POV Narrator:
25 December 2018, Dublin, Ireland
The most awaited moment of Diana's life has finally arrived, the Cavendish girl has met her mother, who had been waiting for her for so many years and battled hard to get there, but finally she can get to the point of meeting her daughter. In a Christmas that was unforgettable among the McLaren family and friends of the family, plus some girls from Luna Nova who were invited, spending time having fun, even having some gifts, stories and much more stuff, which was leaving Diana practically discredited, she had on the other side a family full of love that she never imagined she would have, very different from the living in the Cavendish mansion.
POV Diana:
I wake up, I am in a different bed, it is nae like mine, I look tae the side Akko was sleeping with me, I am even confused, until I look back, it was a house, a house exactly like the one in the dream... The dream... I get up from the bed and look around the room, where I see some pictures, many of them of me with my mother when I was a baby, some others of my mother, I see some little plates with my name written on them, I look back still disbelieving.
"It's nae a dream..." I say alone.
I go tae the bathroom where I do my basic hygiene, I look in the mirror, my face... I dinnae know why, but I've been noticing that it bears a certain resemblance to mother Laura... I have been noticing this, with little sister too.
When I finish, I look at Akko lying in bed, she was half without a blanket, what I make sure tae cover her a little more, I put some slippers, I leave the room, I look around the house, it is a new environment, but I dinnae feel strange, I feel comfortable, I look at the pictures in the portraits, mammy Laura... Pictures of her and Mama Bernadette, they are married, how cute.
I walk in the corridor, I see the stairs that I go down, the house is all cute, I arrive in the kitchen and there I see mum and sis already awake, they were having breakfast, at this time I take the opportunity tae give a hug from behind tae my mum.
"Oh... Good morning my little lass" she said in a calm tone.
"Good morning mum" I say tae her.
"You've grown quite a bit really, you've gotten taller dan Bern" She said and I then sit down at the table where she hands me some pancakes and waffers.
"And do ye know anything else about Mama Bernadette?" I ask her.
"I know everything you can imagine, you 'ave no idea, you can even ask about your mother's pubes and I'll know. Dey were mixed, it was like her hair, it was kind of cute, but she always shaved it" She says this all enchanted, looking up and I get embarrassed.
"Mum!" said my sister, all embarrassed.
"What? Diana asked if I knew anything more. I know every detail of Bern... Even de specific ones, now she would have PMS and wow, 'ow emotional and needy she was, although I wasn't much different, but I was stressed, but we just 'ad to be together and everything worked out, anyway... You can be sure Diana, if you ask me something specific about your mother, I will know, I lived for years with her, I lived the best 20 years of my life with Bernadette, we... I miss Bern so much. I dink I have to concentrate 'ere or I will spill the coffee" Mum said and I was surprised, Mum Laura is legitimately my mother, how incredible.
We sat eating together and looking at each other as a family, then Holly arrived, she also joined us, all sleepy, said good morning and went tae eat, I can't believe that on this Christmas morning I am spending a day with my mother, it's like a dream coming true, it's like the best Christmas of my life, finally with the person I spent sae many years wanting tae see.
"Mama Laura, I know it may seem like asking too much, but I want tae know everything, I want tae know how ye met, how ye got married, what happened with Daryl, how ye found the cure, I want tae find everything, I just want tae have these questions answered" I tell her and receive a caress on my head.
"You can be sure dat I tell you everything, I remember every moment well, dere's no way I won't forget, by the way... Did you know dat Hellene was born in Edinburgh? She was also born at Cavendish Manor, I only got the curse when she was four months old, I 'ad to force myself to move 'ere, when 'er friends wake up I'll tell them too, after all it's good for you to know" Mum said and I'm all excited.
"Mum Laura 'as lots of great stories with Mum Bern, you will love to 'ear dem" said my sister Hellene.
"I love Mama Laura's stories... By de way little sister, come by the Chariot museum later, I've been waiting for your visit, I guarantee de discord server will love it" said my other sister Holly.
