A/N-Continuation of revising.

Rating, Disclaimer, summary, all in first chapter.

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"Wow." Buffy breathed upon seeing the castle.

"It's nice isn't it?" Hermione asked never taking her eyes off of her potions textbook.

"Nice? You obviously have never gone to public school in California." Buffy commented hopping out of the carriage as they came to a halt.

"Bye Mr. and Mrs. Granger it was nice to meet you!" They smiled and said their goodbyes. They watched the carriage take them away and Buffy turned toward Hermione, "So, those things pulling the carriage were really starting to freak me out."

Hermione's eyebrows furrowed, "You saw them?" She asked trying to see what Buffy saw by staring intensely into her eyes,

"Yeah…Please don't tell me I'm seeing things?" Buffy asked worried at the look Hermione was giving her.

"No, they're thestrals." Hermione told Buffy continuing to stare strangely at her.

"Oh…" They stood for a few minutes in awkward silence.

"Well, I suppose I will show you around the grounds." Hermione finally said starting to walk off the gravel beneath her feet crunching with every step. Buffy glanced back at the black winged creatures once more before following Hermione. They walked along paths and Buffy basked in the sun attempted to ward off the chilly air. 'It smells so…Clean.' Buffy was amazed by the beauty and found she was analyzing every piece of the castle.

"…That's the forbidden forest." Hermione said continuing her overview of the grounds.

"Forbidden forest? So, I'm guessing it's forbidden?" Buffy asked.

"Exactly, I know, I know, it's not a very cleverly named, but it does get the point across now doesn't it?" Hermione replied with a small laugh. Buffy smiled back in agreement. Commotion could be heard close by and Buffy tilted her head in question. Hermione smiled and beckoned her to follow and led her to a great open field. Large pole like structures with hoops were on either side.

"Are those people…?" Buffy began wonder lighting her face,

"Flying? Yes. On brooms of course." Hermione replied.

Buffy laughed, "Of course." She replied earning an eye roll from Hermione and a smile. Hermione pointed to one of the flying bodies,

"That's Ron!" She explained, "He's the keeper."

"Keeper?"

"Yes, he keeps the ball out of the hoops which is named a quaffel. Like a guard or something." She explained.

"I see, he is keeper and he catches, once again with the clever names." Buffy quipped earning a playful glare.

"Oh." She pointed to another figure, "That's Harry." Buffy watched the player as he zoomed around the pitch yelling out orders to the other players.

"He's the captain I assume?" She inquired,

"Yes, come on its just practice I'll show you the rest of the grounds. You can meet them later."

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"Hermione?" Buffy looked around in a frenzy. Hermione had been showing her around the castle and they had gotten on the grand stair case and just as Hermione had told her to "Be careful they move" they move! Hermione was on one part and Buffy on the other and so Buffy decided to try and find her and now she was afraid she was very lost. She looked at the portraits and would swear they were looking right at her and their eyes moved with every step she would take. She quickened her pace, "Hermione, where the hell are you?" She turned the corner and BAM.

"Ow." She complained slowly sitting herself up. She rubbed her head and looked over to see someone else sprawled on the ground. She bit her lower lip and felt herself begin to blush, "Oops."

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Harry had just gotten out of practice and decided he was a bit peckish so he decided to go find Dobby and get a small snack before dinner when something hard hit him causing him to fall flat on his back. He groaned irritably and slowly sat up rubbing his head and came face to face with a wide eyed blonde beauty. She had piercing green eyes with blue specs, her face was flushed, and she had golden blonde hair pulled up but strands fell into her eyes from what he assumed was the impact of their fall. She was biting her lower lip and suddenly she tilted her head slightly and squinted her eyes,

"Harry?" She asked suddenly surprising him, 'This famous thing can get real irritating' he thought irritably.

"That's me." He muttered.

"Oh great! I mean not that I ran into you, which by the way I am so sorry about." She stood up and extended her hand which he took and pulled him off the ground easily. "You don't know me."

"Yes, I am aware of that." He replied a chuckle escaping despite his confusion.

"Yeah, obviously." She closed her eyes and laughed quietly at herself, 'You are making a fool out of yourself!' She thought, "Hermione."

"Hermione?" He was getting more and more confused by the second.

"Yes, she's my cousin. She told me about you and that's why I knew your name." She explained.

"Oh." They stared at one another for a second.

"I'm Buffy, Buffy Summers I'm new here. I transferred from California which is why I don't sound all cool and posh." She extended her hand and he shook it with a smile.

"Well you already know I'm Harry Potter." He waited for the reaction of gasps and a glance toward his forehead, but she only smiled widely.

"It's nice to meet you. I saw you practicing Quidwitch so that's how I recognized you." She explained earning a hearty chuckle, "What?" She asked curiously slightly distracted by the way his emerald green eyes sparkled when he laughed.

"Quidditch." He corrected,

"Oh sorry. I'm new to this whole thing. The witch and wizard life is all weird to me." She explained she saw the look he gave at the word weird, "Not bad weird, good weird, new weird really. I'm babbling now, look, I got separated from Hermione so I'm kind of…You know lost." She finished, 'You are acting crazy! What is your problem?' She pondered.

"Breath. I'll take you to Hermione and all will be well." He assured her smiling at her behavior. 'She is a very interesting one.'

"Actually Hermione told me I needed to go to Dumblefloor before dinner and it's already five so…Could you?" She pleaded not wanting to get on the wizards nerves. He laughed once more,

"Dumbledore." He corrected,

"Right." She agreed smiling at her mistake.

