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Chapter 35 – Escape from Hogwarts

"I don't think so buster," Buffy said with a laugh. "Firstly, I don't bow down to any man and secondly, I definitely don't bow down to hallucinations." Sirius looked at her oddly.
 "Hallucinations?" he asked with a confused look. "Did you hit your head?"
 "That's exactly what happened," Buffy said, the dizzy feeling in her head gradually dispelling.
 "Look, I'm not a hallucination, but I need you to trust me." Sirius said impatiently. "We need to get out of here, so bow down in front of the hippogriff and when he bows down to you, climb on behind me."
 Buffy scrutinised him, and, deciding that he actually wasn't a hallucination, bowed low before the creature Sirius had called a hippogriff.

It regarded her with one of its brilliant orange eyes and after a pause in which Buffy thought it might attack, it sank onto its knees into a bow. She moved forward and patted its beak and climbed on awkwardly behind Sirius.
The hippogriff stood up and moved across the ground, flapping its wings until they soared off into the skies.

 "What is this?" Buffy asked, a few minutes into what she considered a very uncomfortable flight.
 "A hippogriff," Sirius replied patting its neck. "It's called Buckbeak apparently."
 "It's beautiful," Buffy said admiring its stormy grey coat and the way it changed from feathers to fur. "But what's with the bowing?"

 "Hippogriffs are notoriously proud," Sirius explained. "When you approach one, you have to bow and as long as they return the bow, you can touch them. If they don't bow, you'd better run, because they're pretty fierce." Buffy nodded, digesting the new information.
 "What the hell happened back there?" Buffy asked suddenly, as the memories returned to her. "And where are we going?"
 "Things didn't exactly go to plan," Sirius sighed. "After you took Lupin, we went round the castle, to the lake. The dementors were waiting and they ambushed us. Luckily we were protected by the Patronus charm, but we were all knocked out. Snape, the git, woke up and took us inside. Because we had no Pettigrew, they didn't believe my story. Dumbledore did, but Fudge didn't and Snape refused to back me, all because of a childhood grudge. They were going to give me over to the dementors have them perform the kiss. So much for my redemption." Buffy kissed the back of his head.
 "I'm sorry," she said sadly and he shrugged.
 "I thought I was done for," he continued. "They locked me in the tower, and Macnair went to fetch the dementors. Just when I'd resigned myself to my fate, Harry and Hermione flew up to the window on this fellow. They got me out; I left them at the hospital wing, so it looked like they weren't involved, and then came to get you. They told me you were in the grounds."
 "So you're still on the run?" Buffy asked.
 "Looks like it," Sirius said. "What happened to you?" Buffy quickly filled him in on what had happened to her in the grounds.
 "So where are we going?" Buffy asked again.
 "Well, I figured you'd want to go back to Sunnydale," Sirius began. "And as for me…I don't really know."
 "How about living on a hellmouth?" Buffy suggested. "Work for you?" Sirius grinned and Buffy wrapped her arms around his waist.

 "Works for me," he agreed, and they on, the sun creeping above the horizon to light their path.

****THE END****

Wow the end! I really liked writing this fic; it's probably my favourite of all I've written. I hope everyone that's read it has enjoyed it and I want to thank everyone who has reviewed.

The sequel is now up, called 'Redeemed' so keep an eye out for it!