For the most part, his classes were all the same till his last class before lunch that was with his uncle, Harry skipped into the class room as he always liked his Uncle Shippo.
Harry stopped outside the door and fixed his uniform and peeked inside the room.
"Well just don't stand there, take a seat and wait for the others to come." Shippo states, as he sat with his feet on up the desk, only he didn't have human feet.
"Yes uh..Professor." Harry found a seat and pulls out his parchment and a quill. Harry looked around the room and saw a few pictures he recognized from home as well.
Shippo thought all the tricks he could pull on the first years, but decided just is appearance alone would suffice.
"So Professor, how long were you teaching here cause you never mention you had a job outside of running your tribe?
"About a hundred years, I taught your parents, and most of your schoolmates' parents." Shippo answers, "I have a gift of understanding children, since I am still a child myself at heart."
"Yeah, you can say that again, haha, still remember the first time i met you."
"Not the first time, but yes, I understand." Shippo replies
Slowly the rest of the class came into the room Harry noticed that he was sharing this class with the Slytherin students.
Shippo waited until everyone was seated "Before I begin, I will like to say my class material is on the OWLs. If you do not like your classmates, then you will find yourself out of this class. And I will not be assigning tutors, so its your loss."
The students settle down and gather their books as well, some were whispering about Harry, Kikyo, and Shippo and how harry was going to get better treatment since he was a prince.
Harry accidentally whimpers his stress. The group at Harry's table heard this and looks at him, Shippo just smiles at his nephew.
"First lesson on full fledged demons, we have acute hearing, so shut up about favoritism." Shippo states, "This class was designed by the Ministry, and the Demonic Realm to educate youngsters such as yourselves about the alliance between our two races."
Harry snickers at this as most of the other just groan in embarrassment. Harry just hopes he does better here than at his old demon etiquette lesson before this class.
"If you're thinking I'm going be teaching you proper manners, think again, I have no such thing planned, but if you want to learn how to behave properly around High level demons, seek me out later. Now, open the chapter to page one, and see who wrote the book."
Harry open the book and saw who was the author and his jaw dropped. "My mom." 'Great now, I really do have to do well in this class or else momma gonna be mad.' Harry thought as the emotions played on his face.
"Yes, Lady Maria Higurashi-Taisho wrote the Demonology book on a whim one day, she was bored and decided to record our history as it was then before the Realm was founded." Shippo explains
Some of the Gryffindor student look over at Harry as a possible aide to this class. "Don't even think about it I'm not the best choice."
"Yes, Mr. Potter-Taisho was raised by the reigning Lord and Lady, but don't think for a second, he knows as much as anyone else." Shippo replies
"Hell, I barely pass my lessons at home. You really think i can be any real help, that's a laugh."
"If you want to gossip more about his various trip to the guard barracks, then we may but I think our time here is best speaking of the beginning of the demons." Shippo states "So sit down and shut it."
Harry was glad no one insisted on using his title so far.
"Demons have long been around, now as you can tell by my name is Japanese, because I hailed from Japan centuries ago, we demons are defined by our breed not by what land we come from now."
The class quickly settles down and the lesson begins. Shippo outlined what the demons did in the beginning, they fought amongst each other for power and position, then the humans came and through them, a new type of human that could destroy them, either by physical means or by power alone.
Harry raised his hand. As did Hermione, she was most eager for Shippo to notice her.
"Harry, you may ask your question after Ms. Granger, as such you have my attention." Shippo states
"Professor, how is it that for the most part Demons were hidden, how is it the there are so myths and stories about them?"
"most of the myths and legends are designed by us, fox demons to keep the mischief alive, we spread the rumors of demons to ensure we are not forgotten." Shippo answers
Hermione nods but still looks like she was not quite satisfied with the answer.
Harry waited till Shippo told him it was okay and then asked his question"Professor do you the Easteren Priest/priestess and the slayers clans?'
"I know of them and I considered one Slayer, one of my best friends." Shippo answers, "And there are a lot of people with the potential to be a priest or priestess, it doesn't matter where they were born."
"Really but how would one know?"
"Don't ask me, I am not of that type." Shippo answers. "I can't answer about a something that I have no knowledge of, that is why I arranged a guest speaker to cover the portion on the spiritual side of the war of the Holy and Demonic.
