Disclaimer: All previous disclaimers apply. Beware! This chapter includes kissing. The high schools are imaginary and so is Elena Montez High School's mascot.
Chapter 12: Let's Create Magic!
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Room of Requirements
Somewhere in Scotland
March 8, 2021
2:30 am
Wyatt has mastered swinging the sword down and stopping it in mid-swing and is improving on basic training and meditation. Harry believes it is time to teach Wyatt some stances.
"Hi, Wyatt! Today, I will show you some stances" Harry says as he calls the Sword of Gryffindor to him.
"The first step is to stand up straight with your legs wide apart so that it looks like your body forms an A. Then, you place your right foot in front of your left foot and bend your knees. This is called the Basic Stance" Harry lectures.
Harry demonstrates the stance and then Wyatt attempts to copy it.
Aisling O'Keeffe's Home
St. Petersburg, FL
March 8, 2021
2:30 pm
Boxes are piled from floor to ceiling everywhere in Aisling's room. Her dad's company is promoting her dad at work and transferring him to their San Francisco office. So, her family is moving.
Aisling doesn't want to move. This is the house where she lost her first tooth and waited all night for the tooth fairy to come. She must have fallen asleep because she was surprised to find a $1 bill under her pillow in the morning. This is the same house she lived in when she won the Spelling Bee at her school. This is the same house she celebrated in when she got accepted into the gifted program at school.
St. Petersburg is close to the ocean and has a calm tranquility to it. It has many shops and museums.
Now, she is moving. She goes to the bathroom to wash her face and stares at her reflection in the mirror. Long lashes frame pretty blue eyes. A dainty little nose sits between red, puffy eyes and red kissable soft lips. Her perfect unblemished skin is porcelain white with rosy tints on her cheeks. If she didn't have a pulse, she might have been described as a porcelain doll. She doesn't see any of these things, though, as she twirls a strand of her long raven hair around her finger. All she sees is a scared little girl who doesn't want to leave her friends, which is completely ironic since she will be going off to college in a couple of years. She is a junior in high school. She is a young woman and she is crying like a little girl. She quickly wipes her tears, helps load everything into the U-Haul van and gets into her dad's car or as he terms it his chariot, a red 2009 Mazda Miata.
Jacqueline Castlereigh High School
Maple Street
San Francisco, CA
March 10, 2021
7:15 am
"How does anyone navigate these halls?" Aisling wonders as she looks down at the map the school office gave her to find her first period class.
"Let's see, this door says 471 and this one next to it says 475. Where is Room 473?" Aisling mumbles to herself.
Just then, she hears a deep voice ask, "Are you going to just stand there all day?"
"Help, at last!" Aisling thinks as she stares into the greenest eyes she has ever seen.
"Uh, I'm looking for Room 473. Is this it?"
"Yes, you have to go through Room 475 to get to Room 473," her savior says.
"If you don't want to be late, you better hurry," her savior says as he pushes her through the door of Room 475, drags her through Room 475 to Room 473 and pushes her into a seat in Room 473. Then, he takes the seat behind her.
"Thank you for your help and escort," Aisling whispers to her savior.
"You are welcome," Chris says with a bow and sits down.
"What's your name, kind sir?" Aisling asks.
"Chris," Chris answers as he puts the index finger of his right hand to his lips and points towards the door with his left hand.
Aisling gets the message and turns her attention to the teacher.
The teacher places his briefcase on his desk and turns to the students.
"Class, we have a new student. Her name is Aisling. Please make her feel welcome," the teacher says.
The students clap; one student wolf-calls.
"That will be all. Now turn to page 197 in your textbooks so that we can discuss how to solve quadratic equations," the teacher says.
Jacqueline Castlereigh High School
Maple Street
San Francisco, CA
March 10, 2021
3:30 pm
Aisling catches up with Chris in the hallway.
"Where are you going?" Aisling asks Chris.
"I'm going to soccer practice. Want to come?" Chris asks as he studies her from head to toe.
Aisling calls her parents and tells them she will be watching the soccer practice and should be home for dinner.
Then she takes Chris's arm and says, "Lead on, kind sir."
