Summary: Yes another Buffy is born as the twin sister of Harry Potter story.
A/U: Set largely in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
Disclaimer: Joss Whedon created and Disney owns Buffy. J.K. Rowlings owns Harry Potter.
Author's Note:This is a reposting. A few years ago I posted this story and the admins deleted it. I have been intending to revisit it and edit it. This story will be more from Buffy's point of view than the original story was.
Chapter 1: The Twins that Lived
Halloween, 1981
Dumbledore appeared on Privet Drive with a small but audible pop. He looked around a brief moment, and noticed a cat sitting stiffly on a nearby post looking at a house nearby. He took out what appeared to be a cigarette lighter and flicked it a number of times as the lights on the street went out.
He slowly walked up to the cat and smiled, "Fancy seeing you here, Professor McGonagall."
Professor McGonagall quickly changed back into her normal form, "How did you know it was me?" she asked.
"My dear Professor, I've never seen a cat sit so stiffly."
"You'd be stiff if you'd been sitting on a brick wall all day," said Professor McGonagall. "Is it true that James and Lily Potter are….?"
Dumbledore sighed and nodded, "I am afraid so Minerva. It's also true that Harry and Isabella Potter were the only ones to survive the attack."
"But how, Albus? How could two small infants survive the killing curse?"
"I have my suspicions on that but I have no proof that is what happened. So I will not say at this time."
Dumbledore and McGonagall turned their heads at the approaching sound of a motorcycle landing on the street behind them. "Hagrid your late, was there any problems?"
Hagrid shook his head as he looked at the twins, "No Professor, just had to stop a time or two so as to be able to keep them secure."
Minerva looked at Albus, "Anyways Albus are you going to tell us why Hagrid brought them here?"
"Harry will be staying with his aunt and uncle."
Minerva looked at him in shock, "You're going to leave Harry with these people…. They are the worst possible Muggles I've ever seen."
"It is necessary, Minerva. Just as splitting the twins up is necessary, it is to protect them from Voldemort should he return. They will each be staying with the only family they have left. Petunia Dursley is Lily's sister. And Joyce Summers is James' sister. In the end it is only temporary, once they discover that they have a twin I expect they will never want to be separated again. At which time I expect they will want to choose one family or the other to live with."
Minerva nodded and looked at the twins, "They will be famous, you know. Everyone will know about the twins that lived. This may help to prepare them for that."
Albus smiled, "Not to worry I have written letters to the Dursleys as well as the Summers explaining the situation. Now Hagrid give me Harry and I will go wake the Dursleys."
Hagrid nodded and held Harry close to him for a moment and then handed Harry to Dumbledore who was gone only 5 short minutes."
"Now Hagrid let me have Isabella, I have a long apparate coming and want to get to America at a decent hour."
Hagrid again nodded and hugged Isabella close before handing her over to Dumbledore. "Well I ought to get the bike back to Sirius, I will see you both at Hogwarts."
Dumbledore nodded as he cradled the sleeping baby, "Good night Minerva, Hagrid." And with that he took out the lighter again and flicked the street lights back on before disapparting.
A moment later Dumbledore stood in front of a Los Angeles home. And quietly rang the doorbell. A moment later the porch light came on, and Joyce Summers opened the door and smiled, "Come in Professor, what can I do for you?"
Albus stepped inside the door and nodded to the baby, "I bring sad news, your brother James is dead. He was killed by Voldemort tonight. Harry and Isabella were the only ones to survive the attack. I felt it best to protect them they should be split up till it was time for them to attend Hogwarts. Harry is staying with Lily's sister; Isabella will be staying with you."
Joyce Summers looked at her niece and nodded taking Isabella into her arms as Dumbledore left. She called down to her husband to come down stairs as she closed the door.
June, 1989
Celia Summers lay in a hospital bed, she had been there for several days with a high fever. Buffy sat in a chair next to her cousin, hoping and praying that she would get better. She missed being able to play with her cousin. Suddenly Celia started thrashing in her bed like she was trying to get something or someone off her. Then she was still, Buffy got up and walked over to the bed her cousin was lying in. At that moment a doctor and nurse walked in pushing Buffy out of the way. After several minutes of working over Celia, Buffy heard something that chilled her to the bone, "Time of Death, 3:00 pm"
It was then that Buffy's heart sank; she had lost her best friend and cousin. She sank to her knees and began to cry as Joyce and Hank walked in to find their niece had passed away. They gathered Buffy up and tried to comfort her. It was some days later before Buffy finally stopped crying.
November, 1990
Buffy walked into the spare bedroom looking for a sweater she thought might still be packed away with her winter clothes. She spotted a young brunette girl sitting on the bed, "What are you doing in here?"
Buffy suddenly heard Joyce's voice from the hall, "Buffy, why don't you take Dawn with you to Jill's birthday party."
Buffy and Dawn turned and looked at the door as they both yelled, "Mom!"
Buffy looked back at Dawn, "But Jill didn't invite, Dawn, mom."
"Be that as it may," Joyce said as she stepped into the doorway of Buffy's room, "I and your father have some business to take care of this afternoon. And we would appreciate it if we didn't have to worry about your sister while we were out."
Buffy sighed and nodded and looked at Dawn, "Ok, mom. Dawnie, you better get dressed in something nice then."
July, 1991
Buffy laid in bed her eyes still closed having just woken up, she didn't notice Dawn walking into the room ready to pounce till it was too late. Dawn jumped onto the bed surprising Buffy,
"Dawn!" shouted Buffy.
