AN: Hello all! Welcome to the fifth chapter! Thanks to all who reviewed…even the "constructive criticism"? I appreciate it…but that doesn't mean I'll take it to heart…sticks tongue out. Hope you all enjoy this chapter……(P.S. how can a story be intriguing yet lacking in so many things? No offense!)

Disclaimer: All of you aspiring to sue, get a life! I don't own anything, happy?

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"Blah" Talking

Blah Thinking

Blah Telepathic

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Last time: "Now class, you may use the rest of this time to work on your Snowy Death Plant questions in your textbook. Complete them for homework, to be due next week."

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The empty halls were now piled with clutters of students heading for their favourite subject, lunch.

"That was an interesting morning." Kurama stated simply, while eating some of the riceballs that appeared at the Gryffindor table.

"Yeah, well, that Snape dude was quite the evil git." Yusuke mumbled as he accomplished stuffing his face with whatever food his eyes saw.

Hermione eyed Hiei carefully, wondering why the amount of food from his plate was decreasing while he looked as though he had not moved an inch.

Harry looked at his schedule, noticing their subjects. "Hermione, what do you have for this afternoon?"

Looking at her own schedule, Hermione replied, "Defense Against the Dark Arts and Ancient Runes. How about you?"

"Defense Against the Dark Arts and Divination. Same as Shuuichi, Hiei, and Yusuke."

"We have the new teacher, Professor Umbridge, don't we?" Hermione looked over her schedule once again, confirming what she had just said. (AN: Umbridge was delayed a year from going to Hogwarts. Have a problem with that? LOL)

Kurama's eyes flashed. "This Umbridge woman works in the Ministry of Magic. Why would she come to work in Hogwarts?"

"Hey, you're right!" Ron exclaimed. "Maybe she got fired?"

I don't think so. Kurama informed the other two Tantei. We better keep a close eye on the Umbridge, just in case she's up to something.

"Hn." Hiei's way of replying back to both Kurama and Ron.

Ding, ding, ding, ding.

"There's the bell! Onwards to Defense Against the Dark Arts!" Yusuke hollered, scaring the first years scrambling to finish their lunch.

"Oops." Yusuke ran out the door with the rest of the group calmly following behind him.

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Sitting inside the classroom, a toad-like woman walked through the door.

"Hello class." Professor Umbridge said with a sickly sweet tone. "You won't be needing your wands today." She smiled a toad-like smile.

Disappointed, the whole class stowed away their wands, all except for Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei, who had not gotten used to the idea of using wands yet.

"Open your textbooks and read chapter one please. For homework, write a seven-inch essay on what the chapter is about, that will be handed into me next class. Begin. No talking will be necessary." She smiled again, a disgustingly fake, sweet smile.

The class filled with creaking as the new books were opened. Hermione raised her hand, but efforts of hearing the conversation going on between her and the professor were interrupted by Hiei's voice echoing in the head of Yusuke and Kurama.

Her aura is not right. Hiei said, his deep voice resonating eerily.

What? What do you mean? Yusuke asked dumbly.

I feel it too. Kurama answered hesitantly. You can feel traces of evil lingering in her aura.

Hn. Very good, kitsune.

Tell me! Yusuke demanded, sounding very much like a whiny little child. I can't sense it!

Well, with much practice and experience, you begin to be able to read and feel particularly strange or different auras. In this case, Professor Umbridge is classified as relatively different, Kurama explained.

You call that wart a professor? Yusuke asked incredulously. I may not be able to read auras, but I can tell that this lump isn't fit to even breathe.

Yusuke! Kurama reprimanded. Don't be so rude.

Well, still! She's no good. Yusuke sulked. Besides, I'm nothing compared to the great Youko.

Don't make me go over there! Kurama warned.

Hn. You two arguing is none of my concern, but you may want to know that the Potter boy got detention for a week, alone, at the woman's classroom, starting tonight.

Detecting a trace of annoyance in Hiei's voice, the pair stopped arguing immediately.

Uh-oh. Yusuke said. How are we supposed to watch the kid now? He's not even going to be near us!

Really, Yusuke. Kurama replied sarcastically. Anyways, I can't believe Harry got into trouble already! He's even worse that you, Yusuke!

Hn. We will have to follow tonight. Or else something could happen.

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"Well, see you guys later." Harry sighed resignedly. He stood up from the table that now had around it Ron, Hermione, and the three Tantei.

Ron and Hermione nodded sympathetically. A clattering of chairs surprised the humans. When they turned, they saw Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei also standing, ready to leave.

"Where are you going?" Hermione questioned.

Kurama thought quickly. "We promised Professor Dumbledore that we would talk to him this evening." He lied smoothly.

Hermione nodded but did not seem satisfied. Why do I think those three are up to something? Maybe I'm just being paranoid. Hermione thought as she watched them walk out of the common room.

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Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei carefully stepped out of the Gryffindor common room, seeing one or two students here or there scampering around trying to run back to their dorm before lights out.

