Harry and Hermione didn't protest Snape taking them back. They had never seen Dumbledore so angry and after watching Molly sever Lucius's manhood Harry was very glad not to be dating Ginny Weasley. Give him sweet little Luna any day.
"You two go to your common rooms, speak of this to no one. I will ensure you are kept informed of Serena's progress," Snape told them curtly before turning on his heal and heading straight for the infirmary.
"How is she?" He asked Madam Pomphrey who greeted him at the door grim faced.
"She will live but I can't say much for her state of mind. She hasn't stopped crying since she got here. Trista took her to wash up. I'm worried Severus. I have never seen her like this. Even when she was acting cold, she was still sure she was going to win. This defeated girl I don't know what to do." A noise behind Poppy halted Severus's response. Trista was holding Serena up and she was half dragging the still sobbing girl to the bed. Girl is what she was at that moment gone was the confident woman and teacher he knew as Severus looked at her he saw only a vulnerable girl. He walked over to her bed and sat down beside her. She was huddled into a ball rocking back and forth.
"Serena I."
"Severus please I can't not know please just don't. You've made your feelings clear don't apologize for them. It doesn't matter now anyways. Dairen needs me I turned him into that monster and only I can save him." Serena turned her face away from him burying her head in the pillow and continued to cry. Severus started to say something but Trista shook her head.
"Hime you need to rest. Drink the dreamless sleep and tomorrow we will discuss what we can do." Serena said nothing only drank the potion that Trista handed her and lay down. Trista nodded towards Severus and Poppy.
"We must speak with the headmaster come." They followed the woman silently each lost in their own thoughts. When they reached the headmasters office everyone save the children were already gathered.
"I know you all must have questions for me and I will answer what I can. I am Eos Goddess of the dawn although Titan is probably a more accurate word. You see Titans were the original inhabitants of this realm. The Gods and Goddesses need worship and prayer to strengthen them. As a Titan I do not. Zeus cursed me to punish my sister and so I am locked at the Time Gates for Eternity. Serena is my charge. She is a powerful woman who has lived to long with too much heartache and I so I vowed to protect her." Trista looked at all of them save Sirius, his eyes she avoided afraid of what she would see there.
"How is it possible that Voldemort knows Serena she is only 16." Albus asked and Severus leaned forward intent on finding the answer.
The man who you know as Voldemort or Tom Riddle was also known as Darien Shields. He was Serena's fiancé they lived together before he died. Darien is very powerful because he was in another life the Earth prince Endymion. He has the Golden Crystal and with that he can be revived and reborn countless time with all his memories intact, the very Earth aides him."
"That's impossible. Tom Riddle was born in 1926 he may have temporarily been destroyed when Harry was born but how can he exist in two places at once." Remus asked his face confused.
"I am the Goddess of Dawn and keeper of the Gates of Time. You are Wizards. You give time turners to school children and yet you question time travel. When you are reborn it is not always in the future sometimes the lesson you have to learn is in the past. Such was the case for Darien. Serena is different special. She was given a gift. The gift of her memories, she was able to travel to the future and see what her life was to be like. Her older self also gave her all of her memories. So she has memories of being married to Darien having a daughter with him. Being kidnapped and raped by an enemy. Dairen was a bad husband and a terrible father. Serena received memories of a long and sad life and when she came back she decided to change her future she broke up with Darien. Shortly after she did, he died. It was discovered that he did that on purpose that he knew she was going to leave him and he died with the Golden Crystal on purpose to have another shot at her." Trista finished and for the first time dared to look Sirius in the eyes. He held his arms open to her and Trista rushed into them.
"I don't care. I love you. I always knew no ordinary woman would do for me. I needed a Goddess a Titan and I will love you as long as I have you and long after that." Trista cried at his words and kissed him passionately lest he think her feelings were unequal.
"What do we do about the Dark Lord he is after Serena and before she went to sleep she vowed to save him." Severus shouted his face contorted in anger. "How can she vow to save one who has hurt her so much?" He asked himself.
"Serena has a forgiving nature as I am sure you are aware. Many times she has sacrificed her happiness her very life for those she loves. While a part of her may hate Darien they have a past and she loved him for a long time. Add to that the memories she has of them married and having a child. Tell me Severus would you be able to kill someone you had loved so easily." Trista asked him her voice hard. If the idiot had just accepted Serena's love she would have never been susceptible to Darien's manipulations. Severus lowered his eyes at her words. Yes she was very forgiving how many times had she forgiven him his hurtful words.
