Chapter 17

Battle at Hogwarts

'Yashie, I need you.'

Harry whispered this before Luna and him escaped under the invisibility cloak

I swept over to him still in my deep red cloak he pulled me to the corner and curled his hands up against my cheeks. ' I know your secret.'

My jaw dropped. How did he know I was pregnant? 'I… what are you talking about?'

He smirked and looked at me in those deep green eyes of his and kissed me quickly. 'I know that your 201, your Highness.' He laughed. 'I guess I'll have to get used to being a king.'

I stared at him, not comprehending what he had just said. 'You don't care about… me being old and going to be a Queen?'

Harry shook his head. 'If going to be thousand of years old with you. What's two centuries?'

I laughed relieved, and hugged him. He knew the truth and was oblivious to the worst of it. 'Another thing…' Harry whispered and his knees twitched as his fingers slid into his pocket.

'Harry! Don't you have something to do?' Ginny yelled, she stomped her feet to Luna half under the cloak.

'Go!' I laughed at his pained face. 'Do what you need to do, and then come back to me. I'll be here.'

He hugged me and ran under the cloak. 'Remember your promise!' And Harry Potter was out the door and out of my arms again.

A little time later I stalked to the Forbidden Forest in my princess robes and tiara (That's Fleur had kindly returned to my mother) towards the Demon Tribe that now infested in the North. And the then Centaur Tribe in the South, The Battle was coming,. And we need reinforcements.

I walked into the meadow in the forest where Feudal Japan homes now had sprung up around the newly discovered well that Ron pushed Harry in over a year ago…. Suck a peaceful time. The little tribe gathered around me and the men kissed the hems of my robes. Tradition. They also spoke In Japanese, so they spoke in my native tongue:

'Your Highness, you surprise our little settlement. What is you desire Empress?'

Aw. Harry had gotten his facts wrong, for I was not ALMOST the Queen. I was the Empress of a Feudal Japan. My Grandfather and my Grandmother on my fathers side had been the dominant King of the West, and my mother born to the right of Queen in the east, so my father had taken the thrown to both. Being the oldest, I was now Empress of the Demons… and humans.

'Time for battle is upon us. The Dark Lord and The Unforgivable Evil Lord Naraku will be here with in out homeland tonight.'

'Gasp!'

There were sounds of agreement, and sounds of denial, and sounds of demonic rage.

'So I ask you. Defend me, and my new Emperor and my Unborn heir and fight for the freedom of all demons of this time! Fight for ALL Demons!'

There were yells of agreement and in English they screamed:

'For the King!'

'For the Queen!'

And the loudest of them all to my ears:

'TO THE FUTURE PRINCE!'

They all were armed, Everyone as a demon was ready for an attack, I had on my about six weapons hidden in my robes now. I swelled with pride as I looked over the people I ruled. And now, they fought for me. Men, Women… The Children and Elder's were to be left behind. They all dressed in there battle robes.

It was the demons time to fight for equal freedom.

I pulled off my royal kimono and placed it in the lead Elders, much like Keade, house. I pulled out my bag and within I removed three battle suites. Memories flickered by each.

My Fire Cat jump suit. The one with my high neck, no sleeves and short legs with high heeled boots. I had worn this when I was younger, A different person, Inu. As Kayla called me. Many enemies fell to me and my rage. I had met Harry in that suit. But as my father had shed the his red Fire Cat robe for a more peaceful white one. I was NOT Inu Anymore.

Then there was my brown leather cat suit. The high neck with a deep v-neck gloves and boots. I had wore this to pick up Harry to get him to the Burrow. The night I almost died like Moody. My First Encounter with Voldemort. Many had fallen to me that night as well. Death Eaters as I struggled to survive. Desperation was in the suite. It belonged to my older self, Yashie. She had only a short life, she had met Harry and fallen in love with him, but not willing to give everything she had for him. Yashie died the night Moody did. I was a different person, She was One of Struggle. Someone who was not me anymore. I was NOT Yashie.

The third was an unnamed suit. It was brown and red leather. A brown leather top, much like a bra. And red short Fire Cat shorts. The connecting was red and brown leather straps where daggers ran down my side. The boots were red Fire Cat, with leather covering the guarding.

This suite was in the middle of my other two. I had never worn it before because I saw it as a true threat, like I had a true purpose to fight for. And I knew three certain things.

