Disclaimer: I own nothing in this story but the Plot. The honours go to
Joss Wheaton and J.K. Rowling.
A/N: Hey everyone. Thankyou to all my reviewers, still get warm fuzzy's from them. (I did not mean that the way that it came out). Sorry that it has taken this long for me to update any of my fics, I was deeply absorbed in the new Harry Potter Book 'Order of the Phoenix'. I tell you that it took several days to get over it, and I was crying over and over at the mention of the character that died. I wont say who because I know that there are some people out there who haven't read the book yet. Anyway, I hope that you enjoy this chapter.
The great hall was filling when Buffy entered the chamber where the teachers met. Giles was waiting for her. She rose and eyebrow at him. He was wearing one of the robes that the other wizards wore.
"Don't laugh. Dumbledore wants you to wear one too. It's over the chair there." He gestured. She sighed and pulled it on over her clothes.
"How's life in the castle?" She asked.
"Interesting, but I can tell you all that any other time. How was your trip?"
"Well, it was interesting. But I think that Dumbledore has some explaining to do. He could have warned me about a few things. Aside from that, I made a few friends in the kids and met this guy." Giles rolled his eyes. "What? He's one of Ron's older brothers. He was really sweet."
"Great. Well, let's get in there and talk more later." Giles told her, and Buffy sighed. She already didn't like the robe. It was heavy and restricted her movements, but she didn't want to annoy her boss.
They entered and took their seats. Buffy was between Giles and Snape. Once the kids had sat down, Dumbledore stood and introduced Buffy as the new Professor and the new course. He also informed the school about Professor Lupin's return. There was a lot on excitement on that front Buffy gathered. All of a sudden the plates in front of her were full of food.
She glanced to the left but saw that Giles was talking to Madame Pince the librarian so she turned back to her food. She wasn't really hungry, but she had a go at eating something.
"You don't eat enough." Snape growled at her and she looked at him.
"I eat when I'm hungry and at the moment I'm not."
"When did you last eat?"
She hesitated, "Last night." She hadn't eaten breakfast or lunch.
"See, eat up." She did her best.
Only a few more words were exchanged between the two of them and the dinner finished as suddenly as it had started.
She rose with the other teachers and watched the students file out of the hall. Harry gave her a small wave before following his friends.
"You've made a friend." Snape muttered to her.
"I certainly hope so." She replied.
"Becoming attached to students can sometimes cause problems."
"In what way?"
"Sometimes, they can abuse your trust."
"I won't let that happen. After all, I learnt from the best at student teacher relationships."
"Oh?"
"Yeah, didn't you know? Giles was the librarian teacher at my old High School. That was how we met."
"And didn't that teach you anything?" He inquired innocently.
She looked at him for a moment and saw that there was a smile in his eyes. She grinned. "I suppose that you're right. Still, I don't think that Harry could cause more trouble than I did."
"Judging you from what I know of you, I wouldn't believe that, yet I don't know you and I'll reserve judgement until I see it for my self." He told her. She mock curtsied him then they turned to follow the teachers from the hall.
As soon as they were out of the hall, she pulled the stupid robes off. She turned and saw that the teachers were staring at her in horror. Snape was actually blushing pale. Giles grinned and coughed politely. Buffy's eye's widened.
"Oh, no. I'm sorry; I didn't realize that you all wore nothing under these robes. You didn't think that I would strip down right here in front of you did you?" She demanded incredulously. But by the looks on their faces she realized that they did.
"Sorry Buffy, we didn't mean to imply that you would." Professor Lupin began but Giles nudged him. He had learnt to judge Buffy's dangerous moods and this was one of them.
"Where were you to nudge that annoying black dog, that I was forced to take with me? He doesn't seem to think that it is polite not to tell a girl that she is OLD!" She glared at the dog that was now a man. He held his hands up in protest.
"I said I'm sorry last night!" He protested.
Buffy rolled her eyes. "What am I going to do with them Giles?" She asked exasperated. Dumbledore, Snape and Minerva were all laughing at her dramatics silently, and Giles eye's twinkled.
"Okay, you all win." She muttered flopping into a chair.