Walking towards Professor Umbridge's office, Yusuke piped up with a question.

"How are we going to spy on the Potter kid and the toad woman?"

"Well," Kurama answered, looking at Hiei. "Hiei will gladly help us see what's happening inside Umbridge's office, right?" Kurama smiled at Hiei, as if daring him to say no.

Hiei grumbled under his breath, with words like baka kitsune heard coming out of his mouth. When Yusuke heard this, he smirked and made his cat face, making Hiei glare at him.

"C'mon, Hiei" Yusuke mocked. "Listen to dear ol' Kurama and use your Jagan to help us."

Hiei growled, a guttural, beast-like sound emerging from his throat. He then stepped out the school to go into the Forbidden Forest to activate the Jagan. Kurama and Yusuke winked at each other, pleased that they made Hiei act like this.

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Inside the forest, Hiei ripped off his bandana, revealing an eye in the middle of his forehead, slowly opening up.

Slowly, the vision of Harry Potter writing lines inside Umbridge's office filled the minds of the Tantei.

"Tch." Yusuke snorted. "He's just writing lines. Even our sweet old librarian gives out rougher punishments."

"No." Kurama contradicted quietly. "Look closely. There is no ink to write with, and every time Harry Potter writes something, it is carved into his hand."

"For us, that scratch would be nothing, but ningens are weak, Potter looks as if he could actually feel it." Hiei added scornfully.

"Looks like detention is over." Yusuke commented, watching Harry stagger out of the room, clutching his hand, while Umbridge sat, at her desk, smirking as she watched Harry's retreating back.

"Let's go. I want to talk to Harry." Kurama ordered.

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Harry Potter nursed his bleeding hand on the way back to the Gryffindor Common Room. The bleeding from his hand had slowed, and the fiery pain had subsided into a dull throb. Suddenly, he felt eyes staring at him.

Who- who's there?" he asked, voice slightly quavering.

"Not bad, ningen." There came a sarcastic, low voice from the shadows, and out stepped the new transfer students, expressions unreadable.

How could this be? Harry wondered. How could I not be able to hear them coming?

Then Kurama spoke. "Hello, Harry. I see detention is over."

A bit startled, Harry fought to reply without stammering. "Yes. Professor Umbridge had me help her, um, file some-"Harry's lie was interrupted. He didn't know why he was lying to the new students, they seemed nice enough, but perhaps he wished to tell his best friends first.

"I see you cut yourself." Kurama interrupted serenely.

"Um, I got that from before the train ride."

He isn't especially good at lying. Kurama thought to Yusuke and Hiei.

No kidding!

Then Hiei spoke up. "You did not have it before you left."

Harry fidgeted uncomfortably. These new kids are strange. They are so knowledgeable, and so different, not just because of where they're from, he thought. "Well, um-" Harry started.

"Enough." Kurama ordered, then gave a small smile. "Your friends are probably wondering where you are by now." Kurama looked at Harry.

Harry gave a weak smile back and the four headed for the Gryffindor Common Room.

(AN: Coulda stopped here, but noooo…)

Hey, foxy, why didn't you give the kid something for the cut? Yusuke questioned curiously.

And he'll think I'm a walking medicine cabinet. Give me a break! I would like to, but that too would arouse suspicion. Don't call me that either. I can hardly handle the other names you two give me, my Lord, Kurama thought, dripping sarcasm.

Geez, chill. Just wondering!

Hn.

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The night passed, and students were waking up from their sleep, and getting ready for class.

"Hiei?" Kurama rubbed his eyes, looking for his friend.

"Hn. What?"

"Did you realize that we skipped Divination yesterday?"

"…….yes, so?"

"It means that we missed a class, so we have to go tell our teacher when we have our next class."

Silence welcomed Kurama's suggestion, making him sigh in exasperation. "Never mind that, we'll just tell the teacher next time we meet again." Hiei walked toward Yusuke's bed. "I'll wake him and we can go to class."

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The classes for the Reikai Tantei were as follows:

Divination

Transfiguration

Care of Magical Creatures

Lunch

Potions

Charms

"Divination?" Harry and Ron groaned at the same time.

"Oh, stop it, both of you!" Hermione said disapprovingly. "If you hate it so much, then take something useful. Personally, I don't see how Divination is going to benefit aurors."

Yusuke looked at his schedule. "What the heck is Divination?"

"Useless rubbish." Hermione snorted. "It's all supposed to help you see into the future or something, but I never believed that it worked."

"Well, we'll be late for class." Kurama informed. "Let's hurry, we have to talk to her."

The three Tantei stood up and headed for the North Tower to speak with the professor about their lesson that they skipped.

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Climbing the tightly spiraling steps easily, they soon encountered a circular trapdoor with a brass plaque on it.

The trapdoor suddenly opened and a silvery ladder descended right at the trio's feet. Kurama looked at the ladder and shrugged, climbing up, into the strange-looking classroom up ahead.

