Sailor Witches

by Heroine of the Valley

SMHP X and a continuation of my Sailor Rainbow series. The scouts receive tix to the Quidditch World Cup and find out that they're more than just sailor scouts. 33 and final chapter up and well the end I guess!

30. Gone Fishing

Sailor Witches 30—Gone Fishing

Disclaimer: I do not own HP or SM.

The amount of hate mail Serena got seemed to decrease in frequency but the impact it left on her remained. Serena did not tell the other girls about her intentions to leave Hogwarts after the school year finished. With the plans to search for the blue coin in the lake she didn't want to worry them. She figured she ought to wait until after the third task. They did not have to come with her to Japan. She knew they were enjoying themselves at Hogwarts but she had to go. She could not change her destiny—her fate—no matter how much she wanted to. On the eleventh of April a handful of Hogwarts students left to spend the Easter with their families.

The girls swam in the lake a few times to get to learn where everything was. Ami scanned it with her computer—though she had much difficulty with all the magical vibes around the grounds. Ami studied what she could about Mermish and in the library. Then before sunrise on Friday the girls met at the lake to get the blue rainbow coin. Lydia could not hide her excitement.

"I forgot what it's like to get a new coin!" she said with glee.

"Did we have to do this so early?" Serena asked, stifling with a yawn.

"We don't want anyone to see us," Lita said, testing the water with her foot. "Man that's cold!"

"Well, it's got to be warmer now the ice is melted," Ami stated. She looked at the cats. "Right, keep the coast clear for us."

Luna nodded. "Now be careful. This will be different than anything you've done before. If it becomes too difficult, hurry to the surface."

"Come on lassies!" urged the Irish girl, "We might even find gold at the bottom of this lake!"

The girls looked around them and seeing they were alone, they reached their hands in the air and summoned their power.

"MOON COSMIC POWER!"

"MERCURY STAR POWER!"

"MARS STAR POWER!"

"JUPITER STAR POWER!"

"VENUS STAR POWER!"

"RAINBOW CRISIS POWER!"

Ribbons, water, fire, stars, lightning and color waves swirled around the six witches and they became the champions of love and justice, the sailor scouts. Sailor Jupiter proudly put her hands on her hips.

"I was beginning to forget what it was like being a Sailor Scout!" She laughed.

"Come close, guys," Sailor Mercury told them as she put her arms out. "If I can gather enough energy we can go down in a large enough bubble for all of us."

"Good thinking," Sailor Venus said and the girls bunched closely together. Sailor Moon accidentally stepped on Sailor Mars' foot.

"Ow, Sailor Moon!" Mars grunted.

"Sorry," Sailor Moon mumbled.

"MERCURY BUBBLES…BLAST!"

Many bubbles came together to form a huge protective air bubble for the scouts. Sailor Mercury seemed pleased. "Ah, it worked!"

"Way to go!" said Sailor Rainbow with a grin. She stopped and looked confusedly at Sailor Mercury, "now, how are we supposed to get into the lake?"

"Push ourselves in," Sailor Mercury answered.

Shrugging, the girls pressed gently on the inside of the bubble and walked slowly forward into the lake. They sank through the water, the bubble bobbing a little until they sank into the lake. The scouts looked around for anything that might attack them. Sailor Mercury loved how the lake looked under water.

"It's really beautiful down here," she said blissfully.

"I don't think Harry thought so when he thought his two best friends were going to die," Sailor Moon said looking down into the dark abyss.

Sailor Mercury pressed her visor and scanned the area. "No sign of the merpeople or the giant squid yet."

"What about grindylows?" Jupiter asked.

"I have one coming," Sailor Mercury replied, bringing the image closer onto her visor. "We'll have to separate!" She put her hands on the bubble and it began to shrink up their legs and divide around their heads.

"Your version of the Bubble Head Charm?" Sailor Venus asked with a smile. "Good work, Mercury."

The girls scattered as a grindylows swam toward them, followed by a few more.

"You know it's not safe to go swimming in a thunderstorm?" Sailor Jupiter demanded, crossing her arms as her antenna came out from behind her tiara. "JUPITER THUNDERCLAP ZAP!"

The other scouts cleared out of Sailor Jupiter's attack to prevent from being electrocuted themselves as the Frisbee of lightning zapped three grindylows.

"VENUS LOVE CHAIN ENCIRCLE!"

A chain of hearts made the remaining grindylows break apart. After a moment of congratulating themselves, they conditioned swimming into the deep darkness. Sailor Rainbow took out the yellow coin and activated it as a light source. She moved it around to see more of the lake but all that surrounded them was water.

"Anything yet, Mercury?" Sailor Moon asked.

"We're coming close to where the merpeople live," She answered. "We can ask them for help. They may understand us under water."

They followed Sailor Mercury. It got colder and darker the deeper they went and they seemed to want to return to the surface. It wasn't quite as exciting as they thought it would be. Then they came to the underwater village of the merpeople. A merboy with a necklace of seashells swam out of his giant clam house toward the sailor scouts. Sailor Mercury stopped and motioned the other scouts to do the same. Sailor Mercury smiled and said a few things in Mermish. She nearly made her bubble pop.

Sailor Mercury cleared her throat. "We are looking for something," she said, "There is a talisman cold the blue rainbow coin in the lake. It should be resting inside the giant squid."

"I am impressed you speak Mermish," the merboy said. "Even under water. What is your name?"
"Sailor Mercury," she answered. "What's yours?"

"Bukee," the merboy said.

Sailor Mercury nodded in greeting, "pleased to meet you. Could you help us find the giant squid?"

"We know where it sleeps," said Bukee. "Come with me."

"That was easy," said Sailor Moon and they followed Bukee upward to a rocky area where there were some plants. Sailor Mercury scanned the place for it.

"The squid is near," she said.

"It likes the plants," said Bukee.

"You've tamed it?" Sailor Mercury inquired.

"Yes," Bukee replied. "It does not harm us. It keeps us safe-from the other thing."

"What other thing?" Sailor Mercury asked softly. "Is there something else down here?"

The merboy did not answer. Instead it took the Sailor Scouts directly to the squid as it began to stir. Sailor Rainbow swam up to it and stopped suddenly.

"Wait, something is wrong," she said.

"What is it, Sailor Rainbow?" Sailor Moon inquired.

"My brooch is not reacting to it," she said. "It isn't flashing blue….but it's supposed to when we're near the carrier!"

"Right, I'm not seeing the coin inside the squid," said Sailor Mercury as she scanned the squid thoroughly. The squid awakened and swam away to look for food. Sailor Mercury turned to Bukee.

