Title: Bane of the Marauders (9/?)
Author: Kate R.
Rating: PG-13 to R-ish
Pairings: G/E, S/X/Remus (Eventually)
Summary: Dumbledore calls two other students form James and Snape's year to the school to help. Those students bring a group of their own.
Warnings: Mild Slash (Only kissing on camera) and AU/Crossover Harry Potter/BTVS
Disclaimer: Own nothing and no one used herein. JKR Owns Harry and Co. Joss and ME own Buffy and Co. I make no prophet off this story.

Giles was sitting at the table for the House of Hecate in the Great hall going over his notes for his healing class when Dumbledore appeared.

"What do you want, Albus?" Giles asked. "I have studying to do."

"Harry Potter," Dumbledore said.

"What about him?" Giles asked as he tapped a cigarette out of the pack that was rolled in his t-shirt sleeve.

"I like it when Harry wins. It bolsters his self confidence."

"Then let him win on his own merits, Albus. Let others challenge him so he has the right to the ego he has. You have given that boy an unfair advantage over everyone in this school. I will not do so. I will meet him head on, I will challenge him, I will destroy the ego he has based on his false successes, and I will see to it he does not get that arrogant and selfish again. And I will be damn sure he does not become James."

"I beg your pardon?" Dumbledore said. Giles lit up and inhaled. Exhaling the smoke in the headmaster's face.

"You showed favoritism to James and you destroyed Ethan. You caused Snape's hatred because you would not stop James and Sirius. Those Jokes were not funny. People got hurt. People's belief in themselves was lost. People turned to the dark side. I blame you for a lot of what Severus did. I blame you and James and Sirius. I blame you for the hell Remus ash gone through because you caused Snape's hatred of them. I will not dote on one Darling student and ignore all the rest. You wanted me here to fight, I am here. You wanted me here because you know I can win. I am here. But," and here Giles paused for a moment. "I am not here for you."

"I called you," Dumbledore said. Giles laughed.

"I was already in England Albus," the watcher said coldly. "I was in England, with a group of American children and two master vampires. I was coming because there is evil to fight here. Evil that must be met head on. I am here; the children and I are all here because we know we are needed here. We fight evil. It has cost us much but we still fight. And we will fight until our last breaths if necessary. And that includes fighting the ego of one or two or maybe that should be THREE Self important twits!"

Giles turned to leave and received to his shock, a thunderous applause coming from many students as well as Severus Snape and even McGonnogall.

"And for one more tidbit, Albus, You knew Harry ahd an Uncle on his mother's side. There was someone else you could have left him with. Even Dementors fear the Son of Hades. And you knew it. Yet you chose the abusive ones. I hope I don't find out you did it because you wanted the boy hurt so he would think of you as godlike. Because I am in touch with Hugh Pendragon. And if he finds that out, you wont make it to your office before he condemns your soul. I'll see you at dinner. I've suddenly decided I don't want to eat lunch in here."

Giles walked off going back to his common room. He really did not want to deal with Albus Dumbledore today. He had been hoping to put that off for another week but Oh, well. He would deal with things as he did on the Hellmouth. As they came to him.

TBC...
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