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A Changing of FateChapter 2 – Witches and Wizards?
Six Months Later
A girl who was once known as Tsukino Usagi was now Cosmos, Queen of the Stars. She stood at the Time Gates with a certain Keeper of Time. She held the Cosmic Staff, twirling it, looking extremely bored, while her companion sighed as she looked over at Usagi. Usagi's appearance changed vastly. Before, she was 5'0 with long golden hair in two sphere-like balls, framing a heart-shaped face. She had porcelain skin with large puppy-dog like cerulean eyes. Now, she was 5'7 with long silver hair in two heart-like shapes, framing the same heart-shaped face. She has a slightly tanned complexion, has large cerulean eyes with silver star-like specs. Where she once had a golden crescent moon, she now has a silver eight-pointed star. Her Cosmic Staff was grand, with a sphere at the top and two white pure wings surrounding it, and a silver eight-pointed star inside of it. Setsuna had replicated her powers and Time Staff and gave them to Usagi. Usagi was once again complaining that she had nothing to do and that Setsuna was being an old granny by not doing anything with her.
"Sets, don't you want to go clubbing with me? You don't love me any more?" Setsuna just stared at her, face blank, used to this kind of dialogue from the Moon Bunny. "Fine then, what about monopoly? Chess? Checkers? Scrabble? Shopping? Anything? Darn it Sets, let's do something at least. Anything!" Usagi whined as Setsuna sweatdropped and inched away from her little by little. The Time Gates had been pulled at, poked at, and tweaked to the way Usagi wanted it to look. Instead of the lonely mist that had constantly surrounded Setsuna, there were several rooms with beautiful designs, a home theatre system, a fully furnished living room, the finest dining room, etc.
All of a sudden, Setsuna supposedly 'felt' a large disturbance in the air (whether it be good or evil, Usagi didn't know because Setsuna wouldn't tell her); Setsuna told Usagi to teleport herself to the location, giving her the longitude and latitude of the site. "Cosmic Teleportation!" Setsuna gave a secret smile as Usagi teleported herself to who-knows-where. Setsuna quickly got a bowl of popcorn and sat on the couch to watch the entertainment she knew was to come. Hey, Usagi may have been her princess but she couldn't live without entertainment, and who said that princesses weren't allowed to provide some?
Usagi held out the Sword of Artemis in front of her, whipping it around her, ready for battle. Looking around her, she found herself standing on a table full of food; feet in a bowl of red punch. "Eww! Ughh. Not again.. Where the heck am I? Stupid teleportation. Wait a minute.. aw man, Setsunaaaa. You liar! But.. Yes, I'm sure there was a large disturbance in the air. Ok, now, let's see. I think, can't be too sure. Maybe she was talking about a minor disturbance? Was there even a disturbance? If there wasn't a disturbance, why would Setsuna send me here? So, there should have been a disturbance. I think. Hmm. Or maybe Setsuna thought there was a disturbance when there really wasn't a disturbance, which means that because she thought there was a disturbance, she sent me here? Or maybe it's just that.."
As Usagi stood there muttering to herself, tapping her head, she was unaware that she appeared to be a threat and most definitely unaware of the hundreds of sticks pointed at her. She swiftly jumped off the table and cleansed herself with the waters of Neptune and dried herself with the Winds of Uranus.
If there was any doubt of the girl that just appeared on the Hufflepuffs' Dining Table being a threat, at this point, the staff of teachers all had their sticks pointed to her, ready for any sudden movements. The apparent 'large' disturbance was merely a rebellious house elf that had used a large amount of house elf magic against another. But Usagi didn't have know that. Oh no sir. Setsuna cackled an evil cackle that only Time Guardians who became nutty after a millennia could achieve.
"Harry, Hermione, do you guys understand what that girl is blabbering on and on about?" Ron cocked his head to the side trying to understand what the strange but gorgeous girl was talking about. Ron, Harry, and the rest of the male population stared dreamily at Usagi with goofy grins on their faces. Hermione glared at Ron who was supposed to be her boyfriend. She then looked at the unknown girl intently as if she was trying to figure something important out.
"Oh my goodness! From what I gather, she's speaking a bunch of languages. Ooh! I recognize one: Japanese! I took Japanese classes over the summer! I know quite a bit! I reckon that I should be able to understand what she is saying!" Hermione stood up from the Gryffindor table and walked over towards her. "Konnichiwa! Atashi wa Granger Hermione! " She spoke clearly and loudly, taking the time to enunciate each word unmistakably.
