"Let's hope it's not mind control," Les jokes but he gives Joel a smile. It's easy to sense Joel's excitement over the prospect of learning Dane's magical abilities, and he can't help wonder about himself as a child. He wasn't as gifted as he is now, but he still had powers. Some of his fondest memories involve his mother teaching him spells. Maybe it will be like that with Joel and Dane; he kind of hopes so.

"I'm certain he'll be a great witch," he says. "And even if he isn't, he's more than cute enough to make up for it."