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Chapter II We're Not In Kansas Anymore

Hogwarts, 1977

Great Hall

"Oi, Wormtail!" Sirius called over the mass of voices. As soon as Peter turned to face him, Sirius charmed his fellow marauder to do a hula dance. The hall erupted into laughter as Peter flushed.

"Potter, is that how you treat your friends?" Lily Evans asked, sitting a few seats away from him.

"But that wasn't even me," argued James Potter, running a hand through his already messy hair.

"Well you could at least have the decency to stick up for him," she replied turning her back towards him once again, lifting the charm from Peter.

"Padfoot, now look what you've done," James hissed towards his best friend.

"But he doesn't even mind it do you Wormtail?" asked Sirius.

"Of course not," replied the round faced 7th year, though his cheeks were still red as beets.

"See, he doesn't mind," said Sirius.

"Guys, I suggest we just try to make it through the first years' sorting without getting detention," suggested Remus.

"You know, Moony, a little fooling around isn't going to kill you," Sirius said, but paid attention to the front of the hall where the newly arrived first years were literally shaking with nerves as they were about to be sorted.

The Forbidden Forest

"Xander, if its you who's touching me down there, I swear I will-" Buffy started.

"Sorry, Buff, that was me, I'm kind of blinded here. Whoever is on top of everybody, get up," Willow said, her words difficult to understand.

"Yeah, start getting up," Andrew ordered.

"Andrew,"

"Yeah, Giles"

"Shut up Andrew" Xander, Dawn, and Giles said in unison.

"Okay, shutting up,"

The group had landed in a tangled mess in what could only be described as a forest.

"Are we in an alternate hell dimension, cause I'm starting to get the creepy crawlies," Dawn stated.

"I don't think so, but if my slayer senses are still working correctly, there are vampires, to say the least,here," Buffy responded.

"So basically what you're saying is we're not in Kansas anymore," Dawn muttered under her breath.

"Well, I could do a direction spell, and it could lead us to safety, or at least out of these woods," proposed Willow.

"Yes, I think that would be best," replied the watcher, looking around him nervously.

"Wow G-man, you've been Buffy's watcher, how long and still haven't grown any backbone," Xander said, earning an annoyed and tired glare from her the watcher. By now Willow had started walking, a light in her had that seemed to guide her. The rest followed her in silence, pondering what they were doing in a forest.

Back at the Great Hall

"Welcome old and new students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," said Headmaster Dumbledore standing up after the applause had died down.," I would only like to say a few things before we begin our start of the year feast…"

James Potter wasn't paying attention to anything other than Lily Evans at this time.

"He's got it bad hasn't he," Sirius remarked.

"Well, it's not exactly a curse to fall in love, Sirius. Just because you haven't-," Remus began.

"I haven't what? Fallen in love. I cant exactly do something that doesn't exist Moony," said Sirius a smirk on his face, as he turned away to face the headmaster once again.

What I would pay to see the day he falls for someone, thought Moony.

"Repeating what I just said for those whose ears just didn't seem to work properly a few seconds before," continued Dumbledore suspiciously facing the direction of the marauders, "the forbidden forest is…"

Outside the Castle

"My feet are killing me. You know if we were in a star wars dimension right now…oh my god, is this a castle?"

"Well done Andrew, you correctly identified an object larger than a Darth Vader figurine," Xander mocked.

"Guys, stop arguing," Buffy said, her eyes taking in everything. I guess I've experienced weirder things, she thought to herself before continuing into the castle itself, the scoobies behind her. Soon they were outside a room where applause seemed to be coming from.

"So, you think we should go in?," Willow questioned. The group stood there for a moment before Andrew spoke up.

"After what we went through in Sunnyhell, I think we could face anything,"

The rest of the group was dumbfounded at the guy´s ability to say something meaningful.

"That was-" started Giles

"And anyway I could go all jeti mind trick on anyone who tries to cross us." Everyone sighed as Andrew said this.

"Glad that's over, we thought you'd been possessed," said Xander.

"Back to the point at hand," said Dawn.

"Right. You know for once I agree with him, let's go in," Buffy said. With that the group opened the doors and went through.

"...still forbidden," said a guy with a long beard and, a dress? His last words weren't being heard as everyone's attention turned to the halls doors, now opened revealing a group of 6 people dressed in what seemed to be muggle clothing, some of which were covered ...in blood?

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