Disclaimer: I am not Joss, nor am I J.K. Rowlings or anything else, but me.
Author's Note: I wanna thank everyone that reviewed my pretty story! Just wanted to say thanks. Sorry it took so long, but I hope it was worth the wait! Let's see, Some of the lines are taken from an actual Buffy episode, the "How's Forever" and "is he evil?" "Not in the strictest sense no." so that's all. Not mine.
Chapter 17
"What do you mean they fired you?" his slayer yelled pacing back and forth across the room, "I won't work with anyone else, so you can tell the council to take their new watcher and.."
"Buffy Anne Snape!" Joyce exclaimed and watched as her daughter blushed, before shaking it off and pacing the room some more. "I realize you are up set, but just because they fired him, doesn't mean he is leaving Hogwarts." Buffy looked at Giles who nodded and soon found himself with an armful of a happy slayer.
"Buffy, dear girl." Giles said as he hugged his charge back, before pulling slightly back looking at her as he said the next part, "you didn't think I would just leave you, did you?" Buffy looked a bit sheepish refusing to meet Giles' eyes and Giles sighed loudly, "What would ever make you think that?"
"I left you." she stated and at that moment Giles realized that he should have addressed her running away a long time ago, not hope that it would just disappear. It appeared that she was still beating herself up over the fact and having no one address the issue seemed to make it worse for her. Giles sighed as he looked at Buffy unsure of what to say to her to get her to realize that he understood why she had run. Although he didn't know everything that had happened, Buffy had been very tight lipped he had, at least, her end of the conversation to Angelus when they had fought, when Buffy had been in the hospital wing after her first Quidditch game.
"I understand why you left." Giles told her and Buffy looked at him with a look of disbelief and horror crossing her face. Buffy couldn't remember saying anything to her watcher, but she knew that she might have talked in her sleep, she also realized that Oliver and Snape knew a lot more than she wanted them to, ever since she had been in the hospital wing, after her and Harry's accident, "I may not understand everything that has happened, but I understand that you need the space and I'm just happy that you were okay and that nothing had happened to you." Buffy sniffled and hugged Giles once again, "I will be around for as long as you have need for me."
"How 'bout forever?" she said happily, moving to stand by Oliver, who captured her tiny hand in his rubbing his thumb across the top of her hand. Snape glared at the insolent boy who was touching his daughter, Snape realized that he was feeling slightly over protective, but he wanted to do nothing more than to, before he could finish that thought, Buffy interrupted her day dreaming, "So, when is the new watcher due?"
"I haven't the slightest idea." Giles said worriedly. Giles was afraid of what the new watcher would do once he or she had arrived. Giles was well aware of who was still in the Watcher's council and available to be sent to "control" the slayer and what methods might be used. Giles shuddered as he remembered the book he had found describing the "rehabilitation" of the slayer in 1802, it made what Angelus would later do to the slayer child's play.
Flashback
"Giles?" Angel asked hesitantly stepping into the room. Giles turned and faced the vampire that his slayer had affections for. Giles wasn't willing to promote the relationship, but if Angel would keep her alive, he wasn't going to complain. "Can I ask a question?"
"About?" Giles replied, he had been waiting for the day that Angel would ask the question. He was actually dreading it. Giles realized that Angel would connect the watcher's council to the slayer that Angelus would later kill, but he was hoping that Angel would be too guilt ridden to come and confront the watcher about what had happened to her.
"I've been wondering ever since I've met you." Angel started, he could hear Angelus reliving his "glory" years and the death of the slayer, although he knew Angelus was pouting from everything that had been done to the slayer before Angelus had found her. Angelus could smell the drugs they had pumped into the girl, the smell of multiple men on her, and to top it, the smell of other demons on her. "Why?" The slayer had been drugged and then left with several different demons in a room for an entire day. When the watcher's council had finally taken her out of the room, the slayer was naked, cut and bruised, and it looked as though she had been taken roughly. The watcher's had then tortured her, telling her how she was a disgrace to her calling and that she didn't deserve to be the slayer. By the time they had let her go, she had stood there as Angelus drained her, welcoming the black oblivion that came with it.
End Flashback
"Can't I send him back?" Buffy asked, interrupting Giles' thoughts, not ready for the council or their policies. She didn't want to work with anyone but Giles and they couldn't make her. Buffy was pouting on the inside, like a little child and grinned at the thought of Giles having to take care of a three year old slayer. Shaking her head she brought herself back to the present, "And what's this test that you didn't do?"
"I was supposed to step up your training." Giles said, Buffy shot him a look that clearly told him that he should have stepped up the training, that they wouldn't be in this position if that was it. Snape frowned slightly, recalling something of a drug that took a slayer's power away, but he thought the council had stopped using it two hundred years ago, "but while you stared into this crystal, you would go into a trance and I was supposed to inject you with this serum that would strip you of your slayer powers." Buffy, Joyce, and Oliver looked shocked, while Snape looked ready to rip someone's head off, for even thinking about harming his daughter, he knew he should have apparented to the watcher's council and, he drew a blank, but he was the slayer's father! He could do some damage, to them, "Then you were supposed to be locked inside a house with a vampire and see if you survived."
