Chapter four:
To Pamper, or Not to Pamper?
Within the first week of school, Usagi learned quite fast, that there were large differences, and similarities between her old school, and Hogwarts.
At both schools, you had your basic groups. At Junior high you had your geniuses, here at Hogwarts, you had Ravenclaw students. At Usagi's old school, you had the athletic sport fanatics, or known as preppies. Here at Hogwarts, they were called Gryffindors. (Not entirely true, but I was thinking of Harry and Quidditch). Then there was your loyal to all kind of people, who liked to be friendly with anyone, not with just a certain group. At Hogwarts, they were called Hufflepuff.
Usagi still believed she belonged in that group, not Slytherin. Slytherins were you basic outcasts, who liked to start trouble with anyone, which was similar to the rebels in junior high.
Even though they were into the second week of school, Usagi was still trying to get used to the moving staircases, and the use of wands. The fact that there were ghosts roaming about, or that the paintings on the walls moved and talked, was enough to give her the heebie jeebies.
Everywhere she felt eyes on her, which happened to be the paintings watching her as she walked by, and whispered amongst themselves. It was as if they knew more about her, than she did.
Usagi hadn't been too thrilled about her classes, when she found out that she was the only first year in all of them, except for Herbology and Astronomy.
While in junior high, she had six classes a day, each one an hour long, here at Hogwarts, classes here were long, and there were only two classes a day. One morning class, after breakfast, and then an afternoon class after lunch. It did give them more time to do their homework, but then they had to remember everything they learned for a whole week.
There were many ups and down, but the one thing Usagi could have gone without, was the talking shape-shifting cat.
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"Usagi wake up or you're going to be late." The blonde rolled over in her bed, and glared at the black cat. It had been a very long week at the Hogwarts School. And here she had thought Junior High was hard, but it was nothing, compared to Potion Class with Professor Snape, the greasy, black haired man, with a long nose, and beady black eyes. Or Herbology class with Professor Sprout, a short plump old witch, whose life was her green house.
Throughout the last week, she quickly became a loner, especially, when Professor Snape took ten points from Slytherin. It was unheard of, for Professor Snape to dock his own house.
Groaning, Usagi rolled onto her back. It was going to be a nice Sunday, and she was grateful to have this day off, even if it meant, she had classes Monday, through Saturday.
"Usagi get up!!"
Usagi glowered at the black cat. "Why Luna its my day off?? Can't I sleep in?"
Luna shook her head, "Not when you're so far behind in all your classes!"
The blonde groaned, which turned into a pathetic whimper. It was true, barely into her second week at school, and she was so far behind in her work, that she couldn't tell what homework came from what class.
Monday at 9 am was History of Magic, a boring class, worst than the History of Japan back at home. Her teacher, Professor Binns, assigned a hundred pages of reading, and outlining by next Monday.
Then at 1 pm, she had Charms, with Professor Flitwick, a short old man, who claimed to be a dueling champion when he was younger. Charms class was an interesting one, but her homework wasn't going to be as easy as the class had been.
Tuesday at 9 am she had Transfiguration, a class Professor McGonagall had said was one of the most dangerous classes she could take. So far, Usagi found nothing dangerous but the piles of homework she gave them. Not only did she have to practice turning a match into a needle, but also had to read the first chapter of the textbook.
At 1 pm she had Herbology, an agonizing long class. Their Professor crazy about plants, plants this, plants that, kind of teacher. Every Tuesday, they went out to the green house, to learn about all the different kinds of plants, and fungi. Her homework was to grow her own Venus flytrap and make a journal of everything she did.
Wednesday, at 9 am she had Defense Against the Dark Arts, with Professor Moody. Now there was a teacher who had a few screws loose. Either he was superstitious, or was way too paranoid for his own good. In that class her homework had been to pick a spell and study it, and then perform it in front of the class by next Wednesday.
At 1 pm she had Arithmancy, with Professor Vector, a spindly old man, with beady eyes, and a crooked smile. He reminded her of one of those dirty old men, with their mind in the gutter. In his class, he assigned them a page in their book that had to do with some kind of chart.
Thursdays would forever be her worst day of the week. On Thursdays, she had Professor Snape in Potions. She couldn't help but think he despised her. It didn't help, that she knew nothing, and couldn't answer any of the questions he asked. She had his class all day long, which only made things even worst.
Friday, at 9 am, she had astronomy with Professor Sinistra, a strange witch, with gleaming green eyes. There was no afternoon class, which was fine for her.