We were eating, I was feeling comfortable at home, it's a different and nice feeling, it's like I've always been part of 'ere... It's very strange and good, my sisters by my side, I notice a little bit also 'ow Holly is de face of mum Laura, already Hellene has the face of mum Bern, I look at mum and she even takes de mobile phone taking a picture of us, looking at the mobile phone with a smile on de face.
"My three daughters together, I 'ave waited so long for dis, you are my precious ones" she said to us.
A long time later, in the living room, with everyone gathered...
Wow, this is the best place in the world, I feel like the luckiest witch in the world here, I dinnae know why... Mum soon arrives, she was with a crystal ball, sitting in an armchair, looking at all of us, I was next tae my two sisters, I saw Akko and she smiled at me, it was a different place, I dinnae know how tae say it, but it makes me feel comfortable... I can't stop thinking about it, soon I notice that mum gets a more serious look on her face and even gives a cough before speaking, her voice is sae beautiful and powerful.
"The time has come for you to know everything, first I have to tell, especially Diana and Hellene, even Brooke, the reason why Daryl wants de leadership of de Cavendish family, since dere is nothing for 'er to take possession of, except dat dere is something much bigger" Mama Laura said and we became very attentive and curious.
"Has she nae come tae terms with losing her leadership and wants tae have control over me?" I ask her who only shakes her head in denial.
"It's a very naive ding to say Diana, dings are much deeper dan dat, as you may 'ave already noticed mainly because of my existence, de history of de Cavendish family 'as been erased and dat's not from today, de true history, dat dey were never a traditional family, but a family of witches who always 'ad an open minded vision and progress, what happens lassie, is dat Bernadette and I are de vision of dat part of the family, We are the representation of de true story, but dat doesn't go down well with de higher powers of magic, dey want to keep the traditionalist impression of the Cavendish, because it is beneficial to de maintenance of the status quo" My mother said and I was getting shocked, but it doesn't make much sense, my aunt wanted tae sell the traditional family heirlooms, the same ones that I now know are fake.
"But what do ye mean? My aunt already wanted tae get rid of the traditional things of the family in the name of greed, what does all this have tae do with the question that the witches up there want tae keep the tradition? I took on the leadership of the family exactly fae this reason, sae as nae tae let the tradition die and my aunt dinnae sell everything"
"Daryl 'as 'er own way of thinking, you 'ave no idea what a huge plan it all is, you never got to meet nor 'eard about your grandmother Clarie 'ave you? Nor about how dark de Cavendish family years were during de time between Diana who came before you and Bernadette... Well, me and the lassies 'ere were aiming to revolutionize magic and bring novelty, de witches upstairs don't want to, and dat's why dey involved Daryl, because Daryl wants to keep de status quo, she was paid to curse me, she's being paid to take de lead from you too Diana, but believe it or not, when de witches upstairs saw dat you shared some of your mother Bernadette's ways and even mine, they started organizing to pull off a coup, dey prefer your aunt in power paying 'er to do favours and keeping de aristocratic, traditionalist and conservative side of de Cavendish, because den she wouldn't be a threat to what they want to keep as status quo, it doesn't matter if your aunt sold all the relics and got rich, de important ding is to keep an image, your aunt doesn't want de leadership to show you anything, your aunt is being paid for dat and will be paid even more if she gets it, dey don't want to see another couple between two witches in the leadership of the Cavendish family and not with radical and new ideas, anyway... Dis is just de tip of the iceberg of it all, I'm just telling 'ere the motivation of your aunt" I understood everything, now things make a lot more sense, I remember that in the beginning I was even praised, but everything changed when I started... hanging out more with Akko... That's true, now I'm nae as adored as before, mainly because I insist on staying with her.
"I wonder if this also has something tae do with the fact that I am friend with Akko"- I ask my mother who nods in agreement.
"Do you really dink dat dey will accept that you 'ave friendship or anything else with a mundane and mainly defend 'er, unfortunately dey don't want you to 'ave dis image, since the beginning dey are watching dis lassie, it's a 'ole much deeper, but anyway, now it will come de time to start telling the story" Explains mother Laura and I was understanding everything.
