What's in a name?

Sweet Sixteenth

It has been years since the demise of Lord Voldemort at the hands of the one and only Harry Potter. Twenty Three years to be precise. Everything was getting back to normal. People were not afraid of leaving their homes. Nearly all the remain death eaters have been locked up in Azkaban. But there are some that are still out there. Though no one can tell who they are as their dark marks on their left forearm have been magical moved. Or made invisible. No one knows. And in all fairness. No one care. People are just glad that the magical world has gone back to the way they remembered. Were there was no fear of being killed if you walk out your front door.

Now for our loving hero that saved us from the dark lord himself. Harry Potter is still a name that is known around the Wizarding world. But so is everyone else who fought in that war. The people who lived and the people who lost their lives for the cause are all remembered. And now have children of their own. Children that have and are attending the famous school of Magic. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And the school is now run by Professor Minerva McGonagall. Someone who people thought would have retired like many of the other professors at the school. But didn’t. She staid on to make sure the next generation on wizards and witches get the education that they deserve.


Now it is July the fourth. A very special day for some of Hogwart’s sixth year students. In a luxurious home in the country side of Winchester. A party was being set up for a young girls sweet sixteenth. No she wasn’t the daughter of Harry and Ginny Potter. Or the Daughter or Ron and Hermione Weasley. She was actually the daughter of a known ex Slytherin, Theodore Nott, and his wife Daphne (Greengrass) Nott. Her name was Buffy Isabella Nott. The youngest child of Theodore and Daphne Nott. Their eldest was a son, Steven Joseph Nott. But today wasn’t about Steven. It was about Buffy. And an important announcement that her father was going to make at dinner.

You see it wasn’t going to be a flash party. Just a get together of family and family friends. People the Nott children have grown up with. And people their parents had gone to school with. All Slytherin students.


The party was due to start any moment. Mr. and Mrs. Nott were down in the formal dinning area of their large home. Making sure everything was set for their daughters birthday dinner. Their son Steven was in the lounge room. Sitting on the lounge, reading up on a book that he had gotten from his father. Mainly about the history of their family and what his father expects of him. And young Buffy. Well she was up in her bedroom. Still getting ready for her party. She had just gotten out of a nice warm bubble bath. So her body was dripping with water. Bubbles from the bath were stuck to her smooth skin. Walking into her bedroom. Buffy whipped the water and bubbles from her body. Buffy walked up to her large bed and looked down at the dress that was waiting for her.

Now Buffy was a beautiful young lady. And she knew it. She stood at a tall five foot eleven. Her hair was long and a chestnut brown with a hint of red through it. Her eyes were a lovely chocolate brown. Her finger was that of a beautiful angel. Slim and healthy. Her breasts were perky but not small. But there were not big either. They were the perfect size for a girl of Buffy’s built. She had a belly button ring attacked to her small stomach, which she had gotten when she was fifteen. Her legs were long and she loved them. And just recently she had gotten her tongue pierced. At the permission of her mother and father as a birthday present. Along with a small tattoo of a rose on her left hip. This young girl’s skin was fair yet tanned as she spent a lot of her summer laying by the pool that was in her back yard.

Her brown eyes looked down at the beautiful black strapless dress that was lying on her bed. The dress was long and had a thigh height split up the right side of it. It tied up around the back, exposing most of her back, bar the part were it tied up. As Buffy finished putting the dress over her clean body. She heard a knock on her bedroom door. But before she could say come in. She turned around to see her older brother walking into her bedroom. Now Steven was a handsome guy if you have ever seen one. He stood at a tall six foot two. Well built. Short brown messy hair. And gorgeous brown eyes, like his sister. Ladies loved this young man. But he only eyes for one girl. And no one knew who it was.

“Can I help you Steve?” Buffy asked as she looked at her brother, sitting down on her bed as she bent down to put her shoes on.

“What, cant I come and wish my sister a happy birthday?” Steven asked with a smirk as he walked over to Buffy and sat down next to her.

“You already did” Buffy laughed as she slightly turned her head and looked at him. Doing up her lace up black high heels.

“True,” Steven said with a small nod, “But I didn’t get a chance to give you this” he said as he pulled out a small box from his jacket pocket. “Happy Birthday B.”


