Disclaimer: I am not Joss, nor am I J.K. Rowlings.
Author's Note: Sorry that it took so long to update!!!
Chapter 12
"That no good slimy git."
"RON!" Hermonie said and Buffy had to stifle the urge not to laugh. They had just found out that they wouldn't be playing Slytherin, but Hufflepuff, because the Slytherin's were too emotionally scared from the other night. Buffy simply shrugged, excited that she would be playing Quidditch finally after all the practice.
"What's wrong?" she asked Harry, both of them tuning Ron and Hermione out.
"Nothing," he replied quickly, a little too quickly for Willow's and Buffy's taste. Willow looked at Harry and gave him the patent "Resolve Face" and waited. Harry sighed when he saw the face, knowing immediately that Willow and Buffy wouldn't allow him to get away with nothing. "It's just that the teachers are following me ever where and I don't know why and it just sucks, because they caught Peter Pettigrew and cleared Sirius Black's name, so why are they stalking me?"
"Harry, Voldemort just lost someone that had been spying on the inside for him, he might step up his plans to get you." Buffy told him gently, she wasn't going to lie to him and Harry was grateful for that. "They are just concerned for you." Buffy, Willow, and Harry never noticed the room go silent as Buffy said Voldemort's name. Hermione and Ron just gaped at them.
"Mouth looks better closed." Oz said, walking into the room, Willow immediately standing up, putting Oz in her seat and then sitting on his lap, smiling the entire time. "What's up?"
"Nothing." Buffy replied and looked around, "What did you do with the fearless captain?"
"He was right behind me." Oz replied and Buffy nodded, knowing that was probably the most she would get out of Oz and was thankful that it wasn't a one word answer.
"Buffy!" Hermione managed; finally, "You said his name."
"Whose?" she asked in confusion, not growing up in the wizard world, she didn't realize it was taboo to say Voldemort's name.
"Voldemort's." Harry filled in and Hermione and Ron gasped, again. Buffy looked confused, as though to say so did you. "People in the wizarding world don't say his name, because they fear it will turn his attention onto them."
"Oh." Willow and Buffy said together, both giggling at this. Before anyone could tease the two of them, Oliver walked in, going to take the seat next to Buffy, but found none. Oliver looked at Ron, who just smiled at him. Buffy rolled her eyes as she caught on to what the group was doing, standing up, she put Oliver in her seat and than sat in his lap, she didn't miss the look that pass through the group.
"Don't think you're that slick." she muttered to them, from Oliver's lap.
"Has anyone seen Professor Lupin?" Hermione asked.
"Not recently." Buffy said, although she knew where he was and that she would be teaching his classes. "I heard that he hasn't been feeling well, the last couple of days." Hermione seemed to accept this, but Buffy knew that teaching about werewolves would certainly get her attention, but that's what Lupin wanted her to teach.
DADA Class
The students filed into the class and where looking around for a teacher, what they found instead was Buffy sitting on the desk, in low riding jeans and a T-shirt. The guys appreciated the view and the girls where wondering why they couldn't wear muggle clothes.
"Alright guys, settle down." Buffy began, "As most of you know, Professor Lupin hasn't been feeling very well and he wants me to teach this class, cause I've got the most qualifications. Well, he decided since we have discussed vampires, the next thing should be..." Harry and Oliver Wood came running into the room.
"It's my fault he's late, Professor Lupin." Oliver panted out, both boys looked up and gaped at the sight they encounter. Oliver unconsciously licked his lips, while Harry wondered where Lupin was.
"Where is Professor Lupin?" Harry asked.
"He's sick." Buff told him, "If you could take your seat..."
"What about points taken off?" a Slytherin yelled, "Oh, wait you're not a teacher." the Slytherins began to gather their things and began smirking at Buffy as they passed.
"You're right I'm not." Buffy said and their smirks got bigger, "I'm a teacher assistant who has been given full control of this class, including points." This stopped every single Slytherin who had been about to walk out the door; surprisingly Malfoy wasn't one of them. "But don't let little olla' me stop you." Buffy told them, and they looked at each other, trying to decide if they should leave, "It will just be fifty points for each Slytherin that leaves." she promised sweetly and Oliver smiled smugly at them. "Yea, right." one of them muttered, walking out of the classroom, along with a few others, but the majority sat back down.
"150 points from Slytherin." Buffy said and they could see the points drop. The rest of them were glad that they hadn't left the room. "Oliver, don't you have a class you need to get to?" Oliver looked around and then took one last look at Buffy, before he left the room.
"Great, as I was saying, we will be studying werewolves." she told them and the class began to chatter excitedly. "So, can anyone tell me a difference between a real wolf and a werewolf?" Immediately Hermione's hand shot up, Buffy shot her a grin, "How about Oz?"
