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breathing hard from the workout.
    â€˜Thanks for coming, everybody,’ said Twink sincerely. ‘You’ve all played really well! I’ll post the new team list in the Great Branch at dinner.’ She was careful not to catch Summer’s eye as the fairies flew back towards the school, but she knew already that she wanted the second-year fairy on her team.
    â€˜Well, what do you think?’ demanded Romi the moment they were gone. ‘I think it’s obvious – it has to be Jacki, doesn’t it?’
    Twink gritted her teeth as she put the Flea back in his cage. ‘Actually, I’m going to put Summer on the team,’ she said. ‘Jacki and Kym will be our new reserves.’
    â€˜ Summer? ’ Romi propped her hands on her hips. ‘But she’s only a Second Year!’
    â€˜And?’ Scooping up the cage, Twink flew off towards the Creature Kindness log, where the Flea lived between games.
    Romi sped after her. ‘Second Years are reserves, not players. She’s not experienced enough!’
    â€˜She’ll be fine,’ said Twink shortly, banking to avoid a spiderweb. ‘She was the best player by far – why would I waste her as a reserve?’
    Romi shook her head as they landed in front of the Creature Kindness log. ‘OK, maybe she’s good during a practice, but how will she be when the real pressure’s on? You need to make sure she’s got what it takes before you –’
    Twink spun round to face her. ‘Fine, I’ve got the idea! But Summer’s going to be on the team, and that’s all there is to it.’
    Romi’s voice was stiff. ‘Well, I can see that I can’t talk you out of it – but I think you’re making a mistake, Twink.’ She took off back towards the school in a flurry of wings.
    â€˜Oh, who asked you , anyway?’ muttered Twink.
    Banging angrily into the log, she returned the Flea to his pen. He seemed to smirk at her as he leapt away. Like most fleas, he was a contrary creature who enjoyed discord . . . and suddenly Twink had a sinking feeling that he was going to see a lot of it over the next few weeks!
    â€˜Mood Magic is a very powerful art,’ said Miss Moonbeam from the front of her classroom. She was a tall, slender fairy with light blue hair, whose pale wings shimmered like moonlight on water.

    â€˜Through the right use of spells and thought, we fairies can make a place seem happy, sad, or any emotion in between. Why, we can even influence humans!’ She swept her arms out in a dramatic gesture.
    Twink sat on her mushroom seat, absently scribbling notes. Now that she was finally taking Mood Magic, she could hardly keep her mind on it – she was too busy thinking about her first team meeting, which was scheduled for later that afternoon. She had spent hours planning it the night before, and could hardly wait to tell the team her ideas for the upcoming season!
    She smiled, remembering how thrilled Summer had been to learn that she was on the team. ‘ Thank you ,’ the orange-haired fairy had gasped, shooting straight up in the air in her excitement. ‘Oh, Twink, thank you, thank you! You won’t regret it, I promise!’
    â€˜I know I won’t,’ Twink had told her with a grin. ‘And there’s no reason to thank me, Summer – you’re a brilliant player, that’s all.’
    Jacki and Kym, the two reserves, had been pleased as well. In fact, Twink was certain that Glitterwings had an excellent team this year – why, they probably had a good chance to win the Fairy Finals! Excitement tickled at her scalp, imagining it.
    If they could just beat Sparklelight Academy, that was. Twink tapped her snail-trail pen against her teeth as Miss Moonbeam continued her lecture. Glitterwings had to beat Sparklelight at least twice this season to play in the finals, and it wouldn’t be easy – Sparklelight had one of the