"That was the family story when I was a kid." Mémé had often told her the story of the family magic and how it had been handed down through the generations. "And I do believe in magic. But what I have..." She paused, assuring herself she remembered the quote correctly. "'Fear not, my Holly, I shall use no magic. Have I not told thee that there is no such thing as magic, though there is such a thing as understanding and applying the forces which are in Nature?'"