Part 11 Deliveries from Home
Tuesday morning two owls dropped letters in front of Willow, narrowly missing her bowl of cereal in the process. She quickly opened the first letter, having immediately recognized Giles handwriting.
Willow, There is not much I can tell you about Lord Voldemort, the Watcher's Council, while aware of the Wizarding world does not take an active role in it most of the time. From what you have said you know as much if not more than I. We will do what we can to help; Dawn and Andrew are researching as I write. I've also contacted Wesley as well as a few other Watchers that survived and may have some information.
I do wish to caution you. You have shown great control over your power in the last year but you have also never been in such an inherently magic place. Please be careful, if Voldemort is as bad as I remember hearing, and he senses weakness to the dark arts in you.
Giles
Well, at least her friends are looking into it. They managed to find information on Glory and on the First who both have existed since before records were kept they can certainly find something on a Wizard who's only about sixty or seventy. She picked up the second letter which was again from Giles.
Willow,
I just sent the other letter and returned home when a new one was delivered. There is a spell to allow other's to see from your eyes, and it is very similar to the one we used to communicate. I highly doubt that your students will find anything in the school library though. It's very powerful for students. Professor Dumbledore however, I would think is capable of performing it.
I don't know how we can help you find where he is though; I would venture to say that he will allow you to see things when he believes something helpful is happening. I would advise both you and this Harry Potter to write down every thing you can remember from these visions, so that you can look at them as a group later and see if there is anything familiar or similar in them.
Again be careful Willow. Giles.
Willow glanced over to see that Fred and Faith had also both received mail this morning. Faith had a large package in front of her; Willow assumed the package was a collection of compact discs from Buffy and Dawn. Mcgonagall had given her permission to have a party and Willow had assured her she could find a way to make a CD player work without electricity.
Fred saw that her letter was from Wesley. She quickly tore it open. So much of the last few years had been spent with Angel, Gunn and Wesley that she found herself missing them.
Fred, Thank you for your letter. I'm glad you're enjoying your teaching position.
I received a call from Giles today. We are looking into information on Lord Voldemort for you. However, like Giles I would have to say, you are in the most likely place to find information. You are working with people that have dealt with the wizard many times.
Angel says to tell you hello. He's glad you're enjoying yourself. He also says to tell Willow he would be happy to come and talk to her class. Let him know when. She has saved him from Angelus twice and the least he can do is talk to some children.
Wesley
The girls didn't have a chance to speak to each other until breakfast was finished and the students were making their way out of the hall and to their classes. Faith was happy to have gotten the music and a portable stereo from Dawn. She wasn't altogether happy with Dawn's music choices but Dawn had assured her in the accompanied letter that it was popular teen music.
Fred told Willow that Angel had said he would be happy to come and talk to her class. They decided they would get together and try and pick a date for his visit, maybe Wesley could join him.
Fred said goodbye to Willow as they approached Willow's class of sixth years, all standing outside the door waiting for her to open it. Smiling she opened the door and followed the students inside.
"I have great news," Willow said when everyone was seated; "Angel says he will come and talk to you."
"The vampire?" Several Slytherins said shocked.
"Yes," Willow smiled, "I told you last week, he doesn't kill humans anymore."
"We heard you know a werewolf too?" Someone from the back of the room asked.
"Yes, well I did."
"Can he visit too?"
"Sorry, I don't even know where he is anymore," Willow smiled, "And he doesn't talk much."
"Today we're going to discuss the defensive spells you know," Willow sat on the edge of her desk. "What do you think is the best one you've learned so far?"
"Expelliarmus," Several students answered at once.
"Disarming spell right?" Willow saw everyone nod, "Okay what if the person you're fighting doesn't have a wand, or any weapon that you can see?"
"Who would we be fighting with no wand?" Draco Malfoy asked, "Muggles maybe, but there are lots of things that we could use to stop them."
The students were watching Willow for an answer and didn't see Faith step into the back of the class room.
"Who would you fight with no wand?" Willow repeated, "Good question, but not all wizards and witches use wands."
"Powerful ones do," Draco insisted, egged on by the snickering Slytherins.
"Really, I don't," Willow smiled, "And we've discussed what I can do. First though lets take Mr. Malfoy's comment that stopping a muggle would be easy."
Faith then walked to the front of the class, smirking at the surprised slightly frightened faces of several of the Slytherins.
"Mr. Malfoy, it's nice of you to volunteer for this demonstration," Willow motioned for him to come to the front of the class room, "Faith isn't going to hurt you, just disarm you. And since you are so sure you're quicker than any muggle it should be no problem for you to retain your wand."
