Out of the Blue

Chapter 7 – The girl and the wolf.

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


James sat down by the lake, playing with the snitch, thinkingto himself. It had been almost two weeks now since the blonde Slayer had - literally - fallen into their lives, and she had already become a great friend and ally. Buffy had not gone to any lessons yet, but she gotten private lessons from Lily, whom she had become good friends with, and James knew Buffy put in a good word for him, whenever she got the chance. Lily wasn't so irritated with James anymore, and sometimes she even gave him a smile or two.

'...It can't be only because I don't hex Snivellus in the corridors anymore...' he thought, before making his way over to the Quidditch pitch, where tryouts for the Gryffindor team were to be held.


Sirius, Peter, Buffy, Lily and Remus sat by the Quidditch pitch, talking quietly, as they watched the tryouts.

"So...the big ball, it's called the...waffle?" Buffy asked, and the others grinned.

"It's 'Quaffle'," Remus corrected, "but don't worry- I say 'waffle' sometimes too." He gave Buffy a tired smile (day before full moon), and Sirius snorted.

Both he and James knew about the werewolf's crush on Buffy- it was hard not to notice. The only one who remained clueless was Peter, who never knew what was going on. They were also pretty sure that Buffy didn't know it either,or if she did, she ignored it.But Remus still didn't trust Buffy with his secret, especially not after their visit to Diagon Alley. Although he had finally stopped moping around and now hung out with Buffy again, things were still a bit strained between them from time to time.

Sirius smirked to himself at the next memory - James' "gay-ness". That had been funny (although James hadn't thought so). It had also taken a bit of time for the rumors to calm down a bit - but everything seemed to be back to normal - well, to as normal things could be in a magical school, anyway. Sirius' thoughts were interrupted by Buffy, who cheered when James scored a goal on the poor bloke who tried out for the Keeper position. The boy blushed furiously, as he was feeling very embarrassed.

"Umm, Buffy," Lily said, "you know you're not supposed to cheer when James scores - after all, it's a Keeper we need, so if he scores, it's a bad thing."

"Oh. Right. I knew that," Buffy said, and the others snickered.


It had been an entire summer plus a few days since Buffy had disappeared. Willow sighed, and stared out the window, watching the gray clouds forming in the sky.

'Goes in tone with my mood...' She thought miserably.

Nothing had been the same since Buffy had left town. Joyce had been really down, andmad at herselffor kicking her out, although she alsoblamed Giles,and the Scoobies spent more and more time at her house, and with her, to keep her company.

Things were almost back to what things were before Buffy came to Sunnydale, but it felt weird - wrong. And so many things were different, since they were no longer ignorant to the evilness and weird happenings in Sunnydale. Oz, Xander, Cordelia and herself were doing their best to keep the death rate and the Forces of Darkness down - they weren't exactly great at it.

Willow sighed. She missed Buffy...a lot. She missed having a girl to talk to. Cordelia was out of the question, and so was Xander. No matter how much of a good friend he was, he wasn't a girl...he wasn't Buffy. She couldn't understand why she had just taken off like that - she must have defeated Angelus, and she understood that she might have needed a little space after that. But to disappeare completely - it wasn't right. Friends didn't do that. She could at least have left a message...

She sighed, and picked up her phone.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Giles. It's me."

"Oh, Willow. Hi."

"Anything new? Any clue on where Buffy is"

"No...since that last lead about a slayer in France, which proved to false, there has been no sign of anyone who could be our Buffy."

"But you'll keep looking?"

"Of course."

"Okay...well...bye."

She hung up.

"Crap."


That night, Buffy was out patrolling in the forest. She wore black leather pants and a top in the same color. Suddenly, her spider-sense started tingling.

'Why does it feel like I'm being followed...?' Then she smiled. Dumbledore's words dawned upon her:"...if 'the marauders' happen to come with you in secret, possibly under an invisibility cloak, I don't think you should drive them away."

She stopped and turned around.

"Okay guys, I know you're there - show yourselves."

For a moment nothing happened, but suddenly there was a movement at Buffy's left side, when James took of his invisibility cloak, revealing him and Sirius from under it.

