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A/N: Thanks sooo much for the reviews. I was really excited when I saw that they had come in. All I can say to everything is that I hope things turn out the way you want to. I hope to throw in a few suprises along the way...enjoy!
Basketball Slayer - Yeah, this is set during Season 6. Buffy has come back to life, but Willow didn't go evil. Giles left, but came back.
Teaching is a Whole Different Language:
Buffy had a lot to think about. There were wisps of the morning sun in the sky as she looked around the cemetery. There wasn't a sane vampire out at this time of the day, she decided and packed away her stakes. There were several pockets in her jacket that were designed especially for that purpose.
As she was walking out of the gate she was ambushed. Three vampires came at her simultaneously. Normally three vamps weren't a lot of problems, but Buffy wasn't prepared for them, it being so early in the morning.
She still reacted immediately and fought bravely. Unfortunately it seemed to Buffy that these vampires had actual brains. Two grabbed her arms and started to punch her into submission.
"If you guys think that there is anyway that you can win then you are gravely mistaken." She quipped. They didn't listen. Sighing over dramatically she shook her arms once and the two holding her went flying. They soared through the air. Buffy looked at the one remaining in front of her.
"Now, are you going to behave like a good little vampire or do you want flying lessons too?" She asked politely. The vampire looked at her and spun, running away. He didn't make it to shelter and the others had the same luck. All three burst into flames as the sun slowly rose into the sky.
Buffy dusted off her hands and winced, admitting that the creatures had landed some good blows. She limped home quickly and took a hot shower.
As she went down stairs she automatically expected that Dawn would be waiting for her with a mug of hot coffee. No such luck. She set the jug on the boil and carefully moved upstairs to dress.
She decided on a long denim skirt and her maroon shirt. It matched her eyes. The innocent look didn't last as she painted dark make-up onto her face. It wasn't painted so that she looked ugly; the color actually looked good on her and it suited her mood. She looked good, so she grabbed the first aid kit and trotted down stairs. Pouring the coffee she applied a balm onto her new bright bruises and wrapped a bandage around her fore arm where there was a long gash and a particularly purple bruise. There wasn't much that Buffy could do about the shiner on her right eye, but she had covered it mostly by make-up.
She sighed. Not the way she had wanted to impress her new boss but it would have to do. She grabbed her keys and left the house.
It took her longer to get to the magic box than she had expected it to. She attributed it to her new slight limp. There was nothing to bandage there, but she had worn her knee high boots to hold the twisted ankle firmly. The door swung open.
"Hey guys." Buffy called out and they all looked up from where they were sitting."
"Hey Buffy. What are you up to?" Xander asked but Willow saw more.
"Buffy! What happened? Are you okay?"
"Fine, thanks Will, there was just a couple of vamps who decided to brave the dawn."
"Brave or not, they could have done some damage." Willow insisted and moved forward to help Buffy into a seat.
"Don't worry, it will all have cleared up by this afternoon. Remember? I have special healing powers. It comes with the slayer gig."
"Yeah, yeah. Stop reminding us that you're the superior being." Xander muttered playfully.
"Look you guy's I have something to tell you." They all looked to her, interested. "I went over to Giles' place last night and he had company."
"You mean Giles has a lady friend?" Anya asked eyebrows raised.
"No, I mean that there was someone from England staying with him who had come to see me."
"Not the Watchers council again!"
"Nope, it was a principle. Well, over there they are called Headmasters."
"My god, Buffy! Your being chased by schools. I never thought that I'd see the day." Xander continued his bad humour.
"Nope, well yes actually. He offered me a job there."
"What would you do? Clean? Sell them clothes?"
"Really Xander! Would you just let me finish?"
"Sorry."
"I'd be teaching the kids their defence and the like. The need to learn, what did he call it? That's right, wand less self-defence."
"Wands? Are you sure that Giles isn't becoming creative and shipping you off to a loony bin under false pretences?
"XANDER!" Everyone exclaimed, fed up.
"OOKKAAYYY. Well, I'll just be over here then." He muttered wandering towards the back bookshelves.
"Yeah. The name of the school was Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
"Wow Buffy." Willow breathed.
"Yeah, so anyway, I said that I would do it. Giles has assured me that you guys are more than capable of looking after the place with out me and I will be able to come back anytime you need me."
