Chapter 1

Welcome back! Is Serena going to go to Hogwarts? Where are the Weasly twins going? Who the heck is Serenity Moon?

Maybe I'll tell you in this chapter of 'Magic's New Era'.

Special Thanks to you:

Anti-Stereotype Girl

You helped me find some good solutions to my problems… As well as being a great source of practical information about the Harry Potter series. She has also served as sounding board for some of my ideas. I respect her for telling me when I'm wrong.

By the way. I do not own the rights/copyright to Sailor Moon. I do not own the rights/copyright to Harry Potter.

I do not live in Japan or England. I'm Just a Jersey girl banging keys on a laptop.

Special notes:

The native language of the country shall be in " -- "

(Unless otherwise implied, in the story.)

I got frustrated. So I apologize in advance. I just couldn't make it work the way I originally intended. The next chapters will be better.

. I used this site to create my own version of a letter from Hogwarts.

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The next week, Mrs. Tuskino was straightening up Serena's room. As she was searching for her daughter's hidden stash of pocky. She found a letter on the floor addressed to Serena, written on lovely old parchment. It was from a boarding school in England called: Hogwarts.

Talking aloud, "Why is that girl hiding this?" Pausing in her cleaning efforts, Mrs. Tuskino sat on her daughter's bed. As she opened the letter and then proceeded to read it to herself. After she was done reading it, she excitedly got up and left the room. Tucking the letter from Hogwarts, into her apron pocket. Then ran downstairs to wait for her daughter to come home from school.

About 4 hours after Serena was supposed to come home. Mrs. Tsukino was getting annoyed. Her daughter got accepted into a prestigious wizarding school, without telling her or Mr. Tuskino. The semester for said school was beginning in at the end of the month! Then to top it all off her daughter was LATE coming home from school!

Just as she was about to get really good and steaming mad. Serena burst through the door.

"Hi! Mom sorry I'm late! Mina asked me to come with her to volleyball tryouts. Then Darien called from America!" Serena explained with a rush. Smiling happily she continued. "He told me to call him right back after I finished my homework. So I need you to tell him I did it! He said he won't believe me otherwise." Cautiously she looked around. "He isn't here, is he? Oh well with Darien in America, he should be safe right?" Looking askance at her mom, Serena asked, "is everything alright?"

After her daughter's babbling entrance, Mrs. Tsukino's anger deflated. Exasperated, she pulled out the letter from her pocket and waved it around. Closing her eyes, Mrs. Tsukino casually answered. "No…. Everything is fine. The fact that me daughter is transferring to a boarding school half a continent away. Well that is completely normal, right?" She finished with more than a touch of sarcasm in her voice.

Confused, "what school?" Serena said as she stopped on the stairs, to look at her mom. Then her eyes began to tear up. "You mean my grades are really that bad that you are actually sending me to boarding school. Mom. I'll try harder. Just give me a chance, it's just I've been so stressed-"

Holding up her hand to stop Serena's bawling. "Serena. We've had too many of these scenes. To let you continue this. Just explain this letter and then we'll get to the shrines listed, to shop for supplies." Then Ikoku Tsukino handed over the letter to her speechless daughter.

After racing to catch up with Serena. Luna tiredly ran into the house, via the still open front door. Curious about what could stop Serena from calling up Darien, she slowly jumped onto Serena's shoulders. Just like Serena, she was amazed at what it said.

"Dear Tsukino, Serenity Serena:

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft, Wizardry and Worship. We are pleased to have you as our first inter-continental transfer student. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary school supplies books and equipment. Term begins on September 1. A guide has been sent to pick you up, be ready to leave.

Yours Sincerely,

Heads of Houses "

The letter listed the school as being located in ---, England. The rest of the pages listed the necessary supplies. As well as recommended locations, that carried some of the more obscure items.

Luna nearly fell off Serena's shoulder, when she finished reading. Then she bit Serena's earlobe. Startling Serena as more tears formed in her eyes.

Looking at Luna and then her mom. Serena faintly answered. "I never applied here. I-- I don't know how I received this." Wailing, she dropped the letter on the stairs, as she ran into her room. Causing Luna to fall backward off her shoulders.

*Honestly! What is wrong with that girl?* Mrs. Tsukino and Luna both thought.

Shaking her head. Luna went upstairs to follow Serena. As Mrs. Tsukino went into the door to clean the kitchen and fix dinner.

When Luna got to Serena's room, the door was cracked open. As she got closer, she heard Serena calling out, "Silver Moon Crystal Eternal Power!" as well as "Cosmic Moon Power!"

"Serena are you all right?" Luna casually asked, as she pried the open door wider. Then looked around, concerned. Serena was quickly putting something away, as she looked up.

