Disclaimer: I do not own these characters they belong to Rumiko Takahashi and J.K. Rowling.
In Japan there resides a shrine, and within this shrine there is a well. However, this was no ordinary, dried up old well. No, this well was a gateway, full of mysteries and other spectacular things.
Today, we will be discussing, not the well but the poor soul who just happens to be climbing through. Higurashi Kagome, a seventeen year old girl with the weight of the world upon on her shoulders.
Once shimmering raven hair is covered heavily in soot and blood, the high school uniform she wears equally coated with the substance. Silently, she climbs from the well, although with a little difficulty.
For some reason, this beloved girl seems to be crying, salty tears that are leaving tracks on her dirty face. For most, she has a very reasonable excuse. You see, on this day a tragic fate has befallen Kagome and her friends.
With the influence of Tsubaki, a dark, manipulative priestess, dear Kagome had managed to kill her very own friends, people who she loved greatly. Each moment of silence is filled with a heartbroken sob as the poor girl mourns the loss of her beloved friends, never knowing that it would only get worse…
-scene change-
"Mom, I'm home!" Kagome called, using her sleeve to try to stop the flow of tears. She stumbled through the door of her home, searching for any sign of her family.
"Mom!" She cried, startled by the bloody corpse near her feet. Eyes widening, she immediately acted, drawing upon her miko powers, she searched for any form of life in the house. Nothing.
Panicking, the raven-haired girl rushed through the entire house, searching every room and sobbing when she realized what had happened.
Racing back to the kitchen, she grabbed the phone and quickly dialed the police.
-scene change-
"Do you know of anyone that would have the motive to kill your family?" The middle-aged detective before her asked.
"No." She replied, shaking her head.
"No one? Not a single one?"
She shook her head again. The detective sighed and stood from the chair. "You may go Miss Higurashi."
She nodded and followed the man from the room.
-scene change-
Kagome sat the bags of her new clothes on her bed, removing her black flip-flops in the process. With a new determination, she willed herself not to cry and carefully kept her face free of any emotions.
*Ding dong!*
Jumping with surprise, she went down the stairs to open the door.
-scene change-
"A wizarding school? Seriously?" She sat before two people, an elderly man with a long, white beard and boy her own age with raven black hair and a lightening bolt scar.
"I am being entirely serious, Miss Higurashi. Harry, here is a student at the school and I the Headmaster."
Kagome shook her head, "I'm sorry but I decline."
Harry's mouth very nearly dropped, no one had ever declined Hogwarts, it was the finest wizarding school that there was.
"Why would you decline such a wonderful opportunity?" Dumbledore asked, leering over his half-moon spectacles.
"I have tasks I need to finish, I have no time for such distractions."
"Hogwarts isn't a distraction!" Harry flared up at the mention of his beloved school. "It's a wonderful school with people who care and great teachers. It's got a mysterious air, secret passageways, everything that other people would dream about going to!"
Kagome reeled back, surprised that the quiet boy in front of her was so dramatic over a school. 'Maybe I should give it a chance…'
"Fine, I will go to your school."
Dumbledore smiled, the twinkle in his eyes shinning with mirth. "Very well, Miss Higurashi. I must ask you to pack your things, you will need to stay with Harry for a little while."