Platform 9 3/4
Kagome looked at it alone, having come later than everyone else. She had to go in soon, time was running out and if she didn't leave then the Hogwarts express would leave, without her. So taking in a deep breath as she does every-so-often she walked through the brick wall and to the station to Hogwarts.
"All students on board platform 9 3/4 is about to leave."
As soon as Kagome heard that she rushed past everyone. There were mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings, godparents, all loving families, yet she was here alone. I mean sure it's because she came late but she just new that if her mother was here she would barely give a glance, and her father, well he just doesn't care. Thinking of that, it made her glad to be there alone, though she did feel bad for leaving her brother but he probably already found Lily anyways and she would probably just feel alone again.
She walked in, there were a few others walking in too, probably saying goodbye to their caring families; they sat down, looking for open seats but Kagome, Kagome had to find her brother because she promised she would. Her eyes searched compartment to compartment failing to find the one she wants each time, almost giving up when she reached the last one, it was hard to believe her brother would be on that one though, considering the loud bickering that could be heard inside. The compartment door was open already, that was probably why she could hear them so clearly outside the little room.
When she looked inside sure enough was both her brother and Lily though she did see Sirius too. Severus was arguing with the two boys in front of him, Sirius and a boy with short messy brown hair and glasses, Lily did nothing though, all she was really doing was staring like she was waiting for something. Kagome let out a fake cough, hoping to catch their attention, nothing. Does it again, nothing. "Hey," she shouted. That got their attention.
"What is going on in here?" Kagome asked angry, putting her hands on her hips and stepping into the compartment, glaring at all three of the boys as she did. "Kagome," Sirius grinned, "you found me!" Kagome rolled her eyes moving her hands from her hips to fold it at her front, "believe it of not Sirius," she drawled out his name, "I was looking for them," she gestured to Lily and Severus, "not you."
"Them," the boy in the glasses said in surprise, both he and Sirius mouth gapped at the new information, "as in him and her, them!" He shouted, pointing to the two. "Yes," Kagome sighed, getting a little tired of this, "and didn't your mother ever tell you it's not polite to point," "but Kagome wouldn't you rather stay here with me," Sirius said, wiggling an eyebrow suggestively. "Don't talk to my sister that way you filthy miscreant!"
That got a whole lot more attention. "Sister!" The other two shouted. Glasses boy looked back an forth between the two, "but you are- and he is- it can't be- I don't know anything anymore," he sighed in defeat, slumping to the back of his chair. "And what's that supposed to mean," Kagome questioned, narrowing her black orbed eyes. "Look, Kagome," Sirius said, grabbing her hand like how he did at Diagon Alley and lead her down to the seat next to him. "Its just, you are much cuter than he is!"
"Get your hands off her!" Severus shouted to which Sirius rolled his eyes and shouted back, "you're still here!" Kagome slapped the back of his head, "don't talk to my brother that way!" The brunette laughed away at the pain of the other male beside him, "do you want me to hit you too!" That shut him up. "Let's leave," she told her original companions, Severus nodded standing up, Kagome made a move to leave when she felt Sirius tug on her Hogwarts uniform. "Hey, if you ever want to see those books again?"
Kagome blinked for a minute before realizing what he met. 'Damn I forgot about those!' "Give those back!" He shook his head, letting her sleeve go and laying back, "nope, I kidnapped them, you can consider yourself as my ransom." Kagome sighed, sat back down nicking her head to the side, signaling to the others that they could go. "Fine," she told him reluctantly when the others left, "what do you want?"
"Just your lovely company," Sirius grinned. Kagome sighed again, switching her seat to the front booth to put a bit more distance from each other. "Hey, you!" The boy next to Sirius said to which Kagome frowned slightly, "my name isn't 'hey, you.' It's Kagome, Ka-go-me," she told him, finding that line somewhat familiar. "Well I'm James, James Potter and I'm going to be the greatest Gyffindor there is, how about you?" Kagome shrugged, "I don't really care about where to go," she said, "I really can't tell the difference, I mean where you go is just where you go. We'll all be learning the same thing anyways."
Both James and Sirius gasped at her words, "no difference, there are plenty of difference!" James gapped, "look Kagome, if you don't know the difference between houses then you obviously know less than I thought," Sirius said. "We'll all be doing the same thing, so what's the point!" She exclaimed, not really knowing why the two were taking this so serious. "The point, you want to know what's the point! How could you not get what the point is!"
