Yusuke whistled as the many towers and turrets of Hogwarts came into view.
The Thestrals trotted in front, tossing their dragonish heads and swishing
their black tails imposingly.
"Mildly impressive," Kurama commented tonelessly. The Palace of Makai was a much more grand place, at least twice the size, with some walls sheeted with pure sheets of gold and other metals only found in the Makai.
Of course, he also lost Kuronue there...
Pushing that horrible memory out of his mind, the fox carefully studied the castle. He looked for entrances, walkways, anything that would provide access to the inside.
-Flashback-
"Normally we wouldn't mess with human affairs. But this has become much bigger than that! Dementors are flocking from the Makai to this Voldemort's aid. Only powerful demons like you and Kurama could take care of a large army. Hiei and Mukuro are working on hindering the dementors, so we won't be overrun too quickly. This boy, Harry Potter, he's destined to kill Voldemort. But with this new aid, he'll need help getting to that point! Your job is to keep dementors as far away from the castle as possible...and any other evil creatures, of course. If you don't, they could go on soul-sucking frenzies," Koenma said this all very quickly before sending the detectives on their way.
-End flashback-
The bizarre creatures come to an abrupt halt in front of the castle. The students hop out of the carriages, and loud chatting from the students buzz in everyone's ears. Several waved their wands carelessly, causing sparks to fly into the air.
Kurama snorted and pushed his way through the crowd to the offending students, and Yusuke distinctly heard his calm voice gain a tone of coldness when he spoke. From what he gathered, they didn't believe him:
"Oh REALLY? You're a professor? You shouldn't even be out of school!"
"Would you mind my asking what house you're in?" Yusuke grinned. The kid was in for it now.
"Slytherin."
"Ten points from Slytherin for mouthing off."
"What?! I don't even believe-"
"Twenty."
The kid shut up and the crowd filed into the castle.
Yusuke's eyebrows shoot up at the grand room. It was enormous! Thousands of candles hovered above the tables, casting the huge room into bright, pleasant light. The House tables were large enough to seat every student, including any new ones, and Yusuke noticed bright golden plates. Empty of food, but he guessed that would be taken care of soon enough.
What impressed him most was the ceiling. It reflected the clear night sky. Clusters of brightly twinkling stars shone in the velvety black, making one feel like they were dining under the stars.
Kurama walked along the edges of the room until he got to the High Table. He took the only empty seat, on Dumbledore's left side, and muttered an apology for being late.
Professor McGonagall stood up and disappeared into a side closet. A moment later she came out carrying a three-legged stool and a wizard's hat that looked ready to fall apart.
A wide rip at the brim split open, and the hat burst into song. It sang about the four Houses, how they should be unified, not competing against one another, because certain "foes" had gotten stronger. (a/n: you expected me to come up with a clever song? I ain't that creative...)
"Woa...a frickin' HAT just sang!" Yusuke muttered, raising a black eyebrow.
"First, the Japanese transfer student...err..." Professor McGonagall glanced at Kurama, who muttered the correct pronunciation, "Ah, Urameshi, Yusuke."
Yusuke strode up to the stool and sat down, with the air of someone walking into their own house. He noticed several of the new first years looked ready to pass out. Please, this was supposed to be nerve-wracking? Yeah, try watching one of your best friends kill a child...try saving the world and fighting for your life on a regular basis...then we'll talk about nerve- wracking.
McGonagall placed the hat on Yusuke's head. It barely brushed his eyebrows.
/My goodness...you'll be hard to place...there's something odd about you, you know/
/What the hell...you can talk...in my head!/
/Yes, now that we've established that...where to put you.../
/Here's a hint: I ain't smart, hard working or evil and cunning. Just cut to the chase and stick me in Gryffindor, won't ya?/
He'd heard about the Houses on the train ride.
/Alright then.../
Out loud the hat yelled: "GRYFFINDOR!"
Triumphant smirk firmly in place, Yusuke took a seat at the Gryffindor table beside Harry, Ron and Hermione, who'd been waving at him.
"I'm slightly disturbed I just had a conversation with a hat, but oh well."
Luckily the line of new students to be sorted was short, so no one had to wait long for the food.
Or so they thought.
Dumbledore stood up to make the normal announcements (a/n: it is sorting, announcements, food...right? right! ). Several students groaned, but either the old man ignored them, or didn't hear.
"First of all, I would like to remind you all that the Forbidden Forest, as always, is out of bounds. I would also like to welcome your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Mr. Shuichi Minamino," Kurama nodded slightly, and distinctly saw several girls swooning, "That is all. Now, for the feast!"
And the empty golden plates suddenly blossomed with food. All of which was foreign to Yusuke. He took tips from Ron as to what tasted the best, but didn't try a lot of it.
