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Sorry I took so long getting this chapter up, school has just been a pain, but now it's summer! Anyways I think I'm putting Inuyasha in this chapter. Someone informed me that I was spelling Murle's name wrong so I went back
and fixed it. Here it goes.

" Why did you tell them all that Lord I mean Van?" Murle asked on their way down the hall.

" They're the only friend's I have besides you and all the others back on Gaia, I thought they had the right to know."

" But you didn't have to show them your wings I think that was a bit drastic."

" Murle hush," Van said turning to her, " no more about that conversation."

" Oh right," Murle said sighing, " why did you answer so many questions of theirs you didn't need to," Murle sighed.

" Well at least we don't have to worry about them snooping around trying to find out information about us do we?" Van asked her. Just then they heard voices from the end of the Hall.

" I wonder what Potter is up to," it was Draco Malfoy. Van reached down whispered something in Murle's ear and then walked off with her following him. He went to a suit of armor, and pushed a trick brick. The armor sprang to life and moved to the side as quietly as it could allowing the wall to slide revealing a secret passage way. Van motioned for Murle, who was in a state of shock, to follow him as he headed into the passage. She climbed in and the suit of armor resumed its former position just as Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle came around the corner. " You know what you two," Malfoy said addressing Crabbe and Goyle, " I don't like that new kid Van isn't it, who cares, anyway I think he has something wrong with him. And now he has that little cat girl thing following him everywhere. I swear I heard her call him Lord Van once but I was probably just hearing out of context like part of an insult to how stupid he really is." Murle's whole body tensed up and she prepared to spring at the door when Van caught her, put his hand firmly over her mouth, then moved his head where she could see it and shook it as if to say, don't try that you'll just get us caught. She gave him this but-they're-talking-bad-about-you-and-I-can't-just-sit-around- and-do-nothing-about-it, look. He just shook his head determinedly and motioned for her to follow again. Murle spared one passing look at the door and then reluctantly followed Van down the corridor. When they reached the other side they literally ran into someone else that was new at Hogwarts. He had long silvery- white hair that fell down to the small of his back and large golden eyes. He was wearing a long-sleeve shirt that had stitches around the sleeves and collar, and red pants that hung loose around his legs. He had a red type of overcoat tucked under his arm and wore a white and green necklace, but the one thing about the young man that seemed to catch Van's attention was that his ears where not on the side of his head but on top, they were also dog-ears. The two boys just sat there looking at each other for quite a long time until the new boy stood up, and when he did that, to Van at least, he looked quite imposing. Just at the moment he stood up Murle came out of the passage and bowled him over once again. " This school is just an accident waiting to happen isn't it," the new boy said.

" I'm sorry," Van said pushing Murle, who had fallen on top of him, off, " We don't make a sport out of running into people." Van stood up and offered his hand to the new boy while pulling Murle up with the other. " My name's Van, what's yours?"

" Inuyasha," the new boy said taking Van's hand and allowing him to help him up. " Do you know where the Gryfindor common room is, I was headed there because I'm new," Inuyasha said gesturing toward his trunk which van noticed for the first time, " I was walking with my friends when all of the sudden I was almost off the staircase and it moved," Inuyasha said recalling the events of moments ago, " I probably could have jumped to space but I was to shocked to try. Once I got off the staircase low and behold who should I get run over by but you two."

" Sorry about that," Murle said speaking to him for the first time, " I'm Murle."

" You smell like a cat," Inuyasha said examining her.

" Maybe that's because I am," Murle said losing her temper, " and you smell like a dog."

" Hey," Inuyasha said locking eyes with Murle. They stayed this way until Van snuck up on Murle and caused her to turn around fast.

" Yeah we know where Gryfindor common room is," Van said, " I'm in Gryfindor myself, now let's see if I can get there without getting all turned around," he said looking around. " I'm new this year too."

" Well if we get lost we'll be lost together," Inuyasha said, " and I suppose that's better than bein' lost by yourself." Van noticed for the first time that he had fangs in his mouth and that his fingernails were long and sharp like premature claws.

" Well let's just go," Murle said, " the less I have to be around him the better," with this she jerked her thumb at Inuyasha and started walking. They walked along until they got to the portrait of the fat lady. When they got there they noticed four people, a small weird looking boy, and a small cat.

Within the group of people there were two girls and two boys. One of the boys looked no older than eleven or twelve, and had black hair that was pulled back into a short ponytail on the back of his head. He had brown eyes and was wearing a blue shirt and blue shorts that were tied with a sash.

Next to him was a girl that he strongly resembled; she too had long black hair that fell down about halfway down her shoulder blades, and brown eyes. She wore a pink and white Kimono that was fastened around her waist by a blue scarf. On top of the Kimono was a green apron type thing that was tucked under the blue scarf. She had the appearance of a girl that was about sixteen or fifteen, as did the other girl.

The other girl also had black hair that fell down to about the same place. She had brown eyes and was about the same height. She wore a white shirt, with green trim and a green skirt that Van automatically identified as a school uniform seeing as it was about the same as Hitomi's outfit had been.

The second boy was older than both girls and Inuyasha by the looks of it, but he too had black hair that was pulled back into a small ponytail at the back of his head. He wore what Van identified as purple monk robes. His eyes were Black, and he had some weird type of scarf held on by beads on his left hand. He held a staff that allowed Van to confirm that he was a monk.

The small cat was off-white with large red eyes. She had black stripes on all three of her tails, her ears were black as well as her paw tips. There was a small black tuft of fur on her forehead in the shape of a diamond.

