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A/n: I didn't email most of the peeps that are going to be in my story and all. I was just having that lazy bug, you know. Anyways, you can still try and get a spot, Kay? Onward HOOO!!! ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- Chapter 2: the sorting hat.

Professor McGonagall pulled up the wooden stool and sat the old sorting hat on top. It cleared its 'throat' and started its rhyme.

Each year we come together to learn a little trick,

Passing students is what makes this old castle tick.
Four houses,
Four teams
Each with its own rules
They come together in this school
To learn magic from the best
Divide you that I must
Or else you lose your lust
Into Gryffindor go only those with brave hearts
And into Ravenclaw goes those with smarts
Slytherin takes only those of purest blood While good old Hufflepuff takes all the rest, not caring of their family
crest.
And so it is, all the houses
With the taking of their choose
But the founding wizards could not hand pick forever
So they made a hat with all their clever.
And here I am,
After centuries past
To choose your house,
To the very last
Ever student is important.
Now, with that said and out of the way,
Let's get the sorting underway.

The whole Grand Hall clapped for the sorting hat. McGonagall waited silently for the clapping to go down and called out the fist names. "Aaronson, Serena" a girl that was about five feet tall, had long, silver hair in a braid, walked to the stool and sat down, waiting to be sorted.

"Hmm, loyal to her friends, an excellent fighter, and a heart of gold. Gryffindor I say!" The Gryfindors clapped as she made her way down and sat near some third years. The ceremony went on until McGonagall called the last name.

"Zafina, Noel." A 5-foot tall girl with mid-back length brown hair walked up and sat under the hat.

It took the sorting hat a fairly large amount of time before making its decision, "Gryffindor!" She sat down with some other giggling first years that she met on the train.

Professor Dumbledore stood up to make his opening speech, "I would like to say welcome to all the new students this year. As for those who are returning, I would like to say Welcome back. I presume you had a good summer?" There were some agreeing hoots and howls. He continued on, "We have a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher this year, Professor Botan." Botan stood, she had her blue hair back as usual and was wearing a Kimono under her robes, and she sat back down. "And I bet that we are all hopping that she will make an improvement on Umbrigde." There was laughter and hearty "here, here" s in the crowd. "Now, I will let you all eat." He sat back down, there was clapping and food appeared in front of all of the students. They dug in.

"This is what I call service." Yusuke said right before he ate madly at his food.

"I do still feel bad for those poor house elves that have to do all of that work." Hermione said.

"When are you going to give up that whole house elf thing?" Ron asked.

"As soon as they get their freedom." Hermione said.

"Whatever you say." Said Harry as he ate some pie.

They continued eating, until they were to full to continue. Then Dumbledore dismissed the school.

"Oh, got to go, prefect duties." Hermione said as her and Ron led the fist years to Gryffindor tower.

"Password please." The fat lady demanded.

"Thestral" Ron said, remembering last year when he rode on one even though he couldn't even see it.

They all walked into the Gryffindor common room many of the first and second years where talking about the sorting ceremony.

"Well, I'm going into the dormitories, see you tomorrow." Ron said and went up the stairs leading into the dormitories.

"I'm heading up too, anyone else want to come?" Harry said walking up every one but Bri and Hermione followed. Hermione finished writing something on a scroll, rolled it up and headed up stairs.

"'Night Bri."

"'Night" Bri let out a small yawn and pulled some scrolls out and started writing, eventually getting bored of the whole thing and headed up into the dorms.

=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= The next morning in the Great Hall =+=+=+=+=+=+=

"Morning every one." Bri said as she sat down between Kurama and Hermione. She took some toast and coffee and started eating.

"Hey, what's up?" Harry asked looking at Bri's expression.

"Aw it's nothing, I was just up late writing to Koenma-sama." She yawned and took a sip of coffee.

"You actually write to that toddler?" Kuwabara asked in a teasing tone.

"Of course, it's my duty to tell him what is going on around here. Unlike you Kuwabara, I can remember to do my job."

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" He asked in an angry tone.

