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Chapter 1
September 1st 2009,
Dear Alex,
It's been over a month since I've seen you and yet you still plague my dreams. Rome is amazing and I wish you could be here with me to share it. I'll write to you soon. Hope you like your snow globe of the amphitheatre where the Gladiators fought. Miss you a lot.
XOXO
Alex turned the snow globe over in her hand. Aside from it being a little weird the someone was sending her things from across the ocean it was still slightly sweet. Heading down to the Lair for the lesson with her dad she put the snow globe on top of her dresser.
"Today we are going to work on location spells."
"What are location spells?" Max asked.
"Location spells are when you take an object and track not only who sent it but where that person is. Back in the 70s when Magic carpets were sold everywhere wizards could find who ever sold them a faulty carpet and give them their 'just deserts'."
"Would it send us to the place as well?"
"It should Justin but I haven't used it in a long time so I don't remember."
Alex zoned in and out after his and focused on the letter and the globe upstairs. Was it really possible to figure out who had sent it to her?
"Alex it's your turn."
"Hmm?"
"It's your turn. So grab your wand and perform the spell on this vase."
"How do I do it?"
"The words are; This person may be far or near so send me to who sent this here. You got it?"
"I think so."
2 hours later and many failed attempts Alex finally was able to magic herself into the kitchen above the sub station.
"Oh, hey mom what's up?"
"Your father using the vase for that location spell?"
"Yeah, how did you know?"
"He is still reminding me that it's a wasted $20."
"Ok, whatever."
"Honey while you're at it can you go back down there and tell your father that we're almost out of salami."
"Awe mom do I have to?"
"Alex please."
"Fine."
20 minutes later Alex trudged up the stairs to her room and took the snow globe of the shelf.
'I wonder who sent you?'
Contemplating on whether or not she should use the location spell Justin all of a sudden burst into her room.
"Hey Alex, do you have my…, cool snow globe, who sent it?"
"I don't know but I was about to find out."
"Alex you can't use the location spell on it. What if the person who sent this to you isn't a wizard? Or worse, what if they are a wizard and are waiting to trap you?"
"You think to much. Now what do you want?"
"I was wondering if you took my towel."
"Why would I take your towel, it's covered with your disease."
"I do not have a disease, it's a rash. And besides I got the black one this week."
Running to her hamper she pulled it out with a quick "ewe" and then ran straight for the bathroom where he could here the water being turned on high.
'Now that was fun,' Justin thought to himself. He hadn't used the black towel that morning but was making up something to terrify her so he could do a tracing spell on the globe.
5 minutes later a horrified Justin walked out of Alex's room and straight into Max who was coming down the hall.
"Justin, what's wrong? You look like you just saw a ghost."
"Max, you will not believe who is sending Alex presents from over seas."
"Who is it?"
"Quick in here," Justin said as he pushed Max into his room.
"Just tell me who it is."
"Ok, it's…"
And that my dear readers is the end of Chapter 1 (grins evilly) review please.
