Disclaimer: Don't own any Sailor Moon characters, or Harry Potter characters! K? What else do you want from me?? *cry* I'm innocent! *wah*
Pairings =
Hotaru/Draco
Usagi/Harry
Ami/? VOTE
Rei/? VOTE
Setsuna/...possibly alone VOTE
Michiru/Haruka
MATTERS OF THE HEART
CHAPTER TWO
BY:
Vale, Vince (Saturn Angels)
Michiru went to wake up Rei and Usagi; Ami was up and eating breakfast in the small restaurant they had, and Haruka went to wake Hotaru up.
Haruka crept up on the sleeping Hotaru hiding behind a bed, "WAKEY WAKEY EGGS AND BAKEY!" she cried jumping up from her hiding spot.
Hotaru jumped out of bed with a yelp, Haruka began laughing, and Hotaru glared at her, "Not funny"
"Yes it is," Haruka said still laughing.
Hotaru rolled her eyes, "Well, why'd you wake me up so early?"
"Cause we're gonna go to Diagon Alley today"
"Where?"
"Diagon Alley"
"Where?"
"Diagon Alley"
"Where?"
"Diagon Alley"
"Where?"
"Diag--…the place to get your supplies"
"Ohh…you should have said that in the first place"
Moments later they heard Usagi's whining, 'I don't wanna get up! Can't you get the supplies without me?!' and Rei's warnings, 'Usagi! If you don't get up yourself I'll drag you out of bed!'
Hotaru smiled a bit as she climbed out of bed, and went to the bathroom to change.
A few minutes later everyone had eaten breakfast and were ready to go, Usagi was glad she had gotten up otherwise she would have missed the fabulous breakfast…which left the Outers practically broke.
"Jeez Koneko-chan, you didn't have to eat so much," Haruka said as she held her wallet upside down, nothing came out but a small cloud of dust.
Usagi giggled, "I was hungry! They didn't give us any food on the plane"
"…Usagi you and Haruka ate a lot of food on the plane which you brought from home," Ami said while Haruka and Michiru continued to show them the way.
(A few minutes later)
"Here we are…Diagon Alley," Haruka said triumphantly.
"Sure took you long enough to find the right brick," Rei said quietly.
Michiru sweatdropped, "Alright. First stop, Gringotts"
"Gringotts?" Hotaru asked looking at Michiru strangely.
"Yeah that's where we're going to get our money. You don't expect witches and wizards to use Muggle money do you?"
"Um…I guess not? What's a Miggle?" Hotaru said sweatdropping.
"Is it edible?" Usagi added curiously.
Michiru sweatdropped, "a Muggle is a non-magic user…no, I don't think you'd want to eat them Usagi-hime"
Usagi sighed, then for the first time she looked around her, "Oh!!!!!! LOOK! LOOK! Does that say, Pet Shop? Does it? Does it? Does it?"
"No, it doesn't Usagi…it says 'Ollivander's Wand Shop'," Rei said with a sweatdrop.
"Oh! Even better!" she said squealing with delight as she ran off toward the shop.
Haruka caught Usagi by the collar of her shirt, Usagi still trying to run towards the shop chibi-sized, "Usagi…there will be time for that later…"
Usagi pouted, "Fine…I get my wand first, before all of you!" She cried raising her arm up in the air.
They all sweatdropped and Michiru and Haruka walked them to Gringotts they went through the first pair of doors, Usagi and Rei gawked at the goblins, then they reached a pair of silver doors and Ami read aloud what was engraved there:
Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dearly in their turn.
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more then treasure there.
Usagi shrugged and two goblins opened the door, they were inside a marble hall, inside more then one hundred goblins, behind counters weighing coins in brass scales, or examining precious stones through eyeglasses.
Haruka and Michiru moved forward first and the others followed, "Good morning," Haruka said cheerfully to a goblin that wasn't busy, "We've come to take money out of S.M's safe"
"You have the key?"
Haruka's face went pale and she turned to look at Michiru, "I haven't got the key! I knew I forgot something! It's all the way back in Tokyo!"
Michiru's face paled, "Oh no! What ever shall we do?" she said in a high-pitched damsel in distress voice, then she grinned, "Actually you did bring it, it's right here" She said with her normal voice as she held up a small gold key.
Haruka smiled a bit the color returning to her face, "I knew you had it all along, I was testing you!"
"Sure Haruka…anyway here's the key," Michiru said smiling as she turned back to the goblin.
The goblin looked at the key carefully, "Alright then. Everything seems to be in order I will have someone take you to S.M vault. Grinrook!"
Another goblin came and showed them through one of the hundreds of doors, they were in a narrow stone passage way lit with flaming torches. It sloped steeply downward and had railway tracks on the floor. Grinrook whistled and a small cart came hurtling up the tracks towards them.
"Coolness!" Usagi said happily as she ran ahead of them and jumped into a cart, Grinrook held the door open for the rest of them and they all climbed in. After they were all somewhat comfortably inside the cart zoomed through a maze of twisting passages.
