By Silver-Shadow-Fox
Kagome came home, hands filled with many bags of different sizes and colors. She plummeted down on her bed; bags spread out around her feet, and sighed. Her feet were sore, and she was tired. It had been three months since she had gotten the letter from Hogwarts School. Her mother had insisted that she didn't have enough nice clothing, and took her out shopping after her kendo class for the third time
Her mom had taken her everywhere. She had halters, tanks, sweaters, skirts, dresses of different colors and sizes, shorts, pants, flirty dress shirts, and much more. She really had no idea of what the weather would be like, so she spent hundreds of dollars on different outfits. She still had another week before she had to go, and already she was very nervous.
She wished she could go she her friends back in the past, but she told them all she wouldn't see them for a year. She had already started to pack; a suitcase was open in the corner of her bedroom. Some underwear and shoes were in it already.
A knock on Kagome's door rattled her thoughts. " Kagome, There's something I wanted to talk with you about." Kagome's mom's voice penetrated the thick oak door. Kagome yelled it was ok and her mom stepped in her room looking melancholy.
" Hey mom, are you ok?"
" I'm fine, but I wanted to tell you something…" Her eyes looked down at her shoes, and her lips folded in, as is she was afraid to speak.
" Ok…" Kagome sat down on her bed. " Shoot."
" …"Kagome's mother paused for a little bit, her eyes fogging over, not knowing how to say what she was going to say. Then, she smiled and sighed. " I have something for you." She reached into her aprons pocket and pulled out a piece of cloth, yellowed from age. She handed it to Kagome, who gently pealed the torn linen away and gasped. Inside of the cloth was a necklace.
" Mom, oh my god, mom… It's beautiful." Kagome looked deep into the rose colored stone on the silver chain. The stone was cut into a quarter moon, and had a little silver star etched into it. She put it carefully back into the napkin and put it on her dresser.
" It was my mom's; grandpa's wife. We thought we should give it to you for good luck." She pulled Kagome into a hug and Kagome put her head on her mom's shoulder.
" Thanks mom."
" You better not forget to write." The two laughed and whipped away any little teardrop that fell. " Dinner will be ready in a few minutes." Then she left Kagome's room. Kagome smiled, and fell back onto her bed…
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" Kagome! Hurry up or you'll miss your train!" Sota yelled at his sister as she was getting out of the car. She closed the car door and hopped to the trunk. She took out three large suitcases and her yellow bag. " Why do you have so much?" Sota asked pointing at all her luggage.
" It's like leaving for the feudal Era, but not being able to come back home for supplies." She said, pulling the yellow bag closer to her. A car window rolled down and her mom came into view.
" Remember hunny, write to us often, and don't do anything I wouldn't do…" Kagome's mom winked as Sota started laughing hysterically. Kagome became red and squealed.
" MOM!" she laughed and gave her a quick kiss through the car window. " Love ya…you too Sota. Tell Graps I'll write soon." She waved and trudged away, her heavy bags weighing her down.
" Bye sis!" Sota said flailing his arms up and down. Kagome smiled and started to jog away; if she was going to catch the train, she was going to have to hurry.
She had been running for about five minutes and had finally come to platform nine. Kagome turned her head in frustration. She saw platform nine, and then platform ten… but no platform nine and three quarters. Just as she was about to go to someone, she saw a person wearing strange garments walk into a wall. Kagome took a double take, but there was no denying it.
" I wonder…" Kagome walked up to the wall and tried to touch it, but her hand went straight though, giving her shivers up and down her spine. Quickly, before anybody could see, she went through the pillar. People bustling around, all wearing strange garments, surrounded Kagome. A train whistled and Kagome ran to the steps.
" Sorry miss, but the train has already boarded." The train person said, blocking her from getting up the stairs and onto the train.
" You don't understand, I have to get onto the train, Professor Dumbledore invited me as a special guest person… I really need to…" Kagome was cut off when the man spoke.
" Sorry, I didn't realize you were Kagome Higurashi." The man then moved and Kagome was able to get into the train. Kagome had never been on a train before, and didn't know what to do. So, she walked around looking into some train compartment, and found that, because she was so late, no space would be empty. They would all be holding people in it. Kagome turned a corner and ran into someone. She dropped her suitcases and her yellow bag fell to the ground.
" Sorry." She mumbled and kneeled down to pick up her bags and looked up into a blond haired guy. He had a look of disgust as she looked at him. His mouth was in a sneer, and his eyes were lustful. She shivered under his gaze and stood up with her suitcases in hand. She started to walk away but a calloused hand grabbed her arm. She turned around and tried to pull her arm free, but with no success. " Excuse me, but I have to go…" he grabbed harder and she winced.
