 Made of Awesome | Ern-la the Best-wa | TZ's Apogee
Copernicus raised his hand, as this was his favorite of the stories. "The Fountain of Fair Fortune was believed to be imbued with magical properties that would bless the one person invited into its surrounding garden every year. The story follows three witches, each with their own misery, who hope to get in to the garden and to be blessed by the fountain. The first is ill with a terrible malady, the second has lost all her earthly belongings, and the third has a broken heart. They decide to pool their resources in getting into the garden, and when the garden accepts the first witch, she pulls along the second, who pulls along the third. The third accidentally brings along a Muggle knight with the name Sir Luckless, which pretty much gives you an idea of what HE is like."
He paused a moment to gather his thoughts before continuing, trying to sum it up. "The three face a variety of obstacles, requiring them each to use the skills and experiences they already possess. The first witch satisfies a terrible worm thing that wants proof of their pain by crying. The second witch cheers her friends through the next task, providing the fruits of her labor. And the last witch drops memories of her lost love into a river as the treasures of her past."
"Once they reach the Fountain, the ill witch is nearly drooping from exhaustion and sickness. The second witch, the one who lost all her belongings, mixes a potion to revive her ill friend, who now no longer needs the Fountain's powers. This clever witch realizes, too, that having the skill to brew this powerful potion means she will never be poor again. She no longer needs the Fountain either. The last witch, the heartbroken one, finds that when she removed the memories of her lost love, she could see how bad he truly had been. So SHE no longer needs the Fountain too. The three witches decide to let the Muggle knight use the Fountain. In a sort of humorous scene, he throws himself fully suited up into the water and then offers his heart to the third witch."
"The power of the story is that the Fountain never had any real magic at all. These witches, and the knight, had all they needed all along. I always thought the story sort of made me think about what I thought I needed and whether or not I had the means to get it myself. My mother, who was Muggleborn, told me it was like this old movie she saw when she was very young. There is an epic journey by a motley crew of voyagers only to discover that they just needed to see their own potential all along. The Wizard of Oz?"
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