Ok I'm ready to make this chapter a bit longer than the other ones cause this is where... You know what, you guys just read it so I don't have to tell you.

Chapter 3

What Snape saw astounded him, as a mere boy no more than fifteen at most, destroyed the boulder in front of him with on hit.

This... This boy.

He watched in pure amazement as each stone the child puch crumbled just as the first one. When the boy sat down under a tree to drink some water Snape couldn't believe that he was actually turning some of the water to ice. And without even a spell or wand to say the least.

Behind him Dumbledore also marveled at the power the boy was diplaying before him. Stepping out of his hiding place with Snape behind him Dumbledore stood in view of the child's view and introduced himself.

"Hello my name is Albus Dumbledore and this is Severus Snape." he grestuered towards the man in black next to him.

"And I would like to talk to you,"

Danny instantly tensed when the two strangers stepped out of the shadows of the forest. Being sure not to attack, but also not to let his guard down for a single minute. If these men had seen something, this could be very bad for Danny. Even if he could sense energies to tell good from bad, these two gave off an energy that meant they had some kind of powers.

Snape was no exception. He stayed wary of the blue eyed teen in front of him. If he could do that at such a young age with no magical training what so ever, what other powers could he already be in tuned with. Snape also noticed that the boy was in a stance that suggested he had been in many difficult situations and knew how to react. His face showed no fear but rather a guarding look, even his eyes didn't give off anything that would allow Snape to find something about him. At least without probing his mind.

Dispite the tention in the air Dumbledore only continued speaking "Forgive me for just barging in like this without any warning, but there is a matter I wish to discuss with you, if you don't mind."

Danny relaxed a bit if these men meant to harm him they would have done so already. And judging from their strage attire, he took it that they weren't from around here.

"I'm Danny, Danny Fenton,"

An akward silence past between the three. Danny finally spoke up, his curiosity had to be satisfied.

"Um sorry for asking this," he said nervously rubbing the back of his neck "but why are you here?"

Dumbledore smiled, it seemed like this would actually be easier than expected. For not only did Danny seem unafraid, a bit shy though, but he also had manners.

"Well that is actually quite an intresting story," the headmaster said pleasantly "but, pehaps it be best if we discuss this in a much more comfortablt position. Shall we sit down on a bit of grass and talk?"

"Um, ok,"

Dumbledore strolled over to where Danny had originally been resting, and pulled out his wand. Dumbledore watched as the boy teansed at the sight of it. Apperantly he's already seen magic, seeing how he was in a fight stance ready to defend himself if necessary. Dumbledore could only assume that he had seen the darker side of magic.

"You need not to worry my dear boy for I never use black magic," he assured the boy. Danny relaxed a bit.

With a swish of his wand three comfortable looking, wooden chair appeared out of nowhere. Danny was amazed, still he had seen plenty of real magic before so he wasn't scared like most when they see actual magic for the first time.

The old man sat down along with the other one who hadn't said a single word yet.

"Sit down if you please," Dumbledore said to the teen gresturing his hand to the last vacant chair. Danny obeyed at sat down as the strange man began to talk.

"Now, to start off as I said before my name is Albus Dumbledore and I am headmaster at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This is one of the teachers there Professor Severus Snape and he is the potion master of the school. We came here at first, to research a rumor I had heard involving a large level of spiritual level and activity. Then, when we arrived we felt a huge surge of magic, we followed the source and ran into you. If I might ask have you ever had anything strange things happen to you that couldn't be explained?"

Danny smiled at this. He didn't even know where to begin wether it was before or after the accident. So he chose the headache from this morning, it wasn't a normal headache at all.

"Well today I had this feeling in my head all day long like something was tryingto get out or something," he admitted.

"Did anything unusual happened when it seemed to get unbearable?" Dumbledore pressed on with the issue even further.

Now that Danny thought about strange things did happen, including the water fountians completly bursting, and Dash's locker suddenly swinging openly causing him to fall. He just thought that the school's property was breaking down again. Apperantly not.