"The muzzle is longer." he stated and Willow shot him a happy grin.
"Correct, ten points to Gryffindor." Buffy commented, "Now, we have a special treat, because we have a student that doesn't mind talking to you about being a werewolf." She began to turn the floor over to Oz, but thought she might want to give a little warning, "If I find out that you have been teasing this student or playing jokes on him, you will find out why I am the slayer and why the darkness fears me. And with that I would like to introduce Oz." Gryffindor stood up and began to clap, while the Slytherins looked a little nervous.
"Hey." Oz began, "I'm kind of going to do a question and answer period." he told them and immediately Hermione's hand shot up. "Yes, Hermione?"
"How did you become a werewolf."
"Got bit." he commented. He earned a few chuckles from the class but Hermione did not look please. He wondered if anyone had ever told her that she had a Resolve Face. "My cousin Jory bit me and I changed at the next full moon."
"Did it hurt?"
"Not really, I just recommend not tickling someone that is a werewolf, because they have a tendency to bit first and feel bad about it later."
"What's it like?"
"It's like someone has taken over your body and you have no control over you actions. I don't really remember much from being a werewolf, but I have been told that it comes with age and that I can learn to control my wolf."
"What happens when the full moon comes?"
"Well, it's actually the full moon and the two night surrounding it." Buffy piped up and everyone turned to look at her.
"Why?"
"Because the werewolf is such a potent personality that it comes out three times a month instead of once." Buffy told them and she could see Hermione slowly piecing it all together.
"Did Willow always know you were a werewolf?"
"Yes." Willow told them, "I found out and he changed right in front of me and then he tried to eat me" she told him and they gasped, "oh, don't worry cause we lock him up now." she heard a few sinkers and turned bright red, "I didn't. Mean. It like that." she told them.
"Yea, we generally sedate Oz and then put him in a cage." Buffy replied.
"You shoot him?"
"Well, only with a sedative." Buffy replied, defensively. "He does try to eat us."
"But the full moon is tonight." someone cried out in outrage, "Shouldn't he be locked up?" Everyone from Sunnydale laughed, plus Hermione.
"No. The werewolf can only take control after the sun sets." Buffy replied and then looked at the time, "But that is all for this class. Professor Lupin asks that you write a paper on how to recognize a werewolf and the symptoms, he also said that you can't ask Oz, you have to do the research. Only Ten Inches and it is due by Monday to Professor Lupin." The class got up and left, leaving Willow, Oz, and Buffy behind.
"Thanks, Oz." Buffy said, getting up and hugging him.
"Sure." he replied and Buffy had to smile, because he was back to his one word answers.
"So, I got a letter today," Willow said and Buffy looked at her, "From Xander." Buffy started to leave, but Willow caught her hand. "He is really sorry, he wants to apologize and he wants you as a friend again."
"I'll have to think about it." Buffy replied, "that's the best I can do right now." Willow nodded, knowing that Buffy would give in and write back to Xander and the Scooby gang would be complete once again.
Later that Day: Quidditch field
"Buffy, you need to speed up, if we want to win tomorrow..."
"I know, Oliver." the blonde slayer interrupted, "If you don't stop riding me though I'm not going to get it."
"We only have one more day and we will be playing Hufflepuff, you need to be quicker." He told her and he never saw the others roll their eyes, because Buffy was the fastest quidditch player they had ever seen. She always seemed to anticipate what would happen next.
"Look, Oliver, why don't we call it a night." the rest of the team nodded at this, "We have a match tomorrow and I have to go and patrol shortly and these guys will catch a cold if they stay out anymore."
"We've only been at it for an hour or so." Oliver said and he was beginning to get irritated that everyone was ganging up on him. The others on the field were wondering why Oliver was pushing Buffy so hard tonight, sure it was her first game, but she had it down. Buffy was also getting pretty pissed, because she did need to get sleep, but she also had to go and see Sirius.
"Oliver we have been out here for five hours." Buffy replied, "I'm leaving."
"We are not done."
"Yes, we are." Buffy replied, "And you might want to figure your priorities out before you come to see me again." she told him, before going to her rooms, Anlon on her heels. The other Quidditch players looked at Oliver, before following Buffy's lead, the girls where shaking their heads.
"How could you, Oliver?" one of them asked, "She has been through enough as it is."
"Insensitive jackass." Hermione murmured, Ron and Harry stared at her in shock. "What! It's not like I can't swear, I just don't like it." Oliver was left out there by himself, trying to figure out what exactly had just happened.
Shrieking Shack
"Sirius?" she questioned as she walked in, "Sorry I'm la.." she trailed off as she stepped into the room and found four Death Eaters holding Sirius. She was mentally berating herself, because if she hadn't been pissed she would have felt them. "Is this a private party or can anyone join?" Sirius looked up and shook his head, trying to tell her to leave.
