(This
is going to be an exciting fic, where everything comes to a head. Decisions
will be made, friendships will be tested, and love will be expressed. This fic
takes place during and after "Harry Potter and the Senshi's Circle". That fic
is finished in this one. Let's move on.)
Disclaimer:
I own nothing.
Ch.
1
Why
can't we be friends,
Why
can't we be friends,
Why
can't we be friends,
Why
can't we be friends?
-If anyone asks me the title of this
song…..
Shin
sighed as he packed up the last of A-ko's stuff. He had to admit, having her
around wasn't as bad as he thought it would be. It made him realize that he
truly loved Ma-ko, and that he always would.
He
shut up the box and taped it. He wiped the sweat from his brow.
"This
is the last of it," he said, handing the box off to A-ko. A-ko smiled
appreciatively.
"Thanks,
Shin. I couldn't have gotten ready so quickly without you."
Shin
nodded, sighing. Thinking of Ma-ko made him lonely, as Makoto-as well as all of
the other Senshi-were still in London at Hogwarts. He'd received Makoto's
owls-about once every week. He had to admit, it took some getting used to when
you were in the middle of breakfast and a large Barn Owl came swooping in the
window to drop a note on your eggs.
"Shin?"
He
blinked and realized that A-ko had been calling him for a while. He smiled and
shook his head.
"What
was that?"
A-ko
smiled. "Thinking of Mako-chan again? Don't worry. She'll come back, and on a
broomstick too, no less!!"
Shin
laughed and helped A-ko lug her stuff out the door and onto the moving truck.
Sailormoon's
eyes went wide when she saw her scores.
"110
in Potions! 90 in Divination! 97 in Charms! I passed all of my classes!" she
announced at the Gryffindor table. Hermione grinned.
"Maybe
you should consider coming back for
another year, Usagi," she said amusedly. Harry smiled ruefully.
"Yeah.
With you in Gryffindor, Snape finally seems to be fair to us."
He
looked up as Sailormercury hurried over from the Ravenclaw table. "I got
perfect 200s in all subjects….except flying. I got a 70 in that."
Chibimoon
smiled. "Can't be perfect at everything, Ami-chan."
Mercury
huffed. "I'm sure I can re-take it."
Ron
grinned. "Fat chance of that, I'm afraid. The end of term banquet is being held
tonight."
Mercury
sighed and smiled.
"How
did you do, Hermione?"
"Not
as well as I'd like," Hermione said. "But I did get over 100's in all of my
subjects."
Mercury
rolled her eyes. "Figures," she muttered in Japanese.
She
watched the Outer Senshi and Jupiter walk over from their Hufflepuff table.
"I
simply can't wait to see Shin-chan tomorrow," Jupiter said dreamily. "They said
they'd meet us at King's Cross. And oh!" she added, remembering something.
"Ron,
Hermione, Harry, I've talked to Professor Dumbledore. He's sent owls off to all
of your homes and they've all agreed that you can stay with us for part of the
summer!"
Hermione
gasped. "You mean it? I get to stay with you all?"
Ron
grinned. "And you all live away from Muggles, right? So Harry and I can
practise Quidditch!!"
Harry
smiled. "I don't have to go straight back to the Dursleys!"
Venus
grinned. "Then it's settled. You all come back with us when we reach King's
Cross."
Uranus
and Neptune smiled at each other. This would certainly prove to be an
interesting summer, Shogun or no Shogun.
She
looked up as a flutter of owls streamed in the window. She picked out Hedwig
immediately as she fluttered down to drop a letter on his plate. She then
watched as several owls landed on the shoulders of various Senshi. She smiled.
The notes were addressed in Japanese. The girl's boyfriends had written to
them.
Sailormoon
opened hers hurriedly.
"'Dear
Usa-ko,'" She read aloud.
"'The
Troopers and I are in London now. We're staying in the Leaky Cauldron, and
we'll be at King's Cross to pick you up tomorrow. Arthur Weasley has connected
the fireplace at home to the'- this looks like Fruu?"
