Harry Potter and the Vampire Slayers
Chapter 34 – Vision.
DISCLAIMER: Buffy the Vampire Slayer belongs to Joss Whedon, and Harry Potter to J.K. Rowling. I don't own anything.
TIMELINE: AU. Set ten years before (Around 1988) "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone", during and after Harry Potter book 5, "Order of the Phoenix"(2003). During and after BTVS season 7, "Chosen". Pretend HP book one happened in 1999 during Buffy season three )
SUMMARY: BTVS/HP crossover. There are always 'what ifs', and what 'could've happened'. What if the supposedly dead James and Lily Potter find themselves lyingbeside a shattered hellmouth? What if Buffy Summers and the rest of the Scoobies had found them? Surprised the couple was when they found out that they had unknowingly traveled forward into the future and that they would finally get a chance to see their now grown son. With the Scoobies following them, they have no idea of the impact of what they will find out when they step foot into the Wizarding World after many years of absence. War, love, death, betrayal, happiness, and despair are just six of the many things they will stumble upon.
PAIRINGS: Buffy/Charlie, Ron/Hermione, Harry/Dawn, James/Lily, Oliver/Vi, Faith/Remus, Willow/Tara, Sirius/Amy, etc.
Reviews respond:
Beth512: How nice for you. Don't know why you bring that up though -puts on an innocent expression- Yeah, KTM is really good - I'll check out it's called love as well.
Just Me: I know! It feels like is shutting itself down pretty much all the time nowadays... -sigh- Dumbledore annoys me too sometimes, but I don't do it on purpose, but if that's how he turns out, I don't mind. If someone is going to set him down for a nice little 'talk'? You'll see...-grins- I am glad you liked Faith's side of it, I always see her as being more unsure of herself than she shows. As for the werewolf - I can say he's definitely more than he seems to be. Won't say anymore now, you'll just have to guess.
Superfan: What makes you think that? LOL.
gabrieldarke: Happy you liked the Remus/faith, and as for your question: You don't really expect me to answer that, do you?
hmmmm: I won't tell you! You'll just have to guess. -Smirks-
sapphyre2484: I am so glad you like my story, and the pairings. As for the return of you-know-who (LOL) - what it saying it is him? -Puts on an innocent look-
The Lady Morgaine: Yeah, I know. Happy you like the new character - although maybe he's not so new after all... -puts on a smug expression- Happy you liked the couple-interactions!
Rasputan: I am so happy you liked it, and Faith and Remus are two of my fav characters as well - espescially Remus - he's just a cutie. As for the werewolf - I'm sayin' nothin'. LOL. And I like him (if he is him) as well - he was cool.
Thanks to:
Chailyn Cole Runewood
Katrina Marie Pace
Special thanks to: My beta - CharmedChick
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Halloween. Faith sighed. She had hoped Remus would be back today, but she guessed that it had been too much to hope for. She hadn't even gotten an owl yet...
She played with her food for awhile, not really eating it. Tonight, there would be the Halloween feast. Suddenly, the door to the Great Hall flew open. Faith's head jerked up.
"Sirius! Amy! How nice of you to join us!" Dumbldore exclaimed. Faith forced out a grunt in hello. Typical. Why couldn't it have been Remus instead?
"Hi grandpa," Amy said, and hurried up to hug the Headmaster. The students watched in shock, and then started to whisper. Grandpa? And was that the ex-convict Sirius Black?
"Sirius!" Harry ran up to his Godfather and gave him a hug. "I didn't know you would show!"
"Me neither, kid. I started to miss the castle." The truth was that Sirius and Amy avoided each other like plague, but it got a little boring after awhile since they were the only ones at Grimmauld place. So they had taken their refuge to Hogwarts, where it would be so much easier to avoid each other.
"Is Remus back from his mission yet?" Sirius asked. Harry shook his head.
"Not yet. Faith is pretty down."
Sirius frowned.
"Faith? Oh, right. His girlfriend." He started to snicker, and Harry rolled his eyes.
"Stop being such a prat! Come and say hello." He started to drag his Godfather down to the Gryffindor table.
"To who? Your girlfriend?"
"Oh, shut up."
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That evening, Vi went down to the Great Hall in the company of Oliver Wood. She was really excited, since she'd never beento Hogwarts' Halloween feast before, and it was supposed to be spectacular. She was not disappointed.
"Wow! This is so cool!" She squealed, as she took in the pumpkin banners, and the other decorations in the hall, everything dressed in black and orange.
"Let's go sit down by the Gryffs, a'right?" Oliver asked, and Vi nodded happily.
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Willow stepped into the Hall with a feeling of dread in her stomach. Halloween. Baah! What was there to celebrate?