--
Kurama was surprised at how much meat was on the table. It was extremely expensive in Japan, so his family rarely got any, except for fish, which was in abundance.
He didn't touch the wine. It didn't smell enough like sake, and he did not want to overdo it. Kurama knew how much of the Japanese wine he could drink before he got a little tipsy, but with this foreign beverage, he didn't take any chances.
He decided to leave early, because his first class was at 9'oclock the following morning, "Excuse me, headmaster, but I believe I should go prepare for my class tomorrow."
He got a nod from the headmaster, and left.
--
After dessert, everyone was thoroughly stuffed and ready for bed. Yusuke followed Ron and Hermione up to the Gryffindor common room. The moving staircases didn't impress him, but he got a kick out of several walls that were "pretending" to be doors. The rest of the castle was just as grand as the dining hall, with paintings that....
Moved?! Wait a minute...
"What the heck..." he paused to inspect a portrait of a wolfhound snoozing on a thick cushion. It opened one eye blearily, then suddenly let loose with loud, unrelenting barks.
"This place is weird...just....weird..."
He quickened his pace to catch up with the rest.
--
Kurama was rather pleased to find his luggage had been brought to his office off the train.
He shook his head slightly at the design, one that the last professor must've left. Flowers...lace...sure, he had nothing against flowers, but this was just too much. He whipped out his wand.
This wand had a special connection to the fox. It contained one of his own silver fox hairs, because none of the wands that Ollivander man showed him were powerful enough to handle his energy. Much to the man's dismay, he'd accidentally destroyed several just by waving them around. So eventually he had to get one custom made by a Japanese wand maker. His wand was fourteen inches long, slender, and made of wood from the Japanese cherry tree.
Muttering spells, he brandished the wand at every flower lace curtain, every vase of flowers, every flower lace tablecloth covering the desks...it's safe to say he got rid of it all.
--
After getting the "common room tour" from Ron and Harry (Hermione was in bed already), Yusuke walked into the fifth year's dormitory.
He yawned and quickly changed into his pajamas – blue pants – and crawled into bed, pulling the curtains around him, tuning out the late-night chatter around him.
-End Chapter-
Ok, that was a little better! XD Next chapter the fun starts...classes, etc...
And for all who are wondering: Kuwabara will not be making an appearance. I do not like him, and he's too stupid to be able to pull off something like this. And as I mentioned in this chapter, Hiei is staving off dementors in Makai with Mukuro. Botan might make a few appearances, though. I'll try to fit Hiei in a few places.
"Mildly impressive," Kurama commented tonelessly. The Palace of Makai was a much more grand place, at least twice the size, with some walls sheeted with pure sheets of gold and other metals only found in the Makai.
Of course, he also lost Kuronue there...
Pushing that horrible memory out of his mind, the fox carefully studied the castle. He looked for entrances, walkways, anything that would provide access to the inside.
-Flashback-
"Normally we wouldn't mess with human affairs. But this has become much bigger than that! Dementors are flocking from the Makai to this Voldemort's aid. Only powerful demons like you and Kurama could take care of a large army. Hiei and Mukuro are working on hindering the dementors, so we won't be overrun too quickly. This boy, Harry Potter, he's destined to kill Voldemort. But with this new aid, he'll need help getting to that point! Your job is to keep dementors as far away from the castle as possible...and any other evil creatures, of course. If you don't, they could go on soul-sucking frenzies," Koenma said this all very quickly before sending the detectives on their way.
-End flashback-
The bizarre creatures come to an abrupt halt in front of the castle. The students hop out of the carriages, and loud chatting from the students buzz in everyone's ears. Several waved their wands carelessly, causing sparks to fly into the air.
Kurama snorted and pushed his way through the crowd to the offending students, and Yusuke distinctly heard his calm voice gain a tone of coldness when he spoke. From what he gathered, they didn't believe him:
"Oh REALLY? You're a professor? You shouldn't even be out of school!"
"Would you mind my asking what house you're in?" Yusuke grinned. The kid was in for it now.
"Slytherin."
"Ten points from Slytherin for mouthing off."
"What?! I don't even believe-"
"Twenty."
The kid shut up and the crowd filed into the castle.
Yusuke's eyebrows shoot up at the grand room. It was enormous! Thousands of candles hovered above the tables, casting the huge room into bright, pleasant light. The House tables were large enough to seat every student, including any new ones, and Yusuke noticed bright golden plates. Empty of food, but he guessed that would be taken care of soon enough.
What impressed him most was the ceiling. It reflected the clear night sky. Clusters of brightly twinkling stars shone in the velvety black, making one feel like they were dining under the stars.
Kurama walked along the edges of the room until he got to the High Table. He took the only empty seat, on Dumbledore's left side, and muttered an apology for being late.
