Author: EvilSunshine
Title: Why Me
Chapter: Two
SM/HP Crossover.
Disclaimer: Characters in this story do not belong to me.
Edit: Wasn't aware Serenus was a boys name; this is edited to change that. Thanks Lariren. Not sure if the replacement is much better, I don't know anything about Latin. Uggghhh
Serena stared openly at the older man. As horrible as reading and writing in English were for her, she understand phrases here and there when spoken. She gave him a small nod for him to continue.
"You are probably rather confused right now. Tell me child, do you speak English?" inquired the bearded man.
Amy being the only one in the group who spoke and understood English fluently turned to Serena and translated what the man had said. Serena herself, only caught every other word or so. Serena just shook her head in reply.
"Ah, Severus, I do believe this is where you come in then?"
"Hello, my name is Severus Snape-" started the dark haired man, who was speaking in Japanese. "This here is Albus Dumbledore, headmaster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The lady there is Narcissa Malfoy. I am assuming you are Serena, eldest daughter of Irene and Ken Campbell?"
To say Serena felt uncomfortable would be a severe understatement. She wasn't sure if she could trust these people and darted her eyes around seeing of she could catch sight of the outers. In the corner of her eye she saw Michelle and Amara transformed hiding up in a tree. She let out a sigh of relief but wondered briefly if Trista was around. Deciding they were expecting an answer from her soon she spoke up.
"Yeah, I am. I- Um. What is this about? What do you want from us?"
"Yeah, buddy! Because if you lot are up to something funny, you will regret it!" cut in Lita who had one of her fists clenched, gesturing wildly in front of her. The rest of the guardians nodded in agreement.
"I'm afraid Miss, we come baring rather shocking news. Something that has been kept from you for a long while now" replied the man named Severus. "You may want to be seated for this."
Albus gave them a faint smile with what would appear to be a twinkle in his eye. The woman, whilst keeping a very cool demeanor, still didn't seem to keen on breathing. Serena merely shook her head once again.
"No, I'm rather okay standing.. Um yeah."
Luna now hopped up on Serena's shoulder for support. Deciding against speaking for the time being. Artemis following her actions, hopped up on Mina's.
"As you wish. I guess I'll start from the beginning then. June 1st, 1980, this woman here, Mrs. Malfoy gave birth to twins, one boy and one girl. Draco and Serenitas Malfoy. When her husband Lucius found out, he expressed his repugnance openly. In his opinion a daughter would have no worth in his family, and promptly told Narcissa to 'get rid of it'. Narcissa not wanting to put the child in any danger turned to me for I was earlier deemed to be the godfather of both children.
So, I took the child into my home for about a year. Shortly after that though, things started to become rather risky. Lucius had found out about the secret keeping, and tried to kidnap her on more than one occasion. Not having any more options to turn to, I gave her to a muggle couple. I only had a small acquaintance with them at the time, but they seemed harmless enough. I kept in contact with them every couple weeks making sure everything was going well. Two months later though, I returned and found out they just packed everything up and left. That was the last time we had heard of Serenitas.. until now."
Serena definitely didn't like where this was going. She could assume a lot of things with this information, but they all sounded to crazy to actually be true. She stole a glance of Mrs. Malfoy who was gazing at her intently. Serena wasn't sure if the woman wanted to hug her or strangle her. Raye put a supportive hand on her shoulder before she spoke up.
"What does this have to do with our Serena?"
The greasy haired man shot the priestess an annoyed look. "You mean you do not know? Just add 2 and 2 in your head."
Serena let out a small squeak. She brought her left hand to cup her mouth to cover has gasp. She was also starting to fight tears that were threatening to descend. These people, they don't mean what she thinks they mean do they?
"Fine, I guess I should just cut straight to the point. What we are trying to tell you Serena Campbell is that you are indeed Serenitas Malfoy. If you wish to see proof, we have brought it." Snape informed before briefly switching to English to ask Albus for the 'papers'. He then handed them over to Serena.
