A/N: Sorry it took so long, next update should be quicker.
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Chapter 5
Back in Sunnydale
The gang sat in silence as they watched the team of watchers leave the shop.
"What do the council want Buffy for? Do you think they're ... like Faith?" Xander asked as he turned to Giles
"Do you think she's safe? Where did they go?" asked Willow as she watched Giles fearful expression.
"I honestly don't know," Giles replied while taking off his glasses and taking a seat at the table with the others.
"Mr. Giles, just before they broke in there was magic in the air, good magic not like the dark magic that surrounded that man," Tara stated blushing at the looks she received from the others.
"Yes, I know. I'm afraid Quentin and some of the other watchers have been dabbling in the dark arts. Wesley made that discovery after he left Sunnydale and he and I have been keeping touch ever since." Giles sighed "I honestly didn't believe it would come to this"
"The source of the wand magic was Wesley getting Buffy out of here? That makes sense, most Watchers are affiliated with magic in one way or another."
The group turned to stare at Anya "What, I've been around for a while, Giles isn't the only Watcher I've met, I told you I'd met a few slayers." She stated, the last part directed to Xander.
"You're right Anya, we all have some magic training in our studies. How did you know Wesley was a wand wizard?" Giles asked
"Wand?" Willow muttered "I'm confused"
"We'll explain soon," Giles replied he turned to Anya and motioned for her to continue
"When D'Hoffryn offered me a job he told me about the wizarding world, it was very rare for them to need me to curse the men, but when they did they were quite inventive in their ideas."
"Wizarding world?" Xander interrupted."You didn't tell me about that?" He continued, slightly put out.
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Giles and Anya sighed and then launched into an in-depth description of the wizarding world and the different types of magic.
While sharing the information it was discovered that Tara was able to sense the type of magic a person used and the amount of power they possessed by reading their auras. It was a gift she inherited from her mother.
Willow was put out that she didn't receive a letter to a wizarding school, a fact she kept going back to. Giles shook his head wondering when Willow would learn that the world wasn't out to get her. It was almost like being back in the library in Sunnydale High when she was told not to touch the magic books. Giles was just thankful that he used his own magic to hide the more dangerous ones.
Even at such a young age, Willow had thought she was getting one over on him. She didn't realise the books she discovered were placed there to curb her curiosity so she wouldn't find the ones he didn't want her to. All the books were protected by magic so Giles knew exactly what Willow had seen. Most of them were out of her league or needed the power of more than one magic user to work.
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"So G-man, what kind of magic do you do?" Xander asked
"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that?" he replied automatically
Everyone turned to Giles expectantly, he sighed removed his glasses and replied "I am a sorcerer."
"How come we haven't seen you doing anything magical? You always leave it up to Willow." Xander asked
"I relied on magic heavily when I was younger; I tend to not use it excessively now. Magic can be dangerous and shouldn't be abused."
"When we defeated Amy's mom you said it was your first casting. You lied?" Willow asked.
"It was my first solo casting since I came to Sunnydale as Buffy's watcher, since Randall's death" He replied quietly.
The group sobered at the thought, they all remembered that fateful trip of Ethan's when they learned that Giles was in fact a man, and not a perfect one at that.
"Mr. Giles, would you allow me to read your aura?" Tara asked suddenly bringing everyone back to the present
"My real aura?" He asked
Tara nodded and Giles closed his eyes in concentration
When he was finished Tara gasped in surprise; she knew that Mr. Giles was a private person, always seeming to have a powerful presence but this wasn't what she expected. Power surrounded Giles in a blinding light. It radiated from him in waves and Tara gasped. Things were beginning to make sense to her now. How it was possible she didn't know?
The gang watched Tara intently as she studied Giles, her emotions and confusion clearly written on her face.
"Surprised?" Giles asked
'If only you knew,' She thought. 'If only I could speak to Buffy.'
"Why do you hide your power?" She asked Giles
"I denied who I was after my short trip to the dark side. I was drained magically, so to speak. After the casting to defeat Mrs. Madison I realised it was a part of me I would need, if I was to aide Buffy and keep her alive. I've been retraining myself and building my strength. It's partly why I bought this store," He replied a soft blush tinting his cheeks.
"Does Buffy know?" Willow asked
"No, I never told her. I believe she knows something ... When Eyghon returned Buffy experienced some visions of my past, she didn't divulge how much." He confided in them. If they were going to get through this he would have to be honest, they all would.
Giles watched Tara closely although she was new to the group he trusted her. Watching the quiet witch he realised she knew more than she was letting on, she seemed troubled.
The gang sat around the table at the magic shop pondering the information they had received over the past few hours. All there thoughts kept returning to the same thing:
Is Buffy ok?
Please read and review!
