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Black Lace - Chapter 2: Kagome's First Class
Hermione walked the halls of Hogwarts with a gigantic book under one of her arms. She stocked around each student, looking for Professor Higurashi. She couldn't find her, so she went back to the common room. When she entered the common, she found Harry working with Ron on Summer homework. Hermione shook her and rolled her eyes, steping forward towards Harry. "Harry, could you please go and get your map? I need to find Higurashi."
"Why do you need to find her?" Harry asked, giving her a curious look. He rarely heard Hermione ever wanting to look at the Marauders' Map.
"I need the Marauders' Map because I have what she wants. The jewel's legend. I don't exactly see how she fits in, but now I know what she meant by her fearie tale not wanting her dreams. The jewel she wears is a legendary jewel, not the word legendary, that was suppose to be a myth. Obviously not." Hermione looked at Harry with pleading eyes.
"Alright, alright. Let me go and get it." Harry then set his work down and ran up to the Boys' Dormitories.
"You don't really believe this stuff, do you Hermione?" Ron asked doubtfully. He didn't want another weirdo as their teacher that would turn against them and join You-Know-Who.
"I have to, Ron. This new teacher seemed awfully serious about it. She even started crying, for God's sake." Hermione stated just as Harry walked down the map. He took out his wand and tapped his wand on the map."I solemnly swear I am up to no good." Then, a map of Hogwarts was revieled as he handed it to Hermione. "When you're done with it, bring it back. Don't let anyone see it, Hermione. It belonged to my father."
Hermione nodded and looked to the map. She looked it over and found her target. In the Defense Against the Arts room.
~*~With Kagome~*~
Kagome walked into her small room and frowned. Everything was a little to...old fashioned. She smirked and brought out her wand in one of her trunks that were already placed inside. She cleared her throught and gave it a little flick and said, "Mutatio Infusco Japanese Orno." Then, all of the things in the room turned chades of black, some colors were crimson. Almost all of the things were covered in black lace and were done very beautifully. She smiled and set her wand down as she sat on her bed. Just then, she noticed Hermione at the door.
"Hello, Professor. Err...Nice room?" Hermione stampered and looked around the room. She sighed as she stepped closer and tossed the huge book at Kagome. Kagome out her hand up and it stopped in mid air. Hermione gasped as the book fell the floor. Kagome twitched her hand and the book suddenly appeared right before Kagome on her bed.
Kagome put her hand over the book and closed her eyes. Seconds later, she openned them and looked to Hermione. "Very clever girl you are, Hermione. But there's just one part that this book does not state." She glanced back at the book and then to Hermione. "How old are you, Hermione?"
"I'll be 15 later this mouth, Professor." Hermione said, fingering the map that was hid under her robes.
"How joyful." Kagome started. "Well, this book left out numerous people. One was a man that tricked the miko Kikyo and the half demon Inuyasha to hate each other, not the real thing. Inuyasha did not really hurt Kikyo in the first place. Another thing, Kikyo sealed Inuyasha to the tree. Since she loved him so much, she told her sister to burn this jewel--" She patted her neck. "--with her body. Kikyo could have used the jewel to live, but chose death over life to be with her love, Inuyasha. About 50 years later, a girl about 15 fell down a well in the future and was transported to the past, 50 years from when Inuyasha was pinned to the tree. When the girl climbed out of the well, she was attacked by a demon a the jewel was torn from her body. She revivied Inuyasha from his sleep to help her in her time of trouble. The demon Inuyasha killed the other demon, but told the future girl that she looked like his past, love, or in his terms enemy, Kikyo. Inuyasha tryed to kill her for it, but the village miko near the well put a subdueing spell on the half demon. So, whenever the girl said a certain word, Inuyasha would fall face firl into the ground. However, the village miko was Kikyo's younger sister. Kikyo's sister said to the girl that she looked so much like her sister that she must have been the reincarnation of her. Later, the girl broke the jewel and the jewel broke into many pieces and scattered all over Japan." Kagome stopped to whiped away a tear.
"What does that have to do with you?" Hermione asked undoubtfully.
"The woman Kikyo was a miko, which is not a witch. Since the girl who was reincarnated, she was a miko as well. She was a Shinto Priestess with power. Can you who the girl ws who reivied the half demon Inuyasha, who was reincarnated from Kikyo, whose skin was ripped to behold the jewel? Can you, Hermione?" Kagome's body started to glow slightly as she cryed a little.
Slowly, the pieces started to fit together. The teacher in front of her use to travel through time. "You were the 15 year old girl who traveled to the past?"
"Well, that was years ago. I'm 23 now. And can you believe the jewel was teachnically just finished less than a month ago. Which means that it took me 9 years to put together a stupid jewel that grants people stupid wishes!" Kagome's eyebrows twitched with hate and calmed down when she remembered Hermione was there. "Sorry. Every single time I remember that irratative half demon, I want to scream. Man, he had short temper."
"What about your cat? You said she was named after someone?" Hermione asked looking to the cat who jumped onto the bed and was purring.
"Sango, Miroku, and Shippo were all people who helped me when we were finding jewel shards. Sango, was indeed tricked to betray a friend. She betrayed Inuyasha. Miroku is a perverted monk who has an air rip in his right hand. It sucks up everyhting in his path and will one day eat him up. Shippo is a 10 year old orphan whose parents were killed by demons. Also, he a fox demon. Fox demons can create great illusions such as a a little top turning into a 10 foot tall top that can spin around endlessly while still creating a groove in something it spun on." Kagome walked up her dresser and fingered through her stuff and brought black laced cloth to her eyes. "Hermione, for your own safety, leave before I hurt you. When I'm emotional, I...do things. Bad things."
