Firenze
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Summer rain
My friend and fellow teenage witch Olive Framley has been a bit distant lately. We don’t always spend time together, but sometimes it feels important to me, at least, to make sure we’ve had the chance to speak and talk about magic things. There are some things that only a fellow witch understands – even… Continue reading
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Help the Mystic
Maksym was telling me about an old lady who lives in his block, who he and his father sometimes help with grocery shopping, and it made me think that I should probably pay a visit to Shannon, my banshee friend. I mean, having psychic powers doesn’t necessarily mean that she can get all her groceries… Continue reading
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Off the Record
Dear Vera, You’d better keep your eye out for Supernatural News this week. I wish I could tell you what sort of article to expect, but I’ll tell you what happened from my point of view! Continue reading
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Business plans
While I was in Swalebeck I ran into an old friend of Mummy’s – Marguerite Forester-Hawes. It was funny to be called “Genevieve” and “Jenny” again when I’m so used to being Olive in Barkmouth. She said she’d heard I’d been sent to the sea “for my health” – honestly, am I someone from a… Continue reading
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Encounter by the Full Moon
I feel you could have warned me how lonely it is to be a witch, especially in my first year! Even Firenze doesn’t always care for my company – a poor trait in a pet or a familiar! Last night I couldn’t sleep and I got up and wandered about. Firenze stirred for a moment,… Continue reading
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The Disappearing Familiar
Firenze has given me a shock. Perhaps I have fallen into the trap of seeing him more as a pet than a familiar. I knew we had a bond and I thought it was surprising when I had a future flash, but I have discovered that I vastly underestimated him. This morning I went down… Continue reading
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The Eyes of Mrs Webfoot
It’s been a difficult few days for poor Firenze. I think Hatty must’ve disturbed the enclosure while she was cleaning – or snooping! – or else the new surroundings have confused him, as he ended up climbing out and I ended up with him curled up next to me as I tried to plan a… Continue reading
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Olive Framley’s Magical Year
I am glad you agreed to be my mentor. What a wonderful gift my Chinese Water Dragon was! I knew that I could never be a witch with a cat or an owl. Magic needs to be modernised. I have named my new familiar Firenze, after Florence, the beautiful city where I first realised I… Continue reading
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Olive Framley Entry 14, 31st May.
Firenze did something he’s never done before… He brought Maksym with him on one of his magical portal journeys! Maksym didn’t even seem surprised – he’d spotted Firenze and followed him. He said that he’d told his father he’d gone to his friend’s to play, in the same block where he lives… but he’d snuck… Continue reading
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Olive Framley Entry 12, 27th May.
Focusing my powers away from divination feels cleansing at the moment. To thank Hatty for her gift, I decided to see if I could make the chores around the house a bit easier. I thought it would be good if I could make the hamper lighter to make picnics easier, and I realised that there… Continue reading
Helen Speaks 