Salvaging from the Ashes Chapter 4

Wow! Again thank you to all who reviewed. Personal thanks will be at the end of the chapter. By the way.. does anyone watch Angel and remember where it was Andrew said Xander was now? I went to look up the episode script and my favorite trusty site has closed! Grrr.

Disclaimer: If your reading it, it's not mine. Well, technically the story is but the characters are not but the idea is mine and..... oh never mind.

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= Anya and Spike have agreed to teach the students=

Anya and Spike were shown to quarters and bid a good night by Dumbledore. Spike and Anya were given the password, high yield bonds, and turned to look at the rather stern looking woman in the painting. She glared at Spike and huffed

"In my day a vampire wouldn't be welcome in this castle. No indeed!"

"In your day" Spike growled "They obviously hadn't heard of waxing a mustache either"

Anya laughed at the death glare the woman wore only to be shushed as Spikes nose twitched and eyes narrowed as he glanced around the deserted hallway and mocked

"So we have ghosties here huh? Ever heard of haunting the living? Wait... not ghosts, they don't smell of shampoo and chocolate." As he started advancing a few steps he said in a sing song voice "Someone's invisible"

Spike and Anya both smirked as they heard a faint squeak.

"You've got 2 seconds to move away from that suit of armor and show yourself or I start feeding" He snarled, eyes glinting yellow.

Harry, Hermione and Ron hastily shed the invisibility cloak and stared, wide eyed and pale, at the strangers.

"How did you know we were there?" Harry asked nervously

"Did everyone NOT notice I'm a vampire?" Spike asked Anya, exasperated

"We definately may be stuck here forever if everyone is this clueless" Anya replied watching the three with interest.

"He heard our heartbeats and smelled us" Hermione told the boys "vampires have heightened senses. I told you this was a bad idea."

Spike chuckled and told Hermione "Well at least one of you has brains enough to keep away from a vampire. Would have been smarter to ditch them Luv."

"It's good for you three Spike has a soul "Anya informed them "Any other vampire or demon would have ripped your throats out and drank from your brain stem. Your not going to do that are you?" Anya asked the vampire "These are all the clothes I have and blood never comes all the way out no matter how soon you spray and soak"

At the appalled looks of the three Spike told them

"I don't kill humans anymore. Got a soul if you were listening" As the three started to relax he added "Still didn't tell us what your doing here"

The three looked sheepish "We were just wondering who you were and why you came" Ron said.

"Good questions" Anya told him smiling brightly "I'm Anya and this is Spike. As to the second part, we have no idea how or why we got sent here. Your headmaster is going to find our friends though"

"So your leaving then?" Harry asked politely.

"Not just yet" Spike said "The big cheese wants us to teach a few classes to you kiddies on demons and such first"

"Wicked!" Ron exclaimed

"Yes, most demons are" Anya said brightly "So who are you?"

"Oh" Harry said embarrassed "This is Ron and Hermione. I'm Harry. We are in Griffindore."

"What's a Griffindore?" Anya asked blankly

"It's one of the school houses" Hermione explained "Students are sorted into four houses by the traits they posess.There is Griffindore, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin"

"Slimy gits, Slytherins are." Ron muttered

"Why's that?" Spike asked intrigued

"Most of the wizards who ever went bad came from Slytherin house" Harry explained "That was Voldemorts house"

At Rons wince, Hermione snapped

"Oh do stop wincing Ron!"

"I can't wait to see Malfoys face when he finds out a vampire is teaching us" Ron said gleefully "His father will probably be here in ten minutes"

Harry's face darkened for a moment

"He should be locked up. I still can't believe the stupid ministry believed him when he claimed to be under the Imperious curse"

Spikes eyes darted towards the end of the hall and he spoke urgently

"Someone's coming. You lot better make yourselves invisible again. And not a word from you" He said to the painting "Unless you want me to use you as an ashtray"

The painting huffed as the three hurriedly pulled the cloak over themselves as Professor McGonnagal came up the hallway. Spike smiled charmingly at her

"Did we forget something?" Anya asked innocently as Spike held his lighter threateningly towards the painting

"Oh no" Professor McGonnagal said kindly "I came to tell you the house elves will be bringing you dinner up. And please call me Minerva"

"Thank you Minerva" Anya said politely "And we are just Anya and Spike as well"

"Professor Dumbledore has arranged for both of you to go into Diagon Alley tomorrow to purchase anything you need for yourselves or your classes"

"Thank you Minerva but tomorrow?" She said looking meaningfully at Spike "In the daytime?"

"I better not go unless you want your students to be taught by Anya and a big pile of dust" Spike said blandly

"Professor Dumbledore has taken care of that Spike." Minerva told him pulling a ring out of her pocket and handing it to him "This will protect you from the sun burning you"

Spike studied it for a moment

"Not the Gem of Amara but just as good." He said before adding "Thank you"

With a brief explanation about what time breakfast started and how Professor Dumbledore was going to announce to the school about them being teachers, she bid them a goodnight. With sighs of relief for not being caught, the trio promised to show them to the Great Hall the next morning and headed off towards Griffindore tower. Ignoring the muttered comments of ill mannered heathens from the painting, Spike and Anya entered a well appointed sitting room and collapsed on the couch. A still hot meal was laid out for them, including pigs blood for Spike, and they ate heartily in silence for a few minutes. When pleasantly full, they looked at each other.

"So I guess we should talk?" They both asked in unison

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Whoo hoo another chapter down! Sorry for the delay but finding time to type this out seems to be a problem lately. Stupid work. Next thing you know they will want me to be nice to customers too. When will it end? Anyway

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