The little boy thing had a big bushy tail like a fox that stuck out of his hindquarters. He wore a little green vest over a white shirt and had on green pants. Also characterized to a fox he had dark red hair and his black eyes.

" Inuyasha there you are," the girl in the school uniform chastised, " we were worried about you not to mention you have the password." This last thing was said as she gestured toward the fat lady's picture.

" Oops I think I dropped it," Inuyasha said.

" Inuyasha how could you?" the small boy asked, " why did Dumbledoor give it to you."

" 'Cause I the oldest," Inuyasha yelled at him.

" So we're going to be stuck out her all night," the other boy said, " this is just great."

" Mimbulus Mimbletonia," Van said, the fat lady acnoedged him causing Inuyasha and his friends to freak out, then moved aside.

" What was that?" Inuyasha looked at Van.

" The password," Van said before walking into the common room. Right outside the common room, Harry, Ron, and Hermione all came running up the stairs and ran straight into Inuyasha knocking him over.

" Damnit that's the third time this hour alone!" Inuyasha yelled causing all his friends to turn around quickly. They saw Inuyasha on the ground and the three other backing away slowly. Inuyasha stood up just to have Ginny come flying up the stairs and take him out again. " I give up," he said from on the floor then he turned to the four that had collided with him, " are there anymore of you coming?"

" No," they all said in unison, as he stood up. Van poked his head out from the common room.

" Inuyasha could you keep it down you're scaring the first years and the seventh years are threatening to hex you if you don't be quite."

" Sorry Van," Inuyasha said," but I just got bowled over twice more." Van looked from Inuyasha to the four friends on the ground.

" Seems you just don't have good luck with my friends," Van said, " from left to right those are my friends Ginny, Ron, Hermione and Harry."

" Oh I didn't introduce you to mine," Inuyasha said, " this is Kohaku," the eleven year old stepped forward, " his sister Sango," the girl in the pink and white Kimono stepped forward, " Kagome, no relation," the girl in the school uniform stepped forward, " Miroku the perverted and useless monk."

" I object to that," Miroku stated hotly.

" How can you?" Sango asked him, " It's the truth."

" Anyways," Inuyasha cut in, " the little fox thing is Shippou, and the cat is Kirara."

" Pleased to meet you," Van gave a little bow then added ," sorry that's a habit."

" Shall we go in?" Kagome asked.

" Yeah," Van said, " which year are you guys in?"

" We all skipped up to fifth except for Kohaku who's a first year," Sango said simply.

" It's really hard to skip right up to fifth year," Van said, " I did it too and if it wasn't for Hermione I would be failing all my subjects, except for potions."

" Well maybe we should all try and be friends?" Kohaku suggested, " that way I might be able to help you guys in a little way by teaching you some of the spells I learn so that you know them."

" Oh don't worry Kohaku," Ginny laughed, " they're learning five years of material in one, and it keeps them really busy."

" Well I still think that we should all try and be friends just because we're all in the same boat, except for you four I guess," Kohaku said looking at all of them in turn.

" That's right," Hermione said, " unlike all of you except Kohaku we had to work through four years to get here."

" Hermione," Van said in a tone that told her she was being obnoxious. She blushed and muttered an apology really quickly.

" I think it's a wonderful idea to try and be friends than I might know someone who gets more confused in class than I do," Ron put in with a snicker.

" Watch it buddy," Inuyasha said making a fist.

" Er. Sorry didn't mean to uh offend you or anything," Ron said taking a step back.

" Well aren't friends supposed to be nice to each other," Van sighed.

" Sorry Van," Sango put in, " that's not the way it works with Inuyasha. He's never quite mastered the art of sympathy."

" That's okay," Van laughed, " The year is young."

" Well they're probably tiered so we should show them to their rooms," Hermione said.

" That would be great," Kagome said, " I could really use a bath."

" I just want to fall asleep," Miroku said leaning on his staff.

" Well we still have homework," Harry said, " we're not like you Hermione we leave everything to the last minute."

" It's okay I'll show them to their rooms," Van said.

" Van you have more homework then both of them," Ginny said trying to push him back down.

" I actually have about as much as they do because I finished half of it," Van said then turning on Inuyasha and the others, " Follow me and bring your trunks." The boys headed up the stairs stopped outside the first year room and said goodnight to Kohaku and Shippou, then continued up the stairs. When they got to the landing with the fifth years bunks Miroku looked as if he were about to fall over in a dead faint.

" Miroku," Van said looking at him, " you just go inside and find an empty bed that doesn't have a trunk at the foot and I'll bring your trunk in."

" Thanks Van," Miroku said, " I'm exhausted.

" I can tell," Van said picking up Miroku's trunk and bringing it into the room. Miroku had found one of the unoccupied beds and was fast asleep on it. Van walked over and set his trunk at the base of it then found the other unoccupied bed for Inuyasha. Right before Van left the room he pulled the curtains closed around Miroku's bed then left. He wandered back down into the common room where he sat down doing his homework with Ron and Harry. Ron was complaining that he had too much of it, because of O.W.L.s or Ordinary Wizarding Levels tests. Van looked at him and sighed, they had one year's material to learn in one year, he had five. It was going to be another one of his all nighters he could tell just looking at the stack of homework.

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Somewhere deep in the forbidden forest whispers could be heard. " That Inuyasha character is with them now," one voice said.

" And us without the Shikhon no Tama fragments," another said.

" Well we'll just have to kill the five of them without Inuyasha getting involved," the first voice replied.

" I love the way you think brother," the second voice returned.

" Just do it already," a snake like voice hissed from the even darker depths of the forest, " or I'll kill you!"

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