Serena took the papers with her shaking hands and handed them to Amy asking her to read it to her. Amy read it out loud, basically stating that Serenitas Malfoy was in legal custody of Irene and Ken Campbell. Underneath the adoption papers was a form stating a legal name change of Serenitas Malfoy to Serena Campbell. And underneath that, was a birth certificate claiming Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy as her biological parents.
She took the papers in her hands glancing them over, noticing they were just copies. She felt her knees buckle and she fell to the ground on them. Amy and Raye both bent down to be at her side. Lita and Mina were in shock and could only manage to glance at each other troublingly. Serena closed her eyes tightly a few tears managing to make way down her cheek. After a few ragged breaths she looked up again to the face of Severus Snape.
"How do I know you aren't lying to me? I mean y-you are confusing me! This is so-so complicated! Like, w-who, what are you people?"
"Well, we are-"
"You're also trying to tell me-" Serena cut in loudly, her throat now choking back light sobs. "The family I've known my entire life, who I loved and cared for MY WHOLE LIFE, aren't my biologically family!? What about Sammy, Mama, Daddy... Why would they not tell me this, why would they keep it from me. It doesn't make any sense! You aren't making any sense! You must be lying!"
"Miss, it must be hard for you to except but we do not jest. Go on; take those copies to your 'parents'. Ask to see the originals and see how they react."
Serena slowly brought herself back onto her feet. Luna who had briefly lost her balance when Serena fell, once again placed herself on her owner's shoulder. Serena shot a look up to the tree where Neptune and Uranus were hiding, Amara looking as if she could kill on the spot, while Michelle seemed to be in the state of surprise. She then turned her gaze to the woman who apparently said she was her real 'Mother'.
The woman's hood now fell to her shoulders and Serena could now get a much better look at the woman. She looked to be about in her mid 30's. Serena couldn't help but notice the resemblance between the two. They had a similar facial structure, fair blonde hair, and cerulean blue eyes. While her face remained impassive her eyes seem to have a passionate look to them. As if she were looking at a lost treasure. A treasure she thought for sure was gone forever.
It was safe to say Serena was a little more than speechless at this point, so she gave Raye's arm a squeeze, signaling her to say something for her. Raye gave a slight nod and brought her eyes to meet Snape's. She cleared out her throat and began to speak.
"We need to go over this new found information. Give us a couple days. If what you say is true, then you won't object to going to the Campbell's house for a small meeting two days from now, right? I do believe they should also be included." Raye spoke sternly.
"Fine, we'll arrive around Noon at the Campbell residence." Snape replied just as harshly to Raye before returning his eyes to Serena. "Miss Campbell.. Malfoy-" Serena flinched slightly at the 'new' last name. "Please note, this is not all we came to speak to you about. If you insist though, and need time we'll speak about it at a later date."
Serena not meeting his gaze just nodded and looked at the ground.
"Fine then, we'll be leaving. Good night." Snape then disappeared into thin air causing the group to give out a small gasp. Albus gave them all a smile and turned to Amy and said his goodbyes in English, before following suit.
Narcissa was now the only one standing before them. She took a deep breath and took two steps back. She looked to be contemplating something for a few moments, before she brought her rather unsteady hand out to meet Serena's. Serena brought her eyes slowly to meet the older woman's. Choking back yet another sob she hesitantly reached for the other hand. She held it for a few moments before letting go quickly and making a run for it out the park. The girls watched the older Malfoy go with a pop before running after their leader.
Serena stopped at the park entrance, before looking behind her to see where her friends were. She saw the four girls, and the cats running towards her. Shortly behind them were Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus.
When they caught up they all stared at each other in silence. Not one of them quite knowing what to say. Serena broke the silence with her sobs and was now crying, but not her usual bawl. The two closest girls to her, Mina and Raye wrapped comforting arms around the shorter girl whispering calming nothings to her.
Uranus walked up to her, with Neptune close behind. "Me and Michelle will both be there when they come. If anything at all goes amiss they'll regret it severely, kitten." Neptune gave a small nod, and then she spoke.
