A/N: Hey all! Glad I got reviews! Whooo! And, I'm sorry for the late update, I've been updating my other stories, then, one of the files connected to my E-mail became corrupted, and I had to fix that by finding a website that would let me re-install my E-mail. I ended up having to re-install my whole Internet! After that, my UPS decided to fall over and die, so my computer and the monitor wouldn't turn on. I had to go get ANOTHER UPS and re-connect everything. *sigh* I hate my computer… Not to mention I have mountains of long time projects to do. Damn Adv Civics, damn Adv language arts, damn you for your ridiculous amount of projects (And language arts doesn't even do many writings!!! O_O that's the only long-term project I like!! Damn damn damn damn damn).… Anyways, here's the next chapter, and I'll try to make it longer than usual (for me anyways) as a SORRY for not updating in a while!! Ü
Blah or "Blah" = Flashbacks
Blah=more expression. You know, it's…more pronounced…and stuff.
'blah'= the thoughts
"blah"= if you don't know what this stands for, why the hell are you reading this? And how do you understand this story…if you do?
"So, Hiei's supposed to touch the pole, and he gets transported to that Hogwarts school?" Kuwabata asked in disbelief. Yusuke rolled his eyes.
"Yes, Kuwabara, Koenma's only explained this to us, how many times?" he drawled. Kuwabara glared at him while Kurama politely intervened.
"Actually, Yusuke, Koenma hasn't told us anything at all…..except our mission that is. Botan is the one who had explained this to us." Yusuke glared at him and grumbled, "shut up" while Kuwabara just snickered at him.
"Alright guys, let's wish Hiei luck! His new mission is going to begin in a few minutes!" Botan cheerfully announced.
"Don't screw up!" Yusuke cheerfully "encouraged".
"Yeah, Shrimp!" Kuwabara backed up.
"…Good luck, Hiei-san!" Yukina kindly said as she gave him a polite bow. Botan just smile her usual goofy smile and added, "Don't forget to take out those contacts before you fall asleep, and to keep them moist!!" while Shizuru gave him a small nod of encouragement, a small sweat drop clinging to the back of her head from Botan's helpful reminder.
"You know we're here when you need us.." Kurama stated. Hiei calmly nodded, not really caring about the good lucks and goodbyes.
"Succeed in this mission, Hiei. On the honor of the Makai, and my territory." Mukuro sternly commanded. Hiei bowed to her, showing he understood.
"Hai," he said. All eyes turned to Shigure, who just shrugged and jerked his thumb towards Mukuro's direction.
"What she said….and….don't die..or fail." Shigure uncertainly said. The male koorime just snorted.
"Alright, Shigure," he drawled. Then, he turned to the pole, stationed in a dimly lit alley between the Quidditch shop, and some deserted building that had "FOR SELL" engraved on the windows. Slowly, he gripped his wand, carefully hid his youki, and touched the pole. Then, in what seemed like a split second, he was gone. Everyone stood there, looking at the pole. A grim expression shown on each of their faces as they stood their in silence, hidden from he crowds of wizards who didn't give the dimly lit alley a second glance. It seems now things are going underway, now, the mission started. (this would be a good ending!! -_-;;)
"Sirius, I appreciate you letting us use your house for us to…interview our other candidate for the teacher position….as well as letting us use it for….other things." Dumbledore said. Sirius just gave him a cocky grin.
"I'm glad to do whatever what I can for Harry and the war against…HIM, Dumbledore." He respectfully replied. Hagrid had to ask firenze in private in the woods, so as not to get the other centaurs angry for no reason, "Ehh…..if you don't mind me asking," the ex-convict uncertainly trailed off, unsure if he should ask this, but he continued with his question when Dumbledore nodded in OK, "Well, do you think the Firenze guy will be good?"
"Yes and no." he answered, "Firenze's people will tolerate Firenze working with people, and if we choose him, our small alliance ship with the centaurs will be gone, but, he will make a good teacher, I have no doubt about that." He gravely said, "But, we had best hope this ihsnagaj will do." Sirius sighed and turned to the old hiking boot in the center of the floor, "You had best hide, Sirius, he should be here soon." He nodded and quickly transformed in the burly shaggy black dog, and waited for Hiei to come.