On Saturday, she had been up past midnight in her second class of astronomy, studying all the stars. Her homework was to memorize all of the stars in the Milky Way.
Unlike junior high, when you were late, you waited out in the hallway, but here in Hogwarts, ten points were docked from your house. That was why most of the members of the Slytherin house hated her.
Sighing, she pushed herself up, and forced herself to get out of bed. "Why do I need to get up Luna?"
The black cat sighed shaking her head; "I want you in the library after breakfast. You will be doing your homework on your day off."
Usagi snapped awake, "You can't be serious!!" The cat nodded, "I am. Maybe this will be a lesson to you not to get so far behind." Usagi whimpered, stomping her feet on the floor. "But that's not FAIR!!!!"
Tears pricked at the corner of her eyes, and her lips trembled.
From day one, Usagi wondered if someone had messed up her schedule. In all of her classes, she was the only first year student, except in her Herbology and Astronomy class. But in all the others, she had noticed that third, fourth, and even fifth year student were in her classes.
Making her bed, like she always did at home, she moved to her trunk, and crouched down in front of it. She pulled out her robes, and set them down on her bed. The door to the room opened, and another Slytherin walked in. Usagi recognized the girl as Sally-Anne Perks, one of the popular girls in the Slytherin house.
Usagi shut her trunk, and tugged the robes on over her white night shirt. Without having to take the robes off, she slipped the white shirt off.
Finding her shoes near the end of the bed she slipped her feet inside them, and fixed the back, so that she wasn't walking on them. It was then; the girl who had came into the room left without saying a word to the blonde.
"Can you believe that girl, she is so lazy. I bet they kick her out in a week."
"I can't believe she was put into our house."
The door shut behind the girl and a few of her friends, causing Usagi to sigh in disdain. She half wondered if the sorting hat had misplaced her. She probably belonged in Hufflepuff or something.
"Lets go Luna."
She grabbed her book bag, which was stuffed with all her books, and left through the common room door.
With her head bowed, she took a flight of stairs down, her mind reeling in all directions. A flight of stairs down, go right, another flight of stairs, be careful of them changing...
She sighed, feeling a headache forming in her forehead. There were 142 staircases, of all kinds imaginable, and they never led to the same place twice in the same week. It was so hard to find your way around, which was why she was late to every class.
"Usagi the breakfast hall is that way."
The blonde shook her head, "I'm not hungry." She raked a hand through her messy hair, not bothering fixing the day old hairstyle she had worn to bed last night.
Fifteen minutes later, she found the library. She picked a table at the far end, away from most of the students.
Luna jumped up onto the table, and sat down in front of her. "Which one will you begin with?"
"History, since it's due tomorrow." Luna sighed, "I thought you said you finished that?" The blonde shook her head dejectedly. "Iie I said I finished the first ten pages, out of the hundred I head to read."
The black cat dropped her head, "What am I going to do with you Usagi?"
The young girl scowled, "Shut up Luna, you're the one who dragged me out of bed in the first place. The least you can do is be nice to me!" The cat scoffed, "Well maybe if you actually worked, I might try being nice to you."
The blonde shot the black cat a heated look, "Well if your going to be like that, get out of my face. Go catch mice or something! Just leave me alone."
The cat frowned, "Fine if its what you want..." Usagi replied half-heartedly, "Of course it is. I don't need you insulting me too, I get enough from the other students and Shingo."
The cat jumped to the floor, and started off, "I'll come back when you are in a better mood."
Usagi watched the feline wander out of the library. She waited a few seconds; before she pulled out her A History of Magic, book. She turned to the page she had marked, and took out a pen. She stared at the text, and groaned.
"I'm never going to understand Magic..."
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"We can't trust her." Professor Snape glanced at the other witches and wizards in the room. "She could be lying to us. How could she know that information, when not even Headmaster Dumbledore does." Professor McGonagall sighed, "We don't know who she is, to know whether to trust her..."
Snape nodded indignantly, and cut the witch off mid sentence, "see." The old witch added, before he could continue, "or not."
She turned her eyes onto the aging man sitting behind his desk. He had a thick white beard, which matched with his long white hair. "Hagrid knows this Pluto woman. He said we could trust her."
Professor Snape snorted, "That infernal Keeper of the Keys. He's a blundering fool if you ask me. He trusts anyone who would give him a pet to play with." His beady black eyes glittered from under his thick mane of greasy black hair.
