The Dragon Tamer
Summary: Charlie has a secret; his family doesn't know, his friends don't know, only he knows...he and the beautiful Rai Higurashi...who was now dead. His secret? He had a daughter...her name, keeping his beautiful Rai's last name, Kagome Higurashi. He has raised her with all the love and care that a Dragon Tamer can, now...it's time she goes and lives her own life, but, can he let her go...or will his need to protect her keep him from letting her go?
Anime/Book/Movie: InuYasha/Harry Potter
Pairing: (Slight Harry/Kagome) – Draco/Kagome
Genre: Romance/Adventure
Rated: M for Mature Content
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Kagome ran up the stairs and past the snoring paintings. Stopping just short of a voice.
"All students are to return to their house dormitories at once, all teachers to the second floor corridor immediately."
Kagome turned back and ran down the steps once more, hiding around a corner as she heard the footsteps of the teachers running down the hall, she knew they wouldn't go further, she could see the reason of their arrival on the wall before her, stepping back to keep herself out of view, she caught the eye of Snape before Harry pulled her from his view. Snape moved in front of the trio and held his cloak in such a way that no one could see behind him.
"Our worst fear has been realized, a student has been taken by the monster, into the chamber itself! The students must be sent home,"
Kagome watched Snape's hand move to his back and grabbed at it unconsciously, she knew who had been taken, her heart had dropped at the mention of someone being taken, and she knew it was Ginny...it had to be...
"I'm afraid this is the end of Hogwarts..."
Kagome cried silently against the hand that she held as Harry and Ron kept themselves hidden, hoping that neither they nor she were caught by anyone besides Snape, who obviously already knew of them being there.
Footsteps came from down the hall and everyone turned to see Lockhart walking towards the teachers, "So sorry, dozed off; what did I miss?"
"A student has been snatched by the monster, Lockhart; your moment has come at last."
"M-my m-moment?"
Snape gave him a look that screamed annoyance. "Weren't you saying just last night that you've known all along where the Chamber of Secrets is?"
"That's settled, we'll leave you to deal with the monster Gilderoy; after all, your skills are legend."
"...very well...I'll just be in my office getting...getting ready," He smiled and left.
Even through Kagome's tears, she saw the lie for what it was, he would leave, he had no intention of staying and helping, he was to leave that night and vanish from the Wizarding worlds eyes until his next 'best seller'.
"Who is it that the monster has taken, Minerva?" Madam Pomfrey asked.
"...Ginny Weasley..." Minerva and Pomfrey left as Snape stayed behind, turning, he lifted Kagome, who was still tearfully crying, into his arms. Walking to the two boys, Ron who stared in horror at the wall stood shaking as his sisters' name left his lips.
Her Skeleton will lie
in the chamber forever
"You three need to return to your dorms now!"
"No, Professor, we know...Lockhart hasn't plans of a rescue, look for yourself if you doubt me, but trust me, Draco and I have already a clue to where the chamber is, trust me, please...please...I can't let Ginny die..." Kagome cried into his shoulder.
He sighed, "Swiftly, keep up!" He turned to make his way to the Slytherin Common Room only to be stopped by Kagome once more.
"Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, sir, that's where he is, but what of Lockhart, we should at least utilize him!"
He smirked, "I think that tie suits you well, Kagome, you should have indeed been a Slytherin."
Kagome smiled, "I was placed in Gryffindor because that's where my family is, oddly enough, the hat couldn't really decide, it was a split between Slytherin and Gryffindor."
They made to get Lockhart and headed to the DADA room where the cowardly man's office was, coming in to find him packing his suitcases and preparing to leave.
Snape and Kagome stayed out in the hall while Harry and Ron entered, wanting to see what he said before starting anything.
"Professor, we have some information for you!" Harry said as he looked at the trunks. "Are you going somewhere?"
"Ahh...well, yes, urgent business, unavoidable, got to go."
Ron glared, "What about my sister!?"
Lockhart stammered, "As to that, most unfortunate, no one regrets more than I."
"You're the defense against the dark arts teacher!" Ron complained, "You can't go now!"
"Well I must say, when I took the job, there was nothing in the job description about─"
Harry blocked his path, "You're running away? After all that stuff you did in your books?"
"Books can be misleading!"
"You wrote them!" Harry countered.
Kagome entered at this point and made herself known, "No, he stole the work, he didn't do any of that. I'd be shocked if he even wrote the introductory at the beginning, or the Get to Know the Author information at the end." She held her wand out in front of herself with a cold glare. "I've read every single book on the list, and you know, I always thought it was strange how completely diverse the writing styles were in each book. It changed so dramatically in each book, I thought, maybe you hired someone to write them for you, but no, you didn't do that, you only changed it to your name...you are just a fraud...a fraud and a coward."
"Is there anything you can do?" Ron asked.
"Now that you mentioned it, I am rather gifted with memory charms, otherwise, you see, all those wizards would have gone blabbing, and I'd never have sold another book." His eyes wandered to the wand on his trunk. "In fact...uh...I'm going to have to do the same to you!" He grabbed the wand and pointed it at Harry and Ron, just as Snape walked from behind the wall and stood behind Kagome.
"I would place your wand down on the floor and kick it over here."
"..." Lockhart grudgingly did as the Potions Master instructed and kicked it towards him; Harry picked it up and handed it to Kagome.
"You aren't leaving, Professor. You will come with us, and together...we will retrieve my Aunt."
"Yes, well..." he looked back at his luggage. "Snape, you obviously know that I don't know of the whereabouts of the Chamber, just let me leave."