"You said something else is down here," said Mercury. "What exactly?"

"We shouldn't speak of it!" he said, looking afraid. "It is dangerous. Has…magical powers…we cannot stop it. It has killed many of our people."

"Is it a kelpie?" Sailor Rainbow queried. "A water demon?"

"No," he said, "Kelpies change. This thing is always the same when we see it. It does not change."

"Can you take us to it?" Sailor Mercury proposed. "Maybe that is the thing we're looking for."

"No, Sailor Mercury!" Bukee said quickly. "We cannot go looking for it. It usually comes looking for us…it usually comes from the underwater cave."

"Then we'll search for it," Sailor Mars said. "Mercury, start scanning for caves."

"Got it," said Sailor Mercury.

"No, you can't!" Bukee cried, "It is too dangerous!"

"We're used to danger," Sailor Jupiter told the frightened merboy.

"There's one not far from here," said Sailor Mercury, "it's within the rocks."

"Don't go!" Bukee pleaded.

"You can wait here or go home," Sailor Rainbow suggested, "but I must get that coin."

The Sailor Scouts began swimming away, with Bukee continuing to tell them to stop. When they were out of view the merboy hovered in the water and played with his hair for a while. Bukee swam back and forth, trying to make a decision to come with them or not. He groaned, picked up a stick and fashioned himself a spear. Spear in hand and trying to muster some courage, he swam after the sailor soldiers.

The underwater cave looked creepy as the scouts approached it. Sailor Rainbow's brooch began flashing blue. "It's in there all right," said Sailor Rainbow.

"I found the creature," stated Sailor Mercury.

"Can you tell what it is?" Sailor Moon inquired.

"Yes," Sailor Mercury said, zooming in. She shook her head. "I can't believe this—there can't be anymore of these left."

"What is it?" Sailor Rainbow asked.

"It's a dunkleoteus!" she exclaimed. "They died out in the Devonian Period!"

"Then it's history!" Sailor Rainbow declared, swimming into the cave.

"Sailor Rainbow, no!" Sailor Mercury shouted. "Don't go in!"

But Sailor Rainbow had already gone into the cave and wasn't listening. Her heart was set on finding the coin.

"Bukee was right," said Sailor Mercury, "this thing is dangerous!"

"Sailor Mercury!" Bukee cried.

Sailor Mercury whipped around. "Bukee!"

"You've made it," he said, "the creature—"

"Sailor Rainbow already went in," said Sailor Mercury. "We know what the creature is. It's a Dunkleoteus."

"What is that?" the Merboy inquired, looking confusing.

"Yeah, Mercury," said Sailor Moon, hands on her hips, "what is that?"

"A placeoderm fish," Sailor Mercury began and there was a scream from the cave.

"Sailor Rainbow!" Sailor Moon gasped, swimming to the cave, "what,"

Sailor Rainbow swam like there was no tomorrow and the creature was right behind her with a wide open mouth. Sailor Moon screamed.

"Swim away!" Sailor Rainbow shouted, "Swim away!"

The scouts scattered to avoid the creature that looked like a type of monster out of a sailor's tale. It was a giant heavily armored fish with a tail like a shark. Instead of teeth it had two big plates perfect for snapping its prey in half and crushing it. The fish radiated blue energy waves from the coin inside of it.

"Well, I guess we know what a Dunkleoteus is," Sailor Mars said.

"That thing looks like a shark!" Sailor Venus shouted.

"Be grateful it's not the Megadon," said Sailor Mercury, "it was ten times the size of a great white…"

"It has armor," said Sailor Rainbow, "I tried attacking it when it was sleeping but I made it mad instead!"

"So how do we attack it?" Sailor Moon demanded.

"We wing it!" Sailor Jupiter cried. "JUPITER THUNDERCLAP ZAP!"

She sent her attack to the monster but besides the fish being heavily armored it was as fast as Jupiter's lightning—narrowly missing it.

"Crap!" Sailor Jupiter grunted. "That thing is faster than it looks!"

"I'm scanning the creature for a weak spot," Sailor Mercury, "it seems the blue coin has made it…"

"Sailor Mercury, watch out!" Sailor Moon warned as the monstrous fish swam toward her.

Sailor Mercury gasped and Bukee pushed her down to the bottom of the lake. "Are you all right?" the merboy inquired.

"I'm fine," she said, "thank you…"

"We have tried attacking it," said Bukee, "but it is too strong."

"There must be something we can do," said Sailor Mercury. "There must be!"

Careful not to pop her bubble, Sailor Moon removed her tiara. "MOON TIARA MAGIC!" She tossed her tiara to the fish's head and it bounced off with a dull ping.

"Sailor Moon, you idiot!" Sailor Mars snapped, "can you not tell it has armor?"

"I was aiming for its eyes!" Sailor Moon grunted. "I thought if we blind it we could attack it!"

"It doesn't talk like the other guardians," said Sailor Rainbow, "so talking it down doesn't work!"

"VENUS LOVE CHAIN ENCIRCLE!"

Sailor Venus attempted to lasso the fish's tail and it caught its tail just as she wished; however, it continued swimming with her dangling after it and dragging her along the floor.

"Maybe this wasn't such a goo—ooo-oood ide-aaaa!" She screamed.

"Just let go of it!" Sailor Rainbow exclaimed.

Sailor Venus let go the chain at once and pushed herself up slowly. "So much for trying to slow it down…"

"What are we supposed to do?" Sailor Moon wondered. "Did you find that weak spot yet, Mercury?"

"You did have the good idea of blinding it," Sailor Mercury said, "but we'll have to get close to it to do that!"

Something large swam above them and they all freaked out. They sighed in relief when it was the giant squid coming to help them. It reached out for the dunkleosteus and caught it in a grip. The dunkleoteus began chopping at it and wiggling to get out of its hold. The giant squid threw it into the rocks and went after it.

"The squid's helping us!" Mercury said in amazement.

The squid took the dunkleosteus into anther hold, trying to crush its bones. Bukee picked up his spear and swam after the creatures.

"Bukee, wait!" Sailor Mercury exclaimed.

"I'm going to try and blind it," he said, "to buy you some time!"

"Man," said Sailor Jupiter, "if this coin is so hard to get, wait until you go after the violet one, Rainbow!"

"Hopefully we'll be on land for that one," said Sailor Rainbow as they swam toward the fighting squid and dunkleosteus.

"I cannot find it's weak spot," Sailor Mercury mumbled, "the dunkleosteus is supposed to have a vulnerable belly but this one has plates there too!"

