From the diary of Blaise Victoria Zabini:
I don't remember much that occurred after the final battle. I remember falling, and then the next thing I remember well is waking up in the Hospital Wing at Hogwarts. That is not a pleasant memory, as I had attempted to avoid that place at all cost during my years in school.
I woke up to find Draco watching over me. He gave me one of his rare smiles as I awoke and called out for someone to look over me. A nurse I had never met before declared me healthy, but still needing rest a few moments later, and let me sit up in bed. She pulled the curtains back from around me, and I saw a room full of injured. I scanned the room and saw Charlie and all my friends, looking a little worse for wear, but still alive.
We had little time to talk before Dumbledore walked in. He attempted to explain to us everything that he had done over the last few days. He had set everyone up. He had played everyone against each other. He knew that I would take the assignment; he knew that I wouldn't be fully drugged. He was counting on Dawn and the others following me, so he didn't give them the full story. But his plan did break down at one point, Charlie and Xander. But it seemed they helped him out. He was trying to through off Voldemort so much so that he wasn't focused on the world outside of his main room.
It seemed to work, Voldemort was dead, and all of his supporters rounded up. We were told of the prophecy at that point, the one that has Harry or Voldemort dieing in the end. Apparently, the whole throw Voldemort off balance was only to be able to get into Voldemorts fortress. I don't buy that. To this day, I still believe it was because Harry was not strong enough to defeat Voldemort if Voldemort knew that a battle would occur. Don't get me wrong, I have grown to respect Harry through the years (and yes it is Harry now rather then Potter), but I still believe that that is partly what was going through Dumbledore's head. And the fact that Harry agrees with me makes me almost certain of that.
Well, to say the hospital wing was in an uproar at the announcement that things were hidden from us, all of us, because even top Order of the Phoenix people didn't know that Dumbledore was playing us all off each other, is an understatement. Buffy got upset about everything. She's always felt responsible for the "younger" slayers after we got out of Sunnydale, after what happened in Sunnydale, so I don't blame her. She also felt betrayed when it was revealed that Giles knew about the whole plan too and had given it the OK to go on.
The Hospital wing was a chaotic scene. I stayed out of it for the most part. What was done was done. Sure, I was upset for being a pawn in this whole thing, but Voldemort was gone, and I could return to the world that I grew up in without fear now. I had gained something from it, and as for the plan, well, I was upset. It still makes me mad to think of how easily I blew off the little things that I noticed where wrong, but at least it taught me to think these plans through more carefully. I will never be treated as a pawn again.
I noticed about halfway through the argument that Snape wasn't there, and commented on it Draco. I was told that he died during the final battle. That did upset me. He wasn't even around to enjoy the fact he could live in peace now. That everything he did could be done without suspicion now that Voldemort was gone.
Things settled down quickly after that argument. The Slayers all were starting to return home. Charlie and I both made the decision, separately and then together, to stay in the Wizarding World. I was surprised to see that Buffy decided to stay too. Apparently, she and Charlie had a little flirting thing going on, that seemed to turn into a relationship overnight. As for me, well, apparently my father told me the truth when speaking about Draco. Draco did want to marry me, at some point in the future of course. He said that he is old fashioned and knew something would happen soon, so he asked my father so when he asked me he would feel ok about it.
Dumbledore tried to mend fences with the Watchers Council and everyone to forgive Giles. He gave up part of the school to become the main training ground for Watchers and Slayers. This way magic and Slayers could work together in a way that would be beneficial to both. Giles took him up on this, and it gave both Buffy and me something to do. Buffy is now the deputy headmistress for the school, counseling the students, while I am the Defense Against Dark Arts Professor for both the Slayer/Watcher School and the regular Hogwarts students. Charlie is now teaching demonology for the Slayer/watcher school and the elective courses for younger students so they can decide if they would like to enter the watcher school in their last few years. Draco took over for Snape in the next term at Hogwarts as the Potions professor. He always loved potions.
The rest of the girls returned to their positions in the field. Dawn and Xander have stayed together to this day, and are now working in the main council, making sure all emergencies are dealt with, in what we term the "crisis management" office. Able to be in the field when they wish to be, but still having a home base. Everyone stays in contact often, coming in for show and tell when they are near Hogwarts.
As for me, I'm doing well. And I'm able to be back in my world, and combine my two lives. And for the first time since I fled from Hogsmeade to Sunnydale, I feel at peace.
