~*~A/N: Now, don't kill me 'cause of the last chappie, I just really didn't feel that great and I had ta post it due to the fact that a friend of mine was threatening me if I didn't. Yah, you, ya know who you are! *glares @ her friend* But now I'm just bustin with creative ideas again! WOOHOO!

Trinity: Hoshi, you are startin ta scare people now.

Serenity: Oh, shudd up, you! How about you do the disclaimer, since I haven't done one in a while.

Trinity: Why don't you? After all, you did say that you were burstin with creativeness.

Serenity…_"

Trinity: *sigh* Fine. MoonGoddessSerenity does not own Harry Potter. This is written merely for your amusement. She may be the goddess of the Moon, but you can't spend her fortune on Earth, so don't even try to sue her.

Serenity: Thank you, Trinity. Now, on with the fic!

~*~ The Other Half ~*~ ~ Hogsmede ~

About a month had passed, and it was now early October. Not to mention time for the first Hogsmede trip, which a few people were looking forward to more than the rest. The night before the trip, Artimis was lying awake when she was hit with an idea. 'Genius! Pure, relentless genius! I scare myself sometimes, even. Mags, when you wake up, you are in for one helluva surprise.' She smirked and jumped out of bed, gathering a few materials from her trunk and creeping out the door.

She quickly hurried down the stairs towards the Gryffindor dormitory, caring a black bag. She and Maggie had an agreement about passwords, so that they could sneak into each other's rooms at night if they needed to, so she got in without any problems. She set her bag on the couch and pulled out something. Scribbling a message onto a piece of paper, she headed up the stairs and found the door to the girls' dormitory. Artimis placed the object and note next to Maggie's pillow, then headed out to finish her plan.

Maggie got up the next morning, which was Saturday, fairly early. Glancing over at her clock, she saw that it was exactly 10:00, and she groaned. Rolling over, her hand hit something hard. She sat up and saw a camera sitting on her pillow, with a piece of Artimis' stationary attached to it. It was hard for her not to know whom it was from; she didn't know who else used silvery purple stationary with a crescent moon at the top. She picked up the note and read:

'Hay, Mags,

Ok, you're probably waking up at about 10 am, and remember that today's the Hogsmede trip! WOOHOO! Ok, I'll stop now. Anyhow, get dressed, then head downstairs with the camera. You remember where the bathroom is? Well, make sure that you're facing that door. Let's just say that you're in for a 'shower' of surprises, and you're bound to enjoy every last one of them. See ya in Hogsmede!

Artimis'

'Now what could she mean by that? Well, one way to find out.' Maggie stood up and found the perfect outfit: A pair of metallic red pants and a metallic gold T-shirt that was backless save for the gold ribbons running across her back. She slipped on a pair of gold flip-flops and gold jewelry. She added some sight yellow and gold makeup and some red lipstick while brushing her hair away from her face.

Then she pulled out a curling iron and added a few curls to her tresses. Looking herself over in the mirror, she grabbed her purse and the camera, then headed down to the common room. She checked the clock and saw that it was already 11:30, and she said that she would meet Harry in the common room in about a half-hour. She sat down and talked to Hermione, who had just come downstairs, herself.

"Woah," Hermione exclaimed when she saw Maggie's outfit, "Love the threads, girl! Harry's gonna drool when he sees you!" Maggie blushed. "Thanks, that was the general idea, after all. Hay, where are they, anyhow?"

"Well, Ron's also meeting me, and we were all planning to head to Hogsmede together. I was awake earlier, and the boys said that they were going to go take a shower before they met us. So they should be out in a bit." Maggie smiled. "Alright; oh yah, I love your outfit, too, 'Mione."

Hermione was wearing a navy blue skirt that stopped about 6" below her knee and had slits on both sides up to mid-thigh. Her shirt was a sky blue T-shirt with a picture of angel wings and a halo on the front. Her make-up and jewelry were simple, and she had on a pair of light blue shoes.