"Wee!!" Usagi held her hands above her head grinning broadly as if she was on a roller coaster.
Hotaru looked nauseous and held onto the sides tightly she had trouble with things that went fast…such as airplanes, Ami looked around curiously trying to remember everything, Haruka was almost exactly like Usagi though wasn't shouting 'wee', Michiru sweatdropped, and Rei was trying to keep her hair neat. Michiru could tell that Ami was going to be a Ravenclaw, Rei probably Gryffindor, Usagi…Hufflepuff, Hotaru…well…she fit all of the categories so well it was hard to decide what she'd be in.
The cart stopped close to the bottom, "Wee!" Usagi continued not noticing they'd stopped. "Usagi-chan! We've stopped…" Rei said tapping her on the shoulder while sweatdropping.
"Oh. I knew that!!" she said grinning goofily.
Haruka grinned, "Ah! My favorite part!" They all got out and looked inside, it was a fairly large room filled with gold, and silver coins, some bronze too. The stacks were higher then Haruka on tiptoes.
Hotaru looked around her mouth hanging open, "Wow! Michiru-mama? What is this?"
"Wizard and witch money…it's what they use here. Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts, Galleons are worth the most Sickles are second most, and Knuts are worth the least. Seventeen Sickles equals a Galleon and twenty-nine Knuts equal a Sickle" Michiru explained as she pulled four brown pouches out of her subspace pocket and gave them to each of the girls who would be going to Hogwarts, "Take what you want…it's an unlimited supply"
Usagi quickly ran around gathering many gold and silver ones.
Rei did what Usagi did, though took her time. Ami got equal amounts of everything, and Hotaru took a bunch of Galleons, a couple handful of Sickles, and a few Knuts, "How do we even have all this money Michi-mama, Ruka-papa? And why is it named the SM vault?"
Haruka thought for a moment, "It's named the SM vault because it stands for Silver Millennium vault, that's how long it's been here. My mother, in the silver millennium of course, was one of the richest witches…um Michi's father was a really rich wizard…the Queen of Saturn was half witch though she had about the most money of all, and Queen Serenity," she stopped and grinned, "Had almost as much as Queen Saturn…" she laughed, "but she was probably the most mischievous of them all when they were kids"
Usagi grinned and laughed, "Really? My mom was a trouble-maker?"
Haruka only nodded, "That would be an understatement from what my father told me about her…"
Michiru smiled a bit at the stories her father had told her, "Though she matured after she got older and had her first child and became queen"
Usagi smiled and got back in the cart, "Alright! I'm ready to go buy my wand!"
They all nodded and got back in the cart looking one last time at their vault. Then the cart sped back up, and once again everyone went back to what they were doing before: Usagi held her hands above her head grinning and shouting, Hotaru looked nauseous, Ami looked around curiously, Haruka was almost exactly like Usagi though wasn't shouting 'wee', Michiru sweatdropped, and Rei tried to keep her hair neat.
They made it back to the top and all exited the cart, Usagi led the way to the wand shop running chibi-sized chanting 'Wand Wand Wand Wand' over and over again.
Haruka smiled once they walked in side, "Hey, Ollivander!! Come on out we've got some customers." She yelled into the shop and soon a very freaky old man walked to the counter of the shop and looked at the group of people. "Good day Michiru." Ollivander said pleasantly then turned to Haruka, "Oh. Hello Haruka…" he said nervously, "You've brought some more people? I still remember what wand you bought-"
Before the man could finish Haruka sighed, "Still on that are you Old Man? It's not my fault I practically burned the store down with one of the wrong wands! I mean, it was your fault! You gave the wand to me to try out! And I did! So don't go blaming everything on me again! I did pay for the people to repair the shop by the way! You should thank me!"
The man sighed and shook his head, "So. Who are the people going to Hogwarts?"
Rei, Ami, Hotaru, and Usagi raised their hands.
"Ah. I see then you shall go first," he said pointing to Hotaru.
"Nuh uh! I go first!" Usagi exclaimed with a nod, "We agreed on it."
The man shrugged, "It makes no difference to me in which order you are. Hmm…so you will be first…we'll try a Yew wand. Ten and a half inches, infused with asphodel and wormwood. Try it out" She gave a slight wave with it and the sound of glass breaking could be heard. "No. Not that one…Here, try this one. Holly and moon stone, six inches." Right when she held the wand she knew that, that was the wand she wanted, warmth spread through her body and she felt as if she could fly. "I'll take it!" she cried happily.
The shop owner nodded smiling, "Good choice. Though I can hardly say that as the wand chooses the wizard, or witch in your case. Now, you next" he said motioning to Rei. "You I might know what I can give you. Mahogany and phoenix feather, eight inches. It should work well in Transfiguration."