"I don't know what's wrong with me, why all this prejudice with the way I came from, I know I'm worldly, but there's no reason to treat me as inferior" Akko said with crossed arms.
"And you're not, mundane witches are one of de hardest working ones dere are, they're always put down, but you also represented another ding dey hate, you 'ave 'er anxiety and determination" Answers Mama Laura tae Akko then pointing tae Chariot who is getting all dull.
I was connecting tae everything now, it's as if a whole reality was hitting me, I was already noticing that at least with Akko I was having this kind of systematic oppression, but I dinnae imagine that this was also hitting me, all this because I am a little different from everything else, but ye know what, I am going tae show these people that we can change too.
Mum started to make the crystal ball kind of glow, what we are feeling a strong wave of magic circulating us, it's strange, but at the same time this is powerful, what I end up closing my eyes, but when I open them I simply see in front of me two girls flying on a broomstick, they were mum Laura and her friend April.
"And 'ere de whole story begins, I will tell you from de beginning when I arrived in Luna Nova, you will have a vision practically immersed inside de story" She said and if I was already sure before dat she is my mother, now I am absolutely sure.
POV Laura:
Tuesday 1 September 1987, Glastonbury England
We are arriving in Luna Nova, Great Grandma Elisabeth told me that 'ere is the best witchcraft school in the world and dat we are going to grow up a lot 'ere as witches, I'm 'ardly waiting to see dis, we are landing in the so called square dat reaches the line of Ley, I'm looking around with April, we are walking until we see a group of girls, one with red hair, one with brown hair and another with hair like a cabbage, but she is kind of cute.
"Yo, is dis where de portal to Luna Nova is?" I ask them.
"No, this is where Bugs Bunny's Lair is" replies the redhead rudely.
"Oh Dat's cool, let me call Elmer Fudd, 'e must be already desperate looking for Bugs Bunny and also who asked for your opinion" I answer her at the point that the girl gets very angry.
"Look how you talk to me, you little girl, respect me or..." She said, and I'm not afraid at all.
"Or what? What's up doc… Are you going to give me a million pounds? I'm not afraid of you ironing" I tell her all confident.
"You have too much composure to stand up to me, don't you, but anyway I'm not going to waste my time with a potato-eater and your friend who pretends to be a woman. Now I'm really pissed off"
"Say one more ding and I'll make a Tuesday bloody Tuesday with your face, you English cunt" I said threatening 'er and being 'eld by April, but I really wanted to punch dis bitch, de same was still giving those giggles of starched rich girl, ahhh, 'ow I 'ate people like that, by de nine witches.
"Oh let's not waste time here, come on Bernadette, we have to show you Luna Nova, don't mix with people of this level, you have to raise your standards" said de starched redhead imbecile.
They went out of dere, taking de portal to Ley's line, I saw the cabbage patch in the background, she looks at me as if she was feeling ashamed, I even read on 'er lips, apologizing, but honestly she doesn't deserve the friend she 'as, I even stamp my feet in anger, dis whole ding made me too angry.
"Calm down Laura, don't mind dose girls, we could get kicked out if you 'it dem now, come on" April said trying to calm me down.
"No one offends you like dat April, she's just jealous of de beautiful woman you are, plus she'll be jealous of de incredible witch you'll become" I say looking at de portal.
"I heard the commotion, I was coming, sorry fae nae showing up" Said a voice behind us, what we turned around and it was a redhead, de accent reminds me of somewhere else, she wears glasses, 'as wavy hair, 'as a nice face... She's got a body like Holy Mary McLaren, she's a real 'ottie.
"'Ello, I'm April Jordan and dis is my friend Laura McLaren, it's okay dat it took a while, de concern would be to 'old dis lettle one here so she doesn't attack de starched girl" Said de one who looks like a human pole.
