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The Girl, The Dragon, And The Wild Magic
By Dave Luckett
Book One of The Rhianna Chronicles

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Text copyright ┬й 2000 by Dave Luckett.

Originally published in Australia in 2000 by Omnibus Books under the title Rhianna and the Wild Magic.

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To the real Rhianna, who has her own magic

Chapter 1

"Think, Rhianna." Mrs. Greenapple leaned over the front of Rhianna Wildwood's desk and pointed to the
words in the spellbook. "It's just a simple rhyme to say over a sleeping potion. Now repeat after me,
Doremus dorema doremasa sleepy soppy dor mousey casa..."

The class at the Smallhaven village school was quiet except for the turning of pages, but Rhianna knew
that everyone was looking at her. She frowned and tried again: "Doremus dorema doremasa, sleepy
soapy..."

"Soppy, Rhianna."

Rory Spellwright, two seats to the right, sniggered and whispered something to his friend Fion Oldbuck.
Rhianna felt her chest grow tight. She hated giving Rory something to use against her, but it was so hard