Felix: Judge Lady no own jack so no sue or you will get jack. Ha beat you to it this time Judge Lady.

Judge: Whatever Felix. At least your being a good muse now.

Felix: ya ya Judge Lady. Oh and sorry if these first few chapters are a bit slow. After about five it should get a bit better.

"…" English

/…/ Japanese

Corrected by: France Gamble

Chapter 3: Understanding & Explanation

In no time at all Ron was back again, and this time he was trailed by the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor O'Mally. The red haired man swept past the flushed prefect stopping by Dumbledore and Snape. "What can I do to help you, sir?" the man asked inclining his head to the headmaster.

"These boys," Dumbledore motioned to Kouga and Sinko, "seem to be having english problems. From what you said, you know a fair few more languages then either myself or Severus, and as you know, if we don't know the language, it is a bit difficult to talk to the boys."

The man nodded in understanding before turning his attention to the two boys. He took a moment to study their clothing; they looked nearly identical. Both wore a skirt made of brown wolf fur, that was cut at a diagonal, two bands of the same brown fur around each wrist, and then their legs were covered in more of the fur in leggings that went from about three inches bellow their knees to their ankles. Around their waist they each wore a black sash that held in place a sword.

The only differences that O'Mally could spot between the two were: one had black hair, the other silver; one had pointed human-like ears, the other dog ears that sat upon the top of his head; one appeared to sport a wolf tail, at least that was what appeared to be swishing at the one boy's back. Then the differences were in clothes; the first had his skirt with the right side ending just below mid thigh and the left ending at his knee, and the second just the opposite with the left side ending just below mid thigh and the right ending at his knee. After that was only their swords: the first had just a basic long sword in a red sheath tied on his right side; the second had what also appeared to be a basic long sword but in a black rather then red sheath and tied on his left side.

Well it really wasn't much help to him. It didn't help him figure out where they might be from, but it was interesting to see their near identical dress. "Hello boys my name is Professor O'Mally," he stated, wondering if they knew any english at all.

Kouga's scowl, if possible, deepened further. /Not another one./ he muttered before glancing at Sinko. /This is your fault you know./ he told the half inu who made no move to reply and instead just caused him to add on a mumbled, "Baka Inu". That was until he noticed the look on the newest ningen's face. "Baka ningen," he said scowl still firmly in place. /What is so amusing to you?/ he asked before he could stop himself.

O'Mally just turned his gaze to Dumbledore. "They appear to be Japanese headmaster. Early Japan, maybe even feudal era from the rather old dialect he is speaking," He explained. When the older man only nodded the D.A.D.A. teacher took that as a sign that he should try to get what he could from the boys. At least convince them to move to a better place to talk. He tried again, this time in Japanese. /Hello boys my name is O'Malley-sensei. And nothing is amusing, I am just glad that I can understand you./ he stated. It was a bit different then their dialect, but not to much, and he hoped they would still understand him.

Kouga and Sinko both turned their gaze to this professor O'Mally. /Finally./ Kouga replied barely hiding the shock from his voice. /Well O'Mally, it is good to know that at least one of you can understand us, even if you do need work on it./ he added.

Behind his brother Sinko continued to lean heavily on his sword and nodded agreement with his statement. /I am Sinko, and this is Kouga./ he stated his voice wavering greatly as he spoke. He inwardly cringed as his voice betrayed his weakness; he didn't trust this man, or any of the other ningens, even if this one did speak their language.

O'Mally smiled and nodded, "Headmaster this is Sinko and Kouga," he introduced motioning to each as he named them. Then deciding he really should get them out of here now, as it seemed Sinko was weakened somehow. He continued on in his conversation with the two boys. /This is Dumbledore-sensei-sama, he is head master here at Hogwarts, and this is Snape-sensei he is our Potions teacher. Would you mind if we continued this is some place more comfortable?/ he added hopefully.

Kouga didn't need the slight prodding from Sinko to be reminded that the other was still slowly dieing, and that it was near impossible for him to remain standing much longer. He quickly nodded. /Yes, some place without so many people would be good./ he replied, allowing his gaze to drift over the students of Snape's potions class. No, he did not like his brother being around so many ningens. He wouldn't have a chance of helping him if something happened.

O'Mally smiled, "Headmaster, they have agreed to move some place more private to speak." He turned his gaze to Dumbledore.

Not fifteen minutes later, the five of them, Dumbledore, Snape, O'Mally, Kouga, and Sinko, were all seated in Dumbledore's office. "O'Mally, please ask if they would be so kind as to allow us to give them a language charm so we could more easily talk. After all, it won't do for them to be here with only you and each other to talk to.

"Of course Headmaster," O'Mally replied, turning his gaze to the two boys, whom immediately stopped their murmuring. /Dumbledore-sensei-sama wishes to know if you two would submit to having language charms placed on you?/ he asked swallowing hard when Kouga's glare deepened.

/I have no idea what a 'language charm' is O'Mally, but I do not believe that I would want one put on me./ Kouga replied his voice laced with enough malice to make Snape smirk.

/It is just something that would make you be able to understand Dumbledore-sensei-sama and Snape-sensei. You could still speak in Japanese if you wanted, but you would also be able to speak English./ the red haired professor quickly explained.

Sinko dug his elbow into his brother's side and, after steadying his voice, they quickly were absorbed into discussion. /It would be good to understand them Kouga. And really only one of us has to do it./ he insisted.

/But I don't trust them Sinko./ Kouga countered.

/I do, and doesn't that count for something./ came Sinko's reply.

This went on for about ten or fifteen minutes before Kouga finally sighed in defeat and turned his gaze to O'Mally. Raising the volume of his voice, he relayed their decision. /We'll allow you to put this 'language charm' on one of us for now, but only one./ he said. The tone of his voice indicated that he was not going to argue anymore.

