The two women stabilized over the course of the next few hours. Bond and Tanner discussed options and Tanner decided to return to London, now that M had been found.

The Wilson brothers would be transported to base to undergo testing. Scientists would be intrigued by what they had done to themselves.

Bond, Jack, Q and Ianto sit in the lounge drinking beer. Ianto leaned forward and looked at the MI6 agents. "So witches are real?"

Q responded. "So are aliens and trains dimensional beings?"

Jack smirked. "Don't forget charming immortals that help save the planet regularly."

Bond chugged back his beer and took another. "00 agents that save the day seem almost common in comparison. Care to tell us about meeting M, 46 years ago?"

"I don't know...I don't like to kiss and tell."

Bond growled at him and Jack just laughed. "How long Bond?"

"How long what?"

"How long have you been in love with M?"

"Not as long as you but I'm not as fickle either." Bond snapped back.

"Whoa now...that's not nice...I would have stayed with her if she would have graced me with anything more than a stolen kiss. I tried...she was in love with another and I respected that. If she loves you I will not intrude on that."

"Good."

"Besides...I think witches are intriguing."

Ianto frowned. "What about us?"

"What about us Ianto? I cannot be contained as you so often tell me. I've always felt that there was enough love to go around, between myself and many people."

Bond frowned. "That sounds so reassuring. I will be escorting Minerva and M back to London as soon as possible. I don't think you need fear his fickle nature for long Ianto."

Q smiled. "So 007…you have been hiding your feelings for M very well. Not even Tanner guessed that you were smitten with her."

"I tried not to be obvious…it's not like anything has come from it…I just found out from Minerva that she is sweet on me also…although you couldn't what with Jack whisking her off her feet the second he sees her again."

"Hey…I just had to get that ass off of her before he had time to force himself on her. You were somewhere else gathering the other baddies, while Minerva froze them in place. That was amazing by the way. I really want to visit this magic world. I wonder if they will allow us in?"

"I don't know. but they will let M in, because apparently, us referring to her as a witch all these years is actually a fact."

Q laughed. "I wonder if she will undergo training now that she knows she can. I cannot imagine a magical boss. One who can pop in anywhere she wants and peer over your shoulder while you work."

Jack laughed. "That would be terrible for you Bond…imagine her showing up as you are seducing a femme fatale on the job and poof! The lovely M is beside you giving you pointers…very distracting, indeed."

Madame Pomfrey entered the room smiling as Owen followed.

"I will be leaving now. Minerva knows how to reach me should she need anything more. Please give this to both women in 12 hours once they wake up. I suggest by looking at the lot of you that you could do with some much needed sleep."

Bond stood and extended a hand to the healer. "Thank you very much for your help."

The witch smiled and pulled her wand out of her sleeve, as she quickly disappeared before their eyes. The other men all look shocked at the suddenness of her disappearance.

Bond smiled. "That is very dizzying when you do it but man it is the fastest way to travel."

The men enter the bunk area to get some sleep. Hopefully by the time the ladies awoke they would be healthy and rested as well.

M woke with a pounding headache in an unfamiliar place…grey…sterile…machines. She turned to the side, and saw the familiar auburn hair of Minerva. Wait…grey…white…they are old women now.

Christ…it rushed back and she tried to sit up…her legs…everything was different…she tingled all over.

Minerva groaned and turned to look at the blond head of her dear cousin, peering at her. There was a tingling sensation throughout her body and her cousin was sitting up staring at her with a crooked smile.

"You were always hard to wake up in the morning Minerva. How do you manage to get up early to teach students?"

Minerva sat up and turned to face her. "How do you manage to keep all these muggle agents in line? Seems to me they all fall helplessly in love with you…Nigel must have been beside himself in jealousy."

"Ha…he didn't know and there were never really many of them that tried anything. I usually just intimidate those that did and they stopped drooling over me and moved on…like what you do with all the young students at Hogwarts."

"We are a pair. I think you need to take some time away from work Olivia…you need to come to Hogwarts with me and see and learn about your magical side."

"How could you not tell me? I have never felt…different but when we were together…I assumed it was you. Was it the day she asked me to make cookies with her?"

"Yes, my mother told me. She told me of the owl and that you received an invitation to Hogwarts but that it arrived at our home when you were visiting on our 11th summer…my father declined on your behalf because he did not want your parents to lose you. She also told me that she tested you herself and you did not drop the wand that she asked you to hand her…it would have practically burnt you but you absorbed the power."

