Part 2 Appearances
Faith recovered first, glancing around the large dark room. There were no windows or lamps; it was dimly lit by candles lining the walls. There were also several tapestries decorating the walls and a long table down the center of the room, several chairs running along each side.
"Where the hell are we?" Faith turned to face Willow who was just coming to her feet.
"How would I know, Miss I Want To Kick Some Ass?" Willow wiped her hands on her jeans and realized she no longer had her stake, "Faith do you have your stake?"
"Damn no, I must have dropped it," She said quickly patting her pockets, "So you didn't bring us here and we have no weapons?"
"Looks like."
"Willow? Faith?" Both girls turned to face the dark corner of the room at the sound of their names.
"Fred?" Willow finally recognized the girl as she moved slowly out of the shadows.
"Where are we?" Fred asked.
"Why does everyone think I know?" Willow demanded, "But since you were in L.A. and we were in Cleveland this can't be good."
"Could it be a portal?" Fred didn't look pleased at this prospect.
"Must be but where are we and who brought us here?" Faith pulled a chair out turning it around before straddling it.
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These were the people that were going to save them? What was Dumbledore thinking, these people weren't much older than the students that would be arriving next week. There had to be a mistake, Snape thought as paced the room, glancing occasionally back to the mirror which was bewitched to give him a view of the dungeon room where the women were now discussing possible demon dimensions.
He looked up quickly when Professor Mcgonagall entered the room. She glanced in the mirror and frowned.
"These are our protectors?" She was now looking at Snape, "Are you sure you did it right?"
"Yes. The red head is Willow Rosenberg, The one in the," He looked at Faith for a moment and sneered, "Leather is a Slayer, I believe her name is Faith. The other is Fred Burkle."
"I thought you were getting the other Slayer, a Miss Summers I believe?"
"Yes well this one tagged along for the ride with Miss Rosenburg so..."
"I still don't like this," Mcgonagall stated watching as Faith began to pace the room once more.
"I'm not happy either, three muggle born children are going to help stop the most powerful dark wizard in centuries, seems a bit off to me. But Dumbledore said to bring them here if he didn't return."
"I'm well aware of the contents of the letter Severus, but." She stopped, the women were beginning to get fidgety, "We better go talk to them. I've heard of this Slayer, we don't need her angry."
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"So we must all have some sort of connection that would make someone, or something bring us here," Fred offered, "We just have to figure out what it is."
"The only connection between all three of us that I can see is Angel," Faith was still pacing the room.
"But if they want Angel why not just take Angel?" Willow asked, "Could you stop pacing you're making me dizzy."
"Sorry," Faith stopped walking and sat on the edge of the table, feet balancing on a chair, "So not Angel then but." Her words trailed off as one of the tapestries moved and they saw a door open.
Faith quickly jumped to her feet raising her arms, preparing for an attack. Willow and Fred seeing the Slayer's movements also rose to their feet and turning to face the now visible door.
They watched as a woman in long green robes, her hair pulled tightly back in a bun and small rectangular glasses on her face entered the room, followed closely by an unpleasant looking man with shoulder length greasy hair and long black robes.
"Hello," The woman in green addressed them first, "I am Minerva Mcgonagall, and this is Severus Snape."
"Why are we here?" Faith asked.
"Very to the point aren't you?" Snape looked her up and down before curling his lips into a sneer.
"What are you?" Willow asked suspiciously.
"Excuse me?" Mcgonagall asked.
"I feel magic a lot of it. I've felt it since we arrived but it's gotten stronger since you arrived. Are you a witch?"
"Yes. And Severus is a Wizard," She said calmly, "Maybe you will be able to help us."
"Where are we?" Fred asked quietly, "Not that I don't want to help."
"You are at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," Mcgonagall explained, "We brought you hear because we need your help."
"Is this a. are we in a different dimension from our own?' Fred asked nervously, the years in Pylea had not made her anxious to travel dimensions.
"The portal moved you to England but not a new dimension." Snape said.
"Why?" Faith asked again.
"Girl we have no intention of harming you. We need you. At least that's what our headmaster says, so please calm yourself," Snape was watching Faith warily, there was no doubt this girl was dangerous.
"Why don't we have a seat and I'll explain," Mcgonagall said casting a look at the other professor, "We really don't mean you any harm."
When everyone had taken a seat, Mcgonagall began to explain the events of the last year, leading up to their arrival here.
"This Harry kid is cursed and Voldemort wants him dead, so you believe he did something to your headmaster?" Faith asked when the story was finished.
"Possibly," Mcgonagall explained, "After the fight at the ministry we believed he had been defeated but then a few weeks later we had reason to believe that wasn't the case. Albus took off in search of Voldemort. He's the only hope of stopping him."
