I am on an LOTR high because I saw ROTK Saturday night and it was SPECTACULAR!!!!!!! Peter Jackson did a brilliant job and I would have no complaints if my friend Amanda wouldn't have kept bugging me for explanations right in the middle of the movie.
Now I have to wait almost an eternity for the extended edition to come out. But wow! That movie was awesome. Orlando Bloom looks so hot in silver. And that Eomer, we need to see more of him am I right ladies?
Thanks to becks89, Kristy Marie, Imp17, Eliza Guerin, jeff, and Brutal2003 for reviewing the last chapter. I am using your suggestion Imp17 so thanks for that too.
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During Jordan's stay at the Summers residence she had thought of dozens of different ways to tell the Scoobies and the rest of the slayers about her world. It hadn't been easy trying to conceal her identity. She had to basically lie about everything pertaining to her family, friends, home life, and her school life. She knew that she couldn't, except under extremely special circumstances, tell them about the Wizarding World or show off her powers (her powers didn't work on the hellmouth anyway). But it was always safe to prepare an explanation just in case.
Instead she settled, unintentionally, on the direct approach. After she flooed from her house to the Hyperion Hotel she rolled out of the fireplace and right into the petite slayer herself. Both went sprawling to the floor with a whole lot of yelps of surprise.
"What the hell?" Buffy breathed as she saw that it was Jordan who ran into her.
"Damn it! I hate flooing! I always run into something!" the younger slayer fumed as she got to her feet.
Buffy was too confused to reply. What the hell is flooing and did she just come out of the fireplace?
"I am so sorry Buffy. Are you alright?" Jordan apologized as she held out her hand to help the older slayer up.
"Where did you-?" Buffy was goggling trying to make some sense out of this.
Jordan yanked Buffy to her feet and pulled the both of them out of the way as another body came out of the fireplace. Buffy stared speechlessly as a tall boy stood up. Unlike Jordan his exiting from the fireplace was rather graceful. He stood up and shot Jordan and Buffy a smug grin. Wow he's hot. If he were a couple of years older, Buffy found herself thinking.
"Showoff." Jordan shot back.
"What the? How?" the blonde slayer asked over.
Aidan joined the two girls and held his hand out to Buffy. She didn't sense any evil oozing off of him. He didn't register on the completely normal scale however. Appearing out of nowhere from a fireplace tended to place people in the non-normal category. She could always sense something different about Jordan. It was completely different than all the other potentials, or now slayers. Buffy knew Jordan wasn't exactly all she appeared to be. She knew she was special. And now she was getting the exact same feeling from this boy.
"I'm Aidan. Jordan's twin." he said while shaking Buffy's hand.
"Hi. I'm Buffy. Twin?" she turned to Jordan.
Jordan nodded her head. And then Buffy saw the amazing resemblance between the two. Same auburn hair, same fair complexion, same honey eyes, same facial features.
"Where's everyone else?" Jordan asked her brother.
"Don't know. I hope they got the directions right." he replied.
"Everyone else? What do you mean? Are there more people coming out of there?" Buffy inquired while gesturing towards the fireplace.
"Buffy everyone is accounted for except for-hey there you are!"
Everyone swiveled their heads around towards the doorway and saw Dawn and Angel standing there.
"Who are you?" Angel asked Aidan.
Jordan was about to answer when another person came out of the fireplace. It was Hermione. She dusted herself off and immediately let out a sigh of relief when she saw Aidan and Jordan.
"I was afraid I might've said the address wrong." she said breathlessly. "Hello, my name is Hermione Granger." she said to Buffy, Dawn, and Angel.
Buffy who had already seen a person come out of the fireplace shook Hermione's hand and introduced herself. Dawn and Angel just stood in the doorway temporarily rendered speechless with shock. Angel was first to recover.
"Did anyone else notice that she just came out of the fireplace?" he asked.
"Yeah I'll get around to explaining that. Where are the others?" Jordan asked Hermione.
"I imagine they are probably apparating. Too many people trying to floo to the same place can create havoc." Hermione answered.
Jordan crossed her arms across her chest and stamped her foot. That is so not fair.
Screams were heard from the lobby and all six of the occupants forgot the fireplace incident and ran to see what the matter was.
They were met halfway by Andrew who looked even paler than usual and he had sweat pouring down his face.
"Buffy! People! People with robes! They just popped in the lobby out of nowhere!" he cried between gasps for breaths.
"Oh crap." Aidan muttered.
"Oh they aren't dangerous. They're just mine and Aidan's parents and grandmother and two professors." Jordan explained.
"Well you had better hurry before Kennedy introduces them to the pointy end of her sword." Andrew said.
