Hello everyone I'm back and I brought a new chapter with me. Wow chapter 4 I never thought I'd get this far, but then again I never imagined that my first fic would ever be this popular. I thank all who read this because you made it all possible (eyes start to glisten) and your absolutely fabulous.
Angelwings6117: Yes you're probably right, but the book doesn't exactly say how old he is when he's attacked so for my story lets say he was only a few months ok.
Maiden Genisis, Trapped in Icy Flame: Senior Undersecretary to the Minister, got it. Thanx so much.
Kia Minokoe: Ohhhhh you can't sleep? That's just terrible (grins maliciously) perfect then my job here is done.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Sailor moon because if I did I'd ummm… Well you get the picture:)
Now I present chapter 4…
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Chapter 4
*~Not Again~*
Classes soon started and everyone soon became busy with school work especially sixth and seventh years since they were in N.E.W.T. classes. Serena, Harry, Ron and Hermione walked through the dungeons and silently entered Snape's classroom where they took their seats on the back table. They were not excited to be back. Malfoy was seated on the other side of the room and Serena felt his eyes follow her as she walked to the back and sat down.
Snape walked in and began taking role. He was surprised to see Serena, the only Gryffindor he had never been able to take points away from, sitting with the three students he disliked the most. For her first few years Snape had searched for something to deduct points from her, but he soon gave up because it was hopeless since she was a good student, always did her work and never talked back actually she never really talked at all. It looked like now that she was hanging around Potter and his gang that he would finally get his chance. He silently smiled to himself and finished taking role.
Snape immediately set them to work creating difficult potions to cure certain ailments. Serena paired up with Hermione while Ron and Harry were working next to them. At the end of class Snape walked around and checked everyone's cauldrons. Hemione's and Serena's potion had turned a milky white and steamed slightly while they continued to stir it. It was perfect and Snape knew this. He would just have to wait another day to deduct points from the strange haired Gryffindor. He silently cursed and moved on. "I guess that's the best compliment you can get from him" Serena whispered to Hermione who giggled slightly as she scooped the contents of the cauldron into a vial. Snape reached Harry and Ron and smiled slightly as he looked into their cauldron at the gray liquid they created.
Snape clicked his tongue sarcastically at them, "Oh dear Mr. Potter it seems that instead of stirring your ingredients seven times clockwise like the instructions say, you've stirred them seven-and-a-half times counter-clockwise. What you have there would do nothing except make the recipient loose their hair. Goodness already starting out the year with a zero. I look forward to see the rest of the years work." With that he turned to check Malfoy's and Pansy's cauldron.
"Well that was a waste" Harry said grabbing his wand preparing to clean up.
"Not entirely" Ron replied scooping some of their potion into a vial and pocketing it.
"Ron what are you doing?" Hermione questioned.
"Hey you never know when a baldness potion may come in handy. Maybe we can slip into that git's drink and make all that greasy hair disappear. If nothing else I'll sell it to Fred and George I'm sure they'd love it."
With potions over Harry, Serena and Ron said goodbye to Hermione as they headed off to Charms. Class went by rather uneventful, but Harry was becoming quite disgusted with Serena and Ron who were showing off to each other how many charms they knew. Although Harry did get a good laugh when Ron tried a water charm and it burst over both of them leaving them soaked. Professor Flitwick took off five points for playing around and made them sit through the rest of class wet.
The three walked down the hall after class with Serena and Ron still very much wet. "Good goin mate" Harry said as he slapped Ron on the back which made a squishy sound against his wet robes.
"I didn't mean to. It was an accident" Ron said as he stopped in the hall to try and dry off a little.
"I understand why he took off points," Serena butt in while she tried to wring out her two long streamers of hair "But did he really have to make us sit there soaking wet for the entire class."
"Serves you right" Harry said with a laugh. He then squeezed one of her spheres of hair that rested upon her head and let the water it contained trickle down her face. He and Ron then began to laugh even more.
