Harry Potter and the Mysterious Veil

Chapter 3

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.

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

The puppy Pokémon looked around the group and yipped a couple of times before jumping at Neville, knocking him over.

"Oof!" said Neville as he fell down; only to start laughing as the Pokémon started to lick his face.

The rest of the group started to laugh as Ginny said, "Guess you've just been chosen Neville".

Harry nodded and said, "It's rather fitting don't you think?" Neville looked slightly confused, so Harry continued, "A loyal Pokémon. Willing to fight against anything to protect its friends. Sounds just like you Neville."

The rest of the group nodded, which caused Neville to blush in happiness and embarrassment.

Professor Oak smiled at how well Growlithe took to Neville. 'If only Pikachu had acted the same way towards Ash. I wonder how he's doing?' he thought. Turning to the group of seven he said, "Congrats, Neville. Now you all can start your own Pokémon journey if you wish.

The group collectively agreed as Ron said, "Yeah! I can't wait to challenge all of the gym leaders!" Ginny and Hermione nodded in agreement.

Luna smiled, but said, "I'm not going to. I'm going to make friends here, not fighters." Neville agreed and added, "Besides, I don't think I'm good enough to battle Gym Leaders."

The group quickly dissuaded the young man, which made him smile again. Everyone turned to Harry who had been looking out the window for some time. In a slightly muted voice, he added, "I'm not going to either."

This shocked the group, but before anyone could ask he continued, "I'm only fifteen years old and I've been fighting for four years now. I'm tired guys. Tired of the fighting. I'll raise Pokémon, but only as friends. My days fighting are hopefully mostly if not completely over."

Hermione and Ginny hugged him at the same time showing their support. When they let go Luna hugged Harry as Neville patted his shoulder. Ron was last and as he approached he shook Harry's hand and said, "We understand, Mate. Don't worry, I'll win those badges for you!"

Harry smiled, but shook his head. "No Ron. Win them for you." Ron smiled and nodded.

Luna looked around at all of her friends and shouted, "Now lets get started!"

As far as I'm concerned, this story is finished. I had ideas for future bits and pieces, but I decided against writing them. It was harder than I thought to find enough Pokémon that I liked for six trainers.

Besides, I have another similar Pokémon/HP idea I'd rather work on. Keep an eye out for it. It should be posted in no more than a week from today (I hope).

Hope you enjoyed this mini adventure. Please review! Thank you!

I've decided to make this a challenge for any other writers out there.

Rules/Recommendations:

- All six must have Pokemon

- Any of them can do the Gym Leader Challenge

- No Ginny/Harry or Ron/Hermione or Hermione/Neville (Harry/Hermione preferred, but not required)

- Team Rocket causes problems

- Ash is clueless

- Gary hits on Ginny and gets hit in return by you guessed it, Ginny

- Legendary Pokemon

- Traveling to other Regions in the future

Please message me if you decide to take up this challenge. Thanks!