"And I wondered why slayers don't live to see twenty." Buffy commented cursing the Watcher's council for every single slayer that they had helped kill over the years, "If a vampire or demon don't kill them, the council will."
"I thought the test was barbaric and outdated, so I refused to perform it." Giles said and Buffy nodded, Giles didn't want to add what could be done, Snape already looked ready to kill anyone and anything.
"Will this new watcher attempt to perform the test?" Snape asked as the others adsorbed the information being thrown at them, already planning on ways to use the dungeon, he was sure he could make some weapons of torture happen to appear or a few werewolves into the locked room with the entire Watcher's Council, sans Giles of course.
"Maybe." Giles replied he recognized the feral look in Snape's eyes well, it was the look that people told him got when he let Ripper take control, "I really have no way of knowing what this new watcher will do."
"Is there anyway to stop them from performing it?" Buffy asked, Giles shook his head and Snape looked thoughtful.
"Do you have the serum?" Snape asked and Giles nodded, getting up and going into the cabinet returning with a box which he handed to Snape. "I might be able to make an antidote just in case."
"If you find yourself feeling weak, having dizzy spells, tell me immediately." Giles commanded and his slayer nodded. "I suppose the children should get to class then."
"Do I have to?" Buffy whined and her mother smiled that was the daughter she knew. Joyce couldn't get used to the idea of her daughter teaching though, although she had never seen Buffy in action, if she was out there helping people.
"Yes." Snape said, Buffy turned her pout on him and Snape began to wavier, Giles saw this and sighed, knowing what Snape was going through, because Buffy had used her pout on him numerous times trying to get out of training.
"Buffy, go teach your class." Giles shook his head in amazement at what he had just said, he couldn't believe that his slayer was a teacher. Giles also realized that there was no one more qualified to teach the students at Hogwarts how to defend themselves physically, but she would also prepare them mentally for the rigors of the battle's that they might face in their young lives.
"Fine," she said and turned to leave, "but you owe me a cookie." she grabbed Oliver's hand and left the room, making her way to her and Willow's room. Giles smiled as he watched her leave, he knew she wasn't serious, but he was sure the house elves didn't realize that and would have one ready for her.
"Cheer up, love," Oliver whispered in her ear, "we play Ravenclaw tonight." Buffy perked up considerably, she loved the freedom that she got while she was on the broom. She also loved being with Oliver, they had spent time getting to know each other, Buffy telling about her life on the Hellmouth and Oliver describing Scotland to her and promising to bring her there one day. They walked into the classroom to find that most students were attempting to levitate pencils, but only Willow, Malfoy, Harry, and Hermione seemed to be getting it.
"Alright guys," Willow announce interrupting everyone, she had seen Buffy enter the room with Oliver and realized that something big was going on just by the way that Buffy was walking, "please put the pencils down and get ready for the next lesson." the students put the pencil away in their stuff and looked towards Buffy. Willow eyed Oliver who was avoiding Willow like the plague, he wouldn't let her get the information out of him, she would have to ask Buffy for it.
"Alright," she began, "first, get out of your robes, I trust that you are all wearing the shorts and t-shirts?" Buffy looked around the room and almost smirked at the sight of so many students in Hogwart's t-shirts and shorts, Buffy withheld her smirk and continued on, "Take all of your stuff off the mats, I don't want to see a single wand anywhere on my mats, you got that?" the students nodded, slightly afraid of what the tiny blonde was going to make them do, "Now, get into a circle,"the students did as she asked and then came back and formed a circle. "Now I want you to find a partner," the class began to divide into Slytherin and Gryffindor, "with the other house."
"But they're Gryffindors!" "But they're Slytherins!" was shouted at the same time and Buffy began to laugh.
"Not Gryffindors/Slytherins." Buffy began, "I know that you are unused to cooperating with different houses, but you will be leaving all of that stuff at the door or you will find yourself on your ass." The group grumbled some more, but quickly paired off into groups of two, although they stood as far apart as they could. "Now, we are going to stretch, so follow my led." Buffy led them through a series of easy warmups, before pulling Willow forward. The two girls had already planned out what they were going to do for the lesson that day. "You are going to practice throwing a punch and your partner is going to practice deflecting the punch." Buffy and Willow demonstrated what they wanted to see and then let the students at it, walking around the room and instructing.
"Well, this is the most unlikely pair ever." Buffy commented as she came up to Malfoy's group, "I thought I told you to grab a Gryffindor partner."
"Did you?" Malfoy said with a sneer, "I thought it was a suggestion." Buffy kicked his legs out from under him and he went sprawling to the ground.
