Here's the next chapter. Sorry for the delay. Had problems with my computer first, then had writers block but finally after years I finished. Hopefully, anyone whose been waiting patiently and still with this story will like it, so enjoy this long chapter. P.S. thank you for the reviews over the years.
Flashbacks and Beyond the Crystal Ball
Outside of Hogwarts
So we still see and find the Golden Trio and the Sailor Scouts (minus one) as we left them. Still enjoying their lunch, laughing, talking, and cracking jokes. So lets listen to their conversation again.
"This has been a great day so far today." said Mina cheerfully, putting some pieces of her tuna sandwich into both her and Serena's ( which whom isn't present) bag while no one noticed. The group just nodded to her comment.
"Yeah, who could have thought that I would have fun being in a school as this." said Lita as she laid her back on the cool fresh green grass, while chewing on a long blade of grass.
"Say," said Harry (who had stayed silent and listening once in a while, until know), "Why did Serena leave in such a rush like that? There's still half an hour left of lunch."
"Right," agreed Ron, "She didn't even say anything. She just got up and dashed out, leaving all her belongings around." gobbling up his ham sandwich in one hand as the other was grabbing a cheese sandwich.
"Oh don't worry about her, she does that a lot. Back at home, when we used to meet up after school at the Crown Arcade, she would just pig out and be on her way. That ditz would sometimes forget to even say bye. Talk about manners." huffed Raye rolling her eyes, she gently stroked Hotaru's hair whom was still sleeping soundly on her lap.
"She must have needed to go to the bathroom. Since she did drink all that pumpkin juice, I'm even surprised she liked the taste." explained Mina.
"Or maybe she ran back to the Great Hall to get more sweets since she did eat all of them. She even ate my pudding that I was saving." chuckled Lita shacking her head.
"Your right. She does love her sweets, but eating too much might spoil her dinner, it's also not healthy too." said Hermoine who was trying not to glance at Amy who was reading her Arthmancy book. Sighing she knew automatically that Amy was going to be in her Arthmancy class.
"That meatball head donkey never listens. We already told her to many times that she shouldn't eat all that junk food but she doesn't listen. Then when she starts whining about her teeth hurting, her mom has to take her to the dentist but even then after going and crying about the "mean place" she still ends up eating them all over again." said an annoyed Raye." Besides, she's going to come back, she left her book bag here so I'm sure she'll rush her piglet self right back."
"But classes will start in 30 minutes, if she's getting more food it's going to be a long walk from the Great Hall to Divinations which we'll have next." said Ron stretching his numb long legs.
"Don't worry Ron. I got her cover," said Mina smiling sweetly, cheerfully and gently picking up Serena's bag in both hands, "Don't forget I have the same class as Serena as well. I'll carry it for her until then. Besides, I have a feeling that we won't even see her until divination." her eyes getting little mischievous and smiling coyly.
"Why do you say that?" asked Hermoine whom had a puzzled and curious expression.
"She's probably having the time of her life." explained Lita, already she and the scouts knew what Mina meant.
"How can a person get all happy over food?" asked Ron stuffing a chocolate frog from his bag.
"Speak for yourself Ronald." Replied Hermoine sarcastically, rolling her eyes and giggling.
Suddenly, a eruption of laughter began, leaving a confused and annoyed Ron. The Sailor Scouts knew that Mina wasn't talking about if Serena had or was heading to the Great Hall. In fact, they knew where she was. While Harry was enjoying his ham and cheese sandwich in silence, Hermoine still giggling with laughter, and Ron whom still held a genuine confused look telling the group what was the sudden laughter about which made them laugh even louder. The Golden Trio were each in their own little world, that they didn't even notice the scouts had looked at one another with smirks, happiness, giddy, and mischievous in their faces.
Inside the Smuggle Studies class, inside the Professor's office.
We see two figures in a embrace, their face facing each other, locked in a heated passionate kiss. As the couple separate (but still embracing) from each other the silvery blonde begins to speak.
"Isn't it so romantic?" said Serena looking up lovingly at her lovers deep midnight azure eyes.
"How is this romantic?" asked Darien chuckling with a warm smile.
"Where're miles away from Japan, in a foreign country, away from my parents, and from my old school. So that means no more detentions or getting yelled at, we're learning about new magic we never thought we've ever possessed or ever knew existed, we're living in a beautiful castle for a whole year, and the girls and I met three new friends which are helping us around but most of all… we're together. I'm living this wonderful experience with you."
"Don't forget about the girls too, the scouts and I are here for you."
"Yeah that too, but you're here with me which makes it even better." looking up with a small blush tinted in her innocent face. They stared at each other in an electric atmosphere, neither breathing nor moving away, gazing at one another with loving warm eyes.
