Chapter 1

Professor X, Magneto, Mystique and Professor Dumbledore – Xavier's Office

Professor Xavier sat in his office, his attentions focused on his three, unusual guests. He supposed he after the fall of Apocalypse it wasn't too strange to find himself in casual company with Magneto and Mystique, both old rivals who recently turned 'good'. Naturally, Magneto still had his hate for humans and Mystique was as short-tempered and vengeful as ever, but they were no longer at the throats of each other or the X-Men. It was now a month after the battle against Apocalypse and the mutants of Bayville seemed at peace, despite ongoing protests against them. All in all, they were content with the considerably uneventful last few weeks.

When an old friend of both Magneto and Charles arrived at around seven that morning, the two powerful mutants knew that change was coming. The man who had travelled from a castle on the British Isles was a well-known wizard by the name of Professor Albus Dumbledore. The strange, elderly man appeared on the doorstep of the Xavier Institute with a small 'pop,' consequently bypassing all forms of security. He was, soon after, greeted at the door by Hank McCoy and led to the Professor's office. Upon seeing his wizard friend again, Charles sent for both Mystique and Magneto. He knew it must have been important for Albus to seek him out.

When Mystique entered, the blue shape-shifter simply eyed the wizard warily. Unlike Xavier and Magneto, she had never met him. She didn't even know anything about his world, the Magical World. Magneto, however, bore a shocked expression at seeing his old colleague. Long ago, before the Apocalypse, before the X-Men, before even Voldemort had gained his power, Eric Lensherr and Charles Xavier stumbled into the Magical Realm and met Albus Dumbledore. Almost a decade of their lives went into studying the relationship between mutants and wizards. Eventually all contact ended when the falling out between Magneto and Xavier occurred. Finally, Dumbledore was forced to stop his studies when Tom Riddle began to gain power as Voldemort. They hadn't heard from each other since, so it was only natural the surprise felt by both Magneto and Xavier when Dumbledore came asking for their help.

"The Wizarding World is, yet again, in the middle of a war against Voldemort," Dumbledore spoke solemnly. "And the only hope we have in defeating him lies in a young boy by the name of Harry Potter." The old wizard wasn't surprised by the looks he was getting from the others. Voldemort had just started gaining followers when the two mutants left the Magical World behind. "He has always been a formidable opponent with many ways of keeping himself alive," Albus said as an explanation. The three mutants simply accepted it and waited for him to continue. A long explanation of Harry Potter's prophecy and life ensued, followed by Dumbledore's formal request for their help. "I do not ask that your students face Voldemort," he concluded, "only that they help to protect Harry and my other students until the time comes. Mr. Potter will be entering his sixth year at Hogwarts and still needs much more training if he wants to survive the final battle."

Silence followed for a few moments as the three mutants thought things over. Mystique had only barely come to terms with the fact that magic existed, and wasn't jumping at the chance to protect or fight against something she didn't fully understand. Magneto and Xavier took a little longer to decide, and in the end both reached the conclusion that they wanted to help their old friend. Charles wheeled his chair to Dumbledore's side. "I can assure you, Albus, that the X-Men will do what they can to help," he said. Magneto simply nodded his agreement and glanced expectantly at Mystique. The blue woman in question glared at him a few moments before consenting as well, with a very slight nod of her head. She wasn't very eager, but the other two seemed to trust the wizard, after all.

Dumbledore sighed in relief at their answers and smiled kindly at each of them. "I don't believe you know how much this means," he replied. Albus took his job of protecting the school and his students very seriously and, at present, this seemed the best way to keep everyone safe. "You should also know that Voldemort has recently learned of the existence of mutants and I wouldn't be surprised if he began recruiting them. This will soon become your fight as well."

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Everyone – Xavier Institute's Dining Hall

Everyone was quickly assembled in the large dining room of the Xavier Institute, waiting impatiently for the urgent news Professor X, Magneto, and Mystique had for them. They were also quite curious as to who the other old man was. Finally, the last of the students filed into the room and everyone was called to attention. The 'meeting' began with Professor Xavier explaining to everyone about the existence of wizards and how Professor Dumbledore, standing quietly behind his wheelchair, was one. After all of that excitement ended, Xavier told them about Voldemort and Dumbledore's request that mutants go to Hogwarts disguised as students to help protect everyone.

Charles was then interrupted by Bobby Drake, who raised his hand as he asked, "How are we going to pretend to be students if we can't even do magic?" The other mutants nodded and voiced their agreements before being stopped again.

Magneto was the one to stop them this time. "Charles, Albus and I spent the better part of a decade studying the relationship between magic and mutant powers," he replied in his naturally stern, deep voice. "If there is anything we learned it is that mutants are simply extremely powerful wizards. Our magical abilities were powerful enough to manifest themselves as a specific power, but we can still use our powers with wands as wizards do." It had been a remarkable discovery all those years ago. Eric and Charles had been astounded while testing the theory for themselves.

"Continuing on," Charles said as the others took in that information, "not all of you will be attending Hogwarts. We have chosen five X-Men, three from the Brotherhood, and two of the Acolytes to go to Britain as witches and wizards. The rest will continue training and recruiting mutants before Voldemort can get to them." There was a bit of an uproar at the news, which died to whispers of who they suspected were going.

