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Midnight: You asked 'Does she get to meet with Riddle and his, big, bad snake?' You'll just have to read to find out.

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This chapter is a little shorter than my normal ones I post but I hope you like it all the same.

The time for school to begin had finally come. Harry had spent the last two weeks with the Weasley's. Buffy and Oliver had gone to visit his parent. They had spent the week before school with them. Now they were making their way to the platform in a hurry. They were running a little late as Buffy had fought a demon in the bathroom of the station. The platform was in view and they saw Ron and Harry as they crashed into the wall.

"What in the blazes d'you think you're doing?"

One of the conductors asked. People all around the station were staring at them.

"Lost control of the trolley," Harry said as he got up grasping his ribs.

"Harry? Ron? I've been looking for you everywhere. I hope they haven't been causing too much trouble." The Conductor smiled at her and then walked away from them a little ways.

"How do you do that?" Ron asked.

"It's all natural. What happened?"

"We don't know, but we can't get through."

Buffy moved to touch the magical entranceway. Her hand connected with solid rock.

"We're going to miss the train," said Ron.

"This gateway is always open for Witches and Wizards. Someone is blocking it. Come on. We'll have to find alternate transportation. Anybody have any ideas?" Buffy asked. They were all thinking.

"The train just left," stated Harry.

"We can use the car!" Ron said excitedly.

"What car?" Oliver asked.

"The car we came to the station in. It can fly us to Hogwarts. Come on."

"But didn't your parents say-"

"We're stuck, right? And we've got to get to school haven't we? And even underage are allowed to do magic if it's a real emergency."

"But what about your mum and dad…" Harry said trying once again to get through the barrier. "How will they get home?"

"They don't need the car. They know how to Apparate. They only use the car and floo powder because were underage and we're not allowed to Apparate yet..."

"I don't know. This goes against my better judgment. Can you fly it?"

Buffy asked Ron.

She knew that once the train arrived and they realized she wasn't on it they would come looking for her.

"No problem," said Ron. "C'mon, let's go. If we hurry we'll be able to follow the Hogwarts Express."

"What do you think? I don't want Giles and the others to worry when we don't show. We could wait till night and take the Knight bus." Oliver nodded but his eyes told her it was her decision.

"Come on Buffy. Please." Ron pleaded.

"Alright. Let's go."

Buffy knew that she should have told them to wait for night. It seems that everything that could go wrong with this idea did. They had left the station with Harry and Ron up front. The back seat consisted of Hedwig in his cage, Buffy, and Oliver. They hadn't been in the air ten minutes when Invisibility Booster decided to conk out. She knew that they were being seen by Muggle eyes. Then when they found the tracks that the train takes they had found they were right in its path. Narrowly escaping being smashed by the train, they followed it. As the day went on they found themselves becoming thirsty, hungry, and tired. When going by train the trip never seemed this long. Everyone was more than ready to arrive at the school. Night was falling and the car engine was beginning to stutter.

"Please just get us near the school." Buffy said as the engine sputtered in response.

"There! Straight ahead!" Harry said pointing toward the outline of the school.

"As soon as you can Ron start taking the car down. I don't want to be this high up if the engine stops." Buffy told them.

Ron nodded and began taking the car lower as the engine sputtered again. He spotted a clearing. As they got closer to the ground the engine finally gave way.

"Everyone brace yourselves!" Oliver yelled out.

The car fell several seconds before impacting with the ground hard. It bounced up and rolled once on its back before stopping. They carefully climbed out of the car. Harry rubbed at the spot where his head hit the dashboard.

"Everyone alright?" He looked at Ron who was rubbing his arm.

"Bruised but otherwise fine. Buffy? Oliver?"

"I'm fine, but Buffy's not." Oliver said as he applied his handkerchief to the gash on Buffy's head. "She's got a gash on her head and her arm is broken."

"I'm okay. Let's try to get the car upright. Maybe once it rest it will take us the rest of the way to Hogwarts."

The others nodded. Buffy kept her right arm as close to her body as possible. Everyone got a grip on the car but Buffy only had one good arm, and they couldn't get it. They all sat on the ground breathing heavy from the exertion. Buffy heard a hooting noise that wasn't coming from Hedwig. She knew that owl call.

