Remember the bouquet of white lilies and white roses Harry had given Serena? Well white lilies mean—"sincerity and purity" … while white roses mean—"I'm worthy of your love."

So together, white lilies and white roses may mean: "I offer you pure love and joy, that's why I deserve your love."

Thank you so much to those who reviewed my previous chapters! You've been so very kind.

Sorry if it took me two weeks to finish these two new episodes. I had to edit the chapters I had already posted and remove the unnecessary "Haha's" and attributive phrases in the dialogues.

I hope you'll enjoy these two new chapters!

(KD) Keating's Disciple

"Talking"

'Thinking'

(Setting, Place)

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Sailor Moon or Harry Potter; they belong to Takeuchi Naoko and J.K. Rowling.

MEMORIES OF YOU
CHAPTER 9: Morning Eruptions

She went inside the art room, opened the lights, and sat in front of her easel. She placed a big canvas on the stand, took a pencil, and started drawing.

The lady artist drew her lines smoothly, creating them with utmost precision. She continued to work on her canvas, not really knowing what she was sketching.

While she was so engrossed with her work, her lips uttered something—

"Your Moon Angel is here, Harry. I am here."

( August 4, 1999 – 6: 17 AM

3rd floor, Bartlett Hall

14th Bloomsbury Road, London )

Shafts of sunlight passed through the window and softly kissed Seiya Kou's face. Light mask of golden summer rays started to pierce through his eyes, thus waking him up. Remnants of a dream about a ride on a big carrousel chocolate mousse cake were just beginning to fade as Seiya opened his eyes with a smile.

'That was really a wonderful dream,' mused Seiya, stretching his arms and pushing down the blanket from his chest. He slowly sat up and swung his legs down the floor. He ruffled his black hair and yawned.

'I wonder if Serenity's awake already … she looked pretty tired last night. Tired, yet very happy … she truly seemed excited about the changes for her exhibit. Hmmm … I guess I should check her room and see if she's still sleeping,' he thought, putting on his slippers and walking towards the door.

His bedroom was the closest to Serenity's room so Seiya only had to make seven long strides before he knocked the artist's door lightly. It had become his habit to check Serenity every morning whenever he woke up, since the Lunarian princess started having these weird dreams about a certain green-eyed guy. Together with these dreams and the sudden flashes of images when awake, was the bizarre behavior such as spacing out and painting people and things without actually knowing and remembering doing it.

When Seiya didn't get any reply after knocking, he twisted the metal knob slowly and opened the door. "Ser … are you awake?" he asked, darting his eyes first at the vanity table, then the bathroom door, and finally towards the unmade bed.

"That's strange … Serenity always fixes her bed first before going to the bathroom …"

Seiya walked closer to the bed and inspected the disarrayed blanket hanging down the floor. He noticed the black notebook that Serenity had brought home with her, slightly covered by the soft pillows.

He padded towards the bathroom and knocked. "Ser … are you taking a bath?" asked Seiya once more. When nobody answered again, he covered his eyes with his hand and opened the door slowly. "Serenity … I just want to make sure you're alright, I'm not trying to be a peeping tom, okay?"

Still, nobody responded and Seiya finally opened his eyes. The shower curtain seemed dry and so were the porcelain tub and sink.

After inspecting the bathroom, the blue-eyed singer closed the door and went outside bedroom. "There's only one place where she could be …" he muttered, passing by the rooms of Yaten, Taiki, and David, and going down the stairs quickly. When he reached the first floor, he immediately jogged towards Serenity's favorite workroom. A gasp escaped from Seiya's mouth as he opened the double doors and his eyes caught a sight of the silver-haired painter—

Serenity was unconscious and was floating about two feet above the ground—her whole body glowing softly.

"Serenity!" shouted Seiya, running towards the glowing form of the moon princess. He was only about few feet away when—

BAM!

An invisible shield hit Seiya and sent him flying towards the door. "Serenity! What's happening to you?! It's me, Seiya!"

The glowing form of the Lunarian didn't respond and remained still above the ground.

"I better go and get the guys!" cried Seiya, sprinting towards the halls and going back to the third floor. He was panting very hard as he skipped David's room and barged in through Taiki's door.

Taiki had just finished putting on his clothes and turned to the black-haired singer instantly. "Seiya! What's the matter? Why are you—"

"It's … Serenity!" gasped Seiya. "Something happened to her!"

"Where is she?" Taiki questioned, walking directly to Seiya and grasping his shoulders.

"She's at the first floor, at the studio! She seems to be sleeping, Taiki, but her whole body's floating above the ground! Her whole body—floating and glowing!" told Seiya.

Taiki didn't respond and just frowned, immediately going to Yaten's room. Seiya and Taiki's comrade was also dressed already and was currently drying his bluish gray hair with a towel.

"Hi guys!" Yaten greeted cheerfully. "It's very nice of you—"

"Yaten, it's Serenity …" said Taiki seriously, furrowing his face.

