A/N: Ok, I'm very sorry that this took so long to update, my PC went out of whack. I could read stories, but not log on, couldn't read some fics, and I couldn't even use search!!! That, and I had to fight sever writer's block. Yes I am working on "Student". More sarcasm then ever, I can promise you that. Now, REVIEW ANSWERS!!!!!!

PussinBoots: Remember that confusion during the 1st chapter, and how I wondered who it would strike next? Well, it's hit me. Do you mean how I separated the girls into different groups, and that made it easier to keep track of them? Otherwise, thank you for your review.

Elvesmagic010: I am solo glad you like Phoenixflame. I only wish my stories were as good as yours!!! PLEASE CONTINUE WITH Last Chance and a blonde, a brunette, and an elf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alteng: I'm not sure what a yoma is classified as, and as far as I am concerned it is just a monster created by all things evil in the expansive world of Anime. And as for my choice of sorting, don't sell the farm just yet. I still have a few tricks up my sleeve. By the way, how did you come across my stories? (I've reviewed so many stories it's hard to keep track, so sry if I don't remember yours! Don't hurt me! I'm to young to die!)

Disclaimer: The second generation of scouts is mine, the plot is mine; anything that you do not recognize is mine. Lawyer: Get real. Skyphoenix: grumbles It is WAY to early for this... ANNE!!!! Little help here?!?! Anne Coulter: tosses "Treason" and "Slander" to Skyphoenix Skphoenix: holds the books out to the lawyers Lawyer: AHHHHHH!!!!!! Get those away from me!!!1 Skyphoenix: I love these books. There are SO great as Lawyer repellant. Now, ON WITH THE STORY!!!!!

Chapter 5: Reports and future insight

Artemis awoke early the next morning to the grayish-pink of sunrise. She lay there for a while, so comfortable that she didn't want to get up. But just as she rolled over to go back to sleep, she saw the alarm clock that she had placed on the dresser next to her. 4:45, it read. Her eyes flew wide and she leapt out of bed. She ran over to Annette's four-poster, tore aside the hangings, and...found that Annette's bed was empty. Then she heard a giggle from behind her.
Artemis whirled round, but nobody was there. She turned back to the bed, determined to find a note or something telling her that Annette had tried to wake her up, but had been sleeping the sleep of the dead. This is what usually happened after Artemis and her friends had stayed up past midnight.
Suddenly, Artemis had the feeling that she was sinking. But, as she was surrounded by stone, she couldn't be, unless...
Artemis reached to her ankles, and grabbed the hands that where placed around them. She found the small space of webbing between the pointer fingers and thumbs, and squeezed the muscle beneath the skin hard.
Annette uttered a scream of pain and indignation. She clawed at Artemis's hands, trying to get her to let go. Finally she got free and clambered out of the floor.
"You really didn't have to do that, ya know." She said, still rubbing the pressure point on her hands.
"You really didn't have to try to drag me through the floor." Artemis replied smartly. Then she saw the clock. "My gosh! We only have ten minutes to get to the lake!" she grabbed Annette's hand and started to run to the door when Annette started laughing again. Then Artemis looked down and realized she was still wearing her nightgown. She ran over to her bed and started jumping on it. Luckily the rest of the girls in the dormitory where still sleeping, or they would all be staring at Artemis as though she had gone mad.
Finally, Artemis was high enough and she performed a double back flip with a twist, and landed on the floor on her feet, dressed perfectly for her first day at Hogwarts. Annette shook her head, and then gasped as Artemis ran at her. Artemis grabbed her hand and chanted a simple incantation that did not come from the Dimension of Harry Potter:
Hickory dicory doc,
The mouse ran up the clock.
Hickory dicory dare,
A pig flew up in the air.
Mouse cheese, pig sneeze,
Now I command time to FREEZE. (A/n: Sad isn't it? I know. The coughSPELLcough came form this old series for little kids that I used to read called THE TIME WARP TRIO. Please excuse the absolute pathetic ness of this, quote "Spell".)

As the spell dictated, time froze. Artemis ran, dragging Annette behind her as she streaked through the castle. Within half a second, the both of them had traveled what would have taken ten minutes if Artemis hadn't frozen time.