"We received a letter from him several weeks ago that said we were to bring Miss Rosenberg, Miss Burkle and either you," Snape glanced at Faith, "or a Buffy Summers here if he didn't return by yesterday's date."
"But what are we supposed to do?" Fred asked.
"That's were Albus became very vague," Mcgonagall held up the parchment with his letter, "He says that the three of you being here will keep us safe from Voldemort but he doesn't say what you're to do other than he would like Miss Rosenberg to be our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Miss Burkle to teach Muggle Studies, and he would like Faith to teach any students interested the ways of Muggle fighting. Says you'll know what to do when the time comes."
"Can we have a minute?" Willow asked, she knew she wouldn't refuse to help but wanted to discuss this with her friends.
"Certainly," Mcgonagall stood, "Severus?"
Both teachers moved to the other side of the room to give some privacy to Willow and her friends.
"We have to help," Willow said as soon as the teachers had moved out of hearing range.
"I agree," Fred moved to stand next to Willow, "We can't leave this Harry kid to fight this on his own."
"Which is what it sounds like will happen when he knows his headmaster's missing." Willow looked at Faith who had remained silent up to know.
"If we stay, we have to let the others know," Faith shrugged, no use arguing she could see Willow's resolve face, and if this was a trap she wasn't leaving Red and Fred to die alone.
"We'll stay but we need to contact our friends so they know where we are and that we're safe."
"We can send an owl immediately," Mcgonagall smiled.
"An owl?" All three girls asked at once.
"That's how we deliver our post."
"Perhaps it would be best for them to contact their friends the muggle way this time. They can warn them about the owls that way." Snape suggested.
"Do you have a wand?" Mcgonagall asked Willow.
"Wand? Nope."
"We'll need to get you and Miss Burkle one, you too if you want one," Snape snapped, looking at Faith, but from the letter I was under the impression the Headmaster doesn't expect you to have magical abilities."
"You'll all also need some clothing and robes," Mcgonagall was appraising the three women, "Severus can you take them to Diagon Alley tomorrow?"
"I suppose." He frowned at the women surrounding him.
"Don't do us any favors," Willow snapped, "If you had sent a letter or something instead of magical kidnapping we might have come more prepared."
Snape turned and stormed out of the room, he did not like this woman, and it was going to be a long term.
"Follow me," Mcgonagall frowned at Snape's retreating back, "I'll show you to your room."
Faith recovered first, glancing around the large dark room. There were no windows or lamps; it was dimly lit by candles lining the walls. There were also several tapestries decorating the walls and a long table down the center of the room, several chairs running along each side.
"Where the hell are we?" Faith turned to face Willow who was just coming to her feet.
"How would I know, Miss I Want To Kick Some Ass?" Willow wiped her hands on her jeans and realized she no longer had her stake, "Faith do you have your stake?"
"Damn no, I must have dropped it," She said quickly patting her pockets, "So you didn't bring us here and we have no weapons?"
"Looks like."
"Willow? Faith?" Both girls turned to face the dark corner of the room at the sound of their names.
"Fred?" Willow finally recognized the girl as she moved slowly out of the shadows.
"Where are we?" Fred asked.
"Why does everyone think I know?" Willow demanded, "But since you were in L.A. and we were in Cleveland this can't be good."
"Could it be a portal?" Fred didn't look pleased at this prospect.
"Must be but where are we and who brought us here?" Faith pulled a chair out turning it around before straddling it.
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These were the people that were going to save them? What was Dumbledore thinking, these people weren't much older than the students that would be arriving next week. There had to be a mistake, Snape thought as paced the room, glancing occasionally back to the mirror which was bewitched to give him a view of the dungeon room where the women were now discussing possible demon dimensions.
He looked up quickly when Professor Mcgonagall entered the room. She glanced in the mirror and frowned.
"These are our protectors?" She was now looking at Snape, "Are you sure you did it right?"
"Yes. The red head is Willow Rosenberg, The one in the," He looked at Faith for a moment and sneered, "Leather is a Slayer, I believe her name is Faith. The other is Fred Burkle."
"I thought you were getting the other Slayer, a Miss Summers I believe?"
"Yes well this one tagged along for the ride with Miss Rosenburg so..."
"I still don't like this," Mcgonagall stated watching as Faith began to pace the room once more.
"I'm not happy either, three muggle born children are going to help stop the most powerful dark wizard in centuries, seems a bit off to me. But Dumbledore said to bring them here if he didn't return."
"I'm well aware of the contents of the letter Severus, but." She stopped, the women were beginning to get fidgety, "We better go talk to them. I've heard of this Slayer, we don't need her angry."
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"So we must all have some sort of connection that would make someone, or something bring us here," Fred offered, "We just have to figure out what it is."
