed back with Professor Luther asking everything about Ancient Runes for NEWTs." Dean added.

Harry and Ron looked at each other. Ron looked quite happy; Harry of coarse disapproved of his friend's behaviour and whacked him on the head.

"Ouch! What was that for?"

Harry then looked to the corridor again, this time Luna Lovegood and Parvati Patil came. On the contrary, they looked rather pleased than shocked like Seamus and Dean.

"Harry! Ron! History of Magic was Excellent!" Luna exclaimed.

Harry and Ron gaped as they could've died from the shock… EXCELLENT!… Much of their first five years in History of Magic they used the lesson to take naps because or you could've died hearing Professor Bins' lectures (except for Hermione who had a brain immune system that resisted the boredom)…

"Not Professor Bins, but how Yugi explained every detail of the Goblin Wars was really exciting! I was disappointed at first in order to be a newspaper writer I had to take HOM but I think I don't mind if there's Yugi around." Luna said happily.

"And Ryou as well!" Parvati added. "Professor Trelawney completely adores him! He did some very accurate predictions with Tarot cards. I'm glad he came; I guess Professor Trelawney can forget about how horrible Umbridge was last year."

Ron looked as though he wanted to puke. Harry understood why, somehow the transfers had made their most boring lessons into something everyone enjoyed. How on earth did Yugi made history such an interesting topic in Professor Bins' class? And how accurate were Ryou's predictions that even made his so-called teacher who only predicted gruesome death, like him? One thing Harry had to do… he WILL ask… How did the bloody hell they do it?

Soon they entered the common room…

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts Castle, Gryffindor Common Room

2nd of September

In between the 2nd and 3rd Period (Local Time)

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Harry and Ron entered the room through the Fat Lady's portrait, this time Hermione appeared out of nowhere.

"Hermione, where have you been?" the red haired asked behind him.

"As-as-asking about Ancient Runes to Professor Luther." She said nervously.

"We heard about it." Harry went straight to the point.

"Oh, about Malik I guess." Hermione said.

Ron shook his head, "Yugi and Ryou too. Can you imagine ANYONE made Professor Bins' class exciting?"

"And Ryou must've made pretty gruesome predictions to make Trelawney like him." Harry pointed out.

Hermione looked rather perplexed, "I guess we can find out if they're here."

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At the one of the Gryffindor common room desks…

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As the three arrived, many people who passed by or looked at the transfers were whispering to one another. It was soon clear what was the really going on as they reached where Yugi, Malik and Ryou sitting.

Yugi had one headphone around his right ear, while the other rested on his shoulder, the cables linked to his robes and so it was evident he was carrying an MP3 player with him. But what caught most students' eyes that he was casually typing on a laptop as if it meant nothing in the magic world. Another thing that would catch the eyes of the first years that were wondering about was Yugi's golden phoenix, Shay. Shay simply perched on Yugi's shoulder peacefully despite it was being pointed at.

Malik on the other hand was simply browsing on the Internet on his PDA. Mont of course, seemed to prefer the common room than the owlry, he was a falcon and liked to be closer to his master. The falcon perched on Malik's chair, simply death-glaring at anyone who was had any intention to bother Malik or whoever got to close for its comfort.

Ryou also was holding something that of technology, or you could say a handy cam and seemed busy recording the tarot cards in front of him. His pet owl seemed to like hopping around on the desk while happily twittering beside him, guarding that no one was to bother its master while he was doing a reading. Unlucky, Neville Longbottom got too close while he was trying to chase his toad Trevor. Apophis immediately kept on, pecking Neville's head, until he was at a distance, Ryou of course instantly asked an apology for Apophis' behaviour.

Harry was awed when he saw Yugi's phoenix, as far as he knew the only person who had one was Professor Dumbledore. Not anyone can have a phoenix's trust, to Harry's conclusion Yugi maybe was a good person at heart.

"Is that phoenix yours Yugi?" Harry asked the spiky haired teen.

Yugi looked at Harry and smiled, "Well, he's not mine really. He's more of a friend who's always around."

"A friend?" Ron looked puzzled.

"I don't own him or anything, he just wants to come along. Harry, Hermione and Ron this is Shay. Likewise."

The golden phoenix looked at the new comers as if interested and jumped on Harry's left shoulder. At first Harry slightly cringed because of its claws were holding tight, but soon the phoenix's grip loosen and snuggled its head on Harry's neck making a purring sound.

"I guess it means Shay likes you Harry." Yugi concluded.

"How long have you been with Shay?" Hermione said suspiciously.

"From the day I got my wand." Yugi said smoothly. Or rather, Yami had taken over Yugi's body.

"Really? That must've been a long time you were together." Ron said.

Yami nodded. "You could say that." Though actually they have been together for only over a year.

"Say Yugi, what's your wand?" Harry asked.

"Golden Phoenix Feather, White Brilliant Maple, Dark Mahogany, Nine and a quarter inches long."

Hermione immediately reacted, "Is the Golden Phoenix feather from Shay?"

"Yes." Yami said without giving any clues.

"Awesome." Ron said amazed.

"How can you have two types of wood for your wand?" Hermione asked again.

"The wand maker suggested it." Yami shrugged it off.

"RATS!"

The others looked to Malik or you could say a frustrated Marik.

Yami only raised an eyebrow looking unimpressed at the darker tomb keeper who had just lost a game of Bookworm on Yahoo's Games.

Ron went straight to the point, "How do these muggle things work?"

Yami's eyes looked at Ron, "By magic of course."

"Um, I think what Ron meant how do you use muggle contraptions in a very magical dense area?" Hermione said flatly.

"I forgot, in Japan it's natural to see technology being used, well in our school it was." Marik admitted as he pushed the start button to start a new game.

"But really, how do you make them work? Must've been pretty complex." Harry stated.