"Serenity?" asked Yaten, dropping his towel and walking outside the door. "What happened to her?"

"Guys! Come on! There's no time!" Seiya exclaimed, running towards the stairs. "We better hurry before David comes out of his room!" he added in a more hushed tone.

Seiya, together with Taiki and Yaten, dashed again down the first floor. Taiki and Yaten's eyes widened as they reached the studio and saw Serenity, still in her pajamas, glowing softly above the ground. Yaten suddenly ran towards Serenity and Seiya tried to stop him.

"Yaten, no! Don't go near—"

BAM!

"UGHHH!" cried out Yaten, as the unseen shield threw him back to the door. He turned to Seiya and slightly glowered at him. "Don't you think your warning is a little too late?" Yaten asked, standing up from the floor as Taiki helped him.

"Seiya," Taiki suddenly said in a serious tone. "What happened to Serenity? How come we can't go near her?"

"Yeah, Seiya … what's with that invisible shield? Is Serenity sleeping? And why is she glowing and floating?" fretted Yaten, looking at the moon princess's body.

Seiya closed and then locked the doors of the studio first before answering his friends. He leaned back to the doors and sighed.

"Guys, I really don't know what's happening to Serenity. I mean … I tried to check her up in her room, as usual, and … she wasn't there. So I thought of coming down here because this is the only place where she would go. I-I just found her like that … floating and glowing. I don't know if she's sleeping or in a some sort of trance …"

Taiki noticed the canvas on the easel and examined it from their distance. "Hmmm … it looks like our princess here is doing another painting of hers," he noted, gesturing at the canvas. "I think, it's a picture of that guy again … the one with the green eyes and thunderbolt scar on his forehead. Serenity sure is filling this whole room with portraits of that mystery guy," Taiki added, squinting his eyes at the unfinished portrait.

Yaten laid his eyes on the canvas, then on the other paintings around the room.

Ever since Serenity had decided to stay at London and take the scholarship at the Royal Academy of Arts—she began having those weird dreams and images. That was when she also started drawing and painting this young man that continued to haunt her. The lady artist sought the help of her mother's spirit, Queen Serenity, and asked her about the dreams and images that she had been having. The Queen did not give any explanation about the dreams and just told her daughter to be patient, as time would reveal everything in the end.

The Three Lights didn't know why the Queen, even Setsuna, had been keeping secrets from Serenity about what happened to her after she had defeated Chaos. They also didn't know why the moon princess had been having those dreams and undergoing some trance-like behavior from time to time.

Queen Serenity had requested the three of them to guard and protect the reincarnated Serena once she went back to earth—without actually telling them the whole story of Serena's stay at Hogwarts. The Queen and the Guardian of Time, both didn't say anything about the moon princess falling in love with a young Gryffindor wizard named Harry Potter. Seiya, Taiki, and Yaten only knew that Serena was sent to another world to start a new life. And unfortunately, death had been one of the things she had accidentally encountered upon her stay in that world.

"Guys," Yaten spoke suddenly. "I'm really worried about Serena."

Taking one step forward, he pointed at the silver-haired artist. "Look! She's still floating and glowing … and we can't even come near her! How are we supposed to explain this to David and the Sanders?"

Seiya ruffled his black hair again and frowned even more. "Ughhh! I don't know! I really don't know! This is the first time this ever happened since we accompanied Serenity back here on earth. Queen Serenity didn't mention anything about this—not even Setsuna!" he said quite heatedly, anxiously pacing back and forth in the room.

"What if we transform and try to break the barrier?" asked Yaten.

Taiki shook his head, disagreeing at Yaten's suggestion. "No. I think we shouldn't break that invisible shield protecting Serenity. We are definitely not sure why it's protecting her from us. But whatever the reason maybe … I believe it's something very important."

"Important?! THE HELL WITH THAT IMPORTANT REASON!" cursed Seiya, looking at the floating girl again. "Taiki, we are Serenity's friends … we don't mean any harm to her! That stupid shield must know that we're her friends! DAMN IT!"

Seiya started pacing again and put his hands in the air. "Setsuna! Do you even see this in your magic mirror, huh?! What's happening to Serenity? Aren't you even worried about—"

Serenity suddenly glowed more brightly; an intense power wrapped her form.

The Three Lights watched in complete awe. Yaten was the only one who managed to say something.

"Um, guys … wha-what's happening to her? Serenity is …"

The light around Serenity flashed intensely, causing the Three Lights to cover their eyes.

After few seconds, the light died, and Serenity's body started to descend slowly to the floor. The Three Lights looked around the room and noticed something strange.

"Taiki, Yaten …" spoke Seiya, pointing at the wall. "Why are those two paintings slowly fading?"

Taiki and Yaten watched as the two portraits of the green-eyed boy gradually disappear.

"Well, uh … uh … maybe…" Taiki stammered.