"Okay, I'm leaving!" Kagome exclaimed, not able to take the hyper-ness of both boys combined but when her feet lifted the rest of her weight to leave she was pushed right back down by both boys arm from arm. "Sorry love, but I'm afraid you're not going anywhere." Sirius told her in a voice that said 'for a matter of fact.' "You're not going anywhere," James smirked. His grip on her arm tightened just a bit, though not to the point to where it will cause pain. That brought her back to both a familiarity but also seeming foreign at the same time and her head started pounding ever so slightly.
"You will stay here and learn all about the greatness of Gryffindor even if it takes the whole express ri-"
"We have arrived at Hogwarts."
They heard, Kagome twisted and turned and as soon as she was free from their grasp she made a break for it, moving through the students at the narrow walk way, "we'll see you after the sorting!" "Go for Gryffindor!" Kagome made sure to resist the temptation of looking back, fearing that doing so will only serve to slow her down, 'I so hope he's not another stalker.'
Kagome took a breath, looking back as she walked, trying to make sure the two hadn't followed her behind, awhile later she face the front, sighing as she did so, 'there gone.' She followed the crowd leading to the great hall, where they are said to be sorted to houses. "Hello students," she heard bringing her attention to the front of the room. There was a huge stand designed in gold and white, behind it was a large curving table that moved just around. Everyone was standing, are at least all the first years were. The higher grades were already seated in there respective house symbol cover colored table. She shivered at seeing Slytherin, a snake, she hates snakes.
"Welcome to Hogwarts of Witchcraft and Wizardry here you will be..." Kagome zoned out through most of it, paying attention to only few at a time, the hat was brought out.
"Oh you may not think I'm pretty, but don't judge on what you see, I'll eat myself if you can find a smarter hat than me." The hat was a mixture of grey, black, and brown. The wrinkles on its face formed a face. After the first call she just zoned out once more. Was there really a difference of what house you get sort to, did it really matter so much that both of her newly made 'friends' went crazy when she said it doesn't. She just didn't know, it might take her awhile to adjust to this new place.
"Sirius Black."
She turned to face the sorting chair, not really knowing why she did, she leaned on the wall for support, watching from afar. He looked nervous, like he was sweating buckets. Maybe he was afraid that he won't get to Gryffindor, but then again, it was James who said he wanted to be a Gryffindor not Sirius. Though thinking back to the train ride and their conversation (if you could really call it that), made her eyes widen. 'He still has my books!'
"Gryffindor!"
At the call Sirius face lighted up in a relieved grin as he walked to the Gryffindor's table, some clapped, others patted his back, and everyone cheered in greeting to their new member. Kagome watched as the book stealer made a move to sit down, happy beyond belief, though his smile wavered just slightly when he looked towards the direction of the Slytherin house. He then quickly turned his attention to his new house members, his smile returning at full force. When she looked around she saw all of Slytherin and some first years like their selves scowling at him from their own seat. Something about him being a Gryffindor didn't please them at all.
"Lily Evans."
She must have been thinking for a while for them to already be at E. Kagome wasn't exactly sure where she thought Lily should be, she wasn't sure if Lily herself, had a house that she preferred. Though whatever it was being told to her, she seemed to smile at it anyways. It was ultimately decide by the hat where she would be in the end anyways.
"Gryffindor!"
For some reason Kagome frowned, not knowing even to herself why. Lily Evans of Gryffindor, the brave and the bold. She didn't know why it sounds so wrong to her.
Time went on.
"Remus Lupin."
"Gryffindor!"
And on.
"Peter Pettigrew."
"Gryffindor!"
And on.
"James Potter."
Kagome turned her attention to the calling once again at hearing the familiar name. Unlike Sirius, James wasn't nervous, in fact he practically danced his way up the stage. He wanted to be in Gryffindor and from how he sounded like on the train, he knew he was going to be in it too. after all he did say he was going to be 'the greatest Gryffindor there is,' so she could count on that making him either very confident or very cocky or maybe just both.
"Gryffindor!"
His hand flew up in the air in pride as he ran to the eagerly awaiting Gryffindors, finding the familiar face of Sirius and sitting with him. Kagome took notice that Lily sat at the farthest seat away from the two, but kept staring at them when James came.
And once again, time went on. Kagome didn't really pay any attention to who was who, keeping only half an ear open for either her oh her brothers name, whomever they called next.
"Kagome Snape."
She walked forward, not really caring to where she goes. She doesn't really know to much about Hogwart, or their houses. Only the basics and what her mother said about being a Slytherin, though her mother never talked much about it, her father didn't like it when they talked about anything to do with magic. So when the old hat was placed on her head she didn't really know what would happen.
