Well, as I was sitting down to type this, a certain older sister of mine kicked me off the computer. Then, my brother disappeared as I was sitting down again. Next, I was stuck being very hyperactive, but having to watch two little hyperactive kids. There's no fun being hyper if the kids you're watching are hyper, so you have to stay calm and tell them off… I'm making no sense.
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"Ah, me poor twin," Usagi sighed in an undertone (and a very bad Irish accent) to Lee and Kelly, looking at the Daily Prophet. {A/N: My L/J fic is beginning to creep up on me… I called Lee Sirius, when I realized that Sirius is hiding in a cave at this point.}
"What?" Kelly asked curiously, peering over her shoulder.
"Rita Skeeter put out another article about him. Today of all days! What a dog," Usagi said disgustedly.
"Dog? What kind of insult is that?" Lee demanded.
"Well, in Japan, we had lucky cats- I still have a few, actually- and so dogs are like the opposite. So it's an insult."
"Right," Lee said in a 'I-have-no-idea-what-you-are-talking-about-so-I'll-just-pretend' sort of voice.
Dumbledore made an announcement for the Champions to greet their family in the back room.
"That would be me," Usagi remarked smugly to her friends. "Enjoy the exams!" she trotted off with the twins, Lee, and Kelly glaring after her.
"So kind," George sighed.
"So understanding," Fred agreed.
"Yeah right!" they said together.
In the room, Usagi was greeting her mother and brother.
"Hey Mummy!" she cried, hugging her mother.
"Hello, sweetie," her mother replied.
"What's up, Shingo?" She wrapped her arm around her brother in a quick embrace.
"I'm hoping to be shown around this school?" he said, raising an eyebrow. "Obviously, I can't look at the girls… they're all at least a year older than me. Anyway," he added, seeing his sister's look, "Girls are sissies." {A/N: He's ten in this.}
"You won't say that when you see me in action!" Usagi cried dramatically. "Come on!" She sprinted off, leaving her mother laughing a bit and her brother chasing her.
"I think I'll just poke around my own," she muttered to herself in Japanese.
Which attracted the attention of Mamoru's mother. {A/N: She's alive in this. So's his dad.}
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"USA! WAIT FOR ME!" Shingo bellowed, following his sister.
"I want you to meet my friends," Usagi called back over her shoulder. "They're all taking exams, but no worries."
She finally found the room that the twins and Lee were in. Which happened to be one of the ones in the dungeons for potions.
Snape looked up from his desk when he heard the door open.
"Tsukino, what are you doing in here?" he growled.
"Simply showing my dear little brother around the castle," Usagi said, smiling sweetly. "I thought that the potions room would fascinate him. Doesn't it, Shin?" she added in a 'it-does-whether-you-like-it-or-not' tone of voice with a jab into his stomach to punctuate it.
"Yes," he gasped, rubbing his side.
"Well, stay quiet!" Snape ordered.
"Yes, Sevvy dearest," Usagi replied, fluttering her eyelashes.
He simply glared.
"See the red headed twins that are waving?" she asked her brother. He nodded. "Well, that one's Fred and that one's George. Don't bother trying to tell them apart right now. It takes a while. And see that kid over there, with the dreadlocks and the… the… the earring?" She was gaping at his gall. It was one that had a ridiculously close resemblance to the secret symbol that protected herself, Harry, Kelly, and him from a certain type of danger. Namely, potions. But it was to be used privately, not worn openly for all to see! "Well, that's Lee. We have to go find Kelly now!" Usagi blew a kiss to the class and sped out, dragging her brother after her.
"Hello, Professor Moody," Usagi called happily, throwing open the door to the Defense Against the Dark Arts room. "I'm sorry for interrupting, but I was showing my brother around the school."
"Perfectly fine, Usagi. Just keep it down."
Usagi smiled and intoned to her brother, "Kelly is the one with the brown hair. She's staring at me as if I've gone insane."
"Right," he said.
Next stop was the Transfiguration room and then the Charms, just so he could see some real magic, and then the History of Magic (just for the ghost). After that, Usagi dragged Shingo all over the school, showing him secret passages and telling him about things (such as the Sorting) until he looked quite dizzy with the enormity of it all.
"This school is excellent!" Shin said wistfully. "I was I could come here."
"You never know," Usagi said primly. "You could still get the letter this summer." She knew perfectly well he would. She'd 'accidentally' found his name on the list of students that would be receiving Hogwarts letters when she had gone to inform Dumbledore of her ability to talk to animals.
His face lit up at the prospect, then fell. "I probably won't," he said sadly.
"Well, do you want to come see where I live?" she demanded, dragging him to Gryffindor tower. She wouldn't tell him about either of the secret rooms that she knew of. Nope, that was her secret.
After showing him around Gryffindor tower and planting dungbombs all over the place, Usagi brought him down to the lake, with her broom in hand. "This is where the fun begins," she informed him happily. She mounted up, indicated he should do the same, and took off, flying low across the lake. When she reached the middle, she mumbled a word and dove into the water.
A tight bubble had fitted around them like a wetsuit, so they could still breath and not get wet, either.
"What are you doing?" demanded Shingo, scared witless.
"Showing you the mermaids and the squid!" Usagi said happily.
In response, he began screaming.
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"Little git gave me a headache," Usagi mumbled to her friends, indicating her white and shaking brother across the table at lunchtime.
"Ah, the follies of youth," Kelly said, sighing.
"You're one to talk! You're the youngest of us here," Usagi retorted.
"At least I don't act like Cootie Covered Colin," Kel said pointedly.
"Dang it," Usa muttered as Lee dramatically pulled out a little brown book, flipped it open, and made a mark on one side.
"How many pages does that thing have?" Fred asked, peering over Lee's shoulder.
