Hikaru, Umi and Fuu. . .Witches?!?
Chapter 11:
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I'm sorry if I kept you people waiting.*gomen* I'm already getting ready for
my first year in college. It's really nerve-wrecking. I'm going on the
second week of June but I assure you, I will not start another story
without finishing this one. I'm already fed up in not finishing anything so
there.
sarahmae@domainomania.zzn.com
Sailor Rainbow Ichi
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As the winter holidays slowly came to an end, the start of the next
term neared. Hermione came back to Hogwarts a day before, wanting to know
how their holidays happened and if the others have learned anything about
Nicholas Flamel. She was cross at what had happened as they slowly explained
scene after scene. As for Harry, the Quidditch captain had been working the
team out more when he learned that Professor Snape was refereeing. Harry
was telling them so after their practice as poor Neville toppled into the
Common room with both of his legs seemed to be invisibly tied. Hermione
sent a countercurse as she freed the round-faced boy. "Who did this to you?"
she asked.
Neville opened his inhaling and exhaling mouth."It was Malfoy. I was
in the library when I saw him looking for someone to test the leg-locker
curse."
"Why don't you tell that to Professor McGonagall?" she crossed her
arm over."You should tell that because he'll be bullying you more!"
"No. I don't want anymore trouble." Neville shook his head.
"Stand up to him Neville!" Ron tried to convinced the now frightened
Neville.
"You should Neville, you're not doing anything to him at all."
Hikaru joined in as she encouraged her classmate more.
"Malfoy's already proved that I'm not brave enough for Gryffindor."
He was almost to tears.
Harry gave him a Chocolate Frog, the last one from Christmas to cheer
him up."Don't worry about him Neville, your twelve times better compared to
him." he said as he handed it to his teary-eyed friend. "Which house do you
think you belong to now? Your in Gryffindor while Malfoy in the other part,
is in the worst reputable house in whole Hogwarts."
That statement brightened Neville up, he stood up although still
shaking from what he had encountered. He slowly unwrapped the Chocolate frog
given to him."Thanks." He chomped on the sweet before him."Here's your card
anyway, you do collect them?" he gave it back to Harry. "I think I'll go to
bed now. Good night."
"Good night Neville!" Umi and Fuu chorused as he headed toward
his dormitory. Then they heard Harry gasp in exitement and turned their heads
to him.
"I finally found him!" he almost jumped in joy. "I told you that I
knew Nicholas Flamel somewhere." he whispered to all of them. "It was on my
first card when I was on the train."
Hermione seemed to snap back to her senses as Harry reread it to all
of them once more she ran back to her room."Wait for a minute." she called
as she took the steps up. She later returned in a flurry with a large book
clutched under her arm. "I never thought that I would find Flamel in this
book." she paused for breath then flipped the pages of the book as if she
was ready to rip its pages off."Found it!" she whispered triumphantly.
"Will you cut the suspense Hermione?" Ron told her.
"Please Ron, we want to hear what she will read." Umi asked him to
tone down.
"Nicholas Flamel is the only known maker of the Sorcerer's Stone. It
is said to be that the stone can turn any kind of metal into gold as also
produces the Elixir of Life." Hermioned skimmed her finger further to read
the article further and sighed."That's it."
"Elixer of Life, hmm....." Fuu's brain was already working while the
other two boys looked at Hermione with no sign of reaction at all."What does
it actually do?" she looked back with a puzzled face."
"The stone's a what?" came also Ron's question.
The brown-haired girl gave another disappointed sigh and placed her
hands on her hips."Of all the people Fuu, you haven't read that much? That
also applies to you too." she hunched her back and made the other group read
a section of the enormous book. "Now do you understand me? That three-headed
dog is guarding the Sorcerer's Stone. If my guess is correct, Flamel asked
Dumbledore for help to protect the stone. That is why it was moved from
Gringotts." she finished.
"No wonder anyone would do everything to take this precious stone!"