“What’s this?” Buffy asked as she looked at her older brother. Taking to box out of his hand and slowly opening it. Inside was a beautiful heart and wings belly button ring. Something Buffy had been eyeing for weeks now. “Oh my god Steve...” Buffy smiled as she looked at her brother and wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him. “Thank you”

“You’re welcome, B” Steven smiled as he hugged his sister then stood up from the bed. “Well I will let you finish getting ready, the party starts soon” he said and made his way towards the door.

“Hey Steve, do you know what this big announcement dad and Mr. Zabini are spouse to be announcing tonight?” Buffy asked as she looked at her brother, slightly arching an eyebrow.

“Nope, no clue” Steve said as he smiled and walked out of the bedroom. Buffy slightly as she watched her brother leaves the bedroom and looked around. It played on her mind what her father had on his mind. And knowing her father. It wasn’t always a good thing when he planned things that involved his good friend, Blaise Zabini. But she just sighed and shook the thought out of her mind and finished getting ready.

Down stairs. People had started to arrive at the party. Family and Family friends with their children were wandering into the Nott Family home. Greeting Mr. and Mrs. Nott and young Steven. The families were the Malfoy family. The Zabini Family. The Coote Family. The Flint Family. And the Crabbe and Goyle family. The first people who had arrived though were the Malfoy family. Draco Malfoy with his wife, Astoia who happened to be the younger sister of Daphne Nott. And their only child Scorpios. A young man who looks just like his father when he was at t he age of fifteen. The Zabini’s were the next to arrive to the house. Blaise and Millicent Zabini. With their two children, Warrick Zabini, 17, and Mariella Zabini, 16 and one of Buffy’s best friends.

As everyone was gathering around in the lounge room. Three young ladies had made their way up the stairs and towards Buffy Nott’s bedroom. These girls were Buffy’s best friends. Girls she has known since she was a baby. And all four of them are known as the ‘Daughters of Slytherin’. The most powerful group of girls in all of Hogwarts. And they have earned this name. Not because of the family and money they come from. But by building a reputation of their own. One that shires away from their Parents and their family name. Buffy is the leader of the group. She is the strongest out of all four of them and can take anything that is thrown at her. She is also responsible for all the Parties the girls throw. Mariella Zabini is the second in command. She if Buffy best and closest friend and will do anything for her. Andrea Coote is the smartest of all the girls. Being on of four children and the only girl out of two to be sorted into Slytherin. Andrea thought of as though being in the ‘Daughters of Slytherin’ was something that she needed to do. For her families sake. But that was before. Now she loves the fact that she is a daughter and would do anything for the other daughters to make sure they are safe. The last member of the Daughters is young Chelsea Crabbe. Being a year younger then the girls. This young lady looks up to the other three. Idolizing them in what ever they do. And would do anything for them. Just to keep the happy.


Lightly knocking on the door as they opened it. The girls wandered into Buffy’s room as Buffy put the finishing touches on her hair and make up. Walking up to her. The girls smiled as they looked at her. Waiting for her to finish before they spoke. When Buffy was done. She turned around and looked at the girls and smiled. She knew what they wanted to see as she had bragged about it for months. So without speaking. Buffy poked out her tongue to revile her new piercing. A tongue ring, which was a plan silver bar with a green ball on the top and bottom.

“I can not believe your father actually let you get that done” Mariella said as she looked at Buffy’s tongue.

“Yeah I would have thought he said no” Andrea said as she looked at Buffy. Then slightly arched her eyebrow and tilted her head. “How much groveling did you have to do?”

“Three weeks worth” Buffy smirked as she looked at them and they all laughed. “So since you are all here I guess that means I should get my skinny ass down stairs” Buffy said as she looked at the girls. Running her fingers through her freshly straighten hair.

“Yeah…A certain someone is waiting for you” Chelsea smirk as she looked at Buffy. Talking about Mariella older brother Warrick. A very handsome, well built guy. Who is one of the four ‘Slytherin Princes’.

“Really?” Buffy said with a small smirk as she looked at the girls. “Well best not keep him waiting then” she smiled and headed towards the bedroom door. Along with the other girls. Walking out of the bedroom and down the staircase. The girls made their way into the lounge room where everyone was standing around. Talking amongst themselves before one of the young man turned his head and looked towards Buffy and the other Daughters.

