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"So..." I said, completing the explanation.
"Who's first?"
No one raised their hand, or spoke up. It seemed as though they were kind of scared. I thought it was because they never saw a real Pokémon before except in pictures when I started teaching about Pokémon. I waited a little longer, hoping someone would be brave and go first, but I was about to just pick someone at random.
"I would like to go first, Professor Tikame," Lily raised her hand.
"Alright, Ms. Evans," I walked in front of her row. "Stand up, please, and hold this in your hands,"
She did as she was told, and cupped her hands. I handed the Poké Ball to her, and I heard her gasp when the Poké Ball started wiggling more erratically once it touched her skin.
"It's okay, just wait," I assured her. Everyone in the class inclined toward Lily and I, anticipating what would happen.
The Poké Ball kept wiggling in Lily's hands, slowing down then speeding up. We all held our breathe. Whatever Pokémon that comes out would be a mystery. I only showed a few species of Pokémon to the class, but there's hundreds more Pokémon that they haven't seen nor heard.
The Poké Ball opened up without warning. All of us were startled. A white beam of energy exited the ball and struck the front of Lily's desk. It didn't pierce the desk, but the energy came together to start forming a shape. None of us would blink, afraid that we'd miss something in that millisecond.
The white shape started to become more defined. As it grew bigger, I told everyone to back off, afraid it was one giant Pokémon at first, but the shape halted when it grew just a little above Lily's head. The white light started to fade, and the shape gained color.
A creamy yellow color covered the whole body, and flashes of red and orange flames emerged from parts of the body. My eyes glowed, happily, recognizing the Pokémon. I rushed to my desk and opened one of the drawers.
"Excuse me," I returned to a fully released Pokémon. Everyone was at awe with the horse-like creature that laid in front of Lily. "Lily, here,"
She accepted the small sized machine and examined it. "It's a Pokédex...?"
"Yes. Point it at your Pokémon and press the white button," I told her. She nodded, and pointed her Pokédex at the Pokémon.
A beep sounded from the machine, and a digitized voice came on. "Ponyta, a Fire Horse Pokémon. Its mane are made of intense flames and its hooves are harder than diamond. Although weak at birth, their legs gain strength by chasing after its parents,"
"It's so adorable, Lily!" Mary said.
"Congratulations, Ms. Evans, your partner is a Ponyta," The whole class started clapping.
"Introduce yourself to it," I told her.
"Oh...um...hello, Ponyta," Lily began. "My name is Lily Evans,"
Ponyta looked up at her with curious eyes. Then the flames on Ponyta's body grew bigger instantaneously. Everyone backed away, surprised.
"She's happy, Ms. Evans. She's happy to meet you," I smiled, picking up the Poké Ball. Its wiggling was back to normal and I looked around the room.
"So whose next?"
"I am,"
"I am,"
It felt as though a lightning bolt just struck in the classroom. Two people offered to go next at the same time, and I immediately knew it was going to get bad.
"Mr. Potter...Mr. Snape..." I tried to leaven up the situation. "Would any of you be willing to wait after the other?"
"No," The answer was almost immediate.
"Sev," Lily whispered, worried, tugging on his robe.
"Lizy, I think I should go next since I am your friend," James said.
"Potter, you should very well know that Professor Tikame won't let favoritism get in the way of her teaching," Severus glared.
"Oh, Snivellus, before we weren't even friends. Now we're great friends, so, Lizy, let me go next," James grinned at me.
I narrowed my eyes and crossed my arms. "And what will you gain so much for going next?"
"...An awesome Pokémon," he smirked.
"...Okay, Mr. Snape, you're next,"
"What?"
"Mr. Potter, you can get an awesome Pokémon after Mr. Snape's turn," I knew that the only reason he wanted to go right after Lily was to impress her. Obtaining a high and mighty Pokémon next to Lily's Ponyta, I sighed inwardly with the thought.
"Here you go, Mr. Snape," I gave him the Poké Ball. "Don't worry. Everyone will be receiving a Pokémon, so don't worry,"
In Severus' hands, it was the same as in Lily's. The Poké Ball started shaking more violently, and the room became silent again.
Before the Poké Ball could open, I rushed once again back to my desk. I grabbed a bunch of Pokédex and put them in the inside pockets of my robes. I returned to my original spot, just in time for the Poké Ball to open.
The white energy faded away to reveal Severus' Pokémon. All of us were flabbergasted.
"Magikarp, magikarp!"
A minute went by silently. No one knew how to react to the big squirming orange fish before them. That is until laughter started to erupt through the classroom.
"Hahahaha! What is that, Snivellus?" James couldn't stop his laughing.
I blinked at what was before me, and looked up at Severus' face. It was one of pure humiliation.
"Severus...here," I gently handed him a Pokédex. He accepted it, but I thought his eyes were dead when I took a peek at them.
