InuYasha Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction ❯ Hogwarts and History's Finest ❯ Letters, Lectures, and lil bit of RoMaNcE ( Chapter 5 )

Hogwarts and History's Finest

Letters, Lectures, and lil bit of RoMaNcE

"What happened Professor Snape?" A voice asked. Kagome laid in the hospital bed her eyes resting closed listening to the voices around her. She remembered what clearly happened and was desperately trying to wake up. In her mind she had it repeating over and over again. It was driving her mad and needed to know if Harry was all right or if Ron and Hermione were hurt at all.

"Headmaster it was a shadow demon. It trapped us in and they were forced to defend themselves due to my predicament." The voice replied. Kagome strained to hear more. Right now she could tell it was Headmaster Dumbledore and Professor Snape talking about what happened. Suddenly she felt something cold on her face, something wet. Slowly she opened her eyes. Her vision was blurry but it soon came into focus, she was in the hospital wing recovering, and Madam Pompfrey was wiping her face with a wet cloth. She opened her mouth to ask where Harry was but had a bottle of something shoved into her mouth instead. Taking a swig she quickly pulled away and began to spit it out. It was horrible!

Madam Pompfrey made her take another swig and instantly clasped her hand over Kagome's mouth so that she couldn't spit it out. Releasing her hand & wiping it on a towel she turned to the figure in the bed next to Kagome. Kagome got the chance to look around the room. Rows of white beds lay out, one figure looked pale and lay across the room. The other figure in the room was Harry. He lay right next to her, his eyes opened slowly in which he rubbed and groped for his glasses. Finding them he placed them on his head, which was still on the pillow. Madam Pompfrey now satisfied that he was ready, took another bottle of the same stuff kagome had shoved into Harry's mouth. He swallowed with out any sputtering but gave a look that said he might throw up if he got anymore. Madam Pompfrey just mumbled about how crazy kids were theses days, always getting into trouble, always trying to be super heroes and to be the best.

Kagome push the blankets off her chest and down to her waist and slow dragged her self to sit up. She was tired yeah; the patronus spell took a lot out of you, especially against a shadow demon.

"So you feeling okay?" a voice asked. Kagome heard blankets being shoved around a looked at Harry, he sat propped up his eyes dancing in the light. Kagome gave a small smile and a little laugh, "Yeah the patronus spell takes a lot out of you. What about you?"

"I'm fine. But I have a question, if you don't mind me asking."

"Mhmm."

"Well your patronus spell, you did it without falter. It was shaped as a raven wasn't it?"

"Yeah, I saw yours too. Might brave of you, you know." She gave a little blush.

"Why did you learn that spell? I mean it's quite advanced you know." Harry asked.

"Well you see, In Japan there are certain demons that can only be killed by that spell, a shadow demon being one of them. Plus it's nice to know when those creepy dementors come around. They give me the creeps!" She gave a fake shiver.

"I didn't know it only took the patronus spell till you did it. But… my question though is why didn't Snape attack at all?" Harry began to think. Kagome wondered the same thing. Why couldn't he? Unless he wasn't a strong wizard or wasn't very pure. Kagome instantly accepted pure as the answer, he wasn't pure enough.

"Because Potter. I haven't yet mastered the only thing to take down a shadow demon." Uh oh. Guess I was wrong, Kagome thought.

Striding through the pathway was Professor Snape. He looked fine except for a cut on the wrist; he had changed his clothes and apparently came around here to search for answers. He had reached their beds and stood directly in front between the beds.

"Hello professor." Kagome said. Professor Snape walked up to the front of the bed and looked her straight in the eye. He placed a hand on the bed rail on top and starred at her. Kagome thought he might bite her or something; honestly she wasn't scared, but more curious.

"Professor?"

"Miss Higarashi. Your antics could have cost Potter his life as well as yours." His voice was cold. Ice-cold. She flung her eyes down.

Harry watched from the side. On the inside of his body he wanted to tell him to back off and let her explain, he felt protective. On the other hand he wanted to wait and watch the thing unfold.