Harry exclaimed. Snape wants it pretty badly."
"I think it may not only be Snape." Fuu mumbled trough her thoughts.
"Not only Snape?" Ron heard her mumbling.
"Uh- its nothing, just nothing." She made Ron try to forget what she
was thinking."
"Well, if that's what you want." He had a look that seemed to care
for his newfound friends.
=Later in the girl's dormitory=
The three Legendary Magic Knights huddled around together with
Mokona. They too were discussing about what Harry and his group discovered.
"I feel that Devonaire also wanted the Sorcerer's Stone." Fuu finally
mustered all the information into a feeling of danger.
"I bet she wanted something from it." Hikaru tickled Mokona.
"Puu! Pupuupuupuu puu!" it seemed to move in a happy dance.
"You think so too?" Hikaru asked about what had Mokona said.
"Speaking of danger, maybe she too, wants to be immortal." Umi tapped
her cheek with her forefinger, the action that she always does whenever she
thinks.
"Maybe that is her Modus Operandi!" Fuu exclaimed as she hit her palm
with her closed fist."If ever she was defeated like before, she had to gather
more fear but, in Cefiro there were only a few."
"So she then gathered that last of her dark energy to make or to
transport into another dimension and somehow she was drawn to our planet
because......-" Umi was lost in thought once more.
"Because this world is full of fears where she can gather more
power." Hikaru finished their theory.
"Correct." the blond-brown haired girl and her blue haired friend
smiled at Hikaru.
"But if this world is full of fear, how will we defeat her?"
The other two's faces became grim once more. "Another problem that
we have to solve." Umi slumped into her bed.
"We can at least guard the Stone to keep her from being immortal.
That's the first thing that I can think of to prevent anything from getting
any worse." Fuu prepared herself for bed.
" If only our world is a peaceful place." Hikaru sighed as she also
lied on her four-poster. She gripped her hand in determination "But if she's
going stronger, we have to practice more." She eventually moved her head to
let the curtains down for some sleep. All through her sleep, Hikaru's brain
was discussing every possbile thing that might happen. In the end, it made a
decision.
=Next Day-Potions Class=
"I'm going to the Quidditch match Ron, I finally made up my mind."
Harry whispered to his friends who were beside him.
"You may not have a chance on him Harry!" Ron persuaded once more.
"If ever the Slytherin finds out if I don't they'll be thinking that
I'm too scared to play when Snape will be refereeing."
"Just follow what you believe in Harry, we'll be just around if you
need any help." Umi patted his shoulder gently.
"Really? That's the first brightening statement I've been wanting to
hear." Harry gave a smile. "Thanks!"
When Potions class finally ended, Hikaru called onto her two other
comrades in combat in japanese. "Umi, Fuu, I've decided, if you would also
agree with this.."
"What is it Hikaru?" Fuu asked.
"Yes, just tell it to us." Umi neared to hear what she would say.
"I've thought this all through the night. If we have to beat
Devonaire, we cannot do this ourselves, we are going to need some help. Maybe
its about time that we reveal our true identities to gain the trust of the
Headmaster of this school."
Fuu closed her eyes and thought it out. She then let a sigh pass
through her lips.She gave a nod to approve of their leader's idea.
Umi was just looking at both of them. "Well if it's fine with you,I
agree too. But can we also ask Mokona, he may disagree."
"Settled then." Hikaru ran to catch up with their fellow classmates
for Charms lesson.
=That Evening-Great Hall=
"Umi, Fuu, Mokona agreed because he knows that he can count on our
decisions responsibly." Hikaru whispered once more in japanese.
They nodded quietly, they would do this tonight, after all their
fellow Gryffindors fall asleep. They continued their eating quietly. Their
faces gave suspicion to Ron, who noticed the air of seriousness in their
looks as they ate dinner. He shoved the idea away 'Who cares, I know they can
take care of themselves.'
