Red Horizon
Chapter 21 – May the Force be with you.
DISCLAIMER: Buffy the Vampire Slayer belongs to Joss Whedon, Harry Potter to J.K. Rowling and Star Wars to the almighty George Lucas. I don't own anything…
RATING: PG-13 (T) to R (M) - violence, language, angst, horror, mild sexual interactions, etc. If you can watch BTVS/AtS and read HP, I doubt you'll have any problem with this story.
TIMELINE: Takes place after season two in BTVS, and after the marauders last year at Hogwarts. Sequel to "Out of the Blue."
SUMMARY: BTVS/HP crossover. After Graduation, Buffy's life takes another turn once again. She finds herself being thrown into war against Voldemort along with her friends, and not everyone will make it out alive...and not everyone is loyal to the light. But who is a friend and who is an enemy? Who can you trust in a time of darkness?
CENTRAL PAIRING: Buffy/Remus
OTHER PAIRINGS: James/Lily, Sirius/Eliza
Special Thanks to: My Beta - CharmedChick
"Dun, dun, da-da-da-DUN-dun, da-da-da-DUN-dun, da-da-da-da..." Buffy hummed on the Star Wars signature excitedly as she washed up the dishes with a flick of her wand. She could not believe it! She would get to see the Empire Strikes Back when it went up on the theaters for the very first time, when in reality, she would not be born until next year. Xander would be so jealous... Her smile faded. Xander... She sighed. She did not think about Sunnydale much at all these days- did that make her a bad person?
"Hey, what are you thinking of?" Eliza said, as she stepped inside the kitchen.
"Oh, nothing much. Just the Star Wars movie."
Eliza nodded. "Hey, you think it's any good? I mean...Science Fiction...space ships...isn't that a little...you know...childish?" She wrinkled her nose.
Buffy laughed. "You won't say that after you've seen it, I promise you. It's great."
Eliza's eyebrows hit her hairline. "You've seen it before?"
Buffy nodded. "Yeah...before I came here..." She trailed off, and Eliza smiled sadly, as she realized what really was on Buffy's mind. She wanted to say something to comfort her friend, but realized sometimes, it's best if things are left alone.
"I see", she said instead. "Well, we should get going so we don't miss the greatness." Eliza winked, and apparated away, and Buffy laughed before she followed, all thoughts of Sunnydale gone from her mind.
As they sat down in the dark cinema salon, the first thing Lily did was to grab a handful of popcorn from James.
"Hey!" James said. "That's mine!"
Lily just gave him a dark glare, and James raised his hands in surrender. "Fine...you can have it," he grumbled, making Sirius snicker.
"Lily is still having trouble with her hormones, I take it?"
"I heard that!" Lily said. "You would not be so happy if you were me I assure you - my stomach hurt, my back aches, and my feet and legs are swollen and feel like they are being constantly stomped on by a herd of Hippogriffs- and, as if that wasn't enough, I also feel the very annoying need to pee every fifteen minutes, so shut UP already!"
They all winced as several people turned around and gave them angry glares and 'hushed' them down.
"Sorry!" Sirius hissed, though he wasn't sure who he was saying it to- Lily, or the people in the salon.
"Yeah, you better be," Lily snapped at him, and Sirius winced again.
"Hey, sweetie," James said, putting his right arm around Lily's neck, and let his left hand massage her very big bump on her stomach. "It's okay, just take a deep breath and calm down."
"Easy for you to say," Lily muttered. "You're not the one who weighs 13 pounds more than usual..."
Still, she calmed down, and snuggled closer to James, letting her head rest on his shoulder, and they all let out quiet sighs of relief as her breathing grew more heavy.
"I can't believe she fell asleep!" Eliza hissed. "The movie hasn't even started!"
"Maybe it's for the best," James said. "She hasn't been sleeping well at all lately."
"Yeah, and this way we don't have to be interrupted every fifteen minutes in the movie because she needs to go to the bathroom," Sirius snickered. "Oww..." he added, as Eliza pounced him.
"Insensitive prat," she muttered and rolled her eyes. The other snickered.