"Seiya?" a soft voice suddenly said.

The Three Lights turned to the direction of the voice and found Serenity getting up on the floor.

The silver-haired girl smiled, rubbed her eyes, and started walking towards them. "Seiya, Taiki, Yaten? What are you guys, doing—"

"Whoah! Careful, Serenity," said Yaten, catching Serenity in his arms.

Serenity's legs wobbled as she tried to approach the three, causing her to almost fall on the floor if it weren't for her friend, Yaten.

Serenity looked up to Yaten's face and smiled. "Thanks, Yaten! I think my legs are still quite sleepy."

Yaten patted Serenity's back and smiled, relieved to see his friend awake from her deep trance. "No problem, Ser … you know I'm always here to catch you if you fall."

"I'm always here to catch you. You know I'll never get tired of catching you, my little bunny …"

"Ser? Are you alright?" asked Yaten, helping Serenity to stand up properly.

Serenity shook her head and touched her forehead with her hand. "Uh, yeah … I'm okay, Yaten. Just a little dizzy, I guess."

"Ser," Seiya suddenly said, stepping towards Yaten and Serenity. "We were so worried … I was so worried. I checked you in your room this morning and you were not there. I went down here at the first floor and found you here in the studio …"

Serenity held onto Yaten's arms more firmly and furrowed her face. "Me? You found me in this studio? I don't even remember going down here last night. I know I slept in my room. I went to bed around past midnight, I … I fell asleep reading and reviewing the black notebook I brought home …"

"You mean to say you don't remember going down here and started making that new painting of yours?" questioned Taiki, pointing at Serenity's paint-smeared fingers then at the canvas on the easel.

The Lunarian gazed at her fingers and noticed the little dabs of paint on them. Then she turned her eyes at the canvas and chuckled. "Oh! Oh my! … I guess I walked during my sleep, went down here, and started doing that. You guys know this isn't the first time this happened. You know I space out and slip into a trance from time to time, and draw those paintings without even remembering doing them. So, don't worry about me … I'm okay. Maybe I fell asleep again while working on my canvas …"

Taiki frowned and crossed his arms. "We do know about that, Serenity. But that wasn't just the reason why we're so worried about you. Seiya found you here in the studio … and you were glowing and floating. He tried to come near you, but there was this invisible shield protecting you. He called Yaten and me for help … but … we, too, couldn't do anything and go near you."

"I was floating? And glowing?" asked Serenity, releasing herself from Yaten's arms. "An invisible shield protecting me?"

"That's right, Serenity," spoke Seiya. "We, three, saw your body glowing and floating around two feet above the ground. We're not sure why there's this invisible shield preventing us to come near you. We don't even know how long you had been glowing and floating inside this room! The only thing we're sure of is that—the soft light that covered your body held so much power when it suddenly glowed intensely."

"And that two of your paintings over there slowly disappeared after you stopped glowing and floating above the ground," added Yaten, motioning towards the empty space on the wall.

"Two of my paintings disappeared? Which paintings?" Serenity asked, looking at the spot that used to be occupied by her artworks. "That's impossible, I didn't send any of my paintings to my subspace compartment …"

Seiya touched Serenity's shoulders and stared at her. "Two of your paintings of that green-eyed guy were the ones that disappeared, Ser," he pointed out.

"Green-eyed guy? What green-eyed guy?" Serenity questioned, quite confused.

Taiki took the canvas from the easel and held it in front of the Lunarian. "This green-eyed guy, Ser. The one with the eyeglasses and lightning bolt scar on his forehead."

Serenity stared at the canvas and studied the unfinished painting. "Oh this guy!" she said with a smile, taking the canvas from Taiki's hands.

"I told you guys that I don't remember some of the things and people that I have been painting. Perhaps this guy is one of them," clarified Serenity, putting back the canvas on the easel.

She turned to her friends and grinned. "Come on guys, I'm hungry! It's already 6:48 … I better go back to my room and change, or else we'll miss breakfast," said the moon princess, opening the doors and leaving the room.

Yaten glanced at his watch and checked the time. "Hey, how did she know what time it is? She didn't have a watch on her wrist, did she? There's no clock in this room, either."

Taiki looked down on his watch too, a small smile forming on his lips. "I don't know how Serenity knew the time. … But my only guess would be the incident that happened earlier—that intense power that surrounded her."

"Guys!" exclaimed Serenity happily, peering behind the doors. "Come on! I already saw David by the hall. He had been looking for us in our rooms and at the mansion."

She turned to Seiya and walked closer to him. "Seiya, we better head now to our rooms and change. I'll race you up to the 3rd floor! Last one to grab his door knob is a wimp!" said Serenity, darting outside the room.

"Hey wait up, Ser!" shouted Seiya smilingly, running behind the silver-haired girl.

Yaten laughed and nudged Taiki on his side. "Y-you know what, Taiki? Serenity might have problems with her memory … but her sense of fun and humor still remained intact."

