DISCLAIMER: sigh I claim no ownership upon Yu Yu Hakusho or Harry Potter.

Italics= Tsurin's Rational Mind/ Subconscious

/Slashes/= Tsurin's, er, Irrational Mind

{Brackets}= Voldemort's Thoughts

Chapter 16: A Glimpse at the Evil Side

Lord Tsurin sat upon his throne in the Demon World. Fashioned of some sort of white material, it was durable for the most part, though yellowing. By no means was he the leader of the entire Demon World, no sir! He just happened to be the lord of this particular area. Er, well, cave.

/If all goes according to plan, I will have two more made- One for my place in Spirit World and one for when I snatch the Human World from that imbecile, Voldemort./

That's right. Once Tsurin gained control of the Spirit World, he would swoop down and take the Human World for himself, destroying Voldemort in a flash. Betrayal was nearly as sweet as vengeance, especially if it happened from right under the fool's nose. The only things that he had to worry about were those idiotic children and that foolish club that had been started to oppose the forces of darkness. But, he had a feeling they were no match for the might of the Invincible and Imposing Lord Tsurin!

And yet, they defeated your first two waves without so much as blinking, a voice at the very back of the lord's head remarked.

He knew this. He had seen it firsthand, had been in the fray all along, watching through the eyes of another demon. And Lord Tsurin had planned it that way so that he might be able to gauge his opponents' talents, which, he had finally decided, were more than adequate. He had been the one to execute the psychic attack upon the one with the Jagan- though with the limited abilities of his demon vessel combined with the strength of the target, Tsurin doubted he caused as much pain as he had originally intended.

The lack of power that his minions possessed was utterly astounding.

But the next wave of underlings, oh, they would be good enough, for sure! Two attacks, one on the school and the other to draw out the Order of the Owl or whatever it was called. Tsurin would destroy those foolish idiots who had dared to stand in his way. And then he would capture that Harry boy and, instead of killing him, as Voldemort wished him to, would use the boy in the hopes that he and Voldemort would finish each other off!

A brilliant plan, a brilliant plan! the voice inside Tsurin's head complimented. Except for the fact that if either of them survives, you'll have a tough time. Or what if they join forces to rid themselves of you? Hmm?

If Lord Tsurin could execute his infernal inner voice, then by all means, he would.

And then again, how do you know that Voldemort hasn't begun plotting your death yet? Evil is as evil does, after all.

/And what exactly does that mean?/

Figure it out. Does the rational side have to do everything?

The Great Lord Tsurin never thought he'd see the day when he'd actually have a conversation with his subconscious.

Look on the bright side, at least you'll have your hands on the Weapon very very soon! his rational mind chirped.

"Milord Tsurin! Milord Voldemort wishes to speak to you, sir," a servant bowed four times to her lord and held out a rather large metal plate to him. Tsurin took it in his hands and dismissed the demoness.

"Voldemort! What do you want?" the lord barked into the plate.

Mere seconds later, a twitchy man appeared in it. "Oh, Lord Tsurin... The Dark Lord is, er, not here. He, uh, wanted me to, uh, give you a, uh, message." Wormtail fidgeted with the plate, not wanting to look at his lord's, er, ally.

"Well spit it out, you dimwit, I don't have all day, you know," Tsurin snapped menacingly, annoyed that Voldemort would summon him one moment and then deny his presence there the next.

"My lord said that, uh, the last attempt you made was an," a gulp from Wormtail here, "an utter failure. He said that you'd better succeed next time, or, uh, else."

/Or else? Who does Voldemort think he is?/

He thinks he's the supreme being in the Human World. Which, we know, he isn't.

Tsurin ground his large, yellowy teeth together and replied, "You tell your Lord Voldemort-" an extra large shudder escaped from Wormtail, "-that my subordinates' attempts failed because your Lord's intelligence proved WRONG! DO YOU HEAR ME? WRONG!"

At every word, Wormtail flinched, and then he asked, "Urm, my lord Tsurin... Do I really have to tell my lord?"

