Yugi: Greetings everyone, just thought I'd add in chapter 7!
Yami: we're finally back at home, so the chapters will come at a more even pace
Yugi: also I don't want to upset anyone, but I'm changing up things to make the story more interesting
Yami: Yugi doesn't own Yugioh or Harry Potter
/Aibou/ = Atem to Yugi
/Yami/ = Yugi to Atem
:Yanodoshi: = Bakura to Ryou
:Bakura: = Ryou to Bakura
[Malik-pretty] = Marik to Malik
[seriously?] = Malik to Marik
'personal thoughts'
"Ancient Egyptian"
(( A.N. )) = me because, why not?
~Chapter 7~
Potter's Peril
It had been about a month or so after Yugi left, that things had gone from semi-okay to bad, Harry had stopped wearing the Key, due to Professor Snape complaining to Dumbledore, Harry had asked the other four from Japan if they knew the spell to make the key invisible, but sadly it couldn't due to the fact that the item repelled said spell.
Since he no longer wore the Key, had been getting nightmares, ones that nearly drove him over the edge, he had written to Sirius about them, but he had been told to either continue the lessons with Snape or wear the Millennium Key, both ideas, were out of the question, for Harry.. though he was glad that Umbridge was no longer around, and even happier when Dumbledore told him, he could continue teaching the other students, Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Harry felt odd not seeing Yugi around but he knew the King's Light, was recovering from what had transpired, and from his last letter, Harry had learned, though it saddened him, that Yugi and Atem would not be returning to Hogwarts, to finish out the year, it seemed, that they were in a joint decision on this, and Harry, once he realized they were right, had agreed whole-heartedly, the others were in the same boat, and things had started to become slightly better for the group, though Snape had been giving Harry hell, he had yet to figure out why the Potions master hated him so, he had figured it was due to how much he looked like his father, but.. he knew that was not the case, nor the real reason for Snape's hatred.
Harry had also written to Yugi about his plight with Snape, and this was where we find our young hero, reading Yugi's response
'Dear Harry,
I am terribly sorry that Professor Snape treats you so unjustly, but I am not quite sure how to answer you questions, in all honesty, and this is going against things I normally don't do, but I suggest you wear the Key, it's better than to have him complain, then for you to be plagued by nightmares, especially ones as bad as you've been having. Atem suggests you wear the key under your uniform, the gold will be a tad warm against your skin, but I am sure its not something you can't handle, plus it will protect you, in more ways then one.
Again I am sorry that we can't return to Hogwarts, as of right now, I'm in a bit of a Pickle myself, allow me to explain, My parents have recently returned from America and have demanded that I be placed in their custody, despite the fact that I will be twenty three next June, Seto Kaiba, a somewhat friend/rival, had stepped in and managed to save me from being forced to leave the only home, I'd ever known.
a lot of things also came into light, and let's just say my parents, didn't like the fact that I was engaged to a male, though I had told them, he was away, (a swift lie I know) but it had to be done, anyway, after a short court battle, I was able to remain in the game-shop and remain in Domino, I am grateful to Kaiba for defending me, and I also came to understand his logic a bit more, seems our months away had cooled him down, and even Atem said he was now tolerable, needless to say, we still have one problem that constantly bugs us, and yes I mean Tea.
I hope you are doing well, and please heed my advice, wear the Key, it'll help you more than you realize
Until we meet again,
Yours truly,
Yugi Muto-Sennen
PS: Atem says to send his greetings to the others, and that he is doing better'
Harry smiled as he finished the letter, putting the paper back in the envelope and putting the envelope in his trunk, it seemed they both agreed with the other four that Harry should indeed wear the Key, despite Dumbledore telling him 'No', he had removed his shirt and slipped the Key on, then put his shirt back on, the only part visible was the cord that hung around his neck.
It was the weekend, and it was a bit cool, so most of the students remained in the castle and on the grounds, Harry had soon left the common room and found all his friends, sitting at the Gryffindor table, he smiled as he saw the Ron was teaching Ryou, wizard's chess, and it was quite a sight to see that Ron was losing to yet another Item-bearer, Harry sat down, and watched the two make a few moves before he spoke
"I got a letter from Yugi..", he said softly
the group all stopped and looked at him, curiosity all in their eyes, though Ryou had a bit of worry but not much
"they're both okay, but Yugi told me they've decided not to come back to finish out the school year...", Harry stated
"well after what happened I wouldn't blame them", Bakura stated, "that was the first time Yugi had ever sent someone to the Shadow Realm, and it probably cost him a lot of energy"
Harry nodded "he also said that his parents tried to take him to America, but thanks to Kaiba, he got to stay in Domino"
Ryou looked alarmed "but his parents wanted nothing to do with him!"
