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.

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Chapter Twenty-Three

The short Detention and the Power of Darkness unleashed

Unlike Negi had intended, Eva didn't want to waste a day torturing Malfoy in the Resort. After all, it wasn't her that was insulted, so she didn't give a damn. And Negi didn't dare tell her that Draco dared insult Nagi while they were on the same planet. He had promised Dumbledore that they wouldn't kill the students.

"So tell me boya, why did you want me to help you giving detention to that brat?" Eva asked.

"Oh, getting curious now, aren't we?" Negi smiled.

"Hmph."

"I want to give him an extra lesson." he said and added "To show him the difference in power."

"In other words to put him in his place" Eva grinned.

"Yeah, you could put it that way too" Negi said vaguely.

When they got in front of the classroom, they found Malfoy sulking.

"Aren't you anxious, now?" Eva smirked.

"I just want to get this over with quickly" he muttered.

"Sorry to disappoint you, then." Negi said. "We won't be using the Resort, so it will be rather slow" and then told Eva telepathically "and painfully for him"

For reasons unknown to Draco, the vampire grinned evilly and he started trembling slightly.

As they went inside the classroom, Draco noticed that it was different then usual. The dome-shaped barrier around the Resort was no longer invisible. It was now pitch-black, with numerous blood-red and golden writings all over it.

After the door was locked by Negi, he and Eva went to the dome and raised their left arms. The spell patterns began to glow crimson for Eva and golden for Negi. They placed their palms on the dome and white light enveloped the room.

When Draco opened his eyes, he saw that the room's size had tripled.

"Let's get started." Eva said snapping her fingers and summoning a few hundred orbs of ice.

"Your job is to survive for an hour. Those orbs will attack you 25 at the same time." Negi said and then turned to Eva "While we wait, how about a game of chess?"

"Sure; Chachamaru, get us some green tea" she ordered.

"Yes Master" the robot said and left the room.

When she closed the door, the ice orbs began to move and the punishment began. Even though Malfoy wasn't actually the brightest one around, he realized that dodging wasn't the answer. So he began chanting his Sagitta Magica. Twenty-nine arrows of darkness shot from around him towards the incoming 25 ice orbs.

"Heh, this will be easy" Draco thought. But the gasped in pain as some of the orbs hit him in the stomach.

The ice orbs had avoided his projectiles and reached him. It wasn't like in class when the projectiles stood still for them to hit. Now it was the other way around, he was a sitting duck for them.

Abandoning his initial intent of destroying them, he began to run around the room, trying to dodge the orbs.

But this strategy had a major flaw: while it was true he got hit less, it was also true that the number of orbs didn't decrease and he was getting tired. And being slow meant being hit.

While Malfoy was busy in his personal hell, Negi and Eva were enjoying tea and were playing Wizard Chess with Chachamaru as audience. But one of her sensors was recording Draco's struggle, just as Negi had asked her.

"Check-mate, boya" Eva grinned. "You were quite a challenge, but you still have a lot to learn."

"Yeah, especially since you've been going easy on me for the last twenty minutes" Negi said sarcastically.

"You noticed huh." the vampire's grin grew larger.

"The game took one hour 35 minutes and 12 seconds." Chachamaru informed them.

"That long?" Eva asked surprised.

"No wonder I noticed! You usually beat me in less then an hour!" Negi exclaimed.

"Hm, I must be getting sloppy" Eva said but actually she was thinking "Heh, avoiding capture for two months taught him some strategy"

"Well, that should be enough detention for today" Negi said as he noticed Draco on the floor trembling. "Go get changed and then head for the Hospital Wing."

Draco got up mumbling and headed for the door. But before he reached it, an explosion was heard followed by dome will roars and screams. All four hurried to the window and saw a horrifying sight. Over a hundred ogres plus many other dark creatures were coming from the Forbidden Forest. And they were heading for the castle.

"What the hell's going on?!" Draco yelled backing away.

"The castle is under attack, duh!" Eva said rolling her eyes.

"I believe that the intention was to surprise us by coming after the Quiddith match, when we were more relaxed." Chachamaru observed as she watched the advancing army.

"Well, it worked. I'm surprised." Negi said calmly as he looked outside.

"Aren't you people supposed to defend the castle?" Malfoy continued to yell.

"Yes" Negi continued in the same tone.

"Aren't you gonna call them?"

But before Negi could answer, the Ala Alba badge on his chest shined a white light and then a small hologram of Asuna was projected from it.

"Hey, what's going on? What was that sound?" she asked.