The headmaster frowned, narrowing his usually kind eyes on the dark haired man. "Now Professor Snape, don't go pointing fingers. This woman came to us asking for our help. I have total confidence in Hagrid's opinion of this woman."
Snape shook his head, "Don't be so gullible Dumbledore, this could be a trap by You-Know-Who!"
Dumbledore shook his head miserably, "I know that Professor Snape, but it also could be the truth she is telling us."
Professor McGonagall then decided to step into the conversation. "It doesn't matter. We must take action. Like this Pluto woman said, one of your students has gone missing."
Both men looked at her startled by this revelation. "What?"
The old woman nodded sadly, "Yes it is true. That fifth year Pansy Parkinson went missing yesterday. She never came to dinner, and her room was found disheveled. There looked to have been a struggle." She paused, glancing at each man. "Magic was used, dark magic." She bowed her head, "this is like the time when someone opened the chamber of secrets."
Snape's nostrils flared, "Only one correct?" At the old woman's nod, he was about to continue, when something flashed within the room.
The three were interrupted, when a glowing portal appeared in the room. Both Snape and McGonagall stepped back in surprise.
Only seconds passed, before a figured emerged from the glowing purple light. The young woman was tall, and clad in a strange uniform. She bowed, to the headmaster, as the portal behind her vanished.
"Good Morning Professor Dumbledore, McGonagall...Snape." Her garnet eyes glowed from beneath her long dark bangs. "If you haven't guessed already, I am Sailor Pluto, guardian of time and space."
She straightened, and made eye contact with each teacher. "I'm sorry I barged in on your conversation, but it is very important that I speak with you." She smiled faintly, as she held out the staff she had, and it vanished from her fingertips.
Albus Dumbledore stood, and waved a hand to a chair, "Its quite all right. Please Miss Pluto sit."
She nodded, and took a seat in the comfy chair, taking care to cross her legs. "We are glad to have you here, we were just discussing..."
Pluto nodded, her smile fading, "I'm sorry Professor Dumbledore. I know, I overheard your conversation." Her eyes slid to the dark clad man in the corner of the room. "I'm sorry you don't trust me Professor Snape. But then again if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't trust myself either." She paused, returning her gaze to the headmaster.
"I gave none of you an explanation, as to why you should invite Usagi and her brother here at Hogwarts. That can look suspicious to someone who can't trust others so easily."
She noted the look Professor Snape shot at her, which caused her to smirk. "But that is why, I am here."
She stared straight at Dumbledore, and stated, "What I told you before, is only my assumption. Not even I know the truth about Usagi's past. The time gates will not tell me everything, which worries me. But if I am correct, then Usagi is in grave danger."
She glanced at Snape, and then at McGonagall. "Her mother died protecting her daughter. That means that this girl will play a very important key in all of our future, that I am sure of."
She tilted her head slightly, "I can't see the future anymore, its too cloudy for me to decipher what might happen." She paused briefly, before continuing, "I'm sorry for dropping this burden on you, but it must be done."
She shifted in her chair. "Usagi needs the training, but she also needs to be protected, kept safe."
Professor Snape shook his head, "it is impossible. We cannot do that!"
Professor McGonagall added, "Are you insinuating that we must treat Miss Tsukino differently from the other students?" Outraged, Snape shouted, "No I will not do such a thing. She will be treated like everyone else. I refuse to pamper some snot nosed girl, just to protect her!"
Pluto nodded, "No Professor McGonagall, I do not want you to treat Usagi differently. Usagi is a special young woman, with much potential. I believe your sorting hat Professor Dumbledore will agree with me."
As if it heard its name, the sorting hat, sitting unneeded on the top of the shelf behind Pluto cleared its throat. "Yes Miss Pluto, I would agree with you. Miss Tsukino was a very hard student to sort. She would have made a great Gryffindor, but a better Slytherin."
The hat paused briefly, before it added, "Yes a better Slytherin in deed. Her heart is too pure, that it couldn't be tainted by the likes of them. But as you said when you came before Miss Pluto, she is here to find her past. As a Slytherin she will find her past."
Frowning McGonagall asked, "That is the only reason why she is in Slytherin?" The hat replied, "Yes. And that she agreed to be in that house."
Pluto interjected, "Usagi holds great possibilities. I believe she will become a very powerful sorceress like her parents."