"I see," said Dumbledore "Well then if it's alright I'd like to invite you to attend Hogwarts where you will learn to use your magical abilities. I can arrange so that your parents ca-"

"No!" Danny said panicking when Dumbledor mentioned his parents. The idea of finally learning to control his powers, and those that he was just getting randomly, where he had them for one minute and were gone the next, was exciting but the thought of his parents knowing...

"Sorry," he apologized after seeing the bewildered stares he got from the two men "I mean, it's just that my parents, are a little, untrusting of well..."

The headmaster held up his hand to save the poor boy from what looked like a very difficult answer to put into words. "You don't have to say any more, muggles who discover their children have magic in them sometimes don't take the news all too well."

"I just think it's better for everyone if they didn't know," Danny said in a voice that seemed to belong to someone who was much older.

"And why is that?" Snape finally spoke, but in a stiff tone.

Danny just ignored him "It's just, I'm not sure they'll be ready for it, that and my dad is a bit of a big mouth."

Dumbledore thought about the situation for a bit, it seemed to him though as if the boy was holding something back. Since he was already uncomforable enough talking about his parents, Dumbledore didn't say any more on the subject.

Instead he replied "Very well, then it might be possible to say fool them, if you will, into allowing you to attend." His blue eyes twinkling with mischief. It was the utmost importance that the child in front of him get the proper training. He hate to think of the consequences if someone else got their hands on him. It could be a huge disadvange for the Order and the magical world if his gifts were being controled by a corrupt mind.

Turning to face the professor who was eyeing the boy like a hawk,"Severus I'd like you to return to the school, and tell them we are about ot have a new student joining us this year."

Snape was astounded, was he serious to accept a student with no magical learning this September! As he was about to set out to leave the headmaster addressed him again.

"Oh, and have them set up a tutor for Mr. Fenton so that he may catch up and be ready for this coming school year if you will."

"Yes Professor," with a swish of his cloak Snape was gone.

"Now then about your parents..."

Ding, Dong!!!

"Jack," called out a female voice "Could you get the door!"

"On it baby!" Jack Fenton came bounding up the steps from the lab and opened the day to find a rather old man wearing a violet suit, with a black tie that had silver stars on it.

"Good evening," the man greeted "I am here to talk about your son Daniel."

"Hey, wait a minute, Danny didn't do anything bad again did he?" Jack asked suspiciously, his eyes narrowed.

"Oh no quite the oppisite, may I come in?" Jack let the man walk in. A woman in a blue hazmat appeared in the room.

"Jack who was it?" she glanced over at Dumbledore "Who's this?"

"Forgive me for intruding, but my name is Albus Dumbledore," he bowed lightly.

"Hello, would you care to sit down?"

"Why, yes, thank-you very much madame." He sat down on the couch as both husband and wife. They certainly are an intresting couple, thought Dumbledore.

"He's here to see us about Danny," said Jack.

"He's not in trouble again," she asked.

"No, no it's that I was hoping you'd be intrested in allowing your child to participate in a foriegn exchange program for the rest of his high school education."

Maddie and Jack were speechless, this was an amazing oppertunity for their youngest child that just fell upon their laps. But like any good parent Maddie had many questions to ask.

"Mr. Dumbledore that really is a generous offer, but I'm not sure it's a good idea to let Danny go to a foriegn school in... Where exactly is it?"

"In Britian," that was close enough to the truth, the trian that took the students to the school was there. But the school was somewhere deep in the country.

"So far away, I mean he has his friends here and Amity Park is the only home he's ever known." She said.

"Yes, I see your point Mrs. Fenton but I think it be a good idea to let him study at Britian Acadamey. Where it will allow him to focus more in certian areas of intrest, and make it so he will grow and prosper in the most unimaginatable ways.Besides, he will be allowed to return home for vacations and breaks."

"That sounds fair," she nodded her head at that, after all she didn't want to never see her child for years. Being able to see her son during the summer and on Christma would be ok.

"Also I think it be best if Danny came to Britian with me, that way he can catch up on what students have been studying so he won't fall behind."