"No, anyone can join." one of them replied, "It's just you won't be playing long enough for it to matter. Avada Kedavra." a green light hit Buffy sending her flying back, she hit the wall with enough force to knock the breath out of her.
"It doesn't seem that she joined for long." one of them said and the rest of them laughed. "Now, what happened to Peter?" they began again, but Sirius couldn't tell them, because he hadn't heard anything yet.
Buffy shook her head, trying to clear it, without drawing too much attention to her. She could feel Oz and Professor Lupin pacing back and forth in the other room and without a second's hesitation, she opened the door letting the two werewolves into the room. Lupin immediately began attacking the Death Eaters, so Oz followed his example. Buffy made her way over to Sirius and grabbed him, she then used the tranquilizer gun on Lupin and Oz and grabbed them too and apparated them back to Hogwarts and into Dumbledore's office.
"Hi." Buffy said, "if you could take care of them." she asked and then fainted, the curse and apparating taking it's toll. Snape moved forward and caught his daughter before she hit the ground, he glared at Sirius, whom he believed was responsible.
"It's not my fault." he began, but he noticed that the werewolves were beginning to stir, "Could we do something with them, before they wake up?"
"Yes," Giles said, he charmed the two werewolves and went down to the basement, where he locked them in a room that wasn't being used. He put a spell on the door, so that only one of the professors or the people from the inside could open the door.
Hospital Wing
Buffy awoke with a start. She looked around and noticed that she was in the hospital wing. She immediately began to struggle to get up.
"Don't even think about it, young lady."
"Hey, dad."
"Don't "Hey, dad", me." he replied, he could still feel what it was like to catch her and wonder if she was alright and he was so worried that she wouldn't wake up. "What were you doing?"
"I was supposed to invite Sirius back to Hogwarts."
"Well, you did get me here." Sirius said, from the other side of the room, where he was in one of the hospital beds, also. "And I want to thank you for that."
"Sure, no problem." she muttered and then looked at her dad, "When can I get out of here?" she questioned sounding so hopeful.
"Tomorrow, at the earliest. Madame Pomfrey wants to make sure that you are okay."
"But the game is tomorrow!" Buffy cried out.
"And you can play, if you stay and rest here." Snape promised, before they could say any else Willow and Oliver burst into the room, followed quickly by Harry, Ron, Hermione, and surprisingly, Draco.
"Are you okay?" Oliver questioned, taking hold of her hand. Willow beamed at this and gave her friend a look that said they would be talking later.
"I'm fine," Buffy promised and smiled a reassuring smile at her friends. They all looked relieved, until they realized that she wasn't in the hospital by herself.
"Whose he?" Willow questioned softly.
"Sirius Black." Hermione said, Ron and Hermione immediately stepping in front of Harry, while Draco and Oliver stepped in front of Buffy. Rolling her eyes, Buffy tried to get their attention.
"Hey, guys." she said and they didn't take their eyes off of Sirius. "He was the reason I had to leave." she told them.
"You were going to get him to put him back in jail?" Draco asked.
"No." Buffy replied, "I was actually going to find him to invite him to come to Hogwarts."
"What! Why?" Ron exclaimed.
"Because he didn't kill Harry's parents," Buffy replied, "he isn't in league with Voldemort. Peter Pettigrew was and he has been captured and is now in jail." she told them and they looked at her. "Dumbledore wanted him to be somewhere safe, before the Death Eaters looked for him, but they had found him before I got there." Buffy hung her head down, realizing that if she had told Oliver off earlier than she would have been in time to save them.
"It's okay Buffy, if you had arrived earlier, than Oz and Lupin would have died, instead of me getting kicked around a little." Sirius said, trying to comfort the girl that had saved his life.
"What I want to know is why didn't the Death Eaters use an unforgivable curse on Buffy?" Hermione asked, she clearly trusted the slayer's judgement.
"They did." Buffy muttered, looking a bit sheepish, while Snape glanced at his daughter, because he hadn't heard what curse was used on her.
"Did you dodge it and which one?" Hermione questioned on, Buffy merely shrugged and looked at the bed sheets, suddenly finding them very interesting.
"The killing curse." Sirius told them and Snape gasped, reaching down to touch Buffy, to make sure that she was indeed still there. "And no she didn't dodge it."
"Well, obviously they missed, because she's still here."
"No, she got hit." Sirius replied, suddenly wondering what other powers the little slayer held. "And she got up and let Oz out and then grabbed me and stunned Oz and grabbed him and then apparated us back here."
"But you can't apparate in Hogwarts!" Harry exclaimed. Everyone else nodded their heads in agreement.
"No, sweat." Buffy replied, "At least I didn't die this time around," she said and Willow nodded her agreement. She leaned forward and gave her friend a hug, tears streaming down her face. "It's okay, Will."
