A/N: Hello everybody, here is the third chapter, and he is rather long (17 pages haha) and as you noticed this fiction has finally its own cover (made by me)! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I still not own neither Bleach nor Harry Potter.


Chapter 3: Miss Khan's first long… very long day!

A clock rang and is suddenly shut by an angry punch, sending it to the wall. The owner of the fist moans and struggle to open her hazel-brown eyes. Between the Hollow that were really pains in the ass and the ward that was rather tricky to put in place, the young shinigami took half of the night to fulfil her duty. "but at least the school is protected." She yawns, the short night didn't recover all the energy she spent the former day."Kami-sama I could kill to sleep a little bit longer…" "Get your pretty arse out of this bed! The old man will use you as barbecue meat if you miss your first day!" screamed the voice of her zanpakuto. "Screw him…". She cuddled deeper in her warm bed… when a sudden and powerful roar makes her jump and fell out of the bed.

"YOU BLOODY LAZZY CAT HOW DARE YOU!"

The big Lion lying on her bed growled a chuckle. "You know that if I didn't do it this damn angel would have shouted a while, and it's pretty annoying when you're trying to nap."

"I was trying to sleep too damn Lion!" shouted a still angry shinigami while getting on her feet.

"As you are awake go take a shower, you smell like you were sleeping with a whole pack of hyena."

"I hate you." She grumbled to the beautiful animal. "I love you too my cub, go take your shower I will see what I can about your tiredness."

She grunted and undressed in the way of the bathroom. Fifteen minutes later she goes out, feeling a lot better. She went to the wardrobe to pick up some black slim jeans, a crimson sleeveless top, a black woollen jacket with a hood and her crimson All Stars. She grabbed her black and white scarf and her leather satchel to go downstairs, find the Great Hall to eat something and drink at least a litre coffee to be able to survive at least until noon.

But she was far from eating breakfast.

"PUTAIN D'ESCALIERS!"* shouted an angry shinigami, terrorizing a group of first year Gryffondor two floors above.

Yes, the castle was happy to have a new particular inhabitant. And what was the best to properly welcome her? Moving stairs gone wild! It was sooooo fun to see a powerful shinigami with a quick temper when having a short night, swearing in French so early in the morning… against stairs.

"YOU BLOODY STAIRS BEHAVE YOURSELF IN THE SECOND OR I'LL BREAK EVERY SINGLE STONES OF YOURS !"

"Are you aware that you can use shunpo to go breakfast, instead of yelling like a banshee against stairs?" the zanpakutoh rather annoyed and concerned voice sounded in her head.

"I remind you, stupid angel, that if YOU weren't screaming like a banshee this morning, I wouldn't have to woke her to have some peace to be able to nap, she would have got her hours of sleep, and THIS would never have happened." Answered the grave and annoyed voice of the Lion.

"SHUT IT YOU IDIOTS THIS IS BOTH YOUR FAULT!" yelled the shinigami in her head before joining the Great Hall in an angry shunpo. Her sudden apparition made a second year Hufflepuff jump of surprise and fall on the floor. She sighed, she would have done better stay in bed today.

"Sorry I didn't want to surprise you." Excuses the young women offering her hand to help the young boy up.

"It's nothing Miss Khan, are you well? You seem really tired." Asked shyly the boy.

"You're sweet, but don't worry for me, I'm a big girl you know." She chuckled at the cuteness of the boy, making him blush. "Now off you go, you are growing you need to feed your body!"

"Yes, have a good day Miss!" he smiled at her and left to join his House's table.

Seeing the boy's smile and kindness cheered a little bit her bad mood. She walked between House tables to reach the Staff table and let herself fall in the chair next to Minerva.

"Good morning Noemie." Greet her the Transfiguration Mistress.

"Morning' Minerva." answer the shinigami while pouring herself some coffee. "Can you hand me the pancake plate please?"

The older women handed her the plate and she filled hers with the delicious breakfast. Her night work and early yelling made her really hungry. "Thanks."

She began to eat when she noticed a kind of enraged base-ball ball flying skimming upper the student heads, sometimes at the limit to knock some out, before raising and making some looping.

"Are you going to let it fly?" asked a curious Minerva.

"Until I finished my plate and drank my coffee, unless it knocks a student out. Then the poor owner of the ball will be traumatized after having faced the wrath of a pissed of Khan-fukutaïcho-not-having-her-cafein-dose-after-sleeping-only-three-hours-after-having-a-harsh-day." Replied the shinigami taking a sip of coffee, earning her a glare from the older woman. She sighed.

"Fine." And sent a little byakuraï that disintegrate the ball. She watches the student faces and found out the owner… well in this case owners of the ball. She looks intensively at the two red-haired twins seated at Gryffindor table, feeling observed they cross her gaze and their face bleached. She let a smirk appear on her lips and point a finger to them before wave them to come see her. They stand up stiffly and walk slowly to her.

"Well good morning misters…"

"Weasley" "Miss."

"Seems you two are the humoristic kind. Fine guys, I have some sense of humour too, but it doesn't imply flying object that nearly knock out students during breakfast." They had the courtesy to scratch the back of their head as if they were embarrassed. "You are aware that I am the new Students Supervisor so I could either be your worst nightmare or we can play that fair, your choice."

