The Sisterhood
As the long company followed Dumbledore to his office, Harry had many thoughts running rampant through his head. Why did Wormtail just barge into Hogwarts knowing that his secret was known? How did those women appear and how did they know about the Death Eaters? How had Ginny known who Wormtail was, and why did she attack him with such ferocity? All in all, Harry had many unanswered questions on his hands. Before he knew it, they had all been seated in the Headmaster's office. The Death Eaters were arranged in a row in front of the women, and Ginny was lying with her head on Setsuna's lap and her legs on situated across the legs of the one in blue.
"Is Lady Virginia going to be alright?" Dumbledore asked, first thing.
"Yes, she'll be fine. It really is amazing. She has skipped a level in her power. She's lucky she's just exhausted and not dead." Setsuna answered.
"Are you sure you won't go to the hospital wing, angel?" The one in blue asked.
"Yes. I want…to…see…this." Ginny answered, laboriously.
It was then that the door opened to reveal Minister Fudge and Professor McGonagall.
"What is the meaning of this, Albus? Minerva told me that if I didn't come immediately I would have the Sisterhood to answer to. Now, I know that there is no possible way that any of the sisters could be here, so…"
Hotaru turned around and glared at the Minister.
"Why," Fudge gulped, "Lady Hotaru. How…nice…to see you again." It was obvious that he was afraid of this girl.
"Sit down, minister. We have no time for this." Said the one in aquamarine.
Fudge found a place among them and sat, looking around anxiously. He scanned the occupants of the room and gasped when he took in the Death Eaters.
"Malfoy, McNair, and PETTIGREW???!!! But, he's DEAD."
"Not as much as he will be. Mina, be a dear and fetch Mr. Black from the mansion." Setsuna said.
The one clad in yellow disappeared.
"Lady Setsuna, you have been harboring a convicted criminal in your home. That is against the law, you know." Fudge said, anger rising in his voice.
The one in red began to play with fire between her hands.
"You have never meddled in the business of the Sisterhood before, Minister. I suggest that you do not start now." When Fudge nodded, trembling, she extinguished the fire that was sitting in her palm.
"Well," Setsuna began, "let's start at the beginning, shall we?"
"My name, as most of you know, is Setsuna, my title is Lady Pluto of the Sisterhood of the Cosmos. Hermione, would you like to explain to us who the Sisterhood is?"
"The Sisterhood of the Cosmos is an order of extremely powerful witches that have each have control over a certain element. Membership is passed by birthright, and the Sisters are said to be the rulers of their respective planets."
"Indeed. Very nice. My element is Time. The one in white is Lady Serenity."
The one in white stood and introduced herself.
"I am Lady Moon of the Sisterhood of the Cosmos. My element is light." She said.
"The one in red is Lady Rei." Setsuna announced her as she stood.
"I am Lady Mars of the Sisterhood of the Cosmos. My element is fire." She said and once more played with fire in her hands.
"The one in ice blue is Lady Ami." She also stood to introduce herself.
"I am Lady Mercury. My element is ice."
"The one in dark blue is Lady Haruka." She did not stand, so not to upset Ginny's position. She introduced herself as:
"Lady Uranus. Element is the wind."
That explained the fierce wind around her that night, Harry thought.
The one in aquamarine didn't wait for her announcement.
"I am Lady Michiru of Neptune. My element is the sea." This, of course, was quite obvious.
The one in violet went next, and Harry could see Fudge trembling.
"I am Lady Hotaru of Saturn. I am also known as the Sovereign of Silence. My element is Death, Destruction, and Rebirth." Harry found his heart chilled by her words. She continued.
"The one in yellow is Lady Mina of Venus who has the power of Love and Beauty."
"And finally, Lady Virginia." Setsuna went on with the introduction as Ginny looked much too weak to talk. "She is the Lady Jupiter and her element is the earth, basically." Well, that explained a lot, thought Harry. The electrical storms, Malfoy's interesting hair do's, and the way she electrocuted the Death Eaters.
"She fell ill on the night of that storm. Is there a connection there?" Hermione asked.
"Yes. The storm was her element beckoning to her. It was time for her to receive her birthright. She fell ill because she did not have the capacity to control her power. I helped her with that. We took her to the mansion and trained her to use her element."
"Okay. So, according to what Hermione told us, Ginny is now the ruler of the planet Jupiter, right?" Ron asked. Setsuna nodded the affirmative.
"Well, since the power is passed by birth, wouldn't mum or dad have these powers too?"
"No. First of all, the power passes from mother to daughter ONLY. No male can inherit the power. Second, Ginny did not inherit the power from her mother."
