A Second Chance Chapter 39: Consequences, a Buffy: The Vampire Slayer + Harry Potter Crossover fanfic

Harry Potter and the Vampire Slayers

Chapter 39 - Consequences.

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:

CapriceAnn Hedican-Kocur: Happy you liked it! (I kind of thought his animagus were cool too)

Just Me: Happy you liked the chap - I know it was short, sorry. I guess this chapter is kind of short too...but oh, well. Yep, Willow's spell would have healed any wounds on anyone in the room, including the bite marks on Buffy. Yeah, Snake face was definitely holding some of Harry's powers back (most of it, was Harry's own, even though he hadn't yet noticed them - Willow's spell gave him a push in the right direction towards the source of his undiscovered powers) through the scar, weakening him, and since they also share blood, that too robbed some power from Harry - you're completely right in your theory. And yepyep, they did have English copies in France - although I bought mine in Antwerp, Belgium...I ran around looking for a bookstore forever - at first, I only found one - it was HUGE - but it didn't have a copy, so I felt myself grow desperate. If a bookstore like that didn't have it, what was the chance of someone else? I had pretty much given up and where on my way back to our car when suddenly my father says: "Harry Potter." I whip around, and there, right by my side is a bookstorewindow full with the new books. I have never been so relieved in my whole life! (Well, except from that time I lost my sister on a big Tivoli...but that's another story)

TriguetraWarrior: So happy you like the turn my story is taking - it wasn't really something I planned on, but it worked - and it has helped me to come up with the ending (I think this story will be fifty chapters all in all). I had a great time in France, and I will definitely follow your advice -wink-

Moony'sMate: I agree - go Willow.

Chaotic Reign: Harry did try to become an animagus before - he thought now with his new power boost, it should be easy - and it was. He wouldn't dare risk it trying in front of McGonagall the first time in case he failed. It has never been said how you become an animagus - it is up to every author how to do it. But if it included a potion, I'm sure it would only be needed to take once, when you first try your form, to see which form you are for example.

sired-by-spike: You know, I can't remember that either. LOL. Happy you like it! What made me choose a Griffin? Hmm...well, Harry is in Gryffindor for example - I was thinking about a lion, but a powerful magical creature seemed more fitting since Harry is a powerful wizard. (And it was cooler - and we are talking about trying to scare McGonagall out of her wits here - A Griffin would do that more than a lion. -Evil grin- What made me choose three times? Well, three is a magical number - I will not tell you the second reason - that would spoil the ending. Wilkins will have a part in this - the reason I brought him back, was because I needed someone to try and make Faith go dark - not that it worked, mind you - but Wilkins will return - on the battlefield. Not a nice picture for those who has to kill him...I doubt he'll fall for the same trick twice.

Toniboo: I am so glad you enjoy my li'l fic! I live to make my readers happy!

Willow Evenstar: Yep, they truly do! And hurry up answering my mail - too bad Yahoo is acting crazy. Why don't you change to Hotmail? I have mails on several places - although the one on Hotmail is the only one I really use. The only reason I have on Yahoo, is so I can have my webpage. And yep, Willow has been forgiven, and won't be in the story's centrum for a while...but her part is far not over. She'll have a big role to play. I'll say no more now. Happy you liked Harry's animagus form - cool, eh?

Louie Pastiche: I really hope my vacation did give you time to read/listen to the HBP because now I'm back! But you needen't worry. This story will have no spoilers on the HBP since it is AU after OOTP...now my other story on the other hand...

EmptyFirefly: So happy you liked it (And yeah, his commentary was funny to write) and doesn't think I am screwing BTVS/HP up by combining them. Happy you like Faith/Remus - love them both.

Thanks to:

IsiwaruOfCkaloatia

lafinpebbles

Darklight (for ch. 2)

Buffy-CrazyaboutAngel

Flashygrrl

FScan5001

TTrunks

goldilox8265 (for ch. 4)

...and my beta - Charmed Chick

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"Potter!" McGonagall spluttered. "How...what? I mean..."

Harry just grinned.

"As I said, Professor, I find things a lot easier these days."

McGonagall finally managed to form a real sentence after ten minutes of indistinguishable blabbering.

"Yes, yes, you did...but this? Harry...I mean, Potter...I do not know what to say...except you really need to talk to the Headmaster about this."

Harry sighed.

"Fine. Tomorrow."

McGonagall gave him a stern look.

"Immediately, Potter."

Harry scowled.

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In another part of the castle, in a very white and clean hospital wing, a woman woke up, blinking against the light.

"Oh, you're awake. Good."

Faith groaned, as she sat up, expecting to feel pain, but none came. In fact, she somehow felt stronger. She gave Poppy, who was examining her, a questioning look.

"What happened? I really don't remember anything..." she mumbled and frowned. Flashes slowly came back to her.

"Are you alright, miss Lehane?" The matron asked worriedly.

"Yeah..." Faith muttered. "Thanks to Remus...I guess he saved me, huh? I remember him coming...bursting in...and started to fight with that blonde guy...I think I got hit by something..."

