Never Normal

Rating: PG 13 – FR 13

Pairings: Buffy/Harry, Ron/Hermione

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Buffy characters, series storylines, etc - they belong to their respectable creators.

Timeline: Post-Chosen for Buffy. Post-OotP (fifth book) for Harry Potter… therefore no DH spoilers. This would be because it was after this book that I wrote this. Buffy was 22 at the end of the series, so we'll say that she meet Harry shortly after and married him. Their daughter is about 3. And Harry was born in 1980 and Buffy was born in 1981, so we could just say that no time has changed and they are 26-27 now! This means Harry has been gone for nearly a decade. (He ran off after Sirius died, I believe).

Summary: Buffy and Harry Potter have long pretended to be normal, their past secrets hid from the other. But reality came into play as their daughter is kidnapped, husband and wife must try individually to find a way to bring her back, while pretending to be normal for the other.

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Chapter 11:

Doors

The students all stood in a terrified daze, scared to move, in fright of he-who-must-not-be-named. All professors and the three guests on the other hand, all rose from their seats. Their wands were risen and ready.

Harry was the first to speak, "Where is my daughter?"

Voldemort chuckled devilishly. In the blink of an eye and the mutter of a single word, hundreds of wands went flying toward the death eaters. The students and professors drew back instantly in fear.

"Yes, I have picked up a few handy tricks over the years. And as for you daughter, I haven't figured out as to what to do with her yet. Any suggestions?"

Harry clenched his teeth in rage. Before he could yell back at Voldemort, he was lifted into the air and thrown against the back wall. Ron, Hermione, and Hogwart's staffs were thrown back as well.

"No? Well, I may come up with a few later. Now, I'm hungry." He turned to several death eaters and ordered, "Tie them up."

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"This isn't a school, it's a castle!" Xander shouted with his mouth hanging askew.

"Yes, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

Willow turned to him with a hurt expression on her face. "Hey, how come I wasn't ever informed?"

Giles smiled, "Willow, you're a Wicca witch, we're not."

Xander looked at him confused. "Then how do you do it?" He asked.

Taking out his wand, he exclaimed, "We use wands!"

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Dumbledore walked into a small, but nice, looking cottage. He could feel that this was where Voldemort had been. But after investigation, he found it completely empty. As he walked into a room, he noticed the child's furniture and decoration. "Oh, Tom, what have you done?"

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"Well than, can we just get my daughter and go home?" Buffy turned and headed up the stone steps. "Coming?"

Willow filed next. Xander was the rear. "Always Buff, always."

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"So how Har do you expect us to get out of this one?" Ron asked from his position chained to the wall next to his friend and wife.

Harry closed his eyes and blinked away tears. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I should never have drawn you into this after all these years."

Hermione turned her head to look at her friend. After all these years, she realized he was still the same teenage boy that he had been when he disappeared. He still held the weight of the world high on his shoulders and never allowed anyone else to share the burden. "Harry, you bloody prick. After all these years, haven't you grown up? Harry, we love you. We won't let you battle this alone. We're together on this. Got it?"

Harry looked at her. A Grateful smile replaced his frown. Ron looked at his wife and then his friend and nodded his agreement.

Harry nodded. "Alright."

Ron smiled his crocked smile. "The infamous trio is back!"

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"So, I'm guessing that what we're looking for lies behind the big doors… but that's just a thought," Willow remarked casually. She tried to remember the last time that the end of the world really felt like the end of the world. Not many could she recall when it had.

Xander sighed, "Always behind the big doors."

"So are we standing here chatting or are we going to save the world for the hundredth time?" Giles added light-heartedly. He removed his glasses once more to wipe them with his shirt.

"I for one came here for a reason," Buffy answered bringing her hands up, one hand on each door. And she pushed.

"Slayer going in, witch coming in second, watcher in third, and the friendly neighborhood zeppo coming in rear!" Xander narrated walking though the double doors completely unaware that his companions had stopped.

Buffy stared at the five tables, four of which were full of children. The fifth held a role of figures; all but one wore black cloaks. The man in the middle reminded Buffy oddly of a snake. She let out a little laugh. Xander and Willow joined in when the noticed him too.

Voldemort glared at these new occupants. "What is this?"

Buffy took no second before answering, "Well this party looked like too much fun, so I decided, I wanna dance too." Buffy stepped forwards in a challenge.

"Um, Buff, I dunno if I'm in a dancing sort of mood," Xander remarked as he, Willow, and Giles took a single step forward to back her up.

The only uncloaked figure stepped forward. "B?!" She shouted jumping down from the table. "Red, Xan, Giles?!"

The four looked at her in shock before shouting back, "Faith?"

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