"Magikarp, the Fish Pokémon. It is able to survive in any body of water no matter how polluted. It is claimed to be the weakest of all the Pokémon."
The laughter only increased. The Pokédex didn't help Severus' situation at all. Lily attempted to comfort him, but he only shook her away. It made it pointless for me to try to comfort him too.
"Magikarp, please calm down," I whispered to the wiggling fish.
"Magikarp," Magikarp was able to ease its wiggling, but it was still slightly. I hoped that this way, it wouldn't attract too much attention to Severus when the other students were choosing their Pokémon.
"Hey, Snivellus, is your Pokémon already dead?"
I struck James' head with a roll of newspaper, shouting, "I was the one who told Magikarp to calm down! Don't you dare say its dead, Mr. Potter!"
Everyone stopped laughing. I grew very serious, shown by my glaring eyes and frown.
"Now no more laughing!" I ordered, looking around the classroom. "I don't want any of you to make fun of Mr. Snape about his Pokémon, do you hear me? If you do, whether in my class or not, I'll come find you and kick your ass!"
No one dared to make a noise after my threat.
"Why don't you introduce yourself to Magikarp, Mr. Snape?" I asked him. He responded in low murmur.
"My name is Severus Snape..."
"Magikarpkarp," It started shaking again.
Despite the small giggles, I didn't lash out. I tried to cheer Severus with a small smile, but he was unaffected. I didn't know how I could help him more than moving on.
"Okay, Mr. Potter. It's your turn. Here," I went over to him. "And Magikarp, please calm down again,"
James accepted the Poké Ball quietly, still afraid of the anger he unleashed in me, and watched the Poké Ball start to shake harder in his hands.
I sighed, getting the anger to exit my body. I took out a Pokédex for James, and waited for the Poké Ball opened. When it did, James' popularity just went up with the girls.
"Zigzagoon!" The Pokémon cried, looking up excitedly at James. However, its face faded into curiosity and started to sniff James before climbing onto his head.
"Waaah! So adorable!"
"This is your Pokémon, James? It's so cute!"
"Wow! You're so lucky, James!"
"Here," I gave him the Pokédex.
"Thanks," he said, laughing at the Pokémon's curiosity.
"Zigzagoon, the Tiny Raccoon Pokémon. This Pokémon is very curious and becomes interested in everything around it. It walks in a zig-zag fashion."
"Hey there, Zigzagoon, was it? I'm James Potter, the most famous person in Gryffindor House," James greeted, not minding Zigzagoon from climbing all over his head. I rolled my eyes to James' introduction.
"Zig...?" It looked over James' head, curiously, but went back to its excited self. "Zigzagoon!"
The girls' swoons over the scene which only made me sigh. I stared at Severus and knew this was something James would rub in Severus' face.
"Do you like him?" I asked James, gaining back my happiness watching Zigzagoon get curious about James.
He smiled as Zigzagoon started licking his face like a dog. "He may not be some big, scary Pokémon, but you can do all that in this small body, can you not?"
"Zigzagoon!" It panted, happily.
"Alright," I took the Poké Ball. "Who's next?"
Now people were finally volunteering.
"Why don't we just go around the classroom? It's easier for me than to go at random around the room. Everybody, sit down. We'll start on this side of the room and then go to that side,"
I looked between Sirius, Remus, and Peter, and decided to hand the Poké Ball over to Remus.
"Thank you," he said, accepting it.
"You're welcome. Now everyone, when your Pokémon gets out of the Poké Ball and you've identified it with the Pokédex, please pass the Poké Ball to the next person so that we can get through before class ends,"
The happenings occur with Remus, and the Poké Ball opened.
The Pokémon opened its eyes, looking around at its surroundings. It smiled at me, but I motioned for it to turn around. It laid its eyes on Remus, and it cried, happily, "Riolu!"
The whole class congratulated Remus for his chosen Pokémon. I handed him a Pokédex, and he activated it.
"Riolu, the Emanation Pokémon. It can sense the feelings of those around it through the form of waves. Communication is based by sensing each other's auras."
"Riolu!" It cried again. Remus smiled at it.
"Nice to meet you, Riolu. I am Remus Lupin,"
"Rio!" It cheered.
"Alright, we can admire everyone's afterwards. Just pass the Poké Ball to Mr. Black, Mr. Lupin," I said.
Remus handed the Poké Ball to Sirius, and everyone watched the Poké Ball opening.
"Poochyena!"
"Ah, you are-"
"Sirius!" I called, jumping at Poochyena. I caught it before it managed to sink its teeth into Sirius' face. I made a sigh of relief.
"That was close..."
"What just happened, Lizy?" James asked, confused at the situation.
I got out a Pokédex and handed it to Sirius while having my other hand tightly on Poochyena. "Turn it on, Mr. Black..."
