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REMEMBER: If you see this: ~ before and after a sentence, it is spoken in Japanese

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"What's the matter?" Hermionie asked.

"W-W-W-What a-are th-th-th-those?!?!?!??!?!?" Kagome shrieked.

Chapter three: The sorting and the Tour ~*~*~*~

"What do you mean?" Harry asked, "Can you see them?"

"I'm pretty sure we all can...." Sango mumbled.

"Even me." Shippou said.

"But how?" Ron asked.

"Well, you can just say that we have exterminated a few demons...." Kagome said trying not to cause more attention placed onto them.

"Okay........" Ron sighed, "Let's just get in the carriages and go to Hogwarts. I'm starving!"

"No, duh!" Hermionie exclaimed, "You always are!" Harry exhaled the oxygen he was storing in his lungs in an annoyed way,

"Let's just go." And so, Harry, Ron, and Hermionie, without taking a moments notice, entered the carriage. Inuyasha, Kagome, and the rest of the group, however, hesitated a bit before entering and sitting down.

"So," Sango started, "What were those things? Were they demons?"

"No." Hermionie stated in her educational way, "They are called thestrals. We use them for transportation here."

"It's kind of nice really." Ron agreed. Sango and Kagome glanced at each other, sighed, and then looked out the windows in unison.

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Once they arrived at the castle, the group stepped out of the thestral- driven carriages, and headed towards the entryway to the castle. They spotted Hagrid right outside of the castle door, welcoming everyone and telling everyone which way to go. The group ran up to him,

"Hey Hagrid!" everyone except Inuyasha said in unison.

"Hiya." He replied. He spotted Kotoko in the group, "Kotoko, I see you 'ave met the other 'ransfer students." She nodded shyly, "Well, Professor Dumbledore told me to get all of you," he slightly pointed to everyone except Harry, Ron, and Hermionie, "to go and be sorted with the 'irst years. But all 'o you will be the last ones."

"Feh." Inuyasha grumbled while crossing his arms over his chest. Kagome rolled her eyes at him.

"Thank you Hagrid, for all of your help." Miroku bowed to him. In response, Hagrid chuckled,

"Now go on. All o' ya." He shooed them away like he was brushing away a mouse with a broom, "I'll see you all in the Great Hall."

"Okay." They all said in unison. And so, they entered the castle. Soon, both of the groups were facing each other,

"Well," Hermionie said, "I guess we will see each other after you are sorted."

"I just hope you get into Gryffindor." Ron exclaimed.

"Why?" Shippou asked curiously.

"That's our house." Harry replied, "There are four: Gryffindor, Huffelpuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. You don't want to get into Slytherin if you hate Malfoy."

"Oh...." Miroku seemed so lost with what was going on.

"Well," Hermionie said with encouragement, "Good luck to get into the same house. We'll see you guys later."

"Bye." They said together to each other. And so, they left. Inuyasha and the others walked over to where the first years were clumped. Many of them stared at the odd looking group. Shippou had to hide in Kagome's hair to not be noticed, Miroku kept his arms in the opposite sleeves to hide his right hand. For, people would find it strange that a guy was wearing beads. They also found Inuyasha strange. He was the only one in the group with silvery- white hair. And to top it off, he wore a baseball cap. They thought the group too strange to talk to, so they let them be. But, they were giving odd glances at the five people (A/N: cough, cough.). Suddenly, a woman in the slightly same robes that they wore and a witch's hat came out. She seemed to be a professor,

"Good evening, everyone." She said, "I am Professor McGonagall. Once we enter the Great Hall, you will be sorted into your houses and be seated with the other students." And so, she opened the giant doors. All of the students walked in, amazed at the site. There were four huge tables stretching through the whole room. The group figured that they were the different houses. They all crowded between the two center tables, waiting for Professor Dumbledore's speech, and to be sorted. Suddenly, he stood up, smiled kindly, and begun his speech,