Hermione then ran out of the room and to the Gryffindor common room. When she entered, Harry and Ron were just finishing their papers. She ws gasping for air and threw Harry his map. "Next time, someone else is going to talk to her. I don't think I can handle a woman who can gets so emotional over a guy who lived or still lives over 500 years in the past."
"What are you talking about, Hermione?" Ron and Harry kept asking her over again as she paced the room.
"Read the book that I--" Hermione looked under her arms and shrugged. "-- left in Higurashi's room...?" She gave them a nervous smile.
~*~Next day before classes~*~
Hermione, Ron, and Harry walked into the Great Hall for breakfast. As soon as they took their seats all of them looked over to Kagome. She was, once again, glaring at Snape. Except this time, they were actually talking while glaring. Thye didn;t know if they were throwing insults at each other, or what.
"I think they like each other." Hermione said, eating her toast. She chuckled as Kagome stuck her tongue out at Snape. She then shook her head and looked back to Ron. "They make a lovely couple." 'Say those words again, and I'll slit your thoat.' Hermione heard in her head. She galred at Kagome and then turned back to them. "Obviosly she doesn't like me talking about her and Snape that way." 'Damn straight.'
"Neither would I. I mean, come one. Snape and 'anyone' is a scarey thought." Ron said eating sausage.
"I have to agree with Ron. Anyone compared with Snape is like comraping Voldemort with Professor McGonagall. Now that's a scarey thought." Both Ron and Hermione slightly shivered at the sound of Voldemort's name. Harry shook his head. "Sorry about that."
"No, it's alright. We have to get use to it anyway. After all, he might be coming back this year. Even if it is your 6th year, Harry, he could come back any time." Hermione stated after taking a sip of her Orange Juice. Ron nodded his head as well and looked to Harry.
"Well, it's almost first class with--" Harry shrugged and shivered a bit. "- -Snape."
"Oh, no! Satan lives!" Ron said scared. 'Even if he is a bit niave, you shouldn't judge by him by his looks or behavior. I, for one, should know this. Just think of this: Even thoguh Harry is a famous person, he doesn't act all high and mighty. Malfy has done nothing but act like a jerk and he has done nothing famous. See?' Ron heard in his and knocked his fist to his head. "That woman is getting to be extremly annoying, I hope you know this."
"Tell me about it..." Harry stated while walking out of the Great Hall to the dungeons to Snape's class. He brought out his papers and ink to write down the notes on the board while Ron and Hermione took their seats beside him. Seconds later, Snape walked in with his usual grim look. Ron lightly shrugged and looked to the side of the room.
"Everyone pay attention today. I don't want anyone to have to clean up anyone mess, including you, Longbottom." He shot a look at Neville and Naville slightly blushed in embarrissment. "Now, we will learn how to slightly increase a witch or wizards' power for a certain amount of time (A/N: This is real!!!)." Snape said bringing out his wand. He flicked it and in front of each student was a small vase of carnations. "Now, if you do not do this potion corectly, you might as well say good bye to your witch heritage and powers." Snape lightly smirked and flicked his wand again. Then, words began to appear on the board. "Follow the instructions. Be done before the end of class. When you are done, put them into vials and bring them up to my desk."
Everyone went to work immediatly. Neville at one point made a small fire and was sent out of the classroom. Snap, at that, smirked with plese and sent everyone to work once more. Hermione was the first to finish. Her potion turned out to be a glowing blue, while most others were shades of green and dull blues. When Harry was done with his, it turned out to be a glowing green. He showed it to Hermione and she lightly smiled. He didn't know whether to be happy or terrified. When he brought it up to Snape, he shook his head. "You added to much of the basil, Potter! 5 points from Gryffindor!"
Harry shrugged and returned to his seat. Ron shook his head and patted Harry on the back. Harry kept nknonking hi head on the desk while Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle laughed. Hermione looked up to Snape and saw he wasnt even paying attention to Malfoy and his thugs. Hermione growled and looked back to Harry. Soon, it was the end of class and they left the classroom. Next was transfiguration with McGonagall. As they entered, they saw the Professor in her animgus form, watching them with amber eyes. They slowly took their seat as more of them came into the room.
Once everyone was in the room, Professor McGonagall changed back to normal. Many students gasped, while she turned to the board and words appeared. "Today we learn how to turn ourselves into animals. Not many people can do these things, unfortunately, so do not be disappointed if you cannot transform. Now, bring out your wand and we will practice the movement." She brought out her own wand and put it into her right hand and flicked her hand to the left and then straight downward and then back upward. "Please practice the movement until you have it to perfection." She then walked around the room, helping others who needed help.
Everyone tried the movement the best they could. At one time, Seamus's wand nearly exploded, making his face black with soot. Ron laughed as hard as he could, while Harry tried to stiffle his laughs, Hermione, though, just rolled her eyes and returned to practicing her wand movements.
"Now, then, if you think you have the wand movement turned to perfection, please say the words, 'Mutatio Bestia.'" The professor said. Then then waved her wand, saying the words, and automatically tured into her cat form. Many gasped, once again. Professor McGonagall then turned back to normal and lightly smiled. "This spell is used to turned any kind of animal into another kind."
All of the students tried the spell, but few were sucessful. Some turned their ink bottle into mice, but that was one of the best. "Your homework is to practice the spell. Say it correctly, students!" Professor McGonagall yelled as all of them exited and went to their next class.
"Hey, Hermione, how come you didn't change? All of us know you could have done it." Harry said, walking to his next class.
"Because, I was to distracted with my own thoughts." Hermione said simpley and turned to them. They gave her a mixture of confussion, surprise, and curiousity. She slightly laughed and turned back to stairs. "Well, what if we could use the spell to become animagi? Then we could be like the real Marauders were. Since they were all animagi, minus Lupin, maybe we could..." She looked back to them and grinned.