Ron
flushed. "That's Floo. It's a type of powder we use in fireplaces to get
around."
"Ah.
'Floo powder network. The Troopers are looking forward to seeing everyone
again. Tell Chibiusa I said hello, and that I miss her. And please don't eat
out all of Hogwarts' stores before you leave.' Well that was uncalled for."
"You
sure about that, Usagi-chan?" The final senshi, Sailormars, had joined them
from the Slytherin table. "It wouldn't be the first time you've completely
drained a pantry."
Sailormoon
mumbled something very fast and low in Japanese and went on reading.
"'Hope
to see you soon. Love, Mamoru."
Sailorjupiter
opened hers. She smiled. "Mine is worded about the same, it has the same
information in it."
Harry
smiled as the Senshi began to talk. This summer would definitely be the best
yet.
"
What kind of spells do you think they've learned?"
Seiji
took a bite out of his Chocolate Frog and thought. "I dunno. Maybe something
that will help us battle the Dark Kingdom."
Benjamin
reached over the table for a Bertie Bott's Every Flavour bean. He picked out a
green one and popped it into his mouth. A moment later he gagged.
"Seaweed!"
Rajura
chuckled and took a brown one out of the pile. He nibbled it and handed it to
his small son.
"Chocolate."
Benjamin
popped it into his mouth, chewing gratefully. He swallowed. "Our biggest
problem with the Dark Kingdom now is that they've had ten or so months to
figure out a plan of action against us. What we've got to hope is that the
spells they've learned are powerful enough to stop them once and for all."
Touma
nodded at Benjamin. "He's right. Maybe we should have the girls stay for
another year."
"Maybe
we should go with them," Shou mused. Everyone chuckled.
Bertie
sighed, picking up a funny green and orange bean. She looked at it for a
second.
"I'm
more worried about Katzie and that baby of hers. We don't want to hurt any
innocents, you know," she ate the bean and swallowed. "Mango," she said softly.
"And I'd rather cleanse them all than destroy them. I mean, they're my family."
Ryo
nodded, smiling sadly. "We know, Bertie. Trust me. Destruction is only if all
else fails-five times."
Everyone
chuckled again, and Ryo drew out a pinkish bean. He ate it, covered his mouth
and ran for the bathroom. They waited a minute, and then he came back, pushing
his pile of beans away.
"What
flavour did you get?" Touma asked. Ryo made a face.
"Vomit,"
he muttered. Benjamin looked uneasily at his pile and reached for a chocolate
frog. He took out the card.
"Dumbledore,"
he read slowly. "Isn't he the headmaster of Hogwarts?"
Seiji
nodded. He peered at the picture of Dumbledore on the front. Dumbledore smiled
and winked up at him. Seiji turned the card over, then turned it back. He
started.
"He's
gone!"
"Of
course," Shin said. "Ma-ko told me about it. Wizard pictures move, visit each
other. She's related stories of pictures having parties in their frames."
Seiji
frowned. "I think I like Muggle pictures better."
Shin
laughed. Then he sighed. He'd been meeting Ma-ko this time tomorrow at King's
Cross.
He
looked at the clock. It was eight. He stood and stretched.
"Time
for us to go to bed, I suppose."
Ryo
grinned. "Yeah, I can just imagine you, Shin. Just thinking that Mako-chan will
be home in about ten hours will keep you up all night."
Everyone
laughed again.
The
Great Hall was decorated in blue and gold, Ravenclaw's colours. Ravenclaw
celebrated their winning the House Cup raucously, while the Slytherins looked
on sulkily from their table. Gryffindor didn't seem to care.
"We
are here tonight," Dumbledore said, smiling. "To celebrate Ravenclaw's winning
the house cup. Give yourself a hand, Ravenclaw!"
Ravenclaw
again erupted in cheers. Dumbledore clapped.
