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 Five

The Lesson part 2

After recovering from the shock caused by the Headmaster's words, Harry decided to ask for clarifications.

"What do you mean she's a robot? That's impossible! She looks and acts just like a regular human being!" Harry said.

"Thanks, I did my best." Chao said, focusing all attention on her. "Me and a colleague of mine constructed her body, from her atomic computer to her A.I. CPU."

"But there's no electricity at Hogwarts!" Hermione said with concern.

"Don't worry, she uses magical energy for power. Anyway, we can talk on our way to that tower!" Chao calmed her and reminded their goal.

As they walked towards the observatory, Dumbledore asked the genius girl:

"Now that I think about it, the new barrier will also run on magical energy. But how will you collect it? Unlike Mahora, Hogwarts doesn't have an underground nexus, nor something to colect it from like your World Tree".

"World Tree?" Hermione asked confused.

"It's proper name is Sacred Tree. One of the 13 grand magic monuments on Earth. It normally emits a low fluctuation of magical energy, but once every 22 years it generates enormous amounts of energy for three days, and on the third day around 8 in the evening it reaches it's peak, resonating with the other twelve and with the Moon. The beauty of the light it emanates is beyond anything in this world. Also, that always happens during the School Festival, so the atmosphere is the best one may wish for."

"Talking about atmosphere, I hear confessions near the World Tree during those three days have a 120% chance of success. " Dumbledore mentioned.

At his words, the girls started the interrogatory:

"When is the next one?"

"Does it work on anyone?"

"How can we get there?"

At those reactions, the Ala Alba looked amused, but Nodoka looked embarrassed.

"Hey, she's blushing!"

"Did you try?"

"Did it work?"

"Well, the effect is like a possession or hypnosis, and that's in the case you actually manage to confess" she answered turning crimson.

"Mage teachers are gathered in those areas and stop them" Mana continued.

"Why?" everyone asked.

"Would you like to be a love slave to someone you don't like?" Chisame spoke for the first time.

The girls seem to get it, and lost their enthusiasm.

"But that doesn't mean it can't happen, especially when one is a student and one is a sensei. Right Nodoka?" Haruna grinned at her friend.

"You mean..." they all began, even the three professors.

"But he ended up kissing Asuna instead " Haruna continued. "So she negated the magic."

"I said don't tell anyone what happened!" Asuna said, appearing out of nowhere and hitting the manga artist with her harisen.

"Auu, damn those sharp ears of yours" Haruna cried out in pain.

"Noone heard that, right?" Asuna said in a threatening voice.

As noone moved a muscle she repeated.

"Right?" as she transformed her harisen into the Hama no Tsurugi, and slashed towards the nearest tree, blasting it into oblivion.

"Heard what?" Harry asked looking the other way.

"Oh, nothing, gotta go" she smiled with a snicker and leaving.

"Lemme go, woman!" Draco yelled as he was being dragged by Chachamaru.

"I found him near the warp area. Apparently he was trying to leave"

"Ok, I'll contact Negi-kun" Asakura said putting her pactio card on her forehead "We're ready, sensei" she told him before saying "Adeat" while holding out her hand.

Her 6 spy golems apeared, starteling the students.

"W-what are those?" they asked.

"My artifact, Oculus Corvinus, gives me control over 6 spy golems from very long distances. We don't want to miss anything from this fight, trust me." she responded.

"Okay, Adeat: Sceptrum Virtuale " Chisame said as well, not only summoning her wand, but also changing her clothes to the winged black dress she liked so much.

"Now..." she said while attaching her wand to Kasumi's camera "Project!" she said as six large rectangular screens appeared floating around them.

"Okay, Sayo-chan, have fun but be very careful, those two won't hold back." Asakura warned what appeared to be small doll.

"Don't worry, Asakura-san, I'll be careful." the doll answered to everyone's surprise.

"What is that thing?" Draco yelled, getting scared again.

"That's rude, you know!" Sayo said offended.

"Yeah, don't you have any manners, kid? That's no way to talk to a lady!" Kamo said from Haruna's shoulder.

"Wha the?! A talking rat!" he said even more scared, taking a few steps back.

"Hey, watch it!" Kamo said getting even more annoyed.