"When do you start?"
"I don't know all the details about their school term dates and all that, but I do know that this Professor Dumbledore leaves to return to England tonight and he wants Giles and me to go with him."
"Tonight! But there's so much to do before you go! You can't just leave us stranded!" Anya cried, clearly alarmed.
"Like I said, I can always return when there is really big trouble. Giles has assured me that there is not a lot of the evil around here for the time being. Most of it is located in L.A."
"You mean Dead Boy's city?"
"Yes, that is where Angel is at the moment." Buffy gave Xander an icy glare and he returned to reading book titles. "Apparently Angel has things under control."
Buffy looked around at her friends. Willow was fascinated, Anya was horrified, Xander was trying not to look concerned and Tara, who had been sitting in the corner quietly hadn't said anything but the look on her face was slightly wistful while pleased for Buffy that she was finally going out and doing something for her self.
The slayer's reflections were cut short by the bell over the door ringing. She looked up and saw that Giles and the Professor were standing in the doorway. Buffy stood to fetch another chair and immediately regretted rising so quickly. Her head spun and the world wobbled. She sat down again quickly.
"Buffy? Are you okay?"
"Sure Giles." She lied. Giles looked at Willow who was more than happy to reveal to the two men what it was that she had been doing to get so banged up.
"Hmm." Giles mused. "How did you get caught?" He inquired of Buffy.
"I was careless." She stood more cautiously and said, "Here Professor, you may have my seat. I'll get another."
"Thank you Ms Summers."
"Really you can call me Buffy." She insisted snagging a chair from behind the counter. Giles and the teacher sat down and Buffy did the same.
"Then I'm afraid that you'll have to call me Albus out of the students ear shot any way." The corners of his mouth were turned up in humour.
"I'm sorry, I haven't introduced you to my friends. This is Willow, Tara, Xander and Anya." She gestured to each in their turn.
"It's nice to meet you. I assume that Buffy has told you about my job offer." He stated rather than asked. The others took his remark as a way to ask questions.
"Why ask Buffy?" "How long will she be gone?" "Will we be able to contact her?" "Do you have a real wand?" and of course Xander had to ask, "Do wizards have comic books and doughnuts?"
Albus threw back his head and roared with laughter. When he had recovered, he glanced at Giles. "I see what you mean by this lot being exhausting." He chuckled.
"I did warn you." Was the reply.
"Now let me see if I remember. Buffy is naturally the only choice because she is the best. She will be gone from Sunnydale for the full school year unless she returns for other reasons. You will be able to contact her and I will explain the concept of Owl mail and flew powder soon. I do have a real wand, yet there are some magic's that I am able to do with out it. I believe that two of you girls are quite accomplished at wand less magic." Dumbledore eyed Willow then Tara. They blushed. He then turned to look at Xander. We do indeed have comic books sir, but they wouldn't be what you would expect. The cartoon are actually one picture and like what you call television, they act out the humour. We do also have doughnuts."
"It's okay for you to go then Buffy. With those two essentials sorted out I give you my approval." Buffy sighed with exaggerated patients. Dumbledore chuckled again and this time everyone joined him.
It took the group about an hour to understand the overall coverage of Buffy's new job, but as they knew more, they became more comfortable with the idea of Buffy going away. The next thing that they were taught was how to use owl post. There was a spell that Willow and Tara could do to get an owl to come to them, then they attached letters to the owl's leg and told it whom they wanted the letter delivered to and it was delivered. Simple as that.
It was the flew powder that surprised them most.
"So your telling me that to travel places, you wizards and witches step into fire and throw some powder and you end up where ever you want to go?" Xander demanded incredulous.
"Yes, I suppose that that is the main idea behind it."
"What happened to taxi's and busses?" Xander sounded slightly put out.
"In the wizarding world, there are not many people who know what a car or a bus is. They may have seen one, or two but the concept of using one as a mode of public transport regularly doesn't occur to them. Besides, the buses and cars that we do have are enchanted."
"Well." Xander, for once was lost for words. Buffy took that moment to start talking.
