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"No. Conjuring is not something I want to do more of."
"You should try, maybe it will sort out the kitten issue."
I blink a couple of times. "You think it will?"
"Better than taking a shot at black magic, don't you think?"
I sigh. "I suppose you're right." I swing my legs around and pad over to the desk so I can look at the homework spell over her shoulder. "Here goes nothing."
I take out my wand and hold it in front of me. All of my focus goes into the intent of my spell. I don't have to say the words to make anything happen, most of the time anyway.
My arm tingles as magic travels through me and out through my wand. Something's happening, though a little part of me knows it isn't the apple I intend to conjure.
Ah. That's why Daphne's eating an apple. She's already done the spell successfully and munches away as a reward.
"Erm...Mona?"
I open my eyes and give an exasperated sigh. "I did it again, didn't I?"
She nods and points to the floor where a cute black kitten is looking up at me. This one is a bit different from the others, with pointier ears and a smaller face.
"At least you made a proper breed this time?" she tries.
"Breed?" I'm too lost in what to do with yet another kitten. At least there's still plenty of room for them, and they seem happy.
"He's an Egyptian Siamese."
"How do you know he's a he?" Despite owning four kittens, I'm still not very good at telling the boys and the girls apart.
Daphne shrugs. "He looks like a he, don't you think?"
"I suppose..."
"What are you going to call him?" She bounces up and down on her seat. There's no containing her excitement then. At least someone is happy about the kittens.
"Erm...Seth?" It's the only Egyptian god I can remember off the top of my head.
"The god of chaos? Interesting choice for a kitten."
I gulp, hoping the name doesn't turn out to be prophetic. I already have Rhubarb causing mischief, I don't want to add more to that. I like my things kept in one piece.
"I should buy another kitten bed." It's the only thought that can process.
"Already on it." She presses the on button of my laptop and lets the thing power up. I really should change my password rather than just letting her have a free run of it. "Where did you get the other one from?"
"Caspian," I whisper.
"Ah. Why don't you text him and ask?"
I shake my head. "He's mad at me," I admit. "He overheard Ryan and me." I look away to hide the blush on my cheeks.
"Oh. That's why you're annoyed about Ryan."
"That's not what I said..." Except it is kind of true. "I don't know." I scoop up the kitten and sit back down on the bed.
"Then try and reason it out?" she suggests.
I sigh dramatically, looking at Seth and trying to work out what kind of personality he's going to have. Not that I have any say over that. It would be cool if the way the kittens act is based on the spell that conjured them, but I don't think it is. I don't even remember most of the spells.
