When Two Great Stories Collide…
Author's Note: Too tired to respond to reviews. I will next chapter. Onto story.
Disclaimer: You know the drill. I don't own Inuyasha or Harry Potter.
Chapter 6: The Sorting Hat and PMSing Inu
The large group made their way to the gates of Hogwarts, Kagome and Miroku arguing over who was going to carry Inuyasha.
"C'mon Miroku! You are his best friend, not to mention the only guy that can carry him. Please?" Kagome begged, still quite tired after dragging Inuyasha all over the train.
"I am sorry, Kagome, "Miroku said with a smirk, "But you are his love interest, therefore you are responsible for him."
Kagome went freak-out anime eyed (everyone looking on with alarm, for they didn't think that was possible), saying, "I AM NOT his love interest! He likes Kikyo!"
She hoped she didn't sound disappointed. She worried even more when she saw Miroku smirk again and opening his mouth, when Hermione said (her wand pointed toward Inuyasha), "Oh for goodness sakes! Windgardium Leviousa." To the Inu tachi's amazement, Inuyasha started floating in midair.
"Wow! I can't wait till I can do that...Think of all the possibilities!" Kagome exclaimed, just getting giddy about the idea of using her wand to bang Inuyasha up and down. Saying 'sit' did the job, but it would be fun using different techniques.
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked, with a surprised look on her face.
"Yeah, I mean. Everyone learned that in their first year!" Harry said.
"Uh, well our school is not as advanced as Hogwarts is!" Kagome said, exhausted. She wasn't used to lying on her feet. She wished Miroku, who was really good at lying, could do the talking, but he hardly knew a thing about Hogwarts.
"Ok..." said a suspicious Hermione, "What school did you say you went to again?" Everyone all looked at Kagome.
"Uh, um...Oh lookie there! It's Hogwarts!" A relieved Kagome (who also had sweat drops on her brow) said.
Sure enough, the Hogwarts gates were before them. They opened and all the students piled in, twittering excitedly. Kagome was in the lead, not wanting to engage in conversation with Hermione again (worried she would be figured out), taking in the marvelous view that was Hogwarts. The castles were just as big as she had imagined, and then some. The lake, which was currently being crossed by the first years, was as huge and misty as the book had described. Kagome wondered if she would get to see the giant squid that took recidency in the lake that year. She had a sinking feeling when she wondered if she would be there for a year.
"Shit! What's happening to me?" A slurred, yet alert voice hollared. Inuyasha had awoken from his fainted state, finding himself floating on air.
"What, Inuyasha? Scared of heights?" Miroku teased.
Even though Kagome would feel the same way if she were in Inuyasha's position, she smiled lightly as Inuyasha grasped around wildly for the ground. He had hit Miroku accidently, or knowing Inuyasha purposely, in his panic. "No, you idiot! I don't think you would be so cool if you woke up and found yourself floating!" Inuyasha growled. Hermione, although Kagome could tell she was slightly amused, took her wand out of her robes once again and let Inuyasha down.
"You ok?" Kagome, taking her concerned friend-wishing-to-be-more role, as she did so often. "Do you think your...problem is over with?"
Inuyasha crossed his arms on his chest, probably trying to appear under control and manly after what had happened. "I'm fine! I didn't have a heart attack or anything! And for some reason the smells don't affect me here, if that is what you mean by my problem."
Kagome winced as she saw Hermione open her mouth to question what he had said once again, when Sango said, "Well, maybe you aren't allergic to things here. There must have been something on the...train that made you act up." Kagome didn't know what she was more surprised at: That Sango made a pretty good lie, or that she remembered what the train was. Either way she was grateful, for Hermione didn't ask anything else.
Sango, whispering into Kagome's ear, asked as they made their way into the castle, "Why do you think Inuyasha isn't affected by the scents here?"
Kagome had no clue; surely with all the people here there was a ton of smells. But Inuyasha didn't seem to be effected by them anymore. She doubted that he just got used to it; his nose was highly sensitive and he would be complaining. She simply shrugged.
Miroku and Inuyasha, who were in front, stopped ubruptly. Therefore, Kagome and Sango bumped into them. "What's the prob-?" Sango asked, before gasping. The castle inside was just as magnificent as the outside. Everything was so huge and magnificent; it looked like it was glowing. Above them, staircases were moving automatically while they were transporting students. Inuyasha, his mouth wide, started drooling.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione, being at the castle many times before (and not being as effected by the castle), stared at them from up ahead. "C'mon, then. The Great Feast is about to start!" Ron said. Harry nodded and went into the Great Hall, followed by Ron, and after a disgusted look at Inuyasha (drooling) from Hermione, she went too.
