Black Lace - Chapter 7: Hello, Again
The Sorting Feast was just beginning and everyone had been sorted. People were talking, but three in particular were not. They were silent and eating very slowly.
"I feel like something from my life is missing." Harry said. Everyone nodded, but Ron was feeling to dreadful, so he changed the subject.
"Hey, Hermione, did they even get a New Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?" He asked, looking to her. She shook her and ate a piece of chicken. "Strange, if you ask me. I mean, Dubledore--" But then, a loud screech was heard and everyone's head turned an owl who was flying into the Great Hall, but then fell to the ground.
Dumbledore slowly walked to the owl and stared strangely at it. There were four letters attached to it. He picked them up and looked to the Gryffindor table. "Would Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, and Miss Granger please retreive their letters?" Everyone, but more so the trio, were perplexed at the owl.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione went to et their letters and scurried fastly to their seets. Once they got there, they immediatly tore open their letters.
Harry read her's outloud:
Dear Harry,
You may or may not know me, but my name is Kagome Higurashi. If you do not recodnize me, I wouldn't blame you because The Dursleys never tell you anything -- the sleazes (rude, but true)!
I live in Japan, but am on my way to Muggle London. I have also sent Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Professor Dumbledore letters, as well. No one in your realm remembers me, because -- this is true, but it might seem very sceptical -- in the past, I have taught you. I can't explain now, but I have.
Hermione can explain how I got here -- she's heard of the legend of the Shikon Jewel -- or Jewel of Four Souls. It grants wishes and I wished that a part of my life never existed, when I was teaching you. But then, if I taught there, and erased part of time, no one will -- and I doubt -- will remember. Do you get it? Again, ask Hermione. It's almost like the Time Turner in your third year, now that I think about it!
Am I freaking you out? I hope not. I'll be there soon, by the way. I'm going to go there by floo -- the Leaky Couldron, of course. No floo power in Muggle London (the system sucks)...
I'd love to meet you again, Harry!
Kagome Higurashi
P.S.: The Defesne Against the Dark Arts position better be open. If it isn't, I'm going to personally kick Dumbledore's arse!
"Who is this woman and how does she know about my life?" Harry asked dully.
"Oh my God! Kagome Higurashi sent us letters. This is amazing. I never thought she'd be sending us letters. And to think she's a witch, too. The woman's amazing and to kind for own good." Hermione said. She sighed and skimmed her letter. "Mine basically says the same thing but a little bit more about what she when she was teaching. She even told me that we went back in time for less than a day and met your parents, Harry."
"But how--" He was about to ask.
"Kagome says that the marauders were hoping Snape would look into the enchanted mirror and he'd go back twenty years into the past--that would be about the time that Tom Riddle graduated, Grindlwald(?) was defeated, and Moaning Murtle came into the picture." Hermione said and sighed. "Of course it was set in a library and Kagome and I got caught and we used some odd excuse about studying and falling asleep."
"She didn't tell me much--said I wouldn't understand that much. But she did say that she remember my whole family from 9 3/4 where we helped get onto the train. She also said we thought she was a bit weird and depressed." Ron said. He frowned and looked up. "What do you think she told Dumbledore?"
"Well, she was a teacher--most like Defense Against the Dark Arts." Hermione sighed. "But why would someone half way across the world by given the job?"
"I have a question, Hermione." Harry asked, looking up at her. He held curiousity in his eye and shrugged. "What's the legend she's walking about?"
"Oh. That. Well, for one, it's just that. A legend. A myth. But Kagome's talking like it's real, so I'm going to assume it is. I'll just give you the shorter version. Well, priestesses back then were pretty powerful and could purify things. One of the most powerful ones got into a fight and battled. She used her little amount of strength she had left anf pushed her's and the demons' soul out and a jewel shot out of her heart. The jewel of was powerful and was called the Shikon Jewel -- or Jewel of Four Souls, like Kagome said. During the Fuedal Era, a priestess was given the jewel. The woman fell in love with a half demon, but they betrayed each other. The priestess pinned the half demon to tree and she died with the jewel. I, for one, don't know, though, how Kagome even got the damn jewel. It causes choas and greed, and no good can come out of it. But from the legend, it's said the priestess who fell in love said that if a pure wish was put on the jewel, it might just disappear. But Kagome's life is just repeating itself-- it's not a pure wish, it was selfish." Hermione said quietly.
"Long story, if you ask me. And how do you know her?" Ron asked. Hermione looked to him with bored eyes and rolled them.
"Well, if I've heard of her, and Harry should because he lives in the Muggle World, she must be a famous person." She explain as if to a little child. "But if you must know, she's given money to charity. To hospitals and such. Even won the title Miss Japan, a beauty contest a few times; the judges were all over her--I was amazed they even showed that stuff all the way over here."
"And she knows about the Dursleys. And your Time Turner in third year. What doesn't she know about!?" Harry almost shouted.
"Well, Harry, if she knows about the Time Turner incedent, she must know about Snuffles, the Order, Neville's parents, Lupin's lycanthropy, Snape's spy business, and not to mention the prophesies." Hermione paused in thought. "And then, there's the fact that we need to know how she knows all of these things."
"What Time Turner incedent?" Ron asked looking confused.
