Massive Authors Note

Hey guys! This is my first fanfic ever- I'm one of those long time readers, first time writers- so please be gentle. I had to put this authors note due to my major screwage of the plotlines, so just bear with me.

Ok, I actually wrote this story before the HBP came out, but didn't post it so that I could use some stuff from the book. This majorly backfired on me because I wanted to include some things that happened in HBP but not others. So, instead of pretending stuff hadn't happened, I went back and kinda remodelled the entire plot, hence the dodgyness.

First of all, here's what's going on with the Buffyverse.

Remember when Buffy thought she killed Katrina (Warrens ex) during season six in Dead Things? Well, in my story, Buffy went to turn herself in but when she beat up Spike for trying to stop her, she realised that she was too dangerous to be around people in general, including policemen and inmates. So, just like in season two, she flees to LA and begins a hermit-like lifestyle. As far as the timeline goes, she's been in LA for a month when the story starts and has been struggling to come to terms with being alive again.

Now onto the world of leprechauns andhomicidal house elves.

First of all, Dumbledore is alive. He was way too vital in my story to replace or get rid of. So here's what I decided happened. The extra wards that were put up around Hogwarts severely weaken Dark magic. So when Snape hit Dumbledore with the killing curse, it put him in a coma, and when Dumbledore hit the ground, the snow cushioned the fall and he was just very badly injured…and in a coma. Anyways, the funeral was all staged and the body in the coffin was a cleverly transfigured rock. This was all staged by various members of the Order to trick Voldemort. Dumbledore was placed in a hidden ward in Hogwarts, where he remained in a coma for three and a half months, by Professor McGonagall, who took over the school as Headmistress. It wasn't until Dumbledore regained consciousness that Harry and co. found out he was still alive. Harry had a bit of a hissyfit about this, but they explained that they weren't sure whether Dumbledore would survive and didn't want to get Harry's hopes up. It was after this happened that he, Ron, Ginny, Neville and Hermione were allowed to join. Scrimgeour also found out, but he was sworn to secrecy (Unbreakable Bond) which is how Hogwarts gets transformed.

Second of all, the Horcrux angle did a lot of damage to my plot. I have an idea how I can include it more but I don't know whether I can work it or not. All I'm going to say is that the Horcruxes are not a huge part of the plot and as this is a future fic for Harry, a lot of Horcrux finding is done in the missing years.

As for the timeline, this is set three years after Hogwarts, so they're round 20. To fill in the years I made Harry search for Horcruxes the year after he finished with Ron and Hermione, then start his Auror training for the remaining two years, which he is still doing.

Have fun trying to wrap your minds round that! Anything you guys need me to explain more just ask.

Now- on with the story!...(finally).