"Yeah, Serenity surely never ran out of fun and surprises," agreed Taiki, inspecting the studio once again. "She acted as if nothing happened to her … and that's what I'm worried about …"

Yaten smiled at his band member and patted his shoulder. "Taiki, come on … don't worry about Serenity too much. I know she gave us a scare when we found her few moments ago. But the power that covered her wasn't really something bad or evil. In fact, it really seemed to be protecting her from us … no matter how weird that sounds, considering that we are her friends."

"I guess you're right, Yaten. I just hope Serenity would consult Setsuna about this incident, so that some of our questions would be answered … and we won't worry too much about her," Taiki replied.

"Yeah, I hope so. Come on, Taiki, we better go. I'm kind of getting hungry … David and the Sanders might be waiting for us at the Dining Room. Oh and I still need to finish fixing my hair," said Yaten, walking towards the door and leaving the studio.

"Okay, I'm just right behind you!" answered Taiki, walking towards the door, and grabbing the knobs. He pulled the doors slowly and went outside room.

"I hope you would find out soon about this mystery guy of yours, Serenity. For your sake …" whispered Taiki, glancing at the canvas again before finally closing the studio.

( 6: 52 AM

Kitchen, Stuarts' Apartment for Wizards

57th Wandsworth Road, London )

Ron, who was already dressed, had been thinking deeply for the past ten minutes he sat beside the kitchen table. He filled his mug with more coffee and took a bite of his toast. Hermione and Ginny were also at the kitchen table, eating breakfast, and bracing themselves to whatever was coming once Harry woke up and found out about his black journal.

"Do I really have to be the one to wake him up?" Ron asked the two girls.

Hermione released her mug and sighed. "Ron, we've told you … Ginny and I thought that it would be best if you wake Harry up, since you two have this job at the library."

Ron frowned and put his toast down on the plate. "So, you'll take care of the part of explaining to Harry what had happened to his journal?"

"Yes, Ron," Ginny said with a soft smile. "Mione and I will explain everything, after Harry gets dressed for your work."

"I understand," uttered Ron smilingly, finishing his mug of coffee. He stood up from his chair and sighed. "Well, wish me luck, girls. And you better prepare yourselves with whatever you have to say to Harry."

Ron left the kitchen and went inside Harry's bedroom. Ginny reached for Hermione's hand and gave it a squeeze.

"Oh Mione … I'm so nervous," said Ginny softly. "I know Harry will hate us once he discovers about his notebook."

Hermione squeezed back Ginny's hand and smiled. "Don't worry, Ginny. Everything will be alright. You told me last night that we've come this far … Harry's journal is with Serenity already. It's going to be okay—I fervently hope … it's going to be okay …"

( Meanwhile, at Harry's Room )

Ron's heart was beating loudly as he walked silently towards Harry's bed. When he reached his sleeping friend, he tried to swallow the lump in his throat. He stared at Harry's serene face and gave a sigh.

"This is truly ironic, Harry," murmured Ron. "I'm supposed to be your friend and protect you from harm. I'm supposed to let you sleep more and enjoy some peace you haven't found in so many nights, after your parents died … and after the girl you love died. But now—here I am—about to wake you up and bring some more chaos into your life. I … I just wish this chaos would bring you the true peace and happiness that you seek."

With another sigh, Ron shook Harry's shoulders and tried to wake him up. "Harry! Harry … wake up! Come on, mate, we still have work at the library!"

Harry didn't stir so Ron decided to pat his friend's face. "Harry! Wake up, Harry! We're going to be late for our job! Come on … wake up! Harry!"

Finally, Harry Potter groaned and moved his head. He rubbed his head and slowly opened his green eyes. He smiled at the face that greeted him.

"Hmmm … hi, Ron! Wh-what time is it?"

Ron grinned at his friend and then looked at his watch. "It's already 7:02 AM. You better get up and get dressed or else we'll be both late for this new job you're saying."

"I really had a nice sleep last night, Ron," Harry said, still quite sleepy. "I didn't have any dreams or even nightmares to bother me. I … I really—what!? What time is it again?"

"7: 02—Oh no, wait—it just turned 7:03," replied Ron grinningly, checking again his watch.

"WHAT?! It's 7:03?" exclaimed Harry, checking his own wristwatch. He bolted up from his bed and ran to his closet to get some clothes. "Why didn't you wake me up earlier, Ron? We need to get to the library around eight o' clock … we have a lot of things to do there!" he explained, getting his bag below his bed and checking his things.

Ron noticed that Harry was now checking his bag, instead of going to the bathroom to bathe and get dressed.

Ron started to panic and tried to stop his friend from inspecting his bag further. "Uh, Harry … don't you think you should go to the bathroom first and take a bath?"

Harry had finally detected that his black journal was not inside his bag. "Um, Ron … have you seen my journal?"