"So I am a witch?"

"You could be a witch if you would like but you would have to leave the muggle world behind and I don't think you could do that Olivia. Sorry M. Bond is here somewhere and that flirty Jack…they know your real name but others do not or have chosen to ignore our slips."

"I will visit your world…after this I am due some time away. Gareth Mallory has been pestering me to step aside. I think I will throw the man in the hot seat and see how he manages. How am I going to explain this to everyone?"

"I know…in the muggle world they will be shocked even in my world some will be also but Madame Pomfrey will tell them what happened and why I just lost about 30 years off my person. There is colour in our hair again…that is the strangest part. I feel as if I have been grey for half my life."

"With some of the things we have faced that is not surprising Minerva."

"I know and there is something happening in our world…bad things are on the rise again. It is almost time for the boy who lived to come to school."

"You think the trouble will follow him?"

"Dumbledore does and that is good enough for me. Speaking of which I must send and owl asking permission for you to come in a few days but first we have some shopping to do in London."

"I need a shower first…can you make me a suit that fits dear cousin so I do not have to stay in this ridiculous slip he had me wear."

"Yes of course…navy?"

"Yes please…white blouse…and shoes etc."

Minerva looks at the bedside table finds her wand and says a few words. Proper business clothes materialize for them both.

"Let's go find a shower…maybe Jack and Bond will be awake and sober by then."

"What makes you think they were drunk Olivia?"

"They sat and watched us materialize into our present… selves and they knew we had survived…I don't doubt they drank in celebration."

"That and two of them are infatuated with you my dear and now…well, Jack thought you might end up immortal and the look that crossed his face…"

"Really? Jack? I would have thought Bond…"

"Bond loves you…did you know that? I think you did but you refused to face it. Well, my dear cousin now you will have too."

"Why? What makes you say he feels that way? Did you put a spell on him?"

"No…don't be insulting Liv…it is written all over his handsome face…he was too shy to say anything. Bond has been building his courage since Nigel passed to approach you."

"Really?"

The two women explored one door and corridor and find showers like those you would find in an athletic centre or dormitory.

They showered and dressed, still not having heard or seen anyone else. The time did only say 6 am.

"I would like to apparate us to London but we really should tell them first." Minerva said.

"Minerva I have not eaten in days and I am starving…let's find them and get someone to make us breakfast."

"What if they are under the weather due to drink?"

"Even better…punishment for getting that way while we lay in hospital beds cramping in agony. What did your friend do to us to take the pain away?"

"I assume the spell she chanted took it away but I am not a healer so I will have to ask her how she managed it."

"I look forward to meeting her and thanking her for doing it…it was horrible before she came and I don't think our muggle painkillers were doing anything for me but making my stomach feel worse."

The two enter the dorm area to see the forms of 5 sleeping men…snoring. Tanner must have gone back to London.

Minerva took her wand and held it in front of her mouth to amplify her words. "GOOD MORNING GENTLEMEN!"

The men jumped up, alert and ready for action, as Olivia frowned grasping her cousin's arm at the noise.

"Minerva it is not wise to startle men that kill people for a living."

"Oh…right. Sorry gentlemen but we are hungry."

Jack stood placing a hand on his brow and swayed a bit. He lurched for M and wrapped her in a hug fast, because he could see Bond rising to his feet with a scowl on his face.

"You two beautiful women are a sight for extremely sore eyes. Ianto…Owen could you please go to our favourite breakfast place and bring us the works."

The two stumbled to their feet and headed up the lift. Q rolled over in his bunk and continued to snore as Bond approached Minerva to wrap her in a hug.

"Thank you…for everything." Bond said with genuine happiness.

Minerva laughed in surprise by his affection. Olivia was still wrapped in Jack's arms and looked confused as she saw her agent hug her cousin.

Olivia wondered just how close the two of them have become in such a short while. A twinge of jealousy sprang to life in the centre of her chest.

Jack released M as he felt her pull away and stare at Bond. She likes this one…my...my how unprofessional.

"Ok Bond…switch, my turn with the sexy ginger."

Minerva laughed again and blushed as the men changed position. Jack wrapped her in a hug and whispered into her ear.

"I think those two have some issues to work out. How are you feeling?"

"Better than new…but hungry."

"Wait…your healing friend gave us this for you to have when you woke."

