EDIT NOTICE: I updated Leaf.

Harry and Mrs. Figg spent the whole month of August talking about magic and the Order. Mrs. Figg works as a breeder for Meowstic since many wizards and Squibs like magical cats. During the First War, she would constantly get deployed in Muggle areas to monitor suspicious activities that may have been caused by Death Eaters and report to Dumbledore. She has been to many places over the country, getting Teleported by her Xatu, Cassandra.

"So, Death Eaters are like the Nazis?" asked Harry.

"The what? Sorry, I didn't receive a Muggle education."

"You don't know Hitler?"

"Oh yes, I do. So, his minions were called Nazis?"

"Yes."

They spend the rest of the Summer talking about the war.

On September 1st, Harry and Mrs. Figg Flooed to the Leaky Cauldron and took the Tube. Teleporting to a crowded area like King Cross Station wasn't a good idea because you could land on someone. They saw Mrs. Weasley and her children going to Platform 9 ¾.

"Mom, can't I go... "

"You're not old enough, Ginny, now be quiet. All right, Percy, you go first."

"Are you Harry Potter?" asked a boy upon seeing him.

"Yes."

"Who's the woman with you? I am Ron Weasley."

"Hello! My name is Arabella Figg. I am Harry's neighbour."

"Did you come with his uncle and aunt?"

"No. Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon really hate magic. We Flooed and took the Tube."

"They are the worst kind of Muggles I have seen. And as a Squib, I have seen lots of Muggles."

Harry and Ron were finally in the train and were soon joined by Neville (who hasn't lost Trevor because he keeps it in his Poké Ball).

"Are you Harry Potter?" asked a girl.

"Yes," he replied.

"Hi! I am Hermione Granger. I have read a lot about you."

"Really?"

"Yes. I went to buy a lot of books about magic with my parents and Professor McGonagall when I got my Hogwarts letter last year. My parents are Muggles and I wanted to learn everything there is about magic." She said all that quickly.

"Hi! I am Ron Weasley!"

"Hi! I am Neville Longbottom. How is it like? Living with Muggles?"

"It was quite a shock for us to learn I am a witch. My parents always taught me that there's no God, no magic, no supernatural, no paranormal, and no soul."

Everyone was taken aback by this.

"No souls?" asked Ron.

"That's what we used to believe. For us, everything must have a rational scientific natural explanation. And if it doesn't, it means that it doesn't exist. Even when Professor McGonagall showed us magic, we had a hard time believing that we weren't hallucinating."

That earned her a few chuckles from the two Pure-Blood boys. Hermione stared at them.

"My uncle and aunt really hate magic. They think wizards are freaks and didn't want me to go to Hogwarts."

"This is bad. My parents were proud of me being a witch."

Ron took out his rat, Scabbers, and tried to turn it yellow. It was a normal rat because his parents couldn't afford to get him a Pokémon.

"Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid, fat rat yellow," said Ron. But nothing happened.

"Are you sure that's a real spell?" asked Hermione.

"I don't know."

Hermione spent the rest of the ride experimenting spells on the rat, like turning him into all kinds of colours and small objects.

In another compartment, a different conversation was occurring, and it was mostly in Japanese. The subject of interest was a particular witch which looked, unlike the others. Sabrina Esper (Japanese for the Psychic type) was a half-human hybrid, with her dad giving a Gallade and her mom being human (a witch), meaning that she was a Kirlia and looked like one (except for having human arms and legs). The Ministry only allows humans to attend Hogwarts and have a wand, things Sabrina wouldn't have been able to do if half-humans were not legally classified as humans. There have been many people whispering about her, wondering which someone who didn't look like a human was allowed at Hogwarts. A new student even said that his father will hear about it. However, Sabrina wasn't without allies. Most of the Japanese students supported their compatriot, Japanese wizards were more accepting of Pokémon that their British counterparts. After all, the Japanese Ministry of Magic and the Japanese wizarding school, Mahoutokoro allow Pokémon to study magic. The only two Japanese students who didn't support the Kirlia were Shinji Abashiri, who found her pathetic, and Natsume Tokyo, a pure-blood supremacist.

When the train was close to Hogwarts, the wizards wore their robes. Once they reached Hogsmeade, the First-Years rode the boats to the castle with Hagrid. Trevor stayed in Neville's Poké Ball. After everyone was in the Great Hall, the Sorting Ceremony started.

"Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,

But don't judge on what you see,

I'll eat myself if you can find

A smarter hat than me.

You can keep your bowlers black,

Your top hats sleek and tall,

For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat

And I can cap them all.

There's nothing hidden in your head

The Sorting Hat can't see,

So try me on and I will tell you

Where you ought to be.

You might belong in Gryffindor,

Where dwell the brave at heart,

Their daring, nerve, and chivalry Set Gryffindors apart;

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You might belong in Hufflepuff,

Where they are just and loyal,

Those patient Hufflepuffis are true And unafraid of toil;

Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,

if you have a ready mind,

Where those of wit and learning,

Will always find their kind;

Or perhaps in Slytherin

You'll make your real friends,

Those cunning folk use any means

To achieve their ends.

So put me on! Don't be afraid!

And don't get in a flap!

You're in safe hands (though I have none)

For I'm a Thinking Cap!"

The whole hall burst into applause as the hat finished its song. It

bowed to each of the four tables and then became quite still again.

"Abashiri, Shinji!

