When In Need: The Remix

Summery: Buffy, Faith, Willow, are sent to Hogwarts to help Harry fight Voldemort. There's a catch though. They have to go as their teenage selves! They're turned into 16 year olds and sent to Hogwarts in Harry's 6th year.

Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me. The title is Look After You by The Fray.

Note: Post Chosen, Pre-Angel season 5. Buffy n' Co. keep all their powers.

Chapter One
Look After You

Around a eight months after Sunnydale collapsed, three of the most powerful women in the world, sat around their million dollar flat in Rome. After the hellmouth collapse, the three had relaxed a bit, deciding to take a break before returning to train the slayers. They had adjusted to life in Rome easily. It was home, for now anyway.

The aftermath of Sunnydale eventually led to a blowout between Willow and Kennedy. Kennedy had tried to convince Willow to come with her somewhere, to get away from 'people who were trying to control her'. Willow accused her of trying to alienate her against her friends, and a bitter Kennedy just left it at that. Weeks later, Giles asked if anyone wanted to accompany a team heading to the newest hellmouth in Cleveland and the girl jumped at the chance.

Robin and Faith however, had ended in a less bitter note. Both realized that there was nothing possible between them. Faith wasn't ready to settle down with anyone yet (she felt like there was something missing apparently), and Robin was hoping for a more permanent relationship. None the less, the pair had tried to work it out, but as soon as they reached Rome the romance had fizzled out. Robin had discussed with Giles the possibility of setting up headquarters back in America, and Robin was on the first plane back to California within the week.

Though Giles was now setting up council in Rome, he made frequent trips to England and America, either looking for slayers, or recruiting watchers. Xander had moved to New York, taking around 10 Watchers and some Slayers, including three Sunnydale Slayers. Andrew ran part of the Council, where he taught the spy and hacking techniques he picked up from his Trio days.

Amazingly, almost all of the Sunnydale Slayers stayed alive and got out safely. As soon as they got to Rome, only a few of them left to either look for other slayers or go home for a while. Most stayed in Rome, attending school there until the SSA, Scooby (or Sunnydale) Slayer Academy, was set up. The spell had conveniently only activated Potentials 13 to 25 years of age, so the hunt for Slayers became easier. Potentials virtually vanished from the face of the earth, only popping up as soon as they reached the age of 13. Willow had apparently perfected the previous system of the Council, but they had yet to figure out whether it really would work or not.

Dawn had also adjusted well. She went to a school in Rome, along with the rest of the girls. She had become friends with many of the Sunnydale Slayers, but spent most of her time with Caridad, the pretty, powerful Slayer who had been with them in Sunnydale before many of the rest.

So, just eight months after Sunnydale, relaxing was still a God given gift. What they didn't expect was a simple owl to disrupt their lives.

"Hey B! There's an owl at the window!" Faith yelled from the kitchen.

"There's a what in the where?!"

"Owl. Window. Look."

"Why is there an owl in the window?"

"It has something tied to its leg." Willow said as she entered the room.

"Yeah, because that's the first thing I noticed that was weird." Faith gave Willow an strange look. The owl glided down unto the table and dropped a letter in front of her. She raised an eyebrow, picked it up, and began to read it out loud.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore

Dear Ms. Summers, Ms. Rosenburg, and Ms. Lehane,

As you know, there is a world other then the human one. Well, really, there are two. The demonic one and the one I myself belong to, the magical one. It has come to my attention that you have defeated the largest evil in the world, the First Evil. After this amazing defeat, I'm sure you will want to rest, but we, meaning those of my world, are in danger. The magical world is in dire need of help, since we are facing the biggest evil we have ever faced. Our situation will be explained soon. Don't be alarmed if someone just appears in your home, since it is one of our ways of transportation. Expect us to come soon after you finish this letter.

Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore

"Can you say cheesy? What kind of joke is this anyway? I swear if Andrew is up to one of his stupid schemes again, I'll kill him." Buffy said crumpling the letter up and tossing it across the room. Before Faith could reply, a man dressed in what looked like a dress appeared in front of them.

"Damn." Faith whispered.

"You said it." Willow replied, just as a lady dressed in the same clothes as the other man appeared.

"Hello Ms. Summers, Ms. Rosenburg, Ms. Lehane." He greeted them, smiling. Faith glared at the use of her last name, but remained silent

"Albus Dumbledore?" Buffy asks, suspicious of the old man and his companion. He continues to smile, nodding. She gives him a strange look, but lets it go. "And uh..?" She continued, looking at the woman accompanying Dumbledore. She looked around Giles's age, maybe older, and had her hair, which was 'old lady gray' in Buffy's opinion, tied into a neat bun. Definitely older the Giles.

"Professor Minerva McGonagall. It's an honor to meet you and you're companions."

"Why would it be an honor?"

"Because, Ms. Summers, you three are the most powerful women in the World."

"Us? No. Willow maybe, but me and Faith are only to of the hundreds of Slayers in the World."

"Quiet the contrary, actually. Your experiences with death enhanced your powers to the point where you were stronger then any other Chosen one in history. Then, when Ms. Rosenburg cast her spell, it had the same effect on you and Ms. Lehane as it did on the other Slayers there with you. Though you might not have noticed it, you are actually stronger the you were before." He paused, letting the last Two Chosen Ones take in the information.

"So you're saying we double our slaying power? Like, in Sunnydale, we were called again?"

