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    She picks up one of the chess pieces and fingers it fondly. “I must admit, I had a bit of a hot head in those days. I believe I told everyone that they probably couldn’t win if they played against me anyway - that the logic was much too complex for them. But if they did dare, I’d go easy on them.”
    “And what happened,” Mildred rests an elbow on the table and leans closer, intrigued.
    “Well, this girl I hardly knew, who never spoke except for in class, but who always got top marks, sat down across the table and informed me that so long as I explained the rules to her, there was no need to go easy.”
    “Miss Hardbroom?!”
    “That’s the one,” says Pippa grinning at the memory.

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    Mildred suffers a heartbreaking loss, but as she grows up she discovers that family comes in all forms.

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    “Apprentice?” Miss Hardbroom’s voice is very strangled, like she’s chewing on glass.

    “Don’t you think that’s the ideal solution? Mildred needs a guide in the ways of the magical world. And who better to teach her than someone as dedicated to The Craft as yourself.” Miss Pentangle smiles sweetly.

    Mum is still looking between them all only now she seems about to laugh. “Yes, that’s right,” she leans in again, her smile every bit as sweet as Miss Pentangle’s. “How kind of you to offer, Miss Hardbroom.”

    “I never offered -”

    “I’m sure Mildred will benefit greatly from everything you can teach her. After all, you are rather an expert in The Code, I hear.”

    Miss Hardbroom continues to sputter.

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    Pippa befriends Julie Hubble.

    Hecate suddenly finds herself with an apprentice.

    Mildred has watched The Parent Trap one too many times. But she should have been watching You've Got Mail instead.

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    DS Swain knows about the hit and run. What will she do with that information and how will it affect her budding friendship with Carla?

    Betsy has leapt to conclusions which have the potential to destroy Lisa and Carla’s growing closeness before it's even had chance to develop into anything solid. Will she be able to handle the consequences of her actions this time? Or has she gone too far to redeem herself?

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    And Emily knows she can’t say anything against it, so she just breathes out a frustrated, “Oh, goddamnit.” because how does JJ do this? Every time Emily needs talking off the ledge – even if she doesn’t realize it herself – it’s always JJ. Always her soul-piercing eyes and too-wise words. And it kills Emily every goddamn time because despite her hardest efforts she just finds herself falling harder and harder for her friend. Sixteen years of waiting for it to fade, trying to move on, and she always found herself right back in JJ’s arms.

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    Why are you here, Susan?” Susan shows up unexpectedly on Millie's doorstep one last time before she leaves for Timothy's new posting.

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