קונר ביילי

### כינויים

*קונר משאלות* (על עצמו), *קו"ף אחרי בן־אדם* (אמא אווזה), *חמאוני* (טרולבלה), *המכשף*, *קונרמונדו*, *מאסטר* (האנשים העליזים)

## בארץ האגדות

### מופיע ב...

קסם המשאלה, שובה של הקוסמת, אזהרת האחים גרים, מעבר לממלכות, מסעותיו של הסופר, עולמות מתנגשים

**קונר ג'ונתן ביילי** (ידוע יותר בתור **קונר ביילי**) הוא אחיה התאום של אלכס ביילי וסופר מפורסם. הוא היה ילד שני העולמות והחבר (ולאחר מכן הבעל) של ברי קמפבל.

Conner was a boy of school-going age from the Otherworld who used to live in a small rental house with his twin sister Alex and his mother Charlotte. His father, John Bailey, died a few days before he and his sister turned 11. While Alex stayed in the Land of Stories after their second adventure, Conner and Charlotte moved into Bob's house. Conner later decided to stay in the Land of Stories for a while too to help his sister find the Masked Man and resolve the issues of the fairy tale world.

## מאפיינים

Conner looked a lot like his sister with his strawberry-blonde hair and blue eyes, but in many ways he was different than Alex; he had many problems at school, mostly concentration problems that lead to him falling asleep in class.

Though he and Alex had similar appearanced, they hadn't looked like identical twins since they were four years old which was when Charlotte stopped dressing them in the same outfits every day.

Conner was described is a rather popular boy. His teacher often negatively compares him to his sister, which made him feel very bad about himself.

His wit and smart-alecky remarks constantly embarrassed him, sometimes even Alex as well.

When Conner and his sister arrived in the Land of Stories, he was far less enthusiastic about it as Alex. He was more "realistic" about the actual danger they were in than his sister, and often reminded her they should hurry on their quest and shouldn't stop to be "tourists".

He later found out he was part fairy, as his father was from The Land of Stories. His grandmother was the Fairy Godmother. In the shards of the Mirror of Truth, Conner's reflection had fairy wings that he found to be gross.

Conner was called to Mrs. Peters' office his next year in school and thought he was trouble, but instead, she complimented him on his writing and encouraged him to continue writing. It was the first time he ever considered what he might do in the future.

When he and Alex returned to the Land of Stories and embark on their journey to save their mother, it was Conner who stayed positive when everyone else seemed to be giving up. He was also the one who remembered reading about the Wand of Wonderment and convinced the others they should take the chance.

Conner went back to his own world after he succeeded in rescuing his mother, even though his twin sister stayed in the Land of Stories. Though he was very upset about this, he acknowledged that she was better suited for that world because she wanted to be a fairy, and he didn't. He realized he had always been more of a storyteller and would do better in their world writing fairy tales.

He was invited to come on a school trip to Germany by Mrs. Peters because of his affinity for fairy tales. He was very pleased when he found out that Bree Campbell was also going, and although he denied it to himself for a long while, he had a crush on her. It is mentioned he missed her quite a lot on his journey through stories.

When he realized the Land of Stories was in danger, Conner went to great lengths to keep it (and his sister and grandmother) safe. He was not afraid to stand up to the adults of either world when he felt they weren't listening to him, and he showed great bravery and leadership skills in the battle against the Grande Armée.

Conner was described to be wary of the internet and smartphones, and preferred libraries to get his information.

Though he wasn't interested in being a fairy or doing magic, he accepted this part of himself to help Alex become the Fairy Godmother. His magic was needed to make the Portal Potion, and although he tried hard to get out of that responsibility, he finally got over his fear of failure and succeeded.

## תולדות

### חיים מוקדמים

Conner Johnathan Bailey was born in Willow Crest, California to Charlotte and John Bailey along with his twin sister, Alexandra Marie Bailey. He and his sister lost their dad to a car accident just a few streets away from his own bookstore, Bailey's Books at the age of eleven, soon after they moved to a smaller rental house.

### Collecting the Items for the Wishing Spell

Alex and Conner got their Grandmother's story book for their twelfth birthday and when Conner remembered that Alex was going to go in it. Conner skipped detention and went running into Alex's room. Alex became surprised and fell into the book and Conner followed her. They met a frog named Froggy who had been cursed. He told them about the wishing spell over Lilly pad tea. He gave them a journal that could hopefully guide them. Alex and Conner followed it solving riddles and finally they got all the items, but then Froggy showed up and asks for them to meet the Fairy Godmother, so he could change back to human form. When they were about to go the wolf pack showed up and gave them to the Evil Queen in exchange for Queen Red. The Evil Queen activated the Wishing Spell and freed Mira, but he died in her arms. She cried and didn't move then the mirror fell on her and she became trapped. The soldiers brought back the twins and they stayed at the palace. Alex and Conner got invited to the Charming Kingdom party because the Fairy Godmother wanted a word with them. They discover that their grandmother was the fairy godmother and she brought them back home.

