As promised, I met Victoria at the dragon square; a place where five stone dragon statues were located in representation of the five pillars of magic: Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Life. The statues were arranged in a circular manner; creating the illusion that they were real and about to pounce on the onlooker all at once. Victoria had chosen a green skirt and blouse with emerald necklace and earrings for the evening, discarding her cloak once again. Is it just me or does that choice of outfit look somewhat suspicious? “Thought you were going to stand me up,” she said when she saw me coming. She gave a once-over look at my outfit- a simple blue shirt, black fitting pants and, of course, my crazy year one green cloak- and said, “Very suitable for the evening.” “What’s suitable about green

