It was the twenty-eighth of August and Usagi and Hikage had just entered Diagon Alley, Usagi was amazed at all the people in robes. She didn't seem to remember anything about her power surge on the night they had captured Pettigrew which wasn't long ago. It was still to be reported in 'The Daily Prophet'.
"Wow, where are we going first Hikage?" Usagi said walking forwards a bit ahead of Hikage and starring in wonder.
"First, Gringotts bank," Hikage commented striding towards a tall building with wizards pouring in and out of it.
They exchange muggle money, all they had to be precise, into Wizarding money; they ended up with five thousand galleons, 1 thousand sickles and a couple of hundred knuts.
"Right, off we go," Hikage said after setting up an account, receiving a golden key and leaving with Usagi in tow.
Usagi was intrigued by all the wizarding shops lingering in every shop to look at all the items in detail. When they had gone to the book store, to Hikage's great annoyance, she had been forced to traipse round every isle on all of the floors to examine every book in the place. Eventually she had to literally drag Usagi out before they went up to the third floor, Usagi protested but eventually gave in when she saw they were heading towards a wizard version of a pet shop.
By the time Hikage arrived Usagi had a black cat on her head with a golden crescent moon on it's forehead between a pair of unnaturally brown eyes. It looked up as Hikage came in and Usagi looked up enthusiastically and waved, "Hikage look, it likes me," she declared indicating the cat on her head.
"Oh please can we have her?" Usagi begged, clasping her hands.
Hikage sneered and walked up to her without responding, grabbing the cat by the scruff of the neck, "Oi, Miss," Hikage called at the lady behind the counter who turned and glared at her over her spectacles.
"Yes," she croaked like a muggle librarian.
"Have you ever seen this cat before in your life?" Hikage questioned looked sternly back at the woman while Usagi looked between her, the saleswoman and the cat that was clawing furiously at Hikage's hand to no avail.
"No," the lady croaked again turning and stalking off into the back of the shop.
"Usagi, go look over there," Hikage ordered and Usagi was about to protest when Hikage narrowed her eyes, "Now!"
"Okay, don't get stressy," Usagi said reluctantly, trooping over to a bunch of hooting owls in cages.
"As for you," Hikage hissed angrily at the cat, "why are you here?" The cat just meowed innocently, "Oh don't play the fool with me Luna, I've seen you before and I don't want you coming anywhere near Usagi you here me!"
"Why?" Luna questioned in her cat voice.
"That is none of your concern now I want you and Artemis back where you came from and staying out of Usagi's and my affairs, got it?" Hikage demanded shaking Luna slightly.
Luna hissed before Hikage dropped her to the floor roughly and kicked her out of the shop, she watched as the white cat that was Artemis jumped down form a stack of boxes and followed Luna.
Hikage glared after them, "It's a good thing the Mistress warned me of their possible interference, she said they may reveal our plan and that would not be good!"
Hikage then turned and strode over to Usagi who was petting a tawny owl with beige, tan, brown and oaken feathers, even Hikage had to admit, he was quiet a hansom owl, as far as owl's go.
"Hikage, can we have him?" Usagi asked beaming at Hikage who rolled her eyes and turned to the saleswoman who had mysteriously re-appeared.
"How much is this one?" she called, jabbing her thumb at the owl that Usagi was currently ogling at.
"Two Galleons," the woman huffed; handing the money to Usagi Hikage shoved the cage into her hands and pushed her lightly towards the counter which she happily bounced over to.
Hikage however was more interested in two bars nailed to the ceiling form which hung many sleeping bats. There was one however that caught her eyes the most, its wings looked like leather and although it was daytime, the bat was awake, its wings spread.
She could see a pair of glistening fangs protruding form its thin lips, a ring of purple fur hung around its neck, fluffy and soft looking. Its little clawed feet seemed to cling to the bar with a determination Hikage had never seen a bat possess. She clicked her tongue making it turn its head and its long ears perk, she held up her index finger and it flew onto it, settling upside down and closing its wings contentedly.
"I'll have this one I think," she said striding up to the counter, paying a galleon and heading out with the bat hanging form her bag and Usagi clasping her owl cage tightly.
The curious pair stopped before a shop labelled Ollivanders, "This is the last stop on our tour," Hikage announced.
"Wow, a wand makers, those are those little wooden sticks right?" Usagi asked, Hikage nodded and the two headed inside.
There was nobody there and Usagi gave and considerable start when an old man appeared out of nowhere and said, "Good day ladies."
"Ah, where did you some from?" Usagi demanded making Hikage raise and eyebrow.
"We'd like some wands Mr Ollivander," Hikage said and Usagi stopped blabbering as the old man came up to Hikage with a role of tape.
"Can you please," he started but didn't get to finish.
"I don't have time to waste old man," she said as her eyes took on a glassy stair, her arm seemed to rise as if attached to a string like a puppet. Her palm spread, fingers lengthening outwards till the muscles where pulled tight. Mr Ollivander stare din shock and wonder as a box began to shake violently before sliding out gently from underneath the rest of its fellows and shooting towards Hikage.