"And I also said that you would wind up on your ass if you did." Buffy said, "Pay attention next time Mr. Malfoy." looking around the room she spotted another pair of just Gryffindor's and motioned one of them over, trading the other Slytherin off, "There you go." she said pleasantly, "I know how hard it is for you to think, I'll just make sure to make a special arrangement for you next class." Buffy smirked at Malfoy and began to walk away, before turning back to look at Malfoy, as an afterthough, "And you keep dropping your shoulder." Malfoy had expected Buffy to kick him out of the room, not drop him on his butt. Buffy had surprised him, not even taking away points when Malfoy had, essentially, mouthed off to a teacher. Malfoy watched as Buffy made her way around the room, he vowed that he would find out what was going on with her and that when he did, his father would find out, until then he would keep his mouth shut.
The students watched in awe as the tiny blonde sent Malfoy sprawling to the ground and then lecture him about it. Most of the Slytherins were thinking that once Lucius Malfoy found out, that Buffy wouldn't be teaching there anymore, but the rest of the students knew that Malfoy had deserved it and if she wanted, Buffy could have done worse and were very welcome to do it, they wouldn't mind. The bell rang shortly after that and the class filed out, Malfoy curious glances at Buffy, who just smiled and waved, wondering what Malfoy was up to.
"Are you ready for the game?" Buffy asked Harry as his group walked by. Hermione groaned as Harry and Ron became excited by the thought about talking about their favorite sport.
"Yea." he replied grinning wildly, he had been practicing the spell ever night, along with the techniques that Buffy had been teaching him. Ever so slowly, his patronus was beginning to form and take shape, the puff of silver smoke becoming bigger, almost taking the shape of an animal, "I wanted to thank you for the help you've been giving."
"No big." Buffy replied, "Besides, someone needed to." she said with a wink, ruffling his hair Harry protested loudly and the group laughed at their antics. She followed the group of the room and to the Great Hall for lunch, where she saw a young man dressed in tweed sitting next to Giles.
"Miss Snape if you could come up here." Dumbledore asked and Buffy walked forward, wondering if she was about to get a knife thrown at her once again, like Merrick had done, the man certainly didn't look like he could thrown one though.
"Ahh, Miss Snape, it's a pleasure to meet you." he held out his hand, but Buffy just looked at him, "I am Mr Wesley Windam-Price, your new watcher." Buffy looked over to Giles.
"Is he evil?"
"I can assure you that I am not evil." "Not in the strictest sense, no." Buffy looked between the two men and sighed. Giles took off his glasses and cleaned them as he realized that Buffy was not going to cooperate in any way with Wesley.
"Is there something you wanted?" Buffy asked coldly, sizing the man in front of her up, knowing immediately why the council had sent him, because he was the prodigy of what every watcher should be.
"You patrolled last night, no?" Wesley asked and Buffy nodded slowly wondering if she was going to have to give an account of what happened. "And?"
"Vampire."
"And?"
"I dusted him." she could see that she was clearly annoying him, but she couldn't bring herself to care, instead she focused her attention on Giles. "They fought with swords, they had these jewels on them. I kept one, so I'll bring it to you later." she walked away and to her group of friends leaving a very flustered Wesley behind and a grinning table of teachers.
Hagrid's: Care of Magical Creatures
"We have a special treat today," Hagrid announced as the group came before them.
"You're leaving?" Malfoy muttered under his breath and his lackeys let out a shout of laughter that was cut short as Buffy glared at them.
"Buffy has managed to convince a Gryffin to visit us today!" Hagrid said and chatter immediately started, everyone wondering how Buffy had managed to get a Gryffin to come to Hogwarts. The entire class, except for Hagrid and Buffy and her Scooby Gang, took a step back as Anlon landed in the field.
"Everyone, this is Anlon." Buffy said introducing her friend to her classmates, "Anlon this is everyone." Anlon bowed his head in greeting to the class, as excited murmurs rippled through the assembled students. "Anyone got questions?"
"Why are you here at Hogwarts?"
"I am guarding a most precious treasure." Anlon stated amused at the first question asked.
"What?" "Where?"
"I cannot say." Anlon replied, "How would I guard the treasure if everyone where to know where and what it was?" the group nodded understanding, but wanting to go treasure hunting through the grounds of Hogwarts. "I am sure that Professor Dumbledore would appreciate that you don't wander through the halls looking for a treasure you will never find." the students groaned and wondered briefly if he could read their minds.
"I read somewhere that Griffins are from India." Hermione stated and Anlon looked at her.
"While there are some of my brethren there, we are not from a certain country." Anlon told her and Hermione looked confused, because she had read the book!
"Then where are you from?" Ron asked curiously, amazed that there was something that Hermione did not know.
"I am not from around here." he replied and everyone looked confused, "I am not of this reality. My family settled here when a favor was requested from us by Professor Dumbledore." The class took this in, questions running abound through their heads, but they were afraid of the answers that they might receive from their questions.
"How did Buffy talk you into coming here?" Malfoy asked, "How did she know where to find you?"
"Buffy is the slayer." Anlon replied, "All she need do is let her awareness expand and she can feel all the magical creatures for miles." the class shifted their gaze to Buffy who was shifting uncomfortably from all the attention.
Quidditch Pit
"Mount your brooms in three.. two.. one!" the shrill whistle blew and Gryffindor and Ravenclaw were in the air.
