The shock of the group lasted ten whole seconds before the blonde jock pushed Danny away from him and onto the floor, between the girl in the dark clothing and a boy who was peering at a gadget in his hand. The taller, older teen was still talking to him as he stalked back and helped three of his friends off the floor, the girls taking his hand with grace while he pulled the other boy up by the arm and left the others to get up on their own, preferring to look at Fawkes' tiny body, having had a recent Burning Day. Looking tired and worn down, Danny helped himself to his feet and walked over to some of the kids still on the floor, helping them up and talking to the few that asked where they were and what was going on, Harry helping alongside him and answering any questions that he felt he could.

When everybody was on their feet again, Tonks included, and looking at the Headmaster as he looked sharply at the Trio, Harry took a deep breath and spoke up, "Professor, Voldemort was there."

"As were you." Tonks stated, looking at the boy as he cringed and replied, "Danny needed help and we came just in time, Tonks. We told you that at the Fenton's house."

"And just how did three underage students get all the way to America, Harry?" Albus asked, confused as to how he hadn't known. Looking at Danny as he turned from talking to a ginger-haired boy, he shook his head and replied, "That's for Danny to tell. Or one of the ghosts, it is their secret they gave us."

"Albus, they turned up just as green lit the sky. It wasn't Mordesmodre, either." Tonks said, Danny walking forward with the kid as Ron waved slightly to his fellow ginger who smiled and nodded before he looked at the adults and said, "Excuse me, but wizards don't exist."

"Mikey," The taller teen began, only to be cut short by Danny saying in a deadpan tone, "We live in the most haunted city in America, Mikey, and you're saying the wizards don't exist."

"Never thought I'd say this, but the nerd's right, Fentina." The blonde piped up, looking at his classmates as the eldest said, "This is a shock to us all, Miss Tonks. We've been through enough tonight without you messing us about and saying that wizards exist and getting Danny to play along as well isn't funny."

"Miss-" Dumbledore began, hesitating when he looked at her as she said her surname, "Miss Fenton, Witches and Wizards have existed since before the Salem Witch Trials, and have co-existed with Muggles -non-magical people such as yourselves- for millennia before then. What happened tonight was something that we will make sure will never occur again."

Turning to Danny as he nodded silently, She asked, "This true?"

"Show them." was the only answer and directed at the Golden Trio as he looked at his sister when Harry glanced in his direction. Saying nothing in answer, but only giving a nod, Harry drew his wand and looked at his friends when they did the same, ignored the sounds coming from the others and aimed them at various items, Danny watching in silence when they enchanted, levitated and even brought a silvery substance into existence. Each of these acts of magic brought on different levels of surprise, ranging from Jazz's silent look of disbelief as she stared at the light of the silvery stag from Harry, to the shouts from the A-Listers as the table levitated from beside Dash, who edged away from it behind his friends, Kwan Ko, asking, "Just who are you?"

Albus smiled and walked to his desk, sitting down as well as waving his wand to conjure some chairs into existence, his students taking a seat immediately as the Americans hesitated and watching the furniture suspiciously before they sat down slowly to listen to the five wizarding folks.

"Before we start, would anyone like a lemon drop? I assure you, they are from a normal non-magical sweet shop." Dumbledore began, none of them taking the proffered sweet except Danny, and his friends when they saw him nodding, "Very well. Firstly, My name is Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, the woman who came to your aid is known as Nymphadora Tonks or just plains Tonks as she prefers to be called and the three teenagers in front of you are known as Harry James Potter, Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley. All five of us, this entire school, in fact, are what's known as wizards and witches. As to who the man at your campsite was, he is known to our people as Lord Voldemort."

"You mean, old snake-face actually has a name?" Mikey piped up, looking at the students as they nodded silently and Harry answered, "He's basically your typical villain. Trying to take over the world and all that."

"Kinda sounds like that Wisconsin Ghost Phantom's always fighting. Speaking of which, where is Phantom anyway?" Mikey muttered, looking around the room for any sign of the ghost as Danny looked down and began to pick at a hole in his jeans, which Jazz noticed as she slapped his hand away and glared when he looked up. Looking at the three Gryffindors as Harry raised an eyebrow, he shook his head and mouthed, "Later."

Watching the interaction between the Fentons and Harry, Dumbledore opened his mouth to speak once more when a yawn punctured quietly through the room's silence and everyone looked to the geek as he sniffed and looked at them in question. The simple sound brought the adrenaline levels from the 'journey' down as the campers realised how tired they felt. Smiling, Dumbledore stood and stated, "I know tonight has been an eventful one for you all and you'll no doubt be tired. If you could bear with me for five minutes while I have a word with one of my teachers, we will have rooms sorted for you sooner than you can think of football."