After a few minutes, they all went out of their admiring shock. Inuyasha shook his head, still trying to get over it, saying, "Hell...this place is huge...biggest place I have ever seen..."
"Yes, it is. But didn't you hear them? They said feast. Free food." Miroku pointed out.
That was enough to get Kagome moving. All she had for the past few months was instant noodles (for they were Inuyasha's favorite and had demanded them everyday) and some berries from the forest. So, obviously, she was looking forward to nice, hot food that she didn't have to make. "Let's go! I'm starving!" She ran toward the doors of the Great Hall, others behind her. Before entering, they dropped off their luggage (as well as poor Shippou; man he is getting ignored in this one).
As soon as they entered, an elderly, stern looking woman greeted them. "Ah, the exchange students. Where have you been? The Sorting Hat is about to begin. I suppose you were exploring the castle...well, come. You need to get sorted."
They hesitated, but then followed the woman to the front of the hall. People were staring at them curiously. Many girls were looking as Inuyasha's unique hair and eyes and Miroku...because he was hot (duh). Some guys seemed intrigued with Kagome and Sango, but most paid the group no attention. The woman led them to a group of timid and excited children, which were at least a foot shorter than Kagome (who was agreeably the shortest of the group). Kagome suspected that the kids were first years. She had also suspected that the elderly woman was a teacher. "This will be interesting. You four will be the first fifth years to use the Sorting Hat. I am curious to see what house you will be put in. Well, I must start the ceremony, if you could excuse me." With that she left and went up to an even older male, with a very long beard and a twinkle in his eyes, and then she went up to the podium. "Well, before Professor Dumbledore ends the ceremony, we must do the Sorting Hat." As she went up to the chair and placed the old hat on it, grumbles and whispers could be heard. "Now, first years, the procedure is simple. You place the hat onto your head when your name is called, and the hat will select the house that you would excel in. Gryfinndor is for the brave, Ravenclaw for the clever, Hufflepuff for the loyal, and Slytherin for the powerful (or power-hungry). Then you will sit at your selected table. Any questions?" Silence. "Very well, then. Let it begin. Abbet, Nicole."
The brown-headed girl, shaking violently, walked toward the hat and placed it on her head. "Hufflepuff!" The hat screamed. The Inuyasha group jumped. Even though they were just told what would happen, it still surprised them. For the following people, it still freaked them out, but around the twenty-second person they got used to it. By the thirty-third person, our group was getting bored. Kagome kept looking around the Great Hall, taking in its surroundings. Miroku was fiddling with his rosary beads, in deep thought. Sango was playing with her hair, a bit nervous and worried. Inuyasha was twitching from boredom every few seconds; Kagome could tell it took a lot for him to behave himself. They were all about to fall asleep standing; Kagome worried that soon Inuyasha would just attack everyone for his entertainment.
But thankfully, after Zaire, Jordan ("Ravenclaw!") it was over with, but not quite over, as they soon learned. The elderly woman started speaking again, "Now, as you can see, there are still some students up here. This year, Hogwarts is participating with a foreign exchange student program, as most of you already know. They also have to be sorted; their school did not have houses. So we have to do them, as well." Some of the students groaned, for they were hungry, while others looked up interested. "First. Higurashi, Kagome." Kagome flinched. She had not expected to be first; in school she was always in the middle during roll call. But then again, she realized, she did not even know the others last names. Heck, she didn't even know if the others did have last names.
While being a bit curious about the others, Kagome walked over to the hat. She sat on the chair and slowly put the hat on her head. It almost started talking immediately.
'Ah, lets see. You have quite a bit of courage that is obvious. You also seem very loyal; that is another good characteristic. You are also bright and like to be in control of things (more or less). You have the characteristics of all houses-which one do you belong?'
Kagome, a lot like Harry had done in his first year, repeated 'Gryfinndor, Gryfinndor!' in her head. She wanted to be with Harry and the others; plus she was tired of Inuyasha calling her afraid and weak. The hat said back, "Very well. Gryfinndor!" A loud cheer came from the Gryfinndor table. She floated toward it, almost like a dream, and noticed how Malfoy was scowling at her. She smirked back and sat across from Harry and the others. (A/N: This is about to get third person. That is the only way you can find out what the hat had said about the others.)
"Next! Houshi, Miroku!" Miroku walked toward the hat (wondering since when his last name was Houshi, which meant 'monk') as girls started giggling and cheering him on, probably praying that he was in their house. Sango looked disgusted. He sat in the chair and placed the hat on his head, just like Kagome had done.