“Ah Happy birthday Buffy” he said as he raised his glass in a toast. This young man was the age of seventeen. Tall, dark and handsome. With brown shaggy hair and dark brown eyes. Well built and standing at a tall six foot. His name was Adam Flint. And he was other one other the members of the ‘Slytherin Princes’. And once he had said this everyone else in the room turned around and looked at Buffy. Raising their glasses up to her as they all said ‘Happy birthday.’ Yet Buffy just smiled at everyone and nodded her head in thanks. Knowing that she would have to do the whole meet and greet thing with everyone in the room. So that was what she did. Not that she had a choice since her father had come and got her. Taking her towards her Aunt and uncle first as they were blood family. Then around to everyone else.


Now could you imagine how that felt from young Buffy. Being dragged around by her father. Talking to people who she didn’t want to. Knowing that her friends were their but she could not go and talk to them as she had to do the right thing and go and speak to everyone else who matter. Well that was according to her father. She didn’t care about the people who she was talking to. She wanted to go and speak to her friends and before she could do that. Even though she now had the chance to as she had spoken to everyone in the room. Her mother had come and out announced that dinner was ready. Well now at least she knew she could talk to the people she wanted to speak to. But what she didn’t realize was that her mother had arranged a seating plan for the dinning table. The parents would be at one end of the table that was fine. But the way her mother had it set out. Buffy was at the head of the table were her mother would normal sit with her brother on one side of her and Warrick on the other. Now that would be a pain because she would have to sit near her bother. And Buffy and Warrick mess around whenever they are near each other if you know what I mean. Warrick is what the ladies like to call a ‘Player’. He will sleep with anyone with breast and a heart beat. There would only be a hand full of people this young man hasn’t slept with. And Buffy. Well Buffy was a flirt. And a good one at that. She could make any guy go weak at the knees and she knew it.

While eating a fabulous dinner. Buffy caught up with her friends and found out what they had been doing over the summer as she had not seen them. Mainly because The Nott family had just gotten back from a family holiday to America. Steven choice as it was his birthday. But tonight was about Buffy Nott and the announcement that her father was about to make while his family and their guest were sitting down finishing their dinner. Now as they were eating. The parents of the Hogwarts children were in deep conversation. Talking about something that only they could hear. And this made Buffy and her friends wander what they were talking about. But not too much to actually ask them.

But before too long. Mr. Nott stood up from his chair and tapped his knife against his glass and spoke.

“Tonight we are here to celebrate the sixteenth birthday of my beautiful daughter, Buffy” he said as he raised his glass and everyone clapped and wished Buffy a happy birthday once more. “But what also brings us together is an announcement that myself and Mr. Zabini have been waiting to tell all of you.” Theodore Nott said as he looked around the table and looked up at his daughter who had a look of wander on her face. “Now as you all know the Nott and Zabini families have been friends for years. Since myself and Blaise here were in school together. And this decision has been in the making ever since Zabini’s eldest son, Warrick, was born.” He said with a smile on his face. Looking towards Warrick Zabini, whose eyebrow was raised and wandered what Mr. Nott was talking about. “As of tonight, my daughter, Buffy Isabella Nott, and Warrick Zabini are betrothed to be married. Following Buffy’s final year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.” Theodore smiled and was joined in applause with the other parents.

Though one of the people that were not clapping was Buffy and Warrick. Not expecting an announcement this big. Though an announcement was expected to be made by Buffy’s father. She just never realized how big it was going to be. Not knowing what to do or say. Buffy just sat in her chair. The first time in her life. She didn’t know what to say. But it wasn’t the first time in her life that she didn’t like one of her father decisions. Although Buffy never showed it. She wasn’t like her family. She wasn’t into the dark arts like her brother was. And she didn’t want to work in the ministry like her father plans. Un known to her father. Buffy’s mother was paying for music lessons for Buffy. A muggle music lesson. No magic what so ever. And that was the way Buffy like her life some times. Sure magic can get you out of situations when times need it. But she wasn’t one to always rely on it. Her last name maybe Nott. But Buffy Isabella Nott did not act like her family.

After her father sat down and the birthday cake was sent out. Buffy looked around the table. Gently smiling at everyone at the other end of the table. Trying to show that she was happy with the announcement that her father had made. But when she looked towards Warrick. She could tell that he wasn’t all too pleased with this announcement either. Warrick wasn’t the kind of guy that settles for one girl. He has had many girlfriends. And all at the same time as well. He has never had just one girl by his side. And there isn’t a girl in the school that he hasn’t been with. Well there is a hand full of girls he hasn’t been with. And Buffy is in that handful. Along with his sister. But of cause she isn’t really counted.

