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Chapter 12
Oz gave a groan and eased himself into the nearest seat. Buffy smiled apologetically and handed him a goblet of pumpkin juice. Xander and Willow came over.
"You okay?" Willow asked Oz, sitting down and taking his hand. Because of the children, they had to keep their relationship as private as possible.
Oz groaned. "I had to change three times today. *Three* times. I think I did something to my back." Willow massaged his shoulders gently and he smiled softly at her.
A loud laugh from the other end of the table stopped his smile. They looked over to where Lockhart was talking animatedly to Professor Sprout. She didn't seem to find whatever he was laughing at very funny. In fact, her face was slowly going purple.
Unfortunately, he spotted the four of them at the end of the table. He bounced over.
"Buffy, Daniel, nice to see you again." He said brightly. Oz clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. Xander quickly turned a laugh into a hacking cough. Buffy plastered a fake smile onto her face. Willow started to laugh behind Oz's back.
Lockhart had changed during the day. His robes were hot pink and his shoes were turquoise. Willow had just enough time to control herself before he noticed her.
"Oh! I don't believe we have met." He held out his hand with a flourish. "Gilderoy Lockhart. I'm sure you've read my books."
Willow shook his hand, trying to keep herself from bursting into laughter. Lockhart was looking at her strangely and it was a minute until she realised he was checking her out. she felt herself going slightly red.
"No actually, I haven't read your books. I'm Professor Willow Rosenberg." She said as politely as possible. Oz had noticed his staring as well and he slipped an arm around her waist.
Lockhart's smile seemed to fade slightly when he heard that none of them had read his books but he brightened up again.
"Well, we'll just have to get you some." He said happily. He winked at her, "Signed of course!"
Willow felt her face getting redder, not because she liked him, but because she was almost choking with laughter. "Um, thanks" she managed to get out. He was still staring at her and Willow felt Oz stiffen beside her. Even Xander had noticed by now and his best friend over-protection had kicked in.
"Hey Will" he said loudly. "Dawn said she wanted to talk to you later about tomorrow's class. "
"Okay" she said a little too quickly. "I better do that now."
She kissed Oz quickly on the lips, earning a few catcalls and whistles from the students.
She gave them her best glare and fled from the hall.
Lockhart looked back at them. Oz let out a low growl that only Xander heard. Xander shared a look with Buffy and she turned to Lockhart.
"Um, have you talked to Dumbledore yet?"
"No, he won't be back for a few days so I'll be staying for the week." He shot another dazzling smile at Buffy.
"Oh" was all she could say. She looked at Xander and Oz. "Well it was nice talking to you but we gotta go and, um, prepare for patrol. Right Oz?"
"Oh Splendid! I'll come too. You know I discovered the Chamber of Secrets when I was here."
She raised her eyebrow. "Yes, Harry and Ron told me." She folded her arms. "I'm afraid you can't come. This stuff needs to be handled by professionals."
She grabbed Oz and Xander and left quickly. "Goodbye Buffy, Daniel, Xander!" Lockhart shouted after them.
He stood there for a few minutes, then,
"Ah, Minerva, nice to see you again."
*******
Willow bumped into Dawn on her way out of the Hall.
"Are you okay, Will?"
"Dawn!" Willow said brightly. "And Harry and Ron and Hermione and Fred and George. How are you all? Do you need any help with your homework? Any problems you wanna talk to me about?"
Dawn looked at her oddly. "Will, are you okay?"
"I'm fine" Willow babbled. "Why wouldn't I be? Fine, that is. I--"
Harry interrupted her, "I see you've met Lockhart."
Willow twisted her hands. "Hide me" she begged them.
"Ah, come on Professor. We had to put up with him for a whole year. You've only just met him." Fred told her.
"He came on to me." She said simply.
Dawn frowned. "Are you sure?" she asked.
"Xander noticed! Honest to God. Xander!" Willow nearly screeched. "You, Dawn, are my cover."
Dawn giggled. "Well, if Xander noticed then I guess you could come up to the Common room with us. Wait, did Oz freak?"
Willow sighed. "He was this close" she held up her fingers to demonstrated how close Oz was to freaking out.
Dawn sighed and grabbed Willow's arm. "Come on"
"Thanks!" Willow said happily.
****** Dawn dragged Willow to the Common Room, talking a mile a minute. Willow just nodded and pretended she had even a clue what they were talking about.
She had to admit, the Common Room was pretty cool. The seats were unbelievably comfy and the room made you feel instantly relaxed.
While she was there, Willow noticed quite a few things. The students were on their best behaviour because she was there (with the exception of Fred and George who gave her a sweet that exploded in her face) but she still knew just from looking who would normally be screaming and shouting. The Creevey brothers were driving poor Harry mad and Willow was pretty sure that Dawn had a massive crush on him. She also wondered if he had a crush on Dawn. Ron and Hermione were exactly as Dawn had described them--fighting and shouting at each other.