She gazed about the room, her eyes lighting up, as they fell onto Professor Snape, who looked to be deep in thought. "Usagi knows nothing of this world, which is why I need you three to push her into the right direction.
Luna has informed me that Usagi is behind in her work. I'm not pleased with this, since Usagi isn't very motivated into doing her homework. But I am glad that none of you are being lenient or overly strict on her because of who she is.
She needs to feel the pressure, to work hard to earn her self-confidence. Luna says right now she is in the Library working hard to get all of her homework done for next week."
She paused for a second, before adding, "Yes treat her like an equal, but don't alienate her. She has had enough of that growing up."
Snape scowled, "I will treat her anyway I please." Pluto nodded, "I know you will Professor Snape, which is why I wanted her in your class. I put her in advanced classes, with third, fourth and fifth year students." She stared at the dark man icily. "You dislike her Professor Snape, and I can't change that. Most people don't like her on first sight, not even I was impressed to find that the person I devoted my life to be a lazy, crybaby."
She sighed, her eyes slightly misting as the past reeled through her mind. "But I am sure soon enough you will hold some sort of respect for her, like most do after they get to know her."
Snape scowled, "I highly doubt it."
Pluto shook her head, "You are a very hardhead man Professor Snape. A dear friend of mine thought the same thing of Usagi, before the young girl risked her life for my friend over and over again.
Usagi, like the sorting hat said, is pure hearted. Nothing can taint her soul, and I mean nothing. So dislike her, hate her all you want Professor Snape."
The young woman sighed sadly, and it almost looked as if she were about to cry, but refrained herself from doing so. "Usagi is very brave, and very strong."
She looked Snape in the eyes, "I'm not asking much from you, but if it is to much, then take Usagi out of your school, and I will find another place to take her. I will not force this on you."
She then looked at Dumbledore. "All I want you to do, is treat her as another student, not as a threat, or a specimen in a lab."
Dumbledore nodded then, "We will Miss Pluto, you have my word." Pluto smiled softly, "And also, keep her out of the lime light. We can't have him learning of her until she can take him down."
Snape grunted, "Fine."
Pluto stood, "That's great. Thank you for seeing me. Good day." She bowed, as a portal opened behind her. Her staff formed in her hand, as she stepped back into the portal.
The purple void vanished when she slipped inside.
Snape looked at the others in the room. "I refuse to pamper that nuisance. If it were up to me, I'd have her expelled." With that, he whipped around, his robes billowing behind him. He left the room, leaving Dumbledore, and McGonagall to their thoughts.
Sighing, the old man replied softly, "We have no choice, but to call an alert. The student must be warned of the potential danger."
McGonagall nodded, "Yes of course. But what about Usagi? How can we keep her safe, when the three of us can't be with her all the time?"
Dumbledore looked up at her, "the only thing we can do. Bring me Potter, Granger, Weasleys, and Malfoy."
"Malfoy?"
The old headmaster nodded, "We will need all the help we can get."
Hello readers,
okay as i said before, i'll be slower at adding chapters now, because i am slowly working through my story again. hehe. but dont worry i wont be giving up. Well i hope you liked this chapter, i know its short, and kind of quick, but i didn't feel like going into full detail of the classes just yet. i'll get to all that later. well anyway, keep up the reviews i really appreciate them. :D . oh yes, for my other story tell me if you want, Teacher/Student relationship, or Teacher/teacher. so i mean Draco/Usagi, or Harry/Usagi, or Lupin/Usagi Snape/Usagi, or even if we want to go here Sirus/Usagi hmmm choices here.
Usagi would either be the new History of Magic teacher, or maybe, if not a Lupin/Usagi relationship, then the new DADA teach. but i like the new history teacher idea, something new. it Harry's and Co. 5th year, Usagi has been teaching for 4 years at Drumstring, and is changing to Hogwarts. if a student teach thing, than i will make her young, like 15, with a twist. if not, then shes 21 if its a teach teach thing. tell me what you would like to see, either way i dont mind. even tho i wouldn't mind doing Snape or Sirus. ooooo ideas r flowing. :D talk to you next chapter see ya then.
LP
P.S.
Harry/Usagi: 18 Harry is catching up Harry is Catching up...
Draco/Usagi: 21 Still lookin good Draco!!
Usagi/Dies: 2 hmmm maybe i should drop this, and make it a surprise, and see what you think...maybe i will.
There will be no Scouts k. so dont worry i wont add them :D
ok i think thats it.
LP signing out.