Buffy couldn't help but be disappointed that Remus wasn't with them.

"How did you know we were here?" James asked, and Buffy grinned.

"Slayer-sense...where's Moony- And Wormtail?" she hastily added, when she saw Sirius and James give each other conspiratorially grins.

"Sleeping, I guess. Peter was snoring like a madman when we left," Sirius said.

"And Remus...?"

James gave Sirius a look. They had been on their way to the Shrieking Shack to keep Remus company during his wolfness, but on their way they had spotted Buffy, and had decided to follow her instead.

"Sleeping too," he finally said. He hated lying to Buffy, and thought that she deserved to know the truth, but it wasn't their secret to tell- and they didn't know how she would react. Badly, if Remus were right. Her reaction in Diagon Alley had left a lot to be desired.

Buffy looked suspicious for a moment, but decided to let it pass, and believe them.

"Right..."

"So, what are you doing here?" Sirius said, switching subject, "after all, the Forest is forbidden."

"Not for me it isn't. DD gave me permission to patrol here."

James and Sirius grinned when they heard Buffy's name on the headmaster.

"Why do you call Professor Dumbledore 'DD?'"

Buffy mumbled something.

"I didn't hear you," Sirius said with a teasing grin.

"I said that I always forget his name, okay, I suck at names! You all have such weird names, I can't remember them all!" Buffy said.

"Besides, I think it's cute!" She then added, trying to cover up for her embarrassment...and to make James and Sirius stop their snickering, This, however, only made it worse.

"Anyway, what are you doing here?" Buffy retorted. "After all, the Forest is, as you said, forbidden." This shut them up.

"You looked really hot in your leather pants," Sirius finally quipped. Buffy rolled her eyes but smiled. She knew Sirius wasn't serious with his flirting- he saw her only as a very good friend, almost like a sister. Little did she know the reason for his affection was because it drove Remus crazy with jealousy, and it amused Sirius to no end.

"DUCK!" Buffy suddenly screamed, and James and Sirius gave her confused looks, until they were thrown to the ground. When they looked up, Buffy was fighting a vampire.

"That'll put marzipan in your pie plate, bingo!" She quipped after she'd staked him. Then, she turned to James and Sirius who still were laying on the dirty ground, and smirked.

"I told you to duck. You okay?" She asked Sirius and James before helping them up.

They nodded enthusiastically.

"Wicked!" James exclaimed, and Sirius agreed.

"Can you do it again?"

Buffy rolled her eyes.

"You better get back to the castle."

"Fine." Sirius said grumpily. "See you tomorrow." They disappeared under the cloak once again, but they didn't turn back to the castle. Instead, they made their way over to the Shrieking Shack, to let Moony out, and then have some fun in the Forest.


Buffy was disappointed. The night hadn't been full of evil vampires. In fact, there had been none except the one three hours ago...but maybe she would have better luck if she kept patrolling a little longer. She almost laughed out loud. Most people would try to stay away from vampires- she was talking about bad luck when she couldn't find any. But then most people were not the Slayer... Buffy breathed in the cold night air around her, and looked up at the bright full moon. She'd always loved the stars and the full moon. The stars could always make her feel better- make her feel comfortable, and entranced somehow. The full moon...it was just magical. It looked so...mystical, and beautiful.

Wonder if it's full moon in my world too...?' Buffy thought. If it was, Oz qould probably be locked up in the Sunnydale library right now...if it wasn't still summer, of course, which she doubted.She sighed, as she remembered her friends, andthe last time she'd seen Angel...with her sword in his chest... She hastily shrugged that picture away.

'Remember the past, but don't dwell on it,' she remember herself. 'Livein the now, andembracethe future...' She closed her eyes, listening to the sounds around her. The leaves and the grass rustled slowly in the wind, and in the distance, she could hear a dog. She could hear a heavy breathing, and someone moving forwards towards her...her eyes snapped open, and she looked around.'I can't believe I let my guard down...' She lifted her stake, preparing herself for a vamp jumping out from somewhere around her. She was standing in a clearing, her back exposed. She swore to herself. She hoped it wasn't more than one... Suddenly, a huge shadow jumped out from nowhere. Buffy's eyes widened- that wasn't a vampire! She hastily backed a step, threw away her stake, and picked up a dagger.

