A Tale of Magic... by Chris Colfer & Brandon Dorman

Author:Chris Colfer & Brandon Dorman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2019-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

MAGICLEXIA

Lunch was uncomfortably quiet at the academy. Lucy sat by herself at the far end of the table to keep her distance from the others and didn’t say a word for the entire meal. She picked at her food and occasionally looked up at her new classmates with a suspicious glance, almost daring them to provoke her. Tangerina and Skylene had received enough of Lucy’s insults for one day, so the girls remained silent and purposely avoided making eye contact with her.

Brystal tried to defuse the tension with harmless conversation topics, but no one was interested in what she had to say. Her efforts were distracted when Mrs. Vee entered the dining room and presented Madame Weatherberry with a second scaly black envelope.

“Another letter has arrived for you, Madame,” she said.

The new message made Madame Weatherberry more anxious than the first. Before anyone could ask about her alleged “sick friend,” their teacher got to her feet and headed out of the room with the mysterious letter in hand.

“We’ll begin our very first lesson in just a few minutes,” Madame Weatherberry called behind her as she hurried out of the dining room. “I’ll meet you outside.”

After lunch, the students and apprentices followed Madame Weatherberry’s instructions and gathered around the castle’s front steps. However, just like earlier, their teacher was taking her time before joining them. The students became more impatient the longer they waited.

“I’m starting to think we’re never going to learn anything at this academy,” Emerelda said.

“What’s taking her so long?” Xanthous asked. “You don’t think she’s reconsidering the academy, do you? I wouldn’t have anywhere to go if she shut it down!”

“Will you both calm down,” Tangerina said. “Madame Weatherberry is probably keeping us waiting for a reason. It’s like the classic phrase goes: When the student is ready, the teacher appears.”

“I was ready forty-five minutes ago,” Emerelda said. “This is getting rude.”

“The patient bird gets the worm,” Skylene said with a confident nod. “That’s another classic phrase.”

Tangerina rolled her eyes and pulled her friend aside.

“Skylene, the phrase is The early bird gets the worm,” she said. “It’s supposed to encourage people to wake up early.”

“Oh,” Skylene said. “But that’s not very encouraging for an early worm.”

As they waited, Brystal kept her attention on the windows of Madame Weatherberry’s office. She stood on her tiptoes, hoping to catch a glimpse of what their teacher was up to, but she couldn’t see anything. When she eventually gave up, Brystal noticed that Lucy was still keeping her distance from the others. The musicians’ daughter sat on a boulder a few yards away from the castle’s front steps and watched her classmates like they were infected with a plague. Brystal felt sorry for Lucy and sat beside her on the boulder to keep her company.

“They aren’t going to bite you, you know,” Brystal teased her.

“Oh, I know,” Lucy said. “I just don’t want any of them to get too attached, you know, in case this academy doesn’t work out for me. People form quick bonds with celebrities.

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