Chapter 7, Lessons Learned
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Authors Note: YAY I decided to stop being a slacker and write another chapter I want to thank everyone for all the wonderful reviews (though there WERE a few. nasty comments well if you don't like the story SUCK IT UP! *sees the evil glints in peoples eyes and runs away screaming* MOMMY!!!!!!)âE¦
So as a special treat I've made a list of some (please underline some) of the best (in my opinion keep in mind that I live in my own warped world) Inuyasha fanfics on ff.net. (Also, keep in mind when you read that most of all the fics I read are 20,000 words or more. I don't really like short fics) (Also just cause a fic isn't on list it doesn't mean anything cause I can't always remember all the fics I've ever read!)
Until the end of the chapter
-Hinoke-
P.S. The tryouts for archery won't be anywhere near as detailed as the quidditch
Bob- *Sweat drops* your such a slacker
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( ) Authors Ramblings
-Thoughts- (I know you know what I'm gonna say by now SO I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT!!!)
Bob- *Slaps his forehead*
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Disclaimer (I really hate these): *Gets up and looks around the room for men in black suites and doesn't see any, slaps on a big goofy grin* INUYASHA IS MINE ALL MINE BUWAHAHAHAH!!!! *big guys in black suites pop up out of know where and jump Hinoke* EEK!!!!!!! (If you didn't get the point of my weird little skit well I don't own Inuyasha.or do I? *runs screaming as the guys in black pop up again*)
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***Last Chapter***
"So where are we going next?" asked Ron.
"I believe," stated Hermione, "That we now have tryouts for the archery team."
(End of last chapter)
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***Kagome's Point Of View*** (Still)
I smiled as I ran my hand over the bow I had been assigned.
--'I really have missed practicing my archery'-- I realized.
Looking back up, I positioned an arrow on my bow. Slowly pulling back on the bow, I let my body take over.
--'The two years with Inuyasha have certainly paid off, as far as my archery skills go anyways'-- I thought as I let go of the my arrow and watched it thud into the center of the bull's-eye.
I repeated the same motion with another arrow and watched as it spilt my other arrow in half. Putting down my bow, I turned around to be met with stunned silence.
"I assume that you've handled a bow before?" asked a very stunned Mr. Johnson, also known as the new archery teacher. I smiled "a few times".
"Well" he said shaking his head "Welcome to the Hogwarts archery team."
I laughed "thank you"
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"You whoop everyone at quidditch, including Harry who's or who WAS the best player in a century, and then you show yourself as a master of archery, WHAT NEXT!" Asked a very disgruntled Ron at lunch.
(*Sobs* my eyes BURN! BURN LIKE THE SUN!!!!!)
I blushed, "I honestly have no idea".
Hermione rolled her eyes. "Don't let Ron get to you" she said, "He's just jealous"
"I AM NOT!" shouted Ron.
"ARE TO!!!" Hermione shouted back.
"Just ignore them, it's what I always do" Harry leaned in and whispered in my ear.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHISPERING SWEET THINGS TO KAGOME WHEN SHE'S MINE?" Demanded Draco.
Sweat dropping I decided to ignore everyone and see what classes we had next.
"So who knows where potions class is?" I asked.
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After parting ways with Hermione, who had a different class, Harry, Ron, Draco, and Me made our way into the dungeons for potions class.
"You'll like this class" Draco was telling me as we walked into the room. Seeing the glare directed at Harry from the teacher I wasn't so sure.
"Well Potter it appears that you've added another student into your disgusting little group of friends" Said the teacher.
Sneering he turned to look at me. When he actually looked at me the sneering look on his face disappeared to be replaced by shock.
"Maru, Maru Higurashi?" he whispered.
(well I really have no idea what Kagome's moms name is so I made one up !IMPORTANT! please also keep in mind that in my story Kagome's mom never got married plus I forgot to mention this earlier but Souta is adopted)
I blinked "No my name is Kagome Higurashi, Maru is my mother".
