Make It Last – PG13
Author notes at bottom
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Serenity blinked rapidly as she began to awake from her deep slumber. After her and Hermione had come up to the dormitory she had fallen asleep nearly instantly. She sat up slowly and stretched in a lazy manner. She looked around her and saw that only Parvati (whom she had met the night before up in the dormitories) was awake and was brushing her hair.
Serenity swung her legs over the bed and stood up and stretched again. Parvati looked up from her bed where she was sitting and smiled at Serenity before she stood up. "I'm going down to the common room. You going to be down soon too?" Parvati asked nicely.
"I think I'll get changed and then head to the bathroom to do my hair. Then I'll be down." Parvati smiled and nodded before she walked out of the room.
Serenity went over to a large trunk at the end of her bed and she began to shuffle through its contents. She took out her wand and a few hair supplies before she began to take out piles of clothes. She gave a small gasp when she found she had new robes near the bottom that she distinctly did not remember packing. They were obviously robes that looked like what most of the other students wore. Dumbledore had to have done the honor of getting her some robes to help her fit in.
She smiled and grabbed the traditional skirt, shirt, and tie that all the female students wore and she grabbed the black cloak that was to go over it. She also grabbed a pair of white socks and her black high-heeled buckle shoes that she had worn the night before. After she had everything she needed she headed to the bathrooms where she found the shower and fresh towels. She quickly showered and changed before she did her hair in her traditional buns.
After her shower and dressing she went down to the common room where Parvati sat next to the fire. "Want to go down to the great hall for breakfast together? Lavender I think is already there. I thought I'd invite you along." Serenity smiled at Parvati's kindness.
"What about Hermione? Is she still up in the dormitory getting ready?" Parvati nodded.
"You go ahead. I'll wait for her." Serenity said with a smile. Parvati smiled back and waved before she left through the portrait hole.
Serenity looked around and saw that only a few people were awake. She saw a small round faced boy sitting at a table furiously writing on a piece of parchment. He obviously hadn't finished one of the summer assignments. She walked over to him cautiously, not wanting to disturb him in his work. She noticed him writing about some sort of potion.
"Excuse me, but may I ask what you're writing about? You look like you could use some help?" Serenity offered sweetly.
The boy jumped noticeably, her presence obviously had not been known to him. "O-Oh uh…" He looked up at her flustered and unsure of what to say.
"I'm Serenity. I just transferred here… I was home taught before." Serenity didn't care to mention she was home taught over one thousand years ago, that she hadn't had any previous teachings since her first life of course.
"I'm Neville, Neville Longbottom." The round faced boy, now known as Neville said.
"I'm just working on a bit of an essay I forgot to work on while I was on summer holiday." Neville began to explain. "It's for Professor Snape's class, he teaches potions here and he assigned us to write an essay on shape shifting potions. I've got another inch to write… I suppose I could use a little help. Do you know any other shape shifting potions besides the ones I've got listed?" Neville asked desperately.
Serenity peeked over his shoulder at the assignment. "You forgot the Polyjuice potion. You can turn into someone if you put something of theirs in it, like a hair or something. That's usually taught in about second year so I'm not surprised you forgot about it."
Neville's face lit up when she gave him the information he needed so desperately. "Oh thank you!" He exclaimed and he instantly began to write again. "I forgot about that potion!" He continued to write furiously and Serenity decided to take her leave of him, especially since Hermione was coming down the stairs.
"Hi Hermione. Lavender and Parvati already went to breakfast, I thought I'd wait for you." Serenity said shyly. She was somewhat hoping to make friends with Hermione. She reminded her so much of Ami… it was almost like her blue haired friends was with her.
"That would be nice." Hermione said with a friendly smile. "I'd wait for Harry and Ron but we'd be starving by the time they even were half way ready to go down to breakfast. They sleep in much later than I do." Serenity giggled and her and Hermione stepped out of the portrait hole.
"Were you helping Neville with homework?" Hermione asked as they walked down to the great hall.
"Yes, he couldn't remember a potion for his essay. He only had an inch or so left to go so I told him to write about the Polyjuice potion." Hermione giggled at this but didn't say what she was giggling about when Serenity asked.
The two reached the great hall and sat with Parvati, Lavender and Ginny who Serenity learned was Ron's younger sister. They were halfway through their meals when Ron and Harry showed up along with Neville and another boy Serenity learned was named Seamus.
"Hi Serenity." Harry said with a dashing smile. Harry, Serenity realized had rather vibrant green eyes and messy black hair that looked rather good when it fell into his eyes.
Serenity shook her head, she'd done black haired boys before and although most were nice, most dark haired boys just weren't her type. But… she looked at Harry again. You never know.
"Ah, Potty, Weasel!" A deep, and drawling voice said.
Serenity turned and saw another handsome face and two ugly ones for the handsome boy was accompanied by two large boys. The handsome boy had piercing blue gray eyes and blond hair that Serenity ached to reach out and touch, but of course she wouldn't dare do something so foolish.