"Then where did she get it?" Harry asked.
"From your mum." Answered a voice at the back of the room. By this time Lady Mina had returned with Sirius, who spoke now.
"My mum?" Harry questioned, obviously confused.
"Yes." Setsuna said. "Lily Evans, later Potter, was the last Lady Jupiter. She inherited it from her mother. Petunia was not chosen by the planet Jupiter, and so she became jealous and decided to have nothing to do with her heritage as a witch."
Harry sat back. This was a lot of information to process. His mum, this powerful witch, and now Ginny, his love, had her power.
"I don't understand." George said.
"Yeah. If Harry's mum had this power, wouldn't she have had to be related to us to pass it to Ginny."
"No." Said Haruka.
"Lily died without a female heir, so the power passed to the next Chosen One of Jupiter." Explained Hotaru.
Harry filed this information away for later pondering and turned to another matter that had been weighing heavily on his mind. Pettigrew was here, and Fudge could no longer deny that Sirius was innocent.
"What about Sirius?" he asked.
"Yes, what about me? There's your proof Fudge. Harry tried to explain things to you back in his Third Year. Now you know that Wormtail isn't dead."
"That doesn't prove that you didn't betray Lily and James, became a Death Eater, and killed all those people."
"We don't have time for this." Setsuna said, her patience finally wearing thin. "I can personally vouch for him. He did not do ANY of the things he has been accused of. Pardon him so we can get on with what we have to do."
"Now just a minute Lady Pluto. You may think…"
By this time Setsuna was way beyond ticked. She was sick of this know-it- all Minister who really didn't know anything. A wind started to blow and the Gates of Time appeared behind her. A mist filled the room.
"YOU DARE TO QUESTION THE GAURDIAN OF TIME?" She spun her staff over her head and brought it to just an inch above Fudge's nose. With a shaking hand, he took the quill and parchment given him by Lady Ami and wrote the pardon for Sirius Black. When Lady Mina gave it to Sirius, he gave a whoop of joy and embraced Harry, swinging him about. Harry began to tear up.
Setsuna lowered her staff and the Gates disappeared, leaving the room as they had entered it.
"Wow." Said Serenity. "I've never seen Sets like that."
"Yes, well." Said Fudge, straightening his tie, "I'll just be taking Pettigrew and…"
"Not happening." Said Haruka and Michiru at the same time.
"Excuse me?"
"Peter Pettigrew must stand before the Sisterhood to answer for crimes against the late Lady Lily of Jupiter. We cannot allow you to take him into custody."
"But I…"
"We will issue a formal statement after judgment has been passed." Said Lady Ami. "We will send the other Death Eaters behind you."
Haruka rose.
"Have a good afternoon, Minister. We will be in touch." With that she walked the Minister to the door and practically threw him out.
During the interlude in the Headmaster's office, Ginny had fallen asleep. Or passed out, Harry wasn't sure.
"Yes. Well, we will have the trial when Lady Jupiter is feeling better. A couple days of rest should do just fine."
"And I will see to the other Death Eaters." McGonagall said.
"Now, I must ask all of you to leave, as I need to speak privately with Mr. Malfoy." Draco had been sitting quietly, eyes down, the entire time.
Setsuna saw them out. They all traipsed back to Gryffindor Tower, Haruka carrying Ginny. Hotaru had taken Wormtail and said that she would hold him until trial. They had both disappeared. Hermione muttered the password to the Fat Lady and they entered the Gryffindor Common Room. Before they could be bombarded with questions, Setsuna held up her hand.
"No questions this evening please. Do not be frightened by the presence of Mr. Black, as all will be explained to you tomorrow." They all followed Haruka up the stairs and into Ginny's dorm. Hermione, being a prefect, said:
"I'll just relocate some girls. You ladies can stay with Ginny to ensure that she is not disturbed." She went back down to the Common Room to conduct her business. Haruka laid Ginny down on her bed and tucked her in. The dress vanished and was replaced with a nightgown. While the Sisterhood was making their preparations for the night, each of Ginny's brothers kissed her on the forehead. After they had gone, Harry just stood staring at her closed eyes. Sirius, seeing that the boy wanted to be alone, left the room as quickly as possible. Harry, noticing nothing else, bent and brushed his lips across Ginny's symbol. It glowed a bright green for a moment, and then died down. With his eyes lowered, Harry left the room, sure that he would get no sleep tonight. Mina, who had observed the situation, smirked. 'Interesting.' She thought. She pulled down the sunny yellow comforter on her transfigured bed. 'Very interesting indeed.'
