Chapter 7
Returning to Platform 9 ¾
'Come on!' Violet yelled to her parents.
It was September first, and a few years had gone by and now for the first time ever, the first Yasha/Potter was on her way to Hogwarts.
Violet was slightly annoyed with her parents, as 5 year old Albus weeped in against his fathers arm.
'But Daddy, I want to go now!' Albus said tearfully.
Violet turned to her brother, 'Are you 11? I didn't think so. You'll have your turn Al.' Violet said scornfully. But truth is told out of all her siblings the youngest was her favourite.
Albus smiled and let go for their father's hand and ran up to his Eldest Sister. 'VI, do you know what house your gonna be in?' He asked dreamily, leaning his head against her elbow.
Violet rolled her eyes at her little brother and smiled. 'Of course I don't Albus. But I'll tell you what.' She turned to her little brother; whose wide green eyes so much like her dad's widened, 'If I had a choice. I'd be in Gryffindor.'
Albus smiled, 'me too.'
James snorted somewhere in the distance, he'd be leaving in two years. But he had the air as if he was leaving today. 'Pft! If I wasn't in Gryffindor I'd leave, It's superior to the other houses. I mean mom and dad where in that house!'
Violet looked ahead as a little knot curled in her stomach. What if she wasn't put in Gryffindor? Would her parents be disappointed?
Violet shook her head. Her parent's weren't like that.
Violet and Albus stopped at the barrier between platform 9 and 10 looking at it with frightened expressions.
There mother, with her pretty face and black eyes like Violet's today smiled at them as she pushed Violet's cart. A tiny snowy owl wooted softly as Violet's owl, Athena, awoken. 'Don't be afraid you two.' Their mother reassured. 'Everything will be alright.'
She passed over the cart to their father and took Violet's other hand.
Albus tightened his grip of Violet's hand and with a deep breath they ran at the brick barrier.
InuYasha:
As we ran through the barrier I felt a little flinch pulling my hand towards the barrier.
When I opened my eyes, I saw a familiar scene.
The scarlet train I had detested so long ago whistled as it prepared to whisk Violet away from me. The smoke that clouded everyone's faces. And Neville in Hogwarts robes….
'Neville?' I cried as he looked up from the clip board he held, Remembering about 11 years ago when I had used this face to sneak back into Hogwarts to teach while pregnant with Violet, he recognized my face.
'Potter!' He squealed, pulling me into a hug. 'How are you?'
I laughed, 'I'm great! What are you doing here?' He looked fantastic, he had filled out some since we were 17 and he was finally taller then me.
' McGonagall hired me two years after graduation for the Herbology Class, I've been teaching ever since.'
'And your married,' I accused eyeing the wedding band.
'He laughed, ' Yeah, Ginny finally gave me a chance.' He looked down at it and smiled. 'Our son will be starting Hogwarts in a few years.'
I frowned, ' I never knew you guys had kids or you and Ginny were even married!'
Neville eyed me apologetically. ' After Ginny tried to convince Harry not to marry you, and her mom flipped on her she doesn't really talk to them anymore.'
I gasped, Harry never told me that!
The train whistled as Harry and James put Violet's trunk and Owl in the compartment and started shushing Violet on the train.
'I'll write you okay?' I asked quickly, Neville nodded so I ran to my shaking daughter who had reached down to tie her shoe.
I knew my daughter well enough that she wanted to talk to me alone, so I bent down on one knee and whispered, ' Are you ready to go?'
Violet looked up at me, panicking. 'What if people find out I'm a hanyou?'
I smiled and tapped the glass replica of the Shikon no' Tama. ' If you never take this off, and you never tell the Tashio or the Malfoy girl who they are, you'll be safe.'
Suddenly Violet threw herself into my arms and I stood up and hugged her to my chest.
'Momma, what am I going to do without you?'
'Oh my VI,' I put her down and tucked a piece of long hair behind her ear. ' I'll never be far. Just over your shoulder.'
The train whistled again as Harry kissed Violet's forehead and lifted her onto the slow moving train.
Violet sat in the compartment with the window in front of me, and as soon as she sat down her face broke into an excited beam.