/Very well./ O'Mally replied before directing his attention to the other two Professors. "They have agreed to allow one of them to have the charm placed on them, but refuse to both have it at this time sir." He relayed to the ageing headmaster. /Would you be the one getting the charm, Kouga?/ he asked as an afterthought gazing over his shoulder to the black haired wolf tailed boy, receiving a nod of confirmation in reply. "Kouga is the one who has agreed to take the charm, headmaster." He added to Dumbledore.

Dumbledore nodded and drew his wand from his sleeve. Murmuring a quick spell, he waved his wand at the black haired boy seated against the far wall. "There now that should be a bit better. Now we can understand each other." The headmaster said with his usual warm smile and the normal twinkle in his eye.

Kouga managed to hide his surprise for the ump-teenth time today. "Yes, I can understand you now, Dumbledore." he replied to the gray haired man as his gaze roamed over the three men again. Snape being last for his gaze to land on. It stopped their for a long moment before he rose to his feet, a low growl coming from his chest. "Would you kindly remove that look from your face Snape, or is it just a permanent look for you? Anata wa ningen no baka!" he growled at the Potions Master.

Snape's snarl remained firmly in place as he mentally applauded this boy. No one ever spoke to him like that but Dumbledore. Well, spoke to him like that and didn't get their head bit off. He held Kouga's gaze for a long moment, neither willing to back down. All around them the room was quiet. It seemed as if the other two professors, the phoenix, and Sinko all knew that this was a silent battle of wills. Snape's will to be himself, and Kouga's will to refuse to believe that this man was still not a threat to his dieing brother seated behind him.

In the end it was Dumbledore who stopped the silent battle, as he gave a rather fake cough. "If you will excuse me Kouga, but if we can continue? I would like to know how it is that you and Sinko came to be in Professor Snape's classroom." He asked gently trying not to cause the boy to become angrier, but needing information nonetheless.

Kouga snorted before finally breaking his gaze from Snape's both looking away at the same time. He turned his back on the three, his gaze resting on Sinko for a long moment. /What do you think brother?/ he asked, not realizing he had managed to easily switch between his newly charmed language and his true one.

Sinko scanned the faces of the professors carefully. He sensed no real ill will from any of them, not even Snape, so he nodded. /The entire story I think./ he managed to get out before closing his eyes and leaning heavily against the wall. He was tired, so very tired. He just wanted to sleep for a very long time, but he was not going to. The sleep his body craved was not the kind he was willing to have yet. He refused to die that easily; To just roll over and allow this sickness to win. His breath was becoming shallower by the moment, and while he knew his end was coming, he was not going to make it easy on his unseen enemy.

Kouga nodded at the half inu's words and turned back to face the three men in the room, only to start growling again at the look on Professor O'Mally's face. "What is that look for O'Mally?" he growled at the man, his temper boiling just under the surface due to all that had happened in the last hour.

O'Mally gave a forced chuckle "Sorry, I was just... It was just... And you... You called him 'Brother' I was just wondering at how that had worked," the man replied. His gaze drifted over the two very different looking boys. Brother was not the relationship he had thought them to have. He had thought that maybe they were lovers or something of the sort, but not brothers.

Kouga snorted "Yes, Sinko is my brother. He was adopted into my family eleven years ago, and he was adopted into our pack ten and a half years ago. It was at that time he was given the name Sinko, in place of his former name of Inuyasha." He replied as if it was the most obvious thing ever, sneering out his brother's former name as he went. All the while causing Dumbledore to raise an eyebrow at O'Mally's reaction, receiving a mouthed, "I'll tell you later." from the newest professor.

"As for how we found our way here..." the boy added glancing at his brother again taking in his labored breathing, pale face, and the smell of death that was creeping into his scent, before he continued. "It started because Sinko became sick with a killing disease that affects inu, ookami, and kitsune packs. My parents found out about it before we had a chance to cure him. After about the third day we figured out what it was, and the fifth day he got sick with it. My mother wanted to let us try and cure him, but my father was having none of it. In the end he won the fight and went to tell the alpha. Moro immediately sent Sinko away, but not with out having to knock me out first. When I woke up later my parents were not in the den, so I left to go after Sinko; to keep my promise to come to him if he ever had to leave. We spent the next two weeks trying every potion we could, but nothing worked. That was until I did something wrong. I was making a potion we had already tried hoping that maybe it would just take using the same one several times, when I must have put to much of one of the herbs in or used the wrong one, because it started billowing purple smoke. The next thing I knew we were waking up here." He said.

He had only just finished his tale when a bell rang through the school causing him to jump some, and snarl at the three men. "What in the name of Kami-sama was that?" he demanded. A deep growl came within his chest.

Dumbledore smiled. "That is the class bell Kouga. Morning classes are over now. Were you or Sinko in need of food?" he asked and received a nod from Kouga in reply. He turned his gaze towards O'Mally. "Professor would you help them to the great hall so they may eat. You can bring them to Madam Pomfrey after lunch is over and explain the situation, as well as inform her, I will be down later," he told the man who nodded in reply.

Once O'Mally and the two boys were gone, he turned his attention to Snape, who now held a rather large smirk on his face.

Felix: So any ideas on what's going to happen to our pair? Tune in next chapter to find out.

Judge: Felix have you been watching Rocky and Bullwinkle again?

Felix: No, of course not.

Judge: Ok what ever Felix. Please R&R people it make Felix think faster.

Oh and on another note I have started work on a fic that goes along with the first chapter of this one. It goes along with this first chapter of this one and explains more about Inuyasha becoming Sinko and part of the Pack. If anyone would like to see it please say so in your review and i will publish it here on FanFiction dot Net.