Part Seven – Many Meetings

Later that evening, Serenity could be seen walking down the corridors, deep in thought. She had just escaped, not to long ago, from the wrath of Madam Pomphrey, before the foolish woman began another one of her stupid medical rants. Now, since she was so deep in thought, she didn't notice the person she bumped into.

"Hey," shouted the person she bumped into, before he/or she fell on their rump, while she too did the same!

Looking up, Serenity found that she was looking directly into a pair of slightly dazed eyes, which remotely reminded her of the Soldier of Thunder. Looking away, she was startled to find tears brimming in her eyes.

Standing up abruptly, Serenity dusted off her robes before she looked at the three teens on the floor.

The boy, whose eyes reminded her of Makoto, had unruly dark-brown hair. To his left was a tall, lanky red-haired boy that helped his friend to get back up. To his right was a bushy-haired brunette girl who dusted off his robes and handed him back his books.

The girl with bushy hair turned towards Serenity. "I'm sorry about that; we were in a rush to get back to our Common Room before curfew."

Serenity shook her head at their petty words before she began to leave. "Doesn't matter, I'm use to it."

"WAIT," shouted the girl behind Serenity, who decided to stop!

Serenity turned around and looked at the girl impatiently. "What do you want?"

"Um...I was wondering who you were and why you looked at Harry oddly a moment ago," asked the girl quietly, but she could still be heard in the silent corridor?

"My Japanese name is Tsukino Usagi, which means rabbit of the moon, but during the Sorting ceremony yesterday you would remember me as Serenity Moon of Slytherin. And the reason why I looked at your friend oddly is because he reminds me of someone who is important to me that has died recently," said Serenity with slight anger in her voice, before she again put up her emotionless mask before anyone saw her weakness. However, what she didn't know was that someone did see. "And you are?"

"My name is Hermione Granger of Griffindor," said the bushy haired girl. "And I come from muggle parentage."

Then the red-head stepped forward scowling at Serenity. "Ron Weasley, son of Arthur and Molly Weasley, the youngest son of seven children. But like that matters to you, you slimy snake!"

"RON," shouted Hermione and the other boy!

Now the unruly haired boy shook his head sadly at friends' ignorance and arrogance. "I'm Harry Potter."

Serenity snapped her head in the direction of Harry Potter, regarding him silently. If actually looked carefully under his unruly fringe, she could actually see his unruly lightening bolt scar. Looking at him more intently now, she began to extend her senses out to him.

'So this is my charge, he's pretty powerful for a mortal. However, I'll make sure that he doesn't get involved in what's to come," thought Serenity.

Looking away from Harry, she turned towards Hermione, who looked like she wanted to ask something.

"...um...who are your parents," asked Hermione, slightly embarrassed?

Serenity chuckled at the young woman's show of embarrassment and curiosity, that reminded her so much of the knowledgeable Soldier of Ice.

"My parents are Serenity, daughter of Selene, the Goddess of the Moon and my father is Apollo, God of the Sun. Which would actually makes me Cosmos, Goddess of the Universe or the Queen of the Stars," answered Serenity truthfully.

"That's a load of bull," mumbled Ron.

"Believe what you wish Weasley, but heed my warning as Cosmos," began Serenity as her blue eyes turned silver. "Beware son of seven, your path will turn to the dark if you decide to continue this path of jealously and hate. Lady of non-magical blood, I see that your future is bleak and that someone important to you shall betray you. Child of the stag and flower, careful of the darkness and the light, for you are caught in the grey. Your choices will decide the future of all according to fate and destiny, but remember that destiny is truly not set in stone."

Blinking away the strange sensation that came over her, Serenity's eyes returned to normal. Swiftly turning around and not looking back, Serenity headed down to the dungeons, leaving behind three very confused teens.

-- Meanwhile, with Harry, Ron and Hermione --

Ron, Hermione and Harry silently watched as Serenity completely disappeared from their range of sight.

"I don't trust her," said Ron of a sudden breaking the silence in the corridor.