"Are you saying that you, the great Hermione, the one who never gets into trouble, wants to be a Marauder? You do know what a Marauder is, right?" Ron gave her a nervous look.
"I think it's the greatest idea! After all, my dad was one, and so was Sirius, and Lupin." Harry gave them a smile, but knew he was only hurting himself. He still felt guilty for not being able to save Sirius the year before...
"Are you sure Harry? After all, where would we practice?" Hermione asked, suspiously.
"The DA room. Remember from last year? We could do it in there. After, no one knows about it. And even if they did find out, we could just tell them that we were practicing a spell that was for homework when we found the room." Harry stated, obviosly.
"If you say so, Harry..." Ron said turning a corner.
"Well, time for Defense Against the Dark Arts with Slytherins and Higurashi." Hermione said entering the room.
~*~With Kagome~*~
Kagome sat on top of her desk, wearing a Japanese kimono she got in the past and consintrated on her miko powers. It was always fun to do this at her own home and in Fuedal Japan. Her soul would even sometimes talk to her. (A/N: Another words, sometimes the people in Fuedal Japan called them the kami of their mind, or in other words, her conscious.) This time, all she saw in her mind was darkness. Ever so often, white would flicker nd then disappear all together.
'How am going to be able to live here? This is all so awkward...' Kagome thought.
'It was for the best. After all, would you have perfered Fuedal Japan?' Her mind asked.
'Damn it. Always back me up into a corner and give me a 50/50 chance answer...'
'Always for the best, Kagome; always for the best.'
Kagome openned her eyes to stare into her class' eyes. She blinked and grinned. "Is something the wrong, children? After all, it'd not nice to stare."
A boy raised his hand and Kagome looked to him. She gave her eyebrow a perk and he put his hand down. "Umm... Miss... Your glowing." He said nervously.
Kagome looked down to her hands and shook her head. "Natural side effect of being around high magical areas. Damn it, all!" She mumbled under her breath as her eyebrow twitch. She looked up tot he boy and gave him a smile. "Could you please your name?"
"Neville Longbottom, ma'am."
"Well, Neville Longbottom, I have something to say to you." She stood up on her desk and jumped of to be in line with the first row. "One, My name is Kagome Higurashi. Call me anything you want that goes along the lines of my name. Two, thank you for telling me I was glowing. If anyone wants to know why, please ask Hermione. She knows why, and I don't feel like telling my lifes' story of finding out I was one of the most powerful magical beings in Japan. Three, if you want something done, don't studder. When I did that around enemies, I ended up with almost loosing an arm." She then walked up in front of the desk. She saw that he was shivering and bent down to be in level with him. "Four, don't fear me. I'm already feared by the people who are now dead. So, if you don't mind, I don't want to have to mave back to my past life where my friend wanted to kill me for breaking a little jewel his dead girlfriend cherished with her life." Kagome then walked back to her desk and smiled her bigest. "Now, anyone else have any questions?"
Everyone looked at her slightly like she grew second head. After what seemed like hours, another person raied their hand. Harry saw that it was Draco. He shook his head and slightly groaned. This is gonna be a nightmare, he thought.
"Yes, could you please give me your name?" Kagome pointed and looked ot Draco.
"Well, I'm Draco Malfoy, but I think you've already heard of me. I was just thinking..." He stopped and slightly smirked, but could clearly be seen. "...what is was you were talking about? I mean, come on, how bossy can these rules be?"
Kagome lightly smirked. "You know, you remind of someone I once knew, Malfoy. And, no, I've absolutely never heard of you. You want to know what that person was like. He was extremly for me, did everything I asked him to of, but there was just one little detail. He was more hot-headed that Snape himself.
"He kidnapped me, and took ever so good care of me, that I defended him whenever the boy who wanted to kill me came along. That man was strong, but there was another thing. He was a demon. A wolf demon with tramendous speed that made a tornado whenever he ran as fast as he could.
"The man was from ancient times who was the young leader of a wolf demon tribe. The wolf demons were just like the wolves we know today. They depended on the others in their tribe, or pack, and were always saved by their leader, or alpha male, when they needed him."
"Kagome, if I may I ask." Hermione's hand shot up and her eyes gave away with curiousity. "You said that both the man was love with you and that he was from ancient times. How this possible?"
"Hermione, Hermione, Hermione." Kagome shook her head and laughed. Her body then started to glow again with a slight white. "You already know the answer to that. Oh! And I almost forgot!" Kagome looked to the door at the top of the stairs behind her. Her door openned and a book sot out. Right when it was above Hermione, Kagome put out her hand let it drop easily. "If you're thinking about showing to Ron and Harry, you might not want to think about it so hard. You already know my history isn't told in there, unfortunatly."
Kagome looked to the class. "As I was saying, or what what Hermione asked, the way that is possible is because I traveled through time. If you ask me, it was quite interesting to do so. And if anyone wishes to know what the person I was talking about earlier, I was tlking a wolf demon named Koga. He was caring, but also strong. Forceful sometimes, too."
"Excuse me, Professor Higurashi, but what does this have to with the lesson?" A hand shot up with the words.
"Well, it says people don't always look the way they are. For instance, the man that wanted to kill me was the one I loved. His name was Inuyasha. He was shunned from humans and demons because he was half and half. His father was a powerful demon and his mother a powerful human with supernatural powers. Even though he had cute puppy ears and silver hair with a very scarey smirk that could put Snape down to tears, he had a feirce fighting spirit.
"His father gave hima sword that could cut a hundred demons at once. Once Inuyasha learned to use the greatest attack, he also learned other demons could sence it. That's one of the main reasons why Koga always got away alive because he was a powerful demon. He could smell the attack."
