Usagi tried her best to listen to what Professor Moody was saying, but her mind wouldn't focus. All she could gather was that they were going to be testing the Imperius Curse again. She watched the students dance around and doing flips. Though it was quite amusing, she soon found her head drooping down to her desk. It had been days since her stay at the infirmary, yet she still neglected getting a decent night's sleep.

'Do a tap dance' Usagi's eyes snapped open. She had definitely heard a voice in the back of her head, one that she recognized but couldn't place, and it was telling her to...tap dance?

'I'm going crazy.' Usagi sighed and closed her eyes again.

'Go on...tap dance...' Usagi groaned.

'Go away, I'm too tired.' Usagi felt her body standing from her chair.

'You know you want to...' She frowned and sat back down forcefully.

'No, I don't. Stop it.' Her legs moved to the side as if trying to stand again, but she gripped the desk stubbornly.

'Tap dance!'

"NO! Stop it and go away!" Usagi screamed. The voice stopped immediately. The class was staring at her, shocked. She flushed and let go of the desk. "Um...sorry."

"Splendid, Tsukino! You threw off the Imperius Curse on your first try! Have you ever considered being an Auror?" Moody exclaimed at her, making her jump.

"What? Um...no, not really." Usagi muttered, her mind still foggy.

"Well, you should, as long as you plan on staying awake in my class from now on. That's all for today's lesson, you're dismissed." Moody said as he hobbled back to his desk. The class packed up their things and left. Harry walked over to Usagi.

"You still aren't sleeping, are you?" He asked half accusingly. Usagi shrugged.

"Not really." She replied nonchalantly, swinging her bag over her shoulder.

"You're going to exhaust yourself." Harry mused as they walked towards the Great Hall.

"Maybe." Usagi responded half-heartedly, gazing at the ground tiredly.

"I just don't get how you can be so tired and still not be able to sleep." Harry said.

"Neither do I, honestly." Usagi admitted as they entered the Great Hall for lunch.

Over the next day or two, Usagi noticed that the castle seemed to be much cleaner. They even started decorating the Great Hall with large silk banners that represented each of the houses. Usagi stared at them for a while, not really interested in her meal.

"Hey Usagi." Usagi jumped when Lee addressed her. She looked at him with a bright smile.

"Yes?" She asked cheerfully.

"Are you okay? You look sorta out of it." Lee commented. Usagi shrugged.

"Just a little tired." She responded, stifling a yawn.

"Just a little?" Lee questioned.

"Yes, you wanna walk with me to class? It's on your way, I think." Usagi muttered distractedly as she gather up her stuff to leave.

"Sure." Lee gathered his things as well and they left the Great Hall together.

"You sure you're okay?" He asked again, watching as she stumbled along, trying to keep her focus.

"I'm fine." Usagi said flatly. She let out a small yelp as she tripped over her own feet and fell sprawled on the hard stone floor of the hallway. Lee bent down next to her.

"Usagi, you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah..." Usagi mumbled, sitting up and rubbing the side of her face. "That hurt though."

"I'm sure it did." Lee half laughed and offered his hand to pull her to her feet. Usagi reached her hand out to grab his but never quite made it. The lack of sleep over the past week had finally taken its toll; she collapsed backwards, out cold. Lee blinked.

"Um...Usagi?" He bent down again and tried to shake her awake, to no avail. He sighed and shook his head. "I knew you weren't sleeping. Guess I should take you to the hospital wing then."

Lee moved his and Usagi's bags off to the side so no one would steal them before picking up the sleeping girl. She was lighter than he'd expected, and carrying her wasn't too much of a strain. Luckily, they were pretty close to the hospital wing anyways, so he didn't have far to walk.

"You can go to class now, Lee Jordan, she'll be sleeping a while." Madam Pomfrey said, raising an eyebrow at him as he stretched out in a chair to wait.

"Aww, do I have too?" Lee whined, putting on his best puppy eyes.

"Yes." Madam Pomfrey said sternly, pointing at the door. Lee sighed and headed for the door.

"Darn, almost got out of Potions." He sighed and went back to get his bag. He swung it over his shoulder and went to grab Usagi's as well, when something caught his eye. The corner of a picture was sticking out of a pocket on her bag. Unable to suppress his curiosity, he seized the corner and pulled the picture out.

The picture was that of a group of girls, all around the same age. Usagi was in the center of the picture with her arms wrapped possessively around the neck of a guy that looked to be a few years older than she was. A little girl with sugary pink hair done up in cone buns was on the other side of the guy, pulling on the guys arm and glaring at Usagi. He was sweatdropping, and the girls in the picture were laughing at the spectacle.

'Were these Usagi's friends in Japan? Well then that weird rhyme thing that she was saying...was she talking about...?' Lee shook his head and tucked the picture away again, deciding to think about it later. His eyes widened as he realized he was supposed to be in Potions. He picked up Usagi's bag and ran towards the dungeons as fast as his feet would carry him.

"Hey Lee, where's Usagi?" Harry asked at dinner.

"In the hospital wing, sleeping." Lee replied distractedly, still pondering the picture. Harry shook his head.

"I knew she was going to do that." He mused to himself. After dinner he went to the hospital wing to check on her, but Madam Pomfrey refused.