"And they're off. The big excitement of the game is the Firebolt that Harry is flying for Gryffindor." Jordan excitedly said, "Rumor has it that the Firebolt is going to be broom of choice in the World Championship.."
"Jordan!" McGonagall said sternly, "Do you mind sticking with this game?" Jordan flushed and went back to the commentary.
"Just giving a little background, Professor." Jordan complained and saw McGonagall shoot him an exasperated look. "Now, the Firebolt is made of.." "Jordan!" the Professors yelled and Jordan flushed, holding his hands up in surrender.
"Jeez, okay, okay." Jordan said, "Gryffindor has possession, Buffy Summers heading for a goal.." Buffy made her way towards the opposite end of the field, followed by Fred and George who were clearing bludgers and the other team out of her way. She fake shot, instead throwing the waffle back at George, who looked a little confused as to what was going on.
"Throw it in, George!" Oliver hollered from the other end of the field and George came out of his daze, throwing it through the hop.
"Gryffindor scores!" Jordan proclaimed, "Potter has seen the snitch." Harry could see the glitter of the snitch above him and gave chase, seeing it near the ground, he headed into a dive.
"Harry!" Buffy hollered and Harry veered out of the path of the bludger just in time, but he had lost sight of the snitch. Looking around the field, he could see George hit the second bludger at the Ravenclaw responsible for the other bludger, making her roll in midair out of the way. Harry saw the snitch streak behind Fred and began to follow it, only to be cut off by Cho.
"Harry! This is no time to be a gentleman!" Oliver hollered and earned a glare from his girlfriend, "Knock her off her broom!" Harry ignored Oliver and flew upwards, out of the way of the bludgers and the rest of the game, looking for the snitch. He saw something behind him and realized that Cho was following him. Smiling to himself, he dived forward promising that she would have a jolly chase if she wanted to follow him.
Buffy watched Harry and Cho dive and realized that, although, he didn't see the snitch, he was attempting to shake Cho.
"Fred!" Buffy hollered getting the beater's attention, pointing to where Harry and Cho were. Fred looked confused at first, until he caught onto Buffy's hand signal's realizing that she wanted him to hit the bludger towards Harry and Cho to break them apart. Grinning widely he did just that and watched as the bludger took off straight towards the two of them, just as Harry spotted the snitch again and took off into the air. The bludger continued forward, nearly grazing Cho, who moved out of the way and lost sight of Harry and the snitch.
Buffy saw something move on the side lines, she didn't sense dementors, but whomever it was, was dressed like them. Deciding that they needed a good scare, Buffy took out her wand and yelled,
"Expecto patronum!" But it wasn't just her voice that could be heard, Harry's was mixed in with hers, she watched in amusement as a panther moved across the sky towards the "dementors" along with the silver from Harry's wand, which was starting to shape like a Stag. Buffy heard the whistle as Harry caught the snitch and flew down to where the "dementors" where.
"Did you see?" Harry asked excitedly as he got off his broom and approached Buffy and Lupin. "The dementors didn't effect me at all! I didn't feel a thing!" Buffy and Lupin exchanged glances.
"Harry," Lupin said carefully, as Buffy hauled up the three dementors, "They weren't dementors." Yanking off the hoods, Malfoy, Goyle, and Crabb could be seen.
"A dirty trick!" McGonagall announced, "I shall be speaking with Professor Dumbledore about this! Make no mistake! There shall be a punishment!" the boys cringed back, "Here he comes now!" As Dumbledore took the boys aside, Buffy and Harry were pulled into the mass of Gryffindor students, all expressing what a great job they had done.
"Come on, guys." Ron said, "Party in Gryffindor Tower." Ron started to pull them towards the Tower, but Buffy was caught by another person and pulled into the bottom part of the stands.
"Great job." Oliver said leaning down and capturing her lips in a sweet kiss. Buffy melted against him, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him closer. Her hand played with the silky hair that she encountered, as his hands spanned her waist and moved around to her back, pulling her closer and fitting her to his body.
"Thanks." she replied when they finally came up for air.
"Buffy?" they heard Willow call out.
"I'm sure she's fine." Oz stated, smelling both Oliver and Buffy under the stands and not wanting to see how they would find them, pulled his red-head towards the tower, "I'm sure she'll be joining us in the Tower any minute." Buffy flushed against Oliver as she realized that Oz knew that the two of them were there and thought they were doing more than kissing.
"What?" Oliver asked, when he felt her skin temperature rise when Buffy buried her head in the side of his neck.
"Nothing." she mumbled, her warm breath tickling his skin and causing him to break out in goosebumps.
"What?" he asked again, tipping her head back. "You can tell me anything."
"Oz knows were here." Buffy mumbled.
"So?" Oliver said, not knowing where Buffy was going with that.
"So," Buffy said, "he thinks we are doing more than kissing." She waited for a second for her words to sink in and laughed when Oliver turned a delightful shade of red. "See! It's embarrassing."