To Pamper, or Not to Pamper?
Within the first week of school, Usagi learned quite fast, that there were large differences, and similarities between her old school, and Hogwarts.
At both schools, you had your basic groups. At Junior high you had your geniuses, here at Hogwarts, you had Ravenclaw students. At Usagi's old school, you had the athletic sport fanatics, or known as preppies. Here at Hogwarts, they were called Gryffindors. (Not entirely true, but I was thinking of Harry and Quidditch). Then there was your loyal to all kind of people, who liked to be friendly with anyone, not with just a certain group. At Hogwarts, they were called Hufflepuff.
Usagi still believed she belonged in that group, not Slytherin. Slytherins were you basic outcasts, who liked to start trouble with anyone, which was similar to the rebels in junior high.
Even though they were into the second week of school, Usagi was still trying to get used to the moving staircases, and the use of wands. The fact that there were ghosts roaming about, or that the paintings on the walls moved and talked, was enough to give her the heebie jeebies.
Everywhere she felt eyes on her, which happened to be the paintings watching her as she walked by, and whispered amongst themselves. It was as if they knew more about her, than she did.
Usagi hadn't been too thrilled about her classes, when she found out that she was the only first year in all of them, except for Herbology and Astronomy.
While in junior high, she had six classes a day, each one an hour long, here at Hogwarts, classes here were long, and there were only two classes a day. One morning class, after breakfast, and then an afternoon class after lunch. It did give them more time to do their homework, but then they had to remember everything they learned for a whole week.
There were many ups and down, but the one thing Usagi could have gone without, was the talking shape-shifting cat.
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"Usagi wake up or you're going to be late." The blonde rolled over in her bed, and glared at the black cat. It had been a very long week at the Hogwarts School. And here she had thought Junior High was hard, but it was nothing, compared to Potion Class with Professor Snape, the greasy, black haired man, with a long nose, and beady black eyes. Or Herbology class with Professor Sprout, a short plump old witch, whose life was her green house.
Throughout the last week, she quickly became a loner, especially, when Professor Snape took ten points from Slytherin. It was unheard of, for Professor Snape to dock his own house.
Groaning, Usagi rolled onto her back. It was going to be a nice Sunday, and she was grateful to have this day off, even if it meant, she had classes Monday, through Saturday.
"Usagi get up!!"
Usagi glowered at the black cat. "Why Luna its my day off?? Can't I sleep in?"
Luna shook her head, "Not when you're so far behind in all your classes!"
The blonde groaned, which turned into a pathetic whimper. It was true, barely into her second week at school, and she was so far behind in her work, that she couldn't tell what homework came from what class.
Monday at 9 am was History of Magic, a boring class, worst than the History of Japan back at home. Her teacher, Professor Binns, assigned a hundred pages of reading, and outlining by next Monday.
Then at 1 pm, she had Charms, with Professor Flitwick, a short old man, who claimed to be a dueling champion when he was younger. Charms class was an interesting one, but her homework wasn't going to be as easy as the class had been.
Tuesday at 9 am she had Transfiguration, a class Professor McGonagall had said was one of the most dangerous classes she could take. So far, Usagi found nothing dangerous but the piles of homework she gave them. Not only did she have to practice turning a match into a needle, but also had to read the first chapter of the textbook.
At 1 pm she had Herbology, an agonizing long class. Their Professor crazy about plants, plants this, plants that, kind of teacher. Every Tuesday, they went out to the green house, to learn about all the different kinds of plants, and fungi. Her homework was to grow her own Venus flytrap and make a journal of everything she did.
Wednesday, at 9 am she had Defense Against the Dark Arts, with Professor Moody. Now there was a teacher who had a few screws loose. Either he was superstitious, or was way too paranoid for his own good. In that class her homework had been to pick a spell and study it, and then perform it in front of the class by next Wednesday.
At 1 pm she had Arithmancy, with Professor Vector, a spindly old man, with beady eyes, and a crooked smile. He reminded her of one of those dirty old men, with their mind in the gutter. In his class, he assigned them a page in their book that had to do with some kind of chart.
Thursdays would forever be her worst day of the week. On Thursdays, she had Professor Snape in Potions. She couldn't help but think he despised her. It didn't help, that she knew nothing, and couldn't answer any of the questions he asked. She had his class all day long, which only made things even worst.
Friday, at 9 am, she had astronomy with Professor Sinistra, a strange witch, with gleaming green eyes. There was no afternoon class, which was fine for her.