"Of course, he whispered huskily, reaching to touch her hair and cupping her face lightly. "especially me. your my light; I'll kill and die for you. You're my whole world now. If I ever lost you then…. Well, I don't want to think about it. You are my one and only love. You're my best friend, the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. I don't think that I could ever love anyone ever again as much as I love you." leaned toward each other, hearts beating softly, thoughts and emotions raced through their heads as they kissed.
As Serena broke the kiss, trying to stay calm and not melt into a puddle, as her breath was uneven, her heart still pounding loudly, clearing her throat," but there's a problem."
Changing the subject and not turning red, "During our morning break the girls and I were talking about scout meetings. Where can go to have them? We can't have them in our common rooms or the classes or outside we can't risk our identities if we get caught. Each of us are in different houses, there's so many students and teachers walking around the castle every hour. The only way we can have them is if we sneak at night after lights out when everyone's asleep but where? Rubbing her chin in thought, " What are we going to do Darien? We need to have our sailor meetings and not only that, we also have to keep up our sailor trainings and our magic on these wands." pulling out hers.
Serena couldn't believe she had a wand of her own where she could do different kinds and types of cantations without transforming into her scout uniform. Just staring at her wand, Serena remembered the day her eyes laid upon it and the experiences of Diagon Alley.
Flashback Diagon Alley, (back alley located in London)
Shots and swirls of color appeared on the cold dark empty alley. After a few seconds ten figures and two cats appeared from where the different colors were. Looking around, a blonde girl with a big red bow on the top back of her hair stepped out from the circle of fading color first.
" So," Mina said, her baby blue gaze looking around with curiosity, "Is this it? Where are we suppose to get our supplies?" gasping with wide eyes, " Are we going to smuggle the stores is that why we're here? Is someone meeting us here? Are…."
Raye interrupted by coming up to Mina from behind, putting her hands on Mina's mouth to shut her up. Her violet eyes glaring at Mina with an intense warning, "Trista this is a dead end." Turning to where the soldier of time was walking ahead of the group," There's nothing but a brick wall in front of us, it's just a dead end, what gives?"
"We're behind an inn or as the English call, a pub called the Leaky Cauldron for wizards and witches. This is the entrance to the wizardry community, we are in the intersection where muggles are separated from wizards and witches." announced Trista staring at the dark red bricks with misty eyes.
"What are muggles?" asked Lita standing next to her.
" Muggle is a word that refers to a person who lacks any sort of magical abilities and whom isn't born into the magic world. Now, once at Hogwarts you will be sorted in four houses. These houses will be your home for the whole year. Hogwarts is divided in four houses, each bearing the last home of its founders, Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Helga Hufflepuff. The houses compete throughout the school year, by earning and losing points for various events, for the House Cup."
"How are we sorted?" asked Amy.
Turning only her head towards the group with her cold emotionless ruby eyes upon them, "The headmaster of the school has a magical talking hat that sorts each new student to their rightful house during the Sorting Ceremony. The Sorting Hat will be able to go inside your mind and place you to were personality and abilities so it will or will not tell you more than it should know but don't freight about this it'll only be between you and the hat. It'll only converse inside your mind so there is no worries that someone will hear. Now, we should go inside and get our things before it gets dark."
" How do you know all of this?" asked Serena getting fascinated, cerulean eyes turning wide.
" Winking towards Serena, her cold empty eyes changing to warm soft eyes but as quickly as it changed, it went back to their normal state , " All questions will be answered once we get the required supplies and place for us to settle in and where you girls can practice, your six years of lessons behind. In the meantime, we should first get our supplies. You girls have your lists, yes?" looking to your scouts. Each girl nodding their heads in agreement, "Good." turning her head once again towards the wall, Trista raised her right hand up to the sky as her gaze was still in place. In seconds, her Garnet Rod was in her hand. Flipping her staff so the end point was facing the bricks while the garnet red orb faced towards the scouts, she stepped up and started tapping her staff to the burgundy brick wall (three up, two across), instantly the wall of bricks started separating itself making a pathway, revealing the archway of their destination, "Welcome Scouts to Diagon Alley."
As the group walked in, all that could be heard were gasp of surprise, eyes and mouths opening wide and mumblings of wows and awed. Inside, there were a few witches and wizards rushing with colorful robes and hats carrying different sizes of packages trying to finish last minutes purchases and ignoring the young group that were out of place with their muggle clothing and surprised looks. There were assortment of shops to that held weird names.
"Now first in order to obtain and buy the supplies we first need money." said Trista, her hands free from her rod which had disappeared once the group walked in.
"But we don't have any money to buy all this. None of us have British money; we only have our own currency." Exclaimed Mina looking around.