"Kagome," Professor Snape's voice turned bitter and low so only she could hear it. "As much as a risk it was, I see you know what I am and how I could not deal with the situation. If you dare tell a soul, yours will be long forgotten." With a whisk of the cloak he turned and left. Kagome knew what he meant, she figured it out when Harry asked the question of why Snape didn't help. It was because he was a death eater; he seemed shameful of himself, as was she. Plus that's why he had a death like aura around him, it all fit together… like a puzzle unraveled.

(A/N: Don't know if its true… but in my story it is.)

Harry watched it play out and wanted to ask what was wrong but felt that he shouldn't, considering what cold words he said. Though he didn't know what they were he knew they were harsh and deadly.

Madam Pompfrey came walking into the room. He skirt whistling left to right.

"Harry you may go. Kagome you may go to, but I must warn both of you. There is a crowd out there waiting for both of you." She gave a little snort and handed them some fresh robes since the one's they had were covered in potions and such, briskly she walked away. Kagome closed her curtain and Harry did the same. Changing into their fresh clothes they pulled the curtain back and walked side-by-side awaiting the crowd out there.

Harry pushed the door open to see Ron, Hermione, George, and Fred.

"Harry!" Hermione's voice yelled out. "Kagome!"

Everyone's eyes that were on the stone floor raised up and ran madly towards the two and gave them a hug. Hermione clasped around Harry first then turned to Kagome, releasing her later for her to breathe. The twins ran up to Kagome and put her in a `Kagome' sandwich next.

"Can't breathe... Fred... George!" They muttered a sorry and released her.

"We thought that you had been-"

"Seriously hurt from what Hermione-"

"Was blabbing about." Kagome watched as they each finished each other's sentences. Kagome gave a nod as an understanding.

"Plus we still need to get you for revenge!" Kagome just smiled. Well at least it was something, Kagome thought. Ron came up to her and wasn't really sure what to do but gave her a hug. Kagome gave little blush but quickly shoved it aside. The twins hurriedly walked over to Harry and began bombarding him with questions as to what happened, Hermione silently moved over to Kagome.

"You thought it was him didn't you?" Hermione asked. Ron looked confused; he stood watching Hermione then switched to Kagome.

"At first, yes."

Voldemort. She at first thought of Voldemort, but then she thought of what her past life, her feudal era life. Could Naraku be in the future? Could he be Voldemort? Kagome gave a sigh. This was too complicated.

"Do you mean, you-know-who?" Kagome gave a nod. Suddenly Kagome's tummy gave a gurgle. Hermione and Ron gave a laugh.

"Ron how long have we been in there?" Harry asked. Apparently he had finished explaining it to the twins as they joined him in Ron's conversation.

"Its almost time for the evening banquet."

"WHAT?" Kagome gasped. "You can't be serious? I missed all of my classes?"

Hermione gave a nod while giving Kagome a sympathetic hug.

"Shall we go to the banquet?" George asked everyone.

"It ought to be a good one." Fred said amused. Kagome sent him a glare, in which he shuffled towards George.

Walking through the large doors they had arrived in the great hall. The roof was set as a starry night sky with few clouds in the sky. It looked beautiful, along with the amber lit candles and cherry wood polished tables. Finding a seat at the Gryffindor table, they had just sat down when they heard an icy voice.

"I'm glad to see you're alright Kagome." Kagome looked to her shoulder. A white creamy hand lay upon it. Malfoy.

"I didn't know you cared." She replied sarcastically, she turned around to meet his eyes; his face was inches from hers. Harry watched her turn around and noticed their closeness. Harry knew Draco was trying to put Kagome against him, plus he knew that Malfoy had a huge crush on Kagome. All of a sudden they heard a clink of the glass and turned to see the banquet had started. Malfoy gave Kagome's shoulder a tight squeeze and returned to his seat.