He seemed to come out of his shock. He then smiled a very soft smile "you look just like your mother," he said.
I smiled back "thank you". He nodded, "Now if you will please find a seat we will begin class."
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After everyone had filed into the class and taken a seat the professor started class.
"For those that don't know we have a new student in our class" He began. "Her name is Kagome Higurashi and I hope that you will give her a warm welcome to our school" he gave everyone in the room a stern look as he said that.
He then turned to look at me "my name is Professor Severus Snape and I am, as you have probably guessed, the potions teacher."
"Now to start off class I would like everyone to work on their own and create the most complicated potion they can come up with."
"The rules are that your potion must be done by the end of class, you cannot have any help in making your potion, and you most use only the standard ingredients that are required for this class."
"You may now begin."
Racking my brain for just the right potion, I was suddenly glad that I had taken all those herb classes with Kaede.
I suddenly thought of just the right potion, it was a potion that if taken by the right person would shoot out an energy wave that would purify anything the wave touched.
Concentrating I chopped my herbs with an expert hand.
After half an hour of slowly combining my ingredients with bits of my miko powers I was finally done.
Looking around I realized that everyone else in the room was still struggling and that none of them had finished yet.
"If you are done Miss Higurashi then you may pass your time in the hall way" said Professor Snape.
Nodding I stood up and went to go sit in the hallway.
After sitting by myself for half and hour someone else finally finished and came out to join me.
"I cant believe how fast you finished making your potion, it took me twice as long to make mine and I've always been the head of this class" I looked up as I listened to a very surprised Draco.
"Well I guess that I've also just always had a way with mixing herbs, it's almost as if I was kinda born with the knowledge, I just hope that the knowledge of potions that I know is enough to keep up with this class I said
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After ANOTHER half and hour, Snape called me, Draco, and everyone else that had finished back into the room and declared to everyone else that their time was up.
"Now for everyone that finished their potions I ask that you go back to your cauldrons, once there I will have each of you, one at a time, try your potion."
"Please don't worry about your potion being made wrong for I can and will reverse anything that goes amiss."
I watched as Snape started by walking up to Harry and asking him to take some of his potion. I watched as Harry lifted up a spoon full it, as soon as he put the potion to his lips he started to glow a bright white, it lasted for a few minutes before dimming.
Snape nodded "a very simple potion but it was done well enough that your illumination lasted a bit longer then it usually would have."
Moving on it seemed that most everyone's potions were of the fairly basic kind. Everyone's that is accept Draco's.
When Draco took, his he started to float up into the air.
"Excellent work" said Snape "your hovering potion is a far cry from these other potions." Turning away from Draco, he stepped up to the last person, who just happened to be me.
Once again Snape's eyes seemed to soften when he looked at me "Kagome" he said "I know that your new to most all of this, so I want you to understand that your under no pressure to pull off an advance potion."
"That's ok" I said, "I use to study herbs and brewing solutions." I then reached down with my spoon and took a sip of my potion.
I felt the power from the potion moving through my body, building up to the point that there was nowhere for it to go but out. As soon as it reached the point that the wave of purifying light left my body and washed through the room of stunned students.
After the light had faded, I looked around to see what effects it had, had. I wasn't too surprised to see that the whole room seemed to have lightened up, the dark shadows that seemed to have covered the dungeon where now gone. Snape looked fairly stunned.
"As far as my knowledge goes I thought I was the only person that knew that potion. It's extremely advance to the point of most wizards and witch's no longer being aware of it for the reason that there was know one to teach it, though it did use to be a favorite of mine in my youth" Snape finally said.
He then seemed to get a distant thinking look in his eye. Pulling himself out of it, he announced "Full marks and 20 points to Gryffindor. Class is now dismissed."
As I walked past his desk, Snape said my name. "Yes?" I said, "Well Kagome, I was wondering if you would be willing to have a talk with me about your past in your free time tonight after dinner."
"Sure" I said surprised. He smiled "I'll see you then."