"Oh! Atashi wa Usagi Tsukino." 'I bet Sets is having a ball up there…Darn it!' Turning her attention back to the tall girl with wavy brown hair. "Ohayo! Konnichiwa."
Hermione asked, "Er.. DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH? SPEAKAE LE ENGLISHO?" Usagi face vaulted. 'Just because I'm Japanese doesn't mean I'm stupid!' "Hmm.. maybe she didn't hear me, let me try again. I SAID, EXCUSE ME, DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM SAYING? DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH? THAT'S A LANGUGE." Sounding very much like a well-known muggle lover, AKA, a Mr. Weasley, Harry and Ron were wide-eyed and jaw-dropped at seeing Hermione act so, so.. so, vulgar.
"Yes." Usagi replied, wincing.
Hermione put her hands around her mouth to emphasize what she was saying, "WHAT? WHAT DID YOU SAY? CAN YOU HEAR ME?"
"YES, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY PERFECTLY FINE. I am going to be speaking English from now on. I should practice different languages once in a while. Sorry, my mind's been in the gutter lately." Usagi said with a smile as she bowed. "Do you know where I can find your Principal? I'm assuming this is some kind of school?"
"WE HAVE.. Ahem Sorry about that. We have someone known as the Headmaster, equivalent to a Principal or Dean. His name is Headmaster Albus Dumbledore and he's right--" As Hermione turned around, she came face to torso with Professor Dumbledore, considering the fact that he was at least a full three heads taller than her. Hermione gave a faltering grin as she rushed back to her own seat.
"Hello. It's a pleasure to meet! Do you know where I am?" Cosmos asked with a beam on her face. 'Setsuna, I know you can soooo hear every single word I'm saying in my head. Listen to this: I am going to kill you.' Dumbledore just gave a small nod with a twinkle in his eye.
"Well, hello there. Minerva, Severus, everyone, place your wands down. She is not a threat." Dumbledore spoke with conviction. The rest of the teachers that surrounded him with sticks continued to point them at her.
"Hahaha! What are you guys going to do? Poke me to death? Bahahaha! I haven't laughed like this since.. wowee!" Cosmos gave a large grin. Elsewhere, Setsuna face vaulted as her Princess smothered herself in laughter, on the floor, like a maniac.
"You foolish little girl. How pigheaded of you. And how dare you insult our wands! With these, we are a whole lot more powerful than you!" The man with the greasy black hair all but growled out.
Usagi suddenly changed personalities and did a 180º turn as she took on Cosmos' persona. She gave him along with everyone a cold, calculating glare. "Look here Mr. Greasy-Black-Haired-Man-Who-Thinks-He's-So-Cool-But-Everyone-Really-Hates-You-And-You've-Got-a-Stick-Up-Your-Ass-And-It-Won't-Come-Out. I don't care who the hell you think you are, but never ever call me pig-headed and ever say you are more powerful than me. I've got more power in my PINKY than you do in your whole body! Stupid jerk." Cosmos started swearing in many different languages that had Dumbledore pink and would have kept going on if Dumbledore hadn't spoken.
"I'm extremely sorry for my colleague's behaviour. Please excuse him. As you know, I am Albus Dumbledore, the Headmaster of Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. How did you just appear? You cannot apparate on these grounds." Dumbledore inquired of Cosmos with a tiny frown on his face.
"What? Oh my goodness! You mean witches actually exist? Like the hocus pocus bit, the newts, the cauldrons, the green faces, and the bit noses with moles, and the crooked black hats, and the black cats as familiars.." Cosmos trailed off as she saw that the kids her age who appeared to be students started laughing. "Okay, well, maybe I am a bit off. But anyways, I just teleported from the… Well, just say that I have a lot of untrained power and I accidentally ended up here. Apparate? Oh, that must be a weaker version of teleportation. Ahem I must be off now. Ehehehe.." Cosmos giggled weakly as she saw Dumbledore's large smile.
"Untrained magic? Well now, why don't you join us at our school? We can train you in our ways of magic. What do you think, professors?" Dumbledore asked around him. The professors and students just stared at him, equally in shock.
'Well, I am bored and there is absolutely nothing to do in the Gates of Time since Setsuna's being a prude. What the heck? Why not?' "Sure?"
