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Chapter 13
Buffy could feel something following her as she made her way through the hallways, but every time she turned around there was nothing there.
"Kill," she heard and whirled around looking for the source of the noise, "Time to kill." She started following the sound until she ran into Harry.
"You hear it don't you?" she asked, as she helped him up.
"Hear what?"
"The voices form the wall."
"Even in the wizarding world, hearing voices is not a good thing." Hermione said as Ron and her stepped out from behind Harry.
"I'm not crazy." She said, "I know that he can hear them, why else was his ear pressed to the wall and he was walking at such a fast pace?" The trio shifted from each foot, unsure of how to answer.
"At least I know I'm not crazy." Harry muttered.
"That's the spirit." Buffy said, "Although it could be mass hallucination." She told them and only Hermione seemed to understand what she was talking about, they were about to walk away when they noticed they were standing in a puddle of water, looking around they saw a sign.
'The Chamber of Secrets has been opened.'
"You will be expelled this time Potter." Snape said, as he came around the corner.
"Put a cork in it you greasy git." Buffy said, "He didn't do it."
"And how can you be so sure?" he asked, a sneer present on his face.
"Because I have been with him most of the day. He has been showing me around the school." She told him and laughed silently when the greasy asshole bought it.
"If you are lying to me," Snape started, but was interrupted.
"You'll what?" Angelus said, melting out of the darkness, "Pee your pants?" Buffy laughed silently and then mentally berated herself for encouraging Angelus. "Don't worry lover, I know what you really want."
"Would you please stop saying that?" she asked, "I am not your lover." She said firmly, keenly aware of the trio looking at them in interest, "Why don't you go make yourself useful and greet the next sunrise?"
"I would love to watch the sunrise with you, lover." He said purposely twisting her words.
"I think that she wanted you to greet it, not watch it with you." Methos said, as he and Giles came into the corridor.
"You can go greet the guillotine." Buffy told Methos and then turned to Giles. "Hi, watcher of mine. What is the Chamber of Secrets?"
"I will tell you later." He said, motioning to the trio who were still looking at her with interest.
"We never get any fun." Ron muttered.
"Ron, your fun almost got us killed last year." Hermione reminded the boys, "Besides we can find out on our own." She said under her breath.
"I wouldn't recommend it." Buffy said and Hermione looked at her, damn that slayer hearing. "Besides being dead isn't as bad as they make it sound." Buffy walked off, leaving the trio staring after her.
"She should know." Angelus said and then started laughing scaring the rest of the people that remained, Methos hit him.
"Would you not tell people that? It could get her in trouble."
"Listen guillotine boy," Angelus said, "I haven't expressed what she is, I am merely stating that she did drown when the Master killed her and Xander brought her back, jeez, you make it sound like she is going to live forever and that by taking her head she will die. Mhmm now why does that sound familiar?" Angelus tapped his chin like he was in deep thought and then made an exclamation type of face. "I know! Death!" Angelus turned and walked away, leaving Hermione puzzled about what he said and what he meant and she was determined to figure it out.
"I hate him," Methos muttered, "Always has to have the last word." Methos walked off, leaving a laughing Giles and Duncan behind, along with the trio.
"Excuse me Professor?"
"Yes?"
"But was is between Professor Pierson and Angelus?"
"Buffy." Duncan told them and he and Giles shared a look. The trios shrugged and made their way back to their next class; there would be plenty of time to talk to Dumbledore later.
"SO," Duncan said, as Giles and him made their way to their own rooms, "Who do you think is going to win?" Referring to the bet between Methos and Angelus.
"Buffy."
"How do you figure?"
"She will do something that none of us will ever expect." Giles said, "It is what kept her alive for this long."
"Actually that would be her immortality." Duncan said.
"Now I know where she gets her smart-assed remarks from." Giles muttered and was suddenly glad that they had never known about the other immortals before now.
"No," Duncan said contradicting Giles, "I got most of my smart-ass remarks from her."
"Yes, well she does have that effect on people." Giles said and they shared another look both instinctively knowing that they would not be the same person they were now if Buffy hadn't come into their life, she was life to them.
"Well, this is where I get off," Duncan said gesturing towards his and Buffy's classroom, "See you later." Duncan walked into the class as Buffy was beginning the lesson.
