Well…I can't say I expected that many review! ^^ Thanks everyone!
Here are the guesses:
Snape- 2
Also, in case I confused anyone, yes. I'm one of those that nickname their Pokemon. If anyone has a hard time matching name to Pokemon, here's the list.
Serperior- Viper
Simipour- Reign (Wanted to name him Rain, but he wasn't a girl)
Braviary- Majest ('Majestic' just didn't sound right)
Riolu- Jackal
Larvesta- Ember (Already had a Cynder)
Zekrom- DarkLight (Couldn't think of anything better at the time.)
And here is the disclaimer:
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon or Harry Potter
And here is the story! ^^:
Two weeks after meeting Severus Snape, a Hoot-Hoot arrived carrying a package with a letter tied to its leg. Lynn took the package as well as the letter before the Hoot-Hoot flew back out the window.
With a shrug, Lynn placed the package on the table and opened the letter, scanning over it quickly. 'This package is your Portkey,' it read. 'It will take you Hogwarts at exactly eleven o'clock your time. Keep it with you, as well as your Pokemon and possessions.'
"That guy never did explain what a Portkey was," Lynn grumbled before opening the package to see a silver chain that held a black and white swirled pendant. "Wow! It's beautiful!"
"What is it, dear?" her mother called from the living room before entering the kitchen.
"It's that Portkey I'm supposed to get," Lynn answered, holding up the necklace before placing it around her neck. "Said it's suppose to take me to that school at eleven."
"Well that's only a quarter of an hour from now!" her mother gasped. "Do you have all your Pokemon with you?"
"All the ones I'm bringing," Lynn answered with a smile. "As well as things for them in my pack and my duffel is filled to the brim with things I'll need. Calm down, mom. I got everything."
Her mother sighed gently. "I just feel like you're about to go on another long adventure and so much could happen. I can't help but worry and make sure you're prepared."
"Mom," Lynn sighed with a small smile. "For one, I'm not a rookie trainer that just got her very first Pokemon anymore. I'm not that naïve. I'm just going to a magic school to teach a bunch of kids about Pokemon. I'm not going to Kanto or Johto or any other region. I'm gonna be in one spot pretty much most of the year. What's the worse that could happen?"
"I still worry," her mother stated. "You better write to me as often as you can!"
"I'll find the fastest Flying-type I can, other than Majest, as soon as I get there," Lynn promised. "I better get my things down here." After a nod from her mother, Lynn headed up the stairs to her room.
Sitting on her bed was her backpack filled with every medicine her Pokemon will need, as well as food and snacks. Next to her pack was her belt that held all six of her Pokeballs, three on each side. On the other side of the pack was a red and white duffel bag with a strained zipper trying to keep it closed and keep everything else from popping out. She first picked up her belt and looped it around her waist before placing the pack on her back. She dropped on her bed and leaned on her duffel, one arm holding onto the handles.
Her mother opened the door while Lynn was scanning her room to make sure she didn't forget anything. "It's almost eleven," she stated. "Lynn, are you sure about going through all this?"
"Mom, I handled a Pokemon Journey, Team Plasma, the Elite Four and Alder," Lynn pointed out with a faint smile. "I doubt this place can throw anything I can't handle at me."
"Alright, if you say so," her mother said, sitting next to her on the bed before giving her a hug. "Be safe, Lynn."
"I will, Mom," Lynn reassured, hugging her mother back before the two separated and Lynn suddenly felt something hook onto her navel, suddenly spinning around.
Her stomach felt sick and everything around her was nothing but blurs until she hit the ground hard. Seeing the world was still spinning, though more slowly, Lynn closed her eyes and stayed on the ground for a moment.
"Are you alright, young lady?" an aged voice asked her.
"She did travel via Universal Portkey," that familiar voice pointed out. "She probably couldn't handle it."
"As soon as the world stops spinning, I'm gonna sick Viper on you," Lynn threatened as she pushed herself up to her knees and shakily got to her feet. "And trust me, she will have fun tearing you apart."
Snape didn't seem to be affected by the threat, but the old man next to him seemed amused. The woman by the old man just seemed like she didn't know whether to take Lynn seriously or not.