"What do we do?" Minerva asked she sat next to Albus and gripped his hand tightly.
"I don't know. Only Serena can defeat him but I don't know if she will be willing to do what is necessary. She will try to save him even if it means her death." Trista sighed her body and soul in agony for her princess.
"Let us sleep tomorrow we will talk to her and see what can be done." Albus waved everyone out of the office and pulled Minerva into a hug. They were worried more worried than they had let on and they needed the comfort of each other to get through the night. That night many of the order did not sleep alone. They found comfort in those they loved or even those they liked.
Serena woke up after only two hours. She found herself alone in the infirmary. She walked to the window and looked out at the full moon her heart in turmoil. She had made Darien what he was so could she abandon him. She would marry him fix his broken soul with pieces of her own but only if he gave up the Golden Crystal. She wanted to be sure he harmed none of her friends. She was about to go back to sleep when she felt a call. Serena opened a portal to follow the call and ended up in the cemetery where Cedric had died.
"You came. I didn't think you would." Voldemort stood alone next to the grave of his father. "I never get parents it's unfair really. I am the reason the Earth continues to turn and yet it can't see fit to grant me parents. I am sorry that I lost my temper." Voldemort glided to where Serena stood his hands checking her for injuries.
"I don't know what to think Darien, I need time please just give me time. Who you are here what you turned into I can't." Serena stared at the snake like face in sadness.
"I don't have time. You will come to me willingly or you will watch the world burn."
"How can you say things like that and yet expect me to love you? It goes against my very nature to love what you are. I am the guardian of love and Justice and you have become far worse than Beryl ever was."
"How can you love me? This was your fault. You wanted Darkness I gave you Darkness. I made mistakes but do I not deserve a second chance? You gave Diamond a second chance you forgave Galatia." Serena said nothing knowing he was right but hating Fate and Destiny for giving her this choice. Her happiness for his redemption, she turned and teleported away.
The next morning Serena walked to the great hall lost in thought. She made it to the Head table before she realized everyone was silent.
"What's happened?" She asked Minerva her throat tight with fear.
"Voldemort took over the ministry. He's killed Minister Fudge." Minerva stopped and looked away. Serena knew there was more. She stared hard at her once scout. "He's going to kill off a family every week until you give in to his demands. He's killed the Creevy's parents." Minerva had tears in her eyes.
"Oh Goddess this is my fault this is all my fault." Serena ran to the Gryffindor table where the Creevy brothers sat pale faced and teary eyed. "I'm so sorry boys. I'm going to fix this ok I promise you." Serena reached out and Dennis jumped into her arms sobbing. She rubbed his back and held back her own tears. She had caused this she would make it right.
"Don't do it Serena. You didn't kill our parents Voldemort did and if you go to him he will kill you to." Colin told her his brown eyes fierce in his face. Serena only nodded then stood up to address the Great Hall.
"I am going to stop this. Until I do I offer my home Neoma as Sanctuary for all of you and your families. You only have to say Neoma and you will be transported there. Be warned anyone with malicious intent will be painfully ejected by the wards on my home and dumped into a nest of vipers in South America." Giving one last hug to both Creevy boys Serena strode out of the room.
"Serena wait" Severus jogged after her. He needed to talk to her see if she was ok after what happened last night.
"Go away Severus I have things to do." Serena continued to walk.
"Serena please, just talk to me dammit." He grabbed her arm and spun her towards him. Taking in the still bruised face and bags under her eyes, he pulled her closer to him. In that moment he knew he couldn't live without her. That it was more than lust that he loved her and he would tell her. He wanted a life with her marriage kids the whole damn thing. She was the first one who looked past his exterior to the man he was inside.
"Serena I wanted to tell you that…"
"Severus I forgive you its fine. Ok I have Darien back and I have to save him that's more important than the school girl crush I had on you. You were right it was just lust stupid raging hormones." Serena pulled her arm from his grasp and walked away head held high. It hurt her so much to lie to him but perhaps it was better this way. Now she wouldn't have to choose between them because Serena was sure she wasn't strong enough not to choose Severus.
