Well, thanks to anyone who reads. Here's another chapter, I think it'll focus mostly on Scoobys getting ready and students getting their stuff from Diagon Alley. And that can be eventful hint hint. Especially with a new store open up.
Disclaimers: I don't own what belongs to Rowling and/or Whedon. From the last chapter, I own none of the artists or their names. And though I wish I did, I don't own Blackie.(tear). I think I own my own thoughts, but I may be wrong in thinking that I own what I think, I think.(sorry, I just always wanted to do that!)
Pairings: W/T, B/S, D/D, X/A. H/Hr, G/M, C/D(who doesn't really appear here.)
Spoilers: events up to S6 of BtVS, OotP in HP. Totally AU.
Warning: this does have a f/f pairing. If you don't dig it, don't read, ya dig?
Thoughts in '...", part separation in %%%%%%%%%%%%
on with it, then!!
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13 Grimmauld place
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"Harry! Wake up, sweetie," Hermione said, trying to wake her boyfriend up from a deep sleep. He was thrashing about a bit, and she was starting to get worried.
"NO! Sirius, I'll save you!" Harry said as he finally reacted to Hermione's touch and woke up. She saw that he was still upset about the death and hugged him, feeling him shaking beneath her touch. She just held him until he calmed down, then took his hand and led him downstairs.
"Well, look who showed up," said Fred.
"And with his girlfriend. Is there a reason that you two are late that you don't want to share with us?" added George, just to see the two turn red, which they did.
"It took forever to get Harry up, he was in a pretty deep sleep," Hermione explained, a very interesting shade of red.
"Did Ron come home at all last night?" asked Harry, just to change the subject.
"No, he owled us and said that as long as we kept in contact from you he would stay away from the family," Mrs. Weasley answered, coming into the room bearing breakfast for Harry and Hermione. "And speaking of owls, the Hogwarts letters came with your O.W.L. results just a few moments ago."
They opened the letters and noticed the usual front page, followed by the list of books that they need. The list came with a third page containing their results.
"Hey! I got an O in potions, Transfiguration, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, and Charms! And an E in History of Magic and Astronomy. Only and A in Divination, better than I thought I'd get." Harry announced, looking proud. He looked at his girlfriend with a questioning look and asked what she got.
"O in potions, Transfiguration, Herbology, Defense, and Charms. E in everything else. Hey, that means that we can go into the classes needed for whatever fields we want. I think that we have to take a magical healing class and you have to take a class for disguise and stealth, Harry," she said. She wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her life, but she wanted to take the healing class so that if Harry ever got hurt she could take care of him and not risk losing him. She took the stealth class as well so that she could help him with whatever weird situation he managed to get himself into this year. She gave him a hug that lasted a long time, to the amusement of the Weasley's and Lupin, who happened to come into the room at the moment.
Lupin cleared his throat and said, "Yes, well..." The two broke apart, blushing profusely. "Let's get the books that you need, eh? Molly and I will accompany you two to the Alley, Tonks has other business to attend to."
"Like what?" Harry asked, curious.
"Something that Chris asked her to do. All I can say is that if they want you to know, you'll know." Lupin was being vague because he didn't even know, all he knew was that Chris had asked Tonks to do something, and that, save Dumbledore, none of the order knew what it was about.
"All right, enough talking, let's floo over to the Leaky Cauldron," Molly said, clapping her hands, seeing that the two were done with their meal.
"We have a requirement for a book on weapons and a set of clothes that we can fight and move in," said Hermione, looking at the list. "The clothes may have to come from Muggle London. The rest is pretty basic stuff, there's a notice that someone will be in the Library checking books for fact for the year, so we shouldn't bug them." She exchanged a look with Harry, knowing that it meant that if they needed to research something there might be someone there reading over their shoulder or something.
They went to Diagon Alley, partly hoping that they would see Ron and convince him to come home. They went into Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, and were shocked to see what was in the store.
