Hi again!  WOW!  I got more than a 100 reviews!!!  ^_^  YEAH!!! I owe it all to you guys!  Thanks a bunch!  Btw, I wanted to answer some of your reviews!

Christine:  If I remember correctly, Barty Crouch has the same name as his son (Bartemius Crouch-Barty is shorter) But some part of the fic is still AU.

Midnight Lilly and Mooney:  I don't really want them to have kids in that fic.  They are happy together and they don't really mind.  And anyway, I HATE Chibiusa! (shudders…) she gives me the creeps.-_-;

Wildmage:  I wanna see your imagination!!!!!  It's too bad that ff.net has banned NC-17, though.  It would've been great to see a Harry/Usagi pairing in that rating!

AngelDust159:  I'm happy you liked Sirius' antics!  He's funny anyway so…

MoonFaith:  Where in the bloody hell did you read that Usagi wanted to kill Sirius?!  He's one of my favourites!!!  I think you misread that part…They were simply playing.

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Fate has brought us together

Chapter 11: A new way of learning

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  The day after, Ron and Hermione found Harry having his breakfast in the Great Hall, but their silver haired friend missing.  They went to sit with him, giving him questioning looks.  "So Harry," started Ron, "where's Serenity? Nothing bad happened, I hope!"  Harry gave him a reassuring glance.

  "Don't worry!  She's on Hogwarts' grounds somewhere, probably inspecting or something.  We have Care of magical creatures today so maybe we'll see her pass by."  Ron gave him a relieved look, then a disgusted one.  "Too bad we have double potions with Slytherins this morning, though…"  Harry frowned and glanced at Snape, before settling his gaze on his godfather, who today, was sitting as far as possible from the dreaded teacher.  He smiled to himself and shook his head, before finishing the last half of his toast.

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  Ron had been right.  Potions class had been a real nightmare, well, more than usual anyway…Ron had said that Snape had taken on even more on Harry since Snuffles had returned, just to get back at him or something.  Hermione had given him a warning look but Harry did think Ron had a point.  Malfoy, on his side, had appreciated the show more than anyone could think.  He was smirking and the other Slyhterins had been snickering all along.  But Harry didn't really mind anymore.  Protest was only going to get more points deducted and anyway, he knew that he was stronger than the ferret, so it was enough for him.  But he had been able to do his potion almost correctly since Serenity had home schooled him a little this summer.

  So now, they were on their way to Hagrid's hut for CMC. (Care of Magical Creatures--got tired of writing it. ^_^;) Harry had tried to spot his fiancée but with no luck.  They sat on the grass, waiting for the class to begin.  Hagrid made his way to the group.  "Come on, people!  Today we'll see water demons in the lake!  Up! Follow me!"  They started to get up, murmuring all the way.  Seamus turned to the trio and Neville gulped.  "I hope he knows what he's doing!  Water demons can be real nasty sometimes!"  Ron laughed nervously when Malfoy and his 2 meaty bodyguards, Crabbe and Goyle, passed beside them.  "You better be careful not to fall in the water, Weasel!  Though I don't think the beasts will want you under water with them!" Malfoy drawled.  Ron turned red and was about to give Malfoy a piece of his mind when Harry beat him to it.

  "Why don't you shut up, Malfoy?  Or do you want me to bring Buckbeak to you?  He said with malice.  The other boy visibly paled but he turned around, throwing him a nasty glare in the way.  The Gryffindors all started laughing when Hagrid told them to be quiet.  "The lake is just behind those bushes.  Now, I want everyone to behave!  Water demons prefer to show up when everything's calm and can become aggressive when there's too much noise." 

  He pushed the bushes aside with his big hands and let the students pass, telling them to sit by the calm water.  Everyone was nervous but Hagrid didn't notice in the least.  He was enjoying himself a little too much.  "Now" he started to approach the lake, "I'm going to try to call them here, so don't make a sound!"  He took some sort of weird looking whistle and started playing.  Everybody visibly winced at the warped sound it was emitting, but their attention was soon diverted to the water, where bubbles were starting to form.  And they were coming straight to them!!!!

  Hagrid immediately stopped playing and the students let out little yelps before backing away slightly.  Something was emerging!  Something…The back of a head?!  'A very familiar silver haired head', Harry though.  Then the head turned to face them.  "SERENITY!!!"  If she looked a little shocked, she recovered fast.  They other students sweatdropped and Malfoy couldn't help but throwing in a comment; "I always knew she had something of a demon!"  The Gryffindors glared at him while Hagrid went to her.

  "You shouldn't be in these waters, m'lady!  They're dangerous!  You should get out before the underwater creatures see that you have invaded their sanctuary!"  She looked at the half giant questionably before saying "They aren't that bad!"  Which shocked Hagrid to no end.  She started to swim to them, getting finally out of the lake.

  The guys had the decency to gape and drool at that, too.  Even Malfoy looked stunned, which made Harry growl slightly in his throat, a low warning tone to it.  Her hair was completely down, trailing behind her on the ground, wet and dripping.  She was wearing a 2 piece bathing suit that Harry had never seen before so he called her on it. 

  "The merpeople gave it to me as a gift" was her only reply.  "What were you doing in there?"  She went to a low branch of a tree where she had put a towel on before diving in the lake, making the others who were near that tree back away, a huge blush covering their cheeks.  She replied to Harry while drying herself a little.  "I went to explore this morning when I came across this lake.  I couldn't help but to take a quick dive.  I think I over stayed, though.  The people at the bottom are quite nice and inviting!"

  Hagrid looked overjoyed.  "Can you make them come up here?  That would be great!  I'm trying to teach them a little more about water demons in their natural habitat!"  She smiled to him.  "So that's what you are doing here.  I wondered…I don't mind calling them here but wouldn't you rather see their habitat, too?"  She asked in a curious tone. 

