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* EvilTaintedThePlace: [[spoiler: The underground caves under the school]].

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* EvilTaintedThePlace: EvilTaintedThePlace:
** The Rock of Arrochar.
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[[spoiler: The underground caves under that connect the school]]. school to the Tall Forests]].



* TaintedByEvil:
** The Rock of Arrochar.
** [[spoiler: The caves that connect the school to the Tall Forests]].
* Teengenius: Jim is a very capable inventor at fifteen years of age.

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* TaintedByEvil:
** The Rock of Arrochar.
** [[spoiler: The caves that connect the school to the Tall Forests]].
* Teengenius:
TeenGenius: Jim is a very capable inventor at fifteen years of age.

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* MascotMentor: Luther Pendragon is Shirley's teacher. He is also an old toad.


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* * MentorMascot: Luther Pendragon is Shirley's teacher. He is also an old toad.
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* ItWasDarkAndStormy: Exactly the conditions before the first attack of the Terrible 21st took place.

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* ItWasDarkAndStormy: ItWasADarkAndStormyNight: Exactly the conditions before the first attack of the Terrible 21st took place.
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* DoubleStandards: Young wizards "don't need" fairy babysitters. Not that it wouldn't make Martha Burdock's life easier.

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* DoubleStandards: DoubleStandard: Young wizards "don't need" fairy babysitters. Not that it wouldn't make Martha Burdock's life easier.
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* Character Narrator: Telli is the babysitter of the protagonists.
* ChekhovsGirft: Vanilla's compass.

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* Character Narrator: CharacterNarrator: Telli is the babysitter of the protagonists.
* ChekhovsGirft: ChekhovsGift: Vanilla's compass.
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* BoysLikeCreepyCrawlers: Grisam is very entertained by La's bugs.

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* BoysLikeCreepyCrawlers: BoysLikeCreepyCritters: Grisam is very entertained by La's bugs.

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* BadassNormal: Cicero Periwinkle can hold his own against the Enemy while fighting besides Magicals.

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* BadassNormal: BadassNormal:
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Cicero Periwinkle can hold his own against the Enemy while fighting besides Magicals. He even [[spoiler: asked Duff to transform him to a hawk to look for the missing children during the siege of Fairy Oak. He ends up being wounded by an emisary of the Enemy]].
** Non-magicals don't shy away from protecting their precious village from the army of the Enemy, fighting huge monsters with their work utensils, rocks or, even, furniture from their houses.
** While the men were defending Fairy Oak from under the wall, the housewives did the same from ''over their houses's rooftops''.
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Telli has been able to see the stars up close without a spacesuit (as these don't exist).


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* DEvilInDisguise: Emisaries of the enemy used the voices of [[spoiler: the twins]] to sow distrust into Viccard, the lighthouse guard.


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* RecurringDreams: The twins have these in ''The Dark Enchantment''. Lavender's are [[spoiler: BadDreams]].
* RedStringOfFate: In the times of the Ancient book, witches discovered who they would marry by looking into a magic torrent.


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* RiteOfPassage:
** In the times of the Ancient Book, every summer solstice, sixteen year-old witches wore a special gown woven with silver and look into a magical torrent to see the face of their future husband.
** That same night, the young wizards would compete on trials to prove their courage, agility and intelligence.


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* TrojanHorse: Aunt Tomelilla suspects that the wands found in the twins' witch uniforms are this: [[spoiler: They are actually a heartwarming present from Cicero]].
* {{Tsundere}}: Scarlet-Violet Spleenworth to Duffus Burdock.


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** All the trees of the Forest-that-sings can move to a certain degree. [[spoiler: It's because they are transformed Magicals being pushined fro breaking the Magic Law]].

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* CallingYourAttacks:
** Averted with the Magicals. While some spells seem to have a name (the "evergreen" and the "stainmoving" spells, for example), we only see Tomelilla using incantations, and it's only for very specific and powerful purposes.
** Played straight with fairy magic.
* CaringGardener: Tomelilla loves taking care of the plants in the greenhouse while Telli tells her about the twins' day.

