Disclaimer: Neither Inuyasha nor Harry Potter and all characters contained within said works belong to Sessha-chan. It tears me apart to admit it but it is the truth.

Chapter 2

Of Youkai, Hanyou and slightly Pregnant Miko

"Oi, Kagome. Wake up," Inuyasha shook her shoulder a bit, "The train's stopped and that Hermione-girl is trying to talk to me,"

Indeed, the British girl was talking.

"... and this is where we're supposed to get off. Oh drat, you can't understand what I'm saying. Why is Kagome falling asleep so much? Is she sick? If she were awake she could translate,"

"And I will, don't worry," Kagome said, sitting up. She ran her fingers through her messed up hair, "This is our stop,"

"That's what I thought,"

She picked up her carryon and a light suitcase – the only one Inuyasha let her carry. Inuyasha had their other suitcases well in hand and soon the threesome was off the train and waiting as Hermione scanned the light crowd for someone.

"What's going on now?" Inuyasha asked.

"Oh!" Hermione started waving, "Professor!"

It was Hagrid again.

"'ermone! Kagome! Inuyasha!" He bellowed, wading his way towards them, "'ow'd you find the trip?"

"Just fine, thank you," Hermione and Kagome said in unison. They looked at each other and shrugged.

"Well, let's get you up to the castle," he said and led the way off the platform to a waiting carriage. "This'll take you straight there so you don't need to worry,"

Inuyasha was not paying attention. He and Kagome were staring in veiled horror at what was harnessed to pull the carriage. The creature looked like a giant, rotting, skeletal horse.

"What is that?" Kagome asked, turning a little green.

"Kagome, I'm really not liking this,"

"Uh... just let me ask. Excuse me," She caught Hermione and Hagrid's attention, "Can you tell me what that creature is?"

"You can see that?" asked Hagrid, shocked and looking just a little worried. Kagome nodded.

"So can Inuyasha. Why? Should we not be able to see it?"

"You can only see a Thestral after you have seen death," Hermione explained.

"Oh," Kagome nodded, "Well, okay then," she relayed the information to her hanyou companion.

"Seen death? Why would she be surprised at that?"

"Inuyasha, not everyone here has had to live through wars like we have," Kagome said, taking his hand, "Death is mostly kept as quiet as possible here,"

"Is everything alright?" Hagrid asked.

"I believe so," Kagome smiled, "Shall we go?"

"Yes, we don't want to keep anyone waiting," Hermione nodded and climbed into the carriage. Hagrid helped Inuyasha secure the luggage to the roof and waved as the British girl and the Japanese family rolled off to the hills.

"So how long until we arrive?" Kagome asked Hermione.

"Oh, just a couple minutes. I hope you like it at Hogwarts. It's the best school for witches and wizards in all of Europe, you know,"

"Really?"

"Oh yes,"

"Look, Kagome. It's some kind of weird castle!" Inuyasha pointed out the window. The watched as an impressive castle sitting by a mirror-like lake came into view through the trees.

"That's Hogwarts," Hermione explained, smiling at their reactions.

"That's a school?" Kagome squeaked.

"That's the school?" Inuyasha asked, disbelieving

"That's the school," Hermione confirmed. Kagome shot her a quick glance, wondering for a moment if she had answered her or Inuyasha.

"I've never seen a school like this before,"

"Well, it is a school for magic,"

She had a point.

They pulled up in front of the castle-school and clambered out of the death-horse drawn carriage. They were met by an ancient looking old man and a ginger-haired woman.

"Miss Granger, Thank you for returning early. Miss Higurashi, it is nice to meet you," said the old man, "My name is Professor Dumbledore. I am Headmaster of Hogwarts, and this is our Transfiguration professor, Professor McGonagall,"

"Professors," Kagome bowed, "My name is Kagome Taisho. Higurashi is my maiden name. And this is Inuyasha, my husband,"

"Married?" asked the woman, sounding no little bit shocked, "At your age?"

"Yes. I admit that for our mutual cultures I am young, probably too young to be married, but where my husband's family is from woman frequently marry this young and sometimes even younger depending on the circumstances," she smiled wryly, "I guess I spent enough time there that it kind of rubbed off on me,"

"Well, no worries. We shall arrange special quarters in whatever house you are sorted into," said Dumbledore cheerfully, rubbing his hands together.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked.

"It's nothing. They too are surprised that we're married. This man, Dumbledore-kouchou has said that he will arrange special quarters for us," she translated.

