The Spell in the Ice - Book 1

Chapter 3 - Meeting the Professor

Some of this chapter is copied straight from the script of the Narnia movie.

BACK IN ENGLAND - NO POV (NARRATOR)

Lucy turns on the light and wakes up Peter.

'Peter, Peter, wake up! Peter, wake up! It's there! It's really there!' Lucy shouts.

'Shh. Lucy, what are talking about?' Peter says, tiredly.

'Narnia! It's all in the wardrobe like I told you!' Lucy responds.

'You've just been dreaming, Lucy.' Susan says.

'But I haven't! I saw Mr Tumnus again! And this time Edmund went too.'

All eyes turn to Edmund.

'You... You saw the faun?' Peter asks.

Edmund shakes his head.

'Well, he didn't actually go there with me. He... What were you doing, Edmund?'

'I was just playing along. I'm sorry, Peter. I shouldn't have encouraged her, but you know what little children are like these days. They just don't know when to stop pretending.' Edmund says.

He sits on his bed looking smugly at Lucy.

Lucy starts to cry and runs out of the room. Susan runs after her and so does Peter, shoving Edmund over.

'Ow!' Edmund shouts.

Lucy runs down the hall and runs into the Professor, she looks up and throws her arms around him.

'Oh!' says the Professor.

'You children are one shenanigan shy of sleeping' in the stable! Professor. I'm sorry. I told them you were not to be disturbed.' the Macready says

'It's alright, Mrs Macready. I'm sure there's an explanation. But first of all, I think this one is in need of a little hot chocolate.' the Professor responds.

'Yes, Professor. Come along, dear.' Mrs Macready takes Lucy down the hall. Peter and Susan turn to go.

'Ahem.' The Professor motions to Peter and Susan and leads them into his office.

IN THE PROFESSORS OFFICE - STILL NO POV

The Professor sits at his desk and takes some tobacco out of a silver apple case and puts it in his pipe.

'You seem to have upset the delicate internal balance of my housekeeper.' He says quietly.

'We're very sorry sir. It won't happen again.' Peter says as he tries to pull Susan away and out of the room.

'It's our sister, sir. Lucy.' Suan pushes Peters's hand away.

'The weeping girl.' The Professor says.

'Yes, sir. She's upset.'

'Hence the weeping.'

A/N: Sorry guys, I just have to say he is the absolute king of sarcasm.

'It's nothing. We can handle it!' Peter says.

'Oh, I can see that.' says the Professor.

'She thinks she's found a magical land.' Susan says as the Professor smiles.

'In the upstairs wardrobe.' she finishes.

The Professor gets up quickly. 'What did you say?'

'Um, the wardrobe, upstairs. Lucy thinks she's found a forest inside.' Peter says.

'She won't stop going on about it.' Susan agrees.

Susan and Peter sit on a couch and the Professor sits in a chair across from them.

'What was it like?' The Professor asks.

'Like talking to a lunatic.' Susan says.

'No, no, no, not her. The forest.' The Professor says, intrigued.

'You're not saying you believe her?' Peter asks.

'You don't?'

'But of course not! I mean, logically, it's impossible.' Suan interrupts.

'What do they teach in schools these days?' The Professor says, under his breath.

'Edmund said they were only pretending.' Peter replies.

'And he's usually the more truthful one, is he?'

'No. This would be the first time.'

'Well, if she's not mad and she's not lying, then logically we must assume she's telling the truth.'

'You're saying that we should just believe her?'

'She's your sister, isn't she? You're her family! You might just try acting like one!'

A FEW DAYS LATER - OUTSIDE (NO POV)

'Peter winds up, poised to take yet another wicket!' Peter says, self commentating.

The ball hits Edmund in the leg.

'Ow! '

'Whoops!' Peter jokes. 'Wake up, Dolly Daydream.'

'Why can't we play hide and seek again?' Edmund asks.

'I thought you said it was a kid's game.' Peter responds.

'Besides, we could all use the fresh air.' says Susan.

'It's not like there isn't air inside.' Edmund jeers.

'Are you ready?' Peter asks Ed.

'Are you?' he responds.

Peter pitches the ball, hard, and Edmund wacks it hard. It smashes through an upstairs window.

INSIDE

The children are looking at the broken window and the suit of armour on the floor.

'Well done, Ed.' Peter says.

'You bowled it!' Edmund argues.

'What on earth is goin' on?' They hear Macready's footsteps, close.

'The Macready!' Susan says, panicking.

'Run!'

The children run around the house looking for a place to hide.

'Come on!'

The children run continue running frantically. The footsteps appear to be everywhere.

'No, no, back, back, back.'

Ed leads the way into the spare room, runs up to the wardrobe and opens the door.

'Come on!' he says.

'Oh, you've got to be joking.' Susan says.

The children run into the wardrobe, and Peter peaks out through the crack in the door.

'Get back!'

'My toe!'

'I'm not on your toe! Move back.'

'Will you stop shoving?'

Hey readers, pan1234girl here.

Sorry for the cliffhanger guys. Y/N will be back next chapter. In saying that the next few chapters will also be longer.

Question of the chapter: Do you guys prefer tea or coffee?

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