Title: More Than a Witch
By: Gabby
Disclaimer: I don't own any of this. Joss Whedon owns all Buffy related things and JK Rowling owns all Harry Potter related things. Also JK Rowling's new HP book (5th one) ROCKS! Great job on it! If you haven't read it..read it!
Summary/Time Lines: What if Buffy had always been a witch and lived in England, where she had found out about Slayers before she became one? I'm having Buffy going to Hogwarts with Charlie and Bill and such, but don't worry, everyone else will be added in there. So obviously this is AU because I'm messing with both stories quite a bit, but it should turn out well and make sense. Also if I've got the amount of years that the Weasley children are apart in age and at school wrong I'm very sorry.
Author's Note: Well here's the story. Hope you enjoy. Also please read and review. I'm open for constructive criticism, but please no flames.
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Charlie, Buffy, Bill, Willow, and Xander filed off the train and out into the middle of the town Hogsmeade. Bill separated himself from them and went to find his friends. As they got off and looked around they heard a voice calling "Firs' years! Firs' years over here! Firs' years!" They looked toward the voice and stared in shock at the man. He was about three times wider and two times taller than a regular man was. The four of them made their way through all the people and found themselves in front of the man.
"Why 'ello," Hagrid smiled at them, "You two must be Weasleys."
"Actually, I'm not, he is," Willow replied, "I'm Willow Rosenberg."
"My name is Hagrid. And 'oo might the rest of ye be?"
"I'm Buffy Summers," Buffy said, "This Charlie Weasley and Xander Harris."
Charlie and Xander meekly grinned up at the giant man. Hagrid smiled and then gestured toward the boats that were sitting on the lake. They all shrugged and sat down in one. A few minutes later, after all the 1st years and Hagrid were sitting in a boat the boats started off across the black lake. Buffy gasped as she saw a giant tentacle come out of the water. Willow grabbed Xander's arm when she saw something that looked like a mermaid holding a spear. Charlie was staring intently at the tall towers rising off the castle.
"Wow, that's wicked," Xander stated when he saw the castle.
After a few more minutes of floating on the lake they floated into an underground cavern. They all filed out of the boats and up some stone stairs and stopped in front of a stern looking woman who had her hair up in a tight bun. She looked at the students and then spoke; "My name is Professor McGonagall. I'm assistant headmistress here at Hogwarts. I'm also the Transfiguration teacher and the head of the Gryffindor house. Now please wait here while I go tell the others that you're about ready to come in and be sorted."
There was a whispering among the students as the professor left to tell the other students that the sorting would begin momentarily. Buffy looked over and saw a boy with dark brown hair hanging all over Cordelia. Cordelia didn't really seem to care; she acted as if it happened all the time. Finally the doors swung open and McGonagall gestured for them to follow her. They quickly followed her into a huge dining hall. There were five tables. Four of them were lined with students, "One for each of the houses," Willow whispered into Buffy's ear. And the last one, which was in front of the other four, was lined with professors. They all stopped as they got up to the platform where the professors sat. McGonagall set a stool down and rested an old and tattered hat on it. Suddenly one of the rips opened and began to sing, the first years stared in shock and listened:
I may be just a hat
If that's what you think of me For look around and you'll never find A smart hat in land or seas Put me on and I will take a trip around your head For I can see your deepest thoughts and put you in the Hogwarts houses Of the colors green, silver, blue, bronze, yellow, gold and red.
You may be fit for Gryffindor
Where those of bravery dwell
They're cunning nerve and boldness
Help them suit it well Or maybe you suit Ravenclaw If you've a wise old mind
For here you will find cleverness
Of all sorts of kinds Or perhaps you fit Hufflepuff
Where you find the nice and sweet
Where hard work and effort
Really keep you on your feet
And at last there is Slytherin Where you test your strength Those power hungry Slytherins
Will go at any lengths
So if your brave come on up
And sit on this old stool
And I will sort you by what's hidden in your head And please don't be a fool For I can sort anyone Whether dumb, small, smart, or fat I can help you start this journey Cause I'm the Sorting Hat!