As he barely touched the pole, he felt his body being jerked and roughly tugged towards an unknown destination in blinding speed. Fast than even he, with his unbelievable speed, was used to. Then, as suddenly as it started, it stopped faster than a blink of an eye, and the next thing he knew, he stumble forward from the "trip" and suddenly found himself in the presence of an old man and a black dog. He was wearing a dark green robe with sparking gold stars spread about the robe. Beside him, stood the amazingly large black dog. It's brown(?) eyes regarding him warily. Quickly getting out of his dazed stupor, Hiei stood up straight, and regarded the two presences uneasily.
"I take it you're Dumbledore, right?" he coldly asked. The dog hunched his back and growled menacingly at him, showing his fangs with their entire splendor. Dumbledore quickly petted the dog, to calm it down, and regarded Hiei with a kind smile.
"That's right, and I take it you're Rugredo Ishnagaj?" he asked.
"…..Hn…" he answered, "So, what do you want to see me for?" The dog just continued to glare at the small demon. It gave Hiei the uncanny feeling this dog was…..something else, but he quickly dismissed it.
"Tell me, why should I pick you for this job? For all I know, you are a fraud. Can you prove me wrong?" the elderly wizard asked.
"…..You fight against and evil wizard…..Voldemort is his name." Hiei said as his now blue eyes carefully regarded the wizard before him. Now Dumbledore was intrigued.
"Oh? And can you actually tell Voldemort is back, or have you just been reading the papers of me being insane, and tried to be on my good side?"
"….some kid with a lightning scar on his forehead saw it, right? Yeah….he told you what happened….how some….other kid died by the Avada Kedavra spell…." His intense gaze fell of Dumbledore, and now to the dog. Not even bothering to note the look of surprise on Dumbledore's face. His jagan was just screaming something was off about that dog, and when his jagan started nagging about things, it was annoying as hell. He pursed his lips in concentration, a vague recollection of what James told him during one of their many training sessions coming to him. Could the dog…be a transformed human….a…trans-something….? but If a person transformed, why pick a dog when you could be a fiercer animal?…Ah, what the hell….s'not he like he had much to lose. "….The dog's not a dog." He stated as he coolly looked at Dumbledore. Hiei just couldn't resist the urge to smirk as he saw the dog from the corner of his eye almost stumbled back in shock, oh the power of feeling right. "…A human, I'm sure…but who are you?" his gaze turned to Dumbledore, who now wore a stoic expression on his face, "Would you like me to find out, or do you believe me?" he smugly asked. Now, even the "dog" was looking at Dumbledore, anxiously waiting for his answer.
"…..Yes, you could've easily guessed he was a transfigured wizard…who do you 'see' he is?" his old wise eyes looked imploringly, as if….he wanted Hiei to know? '…..people don't want others to know who their spies are!….what the hell is he trying to pull? Huh, what a thick headed senile ningen he is. To still think I'm a fraud, I'll show him!' hiei thought to himself as he steadily met Dumbledore's imploring eyes with his own blue eyes, silently telling him, he accepted this little doozy of a "challenge".
"….I see a man…." Hiei let out a snort, "not a very well kept man either." He narrowed his eyes at the dog, "You escaped from somewhere….a convict? Interesting…..in my mind's eye, you are a convict, you're appearance tells me that much….that and the fact you are in the form of a dog…..however…..your eyes tell a story of innocence…..how cliché." He said. This was getting a bit boring, "….You know, as a dog, you've just made your mind easier to read, you know. Not as complex, Sirius Black." He finished in a casual tone. After all, who said James ever told him about Sirius' "crimes"? This time, the dog did back away in shock. While Dumbledore just smiled.
"You are indeed a true seer, I could tell that when you saw Voldmort, but, have you not of Harry Potter?….and did you already know that Sirius has been innocent all these years?" he curiously asked. Sirius just looked at him, still in a stupor of disbelief. This guy just figured him out, and he didn't even scream or freak out! Why?
