Disclaimer: Really really not mine. All JK Rowling and Joss Whedon's.
Setting: Straight after Order of the Phoenix and starts at the Buffy episode 'No Place Like Home when Buffy finds out that Dawn's the key and Joyce is ill.
Pairings: Really not sure yet.
Summary: One is special, Two are chosen but 3 are destiny.
Sixteen years ago Lord Voldemort killed James Potter, only James Potter. Is it time Lily returned to the wizarding world?
Thanks to Sam 453 for all the help with this-but I swear it was still my idea but she helped loads
Sorry about the formatting of ch 3 but it's almost all fixed now, you only have to scroll along once or twice.
Captuniv: hank was pretty much all part of the spell-just part of the life Pettigrew created for Lily and Hope- a bit like Dawn's life was created for her in the actual series but her deal will all be explained 'cos she's going to be very important.
ScruffyWes: Sorry to kind of disappoint but you'll see Joyce doesn't really remember. Also Joyce dying-it's tempting for the angst-you'll have to wait and see if I do it though.
Anne marie: I'm looking forward to Harry's reaction too (I have to work out how to write it though).
Herald-Mage Brianna: Sorry! I fixed it though (almost)
Chapter 3: Remembering-of sorts"Who the hell is this anonymous bad?" Buffy asked exasperated, barely registering the click on the other end of the 'phone line telling her Giles had hung up. It was the second time she had heard of this un-nameable evil and Buffy wanted specifics. It didn't seem likely that she was going to find anything out from her mother though. Joyce had collapsed onto the floor where she sat shaking and sobbing.
"James." She muttered. "Must find James, must find him."
"Who's James?" Buffy asked gently but Joyce shook her head, still muttering.
"Must find James. Must find James."
"Mom tell me who is James?" Buffy said more firmly.
"I don't know" Joyce said her cheeks wet with tears. "I don't know Buffy but I have to find him."
"Why? How are you going to find someone by their first name? Why do you only know their first name anyway? Oh my g-d you didn't did you? Please don't tell me you had a one nighter please." Buffy winced at the very thought.
"I don't know" Joyce sobbed yet again. "I have to find him."
"And who the hell is Harry? Why is this no name evil after him?" Joyce's expression cleared for a moment and she said
"Voldemort. Voldemort will kill him because he can destroy him."
"Who's this Vol au vont guy now? Psycho murderer or savoury snack?" Buffy said lightly to cover her confusion but her mother was once again oblivious, muttering to herself
"James, James." Joyce clutched at her head as if in great pain and Buffy launched into protective daughter mode.
"Mom we're going to the hospital. Now. Come on" but Joyce seemed unable to hear her. She cried out in a shriek of agony that made Buffy shiver and brought Dawn running downstairs.
"Mom are you Ok? I heard a noise." Dawn caught sight of Joyce and panicked. "Oh my g-d. Buffy what's happening? Is she ok? Mom? Mom!" Buffy could see that Dawn was nearly hysterical and shook her gently.
"Dawn calm down. We're gonna get Mom into hospital ok. We need to do it now. I'm going to call Giles back, go grab some of Mom's things." Dawn nodded fearfully and headed back upstairs. "Hold on Mom we'll sort you out. It'll all be fine." Buffy soothed dialling the Magic Box whilst Joyce continued crying.
"James! Are you ok? James where are you? James!"
"Come on" Buffy prayed as the 'phone rang and soon Giles' characteristic British accent was on the other end. "Giles can you give us a ride to the hospital?"
"Of course Buffy but what's the matter. Are you all right? Is Joyce?"
"She's not good Giles. Really not good."
"Give me five minutes?"
"A quick five minutes."
"Buffy I would point out the flaw in your sentence but there is no time. Are you sure the hospital can help?"
"No I'm not sure. If it's a spell they can't sort that can they but I don't know what can. Let's just get her to hospital, then we can hit the books."
"Already on it. I'll be there in a minute."