"Sure, you're just going to use magic to help her," He looked slightly frightened now.
"I don't need Red's help," Faith replied for Willow.
"On three then," Willow waited while Malfoy took his wand out, Faith was more than willing to give the boy every chance. "One, two three."
"Stupe." The wand was pulled from hand before he could get the jinx out.
"Magic isn't always faster Malfoy," Faith handed him back his wand and turned to toward the rest of the class.
Malfoy raised the wand again but before he could utter the jinx, Faith had turned back toward him grabbed the front of his robes with one hand raising him off the ground, and grabbed the wand with the other.
"Can't even beat me being a coward," Faith walked over to his seat still holding him slightly off the ground, and dropped him in it.
"But she's not a normal muggle she's a Slayer," Pansy Parkinson said, doing her best to defend her now very embarrassed house mate.
"Okay that's true but if we hadn't already told you Faith was a slayer how would you know?" Willow asked, "And now there isn't just one, like in the past, there are thousands of them."
"Let's give them a break, and say that Blondie, whose face is about the same color as your hair right now, isn't the fastest or smartest of this class," Faith offered, "Who is?"
Several students from both houses pointed to Harry, the Gryffindors because they believed he was, the Slytherins because they wanted to see him as embarrassed as Malfoy.
"Okay Potter you come up here then," Faith said, "See if you can beat me."
"But I don't doubt that you can't always win with."
"Doesn't matter Harry," Willow said, "We just want to prove a point. Now on three."
Willow let him raise his wand before she counted. Like Malfoy, Faith had relieved him of his wand before he could finish speaking the single word of the jinx.
"That's all for today, next week we'll discuss the idea of stopping a wizard not using a wand," Willow said, "So we can say this is fair though, What other professor do you think I should get to help with demonstration?"
"Anyone we want?" Malfoy asked.
"Yep, well assuming the teacher is willing to participate."
"Professor Snape," Came the unanimous reply from the Slytherins.
"Anyone object or is it agreed Professor Snape is an appropriate choice?"
"I think Faith should have to disarm him too," Malfoy insisted, still embarrassed by being so easily beat by a muggle.
"I'm in," Faith said to Willow's questioning look.
"Okay then, I'll talk to Professor Snape, and for next week I want a list of spells that you can use to counter attack someone NOT using a wand."
**********
Willow didn't have a chance to speak to Snape until the next day. She had been able to find out however, that he did have that period free. If he was unwilling to help, Mcgonagall said she would be happy to assist.
After her last class on Tuesday Willow made her way to Snape's dungeon class room. How he could stand working and living someplace with no light whatsoever amazed her. It wasn't like he was a vampire, Spike and Angel didn't like light but hey flamey death involved for them. She knocked on the closed classroom door then entered without waiting for an answer.
"It is customary to wait for an invitation after knocking Miss Rosenberg, I believe even in the muggle world, or is that not the case in the States," He asked scowling at her.
"You do know how to smile right?" Willow asked unfazed by his bad mood.
"Did you want something?" Snape asked, it would be so much easier if she could be intimidated like the students.
"Nope, just wanted to be around your shining personality," She sat down in one of the students desks across from him, I need a favor."
"Favor?" Snape stared at the girl, first actually getting him to admit anything about his past and agreeing to go to Hogsmeade with the students, now another favor. "I believe I already agreed to go to Hogsmeade with you."
"Yes you did," Willow said thoughtfully, "But I think you will like this favor more, still have to go to Hogsmeade though."
"What is it then?"
"I'm trying to prove a point to my sixth years," Willow smiled, "And your house would like you to assist in proving me wrong."
"About?" He prompted.
"I said that the disarming spell should not be their first or only option in a fight against a wizard," Willow explained.
"It's useless on a wizard without a wand."
"Exactly, Mr. Malfoy however, believes that a wizard without a wand isn't much of a threat."
"What spell does he propose?"
"Stupefy." Willow smiled.
"And you want me to do what exactly?"
"A duel, Mcgonagall says we can use the hall. You stop me before I stop you. You have a wand I don't."
"I'll do it."
"Okay, Malfoy would also like you to stop Faith before she can disarm you," Willow told him.
"Faith disarm me?" Snape bit back a smile. "Certainly you aren't serious."
"Like your students I believe you are seriously underestimating the speed of a slayer."
"When are we doing this?"
"My morning class, next Monday."
