I got nearly all my information from the Demon Database for this chapter.

In the Angel timeline, this happen in about 5x03 (unleashed) & this story contains VERY edited quotes and slight spoilers from that episode.

Thanks to matt, Blake5, Liza girl, Christos and Orion the Hunter for reviewing.

I'm going to start the 2nd Hogwarts slayer this chap, but it's an ongoing project thing. As for Blake5's question: Maybe (

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CHAPTER 8- 'Here Endeth the Lesson'

"Giles!"

"Hello Dawn. How're you?"

"I'm good. You?"

Giles was Hogwarts new DADA teacher. It was his first day of classes and his first class was with the Gryffindor's and Slytherin's.

"Dawn?" Jaden stood in the doorway.

"Come in, Jaden. I've told you about Rupert Giles, Giles this is Jaden Mormon and you remember Felicity."

"Hello Jaden, Felicity. And how is Dawn doing as your watcher?"

"Really good."

"Yeah, she's cool. I was worried we'd get a stodgy English bloke who lived in a library."

"Jaden!" Felicity warned

"What? Ohhhh. I'm sorry, you don't seem like a stodgy British guy, I didn't mean to... No offence."

Giles looked amused. "None taken. So you are happy with your watcher?"

"Yes."

"Marvellous!"

"Giles; you've gone all British!"

"I am British Dawn."

"Yea, but you weren't as British in America. Does that make sense?"

"Oddly enough, yes. Are all three of you in my first class?"

"Yup. And you have Ginny and Skye 3rd today and Robinette tomorrow morning."

"Professor? Can we come in?" The rest of the class was arriving.

"Yes, take a seat."

When the class arrived, Giles began his lesson. "Can anybody tell me what a hellmouth is? Yes, Miss...?"

"Hermione Granger."

"Yes Miss Granger."

"A hellmouth is what it sound like- a mouth of hell. It has an unusually high amount of dark magic surrounding it and that attracts all kinds of evil creatures."

"Very good. 10 points to Gryffindor. What types of creatures are attracted to a hellmouth? Miss Mormon."

"Vampires and demons."

"Can you name any particular types of demon?"

"Umm, Horrah demons." Jaden said remembering her encounter in the forest. "Werewolf's, Brachen demons, umm"

"Well done 10 points to, what house are you in?"

"Slytherin"

Giles barely managed to hide his surprise. "10 points to Slytherin. Can anyone name anymore demons?" Dawn was her only one with her hand up. "Dawn, go ahead."

"Vengeance demons, chaos demons, fyarl demons, morah demons, kulak demons, gnarl demons, large and small bone eaters, various evil insects, sloth de-"

"Thank you Dawn." Giles interrupted her. "10 points for Gryffindor. We will be covering demons later in the week. Today we are going to talk about vampires. Can anyone tell me the legend of the vampire? Yes, Miss..."

"Brown, Lavender. Vampires were created when a demon bit a human being and mixed their blood. The victim became "a human form possessed, infected by the demon's spirit "--essentially, a human-demon cross. This vampire bit other humans, and so on, and so on, creating an entire race."

"Very good. 10 points. A good friend of mine once described the siring process like this: "they have to suck your blood. And then you have to suck their blood. It's like a whole big sucking thing."

Some of the class laughed at this. When they stopped, Giles continued. "When you die, your soul leaves your body. If someone is turned into a vampire, their body rises, but their soul doesn't return. The demon takes over and it's not the person it once was. Can a demons soul come back to them?"

Several of the class shook their heads. "Yes." Giles said.

"That can't be right."

"Miss Granger are you calling me a liar?" Hermione flushed deep red. "A vampire can have his soul cursed back into him or can go through an enormous amount of pain and a great deal of trouble to get his soul restored. But only one vampire has ever chosen to get his soul restored to my knowledge. Can anyone name any of the ways to kill a vampire? Miss Newton"

"Wooden stake through heart, beheading, direct sunlight, drinking holy water, natural fire, umm a cross and garlic will deter them...have I forgotten anything?" Flick asked Dawn

"Nearly. There's a poison called killer of the dead and the blood of a mohra demon if the vamp doesn't have a soul. But that's it I think."