The class nods and continued with the lessons.
"Now there are two classes of demons, the full fledged and the mini-demon." Shippo states as he wrote on the board.
One slythern student rose his hand " By Mini do you mean like imps and elementals?"
"No, Mini-demon refers to the offspring of demons, imps are full fledged demons, and elementals, I never really had any dealing with them." Shippo answers
"But aren't they full demons."
"Are you a full fledged wizard?" Shippo questions
"Umm no I don't have the training but i have the ability like almost everyone in the class."
"That is the same for mini-demons, they do not have the training to control their full fledged powers. Most have a form of magic that weakens with age, kinda like your baby teeth." Shippo explains.
Yeah that why i can't rough house anymore with my brother and older sister." Harry adds.
"Well you still can, but they are entering a new phase of their growth, as young demons. I rather not be you or them when you three push your limits with your mother or father." Shippo answers
The class turn and stared at Harry like he said he was Voldemort himself.
Shippo laughed at the reaction, "Most do not know this, but frankly, I do not care. Lily Evans Potter was a pack sister to Maria, as such by pack law any orphaned pups must be taken in by the next of kin."
"But why would she do that? I thought she cared more about purity than certain wizards?" A pure blood Gryffindor asked.
"Because Maria is special herself, she wasn't raised by her demonic birth parents." Shippo answers
"Yes mom was raised human and don't ask me why she never bother to tell me something about a time line."
"Creating a time paradox, she doesn't want to disturb what is meant to happen." Shippo answers "why do you think we demons who fought along side Kagome in the fight against Naraku do not go to Japan?"
The class thought about it and most dawned with understanding.
"But don't most demons have disguise magic?" Hermione asked looking eager at all of the knowledge she was getting.
"Maria understands humans better then most half-demons, who are no longer seen as filth in this day and age. Maybe some of you wizards should learn from us." Shippo replies "Yes, but its from the fox demons, we're able to preform magic even when we are grown."
Just then it was time to end the class. Shippo gave them to read and do a report on the first chapter of the book to be ready for the next class.
As Shippo was going through the first years, memorizing their scents, he passed a note to Harry before he dismissed the class.
Harry went outside the room and read the note wondering what the fox was planning.
'My office and quarters are behind the picture of your parents, password: Weeping Mushrooms.'
He smiles and tucks the letter in to his pocket and got to the great hall for lunch.
Aiden growled at his House-mates, "You can whine like a whipped cur all you like, you seem to forget, I am not fully human, I don't care about who's parent was on what side, what do think your Dark Lord would do me if he were still here? Kill me, that's what."
Harry growled at this but he saw that Aiden was handling the situation. But he did take note of who was the ones that were involved.
Aiden turned on his heel, before he attacked with his half-demon power, rather then magic, he left the hall.
Harry heard what the boys said and was really pissed he looks over at the head table and saw Shippo wasn't there he stood and went over to his uncle's office.
Shippo always kept his office open for the half-demon students, who didn't want to be in their Houses when they turned human, or when they quarreled with their house mates.
Harry got to the office and found Aiden there pacing the room.
Aiden then flung himself on the couch, "I really lost control of my temper, didn't I?"
"Almost." Shippo answers
"Truth be told Aiden I probably would have done something worst to them even if I'm not a half-demon. " Harry said as he remembers how to deal with this.
"Well I wish there was a magical school for half-creatures." Aiden replies
"I wish DPA offered it, its a better school in general. "
"DPA doesn't accept mongrels like me." Aiden answers
"Well they should you have as much right as the full blooded demons"
"I am common born, not High Born, DPA is for High Born demons." Aiden replies
Harry just huffs" I heard those boys if they are bothering you i can ask mom to show up and scare the crap out of them they need to learn Voldemort ideas where and still are wrong."
"You do not understand, Harry. The people here are still by all rights living in medieval times, where blood status is all that matters." Shippo replies, "Voldemort has nothing to do with it, but he is the main source of prejudice."
"I am not a coward, to hid behind the lady's skirts." Aiden states
Harry groans at his stupidity and once agian saying the wrong thing again. "Look I agree but maybe we should keep an eye on those in case they cause and real trouble."
"Why do you think I gave you the password to my home away from home?" Shippo questions
"Yes sir and thank you for that uncle Shippo.