I don't remember much that occurred after the final battle. I remember falling, and then the next thing I remember well is waking up in the Hospital Wing at Hogwarts. That is not a pleasant memory, as I had attempted to avoid that place at all cost during my years in school.
I woke up to find Draco watching over me. He gave me one of his rare smiles as I awoke and called out for someone to look over me. A nurse I had never met before declared me healthy, but still needing rest a few moments later, and let me sit up in bed. She pulled the curtains back from around me, and I saw a room full of injured. I scanned the room and saw Charlie and all my friends, looking a little worse for wear, but still alive.
We had little time to talk before Dumbledore walked in. He attempted to explain to us everything that he had done over the last few days. He had set everyone up. He had played everyone against each other. He knew that I would take the assignment; he knew that I wouldn't be fully drugged. He was counting on Dawn and the others following me, so he didn't give them the full story. But his plan did break down at one point, Charlie and Xander. But it seemed they helped him out. He was trying to through off Voldemort so much so that he wasn't focused on the world outside of his main room.
It seemed to work, Voldemort was dead, and all of his supporters rounded up. We were told of the prophecy at that point, the one that has Harry or Voldemort dieing in the end. Apparently, the whole throw Voldemort off balance was only to be able to get into Voldemorts fortress. I don't buy that. To this day, I still believe it was because Harry was not strong enough to defeat Voldemort if Voldemort knew that a battle would occur. Don't get me wrong, I have grown to respect Harry through the years (and yes it is Harry now rather then Potter), but I still believe that that is partly what was going through Dumbledore's head. And the fact that Harry agrees with me makes me almost certain of that.
Well, to say the hospital wing was in an uproar at the announcement that things were hidden from us, all of us, because even top Order of the Phoenix people didn't know that Dumbledore was playing us all off each other, is an understatement. Buffy got upset about everything. She's always felt responsible for the "younger" slayers after we got out of Sunnydale, after what happened in Sunnydale, so I don't blame her. She also felt betrayed when it was revealed that Giles knew about the whole plan too and had given it the OK to go on.
The Hospital wing was a chaotic scene. I stayed out of it for the most part. What was done was done. Sure, I was upset for being a pawn in this whole thing, but Voldemort was gone, and I could return to the world that I grew up in without fear now. I had gained something from it, and as for the plan, well, I was upset. It still makes me mad to think of how easily I blew off the little things that I noticed where wrong, but at least it taught me to think these plans through more carefully. I will never be treated as a pawn again.
I noticed about halfway through the argument that Snape wasn't there, and commented on it Draco. I was told that he died during the final battle. That did upset me. He wasn't even around to enjoy the fact he could live in peace now. That everything he did could be done without suspicion now that Voldemort was gone.
Things settled down quickly after that argument. The Slayers all were starting to return home. Charlie and I both made the decision, separately and then together, to stay in the Wizarding World. I was surprised to see that Buffy decided to stay too. Apparently, she and Charlie had a little flirting thing going on, that seemed to turn into a relationship overnight. As for me, well, apparently my father told me the truth when speaking about Draco. Draco did want to marry me, at some point in the future of course. He said that he is old fashioned and knew something would happen soon, so he asked my father so when he asked me he would feel ok about it.
Dumbledore tried to mend fences with the Watchers Council and everyone to forgive Giles. He gave up part of the school to become the main training ground for Watchers and Slayers. This way magic and Slayers could work together in a way that would be beneficial to both. Giles took him up on this, and it gave both Buffy and me something to do. Buffy is now the deputy headmistress for the school, counseling the students, while I am the Defense Against Dark Arts Professor for both the Slayer/Watcher School and the regular Hogwarts students. Charlie is now teaching demonology for the Slayer/watcher school and the elective courses for younger students so they can decide if they would like to enter the watcher school in their last few years. Draco took over for Snape in the next term at Hogwarts as the Potions professor. He always loved potions.
The rest of the girls returned to their positions in the field. Dawn and Xander have stayed together to this day, and are now working in the main council, making sure all emergencies are dealt with, in what we term the "crisis management" office. Able to be in the field when they wish to be, but still having a home base. Everyone stays in contact often, coming in for show and tell when they are near Hogwarts.
As for me, I'm doing well. And I'm able to be back in my world, and combine my two lives. And for the first time since I fled from Hogsmeade to Sunnydale, I feel at peace.