(Ok for the people that I KNOW is thinking this, SNAPE DOESN'T NOT HAVE A SICK CRUSH OR FIXACTION ON KAGOME!!!! YOUR MINDS ARE STILL IN THE GUTTER!!!! GET THEM OUT! GET THEM OUT! GET THEM OUT!!!!!!!!)
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"So what did Snape want to ask you about?" asked Harry.
"He asked me to meet him after dinner to discuss my past" I replied.
"Don't tell me you agreed!" he shouted.
"Well why shouldn't I have, It's not like he's going to murder me and through my body into the forbidden forest."
"I wouldn't be so sure about that," said Ron.
"Oh for crying out loud, just because Snape doesn't really like Harry doesn't mean that he hates Kagome, in fact I happen to like Professor Snape!" Draco angrily kicked in.
Once again, I decided to ignore them and pulled out my class schedule.
"Hey does anyone else have Herbology next?" I asked.
Everyone looked at me then dug around for their schedules. "Nope" said Harry and Ron and the same time, "I do" said Draco with a slightly crazed look in his eye.
I edged away a little "that's great" Harry seemed to see the crazed look in Draco's eye because he suddenly shouted, "If you try ANYTHING on Kagome you WILL regret it!"
*Sweat drop* Shaking my head I walked away.
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"Welcome to another year of Herbology" Said the herbology teacher professor Sprout.
After only a few minutes of class, I came to realize something. I had no clue about what ANY of these plants were.
Apparently, Professor Sprout noticed this too. "Mister Draco would you please help Miss Kagome to figure out what these plants are?" she asked.
Walking back to dinner I lost myself in thought. --'That was SO embarrassing; I can't believe I knew so little about those herbs. But I WONT let this stop me. I came here with a purpose. Maybe this can be just another way to prove myself'--
With those thoughts, I pulled my herbology book out of my bag and started reading.
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I spent all of dinner reading; surprisingly I wasn't the only one doing this. After sitting down I saw that Hermione also had her head stuck in a book.
Just as dinner ended, I slammed my book close, "THIS IS FRUSTRAITING!!!" I said. Everyone just looked at me.
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"Do you want one of us to come with you?" asked Harry.
We were standing at the entrance to the dungeons. "No when Snape said he wanted to talk about my past I'm pretty sure he meant alone" "Besides I'll be fine, unlike you I don't have any sorta fear of Snape, I think that he's a nice man" with that, I strolled into the dungeons.
Snape looked up as I walked into the classroom. "Kagome" he said, "I glad that you came, please have a seat."
"Now I'm sure you're wondering what I have asked you here to talk about," he said as I sat down. "But the fact is it's more in the area of what I have to tell you. To better help you understand I think that I should tell you a little about MY past."
"My story starts about 25 years ago at Hogwarts. Maru Higurashi, James Potter, and I were a group of best friends. We did everything together and were always top in are classes."
"As we got into are last years at Hogwarts me and Maru started to become even closer. After graduating from Hogwarts, Maru and I made plans to be married."
"But there was a problem, As Maru and I got closer James became more and more jealous, and when me and Maru announced that we were to be married he went into a rage."
"He plotted against the two of us and on the day of our wedding had Maru kidnapped. At first, everyone including myself fell for the story that James told us. He told us that he had witnessed wizards dressed in black attacked Maru and killed her then taking her body away, he also said that he had tried to stop them but that the wizards had put a spell on him that made it impossible for him to move."
"I was crushed; I became obsessed with finding out who had killed Maru. I finally found my answers when I managed to develop a potion that when put to any certain spot would reveal it's past almost as if it had memories that could be unlocked."
"I tried this potion in the spot where James had seen Maru taken and killed. But when poured on the spot it showed James carrying a wrapped and bound Maru, he was telling her in the memory that he had already killed me and that he was now sending her off to were he would never hear from her again."
"When I found out that James had been the one to betray me I became enraged. To be betrayed by our best friend on the day of our wedding."
"I would have seeked retribution but James and his wife Lilly had recently been attacked and killed by the powerful and dark wizard Lord Voldemort."