"Excellent! Now, let us get you sorted! Minerva, please fetch us the Sorting Hat." McGonagall stumbled off to Dumbledore's office, still in shock.
"Now, what is your name?" Dumbledore asked Cosmos.
"Well, that depends on which one you want. People used to call me Tsukino Usagi or Serenity Moon." Cosmos replied with a small smile on her face, remembering and reminiscing her past lives and former memories.
"Which one would you rather be introduced as?" Dumbledore asked again.
"Bahh. Let's just go with Serenity Moon. A new start." Cosmos, now Serenity said with a grin, pushing her silver bangs out of her eyes.
"Now, how old are you? We must know your age to sort you into the proper year." Dumbledore asked Serenity.
"Me? Hmm. I suppose one can say I'm sixteen. But I'll let you in on a secret." She whispered into his ear. "I'm quite a bit older than I appear." Dumbledore gave a calculating thought towards her, but shook it off for the moment, pushing it to the back of his head.
"Now, about those clothes…" Dumbledore trailed off, leaving Serenity to realize what clothes she had come in. She wore a loose silver tube top with a black eight-pointed star in the center and a thick black belt around her waist, a black skirt that came down to her knees, and silver ballet flats. She was void of any jewellery, but looked simplistically beautiful the way she was. The symbol of Cosmos on her forehead had been hidden by her silver bangs.
"I'm sorry. I'll change." Cosmos said with a blush as she realized her indecency in comparison to the rest of the students. She merely concentrated on what she wanted to wear, accessories included. She pictured herself wearing Hermione's Hogwarts uniform: the skirt, blouse, sweater, tie, socks, and cloak. Not that Hermione was wearing all of that. She wore a small thin silver necklace with the Ginzuishou, knowing that she would not be able to carry her Cosmic Staff around with her. When she blinked and opened her eyes, what she pictured was what she wore.
Dumbledore just looked at her with surprise along with everyone else. Whispers filled the air, even as Professor McGonagall came forward with the Sorting Hat, a couple of minutes later. Dumbledore lead Serenity to a small stool where he placed the hat upon her head.
'So you're the new student, huh? You are very late. Very very late. Well, let me see.. where shall I put you? Where will you fit best?'
'Hi? You are the hat on my head talking to me in my head, right?' Serenity gave a confused look and asked.
'Yes. Let me see, difficult, very difficult. You can fit into any one of these houses. That is very rare. You're the very first person that I came across to fit into any house. You have the intelligence and cleverness of a Ravenclaw, the loyalty and friendliness of a Hufflepuff, the power and desire of a Slytherin, and the courage and helpfulness of a Gryffindor! You can fit into anyone one of these houses. Extremely difficult. I don't do this often, but since you are so flexible, do you have any preferences?'
'Uh, not really. I don't know what each of the houses are like because I'm new. Well, since it's so hard for you to decide which house I belong to, why not let me stay with each house for a week and I can make my own decision. How about that? Is that okay with you?' Cosmos asked the Sorting Hat.
'I suppose that would be fine, as long as you have Dumbledore's approval.'
'Of course. By the way, do you have a name?'
'No, everyone just calls me the Sorting Hat.'
'Can I give you a name? What do you think about Mincus? Minny and Min for short? Cute name, right?'
Shock 'Uhh.. well, yes, I suppose so..'
'Now, can I take you off my head and, do you think you could do the honours of telling everyone? Well, Dumbledore at least. Thanks!' Cosmos took the newly-named Mincus off and stood up with a smile. Everyone just stared at her. Wasn't the Sorting Hat supposed to make a decision? After so many years, did it finally get defective?
"Mincus wants to tell you something, Professor Dumbledore. Mincus, don't be shy, go ahead." Cosmos told the Sorting Hat. Mincus? Everyone whispered some more until the Sorting Hat spoke.
"For the first time ever, I have come across someone unique. Serenity is fit for any house. As you can see, it was extremely difficult to choose a house for her to stay in. We both have come to the conclusion that she shall stay in each house for a week to make her own decision." The Sorting Hat fell silent again, and the Dining Hall was once again filled with loud murmurs.
"The Sorting Hat let her choose her own house? Wow! I think this is the very first time anything like this has ever happened! I wonder what makes her so special?" Hermione wondered, half enviously and half in awe.
"I hope she chooses our house!" Harry spoke with a large grin.