### Finding the Items for the Wand of Wonderment

Conner was the driving force behind their quest to assemble the Wand of Wonderment. At first, the others were wary of his plan, but he convinced them to go along with it.Red, along with her subjects, helped to build their main source of transportation, *The Granny*. Then they went on to take Alex to Sleeping Beauty's Castle to meet with Lady of the East and King Chase Charming. Hagatha showed the secret to destroying Ezmia.

### Travelling Europe and Fighting the Grande Armée

Conner stays in the Otherworld while Alex is in the Fairy Tale World. At the beginning of the book, he goes on a field trip to Germany. While there, he discovers the fact the the Grande Armée is on it's way to the Fairy Tale World. Determined to protect it (and his sister and grandma). Conner, along with Bree and Emmerich, find a magical panpipe that will open the portal to the Land of Stories. While there, he helps his sister recruit the armies of every kingdom in the Land of Stories and fights alongside them during the war in the Fairy Kingdom.

### Adventures Through the Literary Worlds

Conner is afraid his sister is losing her control over her magic. After she disappears, he tries to find clues that could lead to finding the Masked Man (and Alex) and he finds out about the portal potion. He is knocked out by the Masked Man during Red and Froggy's wedding, and they quickly gather the Masked Man was there to steal books and travel into them using the portal. The quest to find the Masked Man begins. They follow him into the books, first to Oz, then to Neverland. They are lead to believe the Masked Man has gone back to the Land of Stories and try to follow him, splitting up in two groups, but they have been tricked into going in to the wrong books. Conner, the Tin Woodman and Peter Pan end up in Robin Hood's story. Conner realizes he has to make the portal potion to get back and has to tap into his own magic to make it work. He travels back to Oz, meets up with his friends, and returns to the Land of Stories to find the Fairy Palace destroyed. He and Alex prepare themselves to travel back to their own world to build their own army to defeat the Masked Man.

### Recruiting an Army

Conner and Alex need to make an army to battle the other army. So they go into Conner's short stories: *Starboardia*, *The Ziblings*, *The Adventures of Blimp Boy*, and *Galaxy Queen*. They collect the characters to form an army. In order to battle the The Literary Army.

### Fighting the Witches and the Literary Army

In the present, Conner and his friends try to find Alex. They find her in a library, but she is under a curse and is now being controlled by the witches, who puts her to sleep when she is unneeded. Through their dreams, Alex leaves Conner a message asking him to kill her to prevent the disaster the witches are planning, but he refuses to do so. Instead, he writes a story in which their father never died, and enters it with his sister. At the sight of their father, they both cry and the curse is washed away.

### Later Life

In the prologue, decades into the future, Conner is now an author, celebrating his 80th birthday. He realizes that he does not know what Alex looks like at the same age. He only remembers her from her teen years. Conner finds all his written books in the Fairytaletopia series, looking for clues on what happened to Alex. He manages to remember the events in the first five books he has written, but when he realizes he couldn't remember the events in the sixth, titled "The Great New York Adventure", he starts reading the book and hopes that he can remember where his sister is and what she looked like.

In the epilogue, back in the future, Conner is warned by his granddaughter, Charlie, that his children are planning to send him to a retirement home. He reassures her that his sister will be picking him up soon and he will return, but not before his kids regret their selfish decision. When Alex comes to pick him up, she chides him for having forgotten to take the potion she gives him to retain his mental faculties in his advancing age and they disappear with a flash while Charlie watches in awe.

## יחסים

Conner and his twin sister were very close. They often helped each other in many ways and lifted other's spirits and, During the battle against the Grand Armeé the two saw through each other's attempts to hide their secret crushes from each other. They complemented each other's personalities, and together are capable of creating great magic. Conner felt guilty for doubting her in front of the Fairy Council and felt he should have trusted her judgement more. They both thought of a way to make the portal potion at the same time, though they were trapped in separate worlds, proving once more that they 'think like twins'.

Conner easily befriended Mother Goose, finding her stories and jokes interesting, though his appreciation for her wavered when he found out she was responsible for letting the Grand Armée threaten the Land of Stories. She regained his respect when she publicly owns up to this and takes responsibility for her actions.

Conner had a crush on his school friend, Bree, and later finds out she has a crush on him too.  They eventually ended up getting married and having three children, who don't believe magic is real.

