Buffy and the Boy Who Lived
A/N: I am not Joss Whedon nor am I J.K. Rowling. I do not own and am making no money from this, simply letting my imagination run wild and playing around a bit. Please don't sue…I have nothing anyway.
On to the story:
Letters and Explanations
"Okay Giles, what exactly is this all about? I mean you can't just tell me you used to be a part of this secret world where witches and wizards exist in the same way they do in story books… how come I didn't know about it? I'm the Slayer, shouldn't I know the cool… I mean important things like this?"
Buffy was pouting and that was a hard thing for Giles to resist. Even now, as a grown woman, Buffy could exploit his soft side. She knew that she could get him to relent on anything and she was using that power to make him feel guilty for not telling her one of his darker secrets.
But it didn't matter because he had to tell her all the details anyway. So he pulled the letter out from his coat pocket and handed it to her.
Buffy opened it and read the letter. It was addressed to Giles from someone named Albus Dumbledore. She read:
"My Dear friend Mr. Giles,
I am sorry to interrupt your life out there in Sunnydale. I've kept up correspondence with you throughout your years away from the wizarding world. I have also kept tabs on you and your young charge the Slayer. I am glad to see that you and Buffy are doing well battling some of the other evils of the world, but I must ask that you all come here to Hogwarts. We are in some desperate need of help here and I believe that you and your group would be invaluable in assisting us. Please answer with the utmost haste as I will need to make preparations for your possible arrival. Do have a lovely evening.
Yours,
Albus Dumbledore.
Headmaster, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
Buffy put the letter down not quite believing what she had just read. She knew that there was a lot about Giles that she didn't know but she had never expected that it would be something of this magnitude.
"Wow Giles, I mean just… Wow"
"I know that this may be a lot to take in all at once and I also have to tell you that I already replied to the letter, insuring the Headmaster that we would be more than happy to assist him in any way that may be possible.
I've made arrangements for flights tomorrow and the others have been informed as well. I also spoke with Joyce and assured her that you would be well taken care of as well as supervised at all times. Will you please do this for me?"
Buffy took all of a moment to consider and replied in the affirmative. She would do anything for Giles. Someday she hoped that he would just how much she would be willing to do for him. She had always considered him to be a wonderful mentor but recently those feelings had been developing into something she couldn't easily categorize.
Giles had been lost in his own musings for a moment as well. Time alone with Buffy in any sense would be something he would enjoy. He hadn't felt that they had enough time to truly see each other as two people; they were always Slayer and Watcher. This however, may be just the opportunity he needed to show her that he cared for her, more deeply than he had ever let on before. He snapped back to reality when he realized that Buffy was looking at him expectantly.
"Earth to Giles…hello Giles?" she said.
"Sorry Buffy, I was just lost in thought. We should probably prepare to leave. I asked Joyce to get your things ready for you. I believe she will be giving them to Willow and Xander when they stop by to pick them up in the morning. I asked them to meet us here so that we could leave for the airport together.
This is, of course, assuming that you are alright with staying here for the night. There are a few people that I would like to familiarize you with before we get to Hogwarts."
"Sure thing," Buffy replied "late night studying with Giles, be still my little Slayers heart."
"Ha ha, well I just rather you weren't very surprised when we got there," Giles moved to the couch where Buffy had been sitting mouth opened and handed her a set of clothing.
Buffy would stash a set of clothes for all occasions at his flat never knowing when she may need to change. She left for a moment to change and Giles made then both some tea. When she returned to her former spot he handed he a cup and sat down next to her.
"So tell me about these people. I'm guessing that 'Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry' isn't just some flashy boarding school for the dramatic arts."
Giles settled in, "Well it's a school for those boys and girls who have the gift of being able to do magic. They are allowed to develop their skills and prepare for whatever they may want to do with those powers in the future.
I could spend a lot of time explaining how I was part of that world and why I am no longer a part of it but we may end up here until the next apocalypse so I won't do that. I will however, tell you about all the people you may hope to encounter when we get there."
"Giles, could you have left because of me? I mean, did you get called to be my Watcher and that's why you had to vacate the magic land?" Buffy gave an unsure half smile as if to imply she had ruined his life in that place.
"Of course not Buffy, don't be so silly. I was called away by the council but it was long before you were called to be the Slayer and I was appointed your Watcher. I left to become a Watcher and yes, it was sad to leave, but if I hadn't, and I did have a choice mind you, I would have never been graced to know you and that would have truly been a shame."
Buffy was moved by the emotion in Giles voice, immediately she felt better and urged him to continue.
"Well, first off there is Professor Dumbledore, the Headmaster. He is an amazingly wise man and gifted wizard as well. He taught me a lot in my younger years and he will be someone I think you may come to look up to. I can also tell you that he is nothing like Principal Snyder was, so death by snake is something I think you would not wish for him.