"Seeing that I will be gone for a whole year, you guys have to move into my house. At least I own that and you guys wont have to pay rent." Buffy looked at her speechless friends. "Of course I'll need to take my weapons chest with me, but you guys have plenty of weapons here at the magic shop."
Giles stood. "There isn't much more that we can tell you, so Buffy and I should go and pack our things."
Absolute science reigned and eventually Buffy rose. "I'm coming with you Buffy." Willow said.
"Okay."
"We'll come around later in the afternoon, Buffy. We have to see you off." Xander grinned.
It seemed like forever before Buffy was packed. Albus had gone to Buffy's house and had made himself a cup of tea after she had shown him where to find everything and how to work the electric kettle.
There wasn't a lot of things that she wanted to take with her. She packed up all of her clothes, but she hoped that there was somewhere in this magical community that she could buy more. Buffy took most of her make- up and all of those things. Mainly the darker colors went with her. Buffy had never been big on jewellery but what she did have went with her. Aside from clothes and accessories, Buffy took her teddy, favourite pillow, and a few framed photos. The gang as they were now, as they were in high school, Buffy's whole family, one of her and dawn, with her and Giles and Kendra, her and Faith (although she'd deny ownership of that photo if she was asked) and a small portrait of Angel. She would have a photo but vampires and cameras don't mix.
She carried the two big bags down stairs to find Willow discussing magic with the professor. Not wanting to disturb their discussion she went into the living room and took a look around. She saw baby photos of her and Dawn. She knew that she wouldn't be gone forever yet this was the only real home that she had known.
Shaking her shoulders to get rid of that feeling, she knelt beside the weapons chest. Opening it she looked over the instruments that were still there. Some of the axes and blades were at the magic box, but she didn't need them. Others had been destroyed during the fight with Glory for her sister.
Satisfied that everything was there that she would need, she closed the lid and wheeled the chest over to her other things. She entered the kitchen.
"Will you both be allright here? I have some things that I have to do."
"Buffy?"
"Well I've got to tell the people that I currently work for that I wont be around for a year." She shrugged.
"Very well. I'll look after Professor Dumbledore. I can show him all sorts of fun things. Like and iron and a can opener." Willow sounded so sincere that Buffy laughed. She was still chuckling as she went out the door. It didn't help that she heard Albus asking Willow what a can was.
Her boss took it pretty well that she was leaving. Buffy had told her that her uncle who had cared for her all through High School and up until the year before had taken ill in England and she had to go and look after him. She did tell her that she didn't expect to be back any time soon.
She walked down the street feeling slightly guilty, yet almost free. She went to the post office. Picking up a piece of scrap paper she wrote a quick note to Dawn.
"Dawnie, don't worry about me. I am going to England as I have been requested to go to teach students self defence. I will come and see you soon and I can tell dad I have a good job now and maybe you will be able to come and see me. You wont believe me if I tell you what school I'm teaching at, but Willow will be staying at the house along wit everyone else so if you need me, ring them and they will send for me. I love you forever. Buffy."
She purchased and envelope and sent the letter on the spot. Then she wandered home. Everyone, including Giles were they're waiting for her. She smiled slightly and hugged them all good-bye.
"Albus, just how are we getting to Hogwarts anyway?" She asked.
"We shall apperate. I can take you both at the same time. I shall send your things ahead though. Is that all?"
"Yes." She murmured when he pointed out how not so large her pile of things was. She was still confused on what he meant by their mode of transport when he wiped out a wand. He muttered a word and both Giles and Buffy's things disappeared.
"Are you ready?" The man asked them both. They nodded.
"Bye everyone. I'll write."
"Bye Buffy, bye Giles." They called and Albus took their hands. There was a pop in Buffy's ears and she found herself standing out side the fence of an enormous castle.
"Well have to walk in, there is no way we can apperate into the grounds of from them for that fact. What would we do if the students popped in and out as they pleased?"
Buffy was for once, lost for words. They entered to grounds and she craned her neck to get a better look at the castle. Dumbledore noticed her attempts.
"Don't worry Buffy, I'm sure that you will find someone more than willing to take you on a birds-eye view tour of the castle on their broomstick."
All her answers were lost when they emerged from a tunnel of trees and was given the breath taking view of the castle at a different angle.
"Buffy? Rupert? Welcome to Hogwarts."
