To say she was stunned by Harry's sudden plan of action was an understatement. She quickly recovered her arms wrapping themselves around his neck forgetting everything else as she began to kiss him back. One of his arms tightened around her waist drawing her even closer to his strong frame as one hand crept up tangling in her hair dialoging the carefully created casual bun she'd spent a great deal of time on that morning. Finally Remus's not so subtle coughing and Tonks laughter registered with the two teens reminding them of their audience and causing team to pull apart breathing heavily.
"Well if Sirius is going to kill me I might as well make sure it was worth it." Harry grinned at Buffy's stunned expression causing her to burst into laughter.
"We'll I guess that answer our questions." Tonks teased. "Though it is a good thing we are watching out for you two seeing as your distracted."
"Oh shut up." Buffy said rolling her eyes. "We should head back though, we're supposed to meet everyone back at the three broomsticks soon anyways. You two might as well join us since you seriously suck at hiding."
"Hey, I'm very sneaky." Tonks began indignantly.
"Watch your step." Remus cautioned as they followed the teens down the hill no sooner where the words out of his mouth that she lost her footing as he tried to gallantly save her causing them to land in a heap in the snow.
"You know Harry tried that same move on me." Buffy grinned as they disentangled themselves.
"Oh do shut up." Remus glared as he helped Tonks up.
"Yeah you two are super sneaky." Harry laughed earning himself a snowball to the face by Tonks.
"Oh now you started it." Buffy grinned scooping up a handful of snow.
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"You!" Buffy exclaimed spotting her as she pushed through the crowded hallways grabbing her arm.
"Death is your gift." She said spinning around to face her.
"What?" Buffy asked confused. "What are you doing here?"
"Death is your gift." She repeated pulling out of her grasp.
"Stop!" Buffy demanded nervously watching the first slayer move through the corridors hurrying to catch up with her. "I'm not her anymore!"
"Aren't you?" She asked pausing as she turned to face the blonde once again.
"No, I'm not, I can't be...I can't." Buffy said her uncertainty evident in her voice.
"Death is your gift." She smiled.
"Stop saying that!" Buffy screamed. "I did it, I died. I already played this game. Why are you doing this to me!?"
"You'll understand." She shrugged.
"I don't understand." Buffy insisted upset.
"You'll know what to do when the time comes." She said knowingly.
"Time for what? What's going to happen? Please, I don't understand." Buffy begged.
"It's your duty, your destiny." She replied calmly. "The answers are inside you."
"I don't want a duty or destiny." Buffy said frustrated. "I didn't ask for this, it isn't fair. Wait!" She called frantically. "You can't Leave now, I don't understand."
"The world is the box and if you close it to soon, you'll be trapped at the bottom." She replied cryptically.
"What does that mean?" Buffy demanded confused. "What does any of it mean?"
"Figure it out and maybe you can save the world." She smiled sadly.
"Which one?" Buffy asked confused.
"If you fail, there both doomed." She replied.
"Fail? What..." Buffy gasped blinking a she sat up in bed. "What does it mean?" she whispered quietly glancing around at her sleeping dorm mates.
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"Watch where your going!" He said annoyed picking himself off the floor.
"I'm sorry." She said helping him pick up his scattered things. "I wasn't paying attention."
"Buffy?" He said stunned. "Are you ok? Your white as a ghost." He said worriedly taking in her pale and shaken form.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." She continued as if he hadn't spoken.
"Buffy." He said grabbing her shoulders and shaking her lightly. "Buffy it's me, It's James." He said panicking. "Buffy what happened?"
"James." She whispered blinking away the tears that threatened to fall.
"Sh, it's ok." He said wrapping his arms around her and puling her to him. "I'm here now."
"I'm not sure it will be." She said tearfully.
"Do you want to tell me about it? Was it Malfoy?" He asked calmly but his eyes flashed with rage at the thought.