"Shut up! It's starting!" Someone yelled from the front rows - and it did. The screen was suddenly filled with a millions stars and a yellow text started to roll up on it.
"Do we have to read all that?" Sirius complained. "OUCH!" This time, both Buffy and Eliza had hit him.
As the movie ended, and the people started to flock towards the exit, the marauders and Eliza sat stock still with shocked expression.
Sirius mouth opened and closed like a fish. "Wow...That was...wow..."
"Yeah...wow..." James repeated, dumbstruck.
Buffy giggled.
"I'd say you liked it then?"
"Yeah!" They both chorused.
"It was very good," Remus agreed, and gave Buffy a kiss.
"There will be a sequel right?" Sirius said enthusiastically.
Buffy nodded.
"Yes. Actually, this was the second part of three. The third one will premiere in about three years from now, I think. And I'm sure we can get hold of the first part on video or something."
James' and Sirius' eyes lit up like children on Christmas day.
"You're the BEST!" Sirius exclaimed.
"Wha - ? What's going on?" Lily had awakened.
"Oh, welcome back, hon," James said. "We're just about to leave- the movie's over."
"WHAT!" Lily exploded. "Why didn't you wake me?"
James winced. Maybe letting her sleep had not been such a good idea after all...
"Well, you've been so tired, and you looked so comfortable...plus," he added, as he saw the red-head's glare. "The movie was really bad. You would have hated it."
Sirius nodded fiercely. "Yes. Real bad," he repeated.
Lily rolled her eyes. "Somehow I can't seem to believe that. But I'll let you get away easy. But if I find out you've lied..."
James gulped.
"THE FORCE IS WITH YOU, YOUNG SKYWALKER!" Sirius yelled, and wielded his wand at James. "BUT YOU ARE NOT A JEDI YET!"
James let his wand lash out in turn, and they clashed together, making sparks fly out of the tip.
"MAYBE NOT!" James yelled back. "BUT I'M PRETTIER THAN YOU!"
"THAT WAS NOT IN THE SCRIPT!" Sirius protested.
"HAH!" James said. "WHO CARES ABOUT THE BLOODY SCRIPT! THIS IS LIVE!"
Their wands crossed again.
Sirius' eyes narrowed.
"YOU WILL FOLLOW THE SCRIPT OR DIE!" He exclaimed. James just smirked, and lashed out with his wand again, forcing Sirius to back a step.
"You have learned much, young one," Sirius panted.
James grinned. "I'm older than you."
"I SAID FOLLOW THE SCRIPT!" Sirius screamed again, gaining a very red color in the face, as he stomped with his foot in the floor.
"WHY!" James yelled. "I'm just FULL OF SURPRISES!"
Sirius grinned evilly. He lashed out twice, his wand hitting James', once again making sparks fly out of both ends, before James' wand went flying.
As James stumbled, looking very pathetic, as he did a roll on the ground, moving several feet away from Sirius, who moved closer in a quick stride, his wand hanging loosely at his side.
"Your destiny lies with me, Skywalker," Sirius said threateningly. "Obi-Wan knew this to be true."
James let out a pathetic whimper, before he fell forwards, kissing Sirius shoes.
"NO!" He exclaimed. "Have MERCY I BEG YOU! MOMMY HELP! I'M NOT READY TO DIE! I'M STILL A VIRGIN!"
Some of the Aurors watching looked torn between confusion, disgust and amusement.
Sirius' red color returned. "FOLLOW THE SCRIPT!" He yelled. James grinned and looked up.
"I'm not allowed to IMPROVISE!" He asked cheekily, and grabbed Sirius arm, using him as support to get up. However, Sirius was prepared, and used his other hand to push James back on the ground. He smirked, going back into the role as Darth Vader once again.
"All too easy," he said, as he imitated Darth Vader's heavy breathing. "Maybe you're not as strong as the emperor thought!"
James lashed out with his feet towards Sirius' legs, making him loose his balance.
"Impressive. Very impressive," Sirius panted. In the background, James wandlessly accioed his wand back in his hand, and as Sirius got up, they both lashed out with their wands again, and once again they crossed at the middle, and again sparks flew out.
"Obi-Wan has taught you well," Sirius said. "You have controlled your fear...now release your anger."