"Goliath! Come here Goliath!"

The hooting got closer and several seconds later Goliath was landing on Buffy's good arm.

"Where were you going? Were you looking for me?"

"Hoot. Hoot." The owl had a note attached to it leg. He lifted it for Buffy to take.

"This for me? Oliver will you get the note from his leg and read it for me?"

"It's from Professor Giles.

Buffy,

Goliath knew something was wrong. Where are you?

Giles

What are we going to do?"

"Take Goliath for me Oliver. I think I got a pen in my pocket." Buffy reached into her pocket and pulled out a pen. "Harry write this note for me."

This was just not their night. Once they had let Goliath go to fly back to Hogwarts they got attacked by a group of vampires. Being slightly handicap Buffy was taking quite a few blows. Oliver was doing spells with his wand. He sets some on fire. Harry and Ron had their wands out but had been pushed behind Buffy and Oliver. He heard Buffy cry out in pain as a vamp grabbed her broken arm. He had had enough.

"Lumos Solarum!"

The vampires burned from the light show and Buffy dropped to the ground her face etched with pain.

"Are you alright?" Buffy nodded her head yes, but he could see she was fighting back tears.

"Why didn't you use that spell earlier?" Ron asked.

"As you noticed the spell is quite bright which we found can attract the attention of many unwanted visitors. I try to only use it when I have to or if I'm in a hurry."

Fast approaching sound could be heard coming their way. Everyone tensed for another battle. As the sound got louder they realized it was the sound of hooves hitting the ground.

"GILES! Is that you?" Buffy called out.

"Yes Buffy." Giles called out.

A few minutes later two horseless carriages came into view. Snape and Giles had been in one. Lockhart was in the other. Giles jumped out and immediately ran to Buffy.

"You didn't say that you were hurt." He said looking at the cut that was now scabbed over.

"It's nothing that can't be cured. Broke my arm when the car landed and we just got into a fight with a group of vamps."

"Not to worry Buffy. I'll fix that arm for you straight away."

Lockhart said taking out his wand and pointing it at Buffy before she could protest.

"Now this won't hurt a bit. BRACHIUM IMMENDO!"

The spell hit Buffy's arm and instead of it becoming sturdier it became like jelly. It looked strangely enough like her hand was made of rubber. She heard the gasp come from the others.

"It doesn't hurt anymore but I don't think this an improvement." She said glaring at Lockhart.

"Ah, yes, well, that can sometimes happen. But, uh, the point is, uh, you can no longer feel any pain. And very clearly that the bones are not broken."

"Broken? There's no bones left. You bloody git." Giles said giving Lockhart one of his Ripper glares.

"Much more flexible though." Lockhart said backing away.

"Let's get her to Poppy. She will be able to fix it." Snape suggested.

Giles and Oliver helped Buffy up and into one of the carriages.

"Can you get the car back on four wheels again?" She asked Snape.

He nodded and used his wand to get the car on all four wheels. Ron and Harry were getting their things. They put them in the second carriage. When they had everything out the car drove away.

"Dad's going to kill me," said Ron.

"Why were you riding in that instead of on the train?" Snape asked.

"We would have been on the train but there was a demon at the station trying to eat people in the men's room. Oliver stood watch while I went to kill it. We still had two minutes before the train left but the gateway was closed."

She told them while others got into the carriages. Giles and Snape sat on each side of Buffy, while Harry, Oliver, and Ron sat in behind them in the back. Lockhart took the second carriage.

When they had returned to the castle Oliver and Giles took Buffy to Pomfrey. Snape had taken Harry and Ron to his office. The two knew they were in for it. He showed them the paper.

"You were seen, by no less than seven Muggles. Do you have any idea how serious this is?

You have risked the exposure of our world! Two Muggles in London, are convinced they saw an old flying car over the Post Office tower…at noon in Norfolk, Mrs. Hetty Bayliss, while hanging out her washing…Mr. Angus Fleet, of Pebbles, reported to police…do see what I'm getting at?"

