After a few hours of being on the boat, they finally got to land. It had been relatively quiet, as they were walking down the streets of Muggle London. That is, until they reached a building that looked old and damp. Most of the Muggles were walking right past it, as though they didn't even notice it was there.
"Ah, the Leaky Cauldron… this place is famous, it is." Hagrid said, as he steered them inside.
For a famous place it was rather… dark, and dreary. There was a few old women in the corner. One was drinking a sherry, while another was smoking a cigar. There was one in particular who had a gloved hand and looked up with a peculiar gleam in her eyes when they arrived. As soon as they entered, all the chattering came to an abrupt stop.
Hagrid walked up to the bar, with Harry and Hotaru trailing behind him. Everyone seemed to know Hagrid, they smiled and waved at him as they passed. The barman, who was bald, reached for a glass.
"The usual Hagrid?" he asked
"Can't Tom, I'm on official Hogwarts business." Said Hagrid, clapping a giant hand on Harry's shoulder.
"Good Lord," the barman whispered, looking closely at Harry's forehead. "Is this… Can it be?"
The Leaky Cauldron was suddenly completely silent.
"Bless my soul… Harry Potter, what an honor!" he hurried out from behind the bar. "Welcome back, Mr. Potter, welcome back!"
Harry didn't know what to say, but all of a sudden, everyone was coming up to him and greeting him.
Hotaru stepped into the background, when she felt someone's gaze on her back.
Sailor Saturn awoke at that moment.
Hotaru. Someone from the palace is here.
How can you tell?
I can feel the magical aura of a servant from Saturn.
Hotaru turned around, and found one of the old women staring right at her. The same one who had given her a peculiar look earlier. Hotaru walked toward her, and as she did, the old woman stood. When Hotaru reached her, the old woman leaned down and whispered in her ear.
"Welcome, Princess."
Hotaru just stared at her.
"You probably do not know who I am… I was dispatched by your mother to help you to get into your vault to get your school things." Said the old woman with a badly suppressed grin on her face. "Maybe this will help you to trust me a bit more." The old woman pulled the glove off of her hand and showed it to Hotaru. On the woman's hand was a tattoo of the Saturnian symbol. It was emitting a faint violet glow. "It hasn't glowed since I was with your mother, the Queen." She said fondly.
"I see." Hotaru said slightly awkwardly. She felt a bit nervous, but the mark on the woman's hand made her feel more at ease.
"Well, we might as well be off." The old woman said, cheerfully.
Trust her, and go.
Hotaru nodded, and allowed the old woman to lead her away, while Harry was being bombarded by people.
The old lady lead her to the back of the pub, where there was a brick wall. She began to count them and when she got to the right one, she simply tapped it 3 times and the bricks began to rearrange themselves. All at once, there was a large walkway leading into what looked like a large downtown area.
"Welcome, to Diagon Alley, Miss Hotaru."
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Meanwhile, Harry was being bombarded by people wanting to shake his hand.
"Doris Crockford, Mr. Potter, can't believe I am meeting you at last." said an old woman, who grabbed his hand and was shaking it vigorously.
"Delighted Mr. Potter, just can't tell you. Diggle is the name, Dedalus Diggle."
"I've seen you before!" Harry said excitedly. "You bowed to me once."
"He remembers me!" he cried excitedly.
"Professor Quirrell!" said Hagrid. "Harry, this is Professor Quirrell, he will be one of your teachers at Hogwarts."
"P-P-Potter," stammered Professor Quirrell, grasping Harry's hand, but let go quickly as though he had been burned. "C-c-can't t-tell you how p-pleased I am to meet you."
"What sort of magic do you teach, Professor Quirrell?"
D-Defense Against the D-Dark Arts," he muttered as though he preferred not to think about it. "N-Not that your going to n-need it, eh P-Potter?" he laughed nervously. "You'll be g-getting your e-equipment, I suppose? I've g-got to p-pick up a n-new book on v-v-vampires, m-myself." He looked terrified at the thought.