"The coin must add to its defense and speed," Rainbow said. "No wonder the merpeople cannot stop it."

"We'll have to trap it," said Sailor Mercury said, "Rainbow, Venus, if you both use your chains on it then fix them on the rocks Sailor Jupiter may be able to electrocute it!"

"Then let's make sushi out of this prehistoric fish!" Sailor Jupiter exclaimed.

The fish bit off one of the squid's tentacles and Bukee stabbed both of eyes. The dunkleosteus shook its head in rage and pain. The squid batted the dunkleosteus with another tentacle and swam off. Bukee swam to the scouts.

"Hurry!" he cried.

"Right, here we go!" Sailor Venus said. "VENUS LOVE CHAIN ENCIRCLE!"

"RAINBOW LINK CHAIN!"

The two scouts sent their chains around the large fish. The dunkleosteus shrieked and wriggled in its hold. Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars helped Venus and Rainbow secure the chains around the pointy rocks.

"Now, Jupiter!" Mars winced, pulling back on the rocks as tight as possible.

"JUPITER THUNDER DRAGON!"

The four scouts let go of the chains just in time to prevent from being electrocuted as well. They swam off and shielded their eyes as a giant dragon of lightning pounced down in the fish, devouring as it electrocuted the monster.

"Yeah!" Sailor Rainbow said, swimming up to the dunkleosteus. "Now I have you." She opened up her brooch. "Guardian of the blue coin, I have proved my worthiness. Release the coin!"

The dunkleosteus opened its mouth and vomited. Sailor Rainbow groaned and shook her head as she pushed it off her.

"I didn't say throw up at me!" she snapped at the dunkleoteus.

"Dunkleosteus regurgitate the inedible remains of their prey," Sailor Mercury informed, swimming up to Sailor Rainbow "bones, scales, even rock and metal sometimes…"

"Fascinating, Mercury," Sailor Rainbow mumbled. Then within the vomit she saw the shiny blue coin. "There it is!" she gasped, bending down and cleaning off. "It did give it to me after all…"

"So," said Bukee, "that thing is what made the creature so powerful?"

"The dunkleoteus lived 400 million years ago," Sailor Mercury explained, "it was a giant heavily armored fish but they never held powers like this one. But I don't understand how this one could have lived so long. Perhaps it was trapped in the ice age and when it thawed out it must've eaten the coin."

"Or the previous guardian of it," said Sailor Mars, looking at the remains of its latest meal.

Sailor Rainbow held the coin next to her brooch. "BLUE COIN ACTIVATION!"

The dunkleosteus began glowing and its plates and skin fell off its body. Without the coin, the creature became a skeleton. Sailor Rainbow flashed blue rapidly and her green choker became blue. The star shaped emerald of her tiara became a sapphire with sapphire earrings. Her green ribbons were replaced with blue and the emeralds at the end of her braids were sapphires. Blue stripes appeared underneath her green stripes of her boots. After the blue coin gave her power, it flashed and a stream of blue swirled around Sailor Mercury.

"How…?" the blue haired sailor began as the sapphire in her tiara changed into a star as well as the gem within her top bow. Hp;d stars appeared on her boots and one decorated her choker. Her lower bow lengthened and two gold stars appeared on her boots. The blue coin made her upgrade to Super Sailor Mercury.

"I don't understand," Sailor Mercury whispered.

"Hey," Sailor Rainbow said as the yellow, red, orange and green coin came out of her brooch and sent swirls of light to the other four scouts and turned them into Super Sailor Scouts as well. The coins flashed and returned to Sailor Rainbow's brooch.

"Perhaps it is because we helped you," Sailor Mercury suggested.

"Yeah," Sailor Jupiter whispered, gazing at her new long pink bow.

"So, you will be going now?" Bukee asked Sailor Mercury placidly.

"Yes," Sailor Mercury answered.

"I'll escort you to the surface," Bukee said.

"There is no need," Sailor Mercury told him.

"I insist," he said. "To show my gratitude for destroying the creature we feared."

"Um, well," Sailor Mercury said shyly.

"Sure, Bukee why not?" Sailor Moon said with a grin as she started swimming upward.

"Do your friends no Mermish too?" Bukee inquired.

"No," Sailor Mercury replied.

Their heads poked out of the surface and poked their bubbles. In a shriek that only Sailor Mercury was able to understand, Bukee asked her to wait for a moment. She made a similar noise as Sailor Rainbow went o show of the new coin to Lucky and the cats. Sailor Mars squeezed the water out of her long black hair. Sailor Moon complained how Dumbledore let the champions swim in the lake with the dunkleosteus and Sailor Venus told her that he probably didn't know.

"But the merpeople could have told him!" she exclaimed. "Something could've happened to Harry—I mean-the others. And Sailor Mercury said that thing ate sharks, what if it saw Krum with his shark's head?"

The girls watched Sailor Mercury speak with the merboy. He told her how he was impressed with her ability to speak and understand Mermish and her swimming ability without a tail Merboy asked her if they would be returning to the lake and Sailor Mercury told him she wasn't sure. Then Bukee lifted his necklace off him and placed it around Sailor Mercury's neck. He kissed her on the cheek, waved and dove into the lake. Sailor Jupiter grinned and waded into the water.

"So, Mercury, what'd he say?" she asked slyly.

Sailor Mercury continued to tread water, staring out into space. She blinked and turned around. "What?"

"Bukee, what'd he say to you?" Sailor Jupiter repeated.

"Oh," her pink cheeks went brighter, "Oh, he just…said goodbye…"

"Uh, huh, right," said Sailor Moon. "It looks like Ron has competition!"

-

Harry attempted to talk to Serena on Easter in the privacy of the Gryffindor Common Room. "Enjoying your Easter Holidays, Serena?" he inquired.

Serena nodded and bit into the toffee egg Madame Indigo sent her. With her mouth full, she wouldn't have to say anything to him. Harry paused.

"Serena, I hope you're still not upset about Rita's article," he said softly.

Serena continued to eat her egg. Harry sat down next to her. She watched him nervously. Part of her wanted to explain how the article and all that hate mail made her feel but she couldn't. Harry would try to make her feel better and the feelings she already had for him would become stronger. She wasn't supposed to have feelings for him at all.

"You're not, are you?" Harry asked, "because it's all rubbish."

Serena pulled her egg away and looked at Harry. "No it isn't," she said quickly. "I am a stupid, over eating, lazy crybaby."

"What?" he demanded, appalled. "Serena…."

"It's true," she said. "I'm really am those things. I am the exact opposite of Hermione."

"So?" Harry asked, "I don't care about that."

