Spikes lead Buffy to the room where he taught. Buffy looked
around. It was plain and gray, with no windows, lit only by the dim glow of
torches. It had only one poster that hung on the wall and that was the
Hogwarts crest.
"Very, um, plain," Buffy said, crinkling her nose.
Spike rolled his eyes, "I'm not to much up on decorating, Slayer." He said, an edge to his voice.
"Well, I don't think you could make this place less inviting if you tried." She jeered.
A faint smiled appeared on his lips, "Wana bet?" he asked.
Buffy made a face, "No. I just had a vision of you trying."
Spike was about to say something when Harry and Ron walked into the classroom.
They glanced at Buffy and Spike, and Ron was about to say something when Hermione walked in, interrupting him.
"Your Buffy Summers?" she asked, looking at Buffy.
Buffy nodded, "And your?" she asked.
"Hermione Granger, Ms. Summers."
Spike snorted, but with a sharp look from Buffy, remained quite.
"Call me Buffy." She said.
"Okay. Are you going to help Professor Spike?" she asked.
Spike rolled his eyes, and Buffy looked at him, "PROFESSOR Spike?" she asked him.
He looked at her, "You may not like it, luv, but as long as your in this school that's what you'll and everyone else, save the teachers, will call me."
She looked at him with a small smirk forming on her face, "Angel too?" she asked, innocently.
Spike looked at her, "Peaches isn't here at the moment. He doesn't count."
Buffy smiled, "Maybe we could throw you a Professor Spike Party. I see it now."
Spike was about to say something when everyone else came pouring in, besides Draco. Hermione sat down in the one of the only two seats left. They both were at a very odd angle, facing in the round room the side of everything. Spike looked around and was about to say something, when Draco burst into the room.
"I'm so glad you decided to grace us with your presence, Draco," Spike said.
Draco rolled his eyes, "I'm sorry, but I got held up on my way."
"Five points from Slytherin. And do sit down."
Mumbling to himself, Draco sat down in the only other empty seat, the one behind Hermione. He had the even weirder angle.
"This, as you may already know is, Buffy Summers. She will be quiet the whole day, observing what is going on around her."
Buffy snorted, "Snowballs chance in Hell." She murmured.
Spike heard her, "Now, Buffy do you have anything you want to share with the class?" he asked.
"Yeah," she said, "That." But Spike interrupted her.
"Good. Thank you. Now on with my introduction. Today we will be studying the one you all did your reports on. I have read them and found you need to know much more. Can anyone tell me who we will be studying?"
No hands went up.
"We are studying the most evil Vampire of all time. Angelus."
Buffy snorted, "Sure." She said, sarcastically.
"Buffy, do you have anything to add to this?"
"Yeah. I'm going to change the lesson plan. Instead of studying Angel, I mean, Angelus, we are going to study the most stupid Vampire of all time. The ex-'Big Bad' William the Bloody."
Spike looked at her, "No. Another change in lesson plans. We are studying the myth of Slayers. Buffy can you take over," he smirked, "You know a lot more about this then I do."
Buffy smiled and pushed Spike out of the way, "How much do you know about Slayers?" she inquired.
Hermione's hand shot up, "I know that they alone can kill the vampires." She said.
Buffy shook her head, "Other people can also kill, or capture, vampires. But it is dangerous for them. They have to be strong and usually have to have help from friends. The slayer, however, is super strong," she paused and Spike snorted, "And uses that strength to fight and kill vampires. They don't usually live past twenty-five. Anyone want to add to that?" she asked.
Hermione's hand and Draco's hand shot up.
She called on Draco, however.
"See, the Slayer doesn't exist. All it is, is a bedtime story, really. Muggles saw vampires and things, and made up a small story to go along with it. It made them feel safer knowing someone was out there fighting those things."
A small smiled appeared on Buffy's lips, "And you don't believe in vampires with souls either?" she asked, and them put a hand over her mouth, "I really just said that, didn't I?" she asked.
"Vampires loose their souls as soon as soon as they're bitten." Hermione said, "The only thing I've ever heard about vampires with souls is the one theory about what happened to Angelus. There are three. The first, He was killed when the seventh slayer he went after, two, he messed up and fell into a hell portal, or three, was cursed to wander the earth forever with a soul. Most sources agree he is dead, however, because there has been not sightings of him the last sixty years or so."
Buffy smiled and Spike snorted, "I wish." He said under his breath. Which is odd, because he doesn't breath.
"And what do we know about ways to keep a vampire from hurting anyone?" Buffy asked, smirking at Spike.