James smirked. "Sorry, but no. I don't have temperamental issues like you, old man."
Sirius eyes widened.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING OLD! I'M YOUR FATHER- OBEY ME!"
"You forgot to follow the script," James said sweetly. "That is not supposed to be revealed until in about eight scenes later!"
"GAH!" Sirius yelled, frustrated. "FORGET THE FUCKING SCRIPT - DIE!"
He lashed out with his wand again, only this time, James did not meet him halfway. Sirius gave him a confused look, as James' mouth started to open and close like a fish. Sirius' eyes narrowed, and he smirked.
"Frightened, are you, son?" He hissed. "You should be. You are beaten. It is useless to resist. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy."
"I-I..." James stuttered.
Sirius sighed. "I'll never join you," he mimicked silently, hoping James would take the hint and remember his line.
"I-I-I..."
Sirius sighed.
"Fine," he muttered. "Let's skip that part. Ehh...where was I? Oh, right. If you only knew the power of the dark side. Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father!" He coughed, before opening his mouth once again. "He told me enough!" He then said in a high-pitched voice, that was supposed to sound like a bad imitation of James/Luke.
"I've had enough!" A gruff voice suddenly said from behind him. Sirius froze. Shit. He quickly plastered on a smile and slowly turned around.
"Mad-Eye! I mean...Mr. Moody! What a pleasant surpri---aaaouch!"
Mad-Eye had grabbed Sirius by the neck and lunged him so he stumbled and came to a stop beside James. Everyone else in the room suddenly looked very interested in the roof.
"What do you think you're doing, boy?" Mad-Eye hissed. "If I had been a Death Eater you would be DEAD! GONE! WITHOUT A HEAD! You let me sneak up on you, while your partner did NOTHING! ZIP! ZILCH! CONSTANT VIGILANCE!" He yelled, and James and Sirius both flinched as a trail of saliva splashed onto their faces.
"And, as if that wasn't enough, you're using your wands as TOYS! This is an AUROR SCHOOL! Not a PLAYGROUND! Do they not teach you ANYTHING about ELEMENTARY WAND-SAFETY while in school these days? A SHAME! I should have you stripped naked and curse you into next year!"
His magical eye was now spinning wildly around in its socket. Along with his badly deformed nose, it made him even more grotesque than usual. "I will certainly have a talk with Don about you two," he hissed. "I thought we had actually gained two candidates who were serious about this line of work- "
Sirius here wanted to say something about him always being serious, but realized it would be a very bad idea to do so, and therefore kept his mouth shut, and eyes fixated at the floor.
"- Merlin knows we need it. But I guess I was wrong. If I had my way, you would be chucked out of the academy head first. But luckily for you, I'm not in charge, and I doubt Don would chuck you out considering you're at the top of the Academy. Even I have been singing your praises to my co-workers, and if you were suddenly kicked out, it would lead to a lot of embarrassing conversations- not to mention extra paperwork." His eyes narrowed.
"However, if I so much as catch a glint of one of your wands not being used correctly, or if I so much as hear one, single phrase from that stupid muggle-muvvie you've been quoting, I will not be so lenient. Understood?"
"Yes, sir," James and Sirius chorused.
"Good," Mad-Eye said, and turned around.
"Eh...sir?" James said.
"Yes?" Mad-Eye turned around so quickly that James did not even have a chance to blink.
"It's 'movie,'" James said quietly. "Not 'muvvie'."
Mad-Eye's eye narrowed dangerously, but then he briskly nodded. "Movie. Got that." Then he turned around, and started to stalk away.
"Eh...sir?" Sirius said. Mad-Eye turned back around, even more quickly this time. "Yes?" He hissed. Sirius gulped. He didn't really know why, but he had this sudden urge to -
" - May the Force be with you," he quipped. Then he did what every sensible person would have done in his situation. He ran for it.
A/N: May the Force be with you, indeed! I've been really nice lately, I wonder what's up with that... oh, well, enjoy the peace while it lasts! I hope you liked the chapter - dedicated to the best SF movie through all times- STAR WARS episode five! Please REVIEW!
/Ida