Kagome than knew it was time for the class to end. Her head shot up and looked around the room to watch everyone leave. "Next class we'll have some fun with some other stuff. Oh, and Draco, if you dare to have such dirty thoughts again, I'm going to tell the whole class what you thinking about me. And that's Professor Higurashi to you!"
Draco's eyes then went wide and exited as quickly as he could. Harry, Ron, and Hermione tried to laugh. Hermione looked to Kagome and smiled, while Kagome smiled back. "Bye, buh, Hermione. I'll see you tomorrow."
~*~That night~*~
Kagome roamed an unkown hall and put her hand to a door. She felt much power coming from the inside. When she openned the door, she saw an archery field. She smirked and walked in. Openning another door to the side, she found miko garbs. Kagome slightly cried and closed the door to change. In minutes, Kagome walking back out to find some bow and arrows near the door. She picked up a quiver of arrows and a long bow of about 4 feet long. She picked up and arrow from her quiver and redied bow with the arrow at the already set up targets.
"This is my lucky day. I miss archery. Good thing there's something to protect the back of the room. I'de probably burn the whole room down with one arrow." Kagome laughed and took her aim. She then let the arrow fly as it started to glow with a pink color surrounding it. In seconds, the target was demolished and the arrow stuck on the ground behind the burnt targets. She smiled and picked another arrow. She then snapped her head to the door and found Harry, Hermione, and Ron staring at the target. "Hey, kids. Wanna know a secret?"
"That you can destroy a archery target with an arrow?" Ron said uncertainly.
"No, you moron. She's chanelling her powers into the arrow to make it balance in her body and the arrow. It'd just like pouring yourself a glass of water. Your putting some of the water into the glass so that the glass has water in it." Hermione looked to Kagome with a questioning look. "Right?"
"10 points to Gryffindor!" Kagome yelled and pulled out another arrow and took aim at another target.
"Professor, what are you doing in here?" Harry asked, staring at her clothes.
"One, these clothes are from Fuedal Times. They are required to wear when you are a Shrine Maiden, which I am. I will inherit the shrine my family lives on when my grandfather dies. More like if he ever does die, gosh." Kagome put the bow and arrow down to look at them. "And two, I was looking for a big room so I could do my archery. The only bad part is that I thought I might burn down a room if I tried to do it. After all, one time when I did do this with Kagura and Inuyasha, the last thing that happened was that I purified the wind so Inuyasha could do his ultimate attack."
"So you weren't lieing when you told us that loony story!" Ron said with a weird look on his face.
Kagome's eyebrow twitched as she let her miko energy flare into her hand. "You know, if you weren't a student, and as stupid and caring as Koga, I would purify your ass to hell just like I did to some other demons I've done to. You do know that, right Ronny boy?"
"Since your busy in this room, maybe we sould leave!" Ron said, starting to pull them away from the scene.
"Sit!" They all turned to her with a questioning look, and thne Kagome started to break into fits of laughter and slightly crying. When she stopped, she looked to them with a happy face. "Well, if you want to stand, stand all you might. You know your gonna hurt your legs of you stand to long." They all started to slowly sit down with her. "Anyway, what you three doing in here? It's not like you people want to go for a cheery, cheery walk down Hoqwarts Lane Magic and No Return." Kagome then looked to them with a questioning look.
"Well, you see..." Harry started. He then looked to Hermione and Ron for help.
"Spit it out before I read your mind for the information!" Kagome said putting her hands on her knees and making an impatient face.
"We were just looking for a place to practice a spell..." Hermione said quickly. Kagome looked at her and snorted.
"At 1 a.m. in the morning?"
"We didn't want to wake everyone if we said to loud." Ron said thinking quickly and not thinking at all.
"Alright. Do the spell. I'll help you if you need any help." Kagome stared without a blink and leaned against a wall.
"Errr... Don't you think it'll be kinda weird just watching us do a spell?" Ron asked doubtfully. Kagome slightly laughed.
"I'll let you know I've seen weirder things. I'll name a couple for you: a giant dog of about 50 feet tall that wanted to kill me, a gut whose paintings came aline when he painted them, the toad dude who ate young womens' souls, and many, many more things, Ronny Boy." Kagome just smiled and closed her eyes slightly. "Now do the spell, already. I'm just thinking about my next teaching lesson."
"Mutatio Bestia!" Hermione yelled and her hand turned into a paw. She looked surprised and then smirked at them. Her hand was a black panther's paw and claws to come with it.
"Y'all aren't half bad, but there's just a couple of little detail. Flick your wand more and make the moves flow to each other. Say the words with more feeling, and be sure you can do it." Kagome said, not looking up. After seconds, she looked to them and smiled. "After all, if it'll work for me, it'll work for you." She walked to her robes and pulled out her wand. "Here let me show you." She took a deep breath and then held out her wand. "Mutatio Bestia!" Within seconds, she was a white tiger with sky blue eyes. She turned back into a human and smiled. "See? Is that so hard?"
All of them worked on turning into animals and finally succeeded. Hermione turned into a barn owl with sap colored feathers. Her eyes were pure black and scared all of them when they looked into them. When Harry turned into an animal, he was a red-and-orange snake that's scales glittered in the light. Ron's animagi form was a black unicorn. Kagome marveled at his fur and rubbed from time to time when he turned into a unicorn.
Soon, they started to change without wands and around 3 a.m. actually tranformed without saying the words. Kagome clapped over and over again saying "Bravo, bravo!" from time to time.
"I'm just curious, but what are you students doing in here? You know as well as I do that you do be sent to detention for the next month if someone other then me caught you. And don't tell me some crappy excuse like you just wanted to practice the spell. That's one of the ones I used over 500 years ago." Kagome said, going back into her position from before: leaning against the wall with her eyes cast downwards.