However, all spells wear off after a while. Artemis and Annette had just reached the lake when they noticed the whopping willow trying to pummel somebody. Knowing what the whopping willow could do, and fearing that it just might be Harry, they ran over.

As it turned out, it was Hannah and Devonny, dancing around the Whopping Willow, shooting spells, eyes laughing. Artemis could understand why. It was child's play compared to what normally had to face.

"HANNAH! DEV!!! C'OM ON!!!! WE NEED TO MEET UP WITH THE OTHERS IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES!!!!" Annette called.
Devon and Hannah had evidently heard them, because a moment later they shot stunners at the tree simultaneously. Then they hurried over to Artemis and Annette, then aimed and fired the counter jinx at the frozen willow. Then they all went over to the beach tree on the other side of the lake, and waited for the others to arrive.

They didn't have long to wait. When the others finally showed up about three minutes later, they all arranged themselves in a circle from the order of their respective planets. Artemis started the meeting.
"We're going to start with the findings of our respective groups, starting with Cherlyn and Crystal."
Everybody turned the pair that had been investigating Ravenclaw. The two looked at each other, and Crystal began.
"Honestly, there wasn't really anything that we already know. However, we did learn about a few different things that may not be very important, but helpful all the same. "
Cherlyn took over. "We kept an eye on a few different people, particularly the Ravenclaw seeker, Cho Chang. She had some major connections to Cedric Diggory, that one boy that died during the Tri-Wizard Tournament last year. Apparently, the pair was going out. And by the looks of it, Cho also harbored feelings towards Harry. The two have only played against each other, so we are not too sure of where this may go."
When Cherlyn stopped, she saw the looks on the other's faces, and got confused.
"What?"
Artemis was the first to recover. She turned to Annette, and they exchanged meaningful looks. Artemis turned back to the others.
"I don't know who has them and who doesn't, but I think that it's time to share our abilities with one another. I'll start. I'm an advanced type of seer. I can make predictions & see visions, but I can also, through physical contact, share my visions with others. However, I can only share my visions when and with whom I want."
Annette went next. "I have "ghosting" powers I can walk through walls, sink through the floor and stay there and..." She thought for a moment. "That's about it."
"I can play with the mind. You know... create an illusion or a mirage." said Marissa.
And so it went on. Everyone became awed over and over again as they found that Hannah could fly, Dev could run faster than sound, Crystal could look at someone and knows their entire life story at will, and that Cherlyn could breath underwater. And, as they already knew, Hope could heal.

"I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm beginning to feel like we're becoming a group of X-men gone awry." Hannah stated with a funny look on her face.

"Sometimes I get so weird,
I even freak myself out
I laugh myself to sleep
It's my lullaby..."

Everyone turned to see Devonny singing softly. They all recognized the
song, and silently agreed to finish it.

"Sometimes I drive so fast
Just to feel the danger
I want to scream
It makes me feel alive

Is it enough to love?
Is it enough to breath?
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary, please

To walk within the lines

Would make my life so boring

I want to know that I

Have been to the extreme

So knock me off my feet

Come on now give it to me

Anything to make me feel alive

Is it enough to love?

Is it enough to breath?

Somebody rip my heart out

And leave me here to bleed

Is it enough to die?

Somebody save my life

I'd rather be anything but ordinary please

I'd rather be anything but ordinary please.

Let down your defenses

Use no common sense

If you look you will see

that this world is this beautiful

accident, turbulent, succulent

opulent, permanent

No way I wanna taste it

Don't wanna waste it away

Sometimes I get so weird

I even freak myself out

I laugh my self to sleep

It's my lullaby

Is it enough?

Is it enough?

Is it enough to breath?

Somebody rip my heart out

And leave me here to bleed

Is it enough to die?

Somebody save my life

I'd rather be anything but ordinary please

Is it enough?

Is it enough to die?

Somebody save my life

I'd rather be anything but ordinary please

Oooh

I'd rather be anything but ordinary please"

(A/n: this is a song by Avril Lavinge called "Anything But Ordinary", In case anyone's taking notes. (Just kidding about the notes thing!!!))

"Ok then, now that we've all loosened up, will the Hufflepuff group please go?" Artemis was business-like again.