"That's the basic idea. I'm sure you noticed that the other young women who were with you are stronger than any slayer you've found around the world." At this, Buffy nodded. She had always found that a bit odd, but hadn't really thought anything of it until now, "And for Ms. Rosenburg, you already knew she was powerful. But, once she cast the spell, the magic of the makers of the scythe transfused with her power and she became a lower Goddess."

"Now we know why you chose us to offer to work with. What we need to know is why you need us in the first place."

"You see, Ms. Summers," Dumbledore started gravely, "16 years ago, a terrible dark wizard terrorized the magical, as well as muggle, communities." He was about to continue when Buffy interrupted.

"Mug-what? Should I be insulted?"

"I assure you it's not. It means 'non-magical being'."

"Oh, well, please continue Mr. Dumbledore."

"Call me Albus, dear. Well, this dark wizard, Voldemort, attacked and killed many people, both wizards and muggles. He, along with his Deatheaters, set out to rid the world of muggles, halfbloods, and muggleborns. His aim was a world of only pureblood wizards and witches."

"That's horrible!" Willow exclaimed, partly shocked, partly angry.

"Indeed it is. Sadly, it gets worse. There was a Prophecy made," before he could continue, Buffy commented from experience.

"Prophecies aren't something we like to deal with. The Prophecy Codex Giles is researching say I have fulfilled most of the prophecies about the Slayer already, and you know what? Those were all the ones that cause me and my family misery. So we don't deal with prophecies anymore."

"Though Ms. Summers, those were about you. Let me explain, for this Prophecy has caused misery to nations. This Prophecy was made for a newborn child, only 1 year old. The Prophecy was this:

The One with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... And the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies...

Voldemort only got half of the Prophecy. He came after the child, Harry Potter. After Voldemort had killed his parents, he sent the Killing Curse at the boy. What he didn't expect was that the spell would rebound. When his mother had died for Harry, she left her love, and with that came a very special protection only his mother's love could give him. So Voldemort was killed, or so we thought. He was only defeated physically, but his spirit remained."

"What happened to the boy?" Willow asked hesitantly.

"He was sent to live with relatives on his mother's side; I thought it would be the best place for him to ensure that the protection his mother left him still existed. Once he was old enough to come to Hogwarts, which is a Wizarding school in Europe, Voldemort repeatedly came after him every year. A year ago, he came back to full power. At the end of last school year, he used his connection with Harry to trick him and 5 other students into a trap. At that battle, he lost his Godfather, Sirius Black. I fear this lose will affect his judgement and put him in danger."

"And you want us to protect him."

"Not just that. I need you to attend school at Hogwarts."

"Albus, um…wouldn't it be a bit strange to have the three of us go to school? We're all to old to be students." Willow replies hesitantly.

"You should know, Ms. Rosenburg, what magic can do. There are limitations, but usually, anything can accomplished with magic. Including changing appearances."

"So what you're sayin' is that you want us to help you with you're fight against you're big bad?" Dumbledore nods, "As our teen selves?" He nods again, "And we have to go back to school?" He nods yet again, his eyes twinkling.

"Albus, let us talk it over first, please."

"Sure, take all the time you need." He agreed. The three crowded together, talking.

"This decision will change our lives, you know. We have stuff to do here, people to take care of. What about Dawn and Giles? The new slayers need us, too. If we leave, we would be leaving Giles here with no back up."

"Buffy, Giles will have Vi, Kara, and the other slayers that were with us in the Hellmouth. He'll have Dawn, too. You trained her as well as the Slayers. He'll be fine." Buffy was still unsure but went along with it anyway.

"So guys, yes or no?" Buffy asks her friends. Willow nod enthusiastically while Faith looked unsure.

"That's like going back to highschool, B. I'm not a school person."

"Neither was I Faith, but we have to help them. Their fate lies in the hands of a 16-year-old kid. Like us remember?" Faith agreed reluctantly.

"Albus, Minerva, we've decided to help you and your world. After the First, Modlythorp will be a piece of cake."

"Thank you. You have no idea how much you can help us in this battle. We appreciate it greatly." McGonagall replies gratefully.

"All of you get to keep your powers. You will also have to learn witchcraft over the summer so there will be no suspicions at school. You'll pose as exchange students from the U.S. The semester starts September 1st though, so you will only have a few months to learn what you need to. I will return later today with the potion, then return tomorrow to bring you to London, where we will get your school supplies and other supplies you will need. You can use the time before I get back to pack or call, or anything else you would like to do. So, until then, farewell."

"Faith, one question." Buffy said as soon as he left.

"Don't say it."

"Lehane? I always thought your last name was something... More interesting."

"Now you know why I ditched it. And like 'Buffy' isn't completely weird."

"Hey! My name is completely original and unique!"

"Which is the fancy word for strange."

"Would both of you just shut up!" Willow yelled, tired of the unnecessary fighting. "I'm trying to think."

"About what?"

"You both realize will be teenagers again by the time the day ends, right?"

"Well, yeah…" Buffy thought for a moment, "Oh shit."

This is much longer then the original, being as I added and rewrote a lot of it. When this was started, I wasn't a very good writer and I couldn't capture my imagination enough. That's why I wrote everything. About half way, I started playing with plot lines and adding new characters, and making major changes.

I also decided to take out Cordy. The pureblood connection will be made, just with a different person. And there were to many Buffyverse characters in the plot to fit the story's needs.

Plus I got writer's block and wrote myself into a hole.

So I talked and I hoped you liked the beginning.