That was Then, This is Now
Summary: Usagi Black is one of the most feared aurors in the fight against Voldermort, but anyone who knew her before the Potters died and her husband was arrested will tell you that she wasn't always so cold and distant. Angered by the ministry's long time refusal to believe in Voldermort's return, Usagi quits her job and accepts Dumbledore's offer to teach DADA. Throw in a concerned Snape, a confused Harry, and a mysterious Hotaru, stir well, and bake for twenty minutes.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Harry Potter and I don't have the energy at the moment to write an amusing disclaimer.
Kristin:This is just an idea that I have been bouncing around in my mind for a while. I'm not sure that I will finish it though. The LotR story that I posted only got two reviews for the first chapter. If I get as little feedback on this as I did on that then I definitely won't finish it. I'm not even sure that I will post anymore on my LotR story. But that's a whole other thing that I don't really want to go into. Usagi is OOC and the SM world is a bit AU. They had the same past lives but they were not the sailor scouts in their present lives.
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Chapter One
Usagi was running down a dimly lit hallway. At the end of the hallway, with his back to her, was Sirius. He turned around as she ran and smiled widely. Seeing this, Usagi began running faster but she still didn't get any closer. Sirius held his arms out as if to catch her. He seemed to be drifting even farther away. Usagi reached a hand out toward Sirius as he turned away again and began to fade. "Sirius! Come back! Sirius! NO!!"
Twenty-year-old Usagi Black bolted up in her bed. Her breathing was irregular, and she reached over to her husband's side of the bed, only to find it empty. Her eyes snapped open before she remembered what had happened. A baby's cry cut through her thoughts. Usagi climbed out of bed and hurried toward her daughter's room. She walked over to the crib and picked up her one-year-old daughter. Usagi sat down in a rocking chair and tried to soothe the crying child.
"Shh. You miss your daddy, don't you?" She rocked the small girl back and forth until she drifted off to sleep. Usagi skimmed her fingers over the fine black hair on the child's head. It was just like her father's, except for dark purple highlights, and her eyes seemed to be a mixture of both her parents. Black and dark blue, swirled together to form violet. Usagi smiled sadly. "Don't worry. Daddy will be home soon. I will make sure of that." She placed the baby back in the crib and sat back down on the rocking chair. She leaned her head against the nursery window and drifted off to sleep with one hand resting on her swollen stomach.
***16 YEARS LATER***
Harry sat laughing with Ron and Hermione. They had arrived at Hogwarts that day and the first years had just finished being sorted. "Our last year with Snape. That sounds great, don't you think?" Ron grinned.
"It sounds better than anything else in the world. I can hardly wait until we get to get away from him."
Harry glanced at the teacher's table. There was still no sign of a new teacher and Snape was looking less annoyed than usual. Harry was just beginning to get the sinking feeling that Snape had finally gotten the DADA position when one of the doors to the Great Hall was opened. Harry nudged Ron, who alerted Hermione, and watched as a woman walked through the door. Harry heard Ron choke on his food and could fully appreciate his friend's reaction.
The woman was absolutely gorgeous. The tip of a thick silver braid gently brushed the floor, and dark blue eyes with flecks of silver scanned the room. Her short, slender frame was almost completely consumed by her black robes. A small frown was plastered on full, blood red lips. She quickly made her way to the teacher's table and took a seat beside Snape. Snape smiled at the new teacher and said something that appeared to be warm and courteous. Ron choked again; this time accompanied by most of the Great Hall, and some of the teachers. The new teacher didn't seem surprised; instead, the corners of her mouth twisted up into the smallest of smiles. She spoke quietly with Snape for a few moments before standing and leaving. Snape quickly finished what he was eating and then left as well. Harry turned back toward his own table. Hermione buried her face in her book again and said only one thing for the rest of the feast. "Well, that was strange."
