A harry potter/buffy the vampire slayer crossover.

disclaimer - I don't own anything (sigh) Buffy the Vampire Slayer belongs to the talented Joss Whedon, and the
Harry Potter universe belongs to J.K. Rowling.
This is merely my attempt to write down what goes on inside my head (:
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Chapter 1.

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"BUFFY" Xander yelled. The vampire grabbed his arms and pushed them against the wall with one hand. It's face was distorted and fangs ready.

Xander kicked out into the air, trying to hit the vampire, but he was unsuccesful. He realized at once that he knew it. The vampire. Rick Maynard. The school bully. Well.. One of them.

"What Harris, no funny comments?" it snarled and put more pressure on his neck. That's it, he thought. The Hellmouth is open, and I die like this? Not cool. Not cool.

He tried to speak, but the hand on his throat prevented him from doing so.

For a single moment everything went black, and then he could breathe again.

"Xander! Are you alright?" Angel held out his hand, and helped him to his feet. Xander coughed and brushed off the dirt on his jacket.

"Yeah.. I think so. No puncture wounds right?"

He looked around. Everything looked quiet. The vampires that had bursted into the hall at school, had all vanished. Some back into the streets from which they came, and some had turned to dust.

"Something spooked them" Buffy said as she, Willow and Giles walked towards them

"Something spooked the big bad vampires? My guts are telling me that can't be good" Xander shook his head.

A blast sounded from the library, telling Xander that he was right.

"Oh, this is bad... very bad" Willow whispered.

Buffy turned towards her. "Willow, we need more time. Is there any way you can give us a few minuttes?"

"Buffy.. I.. I don't know.. you are talking about freezing persons. Or at least only the dead. That's not going to be easy.. I.. I.."

"Can you do it?"

"I might be able to work something out" Willow said, lowering her head. Her mind was racing. Deffiniatly not going to be easy.

"Alright. Xander can help you.."

Xander looked at Buffy, and he could almost hear her thoughts. Willow, keep him away from the fight. It wasn't fair.

"The rest of you.. come with me" Buffy continued..

Xander and Willow watched as the group run towards the library.

"So" Xander said. "What's the plan?"

Willow looked around. "Chemestry lab" she exclaimed as a new bang sounded and the walls shook.

"Come on Xander" She grabbed his arm and dragged him along.

"What exactly are we going to do here?" Xander asked. He was pushing stuff in front of the door. Just a precaution in case the vampires changes their minds, he thought.

Willow was opening almost every drawer and cupboards the room had, and quickly pulled vials and jars out, examed them and placed them on the floor.

She opened her bag and grabbed some candles. Lately she was always prepared.

"Place these in a circle" she ordered. Xander did as he was told while she pulled more stuff out of her bags. Roots, leaves, all sorts of weird stuff. She sure was something. He laughed quietly.

"What is so funny?" she asked, looking at him.

They looked into eachothers eyes. "Nothing" he whispered. "Nothing at all."

He sat down on the floor next to her and took her hand.

"Look Willow.. If this doesn't work.."

"It will"

"Just in case. I love you, you know that right?"

"Oh Xander. That is so sweet."

She turned her attention to the potion she was mixing. As it was ready, the lighted the candles.

"Go stand over there" she pointed to the back of the room, and he did.

Willow took a couple of deep breaths. "I love you too Xander" she told him over her shoulder. Xander nodded.

"Now. Get ready."

She closed her eyes and started chanting.

"Imparibus meritis, tria pendent corpora ramis,

dismas et Gesmas, media est devina potestas.

Gestas damnatur, Dismas ad astra levatur"

Xander watched his best friends say the spell. He didn't know what it would do, but if anyone could do it, it would be Willow.

He started panting. Was the room getting low on oxygyn? "Willow?" he panted.

"Gestas damnatur, Dismas ad astra levatur!" she repeated and an energy field sorrounded her. It stayed like a shield for what seemed like a few second and then it flew in every direction, hitting Xander before dissapearing through the walls.