"Yes,
very well done, Ravenclaw. We are also, however, here to say a very special
goodbye to nine students of ours. Will the Sailor Senshi please stand up."
The
Sailor Senshi stood, each flushing furiously.
"It
has come to my attention that you nine have risked life and limb in order to
save this institution, with the help of our own Gryffindors Harry Potter, Ron
Weasley and Hermione Granger, as well as our Slytherin Draco Malfoy. It is for
this, as well as each of your outstanding achievements here in Hogwarts that I
present to you, from the Ministry of Magic, these certificates proclaiming each
and every one of you a full fledged witch. From now until if and when you ever
die, you will always be welcome in the Wizarding community. What's more, the
Ministry of Magic has seen fit to give each of you a broomstick, save
Sailormercury, who has kindly requested a sample of the books we have on
various magics."
Everyone
clapped harder, even Slytherin. Dumbledore nodded to Madam Hooch, who presented
eight of the Sailor Senshi with Firebolts, and a broom care kit. Madam Pince
presented Mercury with a cauldron full of books.
Dumbledore
smiled and turned to Sailormoon.
"After
you are done being a Senshi, my dear," he said, smiling wider. "You may wish to
consider a career as a Quidditch player."
Sailoruranus
helped Harry load his trunk onto the Hogwarts Express. He smiled.
"Arigato,"
he said shyly. Uranus blinked and smiled.
"No
problem," she said. She looked up as the whistle sounded. She followed Harry
onto the train and separated from him to sit in a compartment with the other
Outer Senshi. Harry sat with Ron, Hermione and Chibimoon. Chibimoon had pulled
off her wizards robes, revealing the fuku underneath. She sighed.
"They
were nice, but they made me too hot," she commented. Hermione grinned.
"I
can't wait to get into a t-shirt and jeans myself."
Chibimoon
smiled. She reached into her pack and pulled out a Fizzing Whizzbee.
"Want
one?"
Ron
shook his head and smiled. "Nah. I've got a pack full of Canary Creams myself."
Hermione
pulled out a sugar quill and began sucking on the end happily. Chibiusa
shrugged and smiled shyly at Harry.
"Look
on the bright side," she said, looking at Harry's long face.
"What's
that?" he asked absently.
"At
least I didn't offer you a Cockroach Cluster."
Harry
burst out laughing.
When
the Hogwarts express slowed down, she asked to be left alone for a minute or
two while she untransformed. This they did and after a few moments she let them
back in, now clothed in a cute imitation of her former school uniform. Ron
frowned.
"Why'd
you untransform now?"
"It's
simple," Harry said before Hermione opened her mouth. "If Muggles saw people
coming out of the barrier, that'd be noticeable enough. But see the Sailor
Senshi coming through the barrier, and it creates a sensation. They don't want
to be noticeable."
Chibiusa
nodded. "I just hope Usagi has as much sense."
She
stepped off the train and was relieved when she saw her other friends nearby,
all clothed normally.
They
stepped through the barrier and Chibiusa was surprised to be greeted by none
other than-
"Go-chan!!"
She
abandoned her carrier to hug her friend. Gohan flushed ever so slightly.
"Hey,
Usa-ko,"
Chibiusa
grinned. "What are you doing here?"
Gohan
shrugged. "Shou told me you were coming back today, so I figured why not. I
flew here."
She
giggled and hugged him again. "I'm glad you came."
Usagi
and Mamoru watched the two kids, smiling. Then Mamoru bent down and planted a
light kiss on Usagi's lips.
"Welcome
home," he said softly. Usagi grinned.
"It's
great to be home. Of course, now I've got to practise,"
Mamoru
was confused. "Practise what?"
Makoto,
who was listening, laughed.
"Usagi,
don't tell me you're going to practise Quidditch when we get home!"
"And
why not?" Usagi huffed back. "Ron's got a Quaffle, Bludger and Snitch with
him."
"And
I'm not playing Beater," Makoto said good naturedly. "Breaking a leg once is
enough for me, thanks."
