Miracle Child
Summary: She was born like others of her year in a time of war. She was brought up in the shadows of the chaos. Her parents loved her...that was all she knew and all that mattered. She didn't care if they were killers or if they had tortured ten or twenty witches and wizards, she just knew love.
Anime/Book/Movie: InuYasha/Harry Potter
Pairing: Kagome/?
Genre: Romance/Adventure
Rated: M for Mature Content
R.I.P – Alan Rickman
(Severus Snape)
Remember
The Half-Blood Prince
~ALWAYS~
-x-x-x-
August 25th, 1991
"Can you see her?" Narcissa searched the dancers and waited for Kagome to appear.
Draco rolled his eyes, "look," he pointed at the paper booklet in his hand, "she's not supposed even to come in yet. If anything, Princess Aurora is the baby in the crib there. Right now, the fairies are dancing and giving gifts to the Princess Aurora. Hence, "The Christening." He pointed at the scene in the booklet before he looked forward while watching the girl in the red costume flitter across the stage.
"How can you follow this?" Harry asked, under his breath. Uncomfortable in the dressing robe he'd been forced into.
"Honestly, between you and my mother, it's not difficult to read, Harry. Oh, that's the Lilac Fairy,"
Harry smiled and shook his head before returning his eyes to the gracefully dancing girl in lilac.
Narcissa huffed and settled back in her seat comfortably as Lucius placed his hand in hers to calm her down. A kid's recital had her so flustered as she awaited her niece. Meanwhile, Severus was watching in wonderment, having never seen Kagome dance before, this was a first for him.
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Kagome glanced from the shadows to the audience. From her position, no one could see her. Looking out at the familiar faces of her Aunt, Uncle, Severus, Draco, and Harry, she smiled a bit to herself. Although there were two others who she wished most of all to be there, they sadly were not. A hard lump in her throat found her unable to swallow, and she closed her eyes and forced herself to breathe.
"Head up, shoulders back, and eyes forward."
She turned to see the Mistress Lavonna standing behind her with a warm smile and stern-looking eyes. "Mistress?"
"You heard me, Miss. Lestrange. Head up, shoulders back and eyes, forward. You are not the first to look out among the audience and not see those who you seek. I myself searched countless times for a mother who was never there."
Kagome smiled sadly and nodded, "yes, Mistress Lavonna."
"Very good, now pay attention to the show; your part will be upon you soon enough. and don't forget to smile." The woman with lovely curled grey hair tied up in a half twist and half ponytail, old green eyes, and a stunning black dress suit that flared elegantly at her waist. Always wearing her ballet flats, she was prepared to assist and coach until the very last minute.
Turning, she stretched her legs while performing basic pointe and then did a ten count stretch with her feet, tensing and twisting them at the ankle and toes. Grabbing her slippers, she pulled them both on, lacing one up her leg and tying it, while the other tied around her ankle. She flexed her feet and did some partial spins and quick changes with her feet while she practiced lightly before her scene.
-x-x-x-
"Carabosse is about to appear. She's the evil fairy that places a spell upon Aurora as a babe," Draco told his mother as the music grew intense and dark.
Watching the King yell at the ceremony master responsible for the guest list, the lights on the stage darkened and turned from light to dark indigo. The evil fairy was stepping out from her entourage of minions as she approached the King, then she turned and approached the ceremony master before ripping off his wig.
"As she casts her spell on Aurora, a killing curse, if you will, the Lilac Fairy who is the only fairy left to give her gift to the Babe Aurora, steps in and softens the cruel gift from Carabosse."
Narcissa smiled and nodded, her son explaining the ballet to her as she watched it. Muggles were quite impressive, telling stories through dance and music. She was starting to see the appeal, though she still wished to see Kagome.
Severus leaned forward and whispered something to Lucius, eliciting a smirk from him as he responded with his own quiet quip.
-x-x-x-
"Kagome, are you ready?" One of the princes asked as he came up with a water bottle. Holding it out for her as he did.
