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You all know the drill- I owe nothing much to my displeasure.

Chapter Ten

Rena had decided that since it was the weeked it would be alright to leave the castle for a few hours so she could sort some matters of business out before she needed to return to her new kitty life amongst the halls of Hogwarts. She still had not announced herself to the staff although she knew the old man knew she was there, although he had not done anything about it- which was both a good thing and a bad thing. She did not want to know what was going through his mind right now as she only knew it was going to be something bad and that she would not like it one bit- mostly because she had no doubt in her mind that it included Harry and herself although how she was to be included in his plans was lost to her. She only knew of what his original plan had been but now that had been changed she was completely clueless as to what was going on and she hated the very thought of it- and she really didn't hate easily as anyone who knew her would testify.

With a sigh, she moved around the people who crowded the streets of Diagon alley and made her way towards Gringotts where she had an urgent meeting with Runehook and Griphook- the two brother were afterall, in charge of her account and short of breaking into the bank she had no other way of accessing her money in a more 'earthly' manner. "Oh, I'm sorry!" She gasped as she bumped into a rather solid being and causing them to drop all of their belongings onto the ground, "Oh shoot," She dropped to her knees without looking up and began to help gather all of the items up before handing them back to the poor person she had bumped into. Her eyes widened slightly as she looked at the person before her and prayed to the great Selene that he would not recognise her.

Remus had been minding his own business when the woman had bumped into him and he brushed aside her apologies as she dropped down to help him pick up his belongings, "Its alright, really, just an accident," He reassured her, "Nothing broken I think." They both stood and he accepted the items she was giving him before he froze and took a proper look at her. There was no way she was right here in front of him! Surely after she had taken Harry from the Dursley's she would not even think about revealing herself in one of the busiest places in wizarding Britain? "Serenity?"

"Ah....shoot..." She gave a sheepish smile at the tired and shocked looking man, "Hello Remus,"

"What are you doing here?" He hissed at her as he pulled her away from the middle of the street and into a closed shop doorway where they would not be so overheard by everyone else, "And where is Harry?" He looked around him as if expecting the teen to appear at their sides.

"Harry is at school!" She placed her hands on her hips as she glared up at the man who was only an inch or so taller than she was, "Honestly, didn't anyone tell you?"

Remus looked at her and then dropped his head slightly, "I'm glad he is alright, and you of course- when we heard the news! Rena, do you know how worried I was?" He demanded as he looked down into her eyes. He was of course livid that he had not been told of Harry's safe arrival at the school- in fact he had not heard anything at all concerning his godson and it annoyed him greatly. It was of course more than likely due to the fact that he would always align himself with the woman in front of him instead of the headmaster- she was afterall Lilly's best and most trusted friend even if she had been in a completely different house at the time. He refused to acknoweldge the fact that he had always had a soft spot for the woman- had even loved her for a time- and he always will, which was the main reason for him being so loyal to her.

She gently took his hands and squeezed them, "I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused you Remus, but I did what I thought was best and I'm not going to regret it- not for one moment. Harry is so much happier now that he is away from that dreadful house (and what that man was thinking!) and I know he's trying his best to get closer to Draco...even if my son is as hard headed as I am!" She gave a cheery smile, "Why don't you come with me? I hate to say it but you look dreadful Remus- have you even been looking after yourself? Don't tell me your running idiotic errands for that old man!"

"Well," He couldn't lie to her, "I have but I thought it was for the best at the time, although now I am starting to think otherwise." He silently pondered her offer before nodding, "I'd like to see Harry again soon and I suppose I ought to get a bit closer to Severus and Draco- its a bit overdue really. I should have done it years ago but, well, after everything that happened with the Potter's I just..forgot." It was no excuse but Rena being Rena simply smiled and tugged his hand so that he would follow her.

"Don't worry about it, things happened and although I wish they had been different no one can change what has happened otherwise we wouldn't be the people we are today, right?" She gave another of those smiles that seemed to make the pain and tiredness go away. Now he remembered why he had fallen for her in the first place and why he was so attracted to her- not that he would ever admit it in a million years, especially now that they had bumped into one another again. He would always care for her like that, of course he would, but he had learnt to let that part of him go and had simply accepted the fact that she would always be there for him as a dear friend and no more- he could live with that, it was better than being away from her always. "Anyway," She carried on, "I have a plan which I think you will quite like although I bet you will never believe me when I tell you what it is- Harry didn't either when I told him!" Her eyes danced with mirth as she looked at his puzzled face.

