That was Then, This is Now
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. I just borrow them and then return them with no damage caused. *Pauses as she sees a scuff mark on Usagi's cheek* EEK! *Runs over and rubs it off* Okay...almost no damage caused.
Kristin: I hate disks. I really do. I had this chapter all done and then my stupid disk decided that it didn't want the computer to recognize it. So now I have no way to get to that chapter or several other things that I hadn't gotten around to posting, including my other HP/SM story. *Pouts*
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Chapter Seven
Hotaru curled up on one of the cozy armchairs in the Gryffindor common room. It had been over two months since she had first come, and she was finally beginning to feel comfortable in Hogwarts. She yawned as she moved in and out of a light nap. Hotaru pretended not to notice when Hermione approached her. The girl may be a genius, but she sure had a hard time taking a hint. Ever since she had seen what was on the memory stone, Hermione had been doing everything within her power to find out what the crescent moon stood for. One of her favorite ways to do this was to try and pump Hotaru for information. She had originally tried to interrogate Chibi Chibi as well, but waking up surrounded by angry weasels had put a stop to that. Hotaru woke up enough to speak to Hermione, as she leaned against the back of the chair. "So, are you going to tell me anything today? Please?" Hotaru sighed as Harry sat down in the chair across from her. Ron was upstairs trying to get the purple polka dots off of his skin. Chibi Chibi never had completely forgiven him.
"I would. Really, but there is this little thing called privacy." Harry laughed.
"Not around here. At Hogwarts, everybody feels that they have the right to everybody else's personal business." Hotaru sighed again, knowing that Harry was right. She looked up at Hermione who was still waiting expectantly.
"Fine. Go to the library, find the ancient history section, and look for books of myths on fallen kingdoms." Hermione smiled widely.
"Thank you. See, Harry? All you need is patience." Hermione turned and walked away. Hotaru snuggled closer to a pillow on the armchair, looking for all the world, like a cat who had just eaten a very large mouse and was extremely satisfied about it. Harry watched her in disbelief.
"Why did you tell her? She has been bothering you for over two months and yet you still told her. What caused you to suddenly give in?" Hotaru yawned again.
"She wasn't going to go away until I told her," Hotaru smirked, "Plus, I've been over that section of the library very carefully, and there is absolutely nothing there that will help her." Harry stared at her for a moment before bursting out in laughter. Hotaru smiled widely and had just drifted into a light sleep when Ginny came up to her.
"Hotaru? I think that something's wrong with Chibi Chibi." Hotaru was instantly awake and on her feet. The panicked expression on her face faded when she saw Chibi Chibi sulking in a corner of the room.
"Oh, you meant mentally. Next time, specify." Ginny nodded and the two girls walked over to Chibi Chibi, who didn't seem to notice them.
"She came in here about twenty minutes ago, refused to talk to anybody, said something that I couldn't understand, and has been sitting there ever since." Hotaru arched an eyebrow at Ginny.
"Did it sound like she was saying a spell," Hotaru rolled her eyes when Ginny nodded, "Perfect, she's in her bubble."
"Bubble?" Hotaru sighed and made a mental note about all the sighing she had been doing lately.
"Yes, bubble. Some people claim to have a personal bubble, but Chibi Chibi actually figured out a spell that makes one. Very annoying, especially considering that she can't hear anything outside of the bubble." Hotaru walked toward her younger sister with her hand stretched out in front of her. She stopped after a few steps and knocked on what appeared to be thin air. Chibi Chibi looked up and mumbled something under her breath.
"What do you want?" Hotaru took a seat next to the agitated red head.
"I want a lot of things, but right now I will settle for you telling me what is wrong." Chibi Chibi heaved a huge sigh, causing Hotaru to wonder if they were contagious or something.
"Uncle Severus decided that if I'm going to pass potions then I'm going to need a tutor."
"So? What's the surprise there? You're terrible at potions." Chibi Chibi clutched her head with both of her hands and groaned loudly.
"Yeah, but you are never going to guess who he has in mind for my tutor."
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Draco Malfoy walked down a dungeon corridor on his way to the Slytherin common room. He had just finished his last detention of the week and felt miserable about it. He was tired, dirty, and sore all over. His chore had been to clean all of the trophies in the trophy room until he could see his reflection in them. He had nearly been finished when a balloon filled with urple paint had been thrown into the room. Not only had he had to start over, but he also had to clean the paint off of the walls and floor. He had no actual proof that Chibi Chibi had done it, but the fact that she had shown up just minutes later looking overjoyed had been a bit of a clue.