Usagi leaned against wall as she waited for Severus to join her. The door next to her opened and Severus smiled at the smaller woman. "It's been too long, Usa." Usagi smiled slightly at the nick-name before throwing herself into Severus' waiting arms. Her head didn't even reach his shoulder as she buried her face in his robes. Severus pulled back after a moment and led Usagi down into the dungeons, into the potions room. Severus walked over to his desk, leaving Usagi in the doorway. She turned in a full circle, and her eyes landed on the spot where she had always worked. She closed her eyes for a moment and when she open them again she saw a younger version of herself and Severus. The younger her was slumped forward on the table top, with her face burrowed into her arms, crying. 'It's hopeless, Sev. Sirius is never going to figure it out. I'm such an idiot.' The younger Severus wrapped an arm around her shoulders in a half hug.
'If he doesn't figure it out then he is a bigger idiot than I thought he was. Honestly Usa, why wouldn't he want you,' Severus lifted her chin with his finger, 'You're sweet, funny, and I guess that you're pretty enough,' he studied her face for a moment, 'Okay, well not right now. I mean, your eyes are all puffy and your nose is pretty red. I could see if he didn't want you when you were crying.' Usagi's jaw dropped in disbelief before she slapped Severus' arm. He laughed it off and pulled her into a tight hug.
'Sev?'
'Yeah?'
'Thanks.'
"Usa? You still in there?" Usagi's head snapped toward Severus and she numbly nodded as she brought herself out of her memories. "So, Usagi, why haven't you contacted me in the last four years?" Usagi pushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
"Let's see Severus. Four years ago you tried to turn Sirius back over to Ministry, when you knew that he was innocent, just for fame. I would say that that's sufficient reason for me not wanting to talk to you."
"You still love him."
"Love him? Yes, I do. I love him, more than anything else in the world. I never have and never will stop loving him."
Severus sighed heavily. "Usa, Sirius is a murderer."
"No he isn't and you know it! You just hate him. You hated me being with him, because we were actually happy! You couldn't stand that I was happy when you weren't," Usagi curled her fingers into fists and pressed them against her forehead, "I'm sorry that you decided to break it off with Minako. I really am, but you can't keep trying to bring me down just because you want company in your misery. I won't let you. I just won't!" Usagi turned and ran from the room. Severus sank down onto a chair.
"What have I done?"
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Kristin: So? What did you all think? Was it any good? Should I continue? Let me know please.
Summary: Usagi Black is one of the most feared aurors in the fight against Voldermort, but anyone who knew her before the Potters died and her husband was arrested will tell you that she wasn't always so cold and distant. Angered by the ministry's long time refusal to believe in Voldermort's return, Usagi quits her job and accepts Dumbledore's offer to teach DADA. Throw in a concerned Snape, a confused Harry, and a mysterious Hotaru, stir well, and bake for twenty minutes.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Harry Potter and I don't have the energy at the moment to write an amusing disclaimer.
Kristin:This is just an idea that I have been bouncing around in my mind for a while. I'm not sure that I will finish it though. The LotR story that I posted only got two reviews for the first chapter. If I get as little feedback on this as I did on that then I definitely won't finish it. I'm not even sure that I will post anymore on my LotR story. But that's a whole other thing that I don't really want to go into. Usagi is OOC and the SM world is a bit AU. They had the same past lives but they were not the sailor scouts in their present lives.
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Chapter One
Usagi was running down a dimly lit hallway. At the end of the hallway, with his back to her, was Sirius. He turned around as she ran and smiled widely. Seeing this, Usagi began running faster but she still didn't get any closer. Sirius held his arms out as if to catch her. He seemed to be drifting even farther away. Usagi reached a hand out toward Sirius as he turned away again and began to fade. "Sirius! Come back! Sirius! NO!!"
Twenty-year-old Usagi Black bolted up in her bed. Her breathing was irregular, and she reached over to her husband's side of the bed, only to find it empty. Her eyes snapped open before she remembered what had happened. A baby's cry cut through her thoughts. Usagi climbed out of bed and hurried toward her daughter's room. She walked over to the crib and picked up her one-year-old daughter. Usagi sat down in a rocking chair and tried to soothe the crying child.
"Shh. You miss your daddy, don't you?" She rocked the small girl back and forth until she drifted off to sleep. Usagi skimmed her fingers over the fine black hair on the child's head. It was just like her father's, except for dark purple highlights, and her eyes seemed to be a mixture of both her parents. Black and dark blue, swirled together to form violet. Usagi smiled sadly. "Don't worry. Daddy will be home soon. I will make sure of that." She placed the baby back in the crib and sat back down on the rocking chair. She leaned her head against the nursery window and drifted off to sleep with one hand resting on her swollen stomach.
