"Well, well, well. If it isn't Rupert Giles. 13 inches, holly, and
a gypsy's hair," said the little old man.
"Right you are, Mr. Ollivander," Giles said. "We are here today to get wands for Willow and Dawn."
"Very well. Both of you stick out your wand arms, so I can measure them."
Both Willow and Dawn placed out their rights hands, assuming that the hand they write with will be their "wand hand." A tape measure shot off the table and measured their arms. Mr. Ollivander went into the back room, and pulled out several different boxes. After several attempts, both ladies had their wands. Willow's wand was 10 inches, made of willow, and contained a werewolf's heartstring. Dawn's wand was 8 ½ inches, made of rosewood, and contained vampire teeth.
As the group made their way out of Ollivander's, Dawn asked Giles a question.
"Hey Giles, how come we never knew you had access to this world?"
"That's true, Giles. Some of this magic stuff could have helped us in our battles throughout the years," remarked Buffy.
"Any watcher who wound up being assigned to a slayer had their magic removed and were forced to surrender their wand. I need to take care of that tomorrow. I was also forbidden to mention the Wizarding world to you. This is due to the fact that the slayer must rely on only her skills, and the magic around her. Willow's magic had really begun to develop after I had left the counsel, and I was allowed to use Wiccan spells to assist as needed."
"Remove your magic? How is that done?" asked Willow.
"It is very old magic, and very complicated. In fact, the watcher's counsel is the only body that still had the ability. I need to restore my magic before the school starts. Willow and I shall go visit a certain place tomorrow, as I may need your help."
"No problem, Giles."
The Scoobies then left Diagon Alley, and headed back to the Leaky Cauldron. They were going to bed early because they were going to have a long day. While Buffy was retrieving Harry with Lupin, Xander and Dawn were going to Order headquarters with Dumbledore to meet more members, and start learning what they can about Voldemort.
Harry was so relieved about leaving Privet Drive he could not sleep that night. At least that was what he kept telling himself. In the back of his mind, he knew he couldn't sleep because of Sirius' letter.
When he finally drifted off late at night, he had a very odd dream. He saw his parents and Sirius looking down on him. He had had this dream several times throughout this summer, but this time was a little different. Instead of Harry being alone, Ron and Hermione were with him. Their hands were joined together, and they appeared in a dark room.
Harry was abruptly woken from his dream by the yelling of his Uncle. He immediately forgot what had happened, and began to get his belongings in order to leave.
"Boy. You're people will be here in 1 hour. I expect you to make sure they do not enter my house."
"Yes, Uncle Vernon."
Harry had taken all his stuff downstairs and outside the house. He sat on the front porch waiting. At exactly 10, he saw Lupin walking down the street. Next to Lupin was the most beautiful blonde woman that Harry had ever seen.
"Hello Harry. So good to see you again. We took a portkey to Arabella Figg's house, and walked over from there. This is Buffy Summers, she is going to be at Hogwarts this year, and is a member of the order."
"A pleasure to meet you, Harry."
"Will you marry me?" Harry joked.
"Aww, that's so sweet. But you are a little too young for me. Why don't we just be friends?"
"That's good too. Why couldn't you apparate? You are old enough to, that would avoid the need for a portkey."
"Buffy is not a wizard, but she is not exactly a muggle either. We will explain it all when we get back to headquarters."
"Why is everything outside? Don't you want to say goodbye to your relatives?"
"She really doesn't know about Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia, huh?"
"I insist they say goodbye to you. Let's go inside."
Harry opened the door, and let Lupin and Buffy into the house. Uncle Vernon was sitting on the couch watching the television.
"Boy, I told you not to let these people into my house."
"Sorry Uncle Vernon, but Ms. Summers insisted that you say goodbye."
"Goodbye??? More like good riddance, once you are out of my hair I shall feel comfortable again."
