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Chapter 4: Lessons, cats and Scoobies

Malfoy manor

Buffy was enjoying her self immensely, with no Draco around to annoy her at a daily basis, she was free to explore the manor and surroundings land without, said annoying factor trailing and mocking her.

She was meeting her mother at the garden, to learn abut various plants, to her surprise she discovered that she is rather talented with plants, potions, transfiguration and charms. That she sucked at history and math didn't come as surprise.

Later today, when she'll be finished with lessons that her mother was teaching her, her father will teach her about Defence against the Dark Arts, flying a broom, she nearly cracked up when she found out abut that, thoughts of Sabrina, the teenage witch and her adventures entering her mind, and what worried her the most, care of the critters. Which reminded her, that she'd had yet to come up with the name for her cat. At the moment she called her kitty cat, but said cat was not happy with that name.

Buffy was so immersed at her musings, that she missed the feral golden eyes gleaming in the bush. Not until it was to late… as the dark shape speeded out of the bush and jumped her.

"Ouch." She cried, as sharp claws dug at her skin on her leg. "Get off!"

But the dark fur ball didn't want to, so Buffy grabbed it at the scurf on it's neck and yanked it off.

"You know Kitty-cat, that was so not funny, when you do it on Draco, yes, me no." Then she cradled tiny kitten to her chest.

"Now, since you here, you can come with me at the garden. And maybe we can come with the name you'll actually like…. So what do you think, say Joan…no," the cat hissed, "OK…. Cat," kitten growled, "no. ……Tamar," that got a meow "… so you like the letter t, OK, then how bout …… Tama…so you like it?" it meowed again, and lightly bit at her hand.

"No, how about Tema," the cat purred softly, "Does that mean yes?" cat purred again, "OK Tema it is."

They walked up to Narcissa. She was standing near the table. On said table was a pot with a plant, which shook lightly. Beside the pot were a pair of ear-muffs.

"You better send the kitten, back to the house,'' Narcissa said seriously. "This is a Mandrake."

Buffy didn't know what was abut Mandra-thingy, but she shooed Tema back to the house.

Narcissa waited for the kitty to disappear, then started to explain.

"Mandrake is used for various potions, but mostly it cures those who were petrified. Now before we began tending to it, you must put on these." She handed her a set of earmuffs. "Adult Mandrakes cries are lethal, this one is a baby, and it would just put you unconscious."

When Buffy's earmuffs were securely on her ears, Narcissa puled the plant out of the pot. The thing was gross! And it screamed. And was ugly.

So when Narcissa put it in another, bigger pot and put some fresh soil on it, Buffy was relieved, that relief quickly faded away, when Narcissa pulled another Mandrake and told her, that now she must tend to it.

After an hour of learning about plants she went to east part of estate, where there were some buildings, she was meeting her father for next lesson. When she neared, her mouth open in shock, her father was holding two Winged horses. One was chestnut colour and the other grey. They were so beautiful. She wanted one.

"Ah, Isabel you made it." Then he chuckled, when he noticed that she was gaping at the horses. "Beautiful aren't they."

Buffy could only nod, still staring at the creatures. Lucius smiled and motioned for her to come closer.

"The are tree breeds of Winged horses. The chestnut Aethonan, greys are Granian and they are very fast. There is also pantolminos, but that ones are giant horses and unpractical to keep. Now I'll teach you how to ride properly."

After few lessons, Buffy could ride the horse. And very good if Lucius proud looks he shoot at her were any clue.

"You learned fast," he said. "So this is a good time to tell you, when you and Draco were born I've commission 50 heads of Aethonan and 20 Granian to each of the two you, as well as separate volts at Gringots."

Buffy stared, she owned horses, so did Draco, but that didn't mater at the time, SHE OWNED HORSES! Wow.

"Wow, I can't believe it," she said. Lucius chuckled again. "As soon as you learn Disalusment charm and a few other things you need to know, the ownership decree will come to the full affect."

"Wow, thanks …..I'm….. I'm lost for words."

Now Lucius was laughing. "Now Isabel, that is the first time you didn't know what to say since you come to live with us."

She mock glared at her father. "Well, dad you just dropped the bomb abut me owning horses, and you expect me to talk …"

Lucius hid his surprise and joy that his daughter finally called him father, what pleased him even more, that she didn't even notice that she'd done it. And so father and daughter walk back to the manor.

Sometime at night at Buffy's room in Malfoy manor

Buffy was sleeping in between a wakening and dreaming, when a sensation of something hairy was under her covers. But that didn't spook her, no. But when something wet and cold touched her bear skin, she jumped out of the bed, puling her covers and blankets with her, then whirled around to take a look and fight what ever nasty crawled in.

When she caught sight at the culprit, she glared…….

There at the middle of her bed, was Tema looking at her like she would not have a care in the world. Muttering under her breath, she scoured back on the bed, and fully intending to go back to sleep. But sleep obviously was not on Buffy's menu today. When she caught sight at her pendant she groaned and kick of her covers. Hurriedly putting on clothes and grabbing her slayer gear, she took the locket and starting picturing Sunnydale's School library in her mind. And then winked out of her room, leaving Tema alone.

Sunnydale

Giles, Willow, Xander, Cordelia, Michael, Larry and Amy were meeting in the library. Faith was outside slaying and keeping an eye out for the newest big bad. Or as Giles put it, a demonic Sisterhood of Jera who wanted to open the Hellmouth.

