Chapter 27: Connor learns about Darla
Giles decided to drop by Hogwarts at the end of the week to check up on everyone. It was his first time back since he the presentation, and he was as lost as he had ever been. He opened the front oak doors and walked in. He couldn't figure out where he was going. He was suppose to go see Andrew but looking at the place it seemed like it would be like finding a needle in a large hay stack.
" Mr. Giles! Hey, how are you?" Fred's sweet and welcoming voice echoed over the hallway.
" Oh Miss. Burkle, I'm good. It's good to see you again. You wouldn't happen to know where Andrews classroom would be would you? I've seem to have forgotten my way around." Giles shook Fred's hand and noticed she was hand in hand with some guy.
" Andrews classroom is up those stairs and to the right. Oh and where are my manners, sorry. Giles this is Remus Lupin. Remus this is Rupert Giles. He works with Buffy, he use to be her watcher. Merry Christmas, Mr. Giles" Fred said smiling. She loved introducing people to Lupin.
" It's nice to meet you Mr. Giles, I could help you find the classroom if you would like. Fred has to go teach a class anyways, and please call me Remus." Remus shook Giles' hand.
" I would love your help. You can call me Giles, everyone else seems to. Merry Christmas to you too Miss Burkle." Giles shook Remus' hand and both made their way up the stairs. " So may I ask how long you've known Fred?" Giles always liked Fred, she was such a sweet girl.
" I've known her for a few months now, Dumbledore introduced us." Lupin turned a corner.
" Ah, well you must be a very kind person for Fred to like you as much as she does. I believe she told me she's only had two boyfriend before, neither relationship lated long." Giles turned the corner.
" Yes, she did tell me that. She's a very nice young lady and she doesn't seem to mind that I'm a werewolf. It's very hard to find a girl like that." Remus opened Andrew's door. " Here we are."
" A werewolf really. Well you can't really tell them apart I suppose. I have a friend whose a werewolf also goes by the name OZ you two might actually have a lot in common.Marry Christmas Remus." Giles said before entering.
" Yes, I suppose we would. I'm going to have to meet him next time he's here. It was nice meeting you hopefully we can do this again sometime.Marry Christmas to you too Giles." Lupin then departed.
" Hello Andrew. How is the Slayer doing? " Giles said while walking towards Andrews desk.
" She's doing great. I see you've meet Remus, he's a great guy. Fred and him have been getting pretty serious these past couple of months. It warms my heart to see them together." Andrew said standing up and shaking hands with Giles.
" That's great. Yes I did meet Lupin, he seems like a nice guy. I can't stay long, the council has me relocating to France." Giles said while looking over reports.
" Well if you want you can take that with you. I mean I've read it a hundred times, there's nothing more I can get out of it. France really, well good luck there, at least it doesn't have a hell mouth. Oh and Merry Christmas Giles." Andrew said gathering up other reports to give to Giles.
" Yes, that will be a change. However I don't know a word of French, and my Slayer doesn't know a word of English so it should be interesting." Giles said picking up the other reports and putting them into his bag. " Well I must be off. Thanks for the reports, if I can pull anything useful out of them I will send it to you straight away. Merry Christmas Andrew." Giles then left.
After the last Potions class before break Snape pulled Blaise, Draco, Goyle, Flint, and Connor aside. " Mr. Zabini, Malfoy, Flint, and Goyle you will be staying here for Christmas break. Mr. Angel your father decided that he wants you to spend Christmas with him in L.A. I must warn you to watch your back though. The American Ministry of Magic has been informed of what is going on and will be keeping an eye out of suspicious activity. They will notify your father and the school if something out of the ordinary happens. Other than that you are all free to leave." Professor Snape then went into his classroom.
" So what's it like staying at Hogwarts during break?" Connor asked, he knew he was going home but it still interested him.
" It's just like being at Hogwarts with out classes. Kind of boring though." Blaise said, he had only stayed during winter break once and wasn't to happy about it.
" Well, my father's coming for dinner tonight maybe I can talk him into letting you come to L.A. I mean if Professor Snape, and Professor Dumbledore allow you to come."
" That would be great! I've never been to America, and your father runs that lawfirm also maybe we could be interns or something." Tracey said with a smile on his face.
Connor then got a sudden idea and ran to the Dormitories to write to his dad.

" Please come! Please! You'll enjoy it!" Fred started begging.
" What if the Order needs me here?" Lupin asked.
" Well then use the Floo Network, Angel's office is set up to it already! Come on L.A. is fun, you're the one who suggested that you come when we first met!" Fred gave him her puppy dog face.
" Fine, as long as you promise me that you won't do that again." Lupin smiled, he was falling in love with Fred, and hard. They had only been dating since September, and since then the longest the were apart from each other was the week of the cycle of the full moon.
" Well, we're leaving tomorrow so you might want to start to pack. You don't need winter clothes though." Fred said smiling.
" What do you mean I don't need winter clothes? It's winter!" Lupin looked at her confused.
" It's not cold there in winter. You might want to bring a sweatshirt or something but that's it." Fred said while walking towards the bedroom door. She had to go write Angel about their extra visitor. Lupin caught her around the waist before she could get there though and started to kiss her.
" Fred, I've been meaning to tell you this. I just haven't found the right time, or place. I Love you!" Lupin said before kissing her.
Fred blushed, and smiled. She was a little shocked at this she didn't expect Lupin to tell her he loved her so early in there relationship, though she felt the same way. Fred had loved Lupin since the date they had in Hogsmeade. " I love you too." Fred kissed Lupin back. " I have to go and send a message to Angel about you coming." Lupin let Fred go and started to pack his things. He did it the muggle way, he found doing alot of things the muggle way was actually quite fun.
Fred made her way up to the Owlery. Once she got inside she saw Connor tying a letter to a pretty brown Barn Owl. " Whose that to?" Fred asked hugging Connor. Connor had always been like a relative to her.
" My dad, whose yours to?" Connor noticed a letter in her hands also.
" Your dad also. Do you mind if I use your owl too?" Fred saw no point in sending Angel two Owls.
" Sure, here." Connor took the letter and attached it to the Owls leg.
" I'm glad to see you and Angel get along. Your mom would of wanted it this way, she cared about you a lot Connor." Fred said pulling Connor into another hug.
" Thanks. Dad doesn't talk about her much. What was she like?" Connor always wondered but didn't know whom to ask.

" Well, she was a vampire like your dad, but I guess you've known that. Um, she was really pretty, and was kind. She cared about you alot, and when she learned that she had to stake herself for you to live she didn't hesitate. She loved you lot." Fred didn't want to speak badly about Darla to Connor. She wanted Connor to think highly of his mom.
" I wish I could of met her. I did once when Jasmine was around, she tried to talk me out of killing that one girl. I thought it was just a mind game though." Connor said watching the owl fly away. " You and Professor Lupin make a cute couple. Are you going to bring him to L.A?"
" Yeah, that's what the letter was about. " Fred said turning to leave.
" Do you love him?" Connor cared for Fred and didn't want to see her get hurt.
" Yeah, I do. With all my heart actually." Fred said smiling walking out the door.
" Well, he better be good to you or I'll hurt him." Connor said laughing behind her.