Oh my Gosh! It's Spring Break! A whole week of doing absolutely NOTHING! I went to the book store today and read manga for 2 and a half hours. It was so cool cause all I've ever read of manga is just a text version on the internet. (I'm such a loser) I'll stop blabbering now, K? On with the chappie!

"speaking"

'thinking'

speaking japanese

(authoress's ramblings)


Kagome sat at the steps of the Higurashi Shine with her bags thinking of what she was getting herself into. She was waiting on someone Professor Dumbledore had called Hagrid, who was to pick her up at 2: 00 PM, but it was already 2:15. The man would then take her to a place called the Leaky Cauldron, and then after that she knew not where she would end up. She glanced at her watch again, aggravated, and sighed. Then the God tree caught her eye. Kagome looked around to make sure no one was watching, then slipped over to the massive tree. She thought about everything she would leave, especially her friends. She felt a stab of guilt when she thought of her friends, she had after all had left them without warning. Hopefully, everything would turn out well in the past. She hoped Miroku and Sango would get married, and she wished for Shippou to have a happy life. Maybe Kaede would die peacefully, and Kirara would be content with protecting Sango's family. As for Inuyasha, she hoped him and the clay pot were rotting in hell. Angry tears stung her eyes as she said her final words to her old life. "Goodbye old life, hello new."

A touch on her shoulder brought her back down to Earth, and she spun around to meet the intruder, meeting instead with something brown, furry, and big. Kagome craned her neck up to find the face of a huge man.

"You wouldn't happen t' be K 'gome, would ya?" The man said. Kagome, lost for words, merely shook her head yes. The man had a rough British accent, and it was hard for her to understand even though she knew English fairly well. "Good, I'm Hagrid. We need t' be goin now, so please get your bags." Kagome nodded again and rushed into the shrine to say goodbye to her family. Souta ran up to her gave her a bear hug, then her grandfather did the same. (except he didn't run up to her.) Last of all she hugged her mother, who whispered into her ear, Have a good time, honey, and don't let memories get you down. And be careful. You know nothing of this place you're going to Miss Higurashi was worried sick about this whole thing. First her baby had come back with injuries, and she had arrived with permission slips and forms for her to sign. Of course she allowed Kagome to go, but that didn't mean she wouldn't worry.

Kagome only hugged her tighter in response then proceeded to getting her bags. Lugging them over her shoulder (Just think about it, she goes to the Feudal Era for two months, and she packs enough for an entire army. Now she's packing for an entire year!), she walked toward Hagrid. He pulled out an old, dried out pen and told her to touch it. Kagome looked at him as if he was crazy, but then he explained.

"This is a port key. It transports ya magic'lly to another place when ya touch it." Again he held out the pen and Kagome without hesitation touched it. After all, his aura was good and his black eyes were kind. There was no chance he could be lying.

Kagome felt an odd tug at her navel and she heard the surprised gasps of her family before her surroundings began swirling around her. As suddenly as it started, it stopped. She looked around her with wide eyes. No longer was she outside the shrine, she was now in a dark pub of some kind. People all around her were dressed in robes and had grim looks on their faces. Smoke layered the ceiling above her, and the dim light made her squint her eyes. She felt like an odd ball among these people, for she contrasted with them with her jeans. Kagome had never really worn jeans, but now she would always wear them, for they hid her horrid scars.

Hagrid turned to her and said, "Go over t' that table over there, and order anythin' ya like, just don't go wanderin'. I have t' meet with someone." He handed her odd coins then walked over to another table across the room, knocking over many chairs with his bulk in the process. Kagome watched him go, then proceeded to the table Hagrid had pointed to. At the table was three figures, each cloaked, but without their hoods on. On the left sat a girl with bushy, brown hair, and at the right sat two boys, a red haired one and a jet black haired one. The dark haired boy caught her attention the most, for his aura was most peculiar. Although his aura was safe, he had another aura wrapped around him, a most evil aura that would rival Naraku's, that was not his. Kagome frowned, then shook her head to rid herself of the thoughts as the girl spoke to her.

"You must be Kagome, Hagrid told us to meet you here. I'm Hermione Granger, this is Ronald Weasley," she nodded to the red haired boy, "and this is Harry Potter." Kagome nodded in greeting then took a seat next to Hermione. A waiter came up to the table and asked her what she would like to order.

"Umm..Would you happen to have apple juice?" (That one's for you jaryjosephwantsapplejuicenow!) The waiter nodded, then disappeared to get her drink. Silence fell over the table.

"So, you're from Japan?" Harry said, trying to stir up a conversation. This girl was intriguing to him, not only was she pretty, extremely pretty, but she also had an odd mixture of happiness and sadness. More so of sadness, if you looked closely. Kagome nodded, and Hermione burst into an information goldmine once again.

"I've heard so much about Japan! I've always wanted to go there, because the culture is just beautiful and the history of the place is so—"

"Hermione, please, I think she already knows about her own home." Ron intervened. Hermione gave him a dirty look, then asked, "So you'll be coming to Hogwarts with us, won't you? Of course you are, I'll help you with homework and classes if you have trouble. So what year will you be in?"

A look of confusion spread over her face, year? She opened her mouth to speak, but was saved from asking when Hagrid came up to the table. "Well, hello, you three. I see you've met Miss Ka'gome already, here. Well, come now, we need ter get your stuff for this year." Kagome said goodbye, then followed Hagrid out of the pub and into a cramped clearing. She watched in amazement as Hagrid tapped the stones, which parted and showed Kagome a large shopping area, full of things she never thought were possible.

Hagrid grinned at her amazement, and said, "Welcome t' Diagon Alley."


I could write more, but I wanted to hurry and get this chapter up. So far, Kagome has come back to the shrine, got her mom to let her go to Hogwarts, met Harry Potter,and now she's in Diagon Alley. Yaahh! Here are the poles:

Kag/ Harry: 2

Kag/ Draco: nothing happenin so far

Kag/ Imaginary person: none yet

RoaringWind—I know who you are! You wrote The Stars That Touched Everyone's Heart! Please update on your story! Oh, and I'm thinking about putting Shippou in, but not as a teacher. How should I put him in?

BRAC3 FACE3—You think it's good? Thank you!

Jaryjosephewantsapplejuicenow—The reason for the last chapter is to just tell what Kagome's been up to.

See ya!