Dislcaimer: I own nothing except the basic plot Sakura being Harry's sister. Blahness.

The Fourth Potter

By: Emerald May

Chapter 24

Whirling around, Sakura came face to face with her brother, Harry. She could hear the anger in his voice, from reasons she truly didn't know why. "What is it, Harry?"

"What is it?! You run off in a crisis when Hogwarts is about to be destroyed and with who? That – that piece of Slyterin Vermin!" Harry said, clenching and unclenching his white-knuckled fists. Draco 'pfft' at him as he crossed his arms in front of his black Hogwarts robes.

"So? Maybe she has something to do that few know about that might be the factor in saving our school," Draco snapped back at his rival.

If looks could kill, Draco would no longer be of their problems, but fortunately, that wasn't true. Ron glared at Malfoy as he spoke, "What would you know? Coming from a family of no love and just self-pity and power?" He growled.

"STOP IT!" Hermione and Sakura shouted simultaneously. The three boys that were about to be in a war that would have no longer been verbal looked up at the Third Year girls.

It was Harry's turn to start going off on his sister. "And Sakura, are you hiding something from us? From the looks of it, it seems to be."

Sakura sighed as she turned back to the school that was slowly disintegrating. "Yes, I am. But now is not the time to be asking 'Twenty Questions'. If we are to save this school… I'll have to start now." And with that, Sakura rushed up to the building, standing merely twelve feet from the lashing flames of terror. To make things a bit easier, Sakura pulled off the Hogwarts robes she wore, revealing black, knee-length capri-pants, along with a light pink long sleeved shirt, with the addition of ½ inch white sandals. A perfect combo for a perfect spell.

Closing her eyes, she let her arms rest in midair before her as she began to concentrate, calling forth the powers of the Sakura Cards, mingled in with the mystical power of Clow. The Clow symbol began to form beneath her light feet, and Hermione gasped, staring at the youngest Third Year of the generation.

O' key that hides the forces of Dark,

Show you true identity before me.

I, Sakura, command you under our contract.

Release the seal!

With a brilliant flash of light circling in front of Sakura, the small sphere that encased the Key of Clow slowly formed into the long four foot and one-half staff that the Clow Mistress used to wield the cards. She grasped the center of the staff, all except Draco stunned at the scene before them. Could this be true? The person that message was designated for, the Card Mistress, was before them?

"Fly!" Sakura shouted with force and power as two, slightly pink-tainted, wings sprouted from behind the pre-teen's back as she levitated herself into the air, high above the school, yet not in view of the professors or other pupils. Jade tinted eyes were set and determined as she raised her staff once more, calling forth 'Watery' to aid her in her mission.

"Watery!' And with a delicate, experienced twirl of her staff, she raised it into the air as it hit dead center in the pink card, it's magic flowing out of it as a liquid, flooding Hogwarts, drowning it down of its burns. With all that out of the way, and the occupants of Hogwarts on the opposite side possibly frightened by now, she pulled out another card from, what seemed to be, thin air.

"Erase!" And the magic of the Erase Card shimmered over Hogwarts, restoring it to its normal stature of peace and stability. All the burns and scars the flames might have left was now gone. Floating gently back down to the ground, Sakura sighed. She wasn't exactly powerful enough to handle all the magic but no longer fell into a deep sleep, but was quite weak.

"Sakura! Are you alright?" Harry shouted as he ran up to her grabbing her before she hit the ground, Hermione, Ron, and Draco around him.

Sakura gave a grateful smile and nodded. "I'm alright… but I don't know about The Fiery Card… I can't sense it in the school. Either it's been destroyed, which is unlikely, or… it's being concealed of its light magic by evil." She sighed as she closed her eyes.

"That was some magic… I've never seen anything like it," Hermione whispered.

Draco snickered. "Cause it isn't Hogwarts magic, Mudblood." Hermione glared at Draco, just about ready to slap him… but restrained herself.

Sakura re-opened her eyes to look up at Draco and Hermione. "Draco. And he's Hermione. It's not Hogwarts magic. It's Clow Magic, which is really now 'Sakura' magic."

