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Chapter 19. Good magic.
Faith loved the castle. The magic, the paintings, and the ceiling of the Great Hall…everything was amazing. It was like being a kid again, Faith walked around in circles, trying to take everything in. She had tried to attack the talking portraits, but after Buffy had recovered from laughing, Buffy had explained that the occupants moved. Buffy had already been to Hogwarts, but she still could not get over how amazing it was. Her excitement was easier contained than Faith's however, until she got to the portrait, where behind it laid her room.
"Drusilla." She said, her eyes narrowing, and the mini Drusilla smiled at them, holding a doll in her hands.
"The slayers Miss Edith…the slayers are here…the stars said they would…the stars say something is coming…Miss Edith is being naughty…the rot in the fruit…"
Buffy rolled her eyes and said the password 'Hellmouth' and the portrait swung open.
The rooms where Buffy, Faith and Sirius were staying in were amazing. There were three bedrooms, a bathroom and a living room. The theme was red and gold, Gryffindor colours for Buffy and Sirius. The living room had red couches, wooden desks and a large bookshelf with books on slayer's and the Dark Arts. Buffy's and Faith's room were next to each, with a door adjoining them and Sirius' room was across the living room. Buffy's room had been equipped with weapons, daggers, swords, axes, everything Buffy could want. Her bed could fit three people in it, and it was adorned with a red and gold spread. Faith's room was the same, but the colour red was more of a dark, blood red compared to the light red of Buffy's room. There was a fireplace in the living room, carefully placed torches on the walls created the perfect atmosphere for the slayers. To make it more believable that Sirius was Buffy's dog, Dumbledore had placed a special bowl and dog bed in the corner of the living room that had the name 'Snuffles' written on it in gold.
"B, is this living or what?" Faith exclaimed happily, jumping onto the red couch.
Buffy was inspecting the large bookshelf, reading the titles on it. "'History of the slayer', 'Dark Arts for Beginners', 'So you want to kill you're Boss', these books are amazing Faith! Giles would love it!" Buffy proclaimed, taking out a book called 'History of Spells'. She sat down on the chair at the desk and started to flick through the pages.
Faith kicked off her boots and laid her head on the armrest. "I could get used to this." She said, closing her eyes.
Buffy grinned and shut the book and returned it to its place on the shelf. The portrait door opened and Dumbledore and Lupin entered.
"Is your accommodation suitable for your liking?" Dumbledore asked and Faith opened her eyes and grinned.
"It's great Big D!" Dumbledore raised an eyebrow at Faith's excitement. Faith laughed as Buffy kissed an astonished Lupin on the cheek and then picked up a dagger from the table and threw it up and caught it in the air. The two girls were acting as if they were drunk, but the truth was, they were just very happy.
"Such good magic, Will would love it here." Buffy proclaimed, laughing as Sirius looked surprised at the two slayers- as he left his bedroom-which were giggling and acting as if they had too much to drink. Buffy threw up the dagger once more and caught it between her hands. Sirius hurriedly took the dagger from her and Buffy frowned.
"Let's keep you away from sharp objects, ok?" He said, and Buffy nuzzled her head into his shoulder.
"I think they will be back to being 'normal' by tomorrow, Remus." Dumbledore reassured a worried looking Remus, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's happening tomorrow?" Sirius asked, Buffy's head still on his shoulder.
"Buffy will be taking my class for a couple of days. Severus will be helping her, it'll only be the 6th years, they are learning about famous vampires and I thought they could use some of your expertise." Lupin informed them, and Buffy looked at him.
"Yeah, 'cos me and Snape get on so well." Buffy said sarcastically. "Why aren't you taking the class?"
"I'm feeling a bit…ill, and I do not think I'll be able to."
"Full moon tomorrow, huh?" Buffy asked, and Lupin looked surprised.
"How did you know?"
"We're slayers! We can sense that kind of stuff." Faith explained.
"Do you lock yourself up? Oz used to lock himself in the cage in the library." Buffy said, talking mostly to herself. Buffy frowned and looked at Faith. "Why did Giles have a cage in the library?"
"To do dirty stuff." Faith said cheekily, and then she fell silent. Simultaneously, both slayers shuddered with disgust.
"He slept with my mom you know." Buffy said, and they shuddered again.