"Well we must stop by and visit Gringott's Wizarding Bank. All of you have money inside which will be enough to buy what you need. Gringotts the only known bank that has the currency for wizarding world. It was created by a goblin named Gringott, which today is run by goblins so don't get scared. Once we go inside, they may be bit grumpy and their appearance may also be less friendly. I can assure you they're loyal and respectful goblins. In addition to the money problem you can also exchange your money from our hometown and exchange it for wizarding money."
"How is their currency different than muggle currency?" asked Amy.
"Instead of calling it pounds or yens they call it galleons, sickles and knuts. Gold are galleons, silver for sickles and bronze for knuts. Put it this way, if you had two yens then that'll equals to one knut, 0.57 into one silver sickle and 9.75 into one golden galleon. " replied Trista.
"I think we get it." Said Lita mentally calculating it all in her head.
"Ah and their it is," standing near them was a beautiful white house from old times and five feet tall. (Once inside), "Now all of you have one vault together shared given to you from someone who was generous about giving you a vault."
"May I asked whom was the generous donor?" asked Amara, looking at Trista with curiosity and an eyebrow arched up.
"They chose to be anonymous and I am respecting their wish that's all I can tell without breaking their trust." Giving Amara a stare of trust and understanding in her cold red eye. Each of you will be given a pouch to place your currency, it's enchanted so it won't feel heavy nor will it get full so you can put as much as you want. Let's see," looking down at her list, "you also need three plain black robes for the school year which are the most expensive, along with gloves and hats, cloaks, your books courses, cauldrons, quills, ink, parchments….."
"All of that? But that's too much?" cried Serena pouting.
"Quit crying like a baby meatball dork. If we need them then we have to. Besides it says right here in our lists see? REQUIRED. Can't you read? Or maybe you put your meatballs up too tight that your brains not circulating properly today." smirked Raye, arms crossed towards her chest.
Before Serena could open her mouth Trista cleared her throat and signaled them to follow her with a quick movement of her head to move forward and once again leading the group to where they approached a small short goblin, who was sitting behind his desk writing in a rapid pace.
"Hello," said Trista stopping and switching her voice in English, in front of the goblin whose desk stood a few feet up from were the scouts were standing and some looking at her strangely, "we're here to make a withdraw please."
Looking up from his paper the goblin looked down to the group from his seat not smiling nor glaring, just staring down at them studying their form with mild interest but much annoyed " Very well, do you have a key? Who will do the withdraws?"
"one vault for all of us." replied Trista holding up a small silver key out from her pant pocket.
"Jaker!" the goblin called, instantly a smaller goblin appeared out of thin air with a POP, "Assist these witches and wizard into their vault…" reading the number of the key Trista had handed, "7097 for a withdraw."
Nodding the goblin led Trista and the scouts, ushering them into four carts. (Jacker, Trista cart 1) (Hotaru
Michelle, Amara cart 2) (Raye, Lita, Amy cart 3) (Artimas, Luna, Mina, Serena, Darien cart 4)
The ride was enjoyable for Amara, who felt the cool wind stroke her face in a serene calm way, while the other occupants looked sick and green.
"Vault 7097," declared Jaker, as they climbed out. (Darien giving him the small lamp) Walking towards the vault, turning to Trista asking for the key. Once unlocked, the door opened and slowly the scouts pulled inside.
They expected it to be a few galleons here and there, but they were wrong. Inside were mounds and mounds of bronze, silver and gold and even jewelry of different kinds; rubies, diamonds, emeralds, etc. spilling out in different directions, but what caught their eyes and breathes was a giant portrait surrounded by a golden frame hanging in the middle of the wall with two torches on either side giving the picture a fiery glow. There in black and white color stood the picture of the Silver Kingdom looking real and moving. Clear crystal water shooting out from tall marble statues like vases towards the sides of the castle and Earth standing on the back shining brightly with light and life.
"Now we must hurry in order to be on schedule and not be late. There are pouches on the right side of that table. Quickly now, fill it as much as you want," announced Trista handing them the sacks. Once getting over the shock, the scouts started going row by row of stacking coins and putting each of every kind inside their pouches.
After finishing filling as much thought it was enough for the remainder of the year, Serena started walking up towards the portrait and just stood there starring up as watery tears were trying to escape from her eyes. She was so engrossed with the painting, she didn't notice or feel a strong warm hand resting on her shoulders nor the voice that was calling her name, but when the unexpected voice called her name once more, Serena snapped out from her daze making her jump back a step. Straightening and turning her face towards the side, a concerned Darien came into view. As if reading her mind or just from their connection they had towards one another he understood what she was feeling so he took hold of one of her hands and gave it a gentle comforting squeeze. She gave him a warm smile, but not reaching her eyes as unshed tears starting forming in her eyes. Noticing this, Darien took his other hand and place it on her check cupping it and gently brushing the few tears that had escape her bright silver cerulean eyes and staring deep inside her eyes with so much love and passion. With one more squeeze to her small hand, he led her out the room to were the rest of the scouts had gathered around Trista, who was discussing their next destination.