Yami shook his head, "Not really, unless you know what incantation and which chip you use the spell on it's quite simple."

"I'm still trying to figure out what these predictions mean." Ryou said not taking his eyes off the tarot cards.

Ron now focused on Ryou who was recording his readings on a handy cam, "What made Professor Trelawney like you?"

"To tell you the truth, I don't know." The white haired teen said honestly.

"Actually our Divination teacher loves any prediction to do with bad luck and gruesome ways of dieing." Hermione explained.

Ryou's face slightly paled and he looked worried, "I guess that's why she's complimenting me. Not that I'm happy so far how my predictions came out."

Harry now was bewildered, "Your not happy getting compliments from Professor Trelawney? I mean, she's one of those hard to please teachers and even if your predictions were good and accurate she'll give you a D instead!"

"Actually, the cards have been acting so weird when I got to Hogwarts. Every single reading I do, it turns out bad." Ryou explained.

"You're not kidding are you?" Ron asked awkwardly.

Ryou sighed. "No. I swear I had better results when I was in Diagon Alley but in Hogwarts… it's as though the cards are spooked."

Harry and co. now were the ones who were worrying.

"By the way, don't we have DADA right now?" Yami reminded.

"Not that any of the Gryffindors are looking forward to it." Ron snorted.

Ryou quickly picked up his tarot cards, "But I think it be would better if we're not late."

Everyone agreed, got their books and went towards DADA class.

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts Castle, Defence Against the Dark Arts Classroom

2nd of September

Third Period (Local Time)

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Snape had imposed his personality on the room already; it was gloomier than the usual as curtains had been drawn over the windows, and was lit by candlelight. New pictures adorned on the walls, many of them showing people who appeared to be in pain, sporting grisly injuries or strangely contorted body parts. Nobody spoke as they settled down, looking around at the shadowy, gruesome pictures.

-Chapter 9,The Half Blood-Prince, Pg.170, British Hard Cover, HP & the Half-Blood Prince-

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-((The classroom seems homey for Snape, doesn't it Pharaoh?))- The thief commented.

Yami didn't seem surprised. -((Yes, it would seem so.))-

-((Huh, I bet that coot went all chirped while he was putting those paintings on.))- Marik added.

You might be wondering where the hikaris have gone no? For one thing, the hikaris had made a pact with their yamis in order to succeed in DADA, considering the teacher who taught them would most likely aim for new students and try to get them off guard. Especially when they had gotten an Exceptionally Outstanding or an equivalent of an O-Star for the subject, you could say they were like dummies in a car crash experiment. For this special subject, the yamis couldn't have even tried to resist the offer…

Yami thought for a while, -((I wonder how this lesson will end…))-

-((The end already? Don't you sound too gloomy for our favourite subject?))- Marik asked.

Bakura cut in, -((Wait! Don't tell me. You got something dark forming in your mind right?))- He smiled gleefully.

-((Aw, the tomb robber guessed it. So much for surprising you two.))- Yami sighed.

-((Well, we'll leave it to you Pharaoh. Just make it good.))- Marik advised.

-((Painfully good!))- Bakura smirked.

Yami only smiled. -((I will, and I won't even try.))-

And so the DADA class started, and much to Marik's expectations he was right that Snape was clearly enjoying teaching by how he described the Dark Arts. 'He loves it to death.' Marik thought sarcastically. He noticed Hermione being the know it all again, but he wasn't in the mood to answer Snape's question. Marik could've answer the question in a more of a descriptive gruesome way of course but… again he wasn't really bothered about some stupid questions. All he wanted to do was get to the practical!

The three basically got a seat in the back so mostly those who were in front were being asked. Bakura was twiddling with his wand through his fingers, waiting for something amusing to happen. Much to his distaste, Hogwarts had just started doing non-verbal spells. Well… at least he was ahead of everyone and Snape won't pester him seeing the tomb robber knew all too well on doing jinxes and curses in silence. Talking about silence… maybe he should try them on prefects tonight… yeah that would sound lovely… but what Bakura was waiting for was what the Pharaoh was going to do…

Yami simply watched as everything unfolded calmly, a plan formulating in his head. The most important aspect of being a strategist was to observe and find everything that might be useful around you. He looked at the other students around the class trying to figure out how everything in this room was Snape's territory. When one was in an enemy's territory, he had to be mighty careful. But sadly, even the enemy can underestimate you and not be prepared with… the element of surprise.

Immediately everyone had been split into twos. All three of them separated and went to get other partners. Snape some how got an idea of watching the three new students as he ordered the Slytherins to be their partners. It was his intention if the three cheated by whispering, he (Snape) could dock off house points from Gryffindor. It didn't matter if the Slytherins were whispering; they were in his house anyway. Crabbe went against Yami, Goyle had Bakura, and last Malfoy was with Marik.

Bakura smiled as though his wished came true, Marik couldn't wait to start since he didn't get enough by only stealing and shattering parts of the vanishing cabinet from Malfoy in Diagon Alley, and Yami looked amused on how foolish Snape's arrangements were.

-((This is a pleasant way to start the day.))- Marik smirked.

-((Now, now, be nice to our victims, boys.))- Yami pointed out.

-((But of course, agonizingly nice! How can I forget?))- Bakura cackled.

