The Lady G would like to thank Drgnofdarkness for two things. First for the Kurama plush that made me feel better while I was feeling awful after my ear surgery. Second I would like to thank her for sitting behind me and forcing me to get this chapter done.

Harry followed after Takagaki through the forbidden forest. He was careful not to make eye contact with either of the students flanking him. He was not in the mood for an argument with Draco, who was on Takagaki's left. Any sort of conversation with Cho, who was on Takagaki's right, just made him feel awkward. However, he did not feel like talking to his friends as Ron and Hermione were currently arguing. Hermione was certain that she heard thumping noises, and Ron was equally certain that she was losing her mind.

Ron finished the argument by telling Hermione, "You're a loony."

Hermione was about to retort when Shuzo started speaking, "If you all will pay attention, even bound demons can be quite dangerous. This particular breed of demon is a Vulpus Mirus, or spirit fox. These demons are not known for brute strength but rather their cunning and trickery, which means you should always be on guard around them."

Ron leaned over and whispered, "hey that sounds like a Slytherin," into Harry's ear.

Harry looked into the clearing to see what appeared to be a pale man with long white hair and rather large dog ears, lying on the forest floor. Ron whispered to Harry again, "it sounds like a Slytherin and looks like Malfoy."

The demon turned his calculating gaze onto Professor Shuzo, "so Ningen what do you plan on doing with me after all the little children are through gawking."

Ron looked at Hermione shocked, "I didn't know that Professor Shuzo was a ninja."

Hermione glared at Ron, "He didn't say ninja Ron, he said ningen. It's a Japanese…" Hermione however was cut off when Shuzo acknowledged Neville's raised hand.

"Excuse me Professor, but why doesn't it just get up?" Neville asked, standing the furthest away from the demon.

Cho interrupted before Shuzo could answer, "What, you mean, you can't see the net it's trapped in?"

"What net?" Was the general consensus of the group.

They fell silent, however when Takagaki spoke up, "Ms. Chang is correct, this net, as she called it, is made out of a special form of magical energy, only a select few can see it. Ten points to Ravenclaw."

While Cho beamed at the compliment, the fox demon sulked.

"Well," the demon pried, not appreciating being ignored.

Takagaki, however, continued ignoring him, "it is always important to know what type of demon you're dealing with; the cunning fox demon is very similar, in looks only, to the dog demon. The dog demon usually relies on brute strength to get what it wants; meaning that it will usually speaks the truth. The fox demon, while generally weaker, is far trickier. The main difference between these two demons is the size of the ear."

Harry, who was no longer listening to Takagaki's speech on identifying demons, watched the caught demon. He noticed with surprise that when their eyes met, its eyes light up with recognition.

"Harry?"

"What's this?" Draco drawled, "the famous Harry Potter is known by humans and demons alike."

Harry turned to respond but the fox cut him off, "Harry-san can you convince Shuzo-san to please let me go?"

The please sounded rather strained to Harry and his only response was a skeptic, "why?"

"Well, I have not yet donated any of my hair to Locks of Love, and I would hate to have lied to Dursley-baka."

Harry's eyes went wide, however he refrained from speaking, when Professor Takagaki placed a hand on his shoulder and said, "remember this type of demon is known for its trickery."

"Ha," Draco sneered and walked towards the demon. "Hear that, you're caught and even Harry Potter is smart enough not to be tricked by you."

"Draco Malfoy," Professor Shuzo commanded, "get away from the demon."

"Relax, there's no danger here, the stupid beast is trapped. Besides" He said picking up a rock "If he was stupid enough to get caught then…" he threw the rock at the fox's head, "He is too stupid to get out."

"Mr. Malfoy," Professor Takagaki called angrily, "that was uncalled for, now get away from him."

"Fine."

At this Yoko looked up and grinned evilly, revealing fangs. In a low voice, he hissed "I don't think so!"

At that moment a vine grabbed Draco by his ankle and hoisted him into the air. Muttering kisama, Takagaki aimed his wand at the killer plant.

At this the demon merely laughed, "I think not, your sticks are nothing compared to my plant."

"Yeah right," Draco countered with a somewhat shaky voice, "wizards are superior to you lowly…" He trailed off when he saw a gaping mouth filled with teeth appear on the leaves of the vine. Regaining his voice he then proceeded to scream.

"Release me," the fox said, adapting the same pompous tone that Draco had used earlier, "or the snobby one gets eaten and I take a second hostage."

Responding to Takagaki's attempt to stare him down, the demon continued, "Remember, 'Wild beasts, when at bay, fight desperately. How much more is this true of' demons!(1)"

At this exclamation the demon weed, grown from a demon seed, bit Draco's arm. Blood welled up around the bit, causing Draco to scream even more.

"Fine," Takagaki hissed, removing the net with "Alohoclaustra."

Hermione watched as the demon got up, noticing something strange. A wire went from his left side to the base of the plant. Her brow furrowed in thought as the plant released Draco's arm, but not his ankle.

"Now remove the ward."

Takagaki approached, wand in front of him.

"Hold it" the demon commanded, causing Takagaki to stop. "I may not know much about your 'magic' but I do know you can remove a ward without the stick so drop it, or the snob gets it." Despite Ron's call not to remove the ward since that git Malfoy deserved it, Takagaki slowly put the wand down.

Hermione's eyes grew wide in epiphany. "Of course" she said under her breath, "Accio Headphones."

The headphones flew towards her, unplugging itself from the CD player at the demon's hip. Simultaneously the thumping stopped and the demonic vine began to wither. By the time she had turned back he had already launched himself into the forest.

Takagaki commanded a seventh year Slytherin to take Draco to the hospital wing.

He then proceeded to tell everyone else to span out and search the forest. "Remember," he added as a rushed after thought, "to concentrate on the demon when you cast a spell, if your concentration drops so will the spell."

(1) The Art of War Translation by Griffith Page 110.

Oh, just in case Ningen is Japanese for human, Kisama is a Japanese curse word, and claustra is Latin for barrier.