"Alright I would like you to pair up, do not go to someone in another house, because I told Madame Pompfrey that I wouldn't send anyone to the hospital wing until after the first week." She walked around the room and Duncan took the other half, "Now I want you to practice hitting, Duncan and I will demonstrate and then you will do it." Duncan and Buffy gave a demonstration on how to hit and then walked around there half of the room.
"Mr. Malfoy, how is that report coming?"
"Almost done." He muttered and he attempted to hit Goyle who just stood there and took it.
"You are doing it wrong, you keep dropping your shoulder and you hit worse than a girl. My friend Willow hits better than you. What you need to do it pull your thumb in, and then think of someone you really want to hit." Draco tried again and Buffy was impressed, he still dropped his shoulder but he was getting better. "Very good." The bell rang and the class began to pack up, "Alright that's it, I want you to continue to practice, next we are going to learn to kick, Mr. Malfoy I would like to speak to you after class."
"Yes?" he asked, anxious to get away from the teacher that had caused him so much trouble.
"Have you really begun your paper?"
"Yes,"
"Alright, you don't need to hand it in. But I would like you to apologize to Hermione and we will call it even. Deal?" Buffy asked, holding her hand out.
"Deal." Draco shook her hand and turned to leave. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Hit me." Buffy said and at Draco's blank stare sighed and looked at the ceiling, "At least send me somewhere where they speak the same language." Looking back at Draco she translated for him, "Ask away."
"Angelus."
"What about him?"
"Well, he killed my dad as an example to my dad's boss. But in the books he goes after the families. Is there a chance that he will kill me?"
"Unless you threaten me, then no." Buffy said and eyed him. "Whom did your dad work for?"
"He was a Death eater."
"Oh." Buffy said, "And do you follow in his footsteps?"
"I don't want to, but what choice do I have?"
"You always have a choice. After the death of my first watcher I refused to slay, and my mom and I moved, so I figured that I could start anew. Boy was I wrong, we moved to the hellmouth. My first day of school they found a dead body in the locker and Giles handed me a book on vampire." Buffy looked at him to make sure he was following.
"Well? What happened?"
"I got over it. I realized that it was a part of me and that I had to accept it and move on." Buffy told him, "Destiny is a real bitch and no matter what you want she will always come after you. You can change if you want to, but you have to try and to want to change, like Giles, you should talk to him about his youth. It won't be easy and it will take time, but you may finally like who you see in the mirror." Buffy looked at Draco and he looked lost and confused, "If you want, I have been training with Neville if you want to come and watch or join, you are more than welcome." She offered, wanting to get him out of the Slytherin house and to a place where there would be a future and he could talk if he wanted. Draco nodded and left the room, leaving Buffy alone to her thoughts.
'Angelus?' she thought.
'Yes, lover?'
'Can you come to my classroom?' she asked, although she hated to. She knew that he would come, even though he did not respond and she was right, he arrived several minutes later.
"Yes?"
"What is the Chamber of Secrets?"
"It was room that was supposedly built when Hogwarts' was, that only Salsar Slytherin new where it was and it was supposed to contain a great beast." Angelus said, stalking closer to her. "Why?"
"Because the message said that it had been opened." She told him and then looked at him. "Do you know where it is?"
"Yes, but you need to be a Parslemouth to enter it."
"What's that?"
"Someone who can talk to snakes." Angelus told her and Buffy looked thoughtful, she began to piece it together.
"Is it common?"
"No."
"Could the beast be a snake of some sort?"
"More than likely." Angelus said eyeing the slayer with great interest. "Why?"
"Because I followed a voice to the wall were the message was written and only Potter and I heard it, so I'm wondering if he is one and doesn't know it."
"Possible, he wasn't raised in the wizarding world, so he wouldn't have known." Angelus looked thoughtful as he processed the information.
"What would scare spiders to flee Hogwarts?" she asked, remembering what the centaur had told her.
"A basilisk." He said and then thought about it, "It would be right and I bet that is what is in the chamber."
"What is it?"
"A snake that can kill with the look of his eye." He told her, "Very dangerous. Come on, let's talk to Giles." And then as an after thought, "I can't believe I said that."
"I'm going to die again, aren't I?" she asked and Ainnle and Liam growled at the thought, which Angelus echoed.
"No. Besides, I'll just bring you back!" he promised.
