For the next few months, things change. And while I’ve never hated being a witch, I find it’s for the best. Mom spent most of that time refusing to look at Jasper, but she’s come around recently. I’ve spotted the guilt when she looks at my face—a look she’s never had before—but now I know why. She’s always planned on easing her guilt by destroying a species, but with no magic, she can’t do that and its returned. Jasper’s grandmother also refuses to come around, and the odd time we’ve seen her, she couldn’t spare me even a quick glance. Those times also usually consist of her yelling at Jasper, calling him weak and stupid. From the outside, we simply appear as a dysfunctional family, so I’d say we’re all well on our way to being normal humans. She hasn’t forgiven him and I wonder if she e

