Connections

Title: Connections

Author: Caliadragon

Category: AU, Crossover

Fandom: Buffy/Harry Potter

Warnings: Slash, Violence, Multiple Partners, Humor,
Mpreg

Pairing: Xander/Harry/Spike/Severus

Feedback: On list or at caliadragon@yahoo.com

Archiving: Any list I send it to, those with previous
permission and BC

Summary: The newly joined get to know one another and
more of Giles' past comes to light.

Sequel to Four Joined Souls. You'll need to read that
to understand this.


Spoilers: Season 7, but without 'Dirty Girls', Up to
book 4

Thanks to Edi for the beta.



Chapter 1


Xander bit his lip and began to shake slightly. The
others all turned to look at him in concern. He was
bent forward, his knees pressed to his chest. "Xander?"
Buffy asked, worried. Willow broke the circle and went
to him.


When she touched him he looked up at her and giggled.
"I'm bound to a dead guy, and two guys with power.
They're stuck with a useless Zeppo. Man, you guys must
have really pissed someone off." Xander let out a snort
of laughter and stood.


"Xander?" Willow asked again. She knew the laughter was
hiding anger.


"Not now, Wills, I gotta go." Xander was furious. Why
did shit like this always happen to him? It was bad
enough that he had lost any chance of being with Anya
again. But now he was soul bound to Spike and two guys
that just screamed power. While he was still powerless.

"Xander, you cannot leave right now," Giles told him
softly. Xander had changed in the last few months. He
no longer allowed himself to be bullied and led by
others. He had grown up into a man of principle and
strength. Giles had no idea what they would do without
him.


Xander turned to look at him, and the rage in his eyes
was only tempered by the pain in them. Spike was also
growling. He didn't like the fact that the witch had
screwed up again and that Xander was made to suffer.
Spike didn't really care. He was a vampire and, despite
the return of his soul, he had no preference one way or
the other when it came to lovers. The two newcomers
smelled of power, and the boy reminded him of Xander fosomesome reason.


Harry was confused and upset. Why did things like this
always happen to him? Wasn't it enough that Voldermort
was after him? The other man was right; he must have
really pissed someone off in a former life. "Would
someone explain to me why I'm here and how I managed to
be soul bound to three other men, one of which isn't
even human?" Harry growled.


Giles started and looked at the boy closely. "Harry
Potter?" he asked, stunned. His eyes went to Severus.
His old friend was glaring and looking ready to start
firing hexes.


Severus snorted. The dark haired boy, Xander, was
walking out the door now that Ripper's attention had
been turned away from him for a moment. Severus drew his
wand and sealed the door. "Ripper said you can't leave
yet, boy. So you're not going anywhere."


Giles flinched at the snarl Xander aimed at the older
wizard. "That was a mistake," Giles murmured to his
friend. Severus merely raised an eyebrow. His mouth
fell open in shock when he was suddenly dangling from
Xander's fist.


"Unlock the door," Xander growled. Harry pulled out
his wand and unsealed the door. His former professor
was staring at their new partner in shocked silence.
Despite the seriousness of the situation, Harry grinned.
It was nice to see Snape shocked every once in a while.


"The door is unsealed. Can I go with you?" Harry asked.
Xander set Severus back on his feet, grabbed Harry's
hand and dragged him out of Buffy's house.
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They walked in silence for a long time. They were both
aware of the fact that they were being followed by Buffy
and Faith, but neither of them made any mention of it
and ignored the two women.


"So, can you tell me what happened back there?" Harry
asked shyly. Despite getting older, and the many
battles he had had with Voldermort, he still found it
hard to talk to strangers.


"Willow was performing a joining spell to unite her and
three other people in a soul binding, so that we could
fight the First Evil. Instead she bound us. I have no
idea how it will change our lives, but I do know it's
forever. So now you're stuck with a powerless nobody
and a bleached blonde vampire with a soul. And the
bossy guy," Xander told him shortly.


Harry sighed and shook his head. He couldn't understand
why Xander kept referring to himself as powerless. He
could feel the power in the larger man. As for the rest
of it, he was just confused. He did know about the
hellmouth, and also knew that this was going to be a bad
thing. Voldermort would follow him. The bastard was
intent on killing him no matter what. Harry wondered
how Ron and Mione were going to respond to this change
in his life?


Probably the way they responded to every other change in
his life. Mione would demand, cajole and search for any
information she could glean. While Ron would support
him and find something good for Harry to see in the
situation. Draco would probably tease him and generally
annoy the hell out of him. Though when they got a look
at Xander they'd probably be jealous. That thought made
Harry smile. Another thing the three friends had found
they had in common was their sexual orientation. The
fact that all three had been seduced by Slytherins,
Draco Malfoy in particular, had been interesting.


Mione, Draco and Ron were all married and Ron was
carrying their first child. It seemed that the
Fertility Curse placed on the Weasley family also made
it possible for the male members of their family to bear
children. He really wanted to see his friends, but he
didn't want them anywhere near the hellmouth.


Finally he spoke again. "Why do you keep referring to
yourself as powerless? I can feel the magic in you."


Xander froze and turned to face him. "What?" Buffy
demanded from behind them. She and Faith walked up to
stand beside them.


Harry sighed and answered, "He has power in him. I
wouldn't be surprised to discover that he was as
powerful as I am."


"If he has magic, how come he can't use it?" Faith
asked.


"He probably can. Does magic react strangely around
you? This being the hellmouth I bet you attract a lot of
demonic attention, don't you?" Harry asked.


The e Sce Scoobies laughed despite the seriousness of
the situation. "I'm a demon magnet," Xander explained
at Harry's questioning look.


Harry grinned, "I'm not surprised. You put out a
powerful magical signature. It attracts demons and
such. Though now that you're bound to me and Snape
you're going to find yourself attracting a demon of a
whole other sort," Harry added bitterly.


"What do you mean?" Buffy demanded, worried about her
Xander.

"The magical world is at war right now. The Dark Lord,
Voldermort, is out to control the world and kill all
muggles and those who oppose him. He's been trying to
kill me since I was eleven. Now that I'm here, he will
follow. Then we'll have to worry about him trying to
reopen the hellmouth."


The other three groaned. "What about the First, do you
think he would join with her?" Faith asked.


"I don't know, I have no idea who this first is," Harry
answered honestly.


"The First is the First Evil. The bitch is trying to
destroy all of the Slayer line and kill me and my
friends," Buffy explained.


Now it was Harry's turn to groan. "We'd better get
back. If I know Snape, he's pretty pissed right now and
your witch is probably in a lot of trouble."


tbc


AN: This will revolve around the buffyverse more than
the Potterverse. Draco, Mione and Ron will be coming to
the hellmouth very soon. So will Siri and Remus.

I haven't got a chance to read OOtP and it will probably
be a while before I can, so there won't be any spoilers
for the book here.