Yugi: Wow... apparently I got some good reviews on the lemon *giggles*
Yami: well it was good...
Yugi: I know
Yami: anyway here's chapter 9
Yugi: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or Harry Potter, if I did... well Atem and Yugi would have been together, and Sirius wouldn't have died
:Bleh: = Ryou to Bakura
:really?: Bakura to Ryou
[Hi] = Malik to Marik
[Beep!] = Marik to Malik
'personal thoughts'
'Ancient Egyptian'(Bakura, Ryou, Malik and Marik ONLY)
'shadow speech' = This is Atem speaking while he's in the form of a shadow
~Chapter 9~
Flight to the Ministry
As the sun rose up the next morning, Dumbledore had returned from Domino, he sighed as he placed the letter to Harry on his desk before he stroked Fawkes, though he had worried for a moment, as when he had left he had sensed something was off with the Pharaoh, but he had already apparated thus he couldn't say anything, he hoped what ever was on the Ancient king's mind, that it was put to ease.
He walked behind his desk and looked through a couple of books, finding the one he desired, he set it down and opened it, looking for a certain passage, he froze as he read what he was looking for, it seemed that Pharaoh Atem was much more powerful than anyone let on, as he was blessed by the Gods themselves in the past, and gifted with the Key to the Shadow Realm.
"so, that is what Voldemort is after...the Key", he mumbled as he read on
"according to this... the only way Voldemort could even get the key is... to defeat the Pharaoh in a duel..." he muttered
"that is Highly unlikely... headmaster" came the voice of the Sorting Hat
"he is gifted with insight to all things pertaining to that popular Card Game, Duel Monsters... as he had many centuries of experience with the game before it turned into cards..."
"oh? how so?", Dumbledore asked the hat, without looking at it
"Simple... when I read his mind... I discovered that it was his father who began the sealing on monsters into the stone tablets... he himself used them for battles, as Pharaoh he was known to be an excellent strategist and that... is why he is Unbeatable... though having Command over such dark magic... as Shadow Magic... well that's a plus too"
Dumbledore hummed in agreement as he read on about the shadows and the powers that Atem wielded
"though... it says that his Light... can access and use the shadows as well, though not too often... so he can not be tainted.." he wondered why Yugi had used the shadows against Dolores.
"I know you sensed his anger...Albus... that boy rarely lost his temper... and he has great self control, but when that... Bitch did what she did, he lost it... I understand how he felt... having someone just ripped out of your life... that's been there for five or more years... I would have been furious too" the hat stated, coldly
Dumbledore nodded and sighed, before he shut the book, he couldn't be angry at Yugi for doing what he had done, despite how wrong it was, though he did understand that the young man's anger was for a good reason... Dolores had practically killed Yugi's fiancee... and if he had been in the young man's shoes... well he would have done the same... well not really... but close.
"For now, I will let his actions go unpunished, but when word gets out that it was Yugi and not the Pharaoh who had sentenced Dolores to her dark demise, people will fear him..." he mused softly
"that may be so, Dumbledore, but you must protect him when the time comes, as you must protect Harry, and speaking of the Boy who Lived, from what I have heard he has obtained one of the seven items... that item will do more than protect him.."
Dumbledore turned and gazed at the hat, his blue eyes full of concern
"it will not taint him, right?" he asked, he had read about how each item held shadow magic, and he didn't want Harry to be tainted
"no, Potter can't be tainted anymore than he already is, but I believe the Millennium Key will and has protected his mind against Voldemort.. so it is safe to say.. Potter is well protected"
Meanwhile Atem's shadow form walked across the walls of Hogwarts, the white eyes glowing, the presence was eerie, and almost deadly, but it had its purpose, once through the wall that led to the Hufflepuff common room, Atem smirked, seeing Bakura was still wide awake
"still awake I see, Tomb-Robber.."
Bakura jumped about three feet before turning around, his eyes landing on the solid shadow, his eyes going wide
"Holy Ra.. Pharaoh don't do that... and.. wait.. you're a shadow..." he stated, looking surprised
"it's temporary, but yes... I wanted to get an update..."