After closing the top dresser drawer, "of course it is, Luna." Then plopped herself backward on the bed. Staring up at the ceiling, Serena counted off on her fingers. "My boyfriend is in America. Ami is studying abroad in Germany. Lita got a scholarship to study French cuisine. Mina's modeling career is taking off. And my mother found an acceptance letter, to a school I never heard of! Why wouldn't I be ALRIGHT!!!"

*Dinggggg* *Donggg*

"Serena! Get the door!" Mrs. Tuskino called out.

Automatically Serena responded. "Mom… Why can't you do it?" Then turned on her side to avoid looking at Luna.

*Dinggggg* *Donggg*

"Serena! Get the door! Or YOU'll have to make dinner!" Her mother snapped, at her daughter.

"Yes, Mom." Serena complained as she got up, deftly avoiding Luna. Then went down stairs to answer the door. When she opened it, two red-haired teenage guys were standing on the other side.

Grinning. Fred spoke up. "Hello, aren't you gorgeous? Are you Serenity Moon?" Not waiting for an answer, George continued. "I'm George and this is my handsome brother, Fred." Then they both held out a hand, to her, in greeting.

Stunned. It took a moment for Serna to translate, in her head, what they just said. It took another moment to form a reply, in English. "Ano, umm, I am Moon Serena. Pleased, to, meet, you."

Luna followed Serena, to door. By the time she got there, it was in time to cringe. As she heard the halting and butchered, version of English. That Serena spoke to the visitors. *Ouch, she still hasn't learned to speak better English. How embarrassing...and after all those study sessions.*

Shaking her head, she then hopped onto Serena's shoulders. "I'm going to help you talk to them." Luna whispered.

Nodding gratefully. Serena reached across her face, to disguise her reply. "Thanks Luna." Then petted her in relief. Then she started to talk to Fred and George, with Luna telling her what to say.

"How can I help you, Fred, George?"

Staring at the strange black cat for a moment. Fred and George dropped their hands back to their sides. Before getting back to business, then the twins shared a quick look.

Fred tried to explain. "Well… we are here on behalf of Dumbledore. The headmaster of Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizardry."

George quickly continued, "Are you ready to leave, Serenity?"

When Luna translated

"No! No I, not ready!" Serena quickly replied. "Ouch!" Grabbing her ear, "Luna that hurt." She whispered. Then pulled Luna into her arms. So that she couldn't bite Serena's ear again.

A little perplexed at the young girl's actions. George and Fred talked to each other. "Are you sure this is the right address Gred?" George asked his brother.

"Of course it is Feorg. The address was quite clear in Dumbledore's letter. Also, it said that Serena'd be: a short blue eyed girl, with blond hair, longer than she is tall; she'd also have twin buns on top of her pig tails." Gesturing to the girl struggling with her cat.

Nodding George replied. "Yep, she matches the description. But how could she be so unwilling to go to Hogwarts?" Shaking his head, he added. "It's the best school on the planet."

Fred tried to pet Luna. "That's a lovely black cat you have there. Mind if I pet her."

Not wanting to be touched by him, or his brother. Luna increased her struggles, until she accidentally scratched Serena. *These boys give me a weird feeling. No way on this planet am I going to let them get near me.* She thought, as she scrambled away.

Scratching his head, George made the comment. "No offense, but that cat is as strange as some of Hagrid's pets."

Grinning Fred replied, "Not as strange as our owl, Arrow."

"Too true." George replied with a grin of his own.

"Owl?" Serena asked, only having understood a few of the words. *Why did Luna leave like that? I can barely understand them now…*

"Come, there." Serena said. Then accidentally slipped into Japanese. "There's an owl over here in the tree." Serena said. As she tried to get them to follow her. Then went over to said tree and pointed to the brown spotted owl, asleep on a shaded branch. "Owl." She called out to them in English.

"Ah, look there Gred!" George commented. He immediately saw where Serena was pointing. "It's old Grell!"

Surprised, Fred ran over to the tree and called down the owl. "Grell! Is that really you? Come on down here, you looney old owl."

Abruptly waking up. The owl shook out his feathers and flew down. Then tried to gently land on Fred's arm. His leg, still wrapped up, from when he crashed into Serena's room.

"What are you doing here? An' how did you break your leg?" George said, as he came over to the owl. Looking at Fred he commented. "I didn't think any owl could fly this far."

Gently examining the owl's injured appendage. "Nothing to it, Feorg. If an owl from the Owlery. Was told to come here, then no matter what he'd come here."

Seeing the recognition on their faces; Serena asked, "Owl?" Then said, haltingly and resignedly added. "You all, come, house?" Then tried to motion them inside.

Always quick on the up take, both Fred and George followed Serena inside. Fred gently holding Grell in his arms. Murmuring to George about how the owl could have gotten there ahead of them. As well as what could have happened to his leg.

