Summoner (Ash and Magic 1) by Sophie Park Read Free Book Online

break the spell and the piece of his plane would disappear!"
    "Okay?"
    "So... remember, he's got too much magical gravity or whatever.  He can't make the trip here, so he'd be sucked back."
    "Ah.  That's kind of neat, but I don't know why you're looking into it."  Cassandra sighed.  "You already know enough about summoning to pass those classes with flying colors, Ash.  You should be studying War if anything."
    "I..."  Ash nodded, although Cass couldn't see it.  She did need to study up on her War magic if she ever wanted to win a duel and pass the course.  She just... that was not what she wanted.  It barely interested her, and besides, casting the spells had never been a problem.
    "Anyway, it's Saturday and there's nothing important due so I don't know why we're talking about school!"
    "You asked what I was doing."  Ash set the phone down, switched it to speaker and went back to looking over the book.  She'd read it cover to cover twice now, and was on her third reading.  This time she was taking notes as she went, writing down the more complicated pieces of the spell and making sure she could memorize the chant.
    "Yeah, okay, my fault I guess."  Cass laughed.  Over the phone it sounded tinny and fake.  "So, listen, Brad thinks he's perfected his fake ID spell!"
    "Uh huh..."
    "Come on!  It didn't fail that badly last time, and we still had fun didn't we?  Anyway, we were thinking that we could all go out to a club and get our drink on!  I'm thinking Cowgirls Inc.  I've heard that place is totally trashy!"
    The Wizards University was co-located with the University of Washington in downtown Seattle.  That sometimes led to people who thought they were funny referring to it as 'Dub U' since the abbreviation for the University of Washington was usually 'U Dub'.  Mostly the people of U Dub were unaware of the second University on their campus because it was slightly out of phase with theirs.  They shared the same physical location, but they were out of time and space with one another.  The first thing you learned at orientation was the spell to shift in and out of Dub U's time bubble. 
    Local businesses sometimes wondered why there seemed to be so many more people around than the attendance for U Dub would suggest, but not enough to complain about it.
    "Mm hmm..."
    "And girls get in free!  Brad says that we'll have to pay his cover because he's the one getting us in there but whatever, that should be fine right?"
    "Hmmm?  What?  No, I'm not going to a club tonight Cass."
    "Come on!  It'll be fun!"
    "Sorry, I'm busy."  Ash reached for the End Call button on her phone, barely looking at it as she did so.
    "Please?  There's, like, ten of us going but it won't be the same without you!"
    "Maybe next time?"
    "You always say that."
    "And I usually mean it."  Ash sighed and looked at the phone more seriously.  She was being a bad friend.  Cass was right, there were no major assignments due in the next week and spending time with your friends doing wild things was supposed to be part of the University experience, right?  You had to get out there and seize every opportunity because this was one of the few times where that was even possible!
    "Please?"
    "Sorry, Cass."  Ashley looked over at her book.  If she ever wanted to succeed at that spell, she was going to have to spend time during the evening on it.  It was complicated, and school was going to heat up next month.  She quite literally might not get another time like this until after midterms.  "Talk to you later."
    "Wait, Ash-!"
    Beep.
    An hour later, Ashley was in her study.  Everyone at the University got a spacious dorm room to themselves, which was nice as a perk, but the reason was that magical studies required a place to practice.  Everyone's accommodations included their sleeping area and then a second, large, stone room.
    Your manse.
    Most kids who started had never had a proper manse before.  At Magic High School there was a common