"Is that why you dislike Harry so much?" I asked.
"Yes that's pretty much the reason. For Harry is just like the James that I use to know, he even looks just like his father."
"But to get on with my story, it was when I saw you in class today and heard your last name that I knew Maru HAD lived and was in fact still alive. Also upon hearing your last name I realized that it was the same as your mothers when she had gone to school, meaning that she hadn't married, and seeing your age and the color of your eyes I think you should know that...I believe that you are my daughter." (BUM BUM BUM!!!)
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Wow, I am SOOOOO mean I really should have kept on writing GOMEN!!!!!. So how do you like this little plot twist? I think it is pretty darn cool. I didn't even think of it till I was half way done with this chapter. Anyways Jesse will be in the next chapter. I'm about to do a big fast forward. (Most likely ALSO in the next chapter) I also happen to have the next chapter out fairly soon since I left it on such a cliffy (well and least I didn't leave it at I believe though I did consider it Buwahahahaha). Now a few answers to a few questions. Yes Voldemort and Naraku are the same person (I do believe that it is mentioned in chapter 3. Yes, Kikyo will die Buwhahahahaha. And this is a Jesse/Kagome fic with some other matches added in here and there. now after my list of club members you will find a list of five really awesome Inuyasha fanfics.
Now (Drum roll please) I would like to list my Kikyo Haters Club!!!!! YAY!!!!
Hinoke- President
Lady of the Squirrels- Number Two (this a bit of a change in name)
Cleanfreak89- Personality judge
Kawakiikitsune- Arms Captain
Crystal-Chan- Kikyo Ass Kicker!!! (Everyone should also read her story the black kitsune it's pretty darn funny)
Inu's girl kagome- Pure hater of Kikyo
Calliecat - Official Kikyo destroyer
SyaoSakura - Scheduler for Kikyo killing spree's
YAY!!!! Want to join? WE ALWAYS HAVE ROOM ^. ^...and as always thanks E.L.E.G.A.N.T. for agreeing to put up with me and be my beta writer!!!
Ok as I promised at the top here are 5 fanfics that in my mind should become Inuyasha classics I would like to list more then 5 but I'm to lazy so keep in mind that just because a certain fanfic isn't on the list doesn't mean I just love it to death! *watches everyone edge away* COME BACK!!!!! if you guys like this one then I might post another list in a few chapters
These aren't in any order sort of order also, I don't know if I remembered all my favorites. EEK!!!
-A Kitsune's Tears-
This is a Shippo/ Kagome fic (yes, Shippo is older) it's almost complete and it's a really good story!!! (Also, since I know so many of you are against this Inuyasha, Inuyasha isn't an ass in the story)
-Transcending a Dynasty-
It's an AU (Alternate Universe) Fic, it's also Inu/Kag, The story's about this girl (Kagome) who from 3,000 years in the past (the whole story is WAY in the future). This is one of my all time favorite story, I highly suggest that you all go read it (if you haven't already)
-The Tale of a Demon Miko-
This is a very popular fic that most people have read but if you haven't you really should. It's Sess/ Kag. I would tell you more but it would ruin all the really cool twists and turns in the story
-You!-
Inuyasha, Kouga, and Miroku are all members of a very popular band. Their manager (Sess) as a favor to an old friend makes them spend a week with three girls can you guess who they are? Kag/Inu one very good story that once again I think everyone should go and read
-A Demon Should Act Like a Demon-
Inuyasha gets horribly wounded in the last fight with Naraku, deciding to make everything right before he goes he wishes on the shikon jewel for Kagome to become a demon, also a last request to his older brother he makes him promise to help Kagome, he then goes to hell with Kikyo. From there things turn out funky Kikyo gets ditched and of course, it becomes a Sess/Kag fic
Thanks for reading everyone!!! Please review!!! I won't post another chapter until I have at least 90 reviews!!!!
-Hinoke-
P.S. While I didn't get to put it in this chapter, I PROMISE that Inuyasha will make an appearance in the next chapter.