Hermione, who had successfully deflected Neville's Jelly-Legs Jinx, was completely ignored. Snape didn't paid attention on how neither Malfoy nor his bodyguards were, since he figured the new transfers were suffering being jinxed by the Slytherins. It's a pity a Death Eater like him didn't know about the muggle law that also worked in the wizarding world too…Murphy's Law: Everything can happen in the opposite way than you expected them to…

Bakura simply deflected all the Jinxes without moving from where he was standing and making a single sound. Goyle on the contrary was trying so hard to stand up since he was stuck in a Leg-Lock Jinx and was agitated from the dots of chicken pox that had formed all over his face. He couldn't used his wand because Bakura did a deliberate Freezing Charm on his right arm while the other had turned into branches… At least this lesson was fun for the thief…

Yami only did tiny flicks to block every spell that came at him. None of the spells he did on Crabbe's spells were shields, but all of them were reflective. As far as Yami guessed Crabbe's legs were petrified, his buttons on his robes had outsized into what it looked like donuts hanging on his body, while his hands had gone all Jelly like. The pharaoh guess he could make that as the 'Jelly-Arms Jinx, no? Or maybe he should try reflecting it to the face next time and make it the 'Jelly-Head Jinx'…

Marik seemed to feel as though he was in heaven… a mischievous one at that. He couldn't help making faces at Malfoy while at the same time mocking at the Slytherin's appearance. If he were an art collector and stared at the Mona Lisa (in this case Draco Malfoy), he would say, 'wonderful!' The poor boy's ears had gone all batty still flapping, his hands were fins, his arms were petrified with a red colour to it, his legs were roots, his nose was that of Pinocchio, and last but not least a large pig tail grew from his butt.

After Harry got his detention, as everyone gasped of going against Snape… everyone was in a big surprise….

At what Crabbe, Goyle and Malfoy looked like… Most of the class were now trying hard not to laugh, even Harry…

"Ah, so you three think you're good. Mr. Mutou, come to the front please!" Snape ordered.

"Yes sir." Yami simply replied.

"I don't tolerate that weird fashionable hair in my class."

"It's natural sir, you could get my DNA checked." Yami smoothly said.

"Don't get cocky Mr. Mutou; just because you got the highest OWL grade, there is no reason to do what you are told." Snape curtly said.

Yami nodded mind absently.

"Let's see if you're that competent Mr. Mutou." Snape said and immediately launched a Jinx at Yami.

Yami deflected it effortlessly without making a sound. Snape grumbled that Yami knew how to do a non-verbal spell.

-((Poor dude, he must be boiling hot.))- Bakura laughed.

"Hmm, so you do know how to use non-verbal spells. Very well, now let's get things more seriously." Snape said not wanting to admit his defeat.

"Yes sir?"

"You three have Jinxed three students in class, if you get hit one of my spells you three will be in detention with Mr. Potter, but you three will be getting a month of detentions with me." Snape smiled sinisterly.

Harry and the other Gryffindors gaped at Snape. Harry's blood was now boiling, it was their first day and he (Snape) had to treat them like this. Ron and Hermione were trying to calm down Harry.

"Are you asking me for a Wizard's Duel professor?" Yami asked.

"A small one, to prove that grade you have achieved was not a lie. Rules are simple; the main aim is to make sure the opponent can't use his wand. You lose and it's three of you in detention with Mr. Potter."

Yami then carefully asked, "And if I win?"

Snape thought about it and said, "I'll let you choose Mr. Mutou, considering that I won't go easy on you." He said confidently.

Marik couldn't help but smile, if Snape sought to make a humiliation out of Yami, Yami of course could figure out an even more humiliating consequence.

"Alright then, if I win… You'll clear all our detentions, including Harry's; add 20 house points for me, Ryou, Malik and Hermione who successfully have done a deflecting or protective charm without a sound. Add another 10 house points for Hermione who answered your question in the beginning of class and lastly add another 10 house points for me defeating you in this challenge. That would be 100 house points for Gryffindor, do we have a deal?" Yami challenged.

Snape's eyebrow was raised, but then he dismissed it, "That would mean I would go out on an all full attack, do you agree to this Mr. Mutou?"

"Agreed." Yami said briefly.

-((I can't help it but… Go Pharaoh! Make sure you hurt him bad!))- Bakura cheered.

-((100 house points, I bet Professor McGonagall will be happy when she sees the sand glass filled up ahead of everyone else on the first day of school!))- Marik chuckled.

The Wizard's Duel started…

Snape instantly sent a couple of spells towards Yami. But Yami didn't seem to be affected or surprised and simply deflected any that came near. Soon, Snape was at a speed where the whole class can only see blurs of wand flicks by Snape and deflection or protective spells that came instantaneously out of Yami's wand. Everything was so fast; the students in class couldn't help but gawk at the two. Bakura and Marik only watched silently observing the Pharaoh's moves carefully.

-((The Pharaoh's taking it easy on Snape.))- Marik stated.

-((You noticed too huh? He's acting very well as though he's doing his best. He can't fool our eyes.))- Bakura said without taking his eyes off the duel.

-((But he got the ex-potion master fooled and the rest of the class, that's one thing for sure.))- Marik looked to Bakura.

-((The duel has lasted this long because the Pharaoh wanted it to.))- Bakura said.

Marik looked amused at the thief, -((How long should have it lasted?))-

-((No longer than 1 minute if he only uses normal wizarding spells. If he used elemental magic Snape won't last than 3 seconds.))- Bakura stated.

-((That short?))- Marik exclaimed.

-((Element Masters have a light elemental spell called Haste that speeds up your movements. I've watched Steven using it before; you could say it packed quite a punch.))- Bakura explained.

-((I guess that takes the 3 seconds part.))- Marik agreed.

Bakura shook his head -((Not really, actually by using Haste it takes them a 1/10 of a second to put their enemy down.))-

-((Scary.))- Marik sweat dropped.

-((I know.))-

'CCCCRRRRRRRRRAAAAAACCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!'

-((The duel has ended.))- Marik concluded.

Snape was now sitting on the ground with his whole arm frozen from the tips of his fingers to his shoulder blade, this situation of course clearly showed who the victor was.

Snape wanted to swear but bit his tongue in time.

"Yes professor?" Yami asked quietly.

The teacher opened his mouth but no words came out.

"Can you speak louder professor?" Yami asked again.