'Here we go...Oh, for Merlin's sake. All I can see here are images of you groping women. Seriously, have you been in Azkaban before? What did your school allow? You have quite an adventure here at Hogwarts; girls here aren't as forgiving. Oh...ok there is another memory...wind tunnel in the hand. Interesting. Well, this choice is easier than the girl before you. You must be pretty brave (or extremely dense) to take all that abuse, especially from that one girl that seems to be in your memory a lot. Slaps pretty hard, doesn't she? Well anyway, I'll put you in-'
"Gryfinndor!" The hat yelled again, as it added as an afterthought, "You better watch out for him. He's a player!" Girls giggled again and the Gryfinndor table cheered him on as he sat next to Kagome, smirking. Kagome scooted away, nervously eyeing his hand.
"Er-well, thankyou for bringing that to our attention. We will be sure to keep an eye out for him." The woman said.
"I just want to have fun!" Miroku yelled, earning him snickers from the guys. Some girls continued giggling while others (the bright ones, if you ask me) looked repulsed. Sango and Kagome were a few of the repulsed.
"Thank you, Mr. Houshi. Carrying on...Taijia, Sango." Sango, still angry and red from Miroku's behavior (and the girl's reactions towards him), stomped toward the chair and thrust the hat on, not even bothering to sit down.
'Well, well, aren't we a firecracker? So you are the one that causes that young man so much pain. You seem to be in his mind a lot.' Sango asked the hat in her brain, getting redder, 'Oh great, what do you mean?' The hat ignored her. 'Ah, you are a very brave, strong, and independent woman. I can tell. Your memories have a lot of pain in them, though. Which causes you to shut out the world...Hopefully that can be changed. I will put you with your friends in-'
"Gryfinndor!" Cheers from the Gryfinndor table, Sango sat in between Kagome and Miroku, etc.
"Professor," a girl from Gryfinndor yelled to the front, batting her eyelashes, "You might as well put that good looking white haired guy in Gryfinndor. All his friends are in it, so he probably is too!"
The girl next to her added, "Yeah! And look at his muscles! He must work out and fight a lot to get those! He must be brave!" Other girls nodded in agreement. Kagome felt herself burning up again. Even though she liked it here, back in her old world there weren't as many outgoing girls biding for Inuyasha's attention. All she had to deal with was Kikyo.
Hermione, probably feeling both Kagome's and Inuyasha's discomfort, told the others, "Oh, quit acting so desperate! Besides, he is probably already taken for!"
"By whom, Hermione? You? I doubt a guy like him would fall for a girl like you!" The girl said. The girl next to her-probably her friend-nodded, glaring at Hermione.
"Oh, shut it, Lavender. Partivi (sp?). You guys are just desperate, like Hermione said." Ron said, coming to her aid. Hermione smiled lightly.
"Oh yeah, Partivi. I forgot. She has Ron...such a shame, though. He is pretty hot too!" The girl who Kagome presumed was Lavender said.
Hermione looked as though she was about to protest when the elderly woman said, "Excuse me. Can we please continue? And yes, Miss Brown, he has to do the Sorting Hat. Please quiet down, or I will be forced to take away points on the first night. Now. Youkai, Inuyasha."
"No way." Inuyasha said stubbornly, stomping his foot.
The woman, appearing weary, said, "What do you mean 'no way'?"
"There is no freaking way I am going to put that thing on my head. There is no point!"
"You have no choice in the matter, Mr. Youkai. Now, please put on the hat."
Inuyasha shook his head and sat on the ground. The students starting staring at him awkwardly. Malfoy immitated his expression and crossed his arms, making his goons laugh. Kagome desperately wished that Inuyasha would get over himself. She tried convincing him, "Aww, c'mon Inuyasha. The sooner you do this, the sooner we can eat!" The others nodded and mumbled in agreement.
"No, Kagome. I'll look like an idiot; you did."
Kagome stood up, knocking over her goblet, and put her hands on her hips. She yelled, "What do you mean? YOU look like an idiot right now! You're acting like a three year old."
Inuyasha pouted. Kagome would have originally found this cute, but due to the circumstances, she was just more embarrassed for him. She tried one more time. "Fine. Be a wimp then. I guess it is ok that you are too scared to, but-"
Inuyasha stood up abruptly and ran toward the hat, saying, "I am NOT a wimp. I'm never scared of anything!" He put on the hat; a victorious smile spread across Kagome's face.
