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Chapter 266
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We end up taking the remaining potion as well as a pencil and paper out to the bar. | get things set up for the evening whileHarry alternates between writing down lists of different holidays and occasions and flinging the potion around the room to watchthe clouds float around. We still have some potion left when | open up for the evening, although I’ve put it behind the bar, notwanting anyone to mistake it for a beverage. | don’t think it would do any serious damage. But | bet they would be hiccuping upglitter for weeks at the very least.
“Did you want a drink?” | ask Harry. He frowns at me, apparently unhappy.“What?” | ask.
“You never ask me what | want. You just give me whatever awful concoction you've come up with. Are you out of ideas or am |just not worth the effort anymore?” He pouts. Is he actually sulking that I’m NOT giving him weird, gross drinks? He seems tohave placed some importance on them and how | single him out. Well that was not what | intended but | guess | can see how hegot that idea.
“Are you seriously disappointed that I’m not throwing random magic at you?” | ask, mostly because | want to be sure that’s whathe’s actually offended by. He shrugs.
“Sure, | like to feel special.” He bats his eyelashes at me dramatically. | work to keep a straight face. | pour him a gin and tonic.and place it in front of him.
“Here you go, G and T with magic on the side.” | tell him pleasantly. Harry frowns.“| watched you make that, it’s just a normal drink. Where’s the magic?” He demands.
“Here.” | say calmly as | reach behind the bar, grab some of the pink potion in my bare hands and fling it right at his face,essentially glitter bombing him. He sputters and coughs out at cloud of glitter. | expect him to be annoyed or complain but insteadhe just bursts out laughing.
“You would be terrifying in a game of paintball. I’m imagining magically infused projectiles and drunk players.” He waves a handin the air to emphasise his point. | join in with his
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laughter, particularly when he blows a kiss through the pink cloud surrounding him which just causes him to sneeze.I'm struggling to breathe from laughing when an obnoxious female voice interrupts.
“Uh, excuse me!” Harry and | both turn to see a pair of unhappy looking women staring at us. One of them has her arms crossedover her chest and the other has her hands on her hips. Shoot, have they been waiting for drinks? I’m going to have to stopletting Harry distract me like this during work hours.
“Hey, sorry. Can | get you ladies a drink?” | ask in my best customer service voice. The one with her hands on her hips lets out ascoff and the
other one rolls her eyes at me.
“What coven are you from?” She demands. Huh? | examine them closer and realise they have matching marks on their armsthat are identical to mine. A half moon with swirling designs. inside in a very Celtic looking pattern. Completely black of course.Okay, so they’re Witches like me. That doesn’t explain why they’re so pissed off.
“| left my coven. | don’t have one right now.” | answer calmly.“And yours?” | follow up. Hands on hip woman scoffs again.
“We are from the Maura coven. I’m assuming YOUR coven kicked you out based on your behaviour.” She sounds absolutelydisgusted. Seriously? What did | do to her?
“Excuse me?” | ask, baffled.
“Throwing magic around like it’s a toy. We came here because we heard that there was a Witch giving away magic for FREE.Obviously that’s insane but we thought that it would be irresponsible of us to not at least check it out and the first thing we find issome loner Witch literally THROWING magic around.” She says it like | was drowning puppies or stealing from orphans.
“So? It wasn’t anything dangerous.” | respond stubbornly.
“What's dangerous is that you're just giving it away. What if someone steals your spell and uses it on someone else? It’sirresponsible and reckless.” The arms crossed woman insists. |
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“You're just pissed off that | have magic to spare. It’s no good to anyone locked up and gathering dust while | wait to dole it out intiny doses to the highest bidder. Are you worried people will come to me rather than buying from you? Because | don’t takeorders.” The woman gasps in faked offence and | know I’ve nailed it. Sure, | might not take orders, but thrill seekers or curiouspeople who just want to see magic in action or brag that they tried a potion are far more likely to come to my bar than they are togo to a coven and buy an expensive potion. I’m probably damaging their sales. Not that they wouldn't still be making plenty ofmoney. Harry’s idea to make magic more common in my bar is sounding better and better. Sure, it'll turn all the Witches in thecity against me, but none of them want anything to do with me anyway, and if it stops people from throwing away thousands ofdollars when all they want is a bit of entertainment then even better. I’m not saying that covens SHOULDN'T sell magic. It onlymakes sense for them to sell a commodity that they have complete control over. But their prices are outrageous and franklyunfair.
“Look, this is my bar and I’m notdoing anything illegal. You can stay,order a drink and relax, or you canleave. I’m not goin sit herenaiid let
youhameeme them sternly.
Hands on hips takes a step towardsme and raises her handsaggressively, I’m not sure what she’sconsidering doing exactly but | doubtit's good. Shit. | am not prepared toget into a fight, particularly not amagical one. The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
I'm just trying to work out if throwingmy glittery distraction potion will helpor hinder me in thissgit@ation @HenHarry step in expect him to argue,to defend me or at very least to tellthe women to calm down. But that’snot what he does. Instead he... flirts?The content is on NovelDrama.Org!Read the latest chapter there!
“Hello there, beautiful. You know, |kind of have a thing for Witches.” I’mabout to tell him to shut up, that nowis NOT the time for him to be hittingon me. Except he isn’t talking to me.He’s talking to miss hands on hips.His voice is low an eductivesaridnovelbin
s flustiesr8dE) n her friend looksa little flustered. | don’t know whathe’s doing but there has got to besome Incubus magic involved. Before| can figure out exactly what'shappening. He leads both womenaway, one of them hanging off hisarm, his hand gently on the other'slower back as he directs her. Whatthe hell? | turn my back on them andgo back to serving drinks. | can’t helpbut watch him out of the corner ofmy eye and | must not be as subtleas | think because Cora has justarrived to help with the evening rushand the first thing she does is followmy gaze and frown. The content ison NovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
“That’s weird. | thought the Incubus only had eyes for you.” She seems to realise that she’s3/4
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treading on thin ice because she quickly hurries away and busies herself with customers. Finally, FINALLY the Witches leaveand Harry returns to the bar with a cheerful looking
smile.
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