"No, it's really not." Willow said, "What would have happened if they used a gun or something on you?"
"Then maybe I would stop coming back." she replied and was rewarded with glares from everyone in the room. "Jeez, it was just a joke."
"Everyone out. She's had enough excitement for one day." Madame Pomfrey said and everyone began to leave, but Oliver, because she still had a death grip on his hand.
"No! Don't leave." she said, and then thought, "on second thought, I'll leave too." she said and received several glares. "Fine." she huffed and looked at Willow pleadingly.
"Is it okay for me to stay?" Willow asked and Madame Pomfrey shook her head, again she tried to get them to leave, but Buffy would not let Oliver go.
"If it is alright, I don't mind Mr. Wood, staying with my daughter, so long as he knows that if anything happens he will have detention with me for the rest of his natural life." Snape said and Madame Pomfrey gave in, because she really didn't think that Buff would let go of his hand. Sirius looked at Snape in a new light, it was obvious to him that Snape loved his daughter very much and that surprised him.
After everyone had filed out of the room, leaving Buffy, Sirius, and Oliver in the room by themselves, Buffy moved over in her bed and pulled Oliver next to her. Calling another blanket from another bed Oliver pulled the blanket around Buffy and himself, before he settled in for a night's sleep.
Sirius smiled at the two, he could tell that Oliver had finally fell in love and he wasn't sure but he would hazard a guess that the slayer had as well. He thought they made a perfect couple and was happy that some good had come out of everything. As Sirius began to fall asleep, he heard Buffy begin to speak. "Yea, know Harry, it won't do you any good just standing next to him, you might want to open your mouth and talk to him." she told Harry and Sirius looked at her like she had grown three heads and then some, when Harry took off the cloak and was standing right next to him.
"She always does that." Harry muttered. "Umm, so Dumbledore said you were my godfather."
"Yes." Sirius said, his voice full of shame. "I want to apologize, Harry, because if I hadn't switched..."
"Voldemort would still have found my parents and killed them and you." Harry replied, "At least this way I have someone that knew my parents."
"I would like the chance to get to know you and if at the end of the school year, you would like, I would like it very much if you would come live with me." Sirius said and Harry felt his chest expand, because someone wanted him. Someone wanted him, not being forced to take him.
Buffy drifted off to sleep, with a smile on her face, mentally patting herself on the back. She snuggled into Oliver, using his chest as a pillow as she fell asleep, anxious about the next day and Quidditch.
Quidditch Pit
"It's going to be a tough one." Oliver Wood said, as he finished his good luck speech to his team.
"We know, Oliver." Harry said, "And besides, we don't mind a little rain." Although, the storm raging outside was more than a little ran and they all knew it. They walked out to the field, Oliver in the lead, as Hufflepuff crossed the field from the opposite sides. Diggory and Oliver met and the middle and shook hands. Everyone tensed, each waiting for Madame Hooch to say the words,
"Mount your brooms." and everyone took off into the air. After about five minutes, everyone was soaked and freezing as the storm raged on around them. Everyone was having a hard time staying on their broom as the storm made them slick from the rain. Madame Hooch blew her whistle and the teams went to their respective places.
"We are up by fifty, but we need you to catch the snitch," Oliver told Harry.
"Easier said than done." he replied, "I can't see anything with my glasses on."
"Harry, give me your glasses." Hermione said, "Impervius!" she handed them back to Harry who put them back on, quickly. "That should make them repel water." Oliver looked like he could just kiss Hermione, but Madame Hooch blew her whistle again. "Alright, let's go!" They mounted their brooms and flew back into the air. Harry could finally see everything and he made quick work of finding the snitch and he began chasing around after it. He went flat on his broom and began to go after the snitch, but suddenly the stadium began to go quiet and he could hear voices, like he had on the train.
"Harry!" Buffy cried, turning her broom towards Harry, she went after him, she watched him grab the snitch, as he plummeted to the earth. Buffy heard the whistle go off, but all's she could think about was getting to Harry in time. As she drew near him, she realized why he was in shock, there was a dementor on the field and he was looking at him. Buffy could hear the voices getting louder, but using the training techniques that Giles taught her, she pushed it all aside. Urging her broom into a nosedive, she got under Harry. Nabbing him around the waist, she pulled up right before they would have hit the ground. She saw everyone rushing towards them and she saw Dumbledore getting rid of the dementors, but the damage had already been done. Stopping the broom, Buffy fell off the broom, rather than getting off it, she was immediately surrounded by people, who took Harry. Giles checked her over and gave her a very apologetic look, right before he popped her shoulder back into place.
"You are never playing this again and you are never going anywhere by yourself." Snape said, pulling his daughter into a quick hug.
"Sorry da.." she trailed off as the world began to spin, everything finally catching up with her. She got visions in surround sound, as darkness claimed her.
