Harry Potter and the Vampire Slayers

Chapter 38 - Miracles part II.

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:

Katrina Marie Pace: Thanks! Happy you liked the spell!

Naitch03: Hi! Yep, I'm glad Willow is finally becoming forgiven. As for Voldie- yeah, it would be funny...but it won't happen. But something will though. You'll have to read and see!

Just Me: Yep, I know! LOL. Happy you liked the James/Lily banter. Somhow, I imagine their relationship a bit like Hermione's/Ron with friendly banter...the only difference being that James is whipped and is the one always asking for forgiveness! As for James' description of Snape - I think it would fit quite nicely...I mean, spending days and days in front of a cauldron with odor does nothing for your hygien. -Grins- You'll see what's going on with Voldie and Harry in this chap. And yep, Bumblebee became ignored. LOL.

Zantac the Barbarian: Hmm, no. I must have written itwrong. Sorry.

goldenshadows: No prob! Have a nice day at work!

Sailorsaturumon: The wards? I never mentioned they wouldn't be able to do magic because of any wards...and even if there were wards,I think Willow would have broked through them easily...uber-powerful and all that, y'know.

The Lady Morgaine: Welcome back! I hope you aren't too tired from your work...hang in there! Thanks, we're doing pretty well now...it's getting easier each day. Yeah, I think she would be more powerful than before as well. At least she believs more in herself than before just because this time she feels as if she earned her friend's trust and that would make her happier and happiness is a strong feeling and strong feelings leads to strong magic and now I'm babbling again so I'll stop. -Pants- You'll see the effects in this chap...hope you'll like 'em.

Willow Evenstar: Hi Cece! So glad you liked the...fluff. Yep, I knew youliked Will and she's all better now! And Faith too, good, huh? As for harry's reaction...well, he won't freak...but he will be shocked. I'll answer your mail after I've updated, kay?

Beth512: You'll just have to read and see, right? ; ) And I don't think you seem blonde as in blonde-I'm-stupid. But then again, I don't know you that well. But I don't think you seem stupid. And I don't think blondes are stupid. Not all of them. I know some persons with dark hair who're stupid as well. So I don't think hair colour matters when it comes to stupidity-genes. LOL. And I really have no idea why I'm suddenly talking about this stuff... Happy you like white-Will!

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"Rise."

Snape looked up and rose from the floor, staring into the red eyes of Lord Voldemort. Around him, the rest of the followers did the same, trembling. Snape could almost feel the displeasure running off Voldemort in waves.

"I have summoned you here tonight due to an...unfortunate happening."

Some of the Death Eaters shuddered.

"I hope you have a very good explanation to why several of my loyal followers are...dead. Why our prisoner managed to...escape, and how, you, who all survived, managed to get outplayed by a small rescue party of seven members, hmm?"

"M-my lord," a Death Eater stammered, and bowed low.

"W-we might have been m-more in n-numbers, my Lord, but th-they - "

"SILENCE!"

Voldemort screamed. Snape rolled his eyes behind the mask. Trust Crabbe - or Goyle, he wasn't sure who as they were both the same size - to make a stupid comment like that.

Crabbe gulped, and backed away.

"My lord," a voice were heard. "As Crabbe pointed out to you, my lord, we were more in numbers, but they had the dark witch on their side."

Voldemort stared into Bella's eyes. He wanted to punish her for reminding him of one of his failures...the witch wasn't suppose to go goody-goody again, but this explained why they had managed to win...but he wanted to punish somebody, so...

"CRUCIO!"

Bellatrix writhed on the ground and screamed in pain. Snape felt disgusted as her screams in pain turned into screams of pleasure. Bella was crazy.

"Very well...I can understand why this would make you less than...able. But it does not explain why Lucius was found dead in the prisoner's cell. Who is responsible for his death?"

A shadow crept forward, and started hissing.

"Ah, Nagini...what can you tell me?" Voldemort asked, before listening to his snake servant's news. When Nagini was done, Voldemort leaned back in his throne, a thoughtful look on his face.

"It seems as though I underestimated the werewolf's power," he muttered. Whispers flew between his ranks.

"Yes, yes...I did...the man who killed Lucius was none other than Remus Lupin...this surprises me...I never thought he would stoop so low as to use the killing curse...interesting, very interesting..."

"Do you think he can be turned, my lord?" Bella asked.

Voldemort let out an evil cackle.

"No. No, I don't. I have tried offering him my services in the past, and he has refused every time...quite, Remus Lupin would be the last one of Dumbledore's fools to join me - werewolf or not, but he is loyal to his friends...no matter he used an unforgivable."

Another follower stepped forward, the one Snape recognized as Richard Wilkins the third.

"Do you want us to prepare the ritual, my lord?"

"No," Voldemort said. "No. It isn't worth it, not even to bring Luciusbackto life...pity, I had much use of his money... but no, the ritual, is, no matter how I hate to admit it, complicated and power draining, even for me...and it can only be used three times. I have already used it twice. The first time to bring back that wicca - " he spit out the name with distaste.

"And my plans didn't work that time...and the second time, I brought you back - I hope it wasn't a mistake, Wilkins - I don't want to use it a third time, yet...I might have to ask you to use it for me, if I fail..."