"Lynn White, I presume?" the old man asked, his blue eyes twinkling madly as he held his hand out to her.
"Presume correctly, Mr.?" Lynn left it hanging, shaking his hand.
"My apologies for my rudeness," the old man chuckled, pulling his hand back. "I am Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of this school. This is Minerva McGonagall, my Deputy Headmistress and Transfiguration Professor, as well as Head of Gryffindor House. You have already met my Potions Professor and Head of Slytherin House, Severus Snape."
"Yeah, piece of advice," she said, looking towards Snape. "Next time you say I need to go somewhere, give me a map and Majest can fly me to it! Or give me a mode of transportation that doesn't end up with me wanting to throw up all over you!"
He only raised that annoying eyebrow. "It is only so jarring because it was universal," he exclaimed.
"I do not care!" Lynn exclaimed.
"Miss White," Dumbledore brought her attention back to him.
"Please, sir, call me Lynn," she said.
"Only if you call me Albus," he chuckled.
"Deal," Lynn chirped. "So where's my classroom?"
"Ah, follow me and I will show you," Dumbledore said, turning around and walking back towards the castle. Lynn shrugged, readjusted her pack and duffel before following after him.
McGonagall leaned towards Snape before asking lowly, "Are you sure about this, Severus?"
"Yes," he answered before heading back to the castle. McGonagall sighed uncertainly then followed after him.
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"We know nothing of this place," Viper kept grumbling under her breath, staring out the window to the forest surrounding the castle her trainer currently resided within. "How will we know if it's truly safe for Lynn?"
"We keep an eye on her," Reign commented, jumping up onto the desk.
"But can't you feel it?" Viper hissed at the Simipour. "There is something wrong witht his place. It doesn't feel…"
"Calming?" Jackal supplied. "I've noticed, too.This whole castle has such a nice aura, but there are things here that don't." He sighed. "If I evolved, I would be able to sense more."
"Don't worry about it so much, Jackal," Reign said, jumping off the desk and going over to the little Riolu. "Lynn doesn't mind it if you don't evolve. She won't make you if you don't want to. Just take your time."
"I think one of us should always be around Lynn to make sure she stays safe," Viper commented. "Just to be sure…"
Red eyes watched the smaller Pokemon (except for one that would be taller if she stood up on the tip of her tail) before the black Pokemon raised his head and shook it. "Lynn can take care of herself," he pointed out. "And even if there is something here she can't handle, she always keeps at least one of us out with her at all times. She knows what she's doing, Viper."
Viper hissed again. "Yeah, she takes Ember with her instead of someone –"
"Ember is plenty strong," Majest pointed out. "Or do you doubt our trainer?"
Viper hissed gently. "No," she answered before coiling up near the door. This unnerved her. They were too far from their trainer and she only had the baby to protect her if anything happened.
The black Pokemon watched the Grass-type before sighing gently and putting his head back down. Viper has been with their trainer from day one. It was understandable how protective she was currently being.
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The First Years had come and were sorted and the feast went on without a problem. The new DADA professor, Remus Lupin, was introduced and a small speech about the Dementors around the school was made. Most didn't notice the new girl sitting by Professor Snape, but one boy with green eyes and unruly black hair did.
"Hey," Harry called to his best friends to get their attention. "You don't suppose that girl up there is a professor, do you?"
Curious, Ron and Hermione looked towards the staff table to see a girl probably a year or two younger than them with long brown hair tied up in a high ponytail and large brown eyes. The only Wizarding clothes she had on was the robe, which had sleeves that constantly tried to cover her hands. Under the open robe, she wore a plain white shirt, as far as they could see. What was strange, though, was the creature in her lap.
It had a small, beige body and six stubs that probably worked as its legs. Long, white fur covered its entire head, except for blue eyes and a thick gap between them shrouded in shadow and two black stubs under the eyes, making it seem like the body was just too small. There were also five red, wavy spikes sticking out of the white fur, giving it a star shape.
"She can't be," Hermione said. "She's too young."
"Well she can't be a DADA teacher," Ron noted. "We got Professor Lupin for that and Snape isn't trying to scare her off."