"Quit it!" Serena shouted as she swatted him away, "You've messed up my hair". She then pulled out the ribbons that her two odangos were tied up with and let her hair fall loose. Harry and Ron stopped laughing and stared in awe as she tried to shake the water out of her golden tresses (*C'mon ya know the scene with the music playing and in slow motion the quiet girl pulls out her bun and shakes her hair around for a while and suddenly she's gorgeous? Yeah that's the one. Just thought I'd set up the scene for ya*). Serena then preformed a quick drying spell and tied it back up on top of her head. She then dried the rest of things and looked up to see the two boys silently staring at her "What!?" she asked confused and rather frustrated. She was getting pretty tired of having people stare at her like that and not know why.
Harry was finally shaken out of his stupor, "Uhhh Nothing" he said though Serena could hear the embarrassment in his voice. "We better get going Serena or were going to be late for Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"You're right" Serena gasped as she gathered up her things.
She quickly grabbed Harry and began to pull him down the hall, but not before he could quietly whisper to Ron, who still hadn't spoken, "Enjoy History of Magic". Harry ran along side Serena with a smile on his face while they left Ron standing in the hallway speechless and still wet.
The rest of the day dragged on until finally the four found themselves sitting in their favorite chairs in the common room. "So how was your first day of classes?" Hermione asked.
"Oh just peachy" Ron replied sarcastically "I got a zero on my potion, had to sit through a class soaking wet, and I have homework the first day in History of Magic. Yeah definitely one of my better days."
"Could've been worse" Serena rang in "At least you don't have to deal with Professor Sight."
"C'mon Serena she's not that bad."
"Are you kidding me Harry the woman's a nut and pretty arrogant if you ask me. Thought she knew everything about defensive spells didn't she? Even though none of the spells she taught us worked."
"Serena you heard her, they're difficult spells and they'll take us a while to master. Besides it was nice to get to use a wand in that class since what we went through with Umbridge last year."
"Puhhleezze Harry. She's nothing but a female Lockheart."
"That's not true."
"And if she does that annoying laugh one more time I'll stun her I swear I will."
Serena and Harry argued for a while longer about the new professor when they finally realized how late it was and thought it best to turn in. Serena and Hermione walked up the stairs to their room. "Is she really that bad?" Hermione questioned.
"I don't know" Serena replied "She was just really annoying to me. Plus there's only one other girl in that class and all the guys just stared stupidly at the Professor the whole time."
Hermione laughed "She does sound like a female Lockheart, but it sounds to me like you're a little jealous."
"I am not!" Serena quickly responded then added "I'm tired so I'm going to sleep. Good night Hermione" and with that Serena climbed into bed and drew the curtains. Hermione giggled and shook her head at her new friend then silently did the same.
The week went slowly on as the classes became harder and the workload piled up. Serena sat in Transfiguration concentrating very hard on her assignment which was to turn the quill in front of her into a flower. She had sat next to Hermione on purpose, so she could possibly learn a few things from the brown haired girl. Hermione, who had already finished, was quietly coaching Serena, "Just relax, keep your wand steady, don't concentrate too much but keep your mind focused" and so on. Serena listened and tried to exactly as she said. Serena's quill suddenly began to turn green and sprout leaves. It was working Serena was actually doing it. Serena closed her eyes and focused on the object in front of her. When she opened her eyes lying where her quill used to be was a beautiful red rose.
Serena's eyes went wide as she stared at the flower in front of her completely oblivious to the good jobs and compliments she was receiving from her friends. Her hand began to shake until she released her wand which clanged as is fell onto the table. Her lovely rose quickly faded back to a quill. Harry and Hermione watched her eyes glistened over as she still stared numbly at the table.
"It's ok Serena" Hermione said as she tried to comfort her, "It was a good try. You almost had it there. Don't cry, we'll work really hard on this weekend, and I'm sure you'll get it down."
Harry wasn't quiet sure what to do. He hated it when girls cried because he never knew how to act. He finally decided that the best thing for him to do was let Hermione handle it because she seemed to know what to do. He'd probably just make things worse.
