DISCLAIMER: I do not own Negima or Harry Potter. Negima is the property of Ken Akamatsu, and Harry Potter is the property of J.K. Rowling.
Italics text = character thinking to themselves.
Underline+Italics = character communicating with telepathy
Bold text = shouting
Bold+Italcs = Casting Spell/Ability
Chapter Four
The Lesson part 1
The next morning, the fifth years were having their first class with their new teacher. Yes, after speaking with the Head of their Houses, they realized they couldn't change the Headmaster's decision, however odd it may be. They were however questioning his sanity, since the entire summer he was denigrated by the press and Ministry. And being asked to bring their pajamas, bathrobes and towels with them didn't make a good impression either.
"This year looks more and more insane." Ron said, looking at the odd view their class offered. All of them had luggage, crowded outside the classroom.
As they waited, Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape arrived along with Negi and, Konoka and Setsuna. The later three were the only ones without luggage, even though Negi had his staff and Setsuna a long stick like package on their backs.
"Good morning, everyone!" Negi greeted, opening the classroom door. "Not, come in, and gather around that" he said, pointing towards Eva's resort, that was in the middle of the classroom.
As they approached, they bumped into an invisible wall that around the mysterious item. They stopped, looking at it carefully. It looked like 5 model sceneries inside glass orbs, 4 of them connected to the middle larger one through glass tubes. Just beyond the barrier, there was a large sophisticated circle with writings none of them could understand. The barrier itself seemed to be sustained by another circle, of different design however.
"Okay, Setsuna-san, you can dispel the barrier now." Negi said to the raven-haired girl.
"Very well" Setsuna said, as she made a hand sign and then added "I'm done".
"Professors, shall we four do the honors?" Negi asked and received their approval. "Then please follow me" he said, stepping into the inner circle.
A second later, he disappeared. Everyone except Konoka and Setsuna was amazed, even the professors but they hid it well. As the three also stepped into the circle, they also disappeared. The students were kind of scared of that circle, but they couldn't refuse Konoka's smile, as she lead the next group inside. Eventually, only Setsuna was left. After she stepped insider the outer circle, she raised the barrier and entered the Resort.
If the professors managed to hide their amazement before, now it would have been humanly impossible. The beautiful castle and its tropical surroundings were breathtaking. Even Dumbledore who did his share of travel across the world had never seen anything like it. Magical buildings of such level were unheard of. Everyone stared at the scenery before noticing the dozen maids that all looked similar to Chachamaru., who appeared to be their welcoming committee. The closest one spoke as they approached:
"Welcome to the Lebenschilt Castle. You may use the warps around you to move between training areas. For now, please use the warp in front of you, as it is a shortcut to the castle."
They followed Negi who stepped inside the circle and arrived at the castle. From nearby, it looked even more imposing.
"Welcome" Chachamaru greeted them. "Master is waiting for you on the lower terrace."
"Yes, please lead the way, Chachamaru-san. Getting her angry would be a bad move."
"Very well, Negi-sensei. Everyone follow me." she said, turning around.
The group followed her for what it seemed like half an hour, until finally reaching the terrace that was next to a beach. The rest of the Ala Alba were gathered there, sitting on the stone benches of the terrace, or sunbathing in the case of Asuna and a blond beautiful woman that the fifth years and the professors haven't seen before. When they approached, the blond woman snapped at them "You're late, even snails move faster then you".
As she got up, they finally saw her face, but didn't recognized her at all. As they stared at her, particularly because her swimsuit was quite revealing, Snape decided to ask.
"And who might you be? I don't think you were at the festivities last night." he said in a low voice.
The woman stared at him a few seconds, blinked, and turned towards Negi "Is this guy for real? What does he teach?"
"Potions" Snape answered between his teeth.
"You mean to say deal with something as refined as potions, and yet you can't recognize someone's magic aura, even though you met that person the other day?!" Eva yelled scandalized, before muttering "God, what's wrong with this world?'. Deciding she shouldn't continue the argument, she began reintroducing herself:
"I am known as the Undying Mage, the Puppet Master" she began light began to fade around her "Advent of Evil, Dark Evangel, Apostle of Calamity. A this point, she was enveloped in a sphere of darkness. Then the sphere shattered into mist, and her pitch-black clothing was revealed, same color as her eyes and she finished "I am the vampire Evangeline, Gospel of Darkness, evil mage without equal!"
At the terrifying sight, the students took a step back, as well as two of the teachers. But while Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape and McGonagall took another step forward while drawing their wands, Draco screamed in horror and made a run for it. After he got far enough, Eva dispelled her illusion and returned to her ten year-old form, bursting into laughter at the sight before her.
"He's a Malfoy, alright!" she laughed, while Draco's scream was heard "She's gonna eat me!"
At that, almost everyone burst into laugher, even Dumbledore and McGonagall were smiling. But Snape, was almost furious.
"What did you do that for?" he asked loudly.
"To see their level of battle resilience" she answered simply, like it was obvious. "Dumbledore score's a ten, the five of you that drew your wands get an eight, the others that didn't run away get a four, and the brat gets zero. " she explained.
"But why is there such a big difference between running away and being captured?" one of the girls asked curiously.
"On a battlefield, if you surrender, you may live. But if you run away in fear, without even keeping track of your enemy, you're dead. Strategic retreat was worth six points and fainting two. If you faint, you may be taken as dead and be ignored." Negi answered instead of Eva.
"That's exactly right. Now, let's get to the part we show them a high level battle between first-rate mages." she said increasing the excitement among the students.
"Yes, I believe we've made them wait long enough," the young mage agreed.
With an ample move of his hand, he removed his robe, revealing his black battle suit. Without the robe, his small but muscular body was being admired by just about everyone, some of the girls were even giggling.
"I'm beginning to see how he got over a dozen partners" Dumbledore and McGonagall thought.
"I think using our adult forms will make our movements more visible, don't you agree, boya?" Eva asked.
"Yes, that would be better."
At the same time, both of them put their left palm in front of their chests. With an explosion of smoke, the gorgeous blonde appeared in her dark clothing, but with her eyes still green. But all the attention was on the person beside her, as Negi appeared in his adult form. Tall, handsome, muscular, his female students, both old and new were staring at him. Even McGonagall looked at him for a few seconds, before turning to the students and snapping them out of their daydreaming.
"Well, you're about to see some of the Elemental Magic professor Springfield talked about yesterday. Make sure to pay close attention!"
"Not too close, or they might be affected by the shockwaves" Negi warned her. "You should all go to that observatory tower. The view would be better from there." he continued.
"I'll lead the way and put up some barriers just in case" Chao assured them.
"Ok. Setsuna, Asuna and Konoka are on standby" Negi announced. "Chachamaru-san, please bring back mister Malfoy before he gets lost. When you've brought him to the tower, contact me so we can begin"
"Yes, sensei, I will hurry" she said, turning around and disappearing from sight.
"We're on it, Negi" the other three said while Setsuna was lifting Konoka in her arms. A second later, they were gone too.
"How did they do that?" McGonagall asked immediately.
"No one can use Aparition on Hogwarts grounds!" Snape said also.
"I believe what they did is called Instant Movement. It's an eastern mystery that is becoming more and more used by mages" Dumbledore clarified for them.
"Awesome" most of the students said in admiration .
At that, Dumbledore added "Even more impressive since that green haired girl is a robot, actually."
At that, that jaws of all those who grew up surrounded by mugles dropped heavily.