Title: Destined for Good
Author: Cassandra Lunar
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. In addition to the characters based on JK Rowling's inventions; this story uses the characters, situations and places invented by Joss Whedon and company. BtVS is not mine, no money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Claimer: I own (pretty much everything that isn't canon in the story) the additional characters, races and schools (basically everything that isn't from canon or borrowed from anyone else in this story'.
Chapters: Yes.
Spoilers: Everything but BtVS seasons six and seven, or AtS seasons three and four.
Rating: Mostly PG-13, sometimes R.
Pairings: Mainly B/S and D/Hr. Mentions of the canon season five ships throughout.
Warnings: If you're not comfortable with homosexuality, leave. Not only are Willow and Tara prominently featured throughout the story, there will be other same sex couples.
Summary: It's a crossover between Harry Potter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer and for both fandoms it is heavily AU, as it's set in season five for Buffy and fifth year for Harry. It will most likely have two or three parts. This is the first part: Bridges between the Worlds. By accident, McGonagall comes across Spike's old school records and sends him a job offer. Spike accepts the position and leaves without actually telling anyone where he's going. And in doing so, many secrets can be unearthed. Slowly, but steadily the Scooby Gang becomes aware of their past and their likely future. It all begins with Giles agreeing to break several Concealment Laws and tell his charges of the Wizarding World. Then slowly, it becomes clear that Lord Voldemort's plans seem to include another half-blooded Dark wizard. Other, older evils are coming back to haunt the present, as well. In the most literal sense, as evidenced when comatose people keep turning up in Californian parks.
Legend:
--- change of p.o.v.;
~~~ scene change;
*** end of chapter;
"dialogue";
'thoughts';
*čarm*;
'''mindspeak'''.

Author's Notes:
+ This is (besides a HP/BtVS crossover) my version of season 5 as well as book 5. This is an AU story: it doesn't follow season five or book five; some things do happen, others do not.
+ Most Magical Sentients (Atlanteani, Maresear, Katzen, Nymphén, Veela) live only half in our reality. Think of it as a controlled STSP situation; it's the same reality, and the same place, but they're half a dimension away. You can cross the thin 'curtains', if you know how to. They've also colonized various planets and moons in our solar system.
+ Even though timeline-wise chapter one's set in the beginning of the summer between seasons four and five; certain things from season five have already happened and Adam was defeated somewhere in March. In the months between March and Juli events from season five will have taken place.
+ I read somewhere that Hermione and Draco don't believe in Slayers, and I'm borrowing that idea. If it's yours and you're not okay with that, tell me.
+ In this story, Hogwarts has about a thousand students. That's far too many for only one teacher per subject because there are over thirty classes, not counting clusters. That means most subjects have several teachers.
Questions: Can be mailed to cassandra_lunar@hotmail.com.
Thanks to: My family for listening to my pointless rambling, and Spela, who bèta'd it.
Other things I want to say: Yes, this is/was Soul to Soul. It was removed because I only put up a notice (I kinda freaked after finishing OotP). Actually, that suits me just fine. Yes, this was put up under the pseudonym Nyssa. That was me, and a brief spell of thinking it was necessary. It's back where it belongs now. Please do not report anything untrue to the ff.net authorities, kay? Cass Lunar.