Here's my newest story. I just don't think there are enough of these out there. Hope you enjoy! Harry won't come in to the story for a little, but don't worry he'll be here!

LostArtist

Disclaimer: I sadly don't own Harry Potter or InuYasha

15 years prior…

England

They formed the plan when their first child was born. If anything went wrong they would separate, fleeing England and meeting back at Koji's old home in Japan. The ancient Japanese shrine would be the perfect safe haven to escape to, and the least expected. Not many people in England even knew it existed.

If they were still needed in the war, Dumbledore would know where to find them. All that mattered was the safety of their baby girl and the unborn child in Satsuki's womb. The plan was simple. As soon as they got wind that they were targeted they would disappear; together.

Things don't always go as planned…

A twenty year old Satsuki Higurashi fled for her life carrying her one year old, and her unborn baby with her. This was the part were she was supposed to leave. She was running out the back door when she heard it. A scream tore through the house as she ran. Tears streamed freely down her face; the voice had been her husbands.

'No matter what happens to me, follow the plan.' His voice said again in her mind. "Follow the plan" she whispered to herself before she quickly disappeared into the night.

The terrifying symbol of a skull and snake rose in the sky behind her.


The present…

Japan

"Mom! I'm home!" Kagome yelled through the house and she took her shoes off by the door and dropped her backpack.

It had been almost two months now since her adventures in Feudal Japan had ended and she had been attending school regularly. She wore
a completed Shikon-No-Tama around her neck on a cord long enough to hide under her shirt. Life since she returned had been boring and disheartening. She missed her friends from the Feudal Era.

After the final defeat of Naraku, Kagome and InuYasha finally spoke about their future and that of the now completed jewel. Kikyou was returning to the afterlife and InuYasha needed to go with her. They were bound together by the past, he said, and they needed to end their tragic story together or neither would rest in peace. In spite of how hard it was to let him go, Kagome knew she had a future to return to as well.

It was one of the toughest things Kagome ever had to do, to say goodbye to all her friends in the past, Shippo especially. Kagome was saddened that she wouldn't be able to see if Sango and Miroku ever got together, or watch Shippo grow, but she knew that the three of them would live long and happy lives together. After all, they were the ones who built her family shrine so long ago.

Those comforting thoughts didn't help much now though. Now reality was upon her, weighing heavily. The reality that she, Kagome Higurashi, was alone; alone with the memories of Naraku's evil, alone with the recollection of demons, and alone with the knowledge of the true existence of the Shikon-No-Tama.

Shaking her head to dispel her train of thought she noticed no one had responded to her yell 'That's odd' she thought walking slowly into the house. "Mom?" she tried again. Turning into the kitchen she saw her mother sitting at the table lost in thought, a worried expression upon her face.

"Mom? Is everything okay?" she asked.

Jumping slightly her mother turned to look at her. "Oh! Hello dear. I'm sorry, I didn't hear you come in." she replied distractedly. Kagome frowned.

"Where're grandpa and Souta?" she asked

"Oh out grocery shopping or something, I'm not sure." Her mom waved a hand lightly towards the door.

Walking over to sit at the table Kagome tried again. "Are you alright?"

"Have I ever told you how I met your father?" her mom replied, startling Kagome. Kagome shook her head, wondering where this was going. "We used to go to school together many years ago. We both attended school in England," she said. "That's why I raised you and Souta to speak both Japanese and English." She paused, seeming to sort through her memories.

Satsuki sighed looking back towards her daughter. "There's not really a simple way to tell you this, Kagome," she said, pausing a moment. "I should have told you a long time ago, but you must understand, I just wanted to protect you," her mom said, still seeming to gather her thoughts.

"After falling through the well you noticed that you had strange powers that you called spiritual energy; your miko powers." Kagome nodded for her mother to go on. "Well dear, you aren't the only one who has those abilities. You see, your father and I were wizards, Kagome. You come from a long line of magical people on both sides of your family."

