A/N: I just want to thank everyone who took the time to review my story.

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Chapter 5- Bad News

Harry, Ron, and Hermione showed up before sundown the next day as they had planned. "Here's the plan." Buffy said getting down to business. "Right now, we are on top of things. It needs to stay this way. First you three are going to tell us everything you know about this Valmort guy."

"Voldermort." Willow corrected.

"Whatever. I want to know how he fights. I know you have all seen what he is capable of. Now, you have to tell me. I don't need details of what happened to you personally during these fights, if you don't want to share. I just need to know his general fight pattern so we can find weak spots. Once you're done, write it down. While you do that, Xander, Dawn and Giles can look through the ancient books that Giles has, and will see what you get when you Google, what's-his-name."

"When she does what?" Ron asked.

"Google's a computer search engine." Willow told him.

"What's a computer?" Ron questioned.

Willow pulled out her laptop, and plugged it in. Ron was in awe. She started to show him a little bit of what the computer would do. "So, Buffy, what are you gonna do while re have a research party?" Xander asked.

"Find something to pummel." She replied simply.

"Oh, okay."

"Nothing around here would know about Voldermort, would they?" Harry asked

"Harry, the hellmouth is like evil headquarters. If the dude's as bad as you say he is, then something around here will know about it."

"Right."

"Alright, let's get started. We need to know everything about how the fights played out."

"Okay, here it goes." Harry launched into the stories of his first meeting with Voldermort, then into his second meeting, fallowed by his third and forth with Ron and Hermione helping out where they could. By the time he was done, Harry was very grateful that he did not have to go into anything about his prophecy, or the time he dueled with Voldermort in the graveyard. When he was done, Buffy supplied them with paper and pens, then told the others to get to work, and said she would be back soon. She opened the door to find a man standing on her doorstep. Before the man could even open his mouth Buffy hit him so hard that the man hit the ground, and the others came running to the door led by Giles.

"Look, Giles, its Rayning." Buffy quipped.

"Get out of here!" Giles yelled.

"You know it's not everyday that I go out looking for something to pummel, and something to pummel shows up on my doorstep. And I plan to take full advantage of it." Buffy said, preparing for a punch.

"Wait! Wait! Can I come in?" Ethan Rayne asked.

" No." Buffy replied disbelievingly.

"Give me five reasons why I can't be trusted."

"You only want five? Okay you worship chaos, you turned me and my friends into our Halloween costumes, you tried to have that demon thing you worshiped kill me instead of you, you turned all of the adults in this town into teenagers, and last time you visited you turned Giles into a demon. And just for the hell of it here's number six, you have the tackiest wardrobe in the world." She gave him a once over.

"It's not that tacky." Ethan said looking down at his clothes. See Buffy was dying to hit him he quickly added, "I'm not here to cause trouble."

"I find that hard to believe, and I don't even want to know how a man, supposedly in military custody got here."

"Well, that was the easy part. All I had to do was-"

"Don't even want to know. Look, Ethan, I really don't have time for this." Once again Buffy loaded up a punch.

"I'm here to help!" Ethan yelled as a last resort. At this the Scoobies started cracking up.

"Here to... here to..." Buffy was laughing so hard she couldn't even get a sentence out. After she calmed down, she realized Ethan was serious.

"You know Ethan, the last time you were here to 'help' us, as I recall it didn't turn out so well for me." Giles spoke up.

"Yes, well sorry about that Ripper, but this time I assure you I can help you, just here me out." Ethan begged.

Buffy and Giles exchanged looks. "You have thirty seconds." Buffy said disbelievingly. "Go."

"All I know is that something evil is coming, it's looking for a 'key' of some sort, I don't know what it means, but I figured-" The next thing Ethan knew the door was slammed in his face. Thinking of this as a reprieve, he left quickly before the slayer changed her mind and decided to come looking for him.

"Everyone get back to work. Giles and Dawn, kitchen." Buffy ordered. Buffy led the way into the kitchen with Giles and Dawn fallowing close behind her. After they left, Harry turned to Willow.

"Who was that man?" Harry asked. At these words Ron and Hermione stopped what they were doing and they all looked at Willow and Xander.

"Oh, that was Ethan Rayne. Professional bad guy." Willow said without looking up from her computer. "When Giles was at collage he met Ethan, and they were apart of some group that summoned Eyghon. They were idiots. Giles grew out of it and Ethan, well..." Willow broke off.

"Sill an idiot." Xander said picking up the story. "It's like Buffy said, he had us turned into whatever we were all wearing for Halloween. Which surprisingly did come in handy when we had to steal that rocket launcher to fight the Judge. Anyway, the last time her came he turned Giles into a demon, which Buffy nearly took out.

"You fought the Judge!!!" Hermione said shocked. Xander and Willow nodded. Hermione had read that no weapon could kill the Judge, she wondered how they had managed, but before she could ask this question, another one slipped though her lips. "So, how may demons have you fought?" She wondered.

"More then we can count." Xander replied. Xander knew Willow was thinking the same thing he was. What if Ethan was right?

"Well we should probably get back to work." Willow said.

"Just one more question. What's kind of key would Voldermort be looking for?" Ron asked.

In The Kitchen

"Giles, what are we going to do?" Buffy asked. " We can't leave we already promised to help with Lord what's-his-face. Plus if we leave now it would look very odd. Harry, Ron and Hermione heard what Ethan said. They'll know something's up."

"I know Buffy, but just think about it. Who told you this 'dark evil' was coming for Dawn." Giles said very rationally.

"Ethan did."

"My point exactly."

"Okay, but I'm not taking any chances. Remember last time, apart from the part where you turned into a demon, Ethan was right about the 314 project."

"Look as we are talking about me, mind if I make a suggestion?" Dawn asked irritably.

"Dawn," Buffy said, "that's why I had you in here. I think you should have some say in what we should do."

"I think I should go to Hogwarts." After reading the disbelieving looks on Buffy and Giles faces, she plowed on. "I mean Dumbledore's trying to protect Harry right? So wouldn't that make that place really safe." She finished and to her surprise she had some support.

"You know Buffy she has got a point." Giles added.

"Alright, I'll talk to Dumbledore tomorrow." They all left to get back to work. Dawn was so excited. The only thing she had to promise was that she would not tell the three wizards in the house until Buffy has spoken to Professor Dumbledore.

A/N: If anyone is wondering if we are ever going to Hogwarts, don't worry, that's were the next chapter's starting.