Jacqueline Castlereigh High School
Maple Street
San Francisco, CA
3:35 pm
"Hey, guys! Look at our new ladies man!" Nelson Brown (the tall right defender) teases Chris.
"No, guys! This is different. This is the new girl. Her name is Aisling. I'm just showing her the highlights of Jacqueline Castlereigh High School," Chris says in a panic.
"Then why are you still holding her arm?" Phil Long, a tall brunette with a boyish smile and a dimple on his cheek, asks.
That's when Phil's words register in Aisling's mind and she quickly pulls her arm out of Chris's grasp. Chris keenly feels the loss of Aisling's arm. It fits so well, as if her arm was made for him.
"You better take your mind off Aisling and concentrate on the game. You just met her today. She could come today and go tomorrow. Don't get attached. It only leads to heartbreak," Chris admonishes himself as he remembers the pain the other version of himself suffered when Wyatt killed Bianca in the alternate future.
"All right, team! Enough joking, we need to win the next game against the Conquistadores of Elena Montez High School of southern San Francisco. Are you up to the challenge?" Chris shouts.
"Yeah!" the other team members shout.
Elena Montez High School
Southern San Francisco
March 15, 2021
7:00 pm
"The crowd is wild. The Elena Montez High School fans are all geared up and ready to cheer their hearts out for their team, but the Jacqueline Castlereigh High School fans are no less," the sportscaster announces.
"Now the teams are coming into the stadium," the sportscaster adds.
Aisling tunes out the sportscaster as she searches for Chris on the field.
Then, she hears the sportscaster say, "Massey passes to Long who passes to Halliwell and it's a goal!"
Aisling holds up her sign and jumps up and down. Chris sees Aisling in the crowd and blows her a raspberry kiss.
Shamrock Alley
San Francisco, CA
March 15, 2021
9:00 pm
Chris's team is celebrating their win against the Conquistadores. The score was 6-4 in favor of Chris's team.
"Did you see me score?" Chris exclaims to Aisling.
"I saw more than that," Aisling says as she kisses Chris and the others pound their tankards of ale demanding to see Chris and Aisling kiss again.
Chris and Aisling oblige.
After the kiss, Chris asks Aisling, "Will you be my date for prom?"
"Yes," Aisling says as she kisses Chris again.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Room of Requirements
Somewhere in Scotland
March 23, 2021
2:30 am
Harry believes Wyatt has improved his balance and can handle Excalibur's weight in his hand. He isn't completely satisfied with Wyatt's progress so he tells Wyatt to continue practicing stances and doing basic training and meditation.
Aisling's home
San Francisco, CA
Prom
April 8, 2021
6:30 pm
Chris, wearing a black tuxedo with a white dress shirt, gold cufflinks and a black tie, nervously rings the doorbell at Aisling's house.
Aisling's mom opens the door and says, "Come on in. You must be Chris. Aisling will be ready soon. Would you like something to drink?"
"Tea, please," Chris says as he remembers his manners.
Chris follows Aisling's mom to the kitchen where he watches Aisling's mom make some tea.
"Aisling has nothing but good things to say about you. She says that you are the captain of the soccer team at Jacqueline Castlereigh High School and that you specialize in saving damsels in distress," Aisling's mom says.
"Thank you, Mrs. O'Keeffe" Chris says when Aisling's mom hands him the tea.
"Just call me Laura," Mrs. O'Keeffe says.
"I prefer to call you Mrs. O'Keeffe," Chris says as he asks himself, Why am I formal with everyone except Uncle Harry?"
"So, do you have a surname Chris?" Laura asks.
"Halliwell," Chris says as he watches Laura's face for a spark of recognition.
Laura's smile gets wider.
"Uh oh. I think I just opened a can of worms," Chris thinks.
Chris makes a mental note to contact Uncle Harry about this new development at the earliest opportunity.
Then, Mrs. O'Keeffe leads Chris to the living room where Chris waits for Aisling to come down the stairs. When Aisling comes down the stairs, Chris decides that Aisling is breathtakingly beautiful and the most beautiful creature he has ever seen. She is wearing a long lavender strapless dress that accentuates her eyes and hugs her figure in all the right places. When she finally reaches the bottom of the stairs, he ties a corsage of little red roses on her wrist and hands her the bouquet of red roses in his hands. Laura takes the flowers from Aisling and puts them in a vase on the dining room table.
