Mainly because I've been recieving major pleas for more Harry/Usagi romance, the next chapter is going to be pure
well, smut! And I promise that, to the reviewer who wants the others to appear, in the next few chapters I will
have the remaining as-of-yet unseen senshi show up! And after that, I'm not really sure, it's kinda hazy. I
have an idea but it will make for a lot more chapters, so.... I'm not too sure about it. What do you think?
This chapter was going to be Harry/Serena, but you know, I feel so bad for Harry not having a family. I wanted to give him time with the closest thing he has to a family until Serena steps in. ~By the way, this is a major hint for a future chapter!~ Therefore, this chapter was born! I know it's short, but the next chapter will be out soon, maybe on Tuesday or Wednesday.
For the reviewer who wanted to know what song it was: I can't believe you don't know, but it's Spice Girls - Viva Forever. I believe I mentioned that in chapter fifteen, ne?
To all my reviewers: Thank you SO much! Please keep on giving feedback, your reviews help me plan where this story is going!
In other news, I'M FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FREE FOR A WHOLE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE SPRING BREAK!!!!! ~proceeds to jump for joy~ Soooooo, if you're lucky you might get an extra chapter this week! Maybe, IF you're nice to me!
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Harry had been thinking about it all week. Or rather, her. Serena, to be exact. In Harry's eyes, she was a beautiful but at the moment unattainable goal. He needed to do something special, something that would make her fall for him 100%. But, seeing as how he and Serena had already been to Hogsmeade together, he wanted it to be so special he never wanted her to forget it. Unfortunately, he didn't have much experience with girls. Well, none that was helpful anyhow. And he'd die if he had to ask one of his friends and it got back to Serena. So, he went to the two people he thought might be able to help.
"Harry?" Remus Lupin looked surprised when he opened the door to find Harry at the threshold.
"Hi, Remus. Can I talk to Sirius for a moment?"
"Sure." Remus stepped back and allowed Harry inside. Harry had begun calling Remus 'Remus' during the summer, after he had been rescued from the Dursley's by him and Sirius.
Once inside, Harry looked around the cozily lit room. Remus had decorated it in, of course, scarlet and gold, with a hint of light blue. Even if professor's weren't supposed to take sides, it was clear Remus was still and avid Gryffindor fan.
In one corner, curled up on a scarlet-and-gold doggy bed, was his godfather Sirius Black, in animagus form, of course, which just happened to be a large, black dog several people mistook for the 'Grim', a well-known wizard omen of death. As for Harry, what with having a 'Grim' for a godfather and all, he rather agreed with Hermione - that, upon seeing the Grim, wizards and witches didn't die of accidents but, instead, died of fright.
"Hi, Sirius." Harry said as the dog went from being a dog to a fully grown man with neat black hair wearing a set dark green robes with a broad smile on his face.
"Harry!" Sirius swept him into a hug. It was the first interaction they'd had in some time. "How are you doing?"
"Okay, I guess. Actually, I came because I wanted to ask you something...."
"If it's about a prank, don't get him started, please Harry." Remus rolled his eyes as he went into a different room to leave them alone. Sirius scowled at the now closed door and sat down on the bed.
"So, Harry. What's this question?" Sirius asked brightly. Harry sat down next to Sirius and thought about how to phrase his question. More then anything, he didn't want Sirius to laugh. Sirius noticed Harry's face growing red and smirked. He had an idea of what Harry wanted to know.
Without warning, Sirius reached out and grabbed the other, throwing him down on the couch. He pinned the smaller one beneath him and began seeking out Harry's ticklish spots. Before long, Harry was laughing so hard he could barely speak.
Remus, hearing Harry's laughter, opened the door to see what was going on and rolled his eyes once more. "Just so you know, Harry, he won't stop until you tell him." Remus leaned againt the door frame.
"O-o-okay-y, I'll t-t-t-tell y-yo-u-u!" Harry choked out, tears running down his face. A triumphant smirk spread over Sirius' face and he halted in his tickling, allowing his godson to frantically catch his breath before demanding:
"Well, it's like this." Harry sat up and leaned comfortably against Sirius, looking at Remus. "There's this erm, girl, I like, and I, um, don't like, know how to catch her, um, attention. We've all ready gone to, um, Hogsmeade, so....." Harry trailed off, his face bright red. Sirius was grinning.
"I knew it!" He crowed. "You do like a girl!"
"Harry." Remus' voice broke into Sirius' speech. "You should know, Sirius isn't exactly the one to give you girl advice. He's been slapped by girls more times then the rest of Hogwart's boys put together for three generations."
"I have not!" Sirius defended himself.
"You have so!" Remus aruged.
"How many times, huh, smarty?"
"I'm not sure, I lost count at around a thousand! But I'm sure Severus would know...."
"Don't you dare!"