"that voice of yours sounds creepy..", Bakura stated, holding back a shiver
"sorry, it can't be helped" the shadow shrugged, causing Bakura to glare at it
"not much has happened, though we were informed about that battle you had with Voldemort.. our monsters stated you nearly beat him"
"nearly wasn't good enough, but yes.. he is weakened, Harry should have no trouble defeating him"
"How are you feeling?", Bakura asked looking at the shadow, seeing the Eye of Horus glowing on the forehead
"better but I'm not at full strength yet, I can stay here for as long as I need to"
"do you want to remain here and wait to speak to everyone?"
"I planned to, but I don't know how they'll react" the shoulders of the shadow form shrugged, hands out and flat
" well I can tell you, Ryou might be a bit spooked..." Bakura trailed off when he looked up, seeing Ryou was actually coming out of the boys dorm
" 'kura.. who are you... talking to?" his sleepy voice was evident but then the eyes widened as he saw the shadow
"Relax, Yanadoshi.. it's the Pharaoh"
Ryou rubbed his eyes then walked out and stood beside the chair, Bakura sat it, he was just staring at the shadow that apparently was Atem
"hope this form isn't frightening you too bad, Ryou.. it was the only way I could check in with you guys"
"I've seen worse, Atem... I'm just glad you're making a speedy recovery"
"not as fast as I would want it, but it's better than nothing at all"
Bakura then nodded "anyway, as I was saying the training is going better now that Ron and Hermione have managed to master their items, Harry though... he hasn't been wearing the Key... and for the past two days has had nightmares.."
"why won't he wear it?" the shadow asked, the eyes looking at the former thief king
"I think it has something to do with angering Dumbledore, apparently the headmaster doesn't want Harry to wear the Key.. period." Ryou stated
"that is bullshit, Doesn't the headmaster realize that the Key can protect Harry's mind?"
Bakura shook his head "I don't think so, I think he believes that all the items are dark and he doesn't want Harry to be tainted.."
"he's already tainted!" the voice sounded angry as the shadow turned to the side
Bakura and Ryou looked concerned, before Ryou sighed "and we know why he tainted, but there really isn't anything we can do"
"I should go see that stubborn fool... make him realize that Harry needs the Key"
"Don't, Atem we don't want to cause trouble.. he's already mad at Yugi.."
The shadow looked to Ryou, with a shocked expression
"why is he mad at Yugi? my aibou only did what was necessary"
"yes, well... apparently Dumbledore didn't think it was... but he just doesn't understand..." the hikari then yawned
"most people don't understand... but I can't fault the old fool.. no matter how much I want to"
"go back to bed Ryou..", Bakura said lightly pushing his hikari back toward the dorms
"okay... night... get better Atem"
"good night Ryou, and I will"
the young albino nodded and then went back to bed, Bakura then stood up and stretched "the sun's nearly up.. and if you're gonna make your rounds you better do it"
"no, I need to get back to Yugi... thank you for the update"
"yeah, yeah" Bakura waved him off, which earned him a chuckle
"I still think that form is creepy" Bakura stated with a shiver
"I know..." then came a chilling light laugh before the shadow just vanished
Bakura shook himself and sighed, before he ran a hand through his short silver hair, the tanned thief still didn't understand how the Pharaoh could tap into the shadows so easily, but he didn't question it, he then yawned and went back to bed.
The following morning Bakura informed the others on the late night visit, earning a few surprised looks from those who were not present
"He was here?!", Ron yelped, surprised that the Pharaoh had managed to leave Yugi to come see them.. well Bakura but still
"yeah, he wanted an update, I told him everything.." the thief looked to Harry, who looked down, feeling sheepish
"so he knows I'm not wearing the Key", this was a statement not a question
"yeah, and he's not too happy with Dumbledore at the moment, but..don't fret he's not going to do anything..." he paused for a moment "yet"
"yet? what do you mean?" Hermione asked, looking worried
"Hermione, you need to realize that when it comes to power, Atem could really harm the headmaster, he just chooses not to, because he knows how important the man is to you three and the other students here.." Ryou stated as he took a drink of juice
"but what you all fail to see is the Dumbledore is with-holding information... and it's important information", Malik stated as he sat down next to Ron
Harry looked to the Egyptian, his head tilted "but why?"
