Maksym
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Witchy Nostalgia
I am pleased to report that my performance as “The Amazing Olive” was a success! The children’s birthday party loved us. True, there were one or two little swots who saw through some of the card tricks – I couldn’t make all of them real magic. But they loved it when I made Maksym fly. 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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The Witch’s Apprentice
Poor kid. Imagine having your powers stunted like that! I know that Lucy hadn’t completed cut off his magic, but I wasn’t sure she’d made the right choice. It seemed like Maksym’s father just wanted to keep him small. I know what that feels like, Talia. It seems my mother does too. Continue reading
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Making Light of Things
I tried an incantation I’d found from another internet forum, and it worked a little too well. I had to stand on a chair to get the bin down from the ceiling. But I tried the disillusionment spell and, joy of joys, it actually worked! So I tried again and put a little less magical… Continue reading
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Growing Together
I have been helping Mrs Webfoot in the garden lately and I feel that I’ve been “hearing” the plants and trees more and more. She is happy for me to help her with anything except her herb garden, which she is very protective over. And it feels good to help – she charges so little… Continue reading
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The Storm and the Miracle
Yesterday I woke up with a headache and all I could see in my mind’s eye was rain… in a circle. I’ve had feelings about the weather since the strange magical storm and I decided I needed to find out what it was. As I saw it in my mind,, the circle of rain spread… Continue reading
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The Storm
I rushed upstairs and discovered he was right… there was a storm howling outside my window. One half of the house was in sunshine… the other being battered by a full-on storm. Continue reading
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Olive Framley Entry 16, 13th June
I am pleased to report that “The Amazing Olive” was a success! True, there were one or two little swots who saw through some of the card trick. But they loved it when I made Maksym fly. Continue reading
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Olive Framley Entry 15, 9th June
Dear Talia, I needed some new clothes last week and so I took the train into Swalebeck, which has some more up-market shops, and I ended up spending what was left of my fortune-telling money on a new suit and some decent shoes. I still have my very paltry allowance, but of course now 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
Helen Speaks 