As the long company followed Dumbledore to his office, Harry had many thoughts running rampant through his head. Why did Wormtail just barge into Hogwarts knowing that his secret was known? How did those women appear and how did they know about the Death Eaters? How had Ginny known who Wormtail was, and why did she attack him with such ferocity? All in all, Harry had many unanswered questions on his hands. Before he knew it, they had all been seated in the Headmaster's office. The Death Eaters were arranged in a row in front of the women, and Ginny was lying with her head on Setsuna's lap and her legs on situated across the legs of the one in blue.
"Is Lady Virginia going to be alright?" Dumbledore asked, first thing.
"Yes, she'll be fine. It really is amazing. She has skipped a level in her power. She's lucky she's just exhausted and not dead." Setsuna answered.
"Are you sure you won't go to the hospital wing, angel?" The one in blue asked.
"Yes. I want…to…see…this." Ginny answered, laboriously.
It was then that the door opened to reveal Minister Fudge and Professor McGonagall.
"What is the meaning of this, Albus? Minerva told me that if I didn't come immediately I would have the Sisterhood to answer to. Now, I know that there is no possible way that any of the sisters could be here, so…"
Hotaru turned around and glared at the Minister.
"Why," Fudge gulped, "Lady Hotaru. How…nice…to see you again." It was obvious that he was afraid of this girl.
"Sit down, minister. We have no time for this." Said the one in aquamarine.
Fudge found a place among them and sat, looking around anxiously. He scanned the occupants of the room and gasped when he took in the Death Eaters.
"Malfoy, McNair, and PETTIGREW???!!! But, he's DEAD."
"Not as much as he will be. Mina, be a dear and fetch Mr. Black from the mansion." Setsuna said.
The one clad in yellow disappeared.
"Lady Setsuna, you have been harboring a convicted criminal in your home. That is against the law, you know." Fudge said, anger rising in his voice.
The one in red began to play with fire between her hands.
"You have never meddled in the business of the Sisterhood before, Minister. I suggest that you do not start now." When Fudge nodded, trembling, she extinguished the fire that was sitting in her palm.
"Well," Setsuna began, "let's start at the beginning, shall we?"
"My name, as most of you know, is Setsuna, my title is Lady Pluto of the Sisterhood of the Cosmos. Hermione, would you like to explain to us who the Sisterhood is?"
"The Sisterhood of the Cosmos is an order of extremely powerful witches that have each have control over a certain element. Membership is passed by birthright, and the Sisters are said to be the rulers of their respective planets."
"Indeed. Very nice. My element is Time. The one in white is Lady Serenity."
The one in white stood and introduced herself.
"I am Lady Moon of the Sisterhood of the Cosmos. My element is light." She said.
"The one in red is Lady Rei." Setsuna announced her as she stood.
"I am Lady Mars of the Sisterhood of the Cosmos. My element is fire." She said and once more played with fire in her hands.
"The one in ice blue is Lady Ami." She also stood to introduce herself.
"I am Lady Mercury. My element is ice."
"The one in dark blue is Lady Haruka." She did not stand, so not to upset Ginny's position. She introduced herself as:
"Lady Uranus. Element is the wind."
That explained the fierce wind around her that night, Harry thought.
The one in aquamarine didn't wait for her announcement.
"I am Lady Michiru of Neptune. My element is the sea." This, of course, was quite obvious.
The one in violet went next, and Harry could see Fudge trembling.
"I am Lady Hotaru of Saturn. I am also known as the Sovereign of Silence. My element is Death, Destruction, and Rebirth." Harry found his heart chilled by her words. She continued.
"The one in yellow is Lady Mina of Venus who has the power of Love and Beauty."
"And finally, Lady Virginia." Setsuna went on with the introduction as Ginny looked much too weak to talk. "She is the Lady Jupiter and her element is the earth, basically." Well, that explained a lot, thought Harry. The electrical storms, Malfoy's interesting hair do's, and the way she electrocuted the Death Eaters.
"She fell ill on the night of that storm. Is there a connection there?" Hermione asked.
"Yes. The storm was her element beckoning to her. It was time for her to receive her birthright. She fell ill because she did not have the capacity to control her power. I helped her with that. We took her to the mansion and trained her to use her element."
"Okay. So, according to what Hermione told us, Ginny is now the ruler of the planet Jupiter, right?" Ron asked. Setsuna nodded the affirmative.
"Well, since the power is passed by birth, wouldn't mum or dad have these powers too?"
"No. First of all, the power passes from mother to daughter ONLY. No male can inherit the power. Second, Ginny did not inherit the power from her mother."
