Chapter VI
"Are you sure that's best?" asked Dumbledore
"I don't know." Said Kagome, Dumbledore looked down the hall there was no sign of Kagome. Dumbledore entered his office with the other teachers waiting for him moving behind his desk.
"What is this all about Professor?" asked Snipe
"Firstly I must apologize for giving you the clock and dagger on the demon attacks, but I assure you it was for the best; I called in Demon Exterminator when the demons first started attacking." Said Dumbledore sitting down
"Why didn't you tell us earlier Albus?" and Professor McGonagall
"The Exterminator thought it was best, the more people who know of her being here puts' them at great risk from shape shifter demons, they would kill dozens of students and take their place, and the Exterminator has been posing as a student sense the beginning of the school year." Said Dumbledore
"You expect us to believe some child can kill a demon?" spat Snipe crossing his arms in an arrogant tone
"You should Professor Snipe; the threat of demon impersonation is very real." Said another Professor Dumbledore behind the teachers, all of the teachers turned on their heels to look at another identical Dumbledore. Snipe pulled out his wand and pointed his wand at the Dumbledore behind the desk.
"Honestly, Professor Snipe is that anyway to treat out guest." Said the real Professor Dumbledore, all eyes were on Dumbledore behind them, but when the teachers looked back at the desk the fake Professor Dumbledore wasn't there instead Kyoko took his place, but with white hair, ice blue eyes, sharp claws on her fingernail, she was taller and looked much older in her twenties.
"You're lucky I'm not a demon, or you'd all be dead by now." Kagome got out of the comfortable chair and leaned on a bookcase next to the window.
"Professors of Hogwarts allow me to introduce you to Kagome Higurashi, Demon Exterminator." Dumbledore sat down waiting for the mountain of questions coming
"But you are only fourteen years old how could you be a Demon Exterminator?" Asked Professor McGonagall
"I'm twenty-three actually, I just looked fourteen I changed my appearance to blend in more." Kagome could smell the confusion the air was thick with it
"Why did you decide to tell us now?" asked Lupen, Kagome gave a half smile and pointed at Lupen
"How?" he asked
"If you hadn't have asked me about the blood on my hand you never would have broken the bearer on my arm and found frozen blood." Kagome explained the situation with the demons to the teachers, she watched as mouths fell and faces paled. Several hours later the teachers left Dumbledore office looking very worried. Harry was hiding in a hallway close to the headmasters office watching each teacher exit the office, but the last person is who interested him, her face was hidden by her long hair white hair. Harry hoped she would turn his way so he could see her face, but she hightailed it down the opposite hall leading away from him, Harry started to follow her at a safe distance, but she started to speed up she knew he was following her. She was headed to a quieter part of the school. Harry started to worry and considered turning back but his curiosity got the better of him, she turned a corner and when Harry caught up, she vanished no trace of her at all.
As severaldays past Kagome began to become vary anxious she could smell the demons around the school Kagome and InuYasha suspected they were up to something, he had started to remain closer to the school because of the rat demon incident, he had been tracking a demon when Kagome was attacked the demon ventured near the school but left after InuYasha started after him, he realised it was a trick to lure him away from the school and Kagome, only lesser demons were attacking something even a wizard could drive back, it made no sense for so many lesser demons to attack so constantly. If the demons were planning to attack, they were going to attack at the upcoming Quidditch match. All those humans in one place, it would be like a demon buffet, and there was nothing they could do, if Dumbledore cancelled the match, it would raise questions but if it went as planed, there would be a 75 chance they would attack, Kagome, InuYasha, and Kirara would have to keep their guards up.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione had passed Kyoko in the hall every fibber in Harry's body told him Kyoko knew why there were so many demon attack's, they would attack once or twice a week. Harry turned on his heels and caught up to Kyoko.
"Strange those demons are attacking so much huh?" Harry asked in a questioning tone
"Yea it is." Answered Kagome she had a bad feeling about this, 'Why must this kid try to prove himself all the time, doesn't he know the dangers of that personality?' Kagome thought to herself,
"What do you think is bringing them here?" Harry asked coolly
"Any number of things, a power that they would want, lunch, or another demon;" Answered Kagome trying to remain vague about the subject of demons and their doings here
"Then what is getting rid of them?" Harry asked, Kagome could sense it in Harry voice he was after something
"An Exterminator most likely."
"Who do you think it could be?" Asked Harry, Kagome was beginning to get vary worried she didn't need an nosy boy sticking his nose were it don't belong like her business
"Well I heard once that 99 of Exterminators are Muggle's, sense it's forbidden for a witch or wizard to be one and they deny Demons existence you could imagine not many apply for the job." Kagome was sure now she had thrown him off the sent
"What's the other percent?" Kagome would have fallen down over this boys' persistence
"There's a legend, that one exterminator is an Angel, Priestess, and Witch she has amazing power that lesser demons shiver at her name, of course that's just a fairy tail." Said Kagome she inwardly smiled
"You once said that all fairy tails come from some kind of truth?" Questioned Hermione, Kagome did not mind her question she did in fact bait them to say that.