"So soon,"

"Believe me you won't regret sending him with me this Friday,"

"But what about airfare and passports, packing and-"

"Relax my dear woman it will all be taken care off, you can count on that."

"Alright, and what sort of school curiculum do they offer?"

"Oh very numerous of varies different subjects. That way the students can figure out which area they're best in without completely negleting the other subjects that are equally important to a child's education." Dumbledore was pretty good at this for he had Danny explain eveything, though it took a while to get the timid boy to open up...

"So, Danny can you tell me why exactly why you don't want your parents to know?" the elder wizard watched the boy as he shifted from one foot to another. He didn't want to make the teen feel uncomfortable, but Dumbledore knew that he was holding something very important back.

"It's just... I don't think they're ready to now," he said quietly.

"Do you plan on telling them at all?"

"Maybe, someday, I, I don't know," Dumbledore looked Danny straight in the eye. Blue meeting blue.

"Danny you may have to tell them sooner or later,"

Danny was hit with a pang of guilt. He knew the bearded man was right on several levels, but he still had a lot of good reasons for wanting to wait. "I will tell them, someday but, not right now."

"Are you sure you want to wait?" Dmbledore asked surprised with his answer. Usually muggle born witches and wizards' parents are thrilled at knowing their child is part of the magical community. Why did he want to wait to tell them.

"Danny listen to me, even if you think you're parents may not understand you can reat assure that I won;t tell them a word. But if you want me to trust you, you must trust me in return."

Danny thought about it. To give his darkest secret after only less than hour of knowing him was a huge gamble. Still, Danny had a feeling that he could trust the man in front of him. And nearly a year of ghost hunting has taught him to trust his instincts.

Dumbledore started to walk away to the same place where Snape had dissapeared. "Very well then, I'll just go and ge-".

"Wait," Danny ran to catch up. Dumbledore turned around to face him. "There is something I have to tell you. But you have to promise not to say anythind to anyone." The last part came out more as a plea but Dumbledore could sense the seriousness of Danny's tone.

"Alright, you have my word that I won't tell anyone,"

"O.k, you see, I'm..." Danny transformed for Dumbledore. He stared in shock as two white rings of light engulfed the boy, starting at the torso and splitting up and down. When they had traveled all the way instead of a blue eyed, black hair boy. In his place was a ghost with white hair, acid, green eyes, wearing a black and white hazmat.

"I'm half-ghost,"

Dumbledore culdn't believe it. Never had he even dreamed such a thing was possible. To be both dead and alive at the same time, in one body.

"And do your parents know?" he asked.

Danny reverted back to his human self, "Well no, you see my parents are sorta ghost hunters and..."

Dumbledore now understood. He was afraid that if his parents found out about him being a wizard they might figure out that he's also part ghost. If that happens the child was afraid his parents wouldn't accept him, with their careers.

"How did this happen?" Dumbledore was now determined to get this child enrolle into Hogwarts for his own safety.

"About a year ago, my parents created a ghost portal and at first it didn't work, so I went inside, you know to check it out. I accidently hit a button and the next thing I knew was that there was a bright light and pain, a lot of it. I passed out and the next day my arm completely went through my door."

Dumbledore nodded, secretly he was wondering what kind of pain the child went through to have such a thing thrust onto his shoulders.

"Believe me Daniel, I won't tell." He had a twinkle in his eyes.

Danny breathed in relief "Thanks."

"Now it's getting late and we should talke to your parents as soon as possible,"

"Ok," Danny ran over to the tree they were at before and grabbed his back pack. Suddenly a blue mist escaped from his mouth.

Dumbledore saw it and would have to ask him about that later.

"Sorry, but I have to go." He transformed and was about to take off when he remembered Dumbledore. "Do you need my address to find my parents?"

"No, I'm sure I can find it, after all there are many things one can do with a little help from magic," this last part he said with a smile. Danny waved good by shooting off into the sky at a speed that could give even a firebolt, a run for it's money. Once Danny was out of sight, Dumbledore continued on his way a plan already formulating in his clever head on how to convince his parents, without having to reveal to them anything at all.