The two were listening carefully and nodded.

"Our ears…"

"are fully open…"

"to hear your beautiful voice…"

"settle the rules of the game!"

Satisfied she takes a sip of coffee and entwined her hand before resting her chin on it.

"Rule one: if I catch you breaking the School Rules and punish you, be fair and don't make a fuss of it or avenge, I'm only doing my job.

Rule two: You are strictly forbidden from doing pranks and whatever dangerous that can endanger another person's life or health.

Rule three: If you dare play a prank on my person be sure to be fully aware of the drastic consequences that will result from my possible anger against you. Which may include a letter to your mother for example.

Rule four: if you break one of those rules, know that you will not only face my wrath, but feel my breath on your neck every time you dare think about a prank to do. So are you with or against me?"

The twins look at each other a moment, and nod.

"Can we ask a question…"

"… before giving you our reply?"

"Sure." Frowns the shinigami, expecting the worst.

"What happens…"

"…if we not agree the rules?"

The young woman almost chuckled before their worried faces, but put on a Kuchiki-icy-mask and gave them her coldest glare.

"Rule four will be executed in the second, as you just..." she started.

"We agree!" chorus the two interrupting her.

She smirks, satisfied.

"Perfect, you may go back to your breakfast." She dismisses them, and they hurry back to their chairs to Noemie's greatest pleasure. The rest of the staff was either in awe or very puzzled… the supervisor making sort of a pact with the two best prankster of the school?

"I'm not sure I understood what just happened…" said a puzzled Minerva.

"I just prevented the loss of my sanity. I'm sure you understand it since they may have given you some massive headache in the past, as you are the Head of their House. And if they have energy enough to do such things at breakfast I don't want to imagine what they are able to do a 10 o'clock intercourse."

The Deputy Headmistress chuckled a bit. "Well it's quite a jungle there, but I'm sure you will manage it easily, yesterday's event made quite an impression on them."

"I hope a good one."

"Don't worry, they know they can count on you for not being too harsh."

Two hands land on the shoulders of the two women and make them jump. They turn around on their seat to see a grinning Headmaster.

"Good morning Minerva, Miss Khan. Did you have a good night? Does your rooms suit you?"

"Morning Headmaster, my night was short but my rooms are awesome. Thank you."

"Albus your mania of surprising peoples is really unpleasant so early in the morning."

"So you're telling me that for you it isn't the rest of the day, my dear?"

The Animagus shot him an angry look as an answer. The young shinigami watches the time on her SoulPager, finished quickly her last pancake before rising up and taking her coffee mug.

"Sorry to leave you so but I have to speak to Professor Lupin before the first lesson. Have a nice day!" And they haven't the time to bid her goodbye that she already left in a quick shunpo.

"Seems that Miss Khan is particularly in a hurry to see Remus." Said the Headmaster with an amused smile.

"Albus you know very well that shinigami don't mate with humans."

"But she wouldn't be here if it weren't the case. If Genreyussaï's son hadn't fell for a human she wouldn't exist."

"You mean what she told last night…" said a surprised Minerva.

"Yes, our dear Professor Khan is great Yamamoto Genryussaï Shigekuni's descendant. He's great-great-great-grandchild to be exact. Don't tell her I told you, I don't want to face her wrath."

"I see… but I'd be surprised if there were something going on between her and Remus." Said the Deputy Headmistress while taking a sip of her tea.

"What makes you say that dear?" replied the old man surprised.

"Feminine intuition Albus."

"I don't contest the power of your feminine intuition but I'm ready to bet." Chuckled the Headmaster. Minerva sighed and finished her tea before leaving to join her classroom under the amused look of the Headmaster.

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In another room of the castle, the shinigami just joined her colleague, which is preparing the classroom for his first lesson.

"Hey! Need some help?"

"Ah Noemie! I wonder when you would arrive, how bad was your night?" asked a smiling Remus.

"Awful, plus I was awoken by a screaming zanpakuto, struggled with stairs until I understood I could join breakfast in a shunpo -which scared a young Hufflepuff- had to deal with the Weasley twins, and escaped a morning domestic scene between the Headmaster and the Deputy Headmistress. Please tell me that the first class isn't a Lion vs. Snakes." Sighed the shinigami.

"Well I didn't understand the zanpakuto and shunpo thing, but you seem to have quite an eventful start of the day." Chuckled the man. "Don't worry it is a Ravenclaw/Hufflepuff lesson. Catch!" He threw her a book she fetched easily. "Third year first lesson, Page 10."

"Thanks." She opened the book and land on some creature which constantly changes her appearance.

"Boggart?! What's that thing?"

"Creature which takes the appearance of your deepest fears."

"Nice thing… Hey do you think that the Headmaster and the Deputy Headmistress are together?" asked a curious young shinigami, earning a strange look from the wizard.

"No they aren't."

"Funny, they look like an old married couple."

"True." Chuckled the man. "Well, our student shouldn't be long now."

On his words the clock rang and he opened the door of the classroom, letting a troop of blue and yellow enter the room. They took seat and hushed as soon, waiting the two adult to start the class.