One: I was the Weapon, the thing that in the end would give Harry what he needed to defeat his Quarry. This was not the rage of Inu.

Two: I had a purpose. I needed to survive to see the sunrise at the end of this night. For Harry, for my child, for my kingdom. This was not the Desperation of Yashie.

Three: I was InuYasha Kurami Tashio Higurashi.

I had never embraced my name, but in truth I ran from what truly defined me. The Love, Anger, and Battle Skills.

I strapped the robe upon myself as the Elders spoke to the Centaurs. I stood in front of the mirror.

It fit like a glove. Tetseiga was strapped into the hilt across my back. My jet black hair in a bun, my bangs slightly in my eyes. My eyes themselves glowed red. A scarlet both embracing and threatening. My white fangs were grown to there demon length so I could rip the throats out of all my enemies. My daggers town my side, ten on each.

Then on my hips were my knifes, they were longer and thicker then daggers and I could slice bodies in a second with them. They were my most useful short range defence.

Then, out of my pack I pulled my dominant weapon for tonight. Dumbledore's wand.

It had never failed me. It was Kayla's by right. And Dumbledore had saved it from the Dark Lord by giving it to me. It was my protection. And I was it's protector in turn.

The last thing in my pack was the necklace from Dumbledore's Will. And it between my breasts was were a demon gem was supposed to be connected. This… this suit was created for tonight.

I picked up the necklace and smashed it on the ground. The gold plating and the chain shattered leaving the jewel. I picked it up and placed it between my breasts. Right in front of my heart.

I felt my powers drain into the jewel and in front of the mirror I saw the jewel turn fire red. And my eyes grow to a new height of red, and understanding of my powers.

My eyes were a threat to the innocent, and a promise to the guilty.

This is what my powers were meant for. I was not suppose to keep my Phoenix powers. Until the moment of needed they would be mine. Then Harry's.

I took my leather cat suit and ripped off the suit till the hilt loops. Which made it into a leather pants, And used Dumbledore's wand to made the leather boots into Harry's size combat boots, and stuffed Harry's to be demon outfit into my bag and slung it over my shoulder.

I stepped out into the demon village were the Elder nodded his head to me. I stepped to the center of the village my voice ringing with new found purpose.

'Tonight we defend ourselves against the wizards of Darkness!'

There was shouts of rage and fury and pride.

'Tonight we defend our rights of families and friends to live equally among them!'

More shouts.

'Tonight we make HISTORY!'

The sound of the roaring was deafening, as they took there spots. Twenty men and women ran to spread themselves around the castle boundaries. While the four elite went with me. We were of small numbers, but powerful in skills.

I entered the castle as Harry and Hermione and Ron all were in the Great hall in their student robes, take the cloaks, they sat among the people who stayed to fight, the younger ones were gone. Everyone Seventeen remained.

'Yashie!' Slughorn shouted in delight as I waved him down in a glare.

'It's InuYasha.'

Slughorn's face paled as he saw the threat that I inflicted, backing away slowly. McGonagall looked at me with a certain pride as I walked to take my place decide here. She was the Head Mistress now. And I was the Empress.

All of the sudden I saw demons bloom around me as they bowed to me. Hidden by magic to look like regular students. There Queen had given them a reason to show myself.

I saw Harry with something beautiful strapped to his back. The Godric Sword. He had gotten back from that Goblin. It'll be perfect when he's demon.

'Everything's ready.'

'I know.'

McGonagall nodded. And Harry, Ron, and Hermione all left. And as McGonagall left the teachers table to organize the students and the now Order of the Phoenix. I felt a large familiar hand on me.

'It's good to have most of the team again.' Mitch said in his serious voice that came on once a year, as he hugged me gently from behind. I looked at all of them. Even little Shi and Kiara were all in the Battle Suites, Mitch and Steph in Demon Slayer Armour and Shi in her Demonic armour. She was just a twelve year old. But she belonged at our side.

'Yes. It's time we're fighting together again Inu.' I smiled at them, because I knew no wizard was a threat between us. We were born to fight together, the perfect partners. As our parents were. Or in Steph's case trainer was. 'And It's InuYasha.'

They all made a face. 'You hate InuYasha because you were named for your dad.' Steph not hiding her confusion.

I shrugged. 'It's a name. It defined who we are. And what we stand for.'

Then their arms were all around me in a four way hug. 'We all stand for freedom. But you are defined as our leader. It wasn't a good year without you.'