Marissa gave the report." Unlike the rumors, Hufflepuff isn't a load of weaklings. Their actually very nice, and some of them are always willing to help. It's like a Good Samaritan convention in there. However, they apparently are really competitive by way of glorifying their house. That is, saying that they rarely get any glory what-so-ever. Cedric Diggory, that one boy that died during the Tri-Wizard last year, was one of the few people that have ever given them any. Of course, you can tell that the Hufflepuffs can fend for themselves and descend of viciousness close to the Slytherins' own level."

"Thank you, Marissa. Now, Hannah and Devon, please?"

"As Marissa stated, many of the Slytherins are rather vicious. Then again, Marissa and Hope didn't have to spend the night in their dorms. Hope and I found that, as the sorting hat stated, they are cunning and clever, but more to the likening of a fox, not a snake. I believe that they are just so used to being separate from the other houses, and with hate, thanks to their founder, coming at them from all sides that they automatically retaliate. And when a new member comes in, the poor kid just tries to fit in. However, we need to remember that there is always the bad egg, such as Voldemort, a.k.a. Tom Riddle."

Hannah was ranting again. So what else is new?
"As for Draco Malfoy, the kid has been so oppressed by his father and his associations with the dark arts that Malfoy can't even think for himself. I mean, he said the words "my father says" or "my father thinks" at least ten to fifteen times in one darn night! He doesn't know the meaning of individuality! We have some major work to do—"

"That will do, Hannah. Now, Annette, will you please give our report on the Gryffindor house?"

"Thanks, Artemis. Gryffindor is full of those brave at heart, yes, but several of them, such as Fred and George Weasely, as well as Harry and his friends are pranksters and/or teacher's pests. Harry has a few items of mischief, namely his invisibility cloak, and a map named The Marauder's Map. We found out about these two items thanks to one of Artemis's visionary blasts from the past. While Harry was distracted, we went thought a few walls and ceilings, and got hold of it. It's the real thing alright. (A/N: Remember a few chapters back when I mentioned that they were given the 411 on 5 years worth of magic & magical History? Well, Serena also went on about their years at Hogwarts, including the Marauders Map, Remus being a werewolf, etc.) So we'll have to tail him pretty well. The only time that we'll have problems with that is when he wears that cloak of his.
But anyway, there also seems to be some, uh, Welcomed friction between Ron Weasely and Hermione Granger, if you get my meaning. Ginny, Ron's little sister, seems to be slightly attracted to Harry, and vise- versa. It's just one of those cases where the hero sees the girl simply as his best friend's little sister and we all know how that can end up.
There are also many secret passages and rooms that even the Marauders didn't find. Everyone went to bed before ten, so Artemis and I explored the Common Room and the tower stair ways. There was everything from portals from next to the fireplace that take you to the divination classroom to extra dorm rooms. But that's about it."
"Thank you, Annette. Now, we have all heard the discoveries. It is currently—"She checked her watch. "5:55. classes start at nine. We have an hour or two until breakfast starts. Are there any announcements? Ideas for—"