The Great Hall then broke into applause. Buffy's ears were ringing by the time everyone was done. McGonagall picked up the hat and then started calling names.
"Arman, Kendra."
A girl that looked like she was from the Caribbean who had her curly black hair up in a ponytail walked up onto the platform. She sat down on the stool and McGonagall placed the tattered old hat on her head. The hat sat there a minute before shouting, "RAVENCLAW!" The girl got off the stool as everyone clapped for her, especially the Ravenclaw table.
"Chase, Cordelia," McGongall called after a few other students went up.
Cordelia walked swiftly to the platform and sat down.
"RAVENCLAW!" the hat cried.
Again the hall broke out into applause.
"Kendall, Harmony."
Cordelia's short blonde friend pranced up onto the platform, smiling like there was no tomorrow.
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
As Harmony walked toward the table Buffy saw how disappointed she and Cordelia were about being separated into different houses.
"Harris, Alexander."
Xander loped up onto the stage, shaking with nerves, and sat down on the stool. The hat sat on his head for a minute and then called, "HUFFLEPUFF!" Xander groaned and jumped off the stool. Buffy and Willow heard him murmur, "Oh great. I'm with Harmony." Buffy held in a laugh as the next person was called.
"Lestrange, Faith."
The hall quickly quieted as they saw a tough looking girl with long brown hair walk up on stage. Her eyes were cold and it seemed that her face was set in stone. She sat on the stool and waited. While she was sitting there she heard the hat talking to her, "Hmm..a Lestrange. Pure blood, yes, but not nearly as vile as the rest of your family, pardon me by saying that. Well it better be, GRYFFINDOR!" The last word was shouted. As Faith hopped off the chair the Gryffindor's were clapping, but looked horrified of her.
The boy that was hanging on Cordelia earlier shot Faith a dirty look, which she gave him back. Buffy thought they looked somewhat alike, the eyes, the hair, and the same cold face.
"Lestrange, Michael."
The boy who had been hanging on Cordelia walked up on stage.
"No wonder they looked alike, they must be twins," Buffy thought.
"SLYTHERIN!" the hat shouted even before it touched the boy's head.
He grinned and hopped off the chair and headed over to the Slytherin table.
"McClay, Tara."
I meek, yet pretty, looking girl with dirty blonde hair walked up onto the platform. She quickly sat down on stool and waited for McGonagall to put the hat on her.
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
Hufflepuff cheered as the newest member joined them. She sat down next to Xander, who took a sudden interest in her.
"Rosenberg, Willow."
Buffy grinned at Willow who ran up the stairs to the stool. Willow winked at Buffy as the hat was put on her head.
"RAVENCLAW!"
Willow looked disappointed, she had wanted to be in Gryffindor so bad. She just hoped that Buffy would be in Ravenclaw with her.
"Summers, Buffy."
Buffy quickly went up the stairs and sat on the stool.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Buffy frowned, knowing she wouldn't be with her new friend, but with the girl everyone probably considered the grim reaper. She went to the Gryffindor table, whose occupants were applauding loudly.
"Weasley, Charlie."
"Hmmm, another one," the hat said as Charlie was sitting on the stool, waiting for the hat to decide, "GRYFFINDOR!"
Charlie jumped off the chair and raced toward the Gryffindor table, where Bill and Buffy were cheering and clapping wildly. Charlie was the color of a tomato and grinning from ear to ear.
Finally McGonagall called the last student.
"Yang, Holly."
Cordelia's other lackey skulked up onto the platform. She sat down on the chair and the hat cried "SLYTHERIN!" before it even touched her head, just as it did with Michael. She got of the chair and walked over to the Slytherin table. She turned toward Buffy and Charlie and gave them a venomous smile.