"The only connection between all three of us that I can see is Angel," Faith was still pacing the room.
"But if they want Angel why not just take Angel?" Willow asked, "Could you stop pacing you're making me dizzy."
"Sorry," Faith stopped walking and sat on the edge of the table, feet balancing on a chair, "So not Angel then but." Her words trailed off as one of the tapestries moved and they saw a door open.
Faith quickly jumped to her feet raising her arms, preparing for an attack. Willow and Fred seeing the Slayer's movements also rose to their feet and turning to face the now visible door.
They watched as a woman in long green robes, her hair pulled tightly back in a bun and small rectangular glasses on her face entered the room, followed closely by an unpleasant looking man with shoulder length greasy hair and long black robes.
"Hello," The woman in green addressed them first, "I am Minerva Mcgonagall, and this is Severus Snape."
"Why are we here?" Faith asked.
"Very to the point aren't you?" Snape looked her up and down before curling his lips into a sneer.
"What are you?" Willow asked suspiciously.
"Excuse me?" Mcgonagall asked.
"I feel magic a lot of it. I've felt it since we arrived but it's gotten stronger since you arrived. Are you a witch?"
"Yes. And Severus is a Wizard," She said calmly, "Maybe you will be able to help us."
"Where are we?" Fred asked quietly, "Not that I don't want to help."
"You are at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," Mcgonagall explained, "We brought you hear because we need your help."
"Is this a. are we in a different dimension from our own?' Fred asked nervously, the years in Pylea had not made her anxious to travel dimensions.
"The portal moved you to England but not a new dimension." Snape said.
"Why?" Faith asked again.
"Girl we have no intention of harming you. We need you. At least that's what our headmaster says, so please calm yourself," Snape was watching Faith warily, there was no doubt this girl was dangerous.
"Why don't we have a seat and I'll explain," Mcgonagall said casting a look at the other professor, "We really don't mean you any harm."
When everyone had taken a seat, Mcgonagall began to explain the events of the last year, leading up to their arrival here.
"This Harry kid is cursed and Voldemort wants him dead, so you believe he did something to your headmaster?" Faith asked when the story was finished.
"Possibly," Mcgonagall explained, "After the fight at the ministry we believed he had been defeated but then a few weeks later we had reason to believe that wasn't the case. Albus took off in search of Voldemort. He's the only hope of stopping him."
"We received a letter from him several weeks ago that said we were to bring Miss Rosenberg, Miss Burkle and either you," Snape glanced at Faith, "or a Buffy Summers here if he didn't return by yesterday's date."
"But what are we supposed to do?" Fred asked.
"That's were Albus became very vague," Mcgonagall held up the parchment with his letter, "He says that the three of you being here will keep us safe from Voldemort but he doesn't say what you're to do other than he would like Miss Rosenberg to be our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Miss Burkle to teach Muggle Studies, and he would like Faith to teach any students interested the ways of Muggle fighting. Says you'll know what to do when the time comes."
"Can we have a minute?" Willow asked, she knew she wouldn't refuse to help but wanted to discuss this with her friends.
"Certainly," Mcgonagall stood, "Severus?"
Both teachers moved to the other side of the room to give some privacy to Willow and her friends.
"We have to help," Willow said as soon as the teachers had moved out of hearing range.
"I agree," Fred moved to stand next to Willow, "We can't leave this Harry kid to fight this on his own."
"Which is what it sounds like will happen when he knows his headmaster's missing." Willow looked at Faith who had remained silent up to know.
"If we stay, we have to let the others know," Faith shrugged, no use arguing she could see Willow's resolve face, and if this was a trap she wasn't leaving Red and Fred to die alone.
"We'll stay but we need to contact our friends so they know where we are and that we're safe."
"We can send an owl immediately," Mcgonagall smiled.
"An owl?" All three girls asked at once.
"That's how we deliver our post."
"Perhaps it would be best for them to contact their friends the muggle way this time. They can warn them about the owls that way." Snape suggested.
"Do you have a wand?" Mcgonagall asked Willow.
"Wand? Nope."
"We'll need to get you and Miss Burkle one, you too if you want one," Snape snapped, looking at Faith, but from the letter I was under the impression the Headmaster doesn't expect you to have magical abilities."
"You'll all also need some clothing and robes," Mcgonagall was appraising the three women, "Severus can you take them to Diagon Alley tomorrow?"
"I suppose." He frowned at the women surrounding him.
"Don't do us any favors," Willow snapped, "If you had sent a letter or something instead of magical kidnapping we might have come more prepared."
Snape turned and stormed out of the room, he did not like this woman, and it was going to be a long term.
"Follow me," Mcgonagall frowned at Snape's retreating back, "I'll show you to your room."