That night the three waited, pretending to also be asleep to escape
Percy's watchful Prefect Eye. When all seemed to be sleeping soundly, they
crept down to the Common Room and passed the Fat Lady who was awakened by
their movements. "Goodness, could anyone explain my why are you going out of
you houses?"
"We will be visiting the Headmaster." Hikaru honestly told her,
"Please do not tell anyone." she said as they broke into a run, following
the light in a speed a few can only surpass.
They finally reached the gargoyle's statue. Umi brought out her wand
"May I?"
"Sure." Fuu answered.
Umi swished and flicked her wand and tapped the gargoyle."Ice candy!"
The gargoyle moved out of their way to reveal the elevator leading to the
tower."Let's go!"
Eventually they reached his office. There was no one there in the
office. Fawkes was just sleeping soundly with his head tucked under its wings
while on the large table lay the Sorting Hat, inanimate. They were about to
leave when a voice was heard from behind them."May I ask why three japanese
students want in my office?"
They turned aroud, bringing their wands out in preparation.
"Is that how how you greet your Headmaster in his own office." a
light appeared from a wand. A hand gave an authorative wave and the whole
room was illuminated with lamps, showing the Headmaster standing among them.
"Forgive us for intruding, even waking you up." Fuu said as she
lowered her wand.
"Forgiven." Dumbledore's understanding eyes twinkled. "Now if you
sit down, we'll discuss what you want here." he gave another wave and made
three chairs appear.
"We came here because we will explain slowly the truth." Hikaru
started, as she was enditled to do so. "We are not truly witches, but we
know magic. A different magic from this world."
"I am listening."
"We posses the magic that uses the soul, our will. The Ministry of
Magic somehow learned of that." Fuu continued."But we will explain that
later, we need your help."
"What kind of help?" he leaned closer from his chair.
"We need to remove fear from at least, your castle." Umi said.
"Fear." he broke into a laugh."We cannot remove fear, it is found in
eveyone."
"This is no laughing matter Headmaster." Fuu said. "Our enemy eats on
fears, if we cannot lessen it the least the harder it will be for us to
defeat her. Even you, an all powerful wizard, cannot be compared to the power
she posseses."
"That is serious." he stroked his beard. "I can only do little to
help. I can make some of the students less fearful." he was thinking how
Snape treats some of his students and the other ghosts in the castle.
"But there is an easier way, if the people inside the castle can do
altogether. They can fight their own fears by just thinking it themselves."
Umi toyed her wand as she talked.
"It will be difficult, but I will try." he stroked his long silver-
white beard once more."Is there anything more that you have to tell me?"
"Please keep on the alert. We're guessing that Devonaire wants the
Sorcerer's Stone for immortality." Hikaru said.
"Don't also forget that her body too, is a shadow. She can go
anywhere she pleases." Fuu added.
"And please Professor Dumbledore, don't reveal our true identity
until the school, the staff and the students are prepared to accept us."
"That will be of no problem to me. I will enforce the dungeon that
keeps the stone."His serious face glinted under his half-moon spectacles.
"Now go back to your houses and have some sleep, the Quidditch match
to-morrow should pep you up from worrying about what is about or possibly
about to happen."
The three stood up and bowed."Thank you and good night Headmaster.
This was a serious discussion." and turned to exit his office.
Dumbledore just sat there still thinking at what had just happened.
'I knew they were special, I will lend them all the help they need.After all,
they came to help us in return.' he gave a weary wave and went into his
chamber to sleep.
=Next Day,Quidditch match=
All the audience were in their seats as Harry and the whole
Gryffindor team shook hands with Hufflepuff to signal the start of the game.
With Snape refereeing, they tried their best to ignore the most hated teacher
as they zoomed to score. At the stands Ron, Hermione and Neville sat together
while Hikaru, Umi and Fuu just watched from beside the field, they were ready
to practice in the grounds once more. This time, they decided to be unseen
and the perfect place is the Dark Forest. They could just slip without anyone
noticing, for the meantime they wanted to see how Harry will go this time.