"Welcome, my name is Albus Dumbledore, I'm headmaster of Hogwarts," said a tall wizard with a long white beard and half moon glasses, "I have some beginning of the year announcements. All first years note that the forest is strictly forbidden. Mr. Filch also asked me to tell all of you that Mrs. Norris is not a plaything that you practice your pranks and gags on. Also we have two new teachers this year and one new subject. Professor Rupert Giles," Dumbledore said gesturing toward a man who had just stood up. The man seemed to possibly be in his late thirties. He had glasses and brown hair. He smiled at them and then sat down, "He will be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts this year. And this," Dumbledore said again gesturing to a man, "is Professor Angel O'Brien. He will be teaching our new subject, Dangerous Creatures and Beings." The man stood up, he seemed only about 20. He had dark brown hair, which was spiked up, and he had deep brown eyes. He smiled a sort of half smile, which made most of the girls swoon and giggle. He then quickly sat back down.
"He seems like a brooding mysterious kinda guy, don't you think?" another new Gryffindor, Kandice, asked Buffy.
Buffy looked at the girl with short blonde hair. The girl smiled at her and looked up at the teacher's table, which every girl seemed to be looking at and every guy was glaring at.
"Why'd they have to get *him*?" Travis, Bill's friend, asked.
"Don't ask me," Bill replied.
"Look it! He's even got Lexy staring at him!"
Bill looked at Travis' girlfriend, Alexandria Myers, Lexy for short, and sure enough she was gawking at the teacher with everyone else.
"Maybe you should do something?" Charlie suggested; who had been listening in on their conversation.
"Like what? Get my self screamed at in the middle of the Great Hall?" Travis spat.
"Why would she scream at you?"
"I dunno, she'd say I did something to her probably just so that way she can go talk to the teachers and get a look at the guy."
"Hello salty goodness," Buffy heard Cordelia saying.
Buffy laughed and turned to look at Faith. Faith was picking at her food with her fork, not even caring about the hot new teacher.
"Hey," Buffy said.
Faith ignored her like she didn't hear anything. Buffy waved her hand in front of Faith's face, but Faith did nothing.
"Fine, be that way," Buffy said turning her back on her.
"I will be," Faith muttered.
Buffy looked at her again, shook her head, and then decided to eat her dinner.
By: Gabby
Disclaimer: I don't own any of this. Joss Whedon owns all Buffy related things and JK Rowling owns all Harry Potter related things. Also JK Rowling's new HP book (5th one) ROCKS! Great job on it! If you haven't read it..read it!
Summary/Time Lines: What if Buffy had always been a witch and lived in England, where she had found out about Slayers before she became one? I'm having Buffy going to Hogwarts with Charlie and Bill and such, but don't worry, everyone else will be added in there. So obviously this is AU because I'm messing with both stories quite a bit, but it should turn out well and make sense. Also if I've got the amount of years that the Weasley children are apart in age and at school wrong I'm very sorry.
Author's Note: Well here's the story. Hope you enjoy. Also please read and review. I'm open for constructive criticism, but please no flames.
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Charlie, Buffy, Bill, Willow, and Xander filed off the train and out into the middle of the town Hogsmeade. Bill separated himself from them and went to find his friends. As they got off and looked around they heard a voice calling "Firs' years! Firs' years over here! Firs' years!" They looked toward the voice and stared in shock at the man. He was about three times wider and two times taller than a regular man was. The four of them made their way through all the people and found themselves in front of the man.
"Why 'ello," Hagrid smiled at them, "You two must be Weasleys."
"Actually, I'm not, he is," Willow replied, "I'm Willow Rosenberg."
"My name is Hagrid. And 'oo might the rest of ye be?"
"I'm Buffy Summers," Buffy said, "This Charlie Weasley and Xander Harris."
Charlie and Xander meekly grinned up at the giant man. Hagrid smiled and then gestured toward the boats that were sitting on the lake. They all shrugged and sat down in one. A few minutes later, after all the 1st years and Hagrid were sitting in a boat the boats started off across the black lake. Buffy gasped as she saw a giant tentacle come out of the water. Willow grabbed Xander's arm when she saw something that looked like a mermaid holding a spear. Charlie was staring intently at the tall towers rising off the castle.
"Wow, that's wicked," Xander stated when he saw the castle.