"NOW, YOU RAT! YOU TELL VOLDEMORT THAT NOW!" Quite ironic how Tsurin picked that particular word, eh? The man on the other side of the plate scampered away as fast as he could, and Tsurin threw the plate across the room, where it embedded itself into the wall. The demon lord sat back, perfectly at ease, almost as though just moments before, he hadn't flown into a deadly rage.

/I wonder what's for dinner today.../ Tsurin's rational mind shook its non-existent head.

"Is that what he said, word for word, Wormtail?"

"Um... He did say something else, my lord..." The Animagi sat with his face practically rubbed into the ground, cringing every so often, his silvery hand balled up into a fist.

Voldemort waited for his subordinate to tell him the bad news. And waited. And then, kicking out at Wormtail, yelled, "What was Tsurin's message?!"

"Hesaidthatitwasyourfaultthathisattacksfailedbecauseyougavehimfaultyinformat ion."

Voldemort's high pitched voice became dangerous as he said, "My information? My information was faulty?"

{How dare he blame this on me!}

"Leave me!" Wormtail scampered out and Voldemort resumed his thoughts.

{No doubt the fool is preparing to deceive me... Does he think I'm so dim- witted as to miss that? No matter. If he even tries it, I will personally slit his throat. Though... What caused the failure? What information was faulty, by Tsurin's standards?}

"My lord!" Lucius Malfoy entered the room and immediately fell to his knees before the Dark Lord.

"What now, Lucius?" asked Voldemort irritably. And Lord knows an irritable Voldemort means a certain torture spell being cast...

"My- my lord, there are rumors flying about the school, Hogw-"

"I know the name of the school, Lucius," he snapped. "Now what would I, the Dark Lord, want with some petty school rumors? Hmm?"

"My lord, the rumors say that there are five transfer students in Hogwarts. They supposedly came with the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, who is undoubtedly on Dumbledore's side. One of the five, as my son informs me, doesn't seem to be quite human, and carries about a sword with him, sitting in the back-"

"Unnecessary information, Lucius," Voldemort interjected smoothly.

"Oh- Yes, my lord, forgive me... But they all seem to cluster around Potter, even the Slytherin." This certainly caught Voldemort's attention. If they were surrounding Potter, then that would mean that Dumbledore had brought in outside sources. Outside sources probably ready and able to handle demons.

{That was what Tsurin had meant by faulty information, then. A team was sent in...}

"Has the source of these rumors provided any other necessary information?"

"No, my lord. Draco only mentioned it in passing in a letter to Narcissa." "Very well, then, Lucius. Send out the dementors. Now leave my sight!"

{I will ask Tsurin to arrange his third wave so that it coincides with my own wave...}

Author's Notes: I enjoyed writing this chapter because Tsurin's a bit delusional he-he-he!... Now I guess you're wondering, 'Why the plate?' Well, I'll tell you. in t.v. salesperson voice: This Limited Edition Communication Plate is both durable and functional! Though it may seem plain, this steel alloy plate is worth every penny that you invest in it. Once you've finished eating your dinner, contact one of your friends and have a lovely conversation! A unique and classy facelift on the classic Communication Mirror used by Botan, this plate is sure to last for generations on end...

Ha-ha! No, not really, I wrote this right before dinner, so plates and food were the only things on my mind. And I thought that seeing Voldemort in a hamburger was downright creepy. Aaaaanyway, review, please!

Oh, and does anyone know what year Angelina Johnson and the rest of the Chasers are in or if they already graduated from Hogwarts??? hint hint

Responses:

Everkitsune and Shadowkitsune Thanks for reviewing!

Slave2anime Go right ahead 'n kill Pansy!! (Though I dunno how J.K. Rowling'll take it...)

Mike the Great Wow, really? Seeing Thia in a Yu Yu Hakusho episode's a pretty big compliment, so major thanks!!!

Rose Hehe. I'm currently writing about Thia's CD player in the Deleted Scenes thingy...Malfoy will (hopefully) come out of the hole that Bobby pushed him into just in time for the next chapter. Or the chapter after that, depending on how deep the hole is and if he grovels well enough.

Falcon-sama Yeah, Mountain Dew gets me reaaaally hyper, too.