As soon as he had a minute alone with Danny he would ask him a few more questions. He was pretty sure the boy had a few questions of his own, if not more.

"That's very impressive, but what about bording and-" Dumbledore cut her off before she could finish.

"All will be taken care of he just needs the supplies and uniforms and that's all," he had to give credit to Mrs. Fenton, she was clearly very intelligent and a caring mother. Jack was more of a five year old with large guns, as he was currently playing around with a piece of string. It surprised the headmaster how easily distracted the husband could get, even by a piece of loose thread from the couch.

"And what is the estimate amount of the cost?" she asked, even as inventors they had plenty of money but if this was too costly for them.

Dumbledore pulled out a piece of paper and wrote a few numbers down, then handed it to the mother across from him. She studied it for a moment before she spoke up.

"Well, since this is a great oppertunity, and the cost is reasonable I guess it's ok for him to go. But maybe we ought to talk to our son about this."

"Don't worry, he already knows,"

"He does?" Jack had lost intrest with the string when it broke and was now paying attention.

"Yes, you see I was lucky enouh to run into him on my way here."

"Well then why didn't he come home then," Maddie thought.

"Well, you see he was in a bit of a rush."

"Yes, he always seems to be doing that,"

"Then it's settled, the-"

Dumbledore was cut off when a tired teen came through the door looking like he was mauld by a gang. There was a tear over the knee of his jeans, and his black hair was messier than ever.

"Danny what happened to you?" Maddie rushed over to her son.

"Oh nothing I just fell at the park, no big deal, really Mom, I'm fine." he insisted.

"You just go clean up this minute young man," she commanded her son, who without protest headed up stairs to clean himself up a bit.

"Sorry about that, he's always coming home like that," worry was in her voice when she spoke.

"As I was saying, if it be alright with you, but the school allows for students to visit the village near by on weekends for a bit of fun. This is a permission slip to allow him to go." Dumbledore handed over a pink piece of paper that looked any other permission slip (to muggle eyes anyway).

"That's sounds like a great idea," taking a pen out her pocket she signed it and handed it over to Dumbledore who took it and put it away in the pants pocket of his suit.

"I'd best be off now, I have to get the paper work ready good night Mr. and Mrs. Fenton,"

"Good-bye Mr. Dumbledore," she walked him out the door and closed it behind him. Out of his bedroom window watched as Dumbledore left, before he rounded the corner he turned his face to Danny and winked.

He had to call Sam and Tucker about this, and as soon as Jazz got home from handing her college thesis on ghost envy in. They'd want to know where he was, and he knew they wouldn't speak a word about him being a wizard.

There was alot he had to think about, sure he had said yes to attending, but still there was a lot running through his mind at the moment. Would he be able to communicate with Sam and Tucker while he was gone, could they handle th ghosts, and would people get suspicious when Danny Phantom disapeared the same time Danny Fenton left to go to some foriegn school? All that and more cept racing through his mind like a swarm of angry bees. God his head hurt now.

Still, there would be some good out it. Danny layed on his bed staring up at his cieling that he had put glow in the dark stars on it in the shape of several constilations. I mean, he could finally learn better control over his powers and those he didn't even know about. And it was a chance to learn more magic other than the stuff he had learned in order to defeat some ghosts in the past. It might be alright he guessed, who knows maybe this would be fun. Danny glanced at the clock and decided it was best to get to bed knowing his mom, she'd want him to be well packed. He turned off the light and fell fast asleep.

Outside his window he was being watched by a three men dressed in black robes with their hoods pulled up so that no one could see their faces. On a building's rooftop a couple of blocks away, they were using a pair of bronze binoculars with many little screws and buttons on the sides.

The one who was holding it put them down and faced with fellow companians and in a grim tone said.

"Our master will not be pleased with this..."

That's it for now ok I have to work on my other stories ok. I'm hoping to update them soon and at the same time. Just be patient, my sister always hogs the computer and I have tons of homework due this week.