(A/N Hmm, wonders what Marcia will think about Odale's re-founded pet... Please Revieew what you thinks!)
Chapter 7: Introductions
"But this is the Port Witch Coven, Odale!" Septimus said, "They are dangerous.". Odale laughed. "They wouldn't dare to bend a straw of your hair as long as I'm here." she replied with a smirk. "What do you-" Septimus begun, but then someone opend the door. "Lau... I meant Odale! Are you here again? And who's your friend?" Linda looked from Septimus to Odale. "It's a long story. This is Septimus Heap, the real one." Odale answerd. "Aha... Come inside then." Linda said and shoved them inside. "Guess who is here again!" Linda shouted. "Is it our ExtraOrdinary friend?" someone shouted from inside. "Yes, and she got a friend with her too!" Linda answerd. "A friend? How intressting..." an other voice said. "Shut up, Dorinda." a very old voice hissed, "Let them come inside.". Septimus gave Odale a look that clearly said 'why are you doing this to me?'. Odale roled her eyes. "Come now, Sep." she dragged him into the room where the voices come from. "Isn't it Odale Overstrand?" the Port Witch Coven mother said. "Goodevening, Mother." (Odale called her mother because everyone else did) Odale replied with a smile. "And who is this young... boy?" the old witch mother asked. "Septimus Heap." Septimus answerd. "Settle down, by all means." the witch mother said. "We would love too, mother, but we aren't here because of a courtesy visit, mother. We needs your help." Odale replied. "What would that be, young wizard?" the old witch asked. "Septimus's adoptive sister, princess Jenna, is kidnapped." Odale said. The witches gasped. "By who?" Dorinda asked. "Simon Heap." Odale answerd. Dorinda widend her eyes. "A Heap?" she exclaimed. "Yes. But he is DomDaniel's new apprentice now." Odale said. "We would love to help you, but maybe it would be better if you asked the Wendrom Witches instead." the Port Witch Coven's mother answerd. Odale frowned. "But why? I don't knows any Wendrom Witches." Odale said. The witch mother smirked. "It will show up in time. And besides that, your friend's brother's I've heard got a... realtion with some of the younger Wendrom Witches, am I right, Heap?" she replied. "I'm sorry, but I don't knows what my brothers are doing in the Forest." Septimus answerd. "Don't you? Well, well. And by the way Odale, I think someone, or something if you'd prefer to say that, are waiting for you in our hall." the witch mother said. " What for a 'thing'?" Odale asked. "You will see, you will see... Go now." the witch mother replied. Unwillingly Odale went to the hall and Septimus followed her. Odale looked around. She thought that it was one off the Port Witches sick jokes. "Ss!" something hissed at her. Odale turned around. "Indigo!" she exclaimed and lifted up a black snake with a pale grey, nextuntil white chest. Septimus stared into the snake called Indigo's indigo blue eyes. "Oh, I thought you were gone!" Odale said while the snake coiled up at her shoulders. "Marcia won't let that one close to the Wizard Tower, Odale." Septimus told her while he kept an eye at the snake. "She don't have too." Odale said, "Look here. Indigo, elbisivni!" Odale hissed the last words and the snake turned invisble. "Wow!" Septimus gasped. Odale smiled. "Indigo, show yourself!" she said and the snake showed up again. "How did you do that?" Septimus asked. Odale shook her head. "I won't tell you yet. Maybe another time." Odale replied, "Blessed be, mother!" she shouted to the room where the witches were. "Good luck, young wizards!" the Port Witch Coven's mother shouted back, and Septimus and Odale leaved.
While Septimus and Odale discussed if they should go to the Wendrom Witches or not (Septimus wanted to go to the Wendrom Witches and Odale didn't) Alther tried to convince Marcia that Simon had kidnapped Jenna. "Alther, I have no intentio of going outside the Castle while Jenna is gone. You knows what happend last time both Jenna and I was gone- DomDaniel just stepped on. Who sais that DomDaniel is gone for good?" Marcia easily irritated told Alther, "But we don't has to go for Jenna. She is just at ride with her brother..." she continude but Alther cute her of. "Adoptive-brother." Alther corrected. "However, if it shall be so correct then, adoptive brother, but Jenna is as much Heap as anyone of the boys. She sees them as her brothers and they sees her as their sister." Marcia replied. "Not Simon." Alther told her. "You don't know that." Marcia said. "Yes, I do." Alther answerd. "Don't be so bothersome, Alther. How could you know that? However, Jenna is just at a ride with her adoptive brother and the only thing we knows is that Jenna just didn't want to dismount from the saddle when Septimus told her too. And I belives that Simon just don't wants to do as his younger brother tells him too, and thats not strange. My brothers never did as I told them either, but that was different. And Simon is jealous that Septimus is my apprentice." Marcia replied. "Marcia, Septimus belives that Simon kidnapped Jenna." Alther said seriousley. "Listen to me, Alther. Septimus isn't himself today. He got bitten by on of the darke spiders in the Librarey this morning, and you knows how paranoid one can be after that. I remeber when you got bitten by one- you thought that I was going to push you down from the Librarey! You locked yourself inside your study and blocked the windows and the door, even the front door so I couldn't go home." Marcia told him. "Did I?" Alther looked shocked. "Yes you did, but you went normal again towards the evening and I am sure of that Septimus also will feel better later." Marcia answerd. "But Odale also believes that Simon kidnapped Jenna." Alther said. Marcia pursed her lip. "Odale is still upset because she got fooled by Flarthy and Pullman, it's just the Cashmére-proudness, she hated to be wrong." Marcia replied. "You can't trust Simon, Marcia." Alther continude. "You sais so, Alther, but you don't has any eviedence for that, do you? He is a Heap after all. I know that they are a strange huddle and some of them are real weirdos, but they are honest people. And they are an old wizard-family." Marcia said. "All wizards aren't nice, Marcia, and you knows than by your own experiences." Alther sighed, "I would like to know what Simon has been doing the past year and why he shows up now, just a few days before midsommer. And I still believes that it was Simon that betrayed your position at Zelda's." Alther said. "Rubbish! It wasn't Simon and it wasn't Odale either, it was that annoying message-rat. You shall never trust a rat, especially not a rat that loves it's own voice. And about annoying things, I don't gives too much for your recomendations, Alther. Weasal Van Klampff is a bucket of yelps and complainings and his housekeeper is a nightmare to be close. Maybe I should let Odale try that shadow-remover anyways." Marcia replied. "No! Absolutley not, a shadow safe is the only thing that truly ensures that the shadow dissapears for good." Alther said firmly. Alther knew that he couldn't convince Marcia, he knew how stubborn she could be once she had deceided herself for a thing. In the past when they had clashes and he had been the Extra Ordinary wizard and she his apprentice Alther hadn't always won. And now when Marcia was the ExtraOrdinary wizard and Alther was just a ghost he couldn't stand a chance. "Goodbye, Marcia. See you another time." Alther muttered and dissapeard into the air. "Goodbye Alther." Marcia said and went back to the Wizard Tower with the shadow sneaking behind her.