"Why," asked Hermione a bit fed up with Ron's attitude?

"It's because of everything that she said. She was acting as if she truly is a goddess and she was being all high and mighty about it to. And she also had the nerve to say that 'my jealously would lead me to the dark side.' She's just trying to break us up guys, she's just like the rest of those stupid Slytherins," complained Ron rather loudly!

"Calm down Ron, do you really want to get us detention on the first day of classes," began Hermione, sounding almost like Ron's mother? "Also, I may not believe all this stuff about looking into the future guys, but we should really take her warning to heart. Goddess or not, but according to the rumors that are going around the school, they say that she's a true Seer."

"What do you mean Herm," asked Ron with slight fear in his voice?

"Well...I heard that during her Divination class she looked into her past and future. And according to the rumors, she told Professor Trelawney that she saw her own death and I believe it was pretty violent. Afterwards she collapsed into a dead faint and then she was taken to the Hospital Wing. But I believe that there's more to it than what she said," answered Hermione quietly.

"A-are yo-u su-su-re," stuttered out Ron quickly?

"Definitely, there's always more," said Hermione seriously. "Hey! Harry, what's your opinion on all of this!"

Looking up, paying very little attention to his surroundings turned towards Ron and Hermione. "Hmm...her eyes..."

"Huh?!?" said both Hermione and Ron.

"When I looked into her eyes 'Mione earlier when you asked what was wrong. I saw something," started Harry, before he continued. "What I saw made me realize that my life doesn't really seem all that bad anymore compared to what I saw in her eyes."

Looking towards his friends, Harry's eyes began to dull as he began to recall what he saw.

"What did you see Harry," asked Hermione softly? "Please, tell me!"

Harry sighed and he began again where he left off.

"In her eyes I saw something only a person who experienced such hardships could only understand. Her eyes reminded me of Professor Dumbledore's eyes, wise and knowledgeable. I also saw brief happiness, sadness, anger, pain; death and guilt that's hidden behind her emotionless mask, but her eyes couldn't completely hide this. Because I believe that every time she closes her eyes she can hear the screams of torment of the people she loves in the dead of the night. But also, she's burdened with a hard choice, but she can never lose hope, because duty always comes before her needs first," explained Harry.

He looked at his friends individually to see their reactions. Hermione's eyes were blotchy and glazed with tears. Ron, he found was a bit ill at his explanation, but there still was un-trust in his eyes.

"I think we should really heed her warning," said Harry very firmly.

Silence met Harry after he made that statement. But it was broken when Hermione started talking.

"We should bring this to the attention of Professor Dumbledore," said Hermione smoothly.

Nodding, Harry followed her to the Headmaster's office, with Ron following behind mournfully.

"I still don't trust her," muttered Ron rather loudly.

"RON," yelled two really annoyed voices at Ron, who squeaked in fear!

-- Later, in the Slytherin Common Room --

Sitting in a quiet part of the Common Room was Serenity, who was reading Hogwarts: A History and Artemis who was curled up by her feet. Reaching down, Serenity scratched Artemis ears, electing contented purrs from the tiger. When retracting her hand from Artemis' ears, she suddenly felt a burning pain from the Dark Mark on her left forearm.

Clenching her fists tightly, she motioned for Artemis to follow her and the both left the Common Room to enter the silent corridors of Hogwarts. She quickly shuffled to the Entrance Hall, before she exited the school with Artemis following behind cautiously.

Once outside, Serenity snapped her fingers so that she was in her Death Eater robes. (AN: She used something like the Luna Pen and the clothes were put in her subspace pocket). Clutching Artemis' fur, Serenity touched her Mark and they were transported to the meeting.

Once arriving, she hurried over to the black visage in front of her. She began to bow and kiss the hem of Voldemort's robes, but he stopped her. Looking up, she found herself starring into a pair of crimson eyes.

"You don't have to bow; it's below you for someone of your rank. Unlike some lowly pureblood's that grovel in front of me, pitiful beings they are," muttered Voldemort.