But the others wouldn't let Quirrell keep Harry all to himself. It was several minutes before Hagrid was able to get Harry out of the mob and lead him in back.
"Wait, where is Hotaru?" Harry asked Hagrid.
"Er, she left already." Hagrid muttered distractedly as he counted bricks on the large wall.
""Left?" asked Harry incredulously. "With who?"
"Eh, I dunno, some old lady."
"What?" Harry asked, alarmed. "She could have been kidnapped!"
"Nah, the kid went right over ter' her… looked ter me they was old friends."
"Oh…" Harry said, not quite convinced. He decided that he would keep a lookout for her.
"Alright, stand back, Harry…"
He tapped the wall three times, with the tip of his pink umbrella.
The brick he touched quivered. In the middle, a small hole appeared – it grew wider and wider - a second later, they were facing an archway large enough for even Hagrid to walk through.
"Welcome," Hagrid said. "To Diagon Alley…"
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"This way, Young Mistress." The old woman said, walking down the crowded alley.
"Um, alright… by the way, what is your name ma'am?" Hotaru asked, hesitantly.
The old woman looked back, seeming slightly surprised, and then hit a hand to her forehead.
"Oh, of course… My apologies, Princess." The old woman said, laughing a bit. "My name is Kurata."
"Oh, pleased to meet you Miss Kurata." Hotaru said, holding her hand out.
Kurata just stared at her, and then began to laugh, took her hand, and shook it.
"Just call me Kurata, Princess." Kurata replied.
"Then please call me Hotaru. It makes me feel more comfortable." Hotaru requested.
After a moment of hesitation, Kurata consented.
"Come with me, Hotaru."
She led Hotaru down the alley, filled with strange stores. Some had large things that looked like Dutch Ovens of all sizes, some had animals, and some even had broom sticks on display, though she didn't know why. Some of the stores had things that she didn't even know what were called.
Soon, however, they got to a snowy white building. It towered high, above the other shops, and standing beside it's large bronze doors, uniformed in scarlet and gold was –
"Gringotts." Kurata said.
"What's –" Hotaru began.
"That's a Goblin." She replied quickly, and softly as they approached it.
Though for some reason Hotaru didn't feel frightened by the strange looking goblin.
That is because Goblins worship, and are loyal to the planet Saturn and it's royal family. Sailor Saturn told her.
Oh… I see. Hotaru thought.
The Goblin was about a head shorter then Hotaru, he had a swarthy, clever face, a pointed beard and very long fingers and feet. He bowed as they walked inside. Now there was another pair of doors, with an engraving that read…
Enter stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay dearly in their turn,
So if you seek beneath our floors,
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more then treasure there.
"Yes, you would be crazy to try and rob it." Kurata said with a slight grin.
Hotaru just looked ahead with wide eyes.
A pair of goblins bowed then through the doors and they were in a vast marble hall. About one hundred more goblins were sitting on high stools behind a long counter, scribbling in large ledgers, weighing coins in brass scales, examining precious stones through eyeglasses, etc. There were a great many doors, too many to count leading off the hall, and yet more goblins were showing people in and out of them. Kurata led Hotaru to the counter, toward a free goblin.
"Good morning." Kurata said, casually.
The goblin looked up, obviously annoyed by this distraction, while he was scribbling in his ledger.
"We have come to take some gold out of the vault of…" she whispered the last part. "Saturn."
The Goblin's eyes went wide, as he looked at Hotaru.
"What is the password, he asked Hotaru."
Hotaru's breath hitched. Password? She didn't know a password… then words just formed in her mind.
"Watashi wa name wo, Hotaru Aneese Riddle, Saturn no Hime-desu."
Hotaru looked rather surprised at what she had said, where had that come from?
That was the ancient language. You roughly said, "My name is Hotaru Reina Riddle, Princess of Saturn." Sailor Saturn explained.
But how did I know what to say? How do I know that language? Hotaru asked, confused.
You know it, because it is in your blood, and therefore, a part of you.
