Chapter 4: History Of A Slayer
The next day they boarded the train, and found an empty coach to sit in. After they settled in Ron turned to Hermione.
" Hermione do you have any clue what a Watchers Council, or a Slayer is?" Ron asked looking at her like he was going to pop if he didn't find the answer.
" A Slayer use to be one girl in the whole world that went around killing vampires, and demons. She's also in charge of saving the world from Apocalypses. A Watchers Council is a council of people such as Professor Wells, that train the Slayer and help her learn the skills that she needs to fight the so called vampires. I thought it was all just a myth until now." As Hermoine said this Ron got a quizzical look on his face.
" Use to be!? What do you mean use to be?" Ron questioned. Looking at Harry as if he would know, but Harry just shrugged his shoulders.
" A few years ago this Slayer named Buffy Summers was drown by this vampire they called The Master, she was only dead for a minute, but her death signaled the next Slayer to come to power named Kendra. Eventually Kendra died at the hands of a vampire named Drusilla. Buffy couldn't save her because she was being distracted by a vampire named Angelus. Kendra's death signaled the next slayer Faith. Faith and Buffy are the two longest living Slayers in the history of well, Slayers. Last year though, there was this big bad that named itself the First Evil. So Buffy, Faith, and Willow came up with this plan to let all potential Slayers gain their Slayer strength so they could help fight the First Evil. They won and now there are hundreds of Slayers all over the world."
When Hermione finished Harry and Ron's mouth were hanging at their knees. " How do you know all that?" Harry asked stunned that she knew the whole background story along with the general information.
"Honestly don't you two ever pick up a book?" Hermione asked. " I read it in our new Muggle Studies book." Hermione just stared at them until Harry and Ron closed their mouths. " I expect we'll be learning about them in school. I heard Dumbledore talking about having a club or presentation about Slayers. Its suppose to be really exciting I can't wait to go." Hermione said with a smile, then got up to change into her Hogwarts robes. Harry and Ron followed suit.

Upon arriving at Hogwarts, the students gathered in the great hall waiting for the sorting hat to finish sorting the first years, and for the feast to begin. After the feast Dumbledore stood up to say a few words and the room grew silent.
"To our newcomer's welcome! To our old hands-welcome back! First years ought to note that the forest in the grounds is out of bounds to all students. Some of our older students will be well off to remember this" Dumbledore said glancing at the Weasley twins, Harry, Ron,and Hermione. "Mr. Filch, the care taker, has asked me to remind all students that magic is not permitted in the corridors between classes, nor are a number of other things, all of which can be checked on the extensive list now fastened to Mr. Filch's office door. Quidditch tryout's will be held in the second week of term, to all that are trying out good luck."
Harry was looking around and many people looked excited about trying out for their house Quiddich teams. Harry himself was anxiously waiting for Quidditch practice to start, he missed playing it over the summer.
"We have had two new changes in staffing this year. We are very pleased to welcome Professor Rosenburg who will be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Professor Wells who will be taking over Muggle studies. Please make our guest's feel welcome. Now off to bed you trott." Dumbledore finished his speech and everyone followed their prefects to their house's portrait.

Once inside everyone started to talk about the new teachers. " I heard that they're from America, and that they don't know any magic at all." Natalie McDonald a second year was telling a group of her friends.
"Oh yeah, if they didn't know magic then how would they be able to see Hogwarts?" replied Hermione quickly, she had gotten to know Willow and Andrew and became friends with them instantaneously.
Willow was very cool, and definitley a powerful wicca in her day. Andrew on the other hand was cool, but the odd cool that most people just can't pull off.
The next morning Harry, Ron, and Hermione went down to the Great Hall for breakfast together and recieved their schedules. They ended up with double Potions, followed by Muggle Studies, and finished off with transfiguration.
" Hey look we've got Muggle Studies with Professor Wells today! I wonder what that class is going to be like." Hermione said while looking at her schedule.
Potions with Snape dragged on forever, and by the end of it Harry's potion was a complete disaster. Snape ended up getting rid of it leaving Harry with a zero for the first assignment. He spent the rest of the class writing an essay on potion making.
" What were you thinking Harry? Honestly the directions weren't that hard to follow. I know that Snape and you don't get allow very well, but would it hurt you to try once in a while?" Hermione protested.