Within the blink of an eye, Buffy was holding Vernon Dursley by his throat against the wall. Petunia came out of the kitchen and began to scream.
"Now, is that any way to treat your favorite nephew?"
"My favorite nephew? If his parents had not died, I probably would never have met the little wretch."
"If I ever hear you speak to or about Harry that way again, I shall personally make sure you spend the next 6 months in the hospital. Do I make myself clear?"
"Perfectly." Whimpered Vernon.
"Now say 'Goodbye' to Harry and wish him luck at school."
"Goodbye Harry. Have a good year."
"Thank you, Uncle Vernon."
Buffy then dropped Vernon on his rear, and walked out with Harry and Lupin. Harry could not help but laugh all the way to Mrs. Figg's house.
"That was bloody brilliant. Where did you find her, Professor Lupin?"
"Harry, I feel it is time for you to call me Remus. I promised Sirius that I would be your godfather if anything happened to him. I can't be your godfather if you call me Professor."
"Okay, Pro. I mean Remus. It's going to take some time to get used to. I am glad I have another person I can consider family."
A smile came to the werewolf's face.
"I have always been your family, Harry. James and Sirius were more than friends to me, they were my brothers."
For the first time since Sirius had died, Harry felt that he had a family again. ************************************************************************
"You think after all this time, they would have done something with this wreckage?" pondered Giles.
Willow and Giles were at the former Watcher's Headquarters. The building had not been touched since Caleb and the Bringers had blown it up. There was rubble everywhere, and a lot of yellow tape around it warning of danger.
"What are we doing here, Giles? There is nothing left here. What wasn't destroyed by the bomb was taken by thieves."
"We are going underneath. Below the building laid a giant vault. It was enchanted and impermeable to any blast. That is where we will find my wand."
"Your wand? Don't you have it on you?"
"No. The spell that takes away your magic must place your magic somewhere. In this case, it placed my magic within the magical core of my wand. In order to prevent me from accessing it, my wand is stored in the vault of the watcher's counsel."
Giles and Willow made their way towards the center of the disaster. There was an outline of a door with stairs leading down. They walked down the stairs and at the bottom was a metal door. Giles walked up to the door and placed his hand on the middle. The door then dissolved.
"Giles, I thought you said that the wand was placed in the vault so you could not access it."
"As I am now the most senior member of the counsel, the vault responds to me."
As they entered the vault, the door rematerialized behind them. The size was immense compared to the building, obviously magically expanded. It was lit with giant torches. Weapons that Willow had never imagined existed were hanging on walls. There was gold and jewels everywhere. The finally came to a back wall. On a shelf was a mahogany box. Giles opened the box and removed the two wands.
He held one wand in his hand and said, "Wesley's. I shall have to return it to him when I see him next; lord knows it might come in handy."
He put Wesley's wand in his jacket pocket, and gripped the other one.
"It has been too long since I have felt this in my hand. The reason I needed you with me Willow was to perform the counter spell. It requires a very powerful witch or wizard, and I could not afford to drain Dumbledore on this, even though he would have done it. I need you to take out your wand. Point it at me and say, 'Finite Incantatem.' That is the chant to end a spell. You need to focus all your energy onto this."
Willow hesitated for a second. She closed her eyes and slowed her breathing in order to concentrate. She then held her wand out in front of her and said, "Finite Incantatem."
As soon as the words had been uttered by Willow, Giles' wand began to glow a bright blue. The glow began to grow around Giles. He dropped to his knees, and the glow then began to dissolve into Giles. When the glow was gone, Giles had a spark in his eyes that had not been there since Willow had known him. Willow, however, was not in as good shape. The drain from performing that spell was overwhelming for her, and she passed out. Giles shook her, and woke her up.
"Are you alright?" He asked.
"Is my hair still red?"
"Yes it is. I will make us a portkey so we can go back to Order Headquarters, so you can rest."
Giles pointed his wand at the box the wands were in and said, "Portus". He and Willow placed their hands on the box and were instantly transported to Order Headquarters.
