Harry Potter and the Mysterious Veil

Chapter 2

What if Snape really was Voldemort's man through and through? This one fact changes the famous Department of Mysteries battle for the worse. Or does it? It is my belief that six teens would be unable to defeat twelve Death Eaters. The timely arrival of the Order of the Phoenix doesn't allow us to see if this is true or not. So here I am playing the 'what if' game.

Pokémon and Harry Potter do not belong to me.

Harry groaned as he tried and failed to open his eyes.

He head Ginny's voice somewhere to the left of him shout out, "Guys! He's okay!"

Opening his eyes, Harry realized he was in a clearing of some type. Sitting up, he saw Ginny sitting next to him on a log smiling. Looking around, he saw Neville and Ron running up with Luna close behind. All three were smiling brightly.

Noticing, one person was missing, Harry was starting to get scared when he felt someone sit behind him and hug him from behind. He smelled the familiar scent of lavender and smiled saying, "Hey there Hermione, guys. It's great to see you all. Where are we? Are we dead?"

Ron laughed and replied, "If we're dead, then Heaven is just a big forest from what I can tell!" Luna lightly slapped his arm and smiled, but didn't say anything as she dreamingly looked around them.

Harry realized Hermione hadn't let go of him yet, but he didn't complain. It actually felt really nice.

Ginny added, "What we have found out though, is we are pretty close to a small town. It's actually just on the other side of this hill. There are maybe five or six houses and one larger building. The weird thing though are the animals here."

Harry looked confused and was about to ask what she meant when Hermione added, "None of them look like animals from back home. They are all sorts, colors, and sizes and some even have elemental type abilities. We saw a pony with flames for a mane."

Harry stood up and after stretching said, "Well I say we go down there and find out more about this strange new world." The others agreed and they began packing up the few items they had.

~ Break ~

Delia Ketchum sighed as she closed the front door of her house. Today was the day Ash was going to leave her for his grand Pokémon journey. His thirteenth birthday had been two weeks ago and she was worried for him.

She wished he and their neighbor Gary got along better so that the two boys could look after each other, but the two just couldn't get along. Gary was too boastful and degrading of others and Ash angered too easily for the two to ever be friends. Not that she wanted a boy like Gary to be friends with Ash, but she would have been more comfortable with the idea of Ash having a friend out there with him.

Looking up, she noticed six teens stepping out of the tree line on the edge of town. She didn't recognize any of them, so she was curious when they walked up to her. The teen in front had black, messy hair and beautiful jade-green eyes. He looked nervous as he said, "Excuse me, Ma'am. My name is Harry. My friends and I aren't from around here. We actually don't remember arriving here at all. Wherever here even is."

Delia looked shocked, but noticed the others nodding in agreement with the obvious leader of the group, so she said, "Nice to meet you Harry and friends. My name is Delia. This is Pallet Town of the Kanto Region."

The teens all looked at each other in confusion and the redhead boy cried out, "I've never heard of a place like this before! Hermione, where are we?"

The girl with the curly, brown hair replied with a huff, "Honestly, Ronald! How would I know?"

The boy looked completely serious when he replied, "Because you know EVERYTHING!"

The others in the group just shook their heads as the first boy, Harry said to Delia, "Thank you, Ma'am. Do you know of any place we can stay for the night?"

The brunette, Hermione added, "And a place to buy supplies and clothes?"

"And food!" added the redhead, which made the rest of the group smile at the lanky teen.

Delia could tell they were all close friends, so she smiled as she said, "The next town up, Viridian City, just North of here up Route One. You can't miss it".

The group said a collective thank you and started to walk off just as she realized something. "Wait up! Do any of you have Pokémon with you?"

They looked confused as Harry asked, "Pokémon? What is that?"

Realizing none of them had a clue, she started to believe their story of not knowing where they were. She began to describe to Kanto Region, Pokémon, Gym Battles, and everything else she could think of.

After an hour of explaining everything, she heard the front door of her house open and her son, Ash step out… in his pajamas.

Smiling, she introduced him to the group of older teens. They all shook his hand and he hurriedly shook their hands before running off saying, "Sorry, but I'm going to be late!"

At their questioning looks, Delia sighed and said, "Today is his first day as a Pokémon trainer. Professor Oak is going to give him his first Pokémon today. Maybe you all should see if he has any extras. Even just having one Pokémon could mean you're protected from wild Pokémon! Then you all can catch more as you journey on."

The group seemed to like the idea, so Harry thanked Delia and the group set off. Upon arriving, they saw a group of people running off after another young teen. Ash was talking to an older man, 'most likely Professor Oak,' thought Hermione.

They then saw Ash get zapped by a small, yellow Pokémon as Professor Oak shook his head. He then noticed them and said, "Sorry, but I'm all out of Pokémon."

The group looked upset, but the Professor sighed and said, "Oh, alright! I do have ONE more Pokémon I can give up, but only one. Which one of you will have the Pokémon?"

Hermione looked at Harry, and he just nodded, so she said, "We'll see which of us the Pokémon seems to like most and go from there". The Professor nodded, slightly smiling and handed her a Poké Ball.

Hermione just stared at it till the Professor took pity on her and told her, "Push the button as you throw the ball. That will summon the Pokémon."

Hermione did as he instructed and as the Poké Ball left her hand, it opened and a flash of light came out of it, which formed into a Pokémon with orange fur with black stripes along its back and legs. The fur on its muzzle, chest, belly, and tail is cream-colored, and there is an additional tuft of cream-colored fur on top of its head.

The Professor handed Hermione a red device, which he called a Pokédex. After instructing her on how to use it, she pointed it at the Pokémon. On her screen, a smaller image of the Pokémon appeared as did a little message: Growlithe, the Puppy Pokémon. While loyal to its master, the Growlithe will drive away enemies by barking and biting.

Hermione looked up at her friends and asked the all-important question: "So, who gets to work with Growlithe here?"

And done with Chapter 2.

I'm curious to see who you all will guess will get this Pokémon. Although I'm posting the next chapter (and the answer) at the same time as posting this question, I'm hoping at least a couple people try to guess who gets Growlithe in a review.

Hope you are enjoying this new adventure Harry and the gang have gotten themselves into. It is not a long one. The next chapter is actually the last. I'm mainly wetting my feet in the world of FF writing with this. And for once I'm actually NOT bashing Ron (in my head or on paper), so Ron lovers, take advantage of this story.

Please review! Thank you!