Malik shrugged "no idea, though we'll have to ask Atem... he could tell you"
"That I could"
everyone at the Gryffindor table jumped and or shouted in fright as the shadow of Atem hovered just above the table
Those that were near the table all gasped and looked at the shadow that just appeared out of no where, even the teachers and the Headmaster seemed to stop eating, and stopped talking to listen in on what caused this Specter of Shadows to appear.
Bakura couldn't help but laugh seeing as how everyone had been spooked by the sudden appearance
"thought you had to get back to Yugi?", the thief king teased
"I did, it doesn't take long for me to travel in this form..."
Ron just stared, as did Harry.. the shadow of the Pharaoh seemed completely solid, though it appeared in the shape of the king, the swirls of black and purple were very visible inside the shape.
Harry sighed and looked at the shadow specter of the Pharaoh, feeling slightly uncomfortable
"Listen Harry, I need you... and as long as you wear the Key you're protected, not from just your nightmares, but from Voldemort manipulating your mind."
Bakura looked to Harry "the Pharaoh's right, besides he out-ranks Dumbledore...a King always outranks a Headmaster"
"so will you wear the Key? or should I take it back?"
Harry shook his head "no, I'll wear it... I'll put it back on after my Charms test... its my first O.W.L.s test and I don't want to be distracted by getting in trouble"
"that's all I ask.." the shadow then shimmered "I must take my leave, Yugi has woken and is calling for me"
"take care, Pharaoh" Malik stated
"I will, farewell" then in a flash of golden light the shadow was gone
"that was... interesting" Fred and George Weasley stated at the same time
"if you mean interesting by freakin' Wicked, then I agree, whole-heartedly" Ron said which earned a light laugh from the group
After Breakfast the tests soon began, Harry was already sitting at his desk, answering the questions he knew by heart, but he was starting to feel dizzy, and what was worse, his scar was beginning to sting, he didn't know why, but it hurt, and he winced a couple of times before he shuttered
it was also very hot in the room, he knew he wasn't the only one sweating, but since his seat was next to the closed window, well it wasn't the heat that bothered him, it was the humidity and how stuffy the room felt, he the rested his head on his desk, his eyes sliding closed
~Inside the vision~
Harry stirred, he wasn't sure what was going on, then he gasped as he saw Sirius being forced to his knees, in front of him, he heard Bellatrix Lestrange laugh "here he is, Master... Potter's godfather"
he (Voldemort) laughed then used his wand to torture Sirius, the man seemed to scream in pain, before Voldemort moved his wand away, gazing around the room he spoke once more
"come Potter... come to the Department of Mysteries..."
the vision seemed to show Harry a room full of crystal balls on shelves, as well as Bellatrix, Lucius Malfoy and his god-father before it went black
~Outside the vision~
Harry screamed in pain as he fell out of his chair, his scar burned with the intensity of a thousand suns, though once it ebbed off a bit he was able to finish his test, then he went to Madam Pomfrey, hoping to get something for the nasty headache that followed the vision.
after visiting the nurse Harry had gone back to the Gryffindor Common room and to the dorms, getting the Key out of his trunk, he put it on, surprised to feel the headache vanish completely as soon as the golden item touched his chest, he then sighed before he went back out.
Once out at the lake, he sat down, looking out at the waters, his mind on the vision, while his right hand gripped the cord that held the key around his neck
'what if Atem is right... what if the Key can protect me?' Harry thought
so far the item had done just that... protected Harry from any mental intrusion, but he didn't want to anger Dumbledore, then he thought about what Bakura had said
'Atem is a Pharaoh... and not just a Pharaoh, but THE Pharaoh... so in a sense.. he does have authority over me, now that I owe the Millennium Key.. I guess I will wear it..from now on'
Harry was snapped out of his thoughts when he felt a hand on his shoulder, blinking he saw Ron sit down beside him
"you okay, mate?" Ron asked, looking concerned
"yeah.. just have a lot on my mind", Harry replied
"you were screaming and holding your head in Charms...", Hermione trailed off
Harry sighed "I saw a vision.. and not a good one either.."
