26 Jul 2024, 14:24
Do Not Practice Magic Tricks In A Tree
I walked through the grounds of Hogwarts. Bees were flitting about, and children were everywhere. I looked around in amazement. "This looks great!" I said. "I do wonder how they get it like this." Currently, I was looking for a place to practice my magic tricks. I mean, magic was great, but for a kid who majored in magic tricks, it was... Well, for example, getting a coin to jump on your fingertips was much less amazing when your friend could probably do that himself, and give it little legs. And I was absolutely tired of hearing, "That's easy, Solnatolas. You just wave your wand like this." Where was the allure? The spark? The amazingness? I took a deep breath. I did not want to fall asleep again. The last two times had been embarrassing enough. Stupid narcolepsy. I thought. Why can't you decide if it's night or day, brain? My red cape blew in the wind. I had dreams of being the greatest magician in the world, The Great Solnatolas! Unfortunately, there was no one to show off to at the moment. "I think-" Suddenly, I smacked into something. "Flaming books!" While I was distracted, I had not realized I was walking straight into a tree.
I rubbed my forehead. "Oww..." I looked at my inanimate assailant. It was possibly one of the biggest trees I had ever seen. It was the length of my arm! "Hmm..." I tested the strength of one of the branches. Maybe this is the spot? I thought. I pulled myself up onto one of the branches. It was no problem. I had been a notorious tree climber at home, and often fell asleep in one. I climbed higher until, probably, no one could see me from the bottom. I then brought out a coin, and some cards. I practiced my magic tricks until, horror, one of my cards ended up farther along the branch. I slowly crept along to get it. This was a big branch, so I wasn't worried. I got closer to it, till, "Got you!" I said. "Oh no. What?" My cape had horrifyingly gotten tangled in one of the smaller branches. I still wasn't very worried... until I tripped. Now, the only thing that was keeping me from meeting a leafy doom was... my cape. I prayed to any god that that branch wouldn't break. Unfortunately, it seemed the wizard god wasn't listening. Like it happened in slow-motion, the branch slowly cracked. "Biscuiiittttss!" I shouted as I plummeted. Fortunately, something broke my fall. As it seemed, it was... another human. I had fallen on them. "Sorry, sorry, sorry." I apologized. Uh oh.
I rubbed my forehead. "Oww..." I looked at my inanimate assailant. It was possibly one of the biggest trees I had ever seen. It was the length of my arm! "Hmm..." I tested the strength of one of the branches. Maybe this is the spot? I thought. I pulled myself up onto one of the branches. It was no problem. I had been a notorious tree climber at home, and often fell asleep in one. I climbed higher until, probably, no one could see me from the bottom. I then brought out a coin, and some cards. I practiced my magic tricks until, horror, one of my cards ended up farther along the branch. I slowly crept along to get it. This was a big branch, so I wasn't worried. I got closer to it, till, "Got you!" I said. "Oh no. What?" My cape had horrifyingly gotten tangled in one of the smaller branches. I still wasn't very worried... until I tripped. Now, the only thing that was keeping me from meeting a leafy doom was... my cape. I prayed to any god that that branch wouldn't break. Unfortunately, it seemed the wizard god wasn't listening. Like it happened in slow-motion, the branch slowly cracked. "Biscuiiittttss!" I shouted as I plummeted. Fortunately, something broke my fall. As it seemed, it was... another human. I had fallen on them. "Sorry, sorry, sorry." I apologized. Uh oh.
Good and bad fight, and that's the way it's always been. Without good, bad is nothing. Without bad, good is nothing. Rue the day one of them wins.
-Somebody