Suddenly a cheerful voice came out of the book stacks. "So what the what?"

"Buffy" cried Willow and hugged her best friend. "Look at you, you are so….."

"Short." Supplied Cordelia and Buffy glared.

"I'm not short I'm twelve, … again." Cordelia smirked. "So you are still short."

Buffy opened her mouth to retort, but Giles cut in.

"Children." he said as he polished his glasses, irritably. "Do stop the bickering. We have the end of the world on our hands."

"So what else is new?" Piped in Xander. "We do live on Hellmouth G-man."

Giles sighed. "Yes but you should be more serious with this matters."

"Any more serious, and we would be you, Giles and no offence, but tweed, … so passé." Said Cordelia from her corner where she started to apply make-up.

"Can we please, get to the point." Said Buffy. "I did leave in the middle of the night, you know and I have lessons in the morning before dad goes to work."

"Yes, Buffy is quite right, … we are dealing with particularly ruthless and dangerous demons. Sisterhood of Jera, they are strong…"

"That's all fascinating Giles, but I have only three questions, where is Faith, where can we find them and how do we kill them?"

Scoobies giggled. Making Giles glare at them in annoyance. "Well.. Beheading, stabbing in the heart, broken neck, those will kill them. Faith is patrolling east cemeteries and they'll come here to open Hellmouth."

"OK I'll go grab Faith and we'll come here… oh Giles what happens if it opens … I mean is there a back up plan."

"Yes Amy, Willow and me have a spell ready, which will close the Hellmouth if it opens." Said Giles.

"Which reminds me,'' Buffy walks toward Willow and hands her a book she bought. "Here is something for Oz. I mean it's not for the type of werewolves as he is, but it's close. So I've thought that it should help."

"Thanks Buffy." Said Willow holding the book her best friend gave her. Then Buffy looked around trying to catch a sight of wolfy-Oz, but finding his usual spot empty. Willow seeing her look hurried to answer.

"We moved him in the basement, so when Jera trays to raise Hell." then turning to Giles "It won't be the same demon that will come trough the mouth will it, because last time I had nightmares for weeks."

Giles polished his glasses and put them on his nose before answering the read-head.

"Actually that one will be the first to appear." Willow shuddered remembering many headed and tentacles of the monster that come out previous year. "And bigger, stronger will follow." Giles finished.

"Well we wont let it go that far. Right." Buffy said turning to her friends. All nodded resolutely.

" Damn skippy."

"Ok I'm gonna go and find Faith." Said Buffy. Amy stood up. "I'll go with you as a back up."

"Thanks Amy, but…" Amy interrupted. "You are a lot smaller than before, if you are attacked by particular big vampire or a demon you won't be able to reach his week spots."

Grudgingly Buffy agreed, not that she didn't know or was capable to defend her self, but better safe than sorry. Plus it was always cool to have a Wicca for a backup.

Half an hour later

After a while of walking, Buffy's sensitive hearing picked up distinctive sound of fighting. Informing Amy the duo raced to see what is going on. Buffy reached the scene first and saw two bluish demonic woman-thingies attacking Faith. Jumping in and tackling one demon she evened the odds a bit, until Amy came and with a flick of her hand incinerated two demons.

"Hi B, you came to join the party." Said Faith looking down. Buffy smirked. "Wouldn't missed for the world. And stop calling me that."

"Five by five," Faith retaliated with a smirk of her own. "Midget."

Buffy came to screeching halt at that. "Faith!"

Sunnydale's school library

When the three girls came back, Faith and Amy were still laughing, Buffy however glared at the two, muttering abut rude people.

All people minus Xander put them self's to theirs positions and waited for hell to break loose. And after only five minutes of waiting, it did.

Rushing in the room was about ten of the demonesses from the Sisterhood and a couple of vamps. And as that would not be enough first tentacle crawled out of the mouth of hell. So the group team-tagged at the attacking monsters.

Michael, Cordelia and Larry were dusting vampires, Amy was taking care of the sisterhood, Willow and Giles were preparing the spell for closing the Hellmouth and the Slayers were harassing the big ugly demon that crawled out of hell.

When Willow and Giles finished with the spell and closed the portal to hell, monster retreated back to his hot home. Sisterhood of Jera was destroyed to the last member and vamps who didn't get dusted fled for theirs undead lives. Leaving elated tired and bruised people behind. They won.

Turning to others Willow asked "Was it me or it grow?"

Xander, Giles and Cordelia just nodded. "It was not just you Wills. It did grow." Said Buffy, wincing at the pain in her hip, thanks to hell-monster who threw her out of the library, across the hall, right at the glass closed. Now that hurt.

"Well, we won," Faith turned to all of her friends and Watcher. "I say that we lick our wounds, and throw a party at the Bronze. Don't worry B, we'll smuggle you in."

"OK, but I can't stay to long." Was Buffy's answer, when Faith and Amy linked their arms around Buffy's shoulders. And so the Scooby gang left to celebrate their victory over evil. Leaving Giles standing in the rubble of his library.

"Children." He muttered when he started to pick toppled books and proceeded to clean the library.

TBC

Next chapter: First evil……tests and Christmas at Hogwarts, … Draco's friends…. Weird occurrences at school and a new friend for Buffy.

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