My notebook and a lake got up close and personal, so my other story is going on a slight hiatus until I remember everything I wrote. So I'm starting this story to combat writers block on the other. It's a Harry Potter/Inuyasha crossover during the Fifth Year . It won't follow the plot of the fifth book AT ALL. The fifth year is just because of ages – they're all 15 or 16.
English (When in Japan)
Japanese (When in England)
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"Kagome! Your grandfather called." Kagome's mother said to her bedraggled daughter.
"But grandpa lives with us – why would he call?" Kagome said, confused.
"No, no. Your father's father." Her mother said softly.
"Papa called?" Kagome said excitedly. She hadn't spoken to her grandfather in nearly two years!
"Yes. He wants you to come spend the year in England with him."
"What? But – the shards!"
"Kagome. It's your decision, but…"
"I miss him a lot, Mama, but I can't just leave."
"I'm sure you could reach a compromise with Inuyasha." Her mother encouraged.
"I don't know…"
"Well, your grandfather said he would be here in three days, to see you. He has something important to tell you, regardless of whether or not you accept his invitation."
"Well, if I want to be back for his visit, then I should return to the Fuedal Era now!" Kagome said happily. "Inuyasha won't be happy, but I guess there's not much he can do about it."
"I'm sure your grandfather will be pleased."
…
"A YEAR?" Inuyasha exploded.
"Yes. My Grandfather is coming to visit, and he wants to bring me to England."
"No. Naraku will take all the shards!"
"Please Inuyasha! You can find them without me! Take Kikyo. I haven't seen my Papa in forever."
"Hmph."
"Thank you Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled, hugging him tightly.
"I didn't agree." Inuyasha mumbled half-heartedly, but he knew the battle was lost anyways.
"C'mon! We've only got three more days!" Kagome called.
…
"Welcome to Number 12, Grimmauld Place, Harry." Mrs. Weasley said, hugging him tightly. "I hope the Dursley's fed you a bit more this year?"
"I'm fine, Mrs. Weasley." Harry grinned.
"Nice to see you Harry!" Sirius said, bounding towards his favorite godson.
"Sirius!" Harry cried. "Can't the Aurors find you here?"
"Nope. Dumbledore himself is the secret keeper." Sirius said. "I just can't leave the building."
"Harry!" Hermione called from the kitchen. "You're finally here!"
"Hermione?"
"Ron's in here too, and Ginny." Hermione said, gesturing into the large kitchen.
"Dumbledore will be stopping by tonight, and you can ask him any questions then."
"Really? Does he come by often?" Harry asked.
"Once or twice a week. But he said he's going to away for a while, so tonight's the last time he'll come to visit for a while." Ginny said.
"Where's he going?"
Ginny shrugged.
"No one knows. Even Lupin and Sirius and all them in the Order don't really understand why he's going away when You Know Who has just reappeared." Ron said.
"Huh. Well, maybe he'll explain tonight." Harry said.
"Here, Harry. Have some soup; those Dursleys never feed you enough." Mrs. Weasley said in a mothering tone.
"Thanks."
…
"Bye, Inuyasha! My mom says you can stop by for ramen whenever you want!" Kagome called, three days later.
Inuyasha grumbled a bit under his breath, but it was half-hearted as he escorted her down the well.
"Don't go breaking some other priceless artifact. We need you back at the end of the year." He said warningly.
"I won't." Kagome promised as he disappeared back into the Fuedal Era.
"Kagome?" an English voice called.
"Papa!" Kagome called, hugging the silver haired man. He stared down at his favorite granddaughter of half moon spectacles.
"Have you been practicing your English, Kagome??" He questioned teasingly.
"Yes, Papa! Mama made sure I always brought my English textbook to the Fuedal Era."
"Good." Her grandfather said, in Japanese.
"Papa! Your hair is longer than mine now!" Kagome said, stunned.
"Why yes, yes it is!"
"Mama said you had something important to tell me, Papa." Kagome said quietly.
He sighed.
"How much has your mother told you about my son?" he asked.
"Not much."
"Well. This is a bit difficult to explain, but your father's side of the family are wizards."
"Wizards?"
"Much like your mother is from a line of mikos, though none have shown any powers in several hundred years, my side of the family possess magic."
"Why didn't any one tell me?"
"Your father was what was called a squib; he possessed no magic despite being from a family of wizards. We assumed that none of you would possess powers, and decided it was best not to tell you."
"Then why tell me now?" Kagome was confused.
"The more I hear about this well, the more I think that it is your magic being used rather than your miko energy."
"Why?"
"Time travel is an imprecise art, but it has never been a power of a miko, Kagome. It is distinctly a wizard or witch thing. I believe that you cast a spell on the well when you first fell through, after being tackled by that centipede. In your panic, you not only activated your miko powers, but your magic as well."