We hugged and Shi cried. Until we heard the first bang, as the Death Eaters broke through the enchantments. The war had begun.

'InuYasha! To your right!' Shrieked Stephanie as A masked Death eater shot a green light to me.

'Protego!' and the light bounced off into the sky. I sprinted to the unknown Death Eater and ripped out his throat with my teeth.

'you bitch!' A masked man yelled but I took him out with my dagger. I sensed someone behind me. ' Stupefy!'

Greyback froze and then shattered my spell. 'C'mere Princy Princy Princy!'

I throw myself under his legs but his hand caught me on my ankle and spun me around throwing me through a window into the Great Hall.

I cried out as I pulled the bloody glass out of my body as Grey back throw himself through the window standing on his feet. He looked up at the Hogwarts ceiling, which revealed a full moon.

Explosions around me, The Fire's blazing through every quarter of the castle the sounds of screaming, the giant's battling eachother, the agony cry of the injured, the sobs of loss for the end, was now silent to me.

Greyback's wicked smile grew more pronounced as his breathing got heavy. And his clothing ripped apart revealing a truly menacing werewolve.

My demon blood rushed through my head and all attacks came to mind. I did not think. I just did.

Lavender Brown ran into the room and attacked Stupefy, and the werewolve flew passed me to her. She screamed, as he lunged for her. But I was now demon. And I was faster.

I throw Lavender out of the way as Greyback's teeth dug into my shoulder I dug my hand into his chest.

He fell on his back as I felt the werewolve gene spread up my arm. His shocked eyes found my blood raged ones and I whispered 'Game Over.'

And I pulled out his beating hard and spine.

'Are you okay?' I growled to Lavender, but she had fainted.

'Nice. And I placed her in a dark corner where she'd be safe till she woke up.

Danm it! I gotta bleed the out. I already saw the black on my arm. But it wouldn't change me. It would kill me.

I stalked into the Great Hall where my mother, the school nurse, and Keade all were tending to the wounded. Wizards, Demons, and Centaurs alike.

'Mom, where's the werewolve antidote?'

My mother didn't look at me but handed me an mixture of herbs, for she was taking care of Bill Weasley. I grabbed a medical fabric and smoothed the herbs into my arm and wrapped true fabric around my arm. And I was off again.

These herbs wouldn't save me. Not now. But I had more time, time to give Harry everything he needed.

I threw myself up the stairs to Dumbledore's office. And I took out Harry's outfit and laid it on Dumbledore's desk.

'My darling Granddaughter.' The Portrait of Albus Dumbledore whispered. I looked up at his broken painted face with a single painted tear running down his eye.

'You knew I was going to have to die for him to win didn't you?'

Albus closed his eyes and nodded. ' I knew it the moment you two fell in love that it was your duty to give him what he needed to kill Voldemort and Naraku. It pained me. But I knew that your love for him, and the need for him himself to survive would be stronger then your own life.'

I nodded and I pulled out two pieces of parchment out of the head Master's desk. One short. One long. I took out a quill. And wrote the message to Harry that will find send him here. And the other I wrote down my heart. I found an envelope and sealed it away. So that when my life perishes, my heart will live on.

'InuYasha?' The portrait of Dumbledore called as I turned my back on my life. My heart.

I looked at him and smiled with fake warmth. ' I know, kill the snake if you can.'

The portrait shook it's head. 'The real Albus loved you.'

I nodded. 'I know.'

And with that I turned my back, walking towards Deaths open arms.

My soul was flying, out of this case and into the universe though my body still moved separate, I no longer felt it. A mercy in it's self. It knew where to go to meet it's end.

I was flying past the stars on my way home.

I was going… I was gone.

Harry:

As Harry, Ron and Hermione walked to the now quiet castle after the message for Harry had sounded across the battlefields his neck suddenly burned and he collapsed against Ron screaming in bloody agony.

In his eyes were suddenly seeing through InuYasha's. Voldemort and Naraku paced, while the snake they had fought to see dead curled around the shoulders of Voldemort.

InuYasha stepped out from where they were both waiting, looking Naraku and Voldemort right in the eyes.

Out of the corner of her eyes she saw a her father, her mother, her brother, her sister, her team, Hermione, Ron, and Harry all disappear.

Naraku stepped forward. 'You've come to die?'

InuYasha shook her head. 'I'm here to sacrifice for something that needs to be done.'

