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Summary of chapter: In this chapter you will find out who the new professor
is.
Thanks to: Cassie-bear01, fairysk8tr, alienbeing and Koneko tenshi for
giving me reviews so far!!!!
Alienbeing- Thanks for the grammar help. I really appreciate it. My idea is
definitely original. I haven't seen it so far in other stories it
Koneko tenshi- I might add Spike in. I'll try and fit him in.
Key- (#__#) Indicates thoughts
IMPORTANT- I decided to change the whole Tara thing because it got all confusing. Willow and Tara broke up after a few weeks and stayed friends. After "Tabula Rasa" they stopped being friends. They became friends again just before she was shot and Willow went crazy because she thought both Tara and Buffy were dead.
Please tell me if you like it so far!!!!! And now on with the story. ***********************************************************
Chapter two- What the hell?!
Willow looked around the great hall. There was so much magic in these walls; it made her skin tingle. She knew it would be hard to resist. She looked at the children eating and laughing. Her eyes followed Dawn, who was giggling at something Ron had said. Beside dawn was Harry Potter. She felt so sorry for him. In the 15 years of his life, Voldemort had tried to kill him 4 times and this year would probably be no different. Harry nodded to Seamus and looked up. His eyed caught his and she smiled slightly. He looked at her warily. She wasn't surprised. His last DADA teacher had been an impostor who had tried to kill him by handing him to Voldemort. He smiled back a little after studying her and returned to listen to Dawns joke. Willow looked around and sighed. She didn't understand why Dumbledore had given her the trust to protect these children. She, who had tried to end the world only 2 months ago. She would have to put on a smile and a happy face and act like she was okay, no matter how dead she was feeling inside. She would have to start now. She picked up her fork and looked at the food on her plate. She had stopped eating unless it was absolutely necessary. She smelt the food and her stomach rumbled. She took a tentative bite. It tasted amazing. She started eating and tuned in to what Buffy and Xander were talking about.
After dinner, they tramped out of the Great Hall. Dawn looked up to the High table. Buffy and Xander were laughing and Willow was listening intently. Dawn grinned and Willow gave her thumbs up. Dawn silently rejoiced. Willow was smiling and she had actually eaten earlier -much better. Buffy and Xander looked up and waved. She waved back and followed the Gryffindors to the Gryffindor Tower.
She was sharing a room with Hermione, Lavender and Parvati. It was comfortable and everyone was lovely to her. She decided she liked Hogwarts. When she told this to Lavender she had rolled her eyes and said, "Wait till lessons start tomorrow!" Dawn slept peacefully that night. Willow, Buffy and Xander were led to their chambers by house-elves. Buffy and Xander were right beside each other and Willow was up the Hall. The door to her room was a beautiful painting, which showed 3 delicate fairies flying around a starry sky. The room itself was warm and cosy. There was a King-size bed and a desk with quills and parchment. There was a large cosy chair beside the crackling fire and she felt right at home. Her luggage had been brought up and was resting at the foot of the bed. She sighed, "Home Sweet Home" she whispered. She collapsed into the bed and fell asleep immediately.
The nightmares Willow had been having recently were mostly memories of what she had done. She would see the people she had killed crying out to her and Tara's dead body, soaked in blood. She could feel the icy cold envelop her and the despair of the world in her ears. She screamed and screamed. She shut her eyes and cried. When she opened them again, she was in her bed, her face wet with tears. She took deep breaths and saw what had woken her up. It was a house-elf. It was looking at her with concern. She looked it up and down. It was wearing the oddest assortment of clothes she had ever seen, and seemed to be wearing a tea-cosy on it's head.
"Are you being alright, miss" it spoke with a small voice. She nodded
"Yeah, I'm fine"
"Professor Dumbledore, wants to speak to you, miss. The new professor is about to arrive and he wants you to meet him first"
"What time is it?" she asked groggily
"4 o clock, miss"
She sighed. She wasn't a morning person. The house-elf left to let Willow get changed. She pulled on a pair of jeans and a jumper. Despite the fire, the castle was still cold. She ran a hairbrush through her hair. She normally just let it knot up but apparently she knew this person and she didn't want to look to bad. She didn't even bother to try to cover up the paleness of her skin or the bags under her eyes. The house-elf returned and led her around the castle to Dumbledore's office. She watched to elf. She decided to bring her new happy, disgustingly cheerful resolution into action.
"What's your name?" she asked kindly. The elf turned to look at her in surprise.