"Oh dear." Hermione murmured as Jordan and Aidan took off with lightning speed.
They came across to what appeared to be chaos in the lobby. Two men and three women were trying to fend off some girls that were attacking them. The Firewell twins came to their rescue and managed to wrestle them off. Jordan gave Kennedy, who had her mother in an arm lock, a good solid punch right in the face that sent her flying across the room. Okay so maybe that had been a tad unnecessary but it felt good. Jordan never liked Kennedy to begin with.
"Hey! Everyone stop! Stand down!" Buffy's surprisingly loud voice from someone so small bellowed.
The slayers backed off the five strange adults, but kept in their defensive positions.
Professor Dumbledore straightened out his robes and looked around.
"Strange. I had meant to apparate behind the building." he remarked.
"I am so sorry Professor Dumbledore. They're all a little paranoid. Recent events and all." Jordan apologized.
"Oh it's quite alright. No harm done. I am actually rather impressed." he said.
"Are you guys alright?" Aidan inquired with concern.
The rest of the group seemed a little shaken up, but for the most part unharmed. Jordan's mother's arm was a little sore making Jordan shoot Kennedy a deathglare.
Kennedy was helped to her feet by Willow and she had a bloody nose. Jordan grinned inwardly at that. I have been waiting months to do that.
"What the hell did you do that for?" Kennedy spewed indignantly.
"Because you were hurting my mother's arm you twit!" the auburn-haired slayer replied angrily.
"Mother?" a slayer known as Vi in confusion.
"Yeah this is my mom, Aurora Firewell. My dad," she pointed to the tall middle-aged man in gray robes, "Gabriel Firewell." she gestured to the short, plump elderly woman in green robes, "my grandmother, Elizabeth Firewell." she pointed to the remaining adults, "the woman is the headmistress of my school, Professor Tranley, and the man is Professor Dumbledore of Hogwarts in Scotland. He's this girl here, Hermione Granger's, headmaster."
"What about me?" Aidan asked.
"Oh no one cares about you." Jordan joked.
On the contrary all the girls in the room, with the exception of Kennedy and Willow, seemed to care very much. They couldn't seem to keep their eyes off of him for more than ten seconds. Jordan saw that they were staring at her brother with the same "googly eyes" (as Spike had called it) that she had seen when they saw pictures of that handsome actor, Orlando Bloom. For once Jordan was not apart of the dreamy-eyed staring. Aidan seemed to be oblivious to it all. What a dope, she thought with affection.
"This is my twin brother, Aidan." she said with extra emphasis on the brother part.
Giles and Wesley were approaching Jordan.
"Jordan, would you mind explaining to us why your family and the rest of these people are here? And why they came here the way they did." Wesley asked nervously.
"Yeah, I'm kinda thinking that would be a good idea." Buffy said sternly.
"Ugh explaining again. I've been doing that all morning. Okay. Buffy, the rest of you guys, I'm not really from your world per se. I mean I'm human and all and I was born on this planet and in this country in the state of Montana. You see we, as in all the people I've introduced including me, are witches and wizards." she paused to let them take it in.
"You mean like Willow?" another slayer, Shannon, asked.
"No. Willow is a Wicca. Wicca is a name for a Muggle with magical powers. She draws upon the magic around her; nature and stuff. We draw upon the magic within us and channel it through wands." she told them.
"I knew it! I knew I could sense something from within you. I just didn't know what it was." the said redheaded Wicca exclaimed.
Professor Dumbledore didn't seem to be hearing any of what was being said. He was staring at Dawn with a strange expression on his face that changed into understanding. He smiled at her and she warmed at the twinkling of his eyes. He reminded her of her grandfather.
"Okay okay. So you guys are witches and wizards. What are you all doing here and how come I didn't know about your world?" Buffy asked.
"Only a select few Muggles, our word for non-magical folk such as yourselves, are made privy to our existence." the redheaded woman said.
"And just who are these select few?" Buffy asked.
"Well the parents of Muggle-born witches and wizards to begin with. Some government leaders are told to prevent panic whenever something you might deem strange occurs, and of course all members of the Watcher's Council." Professor Tranley said.
"What!? Giles you knew about this?" Buffy cried.
Giles blanched at the tone of accusation in his charge's voice.
"I was sworn to secrecy Buffy. We all were. I am only allowed to speak of their existence in company under extreme circumstances which never came up." he explained.
Buffy softened at that. She was a little hurt that Giles had kept this from her for the seven years she had known him. But he did have a point.
"I could explain more about our world, but unfortunately that isn't why we're here." Jordan said. "Professor Dumbledore, you have the mike."