Walking out the Wizarding Bank and into the evening sunset, Trista started once again, going to their next heading. " Now since some of you can't or don't understand English, and English is spoken here all the time, I suppose a proper language spell should be useful for all of us. English can be a tad difficult to comprehend.
"I'll say!" exclaimed Serena looking less nervous about learning hot to speak English.
"But to obtain the proper spell, we must acquire a wand. So Olivanders' is the best place to go to next."
Once they reached their journey, Mina looked up to read the bold black description to the others, which they couldn't read (because it was in English), "Olivander's Wands, makers of fine wands since 382 B.C., Wow that's old!" looking up near a clear view window display, consisting of a single brown wand resting on a faded purple velvet cushion.
Inside the walls of the store, shelves from the floor up towards the second floor and up the ceiling, thousands of narrow boxes and cases rested looking old and dusty. Right in the middle of the collect of small cases, a old black counter stood facing the scouts.
Trista approached the counter slowly with grace, "Hello. Mr. Olivander." her cold red eyes fixing at the right end corridor of cases, nearly dark from the small amount light that was shown. Once again the scouts looked at her odd.
"coming," spoke an eerie voice, emerging from the dark shadows, in the exact spot Tristas cool, composed gazed was locked, "Ah, Hello. You must be Miss Meioh, it's nice to meet you. I just got the letter informing me that ten new witches and a wizard were entering Hogwarts this year."
"That's right, these are the new students and the professors whom are attending Hogwarts," answered Trista, pointed her hand behind the group who were half listening and half looking around the room, "but before we begin I'm afraid some of my companions don't understand English quit well."
"That's alright, it's been years since I last visited Japan. In my younger years, I visited there often, traveling almost around the world to find better compounds for my wands. Lovely place," changing his voice so the scouts could understand, giving a few small coughs, "I should tell you I'm a bit rusted over the years since I I've been back to England. So excuse me if I talk a bit horrible. Japanese was always my greatest weakness.
"Don't worry, It's just fine. Now, why don't we start. I'm sure they're excited about trying their wands." smiling serenely.
"Of coarse, Who shall go first?" looking around the group with a peculiar, curious expression.
The scouts just looked at one another with a questioning and panic look.
"Go on Raye," said Serena gulping, nudging, almost pushing her up the front, shielding herself from behind Raye, who just rolled her eyes and gave an a annoy sigh. The other scouts forming a line behind her as well.
"Gee thanks," mumbled Raye sarcastically, as she approached up the counter quietly and slowly next to Trista.
"All right then," responded Olivander, taking out a measuring tape," Which hand do you use often my dear, for writing.?"
"Uh, I guess the right hand," Raye replied faintly, as she held out her right arm out for him to measure.
After measuring both her arm and hand, Olivander stepped out. As quickly as he disappeared, he appeared back swiftly with five dark small cases, "Mahogany, ten inches, phoenix feather," handing it to her right hand, "Well, give it a wave."
"A wave?" she asked, looking at the wand she was holding a little shakily and inspecting it carefully.
Nodding to her, "Yes a small flick of the wrist."
"Ok," taking a deep breathe and raising the wand up, Raye gave it a big swish to the side.
Instantly, a explosion of fire blasted straight towards were she had her wand pointed at the wall, leaving a giant burned, crispy hole in its place, "Ooh, Sorry!" gasping in shocked and dropping the wand to the counter immediately as if it burned her hand.
"Nope, not right," ignoring Rayes apology. Taking the wand away, "Perhaps too short. Alright, try this one. Pine, eleven inches, phoenix feather." Just like the first time, a blast of fire shot out, this time towards the window. The scouts had to duck quickly to the floor almost nearly getting burnt from the explosion. Yelps and yelling were only heard from the huddled group. "Nope. What about this one? Same size and wood but with the essence of dragon heart string,"" this time, a circle of fire shot out hitting every direction, the scouts once again ducking down for cover.
"Raye! stop pointed that thing in our direction!" yelled Lita shielding Mina who was screaming from the fire that shot everywhere around the room and hugging Artemis so hard, he almost looked like he was about to pass out from lack of air.
"Hmm how about this? Same size, phoenix feather, Alder."
Taking it slightly with mild belief, Raye expected another round of fire coming out from the tip of the wand, but when nothing came she relaxed a bit. Only warmth spread inside and threw out her body cocooning Raye with a feeling of fire burning like an ember, making her feel relaxed and happy.
"Ah yes, that's the one." clapping gleefully as Raye looked in awed, stepping away and just holding the wand close to her chest. "Alright, who's next?" looking straight at Serena with a cheerful smile, as Serena smiled back barely and terrified.