"Twice." Shuddered again.
"How do you know that?" Faith asked with a revolted look on her face.
"When I could hear thoughts, my mum thought it."
"Where was I?"
"Evil."
"Oh."
Thankfully, Buffy and Faith were better by the morning. They no longer acted ditzy and Buffy was perfectly able to take the D.A.D.A classes. Thankfully, she had only three to take, and two of them had Harry and his friends in. Sirius and Lupin had not asked about the conversation Buffy and Faith had had when Buffy had said Faith was evil, and it appeared they would not.
Buffy arrived early for the class, and sighed as she saw Snape was already there, looking through papers and books. He glanced up at her as she walked in and scowled. Apparently he was not too happy about teaching with Buffy.
"Why doesn't the expert take the class, Miss Summers?" Snape said icily.
"Well then you have no need to be here." Buffy retorted, and Snape glared at her.
"I do not need your help." He said roughly, and Buffy smirked.
"Vampires and demons are my gig Snapey, magic is your thing. So trust me when I saw I don't need your help."
Snape sat behind the wooden desk, his black greasy hair falling around his face. The classroom was large, the walls were stone and there were paintings on the walls. Buffy grinned as one of the paintings occupants waved at her; she still couldn't get over how cool it was when the people moved. Faith especially loved the paintings.
"What's the topic for today's class?" Buffy asked, inspecting a large sword on the wall.
Snape's upper lip curled. "Vampires, Miss Summers." He said coldly, watching Buffy as she looked at the objects in the room. "Why do you not wear traditional wizard wear?" He asked, noticing her attire, black leather trousers and a red shirt.
"Not my kind of thing." Buffy replied. "I can't move in them."
"How long have you been a slayer, Miss Summers?"
"Twelve years."
Snape raised an eyebrow. "Impressive." He said, and Buffy grinned.
"I thought I'll never see the day when you would compliment me."
"It was a one off."
"Figures."
Voices were heard and Buffy quickly sat on the desk, in front of Snape who was seated on the chair. He scowled as Harry and his friends came in and stopped suddenly as they saw Buffy.
"Hey guys." Buffy greeted, and the trio took their places in the front row, opposite Buffy.
"What are you doing here?" Hermione asked, taking out her books.
"Full moon tonight." Buffy said simply, and Hermione made an 'o' shape with her mouth.
"So it's just you? Great, I thought it would be Snape." Ron said excitedly, not noticing Snape behind Buffy.
"Mister Weasley, Miss Summers and I shall both be taking you." Snape said icily, and Ron's face dropped. "And it's Professor Snape, Mister Weasley. Five points from Gryffindor."
The class filled up shortly, most students who were taking D.A.D.A were the students who had been in Dumbledore's army. The students taking D.A.D.A were split into three classes, with students from each house in every class. Unfortunately for Harry and his friends, Draco Malfoy was in their class too, with some of his friends. He smirked at Hermione and took a seat a row behind them.
Snape had come out his hiding place behind Buffy and the class immediately fell silent. Neville, who was seated near Harry, met Snape's cold gaze unflinchingly, it seemed that the escapade he had gone on with Harry at the Ministry had done wonders for Neville's confidence. Snape smirked and stood in front of the class, ignoring Buffy whose legs were swinging and hitting the table with a rhythm similar to 'three blind mice'.
"Professor Lupin is feeling…under the weather, so Miss Summers and I shall be taking class today. Professor Lupin has given his permission for us to start a new topic, Vampires and Demons, which, fortunately, Miss Summers specializes in." Snape told the class, and everyone's attention was on Buffy, whose legs were still swinging. And it was starting to annoy Snape. But he tried to ignore it. Tried.
"Does anyone have any questions for me?" Buffy asked, a smile on her face as she saw from the corner of her eye Snape clench his fist in annoyance.
Dean Thomas raised his hand, and Buffy nodded to him. "Do you like being the slayer?" He asked, and Buffy frowned, her legs still swinging.
"Well, at first, I hated it. I mean, imagine being told at eleven that if I became the slayer, I probably wouldn't live past my twenties." Most of the students looked sorrowfully at Buffy, every pupil feeling extremely sorry for the young blonde. "But I'm twenty seven; I'm the oldest and the most powerful slayer in history, and I love being a slayer. It's a part of me, and I wouldn't change it for the world."
