Gekkani_Musouka- She might ;-) and maybe with a bit of help…

Kimiko- I ended it there… because I wanted to. Hehehee I will and thanks!

EternalMoonPrincess- I actually put some thought into that… and I figured that the twins tend to do dangerous things like that. I mean, the Ton-Tongue Toffee? That was pretty dangerous. And, they didn't do anything that couldn't be fixed by Madame Pomfrey. Thanks, though :-D

Ami A- No, I don't, thanks! Umm… yep, I would. I told you that you would!

Princess BOING Serenity- it wasn't, though ::pouts:: oo I know! She'll be with Mrs. Satan-Lady!

Michelle Malfoy- Thanks!

Cheska- Yep! And here's another one for ya!

Roninchica- Snape's dad came in chapter 8… I didn't change it again, it's only the possible second in… seventeen chapters. And three books. That's not too bad, is it? Hehe um… they'll both be here soon, no worries!

~*~ basically means a jump in time… nothing seriously important is happening the second half of the book, except for what was written… if anyone has any questions, just ask, I'll answer (depending on the question… if it's info that can change or will give away something, TOO BAD!)

Um… there'll be a bit more from the diary this chappie, probably.

So sorry this took so long, but I have what, four, five projects going for LA alone? And I had to rewrite 13, because all but two sentences got deleted ::cries::

::sniffles:: and… and I just found another fic, where the last two sentences of the chapter put out today… hint that Oliver likes Usagi… THAT WAS SO MY IDEA! Ehem, anyways, I did come up with yet another original pairing, BUT IT WON'T BE HAPPENING TO QUICK 'CUZ I DON'T WANT IT TO GET OLD! Hahahhaa! Although most of you have probably figured it out already… ooo, I know, I'll put a notice here…

As far as my knowledge goes, I am the first to come up with an Oliver/Usagi and You'll Find Out Soon/Usagi pairing, so if you've read another fic with either of those, IT WAS MINE FIRST! BWAHAHAHA! Or, at least, I think it was mine… I've never read a fic with either of those in it.

Sorry, Rini is getting a bit over-protective of her ideas… because she is almost certain that the one who used an Oliver/Usagi potential has read this.

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She couldn't move. She was paralyzed, either with fear or literally. The gigantic shape was drawing nearer… and nearer… her twin lay dead at her feet, and yet she still couldn't move.

"Usagi, come on!" Oliver's voice whispered urgently in her ear. "Come on!" He was pulling her arm, trying to make her move, but she couldn't.

"Oliver…" Usagi whispered inaudibly as she awoke from her nightmare. It wasn't Oliver who was waking her up, but Hermione.

"It's about time! Happy Christmas," Hermione said in her business-like way. "Here, I got you something…" she added, holding out a package.

"This is for you," Usagi said a bit groggily, rummaging through her side table for the wrapped package. "I thought you'd like it."

Hermione had given Usagi a huge assortment of candy, knowing the girl's usual hunger and sweet tooth.

"Oh, this is excellent!" Hermione squealed. Her present was (what else?) a book, with a black, hard cover, the title engraved in gold. "Runes On the Moon!" she read off the title.

"It's about different Runes that were used on the moon, back when I used to live… with Queen Serenity… and Harry. I found it in the room, and thought you might like it," Usagi added a bit sheepishly. She hadn't spent any money on Hermione. "I'm sorry I didn't actually buy you something, but I just thought you might like this better…" she trailed off uncertainly.

"I'd rather a book that a good friend knows I'd love than socks, or some other meaningless present," Hermione said. "I also know it must be a great sacrifice to give up one of your… first mother's possessions."

Usagi smiled, relieved. As she turned to her pile, Hermione mentioned that she was going to go see Harry and Ron. "Will you bring them these?" Usagi asked, holding out two identically shaped packages.

"Yes," Hermione said, removing the burdens from Usagi's hands. The latter turned back to her pile of presents. There was a stuffed bunny from her brother… she had a lot of those, now. It seemed that was all he ever gave her, but she didn't mind. After giving the bunny a brief hug, she placed it at the end of her bed with all the other rabbits. Her parents had given her some new muggle clothes, and a few muggle books. There were also the Sailor V mangas that she loved, and then one more package.