Severus could only stand and watch as his future walked away. "Bombarda" He shouted his wand blowing up a suit of armor. "Merlin's sweaty ball sack" Severus kicked the armor that had fallen at his feet. He felt a hand on his shoulder and Severus turned to find Sirius standing there with Remus.
"It's going to be ok. We're not going to let her give herself to that bastard." Severus only nodded silently as he watched Remus repair the mess he had made.
The next week went by in a tense silence. Classes were canceled and everyday bought refugees to Hogwarts and Neoma. Several Death Eaters had been summarily been thrown from Neoma when they tried to enter. Serena's elves were in Heaven. They even had to get help from the castle elves. Serena said nothing for the first few days refusing to tell anyone what she had planned and truthfully she didn't know herself what to do.
"Oi Serena, Were getting hitched and I want you to be our maid of honor." Tonks shouted to her Fleur smiling serenely by her side.
"Either Remus and Bill are in for a big surprise or you guys are having a double wedding." Tonks waggled her eyebrows at Serena's words and Fleur looked appraisingly at Tonks.
"Hey now none of that you promised to marry me." Remus smiling said putting his arms arounds Tonks waist.
"Actually not a terrible idea" Bill who followed Remus in smirked at the thought.
"Selene help me you're a pervert just like your mother." Serena told the handsome redhead smiling.
"Seriously, I know that it haz been terrible but we belive zat a wedding will help. What better way to remind people what zey are fighting for than wit true love." Fleur told her with a blinding smile. Serena couldn't help but beam back at her. It was poetic justice that her best friend and cousin who was the goddess of love finally found her true love.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world." She told them smiling. Voldemort had continued his attacks and had killed several muggle families and even some pure blood ones. In his anger he had killed both LeStrange brothers and the entire Knott family save Theodore who was safe at school. Her friends continued to refuse to let her give herself to Voldemort but she hadn't given up. She would see Fleur and Tonks married and she would escape to save Darien.
Serena spent the weeks before the wedding calling in every favor she knew trying to organize the perfect wedding for her former scout and new best friends. The wedding was to be held at the Burrow and was going to be a grand affair. Serena also spent a good amount of time avoiding Severus. His guilt over his words had him trying to corner her at every moment. More than once Serena had used the Sailor teleport to escape him. She was in too much pain to deal with him. She couldn't take his kind words or vows of friendship when all she wanted was to love him for all eternity. It certainly didn't help that since she healed him and he had lost 10 years and all physical scars the females were hounding him like bitches in heat. Serena had a hard time not hexing Madam Rosemerta who came to the castle for sanctuary. The woman was unfailingly nice but also had her generous bosom on display and sat next to Severus at every meal like leech, giggling and heaving her chest. I mean who wears a corset every day stupid strumpet. Serena thought meanly at the woman.
The day of the wedding dawned sunny and clear. Serena teleported everyone to the burrow and was in Ginny's room which she had expanded to fit everyone, getting the brides ready. Fleur chose to wear a traditional French wedding dress with layers of white fabric that draped her body like wings of a swan while Tonks wore her black combat boots (to the displeasure of Molly Weasley) and a short white lace dress. Her hair was a bubble gum pink and curled around her face in ringlets. Fleur wore a tiara borrowed by Bills aunt Muriel and a locket Serena had given her. It was topaz with the carved symbol of Venus inside surrounded by a wreath of golden flowers. It was also a port key to Neoma just in case. To Tonks Serena had given ivory hair combs there were small diamonds on the edge in the shape of flowers. As Serena looked over everyone she couldn't help the tears welling up in her eyes.
"You guys look beautiful. I'm so proud to be your friend and Maid of honor." Serena hugged them both careful not to wrinkle their dresses but her efforts were for naught as Molly burst into tears and crushed the three of them in a hug.
They walked to the yard where the wedding tent was up. The guests were already seated and the girls gasped in awe. Hundreds of Fairies fluttered around the yard their bodies giving off soft glowing light that gave the yard an ethereal quality. Ginny and Gabrielle walked down the aisle in matching sky blue dresses. Serena followed in her teal dress her hair up in a single very large bun at the back of her head. The ceremony was beautiful but punctuated by the very loud cries from both Mrs. Weasley and Mrs. Delacour, Tonks mother Andromeda sat silently but Serena saw the telltale signs of tears in her eyes. Just as the Wizard pronounced both couples husband and wife an explosion rocked the burrow. The house thankfully empty thanks to the ceremony was now up in flames. Serena ran to towards the house hands up.
