Ch17

Ch17

Disclaimer: No, I don't own Sailor Moon and nor do I own Harry Potter.

AN: Sorry for the long wait but here is the next chapter of Starting a New Life! Here we will find out the beginning of the battle between the traitors and the ones who are loyal.

For those who wanted more brotherly/sisterly moments for Serenity and Harry, I hope this chapter doesn't disappoint you!

Usagi walked back and forth in the living room, as she ran a silver brush through her hair. "We best get ready," she said, "Harry will be here anytime now."

"Usa-mama, everything will be just fine," Hotaru said. She glanced at the person huddled in the shadows of the corner. "Are you okay? Anything you want me too get for you?" she asked.

The figure just shook its head. "So, I'm actually surprised that you're alive, Ren," a low male voice said, "The last thing I heard about you was that you were missing and nowhere to be found with no evidence of your existence."

"Well, I was surprised to come back and find out that you were killed," Usagi said, "Revealing you to Harry is going to be our Christmas present for him, so I don't want you to show yourself to him."

Usagi went into her room to get ready as Hotaru just smiled. "Did you know that Usa-mama likes Professor Snape?" She was ignorant, or rather ignored, of the gagging sounds coming from the shadows. "These two are pretty close to each other."

"Snape? My little Ren is in love with that greasy git!" the shadow shouted.

"What's wrong with Professor Snape?" Hotaru asked.

"For one, he's a bloody Slytherin!"

"So am I."

"You're more decent than the rest of that house. Not to mention that he's old!"

"You mean like you?"

"I love her like she's my own daughter, which also means, he's old enough to be her fucking father!"

"Love knows no boundaries, haven't you ever heard of that? What does age and gender have to do with the happiness of others?"

"But Snape…"

"What do you have against him anyway? I mean, sure he's sarcastic and cruel, only cares about his own house, loves to torment and put down the Gryffindors, hates Usa-mama's father with a great passion…"

"Aren't those reasons enough to be against the union?"

"But despite everything he says and does, he truly does care for Usa-mama." Hotaru watched as steam came rushing out of his ears. "I don't get why you're so upset. I said that she likes him, not that she's in love with him."

"Is that supposed to make me feel better? I don't care about that! What bothers me is the fact that they like each other!" the figure shouted.

Usagi walked back out, wearing a long white dress similar to the lunarian royal outfit. Her long hair was tied up into the traditional royal style with a chain around her head with a golden crescent moon hanging in the middle of her forehead. She watched as Hotaru had an amused look on her face as the one in the shadows look like he was about to explode. "What are you two up to?" she asked, looking back and forth between them.

Hotaru just smiled innocently to Usagi as she said, "Nothing, Usa-mama."

"Nothing my foot," the shadow snorted, "if you're pursing a relationship with Snape, you can just forget about it, Ren!"

"What's wrong with me being friends with Severus?" Usagi asked.

"And you're on first name basis too!" the figure shouted. He turned around and banged his head gently on the stone wall. "I can't…believe that someone…I see as a daughter…actually is close to the greasy git," he muttered between each bang.

Usagi rolled her eyes. "Hotaru, can you bring him to Setsuna's room? Harry will be here any minute now," she said. She waved her silver wand in the air, causing a mannequin to appear. With another wave, clothes were donned in the doll, black clothes similar to the clothes worn by the Saturn royals. "Hotaru, you better get ready," she said. She heard the entrance creak open.

"Serenity, are you busy?" Harry asked. He came into the room. He stared at the outfit. It resembled a black tuxedo with a strange purple insignia over where the wearer's heart. A black flowing cape was fastened by a single silver button on both shoulder and draped down to the floor. "Is that my outfit?" he asked.

"Do you like it?" Usagi asked. Harry continued to stare at it in amazement as he slowly nodded his head. "I think it will go nicely with Hotaru's dress," she said. She waved her hand to him. "Come, I'll help you with this," she said with a smile.

Harry watched as Usagi stepped into her room to retrieve something and quickly changed into the outfit handed to him. Sister she may be, but she is still a girl and there was no way that he will undress and remain that way for any girl. He heard her footsteps walk back in; he turned around to see her carry in a dark mahogany chest.

