A short note: I've known for quite a while now who Usa is going to be paired up with, and I also actually have a vague idea of where the next chapters are going! Woo-hoo! But, you all will have to wait heheheheeee
Sorry if the spells are a bit off, and sorry that this chapter took so long coming out. I was a bit stuck on it, so began to work on my Harry Potter fic! It might not be posted when this is out, but keep an eye out for it, k?
I only got one response for this before, so I'll try again:
What age do you think I am? Base it on writing, not pre-knowledge, and Princess BOING Serenity, Ami A, Caitlin, and Rue are not allowed to guess.
Disclaimer- hey, I haven't had one in a while… so here it is! I OWN HARRY POTTER AND I OWN SAILOR MOON! IT'S MINE, ALL MINE! BWAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Oh, wow, no idea what happened there… ::grins sheepishly:: I don't own Harry Potter or Sailor Moon ::sniff sniff:: but I really wish that I did!
Anime Luver- Thanks! And pranks always can go wrong, so we'll see what happens.
Nina_79934- Thanks for guessing! I'll have to put the question in huge, bold print this time… they definitely can cause a ton.
EternalMoonPrincess- Even if he is her half-brother, that doesn't mean she likes him :-D
Cheska- My wish is your command ::deep bow:: and thank you.
DevilsDarling- We'll see! I didn't REALLY want to kill him, but I did… I was going to have dear old Voldy come back to life in the first or second book, and then have him kill Oliver, but I didn't (obviously).
Es- I'll get 'em up as fast as I can! It's not supposed to be TOO weird… but weirdness can be a good thing, sometimes, can't it?
Little One- any transfer students would be in the fourth book, so I'll e-mail you when we get to that, k? And thanks for reviewing!
Bunni V- I'll go take a look at it now ;-) glad ya liked it!
Kimiko- I'll hurry, and I'm happy that you find it amusing.
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"It's not as big as what you did with Snape, but it'll still bug him," George muttered to Usagi as they crouched hidden in the shadows of the dungeons. Fred and Lee were across the way, also waiting.
"Remember, you are going to stun Crabbe, and then help us with Malfoy," he continued. He was quieted when Usagi put a finger up to his mouth and then pointed to her ear. George listened, and then he heard the footsteps approaching.
Three figures rounded a corner and approached. Usagi and George could see Fred holding up three fingers… then two… then… "STUPEFY!" Lee and Usagi shouted, pointing their wands at their assigned people. Fred and George jumped Malfoy from behind, and began to bind his legs together.
Usagi grabbed his arms and began to swiftly tie them behind his back as Lee gagged him.
"Stay back!" Fred warned, then lifted his wand and said, "CONFUNDUS!"
Malfoy ceased his struggles and blinked a few times, looking extremely confused. Lee removed the gag, and Malfoy spoke. "Where am I? Who are you? Who am I?"
This was exactly the reaction the quartet had been hoping for. Stepping forward, Usagi said slowly and clearly, "You are a chicken, running through the halls and looking for worms. If you go that way," she turned and pointed up towards the Great Hall, "you will find lots of worms. These two," she turned and pointed to Crabbe and Goyle, "tied you up, so we stopped them and are letting you go."
Malfoy began to make odd sounds, just like a chicken did, and when he was untied, he sped up the hallway flapping his arms with a loud, "BAWK!"
Usagi, Lee, Fred and George all began to roll on the floor laughing. Wiping tears from his eyes, Lee said, "We should get out of here. Usagi and I only stunned Crabbe and Goyle for ten minutes… we don't want them waking up and finding us here."
Nodding their agreement, they all sped off down the corridor, howling with laughter.
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The next day was beautiful. It was crisp and cold, just like November should be, and the conditions were perfect for Gryffindor's first Quidditch match of the season. They were to be against Hufflepuff, and were all in high spirits as they had been so easy to beat in the past.
The game began in very high spirits for everyone. No one except the members of the Gryffindor team had seen Usagi play, and everyone knew that no matter what it would be a good match.
It was. Usagi went far beyond the expectations of her skill, and the match itself was deadly close. Both Keepers were excellent, but so were the Chasers. The score was fifty to twenty, Gryffindor in the lead, when Usagi shouted, "Harry, behind you!"
Harry whirled around in the air, and saw the Hufflepuff Seeker, Cedric Diggory, streaking for the Snitch. Harry began to fly towards it, but he slowed and looked down. His face white, he slid off his broom as Cedric caught the Snitch. Usagi looked to see what had frightened Harry, and saw what looked like it could be all the Dementors in the world collected on the ground. Dumbledore was racing out, slowing Harry's descent, and shot something silver at all the Dementors, causing them to scatter.
Usagi had never seen the kindly Professor look this angry. Suddenly, realization dawned on Usagi, and she realized that they'd LOST. She sank to her knees without even realizing that she'd landed, and buried her face in her hands. They're going to think it's all my fault… that I'm bad luck, she thought miserably.
She felt even worse as everyone left, none of them paying her even the tiniest bit of attention. The Hufflepuffs were too happy, they'd just one, the Ravenclaws were a bit concerned for Harry, and of course the Slytherins were all sniggering. The Gryffindors had already left, racing after Harry and Dumbledore. So there she sat, in the dirt, with no one caring. She went to the changing rooms and turned on a shower. I need a nice, long, hot shower… it might help.