Harry looked a bit surprised but then sighed, "well I guess they found out Yugi was now rich or whatever, and tried to get custody of him"
Malik snorted "typical", he leaned back against Marik, who was reading, "though how they could get a judge to give them custody over him is beyond me"
Ryou looked up "well, Yugi doesn't look like he's nearly twenty-three in age... they may tell the judge that he is still under eighteen, luckily for Yugi though, that Kaiba saved him... and I'm grateful for that"
Bakura snorted then nodded "yeah, and I'm sure that if Yugi's parents ever heard him talking to Atem... but Atem wasn't there..."
Hermione paled "they'd lock him in a mental institute!"
Bakura nodded "exactly, so I guess we're all glad, Kaiba stepped in"
Harry nodded and ran a hand over his black bangs, before he decided to eat, his mind still on Yugi's advice
Bakura cocked an eyebrow and then smirked "wearing the Key, then huh?"
Harry blinked and then nodded, looking sheepish "Yugi told me to wear it under my uniform"
the former thief king nodded "good, that item will protect you, not only from Snape and Voldemort but from your nightmares, we've been discussing this, and Harry we think that Voldemort is the source of your nightmares... well not the man himself, but the connection you have to him"
Harry sat straight "connection, what connection?" he asked, looking confused
Bakura moved and sat across from him "how do you think you can speak to snakes?"
Harry sighed "I knew there was a small connection between us.. but is there more to it than that?"
Bakura nodded "he's left power behind... Harry that power is in you, now we know he wasn't planning on becoming weak, the night he attacked you, fourteen years ago, but we figured that because of what your mother did, that power she had, somehow connected her son to Voldemort, but we don't have anything to worry about.. at least not yet"
Ryou sat up "I just realized something..."
everyone blinked and looked to him, Bakura tilted his head "yes?"
"Yugi and Atem took the remaining item back with them..." he trailed off
"which means they're not safe anymore!" Hermione gasped "oh no this isn't good... if someone in Voldemort's circle finds out and tells him..."
"then Yugi and Atem would be in deep shit", Marik commented
Harry, then blinked as Hermione brought out a piece of parchment, a quill and an ink bottle "Harry we need to warn them"
Harry nodded and started writing, knowing how urgent the matter at hand was.
Once the letter was written, Harry went to the Owlery and had Hedwig take the message "fly fast.. Hedwig... Yugi needs this letter"
the white owl let out a coo, before she nipped Harry's fingers affectionately and took off, flying into the sky, Harry watched her go until she was gone, then he turned and headed back down, going back to the table, he sat down
"okay Hedwig is now heading to Yugi's" he stated softly
"I hope she can fly that far", Hermione stated, worried
"she can" Harry smiled softly "I have faith in her"
As the afternoon progressed into evening, Harry and the rest had decided to catch up on much needed training, without Yugi and Atem thought, the sessions were quite different, but still good, Harry had figured out how to call forth Dark Paladin, and the warrior/spell-caster fusion had offered ways for the group to train and hone their skills, with the appending danger quickly approaching, they needed to be ready.
Dumbledore had also taken notice that Harry had disobeyed him, and was wearing the item that Yugi left behind, the aging headmaster was quite upset but he saw no real threat as to why, the Light of the Pharaoh, as he was called, would do something so... rebellious
"then again, I had no control over Mr. Muto, nor his Pharaoh... I can see why they did what they did", he told Professor Mcgonagall one night
"yes, but Albus.. we need to be careful, we don't know what those golden items are capable of, and it seems, Potter isn't the only one who possesses one, Ms. Granger and Mr. Weasley do as well."
"I'm well aware of that, Minerva, but as I said, we can not do much... Harry, Ms. Granger and Mr. Weasley have been training their new-found power and it seems that the shadow magic that the items possess can indeed work along side that of our magic... possibly make it even stronger"
"do you think that's why Voldemort is after the items?" Mcgonagall asked, as she walked beside the headmaster
"without a doubt, he wants to become more powerful than Harry, to kill the one who stands in his way of his ultimate goal", Dumbledore sighed again
"I believe that we have not seen the last of the Pharaoh and his Light... we may see them.. possibly next year"
"as students?", Mcgonagall looked concerned as she had stopped walking, since Dumbledore had as well
"no I believe they will be joining us as teachers...I think it would be the safest route to go, don't you?" he asked
"I believe so, but you are the headmaster"
Dumbledore chuckled "I am... anyway, have a good night Minerva"
"you as well, Albus", she then took her leave, walking back to her classroom, while Dumbledore, walked back to his office, with a lot on his mind
"You can not be serious about considering them" came a sneer as Snape stepped out of the shadows
"I am, Severus.. they are too powerful to be seen as children, and I believe having them as teachers, could help us more" Dumbledore stated
"they are just children", Snape growled out
"no, I do not believe they are, from what I heard, young Yugi will be twenty-three, next June.. and we both know that Atem is older than all of us here, as is Mr. Bakura, they can teach the students to fully protect themselves... we are no longer in peaceful times, and their magic may save our home-world."