Fifteen minutes later, Harry took a sharp dive, seeing the Snitch. He almost
pushed Snape which missed by a few centimeters as he gave a quick grab at
the glint of gold. He caught the Snitch! Everyone rejoiced at the quick
victory of the Gryffindor team. With that, the three Knights left for the
forest, careful not to be noticed. They only took a few steps away as to
prevent from being lost. "At last we can practice once more in peace. It has
been quite a long time and we need to exercise a bit." Umi said.
"Come on, let's exercise first!" Hikaru said as they lined themselves
up. "One, two.One, two!"
After the exercise, sword slashes were done at every possible angle.
They were doing it farther away from each other so that they won't hurt
each other. Then two were to practice one on one while one of them practice
using their magic.Then a dark presence seemed to pass them, they turned their
heads to the source but only saw the forest and continued on.
Snape on the other hand, wore a cloak over himself and walked briskly
at the entrance ot the Dark Forest. Another unexpected sight caught the
corner of his eye once more. He saw the three students in the same armor that
they wore when he saw them last christmas evening, even holding a weapon and
also in the Forbidden Forest. He watched them for some time.
Umi gave a short gasp, she felt someone was spying on them and turned
around to look. Snape stepped aback and went on his way, hoping he wasn't
seen.
"What's the matter Umi?" Hikaru stopped from attacking her.
"Somebody's watching us a while ago. I sensed it."
"Let's follow where it leads, we might learn something more." Fuu
suggested as she stopped practicing also.
A few steps from where they were, Hikaru knew someone was here too.
"Look the grass here was stepped on!' she pointed at the now juiced out, flat
yellow-green grass.
"Let's follow where it leads." Umi encouraged. They followed the
tracks as it led them to Snape who was quarelling with the shaking Quirrel.
"P-please Severus, w-why do you s-seem to b-be angry with m-me."
"I want the answers now! I asked you to go here."
"B-but,but, why d-does it have t-to be h-here in the D-dark
F-forest?"
"Oh, I just want this to be a secret." Snape circled around Quirrel
casually."You know that the students inside the should not know about the
Sorcerer's Stone." Then his taunting voice took action once more. "Did you
find out how to get Hagrid's pet yet?"
"B-but I-I-"
"Do you want me to be your enemy Quirrell?" He looked at the
frightened professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts eye to eye.
"I-I don't k-know anything that y-you mean."
"I know that you know seriously what I mean. That little abracadabra
stuff of yours." his feet went tapping impatiently."I'm already waiting for
your answer."
"I-I-I-I d-don't-"
"Hmph. Your not talking at all, suit yourself. We'll converse again
the next time when you had thought things over to see where your loyalties
belong to." he wore his cape over his head once more and ran back to
Hogwarts. Snape will definitely be late for dinner at the Great Hall.
Hikaru, Umi and Fuu lowered both their heads and bodies to avoid
being seen. They then saw him pause nearby the area they have been training
in."It seems they they also left to eat dinner." and went on his way.
"Let's get back before we're needed back in the castle." Hikaru
slowly crawled so that Quirrel wouldn't notice. Umi and Fuu followed too.
"QUIRREL YOU FOOL!" the woman's voice. "YOU GOT SEEN! THAT POTTER BOY
WAS ON HIS BROOM, WATCHING. AND THE OTHER TEACHER ALSO KNOWS!"
"I-I'm v-very s-sorry." Quirrel was shaking more than what he did in
front of Snape.
""Calm down."" A voice that sounded like hell echoed in Quirrell's
mind. ""We still have the upper hand of what is to come. Our plan shall not
backfire.""
"MAKE SURE OF THAT. I DO NOT WANT ANY FAMOUS BOY NOR MEDDLESOME
KNIGHTS INTERFERING WITH OUR PLAN."
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Still working at the possible things that will happen. I'm still thinking if
I will make it worse or just make it worse up to here? Give me suggestions
if any, you know I love mail. Ja ne!
