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Sirius was trotting past the staff room when her saw the girl. She was distraught. He paniced for a moment, not sure what he should do about it. He knew that he wouldn't be able to go in there, but who else.
The man, Giles was in the library with Madame Pince, and all the other teachers were in bed. Who had the girl made friends with? Snape. The thought came to him instantly and he knew that it was the right choice. He set off bounding to the dungeons.
The light was still on and the dog pushed the door open. The potions teacher was sitting at a desk writing in a thick book. Sirius went over to him and nudged him with his nose.
"What do you want?" Snape growled shoving the dog. Sirius wasn't put off and he grabbed the teachers robes in his teeth and pulled him, giving a small bark.
"You want me to follow?" He asked mildly curious. Sirius barked again and went to the door. The teacher stood and followed the dog. They hurried through the halls until Snape too could hear the desperate sobs. He froze. The dog Sirius gave the man a shove forward and he continued into the room hesitantly.
Snape's first thoughts were what did the dog want. His second were that something had happened to his new friend. He saw the tiny, dangerous girl on the floor in distress.
"Buffy?" He called hesitantly.
She looked up and quickly tried to wipe the tears from her eyes.
Snape walked over to her and lowered him self to the floor next to her. "What happened?"
"You really don't want to know."
"Your probably right, but I'm here aren't I? Before you came to this school, I never thought that anyone would understand me, but you do. You can see the evil that was once in me and accept it. You see me for what I am now, not what I was."
Buffy looked up at him startled. "I know someone like you." She muttered "He had a past that was more awful than what I gather yours was. His lasted longer than yours too. He changed from what he was, and I was able to accept that. I didn't forgive him, but let him know that he was making up for it."
Snape nodded. "Buffy, why are you crying?" He asked, as the tears that she had wiped away had slowly continued to fall scilently.
"My father disowned me." She shuddered softly.
"What? When?"
"Just now. I received a letter from him saying that he didn't want my sister to come stay with me any more because he didn't want her to end up like me. I went to see him tonight and asked him what was wrong. He told me that I hadn't been his daughter for years and pretty much said that I was his big mistake and he didn't want two screwed up daughters."
"His loss. You aren't screwed up either."
She studied the man. He seemed ready to listen but would he accept her if he knew her truth? She decided that she would take the chance.
"When I was sixteen I was admitted to a mental hospital. That is a muggle facility that people who go mad, insane or loose their minds are placed in."
"What on earth for?" He was shocked.
"I burnt my school down."
He was stunned but said nothing.
"Don't worry though. I had an extremely good excuse." She took a deep breath. "It was full of vampires."
"Vampires? You mean that muggles know about them?"
"Not exactly. They like to forget that they know about them. Did you ever wonder why Dumbledore came to me? There are many other people in the world that could teach this course."
"Dumbledore always has his reasons."
"Yes well, would you like to know the reason for this one?"
"If your willing to tell me."
"I'm the vampire slayer. Not a witch, yet not a muggle. I'm actually a magical creature according to some of the books that you have here at this school. A myth according to others."
"The vampire Slayer. I read about it. She is always a girl, one in every generation, one succeeds when one dies and they usually die young."
"Yup, that pretty much sums it up. Your looking at one of the longest living slayers." She mock bowed from her position on the floor.
Sirius was trotting past the staff room when her saw the girl. She was distraught. He paniced for a moment, not sure what he should do about it. He knew that he wouldn't be able to go in there, but who else.
The man, Giles was in the library with Madame Pince, and all the other teachers were in bed. Who had the girl made friends with? Snape. The thought came to him instantly and he knew that it was the right choice. He set off bounding to the dungeons.
The light was still on and the dog pushed the door open. The potions teacher was sitting at a desk writing in a thick book. Sirius went over to him and nudged him with his nose.
"What do you want?" Snape growled shoving the dog. Sirius wasn't put off and he grabbed the teachers robes in his teeth and pulled him, giving a small bark.
"You want me to follow?" He asked mildly curious. Sirius barked again and went to the door. The teacher stood and followed the dog. They hurried through the halls until Snape too could hear the desperate sobs. He froze. The dog Sirius gave the man a shove forward and he continued into the room hesitantly.
Snape's first thoughts were what did the dog want. His second were that something had happened to his new friend. He saw the tiny, dangerous girl on the floor in distress.
"Buffy?" He called hesitantly.
She looked up and quickly tried to wipe the tears from her eyes.
Snape walked over to her and lowered him self to the floor next to her. "What happened?"
"You really don't want to know."
"Your probably right, but I'm here aren't I? Before you came to this school, I never thought that anyone would understand me, but you do. You can see the evil that was once in me and accept it. You see me for what I am now, not what I was."
Buffy looked up at him startled. "I know someone like you." She muttered "He had a past that was more awful than what I gather yours was. His lasted longer than yours too. He changed from what he was, and I was able to accept that. I didn't forgive him, but let him know that he was making up for it."
Snape nodded. "Buffy, why are you crying?" He asked, as the tears that she had wiped away had slowly continued to fall scilently.
"My father disowned me." She shuddered softly.
"What? When?"
"Just now. I received a letter from him saying that he didn't want my sister to come stay with me any more because he didn't want her to end up like me. I went to see him tonight and asked him what was wrong. He told me that I hadn't been his daughter for years and pretty much said that I was his big mistake and he didn't want two screwed up daughters."
"His loss. You aren't screwed up either."
She studied the man. He seemed ready to listen but would he accept her if he knew her truth? She decided that she would take the chance.
"When I was sixteen I was admitted to a mental hospital. That is a muggle facility that people who go mad, insane or loose their minds are placed in."
"What on earth for?" He was shocked.
"I burnt my school down."
He was stunned but said nothing.
"Don't worry though. I had an extremely good excuse." She took a deep breath. "It was full of vampires."
"Vampires? You mean that muggles know about them?"
"Not exactly. They like to forget that they know about them. Did you ever wonder why Dumbledore came to me? There are many other people in the world that could teach this course."
"Dumbledore always has his reasons."
"Yes well, would you like to know the reason for this one?"
"If your willing to tell me."
"I'm the vampire slayer. Not a witch, yet not a muggle. I'm actually a magical creature according to some of the books that you have here at this school. A myth according to others."
"The vampire Slayer. I read about it. She is always a girl, one in every generation, one succeeds when one dies and they usually die young."
"Yup, that pretty much sums it up. Your looking at one of the longest living slayers." She mock bowed from her position on the floor.