"Sure. Don't you? Well, probably not since most channelers are men, but whatever floats your boat and all that."
"Ugh."
"You are so easy to rile up, Harry. That's what I like about you. That and your…"
"Let's get back on topic, shall we? No, forget it, I've got a thought that just won't go away. So you don't want to shag this last channler?"
"Whatever gave you that idea? Of course I do. It's just that he's going to be a little tough to catch considering where we have to go and all. Now before you ask me anything else you really don't want an answer to, what's the reason you came back here?"
"Oh, right. Lost track of that. Gee, I wonder why. Anyway, I'm looking for more information on the seasonal wands of Azgothigan."
Safire ladled some stew out of a cookpot over the fireplace and handed a bowl to Harry. "Good wand craftsmanship. Excellent quality. Not surprising you're looking for them. Most wizards would give their familiars for something like that. What makes you think I know anything?"
"I'm reading a history book you wrote and you mention them. That's how I knew to come back here."
"Really? A history book? I wonder when I do that? No matter. I'm surprised you simply didn't go back and ask the big guy about his wands yourself. Why come to me?"
"Binns said the farther you go back, to more power drain there is and when you get back to the present, you'll be paying for it for days if not weeks."
"True, but then Binns is only a history channeler. He's not also a shadow mage like you are. You've got power to spare and you know it."
"What?"
"Oh, relax, Harry. I'm not out to hurt you unless it's with some whipped cream on that torso of yours. You're a shadow mage. You know it and I know it."
"How do you…"
She grinned and put a finger to his lips to stop his sputtering. "Because I'm a shadow sorceress, bubba." She turned her eyes completely black similar to the way Harry's were back in Uptime. "I've got more power and more abilities than your average witch, but even I'm not as powerful as I can sense you are. I mean, just look at it. You've been here for hours and you haven't faded yet. If that's not an indication of power, I don't know what is."
"I don't understand."
"You mean Binns hasn't told you yet? Time works differently when you're interacting with history rather than just watching it. And the further back you go, the more time you lose in the present. You've been here for over two hours. Uptime you could have lost four hours or four days. Depends on how far away you are from the present, and how much power you channel back into the timestream to keep yourself from time distortion."
"Great. Just great. I need to get back to my time and hopefully set things back to normal." PING. "What was that?"
"Oh, I'd say you just trigged a desire to return home to your present. And magic is going to be taking you away from me in just a few moments. You staying her and returning is all just a matter of desire after all."
"But I still had more questions to ask you."
"I understand, tiger. Just remember you can come back here again real soon. As is, I'm not done thanking you for saving my life. And do me a favor, don't show up as a kid again. I mean, if we're going to have lots and lots of sex, I need to know you are a man."
Harry gets ready to go. "Say, you don't know what enchantments you're going to put on your book to keep others from reading things are, do you? What passwords you'll put into effect?"
"No can say, big guy. But come back here tomorrow and we'll discuss it more in-depth. And just to whet your appetite, here's something for you to see."
She opened a drawer and pulled out a silk cloth. She then pulled out a wand.
"Is that…" Harry asked as an understanding began to fill his head. Hey, it happened once and a while.
"Winter. I'll show you more if it when you come back next time. Ta ta for now, Harry." She winked at him as he faded from view.
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