"Welcome." A soft, misty voice floated across the room. "It's nice to see students coming to the physical world so early in the morning."

A thin, tall, woman walked towards them. She had large glasses that increased her eyes several times the normal size and was wearing multiple chains and beads with a gauzy spangled shawl draped around her. Yusuke leapt back in surprise at this large, glittering insect-like woman.

The woman raised a hand encrusted with bangles and rings. "Hello. My name is Professor Trelawney, I can see that you three are the new transfer students from Japan."

Yusuke studied the professor and sensing no danger, replied back, "Hi, I'm Yusuke Urameshi, this is Shuuichi Minamino, and the shorty is Hiei Jaganshi."

Giving the glaring Hiei a warning look, Kurama cut in. "We're very sorry that we missed your class yesterday, but we had an important meeting with Professor Dumbledore."

Waving away the excuses, she replied, "It's quite alright. We only looked over our work. Just sit down in the armchairs and wait for the others to show up."

Soon enough, Harry and other Gryffindors started to pile in through the trapdoor and the room was soon filled with students trying to find a seat to sit down on.

"Hello, class. Today we shall be trying to see into the future." Professor Trelawney said. "Please grab one of these crystal balls on the shelf and place it on the table.

After everyone took the equipment, Professor Trelawney placed her hand over the crystal ball and moved them around. Stopping suddenly, she shot at Parvati Patil. "Beware of anything sharp."

Parvati looked around nervously, and carefully moved away from the side of the door, where a small silver dagger was hanging off the wall.

Professor Trelawney then stared into the crystal ball, studying it.

"Dear," looking at Lavender Brown, "when you get the flu in January, I'll be sure to visit you."

Staring into the crystal ball once again, she turned to Neville and informed him that he should look out for broomsticks, scaring him, and suddenly gasped loudly after another peek in the crystal ball.

"You poor, poor, boy!" She cried, pointing at Harry. "Death at such a young age!" She sank down in the vacant armchair behind her and held her heart.

Yusuke looked incredulously at Harry, who shrugged and whispered, "Don't mind her, she's always like this, predicting someone's death. It's never happened."

Suddenly, the bell rang, and students scattered out the trapdoor, looking forward to the Transfiguration lesson.

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After the lesson on Transfiguration, Harry, Ron, Kurama, Hiei, and Yusuke met up with Hermione and headed for the Hogwarts grounds for their first lesson on Care of Magical Creatures since the beginning of the year.

"Ello everyone! Got a real treat for yeh today! C'mon, let's get a move on. Sit down!" The professor, Hagrid hollered.

The Gryffindors sat down around some kind of paddock and was soon joined by the Slytherins.

"These-" Hagrid led out an animal that appeared to resemble a cross between a panther and an eagle. It has the wings of eagles and the body of panthers. These beauties are called Asaraph Cats. Cute lil' fellas, aren't they?"

The students looked at the Asaraph Cats wearily, well aware of the sharp claws and fangs produced by these animals. Plus, the way these creatures were looking at the students with growling sounds produced from their throat weren't at all reassuring.

"Line up now! I've some dead fish that you can feed them." Hagrid announced happily.

The two different houses stood up and unwillingly lined up behind Hagrid group by group. Hiei, Kurama, and Yusuke lined up behind Harry, until a voice coming from behind them made them turn around.

"What do you know, it's the transfer freaks!"

Kurama mentally groaned, Oh no. It's the Malfoy kid.

Yusuke glared at Malfoy, "What do you want, brat?"

"Why nothing at all!" Exclaimed Malfoy drawled out. "It's just so sad that Minamino's a guy." Pointing at Kurama behind him. "If I didn't know he was a guy, I might even be attracted to him myself. But, instead, he turned out to be a homo looking freak!"

(AN: Remember, I love Kurama!)

Kurama shut his eyes and took a calming breath. Calm down, don't get angry. He told himself. Breathe, one, two, three……

Malfoy sighed. "I had always dreamt of a world where normal people lived in peace, without freaks everywhere."

"Well," Hiei hissed at Malfoy. "We can't have that happening can we? You wouldn't exist then!"

Malfoy huffed and roughly pushed past Hiei, causing him to reach to the spot his katana would be. Two things stopped him. Kurama's hand on his shoulder, and the fact that he had his hand around air. Having remembered that Kurama persuaded him to leave his katana in his trunk, he dropped his arm.

Kurama flashed a grateful smile in his direction, then hurried to go listen to Hagrid's lesson.

So the day passed, time slowly melting from days into weeks, weeks into months. All was well except one night in December that would decide the fate of the world…

TO BE CONTINUED…

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Well, this chapter was longer than the last…

I was just kidding about the whole constructive criticism ya know! (Well, actually, you wouldn't know if you didn't read to the end of this chapter…) XD. Criticize as much as you wish! Hell, you can just blab on about how much you hate this fic and I'll still appreciate the review…so, really, review whatever you wish!

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