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Inside the Tuskino residence, Serena's mom was looking for her. "Ah, there you are Serena. Dinner is ready. And your father and brother are already eating. By the way who was at the door?" She said, when Serena walked inside. Not noticing the Weasly brothers, as they followed Serena.

"Mom, can they stay for dinner?" Serena asked her mom, in Japanese. Then pointed to Fred and George. "Apparently they came to pick up." Then dispiritedly went into the kitchen.

In Japanese; "Serena! Your father is going to pop a vein. You know how he feels about boys." Shaking her head, as Mrs. Tuskino tried not to alert Mr. Tuskino. (He never did learn to accept boys, when it came to his little girl.) Then she gave Serena some Yen. "Here, take them out to eat." In a conspiratorial whisper, she added. "But I want you to explain, EVERY thing to me later."

Serena gestured to Fred and George, "Come. We eat at the arcade. Please."

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When Serena went to get ready to leave. Luna snuck past the Weasly brothers, to talk to her.

"Serena..." Luna said, quietly in Japanese.

"Yeah, Luna." Serena replied absently, as she got a coat out of the hall closet.

"You really didn't apply to this school did you?" Luna, commented as realization dawned. Then gave Serena the acceptance letter.

Serena bent down and picked up the letter. "Hogwarts." She absently said. Examining it, for the first time she cried out. "It's in Japanese!"

Annoyed, Luna scolded Serena. "Of course, it's in Japanese. What other language would it be written in, Lunarian." She finished, exasperated.

"But those guys speak English." Serena whined quietly, still confused as to what was going on. Serena folded up the letter, as she put it in her purse. Then asked Luna to come with them to the arcade.

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Waiting impatiently outside, Crown Arcade. Rei growled in relief, "Serena. What's the big emergency?" Then hugged her friend and princess. "Who are the guys?" Rei asked startled. Then slyly stole looks at them.

Pausing to take a quick breath, after running all the way there. Serena pulled them forward, so Rei could see them better. "This is Fred and George. At least I think that's what Luna said their names are." Smiling coaxingly, Serena continued. "I need you to help me. They want to take me to Hogwarts. Please… help me get them to leave without me." She begged.

Luna rolled her eyes, at Serena's begging. *Is she never going to grow out of this?* She thought to herself, as Serena's typical antics continued. Mainly because Rei was failing at ignoring it. Giving in and reacting to Serena's childish behavior.

A little while later, Rei, Serena, Fred and George went inside and sat down.

"Blimey, this is a fancy place, i'n't Feorg?" Fred said, to his brother. After he sat down he kept looking around the café.

"I know we need to get going. But we still have time to enjoy ourselves." George, agreed.

When Serena called Rei, on the communicator a moment ago. She told Rei to meet her there, at the arcade. But Rei didn't know what to expect.

As the boys ate. Serena told Rei about Hogwarts, and the letter her mother found. Realizing what happened. Rei revealed that when she was younger. The private school she went to, was actually the Shiba Daijin School of Magic.

Although she and her father told everyone that she went to the T*A Private Girls School (the schools use similar uniforms). She went there, until two years after she became Sailor Mars. When she decided to go to regular school with the rest of the Sailor Scouts.

Apparently, her being a witch was the real reason. That her father made her live with Grandpa Hino. He couldn't accept the 'special gifts', she inherited from her wizard mother, since he was born a muggle.

Grandpa Hino didn't mind. Since he is a wizard, just like his daughter was (before she died). So he offered Rei a room at the family shrine.

She'd never mentioned it before, because of the Magical Secrecy Laws in Japan. The ones that prevented her from talking about it to unacknowledged magical humans and muggles.

Serena was invited to a school of sorcery, albeit in London. So Rei figured, she could finally tell Serena about it.

Exhaustion creeping up on them. Fred and George just listened to the girls talk to each other as they ate. Although a few times they were tempted to try and interrupt the conversation. All the Japanese was giving them a headache.

After awhile Rei convinced Serena to try attending Hogwarts. "Serena! Just suck it up! Magic school isn't that bad. And Hogwarts is one of the oldest schools on Earth. It won't kill you. I'll even give you one of my crows and my old broom."

Chastened, Serena agreed only if Rei told them, for her. "Please Rei."

"Oh alright, Serena. Just stop whining."

"Thank you Rei." Serena replied gratefully.

"Don't thank me. Just don't leave until tomorrow. I want some time to go and get the stuff and to send over Pheibos." Then explained to George and Fred, about the need to leave tomorrow. As well as that Serena'd only just found the letter today.

Quickly Fred and George agreed. Before Serena could change her mind, and they had to spend any more time in Japan. Delaying one day was stretching it as it was.

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Thank you for your patience.

For the next chapter, be prepared for more action than this.

Also I don't know if Luna should come along, to Hogwarts. So please send feed back.