"That doesn't answer my question." Shippo replies
"Because like the others I might need a place to vent and have no problem about recoil."
"Not for me, or the others." Aiden answers, "I'm half-demon, I have a time when I become fully human for a night, so I stay with Shippo to 'guard my back' as it were."
"Yeah i heard that's the worst time for you."
Aiden nods, "We also have a sort of club, there are about six half-demons, and with you its six and a half."
"Oh haha sure just tell me why and where."
"Here and we're sort of the rebels of the school, since we break the mold. We're half-demons belonging in neither world, we don't belong to the demons, or humans." Aiden answers
Harry's stomach growls to remind him he skipped lunched." Yeah that sounds right and I'm gonna be the real odd one out even among this group."
Shippo went over to his leftovers, and fixed a sandwich for Harry.
Harry smiles and thanks him as he take a bite "Just hope no one takes a look at me and think they can just use me cause I'm a kid."
"Use you as what, a bargaining chip?" Aiden questions
"yeah or as a possible way to power like that tiger cub."
"We have enough power, most of us, just want acceptance. Except Sakura, she's deliriously in love with her intended, it makes the rest of us feel sick." Aiden replies, while Shippo choked on his tea.
"Good cause thats what i want to and well you've seen how most of those Wizards types seem to treat me like I'm a damn profit or something."
"Yeah, gee professor, why are you choking on your tea. When I mention Sakura's name?" Aiden questions, as he smiled like he knew a secret that Harry didn't.
Harry looks over to is uncle confused he just remember Sakura was just his tribe mate." So anyway did you put any more sence in that blockhead Draco?"
"Nope, I just put his underwear on the Quidditch goals, and the rest of his clothing around the school, I did leave his uniform alone...but he's not going to be ready for bed any time soon." Aiden laughed
both laughed at that soon lunch was over and Harry had to head back hoping Kikyo wont be to mad since he left her in the great hall. "Got to run I'm pretty sure i have a mad priestess after me once i leave this room." he grabs his bag and ran out the room.
Kikyo was waiting by the doors of the great hall. She looked pleased with herself.
Harry saw her and froze "Umm I don't know if i should be happy your smiling or if i should start running now."
"Well I sensed Shippo's aura with Aiden's, so I knew you were going to see him, but I just put someone in his place, he thought to touch me without permission." Kikyo answers
"Good they need to learn you're a priestess not to be sullied by us." Harry fixed his bag and heads out to his next and last class of the day.
Kikyo followed
Harry went down the stairs to the dungeon of the school Harry made the mistake breathing to deeply as he neared the potions lab. "Oh sweet heaven that place stinks to high kami." he helps his nose as he moves away from the room.
Kikyo felt uneasy about this place.
Harry checks his paper once more "Oh Man it would be here." He turns to Kikyo with hope in his eyes "Kikyo you wouldn't happen to have anything to spare my poor nose would you?"
"Not on me, sorry." Kikyo answers
Harry groan "well as they say time to bite the bullet and get it over with maybe it won't be as bad on the inside." harry opens the door and walks into the room.
Kikyo watched Harry carefully, as she was overwhelmed by the scent of many different herbs and plants.
Harry nearly gags as he grips one of the tables and and sits down harry mutters under his breath and Kikyo could feel his aura flux like crazy.
Ron and Hermione looked at Harry with concern, but neither voiced it.
Little before the change of class, Shippo was chatting with Snape over various plants that would cause a demon to faint, like the kinds that the slayers used. When he realized something. "Severus, you have first years this hour don't you?"
"Yes, I do. the Slytherin and Gryffindor group for the next two hours. I was just heading out to them, why?'
Shippo cursed and sprinted off to his office, to grab one of the slayer masks laced with pleasant herbs to mask the odor of the potion lab.
The door to the potion lab burst open as Shippo came into the room he found harry at one table with Ron and Hermione holding him with a handkerchief over his mouth and him breathing deeply.
"I am so sorry, I should have checked your timetable, to see when you had potions." Shippo apologized as he placed the mask over Harry's mouth and nose and tied the ribbons.
Harry took a deep breath and lost the green look in his skin he then began to curse up a storm in a way he father would be almost proud.