"Rosemary Morris, nice tae meet ye, those three are Beatrice England, she's the one who plays the Luna Nova big lass, but she dinnae give a shit, she just wants tae show off, next to the others she's really nothing, the other one is Molly Lancaster, she's my boyfriend sister, kind of deluded, she still loves Beatrice, who wants nothing tae do with her, The other one is a new student, I dinnae know her name, but from what I saw from afar she looks like a Cavendish, she lives very close tae my house, they are a very traditional and strict family, fae now I dinnae know anything about this mysterious new student, but let's go, we can't miss the first day of school" Rose said and gee, I could stay all day listening to 'er, but boyfriend... Well, a 'ottie like dat 'as already been 'ooked, sometimes I even forget dat I'm a lesbian sunk in the middle of several 'eterosexuals.
We go through de portal afterwards, I swear I really wanted to get 'er to forget 'er boyfriend, but I'm a disaster with girls, I love a smart girl, especially one like 'er, 'eh, look 'ow beautiful she is, 'er accent, it's kind of a Scottish accent, I dink it's charming in women.
We pass de portal and finally we arrive at Luna Nova's yard, it's bigger dan I thought, dere were some of de several girls dere, as I'm aware of the rules, for sure dere will be some more news to come, dey will never realize that we took de Nintendo and a TV 'ere hahahaha, nor our computer to play and even make some games.
After the beginning of year ceremony, April, Laura and Bernadette are called to the board for being the new pupils...
Wow, dis ceremony is a bummer, well at least it's over, we're going to de principal room, Cabbage is with us, did she really apologize, or was it my head? I don't know, but it's not for nothing, she seems cute, she even seems nice, I dink dis place is full of pretty girls, which is only profit for me.
We enter the room, and wow, the boardroom is a luxury, it has a comfortable chair, dose hats of de nine witches in de background give a charm to it, I dink it's amazing 'ere, den one of the teachers enters, we're going to be kind of chosen by the looks of it.
"Very well new students, you must have seen the rule book before you arrived and we have very strict rules around everything that you must follow, I will choose here the teams that you will stay according to your name" said de director and I could already see April getting a bit nervous, but I am sure that 'er name will pass because she is registered as a witch and by law she can change 'er name legally and 'er gender also because she is a witch.
I keep looking at 'he headmistress, she was looking at our names on de list, according to de documents we gave 'er, den de other teacher arrives, she doesn't seem to stop looking at me, what a stranger, but looking at me with a disgusted face, I felt like asking 'er something, but I will control my tongue, I've been very rude lately.
"Very well, April Jordan and Laura Mclaren you two will be the red team, just go to the room of number 14, already Bernadette Cavendish, you will be the blue team, due to your position as Cavendish, will be given a separate part where is your bed, a private part for that, where you will enjoy all the privacy possible for being descendant of the great Cavendish family, now take your uniforms and go to your rooms" said the headmistress until de teacher pulls my necklace, bursting from my neck, with de most aggressive.
"What's dis? There is no rule against necklaces around 'ere" I tell her, I actually read de rules, just to know de best way to exploit them to my advantage too.
"This is what we see of it here" said the teacher pointing to de double Venus on my necklace and throwing it in the trash, ah as I imagined, 'omophobia will eat wild around 'ere.
"Do you have a problem with dat? Victoria McLaren's laws exist, you know" I tell the teacher.
"Don't act like you know better than me Miss McLaren, I know she exists, but don't think we tolerate that kind of politics around here, your agenda is not welcome here, besides it is expressly forbidden to show affection between students, you know that rule well don't you" she said and I almost raise my middle finger to 'er.
"And what's wrong with being a lesbian? Are you also like dis with straight students when dey bring deir boyfriends?" I ask 'er, and she gets an annoyed look on 'er face.
"There is no such thing as heterosexual, I don't have sexuality, I'm normal, but answering your question, we only allow it when there are dances, this is a way for witches to get a partner in a correct and honorable way, it's traditional, serves to celebrate the end of the witch hunts, not this degeneration of homosexual affection, as expected, a student like you around here, know that you will not be treated well for this choice, behave like a normal and we will not get on your foot" said the teacher and I was getting a little angry.
