Olive’s letters
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Everyday Magic
You’ll want to know what happened when I spoke to Maksym’s father. I was a most undignified wretch which probably softened him. I explained I’d been trying to teach Maksym magic. Continue reading
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A Risk You Must Take
Nothing seems to help. I am considering returning home. At least then Daddy won’t have to worry about me besmirching the family name any Continue reading
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Storm in a Party Cup
I want to I feel that I’m so ashamed I made a mistake I am going to need you to send me some advice. It seems that there was something about young Maksym’s powers that neither Lucy nor his father thought to tell me. 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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Catching an Intruder
It’s been a trying couple of weeks. Daddy is furious about the whole Magical Reporter debacle and the fact that people are now asking him what he thinks he’s doing, sending his well-educated daughter to mess around with potions and spells, and I’ve had journalists and paparazzi following me all over the place. Continue reading
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I’ll see you in your dreams
Please entirely disregard the previous letter – I turned to despair prematurely and I have returned to Barkmouth a hero. Continue reading
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In the Face of Failure
I’m sure you must know by now that everything went wrong in our attempts to solve the Green Dragon haunting. We all went looking for the mystery presence that night and at some point, Lucy vanished. And not long after that, Teddy – who I thought would surely be able to help, as our friendly… Continue reading
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A Haunting to Uncover
Lucy and I are away on some serious witch business! She came at the weekend with a letter from her mentor, Vera. She said that there’s been some strange activity – sounded like a haunting, or some sort of spirit infestation, at a pub. She thought this would take two witches – so we’re both… Continue reading
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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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