'Well, you definately aren't going into Ravenclaw. She tricked you easily. Perhaps I should have put her in Ravenclaw...' Inuyasha interrupted, 'Damn! She did...damn that wench. She isn't that bright...I'm just stupid...Hey, wait! Let me start over!' If the hat had eyes, he would have rolled them. 'Anyway, you are obviously as brave as your friends. Not as smart, mind you, but definately as courageous. I am curious about all these demon like creatures that you all slay. Are they in some class in your school? Like you need to defeat them to pass? I have never heard of these beasts here. You also have a need to be in power, and try to become more powerful. A distinct Slytherin trait. But I believe that deep down your heart is good, unfortunately unlike most Slytherins. So, therefore, I am putting you in--'
"Gryfinndor!" The hat exclaimed. Everyone, even the Slytherin table, clapped loudly. They were all starving! Inuyasha stalked over and sat on the other side of Kagome.
"I knew it!" Lavender exclaimed. Hermione rolled her eyes as some of the girls whispered to each other, looking at the male exchange students.
All the students starting talking to each other untill the older man came up to the podium. They fell silent immediately. "Welcome back to Hogwarts! I am Headmaster Dumbledore, for those who do not know me. The woman that was doing the Sorting Hat was Professor McGonagal," -she tipped her hat-"the woman to my right is Professor Sprout" -she smiled and waved to a few students- "to my left Professor Snape," -he snarled- "and Hagrid." -he smiled widely, winking at Harry, Ron, and Hermione- "I do hope we have a wonderful year! As you all should know, the Forbidden Forest is well, forbidden. Also, Filch wants to remind you all that certain items, especially from the joke shop in Hogsmeade, are strictly prohibited. There is a complete list of items in your common rooms. And finally, as Professor McGonagal had mentioned before, we are participating in an exchange program this year. I do hope you all will be courteous and friendly towards our new students and show them around campus. Now, is there anything else...?" The students stared at him, annoyed. "Oh, fine. Be that way. Let the feast begin!"
Everyone cheered as the food appeared in front of him or her. Harry, Ron, and Miroku all dug in, food spraying everywhere (even on the walls). The girls looked on, disgusted, and yet strangely intrigued. It was like a car crash-they couldn't look away. Inuyasha, meanwhile, was scanning the table, looking for something. He looked for a while until he finally said, "Where's the freaking ramen?"
Ron, who had roast beef in his mouth, said, "Wha's 'amen?" Roast beef sprayed across the table. The girls edged away from the half-chewed food.
Hermione, trying her best to avoid Ron's full mouth, told him, "Ramen is instant noodles. It is very popular in Japan. I guess they don't serve it here."
"So this place has food from Heaven and back, yet it doesn't have ramen? I can't freaking believe this!" Inuyasha complained, his hands under his chin and his elbows on the table.
Kagome sighed. 'This is going to be a long year!' But the guys stopped eating temporally, due to Inuyasha's obsessing over a type of food, so Kagome took a bite. It was quite good. Not really what she was used to, but still good. When she told Inuyasha so, he turned up his nose at her. "I am not eating until we get home." Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at him awkwardly-they were supposedly staying all year.
Kagome, however, knew that he wouldn't ignore his stomach for long. "Fine. Be that way." Then she ate her food with enthusiasm, making sure he knew how wonderful it was. Eventually it worked, and Inuyasha started eating. He acted disgusted, moaning with distaste every few seconds, but Kagome knew he liked it and was trying not to look like an ass (ha ha).
Soon the food was consumed and the plates disappeared. Then Dumbledore came back up. "Now that we have feasted we must get rest for the big day tomorrow. Everyone, please go to your common rooms. Prefects will lead you there. Good night!"
Then they all went to their common rooms.
Author's Note: I know, stupid ending. Oh well. So, now I don't know how to go about this story. I can just list the main things (like Halloween, the Yule Ball, etc.). If I try to do a weekly thing I will run out of ideas. If anyone has any suggestions, please do tell me in a review. Thanks!
Me: Wow. Inuyasha was sure PMSing in this chapter. I didn't even know that was possible!
Inuyasha: What's PMSing?
Me: Uh, never mind!
Miroku: She means that you are acting like a bitch, Inuyasha.
Inuyasha: She means what!…Miroku, what are you doing here?
Me: (thanked whoever was listening for Inuyasha's tiny attention span) I felt sorry for Miroku. I haven't let him on at all.
Miroku: That is ok, Michelle. I know how sorry you are. But you know what would make it up to me?
Sango: Don't go there.
Miroku: (looks terrified) Sango, my dear, what are you doing here?
Sango: I'm stopping you from hitting on a thirteen year old.
Miroku: …is it legal here?
Me and Sango: (shake heads)
Miroku: Oh. Well in that case. (squeezes Sango's butt)
Sango: (SLAP) HENTAI!
Me and Inuyasha: (laughs hysterically)