Serena got to her feet. "Harry, I really don't want to talk about this, okay? Happy Easter."

"Hey, Serena," he said but Serena ran up the stairs and sat in the girl's dormitory.

Losing her appetite, Serena put her toffee egg aside and put her arms around her pillow. Avoiding Harry was not easy for her. She just wanted to tell Harry everything on her mind but tat would mean revealing her secret as a sailor soldier, the moon princess and the identity of the other girls. 'Hogwarts will be over in three months,' she thought, 'then I can go back to Japan…and Darien.'

-

In Raye's dream, the shadowy figured remained at her side. She grew tired of telling it to leave her alone. He didn't harm her once so she figured he wasn't out to get her. All he did was flatter her and try to touch her. But every time he tried his hand went right through her. It began to confuse Raye a little bit.

"What's wrong with you?" she inquired, turning to the young man. "Are you a ghost? How come you're so…transparent?"

"I am no ghost," he replied. "I am just missing the things that make me whole."

"Like what?" she inquired.

"Like love," he told her it a soft voice, coming closer. His breath tickled her skin. "Power, belonging. Many people have these things except for me."

"So once you get those things you will become whole?" Raye asked.

"Precisely," he replied. "And will you give them to me, dear Raye?"

"What?" she backed away. "I don't even know you."

"But you do know me!" he exclaimed. "I am the one you've been looking for, waiting for your whole life. I am your prince."

"I swear I never met you before in my life," Raye told him.

"You have," he said, gesturing to his face, "you've seen me before…but because of my condition you are not able to see my face. Try to remember, Raye."

"Maybe if you told me who you were?" she inquired.

"I cannot," he said. "You must help me, Raye. I am trapped within these walls. All you have to do is surrender your love for me."

"Why do I have to do it?" she demanded.

"Because you're the only one that can!" he said desperately. "Please Raye. I cannot do the things a normal man can do. I cannot touch…I cannot feel…I am very much like a ghost of my real self."

"I can't just surrender my heart to you," she said, "not when I do not know you. How do I know if I can trust you? How do know you won't hurt me once I set you free?"

"But Raye," the young man insisted, "I have waited my whole life for you. If I do harm you then I will return to this…this ghost of a man. It is the last thing I want!"

Raye backed away and turned to the exit. "I…I need to be alone for a while. I have to think."

"Very well," he said, "but you won't be alone."

Raye ran out of the castle and into the wilderness. As she walked through the pine forest, it ended and she entered one of elm trees. It was darker than the previous forest. There were creepy shadows everywhere and she felt depressed. Raye paused and looked behind her. The dark woods made her want to leave however she felt something pulling on her. Raye sighed.

"What is in these woods?" she asked herself. "Is there something I'm supposed to find?"

The dream closed and Raye woke up. Her roommates were still asleep. As Raye lay in bed thinking about her dream it dawned on her what day it was.

"It's my birthday," she mumbled.

A few beds away Pansy snorted as she turned to her side. "Oh, Dracokins…"

Groaning in disgust, Raye sat up and got dressed. She wasn't going to sit and listen to Pansy speak about her dreams.

"Happy birthday, Raye," said Draco as she emerged from the girl's dormitory.

"Draco, how'd you know?" she inquired.

"You told me in Madame Puddifoots, remember?" he answered. "Now I couldn't just let your birthday go by without getting you anything."

Raye stayed where she stood. "Draco, I don't think."

"It's not another kiss," he said with a grin, "though that's part of it."

Raye slowly walked to the couch and sat next to him. He handed her a box and she opened it to reveal two shiny black Mary Jane shoes. She gasped. On Christmas she was hoping for some shoes. How did Draco know? She didn't tell him!

"Draco," she whispered, "this is wonderful. I needed some new shoes. How did you know?"

"I saw them in Gladrags," he said, "and I thought they'd be perfect for you."

"This is amazing," Raye sighed. "Draco, thank you so much!" she placed her hand over his knee and leaned forward. "You really shouldn't have."

"Of course I did," he told her. "Go ahead, put them on. Let me see how they fit. The woman put a sizing charm on them."

"Okay," Raye popped her old shoes and placed on the new shiny shoes. She stood up and walked around.

"How do they feel?" he inquired.

"Absolutely great," she answered, feeling like a million Galleons. With all of Dracos's money and charm, it was hard not to fall for him. She was starting to understand why Pansy was so crazy about him. She almost wanted to go and show them off to Pansy.

Draco walked up to her. She smiled and glanced down at the shoes. "What did you have to dish out for these?"

"They're not as expensive as they look," Draco said quietly. He cupped her face and she went limp as he kissed her softly on the lips. Raye gently pushed him back.

"I—I," she whispered, "I think I'll go to breakfast."

He tried to hide his disappointment. "Okay, go and show them off. Let everyone know that Draco Malfoy has good taste."

"See you later," said Raye and she left the common room just as Pansy came into the common room.

"Draco, you're up!" she cried, running to him. "Good morning."

Draco groaned as Pansy took him into a vice like embrace. He thought he had won Raye over with the present he got her. Why did she still act so distant?

-

Raye did take the opportunity to show off her new shoes to her friends, classmates and even Pansy Parkinson. Pansy was thoroughly jealous and Raye believed she nearly matched her house colors.

When lessens resumed, Harry noticed that Serena was avoiding him. She didn't talk to him or sit anywhere near him during meals and their lessons. There had to be something Harry could do. In History of Magic while Professor Binns was writing things on the board, Harry decided to take his chance. Instead of copying the information down he wrote a note to Serena. AS everyone was writing and Binns was always dull anyway, he had no idea what Harry was doing. He finished his note and used a levitating charm to make it fly to Serena's desk.

Serena looked down at the folded up piece of parchment. Sighing and looking around her, she unfolded the note and read it behind her history book. His message had some scratched out words indicated he had some trouble expressing himself.

Serena,

I hope you don't think I'm embarrassed to be with you. Forget about all that rubbish Rita wrote. You know I don't think that way about you. If I said anything I'm sorry. Can't we talk about it in the common room later?

Harry

Serena looked up from the note and saw Harry watching her with an expression of sadness and confusion. She wasn't sure how to respond. Scratching her temple and glancing up at Binns' instructions, she jotted them down and looked at Harry's note again. Serena groaned and wrote a quick response.

You didn't do anything Harry. It's all me. I'm sorry, I can't talk about it. Please just give me some space.

Glancing around her, she floated note back to Harry. He caught it hastily and read it. Harry's eyes widened and looked at Serena, who was now copying her notes.

'She can't be serious,' he thought as he turned around. Feeling defeated, he went on with his work and tried to look busy.

