Author: Magrat
Spoilers: up through all of Season 6 of Buffy and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and is on a different tack from the Order of The Phoenix
Ratings: PG: 13
Disclaimer: not mine just kinda bored and playing, will put them all back when I have finished with them. Not one of my serious fics but it has been buzzing in my head for a while.
Title: Harry Potter and the Return of the Witch part 1
The summer has passed surprisingly quiet. Harry had felt like his stomach and head were about to explode with anxiety and not knowing what Voldemort plans were now that he had returned. He also felt a deep guilt and regret over the death of Cedric and his feelings for Cho just complicated it further. Tomorrow he was going back to Hogwarts and he couldn’t wait; the agony would still be there but at least he would be with Ron and Hermione. He has already packed and repacked his trunk a few hundred times, his broom would hurt people’s eyes if he polished and tended to it much more.
Ron’s Dad had arranged for him to be picked up the Knight’s bus and although the thought of travelling on the bus was already making him feel queasy at least he was getting to spend a night with the Weasleys before starting school. Harry’s Aunt and Uncle were torn between wild celebrations at getting rid of their nephew for another 9 months and worry that their respectable neighbourhood might be tainted by anyone seeing Harry being picked up by the bus.
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With one last jump and bang the Knight’s bus arrived outside The Burrow and dropped of a rather green looking Harry and a very ruffled Hedwig but he was pleased to see Ron, Ginny and Hermione all waiting for him. “Hi Ron, Ginny. Hermione I didn’t expect you to be here.”
“Oh yes, I have been here for about a week my parents wanted me to go to France but I needed to get started on my studies.”
“Hermione, we haven’t even started school yet,” said Ron exasperated.
“But it’s our OWL year, it’s the most important year we have had so far and with my extra duties as a prefect the sooner I start the better,” protested Hermione.
The two boys rolled their eyes at one another and Ron helped Harry take his stuff into the house and up to his room.
“Has there been any news of Voldemort?” Asked Harry, shaking his head as he watched Ron flinch at the mention of the Sorcerer’s name.
“No nothing, all The Ministry are saying is that there was an incident at Hogwarts but no mention of You Know Who, they would like trying to pretend nothing happened,” explained Ron.
“How could they be so stupid?” Asked Harry. “Did none of them listen to me when I came back with Cedric’s body?”
“Harry,” said Ron gently. “They are saying that you are disturbed by what happened that night, you know watching Cedric die and that anything you say is rubbish because you are off your head.”
Harry kicked the kitchen table in anger. “I don’t believe it…but what about Dumbledore? He knows the truth.”
“I don’t know; we haven’t heard anything from him…”
“Wotcha Harry,” said Fred popping his head around the door. “Mum said dinner is on the table.”
The rest of the evening passed in a blur as the Weasleys got all their things together.
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For once the journey to school went pretty uneventful. Hermione had to do her prefect duty and they were not really surprised to find that Malfoy had been made one of Slytherin prefects. “I wonder if it was Snape who gave him the job,” remarked Ron.
Harry shrugged. “I wonder what are new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher will be like this year?”
“I don’t care as long as it’s not Snape,” said Ron.
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The great hall looked magnificent as the all took their places for the sorting and the feast.
Ron waited impatiently for the hat to do its job. “I’m starving I wish they’d hurry up.
“Is that all you think about Ron?” Asked Hermione.
“Shh,” said Harry. “Dumbledore is getting up to talk.” He hoped that Dumbledore would make some reference to Voldemort.
The whole hall quietened at the impressive figure of Dumbledore got to his feet. “I won’t keep you from the wonderful feast that has been served up for us. I’d like to see welcome to all our new students and welcome back to all our old. We have one new member of staff I’d like to introduce to our new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.” Dumbledore motioned to the young blonde woman sitting to his right. “Professor Maclay.”
TBC
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Wonder how Willow will fit in? Anyway, I usually wait to see if anyone would write a Harry Potter and Willow/Tara crossover. The last person who wrote one never finished it.More please! 
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He said a mouthfull
@ malefoy!