Harry's eyes widened. "So… that means that you're…"

Sakura smiled. "I'm the Card Mistress of the message."

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Back in the dorms, and away from the suspicious teachers, Harry confronted his sister. "Okay, explain things to me. You lied about being the Card Mistress?"

Ron butted in. "And how the bloody hell does Draco know of this?" Hermione nodded.

Sakura sighed slightly, but she told them the truth about her. About her beginning days of discovering the Book of Clow in her basement that her father had dug up in an excavation. About capturing the former Clow Cards with Syaoran, Meiling, and Tomoyo. About the rivalry between her and Syaoran, though they had passed that stage. About Tomoyo recording her adventures and about how Meiling butting in all the time, though Syaoran was really the only one that had ever gotten ticked off. About how she and Draco had been in the same dream, thus resulting in her having the save the two and then telling him about her status as Card Mistress – and amazingly, he hadn't told anyone. Even about the voice she sometimes heard occasionally 'He wears a mask.'

After going through all the extensive details, Sakura's friends could only watch in awe at the hardships (but exciting!) she had gone through her young life, really in a couple of years.

"Wow… didn't know how much you had really gone through in the last, what, year?" Harry said as he listened to his sister's story, not realizing the troubles of being Card Mistress had. But Sakura only laughed.

"You get used to it."

Ron shook his head. "I don't think I'd EVER get used to all that. If I had to chose… I think I'd have stick to my regular ole boring life of a Weasley. Hehe."

Sakura grinned at him. "Perhaps. But if you were judged and known that if you didn't win… you'd have lost all the friendships with those you have encountered that had anything to do with the Clow, losing things that were most close to you, like your memories of the Clow Cards… How else would you have reacted but try to save things that aren't meant to be lost?"

Hermione nodded. "Sakura's right you know. Imagine not knowing any of this… It'd be like that whole 'year' of your life would've been erased… and you'd have never known about it…" She shuddered. "I don't' even want to think of that… I mean, losing you guys… the best friends a 'witch' could have." At this, surprisingly, Ron blushed, the red of his forehead mingling in perfectly with his flaming orange-red tresses.

"Gee… I hope nobody was eavesdropping while we were talking about this…" Sakura said as she glanced around the circular room of the Gryffindor Common Room. No she saw no one.

Harry looked around as well, not deciphering anyone into the light from the dark. "No… I doubt it. Otherwise we'd have heard them." Sakura nodded.

"I suppose so."

Yawning, Hermione stood up. "I think we'd better head to bed… It's nearly two AM. And we do have school tomorrow." Sakura nodded as she stood up, with a little help from Hermione and Ron.

"Hee hee… I guess I am still experiencing those drowsy symptoms when using my power…"

"Or maybe it's just because you are real tired." Ron teased.

As the 'Quadrupled Four' ascended up the stairs that would lead to the small 'balcony' that would separate into the different dorms designated for boys and girl, they said their good nights as Ron and Harry went through one door, Hermione and Sakura going through the other.

Though this incident of the fire was a tough one, it wouldn't be the last of the hardships that Sakura Kinomoto, Mistress of the Cards would encounter. But things might not be as bad as assumed with the support and aid of her friends which included Draco Malfoy.

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Author's Notes: Konbanwa! Well, for me anyway. It's…. 5:52 AM. ^_^; What…? I couldn't sleep. ; And I am not going to sleep. =P I hope everyone liked this 'episode' of "The Fourth Potter". And I am living up to my word. Since it is Spring Break, I have some time to catch up on my writing that I have neglected for so long. Gomen. ^_^; Well, this author's note is a quicky… Nothing much to say. =/ And I hope everyone will review! Reviews are yummy! XD –devours all reviews with happiness- I just don't like flames… Flames are a No-No. Constructive criticism is an Ok-Ok. Hah. Okay, arigatou to all those that had reviewed!! And just include your e-mail address within your review if you wanna be on "The Fourth Potter Mailing List!" Ja`ne!