Vikki: Well, I'm back and I'm sorry you all had to wait such a long time. End of school year is hectic!

Neslie: Excuses, excuses.

Vikki: Hey, I don't see you doing your job, and that's to keep me motivated!

Neslie: I helped you to map out the next few chapters.

Vikki: So? I could have done that on my own.

Neslie: Whatever.

Important: I changed the ending of chapter 3 right after Hotaru wakes up. Instead of a phone conversation, there's a good-bye scene. MAKE SURE YOU READ IT! That is all.

italics means dream sequence

"these are a character's words"

'these are a character's thoughts'

Voldemort's Firefly: Year One

Chapter 4: Summer With the Weasleys

Hotaru felt sick to her stomach with all of the spinning that traveling by floo powder brought. And then, with a fwump, she landed on a soft carpet; face down, her drawstring bag landing on her head. As she got up, Setsuna stepped out gracefully beside her. She smiled and said, "Molly, it's great to see you again." Hotaru then turned her attention to the other people in the room. There was a kind-faced woman, slightly plump, with flaming red hair and behind her was a girl with hair just like her mother's. She seemed to be a bit younger than Hotaru and was looking at her curiously. They stared at each other for a while. (A.N.: kids, pfft!)

"Molly," Setsuna's voice brought Hotaru and the girl out of their staring contest, "This is my adoptive daughter, Hotaru. Hotaru, this is Molly Weasley and her daughter Ginny." Ginny smiled at Hotaru and gave her a small wave. Hotaru smiled back.

Suddenly, the sound of feet running downstairs turned everyone's attention to the kitchen doorway. A pair of redheaded twins ran in, one of them holding something shiny in his hand. When he realized there were strangers in the room one of the twins stopped, causing the other twin to slam into him and send them both crashing into floor. An older boy ran in behind them. He seemed really pissed.

"Fred, George," he said, "Give me back my prefect badge!"

"We were just gonna shine it for you," said Fred.

"Yeah, with our own special mixture," said George wickedly.

"Fred! George! Percy!" Mrs. Weasley's voice brought them all to attention. "I'd like you to meet someone. This is Hotaru, and she'll be staying with us until school starts." Hotaru bowed.

"Why are you bowing for?" asked Fred. Hotaru stood up quickly and a bit confused. "It is customary in Japan."

"Well, it's nice to meet you," said George, bowing deeply. "Yes," said Fred as he bowed even deeper than George, "Simply smashing." Hotaru giggled while wondering why neither of them fell over.

"You boys help Hotaru take her bags up to Ginny's room," commanded Mrs. Weasley. The twins, after giving Percy back his badge, picked up some of Hotaru's things and led her out of the kitchen and up the stairs.

"You'll have to forgive them," said Ginny, who was walking beside Hotaru. "They're like that all of the time."

"Not all the time," said Fred.

"Maybe we do it once-"

"Or twice-"

"Each day-"

"Of the month-"

Ginny rolled her eyes. "I've learned to ignore them mostly," she said. Hotaru just smiled. 'Amelia would just love these two' she thought.

They went up two flights of stairs before stopping at a blue door. Stepping inside, Hotaru looked around the room. The walls were painted a nice blue and the ceiling was navy blue with yellow stars. There were two windows; one that looked down on the front yard and the other faced a field with a bunch of trees in the distance. Posters were in random places and ranged from muggle pop stars to famous Quiddish players. In one corner of the room there was a desk, a bit shabby, with a stack of comics on it. A table was in the middle of the room and had paper and other art supplies on it. There was a dresser, a night table, and two beds, one blue and one purple. The twins set Hotaru's stuff beside the purple bed.

"Miss Setsuna told mum that your favorite color was purple," explained Ginny. Hotaru stiffened. She wondered what else Setsuna had told Mrs. Weasley.

A boy's voice brought Hotaru out of her little world. Another boy, this one closer to her age, appeared at the door. He seemed kind of upset.

"Ginny," he said. "Do you know where Scabbers is? I can't find him." Then he noticed Hotaru. "Oh, hi there, I'm Ron-"

"The fifth and final Weasley child currently living under this roof," chorused Fred and George.

Once they had found Ron's rat everyone headed back downstairs. Mrs. and Mr. Weasley were talking to Setsuna about normal boring grownup stuff.

"Well little firefly," said Setsuna as she got up, "I guess it is time to say goodbye." Hotaru ran over to the "mother" she loved so much and gave her a big hug.

"I'll miss you, Suna-mama."

"I'll miss you too, but don't worry. You can still keep in touch and come visit. You're acting like it the end of the world silly." She looked into Hotaru's eyes. "Be good, okay?" Hotaru nodded. Setsuna turned towards the fireplace and threw some floo powder into it. There was a cry of "Outers Mansion!" and she was gone.

A couple days before school started, Hotaru and the Weasley kids decided to have a campout by the pond. Of course, Percy didn't join in since he thought it was just a waste of time. So the others decided to have fun without him. They went swimming, hiking (though that wasn't much since they weren't even in the real wilderness), and they even came upon some wild animals (Ron stepped on a skunk's tail).

Soon, they were sitting around a campfire making smores. Somehow Ron got marshmallow stuck in his hair. While the others were trying to get it out, Hotaru's communicator went off in the pocket of her jeans. She moved away from the campsite to answer it. When she opened it, a mini holographic image of Rini was smiling at her.

"Hey Hotaru! What's up?"

"Nothing much, just having a campout before school starts. Anything new in Japan?"

Rini's face turned serious. "That's why I called. It seems that Raye is having visions about something terrible happening in the near future. Something that's going to cause a major flux in the wizarding world."

Hotaru thought for a minute. "Well, that's kind of obvious. My father is trying to cause mayhem, remember?"

"Yeah, but Raye sensed a presence besides Voldemort. One's whose energy seems to be close to that of the sailor soldiers." Rini looked at Hotaru worriedly. "We want you to be careful while you're over there. It seems that a lot of events are going to be focused around you and a boy named Harry Potter."

"Oh, I've heard of him. Ron wouldn't shut up about how amazing he is that he stopped Voldemort." Hotaru's face turned thoughtful. "I don't believe that my father is dead though. After I got my memories, I can sense his presence is somewhere in England."

"Really." The two of them were quiet for a bit. Then Rini smiled. "I also have some great news!"

"What?" asked Hotaru.

"Amelia is a sailor soldier! She's Sailor Terra (that's Earth) and her powers are connected with wind."

"Wow, that's cool," she paused. "I really wish that the three of us could be together again."

"Yeah, me too-" suddenly Rini's face had a mischievous grin on it. "Maybe…"

"Uh oh," said Hotaru. "Rini, you have that look in your eye. What are you up to?"

"Oh, it nothing! Talk to ya later!" and Rini's image zipped out.

Hotaru would have called her back, but just then Ron yelled for her to help stop the twins from making him into a human smore.

R & R please!