Well, it's been a bit since I added a new chapter, but I promise I'm still working on this. I should get the next chapter posted in a few days. Thanks for the feedback on the previous chapter, I truly appreciate it.

For a moment it seemed almost like deja vu as the three members of SG-1 walked into the wand shop one after the other. The gray-haired shopkeeper smiled as he recognized them, and the wizard that had come in with them.

"What can do you for you?" Ollivander asked as he stepped around the counter to greet them.

"We need a bit of information." Severus was the first to speak up as he moved to Daniel's left.

Ollivander sighed and shook his head. Quickly he walked to the door and tapped his wand on the sign so that it would change and read 'closed,' and then turned his attention back to the group standing quietly by the counter.

"I'll wager this information has to do with Jack."

Daniel and the others tried to hide their surprise but Ollivander saw it and smirked as he moved towards them.

"Have you seen him lately?" Daniel asked as smaller man walked passed them and towards the storeroom at the back of the store, the others following him as he moved.

The shopkeeper smiled and nodded. "He was here two days ago. I gave him a bit of money, and a new wand."

Severus raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Why would he need another wand?"

Ollivander reached the door to the storeroom and motioned for them to wait as he went inside. He came back a moment later with a small box in hand.

"He left this for you, Severus. Said to tell you he'd apologize later, whatever that means." Severus took the box from Ollicander's outstretched hands and shook his head as he opened it.

Daniel laughed softly when he saw that it was Severus's wand that was in the box, and the wizard hastily snatched it from the box and placed it protectively in the front pocket of his robe.

"Did Jack say anything else?" Daniel asked as he looked straight into the shopkeeper's eyes.

"Strangely enough he said very little. I've hardly known that man to be so quiet. It was as though he were on a mission."

"You wouldn't happen to have any idea what exactly he was doing here?" Ollivander brought his hand up to his chin and pondered Carter's question as he looked from member the group to another.

"I do believe that Jack was looking for something. I can't tell you what it was, but he was quite focused."

Severus leaned in closer and rested his hand on the older wizard's shoulder. "Ollivander, did he say anything…anything at all that might give us a clue as to where he's gone?"

"All I know is he mentioned Knockturn Alley. I can't be certain, but if whatever he was looking for was there, it doesn't bode well for him."

Severus nodded slowly and looked away for a moment. "This makes no sense. What could he possibly want in Knockturn Alley?"

Ollivander stroked his chin for a moment as he pondered the wizard's question. "There are a number of things that could be of interest to a wizard…especially one as talented as Jack."

"What are you saying, Ollivander?"

The wandmaker sighed and shook his head. "I'm only suggesting that there are reasons he would want to go to Knockturn Alley…reasons I might add, you seem hesitant to accept."

Daniel brought his hand to his forehead, sighing as he stepped between the two wizards. "What exactly are you two talking about? What reasons would Jack have to go wherever it is you think he went?"

"If he's doing something illegal, and considering he's still a wanted man in our world, Knockturn Alley is one of the few places he could go where no one would ask questions. He could easily get anything he needs and be as far out of the country as wants by now."

The rest of SG-1 shrank back at the thought of what Severus was saying. They were holding onto the slim chance that Jack was still in England, but that hope was quickly dwindling away.

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As he turned away from the control panel he took one last look at the amulet still resting on the edge of the console and sighed. Slowly and with a tinge of hesitance he took the amulet in hand and placed it around his neck. He could feel the power of it surging through him, making the hair on his arms stand on end. Taking a deep breath he readied himself for what was about to happen, but as his world began to spin he knew he wasn't anywhere near ready.

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"So where are we going?" Daniel asked as he and the rest of the team followed Severus out of Ollivander's.

"Knockturn Alley, of course." Snape spoke succinctly as he marched down the street with a purposeful stride.

They reached Knockturn Alley a few minutes later and Daniel and Carter couldn't help but shudder as they looked down the darkened street. It was by far one of the creepiest sights either one of them had seen, and considered the wide variety of things they'd both seen that said a lot.

"Do you believe we will find O'Neill here?" Teal'c's voice made Severus turn and he shook his head.

"I doubt it, but we may be able to find someone who's seen him."

The Jaffa raised his eyebrow as if uncertain how to take the wizard's response. Daniel noticed his friend's gesture and hurried his pace, hoping that they were able to find Jack soon.

Over the course of the next hour and a half, Severus led SG-1 through the shops hideaways in Knockturn Alley. They had scoured the street for information, but no one had seen anyone even resembling Jack. Finally, they came to a shop at the far end of the street, and Daniel stepped inside with the others just on his heels.

"What's a nice fella like you doin here?" The shopkeeper asked as he sneered at Daniel while the young man pushed his glasses further unto his face.

"Looking for someone, actually."

The wiry shopkeeper glared at Daniel and the others that had followed him into the shop and then shrugged his shoulders.

"Who is it you lookin for?"

Severus took a step forward before Daniel could answer, pulling a photograph from his robes. "This man, have you seen him before?"

Shaking his head the shopkeeoer turned back to his counter and began to run a rag over the glass case behind him. "Can't say I've seen no one like that round these parts. What you want him for anyhow?"

"That's our business, shopkeeper." Daniel and Carter tried to hide their surprise at the tone of Severus's voice as he spoke to the other wizard.

"Well, I can't help ya. Now if you ain't buying sumthin, I suggest ya leave."

Severus growled at the shopkeeper and turned to leave. For the briefest of moments his eyes caught sight of glass case just behind where Daniel and Sam standing. He felt drawn to it almost, though he wasn't certain why. Slowly he walked towards it and let his fingers touch the glass.

"This case is empty; you should at least display something here."

The shopkeeper turned around from the case he was cleaning and stared blankly at the empty case the stranger was pointing to.

"That necklace disappeared years ago."

Daniel wrinkled his brow in confusion at the wizard's answer. "Um…then why is the case still empty?"

"That necklace disappeared years ago, that's all I can tell you. Now leave."

There was a hollow tone in the shopkeeper's voice, the others couldn't help but notice. Curiously, they moved towards the door at Severus's insistence. Once they reached it Severus reached into his robe and pulled out his wand. He whispered a few words and white mist left the tip of his wand and hit the shopkeeper in the face.

"What was in that case?" Severus asked the shopkeeper as the others watched in confusion, not sure what their friend had just done.

"A family heirloom, a necklace shaped like a crystal star. My mum give it me when I was boy. That man in the photograph took it yesterday."

Severus and the shopkeeper talked a moment longer before Snape waved his wand at the other wizard one last time and whispered a few more words. The shopkeeper's eyes glazed over and Severus ushered the team out the door as quickly as he could.

tbc...