A/N: Thanks sooo much for the reviews. I was really excited when I saw that they had come in. All I can say to everything is that I hope things turn out the way you want to. I hope to throw in a few suprises along the way...enjoy!
Basketball Slayer - Yeah, this is set during Season 6. Buffy has come back to life, but Willow didn't go evil. Giles left, but came back.
Teaching is a Whole Different Language:
Buffy had a lot to think about. There were wisps of the morning sun in the sky as she looked around the cemetery. There wasn't a sane vampire out at this time of the day, she decided and packed away her stakes. There were several pockets in her jacket that were designed especially for that purpose.
As she was walking out of the gate she was ambushed. Three vampires came at her simultaneously. Normally three vamps weren't a lot of problems, but Buffy wasn't prepared for them, it being so early in the morning.
She still reacted immediately and fought bravely. Unfortunately it seemed to Buffy that these vampires had actual brains. Two grabbed her arms and started to punch her into submission.
"If you guys think that there is anyway that you can win then you are gravely mistaken." She quipped. They didn't listen. Sighing over dramatically she shook her arms once and the two holding her went flying. They soared through the air. Buffy looked at the one remaining in front of her.
"Now, are you going to behave like a good little vampire or do you want flying lessons too?" She asked politely. The vampire looked at her and spun, running away. He didn't make it to shelter and the others had the same luck. All three burst into flames as the sun slowly rose into the sky.
Buffy dusted off her hands and winced, admitting that the creatures had landed some good blows. She limped home quickly and took a hot shower.
As she went down stairs she automatically expected that Dawn would be waiting for her with a mug of hot coffee. No such luck. She set the jug on the boil and carefully moved upstairs to dress.
She decided on a long denim skirt and her maroon shirt. It matched her eyes. The innocent look didn't last as she painted dark make-up onto her face. It wasn't painted so that she looked ugly; the color actually looked good on her and it suited her mood. She looked good, so she grabbed the first aid kit and trotted down stairs. Pouring the coffee she applied a balm onto her new bright bruises and wrapped a bandage around her fore arm where there was a long gash and a particularly purple bruise. There wasn't much that Buffy could do about the shiner on her right eye, but she had covered it mostly by make-up.
She sighed. Not the way she had wanted to impress her new boss but it would have to do. She grabbed her keys and left the house.
It took her longer to get to the magic box than she had expected it to. She attributed it to her new slight limp. There was nothing to bandage there, but she had worn her knee high boots to hold the twisted ankle firmly. The door swung open.
"Hey guys." Buffy called out and they all looked up from where they were sitting."
"Hey Buffy. What are you up to?" Xander asked but Willow saw more.
"Buffy! What happened? Are you okay?"
"Fine, thanks Will, there was just a couple of vamps who decided to brave the dawn."
"Brave or not, they could have done some damage." Willow insisted and moved forward to help Buffy into a seat.
"Don't worry, it will all have cleared up by this afternoon. Remember? I have special healing powers. It comes with the slayer gig."
"Yeah, yeah. Stop reminding us that you're the superior being." Xander muttered playfully.
"Look you guy's I have something to tell you." They all looked to her, interested. "I went over to Giles' place last night and he had company."
"You mean Giles has a lady friend?" Anya asked eyebrows raised.
"No, I mean that there was someone from England staying with him who had come to see me."
"Not the Watchers council again!"
"Nope, it was a principle. Well, over there they are called Headmasters."
"My god, Buffy! Your being chased by schools. I never thought that I'd see the day." Xander continued his bad humour.
"Nope, well yes actually. He offered me a job there."
"What would you do? Clean? Sell them clothes?"
"Really Xander! Would you just let me finish?"
"Sorry."
"I'd be teaching the kids their defence and the like. The need to learn, what did he call it? That's right, wand less self-defence."
"Wands? Are you sure that Giles isn't becoming creative and shipping you off to a loony bin under false pretences?
"XANDER!" Everyone exclaimed, fed up.
"OOKKAAYYY. Well, I'll just be over here then." He muttered wandering towards the back bookshelves.
"Yeah. The name of the school was Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
"Wow Buffy." Willow breathed.
"Yeah, so anyway, I said that I would do it. Giles has assured me that you guys are more than capable of looking after the place with out me and I will be able to come back anytime you need me."