It hurt that no one stopped to say that she did well, or that they were sorry that she had to lose her first game. It hurt that no one had come to find her after fifteen minutes… so she continued to wash away all feelings. A half hour had passed… then forty five minutes… a full hour… a door creaked open.
"Usagi?" a timid voice said. "Usaig, it's me, Katie. Where are you?"
Usagi had turned off the water the second she had heard the door open, and was silently drying herself with one of the white, fluffy towels next to the stall.
"Come on, Usagi. I know you're in here," Katie said, in an almost irritated voice.
Usagi dressed and slipped out the back door, her broom over her shoulder. She could hear Katie moving around inside the changing rooms, calling for her, so she flew away over the lake, landing on the far side. She still couldn't return to the roof… it brought back so many painful memories, and she couldn't handle anything else right now.
A light rain had begun, but it quickly hardened into a downpour. Usagi curled up under a tree and began to cry, her tears mingling with the rainwater, her robes muddying. Her two buns were drooping and her hair was stringy. As she lay down on her side, her hair became muddy as well. A full hour in the shower, and she was already completely covered in mud. She didn't care.
Usagi cried herself to sleep, under the tree, next to the lake, and in the rain. She hadn't even realized that she'd drifted off until she woke up in complete darkness.
"There you are, Usagi!" it was Lee, and at his exclamation, Alicia, Angelina, and Fred came pounding over from nearby places to join him.
"We've been looking all over for you," Alicia said.
"Where've you been?" Angelina asked at the same time.
"Here," Usagi said, very unhelpfully. She sat up and pulled her knees up to her chest, locking her arms around them.
"Oh, well, that did a lot of good!" Fred said sarcastically.
"Come on, let's get back to the castle. Why'd you come out here, anyway?" Lee said, holding out a hand to help her up.
Rather surprised that they weren't blaming her for their loss, and then felt rather stupid. What could she have done? Flown out and attacked Cedric?
Accepting the hand, Usagi remained silent. She set off around the lake with the other four around her, firing questions. George and Katie joined them as well, and then the three Chasers pulled ahead.
"Why couldn't you have used the map, if you wanted to find me so badly?" Usagi queried in an undertone. It was the first time she'd spoken since she'd said 'here', and it startled the boys.
"We tried to," Lee said in an annoyed tone, "But we couldn't find you." Usagi was confused, and judging by the baffled looks on Fred, George, and Lee's faces, so were they.
"That's weird…" Usagi said ponderingly. "FRED! GEORGE! LEE! I'LL KILL YOU FOR THAT!" she shrieked a second later as she treaded water out in the middle of the lake. "YOU THREE ARE SO LUCKY I CAN SWIM!"
"What'd they do to you?" Katie called out.
"They," Usagi disappeared under the water for a second, then popped up a bit closer to shore, "They stunned me, flew me out here with a levitating charm, and undid the stunning right before they dropped me!"
Alicia, Angelina, and Katie glared at the three boys that were doubled up laughing.
"What? She was dirty!" Lee said in a mock-innocent voice.
"LIKE BLOODY HELL I WANTED TO BE THROWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE! IT'S FREEZING!" Usagi shouted, still slowly laboring to the shore.
"Boys," Alicia muttered before using a small charm to help Usagi swim super fast. As she stood shivering on the shore, Angelina and Katie used drying spells to get Usagi dry, and Alicia used a warming spell to warm her up.
"You three will get it for this," Usagi said threateningly to the still laughing trio. "And you know that I can."
The three looked a bit uneasy at this. They knew it was true, and the fact frightened them a little. No one had been able to pull a prank on them yet… and it would seriously tarnish their reputation.
Lee gave a concerned glance. (Translation: Uh oh.)
George also gave a concerned glance. (Translation: Uh oh is right.)
Fred knitted his eyebrows together, widened his eyes, and blinked once. (Translation: It's a good thing we haven't taught her glance-talk yet… we'd be in even deeper trouble.)
"Ignore them," Katie was whispering to Usagi, throwing an arm around her shoulder.
"They always pull mean pranks like that," Alicia put in.
Angelina didn't try to help at all, but she said, "Let us in on the joke. We'll help."
Usagi grinned and nodded. She felt a bit better now, and was at least clean. She also knew that she couldn't blame herself for losing the Quidditch match. She couldn't have prevented the Dementors from coming, couldn't have done anything to stop Diggory from getting the Snitch, and couldn't have brought bad luck to the team.
She went to bed much happier, and woke up to Hermione saying, "Come on Usagi, you'll miss breakfast! It's a Hogsmeade day, too!"
Grinning, Usagi climbed out of bed. Hogsmeade was the perfect place to buy the supplies she would need. Lee, George and Fred were going to pay.
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So, what do you all think? I am starting to get a bit hyper now, so the story is probably gonna be kinda crazy, but we'll all deal, ne?
Why didn't Usagi show up on the Marauder's Map? Hmm… we'll find out soon, won't we? Ooo… and are Lee, George, Fred, and Usagi going to get into trouble for what they did to Malfoy? Maybe… NOW REVIEW!!!!!
