Maybe if you changed evil wizard to like, evil mortal who uses guns? But for the kid to be so easily and permanently turned into pure badness does pretty much rely on magic. I mean, it's a very absolute situation that's been given. King is not known for appreciating subtlety when it comes to villains.
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Date: 2010-11-20 05:02 pm (UTC)