Harry Potter and The Return of The Witch

[Insanity]

Ahh that's just so typical for Tara. She wants to protect Willow, nevermind what happens to herself.



But now WOHOOO they will meet again...Thats good, isn't it? It is!!! Willow will come to Hogwarts...



Insanity



p.s.: isn't this the cutest

"Nobody messes with my girl!"Tara, Bargaining

[Arwen276]

Excellent! I'm thrilled by the news of Willow finally meeting Tara, however the latter turning a deadly white wasn't expected...

shouldn't she be happy with meeting Willow?



Unless she's concerned about her safety?

Is Willow their secret weapon against YOU-KNOW-WHO?



ok I'm getting lost in there!!



more please?



~Arwen

[JustSkipIt]

Oh man... it's really rushing now isn't it? I mean Giles, Willow, and Oz are coming to Hogwarts! How cool is that? I guess we never really know where any of the professors except for Hagrid sleep but there must be various apartments scattered throughout the castle. I guess the visitors will stay in those. But what will happen when W&T meet? Will Willow be mad at Tara? How will Tara explain? I'm so excited.



I will say that if I were a non-HP reader, some things would confuse me... like the Owls. Also, if I didn't know when Tara walks in and Dumbledore is tending to Fawks, I would think that maybe Fawks was his owl. On the other hand, it's probably unlikely that a non-HP reader is reading this fic so I guess that's fine.



Ok, so Willow slipped Hogwarts's net because she was on the Hellmouth but what about Tara? They would have known about her. Did her father not let her go? Did she stay because of her mother?



It would have to take Tara hours to say you-know-who's name. I mean the normal person can't get it out. From her: V-v-v-voldem-m-m-mort-t!



Great job!

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"Your little will can't do anything. It takes Great Determination. Great Determination doesn't mean just you making an effort. It means the whole universe is behind you and with you - the birds, trees, sky, moon, and ten directions." - Katagiri Roshi

[WebWarlock]

Very nice.



I liked this update as well. I really feel for Willow now. What must be going through her head?



Keep it up, this is very good.



Warlock

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Web Warlock

Coming Soon to The Other Side, The Netbook of Shadows: A Book of Spells for d20 Witches

"Monkeys? Why is it always monkeys, why can't I be attacked by crazed super-models?" - Ron Stoppable, "Kim Possible"

[Magrat70]

Allykat- well hmm there will be sort of soon



Puff- thank you and I hope you won’t be disappointed in the story line.



Effrena- the price for keeping Willow safe was high but I think Tara thought it was for the best and as always she put other people first.



Shinnen- hey Sweetie , Willow in Hogwarts will be interesting, a witch in a magick school .



Insanity- it’s good, but they have some stuff work out. Yeah is so cute



Arwen- Tara is worried for Willow and not really thinking of herself. The reason they are all worried about Willow is because… woops can’t tell you.



JustSkipIt- Yeah, I must admit it crossed my mind about where they all sleep etc and where I will put them all.



True, when you are a fan you just expect everyone to know about the HP world; so I apologise to everyone I have confused.



Not to give any part of the story away, what I figured is that Tara’s father would never have allowed Tara to go to the American equivalent of Hogwarts.



The V-v-v-voldem-m-m-mort-t! thing really made me giggle .



Tim- Thank you and I hope you carry on enjoying it. Willow is in a mixture of confusion and happiness.

The Glorious People Republic of Treacle Mine Road;



Truth, Justice, Freedom, Reasonably Priced Love and a Hard Boiled Egg

[Tempest Duer]

Oh, wow. Everyone's going to Hogwarts... I want to know what's up with Tara being alive and not dead. I'm confused... but I'm still glad I read this.

Willow: Hey Buff. One more thing. Buffy: Yeah? Willow: I’m gay. Buffy: Okay, Will. Xander owes me ten bucks.

~Remember to Breathe by Yellow Crayon

[Magrat70]

Title: Harry Potter and The Return of The Witch part 9

Author: Magrat

Ratings: PG: 13

Spoilers: as before

Disclaimer: Not mine blah, blah.



