Spirit Magic
Author's note: Alright, I've been getting a few comments about Harry being ooc. All I can say to his more "emotional" attitude is, remember that Sirius Black was murdered a few months ago. Harry lost the only father figure in his life, and he's feeling a little betrayed by everybody. That is part of the reason why he is so drawn to Kurama. Kurama is like an older brother figure to him, (even if Kurama is a bit younger in his human form) and he really needs somebody to talk to that he feels will understand. Hermione and Ron may be nice, but the two really haven't witnessed death. Remember that in the book, Ron and Hermione were unable to see the thestrals, which means they haven't witnessed death yet. As for Harry's moods. Well when someone dies, people tend to go through several stages. The first stage is normally denial, which Harry has already gone through. The next stage for Harry was anger, in this stage Harry performed an unforgivable curse against Sirius's murderer, and he started wreaking things in Dumbledore's office. Well for my story, I have Harry going through the depressed stage where he is overly emotional and is desperately looking for some way to alleviate his pain. This comes in the form of Kurama, who oddly enough, also holds the key to ending all of Harry's pain by helping Koenma revive Sirius's body. Hopefully this will explain Harry's weird behavior, and if there are anymore question feel free to ask them.
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 Eight: A New History of Magic Professor.
Professor Dumbledore stared at Kurama with his normal calculating stare that made people feel like he was seeing right through them. But Kurama seemed unfazed by it, and Dumbledore was having a hard time determining the boy's intentions. The spell he performed on the boy's unconscious form was to determine if any dark magic had been performed, the result was rather disturbing. There was no trace of dark or light magic. It was only an overwhelming amount of raw power. A power that was about as great as Merlin's was rumored to be. But how could so much power exist in a boy?
"Please Professor, don't expel Kurama," Harry begged getting anxious with the headmaster's silence.
"In these dark times, I wouldn't take a chance…" Dumbledore said watching Harry's defeated look, "But…" Dumbledore said holding his hand up and smiling. Almost immediately Harry's head rouse hopefully, while Kurama continued to look forward with an unreadable expression. Dumbledore felt uneasy with the boy's self control, but chose to ignore it. There would be plenty of time for him to assess the matter further. He only had to be patient. "But, if Mr. Minamino really is an acquaintance of Genkai, then there shouldn't be any problem with allowing him to stay. Also, the new history of magic professor alone would have been enough proof that Mr. Minamino is harmless. She seems to think real fondly of him, but it is completely understandable," Professor Dumbledore explained.
"New history of magic professor? What happened to Binns, I thought nothing could keep him from teaching," Harry blurted out getting an amused chuckle from the old wizard.
"Normally that would be the case, but for some reason all of the ghosts in the school are scared to death," Dumbledore said chuckling at his small pun. "You see Harry, all of the ghosts say that the great thief Youko has returned, and all of them refuse to be anywhere near to the place where this demon could find them. Even our astound Professor Binns is afraid, and for the first time in his life, and death, he refuses to teach. But don't worry, if there was such a thing as a demon in this castle, I would be the first one to know," Dumbledore reassured.
"So who's replacing Professor Binns?" Harry asked enthusiastically. There was nobody that enjoyed history of magic, just because Professor Binns was dead boring, and all he did was drone on and on about the battles that have taken place in the magical world. Harry had to admit that he was relieved that their will be someone new instructing his advanced history of magic lessons. A class he had to take because it was another requirement of becoming an auror, and was necessary so that the same mistakes wouldn't be repeated.
"You'll just have to wait and see. Patience is a virtue, or so they say," Dumbledore said concentrating on Kurama when he noticed the other boy's silence. "I believe you should get some rest Mr. Minamino. But before I allow Harry to escort you back to Gryffindor Tower, I have one request," Dumbledore said, the amusement he had showed earlier seemed to melt away as he waited for Kurama's consent.
"What is you request Headmaster?" Kurama asked trying to sound polite, but he couldn't hide that he was nervous.
"I want you to give me the seed of that plant, and any other seed you have. I will have Professor Sprout investigate them before I decide whether or not they are safe to be returned to you," Professor Dumbledore ordered.
Kurama couldn't help but feel angry at the request. His seeds were his weapons, his source of protection, and being ordered to give them up without any guarantee that he would get them all back, was something that Kurama wasn't comfortable with. But if he refused, then it would make him seem even more suspicious.
"I will agree to the terms if she wont try to grow them and I am present during her investigation," Kurama said.
"Very well," Dumbledore said pulling back the hospital curtains, and making a gesture to Professor Sprout, who was currently waiting near the entrance of the hospital wing. Nodding, the slightly plump women made her way toward the bed.
"Alright Mr. Minamino, if you feel up to it, we can begin now," Professor Sprout said trying to sound joyful, but Kurama could detect her fear. She was obviously worried about what sort of seeds she might find. Kurama smiled superiorly before he began to remove some of the seeds from his hair.
