Watch Out World
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Summary: Spike and Angel at Hogwarts. How bad can it be? AU, possible slash
Disclaimer: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Harry Potter characters are not mine.
Author's Note: This story is dedicated to Kev, because I couldn't start posting this story without his help.
Another Author's note: I need at least five reviews before I post the next chapter. I need suggestions, pointers (not the dog please), and encouragement. Treat me like a poor person who needs handout food to survive. Treats the reviews as the handout food. big smile
Helpful tips: zeros (0) mean change of character, words in italics are thoughts and surrounded by quotation marks means thought speech, words in bold mean excerpts from something written like a book or note
Chapter Ten
"First lesson." Harry looked up as Angel casually strode into the room and plopped onto the lounge chair across from him. Spike was hovering in the doorway, watching Angel with a hesitant look. "You're welcome to join us Spike, as you missed the lessons first time around."
"Gee, thanks." Spike hopped into the room and bounced onto the couch beside Harry. "Will we have to take notes?"
"No Spike." Angel smirked. "In fact, you'll never have to have anything repeated. You'll remember it all." Harry perked up. "Some of the things we'll be going over is our abilities. We'll also go over family groups and Clans, feeding, and of course Sire/Childe bonds."
"You mean you were supposed to give this whole speech to me?" Spike suddenly asked. Harry bit his lip as the older vampire pouted. "I feel left out."
"Don't." Angel said. "If we were to keep up the pretense that you were Dru's, then she wouldn't have been able to tell you. She hardly knew all of it herself."
"She was a bit of a deadhead." Spike muttered.
"Who's Dru?" Harry asked.
"One of my Childer." Angel said. "She was dusted a long time ago. Now, I've decided to spread this out quite a bit so you have time to think about it."
"Can I tell my friends?" Harry asked hesitantly.
"If you trust them. I'll tell you if you can't let a certain fact slip, don't worry." Harry nodded. "I think we really need to cover the basics first, like our abilities and disadvantages." Angel began. "What do you know?"
"Well, super senses and strength. Holy water, crosses, and sun don't mix well with vamp….us." Harry quickly amended. "Not unless you have that potion. When can I use it?"
"Give it a month." Angel said. "And you're partially right. We do have super senses, but there are limits. Because our eyes are sensitive and we can see in some darkness, you have to be careful of bright lights. Some can be blinding if you're not used to them or if they catch you unawares."
"I had that happen once." Spike piped up. "Bloody hurt."
"Same goes with smell. If you don't try to dampen it it'll get you into trouble." Angel warned. "I smelled my way through places and found myself in loads of trouble. Plus some things just don't need to be smelled."
"Too true. I met a guy who had dog shit on the bottom of his shoe….okay, not the time for that." Spike trailed off when Angel glared at him.
"I'm guessing loud noises make ears ring too?" Harry asked in slight amusement.
"Yeh, but goodie for the fact that the pain factor goes down." Spike said. "A good slash will feel like a papercut."
"Joy." Harry said. "What about other abilities?" He moved on quickly.
"Well, super speed. We don't have to breathe although it's a good thing to learn to do." Spike cut in here.
"Yeah, it pays to pass as human sometimes. I mean, I had to wait in the hospital once and almost got the nurses in a fit because they found that I wasn't breathing." Harry smirked.
"I should also mention the fact that you do not have a soul, so you technically do not have 'feelings' like humans. I'll explain that all later, when we have more than a few hours of night left." Angel paused. "You also might find yourself with a temper."
"Peaches had one a while back." Spike piped up again, earning a glare from Angel. "Still does."
"You can only be killed by a wooden stake through the heart, beheading, or fire. Crosses and holy water do burn but can't kill unless you're submerged in it. Garlic gives us indigestion and rashes. Healing is quick." Angel paused. "You need to be invited into a house, or you can't enter it. Public places are open to us unless they're like Hogwarts and there are wards."
"We can blend into shadows." Spike said quickly.
"We don't have to eat anything but blood." Angel continued before Spike could say anything else. "And that's the next, and last, topic I think we should cover for today."
"I almost forgot I have to drink blood." Harry said softly.
"Don't worry, you get used to it." Spike assured him. "And you only have to feed twice a day."
"More, because you're a fledge." Angel corrected. "Two mugs in the morning, one for lunch, and two for dinner." Harry blinked. "I'm sure Dumbledore will provide the blood for us."
"Yeh, it's not too bad either way. You don't have to kill if you don't want." Spike added helpfully.
"Can I still eat other foods?"
"I usually don't." Angel said. "Spike does, and you can if you want. Foods might not taste the same and blood will always taste better than anything, but it doesn't hurt."
"And you don't have to worry about using the loo." Spike added helpfully. Harry gave him a look.
"Our bodies absorb everything we ingest. No need to worry about bathrooms and messes." Harry shrugged. "I think that's enough for tonight."
"Yeah. I need to take notes." Harry muttered almost helplessly. Spike laughed and Angel smirked. "Major notes. If that's okay?"
"Perfectly fine, but could you make sure they're away from any prying eyes?" Angel asked. Harry nodded. "Then let's hit to bed. You can stay up if you want, take those notes. But stay in the rooms, preferably the bedroom."
"Sure." Harry pulled out his things and after joining the two on the bed, began to write.
TBC
A bit shorter, but hey. Okay, here's a list of topics I want to cover in the story. I'll also be posting a list of the things Harry learned in each chapter…think of it as Harry's list. If anybody can think of something I forgot to add, I'll try to change it/add it.
Abilities/Disadvantages
Feeding
Sire/Childe and Clan facts
Interaction with humans
Harry's notes:
Abilities/Disadvantages
super hearing, sight, smell (all can be used against due to the oversensitivity)
increased speed and healing abilities (later learned from Spike that if you had holy water poured onto a cut it'll scar)
can blend into shadows
Crosses, holy water, and sunlight are a no-no and garlic causes rashes and indigestion
Can only be killed by beheading, wooden stake through heart, fire, sunlight
Needs to drink blood frequently but doesn't need to eat regular food, although you can
Don't have to worry about bathrooms
Needs invitation to enter a person's home, but public places are open unless there are wards
Feeding
needs blood to survive (fledges need more than older vampires)
can eat regular food but doesn't have to
IMPORTANT NOTE!
My computer has decided to crash, once again. I will not be updating this story for a while because I have to use my father's computer. He does not approve of slash fanfiction so I cannot write it on his laptop or he'll find out. That would mean no updates ever. I ask for you to be patient, my computer is on it's way to being fixed (I hope) and I should be able to post the next chapter next week (again, I hope). Until then I will be writing a nice, non-slash, Buff story I hope you'll enjoy.