"No, actually." Al shook his head. "That's not true. First he was helping to lift Jamie's curse and I wanted to help him. Then his cauldrons were rusty and needed seasoning, and I discovered his fascinating collection of alchemy books, not to mention Campbell's Comprehensive Countercurse Compendium which actually likes me! I told him that they needed scheduled cleaning and they did. You should see their bookmarks wag from every shelf when I scratch their spines. Um, then I asked him to look at my thoughts once, and he showed me how to fly and I showed him my spiders." Al smiled. "I suppose they were all reasons for us being acquainted, and they are all original. But if I had to choose one... hm, I think we were acquainted because of Jamie."