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* CallingYourAttacks:
** Averted with the Magicals. While some spells seem to have a name (the "evergreen" and the "stainmoving" spells, for example), we only see Tomelilla using incantations, and it's only for very specific and powerful purposes.
** Played straight with fairy magic.
* CaringGardener: Tomelilla loves taking
ing care of the plants in the greenhouse while Telli tells her about the twins' day.



* ChekhovsGirft: Vanilla's compass.
* ChekhovsGun:
** Shirley's favorite tree, a willow, does not only [[spoiler: protect Vanilla when she is being chased by emisaries of the Enemy]], but also [[spoiler: did the same to Mint in the Ancient Book]].
** The book that Captain Tarbolt found in the remains of his friend's ship is no other than [[spoiler: the missing second part of the Ancient Book]].



* Crush Blush:
** Baboo when Grisam is mentioned.
** [[spoiler: La]] and [[Grisam]] whenever they share an intimate moment.



* DragonRider: Some legends about Tomelilla are true, after all.
* DramaticThunder: Primula Pull's hiccups count as this.



* ForbiddenZone:
** The Rock of Arrochar.
** The old gardens of the town hall.
** The old Celtic graveyard.
** [[spoiler: The Aberdur lighthouse]].
** [[spoiler: The beach of Arran]].



* HandHidingSleeves: Grisam's wizard uniform used to belong to uncle Duff, who was a lot bigger than his nephew in his formative years.



* LivingLieDetector: Both fairies and trees can smell lies. Whether they realize they are being lied to is a different topic alltogether.



* NoHuggingNoKissing

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* NoHuggingNoKissingNeverLearnedToRead: Shirley Poppy.
* NoHuggingNoKissing: Only hugs and pecks on the cheek for lovebirds of Fairy Oak.


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* TaintedByEvil:
** The Rock of Arrochar.
** [[spoiler: The caves that connect the school to the Tall Forests]].

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* GaslampFantasy: Electricity doesn't seem to be used, but color photography and semi-advanced meteorological instruments do.

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* GaslampFantasy: Electricity doesn't seem to be used, but GardenGarment: Herbology socks are made with the plants of the Magical's respective garden or field.
* GaslampFantasy:
** Candles and oil lamps are still the main source of light (other than fairies, that's it).
** Turn-of-the-century technology is used for meteorology.
** Radio, typewritters, bycicles and
color photography and semi-advanced meteorological instruments do.are commonly used.


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* IronicFear: Pic, one of the fairies, is afraid of flying.


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* RobeAndWizardHat: But, instead of a robe, it's a black woollen cloak. And this is only used in special occasions.
* RunningGag:
** Oak being misunderstood because it speaks too slowly.
** Cherry being unwilling transformed into an animal. Bonus points if it's one that "slithers along and says nothing".


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* TrashOfTheTitans: The Spell Room of the Of the Ways family has accumulated centuries worth of unused objects.

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* ABirth

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* ABirthABirthdayNotABreak: Tomelilla's birthday party is an example of this.



* BattleInTheRain: The first attack of the Enemy happened during a (supernatural) storm.



** The Magical's traditional clothes.
** The Enemy's Army.

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** The They are the Magical's traditional clothes.
** The Enemy's Army.army uses them for the same reason.


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* BoysLikeCreepyCrawlers: Grisam is very entertained by La's bugs.


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* CoolOldLady: Lilac Tomelilla is a perfect example of this.


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* FriendToBugs: La keeps a spider named Regina as her pet. She also often picks up other insects and keeps them in her pocket.


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* GenkiGirl: Flox Pollimon.


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* ItWasDarkAndStormy: Exactly the conditions before the first attack of the Terrible 21st took place.


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* LosingAShoeInTheStruggle: Pancatrio Spleenworth lost a shoe to a wave on the way to Tomelilla's birthday party.