Now of course Rei had no clue what Transfiguration was so she decided to try the wand anyway. This one of course was a perfect match and she bought it quickly, banished was the thought that the school was Satanic, magic wasn't too bad if you used it for good. I mean as senshi they used magic…in a way.
"Next shall be you, the blue-haired one." Ami stepped up to the counter. "Hmm…we'll try Maple and unicorn hair nine and a half inches, a bit flexible." She tried it out and alas it was not the one for her as some of the wands were knocked off the shelves. Ollivander cleared his throat, "No. Definitely not…well try this one. Red wood and dragon heart string, seven inches." She tried it, and immediately could tell that it was perfect for her. "I like this one very much…" she said smiling.
Ollivander nodded, "And last but not least…shall be you."
Hotaru walked up to him and waited for him to pick out a wand.
"Hm. We'll try Willow and unicorn hair, infused with wolfsbane, otherwise known as aconite. Twelve inches"
Hotaru tried and shook her head before she even used it, "Definitely not for me." She said shaking her head.
"All right then. Try this: Ebony and pixie dust. Eight and a quarter inches"
She tried it out and the windows that were left shattered.
"No, hm…a tricky customer, I haven't had a good challenge since Harry Potter bought his wand. No need to worry though, I'll find the exact one for you." He went into the back of the shop and came back a few seconds later carrying a black box with the insignia of Saturn's symbol on it. "This belonged to Queen Saturn and I assume that you are her daughter, you have a remarkable resemblance to her. And of course, you're with Haruka and Michiru so that must mean you're one of the Planetary Daughters. So here, try it out. It's made of Hazelwood and dark night-fire, commonly known as Death, or Dragon Fang. Nine and three quarter inches." He handed her the wand.
She clutched the wand in her hand and didn't have to wave it around to know the familiar feeling, it felt like it did when she used one of her senshi powers…so dark and mysterious but somehow warm and comforting at the same time. "I'll take it." She said quietly.
He grinned broadly, "I knew that one would work perfectly for you. So, that will be 30 Galleons if you wish to pay it all at once, if you want to pay separately it's 7 Galleons each, but for the young Saturnian Princess's wand it'll cost 9 Galleons as I had been forced a long time ago to keep it especially for you. So. You may pay now."
Haruka sighed and paid the 30 Galleons and they all exited the store. "What a jack-ass! Making us pay 9 for Hotaru's wand. Conniving son of a bitc--"
Michiru sent a glare, "Hey! No using that language in front of Hotaru!"
Hotaru rolled her eyes, "Don't worry I've heard much worse from Ruka-papa"
Haruka looked at Hotaru with a look that said 'Nooo! Why'd you say that!?'
"I mean…from Runababa. A…er…friend from my old school…" Hotaru said with a sweatdrop.
Michiru looked at Hotaru incredulously then sighed, "Hotaru, I don't want you making friends like that…"
Hotaru and Rei sweatdropped, "H-Hai. She was just an…er…acquaintance."
Michiru nodded, "Good. Now, we have to get your robes…then we have to get you a cauldron. Then your books…so on so forth."
They nodded and began their journey…their extremely short journey…across the street, to the shop named 'Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions'.
"Alrighty! Miss, we're going to Hogwarts and we need robes," Haruka called from the entrance. The lady, who was dressed all in mauve robes, smiled at them, "Oh yes, there are a few other students being fitted right now. Just stand over there and a few people should be over to help you in a few seconds.
They nodded and Hotaru and Usagi stood on two stools that no one was using and waited for the ladies to come and fit their black robes. Usagi was to Hotaru's left and to her right was a boy with a pale, pointed face and white-blonde hair. She watched him with a raised eyebrow, 'Not bad looking…' she thought silently, 'Probably a stuck-up pig though.' She thought with a nod. "Kuso!" (shit) she cursed suddenly then flushed a bit when everyone turned to look at her.
"Sorry, did I poke you dear?" the woman asked apologetically.
Hotaru nodded a bit and looked to Usagi who was giggling. "It's not funny Usagi." She said sternly.
Usagi stifled a giggle, "Sorry, Taru-chan. It's just you always have to draw attention to yourself don't you?" giggle, giggle.
"I don't do it on purpose!" she said frowning then turned to look forward.
"Are you going to Hogwarts?" the boy next to her asked.
She nodded, "Yes."
"First year there? You don't look eleven."
"That's because I'm sixteen." She said rolling her eyes.
"Hm. My name is Malfoy. Draco Malfoy."
Usagi suddenly burst out in giggles again, "Ahaha. Bond. James Bond."
Hotaru sweatdropped, "Ignore her. My name is Tomoe Hotaru, I'm a transfer student from Japan, so my name is Hotaru and my surname is Tomoe."
Usagi, who was still snickering suddenly let out a yelp, "Ouch! Hey! That hurt!"
"Oh did I poke you?" the woman asked feigning innocence. "Maybe you should be more mature and stop laughing so I could do this right!"
Usagi pouted and stopped laughing, "Meanie" she mumbled incoherent to all but the senshi.