~*~End of Chapter~*~
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Black Lace - Chapter 2: Kagome's First Class
Hermione walked the halls of Hogwarts with a gigantic book under one of her arms. She stocked around each student, looking for Professor Higurashi. She couldn't find her, so she went back to the common room. When she entered the common, she found Harry working with Ron on Summer homework. Hermione shook her and rolled her eyes, steping forward towards Harry. "Harry, could you please go and get your map? I need to find Higurashi."
"Why do you need to find her?" Harry asked, giving her a curious look. He rarely heard Hermione ever wanting to look at the Marauders' Map.
"I need the Marauders' Map because I have what she wants. The jewel's legend. I don't exactly see how she fits in, but now I know what she meant by her fearie tale not wanting her dreams. The jewel she wears is a legendary jewel, not the word legendary, that was suppose to be a myth. Obviously not." Hermione looked at Harry with pleading eyes.
"Alright, alright. Let me go and get it." Harry then set his work down and ran up to the Boys' Dormitories.
"You don't really believe this stuff, do you Hermione?" Ron asked doubtfully. He didn't want another weirdo as their teacher that would turn against them and join You-Know-Who.
"I have to, Ron. This new teacher seemed awfully serious about it. She even started crying, for God's sake." Hermione stated just as Harry walked down the map. He took out his wand and tapped his wand on the map."I solemnly swear I am up to no good." Then, a map of Hogwarts was revieled as he handed it to Hermione. "When you're done with it, bring it back. Don't let anyone see it, Hermione. It belonged to my father."
Hermione nodded and looked to the map. She looked it over and found her target. In the Defense Against the Arts room.
~*~With Kagome~*~
Kagome walked into her small room and frowned. Everything was a little to...old fashioned. She smirked and brought out her wand in one of her trunks that were already placed inside. She cleared her throught and gave it a little flick and said, "Mutatio Infusco Japanese Orno." Then, all of the things in the room turned chades of black, some colors were crimson. Almost all of the things were covered in black lace and were done very beautifully. She smiled and set her wand down as she sat on her bed. Just then, she noticed Hermione at the door.
"Hello, Professor. Err...Nice room?" Hermione stampered and looked around the room. She sighed as she stepped closer and tossed the huge book at Kagome. Kagome out her hand up and it stopped in mid air. Hermione gasped as the book fell the floor. Kagome twitched her hand and the book suddenly appeared right before Kagome on her bed.
Kagome put her hand over the book and closed her eyes. Seconds later, she openned them and looked to Hermione. "Very clever girl you are, Hermione. But there's just one part that this book does not state." She glanced back at the book and then to Hermione. "How old are you, Hermione?"
"I'll be 15 later this mouth, Professor." Hermione said, fingering the map that was hid under her robes.
"How joyful." Kagome started. "Well, this book left out numerous people. One was a man that tricked the miko Kikyo and the half demon Inuyasha to hate each other, not the real thing. Inuyasha did not really hurt Kikyo in the first place. Another thing, Kikyo sealed Inuyasha to the tree. Since she loved him so much, she told her sister to burn this jewel--" She patted her neck. "--with her body. Kikyo could have used the jewel to live, but chose death over life to be with her love, Inuyasha. About 50 years later, a girl about 15 fell down a well in the future and was transported to the past, 50 years from when Inuyasha was pinned to the tree. When the girl climbed out of the well, she was attacked by a demon a the jewel was torn from her body. She revivied Inuyasha from his sleep to help her in her time of trouble. The demon Inuyasha killed the other demon, but told the future girl that she looked like his past, love, or in his terms enemy, Kikyo. Inuyasha tryed to kill her for it, but the village miko near the well put a subdueing spell on the half demon. So, whenever the girl said a certain word, Inuyasha would fall face firl into the ground. However, the village miko was Kikyo's younger sister. Kikyo's sister said to the girl that she looked so much like her sister that she must have been the reincarnation of her. Later, the girl broke the jewel and the jewel broke into many pieces and scattered all over Japan." Kagome stopped to whiped away a tear.
"What does that have to do with you?" Hermione asked undoubtfully.
"The woman Kikyo was a miko, which is not a witch. Since the girl who was reincarnated, she was a miko as well. She was a Shinto Priestess with power. Can you who the girl ws who reivied the half demon Inuyasha, who was reincarnated from Kikyo, whose skin was ripped to behold the jewel? Can you, Hermione?" Kagome's body started to glow slightly as she cryed a little.
Slowly, the pieces started to fit together. The teacher in front of her use to travel through time. "You were the 15 year old girl who traveled to the past?"
"Well, that was years ago. I'm 23 now. And can you believe the jewel was teachnically just finished less than a month ago. Which means that it took me 9 years to put together a stupid jewel that grants people stupid wishes!" Kagome's eyebrows twitched with hate and calmed down when she remembered Hermione was there. "Sorry. Every single time I remember that irratative half demon, I want to scream. Man, he had short temper."
"What about your cat? You said she was named after someone?" Hermione asked looking to the cat who jumped onto the bed and was purring.
"Sango, Miroku, and Shippo were all people who helped me when we were finding jewel shards. Sango, was indeed tricked to betray a friend. She betrayed Inuyasha. Miroku is a perverted monk who has an air rip in his right hand. It sucks up everyhting in his path and will one day eat him up. Shippo is a 10 year old orphan whose parents were killed by demons. Also, he a fox demon. Fox demons can create great illusions such as a a little top turning into a 10 foot tall top that can spin around endlessly while still creating a groove in something it spun on." Kagome walked up her dresser and fingered through her stuff and brought black laced cloth to her eyes. "Hermione, for your own safety, leave before I hurt you. When I'm emotional, I...do things. Bad things."