She sighed, and was about to turn back to her dorm for some mediating, when she suddenly saw Tara smile from the staff table. Willow smiled as well. Maybe this night wouldn't be so bad after all...
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After an exhausting evening, Harry crawled up the stairs and into the boys dormitory along with Ron, Neville, Dean and Seamus. After the feast was over, all of the boys, Hermione, Dawn and some of the Slayers had been having an 'eat themost pumpkin pastries' competition. Ron won. He was so tired, he didn't bother to change into his pajamas. Instead he just laid down on the bed. As soon as his head hit the pillow, he was fast asleep.
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Harry found himself standing in front of Malfoy manor. From inside, he could hear screaming. Harry followed the sound - it grew louder the further he went, and whoever it was who was screaming, it was obvious the person was in a great pain. Suddenly, he stood in front of a metal door with a small window in the basement. He looked inside, and found a man bent over a bloody figure on the floor.
"Well? What can you tell me about my little firecracker, werewolf?" The man asked. He wore a bright smile on his face, as he cut deeper into the skin of the person lying at the floor.
"Go...fuck...yourself," the figure bit out. The man shook his head.
"Tutut, that is not the way you speak nicely. Didn't your mother teach you some manners?"
"Mr Wilkins, does he cooperate?"
"My lord." The man, Wilkins, bowed, as the dark, hooded figure of Lord Voldemort stepped out of the shadows.
"He will not tell me anything."
Lord Voldemort sneered.
"Then make sure he does! I did not bring you back just to find out you will fail me!"
"Of course you didn't, my Lord."
Voldemort turned his red eyes to the shivering, naked figure at the floor.
"Why can't you fools learn your lesson?" He hissed. "You will never win. CRUCIO!"
The man screamed in agony, as the red light from the spell hit him fully in the chest.
"Well, Lupin. Tell me what you know about the Order. What do you know of the prophecy. What do you know about the Slayers?"
"I...don't...know...anything," the figure at the floor, Remus Lupin, said, through gritted teeth.
"CRUCIO!"
Remus screamed again, louder this time. Again, and again the curse hit.
"If you want to see your Slayer-lover again, tell me what I want to know, and the pain will stop. Lord Voldemort can be merciful."
"Merciful my ass," Remus said. His nose was bleeding. Blood was sipping out of his ears. His skin had cracked open from the pain, and his body felt like it was on fire.
"Very well..." Lord Voldemort said. "Wilkins, I trust you finish the job." He started to turn around.
"And Lupin? The next full-moon is less than two weeks away. If you, against all odds, survive until then, I trust you will shred yourself to pieces during it."
He left, cackling in a high-pitched laughter, that seemed to stay in Harry's ears long after he was gone. Wilkins turned to Remus again, and Harry watched Remus' face filled with horror as his face seemed to be cut into, and he transformed into a giant snake, bigger than the basilisk in the chamber of secret. Remus screamed.
"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Harry sat up, the scream from Remus - or was it himself - ringing in his ears.
"Harry, Harry, mate, are you alright?" Ron's freckled worried face watched Harry's sweating figure in the bed.
"Yes...yes, I need to get to Dumbledore..." Harry mumbled, and sat up, put on his glasses, and ran out of the dorm, as fast as his legs could carry him, ignoring Ron's questions.
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Harry didn't know how he managed to come to the statue in front of the stairs that led to Dumbledore's office, but he did manage. Just to find out he didn't know the damn password!
"Damn it!" He swore. Then he knew. Faith! She deserved to know, and she was a teacher, so she should know that damn password as well.
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Faith woke up as someone banged on her quarters. What the hell? Didn't whoever it was who was knocking knew about the word 'sleep'?
"Go away!" She muttered, and buried her head in the pillow. She had a horrible headache. Damn Sirius and his drinking games!
"Professor Faith! It's me, Harry! It's important, it's about Remus!"
Faith shot up out of bed, got dressed quicker than you could say 'happy Halloween', and burst out of the door.
"What's wrong?"
"I need to get up to Dumbledore - I had a vision, Remus was in it, he's in danger," Harry said, panting. Faith started running.
"Meet you there!"
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"Dumbledore!" Faith banged on his office door. "Wake up!" Suddenly, the door opened, revealing the Headmaster, wearing a pink dressing gown, woollen socks, and beard knotted in a purple bow.
"Miss Faith. What can I do for you in this hour?"
"Remus is in danger, Harry had a dream."
Harry burst in through the door, breaths coming in short, ragged gasps.
Dumbledore looked grave.
"Tell me about the dream."
As Harry talked, Faith paled more and more.
"Harry, do you have any idea who this Wilkins can be?" Harry shock his head.
"I do," Faith said. She looked up. "But he's supposed to be dead. Bkilled him at her graduation."