Serena wanted to tell Harry the truth—about Darien—her feelings and even her plans to leave Hogwarts. She hated leaving him in the dark but she wasn't sure if he would understand. Telling Harry would probably mean revealing her identity as Sailor Moon and the identities of her friends. She mentioned in her weekly essays to Dumbledore that she missed Japan and planned to continue her magical education there. Of course it wasn't true. She wasn't sure if there was a magic school in Japan. Serena would just go back to going to a 'muggle' school and learn math and biology and science again. Hogwarts became the only school she thought was fun and even though her grades still suffered she had made many friends.

Serena bit her lip as she thought about her friends. They did not have as much as a responsibility as she did. Serena was going to become the Queen of the Earth in a couple of decades while the girls would remain as scouts. Serena's life was already planned out. Though Serena tried not to let it get to her, she felt a little jealous. It was all right for them to date whoever they wanted. They didn't know who they'd be married to and what their kids would look like. Serena really hasn't gotten over the shock of learning how Rini really was.

'Why can't I be just a normal teenager?' she asked herself mentally, 'or maybe just an ordinary witch? I can handle being a witch. After learning all I was and who I'll have to be, being a witch is nothing.'

She glanced over at Harry and around her classmates. Being a witch actually sounded cool to Serena. She could fight evil without having to transform into Sailor Moon. If in her old school people found out she had powers they'd think she was strange. Molly might suggest she get some counseling. But Hogwarts was different. Everyone seemed equal. True, they were in separate houses and the Slytherins were potential Death Eaters but she felt comfortable in Hogwarts. Serena wanted to have talk with Queen Serenity and ask her why she was sent her to have a second chance to her first life. Princess Serenity was a whole other person and so was Neo Queen Serenity. She was now able to be Super Sailor Moon. Was there going to be a new transformation after that? And another? How many people were trapped inside Serena? Can't she just be Serena the Normal Teenager or Serena the Teenage Witch?

As her mind wandered, she forgot to be jotting down notes and studying and she was making a huge circle in the middle of her parchment. Lydia noticed and nudged her.

"Serena, what're ye doing?" she asked.

"What?" Serena blinked and looked at her paper. "My notes!"

An owl came in and dropped a letter on Professor Binns' desk. A few students had to shout to get his attention. Mumbling to himself, the ghost floated to his desk and picked up the letter.

Please send Serena Tsukino to my office. New Password is Cockroach Cluster.

Dumbledore

Staring at Dumbledore's new choice of password, Binns glanced up. "Miss Tsukino. You have just been summoned to the Headmaster's office."

"Wow, he got your name right," said Lydia. "And you're new!"

But Serena wouldn't have cared if the absent minded dead teacher got her name right or not. 'I'm in trouble," Serena thought as she got to her feet. "Should I bring my things with me, Professor?"

"Yes, might as well," he muttered, waving his hand with Dumbledore's letter. "Come get this letter—it has the new password on it." Serena quickly pushed her things into her bag, swung it over her shoulder and approached the desk. She took the letter, shoved it into her pocket and left the class without another word.

"I wonder what Professor Dumbledore wants," Serena said to herself, walking down the corridor and stopping at the gargoyle. She pulled out the letter and looked at it. She laughed at the new password. "COCKROACH CLUSTER!"

The gargoyle sprang aside and the staircase began moving. She hopped onto a step as it moved upward. It stopped and she alked into Dumbledore's office to see him pacing.

"Hello, Professor," she said, "You wanted to see me?"

"Ah, yes," said Dumbledore, "I did. Come and sit down."

Serena sat down as the headmaster sat behind his desk. As he stroked Fawks' feathers, he began to talk about why he sent for her.

"Now don't worry, Miss Tsukino," Dumbledore said softly. "You are not in any trouble."

"Thank you," Serena said.

"I've been looking over your latest weekly essays," Dumbledore explained, "and they say you're planning to leave Hogwarts?"

"That's right," Serena nodded.

"Your reason being is that you are homesick?" he asked.

"Yeah," Serena said with a smile. "I even miss my annoying little brother."

"How little?"

"He'll be eleven soon," she answered.

"That's the age to start Hogwarts."

"I don't think he's a wizard," Serena said quickly as a thought of Sammy holding a wand entered her mind.

"Is there something else to bring you to that decision?" Dumbledore inquired.

Serena paused and bit her lip. There was something in Dumbledore's eyes that made it hard for her to lie to him. She looked down and swallowed.

"Yes," she whispered. "There is."

"What is it?"

"I'm afraid I cannot talk about it, Professor," she told him. "It is personal."

"You don't want to leave Hogwarts, do you?" Dumbledore inquired.

"No, I don't." Serena answered. "But I really don't have much of a choice."

"This personal reason," he said, "would it have anything to do with what Rita wrote about you and Hermione Granger in Witch Weakley back in February?"

"Yes, quite a bit," Serena said, "and the kind of mail I've been getting lately."

"I see," Dumbledore told him, "and you believe leaving Hogwarts is the answer?"

"What?" Serena inquired.

"I think you want to leave Hogwarts, Serena," Dumbledore said, "so you can escape from future embarrassment. Am I right?"

"Professor," Serena shook her head. "That's part of it but there's something more, really."

"Serena, our dear Hagrid felt the same way when Rita wrote about him," Dumbledore said kindly, "he wanted to leave Hogwarts but you can't let something silly like this stop you from continuing your education."

"I'm not though," Serena muttered, "I'm going to go to my old school back in Japan."

"Crossroads—isn't it?"

"Uh, yeah," Serena blushed. "Crossroads Magic School."

"Well, good," said Dumbledore, "tell me about your school at home."

"It's nothing like Hogwarts," Serena grinned, "I can tell you that much. I didn't really like my math—er—Arithmancy teacher! So I decided to stop taking it when I transferred here. I didn't even like that subject anyway."

"Have you told your friends about your decision to leave, Serena?"

"Uhh, well, I," Serena whispered, "No I haven't. I don't want to worry them. I will probably tell them after the tournament is all over."

"I see," Dumbledore whispered. "Serena, I sense that there is a third party involved."

"What do you mean by that?"

"That someone made you come to this decision," he said.

"Well, kind of," Serena said nervously, rotating her foot on the ground, "I uh, had a boyfriend back home and I—well—I should go and see him. We didn't leave on good terms so I have to go back and set things right."

"What does he think of you being at Hogwarts?"

"He doesn't know I'm here," Serena said. "Professor, this is the personal bit and I don't really feel comfortable about talking about it. It's really complicated and not even I can understand it."

