A/N: Thankyou to all my faithful reviewers. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own them.
Note: Sorry, I updated a moment ago but I realised that the conversation had been cut from the story! I couldn't beleive it. Thankyou jammies2000 for pointing it out to me. Here's the correct version. ooops!
NEW BEGININGS
Severus Snape took in the features of the young girl. She was fairly short, blonde hair, she defiantly had his eyes and it appeared that she had his attitude problem.
As he entered Dumbledore's office with the headmaster and Buffy he calmed to the realization something had happened to the girl in the last few days. He didn't know what.
They all sat down. "I'm not sure how much your mother told you Buffy so maybe."
"She didn't tell me anything." Buffy interjected quickly.
"Strange. It was she who write to us about you."
"Yeah, that'd be right."
"Well you came and that's all that matters."
"What ever."
"Your mother Joyce wants us."
"Wanted." Buffy interrupted again, correcting him.
"I'm sorry?"
"Want's is present tense. She 'wanted'. Past tense. You're a teacher, you should know the difference."
"I don't understand Buffy."
"Mom died Professor. She was killed in a car crash seven days ago."
The professors stared at her. "Buffy, I'm so sorry." Snape said stepping forward. The pain of her announcement was evident in his eyes.
"Did you know her?"
"Very well. We were good friends until about seventeen years ago. Then we lost contact."
"Oh, I'm sorry." Her expression softened slightly.
"That's okay."
"Maybe we can get together some time and I can show you some photos or something?"
"I'd like that very much." The scowl on the man actually softened ad Dumbledore was somewhat surprised.
"Buffy this is Severus Snape. He teaches Potions here at Hogwarts."
"Cool." They shook hands. Dumbledore leaned forward.
"I suppose that you want to know why you've been asked to Hogwarts?"
"Well, yeah."
"Just over a week ago Severus received this letter." He pulled open a draw and handed it to Buffy.
Cautiously Buffy began to read it. Her eyes widened, then filled with tears, she scowled, looked surprised again, bit her lip then placed the letter down and raised her eyebrows at Snape and a wistful expression shot across her face before she dismissed it quickly.
"Is this for real?"
"I'm afraid so."
"Very well. So, what? You bring me here to keep me out of trouble, teach me magic then when I turn eighteen you pat me on the head and send me on my way?"
"Of course not. We hope that you will stay the full year here as a student. We have made arrangements for you to have tutoring with most of the teachers to catch you up to date with the other students and to focus of training you in wandless magic. Of course, there is one class that you are more advanced in than any of our students."
"What?"
"Defence against the dark arts."
"Oh."
"Yes. We would like you to attend that class with the other students. Before you ask, we have taken into account your Slayer responsibility. We have a rather large forest surrounding this school. In it live an assortment of demons, vampires and evil creatures. If you wish you can patrol there."
"Well it seems that you've got things covered. Just a few questions though. Do you know my past? Are you sure that you want me to learn at your school?"
"Yes of course."
"Even with my history?"
"Is there something that I should know about?"
She bit her lip and blushed. She really didn't want to set a bad example for her new headmaster but there wasn't very much that she could do about it. This man needed to know the risks about taking her in. She leant forward and tried to whisper it to him, but he didn't hear her.
"Fine, I burnt one of my school's down. I was expelled from the next one." She saw that the man who was apparently her father looked at her more closely.
"I am aware of that."
"How?"
"I have my sources. I do believe that you have a good reason for it though." His eyes were kind and she felt that once she wasn't going to be judged by that act.
She nodded. "The gym was full of Vampires."
"Then it just goes to show that you are committed to getting the job done and saving as many lives as possible."
"I wish all people would look at it that way." She muttered.
"Very well. Now due to your evening activities we have assigned you a room of your own. It's in the dungeons so that you can be near Severus's rooms. I'm sure that you both will want to get to know each other."
Buffy eyed the tall man beside her again. "I never did think that Hank was my father." Buffy murmured to herself. The room fell into silence.
"Well, the next order of business is to sort you into a house."
"Huh?"
"At Hogwarts we have four houses. Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Griffindor and Slytherin. You usually sleep, eat and attend classes with your house. Also, throughout the year you earn points for your house through your achievements and loose points for your wrong doings."
"Oh, okay. How does this work?"
"Severus, the Sorting Hat please."
Severus left the room briefly and returned with an old hat.
"You don't expect me to put that thing on do you?" Buffy exclaimed shrinking away.
"This is the sorting hat Buffy. It is a magical thing. When it's placed on your head it will tell you which house your to go into." Snape explained.
"Okay, if you say so." She sat quietly and waited. The hat was placed on her head.
{Such courage and bravery and sorrow. You experience for one so young but such is life as the chosen one I'm sure you know. You contain within you a streak of evil yet you have only used it for good. You are very much like Master Potter. There is only one place that anyone would consider you for.GRIFFINDOR}
Buffy knew that the last word had bee yelled out loud, but the rest only she had heard. The hat was taken from her head.
Dumbledore was beaming at her and Snape was looking puzzled but pleased.
"What?"
"Griffindor is a good house to be in." Snape said startling Dumbledore again. It was extremely rare that anyone surprised the aging professor, yet Severus was doing a good job.
"What houses were you both in?"
"Slytherin." Snape said proudly.
"Griffindor Dumbledore said with the same amount of pride.
"Okay them. One more question, whom is Master Potter?"
Snape and Dumbledore exchanged a look. Snape nodded and Dumbledore proceeded to tell Buffy who Voldemort was, and about the Boy-Who-Lived.