They both sat and talked for a little while longer, when suddenly they heard screaming coming from the boys' bathroom. They turned around and saw Neville, Seamus, Ron, and Harry all run out of the bathroom; dripping wet, and wearing nothing but towels. They were even having trouble holding those up. Now Maggie knew what Artimis had meant. 'Girl, the next time that I see you, I swear that I'm gonna find a way to repay you for this.' Their eyes all grew wide as Maggie raised the camera to her eye and began snapping pictures.

When the boys finally stopped running around, all the girls that were sitting in the dormitory were practically drooling at the site, making the boys pull the towels tighter around their waists. "What…happened…?" Hermione gasped between fits of laughter. Maggie was also laughing, while placing her camera into her purse.

"Somebody thought that they would be funny by putting a bunch of scorpions under the sink, so when Neville walked over to it, they all came out and went all over the bathroom," Harry and Ron both tried to explain. All the boys' faces were soo red by this point. "Well, uh, I guess we should go get dressed," Ron said, "We'll be down in a minute, alright?" They all ran up the stairs to put some clothes on, leaving all the girls still drooling and laughing.

When they all finally came back down, their blushes had died away and they made all the appropriate comments about the girls' outfits on their way out the door and towards Hogsmede. When they arrived, they all decided to head to The Three Broomsticks for some butterbeer. They all got a booth next to the window and talked about absolutely pointless things. Maggie began to wonder how Artimis was doing, but then turned her attention back to Harry, who was saying something to her.

Artimis woke up at about 10:30, and smiled, knowing that Maggie would be in for the most wonderful surprise she could get. The scorpions that she had placed in the boys' bathroom would disappear as soon as it was noon, so that no one would know about them; or have to clean then up. Slowly she sat up, noticing that the rest of the girls were already up. Then she fell back again with a groan when she remembered that she had promised Malfoy a date today. 'Damnit to Hell! Why'd I have to agree to that? Besides, dating is so overrated these days. I have more important things to do than spend time with that prat! Too bad that they haven't invented a magical DVD player, otherwise, I'd be watching my anime collection. But has the wizardring world gotten any common sense? No! They just enjoy tormenting me! Ugh, well, I better get up and dressed, at any rate.'

Slowly, Artimis climbed out of bed and decided on what to wear. It took a while, but she finally found what she was looking for: A pair of black flair leather plants that were cut into strips from the knee down, which had a blood red fishnet wrapped all around them. Her shirt was a blood red T-shirt that was backless, save for the 1" strip of fabric woven around the back with the phrase, "I Don't Suffer From Insanity, I Enjoy Every Minute of It" Written on it in black, while there were strips of black fishnet in random places all over the front of her shirt.

She slipped on a pair of black platform shoes, then added some red and black jewelry and dark make-up. She had on enough black eyeliner and ruby red lipstick to scare away most people, though not those that knew her well enough. Glancing at her clock, she saw that it was almost 11:45, which was when she had told Draco she would meet him in the common room. Grabbing her black purse, she headed down, only to find him waiting for her already.

Artimis was shocked to find that he owned some relatively normal clothes. He had on a pair of black pants and a dark blue shirt, which showed of his eyes perfectly. When he saw Artimis, it took a lot of effort to keep his jaw from dropping, and to make his eyebrow arch. "Interesting outfit choice," he remarked while holding out his arm for her. "Thanks; you don't look to bad yourself. Though I didn't think you owned any normal clothes." She took his arm and headed out with him.

When they arrived, they headed to The Three Broomsticks, where Artimis saw Maggie sitting with Harry's arm around her shoulder. She smirked when she thought of her initial reaction of her 'surprise' this morning. They say down at a booth in the back and ordered some lunch. While they waited for their orders to arrive, Malfoy started a conversation; or at least attempted to.

"So, What made you choose to leave your home in the US and join this school?" "Oh, nothing much. Just revenge and to meet my brother who happens to be sitting next to my adopted sister in the front of the pub." That's how she wanted to respond, but thought better of it. "Well, our parents heard that the school had a better academic program, so they decided to send us here in hopes that it would calm me down a bit."

"Why would you need to be calmed down?"

"I was known for having the cops take me home from raves every other week back home."

"And your parents didn't care that much about it?"