"Yeah!" More than half the population of the students spoke, mainly the male species.
"Silence! I have decided that Miss Moon will stay with the Ravenclaws first. You may share your books and a cauldron with someone from each house, until we can provide the proper materials for you. Your school equipment such as quills, ink, and parchment will be provided for you. Miss Moon?" Dumbledore spoke to Serenity quietly for a few minutes until she headed towards to a couple of Ravenclaw girls .
"Are you sure this is wise, Albus?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"This shall most definitely be an interesting school year, shan't it?" Dumbledore said with a large grin, avoiding the question. He watched as Serenity walked off with the Ravenclaw Sixth Years.
"Hello, I'm Serenity as you probably already know. But please call me Sere, Ren, Rena. I would much rather you sticking to the last three." Serenity spoke cheerily as she approached an Asian girl.
"Hi, I'm Cho Chang. I'm in Seventh Yea,r but I can help you out here and there."
"King Triton did not own the Mirror of Neptune, you dingbat of a teacher! Neptune owned Neptune's mirror. King Triton is from 'The Little Mermaid,' just in case you forgot. You know, Ariel's father? The merman? With the crown and the long white beard?" Serenity screamed as Trelawney looked at her as if she was superior. "Oh, and are you going to say that the Keeper of Time is a man too?" Serenity gave Trelawney another glare. Up in the Gates of Time, Setsuna was laughing up a storm.
"Actually, yes. In fact, YES! You see, the Guardian of Time can only be a man because it was HE who.. hmm." Trelawney rambled on. Serenity was quick to cut her off.
"Tree, I love you and all, but the Guardian of Time is a girl. A woman!" Serenity gave a frustrated glance at the ceiling as if Setsuna would pop down from it. Tree, AKA Professor Trelawney merely clucked at her and said otherwise. Okay, Setsuna laughed at the fact that Michiru was thought as a man, but the thought of herself, the ever-so-powerful Princess of Pluto being thought of as a man was rather insulting!
"Now now, class. Dearies. Young people! Will you pay attention? Pay attention! As I was saying, next class we'll be looking into our futures with mirrors…"
The week was pretty interesting for the Ravenclaws, but they were all saddened by the fact that Usagi was moving on and going to live with the Hufflepuffs for the next week week.
"I cannot believe you're going to the Hufflepuffs now. We'll all miss you!" Exclaimed Cho with a sad smile.
"Don't worry! It's not like I'll never see you again. Who knows? I might choose your house to stay with! I'll come and visit you all the time." Serenity said with a happy smile. She gave Cho a big bear hug as she grabbed her things and left.
"Bye Ren!"
"Bye bye! Ciao! Adieu! Au Revoir! Sayonara!" Serenity went on.
"Ren! We get it already!" Cho yelled and shooed her away.
As Serenity walked over towards the Hufflepuff table, she noticed many of the girls were glaring at her. She stepped slowly with a hesitant look. "Hi, I'm Sere, Nice to meet you guys?"
"We know who you are! Just, stay away from our guys, or live to regret it!" One girl yelled and the rest followed her, nodding in agreement.
"What? Your guys? Okay, for one, I don't want any of your guys. Secondly, I highly doubt they'd want to be referred as possessions. How would you like it if some guy treated you like an object and not a person, huh? Anyways, I'll just be sitting over here. Bye." Serenity said. 'These girls are nuts! As if I would take their guys. Pshh! Better stay way from them.' The guys in the Hufflepuff house welcomed her over, but Serenity refused their offers and sat by herself.
The week flew by slowly for Serenity as the girls in her house did everything they could to Serenity. They put glue on her seat, cast nasty spells and hexes that she always managed to avoid, and kept her away from any guy Serenity came across. Of course, Serenity always had things up her sleeves as well. Revenge is always sweet, always.
"Attention class, today, we'll be learning how to get the sap from the Pythonia Trees. Now, you must be very careful because the branches of this tree aren't actually branches, but more like heads of snakes, pythons to be exact. What you must do, is work in groups of three. One will stun the tree, another will cut into the "branches" off, and the third person will get the sap from the incision into the pails. Go on, everyone." Said Professor Sprout as she prepared for any accident that might occur.