"I do not trust them", Snape sneered
"you do not trust hardly anyone, Severus, which is something you should work on, Potter is not like his father, so please, drop the grudge, it does not suit you at all"
the potions master glared at Dumbledore before he swiftly walked away
Dumbledore, shook his head and then went to his office, to head to bed.
The next morning Harry was woken up, but the sound of a soft hoot, he sat up and gasped "Hedwig!", the poor owl was exhausted, as she landed on his bed, though Harry wondered why she was not carrying a reply, when he sat straight, as Horus, Atem's falcon, landed beside his owl, a letter in his beak, which he promptly laid down, before bowing his head, Harry nodded and the great falcon flew off, out the window, Harry gently cradled Hedwig as he reached for the letter, that was the response to what he had written just the day before
"I'm sorry you flew that length in one day girl" he whispered as he stroked Hedwig's feathers, she cooed again softly, nuzzling against his chest, as if to understand it was rather urgent, Harry then opened the letter, to read what Yugi had wrote back
'Dear Harry,
thank you for the warning, Aibou and I are doing well, and do not fret, we have the remaining item hidden and quite protected, Voldemort has yet to realize that we are no longer in Dumbledore's protection, so we are safe for the time being.
about what you asked, there is a possibility, but you would have to see if Dumbledore and your god-father would allow it, we know your aunt and uncle don't count so do not bother asking them, tell your god-father that if it will make him feel better, he is more than welcome to stay with us as well, we have the room, especially since Aibou and I moved out of the shop into a nice home, oh and Aibou says not to worry we still own the shop, we're just no longer living in the apartment above it.
Also a word of warning as well, be careful when you are training, I have sensed that you are getting much stronger than Hermione and Ron, so please slow down.. we know you are wanting to be stronger than Voldemort, but take in account that if you continue, the shadow magic you possess will corrupt you, and that is something we do not wish to happen.
Anyway in light of certain events, things have slowed down here, and all is well, be sure to mention to your god-father, what we discussed and we hope to hear from you soon, but please.. next time.. call for Horus.. your little owl barely made it, and we're certain she is exhausted from her trip, if you must, summon your Horus.. he has a smaller form, and could very well be better suited for flying the distance between England and here.
Be careful Harry, we will keep in touch,
Sincerely,
Pharaoh Atem'
Harry blinked quite surprised that it was the Pharaoh who had written him back, and not Yugi, he re-read the letter, though he was glad that the Pharaoh considered what he had in mind for over the summer, he had planned to ask Sirius anyway, that way they could both be safe, and Sirius could be away from the Ministry for a while, he got up and went out to the common room, he sat down in one of the chairs, thinking to himself, he closed his eyes, holding the Key, as he focused and called forth Horus, asking the great dragon, to become its smaller form, so a message could be delivered to the Pharaoh, he was glad the dragon agreed, when his eyes opened his Ka was resting its silver head on his lap
"thank you for coming to my aid, Horus", Harry stated as he stroked the dragon's silver head
the dragon purred in response, Harry smiled and got up, he then wrote a quick note to Atem and gave it to Horus
"get this to the Pharaoh, and then if you can, return just as swiftly"
Horus took the letter into his beak, climbed up to the window and took off, Harry then set Hedwig into her cage, letting her rest, as he got dressed.
he sighed a bit as he slipped his robe on, the Millennium Key hidden beneath his shirt.
he then headed out to the great hall, a lot on his mind, he hoped everything would go well, and nothing too bad would transpire, he also had been excited for the Quidditch matches, knowing they were in full swing, he chuckled as he remembered Fred and George had told him that, if Yugi hadn't gotten rid of Umbridge, they would at least scared her into submission.
"everything alright, Harry?", Fred asked
"yeah, I just put Hedwig in her cage, she just returned", Harry stated as he sat down, taking a drink of the pumpkin juice
"is she alright?", Hermione asked, a look of concern on her face
"just tired, I didn't expect her to fly all the way to Japan in just one day, but she did", Harry said with a small smile
"and what did Yugi say?", Ryou asked, sitting beside Ron
"strangely enough it was the Pharaoh who answered my letter, and he thanked me for the warning, but told me not to worry, they have everything under control over there" He sat back
" I've also been thinking, about asking Sirius and Dumbledore, if possible, that Sirius and I can stay with Yugi and Atem during the summer... it'll get Sirius out of the eyes of the Ministry, and give us the much needed break we need"
Bakura tapped his chin with a finger "that's a good idea, one problem though"
Harry looked to him "what?"