"Ehehem … (gulp) your journal?" Ron inquired, stepping away from Harry's bed.

Harry sat on his bed and sighed. "Yes, Ron, my journal. You know, the black notebook that Hermione gave me?"

"Well, Ha-Harry, didn't you take it out of your b-bag last night … when Hermione g-gave you this wishing bookmark," responded Ron nervously.

"Oh yeah, I remember! I must have left it at the kitchen table!" laughed Harry, standing up from his bed and heading towards the door.

He opened the door and then glanced at his red head friend. "Hey, Ron! Why do you seem to be tense? Does your butt still hurt? Mione did mention to me about your accident when she called me on my phone."

Ron smiled awkwardly and stepped closer to Harry. "Aha-ha-ha … I'm okay, Harry. Look, d-don't worry about me; Ginny had successfully healed my butt and had given me some medicine last night. So, you better hurry now and g-go to the bathroom and get changed … or-or else we'll be late for our job."

Harry looked at Ron inquisitively. "You're acting strange, Ron. You're behaving as if you did something wrong … like you stole something."

"Me, stole something?" asked Ron uneasily, fumbling with the collar of his gray shirt. "Nothing's wrong, Harry. You better go now and change …"

"Well, I better check my journal first at the kitchen before I take a bath …" said Harry, leaving Ron in his room and heading towards the living room.

Ron ran after Harry and yelled. "Harry, wait! Your journal is not in the kitchen!"

Harry stopped in his tracks and turned to Ginny's older brother. "What do you mean my journal is not in the kitchen? I do remember I left it there when I fell asleep. Hermione gave me this magic bookmark when we were eating the cake, and then I inserted the bookmark inside my journal and—"

"We tricked you, Harry," confessed Ron. "That bookmark wasn't really a wishing bookmark. You fell asleep at the kitchen table because Ginny put some sleeping powder to your cake and tea. Your black journal is NOT in the kitchen, Harry. In fact, you won't be able to find it in this whole apartment. Hermione and Ginny took your journal when you fell asleep. They took it and brought it to an artist named Serenity Moon."

"WHAT?" Harry cried. "You're kidding, right? I know Hermione and Ginny wouldn't do anything like that! They know how important and private the content of that black notebook is."

The Boy-Who-Lived shook his head and laughed. "You seem to be hallucinating, Ron … I think you're imagining things. Maybe it's a side effect of the medicine that Ginny had given you last night."

"Ron is not kidding, Harry, nor hallucinating," spoke Hermione suddenly. Ginny was silently standing right behind her.

Harry furrowed his face and stepped closer to Hermione. "Mione, wh-what are you trying to say?"

Hermione bowed her head and closed her eyes. 'Goddess of Selene, give me strength …' she wished silently. She looked up and stared into Harry's face blankly.

"Harry … Ginny and I met a girl named Serenity Moon. She is a painter who's going to hold her first major exhibit in two weeks. Her paintings are all about the Greek and Roman deities, focusing on Selene—the Moon Goddess. She said that something was missing in her works, so I … I told her that you wrote these poems inspired by the moon and suggested that she could use your compositions together with her paintings. She liked the idea and so asked me if she could meet you and check your works."

Hermione sighed and then continued. "We know that your journal is very important to you, Harry … so we know that we would be having difficulty convincing you to share your writings with Serenity. So instead, we put you into a deep sleep using Ginny's sleeping powder that had been secretly added to your cake and tea last night. When you fell asleep, we took your notebook and brought it to Serenity. She had read one of your works and liked it very much. She wants to meet you later after your work at the library. We really are sorry … but it's the only way Sere—"

"How could you do this, Hermione?" Harry said in a low tone, his eyes full of dejection and anger. "How could you steal my writings about Serena's memories and let someone read them, just like that?"

Harry stepped back from Hermione and turned to Ron. "Ron, I assume you're also involved with this scheme?" he asked dryly.

Ron closed his eyes for few seconds and sighed. He opened his eyes and replied. "Yes, Harry. I knew about this plan and helped Hermione and Ginny accomplish it."

"Ha-Harry," muttered Ginny apprehensively, walking beside Hermione. "We are truly sorry for what we did … we didn't know how else we're going to convince you to let Serenity read your—"

"STOP IT, OKAY?!" Harry retorted, his hands shaking. He took several steps away from his friends and turned sharply.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU THREE DID THIS TO ME! Even though you are my friends, YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT to steal my journal and just give it to somebody! I … I don't know what to say … you betrayed my trust!"

RING! RING! RING! RING! Hermione's cell phone rang from the kitchen table.

Ginny quietly slipped from the living room and answered Hermione's phone.