"I understand," Dumbledore nodded, "well, if you do want to talk about it, Serena, you know where my office is."

"And I know your new password," said Serena. "Thanks, Professor."

"You may go now," he said, "I'm sorry to see you leave the school."

"Yeah," Serena said as he got to her feet. "Me too."

-

With Serena avoiding him, Harry became angry with his Godfather for all that wasted girl advice and 'wizard sex talk'. It wasn't different from what he heard before. After another day of Serena being distant, Harry grabbed a quil and parchment and started a letter to Sirius.

Sirius,

So much for all your advice on girls because it ended up being good for nothing. Serena won't talk to me anymore. I thik she's still upset about Rita's article and the hate mail she's been getting. She isn't getting as much now like she used to. I tried passed a note to her in Binns' class but she told me to leave her alone. So now what to you suggest I do if you think you know everything about girls? Should I probably try to kiss her or something? I was really starting to like Serena and I can't even talk to her now.

Harry

At dinner on the twenty-seventh Harry got his reply from his Godfather.

"Who's that from?" Hermione asked. "Snuffles?"

"Yeah," Harry said softly as he opened it.

Harry,

Sorry that you and Serena are having troubles and you haven't even been dating yet. She must've gotten some terrible threats in her hate mail if she doesn't even want to talk to you. I don't think she doesn't like you anymore because she probably would've told you so. It's nothing serious just let her alone. You have one task left so focus on that instead. Maybe Serena will come around by then and if that doesn't' work try getting her a present.

Sirius.

"You wrote to him about Serena?" Hermione demanded in a whisper.

"So?" Harry grunted. "He took an hour on the 'magical version' of the 'sex talk.'"

Ron choked on his pumpkin juice and sprayed it over the table.

"Ron!" Hermione muttered.

"Sorry," Ron said, wiping his mouth. "So, what did Snuffles actually say, Harry?"

Harry narrowed his eyes and stuck the letter in his pocket. "Ask your dad if you want to know," said Harry. "So he wants me to just let Serena ignore me?"

"He's right, Harry," Hermione said, "Maybe Serena wants to give you the time to prepare for the next task."

"I think it's more than that, Hermione," Harry told her. "Something is bugging her but she won't tell me what it is."

"You want me to talk to her then?" Hermione queried.

"Will you?"

"Yeah," Hermione sighed. "I'll ask her if she's still mad about Rita's article. There was more stuff about her in it."

"Thanks."

"But you've got to focus more on the tournament, Harry," Hermione told him. "That is more important."

-

When Harry left the common that night to see what was coming up and to probably to get more help from Bagman, Hermione talked to Serena in the privacy of the girl's dormitory. Serena sat cross legged on top of her bed as Hermione at across from her on her own bed.

"I've been talking to Harry," Hermione began, "he's worried that you're mad at him."

"I'm not," Serena said. "He hasn't done anything wrong, Hermione. It's Rita, and all those things people been writing to me lately."

"Didn't they stop writing you though?" Hermione asked. "They probably all got bored with it."

"Yeah, they didn't write so much after the Easter holidays," Serena sighed. "They could be just biding their time."

"You think they'll hex you if you talk to Harry?" Hermione inquired.

"If Rita sees me with him," Serena whispered. "It's complicated, okay, Hermione? There's more to it than just that."

"What do yu mean?"

After having to speak to Dumbledore about this Serena didn't feel like having to speak about it to one of Harry's best friends. Serena groaned.

"Hermione, I'm really mixed up," Serena said awkwardly, "I do like Harry and everything but after Rita's article and that hate mail, it made me realize something."

"What?"

"We're—not really made for each other," Serena groaned. "I tried denying it, I really did. I had loads of fun with Harry. But I—oh—crap…I had a boyfriend back in Japan."

"A boyfriend?"

"Yeah," Serena said, "I broke up with him before I came here but I don't think he believed me. I acted impulsively. I should've thought it through. Well, I—that's why I can't talk to Harry. I remembered I'm somebody's else's girl."

"What is this guy like?"

"Well, he is nice and really handsome, he's smart," Serena said, "kinda like you but he's a guy and he's not a wizard."

"You still like him?"

Serena paused. She wasn't sure anymore. "I don't know, Hermione. He is a good person but he didn't really—treat me the way I wanted."

"What do you mean?" Hermione inquired. "Did he hurt you?"

"Yeah," said Serena, "a lot. I don't think he ever meant to but he didn't spend time with me like Harry would."

"So—you're thinking of returning to this guy if he hurt you?" Hermione asked.

Serena nodded.

"That is insane," Hermione muttered.

"I know, Hermione, but I don't have much choice." Serena told her.

"Serena, Harry really likes you," Hermione said. "He told me so."

"He does? He did?"

"Yeah," Hermione nodded, "since you started coming to Hogwarts, Harry's the happiest I've ever seen him."

"Really?" Serena straightened up. "You think it has to do with me?"

"Well, yeah," Hermione told her. "Something always happens to him at Hogwarts: Quirrel trying to get the Sorcerer's Stone for Voldemort, the Chamber of Secrets and last year he thought his Godfather was a mad killer—now someone might be trying to kill him again but he doesn't seem to care because he has you."

"You mean with whoever put his name in the goblet of fire?" Serena asked. "I think it's Ludo Bagman and he wouldn't kill Harry."

"Yeah, Harry said something about that," Hermione nodded, "and I hope you're right. I hope nothing bad happens to Harry this year."

"Hermione, I know you're not boyfriend and girlfriend," Serena began, "but how exactly do you feel for him?"

"Well," Hermione sighed, "Harry's like a brother. I know his feelings for me are about the same."

"What about Cho Chang?" Serena asked, "hey, didn't Ginny have a thing for him?"

"We know Cho's dating Cedric Diggory," said Hermione, "and Ginny's seeing Michael Corner from Ravenclaw. I think you're the girl Harry's got his eyes on."

"But how? We're not dating." Serena said awkwardly. "We're just friends."

"Yeah, you two say that now," Hermione said, "but maybe by the time school lets out you two might think differently."

"Maybe," Serena sighed, "but it is very complicated. I'm…thinking about going back to Japan this summer."

"What?" Hermione gasped. "Why?"

"Because I miss home," Serena groaned, "look, Hermione I don't want to talk about this anymore."

"Serena, don't let that Skeeter woman upset you," Hermione said, "I'm mad about what she wrote about me too but I'm not going to stop going to school because of it!"

"I know you're only trying to help," Serena groaned "and that's cool. If you want to tell Harry about what I said, go ahead. I don't care. There are some things that can't be helped. I'm sorry. Can you just tell Harry that for me?"