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Authors Note: YAY I decided to stop being a slacker and write another chapter I want to thank everyone for all the wonderful reviews (though there WERE a few. nasty comments well if you don't like the story SUCK IT UP! *sees the evil glints in peoples eyes and runs away screaming* MOMMY!!!!!!)âE¦
So as a special treat I've made a list of some (please underline some) of the best (in my opinion keep in mind that I live in my own warped world) Inuyasha fanfics on ff.net. (Also, keep in mind when you read that most of all the fics I read are 20,000 words or more. I don't really like short fics) (Also just cause a fic isn't on list it doesn't mean anything cause I can't always remember all the fics I've ever read!)
Until the end of the chapter
-Hinoke-
P.S. The tryouts for archery won't be anywhere near as detailed as the quidditch
Bob- *Sweat drops* your such a slacker
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( ) Authors Ramblings
-Thoughts- (I know you know what I'm gonna say by now SO I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT!!!)
Bob- *Slaps his forehead*
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Disclaimer (I really hate these): *Gets up and looks around the room for men in black suites and doesn't see any, slaps on a big goofy grin* INUYASHA IS MINE ALL MINE BUWAHAHAHAH!!!! *big guys in black suites pop up out of know where and jump Hinoke* EEK!!!!!!! (If you didn't get the point of my weird little skit well I don't own Inuyasha.or do I? *runs screaming as the guys in black pop up again*)
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***Last Chapter***
"So where are we going next?" asked Ron.
"I believe," stated Hermione, "That we now have tryouts for the archery team."
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***Kagome's Point Of View*** (Still)
I smiled as I ran my hand over the bow I had been assigned.
--'I really have missed practicing my archery'-- I realized.
Looking back up, I positioned an arrow on my bow. Slowly pulling back on the bow, I let my body take over.
--'The two years with Inuyasha have certainly paid off, as far as my archery skills go anyways'-- I thought as I let go of the my arrow and watched it thud into the center of the bull's-eye.
I repeated the same motion with another arrow and watched as it spilt my other arrow in half. Putting down my bow, I turned around to be met with stunned silence.
"I assume that you've handled a bow before?" asked a very stunned Mr. Johnson, also known as the new archery teacher. I smiled "a few times".
"Well" he said shaking his head "Welcome to the Hogwarts archery team."
I laughed "thank you"
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"You whoop everyone at quidditch, including Harry who's or who WAS the best player in a century, and then you show yourself as a master of archery, WHAT NEXT!" Asked a very disgruntled Ron at lunch.
(*Sobs* my eyes BURN! BURN LIKE THE SUN!!!!!)
I blushed, "I honestly have no idea".
Hermione rolled her eyes. "Don't let Ron get to you" she said, "He's just jealous"
"I AM NOT!" shouted Ron.
"ARE TO!!!" Hermione shouted back.
"Just ignore them, it's what I always do" Harry leaned in and whispered in my ear.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHISPERING SWEET THINGS TO KAGOME WHEN SHE'S MINE?" Demanded Draco.
Sweat dropping I decided to ignore everyone and see what classes we had next.
"So who knows where potions class is?" I asked.
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After parting ways with Hermione, who had a different class, Harry, Ron, Draco, and Me made our way into the dungeons for potions class.
"You'll like this class" Draco was telling me as we walked into the room. Seeing the glare directed at Harry from the teacher I wasn't so sure.
"Well Potter it appears that you've added another student into your disgusting little group of friends" Said the teacher.
Sneering he turned to look at me. When he actually looked at me the sneering look on his face disappeared to be replaced by shock.
"Maru, Maru Higurashi?" he whispered.
(well I really have no idea what Kagome's moms name is so I made one up !IMPORTANT! please also keep in mind that in my story Kagome's mom never got married plus I forgot to mention this earlier but Souta is adopted)
I blinked "No my name is Kagome Higurashi, Maru is my mother".
He seemed to come out of his shock. He then smiled a very soft smile "you look just like your mother," he said.
