Disclaimer: I just realized that my mouse-pad is French. How do I know this? Well, I don't, but it's still French. It also doesn't own YYH or HP, unlike me. Because I do. That's right. I own YYH and HP. It also seems that I have a death wish. Go figure.

AN Well, I've done it again. I left this chapter with an awful cliff-hander. *sighs* But, I guess my brain kicked out on me. Then again, It is one in the morning as I write this, so I guess it's only fair. Anyway, hope you enjoy this one. Its short but it should be decent.

Also... my friend Kuroi threatened me with some unspeakable evil if I didn't pair up somebody in this fic. So... coming your way will be some Kurama/Hiei and some Yuskue/Hiei. I hope you're pleased, Kuroi. I just lost some readers, the ones who hate yaoi. . Please come back!

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Chapter 8

Hiei muttered indistinguishable curses under his breath as he glared at both Harry and Yusuke from his spot on the window seat. Yusuke didn't seem to notice. If it was because he was too used to that particular glare or because he was too preoccupied with playing with his new magic-stick, nobody knew. Harry, on the other hand, was reacting perfectly. His hand was shaking so hard in fear that he could barely hold his quill steady enough to do his homework.

"Hn."

"YAHHH!" Harry shrieked, throwing his quill into the air and taking refuge on the floor.

"Hiei." Yusuke said calmly, not looking up. "Why don't you just leave? You're not helping anybody here, and I'm sure Kurama would appreciate your company more."

There was a pause, before in a dislocation of air, Hiei disappeared out the window.

Harry let out a sigh of relief and climbed back into his chair. Being in a small area with a Mage who claimed that his life was expendable wasn't one of his favorite past times. Yusuke ignored the wizard and moved his wand closer to his face in examination.

"What a useless hunk of wood." He muttered finally, detecting no energy in the stick at all. "How do you make something like this work?"

Harry looked up, seeing an excuse for putting off his schoolwork further. Before he could introduce his protector into the world of Western Magic, however, a streak of blue light exploded from the wand.

"Ah... there we go..."

The Boy Who Lived sighed and got back to making up predictions. It apparently wasn't going so well, for the wizard had all of two new ways to die thus far. So... he asked Yusuke for come creative ways to end ones life. And surprisingly, the Mage had some good answers.

"...Get run over by a car and miraculously come back to life... Get an abusive girlfriend... Get a Hitler of a sensei... Fight demons and narrowly escape each time... Enter a deadly tournament and end up winning by pure luck..." The list went on.

After a while, Harry began to notice a pattern. "You have a strange fascination with demons. Don't you know that they're extinct? The Ministry killed them all off a very long time ago. Draco told me about it. It was apparently a very large war; its finish is celebrated midway thorough autumn."

A blast of red power escaped from Yusuke's wand, the only evidence of his anger. "Is that the shit they've been teaching you here?" He asked, more surprised than angry. "Hm... go figure." He went back to fiddling with the wand.

Harry stared at the Mage, green eyes wide. "Demons exist still?" He asked, before passing out. Yusuke didn't appear to notice, as he began digging through the books Kurama had bought for a book on spells.

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Out in the forest, Kurama patrolled one of the unbeaten paths he had found about two minutes prior. He had yet to switch to his full Youko form, having only shifted halfway. However, with the growing light and strength of the full moon, holding in the Youko was becoming increasingly difficult.

With a sigh, Kurama let the switch happen and Youko almost rejoiced in the thought that the night was now his.

For starters, he was hungry. And he just knew that he had heard the clucking of chickens earlier. With a puff of spirit energy, the Youko turned into his fox form and bounded out of the forest towards the school gardens and chicken coops.

Dinner was served.

Hiei found him not long afterwards, as the Youko was yawning widely under the branches of one of the tress in the Forbidden Forest. A few feather still clung determinedly to his fur, one was even stuck to the tip of one of his five tails, but the Kitsune didn't seem to mind.

The fire demon, on the other hand, seemed to have a cleaning compulsion and immediately began plucking stray feathers without bothering to greet his friend properly. It should also be noted that Hiei didn't seem to mind when Kurama migrated into his lap, yawning toothily. And Kurama in turn, didn't seem to mind when his friend's hands began mindlessly petting his fur.

A few hours later, after they had both been pleasantly refreshed thanks to a brief nap, the two demons began patrolling through the forest. There wasn't much to find. There were a few skittish unicorns, and a herd of centaurs and a very large family of spiders. None of these creatures, however, were stupid enough to provoke the two demons who now claimed the forest as their territory.

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The next morning, Hiei took a turn at playing "Mr. Scary Mage" while Kurama and Yusuke explored the castle. They were most intrigued by the library, where they - meaning Kurama - gained access to the Restricted Section and spent a great deal of time researching the history of demons.