"Oh dear. Can he not speak English?" Dumbledore asked. Kagome shook her head. "Then with your permission I shall perform a language charm. It should speed things up smartly," he said and pulled out his wand.

"Inuyasha, Dumbledore-kouchou wants to perform a language charm so that you can understand English. Is that alright with you?" Inuyasha looked downright distrustful as he eyed the old man and his stick.

"Not a chance," he declared. Kagome frowned.

"Inuyasha stop being stubborn. Do it for me, okay? What if something happens to me and I can't help you understand these people? You'll need to be able to speak English at some point in our stay," she reasoned. Inuyasha scowled, folding his arms, but eventually relented.

"Fine. Whatever," he muttered sullenly. Kagome smiled and kissed him on the cheek.

"Thank you Inuyasha," she turned back to the professors, "He's agreed,"

"Right then," Dumbledore pointed the wand at Inuyasha. The hanyou stared curiously at the tip. "Linguo Britannia," he intoned.

Ribbons shot out of the wand and squirmed their way under Inuyasha's baseball cap before either the hanyou or the miko could react. Inuyasha threw the hat off and started scrubbing at his ears, trying to defend against the magical ribbons. Kagome groaned when Hermione and the professors noticed his youkai heritage.

"Professor, I must demand an explanation as to what you just did to my husband," she said quickly.

"That was just the language charm. The ribbons are the words, they won't do any harm," he explained calmly as if he hadn't just discovered that he had a half blood youkai standing right before him, and one who was not in a good mood.

"Inuyasha? Are you all right?" she asked in English. Inuyasha scowled, but nodded, not noticing the use of the foreign language. The miko sighed again, this time sinking to sit on the stone steps.

"You can calm down, Inuyasha. That was only what the spell looked like. If you'll notice, I'm talking in English, not Japanese," she said, trying to calm him down.

"Mrs. Taisho, Mr. Taisho, is there anything you would care to explain?" asked Dumbledore calmly as an eyebrow rose.

"No way, old man," Inuyasha exclaimed. Kagome looked pained.

"Well, Inuyasha," she said quietly in Japanese, "They have a right to know,"

"Says who?"

"It's their school, what if you go full youkai on someone. That'll be harder to explain after the fact," Kagome nodded, "And if they know, you can take off the hat,"

"Tell them," he was convinced. Anything to be free of the baseball cap of eeeeviiilll.

"Professors, you have a right to know that my husband is not fully human. Most of the time Inuyasha is half human and that does count," she bit her lip.

"So what is he then?" Hermione was bold enough to ask.

"I'm half youkai," Inuyasha snapped.

"But that doesn't make him bad!" Kagome was quick to defend.

"What's youkai?" again, Hermione. Inuyasha bared his fangs in a sarcastic grin.

"It badly translates out as demon, little girl,"

"Very badly translates," Kagome nodded.

"Demon?" Hermione and Professor McGonagall stepped back.

"But there's a big difference between Japanese youkai and your Christian demons,"

"Would you care to explain?" asked professor McGonagall.

"Well, your demons have to be nothing but evil, right? Youkai are like humans in that they have the choice to be either good or evil,"

"The higher youkai, that is," Inuyasha amended.

"Right, the higher youkai can differentiate between good and evil and make a choice,"

"There are different types?"

Kagome looked at Inuyasha, "Well, there are different species and classes. Inuyasha is of the Higher Youkai because his ancestors were powerful enough to take on human form and rise above their baser instincts, becoming what we call youma. I've known both him and his brother for years now and they're much better than many humans," she said, "Inuyasha may be rude and inconsiderate most of the time but he's got a good heart. Better then what I'd probably have if I had had his childhood," tears started to pool in her eyes. Inuyasha's eyes widened in response.

"Kagome! Don't cry, please don't start crying!"

She started bawling, clutching his tee shirt and sobbing into his shoulder. "It's just not fair!" she wept, "How could they do that to you? Just because you had mixed blood, they tortured you and left you for dead when you were only a child! I'm so going to kick Sesshoumaru for not looking after you like a brother should,"

Inuyasha had a frightened expression on his face as he stared down at his distraught mate. Awkwardly he put his arms around her and patted her back as he had seen her mother do in these situations. "Don't cry, idiot," he frowned, "It didn't kill me then. It made me strong enough to be able to protect you and the jewel, defeat Naraku and hold my own against my stuck up, Ice-Princess of a half-brother,"

Kagome pulled away, tears forgotten, and glared. "Sesshoumaru's not gay," she snapped.