"What house are you in?" Draco asked choosing to take Hotaru's advice and ignore the blonde.
Hotaru shrugged, "I don't have one yet."
"But you'll be in sixth year, right?"
She nodded uninterestedly.
"Then you should have a house."
"Malfoy-kun, I have a house, a mansion. But I don't know what house I'm going to be in at Hogwarts, get it?" she said bitterly. She really didn't want to be bugged about things she didn't know right now.
"Temper," he said with a smirk then paid for his robes once they were finished sizing them correctly.
Ami stepped up next to Hotaru in the place Draco once stood and a lady began working on her robes. "I've never seen you act like that around a boy before. You must like him" she said with a smile.
Hotaru rolled her eyes, "Me? Like him? Hah, I don't know anything about him but his name, and already I don't like him!"
Usagi finished and Rei occupied her spot. "Yeah, that's why you were staring at him before you got poked by the needle."
"I was not! I was just seeing who else was in the store,"
"Hai (Yes), but you only seemed interested in him. Didn't you?" Rei said with a sly grin.
"Hotaru interested!? With who!?" Michiru demanded entering the store after buying everyone owls. "She's too young!!"
"Michi she's sixteen…we were only…a lot younger…" Haruka said defending Hotaru.
"But that's different!" she retorted, "Hotaru's interested in a boy who is stubborn, selfish, rude, ugly, mean, obnoxious, unbearable, a-and …other synonyms for the words I just listed!"
"How would you know Michiru-san? You haven't seen or met him" Usagi said from her seat next to Haruka, dressed in her black robes.
"…" This comment of course silenced her, "…Usagi-hime, when have you ever begun to use common sense?"
Usagi blinked, "Eh? You mean I'm right? Or wrong?"
"Wrong…or right I'll have to find out! I want to meet this boy!! Where us he!?"
"M-Michiru…you're over-reacting I don't even like him! Rei is just being stupid thinking that I like him because I was rude to him!" Hotaru said sweatdropping.
Michiru calmed down quickly, "That's my girl Hotaru! Haha, see? Rei never tell me a lie again."
"But I wasn't--!"
"Hush you. Now, everyone we have your wands, owls, and robes. You need to choose the owl you want from what I bought, and then name them. Then you have to go and buy your cauldron…well I'll let Haruka and Rei go do that. And Ami, Usagi, Hotaru, and I will buy the books and stuff. We'll all meet at the Ice Cream Shop afterwards then go to the hotel and get ready alright?" Michiru asked everyone was their robes were all finished and paid for.
"Ice Cream!?" Usagi asked her eyes widening considerably, "Let's go now! Now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now!"
Rei sighed, "Usagi, be quiet already! The sooner you get the books the sooner we eat! Alright!?"
Usagi pouted then pointed towards the bookshop, "To the book shop! High-ho Silver! Awaay!"
Hotaru, Ami, and Michiru stared after the running blonde as if she were crazy. Ami finally cleared her throat, "Should we follow her?"
"…I guess…" Michiru answered and the three of them ran after their crazed princess.
Rei and Haruka shook their heads and went to buy the cauldrons.
(15 Minutes Later)
"I want this ice cream! No…this one. And that one too!! Nooo this one looks prettier! How about this one?" Usagi asked running to all of the displays of ice cream flavors.
"I won't have anything, Ruka-papa" Hotaru said watching Usagi with a raised eyebrow.
"Why not Hotaru?" Ami asked walking up to them after buying a vanilla ice cream.
"Well for one I don't like milk…and even if I did I wouldn't want to be attacked by Usagi once she finished hers…"
They all had a strange little vision of themselves eating ice cream peacefully, Usagi staring at the bowl longingly, then suddenly being pounced on by her, then once awakening the ice cream no where to be found and a very pleased Usagi. They sweatdropped.
"Yeah, I think I'll finish mine as fast as possible…" Rei said as she tried to eat the ice cream as quickly as possible.
(10 Minutes Later)
"BRAIN FREEZE!!!" Usagi cried and ran in circles as everyone in the shop turned to look at her. Suddenly she stopped and sat back down, "Okay, it's gone now. Well…I'm stuffed,"
"Well, you should be seeing as you made me spend 45 Galleons and 3 Knuts for you eating all of that." Michiru said with a sigh.
"I was hungry. We haven't eaten since breakfast!"
"Usagi-baka…breakfast was only two hours ago…" Rei said as they all walked out of the small café-type place.
"That's a long time to me Rei. Stop being so mean to meeeeeee" The last letter was prolonged as she began bawling quite loudly.
Rei covered her ears, "Usagi-baka stop it! I'm sorry just be quiet!"
Usagi's cries immediately stopped and she sniffled, "O-Okay…"
Rei and the others sighed in relief.
"Now! Let's get back to the hotel." Haruka said with a grin.
~*~*~*~*~*~
To be continued...
Vale: ^^ Alrighty. Next chapter is The Sorting, and Hogwarts Express.
