Okay, so I decided to republish this story. I wanted to reorganize the order of the worlds Lavender went to. I think this holds together a lot better than it did before.

Ever since I read a fanfic about Lavender Brown being completely anime-obsessed, I actually found myself enjoying the character (if anyone knows the story, please let me know!)

This is my shot at an Animetopoeia that does not star Harry Potter. Hope you enjoy!

I do not own Harry Potter! (other disclaimers will come along depending on the universe Lavender goes to).

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The end of fourth year had been…unsettling. At least in the mind of Lavender Brown. Harry Potter claimed Voldemort was back. He arrived with the corpse of Cedric Diggory in his arms.

The sight of the dead boy had sent a chill up Lavender's spine.

It wasn't like what she'd seen on the tele where the corpses were all pale and drained. It looked like he was just asleep. Like he could wake up at any moment.

But he didn't wake up. He would never wake up.

And then they were sent home.

She'd heard little to nothing about Voldemort after words. Just a bunch of bashing from the tabloids.

Dumbledore was insane. Harry Potter was insane.

It was written convincingly enough, but whenever she started thinking maybe they were just crazy, maybe Voldemort wasn't back…she remembered the sightless eyes of Cedric Diggory.

She was all giddy. All…jumpy.

How many people would believe he was back once they returned to Hogwarts?

She'd seen the way Harry had been bullied during his second year for being a parselmouth, would he even want to save them all? Would Dumbledore?

If she was in their shoes she'd just leave. Go far, far away and say, 'Alright, go ahead, take Britain. It's not worth it anyways.'

"Am I a bad person?" Lavender rolled over on the couch at home, breathing in the scent of the cushion her head was resting on.

"Maybe someone else should rise to the occasion." Lavender smiled goofily. She was starting to doze off, "Maybe I should be the hero. A magical girl superhero!" She giggled a little, drunk from drowsiness.

Yeah right.

"Did somebody say magical girl?"

"Ha?" Lavender blinked open her eyes.

There was a girl floating right above her. Her multicolored hair moving about in a non-existent breeze, her body clad in a sailor uniform with a navy skirt.

"What?" Lavender whispered, "Who…are you?"
The girl grinned,

"My name is Animetopoeia! The goddess of anime!"
"Goddess…of Anime?" Lavender didn't really know what anime was.

Wait. No. Hadn't there been a guy in Ravenclaw, a muggleborn who was all obsessed with those…Japanese cartoon things?

Lavender herself was a pureblood. But her mother refused to be ignorant about muggles and their customs. That was why Lavender's house had a tele.

"I'm from a special charity organization called Goddesses Change Fate." The girl's eyes gleamed, "A girl destined to die at age seventeen…yes…yes, you'll definitely do."
"Eh? D-destined to die…at seventeen?" Lavender stuttered out, wide-eyed.

"So, you want to be a magical girl and change the fate of this world? I can definitely do that! Just say the word and we'll see if we can't change your fate for the better!"

"I…" Lavender stared at her.

Someone should step up…

The person to step up…was going to be her?

"How do I know…you're telling the truth?" Lavender wondered.

"All you have to say is yes or no." Animetopoeia said simply.

Her eyes, Lavender thought. She'd never seen eyes like the ones Animetopoeia had. They seemed to change color. Like a rainbow.

She didn't know what had come over her. This girl…she was a stranger. In her home! An intruder…

Cedric's lifeless eyes flashed through her mind. Harry's terrified face, tears streaking down his cheeks.

She'd never seen him cry before…

Then there was her mother…Her mother who never smiled.

"Yes."

The world around her faded to black.

Lavender blinked.

Even Animetopoeia seemed to have vanished.

Cautiously, she got up in the darkness. Or…was it actually dark? She could still see herself completely. There was just nothing around her but void.

Lavender stepped forward. Ripples spread out at her feet.

Her eyes widened and she turned around to see the girl with the multicolored hair.

"You want to be a magical girl, yeah?" Animetopoeia said.

Lavender felt her mind go blank. She dipped her chin.