"I hope I don't get burned or worse!…. Oh, hope my hair doesn't get scorched off." whispered Serena to herself walking up with shaky legs that felt like jelly.
After showing her left hand, Olivander came back with three cases. The first two had the same effect like Rayes. Except, instead with the fireballs, a explosion of pink dust would appear, blowing up glass and other such stuff the wand was pointed to. Finally, the last box was presented to Serena who was shaking with fright, after blowing up half the shops whole entire wall into pink dust.
"Well, let us try this one. Unicorn hair, willow, ten inches." handing it over to the blonde pale, shaky hand.
Grasping it tightly with all her strength, Serena let out a big sigh a relief after feeling a strong warm feeling spreading to her toes all the way to the roots of her silver-blonde head. The pulsing warm feeling was exhilarating, giving Serena a fuzzy feeling of acceptance.
"Wonderful! Absolutely marvelous!" clapped Mr. Olivander with glee in his blue eyes.
Stepping away from the counter and walking slowly towards the back of the store as Amy took her turn, drowning the voices of Mr. Olivander and the scouts, Serena could only look at her wand. Frowning at the skinny stick that stored so much magic inside but what confused her were the feelings she had gotten when she had held her wand. The only time she had ever felt those feelings of tranquility was when she held the Imperial Silver Crystal. Was it possible that the wand and her crystal had a connection or was that just ludicrous?
End of Flashback
"That is a predicament," replied Darien scratching his head, "The only answer I could give you is if you talked to Dumbledore in person privately. I mean if he gave us our own passwords to our rooms with each of our planet attacks then who knows what else he may know. We can even help you find a solution to this. You can asked him if he knows were we can find a place were we can help you girls study and practice your spells and charms more so you won't be to far behind your school work. I'm sure he'll understand and be glad to help you. You can even asked Trista, she seems to almost know more about the wizardry world than she's telling. She can even help you if whether or not it's alright to ask permission to speak to Dumbledore on this situation.
"Darien you're a genius, cried Serena after shaking those thoughts away from her mind and embracing him once again, "What would I do without you." snuggling her head more into his warmth and sighing in sweet bliss.
"Yeah," mumbling on a low quiet tone. As soon as Serena had said her last statement, Darien had a quick mental flashback of his last night's nightmare that had gotten worse since coming to Hogwarts.
I can't do this too Serena, Not again. thought Darien, Not when she's this happy and gaining her cheerful self again. She's finally getting back that spark in her that I've always loved and captured me. Serena's not in danger… but if she is… then who's targeting her? Why? What should I do? Am I being selfish for wanting to be near her when she can be in danger just by staying even closer to me? But no matter what happens, I won't let her down or let her go with this alone no matter what. No more causing her any pain…. But what if…..
"Darien?"
"Huh? What?" snapping out of his thoughts.
"You just spaced out on me. What's wrong? Is something the matter?" confusion written on Serena's Face.
"Oh just thinking if Trista really knows something about wizard magic and this place."
"I really don't know, but we all know she's always fully of mystery, Just when we think we know her, she comes up with stuff to confuse us. I feel like she's hiding something important, I know we can't blame her she's the soldier of revolution of past, present and future it's her duty to obey the law just like we have to obey our own laws and duty."
"Yeah, let's just forget about this for now. We only have a few minutes to be together and I don't want to miss a single second."
"Oh Darien," sighed Serena dreamily, as Darien brushed a wisp of silver blonde hair off her blushing cheek, while she leaned into his warm touch.
As he kissed her, her heart began to pound rapidly making her head feel light headed, all her thoughts disappeared. Her body and mind melting away as she responding back. While Darien was also in the same bliss, something inside his mind made his body fidget for only a second. He kept thinking of his occurring dream that wouldn't keep him at peace, eventually he cleared his mind and started enjoying his moment with his beloved.
20 minutes later, down the halls
"Serena?" asked Harry concerned, as the Trio, Lita, and Amy stopped as she caught up to them. (After finishing their lunch the group separated to go to their next class) They started heading to their classes. "Are you alright?"
"Oh yeah," Serena replied nervously, "I got lost after I left the Great Hall to get more pudding, I was running around frantically but eventually I gave up and just began to walk around once I was out of breath." Her hair was a mess, face flushed and sweaty, strands of silver gold hair fallen off from her buns, lips all red puffy and swollen. "I have a tendency of biting my lips when I'm nervous too."
As she was explaining her state of unpresentable look, The Trio had just stared at her face and hair, from behind them, Lita and Mina were making hand motions, pointing their fingers at their lips and hair. While Amy simple closed her eyes, shaking her head sighing, while an anime sweet drop was dropped over her head. Getting the messages she immediately began to make a simply and surprisingly good excuse. She along with her scouts was surprised by how quickly she was able to make a believable excuse.