The goblin looked rather surprised, and stumbled to the floor. He got to his knees and bowed low to the floor.
"Princess… the princess has returned to us!" he murmured excitedly.
"Excuse me, we do not wish to draw attention to ourselves, can we just go to the vault?" Kurata said, annoyed.
Hotaru however, was incredibly surprised when the goblin dropped to his knees in front of her.
"Yes, please stand up." She begged him.
He rose and began to lead them to one of the many doors. He opened the door for them, and Hotaru, who had fully expected more marble, was surprised once again, to see a narrow, stone passage way, lit with flaming torches. It sloped steeply down, and there were little tracks in the ground. The goblin whistled and a small cart stopped in front of them. They climbed in and the cart shot off.
They went blazing through a maze of passages, Hotaru was beginning to get a bit queasy by the time they stopped at a platform.
Hotaru, Kurata and the goblin got out of the cart.
"So... how do we open the vault?" Kurata asked, breaking the silence that had formed.
"The Princess must only touch the wall." The Goblin said.
Hotaru walked toward the wall, and nervously pressed her palm gently against the cold stone.
All at once, a small area on the wall began to glow. Hotaru stepped back, startled. Then the small, glowing area disappeared and the Goblin and Kurata walked inside. Hotaru followed then and then let out an audible gasp when she saw the inside. Inside that small entrance was mountains upon mountains of large gold piece, bronze pieces and silver pieces.
"I-Is this all mine?" Hotaru asked, timidly.
"Yes, Princess." Kurata said, laughing. She pulled out a large burlap sack, and began filling it with the gold, silver and bronze.
"The gold ones are galleons." Kurata explained. "Seventeen silver sickles to a galleon, twenty-nine bronze knuts to a sickle. It is easy to remember once you get the hang of it."
Kurata made her way to the back of the vault and searched the back wall, with the back of her hand against it. After a few minutes, the symbol of Saturn began to glow on the wall. It was large enough to be half Hotaru's height and as wide as she was. It too, was glowing violet.
"I am starting to get used to this whole Saturn symbol thing." Hotaru said under her breath.
"Princes- I mean, Hotaru, come over here." Kurata said, motioning to the symbol. As Hotaru moved closer to the back wall, the symbol's glow began to darken. That is, the glow was becoming stronger, and a darker violet until she was a foot away. At this point it was practically pulsating with dark energy, and Hotaru's hand was drawn to the wall. The moment she touched it, a section of the wall disintegrated. Inside, there was an almost blinding purple light. When the light dimmed, there was a long bed at the back of the small room.
Hotaru took a step forward into the room and realized that there was a body on the bed. A woman with flowing black hair. Hotaru moved forward cautiously, her eyes widening with every step that she took. The woman on the bed was deathly pale, and she wasn't breathing.
Look on her chest.
Hotaru looked down onto the woman's chest. There was a Locket resting right above her breasts. It had a light purple crystal that had crystal spikes protruding outward.
"Take it my daughter."
Hotaru looked around, but saw no one.
Who was that?
What are you talking about?
A woman told me to 'take it.'
Sailor Saturn was silent for a moment.
That was your mother. This crystal will turn into a locket when you pick it up, and will turn back into the crystal when you transform.
But why didn't you have this when I saw you… When you first appeared to me?
Since your mother was no longer my vessel, and she possessed the locket, I no longer had it.
Oh…
This locket is an integral part of your transformation to Sailor Saturn, however, you will still need one more thing.
What is it?
You shall see Princess.
Hotaru reached down and picked the locket up from her mother's dead body. Instantly it turned into a heart shaped golden locket with a purple stone inside. As Hotaru gazed at the locket, she noticed her mother's face twitched into a smile and then began to disappear.
"Mother!" Hotaru cried.
"Hotaru, you have made me proud…" The voice seemed much farther away now than it had before. It was fading out, as though it was being taken away. "I love you."
Silence.
