Out of the Blue
Chapter 3 - Surrounded by idiots.
DISCLAIMER: Buffy the Vampire Slayer belongs to Joss Whedon, and Harry Potter to J.K. Rowling. I don't own anything…
RATING: PG-13 (T) to R (M) - violence, language, angst, horror, mild sexual interactions, etc. If you can watch BTVS/AtS and read HP, I doubt you'll have any problem with this story.
TIMELINE: Takes place after season two in BTVS, and during the marauders last year at Hogwarts.
SUMMARY: BTVS/HP crossover. Life sucked for Buffy Summers. After taking her refuge to LA, she had hoped she would finally have some of that peace the Hellmouth couldn't provide. She should have known she was hoping for the impossible. When she gets propelled into another dimension, her life changes forever - but is it for the better or for worse?
CENTRAL PAIRING: Buffy/Remus
OTHER PAIRINGS: James/Lily, Sirius/OC
Special Thanks to: My Beta - CharmedChick
"What?" Buffy asked, not believing what she heard.
"It is only 1977..." Professor Dumbledore repeated.
"No, it's 1998!" Buffy protested, feeling more and more desperate for every second.
'Why did I jump into that stupid portal? I am an idiot!'
"Oh, dear. I am afraid that you have somehow ended up in a different dimension, or backwards in time," Dumbledore said.
"What...no...this isn't possible..." Buffy looked horrified.
"I am afraid so. I think you ended up in a different dimension because of what you said about the Slayer - in this world, you're a myth, but in your world, you exist, with no one knowing about you, am I right?"
Buffy could just nod. Her life had just been turned upside down in less than ten seconds, and she didn't like it. Not one bit. Okay, so she had hoped to 'disappear' - but this was not what she had had in mind! She hadn't been serious!
"My dear, do not worry. I will do everything I can to help you back to your own dimension, until then, I am afraid you have to stay here."
Buffy nodded again, barely registering what he said. Her brain felt blurry, and she knew that if she had to look Professor Dumbledore in the eyes much longer, she would start to cry, and she didn't want that. She was barely aware of the whispers from Lily, James, Sirius, Remus and Peter.
'I'm sure they feel sorry for me...'
Buffy let out a snort, something between a laugh and cry.
"Are you alright, dear?"
Buffy shook her head.
"I-I just...I think I need to rest...do you mind if...?"
"Of course not!" Dumbledore said, "Ms Evans, would you be so kind and show Buffy to the Gryffindor common room - she can stay in your dorm, can she not?"
"Of course, Professor. Come on, Buffy."
Lily and Buffy left, and the marauders stared after her sadly. Something about this girl touched them deeply, and they wanted to help. Remus wanted to take her in his arms, and hug her tightly, telling her it would be okay, and James and Sirius thought about ways to cheer her up- maybe a prank or two would help? Peter was just confused- why was the girl sad? He didn't understand what was wrong with being here, and he had just understood half of the conversation - dimensions, time-travel, Slayer...it was all too complicated for him.
The graveyards in Sunnydale had always been feared. Always. That is, until Buffy Summers moved to Revello Drive. Somehow, the death rate, and unexplained disappearances had sunk when she arrived. People were no longer afraid of their own shadow. If only she had known what difference she made. Now, she was gone...so who would take her place?
"OUCH!"
"Xander, get of me! My dress is dirty!"
"Your dress is dirty? What about me! I think I broke something!"
"Guys..."
"...Well, it's your own fault! I told you not to - "
"GUYS!"
Cordelia and Xander paused in their bickering and turned to their friend.
"What?" Xander hissed. "This better be important. You can't just interrupt an important argument!"
"Yeah!" Cordelia agreed. "The argument...important...right..." she frowned. "What was it about?"
Willow rolled her eyes.
"I'm surrounded by idiots..." she muttered.
"Hey, I'm not an idiot, am I? Or if I am, I'm a cute idiot," Oz said.
Willow smiled.
"Yes, you are. Alright - to business. Xander, Cordelia, you go that way. Oz - follow me."
The gang split up in two different directions. It didn't take long until Willow and Oz heard Cordy and Xander start bickering again. Willow sighed.
"Things were so much easier when..." she paused.
" - When Buffy was here?" Oz asked. Willow nodded.