Ron moved closer to Hermione and spoke. "Harry, you don't understand … Hermione and Ginny's friend Serenity is actually Se—"

"Ron!" interrupted Hermione. "That's all we have to say to Harry. Serenity doesn't know that we stole Harry's journal and gave it to her. Ginny and I told Serenity that Harry just asked us to give her his notebook because he couldn't come and meet her last night … he needed to stay here with you and tend the injury you got from your accident …"

The green-eyed wizard stepped closer to Ron and Hermione. "What?! You also lied to this Serenity artist of yours? I can't believe this, Hermione … first you lied to me and then to this new girl you just met! I … I just don't know what to say … "

"Um, Mione …" murmured Ginny, holding Hermione's cell phone and covering the mouthpiece. "Serenity's on the phone … she wants to talk to you …"

"Serenity?" Hermione asked, taking the phone from Ginny.

She placed her phone beside her ear and spoke. "Hello, Ser. (pause) Hi, good morning! How are you? (pause) You mean Harry? Yes, he's awake … (pause) he's actually here with me in the living room. (pause) You want to talk to him? (pause) Oh okay, hold on for a sec …"

Hermione covered the mouthpiece and approached Harry. She slowly handed him her phone and stared at him pleadingly. "Harry … please … I know you're still mad at me and not really in the mood to talk right now … but Serenity wishes to speak with you. Please, don't tell her anything about this; she's a very nice person. I'll be the one to explain to her the whole truth. For now, just please talk to her …"

Harry stared at Hermione silently. Then he looked down at the phone at Hermione's hand. He took the phone slowly and spoke.

( Phone Conversation between Harry and Serenity )

Harry: "Hello … Ms. Serenity Moon. This is Harry Potter, the owner of the black notebook …"

Serenity: "Hi, Mr. Potter! I am Serenity Moon, Hermione and Ginny's new friend. I'm the artist who borrowed your notebook. I … I just want to thank you for letting me read your compositions without even having to meet you first. I just want to say that … I'm very honored for giving me the chance to read and review your works. I simply love them! I'm really looking forward to meeting you later after your work. Did Hermione mention to you about it?"

Harry felt something weird when he heard Serenity talked. He was so surprised to hear a very warm, friendly, and familiar voice on the phone. He thought that the girl he was talking to was indeed a very nice person.

Harry: "Uh … yes, Hermione told me about our meeting later. Um … where are we supposed to meet again?"

Serenity: "Oh, I asked Hermione to tell you if you could meet me at the Hayward Gallery, that's just beside the London Public Library … that's where you're working, right?"

Harry: "Yes, that's where I'm working … actually it's a part-time job I accepted. Well, where exactly at the gallery am I going to meet you?"

Serenity: "At the eighth floor, Mrs. Lori Sanders's office. I will meet you there after your work, if that is okay with you, Mr. Potter …"

Harry: Please, Ms. Moon, just call me 'Harry' … and yes, meeting you at the gallery at Mrs. Sanders's office is fine with me."

Serenity: "Oh that's great, Mr. Potter—I mean, Harry. Call me Serenity as well. So, see you later after your work?"

Harry smiled when Serenity called him by his first name. Somehow, he felt as if someone very familiar to him spoke his name.

Harry: "Of course … Serenity. I'm also very eager to meet you. I'll see you at the gallery, before six in the evening."

Serenity: "Harry, thank you very much! You don't know how much this means to me! Well, I don't want to keep you any longer, so … I wish you a good day. It was really nice talking to you."

Harry: "It's nice talking to you too, Serenity … have a nice day!"

Serenity: "Bye, Harry! Thanks again! And oh! Please tell Ginny and Hermione that I'm looking forward to seeing them again later as well."

Harry: "Sure, Serenity. See you later, okay? … Bye!"

( End of Phone Conversation )

Harry pressed the END button on the phone. He sighed and then looked at the three people that had been listening to his conversation. He returned the phone to Hermione and stared at her with a deadpan look.

"Serenity wants you and Ginny to come later to the meeting. I'll just see you at Mrs. Sanders's office at 5: 30 … " informed Harry, walking away from his friends and going back to his room.

Hermione smiled and tried to catch up with Harry. "Harry, I'm very glad you agreed to meet Serenity and—"

"Look, Hermione," Harry responded, his voice still laced with anger. He kept his back facing the muggle witch. "Though I agreed to meet with Serenity, it doesn't mean that I've forgiven you—the three of you. Just cut me some slack and stop meddling with my life, okay? You've done enough already."

BANG!

Hermione just stood silently on her spot as Harry entered his room and shut the door rather loudly. She closed her eyes and tears started to flow down her face.

"Mione," said Ginny softly, walking beside the brown-haired girl. "It's okay, Mione … Ron and I are here. Let's just give Harry some time … he'll probably come around and understand what we did once he meets Serenity …"

Hermione smiled and hugged Ginny tightly. "Ginny … I don't know what else to say to Harry. I knew that this would happen, I knew that Harry would surely hate us for doing this. Now … I … I just don't know if we did the right thing …"

"Hermione, Ginny," called Ron, coming up to the two girls. "What we did was definitely wrong. I don't want to be the one to say 'I told you so' … especially since I had decided to join you in this plan. I know that we hurt Harry with what we did but … I believe there's something else that forced us to do this. Let's just hope that Harry's resentment towards us will be lessened once he meets this Serenity Moon of yours."