"She doesn't even look like she's scared of him," Hermione pointed out. "Though I wonder what the creature she has is."
"Dunno," Harry shrugged, watching the strange girl as she fed the creature in her lap a strange red bread roll.
The dinner feast soon disappeared before being replaced with dessert. Few other students also noticed the girl by Snape, and most of them were more focused on the creature she held.
"I'm sure you did not have to bring that creature with you," Snape commented when he saw students staring at the Pokemon.
"It was Ember, Jackal, Reign, or one of the bigger ones," Lynn pointed out. "I could have brought Jackal, but Ember would get self-conscious."
"Allow me to correct myself," he sighed. "You should not have brought any of them."
"Well why not?" Lynn asked. "They would see them eventually. Why not see one now?" She reached down to pick the last piece of dessert from her plate, but Ember beat her to it and happily ate. "Ember!" Lynn playfully whined.
"Laarrr!" Ember cried out happily.
"You had a poffin!" Lynn pointed out.
Ember tilted her head and made a face, as if saying 'So?'.
Leftover desserts vanished within the next minute and students were getting a little anxious for Dumbledore's speech. As usual, he rose to his feet and clapped his hands to bring attention to himself, not that it was needed. Nearly all the students were watching him. "Now I know after getting your fill of drink and feast, you would all wish to go to bed and rest up for tomorrow's classes," he started. "However, I wish to make a small announcement before you all retire to your dormitories.
"There will be a slight change this year. The Forbidden Forest is no longer fully forbidden. For the past two to three years, strange creatures have appeared in the forest and made it their home. Areas in the forest have been changed to make better habitats for them. To their native countries, these creatures are called Pokemon. I will allow students to venture into the forest whenever they have free time to catch however many you wish once you have enough knowledge of them."
Excited chatter broke out through the hall, many wondering what Pokemon were, what would they catch them with, and what they would do with them. Dumbledore allowed the chatter to go on for a few minutes before raising his hand and silence fell over the Hall once again. "Your other Professors and myself have already caught and trained our Pokemon mainly for the fact that we wish to know if they are safe for you all. They are very loyal creatures with very unusual powers and a very strong will. Nothing short of the Killing Curse can kill these creatures. Now as I have said, once you learn more about them, you may go out and catch them.
"Which brings me to my next subject. All students interested in these creatures and want to catch them are required to take our new subject 'Trainer's Training'. We already have a professor for this class. Though younger than most of you, she has been raised with these creatures all her life, and has caught and trained many herself. I must advice not to doubt her or disrespect her. Now allow me to introduce your new Professor, Miss Lynn White."
The entire student body clapped as Lynn rose from her seat and picked Ember up into her arms, giving everyone a polite bow.
"Would you have anything to say to the students while you can, Professor White?" Dumbledore asked her, waving his hand slightly towards the students.
"Just one warning, if that's alright," she said. He nodded his head once. "Thank you. I just want to say, well, two things really. Thank you for such a warm welcome, for one. For the other, Headmaster Dumbledore has given me full permission to punish all students who mistreat their Pokemon however I see fit. If you only want to catch your Pokemon to use against others, defenseless people, then you are not welcome in my class. I won't tolerate Pokemon being treated wrongfully or being used to harm others. That's all, Headmaster."
"Then I believe that everyone should go off to bed, get a good night's rest, and be ready for whatever tomorrow may bring you," he said to the students. "Good night, everyone."
Lynn watched as the students were lead by two older students per table. Separating the students like this confused her. What was the purpose? They were segregated, staying only within their 'House' instead of even trying to make friends with others. For sports and friendly House competition, she could understand. Otherwise, it made no sense.
She left through the door that the rest of the teachers went through, silent even as Ember tugged on her sleeves to get her attention. This was such a strange place. No doubt her other Pokemon felt uneasy. Perhaps it wasn't a good idea to leave them in her room that was actually large enough for not only her smaller Pokemon, but DarkLight as well.
She stopped in front of a portrait with two large dragons, one pure white with blue eyes and another one pitch black with red eyes. It was the only one she really liked, the two were so similar to Reshiram and Zekrom, but didn't look a thing like the two legendary Pokemon at all.