"….No, I've never really looked into him. As for 'Harry Potter', I've never heard of him…..is there a reason I should have?" he asked with an arched eyebrow. 'James had better not have forgotten to tell me something important!'
"…You haven't heard of the boy who lived? The boy who was believed to defeated Voldemort once and for all? And, I take it you have not heard of Sirius' accusation? The one of him betraying Harry's parents, Lily and James Potter?" Hiei's eyes slightly widened in shock. James Potter?!
"…but I can't go with you while you're getting it, my death was kinda'………famous." "Come to think of it, Botan and Koenma where the only ones who seemed confused by what he said." He thought to himself. They must've known…..why the hell didn't James tell him about all this?! It sounded pretty damn important to his ears, and if he wasn't mistaken, Voldemort is the one leading the revolt! And his kid just happened to be the one who defeated him, and the one who was supposed to have killed him! And his this "dog guy" was his alleged murderer?! 'What the hell is going on?!' before his mind could be out into further confusion, Dumbledore snapped him out of his thoughts.
"Are you ok? You seemed a bit….winded. Would you like some fresh air?" he suggested. Quickly composing himself together, he shook his head.
"No," his voice was calm and steady, "Go on."
"From where? I finished." He replied. Hiei was a bit taken back by this, but kept it hidden. His earlier show of emotion was bad enough.
"From where Sirius Black's accusation of murder crimes was first said."
"..Well, they caught him after he chased the real killer, and was framed by him." He finished. Hiei mentally rolled his eyes, 'THAT's all I missed?'
"Alright, whatever, do I have the job?" he rudely asked, cutting straight to the point. Dumbledore nodded.
"yes, Yes, you have the job, but, do you think the students coul call you professer Rugredo? I think Ishnagaj is a bit long."
"….No, let them call me….professor….Shigure."
"Shirgure? Interesting name. Alright then, I suppose it's better than Ishnagaj. I shall send you an owl when I need you. Till then." Dumbledore politely shook hands with Hiei. Slowly, he walked to the boot, and lowered his hand to touch it, before one last little "dilemma" came to mind.
"Before I go, I have a question." Dumbledore signaled for him to continue, "Does it matter how I teach my class?" he asked.
"no, as long as it works." Then he let out a low chuckle, "Honestly, we could have a fraud, and it would work!" he said. The jaganashi mentally growled in annoyance at this.
"Then what the hell was the whole point of trying to see if I was a fraud?!" he demanded.
"Well, it seems the ministry is afraid I'll brainwash the students to thinking they must fight a war."
"But they do."
"…Yes, that may be true, but, the ministry doesn't believe me, and they don't want others to believe me either. So they sent a ministry worker to fill in the position of defence against the Dark arts teacher." He sighed, "unfortunately, she is also the ministy's way to spy on me and the school. She has put all teachers on probation, and, since our last professor was an overall fraud, well, the spy is quick to fire her. I'm afraid it is only a matter of time, so, that's why I'm scouting for real ones." Dumbledore explained.
"Hn…..Alright….can a teacher have an assistant? Someone from outside the school?" he asked. Dumbledore nodded.
"Yes, I suppose you can. That is one of the few things the spy has yet to take, why?" he asked, curious as to why he wanted to know about assistants.
"….No reason, I just might need one if I the time comes for me to teach." He cryptically said, "Anyways, I had best go. Bye." And with that said and done, he touched the boot and quickly disappeared. An idea was quickly forming in Hiei's head, the idea for his "teaching plan".
A/N: Whoa…..heh heh heh, even I wasn't expecting for this chapter to be that long. Whooo….I'm gooood. Lol. Now then, off to finish Language arts project!! Whooo! A here I come….hopefully. Oh yeah, and here are your chapter-ly comments.Ü
Siora: Alriihgt!! Title choices! Keep em' coming!! Thanks for the ideas, they're pretty good! Much better than I can think of! (Which is nothing…stiiill nothing. *sigh*) Anyways, I'll probably use them, we'll see. I'm still thinking it over!!
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