Naturally Nic/k

*This is an unedited work in progress*

Nicoletta wants to learn magic, but is afraid of being bullied. Her best friend is chronically ill, and can no longer protect her when she gets into trouble. Fearing a year of being laughed at and shunted aside, Nicoletta resigns herself to being the class fool. Until she finds the diary of a young magician, Nikolai Roberts, who performed at the Thames Fancy Fair in 1852.