"Welcome everyone. I am glad to see you all here. I must say that last year was quite an experience for the lot of you," Kagome and Sango looked at each other curiously. Kirara and Takkun both sat on their owners' shoulders, which made quite a distraction since pets were supposed to already be in the common rooms. But, he still continued, "but classes will be the same. Except for our new professors." The figures of the professors raised to his voice, "Professor Jooniper," a female teacher smiled and nodded, "will help teach flying lessons, Professor Squal," he stayed with his emotionless expression, but nodded, "and Professor Joll, who will be teaching a new class for the seventh years, Wandless Magic." She bowed in front of the students, and then sat down. Professor Dumbledore continued with his speech, and then ended with, "Let the sorting begin!" mumbles and murmurs were heard throughout the Great Hall. Suddenly, the witches hat, which was sitting on a stool in front of the students, spoke. First, he sang a song explaining the different houses (A/N: I'm SOOO sorry! No matter how many times I watch the movies and read the books, I STIIL can't remember the words to the song!). Once it finished, Professor McGonagall picked up the hat, and called out names,

"Jenny Reich." A young girl nervously stepped up and sat down. The hat pondered for a moment,

"Slytherin!" it called out. The girl sighed relieving, and hopped off of the stool, walking towards the applauding Slytherin table.

"Kerry Jollin."

"Huffelpuff!"

"Rosemary Kimble."

"Ravenclaw!" The hat continued to sort the students, until the only ones left were Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Miroku, and Kotoko. Professor McGonagall called up first,

"Inuyasha Dae." He slowly walked towards the stool. When he sat down, Professor McGonagall turned to him,

"Take off your hat, please."

"N-No...." he muttered.

"What did you say?"

"I said, no." he replied louder than before. Suddenly, she tore the hat off of Inuyasha. His ears popped right out of his hair. Everyone gasped as the rest of the group lowered their heads. Malfoy stood up,

"What is this?! He has dog-ears!!! First mud-bloods, and now this?!?!?" he screamed, which made Inuyasha and the group very angry. There was even moving in Kagome's hair with a tiny bit of growling.

"Malfoy!" Professor Snape snapped, "Sit down this instant!" Malfoy plopped down into his seat as fast as he could. Then, the hat was finally placed on his head,

"A half-demon, huh? Where did you come from? Japan, I see.... You have a very painful past following you.... I see.... Well, let's put you in...." everyone quieted, "Gryffindor!!!" Inuyasha sighed,

'I just hope Kagome gets in here too....' He thought. Harry, Ron, and Hermionie waved him to a seat. Suddenly his ears perked up one Professor McGonagall spoke,

"Kagome Higurashi." She looked back to Sango, who nodded to her, and stepped up. She sat down. The hat was placed on her head. Although, before it was put on, her hair moved rapidly. And, out popped Shippou, who scared almost everyone. After everyone was surprised, most of the girls thought of him to be cute and adorable. Shippou got scared by all of the students watching his every move. So, he sprinted down to Hermionie, and hid in her hair.

"So, you're a motherly figure. Your soul was taken out of you." The hat said, "You have help kill many demons. Your friend over there almost killed you a few times, but you stayed with him. Great loyalty I see. But willing to risk everything to save a friend. No doubt about it. Gryffindor!" she sighed gratefully, while walking towards the applauding Gryffindor table.

"Good job, Kagome!" Hermionie congratulated. She sat down,

"Thanks." She replied, "I just hope the others get in here." Hermionie nodded as Shippou leapt onto Kagome's shoulder,

"Hi, mama." Shippou hugged her.

"What is that-that thing?" a boy asked her.

"Why he's a kitsune pup."

"Wha-what's a kit-kitsune?"

"A fox demon."

"Oh...." He mumbled, still a bit scared of Inuyasha, "Ok...."

"Kotoko Aoyama." McGonagall called out. Kotoko sat on the stool. Before even the hat was placed on her,

"Ravenclaw!" She smiled and sat down next to two other members of the house.

"Sango Taiji-ya." Sango slowly walked forward, sat down, and scratched Kirara behind the ear (If you can remember, people were staring at her and Miroku for having two-tailed cats with them). The sorting hat was placed gently on her head. It pondered for a moment,

"I see, a demon slayer. You were the best in your village. But, what's this?" she held her breath, "You saw your father and comrades die? You must have a lot of courage to deal with this. It's decided then, Gryffindor!" Sango quickly, and quietly walked towards the Gryffindor table. She sat in the seat that Kagome motioned to her.

'Miroku, please get Gryffindor. Please...."

"Congrats." Ron said.

"Thank you, Ron-chan." Kagome and Sango laughed quietly,

~ You had to do that, didn't you, Sango? ~ Kagome asked.