'What the hell...?' Buffy thought. She stared into big amber eyes, and long, white teeth. It growled low in its throat.

Buffy backed another step, so it was exposed to the moonlight. Buffy could now see it clearly. It was an animal - a wolf. Its teeth were shining in the light, and for the first time, Buffy saw how sharp they were. They could easily cut through flesh and bone, she was sure of it. The wolf's fur was shining in the light too- it had a light-brown, almost a golden color, and Buffy couldn't help but think the wolf was beautiful, even though it was bleeding from its front legs.

Suddenly, something in Buffy's mind clicked. Full moon. Wolf. Werewolf. She was facing a werewolf.

'Oh, crap...' Buffy thought. The wolf had stopped growling, and it was watching her intensely.

'What am I gonna do? Think, Buffy think!' Alright...a werewolf- was human. She couldn't harm it. But she couldn't turn her back to it either - then she would be dead, surely, or worse - bitten. She knew this from her experience with Oz, that while in wolf-form, nothing of his human side existed. Unless it was different in this dimension, but she didn't dare take the risk. She could wrestle with it - but Buffy knew she couldn't hold out 'til sunrise.

"Where is a tranquilizer gun when you need it?" She muttered. "Good doggie..." She whispered, and backed another step, her eyes never leaving the wolf's. She held out her hand with the dagger, showing the wolf she wasn't going to hurt him with it. Then, she bent down. Slowly. Her eyes were starting to tear up, as she was still in her little staring contest with the wolf. She laid the dagger at the ground, and stood up.

'I could always climb a tree.' Buffy almost laughed out loud at this. Yeah, right. She would get halfway, then the wolf would be tearing her legs- human or not, right now, it had no human emotions- no human intentions. It would kill.

'Okay. One option left. Stand in this position until the sun rises. No worries. I just can't blink. Don't blink...don't blink.' She blinked.

Buffy couldn't believe it. The wolf hadn't moved...in fact, she was sure it had blinked too.

She took the chance. She blinked again. The wolf blinked back.'Okay...not what I expected...maybe they are more human here after all...' Buffy thought slowly.She started to wait.


"I can't believe we lost him!" James said. He and Sirius were sitting in another clearing. They had been looking for Remus for over two and a half hours now. The night hadn't really gone as they'd planned. As soon as they'd let Moony out of the shack, he'd run away, out of their sight, and they hadn't seen him since. They had called, screamed, howled, barked...and still no sign.

"Face it, Prongs," Sirius said tiredly. "He's probably laying somewhere, sleeping peacefully. No worries."

"No worries?" James hissed. "No worries? Padfoot, we have a werewolf on the loose!"

"Well, it's not like he can harm anyone! No one's out in the Forest at night- it's forbidden!"

"We are," James reminded him.

"But we've never been one to follow rules, right? And it's not like Moony's a danger to us anyway- we're his pack!"

James sighed.

"I still don't like it...he's our responsibility. Remus is only letting us take him out in the night in our Animagus forms because he counts on the fact that we can keep him in check! In other words - NOT LOSE HIM!"

"Oh, come one! There's no one here for him to hurt."

"I guess..." James slumped down against a tree, defeated. Then, suddenly, he flew up.

"Whazzematter, Prongs?" Sirius yawned. "Do you have a fire in your butt?" He chuckled.

James wasn't listening. He'd already stomped away, and Sirius had to hurry to catch up.

"What is it?" Sirius said, annoyed.

"There is someone for him to hurt." James said.

"Who?"

"Buffy."

It took awhile for comprehension to set in, but when it did...

"Oh, shit."


Moony was standing in the clearing, watching the girl with curiosity. A part of him wanted to slit the girls' throat, but another...it didn't want to hurt her. She was beautiful, and somehow, Moony felt connected to her. The sides fought with each other for awhile, and during the time, he stared into the girls' eyes. They had ablue-green color, and the moon was being in them. He tried to smell fear, but found none. Only power, curiosity, and...pity? No, that wasn't right - it was compassion. This girl knew how it was to live in he dark, alone. Be something you had no control over.

