Disclaimer: I (unfortunately) own none of the characters from either Buffy the Vampire Slayer or the Harry Potter series. They belong to the geniuses, Joss Whedon and J.K Rowling. I am not trying to take credit for their works, I am just a poor college student amusing herself by writing some fan fiction!

For the timeline and changes I made to both the Buffy and HP fandoms, see Chapter 1!

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"I'm going to miss you, Mom," whispered Buffy through her tears as she hugged Joyce tight.

It has been over a week since the gang's last meeting with Dumbledore, and they were waiting for him to arrive and whisk her away her to Hogwarts. All the Scoobies, plus Joyce, were once again gathered in the living room of the Summers' household, saying goodbye to Buffy and Giles.

"I know, honey, but I'll see you soon," replied Joyce, kissing her daughter on the forehead. Once she puled back, Willow rushed to throw her arms around her best friend and proceeded to sob into her shoulder. Xander joined the impromptu-group hug while the others looked on with smiles on their faces but sadness in their eyes. When they pulled apart, Buffy walked over to Faith and pulled her into a hug.

"Woah, B. I don't do hugging," replied Faith with her eyes wide in surprise, but quickly softened and embraced her sister slayer.

"Faith," smiled Buffy, pulling away slightly. "Mom and I were talking and she would love it if you would move in here while I'm gone. She says the house'd be too quiet without me here." Looking at Joyce for confirmation, Faith nodded before letting go of Buffy and allowing her to say her goodbyes to Oz.

"Do we hug?" joked the Slayer, wiping tears out of her eyes. Oz smiled and pulled her into a quick hug before pulling away and moving to comfort a sobbing Willow.

Just then, a loud crack sounded throughout the room and all the Scoobies turned to see Dumbledore flicking some imaginary dust off of his robes. Bowing slightly at the group in greeting, he headed to the center of the room before shrinking Buffy and Giles' suitcases and placing them in his pocket.

"Wow! How did you do that?" asked Willow, stunned out of her tears by the display.

"Magic, Miss Rosenberg," replied Dumbledore with a twinkle in his eye. "Now, if you are done saying your goodbyes, I believe that it is time for us to make our journey to Hogwarts. Miss Summers, Rupert, " he added, turning toward Buffy and Giles. "I have a small errand to run before escorting you to Hogwarts. If you don't mind, that is." At a nod from both, he pulled out a candy wrapper from his robes, and he muttered "portus" before continuing. "This portkey will take us to Hogsmeade, a small wizarding village near the school. This order of business should only take a couple of minutes. From there, we'll take carriages up to the school."

After sneaking in a couple final hugs, Dumbledore motioned for Giles and Buffy to each touch a part of the candy wrapper. "Hold on tight," he ordered gently, touching the wrapper himself.

She felt a jerk at her navel and the last thing Buffy saw was the room starting to spin before she was engulfed in darkness.

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Sorry this was so short, but I felt that it needed its own chapter. Please R&R to keep the muse happy!