Padma raised her hand and Buffy nodded to her. "What was it like living on the hellmouth?"
"The hellmouth is the mouth to hell, and most people are drawn to the energy, especially vampires and demons. Every year I lived there, there was always some big shot vampire trying to end the world. Of course, I killed them." Buffy added with a smile.
Parvati raised her hand. "How did your parents take it?"
Buffy frowned. "I moved to Sunnydale, the Hellmouth with my mum. My parents separated before that, so my dad never found out. My mum wasn't too happy. She knew I was a potential, but she never found out I had actually become a slayer until two years after I had."
"One more question." Snape ordered, and Harry raised his hand. Buffy grinned and nodded to him.
"How come there are still vampires and demons, even though we have people like you trying to get rid of them?"
"There are probably always going to be vampires. Vampires can sire anyone they want, and don't forget, some crazy vampire or demons are always trying to end the world, or make hell spill onto earth. There are demons and vampires in other dimensions, but people like me try there best to keep the number of vampires and demons small. If there weren't a slayer, there would be a lot more demons and vampires in this world. But, not all demons are bad. In fact, my godson's mother used to be a demon. She was a vengeance demon and she has lived over a millennia. And, I know two vampires who fight for good, who both are very good friends of mine." Buffy explained a smile on her face as she thought of Angel and Spike.
"Moving on. Turn to page fifteen and read the passage on the Scourge of Europe. Take notes." Snape instructed, and Buffy turned her head to look at him sharply.
"Scourge of Europe?" She asked loudly, and Snape scowled.
"Do you have a problem with that, Miss Summers?"
Buffy grinned. "No, it's just that I know those four vampires. Well, I had the pleasure of meeting all four of them and I regularly see two of them."
"Wicked." Seamus blurted out and Buffy grinned.
"Read." Snape ordered, and the class obeyed.
Buffy glared at him. "Spoilsport."
The class started to take notes, and it was silent, except for the persistent banging on the desk Buffy legs were doing. It was starting to hurt her feet, but she did not care, for she could see Snape getting annoyed at every bang. She changed the rhythm, to the American Anthem, and Snape clenched his fists. Hermione looked up at Buffy, and Buffy grinned. It was such a pleasure pissing off Snape. The bangs could louder, and Buffy started to hum. She had almost the entire class's attention, half of the students were watching her, and the other half were watching Snape, watching that vein on his temple bulge, his fists clenched. Buffy changed the tune again to 'hit me baby one more time', and the muggle-born students giggled. Buffy started to sing quietly, one eye closed, the other fixed on Snape. Her singing got louder, and she knew it was not a pleasant experience.
"Hit me baby one more time." She sang louder, and Snape banged a fist on Neville's desk, making Neville jump with shock. Snape glared at Neville, than at the students who were laughing, Harry was in stitches. Even Draco's mouth was quirked up.
Snape walked quickly to the desk and glared at Buffy, who was still humming and swinging away. "Would you desist?" He hissed, and Buffy opened her eye, grinning.
"Come on Dracula, sing with me." She said, swaying on the desk, grinning. Snape huffed exasperated.
"Do not call me that." Snape whispered icily, his face inches from Buffy's. Buffy opened her eyes, smiling cheekily at him.
"What shall I call you then?" Buffy asked, and Snape almost growled at that annoying smirk she was wearing.
"Snape will do fine." He hissed.
"Not Sevvy? Dracula? Snapey boy? Cranky pants? Mister-I'm-so-evil-so-I-glare?" Snape slapped his hand on Buffy's mouth, stopping her from saying anything else.
"Snape will do fine." He repeated, a dangerous glint in his eye. Buffy nodded and Snape removed his hand, turning away from her and walking down the aisles, inspecting the students work. Buffy grinned at Hermione, and once again, she started to swing her legs on the desk, this time with a rhythm to Star Wars.
Snape growled. This was going to be a long lesson.
Oh, I thought I'll leave you with this:
"So then-"
Harry was cut off though, when Dumbledore entered the through the portrait door, his hands on the shoulders of a tall slender woman with red hair, who's head was buried in her hands.
"Willow!"
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