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Father Mine
Chapter 7: Homework and letters
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"Hey Serena! Wait up!" Harry Potter ran after her, still trying to get his outer robes on. "Thanks for waiting for me!" He said sarcastically. He was still trying to catch his breath.
Usagi gave a mock glare. "I've waited for 20 minutes in the common room for you to show up! Hermione and Ron were more impatient than me so they went ahead. I was hungry, what did you expect? We don't have much time for breakfast and you take all your time getting ready! What do you do in your dorm?" She asked slyly.
Harry blushed. "It's not my fault! The guys all take the showers at the same time and we don't have enough place! They're like a tornado in the morning!" Usagi giggled at him.
The week had passed by fairly quickly. She had been into DADA class and luckily, Lupin didn't have much time to look suspiciously at her. They hadn't done anything really special yet, just review old notes and see where they were at. Herbology class had been pretty easy with professor Sprout too. She still hadn't started her 'man hunt' but she was going to be patrolling tonight.
Hermione and Ron made them some place and they started to eat. "So Serena," Hermione started, "I was thinking about it and well, you never told us what YOU wanted to do in the future."
That caught Usagi off-guard. "Me? I don't know, really." She grimaced full time mentally. 'What I want to do in the future, huh? Save the world….again…and again…and again…'
Ron cut her out of her reverie. "But everyone in their 7th year has to know what they wanna do!" Serena shrugged lazily. Hermione was about to press the subject when a couple of screeches were heard. Ron looked up and hummed. "Hm. It's mail time."
Hundreds of owls flew to their owner to give them their letters. Usagi watched as a tiny owl and a white one flew to them. The tiny one dropped into Ron's bowl of cereal and he gave a yelp. "Pig! Watch where you're flying!"
The owl got out of the bowl and started to hoot happily, flying over Ron's head. It dropped a letter on his lap and made itself a place on the table. "It's a letter from mum. She says hello, Harry." The green eyed boy only nodded and petted his owl.
Usagi watched him silently from the corner of the eye. She wasn't the only one, it seem. Professor Lupin was gazing at him with sad eyes. "I don't suppose you have anything for me, huh, Hedwig? Of course not. Who would send me anything?" He said to himself, but everyone in his vicinity heard him anyway.
Dean Thomas tried to cheer him up. "Come on! Mate! At least you won't be afraid of getting a death threat!" He said playfully. The others started to laugh a little when a cry resonated throughout the hall. Suddenly, a fire phoenix soared to Dumbledore from the entrance of the hall and perched itself on his master's arm. Dumbledore watched his Phoenix with great surprise.
Ron and Hermione gazed at each other. "What is Fawkes doing here? It never leaves Dumbledore's quarters!" Ron said questioningly. Hermione was about to reply when another cry, deeper and much, much sadder surprised them. A large black shadow loomed over their head and Fawkes ruffled his feathers angrily while an aura of fire lightly enveloped him.
The large bird descended from the air in a menacing manner and some students gave scared yelps. It settled right in front of Harry at the Gryffindor table and the students stumbled backwards. The teachers were up and ready for anything to happen when Trelawney gave a plaintive sound.
"I knew it!" She started dramatically, with over exaggerated movements of her arms. "I knew it, yet no one wanted to believe me! But this is the proof! The death omen cannot lie! Mr. Potter will die! Death Phoenixes never lie!"
The students were shaking after her little show and Dean Thomas gulped. "I should've shut my trap! I never meant anything by my joke!" He said shakily. Everyone was waiting for the phoenix to move. Harry never budged from his place. The phoenix was staring right back at him in a looming manner, trying to asses him. Harry frowned. "So I'm just supposed to die?"
Everyone held their breath as the phoenix finally moved…and turned away from him just to stare right back at Usagi, who watched it almost lazily. And Trelawney started her charade again. "I knew it! I sensed this girl had a short life span immediately when she entered my class!"
