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Chapter 17:
All the teachers were summoned into Dumbledore's office. They were talking amongst themselves as they waited for Dumbledore to join them. He was in seeing Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
After a bit Dumbledore came out. The teachers all quieted and waited for him to speak. After a moment of silence he finally spoke up.
"I think you all know why you have been summoned here." He looked around and watched everyone look at him with some-what confused looks. He sighed and started to explain.
"Well the ministry is starting to complain that they think children are going to get hurt from the strange things that have happened so far this year, they want to send the children home or to a different school and shut down the school because they think Hogwarts is no longer safe."
At this some of the teachers gasped. They all knew Blackshire was reporting to the Ministry but they didn't know he was trying to send the children home and shut down Hogwarts.
"The ministry is also not happy with the fact that we have exchange students. To tell you the truth I don't remember inviting them, yet they got owls and they were on our lists. I couldn't tell them that they couldn't come after they got a letter from saying they could. Tell me what you think of them, you all have gotten to know them."
They went around the group, each teacher telling what they thought of the 5 boys. Each description being about the same. Yusuke didn't look at all interested in school what so ever but he would get his stuff done. Jin was a really happy person always smiling. Hiei always looked mad and didn't look like he wanted to there. He only seemed to listen to Kurama who was very smart and very polite, and Touya was smart to and would be polite too.
Dumbledore listened, he thought the same thing about the boys but he was also suspicious. He turned to Professor McGonagall. "Minerva ((SP?!?)) you saw them right before the storm right."
"Yes Albus, I did."
"How were they before?"
"They were having a good time, playing in the snow. I watched them from a distance. They were making snowmen, Kurama's and Touya's were pretty impressive. It was strange though, the snowman Yusuke, Jin, and Ron were working on melted. They started to build another one and Jin snuck behind a tree. They all burst out laughing when Hiei jumped out of the tree. Yusuke said something. Hiei looked like he was going to kill him, I figured I would have to step in but Hiei just threw snow in Yusuke's face and climbed the tree again. Soon a huge snowball fight broke out. Kurama and Touya backed away from it. Touya suddenly started staring at the forest I don't know why but he never heard them coming. He got hit with 4 snowballs. Soon they started to chase Kurama who has very quick reflexes he managed to stop before he ran into me but that didn't save my hat. I shared a few words and I went off and watched them from the school. They started chasing Kurama again after he got them all back for hitting him. He scaled a tree when they weren't looking. Yusuke was looking muttering to himself. I heard Kurama yell Hiei's name as he jumped from the tree he was in and scale another one, Hiei happened to be in that one and Kurama pushed him out. Kurama stayed up there for several minutes before they gave up and laid in the snow. I left then having work to do. 30 minutes I heard the storm and ran into Harry and Ron in hall. They said Jin, Touya, and Kurama were in the storm somewhere and Yusuke and Hiei were waiting for them. You know the rest from there."
"Thank you Minerva. Pomprey you saw their injuries."
"Yes Headmaster I did. It was strange. Jin had minor scratches and Touya had none, but Kurama was covered with deep cuts and blood. It was as if he was protecting them with his body, but the strange thing is that, as I found out later, he left Touya to bring Jin to Yusuke then went back to go get Touya. I wondered why Touya didn't have any at all since Kurama wasn't protecting him from the weather when he brought Jin, there is nothing there that could have been used as a shelter. I didn't want to release them when I did, especially Touya his skin was cold like ice but he insisted he was fine."
"I found out later from the two that they didn't remember how they got to the hospital wing. They remembered nothing of the storm." Dumbledore said. "Now to most recent events, the Qudditch match." Hooch, Minerva have you finished the testing of Jin's broom.
"Yes we have Headmaster and from what we could tell no one tried to jinx Jin's broom, and it seems to work just fine we are stumped over what happened and Jin is not the type to pull a hoax."
"Ok well now the strange heat, Snape."