I smiled back "thank you". He nodded, "Now if you will please find a seat we will begin class."
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After everyone had filed into the class and taken a seat the professor started class.
"For those that don't know we have a new student in our class" He began. "Her name is Kagome Higurashi and I hope that you will give her a warm welcome to our school" he gave everyone in the room a stern look as he said that.
He then turned to look at me "my name is Professor Severus Snape and I am, as you have probably guessed, the potions teacher."
"Now to start off class I would like everyone to work on their own and create the most complicated potion they can come up with."
"The rules are that your potion must be done by the end of class, you cannot have any help in making your potion, and you most use only the standard ingredients that are required for this class."
"You may now begin."
Racking my brain for just the right potion, I was suddenly glad that I had taken all those herb classes with Kaede.
I suddenly thought of just the right potion, it was a potion that if taken by the right person would shoot out an energy wave that would purify anything the wave touched.
Concentrating I chopped my herbs with an expert hand.
After half an hour of slowly combining my ingredients with bits of my miko powers I was finally done.
Looking around I realized that everyone else in the room was still struggling and that none of them had finished yet.
"If you are done Miss Higurashi then you may pass your time in the hall way" said Professor Snape.
Nodding I stood up and went to go sit in the hallway.
After sitting by myself for half and hour someone else finally finished and came out to join me.
"I cant believe how fast you finished making your potion, it took me twice as long to make mine and I've always been the head of this class" I looked up as I listened to a very surprised Draco.
"Well I guess that I've also just always had a way with mixing herbs, it's almost as if I was kinda born with the knowledge, I just hope that the knowledge of potions that I know is enough to keep up with this class I said
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After ANOTHER half and hour, Snape called me, Draco, and everyone else that had finished back into the room and declared to everyone else that their time was up.
"Now for everyone that finished their potions I ask that you go back to your cauldrons, once there I will have each of you, one at a time, try your potion."
"Please don't worry about your potion being made wrong for I can and will reverse anything that goes amiss."
I watched as Snape started by walking up to Harry and asking him to take some of his potion. I watched as Harry lifted up a spoon full it, as soon as he put the potion to his lips he started to glow a bright white, it lasted for a few minutes before dimming.
Snape nodded "a very simple potion but it was done well enough that your illumination lasted a bit longer then it usually would have."
Moving on it seemed that most everyone's potions were of the fairly basic kind. Everyone's that is accept Draco's.
When Draco took, his he started to float up into the air.
"Excellent work" said Snape "your hovering potion is a far cry from these other potions." Turning away from Draco, he stepped up to the last person, who just happened to be me.
Once again Snape's eyes seemed to soften when he looked at me "Kagome" he said "I know that your new to most all of this, so I want you to understand that your under no pressure to pull off an advance potion."
"That's ok" I said, "I use to study herbs and brewing solutions." I then reached down with my spoon and took a sip of my potion.
I felt the power from the potion moving through my body, building up to the point that there was nowhere for it to go but out. As soon as it reached the point that the wave of purifying light left my body and washed through the room of stunned students.
After the light had faded, I looked around to see what effects it had, had. I wasn't too surprised to see that the whole room seemed to have lightened up, the dark shadows that seemed to have covered the dungeon where now gone. Snape looked fairly stunned.
"As far as my knowledge goes I thought I was the only person that knew that potion. It's extremely advance to the point of most wizards and witch's no longer being aware of it for the reason that there was know one to teach it, though it did use to be a favorite of mine in my youth" Snape finally said.
He then seemed to get a distant thinking look in his eye. Pulling himself out of it, he announced "Full marks and 20 points to Gryffindor. Class is now dismissed."
As I walked past his desk, Snape said my name. "Yes?" I said, "Well Kagome, I was wondering if you would be willing to have a talk with me about your past in your free time tonight after dinner."
"Sure" I said surprised. He smiled "I'll see you then."
