Kagome Riddle
Disclaimer: Inuyasha is owned by Rumiko Takahashi and Harry Potter belongs to J K Rowling while I own nothing (which is amply clear)
Summary: Kagome's past is revealed. She is a descendant of the Riddle house. She hears of her father's mysterious death. Now she's out for revenge. No one knows what she is after and dangerous deals are about and what new adventures is the 6th year of Hogwarts bringing for the Golden trio?
Italics: Japanese
Normal: English
Bold: Youkai tongue (AN: Youkai tongue is NOT barks and yips :p)
Chapter 11: Trio tries something new
A's POV~~~~~
The room was quiet, absolutely quiet. There could have been a million things that could have happened then, but not one thing happened. Hiroki (Shippo) stood facing the door Seiran (Sesshoumaru) had entered a while ago. Behind him stood Harry, Ron and Hermione quiet… waiting. There was no more magic. It had waned even before Seiran entered the room.
Seiran came out alone. They peeped in as inconspicuously as possible. The room was dark and empty. Harry could only make out the shape of candles near the wall, nothing else. He had been in there for a very short while.
"What happened?" Hiroki asked him softly but with a worried undertone.
"It is complete." He responded with a nod. Even though the golden trio didn't trust him, somehow that statement elicited a sigh of relief from them too. She was still alive. "Kit, give this letter to the headmaster. The miko will be back soon". And then, with a quiet crack Seiran disapparated.
Hiroki turned to the others. "We should get going now. Everyone will be leaving soon." He moved to the door they came from and tapped it with his wand. The door opened. The autumn air rushed in.
The others followed Hiroki out and after that the final door disappeared. Hiroki moved forward as if nothing happened. A hand suddenly touched Harry's left shoulder.
"Harry" One look at Hermione and he knew she had a plan.
The Great Hall~~~~~
Gryffindor table~~~~~
Hiroki sat across Harry and Ron and Hermione sat on either side of Harry. Kagome had not come back yet but Hiroki did not really seem worried about that. But her absence did not go unnoticed. Many rumors had been going about, but none that came close to the truth, whatever it was.
After they came back from Hogmeade, all four of them went to the Headmaster's office to deliver the letter that Seiran gave Hiroki. Harry knew the password since he had been getting some lessons from Dumbledore in private. Only Ron and Hermione knew that. Dumbledore accepted the letter and read through briefly before sanctioning Kagome's leave. No questions asked. It made Harry believe that Dumbledore knew something about Kagome they didn't.
But then they found new answers and more questions…
Flashback~~~~~
"Hermione, Hermione. Stop dragging us!" Ron yelled as she pulled Harry and him through the corridors. She let them go but didn't stop. She entered the library with a specific destination in mind. She stopped at a particular book rack and dragged one book out.
"I found this book on the day we saw Professor Kagome's patronus. But it didn't seem right" she said flipping through pages. "But then something Hiroki mentioned in Hogshead made me come back to this."
On finding the required page, she smoothed it out. It had an inscription of a large dog looking at the moon. There was also some text in Japanese.
"What's this all about? What did you find" Ron asked.
"Nothing" Hermione told them. "Well, nothing we don't already know." She continued after a pause. "When I initially searched for a legendary, god equivalent dog, I did not find too many useful links. Then I searched in the Japanese section-"
"We have a Japanese section?" Ron interrupted. "Sorry. Continue."
"This is the closest to solving the puzzle as I got. The article briefly says that this inscription represents the House of the Moon, a powerful clan belonging to the warring states era- it existed till approximately 500 years in the past. The clan had lasted for many centuries. It doesn't really mention them as a wizard family but there are hints of magic, nothing specific. The leader of this family was known as the Inu-no Taisho, meaning General of the Dogs. The family ruled a major part of the Honshu island in Japan. It's the biggest among the four major islands that make up Japan, it's also known as the western island."
"Hermione, how does this help us? We have nothing to do with royal family that existed centuries ago" Harry wondered about the relevance.
"Yes, even I thought it was irrelevant and put aside the idea until I remembered this. 'The last known Inu-no-Taisho was Toga, a powerful person who was believed to be a being with the powers of god' "
"Did he have Zeus's lightning or something?" Ron joked.
Hermione continued without gracing it with an answer. "Toga's successor was Sesshoumaru who ruled the kingdom for several years but for some reason did not take up the title, Inu-no-Taisho. He also had a banished brother named Inuyasha. This is what caught my attention."
"Those are the names Kagome and Hiroki used to call Kagome's brother-in-law and husband" Ron identified.
