Tell me a story about magic

Ideas from that list I keep

A hired fortune teller tries to ignore social undercurrents at a party, told from the point of view of her deck of cards.

A village teacher and her assistant, usually civil, disagree on how to handle the emerging powers of the children who live near the farm where the strange light landed.

A postdoc writing about water spirit folklore goes to visit the family home on a small island. She's so tired she's hallucinating. Probably.

A young family in hard times go to stay with their mythical great-aunt. Whimsy ensues.

A young family in hard times take in their mythical great-aunt. Whimsy ensues.

A cheerful & wholesome student, active aesthetic studygrammer, starts her new job at the stationery shop & is instructed on the safety concerns relating to the stockroom pixies.

A poltergeist's room is redecorated as the children's playroom. She really likes it.

A poltergeist's room is redecorated as a techbro's VR gaming room. She learns new tactics.