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"Does no one feel as guilty as I do right now?" Val asked as she peeked up from her hands to survey the room.
"She has the book!" Casey exclaimed, trying to catch the rest of their attentions. "Forget the guilt, she has the book. THE BOOK!"
"Not particularly, no. Besides, if you think her Dad would ever let her lose you're just as naive as you look." Nick said with his wand at the ready as he waved it in a cyclic motion causing a fire storm to brew. "So, if I were you I would figure out what's on that paper he passed her. Probably won't be good news for you"
Casey moved the mirror back to its original location. "It's fair game, Valentina. Nick is right, with Uncle J at her finger tips, she's the biggest threat to all of us. Plus, her dad would be sure not to lose twice." He continued wandering around the room looking for things that could possibly help him prep for this exam.
"You're so full of shit Nic, since when are you so selfless? You're in this too.."
"OooOoofff" Casey added, shaking his head in disagreement.
"I'm not selfless at all, I don't care what happens in this competition. Ask Case, he knows."
"He's right. He clocked out a long time ago. Despite my pestering to actually get him to try..." Casey sighed, looking at his brother who lounged on the couch. He's got a plan, I know it. "Besides Val, didn't you see? Sophia has the book and knows where the wand is. We are nothing compared to the spells in there." As Val went to take a swing, he jumped to Nicks side, ready to take on his cousin if she dared to even try. As she retracted her fists, Casey rolled his eyes, to him, Valentina seemed more of a "bark, but no bite" type of person, especially during this time.
"I'm getting out of here before I do exactly that...try not to need me." Val stormed out after texting Alistar.
Lydia rapidly answered most of Nico's questions, being sure to put her own spin on the answers she replied with. She stopped midsentence once Val was out of sight of the room, and switching the topic to Casey's remark on Nico's participation in the competition. "So wait, you're serious about not even trying to win this thing?" What an odd turn of events she sighed. "I guess we have more in common then I thought."
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As Sophia took the paper her father gave her from out of her pocket, and read the scribbled down spell. What the-? She thought not knowing what the spell was used for, nor even how to pronounce it. She flipped on the back of the paper to see if anything was there to help her out, but all she could find was an address to an office building. She looked at it with crooked eyes, confused at what her father wanted her to do with this information. Wait a second She flashed herself to the mail room and opened up an WIPS. "Mailus Spontanuous, Wizard Competition Commissioner's Office" She said as she walked through the instant portal.
As the morning of the preliminary exam came, Sophia sighed, looking at the spell her father gave her a few days before. Still undeciphered, the spell seemed to be of some importance, or else why would her dad give it to her. "You can do this Sophia, just give it your all, and it will all turn out okay...ish....I hope." She slipped the paper into her pocket once more before a flash of light struck her and transported her to a small room on the outskirts of the school. "What the-? Hello? I thought we agreed on this afternoon! Not now! I wasn't ready yet!?" She screamed as she looked around, panicking about what just happened. She was alone, but she could feel the presence of her family in the rooms next to hers. She ran towards the door, which had a large square window where see could see across the hall. The other side was Casey, in his own solitary room. Unlike her cousins, she knew the preliminary was going to be today, however this is not what she thought the test would be like. For started she thought it would be some lavish outdoor arena or on some center stage, not an empty isolation room.
Casey, with his wand at the ready, looked around for the thing that flashed them out of their rooms and into this place. "Sophie!" He shouted from the other room as he saw her on the other side. He shrugged his shoulders, also unsure about what was happening. "It must be the exam, it appears randomly!" He tried to say, but his voice was mumbled and unclear through the walls.
"Where's the wand!?"
"I don't know. I woke up and it wasn't by my bed, then I got flashed here."