"MOTHER!" Hotaru cried again, and fell to the ground as the body completely disappeared. Although she had never actually met her mother, she felt a deep connection to her through her Saturnian blood.
Hotaru, get a hold of yourself!
Hotaru suddenly snapped out of what seemed like a daze. The small pieces of gold and jewels that adorned the room had begun to levitate, surrounded by violet light and were slowly being crushed into themselves.
As soon as Hotaru came back to her senses, everything clattered to the ground. Tears that Hotaru hadn't even known were there were still cascading down her cheeks. She slowly wiped her eyes, and the stray tears from her face and she was back to herself. Hotaru left the room, looking normal again. The only difference was the beautiful golden locket that now graced her chest.
She turned to the goblin again, "We are ready to go back to the surface." She said.
They got back in the cart, when they got back to the surface, they left Gringotts.
Kurata had been quiet the whole way back to the outside. She had learned never to ask questions of a personal nature to the Royalty.
"Okay, where to first?" Kurata said brightly, holding up the Hogwarts letter.
Hotaru, who was now feeling a sense of peace, and was feeling better gave Kurata a small smile and shrugged.
"Let's go to Madam Malkins." She said, leading Hotaru into the crowd. Everything was loud and bustling on the walkway, but when they reached Madam Malkins, everything was quiet.
"Hotaru, I have some business to attend to… would you mind if I left you here to get fitted?"
Hotaru nodded numbly, and Kurata left the store.
Madam Malkin was a squat, smiling witch dressed all in mauve.
"Hogwarts dear?" she said. "Got another here, I have another young woman being fitted, in fact."
In the back of the shop, was a tall girl with long, brown hair in a high ponytail. She was standing on a stool, while a second witch pinned her robes up. She looked much older that Hotaru. Madam Malkin stood Hotaru on a stool next to her, slipped a long robe over her head and began to pin it to the right length.
"Hello," The girl said. "Hogwarts too?"
"Yeah." Hotaru replied.
"My friends are next door, buying my new books for me. How about you?"
"Um, I am not sure. Kurata left, so I think I am going to wait for her to get back.
"Oh, well… what's your name?" the girl asked, kindly.
"Hotaru."
"I'm Makoto, sixth year at Hogwarts, Gryffindor."
Makoto looked over at Hotaru, "So, what house are you gonna be in? You look like a 1st year."
"I don't know which house I want to be in yet." Hotaru said, wondering in her mind what she meant by 'house'.
"Oh, well, I have friends in most of the houses… except for Slytherin. They are just a bunch of pure-blooded freaks. The only one who tries to get along with them is my friend Usagi. But she doesn't know any better, she is too nice." Makoto said, smiling a little at the thought of her friend.
Hotaru smiled politely and nodded. She thought about this strange girl and what the other kids and Hogwarts would be like.
"If you want, I could show you around at Hogwarts… Well, if you are in Gryffindor. But if you are in Ravenclaw, I'm sure Ami would be happy to help you. "
"Um, yeah… that would be nice." Hotaru said uncertainly.
"So, have you ever played Quidditch?" Makoto asked.
"Um… no, what's that?" Hotaru asked quietly.
Makoto gapped at her in disbelief. "You have never even heard of Quidditch? Where have you been!" Makoto said incredulously.
Hotaru answered meekly, "Um, I have been living with the Dursleys… With Harry."
"Here we go, Miss Riddle, now let's get you sized."
"Harry, as in Harry Potter, The boy who went to live with Muggles?" Makoto asked.
"Yes, Harry Potter… we grew up together." Hotaru said.
Madam Malkin stopped measuring, and Makoto stopped talking.
"The Harry Potter?" Makoto asked. "Does he really have a lightning shaped scar?!" She said excitedly.
"Well, yes." Hotaru said uncertainly, confused by the excitement.
"That is amazing!" Makoto exclaimed, getting a dreamy look on her face.
"Well dear, you are done." Madam Malkin said to Makoto. She jumped down and twirled in her new robes.