Shin
frowned. "You broke a leg?"
"Nothing
Madam Pomfrey couldn't fix," Makoto said with a shrug. She grinned as Harry,
Ron and Hermione came through. She watched as Ron was greeted by his mother and
twin brothers, who brought them all over.
"Shi-chan,"
she said. "You remember Harry Potter," she said, gesturing to him. Harry waved.
"Hi,"
he said weakly.
"This
is Ron Weasley," she said, giving Ron a friendly punch on the arm. Ron grinned.
"And
this is Hermione."
Hermione
executed a perfect bow. "Ohaiyo Gozaimasu!" She said cheerfully.
"Ogenki
desu ka?"
Shin
looked impressed.
"Ye
donae have to talk Japanese with me," he said, smiling. "I was born in England,
ye know."
Hermione
flushed, then shrugged. "It was a good idea, anyway."
Molly
smiled. "I know you'll take good care of my Ron."
George
grinned. "Don't worry, mom. Ickle Ronnikins is safe with the Sailor Senshi and
Samurai Troopers to guard him."
"And
remember," she said, adding a stern look at Ron. "No Magic over the summer."
"Aw,
mom," Ron said good naturedly. Molly gestured to the car.
"We'll
take you to our house, and you can use the Floo powder to get home from there."
"Is
it safe?" Gohan asked uncertainly. Chibiusa grinned.
"Yep!
And I'm sure Mia's waiting with dinner ready!"
Gohan
grinned as well. "Let's get going!!"
Ron
smiled as they reached The Burrow. It had always seemed as if it'd been too
long since he'd last seen the cosy-if untidy- home. He jumped out of the car.
"I've
got to go upstairs and get a few things," he said. "I'll be back downstairs in
a sec."
Harry
grinned. "Don't bring all your Chudley Cannons posters with you, Weasley!" he
called. "It'll look like the house is on fire!"
Ron
laughed and dashed inside. The Sailor Senshi, Troopers, and assembled persons
walked inside as well, where Arthur was waiting for them. He stood and grinned.
"Ron's
gone upstairs, he'll be down in a sec. In the mean time, shall we get you all
home?"
Hermione
was bouncing on the balls of her feet. Arthur took a flowerpot off the mantle,
took a pinch of the powder that was in it and threw it into the fire, turning
the fire emerald green. He stepped into it, yelling "Fuji-san!" and he was
gone. Usagi grinned and grabbed her trunk. She took the Floo powder and threw
it onto the fire.
"Fuji-san!"
she yelled. She felt herself whirling past fireplaces, getting dizzier and
dizzier, when suddenly she fell out face first onto a floor. She picked herself
up and looked around.
"Welcome
home, Usagi," a soft voice said. Usagi identified it immediately.
"Mia!!"
she yelled, dragging her trunk behind her. She went to give her a very sooty
hug. Mia smiled.
"How
was Hogwarts?"
Usagi
grinned. "I loved it! I'd rather go back there next year than to regular school
again."
"Learn
any good spells?"
Usagi
nodded. "I'll show you later," she said, noticing the fireplace erupt in bright
green flames. She watched as Mamoru came with Chibiusa's trunk. He panted.
"How
are we going to get these upstairs?"
Usagi
looked at Arthur.
"Levitation
spell?"
Arthur
grinned. "You're thinking like a real witch, Usagi."
Usagi
took out her wand.
"Wingardium
Leviosa!" She yelled, tapping the trunk. It immediately lifted off the floor
and floated in mid air for a second or two before Usagi set it back down.
"That's
a first year spell," she told the gaping Mamoru. "You ought to see some of the
curses we've learned."
Arthur
frowned. "What curses?"
Usagi
blushed a bit. "They wanted us to learn everything that Harry's class has
learned, and you know in their fourth year, they learned curses."
Arthur
smiled again. "Ah, those. Not that I imagine that you'll be using 'Avada
Kedavra' anytime soon. I can see you using 'Stupify', though. "
"What's
Avada Ked-what ever?" Mamoru asked. Usagi giggled.