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* TheMole:
** Once, Magicals of the Dark infiltrated the Enemy's army. Once everything beautiful in it was destroyed, the Enemy left, giving a victory to Fairy Oak.
** Some townspeople suspect [[spoiler: Lavender]] is just that after [[spoiler: she was missing from the siege of Fairy Oak and came back from out of the village]].
** [[spoiler: Lavender]] is that in the Enemy's army, having a plan to defeat it.


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* PoweredArmor: Hortensia Pollimon's armor in the final battle.


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* TheReveal: When Lavender [[spoiler: transforms into a purple carperter bee to escape the attacks of the Enemy, revealing she's a Witch of the Dark]].
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* ABirth


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* DoubleStandards: Young wizards "don't need" fairy babysitters. Not that it wouldn't make Martha Burdock's life easier.


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* LastNameBasis: Cherry Spleenworth calls the twins "Periwinkle 1 and 2". Who is which depends on what twin she sees first that day.


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* MascotMentor: Luther Pendragon is Shirley's teacher. He is also an old toad.


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** Fairies are often used as flashlights.
** Magicals of Light use their kisses to cure small scratches.
** Quills with spellcheck.
** Telli once acted as firefly bait.
** Flying is often used for reaching for things or not touching the ground without shoes.


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* NotAMorningPerson: Although La is always the first twin to wake up, getting her out of bed is an Odyssey on its own.


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* WrittingLines:
** A variant. Tomelilla has Telli read the definitions of "nothing" and "unusual" 1500 times each because she failed to report Vanilla's flying for years.

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* IconicSequelCharacter: Both Jim and Piffero appear for the first time in ''The Power of Light''.



* SequelCharacter: Jim and Piffero appear for the first time in ''The Power of Light''.
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* PracticallyADifferentGeneration:

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* PracticallyADifferentGeneration: PracticallyDifferentGenerations:
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* GutFeeling: Telli about [[Fluffypuff]]'s death.

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* GutFeeling: Telli about [[Fluffypuff]]'s [[spoiler: Fluffypuff]]'s death.



* Invisibility: Both Magicals of the Dark and fairies are capable of turning invisible.

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* Invisibility: {{Invisibility}}: Both Magicals of the Dark and fairies are capable of turning invisible.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Telli doesn't seen to understand why Vanilla flying would provoke an euphoric reaction from Tomelilla. After all, all fairy children can fly, why is it so special if a human does it?

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Telli doesn't seen to understand why not telling Tomelilla about Vanilla flying for years would provoke an euphoric reaction from Tomelilla. After all, all fairy children can fly, why is it so special if a human does it?be important.
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* BookDumb: Flox.

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* BookDumb: Flox.Flox is hopeless at math.
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* DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Aberdeen Poppy [[spoiler: got turned into a tree in the Forest-that-sings because Shirley, her daughter, inherited her Infinite Power]].

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* DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Aberdeen Poppy [[spoiler: got turned into a tree in the Forest-that-sings because Shirley, her daughter, inherited her Infinite Power]].Power. This is the only kind of power passed from parent to child, and such an exception breaks the Rules of Magic]].

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* AffectionateNickname: La and Baboo for the twins.



* AscendedFanboy: Fangirl, in this case. Telli was an admirer of Tomelilla before going to work into the Periwinkle family.



* CaringGardener: Tomelilla loves taking care of the plants in the greenhouse while Telli tells her about the twins' day.



* CloseKnitCommunity: Being inhabitants of a small village in a far-away valley will do that to some people.



* DeadpanSnarker:
** Tomelilla.
** La.

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* DeadpanSnarker:
** Tomelilla.
** La.
DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: Aberdeen Poppy [[spoiler: got turned into a tree in the Forest-that-sings because Shirley, her daughter, inherited her Infinite Power]].
* DeadpanSnarker: La is an expert. Expect Cherry to be at the recieving end of her most sour comments.


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* GutFeeling: Telli about [[Fluffypuff]]'s death.


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* HatesBeingNicknamed: Telli's original reaction to Tomelilla's shortening of her real name is basically of disgust.


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* LoopholeAbuse: Despite what the Magic Rules say, both Periwinkle twins have magic powers, because they were born twelve hours appart and, thus, are not perfect twins.