On Saturday, she had been up past midnight in her second class of astronomy, studying all the stars. Her homework was to memorize all of the stars in the Milky Way.
Unlike junior high, when you were late, you waited out in the hallway, but here in Hogwarts, ten points were docked from your house. That was why most of the members of the Slytherin house hated her.
Sighing, she pushed herself up, and forced herself to get out of bed. "Why do I need to get up Luna?"
The black cat sighed shaking her head; "I want you in the library after breakfast. You will be doing your homework on your day off."
Usagi snapped awake, "You can't be serious!!" The cat nodded, "I am. Maybe this will be a lesson to you not to get so far behind." Usagi whimpered, stomping her feet on the floor. "But that's not FAIR!!!!"
Tears pricked at the corner of her eyes, and her lips trembled.
From day one, Usagi wondered if someone had messed up her schedule. In all of her classes, she was the only first year student, except in her Herbology and Astronomy class. But in all the others, she had noticed that third, fourth, and even fifth year student were in her classes.
Making her bed, like she always did at home, she moved to her trunk, and crouched down in front of it. She pulled out her robes, and set them down on her bed. The door to the room opened, and another Slytherin walked in. Usagi recognized the girl as Sally-Anne Perks, one of the popular girls in the Slytherin house.
Usagi shut her trunk, and tugged the robes on over her white night shirt. Without having to take the robes off, she slipped the white shirt off.
Finding her shoes near the end of the bed she slipped her feet inside them, and fixed the back, so that she wasn't walking on them. It was then; the girl who had came into the room left without saying a word to the blonde.
"Can you believe that girl, she is so lazy. I bet they kick her out in a week."
"I can't believe she was put into our house."
The door shut behind the girl and a few of her friends, causing Usagi to sigh in disdain. She half wondered if the sorting hat had misplaced her. She probably belonged in Hufflepuff or something.
"Lets go Luna."
She grabbed her book bag, which was stuffed with all her books, and left through the common room door.
With her head bowed, she took a flight of stairs down, her mind reeling in all directions. A flight of stairs down, go right, another flight of stairs, be careful of them changing...
She sighed, feeling a headache forming in her forehead. There were 142 staircases, of all kinds imaginable, and they never led to the same place twice in the same week. It was so hard to find your way around, which was why she was late to every class.
"Usagi the breakfast hall is that way."
The blonde shook her head, "I'm not hungry." She raked a hand through her messy hair, not bothering fixing the day old hairstyle she had worn to bed last night.
Fifteen minutes later, she found the library. She picked a table at the far end, away from most of the students.
Luna jumped up onto the table, and sat down in front of her. "Which one will you begin with?"
"History, since it's due tomorrow." Luna sighed, "I thought you said you finished that?" The blonde shook her head dejectedly. "Iie I said I finished the first ten pages, out of the hundred I head to read."
The black cat dropped her head, "What am I going to do with you Usagi?"
The young girl scowled, "Shut up Luna, you're the one who dragged me out of bed in the first place. The least you can do is be nice to me!" The cat scoffed, "Well maybe if you actually worked, I might try being nice to you."
The blonde shot the black cat a heated look, "Well if your going to be like that, get out of my face. Go catch mice or something! Just leave me alone."
The cat frowned, "Fine if its what you want..." Usagi replied half-heartedly, "Of course it is. I don't need you insulting me too, I get enough from the other students and Shingo."
The cat jumped to the floor, and started off, "I'll come back when you are in a better mood."
Usagi watched the feline wander out of the library. She waited a few seconds; before she pulled out her A History of Magic, book. She turned to the page she had marked, and took out a pen. She stared at the text, and groaned.
"I'm never going to understand Magic..."
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"We can't trust her." Professor Snape glanced at the other witches and wizards in the room. "She could be lying to us. How could she know that information, when not even Headmaster Dumbledore does." Professor McGonagall sighed, "We don't know who she is, to know whether to trust her..."
Snape nodded indignantly, and cut the witch off mid sentence, "see." The old witch added, before he could continue, "or not."
She turned her eyes onto the aging man sitting behind his desk. He had a thick white beard, which matched with his long white hair. "Hagrid knows this Pluto woman. He said we could trust her."
Professor Snape snorted, "That infernal Keeper of the Keys. He's a blundering fool if you ask me. He trusts anyone who would give him a pet to play with." His beady black eyes glittered from under his thick mane of greasy black hair.