Hermione then ran out of the room and to the Gryffindor common room. When she entered, Harry and Ron were just finishing their papers. She ws gasping for air and threw Harry his map. "Next time, someone else is going to talk to her. I don't think I can handle a woman who can gets so emotional over a guy who lived or still lives over 500 years in the past."
"What are you talking about, Hermione?" Ron and Harry kept asking her over again as she paced the room.
"Read the book that I--" Hermione looked under her arms and shrugged. "-- left in Higurashi's room...?" She gave them a nervous smile.
~*~Next day before classes~*~
Hermione, Ron, and Harry walked into the Great Hall for breakfast. As soon as they took their seats all of them looked over to Kagome. She was, once again, glaring at Snape. Except this time, they were actually talking while glaring. Thye didn;t know if they were throwing insults at each other, or what.
"I think they like each other." Hermione said, eating her toast. She chuckled as Kagome stuck her tongue out at Snape. She then shook her head and looked back to Ron. "They make a lovely couple." 'Say those words again, and I'll slit your thoat.' Hermione heard in her head. She galred at Kagome and then turned back to them. "Obviosly she doesn't like me talking about her and Snape that way." 'Damn straight.'
"Neither would I. I mean, come one. Snape and 'anyone' is a scarey thought." Ron said eating sausage.
"I have to agree with Ron. Anyone compared with Snape is like comraping Voldemort with Professor McGonagall. Now that's a scarey thought." Both Ron and Hermione slightly shivered at the sound of Voldemort's name. Harry shook his head. "Sorry about that."
"No, it's alright. We have to get use to it anyway. After all, he might be coming back this year. Even if it is your 6th year, Harry, he could come back any time." Hermione stated after taking a sip of her Orange Juice. Ron nodded his head as well and looked to Harry.
"Well, it's almost first class with--" Harry shrugged and shivered a bit. "- -Snape."
"Oh, no! Satan lives!" Ron said scared. 'Even if he is a bit niave, you shouldn't judge by him by his looks or behavior. I, for one, should know this. Just think of this: Even thoguh Harry is a famous person, he doesn't act all high and mighty. Malfy has done nothing but act like a jerk and he has done nothing famous. See?' Ron heard in his and knocked his fist to his head. "That woman is getting to be extremly annoying, I hope you know this."
"Tell me about it..." Harry stated while walking out of the Great Hall to the dungeons to Snape's class. He brought out his papers and ink to write down the notes on the board while Ron and Hermione took their seats beside him. Seconds later, Snape walked in with his usual grim look. Ron lightly shrugged and looked to the side of the room.
"Everyone pay attention today. I don't want anyone to have to clean up anyone mess, including you, Longbottom." He shot a look at Neville and Naville slightly blushed in embarrissment. "Now, we will learn how to slightly increase a witch or wizards' power for a certain amount of time (A/N: This is real!!!)." Snape said bringing out his wand. He flicked it and in front of each student was a small vase of carnations. "Now, if you do not do this potion corectly, you might as well say good bye to your witch heritage and powers." Snape lightly smirked and flicked his wand again. Then, words began to appear on the board. "Follow the instructions. Be done before the end of class. When you are done, put them into vials and bring them up to my desk."
Everyone went to work immediatly. Neville at one point made a small fire and was sent out of the classroom. Snap, at that, smirked with plese and sent everyone to work once more. Hermione was the first to finish. Her potion turned out to be a glowing blue, while most others were shades of green and dull blues. When Harry was done with his, it turned out to be a glowing green. He showed it to Hermione and she lightly smiled. He didn't know whether to be happy or terrified. When he brought it up to Snape, he shook his head. "You added to much of the basil, Potter! 5 points from Gryffindor!"
Harry shrugged and returned to his seat. Ron shook his head and patted Harry on the back. Harry kept nknonking hi head on the desk while Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle laughed. Hermione looked up to Snape and saw he wasnt even paying attention to Malfoy and his thugs. Hermione growled and looked back to Harry. Soon, it was the end of class and they left the classroom. Next was transfiguration with McGonagall. As they entered, they saw the Professor in her animgus form, watching them with amber eyes. They slowly took their seat as more of them came into the room.
Once everyone was in the room, Professor McGonagall changed back to normal. Many students gasped, while she turned to the board and words appeared. "Today we learn how to turn ourselves into animals. Not many people can do these things, unfortunately, so do not be disappointed if you cannot transform. Now, bring out your wand and we will practice the movement." She brought out her own wand and put it into her right hand and flicked her hand to the left and then straight downward and then back upward. "Please practice the movement until you have it to perfection." She then walked around the room, helping others who needed help.
Everyone tried the movement the best they could. At one time, Seamus's wand nearly exploded, making his face black with soot. Ron laughed as hard as he could, while Harry tried to stiffle his laughs, Hermione, though, just rolled her eyes and returned to practicing her wand movements.
"Now, then, if you think you have the wand movement turned to perfection, please say the words, 'Mutatio Bestia.'" The professor said. Then then waved her wand, saying the words, and automatically tured into her cat form. Many gasped, once again. Professor McGonagall then turned back to normal and lightly smiled. "This spell is used to turned any kind of animal into another kind."
All of the students tried the spell, but few were sucessful. Some turned their ink bottle into mice, but that was one of the best. "Your homework is to practice the spell. Say it correctly, students!" Professor McGonagall yelled as all of them exited and went to their next class.
"Hey, Hermione, how come you didn't change? All of us know you could have done it." Harry said, walking to his next class.
"Because, I was to distracted with my own thoughts." Hermione said simpley and turned to them. They gave her a mixture of confussion, surprise, and curiousity. She slightly laughed and turned back to stairs. "Well, what if we could use the spell to become animagi? Then we could be like the real Marauders were. Since they were all animagi, minus Lupin, maybe we could..." She looked back to them and grinned.