'How interesting, how very interesting indeed," the hat spoke to the corridors of her mind. 'Now lets see here, You couldn't possibly be a Slytherin, no, you would never go through the lengths they do to achieve a goal, your very stubborn so even if I put you there you wouldn't learn there way very well. Your very smart I see, very, very smart, just not smart enough to be a Ravenclaw.' Kagome felt her hand twitch, wanting to choke the thing before clenching her hands, remembering that you can't really choke a hat. 'Hufflepuff. That seems very fitting but it seems there is something you are hiding, something you are hiding from even yourself and Hufflepuff will do no good with that. So this only leaves you with...'
"Gryffindor!"
Kagome walked over to the table smiling nervously at all the happy faces greeting her. It seems most people here are very cheerful. She could see Sirius and James call her over though she tried to pretend not to see them. That only served no good cause they got out of their seats to grab both arms, just like on the express; and guided her to the spot they were in. "Well looky here mate," Sirius told James from the other side of Kagome, putting an arm around her shoulder, "looks like Kagome made Gryffindor after all, we'll definitely be seeing much more of each other." His last half of the sentence going to Kagome. "Oh yay," she replied weakly. "Gryffindor is great, you'll see!" James patted her back enthusiastically.
"Severus Snape."
"Slytherin!"
"Figures," James sneered, " a rotten no good Slytherin, no wonder I didn't like him." "Why?" Kagome asked, Sirius answered, "another thing to know, love, Slytherins are the natural enemy of Gryffindors." Kagome sighed.
'Oh yay.'
She found out later that day that maybe these classes just weren't as easy as her own (secret) self study lessons at home. For one she actually had to work worth people. Not to mention dealing with Sirius and James! Merlin! After everything she was ever put through and now this! It was now becoming increasingly clear that someone up there had it out for her.
"Wake up!" She heard the teacher snap to her and the rest of the Gryffindor and Slytherin house members. "Sleeping time is over ya lazy bums! "
"Who shoved a broom up her bloody arse," Kagome heard Sirius comment to James to which he nodded as Madam Hooch kept yelling at students. "Make that two," James added back, "or three. "
"Alright then, " she huffed, running a hand through her shoulder length hair, "let's just get it on with, now stand to the right of your broom." She instructed the rather large class. The students followed her instruction, some swiftly, some slowly, some, for one reason or another, were just plain confused. "To the right, " she instructed, "to the right! "
Kagome couldn't help but giggle along with the rest of her classmates at the nervous mistake the few of them were making. "Well isn't she just a pot of sunshine," her roommate, Molly Prewett, whispered from her side. Kagome nodded in agreement. She's only known Molly for a short while but Molly was very kind to her anyways as the many other wizards she has seen and met so far, though she has met few who did not apply to this. For one there was Bellatrix Black, to her surprise was Sirius Cousin; that girl was completely off her knockers and in a mere five minutes she learned to hate the Slytherin girl with a passion.
The Slytherins and Gryffindors all shared a class together so it was unfortunate for her to have to see the little twit everyday, though she tried to look to the bright side, at least she can see her brother everyday. All of his attention was hogged though, he never seeked her out once, only moving his focus towards Lily and some of the other first year Slytherins like Lucius Malfoy, a bratty boy who seemed to believe the world should worship the ground he girlishly walked on.
Never-the-less Kagome was glad that he had made some friends of his own, even if she doesn't agree with the ones he had gathered to his attention.
"Now on my mark, you will lift your left hand up and strongly say up!" Madam Hooch told the class loudly. Kagome put her hand above her broom stick, "1, 2, 3!" She didn't say up straight away. Instead she watched the others struggling with their task, "come on now, put some feeling to it!" Still with her words of instructions most brooms barely floated a feet high, as so a rare few managed to bring the broom to their hand.
Kagome looked to the wooden object sitting limply at her feet, she took a deep breath in and a deep one out to calm her nerves, "up!"
She could see it, the pinkish light that encased her hands in color when she is secretly practicing her hand magic. The same light showed around the object of her choice and like a magnent it immediatley flew to connect with the flesh of her pale white hand. It came so hard and so fast that when it reached her, the skin hit it with a large smack making Kagome hiss from the surprise of the impact.
She pushed the object to her other hand, shaking out the left hand that had now grown a narrow long red mark. "Oh dear are you alright!" Molly shouted, grabbing Kagome's hand and tending to the swollen mark with motherly care. "I'm fine," she responded, attempting to take her hand away from the red heads grasp with little to no succession. Kagome sighed, it didn't really hurt that bad, she's been through worst, not many things hurt her anyways. Though she can't say she wasn't the least bit caught off guard by the event.