Bakura, Marik, Malik, and Ryou had also walked up and sat down, wanting to be there for Harry
"what happened in the Vision?", Ryou asked
"I saw...Snuffles.. and he was.. being tortured by Bellatrix Lestrange... and..I also heard Voldemort... he told me to come to the Department of Mysteries.." Harry stated looking out at the lake
"That's at the Ministry" Ron stated looking worried "why would he need you there? I mean other than saving Snuffles.."
Bakura blinked "who's Snuffles?"
Harry looked to the former thief king "Snuffles is a code-name for my God-father.. Sirius Black... he, well according to the Ministry, is a wanted criminal, even though he was proven innocent in my third year"
Ryou shuttered and then leaned on Bakura, but didn't say a word
"so what do you want us to do?", Malik asked
"you mean you guys want to help?", Harry asked looking around at them
"you bet we do.. listen Harry, you have five out of the seven items here... and with our powers combined.. that Dark Lord of yours won't last long in a fight... let alone a Shadow Game... though... I suggest we let the Pharaoh know"
Hermione shook her head "we can't go it's too dangerous!"
Harry glared at her "then would you rather see Sirius Dead?!"
Hermione's eyes welled up with tears before she shook her head again
Ron sighed and wrapped his arm around her "Hermione... listen.. we have to go... Sirius needs us.. and besides, we have our Ka monsters.. something Voldemort doesn't know we have... so he won't be able to fight them off.."
Hermione sniffled before she calmed down "then... let's go...under the cover of night"
Harry nodded "then it's settled, we'll meet here, then leave for the ministry at Midnight"
Bakura nodded "I know you have your invisibility cloak Harry, but Ron you and Hermione can use your items to make yourselves shadows, no one will be the wiser"
Ron blinked "we can become shadows?... Wicked!"
Harry laughed lightly at his friend's enthusiasm "alright now that we got that sorted out... how do we let the Pharaoh know?"
Bakura smirked "simple.." he then snapped his fingers, and a portal opened, right to the front door of Yugi's new home "we go tell them"
the part of the gang that had been sitting all stood up and brushed off their robes, pocketing their wands and Harry moving the Key to back under his shirt, and nodded
"then lets go" Marik stated before he dashed into the portal, while Malik just shook his head, following his yami
the rest of the group laughed before they followed after them, the portal swirled for a moment before it closed with a 'pop'
Once at Yugi and Atem's house they looked around, liking how the place looked so peaceful
"this place is gorgeous" Hermione stated with a smile
"yeah" Ron and Harry said in unison
Bakura rolled his eyes then rang the door bell, hoping that Yugi was home
They didn't have to wait long, before Yugi came to the door, he was dressed in a black tank top and a pair of blue shorts, he blinked before he smiled
"whoa hey guys what brings you here?", he asked looking at them
"we had to come see you and the Pharaoh, something's come up" Bakura stated
Yugi nodded and moved, opening the door "come on in, we were just relaxing and watching tv"
"we?" Marik asked with a confused look as they all entered
"yes...we" came a very strong, baritone voice, the other two yamis blinked as they entered the living-room, then their mouths dropped open
sitting on the couch in the living-room, was none other than a very solid looking Atem, he was dressed in a white sleeveless shirt with black pajama pants and his hair was pulled back into a ponytail, the puzzle hanging on its chain around his neck
"you're okay?", Bakura asked, as they group came and sat down
"no, not quite, I just solidified right after I visited you lot, I still fade out, every now and then... going from solid to transparent, but at least now I can speak normal" Atem stated with a smile
Yugi smiled as well "do you guys want anything to drink?"
the group nodded and Yugi went to get a few glasses of tea
"so what brings you by?" Atem asked
Harry sighed "I had a vision... I wasn't wearing the Key at the time.. and it's bad"
Atem cocked and eyebrow "go on"
"I had a vision of Voldemort and Bellastrix Lestrange... they were torturing my god father in a room full of crystal balls that were on shelves, I didn't know where that was until Ron had stated it was a Department that was located inside the Ministry of Magic..." Harry stated looking down as Yugi set the glasses of tea for everyone before he sat down beside Atem
"it sounds to me like Voldemort knew you weren't wearing the Key at the time he sent the vision which I can assume was during your Charms test?", Atem asked
Harry nodded, Yugi then spoke up "he's baiting you, Harry... and that's dangerous... but I know you believe that he truly has your godfather..."