"Are you saying that you, the great Hermione, the one who never gets into trouble, wants to be a Marauder? You do know what a Marauder is, right?" Ron gave her a nervous look.
"I think it's the greatest idea! After all, my dad was one, and so was Sirius, and Lupin." Harry gave them a smile, but knew he was only hurting himself. He still felt guilty for not being able to save Sirius the year before...
"Are you sure Harry? After all, where would we practice?" Hermione asked, suspiously.
"The DA room. Remember from last year? We could do it in there. After, no one knows about it. And even if they did find out, we could just tell them that we were practicing a spell that was for homework when we found the room." Harry stated, obviosly.
"If you say so, Harry..." Ron said turning a corner.
"Well, time for Defense Against the Dark Arts with Slytherins and Higurashi." Hermione said entering the room.
~*~With Kagome~*~
Kagome sat on top of her desk, wearing a Japanese kimono she got in the past and consintrated on her miko powers. It was always fun to do this at her own home and in Fuedal Japan. Her soul would even sometimes talk to her. (A/N: Another words, sometimes the people in Fuedal Japan called them the kami of their mind, or in other words, her conscious.) This time, all she saw in her mind was darkness. Ever so often, white would flicker nd then disappear all together.
'How am going to be able to live here? This is all so awkward...' Kagome thought.
'It was for the best. After all, would you have perfered Fuedal Japan?' Her mind asked.
'Damn it. Always back me up into a corner and give me a 50/50 chance answer...'
'Always for the best, Kagome; always for the best.'
Kagome openned her eyes to stare into her class' eyes. She blinked and grinned. "Is something the wrong, children? After all, it'd not nice to stare."
A boy raised his hand and Kagome looked to him. She gave her eyebrow a perk and he put his hand down. "Umm... Miss... Your glowing." He said nervously.
Kagome looked down to her hands and shook her head. "Natural side effect of being around high magical areas. Damn it, all!" She mumbled under her breath as her eyebrow twitch. She looked up tot he boy and gave him a smile. "Could you please your name?"
"Neville Longbottom, ma'am."
"Well, Neville Longbottom, I have something to say to you." She stood up on her desk and jumped of to be in line with the first row. "One, My name is Kagome Higurashi. Call me anything you want that goes along the lines of my name. Two, thank you for telling me I was glowing. If anyone wants to know why, please ask Hermione. She knows why, and I don't feel like telling my lifes' story of finding out I was one of the most powerful magical beings in Japan. Three, if you want something done, don't studder. When I did that around enemies, I ended up with almost loosing an arm." She then walked up in front of the desk. She saw that he was shivering and bent down to be in level with him. "Four, don't fear me. I'm already feared by the people who are now dead. So, if you don't mind, I don't want to have to mave back to my past life where my friend wanted to kill me for breaking a little jewel his dead girlfriend cherished with her life." Kagome then walked back to her desk and smiled her bigest. "Now, anyone else have any questions?"
Everyone looked at her slightly like she grew second head. After what seemed like hours, another person raied their hand. Harry saw that it was Draco. He shook his head and slightly groaned. This is gonna be a nightmare, he thought.
"Yes, could you please give me your name?" Kagome pointed and looked ot Draco.
"Well, I'm Draco Malfoy, but I think you've already heard of me. I was just thinking..." He stopped and slightly smirked, but could clearly be seen. "...what is was you were talking about? I mean, come on, how bossy can these rules be?"
Kagome lightly smirked. "You know, you remind of someone I once knew, Malfoy. And, no, I've absolutely never heard of you. You want to know what that person was like. He was extremly for me, did everything I asked him to of, but there was just one little detail. He was more hot-headed that Snape himself.
"He kidnapped me, and took ever so good care of me, that I defended him whenever the boy who wanted to kill me came along. That man was strong, but there was another thing. He was a demon. A wolf demon with tramendous speed that made a tornado whenever he ran as fast as he could.
"The man was from ancient times who was the young leader of a wolf demon tribe. The wolf demons were just like the wolves we know today. They depended on the others in their tribe, or pack, and were always saved by their leader, or alpha male, when they needed him."
"Kagome, if I may I ask." Hermione's hand shot up and her eyes gave away with curiousity. "You said that both the man was love with you and that he was from ancient times. How this possible?"
"Hermione, Hermione, Hermione." Kagome shook her head and laughed. Her body then started to glow again with a slight white. "You already know the answer to that. Oh! And I almost forgot!" Kagome looked to the door at the top of the stairs behind her. Her door openned and a book sot out. Right when it was above Hermione, Kagome put out her hand let it drop easily. "If you're thinking about showing to Ron and Harry, you might not want to think about it so hard. You already know my history isn't told in there, unfortunatly."
Kagome looked to the class. "As I was saying, or what what Hermione asked, the way that is possible is because I traveled through time. If you ask me, it was quite interesting to do so. And if anyone wishes to know what the person I was talking about earlier, I was tlking a wolf demon named Koga. He was caring, but also strong. Forceful sometimes, too."
"Excuse me, Professor Higurashi, but what does this have to with the lesson?" A hand shot up with the words.
"Well, it says people don't always look the way they are. For instance, the man that wanted to kill me was the one I loved. His name was Inuyasha. He was shunned from humans and demons because he was half and half. His father was a powerful demon and his mother a powerful human with supernatural powers. Even though he had cute puppy ears and silver hair with a very scarey smirk that could put Snape down to tears, he had a feirce fighting spirit.
"His father gave hima sword that could cut a hundred demons at once. Once Inuyasha learned to use the greatest attack, he also learned other demons could sence it. That's one of the main reasons why Koga always got away alive because he was a powerful demon. He could smell the attack."