Sailor Rainbow Ichi now turning offline.
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Chapter 11:
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I'm sorry if I kept you people waiting.*gomen* I'm already getting ready for
my first year in college. It's really nerve-wrecking. I'm going on the
second week of June but I assure you, I will not start another story
without finishing this one. I'm already fed up in not finishing anything so
there.
sarahmae@domainomania.zzn.com
Sailor Rainbow Ichi
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As the winter holidays slowly came to an end, the start of the next
term neared. Hermione came back to Hogwarts a day before, wanting to know
how their holidays happened and if the others have learned anything about
Nicholas Flamel. She was cross at what had happened as they slowly explained
scene after scene. As for Harry, the Quidditch captain had been working the
team out more when he learned that Professor Snape was refereeing. Harry
was telling them so after their practice as poor Neville toppled into the
Common room with both of his legs seemed to be invisibly tied. Hermione
sent a countercurse as she freed the round-faced boy. "Who did this to you?"
she asked.
Neville opened his inhaling and exhaling mouth."It was Malfoy. I was
in the library when I saw him looking for someone to test the leg-locker
curse."
"Why don't you tell that to Professor McGonagall?" she crossed her
arm over."You should tell that because he'll be bullying you more!"
"No. I don't want anymore trouble." Neville shook his head.
"Stand up to him Neville!" Ron tried to convinced the now frightened
Neville.
"You should Neville, you're not doing anything to him at all."
Hikaru joined in as she encouraged her classmate more.
"Malfoy's already proved that I'm not brave enough for Gryffindor."
He was almost to tears.
Harry gave him a Chocolate Frog, the last one from Christmas to cheer
him up."Don't worry about him Neville, your twelve times better compared to
him." he said as he handed it to his teary-eyed friend. "Which house do you
think you belong to now? Your in Gryffindor while Malfoy in the other part,
is in the worst reputable house in whole Hogwarts."
That statement brightened Neville up, he stood up although still
shaking from what he had encountered. He slowly unwrapped the Chocolate frog
given to him."Thanks." He chomped on the sweet before him."Here's your card
anyway, you do collect them?" he gave it back to Harry. "I think I'll go to
bed now. Good night."
"Good night Neville!" Umi and Fuu chorused as he headed toward
his dormitory. Then they heard Harry gasp in exitement and turned their heads
to him.
"I finally found him!" he almost jumped in joy. "I told you that I
knew Nicholas Flamel somewhere." he whispered to all of them. "It was on my
first card when I was on the train."
Hermione seemed to snap back to her senses as Harry reread it to all
of them once more she ran back to her room."Wait for a minute." she called
as she took the steps up. She later returned in a flurry with a large book
clutched under her arm. "I never thought that I would find Flamel in this
book." she paused for breath then flipped the pages of the book as if she
was ready to rip its pages off."Found it!" she whispered triumphantly.
"Will you cut the suspense Hermione?" Ron told her.
"Please Ron, we want to hear what she will read." Umi asked him to
tone down.
"Nicholas Flamel is the only known maker of the Sorcerer's Stone. It
is said to be that the stone can turn any kind of metal into gold as also
produces the Elixir of Life." Hermioned skimmed her finger further to read
the article further and sighed."That's it."
"Elixer of Life, hmm....." Fuu's brain was already working while the
other two boys looked at Hermione with no sign of reaction at all."What does
it actually do?" she looked back with a puzzled face."
"The stone's a what?" came also Ron's question.
The brown-haired girl gave another disappointed sigh and placed her
hands on her hips."Of all the people Fuu, you haven't read that much? That
also applies to you too." she hunched her back and made the other group read
a section of the enormous book. "Now do you understand me? That three-headed
dog is guarding the Sorcerer's Stone. If my guess is correct, Flamel asked
Dumbledore for help to protect the stone. That is why it was moved from
Gringotts." she finished.
"No wonder anyone would do everything to take this precious stone!"
Harry exclaimed. Snape wants it pretty badly."
