A/N Sorry, this is really short. Right now, while I'm sort of still introducing everything, it's going by day, and since there's no classes, there's not much going on. But, next chapter will be much longer, I promise. Oh, and thank you for the reviews, they are very encouraging.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or Harry Potter

Chapter Three: Interlude

Classes didn't start until the next day, so Kurama found himself among a group of bored red and gold clad children, who were doing everything from playing an explosive card game(literally explosive. Inari, these wizards were odd), to studying, to examining one another's 'Weazely's Wizard Weases' collections. He wasn't entirely sure what the last bit was about, but it seemed to have something to do with pranking, which was an art he could appreciate.

His students (Teddy and his friend Dylan) had started the day off after breakfast with a walk outside. Kurama, having already explored the night before, trailed along behind, not really paying attention.

That is, until they approached the cottage.

The large man from the night before opened the door as they got closer, and greetings were exchanged. The man invited them in for some tea and treacle tarts that he had 'jus' baked t'other night.'

The boys agreed, although they didn't really sound interested in the treacle, and Kurama followed, slipping through the door and resting on Teddy's foot after the boy had taken a seat. After a few moments of friendly conversation, he heard his name.

"Hagrid, I don't believe you've met Kurama." The fox rolled his eyes, and looked up. Really, did the boy have to go and introduce him to such a large man? It didn't make him feel comfortable when he was in his smallest form.

"Come on boy, up here." Teddy called while peaking under the table slightly, and reaching his arms down.

Ignoring the arms, Kurama jumped onto an empty chair, and looked over at 'Hagrid.'

The man's eyes lit up.

"Why! It's a kitsune! You di'n tell me you 'ad a fox spir't fer a familiar Teddy."

"I just got him. His name's Kurama."

Hagrid grinned, and gave a half bow from his seat.

"Tis a pleasure to meet you sir fox."

Kurama blinked.

I don't think I've ever met someone who was that big and polite as well. Most youkai that big are full of themselves. He paused for a moment, then added, Humans as well.

Feeling pleased with the man's polite- if not slightly rough- words, he nodded regally in response.

"What a fine fox you are, if I may say so. That coat's quite rare I bet. Would you like some tea an' treacle?"

Preening under the compliments, Kurama nodded acceptance, and when a piece of the tart appeared on a plate before him, he leaned forward to take a bite of the stuff . . .

and promptly spat it back out.

Eyeing the amused faces of two young boys, he glared, and put both front paws on the table, bring his snout forward to the teacup that had also been placed for him.

The tea, at least, was decent- although tea was hard to mess up- and it washed away the awful aftertaste.

The boys chatted with Hagrid for a short time, then walked back up to their common room, where the fox found himself in his current predicament of antsy wizard children. Dylan was trying to set up some sort of structure with the exploding cards- which Kurama thought was rather dangerous, albeit slightly amusing- and Teddy was playing pantomime with a number of other students. He was rather good at it, considering he could change his coloring, as well as(Kurama only found this out from watching the game) change his bone structure.

The boy was currently morphing into a miniature version of his godfather.

"Harry Potter!" Came the cry from every student.

Kurama raised an eyebrow. It seemed that everyone knew who the man was. Strange. What had the man done that made him so well known to the wizards?

Teddy changed into another man, this one bald, with dark skin and slightly bulging eyes.

"Minister Shacklebolt!" One of the quicker students yelled, while the rest soon echoed.

The game continued, but Kurama ignored most of the names, just watching Teddy change. The other students didn't seem to have the same ability, but it was apparently normal that Teddy could do such a thing. Some sort of rare, wizarding ability, perhaps? That made the most sense, but it might also have been caused by some sort of strange spell, or possibly even demon heritage- his talent was, after all, very similar to Suzaku's(although this was doubtful- even if the wizards knew demons existed, it was unlikely they would be so lenient about them). Kurama shrugged. He was in no real hurry to find out, he had plenty of time to satisfy his curiosity.

After lunch, the day passed quickly, and it was once more dark. Kurama decided he would stay in the boy's dormitory, instead of sleeping elsewhere(it took him so long to even find his way back in the castle the night before that he had given up finding the rooms, and instead had fallen asleep in a small courtyard by a fountain in the grass, and then found the dining area to find Teddy at breakfast).

He walked over to the window closest to Teddy's bed, and examined the sill.

Jumping silently up and dropping a seed into a dirt filled crack, he grew a soft bed of Lamb's Ear. The fox lay down contentedly, growing a few extra leaves out and letting them cover him like a soft blanket.

A/N Again, sorry for the shortness. Please review!