"So there's a whole world of wizards and witches?"
"I'm headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, for young magic users such as yourself." Kagome's grandfather, Albus Dumbledore, said with twinkling eyes. "I want you to attend it this year."
"Really? I'm going to a school for magic?" Kagome said excitedly.
"The next term starts in a month. However, most witches and wizards have already had five years of training, for they started at eleven. I will be tutoring you here in Japan before I return to London to buy your school supplies, so you will be all caught up."
"Are there many schools for magic, or just yours?" Kagome asked.
"No, no there are quite a few. There is actually one here in Japan."
"Why not send me there?"
"And miss the opportunity to see my favorite granddaughter everyday?" Dumbledore said smiling down at his deceased son's daughter.
"Papa! Thank you so much!" Kagome said, hugging her grandfather tighter.
"From now on, though, we use English."
"Yes, Papa."
...
"Dumbledore didn't answer any of my questions!" Harry complained. "And now he's gone until school starts."
"It's alright Harry. I'm sure he has his reasons." Hermione said consolingly.
"Yeah, mate. He didn't answer any of our questions either." Ron said.
"Want a sweet to make it better?" Fred offered.
"Knowing you two, it will probably make me puke." Harry said.
"Nope. High fever, and these great big yellow pus blisters!" George said. "But I think we've gotten it right this time, and the blisters should be gone. Want a taste?"
"No."
"C'mon mate, cheer up. He's not trying to make you upset. I'm sure there's something really important wherever he is that will help us defeat You Know Who. It's top secret!" Ron said
"But he didn't even tell the Order why he'd be gone!" Ginny pointed out,
"Dumbledore just enjoys making us think. He probably just wants a vacation." Hermione said reasonably. "He has been working very hard."
"I just want school to start." Harry said. "Then maybe we could make some sense of this all."
…
almost a month later
"So, I will see you in a week Papa?" Kagome said, hugging him goodbye.
"Yes. The semester starts then. I would bring you, but you are going to have to be treated as any other student. You'll have to take the Hogwarts Express."
"Platform 9 and ¾." Kagome said.
"Kagome, while we are there do not speak of your miko ancestry. Try not to speak of our relationship either, for there are great evils rising and if they were to hear of you, they would surely use you against me." Dumbledore said.
"Alright, Papa. I'll see you then."
"Gryffindor table, remember."
"Kagome? Come inside dear. Goodbye, Albus." Her mother called.
"I'm going to pack, Mama. I can't wait!"
…
"Another year at Hogwarts." Hermione said, staring at the wall leading to the platform.
"Yeah." Harry said.
Ron and Ginny were already through, and the twins were just leaving.
"Bye dears. Have a great year!" Mrs. Weasley called.
Kagome watched the group of people she recognized as wizards run through the barrier. Dumbledore had assured her that any red-heads she would come across would be very friendly, and those who associated themselves with these people are quite trustworthy. Taking a deep breath, she followed them through the barrier.
The scarlet engine was her first sight; the next being a toad leaping towards her.
"Trevor! Come back here!" a boy called. He was gangly and tall, but looked a bit awkward with his height.
"Sorry miss. Trevor's always escaping." The boy explained, before grasping the toad and rushing onto the train.
In the mayhem, she had lost sight of the red heads. Sighing, Kagome clambered into the train and searched out an empty compartment.
It was remarkably easy, and she was soon situated in her lonely compartment.
Unfolding a letter, Kagome began to read,
Dear Kagome,
Once you board the Hogwarts Express, try to make some friends. I will not be able to greet you until after the feast. The password to my office and chambers is Werthers. Please ask Professor McGonagall for directions. Leave your belongings on the train, and someone will take them to the Gryffindor Tower for you. The password to the tower is mandrake. Have a good trip!
-Papa
Kagome smiled, and tucked the letter away in her robes, having already changed.
"Um, excuse me?" a girl said.
"Yes?" Kagome replied in unaccented English.
"Is there anyone else sitting in here? I'm afraid that there aren't very many compartments." She said.
"Oh no. Help yourself."
"Thank you. There's just two more boys coming,"
"I'm Kagome Higurashi." Kagome introduced.
"Hermione, Hermione Granger." Kagome smiled politely.
Mentally, she was yelling at her grandfather for not telling her much about the people at the school, other than she couldn't go wrong trusting a red head, he had wanted her to form her own opinions of his students.
"And this is Ron Weasely, and Harry Potter." They watched her carefully during the introductions, but she didn't react to Harry's name.
"What year are you in?' Harry asked, nervously pressing his hair down on his forehead.
"Fifth."
"Really? That's our year. But I've never seen you around; what house are you in?" Hermione asked.
"Gryffindor. I'm new."
