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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"Stop it Fáfnir!" A little girl of seven years old called out irritably as the baby dragon before her huffed stubbornly, puffing a small ball of fire into the air above them. "It's hot enough out without you blowing fire all over the place! You singed my skirt..." She muttered.

"Oi, Charlie! It's time to take our noble beauty out to the springs!"

Charlie Weasley, or Charlie, looked up from where he sat leaning up against a large Chinese Firebolt, who was watching her hatchling from afar. He too sat watching his child play with the small fire-breather. She had dressed it up in an emerald green cloak that she'd spent the last four days and three nights making. Now, he would have complained about the colors, them being the colors of his rival house in Hogwarts, Green with a metal stitched silver inlay that served as armor for the foot and a half tall dragon. He stared at the man who was edging closer and closer to his fifties and despite that, he was still in the prime of his existence! The excitement, danger and risk that came with their job were enough to keep him and everyone else who worked with dragons on their toes.

"Right, I'll have Kagome bring them to the back."

The man gave a nod and left Charlie to watch his daughter. She was all he had left, aside from his beloved job of course. When he was sixteen, in his sixth year at Hogwarts, his girlfriend who was in her fifth year at the time had left Hogwarts, dropping out only a week before himself. He followed, dropping out only after sending an owl to his mother explaining that he was leaving while he could and probably wouldn't see them for a while, but that he loved them and would see them again...one day. Then, after searching for his beloved girlfriend of three years, Rai Higurashi, sent him a letter explaining her pregnancy, and how she was a few months along.

His girlfriend soon became his fiancé, then his wife, and then...she had his daughter, and he became a father...a single father. She died in delivery only four weeks after they got married. He had a job in Romania with dragons, and for seven years he's kept the exciting job. He missed his beautiful wife; yes, his beautiful wife had been a Veela, a Japanese Veela. Yes, he was always the type to go after the unattainable, and she had indeed been unattainable...he'd only been able to hold onto her for a little less than four years before loosing her eternally. Like his deceased wife, Kagome had black hair, only it fell just above her shoulders, her mothers had been well past her waist and almost to her knees, but like her mother, she had two locks of silver hair on either side of her face, and gorgeous blue eyes that sparkled with laughter. Just...just like Rai...even in her last moments she was smiling, whispering out a single name at the sight of their daughter. He had helped her hold their daughter before her heat gave out and she lost the light in her eyes.

"Kagome!" He called, "Go ahead and bring Fáfnir on over here!"

"KAY~!"

He stood up and stretched, running his hand through his red hair before turning to the dragon beside him, "Tiamat, time to get up beautiful, it's time for a bath." The dragon stood up before making its way towards the springs where Kagome was heading with Fáfnir.

Charlie knew that when it came time for her to receive her letter...he would need to let her go.

Sadly, he hadn't known just how fast time would pass.

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(Four Years Later)

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"DADDY!"

Charlie almost fell backwards off the tree branch he sat on when his daughter popped her head up from below. "Kagome, you startled me! Goodness, like the playful hatchling you are. What is it?"

"I got a letter Daddy!"

"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry" He read, frowning as he opened the letter and read it aloud for his daughter he hooked her legs over the branch she'd been sitting on and flipped backwards so that she was hanging upside down by her legs. "Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore (Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)"

Kagome's eyes brightened, "Wow...he sounds amazing!"

Charlie grinned, "Too right you are, Dumbledore is a genius wizard, though, one might wonder if being around kids all the day long hasn't finally made the old man go Barmy! I would think anyone would take a few shots of butterbeer after dealing with his line of work, that or he's already senile and that's why he's still there." He laughed, "But that's all in good jesting, he's a good old man, and as wise a wizard you'll ever meet!"

Kagome smiled, "He sounds brilliant, daddy!"

Charlie continued to read when his daughter flipped up and swung herself down next to himself and settled herself down next to him. "Dear Miss. Higurashi (Weasley), We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31. Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress...you'll be going off to the same school I and your mother attended."

Kagome smiled sadly, "I look forward to it, but daddy, what about you? Who will take care of you?"

He gave a hearty laugh, "Oh goodness me Kagome! You needn't worry for me, I'm well capable of taking care of myself, but if you want, we can write to each other as often as possible, and you'll always know that I'm okay and in good health. How does that sound?"

"That sounds good, daddy,"

He smiled, "The second page has your requirements, says:

UNIFORM

First-year students will require:

1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)

2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear

3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)

4. One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)

Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags.

COURSE BOOKS

All students should have a copy of each of the following:

The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk

A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot

Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling

A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore

Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander

The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble

OTHER EQUIPMENT

1 wand

1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)

1 set glass or crystal phials

1 telescope

1 set brass scales

Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad.

PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS

That means you too..." He laughed at the face his daughter was making.

"But how will I fly with the dragons!"

Charlie stopped laughing and stared at his daughter for a moment before giving a small smile, "There are no Dragons at Hogwarts." He saw it, the moment he spoke those words the light and excitement in her eyes died out. "Kagome?"

"I won't go!"

"Kagome, don't be silly, you have to go, you need to see what else there is!" He hated that, but he knew it to be true. "I want you to stay, but I can't shelter you beneath the watchful eyes of the very dragons you and I have taken to caring for. You must go out and venture life yourself. I want you to see the school that your mother and I attended, and if by Christmas break you still don't want to be there, than you can return home and I'll talk to Dumbledore about it."

"...So...three months?"

"Give or take a few days."

Kagome sighed, "Alright then," She smiled, "But not a second longer!" Her face turned stern and she watched him smile.

"Not a second longer. You can complain in those letters I'm sure I'll be receiving."

The two continued the conversation before he wrote her reply on the back of her first letter, pocketing the second, and then sending her answer off with the school owl. He watched humorously as the dragons eyed the bird that grew further away, as if they planned to snack on the tiny creature if it chose to turn back. "We'll get your school supplies tomorrow. For now, it's almost time for diner, so clean yourself up."

"Yes daddy!"

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(September,1,1991)

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"Daddy, don't forget to take Fáfnir for an afternoon fly around the cove, also, Drako and Fáfnir both like those toffee candies you get every so often, so be sure you hide them, or they'll get eaten right up!"

Charlie concealed his laugh and the sweat drop at the side of his head that had appeared as his daughter listed off the necessities he would need for caring for himself. As if he hadn't done that while she was a baby. "Kagome..."

"─those three hatchlings will be hard to gather come bedtime, they like playing tricks, and the Norwegian Ridgeback that was brought in last week has a bad temper, but it also hates fire and gets scared so, stop bringing fire out when it's time to put her in her sleeping bed."

"Kagome."

"Oh, and there are four delegates coming from Hebrides Islands, they were coming to discuss taking care of that Hebridean Black dragon that we found injured a month ago."

'Oh...I had actually forgotten about that...' Charlie laughed, "Kagome, I know..." He got down before her and hugged her tightly, "I know...I'll be okay without my daughter taking care of me." He emphasized the word 'daughter' with a look that made her blush.

"Sorry daddy, I'm just worried."

He smiled, "Don't forget your bag,"

"My...?" She reached up to her shoulder with a frown when her father held out the small pouch that held a few books and a thin but warm blanket, "...thanks daddy."

The train next to them sounding its ten minute warning for students and a familiar face caused Charlie to stand suddenly. "Kagome, you need to get on the train and find yourself a seat. Should I help you with your trunk?"

"No, I learned this spell already!" Kagome pulled her wand out, she'd been reading her books religiously since they bought them and couldn't wait to put her wand to use. "Now...Wingardium...that's a levitation spell..."

Charlie saw the person he'd planned on avoiding approach him silently, he closed his eyes but smiled, knowing that sooner or later this would happen. They just stared at his daughter with shock as she tried to remember which spell would be best used.

"Daddy, I should use Locomotor...right?"

"Mm, yes, if you want to move an object from one place to another without the worry of accidently dropping it on some unlucky bloke's head," He grinned at the thought.

"Right!" She waved her wand and said clearly, "Locomotor," Watching as her trunk began moving. "Daddy," She hugged him, "I'll write to you once I get settled in!"

"I'll be waiting,"

He watched her board the train to find a compartment when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Glancing to his left, away from the train doors, he smiled brightly. "...mum,"

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"A seat, a seat...my desire for a seat...ah!" Kagome smiled, looking at the almost empty compartment before her. "Mind if I join you?"

"Who the bloody hell are you?"

Kagome frowned, entering despite the rudeness provided upon asking her question. She shut the door and sat down across from the boy. He had platinum blonde hair and light steel blue eyes. He was dressed in nice garbs, black casual trousers and a dark green cashmere long-sleeved sweater, a pair of gentleman's shoes that appeared to be recently polished by the looks of it, and next to him was a black beret which he'd obviously removed out of irritation, judging from its slightly crushed form. "My name is Kagome Higurashi, yours?"

"Malfoy, Draco Malfoy." He answered prideful.

"I see, well Draco, I hope we can be friends."

He scoffed, "I highly doubt it."

She stuck her tongue out, a habit of displeasure she'd picked up over the years. She hadn't been spoiled with money like the boy before her obviously had, not saying his clothes were what she went off of, but his attitude was too snooty for him to have been brought up average or poor. No, she hadn't been spoiled, but dragon tamers got paid bounties for what they had to do, so she and her father had money, and lots of it. "Prude!" She declared, "You are simply rude, were you raised in a cave?"

