What's Past is Prologue

"What's past is prologue... and it will always haunt you.""- Antonia Saraph to Isadora Coldwinter"What's Past is Prologue is the first companion book to Lockbridge Academy. It is the first book of the Covens trilogy. It is set in 1700s Salem, where Theodore Coldwinter's ancestor Isadora Coldwinter has fled to evade the tyrannical Antonia Saraph, an Egyptian witch who desires to take Isadora's soul and use it to resurrect the Chimara, an ancient beast destined to destroy the world.

Synopsis
It's 1716, and Salem, Massachusetts is about to become the battlefield for a new era of magical warfare. Ice magician and elemental Isadora Coldwinter is fleeing Antonia Saraph, who's determined to kill her and use her soul to resurrect a dark and ancient beast. When the Head of the Salem Magical Court - Emmett Hawthorne - learns of what's about to happen in Salem, he contacts the Headmaster of Lockbridge Academy for Young Magicwielders, Leona Coldwinter, and the rest is history....

Part 1: The City is Unsafe
In Boston, Massachusetts, Isadora Coldwinter contacts her old friend Denver Colorado, who agrees to pick her up and bring her to Salem. When Denver picks her up, Isadora reveals that Antonia Saraph, the infamous Dark Witch of Egypt, has made her way to Massachusetts and intends to kill her. Denver remarks that there is a safe house in Salem - the Salem Cauldron House, a secretive restaurant and apartment ran by Relda Marsonist, an ally and member of the organization that Isadora and Denver are members of - the Society for Magical Advancement. Upon their arrival at the Salem Cauldron, they meet up with fellow Society members John and Wilma Tanning. Just then, a major magical disturbance ruptures, hitting the Cauldron House. Antonia Saraph has arrived.

Part 2: Stop That Scarab
John, Wilma, Relda, Isadora, and Denver jump into action and barrage Antonia with harmful spells and curses. However, with a shot of Mortis Magical, the Death Curse, Wilma is killed. Furious, John attempts to kill Antonia. The Egyptian witch counters John's Death Curse, deflecting it towards him. John gets out of the way. Meanwhile, Relda, Isadora, and Denver erect wards to keep Antonia in as she and John duel. Finally, Antonia emerges victorious as she kills John. After John's death, the three remaining duel. Denver manages to escape and calls the Salem Magical Court, asking for Magical Soldiers. When Getta Buila and Edwin Jefferson arrive, they duel Antonia. As the Salem Cauldron House falls, Relda, Isadora, and Denver escape. Getta dies in battle. Finally, Antonia kills Edwin and sets the Scarab of Darkness after the trio. Relda manages to kill it. Meanwhile, Emmett Hawthorne contacts Leona Coldwinter.

Part 3: I Told You, No Interference!
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Characters

 * Isadora Coldwinter
 * Denver Colorado
 * Antonia Saraph
 * Relda Marsonist
 * John Tanning
 * Wilma Tanning
 * Getta Buila
 * Edwin Jefferson
 * Emmett Hawthorne
 * Leona Coldwinter