" Not now, it looks like you are needing a place to sit, I suggest with me and my friends." Kagome looked at him and the two boys behind him.
" Not a chance in hell." Her cheek stung as his hand left her face. She would not cry, especially if she was going to teach this boy in Hogwarts. He would get what was coming to him soon enough. She made a mad dash toward the back of the train and saw an empty compartment. She rushed inside and closed the door right in the boys face. Kagome heard a muffled curse and put a barrier around the door. That's when she heard the slight cough behind her. She turned around, giving herself whiplash, and spotted the three people who was sharing the car. There were two boys and a girl next to an orange cat. " Um," Kagome stuttered. She had embarrassed herself on the very first day.
" Hello. I'm guessing you need a compartment?" the girl asked. She had long wavy brown hair and brown eyes. She looked like a nice enough girl, someone she might be able to trust. " I'm Hermione Granger. This is Ron Weasley, and Harry Potter." She pointed to the red headed boy with freckles first and then to the boy with jet black hair, glasses, and a lightning shaped scar on his forehead.
" Nice to meet all of you, I'm Higurashi Kagome." She saw the confused looks on the boy's faces and sighed. " I'm from Japan, We say our last name first, then our first name." The red head blushed and mumbled oh, while the girl looked fascinated.
" That's amazing, I didn't know there were any wizards or witches from Japan, I guess there just not common in Hogwarts. Why aren't you going to Durmstrang or Beauxbatons?" Hermione asked the girl standing. " Here, why don't you sit down next to me." She moved the orange cat to her lap.
" Thank you. Um, I don't know why I'm not going to one of those places." Kagome was thinking those were different schools, but wasn't to sure. She didn't want them to know that though.
" So, why was Malfoy chasing you?" Ron spoke up. Kagome smiled at him and looked towards the door.
" He wanted me to sit with him, I got a bad vibe, so I said no, and he didn't like my answer." Kagome stated simply. " So, what year are you guys going into?" Kagome asked the three. She wanted to know about these students, she liked them so far.
" Well, all three of us are in our sixth year, and are in the Gryffindor house." Hermione exclaimed.
" Malfoy, the boy you just met, is also a sixth year, but he's in Slytherin. Bad house that one is, you don't want to mess with him." Ron put in. He nudged the boy next to him, Harry, who was staring out through the windows.
" What?" He asked.
" So Harry, what's your favorite class?" Kagome asked Harry. He looked at her like he just realized she was there, and then blushed when he caught himself staring at her.
" Defense Against the Dark Arts." He stated plainly, as if it was obvious. " But Care of Magical Creatures is close behind." Kagome smiled at this. One of the letters that the head master had sent her told her that she would be helping out with the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
" We don't know who the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is, there's a new one each year." Ron said to Kagome. Hermione nodded her head in agreement.
" Last year was a wicked lady who was absolutely terrible." She said angrily. We're hoping this year's professor will be much better, like in our third year, Professor Lupin." Kagome watched as Harry smiled, most likely thinking about the good times he had had with this professor.
" So," Harry said suddenly, startling the others, " Why are you coming to Hogwarts? I mean, you're to old to come to be starting, and it sounds like you haven't gone to a magical school at all." The other two looked at Kagome, as if they just realized the same thing.
" Well, actually, Dumbledore asked me to come on some important business." Kagome didn't tell them the whole truth; she thought it would just be better this way. A loud honking noise interrupted the teenagers' talk. Hermione stood up and dragged Ron away with her, leaving Harry and Kagome alone.
" Those two are prefects, they have to go make sure everyone's got their robes on and such." Harry said, answering Kagome's unsaid question. Kagome nodded her head and the two fell into an awkward silence. " So… how old are you?" Harry finally asked the girl across from him.
" Um, I'm sixteen." Kagome said. The train stopped suddenly, lurching the two together. Kagome heard people talking and laughing as they got off the train, and Kagome blushed noticing the position the two were in. Harry got off of Kagome in a second and mumbled a sorry, then walked out of the train compartment in a hurriedly fashion. Kagome grabbed what bags she had with her and followed the boy who lived. Kagome looked to where all the students were heading and saw large stagecoaches being pulled by fleshless looking horses.
Their black coats clung to their skeletons, to which every bone was visible. Their heads were sort of dragonish, and they had pupil-less eyes. They each had a pair of black leathery wings that looked like they belonged to a very large bat. Kagome stared at the magnificent creatures, but was pulled away from her thoughts when someone called her name.