This got Snape's interest. He hadn't heard about this ritual before, but if it was a ritual to bring back the dead, it would be the answer Albus had searched for - how it was possible. And that the Dark Lord was worried he would fail...that he even thought it was a possibility, was interesting as well...somehow, they needed to find out what kind of ritual it was...and how to stop it, if it came to that. If the Potter brat somehow managed to kill the bigger brat - Voldemort - it wouldn't be good if he came back to life again.

"Severus," Voldemort called. Snape bowed low in front of Voldemort.

"Yes, my lord."

"Why didn't I hear anything about the plans to rescue our prisoner from you? It makes me, not for the first time, wonder whether you are as loyal as you would like me to think."

"I didn't know about it, my lord," Snape lied smoothly. "The old fool doesn't trust me as much as he used to...he is keeping a close eye on everyone, my lord."

"Hmm..." Voldemort hissed. "This is interesting, indeed...very well, I believe you...and Severus..."

Snape looked up.

"CRUCIO!"

It burned, it hurt everywhere... Suddenly, the pain stopped, and he heard Voldemort scream in pain.

"POTTER!"

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"Harry?" Sirius asked his Godson carefully. Harry looked up, and the occupants of the room gasped as they saw his eyes. They seemed to be sparkling even more than usual, and his scar wasn't as visible as it was before - it no longer looked red and infected as it had been ever since Voldemort's return, but looked like a normally healed scar standing out against the skin in whiteness.

"Oh, My Goodness..." Lily muttered, as she touched it carefully. Harry gave them all weird looks.

"What? What's wrong?"

James took a deep breath.

"Take a look in the mirror, son."

Harry shrugged, and did as he was told. He gasped.

"Wha - "

"It seems as though that spell did more than just heal Faith," Buffy said. "Way to go, Will."

Willow smiled shakily. She felt really tired, and only wanted to go sleep.

"Uh...guys," Oz said, looking up.

"It's silent."

The other occupants in the room stared at him as if he had grown an extra head.

"Huh?"

"The wolf. It's silent."

Again, more confused looks, until Tara let out a gasp in understanding, and got everyone's attention.

"I've read about the spell Willow did, it's really complicated, and it is used to cure illness, sickness, and etcera. Maybe the spell recognized the werewolf curse as an illness, and cured it."

"Oh Merlin..." Amy muttered. "You mean...it cured Oz's lycanthropy?"

"It's a possibility, and it is very likely. I'm not sure if it cured Remus' as well...maybe it only cured Oz' because he was in the ritual..."

"I don't think so." Poppy said. "Everyone in this room has been affected by the spell. I, for one, no longer feel my rheumatism. I've said it before, and say it again - it's a miracle."

"I agree. My burns are gone," Charlie said.

"My scars," Dawn continued.

"Mine too," Sirius revealed.

"Oh my Goodness..." Lily mumbled. "Is this even possible?"

"Obviously," James said, giving Lily a hug and ruffling in Harry's hair lovingly.

"I wonder what else that spell did. Except this."

Harry looked down.

"Harry?" James asked, worriedly. "You all right?"

Harry looked up, with a small smile.

"Yeah...I just...I don't feel...I think my connection to Voldemort is gone. I mean, the mental one...not the connection that says...you know, the prophecy."

Lily nodded.

"Right. But that's good!"

"Yeah...I just...it feels weird. Not feeling him waiting in a corner of my head anymore."

"And that's even better," James concluded.

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"All right, Mr. Potter, let's see what you can do," McGonagall said. Ithad beena few days since the spell, and Harry was again starting up his private lessons, this time Transfiguration with his Head of House. Neither Faith nor Remus had woken up yet, but Poppy said it was only a matter of time. Willow was resting in her quarters, to build up her magical energy, and planned to start to teach along with Tara as soon as she had her strength back. Snape had returned from the Death Eater meeting with news about a ritual that could bring the dead back to life three times, and Giles, Andrew and Dumbledore (well, mostly Dumbledore and Giles) spent as much time researching dark spells as possible, in hopes of finding anything like it. Snape had also told them how Voldemort hadsuddenly stopped torturing him, and screamed out Harry's name in pain. They had all come to the conclusion this had happened when the connection between Harry's scar and Voldemort had been broken and had brought the Dark Lord pain.

Harry concentrated on the book in front of him, and after only a second, the book had been turned into a metal shield with the Potter's crest in front. McGonagall gave him a shocked look.

"Potter..." she muttered in wonder. "How did you manage that on the first try?"

Harry shrugged.

"I don't know, I just did. Ever since Willow's spell, everything is so much easier. I find myself just thinking what I want to do, and it happens."

McGonagall finally got over her shock.

"Have you told the Headmaster about this, Potter?"

Harry shook his head.

"Do I have to?"

McGonagall gave him a glare, and Harry raised his hand in surrender.

"Fine, fine, I will."

McGonagall gave him a searching look.

"You know, Potter, what would you say if I started to help you become an anima - "

POP.

This time, McGonagall almost fainted in shock. Where Harry had stood, now stood a big, black Griffin.

POP.

The Griffin turned back to a grinning Harry.

"You were saying?"

A/N: I know, short...hope it doesn't matter. This was the last update before I go to France on Wednesday...for real this time! I will update OOtB once or twice though, since I already have chapters written. And when I'm back, I'll have read HP&tHBP as well...I hope theyhave English copies in France...if they don't, I'll kill myself. Or maybe not, 'cause then I'll never get to read the book...anyway, I'll stop my rambling! Please REVIEW!

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