"Well," Oliver said carefully, "things will never be dull with Oz around."
Author's Note: I wanna thank everyone that reviewed my pretty story! Just wanted to say thanks. Sorry it took so long, but I hope it was worth the wait! Let's see, Some of the lines are taken from an actual Buffy episode, the "How's Forever" and "is he evil?" "Not in the strictest sense no." so that's all. Not mine.
Chapter 17
"What do you mean they fired you?" his slayer yelled pacing back and forth across the room, "I won't work with anyone else, so you can tell the council to take their new watcher and.."
"Buffy Anne Snape!" Joyce exclaimed and watched as her daughter blushed, before shaking it off and pacing the room some more. "I realize you are up set, but just because they fired him, doesn't mean he is leaving Hogwarts." Buffy looked at Giles who nodded and soon found himself with an armful of a happy slayer.
"Buffy, dear girl." Giles said as he hugged his charge back, before pulling slightly back looking at her as he said the next part, "you didn't think I would just leave you, did you?" Buffy looked a bit sheepish refusing to meet Giles' eyes and Giles sighed loudly, "What would ever make you think that?"
"I left you." she stated and at that moment Giles realized that he should have addressed her running away a long time ago, not hope that it would just disappear. It appeared that she was still beating herself up over the fact and having no one address the issue seemed to make it worse for her. Giles sighed as he looked at Buffy unsure of what to say to her to get her to realize that he understood why she had run. Although he didn't know everything that had happened, Buffy had been very tight lipped he had, at least, her end of the conversation to Angelus when they had fought, when Buffy had been in the hospital wing after her first Quidditch game.
"I understand why you left." Giles told her and Buffy looked at him with a look of disbelief and horror crossing her face. Buffy couldn't remember saying anything to her watcher, but she knew that she might have talked in her sleep, she also realized that Oliver and Snape knew a lot more than she wanted them to, ever since she had been in the hospital wing, after her and Harry's accident, "I may not understand everything that has happened, but I understand that you need the space and I'm just happy that you were okay and that nothing had happened to you." Buffy sniffled and hugged Giles once again, "I will be around for as long as you have need for me."
"How 'bout forever?" she said happily, moving to stand by Oliver, who captured her tiny hand in his rubbing his thumb across the top of her hand. Snape glared at the insolent boy who was touching his daughter, Snape realized that he was feeling slightly over protective, but he wanted to do nothing more than to, before he could finish that thought, Buffy interrupted her day dreaming, "So, when is the new watcher due?"
"I haven't the slightest idea." Giles said worriedly. Giles was afraid of what the new watcher would do once he or she had arrived. Giles was well aware of who was still in the Watcher's council and available to be sent to "control" the slayer and what methods might be used. Giles shuddered as he remembered the book he had found describing the "rehabilitation" of the slayer in 1802, it made what Angelus would later do to the slayer child's play.
Flashback
"Giles?" Angel asked hesitantly stepping into the room. Giles turned and faced the vampire that his slayer had affections for. Giles wasn't willing to promote the relationship, but if Angel would keep her alive, he wasn't going to complain. "Can I ask a question?"
"About?" Giles replied, he had been waiting for the day that Angel would ask the question. He was actually dreading it. Giles realized that Angel would connect the watcher's council to the slayer that Angelus would later kill, but he was hoping that Angel would be too guilt ridden to come and confront the watcher about what had happened to her.
"I've been wondering ever since I've met you." Angel started, he could hear Angelus reliving his "glory" years and the death of the slayer, although he knew Angelus was pouting from everything that had been done to the slayer before Angelus had found her. Angelus could smell the drugs they had pumped into the girl, the smell of multiple men on her, and to top it, the smell of other demons on her. "Why?" The slayer had been drugged and then left with several different demons in a room for an entire day. When the watcher's council had finally taken her out of the room, the slayer was naked, cut and bruised, and it looked as though she had been taken roughly. The watcher's had then tortured her, telling her how she was a disgrace to her calling and that she didn't deserve to be the slayer. By the time they had let her go, she had stood there as Angelus drained her, welcoming the black oblivion that came with it.
End Flashback
"Can't I send him back?" Buffy asked, interrupting Giles' thoughts, not ready for the council or their policies. She didn't want to work with anyone but Giles and they couldn't make her. Buffy was pouting on the inside, like a little child and grinned at the thought of Giles having to take care of a three year old slayer. Shaking her head she brought herself back to the present, "And what's this test that you didn't do?"
"I was supposed to step up your training." Giles said, Buffy shot him a look that clearly told him that he should have stepped up the training, that they wouldn't be in this position if that was it. Snape frowned slightly, recalling something of a drug that took a slayer's power away, but he thought the council had stopped using it two hundred years ago, "but while you stared into this crystal, you would go into a trance and I was supposed to inject you with this serum that would strip you of your slayer powers." Buffy, Joyce, and Oliver looked shocked, while Snape looked ready to rip someone's head off, for even thinking about harming his daughter, he knew he should have apparented to the watcher's council and, he drew a blank, but he was the slayer's father! He could do some damage, to them, "Then you were supposed to be locked inside a house with a vampire and see if you survived."
