Hehehe…I love cliff-hangers.  It was very amusing to read everyone tell me that I was evil…but I'm being nice today and updating quickly.  Hopefully the next chapter will be up soon as well.

I personally do not like this chapter…I had loads of stuff for it but in the end, I could not write it all down the way I wanted, so this chapter in my opinion sucked.  If I have time, I will rewrite it in a way that I think is better…but for now, this is it.

Sam-453:  Update.  Now.  That is an order.

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Chapter 6.

Previously: (AN// I feel like saying: 'Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer' in Giles' voice)

Before Molly could finish her sentence, the kitchen door opened and a man came in, a sheepish smile on his face.  His light brown hair was flecked with grey, and he looked tired and weary, but he seemed quite young.  His robes were grey and battered.

"Sorry Albus, I was up in my room, I forgot the time."

Dumbledore smiled.  "Do not worry; I have somebody for you to meet."

Buffy turned to the man and smiled.  "Hi I'm-"

"Buffy."  The man choked.  "Buffy Evans.  Dear god, it's you."

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Buffy stared at the man, dumbstruck.  He stared at her, a smile growing on his face at each passing second.  "What."  She whispered, a lump in her throat.

"Buffy Evans.  Do you remember me, my name is-"

"Remus." Buffy finished, her hand flying to her mouth.  Remus' smile grew even more, and before he realised what was happening, Buffy had flown into his arms, embracing him tightly.  Remus grinned even more and wrapped his arms firmly around Buffy's tiny frame as if he would never let go.

"I thought I'd never see you again."  Remus whispered in her ear, and Buffy felt tears running down her cheeks.  She had been waiting for this for many years, and here, it was happening so suddenly. 

"I've missed you so much, so much."  Buffy choked, her head buried into his robes. 

Remus held her at arms length and wiped her cheeks with a tissue.  He looked at her with a friendly smile, stroking her cheek with his thumb.  "You've grown, so…"He looked her up and down.  "Little."  He finished, and Buffy giggled, swatting his arm playfully, but Lupin winced.

"And you're so…"

"Old?"  Lupin completed, laughing.  "We haven't seen each other for fifteen years, I have changed a lot.  And so have you, I presume."  Buffy nodded.

"We have so much to catch up on."  Buffy said.

"Before you do that," Dumbledore interrupted, a twinkle in his eye, "would you like to fill them in on the details?" 

Buffy grinned, and Remus put his arm around her protectively, as if he would never let her go. "This is Lily Evans little sister, Buffy."

"That's impossible."  The girl with the bushy hair said, earning a glare from one of the older red heads.

"It is possible."  He said, smiling at Buffy, and she felt a twinge of familiarity.  "It's possible because she was in my year at Hogwarts."  He stood up from his chair, running a hand through his hair, which had black patches on it.  His robes had many burnt patches and his boots were caked with mud.  "Charlie Weasley.  I was in Gryffindor with you."  He said, thrusting his hand to her. 

"Of course!  I remember you!"  Buffy exclaimed, hugging him, not noticing that he was completely shocked.

"Wait a minute."  A voice behind Charlie exclaimed.  Buffy pulled out of the hug, a sheepish grin on her face, which was returned by a smirk.  "So are you saying that you knew about this, and you never told us?"  The smallest red headed boy asked, astonished.

Charlie shrugged.  "Yeah."

The boy seemed put out and he leant back in his chair.  "Oh."

The bushy haired girl spoke again.  "But it does not say anything about her in books."

"You and your bloody books."  The red head said, smirking at the girl.

"Ron!  Don't swear!"  Molly Weasley and the bushy haired girl chorused.  Ron scowled and sat back in his chair, his arms crossed across his chest.

"Honestly, I am her little sister."  Buffy said, smiling.

"She could be a Death Eater!"  Hermione shouted, pointing to Buffy, her eyes blazing.  "She can't be an Evans!" 

Dumbledore stepped forward and put a hand on Hermione's shoulder, causing her to flush a dark red.

"My dear, however hard it is to believe, Buffy is Lily's Evans sister."  He said calmly, smiling at Buffy.  But she just glared at him as she realised everything and strode forward.