"I have an announcement to make." A dry voice said. "In a two weeks time there will be a dance for the fourth years and up. And also…" He searched the crowd as if looking for someone.

"Quidditch will begin in one weeks notice. Tryouts for fifth years and up are this week after class and are decided by the captains that have already been chosen. Now lets tuck in shall we?" Kagome began to think about the dance already, she didn't really want to go; maybe instead she could be apart of it instead. Like a singer or dancer, or even maybe help decorate it! Kagome's mood swung for annoyed to happy in moments. Maybe if she got a date she'd go… Her mind just laughed. In seconds the food appeared and everyone dug except Kagome. Who, seemed to be in a daze like state.

Hermione was sitting next to kagome and peered in front of kagome. She noticed Kagome's eyes glistening in deep thought.

"You going to eat?"

Kagome didn't seem to be listening. Her thoughts had been switched from the dance to Quidditch. At her old school she was the keeper for her house. She wasn't of the age, she like Harry, was the youngest in a century, except for the fact that she was in Japan. Oh well, she sighed and took a sip from her goblet.

"Kagome are you alright?" Ron asked. Kagome brought her gaze from the table and looked around, she had three pairs of curious eyes on her.

"Oh yeah, I'm fine just… still kind of sick from all those potions that were spilled in the classroom." She lied. Harry gave a nod and stuffed a mouthful of food into his mouth.

Suddenly little screeches in the air. Everyone in the room looked up and noticed a brown owl and black owl; Kagome instantly knew whose black owl that was, it was hers. Although she didn't bring the owl's cage at all, she pretty much had forgotten about the poor bird, she had expected it to be free after the incident. The owl swooped down and landed on her shoulder poking her with the edge of the letter. Kagome giggled.

Harry looked up at the brown owl that hovered in the air.

"Isn't that Errol?" Harry asked. Ron gave a puzzled nod and called the bird. The bird came crashing down and got its tail in some mashed potatoes. Kagome gave a laugh and helped Ron and Harry pull the poor barn owl out.

"Isn't it a bit early for mail though? I mean it is the first day." Hermione asked.

Kagome wondered the same thing. Who would she be getting mail from anyway? She was from Japan, adopted by a man who discovered her secret. Her family was killed and her baby brother was sent to a foster home. Her Feudal Era friends were stuck on the other side of the well, which was destroyed when Mr.Ozrak figured out she had been using it.

Ron gazed at the letter in his hands and read the names, George and Fred Weasley.

"George!" Ron said aloud staring at the letter.

"Yes Ronny?"

"You and Fred got a letter from mum." Ron said slowly handing him the letter. George looked at Fred then back at Ron and hastily opened the letter.

Dear Fred and George,

I wanted to let you know I found some secrets in your room.

(George gave a groan and Fred shook his head.)

I was going to send a Howler, but I see that wouldn't fit what I have in mind. I have cleaned out your room of all concoctions. You better behave and better not bring any more twisted candy from homestead! Also your Uncle has past away in a muggle accident. Tell Ginny and Ron for me.

Love - mum.

Fred gave a groan and folded the letter back up getting questioning looks.

"So?" Ron asked.

"Mum found are concoctions of candy-" Fred began.

"Plus we have some sad news." George finished. Kagome looked between the two.

"Uncle has past away in a muggle accident."

Harry and Hermione gave a look of grief as Kagome stared at her letter. Early letters weren't good. No, not at all, but... maybe it meant something super good? Kagome shook her head in frustration. Kagome heard Ron give a sigh and a bite of his chicken.

"So- gome"

"Ron not with your mouthful, no one can understand you." Hermione lectured. Kagome looked between the two, her first thought. Lovers.

"Well are you going to open yours?" Ron said as he gulped his food. Hermione gave an accusing look.

"Yeah... I guess." Kagome said slowly.

Kagome gave the letter a look. It didn't have an address, but it had a plan square shimmering seal on the back. Kagome slid her delicate finger under the flap and slid it through the seal. Sliding her hand in she grasped the paper.

