I own none of the characters except Jack Halliwell, they are owned by Joss Whedon and J K Rowling.
This is an idea I've been thinking about for a while so please review
Forbidden Forest
Buffy Summers was fighting her way through the undergrowth when she snagged her hand on a twig, "Ouch!"
"Ah buff watch out I hear these tree's bite" her good friend Xander Harris said.
"You're not far wrong Xander." Her watcher Rupert Giles said in his stuffy British accent, "This is known as the forbidden forest lots of dangerous creatures reside here."
"Like what?" Jack Halliwell asked, Jack was the new slayer, news of Faiths death had reached them just as Jack showed up in town he was a good slayer, a year older than Buffy at twenty he was in his second year at UC Sunnydale, majoring in English.
He was tall, with black hair and green eyes, nothing really special, but he was a fun guy none the less.
"Oh er, werewolves, centaurs, vampires and there are unicorns but they're hard to find" Giles replied
"Oh I've always wanted to see a unicorn." Tara breathed happily; Tara was a new arrival to the Scooby gang a friend of Willows.
Willow Rosenberg a pretty redhead, was talking to Giles up front and Riley Finn, Buffy's boyfriend was last, behind Buffy. Xander's girlfriend Anya Emerson was walking close beside Xander.
"So would these creatures er, go for us?" Xander asked a little worriedly
"Most probably." Giles replied.
"Gee thanks for that now we're not worried at all." Jack muttered sarcastically
"Well we're nearly there anyway." Giles told them looking around.
"How can you tell?" Riley asked looking around in much the same way but a lot more confused, "They all look the same to me."
"Yeah, like lots of tree's all put together." Willow said
"That is what is more commonly called a wood, Will." Buffy said smiling as she wiped the blood off her hand.
They walked further the wood dark and foreboding, their feet growing weary when a large black dog and a tall huge man stepped out from behind a tree.
"Ah Sirius, Hagrid" Giles said in greeting "I was wondering where you were."
Right before their eyes the big black dog transformed into a tall black haired man, with hollow eyes. "Sorry about the wait Rupert. Had a few problems with a vampire." The man explained looking around at them all.
"Didn' lose any o' yer friends did ya, these woods are mighty dangerous, specially at night." The other man said smiling through his beard.
"No, no all here. Hagrid we just-" Giles started to reply but was cut off by Xander who said-
"Are really cold so how bout' we save the pleasantries for later huh?" Rubbing his hands together.
"Yes of course." Sirius said leading the way through the wood until they broke through the tree line onto a long sloping lawn leading up to a large castle. The huge man loped off to small hut at the edge of the forest and waved to them as he went inside Sirius waved back and then continued to walk
"Ooh, it's medieval." Tara said under her breath
"Evil'd be right." Jack said just as quietly
"So, er, we were that close to being out of the creepy wood and we didn't get out explain the part where that makes sense" Xander said
"We needed to keep cover Xander." Giles replied patiently
"For those of us in the studio audience who are me explain why we're here again" Jack asked
"A group of vampires are terrorising the school they're led by a female she's American so we bought in an American slayer and got a two for one, we need as much help as possible some students are already dead so I got the headmasters permission and bought you here. Are you all slayers?" The dog man Sirius asked. As the tall man went into a small hut on the edge of the forest.
"No, no, Buffy and Jack are slayers, Riley is er well trained and Willow and Tara are Wicca's and er Xander and Anya are er, -" Giles said motioning to each in turn as they neared the castle.
"Well I'm just here for the ever so slightly scary ride that is this excursion and Anya came too." Xander filled in.
"Did you explain who we were?" Sirius asked
"Yes although if they believe is a slightly different matter." Giles responded
"Yes of course" Sirius answered. "Well here we are and welcome to Hogwarts!" Sirius said throwing his arms wide as they stepped into the great hall, which was right, now empty.
"Wow" Buffy said simply "It's…old."
"Yes if you'll follow me I'll show you to your quarters." Sirius told them leading the way upstairs.
The girls were shown to a large room with just enough beds for Tara, Willow, Anya and Buffy. Sirius then led the boys further into the castle.
They rounded a corner to see five figures four fighting one standing back grinning.
Jack leapt and kicked the vampire in the chest it flew backwards off the red haired boy it was trying to bite. The boy scrambled up and with the help of his two friends a boy and a girl they stumbled backward, Sirius ran to them and steadied the boy as the vampire regained its balance and ran for Jack, who was caught off guard as he recognized the vampire as Druisilla, the one who had returned to Sunnydale a few months back and succeeded in biting Jack nearly killing him. She ran at him snarling, Jack stumbled and was only saved by Riley who ran in and knocked her over, Xander joined, pushing a cross in Drew's face making her recoil and run for the stairs, Jack snapped out of it and ran after her, down the stairs and out the doors she had left open. He stopped and jogged back in when she disappeared into the forest.
When he got back upstairs, the others were standing there looking at him expectantly, "Nope she got away." He simply said.
"Correct me if I'm wrong but was that Druisilla?" Xander asked, as Sirius and the four kids watched
"That was Druisilla." He replied.
"Alright now I wanna go home." Xander said holding his hand up.