"Nothing
for you to worry about, Mamo-chan! Here comes Harry, I think!"
Harry
did indeed, a moment later, come whirling out of the fireplace. He
stutter-stepped a bit as Mamoru caught him. He smiled weakly.
"Couldn't
I have flew?"
Katzie
admired for perhaps the hundredth time her small, gurgling baby boy. His violet
eyes, a reflection of his mother's. His shock of blue hair, a gift from his
father. He was perfect in every aspect of the word. She sighed as she held the
sleeping infant close to her. It was much too bad that Bertie wasn't here to
see little Sayotasho, or Sayo as Anubis had taken to calling him. She wondered,
perhaps for the millionth time, what Bertie was doing at that moment, how she
was getting along.
She
missed her sister dearly, so often the reasonable head in crisis situations, so
often the one with the sage advice, and the one with the comfortable shoulder
to cry on. She missed her nephew, a child with an I.Q. that topped most adults,
undeniably a gift from his father. She was surprised to admit to herself that
she even missed her occasional verbal bouts with Rajura. She realized with a
shock that no matter how much she had ever teased him, how much she had ever
given him strife, she'd always cared for him like a little sister cares for an
admired big brother.
She
looked down as she felt Sayo begin to stir. He scrunched up his cute little
face and began to cry. As Katzie began to fed her son, she thought with all her
might.
Bertie?
Where are you?
Rajura
smiled reassuringly at Ron, who had scuttled into the far corner shaking
slightly.
"I
assure you, Ron, I am NOT a spider. You don't have to be afraid of me."
Ron
shook his head. "Your armour…it's animal…"
Ami
sighed and smiled. And stood and walked over to Ron. After whispering something
in his ear, she escorted him back to the table to sit between Harry and
Hermione.
Harry
had to admit: It was no Great Hall feast, but the food was excellent. All of it
was Japanese: Sushi with plenty of wasabi sauce for Shou, Chicken Teriyaki and
even some sake wine.
Hermione
frowned as her rice slipped off the ends of her chopsticks for the fourth time.
Minako smiled.
"It
takes some getting used to, ne?" she asked. Hermione sighed.
"I'll
never get anything into my mouth at this rate."
Ami
smiled again. Reaching over and taking Hermione's chopsticks from her hand, she
tapped them with her wand while muttering something. She handed Hermione back a
knife and fork. Hermione gaped at the transfigured chopsticks. Ami smiled a
little smugly.
"Transfiguration
was my best subject."
"Yeah,"
Rei said, grinning. "Now if only she could fly a Comet 260…"
Mercury
hurled a piece of chicken across the table. Rei responded with a handful of
rice. In a few moments, an all out food fight had broken out between the two.
Usagi sighed.
"And
I thought I was supposed to be the
childish one. I wouldn't expect this from Ami."
Rei
grinned and hurled a roll at Usagi, who ducked and smiled. "All that time in
Slytherin turned you messy, Rei!"
Rei
grinned. "I'm going to fix you up a shrinking solution, Usagi! We'll see how
well you eat when your mouth is the size of a pinhead!"
"Well
I'll just whip up a Polyjuice potion and turn into YOU , Rei, and go back to
Hogwarts!"
"You
really want to be a Slytherin, Usagi? Seems to me you were perfectly happy in
your cute, smug little Gryffindor." There was no amusement or humour in Rei's
voice now. It was dripping with sarcasm and had the hint of steel in it. Usagi
stood.
"That's
what's been your problem all term! That the sorting hat put me in Gryffindor
and you in Slytherin! Well FINE! You know what?" Usagi was crying now.
"I
don't really care anymore. Maybe I WILL go back to Hogwarts and become a world
famous Quidditch player and FORGET about being a Senshi. I QUIT!"
There
was a stunned silence. Minako forced a laugh.