Chapter 13
Buffy could feel something following her as she made her way through the hallways, but every time she turned around there was nothing there.
"Kill," she heard and whirled around looking for the source of the noise, "Time to kill." She started following the sound until she ran into Harry.
"You hear it don't you?" she asked, as she helped him up.
"Hear what?"
"The voices form the wall."
"Even in the wizarding world, hearing voices is not a good thing." Hermione said as Ron and her stepped out from behind Harry.
"I'm not crazy." She said, "I know that he can hear them, why else was his ear pressed to the wall and he was walking at such a fast pace?" The trio shifted from each foot, unsure of how to answer.
"At least I know I'm not crazy." Harry muttered.
"That's the spirit." Buffy said, "Although it could be mass hallucination." She told them and only Hermione seemed to understand what she was talking about, they were about to walk away when they noticed they were standing in a puddle of water, looking around they saw a sign.
'The Chamber of Secrets has been opened.'
"You will be expelled this time Potter." Snape said, as he came around the corner.
"Put a cork in it you greasy git." Buffy said, "He didn't do it."
"And how can you be so sure?" he asked, a sneer present on his face.
"Because I have been with him most of the day. He has been showing me around the school." She told him and laughed silently when the greasy asshole bought it.
"If you are lying to me," Snape started, but was interrupted.
"You'll what?" Angelus said, melting out of the darkness, "Pee your pants?" Buffy laughed silently and then mentally berated herself for encouraging Angelus. "Don't worry lover, I know what you really want."
"Would you please stop saying that?" she asked, "I am not your lover." She said firmly, keenly aware of the trio looking at them in interest, "Why don't you go make yourself useful and greet the next sunrise?"
"I would love to watch the sunrise with you, lover." He said purposely twisting her words.
"I think that she wanted you to greet it, not watch it with you." Methos said, as he and Giles came into the corridor.
"You can go greet the guillotine." Buffy told Methos and then turned to Giles. "Hi, watcher of mine. What is the Chamber of Secrets?"
"I will tell you later." He said, motioning to the trio who were still looking at her with interest.
"We never get any fun." Ron muttered.
"Ron, your fun almost got us killed last year." Hermione reminded the boys, "Besides we can find out on our own." She said under her breath.
"I wouldn't recommend it." Buffy said and Hermione looked at her, damn that slayer hearing. "Besides being dead isn't as bad as they make it sound." Buffy walked off, leaving the trio staring after her.
"She should know." Angelus said and then started laughing scaring the rest of the people that remained, Methos hit him.
"Would you not tell people that? It could get her in trouble."
"Listen guillotine boy," Angelus said, "I haven't expressed what she is, I am merely stating that she did drown when the Master killed her and Xander brought her back, jeez, you make it sound like she is going to live forever and that by taking her head she will die. Mhmm now why does that sound familiar?" Angelus tapped his chin like he was in deep thought and then made an exclamation type of face. "I know! Death!" Angelus turned and walked away, leaving Hermione puzzled about what he said and what he meant and she was determined to figure it out.
"I hate him," Methos muttered, "Always has to have the last word." Methos walked off, leaving a laughing Giles and Duncan behind, along with the trio.
"Excuse me Professor?"
"Yes?"
"But was is between Professor Pierson and Angelus?"
"Buffy." Duncan told them and he and Giles shared a look. The trios shrugged and made their way back to their next class; there would be plenty of time to talk to Dumbledore later.
"SO," Duncan said, as Giles and him made their way to their own rooms, "Who do you think is going to win?" Referring to the bet between Methos and Angelus.
"Buffy."
"How do you figure?"
"She will do something that none of us will ever expect." Giles said, "It is what kept her alive for this long."
"Actually that would be her immortality." Duncan said.
"Now I know where she gets her smart-assed remarks from." Giles muttered and was suddenly glad that they had never known about the other immortals before now.
"No," Duncan said contradicting Giles, "I got most of my smart-ass remarks from her."
"Yes, well she does have that effect on people." Giles said and they shared another look both instinctively knowing that they would not be the same person they were now if Buffy hadn't come into their life, she was life to them.
"Well, this is where I get off," Duncan said gesturing towards his and Buffy's classroom, "See you later." Duncan walked into the class as Buffy was beginning the lesson.