"I think it may not only be Snape." Fuu mumbled trough her thoughts.
"Not only Snape?" Ron heard her mumbling.
"Uh- its nothing, just nothing." She made Ron try to forget what she
was thinking."
"Well, if that's what you want." He had a look that seemed to care
for his newfound friends.
=Later in the girl's dormitory=
The three Legendary Magic Knights huddled around together with
Mokona. They too were discussing about what Harry and his group discovered.
"I feel that Devonaire also wanted the Sorcerer's Stone." Fuu finally
mustered all the information into a feeling of danger.
"I bet she wanted something from it." Hikaru tickled Mokona.
"Puu! Pupuupuupuu puu!" it seemed to move in a happy dance.
"You think so too?" Hikaru asked about what had Mokona said.
"Speaking of danger, maybe she too, wants to be immortal." Umi tapped
her cheek with her forefinger, the action that she always does whenever she
thinks.
"Maybe that is her Modus Operandi!" Fuu exclaimed as she hit her palm
with her closed fist."If ever she was defeated like before, she had to gather
more fear but, in Cefiro there were only a few."
"So she then gathered that last of her dark energy to make or to
transport into another dimension and somehow she was drawn to our planet
because......-" Umi was lost in thought once more.
"Because this world is full of fears where she can gather more
power." Hikaru finished their theory.
"Correct." the blond-brown haired girl and her blue haired friend
smiled at Hikaru.
"But if this world is full of fear, how will we defeat her?"
The other two's faces became grim once more. "Another problem that
we have to solve." Umi slumped into her bed.
"We can at least guard the Stone to keep her from being immortal.
That's the first thing that I can think of to prevent anything from getting
any worse." Fuu prepared herself for bed.
" If only our world is a peaceful place." Hikaru sighed as she also
lied on her four-poster. She gripped her hand in determination "But if she's
going stronger, we have to practice more." She eventually moved her head to
let the curtains down for some sleep. All through her sleep, Hikaru's brain
was discussing every possbile thing that might happen. In the end, it made a
decision.
=Next Day-Potions Class=
"I'm going to the Quidditch match Ron, I finally made up my mind."
Harry whispered to his friends who were beside him.
"You may not have a chance on him Harry!" Ron persuaded once more.
"If ever the Slytherin finds out if I don't they'll be thinking that
I'm too scared to play when Snape will be refereeing."
"Just follow what you believe in Harry, we'll be just around if you
need any help." Umi patted his shoulder gently.
"Really? That's the first brightening statement I've been wanting to
hear." Harry gave a smile. "Thanks!"
When Potions class finally ended, Hikaru called onto her two other
comrades in combat in japanese. "Umi, Fuu, I've decided, if you would also
agree with this.."
"What is it Hikaru?" Fuu asked.
"Yes, just tell it to us." Umi neared to hear what she would say.
"I've thought this all through the night. If we have to beat
Devonaire, we cannot do this ourselves, we are going to need some help. Maybe
its about time that we reveal our true identities to gain the trust of the
Headmaster of this school."
Fuu closed her eyes and thought it out. She then let a sigh pass
through her lips.She gave a nod to approve of their leader's idea.
Umi was just looking at both of them. "Well if it's fine with you,I
agree too. But can we also ask Mokona, he may disagree."
"Settled then." Hikaru ran to catch up with their fellow classmates
for Charms lesson.
=That Evening-Great Hall=
"Umi, Fuu, Mokona agreed because he knows that he can count on our
decisions responsibly." Hikaru whispered once more in japanese.
They nodded quietly, they would do this tonight, after all their
fellow Gryffindors fall asleep. They continued their eating quietly. Their
faces gave suspicion to Ron, who noticed the air of seriousness in their
looks as they ate dinner. He shoved the idea away 'Who cares, I know they can
take care of themselves.'