"The castle is under attack. A few hundred magical beasts." Negi summarized.

" Ok, I'll contact everyone and…" Asuna began.

"They're just ogres, Kagurazaka. Me and the boy can deal with them" Eva said in a bored voice.

"You, Eva-chan?" Asuna raised a brow.

"The master is rather bored" Chachamaru intervened.

"Oh, that explains it. Well, we'll be in the audience. But just in case, I'll ask Asakura to deploy her Spy Golems to see if there are others." Asuna agreed.

"Ok, we'll be going now" Negi said and the hologram disappeared.

"Are you out off your minds?" Draco yelled again

"No. Now unless you want to spend the rest of the year in detention, go get your wounds treated." Negi said without even looking at him as he followed Eva out of the class.

As they walked towards the main entrance, they came across several professors who were heading outside themselves.

"Please don't leave the castle. We'll handle it." Negi told them when he got close enough.

"Are you crazy, boy?" Flitwick said looking up at him.

"Look at those numbers!" Sprout insisted.

"Someone call Dumbledore! We'll need his help too." Madame Hooch suggested.

"The Headmaster has left two hours ago. He will be returning in two days." Snape said appearing besides her.

"And Professor Sprinfield and his companions will be more then a match for the intruders." McGonagall said appearing from behind Negi.

"But most of them are just children!" Sprout insisted.

"And by the time they get here will be too late." Flitwick added.

"Me and the boy will handle it just fine." Eva said. "You all would just get in the way"

"Or rather caught in the crossfire" Snape said grimly.

"But…"

"
Chachamaru, if any of them try to interfere knock them out" Eva ordered.

"What?"

"Yes Master." Chachamaru acknowledged. "Be careful sensei" she then added to Negi.

"Don't worry" Negi smiled and followed Eva out the door.

As they headed for the advancing army, Eva came up with an idea.

"Hey, boya, how about we make this more interesting?"

"How exactly?" he asked, knowing what Eva's definition of interesting.

"No ranged attacks. Just power-ups and enchantments." she grinned.

"Can we at least use the Ensis Exsequens?" Negi sighted, knowing she wouldn't take no for an answer.

"Sure." she agreed.

"Then, let's get this over with" Negi said and began chanting: "Ras tel ma scir magister! Una lucis! Stagnet!" "Ras tel ma scir magister! Una obscurans! Stagnet!" and then "Duplex Complexio!". He now had golden spell patterns all over his body, his eyes one blue and one green glowing.

"Oh, not even using a Jovis Tempestas Fulguriens? Then I'll take it easy as well" Eva said and then chanted "Actus Noctis Erebae!" enveloping herself in the aura of darkness.

"Let's get this over with!" Negi said in his now deep voice and they both charged at the army of magical beasts.

They started punching their way to the middle of them, almost killing them in one hit. When they finally reached the middle of the horde, they both called out "Ensis Exsequens!" Blades of energy erupted from their hands and the massacre continued, as they slashed left and right, cutting most of their opponents in two.

Back at the castle in front of the main entrance…

"They… they're cutting them down like scraps of paper…" Madame Hooch trembled as she and the other professors were looking at the battle through some binoculars.

"The girl, I know she's over 500 years old, so there's no surprise. But that boy's just 10! Most wizards don't even know how to cast a Lumos spell at that age!" Flitwick added.

"And he's taking it waaaay easy" a voice said and they looked around to find Asuna, Konoka, Yue, Chao, Asakura, Chisame, Harry, Ron and Hermione looking at the battle with binoculars of their own.

"What are you doing here?" Snape asked the obvious.

"And what do you mean that he's taking it way easy?" Sprout asked.

"Well, most of the students saw a video of those two fighting each other as a demonstration for the students at the beginning of the year." Snape answered instead.

"A video?" Madame Hooch raised her brow.

"Yes, a recording of the demonstration given to the given to the fifth-years on their first class of the term. Myself, Professor Snape and Professor Dumbledore assisted as well. It was… like watching the Apocalypse." McGonagall described with a tremor.

"Are you serious?" Sprout asked in a whisper.

"Yes, even I was quite impressed" Snape said coldly.

"Oh, that demonstration? They were kind of taking it easy then too" Asuna said vaguely.

"What? You call that still taking it easy?" all the professors and the Hogwarts students yelled.

"If they had that last clash the school would have been destroyed!" Hermione yelled "You mean they can do worse?"

"Yeah, both of them have two more powerful forms then the ones displayed." Yue answered sipping from her drink. At this point, Snape was more then pale and the others were almost fainting.