After dinner. The parent retired into lounge room for drinks and more talk. As the students of Hogwarts made their way out into the pool area. All dressed in their bathing suits. The girls were sitting by the pool in the lounge chairs as the boys were in the water. Buffy, who was wearing a white bikini triangle top and matching tie up pants looked around the pool area and gently sighed as she leaned back into the lounge chair.

“Hey, B, what’s up?” asked Mariella as she looked at Buffy. Sitting down at the end of her chair.

“This whole thing with me and your brother. It’s a bit weird don’t you think?” Buffy asked as she looked at Mariella then the rest of the girls.

“Well yeah it is.” Said Chelsea as she looked at Buffy. “But think about it. If you and Warrick got together now. You would be the most popular couple in Hogwarts.”

“Chelsea is right B,” Andrea said as she looked at Buffy, “Besides you two flirt all the time.”

“Yeah but there is a difference between flirting and being together” Buffy laughed as she looked at the girls. Then she stood up and walked over to the pools edge and dove in. Swimming over to where the guys where standing. Who were incandescently talking about the same thing.

“Speaking of the bitch” Adam said as he watched Buffy swim over to them.

“And a big hello to you too baby” Buffy smirked as she looked at Adam then looked around the group. “So what you doing?” she asked as she slightly titled her head to the side and looked at the guys.

“actually, the guys were just leaving, weren’t you” Warrick said as he looked at his mates who nodded and swam off. He then turned his head and looked at Buffy. Taking into his arms and pulling her around the corner where no one can see them. And with a smirk on his face he gently lent forward and kisses her forehead. “Hey baby.”

“Warrick, how many times do I have to tell you I am not your baby?” Buffy asked as she looked at him. The truth was. Buffy could only see Warrick as a brother. But a brother that she liked to fool around with from time to time. And if there was no one else around to have fun with. But that was it. No sex. No relationship. She couldn’t bring herself to give him that satisfaction.

“Now come of Buffy, we are betrothed now…” Warrick said as he pulled her gently closer to him. “Maybe it is time we get together. You know get to know each other a lot better” he said with a small smirk across his lips as he looked her up and down.

“I already know you as well as I like, Warrick” Buffy said as she looked at him. “And you know what will happen if we get together don’t you?” she said as she looked at him. And Warrick nodded as a bigger smirked appeared on his face. “And I can not let that happen. You’re like a brother to me Warrick…” Buffy said as she moved her lips closer to his. “And don’t you think if we wait. Our honeymoon would be much more exciting” Buffy said as a smirk appeared on her lips as the one on Warrick’s disappeared.

“Why are you so afraid of us being together Buffy?” Warrick asked as he looked at her. Slightly raising his eyebrow as he waited for an answer. “We have been fooling around for years now and we are not together. We haven’t even been together”
“I’m not afraid Warrick” Buffy said as she looked at him. “It is just that I don’t trust myself with you. Sure we fool around. But if we ‘be’ together then our friendship is in state.” She said as she looked at him and sighed. “Besides we both live too much of an active like to have a steady relationship” Buffy said with a small smirk across her lips.

“Well,” Warrick said as he looked at her. Not really know what to say to what Buffy had said. Though he knew she was right. They both did lead too much of an active live. And could never keep a steady relationship in their lives. “Well just because you are right doesn’t mean that we can’t try.” Warrick said with a play smirk across his lips.

“You won’t a steady relationship during the summer holidays?” Buffy asked as she slightly arched her eyebrow at him.

“Well…” Warrick said as he looked at her. So it was the summer holidays and Warrick knew that he always had a number of girls during these holidays and never just the one. But he wasn’t about to blow his chance at Buffy with such a silly thing as letting it slip that he already had a few girls on the side. “Yeah I do B. I think it is about time we both have a steady relationship instead of fooling around with everyone we met.”

“Warrick, darling. You are the that fools around all the time.” Buffy said as she looked at him. Slightly raising her eyebrow as she looked at him. “I have had steady relationships in and out of Hogwarts. You are the one the hooks up with anything that has two legs and a heart beat.”