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* PanickyExpectantFather: Cicero during Dahlia's labour of the twins.


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* PolarOppositeTwins: While Vanilla is calm, friendly and listens to the adults, Lavender is energetic, sarcastic and likes creepy things. [[spoiler: There's their powers too]].


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* PracticallyADifferentGeneration:
** Tomelilla is described as an older lady, while Dahlia is quite youthful.
** It's never stated, but the colored pages would suggest that Duff Burdock is much older than his brother, Vic.


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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Just ask Dahlia if hanging the laundry in winter is funny.


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* StaticCharacter: Despite going through a lot, no inhabitant of the village seems to go through a significant personality change after the war.


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* WeirdCurrency: Telli's salary consists of ten rose petals a month, with two orange bread rolls for festive days.
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* ParentalAbandoment: Aberdeen Poppy disappeared the same day her daughter, Shirley, was born. She was last seen near the lighthouse of Aberdur.

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* ParentalAbandoment: ParentalAbandonment: Aberdeen Poppy disappeared the same day her daughter, Shirley, was born. She was last seen near the lighthouse of Aberdur.

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* TheCalvary: [[spoiler: The fair folk]] in the final battle against the Enemy.

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* TheCalvary: TheCassandra: Mr. Berry to everyone except Tomelilla and Duff.
* TheCavalry:
[[spoiler: The fair folk]] in the final battle against the Enemy.



* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: Heavily implied with [[spoiler: Grisam and La]].



** Flox becomes a much more important character in later installments.



** Almost all the children of the Band are mentioned

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** Almost all the children of the Band are mentioned before they become important characters.
* EightiesHair: Shirley's hair is described as a puffy red cloud.



* {{Foreshadowing}}:

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: FlowersInHerHair: Although it's never mentioned in the narrative, a lot of young female character do have flowers or other kinds of flora decorating their hair in the art and colored pages.



* LighterAndSofter: The ''4 Mysteries'' to the ''Trilogy''.



* MassiveNumberedSiblings: Billy, Francis, Tommy, Robert, Ryan, Evan and Bevis Rye. The seven brothers are a known group of troublemakers around the village.



* OverlyLongName: The fairies have long and complicated names, because, if a human calls them by their real name without mistakes, they must obey the order they are given. Twelvefluffypuffsofwind and fjoyfulyoushallbeyoushallwishtotellitme are some examples.
* ParentalAbandoment: Aberdeen Poppy disappeared the same day her daughter, Shirley, was born. She was last seen near the lighthouse of Aberdur.



* SequelCharacter: Jim and Pifano appear for the first time in ''The Power of Light''.

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* SequelCharacter: Jim and Pifano Piffero appear for the first time in ''The Power of Light''.

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* AfraidOfDoctors: Duff Burdock, the biggest and most powerful wizard of Fairy Oak.



* BadassNormal: Cicero Periwinkle can hold his own against the Enemy while fighting besides Magicals.



* BittersweetEnding:
** Telli leaving Fairy Oak is quite heartbreaking.
** Shirley and [[spoiler: Tommy]]. Their adorable love is doomed if they ever [[spoiler: have a child]].



* BrawnHilda: Hortensia Pollimon, if she wishes so.



* TheCalvary: [[spoiler: The fair folk]] in the final battle against the Enemy.



** Flox becomes a much more important character in later installments.
** Captain Talbot barely appears in the first book, but becomes central to the third and fourth ones.
** Almost all the children of the Band are mentioned



* EmotionalPowers:

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* EmotionalPowers: Magicals of the Dark can power up with wrath.


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* Invisibility: Both Magicals of the Dark and fairies are capable of turning invisible.
* ItsProbablyNothing: Most of the town regarding Primula Pull's hiccups and Mr. Berry's blue tongue.
* JustInTime: [[spoiler: The twins' and Shirley's]] intervention in the final battle.


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* LadyOfWar: Lilac Tomelilla.
* LittleMissBadass: Lavender.