Spike ran at Buffy and they circled, mad at each other.
Buffy said something, then Spike said something even worse, and you could see that he really, really, REALLY, pissed Buffy off.
She stepped up to his and smacked him on the face, and was rewarded with a punch from Spike.
She soon slapped back. And Punched. Spike didn't know what he was doing, and accidentally vamped out. He turned his head to the oddest angel and became human again.
"Very good, Buffy. That is a very good replica of a slayer fighting a Vampire."
The rage on Buffy's face vanished, and she smiled slightly. But when Spike walked by, she hissed in his ear,
"We'll finish this later."
Spike nodded slightly.
Buffy continued with the lesson, and neither Buffy or Spike noticed that Hermione or Draco did not volunteer with any more information.
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After class, in the court yard:
Hermione was oddly quiet through lunch and the last class. And the oddest thing, Draco was also. Finally they went out in the courtyard and she noticed that Draco was sitting by himself, also. To her friends surprise she got up and walked over to see him. He was sitting on a ledge in the yard, all by himself. It was a cool place in the shade. She walked up and sat beside him. He looked up and noticed her,
"Did you see it too?" he asked her.
"Probably not as vividly as you, but yes."
He nodded, "Do you think Dumbledore knows?" he asked her.
"Well, he did let Professor Lupin teach even though he was a werewolf."
"Yeah." Draco answered, pawing the ground with a foot.
Hermione glanced at him.
"A vampire, though?" she asked, confused. I think even Dumbledore wouldn't let that in.
"Yeah. He has meant the slayer, though, so that means he has to be pretty strong."
Hermione agreed. "Buffy did say something like, Angel, I mean Angelus, so maybe she's a vampire too."
Draco nodded, "Lets talk about this inside." He said. Hermione agreed.
They kept going over the possibilities, till they got to a picture of a bat, and the afternoon bell rang. "We need to discuss this vampire thing more." Hermione said.
"Lets meet here tonight." Draco said, "We still hate each other, by the way, you stupid Mudblood."
Hermione winked, "By Malfoy. Thanks for my quill. Remind me not to lend you another."
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They went to afternoon classes, thinking their secret was safe. Of course what they didn't know Angel had heard it all.
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A/N: Lord Voldemort will make an entrance, not in the next chapter, though. I'm not going to do much with Harry and Ron, only Hermione and Draco. ;) Thanks to everyone who reviewed my last three chapters.
"Very, um, plain," Buffy said, crinkling her nose.
Spike rolled his eyes, "I'm not to much up on decorating, Slayer." He said, an edge to his voice.
"Well, I don't think you could make this place less inviting if you tried." She jeered.
A faint smiled appeared on his lips, "Wana bet?" he asked.
Buffy made a face, "No. I just had a vision of you trying."
Spike was about to say something when Harry and Ron walked into the classroom.
They glanced at Buffy and Spike, and Ron was about to say something when Hermione walked in, interrupting him.
"Your Buffy Summers?" she asked, looking at Buffy.
Buffy nodded, "And your?" she asked.
"Hermione Granger, Ms. Summers."
Spike snorted, but with a sharp look from Buffy, remained quite.
"Call me Buffy." She said.
"Okay. Are you going to help Professor Spike?" she asked.
Spike rolled his eyes, and Buffy looked at him, "PROFESSOR Spike?" she asked him.
He looked at her, "You may not like it, luv, but as long as your in this school that's what you'll and everyone else, save the teachers, will call me."
She looked at him with a small smirk forming on her face, "Angel too?" she asked, innocently.
Spike looked at her, "Peaches isn't here at the moment. He doesn't count."
Buffy smiled, "Maybe we could throw you a Professor Spike Party. I see it now."
Spike was about to say something when everyone else came pouring in, besides Draco. Hermione sat down in the one of the only two seats left. They both were at a very odd angle, facing in the round room the side of everything. Spike looked around and was about to say something, when Draco burst into the room.
"I'm so glad you decided to grace us with your presence, Draco," Spike said.
Draco rolled his eyes, "I'm sorry, but I got held up on my way."
"Five points from Slytherin. And do sit down."
Mumbling to himself, Draco sat down in the only other empty seat, the one behind Hermione. He had the even weirder angle.
"This, as you may already know is, Buffy Summers. She will be quiet the whole day, observing what is going on around her."
Buffy snorted, "Snowballs chance in Hell." She murmured.
Spike heard her, "Now, Buffy do you have anything you want to share with the class?" he asked.
"Yeah," she said, "That." But Spike interrupted her.
