Tansy's first real potion, a Moondrop brew, will bloom into light at midnight — but only if she leaves it perfectly still: no stirring, no peeking, no rushing. When her itchy fingers nearly spoil it, she learns the hardest magic of all is waiting. She folds her hands, lets it be, and at the midnight bell the potion bursts into a fountain of drifting dream-light, all on its own.
High in the wizard-school tower, on a deep blue night, the kindly Teacher gave Tansy her very first real potion. It was a Moondrop brew, dark and quiet in its little cauldron. "Leave it perfectly still until the midnight bell," said the Teacher, "and it will bloom into light."
"But remember," the Teacher said gently, "don't stir it, don't peek under the lid, and don't add a single thing. Just wait." Tansy nodded and nodded. How hard could waiting be? "I promise," she said.
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