A/N: This is the ultimate reveal all chapter and I was so excited writing it

No Sesshy but he is mentioned and I promise I more than make up for the lack of his awesomeness

Disclaimer: Don't own

"How is this even possible?" Ari asked breathlessly as she stared at her parents and godfathers form.

"You are in the spirit world little one, the realm of the souls of the dead." Toga said clearly amused.

Ari slowly rose from her seat and it took her mother opening her arms for her to fly into them and hug her tightly. Lily stroked her daughter's head as she cried; she had longed for this day, to see Ari a grown independent woman. James and Sirius both moved to occupy the other chairs that had appeared in the room to give mother and daughter some semblance of privacy.

"Oh my little girl, how proud you have made me." Lily said hugging Ari that much tighter. "You have grown into such a selfless young woman."

"I wanted to talk to you for so long but I didn't want to drag you into the living realm with the resurrection stone because I didn't want to be unfair." Ari muttered sadly.

"You always think of the comfort of others don't you? Well I am here now so we can talk." Lily said softly but at Ari's pointed look at the males in the room her tone turned serious. "You men can leave the room, my daughter and I need to have a little heart to heart conversation."

"But I have to stay with her, I'm her guide." Toga protested.

"OUT!" They all fled with their, metaphorical in some cases, tails between their legs not wanting to risk the wrath of the angry red head.

"No talking about boys." James said as his head disappeared round the door.

Lily led Ari back to the seat she had been sitting on. "So tell me about this Sesshoumaru guy."

"How did you know he was who I wanted to talk about?" Ari asked causing Lily to burst out laughing.

"I'm a mother dearest and we know everything especially when it comes to their daughters and handsome men."

"He's not handsome; he's beautiful in an otherworldly way." Ari blushed.

"Well it seems my little girl has it bad." Lily said wistfully.

"But I don't even know what I feel for him. He says his beast wishes to um mate with me but I don't know what he wants let alone what I want."

"Sweet Ari, Toga has already told you what Sesshoumaru is currently doing right? Any man willing to go so far for a woman is clearly not interested in anything but a long term relationship. Your body is currently in Hogwarts, resting in the room of requirement."

"But Toga told me he didn't know where my body was."

"He doesn't know because he cannot see Hogwarts only those gifted with magic can see it after all."

"Then how is Sesshoumaru going to reach my body?"

"I am a firm believer in love conquers all." Lily said smiling. "I can tell from Sesshoumaru's actions alone that he holds some form of love for you. Do you wish to be with him?"

"I don't know, I mean when he kisses me I feel all tingly and I get butterflies in my stomach but then he is such a jackass sometimes." Ari blushed heavily when she remembered the kisses had had given her.

"Honey all men are jackasses." Lily said and they both chose to ignore the three 'heys' that came from the other side of the door.

"Sesshoumaru scares me. I'm not afraid of him like I think he's going to hurt me though at first I kind of was but now I..." Ari trailed off trying to think of the right words to say.

"You're afraid of the emotions he brings up inside of you. What do you like the most about him?"

"Well I suppose I like the fact that he's patient and sweet although he's only like that in front of Rin and I. Rin as well, he saved her, he didn't have too but he did and now he protects her like she is his own daughter. But it really annoys me when he is so possessive and doesn't let me see Kagome or go back through the well."

"Did you ever think that maybe he would willingly let you if you asked him to come with you?" Lily asked softly. "Inuyoukai are highly protective of their mate or mate-to-be it's in his instinct to keep you safe and if he fails at doing so then he feels like he isn't worthy of you. Why do you think he is so adamant on finding you now? He feels as though he failed you."

"But it wasn't his fault," Ari said worriedly. "It was mine, I rushed after Kikyou, I got caught by Naraku."

"You may feel that way but it's how it goes he will back down and leave you alone if he does not find you and the odds aren't exactly in his favour." Lily said softly.

"But I don't want him too." Ari said panicked.

"Why not I thought he was a jackass?"

"Because I love him." Ari gasped her eyes going wide and Lily just smiled at her daughter. "I love him, oh my, I actually love Sesshoumaru. That stupid fluffy jackass better find me now I know I love him."

"Of course you love him dear, what you're feeling about Sesshoumaru now is what I feel for your father." Lily said smiling brightly then she whispered. "Shall we have a little fun with your father?"

Ari looked over at the door in which she knew the three males that had left the room where standing ear pressed against the door. Turning back to her mother she nodded and Lily opened her mouth and spoke loudly.

"Well you already know that Sesshoumaru is an expert kisser, hell I swooned just watching him kiss you. So because you're so inexperienced I'm going to teach you how to really seduce a man and send him crazy with need."

"I think that's enough of that!" James shouted as the door swung open and banged against the door. "My daughter does not need to know how to seduce anyone least of all that mutt and if he knows what's good for him he will keep his hands to himself or I am so haunting his ass."