"SLYTHERIN!" It took two seconds for the hat to make its choice.

"Abbott, Hannah!" called Professor McGonagall, and the girl Recalled her Chikorita and got to the front.

"HUFFLEPUFF!" shouted the hat.

"Berlitz, Hikari!"

"RAVENCLAW!

"Bones, Susan!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Boot, Terry!"

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Brocklehurst, Mandy!"

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Brown, Lavender!"

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Bulstrode, Millicent"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Corner, Michael!"

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Crabbe, Vincent!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Davis, Tracey!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Dunbar, Fay!"

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Esper, Sabrina!"

"RAVENCLAW!

"Flan, Chloe"

"RAVENCLAW"

"Finch-Fletchley, Justin!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Finnigan, Seamus!"

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Futaba, Jun!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Goldstein, Anthony!"

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Goyle, Gregory!

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Granger, Hermione!"

After less than five minutes of wondering whether it should put her in Gryffindor or Ravenclaw, the hat shouted, "GRYFFINDOR". Ron groaned.

"Greengrass, Daphne!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Hopkins, Wayne!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Jones, Megan!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Ketchum, Satoshi!"

After four and a half minutes of deliberation, Hufflepuff won over Gryffindor by a hair, and the hat shouted, "HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Kinkle, Harvey"

"HUFFLEPUFF"

"Kissaki, Nozomi!"

"RAVENCLAW!" The girl went to sit next to her friend Hikari.

"Kobe, Haruka!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Kyoto, Sakura!"

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Kyushu, Shu!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Lechateau, Serena!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Lee, Pi"

"RAVENCLAW"

"Li, Sue!"

"RAVENCLAW!

"Longbottom, Neville!"

The boy begged the Sorting Hat to put him in Hufflepuff, feeling he won't be brave enough for Gryffindor, seeing his potential, the Hat overruled and shouted, "GRYFFINDOR!"

"Macmillan, Ernest!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Malfoy, Draco!"

The hat barely touched his head before screaming, "SLYTHERIN!"

"Menehune, Lillie!"

"RAVENCLAW!" Her brother Gladion wasn't surprised at all by that outcome.

"Mizu, Kasumi!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!" The girl was annoyed she will be in the same house as her sisters.

"Nott, Theodore!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Okido, Shigeru"

"SLYTHERIN!" Satoshi was relieved Shigeru would be in a different house. He had had enough of him bragging about being the grandson of the best Pokémon Researcher in Japan.

"Oniare, Iris!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Parkinson, Pansy!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

"Patil, Padma!"

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Patil, Parvati!"

"GRYFFINDOR!" Many people were surprised that two identical twins got sorted into different houses.

"Potter, Harry!"

Hmm," said a small voice in his ear. "Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty

of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either. There's talent, A my goodness,

yes - and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now that's interesting...

So where shall I put you?"

Harry gripped the edges of the stool and thought, Not Slytherin, not

Slytherin.

"Not Slytherin, eh?" said the small voice. "Are you sure? You could be

great, you know, it's all here in your head, and Slytherin will help you

on the way to greatness, no doubt about that - no? Well, if you're sure

- better be GRYFFINDOR!" The Gryffindor table erupted with chants of "We got Potter!"

"Shimoda, Leaf Green!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!" shouted the hat.

"Shizuoka, Nanako!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Spellman, Sabrina"

"GRYFFINDOR"

"Thomas, Dean!"

"GRYFFINDOR!"

"Turpin, Lisa!

"RAVENCLAW!"

"Weasley, Ron!"

"GRYFFINDOR!" The boy was relieved. He was afraid to be sorted into Slytherin.

"Zabini, Blaise!"

"SLYTHERIN!"

The Sorting Ceremony over, Dumbledore got up to welcome the students to a new year. "Welcome, welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin

our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are Nitwit!

Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Thank you!" Harry asked Percy if Dumbledore was mad, and Percy replied that he's a genius, but a bit mad.

The tables were full of all kinds of food like beef, chicken, sushi, noodles, sausage, and pudding. People who didn't eat meat for philosophical or religious reasons (like the Patil twins) had the option to eat fish and salad. Harry never had good food outside of Arabella Figg's house. Ron was stuffing himself as if it's the first time he saw food. Harry looked at the Slytherins table and saw Haruka Kobe eating as much as Ron (Iris Oniare said she was such a little kid), but when he looked at the Hufflepuff table, he saw the biggest eater of all: Satoshi Ketchum. Kasumi Mizu wondered if he's a Snorlax. The Ravenclaw had Hikari and Nozomi talking in Ainu, while Cilan William was discussing food recipes with Takeshi Iwa and Clemont Legateau. As for the Pokémon, the House-Elves collected their Poké Balls and went to feed them.

After the desserts were done, Dumbledore stood up again to talk.

"Ahern - just a few more words now that we are all fed and watered. I

have a few start-of-term notices to give you.

First, I would like you to welcome our new stuff member and History of Magic teacher, Professor Shirona Kitami. Professor Cuthbert Binns decided to retire." There was loud applause in the Great Hall from older students since Professor Binns' lessons were boring.

"Second, First-Years should note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils. And a few of our older students would do well to remember that as well." The Headmaster was looking at Fred and George.

"Third, I have also been asked by Mr. Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all

that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors.

Fourth, Quidditch trials will be held in the second week of the term. Anyone

interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch.

And finally, I must tell you that this year, the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death."