Serenity looked around her, knowing that no one from her own house would be willing to partner up with her. Giving up, she was about to ask someone from the Slytherin house, no matter how evil they looked, to join their group, until two girls from the Hufflepuffs tapped her shoulder. "Hi. I'm Maria and this is Vanessa. We were just wondering if you wanted to join our group, since you look like you need one." Maria smiled nicely while Vanessa nodded her head enthusiastically along.
"Yes! Thank you! It's really kind of you to let me join your group. Thanks very much." Serenity breathed a sigh of relief as she finally found a group to work with to get as much sap out as possible. She turned around to put on her gloves. Everything was moving along nicely until the very end of the class, when Serenity turned around to wash her hands. Maria and Vanessa gently grabbed the ends of Serenity's hair and stuck them in the pail of sap. They spelled her hair to stay in the pail for three hours. Serenity of course, being the powerful Cosmos, got her hair out in less than a minute. As revenge, she cornered the two girls in the halls and spelled them so that they wouldn't be able to lie for an entire month. The end of Serenity's week with the Hufflepuffs came.
'Finally, Slytherins! Peace at last.' Serenity headed towards the Slytherin table. "Okay. Before you girls get into your speeches about how you think I'll steal your boyfriends and yada yada yada, I am not going to. I'm not interested in any of them, no matter how goodlooking, smart, or whatever they are. Okay? Okay. Thanks." Serenity sat down at the end of the Slytherin dining table during dinner. Everyone at her table along with the others heard her little speech and she gave a little grin. She then ignored everyone and started shoving down the desserts first.
'She appears to be different from the other girls. Good. She will stay away from me. She looks like a mudblood. I'm a Malfoy. A Malfoy. No mudblooded girl deserves me. And I will show her who's boss in this house.' "Who let you sit on this end of the table, mudblood?" Malfoy snarled at Serenity. The rest of the Slytherins looked on at the scene, either in laughter or pity for the girl.
"Hey, I'm Serenity, but you can call me Sere. There were more pieces of apple pie on this end so I just sat down. Mmm, try the chocolate chip muffins. Here!" She grabbed two and put them on his plate and kept eating. Draco jeered at her as she continued eating. "So, what's your name? I mean, you must have one right?"
"Of course I have a name, you foolish little girl. The name's Malfoy, Draco Malfoy. I'm the Slytherin Prefect."
"Cool! Draco? Nice name. Nice to meet you, Draco." Serenity asked excitedly.
"Draco? Who gave you permission to call me Draco? No one calls me Draco. Stupid mudblood. Call me Malfoy. And stop eating like a filthy pig, mudblood!" Draco said with an intense glare.
"I think Draco is a nice name. Too bad. Now you're stuck with it." Serenity said with a large taunting smile. She then introduced herself to the rest of the gang – Pansy, Crabbe, Goyle, and others sitting at the table. Surprisingly, she made good friends with them all, especially Pansy who was constantly misunderstood. Pansy was nicknamed Sy, Crabbe – C, and Goyle – G.
Everyone Serenity met was given a nickname. Professor Hagrid – The Big Man, Professor McGonagall – Ms. Mc, Professor Trelawney – Tree, Professor Sinistra – Sinny, Professor Snape –Snapester, Professor Sprout – Sproutmyster, Professor Dumbledore – The Boss, Professor Binns – Binny, Madam Hooch – Ma'am, and many more.
"Potter! Ten points from Gryffindor for your idiocy! You add the snail bits BEFORE the mandrake roots!" Snape spit out. Harry just stared at him lifelessly as if he had expected this outburst. The rest of the Gryffindor students glared at Snape, while the Slytherins were laughing outwardly. "Longbottom, you moronic idiot! How many times must I tell you to listen to the instructions before doing anything? And must you always have an accident every single class! Another fifteen points from Gryffindor!"
"Snapester, what do you think about my potion?" Serenity said with a large grin and a wink at Harry, to whom she had spoken to on several occasions.
"What have I said about that name, Moon?" He looked down at her sizzling potion, which was a putrid green. "Well, once again, perfect potion. Five points to Slytherin." Snape growled out but looked proud.
"How many times must I tell you to call me Sere?" Serenity gave another large grin.
"Moon! On with your assignment!" Snape threatened with a ferocious glare. 'Far too many times to count.'
"You know you want to." Serenity smiled. Snape turned around to face her giggling face. He was going to have a big hunkin' migraine after this, her big puppy-dog eyes and her pouting lips…Ahhh!
"Moon. Get writing." Snape yelled at Serenity.