"Good morning young people. Like Professor Dumbledore introduced me I am your new DADA Professor, the Professor Remus Lupin. You noticed Miss Khan is beside me today, I'm sure you can't forget her after having the occasion to see her at work yesterday evening. She will lead the course about the spiritual creature and replace me if absent, I asked her to be here today to present herself and don't get to bored. Miss Khan if you may..."

"Hello young people, I hope that you recovered from yesterday's evening emotions, if it isn't the case I apologize. I think the Headmaster and Professor Lupin introduced me rather well so I will not burden you again with useless presentations." She smiles to them. "You can call me Noemie-sensei or Professor Khan during lessons, otherwise Noemie-san should be fine outside the classroom. And no Miss Khan please, it's a little to student-like for me, and Madam makes me feel like an old lady. Now I let you enjoy your lessons if you don't have question." She noticed a dark skinned girl raising her hand. "Yes Miss…"

"Patil, Padma Patil Sensei. Excuse me Sensei, but spiritual creatures aren't in our syllabus this year." Said the girl a little shy.

"Professor Khan?" smiled Professor Lupin.

"You are all spiritually active, and shinigami might not always be there to protect you." Replied the shinigami.

"Spiritually active?" asked a young Hufflepuff puzzled.

"You are all able to see ghosts right, miss…"

"Abbot, Hannah Professor."

"Thanks, give me your names when you talk so I can memorize them. Well to go back to your question Hannah, it seems that all person earning some magical powers earns spiritual energy, the persons that earns this kind of energy are sensitive to spiritual beings. Which mean that the friends of the nice four meters high beast that broke in during the feast -also called Hollow- will consider you as a nice snack. They are rather found of powerful souls." Explained Professor Khan.

"So the thing you blasted yesterday at the banquet is called Hollow? Terry Boot by the way" asked a Ravenclaw.

"Yes Terry." nodded the shinigami

"But why didn't we have such lessons before if these things are so dangerous? Ernie McMillan, sensei" asked a Hufflepuff boy.

"Because the stup… marvellous ladies and gentleman who rules our world have finally understood that we shinigami can't be everywhere, and that prevent can save souls." Said the shinigami with a distasteful smirk when mentioning the rulers of spiritual world. "I appreciate your curiosity and your enthusiasm but you will have to wait our first lesson for more answers." Some disappointed grunts made her smile. "For now you have to pay attention to Professor Lupin, don't worry I'm sure you will find it as interesting as spiritual stuff." She smiles at them a last time before sitting in the back of the classroom, letting her colleague begin his lesson. The lesson was quite funny in fact, as a practical lesson about the famous Boggart she saw in the book earlier.

Two hours later the bell rang again for the ten o'clock break. After the students left the class, Noemie and Remus headed in direction of the Professor's Room, chatting and laughing together. The young Students Supervisor had to remind gently to some that using magic wasn't allowed in the corridors. Remus joked saying that she was rather gentle for a SS –reference to the initial of her post's name, and some German racist army- allowing an annoyed shinigami's elbow to strike in his ribs, but failed to stop him chuckling. So it's a chuckling Remus holding his ribs and an amused Noemie that entered the Professor's Room. They sat on a table on which was disposed some cups, plates of biscuit and cakes, tea and coffee pot. The shinigami poured herself a coffee cup while the wizard choose tea.

"Caffeine adept?" asked a smiling Remus.

"There are caffeine in tea too. But not enough for me today, not after a short night."

"You don't seem to be so tired." He stated taking a sip of tea.

"I'm used to it, and youth too." She said with a teasing smile.

"Say that I'm old." grunted the man.

"Oh you know when you are aware that the guy that use to be my Head Captain and my grandfather, didn't move from his post since a thousand year, everyone seems young." She said with a little smile, and makes him spit his tea.

"Are you kidding?"

"No, at twenty-two years old I'm the youngest in the whole army. The others are over fifty for the youngest, even if they look like children. Every soul ages in different ways. For some example, everybody knows that the Tenth Squad Captain would like to have a few more centimetres, when the one of the Eights' –my dear uncle Shun-shun- is often saying that I would like to be the handsome one he was younger again to be more successful with the girls. His Lieutenant always answer him that even younger, a flirtiest idiot reminds a flirtiest idiot." She tells him with a smile, reminding the Nanao and Shunsui's funny office scenes.

"You seem to miss them." Said the man with a little sad smile.

"Some of them a lot, yes…" she said, thinking at a particular handsome tattooed crimson haired one.

"Somebody very special?" He asked with a teasing smile, making her blush. She pulls him her tongue.

"You'll see the day you will have somebody special."

Minerva who was watching them from an armchair, was asking herself if after all Albus wasn't right about them. "Remus is a good guy but hasn't the easiest situation… in the case Albus were right I hope she will be understanding enough."

"Lupin seems to have some good time with this shinigami." a grave and silky voice interrupted Minerva thoughts. She turned around to see that Potions Master was watching their colleague too.

"Jealous Severus? She's a beautiful young woman with some temper after all." Teased the Transfiguration Mistress.

"I'm not interested in dead ones, even less when they are arrogant like those of your House."

