It occurred to Morwenna through a haze of silent panic that she might well be able to describe precisely how it felt to have the earth shift under one’s feet even when sat down but this small revelation was cold comfort in the face of the fact that her most bothersome underling seemed to have somehow guessed her secret. But it was impossible! Far more intelligent people worked at the Ministry, many of them in this Department and some of them even deigned to pay her attention some of the time despite being over twenty years old and not having tumbleweeds passing through her mind.

And yet somehow Mr Podmore had guessed something...but surely he could only have guessed? He couldn’t possibly know anything, could he?

“Is this supposed to be funny, Mr Podmore?”

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MJ knows my soul rings to the rune of this iconic hat