"And I wondered why slayers don't live to see twenty." Buffy commented cursing the Watcher's council for every single slayer that they had helped kill over the years, "If a vampire or demon don't kill them, the council will."
"I thought the test was barbaric and outdated, so I refused to perform it." Giles said and Buffy nodded, Giles didn't want to add what could be done, Snape already looked ready to kill anyone and anything.
"Will this new watcher attempt to perform the test?" Snape asked as the others adsorbed the information being thrown at them, already planning on ways to use the dungeon, he was sure he could make some weapons of torture happen to appear or a few werewolves into the locked room with the entire Watcher's Council, sans Giles of course.
"Maybe." Giles replied he recognized the feral look in Snape's eyes well, it was the look that people told him got when he let Ripper take control, "I really have no way of knowing what this new watcher will do."
"Is there anyway to stop them from performing it?" Buffy asked, Giles shook his head and Snape looked thoughtful.
"Do you have the serum?" Snape asked and Giles nodded, getting up and going into the cabinet returning with a box which he handed to Snape. "I might be able to make an antidote just in case."
"If you find yourself feeling weak, having dizzy spells, tell me immediately." Giles commanded and his slayer nodded. "I suppose the children should get to class then."
"Do I have to?" Buffy whined and her mother smiled that was the daughter she knew. Joyce couldn't get used to the idea of her daughter teaching though, although she had never seen Buffy in action, if she was out there helping people.
"Yes." Snape said, Buffy turned her pout on him and Snape began to wavier, Giles saw this and sighed, knowing what Snape was going through, because Buffy had used her pout on him numerous times trying to get out of training.
"Buffy, go teach your class." Giles shook his head in amazement at what he had just said, he couldn't believe that his slayer was a teacher. Giles also realized that there was no one more qualified to teach the students at Hogwarts how to defend themselves physically, but she would also prepare them mentally for the rigors of the battle's that they might face in their young lives.
"Fine," she said and turned to leave, "but you owe me a cookie." she grabbed Oliver's hand and left the room, making her way to her and Willow's room. Giles smiled as he watched her leave, he knew she wasn't serious, but he was sure the house elves didn't realize that and would have one ready for her.
"Cheer up, love," Oliver whispered in her ear, "we play Ravenclaw tonight." Buffy perked up considerably, she loved the freedom that she got while she was on the broom. She also loved being with Oliver, they had spent time getting to know each other, Buffy telling about her life on the Hellmouth and Oliver describing Scotland to her and promising to bring her there one day. They walked into the classroom to find that most students were attempting to levitate pencils, but only Willow, Malfoy, Harry, and Hermione seemed to be getting it.
"Alright guys," Willow announce interrupting everyone, she had seen Buffy enter the room with Oliver and realized that something big was going on just by the way that Buffy was walking, "please put the pencils down and get ready for the next lesson." the students put the pencil away in their stuff and looked towards Buffy. Willow eyed Oliver who was avoiding Willow like the plague, he wouldn't let her get the information out of him, she would have to ask Buffy for it.
"Alright," she began, "first, get out of your robes, I trust that you are all wearing the shorts and t-shirts?" Buffy looked around the room and almost smirked at the sight of so many students in Hogwart's t-shirts and shorts, Buffy withheld her smirk and continued on, "Take all of your stuff off the mats, I don't want to see a single wand anywhere on my mats, you got that?" the students nodded, slightly afraid of what the tiny blonde was going to make them do, "Now, get into a circle,"the students did as she asked and then came back and formed a circle. "Now I want you to find a partner," the class began to divide into Slytherin and Gryffindor, "with the other house."
"But they're Gryffindors!" "But they're Slytherins!" was shouted at the same time and Buffy began to laugh.
"Not Gryffindors/Slytherins." Buffy began, "I know that you are unused to cooperating with different houses, but you will be leaving all of that stuff at the door or you will find yourself on your ass." The group grumbled some more, but quickly paired off into groups of two, although they stood as far apart as they could. "Now, we are going to stretch, so follow my led." Buffy led them through a series of easy warmups, before pulling Willow forward. The two girls had already planned out what they were going to do for the lesson that day. "You are going to practice throwing a punch and your partner is going to practice deflecting the punch." Buffy and Willow demonstrated what they wanted to see and then let the students at it, walking around the room and instructing.
"Well, this is the most unlikely pair ever." Buffy commented as she came up to Malfoy's group, "I thought I told you to grab a Gryffindor partner."
"Did you?" Malfoy said with a sneer, "I thought it was a suggestion." Buffy kicked his legs out from under him and he went sprawling to the ground.