"What's the problem you can defeat her right, your slayers?" Sirius said watching them. "What can she do?"
"This," Riley said from behind Jack, he poked Jack in between his shoulder blades and Jack pulled his jumper away from his neck to reveal the two hole scar from Druisilla's bite.
"But you're a slayer you don't get bit, or did we make a mistake?" Sirius asked.
"I'm still alive aren't I?" Jack asked.
"Did you see his scar?" Ron asked that night, as he and Harry lay awake in their dormitory.
"How could I miss it?" Harry replied sleepily.
"Wow that is the first person I've ever known to survive a vampire bite, cuz you know, normally they die." Ron said leaning back on his elbows and staring at the patterns the moon cast on the ceiling above his bed.
"That would make sense." Harry replied yawning.
"Mom would die if she knew a vampire nearly bit me." Ron grinned "maybe I'll send her a note in the morning."
"Morning would be a fine time to send your mother a note saying you nearly died." Harry replied only half listening.
"Why do you think they're here then?" Ron asked putting his hands behind his head.
Harry suddenly turned around full to face him a look of pure disbelief on his face, "Er well it could be the sudden influx of vampire killings round here, at a guess" Harry said sarcastically. Before lying back down again.
"Could be." Ron said falling asleep. But he had now fully awoken Harry.
He looked back over the last few months over the summer he turned sixteen and Sirius Black had been proven innocent when Peter Pettigrew had been found whilst supposedly on an errand of evil of Voldemorts, Harry had found out when Sirius had sent him a brightly coloured bird announcing his freedom and that he was to be the new Defence Against the Darks Arts teacher that year at Hogwarts. Harry didn't think that was such a wonderful idea he'd pointed this out to Sirius by reminding him of all the other Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers but he'd been adamant to take the job and well Harry really wasn't built for forcibly stopping an older man so now Sirius was at Hogwarts. Everything had been going great, other than that, the next summer would not be spent with the Durselys but at Sirius's new place near Ron's house in Ottery St Catchpole.
Then of course Harry found out that despite all his praying over the summer Draco Malfoy had not been swallowed by an abnormally ugly large bug, of course the bug would have to have had a strong stomach to eat Malfoy. Harry had refrained from attempting to in a joking way sell his soul to the devil in return for Malfoy's untimely death but he hadn't been sure if that actually could happen so had chosen to wisely not try it.
Everything had been normal at school until students started going missing at night curfews had been enforced at earlier times teachers had been told to patrol at night and all windows and door were closed promptly at nine 'o clock. Harry, Ron and Hermione had overheard Professor McGonagall, Professor Dumbledore and Professor Snape talking and it turned out here were vampires in the forbidden forest Harry had never seen a vampire until tonight, Malfoy had tricked them out of bed funny thing was though the vampire hadn't stacked Malfoy and he didn't seem scared at all.
That vampire though had been really ugly, horrible ridged forehead and those fangs, euch, no thanks. Finally Harry drifted off into blissful slumber while vampires chased him across dreamlike planes and large bugs ate Draco Malfoy whole.
Down the corridor Jack Halliwell was not so lucky his dreams were tortured by Druisilla's face and her laugh as she sunk her teeth into his neck.
It had been summer they were in sophomore year at college and Giles had heard from Spike that Druisilla was back in town, course Spike was scared as hell, he didn't have his chip out yet and was still working with the scoobies.
Jack had been out patrolling while Buffy had another painful reunion with Angel, and Jack not being as experienced as Buffy had when attacked by a large group of vamps been overpowered. When suddenly out of the darkness stepped a petite brunette with brown eyes she was dressed in black leather and had the most evil look on her face, she didn't look strong but hell she was.
Jack was wounded a long gash and bruise covered the left side of his face from a vampire throwing him down a large embankment and him hitting his head on a stone. At least four vampires held his arms and one held his head to the side. Exposing the flesh of his neck.
Druisilla had stood in front of him, she had reached up and stroked his skin on his right cheek, "Soft skin" then stroked his hair, "Silky black hair you're a slayer aren't you?" she'd asked in a bewitchingly soft voice.
Jack had been almost hypnotized by her, when instantly her face changed and she became a vampire feeling had surged back into Jack's arms and he'd torn free of their iron grip and ran past her lightening fast she'd grabbed his neck and pulled him backwards he yelled and lashed out trying to make his fist impact with her face, it had been useless, Druisilla had pulled his head backwards with his hair and sank her teeth into his neck, pain had gripped him deep inside, he felt life draining away and just for a second he'd believed he was dead.
Darkness blissful darkness then white hot uncomfortable light had broke through his eyelids and he'd woken up in a hospital room it took a while for Jack to realise where he was why he was there and most of all to realise he wasn't dead.
Now Druisilla here at Hogwarts, Jack's eyes opened slowly to escape the horrors of last year and stared at the window onto the misty grounds and muttered to himself so he didn't wake the others, "Of all the witchy schools in all the world she had to role up in mine didn't she." He grimaced and tried to sleep finally he slept a deep dreamless sleep, which suited Jack just fine
A/N this is the first part to set the scene but if I get a few reviews I'll put the next part up soon.
Any suggestions are welcome about Draco's involvement especially. Thanks!!