"Bloody Hell!" Exclaimed, of all people, Hermione. Harry gave her a shocked look and she blushed and said, "Sorry, but look at this place! It's full of every type of prank that the students could want. Oh, we're going to have a field day with this, I can tell. The prefects are going to have their hands full," she didn't look happy, especially when she saw everyone buying stuff for Hogwarts. A bang went off near her, and she was shocked to find herself growing distorted, as if she were in a muggle fun- house mirror, but real. She found a sign that said the effects would wear off in a few minutes, and went out of the store with Harry in tow. They got the books that they needed, got all of their robes and clothes(Madame Malkin was given a heads up and stocked up on muggle exercise clothes.) Then they went to the ice cream parlour and shared a shake, each taking a straw and drinking out of it. They shared many kisses, using the excuse that there was ice cream on the other's face, which was being done on purpose. They saw Cho Chang, who looked furious at the sight of them together. Hermione laid her hand on Harry's and shot Cho a look that said very clearly, "He's mine!" Cho huffed and left, holding the hand of who turned out to be Michael Corner, Ginny's ex. Harry and Hermione shared a look of sadness for Ginny before grinning at the thought that Cho had lowered herself to be with Ginny's ex. They bought the ink, quills, and scrolls that they would need for school and flooed back to HQ with Lupin and Molly right behind them. They knew that he adults had known what they were doing, but they were so caught up in the moment that they didn't care. They were to leave for Hogwarts on 3 days, so they decided that they would make the most of their time.
When they arrived in the kitchen for a snack there was another letter for both of them with the Hogwarts crest on it. It contained two prefects badges, wit ha letter explaining that they had gotten top marks and that Ron was refusing to return to school, so Harry, who would have gotten it last year had it not been for Dumbledore not wanting to put more pressure on him, would get the job. They looked at each other and kissed in joy, then breaking apart and hugging, resting their foreheads against each other's. Lupin and Molly looked impressed and happy that the two got the positions together. They looked at each other and started cooking a congratulations meal.
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Scooby activity in Hogwarts
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Dawn started going through the library after Chris had told Madame Pince why she was there, and started looking through the books on Vampires, which Buffy and Giles said were the first things that they would go over. She looked for a book on it, and found one with the title 'The Scourge of Europe: A Legacy". She looked and saw the faces of Spike, Dru, Angel, and Darla looking back at her. She started to read and almost immediately put the book into the 'fake' pile. It said that all four had been killed by some member or other of the Ministry of Magic, whereas all of them were still alive. Well, living dead, anyway. She looked through more books about them, interested in what other lies she would read...
Buffy and Giles started getting their lessons planned, starting with Vampires. She wanted to teach them the weaknesses, powers, strengths, and history of them, plus do at least a day on the Scourge of Europe. Giles agreed with this, but also felt the need to cover defensive tactics and ways to prevent being bitten or turned.
Spike was to start out with spells that could set an opponent on fire(for vamps) without the witch or wizard having to be close to the vamp or demon. Then he was to show how to do a spell that would summon a ray of sunlight, and another that would bring about some holy water. Then he would show them, finally for the vampire unit, a spell that would conjure a stake out of mid-air, then send it into the opponent's heart, only to be used on a vamp or demon, of course.
Anya got familiar with the librarian and spoke with her about the many encounters that she'd had in the past with things that go bump in the night and the many famous figures that she either cursed or granted a wish for. Madame Pince held onto her words with attention, amazed at what the ex-vengeance demon had seen in her day and who she had met. They talked about the books, Anya got a tour of what was where and how it was organised, then they sat and watched as Dawn looked through the books and sorted them into either fact or fiction. The librarian was amazed at how many of her precious books were being rejected as false, but she was told that this girl was well versed in the topics and knew what was true and what wasn't.
Xander got along marvelously with the Muggle Studies teacher, talking about how everything worked and correcting many false views that wizards had about muggles. They talked about various machines, agreeing that television was one of the best things out there, and comparing views on videos, actors and actresses, video games, and computers. They got along well and planned to teach the students about how, even though muggles don't have magic, they are just as good as- sometimes even better than- wizards.
They all met when the day was done and compared notes, finding the other staff to be polite and courteous. Giles had a run in that he didn't quite know what to make of, one that he didn't want to share just yet with the others...
Flashback
"Is there a problem, sir?" a sharp voice asked Giles.
"Yes, I seem to be a little lost. Could you help me please, professor...?" Giles asked, putting in the pause to let the voice know that he wanted a name as he turned around ans saw who was talking to him.
"McGonnagal. Minerva McGonnagal. And you are?" The woman asked, curious as to who the man was. She had seen him among the new teachers, but never caught the name.