I raised my hand in farewell, fighting back the tears as my eldest daughter, the one I fought for so long for glided away from me…
Harry wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me to him kissing my temple, 'She'll be okay. She's tough.'
I looked at him and smiled. 'I know.' I wrapped my arms around his waist and then added. 'I have to ask you something.
Harry smiled, leaning down to kiss me. 'Anything.'
I gave him a look to tell him he was in trouble. 'Did Ginny ever try and convince you not to marry me?'
Harry's arms dropped and his mouth popped open is a gawp, his eyes widened. I could tell he never ever wanted to tell me that.
After a moment he composed his face into a thoughtful and much too innocent.
I didn't trust it.
'It was our wedding day and the Weasley's were all in the room helping me get ready. When Ginny suggested I didn't go through with it. I said that I was going through with it and then Ms. Weasley flipped on Ginny. End of Story.'
I smiled at his half explanation, because his face suggested that that wasn't the end of the story.
I grabbed his collar and pulled his face to my level. 'What happened Potter.'
Harry sighed. ' Okay, so Ginny asked me to run away with her, and just because you were pregnant with my baby didn't mean I'd have to waste my life with you and that she could treat me right.'
I let go of his collar and my body froze in shock.
I didn't know why it was hitting me so hard, Harry had married me anyway, but something about Ginny slashing me so hard hurt like a mortal wound.
In the back of my eyes, I saw the picture of Ginny kissing Harry over a decade ago.
Somebody led me through a crowd to a separate room, I didn't really know who, and I was too shocked to see.
'Yashie,' Harry whispered in a sugar sweet voice. ' I don't think I was ever that mad at anyone before. I love you, and I'm sorry I didn't tell you. But when that happened I told her to put that offer somewhere and that I had the most beautiful bide waiting for me. Yasha-Bella you're the only one I have ever loved.'
I nodded hugging him. 'Tell me next time.'
'I will.'
I stretched up and kissed him, panic attack forgotten and we walked to meet up with our three remaining children and return home.
Violet:
Violet sat in her compartment alone and excited. She was finally going to Hogwarts!
In her head she planned all the things she would do like, try out of Quidditch, explore the castle, eat as much as she could at the feast, and how she'd run when she became an official Gryffindor….
There was a sharp rasp on the door.
Out came Teddy Lupin, just being dropped off by his werewolve father that Violet's mother had saved after what was called "The Dawn War". His blue hair shined brightly
'Hey Violet!' Teddy greeted as he jumped up onto the seat. ' How ya doing!'
Violet giggled and beamed at him, 'I'm great! How ya doing?' She aimed a punch at him but he dodged it.
'Hey! Watch the school robes their new!' Hey pretended to wipe dust off of his black wizard robes. ' I'm great now that I know you made it on the train. I thought Harry was going to tie you up in your room!'
Violet laughed, sounded like her dad.
'So,' Violet asked a little while later. ' Why are you feeling blue today?'
Teddy's eyes grew wide and ran his fingers through his casual disarray of hair. His handsome face sparking with surprise. ' Oh! I forgot to change it!'
Violet giggled as Teddy shut his eyes and took on a strained face, and as he did so his peacock blue hair turned to a bubble gum pink.
When Teddy opened his excited eyes to Violet he added, 'Better?'
Violet nodded. 'Much.'
'Well I thought we'd never find you!' Victoria exasperated as her beautiful self strutted through the door pulling along her cousin, and Fred's son. Jake.
Victoria was Fluer's miniature. Long blonde hair and blue eyes, but somehow he she the Weasley touch to her face making her seem less serious.
'Yeah,' Jake smiled his usual goofy smile under his bright red hair. 'We thought you guys had missed the train.'
Violet stuck her tongue at the two, as they took their seat and began a debate about houses, Teddy wanted Gryffindor just like Violet, and so did Jake. But Victoria was set on Ravenclaw.
'Not that I'm saying I wouldn't be happy in Gryffindor. But we're going there to learn and that's what Ravenclaw stands for.'
A little old lady passed the trolley through this debate and Violet treated them all to everything on the trolley, since her mom and dad gave her money for all of them.
Teddy after clearing out his box of chocolate frogs, cleared his voice. 'Can I suggest something?'
