Firefly-chan- I'm happy to know that someone else thought it was funny ;-)
Bunni V- I'll get it out as quick as I can! He might and he might not… we'll see.
CyberAngelOne- I'm glad you like it! Wow… new people are reading my story ::sniff:: thanks for reviewing!
Kawaii Tenshi- A little OOC, but it's for a good reason, and I figured they'd be able to manage it (but only for a little while, I must warn you).
Queen Hotaru- Thanks for using my suggestion! Um… for now, we'll say Dumbledore doesn't know, but that can change. He usually stays outta stuff until he feels he needs to intervene anyway, so it's hard to tell. Snape probably will pop up, but we'll see. Who knows how long? Not me! :-D
Jordan- hopefully you won't have to wait too long…
D-chan- ::sweatdrop:: that would be an interesting combo… but most likely won't happen. They will be popping up more in this "book", though. They're so much fun!
Crystal- 'course she will! It wouldn't be under SM crossovers if she didn't, because it would seriously have next to nothing to do with SM. Thanks for reading notes!
MoonPrincess- I would tell you, but I'm not sure yet. I think Ron will get over it… hopefully.
Nicole- it's OK! I'd rather have people scream at me and tell me what they don't like in my story than not have them review at all… and I'm a major debater anyways ::grins::
Cheska- He might, he might not, but if he does it will have nothing to do with witches and wizards, it'd have to be from the Sailor Moon part… but only time will tell.
EternalMoonPrincess- Let's see… I got the charm using singing a really really long time ago, before I came to FFN. Can't really give credit to the author of the book I found it in if I don't remember the name, ne? Trust me, if I'd gotten it from someone on FFN, I'd have given them credit... and as it's a song charm, it only made sense to put it in Charms class. And it's an original charm (the only song charms I've ever read about on FFN are ones where someone {usually Usagi} does a ribbon dance thingie). Glad you like it, though!
PrincessBOINGSerenity- I knew you'd get it, but casting out senses didn't really come from that, just the phrase. I was thinking about Darrel, but I'm not sure… ooo, but I just got a really good idea for something Usagi's gonna do! I'm already running! PJs on inside out, boots under bed, and do the snow dance! It's supposed to be a mess tomorrow morning, so we'll help it :-) And it didn't sound too weird, I mean, you were just stating the obvious (J/k, J/k). Well, I'm going to try to write now!
Wow, everybody! My reviews have spilled onto the fourth page ::sniffles:: that makes me feel good! On with the story…
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Ron was still furious at Harry and Usagi for not telling him, but his anger wore off as the celebration started. Fred and George kept on popping up with food and drink, and as Usagi saw them slip through the portrait hole once more, she decided to follow them.
As she rounded a corner, she heard their voices. "Come on Fred, hurry up, or she'll… oh no!"
A door slammed shut, and she soon figured out which one it was, as all the doors except one were open.
"Shut up!" she heard Fred hiss. She tried forcing the door open, but they'd spelled it shut. She used a much simpler method: punching out the glass. Miraculously, she wasn't cut. She reached in through the now-empty frame and opened the door from inside.
"Get her!" Fred hollered at the same time George shouted, "Stupefy!"
Usagi was knocked back to the floor, and in her small line of vision, two red-headed, freckle-faced boys came into view. "Well, well well, what have we got here?" Fred said, looking down at her.
"A spy!" George suggested easily.
"Shut it, you," Fred said, elbowing his twin.
Fred undid the spell George had cast, and Usagi began questioning them. "Where were you getting all that stuff? Where were you going? How did you know I was here?"
Fred and George exchanged a glance, and that glance held a whole conversation that Usagi did not know about.
George blinked twice. (Translation: How much d'you reckon we should tell her?)
Fred raised his eyebrows and winked. (Translation: What about the map, and leave it at that?)
George nodded slightly and then narrowed his eyes. (Translation: All right, then. But you do know what that means?)