The Patil sisters gasped and looked at the bunny with pity. Usagi glared and muttered under her breath; "Will somebody actually make her shut up?" The black phoenix extended its claws and she moved to touch it. Trelawney gasped and shouted; "DON'T TOUCH IT OR YOU'LL DIE!"
Usagi's patience snapped. "DON'T YOU EVER SHUT UP!?" Trelawney made a perfect imitation of a fish while Usagi took the letter it had in its claws almost forcefully. Her eyes softened at the bird. "Thank you, Shi."
She gave it a piece of her toast and pocketed her letter. Shi gave a thankful cry to its mistress and screeched an awful angry sound at Trelawney, who backed away in fear. Fawkes gave a cry of its own and soon the 2 of them were engaged in a territorial discussion.
The 2 phoenixes soared through the air and Fawkes started to emit fire to make Shi back away. The other one escaped from the threat and glowed with a dark and menacing aura. It was going to strike Fawkes when Usagi shouted; "Don't kill it! I won't have any of this here! Go back home, Shi, and don't hurt 'him'. I'll call you if I need you."
The black phoenix stopped immediately, gave her a last goodbye cry and flew away. The rabbit gave an annoyed look. "What are you all staring at? It's my phoenix! So what?" Everyone seated themselves again and slowly started to eat.
Hermione gave her an apologizing look. "We're sorry we stared. It's just that this type of phoenix never takes an owner. It's just supposed to kill." Usagi raised her eyebrows and laughed out loud, catching the attention of her fellow classmates.
"Do I look dead to you?" She asked flatly. Hermione shook her head negatively. "No…But how…?"
"How am I still alive? How can this phoenix ever choose me as its master?" Hermione nodded to know the reason. The rabbit leaned on her elbows and looked intently at the questioning girl. "I guess I'm just hard to get, like Mister Potter over there!" She said playfully, giving a nudge at Harry, who snorted back at her good-humoredly.
She giggled but something moved from behind her and Fawkes landed on the table. She smiled and petted it calmly. Dumbledore was surprised she didn't burn herself on Fawkes' fiery feathers after such a display. "So your name is Fawkes, is it?" The others could swear the phoenix had nodded. "I hope you didn't see Shi as a threat. Hopefully, next time, you will say hello in a more…pleasant manner!"
She gave it one last grin and Fawkes flew back to Dumbledore's office. "Huh… Can we eat, now?" She changed the subject rapidly and soon everyone had forgotten the events and was finishing their breakfast.
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"Ugh! I give up! This homework Snape gave us is way too complicated for me! I'll never be able to pass in potions class!" Neville complained, completely depressed in front of his potion homework. "Come on Hermione! Can't you help me? Just this once?" The boy tried his luck but all he got was a negative response from her.
He pouted and Ron laughed at him. "Forget it, mate! She doesn't even want to help me! It's hopeless to even try!" The others laughed with him. The small group was in the common room and they were all doing their homework.
Lupin had only given them notes to read and professor Bins had given them a chapter of the history book to read. So, as usual, potions was the biggest paper they had to do. Usagi was in a corner of the room, huddled in a big comfy chair and reading a book. She had finished each of her homework in class while the teachers were talking.
She gazed at the complaining boy out the corner of her eye and took pity of him. She lay her book aside and walked behind Neville, taking a peep at his paper. Hermione scolded her. "You shouldn't help him, Serena! Or else everyone will try to make you do their homework!"
Neville blinked, looked behind and yelped in surprise. "Serena! Jeez girl! I didn't even see you there!" He put a hand on his chest, trying to calm his racing heart beat. Serena ignored him for the moment and continued to read his paper.
"You know," she started, "I really don't get why you don't pass in potions with more ease." She pointed at his sheet. "Those answers are wrong." She stated.
Neville blushed in embarrassment. "Why do you think I should be able to pass?"
The rabbit raised her eyebrows inquisitively. "I saw you were pretty good in Herbology, right?"
Neville made a face. "Yeaah…" He said slowly. "But what does Herbology have to do with my potions homework? It's completely different!"