"I did Hermione, good memory perhaps there is hope for you yet." Kagome was just jumping inside she was having so much fun, first she was worried but now she saw an opportunity to have a little bit of fun on these kids' expense
"So you are saying the Legendary Exterminator is a real person?" asked Harry, Kagome was annoyed with that question, Kagome hated it when people did not listen to what she just said
"Didn't I just say that, Hermione even confirmed it, you really should learn to pay more attention Harry. I'll be seeing you trio." Kagome walked away she knew she should not have baited them like that but she could not resist it was too perfect.
"You shouldn't have done that, now they are going to try and figure out who exterminator is." Said Professor Lupen his arms were crossed Kagome was curious how long he was waiting in that hall
"I know that, but it was too perfect to pass up, and even if they found out who the exterminator is I doubt they would link her to me." For some reason Lupen fascinated her being able to hide is other half so well perhaps she might cure him of that little curse but she will think about it.
"And if they figure it out, I guess you would erase their memories to." Lupen spat, Kagome raised an eyebrow at Professor Lupen's hatred of her but she understood it.
"Tell me, if I had let you kept your memory what would you have done?"
"I would have told Dumbledore." He said
"And young Harry most likely then he will tell Hermione and Ron then when they chat about it sometime or another, another student will hear and tell his friends and they will tell their friends. And before you know it the entire school and probably some of the people in Hogsmade would know I'm the exterminator, then bring on the Shape Shifter Demons and during their infiltration of the school. At leased twenty children will be killed and replaced, so now do you understand why I had to erase your memory?" Kagome expected him to say you could have trusted me, like so many before him but in her line of work you cannot go around giving trust like that away. However, Professor Lupen simply nodded
"I can understand your want for secrecy, I know first hand how fast information like that can fly. If you don't trust me why did you tell us simple humans the truth?" He asked
"Well firstly I thought it might be a good idea if I don't have the teachers looking into my business along with three nosey children." Lupen scuffed a laugh. "And secondly, I may not have trusted you before, but I believe now that you know the circumstances I trust you will do what is best." Kagome walked away from leaving him along in the hallway
Kagome sat in the bridge overlooking the grounds she knew Harry and Lupen liked to come here their scents were everywhere Lupen had come to the spot to think it always seems clear his head and wash his worry's away to look out from the high bridge. "You and I are not much different Professor." Said Kagome
"What similarities do we share Kagome?" Asked Lupen as he leaned on the seal of a window,
"We each have an animal inside just itching to get out." With Kagome's keen eyes, she watched a Unicorn and its baby dart threw the forest
"Yet we deny it, the very thing we lusts for so badly. The hunt, feel the legs burn from running, sense the prey's fear as the animal closes upon it." Finished Kagome
"What is your animal side Kagome?" For the first time Kagome looked away from the forest and Lupen dead in the eye.
"My animal half rests with the feline family dear Lupen, I am what is called a Koori Neko Tenshi or in English an Ice Cat Angel." Kagome gave him a half smile and looked back at the forest
"Like the domestic house cat?" Lupen asked
"Nope, a lion truthfully, but back in the feudal era most didn't even know of lions so they named us for what we resemble, cats." Kagome smiled, she always loved thinking of how far the humans of come from that time
"And why do they call you angel?" Kagome did not feel judged form him.
"The wings," she was curious of his reaction, but he was not shocked which almost left Kagome a little disappointed
"Is that why there are blue slivers in your blood?" Lupen asked Kagome turned her head halfway to him when he asked
"No, I guess you can call them my weakness if my blood was ever heated to high the slivers would melt and I would die, you never wondered why I never shook hands with anyone? My body tempter always remains a little bit above frizzing." Kagome wondered if InuYasha was out there watching her from some high tree, but that was a question she never had to wonder about, he had become very protective of her she doubt he would let her out of his sight
"I should warn you Professor, wolf demons live in the forest and they have the power to control wolves if wolf demons were to attack the school you couldn't fight them, you would end up helping them." Kagome could hear Lupen gulp and smell the scent of worry creep in.
"If I was in wolf form;" Stated Lupen in an frightened tone
"Their howl can force you to transform even if it wasn't a full moon." Kagome inhaled the sweet cool air it was late October soon winter will creep into their lives
"I think this lie will soon be up, with the upcoming Quidditch match demons are more likely to attack then ever. So tonight I'm going into the forbidden woods to hunt for the master demon if InuYasha and I can defeat him then the lesser demons shouldn't attack anymore."