It wasn't a package, really, it was a basket, deep blue with little pink bunnies all over it. The lid gave a little jerk, and Usagi knew that whatever was inside it, was alive. She unlatched the cover, and when she lifted it up, a sleek black cat jumped out and landed on the bed. It was quite normal, aside from the fact that it had a yellow crescent moon on its forehead.

"Hello, there!" Usagi said, a bit startled. "What's your name?"

"I'm Luna," the cat said. Usagi was surprised to find that it was talking in Japanese… well, what she supposed was cat-Japanese. It wasn't quite the same as what the cats around the castle talked like. "So, you are a Lamintongue," the cat continued, in the slightly coloured way of talking. {A/N: Lamintongue is the fancy name that I invented that means she can talk to animals.}

"Y-yes," Usagi said slowly, "If that's what you call it."

"Then I am lucky to have been sent to you," Luna responded. Is she the one? Well, I might have better luck looking in this place than I did in Japan… I know that the one was there once, but she is gone now. I will just have to search harder. Maybe I can find Sailor V…

Usagi picked up the note while Luna wandered around the room.

Dear Usagi,

We found this cat in a store recently, and thought she was the perfect match for you.

Have a Merry Christmas, dear.

Mom and Dad

"May I go outside?" Luna asked, politely interrupting Usagi's reading.

"Yes," Usagi said, opening the door. Angry shouts blasted in at her, obviously coming from the boys' dormitories.

"That cat has it in for Scabbers!" Ron's voice shouted.

"Crookshanks is a CAT, Ron! Cats chase rats!" Hermione's equally heated reply drifted back. There was a short moment of quiet, in which Usagi supposed Harry was trying to calm the two, but a moment later a door slammed and Hermione was back in the room.

"These are for you from them," Hermione said, shoving two packages into Usagi's arms.

Dropping them on the bed, Usagi spoke quietly. "Hermione? Do you want me to talk to Crookshanks to see why he chases Scabbers?"

Completely confused for once, Hermione asked bewilderedly, "What do you mean? How could you do that?"

"I'm… I'm a Lamintongue, according to Luna."

"Who's Luna?"

"My new cat… I just got her from my parents. She told me that my ability to talk to animals makes me a Lamintongue."

Much to Usagi's surprise, Hermione began to laugh, and giving the shorter girl a hug, she said, "Thank you, Usagi. You can always make someone laugh."

Usagi decided against trying to convince Hermione that she was telling the truth, and settled instead on being pleased that she'd helped at least one of her friends to be happier.

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She hadn't tried talking to Crookshanks. She wouldn't without Hermione wanting her to, and it really wasn't her place to, either. Ron and Hermione had to sort it out on their own… though she was very worried. It was nearly the Easter Holidays, and they still were very mad.

They'll get past that eventually, Usagi suddenly realized, because they are soul mates. Nothing can keep them apart.

She'd been a little concerned when Harry was mad at Hermione. They generally got along much better than Ron and Hermione, but Harry had been angry when Hermione had told McGonagall about the Firebolt he'd received from an anonymous personage on Christmas. He got it back quickly, however, and was now once again the official peacemaker of the trio.

Usagi was a bit jealous. She didn't really have any best friends, not like the other three, or Katie, Alicia and Angelina, or even Fred, George and Lee. She fit in with the three groups and many others as well, but she didn't seem to click like they did.

She hadn't forgiven Fred and George their prank completely. Lee was off the hook because he'd saved her, but that was the total extent of her forgiveness. She had grown close enough once again to know that the twins had given Harry their map, since he couldn't go to Hogsmeade on his own. She also knew that they hadn't played any pranks since that near-fatal one, and was rather satisfied with that.

They were sorry, and she knew it. But she couldn't forgive them yet. The time wasn't right, and they had not actually come forward to say that they were sorry.

"Usagi?" It was Lee. Usagi had passed him without realizing it, and stopped without facing him. "Usagi, the twins want to talk to you… during the holiday. Will you stay?"

"I'll think about it," Usagi replied almost coldly, before continuing her walk.

She is more different than I would have thought. The Serenity I used to know would have forgiven someone by now. What did the twins do to her? A pair of gleaming eyes watched Usagi's departure from the boy who stood just inside a doorway. And who can he be? I thought I had found the Prince already… did I make a mistake?

A sudden decision came over the cat, and she trotted off to the Headmaster's study.

