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.

IMPORTANT AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey everyone! I apologize a million times over for taking so long to these chapters up! Some major family issues came up and I've kind of had a tough time dealing with them and my year was just so crazy. But I've found out how I'm going to end this story and I already pretty much figured out the sequel to it. For all of the people who are reading this you are truly amazing and thank you for coming back and reading! You guys are the ones who keep this going! If you know anyone who was reading this before and stopped maybe suggest they come back and read it? ;-) You guys are the best. Thank you for all your positive comments!

Extra Little Tidbit: Doyle is a third year with Bill.

Extra…very important: My dividers between the sections and what's happening don't seem to be working, atleast not for me. If they do for you… yay! If not I'm sorry… and I think you should be able to differentiate the time periods and stuff. I'll work on it to try to fix it. Thanks!

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Learning Experiences

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"So, now you know," Angel said stiffly, looking at his desk.

"I-I… " Buffy trailed off.

"It's okay, it's not like you knew. I didn't have a stamp reading "Souled Vampire" on my forehead."

Buffy grinned slightly when he said this. "So I take it there's a lot of stuff I don't know?"

Angel nodded.

"When can I find out?" Buffy asked.

"In time."

Buffy opened her mouth to retort, but closed it when she saw the look on Angel's face. He'd had a tough night. She decided she should probably leave him alone. So Buffy quickly got up and left before he could stop her.

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Laurel flew across the green sloping lawn and landed with a thud, "Ugh." She quickly got up and charged at the foul creature staring at her, malice in it's eyes. She whipped out her stake and dove. She and the creature fell to the ground, tumbling down the hill. She finally got the vampire on it's back and hit her mark. She fell to the ground slightly into a pile of dust. She looked to her left and saw McGonagall, who was smiling at her.

"Good job Laurel… I think you're getting the hang of this," McGonagall congratulated her.

Laurel stood up and smiled McGonagall, "Any more?" McGonagall nodded at her. "Bring them on."

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Buffy woke up quickly, but not drenched in sweat. This was a good dream… Laurel was alive and she knew what she was doing. This was a good thing. Buffy smiled and went back to sleep hoping that no bad dreams would ruin her currently good mood.

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Buffy walked into the Great Hall late that morning, but it didn't matter to her, she was still in a good mood. She quickly sat down between Faith and Nikole. She piled up her plate high with pancakes, sausage, bacon, and eggs. She poured ice cold pumpkin juice into her cup and dug into her meal.

"Attempting to feed a whole third world country?" Cordelia snapped as she walked by the table.

Buffy blushed slightly, but ignored her comment and continued eating. This made Cordelia mad, who huffed and quickly stalked out of the Great Hall followed by Harmony, Holly, and Michael.

"The Three Bloody Musketeers those ones," Charlie, who was sitting across from Buffy, grimaced.

"They couldn't save someone if they tried," Buffy stated simply, but it wasn't the right thing to say.

Most people within hearing distanced stiffened at hearing this. They all thought of Ryan and what had happened recently and they all felt guilty they couldn't save him. Buffy felt horrible and pushed her food away from her. She got up out of her seat and rushed towards the exit. Charlie went to follow her but Faith stood up first, "Let me go." A few people gave her strange looks, as some of them still didn't trust her. Charlie nodded and watched Faith follow Buffy from the Great Hall.

"B!" Faith called, quickly walking down the hall.

"What?" Buffy snapped, whipping around, her good mood gone.

Faith was taken aback by her hostility and took a few steps back. She saw Buffy's face slacken when she did this. Faith shook her head and went up to her. She touched her shoulder, "Wanna talk?"

Buffy nodded and walked over to the stairs. They both took a seat and sat for a few minutes, admiring the marble on the stairs. Buffy glanced at Faith, who had a worried look on her face. Faith looked at her and Buffy quickly looked away. Faith sighed, "You didn't mean to."

"But did you see everyone? I thought Bridget was going to break down right then and there. And Joseph? It looked like he wanted to maim me this the fork that he was holding."

Faith smirked when Buffy said this, but quickly stopped because she knew now wasn't the time for jokes, "They know you didn't mean to. You've taken it as hard as them. Possibly even harder. B, you put too much pressure on yourself."

"Me?" Buffy questioned vehemently. "Look at you. Always trying to put on a show. Like you're really, really tough… but… you're actually one of the nicest people here. And why do you do this? For your brother? To show him he's wrong? But then everyone is afraid of you."

Faith's face reddened, "I… "

"Are you afraid you're going to slip in front of him? So he knows that you're not a cold hearted prat like him? Why do you act like that anyways… you don't have to impress him?"

"Being a Lestrange… " Faith laughed, but it was very cold, "Being a Lestrange is like… living a lie. But you're royalty, so it really doesn't matter. It's just like being a Malfoy or a Black. Heck… I am a Malfoy and a Black. We're all connected. My mother, Bellatrix, was a Black, but then she married the git that is my father and had me and my… darling… brother. My aunt, Narcissa, married a Malfoy. My other aunt, Andromeda? Well she was a great woman, but she married a Muggle-born… so my family disowned her pretty much. And my mom's cousin… Sirius… there's great guy… even though not everyone at this school would agree."

Buffy had heard most of these names before, but Faith was the first she had personally known… Wait, if all purebloods are connected…

"Are you related to Charlie and Bill?"

"Distantly, but my family tries to forget."

Buffy nodded, "So… why was you're brother so mad at you when you got sorted into Gryffindor?"

"You haven't figured this out yet?" Faith questioned. "My whole family has been in Slytherin. Well except for Andromeda, Sirius, and I. And a few extended cousins and such."

Buffy nodded in understanding, "Does Charlie know you're related?"

"Possibly, but Michael, my mother, my father, and I have been living in America for the past few years."

"Why?"

Faith looked around, "I probably shouldn't talk about this here. But… "

"But what?"

"My parents… they work for Voldemort," Faith whispered into Buffy's ear.

Buffy winced slightly at the name, but looked at Faith in shock, "So that's why you hate them."

"Nice one Blondie."

Suddenly the bell rang and students started sweeping out of the Great Hall. Faith stood up quickly, "We'll talk about this later." She then let herself get pulled into the crowd.

Buffy stood up and waited for her friends. She saw Willow, Tegan, Oz, Charlie, Doyle and Bill filed out the door and walked toward her.

"You okay, Buffy?" Charlie questioned.

Buffy smiled at him, "I'm good, thanks."

"Have a good talk with Faith?"

"Yeah, it was… a learning experience."

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A/N: Hey again! Sorry this chapter was shorter. But I just wanted to get that stuff in there. Thank you so much for reading! Please leave a review! You all rock! I'll try to post again as soon as possible! Don't give up hope on me yet! (As stated at the beginning): My dividers between the sections and what's happening don't seem to be working, atleast not for me. If they do for you… yay! If not I'm sorry… and I think you should be able to differentiate the time periods and stuff. I'll work on it to try to fix it. Thanks!