"Hey!" Toga protested. "My son is not a mutt, he is of noble birth."

"My little girl doesn't need any dog sniffing around her," James said adamantly.

"Do you not like him dad?" Ari asked.

"No I do not," James started but upon seeing his daughter's heartbroken look and Lily's warning look he hastily amended his statement. "It's my job as a father not to like any male that shows an interest in his only daughter. However if you love each other then I suppose I can suck it up and give my full consent to any relationship you have with him."

"I can hate him for you James." Sirius said laughing.

"Well there we go, I can reluctantly like the guy and Sirius can hate him for me." Ari laughed and hugged her father happily. "At least I know he will look after you."

"And that her first time will be awesome." Lily said happily.

"I'd rather not think about that if it's all the same to you." James said his face going pale.

"I think we can agree on something for once." Toga agreed.

"Now Prongslet, I want you to know that I am proud of your decision to give Teddy one of the Black estates." Sirius said as he moved to hug the girl.

"Really you don't mind?"

"Why would I? After all the little tyke is Moony's kid."

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Ari spent a week with her parents and Sirius before they were forced to return to their previous dwelling in the spirit world. The goodbye had been tear-filled and sad but Ari knew they couldn't remain with her long after all she was still living and they were not but that didn't mean it was any easier to see them leave her. Toga had been comforting and had given her space when it was requested but it had been five days since they had gone and Ari needed to move on to the place where she would train.

"Tomorrow we shall depart from this place and journey travel to an island where you will train."

That was what Toga had told her; she knew nothing of where they were going or how they were going to get there. Toga had revealed nothing and Ari had been very frustrated when all he did was deflect her questions. So it was with great trepidation that she allowed Toga to lead her away from the spirit house and into the forest that surround it before the sun had risen early that morning. They walked on long after the sun had set that day, they spoke little for Ari was too nervous to even eat let alone speak. It was when the moon was full and high in the sky that Toga announced that they had arrived. Ari saw in front of them was a lake and beyond that an island barely visible in the moonlight, but it was not the beautiful setting that caught her attention. It was the magic, this whole place vibrated with it and the magic danced playfully across her skin enticing her own to rise up and play.

"Why are you here?" Asked a melodic feminine voice and Ari turned to her right and saw a small dock leading out into the lake and upon the dock sat a woman. She was beautiful, her long brown hair curled around her body like a blanket her blue eyes stared unseeing into Ari's very being but Ari knew this woman could see every inch of her. She wore a medieval style blue dress with silver fastenings and as she stood Ari saw she wore no shoes. The woman made her way over to where Ari and Toga stood. "I ask again who are you?"

Toga bowed low to the woman. "Forgive me for not answering sooner my Lady, I am Toga the guardian of Arianna whom you see beside me."

"Can the girl not speak for herself?" The Lady asked.

"I can but it is usually polite to give your own name before requesting another's." Ari replied.

"I like her," The Lady said with a laugh. "Very well I shall introduce myself, I have many names child. I am the Lady of the Lake, Guardian of the island of Avalon but you child may call me Nimue."

"I too have many names," Ari said smiling. "I am the girl-who-lived, saviour of the wizarding world but you may call me Ari."

"Excellent now that we have introductions out of the way, I am going to assume that you want access onto the island of Avalon." Nimue said.

"Yes." Ari said shortly.

"Then you will have to pass my test." Nimue said and with a wave of her hand to sword of Gryffindor appeared in the middle of the lake. "You must enter my waters and take the sword, if you are worthy the water will accept you if you are not you will drown."

"What is the meaning of this?" Toga said outraged. "The sword has already accepted her."

"Silence dog!" Nimue yelled. "She has to pass my test to be allowed into the gates of Avalon."

"It's okay Toga." Ari said softly as she walked to the water's edge.

"You may use the boat." Nimue told her but Ari just shook her head.

"It's supposed to be a challenge right? Using the boat would make it easy. I will swim out there and retrieve the sword." Ari said as she kicked off her shoes.

"Don't be ridiculous Ari, use the boat."

"I have to do this Toga, I need to do this." Ari said and she walked into the water she paused when she was waist deep and took a deep breath "I can do this" she told herself and she dived into the deeper water and took off in a front crawl.

"She has chosen well." Nimue remarked.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Toga asked harshly.

"If she had chosen to go on the boat she would have drowned," Nimue remarked with a smile. "Humans often choose the take the easy way round things but by Ari choosing to swim out there against the current she has proved that she is willing to work hard to achieve her goals and she will need that courage of hers to succeed in mastering the sword."