"Oh, that was fast," Usagi said. She glanced up at the clock hanging on the wall. "I've only been in my room for just a minute."

Harry just smiled sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Yeah, I figured that it was similar to a regular tuxedo then it wouldn't be so hard to put on," he said, trying to hide his nervousness. Hearing no answer, Harry glanced over at his sister to see her stare at him with a thin eyebrow being lifted up and concealed by her bangs.

"Harry? Were you embarrassed?" she asked.

Harry jumped and quickly shook his head. "No, no, I am not embarrassed," he said, chuckling somewhat falsely, "What makes you think that I was?" He then gave off that laugh that signals that he's denying or hiding something behind his back.

Usagi just smiled and shook her head. "Ototo no baka(1)," she said. She placed the chest down on the low table and went to fix the cape. "There's no need for you to feel embarrassed in front of me. When I was younger, my otou-san helped me dress up all the time when my okaa-san couldn't."

While he tried to figure out what she meant, he argued weakly, "But that was when you were 'younger', I'm, what, sixteen!"

Usagi opened the chest and took out a silver comb. "Oh hush, my adopted parents helped me dress even when I got older. You should've seen the traditional clothes for festivals that we wore in Japan." She took him by the shoulders and turned him towards her. "Now, hold still while I tame your hair," she said.

In a short span of three minutes, Serenity had managed to do what no one had done before, she actually did tame his wild bush of hair. How she had managed to make it look a bit messy but neat was beyond him, but he didn't care. He actually enjoyed having that comb go through his locks and the feel of his sister's fingers making the hair stay in place. He had never had anyone help him like this before…and it felt nice.

Serenity gave him a tight hug. "Now you look ready to court a princess," she whispered into his ear.

Harry stared at Usagi, his green eyes becoming focused on the moon shaped charm and on the silver moon on top of the chest. "You're able to access the moon's powers and you decorate you own with it. Why is that?"

Usagi just smiled as she patted him on the head. "You'll see soon enough," she said.

Harry frowned at her sentence. "Don't say that. You remind me of the headmaster when you do," he complained. Usagi just laughed.

Harry heard the door open and turned around. His green eyes bulged out and his jaw dropped. Standing in the doorway of her room was Hotaru, and man, did she look beautiful. If he hadn't known better, he would've thought that she was some ethereal being.

Hotaru wore a long dark purple dress that started out tight around her upper body and then flared out below her waist. The area around her shoulders and arms were bare with a dark lavender collar around her neck. Between the parts of her bangs, she also wore a charm, just like his sister, only hers looks like a lilac 'h' with a curved tail and a line going across the stem(2). On her face, there wasn't a single trace of make up other than a light pink lip gloss.

Harry just stared at his date with his jaw slacked open. "Come on, Harry, snap out of it," he tried to scold himself, "Say something, don't just stand there like an idiot."

Hotaru tilted her head. "Are you okay, Harry?" she asked. She glanced down at her outfit as she held her arms out. "Is there something wrong with my dress?" she asked, "Maybe I should change into something else."

"NO!" Harry shouted, causing Hotaru to jump and Usagi to laugh. His face turned a deep red color when he saw that Hotaru was trying to hold her laughter in while his sister leaned against the sofa as she laughed to her heart's content. "I mean…" he quickly glanced down from embarrassment as he finished softly, "…it looks great on you."

Hotaru watched Usagi took deep breaths that she didn't get to have while laughing and then turned to see Harry looking very humiliated. Smiling, she walked quietly towards her escort; when he looked up at her, she kissed him on the cheek, causing him to flush a much deeper red, if possible.

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There was a giant Christmas tree decorated with glass multicolored spheres to candles was situated in the middle of the circular room. Round tables were placed surrounding the hall leaving space between the tree and them for the students to dance. The hall was filled with students from 1st year to their 7th. Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, and Ravenclaws were mingling around the dance floor and at the tables while the Slytherins opted to stay in their own groups farther away from everyone else.

