Title: The Lost Potter
Author name: Issy Snape
Author email: bluejean83@yahoo.com
Category: Crossover
Rating: G will go up
Summary: Willow is 22 and just out of college. She finds out a secret about her birth. Harry is in his 5th year. Willow was never gay. She did lose control of her magic but with Giles and her friends help she is able to control her magic DISCLAIMER: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. Any additional characters/situations from Buffy the Vampire Slayer fall into the same set of constraints as those of Harry Potter. They all belong to their respective owners and I simply use them.
Willow was astonished at how short the flight seemed. She had never been to another country before. Until now her passport laid gathering dust at the bottom of her dresser drawer. Now it was stamped and she was on her way to a completely different continent. A feeling of adventure raced through her at the thought of being alone in another country.
***London, England***
She hailed a cab outside the airport in London. She had made it passed customs with no problem. She easily exchanged some of her American money for British pounds. Now she was ready for her search for her lost family to start. She gave the driver the address to her parents London home. Soon he was pulling up to number 82 Cherry Tree Drive, Little Whinging, Surry. All the houses looked identical to each other. Willow quickly paid the driver after he helped her bring her baggage inside.
Willow locked the door behind the nice cab driver. She looked around the sparsely decorated living room. She was astonished to see all the pictures of herself and her friends grace the walls and tables in the living room. The thought of the safe in the basement taunted her, but she pushed aside her desire to just drop everything and rush down to the safe. She forced herself to go up to one of the rooms and put her clothes away and set up her laptop to the internet.
Willow looked inside the first room she came too. It was small and her parents had used it for an office. Willow set her computer case on the wooden desk. She pulled out her laptop and quickly connected the phone lines to it. While it booted up she went to look at the other two rooms. The room across the hall was clearly her parents room. Willow's eyes started to water when she saw her parent's clothes still hanging in the open closet. Willow quickly closed the door to the room, effectively locking out the memories that threatened to overwhelm her. Willow quickly crossed the hall to the last room. She smiled at the room that was clearly meant to be hers. On the nightstand was a picture of her, Buffy, and Xander. The bed had a white comforter with pink trim that matched the one she left in America. Willow quickly put up all of her clothing in the empty closet. When the last shirt was put up, Willow finally walked down to the basement.
Willow looked down the dark stairs. She reached beside her to flip the light switch. Instantly, light flooded the stairs. Willow slowly walked down the stairs and peered around it to the safe hidden under it. "It's now or never." Willow whispered to herself. She leaned down and quickly punched in the combination she had long past memorized. Inside the safe was a stack of pound notes that added up to 4,000 pounds. Beside the stack of money, was a jewelry box. Willow gasped at the beautiful diamond necklace inside. It was in the shape of a lion's head. The diamond was in the lion's mouth. Under the head was the name Gryffindor. Willow turned the necklace around. On the back was James and Lily forever. Willow was puzzled. Who are James and Lily? Willow had never heard her parents mention anyone by that name. Under the jewelry box was an old yellow envelope. Scrawled in red ink were the words, For Baby. Willow picked up the envelope. The seal was never broken. Willow took a deep, calming breath, "Come on Willow, this is what you traveled all this way for. You can do it!" Willow opened the letter.
My Baby,
I know you must have all kinds of questions you wish to ask me. I will try to answer all of your questions in this letter. There is something you first have to know about me. I am a witch. I am telling you this now because you will probably be a witch like I am. Baby, there is a whole other world that no one knows about. It is kept secret. Hidden from Muggles. I know you are wondering what muggles are. Muggles are non-magic folk, people like your adopted parents. I hope one day you will come to me so I can introduce you to my world. I am fifteen years old. I charmed my robes so no one knew I was pregnant. Not even the headmaster at my school knew I was pregnant with you. Your father, James Potter, just thought I was sick. I came home and my parents and my older sister Petunia, thought it was best if I gave you to a couple who would love you like I would. That was how I found the Rosenberg's. They loved you the first time they saw you. I grieved for you when I had to give you away. You were so beautiful. Petunia and her husband Vernon Dursley told me that it was good thing I gave you away. That was one less freak baby that they had to claim wasn't related to them. I love my sister, but she doesn't understand magic like we do. When I graduate from Hogwarts, I am planning to marry your father, James Potter. He would have loved you, and he would have made a great father for you. I am giving the Rosenberg's this letter and the necklace James gave me for Christmas this year. I hope you will one day wear it and think fondly of your birth mother. I wish one day you try to find us.
I will always love you,
Lily Evans
Willow wiped the tear from her eye. Her adopted mother loved her. She may be out there, just waiting for Willow to go to her. A feeling of need rushed through her. She needed to find her family. She picked the necklace up and put it around her neck. Warmth spread from her chest where the necklace rested. It was almost like someone giving her a warm hug. She gathered the necklace and letter and went upstairs to the office. She got on the internet and started searching for her lost family.