" Kagome, Kagome, over here!" Kagome looked around for the voice and spotted Hermione waving her hand from a carriage. " We saved you a spot." She yelled to her. Kagome smiled and started to make her way to the coach. She reached out her hand to touch one of the creatures as she made her way to her new acquaintances. When she touched them, she got a tingle in her fingers. She blinked and walked the rest of the few feet to the opening of the carriage and hopped in.
When Kagome stepped off of the stagecoach in awe. She looked around at her surroundings. There was a beautiful castle, and dark forest, a greenish lake, and the big blue skies. It was the most beautiful scene she had ever witnessed, including the Feudal Era. There was a magical presence surrounding the perimeter, a strong one at that. Kagome breathed deeply, enjoying the fresh air. England really was beautiful, though some didn't really appreciate the radiance of it all.
A large man was walking, his booming voice echoing through the crowed. He was near the lake, many wooden boats surrounding him. A tap on the shoulder woke her up from her daydreams. She turned around and saw an elderly looking woman with a large pointed hat.
" Good morning. You must be Kagome; we've been expecting you. My name is Minerva McGonagall." Spoke the professor. Kagome nodded her head at the fact that she was, indeed, Kagome. " Right, you should follow me dear, you have no time to speak with Professor Dumbledore right now, but after the ceremony, you'll be given your room and be able to talk with him. This way." She said indicating with her hand the way she was headed.
Kagome nodded her head, to dazed at everything to answer properly. She saw Harry, Ron, and Hermione by the boats, and gave a small wave to them. They had a confused look about them, wondering why she was going with Professor McGonagall instead of with them.
She followed the witch in front of her, silent, wondering what she was going to be doing for the time she was here. She knew the whole plan, but not everything in the plan. And, she wondered, who was this new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher going to be? Her head was buzzing with unanswered questions, something she really did not like.
The two came to a very large door, and walked inside. Inside was even more magical then the outside. Moving staircases and talking pictures were everywhere. Kagome followed Professor McGonagall some more until they came to a large room, filled to the brim with people. There were four long tables, and in the front, a few tables hosted by, what she guessed, the professors of the school. Sitting in the middle of the table was an old wizard, with a blue pointy hat atop his head.
" Wait here Kagome, you'll know when to come up to the table." Minerva told the girl. Kagome said 'okay' and stood against the wall near the entrance. She heard bits and pieces of the chatter going on, and was surprised by how many people there really were. She watched Professor McGonagall walk to the front and sit down near the end of the table in one of the three free chairs. She guessed that one was for her, and the other to the new professor.
The aged wizard stood up and the whole room went silent. He started to tell the room that after the sorting, he had some few announcements. " Without further ado, the sorting hat." He waved his hand and a boy with brown hair carried a stool with a hat on it. The hat started to speak when the boy reached a table. It talked about the beginning of the school, gave a warning, and stopped, all within the time limit of five minutes. Professor McGonagall took out a scroll and started to name off people, who then, in turn, walked to the hat, and placed it on their head. The hat proceeded to tell the students what house they were in. some to Slytherin, a few to Ravenclaw, most to Hufflepuff, and a good deal to Gryffindor.
" Now that we all are seated, I shall now tell you that very important announcement. We have a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, who shall join us in a few minutes, and a new position to be filled." At the pause, the students began to chatter amongst themselves. " Our school is in dire need of protection. I am no longer the wizard I used to be, and have found that my magic does not have the power to hold back You-Know-Who. So, I have hired a priestess, which is a person with magical abilities, but not like us wizarding folk. They use a different kind of power, and, I must admit, are better at creating barriers then our kind." More chattering started, but was cut off again by Dumbledore.
" She has been trained to do this, and will also help our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Please be kind, and treat her with the respect you do other professors. She is able to give and take away house points. Now, will she please come up?" Dumbledore looked toward her, and Kagome stepped out of the shadows. A few gasps were heard near the Gryffindor table, and she knew it came from Hermione, Ron, and Harry. As she walked to the front of the room, Dumbledore continued his introduction. " Her name is Kagome, and she is sixteen. She comes from Japan, and can speak English." Kagome reached the front and sat down in an empty chair. An applause started, and a smile came to her face.
" Now, our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. He a little different, and not a wizard, though," He spoke up again when people started to murmur, " He will teach you the right way to perform spells, and is educated enough for the position. He is also to be highly respected, Sesshoumaru, please come up here."
Kagome gasped as she saw the demon that had tried on many occasions to kill her. Her world started to blur as she saw him. Yes, it was he, the white hair, markings on his face, just the furry thing was missing.
Sesshoumaru.
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