"So who's going there, Professor?" Kurt's voice rose above the rest. "Don't keep us in suspense!" More murmurs of agreement followed and the Professor allowed it to die down before going on.

"Alright then," Charles replied. "Gambit and Pyro will be going as seventh years. Typically they are seventeen, and as far as they know so are all of you." He glanced at the two he named to make sure they understood before moving on. They were much older, but they needed some people in that year. He continued, "Lance, Rogue, Wanda, and Pietro will be going as sixth years. This is extremely important, because Harry Potter and his friends will be in the same year." The Professor paused again. "The rest will be attending as fifth years. They are Kurt, Kitty, Amara, and Bobby." As the Professor finished, another wave of noise erupted from the mutants. Shouts of astonishment were mixed with congratulations while some were muttering in anger.

Xavier, Magneto, and Mystique knew that explanations were in order for those who were not chosen, but that would have to wait until later. At the moment, ten specific mutants would need to begin packing. In a week they would be on their flight to England and, upon arriving, receive wands and begin to learn the basics of magic.

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Professor X, Magneto, and Professor Dumbledore – Xavier Institute's Dining Hall

Everyone had long since cleared the room until only the two professors and Magneto were left. They reminisced and caught each other up with their lives. Of course, Albus was sorry to hear about the constant fighting between his two mutant friends that eventually led to Charles' accident. He couldn't imagine how hard it had been for the mutants when the muggles learned of them. He knew that life was much simpler without them knowing, but mutants didn't have what the wizards did. The Magical Realm had enough people to sustain strict governments around the world and could perform different spells to keep them hidden.

Xavier and Magneto learned more of the specifics of Voldemort's reign, as Dumbledore had told them quite a bit earlier. They learned of Harry Potter's past with his family and the many encounters he's had with Voldemort throughout his years at Hogwarts, all ending with the previous month. As the mutants teamed up to fight Apocalypse, Harry, his friends and the Order fought Death Eaters. Dumbledore even briefly described his own battle with Voldemort that night. "It ended, however, with Harry losing his dear godfather, Sirius Black," the wizard said sadly. That was the end of his tale, so Albus checked his wristwatch, one neither of the mutants took the time to understand, and started that it was time he returned to his own school. "Charles, Eric," Albus said their names sadly, "I am sorry I had not contacted sooner and only now because I need something of you. I will see you both soon and I look forward to your students' arrival next week."

The other two said their goodbyes as well and, just before the clock struck seven at night, Albus disapparated.

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Lance and Kitty – Rogue and Kitty's Room

A little after the meeting, Kitty decided she had nothing better to do than to pack. Lance simply followed her to her room. He leaned against Kitty's bed as she rummaged through her closet for a bag and some of the clothes she was going to bring. Rogue had gone outside after the meeting, so she and Lance had the room alone. "Man, isn't this the weirdest thing ever?" She asked him after a few moments of silence. It was a little awkward for her since he was just standing there doing nothing.

Lance only shrugged as Kitty turned to haul her old suitcase onto the bed and unzipped it. "I don't think it's too surprising, actually," he replied.

Lance's response made Kitty roll her eyes, but she smiled all the same. "Why do you say that, Lance?" She asked. "It's not as if you knew magic was real, right?"

Lance shook his head and laughed. "No, I had no idea, either," he assured her. Lance pushed off the bed and moved to stand behind Kitty. He gingerly wrapped an arm around her waist and was relieved when, a few moments later, she still hadn't pulled away. "But let's face it, Kitty. I can cause earthquakes and you can walk through walls. I'm just surprised we didn't know about them sooner."

Kitty laughed and turned around in his arms. "Alright, I guess you have a point," she conceded. She wrapped her arms around his neck and reached up to peck him lightly on his cheek. They had been officially going out since the battle against Apocalypse both were relieved they would be going to that magic school together. "Well, I guess I should finish packing," Kitty said, reluctantly letting go and turning back to her closet. "You should go pack as well."

Lance shrugged again before moving back to sit next to the suitcase on her bed. "Don't worry about it; I don't own that much anyways."

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Rogue and Gambit – Gazebo by the Cliff

The small gazebo had become one of Rogue's favorite haunts, and it was here that she returned to after the little announcement the Professor made. She sat on a bench leaning on the railing beside her. She was facing the cliff that she had, a little over a month ago, pushed a stone statue of Mystique off. She had thought her adoptive mother was dead, but was proven wrong as she was simply taken and controlled by Apocalypse. Nothing too bad had happened since then; it was almost unreal. But now, with the arrival of that wizard, Rouge's life would again become wildly unpredictable.

"A penny for your thoughts, mon Chéri?" A smooth, accented voice spoke from behind her. Rouge didn't bother to turn around; she knew already who was there. She heard his heavy footsteps fall on the wooden gazebo as he decidedly sat on the bench directly across from her. Rogue glanced at him through the corner of her eye; he simply looked back with a smirk on his face. After a few moments she straightened and turned to face him.