Jack handed a vile to each women and they drank the contents. Minerva took the bottles and magically sent them elsewhere.

"Madame Pomfrey will now know we are up and about and that we have taken the medicine." Minerva explained.

The two of them left for the common eating area, leaving Bond holding on to Olivia for dear life.

"M…M, I was so worried…this has been the most amazingly terrifying 3 days of my entire life."

"For me also. Bond you should really let me go now…It doesn't look right."

"But it feels right M. I have been in love with you for years and I am not waiting silently by while obsessive ex-lovers and immortals get between what could be the greatest romance this world has ever seen."

M laughed. "What! Are you still drunk 007?"

Suddenly Q rolled over with one eye open and exclaimed. "He is right M. The two of you work…all that bickering to disguise sexual tension is like text-book television plots…it has to end. Realistically it ends with the mother and father figure finding each other. Now even more so as James will not allow another suitor near you…he has staked his claim on you over the years and none in our office would dare to challenge him on it."

"So I don't get any say in this at all Q?"

"Of course you do M. If you want to fool around with any others they will oblige you M but Bond will likely threaten or kill them so all your other relationships fail. Leaving you despondent and thinking that you are unworthy or unattractive…none of which are true but you get the direction I am getting at."

"Yes I do but I refuse to jump into a relationship with one of my agents."

"How about we just start with a dinner then?"

M smiled in spite of the ridiculousness of everything going on around her. "Dinner would be nice."

Q stood and patted them both on the shoulder. "There that wasn't that hard was it?"

Bond smiles at Q and they leave the room to go have breakfast.

The group ate in relative silence until Jack began eyeing Olivia across the table.

"So…M…are you free?"

"Free?"

"Are you going to take the plunge with pretty boy, handsome eyes over here or do you think you, or Minerva might like to give Jacky-boy a try?"

Ianto practically choked on his toast as he glared at his lover, stood up and left the room in a huff.

Minerva looked shocked between Jack and her cousin. Jack's hand rested on her knee under the table and gives her a squeeze as they wait for Olivia's answer.

"Jack…you and I were not meant to be. Although you did inspire me and I have to thank you for that."

"I can think of a few ways you could thank me."

Bond glared at Jack, his hands forming fists.

"Really Jack…stop tormenting Bond and coming onto me, while your hand makes its way up my cousin's leg."

Minerva blushed unable to say anything from the shock of all this sexual tension.

"Still as sharp as ever I see. I do need you to keep eyes away from Torchwood. I have been dealing with grumbling from Whitehall and you…my beautiful woman can help keep them away."

"I will see what I can do for you Jack."

Minerva picked Jack's hand up off her leg and placed it on the table. "I will turn you into a toad if you do that again...young..."

Jack frowned. "But…I'm not young...I'm handsome…you're magical, intriguing, beautiful, a ginger, all the things I like best on this planet."

The table laughed as Q asked, "how are we getting back to London?"

Minerva stood. "If you would all stand together and hold on to each other I will apparate us to M's office."

Jack frowned. "What about me? I want to try riding the magic broomstick too."

Olivia laughed. "Oh, Jack…you will never change."

Jack suddenly pulled her into his arms. "I can't change and I'm immortal so if you ever get bored with pretty eyes over here…this is my special personal number."

Jack released Olivia and handed both her and Minerva his card.

"Minerva are you sure you can take all of us to my office…won't it be too much for you."

"After this breakfast and the invigoration of newfound youth…I think I can manage. Everyone link together and touch me concentrate on M's office interior for those of you that know it. Jack…you can wing it."

Jack smiled excitedly as does Q. The next dizzying moment, they are in M's office scaring Moneypenny and Tanner half out of their wits.

"M…Minerva…you look wonderful." Eve and Tanner beamed at the group.

"I am so happy to see you safe M." Tanner wrapped her in a hug.

Q excused himself to go to his lab.

Jack looked out the window of the office at the streets and river below. "Nice view M…I have some business to attend to here so I will say goodbye to you all. Be good ladies, and if you want to be bad…call the number on the card. James…it has been an adventure and watch our girls now will you."

"Interesting is not the word for this mission and I will always do my best to keep them safe, although they're magic…they may have to look after me once in awhile." James said.

Jack shook his hand and then kissed M and then Minerva fast and hard on the lips before leaving the group.

