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"There, look."

"Where?"

"The reddish brunette next to the tall blonde and blue-haired kids, with the V-mon by his side."

"Wearing goggles?"

"Did you see his face?"

"Did you see his scar?"

Those were the most common words, among others, that pursued Daisuke from the moment he left the Dormitory. People, with an exception of those he already knew, the Erabareshi Kodomo, would stare at him and would actually even retreat a few steps after passing him to take another look at his face. He was looking for the classroom he should be in now, and that was not easy as Butaibo had 142 staircases. Not to mention some of the doors were actually portaits that wouldn't open unless you asked politely or tickled them. Plus, he, V-mon, Ken, and Wormmon accidentally got lost and ended up, somehow, in the prohibited floor which was told by Damaro-sensei. When Fuki, along with his cat, Ms. Dam, caught them, he threatened to lock them up in the dungeons, but they were saved by Kurata-sensei. Yup. Daisuke and V-mon were in a really bad mood.

Daisuke also quickly learned that there was a lot more to magic than just wand waving and all the fun the people believe. First you had to study the night sky, check out the stars, learn the movement of planets, etc. Then, there was Herbology, which was taught by a tall and chubby teacher known as Moyashi-sensei, in which they found out all about these strange plants and fungi and what they were used for.

Next in the list was History of Magic, which was taught by a ghost itself after he accidentally fell asleep in front of the staff room fire. The next morning, he left his body to teach. He talked on and on while the students furiously noted down the names and dates.

There was also Kurushin-sensei, a tiny wizard who taught them Charms and had a Mamemon as a partner. He actually had to stand on top of a pile of books when talking so that the students could see him.

Lastly, there was Nakamura-sensei, who Daisuke quickly learned that he was quite right about the first impression he had of her. She already gave them that strict talk about behavior in class from the moment their arrived.

"Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Butaibo." She said. "Anyone messing around in my class will leave and not come back. You have been warned."

She took out her wand, pointed it at the table, and the next thing the students knew, it was a pig. They all gasped in awe, before Nakamura-sensei transformed it back. Unfortunately, they soon learned that things weren't going to be as easy or as fun as they thought. They began the class by taking all sorts of complicated notes, before they were each given a match to try and turn it into a silver needle. In the end, the only person who was capable of actually doing some kind of difference, albeit very little, was Hikari, by turning the tip of the match silver. Still, this did get her some congratulations from Nakamura-sensei, as well as, what Daisuke already knew, was a rare smile.

Finally, it was time for Defense Against the Dark Arts, the class everyone, especially Daisuke and V-mon, had been waiting for. Only that the class turned out to more of a joke rather than a class about defending yourselves. Kurata-sensei's classroom smelled of garlic to ward off the vampires he met in Romania, according to him. When asked as to why he had a turban, he told them it was a present from an African prince after he saved him from a zombie. Honestly, everyone doubted that, because when questioned by Samuso about how it happened, he turned red and starting talking about the weather outside. Even Yamato joked that the guy most probably had more garlic inside the turban.

Daisuke was relieved to find out he wasn't behind many people, as much of them came from Muggle families, and even others of the Wizarding world didn't have that much of a head start.

Finally, after a week of studying, Daisuke and the others settled down at the Great Hall. Since it was Friday, they had the middle of the day onwards off. But in exchange, Goono had two full periods with Suruberu and their Head of House Sato.

"They say he always favors them, we'll see if it's true." Takeru said as he ate breakfast.

"I wish Nakamura favored us." V-mon replied. It didn't matter that Nakamura was the Head of House of Goono, but that didn't stop her from giving them all a bunch of homework to give on the next day. The only ones who always seemed to be able to keep up with the work were Hikari and Miyako.

