presents

A page right out of the fairy tales has landed in Great Britain. One Mr. Richard Brighton of Sussex attempted to make his latest pumpkin crop an award-winning success. Only that apparently wasn’t good enough for the man in the end. No, his harvest was to have pumpkins and guards of all shapes and sizes, complete with a prize pumpkin-made coach that would make your local fairy godmother proud.

But sometimes one must learn that playing with nature isn’t always a good idea to attempt. Especially when you’re mixing around with your Latin and trying to create new spells to do your bidding. No matter how strong your intent is. A word to the wise dear reader, spell creation is best left to the professionals.

Neighbors were alerted to the situation when an explosion rocked the area and several escaped animals from Mr. Brighton’s farm were found with permanent orange spots on their skin and covered with pumpkin seeds. When a group of them went to check on the poor farmer, he was found unconscious in a pumpkin shaped crater. The surrounding wreckage enough to keep the community well supplied in pumpkin pies throughout the season.

If one trusts the faintly glowing pulp.

Members of the Accidents and Catastrophes department were called upon to fix the matter from helping Brighton from his predicament to making sure the local muggles thought it all make believe. Maybe next time the man will be sure to be satisfied with what is truly manageable by the average witch or wizard. And let the only Cinderella story be the one in children’s books.