A New Fairytale

Wheres There's A Bit Of Witchcraft

Now that I have a magical amulet, how do I use it? How do I use magic when I'm magicless? I guess looking in the library would be a good start.
Yuu walks toward the library and takes the occasional glance of a Crowley reading a romance book. She steps inside and heads for the magic spellbook section.
Let's see, Evil Spells That Twist Your Heart, A witch's book for beginner witchcraft, The spellbook of the greatest sorcerer's spells from good to evil. I'll take the beginner's witchcraft book and see how it goes.
Yuu checks out the book and heads back for Ramshackle dorm. She goes to her room and opens it to the first chapter.
"For a novice witch to start her magic, it would be a good idea to start all spells with a pentacle within a circle of white salt. As you advance in your magic, these steps will become unnecessary. First, collect some local fauna and gemstones," Yuu reads, looking at multiple diagrams. "Into the Woods, I go!"
Yuu gets a basket and ventures into the woods to find herbs, flowers, and berries. She collects flowers from Snow White's cottage and walks further down a thorny path. She sees a castle and tiptoes near it as she hears a woman crying.
"My mirror! My mirror! Someone took my beloved mirror!" The woman cries, and she weeps, becoming louder.
"Um...excuse me! Maybe I could help find your mirror?" Yuu yells, stepping near the castle's entrance.
The castle's door swings open, and a tall woman that looks like she's in her mid-twenties but has grey hair appears.
"Really?! Can you help me find my mirror?! Come! Come inside! It's been so long since I've had visitors!" The woman exclaims, dragging Yuu inside. "You see, I lost my mirror about 30-maybe 70 years ago! It was a magic mirror! You ask it a question, and the man inside would answer it!"
"That sounds eerily familiar. Wait, what's your name?" Yuu asks, sitting down in a cobweb-filled chair.
"My name's Queen Grimhilde. But you can call me Hilde. Or you may already know me as The Evil Queen. One bad mistake during a mental breakdown, and everyone abandoned me, except for the other villains my age. They don't really like visiting the island much. Do you want some tea, dear?" The Evil Queen asks, taking out a china cup and filling it with water.
Her mirror! That Birdman probably took her mirror and used it as a sorting tool!
"No, I'm good. I know where your mirror is. I'm sure you'll be glad to know the people who took it to adore you and your villain friends. By the way, what happened to your castle? Cobwebs are everywhere," Yuu answers, looking at Hilde's sunken features.
"Oh...I just haven't had time yet. Spring cleaning misses me every year. Besides, what's the point? Nobody visits me anyway, and everyone from my former kingdom migrated to Snow White's kingdom. There's no point in ruling an empty kingdom!" Hilde answers, throwing her hands up in the air.
"I'll visit you. The people in Pomefiore will visit you. Plenty of people like you, even after what you did. So let's clean this castle up and get your mirror back!" Yuu replies, standing up and twirling around.
Yuu helps Hilde organize her potions and spellbooks. Then she chases the spiders away, cleans the cobwebs, and scares away the dust bunnies. After they finish cleaning, Queen Grimhilde puts on a cloak with denim jeans and a navy crop top.
"Sweetheart, do you think my hair looks good? The grey streaks are clashing with my raven hair," Queen Grimhilde asks, pulling up the grey strands of hair. "I'm not as vain as I used to be, but I still take pride in my hair and body."
"Your hair looks fine, though if you want to dye your hair, then I can do that. Do you still have any hair dye?" Yuu replies, looking at the shelves of potions.
"There should be a bottle of hair dye on the bottom shelf of the bathroom," Hilde answers, finding a pair of gloves to put on.
Yuu puts Hilde's hair under the running water, applies the dye product, and watches as Hilde's hair turns from raven black to blueberry blue.
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"So basically, the headmage of Night Raven College has your mirror and is using it to sort the students into their dorms every school year," Yuu explains as she walks back to Night Raven College. "It looks into your soul and decides what type of magic you have that best suits the type of dorm you should be in."
"I didn't know the mirror could do that," Queen Grimhilde says, raising an eyebrow.
