A's/N's: Ok. This story is a story being written by three, yes I said three, people. They are RainynDawn, MssrBlaze, and MssrSpirit. I (Blaze) have the convenience of typing up the first chapter, so, if there are too many spelling mistakes, well, blame the Beta! Just kidding. Don't blame her too much…. On with the story!

Introduction:

Deep in the mountains of West Virginia ( Yes, the state in America!) hidden by the tall trees that flourish on the land, stands a school. A school for the gifted one might venture to say.

Now, gifted does not necessarily mean 'smart'. No, most of the students that attended this school would not be classified as 'smart' in any case. But gifted as in unique. You see, this school is filled with witches and wizards from all over the east coast.

Now these new breeds of witches and wizards were not living in the dark ages, like some of their foreign counterparts, but were, in fact, like every other American, caught up in all the latest technology. This school was equipped with computers, and, of course, TV's with all the works. This school was called the Shenandoah School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

In the school, there were three girls, three of the very best of friends. They were the 'cool' kids, they were the 'troublemakers', they were the 'Pariahs'. Their names were Spirit, Blaze, and Amaya.

Spirit was the comical relief of the group. She had long blonde hair and could be ditzy at times. She was the chic and fashionable one of the group. With long legs in short skirts and designer tops, Spirit often won the hearts of all.

Spirits family were muggles and they lived in a log cabin in the panhandle of West Virginia. She was an only child and loved being spoilt by her family. Her father was a lumberjack while her mother worked as a Wal-Mart cashier. Her father was a bit obsessed with wizards, much like Arthur Weasley's fascination with muggles, and would often try to question Spirit's friends when they came to visit, or in Amaya's case, most of the summer and long holidays, but we'll get to that in a moment. Spirit was, naturally, embarrassed of her father's thirst for understanding but loved him nevertheless.

Blazes' parents were wizards and because of that, she had an understanding of magic from a very young age. She too, was an only child.

Blaze was the smart one of the group, the brain. She helped her two friends immensely at school. Especially with their homework. See, Spirit was too busy with boys and being a social butterfly, and Amaya, well, Amaya was busy being Amaya. Her straight red hair was always perfect, making her another favorite amongst the guys. But she chose to rely more on her books and her friends.

Blaze dressed…cute. She often chose to don a simple pair of jeans, a stylish tee-shirt, and flip-flops. She was youthfully beautiful and her quite demeanor proved to be a great asset, as she was a favorite among the teachers as well.

Lastly, there was Amaya. Amaya also came from a family of wizards. A family that often liked to 'splurge' into the Dark Arts. Amaya was the oddball in the family, detesting Dark Magic, and spent most of her free time either at Spirit's or Blaze's. She had one older brother, Vittorio, and a younger sister, Desdemona, both fascinated with the Dark Arts.

Maybe it was because of her family background, but Amaya was the blunt one of the group. She was tough and the only one's that knew her secrets were Blaze and Spirit.

Amaya dressed vintage and comfortable, often choosing track pants and sneakers, but was still cute. She had dark black hair and silver blue eyes which lit up when she was angry. She was the picture of darkness, but with those that she lived, she was a true and valued friend.

These three friends had stuck together since they first met in Hillman Holler ( the equivalent of Diagon Alley). They never thought their lives would change. But change they would. You see, this year, six new people would enter their lives and change them drastically. Things would never be the same in West Virginia with these new breeds of wizards.

Introduction written by: Amaya