That night the three waited, pretending to also be asleep to escape
Percy's watchful Prefect Eye. When all seemed to be sleeping soundly, they
crept down to the Common Room and passed the Fat Lady who was awakened by
their movements. "Goodness, could anyone explain my why are you going out of
you houses?"
"We will be visiting the Headmaster." Hikaru honestly told her,
"Please do not tell anyone." she said as they broke into a run, following
the light in a speed a few can only surpass.
They finally reached the gargoyle's statue. Umi brought out her wand
"May I?"
"Sure." Fuu answered.
Umi swished and flicked her wand and tapped the gargoyle."Ice candy!"
The gargoyle moved out of their way to reveal the elevator leading to the
tower."Let's go!"
Eventually they reached his office. There was no one there in the
office. Fawkes was just sleeping soundly with his head tucked under its wings
while on the large table lay the Sorting Hat, inanimate. They were about to
leave when a voice was heard from behind them."May I ask why three japanese
students want in my office?"
They turned aroud, bringing their wands out in preparation.
"Is that how how you greet your Headmaster in his own office." a
light appeared from a wand. A hand gave an authorative wave and the whole
room was illuminated with lamps, showing the Headmaster standing among them.
"Forgive us for intruding, even waking you up." Fuu said as she
lowered her wand.
"Forgiven." Dumbledore's understanding eyes twinkled. "Now if you
sit down, we'll discuss what you want here." he gave another wave and made
three chairs appear.
"We came here because we will explain slowly the truth." Hikaru
started, as she was enditled to do so. "We are not truly witches, but we
know magic. A different magic from this world."
"I am listening."
"We posses the magic that uses the soul, our will. The Ministry of
Magic somehow learned of that." Fuu continued."But we will explain that
later, we need your help."
"What kind of help?" he leaned closer from his chair.
"We need to remove fear from at least, your castle." Umi said.
"Fear." he broke into a laugh."We cannot remove fear, it is found in
eveyone."
"This is no laughing matter Headmaster." Fuu said. "Our enemy eats on
fears, if we cannot lessen it the least the harder it will be for us to
defeat her. Even you, an all powerful wizard, cannot be compared to the power
she posseses."
"That is serious." he stroked his beard. "I can only do little to
help. I can make some of the students less fearful." he was thinking how
Snape treats some of his students and the other ghosts in the castle.
"But there is an easier way, if the people inside the castle can do
altogether. They can fight their own fears by just thinking it themselves."
Umi toyed her wand as she talked.
"It will be difficult, but I will try." he stroked his long silver-
white beard once more."Is there anything more that you have to tell me?"
"Please keep on the alert. We're guessing that Devonaire wants the
Sorcerer's Stone for immortality." Hikaru said.
"Don't also forget that her body too, is a shadow. She can go
anywhere she pleases." Fuu added.
"And please Professor Dumbledore, don't reveal our true identity
until the school, the staff and the students are prepared to accept us."
"That will be of no problem to me. I will enforce the dungeon that
keeps the stone."His serious face glinted under his half-moon spectacles.
"Now go back to your houses and have some sleep, the Quidditch match
to-morrow should pep you up from worrying about what is about or possibly
about to happen."
The three stood up and bowed."Thank you and good night Headmaster.
This was a serious discussion." and turned to exit his office.
Dumbledore just sat there still thinking at what had just happened.
'I knew they were special, I will lend them all the help they need.After all,
they came to help us in return.' he gave a weary wave and went into his
chamber to sleep.
=Next Day,Quidditch match=
All the audience were in their seats as Harry and the whole
Gryffindor team shook hands with Hufflepuff to signal the start of the game.
With Snape refereeing, they tried their best to ignore the most hated teacher
as they zoomed to score. At the stands Ron, Hermione and Neville sat together
while Hikaru, Umi and Fuu just watched from beside the field, they were ready
to practice in the grounds once more. This time, they decided to be unseen
and the perfect place is the Dark Forest. They could just slip without anyone
noticing, for the meantime they wanted to see how Harry will go this time.