The Sorting Feast was just beginning and everyone had been sorted. People were talking, but three in particular were not. They were silent and eating very slowly.
"I feel like something from my life is missing." Harry said. Everyone nodded, but Ron was feeling to dreadful, so he changed the subject.
"Hey, Hermione, did they even get a New Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?" He asked, looking to her. She shook her and ate a piece of chicken. "Strange, if you ask me. I mean, Dubledore--" But then, a loud screech was heard and everyone's head turned an owl who was flying into the Great Hall, but then fell to the ground.
Dumbledore slowly walked to the owl and stared strangely at it. There were four letters attached to it. He picked them up and looked to the Gryffindor table. "Would Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, and Miss Granger please retreive their letters?" Everyone, but more so the trio, were perplexed at the owl.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione went to et their letters and scurried fastly to their seets. Once they got there, they immediatly tore open their letters.
Harry read her's outloud:
Dear Harry,
You may or may not know me, but my name is Kagome Higurashi. If you do not recodnize me, I wouldn't blame you because The Dursleys never tell you anything -- the sleazes (rude, but true)!
I live in Japan, but am on my way to Muggle London. I have also sent Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Professor Dumbledore letters, as well. No one in your realm remembers me, because -- this is true, but it might seem very sceptical -- in the past, I have taught you. I can't explain now, but I have.
Hermione can explain how I got here -- she's heard of the legend of the Shikon Jewel -- or Jewel of Four Souls. It grants wishes and I wished that a part of my life never existed, when I was teaching you. But then, if I taught there, and erased part of time, no one will -- and I doubt -- will remember. Do you get it? Again, ask Hermione. It's almost like the Time Turner in your third year, now that I think about it!
Am I freaking you out? I hope not. I'll be there soon, by the way. I'm going to go there by floo -- the Leaky Couldron, of course. No floo power in Muggle London (the system sucks)...
I'd love to meet you again, Harry!
Kagome Higurashi
P.S.: The Defesne Against the Dark Arts position better be open. If it isn't, I'm going to personally kick Dumbledore's arse!
"Who is this woman and how does she know about my life?" Harry asked dully.
"Oh my God! Kagome Higurashi sent us letters. This is amazing. I never thought she'd be sending us letters. And to think she's a witch, too. The woman's amazing and to kind for own good." Hermione said. She sighed and skimmed her letter. "Mine basically says the same thing but a little bit more about what she when she was teaching. She even told me that we went back in time for less than a day and met your parents, Harry."
"But how--" He was about to ask.
"Kagome says that the marauders were hoping Snape would look into the enchanted mirror and he'd go back twenty years into the past--that would be about the time that Tom Riddle graduated, Grindlwald(?) was defeated, and Moaning Murtle came into the picture." Hermione said and sighed. "Of course it was set in a library and Kagome and I got caught and we used some odd excuse about studying and falling asleep."
"She didn't tell me much--said I wouldn't understand that much. But she did say that she remember my whole family from 9 3/4 where we helped get onto the train. She also said we thought she was a bit weird and depressed." Ron said. He frowned and looked up. "What do you think she told Dumbledore?"
"Well, she was a teacher--most like Defense Against the Dark Arts." Hermione sighed. "But why would someone half way across the world by given the job?"
"I have a question, Hermione." Harry asked, looking up at her. He held curiousity in his eye and shrugged. "What's the legend she's walking about?"
"Oh. That. Well, for one, it's just that. A legend. A myth. But Kagome's talking like it's real, so I'm going to assume it is. I'll just give you the shorter version. Well, priestesses back then were pretty powerful and could purify things. One of the most powerful ones got into a fight and battled. She used her little amount of strength she had left anf pushed her's and the demons' soul out and a jewel shot out of her heart. The jewel of was powerful and was called the Shikon Jewel -- or Jewel of Four Souls, like Kagome said. During the Fuedal Era, a priestess was given the jewel. The woman fell in love with a half demon, but they betrayed each other. The priestess pinned the half demon to tree and she died with the jewel. I, for one, don't know, though, how Kagome even got the damn jewel. It causes choas and greed, and no good can come out of it. But from the legend, it's said the priestess who fell in love said that if a pure wish was put on the jewel, it might just disappear. But Kagome's life is just repeating itself-- it's not a pure wish, it was selfish." Hermione said quietly.
"Long story, if you ask me. And how do you know her?" Ron asked. Hermione looked to him with bored eyes and rolled them.
"Well, if I've heard of her, and Harry should because he lives in the Muggle World, she must be a famous person." She explain as if to a little child. "But if you must know, she's given money to charity. To hospitals and such. Even won the title Miss Japan, a beauty contest a few times; the judges were all over her--I was amazed they even showed that stuff all the way over here."
"And she knows about the Dursleys. And your Time Turner in third year. What doesn't she know about!?" Harry almost shouted.
"Well, Harry, if she knows about the Time Turner incedent, she must know about Snuffles, the Order, Neville's parents, Lupin's lycanthropy, Snape's spy business, and not to mention the prophesies." Hermione paused in thought. "And then, there's the fact that we need to know how she knows all of these things."
"What Time Turner incedent?" Ron asked looking confused.