"Then where did she get it?" Harry asked.
"From your mum." Answered a voice at the back of the room. By this time Lady Mina had returned with Sirius, who spoke now.
"My mum?" Harry questioned, obviously confused.
"Yes." Setsuna said. "Lily Evans, later Potter, was the last Lady Jupiter. She inherited it from her mother. Petunia was not chosen by the planet Jupiter, and so she became jealous and decided to have nothing to do with her heritage as a witch."
Harry sat back. This was a lot of information to process. His mum, this powerful witch, and now Ginny, his love, had her power.
"I don't understand." George said.
"Yeah. If Harry's mum had this power, wouldn't she have had to be related to us to pass it to Ginny."
"No." Said Haruka.
"Lily died without a female heir, so the power passed to the next Chosen One of Jupiter." Explained Hotaru.
Harry filed this information away for later pondering and turned to another matter that had been weighing heavily on his mind. Pettigrew was here, and Fudge could no longer deny that Sirius was innocent.
"What about Sirius?" he asked.
"Yes, what about me? There's your proof Fudge. Harry tried to explain things to you back in his Third Year. Now you know that Wormtail isn't dead."
"That doesn't prove that you didn't betray Lily and James, became a Death Eater, and killed all those people."
"We don't have time for this." Setsuna said, her patience finally wearing thin. "I can personally vouch for him. He did not do ANY of the things he has been accused of. Pardon him so we can get on with what we have to do."
"Now just a minute Lady Pluto. You may think…"
By this time Setsuna was way beyond ticked. She was sick of this know-it- all Minister who really didn't know anything. A wind started to blow and the Gates of Time appeared behind her. A mist filled the room.
"YOU DARE TO QUESTION THE GAURDIAN OF TIME?" She spun her staff over her head and brought it to just an inch above Fudge's nose. With a shaking hand, he took the quill and parchment given him by Lady Ami and wrote the pardon for Sirius Black. When Lady Mina gave it to Sirius, he gave a whoop of joy and embraced Harry, swinging him about. Harry began to tear up.
Setsuna lowered her staff and the Gates disappeared, leaving the room as they had entered it.
"Wow." Said Serenity. "I've never seen Sets like that."
"Yes, well." Said Fudge, straightening his tie, "I'll just be taking Pettigrew and…"
"Not happening." Said Haruka and Michiru at the same time.
"Excuse me?"
"Peter Pettigrew must stand before the Sisterhood to answer for crimes against the late Lady Lily of Jupiter. We cannot allow you to take him into custody."
"But I…"
"We will issue a formal statement after judgment has been passed." Said Lady Ami. "We will send the other Death Eaters behind you."
Haruka rose.
"Have a good afternoon, Minister. We will be in touch." With that she walked the Minister to the door and practically threw him out.
During the interlude in the Headmaster's office, Ginny had fallen asleep. Or passed out, Harry wasn't sure.
"Yes. Well, we will have the trial when Lady Jupiter is feeling better. A couple days of rest should do just fine."
"And I will see to the other Death Eaters." McGonagall said.
"Now, I must ask all of you to leave, as I need to speak privately with Mr. Malfoy." Draco had been sitting quietly, eyes down, the entire time.
Setsuna saw them out. They all traipsed back to Gryffindor Tower, Haruka carrying Ginny. Hotaru had taken Wormtail and said that she would hold him until trial. They had both disappeared. Hermione muttered the password to the Fat Lady and they entered the Gryffindor Common Room. Before they could be bombarded with questions, Setsuna held up her hand.
"No questions this evening please. Do not be frightened by the presence of Mr. Black, as all will be explained to you tomorrow." They all followed Haruka up the stairs and into Ginny's dorm. Hermione, being a prefect, said:
"I'll just relocate some girls. You ladies can stay with Ginny to ensure that she is not disturbed." She went back down to the Common Room to conduct her business. Haruka laid Ginny down on her bed and tucked her in. The dress vanished and was replaced with a nightgown. While the Sisterhood was making their preparations for the night, each of Ginny's brothers kissed her on the forehead. After they had gone, Harry just stood staring at her closed eyes. Sirius, seeing that the boy wanted to be alone, left the room as quickly as possible. Harry, noticing nothing else, bent and brushed his lips across Ginny's symbol. It glowed a bright green for a moment, and then died down. With his eyes lowered, Harry left the room, sure that he would get no sleep tonight. Mina, who had observed the situation, smirked. 'Interesting.' She thought. She pulled down the sunny yellow comforter on her transfigured bed. 'Very interesting indeed.'
