Chapter Three: Identity Revealed?

Serena sank down against a wall and muttered her de-transformation words. Thoughts were running wild through her mind.

"How can he know who I am? Does he know my human identity? What the heck does he want with me?" she stood up as she heard footsteps approach her.

"What do you want?" she demanded, placing her hands on her hips.

"Miss Tsukino, please restrain yourself," said Snape, desperately trying to put his greasy black hair back into place.

"I know that you're trying to bring me back to your Master," she said sarcastically.

"Actually, I was going to tell you to run, but I could bring you back…" he taunted her.

"No thanks!" she said before running off.

"Why did you do that?" he asked himself.

"Easy," came a voice from the shadows. It was Lucius Malfoy. "He'll have her in his hand tomorrow, when she comes for the Potter boy and his girlfriend.

Serena ran back to the common room, muttered the password, and ran up to her dormitory, where she saw Lavender, sitting alone on her bed. She got up when she saw Serena enter the room.

"Have you seen Hermione?" asked Lavender, anxiously.

"Yea- I mean no, I haven't," said Serena, lying.

"You're sure? You seem like you know something."

"I think she had detention tonight with Snape."

"Good, then she'll be back soon. I need help with homework."

"See if Ron can help you. He's pretty good."

"Why didn't I think of that? Thanks, Serena!"

Serena flopped down on her bed, thinking. "The only way to save them is to hand over the crystal and the wand," she said, fingering it. "I forgot! I have to meet Diamond!" she cried, grabbing her invisibility cloak and running out the door.

She made it to an open classroom and opened up her videophone. She saw Diamond, waiting there for her.

"Hi!" she said excitedly.

"Hi. How are you?"

"Good. Darien broke up with me though," she said tearfully.

"Sere, I'm really sorry. I know how much you loved him," he said sincerely.

"It's okay. I'm way over him," she smiled.

"I was wondering, over one of these weekends, would you like to come up to Nemesis and visit me? We'd have a lot of fun!"

"I don't know. It's only my first day back, and I almost had detention. My brother and best friend had detention."

"With who?"

"Snape."

"That figures. Serena, I know that Darien just broke up with you and all, but I know this: I want to spend the rest of my life with you, and only you. Serena, will you marry me?" he asked, revealing a diamond ring.

Serena just stared blankly at Diamond. "Diamond, well, I don't know. Darien just broke our engagement yesterday…and I really…well… I really don't want to rush into another relationship so quickly." Seeing Diamond's crestfallen face, she quickly said goodbye and rushed back to her room, feeling guilty.

She lay down on her bed and thought about Harry and Hermione. "What should I do?" she asked herself. "Do I hand over the crystal and myself for their lives?" she asked, knowing full well what the right answer was.

She sighed and closed her eyes and was soon asleep.

She awoke the next morning to Lavender shaking her, her face terrified.

Serena sat up, looked at the clock, and ran to the dresser and pulled out an outfit. She began to change her clothes and grabbed her brooch and ran for the door.

"Serena! Wait!" called Lavender, rushing to keep up with her. "Hermione never came back last night. Do you know where she is?"

"Nope, sorry! I've got to go. Bye!" she said and ran through the portrait hole, pulling on her black robes over the school uniform, even though it was Saturday.

She ran head on into the last person that she wanted to meet: Draco Malfoy.

"Well, well, well," he drawled, stepping aside. "If it isn't the little blonde klutz of Gryffindor.

"Move it, Malfoy," she muttered, getting up and grabbing her brooch again. His hand met hers and was too quick. She looked up as he dangled it above her head. He was six foot, and she was only five six. She jumped, but still couldn't get it.

"Where are you going?" he asked, holding it higher.

"That's for me to know, and you to find out."

"Tell me, and I'll let you have this."

"Fine. I'm going to see Professor Snape to find out if he can change my grade."

"That's what you said last night," he said, remembering when he had collided with her.

"He wouldn't change it. I figured that if I went to him again, and pestered him enough, he'd change it. Give it back, Malfoy, I'm warning you."

"I'm real scared, Tsukino."

"Fine! Expelliarmus!" The brooch went flying out of his outstretched arm and into her hand. She took it and ran.

"You're going to get in trouble for using magic in the hallways," sang Malfoy.

"It's seven in the morning, no one's going to care!" she sang back, and dashed down the hall.

She dashed into the dungeons, past Snape's private storage, past his office, and into his classroom, where he was grading papers.

"Ah, yes, Miss Tsukino. How can I help you?" he asked, grinning wickedly.

"Where is Voldemort? I know that you can help me find him. We need to talk about our little "bargain"."

"That's easy. Go look in the Shrieking Shack," he said.

"What?"

"I was kidding, Miss Tsukino."

"Ha, Ha. Now where is he?"

"You will not find him, he'll find you."

"What kind of an answer is that?"

"A halfway truthful one. Now please escort yourself up to the Great Hall for breakfast, or I will do so."

Serena planted her feet to the ground. "Not until you tell me where he took my brother and best friend."

"That is only for the Dark Lord to know for himself, not for others to know. I will ask you one more time, leave my classroom."

"Fine," she snapped, and exited the office.

On her way back to the Great Hall, she thought about Harry and Hermione again. "How am I going to find them, if I don't even know where he took them? For all I know, they could be dead by now."

She slowly walked into the Great Hall and took a seat next to Ron.

"So," he asked. "Where are they?"

"Voldemort has them."

"Don't say the name!" he whispered violently.

"Fine. The creepy guy who tried to kill Harry fifteen years ago has them."

"That's better. But why can't you just transform and save them."

"It's not that simple. I don't know where they are."

Suddenly, the lights went out, and the Great Hall was plunged into darkness. A caped figure stood in one of the windows and announced his presence by saying, "I want the one who they call Sailor Moon to stand."

Ron whispered, "So, are you going to?"

"No. Now be quiet."

"I'm terribly sorry, Lord Voldemort, but there is no Sailor Moon here," said Dumbledore, standing up.

"Yes there is," he boomed. "It's…her!" he said, pointing to Mina.

While everyone was looking at Mina, Serena snuck out the door and transformed. As soon as she had finished and was getting ready to save Mina, a black, gloved hand clapped itself over her mouth.

"Going somewhere, are we Princess?"