"100-points-for-Gryffindor-detentions-cleared-and-class-dissmissed." Snape said as fast as he could.

Yami nodded. "Thank you professor." And made his way out the class with Bakura and Marik following whom was both smirking behind him.

The Slytherins couldn't believe on what they were seeing and hearing.

All of the Gryffindors gaped, but soon took the chance and exited out of the class before Snape would have a chance to explode.

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts Castle, The Main Hall

2nd of September

Noon: Beginning of Lunch Break (Local Time)

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Professor McGonagall looked pretty baffled when she looked at the sand glasses for house points that noon…

Somehow the Gryffindor sand glass was about 100 points in front of the other houses… But then she looked towards the Gryffindor to find some of her sixth years were celebrating. Curious, she stood up from the Staff table and made her way to her Gryffindors.

On the Gryffindor Table…

"Harry, Yugi, that was great!" Ron exclaimed.

"Well Snape was being a pain, I always had to his guinea pig. But I can't thank you enough for getting me out of my detention Yugi." Harry said.

"It's nothing." Yugi shrugged.

"Nothing! Don't be ridiculous! Snape never gives us house points! Even if Hermione always gets her answers correct." Ron pointed out.

"Hey!" Hermione said annoyed.

Ron tried to calm her down again, "I'm just making a point!"

"You could at least make it sound a bit un-stressful." Malik commented.

"But seriously, how do you learn all of that? And Ryou and Malik are you both good? " Ron asked.

Ryou was quiet for a while but then said, "Considering our grades that's the way we are really."

"But that non-verbal magic must've too a lot of practice!" Hermione said.

"It did." Ryou said truthfully.

"Can you teach me Malik?" Hermione looked at the Egyptian hungry for knowledge.

Harry tried to hold his laughter…

Malik didn't know what to say since there was a howling laughter from his yami's soul room that he was trying to ignore.

"Well…"

Yugi chuckled looking at a confused Malik; he knew all too well what happened just over a year ago. The hikari had started to learn non-verbal spells in his fifth year than sixth since it was the headmaster who advised him to learn them and which proved to be very difficult. Not that it was intentionally made to make Yugi and co. work harder, but it was important to protect them selves seeing that that all of them were Millennium Items holders. He and Yami had spent a lot of time practicing non-verbal spells and perfecting them by using the time turner. If a normal person had roughly 5 hours at most for practice in a day, Yami and Yugi and all their friends had at least 10 hours or at most 18 hours of practice. So to top it off they did have more time then everyone else…

Then there was a small chuckle in his head… -(Something you want to say Yami?)- Yugi said to his other half.

-((Maybe I should've ended the duel more quickly))- Yami chuckled.

Yugi raised an eyebrow, -(If I duelled Snape, I'd rather do that. But he did want to make a mickey out of us, that… I'll tolerate.)-

Yami laughed, -((No one knows me better then you abiou.))-

-(Exactly)- Yugi smirked.

Yami looked on how his hikari was developing similar dark traits as him. Honestly, Yami addmited that actually Yugi can be just as scary as he if it came to wizard duels. Wand work was definitely Yugi's field in Magic, so if it mean Charms, DADA, and Transfiguration were a breeze and an extreme advantage in duels. In order to do well in a wizard's duel of coarse also relied on knowledge of different types of magic. Yugi of course had more knowledge than the other students here… since he had access to Yami's memories; he knew whatever spell the darker half did.

'Maybe I'll do something about that spell Sieg gave me tonight. At least there's a place that will be a lot safer to talk about everything concerning the OotS', Yami thought.

Before Malik could answer, Professor McGonagall came to the table where they were seated for lunch.

"Would there be any explanation to the sudden leap of house points in our house hour glass?" She asked knowingly.

Ryou hesitated to answer, "Err…"

"They managed to get 100 house points from Professor Snape's DADA class professor!" Ron exclaimed happily.

Professor McGonagall only raised an eyebrow not entirely believing what Ron had just said… but then she looked at Severus Snape who seemed to be avoiding eye contact with her…

She only smiled, "Ah, so someone DID finally make him to put house points for Gryffindor. Well done for you three! I guess Professor Snape owes me something…"

"What would that be Professor?" Hermione asked.

"One hundred Galleons if he'd ever put any house points for Gryffindor. A bet we made long ago…" Professor McGonagall grinned. "I thank you three for making my day, I'm hoping to see you all in my NEWTs class tomorrow." She left the group and headed towards Snape.

"…………….." The group only blinked.

"That was something." Malik commented.

"Well at least it's a good way to start the year." Harry smiled.

"Harry! Hey, Harry!" a voice called.

Ryou observed the boy named Jack Sloper giving a parchment to Harry. For one thing, he was mighty sure it came from Dumbledore for after they read it; Ron was wondering what type of lesson the Headmaster will teach Harry. At first they hesitated to tell Yugi, Ryou and Malik, but then Yugi dismissed the fact even in Takazumiryu Magic School the headmaster himself taught students who had special talents. Harry yet again was surprised how Yugi and his friends were so open minded, not everyone in Hogwarts were extremely close in a short time with his friends.

"Ron!" Ginny said as she came in excited.

"Something up?" Ron looked to his sister.

"Have you heard the new Duelling Club for Duel Monsters they're making?" she asked.

They all shook their heads. The three transfers only raised their eyebrows.

"Well they said they use the new rules, it's the one where you sacrifice a weaker monster for a stronger one. And I heard there's going to be a tournament against the other magic schools in Europe!"

"That sounds awesome! You'd think we could get in?" Ron asked Harry.

"I don't know, I don't mind joining the Club really. But I'm afraid I won't be competing in the tournament though, with being the Quidditch Captain I'll be pretty busy. How about you try it out Ron, you did manage to defeat Hermione in the last duel at the Burrow right?" Harry advised.