The headmaster frowned, narrowing his usually kind eyes on the dark haired man. "Now Professor Snape, don't go pointing fingers. This woman came to us asking for our help. I have total confidence in Hagrid's opinion of this woman."
Snape shook his head, "Don't be so gullible Dumbledore, this could be a trap by You-Know-Who!"
Dumbledore shook his head miserably, "I know that Professor Snape, but it also could be the truth she is telling us."
Professor McGonagall then decided to step into the conversation. "It doesn't matter. We must take action. Like this Pluto woman said, one of your students has gone missing."
Both men looked at her startled by this revelation. "What?"
The old woman nodded sadly, "Yes it is true. That fifth year Pansy Parkinson went missing yesterday. She never came to dinner, and her room was found disheveled. There looked to have been a struggle." She paused, glancing at each man. "Magic was used, dark magic." She bowed her head, "this is like the time when someone opened the chamber of secrets."
Snape's nostrils flared, "Only one correct?" At the old woman's nod, he was about to continue, when something flashed within the room.
The three were interrupted, when a glowing portal appeared in the room. Both Snape and McGonagall stepped back in surprise.
Only seconds passed, before a figured emerged from the glowing purple light. The young woman was tall, and clad in a strange uniform. She bowed, to the headmaster, as the portal behind her vanished.
"Good Morning Professor Dumbledore, McGonagall...Snape." Her garnet eyes glowed from beneath her long dark bangs. "If you haven't guessed already, I am Sailor Pluto, guardian of time and space."
She straightened, and made eye contact with each teacher. "I'm sorry I barged in on your conversation, but it is very important that I speak with you." She smiled faintly, as she held out the staff she had, and it vanished from her fingertips.
Albus Dumbledore stood, and waved a hand to a chair, "Its quite all right. Please Miss Pluto sit."
She nodded, and took a seat in the comfy chair, taking care to cross her legs. "We are glad to have you here, we were just discussing..."
Pluto nodded, her smile fading, "I'm sorry Professor Dumbledore. I know, I overheard your conversation." Her eyes slid to the dark clad man in the corner of the room. "I'm sorry you don't trust me Professor Snape. But then again if I were in your shoes, I wouldn't trust myself either." She paused, returning her gaze to the headmaster.
"I gave none of you an explanation, as to why you should invite Usagi and her brother here at Hogwarts. That can look suspicious to someone who can't trust others so easily."
She noted the look Professor Snape shot at her, which caused her to smirk. "But that is why, I am here."
She stared straight at Dumbledore, and stated, "What I told you before, is only my assumption. Not even I know the truth about Usagi's past. The time gates will not tell me everything, which worries me. But if I am correct, then Usagi is in grave danger."
She glanced at Snape, and then at McGonagall. "Her mother died protecting her daughter. That means that this girl will play a very important key in all of our future, that I am sure of."
She tilted her head slightly, "I can't see the future anymore, its too cloudy for me to decipher what might happen." She paused briefly, before continuing, "I'm sorry for dropping this burden on you, but it must be done."
She shifted in her chair. "Usagi needs the training, but she also needs to be protected, kept safe."
Professor Snape shook his head, "it is impossible. We cannot do that!"
Professor McGonagall added, "Are you insinuating that we must treat Miss Tsukino differently from the other students?" Outraged, Snape shouted, "No I will not do such a thing. She will be treated like everyone else. I refuse to pamper some snot nosed girl, just to protect her!"
Pluto nodded, "No Professor McGonagall, I do not want you to treat Usagi differently. Usagi is a special young woman, with much potential. I believe your sorting hat Professor Dumbledore will agree with me."
As if it heard its name, the sorting hat, sitting unneeded on the top of the shelf behind Pluto cleared its throat. "Yes Miss Pluto, I would agree with you. Miss Tsukino was a very hard student to sort. She would have made a great Gryffindor, but a better Slytherin."
The hat paused briefly, before it added, "Yes a better Slytherin in deed. Her heart is too pure, that it couldn't be tainted by the likes of them. But as you said when you came before Miss Pluto, she is here to find her past. As a Slytherin she will find her past."
Frowning McGonagall asked, "That is the only reason why she is in Slytherin?" The hat replied, "Yes. And that she agreed to be in that house."
Pluto interjected, "Usagi holds great possibilities. I believe she will become a very powerful sorceress like her parents."
