| Main | FanFiction | Mailing List | Links | Guestmap | Gallery |
Brandy
Chapter Nine
The Great Hall was once again shocked into silence.
Xander was standing at the front of the room with a protective arm around Willow's shoulders. Well that is until Severus Snape grabbed her and in a rare show of affection and hugged her until she muttered "Dad... air... becoming an issue."
Snape stepped back, still holding Willow by the shoulders. Looking her up and down. He stopped when he came to look in her eyes. She was very much alive and she had the haunting green eyes of her mother.
"How? Only one other person has ever survived that curse, and.." Severus murmured still looking his daughter over.
"Well you see that's a story in itself. I didn't survive."
"But Wills, you're standing right there in front of us." Cordelia said from her place in Xander's arms. When Severus had grabbed Willow, Cordelia pretty much flew to Xander.
"I know I'm alive now. Ok, here's the run down. I was hit with the death curse thingy and I was dead. But cause of who my family is I survived."
Buffy raised a hand and said in classic Buffy speak, "I believe I speak for all of us when I say, "Huh?"
Willow grinned and just turned ever so slightly to face the Gryffindor table.
"Dad?"
"Yes, Willow."
"Did you know mom had a sister?"
"No, I did not."
"Well it's because of my aunt that I am not dead."
"And how is that?" Giles asked.
"My aunt was killed protecting her son."
Harry knew his eyes went wide with shock. He had a feeling his mom was the aunt Willow was talking about.
"An aunt that was one Lily Potter."
"So you are related to me?"
"Yes I am Harry, and by the way. They said hello and they love you."
"You talked to them? How?" Harry asked of the redhead as he stood up.
"Well, I was dead so I saw them. And they told me that we are the ones who can kill Voldemort." Willow replied staring straight into her little cousin's eyes.
Harry stood there staring at her. He didn't know what to think. He had only ever really known that the Durselys were his only living family. And now he found out that he had a older cousin who was the daughter of the most feard teacher in all of Hogwarts.
"Um, Wills, you talked to dead people?" Angel asked as he looked at the girl unsure on weather or not he believed her. He knew Willow would not tell a lie, but she talked to dead people and that was just not normal. But then again no one in the scoobie gang was normal.
Buffy and Faith were Slayers, Angel was a Vampire with a soul, Giles was a former Watcher, Jenny was a techno Pagan, Xander had been possessed by hyeanas, Willow was a bad to the bone wiccan witch who was the daughter of three bad to the bones witch and wizards, and Cordy was.....ok, so Cordy wasn't any kind of super hero, but she could throw a tantrum with the best of them. And she could give fashion advice to the unfashionable.
"I know that was strange. I mean I just about screamed with joy when I saw Jess." Willow replied answering the statement.
"Wait... Jesse? You talked to Jesse? How is he?" Xander asked gawking at his friend.
"Well he's dead. But he's happy. He told me to tell you he wasn't upset or anything about the whole you having to stake Vamp Jess. And he sent you Cordy as a way of saying no hard feelings."
"He what?" Cordelia screamed in a shrill voice that could have woke the Potters and Jesse.
"Calm down. He is our Gaurdian Angel. I thought it was sweet." Willow said rollng her eyes.
"Yeah, sweet. He made me fall for a loser. He didn't make you fall for a loser." Cordelia muttered.
"Actually, he made me fall for Oz." Willow replied.
"So he sent you dog-boy? Man, what was this Jesse like when he was alive? If he sent you a mutt then I would hate to see what he would have sent Buffy." Faith grumbled.
Willow grinned. She shook her head. Faith was always putting Oz down. She had the sinking feeling no one liked Oz anymore...oh well. He deserved it.
Faith was sitting with Jenny. Dumbeldore thought it best if the scoobies stayed until everything settled down. And from the looks of it that was gonna be a while. So the scoobies got their own little tower.....the tower was named...Hope tower.
Anyway, Faith sat with Jenny. They were going over a couple of the texts that they had checked out of the library. They were just reading up on the creatures in the wizarding world. It was strange, they had unicorns and elves and goblins and even their own werewolves. It was like they were back in Sunnydale.
"So, I see you two are having fun." Giles said coming up to the spot where the women were sitting on the ground. He knew that the group would like it here. He had a feeling that his girlfriend would like it too.
"We are. Giles, did you know....never mind, just remembered you went to school here." Faith said shielding her eyes with her hands as she looked up at the older man.
Giles smiled gently at the girl, she had changed a little since being here. She got along with the students and staff. The only person who she seemd to loathe was Percy Weasley. She even got along with the twin brothers. Geroge and Fred, it was like she was their missing twin sister. She would pull pranks on Percy, Snape, and Ethan. She mainly pulled pranks on Snape to upset Willow. She was very protective of her father...although she did laugh at some of the pranks that were pulled on her dad.
All of a sudden Giles' arm started to burn. Right where the Dark Mark was. And god if it didn't burn like fire.
"Ah!" Giles groaned as he fell to the ground on his knees in pain and was instantly surrounded by Jenny and Faith.
At the same time Giles was talking with Jenny and Faith, Minerva McGonagall was talking with Severus Snape.
"Really Severus, do you think it wise to leave Harry and Willow unprotected? He who must not be named can attack them at any moment."
"Minerva, you are an annoying woman at times. They are not unprotected. Mr. Justin Malfoy and Miss. Ginny Weasley are keeping an eye on them."
"I don't see a problem with Mr. Malfoy but Miss. Weasley is younger then Mr. Potter or Willow why put her on watch?"
"Cause I know she would do whatever is in her power to protect Mr. Potter."
"In other words, she has a crush on him and she would hurt someone if they were to hurt Mr. Potter."
Snape smiled, he knew Minerva would get his meaning. She was smart that way. Maybe that was why he these new feelings for her beginning to surface.
But before he could commence with the thoughts, a sharp burning pain hit his arm and he knew that it was the Dark Mark. Something was wrong.
"Severus? What is the matter?"
"I am being called." he replied looking at her.
Somewhere in the woods.
A group draped in black was gathered around trembling figures. The figures were looking up into the eyes of their captors. And they knew they were in trouble. Two others were tied to tress not far away.
"So this is the dynamic duo that is gonna stop me?" a snake like voice said from behind the group. A tall figure draped in black cloaks stepped forward. "I knew you would be happy I brought them." said a british voice from beside him.
On the groud the dark haired figure growled, showing he wasn't afraid. The redhaired figure trembled slightly.
"Well, that you are right about. I am very happy to rid myself of the-kids-who-lived. So know we must part ways kids. This is where we say goodbye." the snake voice said, raising his wand at the two. Beside him stood someone who had betrayed Hogwarts and the scoobies.
"Laugh while you can, cause when the rest find out about this you won't be able to laugh, Buffy will kill you before you know it." Willow groaned out.
"Right red." Ethan Rayne muttered as the red head was hit with the Curciatus Curse.