"And I also said that you would wind up on your ass if you did." Buffy said, "Pay attention next time Mr. Malfoy." looking around the room she spotted another pair of just Gryffindor's and motioned one of them over, trading the other Slytherin off, "There you go." she said pleasantly, "I know how hard it is for you to think, I'll just make sure to make a special arrangement for you next class." Buffy smirked at Malfoy and began to walk away, before turning back to look at Malfoy, as an afterthough, "And you keep dropping your shoulder." Malfoy had expected Buffy to kick him out of the room, not drop him on his butt. Buffy had surprised him, not even taking away points when Malfoy had, essentially, mouthed off to a teacher. Malfoy watched as Buffy made her way around the room, he vowed that he would find out what was going on with her and that when he did, his father would find out, until then he would keep his mouth shut.
The students watched in awe as the tiny blonde sent Malfoy sprawling to the ground and then lecture him about it. Most of the Slytherins were thinking that once Lucius Malfoy found out, that Buffy wouldn't be teaching there anymore, but the rest of the students knew that Malfoy had deserved it and if she wanted, Buffy could have done worse and were very welcome to do it, they wouldn't mind. The bell rang shortly after that and the class filed out, Malfoy curious glances at Buffy, who just smiled and waved, wondering what Malfoy was up to.
"Are you ready for the game?" Buffy asked Harry as his group walked by. Hermione groaned as Harry and Ron became excited by the thought about talking about their favorite sport.
"Yea." he replied grinning wildly, he had been practicing the spell ever night, along with the techniques that Buffy had been teaching him. Ever so slowly, his patronus was beginning to form and take shape, the puff of silver smoke becoming bigger, almost taking the shape of an animal, "I wanted to thank you for the help you've been giving."
"No big." Buffy replied, "Besides, someone needed to." she said with a wink, ruffling his hair Harry protested loudly and the group laughed at their antics. She followed the group of the room and to the Great Hall for lunch, where she saw a young man dressed in tweed sitting next to Giles.
"Miss Snape if you could come up here." Dumbledore asked and Buffy walked forward, wondering if she was about to get a knife thrown at her once again, like Merrick had done, the man certainly didn't look like he could thrown one though.
"Ahh, Miss Snape, it's a pleasure to meet you." he held out his hand, but Buffy just looked at him, "I am Mr Wesley Windam-Price, your new watcher." Buffy looked over to Giles.
"Is he evil?"
"I can assure you that I am not evil." "Not in the strictest sense, no." Buffy looked between the two men and sighed. Giles took off his glasses and cleaned them as he realized that Buffy was not going to cooperate in any way with Wesley.
"Is there something you wanted?" Buffy asked coldly, sizing the man in front of her up, knowing immediately why the council had sent him, because he was the prodigy of what every watcher should be.
"You patrolled last night, no?" Wesley asked and Buffy nodded slowly wondering if she was going to have to give an account of what happened. "And?"
"Vampire."
"And?"
"I dusted him." she could see that she was clearly annoying him, but she couldn't bring herself to care, instead she focused her attention on Giles. "They fought with swords, they had these jewels on them. I kept one, so I'll bring it to you later." she walked away and to her group of friends leaving a very flustered Wesley behind and a grinning table of teachers.
Hagrid's: Care of Magical Creatures
"We have a special treat today," Hagrid announced as the group came before them.
"You're leaving?" Malfoy muttered under his breath and his lackeys let out a shout of laughter that was cut short as Buffy glared at them.
"Buffy has managed to convince a Gryffin to visit us today!" Hagrid said and chatter immediately started, everyone wondering how Buffy had managed to get a Gryffin to come to Hogwarts. The entire class, except for Hagrid and Buffy and her Scooby Gang, took a step back as Anlon landed in the field.
"Everyone, this is Anlon." Buffy said introducing her friend to her classmates, "Anlon this is everyone." Anlon bowed his head in greeting to the class, as excited murmurs rippled through the assembled students. "Anyone got questions?"
"Why are you here at Hogwarts?"
"I am guarding a most precious treasure." Anlon stated amused at the first question asked.
"What?" "Where?"
"I cannot say." Anlon replied, "How would I guard the treasure if everyone where to know where and what it was?" the group nodded understanding, but wanting to go treasure hunting through the grounds of Hogwarts. "I am sure that Professor Dumbledore would appreciate that you don't wander through the halls looking for a treasure you will never find." the students groaned and wondered briefly if he could read their minds.
"I read somewhere that Griffins are from India." Hermione stated and Anlon looked at her.
"While there are some of my brethren there, we are not from a certain country." Anlon told her and Hermione looked confused, because she had read the book!
"Then where are you from?" Ron asked curiously, amazed that there was something that Hermione did not know.
"I am not from around here." he replied and everyone looked confused, "I am not of this reality. My family settled here when a favor was requested from us by Professor Dumbledore." The class took this in, questions running abound through their heads, but they were afraid of the answers that they might receive from their questions.
"How did Buffy talk you into coming here?" Malfoy asked, "How did she know where to find you?"
"Buffy is the slayer." Anlon replied, "All she need do is let her awareness expand and she can feel all the magical creatures for miles." the class shifted their gaze to Buffy who was shifting uncomfortably from all the attention.
Quidditch Pit
"Mount your brooms in three.. two.. one!" the shrill whistle blew and Gryffindor and Ravenclaw were in the air.
