"I’ll make you a deal, Dandelion," her father proposed. "I’ll take you to the park so you can hunt for a magic wand, but you have to play on the swings and slide for at least twenty minutes with other children. Of course you can make up your friendly demon when you get back, but you still have to leave time this evening for violin and maths practice. And if you’re scribbling with chalk on your floorboards you have to clean it up yourself."