Title: Pen Pals pt 8
Subtitle: Faith at Hogwarts
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After the brief tour of the school, and exchanges of stories, and a few uncomfortable moments of silence they made it to her room. She noticed the portrait hanging over the door to her room. She smiled softly as it was a picture of a brunette sitting under a tree, writing what seemed to be a letter. Laughing lightly when she asked, "What's your password miss?"
Faith thought for a moment and quietly said, "Slayer." The door opened and Draco followed Faith into the room. "Wow." She replied as she looked at the deep blue and brown room. She noticed at the far end of the room was two doors. She assumed bedroom and bathroom.
"It suites you." Draco replied braking into her thoughts.
"I think it does." Faith echoed. Turning she said, "I didn't get a chance to give you this."
He saw her pull a white sheet of paper from her leather jacket. Taking it he opened it carefully and had to laugh when she said, "It won't bite."
He read the words and was so happy. "I was so worried that you'd hate me." He replied with a slight smile.
"I could never hate you. You're all I've got left." She replied, but began mumbling, "Except for an ex-watcher, a vampire with a soul, and a seer which I don't think likes me."
"What?" He asked braking into her mumbling.
"Hmm?" She asked looking back at him. "Oh, Angel, Wesley and Cordelia."
"Ah, the AI team." Draco replied remembering her telling him about them. "What happened to your godfather?" He asked suddenly realizing that hadn't mentioned him.
Taking a deep breath she replied, "I went for a walk with Professor Dumbledore and when we got back, he was lying on the floor. Dead." The last part was barely a whisper.
"Oh, I'm sorry." He replied pulling her into an tight embrace. After a few moments of holding her this way he reluctantly let go. "I'd better get back to the dormitories. Wouldn't want to get in trouble on your first night here."
Nodding slightly she watched him head to the door. Just before he walked out she said, "Hey." He turned around and she continued, "I'm not much of a morning person. Would you make sure I'm up for tomorrow?"
Smiling he replied, "Of course. Now am I supposed to know your password or shall I forget it?"
"Well if need be I'll change it to keep you out." She replied winking at him.
Laughing softly he left.
She looked at the closed door and wondered how she was going to do this teaching thing. Dumbledore told her that she could continue to wear her "muggle" clothing so that she could be comfortable in her role as the rouge slayer. Deciding that she'd stay awake and read some of the books Matthew had bought her.
Walking over to her duffle bag she pulled out several books. Laughing she read over the titles, "War Threw the Ages", "Demon's Fact of Fiction", "American History", and "The Renaissance". The fifth book had no title so she figured it was a journal. Opening it she decided to write.
She'd been writing for a little over an hour. A Knock on the door pulled her from her journal. * Who could that be? It's too early for Draco. * Opening the door she saw who she thought was a professor. "Professor?" She asked.
"Lupin." He replied. He saw a look of understanding. "I'm here to talk to you about tomorrow. If I may that is." He added.
"Sure." She replied stepping aside to let him in. "What's up?" She asked offering him a seat in the brown leather chair.
"How much do you know about Chaos demons?" He asked taking a seat next to the fireplace.
"Hmm, Chaos demons." She repeated thinking for a minute. "Ugly littl' buggers. About 7 feet tall, mucus everywhere, and they've got antlers like a moose." She answered and at his look, "Someone I knew was kidnapped by Spike, a.k.a William the Bloody when his girlfriend Drusilla left him for one. Got me curious."
"Did you say William the Bloody and Drusilla?" He asked.
"Yup, they were in Sunnydale buggin' Buffy. Then when Angel turned into Angelus they had a party, but when Angelus decided he wanted to suck the world into hell. Spike went against his grandsire and sided with Buffy. Promised to take Drusilla out of the country. Well then she left him and he went back to have someone place a love spell on her." She babbled.
"I see." Lupin replied a bit shocked.
"Did I pass the test?" She asked knowing that he was testing her.
"What?" He asked, but then denied, "I wasn't testing you."
"Sure, everyone starts up a conversation about Chaos demons cause they're so much fun to have around." She replied sarcastically.
Raising his hands in defeat he replied, "Okay you caught me. I was just wondering if you were truly the slayer."
"Ah, you must be one of those people that believe that the slayer's a myth." She stated not angry just sort of wishing that she wasn't the slayer. "Let me tell you, I've been a slayer for almost 4 years. Not quite as long as the golden haired slayer, Buffy. But I've seen a lot, caused some of it. But I'm a slayer." She said looking at the fireplace.