Minerva was about to reply when a little objet landed on her tights, what she recognized as a muggle cell phone. On the screen a photo of a topless tattooed and muscled young man with crimson long hairs holding her young colleague, who was wearing a nice chocolate bikini top. They were both lying in a deck chair in a garden. The young shinigami smiles at her two colleagues surprised reaction, thanking silently her friend and Tenth Squad colleague Matsumoto for her photograph talent.

"May I introduce you to Renji Abaraï, my boyfriend."

"Either this man is crazy or really subject…" mumbles a Severus Snape in shock. She couldn't tell if it was the fact she was in a relationship, or because the sight of her wearing bikini.

"No, same damned temper." chuckled the shinigami.

"Explains everything…"

"Hey what are you looking that happened to shock Severus… Oh! Is that your man?" asked a curious and enthusiastic Flying Instructor, answered by a shinigami nod. "Damn he's hot! Congratulation dearie you picked up well!" Smiles Rolanda.

"Thanks. But be careful, he's mine." Teased Noemie.

"Don't worry dear I don't have a chance against you, these beautiful fiery eyes say everything that has to be known." Chuckled Rolanda.

"Well I'm sure Severus knows now that I certainly don't have a chance against this young man" chuckled Remus. "You are lovely together."

"Thanks." smiled the shinigami

Minerva smile to her young colleague, her intuition was right and she wouldn't miss to prove it to Albus. She hands the cell phone back to its owner.

"I'm glad for you, I hope you will stay together."

"I hope too."

The bell rang again and everyone went back to his class.

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The rest of the morning went smoothly, arrived at lunch the shinigami noticed that her friend seemed annoyed.

"Something happened Minerva?" asked a concerned Noemie.

"In more than twenty years teaching I never saw a class have no reaction to my Animagus transformation!" replied an annoyed Transfiguration Mistress.

"What is Animagus transformation?" asked a puzzled shinigami.

"Well some wizards are able to turn themselves in animal, they are called Animagus. I'm one of them, I turn into a tabby cat."

"Wow that must be a nice power! I know somebody able to turn into a cat too… but I hope your transformation is more… "dressed" than hers when you turn back into human." Chuckled Noemie thinking about some Speed Goddess. "However, why didn't the students react? It sounds really impressive!"

"Sybil predicted Potter's death."

"Don't tell us he took Divination…" asked a plump woman at Noemie's left, who introduced herself earlier to her as Pomona Sprout.

"Yes he did." Sighed the Transfiguration Mistress, she noticed the shinigami puzzled look and continued to explain. "Well dear, Sybil Trelawney is our Divination teacher, you haven't met her yet since she barely leaves her Tower. Divination is one of the most nebulous branches of magic, only a few witches or wizard have proven having a real gift in that subject… and Sybil hasn't proven a lot that she was one of those. The main predictions she makes are based on logic. Harry Potter is a Gryffindor Third year, he faced a lot of dangerous situation in his life, and with Sirius Black on the loose… I think she took the opportunity to make a possible prediction." explained Minerva in a hushed voice.

Noemie couldn't stop herself and let a laugh escape her mouth.

"Sorry Minerva, I'm sad for you that the kid's stupidity ruined your performance. Damn everybody ends up dying one day, even my mare could predict that." She continued to laugh. "Sorry don't take offense… it's just that this kids stupidity…" she took a sip of whine to try to calm down a bit.

"I'm glad to see you so cheerful on a first day of classes Miss Khan." Said the Headmaster sitting on his place with a pleased smile.

"By the way Professor, I'd like to come to talk about a few things with you in your office after the classes, if you have some time for me."

"Of course Miss. How was your morning?"

"Nice, the students were curious and enthusiastic about my future lessons, and Remus lessons were very interesting."

"I'm glad to hear that."

The lunch went quickly to its end after that, but the brunette shinigami enjoyed it and spoke a lot with the Botanic teacher, as she was studying amenity horticulture when she was human and was still found of plants. As Remus and so she didn't have class the next two hours she decided to pay a visit to her horse. She changed for her riding boots, picked up her bridle and the bag of brushes of her mare and shunpoed until she arrived at Hagrid's Cabin. She found the man waiting outside his cabin.

"Hello Hagrid! How are you?"

"Ah Miss Khan! A little nervous, it is my first lesson as Care of Magical Animals Teacher."

"Please call me Noemie. Don't worry I'm sure you'll do fine, I planned to see my mare to ride a bit so I can stay around while doing it, if you'll ever need some help." Offered the young woman.

"Thanks Noemie you're a sweet lass." smiled the half giant.

"My pleasure. May I ask you if it was possible to borrow you a bucket and some cereals for my mare? She was wonderful yesterday and unfortunately I didn't have the occasion to thank her since, and I feel a little bad for it. I thought she would appreciate a good mash." Asked the young woman.

"Sure! It is nice to meet somebody that loves animals!" he went into his cabin and returned with a bucket half-full of cereals and some apples.

"A bucket cereal for our Shinigami's mare. What's her name? I saw her this morning she's a beauty."

"Lakotah." Smiled proudly the shinigami. "I was there the day she was born, and we died together. Riding accident."

"I see; you seem to have a strong bound…" He noticed that his students were leaving the castle and were on their way to his Cabin. "Oh my students are coming!"