Nodding her head, she stood up with Artemis standing faithfully beside her.

Voldemort looked at Artemis, nodding his head approvingly. "You choose well, now what am I to call you?"

Serenity thought for a brief moment before she decided upon a name. "I'll go by the name Shi."

(AN: From now on in any Death Eater meetings she'll go by Shi).

"So be it, now come forth and I'll change the color of your mask so you'll be known as my Elite," said Voldemort as he took out his wand and he changed her white mask to a gold one. "Now I want you and that guardian of yours to stand in the shadows, we have company coming."

Listening to Voldemort's orders, she dutifully began to meld into the shadows with the help of the powers of Saturn to wait. Moments later, several loud series of pops were heard.

"They really need to learn how to make that quieter, Aurors could have heard that for miles," muttered Shi quietly to herself, but she was sure that Voldemort heard her.

Eventually a dreary group of black robed figures entered and they bowed, kissing the hem of the Dark Lord's robes, before separating into two groups. The Dark Lord looked at his followers, before he sat down in his transfigured throne.

"My loyal Death Eaters, tonight is the night where you shall meet your superior in your ranks," declared Voldemort.

The Death Eaters looked at each other, some fearing the worst, while others remained silent, but curious.

A female Death Eater with long black hair stepped forward. "So who is this person, my lord?"

Shi snapped her head up abruptly, before she quickly whipped out her wand, pointing it at the disrespectful woman. "Crucio!"

Painful screams erupted from the woman's mouth that echoed into the night.

"Never! And I mean never speak out of turn of Lord Voldemort unless your told to do so, you child," said Shi before stopping the curse completely.

Removing the powers of Saturn that surrounded her, Shi stepped out of the shadows with her wand still drawn out. The Death Eaters watched silently as she slipped her wand up her left sleeve, they feared that she might turn her anger towards them instead. Silently, they watched as she bowed her head respectfully at Voldemort, who kissed her hand in return.

"My simple-minded followers, this is Shi and her name means death. And she has truly lived up to this name, because anyone who has faced her always meets their un-timely death. So I warn you to tread carefully around her, unless you wish to end up like Bellatrix here," said Voldemort, looking directly at the woman who struggled to get back up on her feet. "Now, my dear, tell me what have your eyes have seen!"

Shi looked at Voldemort before her eyes changed to silver.

"The snake and the phoenix shall battle

The One destined to destroy the Dark One has appeared

However, the Dark One can stop this

Unless the Dark One regains what was lost

An eternal youth and an immortal mind

Then the Pure One shall move from the grey

And so the struggle of the dark and light begins

Before the Pure One becomes tainted

And falls into the dark."

Shi's eyes returned to normal, she was completely startled by this vision. She turned towards Voldemort, understanding that he had a part in this prophecy.

"Leave," demanded Voldemort! "I wish to be in peace and away from your stupidity!"

The Death Eaters bowed lowly to their master before they left, leaving behind only Voldemort and Shi.

Voldemort looked at Shi in curiosity. "How many prophecies have you foretold so far?"

"To many to count my lord, but most of the ones I have made are about the future thousands of years away and about myself," began Shi. "However, this has been one of my more in-dept visions than others."

"Ah, I see," said Voldemort with slight amusement! "You should leave before that old coot of Headmaster decides to check up on the whereabouts of his students."

Shi nodded her head, while she clutched Artemis' fur.

"Shi, how is your mission coming along," asked Voldemort? "Any problems?"

"Pretty well," replied Shi truthfully! "And the only obstacle is a red- head named Ron Weasley, my lord. But I may, with your permission my lord, be able to turn him over to our side by using his emotions."

"Do it," sighed Voldemort, he was obviously tired! "Now leave, before they notice that you are missing!"

With that said, Shi and Artemis left, teleporting into a darker part of the Common Room leaving behind a slightly bemused Dark Lord.

"I didn't expect this outcome. Hmm, now what would that old-coot think about his savior now...," muttered Voldemort, before he began chuckling darkly to himself!