Mr Ollivander and Usagi were sure it would crash right into her, but then her eyes cleared and the box dropped neatly into her hands.
"Amazing," he said gawping in wonder.
"Not really," Hikage said opening the box and taking the ebony wood gently into her hands, "12 inches, ebony, with marrow of bat bone, am I right?" she asked turning to look at the extremely shocked Mr Ollivander.
"Yes," he said taking a quick glance at the wand and then back at her.
She smirked and tapped her wrist sending a jet or purple and black sparks spinning round her before fading away gently.
"Now it's your turn miss," he said turning to Usagi, "unless you want to pull a stunt as well?"
"I think I'll let you deal with it thank you," she said smiling and Hikage scowled.
"I'll be outside," she said and walked out leaving the money for the wand she had and the one she knew Usagi would eventually get on the stool by the door. She cringed slightly when bang followed bang as vases smashed, boxes fell off shelves, stools topples an tables broke until finally the blonde emerged, eyes bright and hair in a slight mess from her 'adventure'.
"So?" Hikage inquired.
"11 inches silver birch with hair of unicorn and Pegasus," Usagi recited.
Hikage nodded, "Well, we have packing to do and sleeping before we head off to Hogwarts tomorrow, so let's go."
"I thought school didn't start till September 1st," Usagi commented as they made their way out o Diagon Alley.
"It doesn't but bearing in mind we've missed five years of school already I think a couple of extra days early wont hurt," Hikage sighed, exasperated and exhausted from the days events.
"Okay," Usagi replied and followed Hikage reluctantly towards a row of yellow, black and white decorated, typical London taxis.
---29th August---
They'd packed their things, they were at King's Cross station and Usagi was looking around wildly, wondering how to get onto the non-existent, platform 9 and 3/4. "Where is the train Hikage? Is it another one of those funny barrier things, like the one in London?" Usagi asked.
"Yes, now come on," Hikage directed making for the break between platforms 9 and 10, she lent against the wall sighing. "Come on Usagi; let's take a breath minute, chat?" Hikage suggested raising an eyebrow, Usagi nodded, pulling up her trolley and leaning next to Hikage.
Well, she would have leaned had she not fallen right through a brick wall, stumbled sideways as her trolley wheeled in after her and sailed right past her. It stopped a few feet away and Usagi looked up angrily at Hikage who waltzed through with her trolley smirking.
"That wasn't nice," Usagi pointed out.
"No, but you have to admit it was funny," Hikage admitted as she snatched her trunk and almost dragged it onto the train, as did Usagi. Usagi had to go back out to grab Chiba, for that was the name of her owl, whereas Shadow, Hikage's bat simply flew in after her.
"Hey Hikage," the darker one turned to look at Usagi, "I thought bats weren't allowed?"
"We'll see; cards?" Hikage suggested producing a deck of exploding snap cards from seemingly nowhere. It gave Usagi one of the frights of her life when they exploded in the middle of a game of Cheat.
---Hogwarts---
When Usagi and Hikage stepped off the train, trailing their trunks behind them they were met by the giant figure of Hagrid, with his swinging lantern.
"Follow me, the pair of you," he said in his fragmented way, Usagi grinned and followed him cheerily; Hikage grinned and walked behind them.
"My name's Usagi," the blonde announced brightly as Hagrid placed both their trunks and Chiba in a small boat.
"I'm Hagrid," he grinned, "Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts," as Hagrid said this he himself clambered into another small boat and indicated for the pair to get into a third.
"Wow, do you enjoy it?" Usagi asked brightly looking at Hagrid as the boats started to drift leisurely towards the huge castle, it was already dark and the moon reflected beautifully in the water.
"Very much," Hagrid answered.
As they passed over the part of the great lake on which the reflection of the moon wobbled like jelly on the surface of the disturbed water, Usagi looked over into the dark depths. She gasped, what she saw was not her reflection at all, but a golden haired women, hair done the same as she, but the woman wore a jewelled tiara and gold earrings. Bright eyes, soft cheeks that she felt she could almost touch, pale skin, perfect, un-marked by any cuts, bruises or nay other such stain.
She wore a white dress, with no sleeves or straps, golden rings with holes in the centres lined the top rim, in the centre front of which was a golden crescent moon. The dress was tight to her waist, the faint outline of a pearly ribbon around her waist. The skirt of the dress flowing gently downwards; the bottom of which, she could not see.
The reflection smiled and Usagi blinked, however as she did the mysterious woman was replaced by an ordinary, blonde haired Usagi, cloaked in coal black robes. Usagi didn't mention the incident to Hikage but Usagi didn't realise that Hikage had seen it and her eyes had narrowed, some was wrong.
Soon they reached the castle; Hagrid left them at the top of the stairs where they were greeted by Professor McGonagall who gave Hikage a very sour look. Leading them inside to the entrance hall, Usagi was greeted by Professor Dumbledore while Hikage did not move, just turned to look at McGonagall.