Kagome.

I haven't seen you since the Shrine incident. I just wanted to let you know… I'm still alive. Living well too. I wish I could hear from you. I am assuming that baka didn't tell you that you have mail. Well sis… you do. If you need a home, I've already asked the muggle parents if it is all right. Yes that's right, I'm a wizard too. I knew you were one, just by figuring it out. Sis… please let me know if you're alive!

I MISS YOU!

Love, Sota.

Kagome just stared at the letter as her eyes were brimming with tears and a smile on her face.

"He's alive…" She whispered. "He's alive." Kagome gave the letter a kiss and held it to her chest as though she was sending him a hug. Hermione looked at her in wonder, a love letter?

"Who sent it?" She asked. Harry and Ron were wondering the same thing as Hermione.

"My brother." Kagome replied.

Everyone began leaving and Kagome hurriedly ran down the halls to the portrait. Dodging students she dashed running past a few Ravenclaw girls almost knocking them over.

"Quidditch cup." She panted. The portrait swung open and she ran up the stairs. I must write to him, she thought. He's my only family!

Harry began to think deeply on the thought of family as he sat on the window seat. Maybe he should write to his only family member. Sirius black. Oh he never saw that coming, an innocent outlaw as his godfather. But wait he can't, can he. He thought bitterly. Harry gave a sad look; He'd died last year. He'd fallen through the archway because of Harry's little dreams. The moonlight danced in the window.

Harry's mind buzzed, slowly he leaped of the seat and sat on his bed and began to think about his first day and his friends.

He leaned on the headboard.

"Kagome…" He whispered. His eyelids became heavy and he drifted to sleep.

Next Morning:

"Get up!" Harry's eyes drifted open to see a blurry red head dressed in his robes. Harry nodded and grabbed his robes, showered, and put on the robes.

"You think you took long enough?" Ron smirked.

"No." Harry replied.

The pair began to descend the stairs and entered the common room.

Harry turned to see Kagome and George quickly dive out of the way of what looked to be a bomb.

"FRED!" Kagome yelled. Ron looked up to see Fred throw an object up and catch it tauntingly.

George just glared.

"I thought we both were going to do it." George said accusingly.

"We are, just on someone else."

George raised an eyebrow and the two dashed off out of the portrait and began planning who to target.

"What was that about?" Harry asked.

"They are planning something, probably revenge for the train incident." Kagome smiled at the two. "Have you seen Hermione?"

Ron gave a nod and told her that she had already left. Kagome gave a sigh.

"Mind if I go with you guys?" She pouted.

"Not at all." Harry smiled and all three walked out of the portrait hole.

The three went into the great hall. Like always the roof of the hall seemed to be a different scene. This time it was a gorgeous sunrise with low clouds, gold trimming each one.

"It's beautiful." Kagome whispered.

"Certainly is." A voice whispered behind her. Kagome turned around to see a pair of green eyes. God how she loved his eyes! It was Harry, who seemed to be watching it too. Kagome gave a nod.

Seating themselves at the table, they dug into the food that had mysteriously appeared. Kagome ravenously dug in, she hadn't eaten much last night, let alone anything. Hermione looked at her in bewilderment.

"I forgot to eat…" Kagome mumbled with food in her mouth. Giving a gulp she let out a satisfied sigh. Hermione could only laugh at Kagome antics. Kagome suddenly began to search her robes and grabbed onto what looked to be headphones. Hermione and Ron looked at her in wonder.

"Kagome?" Harry asked.

"Mhmm?" Kagome replied as she placed the head set on her ears and looked at the main player. Stuffing food into her mouth periodically.

"What are you doing with a portable cd player in your robes?"

"You don't think I listen to Snape now do you?" She gave amused smile along with a wink. Oh boy, she had spunk AND a mischievous side.

Suddenly she began to play music and she slightly swayed her head from side to side and began munching on some food.

"What are you listening to?" Hermione asked. After all she had been born a muggle and had muggle parents. She loved being a witch though!

"YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE IF YOU SIT THERE ANY LONGER!" Everyone turned to the voice that yelled. It was Professor Lauren.

"Sorry Professor!" They called. Hustling down the hall, they arrived in Professor Trewlany's class. Kagome hid her headphones under her hair and the main player in her robes.

"I predicted just as much, to the class, that you three would be late." Professor Trewlany's dry voice said.

"Sorry professor." They sat in the front where there were only enough for three and opened their books.

"Yes very nice, now Kagome if you would please sit down and put away that music contraption." Harry and Ron gave a snicker at Kagome's plan. Kagome gave an embarrassed laugh and put her cd player away.

"Now, get into a group of three and relay your sights that you had yesterday in the crystal ball. Discuss and find the meaning, if so, find the answers."

Kagome looked towards Harry and Ron, they looked right back as if accepting her to be their third wheel. Kagome grabbed her low pillow and sat right down.

"So? Whom should we start with?" Kagome replied happily.

"We'll we can't do you or me, I never got to do mine and you well got attacked by the professor." Harry said as Ron gave a snicker.

"Well that leaves Ron!" Kagome replied. "So Ron what did you get?" Ron immediately stopped laughing and mumbled something under his breath.

"Did you say a flower?" Kagome strained to hear what Ron was mumbling and began to smile. "So who do you think she is?"

Ron placed hand behind his head and gave a sigh. "Don't know."

"It said a flower means that one of your friends could turn into your love." Harry teased. Kagome covered her mouth to stifle her laugh. Ron looked at her in wonder.

"Sorry. But I think I know who." She looked at Harry and then Ron. Harry seemed to get the message.

"Are you serious?" Harry asked. Kagome gave a nod and leaned over and whispered something into his ear.

"Somehow I think your crazy." Harry took a breath.

"You know, you could share with me!" Ron yelled. Causing the whole class to sort of stare at him.

"Oops."

"Ok Ron, it's not that hard. Who are your two closest friends that are girls?" Kagome replied. She brushed back her hair, tucking it behind her ears.

"Eh… Hermione and you." Ron said. "Oh bloody hell." He put his head into his hands. Kagome and Harry laughed.

Ron raised his head and everyone else's turned towards the professor as they heard her try and attempt to get the classes attention.

"Now that we have discussed. I know that very few of you have not seen your own." Her gaze locked on Kagome.

"As much as I detest the art of reading an actual book. Please turn to page one hundred and one." She stopped her staring and looked onto the class. "Read and do the questions on the next page. Also I want an essay on what you saw for your partner's future. For those who did not get there's, predict what you might have gotten for yourself. That is all. The Essay is homework, one roll of parchment."

With that the class began the bookwork. Kagome read the six paragraphs and began the questions. As she looked at the questions her mind began to drift. She glanced over at Harry and Ron. Both had their elbows propped up on the table, foreheads in their hand, and eyes reading. Kagome closed her eyes and went back to the work. One word came to her mind: boring.

The rest of the day went by slowly and tiredly. Nothing new happened and the only thing that was somewhat interesting would be the last class they had… Herbology. Today they were doing healing remedies. Kagome looked at the teacher, this is going to be easy, she thought.

"Do any of you know any plants that if mixed properly can heal something and what do they heal?" The professor asked.

Kagome and Hermione raised their hands. In the class that they shared there were a few Hufflepuffs, only one raised their hand.

"Ah yes, Hermione."

Hermione lowered he hand and answered swiftly, giving more information and exceeding expectations. Kagome looked at Hermione and smiled.

"Yes that is correct, 5 point Gryffindor. Now Kagome is it?"

"Yes professor." She lowered her hand. "In Japan there is a flower called the Moon lily and is the main ingredient, it cures some serious diseases such as Vampire fever." Kagome replied. The professor looked at her in confusion.

"Kagome I'm afraid that I have never heard of this cure, you say it cures vampire fever?"

