The "Harry Potter" characters belong to JK Rowling, her associates and affiliates. CPT Holdings Inc. and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment own "Bewitched" and "Tabitha". For entertainment purposes only. There. I have spoken.

A/N According to more than one website, Adam was a warlock in "Bewitched" and a mortal in "Tabitha". For this fanfic, he's a mortal. It just works better that way. And all due respect to anyone who disagrees.

A couple weeks after Grandpa Steven's funeral, Tabitha signed off and turned the controls over to her 2am replacement and left the booth. She had pulled on her cloak and gathered her purse when she noticed Snape standing there, waiting for her.

"Hi, did you come to listen to my show?" She asked, laughing a little.

"Actually, I'm here to escort you home."

"Thanks, but I'm not going outside or anything. This late at night I always take the Floo network."

"There was an attack in the Floo network earlier today- make that yesterday."

Tabitha stood, horrified and shocked. She always thought Floo was the safest thing in the world. "How could someone..."

"Dark magic."

She nodded, a little frustrated. "Dark magic" seemed to be the pat answer to everything unpleasant around here. She followed Snape to the fireplace and stepped in with him, taking his outstretched hand in hers. He noticed her hand shaking, and she looked a little pale. He took a pinch of the powder and they pronounce the words at the same time. Almost instantaneously they were at Grimmauld place. She stepped out of the fireplace and thanked him.

He nodded briefly. "Remember, someone from the Order will escort you through the Floo network for the time being."

"Okay."

She looked forlorn and frightened just standing there. He felt like he needed to say something. "I did like your show, by the way."

She gave him a rather lopsided grin. "Thanks."

With that he disaparated.

The next morning over breakfast, Tabitha said, "Severus escorted me home last night."

She thought she saw Sirius' mouth tighten momentarily. She was aware of the two men's dislike for one another, but it was none of her affair. Tabitha continued, "There was some sort of attack yesterday?"

"Yes. A witch was murdered in the Floo network."

Tabitha sat staring at her bagel. For the first time, she was thinking about giving up the Order and going home to Connecticut.

"It wasn't anybody connected to the order, Tab."

"But the Floo network. I always assumed it was safe. Nearly instantaneous transport. I take Sarah through it with me!"

"You know nothing is 100 safe. But, listen. We want to increase your training--accelerate it, as it were. Train you in defence against the dark arts. Things you would have learned in a wizarding academy." Some of the members of the Order had already discussed a plan to train her, but he didn't mention this. He also decided not to mention that Snape had praised her powers. "The makings of a powerful witch" was what he said, but Sirius didn't see any need to give Tabitha a reason to like Snape.

"Or, I could give all this up as a bad job and go home to my parents."

There. She said it. She looked over at Sirius, who looked very solemn and sad. For a few moments they sat there, staring at each other. Then Tabitha put her head in one hand and curled the fingers of her other hand around her mug of tea to feel its warmth. She heard the other chair slide back slowly and listened to Sirius stand up and start pacing around the room. She looked up at him when he stopped, across the table from her.

"No one can make you stay here and no one would hold it against you if you left now. Maybe we were wrong to get you involved with this with you in your condition, and already having a child. I don't feel like I can advise you." He stopped, trying to gather his thoughts. He felt torn between wanting her to stay and wanting her to be safe. Then he snapped his fingers. "Molly Weasley! Why don't you talk to Molly Weasley before you decide."

Tabitha nodded, and agreed to talk to Molly.