"What on earth are you on about?"

"I'm going to bring back Sirius Remus," He looked at her expecting her to laugh and tell him she was only joking around- except he knew he better than that. She would never make light the fact that someone so dear to them had gone.

"Thats impossible," He had no time to stop and stare at her since she continued to pull him along at a leisurely pace (she was most certainly stronger than she looked), "You can't bring back the dead Rena."

"I don't think he is dead and I'm going to prove it- with a bit of help anyway. I can't go waltzing into a place without some backup and not to mention the fact I'll need someone to help me pull him out of that thing thats got him locked away from the light. I'm serious about this Remus, and I promised Harry I would bring him back and I am not about to go breaking promises to people I care about- you ought to know that by now."

He did know that. And although he had doubts that she would be able to do something so impossible, he could not help the fact that he somehow believed her. If she said she could do it who was he to question her? Afterall, he did know her very well and certainly had plenty of memories of back when she had achieved anything she wanted just by being so stubborn. "If you say you can do it then I believe you- although it still sounds like an impossible thing." she gave him a smile of thanks at his trust and squeezed his hand once again before bounding up the steps pulling him with her before entering the bank.

Both witches and wizards alike looked on as the 'couple' made their way up to one of the desks where a goblin looked down at them, sneering slightly, although it changed quickly enough when he saw who it was. The patrons looked on in as the goblin came down from his post and let the couple away towards where the private meeting rooms were. Whispers followed in their wake as they left the grand entrance and many people talked in jealousy over how cute the pair looked- the men amongst them scowling at how such a beauty could end up with a man like that, and many of the women were wondering which beauty products they needed to buy in order to get like that because the young woman had most certainly been a most beautiful creature.

Rena frowned at the whispers but ignored them as they followed their guide who led them into one of the more exclusive rooms where he promptly left them to sit down and make themselves comfortable as they waited. Not that they had to for long mind as soon enough the two goblins she had arranged to meet entered and greeted her with a slight bow which she was quick to mimic. Remus nodded his head but did not get up, not entirely certain whether he needed to or not- goblins as a rule were most certainly not on good terms with wizards and he had no idea how they felt about the werewolf persuasion.

"Now then Serenity, I'm sure you will be wanting to know of our progress," Runehook started as soon as they had all sat down. "But first can you explain why you have brought this man with you?" Not that he had any malintent towards the man, he was simply curious as to why she would bring him along when she was more than aware that the man hadn't the first inclination as to who she actually was.

Rena nodded as she clasped her hands together, "Remus is a dear friend of mine Runehook and I think we can speak rather freely in front of him- although perhaps not all of my secrets? I'd like to keep them to myself for just a while longer," She flashed Remus a small smile of apology, not that she needed to- Remus had no desire to know everything about her, afterall it was a part of her charm when she acted all mysterious about some things.

"In that case I shall continue," Runehook was still not entirely convinced that he could divulge everything but he wasn't about to risk the wrath of this particular woman. "We have managed to bring your friend here although with a little trouble- I believe there were two who were somewhat reluctant to let her come, even if it was ordered by yourself," He frowned slightly at that, his face twisting in a most unpleasant way.

Rena found it rather amusing and hid her smile behind her hand, "Oh, I forgot to tell you about that- I'm sorry, they can be rather overprotective sometimes but I am glad they let her come," She looked around her in anticipation, "Where is she?"

Runehook was the one to get up and go to the door which he opened and stepped out for a moment before entering again- this time followed by a young girl of no more than 15 years of age. She was a pretty thing with a slightly exotic look about her and Remus correctly assumed that she was of Asian birth.

"Hotaru!" Rena stood and the girl fairly flew into her arms, "Oh, I have missed you!"

"Usa-mamma!" Hotaru gave her adoptive mother a good long hug before she untangled herself and made her way to sit down on the chair next to Rena, looking at the man with curiosity before she turned her attentions back to what was going on.

