They all giggled, but now there was a deeper voice accompanying the two feminine ones. "We apologize for all the cryptic behavior. We will describe it to you simply. Albus, was our Mage, or Magic. We had sent it to bring peace to your world, but it had only proved to worsen it. Our Mage went insane with the power it held over the people it was to govern and it was time for him to return. However, he rebelled and created an abomination in our beloved familiar. He has been punished to serve as our cloak and staff for all eternity." 