"When do you start?"
"I don't know all the details about their school term dates and all that, but I do know that this Professor Dumbledore leaves to return to England tonight and he wants Giles and me to go with him."
"Tonight! But there's so much to do before you go! You can't just leave us stranded!" Anya cried, clearly alarmed.
"Like I said, I can always return when there is really big trouble. Giles has assured me that there is not a lot of the evil around here for the time being. Most of it is located in L.A."
"You mean Dead Boy's city?"
"Yes, that is where Angel is at the moment." Buffy gave Xander an icy glare and he returned to reading book titles. "Apparently Angel has things under control."
Buffy looked around at her friends. Willow was fascinated, Anya was horrified, Xander was trying not to look concerned and Tara, who had been sitting in the corner quietly hadn't said anything but the look on her face was slightly wistful while pleased for Buffy that she was finally going out and doing something for her self.
The slayer's reflections were cut short by the bell over the door ringing. She looked up and saw that Giles and the Professor were standing in the doorway. Buffy stood to fetch another chair and immediately regretted rising so quickly. Her head spun and the world wobbled. She sat down again quickly.
"Buffy? Are you okay?"
"Sure Giles." She lied. Giles looked at Willow who was more than happy to reveal to the two men what it was that she had been doing to get so banged up.
"Hmm." Giles mused. "How did you get caught?" He inquired of Buffy.
"I was careless." She stood more cautiously and said, "Here Professor, you may have my seat. I'll get another."
"Thank you Ms Summers."
"Really you can call me Buffy." She insisted snagging a chair from behind the counter. Giles and the teacher sat down and Buffy did the same.
"Then I'm afraid that you'll have to call me Albus out of the students ear shot any way." The corners of his mouth were turned up in humour.
"I'm sorry, I haven't introduced you to my friends. This is Willow, Tara, Xander and Anya." She gestured to each in their turn.
"It's nice to meet you. I assume that Buffy has told you about my job offer." He stated rather than asked. The others took his remark as a way to ask questions.
"Why ask Buffy?" "How long will she be gone?" "Will we be able to contact her?" "Do you have a real wand?" and of course Xander had to ask, "Do wizards have comic books and doughnuts?"
Albus threw back his head and roared with laughter. When he had recovered, he glanced at Giles. "I see what you mean by this lot being exhausting." He chuckled.
"I did warn you." Was the reply.
"Now let me see if I remember. Buffy is naturally the only choice because she is the best. She will be gone from Sunnydale for the full school year unless she returns for other reasons. You will be able to contact her and I will explain the concept of Owl mail and flew powder soon. I do have a real wand, yet there are some magic's that I am able to do with out it. I believe that two of you girls are quite accomplished at wand less magic." Dumbledore eyed Willow then Tara. They blushed. He then turned to look at Xander. We do indeed have comic books sir, but they wouldn't be what you would expect. The cartoon are actually one picture and like what you call television, they act out the humour. We do also have doughnuts."
"It's okay for you to go then Buffy. With those two essentials sorted out I give you my approval." Buffy sighed with exaggerated patients. Dumbledore chuckled again and this time everyone joined him.
It took the group about an hour to understand the overall coverage of Buffy's new job, but as they knew more, they became more comfortable with the idea of Buffy going away. The next thing that they were taught was how to use owl post. There was a spell that Willow and Tara could do to get an owl to come to them, then they attached letters to the owl's leg and told it whom they wanted the letter delivered to and it was delivered. Simple as that.
It was the flew powder that surprised them most.
"So your telling me that to travel places, you wizards and witches step into fire and throw some powder and you end up where ever you want to go?" Xander demanded incredulous.
"Yes, I suppose that that is the main idea behind it."
"What happened to taxi's and busses?" Xander sounded slightly put out.
"In the wizarding world, there are not many people who know what a car or a bus is. They may have seen one, or two but the concept of using one as a mode of public transport regularly doesn't occur to them. Besides, the buses and cars that we do have are enchanted."
"Well." Xander, for once was lost for words. Buffy took that moment to start talking.
