A Prayer-Part 5
AN: You like me! You really like me! *wipes away a tear* I feel so loved. ^_^ Honestly, it made me so happy to know that people like my story. I wasn't too happy with it myself. I'm always expecting better. Hi out there to all the peeps who reviewed! Hi Ami! Jeez! I thought I was anxious!! ^_^ Here's the next part!
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The senshi, now in plain clothes, ran into the forest.
"Luna! Luna! Where are you!" Usagi yelled.
"Artemis! Come here!" Minako called. Makoto put her hands on her hips.
"They're nowhere to be found! Let's go in deeper . . . .." Makoto stopped. "Did you hear that?"
"No . . ." Rei frowned. "Wait! I hear it!" It was tiny mew, that sounded like it was on their right. Luna limped out from behind a tree, and Artemis trailed behind her.
"LUNA! ARTEMIS!" the senshi yelled. Luna had many scratches, and Artemis had a bloody front leg.
"Luna-chan, are you OK?" Usagi cried, cradling the tiny cat in her arms. Minako picked Artemis up and kissed the moon on his forehead.
"You worried us half to death!" Makoto scolded. "Come, let's go back to the castle." They didn't argue. The senshi walked out of the forest, where Hagrid, Dumbledore, and Harry were waiting.
"Your guardians are cats?" Harry said, scratching his head.
"Oh, dear, dear, dear," sighed Dumbledore. "They look pretty scratched up. Come, we'll see if Madame Pomfrey has any veterinary skills."
Minako and Usagi carried the cats into the castle. Luna whimpered slightly, but didn't protest. Artemis looked around with some effort, making little mewing noises at every odd sight.
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"I'll see what I can do for them, Professor. Honestly, I'm not fit to be a vet." Madame Pomfrey muttered as she dabbed the blood off of Artemis' leg. She said a spell under her breath, and the senshi watched in amazement as the bones in his leg shifted and went back into place.
"That's amazing!" gasped Ami. "If only my mother had that kind of technology." ((AN:For those of you that don't know, Ami's mother is a doctor))
"Technology my eye!" scoffed Pomfrey. "It's magic!"
Ami nodded and watched as Pomfrey began to fix up Luna. It only took a few minutes; although she didn't look that well, she was only scratched up.
"Poor Luna," Usagi cooed. "I wonder how you got so scratched!!!"
When Luna and Artemis were healed as well as they could be, Dumbledore lead the group back to his office, where Hermione and Ron where waiting. Usagi set the little black cat and the floor, and knelt next to her. "My little neko, who did you get so scratched?"
Hermione raised an eyebrow. "Is she talking to her cat?" Luna looked at Hermione, and then at Ron and Harry. She turned to Usagi and tilted her head to one side.
"It's OK, Luna-chan, they're friends. Even the big one!" Usagi giggled and smirked at Hagrid.
"Rei, this is the boy?" Luna asked.
"Ahhh! That cat talked just talked!!!" Ron shouted and leapt behind his chair. Harry looked at the cat strangely, and Hermione gasped.
"Of course I did!" Luna frowned. "How do you expect us to communicate, you silly boy?!"
Ron went red and looked at Dumbledore, who was looking at the crescent moon on Artemis' forehead. "Ah. I see . . ."
Artemis' cheeks went red, and he chuckled nervously. "Ano, konnichi wa, minna-san,"
"Artemis . .. " Luna growled, lowering her voice. "You did listen to the English tape . . .didn't you?!"
"Sorry, Luna!" Artemis said in Japanese. "I had a little trouble with the tape player!" ((AN: I see Artemis struggling with a tape player, and accidentally puncturing it somewhere. KABOOM!))
Luna sighed and turned to Dumbledore. "Tell us about your enemy." she said bluntly.
"He's one of the most powerful wizards ever know. He is very evil, and is bent on distroying the wizarding world, maybe even the muggle world as well!"
"As far as we know," Ron piped up. "There are only two wizards more powerful. Dumbledore," Dumbledore smiled. " And Harry."
"Harry?" Rei said, casting a look in Harry direction. He blushed
"But he's just a kid!" Minako said.
"My dear, how old are you?" Dumbledore said calmly.
"Um, 16." Makoto raised an eyebrow.
"You are only a child, yet you have most likely saved your country, and the world, on many occasions. Power is not discriminatory of age.
"As I was saying, about 15 years ago, the evil wizard rose to power and destroyed Harry's parents." A pause, and Harry quickly wiped a tear from his eye so Rei wouldn't see.