"Good. Thank you. Now on with my introduction. Today we will be studying the one you all did your reports on. I have read them and found you need to know much more. Can anyone tell me who we will be studying?"
No hands went up.
"We are studying the most evil Vampire of all time. Angelus."
Buffy snorted, "Sure." She said, sarcastically.
"Buffy, do you have anything to add to this?"
"Yeah. I'm going to change the lesson plan. Instead of studying Angel, I mean, Angelus, we are going to study the most stupid Vampire of all time. The ex-'Big Bad' William the Bloody."
Spike looked at her, "No. Another change in lesson plans. We are studying the myth of Slayers. Buffy can you take over," he smirked, "You know a lot more about this then I do."
Buffy smiled and pushed Spike out of the way, "How much do you know about Slayers?" she inquired.
Hermione's hand shot up, "I know that they alone can kill the vampires." She said.
Buffy shook her head, "Other people can also kill, or capture, vampires. But it is dangerous for them. They have to be strong and usually have to have help from friends. The slayer, however, is super strong," she paused and Spike snorted, "And uses that strength to fight and kill vampires. They don't usually live past twenty-five. Anyone want to add to that?" she asked.
Hermione's hand and Draco's hand shot up.
She called on Draco, however.
"See, the Slayer doesn't exist. All it is, is a bedtime story, really. Muggles saw vampires and things, and made up a small story to go along with it. It made them feel safer knowing someone was out there fighting those things."
A small smiled appeared on Buffy's lips, "And you don't believe in vampires with souls either?" she asked, and them put a hand over her mouth, "I really just said that, didn't I?" she asked.
"Vampires loose their souls as soon as soon as they're bitten." Hermione said, "The only thing I've ever heard about vampires with souls is the one theory about what happened to Angelus. There are three. The first, He was killed when the seventh slayer he went after, two, he messed up and fell into a hell portal, or three, was cursed to wander the earth forever with a soul. Most sources agree he is dead, however, because there has been not sightings of him the last sixty years or so."
Buffy smiled and Spike snorted, "I wish." He said under his breath. Which is odd, because he doesn't breath.
"And what do we know about ways to keep a vampire from hurting anyone?" Buffy asked, smirking at Spike.
Spike ran at Buffy and they circled, mad at each other.
Buffy said something, then Spike said something even worse, and you could see that he really, really, REALLY, pissed Buffy off.
She stepped up to his and smacked him on the face, and was rewarded with a punch from Spike.
She soon slapped back. And Punched. Spike didn't know what he was doing, and accidentally vamped out. He turned his head to the oddest angel and became human again.
"Very good, Buffy. That is a very good replica of a slayer fighting a Vampire."
The rage on Buffy's face vanished, and she smiled slightly. But when Spike walked by, she hissed in his ear,
"We'll finish this later."
Spike nodded slightly.
Buffy continued with the lesson, and neither Buffy or Spike noticed that Hermione or Draco did not volunteer with any more information.
*^*^*^*^*^*
After class, in the court yard:
Hermione was oddly quiet through lunch and the last class. And the oddest thing, Draco was also. Finally they went out in the courtyard and she noticed that Draco was sitting by himself, also. To her friends surprise she got up and walked over to see him. He was sitting on a ledge in the yard, all by himself. It was a cool place in the shade. She walked up and sat beside him. He looked up and noticed her,
"Did you see it too?" he asked her.
"Probably not as vividly as you, but yes."
He nodded, "Do you think Dumbledore knows?" he asked her.
"Well, he did let Professor Lupin teach even though he was a werewolf."
"Yeah." Draco answered, pawing the ground with a foot.
Hermione glanced at him.
"A vampire, though?" she asked, confused. I think even Dumbledore wouldn't let that in.
"Yeah. He has meant the slayer, though, so that means he has to be pretty strong."
Hermione agreed. "Buffy did say something like, Angel, I mean Angelus, so maybe she's a vampire too."
Draco nodded, "Lets talk about this inside." He said. Hermione agreed.
They kept going over the possibilities, till they got to a picture of a bat, and the afternoon bell rang. "We need to discuss this vampire thing more." Hermione said.
"Lets meet here tonight." Draco said, "We still hate each other, by the way, you stupid Mudblood."
Hermione winked, "By Malfoy. Thanks for my quill. Remind me not to lend you another."
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^
They went to afternoon classes, thinking their secret was safe. Of course what they didn't know Angel had heard it all.
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A/N: Lord Voldemort will make an entrance, not in the next chapter, though. I'm not going to do much with Harry and Ron, only Hermione and Draco. ;) Thanks to everyone who reviewed my last three chapters.