## ציטוטים

*"How are we so sure that this is actually his bridge? I'd like to see some ownership identification before we continue".*

(To Trix) "You know, being banned would be really terrible, though wouldn't it? You'd probably have to live in an old bird nest in the Dwarf forest and being chased by wolves and witches every day, and that's only if a ogre doesn't capture you in a jar and barbecue you first!"

*"Why were you so interested in a dead girl, anyway?"*

*"We can't even have a dog without it being a magical conspiracy!"*

*"Who haunts a new castle? That's like holding a grudge against a baby!"*

*"Witch, please."*

*"If I have the choice of being doubtful or being hopeful, I'm going to choose hopeful. It takes less work to be positive."*

*"Oh, come on! Alex gets to live in another dimension but I can't go on a school trip to Germany?"*

*"Glass people shouldn't throw stones."*

*"Grandma sent you an angel moth from outer space?"*

(About the Castle of Hearts) *"It's like Valentine's Day threw up in here."*

*"He had always considered magic to be like math; it was a skill Alex and only Alex had inherited."*

(About the giant's cat) *"God, I hate this flipping cat!"*

(About almost marrying Trollbella) *"Gosh, I hope divorce exists in this world."*

*"Oh snap, need ointment for that burn Ezmia?"*

*”Oh, great. Who’s going to babysit us now? Bingo and the tooth fairy?”*

(About being in the Ugly Duckling Pond) *“I’ve always wanted a pool, but this is ridiculous!“*

( To the Snow Queen) *”Hey, abominable snow-woman! Over here!"*

(To the Enchantress) *"You're ugly and you smell bad. Where I come from, everyone thinks you're green with horns!"*

"*Oh, good one! Way to make yourself better, Ezmia. Killing another innocent child really shows how prideful you are! What are you going to do next? Club a couple of baby seals?"*

*"Seriously? It's not exactly like this place is Fort Knox."*

(In *The Ziblings* story)*“Now let’s go to the bank before it gets robbed without us.”*

(About the Moon Jumper Express going too fast) *"Alex...I think I peed a little."*

(About Alex helping him cheat a test in sixth grade) *“The only C or B that belonged on my tests were my initials,”*

*“This discomfort is almost comforting,”*

(About the Lady of the East)*“What am I supposed to say? I don’t speak ghost!”*

(Climbing the Beanstalk to Alex) *“We should start wearing skinny jeans."*

*“Unless Mary Poppins moved into the neighborhood.”*

*“Did someone adjust the contrast settings?”*

*(About the Elves) ''Maybe they went to find they're roots, just like you said about bugs and insects."*

*"We've almost been killed twice, and we haven't even been here a full day yet! We need to stop fooling around and find a way home, Alex!"*

*“I’m thinking this is uncomfortable, This is more uncomfortable than the time I walked in on you and Mom talking about training bras.”*

## מקורות

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Wishing Spell*, ch 1, p. 17
2. ↑ *The Enchantress Returns*, ch 5, p 57
3. ↑ *The Wishing Spell*, ch 1, p. 22-23
4. ↑ *The Enchantress Returns*, ch 20, p 360
5. ↑ *The Enchantress Returns*, ch 2
6. ↑ *The Enchantress Returns*, ch 14
7. ↑ *The Enchantress Returns*, ch 30
8. ↑ *Beyond the Kingdoms*, ch 8, p. 126
9. ↑ *A Grimm Warning*, ch. 10, p. 181-182
10. ↑ *Beyond the Kingdoms*, ch 28
11. ↑ *A Grimm Warning*, ch 20
12. ↑ *A Grimm Warning*, ch 27, p. 406
13. ↑ *Beyond the Kingdoms*, ch 10, p. 152
14. ↑ *Beyond the Kingdoms*, ch 30, p. 410
15. ↑ *A Grimm Warning*, ch 15, p. 270
16. ↑ *A Grimm Warning*, ch 18. p 300
17. ↑ *A Grimm Warning*, ch 30. p. 450
18. ↑ *The Wishing Spell*, ch 9, p. 164
19. ↑ *The Wishing Spell*, ch 23, p. 414
20. ↑ *The Enchantress Returns*, ch 6, p. 78
21. ↑ *The Enchantress Returns*, ch 16 p. 268
22. ↑ *The Enchantress Returns*, ch 21, p. 387
23. ↑ *The Enchantress Returns*, ch 18, p. 310
24. ↑ *A Grimm Warning*, ch 1, p. 19
25. ↑ *A Grimm Warning*, ch 17, p. 283
26. ↑ *Beyond the Kingdoms*, ch 10, p. 153
27. ↑ *Beyond the Kingdoms*, ch 19, p. 257
28. ↑ *Beyond the Kingdoms*, ch 25, p. 360