***16 YEARS LATER***
Harry sat laughing with Ron and Hermione. They had arrived at Hogwarts that day and the first years had just finished being sorted. "Our last year with Snape. That sounds great, don't you think?" Ron grinned.
"It sounds better than anything else in the world. I can hardly wait until we get to get away from him."
Harry glanced at the teacher's table. There was still no sign of a new teacher and Snape was looking less annoyed than usual. Harry was just beginning to get the sinking feeling that Snape had finally gotten the DADA position when one of the doors to the Great Hall was opened. Harry nudged Ron, who alerted Hermione, and watched as a woman walked through the door. Harry heard Ron choke on his food and could fully appreciate his friend's reaction.
The woman was absolutely gorgeous. The tip of a thick silver braid gently brushed the floor, and dark blue eyes with flecks of silver scanned the room. Her short, slender frame was almost completely consumed by her black robes. A small frown was plastered on full, blood red lips. She quickly made her way to the teacher's table and took a seat beside Snape. Snape smiled at the new teacher and said something that appeared to be warm and courteous. Ron choked again; this time accompanied by most of the Great Hall, and some of the teachers. The new teacher didn't seem surprised; instead, the corners of her mouth twisted up into the smallest of smiles. She spoke quietly with Snape for a few moments before standing and leaving. Snape quickly finished what he was eating and then left as well. Harry turned back toward his own table. Hermione buried her face in her book again and said only one thing for the rest of the feast. "Well, that was strange."
Usagi leaned against wall as she waited for Severus to join her. The door next to her opened and Severus smiled at the smaller woman. "It's been too long, Usa." Usagi smiled slightly at the nick-name before throwing herself into Severus' waiting arms. Her head didn't even reach his shoulder as she buried her face in his robes. Severus pulled back after a moment and led Usagi down into the dungeons, into the potions room. Severus walked over to his desk, leaving Usagi in the doorway. She turned in a full circle, and her eyes landed on the spot where she had always worked. She closed her eyes for a moment and when she open them again she saw a younger version of herself and Severus. The younger her was slumped forward on the table top, with her face burrowed into her arms, crying. 'It's hopeless, Sev. Sirius is never going to figure it out. I'm such an idiot.' The younger Severus wrapped an arm around her shoulders in a half hug.
'If he doesn't figure it out then he is a bigger idiot than I thought he was. Honestly Usa, why wouldn't he want you,' Severus lifted her chin with his finger, 'You're sweet, funny, and I guess that you're pretty enough,' he studied her face for a moment, 'Okay, well not right now. I mean, your eyes are all puffy and your nose is pretty red. I could see if he didn't want you when you were crying.' Usagi's jaw dropped in disbelief before she slapped Severus' arm. He laughed it off and pulled her into a tight hug.
'Sev?'
'Yeah?'
'Thanks.'
"Usa? You still in there?" Usagi's head snapped toward Severus and she numbly nodded as she brought herself out of her memories. "So, Usagi, why haven't you contacted me in the last four years?" Usagi pushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear.
"Let's see Severus. Four years ago you tried to turn Sirius back over to Ministry, when you knew that he was innocent, just for fame. I would say that that's sufficient reason for me not wanting to talk to you."
"You still love him."
"Love him? Yes, I do. I love him, more than anything else in the world. I never have and never will stop loving him."
Severus sighed heavily. "Usa, Sirius is a murderer."
"No he isn't and you know it! You just hate him. You hated me being with him, because we were actually happy! You couldn't stand that I was happy when you weren't," Usagi curled her fingers into fists and pressed them against her forehead, "I'm sorry that you decided to break it off with Minako. I really am, but you can't keep trying to bring me down just because you want company in your misery. I won't let you. I just won't!" Usagi turned and ran from the room. Severus sank down onto a chair.
"What have I done?"
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Kristin: So? What did you all think? Was it any good? Should I continue? Let me know please.
