Founder's Child

By: Gaz

Rated: PG...for some words...I'm not totally sure about that tough.

Disclaimer: Buffy is owned by UPN and Harry Potter is owned by J. K. Rowling...I'm not sure who else.

Important Notes: Spike is the new DADA teacher at Hogwarts. This does take place after the sixth season or whatever season is going on now...everyone besides Buffy and Giles died in the final battle, there will be mention of the other characters though. Ok, before I totally get off track, let me start the story. Oh, yeah, one last thing, this takes place in Harry's fifth year. One more thing, sorry but this is somewhat important...when I do this ~*~ it means that there is a few minutes time skip, if it's more than a few minutes to an hour I'll tell you. Thanks for putting up with my annoying note.

~*~CHAPTER 1~*~

A large blackish owl swooped by past the scarlet train as it pulled to a stop; the owl was going away from the large castle that was Hogwarts, unseen to the students that were starting to crowd off the train minutes later.

~*~

The door to the Great Hall swung open just as everyone had settled down at his or her appropriate tables. In walked the familiar blond vampire, Spike, though the students didn't know who he was. He was dressed in muggle clothing; black jeans and a black shirt underneath a black leather duster. He walked up to the staff table, said a few words that nobody heard to Dumbledor, and sat down in the seat that was saved for the new DADA teacher.

"Welcome everyone to a new year. Let the sorting begin," Dumbledor said with a smile.

~*~

"Hello, and welcome again to a new year, as always the Forbidden Forest is just that, forbidden," Dumbledor announced after the sorting had finished. "I want to introduce the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Spike. I only have two more words for you, now, dig in."

~*~

"Would you like some black pudding?" Professor McGonagall said holding out a dish of black pudding towards Spike.

"No thank you, I'm not hungry," Spike said before looking around the Great Hall at all the students.

Nobody really cared that Spike didn't eat anything, it wasn't uncommon for people not to eat anything on the first day.

~*~Sunnydale, California~*~

"Spike?" Buffy called as she walked into Spike's crypt. "Spike, you here?"

No answer. Looking around Buffy found out that Spike had taken all his blood with him to wherever he went, and she found a letter lying on a table. Quickly she grabbed the letter and headed back to the Magic Box. When she got there she read the letter allowed to Giles:

Dear Spike,

I would like to offer you a job  to teach at Hogwarts. I have included a plain ticket, I reassure you that the plane will leave after dusk.

Sincerely,

Professor Dumbledor

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

"What does this mean?" Buffy asked already knowing the answer.

"It means that he has gone to teach at a school for witches and wizards; Dumbledor has always hired the strangest people," Giles said putting down his book. "I understand the reason for hiring the others, but a vampire, I'm not sure that that is entirely safe."

"Of course it is, with Spike's chip he won't be able to hurt them," Buffy said suppressing the urge laugh as a large blackish owl landed outside and started tapping at the door.

"No, he could," Giles said marking the page the he had been at with a book mark before putting it up on a shelf. "They have that little bit of something in them that makes it so that they're not entirely human."

"So they're little demons," Buffy said.

"No, but there's something inhuman in them that makes it so that they can perform spells and such," Giles corrected her.

"But Willow could do spells 'and such' does that mean that she wasn't entirely human, but she was cause Spike couldn't hurt her," Buffy rambled.

"No, she learned to do magic, these kids, and many others, were born with powers that cannot be explained," Giles said putting a few more books back on their shelves. "And you might want to let that owl in, it seems to have a note that it needs to deliver."

Buffy quickly walked over to the door and let the owl in, which landed on the table and dropped a letter at her feet before landing on the table to wait for her reply.

Buffy--

Gone. Job offer. I'm tired of your whole not being sure about how you feel. So I took it. Don't reply. Don't worry, you'll never hear from me again.

--Spike

"Damn. What am I gonna do now," Buffy asked to no one in particular, even though Giles was the only one there.

"He took the job," Giles said almost questioningly. "I wouldn't have expected him to refuse it."

"Where is it?" Buffy asked quickly.

"Where's what?" Giles replied.

"The school, Hogwarts, I have to talk to him," Buffy answered as she started pacing the room.

"It's in England, I think that the owl is your best way of finding out," Giles said looking over at the owl that was helping itself to a little bit of food that was sitting on the table.

"What?" Buffy said totally not understanding.

"Owl Dumbledor and find out what's going on," Giles said passing her several pieces of paper and a pen.

"What should I write," Buffy asked after she had tried to write a letter that would make sense several times.

"Well-," Giles started before Buffy quickly interrupted him.

"Never mind," Buffy said as she started writing something.

Professor Dumbledor,

I am writing about the acceptance of Spike as one of your teachers. It is very important that I speak to him, but he has recently told me that I shouldn't contact him by owl. I find this difficult seeing as I don't think that the mail system will be able to get to a place that I don't even know the address for. I have been advised that you might be able to help me.

--Buffy Summers

Quickly, she gave the letter to the owl and opened the door again as it took it's leave.

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Heehee. Strange I know. But I had to do it. I'm out of humour in my writing, so that was it. There will be more soon.

Gaz