She smiled and took it, "I'm ready, and you? You go on before I do, Allard."
"My role is easy in comparison. My word, look at Nadia, she's in perfect form today."
The Lilac Fairy, Nadia Vestavia, was currently making it so that she wouldn't die on her sixteenth birthday as the scene finally drew close to an end. Her lines were perfect, her flow was outstanding, and she was flawlessly graceful and poised. "She's doing great; I can feel the curse on me softening already."
The maids on set were a good sign that she'd be up in a few more scenes. Twirling their hand needles, her father and mother, the King and Queen, came out, and drama ensued.
'How dare they play with needles knowing that their Princess will fall into an eternal sleep should she prick her finger!'
-x-x-x-
Narcissa listened as the children suddenly began dancing. Unlike the older ensemble that was dancing, she could hear the slight squeaking of their feet against the ground. The older students were much softer on their feet and lighter, apparently. "Half an hour into it, and she's still not on the set, but she's the lead dancer?"
Draco rolled his eyes. "You want her to dance the role of an infant, mother? She appears as a sixteen-year-old, that takes time."
Lucius chuckled, "Cissy, darling, take ease and be patient."
"Oh, my goodness...are these boys Princes?"
"Actually, yes. They are the four suitors of Princess Aurora. Harry and I had to help her with her balancing pose a few times." He watched the four enter and bow one after another in respect and gallantry to the King. "Pay attention, mother; the ceremony master is about to introduce the Princess. This is her Sixteenth Birthday Gala."
"That's an idea. A gala on your Sweet Sixteenth."
Draco sneered but said nothing.
-x-x-x-
Watching the Ceremony Master, or Seward as he were, prance around before making his way towards the King in a show of introductory before holding his hand out. Smiling, she angled her head a bit before stepping into a playful and energized dance. Port de bras, her arms swayed with her as she danced, jumping and switching her feet rapidly in tune with the song as the crowd lit with applause.
-x-x-x-
Severus turned a bit in surprise. Throughout the whole of the ballet, no one had applauded even once. Now that Kagome or Princess Aurora was on stage, the whole room was shrouded in the sound.
"Oh, splendid!" Narcissa sat up beside Lucius and watched on with adoration as he Niece smiled and glided across the stage. She was watching as the princes walked with a majestic step around the room. At the same time, she danced, doing a splits in the air, landing with one foot before raising one leg straight before her, quick, effortless, she brought it down without pause and continued to repeat the pattern of splits and leg lifts—the first to do such a dance on stage.
Draco, who hadn't watched all her practicing, was surprised to see her energy and stamina level. Not bothering to say anything as the scene itself was obvious, and his mother seemed pleased all the same simply by seeing her up there.
-x-x-x-
'Spin, leap, spin, leap, spin, leap, spin, and pose!' Kagome stilled in a perfect pose as she smiled out at the audience, her eyes forward, head up, shoulders back. Listening to the crowd, she slowly let her hands fall as she spun to face the King and Queen, stepping forward, a kiss atop the head, show of love. Then, the harp took over, and she made eye contact with Allard, the first of the princes to come forward and greet her. Followed by the second, third, and fourth prince. Her fair-skinned Princess's suitors. Taking a breath as she bowed her head to the Queen and King before she started towards the center of the room for her second dance.
'Battement Développé ...pirouette, switch suitors, battement développé...pirouette, switch suitors, battement développé...pirouette, switch suitors, battement développé...pirouette… and arabesque, balance, pose, smile!' She balanced in the arabesque position as each prince stepped forward and took her hand, unmoving except for when she took the next suitors' hand, then smiled back at the audience in perfect form. Finally, able to move as she swayed and twirled in Allard's hands before dancing away from him with perfect Bourrée. She was gliding effortlessly in pointe. Pirouette and pose with suitor one, pirouette, suitor two, so on and so forth. She had this down; there would be no mistakes.