"Right you are, Mr. Ollivander," Giles said. "We are here today to get wands for Willow and Dawn."
"Very well. Both of you stick out your wand arms, so I can measure them."
Both Willow and Dawn placed out their rights hands, assuming that the hand they write with will be their "wand hand." A tape measure shot off the table and measured their arms. Mr. Ollivander went into the back room, and pulled out several different boxes. After several attempts, both ladies had their wands. Willow's wand was 10 inches, made of willow, and contained a werewolf's heartstring. Dawn's wand was 8 ½ inches, made of rosewood, and contained vampire teeth.
As the group made their way out of Ollivander's, Dawn asked Giles a question.
"Hey Giles, how come we never knew you had access to this world?"
"That's true, Giles. Some of this magic stuff could have helped us in our battles throughout the years," remarked Buffy.
"Any watcher who wound up being assigned to a slayer had their magic removed and were forced to surrender their wand. I need to take care of that tomorrow. I was also forbidden to mention the Wizarding world to you. This is due to the fact that the slayer must rely on only her skills, and the magic around her. Willow's magic had really begun to develop after I had left the counsel, and I was allowed to use Wiccan spells to assist as needed."
"Remove your magic? How is that done?" asked Willow.
"It is very old magic, and very complicated. In fact, the watcher's counsel is the only body that still had the ability. I need to restore my magic before the school starts. Willow and I shall go visit a certain place tomorrow, as I may need your help."
"No problem, Giles."
The Scoobies then left Diagon Alley, and headed back to the Leaky Cauldron. They were going to bed early because they were going to have a long day. While Buffy was retrieving Harry with Lupin, Xander and Dawn were going to Order headquarters with Dumbledore to meet more members, and start learning what they can about Voldemort.
Harry was so relieved about leaving Privet Drive he could not sleep that night. At least that was what he kept telling himself. In the back of his mind, he knew he couldn't sleep because of Sirius' letter.
When he finally drifted off late at night, he had a very odd dream. He saw his parents and Sirius looking down on him. He had had this dream several times throughout this summer, but this time was a little different. Instead of Harry being alone, Ron and Hermione were with him. Their hands were joined together, and they appeared in a dark room.
Harry was abruptly woken from his dream by the yelling of his Uncle. He immediately forgot what had happened, and began to get his belongings in order to leave.
"Boy. You're people will be here in 1 hour. I expect you to make sure they do not enter my house."
"Yes, Uncle Vernon."
Harry had taken all his stuff downstairs and outside the house. He sat on the front porch waiting. At exactly 10, he saw Lupin walking down the street. Next to Lupin was the most beautiful blonde woman that Harry had ever seen.
"Hello Harry. So good to see you again. We took a portkey to Arabella Figg's house, and walked over from there. This is Buffy Summers, she is going to be at Hogwarts this year, and is a member of the order."
"A pleasure to meet you, Harry."
"Will you marry me?" Harry joked.
"Aww, that's so sweet. But you are a little too young for me. Why don't we just be friends?"
"That's good too. Why couldn't you apparate? You are old enough to, that would avoid the need for a portkey."
"Buffy is not a wizard, but she is not exactly a muggle either. We will explain it all when we get back to headquarters."
"Why is everything outside? Don't you want to say goodbye to your relatives?"
"She really doesn't know about Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia, huh?"
"I insist they say goodbye to you. Let's go inside."
Harry opened the door, and let Lupin and Buffy into the house. Uncle Vernon was sitting on the couch watching the television.
"Boy, I told you not to let these people into my house."
"Sorry Uncle Vernon, but Ms. Summers insisted that you say goodbye."
"Goodbye??? More like good riddance, once you are out of my hair I shall feel comfortable again."
Within the blink of an eye, Buffy was holding Vernon Dursley by his throat against the wall. Petunia came out of the kitchen and began to scream.