Hotaru and Harry were talking with the rest of their friends in Gryffindors as their outfits were admired by those around them. "Hotaru, your dress is beautiful! Where did you get it?" "Hey, Harry, you and Hotaru have the same corresponding outfits. Trying to act closer to each other, huh?" With all the questions being thrown at them from both sides, the popular couple just blushed and smiled as they held hands.

Hotaru looked towards Michiru and Haruka who were standing in front of the tree, playing the instruments they performed with for a long time. Michiru was wearing a light aquamarine colored dress that has only one strap over her right shoulder with a trident-like symbol(3) on the fasten. A violin was tucked between her chin and her left shoulder as she played the instrument. Haruka was wearing a pale yellow suit also with a strange symbol over her heart, it resembled a bit like the letter H with a straight line going down the middle with a small circle at the bottom end(4). With her girlfriend, she was playing a piano duet along with the violin. Hotaru then glanced over to the doors opening and gasped in anticipation, causing others to look at her. "Usa-mama," she said softly.

All eyes were turned on the DADA professor as she walked into the hall which then shifted towards Oliver Wood who was dressed in an all white suit. Everybody watched Oliver held out his hand and when they saw Usagi took hold of it, the whole room exploded in whispers and squeals of 'I told you so'. But not every eye was as happy or pleased with the scene.

The minister, Cornelius Fudge, along with the pervious year Hogwarts High Inquisitor, Dolores Umbridge, sat with the professors angrily and suspiciously eyeing the young professor and the previous graduate as they made their way to the table for the educators. Among the professors, a pair of angry black eyes watched as the young couple came closer to the table; the reason for the anger, this person does not know, but one thing is for certain, its is triggered by the approaching pair.

"Serenity, my dear, you look beautiful," Minerva said, embracing Usagi. She pulled apart slightly to study the outfit. "Ever since you were little, I remember your fascination with the moon," she said, thinking of the past, "And here you are, over ten years later, still fascinated by that orbiting rock." Then she remembered the uninvited guest and rolled her eyes. "Serenity, I don't suppose you know Dolores Umbridge, she was Hogwarts High Inquisitor," she said, with a slight sneer in her tone.

"Ah, the person who replaced Uncle Albus last year," Usagi said, "I hear such…wonderful stuff about you."

Dolores just smirked. "Oh? Were they saying how my curriculum is more superior and better suited than what they're really teaching the students? Of course they were," she said, ignoring the professors who were rolling their eyes, "Honestly, the way your teachings are, it's just educating the students to be nothing but violent people who going to be all brawn and no brain."

Usagi glanced at the other professors to see most of them pretending to gag and just smiled. "Sure…if you put it that way," she said.

Cornelius narrowed his eyes as he demanded to know, "What do you mean by that, Ms. Potter?"

"Ms. Potter?" Dolores repeated.

"Yes, apparently, she claims to be the elder sister of our esteemed Harry Potter," Cornelius said.

Usagi narrowed her eyes and was about to retort when she felt a pair of arms wrap themselves around her. She turned her head to see that Hotaru was the one hugging her with Harry by her side. "Hey, Firefly, Harry…are you guys enjoying yourself so far?" she asked.

"Hai, Usa-mama," Hotaru replied. She looked over to see Cornelius and Dolores staring at her in suspicion. "Ne, Usa-mama, who is that?"

"That's Umbridge, she was the DADA last year," Harry replied, glaring at the two least favorite guests. "The worst ever," he muttered softly. Since Hotaru was standing right next to him, she heard what he said and giggled.

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"It's almost time, isn't it?" Minako asked Mamoru.

"Sixty seconds to go," was the reply right before he kissed her on the lips.

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Setsuna glanced at her allies hidden in the shadows. "Fifty seconds," she said.

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Usagi glanced at the dance floor as she whispered, "Forty seconds," causing some people to look at her.

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"Thirty.."

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"Twenty…"

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"Ten…"

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"Time..."

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As soon as Usagi, along with Mamoru and Setsuna said 'Time' in their respected planes, an explosion occurred in front of Usagi on the dance floor, causing everyone to scream and shout as black smoke arose and filled the area. The two from the ministry demanded to know what was going on while the professors stood up to apprehend whoever it was. But just as they were about to take a single step, Usagi held out her hand, signaling them to stop.