"Yes, and we'll try to get in contact with Pluto and see if she has any idea what is going on. Though I doubt she will tell us much." Serena smiled slightly; glad to have all her friends support.
"Thanks guys, I um, I just want to go home right now. I'm going to talk to Mama and Daddy tomorrow at breakfast. I'll, uh call you guys and tell you how it goes, okay?" Serena spoke softly. The girls nodded in unison before going there separate ways. Michelle and Amara gave Serena a ride home and returned back to their mansion, but not before the lovers wished her best of luck with everything.
Now she was tucked in bed looking at Luna who was curled up in front of her. Both to wide awake it seemed, for any chance of sleep that night.
"So, you had no idea? None at all?"
"No, none at all Serena. I thought you were reborn into this family. I guess we were all mistaken. That is, of course what they are saying is the truth. We just met them. Let's wait until confirmation.."
"Luna, they had so much proof though. Birth certificate and everything, even if they are only copies. Did you know, I never had one look at my birth certificate? I just never thought about it until now. I just- I don't know." Serena let out a sniffle. "I just don't know what to think. I wish Darien was here right now.."
"We'll try to get a hold of him tomorrow. For now though, get some sleep. Try at least, okay?" suggested the feline. Serena gave a small nod before softly crying her self to sleep. One of the last thoughts that ran in her head, were that the only things that were comfortable and stable in her life, her family, was about to change.
Okay, another chapter. Pacing is rather slow I know, but I do have a plot. Somewhere.
[1] Serenitas apparently means fine weather. Yeah, don't ask. I got desperate.
Paring Poll as of now.
Harry - 10
Fred -5
George -2
Darien - 6
Sirius - 2 / Noticeable age difference, but maybe I can make it work. In a future sense.
Remus - 2 / Same as above.
Oliver Wood - 1
Okay well that is it for now. I will try to get the next chapter A.S.A.P. Serena confronts her parents, and Draco's thoughts on the ordeal. Please review.
SM/HP Crossover.
Disclaimer: Characters in this story do not belong to me.
Edit: Wasn't aware Serenus was a boys name; this is edited to change that. Thanks Lariren. Not sure if the replacement is much better, I don't know anything about Latin. Uggghhh
Serena stared openly at the older man. As horrible as reading and writing in English were for her, she understand phrases here and there when spoken. She gave him a small nod for him to continue.
"You are probably rather confused right now. Tell me child, do you speak English?" inquired the bearded man.
Amy being the only one in the group who spoke and understood English fluently turned to Serena and translated what the man had said. Serena herself, only caught every other word or so. Serena just shook her head in reply.
"Ah, Severus, I do believe this is where you come in then?"
"Hello, my name is Severus Snape-" started the dark haired man, who was speaking in Japanese. "This here is Albus Dumbledore, headmaster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The lady there is Narcissa Malfoy. I am assuming you are Serena, eldest daughter of Irene and Ken Campbell?"
To say Serena felt uncomfortable would be a severe understatement. She wasn't sure if she could trust these people and darted her eyes around seeing of she could catch sight of the outers. In the corner of her eye she saw Michelle and Amara transformed hiding up in a tree. She let out a sigh of relief but wondered briefly if Trista was around. Deciding they were expecting an answer from her soon she spoke up.
"Yeah, I am. I- Um. What is this about? What do you want from us?"
"Yeah, buddy! Because if you lot are up to something funny, you will regret it!" cut in Lita who had one of her fists clenched, gesturing wildly in front of her. The rest of the guardians nodded in agreement.
"I'm afraid Miss, we come baring rather shocking news. Something that has been kept from you for a long while now" replied the man named Severus. "You may want to be seated for this."
Albus gave them a faint smile with what would appear to be a twinkle in his eye. The woman, whilst keeping a very cool demeanor, still didn't seem to keen on breathing. Serena merely shook her head once again.
"No, I'm rather okay standing.. Um yeah."
