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Desiree blinked, scarcely able to believe her ears. She actually got the answer right? Who knew? Unsure whether to feel more surprised to relieved, she simply smiled when Professor Gert elaborated on her answer. She sat up a little straighter, craning her neck to try to see into the boxes as the professor opened them, but she was too far back. Her mood brightened as she heard the directions and saw the list of supplies on the board. Although she might be totally lost when it came to astronomy, art projects were right up her alley!
She left her seat and retrieved a foam sphere, roll of parchment, and wooden dowel from the boxes at the front. Now what color ribbons should she use? Definitely pink and purple because they were the most princessy colors in existence! But she needed three more. She picked yellow next because it was the Hufflepuff house color, and it matched her favorite Disney princess’s dress. For the two remaining ribbons, she went with two different shades of blue. Blue would look good with the other three colors she picked, and it sort of reminded her of her dad and brother.
Desiree carried her materials back to her seat and neatly arranged them in front of her. Now all she had to do was write a prediction, but what kind should she write? Not a bad omen, that was for sure! Who needs that kind of negativity in their life? She fidgeted, flicking her favorite pink quill back and forth until she came up with the happiest, most Disney-esque prediction she could. An idea suddenly occurred to her, and she pulled a vial of color-changing ink out of her bag. The pretty colors would make her prediction even cheerier! Picking up her pen, she wrote a little poem in her most elegant handwriting:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
All your wishes
Are sure to come true!
After waiting a few minutes for the ink to dry - because who wants a smudged prediction? Eww! - she rolled up the parchment and placed in the cylindrical hole in the foam sphere. So now what? She glanced at the wooden dowel and ribbons, wondering how they were going to fit into the project. Maybe they were going to wrap the ribbons around the dowel? Or - ooh, they could make a fairy wand by sticking the sphere on top of the dowel and attaching the ribbons. Probably not what they were doing, as fairy wands had nothing to do with astronomy, but it sounded fun!
__________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led
If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true... |