"Oh nothing." She continued with her breakfast.

"Oh look, the mail is here." Hermione said. A large, falcon-looking bird swooped down to Bri and handed her a letter.

"I thought we were only supposed to use owls." Ron said as Bri took the letter off of the bird.

"So?" She said with arrogance and read the letter. "Koenma says that Kuwabara and Yusuke are getting off track." She said.

"What do you mean 'Getting off track'?" He snatched the scroll from Bri's hand, she took it right back.

"My eyes only." She said.

"So, when are the schedules arriving?" Kurama asked.

"They should be coming soon, they said that they had a new way of transporting schedules this year." Harry said.

"I think that is them." Hiei said pointing up. There they were, tons of papers looming overhead finding their owner. Once they all stopped, they fell down wards into the students' laps.

"Well, that was new." Harry said opening his schedule.

"First today is double D.A.D.A." Hermione started.

"Then Care for Magical Creatures, Charms, Herbology, and Potions to end the day."

"Oh great, just what I want at the end of the day, Potions with Snape." Harry moaned.

"I don't think Hiei and Snape will mix to good." Hermione said.

"I don't care, I'd like to see Snape on fire." Ron said.

"So this Snape guy he's mean, right?" Yusuke asked.

"Horrible." Ron moaned.

"I bet I've had meaner teachers than him." Yusuke said.

"Yeah, but it gets worse when you teacher can use magic." Harry said.

"I'm getting a head start to D.A.D.A, any body want to come?" Hermione asked.

"I will." Bri cheerfully said, picking up her bag.

"I'll come too." Kurama said as he followed the two girls out. The three were the first one to D.A.D.A.

"Hey Botan." Kurama and Bri said sitting down in the desks.

"That's 'Professor' Botan to you." She said then smiled.

"Don't let this whole teaching thing go to your head, I don't want to be the one to deflate it." Bri laughed and soon more students walked in.

"Well, that's not very nice." She pouted the sat down behind her desk and waited for the rest of the class to enter.

They murmured a bit until Botan stood up, "Good morning students." She said cheerfully, "Good morning" was murmured about. "Oh come on now, I know you can do better than that." She said.

"Good morning Professor Botan." Was said clearly.

"'Professor' Botan. That's a laugh." Yusuke snickered.

"Now really Yusuke. I would like for every one to take out their wands and find a partner." Yusuke and Kuwabara partnered, Hiei and Kurama partnered, Bri and Hermione partnered, and Ron and Harry partnered. "Oh no, it looks like there is an extra. Longbottom, you will be with me. Okay, I want to start with a review of some of the easier attacks. Let's start with Expelliarmus. On three; Ready, one, two, THREE!" there were shouts of 'expelliarmus' throughout the room. Most people disarmed their partners due to last years D.A meetings. "Oh very good. It doesn't look like we need to do this anymore, let's try something harder. Any suggestions on things you need to work on?"

"What about Patronuse spell? We should know that with all of the dementors that aren't in the Ministry's control about." Hermione said.

"Very good suggestion Hermione. Who can tell me what the incantation for the patronuse spell is?" Hermione, Kurama, and Harry's hands where the first ones up.

The class continued on, on the same base as it has always been. (a/n: that came out wrong)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Potions class~~~~~~~

"Welcome class." Snape said as he entered the class. He shot Harry a quick glance. Harry knew Snape was still mad at him from last year. "I see that all of you have passed your O.W.Ls. Today we will start a new a very complicated potion. It an animangus potion that will temporarily turn you into a creature." Bri raised her hand. "Yes Miss Barker."

"Uh… I am already an animangus."

"Oh really… then would you like to come up and show the class." He said hoping to embarrass her.

"Sure" she shrugged as she walked to the front of the class and turned into a fox.

"You may return to your seat Miss Barker. But you still have to do the assignment." Bri walked back jumped up in her seat and changed back.

The class started on their potions.

WEEEEEE!!!!!! CLIFFFHANGER!!!!!!!!!

Suzaku: I hate you all.

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