"Master demon?" asked Lupen, Kagome faced him and smiled
"Sorry I forgot, a Master Demon is a powerful demon that controls lesser ones, for all these lesser demons to attack so frequently is well an impossibility, unless they all have the same goal which I doubt, their has to be a head demon out there." Kagome gazed over the forest she knew there was small chance she would ever encounter the head demon he is probably sitting safely in his hideout getting the smaller demons to do all the work.
"Are you ever going tell the other students who you are?" asked Lupen, Kagome sighed deeply he turned her head half way to him then looked back to the woods
"Never, if the students want to think I'm human then why rock their boat?" that was a bitter subject with Kagome, she has had many problems with being a Hanten the humans hate her, the demons hate her, and she doesn't even know any angels so she is very much alone, well except for InuYasha and Shippo.
"What are you doing to do if you kill the master demon?"
"Retire, take my son and InuYasha and travel the world." Kagome said dreamily, she has dreamt of travelling with both Shippo and InuYasha for a long time, she was tired of the constant bloodshed she never found the demon that killed her family but she found herself paying too high a price to avenge them. Although she wanted to avenge them, she did not want to lose her soul in the process. Lupen looked at her shocked
"What?" Kagome asked. "I'm am 23 you know." Lupen cleared his throat sifting his weight uncomfortably
"Is he InuYasha's son?" His voice dry and shaky, Kagome looked at him half smile
"Bold aren't we?" Kagome mocked. "No, Shippo is adopted."
"A human?" Lupen questioned again
"A Fox Demon, actually;" Kagome watched midday sun blaze in the sky. "I should start hunting soon it's going to take a while to find the master demon. See ya later Professor Lupen." Kagome walked away but stopped half way down the bridge
"Hey Professor, in case I don't come back, I just thought I would tell you, I never wanted to erase your memory, and it should come back in a few weeks." Kagome continued down the hall and out of the professor's sight
Not long after Hermione had been searching threw the school's massive library, when she came upon an old dusty book obviously it had not been used in years. Hermione could not read the title it was in Japanese, when she opened the book pages where empty.
'Perhaps it's a diary like Tom Riddles.' However, she had a hunch it was not, what ever it was, she thought she could take it too Kyoko and she could translate it.
"Hey Hermione what's up?" asked Kyoko she was in the common room sitting in deep thought
"I was wondering if you could translate this title for me." Hermione handed the book to Kyoko
"Well I'll be damned, I didn't think any of these still excised." Said Kyoko delighted
"What is it?" asked Hermione
"About two hundred years ago, the wizardry world asked a rogue Demon Exterminator if they could compose a book consisting of all the Exterminators in the world and telling of their location, now the wizards didn't know he was rouge the other exterminators would never have allowed it. What was unique about this book is it would not just record exterminators of that time but ones that come along in the future, only three books were made and given a seal for each book which were stupidly kept in the books. Well you could imagine when the exterminators found out; they were furious and demanded that all the books were destroyed or no exterminator past or future would ever help the wizards defeat demons. Therefore, the books were destroyed but it was rumoured that a fourth book was made but after an extensive search by both wizards and exterminators, it was deemed a rumour, and the wizards and exterminators have been shaky allies' sense then." Informed Kyoko
"But the ministry of magic would never allow a book like that to be published." Said Hermione in a defensive tone
"Now that is a topic of heated debate in Japan, some say it was an evil wizard others say it was a plot to kill all of the exterminators. No one really knows."
"Is that why it's forbidden for a wizard to become an exterminator?" asked Hermione
"No, seventeen years ago the exterminators gave the wizards a second chance, so a program was started ten wizards would be trained in the arts of Exterminating demons and ten exterminators would be trained in magic. Back then, it was not uncommon for some exterminators to have magical ability, for a few years it appeared to be a good idea until one of the wizards or Wizard Slayers as they were called turned evil. Soon the rest followed aside from two but they were murdered sadly and the evil ones killed many wizards, Muggle's, and half-breeds. The remaining wizard slayers have either been killed or rotting in prison." Explained Kyoko
"Who first turned evil?" asked Hermione
"There are pictures of the whole group in the book." Kagome easily found the key for the book one of the first things Takahashi thought Kagome was to open those books, he always believed the fourth book excised.
"Here they are, Tom Riddle was the first to turn." Hermione gasped Kagome knew that any changes the exterminator made in his life the book made the same changes the book, the booked showed a picture of a much younger Voldemort, Hermione read the bio under the picture.