Buffy, Angel and Giles bursted through the library door and eventhough they had seen the World on its edge several times, the sight shocked them.

There had been student in the room when the Hellmouth opened and those who hadn't been swallowed whole by the evil within, were splattered across the bookshelves. Buffy thought if perhaps being swallowed would hurt less.

"Dear God" she could hear Giles mutter. Yes Giles. If there is a time to pray, now would be it, she thought.

Creatures rose from the hole in the floor, and Buffy had no more times to think. She had to act. Without consulting with Angel and Giles, she charged with all her might.

If Willow were succesful, she would be able to freeze those dead in the room, which would give her a huge advantage. It would freeze Angel as well, but her and Giles would spend the time well.

A creature launched itself at her. It was a vampire, she knew as much. But it was so much stronger than usual, that she fell to the floor, aching.

She realized that she had dropped the stake as it pinned her to the floor. Luckily she was able to kick it off of her and reach the stake. As soon as it turned on her again, she made her move.

She almost missed the heart, but she was ready this time and as it launched itself at her again, she pierced the cold heart and the creature turned to dust.

Across the room she saw Giles fight with yet another vampire, but she wasn't worried. He seemed to be in control.

She turned her attention to Angel, he, like Giles, was fighting. It was fascinating, the grace with which he moved.

As a vampire turned to dust in front of him, he saw her looking at him and he smiled. None of them noticed he larger vampire before it was too late..

"Angel!" she screamed running towards him. The creature had Angel in a locked grip and a knife dangerously close to his heart.

As she was about to reach them, Willows energy field hit them, and all went black.

It was one of those sunny days where nothing seemed to be going wrong. Days like these are rare, Harry though. Nonexisting really. Today was a first.

He wasn't really sure if it should count as a warning of something worse to come. He had shared these thoughts with his two best friends. Ron and Hermione.

They had reacted just the way he expected.

Ron had taken it very serious and was now thinking about what this "worse" could be, and Hermione had told him to stop being so negative.

"It is a nice day. Can't you just enjoy it Harry?" she had asked him.

Of course she was right. He hadn't gotten detention, he had earned points in Charms class and there was no sight of Draco Malfoy. He should be thrilled. So why wasn't he?

"Strange isn't it?" Ron told them as they were on their way to the Quidditch field. "Like there is something in the air."

"Don't be silly Ronald" Hermione shook her head. "You guys. Nothing is ever good enough, is it?"

"Come on Hermione, can't you feel it?" Ron argued.

"I don't know what you are talking about Ron, I can't feel a thing."

"Can you two stop argueing for two seconds?" Harry sighed. "Let's just go the Quidditch match, alright?"

The three friends didn't talk as they joined the rest of the students on the tribune.

It was Ravenclaw and Huffelpuff against eachother, and they weren't far into the game before everyone could see that Ravenclaw would win, so it was quite a boring match.

"Not much of a game today huh?" Hagrid said a little too loud, making the other students stare at them.

"Look!" Neville yelled. "Cho's seen the snitch!"

On the field, Cho and the Huffelpuff Seeker where racing towards the snitch, but Harry wasn't paying any attention.

Ron had been talking about something in the air, and Harry could feel it too.

Even though the weather was warm, he felt chilly.

"AND CHO CHANG CAUGHT THE SNITCH!" Lee Jordan yelled and the crowd cheered. "RAVENCLAW WINS!"

The wind suddenly blew stronger around them, and the sky lightened.

"Is a storm coming?" Ron asked, looking up.

"I don't think so," Harry had to yell over the sounds of the students talking together. From what he could hear, they were debating if they should go back to their commonroom.

He looked across the field and looked at the teachers.

Most of them seemed like themselves, but Albus Dumbledore was staring at the sky and looking wary. McGonagall followed his gaze.

The clouds were covering the sun, but the sky was as bright as it could possibly be.