Serena looked up at her bushy haired friend who was looking back at her with concern. Serena thought she had better end it right there so as to not let on why she was really crying. She smiled at Hermione, "Ok. Thanks" she said as she quickly wiped her eyes. Class ended and everyone headed to the Great Hall for lunch. Serena looked at all the different enchanted flowers her classmates had made. There was a white lily, a red tulip, one boy even had a weed and Dean Thomas looked sadly down at his quill with leaves. Hermione had made a bright yellow daffodil and Harry, 'Surprise surprise' Serena thought, had also made a red rose.
The weekend soon came and everyone was glad for it. Serena groggily walked into the Great Hall for breakfast on Saturday morning; she had not gotten a very good nights sleep. "You look terrible" Ron commented as she sat down, "OUCH!" Hermione had given him a swift jab with her elbow.
Serena shot him a look with her bloodshot eyes, "Really cuz I feel terrific" she said in her sarcastic tone then dropped her head on the table.
"What was going on with you last night?" Hermione questioned, "I woke up and I heard you tossing and turning and you were muttering some stuff, but I couldn't make it out."
The reason she had had such a restless night was because she was once again taken back to the Silver Millennium to watch the slaughter of the Moon Kingdom. Serena looked up from the table, "Just had a bad dream that's all." Hermione seemed satisfied by the answer and went back to her breakfast.
"Speaking of dreams" Harry commented, "I had a weird one last night". Hermione and Ron both looked up at him from their food; they remembered all to well what had happened the last time Harry had had a strange dream. "No it wasn't anything like that" Harry said as they both relaxed a little, "It was just a really strange dream."
"Go on" Hermione said still a little worried about Harry's dream.
"Well I'm not sure where I was, but I was standing outside this big palace with fountains and gardens everywhere. I must have been on some other planet because I could see Earth from where I was."
At this statement Serena's head shot up from its place on the table. She wasn't paying much attention before, but she was all ears now, "What happened?" She asked curiously.
"I'm not quite sure because it happened so fast, but I was surrounded by all sorts of peopl, and then all of the sudden we were being attacked by these creatures. It was some sort of war, and everyone around me was killed. A strange looking woman, who seemed to be the leader of the attacking side, came at me ready to attack, but right before she was able to strike I woke up."
"Interesting" Ron said then added in a whisper "You don't think it has anything to do with 'Him' do you?"
"I don't think so Ron because when I finally got back to sleep I was at that same palace except that everyone was gone; everyone except for a girl in a long white dress. I walked up to her and she started talking to me telling me that I needed to find her because she could help me fulfill my destiny or something like that. I didn't really understand what she meant."
"Maybe you should tell Dumbledore just in case" Hermione said leaning in closer to Harry and Ron.
"No, I'm pretty sure it was just an ordinary dream because when I woke up my scar didn't burn like usually does when Voldemort's involved. Oh come off it Ron when are you going to get used to it. I've been saying his name since the first year and still every time you shiver. Look even Serena didn't flinch when I said it,"
Indeed Serena hadn't moved since Harry finished his dream. She knew it was no ordinary dream, but she also knew it had nothing to do with Voldemort. She was completely in shock. For years and years she had seen Harry's thoughts and dreams, but she had never thought that it might be able to work the other way. What if he couldn't control it or she couldn't block him out? Who knows what he might see. He could find out who she really was. 'NO!' Serena thought 'No one must ever find out who I am. I won't let them'.
Her thoughts were cut short as Dumbledore walked through the doors and up to the front followed by two other men. "Good morning my students" Dumbledore shouted cheerfully "One quick announcement, occasionally we will be having some visitors come and go from Hogwarts. I believe you all know Cornelius Fudge the Minister of Magic and his new Senior Undersecretary. Please make them feel welcomed while they are here."
Serena stared at the man beside the Minister. He had silverish white hair, but he was not old in fact he looked rather young and in good physical condition. The hair suited him because it matched his eyes. Serena thought him quite handsome and from the looks on all the other girls faces so did they. Serena studied him harder and although handsome he was he seemed dark and cold, 'He does not look very friendly' Serena thought to herself.
