Early Wake Up (Merrick)

When he asked about the pairing with her wand, Gwen thought back, remembering in quite good detail. "I do, actually. It has not been all that long for me," she blushed a little. "I didn't have very many showings of magic when I was little, just an episode or two. And not until I was almost six. My eldest brother Gifford was convinced I was not going to be magical at all and had already considered the alliances he could be making with my marriage to align Wessex with whomever the king wanted us connected to.

"Fortunately, he had not made inquiries to the matter yet when a field of dandelions I was playing in burst into puffs of white all at once. It was the most beautiful - and warmest - snowstorm I'd ever been in." She softly laughed. "He still put everything off, hoping it was a fluke but by the time I was twelve, there was just no way of denying the truth. I..." She cringed, "I blew up the halibut we were having for supper.

"My mother brought me to Ollivander the next day, actually. I just remember when he put it into my hand, the whole room lit up with the warmest glow. It rather felt as though everything had been off kilter until they put my wand in my hand. Suddenly, everything aligned around me and the world just felt better - if that makes sense?"