"you're connection to Voldemort... if you are away from the many people who can protect you, then you're screwed...no listen" he stated as Harry was about to interrupt
"Yugi and the Pharaoh are powerful, but their power is also limited to their physical and mental states... you saw what happened to Yugi, he was totally exhausted after what happened with Umbridge.. and if Voldemort attacks with an army.. there is a very slim chance that You and your god-father would not live... they can't protect everyone... it's better if you stay here.. or around here, that way things will go smoother, believe me Harry once the final battle starts, you'll know just how much dependent Yugi and Atem are on the shadows, the Pharaoh more so than his light"
Harry sighed "it was just a thought..." he muttered, looking down
"Harry we know you don't like living with your Aunt and Uncle, but what else can you do?" Hermione stated
"right now, I think we need to focus on our studies, our training and making sure we make it through this year, without any lasting damage"
"Hermione's right, Harry.. we have much more important things to worry about.." Hermione looked at Ron, completely shocked
"like Quidditch!", Hermione then face-palmed while everyone else at the table laughed
Meanwhile Professor Snape stood hidden in the shadows, watching the meeting between Voldemort and his followers, the dark lord was closing in on the items, finding out what was so important about them, and who wielded them, though he had been informed that Yugi Muto possessed all the other items, aside from the Rod, the Ring and the Puzzle... the other four, he wondered if Yugi possessed them as well.
Voldemort had also learned of the Pharaoh's past, and the man's sacrifice, he was amazed that someone so young would do such a thing to save his country
'but I suppose, since his home was on the brink of destruction, what he had done, was the last resort..' the pale faced villain thought
'he also seems to still be attached to the puzzle, despite having a body of his own...' he stopped thinking with the young Crabbe boy walked in
"yes, Crabbe?" he asked, his red eyes leering at the fifth year
"Master... I have come to report, the latest news.." Crabbe stated, not daring to look at his master
"yes?" Voldemort sneered, he loved seeing his followers cower before him
"Yugi Muto and Atem Sennen are no longer within Hogwarts walls, Professor Umbridge saw to that... she was angry about the Halloween ball that had been thrown for the students, and Yugi had put her in her place... she had attacked Atem.. with the Cruciatus Curse.. and Yugi lost it.. he burned her wand.. and things got out of hand, Atem had then used his magic to remove her voice.."
Voldemort looked thoughtful "anything else?"
"yes Mi'lord... about a night later, Umbridge had called the Minister and tried to get Yugi and Atem expelled, when they were proved innocent, she flew into a rage, and snapped the Puzzle chain off of Yugi's neck... she then shattered the Puzzle... and from what my great-uncle saw, Atem Sennen...just vanished with a scream of pain... he's become weakened now, but they are in Japan once again"
Voldemort sat up "this is the greatest news you have brought me, well done"
"thank you Mi'lord" Crabbe then bowed out before he left
Professor Snape stared as he watched Voldemort speak to Wormtail "it seems to be the right time, to 'visit' Mr. Muto and Mr. Sennen"
Wormtail made a slight giggle "of course Master"
"ready about thirty or so Death-Eaters, we shall Attack TONIGHT!" he laughed as Snape vanished, he had to tell Dumbledore
though he did not like Muto and his companions, he had grown fond of them, Apparating back to Hogwarts grounds he ran to Dumbledore's office, though sadly he knew the Headmaster had already retired for the evening, he made a mental curse, then proceeded to bang on Dumbledore's office door
the Headmaster opened the door, with a weary look in his blue eyes
"awe, Severus.. what can I do for you?"
"Dumbledore.. we must leave! the Dark Lord has assembled an Army and plans to attack Mr. Muto and Mr. Sennen, Tonight!" Snape stated
Dumbledore sensing the great urgency of the matter, moved and grabbed his hat and wand, then he proceeded to call the teachers, well a few of them, and had the Order of the Phoenix members Apparate with them to Domino City, Japan.
Yugi: oh boy! Cliffhanger!
Yami: it was just getting good too, xD
Yugi: whelp that's it for chapter 7
Yami: stay tuned for Chapter 8 'Unleashing the Gods!: Attack of Voldemort'
Yugi: until next time!
Yami: Ciao!
Yugi: oh and just so everyone knows, I'll be working on this a lot, and I would like more reviews... please? I want to know how good my story is and what makes you, the readers, wanting more.
Yami: we'd also like to thank those who have said my aibou is a great Author, it means a lot to him, so thank you
Yugi: yes thank you.. until the next chapter
Yami: *leave cookies* Happy Reading!