"These five seeds are rose seeds, but I'm sure that you already know that," Kurama explained holding out the seeds he normally used to make his rose whip attack. It was a lethal attack, but the plant was relatively harmless to everybody else's knowledge. Professor Sprout nodded her consent at the three seeds, and Kurama quickly replaced the seeds back to their place.
"This seed is for the bamboo plant," Kurama explained holding out the seed that he always carried with him out of respect for his fallen partner. Again Professor Sprout nodded her consent.
The whole thing continued with the other seeds that Kurama had stored in pouches and in his hair, until he got to the plants that were found only in Makai. Kurama hesitated, wondering if he could avoid the whole situation, but the stern look that Dumbledore was throwing his way told him that the headmaster suspected that he might pull something like this. So Kurama continued. He would show Professor Sprout enough unknown plant seeds to throw off suspicion, but he wouldn't show her all of them.
"This is the death plant seed, it is different from the death tree, and far less dangerous," Kurama explained handing Professor Sprout one of his four seeds. Professor Sprout studied the seed for an increased amount of time, before she shook her head.
"I'm sorry Mr. Minamino, but I'm going to have to compensate this seed," Professor Sprout said tossing the seed into a specially charmed jar.
"Of course," Kurama said sounding disappointed. "This is the death tree seed from earlier," Kurama continued grabbing the seed, while being careful that he didn't get it mixed up with his other one. Immediately, Professor Sprout held the jar out in front of her. Without having to ask, Kurama dropped the seed into the jar.
Again Kurama pulled out other seeds that he had at least one other of, and sacrificed them in order to avoid suspicions. After the jar was filled with five seeds, Professor Dumbledore seemed satisfied. Especially after Kurama pretend to search through his hair as if he was wondering if he had missed one.
"Get some rest you two, and Mr. Minamino," Dumbledore said watching as Kurama tensed up again. "I wanted to thank you for saving us from the death tree today, and for saving my life. I suspect that it was you who somehow managed to stop the Mandrakes from killing myself and the school's deputy headmistress," Dumbledore said smiling thankfully at his new student. Kurama smiled at the headmaster while the two Professors made their way out of the Hospital Wing.
"Let's get back to the common room, I'm sure you want to get to bed," Harry offered helping Kurama stand. Nodding his thanks, Kurama allowed the smaller boy to lead him through the castle halls.
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Kurama leaned backwards against his chair. The morning had been a nightmare. It hadn't taken the school long to hear about what he had done in Herbology, and already he found himself the talk of the school. There were already three different fan clubs dedicated to him. There was the one group of admires that were obsessed with his good looks, which was nothing new. Then there was a group dedicated to him for making Snape speechless, Kurama knew this one was going to cause him problems later on with the potion master. And he had a group dedicated to his performance with the plants. But besides being the most talked about boy in school at the moment, Kurama was actually very happy with how things had turned out. True, every ghost around seemed to avoid him, but so far nobody seemed to notice that he was the cause of the spirits' discomfort.
"So who do you think the new Professor is going to be?" Hermione asked looking from Ron to Harry for answers. Kurama turned to look over at the three friends, sighing when he noticed that Ron and Harry still weren't talking. Poor Hermione was once again placed in the center as she tried to get the two to talk.
"Dunno," Harry said gazing at Hermione's schedule that was laying face up on the desk in front of her. "Man Hermione, you sure are taking a lot of boring classes," Harry mumbled getting a sharp glare from the girl.
"They aren't boring. I rather enjoy them," Hermione explained. "You see, I have to take History of Magic because it is the main class that studies ancient magic, all I have to do for homework is to assess each type of spell that the book mentions, and try to determine it's origins. It's sort of like a mystery. I have to find clues, and try to draw conclusions…" Hermione stopped when the doors swung open.
Every eye in the classroom gazed over to the door way, each person waiting anxiously to see who their new Professor would be. They were all shocked when a Japanese looking women made her way into the class. But no one was more shocked then Kurama.
Kurama stood up quickly, knocking the chair over in his haste, but he was unaware of his actions as his eyes absorbed the all too familiar face of the new professor. Kurama's mouth hung open, causing the women to smile at him softly, before she turned to address the rest of the class.
"Good evening students. My name is Shiori Minamino."
TBC.
Author's endnote: For the person who was asking about Genkai being alive or not. I've only seen the show up to the episode where Kurama fight's Karasu, so I might be wrong, but it is from my understanding that when Yusuke beats Toguro, he is allowed to make a wish. (That is how Toguro became almost invincible, and so demonic.) Well, I believe that Yusuke wishes for his teacher's life, and I think he also wishes for Kuwabara's life too. But anyways, I'm almost positive that Genkai is brought back to life, even if I'm not exactly sure how. So for purposes later on in this fic, Genkai will be alive. And for all of you who want the rest of the Yu Yu Hakusho gang to make an appearance, be patient, they will come. Also, if you want to see a wizard Kurama picture, or haven't received yours yet, please e-mail me at FireBird9900@aol.com . Well, enjoy, and don't forget to review.