Author name: Issy Snape
Author email: bluejean83@yahoo.com
Category: Crossover
Rating: G will go up
Summary: Willow is 22 and just out of college. She finds out a secret about her birth. Harry is in his 5th year. Willow was never gay. She did lose control of her magic but with Giles and her friends help she is able to control her magic DISCLAIMER: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. Any additional characters/situations from Buffy the Vampire Slayer fall into the same set of constraints as those of Harry Potter. They all belong to their respective owners and I simply use them.
Willow was astonished at how short the flight seemed. She had never been to another country before. Until now her passport laid gathering dust at the bottom of her dresser drawer. Now it was stamped and she was on her way to a completely different continent. A feeling of adventure raced through her at the thought of being alone in another country.
***London, England***
She hailed a cab outside the airport in London. She had made it passed customs with no problem. She easily exchanged some of her American money for British pounds. Now she was ready for her search for her lost family to start. She gave the driver the address to her parents London home. Soon he was pulling up to number 82 Cherry Tree Drive, Little Whinging, Surry. All the houses looked identical to each other. Willow quickly paid the driver after he helped her bring her baggage inside.
Willow locked the door behind the nice cab driver. She looked around the sparsely decorated living room. She was astonished to see all the pictures of herself and her friends grace the walls and tables in the living room. The thought of the safe in the basement taunted her, but she pushed aside her desire to just drop everything and rush down to the safe. She forced herself to go up to one of the rooms and put her clothes away and set up her laptop to the internet.
Willow looked inside the first room she came too. It was small and her parents had used it for an office. Willow set her computer case on the wooden desk. She pulled out her laptop and quickly connected the phone lines to it. While it booted up she went to look at the other two rooms. The room across the hall was clearly her parents room. Willow's eyes started to water when she saw her parent's clothes still hanging in the open closet. Willow quickly closed the door to the room, effectively locking out the memories that threatened to overwhelm her. Willow quickly crossed the hall to the last room. She smiled at the room that was clearly meant to be hers. On the nightstand was a picture of her, Buffy, and Xander. The bed had a white comforter with pink trim that matched the one she left in America. Willow quickly put up all of her clothing in the empty closet. When the last shirt was put up, Willow finally walked down to the basement.
Willow looked down the dark stairs. She reached beside her to flip the light switch. Instantly, light flooded the stairs. Willow slowly walked down the stairs and peered around it to the safe hidden under it. "It's now or never." Willow whispered to herself. She leaned down and quickly punched in the combination she had long past memorized. Inside the safe was a stack of pound notes that added up to 4,000 pounds. Beside the stack of money, was a jewelry box. Willow gasped at the beautiful diamond necklace inside. It was in the shape of a lion's head. The diamond was in the lion's mouth. Under the head was the name Gryffindor. Willow turned the necklace around. On the back was James and Lily forever. Willow was puzzled. Who are James and Lily? Willow had never heard her parents mention anyone by that name. Under the jewelry box was an old yellow envelope. Scrawled in red ink were the words, For Baby. Willow picked up the envelope. The seal was never broken. Willow took a deep, calming breath, "Come on Willow, this is what you traveled all this way for. You can do it!" Willow opened the letter.
My Baby,
I know you must have all kinds of questions you wish to ask me. I will try to answer all of your questions in this letter. There is something you first have to know about me. I am a witch. I am telling you this now because you will probably be a witch like I am. Baby, there is a whole other world that no one knows about. It is kept secret. Hidden from Muggles. I know you are wondering what muggles are. Muggles are non-magic folk, people like your adopted parents. I hope one day you will come to me so I can introduce you to my world. I am fifteen years old. I charmed my robes so no one knew I was pregnant. Not even the headmaster at my school knew I was pregnant with you. Your father, James Potter, just thought I was sick. I came home and my parents and my older sister Petunia, thought it was best if I gave you to a couple who would love you like I would. That was how I found the Rosenberg's. They loved you the first time they saw you. I grieved for you when I had to give you away. You were so beautiful. Petunia and her husband Vernon Dursley told me that it was good thing I gave you away. That was one less freak baby that they had to claim wasn't related to them. I love my sister, but she doesn't understand magic like we do. When I graduate from Hogwarts, I am planning to marry your father, James Potter. He would have loved you, and he would have made a great father for you. I am giving the Rosenberg's this letter and the necklace James gave me for Christmas this year. I hope you will one day wear it and think fondly of your birth mother. I wish one day you try to find us.
I will always love you,
Lily Evans
Willow wiped the tear from her eye. Her adopted mother loved her. She may be out there, just waiting for Willow to go to her. A feeling of need rushed through her. She needed to find her family. She picked the necklace up and put it around her neck. Warmth spread from her chest where the necklace rested. It was almost like someone giving her a warm hug. She gathered the necklace and letter and went upstairs to the office. She got on the internet and started searching for her lost family.