Spirit Magic

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 Thirty: Starting Lessons.

Snape stared across his potions class as the sixth year Slytherines and Gryffindors carefully worked on their assignment. Even Hermione seemed to be struggling from the assignment, everyone was except for one student. Snape couldn't help but stare at his nephew as the boy effortlessly added each ingredient as though he had done the potion a hundred times before.

They whisper about how the boy is the deadly Kurama, hired by Koenma to destroy demons. And that he has come to Hogwarts to thwart our lord's reign.

Snape's hand slipped, spreading ink all over the paper he was grading. Bellatrix's words rang in his head, haunting him as his nephew looked at him curiously. Snape couldn't forget how the boy had maneuvered through the underground caverns of the unbreakable wizard bank, or how the boy seemed so at ease with the fox spirit. All the information the boy possessed about demons, and the calmness and ease that the boy completed all tasks arouse questions that Snape didn't have an answer to.

What our lord is after is the new kid. The exchange student from Japan.

Snape's hand shook as Bellatrix's dark threat consumed him. The fear that Snape had for his nephew's well being was worse now that he knew the danger the boy was in. It was funny really, how quickly the boy gained his fondness, any other kid wouldn't have ever dared to come close to him. But then again, the boy had impressed him the first time they met. He had not only saved Potter's ruined potion, but he had also left him, Professor Snape, speechless.

"Time's up. Turn in your potions," Snape announced hearing groans from his students as each of them gathered their equipment and made a death march to the front of the class. Snape watched as each pair presented another smoldering disaster, each uniquely ruined. Finally, a single potion was place in front of him with the desired effect. A light blue potion that had a silver glow to it was displayed in complete perfection. Not even the potion master possessed the ability to make the spirit enhancing potion so flawlessly, it was the reason why the potion was so rare. The potion caused a person's spirit to flare, giving them amazing powers that they normally wouldn't be able to possess.

"Cheating again I see, Mr. Minamino," Snape said looking up at the calculating look of his nephew, and his potion's partner. Like Snape had expected, Potter was fuming at the accusation, but his nephew remained calm.

"Please Professor, can you clarify your reasoning," Kurama asked placing a restraining hand on Potter's scrawny shoulder.

Snape marveled at just how well the boy could act. It was almost as though nothing had ever occurred between the two. It was brilliant, but at the same time, it arouse more suspicions on what else the boy might be hiding behind his masterful façade.

"You will stay behind so we can discuss the importance behind your fiendish act," Snape stated, turning so that he could throw Harry a nasty look. "And you Potter, I suggest you leave before you find yourself where you are not welcomed," Snape said emphasizing the last words.

"Go Harry, I can handle this," Kurama coaxed smiling at the boy. Harry nodded before he made his way out of class, but not before throwing Snape an enraged glare that stated quit plainly that he knew exactly what the Professor was hinting at, and that he didn't give a shit.

As soon as Snape and Kurama were alone, Snape cast a silencing charm, before staring at his nephew.

"That was cruel," Kurama pointed out showing that he didn't approve of what the Professor had done.

"It is what he expects," Snape said shrugging it off before lifting the potion off of his desk and staring at it calculatingly. "It is amazing, where in the world did you learn your potion skills?" Snape asked proudly.

Kurama shrugged his shoulders, "It's not that hard, you just follow the directions."

Snape opened his mouth as though he was ready to say something, but shook his head instead.

"So what is it that you want to know?" Kurama asked crossing his arms, and mimicking Snape's posture.

"How did you?" Snape asked before brushing it off. Of course Kurama knew that the whole "cheating" accusation was just an excuse to keep him behind. "I wanted to give you your wand. Your broom has already been delivered to your room," Snape said reaching into his robes, and pulling out a beautifully carved wand.

Kurama smiled as he reached out for it, and thanked Snape for the gift. Snape smiled standing back as Kurama tested it. It wasn't surprising to the potion master when a single rose materialized out of thin air. Even though the wand core was only human, Snape had a feeling that it was still pretty powerful.

"Thank you Uncle," Kurama thanked again before dismissing himself.

Draco paced the cold dungeon room, stopping occasionally to peer at the entrance to the Slytherine common room. Just like Kurama had requested, he had placed several charms around the room, to keep the rest of the students away.

"I see you are serious about following through with this."

Draco had to muffle a scream as Kurama appeared behind him. "How the hell did you?" Draco demanded glancing over at the Slytherine room entrance. There was no way Kurama could have slipped in there without him noticing.

"Easy, I used another door. Come now, we don't have all night," Kurama said crossing the room toward the Slytherine fireplace.

"We're leaving? But I thought…" Draco stuttered as Kurama started placing seeds into the cracks in the stone wall.

"You thought what? That because I asked you to secure this area, that we would be training here?" Kurama asked turning around to stare at Draco as the boy reluctantly nodded. "It would be most unwise to train on manipulating plants in an environment like this," Kurama stated turning back to the wall.

Draco watched in fascination as the seeds Kurama had planted began to grow, circling the stones and pushing them outward and to the side, until there was a doorway in front of the two boys. "Amazing," Draco gasped as Kurama headed into the plant made doorway.

"Are you still coming?" Kurama asked.

"Hell yeah," Draco said running forward so that he was at Kurama's side.

Kurama smiled approvingly, before he coaxed the vines to place the stones back in place, casting the two boy's into darkness.

Draco gulped, his mind racing in fear at the sudden darkness, and the feeling like he was trapped. But the feeling only lasted a second before Kurama grew a flower that blazed in a reddish light.

"It is a Makai fire rose," Kurama explained as he lead Draco through the earthy tunnel that was supported by several types of roots.

"I didn't know that there was a tunnel here," Draco said completely amazed by Kurama's skill.

"There are hundreds of unknown secret passageways into, around and in this castle. But this tunnel is not one of them. Not surprisingly, the dungeons have the least amount of access in and out. I had to make this tunnel to get in undetected," Kurama said watching satisfied as Draco's amazement grew.

"You can do that?" Draco asked.

"Yes. It is rather simple really. Using a giant burrowing plant, I can create a tunnel to anywhere I like underground. And after the tunnel is dug, I just manipulate the trees above us to grow their roots to support the hole. I find that sometimes creating your own access to a heavily guarded castle was the best way to get in undetected for the priceless treasures inside," Kurama finished smirking in a look that was more dominant in his demon personality.

"And I can learn how to do that too?" Draco asked hopefully.

Kurama frowned a little before responding. "I can teach you how to manipulate some of the plant life, but it would take centuries to learn how to do a fifth of the stuff I know. You are only human you know," Kurama said stopping as they finally reached the end of the tunnel.

Draco paused as he inspected the area where they had emerged. His eyes scanned the familiar scenery in front of him, before he turned around horrified. Behind him, only three feet away was the Whomping Willow.

TBC.