I am so, so sorry this took so long. DX My computer crashed, twice. I only recently got it back the second time, and I found out I lost everything. If you sent me a review or PM, and I didn't answer, that's why. I managed to use one of my friends' computers a couple of times, but...

Also, about the Harry pairing... A lot of people want a HarryXCynthia pairing, but I was wondering what people would think of a HarryXMaylene pairing with Cynthia being a big sister figure/mentor/matchmaker. I think it'd be rather cute, and I've got more ideas for it than a HarryXCynthia. Tell me your thoughts please!

Anyway, thanks so much for being patient with me (and if you weren't, I understand completely), and a big thanks to everyone that reviewed and favorited, you guys (and girls) are amazing.

Thoughts

"The capacity for friendship is God's way of apologizing for our families." -Jay McInerney

Last Time...

As they stepped inside, a squat witch immediately tried to hurry Harry into the back to get 'fitted', but Sol stopped her and began to talk to her about customizing Harry's uniform.

As they argued, Harry noticed a boy his age coming out, probably wondering about the noise.

"Hello." The boy said. "I'm Draco Malfoy."

"Harry Potter."

The boy's eyes widened.

Back in Gringotts, Minn's eyes narrowed at the article she was reading in barely suppressed anger, Griphook watching her warily.

"Someone's going to pay for this." The blue haired woman growled lowly.

Harry watched in amusement as the pale boy he had just met spluttered in shock at his name.

"Wow, Dumbledore wasn't kidding when he said I was famous." He mused aloud. "But it seems kind of stupid to be famous for something I didn't do, and don't remember."

The boy, Draco, straightened up and tried (and failed) to put on a look of disinterest.

"Well Potter, you'll find that some Wizarding families are better than others. I can help you with that." The blonde said snootily.

Harry rose an eyebrow in the you-just-said-something-that-offends-me-but-I'll-play-along-for-a-minute-anyway look that he had learned from Minn.

"Really?" Harry asked. "Why are some families better?"

"Because they're purebloods." Draco told him. "Muggleborns shouldn't even be allowed in Hogwarts."

"Why?" It was a simple question in theory, but Harry was almost completely sure the other boy wouldn't be able to answer it.

Sure enough, Draco paused, looking confused.

"My father says-" He began after a moment.

"You're not your father, are you?" Harry interrupted. "It's fine to act or think like your parents if you know why they think like and agree, but blind acceptance isn't going to get you anywhere."

It was a good speech, and part of one that Minn had given him when he began to act like Sol so long ago. Sadly for her, he still acted like his more exuberant guardian, but at least he thought things out more.

Still, despite Harry's good point, Draco didn't look convinced.

"You know what? This year at school I'm going to try and get you to stop thinking like that. It'll be my project." Harry said decisively, before looking around and noticing Sol and the seamstress had moved to a back room.

"What was all the arguing about?" Draco asked, looking uncomfortable.

"I'm getting my 'uniform' customized." Harry said. "I refuse to wear the robes. Although, Sol never told me what I was going to be wearing instead."

Draco snorted softly, and Harry sent him a fake glare.

"I'm not kidding!" The green eyed boy announced grandly. "They look like a dress and probably feel like one to."

"How would you know?" Draco asked, sounding amused.

"One of my guardians has a weird sense of humor and a tendency to dress people up." Harry sighed, mentally adding 'and Pokemon' to the end of his sentence.

Surprisingly, it hadn't been Sol that had forced him to put on the girlish monstrosity, but Minn instead.

Shuddering at the memory, Harry tried to change the subject.

"So, where are your parents?" He questioned.

"Father's buying my books and my mother's looking at wands." Draco answered. "I'm not sure why she'd bother, you don't just know which wand's supposed to belong to someone."

Harry nodded in understanding, it was like getting your first Pokemon, you may have an idea which one you want, but it ultimately decided on the Pokemon themselves and which one was the best fit for you.

"What about your guardians?" Draco asked, genuinely curious.

"Well, Sol's arguing with Madame Malkin, and Minn wanted to stay at the bank and check on things there... They're both non-magic and we live pretty far away so she wanted to make sure nothing was wrong with my account."

"Wait, if they're Muggles, why did you go to live with them? And where exactly do you live?" Draco asked.

"You'll find out when we get to Hogwarts." Harry grinned. "So you'll just have to wait."

Draco just huffed at him.

"Hey Harry, you make a new friend already?" Sol asked, strolling out of a back room.

"Yeah. This is Draco, my project for this year." Harry smiled back.

"You were serious about that?" Draco muttered.

Sol chuckled.

"There's no changing his mind now." She laughed. "He's not gonna leave you alone. You're stuck with him."

She turned to Harry.

"Anyway, here's your 'robes'." Sol said with no small amount of amusement. "It's a coat actually, but whatever. I already paid to."