"That's because Ron was lucky. If he hadn't draw the Waboku trap card and summoned a Summon Skull (5/2500/1200) that killed my Curse of Dragon (5/2000/1500) I could've beat him in an instant!" Hermione pouted.

"I won fair and square!" Ron pointed out.

"You both could just join in and duel to death trying to beat one another. Wouldn't that settle things a bit easier?" Malik said looking slightly annoyed they were fighting only over an amateur duel.

"Where's the sign-up parchment?" the two said together looking at Ginny.

"Err... on the notice board?" she answered unsure.

"I'll sign you up Harry." Hermione said.

"I'm going to make sure who's our mentor after I sign up." Ron declared.

They both stood from the lunch table and exited the main hall.

Harry sighed and looked to Malik, "Thanks for helping out."

"Believe me, I know what it feels like being in the middle of it all." Malik said hinting something on separating an angry pharaoh and tomb robber in the past.

Yugi and Ryou sweat dropped since knew all too well what their yamis were like…

"Say, isn't Duel Monsters really famous in Japan?" Ginny asked.

Ryou laughed, "Not just famous, people are completely mad about it!"

"Especially when there are large tournaments! It can get hectic if you know what I mean." Malik noted.

"Why don't you three join the Duelling Club then?" Harry offered.

"Maybe not now, we're still adapting to Hogwarts. But we did sign up for Quidditch." Yugi explained.

Ryou and Malik only stared at Yugi, as far as they knew the Pharaoh never missed a chance to duel. But then they remembered about the pact they made on the train… 'No duels in public, any mentioning of God cards or rare cards in particular and definitely NO Shadow Magic.'

"What positions are you taking?" Harry asked.

Yugi thought about it, "Chaser."

Harry then looked at Malik and Ryou, "How about you guys?"

"Beaters." They said together.

"It'll be great if you make it to the team. Well I better check Ron in the Common Room. I'll see you all at Potions." Harry said and left.

Ryou switched to Japanese, "Did Yami say he didn't want to join the Duel Club?"

"Yeah, I know about the pact we made on the train, but why did our yamis did nothing?" Malik wondered as he spoke in Japanese.

Yugi only sighed and also switch to his native tongue, "I said maybe not now, since Yami predicted we'll be literally dragged into the club once they know who we are. "

"Wonderful." Ryou rolled his eyes.

"Life sucks." Malik said.

"Tell me about it." Yugi replied.

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts Grounds, Near Hagrid's Hut

2nd of September

That Afternoon…

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After Malik had Arithmancy, the three now entered the class for Care of Magical Creatures.

-((Man… It's so damn quiet….))- Bakura commented.

That would be the case since they were the only ones who took the subject…

"Righ' uh… class… We'll start today with…" Hagrid continued.

-(I feel sorry for Hagrid.)- Yugi said gloomily.

-(Funny how Care of Magical Creatures is one of the most favourite subjects in our school, it's quite the opposite here)- Malik assumed.

-(He must be really disappointed right now.)- Ryou said.

-((And what? We're going to do the 'cheer him up' kinda thing? Yuck! Count me out!))- Marik said disgusted.

-((No, we're going to take an advantage over his class.))- Yami said as he saw Yugi agreeing with his idea.

The others stared at the two spiky haired teens…

-((No offence Yugi, but did Yami's dark side was being transferred into you like a few minutes ago?))- The thief asked.

The pharaoh's hikari laughed, -(No, you people think so negatively I swear. Since there are no people from other houses, I think what Yami is trying to tell us to grab many house points as we can and by doing that, we need to make Hagrid happy.)-

-(You have some way of thinking Yugi; I have to admit we can make a challenge out of every lesson for Care of Magical Creatures class.)- Malik said.

-((I'm listening hikari…))- Marik said half singing.

-(Who ever gets the most house points wins, the one with the lowest house points (per lesson) will be paying for our stuff if any of us orders something from outside the school. So if it magazines, DM cards and the rest the loser will pay.)- Malik explained.

-(Sounds more interesting than a quiet class.)- Ryou nodded.

-((I'm gonna win this time!))- Bakura exclaimed.

-(How about it Yami?)- Yugi asked.

Yami smirked. –((LET THE GAMES BEGIN!))-

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts Castle, Potions Class (In the Dungeon)

2nd of September

Afternoon (Local Time)

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So far the scores were equal of 25 house points each for Hagrid's lesson and to Hagrid's delight he saw that someone else besides Harry, Hermione and Ron enjoyed Care of Magical Creatures. That was another 75 house points for Gryffindor, but all of them were even more eager to break the record as soon they had another CoMC class. Later they met Harry, Ron and Hermione in the corridors and went to the classroom for Potions together.

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When they arrived in the corridor there were only a dozen people progressing to NEWTs level. Crabbe and Goyle had evidently failed to achieve the required O.W.L grade, but four Slytherins had made it through, including Malfoy. Four Ravenclaws were there, and one Hufflepuff, Ernie Macmillan, whom Harry liked despite his pompous manner.

-Chapter 9,The Half Blood-Prince, Pg.173, British Hard Cover, HP & the Half-Blood Prince-

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If they counted the new transfers there were only 15 students who took potions for NEWTs. Most of the class sat around the tables which each had a cauldron on them. And thus the question and answering had gone through out the class. Yet again, it was Hermione that answered all the questions. Even though Yami had gotten an O-star he didn't feel it was important to mention it in class. Yugi had the same idea and kept on listening to the walrus-like professor intently. The other M holders were patiently waiting to do the practical. And it wasn't soon they were challenged to make the best Draught of Living Death in exchange for a Felix Felicis…

Everyone seemed to keep on glancing around at what the rest of the class were doing. The disadvantage of Potions was keeping your work private. But since Yugi, Malik and Ryou sat at the back of the class, their work was safe from prying eyes. Much like Hermione, Malik and Ryou always followed the instructions of the book. However for the pharaoh and his hikari it was all about trying new ways to brew a potion faster, this potion in particular he and Yugi had done successfully with extra marks for their OWL exam. The grade of an E.O. in potions wasn't for nothing…….

