A Forgotten Queen

Chapter Six

By Chang Liko

Disclaimer: See chapter one.

"Oh, Professor Snape!" Serenity called, her voice sweet enough to cause cavitites.

Wincing, Snape turned around, his gaze coming to rest on the girl currently wearing black robes with the silver and green insignia proclaiming her a member of Slytherin House. Wondering how he constantly managed to get himself to these situations, he cleared his throat, asking, "Yes, Miss Moon?"

"I was told that you'd kept my things for me. That was sweet of you. But, if you don't mind, I've come to get them back. I need them for my room, you know. Can't go through classes without the proper utensils and books, now can I?" Serenity stated, grinning up at Snape.

Sighing, Snape grimaced, asking, "You're going to be like this all year, aren't you, Serenity?"

Grinning, Serenity nodded, "Yup!"

"What did I ever do to you? What did I do to deserve this?" Snape questioned, almost seeming to whine.

Chuckling, Serenity wrapped her arms around Snape, stating, "Not a thing. It's just that you're so easy to agrivate. That, and you can't harm me. Daddy'll get mad."

Chuckling slightly, Snape returned her hug briefly before letting go and looking around to make sure that no one had seen him brief lack of decorum. "You know your father wouldn't get too angry with me. He'd know I had a good reason to do anything to you, just like he knows that I wouldn't be able to do anything to you anyway."

"I know that. But it's still fun to try and agrivate you," Serenity replied, grinning up at him, her eyes holding that familiar twinkle.

"Well, since I'm assuming that you did come to me to get your things, I might as well let you know that I've already had them transferred to your rooms," Snape stated.

"Really? Everything is there already?" Serenity questioned excitedly, bouncing on the spot.

Rolling his eyes, Snape nodded, saying, "Everything is there. From the new broom you made before you left last time, to the very last pair of bunny print underwear."

Frowning slightly, Serenity crossed her arms, demanding, "How do you know what my underwear looks like!?"

Blushing slightly, Snape glared, muttering, "They fell on me when I was opening the closet you'd stashed your things in."

Blushing herself, Serenity gasped, screaching, "Ecchi!"

As Snape stared after her, shocked, she turned and bolted down the hall towards her rooms, giggling silently.

After turning several corners, she finally collapsed in giggles, falling to the floor as she tried to breath.

"Tormenting Snape again, Sere?"

Glancing up, Serenity saw Draco smirking down at her and nodded, collapsing into another fit of giggles.

"What was it this time? Bra on his bed? Sexy bed clothes hanging out of his sock drawer?" Draco questioned, helping her to her feet.

Gasping, Serenity replied, "When I left last time, I set everything in the closet, so that when opened, it would dump everything out, landing that pair of bunny print underwear that you gave me for my birthday on top of the person's head. Apparently Snape had already sent everything to my rooms for me, and he was the one to have the underwear land on his head. I screached at him, calling him a pevert, and then turned and ran, leaving him standing in shock and blushing."

Chuckling, Draco shook his head. "I can tell it's going to be a fun year, having you back with us."

Nodding, Serenity fixed her gaze on him, grinning slyly.

Backing up a step, Draco chuckled nervously, asking, "What?"

"Have you asked her yet?" Serenity questioned devilishly.

Gulping slightly, Draco looked around for the quickest exit possible, squeeking, "What do you mean? Asked who what?"

"Oh, you know what I mean, Draco. Have you asked her out yet?" Serenity questioned silkily, nudging him in the side.

"I have no idea what you're talking about Serenity!" Draco exclaimed, blushing slightly.

Nodding, Serenity leered at him, drawling, "Sure you don't. I know you like her. I saw it when I noticed you together a few years ago. You know, it's not very nice to call the girl you like names."

Scowling, Draco huffed, crossing his arms and glaring at Serenity.

Shrugging, Serenity pasted an indifferent look on her face, saying, "Oh well. I guess its good that you don't like her then. Maybe Ron'll have a chance with her now."

Startled, Draco glared at her, exclaiming loudly, "That Weasel had better stay away from Hermoine if he knows what's good for him! She's mine!"

"Ah ha! I knew it!" Serenity exclaimed, triumphant.

Paling, then blushing deep red, Draco stared at her, amazed that he'd fallen for her trick.

Grinning, Serenity blew on her nails and then polished them on her robes, stating smugly, "I haven't lost my touch. That's how I got Raye and Chad together."

At the mention of her fellow scout, Serenity suddenly went silent, her face sad.

"Are you alright, Sere?" Draco questioned, concerned.

Sighing, Serenity nodded, saying, "Yeah. I'll be fine. I just need some time alone. I'll talk to you later, Draco. Maybe we can hang out in my rooms."

With Draco nodding an affirmitive, Serenity turned away, heading for the library.

"I don't know why she was put in Slytherin! I mean, she seems really nice! All the Slytherin's are bloody arrogant and rude!" Ron exclaimed, his face slightly red and his breathing faster than normal.

"I have a feeling that she's not like them. At least, not unless she'd have to be. She seemed nice enough when we met her, if a little off topic," Hermoine stated, glancing over at Harry, who was currently staring off into space.

"Well, I'm glad to know that you think of me like that."

Turning around, Hermoine saw Serenity standing behind her, smiling.

Looking over to Ron, Serenity smiled, saying, "Hello Ronald. Molly asked me to tell you that you'd better pass your NEWTs this year, or you're in for it. Personally, I wouldn't worry much. I mean, your mother is rather terrifying when she's angry, but if she was actually able of causing harm, then I'd have suggested that the Wizarding world save Harry here the trouble and send your mother up against ol' Voldy. He wouldn't have stood a chance."