"Kagome, mood swings," Kagome's eyes widened and she covered her mouth.

"Oh? Was I? I didn't... I mean..." her lip started trembling. "It's all your fault," she cried, her fist hitting his chest sharply. Inuyasha nodded, catching the fist before it could make another attack.

"Yeah, I know it's my fault. And I'd kill anyone who'd try to take the blame away from me," he whispered in her ear. His words melted Kagome's ire, her tears vanished and she wrapped her husband and mate in a warm embrace, completely forgetting they had an audience.

"Mood swings?" Hermione asked, eyes wide, hoping she was wrong. Kagome pulled back and nodded.

"That's right. I suppose it would be a smart thing to tell you that I am three months pregnant. So if Inuyasha seems over protective you can blame it on first-time-father's jitters," Inuyasha scowled.

"I am not over protective," he protested.

"Yet," Kagome answered wisely, "You forget who's been talking to your experienced father of a brother. He and Takiko have told me a lot about what to expect both from you and the kid,"

"Still can't understand why someone like her would mate that Ice Princess,"

"Ice Princess! Sesshoumaru is not gay!" Kagome protested, slapping him sharply on the chest and glaring.

"You sure?"

"Inuyasha! You are SO sleeping on the couch tonight!" She promised. Inuyasha shut up.

Thunder rolled across the sky. Everyone looked towards the threatening clouds. Inuyasha scowled.

"It's going to rain," he said darkly.

"State the obvious," Kagome returned.

"You're going inside,"

"Not without you," she turned expectantly towards Dumbledore, "Can Inuyasha stay? His race isn't a problem?"

"Don't you mean species?" Inuyasha grumbled. Kagome ignored him. "Kagome, I don't care if I can stay in the castle or not. You want to study here so if I have to I'll camp out in that forest,"

"I know you would, which is why I'm trying to get you permitted inside. I don't feel like sleeping in a forest right now,"

"Your husband is welcome in our school, Mrs. Taisho," Dumbledore assured. Kagome smile and thanked the Headmaster. Inuyasha said nothing but, now that he had permission, grabbed his wife's hand and dragged her up the steps and into the shelter of the castle, just as the rain began to trickle from the heavens above. The Professors and Hermione were not as lucky.

The rain flattened Hermione's bushy hair a little, but McGonagall and Dumbledore were wearing hats, so they were spared the worst. Kagome and Inuyasha, of course, were bone dry, Inuyasha being faster than the rain.

"You're really pregnant, Kagome?" Hermione asked, dumbfounded.

"If I'm not then please tell my doctor. And Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru and Takiko. They all insist that I am. And the home pregnancy test too. You'll have to tell that as well," Kagome laughed, "I have been married for a year. It was bound to happen sooner or later," she winked at Inuyasha who blushed at the open insinuation. This was most definitely not the culture he was used to.

"But you're only seventeen!"

"And Inuyasha hasn't even hit two hundred," Kagome pointed out, "By our cultural standards we are both young. But we have Sesshoumaru's blessing-"

"Like I need that," Inuyasha interrupted. Kagome frowned at him and continued.

"We have Sesshoumaru's blessing as well as my mother's and grandfather's. Enough to gain a legal marriage certificate and if they consent to it then there is nothing else we need,"

"Sesshoumaru?" Hermione asked.

"Inuyasha's older brother. You met him already, he was with us at the Leaky Cauldron,"

"Oh, right," Hermione blushed, remembering the timeless beauty of the Taiyoukai. Inuyasha snorted and shook his head. He was used to that sort of reaction when it came to females and his brother. Nothing had changed since Sesshoumaru's mating either, which was all the more amusing for the hanyou.

"We should get you two settled before we start lessons," Dumbledore interjected.

"What sort of lessons will I be taking?" Kagome asked.

"Nothing dangerous," Inuyasha stipulated firmly. Kagome frowned at him.

"Really Inuyasha, you'd think that I was trying to get hurt with the way you obsess," she chastised.

"That's because I know you, Kagome. You take too many risks unless someone is right there to make sure you don't do anything stupid,"

"Me?" Kagome was dumbfounded, "This coming from you? Who was it that went up against the most powerful hanyou in the history of feudal Japan with only three humans backing him?"

"We won, didn't we?"

