A Controlled Experiment: Day One Continued: The Evening's Events

            The sorting ceremony is about to commence. The ceremony will decide which House the subjects will be staying in during their stay here at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The ceremony was tape recorded by one of my colleagues, a certain Delena Hupp, posing as a teacher here with me. The proceedings are as follows:

Yusuke: What's with the old hat?

Kuwabara: It looks like something that should have been thrown away a long time ago.

Professor McGonagall: You will each try on the hat in turn, to decide which House of Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, or Slytherin you will be in.  First, Urameshi, Yusuke.

Sorting Hat:….Gryffindor!

Kuwabara: It talks, Urameshi! * sounds very awed *

Pr. M: Kuwabara, Kazuma.

S H: Hufflepuff!

Pr. M: Minamino, Shuichi.

S H:..Ravenclaw, definitely Ravenclaw.

Pr. M: Hiei. Don't you have a surname?

Hiei: A what?

Kurama: Never mind, Hiei. Just put the Hat on.

S H: * promptly and almost before the hat touches Hiei's hair * Slytherin!

Yusuke: That's where all the bad people go.

Hiei: And your point would be what?

Pr. M:  Ukimura, Keiko.

S H: Slytherin.

Hiei: What was that you said about Slytherins?

Yusuke: That's where all the bad- oh….oops.  Sorry, Keiko.

Keiko: Yusuke, you big JERK!

Pr. M: Botan, you're next.

S H: Hufflepuff!

Botan: Looks like we're in the same House, Kuwabara.

Pr. M: Jin.

S H:…………………………………………………Ravenclaw, I guess.

Pr. M: And Touya.

S H: Three guesses, McGonagall. Two to a House, only one House left…

Kuwabara:…Which House is that?

Kurama: That would be Gryffindor.

* End Recording *

            My team of highly professional and completely well trained colleagues lead the test subjects to their respective Houses and got them settled in with the other occupants of school.  Of course, this took some doing, as cooperation was at a minimum with this particular group.  One member of my team, a certain individual who goes by the name of Shampoo Cat 08, made a discovery, that could explain the closeness of two of the test subjects, Jin and Touya.  The following recording was made as Yusuke Urameshi and Touya made their way to the Gryffindor tower this evening.  This discovery also cleared up any issues that may follow concerning the Hogwarts uniform, as the test subjects will be required to dress in it to avoid problems. 

* Start Recording *

Yusuke: You'd think the guys who made this place were trying to make this hard on us.

Shampoo Cat 08: Actually, Urameshi, that was the point.  People from other Houses shouldn't be able to find a House that is not their own.  That's just how the founders wanted it.

Touya:  Actually, the founders weren't all guys.  Two were witches.  The founders were Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Helga Hufflepuff.

Yusuke: ….Okay, so how do you know that?

Touya:  I read Hogwarts, A History before coming.  It has a lot of information in it.

Yusuke: Okay, you're weird, Ice Boy.  Geez, I thought Jin was off-kilter.

Touya: Don't ever call me that again.  I'll be forced to kill you.

Shampoo Cat 08: Okay, we're hear. The password is Chichiri.  Remember it, and also keep up whenever the Head of your House chooses to change the password, got it?

Yusuke: Touya, the boys' dormitories are this way.  Where are you going?

Touya: …..I never said I was a boy, Yusuke.  Good night, then.

Shampoo Cat 08:  I'm outside the entrance now.  Oh god, that was the most harrowing experience I have ever had, Alesca.  I was about to start hitting on him. Her. It. Whatever Touya is!  That's just wrong, Alesca.  I knew this was too good to be true.

Alesca: We are professionals, Shampoo.  Now c'mon, we have lesson plans to make.

Shampoo: But I'm not a teacher.  I'm just here to research and chew Starburst.

Alesca:…..is that thing still on?

* End Recording *

            Needless to say, that fact will be useful when studying the test subjects' interaction with the other students.  I myself have taken the job of Defense Against the Dark Arts, DADA for short.  Luckily, all of us on the team have had previous experience with the magical world and this school in particular.  I think this will prove to be our greatest and most eventful experiment yet- regardless if the results come out as desired.

End Day One

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Ending Authoress's Notes: So, how was that for a second chapter?  It took me a while to upload, but it's finally here.  Once again, I own neither the Harry Potter series or Yu Yu Hakusho.  I own the idea, and random original characters.  My friend and fellow authoress, Delena/Aneled Hupp, owns herself and Shampoo Cat 08, not to mention- should she appear- Mitty Draconia.  Read Delena's fics, after you review, of course.  Delena, for the last time, you do not count as a reviewer.  We have never counted as each others' reviewers, you should know that.

Touya: I can't believe you called me Ice Boy, Urameshi.  What nerve.

Yusuke:  I TOLD YOU STUFF, TOUYA! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?!

Touya: Because, oh loudmouthed one, you never asked!

Jin: Oy, Urameshi! * looks threateningly annoyed * So what did yeh call my girl?

Hiei: * rolls his eyes* I can't believe you put me with the ningen girl.

Alesca: It was either that or Kuwabara.  Take your pick.

Hiei: * gives a three eyed glare * She'd better not come anywhere near me.

Keiko: * very dryly * Wouldn't dream of it, three eyes.

Jin: So, will I be allowed to visit Touya?

Touya: Sorry, Jin.  Only in classes, the hall, library, mealtimes, and break times.  You can't go to my House because not only would you have to find it and learn the password, the girls' dormitory stairs turn into a slide when a boy tries to go up.

Kuwabara:.. okay, how did you know that, Touya?

Touya: * sigh, sweatdrop * I read Hogwarts, A History.  Am I the only one that did?

Kurama:….Hiei burned mine three days ago.