Other teachers also sat. "Why don't you tell us how you trip went?" Dumbledore prompted and Buffy did tell. She only glossed over the long talk with Bill by telling that she had met him and the fact that Harry was having nightmares. She decided that they didn't need to know that.
"It sounds like the trip was successful. Tell me, were their any problems on the train?"
"There were a couple of older students picking on some younger students, and there was an incident of the use of swear words."
"What are swear words?"
"Sorry, American Slang. Someone was called a mudblood. I wasn't impressed with that, so I dealt with it. Don't worry!" She glanced at Giles, "I didn't get angry."
"I'm sorry am I missing something?" Snape asked.
Buffy studied her and sent him a glance that meant to ask again later. He bobbed his head in acknowledgement and Buffy said, "Nope, I just didn't get angry."
They talked for a while, gave Buffy her timetable and then they all went to bed. Buffy slept well and didn't dream.
***
She was woken up before sun up by a knock on the door. She dragged her self out of bed and pulled on her robe.
"What do you want?" She grumbled, opening the door.
"Thought that you could use this." Giles said, holding out a cup of hot coffee. She stepped back and let him in accepting the cup of tea.
"How do you get up this early?"
"Well, I've had years of practice at it." Giles told her.
Buffy grunted. "What is the time anyway?" She asked grumpily.
"It's half past five, but I thought you could use the morning to go over your schedule and plan out your classes."
"You always think of everything don't you Giles?" She said to him and he smiled at her. "You are coming to classes with me, aren't you?" She asked slightly panicked.
"Of course. I just thought that you might want to run over what you want to teach."
"Great. I thought I'd start out the way you taught me." They continued talking until it was time for every one to meet for breakfast.
Buffy drank another coffee and observed the students. She didn't have a class first up, but she did need to get to the classroom and set up. Giles had reminded Buffy that during their first training session, she already knew plenty about self-defence.
She met Giles and together they moved the desks into a circle. Buffy intended to stand in the centre to talk to them and they could all see each other at the same time.
Buffy and Giles were talking quietly when students began to come in. It was a second year class.
They all took their seats and stared expectantly at Buffy. She began.
A/N: Hey everyone. Thankyou to all my reviewers, still get warm fuzzy's from them. (I did not mean that the way that it came out). Sorry that it has taken this long for me to update any of my fics, I was deeply absorbed in the new Harry Potter Book 'Order of the Phoenix'. I tell you that it took several days to get over it, and I was crying over and over at the mention of the character that died. I wont say who because I know that there are some people out there who haven't read the book yet. Anyway, I hope that you enjoy this chapter.
The great hall was filling when Buffy entered the chamber where the teachers met. Giles was waiting for her. She rose and eyebrow at him. He was wearing one of the robes that the other wizards wore.
"Don't laugh. Dumbledore wants you to wear one too. It's over the chair there." He gestured. She sighed and pulled it on over her clothes.
"How's life in the castle?" She asked.
"Interesting, but I can tell you all that any other time. How was your trip?"
"Well, it was interesting. But I think that Dumbledore has some explaining to do. He could have warned me about a few things. Aside from that, I made a few friends in the kids and met this guy." Giles rolled his eyes. "What? He's one of Ron's older brothers. He was really sweet."
"Great. Well, let's get in there and talk more later." Giles told her, and Buffy sighed. She already didn't like the robe. It was heavy and restricted her movements, but she didn't want to annoy her boss.
They entered and took their seats. Buffy was between Giles and Snape. Once the kids had sat down, Dumbledore stood and introduced Buffy as the new Professor and the new course. He also informed the school about Professor Lupin's return. There was a lot on excitement on that front Buffy gathered. All of a sudden the plates in front of her were full of food.
She glanced to the left but saw that Giles was talking to Madame Pince the librarian so she turned back to her food. She wasn't really hungry, but she had a go at eating something.
"You don't eat enough." Snape growled at her and she looked at him.
"I eat when I'm hungry and at the moment I'm not."
"When did you last eat?"
She hesitated, "Last night." She hadn't eaten breakfast or lunch.
"See, eat up." She did her best.
