Prof. Maxim Trevelyan

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Knocking off a ladies hat – Waddiwasi

This spell is used whenever you need to knock a small object around, because it launches them into the air. This is certainly useful for knocking off a ladies hat. While some hats can be quite huge, at least they are light, which makes them perfect for this spell.

Making a horse fly – Wingardium Leviosa

A simple Wingardium Leviosa should make even the heaviest thing fly, if one has enough power behind it.

Swapping a sword for a parasol – Switching Spell

I would use a fairly simple spell to switch a sword I have for a much more useful parasol.

Conjuring a glass of water – Teleportation Spell

I would use this spell to teleport a glass of water from where it was already poured, like a bar or my home in front of me.

Changing the appearance of a nearby tree – Scorching Spell

While it is a vile thing to do, to harm a tree when it did nothing to you, I would use a scorching spell to permanently change the appearance of the tree into a black, husk of a trunk.

When I closed the door after the last person, I whined. The mess from the birthday party was enormous. I sighed and began sorting through all the gifts I was given. My hand stopped on a weirdly wrapped package, with further inspection revealing it came from my crazy old aunt. It was pretty obvious what it was. A broomstick. Thanks auntie. I was too tired to clean up, since as soon as I sat on the couch, I feel asleep. However, a most peculiar thing happened when I woke up. Everything was clean, not even a speck of dust. Only a broom sitting innocuously in the corner.

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There one was an innocent boy, who sat by light of the candle. He had scant an idea on how to proceed, to write the story about which he had a desperate need. The boy scratched the quill on the parchment, though he almost gave up, because writing is not in his department. When the clock chimed midnight, a ghostly woman gave him a fright. She turned to him with pearly white eyes, and told him with evil glee, of a stick she fashioned from a beech tree. “No matter how the stick looks, as a carrot or a knife, you will write this story about French fries. Because if not, remember, all your favorite books will go into scarlet’s ember.” With the last word she hit the stick on the table, rousing the boy from the sleep unstable. Was it a dream, or was it a vision; no matter, he wrote down the story with great precision.

The graphic shows a castle (on the hill) which symbolizes the setting where most of the story takes place; the wizard's home. Above the castle, on the blue sky, word "playbill" is situated, showing what the pamphlet/poster is all about.

Underneath the castle is a large black area, with a hairy heart in the middle, no explanation necessary. It is the main prop of the story. Around the hairy heart, in an equally hairy font, are the words Warlock's Hairy Heart".

But it had grown during its looooooooong exile, blind and savage in _darkness to which it had been condemned, and its appetites had grown

• power
• and perverse.

Doodle shows a very badly drawn cauldron as a hopping pot, with something that might be a foot, maybe something else. In front of it is a note, with the father's warning: "In the fond hope, my son, that you will never need this."

I like the foreshadowing and warnings in the stories, especially if the protagonists, or antagonists, do not heed them. Father was a wise wizard, who helped people, and I think he knew that his son was not. Thus, he gave a warning, still wishing the best of his son, but alas, it was not meant to be, as the son was quite selfish.

Luckily, there is a happy end. Son helps the villagers, and perhaps even learns a lesson or two.