"That's right," Poppy said. "Remus rescued you, and took you back here - you were both in a pretty bad shape," she muttered.

"Is he alright?" Faith asked, worriedly.

"Oh, I expect him to be perfectly healthy when he wakes up...thanks to Miss Rosenberg."

"Red?" Faith wondered out loud. "What did she do?"

"I can honestly not explain it myself," Poppy said. "It was a miracle - some sort of healing ritual I've never heard of. She cured everyone in this room with that spell from everything - she even cured Mr. Osbourn's lycanthropy - I expect Remus will find he is cured as well, when he wakes up - the full moon happened a few days ago, but he didn't transform - even in his unconscious state, his body would have gone through the changes the curse brings."

Faith could only gape at the nurse.

"You mean...Remus isn't a werewolf anymore?"

"Yes, I'd say so," Poppy stated.

A groan from another bed got their attention.

"In fact, why don't we ask him himself if he can feel any changes?" Poppy asked with a smile.

Remus sat up slowly.

"Hello, Remus," Poppy Pomfrey's voice were heard.

Remus smiled. He felt more healthy than he had in a long time.

"Hello - is Faith okay?"

"Yeah...thanks for coming to my rescue," another voice said and Remus turned his head to see a completely healed Faith grin at him.

"No problem," Remus said, then his smile faded, and he paled.

"Remus? Are you okay?" Faith asked, worry stretched out on her face. Remus gave her another smile, though it seemed forced somehow.

"Yes, I'm fine. What happened after we came here?" Remus asked, and Poppy proceeded telling Remus about everything, including the ritual. Remus stared at her after she was done, clearly not daring to believe it was true.

"You mean...I'm not a werewolf anymore?"

"Can you feel the wolf, Remus?" The matron asked briskly. "Your friend, Daniel, said the wolf was gone, so I assume he could feel it before the consequences from the ritual took effect."

Remus looked like he was concentrating strongly for a while, then he shook his head slowly.

"No..." he said. "I don't."

Faith gave him another big grin from across the room.

"This is great!" She said.

"Yeah..." Remus mumbled. Faith guessed he was still in shock.

"Yeah...great..."

The truth was, Remus Lupin felt far from great.

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"This is interesting Harry, interesting indeed," Dumbledore said, stroking his beard carefully.

"Your powers are increasing...I believe that now is the time for you to learn to control your magic...yes...you are almost ready."

Harry blanched.

"T-to defeat Voldemort?" Harry mumbled. He might be stronger, and more confident that before...but he sure as Hell didn't feel ready to fulfil the prophecy.

"Yes." Dumbledore smiled at him. "I think that maybe...just maybe, you will have learned complete control by Christmas...yes...by the end of next term, I think the time has come."

He didn't seem to notice Harry's reaction to all this, but was only smiling broadly, a distant look in his eyes.

"Yes, Harry...I think, things are finally coming to an end...the prophecy will be fulfilled completely...you will have your face off with Voldemort...soon."

Harry paled.

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A couple of days later, Faith and Remus were released from the hospital-wing, and things were slowly getting back to normal. Well...mostly. Ron, Hermione and Dawn, noticed that Harry seemed to have withdrawn himself from them - at first, they thought he was just distant because of the new powers he had developed, but now they weren't so sure anymore and were growing worried.

Right now, they were sitting in their lesson of wandless magic - the first one they had with both Tara and Willow, her powers now completely restored. They would have thought that Harry would be listening intently to what they taught - they were sure he was even more determined to bring down Voldemort now, with his new powers, but instead, he was staring into space, seemingly not noticing anything going on around him.

"Harry!" Hermione hissed as Willow and Tara did a demonstration for some of the other students. "Pay attention!"

"Huh?" Harry turned his head slowly to look at Hermione, who rolled her eyes.

"We are in class, Harry, in case you haven't noticed!"

Harry didn't answer, but instead returned to what he had done a few seconds ago - seemingly nothing.

Hermione frowned at him, but said no more, as Willow and Tara started to lecture again.

Dawn gave Harry a worried look.

"Are you sure you're okay, Harry?" She mumbled. Harry turned his head slowly towards Dawn, the motion the exact same one he had when Hermione spoke to him.

She gasped as she saw his eyes. They weren't the sparkling green they had been since he received his powers, but looked dull, and empty. And the way he was acting, it was almost like a robot. Now when she thought about it, she had thought Harry never seemed to meet their eyes anymore. Or talk to them, except when answering one of their questions, and then usually with a yes, no, mhmm, or maybe.

"Harry, what has gotten in to you?" She hissed, not caring if she draw attention from Willow or Tara - what was the worst they could do? Give her detention? Plus, she was sure she would enjoy a detention with one of them...

She hastily raised her hand.

"Professors?"

"Yes, Dawnie...I mean, Miss Summers?" Willow hastily corrected herself.

"Harry isn't feeling well - I'm taking him to the hospital wing," Dawn lied.