"I'll go on my way then. See ya!" said the shinigami taking the bucket and starting to leave

"See ya Noemie, come to my cabin to have some tea when you have some time."

"Sure!"

On that words she joined the border of the forest and whistled a brief melody. She didn't have to wait too long before hearing the sound of hooves galloping through the trees. Her beautiful blood bay half Arabian mare shows herself outside the tree, her aerial gallop slowing into a gleeful trot, she shakes her head from the left to the right to bounce her black mane and let the sun reflect the metallic cherry colour of her coat. The show off attitude of the horse makes her owner laugh.

"Salut ma belle, tu ne peux pas t'empêcher de craner hum ?**

The beautiful horse stopped before her and rubbed her nose against the arm that was holding the bucket.

"Yes you can have it, stomach first right?" smiled the amused shinigami. She set the bucket on the floor and pulled off the brushes. She gently brushed the mare's coat, the only sound that reached her was the wind in the trees, the song of the birds and her horse enjoying the meal. Once both of them finished, the young women caressed lovingly the neck of the horse.

"Fancy a ride my beauty?"

The horse turned her neck and fetched the bridle with her mouth.

"I'll take that as a yes" laughed the shinigami. She took the bridle back from her horse and put it on her, before jumping easily on her back and made her trot in Hagrid's lesson direction. She was a few meter from the place when she sensed a sudden tension on one of the strange but beautiful animal she recognized from her book as a hippogriff. She didn't have the time to give an order to Lakotah that the mare jumped the fence around the teaching paddock, and strikes the animal -now standing on his back feet- outside the way of the student he was about to attack. The shinigami jumped off her horse right before the student lying on the floor, a young blond Slytherin.

"Hey are you ok?"

"I… I'm ok…" answered the shocked student.

"Fine, I don't know what you did to upset this animal but I hope it will serve you as a lesson. What's your name?" asked the young woman with a harder voice, returning in her Student Supervisor role. It seemed to shake the boy as he gained some icy face and stood up brushing his robes.

"Draco Malfoy, Ma'am."

"Don't call me Ma'am, I'm not even 25." replied the young women on a rather harsh tone. "What the hell happened? Do you realise that if I and my horse weren't enjoying a ride around you would maybe be dead?" she raised her voice.

"That beast went crazy and attacked me!" tried to defend himself the boy.

"Don't try to fool me you little prat! I know animals pretty well and this one was as peaceful as a lamb until something made him tense to strike you!" practically yelled the young woman. "I know that Hippogriffs are very proud creatures and that the only way to make them react this way when they let somebody so close to them is to be insulted! But your teacher didn't mention it, didn't he?" now she was just under the yelling voice level.

"He…" tried the blond boy.

"Don't dare to lie to me again mister Malfoy I hate liars! Especially when they almost ruined the first lesson of a teacher! SO DID HE OR DIDN'T HE MENTION IT?" she was now yelling.

"He… he did!" said the tremble voice of the Malfoy scion. To his great surprise he felt her hand on his shoulder and she was now smiling at him.

"Good! You see it wasn't so hard to be honest. Next time think twice before upsetting such susceptible and powerful animal." She smiled to him, letting him gasping of surprise. She turned to see what Lakotah was doing and saw that nobody dared to move, even the hippogriff behaved and looked at her with curiosity and a little fear. Hagrid cleared his throat and bid his student to continue the lesson.

The beautiful mare was watching the hippogriff that almost killed the boy, her ears tackled at the back of her head and her neck bent in a threatening position, her hooves hitting the soil, keeping the hippogriff at a respectful distance from the students. The shinigami felt a little sad for the poor animal. She turned to approach them, and dismissed her horse by placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder, making the horse so relax in the second.

"It's fine my beauty, I think he understood that you're not one to mess with." Chuckled the brown haired woman. She then moved toward the hippogriff and bowed. The beautiful animal looked at her startled, before bowing too. She approached him and caressed the beautiful feathers on his neck.

"Sorry beautiful, I hope that you aren't hurt, Lakotah can be really rude when she's upset. Take it easy with the children, they are rather stupid sometimes but it's part of the youth."

The hippogriff leaned his forehead against hers, before moving back and nod to her.

"You're a good hippogriff." She smiles at him before turning around, readjusting the reins on the neck of Lakotah and jumping on the back of her horse. Hagrid moved toward her.

"I don't know how to thank you; I can't imagine what could have happened if the boy was injured or killed."

"Please be a little firmer and don't hesitate to give detention if the kids do something dangerous, it's our duty to protect them Hagrid. It wasn't up to me to protect the kid, he's under your responsibility during this lesson. Please be careful, you seem to be a good man and this hippogriff is a good one, it would be a shame that you could face bad consequences because of a lack of authority and attention."

"I promise. Thank you again."

She nodded and guided Lakotah to the exit of the paddock. She realised that she had still a little time before her and decided to enjoy a nice gallop along the lake. Lakotah seemed happy to run and on their way back they pushed full gallop across the wide lawn of the park.

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After the last lesson of the day, the young shinigami was in front of a large gargoyle representing a kind of griffin, looking puzzled. "Why can't they have common, simple wooden office doors in this school! Damned wizards…" she sighed and fought the fear to appear stupid in speaking to a damn statue.