Vince: *nod nod* R/R!
Pairings =
Hotaru/Draco
Usagi/Harry
Ami/? VOTE
Rei/? VOTE
Setsuna/...possibly alone VOTE
Michiru/Haruka
MATTERS OF THE HEART
CHAPTER TWO
BY:
Vale, Vince (Saturn Angels)
Michiru went to wake up Rei and Usagi; Ami was up and eating breakfast in the small restaurant they had, and Haruka went to wake Hotaru up.
Haruka crept up on the sleeping Hotaru hiding behind a bed, "WAKEY WAKEY EGGS AND BAKEY!" she cried jumping up from her hiding spot.
Hotaru jumped out of bed with a yelp, Haruka began laughing, and Hotaru glared at her, "Not funny"
"Yes it is," Haruka said still laughing.
Hotaru rolled her eyes, "Well, why'd you wake me up so early?"
"Cause we're gonna go to Diagon Alley today"
"Where?"
"Diagon Alley"
"Where?"
"Diagon Alley"
"Where?"
"Diagon Alley"
"Where?"
"Diag--…the place to get your supplies"
"Ohh…you should have said that in the first place"
Moments later they heard Usagi's whining, 'I don't wanna get up! Can't you get the supplies without me?!' and Rei's warnings, 'Usagi! If you don't get up yourself I'll drag you out of bed!'
Hotaru smiled a bit as she climbed out of bed, and went to the bathroom to change.
A few minutes later everyone had eaten breakfast and were ready to go, Usagi was glad she had gotten up otherwise she would have missed the fabulous breakfast…which left the Outers practically broke.
"Jeez Koneko-chan, you didn't have to eat so much," Haruka said as she held her wallet upside down, nothing came out but a small cloud of dust.
Usagi giggled, "I was hungry! They didn't give us any food on the plane"
"…Usagi you and Haruka ate a lot of food on the plane which you brought from home," Ami said while Haruka and Michiru continued to show them the way.
(A few minutes later)
"Here we are…Diagon Alley," Haruka said triumphantly.
"Sure took you long enough to find the right brick," Rei said quietly.
Michiru sweatdropped, "Alright. First stop, Gringotts"
"Gringotts?" Hotaru asked looking at Michiru strangely.
"Yeah that's where we're going to get our money. You don't expect witches and wizards to use Muggle money do you?"
"Um…I guess not? What's a Miggle?" Hotaru said sweatdropping.
"Is it edible?" Usagi added curiously.
Michiru sweatdropped, "a Muggle is a non-magic user…no, I don't think you'd want to eat them Usagi-hime"
Usagi sighed, then for the first time she looked around her, "Oh!!!!!! LOOK! LOOK! Does that say, Pet Shop? Does it? Does it? Does it?"
"No, it doesn't Usagi…it says 'Ollivander's Wand Shop'," Rei said with a sweatdrop.
"Oh! Even better!" she said squealing with delight as she ran off toward the shop.
Haruka caught Usagi by the collar of her shirt, Usagi still trying to run towards the shop chibi-sized, "Usagi…there will be time for that later…"
Usagi pouted, "Fine…I get my wand first, before all of you!" She cried raising her arm up in the air.
They all sweatdropped and Michiru and Haruka walked them to Gringotts they went through the first pair of doors, Usagi and Rei gawked at the goblins, then they reached a pair of silver doors and Ami read aloud what was engraved there:
Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dearly in their turn.
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Thief, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more then treasure there.
Usagi shrugged and two goblins opened the door, they were inside a marble hall, inside more then one hundred goblins, behind counters weighing coins in brass scales, or examining precious stones through eyeglasses.
Haruka and Michiru moved forward first and the others followed, "Good morning," Haruka said cheerfully to a goblin that wasn't busy, "We've come to take money out of S.M's safe"
"You have the key?"
Haruka's face went pale and she turned to look at Michiru, "I haven't got the key! I knew I forgot something! It's all the way back in Tokyo!"
Michiru's face paled, "Oh no! What ever shall we do?" she said in a high-pitched damsel in distress voice, then she grinned, "Actually you did bring it, it's right here" She said with her normal voice as she held up a small gold key.
Haruka smiled a bit the color returning to her face, "I knew you had it all along, I was testing you!"
"Sure Haruka…anyway here's the key," Michiru said smiling as she turned back to the goblin.
The goblin looked at the key carefully, "Alright then. Everything seems to be in order I will have someone take you to S.M vault. Grinrook!"
Another goblin came and showed them through one of the hundreds of doors, they were in a narrow stone passage way lit with flaming torches. It sloped steeply downward and had railway tracks on the floor. Grinrook whistled and a small cart came hurtling up the tracks towards them.
"Coolness!" Usagi said happily as she ran ahead of them and jumped into a cart, Grinrook held the door open for the rest of them and they all climbed in. After they were all somewhat comfortably inside the cart zoomed through a maze of twisting passages.
