This is a new story I came up with. I know a lot of you have read my Summer in Howarts and are waiting for the next one. I am working on it but my muse doesn't seem to be there for that story right now.

This story takes place during Harry's third year and Buffy's seventh. She is not the slayer.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Buffy or Harry Potter. I am only borrowing them and I am not making any money off of them.

Pairing: Buffy/Oliver


Buffy Anne Summers had run away from home tired of being beaten by her dad. She was now sporting new colorful bruises on her abdomen and back. She was sure that she had a broken rib or two. One arm was wrapped around her waist and the other carried the cage that carried her best friend Phantom, a black cat that could be very elusive when he really wanted to be. She hadn't done anything wrong as far as she could tell, but she knew as soon as she had seen his look. She could smell the alcohol on his breath. Ever since her mother died when she was six, the man she called father had begun beating her. When she was sure her father had passed out she threw the things she would need for school in her trunk, shrunk it small enough to put it in her backpack and left. She would be starting school at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry if she made it to the train station in time. As soon as she was far enough away from her house, she raised her wand to summon the Knight Bus. Instantly the Knight Bus appeared. The conductor in his purple uniform leapt up and began speaking loudly.

"Welcome to the Knight Bus emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step aboard, and we can take you anywhere you want to go. My name is Stan Shunpike, and I will be your conductor this evening."

"Take me to Kings Cross train station." Buffy said handing him fifteen sickles. She then proceeded to the bed to lie down. Stan handed her the water bottle and Buffy placed it on her sore back. The bus began to move and she soon fell asleep.


At the station platform the next day, Buffy had gone through the barrier and was lucky enough to find an empty cabin. Letting Phantom out of his cage, the cat immediately made itself comfortable on her lap. She stroked his fur while she looked out the window thinking about the passed two days. She jumped when she felt the hand clamp down on her shoulder.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you."

Buffy turned toward the Scottish accent to see a very cute young man looking at her with concerned eyes. Phantom hissed at him ready to defend anyone who might hurt his master.

"I didn't hear you come in. It's okay Phantom. He just startled me." Buffy soothed petting his fur.

"Oliver." A voice called from the hall of the train.

"Down here." The boy named Oliver called. "Do you mind if a few of us join you?"

Buffy watched as two red headed twin boys and two girls came up behind him.

"Have a seat."

"Thanks. I'm Oliver Wood, and this is Katie Bell, Alicia Spinnet, and Fred and George Weasley."

"He's George. I'm Fred." One of the twins spoke.

"No your not I'm Fred. He's George." The other twin spoke.

"Don't mind them. They do that to everyone. You're new here right?" The one called Katie asked.

"Buffy Summers, and this is Phantom." She pointed to the black cat who looked slightly miffed at having his nap disturb. "I'm transferring to Hogwarts from the Salem Witch Academy in America. I'll be going into my seventh year at Hogwarts."

"I'm a seventh year too," said Oliver.

"Why are you just now coming to Hogwarts? Why didn't you finish your last year at Salem?" Alicia asked.

"My parents lived in London but my dad got transferred to the American Ministries of Magic. Dad got a new job in London so we moved back." The group talked while they waited for the train to start moving.

"Did you guys see the paper this morning? Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban this morning." Alicia held the paper up for them to see.

"I thought Azkaban was escape proof. Does it say how he escaped?" Oliver asked.

"They don't know. I hope the Ministry catches him before he can kill more people." Kate said looking horrified.

"Can I see the paper?" Buffy asked wanting to read the article on her uncle. One of the few things that she remembered about her mother was that she believed that her twin brother was innocent.

"Can I keep this?" Buffy asked her.

"Sure, I guess." Alicia said. Buffy put the paper up to read later. The conversation had moved on to Quidditch which had everyone talking excitedly.


The train had left the station and it didn't take long for the train to really get moving. Mere minutes had passed and soon it had begun to rain hard. The conversation in the cabin had dropped to a quiet whisper when Oliver noticed that Buffy had fallen asleep. Her body had shifted in sleep and her head now rested on Oliver's shoulder. Everyone felt the train begin to slow down.

"We can't be there yet. It's too soon." Katie told them as she looked at her wind up pocket watch.

"Maybe we've broken down." Alicia says once the train had stopped totally.

"I don't think so." Oliver said nudging Buffy a bit.

She woke up sleepily and then looked a bit embarrassed when she realized who her pillow was. Suddenly the windows on the train iced over and the lights went out. Everyone stayed quiet and the only light came from the moon. They watched as a several shadowy figures passed by their door. One of the shadowy figures stopped at their door and Buffy felt as if she would never be happy again. As fast as the feeling had come on, it had gone away just as fast. The lights returned to normal and the train began moving again.

"Everyone all right?" Oliver asked.

"That was a Dementor wasn't it?" Alicia asked.

"It was. Here everyone take some of this." Katie gave everyone a piece of chocolate. Buffy thanked her and ate her chocolate. Even after eating her chocolate Buffy still wasn't feeling well. She excused herself sitting Phantom on the seat she had abandon, and ran for the toilet. Oliver and the others instantly became concerned when Buffy did not come back right away. Oliver and Katie went to check on her.

"Buffy? Are you alright?" Oliver asked but received no answer.

"Buffy?" Katie called out knocking upon the door. She also received no answer. Gingerly, Katie tried the handle and was glad to see it wasn't lock. They both gasped upon seeing her unconscious in the bathroom.

"Buffy! Let's get her back to the cabin."

Oliver said as he motioned for Katie to grab her legs. They carried her back to the cabin. Alicia and the twins gasped upon seeing them.