Dawn smiled and laughed, "Happy Birthday, Buffy," she said. "Here I got this for you. Well actually mom got it but I picked it out." She handed Buffy a small box.
Buffy opened the box and smiled as she saw the small locket, she opened it to see s picture of her and Dawn inside. Buffy sat up and hugged her sister. "Thank you, Dawn," she said, "thank you I love it. I will never take it off."
Dawn simply smiled and helped Buffy to put the necklace on, "Mom wants you to get dressed and come on downstairs."
Buffy nodded and got up to see the dress she had picked out the night before lying across the chair in front of her desk. A moment later she was dressed and heading downstairs. She stepped into the living room to find her parents, Hank and Joyce, along with Dawn standing around a cake smiling. They all yelled at the same time, "Happy Birthday".
Buffy rushed over to her parents and smiled hugging them, "Thank you."
It was at that time an owl swooped into the living room through the open window, dropping an envelope on the coffee table. Buffy move hesitantly to the envelope and picked it up, thinking how weird it was that an owl was delivering mail. She looked at the envelope and frowned as read the name it was addressed to, Isabella Lilyanna Potter.
Buffy looked at her parents, "I think this is meant for someone else at another address."
Joyce took the envelope and shook her head, "No dear it's not. It's meant for you." She looked at Hank, "I think it's time we told her."
Hank Summers knew about the wizarding world since his wife was a witch. "Let's sit down and talk," he told his eldest daughter.
Buffy looked at her parents curiously as she sat down on the couch next to her mother, "What is it, Mom?"
Joyce smiled at her daughter thinking how much she looked like Lily, her brother's wife. "Buffy we aren't your biological parents, we adopted you when you were a year old. We're actually your aunt and uncle, your real parents were my brother and sister-in-law James and Lily Potter."
Buffy looked stunned as she heard this. All these years she had thought Joyce and Hank Summers were her biological parents only to find out now that they weren't. "What do you mean were?"
Joyce looked down as she didn't want to face Buffy. It had been ten years and she still mourned for her brother. It was then that Hank spoke up, "Buffy, they died the night you were brought to us."
Buffy was shocked to say the least. To find out that her parents weren't her biological parents, and that her biological parents were dead it was a lot to take in. Her voice seemed weak to her ears as she asked, "How?"
Hank sighed and looked at Joyce who simply nodded, "Honey, they were murdered by a very evil man. He was never caught. You and your brother were split up at when your parents died to protect you from him."
Buffy suddenly stood up and nearly fainted at this new piece of information, "I have a brother? Do I know him, have I met him before?"
Joyce shook her head looking at Buffy again, "No honey you haven't met him, he lives with your mom's sister in England. There is more Buffy…." She looked at Hank who knew where this was going and nodded and spoke up, "You, your brother, your mom here, your real parents, even Dawn, are witches. Well your dad and brother are wizards actually. That's where this comes in." He said holding up the envelope.
Buffy was feeling overwhelmed as she looked at her parents. "Can I go to my room, please? I just need a little time to absorb all this." They nodded and she went upstairs.
Buffy sat in her room looking around at the pictures on the wall of her and Dawn, of her parents. Her eyes fell on the broom in the corner, a gift she had received last year on her birthday. She had thought it was a joke at the time to receive a broom as a birthday gift. She held out her hand to pick it up and watched as it flew straight into her hand. "Wow," was all she could manage to say, before she heard a voice behind her and looked up to see Dawn.
Dawn smiled and hugged Buffy. "That is just so cool what you did with that broom," she said. "If mom and dad are right and I am like you then I wonder when I will be able to do that."
Just then Hank and Joyce walked into Buffy's room and handed her the envelope that the owl had dropped. Buffy cautiously opened it and began reading.
Dear Miss. Potter,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.
Yours sincerely,
Minerva McGonagall,
Deputy Headmistress
Buffy was astonished as she read that and looked at her parents, "You mean I get to go and learn how to do magic?"
"Just as James, you're birth father, and I did when we were your age. I've already taken the liberty of sending the owl back…." Joyce said. She was cut short by the screech of another owl as it dropped another envelope in her hands. Buffy could see this one was addressed to her mom. Joyce opened it and smiled and looked at Buffy, "How would you like to meet your brother, he will be getting his school supplies tomorrow with Hagrid."
Buffy's eyes lit up and nodded. "I would like that a lot."
"Then this evening you better go to bed around 7pm so you can get up by 3 in the morning," Joyce said. "We will be traveling by Floo and will arrive at 11am their time."
Buffy looked at Joyce with confusion. "Floo?"
"It's the fastest way to get there from here," Joyce explained. "Near instantaneous travel from here to there, that's how we will arrive and it will still be early in the day there."
Buffy spent the rest of the day opening her presents from her parents and spending the day with Dawn. She went to bed promptly at the time Joyce had suggested and before she knew it she was being shaken awake. Buffy grumbled, "One more minute, please?" Before she rolled over.
Joyce laughed and shook her head, "Come on Buffy time to get up, we leave in fifteen minutes."
Buffy was up in a heartbeat as she suddenly felt excited to be meeting her brother. She got dressed and walked downstairs. Joyce, Hank and Dawn were all standing in front of the fireplace. Joyce spoke up, "This is fairly easy honey, grab some Floo powder here and then step into the fireplace. As you throw it down say plainly 'Leaky Cauldron, London'. You don't want to mess it up dear; you could wind up someplace else."
Buffy nodded as she stepped into the fireplace and spoke as plainly as she could, "Leaky Cauldron, London." She disappeared in a puff of green smoke.