A/N: Like I said in the last chapter, I lost a lot of stuff including the title for Ch 6. So, this title sucks. But the good news is: We finally integrate our poor traveling girls. About damn time. Most of this was written in my HST 101 notebook's margin, and I rewrote the scene ten or twelve times, not that any of you really care. But I finally got to throw all of my notes out, and have fifteen long strips of paper in front of me as I rewrite this. So yeah. I'm just a little crazy. On the subject of who's related to who: There are fifteen Happenstance-Jane siblings. They are related to Buffy through Joyce and their father, Edgar. They aren't related to anyone in the Potterverse. Their mother, Moira, does know Molly Weasley, through a project they worked on. The story focuses on the oldest Jane daughters (there are nine, and we're focusing on eight in this story) Help any? Oh, just a side note. I don't know if Percy made up with the family at the end of book five. I'm just sorta banking on him being a little shit and not caring about his family. It fits in my story line.

Chapter Six: Half The Battle Is In Getting There

Molly held her breath as she saw them. She turned away from the window to tidy herself up. She screeched when she heard two sudden pops behind her. She whirled around to face her sons.

Fred and George grinned at their mother. They had been gone in the last month, setting up their shop in Hogsmeade.

"Bloody Hell! What are you doing here?"

"Mum, what are you so nervous for? We told you we'd be popping in today."

"Fred, George, I told you that I was expecting company today. Aren't you supposed to be helping Bill over at the Order's Headquarters?"

"Nah, Tonks booted us out, said we caused too much trouble." George said

"Obviously she forgot what a klutz she was." Fred joined in.

"Well, then make yourselves useful. Make sure every thing is tidy. They're just up the road, and -" Molly was cut off by the sudden appearance of her husband Arthur in the chimney. He was soon followed by Ginny, Ron, Hermione, and Harry. Their luggage for the upcoming school year was already here.

"Harry! Hermione! It's so good to see you two! How have your summers been?"

"Quite eventful."

"Quite boring."

"Arthur, go add on a few rooms. Hagrid will be here soon. They're just up the road." Molly said, looking back out the window. She could see Hagrid now. Oh dear.

"Ron, Hermione, Harry? Could you please make sure that the upstairs is tidy? Fred, George, help your father. Ginny, help me mind these pans, they must be absolutely famished."


Jillian could see the house. It looked like it had once been a small home, and over the years, the family had added on rooms. Hagrid made his way to the front door. Jillian held back, her sisters walking ahead of her. Ann Marie stopped.

"Jillian?"

"What?"

"You ok?"

"I'm not sure."

Just then, Molly Weasley came to the door. Jillian clutched onto the small piece of metal in her pocket. Hopefully, it would give her the strength she needed.


Buffy paced. She was used to pacing. She'd been doing it all week. Xander followed her, his eye moving back and forth. Dawn was slumped in the armchair in the corner and Willow was fidgeting on the keyboard of the computer.

"Buff, you're making me dizzy. She'll call soon. Just quit freakin pacing!" Xander snapped.

"Pretty testy for a guy with one eye." Dawn said, never looking up from her nails.

"Haha."

"Guys!" Willow cried.

They all turned to stare at her. She grinned. She'd been looking at the security cameras the whole time. And she'd seen the girl making her way up the front porch.

"I think she's here."


Marina made her way through the front gate of the compound. Her eyes focused on the locked door and she used her powers to unlock it. She winked up at the camera over the door, certain someone was watching her. She walked through the doorway and felt arms surround her in a big hug.

Buffy and Dawn had both rushed in to see her standing there. They both immediately pulled her into a tight group hug. She smiled. It had been eight long years since she'd seen them. Entirely too long.

She pulled back from them and grinned. Dawn smiled brightly at her. Her little cousin was almost all grown up.

"So, Rina, international girl of mystery. What's up?"

"Not much. Sorry I got here at such a short notice. Mom and Pop shipped me out last night, and I just got into town about twenty minutes ago. It is ok, right?"

"Of course. The more the merrier." Buffy said, smiling and nodding her head.

"And hey, only a little while, not forever."

Marina studied Buffy. The last time she'd seen her, Buffy hadn't yet found out that she was the Chosen one. In fact, they had seen her the week before she had been chosen. In the last eight years, Marina had seen things about her cousin that would make Buffy blush over what she'd seen.

Marina had watched through the eyes of the slayer. Her gift was that of sight. All of her sisters had a gift, and this was hers.

Now she just had to tell Buffy that the secret had been blown.


Jillian watched as he banged on the door. A plump red-headed woman poked her head out of the door. She smiled broadly at Hagrid as her eyes fell on the seven girls, filed behind him.