From the sound of his voice however she had come to the conclusion that he wasn't going to be very nice, and therefore wasn't going to be worth her time… but some people weren't as bad as they seemed she reminded herself as she stared at his eyes yet again.
"What is it Malfoy." Harry asked icily as he turned to the boy Serenity had been secretly checking out.
"Nothing, nothing at all. I just thought we could finish our little chat that we couldn't finish on the train…" Malfoy stopped speaking when he noticed Serenity.
"Ah, the new student. Why such a beauty is in Gryffindor is beyond me. Such a waste." He scoffed.
Serenity blushed, feeling rather embarrassed but also a little perturbed. Her MOTHER had been a Gryffindor. She opened up her mouth to speak but was cut off.
"It would have been a waste had she been a gross Slytherin! Leave my sister alone!" Usagi turned around to see her younger brother.
Malfoy laughed at him outright. "Does she need a little first year to fight her battles? Are you just THAT low new girl?" Serenity saw her brothers face fall and felt for him, he had only said that to try to protect her like a good brother. She put a comforting arm around him.
"You shut your face Malfoy!" Hermione countered as best she could.
"Shut up Granger you damn mudblood." Malfoy cursed. Serenity saw Hermione flinch under the cruel term that Malfoy used before she backed down.
"Why don't you go back to the Slytherin table where you belong Malfoy." Ron growled.
Serenity looked at the boy again before she stood up silently, pushing her bother aside. "Please leave." She commanded. Her voice unwavering and full of authority.
"Why should I. I'm not doing anything wrong, we're just… chatting." He said with a chuckle.
"I'm not asking you." Serenity said sincerely, taking out her wand, her eyes flashing with danger.
Malfoy's cronies guffawed stupidly thinking she was joking. But Malfoy took one look at her eyes, having seeing the beautiful clear blue they had been and now seeing that they were a cool silver he realized that he was quite serious. Malfoy, although not wanting to admit to defeat nodded coldly. "This isn't over new girl." He commented before he left, flanked by the two large boys.
"Wow! Serenity that was amazing!" Harry commented. "How did you do it? Some memory charm? We've never been able to get Malfoy to leave so quickly." Serenity just smiled, patted her brother on the head (who blushed in embarressment at his sisters affection) and sat back down and went back to her breakfast.
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After breakfast the small group of Gryffindors went right to Transfiguration where they began to learn how to transfigure a rabbit into a fur cap. It was just review but many of the students had trouble with it. Hermione and Serenity were the only ones that made caps that still didn't jump. Neville's actually jumped onto McGonagall's head and onto the floor and proceeded to hop around the class before McGonagall decided it was time to stop the lesson.
When it was time for potions Harry, Ron and Hermione thought it wise to pul Serenity aside before class to warn her of her new professor.
He's wicked, that one!" Ron screeched as he pulled out his parchments to turn in from summer holidays.
"He also likes to play favorites, try not to get in Malfoy's way and don't cause a ruckus… we've done that on a number of occasions and lost quite a few points for Gryffindor." Harry added.
"We're not trying to scare you Serenity." Hermione said. "He's just… well a little bit of a…"
"An ass?" Ron finished, much to Hermione's distaste at his choice of words.
"Oh forget it, come on, we'll be late!" Hermione said taking Serenity's hand and they made a run for class, arriving precisely on time.
They took their seats together away from the Slytherins and they began to wait for Snape to begin. "Class, this term you'll be using a lot more potent ingredients… meaning if any of you decide to get…" Snape began to talk and point at some bubbling jars "stupid and not put on your dragon hide gloves, I'm afraid I won't be held accountable for any loss of limbs." He sneered at Harry pointedly, as if saying he hoped he'd forget to wear his gloves.
The class was uneventful until the end of the lesson. While they were cleaning up their supplies Harry, Hermione and Ron were all surprised when Serenity accidentally spilled some powdered toadstool that Snape didn't take any points away from Gryffindor. Instead he stated simply to "Clean that up with some soap or it'd stain the stone floor an ugly green color."
As they were leaving Ron decided to ask the question that they all wanted to know. "Serenity! How did you get away with that?"
"I don't know." Serenity answered truthfully. Serenity decided quickly that she'd best find out. "I'll be right back I forgot my potions book." She lied smoothly before she ran back into the potions room before someone could volunteer to go with her. She was on a mission to find out why the "evil potion master" was so un-evil to her.
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I just wanted to clear up to a few of those who thought I was new to crossovers that I'm not new at all. I'm just new to the Harry Potter/Sailor Moon ones. I've done many Gundam Wing/Sailor Moon ones and still am. I'm just new to writing Harry Potter/ Sailor Moon crossovers. I've read quite a few though.
Also, I think I've decided to make this a Harry/Draco/Usagi love triangle. I've never done a love triangle before so if anyone out there has done one, I would love some pointers. I already know who she's going to end up with however. See if you can guess. ^.~