"Oh, right, erm, sorry. Rupert Giles. I was supposed to meet professor Summers in the Teacher's Room, but somehow managed to get...where am I?" He was hopelessly lost, and yet he couldn't take his eyes off of Minerva. He couldn't deny that she looked older than he was, but he found a spark in her eyes that took many years off of her and made her seem young.
She was wondering what a teacher was doing down in the dungeons before noticing his eyes, staring at hers. She looked away and slightly blushed, but before she had she noticed something in his eyes- something that looked dangerous. She told him to follow her.
He started thinking 'to the ends of the Earth' when she told him to follow, but did as he was told. In a few moments they reached the teacher's room and she left him there, still looking slightly stunned at what he found...
End flashback
All he knew for sure was that he didn't want to share what he went through with any of the Scooby's, for they would probably tease him mercilessly. Still, he couldn't help thinking about those eyes...
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Willow and Tonks' Room
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The two witches decided that they would get started on their lessons the day school classes officially started, September second. That was four days away, so until then they decided that they would get settled and also get acquainted with each other. Chris had joined them for breakfast, then there was a knock of the door and she said that she had to take care of a few things but that she'd be back later. Tonks was suspicious about the vagueness with which Chris had spoken, but decided to let it pass. She and Willow spent the morning in the bedroom, figuring out whose stuff went where and all of that. Then it was lunch time and they got a huge meal. After that Willow spent time alone in the bedroom writing to her friends, thinking that they wouldn't get the letters but wanting to write any way.
Tonks, on the other hand, went exploring. She checked the bathroom one more time and found that everything replenished itself, so there was no way that they would run out of soap or anything. Then she found that if she wanted something that wasn't there, all she had to do was say that she wanted whatever it was, and it appeared wherever she was. Very convenient.
Then she checked the den and found a secret doorway. She opened it and found a room with magic supplies in it, including ten or twelve wands for Willow to try out. Tonks knew how to tell when the red head had found the right wand, it just looked right. There were books and cauldrons and pillows and everything they could need for learning. There was also a CD player with calming music in it for meditation. Tonks smiled as she heard the sound of the ocean, closing her eyes as peace rolled over her. She hit the off button and went out of the room. Then she had a blast with the cabinet, getting chocolate from it. She sighed as the heavenly food touched her tongue, savoring it's rich, creamy flavor.
Then Chris came into the room. Well, fell into the room is more like it. Tonks swallowed hard and ran over to her friend, calling for Willow as she did so. Willow went down the stairs and found Tonks dragging Chris over to the couch. She ran over and helped Tonks. The two together carried their friend over to the couch and laid her down.
"What the bloody hell happened?" Tonks said, brushing the brown-ish blonde locks away from a panting face.
"Hello to you, too," Chris said, her voice raspy. "Wills, can you go over to the cabinet and get some water for me? Just go up to it thinking water and it'll give it to you."
"Of course," Willow said as she went over to the cabinet.
"Right, wotcher, now what happened?" Tonks was getting anxious, looking at the bad condition that her friend was in.
"Let's just say that Death Eaters aren't very happy with me right now for putting a spell on Azkaban. The ones that are trapped in there can't get out, and the ones who are free are pulled in if they try to get their friends out. The free ones got very-erm- mad at me," Chris started to explain, accepting the cup from Willow and taking a long drink from it, then clearing her throat.
"What does that have to do with the state that you're in?" Tonks asked, not getting why Chris was talking about Death Eaters.
"They attacked me." Tonks gasped and Willow got a worried look on her face. Chris grinned ruefully and added, "I was in Hogsmead meeting a friend and I saw them coming up, so I told my friend to leave. He protested a bit, then took off. I went out side, pretending to notice nothing, and 14 of them jumped me together! They performed every curse that is known to hurt on me, and I'm just glad that I'm immortal."
Tonks gasped, knowing that what she said meant she'd had Avada Kedavra performed on her, the killing curse. Willow looked uneasy, but didn't understand the significance of what had happened. "How did you escape, then?" Tonks asked, summoning a healing potion and handing it to her friend, who made a face at the thought of taking the stuff, and sighed.
"I managed to get a wiccan shield up after a few minutes, which, as a bonus, knocked them unceremoniously on their royal butts for a few seconds. Then I teleported to the castle and didn't quite make it to my room, ya see," Chris made another face and swallowed the potion, hissing as it burned her throat on the way down.