Harry Potter and The Return of The Witch part 9



“Owls, you know it doesn’t seem the best way to deliver mail to me. I mean how do the birds know where to go and they could get lost and ooh do people shoot at them here?” Asked Willow turning back from the window she had been staring out of all night since Oz has sent the bird to Hogwarts.



“There won’t be a problem Willow, the owl will get to Hogwarts and then we will get an answer,” said Giles who had sat up all night watching the redhead scared of just what she might do and in some ways he was almost more unsettled by her calm.



“Bathroom’s free,” said Oz, walking into living room. “Thanks for the bed for the night Giles.”



Giles acknowledged him with a wave of the hand. “I wonder how long until we know.”



“It’s only just after 10; the bird probably hasn’t got there yet,” said Oz. “Did either of you get any sleep last night?”



Before Willow could answer there was two loud cracks and in the middle of the room of what had been an empty space now held two people. One was young woman with a bright blue Mohican and the other was a nightmare figure that Willow was sure Buffy would be itching to kill. You could describe him as a man if you could get past the missing chunk of his nose, the wooden leg and the electric blue eye that whirled about in his head. He was covered in more scars than anyone could even have thought possible to have on one person.



“Tonks?” Asked Oz. “Wow and I thought I changed my hair a lot but…”



“Hi Oz,” said Tonks. “But you can’t do it like this.” She concentrated and then with a popping noise her hair turned into a black sleek bob.



“What’s going on?” Asked Willow.



“Dumbledore sent us. You have to come with us now,” said the man, his blue eye scanning around the room. “This place is clear, for now. Let’s go before any Death Eaters turn up.”



“I’m not going with you,” said Willow. “How do I know who you are? And Death Eater what the hell is one of those.”



“Do we need formal introductions? Or can we talk on the way. Dumbledore wants you people alive and I’ve been sent here to make sure you get to Hogwarts in one piece, he sent Tonks because she is known to your friend so you can trust us. He also said to say that Tara is real and knows you are on the way.”



“What are we waiting for then?” Asked Willow.



“I don’t think we should just plough ahead, without verifying…”



“And normally I would agree with you,” said Moody. “But today is not one of those, we need to move.”



“Giles its okay I know Tonks and I know that guy by reputation. If Dumbledore’s worried enough to send him we really should move,” said Oz.



Giles gave a reluctant nod.



“So how do we get there, can you make us just go pop and disappear?” Asked Willow.



“No we can’t, we’ll have to go out on the street I’m afraid,” said Moody. “And quickly.”



They all trooped out on to the street behind Moody until he reached an old trainer that was propped up on window sill. “Okay we all touch it at the same time.”



“You’re kidding me,” said Willow.



“No, look Arthur Weasley pulled a lot of strings at ministry to get this Portkey set up, so if we all touch on 3 1…2…3.”



Willow touched it; sure it was a trick, when she felt herself pulled forward in a swirl of light and then she was in a large round beautiful room full of strange things with moving portraits lining the walls. There was a large claw footed desk in the room and sat behind it was tall, thin man with a long crooked nose and sparkling light blue eyes. He peered though half-moon glasses at Willow, one of his hands stroking through his beard. “Welcome to Hogwarts, I’m the headmaster Albus Dumbledore. You must be Willow, Rupert Giles and of course I know Oz.”



“Where’s Tara?” asked Willow.



“Professor Maclay is teaching. It will be lunch soon. I have arranged for you to go to her office. I didn’t think you would like this meeting to be held in front of the entire school,” said Dumbledore.



Willow felt like her heart was going to burst out of her chest as a small blonde boy was called into the office and led her through the school. “Have you known Professor Maclay long? She is an excellent teacher. She is like real, like she has fought, like lots of bad things.”



“She has,” said Willow quietly.



“Wow,” said the boy his mouth hanging open. “This is her room, the door isn’t usually locked.”



“I’ll wait for her here.” said Willow, feeling awkward about walking straight into the room. Willow stood with her back against the door, one booted foot bent flat against the wood of the door her arms folded in front of her. She looked along the corridor and in what seemed a slow motion Hollywood moment there she was; Tara walking toward her in a pale blue robes, her blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail. Willow felt like all the breath was being squeezed from her body and it took every ounce of strength she possessed not to fall to her knees. There was no doubt who the beauty that was walking toward her was. She could feel her running through her veins, pounding in her heart and even from this distance she was sure she could smell her. It was only now coming home to her; the Tara she loved and worshiped was alive.