The class was watching the sight of Snape almost smiling in fear. They'd never seen Snape smile. Not even almost. Not ever. And this, this was unbelievably.. scary! One student even had to go to see Madam Pomfrey for therapy. "It-it was.. terrible! Cry I'd never seen any-anything like it before. Sniffle He was all red in-in the face, an-and he.."
"Bahh. I'll keep trying! Don't think I won't!" Serenity started writing her essay on the Forgetfulness Potion and finished three and a half rolls of parchment by the end of class. 'Done!' It was the end of class and she handed her assignment in. Professor Snape just looked at her with surprise. 'She wrote all this during that time? She had better pick Slytherin as her house. If not, I shall speak to Dumbledore.'
Her week in Slytherin had been fun, to say the least.
"Bye Sere!" "Bye Ren!" "Bye Renny!" "Bye Rena!"
"Bye everyone! I'll come visit you guys sometime!"
Serenity finally entered Gryffindor, her final house. Learning magic had been easy for her. But she had to choose a job for after her schooling was over. 'What the heck am I supposed to pick? I have no clue what kinds of occupations are in the wizarding world.'
"Tree, we're still on mirrors? You cannot see into your future with a darned mirror! What are we supposed to do, stare ourselves down to death? Why can't you be more like Firenze? Only one mirror is able to show the future, and that's the Mirror of Neptune! Which of course, you do not own as you say, because I know who does!" Serenity once again started a minor debate in Divination class with the Gryffindor Sixth Years. Harry, Hermione, and Ron smirked. All three of them decided to take this class because Serenity was in it. And whatever class Serenity was in brought major entertainment. Setsuna smiled as her princess brought a large headache to the phony Divination teacher.
"And who, my dear, is that?" drawled Trelawney.
"Me." Serenity replied back. Hermione, Ron, and Harry exchanged confused looks with each other. Could Serenity really own something as sacred as the Mirror Neptune? Sure, one could say that she's special, but really?
"Fine then. Let us see if you can see into your future with your "Mirror of Neptune," little Serenity." Trelawney gave a smirk as if she knew Serenity did not own it. Setsuna merely snorted as she glanced at her and focused on Serenity. She knew that Serenity was going to bring a certain item up. 'I wonder why she didn't call on me. Maybe she didn't want any questions.'
"Fine, Tree. I'll show you." Bringing out the Mirror of Neptune from her sub-space pocket, she held it in her hand for a moment as if remembering Michiru and then laid it on the table in front of her. Trelawney looked at the mirror and gasped. Where had she acquired that mirror?
"Is this a copy of the mirror? Where did you find this? How long have you had this for?" Trelawney asked on, but went silent as she saw Serenity in concentration. 'Bahh, whatever, I suppose I really will make a prediction.' Focusing on the Mirror of Neptune's power, she entered herself into the realm. 'So, this is what will happen…'
"Okay! At dinner this week, Dumbledore will make a special announcement about the DADA teaching position. Also! Someone very famous will be replacing Madam Hooch as the Quidditch professor. Finally, at the Gryffindor Dinner Table tonight, I will be having, mmm, some Cajun chicken alfredo, pumpkin juice, dumplings, spaghetti with meatballs, vegetarian tofu lasagna..." Serenity gave a full description. Setsuna was chuckling as Serenity went on. Once a glutton, always a glutton. Trelawney just glanced at her in surprise but shook her head again.
"Ren, I know… I understand. It's tough being under pressure and not being able to predict the future like I can, but there really is no need for you to have to make things up." Trelawney then gave another speech about her own great accomplishments. Serenity banged her head on the table several times, until Hermione tried to stop her. 'Why me? Why me? That does it! Setsuna, I know you can hear me. I know you sent me here for a greater purpose that I don't know, but I promise you, when I get my hands on you, you're dead meat! You hear me? Deaaaaad meaaaaat!'' Setsuna gave a frightened glance at the image as Serenity's thoughts filled her head. Uh oh.
Her week with Gryffindor flew by like a breeze and she was finally given the choice. At dinnertime again, she stood up and made a speech. Serenity stood up on the Gryffindor bench and spoke excitedly, yet calmly.