"D-DDobby, miss" "Don't call me "miss", call me Willow"
Dobby looked shocked and delighted at the same time. They had reached a large gargoyle. Dobby looked at it and said, "Sugar quills". The gargoyle jumped to the side, revealing a spiral staircase. Dobby smiled at Willow "Dobby must be going back to the kitchens now, miss Willow" he hurried off and Willow started up the staircase. The door to Dumbledore's office was open so she walked inside. Beside the large desk was a cage and in it was a beautiful bird. She looked around, not knowing what to do with herself. She sat down on one of the chairs and waited patiently. A half an hour later, she was almost asleep and jumped a mile out of her seat when she heard someone come up behind her. She relaxed instantly when she saw the old Headmaster at the door.
"Do sit down, my dear. I'm sorry to have kept you."
"It's no problem, Pro-Albus. Is the new Professor here?"
"He will be arriving shortly. He is travelling by Floo Powder."
"Oh" #What the hell does that mean? # She sat down and waited. Dumbledore spoke up. "I called you here early my dear, to get the chance to talk to you."
"Me?"
"I've heard great things about you, Willow. And I want you to know that if there is anything you ever want to talk about then I'm always able to lend an ear. You are my responsibility now and I want to make sure that you are all right. You have been through a very traumatic time."
Willow looked slightly awkward "Thank you. Um.. You know I can't use magic for a while, don't you?"
He nodded. "I know it must be hard for you, surrounded by magic but I think you can do it." She smiled gratefully, "Thank you Albus."
A strange whistling filled the room. Dumbledore smiled at her. "Now my dear, I believe that our new professor is arriving." He turned to look at the magnificent fireplace and Willow followed his gaze. A small pop was heard and then a figure fell out of the fire. The figure straightened up and dusted himself down. "Remind me never to do that again", he murmured. Willow looked at him blankly. "Oz?!" ****************************************
She looked at him for a moment, not really seeing him until her brain kicked in to action.
"Oz?!"
"Hey willow." He said softly. He was actually here. Right in front of her. She studied him. His hair was the tiniest bit longer but was still spiky. It was streaked with blonde highlights. He was wearing his normal casual clothes, which were covered in soot and it looked like he hadn't shaved in a while. She realised that he was watching her and something in the back of her mind reminded her that she looked like crap. He didn't say anything but just looked right at her. He looked nearly the same as he had before but he had an aura about him that made him seem stronger and more powerful. Dumbledore let the two children (A/N Well he is very old. They probably seem like kids to him!!) study each other for a few moments. He didn't fail to notice that they avoided each other's eyes. After a while he decided to step in. "I'm very glad you could make it, Mr. Osbourne." He said Oz turned to look at him and gave him a small smile. " Call me Oz. I'm glad to be able to help." Dumbledore got the distinct impression that he would be the one doing most of the talking during the conversation because Willow was getting paler and paler until he thought that she might faint. He motioned to the chairs if front of his desk and they both sat down. He sat down behind the desk and smiled.
"Well Oz, welcome to Hogwarts. I trust that your journey was satisfactory."
The boy shrugged, "I'm still alive."
You will be teaching Defence against the Dark Arts with Ms. Summers and assisting Mr. Hagrid and Mr. Harris in Care of Magical Creatures if they need you. Did you read the books I sent you regarding this school and the situation we have on our hands?
Oz nodded.
"Fabulous. I would like all of you to take it in turns to patrol the grounds nightly. Most of our magical creatures reside in the lake and the Forbidden Forest. In the forest, the Creatures include Centaurs, Unicorns, Griffins, a nest of Acromantula, Clabberts, Graphorns, Hippogriffs and we believe that there is a nest of Vampires gathering there, although nobody has been attacked yet. There are many creatures in the lake, some dangerous, some harmless. They include Merpeople, Grindylows, Kappas, Kelpies, Lobalugs and Hippocampus. I would also advise you to be wary of the Giant Squid and Whomping Willow as well.
The two new teachers nodded, slightly shell-shocked.
"I am telling you this now because there will be a meeting among the teachers later on this morning and you will probably be too tired to attend. I daresay you'll want to catch up with each other so I'll let you go now. Oz, your bags have been brought to your room. It is right beside Willow's room."
He snapped his fingers and a few seconds later a house-elf appeared. Dumbledore smiled, "Please accompany Ms. Rosenberg and Mr. Osbourne to their rooms." He told the elf. "I'll see you both in the morning. Breakfast is in the Great Hall and classes begin at nine o'clock.
They left the room quietly and did not look at each other
A/N Centaurs, Unicorns, Griffins, Clabberts, Graphorns, Hippogriffs, Grindylows, Kappas, Kelpies and Hippocampus can be found in JKR's book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"
Tell me what you think so far. This fic will be quite W/O- centric. If you think I should change that please tell me but remember that I'm a huge W/O shipper. This fic will also definitely have Ron/ Hermione and possibly Harry/ Dawn but I'm not sure yet. Please, please, please review!!
