"There's a wizard by the name of Voldemort in the West. He was so strong that many were afraid of him and hid. He seemed to be one of the most powerful Dark creatures in the world. Nothing, it seemed, could defeat him. However, about sixteen years ago a baby defeated him. Strong magic protected him, an ancient one," Koenma began his explanations to the Reikai Tantei. Naoko and Sukina were waiting for him outside.

"Love," Kurama said. Koenma nodded.

"His mother's love, and most of us know just how powerful a mother's love can be. That baby survived, and there's a prophecy that says that Voldemort will come again, and that this time, the baby and him will fight it out. The world is not big enough for them," Koenma said.

"We've had rumours that the man has resumed his old form, and that he is coming again. What most people don't know, including the girls out there, is that Voldemort found out about Makai. Twenty years ago he didn't care for the East, believing us to be inconsequential. Now though, he thinks differently. He has made overtures to some of the demons from Lower Asia. Soon he will begin setting his sights on China and Japan. From there…" it was finished by Yusuke.

"He'll move on to Makai."

"Exactly," Koenma nodded. "We need to stop him, but we need more information. What's important is that this boy, Harry Potter, needs to be protected. Furthermore, we have our own Prophecies concerning him. And I'd thought we'd left the age of Prophecy long ago…" he said, before reciting:

Choices made

Choices undone

It comes back again

To haunt us all.

Deep in the night innocence slumbers

Deep in the night evil conspires

When morning's rays come again

Remember not, the dragon slain.

Wisdom seeks a young companion

Beware for all is not what it seems.

A bat may fly to ears of grain

To fight against soft-falling rain.

Heart of a lion

Grace of a bear

Knowledge of Chiron

Deep into the demons' lair.

Sixteen cycles has passed

Sixteen animals slain.

Let innocence, bravery, cunning and deception be your guide,

Let loyalty and friendship be your strength.

For remember the child who bears the mark

Remember the Lord who is not dead

Until their final battle we cannot rest

And then the cycle will be complete.

The rest of them just stared at the young God. He looked exhausted, as though merely reciting that prophecy was enough to exhaust him. "That was an old one. I doubt the others even remember a fragment. I was a young child when this was foretold, and my father was afraid. It was one of the arguments he gave on why Makai should be sealed from Ninjenkai. I'd forgotten all about it. It is obvious that the Child who bears the mark is Harry Potter (he has a lightening-shaped scar on his forehead), and the Lord who is not dead is Voldemort. The attack was made at night, so we have another clue there," Koenma explained.

"I'd always thought that was just a bard's tale," Hiei said.

"You've heard of it?" Koenma asked, incredulous.

"Yes. It was quite popular as a raiding song. Don't know who Chiron is though," he said.

"Chiron was originally a Thessalian God of Healing. When Greek Mythology took over, he was personified as the wise centaur and began to train heroes. Some of the most famous heroes of Greek mythology are said to be taught by him, although their names escape me now," Kurama said.

"Knowledge of Chiron would mean…" Yusuke asked.

"Someone who has made extensive research and puts the knowledge to good use," surprisingly, it was Kuwabara.

"Yusuke and Kuwabara, I'll be giving you your job descriptions in a moment. You'll be working with a Ninjen from Malaysia," Koenma said. Kurama raised an eyebrow. Malaysia was Naoko's home country.

"Kurama, you and Hiei be attending Hogwarts as teachers. They're in need of a Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. They run through them fairly quickly over there. Hiei will be the Martial Defence Teacher. Basically you teach them how to defend themselves. If we can get Naoko and Sukina to agree, Naoko will be the expert on Weaponry and Myths. Unusual but its' her areas of expertise. Sukina will be going in as a foreign student because of her age. We'll need one more student, and I've gotten Yomi's permission to take Shuura. He and Sukina should be able to ferret out any secrets in the school," Koenma talked very quickly at the end.

"Shuura? A spy?" Kuwabara and Yusuke laughed, while Kurama grinned openly. Even Hiei had the glimmers of a smile.

"He doesn't look like one and his naivete makes him the perfect bait. Plus, he trusts Sukina and you, Kurama. That's excuse enough," Koenma said.

"Now, this is the guy I want you two," he said to Yusuke and Kuwabara, "to talk to. His name is Socrates Calumnious. He was rumoured to be a Dark Servant, but no one knows. What we do know is that he seems to be supporting this Voldemort guy. Find out all you can about him. This is our contact in Malaysia," he gave them the photo of Naoko's boyfriend.

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This just gets thicker and thicker, doesn't it? Well, I'm going to sleep now. I'll write more soon, I promise… Yawn! Stretch! *Dozes on the keyboard*