Artemis suddenly stiffened. Her eyes closed, and she moved her hands into a striking position. The others stared at her, closing in, but stayed out of her strike range. Artemis breathed heavily for a few moments, then her eyes snapped open. The girls shot backwards at the sight of the burning fire in her eyes.
"He is moving."
The girls looked at each other is shock. They automatically knew who "HE" was. But, what could be going on?
Meanwhile, Artemis had snapped out of the vision. "Man, these are happening WAY too often." She rubbed her temples, trying to relieve the pain. Then what she had just seen hit her. She turned to her fellows, and waved at them to follow her.
They ran to the lake's shores, to the point that it nearly lapped over their feet. Artemis crouched, and the others took her lead, circling around her. Artemis extended her hand over the lake, and gently tapped the water with her outstretch finger. A two by two foot square of colors took form on the surface of the lake. They saw what was recognizably the Riddle House, and then one of the many sitting rooms within it. A group of Death Eaters, who the girls guessed to be Voldemort's inner circle, stood around an old armchair. There was a snake on the hearth rug.
"Luscious, you have done well. Using the Imperious Curse on the guard of the Department of Mysteries so soon would ordinarily have been unwise, but you've done well. Most likely he is a member of the Order. But we will not follow him. No. No, if his fellow order members see one of us, they will be up in arms. Is that understood?" Voldemort hissed from the chair.
A murmur of assent swept the group.
"Perfect. Now, you are dismissed." The Death Eaters started to file out the door.
"Oh, and before I forget, Luscious, don't forget to keep a close eye on Bode. Lord Voldemort will be very displeased if his plan goes wrong."
The picture faded, and the colors dispersed. The girls looked at each other with a mixture of guarded wonder and fright. Crystal turned to Artemis.
"So The Enemy is after something in the Department of Mysteries, and has possibly taken one of the members of the Members by way of the Imperious Curse. I believe that warning Professor Dumbledore would be our top priority this morning, next to guarding Harry, of course. Immediate action should be taken, yes?"
There was a general murmur of agreement, and they all stood.
"Wait!" Annette cried suddenly.
The others turned to her with confused looks on their faces.
Annette took Artemis's and Hope's hands, and motioned for them to take the others as well. Then she turned to Devon, who was third in line on Hope's end.
"See if you can channel your speed to the rest of us."
Devonny looked surprised, but looked at the ground and started to concentrate, her eyes screwed up as she tried to send the others a piece of her ability.
Instantly, Artemis felt the urge to run. Run, and never stop. To race the wind, to fly, and leave reality, her fears, everything behind.
"Ok, now, every one, run to the castle, but stop just short of it. And remember, DO NOT LET GO OF EACHOTHER'S HANDS.

And so they ran, racing the wind. When they came to a stop, Devon let go momentarily. Artemis felt the need for speed leave her, but they had reached their destination, so it was all right with her. Annette, meanwhile, had taken charge again.
"All right then. Now, I'm going to transfer my ghosting powers to the rest of you, and we'll go though to the walls to Dumbledore's office. Let's go!!"
But they had barely taken three step towards the wall, pumped full of ghosting power when they where snapped back like a rubber band, and they all fell to the ground.
Artemis saw a mixture of surprise and determination cross Annette's face. Annette let go of her friends' hands, and ran at the wall repeatedly, bouncing back each time. Then Artemis remembered something, something that they should have thought of before they even tried this. She grabbed her friend by the arms, trying to get her to stop before she caused some real damage to herself. Annette struggled, and almost got free, but Artemis pulled her back again and put her in a full nelson, obviously without intent to hurt her friend. Thankfully she had practiced so often on her second cousins that she knew how to do it without hurting anyone.
"Stop it, Annette. Stop it. STOP!!!!!!!!" That last part thundered in Annette's ear, and she stopped fighting Artemis. "Remember, Hogwarts is protected by more than walls!!!" You could tell that Annette was finally calming down, but Artemis kept talking, making sure that she finally stopped hurting herself. "Your idea as a good one, but we'll have to go through the front doors, then do the wall plan." She let Annette go. Artemis turned to the others. "You guys ready?"

So they ran through the courtyards many twists and turns, finally getting inside the castle. Once again they joined hands, and traveled through the castle, acting as ghosts, and finally reaching Dumbledore's office.

Dumbledore looked up as all eight girls materialized out of the floor, concern and amusement etched on his face.

"So, what brings the entire house of Phoenixflame to my humble office?" asked Professor Dumbledore.
Artemis and her friends erupted into speech all at once, their voices overlapping in a sea of explanations. Dumbledore chuckled slightly, and motioned for them to be quiet.
"Quiet, quiet. I can do many things that some would consider extraordinary, but none of them are understand 8 teenage girls speaking all at once. Please, Artemis, explain this."
Artemis stepped forward. But what the others expected her to say they did not hear.
"Sir...Professor Dumbledore, why haven't you told Harry the Prophecy?"

A/N: HA-HA!!!! Cliffhanger!!! At least, I classify it as one. Oh well. Well, I tell you that the next chapter is to be christened: The Slytherin Side. Sound interesting? Well, I tell you that I am thinking about a sequel as soon as I'm done with this. I am working on the last chapter of THIS story, just so I know where I'm going with it. And I am planning a big bang for the end of this year. Want hints at what's to come? Review and ask. Until then, L8ers!