Duly note this is not my story. It's my friends who had to get rid of his internet connection. He gave it to me. . I did have to edit it a bit, so yeah...

Severus Snape's Roommate- Prologue

Youko Kurama was in a bad mood. No- he was about to spontaneously combust from all the pent-up anger and frustration he was dealing with. Firstly, he was mysteriously either in control of Shuichi's body or had suddenly gained another body or something of the sort. Maybe he was dreaming. Yes, that would explain the strange castle he saw in front of him that was seemingly wandering in and out of his view. In would also explain his pounding headache and the fact that he could feel no pain from his wounds that he knew he had sustained- or Shuichi had sustained in the previous battle he had observed through Shuichi's eyes.

They had been on a mission for Koenma-sama when one of their targets had shouted a strange spell in a foreign tongue and Youko had felt an odd pull at his navel and he had been suddenly transported to this strange place. Or knocked out, you couldn't forget that possibility.

He was simply standing and looking about himself (youkai do not gawk!) when he heard a rustle in the foliage and decided to start up the path to the odd castle. The castle itself appeared to be cobbled together in an uncomfortable way, making it look like it was shifting uneasily on its foundations. To one side of it was a large stadium type thing and a large lake with something below the surface. In another corner of the grounds cages surrounded a slightly squashed hut. There was a path winding through the grounds and a large sign over the gates proclaiming 'Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.'

Youko stared at the strange name as the gates creaked open as if freely animated. He had seen stranger things, so he was not about to question it. As he was treading softly on the trail, checking for traps, an old man emerged from the front doors of the castle. The elderly man had a long white beard and even longer hair topped by a floppy purple nightcap. He was dressed in a rumpled purple nightgown and the moon reflected lazily from his glasses.

"Good evening, good sir. May I ask as to what you are doing at Hogwarts this fine night?" the old man said pleasingly.

"Ah- I am Youko Kurama. I am not quite certain as to what I am doing here. I appear to have come here by accident and am not even totally sure where I am," the fox demon answered.

"And I am Albus Dumbledore, at your service. Might we continue this lovely discussion in my office? If you would follow me?"

"Wait- Mr. Dumbledore, might I ask one question straight off?"

"Aside from that?"

"Yes."

"Very well," the strange man said.

"Where exactly are we?"

"Ah, we are in England, lad."

"England!"

"Yes, England. We are just east of Hogsmeade.

"Damnit!"

"Er… might we go inside now?"

Youko nodded and the awkward duo made their way into the strangest school the youkai had seen. The portraits appeared to move, as did the staircases, the doors, and the walls themselves. He now understood why the castle seemed uncomfortable, what with everything constantly squirming around and all. The demon was quickly lost in the maze-like corridors of the castle and probably would not have been able to give you a straight answer to even the simplest questions of directions, as he could have sworn the entire floor was slowly rotating. They quickly arrived at a gargoyle statue to which this Dumbledore quickly gave a strange password.

They walked up a flight of stairs and Youko gasped at all the shiny things he saw. He barely restrained himself from squealing with joy, as he was sure this would not give his apparent host a good impression of him. Then he saw the portraits hanging on the walls, chattering merrily to one another. Then he noticed two familiar faces. One was Gandalf, from one of Shuichi's movie things. The other was someone he had once abducted in his quest for shiny things. He couldn't quite recall the name, but the picture also recognized him and began screeching in alarm.

"Albus! Why have you invited this thief into your office! He's- he's-"

"Yes, a thief, we've quite covered it, good madam. Though I do prefer the term acquirer of goods, thank you, good miss," Youko interrupted smoothly, "Do not worry though, as I seem to be quite stuck here for at least a little while, I will restrain myself from acquiring any of the items here."

Albus seemed quite amused by this exchange and pulled out a box of some sort of candy.

"Lemon drops, anyone?"