He finally reached the common room and somehow managed to gather up the energy to mumble the password and stumble into the room. The common room was empty when he entered it. He was just about to attempt to crawl to his dorm room when a hand reached out and grabbed his shoulder. Too tired to even jump in surprise, Draco turned around, and found himself face to face with Professor Snape. Draco swallowed nervously. He hadn't been on good terms with the testy potions professor ever since the entire memory stone incident. Draco managed a weak smile as he sat down on the couch, like Snape had motioned for him to do. "Can I help you with something, Professor?"
"Actually you can. One of my students is having trouble in class, and I want you to tutor her. I have discussed it with Dumbledore, and he has decided that you will spend the time that you would have used for detention to tutor the girl. When you are done tutoring her then you will go back to serving detention. Understood?" Draco suddenly felt a lot better. No more detention? It was a dream come true! Say good-bye to manual labor.
"Yes, sir. Who will I be tutoring?" Draco immediately felt his stomach twist when the scowl on Snape's face darkened, and the evil glint in his eyes got brighter.
"Chibi Chibi Black." Forget dream come true. This was more like a nightmare.
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Kristin: It wasn't as good or as long as the original, but it works. The reunion between Usagi and Sirius is coming up in the next chapter so stay tuned. I'll try to have it up by tomorrow.
Special Thanks to:
Starlit
Hilary
Kolinshar Jackie-chan Benito: Thank you. I know that you didn't mean to, but that review made me laugh.
Lady of the Forest: Congratulations. Because of your shameless sucking up, this chapter is dedicated to you. Enjoy.
Silver Moon Goddess
Alexz
MarsMoonStar
Saturnpyroprincess
Silver Dragonfly
Final-Fan: *hugs Final-Fan* Thank you very much. I love constructive criticism. The answers to most of your questions will be answered in the next chapter. Sometimes I don't realize that the things I write are unclear to others because they make perfect sense to me. If you see anything else that is unclear or needs work, please let me know.
Em: I think that I will put Hotaru and Harry together. Rei was with Remus, but I'm not sure if I will build any on that. Severus and Minako WILL end up together.
The Future Queen: I'm on your favorite list? Ah, thank you!
WindRider-Damia
Sailorruss
Shameless Angel: Hey Whitney! Sorry that I haven't called you yet this weekend. If Dan breaks up with you can I chew him out like I did with Jeremy? Please? He would deserve it if he hurt you. He has cancer? I didn't know that! Poor guy.
Sailor Bree
Sailor C
Underneath Society: Please don't die. Thanks for putting me on your favorites.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. I just borrow them and then return them with no damage caused. *Pauses as she sees a scuff mark on Usagi's cheek* EEK! *Runs over and rubs it off* Okay...almost no damage caused.
Kristin: I hate disks. I really do. I had this chapter all done and then my stupid disk decided that it didn't want the computer to recognize it. So now I have no way to get to that chapter or several other things that I hadn't gotten around to posting, including my other HP/SM story. *Pouts*
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Chapter Seven
Hotaru curled up on one of the cozy armchairs in the Gryffindor common room. It had been over two months since she had first come, and she was finally beginning to feel comfortable in Hogwarts. She yawned as she moved in and out of a light nap. Hotaru pretended not to notice when Hermione approached her. The girl may be a genius, but she sure had a hard time taking a hint. Ever since she had seen what was on the memory stone, Hermione had been doing everything within her power to find out what the crescent moon stood for. One of her favorite ways to do this was to try and pump Hotaru for information. She had originally tried to interrogate Chibi Chibi as well, but waking up surrounded by angry weasels had put a stop to that. Hotaru woke up enough to speak to Hermione, as she leaned against the back of the chair. "So, are you going to tell me anything today? Please?" Hotaru sighed as Harry sat down in the chair across from her. Ron was upstairs trying to get the purple polka dots off of his skin. Chibi Chibi never had completely forgiven him.
"I would. Really, but there is this little thing called privacy." Harry laughed.
"Not around here. At Hogwarts, everybody feels that they have the right to everybody else's personal business." Hotaru sighed again, knowing that Harry was right. She looked up at Hermione who was still waiting expectantly.
"Fine. Go to the library, find the ancient history section, and look for books of myths on fallen kingdoms." Hermione smiled widely.
"Thank you. See, Harry? All you need is patience." Hermione turned and walked away. Hotaru snuggled closer to a pillow on the armchair, looking for all the world, like a cat who had just eaten a very large mouse and was extremely satisfied about it. Harry watched her in disbelief.
"Why did you tell her? She has been bothering you for over two months and yet you still told her. What caused you to suddenly give in?" Hotaru yawned again.
"She wasn't going to go away until I told her," Hotaru smirked, "Plus, I've been over that section of the library very carefully, and there is absolutely nothing there that will help her." Harry stared at her for a moment before bursting out in laughter. Hotaru smiled widely and had just drifted into a light sleep when Ginny came up to her.