The three men left the Great Hall and conversation started up once again. "What do you suppose Fudge is doing here?" Ron wondered.
"Probably just keeping Dumbledore in line making sure he's not forming anymore student armies" Harry answered.
"Harry! Ron!" Alicia Spinet (sp), the new Gryffindor Quidditch captain, shouted as she ran up to where they were sitting, "Just to let you know tonight at six are team tryouts, so please try to be there" she then turned to Harry, "Now that Umbridge is gone I assume you'll be rejoining us as Seeker?" she asked already knowing the answer.
"Aye Aye Captain" Harry said as he saluted her then turned back to his food.
She smiled at him, "Good then see you both on the field at six" she then left.
"I wonder who will tryout for the opening chaser positions" Ron asked "I know Ginny will, but I wonder who else". He then turned to Serena and his eyes lit up, "Serena you should go for it."
"What?" she responded.
"Yeah" Harry cut in "You'd be a great chaser."
"I don't know" Serena replied unsure.
"C'mon" Ron egged on "Just try it'll be fun."
"Fine I'll try out" she sighed defeated, "Now Hermione and I have some Transfiguration work to do so we'll catch up with you later". Serena and Hermione then left the Great Hall and the two boys went back to their food.
Later that night there was a big celebration in the Gryffindor common room for the two new additions to the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Everyone was gathered around Serena to congratulate her on making the team. Serena was rather shocked to find out that she was now a Gryffindor chaser 'Well maybe it'll be fun' she thought 'I've never been on a sports team before'. Everyone looked around to try and find Ginny so they could congratulate her too, but she was no where to be found, so everyone just continued to crowd around Serena.
The party finally died down until Harry, Serena, Ron and Hermione were the only ones left; they still had some work that needed to be done. Serena sat by Harry, who was doing his Astronomy chart, on the floor while she scribbled something on some paper. Ron was becoming very frustrated with his History of Magic work he was doing, "Hey Herm help me out with this will ya."
Serena then butt in, "What's an eight letter word for a plant that can cause hysteria if you eat it. Starts with an A."
"Oh Serena do your school work" Hermione said while Harry and Ron just laughed. She then sighed and said "Alihotsy" Serena smiled then scribbled the word down on the paper. Hermione then turned to Ron to answer his question. "C'mon Ron see if you can do it without my help this time"
Ron sighed "But I don't want to" he whined then turned to Harry and Serena, "Hey either of you know anything about the Silver Millennium?"
Serena's eyes went wide and she nearly choked on the chocolate frog she was eating. "The what?" Harry asked.
"The Silver Millennium" Ron answered "Were studying myths and legends in Binns' class now."
"Never heard of it" Harry said with Serena next to him who still hadn't said a word, "What's it about?"
"Well" Hermione cut in hardly able to contain herself "Thousands of years ago there were people who lived on the Moon."
"On the Moon" Harry repeated her doubtingly.
"Yes" Hermione replied a little annoyed "On the Moon. Anyway they were ruled by a beautiful Queen named Selenity. The Silver Millennium was a time when all the planets and the Moon had an alliance except for Earth. One night the Moon was attacked and everyone was wiped out even the enemy, so no one's really sure what happened."
"If there were no survivors then how did we get this legend?" Harry asked.
"That's what I'd like to know" said Ron.
"Well" Hermione went on, "I found it all quite fascinating so I went and checked a book about it out from the library."
"Figures" replied Ron.
Hermione shot him a look before continuing, "Even though Earth and the Moon did not get along there was still one Earth kingdom that kept ties with the Moon."
"Sounds to me like they made it up" said Ron.
"Possibly" Hermione replied, "But it's quite possible that all of it's true."
Ron stared at her with disbelief, "Don't tell you actually believe this stuff about people living on the Moon."
Hermione giggled at him, "Let me explain. In this book I have it says that thousands of years ago Wizards befriended another race of magical folk. They called themselves Lunarians because they claimed they drew their magic from the moon. This is no myth or legend because we actually have records of these people. Even this book shows some of their language they spoke" Hermione then opened the book to a page with strange letters and characters on it.