Author's Note: Sorry that it took so long to update!!!
Chapter 12
"That no good slimy git."
"RON!" Hermonie said and Buffy had to stifle the urge not to laugh. They had just found out that they wouldn't be playing Slytherin, but Hufflepuff, because the Slytherin's were too emotionally scared from the other night. Buffy simply shrugged, excited that she would be playing Quidditch finally after all the practice.
"What's wrong?" she asked Harry, both of them tuning Ron and Hermione out.
"Nothing," he replied quickly, a little too quickly for Willow's and Buffy's taste. Willow looked at Harry and gave him the patent "Resolve Face" and waited. Harry sighed when he saw the face, knowing immediately that Willow and Buffy wouldn't allow him to get away with nothing. "It's just that the teachers are following me ever where and I don't know why and it just sucks, because they caught Peter Pettigrew and cleared Sirius Black's name, so why are they stalking me?"
"Harry, Voldemort just lost someone that had been spying on the inside for him, he might step up his plans to get you." Buffy told him gently, she wasn't going to lie to him and Harry was grateful for that. "They are just concerned for you." Buffy, Willow, and Harry never noticed the room go silent as Buffy said Voldemort's name. Hermione and Ron just gaped at them.
"Mouth looks better closed." Oz said, walking into the room, Willow immediately standing up, putting Oz in her seat and then sitting on his lap, smiling the entire time. "What's up?"
"Nothing." Buffy replied and looked around, "What did you do with the fearless captain?"
"He was right behind me." Oz replied and Buffy nodded, knowing that was probably the most she would get out of Oz and was thankful that it wasn't a one word answer.
"Buffy!" Hermione managed; finally, "You said his name."
"Whose?" she asked in confusion, not growing up in the wizard world, she didn't realize it was taboo to say Voldemort's name.
"Voldemort's." Harry filled in and Hermione and Ron gasped, again. Buffy looked confused, as though to say so did you. "People in the wizarding world don't say his name, because they fear it will turn his attention onto them."
"Oh." Willow and Buffy said together, both giggling at this. Before anyone could tease the two of them, Oliver walked in, going to take the seat next to Buffy, but found none. Oliver looked at Ron, who just smiled at him. Buffy rolled her eyes as she caught on to what the group was doing, standing up, she put Oliver in her seat and than sat in his lap, she didn't miss the look that pass through the group.
"Don't think you're that slick." she muttered to them, from Oliver's lap.
"Has anyone seen Professor Lupin?" Hermione asked.
"Not recently." Buffy said, although she knew where he was and that she would be teaching his classes. "I heard that he hasn't been feeling well, the last couple of days." Hermione seemed to accept this, but Buffy knew that teaching about werewolves would certainly get her attention, but that's what Lupin wanted her to teach.
DADA Class
The students filed into the class and where looking around for a teacher, what they found instead was Buffy sitting on the desk, in low riding jeans and a T-shirt. The guys appreciated the view and the girls where wondering why they couldn't wear muggle clothes.
"Alright guys, settle down." Buffy began, "As most of you know, Professor Lupin hasn't been feeling very well and he wants me to teach this class, cause I've got the most qualifications. Well, he decided since we have discussed vampires, the next thing should be..." Harry and Oliver Wood came running into the room.
"It's my fault he's late, Professor Lupin." Oliver panted out, both boys looked up and gaped at the sight they encounter. Oliver unconsciously licked his lips, while Harry wondered where Lupin was.
"Where is Professor Lupin?" Harry asked.
"He's sick." Buff told him, "If you could take your seat..."
"What about points taken off?" a Slytherin yelled, "Oh, wait you're not a teacher." the Slytherins began to gather their things and began smirking at Buffy as they passed.
"You're right I'm not." Buffy said and their smirks got bigger, "I'm a teacher assistant who has been given full control of this class, including points." This stopped every single Slytherin who had been about to walk out the door; surprisingly Malfoy wasn't one of them. "But don't let little olla' me stop you." Buffy told them, and they looked at each other, trying to decide if they should leave, "It will just be fifty points for each Slytherin that leaves." she promised sweetly and Oliver smiled smugly at them. "Yea, right." one of them muttered, walking out of the classroom, along with a few others, but the majority sat back down.
"150 points from Slytherin." Buffy said and they could see the points drop. The rest of them were glad that they hadn't left the room. "Oliver, don't you have a class you need to get to?" Oliver looked around and then took one last look at Buffy, before he left the room.
"Great, as I was saying, we will be studying werewolves." she told them and the class began to chatter excitedly. "So, can anyone tell me a difference between a real wolf and a werewolf?" Immediately Hermione's hand shot up, Buffy shot her a grin, "How about Oz?"
"The muzzle is longer." he stated and Willow shot him a happy grin.
