An Invitation

Xander glared at the note that the owl of all things had delivered to him, it seems that he had been invited to join the prestigious Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, not that he really needed it, not after Halloween anyways.

A nightmare of a night diverted thanks to an old blue sheet fashioned into a robe and a white beard bought at discount from Ethan Rayne's party supplies, turning back to the owl Xander nodded before turning back to the room "Well Archimedes, it looks like we are going back to the isle," Xander announced to the sulking owl that had stayed over before rapping his walking stick against the table "Higitus Figitus Zoomba ca zinc, I want your attention everything." As the gathered magical odds and ends turned to face him Xander felt the ancient powers respond to his request in the most fundamental manner.

"Well if you think I'm going back to that dank, cold rainy old castle that Rowana dragged me to after you died you are quiet mistaken, I find I rather like it here, besides Willow happens to be very free with snacks and Buffy is more than willing to talk to me during the more 'Respectable' hours of the day." Archimedes said grouchily before fluffing his feathers up in defiance.

Xander for his part just smiled, he knew the old owl would cave eventually, he would complain about it bitterly but in the end Archimedes would travel with him back to Hogwarts.

Of course he was already having premonitions about a dark haired youth with a nasty scar on his head… a boy with a great destiny unlike any seen since his little adventure with Arthur so many centuries ago.

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