"Wee!!" Usagi held her hands above her head grinning broadly as if she was on a roller coaster.
Hotaru looked nauseous and held onto the sides tightly she had trouble with things that went fast…such as airplanes, Ami looked around curiously trying to remember everything, Haruka was almost exactly like Usagi though wasn't shouting 'wee', Michiru sweatdropped, and Rei was trying to keep her hair neat. Michiru could tell that Ami was going to be a Ravenclaw, Rei probably Gryffindor, Usagi…Hufflepuff, Hotaru…well…she fit all of the categories so well it was hard to decide what she'd be in.
The cart stopped close to the bottom, "Wee!" Usagi continued not noticing they'd stopped. "Usagi-chan! We've stopped…" Rei said tapping her on the shoulder while sweatdropping.
"Oh. I knew that!!" she said grinning goofily.
Haruka grinned, "Ah! My favorite part!" They all got out and looked inside, it was a fairly large room filled with gold, and silver coins, some bronze too. The stacks were higher then Haruka on tiptoes.
Hotaru looked around her mouth hanging open, "Wow! Michiru-mama? What is this?"
"Wizard and witch money…it's what they use here. Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts, Galleons are worth the most Sickles are second most, and Knuts are worth the least. Seventeen Sickles equals a Galleon and twenty-nine Knuts equal a Sickle" Michiru explained as she pulled four brown pouches out of her subspace pocket and gave them to each of the girls who would be going to Hogwarts, "Take what you want…it's an unlimited supply"
Usagi quickly ran around gathering many gold and silver ones.
Rei did what Usagi did, though took her time. Ami got equal amounts of everything, and Hotaru took a bunch of Galleons, a couple handful of Sickles, and a few Knuts, "How do we even have all this money Michi-mama, Ruka-papa? And why is it named the SM vault?"
Haruka thought for a moment, "It's named the SM vault because it stands for Silver Millennium vault, that's how long it's been here. My mother, in the silver millennium of course, was one of the richest witches…um Michi's father was a really rich wizard…the Queen of Saturn was half witch though she had about the most money of all, and Queen Serenity," she stopped and grinned, "Had almost as much as Queen Saturn…" she laughed, "but she was probably the most mischievous of them all when they were kids"
Usagi grinned and laughed, "Really? My mom was a trouble-maker?"
Haruka only nodded, "That would be an understatement from what my father told me about her…"
Michiru smiled a bit at the stories her father had told her, "Though she matured after she got older and had her first child and became queen"
Usagi smiled and got back in the cart, "Alright! I'm ready to go buy my wand!"
They all nodded and got back in the cart looking one last time at their vault. Then the cart sped back up, and once again everyone went back to what they were doing before: Usagi held her hands above her head grinning and shouting, Hotaru looked nauseous, Ami looked around curiously, Haruka was almost exactly like Usagi though wasn't shouting 'wee', Michiru sweatdropped, and Rei tried to keep her hair neat.
They made it back to the top and all exited the cart, Usagi led the way to the wand shop running chibi-sized chanting 'Wand Wand Wand Wand' over and over again.
Haruka smiled once they walked in side, "Hey, Ollivander!! Come on out we've got some customers." She yelled into the shop and soon a very freaky old man walked to the counter of the shop and looked at the group of people. "Good day Michiru." Ollivander said pleasantly then turned to Haruka, "Oh. Hello Haruka…" he said nervously, "You've brought some more people? I still remember what wand you bought-"
Before the man could finish Haruka sighed, "Still on that are you Old Man? It's not my fault I practically burned the store down with one of the wrong wands! I mean, it was your fault! You gave the wand to me to try out! And I did! So don't go blaming everything on me again! I did pay for the people to repair the shop by the way! You should thank me!"
The man sighed and shook his head, "So. Who are the people going to Hogwarts?"
Rei, Ami, Hotaru, and Usagi raised their hands.
"Ah. I see then you shall go first," he said pointing to Hotaru.
"Nuh uh! I go first!" Usagi exclaimed with a nod, "We agreed on it."
The man shrugged, "It makes no difference to me in which order you are. Hmm…so you will be first…we'll try a Yew wand. Ten and a half inches, infused with asphodel and wormwood. Try it out" She gave a slight wave with it and the sound of glass breaking could be heard. "No. Not that one…Here, try this one. Holly and moon stone, six inches." Right when she held the wand she knew that, that was the wand she wanted, warmth spread through her body and she felt as if she could fly. "I'll take it!" she cried happily.
The shop owner nodded smiling, "Good choice. Though I can hardly say that as the wand chooses the wizard, or witch in your case. Now, you next" he said motioning to Rei. "You I might know what I can give you. Mahogany and phoenix feather, eight inches. It should work well in Transfiguration."
Now of course Rei had no clue what Transfiguration was so she decided to try the wand anyway. This one of course was a perfect match and she bought it quickly, banished was the thought that the school was Satanic, magic wasn't too bad if you used it for good. I mean as senshi they used magic…in a way.