"Yeah, but it's highly improbable that they have any connection with the House of the Moon. Still, I have a gut feeling there is something we're missing"
"Who said one can't live for 500 years?" Harry suddenly asked "Nickolas Flanel did."
"He is no ordinary person Harry. You can't compare" Hermione reasoned.
"Yeah and he looks his age. Except for the silver-white hair, Seiran and Ryuuki don't look any older than 20s" Ron commented.
"Harry, this may not mean anything. I shouldn't have brought you here. I- it was just stuck in my head. I felt there something here-"
"There is." Harry interrupted her pointing at a picture. "Look at these symbols on the dog. They are similar to the ones I saw on Prof Kagome's patronus. She said it was someone who looked after them, guided them, that the patronus represented a father figure. So, maybe…"
"Are ya serious mate? They can't be so old, can they?"
"I don't know"
The Abandoned Girls Washroom~~~~~
"Wow, this place feels creepier than ever" Ron whispered as they entered the washroom. It was badly maintained. The walls had cracks probably caused due to the earthquake when the chamber of secrets collapsed. The paint was peeling in patches.
"Lumos" Hermione said to light the room.
"So what are we doing here?" Harry asked turning the tap of a particular sink open pensively. He closed it again and turned away.
"I've been brewing another potion here." Hermione said with a queer smile.
Harry and Ron looked at the cauldron as she collected the liquid in a vial. "Veritaserum"
"When did you start brewing it?"
"When Hiroki came to Hogwarts. I knew we would need it sometime. I asked Dobby's help"
Harry and Ron smiled knowing they couldn't do anything without her.
End Flashback~~~~~
So, they were putting the plan in action today. Dobby had already put a drop of the potion in Hiroki's pumpkin juice. All he had to do was drink it and he was taking his own time .
Almost when they thought it might a failure he drank it.
'Finally' thought Ron playing with his empty cup.
"Harry, Ron don't say a word till it's time ok?" Hermione whispered
"What?" Ron and Harry said clearly confused.
"Just do as I say. You'll know when it's time" Hermione said as if she was struggling internally. "Please"
"OK" they responded reluctantly and followed her as she went after Hiroki.
"Hey Hiroki, could you come with us for some time. We want to ask you a few things" Hermione asked. Harry and Ron were shocked, 'Why was she asking him so directly?' and were clearly debating if this was 'the time' but wisely stay put.
"Sure" Hiroki agreed luckily. They moved to an empty corridor.
"I'm sure you already know that I put Veritaserum in your juice" Hermione said.
"What?" Harry and Ron all but shouted.
"Hermione, are you saying he knew that we put the potion in his juice? Why are you telling us now?" Ron said and then put hands on his mouth as if he spoke too much.
"That's because, both of you would give it away. I realized that it was very hard to fool Hiroki and there was 90 percent chance that he would exchange his juice with one of ours."
"You didn't!"
"Oh my God!" Hiroki burst out laughing. "You are good. I didn't think you had a trickster in you. But let me ask you something. Did you take into consideration that I could have exchanged with some else?"
"I did. But I knew you would exchange with of us."
"But how?" Ron wondered.
"Cause he's a trickster. He would try to trick us back since we tried to trick him" Harry realized.
"Of course!" Hiroki agreed cheerfully. "At least since you were able to make me drink the potion, I'll answer your questions willingly"
"OK, first thing, who did you switch the glass with?" Ron started.
"Well it was more like I jumbled the drinks. But if I'm right, in the end my drink went to Harry. Harry's to Hermione, hers to you and yours to mine." He replied.
They gaped at him for a few moments…"Where is Kagome now?" Hermione questioned him.
"I dunno. Fluffy didn't mention. But she's definitely with her husband." Hiroki answered casually.
"What happened in the room at Hogshead?" Ron took the next turn.
"A ceremony, well, the ending of it I guess. It's a family thing. Don't ask. I don't really know the details."
"Then why did you say that one of them would have to die?"
"They didn't in the end Ron. I told that because there was a chance that they could" he answered seriously for once. "We all care for Kags. We wouldn't have let anything happen to them."
"That's not what he asked" Harry …..
"Yeah, guess it's not. But I thought you would want to know that. Still, I guess I should tell. Simply put, Kagome is an exception." Hiroki told fondly. "An exception like no other. But I guess it is because she is an exception that there was even a chance of success. I can't tell you more than that. Anything else?"
The trio wondered how he could even resist the truth potion to omit details. But Hermione knew one question he couldn't get out of easily.
"Yes. What is the name of Seiran's and Inuyasha's father?"
Hiroki was surprised for the first time. Did they know anything about the Inu no Taisho? "Toga" He answered truthfully though. There couldn't be anything wrong with letting them know that. But before he could ask them, he felt a familiar presence in the castle.