"You knew that Lupin was here!"  Buffy accused, her finger prodding Dumbledore's chest.  "You set me up, asking me to come here!  You could have done this a long time ago!  Why now?"  Buffy glared at him fiercely, but Dumbledore's eyes kept on twinkling brightly.

"I had to wait for the right moment, I could not tell you the moment I met you, could I?  You weren't ready, circumstances here were not agreeable for your arrival.  Trust me, Buffy; it is better the way I thought it."  Dumbledore explained.

Buffy scowled, and pressed her finger in harder into his chest.  "You are so lucky I do not kill humans."  With that, she threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly.  "Thank you."  She whispered, a tear running down her cheek.

Lupin watched their interaction closely, and he realised that Dumbledore had been keeping a secret for a long time.  "So you knew that she was alive?"  Lupin growled, it was his turn to have a go at Dumbledore.  "But you did not say anything?  After we all thought she was dead?"

"Lupin, I met Buffy nine months ago, after an unfortunate incident with a demon.  She remembered me from her little time at Hogwarts, and we stayed in touch.  She did not even know Lily and James were dead until I told her." 

Lupin looked to Buffy and she bent her head, a shiny tear drop falling onto the dirty floor.  Lupin's heart immediately went out to her and he went to her, comforting her.

"I didn't even know.  For fifteen years I thought they were alive.  Stupid council with their fucking rules."  She choked, wiping her eyes with her sleeve and smiling weakly up to Lupin.

"The council?"  He questioned.

Buffy nodded.  "Kidnapping me from you was not all a waste.  I'm the slayer."  There was a collective gasp and Buffy grinned, she loved telling people that she was a slayer.  She was still upset about the loss of her sister, but less so, now that she had Lupin.  "Oldest and longest slayer in history."  She said proudly.  "Even got a dagger for it."  She took out her special dagger from its special holder around her calf and flipped it in the air, catching it between her hands. 

"Bloody hell."

"Ron!"

Lupin grinned, stroking a strand of hair back from Buffy's face.  "So all that wasn't for nothing." 

Buffy looked round the room, beaming faces shining up to her, but something was missing.  Actually, someone was missing, two someones.

"Where are Peter and Sirius?"  She asked cheerfully.  Lupin's face fell, and her eyebrow's narrowed.  "Lupin?"  She asked.  He did not answer, only shook his head.  "Remus?  What aren't you telling me?" 

"I'm sorry Buffy."  Lupin started, looking up to Buffy, his brown eyes looking with her emerald ones.  "Peter betrayed us.  He is a Death Eater." 

Buffy sank into a chair, her mouth covered with her hand.  "No, that can't be true."  She protested weakly, but Lupin shook his head.

"He was the one who told Voldemort where Lily and James were.  He betrayed them." 

"But…he was so…nice."  Buffy said weakly, a lump forming in her throat.   Peter had not been her favourite Marauder, in fact, he was her least, but he was still a nice man, someone who Buffy knew and loved when she was a child.  The thought of him being evil was completely strange to her, and she knew it was going to take some getting used to.  She swallowed, the lump in her throat not going away, but growing as she opened her mouth to ask her next question.  "And Sirius?"  She croaked.

"Dead."  Lupin responded, a far away look on his face.  His tone was completely devoid of emotion, and it looked as if he was trying not to show his true feelings.  "He died a month ago, there was no body."  Buffy gasped, tears forming in her eyes again.  But none of them fell as she tried to hold them back.  She should have expected this.  Dumbledore had told her about Voldemort and the war, how could she not have expected this?  In wars, people died, it harsh but true.  Sirius had been a brave, gallant fighter, and she knew he would have died proud. 

But that was no comfort to her, as she thought of him.  No body, how could there be no body?  Was he trapped somewhere then?  Was he in hell or heaven?  Was he feeling pain, or was he in peace?  She found that she did not want to know the details, everything was happening too fast. 

Buffy pushed her thoughts back and she looked up to Lupin, who was watching her carefully.  In fact, they all were, and Hermione had gotten a sad look on her face, she believed her now.  Buffy forced a smile and stood up, facing Lupin.

"Where's my nephew?"

Short chapter I know…

Did it suck?  'cos I think it did…comments will be greatly appreciated.

Next chapter:  Lupin and Buffy spend quality time together…(not in a romantic way!)