Spirit Magic

Author's note: Sorry about the lateness, but the next part should be up soon. I promise. Also, someone asked me what the whole tension between Ron and Kurama is about. Well, I was playing on the way Ron acted toward Victor Krum. He's just jealous, and overprotective. I think it's a little sweet, but it is mostly to make the whole situation more complicated for Kurama. I know, I'm evil. Anyways, please R&R, and feel free to ask questions, it lets me know that you guys are paying attention.

WARNING: This story takes place in Harry's sixth year, which means there are spoilers to the fifth book!!!!!!!

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or Harry Potter.

Part Five: Classes

Professor McGonagall watched impressed as Kurama quietly did everything she asked him to do. The boy's control over the various spells and his self discipline put him at the same level as Granger, which was a huge accomplishment for anybody. "Well Mr. Minamino, I believe that you're qualified for what ever class you're interested in, but since the sixth and seventh years of Hogwarts are spent helping kids prepare for the career they're interested in, I believe we should discuss what career is for you," Professor McGonagall said giving Kurama one of her rare smiles.

"Of course," Kurama said sitting down and excepting the pamphlets that were handed to him. After studying them for a second he looked up and smiled. "There are so many options, what would you suggest," Kurama asked. McGonagall gave him a thoughtful look before she took the pamphlets back.

"Well if you enjoy dueling, maybe you should think about a career as an Auror," McGonagall suggested. Kurama sat back thoughtfully before he nodded his consent. Training to be an Auror may provide him with useful skills, and it would probably be more entertaining then some of the other jobs.

"To become an Auror you will need to take Defense Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Potions…" McGonagall started naming off all the required classes while she began to prepare a schedule. When finished, she handed the weeks schedule to Kurama, and gave him a second to study it. "Your first class will be potions. It is currently in progress, but if you leave now, you will be able to attend the second half. I'll write you a note so Professor Snape wont assign you detention," McGonagall said scribbling a quick note.

"Thank you for your time Professor," Kurama said excepting the note and taking his leave.

"Hold on Shuuichi, there is one more thing I would like to discuss real quick," McGonagall said causing Kurama to halt and turn around. There was a small hint of nervousness on his face, but McGonagall brushed it off with a comforting smile.

"Mr. Minamino, do you have any interest in Quidditch?" McGonagall asked receiving a confused look as an answer.

"I'm sorry Professor, I've never played it before," Kurama said looking embarrassed while he tried to remember everything that he had ever read about the wizard game.

"Well you look like you may be a decent player, and since the Gryffindor team is missing several of its players, I was hoping that you might be interested in trying out for it," Professor McGonagall said looking at him hopefully. Ever since the Weasley twins had left the team, there had been a desperate need for new players, and the replacement players from last year weren't anything like the originals. They, well they just sucked, and even though McGonagall tried to act like winning didn't mean anything to her, she had grown quit fond of the trophy that was sitting proudly on her desk.

"I see no harm in trying out," Kurama said watching McGonagall's face light up. Kurama couldn't deny that the game sounded a little entertaining, and it would be a great opportunity to keep a better eye on Harry - who was given back the position of Seeker after Umbridge had left. And deep inside, Kurama could tell that he was excited at the chance to participate in the game; it had caught his fascination, but because it had little to do with the mission, he didn't spend a whole lot of time studying it.

"Great, the tryouts will be posted as soon as a date is picked," McGonagall explained before she gave Kurama a dismissive wave.

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Harry stared at the boiling potion in front of him with distaste. It hissed and splashed at him, but Harry really didn't care. It was obvious that he had messed it up big time, and knowing Snape, the Potions Professor was going to wait till the end of class before he destroyed the whole thing. Harry was about ready to throw the contents away when the door to the dungeon swung open. Harry heard Professor Snape give an angry growl as Kurama slid into the room. From across the room, Harry could see Ron eyeing Kurama suspiciously, but he chose to ignore him. He was glad that Kurama was now in his potions class, it meant that he could talk to someone. Ron and him had gotten into a fight on their way to potions, so when it came time to partner up, Harry found himself alone.

Harry watched as Kurama handed Professor Snape a letter. Snape scanned the paper for a second before he told Kurama to find someone to work with. Kurama nodded before he made a quick scan of the room. Harry saw a relieved smile cross Kurama's face as their eyes met. Moving gracefully, Kurama made his way down the aisle. He slid in gracefully in the seat next to Harry, before he studied the instructions on the board.

"It looks to me like you forgot to cook the fairy wings before adding them," Kurama said.

"Yeah, and now the potion is ruined. I'm afraid that your first grade is going to be an 'F'. Snape never lets me get away with a blunder. I either get the potion right, or he doesn't count it at all," Harry explained with such distaste and annoyance that Kurama couldn't help but chuckle.

"Well don't worry, there is still a way to fix this potion," Kurama said thoughtfully.

"I doubt it, Professor Snape has already taken a look at it, and he's pretty much told me 'too bad, but keep working, I love to torture you,'" Harry said mocking Professor Snape. Kurama chuckled again before he ran a hand through his shortened hair.

"This should do the trick," Kurama said producing a small purplish seed that was barely bigger then a grain of sand.

"What's that?" Harry asked also wondering about where Kurama was hiding the seed. It was just too weird for a guy to be caring seeds around, well anyone for that matter.