"And time's… up!" called Slughorn. "Stop stirring please!"

Slughorn moved slowly between the tables peering into the cauldrons as he passed. He made no comment, but occasionally gave the potions a stir or a sniff. Soon he reached the table where Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ernie sat. Ron and Ernie's potion was passed as 'no good potions', Hermione only received an approving nod, but when he looked at Harry's….

"The clear winner!" He cried out to the dungeon. "Excellent, excellent, Harry! Good Lord, it's clear you've inherited your mother's talent, she was dab hand at Potions, Lily was! Here-"

"Professor, haven't you checked the back yet?" a Ravenclaw student cut in.

"Oh my, sorry. Let's check what you new ones got there." Professor Slughorn walked to their table and peered to their cauldrons.

"Hmm, very good Mr. Bakura and Mr. Ishtar you've done well as Miss Granger. Mr. Mutou! I can't believe my eyes!"

In Yugi's Potion there was no colour of pink what so ever, it was pure milky white or in other words the Draught of Living Death's final stage.

"The final stage should've taken another 20 minutes! Oho! So you're the transfer student who Professor McGonagall mentioned on getting an Exceptionally Outstanding on your OWL grade in Potions, no!" He old walrus asked excitedly.

"Yes sir." Yugi replied. There was a lot of whispering around the room about the grade they thought that could not have existed.

"Impressive! Even when I took my OWL grades I was only 3 percent left in getting an Exceptionally Outstanding!"

"Sir? How much is an Exceptionally Outstanding?" Ernie asked.

"An equivalent of a 300 percent minimum. Only a few have gotten those grades. So, Mr. Mutou how much was your overall percentage grade?" Slughorn looked at Yugi as though he was going to be part of his collection.

"Well…err…" Yugi said nervously.

"Now don't be shy m'boy, come and tell us!"

"400 Percent sir." Yugi said quietly.

The whole class gasped… Hermione's eyes were wide just shocked how on earth there was such a grade…

"Good Lord! We may have someone in our class who may become the next Potioneer! Here you go! A bottle of Felix Felicis!" Slughorn handed the tiny bottle to Yugi.

Yugi took the tiny bottle to his hand and smiled. He somehow knew it wasn't for him and felt he didn't really deserve it. Yugi walked to Harry pulled out his hand and laid the tiny bottle in the Seeker's hand.

"It's yours Harry." Yugi simply said.

"What? I can't! You won the Potion against all of us." Harry exclaimed.

"It's alright, just take it. For being in second place." Yugi smiled.

"Are you sure Mr. Mutou? Are you not happy getting a Felix Felicis?" Slughorn asked.

"It's fine. Nothing to be sad about, take it as a gift." Yugi reassured.

Slughorn chuckled, "My, we certainly have a modest student here! Well then, class dismissed!"

The class soon exited the class.

"Don't feel guilty, I'll see you later Harry." Yugi said as he patted Harry on the shoulder and exited the dungeons.

Ryou chuckled and followed the spiky haired teen.

"Seeing that Mr. Mutou or Mr. Bakura didn't say how on earth he achieved 400 percent in his Potions OWL grade, would you care to explain Mr. Ishtar?" Professor Slughorn asked.

Malik blinked normally.

"How did he do it?" Hermione asked quickly.

"Hermione, don't push it alright? You're gonna scare him." Ron commented.

Harry looked to Malik.

Malik only laughed. The expressions on their faces were so comical he just couldn't help it.

"Well… he completed this awesome potion that made his grade go up to 400 percent." Malik said calmly as he packed up his books in his bag and started to head towards the exit.

"And what would that Potion be m'boy?" Slughorn looked at the boy curiously.

Malik smirked and only said two words before he left the class…

"Felix Felicis."

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts Castle, The Gryffindor Common Room

2nd of September

That Evening (Local Time)

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Harry felt thankful what Yugi had done. He didn't seem he deserved the bottle of the lucky liquid. But maybe he was really feeling guilty for Hermione who was now trying her best memorizing everything from her copy of Advanced Potion-Making and the other piles of books on her desk…

Flashback

Malik had exited the class, leaving one old potion master and three Gryffindors dumb folded…

"By the Gods! He did a perfect Felix Felicis at the age of 16! This is extraordinary!" the professor exclaimed.

"I'll-be-going to-the-library." Hermione blurred the words out of her mouth and left.

"I swear, Hermione needs a relaxing Potion right now…" Ron sighed.

Harry couldn't really comment that.

Back to the Present

Harry sighed it was one of the better ways to start the first day of school, but if Hermione could've calmed down a bit it would've been more peaceful. It was already late, so the boy decided to sleep. Ron on the other had dragged Hermione and pushed her into the door leading to the girls dormitory to make sure the girl would get some sleep.

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Meanwhile in one dorm…

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The three item holders were ready to wonder that night…

"I'm gonna steal and pester some prefects tonight!" Bakura said happily.

"Good for you." Yami said in a bored tone.

"I got a meeting up with Adrian and Justin tonight at the gates." Malik confirmed.

Bakura raised an eyebrow, "Adrian? Shouldn't he be at the Ministry?"

"Not since Scrimgeour posted him as a monitor person for Hogwarts security." Malik sighed.

"Figures, well either than that don't forget wearing those hologram disguises. I got some business to do as well." Yami said.

After the three exited out of the Fat Lady's portrait, they went their separate ways….

