Alice Copper is a fifteen-year-old witch from the Bronx. Her Quidditch broom is a plastic one from Walmart, and her Hogwarts is an inner-city high school for the abnormally gifted. Even though her magical world isn't perfect, it's all she has. When her burnt-out Principal prepares to scrap their magic classes, Copper rallies her small class together to compete in America's Wizarding High School Competition.