When she returns, Chris compliments Aisling by saying, "You look beautiful. Are you Mist reincarnated? "
"Mist?" Aisling asks.
"Mist is a Valkyrie. I once knew her. She loved me, but I wouldn't allow myself to love her. She had to live in Valhalla, because she could never adjust to Earth and men are not allowed in Valhalla unless they are chosen as champions," Chris explains.
"Why?" Aisling asks.
"Freyja, the head of the Valkyries, wants it that way. Something about the fact that men are evil," Chris says as he and Aisling bid Mrs. O'Keeffe adieu and climb into the back of a black limousine.
Charmed Restaurant
San Francisco, CA
April 8, 2021
7:30 pm
"What would you like tonight?" Antonio, the new waiter, asks Chris.
"Antonio, tonight I am Mr. Halliwell and I am taking my lady love to the dance of her life," Chris says.
"So, it's prom night?" Antonio asks.
Without waiting for Chris to respond, Antonio says, "Then, my lady you must try tonight's special. It's cordon bleu."
Jacqueline Castlereigh High School
Maple Street
San Francisco, CA
Prom
April 8, 2021
11:00 pm
Chris and Aisling dance all night long. They also get their pictures taken and cheer when the king and queen take their places on the dance floor and other couples soon join them.
"May I have this dance?" Chris asks Aisling as a soft, romantic song plays in the background.
"That will be us next year," Chris says to Aisling as he gestures toward the Prom King and Queen and pulls her closer to him.
"I wish this moment can last forever," Aisling says as she kisses Chris.
Halliwell Manor
Chris's bedroom desk
April 9, 2021
1:30 am
April 9, 2021
Uncle Harry, I can't sleep. My dreams seem to revolve around Aisling. She moved to San Francisco, CA, from Lakeland, FL. From the first day I met her, I was smitten with her. I think I'm falling in love with her. I asked her if she was Mist reincarnate today. I know it was stupid, but I had to know. I've never felt like this before.
Her mom is weird though. When I said my last name is Halliwell, she started smiling wider and wider as if smiling was going out of fashion. I think she knows about the Charmed Ones, which makes her a witch and Aisling a witch. Can you please check it out for me? Aisling's surname is O'Keeffe. It might help.
Your darling Munchkin
Haliwell Manor
Chris's bedroom desk
1329 Prescott Street
April 11, 2021
6:30 pm
Dear Munchkin,
I am surprised you would confide your love to me. Gin, your parents, your Aunt Phoebe or your Uncle Coop would have been better choices. All I can say is to follow your heart. It'll never lead you astray.
On the business front, using my Man Who Defeated Voldemort connections and a fair bit of flattery of Ireland's Minister of Magic, I was able to gather that the O'Keeffe's are an old pure blood wizarding family that is originally from Ireland. So, it comes as no surprise that they know about the Twice-Blessed. I don't know what the connection to you is, though. It could just be that you are Wyatt's brother.
To know for sure, you probably would have to perform Legilmency. However, the best solution seems to be to just ask Mrs. O'Keeffe.
Whatever you decide, please keep me posted.
Love,
Harry
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA
March 8, 2021-April 22, 2021
4:00 am
As Wyatt learns a new stance, he continues to practice the old stances and improve on basic training and meditation. Every morning he exercises or meditates at Golden Gate Park. At first, Harry would conjure a gardening water pail and sprinkle the water on his face every morning at 4:00 am to wake him up and make sure he does his exercises, but after the second week of March, Harry meets him less often and Wyatt enjoys training. It is hard work, but he looks around Golden Gate Park and reminds himself that he is protecting the city from fear and darkness and that is worth any amount of pain. As long as he is there, San Francisco will be a vibrant city full of noise and life. The sky will be blue; the birds will chirp and Golden Gate Bridge will stand and nobody and nothing will change that. It is a shame that Wyatt doesn't know that in an alternate timeline he was the Source of all Evil and that Chris saved him from becoming the Source of All Evil again. Wyatt also doesn't know that that the someone who sent him the note warning him of his death on his 18th birthday would become the Source of all evil in the current timeline and come very close to creating hell on Earth.