"I won't let you in, I don't want her to wake up yet." She said sternly, and then made him leave. Harry sighed and made his way back to the common room.

Before anyone new it, the day for Beauxbaton and Durmstrang's arrival was upon them. The air was thick with anticipation and no one could concentrate on their schoolwork. Harry was excited too, but he kept wondering when Usagi would wake up. He didn't want her to miss the arrival of the two schools. However, that night when everyone was getting ready to greet the schools, she was still nowhere to be seen. Harry promised Ron and Hermione that he would meet up with them later and headed for the hospital wing. Madam Pomfrey greeted him at the door.

"Potter? What are you doing here? You should be in the Entrance Hall." She scolded.

"Is Usagi awake? She can't miss the arrival of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang." Harry said.

"I believe that Miss Tsukino's health is much more important than some silly event." Madam Pomfrey said sternly.

"But--" Harry started, but he was cut off.

"Besides, Miss Tsukino is perfectly awake. She woke up about an hour ago." Usagi peeked out from behind Madam Pomfrey and smiled.

"Hullo Harry." She greeted. Harry stared in surprise for a moment.

"Hello." He replied, smiling. Madam Pomfrey shooed them to the Entrance Hall.

"After all that fuss, Potter, surely you don't want to miss it." Madam Pomfrey said as they walked quickly towards the Entrance Hall.

"No." Harry replied as they reached their destination. The houses were just about to leave; they had made it in the nick of time. The teachers led them outside, lining them up in front of the castle. Everyone waited on tenterhooks for something to happen. A few excited whispers echoed through the air, but everything else was silent. Usagi zoned out, her mind wandering to nothing in particular. She was brought back to reality a few minutes later, when a large crashing sound broke through her subconscious.

Usagi blinked at the large carriage now perched on the Hogwarts grounds. It was drawn by four very large horses, and their landing had caused a minor earthquake under the students' feet. The carriage door swung open and a boy emerged, dressed in pale blue robes. He immediately bent down to release the golden steps in front of the doorway and then drew back, out of the way and to his feet in respect.

A shiny, black, high-heeled shoe protruded the carriage, followed by the largest woman that Usagi had ever seen in her life. She was about the same size as Hagrid, Usagi concluded as she watched the woman with curiosity. Dumbledore began to clap, bringing the rest of the students out of their stupor. The whole school joined in. The woman smiled and walked to Dumbledore, extending her hand towards him. He kissed the top of it.

Usagi shifted her attention back to the carriage as a dozen students filed out of it. She observed them for a while, trying not to blatantly stare. However, one girl stared back with a fire aglow in her blue eyes, the only thing visible under the scarf she wore over her head. Usagi stared back rather blankly, wondering why the girl was staring so hard at her. But the girl didn't avert her sharp gaze. After a moment, Usagi frowned and slipped through the crowd towards her. This wasn't too much of a task since she was so small, and Harry didn't even notice her absence.

"What is it?" Usagi muttered to the girl when she reached the edge of the crowd. The girl didn't say a word, but respectfully turned her eyes away and watched as the students of the newly arrived Durmstrang walked towards them. Usagi frowned again, also turning attention to the students. She brushed off the girl's antics and wandered back over to Harry. But when they headed back up to the Great Hall she felt those eyes on her again. Choosing to ignore it, she took her seat next to Harry at the Gryffindor table. The girl broke off from her classmates and chose the seat directly across from Usagi. Their eyes met once again, and Usagi's filled with a sparkling annoyance.

"What's your problem?" She asked hotly. This drew the attention of Harry, Ron, and Hermione. But the girl once again ignored the question and looked up at Dumbledore as he finished his small welcoming message. The plates before them filled up with food.

"Don't start arguing with the foreign students, Usagi, you'll get in big trouble." Harry muttered to her.

"She was the one watching me!" Usagi said reproachfully, not bothering to lower her voice.

"Yes, but you looked at me first." Came the accented voice from across the table. The girl had finally taken off the scarf around her head, revealing the silvery blonde hair that fell around her pale face. Her blue eyes were still focused on Usagi with an air of curiosity and challenge.

"That doesn't mean you have to stalk me." Usagi replied calmly, staring back at the girl, who gave an amused laugh.

"My name is Fleur Delacour. I was just wondering if you have any veela blood in you." The girl announced, and she seemed sincere. Usagi blinked.

"Veela?" She repeated strangely.

"I suppose not then, sorry to have bothered you." Fleur smiled fleetingly and left to join her classmates at the Ravenclaw table. Usagi watched her go with interest.

"What's a veela?" Usagi asked, turning to Harry.

"Um...it's sort of what a muggle would consider a siren in mythology. Veela enchant men." Harry explained. "She probably thought you were one because you sorta look like one; long blonde hair, blue eyes, pale skin. She must be part veela too."

"Oh." Usagi mumbled. She looked over at the girl again. 'We do sorta look alike.' She thought to herself as they headed back to the Gryffindor common room.

Aloha! I know I didn't do the French accented words for Fleur Delacour's speaking. I'm too lazy. v.v;; But I did do so minor revising to the first few chapters of this story. Go check it out if you want.

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