"Fine."
Tuesday morning two owls dropped letters in front of Willow, narrowly missing her bowl of cereal in the process. She quickly opened the first letter, having immediately recognized Giles handwriting.
Willow, There is not much I can tell you about Lord Voldemort, the Watcher's Council, while aware of the Wizarding world does not take an active role in it most of the time. From what you have said you know as much if not more than I. We will do what we can to help; Dawn and Andrew are researching as I write. I've also contacted Wesley as well as a few other Watchers that survived and may have some information.
I do wish to caution you. You have shown great control over your power in the last year but you have also never been in such an inherently magic place. Please be careful, if Voldemort is as bad as I remember hearing, and he senses weakness to the dark arts in you.
Giles
Well, at least her friends are looking into it. They managed to find information on Glory and on the First who both have existed since before records were kept they can certainly find something on a Wizard who's only about sixty or seventy. She picked up the second letter which was again from Giles.
Willow,
I just sent the other letter and returned home when a new one was delivered. There is a spell to allow other's to see from your eyes, and it is very similar to the one we used to communicate. I highly doubt that your students will find anything in the school library though. It's very powerful for students. Professor Dumbledore however, I would think is capable of performing it.
I don't know how we can help you find where he is though; I would venture to say that he will allow you to see things when he believes something helpful is happening. I would advise both you and this Harry Potter to write down every thing you can remember from these visions, so that you can look at them as a group later and see if there is anything familiar or similar in them.
Again be careful Willow. Giles.
Willow glanced over to see that Fred and Faith had also both received mail this morning. Faith had a large package in front of her; Willow assumed the package was a collection of compact discs from Buffy and Dawn. Mcgonagall had given her permission to have a party and Willow had assured her she could find a way to make a CD player work without electricity.
Fred saw that her letter was from Wesley. She quickly tore it open. So much of the last few years had been spent with Angel, Gunn and Wesley that she found herself missing them.
Fred, Thank you for your letter. I'm glad you're enjoying your teaching position.
I received a call from Giles today. We are looking into information on Lord Voldemort for you. However, like Giles I would have to say, you are in the most likely place to find information. You are working with people that have dealt with the wizard many times.
Angel says to tell you hello. He's glad you're enjoying yourself. He also says to tell Willow he would be happy to come and talk to her class. Let him know when. She has saved him from Angelus twice and the least he can do is talk to some children.
Wesley
The girls didn't have a chance to speak to each other until breakfast was finished and the students were making their way out of the hall and to their classes. Faith was happy to have gotten the music and a portable stereo from Dawn. She wasn't altogether happy with Dawn's music choices but Dawn had assured her in the accompanied letter that it was popular teen music.
Fred told Willow that Angel had said he would be happy to come and talk to her class. They decided they would get together and try and pick a date for his visit, maybe Wesley could join him.
Fred said goodbye to Willow as they approached Willow's class of sixth years, all standing outside the door waiting for her to open it. Smiling she opened the door and followed the students inside.
"I have great news," Willow said when everyone was seated; "Angel says he will come and talk to you."
"The vampire?" Several Slytherins said shocked.
"Yes," Willow smiled, "I told you last week, he doesn't kill humans anymore."
"We heard you know a werewolf too?" Someone from the back of the room asked.
"Yes, well I did."
"Can he visit too?"
"Sorry, I don't even know where he is anymore," Willow smiled, "And he doesn't talk much."
"Today we're going to discuss the defensive spells you know," Willow sat on the edge of her desk. "What do you think is the best one you've learned so far?"
"Expelliarmus," Several students answered at once.
"Disarming spell right?" Willow saw everyone nod, "Okay what if the person you're fighting doesn't have a wand, or any weapon that you can see?"
"Who would we be fighting with no wand?" Draco Malfoy asked, "Muggles maybe, but there are lots of things that we could use to stop them."
The students were watching Willow for an answer and didn't see Faith step into the back of the class room.
"Who would you fight with no wand?" Willow repeated, "Good question, but not all wizards and witches use wands."
"Powerful ones do," Draco insisted, egged on by the snickering Slytherins.
"Really, I don't," Willow smiled, "And we've discussed what I can do. First though lets take Mr. Malfoy's comment that stopping a muggle would be easy."
Faith then walked to the front of the class, smirking at the surprised slightly frightened faces of several of the Slytherins.
"Mr. Malfoy, it's nice of you to volunteer for this demonstration," Willow motioned for him to come to the front of the class room, "Faith isn't going to hurt you, just disarm you. And since you are so sure you're quicker than any muggle it should be no problem for you to retain your wand."
