The Magic Seven

By Fiona Anne Fournier and Peggy Anne MeLesse

Have you ever wondered what its like to meet a mermaid or to
dance with fairies? How would you feel about being helped by a
prickly hedgehog or about fl ying on the back of a giant ladybug? If these types of adventures sound appealing, then The Magic Seven is the book for you! Join Princess Fiona and Lady Katie as they are appointed Guardians of The Enchanted Forest and follow them as they work together to protect it. Who else is part of The Magic Seven? Find out as you discover them and their forest friends on their many mysterious adventures in The Enchanted Woods!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 15, 2012
• ISBN: 9781479721511

Fiona Anne Fournier

PEGGY ANNE MCLEESE IS A TEACHER AND WRITER WHO LIVES DEEP IN THE HEART OF THE CANADIAN FOREST WITH HER HUSBAND MARC, HER DAUGHTER FIONA, HER FIVE DOGS, AND HER CAT, CAIRO. GROUSE AND COCO ARE THE NEWEST DOG ADDITIONS TO THE FAMILY AND THEY WILL, ALONG WITH CAIRO, FEATURE PROMINANTLY IN FUTURE STORIES. THIS BOOK WAS INSPIRED BY FIONA, WHO WOKE UP ONE MORNING NEAR CHRISTMAS AND STARTED TELLING HER MOM A DREAM. RECOGNIZING A GOOD STORY IDEA WHEN SHE HEARS ONE, PEGGY QUICKLY JOTTED DOWN THE DREAM WHICH, EVENTUALLY BECAME THIS BOOK THAT YOU NOW HOLD IN YOUR HANDS. THREE MISCHIEVOUS DOGS IS PEGGY'S SECOND BOOK AS AN AUTHOR AND HER FIRST AS AN ILLUSTRATOR. FIONA ANNE FOURNIER IS NINE YEARS OLD. SHE LOVES LIVING IN THE WOODS WITH HER MOM AND DAD AND PETS. SINCE SHE HAS NO BROTHERS OR SISTERS, SHE THINKS OF HER PETS AS SIBBLINGS AND, THOUGH SHE WOULDN'T WANT ROSIE OR LAGGAN TO KNOW IT, MACKENZIE IS HER FAVORITE DOG BECAUSE, “SHE IS CRAZY!” THIS IS THE SECOND BOOK THAT FIONA HAS INSPIRED AND IT IS ALSO THE SECOND BOOK THAT SHE HAS HELPED TO ILLUSTRATE.

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Copyright © 2011 by Peggy Anne McLeese. 94675-MCLE

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011904944

ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4568-9558-7

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Contents

Princess Fiona Meets Lady Katie

Misty Silver, The Mermaid

Cairo and the Secret Cave

Princess Fiona and Lady Katie Meet Ariana, Eleanor and The Fairy Queen

The Magic Comes Alive at the Harvest Moon Ball

Hailey Hurts Herself; Hermione Helps the Hurt

The Power of Seven is Revealed at the Pearl Giving Ceremony

Princess Fiona and The Giant Ladybug

The Royal Family Gets a New Addition

Hailey’s Hot Air Balloon

Lauren’s Library and the Legend of the Fairy War

Their Biggest Adventure Yet: The Beginning

The Great Fire: The Adventure Concludes

Princess Fiona Meets Lady Katie

Once upon a time, long ago, there lived a beautiful princess. She lived in a castle on the edge of a forest, with her mother, the queen, her father, the king, her two little dogs, Digger and Laggan, and her cat, Cairo. Fiona was an only child, so sometimes she was lonely.

The castle she lived in was on the edge of The Enchanted Forest. In front of the castle was Mystic Lake. Every morning, Fiona liked to watch the lake waters sparkle and dance in the sunlight. Soon, the days grew cooler until, one day, the snows started falling. Then, the lake became still. Fiona, being a curious little girl, asked her mother about it.

The lake is frozen, the queen said. It does this every time the seasons change from fall to winter, when the weather becomes cold. You just don’t remember seeing it this way last year.

You're right, mom. I don't remember, Fiona replied, It sure looks like fun. Can we go out and play?

We can, but you have to bundle up first. It's cold out there, her mother added.

The queen went to a closet and took something out. Then she led Fiona down to the lake and strapped odd-looking boots on her. The boots had laces and hooks, but the strangest part for Fiona was the bottom. Instead of soles, these boots had blades.

"What are these?" Fiona asked.

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Princess Fiona and Lady Katie, skating on the frozen lake with Laggan and Digger. What is shimmering beneath the ice?

Now you might already know what they are, but these boots were rare in The Enchanted Forest and this was the first time that Fiona had seen anything like them.

Skates, her mother replied with a smile, as she began to lace them onto her daughter.

Soon, Fiona and the queen, along with Digger and Laggan, were having great fun on the ice. In no time at all, Fiona was skating and whirling around, as the two dogs barked and chased her happily along.

After a while, her mother left Fiona to tend to her queenly duties. Fiona found herself out of breath and wondering what to do next. Before she could make a plan, however, she felt a tap on her shoulder.

Hi, a voice said.

Fiona turned and saw a pretty, little, strawberry-blond haired girl with a smiling face.

Who are you? the princess asked.

My name is Lady Katie and I live over there, she said, as she pointed to the other side of the lake. See my house? We just moved in last week.

Fiona knew the house. It had been empty for a long time. Old Mr. Anderson had once lived there before moving to The Far Side of the Forest, in The Great Beyond. From Fiona’s side of Mystic Lake, you could just see the outline of Katie’s house on the other side of the water. Fiona couldn’t believe her luck. Finally, she had a friend close by!

The two girls