Arabesque, balance, pose, and gracefully lean forward and touch the toe, her leg extended straight in the air as Allard held her. On most occasions, he was her partner, such as now, and he was one with which she trusted immensely to carry her through the performance.
When it came time for the scene to balance as her suitors walked her in a circle, she'd worked so hard with Draco and Harry to perfect it; she was ready.
-x-x-x-
The two and a half long dance recitals had been exquisite. Which, coming from Narcissa Malfoy, was saying something. The woman had nothing but praise for the well-performed ballet and costumes. Though she had eyes only for Kagome, the girl had bewitched the audience and even their longtime friend Severus. The man who sat on the other side of Lucius as he watched with mild intrigue as she flittered gracefully and exuberantly across the stage in tune to the music. Had commented, the good taste the dance troupe had was well prepared and perfectly delivered.
When it ended, the curtains closed as the auditorium filled with applause and then opened to reveal all the dancers. The young prince held his hand out for Princess Aurora, guiding her forward, she curtsied, he bowed, and they stepped back in line as the line bowed all together before the curtains once more closed.
By the time Kagome caught up with everyone, she had three bouquets in arm and was fussing with the ties on her shoes as she held one of the bouquets out to Draco, who faked a cry and thanked her in his most dramatic tone.
"Stop it, you," Narcissa hushed him as she sank to her knees before Kagome and brushed a wayward curl from her eyes. Her red eyes, "what is this? You're crying?"
"Huh? Am I?" She seemed genuinely confused.
Lucius moved towards her and settled that black cloak around her shoulders as families passing by congratulated her in passing. "Let's get her home,"
-x-x-x-
Lucius left Kagome's room as Narcissa finished placing her niece's flowers away. "Bella,"
"She missed her?" Narcissa sighed, "Why should I be surprised. This was her first lead, and sure enough, she would want her mother there."
"Ahem,"
The two adults turned to see Harry peering out around the door of his room. Narcissa smiled, "Harry, dear, is something wrong?"
He shook his head and looked past her at Kagome's room before he spoke carefully, "I was wondering...if either of you..." he turned his eyes back to them, locking them with Lucius's as he continued, "could tell me about the wizarding war."
Lucius raised a brow, "..."
"Oh, oh my, um..." looking back at her husband, she straightened as she did, "shall I have some tea sent to the study?"
Lucius nodded, "come along, Harry. Let us retire to my office."
-x-x-x-
Harry stepped into the office of Lucius Malfoy, a familiar room he'd been in a few times. One of which was when Draco had shown him the book by Cantankerous Nott. Another was when he, Draco, Vincent, and Greg were looking for books on the Dark Arts while their fathers were out in the dining room with Narcissa discussing matters that didn't concern them. Yes, he'd met the two, and while they weren't the brightest, they weren't so bad.
"Harry, may I ask why your sudden interest?"
"Kagome and I got into something of a discussion concerning the war and the sides. I mentioned how the Dark Lord," he shrugged at the name, not knowing what else to call him when Lucius nodded for him to continue, he did, "had given me this scar and was presumably bad. Still, she was adamant that he was the good guy and that the tales were misleading, as told by Dumbledore. I can't ask the Dark Lord about it, but you were around during the war, right?"
"Hm, you could say that I took part in the war. As so did many, if not all, of the parents of the students currently in attendance at Hogwarts. You see, sides had to be chosen, like politics—the war between the Dark Lord and the Ministry. Dumbledore simply interfered in the war, making it far worse than what had to be. Dumbledore gathered a large group of witches and wizards, 'the Order of the Phoenix,' and fought alongside the Ministry. Tell me, Harry, do you know what the Dark Lord wanted? Well, I think he was after two things."
"What's that?"
"He wanted a Ministry where our kind could be protected from Muggles, and Muggleborn children were kept from our world. Magic, Harry, is a gift that is handed down through blood and right. You are a pureblood in your own right, but your mother was not. She was a muggle-born. Now, far be it for me to say that she was undeserving of her magic, she was quite talented from what I can recall. However, I do believe in pureblooded supremacy."