"What did they want?" Willow finally joined in the conversation. "Even if they are evil, they had to have had a better reason than the fact that you imprisoned their friends, right?"
"Chris? Is there something that you're not telling?" Tonks was getting suspicious now, her eyes narrowing.
"Well, they do know that I brought reenforcements to Hogwarts to protect Harry, and they tried to get who it was out of me as well, but I didn't speak."
"You mean Willow?"
"Her, and a few others, the new staff members are highly trained pros," Chris grinned to herself, knowing that she was getting close to the truth about who the new members were, but wouldn't let it go further than she had.
"Well, you seem to be healing nicely," Tonks said, giving Chris a glance to check for any injuries still in desperate need of help. "Wanna sleep in here tonight? I don't think you should be alone."
"Aww, you just don't think that I deserve the bigger room all to myself," Chris teased, a sure sign that she was doing better. "But if you say so, doc, then I would be glad to crash with you two."
They got bed clothes and a queen sized bed from the cabinet, along with many pillows, and Tonks decided to stay with Chris in that bed just in case she was in pain during the night.
Willow agreed and went upstairs, thinking, 'ok, just because she's spending a night with another girl doesn't mean that she's gay. I did it with Buffy before I turned gay, and it meant nothing other than comfort for her. But maybe she is? Who am I kidding, I just wish that she is.' Willow didn't know why, but she was really attracted to Tonks, and hoped that maybe Tonks was a lesbian as well, or at least a bi.
Meanwhile, downstairs, Chris laid on her back, the only part that wasn't really too bad off, while Tonks snuggled into her side, head resting on the other's shoulder. Chris put her arm around Tonks' shoulders, and they fell asleep like that, each finding comfort in the other...
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that ends the day. Hope you all enjoyed it, and comments I'd be happy to hear. Questions, concerns, complaints, open ears here, man, open ears. Oh, and to whomever is responsible for inventing Krispy Kreme Doughnuts... you are my hero!! Well, ok, Ozzy is my hero, but you are my other hero! Ok, whatever y'all think, just drop a line. Input is a writer's best bud, and all writers need best buds. Don't deny us friends. ;-)
Disclaimers: I don't own what belongs to Rowling and/or Whedon. From the last chapter, I own none of the artists or their names. And though I wish I did, I don't own Blackie.(tear). I think I own my own thoughts, but I may be wrong in thinking that I own what I think, I think.(sorry, I just always wanted to do that!)
Pairings: W/T, B/S, D/D, X/A. H/Hr, G/M, C/D(who doesn't really appear here.)
Spoilers: events up to S6 of BtVS, OotP in HP. Totally AU.
Warning: this does have a f/f pairing. If you don't dig it, don't read, ya dig?
Thoughts in '...", part separation in %%%%%%%%%%%%
on with it, then!!
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13 Grimmauld place
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"Harry! Wake up, sweetie," Hermione said, trying to wake her boyfriend up from a deep sleep. He was thrashing about a bit, and she was starting to get worried.
"NO! Sirius, I'll save you!" Harry said as he finally reacted to Hermione's touch and woke up. She saw that he was still upset about the death and hugged him, feeling him shaking beneath her touch. She just held him until he calmed down, then took his hand and led him downstairs.
"Well, look who showed up," said Fred.
"And with his girlfriend. Is there a reason that you two are late that you don't want to share with us?" added George, just to see the two turn red, which they did.
"It took forever to get Harry up, he was in a pretty deep sleep," Hermione explained, a very interesting shade of red.
"Did Ron come home at all last night?" asked Harry, just to change the subject.
"No, he owled us and said that as long as we kept in contact from you he would stay away from the family," Mrs. Weasley answered, coming into the room bearing breakfast for Harry and Hermione. "And speaking of owls, the Hogwarts letters came with your O.W.L. results just a few moments ago."
They opened the letters and noticed the usual front page, followed by the list of books that they need. The list came with a third page containing their results.
"Hey! I got an O in potions, Transfiguration, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, and Charms! And an E in History of Magic and Astronomy. Only and A in Divination, better than I thought I'd get." Harry announced, looking proud. He looked at his girlfriend with a questioning look and asked what she got.