Ari thought about many things whilst she swam; she thought about Teddy and his beautiful laughter, about Rin and her natural innocence even though she has witnessed many horrific things, about Kagome who has become more like the fighter and trained hard with her powers, about Inuyasha and his constant fight to be accepted, about Shippou who remained strong in the face of his parents death even though he was a child, about Sango who lost everything and is constantly taunted by Naraku hanging Kohaku over her head, about Miroku who is willing to risk his life to save the woman he loves, about Hermione and Ron who would soon be getting married and she was determined she was going to see it happen but most of all she thought about Sesshoumaru who was at this very moment was trying his damned hardest to prove himself worthy. Well she was not about to sit around and do nothing she too would prove herself worthy of him and with that thought in mind she reached out and grasped the hilt of the sword. She would master the sword for herself and Sesshoumaru and together they would defeat Naraku. A blinding light was released from the sword and Ari had to close her eyes and when the light stopped and she opened her eyes again she found she back at the shore with a proudly smiling Toga and a smirking Nimue.

"Congratulations, you may enter the gates of Avalon," She declared. "He is going to have so much fun training you. Look, the sword has returned to its true state, I shall reveal the true story behind the sword as we travel." Nimue led them over to the boat and bid them enter and as soon as they were all settled the boat moved forward creating no ripples in the once again smooth waters.

Ari looked down at the sword and saw it had indeed changed, it had grown longer. The blade was engraved with old magick runes on either side, and it glittered with a silvery white sheen. The hilt had grown as well, it still remained silver however joining the rubies that decorated it were emeralds and sapphires. The engraving had changed too as before there was a man with intricate designs around him and a Pegasus and a unicorn towards the top where the blade met the hilt, but a dragon now curled around the handle in a menacing pose, its tail connecting it to the blade. Overall it was an impressive sword even Toga thought it was amazing.

"The runes on the blade are from old magick the likes of which are no longer practised by those of your kind, which is what makes the blade so unique." Nimue said quietly as they continued moving forwards. "It is the only blade of its kind; the dragon is used as the design on the hilt because the runes are the magick of a dragon. Dragon's were once intelligent creatures who spoke our language and were said to be the first magick users, they then gave life to those being you now call witches and wizards. They wished to share what they knew but also knew that none but one had the powers they had could understand and thus was born the first wizard and many more followed after that. We lived harmoniously with these dragons, then one day a prophecy arose its words have long since been lost but I will tell the interpretation. It is rumoured to spoken of a blade that would be forged by the combination of dragon magick and a powerful blacksmith sorcerer, the sword was forged right here in Avalon. However once the blade was created there were great wars fought over who would wield it and the dragons who knew exactly who would wield it were slaughtered because they refused to tell. Finally the last magick dragon came to my lake and gave me the sword until the time in which the true heir would come forth and claim it once again. Avalon became a place of eternal rest for those spirits who wished no harm upon anyone, it became a myth which was distorted and changed through time."

"That's awful, how could they slay that which gave them life?" Ari asked disgusted and upset.

"I know child, I know."

"How did you come to be the Lady of the Lake?" Ari asked gently.

"I was in love and was betrayed as a consequence," Nimue said sadly. "I was a great sorceress and I fell in love with a mortal man. This man was very jealous of my powers and sought only to destroy me, I never knew until the last breath I took. He lured me to this lake and he and his lover drowned me, the dragons took pity on me and as I took my last breath I was reborn and made Lady of the Lake."

"I am sorry." Ari said.

"Do not be so child it happened long ago. Anyway where was I oh yes I had been given the sword to keep safe and was told that someday the true heir of the sword would come looking not for the sword but for the legend of Avalon. I tested the man that came hundreds of years later and he passed all three he was a King, a just and noble King and I eagerly handed over the sword. He was it's true master but like all mortals he perished but not before making it back here to return the sword to me so I could once again keep it safe. However this time he did not come alone, he came with a man a sorcerer and this sorcerer made a request of me. He asked that I lend the swords power briefly to anyone who in my judgement had the same qualities that the King possessed and were in need of its assistance. I agreed naturally after all what was the point in having a sword that nobody used, so it wouldn't be recognised as the sword it truly was the sorcerer placed a powerful enchantment on it so it would be disguised and thus the legend of the sword of Gryffindor began. The sorcerer told me that only the next master of the sword could break the enchantment but it would only be once he or she was ready to become the heir of the sword. If you had come back to me when I sent to retrieve the sword and it had not changed I would have sent you away because you were not ready to handle the duty of wielding such a mighty blade."

"Who owned the sword before me and what is the name of the sword." Ari had a feeling she knew the name of the blade in her hands but she needed it to be confirmed.

"The sword has many names Caladfwlch, Calesvol to name a couple but you my dear child know it by its more popular name. The sword you hold is Excalibur and it was once wielded by the legendary King Arthur."

Ari gasped and held the sword up higher in the moonlight and it hummed with power in response to its true name being spoken.

Excalibur.

A/N: Please tell me you loved it as much as I do

So the sword is Excalibur, did you like the story behind it?

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