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Magnus tries a little magic, while Holly brings home some new floral friends.
With Julian Sark as Magnus and Olivia Jon as Holly.
INT. HOUSE OF HEALING LAB
MAGNUS
(reading)
Igno-Toramius, album hazardi sumoni…
Holly walks in carrying some flowers.
HOLLY
Magnus!
MAGNUS
Dangit…
HOLLY
Do we have a vase? Or any clean jars?
MAGNUS
Can you wait just two more minutes?
HOLLY
I need to put these flowers in water.
She goes about filling a vase and arranging the flowers in it.
MAGNUS
I think they’ll survive two minutes without water.
HOLLY
They need water or they start getting restless.
MAGNUS
Oh boy.
HOLLY
Who’s the best little long-tooth snapdragons? That’s right, you are!
MAGNUS
You know flowers don’t have ears, right? Or brains?
HOLLY
Of course not. Who needs brains?
MAGNUS
That is an excellent question, Holly! Who does need brains?
HOLLY
Don’t you listen to the mean ol’ human. You are the prettiest and deadliest flowers in the whole western glade, aren’t you?
MAGNUS
(squeaky, mocking voice)
“Why, yes, thank you! Ooo, look how deadly we are! Grr!”
HOLLY
They would like you to know that they don’t appreciate your so-called jokes.
MAGNUS
So, they can just stick their fingers in their ears. Oh wait…
HOLLY
(to a flower)
What’s that, little buddy? No, I don’t think Magnus wants to eat one of your poison berries.
MAGNUS
Oh help! I’m being bullied by a bunch of flowers in a jar! How will I ever defend myself?
HOLLY
Stop making fun of the babies. Anyway, weren’t you supposed to be gathering stinkweed from the swamp?
MAGNUS
All in good time, my high-flying colleague.
HOLLY
Stinkweed leaves need to be gathered in the dawn’s first light!
MAGNUS
So you say. While you were out there sweating and toiling or whatever, I did some research. Using my brain.
Holly picks up a book from the counter.
HOLLY
Gertrude’s Incantations of Lesser Summoning?
MAGNUS
Yup. It’s a good summer read.
HOLLY
Magnus! Alba specifically forbade you from doing magic!
MAGNUS
She said no spells. This is an incantation.
HOLLY
Um… I’m pretty sure she meant –
MAGNUS
Speaking of which, I was just finishing the incantation before you barged in and interrupted me.
HOLLY
What kind of incantation?
MAGNUS
Well, if you let me finish, you’ll find out! Let’s see. Oh yeah, I just need to clap my hands three times.
HOLLY
No! Magnus, don’t –
He claps three times. A boom shakes the very foundations as a fireball rolls up to the ceiling of the laboratory.
HOLLY
(screams)
MAGNUS
AWESOME.
(coughing)
Okay, maybe a little bigger than I expected.
HOLLY
MAGNUS!
MAGNUS
Look at that! A pile of stinkweed leaves, summoned straight here by the power of magic.
HOLLY
Half of it’s burned to a crisp!
MAGNUS
It’s a work in progress. I just need to tweak a few things…
HOLLY
A few things! You don’t have any eyebrows!
Sound of a bunch of flowers pulling themselves out of their jar.
MAGNUS
Broadening our knowledge is worth a little pain.
HOLLY
Magnus… I think you’re about to feel a little more.
MAGNUS
What’s that supposed to…?
Tiny gnashing and snapping sounds.
MAGNUS
HEY! GET OFF OF ME! OUCH! Holly! They bite! Your flowers have teeth!
HOLLY
Of course they do! Duh, they’re long-tooth snapdragons. It’s right there in the name.
MAGNUS
GET THEM OFF! GET THEM OFF ME!
HOLLY
I told you, they get restless! And then you went and set off a fireball.
MAGNUS
Holly! Call them off!
HOLLY
All in good time, my impatient colleague.
MAGNUS
Helllp!
HOLLY
Such good little flowers!
Magnus runs off into the distance, shouting and crying.