“Don’t forget the tits.” Warrick said with a huge grin on his face. Holding back a laugh as she looked at the young Nott.

“See my point exactly” Buffy said as she looked at him then made her way across the pool. Lifting herself up and out of the water. Wandering over to where her towel was and picked it up. She looked around at her friends who were now all in the pool and smiled. She knew that she had a great group of friends. And also knew that her brother had a thing of her best friend. Which was every noticeable with the amount that they flirt and cuddle. But they couldn’t really do anything now as they will be in-laws. That is if Buffy goes through with this hole betrothed thing.

As she looked around. She noticed Adam Flint walking onto the groups of the Nott Manor. Slightly arching her eyebrow. She followed him. Wandering where he was going and why he was leaving the group. But knowing Adam as she did. She thought that he may have wanted some time to his self as he wasn’t one for crowds even if it was with his friends.


Buffy looked at him as she walked up to him. Slightly placing her hand on his shoulder as she stood next to him. “You know you are such a party pooper. Going off on your own like this. Leaving us all to party by ourselves and leaving me with all them drunk people” she said with a smile on her face.

“well I know that you would come and follow me Miss Nott. So maybe I just wanted some time to talk to you without everyone else around.” Adam said as he looked down at the young girl who was standing next to him. The only girl within Hogwarts that has his respect.

“Oh really,” She said with a smile. “And why would you want to talk to me alone?” she asked as she slightly tilted her head to the side. Pushing her hair out of her face.

“Too see how you were doing.” Adam said with a serious face. “You know with the hole betrothed thing. Cause if it was me I would be pissed.”

“Oh I am don’t you worry about that Adam.” Buffy said as she looked at him. Lightly rolling her tongue bar over her lower lip. “But Warrick seems to think that this means we should get together for real. You know what I mean?” she asked as she looked at him.

“Yeah I know what you mean.” Adam said with a sigh. “Yet you know why he wants’ to get with you don’t you?” Adam said as he looked at her.

“ Yeah because I am the only one he wasn’t been with in Hogwarts and outside of Hogwarts” Buffy said as she looked at Adam. Sitting down on the ground that was under her. And looked up as Adam sat down next to her.

“Well no…” Adam said with a confused look on his face. “Hang on, you to haven’t done it have you?” he asked and watched as Buffy shook her head ‘no’. “That asshole. He told us that you have. Last year After the Quidditch finals”

“Well that is bullshit because we haven’t.” Buffy said, slightly pissed off as you could imagine. “I have never let it go that far. I have never wanted it to go that far because I never wanted to give him the bragging rights that would go with it” She said as she looked at him.

“Oh, well anyway he wants to get with you because he was you to be his and only his” Adam said as he looked at her, placing his arm around her waist. “And we cant have that now can we” Adam smirked as he looked at her. Making Buffy laugh. “Wait a minute. You have been with someone before haven’t you?” he asked as he looked at her. Slightly arching his eyebrow.

“Adam what do you think?” she asked as she looked at him. “Of course I have. In and out of Hogwarts. I just wont ‘be-with’ Warrick because he is too pig headed when it comes to that. And everyone will know the next day. And I don’t wont that in a relationship”
“true enough” Adam said as he looked at her. Then his eyes scanned around the area they were sitting to see if anyone was near them. And they weren’t. The gangs were all still in the pool. Talking and having a good time. Catching up and what not. He turned his head and looked back at Buffy as he lent towards her and gave her a gently and soft kiss on the lips. “Happy Birthday B.” He said with a smirk on his face.


“Thank you.” Buffy smiled as she looked at him, “Spouse we should be heading back into the pool with the other?” she said as she looked at him. Even though she didn’t want to. Everyone that was in the pool thought that the idea of Buffy and Warrick being together was a great idea. Even her brother thought so. But she didn’t and she was glad that Adam thought the same thing. And she had a small feeling that her mother had the same feeling about it. With the look on her face when the announcement was made. Buffy knew that she wasn’t happy about it.


“Yeah we should” Adam sighed as he got back on his feet and helped Buffy too hers.


The rest of the night was spent by the pool. Talking about their summer and what they were doing for the rest of the holidays. And when everyone left the house. Buffy looked around outside before she wandered back into the house. Jumping in a shower then going to be. It had been a long night and she was starting to get tired.