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b e . T h e y ca u s e d unp r e d i c t a b l e r e s u l t s in o t h e r m a g i c s a n d m u c ke d w i t h s p e ll c a s t i n g in w a y s t h at n o s c i e n t i s t c o u ld ex p lai n . In o r d e r t o b e o n c a m pu s — o r r e all y , a n yw h e re in pub lic w h e re m agic w as u s e d —A d am   h ad t o h a v e h is n e g a t i v e   e n e r g y b o und . U n f o r t un a t e l y , t h e o n ly c o un t e r — a n d it w as an i m p er f e ct c o un t e r — w a s fi r e e n e rg y . T h a t m e a n t t h e b i nd i n g s p e ll h ad t o b e c a s t a n d r e n e w e d b y a fire m a g e .  
    T h e n e g a t i v e e n e rgi e s we r e al s o a p ain in t h at t h e y e r o d e d t h e fire m agic b i n d i n g t h e m s l ow l y , w h ich m e a n t t h e s p e ll h ad t o b e r e n ewe d , u s u ally o n c e a y e ar. If t h e b i nd i n g s p e ll w a s n ' t r e n e w e d p r o m p t l y , i t h ad t o   b e c a s t   f r o m s c r a t c h .   T o   m a k e t h i n g s   m o re d iffic u l t , t h e r e w as   o n ly a s m all   w i ndo w o f o pp o r t un i t y f o r r e n ew i n g t h e s p e ll, as w e ll. T h e b i nd i n g s p e ll w as c o n s t a n t l y b e i n g wo rn do w n , bu t t h e s p e ll c o u ld o n ly b e sa f e ly r e n ewe d af te r a ye ar.  
    H ow e ve r , if t h e s p e ll w a s n ' t   r e n e we d w i t h in a we e k o r t w o o f t h e a nn i v e rs a ry o f t h e l a s t   b i nd i n g, e n o u gh n e g a t i v e e n e rgy w as unb l o c ke d t o m a k e it d ang e r o u s t o r e n e w t h e s p e ll. T h a t m e a n t w ai t i n g un t il t h e c o un t e r i n g s p e ll wo r e o ff c o m p l e t e l y — u s u a ll y a n o t h e r ye ar, s o m e t i m e s t w o — a n d t h e n c a s t i n g t h e s p e ll f r o m s c r a t c h .  
    Bas e d o n t h e d a t e s M a d i s on' s p r o f e s s o r h ad g i ve n h i m , h e r e al l y o n l y h ad t h a t d ay a n d t h e n e x t t o c a s t t h e r e n e w al s p e ll. Af te r t h a t , it w as n o l o n g e r sa f e , a n d A d am w o u ld h a v e t o w ait an e n t i r e y e ar t o t r y agai n , du ri n g w h ich t i m e h e w o u l dn' t b e al l o w e d o n c a m pu s .  
    If M a d i s o n we r e a m o re m alici o u s p e r s o n , h e wo u ld p u r p o s e f u lly sc r e w t h i s up . H e w a s n ' t t h o u g h , a n d w h ile h e m ig h t no t li k e A d a m , h e ' d b ee n h o n e s t w h e n A d am as ke d h im w h y . H e d i dn' t ha t e A d a m , and h e w a s n ' t g o i n g t o b e a b rat a n d m e ss u p A d a m ' s un i v e r s i t y s t ud i e s b y scr e w i n g h im o v e r w i t h t h e b i nd i n g.  
    M a d is o n fi n is h e d car v i n g t h e l a s t s y m b o l a n d s a t b a c k , w i p i n g t h e s w e a t f r o m h is b r o w w i t h t h e b ack o f h is h a nd . H e w as d ir t y a n d s w e a t y a n d t ir e d , bu t h e c o u l dn' t c o m p lai n . H e ' d k no w n w h at h e w as s i g n i n g u p f o r. M a d is o n d i dn' t s h e a t h h is k n i f e — i t w as s t i l l d ir t y a n d t h e cl e a n i n g cl ot h w as in h is b ag. I n s t e a d , h e s t oo d u p a n d h e a d e d b ack o ve r t o t h e s p e ll b o o k t o d o ub le c h e c k t h e s y m b o ls f o r t h e o u t e r m o s t circl e . T h e s u n w as g e t t i n g cl o s e r t o t h e to p o f t h e s k y , so t h e re w a s n ' t m u ch t i m e l e f t b e f o re n oo n . S t ill , if h e h a dn' t scr e we d a n y t h i n g up , t h e y s h o u ld b e s e t .  
    " T h a n k s," M a d i s o n said a b s e n t l y , t a k i n g t h e b ott l e o f w a t e r A d a m p as s e d h i m . H e k n e lt do w n n e x t t o t h e bo ok , t raci n g h is fi n g e r o ve r t h e s y m b o ls a n d m u t t e ri n g t h e ir o r d e r u nd e r h is b r e a t h f o r t h e hund r e d t h t i m e . S t a nd i n g , h e t o o k a l o n g s w ig o f th e w arm w a te r a n d w a nd e r e d i n t o t h e