Minerva reclaimed herself after Jack's shocking kiss. "Olivia we need to go to Diagon alley and get supplies for you if you are to come to Hogwarts."

"I need to call the PM and Gareth Mallory first. Tanner I am taking a leave of absence for 2 months. Family reasons and I have no idea how to explain what has happened to me but I will allow your representative with the PM explain that I have gone to Hogwarts."

Minerva turned to the others. "Let's allow her some time for the calls shall we."

Tanner, Eve, Minerva and Bond moved to Eve's office. "I can't believe she is leaving…I don't like this and I am volunteering to be her bodyguard and stay with you."

"Bond…I know you will miss her but she will be better protected at the school than here. You can come with us to Diagon alley but you have to do your job here. I will arrange for you to visit her in the village nearby. She is a mature student getting private intense study from us if Dumbledore agrees and will be able to visit you on weekends so that you can take her for dinner."

"It will be a shock…more so than seeing her young, but M as a witch…that puts a new slant on her position at MI6."

"I know and she may have to give up this life if the PM does not agree. Our society has a non-interference policy with yours so she will be forbidden to do magic here."

Bond frowns. "You used magic in our world…why would it make a difference?"

"Sorry Bond but students of magic are not allowed to unless in dire circumstances. If a student does use magic our government knows about it and investigates the incident…it can lead to expulsion for minors using magic."

"M is no minor but I could see not letting her…even on a good day she would like to turn me into a toad."

Eve and Tanner laugh. "We would all be in trouble."

Bond smiles. "But traffic would no longer be an issue…M would not need a driver when she can pop in anywhere at anytime."

Tanner paled at the thought. "We would never be safe from her eyes...that is disconcerting. Professor do you think your physical changes have stabilized and you will age normally from this point on?"

"We will not know for a while I am afraid…I am dreading work…the students will have a laugh with all of this."

"Minerva…I never asked you what your magic speciality is. You mentioned your friend Snape is a potions expert…what is yours?"

"I will show you Bond."

Minerva walked to the door of Eve's office and turned walking back towards them and suddenly became a cat.

The three of them smiled in shock at the amazing transformation, as M walked out of her office to stare down at the floor with the rest of them.

"Minerva quit showing off. This is why I would never fool around with Nigel with an animal in the room…I always thought it would be you spying on us."

The others burst into laughter at the thought. Bond arched his eyebrow at M. "No fooling around with pets around…did you ever have a cat M?"

"Once when the children were young and I use to watch her for any signs of suddenly becoming one of my cousins."

Minerva became a human again. "My brothers were never that good at transfiguration but I can see why you would expect practical jokes from them…they were alway terrible little troublemakers. They loved teasing you...you couldn't fight back magically."

"M could you imagine the places agents could get if they could do that! I would never have to use an invitation again…I could slip in as a cat and find out combinations of safes information everything."

"Yes, Bond I can imagine the trouble you could get into. Tanner are the prisoners secured?"

"Yes ma'am. What are we going to do with them?"

"Minerva and I are going to speak with them and then we will inform the PM about moving them to a prison more suited for this type of crime. I will suggest that they be tried in Minerva's world and kept there for safety. It seems the best course of action."

"I will go with you M."

"Bond they are secure…I don't think there is any need to….alright stop looking at me like that."

Minerva chuckled as she watched the way the two of them needed limited language to communicate. The three of them walked to the lift and entered.

"How long have the two of you been married now?"

"WHAT…Why would you say that?"

"Olivia the way the two of you barely need to speak to know exactly what the other is thinking has nothing to do with magic and everything to do with years of learning about each other."

"I did not…I was married to Nigel…I didn't know…"

"Calm yourself dear. I was not accusing you of any infidelity with James but you have to admit…you thought about it."

"MINERVA! And you…stop giggling like a schoolgirl and wipe that infuriating smirk off your face!"

"M I have to say…I like your relatives and I cannot wait to meet the kids."

"Oh so help me…Bond I will turn you into a toad as soon as I get a wand!"

"M there has to be rules about turning your lover into a toad…right Minerva."

Minerva laughed. "Yes…yes there are Bond…spousal abuse laws are in the magical world also."

"SPOUSE…who bloody well said anything about marriage! We are not yet LOVERS Bond so watch your step!"

"Minerva I think we touched a nerve."

"Yes, dear boy I think we did. Let's focus on the task at hand and let calmer heads prevail. Don't worry Bond, her bark has always been worse than her bite."