Cheers Emmy you're a wee star!!!!!!
Chapter 5
Back in Sunnydale
The gang sat in silence as they watched the team of watchers leave the shop.
"What do the council want Buffy for? Do you think they're ... like Faith?" Xander asked as he turned to Giles
"Do you think she's safe? Where did they go?" asked Willow as she watched Giles fearful expression.
"I honestly don't know," Giles replied while taking off his glasses and taking a seat at the table with the others.
"Mr. Giles, just before they broke in there was magic in the air, good magic not like the dark magic that surrounded that man," Tara stated blushing at the looks she received from the others.
"Yes, I know. I'm afraid Quentin and some of the other watchers have been dabbling in the dark arts. Wesley made that discovery after he left Sunnydale and he and I have been keeping touch ever since." Giles sighed "I honestly didn't believe it would come to this"
"The source of the wand magic was Wesley getting Buffy out of here? That makes sense, most Watchers are affiliated with magic in one way or another."
The group turned to stare at Anya "What, I've been around for a while, Giles isn't the only Watcher I've met, I told you I'd met a few slayers." She stated, the last part directed to Xander.
"You're right Anya, we all have some magic training in our studies. How did you know Wesley was a wand wizard?" Giles asked
"Wand?" Willow muttered "I'm confused"
"We'll explain soon," Giles replied he turned to Anya and motioned for her to continue
"When D'Hoffryn offered me a job he told me about the wizarding world, it was very rare for them to need me to curse the men, but when they did they were quite inventive in their ideas."
"Wizarding world?" Xander interrupted."You didn't tell me about that?" He continued, slightly put out.
***********************************************************
Giles and Anya sighed and then launched into an in-depth description of the wizarding world and the different types of magic.
While sharing the information it was discovered that Tara was able to sense the type of magic a person used and the amount of power they possessed by reading their auras. It was a gift she inherited from her mother.
Willow was put out that she didn't receive a letter to a wizarding school, a fact she kept going back to. Giles shook his head wondering when Willow would learn that the world wasn't out to get her. It was almost like being back in the library in Sunnydale High when she was told not to touch the magic books. Giles was just thankful that he used his own magic to hide the more dangerous ones.
Even at such a young age, Willow had thought she was getting one over on him. She didn't realise the books she discovered were placed there to curb her curiosity so she wouldn't find the ones he didn't want her to. All the books were protected by magic so Giles knew exactly what Willow had seen. Most of them were out of her league or needed the power of more than one magic user to work.
***********************************************************
"So G-man, what kind of magic do you do?" Xander asked
"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that?" he replied automatically
Everyone turned to Giles expectantly, he sighed removed his glasses and replied "I am a sorcerer."
"How come we haven't seen you doing anything magical? You always leave it up to Willow." Xander asked
"I relied on magic heavily when I was younger; I tend to not use it excessively now. Magic can be dangerous and shouldn't be abused."
"When we defeated Amy's mom you said it was your first casting. You lied?" Willow asked.
"It was my first solo casting since I came to Sunnydale as Buffy's watcher, since Randall's death" He replied quietly.
The group sobered at the thought, they all remembered that fateful trip of Ethan's when they learned that Giles was in fact a man, and not a perfect one at that.
"Mr. Giles, would you allow me to read your aura?" Tara asked suddenly bringing everyone back to the present
"My real aura?" He asked
Tara nodded and Giles closed his eyes in concentration
When he was finished Tara gasped in surprise; she knew that Mr. Giles was a private person, always seeming to have a powerful presence but this wasn't what she expected. Power surrounded Giles in a blinding light. It radiated from him in waves and Tara gasped. Things were beginning to make sense to her now. How it was possible she didn't know?
The gang watched Tara intently as she studied Giles, her emotions and confusion clearly written on her face.
"Surprised?" Giles asked
'If only you knew,' She thought. 'If only I could speak to Buffy.'
"Why do you hide your power?" She asked Giles
"I denied who I was after my short trip to the dark side. I was drained magically, so to speak. After the casting to defeat Mrs. Madison I realised it was a part of me I would need, if I was to aide Buffy and keep her alive. I've been retraining myself and building my strength. It's partly why I bought this store," He replied a soft blush tinting his cheeks.
"Does Buffy know?" Willow asked
"No, I never told her. I believe she knows something ... When Eyghon returned Buffy experienced some visions of my past, she didn't divulge how much." He confided in them. If they were going to get through this he would have to be honest, they all would.
Giles watched Tara closely although she was new to the group he trusted her. Watching the quiet witch he realised she knew more than she was letting on, she seemed troubled.
The gang sat around the table at the magic shop pondering the information they had received over the past few hours. All there thoughts kept returning to the same thing:
Is Buffy ok?