Harry took the cloth she offered him and shrugged it on.

It was a black longcoat with purple pockets and a collar that would cover half of his face when he zipped it up. The zipper on the coat went all the way up, but stopped at his waist, causing the extra fabric to flare around his legs much like the actually robes seemed to.

"Why's there a skull and crossbones on the back?" Draco wondered.

Harry looked in a mirror on the wall and grinned. Sure enough a white skull and crossbones took up most of the back of his new coat.

"It's the symbol for poison." Sol said, like that explained everything.

Which, since it was Harry, it did to anyone that knew him.

He'll learn. Harry thought. They always do...

Sol clapped her hands.

"Anyway, Draco. Would you mind helping us find our way around? We kind of left our guide back in the bank with Minn." She asked cheerfully.

"Yeah, we almost went down another alley before someone stopped us and gave us directions." Harry agreed.

"I guess, but I need to meet my parents soon." Draco said.

"That's fine." Harry murmured. "Can you just lead us back to Gringotts? We can get Minn and Professor McGonagall and head to the bookstore to meet your dad then head to the wand shop."

Draco nodded.

"Then let's get going!" Sol cried, heading out the door.

Harry and Draco shared a look before hurrying after her.

Back at Gringotts...

They found Minn talking animatedly with a group of goblins at the front desk, McGonagall standing to the side looking rather lost. The professor spotted them and came over.

"Any idea what they're talking about?" Sol questioned.

She got a negative answer.

Minn was done soon enough and met up with them near the door, carrying a pile of papers with a scowl on her face.

"Did you know that Harry's in at least twenty books?" The blue-haired woman asked. "No one bothered to get anyone's permission or pay a fee or anything. His parents will was never read, and I got permission to look at it, and the people that he lived with? Were specifically mentioned in that Harry should never live with them."

Minn was practically growling now.

"A man named Sirius was supposed to get custody, and when I looked him up I found he had been sent to Azkaban, a jail, without an investigation or trial." She took a deep breath. "Another man named Remus Lupin was mentioned to get guardianship if anything happened to Sirius. Apparently he's a werewolf and because of laws passed by the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, he couldn't get Harry even when he tried. Repeatedly."

"Was this Fudge guy the reason the will was never read?" Sol asked, uncharacteristically stern.

Minn nodded.

"How should we express our... displeasure?" Sol asked an evil grin making its way onto her face.

A matching one appeared on Minn's.

Harry, Draco, and McGonagall felt a chill run down their backs.

"About that. The goblins told me about something called Howlers...

When they reached the bookstore, Minn and Sol had stopped plotting the Minister's downfall (for now), and Sol immediately shot off to where she saw the words 'Magical Creatures' on a hanging sign.

Harry was pretty sure he heard her giggling something about a 'biting book'.

Draco led them to where a man that looked a lot like him (or was it the other way around?) was standing.

"Father, this is Harry Potter, and one of his guardians, Minn..." The other boy trailed off, realizing he didn't know Minn's last name.

"Minn Valentine." Minn cut in, handing out a hand and boring a hole into the man with her ice blue eyes.

"Lucius Malfoy." The man introduced himself, shaking her hand, giving her clothes a look. "Are you a Muggle?"

Minn cocked her head slightly, letting her hand fall.

"Technically, but both my cousin and I work with a... special kind of magical creatures." She told him. "Anyway, Harry?"

"Yeah?"

"You should go get your school books, you've got your list right? And any other books you want, I'm afraid you'll have to use your money for anything Sol and I buy, but they don't have a way to convert our money. Sorry." The woman sighed.

Harry shrugged.

"That's fine, it's not like you and Sol haven't spent who knows how much on me over the years. I think I'll get the next couple years of standard books of spells... and as many potions books as I can find... Maybe a few history books?" Harry headed off muttering to himself and glancing at his list and then the shelves and then back again.

Draco shot a look at his father before following.

"What kind of magical creatures?" Malfoy asked.

Minn looked at him thoughtfully before nodding.

"I'll tell you, but don't tell anyone. I'm looking forward to giving a few people near heart attacks. Also, do you know where they keep the law books around here?"

They left Flourish and Blotts loaded with books, Sol had gotten ones over different 'monsters', for lack of a better word, and myths and legends. Minn had books on magical laws and ones that covered the biases of the Wizarding world. Harry had all of the school books he needed and a few that were a few years ahead, as well as all the ones over potions and poisons in the store.

The two Malfoys went with them to get the rest of Harry and Draco's things (Harry had a field day in the Apothecary, and was well on his way to becoming their best customer), before they all went to get the boys' wands.

They introduced themselves to Narcissa, Draco's mother and Lucius's wife.

Ollivander made his appearance but Harry wasn't really paying attention, the dust was agitating his allergies.

