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We had Fundamentals of Practical Magic on Tuesdays. I had been severely lagging in the first semester (like in every other subject, basically), but I caught up enough to squeeze a passing grade.
By now, I had figured out how to release controlled amounts of energy well enough to keep two magic crystal lamps on for a half-hour.
I was about to grab one of the crystals we used in the first semester, but they weren't there. I guess we were done with that part. Good.
Sitting there for three hours, keeping a simple lamp on, was boring. Especially since in my case I barely kept one on for thirty-minute stretches of time, while some of my classmates kept several for hour-long chunks.
Like Marty and his friends.
Although there wasn't much of a difference in the beginning, I started noticing