"'Ere they are Molly. Safe an' sound. I'd come in, but Official Hogwarts business to take care of."

"Thank you, Hagrid. Well, girls, do come in. I suspect that you're all famished?"

"Yeah, in-flight meals -" Whitney began, turning to Britany who smiled up brightly at Molly, "-totally suck monkey ba -" Jillian's eyes grew wide as she smacked her hand over the eleven-year olds mouth, unfortunately, Whit tried to finish. AM's hand smacked over her mouth.

~*~ DO NOT MAKE ME PUNISH YOU IN FRONT OF MOM'S FRIEND ~*~

"Hello, Mrs. Weasley. I'm Jillian, and these are my sisters, Ann-Marie, Kathleen, Holly, Dorothy, and these two imps are Whitney and Britany. They've been cooped up for a couple of hours. I really apologize for they're behavior."

"Jillian dear, don't fret. I've got a mischievous pair of twins myself. Come in girls. You can meet my family."

Molly ushered them into the large kitchen. A young girl was minding a few floating pots and pans. A bright grin lit up her entire face as the girls walked in the door. She wiped her hands on her jeans as Molly called her over.

"This is my youngest, Ginny. Ginny these are the Jane girls. I'll let you all introduce yourselves."

"Hey, I'm Jillian. Usually everyone calls me Jay or 'Ian." She grinned at Ginny, and in the corner of her eye she could see another group of teens coming down the stairs. "This is Ann-Marie, but we all call her AM." AM gave a little wave. Jillian rolled her eyes at this, but continued. "This is Kathleen. Call her Kat, we all do. That's Holly or Hols, Dorothy, but she goes by Dor. And these two trouble-makers are Whitney and Britany, or Whit and Bri." She turned to face the newcomers. "And you are?"

"Oh! This is my youngest boy, Ronald. He's a prefect at Hogwarts. This is Harry Potter and Hermione Granger." Molly said this last part hesitantly.

Jillian just stuck out a hand to each of them respectively. She grinned at Molly and said the first thing that came to her mind.

"So, you mentioned food?"


Fred was up in the attic tangling with the ghoul upstairs. George grinned back at his twin as he made his way down the stairs. His dad stopped him and warned him once again to be on his best behavior. He was halfway down the stairs when he stopped and peaked into the new rooms they added on for the girls that were coming. Oddly enough, it was right across the shrine that had been Percy's room. He turned and walked back downstairs.


Xander and Willow waited in Buffy's office. Willow was frowning.

"What's wrong, Will?"

"That girl."

"Granted, she's Buffy's cousin, but that's no reason to pick on her." He joked.

"No - " She glared at him. "I'm talking about her getting the door open. It's bolted shut."

"Hey, maybe she's a witch!"

Willow's eyes got huge as she watched Buffy enter her office with the girl they were talking about. But it was too late to stop him.


Marina entered the room just as the man with his back to her spoke. She smiled at the red-head's reaction. Buffy got a spooked look in her eyes. Marina looked from Buffy to the red-head.

"Hole in one." She said, smiling. "Nobody's ever guessed that -tha-" She found her mouth drying as he turned to face her. A million little pin-pricks cover her flesh as their eyes lock, and the world seemed to freeze. She coughed and finished. "That quickly. Marina Jane." Her hand went first to the red-head.

"Willow Rosenberg."

"Xander Harris."

"And we were just kidding. About the witch thing."

"No you weren't, and it's ok. I really am a witch. Buffy just didn't know. Just like I'm not supposed to know that she's a slayer, Dawn's a key, and you're a Wiccan, right?"

"How did you know about that?" Buffy cried.

"C'mon, Buff. It's kinda obvious. I can feel the wiccan energy flowing off -oh. Oh, you meant you?"

"Yeah."

"I've known about you for the last eight years."

She took a deep breath and sat down in Buffy's chair. She grinned at the group before her.

"This is going to take some time. Do you have something to eat, cuz I'm starving."


As Marina was looking at Xander Harris for the first time, George Weasley was walking into the kitchen and talking to his mother.

"Fred's upstairs. And the room's set up -" He stopped when he saw the dark haired girl at the table. Her back was to her, but her head was cock as she peered over her shoulder. "Hell- hello."

Jillian felt the tingles as she looked at the newest red-head in the room. She smiled at him.

"Hey. I'm Jillian and you are ?"

"Geo - George. Nice to meet you."

This was gonna get interesting.

A/N 2: Yeah, it's been a long time since I wrote anything for this story. I have it all figured out in my head, but not much is written down unless I get a boost in a boring class. That kinda happened today. Oh, and I'm gonna be gone on vacation starting Friday, so there won't be any new posts after then until the 29th at the earliest. As always, how did I do on this chapter?