FOREWORD

This story is another symptom of my insanity, making yet another rod for my back in making another Harry Potter crossover. And making a crossover with Highschool DxD isn't that original: there are over fifty crossovers as of writing this (one of them, Knight of Sitri by itachikage, being in my favourites). And yet, this was one story idea that wouldn't stop bugging me.

Originally, it was this weird idea that Rias Gremory and Harry were related, purely because of Lily Evans' oft-cited red hair. So, the story idea, in a nutshell, was what if Harry is half-Devil, thanks to his mother actually being an exile from the Gremory family? This story was originally called Cambion to reflect this.

But I was having trouble making it work, so I tried another tack. I know that there are a few crossovers where both James and Lily are Devils, but this will be a somewhat different story in many regards. In this story, while James and Lily are Devils (with James a high-class Devil and Lily having become one during the war against the Death Eaters), they didn't survive (despite being Devils) what happened.

I have to confess, I don't know a lot about Highschool DxD. I have the DVD of the first series and have watched some of it. This work, therefore, is a somewhat experimental one with slow updates, and one that may not pay a lot of attention to all of the canon of Highschool DxD. So, apologies in advance. Apologies too in advance for any fans of Dumbledore or Snape: this will be one of the few stories where I bash them overtly. Ron will be bashed too, but in passing rather than all the time. I've also decided that this is a fanfic with no harem for Harry.

Anyway, onto the usual disclaimers. Firstly, there will be spoilers for both Harry Potter and Highschool DxD.

Secondly, there will be a lot of annotations. I don't want to hear any bellyaching about my annotations, so if you don't like it, bugger off.

Thirdly, this is an M-rated work. While the sexual references will be toned down somewhat, this is still Highschool DxD, Issei will be a character in this fanfic, so, yeah. Plus, violence and language, and a few disturbing themes.

Fourthly, as mentioned above, there will be bashing of Dumbledore and Snape. You have been warned.

Finally, the following is a fan-written work. Harry Potter and Highschool DxD are the property of their respective owners. Please support the official release. Otherwise, Akeno might just zap you for shits and giggles…