Buffy Summers

I slowly walked through the cemetery checking for vampires. Some girls go on dates on Friday nights while I spend mine patrolling for vampires and other demons. There are days when I find myself almost wishing for big bads of the past like Glory. Keyword there is almost. I personally prefer the quietness that is Sunnydale and only having to deal with Warren and the usual amount of demons.

"Spike," I called out as I turned around.

He was nearby I could sense. My guess was that he was not more than 3 feet away at the most. " I know you're here," I said.

Spike came out from behind a tree and gave me one of his trademark smirks. "Slayer," he hissed.

"Cut it out!" I replied not buying his I'm-evil act.

"I wasn't following you," Spike informed me.

"Then what were you doing?" I asked as I leaned against one of the cold headstones.

"Taking a leisurely walk," he replied.

I simply rolled my eyes and glared at him. Spike never runs into me on accident. He always has a reason—to annoy me. "OK, fine. Giles wanted me to find you and tell you to meet him at the magic shop," Spike explained.

I groaned. I really don't have time for this. "You are so full of it. If what you are saying is true why didn't Giles call me before I went on patrol or come find me himself?" I questioned.

Spike just shrugged. "Maybe it has something to do with Giles not being able to track you as efficiently as me," Spike replied.

I walked along with Spike to the Magic Box. "Remind again why your coming with?" I asked.

It was bad enough he could track me for miles much less follow me to the Magic Box. "Giles wanted me to be at the Scooby meeting. Don't even ask me why," Spike answered.

What's so important that Giles had to interrupt my nightly patrol?

Angel

I walked into the Hyperion Hotel after Gunn and I had defeated the Aoc'oc demon. I found Cordelia staring at the phone. "How's Conner?" I asked.

"Asleep," she replied without looking up.

"What's up?" I questioned as I sat down on the couch.

"Giles called while you were gone," she told me.

"It's not Buffy, is it?" I asked.

She had just been brought back. I couldn't lose her again so soon. Sure, I'd moved on but that didn't mean that I didn't care about her. "It's not Buffy," Cordelia confirmed. "It's—I don't really know how to put this."

She stopped and thought for a moment. "Let's just say we are gonna have to make an emergency trip to Sunnydale. Giles is having an important meeting we can't miss."

"We?" I questioned.

"Yeah…um…I'm important too, you know. People in this world need me just as much as they need you!" Cordelia complained.

"Mmm—hmm…" I said sarcastically.

She rolled her eyes, hitting me lightly on the shoulder with a notebook. I have to pay for my comments when it comes to Cordelia. I looked at the desk, spotting a baby rattle, and a thought struck me. "What about Conner? He can't just be left alone--"

"Wesley's watching him," Cordelia assured me.

I nodded, knowing my son would be fine with Wes. "So…" I said thoughtfully. "When exactly do we need to get going?"

"Now," she replied, gathering up a few papers. "We already have a plane waiting for us and we should arrive in Sunnydale at about 2:00 in the morning. Now, c'mon!"

I felt like I was being rushed—this had better be one important meeting, or someone is really going to get it from me.

The plane landed a few hours later at an airport near Sunnydale. Cordelia and I stepped off the plane and looked around for Giles, who was supposed to pick us up. If he doesn't show up, I'm calling this whole thing a hoax.

Cordelia and I walked into the Magic Box and saw that all of the scoobies were already there. "Giles, I was beginning to wonder what happened to you!" Buffy exclaimed.

"I had to make sure Angel and Cordelia made it here," Giles replied.

"So what's this all about? You never told me on the phone," Cordelia said as she took a seat.

I looked around and spotted Spike, the most annoying vampire to ever exist. "What's HE doing here?" I asked as I pointed at him.

Watch this emergency meeting be about Spike. "I felt he should be here," Giles told me.

"Now onto the subject of this meeting. The headmaster of Hogwarts is an old friend of mine--" Giles began.

"Really? That's so neat! I would love to attend school there—except I don't need a wand to do magic," Willow rambled.

Willow does that sometimes when she gets excited. There are two types of witches. The kind that uses wands are more common. The other type, known as varitas, is rare and that's the type of witch that Willow is. Anyway, Hogwarts doesn't accept varitas'. Mostly because they can learn on their own. "As I was saying, Dumbledore and I are friends. He has asked for help defeating Voldemort. 3 of you will be student professors and the rest of you will be students," Giles continued.

"How long will we be gone?" I asked.

Wes, Lorne, Fred, and Gunn could probably handle Conner for a week or two but more than that, I'm not sure. "I have no idea," Giles replied.

"I would love to help but I can't go," I told him.

I'm sure Buffy and the other scoobies can manage without me. "Angel! I'm sure Connor'll be fine!" Cordelia argued.

"I can stay in LA and take care of him," Spike piped up.

I stood up and glared at him. Why would Spike want to help me out. HE hated me. "I don't give a piss about what happens at Hogwarts. Or to you lot for that matter," Spike explained.

"All right. If he starts crying and nothing seems to calm him down, just put on your game face and he'll calm down," I advised.

Spike snickered. "You have one demented kid, peaches," he told me.

"What kind of demon is Voldemort?" Buffy questioned.

"He's a wizard who wants Harry Potter dead. We are going to protect him and the other students. We don't even know what Voldemort plans to do just yet," Giles replied.

"Why are we so worried about this dude? Seems like a waste of time for a human," Andrew said.

"He could try to destroy the world. We have no idea what he'll do once Harry is dead," Giles told us.

"Why can't we all be teachers? That would be a blast! Being a student—not so much," Cordy commented.

"You don't even know where Giles is gonna put you," I replied.

"I know Giles," she said.

"Now for your assignments," Giles began, interrupting our conversation. "Andrew, Anya, and Xander will be our student professors and the rest of you—Angel, Buffy, Willow and Cordelia will be undercover students so that it isn't obvious that we're protecting Harry Potter."

"If I'm a student I'm so not doing any homework. Especially not any Xander gives me. I know he used to be my boyfriend but I don't take orders from ex-boyfriends!" Cordy ranted.

She does this sometimes. I think the scoobies bring out the worst in her. "Cordelia, it is 16-year old work—you'll be fine, trust me," Giles said.

"Sure it's below my grade level, but HELLO! Not a witch here! I'm not even the type Willow is. I'm just the vision girl--"

"Which is exactly why we need you," Giles told her.

"I know—but how exactly am I supposed to do all their wand crap and memorize their spells? It's not gonna be simple like hocus pocus!"

"Cordelia, just don't stress out. You mostly want to focus on the big bad while at Hogwarts. But, I advise you to learn at the same time. You'll need to learn magic to use on Voldemort. Besides, you can't really fail, seeing as your only an 'undercover' student," Giles tried to cool Cordy down.

"What about you? Where do you fit into all of this?" Anya asked.

"I will be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher," Giles replied.

"Oh ho! You sure get around. First a librarian and now a teacher. I'm okay with it as long as you make sure I have no homework and I get an automatic A," Cordy said.

"No can do," he told her.

Same old Giles. I've missed him. Wesley has changed but he'll never be a Giles. "What about our money?" Anya asked suddenly.

"What?" Giles questioned.

"How are we supposed to make any money or keep customers if The Magic Box is closed for months?" Anya clarified.

"I have someone watching over it," Giles told her.

"So when do we leave mi amigo?" Andrew asked.

"August 15th. We have to there early," Giles said.

"I really don't look forward to this trip. Especially since Deadboy is coming." Xander remarked.

I don't understand why Xander refuses to see me as a good guy. I know I can go evil but still—I'm one of the good guys.