"You sure took your sweet time to get here…MAMORU!" she shouted. Usagi stepped onto the dance floor with Hotaru, Michiru, and Haruka rushing to her side.

"Oh?" a deep voice replied in the smoke, "Don't tell me that you were in such a hurry to your death, hime-sama?"

"You're the one who is going to die, you traitor!" Hotaru shouted.

The smoke cleared with the traitors standing on the scorched floor. Minako was clutching tightly onto Mamoru's arm with her body pressed firmly against his. Ami, Rei, and Makoto stood on either side of them with smirks on their faces. Mamoru's dark blue eyes stared at Usagi as they trailed down her body and back up. "If I had known that you can actually look sexy, I would've kept you as my concubine," he said, licking his lips.

Usagi scowled at his statement. "Sorry, but I refuse to be number two in my soul mate's heart," she said. She turned her head to the side as she stared at Minako, who just kept smiling like a mischievous cat. "Never mind the fact that you were never really my soul mate now, were you, Endymion?" she said.

Mamoru released a deep chuckle, he closed his eyes and shook his head slightly. When he opened them once more, black flames surrounded all five characters only to disappear with them in different outfits. Mamoru was wearing the black suit of armor of his distant past while the girls wore similar clothes to their sailor outfits only instead of the color white, it was the color black. "Soul mate is a really strong word, Serenity," Mamoru said. He lifted his hand up to his hair as his now black eyes stared hard at Usagi.

"Serenity, do you know them?" Minerva asked, not liking the aura surrounding the man.

"Serenity, you didn't tell them about me? I feel so hurt," he said, acting like he really was hurt. He bowed down extravagantly towards the professors as he said, "It's a pleasure to meet you all. My name is Mamoru Chiba and I am Usagi's fiancé."

"You mean 'was' her fiancé," Haruka said, "The engagement was broken the minute you decided to cheat on her with that faceless slut!"

"Watch your tongue, Uranus, that faceless slut as you called her is your future queen," Rei shouted.

"We already have a queen and she's not it," Michiru yelled back.

Everybody in the hall watched as a tennis-like competition of arguments arose between the two groups with Mamoru and Usagi staring down at each other, one with darkness and lust in his eyes and the other with determination and loathing in hers. While everyone was confused as to what was going on, their questions remained the same. What do they mean, talking about queens and what not? Traitor? Engagement? Just what is going on?

Mamoru blocked out everything and kept focused on Usagi. He had to admit, the despised look in her eyes and the angry look on her face, it just gives him the urge to lock her up and use her as he pleases. "You know, Serenity, I'm not that heartless of a man," he said. He held out his hand and continued, "Surrender and I promise not to be too harsh on you once you become my slave."

Not being able to take any more, Harry ran in between them. "Just who do you think you are?" he shouted, "Like hell I'm going to let you do whatever you want!"

Mamoru looked at him and just snuffed him aside. "And who are you, little boy?" he said, "Don't get in the way of things you don't understand."

"My name is Harry Potter and there's just no way in hell I'm allowing you to hurt my sister," the Boy-Who-Lived shouted.

"Harry Potter, huh?" Mamoru said. He snapped his fingers and pointed at the young brunette, "So you're the boy who's been causing problems for him."

Usagi grabbed Harry by the arms and pushed him behind her. "You leave him out of this, Endymion."

He shrugged his shoulders. "Doesn't matter with me since the brat isn't connected with me." Mamoru lifted up a strand of Minako's hair and kissed it gently. "Now are you going to do this the easy way or the hard way, Serenity?"

"Do you even have to ask?" Haruka said, lifting up her henshin pen.

After a shower of light surrounding the outer senshi had vanished, shouts of disbelief rose through when the students discovered Haruka's true gender and the strange outfit they all wore. It was then an outright battle began with Hotaru forming a shield for the students and professors to prevent them from getting hurt and from interfering. The inner scouts and the outer scouts began to attack each other, all showing off their powers and their strengths.