"Oh Ron!" cried Hermione, hugging Ginny's older brother. Ginny, who also began crying, embraced Hermione again and also her brother.

Ron smiled sympathetically as he comforted the two sobbing girls. He led them towards the kitchen and let them sit by the table. He waved his wand and made two glasses of water and a box of tissue appear on the table. He sat himself beside Ginny and sighed.

"Girls, everything will be alright. Sometimes, we can't help but hurt the people around us, intentionally or unintentionally, in order for us to help them. I know Harry will also forgive us soon, I know he will. He's not the type of person who bears grudges against people—well, except Voldemort, okay? He's not even a person—he's a monster! Well anyway … remember that we are Gryffindors … we can overcome anything that comes our path. Fate is directing us somewhere … and probably it is using us to somehow help Harry find his happiness," Ron encouraged smilingly.

Hermione took a sip from the glass of water and pulled out some tissue. She wiped her tears and smiled softly. "I hope you're right, Ron. I … I hope Harry will understand everything and forgive us … I can't bear looking at him with those eyes filled with anger. I can't stand him looking at me as if I betrayed him," told Hermione, tears falling again from her eyes.

Ginny took some tissue as well and blew her nose. "Mione, do you think Harry felt something weird when he talked to Serenity on the phone?" she asked, sniffing.

"I don't know, Ginny," answered Hermione, sniffing also. "I wish I could ask Harry, but sadly, he's too furious to even look at me …"

"Mione," Ron spoke. "Why did you stop me when I was about to tell Harry that Serenity Moon could actually be Serena?"

"Well, Ron, it would be best that we didn't tell Harry that Serenity could be Serena since we don't have the right to say so. If we told Harry, he might just accuse us of telling him another lie. Plus, we really haven't proven yet that Serenity is Serena. I think it will be better if Harry will see Serenity himself and be the one to tell," replied Hermione.

"Besides, dear brother, it will spoil the fun … I wish to see Harry's face once he sees Serenity," Ginny added with a soft smile.

Ron grinned at the two girls. "It seems you two are feeling a whole lot better now … but I think … there's something else that could further cheer you up."

He waved his wand again and made two slices of mini carrousel chocolate mousse cake and a tea set appear in front of Ginny and Hermione. "Girls, I think you better have some cake and jasmine green tea," Ron said smilingly.

"Oh Ron, thanks so much!" exclaimed Ginny, hugging her brother and then eating her cake.

Hermione stared at Ron quizzically and smiled. "Ron, I thought you already ate the rest of your cake …"

Ron chuckled and grinned again. "Well, Mione, for your information … somehow I had learned from our Valentine plot last year and anticipated some things that we might need in situations like this. Chocolate mousse cakes had never failed to cheer me up, so … eat and enjoy your cake!"

Hermione stood and gave Ron a small peck on his cheek. "Thanks, Ron. You're the best!"

Ron blushed at Hermione's action and just watched the two girls eat their slices of heaven. "Hey, no problem, girls!" he said.

"Ron! Are you coming or not? We're already late!" yelled Harry irritably from the living room, already dressed in his black shirt, black jacket, and gray pants.

"Yes, I'm coming!" shouted Ron. He looked at Ginny and Hermione and smiled. "Well girls … wish me luck again. See you later, okay?" he said, grabbing his jacket and bag from his chair.

"Okay, Ron, see you later," Hermione responded while eating her cake.

"Good luck, Ron! Don't annoy Harry, okay? He's very pissed already," reminded Ginny.

"Yeah, sure!" said Ron, heading towards his annoyed friend.

Harry, together with Ron, left the apartment without saying goodbye to Ginny and Hermione. Harry was still mad at what his three friends did to him so he decided to avoid talking to them. If only he didn't promise to Mrs. Nan—the Literary and Arts Section librarian—that he would bring Ron to help them with the book arrangement, he wouldn't bother asking Ron if he would come to the library or not.

"At least Serenity and Harry had spoken to each other … even just on the phone," whispered Ginny, taking a sip of her tea.

Hermione smiled and gazed at Ginny. "That's just the start, Ginny … consider their phone conversation as a teaser to what's actually going to happen later. Right now, I still feel bad … but I'm also excited about the meeting at the gallery this afternoon. I can't wait to see Harry's reaction once he meets Serenity …"

Ginny giggled and grinned at her muggle friend. "Mione … I know Harry hated the idea of us stealing his journal … but I have a strange feeling that he won't regret that we actually gave his journal to the person he misses the most."

"So you're more convinced now that Serenity is Serena?" queried Hermione.