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts Castle, The OotS Student's Dorm

Mid-September

In the Evening (Local Time)

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Time went by pretty fast for the three new transfers, as they were busy each night. Thanks to Malik's security system that he activated in their dorm no one had noticed they actually sneaked out from their beds every night. Yami just a week ago completed a Room of Requirement on the first floor, which was a base for their operations. Only those who had Shadow Magic could access it, so there was a minimum risk of getting caught. Not only did they use it for a base but also a special study room where they could practice their other types of magic freely. Academically it was a useful room when they wanted to use the Time turner (which each of them held) to do homework that was of long essays or to practice magic spells. But as the three found out, the room was also good for duelling with Duel disks.

There were plenty of whisperings around the school as things were now missing and even odd things happening prefects at night (excluding Hermione and Ron)… the person behind that all was the thief… Yami didn't seem to be bothered what the tomb robber was doing, as long he didn't interfere with him… Marik of course shared about ¾ of the fame since he would occasionally join Bakura in making fun out of the prefects…

Transfiguration and Charms started off with a breeze… There were plenty of house points from Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick… Potions was the same, especially for Yugi and Harry… And now Snape always avoided whenever Yami was in class as if he wasn't there… everyday and night passed on in Hogwarts… Soon Bakura was getting restless…

-((I'm SO BORED!))- Bakura said sarcastically.

-((Same here…))- Marik sighed.

Yami came into the room smiling to himself.

-((What's to be happy about Pharaoh?))- Bakura said slightly pissed.

-((Nothing in particular))- Yami smirked.

-((Do you have any idea how bored we are?))- Marik asked.

-((Mighty dead bored. I know, so how about a trip to the Forbidden Forest anyone?))- Yami offered.

Bakura and Marik's eye totally popped out…

-((Somebody hit me! It's got to be SOME WEIRD DREAM!))- Bakura shouted.

Malik hit him on the back, but it seemed the tomb didn't take the effects in. –((Too soft huh?))-

-((You're pathetic! You could at least hit me harder than-))-

'WHACK!'

A seven-inch microbiology dictionary had just literally flown into Bakura's face…

-((Owwww…. WHERE THE HELL DO YOU GET THESE THICK BOOKS PHARAOH!))- Bakura shouted.

Yami sighed, -((Either you want to go or not is your choice, but I wouldn't want any of us miss the chance to do this.))-

-((This? There's something you have in mind?))- Marik perked up.

-((A special gift for our Slytherin friends.))- Yami announced,

-((Okay, I'm listening! Shall we go?))- Bakura grinned happily.

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts Grounds, The Forbidden Forest

Mid-September

That Night (Local Time)

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Deep in the forest…

-((Woah I never knew about this but… WOW! This plan is neat!))- Bakura exclaimed jumping up and down.

-((You think your plan will work Pharaoh? A bit revolting don't you think?))- Marik smiled

-((It'll take some work, but I'm sure it'll be worth it… so how about it?))- Yami asked the two.

-((I'm in!))- Marik said.

-((Save the best ones for Malfoy and the Snape guy!))- Bakura grinned.

Yami sneered. -((Let's get cracking shall we?))-

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hogwarts Castle, The Main Hall

Mid-September

The next morning… (Local Time)

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Harry at breakfast that day with both Hermione and Ron, while Yugi and his friends were on the table with their daily gadgets. The oddest thing was… the Slytherin Table was entirely empty

"Wonder what's going on?" Ron said nervously.

"I don't know." Harry admitted.

"Did you hear this morning that one of Professor Slughorn's Cauldrons was missing?" Hermione exclaimed.

"Which one?" Malik asked even though at the back of his head there was someone sniggering.

"The-"

'AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!'

It was Malfoy, Pansy Parkinson, Crabbe, and Goyle each being chased by gigantic spiders (size of a lion)….

But they were too slow… the spiders pounced on them… then…

Smuggled them cuddling like a kid with a teddy bear… Slurping them with a lot of muck coming from their mouths… yuck…

"GET THEM OFF!" Malfoy screamed.

Every time he aimed any spell at the spider the magic would bounce off… not that it made the eight-legged freak angry… on the contrary the spider loved him more…

Snape came hopping in, still with his pyjamas on… he was completely covered over like mummy due to spider silk with a LOAD of spider glob all over him…he was also trying to get any of the other staff's help…

Most of the hall was laughing when more Slytherins came in the same way…

Even Colin Creevy didn't waste time to get photos of this moment with his camera…

"Brilliant!" Ron shouted.

Harry and Hermione looked to each other and laughed.

The hikaris were basically laughing into tears right now…what… a… view…

-((Love potions work in the most peculiar ways don't they?))- Yami laughed.

The tomb robber cackled, -((Plus added with an Opposite Absorb Spell! Once you hit 'em with a spell, the more intimate they fell in love with you!))-

-((All in a night's work.))- Marik added.

And so another normal day started at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry…

TO BE CONTINUED…

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DADA class was fun… 100 house points for Gryffindor!

CoMC (Care of Magical Creatures) has become a house points fight against the yamis…

That's right! Yugi and Yami got a 400 percent grade by making a Felix Felicis!

Yup spiders that LOVE the Slytherins (laughs)… got this idea when my friend had lent me the Eight-Legged Freaks DVD… Spiders DO have emotions! Huahaha…

Yay! Another Chapter done! Woooohhhhhhoooooooo! This one was on 7800 words! That's a lot… I know this is a pretty late update but for extra long and totally filled with mischief…So, I put everything so my readers can enjoy their time reading… well how was it? Good, bad, or got your own idea? Don't hesitate to review!

Another thing that's been delaying my chapter is schoolwork…geez… I 'm getting plenty these days… I'm actually wishing a time turner existed…

Now for Review Feedback!

To Kai Hiei Sasuke Bankotsu Ray and Matt are so all mine:

Yay! You reviewed again! Thank you so much for keeping track for my updates! Nice new user name you got there! And I could say… you love a lot a bishies there! Hope you keep on R&R and contribute to the fic soon!