"Did you say there's another slayer?" He asked.
"Yea, she's a weird one. She drowned a couple of years ago but was revived, and then next slayer, Kendra, died at the hands of Drusilla. Then came me."
"I see." Lupin replied. Looking at his watch, he said, "I'd better let you get some sleep. We've got a busy day tomorrow."
"Wait." She called to his retreating form. "Could I at least know what I'm going to be talking about?" She asked when he turned to look at her.
"Of course. You'll be teaching years one threw four about demons and slayers. The fifth years on to the seventh years Professor Dumbledore would like you to teach defense, without the use of a wand." He answered. Pulling a sheet of paper out of his robes. "Here's the schedule. If you need any help approach me at breakfast tomorrow." When she nodded he left the room.
Faith went to sleep that night excited for the days to follow. She'd get to do what she did best.who was she kidding; she did slaying the best.not teaching students. All negative thoughts were gone as she fell into an easy slumber.
The Next Morning
She was dreaming about Matthew when she heard someone calling her name. She was trying to wake up, but found that task harder than it looked.
Draco had come early to help Faith, and found her to be having what appeared to be a difficult dream. He started to worry when she didn't wake up to his voice. Walking over to her bed he placed a hand on her shoulder and gave a gentle shake.
Feeling someone shake her pulled her from her dream as she shot up with the speed of the slayer. Luckily Draco was pretty quick himself or he would have meet Faith's fists. "Oh, Dragon. I'm sorry." She called as she realized he was on the floor.
Smiling up at her he replied, "No harm done."
Laughing she retorted, "Don't you know not to scare a slayer?"
"Apparently not." He drawled.
"Well now I'm up, so I'll meet you in the sitting room." Faith replied laughing at him wiggling his eyebrows. "Don't make me kick you out." She replied using mock hostility.
Laughing he said, "Fine. Hurry up. There's something I want to show you."
"Okay." She replied and watched him glide across the floor. Shaking her head she pulled out a pair of brown leather pants, and a white turtle necked tank top. Matthew made sure that she dressed a lot better. Not that she minded, since her tastes had changed since she'd been in prison. Once dressed she walked into her bathroom and brushed her hair and teeth. Sighing she walked out the door and down the stairs to meet Draco.
"Ready?" He asked not turning around.
"Yep." She replied and had to smile at the look she received from him. "Problem?" She asked brown eyes twinkling.
"No. You look amazing." He replied.
"Thanks. Shall we?" She asked slipping her arm threw his.
"Right this way, milady." He drawled causing Faith to laugh.
A few minutes later
"Oh, Dragon it's beautiful." She said looking at the gardens.
"Who's this Malfoy?" A male voice asked.
Faith turned around and had to laugh. "Hello to you too, Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Weasley. It's good to finally meet you. Draco has told me so much about you."
"Oh stop it, Slayer you're going to make me gag." He replied rolling his eyes. He knew what she was doing.
"Slayer?" Hermione asked. "THE slayer?" She exclaimed.
Faith laughed softly and replied, "I am but only a humble slayer."
"You humble? You wish, Slayer." Draco retorted.
"What's a slayer?" Ron asked looking at the brunette in front of him. She didn't look like she could do much.
"You'll find out soon, Mr. Weasley." She answered looking at the faces. Draco didn't care for this group but she found them quite funny. "Shall we head to the Great Hall?" She asked looking at Draco.
"After you, Slayer." He replied.
They rounded the corner and busted out laughing. "Did you see the looks on their faces?" Faith asked laughing so hard it came out more like "Did.yo..you.see.the..faces?"
"It was bloody brilliant." Draco replied regaining his composure. "Come on." He replied laughing at the still laughing slayer that was staggering down the hallway holding her stomach.
"I don't think I've ever laughed to hard." She replied once she'd calmed down.
"Draco." A man behind them purred.
"Yes father." Draco replied whatever color was in his face moments before had disappeared.
"Who's this?" He asked cane pointing at Faith.
"I'm Faith." Faith replied earning a cold look from Lucius.
"And what prey tell are you doing here at Hogwarts?" He purred.
Faith looked at Draco and back to Lucius before replying, "I'm here to teach wandless defense."
His pale eyes looked positively dangerous at that moment and Faith just looked at him evenly, her emotions never wavering. Without another word he turned and walked the opposite direction.