Kagome looked at her mother in confusion. "Wizards? What do you mean? I thought that father was a Shinto priest like Grandpa. Not that Grandpa has very much power of his own anyway…" she added as a side note.

Her mother waved her hand dismissively. "It's simply another name for it dear. Just as miko powers and magic are different names for the same inner power. It's all similar; the manifestation of the magic is the only difference. Where you've learned to channel your powers through your hands and arrows, wizards learn incantations, or spells and use wands to manifest results. You have the ability to do both, just as your father did."

"What about Grandpa then? If both sides of the family are magical…" she trailed off, leaving images of her grandfather's futile purification attempts in both their minds.

Her mother smiled, if not a little sadly, and explained, "Grandpa Higurashi is unfortunately a squib." She continued, reading Kagome's confused expression. "A squib is a non-magical person born into a magical family." Her mother sighed, "I really have kept you in the dark about everything haven't I?"

Kagome frowned. "If all that you just told me is true that means that you can perform spells with a wand as well," she stated. Satsuki nodded. "How have you hidden that from us?"

"I gave up magic after your father died." She replied. "It was too painful. I didn't want to be found and end up losing my children too. By not using magic and by living in a protected magical shrine it would be near impossible for anyone to find us unless they already knew where we were. Even after everyone thought it was over I stayed hidden, hoping that I could just forget it all. When you fell in the well I tried to pretend it was just because we lived in a sacred, ancient shrine; that it had nothing to do with your magic. I'd already asked Dumbledore not to invite you or Souta to Hogwarts. I thought your powers would stay dormant if you knew nothing about them. I thought I could hide you forever. I only bought you four extra years, it seems, and it may have done more harm than good now that He's returned…" her mother trailed off the worried expression back in place.

"What's Hogwarts? Who's Dumbledore?" Kagome asked trying desperately to follow her mothers broken thought patterns.

"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is where your father and I attended school. It's where we met and fell in love. Dumbledore is the headmaster there; an amazing wizard and the only one He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has ever been afraid of. Most children who harbor magic inside themselves receive a letter of acceptance at the age of eleven. Four years after you would have found out about your magic, you were pulled down the well."

Kagome sat and absorbed all she was being told, trying to sort it all out through her confusion. "So you and father went to this school and learned magic, but you requested that Souta and I not go because you wanted to protect us." She repeated. "How would keeping us from magic protect us? How would magic hurt us in the first place?" she asked still confused.

"It wasn't the magic I was worried about. I didn't want the Dark Lord to find you and kill you too. I remember when your father and I first learned of the rising terror of You-Know-Who. We pledged our lives to defeating him and ending the monstrosity of his existence. The second we graduated we joined the Order; a group whose purpose is to fight against the Dark Lord and his followers."

"Wait… You can't mean? You said father died in an accident though…" Kagome said in disbelief.

Her mother's sad eyes told the truth. "Your father died a hero's death. I know I should have told you the truth. It just hurt so much. We were supposed to escape together. The plan was to separate so I could take you, and we could all meet back here. He hadn't told the entire plan though. He had planned all along to stay behind so that I would have a better chance of escaping. I was running out the back door when I heard his scream. I knew he was dead without even looking, but I couldn't stop. I had to get you to safety, and I was carrying Souta too. We had only just found out I was pregnant before we were attacked. He died to save us. I couldn't let him down." She told Kagome, her eyes clouding over with unshed tears.

Kagome felt a pang go through her chest at her mother's pain. She had never known her father, but her mother, 'I've never seen her so sad.' Kagome thought, almost crying herself. Getting control of her emotions she thought of something. "Why are you telling me this now?" she asked wondering. If there had ever been a time to tell her she would have thought it would be during her travels to Feudal Japan, not afterwards when the knowledge really didn't make a difference.

"My brother, your uncle, called me today. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has returned and I'm needed in England once again."

"You have a brother?"

Satsuki sighed.

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LostArtist