Friday, late afternoon ...

HARMONIA:

Whoa, did ya'll just feel that?

HERITA:

What?

HARMONIA:

It was as if some powerful magic was just released. 

Ya'll truly didn't feel anythin' at all?

HERITA:

Ya really are daft - ain't ya.

HARMONIA:

Don’t you sass me. 

- Lookout!

HARMONIA:

…Grace - slow down.

HERITA:

Yeah - ya nearly knocked me over.

GRACE:

Sorry. Have you seen Mez? He ran out of his room so fast, yes he

did, and I have to find him. He's been magicked. Isn't that neat! Wish 

I could be magicked too but Daprima never lets me have any fun.

HERITA:

The 'ole 'ouse 'as gone daft.

GRACE:

No really. Remember that book on vampires that everyone's 

been looking for? Well not everyone but ...

HERITA:

What of it?

GRACE:

Mez wished for Io to show him where it is, yes he did, 

and his wish was granted.

HARMONIA:

Well that accounts for the magic I felt.

GRACE:
The whole thing was my idea, yes it was. And now I have to find him 

so I can see if it worked. Hey, where’d Herita go?

HARMONIA:
I’m not sure but I aim to find out.

GRACE:

And I still have to find Mez, yes I do. I know - you go that way 

and I’ll go this way.

HARMONIA:

We’d best get to it.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen ...

HERITA:

NOOOO!

HERITA:

… Give it ‘ere!

MEZ:

No! Will you … Stop you’re gonna make me ...

C R A S H

MEZ:

Ow! … 

HERITA:
Get off of me!

MEZ:

What’s with you?

S H O V E

MEZ:

What the hell Herita? It’s just a book on chocolate…

MEZ:

What happened?

HARMONIA:

Me. And look at that - my aim's much improved. I hit her head on. 

Did any of it get on you hon?

MEZ:
Any … what?

HARMONIA:

My magic. Sometimes I forget I can do that.

MEZ:

What’d you do to her?

HARMONIA:

I put her down for a much needed nap. I couldn’t let ya'll beat on each other.

HARMONIA:

…I suppose ya’ll were fighting over this?

MEZ:

I was looking for that missing vampire book, but I was brought to that one instead …I guess Io got it wrong.

HARMONIA:

Actually it's just right.

MEZ:

Is that really it?

HARMONIA:

This is most definitely the book in question. I'd recognize Qualina's handwriting anywhere. And see there? It opens right up to the 

notes on the First Blood.

MEZ:

She really was up to something ....

HARMONIA:

Mmm-hmm, trouble just lookin’ to happen. I said it before - that girl's crackers. And just look how she ruined a perfectly good recipe book.

HARMONIA:

Wait on that hon. Let the poor dear sleep some more. She was 

out all night hunting vampires. Louisa will handle this, it's her job.

MEZ:

How’s that?

HARMONIA:

She's part of the Committee. Ya know, the ones who oversee the 

Seekers. She was sent here to watch over Cammeo and her twin there. 

She’ll know just what to do. Don’t you worry.