"Well, see you at Hogwarts Hotaru." She said, waving and left.
Hotaru waved, and it was silent in the store for a few moments, until the door opened once more, and a boy walked in.
Madam Malkin turned at the sound.
"Oh, Mister Malfoy, I have been expecting you. Go stand on the stool, I am almost ready for you." She said quickly, trying to finish with Hotaru as quickly as she could.
The boy looked over at Hotaru, as if inspecting her, and nodded.
Hotaru acknowledged him and said, "Hello, I am Hotaru Riddle."
Draco's eyes narrowed, as if he were trying to recall a pure blood line with that name, but he shook it off.
"I'm Draco Malfoy. You a first year as well?" he asked nonchalantly
Hotaru nodded, but she felt comfortable in this boy's presence, unlike the girl Makoto, when she had felt strange.
"Are you a pure blood?" He asked suspiciously.
Hotaru paused for a second, not knowing what he meant, before reluctantly nodding.
"Good, I don't think they should let the other kind in…" Draco muttered.
"Well, you are done." Madam Malkin said to Hotaru. She jumped off the stool, and walked toward the door.
"See you at Hogwarts, Riddle." Draco said.
She stopped. "See ya." She said, and walked out the door.
Where too now? Hotaru asked, Sailor Saturn.
Let's get you an animal… an owl, they are useful.
Hotaru nodded. Which way?
To the left.
Hotaru looked over and saw a sign that said, "Eeylops Owl Emporium'. She walked to it and opened the door. The store was dark, and full of rustling, Jewel bright eyes.
Hotaru walked through, looking at the owls, and feeling rather at home in the dark. As she walked through, she had a strange feeling. She heard a low hooting sound and turned to find an owl, black as tar. Its eyes were dark purple, and he was rather large.
"Cronus." Hotaru said to the owl, holding her arm up.
The owl took flight and landed on her outstretched arm. His large talons sunk into her arm, drawing blood. She felt it trickle down her arm, but she didn't care. She began walking toward the front of the shop, muttering, "Cronus…"
Hotaru walked to the witch in charge, to pay for her owl. The witch eyed the owl warily, then her eyes widened as she noticed that he was perched on Hotaru's arm.
"That's a crazy bird, that is. Attacks anyone who tries to buy him. Tons of people 'ave tried; don' blame 'em. He is a rather handsome bird. But he has attacked anyone else who came near him." The witch gave Hotaru an approving shrug proceeded to tell Hotaru how much he cost.
She paid 3 galleons for Cronus, and walked out of the store with a cage, but had him on her shoulder, with his black head tucked under his wing.
Do you realize that owl is a descendant of the owl that your mother hadSaturnian owls have one true name, and the person who calls it is the one they serve forever.
Really?
Yes, only the person they are destined for know it.
Hotaru looked up at the owl resting happily on her shoulder and smiled.
Where to next?
Ollivanders. You will need a wand.
A wand?
Of course. You are only half Saturnian, but you are also half wizard. This means that you can use wizarding magic, something no pure Saturnian could do. This makes you the strongest Saturnian royalty in the line.
Hotaru blushed at the compliment.
Straight ahead.
Hotaru walked into Ollivanders and automatically felt a strange aura in this store.
Ollivander is the best wand maker in the world.
Hotaru simply nodded, and looked around.
There were thousands of thin, long boxes piled everywhere, right up to the ceiling. The very dust and silence seemed to tingle with special magic.
"Good afternoon." Said a soft voice. Hotaru stiffened and turned to the source of the was an old man standing just to the right of her. His wide, pale eyes shining like moons through the gloom of the shop.
"Hello, are you mister Ollivander?" Hotaru asked.
"Why yes, I am." Replied Ollivander quietly. "But please, just call me Ollivander, everyone else does Miss Riddle."
Hotaru stepped back a bit.
"How do you know my name?" She asked.
"You have your mothers hair and eyes, and your fathers face." Ollivander replied, not taking his eyes off of her. "I knew your mother well… A bit of a temperament… " He said, and paused as if remembering something. "Anyhow, measurements, measurements. Which is your wand arm?"