Only a few more words were exchanged between the two of them and the dinner finished as suddenly as it had started.
She rose with the other teachers and watched the students file out of the hall. Harry gave her a small wave before following his friends.
"You've made a friend." Snape muttered to her.
"I certainly hope so." She replied.
"Becoming attached to students can sometimes cause problems."
"In what way?"
"Sometimes, they can abuse your trust."
"I won't let that happen. After all, I learnt from the best at student teacher relationships."
"Oh?"
"Yeah, didn't you know? Giles was the librarian teacher at my old High School. That was how we met."
"And didn't that teach you anything?" He inquired innocently.
She looked at him for a moment and saw that there was a smile in his eyes. She grinned. "I suppose that you're right. Still, I don't think that Harry could cause more trouble than I did."
"Judging you from what I know of you, I wouldn't believe that, yet I don't know you and I'll reserve judgement until I see it for my self." He told her. She mock curtsied him then they turned to follow the teachers from the hall.
As soon as they were out of the hall, she pulled the stupid robes off. She turned and saw that the teachers were staring at her in horror. Snape was actually blushing pale. Giles grinned and coughed politely. Buffy's eye's widened.
"Oh, no. I'm sorry; I didn't realize that you all wore nothing under these robes. You didn't think that I would strip down right here in front of you did you?" She demanded incredulously. But by the looks on their faces she realized that they did.
"Sorry Buffy, we didn't mean to imply that you would." Professor Lupin began but Giles nudged him. He had learnt to judge Buffy's dangerous moods and this was one of them.
"Where were you to nudge that annoying black dog, that I was forced to take with me? He doesn't seem to think that it is polite not to tell a girl that she is OLD!" She glared at the dog that was now a man. He held his hands up in protest.
"I said I'm sorry last night!" He protested.
Buffy rolled her eyes. "What am I going to do with them Giles?" She asked exasperated. Dumbledore, Snape and Minerva were all laughing at her dramatics silently, and Giles eye's twinkled.
"Okay, you all win." She muttered flopping into a chair.
Other teachers also sat. "Why don't you tell us how you trip went?" Dumbledore prompted and Buffy did tell. She only glossed over the long talk with Bill by telling that she had met him and the fact that Harry was having nightmares. She decided that they didn't need to know that.
"It sounds like the trip was successful. Tell me, were their any problems on the train?"
"There were a couple of older students picking on some younger students, and there was an incident of the use of swear words."
"What are swear words?"
"Sorry, American Slang. Someone was called a mudblood. I wasn't impressed with that, so I dealt with it. Don't worry!" She glanced at Giles, "I didn't get angry."
"I'm sorry am I missing something?" Snape asked.
Buffy studied her and sent him a glance that meant to ask again later. He bobbed his head in acknowledgement and Buffy said, "Nope, I just didn't get angry."
They talked for a while, gave Buffy her timetable and then they all went to bed. Buffy slept well and didn't dream.
***
She was woken up before sun up by a knock on the door. She dragged her self out of bed and pulled on her robe.
"What do you want?" She grumbled, opening the door.
"Thought that you could use this." Giles said, holding out a cup of hot coffee. She stepped back and let him in accepting the cup of tea.
"How do you get up this early?"
"Well, I've had years of practice at it." Giles told her.
Buffy grunted. "What is the time anyway?" She asked grumpily.
"It's half past five, but I thought you could use the morning to go over your schedule and plan out your classes."
"You always think of everything don't you Giles?" She said to him and he smiled at her. "You are coming to classes with me, aren't you?" She asked slightly panicked.
"Of course. I just thought that you might want to run over what you want to teach."
"Great. I thought I'd start out the way you taught me." They continued talking until it was time for every one to meet for breakfast.
Buffy drank another coffee and observed the students. She didn't have a class first up, but she did need to get to the classroom and set up. Giles had reminded Buffy that during their first training session, she already knew plenty about self-defence.
She met Giles and together they moved the desks into a circle. Buffy intended to stand in the centre to talk to them and they could all see each other at the same time.
Buffy and Giles were talking quietly when students began to come in. It was a second year class.
They all took their seats and stared expectantly at Buffy. She began.