FIRST TIME’S A CHARMONE
Reading the line in front of me for what feels like the thousandth time, I sigh in frustration. It doesn't make sense. At all. Not for the first time, I find myself wondering why I'm even at Grimalkin Academy.
"Mona?"
"Hmm?" I respond, not looking up as Daphne walks into the room. I may only have known her since term started, but we'd bonded straight away. I've never clicked with a friend quite as quickly as I did with her.
"Dinner's nearly ready if you want to go."
I shrug but don't look away from my spellbook. "I need to work out this spell."
Daphne sighs. "If you haven't worked it out already, you're not going to in the next hour. Come get something to eat and look at it with fresh eyes after. You know it'll be better for it."
I know she's right, but somet
