• By Christina Thelen
    Book One
    The Beginning
    Prologue
    It was a dark and stormy night there was a sudden flash of lightning and the power went out in the little town of Salem, California. In another sudden flash of lightning set of twins appear on the doorstep of a famous wizarding school Arrid Wizard Academy. The baby boy whose name was Troy had magical powers and the ability to read minds. The baby girl was named Emily had the same magical powers as her brother and the ability to control plants but was unable to read minds. Troy has curly blond hair and green eyes. Emily has straight blond hair and blues eyes. The twins where sent to Arrid by their parents the most famous witch and wizard in the world Johnathan and Amanda Stromingson. John and Amanda sent them away to be protected from Thoe Junior. Salem is a small wizard town in the Lady Mountains where people who do not have any magical powers can’t find.
    Chapter One
    Fifteen years later …
    A Weird Cowenidense
    “Come on Emily you can only put so much make-up on!” yelled a handsome Troy at the bathroom door.
    The bathroom opens and out comes a beautiful Emily saying, “I’m out! I’m out you can have them bathroom now.”
    “Finally,” says Troy who has had to go for at least an hour, “Emily who do you think we are going to see today in Salem?”
    “No one in particular…” she thinks of the guy she has a crush on named Shane. “Just in case you never know who you will meet.”
    Just then Wendie their foster mother, the twins don’t know they are adopted, calls “Come on you to we have to get to the shop before it gets packed and all the supplies are gone.”
    “We are coming,” yelled Troy and Emily in unison.
    They get down the stairs and Wendie is holding their supply list. They head down the hill and go to the first shop. The get a cauldron, spell books, robes, and cats for pets. The last store they go to is Anderson's Wand Shop.
    “Welcome to my shop,” says Mr. Anderson, “Here we have wands for everyone so take look.”
    Troy and Emily separate and look for wand they each pick up a wand and nothing happens. They each pick up another wand and Emily’s starts glowing.
    “Is this good?” asks Emily.
    “Yes it is my dear,” say Mr. Anderson, “The wand chose you.”
    Troy picks up a few more wands until one glows for him. With their wands they go up to the front desk to pay for their wands. As Mr. Anderson is seeing what types of wands chose them he stops looks at the wands then Troy and Emily then the wands again.
    “Is something wrong Mr. Anderson?” asks Emily.
    “Yes and no…” says Mr. Anderson, “Your wands are exactly the same.”
    “They are?” says Troy.
    “Yes they are made the same way with oak, unicorn hair, and grounded dragon teeth.” Says Mr. Anderson.
    “We have to go bye Mr. Anderson nice meeting you.” says Emily as Wendie come up.
    They head home and Troy and Emily talking to each other.
    “Isn’t this weird Em?” asks Troy.
    “Yes it is Troy but we need to know more about let’s as Mom about it,” says Emily.
    “Okay Em,” says Troy.
    Chapter Two
    The Truth
    “Hey Mom we have a question for you.” says Emily.
    “What is it sweetie?” Wendie asks.
    “Well its about our wands.” tells Troy.
    “What about them?” inquires Wendie.
    “They are exactly the same.” says Emily.
    “Well that can't be. Its so very rare for that to happen it never does. Well except for one time...” admits Wendie.
    “What do you mean except for one time?” wonders Troy.
    “There was this wizard named Johnathan and this witch named Amanda. They weren't related in any way though. They both went to Anderson's to get their wands. The wands that chose them were the same. They both went Arrid too. They ended up getting married after school and had twins but shortly after their birth they disapeared. Thoe Junior was friends with them during school but after he was so mad at Amanda and Johnathan that he went after them. Rumor has it that they sent their twins to Arrid to hide and protect them. No one knows who they are but the headmaster.” Wendie tells them as her eyes sparkle softly.
    “O wow.” Emily says softly.
    “Well off to bed you two. Tomorrow you start school at Arrid.” Wendie says.
    Troy and Emily head off to bed. Wendie listens for their bedroom doors to close before she goes outside to make a phone call to Arrid's headmaster.
    “Headmaster Thorton I have news for you.” says Wendie.
    “What might that be my dear?” asks Headmaster Thorton.
    “ Their Wands are the same.” she tells him.