Harry, by this time, was laughing again. He'd never before had this type of playful social interaction. Sure, he had watched the Weasley's have it, but never before had he participated in it. He found he enjoyed it more then he would have believed. Unfortunately, Remus and Sirius arguing over how many times in his lifetime Sirius had been slapped wasn't helping Harry's problem.
"Um, guys?"
"Remember that time with Heather Shows?! She slapped you twice!"
"She didn't slap me twice!"
"Oh right, my mistake. She slapped you first, calling you a 'pervert', then she punched you."
"See, there's a diff-"
"GUYS!!!" Harry shouted. Both men stopped argueing and looked at him. Harry blushed uncomfortably. He hadn't meant to yell. "Well, your arguement is very nice and entertaining, but it doesn't help me in deciding what to do with Serena!"
Sirius smirked and started to say something about how he'd known who it would be, but Remus cut him off by giving him a warning look as he sat down in an easy-chair and conjuring up a mug of hot chocolate. (With marshmallows floating around, of course!) Muggle or not, the drink was the best thing in the world on a cold night.
"Well, Harry." Remus said, settling comfortably. "I think your best bet would be to let her know how you feel."
"Yeah." Sirius said, eager to give his godson information after twelve years of not being able to. "And bring her a gift, girls love that type of thing."
"But what can we *do*?" Harry asked, feeling desperate. That was the whole problem; he had no idea what to do with a girl you liked aside from going to Hogsmeade.
"Hmm. Well, you could take her on a picnic." Remus suggested.
"Or a walk through some gardens just north of Hogsmeade." Sirius added.
"I like the picnic idea." Harry said thoughtfully. "I'm not sure if she likes flowers, Sirius. She gets this odd look when she's near them. I think they remind her of her friends."
"What happened to them?" Sirius asked curiously.
"I think some of them are dead. But I don't know how they died." Harry answered softly. Sirius nodded and made himself comfortable on the sofa before pulling Harry to him. Harry, for the first time in his life, snuggled up to someone.
Remus magicked them both some hot chocolate which Harry sipped contentedly, his problem for the time being solved. For the first time since he had been a one-year-old, Harry Potter felt like he had a family that was really and truly his.
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Me: Let's hear an 'S'!
Audience: 'S'!
Me: Give me an 'A'!
Audience: 'A'!"
Me: Give me a 'P'!
Audience: 'P'!
Me: What does that spell? SAP!
Because truthfully, that's about what it was! Pure sap! But you know, it makes me feel better for giving Harry a temporary family until Serena steps in. (Again, a major hint for future chapters.)
R&R, as always. PLEASE! 5 reviews or no next chapter. I mean it, I'm totally serious!
Again, five reviews or no new chapter!
This chapter was going to be Harry/Serena, but you know, I feel so bad for Harry not having a family. I wanted to give him time with the closest thing he has to a family until Serena steps in. ~By the way, this is a major hint for a future chapter!~ Therefore, this chapter was born! I know it's short, but the next chapter will be out soon, maybe on Tuesday or Wednesday.
For the reviewer who wanted to know what song it was: I can't believe you don't know, but it's Spice Girls - Viva Forever. I believe I mentioned that in chapter fifteen, ne?
To all my reviewers: Thank you SO much! Please keep on giving feedback, your reviews help me plan where this story is going!
In other news, I'M FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FREE FOR A WHOLE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE SPRING BREAK!!!!! ~proceeds to jump for joy~ Soooooo, if you're lucky you might get an extra chapter this week! Maybe, IF you're nice to me!
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Harry had been thinking about it all week. Or rather, her. Serena, to be exact. In Harry's eyes, she was a beautiful but at the moment unattainable goal. He needed to do something special, something that would make her fall for him 100%. But, seeing as how he and Serena had already been to Hogsmeade together, he wanted it to be so special he never wanted her to forget it. Unfortunately, he didn't have much experience with girls. Well, none that was helpful anyhow. And he'd die if he had to ask one of his friends and it got back to Serena. So, he went to the two people he thought might be able to help.
"Harry?" Remus Lupin looked surprised when he opened the door to find Harry at the threshold.
"Hi, Remus. Can I talk to Sirius for a moment?"
"Sure." Remus stepped back and allowed Harry inside. Harry had begun calling Remus 'Remus' during the summer, after he had been rescued from the Dursley's by him and Sirius.
Once inside, Harry looked around the cozily lit room. Remus had decorated it in, of course, scarlet and gold, with a hint of light blue. Even if professor's weren't supposed to take sides, it was clear Remus was still and avid Gryffindor fan.
In one corner, curled up on a scarlet-and-gold doggy bed, was his godfather Sirius Black, in animagus form, of course, which just happened to be a large, black dog several people mistook for the 'Grim', a well-known wizard omen of death. As for Harry, what with having a 'Grim' for a godfather and all, he rather agreed with Hermione - that, upon seeing the Grim, wizards and witches didn't die of accidents but, instead, died of fright.