He watched her, as she put something down on the ground - something sharp, and shiny. Moony didn't like it, and he was glad it was not in the girls' hand anymore. She stood up again, watching him. The girl and the wolf were staring at each other, challenging the other to look down first. Suddenly, the girl blinked. Moony blinked back. This time, the girl had surprise written all over her face. She blinked again, and Moony blinked back. She obviously wanted to play a game. Moony could do that - it seemed fun. They blinked at another a few more times, then, the girl sat down against a tree.

'She must be tired...' Moony thought, and crooked his head, before laying down on his paws, yawning. He was tired too - he felt it now. Moony closed his eyes...


Buffy woke up with a jerk. She hastily looked over to the sleeping form of the wolf, and then at the sky. The sun would rise any minute now.

She stood up, and started to leave. It wasn't her business to find out who the wolf was. It must be a student, that much she understood- but then Dumbledore must know, which meant he couldn't be a danger. The first thing she'd do when she got back to the castle was to talk to the Headmaster.


The sun started to rise, and the wolf started to change. Where its back had been, a normal human back grew forth, and its paws turned into arms and legs. The ears disappeared, and revealed a head and light-brown hair.

Remus slowly opened his eyes, and sat up with a moan. It hurt everywhere.

"Morning, Remus," said a quiet voice.

"James." Remus said, and sat up. Then he noticed he wasn't in the shack.

"Where am I?"

"The Forbidden Forest. Here." He threw over some clothes.

"Why am I not in the shack?"

"We let you out...and we kind of lost you..."

"...WHAT?"

"Sorry...we would have been there directly after moon rose, but we met Buffy and forgot the time. When we got to the shack you were completely wild and you'd hurt yourself pretty bad. We had no chance to catch up."

"Oh shit...I didn't hurt anyone, did I?"

James shook his head. "Nope. When we got here, you were laying down, sleeping. We were just going to get you, and lead you back to the shack, when we saw Buffy..."

"WHAT! BUFFY WAS HERE?"

James smirked. "Yes. She was sleeping too."

"And you're sure she wasn't dead? What if I killed her? What if...?" Remus started to look around, looking for any signs of struggle. However, the only thing visible was the scratches and deep wounds on his arms.

James smirked.

"Take it easy, nothing happened. Anyway, we didn't dare come in here and wake her. It would raise too many questions you wouldn't want to answer. However, when she woke up and left..."

"Alright, alright, I get it - she wasn't hurt."

James was quiet while Remus dressed.

"You know, she didn't seem the slightest bit afraid of you." He suddenly said, and Remus scowled.

"Let it go, Prongs."

"But..."

"I said: Let. It. Go."

James sighed.

"Fine. Come on, we need to get you to the hospital wing."


"Professor DD?"

"Oh, Miss Summers. What a pleasure to have you here!"

"I'm not gonna stay long. I was just wondering...is a student at this school a werewolf?"

Dumbledore was quiet for awhile.

"What makes you think that, Miss Summers?"

"I kinda stumbled upon one last night in the forest."

"In the forest?" Dumbledore sounded surprised.

"So it's true? You do have a werewolf?"

Dumbledore nodded absently.

"He is supposed to be locked up..."

"Oh. I guess he got loose." Buffy shrugged.

Dumbledore sighed.

"I will deal with this immediately, Miss Summers. It seems the place we've chosen isn't as secure as we thought. Say, are you hurt?"

"Nope. We had some kind of staring contest, and then I fell asleep. He seemed harmless, really. Not at all like the one I've met before in Sunnydale..." Buffy said, lost in thought.

"You fell asleep? In front of a werewolf?"

Dumbledore sounded very curious now.

"Uh-hu. And when I woke up, he was also asleep, so I left and came here."

"Well, this is truly unheard of," Dumbledore said with a sparkle in his eyes.

"What is?" Buffy said, curiosity getting the best of her.

"A werewolf who finds its mate!"



A/N:
Tadaa! How do you like? Buffy's had her first meeting with Moony! REVIEW!

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