~ Well...." She replied, ~ He was asking for it. ~

~ All we need, ~ Inuyasha interrupted, ~ is Miroku to get into this house. ~ The two girls nodded in agreement, while everyone around them stared at them strangely.

"Miroku Houshi." He glanced and an encouraged Sango, then stepped up to the stool. Once he sat down and the hat was placed on his head, he thought,

'Please let me be with Sango, please let me be with Sango.' This repeated in his mind.

"You want to be with her, eh? Well, you have grown up with a curse, I see. And you have used it as your power. Well then, Gryffindor!" The hat was taken off of Miroku. So, he walked, faster than usual, to the group, and was seated right next to Sango (Takkun had run over to her, just so you know). She smiled warmly at him,

"Congratulations, Houshi-sama."

"Arigatou, Sango-dono."

"Yay!!!" Shippou cried out happily, but quietly, "We are all in the same hou...." He was cut short from Dumbledore,

"As you just saw, these are the new students I was talking about earlier. They will be in all of the same classes as the seventh years. But, they will also have private lessons afterwards, which will be taught by our 'famous' three." Everyone looked at Harry, Ron, and Hermionie, "Now, I want all of you to make them feel as much at home as possible. Just like the first years. Their habits will be different then ours, and we will accept that. Now," he waved his hands, "let's feast!" Food appeared on all of the platters. There were all kinds of different foods. But the one that surprised (in a good way, of course!) Inuyasha the most was,

"Th-th-they have RAMEN!!!!!" So, he grabbed the chopsticks (which everyone EXCEPT Inuyasha noticed.... He just kinda grabbed them without noticing) and dug in.

"Inuyasha," Kagome said a bit too kindly, "be polite. Or I will be forced to say it here." Inuyasha's eyes opened wide, then he ate his ramen more polite.

"Say what?" Ron asked.

"If Kagome says 'sit,' then," Miroku started, while taking a piece of bread,

"He will land in a small crater." Sango finished, "It doesn't seem like much, but it looks like it really hurts."

"Oh...." Ron glanced at Inuyasha, and then returned to his eating.

"Hey, Kagome," Hermionie asked.

"Yeah?"

"Howabout I show you, Sango, and Shippou where everything is?"

"Sure...." She replied as Sango nodded, "But what about the guys?"

"Oh," Hermionie answered, "Harry and Ron will take care of that."

"Wha?" the two boys said in unison. Hermionie glared at them, "Oh yeah, sure."

~*~

"First years, this way!" Ron led them to a large painting of an over-weight woman,

"Password." She said. Ron replied,

"Crumbling turnips."

"You may enter." The painting lifted her arm gracefully as it moved like a door, leading to the common room. Kagome slightly jumped when it opened. Sango gripped a little tighter to Kirara. Hermionie sighed,

"That is the entryway to the Gryffindor common room. You will have to memorize the password though, crumbling turnips."

"Ok...." A confused Kagome replied along with Sango.

"Here...." Hermionie stated, "I'll show you where all of the classes are." And, they walked off, into the crazy halls of Hogwarts.

~*~

"Please!!!" the water imp begged, "Don't smile at me Lord Sesshoumaru!!! Please, master!!! Be straight with me!!!!" But, Sesshoumaru kept on smiling at Jaken. Suddenly, he stopped, turned around, and walked away. Jaken soon ran after him, Rin following close behind, giggling at the sight.

'Where could that whelp of a brother run off to?" Sesshoumaru thought, 'I want to ring that thin, half human neck of his.'

~*~

"And this is the Gryffindor Common Room. Up the stairs and to the right (I'm not sure.... I forgot, is this right?) Is the girl's bedroom. And to the left, is the boys'. But you don't want to go into there." The girls smirked and tried not to laugh. Suddenly, four boys came out of that room,

"What do you mean, Hermionie-san?" Miroku asked. Sango and Kagome tried not to laugh at Inuyasha because he couldn't get his robes on properly. But, Kagome walked up to him, making him nervous, and fixed them.

"Uh...." Inuyasha managed to mumble, "Thanks?" Kagome sighed,

"Let's go to bed." They nodded and went into their own bedrooms.

~*~

I'm SOOO sorry that I had to end this chapter there.... But I have something neat planned for the next one, so I had to leave it there.

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