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This could be my headcanon for Petunia Dursley and Lily Potter's relationship.
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Ivy Gamble lives in a world of haves and have-nots; those who practice magic and those who don't. This fact hit close to home as a child. Her identical twin, Tabitha, possessed magical potential but she never did. She was separated from her mirror twin as a child when her sister was sent off to boarding school to develop her gift.
The two are reunited when the adult Ivy services as a private investigator are requested by the headmistress of the school where Ivy's estranged sister is employeed as ...more
The two are reunited when the adult Ivy services as a private investigator are requested by the headmistress of the school where Ivy's estranged sister is employeed as ...more
Ivy Gamble is a private investigator. Normally she spends a lot of time following around cheating spouses, so when a well-dressed woman appears in her office and offers her a chance to work on a murder case, it's tough to refuse. But there's another wrinkle -- the possible murder happened at a school for magically-inclined children where Ivy's very magical twin sister Tabatha is a teacher. Ivy isn't magical at all, something which has come between the two sisters over the years.
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Interesting mystery
This one's a bit dark and hard, but it is a good story. I liked Ivy and her hard past, the way she was on the outside looking into the magical world. I liked the setting and the world building. I also liked the mystery. There were a lot of twists and turns. I'm still not sure what I think of that ending, though. ...more
This one's a bit dark and hard, but it is a good story. I liked Ivy and her hard past, the way she was on the outside looking into the magical world. I liked the setting and the world building. I also liked the mystery. There were a lot of twists and turns. I'm still not sure what I think of that ending, though. ...more
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