"This past month was tons of fun. And I have to say that each house is fantastic in their own way!" With a pause, she gave Dumbledore a secret grin. "However, the big boss here, has given me yet another choice: a choice to be a regular student, or the New Defence Against the Dark Arts Teacher." The Dining Hall went silent. Everyone was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop, if a pin actually fell. Trelawney looked at Serenity in astonishment, but quickly shook her head at the thought of Serenity actually having the power of foresight. There was no way, right?
"I have not made my choice as of yet because I still have to decide what I want to do with my life. So, I would appreciate it if you guys didn't ask me questions. Thanks! Let's eat." Serenity sat down again as hunger filled her petite Lunarian body. Whispers filled the once silent room. Of course, nobody listened to her.
"Did Dumbledore really offer you the job of DADA teacher?"
"So, what do you think you're going to pick?"
"I think you should join Gryffindors!"
"Ravenclaws are SO much better!"
"You should stay a student."
"But a teacher would be fun too! You get to boss people around!"
"Come join the Slytherins!"
"As if she'd want to join your house. Our house, the Hufflepuffs are so much better."
"Hahaha! Did that Hufflepuff boy just say the Hufflepuffs were better than the Slytherins? I think not."
"Do you wanna fight?"
AHEM "Well, I don't know yet. Next week, I'm going to be following Dumbledore around and see what he does." Serenity told Hermione, Harry, and Ron. Hermione and Ron got into a quiet conversation about Harry as Harry and Serenity hit it off once again.
"Wow 'Mione, Harry's really opened up the past week. I mean he'd been all moody the first week of school! Every since Ren came around, he's been bloody weird! Talking and all…bloody hell! Look at that!" Ron exclaimed towards Hermione.
"Stop cussing, Ron! So, he's laughing. What's the big de—Oh…he hasn't laughed since…Snuffle's death…" Hermione wavered. She realized that Serenity had brought a big change about towards the Gryffindor seeker.
Harry and Serenity started laughing together as Serenity told Harry how she was such a ditz and a klutz. She went on describing one of her many accidents. Dinner was over and everyone went into his or her dorm.
"Night everyone!" Serenity shouted. The Gryffindor house looked at her. Where was she going to stay now? "The Boss gave me a separate room because he wanted to me look over a couple of books and lesson plans, undisturbed. See you all tomorrow!"
"Bye Ren!" "Sweet dreams!" "G'night!" "Have a nice night!" "What the heck is, 'Have a nice night?' " A pair of boys in Seventh year started bickering with each other.
As Serenity neared her separate dorm, she noticed a picture of the Sailor Senshi in their Princess forms along with her as their past selves. They started to talk (bicker), move around, and she gasped as Mina winked. "Usa! This isn't the real us, but we're close enough to be real."
"Hi Mama! Did you miss us? Are you surprised?" Hotaru smiled as she tugged on Setsuna's sleeve. Setsuna was painted in as well.
"I missed you all so much! How did you get here?" Serenity asked in wonderment.
"This is just a picture of us. We all saw you come down from the Time Gates and we thought we would join you." Setsuna spoke with her garnet-coloured eyes sparkling with mirth.
"Stop hogging her attention! You get to see her anyways at the Time Gates!"
"..."
"We're not hogging it, we just spoke to her first! Ha!"
"
"Hush it you guys! We're here to give Sagi moral support, not a headache!"
"That's right!"
"That's all you have to say? That's right? I mean, come oooon."
"I was about to say something else, but then you had to be a butthead and cut in!"
"Pshh. Once an Inner Senshi, always an Inner Senshi."
"What's that supposed to be, you-you, tomboy!"
"Who're you calling a tomboy? I can beat you in any game, any time of the day."
"Fine! That's a challenge. I'll accept it. How about—"
"You GUYS! Shut it!"
"Mama, you must be very tired. The password is "Hikari no Tenshi," just for you!"
"Thank you all…" Serenity said with a gentle smile on her face as the door swung open. She took a shower and quickly changed. She lay herself onto her king-sized bed with a look of pure happiness, knowing that her family was right there with her.
"OH NO! I'm late. I'm late! Darn it! Stupid alarm clock. Oh, wait…that reminds me, I have to buy one. Can't believe they don't even have alarm clocks here!" Serenity rushed off to the Dining Hall for breakfast. She headed towards the Teachers' Table and took a seat at the end. Something was going to happen. Very soon. She could feel it in her bones. And who said you had to be old to feel something in your bones. Then again, she was a lot older than sixteen. How old does one actually have to be to be considered old in the wizarding world?
