Danielle finally stopped at her mother's room and knocked on the door.
"Mom!" she yelled.
"Danielle?" she said. "What's wrong, honey?"
"Let me in! Please, I need to talk to you, Mom..."
Her mother opened the door and she explained, panicked, "My real name is Dan and Kat transformed me..."
"I see," said her mother.
"She said I couldn't tell you because you wouldn't remember, but she also said that the women in the family are witches. And if you're a witch, how could she keep you from remembering?"
Danielle's mother whispered a few strange words, said "I see, Dan," and then yelled, "Kat!"
"Coming, Mom, I was reading the book you got me," Danielle's sister yelled back.
"You're coming here *now*," she shouted. "Or I'm turning you into a real cat."
Less than thirty seconds later, the girl appeared.
"Now change Dan back," said her mother.
"What?" replied Kat.
"I said, change Dan back. I've been a witch for a long time. You've been one for a few hours and you think your spells can completely wipe my memory?"
"I don't know how to change Dan back."
"I think you're lying, Kat, but it doesn't matter. I know a sure-fire way to stop this." She repeated another spell, and Danielle began to grow.
"Thanks, Mom, I... wait a minute, my voice. I'm still a girl..."
Danielle began to get taller, he figure develop and her breasts enlarge. Her clothes grew with her--this wasn't like Kat's clumsy spell.
Then her mother reached under the bed and pulled out a book and a wand.
"Kat's book?" said Danielle.
"No," replied her mom. "Spells are wonderful things. You can change someone into a dog, or a turkey, or a guy, or a girl of any age... even 18. And you know what happens to girls in our family who are age 18."
"They get witch powers!"
"Exactly, Danielle. Kat turned you into a 10 year old girl. I turned you into her twin sister, an 18 year old girl... which means you now have the same magic abilities she does. I'm giving you a wand and a book too. Use them wisely."
"But... but Mom, can't I become a guy again?"
"Of course you can, but only girls in our family have magic, so you'll lose all your powers. And without powers, you'll be stuck as a boy, you can't transform back into a witch, and Kat could do whatever she wants to you."
"There must be something I can do."
"Yes, Dan, there is. Learn to cast a spell which makes you a guy, but is limited--only for a day, or only until you get kissed by a princess, or say a safe word, or something like that, so that you aren't a boy for good. It takes around a month to learn that kind of spell..."
"This isn't fair!" yelled Kat.
"Silence," said her mother.
"So you mean," asked Danielle, "that I need to stay an 18 year old girl for the next month?"
"If you don't want your sister to keep casting spells on you, yeah. You can change into an animal or an older woman or even a car, but if you're a boy or you're under 18 you'll lose your powers. Then you'll have to come to me to make you an 18 year old girl again to get them back."
"But I don't want a twin sister," complained Kat.
"It's your own fault," said her mother. "This is the best way for Dan to have nothing to fear from you. Sorry, Dan. I know you want to be a boy, but you'll find that magic powers can improve your life a lot... And study hard, okay?"
"Sure, Mom." Danielle wasn't that happy overall, but she was a lot happier than she was a few minutes ago. But she didn't relish being an 18 year old girl instead of a 16 year old boy....