Never Normal

Rating: PG 13 – FR 13

Pairings: Buffy/Harry, Ron/Hermione

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Buffy characters, series storylines, etc - they belong to their respectable creators.

Timeline: Post-Chosen for Buffy. Post-OotP (fifth book) for Harry Potter… therefore no DH spoilers. This would be because it was after this book that I wrote this. Buffy was 22 at the end of the series, so we'll say that she meet Harry shortly after and married him. Their daughter is about 3. And Harry was born in 1980 and Buffy was born in 1981, so we could just say that no time has changed and they are 26-27 now! This means Harry has been gone for nearly a decade. (He ran off after Sirius died, I believe).

Summary: Buffy and Harry Potter have long pretended to be normal, their past secrets hid from the other. But reality came into play as their daughter is kidnapped, husband and wife must try individually to find a way to bring her back, while pretending to be normal for the other.

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Last time on Never Normal

"Once I drink this, I need to concentrate on where they went and I'll be able to trace what they did and where they went," Hermione informed them before picking up the bowl and drowning it.

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A small voice whispered frightened, "Papa?"

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Giles approached the old box and brought his fingers across three gold letters atop the box. The three gold letters marked who he really was, they read "RGR."

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Chapter 7:

Friends

Willow held Buffy looking through her book of spells. Xander sat opposite them fiddling with his eye patch, "Xan, could you go find a map or globe please?" Willow asked him and then turned to Buffy to question her, "Buff, sweetie, any clue where one would be?"

Buffy lay silent for several moments before shrugging her shoulders. Xander stood and walked to the door where he quickly turned back seeing the strongest person he knew crumble to pieces. "I'll go ask the other half then." With that Xander left the intimidating scene. He walked down the hall to a door with a plaque reading 'Lilia' in girlie colors. He then raised his hand and knocked.

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Hermione had gotten far into the spell at this point. She saw her body flying over oceans and found her self in a field with forest surrounding her. She searched around but saw nothing else. Until slowly a path formed in her mind and Hermione found herself walking down it till she came to an old barn.

Before being able to go further her body was quickly pulled from her mind world and put back into the real one. Ron had pulled her to her feet and Harry was pushing the now empty bowl under the bed. Hermione cocked an eyebrow to question them but her answer was answered when the door opened to reveal Buffy's brown-haired friend. Three sets of eyes stared expectantly at him.

Xander stood in the doorway as the woman sat on the floor, appearing to be looking for something. Harry and the red-haired man stood near. Harry stared expectantly at him, before Xander clapped his hands and exclaimed, "A map, I need a map!"

Harry nodded his head and drew Xander away from the door. He then closed the door behind him and made his way to another door. Here he motioned for his wife's friend to wait. Inside, he found himself in his office and started going through a few drawers hoping to find a map. He finally found one and without looking at it, he opened the door to Xander, who seemed as if he had been trying to figure out what he was doing.

Harry handed hi the map as he started to walk back to his daughter's room. But a quick glance at the paper made him change his mind as he sprung for his map and rushed back into his office, leaving Xander clueless once again.

Back inside, Harry unrolled the map to see the oceans flowing and the clouds drifting across the planet. How stupid Harry was to have almost given away his secret to this man. Harry unlocked one of his drawers and drew out a very familiar long, skinny piece of wood. He pointed his wand at paper and quickly cast a spell. Suddenly the waves stood still and the clouds disappeared all together. He smiled at his success and rolled the map back up before opening the door to Xander and handing the map to him once more. He then silently walked past him and into Lilia's room. Hermione and Ron both looked at him in amusement. Harry sent them a smile before saying, "Get back to the spell before we're interrupted again."

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"Ceris, you should be asleep," Draco lowered his tone of voice and spoke kindly to the young girl. The blond haired child stood straight as she nodded at her father. A pinch of fear hinted in her composure. "Love, I'm sorry for my outburst. I'm frustrated. Please go up to your bedroom and go back to sleep."

Ceris Malfoy nodded her head before walking backwards as to not take her eyes from her father, something her had taught her. Never turn your back on another… also to never show any sign of fear. Yet, she had just broken that rule; she had indeed shown her fear. Ceris got to the door and started to turn whilst never taking her eyes from one man she almost always feared.

Draco stared after her with guilt etched in his eyes. "Ceris," He called as she was turning. The five-year-old turned sharply to face him. Draco walked up to her and brought his pale hand to her shoulder. He instantly felt her shiver and he dropped to his knees to look at the petite child directly in her crystal blue eyes.

Ceris stood silently, although she wondered as to what her father would do next. His actions were strange to her and Ceris wanted to know what had drawn them. So she simply waited and looked back at her father.

"Ceris, was there something that had awaken you? Or was it me?"

Ceris shifter her eyes quickly to avert her eyes from his. She then answered him quietly, "A nightmare, papa."

Draco nodded his head before reaching out and pulling his daughter into a hug. Ceris stood in shock; her father's arms were around her for the first time in quite a long time. "Tell me, love, what was it about?"

Ceris kept her eyes averted as she told him, "Mummy, it was about mummy."

"Oh my poor dearest."

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"Hello?" Willow's voice came through his phone and Giles drew a smile to his sad face.

"Willow, come with the others to the new magic box," He told her urgently. "I know where she is."

A quiet tone came over the phone. "So do we," She answered before hanging up. Giles took that to mean they'd be right over and he grabbed his keys before running out to his car.

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"Lilia, love, come here." Lilia Potter raced to the old man and jumped on his lap. "Now, what would you like to do today?"

Lily sat thinking, her eyes squinted, and her face wrinkled up in thought. "Play with friends!"

Voldemort smiled as he teased her. "Not me? Someone else?"

Lily quickly shook her head which made her blond curls bounce on her shoulders. "No. You too old. I wanna play with little friend."

"Aw, well, alright then. We'll see about a friend then." Voldemort laughed. Then quickly, his composure changed and his voice turned back to its hollow state. "Malfoy!"

In rushed the death eater emotionless features pasted his face. "Yes milord?"

Voldemort spoke to him as he held Lily gently in his lap, "You have a daughter my dear Lily's age?"

Draco's heart pumped with fear at the dark lord's mention of his child, his only family left. And Voldemort wanted her. "Yes milord."

"Good. Then would you be as to kindly bring her here to play with Lily." Draco nodded his head before leaving the chambers. He knew the question had been a command. Despite anything he would have wanted, Draco was now about to apperate home and bring her back here.

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"Harry." Hermione sat on the floor with a confused expression on her face. Her husband looked at her with question, Harry looked with hope. "I think she's at Hogwarts."

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Notes: Review please!

Also I wanted to add that on Twisting the Hellmouth (a Buffy-Crossover fanfiction site) I have quite a bit of fanart, including a fanart for this story. I also have a new fanart story that I've started. So everyone should check it out! (The link is on my profile page near to the bottom.)