Chapter 6 Platform 9 ¾
AN: Sorry it took so long to update. My computer disk was corrupt. It ate this chapter as well as chapter 3 of Falling Through the Stargate. I had to rewrite both.
Willow woke up a little after 2 am. Her brain was on overdrive. So many things had changed in her life recently. She had lost friends in the battle against The First. She had the ever-changing relationship with Kennedy. They had broken up the previous night.
It was going to take a while for Willow to get over it. Willow had felt differently about Kennedy since she had activated The Slayers. Kennedy acted more like Buffy than she thought. It was weird for Willow to be dating someone that was like her best friend. Willow just felt different about Kennedy and Kennedy felt different too. They had finally figured out that they were meant to be friends.
Willow hadn't told Xander and Buffy about the breakup yet. She knew that they would understand. She just wanted to get on with her life.
Willow was excited but scared about going to Hogwarts. She was nervous about teaching. Willow had all of the knowledge and she had teacher before. She was worried about how the students would react to her. Willow was only a couple of years older than the seventh years.
Buffy had sent her owl to Giles. He had told them in his reply that he couldn't come to Hogwarts with them. Giles felt that he had to work with the council and the Slayers. He told Willow that she was strong and intelligent and could handle anything that they could through at her. Willow felt reassured by that statement but she still had doubts.
Willow saw that the sun was just starting to rise. She headed back to her room. Kennedy was still asleep when Willow arrived. She gathers her clothes and personal things and went to take a shower.
After her shower, Willow woke Kennedy up. Kennedy quickly got ready to face the day. They headed downstairs to breakfast. Willow went to sit with Buffy, Xander, Dawn, Faith, and Andrew. While Kennedy went to sit with Vi, Rona, Lilly, Lita, and Amanda. Buffy noticed that Willow and Kennedy were apart and knew that they had broken up. Xander was his oblivious self as usual.
After breakfast, Willow ordered everyone back to their rooms to make sure that they hadn't forgotten anything. Everyone double-checked that they had not forgotten anything and headed back downstairs. They sat at tables drinking various drinks and munching on popcorn.
A short time later, a large man came in to the pub. He walked over to them. "My name is Rubeus Hagrid. I am the Keeper of Keys and Grounds and Professor of Care of Magical Creatures." He told them.
"Hello, we are ready to go. All we have to do is get our trunks down." Willow told him. "The Slayers can carry their own trunks but Dawn and I can't."
"I'll carry them for you." Hagrid told them. They all headed up to the rooms. Hagrid got Willow's trunk and carried it down for her. The Slayers carried their own trunks down. Xander and Andrew carried one of their trunks between them. Hagrid went back up for Dawn's trunk. Xander and Andrew went back up for the other trunks.
After everyone came back down, Hagrid told them that they were taking the Knights Bus to King Cross Station. They heard a bang and Hagrid told them that the bus had arrived.
Quickly, the trunks were loaded. Everyone climbed on board. Just like the omnibus, the bus had beds instead of seats. The trip was quick. Hagrid, Xander, and Andrew found everyone trolleys and they all headed into the station following Hagrid,
Hagrid stopped at the wall between platforms 9 and 10. He told them that they had to pass through the invisible barrier to get to Hogwarts Express. Buffy and Hagrid went first and the rest followed quickly behind.
They came out on to Platform 9 ¾. A scarlet train was waiting there. The porters took the trunks and Buffy's owl. Everyone climbed on board. Hagrid just disappeared. The Scoobies, Faith, and Andrew sat together. The rest of the Slayers spread out along the train car.
A short time later, the train started to move.
TBC