Go-karts

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TSONM 06/12 Ethan and several of the friends he had made between the Entrepreneur Club and the Louper team had worked in secret to build magical go-karts to race. When they had been completed and all the professors had gone to bed, the group set up a race track at the back of the estate, as far away from teachers’ prying eyes as they could get. One of the seniors, a wizard who had met Ethan through the Louper team, stood at the edge of the field and cast a glamour over the event. Unless you were inside that perimeter, you’d never hear any of the noise from the go-karts or the cheering fans.

All of the go-karts had been magically decorated to represent the driver’s grade, friends, and background. The whimsical cars mostly belonged to the Light Elves. The serious magical creations had been done by some of the older wizards and witches, and there were even race cars painted to look like shifters that had been created by their magical friends just for them. The only rules to join were: keep your mouth shut, be there on time, and don’t tell anyone who would tell the professors. Ethan considered it one of his greatest achievements in school so far.

The Rules: Each track is magical. You will only be able to see a few feet in front of your cars, and the tracks will disappear behind you since that’s way easier to hide from the teachers in case they catch us. There is absolutely no driving on anyone else’s track, so stay in your own lane. We don’t want to have any crazy crashes. All magic is legal, but you may only use it on your own cart. That means there will be no casting spells against anyone else, no matter how badly you want to win. If the rules are broken, that person will be disqualified from the race. The first one to circle the track five times will win bragging rights, and have the satisfaction of knowing he or she won the first race of the new go-kart extravaganza created by our very own Ethan.”

One of the senior female Light Elves stepped out in front of the cars wearing a short skirt, knee-high socks, and Mary Janes and raised her hands. In her palm, a fireball began to simmer, growing larger and larger until it filled her whole hand. The crowd counted down with her. “Five…four…three…two…” As the girl yelled, “Go,” she tossed the fireball straight up, and it exploded into sparks like a firework.

Because the cars were magical, the kids could shrink or enlarge them,at will. They could make them small enough to put in their pockets and walk off with them hidden, which they did if there was a chance of getting caught racing.