At Hotaru's confused expression, he said, "Are you left or right handed?"
"Oh, left." Hotaru replied. She held out her left arm and a tape measure began measuring. It seemed like forever before he began giving her wand's to try.
"Evergreen. Hair from the tail of a unicorn – very hard to catch -, 8 ¾ inches, springy." He thrust the wand into her hand. Hotaru stood there for a moment, confused by what she was supposed to do.
"Well, give it a wave." Ollivander said.
Hotaru waved her wand just as the front door to the shop swung open. Half the boxes in one aisle of wands flew out of their places and fell to the floor.
Hotaru jumped about a foot in the air and dropped the wand on the counter with wide eyes.
"Nope, not the wand for you." Ollivander said, putting the wand back in it's box.
"Hotaru!" Harry said, as he came up from the front door.
"Harry!" Hotaru flung herself at him. "I am getting my wand."
"I can see that." Harry said, smiling.
"I believe I have the right wand for you just back here…" Ollivander said from the back of the shop.
As he made his way to the back of the store. He pulled out a black box with the Saturn symbol carved into it. He blew the dust off and took it to the counter, and set it down. He opened the box and stared lovingly at it. He looked up and saw Harry.
"Ah, Harry Potter. I knew I would be seeing you one of these days." Ollivander said, his eyes wide, as they had been with Hotaru. "Stand back Mister Potter, I will find a wand for you next.
Harry gave Hotaru's hand a squeeze and then he nervously took a few steps back.
"Ah yes…" Ollivander said, getting back to the task of finding Hotaru the right wand. "Ebony, dragon heart string, 11 ½ inches, Flexible. But there is one thing that sets this wand apart from any other… The wood this wand was made with was soaked in the essence of shadow. Extremely difficult to find, and even more difficult to actually obtain. Well, give it a wave." He said, placing the wand in Hotaru's hand.
As soon as it touched her hand, she felt an unbelievable surge of magical power flow through her. She waved the wand and Ollivanders shadow came to life, and began dancing around the store. When she lowered it, his shadow went back to normal, and returned to Ollivander.
Ollivander began clapping.
"That is definitely the wand for you, that will be 7 Galleons and 5 knuts."
"Thank you Ollivander." Hotaru said, respectfully. Her heart was still racing from the feeling of magic that she had felt. She ran to give Harry a hug, and as she did so, she remember that she needed to find Kurata.
"Well, Harry, I need to go." Hotaru said apologetically.
"What? Why? Who did you leave with before?" Harry asked a bit protectively.
"She said she was a friend of my mothers." Hotaru said quietly. "I believe her, and she has been very nice to me."
"Alright… I'll see you back at Privet Drive though, right?" Harry asked, hoping that she wouldn't say that she was going to be moving in with this woman.
"Of course Harry." Hotaru said and gave him one final hug.
Ollivander stared as she left.
"She will be great…" he muttered. "Just like her father."
Harry looked up at Ollivander questioningly.
"Ah, now Mister Potter… Which is your wand arm?"
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Hotaru walked out of the dark shop and into the brilliant sunlight outside. She lifted a hand to shield her eyes and began to walk as Sailor Saturn directed her to Flourish and Blotts, the apothecary, and everywhere else she needed to go for school supplies.
"Well, that's the last of it." Hotaru murmured happily to no one in particular, checking off the last thing on her school supplies list.
Not quite…
What else do I need?
Go down to the next street called 'Knockturn Alley'.
Alright.
Hotaru walked into Knockturn Alley and began looking around. It was much more dirty and ragged than Diagon Alley. There were people lining the broken down street. Some were carrying trays of fingernails. Some were hunchbacks with scary looks on their faces.
Um, Sailor Saturn, where are we going?
Just keep walking, I will tell you where to turn.
Hotaru nodded and continued walking, looking straight ahead, and ignoring the people on the sides of the street trying to talk to her.