"I'm just glad I found you guys or else I would have spend the entire day and night in the cold lonely halls and starving to death." she wailed as crocodile tears streamed out her cerulean blue eyes.
"Hey girl don't cry, here I saved you a piece of cherry pie that I didn't finish, Here." beamed Mina as she handed over the pie.
Standing next to Serena Amy handed her bag back to her, "and I have your book bag. "
"Thank you guys, now let's go straight to diminution." singing in a sing sound voice Serena started getting jumpy and excited.
"Its divination Serena." declared Lita, shaking her head and smiling.
Divination
"So why doesn't Hermoine have Divination with us?" asked Serena, going up the ladder and straight to their third class of the day.
Entering the dim lilted room, one could get noxious and dizzy with all the fumes and different scents lingering in the room. There were tarots cards, candles if different sizes, along with teacups and dusty and worn bookshelves full of crammed old almost torn books. Windows were tight shut with heavy dark scarlet drapes making the room more mysterious and deserted with a limited light entering the room. The room look liked a large spacious attic, with twenty small rounded tables crammed into a circle around the room. Around each cloth cover table in the center, stood a crystal clear crystal ball with assortment of different sized tea cups arranged in color and size. With soft black and scarlet velvet cushion seats.
"She got into a fight with Professor Trelawney in our third year and took herself out from this class, saying she'll never return to this class that's a fraud ever again. Mental she is I say." replied Ron as he took a seat at the end corner of the room.
"That's been three years ago and she really has kept her promise and she's never talked to Professor Trelawney ever since then." assured Harry joining Ron as well. While Serena, Lita and Mina (once again) took their seats in front of the boys.
"So what class does she have then?" asked Lita, putting a hand up her to cover her nose from the fumes that kept spreading stronger around the room.
"She's taking Arithmancy. It's sort of like an advanced math class."
"Well then I'm glad I didn't get that class or I would have had a major breakdown." Mina frowned, twirling a piece of her bright sunny blonde hair as she suddenly started getting a dazed look, "I don't like math. Hehe, Serena especially, she hates it and she's really the worst from us, always getting 30%…."
"HEY!" yelled Serena flushing with anger and embarrassment.
"Oh sorry," snapping out of her daze state of mind. Mina quickly with a serious tone but failing with her giggling, tried to fix her mistake," I mean 40% or lower in her test s. Depending on the subjects, right Serena?" looking over to her flushing friend.
"Well it wasn't my fault. Ms. Haruna always yelled and picked on me only. She was the only teacher for no reason gave me detentions everyday. " declared Serena, pouting to Mina.
"Oh, really Serena? Gee I wonder why though." giving Serena a sly look. " lets see," counting it off with her fingers with a serious look Mina replied," You were always late to school , snoozing away in class while Ms. Haruna was giving her lectures, oh and lets not forget you ate your lunch during class time, so yeah she apparently punish you for no reason."
"Anyway," said Lita nervously laughing, "I think Amy has that same class." with a finger towards her chin, and tapping it lightly, " She was reading a book with that same name written on the front cover of her textbook earlier. Plus math is her one of her favorite subjects so there's no doubt she'll be taking that class. So guess she'll be in the same class with Hermoine."
"Amy loves math?" asked Ron surprised.
"Yeah she does." replied Serena, "Not only is she a wiz in math but she's a killer playing chess as well."
"Bloody brilliant. " getting a dazed look in his blue eyes. While Harry and the scouts just shook their heads and snickering.
Arthmancy Class
Sitting up in front of the class, the scout if ice and the gryffindor witch sat together. Both quietly and intense in their assignment.
"I didn't know you had this class." whispered Hermoine to Amy.
"Yes I requested to be in here, once I found out what Arthmancy was required and what to expect I just had to had to attend this class." whispered Amy back, not taking her eyes away from her parchment.
"Well I'm glad you did. Not many of the students even attend this class since I might admit it is difficult to comprehend, so only the ones who do attend it are Ravenclaw students." looking around the room Hermoine frowned when she found out only ten (including her) were taking the coarse.
"I love it . It's a great way to challenge ones mind mentally. it's why it's my favorites its what I more good at calculating."
"It does. Mina told me how excellent you were in math. She also told me your love in reading as well. I love to read as well I spend most of my time as well. I just finish reading all my six year books for the third time. I still don't know what career to follow in. I read all the books dealing in career choices Hogwarts has available. I'm down to two choices, one is to work the department of the ministry department or go the muggle way and have my own bookstore. What about you?"
"Well since I was a little girl I've always wanted to be a medical doctor just like my mother and her mother was well."
"Yes that's a lovely career"
"It is but I also read a witch can become a healer so I have to choice which suits me. "
"You can become both it's a great way to learn both ways of medical field."
"Yes I was thinking the same thing" said Amy tapping her quill softly towards her chin.