She left the Common room at about half-eight and went to her room. Oz and Buffy weren't back yet and so she went to Xander's room. They talked for a while, and Xander took out his secret stash of Twinkies and complained about how the kitchen didn't have any and how he was running out. Willow had tried to console him by saying she would write to Spike and get some sent over.
Buffy and Oz had come back an hour later.
They both looked pretty beat up.
"What happened?" Willow had asked worriedly.
"Lockhart decided he just had to help us because he was the only one who knew how do anything about the vampire nest because he's so famous and has a big, amazing smile and we're just a vampire slayer and a werewolf." Buffy said sarcastically.
She guided Oz over to the bed and sat him down. Oz had a cut lip and was clutching his stomach. He was bleeding profusely and Buffy had tore off her sleeve and used it as a temporary bandage. Xander handed her the first-aid kit and she started to bandage him up.
"So what exactly happened?" Xander asked.
"Lockhart tried to use a sword. The vampire tried to get it off him and he threw it behind him, impaling Oz and then he high-tailed it out of there. He tripped over a tree root on the way out of the forest and fell over me and knocked me onto the ground. We had to run."
She finished patching up Oz and Xander started to clean up the cuts on her face. She had been luckier-just a black eye and some small cuts and bruises.
She let out a groan, "The next time that man comes anywhere me I will kill him."
"Not if I get there first!" Oz put in. "First, he tries to take our class. Then, he checks out my girlfriend and nearly killed me. Plus, he insists on calling me Daniel." He sighed heavily.
Buffy giggled and Oz glared at her. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! It's just- "
She collapsed into giggles and started imitating Lockhart. "So Daniel, how long have you been dating the lovely Miss Rosenberg. She's quite a catch, eh Daniel. You'd better watch out, most women can't resist my charm. I caught her looking at me earlier at dinner."
She nudged Oz and winked at him. Then she started laughing again.
"Oh God! I could almost see the steam coming out of your ears. I was just waiting for you to eat him!"
Willow was looking unbelievably angry, "He actually said that?! That smarmy, slimly, ugly, self-centred...."she trailed off.
She leaned over and kissed Oz. "Like he could ever top you! You're the only guy for me."
Oz grinned and kissed her back, "I better be."
They kept on kissing until Xander interrupted them. "Guys, could you at least do that in your own room. You interrupted my Twinkie time." He went bright red. "That came out really wrong."
Buffy, the person closest to him, reached over and hugged him. "Aww, poor Xand. Let's leave him alone with his Twinkie."
Willow, Oz and Buffy burst out laughing.
Chapter 12
Oz gave a groan and eased himself into the nearest seat. Buffy smiled apologetically and handed him a goblet of pumpkin juice. Xander and Willow came over.
"You okay?" Willow asked Oz, sitting down and taking his hand. Because of the children, they had to keep their relationship as private as possible.
Oz groaned. "I had to change three times today. *Three* times. I think I did something to my back." Willow massaged his shoulders gently and he smiled softly at her.
A loud laugh from the other end of the table stopped his smile. They looked over to where Lockhart was talking animatedly to Professor Sprout. She didn't seem to find whatever he was laughing at very funny. In fact, her face was slowly going purple.
Unfortunately, he spotted the four of them at the end of the table. He bounced over.
"Buffy, Daniel, nice to see you again." He said brightly. Oz clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. Xander quickly turned a laugh into a hacking cough. Buffy plastered a fake smile onto her face. Willow started to laugh behind Oz's back.
Lockhart had changed during the day. His robes were hot pink and his shoes were turquoise. Willow had just enough time to control herself before he noticed her.
"Oh! I don't believe we have met." He held out his hand with a flourish. "Gilderoy Lockhart. I'm sure you've read my books."
Willow shook his hand, trying to keep herself from bursting into laughter. Lockhart was looking at her strangely and it was a minute until she realised he was checking her out. she felt herself going slightly red.
"No actually, I haven't read your books. I'm Professor Willow Rosenberg." She said as politely as possible. Oz had noticed his staring as well and he slipped an arm around her waist.
Lockhart's smile seemed to fade slightly when he heard that none of them had read his books but he brightened up again.
"Well, we'll just have to get you some." He said happily. He winked at her, "Signed of course!"
Willow felt her face getting redder, not because she liked him, but because she was almost choking with laughter. "Um, thanks" she managed to get out. He was still staring at her and Willow felt Oz stiffen beside her. Even Xander had noticed by now and his best friend over-protection had kicked in.
"Hey Will" he said loudly. "Dawn said she wanted to talk to you later about tomorrow's class. "
"Okay" she said a little too quickly. "I better do that now."
She kissed Oz quickly on the lips, earning a few catcalls and whistles from the students.
She gave them her best glare and fled from the hall.
Lockhart looked back at them. Oz let out a low growl that only Xander heard. Xander shared a look with Buffy and she turned to Lockhart.
"Um, have you talked to Dumbledore yet?"
"No, he won't be back for a few days so I'll be staying for the week." He shot another dazzling smile at Buffy.
