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Hmm…lots of people wanted Buffy to beat up Vernon! Wow…bloodthirsty people we got here! I thought Buffy beating him up would be a bit too much, but, I could always get them together and get Buffy to beat him up…ooh, new idea…
On with the chapter!
Chapter 9.
Harry continued to look at Buffy as if she had something on her face, and Buffy unconsciously patted her hair.
It looked as if Harry was going to say something, he opened his mouth, but then he shook his head and closed it again.
"Harry?" Hermione asked nervously.
Harry nodded to Buffy. "Nice to meet you." He said, before sitting down at the table, not looking back to her.
The disappointment that Buffy felt must have showed on her face, for Lupin patted her shoulder reassuringly and gave her a smile.
The room resumed back to normal, everyone sat down at the table, even Snape who sat opposite Fred and George, an arrangement they did not feel all too comfortable about. Buffy felt herself sitting opposite Harry, but his eyes were focused on the plate given to him.
Everyone helped themselves to the food Mrs Weasley had prepared, and before long, everyone was eating happily. The conversation was split into little groups, the younger ones talking about some joke the Weasley twins had pulled, the two older brothers talking (and in Charlie's case, flirting) with Buffy. The older adults were conversing quietly, Snape adding in a few sarcastic comments and looking as if he really did not want to be there.
"So Buffy, what happened after you left England?" Tonks asked loudly, and the room had fallen relatively silent to hear, Harry locking gazes with Buffy.
"Um…nothing much." Buffy lied.
Dumbledore chuckled. "And that is the most ludicrous lie I have ever heard, Buffy."
"Well, I haven't done much Dumble-d." Buffy argued, grinning when the room snickered at the nickname she had given him.
"Shall we list off the things you have done, my dear?" Asked Dumbledore with amused eyes which was peering at her behind his half moon spectacles. Buffy shrugged and Dumbledore started. "You have killed the oldest vampire ever lived, you have successfully defeated Dracula, you have averted eight apocalypses and you have made America one of the safest countries in the world, even though it is resident to the active hellmouth. And that is not even the full story, she has done much more than what I have mentioned."
"I have averted nine apocalypses by the way," Buffy grinned, "But who's counting?"
"So you have been up to quite a lot." Lupin said, gawping at Buffy.
"Why did you leave England anyway?" Harry asked quietly, and Buffy looked at him. His eyes were full of pain and sadness; it was not the empty ones she had seen before.
"I-I had no choice Harry. I was kidnapped when I was eleven by the Watcher's Council, because I was a potential Slayer." She explained, and Harry nodded.
He stabbed the piece of meat on his plate forcefully, gritting his teeth. "So you have been gone…what…ten years? More?" Buffy said sixteen. "Sixteen years you've been gone. And you only decided to come back just now?" He accused with a look of hatred on his face.
"Harry…" Buffy started, but Harry pushed his chair back, glaring at her.
"Forget it." He said coldly. "Just forget it." He glared at Buffy and then looked to Mrs Weasley, an apologetic look on his face. "I'm sorry Mrs Weasley, I'm not hungry anymore. Can I please leave the table?" Mrs Weasley nodded, taken aback by Harry's outburst. Harry glared once more at Buffy and strode out, slamming the door behind him.
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Buffy knocked cautiously on the door of Harry's bedroom, and she heard someone moving inside it, towards her and the door opened, revealing the angry face of Harry Potter. He glared at her.
"What do you want?" He asked roughly, and Buffy raised her eyebrow at this rudeness.
"To talk." Buffy replied, and Harry shrugged.
"What's there to talk about? You're my sister's aunt. You're back. You want to get to know me some more. That's it."
"I got the feeling that you were uncomfortable about me." Buffy said, and Harry glared coldly at her once more, and Buffy shifted her footing.
"If I had a problem with you, you would know." Harry said vaguely.
"I'm kinda dumb…can you spell it out for me? If you have a problem, can you at least talk to me about it?" Buffy pleaded, and Harry's gaze softened a bit.
But he was still angry, and for why, Buffy had no idea. "If I had a problem, I wouldn't tell you." He spat, slamming the door in her face.
That went well, Buffy thought. What was his problem? Buffy did not understand why she was bothering Harry so much, and it looked as if he wasn't in the mood to tell her. But who would? A prickle at the back of her neck gave her the answer, and she turned around, walking down the corridor to where Hermione was listening. She looked guilty when Buffy caught her, but Buffy paid it no heed.
"Can you ask him what's bothering him?" Buffy pleaded, and Hermione frowned.
"He's stubborn…when he's like this, it's best to leave him alone." Hermione replied, but the look on Buffy's face, made her give in. Buffy smiled in thanks and continued up the stairs, leaving Hermione alone in the dark corridor. Hermione took a deep breath and entered the room where Harry was staying with Ron.
He was sitting on his bed, hunched over a photo album. He did not look up when Hermione entered, so she sat quietly next to him, careful not to disturb him.
The photograph he was looking at was one she had not seen before. The edges were torn, and the middle was creased, but Hermione could still see the people in it. There were six occupants, all waving and smiling at Harry. At the back were the tallest, a black haired man with glasses that Hermione knew was James and a dark, tanned man with boyish handsome features, which Hermione guessed was Sirius. A young man with light brown hair stood in front of James, and Hermione knew instantly that it was Remus. Next to him stood a small, fat boy that Hermione knew was Peter. The four Marauders. In the very front were two females, one considerably taller and older than the other. The taller one had red hair and emerald eyes, and Hermione could tell it was Lily. The last occupant of the picture was a small blonde girl, who looked about nine years old. She was wearing muggle clothing, and was smiling and laughing, her green eyes sparkling beneath her fringe.
"It's Buffy." Harry whispered, and Hermione looked at him. His hair looked messier than ever, his eyes were emotionless, but there was a tiny tear running down his cheek.
"Where did you get this?" Hermione asked quietly, watching as Lily kissed James in the picture and the other occupants pretended to gag.
Harry smiled and his father's antics. They looked so young…so happy…they had no idea what was to come. "Dumbledore gave it to me on the last day of our fifth year. He said I'll know why later. He did not even tell me who the child was. Now it makes sense." Harry replied, wiping away the stray tear.
"Why are you so angry at Buffy?" Hermione asked, and Harry shrugged.
He himself had not known the answer before, but when he had been sitting on this bed, with the photograph in his hand, he had known why.
Where had she been all these years? Why had she abandoned him? Why had it taken her so long to come back? He had been through so many things since his parents died…the Dursleys…Hogwarts…the Chamber of Secrets…the Philosopher's Stone…Sirius…the Triwizard Tournament…Cedric…his last year. If Buffy had been alive all this time, and she was twenty seven years of age, why hadn't she come to find him? Why had it taken her so long? Hadn't she cared about him? Didn't she know what he had been through, losing his parents like that? Why wasn't she there to support him, to love him, like family should?
"No reason, it was just shock." Harry lied.
Yay! No cliffhanger this time…so all those death threats should stop now. Harry/Buffy relationship…did anyone see that coming? Did anyone know it was going to be all shouts and angrynessness? If you did then tell me…then if you didn't…surprise!!! I guess this has definitely gone a different direction than people thought, and I can tell you know, Buffy relationship with Harry will not be all hugs and kisses. I have read tons of stories where Buffy is really close to Harry (Sam-453 'It's all in the blood' comes to mind), so I thought I might try something different…y'know? Plus…endless possibilities to explore…ooo the fun!
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