I hope you all enjoy this fic! I do not own any of the characters unfortunatly lol! I love both Harry potter and Buffy the vampire slayer! Please review and let me know if you like it or not! Just so I know whether I'm any good!

I got this idea from a roleplay I am currently doing on myspace! Its a lot of fun and I have plenty of ideas for this story! First I will answer a few questions! Yes Giles and Hermione do get together which I think is extreamly cute! Its set in book 5 of harry potter, theres no umbridge! Yay! Hermione is old enough to know who she loves, Ron is just a friend in this fic sorry guys! No Giles isnt a perv, he just falls in love! Awwww too musy for my tastes but hey! I hope you enjoy it!

The owl

Rupert Giles was reeling over the death of his slayer. Buffy had become so much more than a slayer to him, she was his whole world, the daughter he never had. He had managed to hold himself together at the funeral, for Dawn and the others. His heart felt heavy in his chest and he had immediately fell apart once back at his flat. Memories of Buffy were all around Sunnydale, he couldn't go for a walk without a memory popping into his head, of course that bloody robot didn't help.

He closed his eyes as he sat on his couch, a cold cup of tea on his coffee table. It had been a week since the funeral and 2 and a half weeks since Buffy's death. Buffy had died saving Dawns life and Giles knew that was what Buffy would have wanted.

He jumped as he heard a tapping sound on his window. He looked outside and frowned when he saw an owl. He walked over and opened the window. He recognised the owl immediately and he let it into the house. It was a Hogwarts owl. Giles had attended Hogwarts when he was a boy. He was good friends of James Potter, Remus Lupin and of course Sirius Black. He hadn't been in touch with the wizarding world in such a long time and his wand was still hidden in his bottom draw, never used.

He took the parchment from the owl and gave the bird a cracker and some water. He then sat down and opened the letter. He smiled as he saw Albus Dumbledore's handwriting. He hadn't heard from his old headmaster and friend in a long time.

'Dear Rupert, I am sorry to hear about the death of your slayer, Miss Summers, I know how deeply you cared for her. This may be a lot to ask of you Rupert but I don't trust that council of watchers, however you, I have always had the deep most respect and trust for. I believe the new slayer to be activated is currently in Hogwarts. Since you are a wizard I was hoping that you would come to teach here. We need a new Defence against the dark arts teacher and this would give you the perfect cover to train the new slayer. Her name is Miss Hermione Granger. She is a very intellectual student and reminds me of yourself most of the time. I hope you will consider it my dear friend, Hogwarts has missed you and would be glad to welcome you back. Your friend Albus.'

Giles sighed after reading the letter. He would love to go back to Hogwarts. He missed the castle walls terribly and Quiddich. He smiled as he remembered being Gryffindors chaser on the team. He had loved it. He knew he could teach, he just didn't know whether he was ready for another slayer to work their way into his heart. He knew Albus would only let him into the castle to help Hermione. He grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and began to write;

'Albus, thank you for your generous offer, I would be honoured to return to Hogwarts and to teach. I shall see you in September, I look forward to see how much has changed since I was last there. Your friend Rupert.'

Giles relaxed and gave the letter to the owl. It hooted before flying out of his window and into the night air. Giles looked back at the coffee table and ran a hand through his hair. He stood and made his way up to the loft and into his bed. He needed some time to think. He knew he wouldn't sleep until his body forced him to. He hadn't slept properly since Buffy's death.

The next day Giles had Dawn and the gang round his flat. He stood and told them about Hogwarts and what was happening.

"Your leaving?" asked Dawn, her eyes filling up. Giles looked at her and his heart broke a little. He couldn't leave Dawn, he knew Buffy would want him to look after her.

"Dawn, your under my care, I'm not leaving you, if you want to come your free to do so, I can speak with Professor Dumbledore and see if he can pull a few strings. If you want to stay here with Willow and Xander you can also do that" said Giles letting her know she had a choice and he wouldn't force her to go anywhere she didn't want to.

"What about the hell mouth? You just gonna leave and expect us to deal?" asked Xander looking at Giles hurt.

"Xander, please, don't make this harder than it already is. I cant stay here, I keep seeing Buffy everywhere I turn" said Giles his eyes pleading with the younger man. Xander's shoulders slumped and he nodded understanding Giles reasons but still not happy about it.

"I will be back here during the holidays, you are my family. All of you have been with me from the start and you know how much I care about you" said Giles softly hoping they would understand and accept his decision.

"I want to stay here to help Willow and Xander. it's the least I can do for Buffy. As long as your promise to write and come back to see us as much as possible" said Dawn looking at Giles.

Giles smiled at how much young Dawn had grown in the last few years. He nodded his head at her and gave her a hug. He kissed the top of her head and closed his eyes. He would miss Sunnydale and he would miss his children for that's what they had always been to him, his.