He did, however, notice when Ollivander got close enough to poke at his scar (which was noticeable because he had taken off his hat), and immediately edged away.

"Please don't do that." Harry told him.

He watched Draco try waving a good deals of wands before ending up with an eighteen inch one made of elm with dragon heartstring.

"Very nice, very nice." Ollivander murmured softly. "Now then Mr. Potter, your turn. Which is your wand hand?"

Harry smiled.

"I'm ambidextrous." He told the wandmaker, who nodded.

"Hold out both arms please then."

Standing still while he was measured, he watched as Ollivander went through the shelves before returning. Then the testing started.

It took longer than Draco, and Harry was getting bored until Ollivander handed him one with a phoenix feather.

He waved it, and sparks flew out of the end... When it exploded.

Dropping the wand with a curse, Harry watched as smoke rose from his fingertips. Somehow, there was no burn.

"Are you okay Harry?" Minn asked, while Sol, McGonagall, and Narcissa gaped.

Lucius inspected the ash on the ground while Draco moved to look at Harry's hand.

"There's no mark." The boy stated, looking surprised.

"How curious." Ollivander announced. "The phoenix that gave that wand its core gave one other, and the wand's brother gave you your scar. Maybe that's why it reacted that way?"

"I have no clue, but I swear I'll pay for that." Harry said nudging the black soot. Ollivander waved his hand.

"No need, no need. Now let's see... Maybe..." He dug into a pile that was dustier than all of the others. Pulling a box out he held it out. "This wand is very peculiar. It was made by my grandfather with some rare ingredients. Twelve inches, silver maple, with a griffin feather mixed with powdered griffin claw. Give it a wave Mr. Potter."

Doing as he was told, Harry flicked the wand through the air, where sparks of color appeared. Purple, blue, green, and red danced through the store.

"Cool." Harry smirked.

After paying they left the store and used a portkey to get back to the train station they had appeared in.

"Can you explain how we got from our dimension to here? I get the portkey thing but..." Sol asked.

"According to Albus, it's actually rather easy to get to different dimensions if you have a focus point, the first time we used Mr. Potter's magic signature and later Ms. Minn's ranch itself. The reason they're not that common is because it's illegal, Dumbledore got a special permit for you, and it takes a lot of magic to set up. A large group of wizards has to work together to get it started." McGonagall explained. "We set up Platform Nine and Three-Quarters as the focus point on this side so whenever you use the inter-dimensional portkey you'll appear here. It only works for people that have already used it, and people you invite to your home. Albus is working on another portkey for Minn and Sol to take them to Hogwarts if there's an emergency."

The three of them nodded in understanding and the professor smiled.

"Well then, goodbye, and I'll see you at Hogwarts in September Mr. Potter."

Then they were gone.

Harry spent the rest of his time before he went to Hogwarts at home, spending as much time with Sol and Minn as he could.

"It'll be weird." He told Meki quietly one night. "Being so far away from them. Even on my journey I knew that if I needed them they could just fly to me. Now though..."

Meki just hissed comfortingly at him.

Finally, he had his second to last day in the dimension he called home until Christmas. Minn and Sol surprised him with a party, and he got to say goodbye to his friends in this world, who all made him promise to write.

When he asked Minn about the Statute of Secrecy she snorted.

"What do we care about their laws in this world? Besides, these are people we can trust."

Before everyone left, Harry told Steven that he should come over for Christmas and give Sol a kiss for a present.

Everyone laughed at this, and the looks on the two's faces.

They stood at the Hogwarts Express, saying their goodbyes.

"See ya at Christmas brat." Sol smirked, ruffling Harry's hair. "I'll send Gossip over with a letter tomorrow so we can keep in touch."

Gossip was a Chatot that Sol had caught a year ago, who had agreed to carry messages across the worlds. Rather happily actually.

Minn gave him a hug.

"I've been sending letters, and Howlers, to the Minister to try and get Sirius Black a trial if nothing else, but no luck yet." She whispered in his ear. "I'll keep trying though, so don't worry."

"Thanks Minn." Harry smiled. "I'll study hard and cause as much mayhem as I can."

"You better!" Sol laughed, waving as he got on the train.

They had left home early so they wouldn't attract attention, and they couldn't stay long, so as soon as he disappeared inside they left.

Finding a seat in the back, Harry pulled out a book. He had been asked not to let out any Pokemon on the train to avoid chaos, so he steeled himself for a long ride.

AN:

So, Harry's met Draco and they've become friends of a sort, and we learn a bit about Harry and his personality as well as inter-dimensional travel.

Also, about Harry's wand, silver maple is adaptable and tolerate to its environment, and griffins are perceived as being loyal and regal and, being born of a lion and eagle, are sort of a part of two worlds like Harry himself.

Again so sorry for the wait. D= I hope you like it anyway, and don't forget to review and tell me what you think about a HarryXMaylene pairing!