"Yeah," Hermione grunted, "I can."

Hermione got up and left for the common room. By the time she sat down in her usual chair across Ron, Harry ran inside looking disturbed.

"Hermione, Ron!" he gasped. "You won't believe what just happened!"

"Harry, what is it?" Hermione inquired.

"After Bagman showed us what was coming up," he said quickly, "Krum wanted to ask me about…you and me…" he added looking awkwardly at Hermione. "And Serena…then Crouch showed up!"

"What?" Ron gasped. "You mean Percy's boss?"

"Yeah," Harry nodded, "and he was acting crazy…talking to trees thinking they were Percy. He wanted me to get Dumbledore for him. Krum stayed to watch him and when I came back with Dumbledore Krum was stunned and Crouch was gone!"

-

After the attack on his champion Karkaroff was very angry and made sure he traveled from the ship and back in a group. At breakfast the next day Sofia told Raye all about it.

"I never saw Professor Karkaroff so angry," she said with a shudder.

"Why would Crouch attack Krum though?" Raye inquired.

"Professor Karkaroff thought Crouch was trying to keep him from competing," said Vladimir. "Viktor told me the man voss acting crazy—talking to trees—and he vanted to see Dumbledore. No idea how long he vos valking in those voods for."

Serena and Lydia were also speaking about it at their table. "Something doesn't feel right, Serena," Lydia said. "I think whoever attacked Crouch didn't want him to talk to Dumbledore."

"What do you mean?" Serena asked.

"The man walked all the way from London to get here!" Lydia said. "He was going out of mind and he wanted to talk to Dumbledore. Crouch couldn't have just changed his mind and stunned Krum. It doesn't make sense. We have to have a scout's meeting and maybe search the grounds tonight."
"Students aren't allowed to go into the forest!" Serena gasped.

"Yeah, but that rule doesn't apply to the sailor scouts, does it?" Lydia said slyly.

-

"I asked Pierre if he saw anything," Sailor Venus said as the sailor scouts began searching the forest. "But he didn't. He heard something though. Sounded like a scream."

"Maybe it was a monster from the forest?" Sailor Moon inquired nervously.

"I think we would know if it was," said Mars. "It would've taken Krum too."

"Where exactly did Harry see Crouch?" Sailor Jupiter inquired. "Maybe we might find some clues?"

"I don't know!" Sailor Moon groaned.

"Guys, I think I found something!" Sailor Mercury called. "Over here!"

"Good work, Mercury!" Sailor Rainbow said as they hurried over to the brains of the team. "What did you find?"

Sailor Mercury squatted on the ground and picked up a piece of string. "It may have come off someone's robes."

"It looks like it matches Karkaroff's furs," said Sailor Mars.

"Not quite," said Sailor Mercury as she began analyzing it in her computer. "It's too long and fine," she said.

Sailor Venus touched the string, "and silky."

Sailor Mercury gasped. "Oh my goodness! It's a demiguise hair!"

"What's a demiguise?" Sailor Moon inquired.

"It looks like an ape," Sailor Mercury explained, "they can turn invisible!"

"So—Crouch was captured by some invisible ape?" Sailor Rainbow asked, rubbing her head. "I don't understand."

"No, demiguise are peaceful and they're from the Far East," Sailor Mercury said quickly. "But their hair can be spun into invisivility cloaks."

"Wait, so this person must've been wearing an invisibility cloak?" Sailor Venus asked.

"Yes," said Mercury with a nod. "It seems that the person who attacked Crouch knew he was coming. I think Rainbow's right—whoever did this did not want Crouch to talk to Dumbledore."

"What about Krum?" Sailor Mars inquired.

"And Harry?" Sailor Moon added.

"They didn't have a motive to attack two students," Sailor Mercury said, "so they waited for Harry to leave so they can stun Krum and—I guess kill Crouch."

"What about this body?" Sailor Mon inquired. "What would they do with it?"

"I'm trying to figure that out," Sailor Mercury said as she went typing away. "I can only get so much data on school grounds because of the magic in the air—it creates an imbalance."

"Maybe Crouch killer buried him somewhere?" Sailor Rainbow guessed.

"That's what I believe," Sailor Mercury muttered. "But his body can be anywhere! Oh it's no use—I'm not getting any date on his whereabouts. I think Durmstrang and Beaxbatons just add more magic."

"No sweat, Mercury," Sailor Jupiter said. "We're a step further now—at least we have an idea who the killer is."

"Yeah, they've got an invisibility cloak," said Sailor Venus. "So they could be anybody."

"Guess, I'm starting to think there is someone in Hogwarts that can't be trusted," Sailor Mars said. "There's a killer here with an invisibility cloak and that is very dangerous. We've got to find out who it is?"

"But how?" Sailor Moon demanded. "What do you suggest we do, Mars?"

"I don't know," Sailor Mars groaned. "I don't know."

"I'll write to Madame Indigo and see if she's got any ideas," Sailor Rainbow said. "Venus, write your mum and ask her to find out if Crouch said anything about coming here."

"Okay," Sailor Venus nodded.

"And you might want to have her talk to Bagman," Sailor Mars added, "because I'm getting a feeling he didn't put Harry's name in there after all."

"But if he didn't, who did?" Sailor Moon inquired.

Sailor Mars took the demiguise hair and stared at it. "Whoever killed Crouch."

-

"Vere are you going?" Krum asked, turning over his shoulder.

"Stupefy!" a flash of red light smacked into Krum and he fell onto the ground. Crouch looked at the boy, closing and opening his mouth. He looked around him.

"Hello?" he wondered allowed. "Someone there?"

"Avada Kedvara!" screamed an angry voice and a vivid green steam hit Crouch and he fell backward with eyes wide and empty. The killer removed his invisibility cloak.

Raye sat straight up in bed, gasping for breath and looking around her. She scrunched her fingers into her hair and thought about her dream.

"Did Crouch even see his killer?" she wondered out loud. "Or did his killer not even give him a chance? What happened that night and what's going on here?"

On there way to breakfast, Lydia and Serena stopped at the Owlery to send their letter to Madame Indigo. "You know what, Serena?" Lydia asked. "I've been thinking—remember back at the World Cup with the Dark Mark incident?"

"Yeah, I remember," Serena said, "it was creepy!"

"Mercury said she saw the heat of where a body lay when we went investigating the woods with Madame Indigo," said Lydia, "well, I'm starting to think the guy must be the same guy that killed Crouch and possibly the one who put Harry's name in the Goblet on Halloween."

