A/N; To let you all know, these last two chapters, was made while I had a writters block, and would have ended the story If I hadn't thought of this, and now luckily my writter's block is gone, and expect more chapters on the way.
If you don't know this, Kitsune is the name of a Japenese myth about a shape shifting fox, I found it when I was looking for a name for the little fox in my story.
As for Clarisa's pairing, I will not be pairing her up with anyone, but I will say that she will probably start, after the finale chapter of this story.
Also I don't own Harry Potter and please review.
Cairo Sunday morning
The next morning after arriving in Cairo, Clarisa awoke in a strange and unfamiliar room, and for a few seconds was startled until she remembered where she was." Oh yeah, I'm still at Jacob's." Clarisa thought as she got up, and put on some Arabs clothing Jacob had supplied to help Clarisa blend in when she went out into the market place.
Once Clarisa was presentable, she met up with Bill and Jacob eating in a small kitchen, where Bill greeted her." Morning Clarisa, have some breakfast and then later we need to talk about your Runes." Bill informed Clarisa as she sat down to eat some breakfast.
After everyone had their fill, Jacob was the first to speak." Clarisa, I need to dissemble your Runes, so I can have a better idea of how it was created, and unfortunately I would need at least a week to look them over." Jacob informed a lost in thought teen." I guess it will be alright, and if professor Dumbledore lets me, I can come by during the week to show you the steps I did to create those Runes." Clarisa suggested, and Jacob quickly agreed." Then its settle, why not head to the market place, while Bill and I will start looking the Runes over." Jacob informed Clarisa, whom quickly agreed, and left the table.
Hours later, as Clarisa walked through the large outdoor market place; she heard a number of wizards talking about a strange magical creature." Did you hear, that fox demon got to Isaiah's stall and stole a leg of lamb?" One wizard informed another wizard." I heard about that, so when is the Ministry going to get rid of it, since I heard it been stealing food for the last two-hundred years, they should have gotten it by now!" Another wizard angrily said." You know as well as I know it disappears before the Aurors arrive!" The first speaker argued, but Clarisa didn't hear anymore, since they started moving away from her.
As Clarisa started following the wizards to hear more, she was startled as she felt a familiar magical source." The fox is nearby." Clarisa thought, and started headed towards the source of the magic, and soon saw the light brown fox sneaking about the booths." There it is!" Clarisa thought, but the second she did the fox ran away." Shoot, its fast despite it size." Clarisa thought as she started after the fox, feeling unsure why she wanted to catch it.
The small fox had dashed out of the market place by the time Clarisa had almost caught up with it, and she stopped as she now noticed the fox was now running faster then she was capable of." If you think you can escape from me you are wrong." Clarisa thought, and after looking around to check if anyone was looking her way, Clarisa turned into a shadow, and had no trouble keeping up with the fox, as it quickly dashed throughout the city with lightning fast speeds, and headed out of Cairo with a determine Clarisa following it.
In what seem like hours, the little fox stopped by a large pile of broken stones, and when Clarisa appeared, she was startle as she noticed it was the remains of a large building." This building was destroyed a long time ago, and not only that it was destroyed by powerful magic." Clarisa thought, as she now noticed the fox jumping onto the stones, and crawled into a small hole." I guess I should follow?" Clarisa thought, and again was a shadow which flew into the hole the fox went into.
It took a few minutes, before Clarisa found herself in a small room, surrounded by the remains of the building, and once Clarisa appeared, she noticed the fox was nowhere to be seen, but in the room appeared to be a three year old girl wearing old type of Arabs clothing, with light brown hair, and grey eyes which looked sadly to Clarisa." are you are the fox?" Clarisa asked, as the girl nodded, and pointed to a crib." You want me to see something?" Clarisa asked the girl, and with a nod, Clarisa went to the crib to find an old letter with the words Shadow Mage written on it." I guess this is for me?" Clarisa thought, and opened it to find a note.
Shadow Mages
We are not going to last too long with the war against us, since I'm afraid our last line of defense was discovered we are evacuating the building. I'm leaving my Changeling behind to help any survivors that may have found their way here, so please look after her, since I don't believe I will be seei…
The note stopped as if the writer was disrupted, and Clarisa had a terrible feeling it was because the ones that the Mages was with war with must have arrived before the Mages could leave the building." The Ministry must have killed more then just hundreds of Mages, if there were other Mages living around the world." Clarisa sadly looked down, hoping against hope that the Ministry might have missed a few Mages during that time.
For awhile Clarisa didn't move until she remembered the young girl with her." Are you the Changeling the note was talking about?" Clarisa asked, as she looked to a now sleeping small fox." Must be then, I guess I will take you with me." Clarisa thought, and gently pickup the fox, and then seeing that there was nothing else here, she shadow traveled back to Jacob's.