"Correct, ten points to Gryffindor." Buffy commented, "Now, we have a special treat, because we have a student that doesn't mind talking to you about being a werewolf." She began to turn the floor over to Oz, but thought she might want to give a little warning, "If I find out that you have been teasing this student or playing jokes on him, you will find out why I am the slayer and why the darkness fears me. And with that I would like to introduce Oz." Gryffindor stood up and began to clap, while the Slytherins looked a little nervous.
"Hey." Oz began, "I'm kind of going to do a question and answer period." he told them and immediately Hermione's hand shot up. "Yes, Hermione?"
"How did you become a werewolf."
"Got bit." he commented. He earned a few chuckles from the class but Hermione did not look please. He wondered if anyone had ever told her that she had a Resolve Face. "My cousin Jory bit me and I changed at the next full moon."
"Did it hurt?"
"Not really, I just recommend not tickling someone that is a werewolf, because they have a tendency to bit first and feel bad about it later."
"What's it like?"
"It's like someone has taken over your body and you have no control over you actions. I don't really remember much from being a werewolf, but I have been told that it comes with age and that I can learn to control my wolf."
"What happens when the full moon comes?"
"Well, it's actually the full moon and the two night surrounding it." Buffy piped up and everyone turned to look at her.
"Why?"
"Because the werewolf is such a potent personality that it comes out three times a month instead of once." Buffy told them and she could see Hermione slowly piecing it all together.
"Did Willow always know you were a werewolf?"
"Yes." Willow told them, "I found out and he changed right in front of me and then he tried to eat me" she told him and they gasped, "oh, don't worry cause we lock him up now." she heard a few sinkers and turned bright red, "I didn't. Mean. It like that." she told them.
"Yea, we generally sedate Oz and then put him in a cage." Buffy replied.
"You shoot him?"
"Well, only with a sedative." Buffy replied, defensively. "He does try to eat us."
"But the full moon is tonight." someone cried out in outrage, "Shouldn't he be locked up?" Everyone from Sunnydale laughed, plus Hermione.
"No. The werewolf can only take control after the sun sets." Buffy replied and then looked at the time, "But that is all for this class. Professor Lupin asks that you write a paper on how to recognize a werewolf and the symptoms, he also said that you can't ask Oz, you have to do the research. Only Ten Inches and it is due by Monday to Professor Lupin." The class got up and left, leaving Willow, Oz, and Buffy behind.
"Thanks, Oz." Buffy said, getting up and hugging him.
"Sure." he replied and Buffy had to smile, because he was back to his one word answers.
"So, I got a letter today," Willow said and Buffy looked at her, "From Xander." Buffy started to leave, but Willow caught her hand. "He is really sorry, he wants to apologize and he wants you as a friend again."
"I'll have to think about it." Buffy replied, "that's the best I can do right now." Willow nodded, knowing that Buffy would give in and write back to Xander and the Scooby gang would be complete once again.
Later that Day: Quidditch field
"Buffy, you need to speed up, if we want to win tomorrow..."
"I know, Oliver." the blonde slayer interrupted, "If you don't stop riding me though I'm not going to get it."
"We only have one more day and we will be playing Hufflepuff, you need to be quicker." He told her and he never saw the others roll their eyes, because Buffy was the fastest quidditch player they had ever seen. She always seemed to anticipate what would happen next.
"Look, Oliver, why don't we call it a night." the rest of the team nodded at this, "We have a match tomorrow and I have to go and patrol shortly and these guys will catch a cold if they stay out anymore."
"We've only been at it for an hour or so." Oliver said and he was beginning to get irritated that everyone was ganging up on him. The others on the field were wondering why Oliver was pushing Buffy so hard tonight, sure it was her first game, but she had it down. Buffy was also getting pretty pissed, because she did need to get sleep, but she also had to go and see Sirius.
"Oliver we have been out here for five hours." Buffy replied, "I'm leaving."
"We are not done."
"Yes, we are." Buffy replied, "And you might want to figure your priorities out before you come to see me again." she told him, before going to her rooms, Anlon on her heels. The other Quidditch players looked at Oliver, before following Buffy's lead, the girls where shaking their heads.
"How could you, Oliver?" one of them asked, "She has been through enough as it is."
"Insensitive jackass." Hermione murmured, Ron and Harry stared at her in shock. "What! It's not like I can't swear, I just don't like it." Oliver was left out there by himself, trying to figure out what exactly had just happened.
Shrieking Shack
"Sirius?" she questioned as she walked in, "Sorry I'm la.." she trailed off as she stepped into the room and found four Death Eaters holding Sirius. She was mentally berating herself, because if she hadn't been pissed she would have felt them. "Is this a private party or can anyone join?" Sirius looked up and shook his head, trying to tell her to leave.