"Yeah...but she's not. We'll just have to do the best of the situation. I mean...she'll be back...right? School starts in a few days...not that she has any school to go back to..." she trailed off.
"I wonder what happened to her," Xander said, as he and Cordelia caught up with them again, having stopped their argument when they heard Willow and Oz was talking about Buffy.
"Well, she must have stopped Acathla...because the world's still here,"Cordelia said. "It would have been horrible if all those shops disappeared...and all the money! And my car! And - "
"Yep," Willow muttered. "Surrounded by idiots..."
When Buffy woke up the next day, she had trouble remembering where she was, but suddenly everything crashed down on her- the demon, the portal...verything.
'I'm not gonna be able to go home...'
"Hi, Buffy. You're awake."
"Morning..." Buffy mumbled, and gave Lily a small smile.
"Are you feeling better today? Professor Dumbledore wanted to speak with you in his office after you've eaten breakfast."
"Sure. I'll go now. I'm not hungry anyway," Buffy said, and got up, slowly dressing herself. Lily looked at her worriedly. Everything Buffy did seemed to go in slow-motion.
"Buffy...?"
"I'm okay." Buffy left, leaving Lily alone in the room.
"Professor Dummel?" Buffy asked, and stuck her head into Dumbledore's office.
"Miss Summers! Come in, come in. Sit down. Lemon drop?" Professor Dumbledore asked, and Buffy shook her head.
"Now, Miss Summers, I would like to know how the portal showed up, and why, if you know."
Buffy spent the next fifteen minutes explaining about the demon, and the portal.
"I see...you can be sure I am going to do everything to help you back to your own dimension, and with this help, I may already have an idea or two. But as you spend your time here, wouldn't you want to be able to do something, instead of just waiting?" Dumbledore asked, as he watched her with his twinkling blue eyes over his half-moon glasses.
"Well...I guess that would be nice... do you have anything that is in need of slaying?" Buffy asked hopefully.
Dumbledore chuckled.
"Not at the school...but I am sure some of the students believe Mr Filch to be an evil creature."
Buffy smiled at this.
"Well, do you have any vampires?"
"Maybe in the Forbidden Forest. However, if you wish to go on patrolling, I have to ask you not to bring any of the students. The Forest is, after all, forbidden," Dumbledore said, with emphasis on the word 'forbidden'.
"I get that - don't worry. The students are safe with me...or, well, since they shouldn't be...with...me, I guess they're safer without me..." Buffy said thoughtfully, earning another chuckle from Dumbledore, before he continued.
"...But... If 'the marauders' happen to come with you in secret, possibly under an invisibility cloak, I don't think you should drive them away."
Buffy watched him, confusion written all over her face, and Dumbledore chuckled again.
"You will understand what I mean. Miss Summers, do you think friendship is important?"
Buffy looked shocked that he even had to answer that question.
"Of course! I probably wouldn't have made it this far without my friends. Friends are the most important things in the world..." she trailed off, as she remembered the scoobies. God, how she'd failed them.
"I am glad you think the same way as I do. I have to ask you not to shut yourself out from the students. You don't know how long you may have to stay here, and I think it would be best for everyone if you gained some friends."
Buffy nodded.
"Now, I have another offer for you. We are having some trouble with a dark wizard, who calls himself Lord Voldemort..." Dumbledore was interrupted by Buffy's snort.
"Voldemort? Please..." She muttered, and Dumbledore smiled, before continuing.
"...and I believe it would be a great deal of help for us if we had a Slayer on our side, since I think he will gather vampires and other demons on his."
The next thirty minutes, Dumbledore spoke to Buffy about the Order, and asked her to help them in their fight.
Buffy sat down eating breakfast, when Lily sat down beside her.
"Hi, Buffy. How was the meeting?"
"It was okay."
Lily nodded.
"Bacon?"
Buffy stared at her, and shuddered.
"I don't think I'm gonna be able to eat bacon ever again...having it in my hair just makes it all disgusting-like... maybe I should go for vegetarian?"
Lily laughed.
About a minute later, the marauders - James, Sirius, Remus and Peter - sat down around her, so Lily sat on her left side, James and Sirius on her right, and Peter and Remus face to face with her. Buffy found she was once again drowning in Remus' eyes.
"So, Buffy. What can you tell us about the life in America during the 90's?" James asked, and Buffy grinned.
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