"N," she said simply. The white dragon nodded to her before the portrait swung open to reveal a doorway. She expected to see Viper near the door, impatiently waiting for her return.
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"Check this out!" Ron exclaimed once they had their timetables. "We got that new class first thing!"
"With all the other Houses, too," Harry pointed out.
"It can't be everyone in our year going at one time," Hermione said, giving her timetable a long stare.
"It isn't," Dean stated, looking over his own. "I don't have that class until the end of the day."
"I got it after you guys," Neville added.
"Maybe she's doing one year at a time in a rotation," Harry commented after swallowing a bit of scrambled egg before feeling a tug on the back of his shirt. "Hm?" He looked down to see a black and blue dog-like creature, only it stood on two legs.
It's head was blue, as well as its ears, for the exception of a black 'mask' like marking over its red eyes that also went down to the tip of the snout and two large black, tear-shaped sacs hanging on the back of its head. The arms, tail, waist, and upper legs were all blue, except for the white oval-shaped marks on the back of its arms, but the torso and lower legs were black. The only part of it that was any other color was the yellow collar.
"Riolu!" it softly spoke to him. "Rio!"
"Jackal!" a new voice called before the little creature turned its head. The students looked as well to see the new professor coming their way. "What did I tell you?"
"Rio!" the creature chirped, running over to her before jumping into her waiting arms and nuzzling her neck.
"Sorry about him," she said, looking to the students. "He gets curious sometimes. Enjoy your breakfast."
"Excuse me, Professor White," Hermione called.
Lynn looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "That is going to take me forever to get used to," she commented. "What is it?"
"I was just curious about how you scheduled the students," Hermione said, blushing slightly in embarrassment.
"One year a day, one third of that year each class, all four Houses in one class," Lynn answered. "What's so hard about it?"
"I just don't understand why you're starting with third year instead of first."
"Because I like to make things complicated and keep everyone on their toes!" Lynn chirped as Jackal jumped onto her shoulder. "Not everyone need to understand everything. See you in class whenever!" She turned, waving her hand over her shoulder. Jackal waved at them as well before the two disappeared.
"I get the feeling that class is going to be weird…" Ron commented.
When one entered the classroom once it was time, no one thought otherwise. There was a glass case with different spheres of different colors, all of them with a small button in the middle. There was charts all over one wall, as well as unusual symbols, along with a few familiar ones. On another wall were different pictures of different creatures, some humanoid, some avian, and others mammal like. Everyone tried to find a seat with their own housemates, uncomfortable sitting with others that they weren't used to.
The blue and black dog-like creature that Harry saw earlier was sitting on the desk, seeming to watch them. Some of the girls squealed happily at it, commenting on how cute it looked, which seemed to make the creature blush until the door opened.
"I don't want to see any wands in here," Lynn yelled as soon as she entered the room, making most of the students' jump at her abrupt entrance. "This is where you learn about Pokemon, not how to wave a stick around and say silly incantations. Pokemon and magic are two completely different things and the only reason why I am here is to teach you about Pokemon because of the unusual outbreak in your forest." As she spoke, the students put their wands away while Lynn pulled a chalkboard from the wall to the front of her desk, with the little creature's help. "Thanks, Jackal."
"Riolu!" it chirped before jumping back onto the desk, now hidden by the chalkboard.
"Now then," Lynn sighed, picking up a piece of chalk and turning to the class. "Who here can tell me at least one, small thing about Pokemon?"
Most of the class looked around uneasily. Even Hermione Granger, to everyone's shock, had nothing to say. Though she was the first to notice that there were no books for the class.
Lynn sighed heavily. "You're kidding me," she commented. "That guy was right. You do know nothing." She let out another sigh before turning to the chalkboard and writing down 'Pokemon Types'. "Let's start with the basics. There are sixteen different types of Pokemon. These types are not classified as 'humanoid', 'mammal', 'marine', or 'avian'. Elements and other such things classify these types. Not sure what to call the other types. Anyway, does anyone want to take a guess at a type?"
The silence remained until one hand hesitantly rose. "Yes, you," Lynn called to the student. "Your name?"
"Justin Flinch-Fletchley, ma'am," he said.