"Do you." She began as they sat in the empty corridors leaning against one of the cold stone walls. "Do you believe in divinations?"
"Predicting the future, and all that nonsense Professor Nutty is always going on about?" James began confused. "I don't know, I mean I don't put a lot of stock in what she says. She thinks I'll wind up marrying Evans after all." he added teasingly bumping his shoulder into hers as they laughed quietly.
"Maybe you will." Buffy smiled sadly.
"But I.." James began.
"You like her, I know it." She said shaking her head. "We all know it, well everyone but Lily. You want to know a secret, she likes you too."
"She does not, not that I'm admitting I like her." He added.
"Of course not." She shrugged. "I think she might be right though, you and Lily are gonna wind up together."
"And that's why you were crying?" he asked confused.
"I'm not going to be here to see it." She whispered so quietly he almost didn't hear her.
"Not here, where are you going?" He asked confused.
"I don't know, it's so fuzzy now." She said frustrated. "There's a bright light and then I'm gone."
"By gone...you don't...mean dead?" He asked hesitantly.
"It's not green, or at least I don't think so...bloody hell." She swore running her hands through her long blonde hair. "It doesn't make sense, none of it does."
"What's going on Buff?" James asked worriedly. "I don't understand."
"I had a dream." She admitted.
"So you had a nightmare." He sighed relived.
"No, I wish." She said shaking her head. "It was real, or it will be. You don't have to believe me, I barely believe me."
"Tell me what happens." He said unsurely.
"Something happens, I don't know why or how, but there's this light, it's so bright." She explained. "And I'm gone."
"But not dead." James asked hopefully.
"No, I don't think so, cause I come back." She began pensively. "I'm not sure how that happens either but the light comes back and it brings me back."
"But it's not green?" He asked nervously.
"Green..." She whispered quietly.
"Green, what's green, you said the light wasn't." He began.
"No not the light." She cut him off. "The eyes, I see the saddest green eyes." She said trying desperately to remeber.
"Evans has green eyes." He commented absently earning himself a look.
"It's not her, it's a boy." She said pensively. "I can't really remember but there were so many flashes...things that I think are going to happen...A girl, she's seemed so familiar. She was fighting."
"Fighting what?" He asked confused.
"Lots of things. Things I hope to never see." She admitted. "She didn't have magic, not like us, she was strong, she was..is..will be a hero I think."
"What does that have to do with you?" He asked.
"I don't know." She shrugged. "Maybe...I think I'm going to her, wherever she is. I don't know." She sighed. "It's all so fuzzy."
"Maybe it was just a dream." He offered hopefully.
"I wish it was." She said tearfully. "But then she turned to me, she told me what I had to do."
"Had to do, about what?" He asked nervously.
"She told me it was up to me, to save the world." She began standing up to pace the small corridor. "To defeat Voldemort."
"How?" He asked.
"She said..." she began pausing as a figure came slinking around the corner. "Hey sweetheart." She grinned leaning down to pet the cat rubbing against her leg.
"That cat is evil." James glared.
"She's a sweetheart." Buffy laughed.
"You only say that cause she never gets you into trouble." James said rolling his eyes. "Why does she like you so much?"
"I guess I'm just a cat person." Buffy grinned. "But don't tell Sirius that." They laughed as Miss Norris froze lunging down the hall. "I guess she found dinner." Buffy said watching her go.
"What the hell." Harry mumbled as the scene changed. "It was so dark, he could barely see a thing. "Where did they go?" He asked knowing he'd get no response.
"Oh don't be a prat James."
"Buffy." he said recognizing her voice, but where was she, where did she and his father go.
"I promise now it's your turn." James voice demanded though he could almost hear the smile in it.
"You don't even believe me, you think it's all a silly dream." Buffy replied.
"Promise me." James insisted.
"You have nothing to worry about, I'll always love you. I could never love anyone like I love you." Buffy replied causing Harry's hearty to sink as the scene faded completely and he found himself awake in his bed.