"Yes, but there's a wrong way and right way to do things, don't you think? I mean, had things been the way the Dark Lord wanted, I'd not be born."
"Some things may not be properly executed, if that is the case, then become someone that can make a difference. The Dark Lord wanted to make a difference, how he did it may not have been the way you would have, but at least he wasn't standing still."
"How did my mother and father die?"
"...you want to know?"
"I...yes, I do."
Lucius nodded, "it is my understanding, that a prophecy foretelling the fall of the Dark Lord, fell into his hands. You. You were to defeat the Dark Lord. He took that as a threat to what he was working towards. However, he only had half of the Prophecy. Dumbledore had all of it. He was aware that the boy was you and that your parents had to die for you to be able to defeat the Dark Lord."
"What!? Are you simply blaming Dumbledore because you were on the side of the Dark Lord?" Harry sounded enraged but took a breath to calm himself as he reminded himself to whom he spoke. These people had stepped in and taken him from his Aunt and Uncle, treated him in kind, and now was providing him answers to the very questions he'd sought.
"Settle down, Harry," Lucius kept his tone. "I know this because Severus was the one who delivered half of the Prophecy to the Dark Lord. Dumbledore was the one in the room with the Seer who gave the Prophecy of the Dark Lords fall."
"I know it must seem like, as followers, we are blind to all that is around us. After all, a follower does as is told without hesitation or self-preservation. This, however, is not true. I have been on the end of many secrets and theories, Harry. One such was that the Dark Lord, who knew nothing of love, feared its power, for there is no greater power than that of love. Your mother would have lived, but she threw herself in front of the killing curse that was meant only for you. That, that Harry is what saved your life."
"How do you know this?"
Lucius contemplated how honest he should be with the boy, but finally decided, whether Harry was an enemy to him because of his honesty, or an ally, he would speak only the truth. "I have been friends with Severus Snape for many years. He and your mother were childhood friends; he loved her. The night she died, he was the first to arrive at your house, he found your father first, then your mother, holding onto her, desperately crying out for her, and then, he saw you. The scar on your forehead and the story it told. Severus is the one who swept you into his arms that night and disappeared before the Dark Lords followers arrived. Let me tell you, he hated your father, but he would have taken that curse for your mother."
Harry was shaking, tears rolling endlessly at the colorful picture that Lucius painted.
"Harry, seek your answers elsewhere and see how many truths you get. Dumbledore intended on your mother dying, because her love, her sacrifice is what provided your shield. That the curse was reverberated off that ultimate shield of protection and returned to the Dark Lord, in his kindness, he is devious, and he is a coward. Let yourself stand above his powers of manipulation. Or else, find your own way, your own power, and create the world that you seek."
"Alright, alright, enough, no more." Narcissa entered with a handkerchief in hand. "Two children in tears, I think that's a record." She pressed lightly to Harry's cheeks and smiled sadly. "Harry dear, try not to bring up your mother to Severus. Her death tore him up. That he sees her every time, he meets your eyes."
Harry nodded and cleared his throat, "um, can you teach me more about pureblooded society and culture? I don't know much about it, and―"
Lucius held a hand up and smiled a soft smile that he reserved for Kagome in her times of need. "I will, of course, be happy to. Cissy will see you to bed."
Narcissa nodded and stood with Harry following close beside her.
Lucius sighed, walking to his bookshelf, he peered curiously at a black leather book before an idea formed. Taking the book, he placed it down on his desk and took an inkwell and quill in hand. "Alright then,"
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August 31st, 1991
(Late Night)
"I'm so excited!" Kagome was practically rolling around on the floor. Across the room was an annoyed Severus who had been requested by Lucius to come and speak with him. She stood and raced over to him, jumping over Draco, who lay on the floor beside Harry with their Hogwarts, A History books open in front of them. Wrapping her arms around his waist, she grinned up at him, "you're gonna spoil us, right, Severus?"
