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Chapter 9: Exchanging Pasts
Harry walked toward the Transfiguration classroom in deep thought. What the hell had made him do that? Why the hell did he tell Snape his past? He sighed, and saw Kagome and the others waiting at the classroom. He smiled, and walked over to them.
"Hi." He said, and Kagome jumped. She span around, and put a hand over her heart when she realised who it was.
"Harry. You startled me." Harry grinned.
"Sorry, I couldn't resist." He said, sounding almost sorry. Kagome sighed.
"Class is about to start. I wonder what McGonigal's like?" Kagome said, muttering the last bit.
"Well, from what Draco has said, McGonigal doesn't really like Slytherins." Harry said, annoyance in his his voice when he said about McGonigal not liking Slytherins.
"McGonigal is very biased about us Slyths. I reackon she's just pissed about something that happened when she attended Hogwarts some years ago." A voice said from behind Kagome. Kagome turned, and Harry looked behind her, and saw Draco standing there.
"Ever since first year, McGonigal's been very biased against us Slytherins. We found that out when she started taking points off us for the smallest thing." The way Draco said it, it made Harry feel as though he wanted to show McGonigal what being a true Slytherin was. Harry would've said something, but the door opened, and McGonigal stood there.
She cast the Slytherins a not-so-friendly look, and the Griffendors a warm look, and Weasley shot Harry a smug look, which Harry returned with an emotionless look. Which, I might add, is worse than a cold look. Weasley shivvered.
"Come in." McGonigal said in voice that almost reminded Harry of a lioness protecting her children, the Griffendors being the children, from the enemy, the Slytherins. Harry found the comparison funny. Not only were the Griffendors animal a Lion, but the Slytherins were snakes, deadly, poisonous snakes. Harry almost laughed, but refrained from doing so. It wouldn't be good to make McGonigal mad at him now. No, it wouldn't be good at all. So, they now sat down in the transfiguration classroom, waiting for McGonnigal to stop staring at them (Harry and Kagome), and start teaching. After a few seconds, McGonigal cleared her throat.
"Welcome back to Hogwarts, and welcome to our two new students." she sent an annoyed glare to Harry.
"As you are all aware of, this is Transfiguration. This year will be more difficult than the rest, as we will start more advanced Transfiguration. There will be no fighting, or childish behavior from any of you." McGonigal directed the last bit to Weasley, who's face began burning in shame. Harry made a mental note to ask Draco about it later. McGonigal then began talking about the curiculum, and everything that she would be expecting of them. Harry sighed, and struggled not to fall asleep. He noticed Kagome doing the same.
"Mr. Potter." McGonigal snapped. Harry lazily looked at her,
"Yes Professor?" He asked with an almost bored tone. McGonigal glared at him.
"Are you listening to me?" She demanded.
"Of cause I am Professor." Harry said with an airy voice, as though he wasn't quite there. McGonigal stared hard at him.
"Pay attention." She snapped. Harry just stared at her with unblinking eyes.
"I am." He said simply. McGonigal glared at him, and continued her lesson.
For the rest of the class, Harry listened very boredly to McGonigal's voice. He was very glad when the class finished, and the class made their way to the Great Hall. Harry, Kagome and Draco sat together at the Slytherin table.
"That was so boring." Harry said in defeat. The nearby Slytherins laughed.
"Just be glad you haven't suffered through that for 5 years." Draco said dryly. Harry gave him a look of mock sympathy.
"I pity all of you that have had to suffer hearing that woman for 5, long, painful, years." He said. That caused another round of laughter from the Slytherins. Harry just smiled, and began eating. However, it was only Harry who noticed Snape watching him calculatingly. It was only Harry who saw Dumbledore look calculatingly at the Slytherins. Harry narrrowed his eyes, his instincts told him that Dumbledore was up to no good, and that he should look out.
"Something wrong?" Kagome asked. Harry blinked a few times.
"Have you noticed how Dumbledore is staring at our table?" Harry asked, voice low. Kagome blinked, and looked at the Headmaster out of the corner of her eye.
"I have just now." She replyed. Harry's eyes darkened slightly.
"I think our dear Headmaster is planning something." He said softly. Kagome looked shocked.
"You think so?" She asked. Harry nodded.
"Something about him feels odd. I can't explain it, but I have a feeling that Dumbledore is up to something not good." Harry said quietly.
Harry lay in bed, staring at the ceiling of the room. He sighed. His life was very confusing, and complex. After being trained as a professional killer, he thought his life wouldn't get anymore confusing. That was until Suanna died. When his beloved wife was killed, Harry was confused about what to do.
His wife was his life, his reason for living. Without her, Harry hadn't known what to do. After a few weeks, Harry had been wandering around the outskirts of Kyoto, when he had met up with the person that had caused him so much pain. Voldemort. He was the reason he wasn't able to be reunited with his wife and children. A knock on the door interupted his musing.
"Who is it?" He called out.
"It's me." A soft female voice said from behind the door.
"Kagome?" Harry asked, sitting up.
"Hai (meaning yes in Japanese)." She replyed. Harry walked over to the door, and opened it up.