"Want me to kill him, Albert?" Chachazero said from behind Draco, and the Slytherin felt something very cold on his neck and stopped moving when he realized that was a knife. "This kid has been getting on my nerves since the train trip."

"It's okay, Zero, let him go" the ermine said while turning towards a screen. "Before he wets himself" he added, while the Gryffindors, the Hufflepuffs and the Ravenclaws burst into laughter. Even Dumbledore and McGonagall showed and ironic smile, before Snape said angrily: "How dare you threaten my student!"

"Calm down, Severus." Dumbledore warned him, before turning around with a snicker.

"Oh, they're about to begin" McGonagall added, looking at the screen.

In the battle area…

"Well, Master, lets begin. Please go easy on me." Negi said with a bow. "Or at least try" he added with a smile".

"Hm, I'll think about it." she grinned. "Afterwards, of course" she added.

"Ras tel ma scir magister! Cantus Bellax" he began, powering himself up and charging towards Eva. As he got closer he yelled "Ensis Exesquens" and energy erupted from his left hand, taking the form of a sword.

"Oh, not bad, boya, you've improved" Eva said while blocking with her own conjured sword. "But.." she overpowered him and cut him in half. At least that's what she thought before the Negi before her decomposed into lightning. "I see.. A lightning clone. There you are!" she thought looking to her left.

Negi had just finished charging his arrows of light and charged towards her, getting at her side with Instant Movement and aiming for her chest " Ouka Hou ken".

Eva blocked with her sword, but the impact was too much for it and it shattered, blasting her away, but not doing any real damage.

"Hm, now that's better. Now let's get serious! Lic lac la lilac! Veniant Spititus Galciales Obscurants! she began chanting.

"Ras tel ma scir magister! Veniant Spiritus Aeriales Fulgurientes!" began himself.

"Cum Obscurationi Flet Tempestas Nivalis!" Eva chanted with a widening grin.

"Cum Fulguratione Flet Tempestas Austina!" Negi continued while smiling himself.

"Nivis Tempestas Obscurans!"/ "Jovis Tempestas Fulguriens!" they said at the same time, as darkness and light erupted from their hands, forming vortexes that clashed together. After a few seconds, both of them focused more power and an explosion occurred, covering the surroundings in dust and smoke.

A moment later they appeared in the sky and started fighting with their weapons, Negi's staff and Eva's iron fan.

After Eva landed an elbow on Negi's back, she started chanting again "Lic lac la lilac! Malleus Aquilonis!" and threw the huge ball of ice at the young mage.

As he saw it coming, he used Instant Movement to get to the ground quicker in order to cast: "Ras tel ma scir magister! Elementa Aeriales, Venti Spriantes Cito Adieuntes Ab Inimicus Meis Me Defendant! Limes Aeriales!". The great ball off ice shattered as it hit the barrier of wind, hiding Negi from sight, long enough for him to yell to Evangeline.

"Let's take this up a notch, shall we?"

"Fine by me, boya!" the vampire responded as she powered up a little more.

"Actus Noctis Erebeae!" Negi's voice was cold, but this time it was cold like ice.

Suddenly, he appeared shrouded by darkness behind Eva and delivered an elbow that she blocked. At least she thought she did, as the blow blasted her several meters away, where she stopped with a satisfied look on her face.

"You surprised me, boya! I guess I can't take you on like this anymore. Actus Noctis Erebeae!" Now both of them were covered in dark energy, staring at each other, before they started casting once more:

"Ras tel ma scir magister! Veniant Spiritus Aeriales Fulgurientes! Cum Fulguratione Flet Tempestas Austrina! Jovis Tempestas Fulguriens!" / "Lic lac la lilac!

Veniant Spiritus Glaciales Obscurantes! Cum Obscuratione Flet Tempestas Nivalis! Nivis Tempestas Obscurans!"

"Stagnet!" and after another second "Complexio! Supplementum Pro Armationem" they yelled at the same time as they compressed their energies and then absorbed them, merging them with their very souls.

"My aren't you looking mighty scary, right boya?" said the vampire , now covered in a frosty dark mist.

"You're one to talk." Negi responded, now covered in lightning.

Smiling at each other, they once again engaged in close combat, every blow now causing shockwaves.