Word spread of how the favorite teacher in the entire school blasted the Ministry worker.

But once the students really got to know Delores Umbridge, they were quite eager to learn black magic so they could blast her too. The woman had the worst possible timing, always showing up and interrupting students. From snogging sessions to bed hopping in the towers, the woman seemed to have a radar for when students were having a bit of fun.

She also seemed to have it out for the teachers. From her horrid voice to her atrocious clothes, no one wanted her around. She would interrupt during important parts of the lesson with her fake cough, and then question whether it was appropriate for that teacher to discuss the topic.

It had driven Hermione and almost all the Ravenclaws up the wall.

The only good news was that she had yet to enter the DADA class. Apparently Lina Inverse had made a big impression on the woman. And she made it very clear that she wouldn't tolerate the woman's interruptions.

Not that Umbridge dared to cross Lina, since she was more interested in belittling Zelgadis. The woman obviously had a problem with anyone not a Pure Blood wizard. The fact that he was born human meant nothing to her, she was more interested in his physical appearance.

The only student she seemed to keep a close watch on was Chibiusa, to the girl's horror.

"Raven, that creepy woman is back again," complained Rabbit.

"Like I said before, you should probably avoid the color pink for a while. Do you think your locket could handle a color changing charm?"

"What color should I change my hair?" she asked.

"Why not ask Hotaru?" suggested Raven.

Hotaru looked up from her book.

"Pink really suits your personality. Why do you want to change it?"

"That creepy woman from the English Ministry has been stalking me lately. It might have something to do with my usual color scheme."

Raven seemed to think.

"How about your mom's hair color? Or your grandmother's?"

"Which one?"

"Queen Serenity."

"What color was her hair?" asked Rabbit, considering the idea.

Raven let Helios bring to mind a vision of the first Queen Serenity during the time of the Moon Kingdom.

It took him a moment to find a pensieve, but it was worth it. Using his wand he took the memory of the Queen and placed it inside the bowl. Rabbit and Hotaru stared at her. It was clear where Usagi got her looks. But for some reason he couldn't find a single memory of her grandfather.

"What's the color charm?"

Hotaru told her and Rabbit promptly changed her hair color with the pendant. Instead of a pink and red motif, it was now a red and pale lavender color.

"Interesting. I think that colors suits you a little better than pink, Rabbit."

"Really?"

He held up a mirror to demonstrate. Rabbit touched the long braid of hair.

"It's okay. I will be glad when that creepy Orc woman leaves."

"So will all the couples in this castle," said Hotaru with a grin.

"Speaking of couples, have you found anyone you like yet, Hotaru?" asked Rabbit.

She blushed. So she did have someone she was sweet on.

"Oh? Spill."

Hotaru mumbled the name and tried to hide behind her book.

"Who is it Imouto?" asked Raven with a grin. (If he had to suffer through this with his aunts, so did she!)

"Draco."

Raven's jaw dropped.

"No way..."

She blushed harder and kept her face hidden behind the book.

"Does he know?"

"Not a chance!"

"Well he won't hear of it from me. Why not ask him out on the next Hogsmeade weekend?"

Hotaru was beet red.

"She does know I was kidding right?" whispered Raven.

"I don't think so. I have an idea. Why don't we double date?"

"Double...date?" both of the siblings made a strangled sound.

Rabbit looked at them oddly. Then she remembered yet another test on Goblin Wars and went to find her book. It seemed that Binns was absolutely fixated on Goblins Wars.

(She honestly couldn't wait to learn how to exorcize ghosts. This sentiment was the general consensus among the students.)

"So what's your excuse for avoiding a date. It's not like people don't know or suspect you know," asked Hotaru.

"I've never had a girlfriend before. I would have no idea how to handle it... Not to mention I had killed off any thoughts of romance when I realized the old goat was going to force me to marry Ginny Weasly."

"Seriously?"

"And with my brand of luck, chances are that anyone I would go out with would be kidnapped or something."

Hotaru stared at him.