Usagi snorted and put her hands on her hips. "What would happen if I were to mix mandrake roots with verbena leaves?" Neville raised his eyebrows. "I wouldn't do that. It would create an explosion big enough to damage the entire Herbology classroom." He answered automatically.
The guys gaped at him in bewilderment while Serena smirked. "There you have it." She pointed at question number 4 on his paper. "The 2 elements described in the question are components of the 2 plants I just named. So the answer's the same as you gave me."
Neville made an impression of a fish while gazing at the questions closely and Serena nodded. "Most of the things used in potions class come from plants. So just find out which one and think of your Herbology class!"
The boy locked her in a disbelieving hug. "Thank you!!! I never even thought about that! You've just made my life WAY easier!!!" Usagi and the others laughed at him. In a corner, a certain green eyed boy couldn't help the grunt that escaped his throat when Neville hugged the laughing rabbit.
A while later, when things settled a bit, Usagi went back to her chair and took her letter out. She made sure nobody was watching and read the piece of paper. It was a letter from Sirius, the first she had received from the beginning of the school year.
Hey Sere!
You haven't written to me so I took out my Gryffindor courage to ask Shi to deliver this letter to you. The damn bird is wild, I tell you! I had all the misery on Earth to attach the letter to its bloody leg! How is Harry, by the way? And Remus?
Oh, f*ck this! I can't take it anymore! I wanna come to Hogwarts right now! Stop glaring at the letter! Setsuna came by not so long ago and when I asked her, she told me you still hadn't started to search for Pettigrew! What's taking you so long?!
I'm sorry if I sound aggressive, being cooped up in the house is making me crazy. Plus, I'm not the one to write damn sentimental letters.
I better have news from you soon or I'll come there regardless of what you say!
I love you, you know….
Dad
Usagi's eyes twitched irritably and she crumpled the letter in her hand to change her mind. The sound caught Ron's attention and he got up. "What are you glaring at? What was that letter saying?" He asked curiously. He was about to snatch the paper when Serena got up jerkily and fisted her hand, crumpling the paper even more. The paper caught on fire and Ron backed away quickly, yelping and catching the attention of Harry and Hermione, as well as the few other students who were still up. She went to the table and took out a quill and a parchment. She went back to her chair sulkily and Ron made no other motion to peep in. She looked very disturbed. She started to write furiously.
Father,
If you dare leave the house I will personally use your liver to feed Hermione's cat! Damnit! Be patient! Do you think I like being cooped up in school while I could be outside training and concentrating more on catching the traitor?! Anyway, I won't start a bloody war between us…
Harry's well and alive, from what I've seen. He looks really tired sometimes as if he didn't sleep but he always shrugs it off. I noticed he had a tendency to zone out and glare at nothing in class. Do you have any idea on what could be causing this?
I also think that dear 'uncle' Remus is suspicious of me. Guess he's trying to protect Harry even more since what happened in the Department of Mysteries. Dumbledore is also giving me 'the eye' when he thinks I'm not looking. But for the moment, I don't have any troubles with them.
My powers are also giving me quite a dilemma. It's totally embarrassing! I'm getting the attention of too many people. But I think it's better now. They're starting to get used to my sudden boosts and ignore them. Lucky me! (I'm being sarcastic right now)
I really have to stop writing now. The trio is staring at me. But remember. Just be patient. I was planning on patrolling tonight anyway. Just train in the house for the moment. Think; Bellatrix Lestrange. That'll do the trick.
Have a good night and remember that I love you very much,
Serenity
The golden trio watched as she sighed, got up and went to the window. She opened it and the black phoenix immediately perched itself on the windowsill, claws extended to receive the message. Ron gazed at his friends with an arched eyebrow in a silent question; how did she call the bird in the first place?! Hermione only shrugged in a 'don't ask me!' way.