Violet rolled her eyes and elbowed him in the ribs, which he neatly dodged.
'Stop that! No, I mean we make a deal that we all stay best friends through out Hogwarts.' Teddy placed his hand in the middle of the Compartment.
Jake laughed and threw his hand on top of Teddy's. 'I wouldn't have it any other way.'
Victoria laid her hand on top of Jake's 'Of course, we all grew up like family.'
Everyone looked at Violet, but she kept silent. She knew that she may have to leave them, from the mission that her mother kept secret. But what was life without friends?
Violet slapped the top of Victoria's hand. 'I'm in.'
Later that night the First years all huddled together looking at the Great Hall. Ghost's flew an picture's talked while staircases changed their direction.
Suddenly a familiar form walked out holding a stool and a hat.
It was Violet's Grandmother. Kagome.
Violet knew to keep silent, just as Kagome did when she saw her granddaughter. But Violet could have sworn that she smiled just a little warmer at Violet then the rest of them.
Teddy suddenly reached for Violet's hand. Being slightly reminded of Albus's weepy hand earlier today, she took it, and squeezed it reassuringly.
Kagome placed the stood on the platform beside McGonagall and placed the Sorting Hat on the stool. A ripped flap opened and it recited:
Eleven years of the mighty battle ruled the day,
As the greatest of fighter's put the darkness at bay,
One of Hufflepuff died long before,
One of Ravenclaw strange to the core,
But I speak of the three that ended it all,
The names of the hero's that answered the call,
Because of the Slytherin man cunning as a stake,
Was in the end defeated at stake,
I speak of the two hero's mark for death,
Harry and InuYasha fighting for their daughter's first breath,
Now that this girl has returned to the school,
The darkness will rise just as cruel,
But we shall not waste, our time is thin,
So let this years Sorting Formally begin.
There was whispers and applause as Violet's heart sank. As if she hadn't had a big target on her forehead already.
Kagome, rising once more pulled out a tiny scroll and read out in a clear voice:
'Abbot, Charlie!'
A little blonde haired boy slowly stepped up to plate, and became the first Hufflepuff of the new year.
Teddy was the first out of the Four to be called.
'Lupin, Teddy!'
Teddy took a deep breath and let go of Violet's hand and walked up to the stool and hoped up.
Kagome, placed the Sorting Hat on his head.
Violet held her breath.
'Gryffindor!'
Violet and Teddy breathed a sigh of relief at the same time as the Gryffindor house cheered and Teddy ran off his hair red and gold.
Violet's eyes drifted towards the Teacher's Table, she knew if her Grandmother was there…
Gold eyes stared back.
InuYasha's Sr's eyes were soft as he smiled at Violet, waving a little. It had been so long since she last saw him he should have been a fuzzy memory.
But she remembered InuYasha Sr with clarity. They had been so close, all the times she was in the Feudal Era her Grandpa had put her on his shoulders and so fast Violet's long hair whipped against the back of her head like a cape.
'Malfoy, Kira!'
Violet's head snapped to the Blonde haired girl with the hat over her eyes. So this was her cousin.. They'd never met since Kayla and InuYasha didn't talk anymore. She defiantly looked like a Yasha…
'Slytherin!'
Violet rolled her eyes to herself, that was a shocker, from her mother's mutters she was just as evil as her father.
'Potter, Violet!'
She gawped at Kagome, as whispers caressed her name. Victoria pushed Violet forward and slowly Violet climbed onto the stool.
'Another Potter eh?'
It took a moment to realize it was the hat. Yes, another Potter. Violet though defiantly.
The Hat chuckled, ' You have Harry's courage, and InuYasha's skill. But bother their tempers.'
Violet rolled her eyes yet again. Does that make me a Slytherin?
'No,' The Hat laughed. 'But it does make you something. It makes you a Gryffindor!'
Violet took a deep breath, Thank you. She thought before Kagome took off the hat.
Violet ran to the Gryffindor table, which exploded with cheers.
Violet ran right into Teddy's arms. Giggling and laughing as they held each other. Only to be joined by Victoria and Jake.
Violet's eyes drifted to her Grandfather's beaming face once more and decided to herself that InuYasha and Kagome would be around her now, as much as it was safe.