(Ok for the people that I KNOW is thinking this, SNAPE DOESN'T NOT HAVE A SICK CRUSH OR FIXACTION ON KAGOME!!!! YOUR MINDS ARE STILL IN THE GUTTER!!!! GET THEM OUT! GET THEM OUT! GET THEM OUT!!!!!!!!)
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"So what did Snape want to ask you about?" asked Harry.
"He asked me to meet him after dinner to discuss my past" I replied.
"Don't tell me you agreed!" he shouted.
"Well why shouldn't I have, It's not like he's going to murder me and through my body into the forbidden forest."
"I wouldn't be so sure about that," said Ron.
"Oh for crying out loud, just because Snape doesn't really like Harry doesn't mean that he hates Kagome, in fact I happen to like Professor Snape!" Draco angrily kicked in.
Once again, I decided to ignore them and pulled out my class schedule.
"Hey does anyone else have Herbology next?" I asked.
Everyone looked at me then dug around for their schedules. "Nope" said Harry and Ron and the same time, "I do" said Draco with a slightly crazed look in his eye.
I edged away a little "that's great" Harry seemed to see the crazed look in Draco's eye because he suddenly shouted, "If you try ANYTHING on Kagome you WILL regret it!"
*Sweat drop* Shaking my head I walked away.
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"Welcome to another year of Herbology" Said the herbology teacher professor Sprout.
After only a few minutes of class, I came to realize something. I had no clue about what ANY of these plants were.
Apparently, Professor Sprout noticed this too. "Mister Draco would you please help Miss Kagome to figure out what these plants are?" she asked.
Walking back to dinner I lost myself in thought. --'That was SO embarrassing; I can't believe I knew so little about those herbs. But I WONT let this stop me. I came here with a purpose. Maybe this can be just another way to prove myself'--
With those thoughts, I pulled my herbology book out of my bag and started reading.
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I spent all of dinner reading; surprisingly I wasn't the only one doing this. After sitting down I saw that Hermione also had her head stuck in a book.
Just as dinner ended, I slammed my book close, "THIS IS FRUSTRAITING!!!" I said. Everyone just looked at me.
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"Do you want one of us to come with you?" asked Harry.
We were standing at the entrance to the dungeons. "No when Snape said he wanted to talk about my past I'm pretty sure he meant alone" "Besides I'll be fine, unlike you I don't have any sorta fear of Snape, I think that he's a nice man" with that, I strolled into the dungeons.
Snape looked up as I walked into the classroom. "Kagome" he said, "I glad that you came, please have a seat."
"Now I'm sure you're wondering what I have asked you here to talk about," he said as I sat down. "But the fact is it's more in the area of what I have to tell you. To better help you understand I think that I should tell you a little about MY past."
"My story starts about 25 years ago at Hogwarts. Maru Higurashi, James Potter, and I were a group of best friends. We did everything together and were always top in are classes."
"As we got into are last years at Hogwarts me and Maru started to become even closer. After graduating from Hogwarts, Maru and I made plans to be married."
"But there was a problem, As Maru and I got closer James became more and more jealous, and when me and Maru announced that we were to be married he went into a rage."
"He plotted against the two of us and on the day of our wedding had Maru kidnapped. At first, everyone including myself fell for the story that James told us. He told us that he had witnessed wizards dressed in black attacked Maru and killed her then taking her body away, he also said that he had tried to stop them but that the wizards had put a spell on him that made it impossible for him to move."
"I was crushed; I became obsessed with finding out who had killed Maru. I finally found my answers when I managed to develop a potion that when put to any certain spot would reveal it's past almost as if it had memories that could be unlocked."
"I tried this potion in the spot where James had seen Maru taken and killed. But when poured on the spot it showed James carrying a wrapped and bound Maru, he was telling her in the memory that he had already killed me and that he was now sending her off to were he would never hear from her again."
"When I found out that James had been the one to betray me I became enraged. To be betrayed by our best friend on the day of our wedding."
"I would have seeked retribution but James and his wife Lilly had recently been attacked and killed by the powerful and dark wizard Lord Voldemort."
