Author's Note: I'm sorry for any confusion that this might cause. It's just that an idea has been itching in the back of my mind and I had to type it and put it up. This story can be read with or without this intro. I really don't care which you choose. I just thought that this added a nice twist to it. I will have chapters marked that you can skip incase you don't want to read this style of telling the story. Thank you for reviews and your time!

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Magical Places Studies

The bell sounded through the calls, echoing off the solid stone walls. Three students rushed down a hall and turned a corner.

"Ah!" the young girl shouted as she skidded across a fairly slippery part of the walkway. The two boys with her came to an abrupt halt. One boy, with long black hair that was incredibly tall, rolled his eyes as he gazed back. The other boy smirked and swapped a look with his friend.

"Come on Lucy! We are already late for Magical Places Studies! This is no time to be lying around!" The boys helped the red haired girl to her feet.

She brushed herself off quickly before gathering her bag. "I'm not trying to be late! Not like the stupid class is worth anything anyway. We have never learned anything interesting in there."

The trio continued their dash to the end of the hallway. They opened the door to find the classroom full of chattering students, but empty of a teacher. They smiled at each other, a sense of triumph in each of them.

"See, still no teacher. We are awesome!" the girl shouted with excitement.

"That is if you had not been caught by the teacher before you entered the classroom." The three spun around. A woman with jet black hair stood behind them. A black very uniform-looking robe was draped around her form, and her hair was pulled back into a neat bun. She glanced at the three student with raised eyebrows. "Well? In you go."

Lucy and her friends filed in and took a seat in the middle next to each other. Their heads slightly hung in defeat.

"Welcome class, to your first day to Magical Places Studies. I am Professor Weinstein and I must say that I am honored to be teaching you this year. I ask only several things from you. First, I ask that you respect me and I shall, therefore, respect you. That means coming to class on time."

All eyes shifted to the trio that came in just before their teacher. All three of them were bright red with embarrassment.

"We, wont make a big deal about it on the first day. Or, on the second, but I do want you all to make an effort to get here on time. Second, I want everyone to put their best effort into this class. It might seem boring at first but it will gradually get better, promise. Thirdly...there really is no third thing that I can think of right now." The class laughed as their teacher shrugged and waved a hand to dismiss her thoughts.

"Now, our first subject of interest, and probably the most time consuming, will be the study of a not so widely known person. In fact, some say that this person did not even exist. Any guesses?"

Several students raised their hands. She picked on a chubby, blonde-haired girl with red robes. "Is it a person who used to work for the Ministry?"

The young woman shook her head, "no, this person did not. Umm... yes, Mister Stevens."

"Is it someone who worked for the Dark Lord?" There was a light chatter that filled the classroom. Eyes searched the teacher with hope, and full of anticipation.

A small grin spread across the woman's pale face. "That is a good question, indeed. Some say that she did work for the Dark Lord behind the Light Side's back," more chatter filled the room. Students excitedly swapped thoughts of who it might be. "But, we will get into that later. Anyone else, or shall I just tell you all now?"

No other hands went up, she took this as an indicator to proceed. "Alright, before we learn about this individual and what they did, we need to first learn some background on where they lived." Several groans filled the air. Students began to whisper to each other and give disappointed looks to the head of the classroom.

"Oh, come now! It is only a quick review. I'm sure you have all heard of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." She smirked. The whole of the classroom went dead silent. A pin could be heard in the deafening silence if dropped. "Ah ha, I thought I would get your attention. Yes, the magnificent school of ancient times. It has stood for over 1,100 years. It was called home to many students that one day grew to impact the wizarding world greatly. Please turn to page 388 in your text books, and we shall begin."

She glanced up from her own copy of the book. All students waited eagerly. She read:

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy

A school founded over 1,100 years ago by the greatest witches and wizards of the age. Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff, Godrick Gryffindor, and Salazar Slytherin. These founders taught at the school for many years and gave their names to the school's four houses. Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff.

Hogwarts was built to withstand great attacks. There are many charms that were placed on the great castle to protect its occupants from invasion or potential harm. Several traps are set up around the school to stop intruders, as well as nosy students.

"This is the basic background about Hogwarts School. Now, the headmaster at the time of this individual's schooling is said to be Albus Dumbledore."

"Wait, the Albus Dumbledore?"a girl with short brown hair and tan skin asked from the front row.

She nodded, "yes, the Albus Dumbledore. Thought by some to be the greatest wizard of all time. That is besides Merlin, but he certainly gave him a run for his gallions. Also, this individual was said to go to school with none other than the great boy-who-lived. Or so legend says."

The class erupted into loud chatter. A few students raised their hands, some looked about excitedly, and some rolled their eyes at the uproar.

"Alright, alright. Calm down, please. Now do I have any guesses on who this person is?" A few students took wild guesses but were turned down each time. "No one?" she asked when they had finally given up guessing. "The Guardian."

If someone had walked by outside the class they might have thought no one was in the classroom. The students glanced at each other. Silent whispers were shared between a few.

The young woman shook her head."Don't tell me that none of you have ever heard of the Guardian. How many have?" A wave of relief spread over her as the entire class silently raised their hands. "Well, then what's the problem?"

"Well, Professor, that is just a story. It's not true. It's just a myth." The class made a voiced agreement.

"Just a myth? It could just be a myth, yes. But, perhaps, it is possible that such a being did live in the wizarding world, right?"

"Why are you going to teach us about a person from a child's bedtime story?" a blonde girl rolled her eyes in disgust.

"It may just be a story, Miss Buckley, but I am hired to teach you about history. So, forgive me if I try to make it interesting for a change."

The class laughed as the blonde scoffed and sank into her seat more.

"I was going to have us read the very short summary of the Guardian in the text books, but I did not think that it did justice to the subject. So, I found a book about the Guardian. Some person obviously thinks that they know enough about the Guardian to publish a book. I will be reading to you from it." She walked to the back of her desk and opened a drawer. A maroon colored book with gold letters was produced. On the front it read: 'Guardian of the Boy-Who-Lived'.

She took a seat in a fluffy armchair and opened the book. "Now, let's begin..."

Yes, now you read the next chapter and get the full nifty effect! Whee! I hope my idea works for this story. If not you will know (I will delete the NR chapters). Please review for the NR chapter if you read them. I really need to know how you like my idea and if you think it will work. Thank you lots!