"Well you still have time to make up your mind were barely in the beginning of our six year and we're only just choosing what positions we're interested. "
"Yes your right, I still have time to make up my mind. Besides, I should be focusing more on my studies first and then I'll look more information on practicing healers its really interesting now that I think of it. Anyway, I should start with the research in the library after dinner once…" pausing for a few seconds, Amy started getting a little red tint in her cheeks with a shy nervous look, not removing her eyes from where they resting in her parchment," I help Ron with his studies I can look up more about a healer and what their expectations and qualifications are."
"Ummm Amy? " getting a little fidgety when Amy turned her head to face Hermoine, "Are you really going to help Ron improve his marks? Because I can assure you Ron will only be taking your time. I wouldn't want you to fall behind in your work." worriedly looking down towards her lap. She didn't want to accepted what she knew what the answer was going to be.
" I don't mind at all. In fact, it'll give me time to review and improve on the subjects that im still a little behind in. "turning her head Amy saw a worried look on Hermoine's face, "Is something the matter."
"Sorry, just drifted off a little" shacking her head from her thoughts and giving Amy a small smile, Hermoine went back to her work not giving any more indication of continuing their conversation. Meanwhile, Amy stared back at Hermoine whom had a sorrowful expression in her delicate face as she wrote away furiously. She took a few seconds to observe her with a curious look. She didn't understand Hermoines quick change of mood but seeing she wouldn't get an answer to her question she went back to her work. As they continue with their assignment, both their minds were lost in thought on what just occurred.
Meanwhile, back in Divination
Now, we see Professor Trelawney in the middle of the of the dim room with her too large beetle glasses that made her head too small for her thin body covered in robes that fit too big for her small body. She had pale skin then some professors (with all her time was spent being inside closes doors). Dark turquoise green robes with her big wild messy mousey brown curly hair. With her dreamy soft voice she explained to each student how to look into their crystal balls with their inner eye for any glimpses abnormal activity nut all the class got was a foggy puffs of swirling grey fog.
"Many of you," she said, " Won't be able to get a reading from your inner eye, this is the result of your weak depths of your mind with negative energy, but not worry with practice your inner eye will become strong. Open your mind and concentrate your energy into the crystal." walking around each student ignoring or nor noticing the ones who were lazily bored, asleep, or fooling around with one another. Still explaining the important the depths of a crystal reading , the scouts each looked into the crystal who instantly where able to see their future selves. Both Lita and Mina saw themselves grown up in their sailor outfits. Everything was still the same to their outfits to their length of the hair styles but with a bit of silver streaks making them glow with a radiant beauty.
Looking at their other half they realized how much they missed the days of sailor scouting. How much time has passed by since their last transformation (just only used their transformation sticks when their teleported from Japan). Not since defeating Galaxia a few months back. So much memories of the good and bad brought them a few unshed tears. Since the last battle when Earth almost became defeated with Chaos destruction no new negaverse have appeared on Earth or any state of danger. So no sailor soldiers where needed to protect the people, all was calm and at peace. Or so they thought.
Next, Serena saw herself as Neo Queen Serenity. By her side, her beloved Neo King Endymion and in between them their daughter, Neo Princess Serenity in her toddler form fast asleep wrapped in the warm of her mothers and father.
Oh how she wished she could see Rini again. She missed the fights and arguments they had but most of all that bond they share of mother and daughter. But Serena knew Rini will never return back to her. For she had gone back to her time, her future of Crystal Tokyo. And since Crystal Tokyo would be born into the New Age Rini would never come back for the future was already to come. Knowing this Serena also knew that it also meant that in those years she will have her Rini in her arms once again, and married to her prince ruling earth together. Wiping the tear that had formed and ran down her rosy cheeks, Serena knew her life couldn't get any more better than this. What more could she want. Serena needed two more years of school and then she was off accompanying Darien to the U.S. for his doctors degree and training and there they'll start a new chapter in their life.
Happily with a few tears in her eyes, Serena looked at two of her best friends whom instantly looked at her. Knowing why she had gotten sentimental they both gave Serena a warm smile filled with glassy tears of their own. Each scout gave each other a quick light squeeze of their hands for a moment of support. They knew their future was coming closer and closer, they were sad about leaving their normal life behind, family and the few friends they still had but they were also happy for that meant a new life of a new ice age.
Behind them just a few feet away were two of the Golden Trio, as always both Gryffindor boys were falling asleep with droopy eyes and a tired look on their face. Ron had given up after many and impatiently attempts (with a few curses here and there) of a reading but with no such luck had fallen asleep snoring lightly with his head rolled back and mouth open slightly facing the ceiling. Harry on the other hand, gave it a few more tries while a yawn claimed his mouth, but as always got nothing but grey fog. With a tired sigh, Harry started to follow Rons lead of a good thirty minute rest, but as he bended his head down for a short nap a quick light starting to form inside the crystal ball which got his attention. What started as a speck of light grew into a blurry shape.
