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i don't get it. Why did Agatha kiss Sophie on the lips????!!!!!
Mary Haynes I've read through the book several times and this is what I've learned:

The key is at the end of Chp. 11 ("The School Master's Riddle"). When they visi…moreI've read through the book several times and this is what I've learned:

The key is at the end of Chp. 11 ("The School Master's Riddle"). When they visit the School Master's tower, Sophie and Agatha learn that they can't go home because they are witch and princess, respectively, and on opposite sides (i.e., Good and Evil). Clearly, the School Master tells them, they belong in a fairytale since they fit their roles so perfectly.

The girls, however, protest that they are friends and not on opposite sides at all, so the School Master demands proof. Basically, he promises Sophie and Agatha that they can go home IF they can prove that they are truly Readers and not a witch and princess.

Then he gives them a hint: "What's the one thing Evil can never have...and the one thing Good can never do without?" <spoiler>The answer turns out to be a prince. A prince HAS to be a part of Sophie and Agatha story if they are to remain in the fairytale world since it is what is keeping them on opposite sides, warring with each other. And for the majority of the book, a prince (Tedros) IS an integral part of their story.

However, when Agatha kisses Sophie, she is cutting Tedros out of the equation. She is proving that Evil (Sophie) can have a prince (i.e., someone who loves her no matter what) AND she's proving that Good (Agatha) can live without a prince (a boy, Tedros). In this way, she gives the School Master proof that she and Sophie don't fit the fairytale mold and thus receives passage home. </spoiler>(less)
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