Mamoru just glanced around to see the students' reactions, just as before in Japan, the audience would be shocked to see their precious heroes in action and then start cheering like it was some kind of a game. "I'm surprised that you're allowing them to fight in front of a large audience, Usako," Mamoru said. Usagi just glared at the usage of the old pet name he once gave her. "So you now love the feel of the cheering of your fan base when you battle, huh?"

"Don't mistake me for you," Usagi said. She glanced at the four houses to survey their reactions. "It's a chance for them to witness first hand what their lessons are for."

Mamoru shook his head. "It seems that no matter what I try to tell you, you won't listen to reason," he sighed, "Haven't anyone ever tell you to quit when the odds are against you?" He raised his hand halfway into the air. Surrounding the enclosed area, swarms of darkness rose from the ground only to disperse, leaving youmas in their places. "Now why don't you show me that you got smarter and give up?" he said, smiling or rather smirking at her.

Usagi turned around and started to walk towards her previous destination. She stared at her brother's green eyes and just smiled. "It appears that you haven't notice anything out of ordinary," she said. She turned her head towards the Earthen prince. "You have four of my soldiers with you and only there are eight in total. Do the math."

Mamoru watched as the three outers split up and began to attack the youmas. "Pluto," he whispered, "So tell me, princess, just where is the little guardian of time?" He just chuckled as he continued, "Add one more, it doesn't matter, I will still win in the end."

"You really believe that even after we're defeated, you'll get out of this school alive?" Usagi shook her head. She glanced at the outer scouts and the inner scouts. "Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, come here," she said. When they reached her side, Usagi held out her wand. "Let me tell you this, Endymion, you will never win against us," she said, "Now let me tell you a little secret…I knew what you've been planning to do along." Everybody's eyes widened. "Hotaru, you were wondering about how easily the inner scouts had betrayed me earlier, weren't you?"

"It did seem kind of strange. Venus had always been the closest planet so it makes no sense for Minako to even think about betraying you," Hotaru said. Her eyes widened as she gasped, "Unless."

"I knew what Endymion had been planning on doing, but I had no proof. So I had a little help with my insiders…" Usagi said.

"You really think that my loyal soldiers would even dare to betray me," Mamoru shouted, getting angry at how things weren't going his way.

"Your loyal soldiers?" Michiru repeated, "They were suppose to be loyal to the one person they were meant to protect and that's Serenity. I don't know what you did to make them loyal to you, but…" She turned towards Usagi as she whispered, "He brainwashed them…"

Mamoru just laughed as he clapped his hands. "So the mighty outer senshi have finally figured it out," he applauded, "But even now, it's too late, they've been under my control far past the time to rescue them from my spell."

"Don't count on it, Mamo-chan." All eyes turned to Minako who was sitting on a table with one leg crossed over the knee of the other and one hand balancing her on the table. Her blue eyes glistened like they held some kind of secret as they shifted over to Ami who had her visor over her eyes and her computer in front of her. "Isn't that right, Ami-chan?" she said.

"Mina-chan, you're betraying me?" An angry look appeared on Mamoru's face as his hands clenched tightly, "How could you?"

"Betraying? Isn't the definition of betraying going against where loyalty lies?" Ami asked Minako, "Because I'm pretty sure that we were never loyal to him."

"How? That spell…"

Usagi interrupted, "I must say that your plan would've worked if it wasn't for one tiny detail…they're not the Minako and Ami that you know." She clasped her hands together. "Shall I introduce my insiders to you?" she said, smiling.

"Minako Aino and Ami Mizuno, at your service," the two blue-eyed girls said.

"How are they different than the ones we know?" Haruka said.

"Simple…we're/they're from the future," all three said.

It was silent for a few seconds and then the whole room erupted. "WHAT!?"

AN: Thank you for being patient! I can't wait for your reviews on if you like this story!!

(1) 'ototo no baka' is pretty much Usagi calling Harry stupid

(2) its suppose to be Saturn's symbol

(3) its suppose to be Neptune's symbol

(4) its suppose to be Uranus' symbol