"Yes, that's everything. 10 points to Gryffindor. Right you appear to have background knowledge of vampires. Does anyone know of any famous vampires?"

"Dracula!" Came a voice.

"Yes Dracula does exist. He's a bloody ponce if I may say so, but five points to your house anyway."

"The Scourge of Europe. Darla, Angelus, Drusilla and William the Bloody. No-one one knows exactly what has happened to them, but they haven't been heard of for years." Hermione spoke up, sounding as if she had digested the textbook as usual.

"Does anyone know anymore more about the Scourge? No one? Very well, Dawn, if you please..."

"Darla sired Angelus, who sired Drusilla, who sired William the Bloody. Darla died and was brought back and sired by Angelus. She's dead now, for good this time. Dru and William were in love. She was crazy and is still about somewhere. Angelus liked to brand his victims with the sign of the cross. He killed a gypsy girl and was cursed with a soul. He is rumored to be in America. William the Bloody used to like torturing his victims with railroad spikes. He was captured by a muggle organization that put a special chip in his head to prevent him hurting people. No-one knows where he is now." Dawn felt tears come to her eyes thinking of Spike, but blinked them back.

"Thank you Dawn. For next lesson, I want you all to read the chapter in your books on vampires. You may go."

As the class were leaving, Giles called Dawn back. "Would you like to come to my room after your classes have finished? We have some catching up to do."

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"Buffy said you hadn't visited."

"No. I just haven't had the time or the privacy to open a portal."

"I think you should go, they miss you."

"I phone all the time."

"There are some things you can't say on the phone." 'Like that a very good friend has come back from the dead and is tied to an evil law firm' Giles added mentally.

"I want to see them. Besides anything else, I want my laptop. Willow said she'd charm it for me and I really can't write on parchment. You should have seen Snape's face when I handed in an essay done in regular white paper and a fountain pen!"

"I can only imagine." The head of the watchers council said dryly. "Are you happy with your slayers?"

Dawn grinned. "I knew you couldn't last 10 minutes without talking shop! They're good. They're willing to learn, it's just there's five people looking to me for guidance and it's weird, you know?"

"I know. But if anyone can do it you can. You've been helping Buffy for years, there are times we couldn't have done without you."

"Yeah. If I wasn't there who else could you rescue every other week because they've got themselves kidnapped again?"

"Xander?" Dawn smiled. "Seriously though, your research skills and language abilities were very helpful, not to mention your resourcefulness in a fight."

"Thanks, Giles."

"Anytime. So have you had any luck finding the second slayer attending Hogwarts? "

"Not really. I've got a short list though. But no certain leads- it may even be someone not on the list."

"Well who is on the list?"

"Erm...Contestant number one is a Slytherin- Pansy Parkinson. She showed her strength in beating a 1st year Hufflepuff into a bloody pulp.

"Contestant number two is another Slytherin, Blaise Zambini. I can sense power coming off her; but as we're in a magical school, it could just be that she's a powerful witch or carries a magical object around with her or something.

"Behind door number three is Cho Chang, a Ravenclaw. I've seen her speed and agility when she was flying in quidditch. Susan Bones from Hufflepuff is a possibility for the same reasons as Cho.

"Maybe Millicent Bulstrode from Slytherin for her strength or Luna Lovegood from Ravenclaw for her courage and quick thinking. Maybe even Hermione for the same reasons, but I don't really think so. Rose Zeller is another possibility- she took martial arts classes and is said to be very good at them even though she's only a second year Hufflepuff.

"Emily Flinch- Fletchedy is a possibility. Her brother said she'd got stronger over the summer and could kick his ass at quidditch now, even though she only a first year Ravenclaw. Padma or Parvati Patil possibly, but they're twins so I really don't thing that's likely.

"Katie Bell, maybe, or Jenny Frost. They both play quidditch, Katie for Griff and Jenny for Hufflepuff. They're both really good: fast, agile and strong. All slayery qualities.