"O in potions, Transfiguration, Herbology, Defense, and Charms. E in everything else. Hey, that means that we can go into the classes needed for whatever fields we want. I think that we have to take a magical healing class and you have to take a class for disguise and stealth, Harry," she said. She wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her life, but she wanted to take the healing class so that if Harry ever got hurt she could take care of him and not risk losing him. She took the stealth class as well so that she could help him with whatever weird situation he managed to get himself into this year. She gave him a hug that lasted a long time, to the amusement of the Weasley's and Lupin, who happened to come into the room at the moment.
Lupin cleared his throat and said, "Yes, well..." The two broke apart, blushing profusely. "Let's get the books that you need, eh? Molly and I will accompany you two to the Alley, Tonks has other business to attend to."
"Like what?" Harry asked, curious.
"Something that Chris asked her to do. All I can say is that if they want you to know, you'll know." Lupin was being vague because he didn't even know, all he knew was that Chris had asked Tonks to do something, and that, save Dumbledore, none of the order knew what it was about.
"All right, enough talking, let's floo over to the Leaky Cauldron," Molly said, clapping her hands, seeing that the two were done with their meal.
"We have a requirement for a book on weapons and a set of clothes that we can fight and move in," said Hermione, looking at the list. "The clothes may have to come from Muggle London. The rest is pretty basic stuff, there's a notice that someone will be in the Library checking books for fact for the year, so we shouldn't bug them." She exchanged a look with Harry, knowing that it meant that if they needed to research something there might be someone there reading over their shoulder or something.
They went to Diagon Alley, partly hoping that they would see Ron and convince him to come home. They went into Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, and were shocked to see what was in the store.
"Bloody Hell!" Exclaimed, of all people, Hermione. Harry gave her a shocked look and she blushed and said, "Sorry, but look at this place! It's full of every type of prank that the students could want. Oh, we're going to have a field day with this, I can tell. The prefects are going to have their hands full," she didn't look happy, especially when she saw everyone buying stuff for Hogwarts. A bang went off near her, and she was shocked to find herself growing distorted, as if she were in a muggle fun- house mirror, but real. She found a sign that said the effects would wear off in a few minutes, and went out of the store with Harry in tow. They got the books that they needed, got all of their robes and clothes(Madame Malkin was given a heads up and stocked up on muggle exercise clothes.) Then they went to the ice cream parlour and shared a shake, each taking a straw and drinking out of it. They shared many kisses, using the excuse that there was ice cream on the other's face, which was being done on purpose. They saw Cho Chang, who looked furious at the sight of them together. Hermione laid her hand on Harry's and shot Cho a look that said very clearly, "He's mine!" Cho huffed and left, holding the hand of who turned out to be Michael Corner, Ginny's ex. Harry and Hermione shared a look of sadness for Ginny before grinning at the thought that Cho had lowered herself to be with Ginny's ex. They bought the ink, quills, and scrolls that they would need for school and flooed back to HQ with Lupin and Molly right behind them. They knew that he adults had known what they were doing, but they were so caught up in the moment that they didn't care. They were to leave for Hogwarts on 3 days, so they decided that they would make the most of their time.
When they arrived in the kitchen for a snack there was another letter for both of them with the Hogwarts crest on it. It contained two prefects badges, wit ha letter explaining that they had gotten top marks and that Ron was refusing to return to school, so Harry, who would have gotten it last year had it not been for Dumbledore not wanting to put more pressure on him, would get the job. They looked at each other and kissed in joy, then breaking apart and hugging, resting their foreheads against each other's. Lupin and Molly looked impressed and happy that the two got the positions together. They looked at each other and started cooking a congratulations meal.
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Scooby activity in Hogwarts
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Dawn started going through the library after Chris had told Madame Pince why she was there, and started looking through the books on Vampires, which Buffy and Giles said were the first things that they would go over. She looked for a book on it, and found one with the title 'The Scourge of Europe: A Legacy". She looked and saw the faces of Spike, Dru, Angel, and Darla looking back at her. She started to read and almost immediately put the book into the 'fake' pile. It said that all four had been killed by some member or other of the Ministry of Magic, whereas all of them were still alive. Well, living dead, anyway. She looked through more books about them, interested in what other lies she would read...
