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Chapter Seventeen

Max was sitting in a lounge room and in front of him sat Whistler.

"Fucking hell, not you again." Max exclaimed.

"Yes, me again…" Whistler said.

"Why didn't you tell me I was some boy god!?" Max yelled rising from his seat.

"Would you have believed me?"

"I donno, but what's going on with my folk here? I mean I thought his was another plain of existence how are my parents here, and why did I run away from them?"

"Well, because we didn't want you running off to find your folk and leaving us here. We need you and didn't want you running off somewhere else. I don't know why you left here, and it doesn't matter."

"But they think I've run off. Can I at least e-mail them? Fuck that I will what ever you say."

"You can't they aren't really your parents, like you said you are in a different reality. If you e-mail them or call or contact someone here you know you could upset something huge. You could be different here. You could be anyone or anything, and your folks could be anyone or anything. Just because you have the same e-mail in this world it doesn't mean that you are the same person here as you are in your reality."

"So why am I back in "La La" land?" Max said referring to his surroundings.

"Because you have to understand that your Magic is going to start to grow. You still won't be able to get out of Hogwarts but you will be able to do a hell of a lot more magic with out going out like a light. This doesn't mean that you have an open invitation to do magic. The powers also think you should be able to do some hand to hand and weaponry combat. I know this may seem that we are making life easy for you but you have understand this is not a simple task that you have been given."

"Don't go all Yoda on me…" Ma said caustically

"Don't get cynical, a lot depends on you and when you wake up just be careful with your magic and make sure you eat."

With those final words Whistler was gone. And Max slept dreamlessly.

Max awoke in the bright light of what he presumed was the morning. No one was around and all the beds were empty. He sat up and looked around; he swung his legs over the side of the bed and hoped off. He slipped his feet into his awaiting shoes. He grabbed his Ipod and other belongings from the bedside table. He opened the door into the hall way and walked quickly down to his room. His watch said it was 7:03 A.M. so Max decided to grab a shower, get dressed and go down to the Great Hall to get something to eat.

Dawn was tired it was late at night and she hadn't been sleeping well, she took some sleeping pills and finally differed into a sleep.

"Dawn over here…" A voice called from behind her. She turned around and walked into a room that looked like her lounge room in Sunnydale.

"Please take a seat…" A man said. She sat on a one-seater while the other man, who she presumed was Whistler sat on the sofa.

"What am I doing here?" Dawn asked as she seated herself.

"Because you are the Key." Whistler said.

"But Glory is gone and I'm not active any more."

"That is true in a sense. The Prophesy that you know about makes you the Key again, but in a different form. You are no longer the Key to Dimensions, but something more."

"What would that be?"

"I cannot tell you as that would be too much information. But you must not fear the boy god, allow him to take you."

"You mean Max right? What's he going to do?"

"Do not fear him…" Whistler said as he faded.

Dawn woke with the light streaming into her room. She got up and decided to grab a shower, get dressed and go down to the great hall. As she walked down through the empty halls she thought about what Whistler had said. But then pushed her thoughts aside and walked into the Great Hall. As she moved in she only saw one person sitting alone at the Slytherin Table. She then realized it was Max. He had mountains of food around him so she decided to join him. She sat opposite from him and he looked up at her.

"Hello…" She said happily.

"Hi…" Max said softly.

"You Ok?" Dawn asked while she grabbed some food.

"I guess…" Max said.

"You guess?" She pried.

"Well, I found out that I have parents here and I can't contact anyone I know cause I could be someone different here, and I donno it's all a bit weird." Max admitted.

"That sucks but at least you have people here…" Dawn said sincerely.

"I guess…" Max said sadly.

"Don't guess, be happy." Dawn said brightly.

The two talked for a while and still no one was in the Great Hall apart from them. Max told her stuff he had never told any one and she tried to tell him stuff he didn't already know. Then they were interrupted.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" A male voice drawled from behind them. "I don't know why Dumbledore lets you muggles hang around here. You two you get off our table." Max turned around to see Malfoy and his cronies standing behind him.

"Or what you'll curse me?" Max said with mock seriousness.

"Don't mock me, you filthy muggle." Malfoy spat.

"Don't try to intimidate me!" Max shot back.

"Get off our table! You don't deserve to sit at the Slytherin table!" Malfoy yell whipping out his wand.

"Oh don't point that thing at me, I seriously think you wizards are trying to compensate for something with that long piece of wood." Max said with a sneer. Dawn giggled at the comment.

"Think something funny muggle!" Malfoy said pointing his wand at Dawn.

"Yeah…you!" Dawn said. Laughing. "You're all so look at me! And I mean is that hair even natural! Even Spike had better hair than you!" Max started laughing too. Max could see that all the rest of the Slytherins had drawn their wands and had pointed them at him and Dawn

"Oh come on, I don't want to hurt you guys…" Max said with a smile.

"Yeah but we want to hurt you." Malfoy said waving his wand.

Dawn ducked but Max lifted his hand and sent Malfoy flying across the room.

"Ops…" Max said in mock innocence.

The other Slytherins tried to curse him but their wands flew from their hands into Max's. Then the other Slytherins hair all went rainbow colors. Dawn laughed even more and Max just sent them flying into the opposite wall where they were tied to the wall by vines. Their wands flew to the ceiling and more vines caught them and held them up there. Max skulled down the rest of his mango juice and left the Great Hall. He was passing some kids when he went out and Dawn raced after him. He was walking to the Owlery quickly and he was halfway there when Snape found him.

"What did you do to my students?" Snape drawled.

"Nothing that they didn't already have coming…" Max replied in a bored manner.

"Don't mock me Mr. White." Snape sneered.

"Hey, they came at us!" Dawn said indignantly.