After a few more minutes of floating on the lake they floated into an underground cavern. They all filed out of the boats and up some stone stairs and stopped in front of a stern looking woman who had her hair up in a tight bun. She looked at the students and then spoke; "My name is Professor McGonagall. I'm assistant headmistress here at Hogwarts. I'm also the Transfiguration teacher and the head of the Gryffindor house. Now please wait here while I go tell the others that you're about ready to come in and be sorted."
There was a whispering among the students as the professor left to tell the other students that the sorting would begin momentarily. Buffy looked over and saw a boy with dark brown hair hanging all over Cordelia. Cordelia didn't really seem to care; she acted as if it happened all the time. Finally the doors swung open and McGonagall gestured for them to follow her. They quickly followed her into a huge dining hall. There were five tables. Four of them were lined with students, "One for each of the houses," Willow whispered into Buffy's ear. And the last one, which was in front of the other four, was lined with professors. They all stopped as they got up to the platform where the professors sat. McGonagall set a stool down and rested an old and tattered hat on it. Suddenly one of the rips opened and began to sing, the first years stared in shock and listened:
I may be just a hat
If that's what you think of me For look around and you'll never find A smart hat in land or seas Put me on and I will take a trip around your head For I can see your deepest thoughts and put you in the Hogwarts houses Of the colors green, silver, blue, bronze, yellow, gold and red.
You may be fit for Gryffindor
Where those of bravery dwell
They're cunning nerve and boldness
Help them suit it well Or maybe you suit Ravenclaw If you've a wise old mind
For here you will find cleverness
Of all sorts of kinds Or perhaps you fit Hufflepuff
Where you find the nice and sweet
Where hard work and effort
Really keep you on your feet
And at last there is Slytherin Where you test your strength Those power hungry Slytherins
Will go at any lengths
So if your brave come on up
And sit on this old stool
And I will sort you by what's hidden in your head And please don't be a fool For I can sort anyone Whether dumb, small, smart, or fat I can help you start this journey Cause I'm the Sorting Hat!
The Great Hall then broke into applause. Buffy's ears were ringing by the time everyone was done. McGonagall picked up the hat and then started calling names.
"Arman, Kendra."
A girl that looked like she was from the Caribbean who had her curly black hair up in a ponytail walked up onto the platform. She sat down on the stool and McGonagall placed the tattered old hat on her head. The hat sat there a minute before shouting, "RAVENCLAW!" The girl got off the stool as everyone clapped for her, especially the Ravenclaw table.
"Chase, Cordelia," McGongall called after a few other students went up.
Cordelia walked swiftly to the platform and sat down.
"RAVENCLAW!" the hat cried.
Again the hall broke out into applause.
"Kendall, Harmony."
Cordelia's short blonde friend pranced up onto the platform, smiling like there was no tomorrow.
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
As Harmony walked toward the table Buffy saw how disappointed she and Cordelia were about being separated into different houses.
"Harris, Alexander."
Xander loped up onto the stage, shaking with nerves, and sat down on the stool. The hat sat on his head for a minute and then called, "HUFFLEPUFF!" Xander groaned and jumped off the stool. Buffy and Willow heard him murmur, "Oh great. I'm with Harmony." Buffy held in a laugh as the next person was called.
"Lestrange, Faith."
The hall quickly quieted as they saw a tough looking girl with long brown hair walk up on stage. Her eyes were cold and it seemed that her face was set in stone. She sat on the stool and waited. While she was sitting there she heard the hat talking to her, "Hmm..a Lestrange. Pure blood, yes, but not nearly as vile as the rest of your family, pardon me by saying that. Well it better be, GRYFFINDOR!" The last word was shouted. As Faith hopped off the chair the Gryffindor's were clapping, but looked horrified of her.
The boy that was hanging on Cordelia earlier shot Faith a dirty look, which she gave him back. Buffy thought they looked somewhat alike, the eyes, the hair, and the same cold face.
"Lestrange, Michael."
The boy who had been hanging on Cordelia walked up on stage.