"Like I said before Headmaster my dungeons are cold. Everyone usually has an extra layer when they come to my class. Touya was the only one who wasn't bothered by it at all. He looked like as comfortable as someone would on a nice summer day. He was bothered by the heat before any of the others. He looked ready to pass out but I had to get the entire class out because potions started to boil. As soon as everyone was out though the room was fine, like nothing happened at all." Dumbledore nodded the turned to Sprout.
"I have noticed that Touya always seemed uncomfortable in the green house because it was a little stuffy in there but he and Kurama defiantly had a green thumb. The plants would seem to come alive almost when Kurama worked with them. He could name every plant I had and several facts. When the plants started to catch fire Touya was the first effected and Kurama looked mad. I have never seen him get made which is amazing with the people hangs out with. Nothing against his friends or anything, but he seemed angry, sad, and despaired, and looked like he felt helpless about what was happening. Then as Snape said as soon as everyone was outside the room was fine."
Everyone was silent thinking about everything that was said. Finally Dumbledore broke the silence.
"At first I thought Voldemort (everyone cringed of course) had something to do with this, sending them as spies to watch Harry, but I don't think Voldemort would attack his own spies." Everyone looked at Dumbledore and he explained.
"During Christmas they were attacked. Yusuke, Harry, Hiei, Jin, Touya, Kurama, and Lupin were surrounded by strange lights. Harry a silver stag, Lupin a wolf, Yusuke a blue phoenix, Hiei a black dragon, Kurama a silver fox, Jin what looked to be clouds, and Touya what looked to be a sheet of ice. At first I thought it was the animal they could produce like Harry (what is that spell with the stag I don't remember I know he uses it in the 3rd book/movie.) until I heard what Jin and Touya's lights were like. Everyone said that Yusuke, Hiei, Jin, Touya, and Kurama just collapsed and they found little darts in their necks and they couldn't get them out for a few hours. They also found a message." Dumbledore passed around the message. No one knew what to say.
"We have to watch everything very closely, we don't know if anything else is going to happen and if it does we must be ready to defend ourselves. If this is defiantly Voldemort (cringe again) we do not know how powerful he has become in a year so we must be ready. It always seems to be near the end of the year when he does attack but still be ready incase he attacks early. Also I don't think Harry is the only target. One more thing before you go you should listen to this." Dumbledore got up and disappeared for a second then came back with Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
"Mrs. Granger would you mind telling them what you told me about you saw."
"When Harry, Ron, and I were swerving our detention with Hagrid in the forest we ran into a fox." Several looked at each other wondering what in the world does a fox in the forest have to do with anything. Hermione continued. "I did some research when I noticed that it was silver, had gold eyes, and five tails. I was right it wasn't any ordinary fox it was a kitsune or Japanese spirit fox." Hermione continued to explain what she had learned about the kitsune and what they could do. It all clicked. One of the 5 exchange students was a kitsune disguised whether the other four knew it or not. The question was which one was it, but what Hermione said next narrowed it down to one. One they never expected.
"We must not let them know that we know. Just watch them very closely and if anything else comes up and if he betrays everyone or even just anyone we must take him down as quick as possible. We cannot take any chances. You are all dismissed, remember we know nothing." They all left, leaving Dumbledore alone thinking. Fawks was sitting on the edge of his desk.
"Well my friend it seems that Hogwarts isn't safe after all."
Well hehehe they know who the kitsune is. Evil Hermione figuring it out. Evil Voldemort and Creepy dude for trying to get revenge and having no lives. Evil Koenma for sending them in the first place. And last but not least evil Dumbledore for even thinking about taking our favorite fox down. Well things are not looking up for the group that is for sure. Thanks for the reviews!!!! Sorry if the chapter was a little lame. I'm in the car with no back up reference and I'm feeling sick to my stomach. I hate being sick. Sickness should be wiped from the earth and it would be a happier place. I will update as soon as I can.