Buffy put the 'phone down and crouched again by Joyce. She was obviously in acute distress, her breathing was rapid and shallow and she clutched her head still muttering incoherently. "It's ok mom, it'll all be ok" Buffy soothed baffled by the little she could understand of her mother's ramblings. She caught a few words but couldn't make any sense of them.
"Serious…prophesy hope…betrayed secret… rat." Suddenly Joyce gritted her teeth and arched her back. Buffy thought she must be possessed or at the very least having a fit but the episode passed after only seconds. All that remained, hovering in the air was the echo of Joyce's last two words, words that Buffy didn't recognise. "Avada Kedavra." They made Buffy shudder, and Joyce too. She fell back on the floor and once the shuddering past lay still and silent. It was lucky Giles turned up only moments later because Buffy came very close to panicking. He carefully roused Joyce and helped her to his car, Buffy and Dawn following behind. Throughout the short journey Buffy grew more and more agitated by the feeling of helplessness that grew inside her with each moan from the front seat and by Dawn's persistent figeting next to her.
At the hospital Joyce was treated quickly and efficiently with pain killers and tranquillisers. When she came around Buffy Dawn and Giles were standing by her bedside and she was talking perfectly rationally. They explained why she was in hospital but Joyce was confused by what they said. She didn't remember collapsing and when Buffy asked who James was Joyce had no idea. Buffy tried asking about Hope and Harry but Joyce was so upset about not remembering anything that Buffy soon gave up. It was growing late so they left Joyce to get some rest. The doctors had run multiple tests and wanted to keep Joyce in for observation until they got some results. Buffy seriously doubted the tests would show anything but she couldn't really object to them on the grounds of supernatural evil at work. She just hoped that whatever it was doing this to her mother didn't start showing itself in the hospital.
Back at Buffy's house research into 'that which must not be named' was underway but proving fruitless except to fuel a flurry of jokes from Xander about what might be un-nameable. Buffy collapsed into a chair next to Willow and pulled a heavy tome towards her. Willow was on the net but sighed as Buffy sat down.
"I got 24 million 100 thousand matches for 'James' I need a new search word." Willow looked up from the screen to see Buffy's worried face. "Is she ok?"
"For the moment but we wont really know much for a bit, she's staying in tonight anyway."
"It's probably best." Willow said compassionately and Buffy nodded. She then realised that she hadn't shared her mother's last babblings and leaned across Willow to type 'Avada Kedavra' into the computer.
"What's that mean Buffy?" Willow asked
"We're about to find out" Buffy replied.
"Or not" Xander added coming behind Willow and looking at the screen where a list of nonsense had appeared. "Look at these. I can't even pronounce them. What's it mean Giles?"
"That one seems to make a reference to death. Yes drepende is killing in Norwegian. Oh dear lord a killing spell? No forbannelse is curse. A killing curse. Why did you look this up Buffy?" Giles asked worriedly cleaning his glasses on his jacket.
"Gave me the wig when my mom yelled it."
"Your Mom used a killing curse on you?!" Xander exclaimed. "The day is full of surprises."
"I don't think it was her Xan. She seemed kind of out of it at that point, like it was whatever's doing this to her that made her say it."
"So you think she's possessed?"
"Maybe but then what was all the rest of it about? Our lives not being real and all the rest of it." The others all looked blankly at Buffy. "I'm going to go back to the warehouse, see if I can find out about this 'that which must not be named.' Maybe it's doing all this."
"We'll keep on looking. Buffy be careful." Buffy nodded and headed to the door but before she got there Joyce pushed it open. She was fully dressed but her hair was wild and though she seemed fully conscious of what was going on her eyes were misty.
"We have to go Buffy." Joyce said abruptly and everyone stared at her. Dawn came rushing downstairs on hearing her mom's voice but stopped at the bottom of the stairs.
"Mom what are you doing here, you should be in hospital."
"That's not important now Dawn, I remembered something. We have to go, I know where to find James."
"Where mom, where is he?"
"England. We have to go to England."
I suck at cliff-hangers, chapters just have to finish where they have to finish but anyways that's no reason not to review. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease do!!!!!!!