  Pansy Parkinson cut Hagrid before he could even respond, flipping her hair snobbishly behind her shoulder (DIE you bitc…!!! Sorry…On with the story.-_-;) "Are you crazy?!  You want us to go in there?!"  Serenity gave her a chilling look that shut her up instantly.  Hermione and Ron gave each other a low high 5, grinning madly and silently applauding the rabbit. 

  "Hum Hum… Uhhh. Oh yeah!  As I was tryin' to say before miss Parkinson so rudely butt in, 5 points off Slytherins, by the way, how would you make us go and see 'em, under water?"  Serenity smiled knowingly and made something appear out of thin air.  It was a mirror, with what looked like strange markings and a trident engraved on it.  Harry recognized it instantly.  It was the mirror she had used to see where the dementors were planning their attacks, in Japan.

  The students gave the mirror curious stares.  She directed her gaze too it.  "This is the mirror of Neptune.  It allows me to see some things in the present or near future, sometimes not clearly, tough.  Neptune wasn't the controller of time, but she could often foresee a glimpse of the future in it.  It belonged to one of my friends, and I have now inherited it."  She didn't wait for pity comments, only murmured something to it and an image started to show.  She gazed at it thoroughly before smiling slightly and letting go of the mirror, which disappeared in a flurry of aqua green mist.  Harry took a step to her.

  "So, what did you see?"  She turned to him.  "They have no problem in us coming to see them; actually, they were looking forward to it!"  She started to walk towards the shore of the lake once more when Hermione asked in a small voice; "do you really want us to go in there?  I mean, we can't hold our breath forever, if you know what I mean."  "And we're no fishes either!"  Ron finished the sentence.

  Serenity turned to them with a blank stare.  The students fidgeted nervously while Hagrid was trying to asses the situation.  But then, she slowly started to giggle, then to laugh, which made their eyes bulge a little.  What the hell was funny about what they said?  After she regained her breath, she explained her self.  "I'm very sorry!  But you should have seen your faces!"  Then she became more serious, the sun reflecting on the silver of her eyes, but she was still smiling a bit, tough the amusing gleam in her eyes had gone.

  "Actually, we are not even going to get wet.  Don't give me that look!"  She looked indignant; the other students were looking at her like she was crazy.  Harry went to her and faced the others.  "Don't tell me after all you saw her do, you still don't believe in her!"  Hagrid apologized for the students' behaviour and urged her to go on with whatever she wanted to do.  She thanked him and turned her back at them.  Harry got back to give her some space. 

  She lifted her hands upward and closed her eyes.  Some water from the lake got to her and started to swirl in front of her, creating some sort of whirlpool.  A glowing light appeared in the middle, forming a shape.  The water subsided and a green trident was left in its wake.  It looked as if it was made of water and was gleaming of an unknown light.  She took in her hand and lifted it as high as she could.  "This is the sacred Trident of Neptune!  Behold its power!"  She immediately directed it towards the calm lake in a fast move, as if she wanted to strike it.  The moment the Trident touched the surface, the water separated in 2 parts, almost flying upwards, creating some sort of walls, leaving them a clear path in the middle.  She lifted the instrument back to her.

  After one heavy stunned silence, they let out impressed whoops.  "By Merlin's beard!  Now I've seen it all!  The Trident of the great king Neptune!"  Serenity didn't look at him and thought of Kaio Michiru instead.  'The Trident of the planet Neptune, the warrior of the oceans'.  Her eyes got teary but she didn't let her tears fall.  A hand enlaced with her spare one.  She turned to see her love, smiling warmly at her.  "She wouldn't want you to be sad, you know.  I'm sure she is proud of you, wherever she is."  She smiled and squeezed his hand in return.  "Now come on!  The others are waiting for us!"  And sure enough, they were waiting between the 2 walls of water, eyeing them with expressions of awe.

  The further they went, the more they saw.  Mermaids and Grindylows were saluting them behind the huge walls and bowing a little to the rabbit, who was still gripping the Trident.  They were pointing and laughing at some thing or the other, while Hagrid taught them about all they were seeing.  Pansy Parkinson had screamed like a mad banshee when she had spotted the giant squid, which made the Gryffindors laugh their eyes out at her.  Then they saw a water demon…

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  Diner was about to start.  After a quick kiss to Harry, Serenity had made her way to the head table where Albus had invited her to sit previously, just for today.  He probably wanted to ask her how the day had gone.  So now Albus, followed closely by Sirius, Remus and Hagrid were making their way up to their table when he stopped by the Gryffindor table.  Hagrid only winked to them and went to sit by the new guest, who had made her way into his heart.

  "So boys, how was your day?"  The headmaster asked, a curious twinkle in his eyes.  "I heard you finished Care of Magical Creatures a bit late today.  I hope everything went ok?"  The Gryffindors 7th years looked at each other with a look of total glee.  Seamus is the one who beat the others to the punch and confused the teachers.  "Headmaster, you have no idea of how bloody brilliant it was! We experienced a…new way of learning!"  They others agreed wholeheartedly and started to talk about that class to themselves once again.

Sirius and Remus shook their head and went to sit by Hagrid, who had a feral look in his eyes.  Dumbledore made his way to his usual seat and when he passed by Hagrid, he could sworn he heard him begging for the silver haired girl to show up in his class more often…………………….

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Sits way back in her chair and exhales deeply…Damn, I'm tired...

ANYWAY!!!  I'm very sorry for the long wait.  I've been writing and stopping and writing again, caught in momentary writer's blocks.  It's not fun, I tell you…

Well, another chapter done!  (God…I can't wait to finish the whole bloody story… -_-;) 

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