"Actually, they gave up trying to discipline me around the age of 10. They thought that they'd at least have a chance for a perfect child with Maggie, but I rubbed off on her a lil' too much."

"Ah, well, you must not have gotten too much of an education if they sent you here."

Artimis smirked a little. "Actually, Maggie and I each had a 4.0 GPA at our old school. Maggie's the one with the real brains, though. I got mine from luck, cheating, and a lot of tutors."

Draco arched his eyebrow. 'So, maybe she's not as perfect as I first thought her to be. Argh, damnit! No human being is perfect. The only reason I'm here right now is because I wanted to find out more about her. Where's that waitress with our food, anyhow?'

Just as he thought about it, Madame Rosmata [sp?] appeared carrying their food. They still talked a bit, though their entire conversation was a little cold. Finally, it was time for the students to leave for the school. 'Finally,' Artimis thought, 'It was starting to get a little boring there.' On the way back up to the school, she spotted Maggie. She thanked Draco for the interesting time, then rushed off to meet up with her friend.

"So," Artimis began, "How'd you enjoy my surprise for you this morning, hmm?" Maggie turned around and burst out laughing. "I'll take that as a, 'that was the best ting I've ever seen!'" She also laughed. "Yah, it was a great surprise, but the date was better," Maggie added. "But enough about me; tell me about your date."

Artimis shuddered. "I'd prefer not to think about it if you don't mind. Oh, and if anybody asks, we came here because our parents thought that I could learn a little more self-decline." "Jeez, couldn't you think of something that wasn't so close to the truth?"

"And what's that supposed to mean??"

"Oh, nothing; just that you and the cops back home were on a first-name basis."

"Look, not my fault I like to party! Ok, maybe it is, but that doesn't mean anything!"

"Whatever you say, girl. Oh, just ta let ya know, your brother asked me out again." Maggie then drifted off into dreamland while Artimis rolled her eyes and began to chant the most annoying song under her breath. "Maggie and Harry, sittin in a tree; K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes [y'all know the rest] Hay! Don't hit me!" Maggie rubbed the back of her neck where Harry had hit her.

"Don't pick on Maggie; I really like her, Artimis." She glowered at her brother. "I could tell, I mean, since you kissed her, she's just been floating on Cloud 9. Now, I wonder what she'll do once you fuck her brains out-" Artimis started running as fast as she could to dodge Harry's wand. Maggie snapped out of her daydreams when she heard Artimis' last comment, making her go beet red. 'Hmm, I wonder what I would do…' She laughed to herself as images began to fill her mind.

'Goddamn you, Artimis! My mind will never be the same thanks to you.'

"ARTIMIS!!! GET BACK HERE!"

"YOU'LL HAVE TA CATCH ME FIRST, POT-HEAD!" Artimis dodged another one of Harry's attacks until she slammed into something hard.

"Miss Crawford, I know I'm irresistible, but try to retain some dignity, would you?" She glanced up to see a smirking Draco with both of his hands on her arms, holding her up. "You're one to be talking about dignity, you know. Now, please excuse me; I have more interesting things to do with my time." As she turned to walk away, she heard his last comment. "Trust me, there is nothing more interesting than doing me."

Maggie had caught up with Harry and was holding him back when they saw Artimis go stomping towards Draco, flames practically shooting from her head. "Uh-oh," Maggie said to no one in particular. "What? Did I miss something?" "Harry, you haven't had to grow up with Artimis, but when you see her like that, it's usually a good idea to start heading in the opposite direction."

They stood off to the side listening to the two Slytherins exchange words. "-Least I don't masturbate when there isn't an available whore around!"

"Does that mean that you screw the furniture instead?"

"No, it means that I have no desire to screw anything at all, dumbass." Both students drew their wands and prepared to hex each other, when-

"Miss Crawford! Mister Malfoy! Report to my office at once!" They whirled around to see Professor McGonagall fuming in the entrance hall.

~*~A/N: WHEW! FINALLY DONE! Now be nice lil' reviewers & actually review! Ja ne, minna san!

~*~ Serenity ~*~

Goddess of the Moon

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