"But Negi-sensei still has trouble with one of them" Nodoka said biting her lip.

"Can't help it, he can't control his emotions that well yet, he's still 10 after all." Chisame said.

"Today, anyway" Asuna smiled and exchanged looks with the other girls.

"By the way, where is the rest of your group?" Snape asked looking around.

"Oh, they've scared around the domain to look for the ones that brought that horde here." Chao answered.

"You mean the ones that drove them from the forest?" McGonagall asked.

"No, that army was brought her by magic, probably some sort of altered Portkey. When they arrived, a loud explosion was heard, probably from the Portkey. They must have had it self-destruct." Chao explained.

"Why, wouldn't they be trapped here?" Snape asked suspiciously.

"Yes, that was the point. The other reason must have been to scare those beasts and enrage them. Angry and mindless is a powerful combination in some cases" Chisame added.

"You could've fooled me! Those ogres are getting slaughtered!" Ron said horrified.

"Yeah, well at most they are under the Imperius curse so we can't expect to interrogate them. Why waste a prison an them?" Asuna explained.

"But still, it's so… brutal!" Harry said looking kind of disgusted.

"They're trying to end it quickly. They don't want too many students to see something like this" Asuna said.

"It's all Dumbledore's fault." Chisame said angry.

"What do you mean?" Snape asked.

"He told Negi and Eva not use their wide-area attacks. If they would have used them, the battle would have lasted less then 30 seconds." Asuna said as she looked through her binoculars again.

"He said something about preserving the environment. I mean, come on! What's so bad about a crater?" Chao said annoyed herself.

At that comment, all the Hogwarts personnel sweat dropped, mentally thanking God that Dumbledore forbid them.

"Hey, what's that coming from the forest?" Konoka asked suddenly.

"They're… Huge!" Chisame stared.

Back to the battle…

"Giants!" Negi exclaimed as he looked behind Eva.

"Okay, we can't beat them in this weak condition. Time to power up some more." Eva said calmly.

"Ok, I'll use the "Raiten Taisou 2" and…" Negi began.

"No. You head back. I'll deal with this. Besides, we can use these alive. Despite being dumb, they still have 'some' intelligence." Eva cut him of firmly.

"Fine, just be careful" Negi agreed and headed for the castle and arrived in less then 5 seconds thanks to his Armationem.

"Now" Eva said turning towards to the three Giants with an evil Smirk on her face "How many limbs should I leave them…?"

Dispelling her "Actus Noctis Erebae" she focused her anger and pent up frustration. An aura way darker then the one before enveloped her body, changing her appearance. Claws of darkness formed on her hands and feet, a tail and demonic wings as well, her blond hair turning pitch black along with her skin. Her mere presence could kill.

At the castle…

"She calls that being careful?! To what, to kill them more then once? She even said she wanted to interrogate them!" Negi yelled in desperation as he and everyone else felt that horrifying presence.

"Oh, God, somebody stop her!" McGonagall whispered.

"I don't think someone besides God can" Negi said annoyed.

"Will she attack us?" Ron asked pale.

"No, of course not. But she will take brutality to a whole new level." Asuna assured them.

"Now you'll see why even Voldemort feared her." Chao said wisely.

"HE feared her?" Harry asked staring at the Chinese girl.

"Yeah, only reason he dared make a move 16 years ago was because she was sealed by Negi-sensei's father." Yue said.

"I'm going to be sick" Asakura said lowering her binoculars.

A minute later, Eva walked over to them in her normal form. She had a satisfied grin on her face and surprisingly not even a drop of blood.

"Weren't you going to interrogate them?" Negi asked weakly.

"I did" she answered and showed them five small glass bottles with a shining silver substance in them.

"Those are…" Asuna began.

"Memories!" Harry exclaimed.

"Yeah, they mere hidden with various enchantments, though. I had to dig very deep to get them" the vampire grinned evilly.

"I can imagine." Negi said sarcastically.

"You should keep them until Dumbledore comes back. I've already viewed them and there's nothing urgent. This horde was sent from Siberia with an explosive Portkey. They were all tied with strings to the Portkey so it could take so many at once." she explained and then headed for the bathroom, claming to be tired. Negi said the same and left as well.

"That form she displayed…" McGonagall began.

"Was the one Negi can't control perfectly yet. It's mainly because he kind of hates it" Asuna said.

"Gee, I wonder why?" Ron said rolling his eyes.

After that, they went back and found out that the rest of the students had not seen the battle and they couldn't help but feel envious. "Night of nightmares, here we come." Harry thought. weirdly, he was mostly wrong.