"You don't trust me do you?" she asked smiling unnervingly.
McGonagall did not look at her but did her the courtesy of an answer, "How can I?"
"I don't know, isn't that a question only you can answer," Hikage said and McGonagall looked at her. What she saw was not an arrogant teenager as she thought this child would have been but something she could not describe. There was a dark aura about her, that was unmistakable, but something else that she could not determine. The pair was then showed to a room on the first floor where they were to spend the couple of nights until they were sorted.
---The next Day---
Both Usagi and Hikage were excelling beyond expectations in all the tests that they took, Usagi had excelled like Dumbledore had expected nut he hadn't realised that Hikage would do the same, it was slightly un-nerving.
---September 1st---
The students filed into the great hall, and onto their designated house tables, the Ravenclaw's and Hufflepuff's chatting merrily. The Slytherin's were all grinning and smirking with malice, some hissing in lowered tones, yet Gryffindor, which was usually the loudest, merriest table, was strangely subdued. The elder ones talked idly and quietly like always, the youngest three years all conversion about what they did over summer, V years relaxed and calm, most of them not saying a word. But the class that was now in VI year didn't say anything at all, its main centre hadn't said a word all summer and its two best friends wouldn't talk either.
Dumbledore called for silence and then the great double doors opened once again and Professor McGonagall, accompanied by a line of trailing I years, entered. But for once, there was something different, two taller girls, one with blonde hair and blue eyes, the other with black hair, one purple streak and purple eyes.
"Hikage," Usagi whispered tapping Hikage on the shoulder, "why are they all looking at us?"
"Well we're not first years by looks or by practice, this isn't normal you know," Hikage explained to Usagi nodded excepting the explanation.
Gradually all the first years were sorted, "Tsukino, Usagi."
Usagi hesitated momentarily but stepped forwards when Hikage pinched her in the back.
It had barely touched her head when the Hat screamed, 'Gryffindor'.
"Tsukiyamino, Hikage," the black haired girl stepped up to the stool and sat down, crossing her arms and legs and waiting patiently for McGonagall to put the hat on her head. It slipped down over her eyes and as expected the voice came within her head.
'I think it's plain where to put you.'
'Now where would that be?'
'Gryffindor or Slytherin.'
'Let me, Gryffindor for my orders and Slytherin for my personality,' the hat made an agreeing sound.
'Well, I think I'll go in Slytherin thanks.'
'No just wait a minute; you're not the one to choose-'
'I said; I'll be in Slytherin.'
"Slytherin!" the hat called and Hikage got up and headed towards the table, she winked at Usagi who looked at her oddly.
She found an empty chair and sank into it, crossing her legs and arms and proceeding to half-listen idly to Dumbledore's speech.
She looked around her; there was a rather ugly, big girl that seemed to be flirting with a blonde haired boy whom, by the look of things, did not seem to be enjoying it at all. Sitting on the boy's other side were two beefy, stupid looking boys, they kept glancing at the boy, what were they, gay?
The boy sneered as the girl batted her eyelashes at him and the scene made Hikage sick, "You know what," all four looked at her, "if you keep batting your eyes his way he may end up traumatized and in a mental hospital."
"Shut up you looser," the girl sneered, "what would you know you ugly little runt?"
"Well if that's how you want to put it," Hikage smirked, "then maybe you should practice what you preach seeing as you're an over-weight, self-absorbed, freaky little miss attention seeker."
The girl burst into tears and ran off towards the doors, the boy watched her go and then turned to look at Hikage.
"What the hell is your problem?" he growled.
She raised an eyebrow, "My problem? Well, my problem; is having to look at people like her every day of my life, trash really, pathetic little weaklings who can't take the truth."
She then turned to look at Dumbledore; he was glaring at her, not obviously of course, but still she could see it a mile off.
---Gryffindor table---
Usagi had gone to sit in an empty seat by a bushy brunette with dark brown eyes who was talking quietly to a red haired boy with blue eyes and freckles.
"Hello, may I join you?" Usagi asked politely, the girl looked up at her and smiled.
"Sure, I'm Hermione Granger by the way, it's nice to meat you," replied the brunette holding out her hand enthusiastically.
"Usagi," the blonde shook Hermione's hand vigorously before turning to Ron.
"Ron Weasley," he announced shaking Usagi's hand and then she turned to Harry, who hadn't looked up throughout the whole affair.
Seamus then leaned over and called, "You might wanna leave him alone miss!"
Usagi reached out and lifted his chin with her hand, his eyes widened but he didn't say anything, "Cheer up, it might never happen," she said, smiled brightly and sat down, digging into her meal.
Hermione smiled and Ron grinned when the saw Harry's features relax slightly, he proceeded to sneak subtle glances at Usagi all through dinner.
However, he was noticed, Dumbledore's eyes twinkled at Usagi, Harry was in her hands now.
Eh voila, plz R&R even though this story completely sucks! ;-;