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* SequelCharacter: Jim and Pifano appear for the first time in ''The Power of Light''.


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* WhenTreesAttack:
** Plantlife seems to be the preferred weapon of choice of the Terrible 21st on its first attack.
** Oak [[spoiler: can walk]].
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* TheXOfTheY: The titles of the books of the trilogy:

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* TheXOfTheY: TheXOfY: The titles of the books of the trilogy:
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* TraumaticSuperpowerAwaking: La [[spoiler: is being kidnapped by the Terrible 21st when she, in order to scape spiky vines, turns into a violet carpenter bee]].

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* TraumaticSuperpowerAwaking: La TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: Lavender [[spoiler: is being kidnapped by the Terrible 21st when she, in order to scape spiky vines, turns into a violet carpenter bee]].

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* GreenThumb: All Magicals of the Light can make plants magically grow.



* MissingMom: Aberdeen Poppy.



* SecretRoom: The space under the stair in the Periwinkle house.

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* SecretRoom: The space under the stair and the Spell Room in the Periwinkle house.



* {{Trilogy}}: The first three books follow the same story as it develops. Also, they are called "The Trilogy".

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* SuperPowerfulGenetics: Magic is passed down from aunts or uncles to their nieces and/or nephews.
* Teengenius: Jim is a very capable inventor at fifteen years of age.
* ThemeNaming: Magicals are named after plants.
* TrainingTheGiftOfMagic: The purpose of aunt Tomelilla's class is this.
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwaking: La [[spoiler: is being kidnapped by the Terrible 21st when she, in order to scape spiky vines, turns into a violet carpenter bee]].
* {{Trilogy}}: The first three books follow the same story as it develops. Also, they are called "The Trilogy".Trilogy".
* TheTropeWithoutATitle: "The Terrible 21st" a.k.a "The Enemy".
* TragicDropout: Edgar Poppy from his lifestyle as an itinerant artist.
* UnusualPetsForUnusualPeople: Shirley has a dog named Barolo, a mouse with a liking for blueberry candy named Mr. Berry and a stork named Antenna as her pets.
* TheUsualAdversaries: The army of the Enemy is formed exclusively by dark creatures and Magicals of the Darkness that once resided in Fairy Oak.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler: La joining the forces of the Enemy]].
* WhenItAllBegan: The stracts of "The Ancient Book" count as this.
* TheXOfTheY: The titles of the books of the trilogy:
** "The Secret of the Twins".
** "The Charm of Darkness".
** "The Power of Light".

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* CallingYourAttacks: Averted. While some spells seem to have a name (the "evergreen" and the "stainmoving" spells, for example), we only see Tomelilla using incantations, and it's only for very specific and powerful purposes.

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* CallingYourAttacks: Averted. CallingYourAttacks:
** Averted with the Magicals.
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* CallingYourAttacks: Averted. While some spells seem to have a name (the "evergreen" and the "stainmoving" spells, for example), we only see a Magical using an incantation once.

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* CallingYourAttacks: Averted. While some spells seem to have a name (the "evergreen" and the "stainmoving" spells, for example), we only see a Magical Tomelilla using an incantation once.incantations, and it's only for very specific and powerful purposes.
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* CallingYourAttacks: Averted. While some spells seem to have a name (the "evergreen" and the "stainmoving" spells, for example), Magicals are never seen using incantations.

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* CallingYourAttacks: Averted. While some spells seem to have a name (the "evergreen" and the "stainmoving" spells, for example), Magicals are never seen we only see a Magical using incantations.an incantation once.
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** The fairies can use their light as a telegraph.
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** Mr. and Mrs. Poppy.

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** Mr. Edgar and Mrs. Aberdeen Poppy.

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* AdoringThePests:
** Shirley to Mr. Berry.
** Tomelilla leaves a pile of dried leaves in the Periwinkle house backyard so some shrews can have a home.

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* AdoringThePests:
** Shirley to Mr. Berry.
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AdoringThePests: Tomelilla leaves a pile of dried leaves in the Periwinkle house backyard so some shrews can have a home.

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