There is then Professor McGonagall who is his second in command; she is also head of Gryffindor house. Professor Snape who is the head of Slytherin may prove to be problematic as he is a git and we never quite got a long as young chaps. Next we have some very old mates of mine, Sirius and Remus as well as Molly, Arthur, Kingsley, Tonks, and Moody who are all a part of the Order of the Phoenix. They are the organization that fights against the dark Wizards like Voldemort."
Buffy was still as she listened. She drank her tea in small sips and listened attentively as he outlined all the dangers and history of Voldemort and his Death Eaters. She gasped as she heard the tale of Harry Potter and all the misfortunes that had come upon him and his friends as they tried to survive what was basically High School and she could definitely remember what that felt like.
She remained enraptured until he finally came to an end. She wondered how she would remember all of these people. She asked Giles just that question and smiling he assured her that as she came to meet and speak with them she would have no problem what so ever recalling everyone and their important roles.
"But Giles," she said "if you've been gone all of this time as a Watcher how do you know all of this?"
"Professor Dumbledore and I have kept constant correspondence as you read in the letter. We always felt that there may come a time when the Slayer would be a necessity to the world of witches and wizards. I must tell you now though; there are some that believe the Vampire Slayer is a myth."
Buffy snorted. "Well I have to say that if you told me there were like hocus pocus witches and wizards that use wands and stuff I would laugh so I guess its okay they think I'm all mythical and cool. I am cool right?"
Giles laughed lightly at where the conversation had veered off too. He could always count on Buffy to make light of such serious situations.
"So what exactly will I be doing there at the school? I clearly am too old to be a student."
"Well we thought it would be informative and helpful for you to teach a new kind of class along with the Scoobies. It will be called Muggle Defense. It will be a sort of self defense class along with the history of your life as the Slayer and all the demons we have come across."
Giles paused at the horrified look on his slayers face. She looked as if he had just sentenced her to death.
"Not to worry Buffy, we have all of the summer to prepare for the class. I will help you to establish a syllabus and lesson plan of sorts and of course you will have Willow and Xander around to help you."
She physically relaxed at his assurances. It was one thing to teach a classroom of hormonal teens how to defend themselves from physical assault and a completely different thing to keep them entertained for any amount of time while talking to them. She was glad that this was something that she would be doing with the help of her friends who were just as battle savvy. She turned back to Giles when he continued.
"I will be coming on as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. With the combined experience in council affairs and magic it should be very easy for me to take on that post. I have been looking into dark spells and what not that may very well become an issue to the students of the school."
"Wait, wait, wait…just one second buck-o!" Buffy interrupted. "You mean to tell me that you are going to take a position that has been the death of each of its former occupants?"
"Yes, I see where that may concern you but rest assured with you there I will be in no danger as well as the fact that the school is one of the safest places in the world of magic. Dumbledore has made very sure of that."
Again Buffy relaxed, it was funny to see how much trust that Giles had in her abilities. She yawned and looked to the clock that hung on the wall. She realized that it was very late and if they were going t be awake in time to get to the airport than she would need to go to bed very soon.
"Well Giles as much as I'd hate to be a party pooper I do need to get some sleep I've been awake for almost twenty four hours now and a sleepless slayer is a cranky Buffy!" she yawned again, proving the point.
"Yes of course, sorry Buffy. We shall leave the rest for tomorrow, or rather later today."
He walked he up the stairs to where his bed was and told her that she would be sleeping there for the night.
"What about you Giles? You aren't really going to go to sleep on the couch are you? I mean you bed is big enough for the entire royal family and I promise I won't bite. We all need to be as well rested as we can possibly be. I won't take no for an answer." She finished in one breath.
"I don't know that it would be quite appropriate Buffy." Even as he was saying it his heart did little skips as he quickly imagined sleeping in the bed with Buffy.
She continued to argue with him until he promised that he would indeed sleep in the bead. Her heart skipped a few beats as she won that battle, enjoying the thought of having Giles near her as she slept.
He disappeared into the bathroom for a few moments before returning to Buffy. He had to stifle a laugh as he saw that his slayer was already fast asleep even lightly snoring on his side of the bed. He was glad to give up the spot for her though and made his way to the opposite side. He turned out the light ad moved under the cover of the blankets. Even being this near to Buffy did things to him that he couldn't quite hide. He was glad that she was deep in slumber. Slowly he drifted off into his own somewhat restless sleep.
He dreamt of Hogwarts and all his old mates in their youth. He saw Buffy and the rest of her friends as they made their way around the grounds of the school. He also dreamt of the untold dangers that awaited them, the challenges they would all soon be facing. Somewhere in that dream he also saw Buffy standing alone in front of three dark shadowy figures all reaching toward her. She stood there with a sad almost horrified look playing across her features. Slowly it all melted into darkness as he drifted further and further into a deep and fitful sleep.