The Dog Slipped In

By Artemis The Artist

A.K.A. Sombra The Resurrection

Chapter one

It hurt. His stomach was torturing him, begging him for food, but he didn't have any. And he needed to keep going. The sooner he got to Hogwarts, the better. There was food there. Scrapes, and if he was lucky, he could sneak in the kitchen and find some fresh stuff.

Pain. Stop thinking about it. Just keep moving. Right, left, right, left- paws moving. Always moving, never stopping. Right, left, right, left...

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She sat up, opening her eyes slowly, rubbing away the sleep that still clung there before looking up into the face of her mother, gently shaking her awake.

"Time to get up Rin," Anastasia said, before turning back to finish backing away the clothes into the trunk. They'd only stayed at the hotel 2 days, and they were already leaving again. Rin glanced at the clock on the wall, seeing it was 8 o'clock, and rolled her eyes before collapsing back into the pillow. She started to revert back into sleep-mode when she was shocked awake again by a pillow crashing down on her face.

"MOM!" she yelled, grabbing the pillow and chucking it at the laughing women, and the two of them preceding quickly into a pillow fight. "Cut it out," she laughed, and tried to grab hold of her mother's weapon.

"Then get your slow ass out of bed!" Anastasia yelled, looking at Rin in anger. The two glared at each other for about a minute before breaking into giggles, and Rin finally putting her feet to the ground, slipping off the bed.

"You're such a loser. What kind of mom swears at her kid? And are you going to talk like that in front of students?" Rin asked, grabbing at her bag and rummaging for clothes to wear.

"Well, you're my daughter, and since I'm the only true, day-to-day role model you've had these past years, I'd say you're real close to turning into a huge bitch like me. And since you're a bitch, I can swear at you all I want! Bitches are sworn at Hun, sorry to disappoint you, but this also means you can swear at me all day, too!" she looked up for a sec, thinking to herself, "As for swearing at students, I would like to keep this job as long as possible, seeing as it pays good money, so I think I'll lie low there." She turned back to her bag.

Rin sighed and after a moment's hesitation, called her mother's attention again. "Mom?"

"Yeah?"

"Are you sure this is OK? I mean, me going and all. I want to, don't get me wrong, I even wish I could participate in class and stuff, but..." she trailed off, looking down, "Do you think it will be safe for me there, or should I just stay with grandma and grandpa during the school year?"

Anastasia turned to her, looking the 12 year old Japanese girl in the eye, "You will be fine. Not only are there lots of staff and faculty to keep you safe, not only are all the bullies just kids, but you and I both know you could kick their asses any day of the week. And if you can't, I can. So don't worry about it. Besides, you will participate in my class; You're a living example. And Professor Dumbledore said you are allowed to sit in on any class, any day at any time, of your choosing, if you get bored. After my classes are done, that's when we'll focus on your studies, and everything will work out, OK?"

"OK," Rin said, smiling as she sighed, looking back down at her pants again.

"Good, so stop worrying bitch and help me pack!" her mother shouted at her, throwing the pillow in Rin's face again. Rin wasted no time in retaliating.

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Little Whinging. He was right. Harry was there, living with his aunt and uncle. But the boy was out late at night, at a street called, "Magnolia Crescent". He expected the boy to be at home this time, getting done with dinner. But he wasn't. The kid was out in the pitch dark, pulling a large trunk behind him. Probably sneaking out like he and James always did.

James. Lily. James and Lily. Dead. Just Gone. Ghost. Disappeared. Ended.

He knew he couldn't change that. He had come to terms with that long ago. Sitting in a dirty cell reinforced that.

Peter. He caused this. That's why he's here. Protect him. Protect harry, who was in front of him. He took a step forward...