"First I want to shake hands with this brave young woman. You are actually known in our world Miss Summers. The slayer who has twice risen above death."
Buffy felt heat rush to her face and she tried to hide the fact that she was blushing as she shook the man's hand.
"I'm famous?" she asked in a daze.
"Twice risen above death? When did this happen?" Jordan said then she waved it away. "Not important now."
"I have come to ask of your help Miss Summers and the rest of your brave slayers. Miss Firewell was kind enough to explain how every potential was activated. I do realize that all of you are probably exhausted and tired of fighting, but we are desperate." he said.
"What do you need us for?" the small slayer asked.
"A dark wizard by the name of Voldemort has arisen again. He was in a dormant state, if you will call it that, for thirteen years. I will tell you the story about that later. He rose last year, but made his presence known but a few weeks ago. If he emerges from this upcoming war victorious both our worlds are in grave danger." he said seriously.
Giles and Wesley paled when Dumbledore said that. They knew of this Voldemort and what he had done; what he was capable of.
"So you're asking for some sort of alliance?" Xander asked.
"Precisely. Mr.-"
"Harris. Alexander Harris. You can call me Xander." Xander walked up to the tall old man and shook his hands.
"So Miss Summers and the rest of you slayers. Will you help us?" Professor Tranley asked.
All the girls looked at each other and looked back at the group of witches and wizards. Dawn had made her way beside her sister and slipped her hand in hers supportively.
"I don't know if we can. We just got back from a battle that literally sunk my town. And now there are slayers all over the world we need to find. Plus I don't think these girls are up to it." Buffy finally answered.
"Buffy I know this is a lot to ask. But, you see Voldemort hates you guys. He hates Muggles and Muggle-borns and he is prepared to wipe you all out. I don't know if the Wizarding World will be able to stop him alone." Jordan said.
"He would attack this world too?" Angel asked.
"He already has, we have just covered it up. He has many followers; they're called Death Eaters. They specialize in the area of torturing and murdering innocent people, mostly Muggles." Aidan told them.
This changed things. At first Buffy thought it was just the Wizarding World at stake and she didn't want leave her post as defender of this world to help defend theirs. True there were now many defenders of this world, but she was the most experienced.
"Well when you put it that way, I'm sorta obligated to help you. Sacred duty to mankind and all." Buffy laughed nervously at the last thing she said.
"I'll help too." Angel said.
"If Angel is in we're in too." Gunn said as Fred and Wesley nodded their agreement.
"I'm with Buffy." Xander said.
"Me too." Willow said which made Kennedy glare.
"I shall do whatever I can to help you." Giles said.
"Well of course I'm in." Dawn proclaimed.
Jordan, Hermione, Aidan, and the adults smiled gratefully and thanked them. Now they just had to get the other girls to help.
"I'm sure Faith and Robin would help too. We'll have to talk to them." Buffy said.
"And Lorne will probably help." Fred pointed out.
"We will assist you in finding all those slayers quickly. You may even use Hogwarts as a training facility." Professor Dumbledore offered.
"You may also use my school. Cristallon School of Magic in Washington State." Professor Tranley chimed.
"Training facilities. Yeah we're gonna need those. Thanks." Buffy said.
"What about the rest of you?" Hermione spoke for the first time in front of all these people.
The dozen or so slayers that had escaped the battle of the hellmouth more or less unscathed shifted uneasily. Did they want to get involved in another war?
"If you don't want to they will understand. And you will most likely not be thought cowardly of in any way. And you can back out at any time." Jordan said.
At this some of the slayers relaxed and proclaimed their agreement in allying with the Wizarding World. Others said they would think about it and a few flat out refused. One of the few who refused was Kennedy.
"Hell no. I got what I wanted. Why should I risk my life anymore?" the dark-haired slayer said before stomping out of the lobby leaving a stunned and stricken Willow behind.
Jordan shook her head and muttered something that sounded a lot like bitch under her breath. How could someone as sweet and cool as Willow end up with someone like Kennedy? Dawn had told her about Willow's late girlfriend Tara and even though Jordan never met the girl she could tell she would've liked her.
An eerie silence followed after Kennedy's rude departure. Professor Dumbledore clapped his hands together to break the silence.
"Who's hungry?"
Jordan and Xander raised their hands.
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I just want to make clear to those that haven't yet gotten it that Giles and Wesley are not wizards. I just made it so that all members of the Watcher's Council knew about the Wizarding World in the case of a witch being a slayer. And of course they're all sworn to secrecy.
I hope all the Kennedy haters enjoyed the bashing. Kinda makes you wish you were Jordan at the time huh? Well please R&R!