Narcissa laughed as she entered the room, hearing her niece as she made her way towards the impatiently waiting Severus. "Turn in early, for tomorrow is a long day. Kagome, concerning Jipsy..."
"She can't go with me to Hogwarts, can she." Kagome felt a hand on her head, not moving from where she was as she enjoyed the rare attention given to her by Severus.
"I'm afraid not dearest. You'll need to deal without her. Will you keep up your practicing while away?"
Kagome stretched her feet out to Pointe. She smiled and nodded. "Of course, I'll always find time to practice dancing. Though I'd like to avoid eyes, I'm sure Severus will know of an empty classroom that I can borrow from time to time."
"You'll need to call him Professor Snape soon, dearest ones."
Kagome sighed, letting go of Severus, who let his hand fall from her head as she did so.
"I can only spoil you if you have read your Potions text as I've told you to weeks before."
"We've read it!"
His eyes widened in slight at the three voices that seemed to attack him, but he controlled his features quickly enough and nodded before following Narcissa, who gave them a single look, telling them without words, to go to bed.
"Do you guys think we can learn to make that sleeping draught this year?" Harry asked as he pushed himself off the floor after the adults were out of sight. "Since I've learned I was a wizard; I haven't been able to sleep much at all."
"That's the excitement of it all, Harry," Kagome looped her arm with his and did the same to Draco with her other arm. "Come tomorrow, we're going to be at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and it's going to be a completely new realm. We'll all be out of our elements there, Harry. Not just you, all three of us. So, let's go try and catch a kip before we set off to school!"
"A kip is all I've been getting these last few weeks; it won't be hard to catch another."
Draco rolled his eyes, "I don't know what the two of you are on about. I have no problem sleeping."
"That's because you're a baby. You never have a problem falling asleep. I personally get where Harry is coming from. I was up playing with my potion's equipment yesterday and my wand. Have you tried any small charms yet?"
Harry shook his head, "wasn't sure if I was allowed to."
Draco smirked, "we aren't. Underaged witches and wizards aren't allowed to use magic outside of school, but they don't tell us this until the end of our first year. So, play naïve and get a head start."
Kagome frowned, "it also depends on the house. For instance, no one could tell if an underaged student was using magic in the Weasley home."
"Weasley? Who's that?"
"The Weasley's have more kids than they can afford. Their blood-traitors turned their backs on purebloods."
Kagome didn't comment about their stance in blood supremacy, "I merely meant that there are too many magic users in the house that the Ministry wouldn't be able to pinpoint where the magic came from, Harry. I don't care how many kids they've got, just that the whole lot of them can get away with using magic outside of school ground. The whole, Weasley and Malfoy feud isn't one I'm interested in."
"There's a feud?"
Draco glared at Kagome as they stopped in the hall between their rooms. She shrugged and laughed, "there's no feud. I simply can't stand the whole lot of them."
"What are you on about, you don't even know them."
"I know enough,"
"Oh? Do you mean what Uncle Lucius tells you? Well, while I'm sure their red hair and freckles might be a devastatingly tragic comeuppance, it'll hardly affect you if you should choose to ignore them. Now, if they start something with me, you or Harry, then I'll have a good reason to throw caution to the wind and light their school robes on fire. Till then, they're off my radar."
Harry smiled at that and nodded, "then we agree not to start fights, but to finish them."
Raising a brow, Draco smirked, "I can manage that. Kagome, though?"
"Draco Malfoy, I'm a lady, we don't start fights, but Merlin knows we finish em!" She stepped into her room and winked at Draco before closing her door to both boys.
Both boys waved the other off before entering their rooms and turning in for the night.
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Me: Here is chapter twelve. I was reading all month, and then I was like, oh, crap, I haven't written anything. So, I'm trying to get a few things written if only to post several things on the last day of February. While I was writing this chapter, I kept thinking of the song from Frozen two for some reason. Sitting here singing Into the Unknown while typing.