"Are you joking?"

Raven shook his head.

"My luck is that atrocious," said Raven, who then told her all of his adventures that he got into while attending the school under his birth name. She winced, and realized he wasn't joking.

"So what are we going to do? Eventually you will have to take her out on a date."

Inspiration hit him.

"I'll drag Aunt Lina and Gourry with me. Anything stupid enough to cross Gourry and Aunt Lina would have a harder time coming after me!"

"Wait. Your aunt likes Gourry Gabriev?"

"Weird I know. But apparently the guy made a huge impression by literally jumping into the Sea of Chaos to save her. The only downside to falling in love with him is that he's a complete idiot."

"True. I don't understand how he functions without her around."

"I think she fell for him because he actually lets her boss him around all the time and is willing to come to her rescue without asking."

Hotaru grinned. It was not a pleasant one, and did not inspire confidence in the least. It actually reminded Raven of Sirius' grin when he was about to prank Moony.

"Oh dear. Why do I have a bad feeling with your smile?" said Raven.

"I just had a thought. It was a small one really."

"It would inspire more confidence if you didn't look like the twins when they have pranked McGonagall and gotten away with it right now."

"What would you do if I got Lina to admit she's in love with Gourry?"

Unfortunately for Raven's sanity, the twins were in earshot of this conversation. They waltzed up with the most evil smirks he had ever seen on their faces. Raven gulped. Somehow, he knew this would all end in tears.

Lina was not amused when Raven asked her to join him in a double-date. Or that he had a bet with both Hotaru and the twins.

But then he mentioned something else and her amusement came back.

"I have a bet with Hotaru and the twins. If you help me win...I will pay you a hundred gold coins."

"Two hundred."

"Deal."

"So what's the bet about?"

"Hotaru and the twins bet me that you wouldn't admit your feelings for Gourry."

She actually did a face vault.

"My what?"

"Why else would you put up with him on a daily basis? And don't say it's because of the Sword of Light, because I did some checking into that history and found there are other weapons of Light."

"There are?"

"In order there is sword, lance, trident, axe and bow."

"Five of them?"

"Personally I wouldn't mind finding the bow."

Lina grinned.

"Summer project, Nephew of mine. Summer Project."

He grinned back at her.

"So what do you win if I admit I like Gourry?"

Raven grinned.

"They have to get Hermione and Zel together. It's obvious he's a better match than Ron."

Lina's grin widened. This would definitely be worth the embarrassment she would get when she let her feelings known. Plus Zel deserved a break. Hermione Granger was only five years younger than he was, but her mental age was roughly the same as his. Plus she was an even match when it came to researching things.

"I'm in."

The date was set. Since Lina was going to kill two birds with one stone, she agreed to the double-date. In exchange for helping Raven win the bet, he paid for lunch.

Rabbit was wearing her favorite outfit. It was one Neo Queen Serenity had found and bought for her daughter.

It was a deep red color shirt, with pink hearts on the bottom. Her skirt was a light purple color and had little cats running on the hem. Her belt was red and had pink hearts on it. On her neck was her Sailor pendant. Her earrings were little moons hanging from chains. Her shoes were light sandals in white and blue.

She had yet to remove the charm that turned her hair light lavender. On the plus side, the creepy woman (Umbridge) had finally quit stalking her.

Lina and Gourry were in their usual outfits. Raven on the other hand...

He was in blue jeans and a tight fitting black shirt. The hems had feathers lining the edge. His belt looked like a living snake, while he shoes were open and comfortable.

It was noon when they headed down to Hogsmeade. Rumors had started the second people saw Raven holding Rabbit's hand.

Lina had discovered a little known cafe that wasn't run by a pure-blood. A half blood who loved coffee houses decided to start their own, and named it Wizard's Crystal.

If the one in Hogsmeade did well, then chances were it would be bigger than Starbucks.

Lina took an outside table, because it was a nice day. Once they had gotten their orders, and settled in, Raven nudged Lina.