"Don't call me ma'am, you're older," she commented. "I want everyone to just call me Lynn. Now, what's your guess?"
"Um, plant?" he answered.
"Correct, in a way!" Lynn cheered, turning to the board to write down 'Grass'. "Only, they're not called Plant types, they're called Grass types. Make sure not to get confused. Okay, anyone else?" More hands went into the air, albeit hesitant. "You, blondie. What's your name?"
"Draco Malfoy, not 'blondie'," the boy sneered.
"Whatever," Lynn scoffed. "Guess?"
"Fire," he said.
"Exactly!" Lynn exclaimed, writing 'Fire' under 'Grass'. "Next! Yes, you! Name?"
"Hermione Granger," the bushy-haired girl said.
"Go!"
"Water," she answered, getting the gist of things.
"Yes! Yes, yes, yes!" Lynn cheered, writing the word on the board. "Now we're going to take a quick moment's breath. I want everyone to look at these three types on the board." She tapped the chalkboard with her knuckle a couple times. "Pokemon can be used for many things such as contest, companions, pets, and some even see their Pokemon as their family. But one thing most people use Pokemon for are battles. Now an important thing about battles is knowing the type. For example, if you are battling a Fire type, you use Water. If you are battling a Water type, you use Grass. If battling a Grass type, use Fire. There is always a type weak against another type, you just need to know what. We'll talk more about this later one, though. Just thought this was a pretty good set-up to explain it now. Back to the current subject. Anyone else wanna guess a type?"
More hands were raised, some even waving. Lynn smirked. It seemed they were getting the hang of types already. "Green eyes! Yeah, you with the glasses. Name?"
She wasn't sure why, but most of the class, even the boy himself, seemed stunned that she didn't know his name. She didn't feel like roll calling until she was sure of which students she would keep.
Harry was temporarily shocked, but figured if she didn't recognize him by his looks, then she would probably recognize his name. He just hope it wouldn't change anything about how she acted towards him in class. "Harry Potter," he answered.
"Cool, now the type?" Lynn said uncaringly, waving her hand as if to dismiss his name completely, more focused on the class subject than anything else.
"Um… is there a Light type?" he asked.
"Light?" Lynn repeated in confusion before turning to the board. "There's no such type. But there is a Dark type, as well as a Ghost type, both which are very similar to each other as they are also different. Though the opposite of the Dark type is the Psychic type. But if by 'Light' you mean something like a lightbulb or along those lines, then you're thinking of the Electric type. Okay, next person!"
Hermione raised her hand, yet didn't even wait to be called on. "There's a Dark type, but not a Light type?" she asked. "Wouldn't it make more sense for there to be both? How can there be a Dark type without a Light type?"
"Not one person needs to know everything," Lynn commented. "I just explained that. But I think I see what you're train of thought is and I'm going to stop that train right there. And everyone better pay attention to this. A Pokemon that is a Dark type… does that mean it is automatically evil? No. There is a Dark type known as the Disaster Pokemon. Maybe one day, I'll bring mine in. It is only called that because whenever someone sees it, something happens such as a natural disaster or anything along those lines, they just link it together. But just their classification or their type doesn't make any Pokemon good or evil. It's all about the choice.
"A Pokemon, if trained well enough, will listen to whatever their trainer says. Now, if that trainer orders their Pokemon to attack another person who is completely defenseless, does that make the Pokemon evil? All it did was obey an order. Is it evil? No, because it did not attack of its own choice. It attacked because its trainer told it to attack, and in some cases, does indeed fear what its trainer will do to it if t disobeyed. In my opinion, there is no Light and Dark, only choices. Even with your magic. Take a simple Levitation Charm. It's a Light spell, right? Well, can't you use that to lift up a two-ton boulder and drop it on someone? As I said, it's all about choices. Now can we please get back to the Pokemon types? Who wants to guess next?"
There was another round of silence before a few hands rose again. "You, red-head," Lynn pointed to the student she spoke to.
"Ron Weasley," he introduced himself.
"Okay, you're type?" she asked.
"Earth," he said.
