A/N: Sorry that it has taken me so long to get this story updates. I have
the whole thing written out by hand, and my sister decided that the laptop
belonged in her room so I didn't get a chance to type it up. I'm starting
now. So, anyway, I hope that this was worth the wait.
NEW BEGININGS.
The next five days blurred together for Buffy. Thank go for Giles, Willow, Xander, Ox and surprisingly Cordelia.
They organized the funeral and made all the arrangements while Buffy remained withdrawn. She had to admit to herself that the funeral was really nice. Lots of flowers and people that Buffy didn't know but apparently Joyce had. Hank didn't show up but no one was surprised.
During those days a girl named Faith had shown up and claimed to be Kendra's successor, the second vampire slayer. She was really sympathetic to Buffy. The two of them sort of clicked.they bonded on the spot. She continues to go out on nightly patrols with Faith, but she didn't stay out as late as Faith.
The real shock came to them two days after the funeral. Buffy was up stairs sleeping. She, Faith and Giles were living at the house that Buffy had inherited. Someone knocked on the door and Giles went to answer it.
Two men were standing there. One was large and one was normal sized.
"Hello, Rubeus Hagrid." The large man introduced him self to Giles holding out a hand. Giles shook it confused.
"I'm Sirius Black." The other man said also shaking hands with Giles. "Would you by any chance be Hank Summers?" He asked. Giles snorted with laughter.
"Hardly. I assume that you were friends with Joyce?" Giles inquired.
"No, but an acquaintance of ours is." Sirius said carefully. He had noticed that Giles said were instead are.
"I suppose that you better come in." He invited them because it was sunny out side and there was no way that they could be vampires.
The two men entered. "Might we speak with Joyce?" Hagrid asked politely.
Giles gaped at them. "You haven't heard the news then?"
"What news?"
"Almost exactly one week ago, Joyce was killed in a car accident. I'm terribly sorry to spring this on you. I hope that you didn't come to far to see her."
The two men were shocked. "Oh dear."
"I'm sorry sir, I didn't catch your name."
"Sorry, Rupert Giles. I didn't mean to be rude, you just caught me off guard with the Hank Summers question."
"Where is he?"
"Probably still in Spain with his secretary."
"Oh."
"Yes. Well I am sorry that your trip was wasted."
"It isn't actually over." Sirius commented.
"Oh?"
"Yeah, you see we had been in touch with Joyce concerning her daughter Elizabeth."
"Who?"
"Buffy?"
"Oh, yes. Sorry, not many people call her that around here."
"Yes. We were told that."
"Well, may I ask what you want with her? I am her guardian for the moment."
"Well we were told that Buffy knew that we were coming but clearly Joyce never got the chance to pass the message on."
"Just who are you two?"
"Maybe we should wait for Buffy to join us."
"She's asleep at the moment."
"Very well. We both work at a school in England."
"Your British too? I did notice the accent." He grinned. "What school?"
"Umm.Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Buffy has been offered a position as a seventh year student."
"Good Lord!" Giles shook his head and took off his glasses in typical Giles fashion.
"Yes. Joyce had made arrangements. We were to come and collect her today but clearly no one knew about this."
"Of course. Our minds have been else where this week."
The three men looked up as the front door opened and the whole team of Scoobies marched in. It seemed that Faith had now joined their numbers.
"Hey Giles. How's Buffy?" Willow asked stepping forward eyeing the two men suspiciously.
"She's upstairs asleep." Willow nodded and headed up the stairs. The others waited where they were for Giles to introduce them. He did.
He opened his mouth to speak again but he was beaten to it. "Giles?" A small voice called from the stairs.
He looked up and saw his Slayer. The sight was one he was accustomed to but the two strangers were shocked.
Never had Buffy looked short, normally she looked much taller than she was, but now she was tiny. Her hair hung lifeless from her and her clothes hung from her loosely. Willow had thrown a red rug around her shoulders. The read head now stood behind Buffy.
"Come down Buffy. There are some people to see you."
"No more bad surprises Giles." Buffy warned as she took in the two strangers. They only stared at her. She had Snape's eyes Sirius noted absently.
"Well?" She snapped when they didn't speak. And his temper it seemed to Sirius.
"My names Rubeus Hagrid Miss Summers. Keeper of the Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
"I'm Sirius black. I work for the Headmaster of Hogwarts."
"What can I do for you?"
"We've been instructed to offer you a position at the school. If you attend, you will join the seventh years and have private lessons and learn magic. We would also request your presence at the school, as the wizarding world may have the need for the Slayer soon." Sirius told her.
"You know I'm the Slayer?"
"Yes."
"Okay. If I said yes when would I leave?"
"We were to collect you today, but we need to return to the school tomorrow at the latest." Hagrid told her kindly.
Buffy turned to Giles. "I think I should go. I've been expelled from Sunnydale High, my mom's gone and it's not as though I'll be leaving the Hell Mouth unprotected." Buffy smiled kindly at Faith who smiled back. "It will be a good for me. It will be a change of scenery. And hey, a school wants me to attend there. It's a change from being kicked out." She joked lightly.