"Yes, I'm more convinced now," Ginny answered. "Especially after I had seen the pure joy on Serenity's face when she said that she had read and liked Harry's poem so much."

"You're right, Ginny. If Harry's words didn't strike a chord of familiarity in Serenity, she wouldn't ask us to set a meeting with him right after she had read the poem," Hermione concurred.

"Oh, I can't wait for Harry to finally see Serenity," remarked Ginny excitedly.

Hermione smiled at Ron's younger sister. "Me too, Ginny, me too …"

( Meanwhile, at the Bartlett Hall, Serenity's Room )

After Serenity had talked to Hermione and Harry on her cell phone, she tried to contact Setsuna through her small oval mirror again.

"Setsuna, why aren't you responding?" Serenity sighed, staring worriedly at the magic mirror. "You usually reply whenever I try to contact you. Please, I need to talk to you … I need to know why I glowed and floated awhile ago. Seiya and the others were so worried about me … I didn't know how to explain to them what happened to me at the studio. Please, Setsuna, answer me …"

Serenity crossed her arms and leaned back to her chair in front of the vanity table. "Setsuna, this is not funny anymore! I really need to talk to you … I don't know what happened to me! Please, answer me! Setsuna …"

KNOCK! KNOCK!

"Ser, are you dressed already? We better go down now and join the others for breakfast," called Seiya outside Serenity's door.

"Yes, Seiya, I'm dressed already! I'm coming out in a sec!" shouted the moon princess towards the door.

She looked at the small oval mirror again and frowned. "Fine, Setsuna! Hide in your great Mirror of Time! You know that I'm not going to stop bothering you unless you give me an explanation for what happened this morning! Go ahead and hide from me! I will contact you again later!" puffed Serenity, closing her magic compact mirror and heading towards the door.

"Ser … come on! We're late for breakfast!" cried Seiya outside the room.

"Seiya!" Serenity responded, coming out of her door. "I'm here, okay? No need to whine anymore."

"Why do you seem so pissed? Were you able to contact Setsuna?" asked Seiya, ushering Serenity towards the stairs.

Serenity walked beside Seiya and furrowed her face. "Oohhh, that's the problem, Seiya! Setsuna wasn't responding to me! That's the first time that ever happened … she always replies whenever I try to talk to her! Actually, I was expecting her to contact me since she can see me through the Mirror of Time. She always contacts me first whenever something weird or bad happens to me. I think … I think she's trying to hide from me! Ughhh … I just hate it! She is shutting me out!" she blustered.

Seiya chuckled at Serenity's outburst. "Oh, Ser … just try to contact Setsuna later, okay? The veins in your neck are showing already! You wouldn't want all the veins in your pretty face to pop out and ruin your look! If you don't try to calm down, soon we'll have to stop calling you 'Serenity,' instead we'll call you 'Se-VEIN-ity!'" he teased.

"Se-VEIN-ity? How dare you call me that, Seiya! … Are my veins really showing?" asked the moon princess, stopping from their walk. She touched her neck and face worriedly and sighed.

"I should try to calm down … calm down," she whispered to herself. "Think of happy thoughts, Serenity. Think of the air, the birds, the flowers … think of Harry Potter's words …"

"Huh, the what?" Seiya inquired. "Harry Potter … is this the guy you mentioned to us last night? The owner of the black notebook you brought home?"

Serenity's lips curved into a beautiful smile. "Harry Potter—yes—he is the owner of the notebook … the writer who created all those remarkable poems and anecdotes inside it! I just spoke to him on the phone awhile ago … and he really seems nice. Oh Seiya, I just can't wait to meet him!" she said, walking down the stairs again.

"You're meeting him later, right?" Seiya questioned, catching up with the silver-haired girl.

"Yes, I'm meeting him later at the gallery," replied Serenity smilingly.

"Too bad I couldn't go with you and meet this Mr. Potter. Taiki, Yaten, and I were invited by David to attend their photo shoot around four in the afternoon," informed Seiya to the moon princess.

"Really? How come David didn't mention anything about this last night?" the lady artist asked.

"Well, Ser … David's boss made an urgent call after you excused yourself to bed last night. That's why you just learned about this right now. The guys and I are going to pose as rock stars or … something similar. David is still going to explain to us the details of the theme," told Seiya with a grin.

"That's cool, Seiya! Tell me about the photo shoot, okay? Right now, we better hurry or else Taiki and Yaten will think I glowed and floated again!" Serenity exclaimed, going out of the Bartlett Hall and treading on the stone path leading to the mansion.

Seiya shook his head and chuckled. "Hey Ser, you should also tell me about your meeting with this Harry Potter, okay?! You better tell me is he's good-looking or if he looks like one of my teachers in the music school—the one who has this long beard, small thick spectacles … big ears … bushy eyebrows …"

Author's Notes:

Oh-oh! Harry got really mad. …What do you think of this chapter?

Go to CHAPTER 10, yay!