Chapter 7: Meeting Lorne
When they finally reached the library the three of them found seats at the Gryffindor table, got out the homework that was assigned that day, and looked around. There were abunch of students looking strained from the studying that they were doing and it wasn't even close to the exams yet. It looked like the whole of Hogwarts 5th years were going to end up having a nervous break down of some sort.
"Hey look!" Hermione said in a loud whisper pointing her finger over to a bookshelf at the other end of the room. "There's one of Angel's friends Lorne. I think we should go over and become friends with him he looks a little lost." Hermione jumped out of her seat and went over to Lorne.
"Hey....erm..... Mr.Lorne. I'm Hermione Granger." Hermione said nervously she didn't know if she was suppose to call him Professor Lorne or just Lorne. " Can I help you find something? There are alot of books here we'll be able to find loads that your probably interested in." Hermione gave him her innocent smile.
" Thanks doll, you can just call me Lorne.I'm just admiring your collection. I love to read just as much as I love to sing, say you wouldn't happen to know any books in here that have to do with entertainment. Since I've set foot in this school I've wondered about wizarding bands. I heard one of the students talking about some band called the Weird Sisters."
" Yeah follow me I just checked out a book about the Weird Sisters the other day, I've been fascinated by them since they played at one of Hogwarts' annual dances. Maybe this year you could be the entertainment." Hermione was just as fascinated with how nice Lorne was, he seemed to take instantly with everyone.
"Here you go Lorne." Hermione handed him The Weird Sisters: A Biography, and The Top 20 Wizarding bands of all time.
"Thanks, you're such a sweetheart. I think I'll read them in the library, I was told by a very nice professor that she's a book Nazi." Lorne had to laugh at this he'd never known anyone so much like Fred.
Hermione was a very smart girl, he could tell that just by standing here. She however would lead a very hectic life, he could see that in her aura. It practically screamed it. However he was not the one to tell her this.
Hermione lead him back to the table that Harry and Ron were sitting at. " Lorne I would like to introduce you to my friends Harry Potter, and Ron Weasley." Hermione took a seat as did Lorne. " Ron, Harry this is Lorne."
"Nice to met you, welcome to Hogwarts, are you having a nice time here?" Harry shook Lorne's hand. It was always a pleasure to meet new people espically people that were totally different then he was.
"I'm having a great time here, I'm thinking of staying and helping out. I don't know what I could do though. I don't know anything about magic, so I couldn't possibly become a teacher. Filch has got the corridors covered and Hagrid takes great care of the grounds here." Lorne opened his book and started reading.
" Well maybe you could become a teacher's assistant, or help Madam Pomfrey in the hospital ward." Ron stopped reading this guy was very intresting. He loved it here and he could stand Filch how many people can say that?
" I don't know. I'm needed in L.A. to help Angel with helping the hopeless. I'm suppose to talk to Dumbledore and Angel tonight and we'll see tomorrow." Lorne gave them a smile and a wink then went back to reading.
By this time some of the students were getting tired of studying and started whispered conversations. Lorne could tell at once that Harry, Ron and Hermione had barley written anything for a while.
" What's going on you three. You really should be finishing up that essay, I've met Snape and he's not someone you should mess with." By the look the three of them were giving Lorne, he could tell that they already knew about Snape.
" Sorry, we're just trying to find out who this Slayer is. We wanted to meet her and help her get around school and such." Hermione looked devistated she knew that she didn't say anything about the meeting that went on but she still felt like she just broke the promise she made to Dumbledore, Buffy and Angel.
" Look you'll find out who the Slayer is when it's time for you three to know, but I'm positive that no one but herself and the others know who she is." Lorne looked around how did they expect to figure a huge secret like this in a library.
" Lorne there's something you need to learn about this school, and I think its time someone taught it to you. No matter what secret you try to keep in this school it always manages to get out. I bet a galleon that by night fall this whole school knows who the Slayer is." Ron looked at Lorne challengingly. There was something about this boy that made him take this bet though.
" I heard that Buffy and Angel use to go out, but then Angel tried to end the world by bringing this Acathala thing to life.Buffy had to stab him with some sword to end it, ever since then they just haven't gotten their act together." Lorne looked over at some of the students two tables over from them.
" Hermione who are they?" Lorne gestured over to the group of students talking about Buffy and Angel.
"Oh them. The one on the right is Pansy Parkinson, her best friend Graham Pritchard is the one sitting next to her, and the one with her back to us is Milicent Bullstrode. All of them are from Slytherin." Hermione gave Lorne a look that he hoped he would never get.
"I take it there not the nicest people at Hogwarts. Ron your right though gossip does travel fast....By the way whats a galleon?" Lorne remembered betting Ron a galleon, it never occured to him what it was, he was to busy listening to the students.
" You've got that right. A galleon is wizarding money. Don't worry though I know you don't have any so I won't hold you to your bet just yet." Ron looked over at the Slytherin table now.
Harry took some of the money out of his pocket, and placed it on the table in front of them. " Lorne the gold coin is a Galleon, the silver is a Sickle and the bronze one is a Knut. Each of them mean a different thing. Kind of like your pennies, dimes, and nickles." Lorne looked over the money, then let Harry put it back in his pocket.
Lorne had never seen money like that before. He was fascinated at how they had three simple pieces of currency, when in L.A. there were a whole lot more.
" That's ok wait until you hear this, I heard that Spike and Buffy went out and Angel came back during the Apocalypse and didn't know about the two of them until he, and this is the gross part, smelled Spike's scent on Buffy." With that the three girls squealed.
" I'll see you around you three I've had enough." Lorne left. Not long after Ron, Harry, and Hermione left also.