"Yuu, my love!" Phillip exclaims, jumping onto Yuu and kissing her on the lips. "I got worried when you weren't in Ramshackle!"
"Phillip, I'm fine. Besides, I have to get this lady her mirror back," Yuu answers, patting Phillip's head.
Phillip looks at The Evil Queen's face, and he pales. He pulls Yuu away from Queen Grimhilde, putting a hand on his sword.
"Yuu, where did you find this lady?" Phillip asks, gripping Yuu's waist hard.
"I know who she is, Phillip. She's changed," Yuu answers, trying to calm down Phillip, "It's ok, Phillip. It's all fine."
"Princess, you keep saying that, but danger always follows right after. I can't help but be nervous whenever you say that," Phillip replies, taking his hand off his sword and hugging Yuu. "I love you too much to let anything bad happen to you."
Phillip lets go of Yuu and watches as she goes to Night Raven College with The Evil Queen.
"I'm not ready to see you leave yet," Phillip whispers, nobody around to hear his words of sorrow.
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"Headmage Crowley, I brought The Evil Queen," Yuu says, entering Crowley's office.
"I can't believe it! One of the Great Seven came to visit our school! Whatever do you need, oh Queen of Evil!" Crowley exclaims, holding Hilde's hands.
"I'd like my magic mirror back. I think an earlier headmage took my mirror and used it as a way to sort the students into their dorms," Queen Grimhilde says quietly. "Please, give me my mirror back."
"Absolutely! I'll show you where the mirror is!" Crowley exclaims, taking Queen Grimhilde's hands and flying into the air with her.
Wait a minute? I know that look. That's the same look Sophie Hatter gave Howl Pendragon in the Howl's Moving Castle movie! Crowley even looks like Howl with the jacket over his shoulders. I guess stories repeat themselves here.
Yuu runs to the hall of mirrors and walks straight into an argument between The Evil Queen and her mirror.
"You're my only friend! You can't just leave me like this!" Queen Grimhilde screams, tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, I can't leave with you. I can't do that, especially after how I manipulated you as a teenager through adulthood. I shouldn't have told you better choices. I shouldn't have messed with you and our soul like that. You're a good person. I am not. I'm sorry, Grimhilde. I can't leave with you for your own good," The man in the mirror says, his dark eyes filled with sadness.
Queen Grimhilde sobs some more, and Yuu heads back to Ramshackle. She flips through her beginner's for witchcraft book and finds a spell for happiness.
"Cast this spell, and true happiness will come to you. You will need amethyst, rose quartz, citrine, smokey quartz, clear quartz, Felicia, a red Rose, sunflower seeds, and rosemary. Light 5 candles, each to symbolize every element, and say YOUR own words for a spell to happiness," Yuu reads aloud, pulling out the required ingredients. "The only thing I don't have is white salt. I could go to Sam's store for that."
Yuu leaves for Sam's store and purchases the white salt, leaving Sam with a confused smirk. Yuu returns to Ramshackle and looks for chalk to use for the pentacle.
"Come on! Ghosts, is there any chalk or a pen anywhere?" Yuu asks, pulling out drawers.
"There's some chalk in the upper drawer. Malleus made it out of some mysterious liquid," The skinny ghost with a top hat answers, pointing Yuu to the drawer.
"Thanks!" Yuu replies, taking the red chalk out of the drawer and running back up to her room with the salt.
Yuu makes a circle out of white salt and draws the pentacle with the red chalk. She sets up the five white and orange candles with the herbs and flowers mixed in on top. Then, she places each gemstone on the side of the pentacle. Finally, she lights the five candles and begins to say a spell that she made up on the spot.
"Umm...happiness and positivity
Make your life a bit easy,
Who said everyone can't have a happy ending!" Yuu chants, not noticing her body levitating a bit off the ground.
The pentacle burst to life with a purple glow with the salt circle. Yuu's body goes about 6ft in the air, and her eyes turn purple. The gaseous ring around her amulet flows to the pentacle, and a magical explosion happens. A purple blast ring goes through the Isle of Sages, giving a happy ending to the Evil Queen. Meanwhile, Yuu's body is on the floor with her head bleeding.