Faith looked at Draco as he relaxed almost immediately after Lucius turned the corner. Shrugging her shoulders she turned and continued walking towards the Great Hall, placing a mental note * Don't run into him unarmed. *
TBC
Subtitle: Faith at Hogwarts
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After the brief tour of the school, and exchanges of stories, and a few uncomfortable moments of silence they made it to her room. She noticed the portrait hanging over the door to her room. She smiled softly as it was a picture of a brunette sitting under a tree, writing what seemed to be a letter. Laughing lightly when she asked, "What's your password miss?"
Faith thought for a moment and quietly said, "Slayer." The door opened and Draco followed Faith into the room. "Wow." She replied as she looked at the deep blue and brown room. She noticed at the far end of the room was two doors. She assumed bedroom and bathroom.
"It suites you." Draco replied braking into her thoughts.
"I think it does." Faith echoed. Turning she said, "I didn't get a chance to give you this."
He saw her pull a white sheet of paper from her leather jacket. Taking it he opened it carefully and had to laugh when she said, "It won't bite."
He read the words and was so happy. "I was so worried that you'd hate me." He replied with a slight smile.
"I could never hate you. You're all I've got left." She replied, but began mumbling, "Except for an ex-watcher, a vampire with a soul, and a seer which I don't think likes me."
"What?" He asked braking into her mumbling.
"Hmm?" She asked looking back at him. "Oh, Angel, Wesley and Cordelia."
"Ah, the AI team." Draco replied remembering her telling him about them. "What happened to your godfather?" He asked suddenly realizing that hadn't mentioned him.
Taking a deep breath she replied, "I went for a walk with Professor Dumbledore and when we got back, he was lying on the floor. Dead." The last part was barely a whisper.
"Oh, I'm sorry." He replied pulling her into an tight embrace. After a few moments of holding her this way he reluctantly let go. "I'd better get back to the dormitories. Wouldn't want to get in trouble on your first night here."
Nodding slightly she watched him head to the door. Just before he walked out she said, "Hey." He turned around and she continued, "I'm not much of a morning person. Would you make sure I'm up for tomorrow?"
Smiling he replied, "Of course. Now am I supposed to know your password or shall I forget it?"
"Well if need be I'll change it to keep you out." She replied winking at him.
Laughing softly he left.
She looked at the closed door and wondered how she was going to do this teaching thing. Dumbledore told her that she could continue to wear her "muggle" clothing so that she could be comfortable in her role as the rouge slayer. Deciding that she'd stay awake and read some of the books Matthew had bought her.
Walking over to her duffle bag she pulled out several books. Laughing she read over the titles, "War Threw the Ages", "Demon's Fact of Fiction", "American History", and "The Renaissance". The fifth book had no title so she figured it was a journal. Opening it she decided to write.
She'd been writing for a little over an hour. A Knock on the door pulled her from her journal. * Who could that be? It's too early for Draco. * Opening the door she saw who she thought was a professor. "Professor?" She asked.
"Lupin." He replied. He saw a look of understanding. "I'm here to talk to you about tomorrow. If I may that is." He added.
"Sure." She replied stepping aside to let him in. "What's up?" She asked offering him a seat in the brown leather chair.
"How much do you know about Chaos demons?" He asked taking a seat next to the fireplace.
"Hmm, Chaos demons." She repeated thinking for a minute. "Ugly littl' buggers. About 7 feet tall, mucus everywhere, and they've got antlers like a moose." She answered and at his look, "Someone I knew was kidnapped by Spike, a.k.a William the Bloody when his girlfriend Drusilla left him for one. Got me curious."
"Did you say William the Bloody and Drusilla?" He asked.
"Yup, they were in Sunnydale buggin' Buffy. Then when Angel turned into Angelus they had a party, but when Angelus decided he wanted to suck the world into hell. Spike went against his grandsire and sided with Buffy. Promised to take Drusilla out of the country. Well then she left him and he went back to have someone place a love spell on her." She babbled.
"I see." Lupin replied a bit shocked.
"Did I pass the test?" She asked knowing that he was testing her.
"What?" He asked, but then denied, "I wasn't testing you."
"Sure, everyone starts up a conversation about Chaos demons cause they're so much fun to have around." She replied sarcastically.
Raising his hands in defeat he replied, "Okay you caught me. I was just wondering if you were truly the slayer."
"Ah, you must be one of those people that believe that the slayer's a myth." She stated not angry just sort of wishing that she wasn't the slayer. "Let me tell you, I've been a slayer for almost 4 years. Not quite as long as the golden haired slayer, Buffy. But I've seen a lot, caused some of it. But I'm a slayer." She said looking at the fireplace.