Name: Tom Riddle/Lord Voldemort
Age: 67(1)
Location: Forbidden Forest; Hogwarts
Schooled: Hogwarts/Sythern, Heitai Kunren(2)
Family: Mother-Deceased, Father-Deceased
Special Abilities: Can talk to snakes(3)
Magic Ability: Advanced
Weapon: Sword
Race: Human
"Now you see why that is such a dangerous book. After most of the Wizard slayers turned evil it was decided that no witch or wizard would ever be allowed to be a Demon Exterminator again." Said Kagome, Hermione continued to flip threw the pages, suddenly she gasped and went pale she looked at Kagome shocked.
"Thanks for your help Kyoko." Hermione ran from the common room to find Harry, she found them in grounds returning from Hagrid's.
Hermione what's wrong?" asked Harry
"I found something you should see Harry, remember that book Kyoko told us about, the one that showed every Demon exterminator in the world." Said Hermione
"Yea." Said Ron
"Well take a look at this." Hermione handed Harry the opened book, his eyes grew wide, and he paled
"But this can't be true?" Harry doubted
"I'm sorry Harry it doesn't lie… Your parents were demon Exterminators," Said Hermione
"But how?" asked Harry looking around as if to find his answers
"I asked Kyoko and she explained that seventeen years ago, a select group of ten trusted Wizards were chosen to be trained as Demon Exterminators and you should know Voldemort was one of the them, he is the very reason why it's forbidden for Wizards to be Exterminators." Informed Hermione, Harry looked at her confused
"Bloody Hell, if things couldn't get weirder." Said Ron
"Oh they can, Voldemort was the first to turn,"
"What happened?" asked Harry
"Voldemort and the others aside from your parents turn evil." Explained Hermione, Kagome was getting ready for her hunt but just as she was about to leave Professor McGonagall came up to her.
"Professor Dumbledore needs to see you immediately, something has happened." Kagome followed Professor McGonagall to Dumbledore's office, Kagome slowly entered she was scared to death it was something to do with Shippo.
"Professor?" Kagome called
"Kagome, so glad you could come so quickly." Said Dumbledore, he looked so sad like someone had died, which only made Kagome's fear grow
"An incident has occurred in the Muggle world." Started Dumbledore Kagome looked at him curiously
"What could have happened that was so terrible to concern me?" taking a deep breath Dumbledore started to explain
"A week ago Hermione Granger's parents were killed." Kagome gaped and covered her mouth with her hands,
"Dose she know yet?" Kagome asked
"No, we believe they were killed by a demon, the details are too gruesome to go into detail, but we have strong reasons to believe so." Kagome closed her eyes thinking
"It's possible it's a random attack but then it's also possible it's not, when is the funeral?" Kagome's eyes were cold holding back emotions of great sadness
"On Monday, we are sending her back on the Hogwarts train tomorrow afternoon." Dumbledore said his voice was sad, as it should be this is going to be devastating for Hermione
"When are you going to tell her?"
"Right after we are finished here." Crossing her arms Kagome said
"I'm going to hold off on my hunt until after Hermione leaves, I should go inform InuYasha." Kagome left Dumbledore's office silent when she entered the grounds she saw Hermione with Ron and Harry they were talking about something, Kagome was really listening to what she watched as Professor McGonagall walked up to them Kagome couldn't help but think.
'In just a few minuets Hermione's life will change forever.' Kagome could not stop staring at them, When Professor McGonagall started to speak to them and when Hermione and Professor McGonagall walked to Dumbledore's office Harry could feel Kagome watching him he turned to see her just turned away from looking at them, she looked very sad. Of course, Harry wondered why but decided not to press the issue.
Kagome entered the Forbidden woods and went to a small pond near by, she and InuYasha agreed to meet there, Kagome stared out at the motionless pond Kagome did not even notice when small snowflakes started to fall. InuYasha was running threw the woods when he noticed the snowflakes he headed strait for the pond, he knew that whenever Kagome is really upset or angry it starts to snow the more upset she is the heavier it becomes.
"Kagome what's wrong?" Asked the concurred InuYasha, Kagome was crying she wiped away her tears before looking at InuYasha a girl in my house lost her parents last week she just found out today, they were killed by a demon." More tears fell InuYasha hugged Kagome a rare occurrence but always appreciated
"It's alright Kagome, it wasn't your fault." InuYasha tried to comfort Kagome
"But what if her parents were killed because I was here I could never leave with myself then. I think it's best to hold off on the hunt until she leaves, and after we are done and the master demon is dead I want to leave." InuYasha stared shocked at Kagome; he knew she was searching for her sister why did she want to leave like this
"What about your sister Kagome?" Kagome buried her face in his shoulder, InuYasha was intoxicated by her scent he loved her so much he couldn't stand to see her this way it tore him in half
End Chapter
(1) I'm guessing
(2) Soldier training
(3) I don't remember how to spell the proper name