"What happened to her?" George asked.

"We don't know. Oliver and I found her like this in the bathroom."

Katie told them as they laid her down on the seat. Phantom looked at his master curiously and moved toward where Buffy's head was.

"Alicia, go see if you can find the lady with the cart and buy us some more chocolate." Oliver said handing her a few coins. "Fred run back to the bathroom, and get a wet towel to put on her head."

Fred nodded and ran toward the bathroom. Both he and Alicia returned several seconds later. Oliver placed himself beneath Buffy so that she would be slightly elevated. Katie placed the wet cloth on her head. Phantom began licking her face trying to wake her. Several minutes later, she began to come around. Slowly Buffy opened her eyes.

"What happened?" She groaned as the world before her spun.

"You collapsed in the loo." George said with a grin on his face.

"Are you okay Buffy?" Oliver asked concern was all over his face.

"I think so." Buffy said sitting up holding her aching side. The pain was clearly showing on her face.

"Maybe you should just lie back until we get to Hogwarts." Alicia told her. Buffy nodded and laid back, Phantom staying by her side. Her eyes met with Oliver's and she smiled. "Eat this. It will put some color back into your cheek."

"I think I better wait till we get to Hogwarts. The piece Katie gave me came back up when I was in the loo."

She closed her eyes but could not sleep with the pain she was feeling.


Buffy sat beside Oliver in the carriage. The carriages had just arrived at the front of the school and were letting students out. Buffy slowly stepped out of the carriage grimacing as her side ached again. She grabbed on to Oliver as she felt her world begin to spin again. The next thing Oliver knew his arms were filled with the blonde girl. He quickly hoisted her up and began running toward the medic wing. When he entered he noticed that one of the new professors had brought Harry in.

"Madam Pomfrey! Madam Pomfrey! She needs your help!" Oliver called out. Madam Pomfrey turned her attention from Harry to Oliver. When she saw that Oliver was carrying an unconscious girl she immediately ushered him to take her to a bed. Professor Lupin couldn't help but stare at the girl. Her face instantly reminded him of someone.

"What happened to her?" Madam Pomfrey asked.

"I don't know. She passed out once on the train and again right in front of the school. I think her stomach is bothering her. She said she threw up the chocolate Katie had given her." Oliver told her.

"Thank you Mr. Wood. You and Mr. Potter may go." Oliver nodded and retrieved Harry and hurried out of the med-wing.

"Let's have a look." Pomfrey pulled out her wand and said a spell that told her instantly what was wrong with Buffy.

"Professor Lupin, could you run and get the Headmaster and Professor Snape. I will need his help with this."

At first Lupin didn't move, he was still trying to figure out why the girl was so familiar to him. Once Pomfrey called his name again he shook out of his stupor and was gone. Taking off Buffy's robe and lifting her shirt revealed the dark bruises that looked like boot prints. Five minutes later Dumbledore and Snape entered the med-wing.

"Professor Lupin said you wanted to see us."

"Yes Albus, I need Severus's help, and you need to see this. Mr. Wood brought her in here. We have a very sick girl here. Someone has been abusing her Albus. Look at these." Pomfrey showed them the girl's recent bruises. "Someone kicked her repeatedly in the back and stomach. There are also some less recent ones. She's has two broken ribs. Some small internal damage and she's showing signs of malnutrition. What are we going to do Albus?"

"First Poppy, you and Severus get her back to health. As soon as she wakes up, I will need to talk to her so I can then take the appropriate steps with the Ministry." Dumbledore told her. A groan from the bed alerted them that she was waking up. Slowly her eyes began to open. When they finally did open, they looked around unfocusedly until they finally landed on the three in front of her.

"Where am I? What happened?" She asked tiredly.

"You are in the hospital wing Ms. Summers. Mr. Wood brought you here when you passed out in front of the school. I am the Headmaster here. Beside me is our school nurse Madam Pomfrey, and your potion professor, Professor Snape. Can you tell us who hurt you like this?" Dumbledore asked her. Her eyes never looked at any of theirs.

"No one. I fell down the stairs right before I left."

Buffy knew they wouldn't believe her but she had to at least make the attempt. Her father was already going to be mad that she left with out him knowing.

"Come now my dear you know that's not true. Our stairs move but I've never once seen them kick someone."

Buffy looked up into Dumbledore's eyes and could see the slight twinkle at the joke he made. Buffy couldn't laugh though.

"Who hit you?" Dumbledore asked again.

"My father." Buffy said as several tears rolled down her cheek her. She turned her head not wanting anyone to see the tears. Severus sat on the edge of the bed.

"It's all right. We won't let him hurt you again. We will do every thing we can to make sure he'll never lay another hand on you."

Buffy wiped at the tears and felt a bit of hope at the man's words.

"Promise?" Buffy asked him. Pomfrey and Dumbledore were both amazed at how well Buffy seemed to take to Severus.

"Promise." Severus told her gently. "Drink these. It will make you feel better." Buffy nodded and took the first vial from him.

She knew from the effect that the first one was a pepper up potion. The effects were instant and she felt better. She took the next potion and it had a sweet taste to it. Severus put a small drop of one last potion on her hand and the effects were instant as Buffy fell asleep.

"Excellent Severus. After the feast I will write to the Ministry to begin the process of getting her removed from her father's custody." Dumbledore told them. "When do you think you'll release her Poppy?"

"I'd like to keep here tomorrow, so my estimation would be in the afternoon day after tomorrow."

"Good. Will you becoming back to the feast Severus?"

"In a bit Albus." Dumbledore nodded. He knew that this was hitting close to home for Snape.


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