Kagome than knew it was time for the class to end. Her head shot up and looked around the room to watch everyone leave. "Next class we'll have some fun with some other stuff. Oh, and Draco, if you dare to have such dirty thoughts again, I'm going to tell the whole class what you thinking about me. And that's Professor Higurashi to you!"
Draco's eyes then went wide and exited as quickly as he could. Harry, Ron, and Hermione tried to laugh. Hermione looked to Kagome and smiled, while Kagome smiled back. "Bye, buh, Hermione. I'll see you tomorrow."
~*~That night~*~
Kagome roamed an unkown hall and put her hand to a door. She felt much power coming from the inside. When she openned the door, she saw an archery field. She smirked and walked in. Openning another door to the side, she found miko garbs. Kagome slightly cried and closed the door to change. In minutes, Kagome walking back out to find some bow and arrows near the door. She picked up a quiver of arrows and a long bow of about 4 feet long. She picked up and arrow from her quiver and redied bow with the arrow at the already set up targets.
"This is my lucky day. I miss archery. Good thing there's something to protect the back of the room. I'de probably burn the whole room down with one arrow." Kagome laughed and took her aim. She then let the arrow fly as it started to glow with a pink color surrounding it. In seconds, the target was demolished and the arrow stuck on the ground behind the burnt targets. She smiled and picked another arrow. She then snapped her head to the door and found Harry, Hermione, and Ron staring at the target. "Hey, kids. Wanna know a secret?"
"That you can destroy a archery target with an arrow?" Ron said uncertainly.
"No, you moron. She's chanelling her powers into the arrow to make it balance in her body and the arrow. It'd just like pouring yourself a glass of water. Your putting some of the water into the glass so that the glass has water in it." Hermione looked to Kagome with a questioning look. "Right?"
"10 points to Gryffindor!" Kagome yelled and pulled out another arrow and took aim at another target.
"Professor, what are you doing in here?" Harry asked, staring at her clothes.
"One, these clothes are from Fuedal Times. They are required to wear when you are a Shrine Maiden, which I am. I will inherit the shrine my family lives on when my grandfather dies. More like if he ever does die, gosh." Kagome put the bow and arrow down to look at them. "And two, I was looking for a big room so I could do my archery. The only bad part is that I thought I might burn down a room if I tried to do it. After all, one time when I did do this with Kagura and Inuyasha, the last thing that happened was that I purified the wind so Inuyasha could do his ultimate attack."
"So you weren't lieing when you told us that loony story!" Ron said with a weird look on his face.
Kagome's eyebrow twitched as she let her miko energy flare into her hand. "You know, if you weren't a student, and as stupid and caring as Koga, I would purify your ass to hell just like I did to some other demons I've done to. You do know that, right Ronny boy?"
"Since your busy in this room, maybe we sould leave!" Ron said, starting to pull them away from the scene.
"Sit!" They all turned to her with a questioning look, and thne Kagome started to break into fits of laughter and slightly crying. When she stopped, she looked to them with a happy face. "Well, if you want to stand, stand all you might. You know your gonna hurt your legs of you stand to long." They all started to slowly sit down with her. "Anyway, what you three doing in here? It's not like you people want to go for a cheery, cheery walk down Hoqwarts Lane Magic and No Return." Kagome then looked to them with a questioning look.
"Well, you see..." Harry started. He then looked to Hermione and Ron for help.
"Spit it out before I read your mind for the information!" Kagome said putting her hands on her knees and making an impatient face.
"We were just looking for a place to practice a spell..." Hermione said quickly. Kagome looked at her and snorted.
"At 1 a.m. in the morning?"
"We didn't want to wake everyone if we said to loud." Ron said thinking quickly and not thinking at all.
"Alright. Do the spell. I'll help you if you need any help." Kagome stared without a blink and leaned against a wall.
"Errr... Don't you think it'll be kinda weird just watching us do a spell?" Ron asked doubtfully. Kagome slightly laughed.
"I'll let you know I've seen weirder things. I'll name a couple for you: a giant dog of about 50 feet tall that wanted to kill me, a gut whose paintings came aline when he painted them, the toad dude who ate young womens' souls, and many, many more things, Ronny Boy." Kagome just smiled and closed her eyes slightly. "Now do the spell, already. I'm just thinking about my next teaching lesson."
"Mutatio Bestia!" Hermione yelled and her hand turned into a paw. She looked surprised and then smirked at them. Her hand was a black panther's paw and claws to come with it.
"Y'all aren't half bad, but there's just a couple of little detail. Flick your wand more and make the moves flow to each other. Say the words with more feeling, and be sure you can do it." Kagome said, not looking up. After seconds, she looked to them and smiled. "After all, if it'll work for me, it'll work for you." She walked to her robes and pulled out her wand. "Here let me show you." She took a deep breath and then held out her wand. "Mutatio Bestia!" Within seconds, she was a white tiger with sky blue eyes. She turned back into a human and smiled. "See? Is that so hard?"
All of them worked on turning into animals and finally succeeded. Hermione turned into a barn owl with sap colored feathers. Her eyes were pure black and scared all of them when they looked into them. When Harry turned into an animal, he was a red-and-orange snake that's scales glittered in the light. Ron's animagi form was a black unicorn. Kagome marveled at his fur and rubbed from time to time when he turned into a unicorn.
Soon, they started to change without wands and around 3 a.m. actually tranformed without saying the words. Kagome clapped over and over again saying "Bravo, bravo!" from time to time.
"I'm just curious, but what are you students doing in here? You know as well as I do that you do be sent to detention for the next month if someone other then me caught you. And don't tell me some crappy excuse like you just wanted to practice the spell. That's one of the ones I used over 500 years ago." Kagome said, going back into her position from before: leaning against the wall with her eyes cast downwards.
~*~End of Chapter~*~
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