Buffy Summers was used to strange happenings, you kind of had to be if you lived in Sunnydale, not to mention if you were the slayer, but seeing a barn owl with a scroll of parchment tied to its leg tapping its beak on the kitchen window at 11:00 am on a boiling hot day startled her slightly. Buffy briefly questioned the notion that the owl was demonic but the irritating noise it was making overrode her hesitation and she opened the window letting the owl inside. It perched on the back of a chair and held out the parchment to Buffy then flew imediately she had untied the small scroll.
"Hey wait a sec......" Buffy laughed at herself wondering why she wanted to talk to an owl and sat down to open the letter.

 HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZADRY
Headmaster:Albus Dumbledore
(Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards)
Dear Miss Summers,
We are writing to you to offer you a job ensuring the safety of the school and several students in particular. We ask you to come as a result of recent events and our knowledge of your admirable abilities


That was as far as Buffy got before Dawn burst into the kitchen,
"Buffy did you hear that?"
"Hear what?"
"Something in the living room"
"Well let's go see knowing my luck it'll be something shedding fur like crazy. Xander? Giles?" Buffy called the names as she entered the living room. Instead there was an old man in robes, a purple cloak and pointed hat with stars and moons, he had a long white beard and piercing blue eyes that sparkled behind half moon spectacles. Buffy could sense wisdom and power and drew a knife from her boot but couldn't resist commenting; "Okay you did know that cloaks went out last century and pointy hats are way dated right...although I like the stars....Dawn what do you think of the stars?"
"Uh Buffy bigger issues but actually I think cloaks should make a comeback."
"You've gotta be kidding!"
"Hmm Hmm" The old man drew their attention once again. "Thank you for the fashion commentary..."But couldn't get very far before Buffy got round to the interrogation.
"Who are you, how the hell did you get here, are you evil and what do you want? Actually scrap that. Are you evil?"
"No. Miss Summers I am Albus Dumbledore Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizadry."
"You know I don't like answers that leave me confused." Buffy still held her knife in a threatening position, determined to stay on top despite the wierd feeling that she never was there.
"I wrote you a letter which I believe should have arrived by now, although.."
Buffy cut in again with "Yeah didn't get too far with that maybe you should speak to Giles he's British and has a kinda dated sense of style. Speak of the devil Ooh I love when things like that happen." Sure enough a bespectacled, midle aged man entered the room.
"Albus" he cried as soon as he saw Dumbledore. "Do sit down it's marvellous to see you. Would you like a cup of tea?"
"Rupert, thank you but no. It's wonderful to see you too." Dumbledore sank carefully into a chair and sat with his fingers pressed lightly together and gave Giles a look disturbingly similar to the looks that parents and teachers share at meetings.
"Yes I know," Giles muttered. "You get used to it after a while."
"Hello Giles update please!" Buffy was fed up of not knowing what was happening and even Dawn nodded in exasperation. "You know this Dumbledraws guy Giles? How?"
"Buffy do learn some patience and put that knife away."
"Oh right sorry thought he might be evil you know appearing suddenly with a blazing  fire behind him on the hellm…. well just a bit worried."
"Yes Buffy I understand but do let us explain." For once the slayer fell silent, listening intently to the two men sitting infront of her. Dumbledore continued with the explanation.
"As I was saying I wrote a letter to you in which I asked you to come to Hogwarts on a matter of security. Now only afterwards did it dawn on me that you might be confused by such a ketter and that it would be best if I explained everything myself. Hogwarts is a school for young witches and wizards where we teach them magic."
"Like Willow magic?" Buffy directed the question at Giles but Dumbledore answered.
"No not wicca like Miss Rosenberg uses, our magic is more extensive, it exists in a whole world which whilst within the muggle world is completely hidden."
"Muggle?" Dawn saw that her sister was burning to ask about Willow but got her question in first.
"Ah, non-magic people" Giles answered. "Like me."
"And us." It was a statement but Dumbledore treated it like a question.
"Well not really, you see that's partly why I'm here."

Dun Dun Dun Ok I know it's not that bigger cliff hanger but please pretend 'cos I can't write any more at the moment. hee hee I love knowing what's gonna happen.