Chapter 1-Apocalypse Number Two

Buffy, Willow and Xander lied with their eyes starring at the ceiling in the same

places they had fallen asleep the previous night. "So, does anyone feel like finding out

what that tapping noise is?" Buffy asked her two friends.

"It's your house Buff." Xander responded from the floor.

"Yeah, but I just saved the world." Buffy wined

"You saved it last year, and you didn't have a problem running away." Willow

spoke up.

"My God, am I ever going to live that down?!" Buffy asked exasperatedly.

"No!" Xander and Willow almost shouted. Buffy rolled her eyes.

"Fine. I'll get up!" Buffy was relieved when she found that the tapping sound was

coming from the window right above her head. "Uh...guys? There's and owl tapping at

my window." When she said this Xander and Willow reluctantly got up, and joined Buffy

at the window.

"Well, you going to open the window?" Willow asked eagerly.

"Don't you dare!" Xander exclaimed.

"Is our brave Xander afraid of owls?" Buffy asked shocked.

"Yeah well I have issues with owls. " Xander said. Buffy rolled her eyes, and

opened the window. Xander ducked, however Buffy and Willow were surprised to see

that the owl had a letter.

Buffy reached out and took the letter from the owl, which then perched itself on

her windowpane. "It's addressed to all three of us." Buffy said suspiciously. She then

opened the letter and read it out loud.

'Dear Buffy Summers, Alexander Harris, and Willow Rosenberg,

My name is Professor Albus Dumbledore. I am Headmaster of Hogwarts School

of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I'm fairly certain you have not heard of me. However I am in

need of your help. The world as we know it could end by the end of the week. I beg of you

to come, and help us as soon as possible. If you have any questions ask Rupert Giles.

Please only send this owl back if you are unable to come. Otherwise, I am sure Mr. Giles

will be able to get you here.

Thank you,

Albus Dumbledore

Headmaster

Buffy turned to Willow. "Call Giles, and get him over here!" Fifteen minutes

later Giles, Buffy's tweed and glasses wearing, British librarian and ex- watcher was

sitting on her couch reading the letter. "Giles, what does all this mean?" Buffy demanded.

"Well, I think Professor Dumbledore gave you a very good explanation." Giles

said lightly. Buffy's eyes narrowed.

"Then expound." She was beginning to lose her patents.

"Very well." Giles said exasperatedly. "There is another world within this one. It

is know as the Wizarding World. There, they use magic as a part of everyday life. They

even have schools that teach magic. This school that you have been asked to go to is the

best, and it appears that they need you help." Giles finished lightly.

"Where exactly is this school?" Willow asked.

"England." Giles said simply.

"No way Giles!" Buffy started at once. "There is no way that I'm going all the

way to England one day after saving the world." She said stubbornly.

"Buffy, its you job to help them. From the looks of things your work yesterday

might have been in vein if the world is truly going to end this week." Giles cajoled.

"Well what about the Hellmouth? I can't just leave it unguarded." Buffy argued.

She refused to be goaded into leaving Sunnydale.

"This is one case where it would be wisest to abdicate your role on the Hellmouth

for the time. If you don't there will no longer be a Hellmouth to guard." Giles pleaded.

"Fine. Just on question. How do you know about all this?" Buffy questioned her

watcher.

"It was part of my watcher's training. Now, we don't have any time to lose. Don't

worry about packing your things will be brought there. We will be traveling by floo

powder." Giles said, squatting down by the fireplace as he said this.

"Whoa! Slow down there G-man." Xander said holding his hands up. "We'll be

traveling by what powder?"

"Floo powder, and don't call me that." Giles had just finished starting a fire. "You

simply throw a handful into the fire and say 'Hogwarts'."

"Uh- Giles? How did you know we would need this?" Willow asked uncertainty.

Giles smiled. "You three were not the only ones to receive a letter this morning."

He stood up. "Now, step in to the fire, drop the powder, and say 'Hogwarts'."

Okay, you want us to go into the fire?" Buffy clarified. Giles nodded. "You know

I'm going a lot on trust here." Buffy grabbed a handful of powder, and followed Giles

instructions. Suddenly, Buffy felt like she was on the roller coaster ride of her life,

and within seconds she found herself face down in an unusual circular office. Buffy

glanced out the window, and found that the sun was just rising. Willow, Xander and Giles

soon landed behind her.

"Hello." Said a voice from a balcony none of them had noticed. They all jumped.

"You must be Miss Summers, Miss Rosenberg, and Mr. Harris." Then man with a long

white beard said from the balcony. Then his eyes fell on Giles. "Good to see you again

Rupert. I haven't seen you since your first year of training."

"Yes, Albus it has been a while. I assume you already know who these young

people are." Dumbledore nodded. Giles turned to the other three. "This is Albus

Dumbledore."