"Usagi,
you must be joking-"
"No
jokes," Usagi was quiet now. "Not this time. I've never had a better time of
anything than when I was in Hogwarts. I was respected and liked there. I did well there!"
"You're
respected and liked here," Rajura
said softly. Usagi shook her head.
"I'm
tolerated. Don't think I don't know, you all think I'm a total klutz and it's
only because I'm the holder of the Ginzuishou that you tolerate me at all. I'm
horrible in Juuban, no one here really wants me around. So you know what? I'm
going back to Hogwarts and when I graduate, I'm playing for the Chudley Cannons
because they could use a great Keeper like me."
With
that, Usagi disappeared. Mamoru startled.
"Where
did she-"
Minako
sighed. "She apparated. Probably to her room, I'll go talk to her." Minako,
too, disappeared. There was a hushed silence for a few minutes, then Rei ran
crying from the table. Ryo ran after her. Makoto sighed and began gathering the
plates.
"So
much for our welcoming dinner."
"Usagi,
you can't be serious!"
"Oh
no?" Usagi was hanging up her Quidditch posters. "You see this?" she asked,
pointing to the witches and wizards zooming in and out of view, throwing the
Quaffle to each other and scoring. "This is my future. This is what I have to
look forward to."
"You're
a Sailor Senshi, Usagi!"
"I
never asked to be!" Usagi yelled. Then she calmed, and began to cry again. "All
I've wanted was a normal life. Well, if being Keeper for a world famous
Quidditch team is the closest I can get to normal, then I'm going to take it."
Minako
sighed. "Usagi-" She saw Usagi pulling out her Firebolt. "Where are you going?"
she asked suspiciously. Usagi sighed.
"I
need to be alone for awhile."
With
that she kicked off hard, soaring out into the night air. Minako considered
following her, but decided it was no use and apparated back downstairs.
Sh'ten
blinked. Here was Usagi….flying a broom? He shrugged. It wasn't for him to
figure out, he just had to let Rubeus know that the Senshi were back in Japan
at last.
Usagi
flew back to her old neighbourhood…back when being a Senshi had been her
largest concern. Before the Troopers, and the Shogun, and Hogwarts…
It
was a life she'd never know again. She veered off abruptly and flew back in he
direction she'd come, but past her house, past Fuji-san, deep into the forest.
She'd
been flying for hours, now. Yet she pressed on, not caring where she went or
what would happen to her until she saw a flash of light ahead of her. Then she
saw a glowing red ball being passed around high in the air. Between people on
broomsticks! She flew up and hovered a few minutes, watching the make-shift
Quidditch game between the Japanese wizards and witches before asking if she
could play.
One
of the wizards sized her up. "What position do you play?"
"Keeper,"
she answered shyly. He eyed her broom.
"And
what broom is that?"
"A
Firebolt."
The
wizard raised an eyebrow. "Really…My team needs a Keeper. Are you good?"
Usagi
now fairly puffed with pride. "I've been told I'm okay," she said. The witch
next to the wizard who'd been questioning her grinned.
"Then
why don't you take up your spot?"
Usagi
grinned and flew over to the goalposts.
Anubis
raised a brow as he watched Usagi. "Where did you say she's been?"
Rubbeus
frowned. "We're not entirely sure. They went to England for ten months and
seemed to disappear."
Naaza
sighed. "What does it matter? She's not transformed, the Ginzuishou is on
her and there are no other Senshi or Troopers around."
Rubbeus
grinned. "You're right. Let's go."
Usagi
moved to block the Chaser when she felt an all-too-familiar presence. She
rounded about in time to see the Shogun and Rubbeus floating level with her.
Rubbeus smiled.
"You're
outnumbered, Usagi-sama. Why not just come peacefully?"
Usagi
gritted her teeth and took out her wand. Looking around the pitch, she saw that
all the other witches and wizards had done the same. Rubeus laughed.
"Are
you going to hurl sticks at me?"