Luna now hopped up on Serena's shoulder for support. Deciding against speaking for the time being. Artemis following her actions, hopped up on Mina's.
"As you wish. I guess I'll start from the beginning then. June 1st, 1980, this woman here, Mrs. Malfoy gave birth to twins, one boy and one girl. Draco and Serenitas Malfoy. When her husband Lucius found out, he expressed his repugnance openly. In his opinion a daughter would have no worth in his family, and promptly told Narcissa to 'get rid of it'. Narcissa not wanting to put the child in any danger turned to me for I was earlier deemed to be the godfather of both children.
So, I took the child into my home for about a year. Shortly after that though, things started to become rather risky. Lucius had found out about the secret keeping, and tried to kidnap her on more than one occasion. Not having any more options to turn to, I gave her to a muggle couple. I only had a small acquaintance with them at the time, but they seemed harmless enough. I kept in contact with them every couple weeks making sure everything was going well. Two months later though, I returned and found out they just packed everything up and left. That was the last time we had heard of Serenitas.. until now."
Serena definitely didn't like where this was going. She could assume a lot of things with this information, but they all sounded to crazy to actually be true. She stole a glance of Mrs. Malfoy who was gazing at her intently. Serena wasn't sure if the woman wanted to hug her or strangle her. Raye put a supportive hand on her shoulder before she spoke up.
"What does this have to do with our Serena?"
The greasy haired man shot the priestess an annoyed look. "You mean you do not know? Just add 2 and 2 in your head."
Serena let out a small squeak. She brought her left hand to cup her mouth to cover has gasp. She was also starting to fight tears that were threatening to descend. These people, they don't mean what she thinks they mean do they?
"Fine, I guess I should just cut straight to the point. What we are trying to tell you Serena Campbell is that you are indeed Serenitas Malfoy. If you wish to see proof, we have brought it." Snape informed before briefly switching to English to ask Albus for the 'papers'. He then handed them over to Serena.
Serena took the papers with her shaking hands and handed them to Amy asking her to read it to her. Amy read it out loud, basically stating that Serenitas Malfoy was in legal custody of Irene and Ken Campbell. Underneath the adoption papers was a form stating a legal name change of Serenitas Malfoy to Serena Campbell. And underneath that, was a birth certificate claiming Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy as her biological parents.
She took the papers in her hands glancing them over, noticing they were just copies. She felt her knees buckle and she fell to the ground on them. Amy and Raye both bent down to be at her side. Lita and Mina were in shock and could only manage to glance at each other troublingly. Serena closed her eyes tightly a few tears managing to make way down her cheek. After a few ragged breaths she looked up again to the face of Severus Snape.
"How do I know you aren't lying to me? I mean y-you are confusing me! This is so-so complicated! Like, w-who, what are you people?"
"Well, we are-"
"You're also trying to tell me-" Serena cut in loudly, her throat now choking back light sobs. "The family I've known my entire life, who I loved and cared for MY WHOLE LIFE, aren't my biologically family!? What about Sammy, Mama, Daddy... Why would they not tell me this, why would they keep it from me. It doesn't make any sense! You aren't making any sense! You must be lying!"
"Miss, it must be hard for you to except but we do not jest. Go on; take those copies to your 'parents'. Ask to see the originals and see how they react."
Serena slowly brought herself back onto her feet. Luna who had briefly lost her balance when Serena fell, once again placed herself on her owner's shoulder. Serena shot a look up to the tree where Neptune and Uranus were hiding, Amara looking as if she could kill on the spot, while Michelle seemed to be in the state of surprise. She then turned her gaze to the woman who apparently said she was her real 'Mother'.
The woman's hood now fell to her shoulders and Serena could now get a much better look at the woman. She looked to be about in her mid 30's. Serena couldn't help but notice the resemblance between the two. They had a similar facial structure, fair blonde hair, and cerulean blue eyes. While her face remained impassive her eyes seem to have a passionate look to them. As if she were looking at a lost treasure. A treasure she thought for sure was gone forever.
