ARGH!!!! First Word keeps messing up the text, and then ff.net decides to fail!!! ::screams in frustration:: Gomen for the delay. I have been trying to get this up for over a week. And sorry for any weird errors that occur...
AN: WOW!!!!! Thank you everyone for the overwhelming response! I was so thrilled to hear that so many people were interested in such a short amount of time! And so many ideas for pairings!!! Wow!!! Domo arigato minna-chan!!!!
Review responses can be found at the bottom.
"..." is talking, '...' is thought, [...] is AN or definition, (...) is extra info but part of the fic, ... means trailed off, -- means interrupted. Enjoy!
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Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, lay on his bed staring up at the ceiling. He stared at nothing. He tried to think of nothing. He didn't want to think. Only pain came from thoughts, as it was only one memory that kept rising in his mind. So he kept his mind as blank as possible, thinking only of the soft summer breeze that blew through his window.
A soft flurry of wings signaled Hedwig's return. She would be bearing the latest letter from the Order, no doubt. Let's see, it would be Moody's turn now. Was there any point in reading it? They all said the same thing: How are you Harry? Everything is fine here. And remember- stay safe and stay sharp. Yes, that would be Moody's message: Constant vigilance.
Harry took the letter from Hedwig's leg, but he didn't bother to open it. Instead he rolled onto his stomach and stared out the window at nothing.
No one understood what he was going through. No one. They wrote him stupid meaningless letters that ended up shredded for the bottom of Hedwig's cage. None of them understood what it was like to loose your parents and then loose the closest thing you've ever had to a parent. No one understood.
Harry rolled over and curled up, trying to block his mind from such painful thoughts.
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A hundred miles away, someone did understand. Looking at an old graduation picture, Remus couldn't stop himself. A tear slid down and splattered on the frame.
He had lost them. He had lost them all. Usagi had been first, one of Voldemort's first victims, cornered by a gang of Death Eaters and Voldemort himself. Witnesses had said he had tried to convince her to join him, but she refused and they destroyed her. And then, Lily and James were murdered. Murdered because their friend betrayed them. Wormtail- corrupted to evil and the pawn of Voldemort. And now Sirius...
Remus looked down at the picture of the six of them again, holding back a cry. Yes, he was truly the last...
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AN: Wow. Gomen nasi for the extreme shortness of this chapter. It was originally intended to be a HP prologue, but still... Never fear, my chapters are rarely this short.
Unfortunately, it might be awhile before we truly see SM again. If you are reading The Gathering Starlight as well, you might figure it out early. . . all I can say now is the senshi won't truly be senshi for awhile. There will be puzzles and such as stuff that relates to SM, but it might be several chapters before we see any of those characters again.
And now to Review Responses!
SilverStarlightAngel - ::blushes:: Yeah, I seriously need to revise some of those early fics. I was rather shocked when I went back years later and realized what I had written. Bad Calli-chan! And as for the pairings... really not positive what I'm doing yet, but you have some wonderful suggestions. Originally planned on making all the senshi (minus Hotaru) adults, which would kinda rule out a pairing with most of the students. And there are some good canon pairings that I could draw out... ::wink:: And JKR did make some big R/Hr hints in the 5th book. Mwhaha!! And I would definitely put Harry with Ginny rather than with Cho... sorry Cho. And wow!! So many wonderfully interesting and unique pairing suggestions! Thank you so much! I will seriously consider these...
Sunshine Fia - Thank you so much! I'm flattered that this is your first HP/SM fic, especially considering this is the first I've written. And about Usagi... let's just say that her life in the HP world was one of many lives before Tokyo and the SM world. And you will find out a bit more this chapter. Enjoy!
Silver-Star - LOL!!! It's so much fun to have multiple personalities! ;D
moon crastal - WOW!! Thank you for all the pairing suggestions. I won't guarantee anything, but there are several appealing ones there... ::wink:: Thanks!
Kawaiibaka - Yeah, isn't Orson Scott Card amazing! My all-time fav author, right after Tolkien. ;D And Lupin... I really don't think words can describe the pain he must feel at the loss of another friend. I'm gonna try to put it into words for this chapter, but... we'll see. And I think you have a good point about Sirius. I haven't really finalized what I'm gonna do there. I really love old Padfoot and would hate to have him gone, but at the same time I don't want it to be fake. Either way, he will be absent for at least the majority of this fic. And also, I don't really understand what is wrong with using '...' to express clear unspoken thoughts. Honestly, I don't use this much anymore (usually I just write), but occasionally when a character is 'speaking' clearly in his silent thoughts, I use them. (does that make any sense? ^_^") Thanks so much for your time and your suggestions!
Chibi-Cola - ::glomps Bill and Charlie:: Yeah, I love those guys, almost as much as I love the twins. I'm probably gonna keep up the Bill/Fleur thing (not that that will stop certain senshi from flirting!), but Charlie is available and would make a great pairing with someone. Sounds good!
Sailor-Destin - yeah, I was also very disappointed with how JKR killed off Sirius. But for the beginning at least, I will stay true to the canon to show the effect of his death on everyone. But we do have a senshi of Death and Rebirth, don't we? Perhaps this might change in the future... ::wink wink nudge nudge::
teashi - wow!!! That's a lot of pairings and a lot of good ideas. I can't guarantee all of them (and I was thinking that I would keep Haruka and Michiru together if anything), but we shall see... Thank you so much for all the wonderful suggestions!
Loopy Lu - LOL!!! Thank you so much! ^_^" We'll see about the pairings... I did think Hotaru would be with one of the main characters, but I haven't decided who yet.
Brightness - Hmm... Hotaru/Harry would be very unique... we shall see...
Kolinshar Jackie-chan Benito- This crossover archive is great!!! I love all the detail and the pictures and the background and everything... if only I could knew enough html to make my old site so amazing!
Dilkara- Oh! Sorry bout that. ^_^" I don't know why it does that... cause I have two separate lines of ***, but when I upload ff.net often makes it one long annoying line. The words didn't spread that way, though, did they?
Zaeria- yes, she will retain her memories of both those lives and countless others. But her 'appearance' will not be what we have come to expect in HP/SM fics... ::wink::
lovelydarkness - aww, thank you! I guess that means I have my own personal bodyguard, ne? ::wink:: Domo arigato!
Thank you also to:
DaughterofDeath
JaminJellyBean
Kiwi
The Wind and The Sea
silver-wolf03
Queen Diamond
MoonFaith
Sailor Millenia
Fallen Dragon
RavenChickMoon
There was a huge variety of responses to the pairings, so nothing is finalized yet. We'll see what you all think after you see what the senshi are like...
Thank you for reading and please review! Domo arigato minna-chan! Ja!
~Calli-chan
P.S. If you hate the lack of Padfoot as much as we do, check out and join the S.A., also known as Sirius' Army. (ARGH!!! Word keeps messing up the site address! It's at geocities.com with a backslash then padfootlives/sirius_army.html ... Sorry I couldn't just make it an easy address. Argh! Baka Word! If you want an easier link, let me know and I'll email it to you.)
It's not much now, but it will eventually grow to be an archive of all kinds of pro-Sirius works. PADFOOT LIVES!!!
P.S.2 And if you want to be notified via email for when I next update, let me know and leave your email in a review. Thanks minna-chan! Ja ne!