"You'd
have done yourself a favour to have done some research on me now,
Rubbeus," Usagi said. "I'm not just a Senshi anymore, Muggle."
Rubbeus
frowned. "What on earth is a Muggle?"
"You
are!" Usagi shouted. "Stupify!"
She
watched as Rubbeus' eyes widened and all teleported away. Anubis reappeared
near her and took a swipe at her. She dodged, but her Ginzuishou fell to the
dark earth. Rubbeus grinned.
"You're
helpless now."
"Not
quite," she said. She held her wand level with him. "Wingardium
Leviosa!" She yelled, sending him flying backwards. She pointed her wand
to the ground.
"Accio
Ginzuishou!"
The
Ginzuishou came flying into her hand. She wheeled her Firebolt around to face
the stunned Shogun.
"How-?"
Anubis choked out. Usagi grinned.
"Simple.
I'm a witch now," she said softly. She turned to the other witches and
wizards on the pitch.
"Cover
your eyes!"
She
turned back and held her wand very high. "LUMOS!" she yelled,
lighting up the night sky for an instant. The Shogun yelled out as they were
blinded and Usagi turned and, grabbing as many witches and wizards as she
could, zoomed off of the pitch into the night sky.
Hermione
gasped as the night sky lit up for a second.
"That
was a Lumos it's most powerful…" she whispered. Makoto sighed.
"Usagi's
best spell," she murmured. She shook her head and turned to the other
worried assemblage.
"I'm
going after her. Anyone who wants to come can."
She
held up her wand. "Accio Firebolt!"
Her
Firebolt came zooming down the stairs and hovered in front of her at mounting
level. Minako and Rei stood as well. Ami was hesitant. Rei sighed.
"Look,
Ami-chan, you can ride on my broom, okay?"
Ami
shook her head. "I'd better stay here," she said. "I can run
scans to look for Ginzuishou activity."
Harry
had fished out his broom. "I'm going too. None of you can fly better than
me."
Minako
nodded. "Let's go."
"That
was awesome!" The wizard named Akira proclaimed. "I've never seen a
Lumos so powerful! But," he frowned. "Why were they after you?"
Usagi
flushed and held up her Ginzuishou.
"Moon
Crisis Make Up!"
She
transformed into Supersailormoon, much to the amazement of the wizards and
witches surrounding her. A witch named Keiko gasped suddenly.
"I
know you! You went to Hogwarts in England, didn't you?!?"
Sailormoon
flushed. "Yes, I did."
"That
means you met Harry Potter!" Akira said excitedly. Sailormoon nodded
again.
"I
did. He's really nice, kind of shy at first."
"Did
he tell you anything about He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named?"
Sailormoon
opened her mouth to answer when she heard a shout. She turned and groaned as
several of the Senshi and Harry came flying up. Makoto frowned.
"Why
are you transformed? What happened?"
Sailormoon
quickly explained about the shogun. Rei sighed.
"This
isn't good. They're getting the jump on us way too early."
"Why
don't you just go back to Hogwarts and ask your friend Malfoy to come up with
his Death Eater father?"
Rei
flushed. "This entire time, you've been going on about my being in Sly-"
"LOOK!"
Minako shouted, causing the argument to halt. "Look," she repeated
softly. "We need to get back and develop a plan of action. The shogun now
know they've got to be ready for anything. Why don't we send an owl off to
Hogwarts, asking for some supplies?"
"What
supplies?" Harry asked. It was the first time he'd spoken, and it caused
the Japanese wizards and witches to notice him. Upon seeing his scar, they
began talking amongst themselves excitedly. Minako smiled.
"I
wanted to ask Professor McGonagall some questions about being an animagi, and
get some things from Professor Snape."
"You
want to make a potion, don't you?" Makoto asked. Minako now grinned.
"You'll see. I've got some ideas-but not
here. I'll explain when we get back. And no fighting," she added, giving
both Sailormoon and Rei a stern look. With that, she took off for the house,
the two Senshi and student following.