"Sure, you're just going to use magic to help her," He looked slightly frightened now.
"I don't need Red's help," Faith replied for Willow.
"On three then," Willow waited while Malfoy took his wand out, Faith was more than willing to give the boy every chance. "One, two three."
"Stupe." The wand was pulled from hand before he could get the jinx out.
"Magic isn't always faster Malfoy," Faith handed him back his wand and turned to toward the rest of the class.
Malfoy raised the wand again but before he could utter the jinx, Faith had turned back toward him grabbed the front of his robes with one hand raising him off the ground, and grabbed the wand with the other.
"Can't even beat me being a coward," Faith walked over to his seat still holding him slightly off the ground, and dropped him in it.
"But she's not a normal muggle she's a Slayer," Pansy Parkinson said, doing her best to defend her now very embarrassed house mate.
"Okay that's true but if we hadn't already told you Faith was a slayer how would you know?" Willow asked, "And now there isn't just one, like in the past, there are thousands of them."
"Let's give them a break, and say that Blondie, whose face is about the same color as your hair right now, isn't the fastest or smartest of this class," Faith offered, "Who is?"
Several students from both houses pointed to Harry, the Gryffindors because they believed he was, the Slytherins because they wanted to see him as embarrassed as Malfoy.
"Okay Potter you come up here then," Faith said, "See if you can beat me."
"But I don't doubt that you can't always win with."
"Doesn't matter Harry," Willow said, "We just want to prove a point. Now on three."
Willow let him raise his wand before she counted. Like Malfoy, Faith had relieved him of his wand before he could finish speaking the single word of the jinx.
"That's all for today, next week we'll discuss the idea of stopping a wizard not using a wand," Willow said, "So we can say this is fair though, What other professor do you think I should get to help with demonstration?"
"Anyone we want?" Malfoy asked.
"Yep, well assuming the teacher is willing to participate."
"Professor Snape," Came the unanimous reply from the Slytherins.
"Anyone object or is it agreed Professor Snape is an appropriate choice?"
"I think Faith should have to disarm him too," Malfoy insisted, still embarrassed by being so easily beat by a muggle.
"I'm in," Faith said to Willow's questioning look.
"Okay then, I'll talk to Professor Snape, and for next week I want a list of spells that you can use to counter attack someone NOT using a wand."
**********
Willow didn't have a chance to speak to Snape until the next day. She had been able to find out however, that he did have that period free. If he was unwilling to help, Mcgonagall said she would be happy to assist.
After her last class on Tuesday Willow made her way to Snape's dungeon class room. How he could stand working and living someplace with no light whatsoever amazed her. It wasn't like he was a vampire, Spike and Angel didn't like light but hey flamey death involved for them. She knocked on the closed classroom door then entered without waiting for an answer.
"It is customary to wait for an invitation after knocking Miss Rosenberg, I believe even in the muggle world, or is that not the case in the States," He asked scowling at her.
"You do know how to smile right?" Willow asked unfazed by his bad mood.
"Did you want something?" Snape asked, it would be so much easier if she could be intimidated like the students.
"Nope, just wanted to be around your shining personality," She sat down in one of the students desks across from him, I need a favor."
"Favor?" Snape stared at the girl, first actually getting him to admit anything about his past and agreeing to go to Hogsmeade with the students, now another favor. "I believe I already agreed to go to Hogsmeade with you."
"Yes you did," Willow said thoughtfully, "But I think you will like this favor more, still have to go to Hogsmeade though."
"What is it then?"
"I'm trying to prove a point to my sixth years," Willow smiled, "And your house would like you to assist in proving me wrong."
"About?" He prompted.
"I said that the disarming spell should not be their first or only option in a fight against a wizard," Willow explained.
"It's useless on a wizard without a wand."
"Exactly, Mr. Malfoy however, believes that a wizard without a wand isn't much of a threat."
"What spell does he propose?"
"Stupefy." Willow smiled.
"And you want me to do what exactly?"
"A duel, Mcgonagall says we can use the hall. You stop me before I stop you. You have a wand I don't."
"I'll do it."
"Okay, Malfoy would also like you to stop Faith before she can disarm you," Willow told him.
"Faith disarm me?" Snape bit back a smile. "Certainly you aren't serious."
"Like your students I believe you are seriously underestimating the speed of a slayer."
"When are we doing this?"
"My morning class, next Monday."
"Fine."