Here I am again! I hope you weren't too disappointed with the last chapter, but I've had that planned for awhile as you know. Thank you so much for the reviews! It makes me happy that people enjoy this story.

Reminders:

'The thoughts of a person are put here.'

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Yugioh.

Ryou breathed heavily as his body tried to keep up with his mind's determination. The man was smirking at him and that was all Ryou could see. He could imagine a glint in the man's eyes, though he wished there was a clue as to who the man was.

"What have you done to him," Ryou repeated with a low growl, speaking through his teeth.

The man laughed. "I've only done what should have been done a long time ago. You're familiar with the occult, Ryou," Ryou gritted his teeth, "it's called an…exorcism. I've rid you of the evil demon residing in your body."

It took all of Ryou's willpower to not lunge at the man. "He's not an evil demon, you are!" Ryou yelled and the man chuckled.

"Then why don't you exorcise me, Ryou? It's too late; you'll never see your friend again, just like I won't see my father. My revenge has just begun. You won't survive me."

"Who are you?"

"You'll never know," a grin appeared on his lips as he raised his wand. Ryou's eyes widened and he realized what would happen if he stayed. Hoping for the best, Ryou ran. He ran blindly through the forest knowing he was probably being followed. Tripping at the edge of the trees and the grounds, he fell and all he saw was black.

LALALA

Ryou groaned softly as he moved onto his side, burying his head in his…pillow? Slowly opening his eyes, Ryou looked at his surroundings best he could without moving. Giving up on that, he carefully lifted himself into a sitting position. "I feel like I got hit by a truck," he moaned.

"You looked like it when brought in," a woman walked over to him with a steaming goblet. Ryou recognized her as Madam Pomphrey, the mediwitch of Hogwarts.

"Wait," Ryou sat up more tensely. "How did I get here? Who brought me? Last time I checked I was…" Ryou heard a chuckle and looked up to see the Headmaster had entered the room.

"Yes, Mr. Potter, last time you were conscious you were outside at the edge of the Forbidden Forest." Ryou grimaced at the name, but bowed his head nonetheless. "I won't ask for an explanation, but do rest up. Your friends have been worried about you," Dumbledore smiled and left the room.

"Madam Pomphrey," the witch turned to him. "How long have I been out?"

The witch smiled sympathetically. "For about five days now," she said. "Now drink this." Ryou took the goblet and sipped a small amount at first before drinking the rest in one gulp with a cringe.

He sighed at laid back against his pillows as the witch left. Rubbing his temples he recalled the last night he could remember. 'An exorcism,' Ryou sighed again. 'What am I going to do?' A tear traveled down his cheek before he fell into a deep sleep.

Ryou awoke hours later and looked around. "You're awake," said a relieved girl next to him; he jumped.

"Hermione," Ryou exclaimed. "What…what are you doing here?"

"I came to see how you were doing," she replied calmly. "I made everyone else go to supper; everyone is beside themselves in worry. What happened, Ryou?"

"I…" Ryou looked at his blanket and picked at a loose string.

"You can talk to me, Ryou. Please at least talk to someone, Joey, Harry, Bakura?" Ryou's hair fell off his shoulder into his face and his hands ceased movement.

"Ryou," Hermione sounded more worried. "What is it? Did I say something wrong?" She lightly touched his shoulder trying to get a response from him.

"He's gone," a croak escaped from the boy's throat, "He was taken from me and will never come back."

Hermione stared in shock as her friend's shoulders shook with every word.

"What do you mean, Ryou? Who's gone?"

"Bakura," he whispered in horror and Hermione gasped.

"Tell me everything." Ryou sighed and began from the beginning, his dreams.

When Ryou finished, Hermione was in a state of shock. She blindly reached out a hand and touched his shoulder lightly. "Ryou, why…do you know any reason why this…man did this?"

"I wish I did," he said quietly. "I hate him."

"Understandable, he did take probably your best friend from you."

"You know," Ryou began, "Bakura wasn't always my best friend."

"But you two have been together for so long, right? Doesn't that mean…"

"He used to beat me…when I first got the ring he was evil, he was out to kill the pharaoh, and collect all the items," Ryou sighed. "I never knew any of this because I had no memories of being possessed, but if I disobeyed he would teach me not to." Ryou pulled up his sleeve and uncovered a long scar on his bicep.

"Did he give that to you?" Ryou nodded and Hermione stared in surprise. "You two were so close, I would've never thought…"

"He changed and so did I, once I stopped hanging out with the pharaoh he began to warm up to having a host like me," Ryou smiled. "I enjoyed my time with him more so than the others, I was never alone…" he choked back a sob. "Hermione, I can't go on like this, I feel like half a person!"

"Ryou…"

LALALA

Harry sighed as he left his last class of the day. He hadn't seen Ryou since lunch and was really worried about his brother. Walking to the hospital room, Harry recalled how his brother was found. 'Why was he outside? And by the forest too?' he wondered.

He entered the hospital wing and saw his brother sitting up in bed eating his dinner. "Ryou, you're awake," he said.

"Hi, Harry," Ryou gave a tired smile. "How are you?"

"How am I? Ryou, I'm not the one who was found unconscious outside the forest!" Ryou visibly cringed.

"Bad question, sorry."

Harry sighed and sat in an empty chair. "No, I've just been worried. What happened out there?"

Ryou gave him a look. "Nothing."

"That's a lie and you know it. What's going on?"

"Harry…I don't want to talk about it right now."

"You haven't wanted to talk about anything lately. It's like you're hiding something from all of us. I doubt even Joey knows!"

Ryou blinked a few times and stared at his brother before looking down. "I'm…sorry…"

"Ryou, I…I didn't mean to upset you, I'm just worried. Everyone is worried. You're so secretive about everything. You disappear at random you, yell at us, and just refuse to explain any of it. We don't know what to do or think!"

"There's nothing you can do."

"Mr. Potter," both boys turned. "Oh, Ryou Potter, you will be allowed to leave now, if that's all right," Madam Pomphrey smiled.

"Oh, okay," he said as he got up from bed and put his tray on the table. "You should go to dinner, Harry; I'll see you in the dormitories later." Harry nodded and left the hospital wing.

As he was walking to dinner, Harry heard a whisper and turned around just in time to see a spell hit him square in the chest. He collapsed.

LALALA

Ryou sighed as he entered his room.

/Bakura? Bakura are you there/

Not hearing a response he sighed again and sat down on his bed. Ryou looked around feeling lonely and started to look through his trunk, bored. A small box caught his eye. He picked it up and opened it as a small round object the size of an eye rolled out. Ryou picked it up and almost dropped it in shock.

"The millennium eye…" he breathed staring at it as it glinted in the candlelight.

Yay, another chapter full of…whatever you all get from this. I've been busy lately and haven't been able to type anything, but this is the next chapter! Tell me what you think, I've got most of it already planned, but if you give any suggestions that would be awesome! I may add a bit of romance at the way end of this fanfic, if you are against this idea, tell me and I won't, depending on how many people say no. Thanks for reading!

-Maki-sama-