Buffy and Giles started getting their lessons planned, starting with Vampires. She wanted to teach them the weaknesses, powers, strengths, and history of them, plus do at least a day on the Scourge of Europe. Giles agreed with this, but also felt the need to cover defensive tactics and ways to prevent being bitten or turned.
Spike was to start out with spells that could set an opponent on fire(for vamps) without the witch or wizard having to be close to the vamp or demon. Then he was to show how to do a spell that would summon a ray of sunlight, and another that would bring about some holy water. Then he would show them, finally for the vampire unit, a spell that would conjure a stake out of mid-air, then send it into the opponent's heart, only to be used on a vamp or demon, of course.
Anya got familiar with the librarian and spoke with her about the many encounters that she'd had in the past with things that go bump in the night and the many famous figures that she either cursed or granted a wish for. Madame Pince held onto her words with attention, amazed at what the ex-vengeance demon had seen in her day and who she had met. They talked about the books, Anya got a tour of what was where and how it was organised, then they sat and watched as Dawn looked through the books and sorted them into either fact or fiction. The librarian was amazed at how many of her precious books were being rejected as false, but she was told that this girl was well versed in the topics and knew what was true and what wasn't.
Xander got along marvelously with the Muggle Studies teacher, talking about how everything worked and correcting many false views that wizards had about muggles. They talked about various machines, agreeing that television was one of the best things out there, and comparing views on videos, actors and actresses, video games, and computers. They got along well and planned to teach the students about how, even though muggles don't have magic, they are just as good as- sometimes even better than- wizards.
They all met when the day was done and compared notes, finding the other staff to be polite and courteous. Giles had a run in that he didn't quite know what to make of, one that he didn't want to share just yet with the others...
Flashback
"Is there a problem, sir?" a sharp voice asked Giles.
"Yes, I seem to be a little lost. Could you help me please, professor...?" Giles asked, putting in the pause to let the voice know that he wanted a name as he turned around ans saw who was talking to him.
"McGonnagal. Minerva McGonnagal. And you are?" The woman asked, curious as to who the man was. She had seen him among the new teachers, but never caught the name.
"Oh, right, erm, sorry. Rupert Giles. I was supposed to meet professor Summers in the Teacher's Room, but somehow managed to get...where am I?" He was hopelessly lost, and yet he couldn't take his eyes off of Minerva. He couldn't deny that she looked older than he was, but he found a spark in her eyes that took many years off of her and made her seem young.
She was wondering what a teacher was doing down in the dungeons before noticing his eyes, staring at hers. She looked away and slightly blushed, but before she had she noticed something in his eyes- something that looked dangerous. She told him to follow her.
He started thinking 'to the ends of the Earth' when she told him to follow, but did as he was told. In a few moments they reached the teacher's room and she left him there, still looking slightly stunned at what he found...
End flashback
All he knew for sure was that he didn't want to share what he went through with any of the Scooby's, for they would probably tease him mercilessly. Still, he couldn't help thinking about those eyes...
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Willow and Tonks' Room
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The two witches decided that they would get started on their lessons the day school classes officially started, September second. That was four days away, so until then they decided that they would get settled and also get acquainted with each other. Chris had joined them for breakfast, then there was a knock of the door and she said that she had to take care of a few things but that she'd be back later. Tonks was suspicious about the vagueness with which Chris had spoken, but decided to let it pass. She and Willow spent the morning in the bedroom, figuring out whose stuff went where and all of that. Then it was lunch time and they got a huge meal. After that Willow spent time alone in the bedroom writing to her friends, thinking that they wouldn't get the letters but wanting to write any way.
Tonks, on the other hand, went exploring. She checked the bathroom one more time and found that everything replenished itself, so there was no way that they would run out of soap or anything. Then she found that if she wanted something that wasn't there, all she had to do was say that she wanted whatever it was, and it appeared wherever she was. Very convenient.
Then she checked the den and found a secret doorway. She opened it and found a room with magic supplies in it, including ten or twelve wands for Willow to try out. Tonks knew how to tell when the red head had found the right wand, it just looked right. There were books and cauldrons and pillows and everything they could need for learning. There was also a CD player with calming music in it for meditation. Tonks smiled as she heard the sound of the ocean, closing her eyes as peace rolled over her. She hit the off button and went out of the room. Then she had a blast with the cabinet, getting chocolate from it. She sighed as the heavenly food touched her tongue, savoring it's rich, creamy flavor.
