F Trope: Magic
librarian
Current Event: http://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/magic
(Watch the video! Absolutely fascinating!)
Bella Heathcote
peeked around the corner and whispered to Rupert Chidiac, “How much farther?”
“It’s supposed be
at the end of the aisle,” Rupert whispered. The young man and young woman made
their way through the dark library.
“This is a magic library – how do we know it’s
still there?”
“It’s not a magic LIBRARY; it’s a MAGIC library.”
“That’s not what
you said!” Rupert hissed.
“The emPHAsis is
on the first SYllable.”
“What?”
They reached the
end of the aisle without the end shelves moving anywhere. Nothing jumped out at
them. In fact, by the time they turned the corner, they were walking rather
than sneaking. “I said that the library isn’t the magical part, it’s the books,
information, paintings, photographs and artifacts that are magic. It’s
extremely valuable.”
“I thought this
was supposed to be scary,” said Rupert. “Money isn’t scary.”
“If you don’t have
enough it’s scary.”
“How would you
know?”
“You think you
know about me, I could tell you...”
They’d been
walking along the dim aisle, light from green EXIT signs and security
spotlights from each end of the library. Rupert whispered, “What was that?”
“What was what?”
Bella said. Beside her head, a breathy voice spoke from the bookshelf.
“...that...that...that...”
“Did you say
something?” she asked Rupert.
“Uh...uh...uh...”
said her friend.
“What’s wrong with
you?” snapped Bella, spinning around. “Quit messing around!”
Something on the
bookshelf said, “...around...around...around...”
“Who said that?”
“...that...that...that…”
said the bookshelves.
Bella stared at
the shelves then lifted a hand. The books themselves had been pushed back. In
front of her was a small picture frame.
Inside was...
Names: ♀ ; ♂ This idea is posted from BEFORE
I started to explore the world of Names, so I don’t know what the origins are.
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