"So Gourry, do you like anybody?"

Raven spotted the twins in the window and winked. Hotaru was reading a book, but her eyes peered over the edge.

"Well I like you Lina. And Zelgadis, Amelia, Cylpheil, and..."

"Not as a friend you idiot! I mean do you have a crush on anyone?"

"Not really..."

"Why did you jump into the Sea of Chaos after Aunt Lina then?" asked Raven.

"I just couldn't stand the thought of having adventures without her," said Gourry, taking a sip of his tea. He made a face and added sugar.

Lina absentmindedly added two cubes to her coffee. One sip and she had been hooked. Raven and Rabbit stirred their tea, watching the by play. Raven had ordered black tea, while Rabbit got plain green tea with lemon.

I suppose that's as close as I'll ever get to a confession from this idiot... thought Lina.

"So I guess that means you love Lina, Gourry," said Rabbit sensibly.

"I guess I do," replied Gourry. Lina, who had been taking a drink of her coffee choked, and Raven helped her by thumping her back a bit.

Behind him, Raven heard the distinct sound of the twins clapping each other.

Since karma and fate had it in for Raven, it was that moment that they were attacked by no less than five Death Eaters. But there was something wrong with them.

While they were wearing their traditional skulls masks, their outfits were bizarre, especially for pure-bloods. One had feathers all over him. One had bubbles instead of clothes, which was quite disturbing considering these people were very out of shape.

And those were the normal outfits. The others were by far more outlandish.

Then there was the aura, which set Raven's teeth on edge. Something was very wrong with them. They almost felt like a Dark Crystal, which was impossible since Raven purified the ones that were left.

"Give us the Pegasus!" they hissed. They didn't even sound human anymore.

"You're not getting my nephew, you freaks!" growled Lina.

Hotaru gasped. These people were possessed by something from outside the stars! Something that was after Rabbit's crystal!

A power that had been put to sleep awoke as she ran outside. Inside Harry's dorm, Artimus S began to glow a violent amethyst.

"Saturn Planet Power, Make Up!"

Sailor Saturn had been awoken once more. Rabbit took her queue as she said "Moon Crystal Power, Make Up!"

They kept repeating the same thing. 'Give us the Pegasus'.

Raven drew upon his magic and shot it at the first Death Eater. He screamed as something dark shot out of him, and then collapsed.

"They're possessed! Don't kill them if you can help it!" shouted Raven.

"Damn. No Dragon Slave then," whined Lina.

"Rabbit, try the crystal!" said Raven.

Rabbit placed her hands over the Silver Imperium Crystal like her mother taught her. Suddenly one of the Death Eaters charged at her. Raven shifted into Helios, and she jumped on.

A golden light burst forth from his horn. It hit Rabbit, and her transformation changed completely.

From Sailor Mini Moon to Super Sailor Mini Moon. Her brooch changed to suit her new powers, as did her small talisman.

Super Sailor Mini Moon decided to try out her new attack.

"Lunar Chaos Meditation!"

The lavender-silver sword went through the Death Eaters, breaking the hold of whatever possessed them. As one they cried out in pain before collapsing.

It was only after the transformation was undone that any of the teachers (aside from Lina, who was a big advocate of letting people fight their own battles) arrived. They arrested the men, and everyone talked about what happened.

But also who the mysterious warriors who showed up were. Apparently, only the twins and Lina caught a glimpse of the two transforming in public.

Those rumors were nothing compared to the ones about Rini, Raven, Lina and Gourry. Word spread about Gourry's confession like wildfire.

Now people were speculating when Raven would admit his love for Rini.

Hotaru looked around the corner. There, sitting by herself, was Hermione. She nodded to Lina and Rini who promptly grabbed the girl before she could say anything. In another part of the castle, the twins and Raven were doing the same thing to Zelgadis.

Their mission was simple. Get the two to at least confess before Christmas. Otherwise Hotaru had to admit her crush on Draco when he was within earshot.

And that was something Hotaru did not want to do if she could help it.