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Title:

The Gypsy enchantment

Creatures:

Gypsy zombie as described in the Book of Shadows:
A figure, wearing full pants, a colorful vest and scarves of a traditional gypsy outfit. The face looks decaying, the fingers are skeleted and the eyes are hollowed sockets.

A powerful gypsy magician can call up a zombie to do his or her dirty work. That way the gypsy can remain above reproach and still get what he or she wants.
For a truly skilled magician, the zombie can be used to do his bidding on the astral plane. This is important if you need to battle psychic attacks. It is also useful in searching for additional powerful talismans such as the Romany ruby and other charged objects. It is also of use in fighting the neutralizing powers of the Charmed Ones.

Magical instruments are covered with specific symbols.
Magical violin:
It is mainly used to gain power over animals. The violin's play reflects the nature of the player. The power can follow the violin only if the instrument is freely given. Otherwise the violin will always return to its owner.
If the owner dies the violin and its powers go to whatever family member touches it first.

Loriathian
A beast with the powerful front body of a lion, but a back half like a giant lizard. It has 12 eyes that burn with evil and a double set of enormous teeth.
A spikey row of tusks circle the neck and the face is uglier than any dragon.
This beast guards the Romany ruby on the astral plane. The only way to get the gem is by distracting, killing, or otherwise defeating the Loriathian. For this purpose a magical violin can be used. So far no Gypsy has been able to do so in over 500 years.

Roman Ruby
In Gypsy folklore there is a legend about a magical jewel called the Romany ruby which gives a Gypsy threefold power.
After the last owner died, it returned to the astral plane to renew its power. It is guarded by the Loriathian..

Spells:

to vanquish a Gypsy zombie:
(not working)

Minion of darkness, ancient Gypsy tool
Set for destruction, mindless yet cruel,
We break your commands,
We shatter your rules

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Summary:

Prue is in a serious funk. Her latest photo assignment for 415 is an in-depth article about the Carnival Cavalcade - circus acts in a tent, and a midway with games and food. Prue hates circuses, but Piper and Phoebe are up for meeting the tattooed snake-charmer, clowns, and especially Ivan, the handsome Gypsy animal trainer. But a dark sign seems to mark him, and Phoebe has a vision of Piper - strangled by a handsome stranger!

Could Ivan be a demon in disguise? A mysterious fire and a tragic death compel the Charmed Ones to use their gifts. Now it's the Power of Three against the magic of ancient Gypsy forces.

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Author/s:

Carla Jablonski
She is an actress, director and writer in New York City.
She spent summer 2000 working for the Big Apple Circus in upstate NY helping the directors ready the show for the new season.
She was training on the trapeze for a play she did in 2001.

Published:

Pocket Books (Simon & Schuster UK Ltd.)

ISBN:

0-743-40931-0

Timeline:

season 2, Piper and Dan have split up but Dan does not know the girls are witches

Main characters:

Prue, Phoebe, Piper
Leo is not present
Jenny (Dan's niece) is present

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Rating:

humor: 1 out of 3 possible
tension: 3 out of 3 possible
story: 2 out of 3 possible
style: 2 out of 3 possible

Summary:

8 out of 12

Surprisingly nice to read. Of course its packed with circus and gypsy cliches but tension is kept well throughout the whole book. Why Jenny has to be in this book, I have no idea though. Her character is painfully annoying.
Easy reading.

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