Tara and Bit

“Wait a minute,” I said, looking down the hall. “Look...there’s Tara and Bit leaving class now.”

“Yeah, I see ’em,” said Alice. “Grrrrrrr.”

“Well, there’s our opportunity,” I said.

“Huh?” said Alice. “What do you mean?”

“We need a wand, don’t we?”

“Well, yeah, but we don’t have one yet,” said Alice. “We have to find one first, remember?”

“Yes, I do remember,” I said, with exaggerated patience. Then I pointed down the hall at our despised rivals. “And I know where one is at this very moment.”

“But what if they don’t have it with them?”

“They obviously have the same class time block we have,” I said, “and they zapped us just before class. They haven’t had a chance to take the wand anywhere else yet.”

Alice’s eyes widened with comprehension. “That means they’ve still got it with them!”

“Very good,” I said, hurrying after Tara and Bit. “This is by far our best chance to get it. We can fix ourselves and give them some interesting outfits of their very own.”

“And then quesadillas for lunch!” said Alice, sounding optimistic. “Which one do you think has it?”

I studied the pair. “Tara,” I said. “She has an oversized purse.”

Alice nodded her agreement. We made our plans.