"Well," Dumbledore stroked his beard carefully. "Apparently not. And we've seen before that thedead can be brought back. Miss MacClay and miss Summersare proofof that. But I'm wondering..."
"...Wondering what? We're wasting time! Remus could be dead by now!" Faith exclaimed.
Dumbledore sighed.
"I am afraid I cannot do anything."
Faith and Harry turned incredulous looks at the Headmaster.
"What?" Harry said, disbelievingly.
"You're just going to leave him?"
"I do not think Remus is in danger at all." He held up his had to stop Faith from attacking him.
"Harry has had false visions before. The one in the Department of Mysteries for example. Things could have ended badly, if not for your parents, Harry. We cannot afford to rush of on another unnecessary rescue mission."
"I cannot believe you!" Faith exclaimed, in rage. "Remuscould be captured, tortured, or worse, and you're not gonna do anything because you CAN be wrong!"
"Miss Faith, you misunderstand me. Tomorrow, I will send Fawkes to look for Remus and if we do not find him, then we will, of course, take a plan of action. But for now, let's be calm."
"CALM!"
Faith opened her mouth to scream at the Headmaster, but realized he would do nothing. She turned on her heal, and stormed out. Harry gave Dumbledore a look full of loathing.
"I hope you are right, for all of our sakes." Then he left. Dumbledore sighed, and unwrapped the purple bow.
"Me too, Harry, me too," he mumbled to himself.
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"Faith?" Buffy knocked on her sister Slayer's dorm room.
"Are you there?"
Buffy frowned.
"Faith?"
No answer.
"Okay, I'm coming in now, so don't shoot me." Buffy stepped inside, and found the room empty. She spotted an open trunk where Faith had her weapons. Lots of them were gone.
'Maybe she went to patrol...but it's daylight...'
She shrugged, and got ready for her FS's class. It had to be taught, with or without her.
'She's probably upset because Remus isn't back yet,' she figured. 'She'll show up to dinner.'
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When Harry, Dawn, Ron, Hermione and Neville steppe into their fighting skills class, they only saw Buffy.
"Good morning!" She said to them. Harry frowned.
"Prof...Buffy, where is Faith?" He asked. 'I have a bad feeling about this.'
"I don't know, she wasn't in her room. I'm sure she'll show up. Her weapons were gone, so I guess she went patrolling or something," she said.
Harry felt his blood grew cold.
"No, she didn't," he said.
Buffy frowned.
"What do you mean?"
Harry took a deep breath. What he was going to say wasn't something he wanted to.
"Call for an emergency meeting in Dumbledore's office."
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"Oh dear," Giles said, polishing his glasses, as Harry finished telling them about the vision, and how he suspected Faith had gone after Remus alone.
"Double dear," Buffy said. "This is so not good."
"No, it isn't," Dumbledore agreed. "I just got an answer from Remus with Fawkes - he is having some problems with the werewolves, but he is far from being any danger with Voldemort."
"I can't believe Faith could be so stupid!" Buffy exclaimed. Xander raised his eyebrows.
"Buffy, I hate to break it to you, but you would have done exactly the same thing in Faith's position."
Buffy glared.
"It won't help fighting among us," Tara said. "We need to find out a way to help Faith before Voldemort gets her."
"I agree," Charlie said.
"I am afraid it won't be so easy. This was prophesied," Giles said. "Or have you all forgotten that?"
Dumbledore let out a long sigh.
"Yes, I am afraid I did," he said. "If I had remembered, I would have told Faith that yesterday."
"Wait, prophecy?" Amy asked, confused. "What prophecy?"
Dumbledore spoke up.
'...The one with the power to vanquish the- Dark Lord approaches... born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies ... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not ... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives ... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies ...' Mr. Giles, can you take the second part?" Dumbledore asked.
Amy looked shocked. 'Poor Harry,' she thought.
Giles continued. "'...When the summer of the sixteenth year begins, the ones long gone will return to the one, and he will be stronger, guided by them and their fighters. But the fighters for the light will be betrayed by one of their own. The rat shall lead her to the enemy, and she will join forces. The Dark Lord has offered her a gift, to which she cannot say no. The witch falls for the darkness and will be trapped inside. The dark slayer will join the Dark Lord on the Halloween's eve, and she will be tempted, but she shall pass...The witch will switch sides, and the light will be lost...' Half of that has already been fulfilled. Lily and James returned to Harry with the Slayers, but Willow fell for the dark side, and found Tara. The dark slayer, Faith, joined Voldemort yesterday. The question is if she will pass his temptation, and survive."
"So...what do we do?" Sirius asked.
A/N: How do you like? REVIEW! I'll try to get another chap up for OotB before goin of to holiday, but if is going over to read-mode-only again (which I think it will), it might be hard. If I don't manage another update before I go off, you'll get it as soon as I get back! Toodles!
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