Rena sat back down as well and gave the two goblins a smile of thanks, "I thank you for bringing her here- even at the wrath of Haruka and Michiru." She looked at the girl was a fond smile before going back to the business at hand. "As you know I plan on visiting the Ministry again this weekend- perhaps even today- and i have every intention of bringing Sirius Black back with me when I return. I know he is supposed to be dead meaning his vaults have been passed onto Harry as his will states- but I will need that revoked as soon as possible, and I need to make sure that no one gets word of what is being planned. I don't need the old fool of a man finding out about this and trying to get his hands on all of Sirius' assests." she gave a deep frown at the very thought, not that she would put it past him to try. "Which also brings me to another matter. Harry has told me he has never received any kind of notification from your good selves apart from that one letter about myself- I want to know why. Is Dumbledoor somehow getting access to his vaults?"

"This is a most serious matter for I know that Mr Potter has been sent regular owls as to his accounts, but if he has not been getting them then that means that someone is most certainly dabbling in affairs that do not concern them. I will look into this matter as soon as we finish here. As for your other request- I think we can arrange something as soon as we hear from yourself about your success."

"Thank you, I do appreciate it very much." She stood up to leave, Hotaru and Remus following suit before she paused, "Oh, would you mind setting up an account for Hotaru for me? Just transfer some of my funds across to set her up for now- she'll need it for school." She gave a slight smirk as the girl gave a startled 'what!' before she bowed to the pair and making her way out of the room.

"Usa-mamma...I don't need to go to school!" Hotaru protested as she followed the two out. She had no idea who that man was but she knew enough to know that he was most certainly not the husband of her Usa-mamma.

"Hotaru please, this isn't a normal school like the other ones. This one is full of magic- a place I grew up (the first time around) and I would love to have you near me whilst you're here," She turned to the girl and placed her hands on her shoulders, "Besides I've missed having you around- you know how much I miss you all and I'm so happy that you're here, and not just because I need your help."

Hotaru sighed and nodded, "Ok, but I don't have to like it," Rena only laughed and Hotaru turned to the man and held out her hand to him, "I'm Hotaru,"

Remus took the offered hand and shook it firmly, surprised at the grip the seemingly frail girl had. "My name is Remus. Remus Lupin." He gave the girl a somewhat strained smile before turning back to Rena, "Rena, as much as I would love to see how you are going to do the impossible I get the feeling I will only be getting under your foot. Is your house still in the same place?" At her nod he continued, "I'll head back there then- hopefully I'll see the two of you later," He gave the woman a one armed hug and pecked her on the forhead, "Keep safe." He ordered before he turned and left them, making his way to the apperation spot and leaving to her home.

Hotaru watched him and as soon as he was gone looked at the woman in question, "He doesn't seem like just a friend." She accused lightly, not really meaning anything in it knowing full well that Rena wasn't the type to lead anyone on intentionaly- or the kind of person to cheat on the person they were married to.

"Oh hush," Rena chided as she looked at her, "He is just a friend, you know full well my loyalty is with Severus and it always has been- even those times when our memories were erased. I couldn't ever forget him even in those times. He is the reason I'm still here, you know that." She looked back to where Remus had left them, "Anyway, I think he is much more suited to one of the other girl's and not me- I think its the moon in me that calls to him. Which reminds me....I really ought to do something about that. I can't bear the thought of a dear friend suffering because of something that is supposed to bring light and joy to people." She gave a pained frown at the very thought of something so terrible.

Hotaru slipped her hand through Rena's and smiled at her, "You can't blame yourself for that- no one knows why the moon has that effect on some people, but you are the princess and Sailor Moon! You can do anything and especially when you really put your heart and soul into it. I know everything will be just fine." Rena gave the girl a small smile, even if she was still not entirely convinced that what had been said was true. Serenity Moon had been a witch. Tsukino Usagi was the one to be chosen as the great warrior. Right now she wasn't entirely sure which one was the correct life for her. She only knew that when it came down to it she would just end up choosing whichever one her heart led her to- like every other time she had been faced with great she did know was that she was glad the girl was here- it would make things a lot easier knowing she had someone who knew about her life in Japan- and although she loved her husband dearly, she knew she was not ready to share such secrets with him, and most certainly not until she had spoken to her scouts on the matter- afterall, it was their secret she was telling as well.

