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Kat Introduces Bad Spelling - the Audio Book
Tap tap tap squeal!!
Is this thing on? Oh. I don’t need a microphone because the book is already recorded? Alrighty then.
My name is Katrina Galdorheim, but I'd rather you call me Kat. Try to convince my mother and aunt of that and you’d most definitely bring on one of her lectures. Especially if you try to argue with Aunt Thordis about ANYTHING! She’s the chief administrator and de facto mayor of our little island village full of witches and warlocks.
So when she implies I’m a L-O-S-E-R, everybody pretty much agrees with her. Oh, most of the other witches are nice enough to me, but the whispers behind my back are none too subtle.A couple more people to introduce for this story.
My mom seems like a ditz, but her magic is just as powerful as Aunt Thordis’. I think Mom just likes to be the total opposite of her overbearing sister. Don’t tell Aunt Thordis I said that.
My only real friend is Rune even if he is my brother (half) and crazy good at magic. Everything comes so easy for him and it’s enough to make me insane. The only thing he does have trouble with is keeping his vampire half in control. I know how hard it is for him. If he sees even a drop of human (well, witch or human) blood, he totally freaks. Eyes go blood red, canines grow. Yeah. Seriously. But he’s working on it, and will beat the blood-sucking monkey on his back someday.
What else can I say? This book is about me mostly, though mom, Aunt Thordis, and Rune all play a big part in it. So my problem is that I can’t cast spells without them going wrong. Not just little, teensy so-what wrong, but big, gigantic, totally outrageous wrong.
When you’re living on an island populated by witches, and the island runs on magic, being magic-challenged doesn't just suck, it's downright dangerous.
The following excerpt gives you a taste (if you like pond scum) of how awful my spellcasting can be. Since the book has just been released in audio format, you get both the sound and the text. At least I hope it's for sale now, but I'm worried about sunspots what with the Summer Solstice coming up in a couple. of days.
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Excerpt in text first, followed by the audio below the cut:
“Now, class, draw the pentagram on
your desktop and place your familiar in its center.”
The younger students practicing their
first transformations looked to the board where, under Miss Mariah’s
control, the chalk drew a practice pentagram stopping short of
completing the last of the five points. She tapped the board. “An
unattended pentagram can cause all sorts of problems, the least being
a tusser or tomte taking advantage of an open gateway.
They’re harmless for the most part but like to play tricks. So be
prepared with your spell before completing the pentagram.” More
than one kid smudged an opening in their already drawn star.
“Children, you must focus. Don’t
let yourselves get distracted.” Miss Mariah adjusted a child’s
grip on his wand as she walked by.
Merry curled her lip and hissed, “You’d
better not screw me up. If I can’t work this spell right, it’ll
be your fault.”
“Tough luck, Merry,” Kat snarled.
“If you’re such a great witch, my being here shouldn’t make any
difference.”
Turning away from Merry, Kat finished
the final leg of her pentagram and set the bunny in the center. “Stay
right there, Teddy,” she whispered to her little brown rabbit,
setting a chunk of carrot in front of him. He made a dash for the
edge of the desk. Kat hauled him back. “Cut it out. You’ll smear
my chalk lines.” She stroked his soft fur for a moment. “Hope
this works.” He twitched his nose twice, closed his eyes, and
hunkered down.
Kat checked her spell book one last
time, took a deep breath, and completed the spell with a loud
“Fullgerður!” and a dramatic sweep of her arms, just
missing Merry’s head with her wand.
Merry shrieked and jumped out of her
chair. She glared at Kat while wiping green goo off the side of her
face. “Your rabbit stinks. Just like your spellcasting!”
Kat’s mouth hung open for a moment;
then she clamped it shut when she glanced down at what was left of
Teddy sitting in a pool of slime dripping onto the floor. Merry was
right about one thing. The goo smelled like pond scum.
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