TBC

The Glorious People Republic of Treacle Mine Road;



Truth, Justice, Freedom, Reasonably Priced Love and a Hard Boiled Egg

Edited by: Magrat70 at: 3/9/04 10:57 am

[Karmah]

that is such a tease

Did Tara see her too?

please update soon I am dying to know whats going to happen here

She walks in beauty, Like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies;

And all that's best of dark and bright. Meet in her aspect and her eyes.

~ by Byron ~

[Arwen276]

oh my god !! this is painful!

you big tease!!

Dare I hope for an AT LAST moment? or will something rise from the ground or better fall on either one's head before they actually meet???



CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT PART!!





~Arwen

Hear That Baby? You're My Always... Willow

[SnoopyDancer]

Ah, no, you can't do that to us!!! You sure know how to keep people in suspense, huh? Oh, well, I'll be waiting patiently for your next update so I can more!

[allykat]

But... but... you can't stop there!!! Excellent stuff! Can't wait to read more!!!

[PeachyNectar]

Nope... not even gonna pretend to be calm ... what a major tease you are Magrat! At long last Willow and Tara together again... will there be hugs... will there be tears... and most importantly will there be tons of smoochies? Inquiring minds are dying to know!



Your beautifully written words made it so easy to imagine myself in Willow's shoes... holding her breath as the woman she needs more than air approaches. Very powerful stuff.



Okay... begging now.... more please (soon?)

[Puff]

Oh oh they are both in Hogwarts and about to meet. You can't leave us hanging like this. Thanks for the update, I am very keen to find out how Tara got back and why Death Eaters might be after Willow.

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So, the day started and I knew my name and had my pants on. So far, so good. Yay.
Amber Benson

[Tempest Duer]

"Have you known Professor Maclay long?" Oh yes, Willow's known her long... hehe... I can hardly wait for them to meet up again... yay!

Willow: Hey Buff. One more thing. Buffy: Yeah? Willow: I’m gay. Buffy: Okay, Will. Xander owes me ten bucks.

~Remember to Breathe by Yellow Crayon

[CEsgirl13]

update please!!! ^^

~Jamie

When you choose to hold the rose you are also agreeing to bleed.

[bindingwiccan]

ahh holy shitttt!!!! u must update ASAP!!! pleasE? hehe i love it.. really love it



much love,

bindingwiccan

[Aine]

i think i just had a mini-heart attack just then...i just now started to read ur fic...and i'm kinda glad i waited, cuz u had some killer cliffhangars in there...but then i wish i had started reading it from the beginning...but either way...i am now officially hooked...awesome awesome story...keep on writin babe....





stacey

[Shinnen]

NONONONONONONONOnononononononononononononononononononono! You can't just leave us hanging like that. Update soon, please thank you Wendy

CheerZ

Shinnen



She's the most amazing girl in the whole world. She's the only girl who makes my heart beat faster and slower at the same time. When I'm not with her, I'm not living. I'm not existing until I can hold her in my arms again.

[Magrat70]

Karmah; Tara hasn’t quite seen her yet. Me…tease



Arwen; even with my ability to tease I don’t think I could drag it out any further but then again…



SnoopyDancer: I know it’s been a while but I hope another update soon. And as for the suspense, well I try.



Allykat: thank you



PeachyNectar: nah, never. There will certainly be tears and you flatter my writing; thank you.



Puff: all will be revealed quite soon.



Tempest Duer: Hope you enjoy the big meeting, there certainly will be emotion.



CEsgirl: soon I hope.



Bindingwiccan: I’ll try soon; honest.



Aine: Thank you and be prepared for more cliff hangers to come .



Shinnen: Sorry Sweetie but I just did. Thanks for all your kind words, hope you are doing fine.

The Glorious People Republic of Treacle Mine Road;



Truth, Justice, Freedom, Reasonably Priced Love and a Hard Boiled Egg

[Tempest Duer]

Can't wait, but I guess I'll have to.