"Of course." Giles replied, knowing the truth behind her words. Buffy looked back at the two.
"Give me the afternoon to get ready."
"Certainly." Hagrid beamed.
NEW BEGININGS.
The next five days blurred together for Buffy. Thank go for Giles, Willow, Xander, Ox and surprisingly Cordelia.
They organized the funeral and made all the arrangements while Buffy remained withdrawn. She had to admit to herself that the funeral was really nice. Lots of flowers and people that Buffy didn't know but apparently Joyce had. Hank didn't show up but no one was surprised.
During those days a girl named Faith had shown up and claimed to be Kendra's successor, the second vampire slayer. She was really sympathetic to Buffy. The two of them sort of clicked.they bonded on the spot. She continues to go out on nightly patrols with Faith, but she didn't stay out as late as Faith.
The real shock came to them two days after the funeral. Buffy was up stairs sleeping. She, Faith and Giles were living at the house that Buffy had inherited. Someone knocked on the door and Giles went to answer it.
Two men were standing there. One was large and one was normal sized.
"Hello, Rubeus Hagrid." The large man introduced him self to Giles holding out a hand. Giles shook it confused.
"I'm Sirius Black." The other man said also shaking hands with Giles. "Would you by any chance be Hank Summers?" He asked. Giles snorted with laughter.
"Hardly. I assume that you were friends with Joyce?" Giles inquired.
"No, but an acquaintance of ours is." Sirius said carefully. He had noticed that Giles said were instead are.
"I suppose that you better come in." He invited them because it was sunny out side and there was no way that they could be vampires.
The two men entered. "Might we speak with Joyce?" Hagrid asked politely.
Giles gaped at them. "You haven't heard the news then?"
"What news?"
"Almost exactly one week ago, Joyce was killed in a car accident. I'm terribly sorry to spring this on you. I hope that you didn't come to far to see her."
The two men were shocked. "Oh dear."
"I'm sorry sir, I didn't catch your name."
"Sorry, Rupert Giles. I didn't mean to be rude, you just caught me off guard with the Hank Summers question."
"Where is he?"
"Probably still in Spain with his secretary."
"Oh."
"Yes. Well I am sorry that your trip was wasted."
"It isn't actually over." Sirius commented.
"Oh?"
"Yeah, you see we had been in touch with Joyce concerning her daughter Elizabeth."
"Who?"
"Buffy?"
"Oh, yes. Sorry, not many people call her that around here."
"Yes. We were told that."
"Well, may I ask what you want with her? I am her guardian for the moment."
"Well we were told that Buffy knew that we were coming but clearly Joyce never got the chance to pass the message on."
"Just who are you two?"
"Maybe we should wait for Buffy to join us."
"She's asleep at the moment."
"Very well. We both work at a school in England."
"Your British too? I did notice the accent." He grinned. "What school?"
"Umm.Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Buffy has been offered a position as a seventh year student."
"Good Lord!" Giles shook his head and took off his glasses in typical Giles fashion.
"Yes. Joyce had made arrangements. We were to come and collect her today but clearly no one knew about this."
"Of course. Our minds have been else where this week."
The three men looked up as the front door opened and the whole team of Scoobies marched in. It seemed that Faith had now joined their numbers.
"Hey Giles. How's Buffy?" Willow asked stepping forward eyeing the two men suspiciously.
"She's upstairs asleep." Willow nodded and headed up the stairs. The others waited where they were for Giles to introduce them. He did.
He opened his mouth to speak again but he was beaten to it. "Giles?" A small voice called from the stairs.
He looked up and saw his Slayer. The sight was one he was accustomed to but the two strangers were shocked.
Never had Buffy looked short, normally she looked much taller than she was, but now she was tiny. Her hair hung lifeless from her and her clothes hung from her loosely. Willow had thrown a red rug around her shoulders. The read head now stood behind Buffy.
"Come down Buffy. There are some people to see you."
"No more bad surprises Giles." Buffy warned as she took in the two strangers. They only stared at her. She had Snape's eyes Sirius noted absently.
"Well?" She snapped when they didn't speak. And his temper it seemed to Sirius.
"My names Rubeus Hagrid Miss Summers. Keeper of the Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
"I'm Sirius black. I work for the Headmaster of Hogwarts."
"What can I do for you?"
"We've been instructed to offer you a position at the school. If you attend, you will join the seventh years and have private lessons and learn magic. We would also request your presence at the school, as the wizarding world may have the need for the Slayer soon." Sirius told her.
"You know I'm the Slayer?"
"Yes."
"Okay. If I said yes when would I leave?"
"We were to collect you today, but we need to return to the school tomorrow at the latest." Hagrid told her kindly.
Buffy turned to Giles. "I think I should go. I've been expelled from Sunnydale High, my mom's gone and it's not as though I'll be leaving the Hell Mouth unprotected." Buffy smiled kindly at Faith who smiled back. "It will be a good for me. It will be a change of scenery. And hey, a school wants me to attend there. It's a change from being kicked out." She joked lightly.
"Of course." Giles replied, knowing the truth behind her words. Buffy looked back at the two.
"Give me the afternoon to get ready."
"Certainly." Hagrid beamed.