Fred pursed his lips and smiled a Grinch-like smile. (Translation: I sure do. Are you all right with that?)
George smiled and nodded. (Translation: Yep.)
"First, you have to take the vow," Fred said importantly to Usagi. "All right?"
"All right, then," Usagi said.
"Repeat after me," George announced. "I, Usagi Tsukino, solemnly swear to abide by the laws of the Mischief Makers, and attend all meetings."
Usagi repeated, then said, "So, are you going to answer my questions?"
"Yes," George replied.
"We, Fred and George Weasley," Fred began importantly, but was cut off by George.
"Why is your name always first?"
"Because I'm more important," Fred said, waving an impatient hand. "Would like to-"
"But I want my name to be first!" George cried in a child-like whine.
"FINE!" Fred snapped. "We, George and Fred Weasley, would like to introduce the…"
"Marauders Map!" George finished, whipping an old piece of parchment out of his pocket with a flourish.
Seeing Usagi's rather confused look, Fred explained.
"It's a map of Hogwarts," he said, snatching it away from George and holding it out so Usagi could see a bit better.
Many dots were moving around, labeled things like "Snape", "Filch", "Mrs. Norris", and "Peeves".
"See, the one there, that says Tsukino, is you," George added, pointing out a dot that read "Serenity" without glancing at it. Usagi was startled by the change of name, and a bit gladdened that the twins hadn't seen it. Why had it changed for her? She wasn't to find out immediately.
The twins seemed to be expecting her to ask a question, so she did. "Where were you going?"
"To get more Butterbeer from Hogsmeade," Fred and George replied promptly.
"And how did you plan to do that?"
"See this passage here? It leads to the basement in Honeydukes," George said, pointing to a passage right outside the room they were in.
"I'm coming," Usagi responded immediately. "Let's go now."
"All right, then," Fred said, leading the way out to the statue. He tapped the hump and whispered something, and an opening appeared. They slid through it and found themselves in a low passage.
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"We'll need," Fred did a quick calculation in his head, "Thirty-five Butterbeers, Rosmerta." Usagi, Fred and George had arrived in Hogsmeade and were now getting the Butterbeers.
Seeing Rosmerta's curious glances directed at Usagi, George said flamboyantly, "This is Usagi, our new Keeper and fellow Mischief Maker."
Rosmerta looked rather disapproving at the thought of Fred and George recruiting a younger student, but said nothing. "Would you like a bag for these?" she asked, knowing the answer.
"Yes," the twins answered in unison.
"Make it three," Usagi put in firmly. "That way we can split the weight."
Fred and George exchanged another glance.
George raised his eyebrows and rolled his eyes. (Translation: Here we are, killing ourselves with one huge bag, and she comes up with the brilliant idea to split the weight!)
Fred blinked three times. (Translation: I know. It's a good thing we picked her up now… it will be much easier.)
George widened his eyes a bit. (Translation: It doesn't hurt any that she can help us carry everything… but she does come up with bloody brilliant ideas.)
Fred looked a little shocked. (Translation: Watch your language, or I'll tell Mum!)
George raised his eyebrows and widened his eyes. (Translation: No, you won't. how would you explain how we ended up talking like this anyways?)
Fred wore an exasperated look. (Translation: ::sigh::)
George put on a mocking expression. (Translation: Hehehe I beat you!)
"Right then, let's go!" George exclaimed, snatching up his bag and running out the door.
Fred followed suit while Usagi said, "Thank you," before dashing after them.
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Later that night, Usagi lay in her bed, thinking. I should do something special… some spectacular prank that they'd never do… an idea struck her like a bolt of lightning. They would never DARE try that on him…
She drifted off to sleep, happily hammering out all the details for her amazing prank.
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Sorry everyone, but this got deleted, so I had to fix it. It's not quite the same, but it's as close as I could get it. All the major things are in here, at least!
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