Focusing and concentrating all his energy on that blurry shape, Harry moved his body towards the image almost leaving his chair behind as he leaned more over as he desperately tried to at least get a clear view.
Finally, the blurry image became less and less blurry. At first Harry saw a dark fiery symbol that he never saw before. Flames of orange yellow and red surrounded the symbol as it seemed to glow brighter and brighter every few seconds. As the image grew brighter Harry started to feel his scar heating up in pain.
Wincing in pain and slowly put once of his hands up to where his scar burned, Harry looked around the room seeing if someone was looking at his direction and making sure Ron was still passed out. He was thankful that no one was staring at him since the each student was focusing on their own crystal ball and Professor Trelawney was busy looking at hers as well. Quickly Harry looked into his crystal once again and was surprised that a new image was started to form. There in the clear ball was a tall what appeared like a man. Harry couldn't see who it was for the gentleman (Harry knew it was a man from how the guy was holding his form, tall and confident with also with a air of superior class) had his back turned towards harry. Harry couldn't see what the man was wearing since he had what appeared like a long heavy black cloak (or maybe it was a cape he couldn't tell) flowing gently around his body and a matching hood was pulled up covering his head. Only his hands were visible shown coming out from the black cloak. Harry could almost hear whispering coming from the man but couldn't understand what the man was whispering about since the man was talking a strange weird language one he never heard before. His voice had a low quiet yet strong and gentle tone from which Harry couldn't place with a face he knew or heard.
Suddenly, the image changed once again with the man standing in a beautiful flower garden. This time the man didn't have the cloak for his image became dark as a shadow but the man wore clothes Harry only could tell came from almost a medieval time with armor and a sword at his side. Above the garden on top of a steep hill laid what seemed like a pure white marbled castle. Only one word could Harry describe this place breathtaking. Above the castle laid a shining and shimmering earth?
How is this possible? thought Harry with astonishment as earth was shining down brightly with sparkling life towards the white castle which gave the mystery building a glowing and welcoming embrace.
Just like how the image appeared all of a sudden, it disappeared right away in a swirl of white clear mist. Another imaged came not to far behind in seconds only this time with a group of young girls all laying and laughing in fresh and millions of colorful flowers that surrounded to what appeared to Harry a garden, but Harry wasn't able to see or memorize a single face, for the image was showing signs of a blurry picture and a dark black shadow was shown on each of the faces.
Of course! He thought, The castle, earth, the garden I never seen in my life. The girls with the fancy dresses were all in my dreams. I remember!
And just like in his dream one of girls from inside the circle of giggling laughter, turned towards were the tall man stood. Harry focused his energy to try to calm the blurry image and as if his pleas were answered the blurriness disappeared and he was able to see a little clearly, but as soon as he almost was able to see the young girls face, the image faded away just like in his dreams only leaving a swirl of grey fog and a frustrated and confused Harry.
What does it mean? he thought running a hand over his already messy black hair making it even messier. What is it trying to tell me? Do I know these people? Why is my scar burning so bad? It's never been this bad before. Now it's burning much worse than before. I can't take this, its too much pain. trying to alleviate it by putting pressure towards his burring forehead were his famous lighting bolt was located. Harry's legs felt weak and wobbly as he closed his teary eyes trying to breathe calming and trying to relax his mind from the pain, but it was no use, it only got worse by every second. I'm going to be sick. Even my heart feels like it going to burst or be crushed, why is it beating fast? with that last thought, his vision became pitch black. All sounds and noises around him faded away slowly as Harry slipped away into darkness.
Hearing a chair squeak and the sound of something hitting the floor with a loud THUD!, the whole class turned around to find the body of Harry Potter laying motionless on the floor looking sweaty and pale. Immediately, the students and professor rushed over to the boy-who-lived where Ron was seen trying to shack and get any reactions from his unconscious mate. Looking at the huge crowd that had formed in front of them, the scouts looked scared and worried for Harry not knowing what had happen to him to make him pass out.
Something inside popped into Serena's mind as a blurry image of a man appeared and disspaeared quickly in a flash of speed. Slipping away from her mind, Serena also went into a sea of blackness she also went down as well, but not before her mind slowly but faintly caught a glimpse of a pair of bright emerald eyes of the tall man that stood calmly and fading slowly like a ghostly form.
Hearing a soft small THUD once again, Lita and Mina turned their heads and looked to the spot where Serena once stood to see their moon princess laying just like Harry.
"SERENA!" they cried. Quickly, the girls fell down to their knees next to their fallen friend trying desperately to call her name and shacking her from her slumber.
It looks like class was over early for Divination today.