"Alright..."
"Poochyena, the Bite Pokémon. It will bite anything that moves at first glance. It will continue to chase its prey until it is caught unless the prey decides to strike back."
"This will be one Pokémon that you really have to tame, Mr. Black," I continued to hold Poochyena with two hands.
"Poochy~~" It tried to stretch its neck to reach Sirius with its teeth.
"No, Poochyena," I ordered it, resulting in a pout on its face. I handed it to Sirius who took her with caution.
"Good luck with her, Mr. Black,"
"It's a girl?"
"That explains why it wants to eat your face off, Sirius," James remarked, chuckling.
"No, James, that's your problem,"
"Alright, alright," I said. "Next! Mr. Pettigrew,"
"Lizy?" Peter called, holding the squirming Poké Ball.
"What is it, Mr. Pettigrew?"
"There are larger Pokémon than the ones that have left this Poké Ball, aren't there?"
"Yeah,"
"What if one too large to fit in this classroom exits the Poké Ball?"
I thought about it for a second. "Well, if that were the case, then I would immediately tell everyone to exit the room. Just so everyone's sure, if the energy form continues to grow larger, please back away towards the entrance. Or scream because I might not realize you're gonna be trapped in the room, but then again...this classroom is much bigger than it looks. Remember my fight with James—I mean Mr. Potter?"
I shrugged. "Either way, just leave the classroom when I shout,"
The Poké Ball opened just when I finished my sentence.
"What is it...?" Peter got a closer look to the small shivering Pokémon before him.
"Whismur..."
He took the Pokédex from my hand and activated it to the Pokémon.
"Whismur, the Whisper Pokémon. It is a very timid Pokémon, but when frightened, its cries become as loud as a jet plane engine. Its own cries can scare the Pokémon itself which will lead Whismur to continue crying until it falls asleep from exhaustion."
"It's so adorable! Why do all you boys get such adorable Pokémon?" A girl asked, hoping that she herself will get an adorable Pokémon too.
"Oh no," I flinched.
"Whis...mur..." Its shivering increased.
"No, no, no, no!" I picked Whismur up, rocking it back and forth. "Whismur, it's okay, don't cry! Don't cry!"
"Lizy, what's...?"
"Whis...muuur...!"
"Silencio!" I shouted, pointing my wand at Whismur. No sound came from Whismur despite it crying and its mouth constantly opening. I continued to rock it back and forth, hoping it'll fall asleep faster.
"Okay, no shouting from this point onward," I told the class. "As the Pokédex says, its cries are very loud. If you don't want to be deaf, no scaring Whismur. Mr. Pettigrew, you won't be learning the Silencio charm until fifth year, but even so, don't use any spells or potions to stop or prevent Whismur's crying. I want you to learn how to do so without magic, got it?"
"...Yes, Lizy,"
"Good," I nodded. Whismur was calmer in my arms, and I put it down in front of Peter. A flick of my wand and Whismur's small cries were heard again.
"Whismur..."
"Introduce yourself, Mr. Pettigrew," I told him.
"Uh...hello...Whismur," he welcomed it with a nervous smile. "I'm Peter Pettigrew,"
It came slowly, but a nervous, twitching smile formed on Whismur's face. "W-Whismur..."
"Alright. Let's keep going, you guys!" I whispered, energetically, trying not to scare Whismur.
It took a couple of Pokémon for me to remember to write what everyone got.
"Mary McDonald...Eevee..." I mumbled as I wrote on my clipboard even before the Pokémon would speak.
"Eevee!"
"Cute!"
"Mary, you got a cute one!"
"Adorable!"
"Eevee, the Evolution Pokémon. It can adapt to its environment by changing its form and abilities when evolving."
"Nice to meet you, Eevee. I'm Mary McDonald," she gave Eevee a smile which it returned back.
"Eevee!"
"You're a lucky one, Ms. McDonald," I spoke from my clipboard. "This is a very special Pokémon,"
"Why is that, Professor Tikame?"
"You'll have to research about that to find out," I told her, smiling. "Alright, next!"
"Regulus...Black..." I continued to write.
"Houndour, the Dark Pokémon. It uses unique cries to communicate with other Houndours. It also travels in herds to surround their prey."
"Houndour..." I muttered to myself. Something felt weird about it. "Regulus...Houndour...Sirius...Poochyena...Regulus...Black...Sirius...Black...they're...both...brothers...wow.
"Okay, next is Mr. Avery," I called.
"Weeedle!"
"What the bloody hell is that, Avery?" I heard someone ask.
"It's a bug..."
"It's a—"
"Mr. Avery," I stopped him from uttering a swear. I gave him a Pokédex. "No swearing please,"
"Weedle. A poisonous stinger lays on its head to fend off enemies. It also has a very acute sense of smell which can distinguish between the food it likes and dislikes with one sniff of its nose."
