If the spell is not de-activated, anyone can use the broom or object, even if they are not a witch or wizard. Mildred, Maud and Enid use the spell on toothbrushes, yard-brooms, a dustpan and brush, a hairbrush and even a feather duster. The spell can be used turn any kind of brush into a flying object you just have to get the measurements right for the spell to work. The spell for enchanting Broomsticks to fly is taught in the fourth year at Cackle's Academy. She found that the broomstick was good for flying, and the idea caught on. Edna leapt into the air to avoid it, and enchanted her broom to escape. Legened has it that Edna was sweeping up one day when a rival witch attacked her with a thunderbolt. Before Edna, witches used whatever was sitting around to fly on. Flying Broomsticks were invented by Edna Farthingwand.
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Depicting alien species from various works of sci-fi in the format of a biological field guide, attempting to make them all look like real believable lifeforms, this book was a huge success at the time and eventually had a fantasy-themed sequel in 1996, Barlowe’s Guide to Fantasy.īut it was his 1990 book Expedition that helped define the alien side of the modern speculative evolution movement. Starting off illustrating the covers of science fiction novels, his first major project was Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials in 1979. The After Man trilogy and The Future Is Wild might be the most well-known Earth-based works of speculative evolution, but for extraterrestrial life one of the most famous names is the American artist Wayne Douglas Barlowe. Also the extent to which steam power and fossil capital, as the roots of global warming, has contributed to that impact. 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