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Thank you! There's a lot of effort and research I put into this fic! I don't care how short any review, they're all valuable to make this story better! Thanks for reviewing and hope you keep R&R!

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Here we go! Another chapter done! It's supposed to be chapter nine… yeah I know… plenty of mistakes again… well… I admit I did chapter 8 in a hurry. So what do you think? Any ideas for the next chapter? Thanks for reviewing and hope you review again!

To Crazy Hyper Lady:

Thank you for giving the ideas about spiders! Awesome treat for Snape and his Slytherin students in this chapter eh? I seriously have this odd knack of getting weird ideas from everywhere… Hehehe… I'll be thinking about the next chapter soon… Any ideas appreciated! Thanks for the wonderful review and Hope you R&R again!

To SilverWingPhoenix:

This chapter was updated pretty late well I can't do everything quickly… yeah, it's my bad habit… I rush things and everything sucks… Thank you for reviewing! If you got any ideas or comments on the fic please don't hesitate to tell me! Hope you keep R&R!

To Mage Mickey:

I swear I forgot to edit that stupid digit at the last minute… I managed to fix it up and some errors through out the fic… but how was this chapter? Better? Don't you worry about updating; my chapters are aimed at a 2 weeks minimum requirement but 3 if the chapter is extra long. Thanks for the review! Hope you R&R again!

To HellFireChan:

Woah! (Looks surprised) Your friend can do the head over thing? Creepy… A Hat eating itself is cool but spiders that completely adore Slytherins like teddy bears is better! Hope you enjoyed the chapter and keep on R&R!

To Tira's Host:

They're a new duelling club but games got to have rules… It'll be too scary if there isn't any… Care of Magical Creatures has become a house point jackpot for our yamis! And their fighting over who ever gets the highest house points… despite their from the same house…uh oh… The pest Malfoy has relationship problems with a gigantic spider… I wonder how will it end… Thanks for the review and I hope you keep R&R!

To Anime Princess:

Yup, definitely different. This is my own colour added to the other YGOxHP fanfics! More jealousy from Hermione in this chapter… ouch… academic fighting can sometimes be more lethal then a wizards duel…huahaha… Spiders in love are just cute to look at… Yami's darker side is getting more insane… and somehow insanely strategic… Thanks for reviewing! Hope you R&R!

To ElementPriestess:

Bet you had fun reading this chapter! Full of spells, mishaps and even spiders all over the place… Pity Snape got into a cobweb and turned into a mummy, no? hahaha… Thanks for reviewing and Hope you R&R again!

To Tsurishi Karandengu:

Well there you go! One REALLY LONG chapter of mischief, havoc, mayhem and disaster and chaos into one packet! I did about 31 pages with 7800 words (Author notes not included!) My specialty of long chapters… Hope you enjoyed it and R&R!

To Shyraz:

Thanks for being the 50th Reviewer! (Big hug) I'm glad you loved it! I just wanted another approach on the sorting seeing too many people repeat the same boring process… I don't think the hat might be useful anymore… considering there's a smarter one…hahaha… I went back and fixed some of the spellings and all (hope it helps)… Thanks for reminding me! How was this chapter? Got any ideas? Hope you R&R!

To Ashfire28:

I thought that the Sorting hat doesn't chose you into a house just because the hat felt it… So I figure it looked into your memories and everything. Since this was a YGO crossover I thought maybe it went into your soul room without realizing it… hahaha hats can eat themselves but spiders falling in love… I have pretty freaky ideas (sweat drops) another crazy side of me you could say… Thanks for the review and hope you keep R&R!

To Animegurl64:

Making this fic original as I can, is my main aim in making this a great crossover. And believe me it's not easy to conjure up ideas in your mind since there's a risk that someone already had that idea before you. But so far everything is paying off. Thank you so much for your review! Hope you can contribute any ideas or suggestions for this fic! Hope you R&R again!

To Yamiace1321:

Nothing to do with being ignorant really… I mean hey… we're all learning on ffnet…

A C2 is similar to a web ring… fics that are all in one category can be easily spotted… for example 'The Hogwarts library' is specially a place for HP x YGO fics only… or if you like yaoi you'll find a C2 with those types of fics and etc…

OC is a short saying for Original Character made by the author… if an Original Character becomes too perfect you could say they turn into Mary Sues (for girls) or Gary Stu's (for guys)… those characters are the ones you should try to avoid in writing a fic… well … if you can stand flamers I guess it's up to you…

Yami totally wrecks havoc himself in this chapter! Huahaha… somehow the Slytherins are the victims… man I'm cruel…

Thanks for the review! Hope you keep R&R!

To Computerfreak101:

Another huge…THANK YOU for you! Have you read the review I did for your story? I hope it'll be helpful for you next chapter! I just gave a few pointers that always helped me to write this fic as original as I can… I'll be waiting for your next chapter!

Well… I got this chapter done kind of late… man… I did a lot of figuring out how this chapter was going to be like… I guess the hardest thing was to start… but afterwards everything just seems to flow… And Spiders! Geez… I swear after I watched Eight-Legged Freaks from my friend's DVD… This wild idea of 'Why can't the spiders in the Forbidden Forest have feelings too?' with a bit of love potion that is…. huahaha….

The yamis seem to have a great bond with each other now… I guess that's what I always wanted them to be like… Even for Yami and Yugi…

I can't thank you enough for making really exquisite and yet at the same time motivating reviews! If you ever update on your story, I'll be reviewing!

Hope you keep on R&R!

Next on HP, HBP, and the OotS…

Seto Kaiba and other members of the OotS are making another appearance in the next chapter folks!

The OotS members sneak into Dumbledore's meeting with Harry and follow them into the pensive…

YES! That's right! The Quidditch Tryouts are on!

The next chapter:

Chapter 10: 'The Shadows and the Phoenix.'