Although the group of Slytherins around Avery were laughing, I knew it wasn't a laughing matter. That Weedle would evolve into something much more deadly. Especially in the wrong trainer's hands.
So far you're just like your father... I slightly frowned behind my clipboard.
When everyone had received their Pokémon, I went up to the front of the room and started to explain what the next step is.
"Alright. Now, everyone will get their own Poké Ball to hold your Pokémon in. Whether or not your Pokémon prefers that or being out at all times depends on them," I said, taking a peek at the clock. "There's like an hour until class ends, so all of you will start researching your Pokémon. Find out the basics: what food it likes to eat, what kind of living environment it likes, its behavior...We're not going to see each other until Wednesday, and I want every single one of you to know what you need to get to take care of your Pokémon. I have all the Pokémon food, so you just have to come to me and tell me what kind of Pokémon food you need and I'll give you a certain amount depending on the food. Any other materials may be supplied by me, but some you will need to provide yourselves. Okay?
"Your research can be done on the Pokédex. Whether you decide to either practice getting your Pokémon into your Poké Ball first or researching first, they both take a long time. These guys may be able to stay in this Poké Ball, but those are normal Poké Balls. Your job as first time Pokémon trainers is to catch them inside your Poké Ball. Since some are more resisting than others, I will allow you to leave the classroom and conduct your chase anywhere in or outside Hogwarts. Just no forbidden forest, or break anything that you could get in trouble with other teachers. All the teachers already know that some will be trying to catch their Pokémon throughout Hogwarts, so you won't get in trouble...unless you break something as said.
"So research or chase, your choice. Come to me any time of the day and on any day of the week to get food and materials. Oh, and food will be free, but certain materials and treats will have a cost, but not galleons. That will be explained in future classes. And you don't have to have to get food from me as many Pokémon can eat human food, but I prefer that you feed them Pokémon food sometimes, okay? So, do whatever right now. Research, capture your Pokémon, go ahead,"
I was about to hand out Poké Balls until someone beat me to the box of Poké Balls on my desk.
"Hey, Sirius, catch!" James threw one out from the box.
Before I could say anything, James shouted, "Zigzagoon! Let's go!"
"Zig!" It started running out of the classroom.
"Poochyena, go ahead!" Sirius let go of Poochyena who growled at Sirius before running out along with Zigzagoon.
"Lizy, Sirius and I are going to catch our Pokémon," James notified, leaving with Sirius.
"Don't forget to do your research!" I told them before they left. I shrugged once they did, and I began to hand out Poké Balls.
"Here, Remus," I said when I got to him, offering him a Poké Ball.
"Thank you,"
"So just like I said, just throw the Poké Ball at Riolu. It won't hurt him," I said.
He nodded and gently threw the Poké Ball. It hit Riolu then recoiled backwards. It halted in midair, and opened itself. Riolu turned into red energy, entering the Poké Ball. The Poké Ball closed and landed in front of Remus. It started wiggling and wiggling. Remus, Peter, and I leaned closer to the Poké Ball, watching to see if it would completely close. The Poké Ball finally snapped shut completely and the wiggling movement stopped.
"Seems like Riolu doesn't mind having you as his trainer," I smiled, getting a Poké Ball for Peter. "You can take him out again if you want. That's just to make sure you caught him and stuff,"
"Riolu!" Riolu cried, being released by Remus.
"Now, Peter, it's your turn," I gave him a Poké Ball.
"Whis...mur..." Whismur stepped back a little, shrinking from the sight of the Poké Ball.
I didn't step in to encourage Whismur that it was okay. I was waiting to see how Peter would handle him. However, Peter didn't say anything to Whismur. He threw the Poké Ball at Whismur and the Poké Ball captured him inside. Once the capture was successful, Peter smiled, but I didn't.
"Peter, I recommend that you don't open that Poké Ball anytime soon,"
"Why, Lizy?"
"Because! Whismur was scared of that Poké Ball, but you didn't even try to tell him that it's safe!" I told him, waving my arms. "You have to remember that Whismur is a very, very, very, very, very, very sensitive Pokémon! Be more sensitive, Mr. Pettigrew!"
"Y-Yes, Lizy!"
"You have to get in contact with your inner woman!" I advised him, causing a few laughs in the room who overheard me. "A woman loves a man who can connect with her emotionally. That's usually the place where men typically avoid! That's why you need to learn how to take care of Whismur, thus living the rest of your life wonderfully!"
With that, I continued on passing Poké Balls. Once that was done, I gave out an exhausted sigh. Looking out through the entrance of the room, I wondered how James and Sirius were doing trying to capture Zigzagoon and Poochyena.
I gave out another deep sigh, and mumbled to myself, "I hope those two don't go causing trouble..."