Serena stared at the letters in the book. She could read them quite well being Lunarian herself. She then turned to look at Harry who was also staring at the book almost as if he was trying to read it. Serena turned back to Hermione wanting her to go. She had never heard this part before.
Hermione continued, "Lunarians had strange powerful magic and soon Wizards became fearful of them, and decided that there was only one thing they could do; they attacked. It was a great battle, but since the Lunarians were greatly outnumbered they lost. Most thought they were all killed in the battle, but it was rumored that the survivors fled back to the Moon where they came from. That's how the legend of the Moon Kingdom started. Not many believed it, but like I said there was one Kingdom of earth who claimed to still have ties with them. It is even believed that the young Moon princess and the Earth prince had a secret love affair going on that was forbidden by both Kingdoms. It is also said that the Earth prince died on the Moon trying to protect his love and she died trying to save him" Hermione sighed romantically, "What were their names? Princess Serenity and Prince oh what was it?" She questioned as she started to flip through the book.
"Endymion" Serena answered without even thinking with a slight quiver in her voice.
"Endymion that's it. They even have drawing in here of the two on the Moon" Hermione said as she showed them the picture. Serena looked at the picture. She was surprised at how accurate it was for a drawing.
Ron thought for a moment, "Endymion that's the name of your owl isn't it?" He asked Serena "Look that princess has your same funny hairstyle."
"Uhhh yeah that's my owl" Serena said, she had to make up a lie quick, "I read about it in a book last year. I liked the name and I liked the hair so I copied them" 'Hopefully that'll do it' Serena thought to herself. It must have been good enough for them because they quickly went back to talking.
"So why were Wizards so afraid of the Lunarians?" Ron asked Hermione.
"They were very powerful. Most were Sorcerers and the Queen had a crystal that carried more magic than the whole Wizarding world."
"Sorcerers?" Harry asked.
"Yes not many Sorcerers are around today, and if there are they aren't very public about it."
"Why?"
"Because Sorcerers use all different types of magic most more powerful than any Wizard spell, so people were scared because not only did they know Wizardry, but also many other types of magic, and anyone with that much power has to be evil or so they thought. There is really only one way to tell a Sorcerer without seeing them do magic. They don't use wands, too much power to be held in a little stick, instead they carry great staffs. I think Dumbledore is a Sorcerer and just hiding it. I remember that Snape referred to him as the Grand Sorcerer once, but he still carries a wand so who knows."
Ron stared at his friend aghast, "It scares me how much you know sometimes it really does."
"Well maybe if you picked up a book once in a while." Their feud was cut short as Ginny walked through the portrait hole very angry.
"Ginny where ya been? You missed the party" Ron yelled to her.
"I know and don't think I'm happy about it either."
"What happened?"
"Well I was so excited that I made the team and I was heading to the common room when first Professor Sight stopped me and congratulated me then she told me that I did an excellent job on the paper I wrote for her class, and she kind of went on and on about stuff like that. When she finally let me go I was already late for the party so I started running through the corridors. When I turned a corner and ran right into Fudge's new Senior Undersecretary knocking us both down. He became very angry even though I apologized over and over. He made me stay with him until he found a teacher to take off points from me, and luck would have it the first teacher we find is Snape. He knew I had just made the team and that there was a party going on so not only did he take off points, but he gave me detention do right then. So that's why I missed the celebration."
"Stupid git" Ron said angrily, and everyone had to agree.
"Well I'm really tired" Ginny continued, "I really don't feel well either, must have been something I ate, so I'm going to bed. Good night" she called as she climbed up the stairs.
"Know what I don't feel well either so I'm going to bed too" Serena said not making eye contact with any of them for her eyes still held tears, "Good night." Serena climbed the stairs and fell on to her bed with tears streaming down her face. Their talk about the Moon Kingdom had been too much for her. 'Why did the Silver Millennium have to be in the History book?' she thought. They now knew just as much as she did about it. Well almost. Serena closed her eyes and hung her head in shame as she thought about how the legend made her death seem brave and heroic trying to save Endymion's life, but that was a lie. The truth was that when she saw Endymion dead she killed herself out of grief. Tears continued to fall until she finally cried herself to sleep.