Koneko tenshi- I might add Spike in. I'll try and fit him in.
Key- (#__#) Indicates thoughts
IMPORTANT- I decided to change the whole Tara thing because it got all confusing. Willow and Tara broke up after a few weeks and stayed friends. After "Tabula Rasa" they stopped being friends. They became friends again just before she was shot and Willow went crazy because she thought both Tara and Buffy were dead.
Please tell me if you like it so far!!!!! And now on with the story. ***********************************************************
Chapter two- What the hell?!
Willow looked around the great hall. There was so much magic in these walls; it made her skin tingle. She knew it would be hard to resist. She looked at the children eating and laughing. Her eyes followed Dawn, who was giggling at something Ron had said. Beside dawn was Harry Potter. She felt so sorry for him. In the 15 years of his life, Voldemort had tried to kill him 4 times and this year would probably be no different. Harry nodded to Seamus and looked up. His eyed caught his and she smiled slightly. He looked at her warily. She wasn't surprised. His last DADA teacher had been an impostor who had tried to kill him by handing him to Voldemort. He smiled back a little after studying her and returned to listen to Dawns joke. Willow looked around and sighed. She didn't understand why Dumbledore had given her the trust to protect these children. She, who had tried to end the world only 2 months ago. She would have to put on a smile and a happy face and act like she was okay, no matter how dead she was feeling inside. She would have to start now. She picked up her fork and looked at the food on her plate. She had stopped eating unless it was absolutely necessary. She smelt the food and her stomach rumbled. She took a tentative bite. It tasted amazing. She started eating and tuned in to what Buffy and Xander were talking about.
After dinner, they tramped out of the Great Hall. Dawn looked up to the High table. Buffy and Xander were laughing and Willow was listening intently. Dawn grinned and Willow gave her thumbs up. Dawn silently rejoiced. Willow was smiling and she had actually eaten earlier -much better. Buffy and Xander looked up and waved. She waved back and followed the Gryffindors to the Gryffindor Tower.
She was sharing a room with Hermione, Lavender and Parvati. It was comfortable and everyone was lovely to her. She decided she liked Hogwarts. When she told this to Lavender she had rolled her eyes and said, "Wait till lessons start tomorrow!" Dawn slept peacefully that night. Willow, Buffy and Xander were led to their chambers by house-elves. Buffy and Xander were right beside each other and Willow was up the Hall. The door to her room was a beautiful painting, which showed 3 delicate fairies flying around a starry sky. The room itself was warm and cosy. There was a King-size bed and a desk with quills and parchment. There was a large cosy chair beside the crackling fire and she felt right at home. Her luggage had been brought up and was resting at the foot of the bed. She sighed, "Home Sweet Home" she whispered. She collapsed into the bed and fell asleep immediately.
The nightmares Willow had been having recently were mostly memories of what she had done. She would see the people she had killed crying out to her and Tara's dead body, soaked in blood. She could feel the icy cold envelop her and the despair of the world in her ears. She screamed and screamed. She shut her eyes and cried. When she opened them again, she was in her bed, her face wet with tears. She took deep breaths and saw what had woken her up. It was a house-elf. It was looking at her with concern. She looked it up and down. It was wearing the oddest assortment of clothes she had ever seen, and seemed to be wearing a tea-cosy on it's head.
"Are you being alright, miss" it spoke with a small voice. She nodded
"Yeah, I'm fine"
"Professor Dumbledore, wants to speak to you, miss. The new professor is about to arrive and he wants you to meet him first"
"What time is it?" she asked groggily
"4 o clock, miss"
She sighed. She wasn't a morning person. The house-elf left to let Willow get changed. She pulled on a pair of jeans and a jumper. Despite the fire, the castle was still cold. She ran a hairbrush through her hair. She normally just let it knot up but apparently she knew this person and she didn't want to look to bad. She didn't even bother to try to cover up the paleness of her skin or the bags under her eyes. The house-elf returned and led her around the castle to Dumbledore's office. She watched to elf. She decided to bring her new happy, disgustingly cheerful resolution into action.
"What's your name?" she asked kindly. The elf turned to look at her in surprise.