"Hey, no need for such a language, don't make me call in reinforcements." Shippo states
"Sorry, Sorry its just gods that was bad if Ron And Hermione didn't have that rag and musk oil, i think i would have done something really bad." Harry took a very deep breath and recognized the mix of herbs "This is from home.'
"By home you may the Demonic Realm, then yes, those mask were made for the half-demons that attend this school." Shippo explains, "It should keep you from passing out for the next two hours."
"Thanks really didn't some tell this man to air this room every once in a while I'm surprised the other students haven't gotten sick from this."
"The other students don't have demonic blood in their veins." Shippo answers, as he nods, and left the room.
Several minutes later, The door open once more and Snape walks in and looks over his class he spots Harry with the mask but didn't say anything he began to take roll call.
Kikyo was bored, with the outline of the potions that the class was going to learn to brew this year.
Mr. Taisho tell me the difference between aconite and wolfbane?" Snape asked suddenly.
"None, sir. They are the same plant." Harry answers
"Hmm very good, Can you tell me where i find a bezoar ?"
"Stomach of a goat." Harry answers again.
"Very good indeed Mr. Taisho please tell me where did you get this knowledge most don't know the answer to these."
"Kikyo, Koga and Ayame, along with a demon slayer." Harry answers
"Well thats good Five points to Gryffindor, why haven't you copied this down." he snaps at the rest of the class.
Kikyo didn't bother, she was sure this one class, she didn't want a repeat of, she looked down at the piece of paper, and crossed out potions.
After two hours Snape dismissed the class for the day.
Kikyo looked at Snape, "I told you, you were wasting my time."
"Yes I can see that now I'm sorry I was so disrespectful when we first met."
Kikyo nods, and walked out of the room.
Harry got of the room and far away from that hallway "That was Okay i guess but really he should be more considerate of his students and clean that damn place." He tucks the mask in his robe.
"You are eleven and you're cursing?" Kikyo questions
Harry froze where he was "Umm that was an accident really you know me better, y-y-you're not gonna tell mom are you?" His voice shacking a bit in fear.
"then stop cursing." Kikyo replies
"Yes ma'am no more" he looks down in shame his cheeks red in color while some of the students laugh t the situation.
"Look at him afraid of a little girl what a wuss." a Slytherin boy jabs.
"You might telling me what's so funny?" Kikyo questions, she used her power to create a glow around her brightening the hall in power.
"Yeah him being scared of of you" the boy stood up to the priestess. "That little light show won't scare me so don't bother." He waves he off.
"It should." Aiden came down the hall. "That is the power, you do not have."
"Just because she has some wandless skill i should be scared please as if."
"I would if I were you, She doesn't have magic, is a rarity a actively powered priestess, who could destroy us all if she so chose." Aiden states
Harry steps up to the boy letting his demon aura slip out and wash over the boy "You will respect the priestess or face the consequences for such action." He spoke in a low growl, most of the students moved away after feeling Harry's power.
Kikyo walked up, with her power glowing, and placed a hand on Harry's shoulder.
Harry flinched and brought himself under control he aura fading away from the hall. "Forgive me I was out of place." He spoke in a very formal tone and stepped away.
"Its not out of place to defend someone, you care about, and I thank you. But don't do it again." Kikyo replies
Most of the students fled from the hall as so as Harry's power left them leaving the hall empty save for Ron and Hermione and Aiden.
"Yes ma'am sorry, I just got so mad that he insulted you."
"Does it look like I am insulted?" Kikyo questions
"No Kikyo but still you have more power in your hand than the whole school and they should respect that at least."
"Respect is earned. Not freely given." Kikyo states
"Harry, you have to understand most of us magicals never had to deal with a priestess before so most are ignorant of the priestess's power." Ron tries to explain.
Aiden cleared his throat "There is a reason, I came down here other then turning in my summer homework."
They turn to look at the only decent Slytherin they met so far. :What is that Aiden.
"There's a bunch of soul collectors, in the Great Hall." Aiden answers
Kikyo nods and heads over to the great Hall, Harry rushes to catch up the last two humans look at each other confuse ans at least for one curious about this, they had out to join them in the Hall.
Kikyo hung her head as she looked at the students that were in the hall ready for dinner, as the white demons flew around, with soul orbs in their claws.
All the students were in awe at the sight of the demons some of them where even trying to draw them on paper.