The next morning Serena was not at breakfast, Hermione hadn't seen her all morning, and the trio became worried because of the way she left them the night before. Harry decided to go look for her. He finally found her wondering through the corridors. "Serena!" he yelled out to her. She turned around to face him embarrassed because her eyes were swollen and red. Harry caught up to her and became a little uncomfortable when he saw that she had been crying, he hated to see her like that. "We were worried when you didn't show up for breakfast."
"I wasn't hungry" she replied.
"Look" he said "I'm sorry if anything we said last night upset you" he was about to go on when Serena stopped him.
"No Harry this has nothing to do with you it's just personal. I'll be alright."
"You want to come back to breakfast with me?" he asked.
"That's alright. I just need to be alone right now."
"I understand" Harry turned to walk back when he remembered something, "Serena here" he reached into robe, pulled out his enchanted rose he had made in Transfiguration and handed it to her. "I remembered from Transfiguration that you liked roses" he was getting nervous now, "And umm, well I don't need it anymore not really sure why I kept it, but here I want you to have it, and uhhh feel better." Serena smiled at him then took then rose. Harry then turned and quickly walked back to the Great Hall.
Harry told Ron and Hermione that he found Serena and that she was all right, he did however leave out the rose. Ginny slowly walked into the Great Hall and sat next to Harry. She stared off blankly at the wall with no emotion in her face. "What's wrong?" Ron asked looking at his sister. She gave no reply but instead collapsed on the table. Harry quickly dropped his food and tried to help her up. Ginny regained consciousness and looked up at Harry who almost jumped back in surprise at what he saw. This was not Ginny. Her eyes seemed to glow and an evil grin spread across her face. She grabbed onto Harry who tired to brake free, but could not under the inhuman strength she now possessed.
"Ginny" Ron yelled at her "What's wrong with you? What are you doing? Let him go." But Ginny did not seem to hear this because she held on tighter. Right before everyone's eyes she suddenly began go change into a hideous creature.
Serena, who was still patrolling the corridors, had now become extremely hungry. She walked by the Great Hall and decided that she could go in for a quick bite. She had barely touched the doors when she heard a scream from inside. She opened the doors a little to peak inside, and her eyes fell upon the creature that had Harry Potter in its grasp. Serena shut the doors "A Yoma" She gasped, "how could a Yoma be here at Hogwarts?" Serena didn't know what to do, 'I can't fight it the way I am now' she thought, 'and I don't think even Dumbledore would know how fight off a demon like that. Oh what to do?'
Her mind was suddenly taken off the matter by her wand. It was growing hot, so Serena took it out of her robes and noticed that is seemed to be glowing too. Her beautiful silver wand had an aura of pink light surrounding it. 'What's going on with my wand? It feels like its going to burst'. Serena held on tightly to her wand and soon the light enveloped her too. She closed her eyes as her head started to spin. Then it hit her; that all too familiar surge of power rushed through her body. 'Damn!' she thought 'Not again.'
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DUN DUN DUN!!!
What's going on? What does Harry's dream mean? What does this monster Ginny turned into want with Harry? What's happening to Serena? What will Ron do about his breakfast being ruined? Find out next time.
HAH! I know I'm cruel, I know I'm evil, but it's so fun. Come, join me on the dark side. Is it just me or are Harry, Ron and Malfoy's hormones really kicking in this year. I guess that's what going to school with a Moon goddess will do for ya. Seriously though find me a 16 year old boy who isn't horny, it can't be done.
Sorry I've been typing for about six hours strait so I'm a little out of it. I wanted to get this chapter done today, and it just kept going on and on and on. Look at it look at how long that thing was I hope your all happy. Do you want to know what makes me happy? When I feel loved. Do you want to know what makes me feel loved? When I get reviews. Plus the happier I am the faster I type (its true ya know) so if you want to find out what happens next…
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