"Next shall be you, the blue-haired one." Ami stepped up to the counter. "Hmm…we'll try Maple and unicorn hair nine and a half inches, a bit flexible." She tried it out and alas it was not the one for her as some of the wands were knocked off the shelves. Ollivander cleared his throat, "No. Definitely not…well try this one. Red wood and dragon heart string, seven inches." She tried it, and immediately could tell that it was perfect for her. "I like this one very much…" she said smiling.
Ollivander nodded, "And last but not least…shall be you."
Hotaru walked up to him and waited for him to pick out a wand.
"Hm. We'll try Willow and unicorn hair, infused with wolfsbane, otherwise known as aconite. Twelve inches"
Hotaru tried and shook her head before she even used it, "Definitely not for me." She said shaking her head.
"All right then. Try this: Ebony and pixie dust. Eight and a quarter inches"
She tried it out and the windows that were left shattered.
"No, hm…a tricky customer, I haven't had a good challenge since Harry Potter bought his wand. No need to worry though, I'll find the exact one for you." He went into the back of the shop and came back a few seconds later carrying a black box with the insignia of Saturn's symbol on it. "This belonged to Queen Saturn and I assume that you are her daughter, you have a remarkable resemblance to her. And of course, you're with Haruka and Michiru so that must mean you're one of the Planetary Daughters. So here, try it out. It's made of Hazelwood and dark night-fire, commonly known as Death, or Dragon Fang. Nine and three quarter inches." He handed her the wand.
She clutched the wand in her hand and didn't have to wave it around to know the familiar feeling, it felt like it did when she used one of her senshi powers…so dark and mysterious but somehow warm and comforting at the same time. "I'll take it." She said quietly.
He grinned broadly, "I knew that one would work perfectly for you. So, that will be 30 Galleons if you wish to pay it all at once, if you want to pay separately it's 7 Galleons each, but for the young Saturnian Princess's wand it'll cost 9 Galleons as I had been forced a long time ago to keep it especially for you. So. You may pay now."
Haruka sighed and paid the 30 Galleons and they all exited the store. "What a jack-ass! Making us pay 9 for Hotaru's wand. Conniving son of a bitc--"
Michiru sent a glare, "Hey! No using that language in front of Hotaru!"
Hotaru rolled her eyes, "Don't worry I've heard much worse from Ruka-papa"
Haruka looked at Hotaru with a look that said 'Nooo! Why'd you say that!?'
"I mean…from Runababa. A…er…friend from my old school…" Hotaru said with a sweatdrop.
Michiru looked at Hotaru incredulously then sighed, "Hotaru, I don't want you making friends like that…"
Hotaru and Rei sweatdropped, "H-Hai. She was just an…er…acquaintance."
Michiru nodded, "Good. Now, we have to get your robes…then we have to get you a cauldron. Then your books…so on so forth."
They nodded and began their journey…their extremely short journey…across the street, to the shop named 'Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions'.
"Alrighty! Miss, we're going to Hogwarts and we need robes," Haruka called from the entrance. The lady, who was dressed all in mauve robes, smiled at them, "Oh yes, there are a few other students being fitted right now. Just stand over there and a few people should be over to help you in a few seconds.
They nodded and Hotaru and Usagi stood on two stools that no one was using and waited for the ladies to come and fit their black robes. Usagi was to Hotaru's left and to her right was a boy with a pale, pointed face and white-blonde hair. She watched him with a raised eyebrow, 'Not bad looking…' she thought silently, 'Probably a stuck-up pig though.' She thought with a nod. "Kuso!" (shit) she cursed suddenly then flushed a bit when everyone turned to look at her.
"Sorry, did I poke you dear?" the woman asked apologetically.
Hotaru nodded a bit and looked to Usagi who was giggling. "It's not funny Usagi." She said sternly.
Usagi stifled a giggle, "Sorry, Taru-chan. It's just you always have to draw attention to yourself don't you?" giggle, giggle.
"I don't do it on purpose!" she said frowning then turned to look forward.
"Are you going to Hogwarts?" the boy next to her asked.
She nodded, "Yes."
"First year there? You don't look eleven."
"That's because I'm sixteen." She said rolling her eyes.
"Hm. My name is Malfoy. Draco Malfoy."
Usagi suddenly burst out in giggles again, "Ahaha. Bond. James Bond."
Hotaru sweatdropped, "Ignore her. My name is Tomoe Hotaru, I'm a transfer student from Japan, so my name is Hotaru and my surname is Tomoe."
Usagi, who was still snickering suddenly let out a yelp, "Ouch! Hey! That hurt!"
"Oh did I poke you?" the woman asked feigning innocence. "Maybe you should be more mature and stop laughing so I could do this right!"
Usagi pouted and stopped laughing, "Meanie" she mumbled incoherent to all but the senshi.