"Hello, can you please tell the Headmaster that I'm here? I asked to see him during the lunch and he agreed." asked politely the shinigami to the griffin. The statue nodded and a few seconds later turned to reveal stairs. After climbing them she knocked on the large door and entered, founding the Headmaster sitting behind a huge desk.

"Good afternoon miss. Please take a sit, do you fancy some tea?"

"No thanks you." She said crossing the large room. The walls were occupied by huge bookshelves and some strange objects, and several living portraits hang behind the Headmaster's desk. A beautiful red and gold bird was napping at the side of the desk on a beautiful perch. He woke when she approached the desk and sang a few cheery notes, and perched on her shoulder when she sat.

"Hello beautiful, what are you?" she said a little surprised, and then stroke gently his neck.

"May I introduce you Fawkes, he's a Phoenix and my friend. He seems to like you." Smiled the headmaster.

"He's beautiful. I never thought I would have the chance to meet a Phoenix. This school is full of surprises."

"I agree with you, I'm living here for decades and every day is still full of surprises." Chuckled the old man. "What wanted you to discuss with me dear?"

"Well I would like to know more about the Sirius Black issue, and about Harry Potter. I'm a little bit surprised you didn't give me this information with those you gave me to prepare my mission."

"It is because I wanted you to know more about our world first, and a little test to see how fast and fine you analyse your environment to identify the different security issues. I'm impressed you are really a good element to find that out right on your first day."

"After graduating at the Academy I spent two years in the Second Squad, a large part of it in the Special Forces Squad, which duty is the internal security of the Seireitei and the Gotei 13. It became a second nature to analyse and found the different treats. And the Sirius Black issue is pretty obvious since you talked about yesterday at the banquet. It is just that I heard some things about a certain Harry Potter that seems to have an involved-in-dangerous-situation issue."

Dumbledore chuckled, and told the young shinigami all Harry Potter adventures. Saying that Noemie was kind of surprised was a euphemism.

"Stop a second. Are you telling me that three eleven years old children broke defences that powerful grown wizard put on; that one of them killed thrice a dark wizard, first when one, second at eleven, and then a part of his soul last year after killing a giant high poisonous snake? Are you kidding?"

"No."

"My, my, I understand why you hired me. If you have to rely on children to resolve all your security issues it is quite a shame." Sighed the shinigami. "And now I presume that you will tell me that this Sirius Black escaped a high security prison to kill the kid?"

"I'm not sure about that. He had plenty occasion to harm him and didn't do anything."

"Tell me his story, were he comes from, how he was at school, the kind of friends he had, how and why he ended in Azkaban. I need to know everything to better understand the guy, his behaviour, his way of thinking, how he acts. If you want me to protect this school properly I need to know everything."

"You want to profile him? Interesting. Well I suggest we move to the couch and that you make yourself comfortable because it's a long story. Are you sure you don't want any tea?" he said standing up and inviting her to a little space arranged like a living room.

"Well if it will last a moment… Am I allowed to smoke at the window?" asked the young woman following him.

"Be my guest."

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Two hours later Noemie B. Khan was sitting at the Head Table, turning her cup of whine in her hand while discreetly gazing at the young Harry Potter, digesting all the information freshly given to her.

"Damn this kid has quite an existence… I hope I will meet this Sirius Black before these damn Dementors kiss his soul out of him, there are a few things that aren't clear in what Dumby told me."

"Are you ok dear? You seem to be quite thoughtful." Asked a concerned Pomona.

"After all the meals full of her chatting, a little bit of peace is quite enjoyable Professor Sprout." Snapped the Potion Master.

"I will not apologize for trying to build social relations, dear Professor Snape." Replied a smirking shinigami. "By the way it would be nice to put some common sense in some of your snakes. One of them was almost reaped by an angry hippogriff this afternoon, because refusing to follow his Professors warnings. I'm not saying that to nerve you or insult your House, I'm concerned about the student safety and I know that he will listened to you." She said on a more serious tone.

"Who?"

"Young Malefoy."

"Fine, thank you for reporting this incident to me." Nodded the Potion Master.

"You're welcome, as his Head of House I thought you had to know. I was there if you want my version of the facts."

"What were you doing there by the way?" asked a curious Minerva.

"Enjoying a little ride while my free period." Answered the young woman, sipping her wine.

"Then I think that I shall thank your love for horse riding." Said quietly Snape.

The shinigami chuckled. "Well it's the first time someone is thanking my passion for horse riding. But you're welcome."

It's that time that Minerva choose to turn to her long-time friend.

"Albus…"

"Yes dear?"

"You loosed your bet." Grinned the Animagus.

"What? How is that possible? Do you have any proof?" asked the headmaster surprised.

"Oh yes. Noemie may I have your cell phone?" asked a grinning Minerva to a puzzled Noemie.

"Why do you need it?"

"After you left breakfast Albus bet that you were quite attracted by Remus." She said with a grin.

"Hey!"

"It was a joke Miss Khan!" tried to justify Dumbledore.

"I don't believe you, old nosy man, I hope you defended my private life Minerva!"

"I told him it was nonsense! And he mocked my feminine intuition, and you gave proof he was wrong at morning break." Defended Minerva.