Willow frowned, and gave Harry a worried look (along with everyone else in the room). Her frown deepened as she saw his dull eyes staring back at her, without really 'seeing' her. It was like he wasn't there.

"Of course," she said and waved them out, the frown still etched over her face.

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"Harry..." Dawn asked tentatively as they got out of the classroom. "Are you okay? You seem...distant?"

"I'm fine." Harry said.

"You sure? 'Cause...you've been acting weird ever since..." her eyes widened. "Ever since you had that talk about your powers with Professor Dumbledore. Did he say something?"

Harry just shrugged.

"Harry!" Dawn hissed. "Answer me, or I'll smack the truth out of you!"

Harry still refused to say anything, and Dawn's eyes narrowed dangerously. Well, she did warn him...

SMACK.

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT FOR!" Harry burst out, rubbing his left cheek.

Dawn glared.

"I told you I'd smack you," she said. "And it worked, didn't it?"

Harry glared. He found it very difficult to ignore her (and everything else) to return to his moody, distant state when the left side of his face was throbbing painfully.

"What did Dumbledore tell you?"

Harry sighed.

"Nothing. It's between me and him."

Dawn's eyes narrowed again.

"I don't care. Whatever it was, it makes you feel awful - out with it, or I just might smack you again..." she raised her hand threateningly, and Harry hastily backed a step.

"Really, Dawn, it was nothing."

"Yeah? If it was 'nothing' then why are you acting like this? You're like a zombie, minus the need of violence."

Harry just shrugged. The pain in his face was starting to wear off, and he felt himself drift off to 'foggy'-land again...where he had found himself being ever since his conversation with Dumbledore...

'...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 the power the dark lord knows not...'

'...Your powers are increasing...'

'...by the end of next term, I think the time has come.'

'...things are finally coming to an end...'

'...the prophecy will be fulfilled completely...'

'...you will have your face off with Voldemort...soon.'

'...and either MUST DIE at the HAND OF THE OTHER for NEITHER CAN LIVE while THE OTHER SURVIVES...'

"HARRY!"

Harry snapped out of his trance-like state by Dawn staring at him worriedly.

"You did it again."

"Did what?" Harry asked innocently.

"Zoomed off. What exactly did Dumbledore tell you?"

'...things are finally coming to an end...'

'...you will have your face off with Voldemort...soon.'

"Nothing," Harry repeated. "Absolutely nothing..."

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"Remus?" Faith asked, knocking lightly on the not-anymore-werewolf's door.

"Huh?" Remus mumbled, without looking up from the book he was reading.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah...just a bit...tired still, you know."

Faith frowned. Willow's spell should have fixed all of that...but Remus had beenin the otherend of the room...furthest from where the ritual took place.

"Okay...but you've seemed...distant. Tell me what's wrong. Please?" She asked, and stepped in, sitting down on the bed beside Remus. He smiled a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes, but still not looking up.

"Nothing."

Suddenly, Faith felt a big lump form in her throat, and suddenly, she felt like her heart was going to burst from inside. She recognized this...all too well. Remus was leaving her. She should have known it was too good to be true... Now when he was cured, he had no need for her anymore...he could find anyone. ANYONE.

"Right..." she said, and hastily got up, not fully understanding why she felt the need to cry. This was life. Love came and love went...and Faith was left alone - that was how it always had been.

"Well...bye."

"Bye," Remus repeated dully, his eyes never leaving the book.

Faith left. If she had looked more closely, she would have noticed Remus' eyes weren't moving, but had been staring at the same passage in the book since she came in - and had been for quite some time. In fact, Remus had no idea what he was reading. No idea of the title, or what the book was about. His mind where somewhere else...in a dungeon...in the Malfoy estate...and in his head, two words were repeating themselves all over and over again...

"AVADA KEDAVRA!"

Wherever he went, whatever he did...those words where hunting him...

Avada Kedavra... the forbidden words...the walls seemed to close in around him, and somewhere, someone was whispering murderer - it was coming from every side...he felt like he couldn't breathe...like an invisible hand were slowly taking hold of his neck...choking him... Remus slowly put the book away, and got down under the covers, closing his eyes. In his mind, the words where still repeating themselves - and he saw himself killing...murdering...over and over again...

"AVADA KEDAVRA!"

A/N: I hope you like it! This story has gone from a lighter tone to a darker one, and now we are entering the biggest darkness of all - it is all coming to an end - yesterday, I came up with the ending and wrote down exactly how I like to write it. There is eleven chapters left (so this story will have fifty of them) and I plan to finish this before summer's over. If you are interested, go to my webpage (go to my profile page and then follow the link) and click on the link to "HP and the Vampire Slayers" - on that page, you will find titles to all the last chapters. (I have not yet written them though, so something might change later)

I will not mention anything on the HBP here, since I want this story to be completely AU and spoiler free, but on ch 28 of OOTB, you can read my opinions. (I will remove them soon though, so you might want to hurry up) Byes for now!

/Ida