Ahhh! Sooo much more comfy and warm… although what I'm wearing looks really weird (if anyone could see me).

Random person enters house. "You look really weird!"

GO AWAY! Ehem, anywho… I know a lot of people are probably gonna kill me for killing Oliver, but IT'S MY STORY AND I'LL KILL WHOEVER I WANT TO, SO THERE! Oh, and I'm sorry I rushed through it, but I wanted to get it over with… ::sniff sniff:: I loved him so much, too… WAHH! Ok, I'm over it. To anyone who's been keeping track, this is the year that Usagi will be turning fourteen (well, that summer), so it's close enough.

Sorry, bit too much sugar… I'm going to skip the whole summer thing… we'll just say that Usagi stayed in contact with Harry, and then she goes to Hogwarts, and it's the… erm… second week of classes! I really wanna right this part before I forget about it…

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The summer had flown by, much to Usagi's delight. She had become a bit more like her old, cheerful self, but the death of Oliver still weighed heavy on her heart. But now it was Charms, and Usagi strove to pay attention.

"We will be performing the song charms!" Professor Flitwick squeaked in an excited voice. "Now, let me demonstrate one once more for you, and then I will go around the room and ask you all to do it yourself."

The teacher began to sing, and suddenly all the walls melted away, and the class found themselves out ON TOP of the lake. As the song continued, the class was submerged, and brought to a mermaid village. As the song ended, they found themselves back in the classroom.

"Now, will you each perform your selected charm?"

Many people sang the same one, which was by far the easiest. It was an illusion charm, and made everyone looked warped and demented.

Usagi had also chosen that charm, but when she began to sing, something completely different came out.

"L' uccello di fuoco viene a me.

"L' uccello di acqua viene a me.

"L' uccello di aria viene a me.

"L' uccello di terra viene a me.

"L' uccello dell' esposizione del fuoco la vostra pontenza. 

"L' uccello dell' esposizione dell' acqua la vostra pontenza.

"L' uccello dell' esposizione di aria la vostra pontenza.

"L' uccello dell' esposizione della terra la vostra pontenza.

"Ora formare insieme e creare l' uccello dello spirito!

"L' uccello dello spirito, va a lui e me l' guida per."

As she sang the first line, a phoenix burst out of the ceiling, and landed on her arm. The following line, and deep blue bird flew out of the wall behind her, and perched on her shoulder. Then a light blue and white bird came from the wall to her left, and then a green and brown bird came from the floor.

The next four lines, the birds rose up in the order they appeared. When the phoenix arose, a wall of fire surrounded Usagi. When the first blue bird flew into the air, the fire was quenched and a mist settled over the room. When the next bird hovered over the room, a huge wind came and blew away all the mist. Then, the last bird caused flowers to sprout up all over the room.

As she sang the second to last line of the song, all four rose up into the air together, in a circle, then melded together. In their place was a glowing white bird, which flew around the room, leaving a rainbow trail behind it. With the last line, it flew off through the wall right in front of her.

The class sat silent for a moment, then burst into a thunderous applause. Usagi was near tears, and said, "Professor, may I please go to the bathroom?" She knew what she had done, and knew how she'd done it. She'd called the birds for Oliver, and the thought saddened her. Her grief was still at the center of her heart.

She didn't go to the bathroom. She went to her mother's room, to immerse herself in the books once more.

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Hmmm… I think I'll just post this as it is. It's short, I know, but I'm tired and I want to get this out.

If any one wants to know the translation of my lovely Italian song, here it is:

The bird of fire come to me. The bird of water come to me. The bird of air come to me. The bird of earth come to me. The bird of fire show your power. The bird of water show your power. The bird of air show your power. The bird of earth show your power. Now form together and create the bird of spirit! Bird of spirit, go to him and guide him for me.

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