Walking out of the door with Tonks, Dumbledore looked at the auror as she closed it and sighed, saying, "Where are they going to stay, Albus? We only meant to bring Danny's closest friends and his sister. Not the entire teenage population from Amity Park."

"I don't know, Tonks. I should think that they would all like to stay together, help each other adjust to this new world that they've gotten involved in." Dumbledore answered, sighing as they walked down the spiral staircase and into the main school area, where the four House Heads and Ghosts were waiting patiently. Nodding to them, he noticed that the Slytherin Head was holding his left arm as if it had recently been hurt.

"Something the matter, Severus?" He asked, focusing on the younger man as he nodded curtly and replied, "Phantom's back then?"

"Yes, and we also have a dilemma. It seems that the entire population from Amity Park is waiting in my office for a place to sleep for the night." The eight looked at each other as one, before the smallest Head of Hufflepuff squeaked, "We can't Sort them. They're guests of the school."

"If I might make a suggestion, headmaster." Tinkling and shrieking sounded from the office before Severus' idea could be heard. Looking at his colleagues, Severus swept past them and barked the password [Fizzy Wigs] and disappeared up the stairs, muttering under his breath as the teachers followed to see what the matter was, the ghosts looking at each other in concern before they winked out of visibility.

Dumbledore's Office

"This better be a joke, Fenton." Dash snarled, shooting the taller raven a glare as he rolled his eyes and replied dryly, "Oh yeah, I thought this whole thing up and even got Harry, Hermione and Ron to play along, even though I've never met them until now. It's real, Dash. Magic is real."

Growling, Dash shot out of his chair and pinned him against a cabinet, the contents inside tinkling loudly, fist clenching and rising a little to thump the boy in his grasp as Hermione shrieked and half-raised her wand, Jazz standing up to try and break the two apart, Sam doing the same as well as Tucker. Danny looked calmly in his long-term bullies eyes and said, "It's not a dream and it's not a prank, Dash. It's as real as Phantom and the Ghost Zone. What happened tonight was real as anything that's ever happened to us all."

The door opened as Dash's arm tightened on the collar and his fist raised to face level before he was forcibly pulled back from the cabinet and onto the floor, Danny sliding down onto the floor as he was let go. Yelling as he felt his back connecting, he looked up and saw a sallow-looking man, dressed in long, flowing black clothes and greasy-looking black hair wearing an annoyed expression, another stick in his hand and pointed at him. Looking behind the man, he saw Tonks and Albus, along with three other adults watching the scene as Jazz immediately knelt by her brother's side and whispered in his ear. Nodding and pushing her away slightly, he picked himself to his feet as the teachers stepped into the room and looked at Dash, saying, "They brought us all here for safety, Dash. Harry can tell you what this Voldemort is like. He's faced the jerk."

"As it so happens, we have decided where you will be staying the night." One of the women said, coming into the room and looking at her students when they looked to Danny, who was watching her with interest, "For now, you will spend the remainder of the night in each of the Houses Common Rooms. They are Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Gryffindor, you are free to choose whichever one you want to stay in. All of the Houses have extra beds and such in their dorms and you can trust that the students will not harm you in any way. But I must tell you this now, while you are guests of the castle, there is to be no bullying the students or each other. There is a curfew of ten o'clock night time, no one is allowed out after this time and please do not disturb lessons. It is still the School Year, however, for those of you who wish, you may join in any class you want. The rules that apply to the students also apply to you as well. I will have our caretaker, Mr Filch, show you the list once you are rested up."

"Where're you staying, Danny?" Sam whispered, looking at her friend as they were joined by the three Gryffindors who smiled when Danny said, "Gryffindor House sure could use some more people in it. And the more of us, the better with Peeves."

Looking at the three students, Sam pulled a mock-thoughtful face and nodded, a rare wide smile on her face, turning to Tucker as he shrugged and said, "Anything to get away from Dash." And then to Jazz who just hugged Danny and nodded at Harry, Ron, Hermione and her brother's friends. After that, it was a matter of finding out which House the others wanted to stay in as they heard the qualities that were valued by each of the four Dorms.

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Does the ending seem rushed to you? I've read it through like a thousand times and it seems rushed to me. If you do, let me know in a PM of you're a member or a review if you're a guest, or just review if you want.

And speaking of… I received a really encouraging review from a guest reviewer called PhantomCrush2004. Can I just say thank you soo much for your review? It really lifted my spirits up to the point where I wanted to cry with happiness. So this shout out's to you and everyone else who's ever written something really nice. *Bows head in respect*

By the way, which House do you want the A-Listers, nerds and geeks to go stay with or do you want them all to stay together as one group? Send me a review with the House, please.

Hermione Jean Burton