"Seeing that I will be gone for a whole year, you guys have to move into my house. At least I own that and you guys wont have to pay rent." Buffy looked at her speechless friends. "Of course I'll need to take my weapons chest with me, but you guys have plenty of weapons here at the magic shop."
Giles stood. "There isn't much more that we can tell you, so Buffy and I should go and pack our things."
Absolute science reigned and eventually Buffy rose. "I'm coming with you Buffy." Willow said.
"Okay."
"We'll come around later in the afternoon, Buffy. We have to see you off." Xander grinned.
It seemed like forever before Buffy was packed. Albus had gone to Buffy's house and had made himself a cup of tea after she had shown him where to find everything and how to work the electric kettle.
There wasn't a lot of things that she wanted to take with her. She packed up all of her clothes, but she hoped that there was somewhere in this magical community that she could buy more. Buffy took most of her make- up and all of those things. Mainly the darker colors went with her. Buffy had never been big on jewellery but what she did have went with her. Aside from clothes and accessories, Buffy took her teddy, favourite pillow, and a few framed photos. The gang as they were now, as they were in high school, Buffy's whole family, one of her and dawn, with her and Giles and Kendra, her and Faith (although she'd deny ownership of that photo if she was asked) and a small portrait of Angel. She would have a photo but vampires and cameras don't mix.
She carried the two big bags down stairs to find Willow discussing magic with the professor. Not wanting to disturb their discussion she went into the living room and took a look around. She saw baby photos of her and Dawn. She knew that she wouldn't be gone forever yet this was the only real home that she had known.
Shaking her shoulders to get rid of that feeling, she knelt beside the weapons chest. Opening it she looked over the instruments that were still there. Some of the axes and blades were at the magic box, but she didn't need them. Others had been destroyed during the fight with Glory for her sister.
Satisfied that everything was there that she would need, she closed the lid and wheeled the chest over to her other things. She entered the kitchen.
"Will you both be allright here? I have some things that I have to do."
"Buffy?"
"Well I've got to tell the people that I currently work for that I wont be around for a year." She shrugged.
"Very well. I'll look after Professor Dumbledore. I can show him all sorts of fun things. Like and iron and a can opener." Willow sounded so sincere that Buffy laughed. She was still chuckling as she went out the door. It didn't help that she heard Albus asking Willow what a can was.
Her boss took it pretty well that she was leaving. Buffy had told her that her uncle who had cared for her all through High School and up until the year before had taken ill in England and she had to go and look after him. She did tell her that she didn't expect to be back any time soon.
She walked down the street feeling slightly guilty, yet almost free. She went to the post office. Picking up a piece of scrap paper she wrote a quick note to Dawn.
"Dawnie, don't worry about me. I am going to England as I have been requested to go to teach students self defence. I will come and see you soon and I can tell dad I have a good job now and maybe you will be able to come and see me. You wont believe me if I tell you what school I'm teaching at, but Willow will be staying at the house along wit everyone else so if you need me, ring them and they will send for me. I love you forever. Buffy."
She purchased and envelope and sent the letter on the spot. Then she wandered home. Everyone, including Giles were they're waiting for her. She smiled slightly and hugged them all good-bye.
"Albus, just how are we getting to Hogwarts anyway?" She asked.
"We shall apperate. I can take you both at the same time. I shall send your things ahead though. Is that all?"
"Yes." She murmured when he pointed out how not so large her pile of things was. She was still confused on what he meant by their mode of transport when he wiped out a wand. He muttered a word and both Giles and Buffy's things disappeared.
"Are you ready?" The man asked them both. They nodded.
"Bye everyone. I'll write."
"Bye Buffy, bye Giles." They called and Albus took their hands. There was a pop in Buffy's ears and she found herself standing out side the fence of an enormous castle.
"Well have to walk in, there is no way we can apperate into the grounds of from them for that fact. What would we do if the students popped in and out as they pleased?"
Buffy was for once, lost for words. They entered to grounds and she craned her neck to get a better look at the castle. Dumbledore noticed her attempts.
"Don't worry Buffy, I'm sure that you will find someone more than willing to take you on a birds-eye view tour of the castle on their broomstick."
All her answers were lost when they emerged from a tunnel of trees and was given the breath taking view of the castle at a different angle.
"Buffy? Rupert? Welcome to Hogwarts."