"This is a seed from a burning fairy flower. The flower is a beautiful golden red color, and it blooms from flames. You see, when a fairies home is in danger of being burned, they plant these flowers around them, and the flowers create a barrier against the flames. The bigger the fire, the larger the flower gets," Kurama explained watching the amazement on Harry's face. Harry was looking at him with new respect, and Kurama was glad to see that Harry wasn't the only one who seemed interested in his lesson. Several of the students around them were listening to his lecture while they watched their potions cook.

"So how is that seed going to save the potion?" Harry asked.

"Simple, the burning fairy flower will be a substitute for the absent fairy wings. Normally this seed would be too strong for this potion, but because it will be added after the originated time, it wont be as effective. It will be as effective as if you had done the potion correctly from the beginning," Kurama said before he added the small seed into the potion.

The two boys watched as the splashing settled down, and the potion went from a brownish color to a soft green. Harry's mouth opened in shock. It had worked. Some how Kurama had managed to correct his mistake.

"I don't get it, I thought that when you didn't follow the instructions perfectly, then the whole thing would be ruined," Harry said.

"For most advanced potions, that is the case, but that is only because most wizards don't know of any other ways to rectify their mistakes. I sort of specialize in plants, and I know of many plants that are still pretty unknown to the world. This plant, for example, is so rare that I doubt very much that your potions Professor, or even your Herbology Professor has ever heard of it," Kurama explained.

"So how did you learn about it? I mean, if Professor Sprout hasn't even heard about it, it must be very rare," Harry asked. Kurama gave Harry a thoughtful grin and checked around the room before he leaned in.

"Like I told you before, I had a private instructor that taught me magic. She loved plants, so we used to go out into the enchanted forests around Japan, looking for rare and magical plants. I used to collect their seeds, and then do further studies on them when I had free time," Kurama said smiling satisfied with the believability of his lie. It was true that he had taken some lessons from Genkai, but she was hardly his sensei. As for the various plants, most of them were from the Rie Kai or Makai, and therefore they were unknown to the humans; but as long as he could make it seem like they were foreign plants from Japan, he would be able to continue using the seeds with very little suspicion.

By the time the class ended, only two groups had managed to reach the desirable effects for their potion. The first group was Malfoy and another Slytherin, and the other was to Snape's amazement and anger, was Harry and Kurama.

The potion master had seen the ruined potion, and was thinking of ways that he could punish the boy for the blunder, but somehow the boy had managed to fix it. There was no way Potter had the knowledge or the ability to accomplish such a thing. The only explanation on how the potion was fixed was that the new kid had somehow snuck in an already completed potion. Snape glared at the boy with dislike. The new kid was already registered as an enemy in the potion master's mind, and there was no way he was going to let the thing slid. He wanted to make Harry suffer for the way his father treated him in school, and he wanted the boy to know that he was far from forgiving the boy for his actions last year. The boy had violated his personal memories, and Snape will never be able to forgive him for that. The only thing that was preventing the Professor from hexing the boy at the moment was the fact that Dumbledore would never forgive him, not to mention that the boy was probably the only one who could defeat the dark lord.

"Ten points from Gryffindor," Snape said sneering in sadistic pleasure as the Gryffindor students began to object.

"What did we do this time?" Ron demanded glaring back at the potions master with just as much hatred as the man was throwing him.

"Another ten points for disrespect toward a professor. As for your inquire, the first ten points are because Mr. Minamino cheated on his potion," Professor Snape stated calmly.

"Cheated? But he didn't cheat Professor, he used some sort of seed to fix the potion," one of the Ravenclaw students tried to explain.

"Ten points from Ravenclaw for talking back to a professor," Snape said watching in amusement as Potter stood up. Snape's eyes snapped toward the boy, and he waited patiently for the boy to do something that would land him in detention and allow him to take more points from his house.

"No Harry," Kurama said grabbing a hold of Harry's robes, and shaking his head. Sighing in defeat, Harry sat back down rather grudgingly. After he was sure that Harry wasn't going to do anything to evoke the professor, Kurama turned his bright green eyes toward Snape. "I'm sorry Professor, I'm not exactly sure what I did to anger you, but I will except my punishment," Kurama said bowing his head apologetically.

Snape's mouth flew open in shock, yes this boy was defiantly going to be a danger to him. This boy was hard to provoke. Snape had never seen a student that would willingly take an unjust punishment like this boy. And he had apologized to him, Professor Snape, the most hated professor at school now that Umbridge was gone.

"Turn your potions in, class is dismissed," Snape ordered turning around and retreating into his office.

The class stared open mouthed at the closed door of Snape's office. Each one of them was thinking about the professor's odd behavior, and were a little reluctant to do anything. It wasn't until Kurama stood up and made his way to the front of the class with his finished potion, that the class broke into confused chatter.

Kurama ignored them. It was already too late to undo what he had done. He had just created more interest in himself. There was no way he could remain in the background any more. His cover was close to being blown, all he could hope was that he could remain discrete enough to pull off the mission in the Ministry of Magic. But so far it just seemed so hopeless.

TBC.

Author's endnote: Well, the classes have begun, and the school is becoming even more suspicious of Kurama. Stay tuned for the next chapter where Kurama shows his talents with plants in Herbology, and the first threat from the dark lord is made. I'll update after I get over ten reviews. Till then, don't forget that I need suggestions for the new DADA instructor, and Lupin is not a candidate. So sorry, but he just wont fit the part. Well, don't forget to review.