Title: Good-bye Hellmouth, pt 2

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Buffy followed McGonagall, as she found out, up several flights of stairs before they came to a portrait of a woman in a pink dress.

"'Nightingale'." Minerva told the Fat Lady. "Evans, Potter!" She called out into the red and gold room. It was circular and had stairs that lined up one side of the room, leaving Buffy to believe they split up before you got to any of the rooms.

"Yes, Professor McGonagall?" A tall, redhead with emerald green eyes, questioned followed by a young man with messy black hair and hazel eyes.

"This is Buffy Summers, she's new to Gryffindor." Minerva started firmly gesturing to the shorter blond at her side. "Make her feel welcome." She finished before sweeping out of the room.

"What is up with the teacher's here?" Buffy questioned shaking her head in an amused fashion. "Though I suppose they could be worse." She mused returning her attention to the two in front of her. "Buffy Summers." She said holding her hand out.

"Lily Evans, head girl." Lily said shaking the blonde's hand.

"James Potter, head boy." The boy grinned also shaking her hand. "So where's your friend?" His question earned him a sharp elbow to his side from Lily. "Just trying to be nice." He retorted.

"Who Faith?" Buffy questioned. "She was sorted into Slytherin." She grinned, but not missing the boy's look asked, "What?"

"Nothing." James said before gesturing to the room. "Come meet some of our friends, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew."

Buffy's eyes lingered on Remus who was looking slightly nervous. She nearly questioned him on it but instead smiled to the group. "Hey."

"Faith McRae, this is Professor Ratcliff." Albus introduced the woman that entered his office. Professor Ratcliff was a short woman with long dark red hair and violet eyes.

"Miss. McRae, welcome to Slytherin house." She snipped. "I will show you to your dorm room."

"Thanks." Faith said standing to follow the woman out the door. They walked in silence down the hallways and down the stairs into the bowels of the school. The temperature dropped a little from Dumbledore's office to here and Faith was glad for the coolness.

"'Sleeping dragon'." Professor Ratcliff said standing in front of a stonewall.

A door appeared and slid across the floor and the two walked in. The room was large with gray stonewalls surrounding the area. A green and silver banner hung among portraits with a green serpent.

"Students, this is the newest student and she's joining the seventh years." She introduced before leaving the room.

The first person to approach her was a tall man with striking silver-blond colored hair and icy blue eyes walked up to her. "Lucius Malfoy." He introduced with a slight sneer on his would-be handsome face.

"Faith McRae." Faith smirked.

He smirked at her before introducing her to the other members of the Slytherin house. "This Narcissa Black, Severus Snape..." He introduced pointing to each in turn.

Faith awoke the next morning hearing Narcissa moving around their shared room. It was a nice room with its queen size beds and workstations. The main colors were green and silver with black intertwined and dark cherry wood furniture. "What time is it?" The dark haired slayer groaned.

"6:30." Narcissa answered before throwing something onto Faith's bed. "You can borrow these."

Faith looked at the clothing she'd been tossed and found a white button up shirt, gray skirt, gray vest, green/silver tie and black robes with the Slytherin emblem to go over it all. "You wear this everyday?" Faith questioned standing to change.

Narcissa grimaced looking down at her own neatly pressed uniform. "Unfortunately it's school policy."

"That bites." Faith muttered darkly. Five minutes later she and Narcissa was joining Lucius, Severus, Crabbe, Goyle and a few other people she hadn't met yet. "Hey guys." She smirked.

"Morning Faith." Lucius said then added, "Narcissa."

Faith's stomach growled signaling that she was hungry. "That's what traveling and fighting to the death'll do to ya." The group chuckled before leading her out the door.

Moments before Gryffindor Common Room

"Uggh! No more intra-dimensional traveling for me." Buffy groaned.

"Morning sunshine." Lily teased.

"Ha, ha." Buffy returned dryly. "So what's on the schedule for the day?"

"Herbology, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and potions." Lily recited tossing her something to wear. "These should fit you."