What they found didn't please either of them. It seemed that the British Ministry of Magic had taken it upon themselves to eliminate the world of demon-kind about a thousand years ago. About the same time, Kurama recalled, that the first barrier between the Makai and the Ningenkai was sealed shut.

"Well, you two seem to be enjoying yourselves."

"GAH!"

"Really, Dimwit, I would have thought you'd be more adept in detecting my presence."

"PUU!"

"Genkai-sensei..." Kurama blinked, bending down to help Yusuke back into his chair after his abrupt introduction to the floor. "What are you doing here?"

"Hm." The short woman smiled mysteriously before turning and walking away. "Try reading the unabridged edition of "Hogwarts: A History"." She called over his shoulder. "You might learn something."

She disappeared out the door, while the small penguin-like animal that had been riding on her shoulder clumsily flapped its way back towards the two demons. It landed on Yusuke's head with another cry of: "Puu!"

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Hiei, it seemed, was very good at playing "Mr. Scary Mage". He had so far terrified three students into comas by just speaking to them, and rendered countless others half-dead with the cracking of his knuckles and a fang revealing smirk. Hiei, it also seemed, was determined to try and force Harry to spontaneously combust just by glaring at him.

He was quickly earning the favor of Professor Snape, who had been trying the same thing for years.

The fire demon idly wondered if Kurama had already planted him with the Tracking Seed, or if Hiei would just have to prod his mind. The Potions Master seemed the type to be easily manipulated by promises of power. Koenma's file on this case had mentioned a few teachers who had been tainted by "Dark Magic". Snape had a rather strong feel of dark Rei.

Hiei's inner musings were interrupted as the subject of his musings once again insulted the potion of his charge.

Harry sighed, bowing his head and allowing the verbal lashing. Next to him, Draco echoed his sigh, for the two boys were working together on that particular project. And behind the two boys, Hiei narrowed his eyes in annoyance.

"Professor," the Jaganshi finally spoke, interrupting the verbal assault. "I may not be a master at potions or your silly Western Magic - but I do believe that that particular potion is correct."

The room went silent. All eyes were on Hiei, who glared at each and every student, Gryffindor's and Slytherin's alike.

"Hn."

"Hiei..." Snape said in his silkiest voice. "You are a Mage, a master of... fire, was it?"

Hiei said nothing, though one eyebrow twitched slightly.

One the far side of the room, a girl passed out from fear.

Snape smirked. "One who plays with fire should be careful that he does not get burned." He quoted softly. It was hard to tell if his words were merely a quote or a threat in disguise.

"A wizard shouldn't allow himself to be blinded by power." Hiei answered him. He stood up and grabbed Harry's arm, pulling the boy along behind him.

"Just where do you think you're going?" The Potions Master snarled, taking a few steps after them.

Hiei paused, just inside the door, turning around slightly. The class was silent, Snape was silent, and Harry was currently battling his new war against the spoken word.

The bell rang.

Hiei smirked. "Hn."

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There was a super wonderful surprise waiting for them in the Great Hall that night. Kurama and Yusuke met Harry there, and the two demons were rendered speechless at said surprise. Hiei was late for the meal for reasons he wouldn't reveal.

"Onii-sama!"

Every pair of eyes snapped to the girl now attached to Hiei's chest. Hiei himself seemed both shocked and frightened.

"Yu-Yukina?"

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REVIEW RESPONCES: for those who asked decent questions:

Ciu Sune: What's up with Ron? Well, I'm not at liberty to say. It should be noted, however, that Ron will play a slightly better role in this than he already is. But he will be taking a back burner for the time being. ^__^ I'm glad you like my story.

Flamin: I probably should have said this last chapter, but I figured it to be fairly obvious. Probably because I read too much Gundam Wing fanfiction. But, Omae o Kurosu means: "I'll kill you."

Ruinblade: Have you read any good Yusuke/Hiei fics? I've read a couple, but there aren't nearly enough. It's a shame too, because I love that pairing. ^__^ I'll try to squeeze in as much of it as I can, but it will mainly be Kurama/Hiei.

Lil' ol reader: I really hate explaining jokes because I think it takes something out of the joke itself, but when Yusuke said: "Bet you can't." He was challenging Kurama to try and seduce Hiei. I've not yet written it, but Yusuke will take up the challenge for himself. Poor Hiei... ^__^

Phantom: Don't worry; Harry won't be stronger than any of the Tentai. I just gave him basic defense powers so that he could protect himself later. It will come up. But having Harry be stronger than any of the Tentai is (as I've previously mentioned) like throwing myself in front of a bus.

Rioni26: Omae o Kurosu? "I'll kill you." It's a particular favorite of Gundam Wing's Heero – he says it to Relena and Duo the most. ^__^ I love Heero, he's so funny. But, this is a YYH/HP fic, not a GW/HP fic, so I'll keep them out of it.

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