"Mercury water blast" She yelled as a torrent of water shot from her hands.
Serena turned at a clapping sound.
"I knew you couldn't resist saving the day." Voldemort stood behind her Death Eaters had everyone surrounded.
"What do you want Darien?"
"Simply for you to fulfill your promise to marry me, what better time than now" He gestured towards the wedding tent the terrified wizard priest still standing in front. Serena felt more than saw people move in behind her wands raised towards Voldemort.
"Call your scouts off." Voldemort yelled as the Death Eaters placed all the guests in a full body bind. Serena turned around and to her surprise found Mrs. Weasley, Fleur, Hermione, Harry, McGonagall, Dumbledore and Trista behind her wands raised.
"Stand down" Serena told them her voice regal. "I'm getting married today." She walked towards the pale outstretched hand of Voldemort.
"Hime NO!" Trista yelled. Serena only shook her head sadly at them and placed them all in body binds. Everyone stared at Serena in horror unable to believe what she was about to do.
"I will marry you but you must make an unbreakable vow that you will give me your golden crystal." Voldemort nodded eagerly. Not only was he going to get his wife back but in a wizards wedding the souls of two wizards were bound giving him access to her silver crystal. He would no longer need the Golden Crystal. It offered him no powers save healing and that was something he had not used in this lifetime. He lifted his wand and made the vow.
"I Tom Marvolo Riddle, Lord Voldemort formerly Prince Endymion of Earth do hereby vow to relinquish to Serena Moon my Golden Crystal." Sickly green sparks flew out of his wand.
Serena nodded and walked toward the alter holding in her shivers of disgust. This was it her wedding. She was marrying a monster and when their souls were entwined she would take him to the moon and kill them both. Perhaps in the next life he would be born better. Serena took a deep breath.
"We are here today to celebrate the union between Tom Riddle and Serena Moon." His voice shook as he addressed them. Serena's scouts watched with horror and tears. Harry couldn't explain the heartbreaking feeling of failure that had permeated his soul as he watched the wedding in horror.
"Do you Tom Marvolo Riddle promise your soul, your body, your very magic to Serena Moon?"
"I do" Voldemort leered at Serena who shivered.
"Do you Serena Moon promise your soul, your body, your very magic to Tom Marvolo Riddle?" Serena stared at the thing that used to be Darien this was her last chance to change her mind. She spared a last look at Severus who shook his head fighting the body binding with all his might.
"I do." She whispered letting her tears slide down her face.
"If anyone here has any reason why these two should not be joined as one, speak now or forever hold their peace." Voldemort held his wand at the shaking wizard. Who picked up a red ribbon and started to wrap it around their entwined hands. Just as the final knot was about to be tied a blasting curse severed the knot. Serena looked up and there was Severus who had managed to break free of the body bind and was standing wand raised fury in his eyes.
"I object." He shouted. Severus stalked toward Serena his body graceful like a panther. He ducked curse after curse sent his way never stopping in his stride. Sending curses and freeing guest as he went.
"What is the meaning of this Severus?" Voldemort shouted his hand gripping Serena's arm in a bruising grip.
"Crucio" Severus flung the curse at a surprised Voldemort who shouted in pain before sending one right back at Severus. Severus fell to his knees the pain in his body near unbearable but he quickly stood back up. He inched his way towards Serena all the while fighting the terrible effects of the torture curse.
"I won't let her do this. Kill me if you must Tom but my ghost will never stop haunting you. My soul will never allow you one moments peace you will not have her." Severus did the impossible he broke the hold of the torture curse which rebounded on Voldemort.
"Avada…"
"No Stop this now. If you have even a small piece of Darien in you I beg you to leave him." Serena grabbed the broken ribbon and started to wind it around their arms. She looked pleadingly into Voldemort's red eyes trying to find a small part of the man she once loved and had a child with. Wait red eyes. He has red eyes. Rini's eyes were red. Serena stopped winding the ribbon and looked at Voldemort in horror.
"Why did our daughter have red eyes Darien? My eyes were blue yours were blue. Why?"