Kagome's attention was brought to the silence of the outside area, the smack must have been so loud that it brought others attention to herself. It was a few minutes later when she heard the cackling. "Can the little half-breed not handle her little broom," Bellatrix taunted, hounding with laughter, soon being followed by a multiple of other other Slytherin members. Kagome glared towards her direction, opening her mouth to defend herself when the two boys that she knew barley anything about stood to her defense.
"Oi shut up you filthy snake! Your stupid voice is making my ears bleed, you sound more like a dead bird!" The brunette with the round glasses lens defended. Bellatrix wiped the tear that escaped from her eyes by laughing so hard, a sadistic smirk on her face, giggling unashamed of who sees. "Now why should I listen to a blood traitor like you, Potter." She pushed his name out like a disease, cringing as if speaking it left a nasty taste to her tongue. She looked back at Kagome, "what is it half-breed," she sneered, "are you just so pathetic that you have to get two boys to defend you!" Kagome clenched her fist, her face switching to an angry red, it's not like she wanted them to defend her, they just did, Merlin knows why.
"Oh come on Cousin," Sirius drawled out in a mocking manner, his back hunched and both hands in a pocket. "You're just jealous of Kagomes natural beauty and magical gift, it's not her fault that she's better than you, you can't even lift your broom off the bloody ground. And how many times have you done this again. You've failed so many times, i'm surprised they even let you in the school!" Sirius smirked as Bellatrix stopped her laughing, her cheeks growing to an angry red in replacement.
"Don't you dare call me that," she spat at the younger boy. "You have no right's to speak to me or of any of my doings you bloody disgrace!" Sirius didn't do anything, he didn't move. Kagome knew though, she didn't have to see his face or look into his eyes to tell what he was feeling. Shame. Anger. Resent. Bitterness. Hurt. And maybe just a bit of self-loathing. Everything that she felt, tried to hide, to banish, when she takes those deep breaths.
"You have never, ever done anything right in your miserable blood traitorous life," the wild haired girl continued, "all you had to do was be a Slytherin and everything would have been just fine, but no, you had to be a pathetic kitten."
She smirked, a thought forming into her head. Her back grew straighter and head held higher, pleased at the little piece of information in her head. " Just imagine how dear old Uncle Orion and Aunt Walburga will react," she mused, "I'd bet they'll finally disown you for sure."
"Shut it, belly," Kagome said, everyone looked back at her in shock, having seen her to be not one for rude words or much talk in the short time they've known her. She slowly walked in front of the two defending boys. "Who needs your family anyways, if they're all like you then they sound like nothing more than a big, stupid, ugly, pain in the arse to me." Kagome smiled, though this one wasn't fake like most, it wasn't real either. It was just nothing, completely empty, and that was something scary.
"Why should Sirius have to change the way he is? If you ask me, even though I haven't know him long, I think he's perfect just being himself. If anything it's you and your family needing to change cause I sure as hell don't want to listen to your squeaky, screeching voice all year, with all your bloody talk of pure-blood domination! You are not better than the rest of us! Your family is not better than the rest of us! If we are pathetic than you are the most pathetic of us all!"
Bellatrix face grew increasingly red, grinding her teeth, forming her mouth to a snarl, 'how dare the filthy!' She lunged at the smaller form of the opposite house, malice intent shown brightly through her features. Kagome only ducked to avoid the impact as if it was second nature to avoid such an attack, making the Slytherin fly over her and past both the raven and brunette haired boys. She then hit the hard grass and dirt made floor with a dud, landing face first.
A whistle broke through air. The crowd of students broke down to a hallway pass towards the group of four as Madam Hooch shouted, "move out of my way!" The woman knelt down to the girl who was clutching her face tightly, "come on now, let me see," she tsked, removing the girl hands away to look for any injuries. Dirt clutched the side of her face, a few pieces of grass twirled in her raven locks. Her cheeks were still rosy, but her nose had changed to a swollen shade of purple as a small string of blood drooled from her nose. "Come on," the flying teacher pulled her up by her arm, moving past the passage once again to go to the building, "lets get you cleaned up."
"I don't want to see anyone on their broomsticks, when I get back everyone should be on the floor!"
Kagome sighed looking around, she lost sight of Molly through all the chaos, then she sighed again knowing how much attention it must have brought her now. A hand clasped her shoulder though she didn't turn back, already knowing who the hand belongs to. "Thanks for helping me out there," he told her lowly, though he didn't really have to since the multiple voices of mingling students surrounded them; she turned back at his serious face and gave a genuine smile. "Well, I know you tried to help me and she was really beating your bloody arse out there..." She trailed playfully.
"Oh, so she has claws now does she," he joked back, the two laughed together for a time before the laughing died down and he grinned.
"So you think I'm perfect huh."