A/N: Thanks so much to all who reviewed. Yeah I know more letters.
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Chapter 7
At the Outer's house
Hotaru was sitting at the table finishing her breakfast while Michiru was watching the news on the TV, Setsuna was in the kitchen cleaning up from breakfast and Haruka was just getting out of the shower. Hotaru took her cereal bowl into the kitchen when she was finished.
"Setsuna-mamma may I go outside and play now?" Hotaru loved playing outside, just being outside in general.
"Go ahead." Setsuna smiled as she watched the six-year-old bounce out the door to go play. After the battle with Chaos, Hotaru had turned back into a baby. Haruka came into the room just in time to see Hotaru heading outside. Something about this morning wasn't right, but Haruka couldn't quite place what it was. She took a moment and stared at the door trying to see if she could figure out why today felt do out of place.
"Haruka-chan is there something wrong?" Michiru asked as she noticed Haruka standing in the doorway yet.
"The wind is unsettled. I can feel something big coming our way." Haruka spoke while still staring at the door.
"Something's coming? Are you sure?" Setsuna looked puzzled as she asked. Could there possibly be something in the time stream that she, the time guardian herself, missed? The door opened again before Haruka could answer. It was Hotaru, but it wasn't the Hotaru that went out the door a few moments before. Hotaru now looked like she was ten or eleven as opposed to six.
"Everyone come quick! You have to see this." Hotaru shouted gleefully as she ran back outside.
"Now I know something's up or Hotaru wouldn't have aged five years in a few minutes." Haruka commented on Hotaru's sudden aging.
"She had been aging so normally for the past five years too." Michiru said wistfully as she, Haruka, and Setsuna headed outside. After the battle against Chaos, five years before, Hotaru had returned to a baby. When the three joined Hotaru outside they saw four owls flying in a small circle up a few feet in the air. Hotaru was twirling in circles beneath them. All three of them stood there with their mouths hanging open at the site. As if on cue, the four owls broke the circle and each flew to one of them. Each took the letter the owls offered them before the owls took flight again.
"Wonder what that was about." Haruka muttered as she looked down at the letter in her hands. The writing on the envelope was in English, and it was addressed to her. In a daze she ripped open the envelope completely unaware of the fact that the others were watching her. Haruka pulled the letter out and began reading it.
Dear Haruka Ten'oh,
I would very much like to offer you a teaching position for this year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Due to some most unfortunate circumstances we have lost quite a few of our teachers so I will be needing your response as soon as possible. I would like to offer you, guardian of wind, the position of Flying Professor. Unfortunately I can not answer any of your questions at this time, but I'm sure your princess's cat, Luna, will be able to give you all the help you need. All of us here at Hogwarts are very much looking forward to having you and the rest of the Sailor Senshi here with us this year.
Yours truly,
Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts
"What does it say?" Michiru asked when Haruka looked up from her letter.
"Both of you should read your letters." Haruka told the others before turning to Hotaru. "You should read yours as well." The other three ripped their letters open only stopping long enough to see that their letters were addressed in English. Michiru pulled hers out first. It was almost identical to Haruka's, only she was offered the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor. Setsuna was offered the position of History of Magic Professor. The three looked at each other with only one thing on their minds, finding Odango's little black fur ball.
"I'm going to magic school!" Hotaru squealed gleefully as she held up her letter to show the others. Haruka took the letter from Hotaru and read it out loud in English.
"Dear Hotaru Tomoe,
I am very pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Since you will be starting late I make sure you get the necessary help to get you caught up in all of your classes. Although some, such as flying lessons haven't started yet due to some most unfortunate circumstances. A list of supplies has been added on a second page. Unfortunately I don't have time to answer any questions you may have in this letter, but I'm sure your princess's cat, Luna, will be able to answer them for you. All of us here at Hogwarts are really looking forward to seeing you and the rest of the Sailor Senshi with us this year.
Yours truly,
Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts" Haruka trailed off as she got to the end of the letter. Lowering the letter she looked at Michiru and Setsuna. "We need to call Usagi-chan now." The four of them walked back into the house. Haruka walked back to the room that she and Michiru shared and pulled her wrist watch communicator out of a drawer on her desk. She sat down on the bed and was about to call when the phone rang. She picked up the phone and said hello before she heard Rei's voice on the other end.
"Haruka-san? It's Rei, did the rest of you, by chance, get letters from a man by the name of Albus Dumbledore requesting that you teach at a school for witches and wizards?" Rei sounded very unsure as she asked. In fact she didn't really even believe it so she felt rather silly calling and asking.
"Yes we did, just now actually. I was about to call Usagi-chan so we could get some answers from Luna." Haruka obviously sounded rather annoyed by this whole situation.
"Well the rest of the us all got letters too, even Mamoru-san. Everyone else is on their way here, well Minako-chan and Mako-chan are already here actually. We plan on asking the two little fur balls what they know about this place."
"Ok we'll be right there." Haruka hung up the phone and went to go find the others.
"Did you talk to Usagi-chan?" Setsuna asked when Haruka came out of her room.
"No I didn't get the chance. Rei-chan called. She said the rest got letters like these too and everyone's on their way to the Hikawa shrine to talk about it."
"Well then what are we waiting for? Let's get going." Michiru turned and started heading towards the door as the rest nodded, following.
At the shrine
"Oh my god! Usagi-chan isn't the last one here for a change!" Rei yelled when Usagi, Mamoru, and Luna walked through the door.
"Shut up Rei-chan!" Mamoru sighed while Usagi started bickering with Rei. They were barely there two seconds and already those two were at it. Luna quietly snuck over to the quiet corner Artemis was hiding in.
"Luna, thank god you're here. Do you have any idea what this is about?" Artemis spoke in a barely audible whisper. He didn't want to talk any louder because he didn't want any of the girls to hear him.
"Yes they all received letters from Albus Dumbledore asking them to teach at Hogwarts this year. Usagi-chan showed me her letter this morning when she told Mamo-chan about it." Luna replied softly as she sat down. In the meantime Haruka, Setsuna, Michiru, and Hotaru arrived.
"Ok we're all here so let's here some answers." Haruka spoke flatly. Everyone looked around for the two cats, but didn't see them, at least not at first.
"Here they are!" Usagi said as she stood up from a dark corner in Rei's bedroom. In each hand was a cat held by the scruff of their necks.
"Ok, ok we'll talk!" Artemis exclaimed as Usagi set them down on the table in the middle of the room.
A/N: Gomen nasi, I just couldn't resist making this a cliff hanger! Till I explained every thing I had wanted for this chapter I actually had two! Watch for the next chapter I should be posting it in a few days.