Saying that up is down will not make up, down.



~Gene Burns

[everbreeze]

UP DATE SOON PLEASE BEFORE I WASTE AWAY~!

[Magrat70]

okay, finally an update



Title: Harry Potter and the Return of the Witch part 10

Author: Magrat

Spoilers: as before

Ratings: PG: 13

Disclaimer: Not mine blah, blah.



Thanks to Justin



Harry Potter and the Return of the Witch part 10



Tara almost stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Willow leaning against the door to her office, watching her. “W-willow.”



Willow swallowed hard, but words couldn’t or rather wouldn’t come. She touched her face and felt that her eyes were wet. She hadn’t even realised she had started to cry too many things were crowding her brain. Tara was so close now; she had seen her, heard her voice and she could now smell her scent. Willow wondered if the overload in her senses had caused the lack of movement in her limbs; she couldn’t move.



“Willow,” Tara said uncertainly. “Do you want to come into my office?”



The redhead nodded and followed Tara into the room dazed.



“T-take a seat,” said Tara, pointing to one of the chairs by the fireside. Willow sat down and Tara took the chair opposite after gently pushing Crookshanks off first. They sat for a while staring at one another in awkward silence. “One of us should speak before I have to go and take my afternoon classes.”



The damn off emotions broke in Willow. “Yeah ‘cause classes are more important than why you are here alive; why I have been grieving for months, almost destroying the world.”



“Will, I’m so s-sorry. I didn’t want it to be this way. It would have been better if you had never found out that I was here. You’d have got over me…”



“Got over you, how the hell would that have ever happened? I was covered in your blood, you died in my arms, but here you are sitting across from me breathing and you still haven’t told me why,” lashed out Willow. “Were you even really dead?”



Tara wished her hair wasn’t tied up so that she could let it fall across her face and hide her crimson cheeks. “I was dead.”



“Well how are you here? Who brought you back and why?” Asked Willow, fighting the feeling that she had that she wanted to get of here. She had spent so many nights dreaming that Tara was still alive and now that she was, all she felt was the sting of betrayal.



“They brought me back by accident. It wasn’t supposed to be have been me. I wasn’t even dead for long…maybe a week,” Tara didn’t even know why she had said it. She wasn’t exactly taken aback by Willow’s hostility and she could sense the heartbreak that was behind it. She felt powerless to make things better.



“I can’t do this,” said Willow and ran from the room.



“Willow,” shouted Tara at the retreating figure. She slumped back in the chair her head in her hands. She felt Crookshanks jump on her lap and the bump, bump of his nose as he rubbed his face against her hands. “What do you think? Yep it could have gone better?” The cat blinked at her and purred louder as she tickled him under the chin. “I better go and tell Dumbledore that Willow is wondering around the school.”



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After about 5 minutes Willow slowed to a walk and realised she horribly lost. She had taken some stairs and had something thrown at her by what she was sure was a poltergeist. She looked at the paintings that lined the walls and was freaked when she noticed they were moving.



“Can I help you dear? Are you lost?”



Willow stared around until she noticed that a painting with a fat woman was talking to her. “I think so.” The redhead felt more than a little stupid talking to it. The picture moved aside and a young girl with bushy hair jumped out from behind it, she gave Willow a long hard stare and blanched.



“You’re Willow aren’t you? Does Professor Maclay know you are here?” Asked Hermione. “And how did you manage to get here?”



“How do you know who I am?” Willow asked suspiciously.



“Tara…I mean I saw your picture in Professor Maclay’s room. I went there after I remembered reading about her death and I thought she was a spy for Voldemort but Dumbledore told me what really happened,” Hermione gave Willow a pitying look. “It must have been terrible for you, to have her die in your arms like that. She told me how much she missed you, but she couldn’t tell you she was here because of Voldemort.”



Willow’s mouth opened and closed a few times before she managed to reply. “You’ve lost me.”



“Oh,” said Hermione. “Maybe I should take you to Dumbledore. Have you seen Professor Maclay? You never answered.”



Willow followed close on the schoolgirl’s heals; in her current frame of mind she was finding the youngster’s self-confidence and knowledge about the situation supremely irritating. “I’ve seen her.”



