A/N sorry it took me so long to get this up… but it is now!

Disclaimer: Buffy characters belong to joss whedon and Harry potter characters belong to J.K. Rowling. The song 30 minutes belongs to t.A.T.u.

CHAPTER 3

Faith walked into the room and Buffy shivered. She looked the exact same; long wavy dark hair, and dark eyes. Buffy watched as Faith walked around the table and over to Tara. Their eyes met, and for a minute Buffy could have sworn Faith had known her. Who she was…or could have been.

"She can't be the Slayer! They're just a myth!" yelled Harry from the doorway.

"I can assure you all and the kid that I exist…and I'm here."

"HARRY JAMES POTTER! YOU GET BACK UP THOSE STAIRS THIS INSTANT OR YOU"LL REGRET IT!" screamed Molly Weasley. Harry angrily left the door way and headed up the stairs.

Buffy turned back to Faith and again for a moment their eyes met. Buffy shivered again and looked away.

"You alright?" whispered Remus. Buffy nodded.

"Just cold."

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"She can't be the bloody Slayer!" yelled Harry. "She doesn't exist!"

"Well actually…"

"Don't you dare say it!"

"I'm sorry, Harry, but she does exist. The ministry wanted to keep it from us because in 1856 the Slayer killed a wizarding family. The called her a rogue and dismissed the existence of the Slayer to a myth in hopes of preventing it from happening again. But the fact was that she killed the family because they were attempting to bring back the Master-the master vampire," she added, at Ron's confused look, "and she was told to by the Watcher's Council. The Watcher's Council is a council of people trained to train the Chosen Slayer."

"Bloody hell Hermione we get the idea!" Ron said, jamming a Bernie Bott's all Flavored Bean into his mouth. He made a disgusted look and spat it out.

"Okay, I just wanted to make sure you had all of the facts."

"So…you believe Faith is the Slayer?" Hermione brought out a book.

"Well yes, I suppose I do," she said, burying herself behind it.

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"We'll see you later," yelled Buffy back into the house as she and Remus headed out. It was a full moon and so Remus needed to get caged up.

Once that was done, Buffy headed back upstairs and into the sitting room.

"Goddess!" she yelled, out of shock.

"Well, I was expecting more of a welcome." Faith sat on the couch with Tara.

"Can I help you?"

"Yes you can actually." Tara stood up.

"Do you know who you are?"

"I am Buffy Summers. Adopted daughter of Joyce Summers, originally named-" she stopped. She didn't want that information out.

"You're more than that, B." Buffy whipped her head around quickly. "You know!" Faith seemed shocked.

"I have no clue what you are talking about."

"Yes you do! You know what you are!"

"No I don't!"

"Buffy, don't deny it!" said Tara. Buffy shook her head.

"You are Buffy Summers, Potential Slayer!" Buffy shook her head.

"What are you talking about?"

"You know." Faith's eyes met Buffy's accusingly. Buffy looked away and nodded.

"I do," she whispered.

"Do you remember? What happened?"

"You mean the…" she didn't know what to call it. "Yes, I do. I have to go." She ran up the stairs and into her bedroom.

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30 minutes, a blink of an eye
30 minutes, to alter our lives
30 minutes, to make up my mind
30 minutes, to finally decide

30 minutes, to whisper your name
30 minutes, to shoulder the blame
30 minutes, of bliss, thirty lies
30 minutes, to finally decide

Buffy sat looking into the fireplace. Over the past half-hour thousands of thoughts had tortured her brain. Should she fear Faith and Tara? She didn't think so, but it was Faith… but then again she was different growing up differently…perhaps the same with Faith. This past half-hour could change Buffy's life… and she was scared. It reminded her of when 30 minutes changed her life…twice before.

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"Buffy, you're adopted."

"WHAT?"

"You're adopted. Your biological parents and I have met, and we have decided that if you want, you can meet them and your twin sister."

"I HAVE A TWIN SISTER?"

"Yes, but you look absolutely nothing alike."

"I want to meet them." Joyce nodded.

Ten minutes passed quickly.

"Buffy, this is your parents and your twin sister." The first thing Buffy noticed was the familiar red hair she knew too well. The red hair of the girl she had known since she was a child.

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haha this isn't that obvious about who it is, but I wanted another cliffie, so there you go… tho u r welcum to guess as to who the bufster's twin is… the person who gets it right will get a cookie! Byebye

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