Summary: A Harry Potter/ Pokémon crossover that I've been thinking about. In this story, Ash is a girl and she had just finished her journey in Sinnoh. (NOTE: I honestly have no idea what kind of time line of Ash's journey the creators of Pokemon are keeping where the original Ash did all of that and is still ten years old but… I decided that he finished those other journeys while he was still ten to make more sense of it.) Pokemon will be integrated into Hogwarts somehow. I am not sure what house I should put Ash in, I will put a vote and people will tell me.

It was early in the morning and a woman in her mid-thirties was standing in the kitchen, cooking breakfast. The woman sighed while looking at a nearby clock. 'It's already pretty late in the morning, the woman, Delia thought to herself. She then looked towards her left, where she could see a flight of stairs. Delia shook her head. 'Ash isn't even up yet.'

"Pika pi!" a yellow mouse pokémon jumped onto the kitchen counter. Delia sighed. 'Here we go again.' She petted the pokémon. "Pikachu, can you please make sure that Ash gets out of bed?"

"Pikachu!" Pikachu answered in agreement. The electric mouse ran up the stairs and into the closest bedroom. Inside, on top of a bed, a large lump laid under the covers. The lumped turned over, causing the covers to reveal the head of Pikachu's trainer, Ash Ketchum. Pikachu jumped onto the bed and smiled; now it was time to strike.

A high pitched scream could be heard from downstairs. Dellia smiled fondly. "Looks like Ash is up now." 'Which is good. I wouldn't want her to sleep through her own birthday.'

Ash Ketchum woke up finally, all thanks to one of Pikachu's thunderbolt. She looked at her friend while she finished putting her fingerless gloves on. "Ready buddy?"

"Pika!" Pikachu smiled and jumped on Ash's shoulder. She jogged down the stairs and sat down at the table. Delia smiled and put the last dish on the table. "Happy birthday Ash!" Delia yelled.

Ash grinned. "Thanks mom!" The girl and practically jumped on her breakfast and joyously ate. Pikachu jumped on the table and eagerly helped itself to a bowl of poké food. "Pika!" Pikachu said, as if to also thank the woman.

"You're welcome dear," Delia said. At that moment, a Mr. Mime entered the living room with a box and gave it to her. "This is for you," she said.

Ash gently took the bag. "Thanks mom!" She quickly opened the big box and pulled out the green messenger bag she received. There was also a set outfit with a white and blue hat with a pokéball symbol on the front of it. There was a short blue vest, a black tank top with a single blue stripe and a pair of black, cargo pants. Delia smiled as she held up a pair of brand new black and red sneakers.

"These are for whatever journey you may begin again," Delia explained.

Ash got up and hugged her. "Thanks mom!"

Delia hugged her back. "You're welcome," she said. "Now go upstairs and change. I want to see if it fits before we go celebrate at Professor Oaks lab."

Ash eagerly nodded and ran up the stairs to try on her new outfit, almost as if to make the party happen faster by changing as quickly as possible.

At that moment Delia heard a clanking on one of the widows. She eyed the pokémon curiously.

"I wonder what a Delibird is doing around here?" Delia asked herself absently. Delia quickly prepared a ball of food before she walked over to the window to let the delivery pokémon. It jumped on top of the table and handed Delia a letter before it ate the food enthusiastically. Delia studied the letter in her hand. It was addressed to her daughter.

"I'm ready now!" Ash called as she came down the stairs. The smile on her face quickly tuned into a frown of confusion when she noticed the Delibird. "Where'd Delibird come from?" she asked.

"I don't know," her mother answered, "but it came with this letter for you."

Ash looked at the letter. It was definitely addressed to her and had her correct address here in Pallet Town written in black ink but the letter seemed incredibly strange.

For one thing, the letter was addressed specifically to "the kitchen"; almost as if the person who wrote it knew for sure that she was going to be there at this particular time. Another thing that Ash noticed was the strange crest that was on the right top corner of the letter. The crest had a lion, snake, some sort of bird and a badger. There were all of these different colors and everything along with a word written on top of the crest 'I wonder what Hogwarts is though?' Ash thought as she opened the envelope and pulled out the letter. Ash quickly read it once. Then she read it again, a little slower this time. And then she had to read it again. It took the fourth try for Ash to realize that she wasn't completely misunderstanding the letter; it was just as crazy as it sounded.

Delia noticed the way Ash responded to the letter. "What is it Ash?" In response, Ash handed Delia the letter. When she read the letter any semblance of a smile disappeared

"Dear Ms. Ketchum," Delia read on. "We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a lists of all necessary books and equipment."

"Please ensure that the utmost attention be made to the list of requirements attached herewith. We very much look forward to receiving you as part of the new generation of Hogwart's heritage. Term begins on September 1. We await your letter by no later than July 31, yours sincerely, Professor McGonagall." Delia felt another piece of paper move from behind the letter she was reading. Delia looked at the second sheet.

"This looks like a list of supplies. Cauldron…"

"Mom!" Ash yelled, gesturing at the letter. "Can't you see how crazy this all sounds? Someone is probably is playing some of joke on us-"

"It's not a joke," Delia told her daughter in a serious manner. It effectively stopped the girl's mini- tirade. "This is real."

"But mom," Ash asked seriously, "how do you know that it's real?"

Delia looked extremely sad. "Your father... he went to school there... he told me before he...," she said, trailing off.

'Before he disappeared,' Ash thought. The silence became very solemn. Ash didn't need the sentence to be finished to understand the meaning. If this school had anything to do with her father, she knew that she had to believe her mother.

Pikachu looked at his trainer, confused by the sudden seriousness that followed. "Pika pi!" He jumped in front of her, hoping to cheer his "Pika- pi" up.

Delia flashed a smile she didn't feel. 'No need to ruin this day for her.' "Hey, why don't you go visit the Professor in his lab for a while? You can visit your other pokémon and I think Gary is back from his studies. We'll have the party later tonight."

Ash smiled. "That's true!"

"Pikachu!" The electric mouse pokémon jumped on Ash's shoulder. The girl ran out of the house to visit the resident Professor.

Delia's smile disappeared. She looked at the letter with a almost nostalgic and sad expression. 'I can't even mention you to our daughter without wanting to cry...' She thought.