"......." She gave him a look, then glanced back at the very angry approaching head mistress. "You know what. You do that. I'll just sit back here and see how that goes for you."

"Freddie! You have been warned and warned young lady about illegal magic."

"Not me this time, Fairy Godmother," Freddie said, trying and failing to sound innocent.

"Never seems to be, does it. But I don't see CJ around, or Jordan. So you're telling me you tricked this nice young man into doing magic for you since we locked up your shadow cards?"

Freddie looked offended. It beat looking guilty. "I didn't trick him into anything."