"Too many. These two are always having debates," Lee said, shaking his head with mock-sadness.
"Well, it's not as big as this book," George remarked, pulling out a hugely thick black book. "It's been keeping track of how many pranks we've all pulled on everyone. This is just the most recent volume."
Usagi's mom and Shingo began laughing. "What?" Usagi demanded hotly.
"It's just the thought of you pulling pranks, dear," her mother replied, wiping a tear from one eye.
"You'd be surprised what the twins have told me they've done with her help," Mrs. Weasley informed the other mother.
"I probably don't want to hear it, too," she agreed.
"Probably."
"Aren't mothers so loving?" Usagi said blandly to anyone who was listening. "They don't even bother to go behind your backs to talk. They do it right in front of you!"
The students laughed while the mothers blushed.
The time for the third task came, and everyone headed out to the overgrown Quidditch pitch. "Good luck, Usagi!" her friends and family called as they separated.
Staring at the tall bushes, Usagi muttered, "I'm definitely going to need it, too."
The champions were given their instructions, and then Usagi was sent off immediately (as she was in the lead point-wise). "Which way, which way?" she said, frantically. "This way looks promising… AH!" she shrieked as she turned a corner and saw a horrendous sight in front of her. It was…
A flobberworm. Usagi Tsukino was afraid of flobberworms. "Oh, what was that spell Kelly made? Oh, yes, that was it. Ieday ouyay atheticpay excuseay orfay ayay ivinglay eaturecray!" Pig Latin was one of the many languages that Kelly and Usagi both knew. The flobberworm fell down, dead, and then disappeared. "That'll show any slimy creatures that want to get in my way! Malfoy included."
That particular spell worked for a few more icky creatures as she wandered, rather aimlessly, through the maze. Until she found the Ashwinder. See, it was nearly included in the 'slimy things' she referred to, as it was a snake. And it happened to have laid eggs a bit earlier, too, and parts of the shrubbery were catching on fire.
"I do NOT think you were supposed to be here," Usagi informed the snake, watching the flaming bushes. The snake, thankfully, dropped down dead, and a quick water spell doused the fire. Suddenly, a monstrous creature loomed before her. It had a lion's head, a goat's body, and a dragon's tail. "You are definitely not supposed to be here!" she frantically screamed at the Chimera. She knew the history of these creatures. Only one person- ONE PERSON- had ever killed one, and he had exhausted himself to death. She froze, not knowing what to do.
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Uh-oh! Usa's in trouble! Get a copy of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them book if ya wanna know what theses animals are.
The girl who is obsessed with Harry Potter/Chelsea Weasley- this is going to be one long response! I can do two buns… thanks for liking it! Poor Ollie died… wow, I'm really thirteen, fourteen next month. I don't bet, because I'll lose. Yep, it was an underwear flag. Maybe that's why people take so long to write… they don't type properly, like me and you. Yep, they can drive Minnie McMuffin loco. Cookies… I was hungry! So sue me! Oh, wait, you liked it… yes, the dragon is named Caliope! Do you have a problem with that? Yeah, 24 wasn't as funny. I need to save some pranks for other years! I liked the baby name book, too. I thought cards in divination sounded like fun. Yep, Lee wears an earring. I've updated!
Roninchica- Yep, I've decided Snapey isn't so bad. For this. The L/J fic I have is going to kinda tie into this one… you'll find out what D Dude is gunna do soonish. Next chap for how Usa lives, I don't know 'bout Ginny. I could drag her in via Kel. Sailor Teleportation! Actually, they might not be able to show at all. We'll see.
Little One- Heya, Day dream! I like swords. They're pretty and fun and cool! My nickname is Chaos. Chaos Chaos Chaos! Hheheeeee oh dear hyper attack!
Ken-chan- Yep, Snape is Harry's bro through his daddy and Queen Serenity, same as with Usagi. It's kinda a whole confusing past-lives thing where their souls get sent forward, so they have a much bigger family than you woulda thought.
Silver star- kay!
OoklaTheMok- thanks for the name! Oopsies bout the lead-led thing. I was dead when writing it, not ded :-D Glad ya found it funny!
The Kuro no Tenshi- I used to say that in like third grade. Best song in the world!
Luna 2- THANKS! I'M GLAD YOU THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT AND FUNNY AND COOL! AND THANKS FOR SAYING YOU'D THINK I'D MAKE A GOOD WRITER! Sorry, it kinda bugs me when people write in all caps, but thanks!
Lady Sakura Joy- thanks.
Sailor Capricorn- thank you for all comments in review. I would think that they'd get along…
Usagipegasus- thanks, and I did (obviously).
Goddess-of-Light- yeah, I know I've got a bad title, but I can't think of a better one. I'm glad you read it and like it, and can relate to it, and I'm using too many ands, aren't I?
Anonymous- I will!
Firefly-chan- thanks, I hope this is soon (compared to last time it is… o.o)
Siren- thanks! Here it tis!
Silversickle17- she sulky cuz Usagi yelly. Duhy! Hehehe
Crazygurl70- thank you!
DevilsDarling- I have kidnapped your demons, and they will obey my command! I will chase away all the scary clowns and evil witches with them, mwahahhaaaa! No, I never woulda thunk you were a big feminist. Actually, I would, but w/e.
LadyD- hehe don't worry, I don't think Sevvy is that bad. Why not post what you have? It's funner to post as you go along, and update when you can, not when you get yay number of reviews.
Lilsaturnprincess- it'd be more than okay! I'd feel so special! If you did. Tank you greatly, miss!
Hyper Princess- I'm sorry about not e-mailing you earlier, but I was super duper busy. And I didn't e-mail right away for this chap cuz I'm not at home and the peeps I babysit for will be home any minute.
The symbol is something you'll all hear about later!