It was safe to say Serena was a little more than speechless at this point, so she gave Raye's arm a squeeze, signaling her to say something for her. Raye gave a slight nod and brought her eyes to meet Snape's. She cleared out her throat and began to speak.
"We need to go over this new found information. Give us a couple days. If what you say is true, then you won't object to going to the Campbell's house for a small meeting two days from now, right? I do believe they should also be included." Raye spoke sternly.
"Fine, we'll arrive around Noon at the Campbell residence." Snape replied just as harshly to Raye before returning his eyes to Serena. "Miss Campbell.. Malfoy-" Serena flinched slightly at the 'new' last name. "Please note, this is not all we came to speak to you about. If you insist though, and need time we'll speak about it at a later date."
Serena not meeting his gaze just nodded and looked at the ground.
"Fine then, we'll be leaving. Good night." Snape then disappeared into thin air causing the group to give out a small gasp. Albus gave them all a smile and turned to Amy and said his goodbyes in English, before following suit.
Narcissa was now the only one standing before them. She took a deep breath and took two steps back. She looked to be contemplating something for a few moments, before she brought her rather unsteady hand out to meet Serena's. Serena brought her eyes slowly to meet the older woman's. Choking back yet another sob she hesitantly reached for the other hand. She held it for a few moments before letting go quickly and making a run for it out the park. The girls watched the older Malfoy go with a pop before running after their leader.
Serena stopped at the park entrance, before looking behind her to see where her friends were. She saw the four girls, and the cats running towards her. Shortly behind them were Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus.
When they caught up they all stared at each other in silence. Not one of them quite knowing what to say. Serena broke the silence with her sobs and was now crying, but not her usual bawl. The two closest girls to her, Mina and Raye wrapped comforting arms around the shorter girl whispering calming nothings to her.
Uranus walked up to her, with Neptune close behind. "Me and Michelle will both be there when they come. If anything at all goes amiss they'll regret it severely, kitten." Neptune gave a small nod, and then she spoke.
"Yes, and we'll try to get in contact with Pluto and see if she has any idea what is going on. Though I doubt she will tell us much." Serena smiled slightly; glad to have all her friends support.
"Thanks guys, I um, I just want to go home right now. I'm going to talk to Mama and Daddy tomorrow at breakfast. I'll, uh call you guys and tell you how it goes, okay?" Serena spoke softly. The girls nodded in unison before going there separate ways. Michelle and Amara gave Serena a ride home and returned back to their mansion, but not before the lovers wished her best of luck with everything.
Now she was tucked in bed looking at Luna who was curled up in front of her. Both to wide awake it seemed, for any chance of sleep that night.
"So, you had no idea? None at all?"
"No, none at all Serena. I thought you were reborn into this family. I guess we were all mistaken. That is, of course what they are saying is the truth. We just met them. Let's wait until confirmation.."
"Luna, they had so much proof though. Birth certificate and everything, even if they are only copies. Did you know, I never had one look at my birth certificate? I just never thought about it until now. I just- I don't know." Serena let out a sniffle. "I just don't know what to think. I wish Darien was here right now.."
"We'll try to get a hold of him tomorrow. For now though, get some sleep. Try at least, okay?" suggested the feline. Serena gave a small nod before softly crying her self to sleep. One of the last thoughts that ran in her head, were that the only things that were comfortable and stable in her life, her family, was about to change.
Okay, another chapter. Pacing is rather slow I know, but I do have a plot. Somewhere.
[1] Serenitas apparently means fine weather. Yeah, don't ask. I got desperate.
Paring Poll as of now.
Harry - 10
Fred -5
George -2
Darien - 6
Sirius - 2 / Noticeable age difference, but maybe I can make it work. In a future sense.
Remus - 2 / Same as above.
Oliver Wood - 1
Okay well that is it for now. I will try to get the next chapter A.S.A.P. Serena confronts her parents, and Draco's thoughts on the ordeal. Please review.