"He tried to kill Harry to, but it rebound and destroyed him, leaving only this lightening shaped scar." He gently lifted up Harry's hair to show the scar. Harry was bright scarlet by this time.
"We all thought he was gone fore good. For 11 year, no one dared even say his name. Voldemort-" Ron shuddered. "-was destroyed. Or so we thought. When Harry entered Hogwarts, Voldemort resurfaced and, on many occasions, tried to kill Harry. Last time he almost succeeded . . . He killed Harry's friend, Cedric, and took blood from Harry, enabling to be somewhat immune to Harry's natural powers."
"So . . ." Setsuna sighed. "He is back."
"You say that as if you already knew of him," Dumbledore said.
"I know of him. I'm the guardian of time, remember?"
"Now," Harry sighed. "If he comes back, there is little I can do to stop him. That's why I prayed for help." He looked at Rei. "You answered."
"Well, we will do all we can to help you. Won't we, Luna?" Usagi said, looking at Luna.
She sighed. "It is our duty, senshi."
"Right!" they all cried in unison.
"Thank you, Rei," Harry whispered.
"It's our pleasure, Harry-chan,"
"Right," Ron said, rubbing his hands together. "Now that that's sorted out, where are they going to stay? Minako can stay in my bunk," he winked.
"Ron!" Hermione yelled, and smiled apologetically at Minako, who was laughing.
"I'm sure we will be able to accomadate them somehow." Dumbledore said. "I suppose we could move them into the Slytherin house . .. " who looked over their shoulders to see Harry and Ron waving their arms and mouthing 'NO!' ".....or maybe the Gryffindor house. Yes, I'm sure we could fit you in there. I hope you don't mind sleeping bags."
Usagi was about to open her mouth, but Rei clapped a hand over it. "That'll be fine, thank you!"
"All right, then! Ron, Harry, Hermione, give them a tour of the school. Tell the other students that they are . . . . we'll say, tourist wizards from Japan. Yes, that'll work, as long as they don't ask you to do magic."
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Oh, Ron, you cheeky monkey! He's such a sly dog, ain't he? Well, that's it for now! Next time: the senshi meet Draco, and boy, will they give him the what-for! Ja ne! ^_^
AN: You like me! You really like me! *wipes away a tear* I feel so loved. ^_^ Honestly, it made me so happy to know that people like my story. I wasn't too happy with it myself. I'm always expecting better. Hi out there to all the peeps who reviewed! Hi Ami! Jeez! I thought I was anxious!! ^_^ Here's the next part!
*~*~*~*~*
The senshi, now in plain clothes, ran into the forest.
"Luna! Luna! Where are you!" Usagi yelled.
"Artemis! Come here!" Minako called. Makoto put her hands on her hips.
"They're nowhere to be found! Let's go in deeper . . . .." Makoto stopped. "Did you hear that?"
"No . . ." Rei frowned. "Wait! I hear it!" It was tiny mew, that sounded like it was on their right. Luna limped out from behind a tree, and Artemis trailed behind her.
"LUNA! ARTEMIS!" the senshi yelled. Luna had many scratches, and Artemis had a bloody front leg.
"Luna-chan, are you OK?" Usagi cried, cradling the tiny cat in her arms. Minako picked Artemis up and kissed the moon on his forehead.
"You worried us half to death!" Makoto scolded. "Come, let's go back to the castle." They didn't argue. The senshi walked out of the forest, where Hagrid, Dumbledore, and Harry were waiting.
"Your guardians are cats?" Harry said, scratching his head.
"Oh, dear, dear, dear," sighed Dumbledore. "They look pretty scratched up. Come, we'll see if Madame Pomfrey has any veterinary skills."
Minako and Usagi carried the cats into the castle. Luna whimpered slightly, but didn't protest. Artemis looked around with some effort, making little mewing noises at every odd sight.
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"I'll see what I can do for them, Professor. Honestly, I'm not fit to be a vet." Madame Pomfrey muttered as she dabbed the blood off of Artemis' leg. She said a spell under her breath, and the senshi watched in amazement as the bones in his leg shifted and went back into place.
"That's amazing!" gasped Ami. "If only my mother had that kind of technology." ((AN:For those of you that don't know, Ami's mother is a doctor))
"Technology my eye!" scoffed Pomfrey. "It's magic!"
Ami nodded and watched as Pomfrey began to fix up Luna. It only took a few minutes; although she didn't look that well, she was only scratched up.