Just then, the mail arrived, as it would every morning, with owls flying into the Great Hall and dropping the packages on their respective owners. Daisuke never received any, Yushiba would normally just come flying down and land on his side, nibbling his ear or taking a piece of his toast, before flying back to the Owlery. So imagine his surprise when he received a letter. Daisuke thanked Yushiba, who landed on his shoulder again, and gave her a piece of butter toast with bacon, which the snow owl happily accepted. Daisuke then tore open the letter and read its content.

"Dear Daisuke & V-mon,

I know you get Friday afternoons off, so would you like to come and have a cup of tea with me around 3:00? I want to hear all about your first week. Send the answer back with Yushiba.

Hengai"

"Would you mind?" Daisuke said as he took Takeru's pen.

"Not at all."

"Yes, please, see you later." Daisuke wrote on the back of the letter.

"We better get going, Potion's is about to start." Hikari said.

"Alright, see you guys later." Miyako and Hawkmon said as they waved to the Goono students who left to their class.

Daisuke was glad that he would be together with his friends later, because the Potion class wasn't really fun at all. When Daisuke first saw Sato, he thought he disliked him. How wrong he had been. Sato did not dislike Daisuke. What gave him that insane idea? No. Sato hated Daisuke; he despised him, with an anger hotter than the flames of hell.

It all began downstairs in the dungeons, where the class was to take place. It was dark and filled with jars full of animal remains and organs, making it quite spooky. Sato already began class by barging into the room, his very presence silencing everybody. He proceeded to take the roll call, followed by another teacher lecture of how important the subject at hand was.

"There will be no foolish wand-waving in my class, and many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect you to really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses…However, for those select few despondent to learn, I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper to death." Sato said as he grabbed the tip of his cloak and crossed his arms. "Yet again…Some of you have come to Butaibo with skills so remarkable that you're willing enough to not pay attention." Sato said as he now looked at Daisuke, making the tension very thick.

"Motomiya-san, our new celebrity…" Sato said. "Tell me Motomiya, what would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel with an infusion of wormwood."

"Powdered root of aspho-what with a what?"

"I don't know sir." Daisuke replied, but he could se in the corner of his eye, much to his amazement, that Hikari had lifted her hand. He knew she liked school, but damn, this was a little overboard.

"Tut, tut, tut. Cleary fame isn't everything." Sato said. "Let try again. Where would you look if I asked you to find a bezoar for me?"

Daisuke could here Koaku, Dracomon, Nisaka, Candmon, Goiru, and Kunemon snickering on the other side of the room while Hikari still had her hand up.

"I don't know sir."

"Thought you wouldn't have to open your book before classes, eh?" Sato said.

Daisuke had checked his book. When he first bought his material, he read as much as he could about all different kinds of subject, and considering it was Daisuke who was actually reading, that meant a lot. But did Sato really expect him to memorize all that was written in "1000 Magical Herbs and Fungi"?

"What's the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane?" Sato asked.

Hikari was know stretching her hand really high in the air.

"I don't know sir." Daisuke said. "I think Hikari-chan does, though, try asking her."

The classroom erupted into laughter at Daisuke's comment, and Daisuke saw Samuso wink at him from behind his desk.

"Enough!" Sato snapped. "For your information Motomiya, asphodel with wormwood makes makes a sleeping potion so powerful, it is known as Draught of the Living Death. A bezoar is a stone found in the stomach of a goat which will save you from most poisons. As for monkshood and wolfsbane, they are the same plant, which also goes by the name of aconite. Well, why aren't any of you copying that down?"

Immediately, pens were clicked and notes started being taken furiously, the sound of pens scribbling being heard all over the room.

"And a will be a point taken from Goono for your cheek Motomiya."

From that point forward, things didn't get any better for Goono. Sato decided to do a pair work and to make a potion to cure boils. He watched them weigh dried nettles and crush snake fangs, criticizing all of them during the process, except for Koaku and Dracomon, who he seemed to like. He just kept telling everyone about how perfectly Koaku and Dracomon stewed their horned slugs when something went wrong. A boy who was partnered with Samuso had somehow managed to melt the cauldron, and in less than 10 seconds, everyone was standing on their stools, except for the boy, who was drenched with the potion and was now on the floor whimpering as boils started appearing in his body.

