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My actual entry for inknalcohol's Mischiefy Mischief Mini Contest!  A decent mix of tension and portent and actual mischief...I may have fudged a bit with the title, but it fits, so there! ;P

For anyone who's bored, my first and second rejected ideas: The Sorcerer's HatThe Sorcerer's Hat.  They're not horrible but I do think this one is the best.