Never Normal

Rating: FR 15

Pairings: Buffy/Harry, Ron/Hermione

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

Time line: 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. Which would actually make sense with their actual time lines because Harry was born in 1980 and Buffy was born in 1981. Their daughter is about 3 and Harry and Buffy are about 26-27. 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 13

Darkness

Dumbledore stared at his students, many of who had joined to fight despite their lack of wands and skill. Others pressed themselves against the wall. He next looked over his professes all chained to the wall. Following the row, he saw three faces of his past students and he gave a small nod to that of Harry Potter. Next, he saw two faces he didn't not know, both armed with swords, one was man with a single eye and the second a brown-haired woman. By then, his eyes fell on an elder man he had recognized instantly.

"Rupert Riddle," He greeted. Looking up, he saw another familiar face. 'And Tom."

The brothers looked at each other. Voldemort's eyes widened in shock.

"Rup?" A whisper came from his mouth.

Giles looked into the dark eyes of his elder brother and nodded. "Yes Tommy, it's me." Both stared at each other while others stared confused.

Xander looked at the two and smirked. "All my children, my favorite show!"

Faith, Buffy, and Giles turned at him incredulously.

Faith smacked him in the chest. As he whined, she criticized, "Never not the comedian, are we Xan?"

"Well, you know me."

Before he continued, Faith muttered under her breath, "Unfortunately."

Giles removed his glasses and rubbed them. After coughing, the two became quiet once again. This earned him a shake of her head from Buffy.

Dumbledore in turn surveyed the last person, a blond-haired petite woman. He saw her itching to come at them, as he could feel the child in between Draco and him trying to run towards her. Her mother. Harry's wife.

Something was off about her too, he could feel. She had power. With her standing so near to Voldemort, Dumbledore felt overwhelmed with such power driven from these two, the strange woman, and this child next to him. How curious.

Buffy turned back towards Voldemort and didn't see the narrow piece of wood aimed at her until the tip pressed into her skin.

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Harry's eyes were wide in terror. Voldemort's wand rose to the throat of his wife. Voldemort had a large smile on his face and when he looked at Buffy's, he saw a face full of hate. No fear showed, only a deep hate.

Ron looked over at his friend in sympathy. "Looks like your wife's a loony."

Hermione snapped her head to him in disgust and wished she could hit him hard across the chest. Harry ignored them. His eyes were fixed on his wife, the wand, and Voldemort.

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Buffy looked up at his dark eyes and clenched her teeth.

Voldemort looked down at her and laughed. "One move and your daughter will watch her mummy die. Would you like that? Having Lily watch you die? Planted in her memory for the rest of her life? Nightly having to dream of seeing you fall?"

His slithering voice made Buffy want so desperately to rip out his through. She looked him in the eye and, ever the defiant one, spit.

Harry closed his eyes and wished that nothing would happen. But instantly when his eyes opened, he heard an enraged voice shout, "Crucio!"

Buffy's gasp filled the hall. And she heard several voices call out her name in fear. She felt something claw at her heart and she felt a stinging sensation through out her body. She fell to the ground hard on her knees.

Faith, Xander, and Giles ran forward to help her. Before they reached her, however, she rose on her knees and then one after another, stood on her two feet. Buffy clenched her teeth in pain but held herself up. Her power showed no hint of tears or fear.

"And what, was that?" Her voice rang through the hall, the sarcasm dripping on her words like the sweat dripping down her face.

Voldemort pinched up his face turning it red. "Avada…"

Harry screamed, "Noooo…" Terrified, he screamed trying desperately for some miracle to make him stop. And for an unknown reason, with an unknown cause, he chains flew off him. Free, Harry ran, trying to reach his wife before Voldemort could cast the spell.

Giles looked on in horror before shouting, "Its Bethany!" He raced forward calling, "Bethany, Tommy, its Bethany!"

But both were too late.

"Kedavra."

Voldemort's face turned to that of horror as he took in what his younger brother was yelling. His hand reached out to her almost as if to catch her before the curse took affect. But it was an instant curse and he well knew it.

But somehow, it wasn't taking the immediate affect on her. "You bastard!" Buffy hissed in hate. She stepped forward and plunged her sword into his chest and twisted it. "You mother fucking bastard."

With that, Buffy fell to her knees trying desperately to breath. Failing, she stopped trying and fell flat to the ground. Harry, Giles, Xander, and Giles screamed her name as they ran to her body.

And a small voice called out frantically, "Mommy?!"

A smile crossed over Buffy's face as she saw Harry above her. He creased her check and whispered, "I love you, I love you." And next to him, she saw Giles, his caring face full of love. Faith and Xander stood over her on the other side and Willow's teary eyes arrived over her head.

Buffy did not feel scared… for here she was amongst her greatest loved ones. Her lips grew wider as she fell into darkness.

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Notes: Review please!
I know. Corny corny. I was a cheesy 14-year-old. One or two more chappies left.
I posted my first youtube video the other day too! Its a Faith/Dean fanvid (BtVS/Supernatural). Everyone should check it out and review: (my username is tearzofash) and I'll update quicker!