"Oh" was all she could say. She looked at Xander and Oz. "Well it was nice talking to you but we gotta go and, um, prepare for patrol. Right Oz?"
"Oh Splendid! I'll come too. You know I discovered the Chamber of Secrets when I was here."
She raised her eyebrow. "Yes, Harry and Ron told me." She folded her arms. "I'm afraid you can't come. This stuff needs to be handled by professionals."
She grabbed Oz and Xander and left quickly. "Goodbye Buffy, Daniel, Xander!" Lockhart shouted after them.
He stood there for a few minutes, then,
"Ah, Minerva, nice to see you again."
*******
Willow bumped into Dawn on her way out of the Hall.
"Are you okay, Will?"
"Dawn!" Willow said brightly. "And Harry and Ron and Hermione and Fred and George. How are you all? Do you need any help with your homework? Any problems you wanna talk to me about?"
Dawn looked at her oddly. "Will, are you okay?"
"I'm fine" Willow babbled. "Why wouldn't I be? Fine, that is. I--"
Harry interrupted her, "I see you've met Lockhart."
Willow twisted her hands. "Hide me" she begged them.
"Ah, come on Professor. We had to put up with him for a whole year. You've only just met him." Fred told her.
"He came on to me." She said simply.
Dawn frowned. "Are you sure?" she asked.
"Xander noticed! Honest to God. Xander!" Willow nearly screeched. "You, Dawn, are my cover."
Dawn giggled. "Well, if Xander noticed then I guess you could come up to the Common room with us. Wait, did Oz freak?"
Willow sighed. "He was this close" she held up her fingers to demonstrated how close Oz was to freaking out.
Dawn sighed and grabbed Willow's arm. "Come on"
"Thanks!" Willow said happily.
****** Dawn dragged Willow to the Common Room, talking a mile a minute. Willow just nodded and pretended she had even a clue what they were talking about.
She had to admit, the Common Room was pretty cool. The seats were unbelievably comfy and the room made you feel instantly relaxed.
While she was there, Willow noticed quite a few things. The students were on their best behaviour because she was there (with the exception of Fred and George who gave her a sweet that exploded in her face) but she still knew just from looking who would normally be screaming and shouting. The Creevey brothers were driving poor Harry mad and Willow was pretty sure that Dawn had a massive crush on him. She also wondered if he had a crush on Dawn. Ron and Hermione were exactly as Dawn had described them--fighting and shouting at each other.
She left the Common room at about half-eight and went to her room. Oz and Buffy weren't back yet and so she went to Xander's room. They talked for a while, and Xander took out his secret stash of Twinkies and complained about how the kitchen didn't have any and how he was running out. Willow had tried to console him by saying she would write to Spike and get some sent over.
Buffy and Oz had come back an hour later.
They both looked pretty beat up.
"What happened?" Willow had asked worriedly.
"Lockhart decided he just had to help us because he was the only one who knew how do anything about the vampire nest because he's so famous and has a big, amazing smile and we're just a vampire slayer and a werewolf." Buffy said sarcastically.
She guided Oz over to the bed and sat him down. Oz had a cut lip and was clutching his stomach. He was bleeding profusely and Buffy had tore off her sleeve and used it as a temporary bandage. Xander handed her the first-aid kit and she started to bandage him up.
"So what exactly happened?" Xander asked.
"Lockhart tried to use a sword. The vampire tried to get it off him and he threw it behind him, impaling Oz and then he high-tailed it out of there. He tripped over a tree root on the way out of the forest and fell over me and knocked me onto the ground. We had to run."
She finished patching up Oz and Xander started to clean up the cuts on her face. She had been luckier-just a black eye and some small cuts and bruises.
She let out a groan, "The next time that man comes anywhere me I will kill him."
"Not if I get there first!" Oz put in. "First, he tries to take our class. Then, he checks out my girlfriend and nearly killed me. Plus, he insists on calling me Daniel." He sighed heavily.
Buffy giggled and Oz glared at her. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! It's just- "
She collapsed into giggles and started imitating Lockhart. "So Daniel, how long have you been dating the lovely Miss Rosenberg. She's quite a catch, eh Daniel. You'd better watch out, most women can't resist my charm. I caught her looking at me earlier at dinner."
She nudged Oz and winked at him. Then she started laughing again.
"Oh God! I could almost see the steam coming out of your ears. I was just waiting for you to eat him!"
Willow was looking unbelievably angry, "He actually said that?! That smarmy, slimly, ugly, self-centred...."she trailed off.
She leaned over and kissed Oz. "Like he could ever top you! You're the only guy for me."
Oz grinned and kissed her back, "I better be."
They kept on kissing until Xander interrupted them. "Guys, could you at least do that in your own room. You interrupted my Twinkie time." He went bright red. "That came out really wrong."
Buffy, the person closest to him, reached over and hugged him. "Aww, poor Xand. Let's leave him alone with his Twinkie."
Willow, Oz and Buffy burst out laughing.