"Thanks." Buffy said changing out of her borrowed pajamas. "Wow so this is what it's like at the other end of the fence."

"What do you mean?" Lily questioned braiding her waist length hair.

"Life going to a private school, I guess." Buffy said brushing her shoulder length blond hair. She had scars from the battle but they were mostly faded and she'd taken a shower before going to bed. "Ready?"

"Sure." Lily said picking up her blue satchel and heading down to the common room. "Morning guys."

"Morning Lil, Buff." James said.

"Morning." Buffy said before joining the herd to the great hall. Almost to the great hall she spotted her fellow slayer. "FAITH!" She yelled.

Faith stopped talking to the tall blond man next to her to look up at Buffy. "HEY B!" She called back.

Buffy was about to walk towards the brunette, who was surrounded by Slytherins, when a hand touched her shoulder. "You don't want to..." Sirius started, but stopped once his arm was pinned behind his back.

"Now what was that?" Buffy questioned sweetly.

"Nothing." He grunted.

"Good." She replied releasing him and skipping towards the brunette.

"Dude B, what'd they give ya?" Faith asked with an eyebrow raised.

"Nothing." Buffy replied. "I swear it's the time traveling thing, it's like a drug."

Faith snorted. "Like you'd know what it was like to take drugs."

"And you do?" Buffy jabbed before noticing the overly innocent look. "OMG! You do!"

"Shut it B." Faith hissed. "It wasn't my fault."

"Sure it wasn't." Buffy teased. "So when do you want to see Dumbledore?"

Faith shrugged. "After eating I guess."

"Sure. Meet you here." Buffy called over her shoulder walking back to four confused guys and an amused redhead. "Ready?" She asked the group of Gryffindors.

Faith shook her head at the looks she was receiving from the Gryffindors. "I take it they don't like us?" Faith quipped discreetly watching the brunette guy that seemed uncomfortable around Buffy.

"Understatement of the year." Narcissa replied dryly. "I'm unfortunately related to the one that tried to stop your friend."

"It happens." Faith shrugged. "It's no wonder I dropped out of school." She muttered dryly, before rejoining the conversation. The students watched the blond and the brunette, as they sat on opposite sides of the room talking to different students.

Faith was starved as her appetite caught up to her. Before anyone could leave Dumbledore stood and the hall went quiet. "I'd like to introduce everyone to the newest additions to Hogwarts." He started before adding, "Miss Buffy Summers in Gryffindor and Miss Faith McRae in Slytherin."

The room applauded the two girls and Faith smirked from her spot between Lucius and Severus. She noted that Severus was the quieter of the two boys and had to wonder why he acted so much like Angel. Sighing internally she thought about Angel and the fang gang. She missed them and was silently wondering what happened in LA when she left to go help the Scooby's.

Standing suddenly she left the table with a nod to her fellow Slytherins she headed towards the door. Once outside the doors of the mostly empty hall she ran into the brunette man. "Somethin' wrong?" Faith questioned. "Oh." She said.

"Oh what?" He replied looking up at her. His eyes were amber and very tired.

"You're a –"

"How do you know?" He interrupted.

"Hey now, no need to get defensive." Faith said holding her hands up in surrender form. "I'm five by five as long as you don't hump my leg."

He chuckled softly before holding his hand out to her. "Remus Lupin."

She smirked. "Faith McRae."

"Faith?" Buffy called. "Hey Remus, everything okay?" Buffy asked looking between the two.

"Sure." Faith replied. "Ready?"

"Yep." Buffy answered not swayed from her original task. "On to Dumbledore's office."

"Do you remember the password?" Faith questioned.

"Ummm, no."

Faith turned to Remus who playfully rolled his eyes causing both girls to grin at him. "Acid Pops."

"Thanks." The slayer's said together before walking off.

"They're fairly odd." Remus commented to James who joined him in the hallway.

"That they are Moony." James agreed before the two rejoined the great hall.

End pt 2