Fifteen minutes later, Harry took a sharp dive, seeing the Snitch. He almost
pushed Snape which missed by a few centimeters as he gave a quick grab at
the glint of gold. He caught the Snitch! Everyone rejoiced at the quick
victory of the Gryffindor team. With that, the three Knights left for the
forest, careful not to be noticed. They only took a few steps away as to
prevent from being lost. "At last we can practice once more in peace. It has
been quite a long time and we need to exercise a bit." Umi said.
"Come on, let's exercise first!" Hikaru said as they lined themselves
up. "One, two.One, two!"
After the exercise, sword slashes were done at every possible angle.
They were doing it farther away from each other so that they won't hurt
each other. Then two were to practice one on one while one of them practice
using their magic.Then a dark presence seemed to pass them, they turned their
heads to the source but only saw the forest and continued on.
Snape on the other hand, wore a cloak over himself and walked briskly
at the entrance ot the Dark Forest. Another unexpected sight caught the
corner of his eye once more. He saw the three students in the same armor that
they wore when he saw them last christmas evening, even holding a weapon and
also in the Forbidden Forest. He watched them for some time.
Umi gave a short gasp, she felt someone was spying on them and turned
around to look. Snape stepped aback and went on his way, hoping he wasn't
seen.
"What's the matter Umi?" Hikaru stopped from attacking her.
"Somebody's watching us a while ago. I sensed it."
"Let's follow where it leads, we might learn something more." Fuu
suggested as she stopped practicing also.
A few steps from where they were, Hikaru knew someone was here too.
"Look the grass here was stepped on!' she pointed at the now juiced out, flat
yellow-green grass.
"Let's follow where it leads." Umi encouraged. They followed the
tracks as it led them to Snape who was quarelling with the shaking Quirrel.
"P-please Severus, w-why do you s-seem to b-be angry with m-me."
"I want the answers now! I asked you to go here."
"B-but,but, why d-does it have t-to be h-here in the D-dark
F-forest?"
"Oh, I just want this to be a secret." Snape circled around Quirrel
casually."You know that the students inside the should not know about the
Sorcerer's Stone." Then his taunting voice took action once more. "Did you
find out how to get Hagrid's pet yet?"
"B-but I-I-"
"Do you want me to be your enemy Quirrell?" He looked at the
frightened professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts eye to eye.
"I-I don't k-know anything that y-you mean."
"I know that you know seriously what I mean. That little abracadabra
stuff of yours." his feet went tapping impatiently."I'm already waiting for
your answer."
"I-I-I-I d-don't-"
"Hmph. Your not talking at all, suit yourself. We'll converse again
the next time when you had thought things over to see where your loyalties
belong to." he wore his cape over his head once more and ran back to
Hogwarts. Snape will definitely be late for dinner at the Great Hall.
Hikaru, Umi and Fuu lowered both their heads and bodies to avoid
being seen. They then saw him pause nearby the area they have been training
in."It seems they they also left to eat dinner." and went on his way.
"Let's get back before we're needed back in the castle." Hikaru
slowly crawled so that Quirrel wouldn't notice. Umi and Fuu followed too.
"QUIRREL YOU FOOL!" the woman's voice. "YOU GOT SEEN! THAT POTTER BOY
WAS ON HIS BROOM, WATCHING. AND THE OTHER TEACHER ALSO KNOWS!"
"I-I'm v-very s-sorry." Quirrel was shaking more than what he did in
front of Snape.
""Calm down."" A voice that sounded like hell echoed in Quirrell's
mind. ""We still have the upper hand of what is to come. Our plan shall not
backfire.""
"MAKE SURE OF THAT. I DO NOT WANT ANY FAMOUS BOY NOR MEDDLESOME
KNIGHTS INTERFERING WITH OUR PLAN."
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Still working at the possible things that will happen. I'm still thinking if
I will make it worse or just make it worse up to here? Give me suggestions
if any, you know I love mail. Ja ne!
Sailor Rainbow Ichi now turning offline.
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