"No, anyone can join." one of them replied, "It's just you won't be playing long enough for it to matter. Avada Kedavra." a green light hit Buffy sending her flying back, she hit the wall with enough force to knock the breath out of her.
"It doesn't seem that she joined for long." one of them said and the rest of them laughed. "Now, what happened to Peter?" they began again, but Sirius couldn't tell them, because he hadn't heard anything yet.
Buffy shook her head, trying to clear it, without drawing too much attention to her. She could feel Oz and Professor Lupin pacing back and forth in the other room and without a second's hesitation, she opened the door letting the two werewolves into the room. Lupin immediately began attacking the Death Eaters, so Oz followed his example. Buffy made her way over to Sirius and grabbed him, she then used the tranquilizer gun on Lupin and Oz and grabbed them too and apparated them back to Hogwarts and into Dumbledore's office.
"Hi." Buffy said, "if you could take care of them." she asked and then fainted, the curse and apparating taking it's toll. Snape moved forward and caught his daughter before she hit the ground, he glared at Sirius, whom he believed was responsible.
"It's not my fault." he began, but he noticed that the werewolves were beginning to stir, "Could we do something with them, before they wake up?"
"Yes," Giles said, he charmed the two werewolves and went down to the basement, where he locked them in a room that wasn't being used. He put a spell on the door, so that only one of the professors or the people from the inside could open the door.
Hospital Wing
Buffy awoke with a start. She looked around and noticed that she was in the hospital wing. She immediately began to struggle to get up.
"Don't even think about it, young lady."
"Hey, dad."
"Don't "Hey, dad", me." he replied, he could still feel what it was like to catch her and wonder if she was alright and he was so worried that she wouldn't wake up. "What were you doing?"
"I was supposed to invite Sirius back to Hogwarts."
"Well, you did get me here." Sirius said, from the other side of the room, where he was in one of the hospital beds, also. "And I want to thank you for that."
"Sure, no problem." she muttered and then looked at her dad, "When can I get out of here?" she questioned sounding so hopeful.
"Tomorrow, at the earliest. Madame Pomfrey wants to make sure that you are okay."
"But the game is tomorrow!" Buffy cried out.
"And you can play, if you stay and rest here." Snape promised, before they could say any else Willow and Oliver burst into the room, followed quickly by Harry, Ron, Hermione, and surprisingly, Draco.
"Are you okay?" Oliver questioned, taking hold of her hand. Willow beamed at this and gave her friend a look that said they would be talking later.
"I'm fine," Buffy promised and smiled a reassuring smile at her friends. They all looked relieved, until they realized that she wasn't in the hospital by herself.
"Whose he?" Willow questioned softly.
"Sirius Black." Hermione said, Ron and Hermione immediately stepping in front of Harry, while Draco and Oliver stepped in front of Buffy. Rolling her eyes, Buffy tried to get their attention.
"Hey, guys." she said and they didn't take their eyes off of Sirius. "He was the reason I had to leave." she told them.
"You were going to get him to put him back in jail?" Draco asked.
"No." Buffy replied, "I was actually going to find him to invite him to come to Hogwarts."
"What! Why?" Ron exclaimed.
"Because he didn't kill Harry's parents," Buffy replied, "he isn't in league with Voldemort. Peter Pettigrew was and he has been captured and is now in jail." she told them and they looked at her. "Dumbledore wanted him to be somewhere safe, before the Death Eaters looked for him, but they had found him before I got there." Buffy hung her head down, realizing that if she had told Oliver off earlier than she would have been in time to save them.
"It's okay Buffy, if you had arrived earlier, than Oz and Lupin would have died, instead of me getting kicked around a little." Sirius said, trying to comfort the girl that had saved his life.
"What I want to know is why didn't the Death Eaters use an unforgivable curse on Buffy?" Hermione asked, she clearly trusted the slayer's judgement.
"They did." Buffy muttered, looking a bit sheepish, while Snape glanced at his daughter, because he hadn't heard what curse was used on her.
"Did you dodge it and which one?" Hermione questioned on, Buffy merely shrugged and looked at the bed sheets, suddenly finding them very interesting.
"The killing curse." Sirius told them and Snape gasped, reaching down to touch Buffy, to make sure that she was indeed still there. "And no she didn't dodge it."
"Well, obviously they missed, because she's still here."
"No, she got hit." Sirius replied, suddenly wondering what other powers the little slayer held. "And she got up and let Oz out and then grabbed me and stunned Oz and grabbed him and then apparated us back here."
"But you can't apparate in Hogwarts!" Harry exclaimed. Everyone else nodded their heads in agreement.
"No, sweat." Buffy replied, "At least I didn't die this time around," she said and Willow nodded her agreement. She leaned forward and gave her friend a hug, tears streaming down her face. "It's okay, Will."