"D-DDobby, miss" "Don't call me "miss", call me Willow"
Dobby looked shocked and delighted at the same time. They had reached a large gargoyle. Dobby looked at it and said, "Sugar quills". The gargoyle jumped to the side, revealing a spiral staircase. Dobby smiled at Willow "Dobby must be going back to the kitchens now, miss Willow" he hurried off and Willow started up the staircase. The door to Dumbledore's office was open so she walked inside. Beside the large desk was a cage and in it was a beautiful bird. She looked around, not knowing what to do with herself. She sat down on one of the chairs and waited patiently. A half an hour later, she was almost asleep and jumped a mile out of her seat when she heard someone come up behind her. She relaxed instantly when she saw the old Headmaster at the door.
"Do sit down, my dear. I'm sorry to have kept you."
"It's no problem, Pro-Albus. Is the new Professor here?"
"He will be arriving shortly. He is travelling by Floo Powder."
"Oh" #What the hell does that mean? # She sat down and waited. Dumbledore spoke up. "I called you here early my dear, to get the chance to talk to you."
"Me?"
"I've heard great things about you, Willow. And I want you to know that if there is anything you ever want to talk about then I'm always able to lend an ear. You are my responsibility now and I want to make sure that you are all right. You have been through a very traumatic time."
Willow looked slightly awkward "Thank you. Um.. You know I can't use magic for a while, don't you?"
He nodded. "I know it must be hard for you, surrounded by magic but I think you can do it." She smiled gratefully, "Thank you Albus."
A strange whistling filled the room. Dumbledore smiled at her. "Now my dear, I believe that our new professor is arriving." He turned to look at the magnificent fireplace and Willow followed his gaze. A small pop was heard and then a figure fell out of the fire. The figure straightened up and dusted himself down. "Remind me never to do that again", he murmured. Willow looked at him blankly. "Oz?!" ****************************************
She looked at him for a moment, not really seeing him until her brain kicked in to action.
"Oz?!"
"Hey willow." He said softly. He was actually here. Right in front of her. She studied him. His hair was the tiniest bit longer but was still spiky. It was streaked with blonde highlights. He was wearing his normal casual clothes, which were covered in soot and it looked like he hadn't shaved in a while. She realised that he was watching her and something in the back of her mind reminded her that she looked like crap. He didn't say anything but just looked right at her. He looked nearly the same as he had before but he had an aura about him that made him seem stronger and more powerful. Dumbledore let the two children (A/N Well he is very old. They probably seem like kids to him!!) study each other for a few moments. He didn't fail to notice that they avoided each other's eyes. After a while he decided to step in. "I'm very glad you could make it, Mr. Osbourne." He said Oz turned to look at him and gave him a small smile. " Call me Oz. I'm glad to be able to help." Dumbledore got the distinct impression that he would be the one doing most of the talking during the conversation because Willow was getting paler and paler until he thought that she might faint. He motioned to the chairs if front of his desk and they both sat down. He sat down behind the desk and smiled.
"Well Oz, welcome to Hogwarts. I trust that your journey was satisfactory."
The boy shrugged, "I'm still alive."
You will be teaching Defence against the Dark Arts with Ms. Summers and assisting Mr. Hagrid and Mr. Harris in Care of Magical Creatures if they need you. Did you read the books I sent you regarding this school and the situation we have on our hands?
Oz nodded.
"Fabulous. I would like all of you to take it in turns to patrol the grounds nightly. Most of our magical creatures reside in the lake and the Forbidden Forest. In the forest, the Creatures include Centaurs, Unicorns, Griffins, a nest of Acromantula, Clabberts, Graphorns, Hippogriffs and we believe that there is a nest of Vampires gathering there, although nobody has been attacked yet. There are many creatures in the lake, some dangerous, some harmless. They include Merpeople, Grindylows, Kappas, Kelpies, Lobalugs and Hippocampus. I would also advise you to be wary of the Giant Squid and Whomping Willow as well.
The two new teachers nodded, slightly shell-shocked.
"I am telling you this now because there will be a meeting among the teachers later on this morning and you will probably be too tired to attend. I daresay you'll want to catch up with each other so I'll let you go now. Oz, your bags have been brought to your room. It is right beside Willow's room."
He snapped his fingers and a few seconds later a house-elf appeared. Dumbledore smiled, "Please accompany Ms. Rosenberg and Mr. Osbourne to their rooms." He told the elf. "I'll see you both in the morning. Breakfast is in the Great Hall and classes begin at nine o'clock.
They left the room quietly and did not look at each other
A/N Centaurs, Unicorns, Griffins, Clabberts, Graphorns, Hippogriffs, Grindylows, Kappas, Kelpies and Hippocampus can be found in JKR's book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"
Tell me what you think so far. This fic will be quite W/O- centric. If you think I should change that please tell me but remember that I'm a huge W/O shipper. This fic will also definitely have Ron/ Hermione and possibly Harry/ Dawn but I'm not sure yet. Please, please, please review!!