Grinning for a moment. He let them know that 'Kagome was back' "Let's go!"
Kagome's office~~~~~
"Kagome!" Hiroki entered the office with a bang making Kagome jump.
"Oh! Ship, you nearly gave me heart attack!" giving him a warm, tight hug.
"I'm so happy! Now I can never lose you! How does it feel? Does it feel any different? What happened?-" he would have continued if the threesome hadn't entered the room.
Kagome also noticed them and called them.
"Professor. Welcome back. How are feeling?"
"Oh I'm fine. It was wonderful meeting Ryuuki after so long. I hadn't seen him for a while. I couldn't believe he was the same person."
"That's wonderful, professor" Hermione said. The boys were a little hesitant to enter the sort of girl talk.
"Sorry sometimes I forget how much talk about him. I guess I miss my talks with Sango-chan."
"Ya, you used to go on and on about him back then. Sometimes even made me jealous of that baka." Hiroki agreed.
"Hiroki-chan!"
"What? It is true!"
As the two squabbled over little things, Harry tried to see if there was anything different with Kagome. He didn't trust Seiran or Hiroki. The ceremony was suspicious. It could all be a lie. What if they were with Voldemort?
Kagome was in muggle clothes. Her top was short sleeved and her arms were clear of any marks. Just as he was taking a breath relieved that something like the dark mark wasn't placed on her, he saw it. A chain. His time in the magical world had proved to him that ordinary looking objects were seldom what they looked like.
He stared at the necklace. It didn't seem to be made of any material he knew of. It was a grand blue dragon coiled into itself and its head hovering over a small pink sphere. The colors seem to move with the light giving it life-like appearance. He could almost swear that the eyes even glowed yellow. The pendant was definitely worth its looks. It was magic. At one point Hermione followed his line of vision and she also realized it.
"Professor, that's very beautiful necklace."
"Why thank you Hermione. It's a late wedding gift from Ryuu. I think he told me it's a family heirloom."
The three were instantly suspicious but hid it rather well.
"Ryuuki-san must come from a very significant family then." Harry said slowly
"Hmm? Yea I guess. I don't really know his family too well, except for his brother and his parents though." She replied nonchalantly. It had some truth she guessed. She never knew Inuyasha's relatives if there were any. The clock was heard in the distance. "It's getting late. All of you better get back to your house. Yes, you too Hiroki" she said as he looked like he was going to protest.
"Alright, alright…" Hiroki gave in. "Oyasumi gosaimasu, Kagome-chan"
All four of them returned to the Gryffindor common room. As they went their separate ways, each had their own thoughts.
Harry's Dream~~~~~
He opened his eyes but it didn't seem different. There was only a pitch black surrounding him. He looked at his hands. He had a faint glow but slowly it looked like it was evaporating into the darkness and he felt weaker as time passed. He crumpled with no strength left in his legs. He lay there shivering with no knowledge of how long he was motionless.
It was the same abyss but now it was still. They was no glow, only darkness. He would soon become a part of it too. He wanted to scream but there was no sound. He wanted to run but there no ground. He was floating aimlessly.
"hahahahaha…hahahahaha"
A voice with no body filled the darkness.
"Come here, gaki! Become a part of me and I'll save you. You will have more power than you can ever imagine. Submit to me and you will have all you desire. Release me!
"What-?" he rasped softly. "What are you saying?" It was hard to speak.
"You bear more burdens that none of your peers can perceive. You face a task harder than they will ever see. They stand behind you and say we will stand with you. But in the end you are ALONE! The mistakes you made. The loss! The fear. They will never understand... You stand alone. But you are weak… you cannot defeat the dark lord. You cannot get back what was taken from you."
A translucent image of his parents and Sirius appeared next to him. His mother's hand stroked his wet cheek. He didn't even realize he was crying.
"It will be alright… We will be here with you forever."
"Mother!" he said softly as the image walked back and disappeared slowly. "Father!"
"Wish for us, Harry" James told him "We will come"
"Sirius!"
"Give me my life back Harry. Only you can do it."
"Wait! No… stop- stop it!"
"Hahahaha…"
Slowly a body appeared. He wished he didn't see it. He was surrounded by a mangled body. He was shocked that it was even alive. He could see that parts of the creature's body was rotting. There were innumerous faces on its body, none of them human. Hollow eyes stared back at him from everywhere. He felt sick under its eyes. Its limbs were just protrusions from a mass of flesh. It was slowly creeping towards him and there was no escape
"Ningen! You will become my way out of this prison. Then, there will be no one who can stop me. Give me your strength. Give me your rei. Give me your soul.. I will give you all that you desire!. Hahahahaha-
-AAARGHHH"
A beam of light ripped through the dark and hit one of the faces. Harry was blinded by the light. He was almost out of energy when a warm feeling engulfed him. A hand rested on his cheek much like his mother's had.