"Want to come in?" He asked. Kagome nodded, and walked in. Harry sat on his bed, and Kagome sat in a chair that was next to the bed. There was silence for a few minutes
"Something you want to talk about?" Harry asked. Kagome nodded. After a few seconds she spoke.
"I have a feeling you've been keeping something from us." She said in a slightly hurt voice. Harry sighed.
"It's true. I have been keeping something a secret. Something very big. But, I can also tell you have been keeping something as well." Harry said, shooting Kagome a suspicious glance, who was currently staring at the floor.
"Yes. I, too, am keeping a secret. A rather big one about my past." She said nervously. Harry was silent for a few seconds.
"How about you tell me your past, and I'll tell you mine. I'm sure you'll be very shocked after hearing mine." Harry said dryly. Kagome nodded.
"Well, my life was preety boring up until I was 16. I was a normal girl, in a normal high school. My dad died of cancer when I was 5 years old. I lived with my mum, little brother and my Grandpa. We had an old shrine next to our house, with an old well inside, and one day I was sitting outside, and an unusual centipede-like monster came out of the shrine. The monster drew me into the well, and I was sent back in time." She stopped, and looked at Harry.
"Go on." He said. Kagome then began telling him about meeting Inuyasha, about how he thought she was Kikyo. She told him about the Shikon No Tama, and meeting the others. She told him about her adventures and Naraku. She hesitated, and told him what Inuyasha had done. She finished her story with how she got to be at Hogwarts. Harry was silent for a few minutes. He had his head lowered, so Kagome couldn't see his face.
"Well, I must say your life has been very interesting. I believe you, seeing as this world isn't quite what it seems." He paused, sighed, and looked at Kagome.
"As I have promised, I will tell you my past." He said, taking a breath to calm himself down.
"You don't have to if you don't want to." Kagome said, but Harry shook his head.
"No, I promised. I always keep my promises." Harry said the last bit half to himself, half to Kagome.
"I was born to my parents Lily and James Potter. You know about Voldemort, and how he killed by parents and almost killed me. I was sent to my relative's house, but a man from the past came and took me away from their door step. I was raised in the 1700s by the same man, but, when I was six, he was killed, and I was taken." He paused, clenching his fist slightly.
"They taught me how to kill, how to torchure, and how to mask my emotions. Every 'lesson' was very hard and brutal. After I learnt all I could, I participated in a lot of battles, and raides. I killed so many people by my hand, so many innocent people." Harry said, a haunted look in his eyes.
"I was about 16, and I met the most beautiful woman. Her name was Suanna, and it was love at first sight. Whenever I wasn't in battles, we would talk. We got to know each other, and then, I asked her to marry me. She said yes, and we had a secret wedding, and all her family came." Harry said, a whistful look on his face as he remembered his wedding.
"I continued on fighting in battles, and raides, even though Suanna tried to get me to stop. She realised that her attempts were futile, and she decided to learn to fight so she could help. A few years later, I found out that Suanna was pregnant. With the battles going on, we decided to keep her pregnancy a secret, since I had people trying to kill me. When her pregnancy became very visible, we decided that she should stay away from the battlefield." His eyes nearly lit up.
"She gave birth to a healthy boy and girl. We named them Yuki and Kira. Unfortuently, we weren't able to properly look after them, so one of my closest friends looked after them. Afterwards, Suanna started fighting in battles again. Almost 6 years past, and Suanna was killed in a very bloody battle." His eyes saddened.
"Afterward, I decided to roam around, after losing her. I came across a cetain Dark Lord, how he got into the past I have no idea, but he was there. He tried to get me to join him, but I told him no. He began to cast spells at me, but I just dodged them all, it was as if I knew that they were harmful. Then, he cast a very peculiar spell, and I let it hit me." He stopped.
"It felt as though something was entering my soul, and changing it. It took a few seconds, and Voldemort seemed surprised about something, so he cast the killing curse toward me. It hit, and yet I was alive. He tried more, but I staying standing. Then, I took my sword, and killed him. I took to wandering, slaughterin people that I didn't like. During this time, I realised that I wasn't ageing, that I stayed the same. I then realised that I was never going to die, that I was never going to be able to see Suanna again. I looked for my children, and raised them. I watched over them while they grew, and they had children. I began to realise that an assassin wouldn't survive, so I stopped. I began travelling, watching over, and consoling the last remaing of my family." He smiled.
"I saw every part of the world, and helped out in a few wars, and my family. Then, 15 years ago, I returned to Japan and stayed there. So, that is my life story." He finished. Kagome was quiet for a while. Harry looked at her face, and was surprised to see tears rolling down her face. He went over to her, and enveloped her in a hug. She stiffened, then relaxed into the hug. They stayed like that for a while, a calm silence in the room.
"What a horrible way to live." Kagome whispered, breaking the silence. Harry nodded.
"It is. It's horrible to know that I can never see any of my loved ones, and family." He said sadly. Then, a small, sad smile appeared on his face.
"At least I know how to look after myself now." He said, making Kagome smile.
"Well, I guess that is a good point." She said, leaning her head in. Harry found his head moving in as well.
A/N: There we go. Tell me, what do thing of me making this a Severitus challenge response (Snape is Harry's dad)? I just had the craziest idea of doing that... plus, our beloved dog demon will make an appearance soon..not necissarily next chapter...but soon.