"And yes, I will take you to Dumbledore. This way." With that they began down the hall. "Dumblefloor." He shook his head and laughed,

"Hey! It's a hard name." She said defensively laughing as well.

"This coming from a Buffy?" He asked earning a joking punch,

"At least it's not long. Not all of us can be Harry's you know." He stopped in front of a gargoyle and her forehead creased.

"Chocolate frogs?" He asked it.

She raised an eyebrow. "And you're talking to a statue... This isn't a normal everyday thing is it? Did you just call it a chocolate frog?"

He rolled his eyes. "It's the way into Dumbledore's office. It opens with a password. Bubble yum?" He tried to no avail.

She rolled her eyes. "Why not try abra cadabra?" It stood still. She pouted. "Tootsie rolls." It opened and she smirked.

"How did you...?"

"What can I say? I'm good." He rolled his eyes and stepped inside. He motioned for her to do the same and they found their bodies closer then they would like. "Wow, first we run into each other and now we're pressed up against each other in a revolving gargoyle. I think fate is saying our bodies deserve each other." He raised an eyebrow, "I was joking. It was meant to be funny! Not serious duh." It came to a stop and Harry laughed as Buffy hurriedly stepped out and stumbled slightly. "Okay now I'm dizzy." She looked over at a man sitting at a grand desk. He was much older and Buffy suppressed a laugh upon seeing his hat. His blue eye twinkled upon seeing the two.

"Ah, Miss Summers. Please take a seat." She did so and he motioned towards Harry. "I was expecting to see Miss Granger?"

"We ran into each other, literally, she got lost so…" Harry shrugged and Buffy nodded in agreement.

Dumbledore smiled, "Well Miss Summers welcome to Hogwarts we hope you enjoy your stay. Now if you will put this on." He brought out an old raggy brown hat and she raised an eyebrow.

"You are kidding right?" He only smiled in response. "Right." He lowered the hat onto her head and it immediately yelled out the words, ' GRYFFINDOR'

"Ow! A forewarning before the screaming would have been nice, and what's a Gryffindor?"

"You are." Harry replied a slight smile on his face.

"Oh that makes sense... Oh wait no it doesn't." She replied. Harry smiled waving a goodbye to Dumbledore.

"I'll explain it to you on the way to the common rooms." She merely nodded trying to ignore the tingles running up her arm as he placed a hand on it. 'This can't be good.' She thought walking through the passageway.

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Buffy sat in the common room listening to various stories from Harry and Ron about Quidditch. She met Ron shortly after being brought into the common room.

"The broom thing was really neat. I always loved that about witches in stories, I used to always take the brooms in our house and pretend I could fly so my mom decided to get a vacuum instead." They smirked. "What?"

"We could go and show you how to fly?" Her eyes widened and a smile brightened up her face.

"I don't have a broom; you see I don't usually pack them." She told them jokingly.

"You can use mine! It's much safer than the schools I'll go get it and Ron will take you to the Quidditch pitch and I'll meet you there." Harry said giving her a wide grin and running up to the boy's dorms.

"Wow, he doesn't usually let people use his broom. It's a firebolt best broom out there!" Ron said leading the way to the Quidditch pitch.

"Why don't you have one?" She asked curiously

"There also the most expensive." He said blushing a bright red.

"Oh. Oooh, I'm sorry. Don't feel too bad, I don't have one either!" With that he smiled and as they approached the pitch he raised up into the air. She watched as he circled the field quickly. "Wow." Buffy whispered.

"Hey." She jumped and turned quickly seeing Harry standing there with a large smile on his face.

"You don't sneak up on people! You stomp or yodel." She said playfully glaring at him. He laughed slightly and laid his broom down next to him. He motioned for her to do the same and she did so.

"Alright put your hand over the broom like so and tell it, 'up.'" His broom flew into his hand and he nodded towards her. She shrugged.

"Up." The broom flew up quickly and she caught it easily. "Cool. What next?" She asked. He only stared at her in slight awe. "What?" She asked.

"N-nothing. Alright mount your broom and kick up softly okay?" He showed her how to do it and she did it as well. She floated and squealed.

"This is cool! A little uncomfortable, but cool." She exclaimed. He smiled watching her spin around.

"Alright, now lean forward to go and lean back to stop. Get it?" She nodded.

"I think so." She replied. Before he could say anything else she was off. Ron made his way back to Harry and stopped next to him.

"She's bloody brilliant!" They watched her circle the field over and over again. She dived and Harry could feel his heartbeat quicken. She pulled up just in the nick of time and smiled triumphantly waving over at them.

"I'd have to agree." Harry replied quietly.

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"What do you mean I'm the new beater?" Buffy asked for the third time, Harry and Ron exchanged glances.

"We've been playing with you for the past two hours and you've been kicking our ass. You made the team whether or not you like it." Ron stated with an assertive air. She smiled.

"You're sure?" Buffy asked looking into Harry's green eyes analyzing them carefully.

He felt his heart skip a beat, but blinked off the fluttering feeling in his stomach, "I need you." He said before thinking, "The team that is. We need you." She smiled,

"If that's the case. I'm in." She agreed earning pats and smiles from her two new friends.

"Buffy? Where the hell have you been?" The three teens looked over to see a fumed Hermione coming their way.

"Oh yeah…Hey Hermione!"