Snape said putting the paper down. "I believe your father works in the Misuse of Muggle Artifact Office? Dear, dear…his own son…I assure you, that were you in Slytherin and your fate rested with me, the both of you would be on a train home tonight. As it is…"

"They are not." Dumbledore said as he and McGonagall came in.

"Professor Dumbledore. Professor McGonagall." Harry spoke.

"Sit!" McGonagall said and two backed into the chairs by the fire. "Explain."

Ron and Harry both began explaining at the same time. Dumbledore raised his hand for them to quiet. He pointed to Ron to explain. Snape knew the majority of the story since Buffy had already told them.

"So we had no choice, Professor, we couldn't get on the train." Ron finished with.

"Why didn't you send us a letter by owl? I believe you have an owl?"

McGonagall said coldly to Harry. On the inside she was laughing at the situation and the boys faces. Harry and Ron had looked so pitiful. Harry answered her question.

"That hadn't occurred to us. We didn't think-"

"That was obvious." She responded.

"Headmaster, these boys had flouted the decree for the restriction of underage wizardry. As such…"

"I'm well aware of our bylaws, Severus, having written quite a few of them myself. However, as head of Gryffindor house, it is for Professor McGonagall to determine the appropriate action."

"We'll get our stuff," said Ron glumly.

"What are you talking about Mr. Weasley?" McGonagall asked.

Anyone who really knew her would have seen the slight twinkle that was there.

"You're going to expel us aren't you?"

"Not today, Mr. Weasley. But I must impress on all of you the seriousness of what you have done. I will be writing to your families tonight, and you, Mr. Potter, and Mr. Wood will receive detention."

"As for Ms. Summers, she is down in the hospital having her arm bones grown, which is a very painful process. I believe that is punishment enough. We must get back to the feast."

Dumbledore told them.

"I want you two to go straight to the dormitory. When you get there you will find sandwiches in the common room. Go now." McGonagall said pointing toward the door.

The two nodded and left before anyone could change their mind. The three Professors looked at each other and chuckle.

"You do that just for the fun of seeing them squirm." McGonagall told Snape. Knowing that she was right, Snape just nodded.

"You should have been brought straight to me. I can mend bones in a heartbeat, but growing them back…" Pomfrey told them once they got Buffy settled.

"Trust me that's what I wanted to do but Lockhart thought differently." Buffy told her.

"You will be able to put them back won't you?" Oliver asked holding Buffy's good hand.

"Oh I'll be able to, certainly. But it'll be painful. You're in for a rough night, Buffy. Re-growing bones is a nasty business. Drink this."

Buffy drank the potion and did a classic cartoon spit take.

"That taste worse than most of that exotic food you cook Giles." Giles grinned slightly.

"That should tell you to appreciate my cooking. Try drinking that without spitting it out."

"Well, what do you expect, Pumpkin Juice?" Pomfrey replied.

"No, but that's just awful."

Buffy said after she managed to keep the drink down. A couple of Hogwarts house elves brought some food for Buffy, Oliver, and Giles. They began eating when Buffy soon felt the pain of her bones growing and gasped. Giles and Oliver both noticed how pale she'd gotten. Snape chose that moment to enter.

"I see that the re-growing process has begun."

"What gave it away? The pale skin? Sweat covering my face? Or the fact that I feel like I'm going to pass out?"

"You're complaining, so it can't be that bad."

"I'm sure it is for her. Since she's the slayer it will only take four hours for her bones to grow back, but she'll get twice the pain." Pomfrey told them having come back in to see how Buffy was doing.

"Rupert, Minerva said she's waiting for you in the Great Hall." Everyone chuckled at Giles blush.

"Go on Giles. You know you want to."

He stood up from the chair he was sitting in. He moved toward the bed and kissed her on the forehead.

"If you're sure Buffy."

"I'm sure Giles. Go on." Giles left the three to talk. Buffy again gasped in pain. Tears had weld up in her eyes.

"I'll talk to Poppy and see if maybe I could give you a sleeping potion. That way you can sleep right through the rest of the pain."

"If you could do that I would be so grateful." Snape came twenty minutes later and gave

Buffy a small drop of sleeping potion and she smiled at him gratefully. She was asleep within seconds.