Gwendy Peterson

Gwendy Peterson is the central character. Gwendy is a successful congresswoman who is tempted to use magic selfishly when the button box reappears in her life with no explanation. Gwendy works under the leadership of a president she believes is incompetent. She and her constituents in congress fear that he will involve the country in a war with North Korea. At one point Gwendy is tempted to use the red button on the box to kill the president. She is stopped only because a friend calls to check on her because she sensed Gwendy was in trouble. Another time, Gwendy considers killing the president, she stops herself by going out for a run. She warns herself that she needs to stop considering the possibility of killing the president because the box can hear and pick up on her thoughts.

Gwendy is the sort of person who does...