Finally, she came upon a shop called, "Borgin and Burkes".
Go in here.
Hotaru turned and walked in the door, hesitantly.
The inside of the shop was, if possible, even more gloomy than the outside. There was little light and many different things on the shelves. The first thing she saw was a black and brown, baby snake, slithering around. Hotaru watched it admiringly. She had always loved snakes. She figured it was a boa Constrictor.
"Come here." Hotaru said to the snake. Just as most snakes, he came slithering toward her. But he didn't just come. He wrapped himself around her leg and stayed there. Hotaru grinned and walked to the front desk. She felt Sailor Saturn's consciousness trying to over take hers.
I will take it from here.
But I thought you couldn't come out except at Hogwarts?
He will not believe if I do not come out.
Hotaru nodded, and let herself be overtaken. All at once she felt as if something was attempting to push itself through her pores, as if it was trying to get out of her. But it didn't hurt, exactly, but it did feel rather strange. Seconds later, Sailor Saturn appeared in front of her. As this was happening, Cronus had taken flight and has taken a perch in the rafters.
"Hello Mister Burke."Sailor Saturn said, calmly, her voice still carrying the same slightly ominous tone as usual.
There was a man behind the counter that Hotaru hadn't noticed before, and he didn't seem to notice her at the moment. He now came to the counter and peered at her, down his nose. He was rather tall, with a brown hair and beady black eyes that darted around.
"Hello girl." He sneered.
"Moch tarne Trans leem de Saturn." Her voice was bold and serious.
Immediately the sneer disappeared from his face, and a revered silence over took the shop. Sailor Saturn looked at him with emotionless eyes as he came out of his stupor.
"Mistress of Saturn, you have come for the…" he coughed, uncomfortably.
She merely nodded, motioned for Hotaru to come, and followed him away from the counter to a secret backroom, which no one knew about but them. She muttered a few words in the ancient Saturnic language, and a door appeared in the middle of the room. She reached forward and opened the door, revealing a subspace closet type thing. She lightly pushed Burke in, and followed him as he reluctantly stepped through. They entered a 'room', with walls like swirling red and black Cosmos. She saw a little box, seemingly floating in midair. She reached out to touch the box. There was a flash of light and it opened. A small black and silver transformation stick floated out of the box. It emanated black light, as it shot to Hotaru's hand.
The moment it touched, there was a burst of black light and Sailor Saturn once again melded into Hotaru's body. Hotaru instinctively held the stick up, above her head and said, "Saturn Planet Power!" and a few seconds later she was standing in the same uniform Sailor Saturn wore.
She held a long glaive, almost twice her height, in one gloved hand and she wore a white leotard with a dark violet mini skirt. On her chest was a black heart with a purple bow, and a violet collar. She also had a golden tiara with a purple gem, so light it was almost white. She was wearing high heeled, black, knee-length boots.
She looked down at herself in wonder, and then looked at Burke, who was now running toward the door. She hurried behind him, but the door slammed and she was stuck in the sub-space closet.
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AngelMeroko: Mua haha, I am almost done with the re-writing!! Only one more chapter I think. :D I am happy.
Draco: Yeah, that's nice Meroko. But I still have only had a small part.
Blaise: Yeah, and I still need to be re-written… Although, who would want to re-write such a sexy beast?
AngelMeroko: Only to make you sexier :P
Blaise: Is that possible?
Pansy: Oh shut up Blaise. We will be in the next chapter.
Blaise: How do you know?
Pansy: Because it is already written you prat. She is just putting chapters together and adding things.
Blaise: Oh… Well, shut up Pansy.
Pansy::Slaps Blaise:: Wanna try that again?
Blaise: No ma'am.
Hotaru: Draco::tackles Draco:: You were actually in the chapter!
Draco: Yeah, finally.
Harry: And I did something that wasn't in the book!
Everyone: Shut up Potter.
Potter:
AngelMeroko: Please review! Even if you have already, just so I know if you like the changes. :D