Hey! I'm sorry this took so long. Please bare with me. I'm also working on a GW/SM fic called "Don't Tell Duo" as well as an Esca/SM fic call "The One I Long For." I've just had a slight case of writer's block as far as this story goes.

I apologize for any errors in my story. I don't edit them very well. Oh, the charms teacher... well, I didn't pick up on it, but I made him a girl in the previous chapter. Gomen *blushes slightly* Thanks for the review that caught my error. Oh, another thing. When I said that Harry dropped her off the 7th years dorm, well, that's another mistake.

Usual disclaimer, I don't own SM or HP.

ON WITH THE STORY!



"Neptune!" Serena cried. A sudden burst of silver light erupted from the fingertips of Serena's outstretched limb. It shot out to the gem that was now hurtling to the floor. Aquamarine colored liquid engulfed the jewel. A figure slowly took shape among the enchanted water. The water faded away and in its place stood a beautiful woman clothed in some sort of sailor fuku. Harry, Ron, and Hermione recognized her as the one they had seen with Serena earlier at once.

The figure looked around the room, confused about her surroundings. However, she then cast her gaze on Serena and fell to her knee.

"Arise, Neptune. Please, do not bow before me," Serena said. Dread was rising within her, filling every inch of her body.

"Yes, Princess," the women replied before getting back up on her feet. "Why have you called me. Are you in danger?" The woman's voice was filled with concern.

"No, everything's fine. Oh, Neptune, I didn't mean to call upon you. I was just so worried," Serena let one last tear escape before jumping into the woman's embrace. "Forgive me Neptune," she sobbed. Serena then stepped away from the oddly clothed woman. The women smiled at the young girl as the strange water formed around her body. The gem emerged from the liquid and hovered in mid air, still glowing the beautiful color of the ocean. Serena took the gem into her hand. At her touch, the gem immediately turned to normal.

Serena felt everyone's gaze on her. They were all in shock of what had just happened. What was she supposed to tell them? She couldn't reveal her secrets. It was forbidden.

'What do I do now?' she thought. She looked around the room. "I'm sorry!" She quickly ran out of the Great Hall before anyone had the chance to stop her. She ran outside of the castle and off into towards the Forbidden Forest. She stopped, however, at a mysterious looking tree. She walked up to it and it began flinging its limbs mercilessly. The were moving wildly in every direction. Serena began to glow a strange silver color and the tree calmed down instantly. Instead, it gently wrapped a single limb around her, allowing her to sit down. The tree lifted her a short ways off the ground and started swinging her back and forth.

A lone figure gasped as he watched the scene play before him. He proceeded to make his way to her. "Who are you?" Harry said.

Serena turned to face him with sad eyes. "I'm sorry I lied to you. Besides, you wouldn't have believed me anyway."

"That doesn't matter now. After what I've seen, I'd be crazy not to believe you," he replied.

"Oh, Harry, if only it were that simple. I wanted to tell you, really I did. I'm just not allowed to. I'm really sorry," she sobbed.

All feelings of anger of betrayal vanished the moment he looked into her eyes. They were so deep and beautiful; you couldn't help but get lost in them. Harry slowly walked over to where the tree was cradling her petite form. As he came nearer, the tree stopped moving. Harry was now only inches away from her. With her sitting on the branch, she was at eye level with him.

Harry gently wiped her tears away. For what seemed like hours, they just searched each other's eyes. It was Harry that broke the moment. He was the one that could no longer stand waiting. He softly stroked her hair and leaned in and allowed his lips to softly brush against hers. When he pulled back, he once again focused no her eyes. He wanted to know her thoughts. He wanted to know if she felt the same way he did. She smiled and let her arm slip around his neck. They were then engaged in a much more heated kiss then the first. It was a kiss that both had longed to happen for a very long time.

They were completely oblivious to the two pairs of eyes that were watching them. A girl with raven colored hair held a mysterious and forlorn look across her countenance.

"Is he the one?" she replied to the other figure.

"Only time will tell," an old man chuckled warmly. His eyes twinkled behind his half moon spectacles.



The next day at breakfast, Serena was nowhere in sight.

"Hey, has anyone seen Serena?" asked Harry to all the Gryffindors within earshot. Much to his dismay, they all shook their heads no.

"Hey, Harry," started Fred, "you and Serena are awfully close. Do you know what's going on with her?"

"What do you mean?" questioned Harry.

"Oh come on," It was George this time. "How can you just forget about that display last night? I mean, who was that woman and why was she calling Serena a princess?"

"I don't really know. Serena and I are good friends, but she never really told me anything." Harry began to eat his meal and tried his best to ignore all the gossip that was being spread about Serena.

Serena was nowhere to be found the entire day. In between all of them, he would repeatedly ask people if they had seen. Of course, they all said that they hadn't. The day trudged on slowly. It seemed to last forever. Harry was all too relieved when he was aloud to go up to his dorm to sleep. Then to top his day off, Harry had trouble sleeping. No matter how many sheep he counted, sleep would not be merciful.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the mysterious book. He had tried to figure out the meaning of its words for a very long time now, but with no such luck. He then sat up in bed and brought the book up onto his lap. He opened it to a random page. The only thing that this page had on it was an eight pointed star.

"That's weird," he said. "I've never seen this before."

Suddenly, one of the points started to glow. It was the point opposite of him. Harry turned they book upside down so he could get a closer look at the glowing point. As he turned the book, the point that glowed would change. It seemed the one that glowed was always facing the door. Harry got out of bed and walked out the door. Then the glowing point faced the portal leading outside the common room.

Harry followed the directions the star gave him. He wound many corners and walked down many different corridors. His journey seemed to never end. He knew that he should just turn back. This could very well be a trap. However, his curiosity got the best of him.

Finally, the star had led him into a strange room that Harry had never seen before. The room was lavishly decorated. Any normal person would have stood in awe of the beautiful room. However, Harry's eyes were transfixed on the location that the star pointed too. There seemed to be a staircase, if one could really call it that for it only had five steps. The railing was delicately crafted and shined in the moonlight that seeped in through the only window the room possessed.

Harry slowly made his way up the steps. They didn't lead to anywhere, though. Once Harry got to the top, a plain black wall loomed in front of him. Harry looked back down at the page. The star glowed brighter and brighter, all the while pointing to the wall.

Harry looked up from the book and gently let his hand rest on the black barrier in front of him. At his touch, silver flowed around his fingertips. The strange silver substance swirled around, constantly expanding. The silver finally stopped once it formed an oval that was taller than Harry.

Then, an image became visible within the strange wall. As the picture gradually came into focus, Harry gasped...


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Well, what do you think? I hope you liked it! I know, it's a bit of a cliffie. Gomen, but I'm really too tired to write any more.

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~Serenity~