"Poor Luna," Usagi cooed. "I wonder how you got so scratched!!!"
When Luna and Artemis were healed as well as they could be, Dumbledore lead the group back to his office, where Hermione and Ron where waiting. Usagi set the little black cat and the floor, and knelt next to her. "My little neko, who did you get so scratched?"
Hermione raised an eyebrow. "Is she talking to her cat?" Luna looked at Hermione, and then at Ron and Harry. She turned to Usagi and tilted her head to one side.
"It's OK, Luna-chan, they're friends. Even the big one!" Usagi giggled and smirked at Hagrid.
"Rei, this is the boy?" Luna asked.
"Ahhh! That cat talked just talked!!!" Ron shouted and leapt behind his chair. Harry looked at the cat strangely, and Hermione gasped.
"Of course I did!" Luna frowned. "How do you expect us to communicate, you silly boy?!"
Ron went red and looked at Dumbledore, who was looking at the crescent moon on Artemis' forehead. "Ah. I see . . ."
Artemis' cheeks went red, and he chuckled nervously. "Ano, konnichi wa, minna-san,"
"Artemis . .. " Luna growled, lowering her voice. "You did listen to the English tape . . .didn't you?!"
"Sorry, Luna!" Artemis said in Japanese. "I had a little trouble with the tape player!" ((AN: I see Artemis struggling with a tape player, and accidentally puncturing it somewhere. KABOOM!))
Luna sighed and turned to Dumbledore. "Tell us about your enemy." she said bluntly.
"He's one of the most powerful wizards ever know. He is very evil, and is bent on distroying the wizarding world, maybe even the muggle world as well!"
"As far as we know," Ron piped up. "There are only two wizards more powerful. Dumbledore," Dumbledore smiled. " And Harry."
"Harry?" Rei said, casting a look in Harry direction. He blushed
"But he's just a kid!" Minako said.
"My dear, how old are you?" Dumbledore said calmly.
"Um, 16." Makoto raised an eyebrow.
"You are only a child, yet you have most likely saved your country, and the world, on many occasions. Power is not discriminatory of age.
"As I was saying, about 15 years ago, the evil wizard rose to power and destroyed Harry's parents." A pause, and Harry quickly wiped a tear from his eye so Rei wouldn't see.
"He tried to kill Harry to, but it rebound and destroyed him, leaving only this lightening shaped scar." He gently lifted up Harry's hair to show the scar. Harry was bright scarlet by this time.
"We all thought he was gone fore good. For 11 year, no one dared even say his name. Voldemort-" Ron shuddered. "-was destroyed. Or so we thought. When Harry entered Hogwarts, Voldemort resurfaced and, on many occasions, tried to kill Harry. Last time he almost succeeded . . . He killed Harry's friend, Cedric, and took blood from Harry, enabling to be somewhat immune to Harry's natural powers."
"So . . ." Setsuna sighed. "He is back."
"You say that as if you already knew of him," Dumbledore said.
"I know of him. I'm the guardian of time, remember?"
"Now," Harry sighed. "If he comes back, there is little I can do to stop him. That's why I prayed for help." He looked at Rei. "You answered."
"Well, we will do all we can to help you. Won't we, Luna?" Usagi said, looking at Luna.
She sighed. "It is our duty, senshi."
"Right!" they all cried in unison.
"Thank you, Rei," Harry whispered.
"It's our pleasure, Harry-chan,"
"Right," Ron said, rubbing his hands together. "Now that that's sorted out, where are they going to stay? Minako can stay in my bunk," he winked.
"Ron!" Hermione yelled, and smiled apologetically at Minako, who was laughing.
"I'm sure we will be able to accomadate them somehow." Dumbledore said. "I suppose we could move them into the Slytherin house . .. " who looked over their shoulders to see Harry and Ron waving their arms and mouthing 'NO!' ".....or maybe the Gryffindor house. Yes, I'm sure we could fit you in there. I hope you don't mind sleeping bags."
Usagi was about to open her mouth, but Rei clapped a hand over it. "That'll be fine, thank you!"
"All right, then! Ron, Harry, Hermione, give them a tour of the school. Tell the other students that they are . . . . we'll say, tourist wizards from Japan. Yes, that'll work, as long as they don't ask you to do magic."
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Oh, Ron, you cheeky monkey! He's such a sly dog, ain't he? Well, that's it for now! Next time: the senshi meet Draco, and boy, will they give him the what-for! Ja ne! ^_^