"Earth?" Lynn repeated, once again turning to the board. "There are three different types that affiliate with 'earth' and those types are Ground, Rock, and Steel. Now I know what you're all thinking, how can Steel be called an earth type? Well that's because the ores in the sands can be made into metals, such as steel. Next! You! Name?"
"Terry Boot," he said.
"Nice to make your acquaintance, now have at it!"
"An Air type?"
"Flying type, is the proper term," Lynn corrected. "And since you all are going only by actual elements, I know you won't be able to guess the rest, so freebies. The last few Pokemon types are Poison, Bug, Fight, Normal, Ice, and Dragon. Some of these, one would never think of as elemental, but that is just their classifications. Now, every one type of Pokemon is weak against many other types while strong against another.
"Let's start off with our first type," she said, jabbing the 'Grass' with the tip of her chalk. "Grass types. Now Grass types are, of course, strong against Water, Ground, and Rock. But! They are weak to Flying, Ice, Fire, Poison, and Bug. In some cases, such as the case of Budew and its evolved forms, Roselia and Roserade, Grass types can be weak against Psychic types, though Fighting types are not very effective. Though this is mainly because they are dual-types, Pokemon that are two types instead of one. The Grass types that are weak against the Psychic types are dual-type Pokemon, Grass and Poison."
She paused when a student, Hermione Granger, rose her hand and patiently waited for her to be called. "Something you would like to ask?" Lynn called to her. "Hermione Granger, right?"
"Yes, professor," Hermione replied, lowering her hand as Lynn rolled her eyes. "I don't understand something. You just said Grass types were weak against Poison, but then said that there are some out there that are Grass and Poison."
"Dual-type Pokemon," Lynn commented. "The thing with Dual-types is that while one part of it could be weak against a certain type of Pokemon, the other isn't, and that gives it a bit of an advantage. For example, Water is strong against Ground, yet there are Pokemon out there that are Water-Ground Dual-types. And the Pokemon Gyarados. Though it doesn't have wings, it is a Water-Flying Dual-type. Flying is strong against Grass, while Water is weak against it, thus Grass is only half-effective on a Gyarados. Electric can take one down easily, but I do not suggest hunting one down.
"The thing about Dual-type Pokemon is simply to have the strength and weakness combined into one. Some Pokemon just evolved this way. Though until we actually cover Single-type Pokemon, we won't get too close to Dual-types. Yes, you. Harry Potter, was it?"
"Yes," he said. "Just out of curiosity, how many Pokemon do you have."
"Geez, I have so many I lost count, about half of them Dual-types," Lynn chuckled. "But currently, I only have six with me, which is the way of the Trainer. It's a rule. Trainers are only allowed to carry six Pokemon with them at a time. The items used for capturing Pokemon make sure of this as they are programmed to take any newly caught Pokemon when you already have a team of six to a Professor's ranch, whoever the professor is of the region. Currently with me, I have a Water, a Grass, my little Fight here," she patted Jackal on the head gently, "a Normal-Flying, a Fire-Bug, and a Electric-Dragon. When Jackal evolves, he'll be a Fighting-Steel type."
"What do you mean by 'evolve'?" Draco asked, narrowing his eyes as he leaned back into his chair and crossed his arms over his chest.
"We'll get to that once we cover types," Lynn answered before going onto the next one on the list. "Now Fire types."
Class continued on for the next hour and a half with Lynn talking of the types, their strengths, and their weaknesses, as well as different type attacks. Questions were asked and answered and before anyone knew it, class was over before they could breech the next subject. "Alright, your homework is a two page essay of what types of Pokemon you would want on your team of six and what the pros and cons would be of having those specific types," Lynn said as the class started to pack their things. "Only Single-type Pokemon since we haven't covered Dual-types yet and you don't know what kind of Dual-types there are. See you all next week!"
The students said their good-byes as Lynn erased the board. Once the door closed, she sighed heavily. "This is a bit harder than I thought, Jackal," she admitted, rubbing her head. "I just hope the next batch isn't as dim."
"Riolu!" Jackal agreed.
Okay, when everyone starts getting their Pokemon, does anyone want me to come up with nicknames to them?
As for now, I hope everyone enjoyed the story so far and I will try to update as soon as I can! Ok? Bye! ^^