Back at Jacobs, Clarisa found the two friends going over her Runes." Excuse me Bill, I may have a problem?" Clarisa shyly interrupted, causing Bill to turn to her." I see you got a pet, is this the problem" Bill asked, as he walked up to Clarisa and petted the sleeping fox, and Clarisa nodded a yes." I don't see anything wrong since I can tell it's magical, but you should tell professor Dumbledore about this." Bill suggested, and Clarisa just nodded, since she decided to keep the Changeling abilities a secrete for now." I will tell him once I get back to school." Clarisa informed Bill, and then went to her room to get ready to leave.
Hogwarts
Clarisa arrived just as dinner was starting, and her arrival to the great hall brought everyone to her attention." Miss. Whitewater, I'm glad to see you made back in one piece." Dumbledore called out to her, as she started for her table." And I see you found yourself a pet, can I see it please?" Dumbledore kindly asked, and Clarisa made a beeline to the head table to show the Headmaster the little fox.
As Clarisa got to the Head table, Snape sneered at her." Miss. Whitewater, I don't think we allow non-magical creatures here at Hogwarts!" Snape inform Clarisa in a not so friendly way, since he did not take it well when Clarisa had turned down her apprenticeship." Professor Snape, I believe this lovely creature is magical." Dumbledore informed a not so sure potion professor, and then turned to Clarisa." Am I right Miss. Whitewater?" Dumbledore asked, as Clarisa place a now awake Fox on the table, and it walked up to where Dumbledore was sitting to rubbed against his hand." I'm pretty sure it is, but I'm not sure what type of magical creature it is?" Clarisa truthfully informed the Headmaster, since she had not read anything about Changelings in any of her books." Hmm, I do having a feeling that this is not just a fox?" Dumbledore informed Clarisa, as he played with the fox, while at the same time causing the other professors to panic, as they quickly remember Mad-eye." Stand down everyone, since I did not meant to say this is an animagus, or someone in deguise!" Dumbledore quickly called out, before anyone could take out their wand.
After assuring no one was going to attack the fox, Dumbledore looked to Clarisa." I believe you have some reading to do on this lovely creature, but don't forget to study for your classes while you do this." Dumbledore warned, as he gently pushed the fox towards Clarisa, which it quickly walked over to her." I promise I will." Clarisa informed the Headmaster as she picked up the fox and walked away.
As Clarisa headed for her table, Dumbledore again stopped her." Before you forget, what are you going to name her?" Dumbledore asked, as Clarisa at first looked unsure, until she remembered a name from a book she read about a shape-shifting fox." I think I will name her Kitsune." Clarisa smiled as the fox licked her face while seem happy to have the name." Then Kitsune, I would like to welcome you to Hogwarts." Dumbledore proudly welcome Kitsune, and she gave out a happy bark to Dumbledore.
As the days passed, Clarisa had tried to keep Kitsune abilities secrete, but unfortunately Kitsune had other plans during dinner the second day back.
The great hall was noisy as everyone ate their dinner, and while Clarisa was talking to a fellow Ravenclaw, she didn't notice that she was a friend short, till she saw someone with light brown hair sneaking towards the head table." That is odd, where is Kitsune going?" Clarisa thought, but soon realized that Kitsune was not a fox, but her human self." Oh no, she will be seen!" Was Clarisa last thought, since she knew it was too late to do anything.
At the head table, Dumbledore was enjoying a steak, and listening to the professors talking about their student's accomplishment or failures, but talk was soon stopped as a three year old girl peak over the table, surprising all the professors." My, who do we have here?" Dumbledore kindly asked, as he looked towards the three year old girl whom was wearing a Hogwarts uniform, but she didn't say anything accept smile at the professor." Are you lost?" Mcgonagal asked, sounding worried for the little girl, but the girl just shook her head as to say no." Then where is your family young one?" Dumbledore asked, but the girl didn't answer, she just skipped away to the Ravenclaw table, and up to a now very worried Clarisa, to climb on her lap and snuggle up to her.
For a while the professors was in shocked at seeing Clarisa with a child till Dumbledore cleared his throat." Miss. Whitewater, I believe you got some explaining to do, but it can wait until after dinner, and while we are in my office!" Dumbledore firmly said, and Clarisa only nodded as she ate, and fed Kitsune.
During dinner Clarisa avoided all the questions from her neighbors by staying silent, and was glad when diner was over, so she could talk to Dumbledore before answering her dorm mates.