"Well," Rena planted a smile on her face and banished all doubts from her mind, "We have a job to do and I'm not intending to return empty handed. A promise is a promise and I most certainly not going to break this one any time soon." She tighted her grip on Hotaru before the two vanished from Diagon Alley and made their way to the Ministry of Magic where the veil awaited their arrival and a lost soul was needed to be found. It would take some time and energy but the two were determined to succeed.

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It hadn't really been that difficult to get into the Ministry and into the Department of Mysteries. Rena was slightly disappointed in the complete lack of security they had here- surely they weren't so stupid to not put any kind of additional security up? Especially after what had happened here not even a year ago? Now was most certainly one of those times where she was ashamed of the place she had been brought up in. People were so far in denial about the whole Voldemort thing that they had left their whole world completely unguarded!

'Well, at least we can do something about that,' She thought to herself as she led the younger girl deeper into the department, cursing the fact that everything seemed to have changed since she had last been here- and she was suddenly glad that she had at least left a magical trail to follow just in case something like this ever happened. A trail only she could follow at any rate- it would have been dangerous if everyone could follow it to the veil. Afterall, any poor soul could wander across it and fall in without meaning to and Rena really didn't look forward to seeing how many lost souls were already trapped there and she dreaded to think how they had each suffered.

"Here we are," She finally stopped in front of the black wooden door before she pushed it open and stepped through into the large chamber.

Hotaru, who had never seen it before was at a loss for words. She and all the others had always known that their friend and princess had not been who she claimed and it hadn't really taken that long for her to break down and spill her story to her closest friends. But listening to the stories was nothing compared to actually living it. What on earth was she going to do when she got to the school? Her magic was on the complete opposite scale of things compared to the magic used by these humans! But if Rena said she could do it she would have to trust her but this...this was something completely different anything she had ever seen before- and yet, it also seemed so very familiar.

She looked up at the veil and cringed slightly at the whispers she heard coming from it, and then placed her hands over her ears in an attempt to block them out.

"Why won't they stop?" She whispered as she continued to look at it before looking at Rena.

"They can't, they don't know how to," Rena looked at it in pity. All those souls who were lost needed help and yet here she was only saving the one person. She wished she could do more but she knew that there was no possible way she would ever be able to save all of them without getting lost herself. "I think you hear it more than I do Hotaru- its more alligned with your power than mine."

Sometimes, Hotaru decided, she really did not like being the Senshi of Silence and not for the first time cursed the fates for making it to.

"What do you need me to do?"

"We need to transform, and then I need you to stay here while I go in,"

"Bu-!"

"No buts, I can't have you going in there!" Rena raised her broach and the girl reluctantly did the same. They did not need to say the words and if anyone had been passing through at that moment in time they would have seen the bright lights of white and purple dancing around the girls, changing them into their alter egos.

Saturn looked at Sailor Moon and clasped her hand, "Please be careful- we can't lose you again,"

"Don't worry, just make sure you keep an eye out on things, I'll need your help to get out once I find him." She gave the hand a gentle squeeze and the youngest Senshi had no choice but to watch her jump into the darkness. "Please, just make sure you come back." Her gloved hands clenched around her glaive, wishing that she could do more than just stand there as a lookout but she knew her Usa-mamma had chosen her for a reason and she would never let her down- not for anything in the universe. Not even for a chance to see her most beloved friend Chibi-Usa again.

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It was dark and cold. It seemed to soak through the clothes she wore and the very skin of her body, seeping into every recess of her body and soul. She shivered and wrapped her arms around her as she tried to look around her, but her movements were sluggish and almost painful. She could see now why so many people had never been able to find their way back out of this place. Once you were in it seemed like an impossible thing to escape. Everything was gone and everything was silent. Except for the occassional whisper of pain. That little bit of humanity that seemed to echo in the silence. It was so cold.