"Hmm… Hey Remus! Want to hear the last gossip? Seems I'm attracted by you!" joked the shinigami.

"Oh I'm honoured that such a lovely woman as you find me attractive, however I feel bad for your handsome boyfriend." Smiled the man, entering the play.

"Oh don't worry he's not the jealous kind."

"Such a shame, because I would be quite jealous to share you. I'm afraid it will never work between us." Said the werewolf with a faked sadness.

"How sad, I'm afraid I will have to content myself with my handsome boyfriend then." Replied the shinigami with the same faked sadness. The other professors smiled at the antics of the two. The beginning of "Elan" by Nightwish sounded and the shinigami pulled out her SoulPager.

"Speaking of him…" She pressed the screen and pulled the phone to her ears. "Good evening handsome! Hey I have to ask you something, would you mind sharing me?" she said with a smile, and pulled the phone of her ear to switch on speaker mode.

"Kami-sama don't tell me you're sexually frustrated yet… well depends if the guy is ready to have his balls reaped off, and if you're ready to have your ass smacked… hey wait a minute! You switched in loud speaker mode?" asked the concerned voice of Renji.

"Sorry darling, some needed a proof for a bet."

"Oh I see! Fine then, glad I helped. While everyone can hear me, who and where is the guy I'm supposed to share you with?"

"Remus Lupin nice to meet you."

"Abaraï Renji, well Remus if you want to put your balls in the game I can assure you she's worse a last love night, sharing a bed with a horse-ridder is an amazingly hot experience." Joked Renji.

"Hey I'm still here! Don't you dare trying to get rid of me so easily Abaraï!"

"Considering you're away in human world save a day in the month it's quite done yet." Chuckled the Sixth Squad Lieutenant.

"Bastard."

"I love you too sweetheart. So what do you say Remus?"

"I wouldn't dare to consider it, and she's too faithful to do such things." Laughed the werewolf.

"Yeah I know, she just like to try to make me jealous. Well you failed again my beauty, now where's the idiot that suggested that you could be attracted by a guy you barely met, while we are in a relationship since two years?"

"Don't be too harsh with him sweetheart, he's aging. I call you back in fifteen minutes if you don't mind, we are still at dinner."

"Oh sorry I didn't mean to disturb. Ah yeah I almost forgot, Ichimaru-taïcho allows your colleagues to tease you as much as possible so you don't get bored and don't lose your hand."

"The bastard… see ya!" she hangs up and put her phone back in her bag. She then looked at Minerva, who nodded, and they both turned toward Dumbledore, big grins on their faces.

"Fine, I learned the lesson. I apologize to both of you. Minerva you won the bet and I will never question your feminine intuition again." He sighed and then whispered "meet me in my office after dinner to retrieve your price, I'll send you a message when everything is ready."

The Transfiguration Mistress blushed a bit, acting as he said nothing, but the shinigami perfectly heard what sounded like a date, but didn't show it and finished her plate. She excused herself and left the table under the understanding and teasing smiles of her colleagues. After a long call with Renji and a little outside excursion to slash a few Hollow, she enjoyed a long bath in her bathrooms, sipping a cup of plum wine.

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Minerva was reviewing her lessons plan for the next day in her office, still wondering what her friend was preparing for the evening. She put her thoughts aside in her head and focused on her lesson plans. After a while, a red and gold feather fell before her eyes. She understood it was time to see what her friend invented for the evening. She put her papers aside and left for the Headmaster's office. She found him leaning against his desk, a mischievously grin on his face.

"Good evening Minerva"

"Good evening Albus. So what did you prepare us for the evening?"

His smile spread wider as a sweet melody began to fill the office. She smiled, recognising the music: she danced her first dance with Albus on it when she began teaching.

"It's been a while…" she said with a nostalgic smile.

"Indeed." He offered a hand she took with pleasure, and squeezed her gently against him. They danced a while, enjoying the moment.

After a while she put her hat out to lean against his shoulder, enjoying the security provided by his rather well conserved body. He smiled, pleased to see his usually so severe and rigid friend relaxing.

"How was your first day?"

"No problem to report, even the twins behaved."

He chuckled.

"Some rumours say that our shinigami has quite a gift for warnings. Even Peeves who is usually so happy to greet the students after missing them during two months, hadn't dared to show off yet." Chuckled the Headmaster.

Minerva smiled, pleased to have a new ally in the jungle that can sometimes be the castle.

"I saw that you get along very well and that you seem to appreciate her."

Minerva nodded, it was true that she appreciates the young woman, some things of the shinigami remembers her sometime how she was when younger. And she had a curious but inventive way to deal with problems.

"She's a good person, I like her way to deal with the students."

"I agree, even if I think that she will soon be considered more like a big sister than a Student Supervisor." chuckled the old man. "Yamamoto was right by choosing her, outside her qualities as Student supervisor she is very skilled at her protection job."

"It's a shame she was born French and no magical, she would have been a great witch."

"I'm sure Madam Maxime would have make a marvellous witch of her, even if she wouldn't have had the best Transfiguration teacher."

"Flatter."

Albus smiled. They continued to dance in silence, enjoying the moment. Minerva let herself go by the sweet music and her dance partner. She didn't feel the time pass, and when she saw what time it was on the clock on one of the bookshelves she straightened up almost violently and backed up to extract herself of her friend's arms. The headmaster looked at her, surprised.