"A new student? I don't think I've ever heard of a new student this late!"
"I was a rather late developer." Kagome explained.
"Are you all caught up? I can help you with your school work if you want." Hermione said excitedly.
"I had a tutor for the past month, so I have most of it down but yes, please I would enjoy a study partner." Kagome said, equally excited.
As the girls talked, Harry and Ron were quietly discussing Voldemort, and what he could possibly be doing.
"Dumbledore said he messed up; I wasn't supposed to live. His comeback was supposed to be a secret so he could gain control without raising alarm."
"Charlie said that a bunch of the dragons have been disappearing in Romania; you think You Know Who is taking them?"
"Depends. How old are they?"
"Mostly hatchlings, Charlie says, that are usually at the right age to train."
"Probably then. Do you think the Order is making any progress?"
"Nah. Dumbledore's been gone for a while now, so not much could of happened."
"I hope we get to talk to him after the feast. I wonder what he was doing in Japan?"
"I don't know."
"Guys! Kagome lived in a shrine!" Hermione babbled. "How cool is that?"
"A shrine?"
"Yes. There is a tree in our yard that is considered sacred, and is over 500 years old."
"Wow."
Their compartment door slid open noisily, and a rather fat lady entered.
"Anything off the trolley, dears?"
As usual, Harry bought some of everything, this time getting to laugh at another when Kagome opened her first chocolate frog only to have it jump into her face.
"What card did you get?"
"Dumbledore." Kagome said softly, smiling down at her grandfather. He winked at her, and gave her a large smile before walking off the card. "Where did he go?"
"Can't expect him to hand around all day, can you?" Ron said. "Hey Harry, didn't you get Dumbledore in your first frog too?'
"Yeah. I did." Harry said, thinking back to his first trip on the Hogwarts Express.
"And he's not that common of a card, either. Weird. My first card was some old man with boils on his face." Ron said thoughtfully.
Kagome tucked the card into her pocket, smiling softly.
"What courses are you signed up for, Kagome?" Hermione asked.
"Herbology, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Charms, Occlumency, Potions, History of Magic, and Care of Magical Creatures. I also have a free period every other day." A/N, the fifth book is when Harry begins his Occlumency lessons.
"What's Occlumency?" Ron asked.
"It's a magical art, for defending the mind against external penetration. Funny, I didn't know that Hogwarts offered it as a class." Hermione said instantly.
"I was just given my schedule, but Professor Dumbledore said that he thinks that I will be very good at it, and believes that it is a good choice for me."
"Blimey. Dumbledore himself is giving Kagome lesson recommendations. You sure are special." Ron said.
Kagome blushed slightly, casting her gaze to her shoes.
"Well, it is certaintly going to be a strange year, with Voldemort coming back and all." Harry said.
Ron flinched, and Hermione stared at Kagome's blank expression.
"Who's Voldemort?"
The trio blanched.
"Who's Voldemort? Who's Voldemort?" Ron's voice had gotten high squeaky as he spoke the dreaded name.
Kagome was taken aback; perhaps her Papa had forgotten to mention something to her.
"Voldemort is a dark wizard. He recently rose in power again, after being presumed dead trying to kill Harry when he was a baby." Hermione said softly.
"Harry?" Kagome said, looking at the Boy Who Lived.
Harry pushed his bangs out of the way, and revealed the scar.
"This is the scar the killing curse left on me, before it was rebounded on him. It killed both my parents."
"I'm sorry."
"It's alright. I never really knew them. But now he's back, and he's after me."
"Then why are you in school?" Kagome said, shocked.
"Because there's only one person Voldemort fears." Harry explained. "Dumbledore."
Kagome's eyes widened in surprise. It all clicked; her grandfather had brought her to school with him rather than in Japan because he was worried. If Voldemort knew about her, he could use her to defeat her Papa. Dumbledore was keeping her safe with him so he could protect everyone else as well.
"Wow." Kagome said.
"I can't believe you've never heard of him."
"My father was a squib; I was only discovered a month ago, and my mother didn't have any connections to magic either. No one would of needed to explain it to me before then since I was a 'muggle'." Kagome explained.
"Oh." The compartment was silent for a minute.
The door slid open, and Neville dashed in.
"Have you seen Trevor?"
"Sorry, Neville."
"We're almost to Hogwarts and I can't find him!" Neville wailed. "You'd better change; we're only 15 minutes away."
And so the Hogwarts Express drew closer to Hogwarts, bringing Kagome closer to her destination.
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First chapter done! Like I said, this is a sort of filler story so don't expect another chapter immediately. This is also a fairly long chapter for me, so let me know if you like shorter, faster updates, or longer, slower and altogether better updates (which most likely will only occur once per month or so). I'm hoping to get back on track with the Fan and the Arrow soon, so… REVIEW!