"Mrs. Finnelan, dere is no need to frighten de new students, she already understood your point of view, now you can leave, dere is no prohibition of homosexuality 'ere, it just can't be expressed, it is quite different" Wow, that's different headmistress, really, I even get up and feel like saying a lot of things.
We were leaving the corridors, I was looking at April, we moved a little away from de boardroom, where I breathed a lot more relieved, 'onestly, I can't stand dis kind of people, I'm just being myself, dere's nothing wrong in expressing myself as I am, I'm a lesbian and I'm proud of it.
"Ye were until ye spoke well against the teacher and Beatrice, sorry fae earlier nae doing anything" Cabbage said.
"Oh yeah... I don't care, you are not to blame for anything, boeht seriously, dese people have no idea dat I am a person like any other, I was born like dis, I always liked women, I did not choose to like women, it is just something dat comes inside me and I am proud of it, I will not punish myself because I like beautiful women"
"I think it's unfair too, freedom is always important, they are people like any other, the love between two witches fae me is the most beautiful and true thing that exists, anyway I'm going, we'll see each other in class, I'm Bernadette Cavendish, nice tae meet you and from what I heard ye are Laura McLaren, ye have a beautiful name" she said and den she left and I seemed to see her walking in slow motion, wow, sadly I dink dis girl has to be straight too, den my hopes would die.
"Let's go to our room, at least we have an ally with us, who knows 'ow difficult it will be to find people who are on our side, I'm even afraid of what might come from others, dat teacher 'as some very retrograde opinions, you didn't see de way she looked at me too, with de greatest disgust" April said.
"We are different, they are disgusted by us, boeht dey are a bunch of people stuck to an ideal of normality dat only dey see, dey never open up to what might even bring happiness, dat's what dey are jealous of, of our happiness, our joy, our freedom" I say until we walk to de bedroom.
From there we get to de door number 14, when we enter dere a simple room, until very spacious and we were lucky, Rosemary Morris is our roommate, I dink I'm going to do Laura's tactic around 'ere, or whatever de plan is, I can try something with Rose, it will be interesting, she already chose the big bed, a pity, but I myself will get the bunk bed and stay more hidden, when I want to have fun.
We go taking de things out of de suitcase, including I take my flag, an Irish flag where I painted a double Venus on it and put it on de wall soon, already to show that I am a lesbian.
"Oh I have a roommate who is gay, how interesting" She said and I nodded in agreement.
"I'm a lesbian, I like women, all kinds of women, dey can be like April or like you, being a woman and beautiful I'm in the mood"
"I'm bisexual, but I also 'ave something else, like Laura said, I'm a woman in another way, I'm a trans girl, I know this may sound strange, but look, I'm not a boy, I'm a girl" she said all embarrassed.
"Oh ok, ye must be a girl in the beginning of the transition, I'm Heterosexual, but I'm very allied of the queer cause, I see ye marching fae rights, I know the history of the great Victoria McLaren, I'm a descendant of Lorraine Morris, one of her allies when they were working as rescuers, Saoirse's allies, she who also escaped from the clutches of the lesbian witch hunts at the hands of that prejudiced council, I know it all, ye can be sure that ye are welcome here tae express the pride of what ye are" she said all nice, my hopes have died now, she 'as a boyfriend and is straight, just when I dought I could 'ave a chance with dis beautiful girl.
"It's all ready 'ere Laura, now just let the magic happen" April said after setting de key rings in place.
We use our magic and with dat dings go back to deir normal size, de television, de Nintendo, de computer, de musical instruments, even de headphones, everything according to plan, our generator, which she soon puts de video game on and everything worked.
"This is great! Ye've circumvented the rule banning technology here and brought a NES, I never thought I'd be able tae spend time playing games here" Rose said delighted.
"We 'ave our ways, April is a girl prodigy, she is extremely intelligent, together we built this magic generator, it takes de magic from de sorcerer stone and turns it into electricity, so we can use electronics in Luna Nova, without worrying about de lack of it, only de television signal doesn't work, but dat's not a problem, just put de VHS and buy some tapes, I brought some movies 'ere for us to watch if you want, then just enjoy it" I explain to de pretty little redhead.
