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Chapter 6: Arrivals and Conflicts

Buffy, Methos, and Duncan made it to the platform, (before Giles and co.) and where met by a very huge man, who seemed to be half giant.

"Buffy?" he asked, at her nod he proceeded, "I'm Hagrid, and aren't you tiny to be the slayer?" He got a chuckle of the two guys she was traveling with and a glare from the slayer. "Yu'll be travelin' through portkey, Prfess'r Dumbldore wishes to talk to you, before the others arrive. Most of the other profess'rs are there already, but we are waiting for you and two others."

Methos and Duncan seemed to know what he was talking about, but Buffy was looking at Hagrid strangely. She shrugged and followed the men into a restroom,

"Uhh, guys?" the boys turned around and looked at her, "I'm not male."

"That's okay we won't hold against you." Duncan said and was hit by Methos.

"You better not be a guy. Besides we will be leaving shortly." Shrugging Buffy followed them in and she watched as Hagrid pulled out a locket. She looked them strangely,

"What are we going to do, rub it real hard and wish to be at Hogwarts and what about Ainnle and Liam?" she gasped in amazement, as Methos touched it and disappeared, followed by Duncan, Hagrid looked at her,

"Don't worry, they'll arrive with me, if you can part with them for a little while." She looked down at them,

'It is okay, he will not harm us and you will be protected,' shrugging she touched it and was immediately transported into a large room. Duncan and Methos were on their feet trying to talk to someone.

"Your Death! What the hell are you doing here?" asked the greasy haired man.

"Dumbledore invited me."

"Dumbledore would never invite the likes of you. Stupefy!" Methos and Duncan were immediately stunned and unable to move.

"What the hell did you do to them?" Buffy asked, advancing on the man. She noticed the man muttering and pointing his wand thing at her. Buffy felt something strange course through her, but she ignored it and sprang at him. She missed his look of shock as the curse did nothing to her. In seconds she had him by the throat and was holding him a couple of feet off the floor.

"Looks like your curse didn't work on me, but I'm more of a hands on kind of gal. lucky for you." She looked at Methos and Duncan, "What did you do to them?" she asked, her voice raising.

"I. gasp. them!" he managed to gasp out, he couldn't believe that this petite girl had him off the ground by a couple of feet.

"Undo it."

"No, that is Death, he has brought disorder and chaos and death everywhere, he cannot be allowed to roam free."

"Undo it now, or I will show you what my ex taught me."

"Who's your ex?" he asked, clearly unafraid of her and her threats.

"Angelus," she sad and watched all the color drain from the man's face, "The Scourge of Europe." Before the man could say anything else, there was the sound of stifled laughter.

"Ahh, Severus," an old man, with twinkling eyes said, "I see you've met our newest DADA teacher, Buffy Summers and her associates, Methos and Duncan." He turned his attention to the blonde, "Despite his reputation, Serverus isn't really a bad guy, what could he have done to anger you within two minuets?"

"He tried to hex me and he hexed my friends and he won't undo it." Buffy seemed to pout at the last part. Dumbledore chuckled at the delightful child,

"I'm sure if you put him down, he will undo the hex on your friends." Buffy put him down and Snape was not prepared and he fell on his ass. Buffy laughed outright and received a glare from Snape. He righted himself, muttered something under his breathe and swoshed his wand at Duncan and Methos and he turned in a black swirl and stalked from the rooms.

"Ahh," Dumbledore said, looking at Duncan and Methos, "It is a pleasure to meet you both. I will have a house elf show you to your rooms. Ms. Summers, Hagrid has just arrived and your other companions are waiting in your room for you." They all watched as he disappeared and then shrugged and followed the house elf, they each had a separate room.

"Tell the picture your password, you will have to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow to get your wands." Buff looked at her door,

"Cherub," the picture winked at her and swung open, Buffy gasped at the room, it was large and lush, Ainnle and Liam had their own beds, directly beside her and she had a direct door to the outside and she seemed to be facing a forest of some kind.

Train

Willow wandered the train, because Jenny and Giles were being all lovey, dovey and she really didn't want to see it.

"Sorry," she muttered as she accidently ran into someone.

"Watch where you are going," came a sharp reply. Looking up, Willow gave a gas, he was an exact replica of Spike! (in my fiction Buffy and Willow saw a "picture" of Spike and Dru). Even the smirk was the same.

"I said I was sorry, it's not my fault if you aren't paying attention either." She replied, not liking him instantly.

"Let me guess, another mudblood." By the gasps she heard from the other passengers this was not a compliment.

"Listen, you mini-Spike!" she started, "I have faced worse things than you and lived to tell the tale, if you think you are big and bad, because you are some kind of wizard. Whoppy fucking ding! I could kick your ass in five seconds," she said and watched as he flushed red with anger, he reached into his robes, but before he could pull out his hand, Willow decked him and stepped on his hand. He made a sign of peace, but as Willow was about to let him up, he reached for his wand again, without thinking she decked him again, knocking him out.

"WILLOW!" Giles gasped, startled that the quiet red-head had just knocked someone out.

"He started it!" she said, defending herself and she laughed, when three people nodded vigoursly at that statement. They seemed to be smiling happily,

'At least they weren't his friends.' She thought as she turned to face her mentor, who was looking at her very crossly. Just then they heard the announcement,

"Could you please take your seats? We will be arriving shortly." Willow followed Giles back to Jenny and sat down. The journey from train to school was a blur as she was arguing with Giles, she heard a gasp and turned.

"BUFFY!" "WILLOW!"

Malfoy Manor

"Ahh, Mr. Angelus," the elder Malfoy said, "I trust your journey was bearable."

Angelus nodded and got down to business, "Where is she and how can I get her?"

"Funny thing, it seems she will be teaching at the school where my son is. You can go as his godfather or something of the sort." Angelus smiled and leaned back, pleased with Malfoy, for now.