Harry looked at the Light and nodded, still feeling bad for not wearing the Key
Atem sat up and looked at him "don't feel bad, you said you would wear it after Charms.. and it seems you have put it back on, now.. not to get off subject.. but are you all planning on going to the Ministry?"
Bakura nodded "it's why we're here, we wanted to let you know, just in case"
Atem sat back and nodded "alright, and you're going late at night.. that'll help even more, but just be on guard..." he then looked to Yugi "aibou go get our decks"
Yugi smiled and went to get the decks, coming back he handed them to Atem
"now I'm going to give you guys some back up, even though Yugi and I can't be there, we want to make sure you make it out unscathed"
he then handed Malik the Winged Dragon of Ra, and to Bakura, he handed Slifer the Sky Dragon "you can call on these two if you need them, though I'm sure you won't..but.."
"better safe than sorry", Yugi added in
"that's right... now, take care of those cards", Malik and Bakura nodded before the group finished their visit and they got up
Hermione smiled and hugged Atem lightly "hurry up and get better, okay?"
Atem smiled and nodded before the group left and waved as Bakura opened the portal,
Yugi and Atem waved back, watching as they vanished before Atem smirked.. snapping his fingers, the illusion of Yugi being normal vanished, leaving behind Yugi clad in a white zentai suit, stomach swollen with cum, chains on the wrists and ankles, a collar around the neck and a cock ring on his member
"its a good thing I'm strong enough to produce illusions.. or I would have been in trouble" Atem stated with a smirk as he grabbed the chain that dangled from Yugi's collar
"come my pet.. let us continue where we were" he chuckled as he heard Yugi make a muffled whine before the front door shut once more.
Once back at Hogwarts, the group headed to dinner, still discussing their plans, though whispering, Bakura had decided that he and Marik should only use the god cards if it was absolutely necessary, after all they were powerful and he wasn't sure if Slifer would listen to him anyway.
as they sat down, Harry sighed thinking over what Atem had said, he then pulled the Key back out and ran his hand over it
Ryou smiled lightly and patted Harry's shoulder "don't worry, if you're god father is indeed, in danger, we'll save him"
Harry nodded and went back to eating, hardly listening on the conversations that were going on around him, though he had stopped eating for a moment and looked up, feeling Dumbledore's eyes on him, he narrowed his own eyes as the headmaster seemed to look at the Millennium Key before going back to looking at Harry, Harry snorted slightly and went back to eating, not caring anymore about what Dumbledore had to say.
After everyone else went to bed, the group of seven used their magic and snuck out, heading away from Hogwarts, they headed toward the forest where they silently summoned their Ka's and soon flew off, going toward the Ministry of Magic
while in the air, Harry sighed, Hermione was holding his waist since her Ka was Magician's Valkyrie, which was riding with Ron on the Back of Gaia the Dragon Champion, Malik and Marik were riding a much smaller version of the Winged Dragon of Ra, while Bakura and Ryou were riding Bakura's Diabound, which wasn't really big, but big enough.. Harry chose to ride Horus, as the silver dragon was really quick in the air, despite being about the size of two or three horses.
