Darkness and Light
Chapter 19
Angel of the white moon - thank you!
Mae - Cosmos and Neco will have a meeting quite soon. Neco did not bewitch him, and he will tell Cosmos about Neco...when he gets a chance.
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"...And here I am..." Cosmos said again. "I...yes...I am here now." She turned to the three. "And that is what happened. I believe you should retire to your dorms now. It is still quite early. Please forgive me for waking you and keeping you for so long."
The three quietly went back up to their rooms - they did feel quite tired. So tired they didn't hear Cosmos say, "And she is here now, also."
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It was a week before the actual Christmas break. Ever since the notoriously early ball, very odd things were happening. People realized that the people they thought they were dancing with were not in fact the people they were. Pansy was still *mysteriously* gone. And Cosmos was not at breakfast that Monday.
Harry was leaving from the Great Hall after having breakfast. He looked up at the sky made to resemble the outdoor sky. It looked very odd today.
Just then he collided with someone. The person shrieked and Harry heard, who he was sure was a girl, drop something heavy on the floor. He sat up and saw the person he knocked over was a girl about twenty-two with spiky purple hair. She looked at him (or maybe his scar) for a second before saying, "Wotcher, Harry!" She got up, picking up her books - and Harry did the same - got up and helped her pick up her books. "Thank you."
"Er, you're welcome. And uh, sorry for knocking you over."
"Oh, no, it was my fault, trust me. I do that all the time. In fact sometimes I wander around and find myself somewhere entirely different then where I wanted to be. Like the other day I was in Diagon Alley and then I was in Hogsmede...oh, sorry, I've talked on. My name's Tonks. And you're Harry Potter, that I know...and that's Albus Dumbledore whom I was just about to see. Goodbye, Harry."
And she walked off not looking back towards the head table.
'Ooookay...' Harry thought to himself. Usually he was not accustomed to odd things happening first thing in the morning. (Though he should be.)
He walked into Defense Against the Dark Arts, feeling very unprepared for the test that Lupin was supposed to give - which meant Cosmos was sure to give it. The day they discussed what was on it, his mind was outside on the Quidditch field trying to make sense of some new tactic. But when he walked into D.A.D.A...
"Thank you!"
Ron was looking at the ceiling, his hands held high. "Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou!"
Harry looked at Hermione, hoping she would explain. Hermione pointed to the desk. Instead of Cosmos's candy-red hair standing out from the others, he saw purple.
"Which is very odd since she was here just yesterday." Hermione said.
"I think this is a conspiracy." Lavender Brown said. "I think she just shows up, then goes off, and then collects her money at the end of the year."
"All right," Tonks said, and, being the good lil' ppl they are sat down. "Now your regular teacher, Miss...er..."
"Cosmos," Dean said.
"Yes her, she has here that you are supposed to be taking a test...but seeing as I was in my sixth year not long ago...I can make an accurate account that we did not study for these tests...well not these little ones, anyway...but anyway, Miss Cosmos said that I am supposed to give you a review on what is going to be on this test. Now let's take a vote - the choices are - A - Give you a short review and take the test today, or B, Pull out one 1ft piece of parchment and for the rest of the class use your book to write down notes upon what was hinted to be on the test, then take that piece of parchment tomorrow into the test."
Everyone but Hermione chose to take the test the next day.
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For the rest of that week, Tonks served as teacher for Cosmos.
In this same week, plans were made that the Hermione, Harry, Ginny, and Ron were going to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas break.
And for the rest of that week, Harry wondered about Neco. ( =^O Shock.)
So, did he really kiss her? Or did she kiss him? Or did they kiss each other? Or will the author stop ranting on this particular subject?
But he had not seen nor heard her since that night. Odd, no?
But Harry was still very confused in his heart. (Random audience: Awww...)
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Okay, this isn't the end of this chapter, but I've had writer's block. In fact, many blocks. They're very heavy things, you know. Er, anyway, after you finish reading this short chapter and *sparkles, smiles* review, please put in your review any fun (or sadness) you'd like to put in the next chapter. These blocks are taking up lots of space. Okay, you may proceed. (And please ignore the bold letters, I'm just trying to waste time and think.)
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*Christmas!*
Ginny ran down the stairs of the girl's dorms like a little child and flopped down next to a large decorated tree. Hermione slowly followed. She looked tired. Harry and Ron woke up due to Ginny and came downstairs. As soon as Ron saw the tree, his eyes lit up and he ran down the stairs just like Ginny and began to scavenge under the wrapped parcels to find his presents.
"Is there something about Redheads and presents...?" Hermione asked. Chibiusa (I kinda forgot about her...) came down the stairs and joined the fun.
"Must apply to the pink one as well." Harry said.
"Mako-Chan made me cookies! With sugar!" Chibiusa said.
"Makoto?" Hermione asked.
"Yep, Makoto, Eternal Sailor Jupiter in the future."
Chibiusa felt bad about getting more presents than everyone else so she shared her cookies and got Harry and Hermione on the sugar.
So they opened their presents which I'm too busy to think of.
"Oh, Harry, It's beautiful!" Hermione exclaimed when she saw his gift. But she did not embrace him.
"This is yours, too," Chibiusa said, handing him a flat present.
"Thanks," He said.
"Oh, It's not from me, I just found it." Chibiusa said. Harry looked at the card. The only name there besides his was in a small corner of the small piece of paper as if it wished to be hidden. He held it up to the firelight and read, 'Neco.'
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Sorry to interrupt you good ppl again...er, hold on, what was I gunna say.... Oh, yeah. When you *smile* review, ya think one of you ppl could tell me what a Mary-Sue is? Someone said it was one thing, but someone else said it was another...*.* I don't know! Okay, just thought of that now and needed to write it down before I forgot...again.
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Harry quickly opened it. Inside was a mere piece of parchment that read:
Harry-
Seeing as what I wish to present to you
should not and shall not be seen by unfriendly
and untrustworthy eyes, I fear that I can not
be conventional and give you this gift while
many may be watching, I would like of you
to come to the room on the seventh floor
that we visited the previous week at nine
O' clock tonight.
Bring no one, speak of it to no one.
Neco
Harry finally realized why he bought that moon pendant. He would give it to her tonight.
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This is actually the end - but don't go yet! Because if I get 4+ reviews I'll put up two (hopefully unblocked) chapters! Because I know (or think I know) that someone is reading this and not reviewing... *Elvish whispers* I feel it in the earth.... *Elvish whispers* I smell it in the air....
Okay, but I just gotta know that someone is reading this!
Bai!