YYF14: Okies, next chapter here! Thanks to the people who reviewed. Felt like doing another disclaimer, so...
Yusuke-clone: If she owned YYH, would I really be paired with Keiko? No. If she really owned HP, would she be writing fanfiction? Again, no.
YYF14: That just came into my head out of nowhere, so I wrote it down. Anyway, here's the new chapter, hope you like.
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Train Ride Part 2/ Sorting
About an hour later, Yusuke was wishing the train ride was over. He was getting tired, and had been bored for the last half an hour.
He suspected Koenma was asleep, and he himself was half asleep. He wondered dazedly how long this ride was. When he was just resigning himself to sleep, he heard Hermione say something about getting their robes on, because they were almost at the school.
He and Koenma sat up, rubbing their eyes, but soon were wide awake. The castle had just come into view. They put their robes on quickly, and soon were very nervous.
"How're we supposed to get to the school?" Yusuke asked. "'Cause I'm assuming the train doesn't go right up next to the school."
"Well, since you're not technically first years, you're going to be following us onto the coaches," Hermione explained. "The real first years take the boats."
Yusuke nodded. "Okay, follow you. But when we get to the castle, then what?"
"When we get to the castle, line up with the first years so you can get Sorted."
Yusuke nodded again, and followed with Puu in his arms out to the coaches.
He and Koenma stopped dead when they saw the 'horses' pulling the coaches.
"…What exactly are those things?" Yusuke asked, a little nervously.
Harry stared at him. "You can see them too?"
Yusuke frowned. "You mean only some people can see them?"
"Only people who've seen someone else die," Harry said solemnly.
Yusuke and Koenma exchanged glances. That was weird… But true. Koenma had seen Yusuke die, Yusuke had seen himself die, Genkai die, and both of them had seen numerous demons die. But still… it was strange that there was a creature that you could only see once you've seen someone else die.
They boarded the coach, following Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and they rode silently up to the castle.
The coaches unloaded, leaving the students standing in front of the castle. Harry led his group of friends into the castle, only to be met by Peeves.
"Ooh! Students back again!" he squealed.
"Be quiet, Peeves!" a voice barked. Professor McGonagall walked up to Peeves, a stern look on her face.
"Yes, Professor," Peeves said mockingly. "Must do whatever the professor says, mustn't I? Goodbye!"
And with that, he disappeared. None of the students except Yusuke and Koenma were surprised, as they had seen Peeves before.
"All right students, you may enter the Great Hall."
The students began to file past her, Yusuke and Koenma staying put, as Harry had told them that they were to go with the first years.
When they were the last ones left, Professor McGonagall walked up to them.
"You two are thenewstudents, correct?" she asked.
Yusuke nodded.
"Then follow me. Professor Dumbledore said that you were to get in line with the first years to be Sorted. Come along."
The two boys followed her into the Great Hall, gazing in awe at the ceiling, which was at the moment black, with shining stars and the wispy clouds of the outdoors.
Professor McGonagall led them to the line of first years, then left, heading towards the teachers' table. Dumbledore stood.
"Welcome, students, new and old. Welcome to a new year of Hogwarts. We have many new students, so let's get the Sorting underway!"
The attention in the room was somehow completely attracted to an old, patched, black hat perched on a stool. A rip opened near the brim and the hat began to sing.
Yusuke didn't exactly understand the entire thing, but heard enough to realize what each House symbolized. Gryffendor symbolized bravery, Huffelpuff symbolized hardworking, Ravenclaw symbolized smart, and Slytherin symbolized evil.
Then the hat stopped singing, and Professor McGonagall held up a scroll with names on it.
"When I call your name, you will step forward and place the hat on your head. When it calls out your House, you will sit at the appropriate table. Amos, Jonathan!"
A young boy with sand colored hair stepped forward, and put the hat on his head. A few moments of silence passed, then the hat called out, "HUFFELPUFF!"
The boy removed the hat, and went to sit at the Huffelpuff table.
They went through the children fairly quickly, until Yusuke and Koenma were the only ones standing in the line. Dumbledore stood again.
"This year we have two exchange students from Japan," he announced. "Since they are new to our kind of magic, I expect you to help them if they need it in any way you can."
He sat again, and Professor McGonagall beckoned to Koenma, who walked up nervously. He sat on the stool and put the Sorting Hat on his head.
"Hmm… an interesting mind, very," the hat muttered. "Smart, not very brave, though… what's this? Immortality… you'd do well in Slytherin, then…"
Koenma, who remembered his new friends mention Malfoy being in Slytherin, shook his head.
'No, please not Slytherin… Yu-chan's going to be in Gryffendor, I know it… please let me be in Gryffendor…'
"Gryffendor, ay? Well, you seem to have a courageous bit in you, might as well… GRYFFENDOR!"
Koenma sighed in relief, and put the hat down. He quickly scanned the hall, finding Harry and his friends, going to join them.
Professor McGonagall turned to Yusuke and beckoned him over. Yusuke ran over and put the hat on, still holding Puu.
"Ah, a large courageous streak in this one… ego a little too big…"
'Watch it, hat…'
"Ooh, a temper to match. Wonderful. The perfect place for you is… GRYFFENDOR!"
Yusuke took off the hat and grinned, running over to the Gryffendor table and sitting next to Koenma. Dumbledore stood up again.
"That concludes the Sorting. Now, as I can imagine, you all are hungry, so, let us eat!"
The plates magically filled with food, evoking gasps of surprise from the first years, as well as Yusuke and Koenma.
Yusuke immediately filled his plate, as it had been a while since the candy on the train. He looked over at Koenma, who wasn't touching a thing. He frowned and leaned over, speaking in Japanese.
"K-chan, are you okay?"
Koenma nodded. Yusuke sighed.
"Yeah. I'll talk to you later, okay?"
Koenma nodded again, and Yusuke started to eat.
A few minutes later, people had turned from their food to congratulate the newcomers to the Houses. Harry looked over at Koenma, who he noticed hadn't eaten anything. He hadn't eaten any of the candy on the train either.
Harry shrugged. Maybe Koenma was just nervous. It was none of his business. But then again… he, Ron, and Hermione had promised to take him to the hospital wing for his foot. Maybe it was his business. After all, they were friends.
The plates changed to dessert, capturing everyone's attention. Well, almost everyone. Some Gryffendor girls were watching Yusuke feed Puu. Some were whispering to each other that Puu was cute, but some thought Yusuke should just send his creature off to the Owlery.
When the meal was over, Dumbledore stood again.
"Now, as all of your bellies are full, it is time for bed! Goodnight!"
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YYF14: Hope you guys liked this chapter. I'll probably update tomorrow afternoon, I already have their first three classes planned out. Can you guys guess who the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is going to be? Hope you can. Ja ne till next chapter!