Her question obviously shocked the boy who stared appallingly at her.

"You need to learn some manners, lest you die a prudish and boorish lonely old man." With that said, she turned a little so that her suitcase could center itself on the shelf now that she was done talking and placed her back against the wall of the compartment, feet in the seat, she removed her blanket and covered up, pulling out a book, she got to reading. Dragon Species of Great Britain and Ireland was what the title read.

"A book of dragons?"

"Mm," She heard him and responded, but paid little to no attention, when a thought protruded in her mind. 'His name was Draco?'

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Charlie smiled at his crying mother, watching as the train left the station and parents and siblings began taking their leave. His father had caught up with the woman and even his sister who he was seeing actually for the first time. How did he know it was his sister? Well...the freckles, red hair and green eyes were much enough to give it away.

"Blimey, is that you Charlie?" His father smiled, "By the light it is!" He wrapped his arms tightly around his son. "You knew we'd be here and decided to drop us a visit, I'm right?"

Charlie smiled, "Yes and no,"

"Arthur, he has a daughter!"

"...Merlin, do you really?"

Charlie nodded, "She starts school today, I was seeing her off."

"She preformed the Locomotor spell without any difficulty Arthur!"

"Did she really?"

"Yes,"

"She didn't have red hair, or green eyes, or even freckles, Arthur!"

"She didn't, really?"

Charlie closed his eyes and mentally sighed, hoping in the back of his mind that his daughter was having an easier time at the current time, better so than he was.

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Kagome stared at the boy across from her once more, though, she wasn't saying anything, and she still sat lounging across from him. "..."

"What the hell is your problem?" He asked irritably.

"...now that I think about it, it fits." She whispered to herself.

"What fits?" He looked curiously down at his clothes, thinking maybe she was referring to the colors he wore or the style perhaps.

"Hm?" She smiled, "Your name! It means Dragon in Latin. Such a fitting name for such a temperamental boy."

He flushed brightly as she laughed. "Oh shove it!"

"Hehe,"

At that point, the slide door opened and a girl with a black bob and a piggish face walked in with three boys behind her. A tanned boy with an Italian styled wardrobe, black hair and grey blue eyes. The ones behind her were heavy set and muscle built boys that looked similar to the henchmen in the stories her dad would tell her.

"Dracypoo! We didn't see you at my family's Gala last month, why not?"

Kagome raised a brow when the girl leaned over the seat and wrapped her arms around the blonde boys' neck.

"I didn't want to go, now get off of me!"

'Fun... I hope the day's I'm stuck here are just as entertaining,' She smiled at the thought before blocking the rest of the conversation out. Despite her clearly uninterested look, she was called into the conversation by the pig-faced girl who was glaring at her as she spoke about her summer. "Sorry, is there a reason you're staring at me, or is it just one of the many bad habits you have?"

"...excuse you?"

"No, excuse you. I hate when people just stare at me, if you've got something to say," She stood up suddenly, growing irritable by the second, "Then say it!"

Draco sat back and watched the girl who had been pretty tolerable all the while she'd been in the compartment with him.

The piggish girl glared, "I do have a problem, actually...you! Why don't you run along, you smell of a Muggle! Look at you, you probably just found out about magic when you received your letter. Your ugly, your hair clearly has a beauty charm on it and I highly doubt your Asian, you probably have another charm or something on you! You speak fluent English!"

"...you must be an idiot!" Kagome practically hissed, "My father is a pure blood English Wizard and my mother is a pure blooded Japanese Veela! I am part Veela, Part Japanese and part English! As for speaking fluent English, I was raised by my father! I don't need a beauty charm, it's called shampoo, and if you want to call me ugly, you clearly grew up without a mirror! Your hair is uneven, you've got split ends, a piggy nose and your squinty eyes make you very undesirable! If you will be so kind as to excuse me, I clearly know with whom I wish not to waste my time with!" She huffed as she turned and opened the door, turning to the surprised boys, she bowed politely, "Excuse me, I do apologize for my rudeness, I don't normally bite off heads like that, it's a side of myself that I don't care for personally...Draco, it was fun talking to you...I thought I would miss my pet, but since you have the same name as him, different spelling, I feel more comfortable being here." She nodded her head to him in apology.

One of the boys stopped her, the Italian styled one, "What kind of pet, if you don't mind me asking?"

"Oh...a Chinese fireball hatchling...good day."

She left the compartment, unaware of the stunned silence that she'd left behind...

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Me: So, I may end up redoing this chapter, I'm not sure if I like it, hate it or am just tolerating it...-.-...