YYF14: Okay, here's the DAtDA chapter. I think this one is much better than the last one. I hope you guys like it. Nothing much to say, so... you can go ahead and read.
As the group filed into the classroom and took their seats, Harry and his friends looked around the room, amazed. Their teacher had decorated the room to look like a temple.
"Yusuke, I know you've talked to us about Genkai before, but why'd she make the room look like a temple?" Harry asked.
"'Cause that's where she lives," Yusuke replied. "I guess she wanted it to look like home. Looks really close, too. Too bad she couldn't have a game room, though…"
Once the entire class had arrived, (it was only the Gryffindors,) Genkai came in and stood in front of the class, looking them over.
"Welcome to Defense Against the Dark Arts. I am your teacher; you may call me Genkai. I will only be here for a year, but I will teach you as much as I can about a very important subject. The only thing I can tell you is pay attention and listen to what I have to say very seriously. This is quite real and very important."
She's not… Yusuke thought, eyes widening in disbelief. Koenma realized it a moment later.
She's going to teach them about demons? Is she crazy?
"What exactly are we going to be learning about, Professor Genkai?" Hermione asked.
"Demons," Genkai replied calmly, ignoring the fact that many students reacted in various ways to this news. "And you don't have to call me Professor, Miss Granger. Just Genkai will do fine."
"Demons?" one boy asked incredulously. "Demons don't exist."
Genkai shot him a stern look, and he immediately faltered.
"Are you so sure?" she asked. "For all you know, there could be one in this very room."
Yusuke shook his head. No, she's not going to… She wouldn't… Oh, who am I kidding? This is Genkai! I'm screwed…
"You- you mean there's one here?" the boy asked, eyes getting wide. Genkai shrugged.
"There might be. Do you really want to know?"
No, Genkai, don't! I don't want them to know!
"I want to know," Hermione said skeptically. "I don't believe in demons, and I want proof."
No! Nonononononono! Yusuke groaned, and Koenma looked at him in concern.
-Are you okay, Yusuke?-
-No! She's gonna tell them that I'm a demon!-
-Are you sure?-
-Yes! Do you feel another demon here?-
Genkai smiled. "Not all demons are bloodthirsty and evil, Miss Granger. You should know firsthand what I mean. You know a demon, and so do I. I actually know quite a few."
Hermione seemed taken aback.
"I… know a demon?" she asked disbelievingly. "Who? Are you sure?"
"He's sitting right next to you, girl."
Hermione stared at Yusuke for a split second, then moved away quickly.
"Did you hear what I said? Not all demons are bloodthirsty. You shouldn't think of him differently, anyway. You've known him for a month now, haven't you?"
Everyone was now staring at Yusuke, who was glaring at Genkai, who was ignoring him.
"And he's not even a full demon anyway. Only half."
"How can you be so sure he's a demon?" one girl asked. "He doesn't have horns or anything."
"Not all demons look like the ones from your storybooks. Yusuke, come up here."
Yusuke grudgingly complied, the students he passed backing away from him.
Thanks, Genkai, now I won't be able to make any other friends. At least that Malfoy kid isn't in this class.
When he reached Genkai, she turned to him and spoke softly.
"I know you're mad with me, dimwit, but I had to. These kids need to learn about demons for their own safety, and you know that. It's just easier to have a live example. So please don't be a pain and help me. The other classes don't have this opportunity."
Yusuke shrugged. "Fine. Just as long as it's only for my class. I'm not coming in here for every class and performing like some trained monkey."
Genkai rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Just help me for now, dimwit." She turned back to the class, all of which were still staring at Yusuke warily.
"Now, as I've said, not all demons are evil. Yusuke is one of those nicer demons, even though he can be a pain in the neck just from his personality. Anyway, each kind of demon has its own special abilities. Yusuke had his abilities before he became a demon, but becoming one strengthened them. Yes?"
"What do you mean, 'became a demon'? Don't humans stay human and demons stay demons?" a boy asked.
"Yes, well, Yusuke here has a very special case. Talk to him later if you want all the details. Now I was to show you the kinds of things demons are capable of. Follow me out to the grounds. You're in for an exciting class."
Once the class was sitting on the grass in front of the forest, Genkai turned to Yusuke.
"Show them Spirit Gun. Full power, on the trees."
"Are you sure we're allowed to do this?" Yusuke asked, getting into Spirit Gun position.
"I asked the headmaster. He says if it's for education on safety, he can get Hagrid to find some plant regrowth product. Now fire."
Yusuke focused on his energy for a moment, gathering it up, and his aura became visible as a fiery blue, causing many in the class to gasp in surprise. He grinned, and drew it to his finger, letting it build up for a moment, then let it go.
The blast shot into the trees, disintegrating the first few it touched, then blew to pieces the rest. When it finally cleared, a hundred yards into the forest was completely cleared.
"You didn't do your best, dimwit. Why didn't you go full power?"
Yusuke shrugged. "I guess I didn't want Hagrid to have to replant too much. And it seemed a pity to waste all my energy when the day isn't done yet."
"He only did that with some of his energy?" Ron asked incredulously. "He could kill us without even trying!"
"Oh, nice way to think about your friend, Ron," Hermione snapped. "What if he heard you thinking that way? Would he still think you were his friend?"
Genkai started to lead the class back inside, and Yusuke ran to catch up with his friends.
"So, guys, what'd you think?" he asked.
"That was really cool, Yusuke," Harry commented. "But if you could do something that cool, why didn't you tell us?"
"I dunno, it just seemed like something that no one would really like. I mean, I bet that now people know about this, they're not gonna want to talk to me 'cause they'll be thinking that I'd kill them."
Hermione glared at Ron, who blushed and looked the other way.
"Besides, I'm nothing compared to Koenma," Yusuke said. "He has a lot more power than I do, but I shouldn't be surprised."
"Why does he have more power?" Harry asked. Koenma looked normal enough, but after Yusuke, he wasn't going to trust looks.
"He's from Spirit World, the place people go when they die. He's a god, so of course he's got a lot of power. Maybe he'll show you sometime. And I'll tell you guys about everything now, since you already know. Man, I wasn't expecting all this to happen on the first day."
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Voldemort smiled to himself. He had worked on the spell for a while now, and he thought that he had fixed it. Time for possession attempt number two.
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Yusuke looked over at Koenma. He was lagging behind the others, for some reason.
"You okay?" Yusuke asked. Koenma nodded.
"Yeah, I'm just getting a weird feeling."
"Like what? I mean-" Yusuke stopped, holding his head. "Ow…"
Koenma looked at him in concern. "Yusuke?" He put a hand on Yusuke's shoulder.
"Get off me!" Yusuke slapped his hand away and glared at him.
Koenma backed away, looking at Yusuke, confused. Yusuke had a very strange look in his eye. It didn't look human.
"Yusuke…?"
Yusuke blinked, and a look of confusion crossed his face before the angry look came back. "Don't talk to me!"
Koenma looked at him, hurt. "Yusuke…"
Yusuke glared at him and continued on his way to the castle. Koenma followed, but he stayed behind the rest of the group, trying to figure out why Yusuke was acting this way.
YYF14: Okay, I hope you guys liked this chapter, and I'll get the next one up as soon as I can. So... see you then, and review if you wish!