Her body tried to curl up into a fetal position but she refused to allow this to stop her from reaching her goal. She had so many people waiting for her to do this. So many people were relying on her to do this and to bring back someone who was dearly missed. Harry was relying on her. She slowly brought her arms down from around her body and clenched her fists as she tried to see through the darkness.

"Sirius!" She fought for the name to come from her lips, wincing at how much it seemed to hurt actually doing so. Had it always hurt this much to talk? To move? To think? "Sirius!" It came easier the second time and this time it seemed to echo for some distance before being soaked up into the darkness.

It felt like she was trying to swim through a sea of tar but somehow she managed to slowly drag herself along, her head slowly swinging from side to side as she looked desperatly for him.

Time seemed to have stopped. How long had she been here for? Had it only been a few minutes? A few hours? How about days? Her heart clenched at the thought and she gave a small whimper of despair. She had left Severus alone again, and Draco...and Harry...Remus....Hotaru...the girls.....Why had she done this? Why had she come into this dark and foul place? There was no way she could ever escape from here. But once again her fierce determination kicked in and she shook away the negative thoughts that kept trying to stick in her mind. There was no way she could allow herself to fall for this. Saturn was waiting for her at the other side and goddess forbid she leave the girl alone. She would never leave them alone, not if she could help it. The only way she would be doing that was over her dead body! And even then it was going to take a bit more than that!

Her eyes narrowed and her hands clenched into fists.

"I won't give up! You hear me!" She shouted at the darkness, "You'll never beat me!" Then slowly raising her arm she searched deep within her and called forth a ball of light, "Help me find him," She whispered before she let it go, desperatly hoping she had given it enough power to not vanish like everything else seemed to do in this place. But to her relief it did not vanish. Instead it seemed to fly ahead of her and with another great bout of effort she followed after it, trying to ignore the whispers that seemed to grow stronger around her the deeper she went into this vile place.

And then suddenly. Nothing. She stopped and looked around her in confusion. There were no more voices, no more struggling to move and no more pain. Her eyes searched for her guide before she found it and willed herself to move towards it, finally coming to a stop before it and she gave a small laugh.

"Sirius!" She exclaimed in joy as she finally found the one she had been searching for. He was still here! Alive? She checked his pulse and would have cried in relief had it not been for the sudden pull at her heart and with a gasp she clenched her breast, "I'm coming Saturn," She murmered before she scooped the male into her arms and turned to leave, sending the light ahead of her once again.

"Lead me home."

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With a cry, the Senshi of the Moon came tumbling through the veil and crashed into the floor with the man atop of her.

"Sailor Moon!" Saturn was by her side in an instanst, "Are you alright?" She was already looking for injuries and seeing none quickly turned her eyes to the strange man who seemed to be starting to stir on the ground.

"I found him! I knew he was alive!" She powered down and crawled over to the man. She was exhausted but she didn't care. She had survived the veil but she didn't care. All she cared about was the man who was starting to open his eyes. Saturn powered down following her leader's example and she to knelt next to the man in curiosity. She really had no idea who he was but if Usa-mamma was willing to risk her life to bring him back then Hotaru had no choice but to think of him as a highly important person.

"Wha-" Sirius bolted upright as his eyes slowly grew adjusted to the light before he winced and gave a small groan.

"Hello," He turned his head to the voice and did a double take. He knew that voice all too well- her screams had echoed in his dreams for quite some time, and yet here she was in front of him.

"Serenity? Is this a dream? I'm really dead aren't I?" He asked.

A light giggle escaped her lips, "Nope, your alive and I'm so glad I found you before it was too late- I was hoping you would still be floating around before it took you completely.

What on earth was she on about? Where was he anyway? He looked around him in confusion. He was pretty sure he had never been here before...or at least he didn't think he had been. And the suddenly it felt as if a switch had been turned on in his head and he felt light headed as the memories rushed to cram it as quickly as possible.

"Harry!" He gave a groan of pain, "Oh god, Harry!"

"Sirius, Harry is fine," She pressed her hands against his shoulders, "But he wasn't doing too good until I took him away from that dreadful place and now he will be even better when he sees you alive and well."

"He's alright?" At her nod he allowed himself to relax slightly before another question came to mind.

"What on earth is going on?"

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