Kikyo untied her hair, shaking it loose and raised one hand, "Allow me to guide you, tragic souls." was the sign for the collectors to circle around their priestess reborn.
Harry watched in awe, he seen her do it before but it was still something to view one by one the souls were sent to there final destination and the hall was so quiet afterwards you could have heard a pin drop.
Kikyo looked around and went and sat down, her hands folded neatly in her lap.
Harry joins her "Kikyo bless you and all you do." he whispers to her as every one finally starts eating.
"I don't want to be blessed, I am making up for a past sin." Kikyo answers
"Yes Kikyo ." was all he said and began to eat his meal, Hermione look like she wanted to pepper Kikyo with questions but the look Harry gave her stopped her right in her tracks.
"Hermione, we share the same dorm, so ask me later. I know you're not going to sleep until you do." Kikyo states
Harry just huffs and barks something as he rips a piece of chicken quite savagely.
Sakura sitting across from Harry, laughed. "Dogs, so sloppy."
"Oh quiet you overgrown swifter duster." and just continues to eat his dinner
"Didn't your mother teach you proper table manners? Fido?" another student asks
"Really Fido is that the best you can come up with you reject from an old tom and Jerry cartoon." he playfully tossed back
"At least you don't have a human night." the student replies
"Yeah but at least you don't have a bunch of people thinking you some kind of savior for something you don't even remember."
Aiden stood up and jump from his table, and grabbed Harry by his collar and dragged him outside.
Harry was in shock at Aiden's actions when he finally stopped they were by the black lake shores. "Yo Aiden, what the hell man."
Aiden climbed up one of the trees, "You are so stupid sometimes."
Harry looked at him confused and then it dawned on him "Uhhh, I'm such an idiot, someone just sew my damn mouth shut, why do i let my brain slip into stupid mode."
"You're male, simple as that and what did the priestess say about cursing?" Aiden questions, "Look, we all heard the rumors, about that night, and frankly most of us don't care." he then looked up at the sky, "Believe it or not, I'm not a True Slytherin."
"Yeah, your actually nice for one and two may you and the other half demons but you see how the rest of the people look at me like I'm Michael Jordan or something."
Aiden shook his head, "Not what I meant, I mean when I was being sorted I fit into two houses."
"Really wow the hat said the same thing to me." he sat down on the limb his back on the trunk.
"What most don't think about is that there is such a thing called Hybrid Houses, like me I'm a Slytherclaw. Meaning I belong in both Ravenclaw, and Slytherin." Aiden states
"Well I'm a Slythdor but still we did make our decisions in the end right? I kinda wonder how many of us got more than one house to be sorted into?"
"No, you're true Gryffindor." Aiden shook his head.
"Yeah all brave and no brain it seems right now."
"Only you. Percy should have been in Ravenclaw." Aiden laughed "But still, I dragged you out because most of us demons understand what you didn't do, the others just what someone to look up to and honestly, princeling, that isn't you."
"Thank you the ones the should look up to are my birth parents even mom and dad or lady Kagome those are the ones that deserve it."
Aiden growled slightly as the bell for everyone to return to their common room rang, he jump from the tree, took off his shoes and socks, flexing his toes. "Want a ride, or you're going to be late."
Harry hoped down and climbed up on Aiden's back. "Man I wish I had your speed and strength then maybe I wouldn't need a guard all the time."
"Trust me, you don't want to be a true half-demon." Aiden states, as he took off running.
"Yeah your right but come on let's get back to our dorms before Kikyo decides i need a new necklace."
"Remind me to ask her to make me one." Aiden states, as he sprinted toward the Gryffindor painting entrance.
"Do I even want to know why?"
"I have my reasons." Aiden replies as he skidded to a stop, "There you are, princeling. I think I'll sleep in Ravenclaw tonight." he took off.
Harry froze as Aiden's words hit him. "Wait a minute, How the hell do you even get in there "
A few weeks into the term, Shippo and most of the staff that chose to eat lunch with the students was in the great hall, when the mail arrived. The fox demon noticed that his owl came flying in and landed and presented him a royally sealed scroll. "Oh..."
Shippo unrolled the scroll, and read the contents, and spat out his tea in shock.
Most of the students look up at the table wondering what got the normally cool professor upset.
Shippo stood up, "Students of the Demonic Realm! We now have an Heir to the Throne!"