"Hi, Sirius." Harry said as the dog went from being a dog to a fully grown man with neat black hair wearing a set dark green robes with a broad smile on his face.
"Harry!" Sirius swept him into a hug. It was the first interaction they'd had in some time. "How are you doing?"
"Okay, I guess. Actually, I came because I wanted to ask you something...."
"If it's about a prank, don't get him started, please Harry." Remus rolled his eyes as he went into a different room to leave them alone. Sirius scowled at the now closed door and sat down on the bed.
"So, Harry. What's this question?" Sirius asked brightly. Harry sat down next to Sirius and thought about how to phrase his question. More then anything, he didn't want Sirius to laugh. Sirius noticed Harry's face growing red and smirked. He had an idea of what Harry wanted to know.
Without warning, Sirius reached out and grabbed the other, throwing him down on the couch. He pinned the smaller one beneath him and began seeking out Harry's ticklish spots. Before long, Harry was laughing so hard he could barely speak.
Remus, hearing Harry's laughter, opened the door to see what was going on and rolled his eyes once more. "Just so you know, Harry, he won't stop until you tell him." Remus leaned againt the door frame.
"O-o-okay-y, I'll t-t-t-tell y-yo-u-u!" Harry choked out, tears running down his face. A triumphant smirk spread over Sirius' face and he halted in his tickling, allowing his godson to frantically catch his breath before demanding:
"Well, it's like this." Harry sat up and leaned comfortably against Sirius, looking at Remus. "There's this erm, girl, I like, and I, um, don't like, know how to catch her, um, attention. We've all ready gone to, um, Hogsmeade, so....." Harry trailed off, his face bright red. Sirius was grinning.
"I knew it!" He crowed. "You do like a girl!"
"Harry." Remus' voice broke into Sirius' speech. "You should know, Sirius isn't exactly the one to give you girl advice. He's been slapped by girls more times then the rest of Hogwart's boys put together for three generations."
"I have not!" Sirius defended himself.
"You have so!" Remus aruged.
"How many times, huh, smarty?"
"I'm not sure, I lost count at around a thousand! But I'm sure Severus would know...."
"Don't you dare!"
Harry, by this time, was laughing again. He'd never before had this type of playful social interaction. Sure, he had watched the Weasley's have it, but never before had he participated in it. He found he enjoyed it more then he would have believed. Unfortunately, Remus and Sirius arguing over how many times in his lifetime Sirius had been slapped wasn't helping Harry's problem.
"Um, guys?"
"Remember that time with Heather Shows?! She slapped you twice!"
"She didn't slap me twice!"
"Oh right, my mistake. She slapped you first, calling you a 'pervert', then she punched you."
"See, there's a diff-"
"GUYS!!!" Harry shouted. Both men stopped argueing and looked at him. Harry blushed uncomfortably. He hadn't meant to yell. "Well, your arguement is very nice and entertaining, but it doesn't help me in deciding what to do with Serena!"
Sirius smirked and started to say something about how he'd known who it would be, but Remus cut him off by giving him a warning look as he sat down in an easy-chair and conjuring up a mug of hot chocolate. (With marshmallows floating around, of course!) Muggle or not, the drink was the best thing in the world on a cold night.
"Well, Harry." Remus said, settling comfortably. "I think your best bet would be to let her know how you feel."
"Yeah." Sirius said, eager to give his godson information after twelve years of not being able to. "And bring her a gift, girls love that type of thing."
"But what can we *do*?" Harry asked, feeling desperate. That was the whole problem; he had no idea what to do with a girl you liked aside from going to Hogsmeade.
"Hmm. Well, you could take her on a picnic." Remus suggested.
"Or a walk through some gardens just north of Hogsmeade." Sirius added.
"I like the picnic idea." Harry said thoughtfully. "I'm not sure if she likes flowers, Sirius. She gets this odd look when she's near them. I think they remind her of her friends."
"What happened to them?" Sirius asked curiously.
"I think some of them are dead. But I don't know how they died." Harry answered softly. Sirius nodded and made himself comfortable on the sofa before pulling Harry to him. Harry, for the first time in his life, snuggled up to someone.
Remus magicked them both some hot chocolate which Harry sipped contentedly, his problem for the time being solved. For the first time since he had been a one-year-old, Harry Potter felt like he had a family that was really and truly his.
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Me: Let's hear an 'S'!
Audience: 'S'!
Me: Give me an 'A'!
Audience: 'A'!"
Me: Give me a 'P'!
Audience: 'P'!
Me: What does that spell? SAP!
Because truthfully, that's about what it was! Pure sap! But you know, it makes me feel better for giving Harry a temporary family until Serena steps in. (Again, a major hint for future chapters.)
R&R, as always. PLEASE! 5 reviews or no next chapter. I mean it, I'm totally serious!
Again, five reviews or no new chapter!