Then Chris came into the room. Well, fell into the room is more like it. Tonks swallowed hard and ran over to her friend, calling for Willow as she did so. Willow went down the stairs and found Tonks dragging Chris over to the couch. She ran over and helped Tonks. The two together carried their friend over to the couch and laid her down.
"What the bloody hell happened?" Tonks said, brushing the brown-ish blonde locks away from a panting face.
"Hello to you, too," Chris said, her voice raspy. "Wills, can you go over to the cabinet and get some water for me? Just go up to it thinking water and it'll give it to you."
"Of course," Willow said as she went over to the cabinet.
"Right, wotcher, now what happened?" Tonks was getting anxious, looking at the bad condition that her friend was in.
"Let's just say that Death Eaters aren't very happy with me right now for putting a spell on Azkaban. The ones that are trapped in there can't get out, and the ones who are free are pulled in if they try to get their friends out. The free ones got very-erm- mad at me," Chris started to explain, accepting the cup from Willow and taking a long drink from it, then clearing her throat.
"What does that have to do with the state that you're in?" Tonks asked, not getting why Chris was talking about Death Eaters.
"They attacked me." Tonks gasped and Willow got a worried look on her face. Chris grinned ruefully and added, "I was in Hogsmead meeting a friend and I saw them coming up, so I told my friend to leave. He protested a bit, then took off. I went out side, pretending to notice nothing, and 14 of them jumped me together! They performed every curse that is known to hurt on me, and I'm just glad that I'm immortal."
Tonks gasped, knowing that what she said meant she'd had Avada Kedavra performed on her, the killing curse. Willow looked uneasy, but didn't understand the significance of what had happened. "How did you escape, then?" Tonks asked, summoning a healing potion and handing it to her friend, who made a face at the thought of taking the stuff, and sighed.
"I managed to get a wiccan shield up after a few minutes, which, as a bonus, knocked them unceremoniously on their royal butts for a few seconds. Then I teleported to the castle and didn't quite make it to my room, ya see," Chris made another face and swallowed the potion, hissing as it burned her throat on the way down.
"What did they want?" Willow finally joined in the conversation. "Even if they are evil, they had to have had a better reason than the fact that you imprisoned their friends, right?"
"Chris? Is there something that you're not telling?" Tonks was getting suspicious now, her eyes narrowing.
"Well, they do know that I brought reenforcements to Hogwarts to protect Harry, and they tried to get who it was out of me as well, but I didn't speak."
"You mean Willow?"
"Her, and a few others, the new staff members are highly trained pros," Chris grinned to herself, knowing that she was getting close to the truth about who the new members were, but wouldn't let it go further than she had.
"Well, you seem to be healing nicely," Tonks said, giving Chris a glance to check for any injuries still in desperate need of help. "Wanna sleep in here tonight? I don't think you should be alone."
"Aww, you just don't think that I deserve the bigger room all to myself," Chris teased, a sure sign that she was doing better. "But if you say so, doc, then I would be glad to crash with you two."
They got bed clothes and a queen sized bed from the cabinet, along with many pillows, and Tonks decided to stay with Chris in that bed just in case she was in pain during the night.
Willow agreed and went upstairs, thinking, 'ok, just because she's spending a night with another girl doesn't mean that she's gay. I did it with Buffy before I turned gay, and it meant nothing other than comfort for her. But maybe she is? Who am I kidding, I just wish that she is.' Willow didn't know why, but she was really attracted to Tonks, and hoped that maybe Tonks was a lesbian as well, or at least a bi.
Meanwhile, downstairs, Chris laid on her back, the only part that wasn't really too bad off, while Tonks snuggled into her side, head resting on the other's shoulder. Chris put her arm around Tonks' shoulders, and they fell asleep like that, each finding comfort in the other...
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that ends the day. Hope you all enjoyed it, and comments I'd be happy to hear. Questions, concerns, complaints, open ears here, man, open ears. Oh, and to whomever is responsible for inventing Krispy Kreme Doughnuts... you are my hero!! Well, ok, Ozzy is my hero, but you are my other hero! Ok, whatever y'all think, just drop a line. Input is a writer's best bud, and all writers need best buds. Don't deny us friends. ;-)