"Alright I would like you to pair up, do not go to someone in another house, because I told Madame Pompfrey that I wouldn't send anyone to the hospital wing until after the first week." She walked around the room and Duncan took the other half, "Now I want you to practice hitting, Duncan and I will demonstrate and then you will do it." Duncan and Buffy gave a demonstration on how to hit and then walked around there half of the room.
"Mr. Malfoy, how is that report coming?"
"Almost done." He muttered and he attempted to hit Goyle who just stood there and took it.
"You are doing it wrong, you keep dropping your shoulder and you hit worse than a girl. My friend Willow hits better than you. What you need to do it pull your thumb in, and then think of someone you really want to hit." Draco tried again and Buffy was impressed, he still dropped his shoulder but he was getting better. "Very good." The bell rang and the class began to pack up, "Alright that's it, I want you to continue to practice, next we are going to learn to kick, Mr. Malfoy I would like to speak to you after class."
"Yes?" he asked, anxious to get away from the teacher that had caused him so much trouble.
"Have you really begun your paper?"
"Yes,"
"Alright, you don't need to hand it in. But I would like you to apologize to Hermione and we will call it even. Deal?" Buffy asked, holding her hand out.
"Deal." Draco shook her hand and turned to leave. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Hit me." Buffy said and at Draco's blank stare sighed and looked at the ceiling, "At least send me somewhere where they speak the same language." Looking back at Draco she translated for him, "Ask away."
"Angelus."
"What about him?"
"Well, he killed my dad as an example to my dad's boss. But in the books he goes after the families. Is there a chance that he will kill me?"
"Unless you threaten me, then no." Buffy said and eyed him. "Whom did your dad work for?"
"He was a Death eater."
"Oh." Buffy said, "And do you follow in his footsteps?"
"I don't want to, but what choice do I have?"
"You always have a choice. After the death of my first watcher I refused to slay, and my mom and I moved, so I figured that I could start anew. Boy was I wrong, we moved to the hellmouth. My first day of school they found a dead body in the locker and Giles handed me a book on vampire." Buffy looked at him to make sure he was following.
"Well? What happened?"
"I got over it. I realized that it was a part of me and that I had to accept it and move on." Buffy told him, "Destiny is a real bitch and no matter what you want she will always come after you. You can change if you want to, but you have to try and to want to change, like Giles, you should talk to him about his youth. It won't be easy and it will take time, but you may finally like who you see in the mirror." Buffy looked at Draco and he looked lost and confused, "If you want, I have been training with Neville if you want to come and watch or join, you are more than welcome." She offered, wanting to get him out of the Slytherin house and to a place where there would be a future and he could talk if he wanted. Draco nodded and left the room, leaving Buffy alone to her thoughts.
'Angelus?' she thought.
'Yes, lover?'
'Can you come to my classroom?' she asked, although she hated to. She knew that he would come, even though he did not respond and she was right, he arrived several minutes later.
"Yes?"
"What is the Chamber of Secrets?"
"It was room that was supposedly built when Hogwarts' was, that only Salsar Slytherin new where it was and it was supposed to contain a great beast." Angelus said, stalking closer to her. "Why?"
"Because the message said that it had been opened." She told him and then looked at him. "Do you know where it is?"
"Yes, but you need to be a Parslemouth to enter it."
"What's that?"
"Someone who can talk to snakes." Angelus told her and Buffy looked thoughtful, she began to piece it together.
"Is it common?"
"No."
"Could the beast be a snake of some sort?"
"More than likely." Angelus said eyeing the slayer with great interest. "Why?"
"Because I followed a voice to the wall were the message was written and only Potter and I heard it, so I'm wondering if he is one and doesn't know it."
"Possible, he wasn't raised in the wizarding world, so he wouldn't have known." Angelus looked thoughtful as he processed the information.
"What would scare spiders to flee Hogwarts?" she asked, remembering what the centaur had told her.
"A basilisk." He said and then thought about it, "It would be right and I bet that is what is in the chamber."
"What is it?"
"A snake that can kill with the look of his eye." He told her, "Very dangerous. Come on, let's talk to Giles." And then as an after thought, "I can't believe I said that."
"I'm going to die again, aren't I?" she asked and Ainnle and Liam growled at the thought, which Angelus echoed.
"No. Besides, I'll just bring you back!" he promised.