Seamus yawned loudly. "It's getting really late, guys. We should go to bed." The others groaned but didn't press the subject when prefect Hermione pushed them to their dorms. "Are you coming, Serena?" The blue eyed girl nodded. "Just a minute. I'm attaching my letter to Shi's claws."
She then closed the window and followed Hermione to the dorm. About 2 hours later, when she was sure everyone was sound asleep, she silently got up and took her 'wand' out. Murmuring "Silencio!" she spelled the area sound proof with little trouble. She got down to the common room and took out Mercury's portable computer.
She then tried to find out any evil activity in the near vicinity and found a rather big black dot, pointing not so far from here. To make her job easier, she took out Mercury's visor and put it in front of her eyes. The data automatically appeared and she locked on to the target.
She took out her disguise pen to change into something more comfortable and teleported away with a determined stare as her fellow classmates slept on, unaware of anything.
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When she reappeared, she groaned. 'Just my luck!' With the trail from the computer, she had teleported right into a cemetery. She grimaced and muttered darkly; "I shouldn't be so surprised. After all, I didn't expect to land in a cinema or a fancy restaurant…"
She snorted at the idea. 2 bozos of Voldy's eating dinner in a bistro or watching a movie in a cinema, while eating popcorn. She was about to snort again when she heard a suspicious sound. She moved around the tombs with the grace of a cat, in low profile. The farther she was getting, the heavier the air was getting. Her head started to spin but she gripped her broach and it went away. She heard low talking and she quickly crouched behind a grave.
She sneaked a look and grimaced again. 'Damnit! This is not what I expected.' There were 2 older looking adolescents snogging each other. She started to back away, all the while thinking; 'Is that what they consider a romantic rendezvous? Jeez! They'll have to work on their social skills!'
She was about to scan another area with the visor when a terrified scream resonated through the air. She cursed her stupidity and ran back to where she previously crouched. She glared at the view. The 2 kids were out cold and dementors were circling them menacingly.
Of course! She had gotten light headed! That was a sign when dementors were close. How stupid of her to ignore it. One of the dementors was about to grip a victim and she sneered. Pettigrew might not be here, but she wasn't going to see a murder without doing anything!
She took her 'wand' out and murmured a Lunarian spell. The stick, as she liked to call it, grew in length and she twirled it around expertly between her fingers. "Ahh! My good old staff!" She created an energy disk and threw it towards the dementors with precise aim. "MOON TIARA STAR!"
It disintegrated one and the others screeched in surprise. She glared. "You're making me loose valuable searching time! This town just has to be cleaned of filthy trash such as you!" One of the dementors let out a loud and angry screech and 'glided' in her direction. The thing wasn't very bright.
She knocked it out with her staff and called out Venus' chain to restrain the others but nothing happened. She cursed out loud again. "Shit! Common Venus! Damnit! I need you!" The powers inside her were all jumbled up and she couldn't get a grip on the orange light easily.
She ducked as a dementor tried to grab her by behind and almost fell on her butt. She ran away and hid behind a tree but they were gaining on her fast. "Darn it! Come on!" She urged one of her new powers to show desperately. When she thought they were going to get her, her eyes glazed over and her moon insignia glowed angrily.
A flash of lightning bolted from the dark clouds and struck the dementors head on, effectively disintegrating them on the spot. Thunder sounded through the skies and a heavy rain started to pour. She sniffed, completely soaked and turned around. She sweatdropped stupidly.
"Who would've thought? I was always told to never hide below a tree to avoid lightning and they're the ones who got shocked. That's stupid.-_-;" She rolled her eyes and went back to the 2 unconscious kids, teleporting near a wizard's hospital. The nurses were shocked to see a totally soaked girl holding 2 other adolescents out cold.
One nurse urged her to come with her but Usagi shook her head, saying she had found them like this and that she just wanted to go home now. A doctor rushed in and the nurse urging her to come turned to talk to the man. When she turned back, the blue eyed girl was nowhere to be seen.
When she appeared back at Hogwarts, she put on her nightgown and collapsed onto her bed, still completely soaked.
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