"That's quite a list." Giles commented.

"Ten candidates. I'm not counting Hermione or the Patil twins. I've spent too much time with Hermione so I know it's not her and the slayer power would be split between the twins so there would be three slayers instead of two."

"At least it's a start. Don't rule out any possibilities, it may be the person you least expect. Now to change the subject: Jaden was put into Slytherin, do you know why?" Giles took off his glasses and started cleaning them, earning a grin for Dawn.

"I don't know." Dawn sighed, the grin fading. "I thought it might have something to do with wanting power or something. She definitely loves a good fight. Kinda reminds me of Faith and we know how that turned out. How did you deal with Faith?"

"We didn't do anything. What could we have done? She just denied it and half killed anyone who tried to stop her. And rouge slayer is more dangerous than a good one...what are you going to do?" Giles asked

"I don't know. I mean it might be OK."

"It probably will be."

"But I'll keep an eye on her, just in case."

"Good idea. If you need me, all you have to do is ask."

"Thanks, Giles. So what's going on in LA?"

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"Flick, can you cover for me tonight?"

"Sure where you going?"

"I'm using Giles' office to open a portal and then I'm going to visit LA."

"OK is anything wrong?"

"I don't know Giles was acting weird, but he didn't say anything."

"OK, say hi to everyone for me. Where will you portal to?"

"Wolfram and Hart. I'll be back for breakfast tomorrow, if not you might wanna call, make sure everything's alright. Oh, if Jade or anyone asked tell them we'll go patrolling tomorrow night."

"OK, see you tomorrow."

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As Dawn stepped though her portal, closing it behind her, she walked toward what sounded like Angels voice.

"Where is she?" he demanded.

" I don't know what you're... "

" Wrong answer!"

"But it's a secret. If I tell you, this man, he's not like you. You're a good guy, but he's a...well no offence, but he's scarier than you."

"Wanna bet!" Angel growled, switching faces.

Dawn peered into the office. Angel was all vamped up and threatening a wimpy looking guy. The guy ('a scientist?' Dawn wondered) gave Angel the right information and was dragged out another door. Dawn looked out the window and saw a black car speeding off a few moments later. She guessed it was Angel's from the blacked out windows.

'Now what do I do?' A grin appeared on her face as she heard something, or rather someone. Wesley was having a conversation on a walkie-talkie about meeting up with Angel at a hotel to rescue some girl.

"Wes!"

"Dawn! It's good to see you. What are you doing here."

"Visiting. I take it Buffy's not here? Mind If I tag along with you guys then?"

"I don't know, it could be dangerous."

Dawn rolled her eyes. "Wesley, I'm an incredibly powerful witch and I can fight. I'll be fine."

"Come on. We're meeting Fred and Gunn in the parking lot."

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"Angel this little picnic was such a good idea." Fred was saying. They had won their battle with the werewolf eating people and Nina was inside Wolfram and Hart cleaning up.

"Yeah man," Gunn said. "Why haven't we done this before?"

"Has anyone seen the plum sauce?" Wes asked

"We're clean, nobody's listening." Fred finished scanning the area with a little device she had hidden inside the 'picnic' basket. You couldn't trust Wolfram and Hart.

"Good!" Gunn turned to Dawn. "How did you do that green-freezy thing?" One of the 'evil guys' had tried to shoot at Nina and Dawn had shot out a green ray that paralysed the man.

"I'm a witch, it comes with the territory. Besides haven't you seen Willow use magic? And don't you guys ever do spells?"

"Willow's still not fully recovered. She only does spells when absolutely necessary, and it hasn't been absolutely necessary and we do incantations really, not actual spells."

"Fred, had you seen our special guest recently?" Wes asked the young scientist, sending a sideways glance at Dawn.

"No he went 'whoosh' a while back and I haven't seen him since."

"I love it when he does that." Angel commented from the shadows. "One minute he's here, the next minute 'whoosh'"

"What are you talking about?" Dawn was thoroughly confused

"Err, Buffy has a surprise." Angel said. 'Well,' he thought, 'it will be a surprise.'