She gazed about the room, her eyes lighting up, as they fell onto Professor Snape, who looked to be deep in thought. "Usagi knows nothing of this world, which is why I need you three to push her into the right direction.
Luna has informed me that Usagi is behind in her work. I'm not pleased with this, since Usagi isn't very motivated into doing her homework. But I am glad that none of you are being lenient or overly strict on her because of who she is.
She needs to feel the pressure, to work hard to earn her self-confidence. Luna says right now she is in the Library working hard to get all of her homework done for next week."
She paused for a second, before adding, "Yes treat her like an equal, but don't alienate her. She has had enough of that growing up."
Snape scowled, "I will treat her anyway I please." Pluto nodded, "I know you will Professor Snape, which is why I wanted her in your class. I put her in advanced classes, with third, fourth and fifth year students." She stared at the dark man icily. "You dislike her Professor Snape, and I can't change that. Most people don't like her on first sight, not even I was impressed to find that the person I devoted my life to be a lazy, crybaby."
She sighed, her eyes slightly misting as the past reeled through her mind. "But I am sure soon enough you will hold some sort of respect for her, like most do after they get to know her."
Snape scowled, "I highly doubt it."
Pluto shook her head, "You are a very hardhead man Professor Snape. A dear friend of mine thought the same thing of Usagi, before the young girl risked her life for my friend over and over again.
Usagi, like the sorting hat said, is pure hearted. Nothing can taint her soul, and I mean nothing. So dislike her, hate her all you want Professor Snape."
The young woman sighed sadly, and it almost looked as if she were about to cry, but refrained herself from doing so. "Usagi is very brave, and very strong."
She looked Snape in the eyes, "I'm not asking much from you, but if it is to much, then take Usagi out of your school, and I will find another place to take her. I will not force this on you."
She then looked at Dumbledore. "All I want you to do, is treat her as another student, not as a threat, or a specimen in a lab."
Dumbledore nodded then, "We will Miss Pluto, you have my word." Pluto smiled softly, "And also, keep her out of the lime light. We can't have him learning of her until she can take him down."
Snape grunted, "Fine."
Pluto stood, "That's great. Thank you for seeing me. Good day." She bowed, as a portal opened behind her. Her staff formed in her hand, as she stepped back into the portal.
The purple void vanished when she slipped inside.
Snape looked at the others in the room. "I refuse to pamper that nuisance. If it were up to me, I'd have her expelled." With that, he whipped around, his robes billowing behind him. He left the room, leaving Dumbledore, and McGonagall to their thoughts.
Sighing, the old man replied softly, "We have no choice, but to call an alert. The student must be warned of the potential danger."
McGonagall nodded, "Yes of course. But what about Usagi? How can we keep her safe, when the three of us can't be with her all the time?"
Dumbledore looked up at her, "the only thing we can do. Bring me Potter, Granger, Weasleys, and Malfoy."
"Malfoy?"
The old headmaster nodded, "We will need all the help we can get."
Hello readers,
okay as i said before, i'll be slower at adding chapters now, because i am slowly working through my story again. hehe. but dont worry i wont be giving up. Well i hope you liked this chapter, i know its short, and kind of quick, but i didn't feel like going into full detail of the classes just yet. i'll get to all that later. well anyway, keep up the reviews i really appreciate them. :D . oh yes, for my other story tell me if you want, Teacher/Student relationship, or Teacher/teacher. so i mean Draco/Usagi, or Harry/Usagi, or Lupin/Usagi Snape/Usagi, or even if we want to go here Sirus/Usagi hmmm choices here.
Usagi would either be the new History of Magic teacher, or maybe, if not a Lupin/Usagi relationship, then the new DADA teach. but i like the new history teacher idea, something new. it Harry's and Co. 5th year, Usagi has been teaching for 4 years at Drumstring, and is changing to Hogwarts. if a student teach thing, than i will make her young, like 15, with a twist. if not, then shes 21 if its a teach teach thing. tell me what you would like to see, either way i dont mind. even tho i wouldn't mind doing Snape or Sirus. ooooo ideas r flowing. :D talk to you next chapter see ya then.
LP
P.S.
Harry/Usagi: 18 Harry is catching up Harry is Catching up...
Draco/Usagi: 21 Still lookin good Draco!!
Usagi/Dies: 2 hmmm maybe i should drop this, and make it a surprise, and see what you think...maybe i will.
There will be no Scouts k. so dont worry i wont add them :D
ok i think thats it.
LP signing out.
