Jack left Teal'c in the library – although he was tempted to take the book away from him – and headed for Carter's lab.

"She's not going to be there, Jack," Daniel told him, walking beside him. "She's off-base running errands, remember?"

O'Neill scowled.

"Call her, then, and find out where she is."

He wasn't in the mood to hang out at the SGC and wait for her. Besides, if they waited any longer, Teal'c would probably start believing that rugs and brooms could fly, too, and then he'd be wanting one of those as well.

Daniel pulled out his cell phone and dialed up Sam's number. A minute later, though, he looked over at Jack and shook his head.

"She's not answering."

Which was probably just as well, right?

"Then we'll have to wa-"

They turned the corner and literally ran into Carter, who had just reached the intersection of the two corridors, and was engrossed in the article she was reading, her mind not on where she was going.

Sam would have tumbled to the floor if not for Jack's quick reflexes. He grabbed her arm, steadying her as Daniel reached down and picked up the magazine she'd dropped.

"Thanks, Daniel."

"Just the person I was looking for," Jack said, before Daniel could say anything.

Sam looked at Jack.

"You were?"

"Are you out of your mind?"

She frowned, confused.

"Sir?"

"Did you know that Teal'c wants to go to London?"

"London?"

"England," Jack confirmed.

"He does?"

"And it's all your fault, so you need to go fix it."

"What? What's my fault?"

"He wants to go to London," Jack said, blandly. "So he can buy a magic wand."

"What?"

"Um…" Daniel knew Jack was just confusing Sam – nothing new there, although usually it was the other way around. "He's been reading a couple of books that apparently you suggested to him…"

"Something about wizards and witches," Jack said, scowling. "And now he's calling Daniel a mud puddle."

"A muggle, Jack," Daniel corrected.

"Whatever."

"He's doing what?" Sam asked, frowning again.

"He wants to go to London, and find some place called Diagon alley," Daniel said. "So he can buy a magic wand."

"But it's just a story…"

"You'd better tell him that," Jack said. "The sooner the better."

She nodded.

"I'll go find him when I'm done with-"

"Now, Carter."

"Yes, sir."

"He's in the library," Daniel said, helpfully.

"Thanks."

Sam turned and headed back the way Daniel and Jack had come from, and the two men followed her, falling into step beside her.

"I know where the library is," she told them.

Daniel nodded.

"I just can't wait to hear this conversation."

Sam scowled.

OOOOOOOO

"There he is," Jack said, gesturing towards the Jaffa. Like Sam needed his help to find him? It wasn't like the room was packed, or anything, and Teal'c tended to stand out in a crowd. "Fix it."

"Yes, sir."

She walked over to Teal'c, and he looked up at her approach.

"Hello, Major Carter."

"Hi, Teal'c." She gave him an uncomfortable smile, looking over her shoulder at O'Neill and Daniel, before looking back at the Jaffa. "I see you've been reading the books I gave you."

"Indeed. They are quite interesting. Thank you for entrusting this knowledge with me."

She fidgeted a little.

"Um… you're welcome. But you do know that they're just stories, right? They're not real…"

Teal'c looked over Sam's shoulder at Jack and Daniel.

"I understand your concerns, Major Carter…"

"You do?" She gave a relieved sigh. "Good… I was worried that-"

"O'Neill and Daniel Jackson are members of your team, however," Teal'c said. "You should not be concerned about sharing this information with them. They are men of integrity as I am certain you know. They would not share the secret with the rest of the world."

Daniel suppressed the desire to groan, and he saw Jack look heavenward, as if asking for patience, and Sam cleared her throat, giving Teal'c a slight smile.

"No, Teal'c. It's not like that… I know they can keep a secret. But this… magical world… it's just a story. For entertainment."

Teal'c nodded.

"On Chulak we frequently use entertaining stories to teach – much like the parables in your Bible… it is an efficient means to help instruct the young. And those not so young."

Sam was floundering, and she knew it. She turned to O'Neill, looking for help, but he didn't have anything to say that could possibly help her.

"I wish to travel to London," Teal'c told her. "To find this hidden society – and perhaps find out more about them."

"But-"

"And perhaps even meet this Harry Potter child."

Teal'c held up the book in his hand, pointing to the illustration on the cover.

Sam had never wished more for the Goa'uld to make a surprise attack on the SGC than she did just then.