Professor McGonagall stood up and disappeared into a side closet. A moment later she came out carrying a three-legged stool and a wizard's hat that looked ready to fall apart.
A wide rip at the brim split open, and the hat burst into song. It sang about the four Houses, how they should be unified, not competing against one another, because certain "foes" had gotten stronger. (a/n: you expected me to come up with a clever song? I ain't that creative...)
"Woa...a frickin' HAT just sang!" Yusuke muttered, raising a black eyebrow.
"First, the Japanese transfer student...err..." Professor McGonagall glanced at Kurama, who muttered the correct pronunciation, "Ah, Urameshi, Yusuke."
Yusuke strode up to the stool and sat down, with the air of someone walking into their own house. He noticed several of the new first years looked ready to pass out. Please, this was supposed to be nerve-wracking? Yeah, try watching one of your best friends kill a child...try saving the world and fighting for your life on a regular basis...then we'll talk about nerve- wracking.
McGonagall placed the hat on Yusuke's head. It barely brushed his eyebrows.
/My goodness...you'll be hard to place...there's something odd about you, you know/
/What the hell...you can talk...in my head!/
/Yes, now that we've established that...where to put you.../
/Here's a hint: I ain't smart, hard working or evil and cunning. Just cut to the chase and stick me in Gryffindor, won't ya?/
He'd heard about the Houses on the train ride.
/Alright then.../
Out loud the hat yelled: "GRYFFINDOR!"
Triumphant smirk firmly in place, Yusuke took a seat at the Gryffindor table beside Harry, Ron and Hermione, who'd been waving at him.
"I'm slightly disturbed I just had a conversation with a hat, but oh well."
Luckily the line of new students to be sorted was short, so no one had to wait long for the food.
Or so they thought.
Dumbledore stood up to make the normal announcements (a/n: it is sorting, announcements, food...right? right! ). Several students groaned, but either the old man ignored them, or didn't hear.
"First of all, I would like to remind you all that the Forbidden Forest, as always, is out of bounds. I would also like to welcome your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Mr. Shuichi Minamino," Kurama nodded slightly, and distinctly saw several girls swooning, "That is all. Now, for the feast!"
And the empty golden plates suddenly blossomed with food. All of which was foreign to Yusuke. He took tips from Ron as to what tasted the best, but didn't try a lot of it.
--
Kurama was surprised at how much meat was on the table. It was extremely expensive in Japan, so his family rarely got any, except for fish, which was in abundance.
He didn't touch the wine. It didn't smell enough like sake, and he did not want to overdo it. Kurama knew how much of the Japanese wine he could drink before he got a little tipsy, but with this foreign beverage, he didn't take any chances.
He decided to leave early, because his first class was at 9'oclock the following morning, "Excuse me, headmaster, but I believe I should go prepare for my class tomorrow."
He got a nod from the headmaster, and left.
--
After dessert, everyone was thoroughly stuffed and ready for bed. Yusuke followed Ron and Hermione up to the Gryffindor common room. The moving staircases didn't impress him, but he got a kick out of several walls that were "pretending" to be doors. The rest of the castle was just as grand as the dining hall, with paintings that....
Moved?! Wait a minute...
"What the heck..." he paused to inspect a portrait of a wolfhound snoozing on a thick cushion. It opened one eye blearily, then suddenly let loose with loud, unrelenting barks.
"This place is weird...just....weird..."
He quickened his pace to catch up with the rest.
--
Kurama was rather pleased to find his luggage had been brought to his office off the train.
He shook his head slightly at the design, one that the last professor must've left. Flowers...lace...sure, he had nothing against flowers, but this was just too much. He whipped out his wand.
This wand had a special connection to the fox. It contained one of his own silver fox hairs, because none of the wands that Ollivander man showed him were powerful enough to handle his energy. Much to the man's dismay, he'd accidentally destroyed several just by waving them around. So eventually he had to get one custom made by a Japanese wand maker. His wand was fourteen inches long, slender, and made of wood from the Japanese cherry tree.
Muttering spells, he brandished the wand at every flower lace curtain, every vase of flowers, every flower lace tablecloth covering the desks...it's safe to say he got rid of it all.
--
After getting the "common room tour" from Ron and Harry (Hermione was in bed already), Yusuke walked into the fifth year's dormitory.
He yawned and quickly changed into his pajamas – blue pants – and crawled into bed, pulling the curtains around him, tuning out the late-night chatter around him.
-End Chapter-
Ok, that was a little better! XD Next chapter the fun starts...classes, etc...
And for all who are wondering: Kuwabara will not be making an appearance. I do not like him, and he's too stupid to be able to pull off something like this. And as I mentioned in this chapter, Hiei is staving off dementors in Makai with Mukuro. Botan might make a few appearances, though. I'll try to fit Hiei in a few places.