"This is genius on a level that I am surprised, and why these computers too? What do they intend tae do? All this technology amazes me, it's the kind of thing I dinnae think I'd see mixed in with magic" Morris said and she has no idea of April's genius.
"Me and Laura intend to be Gamedev's, we're going to make games on dose computers, de kind of game dat will mark everyone, we're going to found de great Saoirse games, we even thought about how to take de NES to its limit, in a big project dat may take a long time, I'm de programming girl, Laura takes care of the graphics and also the soundtrack, she's very good at dat, I'm polishing de game as things are added" April explains impressing the one with glasses.
"That is impressive, ye are extremely intelligent, a mixture of magic and technology could be tried, it would change the world fae sure, people think magic is old fashioned, but if it changes tae something more modern, fae sure it will be much better fae everyone, ye are geniuses, I am even shocked, I just want tae be an agent of the WCI anyway" she said and I am even turning my face.
"The witch police... I just hope it's not dat violent, I can't find something dat to be reasonable" I say half as back foot, now de magic with Rose 'as really gone.
"I dinnae want tae be a repressing witch, on the contrary, I imagine that everything can change if the WCI at least stops being military, stops being violent, I want tae get in tae change dat, but I know it's bigger dan me, I want tae be an investigator of crimes against witches, but I dinnae want tae be a repressor, I wish things would change, ye know... I think the current system is sae bad" Okay she has a certain conscience, but I still have my back to 'er dreaming of being a witch cop.
"I also want to change dings, Victoria McLaren was wronged for everything she did, she who should be the leader of de witches at de time, but dey preferred Jennifer, anyway, it's a long story, it was nice to meet you Rose, I 'ope we can be best friends around 'ere, you are actually quite cute, not for nothing" I tell her.
"Thank ye, Harry thinks sae too, my boyfriend is the most caring person in the world, I hope one day ye can also manage tae find a nice girlfriend" She said and I hope so too.
POV Narrator:
Laura's arrival in Luna Nova is being told from the witch's own point of view, portraying her past with Bernadette, as well as explaining that the whole Daryl thing is a bigger plan than Diana had any idea.
See you, truth witches...
Rosemary Morris
Date of birth: 2 March 1972
Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (Scottish)
Height: 1.63m
Weight: 66 kg
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Gender: Female (cis)
Occupation: WCI Officer (1995) Former student (St. Andrews Elementary and High School 1977-1984) (Luna Nova 1984-1990) (WCI Edinburgh Academy 1990-1994)
Measurements (bust/ waist/hip): 93/67/94
Hair colour and appearance: Copper coloured, wavy 2C, long, reaching the back line, usually combed back and to the side, no fringes, just a few loose ends.
Eye colour and shape: Beige green, Nordic.
Physical appearance: pale Caucasian skin, somewhat full body, large breasts, wide hips, rectangular nose, wears glasses.
Likes: Marlboro Cigarettes, Guns, investigations, magic revolution, technology, husband Harry Lancaster
Dislikes: Conservative witches, corruption in the system, imprisoning innocent people, the current system itself, running out of cigarettes
Agent Morris, one of the best agents in the history of WCI, better known as Witch Criminal Investigation, is one of the organizations of the Council of Magic that works on the investigation and solving crimes around the witches' society, mainly when it involves some witches that are committing crimes of magic and the normal police can't or don't have the power to solve these crimes, which is up to the WCI to do it. Rosemary is the most efficient agent at the moment, managing to cover and solve many of the cases that are rolling in the UK, she has a passion for solving these crimes and always studies hard to be able to prove someone's innocence before sending the dreaded Arcturus prison. Rose is a sweet and gentle person, despite her position, she always tries to dialogue with whom she ends up arresting to try to know how far the person has come to be at that point, a practice not very common for WCI agents that learn to be very apathetic about their captures, which makes Rosemary very different from a common agent.