Disclaimer: I don't own them.
Note: Sorry, I updated a moment ago but I realised that the conversation had been cut from the story! I couldn't beleive it. Thankyou jammies2000 for pointing it out to me. Here's the correct version. ooops!
NEW BEGININGS
Severus Snape took in the features of the young girl. She was fairly short, blonde hair, she defiantly had his eyes and it appeared that she had his attitude problem.
As he entered Dumbledore's office with the headmaster and Buffy he calmed to the realization something had happened to the girl in the last few days. He didn't know what.
They all sat down. "I'm not sure how much your mother told you Buffy so maybe."
"She didn't tell me anything." Buffy interjected quickly.
"Strange. It was she who write to us about you."
"Yeah, that'd be right."
"Well you came and that's all that matters."
"What ever."
"Your mother Joyce wants us."
"Wanted." Buffy interrupted again, correcting him.
"I'm sorry?"
"Want's is present tense. She 'wanted'. Past tense. You're a teacher, you should know the difference."
"I don't understand Buffy."
"Mom died Professor. She was killed in a car crash seven days ago."
The professors stared at her. "Buffy, I'm so sorry." Snape said stepping forward. The pain of her announcement was evident in his eyes.
"Did you know her?"
"Very well. We were good friends until about seventeen years ago. Then we lost contact."
"Oh, I'm sorry." Her expression softened slightly.
"That's okay."
"Maybe we can get together some time and I can show you some photos or something?"
"I'd like that very much." The scowl on the man actually softened ad Dumbledore was somewhat surprised.
"Buffy this is Severus Snape. He teaches Potions here at Hogwarts."
"Cool." They shook hands. Dumbledore leaned forward.
"I suppose that you want to know why you've been asked to Hogwarts?"
"Well, yeah."
"Just over a week ago Severus received this letter." He pulled open a draw and handed it to Buffy.
Cautiously Buffy began to read it. Her eyes widened, then filled with tears, she scowled, looked surprised again, bit her lip then placed the letter down and raised her eyebrows at Snape and a wistful expression shot across her face before she dismissed it quickly.
"Is this for real?"
"I'm afraid so."
"Very well. So, what? You bring me here to keep me out of trouble, teach me magic then when I turn eighteen you pat me on the head and send me on my way?"
"Of course not. We hope that you will stay the full year here as a student. We have made arrangements for you to have tutoring with most of the teachers to catch you up to date with the other students and to focus of training you in wandless magic. Of course, there is one class that you are more advanced in than any of our students."
"What?"
"Defence against the dark arts."
"Oh."
"Yes. We would like you to attend that class with the other students. Before you ask, we have taken into account your Slayer responsibility. We have a rather large forest surrounding this school. In it live an assortment of demons, vampires and evil creatures. If you wish you can patrol there."
"Well it seems that you've got things covered. Just a few questions though. Do you know my past? Are you sure that you want me to learn at your school?"
"Yes of course."
"Even with my history?"
"Is there something that I should know about?"
She bit her lip and blushed. She really didn't want to set a bad example for her new headmaster but there wasn't very much that she could do about it. This man needed to know the risks about taking her in. She leant forward and tried to whisper it to him, but he didn't hear her.
"Fine, I burnt one of my school's down. I was expelled from the next one." She saw that the man who was apparently her father looked at her more closely.
"I am aware of that."
"How?"
"I have my sources. I do believe that you have a good reason for it though." His eyes were kind and she felt that once she wasn't going to be judged by that act.
She nodded. "The gym was full of Vampires."
"Then it just goes to show that you are committed to getting the job done and saving as many lives as possible."
"I wish all people would look at it that way." She muttered.
"Very well. Now due to your evening activities we have assigned you a room of your own. It's in the dungeons so that you can be near Severus's rooms. I'm sure that you both will want to get to know each other."
Buffy eyed the tall man beside her again. "I never did think that Hank was my father." Buffy murmured to herself. The room fell into silence.
"Well, the next order of business is to sort you into a house."
"Huh?"
"At Hogwarts we have four houses. Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Griffindor and Slytherin. You usually sleep, eat and attend classes with your house. Also, throughout the year you earn points for your house through your achievements and loose points for your wrong doings."
"Oh, okay. How does this work?"
"Severus, the Sorting Hat please."
Severus left the room briefly and returned with an old hat.
"You don't expect me to put that thing on do you?" Buffy exclaimed shrinking away.
"This is the sorting hat Buffy. It is a magical thing. When it's placed on your head it will tell you which house your to go into." Snape explained.
"Okay, if you say so." She sat quietly and waited. The hat was placed on her head.
{Such courage and bravery and sorrow. You experience for one so young but such is life as the chosen one I'm sure you know. You contain within you a streak of evil yet you have only used it for good. You are very much like Master Potter. There is only one place that anyone would consider you for.GRIFFINDOR}
Buffy knew that the last word had bee yelled out loud, but the rest only she had heard. The hat was taken from her head.
Dumbledore was beaming at her and Snape was looking puzzled but pleased.
"What?"
"Griffindor is a good house to be in." Snape said startling Dumbledore again. It was extremely rare that anyone surprised the aging professor, yet Severus was doing a good job.
"What houses were you both in?"
"Slytherin." Snape said proudly.
"Griffindor Dumbledore said with the same amount of pride.
"Okay them. One more question, whom is Master Potter?"
Snape and Dumbledore exchanged a look. Snape nodded and Dumbledore proceeded to tell Buffy who Voldemort was, and about the Boy-Who-Lived.