"No wonder they looked alike, they must be twins," Buffy thought.
"SLYTHERIN!" the hat shouted even before it touched the boy's head.
He grinned and hopped off the chair and headed over to the Slytherin table.
"McClay, Tara."
I meek, yet pretty, looking girl with dirty blonde hair walked up onto the platform. She quickly sat down on stool and waited for McGonagall to put the hat on her.
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
Hufflepuff cheered as the newest member joined them. She sat down next to Xander, who took a sudden interest in her.
"Rosenberg, Willow."
Buffy grinned at Willow who ran up the stairs to the stool. Willow winked at Buffy as the hat was put on her head.
"RAVENCLAW!"
Willow looked disappointed, she had wanted to be in Gryffindor so bad. She just hoped that Buffy would be in Ravenclaw with her.
"Summers, Buffy."
Buffy quickly went up the stairs and sat on the stool.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Buffy frowned, knowing she wouldn't be with her new friend, but with the girl everyone probably considered the grim reaper. She went to the Gryffindor table, whose occupants were applauding loudly.
"Weasley, Charlie."
"Hmmm, another one," the hat said as Charlie was sitting on the stool, waiting for the hat to decide, "GRYFFINDOR!"
Charlie jumped off the chair and raced toward the Gryffindor table, where Bill and Buffy were cheering and clapping wildly. Charlie was the color of a tomato and grinning from ear to ear.
Finally McGonagall called the last student.
"Yang, Holly."
Cordelia's other lackey skulked up onto the platform. She sat down on the chair and the hat cried "SLYTHERIN!" before it even touched her head, just as it did with Michael. She got of the chair and walked over to the Slytherin table. She turned toward Buffy and Charlie and gave them a venomous smile.
"Welcome, my name is Albus Dumbledore, I'm headmaster of Hogwarts," said a tall wizard with a long white beard and half moon glasses, "I have some beginning of the year announcements. All first years note that the forest is strictly forbidden. Mr. Filch also asked me to tell all of you that Mrs. Norris is not a plaything that you practice your pranks and gags on. Also we have two new teachers this year and one new subject. Professor Rupert Giles," Dumbledore said gesturing toward a man who had just stood up. The man seemed to possibly be in his late thirties. He had glasses and brown hair. He smiled at them and then sat down, "He will be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts this year. And this," Dumbledore said again gesturing to a man, "is Professor Angel O'Brien. He will be teaching our new subject, Dangerous Creatures and Beings." The man stood up, he seemed only about 20. He had dark brown hair, which was spiked up, and he had deep brown eyes. He smiled a sort of half smile, which made most of the girls swoon and giggle. He then quickly sat back down.
"He seems like a brooding mysterious kinda guy, don't you think?" another new Gryffindor, Kandice, asked Buffy.
Buffy looked at the girl with short blonde hair. The girl smiled at her and looked up at the teacher's table, which every girl seemed to be looking at and every guy was glaring at.
"Why'd they have to get *him*?" Travis, Bill's friend, asked.
"Don't ask me," Bill replied.
"Look it! He's even got Lexy staring at him!"
Bill looked at Travis' girlfriend, Alexandria Myers, Lexy for short, and sure enough she was gawking at the teacher with everyone else.
"Maybe you should do something?" Charlie suggested; who had been listening in on their conversation.
"Like what? Get my self screamed at in the middle of the Great Hall?" Travis spat.
"Why would she scream at you?"
"I dunno, she'd say I did something to her probably just so that way she can go talk to the teachers and get a look at the guy."
"Hello salty goodness," Buffy heard Cordelia saying.
Buffy laughed and turned to look at Faith. Faith was picking at her food with her fork, not even caring about the hot new teacher.
"Hey," Buffy said.
Faith ignored her like she didn't hear anything. Buffy waved her hand in front of Faith's face, but Faith did nothing.
"Fine, be that way," Buffy said turning her back on her.
"I will be," Faith muttered.
Buffy looked at her again, shook her head, and then decided to eat her dinner.