"Do not fall asleep, Harry"
"Harry!"
He opened his eyes for a few moments. There was a lady who was in her late twenties, beautiful and elegant and wearing a traditional battle armor.
"Are you the one who saved me? Who are you? Where am I?"
"I cannot answer all your questions, Harry. You were brought here by my guardian. For what purpose, I cannot say yet. But we will meet again. Maybe then I can answer your questions. Now, it is time you returned to the real world. Your friend is worried about you"
"Wait! Who are you? Please answer me! What was that creature? Why am I here? Are you one that he-"
"Goodbye Harry. We will meet again."
End~~~~~
"Harry! Harry! HARRY! Wake up!"
"Shut up Ron. Let us sleep" Seamus shushed Ron.
"Blimey! He's having a nightmare. I need to wake him up." Ron scolded him.
Harry slowly woke up. "It's alright Ron. I'm ok now" He got out of bed. "Let's go downstairs. I don't think I can sleep now" Ron looked at Harry's clock. It said 3 am.
Groaning, Ron followed him to the common room. Glancing back once, he saw that everyone else was fast asleep again.
In the common room, a fire was burning, albeit dimly. Ron sat opposite of Harry. His hair looked very tousled, eyes blank and staring into the fire.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"No."
"Are you sure?"
He just nodded. He let out a breath and took out the Marauder(sp?) Map.
"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." The map revealed its secrets.
Ron moved to sit next to Harry and look at the map. "What are you searching for?"
"Nothing. I'm not looking for anything in particular." He wasn't.
All the names in the map were stationary. After all no one would be moving around the castle at this hour. They saw Flitch moving though, somewhere in the 3rd floor… Going through different levels of the castle, they came to the Gryffindor tower. There was something odd. Hiroki's name was nowhere. His bed was empty.
"Hiroki's name isn't here. Where is he?"
They quickly scanned the whole map.
"He's not in the castle?" Ron wondered out loud.
Where could he have gone? He went towards Professor Kagome's room again. She was there but there was no sign of Hiroki.
"Harry, did you ever get the feeling that Hiroki is hiding something?" Ron asked.
Harry was a bit annoyed with the question. It was already obvious that he was hiding something. But nodded anyway.
"I mean I know he is hiding a lot of things from us. But I mean he's hiding something…" he repeated with an emphatic finish.
Harry raised one of his eyebrows contemplating if his best friend was in his right mind or not.
"I mean he comes to Hogwarts out of the blue. Complete genius, seems to have unknown abilities. He can even use wandless magic with ease. He was able to resist the truth serum. There was also that huge magic power in that room. It all seems too strange, unnatural, don't you think. It's as if he has already surpassed the academy level but is here for some other reason."
"A spy?"
"Maybe. But it seems to be more than that."
"I guess. A spy should be unnoticeable, not going round revealing his abilities. Hiroki doesn't exactly merge with the crowd"
"Yeah."
"Sometimes, his abilities seem super human…"
"Hmm…" Ron agreed
Both boys were deep in conversation and failed to notice the name 'Shippo Taisho' appear out of nowhere in Kagome's room in the map. It remained there no more than a few seconds before it seemed to disappear and appear in one of the hallways. Shippo moved so fast that it could only be apparating. This repeated until it stopped near a window near the Gryffindor common room. Pausing there for a second, the name was now in the same room as Harry and Ron.
Shippo wondered what they were doing up so late or early, whichever way you see it. He caught the very end of their conversation and realized they were talking about him. Feeling rather satisfied, in a sort of mild narcissistic way, he grinned and then slipped by without them any the wiser.
Chapter end: I don't how to explain this chapter, it just has to be there and yet it has so many breaks, it frustrates me. I checked with my beta but she hasn't been able to get back to me because of some computer problems. I wrote the chapter months ago but wasn't able to publish it since my heart isn't totally agreeing with the chapter (I get obsessive about the feel of the story). But if don't put this up, I might never move on with it so I'm putting it up.
I really am sorry for not updating my stories often. Things like my schedule are just out of my hands usually and I take too much time for me to come up with a decent chapter as it never comes out the way I want it. I know I'm just whining like a kid but I felt the need to tell it.
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PS: unknown fact to you all. I haven't been totally inactive these last few months, I have been writing a new story and have published with a new account, totally disjoint from this one. so if you ever read a Kagome/Kurama story and think it's similar to what I write, it might just be my account :P I'll leave it at that