"Hi Nina!" Fred said loudly

"Hi." The new werewolf was very subdued, understandably. "What are you doing?"

"Having lunch. A picnic. Together."

"Like one big happy family?" Nina was sceptical.

"Yup. One demon hunting, helping the helpless, dysfunctional family. You'll be OK, It's not so bad being supernatural."

"How do you know? You're not a monster, are you?"

"Nope! I'm a standard issue science nerd. But I did spend five years in a hell dimension until Angel rescued me."

"He rescues a lot of girls, huh?"

"Girls, guys, puppies. He's an equal opportunities hero guy. But you will be OK."

"Next he'll be telling me he likes being a vampire."

"Well...being nearly indestructible is cool!" Angel put in.

Dawn, who had been eating a sandwich from the 'picnic', started choking.

"Sorry," she coughed, "but this is really bad!"

"I'll pick something up after I drop Nina home." Angel offered, "I'm buying!"

"Ladies and Gentleman, hell just froze over!" Gunn joked from where he was leaning against a tree.

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"Spike!" Fred called after the vampire who had reappeared and dragged him into her office. "Dawn's here, but Buffy hasn't told her yet. So could you just stay here?"

"Dawn? Nibblet's here?"

"Yea, but Buffy wants to tell her, OK."

"Fine. So what have you been up to today? Running about with Peaches? Saving the day? I swear, someone should get him a superman cloak- he'd like that."

Fred choose to ignore the last comment. "Last night Angel killed a werewolf."

"Really? A werewolf? I had a run-in with a werewolf once myself. Brutal it was. Fought for hours. Nearly lost my..."

"Angel killed it with a pen."

"Oh"

"Anyway, it had bitten a girl and this group of people tried to eat her but she's OK and she'll be coming to Wolfram and Hart's every full moon."

"Goody."

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"Dawn, there's something I need to tell you." Buffy had finished greeting her sister and was going to tell her about Spike. "I don't really know how to say this but Spikes alive, well not alive exactly, but he's undead. The amulet brought him back."

"Hey Nibblet."

Dawn whipped round. Spike was standing in the doorway looking the same as always.

"Spike? How..."

"It's me, luv."

She walked toward the vampire and tried to hug him, but fell straight through him.

"That's the downside. The bloody powers didn't bring me back fully. I'm a wee little ghostie."

"How?"

"Honestly, we don't know, pet. An' we don't know why either. Fred's looking into it...or she's supposed to be."

"I'm so glad you're not totally dead!"

"Me too, Nibblet, me too."

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"Dawn!" Felicity called her friend. "Dawn? Are you OK?"

"He's back. He's really back."

"Who?"

"I can't believe he's back."

"Who's back, Dawn?"

"Spike."

"What? But he died in the battle with the first."

"They brought him back. The powers that be brought him back. He works for Angel now."

"How? When? Why?"

"Don't know, at the beginning of September and we don't know. I spoke to him last night. It's really him- only he's kinda incorporeal."

"What?" Flick couldn't stop a laugh. "I didn't know him that well, but from what you've told me he'll be loving that, and I bet he's thrilled to be working for his sire!"

Dawn grinned, giving some life to her shocked face. "Let's just say, he wasn't best pleased. Everyone else is fine. No apocalypses, business as usual."

"Aren't apocalypses business as usual?"

"Yes...But that's by our standards- for normal people it's business as usual."

"I hate to break it to you, but normal people wouldn't class the odd nest of vampires or a demonic lair business as usual."

"Oh shut up! Anyway it wasn't vampires or demons. It was a new werewolf that these people wanted to eat for dinner- I'll tell you about it over breakfast."

"Oh great. Ruin my appetite completely why don't you. Ron manages to do that well enough on his own talking about giant snake guts and grimy socks."

"Huh?"

"Don't ask. Believe me you don't wanna know!"

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Thanks for reading. The Scooby's will come eventually, but not yet. Please review. I like reviews! Who do you want to be the other slayer? Pref. someone from 'the list', but it can be anyone really.

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