Well…she was already down the rabbit hole now, wasn't she?

"Okay." Animetopoeia drew in a deep breath, "A world where you can learn to become a magical girl…and change your fate and the fates of those around you…"

Images flashed inside Lavender's mind. A frightened Harry holding Cedric's corpse. Her mother who never smiled…She was seeing it all over again, those memories that had made her say yes.

Was it worth the risk?

If this person was tricking her, and Lavender knew she had the right to be suspicious! If this person was tricking her…the worse that could happen was…her dying here, or getting kidnapped or something…right?

But if this was real, even if the possibility was only slight…

Lavender had never had the desire to be a hero. She doubted she ever would.

But no one else would step forward. Those that had taken on the mantle of 'hero' were being crushed by the people they had sworn to protect.

Lavender had often been accused of being naïve. That wasn't new to her.

But it wasn't true.

She always knew when people were lying to her. Her aunt lied to her all the time, so she was used to it.

But she chose to go along with it anyways because a small part of her hoped…maybe people would prove her wrong. Maybe there was a good reason they were lying. Maybe they didn't actually want to hurt her.

Or maybe that was even more naïve than blind trust.

This person, Animetopoeia, Lavender felt no deception from her.

But even if she really was telling the truth, or at least, she believed she was telling the truth, that didn't necessarily mean her intentions were pure.

Could she be making a deal with the devil?

Did it matter if she was?

Animetopoeia held out her hand to Lavender.

"I'll take you to other worlds. Worlds where you will gain incredible power. But you'll also be faced with incredible danger. There's a possibility you'll die. But if you survive, you'll gain the power to change your fate."

What a strange person. Now she was trying to talk her out of it?

But maybe that's what made Lavender decide to take her hand.

From their clasped palms came a shining, white light that enveloped them both, blinding them completely.

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Lavender woke up to the sound of knocking. She was laying on a couch in a big living room.

"Where am I?" She wondered.

Her house wasn't this big…

A knocking came at the door again. She got up, unsure as to whether she should answer it or not. She decided to open the door.

An Asian woman, middle-aged and wearing a kimono was there on the doorstep.

"You are Brown Lavender-san." The woman phrased it as though it wasn't a question.

She looked over her round spectacles at her.

She sort of reminded Lavender of Professor McGonagall in a way. They had the same no-nonsense attitude.

"Yes, ma'am." Lavender said suddenly tense.

Maybe it was because she was so often caught by the transfiguration professor passing notes in class…or casting color change charms on her hair.

The woman looked over critically, then,

"My name is Miwa Hoshi. You will address me as Miwa-san. I am your new caretaker. Your guardian signed me on for the full year. I'll be cooking, cleaning and, in the event that you need any help with your assignments, you may ask me questions but I encourage you to find the answers yourself."
"Um…right." Lavender said, a little bewildered, "I quite literally just got here and haven't had much time to look around."
"Then I'll be finding my room on my own." She decided, lugging in a large suitcase, "Then I shall start on lunch."

Yup. As much as a hard-ass as Lavender had expected. She allowed her inside.

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Lavender had school only two days later. She received an envelope of information on her new school along with a sailor uniform (which was actually kind of cute). Miwa went over proper etiquette with Lavender.

Japan was a whole other culture (and this place looked a lot like Japan). She learned about bowing to the teacher and praying to the Divine Tree (whatever that was) at the end and start of every class. She also learned about how to properly take off her shoes. In Japan they had an interesting view on 'clean' and 'unclean'. Although, it seemed to be more of a spiritual cleanliness than a literal one.

She was nervous about school. Although she knew far more about the muggle world than her peers, she felt grossly underprepared.

Lavender had never traveled before. Granger had bragged a little about some of the big trips her family had taken together and Lavender had always wanted to visit another country.

This place wasn't a big city. It was kind of…in the countryside maybe? It was by the ocean, which was rather nice. It looked like she might be allowed to visit the beach in the summer. She'd never been to the ocean before, but even the air seemed to have a salty tang to it. So…unlike where she lived, and so unlike Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade or anywhere else she'd been.