as they entered London, shadow magic swirled around them and made them invisible, which Harry was glad for, since he and Ron were in the front of the formation, Ron pointed to where the Ministry was and they flew down, landing, the looked around
"should we use the entrance?", Harry asked, whispering
Bakura snorted "nope", the group all looked at him, then they all climbed on Diabound, while the other Kas vanished, the great demon then sunk into the ground entering the Ministry with ease
"alright Harry, now we need to find that Department", Marik stated as he looked around, his hand on the Rod, while Malik was holding his wand
Ron spoke up "it's on the sixth floor, but we better not use Diabound.. people will freak out"
Bakura huffed and the demon vanished before they all ran toward the elevator, they each got out their wands, as they neared the Department of Mysteries
once the elevator dinged, they got off and looked around, Bakura's eyes narrowed
"keep your guard up, it's way too quiet here", he stated as he drew his own wand
The group traveled silently, looking around, walking through each room, staying together they found several weird things
"at least we know why it's called the 'Department of Mysteries' " Ryou shuttered as he looked at the tank full of Brains
"yeah, it's creepy as heck in here", Harry commented
"glad you think so Potter!" came a voice to their right, Harry growled, he knew who that was "Lucius Malfoy.."
Draco's father smirked as he came from the other side of the room, his wand drawn, dressed in his typical black robes, his blond hair in a ponytail
"our master is expecting you, Potter, though he believed you would come alone"
"fat chance" Harry stated before he raised his wand "EXPELLIARMUS!"
Mr. Malfoy's wand flew from his hand before he cursed and went to go after it, but was slammed against the wall by Bakura, the thief having used shadow magic, the Millennium Ring, shimmered to life as shadows held the elder Malfoy to the wall
"well, we'd love to 'Hang' around and chat, but I have my God-father to save" Harry stated before the rest of the group ran off
Ron though was laughing slightly "that was Bloody brilliant Harry"
Harry smirked before he growled again, this time.. they were surrounded by at least twenty or so Death-Eaters, Bellatrix Lestrange stood in front of the small army, laughing
"well well well, if it isn't baby Potter, come to play, have you?" she teased
Harry rolled his eyes, while Marik smirked, he raised the Rod and the Eye of Horus lit up
"listen to me, Gents... why not slam your bodies to the floor, lay there and let us pass?" the death-eaters suddenly slammed their bodies on the ground, all save Bellatrix, who, Harry had figured was immune to having her mind controlled, she screamed at the death-eaters to get up, but none were moving
Harry then walked toward her "either you step aside... or we'll Hex you" he threatened
to say Bellatrix was shocked, was well an understatement, as she gazed into Potter's eyes, she could see the power behind them, she could see he was not the frightened fifteen year old, that her master had spoken off, instead she saw a strong, and potentially dangerous young man, who could do her harm, if she did not listen to him.
she backed up, moving away from Harry, Hermione then disarmed her, then Ron used the full body bind, once Bellatrix was on the ground, they group moved passed her, Bakura looked down at her
"be Lucky we let you live, Mortal" he snarled before going back with the group
they finally entered the room that they needed to be in, but there was no sign of Sirius, Harry suddenly got the feeling that this was indeed a trap, and they all fell into it... he mentally berated himself before Bakura shook his head "don't start that now.. we figured this was what Voldemort had in mind, but the thing is... we came prepared"
they soon found the crystal ball that had the prophecy for Harry and Voldemort, and grabbed it, before turning to leave, though as they did they had to fight off several more Death-eaters, including a now free Lucius Malfoy.. the group continued to battle, trying to get out of the Ministry
Soon though,... they were cornered and couldn't do more, Mr. Malfoy then spoke up
"give us the prophecy Potter", he growled
Harry shook his head, his hand moving to the Prophecy
Bakura then growled "Harry summon your Ka!"
Harry nodded "COME FORTH HORUS THE BLACK FLAME DRAGON!"
suddenly the death-eaters all panicked as a terrifying screech was heard, Horus, now full size, landed behind Harry, glowing with pure power
Mr. Malfoy gasped, staring at the giant Eagle looking Dragon, that was silver in color with glowing red eyes
"What is that?!" he cried out
Harry smirked "your worse Nightmare, Mr. Malfoy"
Yugi: Oooooh Cliffy!
Yami: next up ' Battle at the Ministry: Bakura's redemption'
Yugi: stay tuned, and...
Yami: Stay classy, friends
Yugi: Happy Reading! *leaves cookies*