"And they're off. The big excitement of the game is the Firebolt that Harry is flying for Gryffindor." Jordan excitedly said, "Rumor has it that the Firebolt is going to be broom of choice in the World Championship.."
"Jordan!" McGonagall said sternly, "Do you mind sticking with this game?" Jordan flushed and went back to the commentary.
"Just giving a little background, Professor." Jordan complained and saw McGonagall shoot him an exasperated look. "Now, the Firebolt is made of.." "Jordan!" the Professors yelled and Jordan flushed, holding his hands up in surrender.
"Jeez, okay, okay." Jordan said, "Gryffindor has possession, Buffy Summers heading for a goal.." Buffy made her way towards the opposite end of the field, followed by Fred and George who were clearing bludgers and the other team out of her way. She fake shot, instead throwing the waffle back at George, who looked a little confused as to what was going on.
"Throw it in, George!" Oliver hollered from the other end of the field and George came out of his daze, throwing it through the hop.
"Gryffindor scores!" Jordan proclaimed, "Potter has seen the snitch." Harry could see the glitter of the snitch above him and gave chase, seeing it near the ground, he headed into a dive.
"Harry!" Buffy hollered and Harry veered out of the path of the bludger just in time, but he had lost sight of the snitch. Looking around the field, he could see George hit the second bludger at the Ravenclaw responsible for the other bludger, making her roll in midair out of the way. Harry saw the snitch streak behind Fred and began to follow it, only to be cut off by Cho.
"Harry! This is no time to be a gentleman!" Oliver hollered and earned a glare from his girlfriend, "Knock her off her broom!" Harry ignored Oliver and flew upwards, out of the way of the bludgers and the rest of the game, looking for the snitch. He saw something behind him and realized that Cho was following him. Smiling to himself, he dived forward promising that she would have a jolly chase if she wanted to follow him.
Buffy watched Harry and Cho dive and realized that, although, he didn't see the snitch, he was attempting to shake Cho.
"Fred!" Buffy hollered getting the beater's attention, pointing to where Harry and Cho were. Fred looked confused at first, until he caught onto Buffy's hand signal's realizing that she wanted him to hit the bludger towards Harry and Cho to break them apart. Grinning widely he did just that and watched as the bludger took off straight towards the two of them, just as Harry spotted the snitch again and took off into the air. The bludger continued forward, nearly grazing Cho, who moved out of the way and lost sight of Harry and the snitch.
Buffy saw something move on the side lines, she didn't sense dementors, but whomever it was, was dressed like them. Deciding that they needed a good scare, Buffy took out her wand and yelled,
"Expecto patronum!" But it wasn't just her voice that could be heard, Harry's was mixed in with hers, she watched in amusement as a panther moved across the sky towards the "dementors" along with the silver from Harry's wand, which was starting to shape like a Stag. Buffy heard the whistle as Harry caught the snitch and flew down to where the "dementors" where.
"Did you see?" Harry asked excitedly as he got off his broom and approached Buffy and Lupin. "The dementors didn't effect me at all! I didn't feel a thing!" Buffy and Lupin exchanged glances.
"Harry," Lupin said carefully, as Buffy hauled up the three dementors, "They weren't dementors." Yanking off the hoods, Malfoy, Goyle, and Crabb could be seen.
"A dirty trick!" McGonagall announced, "I shall be speaking with Professor Dumbledore about this! Make no mistake! There shall be a punishment!" the boys cringed back, "Here he comes now!" As Dumbledore took the boys aside, Buffy and Harry were pulled into the mass of Gryffindor students, all expressing what a great job they had done.
"Come on, guys." Ron said, "Party in Gryffindor Tower." Ron started to pull them towards the Tower, but Buffy was caught by another person and pulled into the bottom part of the stands.
"Great job." Oliver said leaning down and capturing her lips in a sweet kiss. Buffy melted against him, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him closer. Her hand played with the silky hair that she encountered, as his hands spanned her waist and moved around to her back, pulling her closer and fitting her to his body.
"Thanks." she replied when they finally came up for air.
"Buffy?" they heard Willow call out.
"I'm sure she's fine." Oz stated, smelling both Oliver and Buffy under the stands and not wanting to see how they would find them, pulled his red-head towards the tower, "I'm sure she'll be joining us in the Tower any minute." Buffy flushed against Oliver as she realized that Oz knew that the two of them were there and thought they were doing more than kissing.
"What?" Oliver asked, when he felt her skin temperature rise when Buffy buried her head in the side of his neck.
"Nothing." she mumbled, her warm breath tickling his skin and causing him to break out in goosebumps.
"What?" he asked again, tipping her head back. "You can tell me anything."
"Oz knows were here." Buffy mumbled.
"So?" Oliver said, not knowing where Buffy was going with that.
"So," Buffy said, "he thinks we are doing more than kissing." She waited for a second for her words to sink in and laughed when Oliver turned a delightful shade of red. "See! It's embarrassing."
"Well," Oliver said carefully, "things will never be dull with Oz around."