"Now, is that any way to treat your favorite nephew?"
"My favorite nephew? If his parents had not died, I probably would never have met the little wretch."
"If I ever hear you speak to or about Harry that way again, I shall personally make sure you spend the next 6 months in the hospital. Do I make myself clear?"
"Perfectly." Whimpered Vernon.
"Now say 'Goodbye' to Harry and wish him luck at school."
"Goodbye Harry. Have a good year."
"Thank you, Uncle Vernon."
Buffy then dropped Vernon on his rear, and walked out with Harry and Lupin. Harry could not help but laugh all the way to Mrs. Figg's house.
"That was bloody brilliant. Where did you find her, Professor Lupin?"
"Harry, I feel it is time for you to call me Remus. I promised Sirius that I would be your godfather if anything happened to him. I can't be your godfather if you call me Professor."
"Okay, Pro. I mean Remus. It's going to take some time to get used to. I am glad I have another person I can consider family."
A smile came to the werewolf's face.
"I have always been your family, Harry. James and Sirius were more than friends to me, they were my brothers."
For the first time since Sirius had died, Harry felt that he had a family again. ************************************************************************
"You think after all this time, they would have done something with this wreckage?" pondered Giles.
Willow and Giles were at the former Watcher's Headquarters. The building had not been touched since Caleb and the Bringers had blown it up. There was rubble everywhere, and a lot of yellow tape around it warning of danger.
"What are we doing here, Giles? There is nothing left here. What wasn't destroyed by the bomb was taken by thieves."
"We are going underneath. Below the building laid a giant vault. It was enchanted and impermeable to any blast. That is where we will find my wand."
"Your wand? Don't you have it on you?"
"No. The spell that takes away your magic must place your magic somewhere. In this case, it placed my magic within the magical core of my wand. In order to prevent me from accessing it, my wand is stored in the vault of the watcher's counsel."
Giles and Willow made their way towards the center of the disaster. There was an outline of a door with stairs leading down. They walked down the stairs and at the bottom was a metal door. Giles walked up to the door and placed his hand on the middle. The door then dissolved.
"Giles, I thought you said that the wand was placed in the vault so you could not access it."
"As I am now the most senior member of the counsel, the vault responds to me."
As they entered the vault, the door rematerialized behind them. The size was immense compared to the building, obviously magically expanded. It was lit with giant torches. Weapons that Willow had never imagined existed were hanging on walls. There was gold and jewels everywhere. The finally came to a back wall. On a shelf was a mahogany box. Giles opened the box and removed the two wands.
He held one wand in his hand and said, "Wesley's. I shall have to return it to him when I see him next; lord knows it might come in handy."
He put Wesley's wand in his jacket pocket, and gripped the other one.
"It has been too long since I have felt this in my hand. The reason I needed you with me Willow was to perform the counter spell. It requires a very powerful witch or wizard, and I could not afford to drain Dumbledore on this, even though he would have done it. I need you to take out your wand. Point it at me and say, 'Finite Incantatem.' That is the chant to end a spell. You need to focus all your energy onto this."
Willow hesitated for a second. She closed her eyes and slowed her breathing in order to concentrate. She then held her wand out in front of her and said, "Finite Incantatem."
As soon as the words had been uttered by Willow, Giles' wand began to glow a bright blue. The glow began to grow around Giles. He dropped to his knees, and the glow then began to dissolve into Giles. When the glow was gone, Giles had a spark in his eyes that had not been there since Willow had known him. Willow, however, was not in as good shape. The drain from performing that spell was overwhelming for her, and she passed out. Giles shook her, and woke her up.
"Are you alright?" He asked.
"Is my hair still red?"
"Yes it is. I will make us a portkey so we can go back to Order Headquarters, so you can rest."
Giles pointed his wand at the box the wands were in and said, "Portus". He and Willow placed their hands on the box and were instantly transported to Order Headquarters.