Avis Blackthorn and the Magical Multicolour Jumper (The Wizard Magic School Series, Book 2) Read Online Free Page A

my hay fever off. Banners read Celebration , and The Union of Blackthorn and Burrows , and Wedding of the Year and other cringe-worthy things swung from the rafters at every angle. The Hall table was decked out with so much fancy glass, porcelain and cutlery that I am sure they’d’ve had to enlarge it again. As well, the biggest black cake you’ve ever seen sat in the corner of the Hall with a huge glass dome standing over it. I mean it must have been twenty feet tall.
    My parents were struggling with the sun, I could tell, they were shielding their faces and wincing like vampires. But they had no choice, you see Marianne had decided that for her wedding day that’s what she wanted, so they had to make it happen. Removing whatever charm it was that made darkness eternal around the castle and letting the sun in once more. It showed off all the worst bits about the castle though. I mean, in the rays of sunlight that streamed in through long ceiling to floor windows, you could see streams of dust floating around. No wonder I’d always had bad lungs.
    Our family is strange you see, their evilness has led to several strange traits: Marianne lives in the sunniest part of the Seven Kingdoms and has a palace with a glass roof that she calls Crystal Palace. It gets near twenty hours a day sunlight — she loves it. My parents however, love darkness. My brother’s Wilson and Simon love the cold, and live in a big ice castle in Slackerdown. Wendice loves silence and darkness, and lives in a sound proofed palace in Farkingham. Whereas Gertrude loves noise, shouting, parties and dances and her palace in Golandria, has a permanent dancing troupe, band and party guests. It’s a flipping strange family, this one.
    “Avis!” cried Mother, spotting me. “ Your over here, with Butler Kilkenny and the staff ,” she pointed and I traipsed over to a line of Butler Kilkenny and some stunned looking staff, standing to attention. Ross stood at the end of the line glaring at me in a red, orange and pink tuxedo, he looked like a dead flamingo.
    Outside, in the charmed grounds which, today only, looked like a lush green paradise with actual grass, palm trees, white seats and a white tent thing.
    The cherubs and the band piped up. I was at the back and saw for the first time, the tall, dark and handsome, if not a little dazed looking Edward Burrows. He made his way to the front where he stood next to a slim, fair haired and rosy cheeked man, who must have been his best man or whatever. Then, I mean you couldn’t have missed her, in the hugest dress you’ve ever seen, Marianne began to walk to the front. The best man of Burrows looked really nervous, more so than Burrows, he kept looking around and checking his watch. As Marianne reached the front, Burrows gazed dreamily towards her — probably wondering what on earth was going on.
    A man, dressed all in long black robes and golden buttons began speaking. “We are here today to celebrate the union between Marianne Louise Blackthorn and Edward James Burrows.” The crowd clapped. I sighed, please let this be over already.
     
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    It was done. The I do’s and the kiss and all that gushy nonsense was done. The poor bloke was officially part of the Blackthorn family, god help him. Like I usually did at my parents parties with mostly evil people, I stayed well clear for as long as possible. I walked over to this big collection of trees and found a quiet spot in the shade, settling down underneath. I took off the purple tie, and green jacket. Ahhh , that was better. It was so hot I was sweating! I said the spell that would hide me and wondered if it would work with all these clever, highly trained Wizards?
    I snoozed under that tree for a long, lovely, dreamy hour. Until voices from the party got louder and louder.
    “I thought he might have made an appearance,” said a man’s voice, followed by a cackle.
    “Haven’t you heard?” the voice screeched. “He’s gone… Malakai was