Harry Potter and the Gathering of Worlds

By James the Fox

Shadow: (Reading the reviews) "Hmph. When will they get the picture? James is a sucky author."

Simon (American Idol): "Precisely. Not only does the plot sound pathetic, but also it's not even original. It borrows characters and events from videogames, movies, and books."

"Simon? What the heck are you doing here if my story sucks so much?"

Simon: "Just trying to save these readers from their boredom."

"Leave. NOW."

Simon: "What if I don't?"

"Chaos..." (Starts charging Chaos Blast)

Shadow: "Yeah, you should run to criticize another day."

Simon: (Flees)

"Darn…"

Shadow: "So… What happens this chapter?"

"The first BIG non-Harry related plot point happens today. Shadow, as those three mysterious guys explained, fears his past. Today, it will slap him in the face for the first of many times in this story."

Shadow: (reading the script) "… This is great. And so the torture commences…"

"Now, let's begin!"

Shadow was giving the students from his world pep talks when he heard the last student from the Great Sea get sorted. Shadow simply muttered, "positions, people," and everyone started preparing to give as good as an impression as possible. A few seconds later, the Door to the Great Hall opened, and Shadow led the way.

Harry gaped with the rest of the school as they saw just how diverse Station Square was. Hedgehogs, Bees, Foxes, and so many other races of animal-humans flooded into the room. Sneaking a glance at Umbridge, you could see that she was NOT in a good mood. Dumbledore decided that now was as good a time as any other time to introduce this world. "A diverse world of heroes, villains, and mysterious stories: This world is Station Square!" Amy was the first person to be called, but when she saw Umbridge, she turned to Shadow, uncertain whether to keep going. Shadow simply nodded, flashing a smile that used to only be seen on a certain blue Hedgehog, always assuring that everything would be all right. Amy turned back to the Hat, sitting on the stool and putting it on. A few seconds later, she went to Hufflepuff, relived. A little later, Charmey was called. The carefree little bee buzzed around, zigzagging around as if on a sugar rush (which in fact he was) and eventually landed on the stool. The Hat completely covered the poor little guy, causing slight laughter to echo through the room. When the Hat was taken off, the little Gryffindor once again sped around the room, landing this time on Fred's head, causing the laughter of the entire Great Hall to be heard even in Hogsmeade. After this show of enthusiasm, everyone else gained a big confidence boost, and the Sorting started to speed up. When Shadow was called, Umbridge's continuous glare intensified to a point where any normal person looking at it would fall to his or her knees in horror. However, Shadow merely gave his trademark glare right back, stopping her in her tracks. As he sat on the stool, Charmey remarked, "Shadow is SO cool!" to his new friends (the Weasley twins). As soon as the Hat was on his head, Shadow could sense the Hat probing his mind. "Hmm… Very brave… but what's this? Your Bravery has a source… Loyalty… Especially to that young off-worlder, Amy Rose… I'll put you in… HUFFLEPUFF!"

Everyone just stared as Shadow calmly got off the stool. A tough looking guy like him, a Hufflepuff? How? The Hufflepuffs, however, were cheering their heads off. Maybe HE could raise the House's reputation. As Shadow walked to an open seat he was feeling very proud of how he out-glared his soon to be DADA teacher. But a few steps away, something almost stopped his heart. A girl… blond hair… blue eyes… exactly the same look… 'It… can't be…'

"Maria!" the young hedgehog stared at Maria, fallen on the ground. She had told him to bring hope to humanity, but looking at her corpse for that split second, Shadow really wondered if the Humans deserved hope. They were willing to kill others for their selfish needs… Shouldn't he destroy them just for that? He really wondered…

He sat at the open seat just across from Amy and right next to the Maria look-alike. Could she be the real deal? 'No, I saw Maria dead! Besides, It's been about 50 years! By now, she would be much older… Unless Chaos Control somehow saved her! At it's most powerful, Time Travel is possible with Chaos Control. Who says it couldn't bring someone to a different world, or save someone from death, or… No, I'm fooling myself. Maybe… I can ask Sora about this! He knows a lot more about different worlds. He could answer my questions." So Shadow decided that he would ask Sora as soon as possible…

Shadow: "You are an evil son of a-mmmph!" (Is muffled by a sponge in his mouth)

" Ah, this is just the beginning. I can already feel the hatred of a hundred Shadow fans upon me like a Jacuzzi! Next chapter is all about Sora!"

Shadow: (pulls out sponge so he can speak) "If you and I meet outside of this room, I'll kick your –CENSORED- so hard that your –CENSORED- will come out of your mouth! This is not a joke, James, not a threat, It's a WARNING. See you later."

"… Hey, you stole that from X-Play! … Well… uh… see you next chapter."