"What house are you in?" Draco asked choosing to take Hotaru's advice and ignore the blonde.
Hotaru shrugged, "I don't have one yet."
"But you'll be in sixth year, right?"
She nodded uninterestedly.
"Then you should have a house."
"Malfoy-kun, I have a house, a mansion. But I don't know what house I'm going to be in at Hogwarts, get it?" she said bitterly. She really didn't want to be bugged about things she didn't know right now.
"Temper," he said with a smirk then paid for his robes once they were finished sizing them correctly.
Ami stepped up next to Hotaru in the place Draco once stood and a lady began working on her robes. "I've never seen you act like that around a boy before. You must like him" she said with a smile.
Hotaru rolled her eyes, "Me? Like him? Hah, I don't know anything about him but his name, and already I don't like him!"
Usagi finished and Rei occupied her spot. "Yeah, that's why you were staring at him before you got poked by the needle."
"I was not! I was just seeing who else was in the store,"
"Hai (Yes), but you only seemed interested in him. Didn't you?" Rei said with a sly grin.
"Hotaru interested!? With who!?" Michiru demanded entering the store after buying everyone owls. "She's too young!!"
"Michi she's sixteen…we were only…a lot younger…" Haruka said defending Hotaru.
"But that's different!" she retorted, "Hotaru's interested in a boy who is stubborn, selfish, rude, ugly, mean, obnoxious, unbearable, a-and …other synonyms for the words I just listed!"
"How would you know Michiru-san? You haven't seen or met him" Usagi said from her seat next to Haruka, dressed in her black robes.
"…" This comment of course silenced her, "…Usagi-hime, when have you ever begun to use common sense?"
Usagi blinked, "Eh? You mean I'm right? Or wrong?"
"Wrong…or right I'll have to find out! I want to meet this boy!! Where us he!?"
"M-Michiru…you're over-reacting I don't even like him! Rei is just being stupid thinking that I like him because I was rude to him!" Hotaru said sweatdropping.
Michiru calmed down quickly, "That's my girl Hotaru! Haha, see? Rei never tell me a lie again."
"But I wasn't--!"
"Hush you. Now, everyone we have your wands, owls, and robes. You need to choose the owl you want from what I bought, and then name them. Then you have to go and buy your cauldron…well I'll let Haruka and Rei go do that. And Ami, Usagi, Hotaru, and I will buy the books and stuff. We'll all meet at the Ice Cream Shop afterwards then go to the hotel and get ready alright?" Michiru asked everyone was their robes were all finished and paid for.
"Ice Cream!?" Usagi asked her eyes widening considerably, "Let's go now! Now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now, now!"
Rei sighed, "Usagi, be quiet already! The sooner you get the books the sooner we eat! Alright!?"
Usagi pouted then pointed towards the bookshop, "To the book shop! High-ho Silver! Awaay!"
Hotaru, Ami, and Michiru stared after the running blonde as if she were crazy. Ami finally cleared her throat, "Should we follow her?"
"…I guess…" Michiru answered and the three of them ran after their crazed princess.
Rei and Haruka shook their heads and went to buy the cauldrons.
(15 Minutes Later)
"I want this ice cream! No…this one. And that one too!! Nooo this one looks prettier! How about this one?" Usagi asked running to all of the displays of ice cream flavors.
"I won't have anything, Ruka-papa" Hotaru said watching Usagi with a raised eyebrow.
"Why not Hotaru?" Ami asked walking up to them after buying a vanilla ice cream.
"Well for one I don't like milk…and even if I did I wouldn't want to be attacked by Usagi once she finished hers…"
They all had a strange little vision of themselves eating ice cream peacefully, Usagi staring at the bowl longingly, then suddenly being pounced on by her, then once awakening the ice cream no where to be found and a very pleased Usagi. They sweatdropped.
"Yeah, I think I'll finish mine as fast as possible…" Rei said as she tried to eat the ice cream as quickly as possible.
(10 Minutes Later)
"BRAIN FREEZE!!!" Usagi cried and ran in circles as everyone in the shop turned to look at her. Suddenly she stopped and sat back down, "Okay, it's gone now. Well…I'm stuffed,"
"Well, you should be seeing as you made me spend 45 Galleons and 3 Knuts for you eating all of that." Michiru said with a sigh.
"I was hungry. We haven't eaten since breakfast!"
"Usagi-baka…breakfast was only two hours ago…" Rei said as they all walked out of the small café-type place.
"That's a long time to me Rei. Stop being so mean to meeeeeee" The last letter was prolonged as she began bawling quite loudly.
Rei covered her ears, "Usagi-baka stop it! I'm sorry just be quiet!"
Usagi's cries immediately stopped and she sniffled, "O-Okay…"
Rei and the others sighed in relief.
"Now! Let's get back to the hotel." Haruka said with a grin.
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To be continued...
Vale: ^^ Alrighty. Next chapter is The Sorting, and Hogwarts Express.
Vince: *nod nod* R/R!