"No, we know you don't know, but we do, and you will be coming with us...as a safety line." Kagome smiled sweetly. "I won't let my Aunt die; in the end, the trade off of you for her is a much sweeter deal, you cowardly swine!" She yelled, "Now go, before I use one of those spells from that new book of Dark Arts spells I got from Lance."
He looked into her eyes, and noticed that there wasn't a bluff to be heard, she was serious, and he was scared. Not that little kids scared him, but the fact that Snape hadn't mentioned stopping her, meant he was prepared to do the same.
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Draco paced back and forth in the bathroom when he finally heard the door open, he saw Ron enter first, with Lockhart following behind him, Harry came in after Lockhart, Kagome and Snape followed in last. "...so much for a silent operation, what changed?"
"Ginny was taken inside, did you see anyone?"
"No, it must have been before I got here, and that was about an hour ago."
"Damn! Did you find the entrance?"
"Yeah, actually...Oi, Potter, come say hi to the water faucet, I think it'll listen to you."
Harry stepped up to the faucet and looked at the side where Draco was pointing, "A snake...but...how did you figure it out?"
"I didn't..." Draco grinned, "Granger did, even petrified, she's still helping you two troublemakers out. It's a Basilisk, that's the monster in the Chamber, and if you look it in the eyes directly, according to what I've read, it will kill you, but so long as it's indirectly, you will just be petrified. It travels through pipes, and this is the entrance, all questions answered?"
No one said anything.
"Lovely, let's go!" Kagome said, "You have to say something in Parseltongue, Harry."
It was quick, he spoke, and the sinks pulled apart, opening for the group of six to watch in awe. As interesting as it was though, Kagome had no intention of waiting long.
"Excellent, excellent, you five clearly have a hold on things, so there's no reason for me to stay~!"
Kagome stuck her leg out and tripped the teacher as he tried to vacate the area, "Lockhart, I'll say this once, so listen. My father has around forty to fifty dragons surrounding our home, to which we breed, and care for...I am very close to sending you immobilized, express delivery, as a light meal for Fáfnir, if you don't cease your pathetic attempts at escaping."
"...R-right..."
Kagome watched him stand and move forward, "Jump first,"
"Now honestly, what good would that do?" Lockhart asked.
"Better you than us," Ron said.
Draco smirked, "I'll second that," he commented as he moved to stand beside Kagome.
"Um...obviously yes; why not Snape?"
Kagome smiled, "Snape has become very dear to me, much like a father, I wouldn't want anything horrid to happen to him," Her eyes darkened, "You on the other hand...I could sleep soundly at night even if something dreadfully tragic happened to you,"
"Sure you don't want to test it first?"
Kagome glared at him, watching him tumble forward as Draco kicked him down the hole. The group listened as he yelled all the way down until there was a soft thump at the bottom.
"It's really quite filthy down here..."
"So glad he isn't dead," Draco muttered sarcastically.
"So glad..." Kagome commented, equally cynical.
"I'll go next, come as soon as I get down and call for you to follow." Snape jumped in and without any noise except for the final thump that ended the ride, he made it. "Kagome, come."
Kagome jumped in and fell down a seemingly endless slide before being caught in Snape's arms, "That was fun,"
"Keep a watch on Lockhart, wand on him."
Kagome nodded as he continued to catch the kids, next Ron, then Draco, and finally Harry. Each one standing in the pit at the bottom of the slide now, they looked around and Kagome casted a light spell, pointing it down, she gave a frightened squeal, "Oh Merlin..."
"Everyone, remember..." Harry started, "Any sign of movement close your eyes straight away." He climbed through the hole beside Snape and the two led the way with Kagome behind them, Lockhart behind her, and Ron and Draco following after Lockhart with their wands trained on him. "This way,"
"Don't go wandering, Potter, it wouldn't do us any good if you were to get killed before you could save the day," Snape said, his voice dripping with mockery.
"Be nice," Kagome scolded, "We are here for Ginny, not to knock people off of their pedestals."
"What is this?" Draco looked at what lay coiled on the ground, ignoring Snape and Kagome as he traced his fingers along what felt like skin.
"It looks like a snake," Lockhart commented.
Harry shook his head, "It's a snakeskin."
"That's a big snake," Draco muttered.
"Who ever shed this must be sixty feet long, or more!" Ron stared in shock as Lockhart fainted beside him. "Heart of a Lion, this one."
"Nothing more than a pullet!" Kagome sneered.
Lockhart suddenly snatched Ron's wand and pointed it directly at the students and Snape. Standing with a look of achievement, "The adventure ends here my friends, but don't fret, the world will know our story, how I was too late to save the girl, how the heir had managed to kill her before I could do anything, your parts are chosen well, Draco Malfoy, the perfect actor for the role, and you Snape, trying to protect the heir, he is after all...part of your snake den...Kagome followed foolishly into the Chamber, hopelessly in love, unknowingly being used by the Slytherin heir to commit horrible acts upon our students, Ron and Harry came to me hoping for my help, but as they saw the mangled bodies of both young girls, they lost their mind, Snape of course killed them...and I in turn...killed Snape and the devious heir. This ends with me leaving and sending them down for your bodies...so sad none will be breathing when that moments c─"
"No wonder you stole other peoples works, you're so cliché, no one would buy your original stories." Kagome scoffed, "You should make the heir of Slytherin, a Gryffindor, since it would be too obvious if it were in fact a Slytherin, but no one would ever think to look in Gryffindor."
He rolled his eyes, "No one would believe that, and this conversation has gone on for too long, you will be forgotten my dear, goodnight~ When you wake, this will all be just a dream..." He smiled with an insane glint in his eyes, "OBLIVIATE~!"
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Me: Chapter twenty is up and posted, I'm really getting the swing of this, I'm almost done, I hope you guys are still hanging in there with me~!