"Yes, mixed with a bit of mandrake root, water, and a hippogriff's feather. Have it simmer a bit, then mix it with the moon lily's juice and add Aloe Vera seeds to the mix. Then you have to do a whole new complicated thing after." She waved it off.

"Yes well, 10 points for Gryffindor. But I am afraid today we will be curing some… simpler diseases." She looked at Hermione and Kagome and gave them a smile before continuing. "We will be doing deep wounds and slight cuts. Divide into pairs and do as the instructions say on the paper that I handed to you all in the beginning of class. Now begin."

Kagome and Hermione worked and completed the healing remedy in a hearts beat. Ron and Harry on the other hand finally made it right and finished not too long after.

Later, arriving at the Gryffindor tower room they said the password and walked in.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Loud `booms' surrounded Ron and the gang.

"FRED, GEORGE!" Harry heard Kagome yell. Hermione looked around and saw the funniest thing in the world. Fred and George were running from a yelling girl.

"Sorry Kagome-" George jumped over the chair

"We agreed that-"

"We would get revenge on you and-"

"You'd get a triple bomb surprise!" Fred scrambled up the stairs to the boy's room laughing uncontrollably.

Kagome quickly gave up and sat down. Those two are one of a kind, that's for sure and she wondered why they were still here. Though she knew the story. There mum made them come back for their 7th year because of the Umbridge incident. Mum's, you can never predict them, well most of the time.

"Why do they always pick on us?" she looked at Ron for answers.

"I think they find you like a sister and as brother and sister's go, its-" Hermione began.

"Torture!" Ron finished for her. Ron gave a look of sympathy. Kagome stood up and walked over to Ron.

"Well, I'm glad to be apart of the family!" She quickly gave Ron a hug and turned to Hermione. Ron instantly had a blush painted onto his face and looked at Harry. Harry could only give him a small laugh and shook it off.

Hermione and Kagome wandered leisurely upstairs and put their school stuff away, after all school was over… for today. Lying on her stomach on her bed she thought of the day's events.

"Hermione?"

"Yeah?"

"You know Ron got a flower in his crystal ball."

"Yeah, what's that mean. Friendship? Love?" Hermione said as she placed her books on her trunk's lid, not really concentrating on what she was saying.

"Both, means that his friendship will turn romantically." Kagome raised and eyebrow. Hermione paused and looked at her.

"So?"

"Well Ron has only two friends that are girls…" Kagome wiggled her eyebrows; boy she needs to stop being like Miroku! Ah but he would be proud.

"WHAT?" Hermione yelled. Causing Harry and Ron to give questioning glares as they waited outside the door for the both of them and some girls in the room to stare at them as if they were crazy.

"Just a realization, that maybe you and him. Hey at least you don't have Malfoy trying to make you his girlfriend all the time." Her voice trailed. She starred at the cold floor. Hermione sat at the edge of her bed.

"Huh?" Hermione sounded confused. "He tries to make you his girlfriend?"

Kagome gave nod as she still starred at the floor.

"The only reason he wants me, is because so I can turn on you three." She let her voice drop. "Using blackmailing and threats." Her voice turned back to a normal tone. "But I wouldn't do it so, he isn't only threatening me anymore, but my friends. I know you guys can take care of yourselves but that doesn't mean I shouldn't worry you know?" Kagome brought her gaze to Hermione.

"Kagome… your right we can take care of ourselves. So there is no need to fret. But you… Boy you have a nasty habit of getting into trouble. Just like someone else I know." Hermione's eyes showed bright and beautiful as she stood up.

"Yeah well, Draco hasn't been around lately. Pansy probably had him in a headlock. Phew!" She pretended to wipe sweat of her forehead.

"Yeah, well lets go. If Malfoy's there we will just ignore him. I mean we are the only people to actually punch him." Hermione giggled.

"Yeah I guess." Kagome giggled in return. Sliding off the bed and landing on her feet, kagome began heading towards the door with Hermione in tow.