"Dawn I can handle this…"Max said.

"I want you to release the students you have entangled in the hall!" Snape yelled.

"What's the matter Snape can't kill a few weeds?" Max said with a smile.

"I can but they grow back too fast, Draco got halfway across the room and the vines came from no where and pulled him back. He probably has some terrible head injuries, that you are responsible for." Snape said glaring at Max.

"Well, Malfoy will have to learn his manners. And he will have to find his own way out. As will the rest of the Slytherins; unless the headmaster requests other wise, and only under extreme circumstances." Max said turning from Snape.

"Don't walk away from this Mr. White!" Snape yelled grabbing Max's arm. Some reflexes kicked in and Max flipped the Potions master over his back. Snape landed with a thud. Max turned tail and ran with a smile on his face.

Dawn followed Max to the Owlery. They raced up the stairs and collapsed ion laughter at the top. The room was still empty of Owls and the laptop had been placed under some "hiding" charms. Max waved his hands over the "invisible" laptop.

"I can't believe you flipped him!" Dawn said after she started to settle down

"Yeah, well, fun as it was I didn't really mean to do it." Max said while intently looking at the screen.

"What are you doing?" Dawn asked looking over Max's shoulder.

"Guns." Max said bluntly.

"Uh, why exactly?" Dawn said.

"I wanna build one, or make a few magically." Max asked.

"Again I have to ask why…" Dawn said persistently.

"We need another efficient weapon. Swords and magic are great but if you have a demon that you can shoot then why not?" Max said simplistically.

"Oh, ok…ummm I'm ganna go ok I'll see ya later." Dawn said quickly leaving.

"Yeah whatever…" Max said not looking away from the computer.

Dawn ran quickly from room, and back to the Great Hall. She burst in and saw Buffy, Xander, Willow, Angel, and Cordy sitting at then end of one of the long tables. She ran quickly down to them. The Slytherins were still being held to the wall.

"Willow…" Dawn said out of breath.

"What is it Dawnie?" Willow asked sincerely.

"Hey, Dawn where's Max the whole Slytherins on the wall is cool." Xander said.

"I think something is happening or has happened to Max." Dawn said concerned.

"What do you mean?" Buffy asked.

"Well, he is in the Owlery, learning how to make guns." Dawn said bluntly. Xander chocked on what he was eating, eventually spitting it out.

"Holly mother of Jesus!" Xander exclaimed. "He can't do that….can he?"

"I donno, but I think something has changed. He seemed different." Dawn said.

"Take us to him." Buffy said getting up from her seat. Xander and Willow got from their seats and the four of them left. As they were leaving they were intercepted by Snape.

"Ms. Summers would you care to tell me where Mr. White would be." Snape said with a sneer.

"You can come with us, were going to visit him now." Buffy said curtly. They all strode down to the Owlery. But when they got to the door it wouldn't open. Snape tried the simple unlocking spell, but it had no effect. Buffy tried a running kick but to no avail. She simply fell flat on her back.

"It feels like there are layers of wall behind that door. What is he playing at?" Buffy asked as she rose. Willow stepped forward, she swiped her hands in front of the door and it shimmered and disappeared. There was a layer of concrete behind the door and Willow repeated her actions and made the concrete wall disappear. She raced up the stairs and everyone else followed. When they reached the top they saw Max slipping on his jacket.

"What are you doing Max?" Willow asked.

"What do you mean?" Max asked innocently.

"I donno, the locking and barricading of the door, and the guns? Why are you making guns?" Willow asked outraged.

"Oh, I'm done with that." Max said moving to wards the door.

"Oh, good. I mean guns….can we say dangerous." Willow aid with a lighter mood.

"Oh you misunderstand me. I've finished making them. I wasn't sure I could do it…now I need some breakfast." Max said starting his way down the stairs. Snape stopped him by putting his hand on Max's chest.

"But we just ate…"Dawn said.

"I know but I could still eat. And our breakfast was cut short." Max said with a smile. "And could you kindly remove your hand from my chest I'll be off."

"If you would remove my students from your vines." Snape said

"No way, they deserved all I gave and more." Max said pushing away Snape's hand.

Max quickly took his leave from the Owlery and strolled back to his room. He had strapped his sword to his back and his dagger at his ankle. He had a gun placed at his other ankle and had other pistols in his sleeves and coat. He walked to the Kitchens and got Dobby to give him a lot of food and drinks. From there he went to the Room of requirement and turned it into a shooting range. Inside were those cardboard cut outs of people. He set the food down and went to work. He stayed in there for the rest of there day. He was undisturbed; he guessed because no one knew where he was and that no one really cared. He had made his guns to be magically reloaded, so it was like an endless stream of bullets. By the end of the day he was exhausted and finally at 8 O'clock at night he exited and started to go back to his room. He had become quite skillful with a gun and a sword, and he walked back to his room his body aching with fatigue. When he got there Dumbledore was waiting for him.

"Ahhh, Max your back. May I inquire to where you were?" Dumbledore asked rising from where he was seated.

"Oh, I was in the Room of Requirement. I hope that was ok I needed some training." Max replied tiredly.

"I must ask you to removed the Slytherins from the bounds you placed them in this morning. And you must be aware that you have been acting rather odd and people are deeply concerned about you…" Dumbledore said sincerely.

"I can't believe they didn't get out of it." Max said closing his eyes. When he opened them the students fell from the wall with various thuds, and their wands clattered to the ground. "That should do it…If you will excuse me Professor I need to get some sleep and I will see you in the morning."

"Yes, thank you for releasing the students…" Dumbledore said as he walked off.

Max pulled off his weapons and stripped off his cloths then collapsed onto his bed exhausted. He placed one of his guns under his pillow and fell straight to sleep.

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