The Headmaster rose to his feet and pointed his wand to his throat. Harry knew this spell. He had seen it been used at the Quidditch World Cup.

"I THINK IT WILL BE BEST IF WE CONTINUE..." Dumbledore began, but was interrupted by what sounded like thunder.

There was a flash of bright light, and Harry only had time to think one thing. The deatheaters.

But no.

Everything looked normal again. The weather was back to what it had been, and the strangeness in the air had vanished. The only thing that didn't belong, was the four figures lying on the ground beneath them.

The light. So bright. My head, she thought, it hurts so much. What had gone wrong? Was she alone? Where was she?

She could hear voices around her. Questions. She wanted to answer, but her throat was so dry. I am lucky if I can ever speak again, she thought.

She blinked a few times, and she felt a hand helping her to sit. She could smell something. It smelled good and she drank eagerly from the cup that was being held to her mouth.

At once, her head didn't hurt, her throat wasn't dry and the light didn't seem quite as bright.

She took her chance and opened her eyes.

The piercing blue eyes that looked down at her, were kind. She had never seen a person with an actual twinkle in their eye, but this person had just that..

"We are glad you decided to come around." he smiled and she smiled back at him.

"Poppy, perhaps our guest could use a little more to drink" he told the lady who was standing next to them.

She drank a little more and told them thanks.

"What is your name my dear?" he asked her kindly.

"Willow," she said. "Willow Rosenberg. Where are my friends?"

She had barely spoken before Buffy, Xander and Giles stepped into the room.

"Thank God you are alright Willow, we thought.." Giles started but stopped himself midsentence, shaking his head."

"As you can see miss Rosenberg, your friends are doing just fine. It looks like you were the one who needed most mending." the old man beside her said.

Willow looked at the people she loved so much. They looked worried. Was she hurt badly?

"What happened?" she asked Buffy, but she didn't answer her. Her eyes were red. Had she been crying. That's when she noticed that someone was missing.

"Buffy.. where is Angel?"

Buffy, Xander and Giles were sitting on the edge of Willow's bed. Buffy was explaining about what had happened in the library up until Willow's spell had hit them.

"I am so sorry guys" Willow told them. She was still looking at Buffy, who had said nothing when she asked her about Angel.

"Don't fret Will. The wizard dude here says we'll be fine" Xander encouraged her, and patted her arm.

"Mr. Harris, I would prefer if you called me by my name" the man giggled. "My name is Albus Dumbledore."

"Wizard?" Willow asked.

"I am indeed a wizard" Dumbledore said. "And this is Hogwarts. A school of witchcraft and wizardry. From what your friends have told me, you are a witch as well miss Rosenberg. A very talented one apparently." he lifted an eyebrow, examining her.

"Giles. What is going on?"

Willow could feel her body beginning to go into a panic mode. Her heart was beating faster.

"Well, you see," Giles took off his glasses and used his shirt to clean them. It was a bad habit. "It would seem like, insted of you freezing all the dead in the room, you sent the living into another world."

"Oh no" Willow moaned.

"Look on the bright side Willow" Xander said. Everyone turned their head in his direction. "I didn't say I knew what the bright side was" he shrugged.

"I think you should let miss Rosenberg rest for a while. In the meantime, you should get something to eat," Dumbledore said, walking towards the door.

Buffy kissed Willow on the cheek. "Just make sure you get better okay?"

Xander patted her hand. "Yeah.. Sleep well Will. I'll see you tomorrow."

They both walked over to Dumbledore, but Giles stayed behind.

"I will be right there" he told them.

When they had left, Giles laid his hand on Willow's arm.

"Is he dead?" Willow asked, refering to Angel.

Giles shrugged. "I am not sure. I don't think that he is, but then again, everything went to fast."

He smiled at her. "But you don't have to worry about that now. You just need to get well."

He kissed her on the forehead.

As Giles had left to join the others, she laid her head on the pillow again. Willow would never have thought just how much the spell would make her tired, and within a few seconds, she feel asleep