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3. First Impressions

"Well, this is the place" Kurama said looking up at kingscross trainstation, and looking around for the appropriate platform

"Great job fox you found another metal ningen contraption to put me on now which one is it" Hiei spat. Seeing the hurt look in his partners eyes, he softened up a bit, and said "It says platform 9 ¾, all I see is 9 and 10, the ningens have hidden the passage way to this 'magical' place of theirs"

"Yes it appears so…" Just at that moment, he noticed a family of redheads, along with a lanky boy with messy black hair all arguing as they stepped through the brick wall separating platforms 9 and 10. "Looks like we've found it. Now I can sense the barrier, the wall there is like an illusion to trick normal humans, it appears we just have to step through it"

"Hn." Hiei said as he simply walked through the barrier. Kurama let out a small laugh and quickly slipped through following his partner, making sure no normal humans were watching.

The demon pair wasted no time hurrying onto the train. Since they obviously didn't have family or anyone there to say goodbye to, they were among the first to board. They soon found an empty compartment, and Kurama sat down and began to read some more while Hiei sat across from him, gazing out the window as always. Every once in a while, he'd sneak a peak over to his fox, which seemed to go unnoticed by the redhead.

It seemed as the train was about to leave when their compartment door slid open. Kurama and Hiei's eyes both snapped towards the door, and saw 3 children, looking about 16 years old, standing there. Two they recognized, a redhead from the family they saw earlier and the skinny lanky one who was with them. There was also a girl with bushy brown hair, she was the first to speak. "All the compartments are full, do you mind if we sit with you?" She asked politely.

"Ofcourse" Kurama replied with a kind smile, making the girl blush a bit. Hiei just glared at them. She nodded and she and her two friends took a seat. The girl was quick to take the seat next to Kurama. The boy with orange hair seemed almost terrified of Hiei, and sat as far away from him as possible, but on the same side, forcing the dark haired boy to sit between the two.

"I'm Hermione Granger," The bushy haired girl introduced herself.

"Ron Weasly" the orange haired boy said, still sounding slightly nervous.

"Harry Potter" The dark haired boy said, and waited for their reaction. He got none when he said his name.

"Pleasure to meet you all" Kurama smiled. "I'm Shuiichi Minamino, and this is Hiei Jaganshi. He's…not really the social type" Which Hiei replied with his usual "Hn", making Ron gulp.

"Are you new students? I've never seen you around, but you look too old to be first years" Hermione said, eager to find out everything she could about the mysterious redheaded beauty next to her.

"Yes, you are correct. We are transfer students from Japan, we'll be joining as 6th years." Kurama answered, and Hermione looked like she was going to explode from excitement.

"Transfer students! I've never heard of that before! Why are you here, not that I mind your presence at all? What's it like in Japan? Do you know what houses you're in yet?" And so began the bombardment of questions on poor Kurama. When his patience with the overly eager girl was starting to wear low, he thought he was saved by the compartment door sliding open once more.

"Oh look, I've found Potter, the weasel, and the mudblood." A boy with slicked back blonde hair sneered. "And who do we have here? More freaks?" Referring to Kurama and Hiei ofcourse. Before he had time to blink, a sword was at his throat and he was staring down into blood red eyes.

"I suggest you leave. I have no patience for stupid ningen boys today" Hiei said with a cold smile. The boy was literally shaking, and his two gorilla like friends had taken multiple steps back. Without another word, the blonde haired boy complied.

"Bloody hell!" Was all Ron could say, though doing a very good job of expressing exactly was on all their minds.

"May I ask who that was exactly?" Kurama said calmly, looking up from his book, like nothing happened. Like his partner didn't just threaten the life of a kid, and like he wasn't still glaring at the door with his sword out.

"Draco Malfoy" a very wide eyed, gasping Hermione answered. "Um…" she continued hesitantly, "are swords allowed at school…?"

"I never saw anything that said I couldn't have it" Hiei replied, putting his sword away.

"Draco Malfoy? Hm, I see…" Kurama said, obviously in thought.

"He's a Slytherin" Ron said like it explained everything. "They're all snotty, lying evil brats, and he's like their leader"

"Oh, the house rivalry you spoke of earlier is very serious I see" Kurama laughed, obviously not taking this seriously.

"That reminds me! Shuiichi, you never told us if you know your houses yet" Hermione said.

"Well I'm not sure, we still have to be sorted, but I have read about them. I suspect I might be in either Slytherin or Gryffindor" He replied with a smile. 'depending on how we're sorted, and what side I show' he added in his head.

"Slytherin or Gryffindor? Talk about opposites!" Ron blurted out. Kurama just laughed again, and didn't respond out loud.

After a short while they were approaching the school and changed into their school robes, and exited the train. Not sure of where to go, Kurama and Hiei just silently followed Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

"What are those…things? Pulling the carriages?" Kurama asked in shock, they looked like a cross between horses, a form of demon, and just something dead.

"You can see them?" Harry asked, speaking up for the first time in awhile.

"Fool, how could you not see them. They're large fleshless winged horses, right infront of my face." Hiei responded sarcastically.

"They're called Thestrals, but you can only see them if you have seen someone die…I'm sorry for both your losses." Hermione answered. Hiei laughed slightly, to their surprise, but before they could ask Hagrids booming voice shouted over the crowd.

"First years! First years and transfer students over here!" the half giant shouted.

"Well, I suppose that includes us" Kurama said as they waved the teens goodbye, and hurried over to the large man and the boats with the first years who also have yet to be sorted.

tada! chapter #4 is in the works! again please read and review!