"You, you really don't think Crouch was killed, do you?" Serena asked. "maybe whoever it was just modified his memory?"

"Maybe," said Lydia with a shrug, "but that would mean Crouch is wandering the forst wondering who the heck he is. No, I reckon someone wanted to make damn sure Crouch wasn't going to talk to Dumbledore. It must've been so important that he'd kill him."

Serena groaned. With all this drama going on, was it still a good idea to go back to Japan?

-

"Why do I even bother taking Divination," Serena said to herself as she left Charms for Divination. "When I know how my life turns out?"

"What'd you say Serena?" Lydia asked.

"Nothing," Serena muttered.

They climbed up the ladder and entered the room. The two girls immediately removed their robes and sweaters.

"Professor Trelawney," said Serena, "must you keep the fire going?"

"Yes, my dear," the teacher said in her misty voice.

Harry went to the window, opened it just a crack and sat in the chintz arm chair next to the window. Serena watched longily. She wanted to sit next to Harry, not jus to feel the cool air but to be near Harry again. He hadn't tried talking to her after Serena had her talk with Hermione. Either he knew about her plans to leave Hogwarts or he was trying to figure out what happened to Crouch too.

"My dears," said Trelawney, "we are almost done with our planetary divination. I had planned on us studying more on Mars but today we will have a little treat…"

"Good," said Serena under her breath, "I'm already sick of Mars' attitude."

"Today we will learn about the Earth, the Moon and the Sun," said Professor Trelawney.

"What?" Serena straightened up. "Did you say the Moon?"

"Yes, Serena dear, the Moon. Now if you look this way I shall dim the lights."

With a wave of her wand, the lights went out as the fire continued blazing. Professor Trelawney brought a glass dome of the solar system. Professor Trelawney pointed to the sun.

"Now we know that the sun gives life to all the planets," she said, "so much power in the sun…just hanging there for one purpose to give light and life."

"We're supposed to learn this in astronomy class" Dean snickered to Seamus. "Not astrology!"

"Shh!" hissed Parvarti and the boys shut up

Professor Trelawney continued talking about the sun and the astrological sign of Leo the Lion. Serena nudged Lydia. "Listen up, Lydia, she's talking about you."

Lydia grinned, "Yeah, I'm the big golden hot thing in the solar system…isn't that nice?"

"And I'm the big silver thing!" Serena chuckled.

"Serena!" said Lavender.

"Sorry," Serena said.

After speaking about the powers of the sun, Professor Trelawney moved onto the Earth, "it is strange how there is no astrological sign connected with the planet Earth as it is the only one in our solar system with such life and wonders…wood, water, breathable air, fire…love."

Lavender and Parvarti sighed wistfully. Lydia narrowed her eyes and stood up to object. "That's not true Professor! There's…"

"Lydia, sit down!" Serena snapped, grabbing her arm and sitting her down.

"But…" Lydia said, "Fiore…"

"My dear, please keep your inner lion in the cage for the time being," Professor Trelawney told Lydia. Lydia groaned as Professor Trelawney continued. "Now then, no sign for the Earth I am afraid. However, there are signs for the element of earth—such as the Capricorn. Look children, how the Earth turns every day, around the sun, just like the other planets. Just turning and turning and turning."

"And you wonder how we don't get dizzy from it," Ron sighed.

"But look! Our moon! It turns around the Earth!" Professor Trelawney said excitedly. "It has no choice but to revolve around the Earth as the Earth revolves around the Sun. No choice at all…"

Serena groaned and looked at the floor. It was true. She had no choice but to revolve around the Earth. She was just an object in Darien's life that was there.

"What would happen though," Trelawney asked the class, "if the Earth did not have the Moon? Sometimes I wonder…"

Serena rolled her eyes as Trelawney went on giving the possibilities that might throw the Earth of balance and then she went into eclipses. "You see here the Earth is between the Sun and Moon," said Trelawney. "The Moon is in the Earth's shadow—unable to receive any light or warmth. How sad for the Moon to be left in the dark, trapped inside the Earth's shadow. It does not help those born under the influence of the Moon to always be under the Earth's control. See here, as the Moon moves from out of the Earth's shadow…it can now breathe…feel the warmth of the Sun and see its light. For a moment the Moon is…free."

Serena glanced over at Lydia. Professor Trelawney seemed to make some sense. Serena was spending more time with Lydia now and she was trying to forget about Darien. But now she was going to revolve back to Darien. Was that how she was going to spend the rest of her life? Serena sighed, looked at the hanging Sun, moons and planets of Trelawney's dome. She noticed Professor Trelawney look at her.

"The Moon tires of being in the Earth's shadow," she whispered, "it wants to be in the Sun for once and show the Earth what is feels like to be in shadow."

A scream came from near one of the windows. Everyone flinched and looked at Harry as he fell out of his chair. Harry was clutching his scar. Ron jumped and knelt down over Harry.

"Harry!" Ron cried, slapping his face. "Harry!"

Harry opened his eyes. Serena looked down at him in shock. She was too scared to ask him what happened. It all happened so suddenly and the perfumed room made her dizzy.

"You all right?" Ron asked.

"Of course he isn't!" Professor Trelawney exclaimed. "What was it, Potter? A premonition? An aspiration? What did you see?"

"Nothing," Harry muttered.

"You were clutching your scar!" Trelawney cried. "You were rolling around clutching your scar. Come now, Potter. I have experience in these matters!"

"H-Harry," Serena whispered, "Are—are you sure you're all right?"

"Yeah," said Harry, "I'm just going to go to the Hospital Wing."

"My dear," the over dramatic divination teacher went on, "you were undoubtedly stimulated by the extraordinary clairvoyant vibrations of my room! If you leave now you, you may lose the opportunity to see more than you have ever,"

"I don't' want to see anything except for a headache cure," Harry's aid as he picked up his bag, muttered "see you later," to Ron and he left the Divination Room.

Serena turned to Lydia. "First Crouch is attacked and now Harry's scar is hurting him," she said edgily. "Lydia, what's going on here?"

"I don't know," said Lydia. "But I bet you all these things are connected some how. We've got to find out what's going on before someone gets hurt!"

To Be Continued

AN: Hey People, there will be a slight hold on this story. I got a new computer and you know what happened? The CD with all my files were deleted somehow! TT Waaah! The new computer would not read it. I tried everything. I even tried to copy some files I saved to a 3 1/2 disk to a new CD and the computer kept saying it wasn't formated when it was! So,I got a new computer and I still have problems! Yay for me! I have to retype the stories that were in progress. I've been neglecting my Digimon and LoRT/SM cross.