"Idiot boy, I suppose you added the porcupine quills before taking the cauldron off the fire!" Sato said. "You take him to the Hospital Wing." Sato spat at Samuso, before he turned his attention to Daisuke, who had been working next to the boy.

"You, Motomiya, why didn't you tell him not to add the quills? Thought he'd make you look good if he got it wrong, did you? That's another point you've lost for Goono."

Okay, that was just unfair. Daisuke was being blamed for what somewhat had gotten wrong? He opened his mouth to argue, since he was the type to always speak out his mind, but was stopped when Takeru elbowed him in the ribs.

"Don't push it." Takeru muttered. "I heard Sato can turn really nasty. From what I've heard, he is still being nice, especially by taking only two points away."

V-mon, on the other hand, agreed with his partner in the unfairness that Goono was suffering and was surprised to see Sato's partner, Impmon, instead of correcting his human's attitude, was snickering at the situation, as if he was having fun.

By the time class ended and everyone was leaving, Daisuke was starting to feel a little down, his mind racing with questions as to why Sato hated him so much.

"Cheer up Daisuke-san." Ken said. "From what Takeru told me, Sato is always taking points off Yamato-san because he attracts too many girls and Taichi-san for not having a haircut in a long time. Say, can we come with you to meet Hengai?"

Daisuke replied gladly at the idea, and at 2:55 PM, the team headed to Hengai's Hut, which was in front of the Forbidden Forest. Daisuke knocked on the wooden door, and heard a voice say: "Back, Kiba, back!"

Hengai then opened the door, holding his black boarhound by the collar.

"Come in, make yourselves at home." Hengai said.

The group walked into the small house, which actually only had one room. But Daisuke and V-mon thought it was a nice place, as well as big enough for a person and his Digimon and some pets, plus, it matched Hengai, and had all that was necessary to make it comfortable enough to live in.

"Muchomon, Hengai-san, these are our friends Ken, Wormmon, Takeru, Patamon, Hikari-chan, Tailmon, Miyako, and Hawkmon." V-mon introduced the group.

Hengai took just one look at Miyako before saying "Heh, another Inoue." He could easily see the resemblance between her and her siblings.

"So, tell me all about your first week." Hengai said.

They all started relating their favorite and most despised experiences in their first week. Daisuke and V-mon told Hengai and Muchomon about Sato and Impmon, and their Potion class. Muchomon told them that Sato and Impmon hardly liked any student.

"But he seemed to really hate me." Daisuke replied.

"Rubbish! Why would he?" Hengai replied. But for some reason, Daisuke and V-mon felt as if Hengai was hiding something. "So how's your father doing? I liked him a lot; great with animals." Hengai told Takeru. Daisuke wondered if Hengai changed the subject on purpose.

He and V-mon then noticed the Daily Prophet on the table and saw a title that quite interested him.

MAHGINKO BREAK-IN LATEST

Investigations continue in the break-in at Mahginko on August 1, believed to be the work of Dark wizards or witches unknown.

Mahginko goblins insisted today that nothing was stolen. The vault that was searched had in fact been emptied that same day.

"But we're not telling you what was in there, so keep your noses out if you know what's good for you." Said Mahginko spokesgoblin this afternoon.

Daisuke and V-mon remembered Miyako telling them about the break-in at Mahginko, but she didn't mention the date.

"Hengai! That Mahginko break-in happened on the day we were there! It might've been happening while we were there!" V-mon said.

This time, Hengai and Muchomon avoided eye-contact with Daisuke and V-mon. Something was going on. That day, Hengai emptied vault 713. Could that have been what the thieves were looking for? Where was it now? And did Hengai know something about Sato that they didn't?

Well, I hope you liked it. Just so you know, I will finish this story before I update any of my other stories. Review please.