"Something's wrong my dear?"

"Sorry Albus I didn't saw how late it was, it's my turn to patrol tonight."

"Oh don't worry about that. I sent a message to Miss Khan, asking her to replace you tonight and she agreed. She even said that we shall "enjoy our date"." Smiled the Headmaster.

"Oh…" blushed the Deputy Headmistress.

"Enjoy your evening Minerva, before you have the excuse of grading essays." Teased the old man.

"It isn't an excuse, it's a reality Albus." Pointed the raven haired witch.

"So relax and enjoy as long as you can. Do you want to take a break and drink something?" asked gently Albus.

"No thank you, I prefer dancing."

He chuckled and pulled her gently back against him, and she began to relax slowly again.

"As long as I remember you always very much loved dancing, that until the last song and even after if your dance partner was still able to stand."

She chuckled. "You were the only one to last so long."

"I was younger at that time."

"You still remain a child in your head Albus." Teased the raven haired witch.

He laughed. "True, but my body aged. However as long as I will be able to make my deputy headmistress dance all will be fine."

Minerva smiled and closed her eyes. Albus leaned his head to rest against his friend's, and enjoyed this moment of tenderness and complicity.

°oOo°oOo°oOo°

Our dear shinigami was enjoying her bath… when Fawkes appeared in a burst of flames, making her slip of surprise and she glided underwater. She surfaced coughing the soapy water she drank in accident.

"Damn don't do that again my beautiful, you scared the crap out of me." She said with a harsh voice, and then noticed the peace of parchment he was holding. "What do you have there for me?" She gently took the piece of skin and stroke gently his head while reading it.

Dear Miss Khan, Minerva will not be able to assure the watching of the curfew tonight, so I wonder if you might exceptionally replace her tonight. I would be very indebted if you agree.

A tour around the different Houses would be fine enough, Mr Filch will take care of the rest. I would be very indebted if you agree.

Rest well and good night to you.

Albus Dumbledore.

She sighed and got herself out of the bath.

"Just wait a minute the time I write a reply my beautiful." She said putting on a bathrobe and joining her desk to write a quick reply, don't forgetting to give a biscuit to the beautiful bird.

No problem, I hope you will BOTH enjoy your date and have a lovely evening.

Miss Khan.

PS: Yeah I heard EVERYTHING at dinner.

She gave the parchment to the Phoenix who had finished his biscuit, and disappeared in the same burst of flames he appeared in. She smiled amused, if THAT wasn't the proof they were dating. She dried herself and changed for a black yukata embroidered with crimson lilies, and the matching fabric belt. She slipped her getas on, passed her tanto in her belt et made her way out her tower, the curfew passed since a good hour.

She caught a few scamps that broke the curfew, they were gently asked to join their dorms if they didn't want her to escort them in person to Filch.

Her tour finished she stopped at a window to contemplate the sky clearing gently from a few clouds, the stars sparkling as they got out from the smoky hide of the clouds, soon joined by the crescent moon. She sat at the edge of the window, losing herself in the beauty of the night's sky.

"I didn't know you were doing extra hours Miss Khan."

She turned to meet the deep abyss of the Potions Master's eyes, who seemed to have difficulties to succumb to Morpheus' arms.

"It seems so." She replied calmly.

"I thought it was Minerva's duty tonight." He pointed, leaning against the frame of the window.

"Hoped to see her tonight?" asked the shinigami teasing.

"Don't be stupid, she could be my mother." Replied the dark haired man.

She smiled. "I didn't suggest anything romantic, I just like to tease. Some trouble with the Sandman?"

"It's the only moment this school has some semblance of calm." He replied, his voice devoid of sarcasm, as calm as the night.

She returned to the contemplation of the sky, the thin crescent moon bathing the dark corridor in a shy pale glow.

"Cloudless night, quiet laughter of the stars, the moon shines…"

He turned to her, surprised and curious, maybe waiting an explication. But she only smiles to him, and moves away quietly, giving him a wave of her hand as a silent goodbye.

"Have a good night Professor Snape."

The Professor followed the charming silhouette of the shinigami until she turned and disappeared at the end of the corridor. Seeing her as a woman in this lovely yukata that married her body to drew perfectly her lovely feminine curves was quite a sight… the low neckline showing a piece of soft skin bathed in the pale glow of the crescent moon was tempting… some of her long brown shaped curls finding a way to rest and contrast against the pale skin, while the rest of them framed two hazel-brown black outlined orbs, set in an almond shape was quite hypnotic… but the real calm she exuded, contrasting with her cheerful temperament or the dangerous and oppressing calm he felt when she threatened Albus, was what destabilized him the most.

She was like the fire, peaceful, comforting, cheerful, yet so threatening and surely deadly, if someone had the bad idea to feed her temper. She was not someone with whom you can play without get burnt in the end.

He didn't know yet how his metaphor was right...


Translation of the French sayings:

*PUTAIN D'ESCALIERS! = BLOODY STAIRS!

**Salut ma belle, tu ne peux pas t'empêcher de craner hum ? = Hello beautiful, can't help but to show off hum?

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