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I nodded that it was. I couldn’t tell her it was the eye.
It worked. She released her grasp and sat me on the seat next to her. “OK, let me take a little look at your class register,” she said as she began typing on her computer, and then she turned the screen to me and said, “Oh. This must be you. Is your name Petunia?”
I couldn’t believe it. She was a witch.
“That’s why you’re crying, isn’t it? Mr Kenny sent you to get the new Reception register. But you’re 􏰀􏰁􏰂􏰃􏰄􏰅 􏰇􏰈􏰂􏰇 􏰄􏰉􏰄􏰃􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰄 􏰍􏰀 􏰎􏰋􏰍􏰌􏰎 􏰇􏰋 􏰏􏰌􏰅 􏰋􏰐􏰇 􏰊􏰋􏰐􏰑􏰃􏰄 􏰁􏰂􏰒􏰒􏰄􏰅 Petunia and that they’ll bully you because of your name, aren’t you?”
I was stunned. I had NOT been worried about that at all! I didn’t even know there was something wrong with my name! I was crushed. Scarred for life.
“Well, don’t you worry, petal. I’ll put a little note on the computer register next to your name that says not to call you Petunia. Now, let’s see. What’s short for 􏰓􏰄􏰇􏰐􏰌􏰍􏰂􏰔 􏰕􏰖􏰖􏰖􏰖􏰗 􏰓􏰄􏰇􏰇􏰊􏰔 􏰘􏰋􏰗 􏰙􏰐􏰌􏰍􏰂􏰔 􏰘􏰋􏰚 􏰅􏰄􏰏􏰌􏰍􏰇􏰄􏰒􏰊 not. What about Peri? It’s not perfect, but it’s a nice enough name. OK?”
I nodded that it was OK. I was still in shock.
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