As everyone started leaving their tables, Clarisa help Kitsune off her lap, and both walked up to the head table, but was immediately stopped halfway." Clarisa who is this girl, and how did she get here?" Hermione worriedly asked as soon as she rushed up to Clarisa, but another interrupted." Yes, that is the million Galleons question isn't it?" Snape hissed in a scaring manner, as he and the other professors came up to the two friends." Professor Snape that will be enough!" Dumbledore firmly said, then turned to Clarisa." Lets head to my office shell we, and I believe only Miss. Granger and Professor Mcgonagal should accompany us." Dumbledore informed everyone, and the five left the great hall, leaving the others wondering why are they being left out of this.
Once in the Headmaster's office, the five was sitting near the fireplace with Kitsune" still as girl" sitting on Clarisa's lap." Now Miss. Whitewater, would you care tell us about this child?" Dumbledore asked, as everyone looked to Clarisa." Please Kitsune, return to your true form, since it will help me out of this situation you got me into." Clarisa firmly said, as she sighed in defeat, and in a wink Kitsune was a fox.
For a while no one said anything since they were in shock, until Clarisa spoke up." This is all I know, Kitsune is a Changeling, and probably was a Familiar to a Shadow Mage around two-hundred years ago in Egypt." Clarisa informed everyone, as she pette Kitsune's fur." This is probably why she is attached to me, since I'm a Shadow Mage also." Clarisa worriedly finished as everyone came out of their shock.
Once Clarisa was done talking, Hermione spoke up." So, Kitsune isn't human?" Hermione asked, and Clarisa nodded, but it was Dumbledore whom answered." Yes Miss. Granger, Kitsune is a magical creature with the power to shape shift into any living being it sees, but it usually have one or two main forms, which we now saw." Dumbledore answered, and then he looked to Clarisa." Now Miss. Whitewater, why did you keep this secrete from us?" Dumbledore kindly asked, and Clarisa looked down." I'm not sure why, but I guess I thought it would safer if no one knew about Kitsune being able to change her form." Clarisa confessed, and Dumbledore nodded." True, but it would've been easier to have others to help you keep this secrete, like those who already is helping you with another secrete." Dumbledore reminded Clarisa, as he gesture to the other occupants of the room." I know, but I guess I worried about what you all would say or do, if you all knew about Kitsune." Clarisa uncertainly said, as Kitsune turned into a girl, and at first looked sadly at Clarisa, then gave her hug." CLARISA WHITEWATER, we will never hurt or betray you ever again, since we all learn that lesson a year ago!" Hermione firmly started, as Clarisa looked to her." So please trust us, since everyone in this room, and in Shadow Mansion, are here to help you." Hermione finished, and the others quickly confirm what Hermione had said." Hermione is right Clarisa, so please, if you need any help, or in trouble, don't hesitate to come to any one of us." Mcgonagal gently said, as she smiled at both Clarisa and Kitsune.
Once Hermione and Mcgonagal had their say, Dumbledore again spoke." Now that is settled, Kitsune please stand so we can have a better look at you." Dumbledore kindly asked, and with some encouragement from Clarisa, Kitsune was standing between the four, and seem to enjoy the attention she was receiving.
After being properly introduced to everyone, Kitsune was back on Clarisa's lap, and Dumbledore smiled." Now before we end this meeting, I believe we need make plans to contact a few others, since they would most definitely want to meet Kitsune in the near future." Dumbledore suggested, and Clarisa knew he meant the one living in Shadow Mansion." Can this wait till this summer, so we can surprise them?" Clarisa hopefully asked, and Dumbledore gave it a thought before speaking." I guess we can, but I want you Clarisa to tell them as soon as you get settled in Shadow Mansion." Dumbledore warned, and with Clarisa accepting the warning, Dumbledore ending the meeting.
After the meeting, Clarisa just entered her common room with Kitsune as a girl trailing beside her, only to be mobbed by almost all of her housemates." Clarisa who is the little girl with you, since there is a terrible rumor going around that the girl is your daughter?" Cho quickly asked as another spoke up." Is it true that you were kicked out of your last school, because you got pregnant?" Someone else asked, and then more embarrassing questions were asked, causing Clarisa to turn a dark shade of red.
Before the numerous questions got to her, Clarisa decided to put to a stop to them." PLEASE THAT WILL BE ENOUGH!" Clarisa yelled, causing everyone to quiet down." The little girl is my cousin, whom will be visiting every now and then with professor Dumbledore permission!" Clarisa loudly said, so everyone could hear. "And to let you know, she can't talk, so please try not to ask her any questions, unless it is a yes or no question." Clarisa informed her housemates, as she took Kitsune hand to properly show her to others.
That night as Clarisa went to bed, she was happy that all of her dorm mates had accepted Kitsune, but another worry cross her mind, at what Mrs. Weasley or the others might say." Great, maybe I should not wait till this summer to tell them." Clarisa worriedly thought, but inwardly she knew they would accept Kitsune as a family member.