Susan Dursley felt giddy. One week ago, one week from yesterday, to be exact, a tall, handsome stranger had wandered into her town's high school, and this evening he was buying her an egg cream, taking her to the talking pictures, and walking her home. She still had it.

"If only it were a bit darker," she thought aloud, "we could have a bit of privacy." Susan had two older brothers who would surely be looking out the parlour window for her by the light of the street lamps.

Antonio D'Angelo smiled mysteriously. "Your wish is my command." He pulled out what looked like a cigarette lighter and, with a flick of his wrist, all eight lamps were out.

Susan nearly fainted. Antonio clapped a hand to her mouth in order to stop her scream. Uncovering it slowly, he entreated her not to make a sound above a whisper.

"But you're a wi… an odd person!"

"Not really," he grinned. "Nicked it from an old ambassador's husband the last time they were at our house. You see," he continued with the air of one sure of his ability to impress a small-town high school senior, "the D'Angelo family is a little-known clan in your world. But we link the Mundane universe to a group known as the wizarding world.

The wizards need to stay in contact with a muggle—that's someone who can't do magic—a muggle family, so that when a Dark wizard comes to power, we can distribute protection charms to muggle villages. Right now, a bloke called Grindelwald is trying to gain power, and we need to ward all the nearby towns. The ambassadors are at our place every week. So," he smiled seductively, "if you want to see some more magic, all you have to do is go out with me next Saturday."

She looked as if he had just pulled out a gun and aimed it at her. "You… you NEGOTIATE with those pigs!"

He rubbed his palms nervously. "You mean you've heard of our world?"

"Heard of it! Why, it's been the mission of the Dursleys for millennia to destroy the wizards!"

"Why, that's ridiculous! They don't mean you any harm. There's only a few million of them, and billions of muggles."

"But of course they mean us harm! They're satanic!"

Antonio pulled out a single red rose. He pulled a bit at the ends, and it instantly turned inside out and became a daisy. Antonio presented it to a gaping Susan, then softly kissed her.

"Well, then, I guess I'm just a devil's advocate." He began to stroll away, whistling carelessly.

"Wait!" she called. "Tell me more about your world!"

And he did.

The next morning, she dashed into her brothers' room. "You'll never believe what I've found out about wizards…"