"We only had Sango, Miroku and me. Sango and Miroku I could understand trusting in battle, they knew how to fight and could take care of themselves-"

"But you were only a half trained miko with limited experience, is that what you're getting at? I kept you alive, didn't I?" Inuyasha frowned right back, "And you're the one who was always telling me not to rush into battles half cocked? Besides, the whole Naraku thing is behind us. So I'm not going to let you run in knowing nothing about the dangers. Not in your condition. I won't allow it," he folded his arms and stared purposefully down at her. Kagome looked like she was going to fight it but unexpectedly backed down, bowing her head in submission.

"Sorry. I can see where you're coming from and I agree," she admitted then turned back to the professors, "So? Is there anything dangerous we should know about?"

"She's teaching Kagome?" Inuyasha pointed, sounding excessively skeptical.

"Miss Granger is one of Hogwarts' finest students," said Dumbledore.

"Izzat so?" he eyes the girl for a moment, "bet she couldn't fight to save her life,"

"Inuyasha! Apologize!" demanded Kagome.

"For what?"

"For being rude and insensitive,"

"What? I wasn't."

"You were,"

"Was not!"

"Was so. Now apologize,"

"Make me,"

"I'll call up Sesshoumaru and ask him to bring his daughters over for a visit. It's been so long since they have been able to play with Uncle Inu, hasn't it? Remember last time? I just loved what they did to your hair. Hello Kitty really does you justice..."

Inuyasha's eyes widened in abject terror. Naraku didn't scare him. Sesshoumaru was practically a walk in the park. But Sesshoumaru's two daughters...

"Please forgive me, Hermione. I was out of line," he ground out, his fists clenched so hard that his sharp claws drew blood.

"There, see? That wasn't so hard," Kagome patted his arm and smiled benignly up at him.

Inuyasha glared at his mate and folded his arms.

"Well, you have much to catch up on, Mrs. Taisho. Miss Granger and Professor McGonagall are to be your primary instructors, so I will leave you in their capable hands. Until you are sorted when the term starts you and your husband shall stay in a guest suit,"

"Yes, thank you," Kagome bowed and smiled brightly. Inuyasha was still glaring at her. He would let up eventually, but until then she was just going to pretend he wasn't upset at her.

"Where should we start?" Hermione asked, looking up at Professor McGonagall.

"At the beginning, like we should," she said smartly. Inuyasha snorted, but he was ignored. "Let us move into a classroom. You can leave your luggage here, it will be taken to your rooms for you. All you will require is your assigned texts and your wand,"

Inuyasha and Kagome blinked at the pile of their luggage. They had not noticed it being brought indoors.

"Uh, right. Just let me sort this all out," Kagome said, diving into the suitcases. "Books, books, where did I put the books? Oh, here's the wand. Books? Where are you? Oh, tessaiga. Inuyasha, here you go,"

"Is that a sword?" Hermione gasped, stepping back when Kagome tossed the sheathed demon fang katana over her shoulder to her husband. He caught it lazily and unsheathed it, not bothering to let it transform into its grand fighting form. The rusty, chipped blade looked anything but dangerous.

"Yeah, it's a sword, little girl," Inuyasha smirked, "Warrior's best friend is his sword and this is the best sword in the world,"

Hermione and Professor McGonagall clearly did not believe his claim if the expressions on their faces said anything about their thoughts.

"Just don't go waving it about needlessly," Kagome muttered, still sorting through suitcases, "Books? Nope. Clothes. Wait, Inuyasha, what about tokijin? It's pretty evenly matched with tessaiga,"

"But tokijin is an evil sword," Inuyasha countered.

"Right. Sorry. Books? No, not here," Kagome pushed aside another suitcase, "Whatever you two. Ah! Here they are," she held up a brand new book with 'How to learn magic in 30 days' written in elegant, but bright purple, lettering across the cover.

"You'll just need that one today," Professor McGonagall said. Kagome nodded and zipped up the suitcase.

"Let's begin!" Kagome said brightly, jumping to her feet, "There's no way you can be a worse instructor than Miroku when he's frustrated," she giggled. Inuyasha just snorted, trying to hide his laughter.

"I can't believe you just said that," he said.

"It's true though,"

"Shall we begin?"

AN: Kouchou means principal, just so you know. And Kagome's about to start a cramming marathon! Boy am I glad that I'm not her. Whether she likes it or not she's about to embark on a magic marathon. Eat, sleep and breath spells Kagome-girl! You can do it! Sessha-chan has faith in you! I wouldn't mind having that book, 'How to Learn Magic in 30 days'…