Then, as if Harry wanted a better view he saw through Voldemort's eyes feeling the glee of the Weapon standing in front of him… Harry Potter's survival line was about to be cut.

Voldemort's hiss came softly. 'And what my dear are you sacrificing yourself for?'

A smile pulled at InuYasha's beautiful lips. 'This.'

She whipped out a dagger that glowed purple with her priestess powers and struck the snake in the head. Exploding it.

Harry felt the pain of it shatter him as well, and Voldemort's scream could be heard over the pain of his neck and his forehead.

Voldemort fell on the ground and Harry switched back to InuYasha. Naraku stood in front of the shattered body of the snake and smiled wicked showing all his teeth. No… this wasn't a smile. It was a snarl.

Naraku lunged forward. There was a sickening gushy sound and then a horrific snap, then darkness…

No no no no no…

'Harry? Harry! Sweet heart are you okay ?'

Kagome's voice crept back to him And he opened his eyes and jumped up. 'What happened?' He asked her, her brow pushed in.

'I don't know. But Your mating mark is grey. I've never seen that before.'

The Great Hall doors opened, and there was a shivering silence as someone carried another body into the room.

Kagome's eyes widened and filled with tears as she ran towards the person who brought the body in. Her cry of loss came first. Then came the howls of all the demons.

It was deafening, but Harry did not turn. This was a pain he did not want to feel, he could hear Steph, Mitch, Shi, Ron, and Hermione breaking into sobs. Now beside George, who had died in a blast.

His head turned slowly, still not wanting to see what he knew he would. Of course he knew who this was.

There in InuYasha Sr.'s gentle arms cradling his baby girl with tears running down his face, he was wearing his red Fire Cat robe, for battle. It was InuYasha. Harry's InuYasha. Her eyes closed her neck ripped open. She was white, and cold.

She was dead.

'NO!' InuSuke shriek out from the injured table and ran to where his father lay his sister gently on the table. InuYasha Sr. held her cold hand and held it to his face sobbing into it, while InuSuke lay across her unmoving stomach. And Kagome lay beside her daughter playing with her hair tears rolling down her face.

Harry's feet moved without his say so, he moved towards her and sat down by her head and lay his lips to her ear softly whispering.

'You Promised.'

Then the pain came, and Harry cried out his tears pouring down from his eyes. The eyes she always loved. His sobs were as loud as InuYasha Sr.'s his pain strong in a different way.

He reached into his pocket again, feeling broken and took InuYasha's left hand and slipped his mothers old wedding ring onto her third finger. He found it at Godric Hollow. It was useless to him now.

The Demons that could stand moved around the crying table and bowed there head to their queen. This was tradition. The Final Song.

The sky began to pour as if crying for all the dead as well. The demons whispered:

'Listen listen Listen listen Listen listen Listen listen Listen (listen) listen (listen) Listen (listen) listen (listen)Listen (listen) listen (listen)' Listen listen…'

Then they sang:

'Listen to each drop of rain (listen listen)AaahWhispering secrets in vain (listen listen)AaahFrantically searching for someone to hearTheir story before they hit groundPlease don't let goCan't we stay for a while?It's just to hard to say goodbyeListen to the rainAa...ahListen listen listen listen listen listen to the rainWeepingOo...ooh oooh ooh oo...ooh Oo...ooh oooh oh oh'

Then the human's sang and thunder roared god like:

'Listen (listen) listen (listen)Listen (listen) listenI stand alone in the storm (listen listen)Suddenly sweet words take hold(Listen listen)Hurry they say for you haven't much timeOpen your eyes to the love around youYou may feel aloneBut I'm here still with youYou can do what you dreamJust remember to listen to the rainoo...ooh oh oh oh oh ooh ooh oh oh oooh'

And Harry whispered in her ear:

'Listen'

The silence was profound as everyone stopped to mourn in silence. As Harry mourned for Snape as well as InuYasha.

Then he noticed something in her hand. A note in the hand beside InuSuke.

He took the note and uncrumpled it from her dead fist. Where in her hand writing she had written:

Harry,

Take the jewel from my chest and go to Dumbledore's office with Snapes memories, everything will be explained.

Your love,

InuYasha

Harry showed Kagome they note and she nodded, she took out the jewel and handed it to him, where he kissed InuYasha's dead lips an whispered ' I'll be right back.' And ran off out the Great Hall to Dumbledore's office.