Laughing, Ron nodded. "I agree with you there."

"By the way, Harry. Nice job you did with him. He was in some serious need of an ass kicking. He always was a little anal towards Muggle borns. I, personally, have never known a greater friend than muggles. Though, I can say for a fact, that my little brother is a terrible pain in the ass at times. My muggle born brother that is. As for my adopted little brother, he's a pain in the ass too. Likes this girl, has for about three years now, and refuses to ask her out because he's insulted her a little. Not that I condone the insults now, since they were rather harsh, but he should just ask, rather than pining away with unrequited love, don't you think?" Serenity inquired, her face innocent as she grinned inside, laughing her head off at the bewildered looks on the three teens faces.

"Uh..." Ron muttered stupidly.

Nodding, Serenity sighed, saying, "I know what you mean. He should just ask her out, shouldn't he? What do you think, Hermoine? Would you date a guy if he'd insulted you for like forever, if you knew he'd actually had a crush on you that had actually developed into love along the way?"

Frowning slightly, Hermoine shrugged, saying, "I suppose I might. If he apologized for everything he'd said about me, letting me know that he hadn't meant a word of what he'd said, then I suppose I might give him a chance to make everything up to me. But I suppose it would also depend on what he was like." Seeing Serenity's interested look, she continued, "I mean, if he's got a nice personality, is kind to me and my friends, get along with my family, doesn't insult or degrade them because they're Muggles or anything like that."

"What about whether or not he might be cute? Hot even," Serenity questioned, grinning as Hermoine blushed deeply.

"Well, that wouldn't be a must, but it would be rather nice," Hermoine admitted softly, her blush deepening.

"Good! That's settled then!" With those words, Serenity turned and left the library, leaving Hermoine to stare after her in shock.

"Why do I not have a good feeling about this?" Hermoine questioned meekly.

Chuckling, Harry shook his head, staring after her, saying, "I think you've just been had, Hermoine. I think Serenity was fishing for information for someone else. I wouldn't be surprised to see someone from Slytherin come up to you in the next week or so and ask you out, considering they're the only ones who have ever insulted you or us for that matter."

Paling slightly, Hermoine glanced from Ron to Harry, squeeking.

Rolling his eyes, Ron said, "Relax Hermoine. It's only a guy. He won't bite."

Wide eyed, Hermoine scrambled to collect her books and took off from the library, muttering about doing something to fix her hair and clean herself up a bit.

Ron and Harry shook their heads, laughing. Seeing the Librarian glaring at them to be quiet, they gathered their books and trailed off after Hermoine, still chuckling under their breath.

"So, do you know what we're supposed to do?"

"I have it all up here," the figure garbed in the black ninja costume replied, tapping their head with their index finger.

Chuckling darkly, another figure asked, "Did you have to dress like that?"

Snorting, the ninja replied, "Do you have to be so stupid?"

Chuckling, what seemed to be the leader of the three stated, "Alright you two. We have no time to argue. We have to get this set up before we're located. It's a stroke of luck that we were able to find the Murauder's Map. With it, we'll have time to hide ourselves if anyone comes this way."

"That's true. But, are you sure we should hit Snape's classroom?" the second one asked.

Snorting, the ninja stated, "Snape is all bark and no bite. He can't even begin to reach our level. To him, we're Gods!"

As the other two watched on, amused, the ninja proceeded to cackle and chortle with glee, her voice muted and ominous.

Rolling their eyes, the two looked at each other as the leader stated, "A bit dramatic, isn't she?"

Snorting, the other replied, "That's being kind. She's downright insane. Which is good. The insane always have the best plots."

Shaking his head, the leader reached out and placed a hand over the ninja's mouth, effectively silencing her. "It's time to go. We have exactly an hour until Snape will be approaching his classroom to prepare for the first class of the day. Do what you're supposed to, then get out of there. Anyone left behind, has an obligation to the rest of us to remain silent, even under penality of expulsion and even certain death. If either of us betrays the other, there will be dire consequences."

Nodding, they put their hands out, grinning darkly. "Let's do it."

Glancing around, they moved off down the halls, their clothing letting them blend into the shadows cast by the early morning dawn.

To Be Continued...

A/N: I hope that everyone liked this chapter. I'm sorry that I haven't been able to get this chapter out sooner, but I've had a rush of tests the past week or so, and I just couldn't manage the time to get this up. A few people have been asking me how old Serenity is, how she's related to Draco, and how the whole Dumbledore and Selenity thing is tied in there. Well, I'll provide the answers.

1: Serenity is old enough to know Voldemort when he was just starting out. She's practically immortal in this story, meaning that she ages really, really, really, really, really slowly. She can die, but she's always brought back by the Crystal.

2: Serenity isn't actually related to Draco! REPEAT! SHE IS NOT RELATED TO DRACO! When Serenity was visiting her father, she bumped into Draco, got to know him, and since he'd a lot younger than her, she kind of adopted him as her little brother, as he did with her. So, to clarify, they only call each other brother and sister. In reality and this story, they are in no way blood related, unless Lucius is Selenity's brother or cousin, twice removed, or something of the like.

3: The whole Dumbledore/Selenity thing. Well.....no one really knows who Serenity's father is. I'm just using creative freedom. This is working for my story, so if you have a little problem with it, don't read it.

Also, Draco is not really old. He is actually 17 or 18, whatever age he'd be in his final year of Hogwarts. Serenity ran into him when he was just a few years younger. Draco Malfoy is a mortal! MORTAL! Not immortal or anything like that. Thank you for your time. I'll have the next chapter out A.S.A.P!