-- The Headmaster's Office --

Harry, Hermione and Ron sat in front of Albus Dumbledore, the Headmaster of Hogwarts complaining about Serenity Moon (mostly Ron). And at the same time Dumbledore sat there looking gravely at his students before he cleared his throat.

"Now, what is all this nonsense about Miss Moon," asked Dumbledore quite firmly, who hated this lack of trust in his students?

Ron opened his mouth to begin, but he was rudely jabbed in the ribs by Harry. "Ow! Harry!"

However, Harry just ignored him and nodded at Hermione, tell her that she should do the talking because was the rational one out of the three.

"Headmaster, before we came here, we bumped into Serenity Moon, literally. She told us about her parentage and Ron didn't believer her. But that's not where it gets strange, her eyes changed colors and she went into a trance-like state," explained Hermione thoroughly!

The Sherbet Lemon Drop that Dumbledore was sucking on fell out of his mouth and onto his desk in shock. Sputtering, he leaned forward on his desk towards the teens in unconcealed excitement. "Do you know what this means Miss Granger? It has been said that Miss Moon's bloodline have been give the gift of foresight they are direct decedents of the Goddess of the Moon and the God of the Sun. The prophecies by those of their kin are never wrong. Do you remember exactly what she said Miss Granger?"

Hermione gulped and looked at her friends who paled before she began.

"Beware son of seven,

Your path will turn to the dark

If you choose to continue this path of jealously and hate.

Lady of non-magical blood,

I see that your future is bleak and that someone important to you shall betray you.

Child of the stag and flower,

Careful of the darkness and the light,

For you are caught in the grey.

Your choices will decide the future of all according to fate and destiny,

But remember that destiny is truly not set in stone."

The excitement that Dumbledore was showing earlier disappeared and slouched into his chair tiredly.

"This changes everything from safe to bad, I don't think that things can get any worse," sighed Dumbledore sadly!

As if on cue, the office door slammed open startling everyone inside.

"Albus, we have a serious problem on our hands. The Dark Lord now has a powerful Elite Death Eater now on his side," growled out the resident Potions Master, Severus Snape with overly dramatic sarcasm. "And what makes it worse is that the person is a Seer!"

Dumbledore's response was too promptly to let his head fall on his with a very audible thud.

"And things have just gone from bad to worst," muttered a very solemn Dumbledore! "I just have to open my mouth, now didn't I?"

"What do you mean Albus," asked Severus, before he noticed Ron, Hermione and Harry? "Potter, Granger and Weasley, what are you doing here?"

"Sit down Severus, this may take a while my boy," answered Dumbledore calmly, but he still sounded exhausted.

Dumbledore explained to Severus about the prophecy that Serenity Moon made. And in turn, Severus explained the happenings of his short, but still terrifying meeting. Everyone remained still in eerie silence.

"Well, isn't this great. Now we have to still deal with a maniac Dark Lord and two very powerful seers," said Severus, sarcasm was clearly dripping from every word!"

"Indeed," replied Dumbledore, before he sighed! "Tomorrow, I'll set up a meeting for the Order of the Phoenix. We should all go to bed for it's late."

Harry, Ron and Hermione gave a quiet goodnight before they retreated back to their Common Room.

"Goodnight Albus," muttered Severus before he to left for his chambers!

Dumbledore, still leaning on his desk heavily, rested his head in his hands. "What are we going to do?"
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Author Notes: So what did you think of this chapter? Sorry for it taking it so long but I have busy with stuff, like cramming for exams, work and my book on my many works (mostly poetry). And don't you all fret, my outline for the next chapter has been written. Oh, YAY!! I finally I got my revenge on Bellatrix Lestrange who (SPOILERS for those who didn't read the 'Order of the Phoenix') KILLED Sirus Black, my number one favorite character beside Draco Malfoy and Remus Lupin. Sighs WHY DID HE HAVE TO DIE!!!!!!! Coughs Sorry, but that really upset me. Anyways, I guess this is it for now, see ya!

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Mary Bachiu

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