"No, it's really not." Willow said, "What would have happened if they used a gun or something on you?"
"Then maybe I would stop coming back." she replied and was rewarded with glares from everyone in the room. "Jeez, it was just a joke."
"Everyone out. She's had enough excitement for one day." Madame Pomfrey said and everyone began to leave, but Oliver, because she still had a death grip on his hand.
"No! Don't leave." she said, and then thought, "on second thought, I'll leave too." she said and received several glares. "Fine." she huffed and looked at Willow pleadingly.
"Is it okay for me to stay?" Willow asked and Madame Pomfrey shook her head, again she tried to get them to leave, but Buffy would not let Oliver go.
"If it is alright, I don't mind Mr. Wood, staying with my daughter, so long as he knows that if anything happens he will have detention with me for the rest of his natural life." Snape said and Madame Pomfrey gave in, because she really didn't think that Buff would let go of his hand. Sirius looked at Snape in a new light, it was obvious to him that Snape loved his daughter very much and that surprised him.
After everyone had filed out of the room, leaving Buffy, Sirius, and Oliver in the room by themselves, Buffy moved over in her bed and pulled Oliver next to her. Calling another blanket from another bed Oliver pulled the blanket around Buffy and himself, before he settled in for a night's sleep.
Sirius smiled at the two, he could tell that Oliver had finally fell in love and he wasn't sure but he would hazard a guess that the slayer had as well. He thought they made a perfect couple and was happy that some good had come out of everything. As Sirius began to fall asleep, he heard Buffy begin to speak. "Yea, know Harry, it won't do you any good just standing next to him, you might want to open your mouth and talk to him." she told Harry and Sirius looked at her like she had grown three heads and then some, when Harry took off the cloak and was standing right next to him.
"She always does that." Harry muttered. "Umm, so Dumbledore said you were my godfather."
"Yes." Sirius said, his voice full of shame. "I want to apologize, Harry, because if I hadn't switched..."
"Voldemort would still have found my parents and killed them and you." Harry replied, "At least this way I have someone that knew my parents."
"I would like the chance to get to know you and if at the end of the school year, you would like, I would like it very much if you would come live with me." Sirius said and Harry felt his chest expand, because someone wanted him. Someone wanted him, not being forced to take him.
Buffy drifted off to sleep, with a smile on her face, mentally patting herself on the back. She snuggled into Oliver, using his chest as a pillow as she fell asleep, anxious about the next day and Quidditch.
Quidditch Pit
"It's going to be a tough one." Oliver Wood said, as he finished his good luck speech to his team.
"We know, Oliver." Harry said, "And besides, we don't mind a little rain." Although, the storm raging outside was more than a little ran and they all knew it. They walked out to the field, Oliver in the lead, as Hufflepuff crossed the field from the opposite sides. Diggory and Oliver met and the middle and shook hands. Everyone tensed, each waiting for Madame Hooch to say the words,
"Mount your brooms." and everyone took off into the air. After about five minutes, everyone was soaked and freezing as the storm raged on around them. Everyone was having a hard time staying on their broom as the storm made them slick from the rain. Madame Hooch blew her whistle and the teams went to their respective places.
"We are up by fifty, but we need you to catch the snitch," Oliver told Harry.
"Easier said than done." he replied, "I can't see anything with my glasses on."
"Harry, give me your glasses." Hermione said, "Impervius!" she handed them back to Harry who put them back on, quickly. "That should make them repel water." Oliver looked like he could just kiss Hermione, but Madame Hooch blew her whistle again. "Alright, let's go!" They mounted their brooms and flew back into the air. Harry could finally see everything and he made quick work of finding the snitch and he began chasing around after it. He went flat on his broom and began to go after the snitch, but suddenly the stadium began to go quiet and he could hear voices, like he had on the train.
"Harry!" Buffy cried, turning her broom towards Harry, she went after him, she watched him grab the snitch, as he plummeted to the earth. Buffy heard the whistle go off, but all's she could think about was getting to Harry in time. As she drew near him, she realized why he was in shock, there was a dementor on the field and he was looking at him. Buffy could hear the voices getting louder, but using the training techniques that Giles taught her, she pushed it all aside. Urging her broom into a nosedive, she got under Harry. Nabbing him around the waist, she pulled up right before they would have hit the ground. She saw everyone rushing towards them and she saw Dumbledore getting rid of the dementors, but the damage had already been done. Stopping the broom, Buffy fell off the broom, rather than getting off it, she was immediately surrounded by people, who took Harry. Giles checked her over and gave her a very apologetic look, right before he popped her shoulder back into place.
"You are never playing this again and you are never going anywhere by yourself." Snape said, pulling his daughter into a quick hug.
"Sorry da.." she trailed off as the world began to spin, everything finally catching up with her. She got visions in surround sound, as darkness claimed her.