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"Professor Dumbledore? I need a favor of you," Luna said as she poked her head 'round the door.

Looking surprised to see a talking cat, Dumbledore said, "What would that be?"

"I need to have several Japanese students come here. Will that be possible?"

"Perhaps…" Dumbledore said, knowing exactly how that could be managed. "Will next year be soon enough?"

"I suppose so," Luna said grudgingly, retreating from the room.

"It is time," Dumbledore said to himself, "To reinstate the Quad-Wizard Tournament."

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The Easter Holidays had come all too quickly for Usagi. She hadn't wanted to face Fred and George, for fear that she should have to forgive them. She had decided that she would talk to them, however, and at least think about what they had to say.

And now, she was trapped, and had no choice but to forgive them; it was the way her heart worked, no matter how much her head disagreed.

Dear Diary,

I don't know how I can forgive them for what they did, but Fred and George DID apologize, and seemed terribly sincere. I wish that they hadn't played that so-called prank on me in the first place… then my head and heart wouldn't be in disagreement.

My new cat, Luna, seems different somehow… more intelligent than most cats. I won't worry about it now, but I know that eventually I will find out what makes her so special.

Then there's Hermione and Ron… when will they just admit that they like each other? It's driving me crazy!

And Lee… I still don't understand how I feel about him. I have a meeting to go to now, for the Mischief Makers, and Quidditch practice after that. It's mind-boggling to think about how I manage to complete all my work and still have fun (or pretend to) with so many extra activites.

Usagi

May 27

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"You bakas!" she screeched at the three standing before her. "How could you go out? And you got caught by Sirius Black, too!"

Usagi had retained a few Japanese words that she still tended to use once in a while, and she used it now. She couldn't believe the stupidity of Ron, Harry and Hermione.

"Usagi, Sirius is all right! He's my godfather, and he's innocent. Ron's rat, Scabbers, was really Peter Pettigrew," Harry hissed to Usagi.

"Peter Pettigrew? Who was he?"

"One of my parent's so-called friends, who betrayed them. He was their secret-keeper when they went into hiding, and sold them to Voldemorte. He's returned to him now… just like Trelawny said."

"I wish that someone had mentioned Pettigrew to me earlier! I've known that Scabbers is Pettigrew for a while… he told me so on the train to Hogwarts our first year," Usagi said heatedly.

"It's time for the feast!" Lavender squealed to the four as she hurtled past. "You don't want to miss it!"

Usagi was saved explaining how Scabbers had told her he was Pettigrew when Parvati grabbed her arm and dragged her off.

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Their belongings had been packed away, animals returned to baskets and cages, and everything set out to be loaded on the Hogwarts Express. Usagi wandered off to find a compartment, and quickly found an empty one. Much to her pleasure, Harry, Ron and Hermione joined her.

They discussed the events of the year, dwelling much on the events that had taken place the night Buckbeak was to be executed, and Black was to have been given a kiss by a Dementor. The three did not hesitate to tell Usagi all the details, the details that couldn't be told to anyone else.

Usagi was there to see Harry receive his first letter from Sirius, and saw Ron happily holding his new, tiny owl. She suddenly felt very detached, and realized that these were not her destined friends, and that though she might remain close, there would be closer, more dear friends to come.

Still she made the best of the time she spent with the three, and enjoyed several games of Exploding Snap. Fred, George and Lee also stopped by at one point and joined in a few rounds before going off to "check on the food cart". Usagi knew they were planning something for their last year, and it seemed like it was going to be very big and carefully thought out. She also knew that it involved the food cart. She wasn't so sure she wanted to be around to find out exactly what it was that they were going to do…

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K, that was a bit of a teaser for book FIVE hahahhaa! Um… I'm done with book three. I know I kinda rushed it, but I really wanna get to book four because I thought of a great way to get the rest of the senshi to Hogwarts without the whole "transfer student" routine. You'll most likely find out for certain what it is within a few chapters ;-)

REVIEW!

Rini

PS I'll try to read people's fics, but if you want me to, could you log in? Please? It makes it easier to find who you are… there's a nifty little log-in thing now that you can use without running all around ffn…

Once more, sorry for the serious delay in this chapter, but I had to rewrite stupid chapter 13… it was one of my better ones, too ::sniff:: If any of you could glance over it and tell me if I left something out that you remembered, that'd be great!