Darkness

Day Five, Part Two

         After hustling Cornelius, I waited in the Forbidden Forest for Sapplefuss to appear, as I knew she would. I was wearing a long, white robe and a leather pouch was slung around my waist. The pouch contained a special powder that would imbue it's user with the short-term ability to see things as they really were. Different times and different proposes would have different effects. However, I was not sure as to whether the powder was comaptible with Sapplefuss, as I've never heard of a witch or wizard trying it.
         I sat Barb down and had a nice, long talk with her. Contrary to what she may have written, she was totally pissed off with the description of the man who was practically the only one in the whole of Asia who believed that Moldie was the one destined by the Heavens (all nine of them) to rule the whole world. Couple that with the fact that the Chinese are notorious for keeping the bloodline pure, and you have a recipe for disaster. Pervert? Nope, just a neccessity.
         "He's not naked because he wants to be, Barb," after all, we were both raised by Asian Muggle families we knew how they thought, "He's naked because clothes impede his Illusions and would be a waste of energy. Look, let me show you," I told her. Sticking out my hand, I made it 'blend' into the invisiblity. It was actually not a hard task to do, but making the Illusion extend to the rest of my body was not worth the effort. After all, I could bend my surroundings to do the exact same thing, but with a lower energy output.
         She fairly freaked out to see my hand slowly disappearing into my sleeve, and the sleeve hung as though it was still on my hand. I could hardly stop myslef from giggling, but I contended myself with a smirk. Needless to say (but I'm going to say it anyway) she believed me.
         "And you need me to do what again?" she asked me.
         "Stay in Hogwarts and look out for any new Death Eaters. This man is bound to come looking for Voldie soon. His most dreaded enemy is there and there is no way he is just going to leave it like that," I told her.
         "Who's dreaded enemy?" she asked me.
         "Voldie and this guy. We call him BKRG by the way. While Voldie hates Harry, BKRG hates Asians. That which you most hate becomes your greatest strength," I quoted.
         "What do you mean?"
         "There was a magician who hated old people, yet he dressed up like one. It enabled him to attain greater power than usual. He used his hate as the main source from which he drew his power. I'm surprised that he lasted that long," I said the last part more to myself than to her.
         "You mean the magician is still alive?" she said incredulously.
         "Last I heard. He was supposed to be patrolling the boundaries of the Demon and Human Dimensions as the penalty for losing a tournament though," I explained.
         "What is this Demon and Human Dimesions thing about? You tole me part of it but not all," she said to me.
         "In Japan, the line between the Demon world and the Human world is especially thin. Unlike other countries, Japan broke off contact between their supernatural beings and humans. While Europe still have giants, dragons and the like roaming the world, there is no such thing in Japan. They are totally cut off from the human world. Many of them still subscribe to the belief that Ninjens, or normal humans, are inferior to them. Wizards and witches, by the way, are totally different. They still dream of world domination and they're no more than just stupid followers. If Voldie finds out about their existence and manages to tempt even five of them to him, we are dead. The Western Wizards have no defence whatsoever against them. I'm willing to bet none of them ever suspected that anything else besides a human had brains," I told her.
         "YOU MEAN THERE ARE OTHER BEINGS WHO ARE SENTIENT BESIDES THE ONES WE ALREADY KNOW?" she said sarcastically.
         "Their kind of sentience is not like ours. Many of them can't even come close to strategy like ours. These youkais though, have the knowledge of a millenia, even older. They're more dangerous than mermaids, Grindlylows (Please correct me if I'm wrong) and other creatures because of this. Your new Defence Against Dark Arts Teacher will be coming soon. He's a master at this and should be able to give you all the info you and the other teachers will need. (Maybe even more, I thought to myself. Hey, this teacher was a HUNK!) He'll also assist you in case you need any help. Any more questions?" I asked her.
         "Where are my other two issues?" she said.
         "Er... When you've taken the exam I'll give them to you. You just have to take the exam," I replied, watching her face carefully.
         "I don't have to pass it?" she said.
         "Look at it this way. If and when you pass the exam, you'll be working with the man of your dreams. The issues are just to console you if *in the unlikely event," I muttered to myself, "YOu fail. You're still getting the mag regardless," I said.
         She looked at me with narrowed eyes, and I thought to myself that it was best if I just disappeared. I had to return that stupid Portkey to Cornelius though. Personally, I prefer using my Shikigamis, but these people were stupidly strict about Muggles seeing girl riding a dragon in the sky. Hey, it was a common occurence in Asia!