"Serena please." Voldemort pleaded the Death Eaters backed away unused to seeing their lord cowed by anyone let alone a small woman.
"No kill everyone here for all I care, you will tell me what you did to my daughter or I will make sure you spend the next ten lives regretting it." Her face was fierce and at that moment she meant every word.
"My indiscretions as Darien had an unfortunate effect. Several bouts of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis left me infertile. I couldn't go to anyone to get treated without it getting back to you and so it affected me negatively. I knew all you ever wanted was a child and at the time you were on the verge of leaving me so I made one for us. I found a wizard and he helped me create a golem of a baby it would grow just like a child and could be spelled into your body. The problem was the Golem had no personality no real life. So I gave her part of my soul. This allowed her to remain alive a person in her own right."
"You made a Horcrux." Serena said her mouth gaping in horror." "I hated myself because I couldn't love her. She was an abomination she was never real, never my child. How I despised myself for loving Hotaru when I could not love Rini. Hotaru, you knew Draco was Hotaru yet you set him up to die. Marked him like an animal." Voldemort pushed her aside.
"You loved the filthy little bitch. Not our daughter she was my greatest creation and you never loved her. She knew that's why she hated you, that's why she led Diamond into the castle that night. I had to send her to the past or she would make sure you died in the future."
"You killed my daughter. Rini was nothing more than a monster you made to try to keep me." Realization dawned on Serena. "You made a Horcrux as king Endymion you were always evil. I did not do this to you. This was never my fault." Serena began to glow white in anger her eyes turned silver and she changed into Cosmos. As she walked towards Voldemort she swung her staff in a slashing motion causing deep cuts to appear on his face and body. Voldemort disapparated in fear of her for the first time, he had not known Serena was Cosmos the cold warrior. The crowd, who was now unfrozen started to run screaming away, save for the Order members who took out their wands and faced off against the Death Eaters. Serena flew above the crowd calling the stars seeds of Death Eater after Death Eater leaving their empty bodies to fall to the ground, when the Death Eaters realized that somehow Cosmos was killing them they to left. Cosmos landed on the ground her hands full of semi lit star seeds. A wave of her staff and they were sent to the cauldron to be judged and later if they earned it reborn.
One Death Eater was left alive from those that had remained Alecto Carrow lay by the body of his sister his face contorted in hatred.
"You killed my sister you muggle whore. You dare spill the blood of a pure blood." He charged towards Serena only to be knocked down by Severus who punched the man hard in the face.
"I am Cosmos and in my blood is the start of all magic. I haven't spilled a drop of your sister's blood. I can kill you with a wave of my hand not one mark will be left on your bodies as your soul floats to me. Now Alecto I can let your sister go to the cauldron and be reborn or I can crush her star seed to nothingness so that her soul is lost to this world forever." Serena held the poorly lit star seed in front of her squeezing it ever so slightly causing the light to flicker. Alecto stared at her in terror finally realizing exactly what he was dealing with. He was from an old pure blood family he had heard the legends of the Guardian Cosmos who was the Goddess of the Moon and Vengeance protector of love and Justice.
"What do you want of me?" He asked his voice resigned.
"I want to know where that half-blood son of bastard is, so that I can cut off his penises and hang them on my wall." Serena's eyes burned as she said this causing those around her to step back.
"He's at Parkinson Manor please." Serena stared at the man as the stench of urine filled the air. She let Amycus's star seed go and then leaned towards the man.
"You dare ask me for mercy. How many innocents have you killed in the name of that noseless bastard? How much evil have you brought into this world with your beliefs? You want mercy I shall grant it. You may live." She nodded her head towards the border of the burrow indicating he should leave. Alecto stumbled and just as he reached the edge of the property Serena called out to him.
"Alecto, Tell Voldemort I'm coming for him." Serena turned away from the man not bothering to stop as she heard him scream in agony as his magic was taken away rendering him a squib.
Authors note****************************
Sorry this took so long. My son had surgery and I wasn't able to step away from him. You moms know how it is. I found myself watching him sleep breathe sit just in case he needed anything I didn't want to be away from him for a moment. I'm not sure I like this chapter I have mixed feelings on it. I may change it but here it is for now. Thank you all for reading and reviewing I am so very happy that you like my story. Will update soon I promise have a great day.