Hermione, for the first since she met Willow, took stock. She looked sideways at the redhead and noticed the redness around her eyes and the sullen look on her face. “It didn’t go well.” She said it more as a statement than a question.



“You wouldn’t understand,” said Willow. “Are we near this office…” Hermione pushed an arm across her.



“Trick stair there, we have to jump down to the next one,” explained Hermione.



“This place is like a maze and a sick fun house all rolled into one. How the hell do you get used to it?” Asked Willow.



“You just do, it becomes like second nature. We are almost at Dumbledore’s office by the way. You’re angry with her aren’t you? She didn’t want to keep it from you, she thought it was best. Do you know what happened to her?” Asked Hermione.



“No,” admitted Willow.



“Maybe you should find out before you judge,” said Hermione as they stopped outside Dumbledore’s office, which was already open. “She really did miss you.”



“Miss Granger, thank you for delivering Miss Rosenberg back to us safely,” Dumbledore eyes twinkled at Willow. “We were starting to worry about you.”



Willow saw Tara stepping out behind him her face pinched and worried. “I’m sorry I shouldn’t have run off, but I was upset.”



“Understandably so, if you step into my office I will explain everything, maybe that’s what I should have done in the first place, so that emotion wouldn’t play a part in this. Miss Grainger I believe you have classes.”



“But…”



“No buts Miss Granger, off to class,” said Dumbledore, waving her away and ushering the two women into his office.



TBC

The Glorious People Republic of Treacle Mine Road;



Truth, Justice, Freedom, Reasonably Priced Love and a Hard Boiled Egg

Edited by: Magrat70 at: 7/11/04 12:43 am

[WebWarlock]

Woo!



Great an update, I thought I had lost this one.



The plot thinkens. I certinally wonder what is going to happen!



Warlock

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Web Warlock

Coming Soon to The Other Side, The Netbook of Shadows: A Book of Spells for d20 Witches

"D&D doesn't teach children that monsters exist. Children already know that monsters are real.

D&D teaches them that monsters can be defeated."
- Unknown

[effrena]

yay update!

i really missed this story! i understand that willow feels betrayed, that must be so horrible!

and tara was really dead?! and they brought her back by accident? which means they wanted to bring back someone else? someone we know? maybe? *cough* padfoot? *cough* who? i wanna know!

please tell us soon, not only for my sake but i bet tara wants to have some willow snuggles!

Can`t we not suck anymore?! Ellen DeGeneres

[CEsgirl13]

awesome awesome awesome

When you choose to hold the rose you are also agreeing to bleed.

[Puff]

Ok so that first talk didn't go well. I hope Dumbledore can explain things better. I'd like to know who 'they' were trying to bring back? Oh and Willow's first impression of Hermione was spot on. Thanks for the update Magrat, I look forward to finding out what happens next

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Words of wisdom from 'Friends'

[bindingwiccan]

awesome!!!

[BFR from Paris]

Yay, this fic is back!!!!!



I can't wait to know what happened to Tara!

[PeachyNectar]

Magrat,



Seeing a post for this fic was like the return of and old friend. Willow and Tara are at long last but a few steps apart... and still no smoochies or snuggles were to be had. So very sad for them; specifically Willow. She is so close she can feel the breath of the love of her life; yet still is a million miles away from knowing how it is possible. Who are the mysterious, "They" whom brought Tara back (not to mention how) ... and how long will you make us wait to find out? Please don't tease us for long Magrat... I'm on pins and needles.



Enjoyed your use of Hermione in this update. Her wisdom and keen intellect seems to have caught a very emotionally Willow off guard, and it will be interesting to see how the two interact in the future.



Will the answer of Tara's return and arrival at Hogwarts be revealed once we enter Dumbledore's office... or is there another plot twist behind that door? Care to share a clue?



As always Magrat wonderful update... let the journey continue.

[Tempest Duer]

Very emotional... thanks for finally updating... you're better than me about that... I should really update my fic...



This was an awesome chapter. I'm almost as anxious as Willow to find everything out for myself.

Saying that up is down will not make up, down.



~Gene Burns