"Did you say there's another slayer?" He asked.
"Yea, she's a weird one. She drowned a couple of years ago but was revived, and then next slayer, Kendra, died at the hands of Drusilla. Then came me."
"I see." Lupin replied. Looking at his watch, he said, "I'd better let you get some sleep. We've got a busy day tomorrow."
"Wait." She called to his retreating form. "Could I at least know what I'm going to be talking about?" She asked when he turned to look at her.
"Of course. You'll be teaching years one threw four about demons and slayers. The fifth years on to the seventh years Professor Dumbledore would like you to teach defense, without the use of a wand." He answered. Pulling a sheet of paper out of his robes. "Here's the schedule. If you need any help approach me at breakfast tomorrow." When she nodded he left the room.
Faith went to sleep that night excited for the days to follow. She'd get to do what she did best.who was she kidding; she did slaying the best.not teaching students. All negative thoughts were gone as she fell into an easy slumber.
The Next Morning
She was dreaming about Matthew when she heard someone calling her name. She was trying to wake up, but found that task harder than it looked.
Draco had come early to help Faith, and found her to be having what appeared to be a difficult dream. He started to worry when she didn't wake up to his voice. Walking over to her bed he placed a hand on her shoulder and gave a gentle shake.
Feeling someone shake her pulled her from her dream as she shot up with the speed of the slayer. Luckily Draco was pretty quick himself or he would have meet Faith's fists. "Oh, Dragon. I'm sorry." She called as she realized he was on the floor.
Smiling up at her he replied, "No harm done."
Laughing she retorted, "Don't you know not to scare a slayer?"
"Apparently not." He drawled.
"Well now I'm up, so I'll meet you in the sitting room." Faith replied laughing at him wiggling his eyebrows. "Don't make me kick you out." She replied using mock hostility.
Laughing he said, "Fine. Hurry up. There's something I want to show you."
"Okay." She replied and watched him glide across the floor. Shaking her head she pulled out a pair of brown leather pants, and a white turtle necked tank top. Matthew made sure that she dressed a lot better. Not that she minded, since her tastes had changed since she'd been in prison. Once dressed she walked into her bathroom and brushed her hair and teeth. Sighing she walked out the door and down the stairs to meet Draco.
"Ready?" He asked not turning around.
"Yep." She replied and had to smile at the look she received from him. "Problem?" She asked brown eyes twinkling.
"No. You look amazing." He replied.
"Thanks. Shall we?" She asked slipping her arm threw his.
"Right this way, milady." He drawled causing Faith to laugh.
A few minutes later
"Oh, Dragon it's beautiful." She said looking at the gardens.
"Who's this Malfoy?" A male voice asked.
Faith turned around and had to laugh. "Hello to you too, Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Weasley. It's good to finally meet you. Draco has told me so much about you."
"Oh stop it, Slayer you're going to make me gag." He replied rolling his eyes. He knew what she was doing.
"Slayer?" Hermione asked. "THE slayer?" She exclaimed.
Faith laughed softly and replied, "I am but only a humble slayer."
"You humble? You wish, Slayer." Draco retorted.
"What's a slayer?" Ron asked looking at the brunette in front of him. She didn't look like she could do much.
"You'll find out soon, Mr. Weasley." She answered looking at the faces. Draco didn't care for this group but she found them quite funny. "Shall we head to the Great Hall?" She asked looking at Draco.
"After you, Slayer." He replied.
They rounded the corner and busted out laughing. "Did you see the looks on their faces?" Faith asked laughing so hard it came out more like "Did.yo..you.see.the..faces?"
"It was bloody brilliant." Draco replied regaining his composure. "Come on." He replied laughing at the still laughing slayer that was staggering down the hallway holding her stomach.
"I don't think I've ever laughed to hard." She replied once she'd calmed down.
"Draco." A man behind them purred.
"Yes father." Draco replied whatever color was in his face moments before had disappeared.
"Who's this?" He asked cane pointing at Faith.
"I'm Faith." Faith replied earning a cold look from Lucius.
"And what prey tell are you doing here at Hogwarts?" He purred.
Faith looked at Draco and back to Lucius before replying, "I'm here to teach wandless defense."
His pale eyes looked positively dangerous at that moment and Faith just looked at him evenly, her emotions never wavering. Without another word he turned and walked the opposite direction.
Faith looked at Draco as he relaxed almost immediately after Lucius turned the corner. Shrugging her shoulders she turned and continued walking towards the Great Hall, placing a mental note * Don't run into him unarmed. *
TBC