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its arms around her.
    â€˜Kara!’ laughed Elly, hugging her little sister. Then Elly’s parents stepped into the room too, and the warm feeling in Elly’s chest grew stronger and stronger.
    I didn’t need the Heart Tracker at all! thought Elly happily. I knew they were here anyway.
    â€˜It is so good to see you,’ said Elly’s mum, hugging her tightly. ‘We missed you so much!’
    â€˜We would’ve been here sooner,’ added Elly’s dad, ‘but we had trouble getting across the rainbow. It seems to be malfunctioning.’
    Suddenly, everyone was staring at Elly again.
    â€˜Before your arrival, we’d just asked Elinora a very important question,’ explained Grandmother to Elly’s parents. ‘We haven’t heard her answer yet.’
    â€˜Yeah, Elly,’ sneered Gabi. ‘What are you going to do? Are you going to give up your wand and live like a human?’
    â€˜Or are you going to keep being a terrible fairy?’ sniggered Nadia.
    â€˜I think it’s about time that you two went back to the sick bay,’ snapped Madame Fernyfrond. ‘And don’t think that just because you alerted me to Elly and Saphie’s escape, you can avoid punishment. You broke the school rules today by performing a serious spell without supervision. You are on pest control for the rest of the year.’
    â€˜I suspect they’ll be keeping those scaly skins for some time,’ said Grandmother, eyeing the two lizardy-fairies. ‘That should make them think twice about breaking important Academy rules again.’
    Gabi and Nadia looked very cross, but they turned and stalked out of the library.
    Then Elly’s mum looked at her very seriously. ‘Maybe it would be best if you gave up your wings, darling,’ she said.
    â€˜You could go back to South Street School and be just like all the human children,’ added her dad.
    Elly looked around. It felt like everyone had already decided that she should give up being a fairy. It was weird. She had thought that she’d be much better suited to living like a human. But now that she was being offered the chance to change, she suddenly wasn’t so sure she wanted it.
    It’s true that I’m not the best at doing spells, thought Elly, but I’ve still managed to grant wishes for Jess. Granting wishes felt good. It felt like something she was meant to do. Would she still be able to grant wishes if she gave up being a fairy?
    I always thought that skateboarding was way more fun than flying , Elly frowned to herself. But flying along with Saphie tonight was pretty cool. It’d be a shame to give up flying just as I’m getting the hang of it.
    Then she looked at Saphie. I probably couldn’t stay friends with Saph if I stop being a fairy, either.
    â€˜Well, Elinora?’ said Grandmother. ‘Have you made your decision?’
    Elly nodded. ‘Yes,’ she said. ‘I’ve decided that I want to keep being a fairy.’

    For a moment, everyone seemed too surprised to say anything.
    Then Saphie threw her arms around her. ‘I’m so glad to hear that!’ she said.
    â€˜Are you sure?’ asked Elly’s mum. ‘I thought you hated being a fairy!’
    Elly shrugged. ‘I thought I did, too. But you know, I actually want to be a fairy now.’
    â€˜Well that is just splendid news!’ said Grandmother, beaming. Elly had never seen her look so happy.
    â€˜But,’ added Elly quickly, ‘I’ll probably always do things a little differently to all the other fairies. And I’ll probably keep making mistakes. It’s just the way I am.’
    Grandmother frowned, but before she could speak, Saphie jumped in. ‘It’s good that you do things differently, Elly,’ she said. ‘Who knows – maybe you can teach the rest of us some things!’
    â€˜What about school?’ asked Elly’s dad. ‘You