"Hotaru? I think that something's wrong with Chibi Chibi." Hotaru was instantly awake and on her feet. The panicked expression on her face faded when she saw Chibi Chibi sulking in a corner of the room.
"Oh, you meant mentally. Next time, specify." Ginny nodded and the two girls walked over to Chibi Chibi, who didn't seem to notice them.
"She came in here about twenty minutes ago, refused to talk to anybody, said something that I couldn't understand, and has been sitting there ever since." Hotaru arched an eyebrow at Ginny.
"Did it sound like she was saying a spell," Hotaru rolled her eyes when Ginny nodded, "Perfect, she's in her bubble."
"Bubble?" Hotaru sighed and made a mental note about all the sighing she had been doing lately.
"Yes, bubble. Some people claim to have a personal bubble, but Chibi Chibi actually figured out a spell that makes one. Very annoying, especially considering that she can't hear anything outside of the bubble." Hotaru walked toward her younger sister with her hand stretched out in front of her. She stopped after a few steps and knocked on what appeared to be thin air. Chibi Chibi looked up and mumbled something under her breath.
"What do you want?" Hotaru took a seat next to the agitated red head.
"I want a lot of things, but right now I will settle for you telling me what is wrong." Chibi Chibi heaved a huge sigh, causing Hotaru to wonder if they were contagious or something.
"Uncle Severus decided that if I'm going to pass potions then I'm going to need a tutor."
"So? What's the surprise there? You're terrible at potions." Chibi Chibi clutched her head with both of her hands and groaned loudly.
"Yeah, but you are never going to guess who he has in mind for my tutor."
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Draco Malfoy walked down a dungeon corridor on his way to the Slytherin common room. He had just finished his last detention of the week and felt miserable about it. He was tired, dirty, and sore all over. His chore had been to clean all of the trophies in the trophy room until he could see his reflection in them. He had nearly been finished when a balloon filled with urple paint had been thrown into the room. Not only had he had to start over, but he also had to clean the paint off of the walls and floor. He had no actual proof that Chibi Chibi had done it, but the fact that she had shown up just minutes later looking overjoyed had been a bit of a clue.
He finally reached the common room and somehow managed to gather up the energy to mumble the password and stumble into the room. The common room was empty when he entered it. He was just about to attempt to crawl to his dorm room when a hand reached out and grabbed his shoulder. Too tired to even jump in surprise, Draco turned around, and found himself face to face with Professor Snape. Draco swallowed nervously. He hadn't been on good terms with the testy potions professor ever since the entire memory stone incident. Draco managed a weak smile as he sat down on the couch, like Snape had motioned for him to do. "Can I help you with something, Professor?"
"Actually you can. One of my students is having trouble in class, and I want you to tutor her. I have discussed it with Dumbledore, and he has decided that you will spend the time that you would have used for detention to tutor the girl. When you are done tutoring her then you will go back to serving detention. Understood?" Draco suddenly felt a lot better. No more detention? It was a dream come true! Say good-bye to manual labor.
"Yes, sir. Who will I be tutoring?" Draco immediately felt his stomach twist when the scowl on Snape's face darkened, and the evil glint in his eyes got brighter.
"Chibi Chibi Black." Forget dream come true. This was more like a nightmare.
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Kristin: It wasn't as good or as long as the original, but it works. The reunion between Usagi and Sirius is coming up in the next chapter so stay tuned. I'll try to have it up by tomorrow.
Special Thanks to:
Starlit
Hilary
Kolinshar Jackie-chan Benito: Thank you. I know that you didn't mean to, but that review made me laugh.
Lady of the Forest: Congratulations. Because of your shameless sucking up, this chapter is dedicated to you. Enjoy.
Silver Moon Goddess
Alexz
MarsMoonStar
Saturnpyroprincess
Silver Dragonfly
Final-Fan: *hugs Final-Fan* Thank you very much. I love constructive criticism. The answers to most of your questions will be answered in the next chapter. Sometimes I don't realize that the things I write are unclear to others because they make perfect sense to me. If you see anything else that is unclear or needs work, please let me know.
Em: I think that I will put Hotaru and Harry together. Rei was with Remus, but I'm not sure if I will build any on that. Severus and Minako WILL end up together.
The Future Queen: I'm on your favorite list? Ah, thank you!
WindRider-Damia
Sailorruss
Shameless Angel: Hey Whitney! Sorry that I haven't called you yet this weekend. If Dan breaks up with you can I chew him out like I did with Jeremy? Please? He would deserve it if he hurt you. He has cancer? I didn't know that! Poor guy.
Sailor Bree
Sailor C
Underneath Society: Please don't die. Thanks for putting me on your favorites.