"Is there something you need?" Rogue asked, expectantly. Thankfully, the question didn't sound as rude as she expected it to.

Gambit simply laughed it off and shook his head. "Of course not," he replied. "I only came out here to see how you were doing. All of this talk about magic and the two of us flying off to England in a few days seems to have upset you. Now, why would such news worry such a pretty southern belle like you?"

Rogue scowled. "I'm not worried, trust me," she denied, quickly. "I was only thinking about how it'll be when we get there. Everything will be different there, and that school probably has a lot more people to run into…" Rogue trailed off, glancing at the man in front of her. They were going to a strange new school together in an even stranger new world. For some reason, she couldn't help but feel glad that he was going to be there.

Gambit, oblivious to Rogue's other thoughts, chuckled yet again. "It sounds as if you're worried to me," he said in response. "Don't bother yourself with it, mon Chéri. Everything will be fine at this new school of ours."

'This new school of ours,' Rogue's thoughts echoed as she leant back against the railing of the gazebo, at peace for the time being.

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Kurt – Scott and Kurt's Room

Kurt was, initially, ecstatic at the news. Who wouldn't want to fly to England, beat up bad guys, and learn magic all at once? Then he realized he would have to tell Amanda that he was going. He knew the sooner he got it over with, the better, so blue, fuzzy mutant teleported to his room, grabbed his cell phone, and dialed his girlfriend's number. It rang three times before she answered and, almost immediately, Kurt explained everything that happened that morning. He ended with, "… and I'm one of the ones going…" Kurt said it quietly, but he knew she heard him.

There was only a second of silence before Amanda recovered and replied, "Oh, that's great, Kurt! You'll learn magic and help save a lot of people!"

Kurt was shocked at first, possibly more than Amanda had been just before. "So, you're okay with me going?" He asked.

He heard Amanda's chuckle on the other end. "Well, I suppose I can't really do anything about it, can I?" She teased lightly. "I'll be fine, Kurt, and you will be too. Don't worry; I'll eagerly wait for your return."

Kurt smiled, and then let out a laugh. "You're optimism never ceases to amaze me, Amanda! Man, I miss you already!"

Amanda laughed again and there was another moment of silence. All joking in her voice aside, she finally broke it by saying, "Just promise me one thing, Kurt."

"Anything, Amanda."

"… Come back home in one piece."

"I will, Amanda. I promise." Kurt didn't know how, but it seemed Amanda knew just how dangerous that Voldemort guy was. Either way, Kurt was determined to keep his promise to his girlfriend.

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One Week Later – The X-Jet

The rest of the week passed without incident. Bags and suitcases were packed, families notified, and then everyone spent as much time as possible with the friends they were leaving behind. A little too quickly the day arrived. The departing mutants said their final goodbyes as the X-Jet was prepped and loaded, before climbing on themselves. Wolverine and Storm were flying the group to London where they would stay for a few days buying their school things. They would then be taken to Hogwarts where they would learn as much magic as possible before the other students arrive.

The flight to London, thankfully shorter on the jet than on a plane, went without much incident. Lance and Amara weren't feeling too well at the end of it, but they were fine after a bit of time on the ground. The jet was landed in an abandoned lot on the outskirts of the city, and they caught a big, crowded double-decker bus to the heart of it. Everyone conversed amongst themselves most of the ride; until Wolverine herded them all off onto an uncrowded street near the heart of London.

The buildings were clearly old, but were still filled with shops and people. In the middle of the street was a large gap between the buildings. It was in front of here that they stopped on Wolverine and Storm's orders. The other mutants stood with mixed expressions of excitement, expectation or confusion. Slowly, a building seemed to fill the space they were staring it. It took only seconds for the pub named the Leaky Cauldron to finish appearing. Wolverine pushed through and entered before everyone else. The rest filed in behind him. Decisively, the old mutant made his way directly to the bartender and slipped him a piece of paper. Storm nudged the others to follow as the wizard serving drinks left his post to lead them upstairs.

The group of American mutants, minus Storm and Wolverine, would be pairing up and occupying five hotel rooms above the pub for a few days. Payments had been taken care of by the school. The entire group piled into one room so Wolverine and Storm could talk to them before they took off.

With the door locked shut, Wolverine began, "Now, Charles and the others want you all to remember that, under no circumstances, are you to willingly reveal the fact that you're mutants. Needlessly using your powers is completely forbidden." Logan stopped momentarily to glare at a few of the students in turn. He knew some would use their powers regardless, but Xavier had hoped that magic would be more tempting to mess around with than their abilities.

It was then that Storm decided to cut in, "There are quite a few things about this world that you will need to know. You will learn all of that during your time here in the Leaky Cauldron. Starting tomorrow morning, one of the professors from Hogwarts will be here to teach you everything you need to know about the Magical World. It is essential that you learn to blend in with the other students." The two instructors didn't say much else, and were gone within the hour.

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A/N :: I know it wasn't very eventful, but it was only the first chapter. Most of it was standard prologue stuff that kind of needed to be somewhere. I realize that it also seems to be moving a bit fast. Again, I would blame the fact that it's the first chapter and there isn't much plot at the moment. Things will get better when more interesting things happen!

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