"Is that why you dislike Harry so much?" I asked.
"Yes that's pretty much the reason. For Harry is just like the James that I use to know, he even looks just like his father."
"But to get on with my story, it was when I saw you in class today and heard your last name that I knew Maru HAD lived and was in fact still alive. Also upon hearing your last name I realized that it was the same as your mothers when she had gone to school, meaning that she hadn't married, and seeing your age and the color of your eyes I think you should know that...I believe that you are my daughter." (BUM BUM BUM!!!)
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Wow, I am SOOOOO mean I really should have kept on writing GOMEN!!!!!. So how do you like this little plot twist? I think it is pretty darn cool. I didn't even think of it till I was half way done with this chapter. Anyways Jesse will be in the next chapter. I'm about to do a big fast forward. (Most likely ALSO in the next chapter) I also happen to have the next chapter out fairly soon since I left it on such a cliffy (well and least I didn't leave it at I believe though I did consider it Buwahahahaha). Now a few answers to a few questions. Yes Voldemort and Naraku are the same person (I do believe that it is mentioned in chapter 3. Yes, Kikyo will die Buwhahahahaha. And this is a Jesse/Kagome fic with some other matches added in here and there. now after my list of club members you will find a list of five really awesome Inuyasha fanfics.
Now (Drum roll please) I would like to list my Kikyo Haters Club!!!!! YAY!!!!
Hinoke- President
Lady of the Squirrels- Number Two (this a bit of a change in name)
Cleanfreak89- Personality judge
Kawakiikitsune- Arms Captain
Crystal-Chan- Kikyo Ass Kicker!!! (Everyone should also read her story the black kitsune it's pretty darn funny)
Inu's girl kagome- Pure hater of Kikyo
Calliecat - Official Kikyo destroyer
SyaoSakura - Scheduler for Kikyo killing spree's
YAY!!!! Want to join? WE ALWAYS HAVE ROOM ^. ^...and as always thanks E.L.E.G.A.N.T. for agreeing to put up with me and be my beta writer!!!
Ok as I promised at the top here are 5 fanfics that in my mind should become Inuyasha classics I would like to list more then 5 but I'm to lazy so keep in mind that just because a certain fanfic isn't on the list doesn't mean I just love it to death! *watches everyone edge away* COME BACK!!!!! if you guys like this one then I might post another list in a few chapters
These aren't in any order sort of order also, I don't know if I remembered all my favorites. EEK!!!
-A Kitsune's Tears-
This is a Shippo/ Kagome fic (yes, Shippo is older) it's almost complete and it's a really good story!!! (Also, since I know so many of you are against this Inuyasha, Inuyasha isn't an ass in the story)
-Transcending a Dynasty-
It's an AU (Alternate Universe) Fic, it's also Inu/Kag, The story's about this girl (Kagome) who from 3,000 years in the past (the whole story is WAY in the future). This is one of my all time favorite story, I highly suggest that you all go read it (if you haven't already)
-The Tale of a Demon Miko-
This is a very popular fic that most people have read but if you haven't you really should. It's Sess/ Kag. I would tell you more but it would ruin all the really cool twists and turns in the story
-You!-
Inuyasha, Kouga, and Miroku are all members of a very popular band. Their manager (Sess) as a favor to an old friend makes them spend a week with three girls can you guess who they are? Kag/Inu one very good story that once again I think everyone should go and read
-A Demon Should Act Like a Demon-
Inuyasha gets horribly wounded in the last fight with Naraku, deciding to make everything right before he goes he wishes on the shikon jewel for Kagome to become a demon, also a last request to his older brother he makes him promise to help Kagome, he then goes to hell with Kikyo. From there things turn out funky Kikyo gets ditched and of course, it becomes a Sess/Kag fic
Thanks for reading everyone!!! Please review!!! I won't post another chapter until I have at least 90 reviews!!!!
-Hinoke-
P.S. While I didn't get to put it in this chapter, I PROMISE that Inuyasha will make an appearance in the next chapter.